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Reject Ketanji Brown Jackson for SCOTUS
The issue with Ketanji Brown Jackson, the 51-year-old federal appellate judge who is our senile president's Supreme Court nominee, is not necessarily her on-paper qualifications. By most traditional metrics, she is "qualified": She has served as both a district court and appellate court judge, served as vice chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, formerly clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer (the man she has been nominated to replace) and is a double-Harvard alum. In terms of "objective" criteria, this is an impressive resume. Instead, the issue with Judge Jackson is that she is a left-wing ideologue who, if successfully confirmed by the Senate, will devote the next few decades endeavoring to move the Supreme Court far to the left. All relevant indications are that she will approach her job not like her (slightly) more pragmatic former boss, but like a leftist activist — in the mode of her possible future colleague, the midwit partisan flack Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
https://www.sott.net/article/465911-Reject-Ketanji-Brown-Jackson-for-SCOTUS
Reject Ketanji Brown Jackson for SCOTUS
The issue with Ketanji Brown Jackson, the 51-year-old federal appellate judge who is our senile president's Supreme Court nominee, is not necessarily her on-paper qualifications. By most traditional metrics, she is "qualified": She has served as both a district court and appellate court judge, served as vice chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, formerly clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer (the man she has been nominated to replace) and is a double-Harvard alum. In terms of "objective" criteria, this is an impressive resume. Instead, the issue with Judge Jackson is that she is a left-wing ideologue who, if successfully confirmed by the Senate, will devote the next few decades endeavoring to move the Supreme Court far to the left. All relevant indications are that she will approach her job not like her (slightly) more pragmatic former boss, but like a leftist activist — in the mode of her possible future colleague, the midwit partisan flack Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
https://www.sott.net/article/465911-Reject-Ketanji-Brown-Jackson-for-SCOTUS
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BEST OF THE WEB: NATO Wants a Ground-War in Ukraine
"While the US succeeded in goading the Russian government to take the first shot, it is clear that the war in Ukraine is the first stage of a much broader conflict. Having provoked the Russian government into a desperate and disastrous invasion of Ukraine, the United States is using the war to reassert its global hegemony, building a war coalition for what the United States has termed "great power conflict" targeting not only Russia, but China as well." Andre Damon, World Socialist Web Site "What is important to our managerial and foreign policy elites, is, above all, the major effort and push for a globalist "Great Reset" using the Ukrainian conflict to finally accomplish their objective of bringing the entire world in accord with their plans for a New World Order. And to do that, Russia, which now stands athwart their designs, must be diminished and brought into line." Boyd D. Cathey, The Unz Review Why is NATO sending more lethal weaponry to Ukraine? Didn't Putin say that poring...
https://www.sott.net/article/465912-NATO-Wants-a-Ground-War-in-Ukraine
BEST OF THE WEB: NATO Wants a Ground-War in Ukraine
"While the US succeeded in goading the Russian government to take the first shot, it is clear that the war in Ukraine is the first stage of a much broader conflict. Having provoked the Russian government into a desperate and disastrous invasion of Ukraine, the United States is using the war to reassert its global hegemony, building a war coalition for what the United States has termed "great power conflict" targeting not only Russia, but China as well." Andre Damon, World Socialist Web Site "What is important to our managerial and foreign policy elites, is, above all, the major effort and push for a globalist "Great Reset" using the Ukrainian conflict to finally accomplish their objective of bringing the entire world in accord with their plans for a New World Order. And to do that, Russia, which now stands athwart their designs, must be diminished and brought into line." Boyd D. Cathey, The Unz Review Why is NATO sending more lethal weaponry to Ukraine? Didn't Putin say that poring...
https://www.sott.net/article/465912-NATO-Wants-a-Ground-War-in-Ukraine
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Oil prices surging to $200 a barrel could send the economy into recession: Goldman Sachs
Should oil prices explode to $200 a barrel as some experts have warned, Goldman Sachs thinks the U.S. economy would probably enter a recession (or already be in one). In a new note on Thursday, Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius said: "We estimate that it would take a sustained oil price increase to $200 per barrel to produce an income shock similar in magnitude to those that precipitated the 1974 and 1979 recessions — and this would significantly increase the 2022 recession odds." Oil prices have come off their highs of around $140 a barrel seen at the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, but remain uncomfortably high. Brent crude oil hovered at $122 a barrel Thursday amid concerns on a new spate of sanctions on Russia by the West. Prices for Brent crude oil have more than doubled compared to this time last year. RBC Capital Markets analyst Michael Tran on Yahoo Finance Live said: "It is not unfathomable for prices to rocket to $200 a barrel by summer, spur a recession and end...
https://www.sott.net/article/465913-Oil-prices-surging-to-200-a-barrel-could-send-the-economy-into-recession-Goldman-Sachs
Oil prices surging to $200 a barrel could send the economy into recession: Goldman Sachs
Should oil prices explode to $200 a barrel as some experts have warned, Goldman Sachs thinks the U.S. economy would probably enter a recession (or already be in one). In a new note on Thursday, Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius said: "We estimate that it would take a sustained oil price increase to $200 per barrel to produce an income shock similar in magnitude to those that precipitated the 1974 and 1979 recessions — and this would significantly increase the 2022 recession odds." Oil prices have come off their highs of around $140 a barrel seen at the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, but remain uncomfortably high. Brent crude oil hovered at $122 a barrel Thursday amid concerns on a new spate of sanctions on Russia by the West. Prices for Brent crude oil have more than doubled compared to this time last year. RBC Capital Markets analyst Michael Tran on Yahoo Finance Live said: "It is not unfathomable for prices to rocket to $200 a barrel by summer, spur a recession and end...
https://www.sott.net/article/465913-Oil-prices-surging-to-200-a-barrel-could-send-the-economy-into-recession-Goldman-Sachs
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George Bush and Tony Blair lack the moral authority to lecture Russia on Ukraine
Current and former Western leaders who have achieved eternal notoriety for launching the Iraq War, as well as other military disasters, are clearly the wrong people to lecture Russia over its actions in Ukraine. As George W. Bush and Tony Blair are emerging from political retirement to pontificate on Russia's "authoritarian bullying" against Ukraine, the question arises: Does such a surreal spectacle underscore the public's notorious short-term memory, or does it prove the media's vast power to shape public opinion in favor of its latest agenda? All things considered, it's most likely a wicked combination of the two noxious ingredients. Whatever the case, it defies reality that these former US and British leaders, whose past military exploits have been described in some quarters as actual war crimes, are now weighing in on the legitimacy of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, or any other conflict for that matter. To put it another way, Bush and Blair acting like long-haired anti-war...
https://www.sott.net/article/465914-George-Bush-and-Tony-Blair-lack-the-moral-authority-to-lecture-Russia-on-Ukraine
George Bush and Tony Blair lack the moral authority to lecture Russia on Ukraine
Current and former Western leaders who have achieved eternal notoriety for launching the Iraq War, as well as other military disasters, are clearly the wrong people to lecture Russia over its actions in Ukraine. As George W. Bush and Tony Blair are emerging from political retirement to pontificate on Russia's "authoritarian bullying" against Ukraine, the question arises: Does such a surreal spectacle underscore the public's notorious short-term memory, or does it prove the media's vast power to shape public opinion in favor of its latest agenda? All things considered, it's most likely a wicked combination of the two noxious ingredients. Whatever the case, it defies reality that these former US and British leaders, whose past military exploits have been described in some quarters as actual war crimes, are now weighing in on the legitimacy of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, or any other conflict for that matter. To put it another way, Bush and Blair acting like long-haired anti-war...
https://www.sott.net/article/465914-George-Bush-and-Tony-Blair-lack-the-moral-authority-to-lecture-Russia-on-Ukraine
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Donald Trump sues Hillary Clinton over 2016 Russian collusion allegations
Donald Trump on Thursday sued his rival in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Hillary Clinton, and several other Democrats, alleging that they tried to rig that election by tying his campaign to Russia. The lawsuit covers a long list of grievances the Republican former president repeatedly aired during his four years in the White House after beating Clinton, and comes as he continues to falsely claim that his 2020 election defeat by Democratic President Joe Biden was the result of widespread fraud. "Acting in concert, the Defendants maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative that their Republican opponent, Donald J. Trump, was colluding with a hostile foreign sovereignty," the former president alleged in a 108-page lawsuit filed in a federal court in Florida. The suit alleges "racketeering" and a "conspiracy to commit injurious falsehood," among other claims. A Clinton representative did not respond to a request for comment.
https://www.sott.net/article/465915-Donald-Trump-sues-Hillary-Clinton-over-2016-Russian-collusion-allegations
Donald Trump sues Hillary Clinton over 2016 Russian collusion allegations
Donald Trump on Thursday sued his rival in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Hillary Clinton, and several other Democrats, alleging that they tried to rig that election by tying his campaign to Russia. The lawsuit covers a long list of grievances the Republican former president repeatedly aired during his four years in the White House after beating Clinton, and comes as he continues to falsely claim that his 2020 election defeat by Democratic President Joe Biden was the result of widespread fraud. "Acting in concert, the Defendants maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative that their Republican opponent, Donald J. Trump, was colluding with a hostile foreign sovereignty," the former president alleged in a 108-page lawsuit filed in a federal court in Florida. The suit alleges "racketeering" and a "conspiracy to commit injurious falsehood," among other claims. A Clinton representative did not respond to a request for comment.
https://www.sott.net/article/465915-Donald-Trump-sues-Hillary-Clinton-over-2016-Russian-collusion-allegations
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The Bidens funded the activities of secret US biolabs
A growing number of independent media and civil society organizations are joining the investigation of hundreds of secret US biological laboratories around the world, including around Russia and China, rightfully suspected of developing and testing internationally banned biological weapons, to prevent Washington from launching a new, this time biological war in the world. The New Eastern Outlook has been involved in this investigation for a number of years, and its sources have repeatedly uncovered US criminal activity in Ukraine, Georgia and the Central Asian countries. It is noteworthy that the more justified and documented such criminal activity by the United States becomes, the louder the "objections" from Washington resound. And on March 22, in a meeting with business representatives, even US President Joe Biden tried to assure that the United States allegedly has no biological or chemical weapons in Europe. "It's just not true, I guarantee it," Biden said. At the same time,...
https://www.sott.net/article/465916-The-Bidens-funded-the-activities-of-secret-US-biolabs
The Bidens funded the activities of secret US biolabs
A growing number of independent media and civil society organizations are joining the investigation of hundreds of secret US biological laboratories around the world, including around Russia and China, rightfully suspected of developing and testing internationally banned biological weapons, to prevent Washington from launching a new, this time biological war in the world. The New Eastern Outlook has been involved in this investigation for a number of years, and its sources have repeatedly uncovered US criminal activity in Ukraine, Georgia and the Central Asian countries. It is noteworthy that the more justified and documented such criminal activity by the United States becomes, the louder the "objections" from Washington resound. And on March 22, in a meeting with business representatives, even US President Joe Biden tried to assure that the United States allegedly has no biological or chemical weapons in Europe. "It's just not true, I guarantee it," Biden said. At the same time,...
https://www.sott.net/article/465916-The-Bidens-funded-the-activities-of-secret-US-biolabs
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Hunter Biden's Investment Fund connected to financing of Pentagon-Funded Biolabs in Ukraine: MoD
In recent weeks, the Russian Defence Ministry has peeled back layers of information about 30 Pentagon-funded biolabs feared to be engaged in dangerous and illegal research into deadly pathogens in Ukraine. US officials and media initially denied that the labs existed, but a senior Biden administration official later confirmed their presence. An investment firm connected to US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden has been implicated in the financing of the Pentagon's military biological programme in Ukraine, the head of Russia's Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Troops has announced, citing fresh documents. RCBD Troops chief Igor Kirillov said in a briefing Thursday: "Incoming materials have allowed us to trace the scheme of interaction between US government bodies and Ukraine's biolabs. The involvement in the financing of these activities by structures close to the current US leadership, in particular the Rosemont Seneca investment fund managed by Hunter Biden, draws...
https://www.sott.net/article/465917-Hunter-Bidens-Investment-Fund-connected-to-financing-of-Pentagon-Funded-Biolabs-in-Ukraine-MoD
Hunter Biden's Investment Fund connected to financing of Pentagon-Funded Biolabs in Ukraine: MoD
In recent weeks, the Russian Defence Ministry has peeled back layers of information about 30 Pentagon-funded biolabs feared to be engaged in dangerous and illegal research into deadly pathogens in Ukraine. US officials and media initially denied that the labs existed, but a senior Biden administration official later confirmed their presence. An investment firm connected to US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden has been implicated in the financing of the Pentagon's military biological programme in Ukraine, the head of Russia's Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Troops has announced, citing fresh documents. RCBD Troops chief Igor Kirillov said in a briefing Thursday: "Incoming materials have allowed us to trace the scheme of interaction between US government bodies and Ukraine's biolabs. The involvement in the financing of these activities by structures close to the current US leadership, in particular the Rosemont Seneca investment fund managed by Hunter Biden, draws...
https://www.sott.net/article/465917-Hunter-Bidens-Investment-Fund-connected-to-financing-of-Pentagon-Funded-Biolabs-in-Ukraine-MoD
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Delhi calls off top meeting with UK delegates after PM pressures India to distance itself from Russia
A high-powered cross-party UK delegation to India led by the Commons Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, and his deputy has been called off at the last minute in a sign of a growing rift over India's refusal to distance itself from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The 10-strong delegation has been in discussion with India since January and was planning to visit Delhi and Rajasthan, but the Indian high commission is understood to have raised objections at the last minute. Boris Johnson spoke with Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, on Tuesday in an attempt to use his influence to persuade India to take a more robust position over the Russian invasion. India has not imposed sanctions or even condemned Russia, its biggest supplier of military hardware. Comment: India has much more than just a military relationship with Russia, although these kinds of insidious slights are to be expected from The Guardian these days: Can India facilitate the Global South's alternative financial transactions...
https://www.sott.net/article/465899-Delhi-calls-off-top-meeting-with-UK-delegates-after-PM-pressures-India-to-distance-itself-from-Russia
Delhi calls off top meeting with UK delegates after PM pressures India to distance itself from Russia
A high-powered cross-party UK delegation to India led by the Commons Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, and his deputy has been called off at the last minute in a sign of a growing rift over India's refusal to distance itself from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The 10-strong delegation has been in discussion with India since January and was planning to visit Delhi and Rajasthan, but the Indian high commission is understood to have raised objections at the last minute. Boris Johnson spoke with Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, on Tuesday in an attempt to use his influence to persuade India to take a more robust position over the Russian invasion. India has not imposed sanctions or even condemned Russia, its biggest supplier of military hardware. Comment: India has much more than just a military relationship with Russia, although these kinds of insidious slights are to be expected from The Guardian these days: Can India facilitate the Global South's alternative financial transactions...
https://www.sott.net/article/465899-Delhi-calls-off-top-meeting-with-UK-delegates-after-PM-pressures-India-to-distance-itself-from-Russia
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Intense Saharan dust sandstorm hits Spain for the second time
A huge Saharan dust storm has swept across Spain for the second time. Residents in Costa del Sol woke up to eerie skies with an orange hue caused by tiny particles of dust that had travelled thousands of miles across the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday. Amber weather warnings are in place in Malaga as the red dust - accompanied by heavy rainfall and strong winds - continues to cause poor visibility for drivers. The sandstorm has caused several cancellations and flight delays at Malaga Airport. The dust cloud blanketed streets and houses in southern regions and turned skies orange last week.
https://www.sott.net/article/465918-Intense-Saharan-dust-sandstorm-hits-Spain-for-the-second-time
Intense Saharan dust sandstorm hits Spain for the second time
A huge Saharan dust storm has swept across Spain for the second time. Residents in Costa del Sol woke up to eerie skies with an orange hue caused by tiny particles of dust that had travelled thousands of miles across the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday. Amber weather warnings are in place in Malaga as the red dust - accompanied by heavy rainfall and strong winds - continues to cause poor visibility for drivers. The sandstorm has caused several cancellations and flight delays at Malaga Airport. The dust cloud blanketed streets and houses in southern regions and turned skies orange last week.
https://www.sott.net/article/465918-Intense-Saharan-dust-sandstorm-hits-Spain-for-the-second-time
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BBC correspondent shaping Ukraine war coverage is PR operative involved in "war-messaging tool"
BBC reports on the suspicious destruction of a theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol were co-authored by a Ukrainian PR agent tied to a firm at the forefront of her country's information warfare efforts. Before serving as a fixer and reporter for the BBC in Ukraine, Orysia Khimiak handled PR for a start-up called Reface which created what the Washington Post called a "reality distorting app" now serving as "a kind of Ukrainian war-messaging tool." According to her Linkedin profile, Khimiak was the director of PR for Reface until October 2021. While working that job, Khimiak says she built "long-term relationships with editors and media representatives." She has also overseen a PR course for the Kiev-based Projector Institute, whose website currently greets visitors with the slogan, "Glory to Ukraine. We Will Win." With her wealth of media contacts, Khimiak now plays an instrumental role in shaping BBC's coverage of the Russian-Ukrainian war. She has even shared a byline with...
https://www.sott.net/article/465919-BBC-correspondent-shaping-Ukraine-war-coverage-is-PR-operative-involved-in-war-messaging-tool
BBC correspondent shaping Ukraine war coverage is PR operative involved in "war-messaging tool"
BBC reports on the suspicious destruction of a theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol were co-authored by a Ukrainian PR agent tied to a firm at the forefront of her country's information warfare efforts. Before serving as a fixer and reporter for the BBC in Ukraine, Orysia Khimiak handled PR for a start-up called Reface which created what the Washington Post called a "reality distorting app" now serving as "a kind of Ukrainian war-messaging tool." According to her Linkedin profile, Khimiak was the director of PR for Reface until October 2021. While working that job, Khimiak says she built "long-term relationships with editors and media representatives." She has also overseen a PR course for the Kiev-based Projector Institute, whose website currently greets visitors with the slogan, "Glory to Ukraine. We Will Win." With her wealth of media contacts, Khimiak now plays an instrumental role in shaping BBC's coverage of the Russian-Ukrainian war. She has even shared a byline with...
https://www.sott.net/article/465919-BBC-correspondent-shaping-Ukraine-war-coverage-is-PR-operative-involved-in-war-messaging-tool
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Russian military leaders rejecting 'outreach' from US counterparts - Pentagon
Top U.S. defense officials have received no response to outreach to their Russian counterparts since the start of the war in Ukraine. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Gen. Valery Gerasimov "have so far declined to engage" in phone calls with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Over the past month, Secretary Austin and Chairman Milley have sought, and continue to seek, calls with their Russian counterparts. Minister Shoigu and General Gerasimov have so far declined to engage," Kirby said. Relations between the two countries on the diplomatic front have deteriorated as well. Russia this week warned the U.S. that relations could be severed over President Biden calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal and informed the U.S. Embassy in Moscow that it was expelling some diplomats.
https://www.sott.net/article/465920-Russian-military-leaders-rejecting-outreach-from-US-counterparts-Pentagon
Russian military leaders rejecting 'outreach' from US counterparts - Pentagon
Top U.S. defense officials have received no response to outreach to their Russian counterparts since the start of the war in Ukraine. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Gen. Valery Gerasimov "have so far declined to engage" in phone calls with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Over the past month, Secretary Austin and Chairman Milley have sought, and continue to seek, calls with their Russian counterparts. Minister Shoigu and General Gerasimov have so far declined to engage," Kirby said. Relations between the two countries on the diplomatic front have deteriorated as well. Russia this week warned the U.S. that relations could be severed over President Biden calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal and informed the U.S. Embassy in Moscow that it was expelling some diplomats.
https://www.sott.net/article/465920-Russian-military-leaders-rejecting-outreach-from-US-counterparts-Pentagon
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Ukrainian-American criticizes Western war drive with Russia: US is using Ukraine as 'cannon fodder'
A left-wing peace activist raised in Ukraine explains how the US government created the crisis, backing two coups in a decade, fueling a devastating civil war, and exploiting his nation as a proxy against Russia. I am a Ukrainian-American. I grew up and spent over half of my life in Ukraine, although now I live in the United States. I wanted to explain my thoughts on the ongoing crisis with Russia, because mainstream corporate media outlets don't ever share perspectives like mine.
https://www.sott.net/article/465921-Ukrainian-American-criticizes-Western-war-drive-with-Russia-US-is-using-Ukraine-as-cannon-fodder
Ukrainian-American criticizes Western war drive with Russia: US is using Ukraine as 'cannon fodder'
A left-wing peace activist raised in Ukraine explains how the US government created the crisis, backing two coups in a decade, fueling a devastating civil war, and exploiting his nation as a proxy against Russia. I am a Ukrainian-American. I grew up and spent over half of my life in Ukraine, although now I live in the United States. I wanted to explain my thoughts on the ongoing crisis with Russia, because mainstream corporate media outlets don't ever share perspectives like mine.
https://www.sott.net/article/465921-Ukrainian-American-criticizes-Western-war-drive-with-Russia-US-is-using-Ukraine-as-cannon-fodder
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UK Home Secretary calls Russians 'barbarians', welcomes Ukrainian nationalists during prank call - Youtube censors video
Two Russian phone pranksters released the full video of their call to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday. In it, Patel calls Russians "barbarians," promises to step up spying on Russians in the UK, and is tricked into calling the pranksters "incredible heroes" and admits that her own country "plays dirty." The duo - real names Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov - who call themselves 'Vovan and Lexus', set up a video call with Patel last week, in which one impersonated Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal. After releasing a teaser clip from the conversation on Thursday, in which Patel said that Britons were fine with Ukrainian "nationalists" settling in their country, the pair released the full 15-minute conversation on Friday.
https://www.sott.net/article/465922-UK-Home-Secretary-calls-Russians-barbarians-welcomes-Ukrainian-nationalists-during-prank-call-Youtube-censors-video
UK Home Secretary calls Russians 'barbarians', welcomes Ukrainian nationalists during prank call - Youtube censors video
Two Russian phone pranksters released the full video of their call to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday. In it, Patel calls Russians "barbarians," promises to step up spying on Russians in the UK, and is tricked into calling the pranksters "incredible heroes" and admits that her own country "plays dirty." The duo - real names Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov - who call themselves 'Vovan and Lexus', set up a video call with Patel last week, in which one impersonated Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal. After releasing a teaser clip from the conversation on Thursday, in which Patel said that Britons were fine with Ukrainian "nationalists" settling in their country, the pair released the full 15-minute conversation on Friday.
https://www.sott.net/article/465922-UK-Home-Secretary-calls-Russians-barbarians-welcomes-Ukrainian-nationalists-during-prank-call-Youtube-censors-video
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The road to Ukraine started with 1999's Kosovo War
Pretty much everyone who has spent the past month moralizing about the sanctity of borders, sovereignty of countries, and how unacceptable it was for great powers to "bully" smaller neighbors - thinking of Russia and Ukraine - paused on Thursday to sing praises to a woman that championed all of those things back in 1999. Except since it was NATO doing them to Yugoslavia, Madeleine Albright was a hero and an icon, obviously. On March 24, 1999, NATO launched an air war against Serbia and Montenegro, then known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The publicly stated aim of Operation Allied Force was to compel Belgrade to accept the ultimatum given at the French chateau of Rambouillet the month before: Hand the province of Kosovo over to NATO "peacekeepers" and allow ethnic Albanian separatists to declare independence.
https://www.sott.net/article/465923-The-road-to-Ukraine-started-with-1999s-Kosovo-War
The road to Ukraine started with 1999's Kosovo War
Pretty much everyone who has spent the past month moralizing about the sanctity of borders, sovereignty of countries, and how unacceptable it was for great powers to "bully" smaller neighbors - thinking of Russia and Ukraine - paused on Thursday to sing praises to a woman that championed all of those things back in 1999. Except since it was NATO doing them to Yugoslavia, Madeleine Albright was a hero and an icon, obviously. On March 24, 1999, NATO launched an air war against Serbia and Montenegro, then known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The publicly stated aim of Operation Allied Force was to compel Belgrade to accept the ultimatum given at the French chateau of Rambouillet the month before: Hand the province of Kosovo over to NATO "peacekeepers" and allow ethnic Albanian separatists to declare independence.
https://www.sott.net/article/465923-The-road-to-Ukraine-started-with-1999s-Kosovo-War
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North Korea has likely tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, Japan says - South Korea launches missile in response
North Korea likely tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, Japan's government said, prompting international outcry at a time when global attention is focused on Russia's war with Ukraine. It is the first suspected launch of an ICBM by the nuclear-armed country since November 2017 and represents a major escalation of tensions over North Korea's weapons program. The U.S., South Korea and Japan have all condemned the test. Speaking to reporters, Japan's Deputy Defense Minister Makoto Oniki said Thursday's missile launch may be a new model of ICBM because it flew much further than the previous test-fire.
https://www.sott.net/article/465924-North-Korea-has-likely-tested-a-new-type-of-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-Japan-says-South-Korea-launches-missile-in-response
North Korea has likely tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, Japan says - South Korea launches missile in response
North Korea likely tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, Japan's government said, prompting international outcry at a time when global attention is focused on Russia's war with Ukraine. It is the first suspected launch of an ICBM by the nuclear-armed country since November 2017 and represents a major escalation of tensions over North Korea's weapons program. The U.S., South Korea and Japan have all condemned the test. Speaking to reporters, Japan's Deputy Defense Minister Makoto Oniki said Thursday's missile launch may be a new model of ICBM because it flew much further than the previous test-fire.
https://www.sott.net/article/465924-North-Korea-has-likely-tested-a-new-type-of-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-Japan-says-South-Korea-launches-missile-in-response
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FLASHBACK: Volunteer Ukrainian unit includes Nazis
A volunteer brigade with self-proclaimed Nazis fighting alongside government troops against Russian-backed separatists is proving to be a mixed blessing to its cause. Though the 900-member Azov Brigade adds needed manpower to repulse the rebels, members who say they are Nazis are sparking controversy, and complaints of abuses against civilians have turned some residents against them. A drill sergeant who would identify himself only as Alex wore a patch depicting Thor's Hammer, an ancient Norse symbol appropriated by neo-Nazis, according to the Anti-Defamation League. In an interview with USA TODAY, he admitted he is a Nazi and said with a laugh that no more than half his comrades are fellow Nazis. He said he supports strong leadership for Ukraine, like Germany during World War II, but opposes the Nazis' genocide against Jews. Minorities should be tolerated as long as they are peaceful and don't demand special privileges, he said, and the property of wealthy oligarchs should be...
https://www.sott.net/article/465925-Volunteer-Ukrainian-unit-includes-Nazis
FLASHBACK: Volunteer Ukrainian unit includes Nazis
A volunteer brigade with self-proclaimed Nazis fighting alongside government troops against Russian-backed separatists is proving to be a mixed blessing to its cause. Though the 900-member Azov Brigade adds needed manpower to repulse the rebels, members who say they are Nazis are sparking controversy, and complaints of abuses against civilians have turned some residents against them. A drill sergeant who would identify himself only as Alex wore a patch depicting Thor's Hammer, an ancient Norse symbol appropriated by neo-Nazis, according to the Anti-Defamation League. In an interview with USA TODAY, he admitted he is a Nazi and said with a laugh that no more than half his comrades are fellow Nazis. He said he supports strong leadership for Ukraine, like Germany during World War II, but opposes the Nazis' genocide against Jews. Minorities should be tolerated as long as they are peaceful and don't demand special privileges, he said, and the property of wealthy oligarchs should be...
https://www.sott.net/article/465925-Volunteer-Ukrainian-unit-includes-Nazis
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Canadian media ignores scolding of Trudeau while rest of world reports it
Despite Canadian legacy media outlets burying the story, the reprimand of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by European parliamentarians in Brussels has made headlines around the world. Trudeau was treated to scathing condemnation by several Members of European Parliament (MEP) after giving a speech to the European Union on Wednesday. Croatian MEP Mislav Kolakusic called out the Canadian prime minister for engaging in a "dictatorship of the worst kind" over his treatment of peaceful Freedom Convoy protestors in February.
https://www.sott.net/article/465926-Canadian-media-ignores-scolding-of-Trudeau-while-rest-of-world-reports-it
Canadian media ignores scolding of Trudeau while rest of world reports it
Despite Canadian legacy media outlets burying the story, the reprimand of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by European parliamentarians in Brussels has made headlines around the world. Trudeau was treated to scathing condemnation by several Members of European Parliament (MEP) after giving a speech to the European Union on Wednesday. Croatian MEP Mislav Kolakusic called out the Canadian prime minister for engaging in a "dictatorship of the worst kind" over his treatment of peaceful Freedom Convoy protestors in February.
https://www.sott.net/article/465926-Canadian-media-ignores-scolding-of-Trudeau-while-rest-of-world-reports-it
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95% of committee members advising on US dietary guidelines had ties to Big Pharma, Big Food
Describing their findings as "particularly worrisome," the authors of a study published Monday in Public Health Nutrition noted that in the U.S., the Dietary Guidelines for Americans form "the foundation for all national nutrition programs," which amount to nearly $100 billion annually. A study released Monday found 95% — 19 of the 20 members — of the U.S. government-run committee responsible for establishing dietary guidelines for Americans have one or more conflicts of interest (COIs) with industry actors in Big Food, Big Ag and Big Pharma. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans Advisory Committee (DGAC) sets the guidelines used by U.S. policymakers, healthcare providers, nutrition educators and federal nutrition program operators, including those responsible for school lunch programs, on what foods and beverages "meet nutrient needs, promote health and prevent disease."
https://www.sott.net/article/465927-95-of-committee-members-advising-on-US-dietary-guidelines-had-ties-to-Big-Pharma-Big-Food
95% of committee members advising on US dietary guidelines had ties to Big Pharma, Big Food
Describing their findings as "particularly worrisome," the authors of a study published Monday in Public Health Nutrition noted that in the U.S., the Dietary Guidelines for Americans form "the foundation for all national nutrition programs," which amount to nearly $100 billion annually. A study released Monday found 95% — 19 of the 20 members — of the U.S. government-run committee responsible for establishing dietary guidelines for Americans have one or more conflicts of interest (COIs) with industry actors in Big Food, Big Ag and Big Pharma. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans Advisory Committee (DGAC) sets the guidelines used by U.S. policymakers, healthcare providers, nutrition educators and federal nutrition program operators, including those responsible for school lunch programs, on what foods and beverages "meet nutrient needs, promote health and prevent disease."
https://www.sott.net/article/465927-95-of-committee-members-advising-on-US-dietary-guidelines-had-ties-to-Big-Pharma-Big-Food
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MSNBC piece claims 'Health & Fitness' is new gateway drug to the far-right
Bemoans how "solidarity, heroism, and brotherhood" are linked with physical training. MSNBC published an article claiming that shadowy people on the Telegram messenger service are recruiting far-right acolytes by talking about health and fitness. Yes, really.
https://www.sott.net/article/465928-MSNBC-piece-claims-Health-Fitness-is-new-gateway-drug-to-the-far-right
MSNBC piece claims 'Health & Fitness' is new gateway drug to the far-right
Bemoans how "solidarity, heroism, and brotherhood" are linked with physical training. MSNBC published an article claiming that shadowy people on the Telegram messenger service are recruiting far-right acolytes by talking about health and fitness. Yes, really.
https://www.sott.net/article/465928-MSNBC-piece-claims-Health-Fitness-is-new-gateway-drug-to-the-far-right
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Putin hits back at attempts to 'cancel' Russia
The moves to "erase" Russian culture in response to Ukraine conflict are akin to Nazi book burnings, the president said. Russian President Vladimir Putin has compared efforts by the elites in the West to weaponize "cancel culture" against famous Russian composers and writers - in response to the country's military offensive in Ukraine - to Nazi book burnings. "Today, they are trying to cancel the whole of our thousand-year-old country, our people," Putin said on Friday at a virtual meeting with recipients of presidential awards for achievements in fine arts and literature. The president blasted what he called "growing discrimination of everything connected to Russia" in some Western countries. He added that the process was "tolerated and sometimes encouraged by the ruling elites."
https://www.sott.net/article/465929-Putin-hits-back-at-attempts-to-cancel-Russia
Putin hits back at attempts to 'cancel' Russia
The moves to "erase" Russian culture in response to Ukraine conflict are akin to Nazi book burnings, the president said. Russian President Vladimir Putin has compared efforts by the elites in the West to weaponize "cancel culture" against famous Russian composers and writers - in response to the country's military offensive in Ukraine - to Nazi book burnings. "Today, they are trying to cancel the whole of our thousand-year-old country, our people," Putin said on Friday at a virtual meeting with recipients of presidential awards for achievements in fine arts and literature. The president blasted what he called "growing discrimination of everything connected to Russia" in some Western countries. He added that the process was "tolerated and sometimes encouraged by the ruling elites."
https://www.sott.net/article/465929-Putin-hits-back-at-attempts-to-cancel-Russia
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Polish PM tries to shame the 3 EU countries that won't stop trade relations with Russia
Mateusz Morawiecki claims Germany, Austria, and Hungary are acting as 'brakes' for new sanctions amid the Ukraine conflict Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki named three European countries on Friday that oppose blocking trade relations with Russia, and have acted as "brakes" with regard to further sanctions in retaliation to its offensive in Ukraine. "Poland strongly emphasized the need to limit the trade in hydrocarbons. Unfortunately, large countries, such as Germany, but also small ones, such as Austria and Hungary, are more restrained. They refrain from stopping trade with Russia here and now," the prime minister said ahead of NATO talks in Brussels, adding that he hopes to convince them to share Poland's point of view.
https://www.sott.net/article/465930-Polish-PM-tries-to-shame-the-3-EU-countries-that-wont-stop-trade-relations-with-Russia
Polish PM tries to shame the 3 EU countries that won't stop trade relations with Russia
Mateusz Morawiecki claims Germany, Austria, and Hungary are acting as 'brakes' for new sanctions amid the Ukraine conflict Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki named three European countries on Friday that oppose blocking trade relations with Russia, and have acted as "brakes" with regard to further sanctions in retaliation to its offensive in Ukraine. "Poland strongly emphasized the need to limit the trade in hydrocarbons. Unfortunately, large countries, such as Germany, but also small ones, such as Austria and Hungary, are more restrained. They refrain from stopping trade with Russia here and now," the prime minister said ahead of NATO talks in Brussels, adding that he hopes to convince them to share Poland's point of view.
https://www.sott.net/article/465930-Polish-PM-tries-to-shame-the-3-EU-countries-that-wont-stop-trade-relations-with-Russia
