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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
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Babylon Bee is stuck in Twitter jail: Users forced to get fake news from CNN
As The Babylon Bee faces its fifth day suspended from Twitter, users are increasingly being forced to get their fake news from a different source: CNN. Indeed, sources from within the news organization claim they have seen an increase in engagement and impressions as satire-starved users have been forced to wean themselves off The Babylon Bee and follow CNN instead. "Wow, we've seen a massive spike in followers!" said an excited Brian Stelter as he obsessively refreshed the official CNN Twitter account. "Dozens have joined in the last few days alone! Dozens!!!" "Things are really turning around now!" CNN immediately tried to capitalize on the influx of followers looking for good, comedic fake news by publishing an article on how Joe Biden is doing a great job and does not have dementia, a report on how World War III could have a negative effect on trans BIPOC representation in Netflix films, and an in-depth investigation into how many ice cream scoops Trump got as president. "These...
https://www.sott.net/article/465931-Babylon-Bee-is-stuck-in-Twitter-jail-Users-forced-to-get-fake-news-from-CNN
Babylon Bee is stuck in Twitter jail: Users forced to get fake news from CNN
As The Babylon Bee faces its fifth day suspended from Twitter, users are increasingly being forced to get their fake news from a different source: CNN. Indeed, sources from within the news organization claim they have seen an increase in engagement and impressions as satire-starved users have been forced to wean themselves off The Babylon Bee and follow CNN instead. "Wow, we've seen a massive spike in followers!" said an excited Brian Stelter as he obsessively refreshed the official CNN Twitter account. "Dozens have joined in the last few days alone! Dozens!!!" "Things are really turning around now!" CNN immediately tried to capitalize on the influx of followers looking for good, comedic fake news by publishing an article on how Joe Biden is doing a great job and does not have dementia, a report on how World War III could have a negative effect on trans BIPOC representation in Netflix films, and an in-depth investigation into how many ice cream scoops Trump got as president. "These...
https://www.sott.net/article/465931-Babylon-Bee-is-stuck-in-Twitter-jail-Users-forced-to-get-fake-news-from-CNN
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Utah latest state to ban transgender athletes in girls sports
Utah lawmakers voted Friday to override GOP Gov. Spencer Cox's veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls' teams — a move that comes amid a nationwide culture war over transgender issues. Before the veto, the ban received support from a majority of Utah lawmakers but fell short of the two-thirds needed to override it. Its sponsors on Friday successfully flipped 10 Republicans in the House and five in the Senate who had previously voted against the proposal. Cox was the second GOP governor this week to overrule lawmakers on a sports-participation ban, and his veto letter drew national attention with a poignant argument that such laws target vulnerable kids who already have high rates of suicide attempts. Business leaders are sounding the alarm that it could have a multimillion-dollar economic impact for the state, including the possible loss of the NBA All-Star Game next year.
https://www.sott.net/article/465932-Utah-latest-state-to-ban-transgender-athletes-in-girls-sports
Utah latest state to ban transgender athletes in girls sports
Utah lawmakers voted Friday to override GOP Gov. Spencer Cox's veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls' teams — a move that comes amid a nationwide culture war over transgender issues. Before the veto, the ban received support from a majority of Utah lawmakers but fell short of the two-thirds needed to override it. Its sponsors on Friday successfully flipped 10 Republicans in the House and five in the Senate who had previously voted against the proposal. Cox was the second GOP governor this week to overrule lawmakers on a sports-participation ban, and his veto letter drew national attention with a poignant argument that such laws target vulnerable kids who already have high rates of suicide attempts. Business leaders are sounding the alarm that it could have a multimillion-dollar economic impact for the state, including the possible loss of the NBA All-Star Game next year.
https://www.sott.net/article/465932-Utah-latest-state-to-ban-transgender-athletes-in-girls-sports
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FM Lavrov: West waging 'total, hybrid war' on Russia
Moscow's top diplomat said Western nations are seeking to 'strangle' and 'destroy' the Russian economy with sanctions Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the West of launching a "total, hybrid war" against his country, saying that a recent wave of sanctions aim to "exterminate" its economy. The comments came during a meeting of the Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund in Moscow on Friday, where Lavrov said Western retaliation to Russia's attack on Ukraine last month amounted to a form of "war."
https://www.sott.net/article/465933-FM-Lavrov-West-waging-total-hybrid-war-on-Russia
FM Lavrov: West waging 'total, hybrid war' on Russia
Moscow's top diplomat said Western nations are seeking to 'strangle' and 'destroy' the Russian economy with sanctions Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the West of launching a "total, hybrid war" against his country, saying that a recent wave of sanctions aim to "exterminate" its economy. The comments came during a meeting of the Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund in Moscow on Friday, where Lavrov said Western retaliation to Russia's attack on Ukraine last month amounted to a form of "war."
https://www.sott.net/article/465933-FM-Lavrov-West-waging-total-hybrid-war-on-Russia
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RT interview: The post-Cold War world order is over, says former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev (full transcript)
The West's sanctions on Moscow are destroying its own economic order while bringing Russians together, according to Dmitry Medvedev Though relations between Russia and the West are at their worst since the Cold War, the unipolar world dominated by the US and its allies is now over, former Russian president and current head of the National Security Council Dmitry Medvedev told RT and RIA Novosti in an interview on Thursday. He added that Russians are uniting in the face of Western sanctions and threats, and will forever remember the current campaign of hate against everything Russian. Russia is European but also transcends Europe Q: Twelve years ago you gave an interview to The Wall Street Journal, a very reputable newspaper, and you said that you considered Russia a European country. Do you still feel that way? A: Well, geographically we're the same country. Without a doubt, Russia has been and will continue to be a European country - just as it is an Asian country. In terms of its...
https://www.sott.net/article/465934-RT-interview-The-post-Cold-War-world-order-is-over-says-former-Russian-president-Dmitry-Medvedev-full-transcript
RT interview: The post-Cold War world order is over, says former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev (full transcript)
The West's sanctions on Moscow are destroying its own economic order while bringing Russians together, according to Dmitry Medvedev Though relations between Russia and the West are at their worst since the Cold War, the unipolar world dominated by the US and its allies is now over, former Russian president and current head of the National Security Council Dmitry Medvedev told RT and RIA Novosti in an interview on Thursday. He added that Russians are uniting in the face of Western sanctions and threats, and will forever remember the current campaign of hate against everything Russian. Russia is European but also transcends Europe Q: Twelve years ago you gave an interview to The Wall Street Journal, a very reputable newspaper, and you said that you considered Russia a European country. Do you still feel that way? A: Well, geographically we're the same country. Without a doubt, Russia has been and will continue to be a European country - just as it is an Asian country. In terms of its...
https://www.sott.net/article/465934-RT-interview-The-post-Cold-War-world-order-is-over-says-former-Russian-president-Dmitry-Medvedev-full-transcript
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Anatoly Chubais jumps ship as purge of fifth columnists approaches
In recent years, many people have become accustomed to thinking about the term "deep state" as something that only applies to the United States. While it is certainly clear that a fifth column has become increasingly embedded across all levels of America's military, intelligence, bureaucratic, corporate, media and academic influence- very few westerners have any clear idea how this same structure has expressed itself in the nations of Eurasia. Most relevant for the topic of this present report, we can take as an example the vast western-leaning hive of vipers, oligarchs and liberal technocrats which rose to power under the direction of the CIA during the dark years of shock therapy of the 1990s. Of course, since taking over from Yeltsin in 1999, President Vladimir Putin has gone far to purging many of those treacherous agencies that looted Russia during Perestroika, regaining control of vital institutions, bringing Russia's military, scientific and intelligence powers back into...
https://www.sott.net/article/465935-Anatoly-Chubais-jumps-ship-as-purge-of-fifth-columnists-approaches
Anatoly Chubais jumps ship as purge of fifth columnists approaches
In recent years, many people have become accustomed to thinking about the term "deep state" as something that only applies to the United States. While it is certainly clear that a fifth column has become increasingly embedded across all levels of America's military, intelligence, bureaucratic, corporate, media and academic influence- very few westerners have any clear idea how this same structure has expressed itself in the nations of Eurasia. Most relevant for the topic of this present report, we can take as an example the vast western-leaning hive of vipers, oligarchs and liberal technocrats which rose to power under the direction of the CIA during the dark years of shock therapy of the 1990s. Of course, since taking over from Yeltsin in 1999, President Vladimir Putin has gone far to purging many of those treacherous agencies that looted Russia during Perestroika, regaining control of vital institutions, bringing Russia's military, scientific and intelligence powers back into...
https://www.sott.net/article/465935-Anatoly-Chubais-jumps-ship-as-purge-of-fifth-columnists-approaches
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Microsoft is using illegal bribes in the Middle East and Africa. Why is the SEC turning a blind eye?
After paying fines for violations in Hungary and South Africa, Microsoft agreed to stop the practice — but I have evidence that I believe shows they continue to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act elsewhere. I was recruited by Microsoft in 1998, and I helped bring the company's products throughout the Middle East and Africa for the next 20 years. I was successful and received many promotions. But eventually, I noticed something strange: many employees younger than me, in lower positions, were driving luxury cars and purchasing homes sometimes worth millions of dollars. For my part, I could not afford to buy a home, let alone anything else luxurious, despite my career success. I wondered, naively, whether these colleagues had families with money — but if so, why would they be working on a Microsoft sales team? I put the thought out of mind as Microsoft's business in the Middle East and Africa boomed. I established contracts in the public sector in Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe,...
https://www.sott.net/article/465936-Microsoft-is-using-illegal-bribes-in-the-Middle-East-and-Africa-Why-is-the-SEC-turning-a-blind-eye
Microsoft is using illegal bribes in the Middle East and Africa. Why is the SEC turning a blind eye?
After paying fines for violations in Hungary and South Africa, Microsoft agreed to stop the practice — but I have evidence that I believe shows they continue to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act elsewhere. I was recruited by Microsoft in 1998, and I helped bring the company's products throughout the Middle East and Africa for the next 20 years. I was successful and received many promotions. But eventually, I noticed something strange: many employees younger than me, in lower positions, were driving luxury cars and purchasing homes sometimes worth millions of dollars. For my part, I could not afford to buy a home, let alone anything else luxurious, despite my career success. I wondered, naively, whether these colleagues had families with money — but if so, why would they be working on a Microsoft sales team? I put the thought out of mind as Microsoft's business in the Middle East and Africa boomed. I established contracts in the public sector in Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe,...
https://www.sott.net/article/465936-Microsoft-is-using-illegal-bribes-in-the-Middle-East-and-Africa-Why-is-the-SEC-turning-a-blind-eye
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Microplastics found in blood for the first time
Scientists have discovered microplastics in human blood for the first time, warning that the ubiquitous particles could also be making their way into organs. The tiny pieces of mostly invisible plastic have already been found almost everywhere else on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains as well as in the air, soil and food chain. A Dutch study published in the Environment International journal on Thursday examined blood samples from 22 anonymous, healthy volunteers and found microplastics in nearly 80 percent of them. Half of the blood samples showed traces of PET plastic, widely used to make drink bottles, while more than a third had polystyrene, used for disposable food containers and many other products. "This is the first time we have actually been able to detect and quantify" such microplastics in human blood, said Dick Vethaak, an ecotoxicologist at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. "This is proof that we have plastics in our body — and we shouldn't," he told...
https://www.sott.net/article/465937-Microplastics-found-in-blood-for-the-first-time
Microplastics found in blood for the first time
Scientists have discovered microplastics in human blood for the first time, warning that the ubiquitous particles could also be making their way into organs. The tiny pieces of mostly invisible plastic have already been found almost everywhere else on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains as well as in the air, soil and food chain. A Dutch study published in the Environment International journal on Thursday examined blood samples from 22 anonymous, healthy volunteers and found microplastics in nearly 80 percent of them. Half of the blood samples showed traces of PET plastic, widely used to make drink bottles, while more than a third had polystyrene, used for disposable food containers and many other products. "This is the first time we have actually been able to detect and quantify" such microplastics in human blood, said Dick Vethaak, an ecotoxicologist at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. "This is proof that we have plastics in our body — and we shouldn't," he told...
https://www.sott.net/article/465937-Microplastics-found-in-blood-for-the-first-time
