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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
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Indian broadcaster rips YouTube for bias in blocking its channel
WION accused the video-sharing website of only "telling half the story" of the Ukrainian conflict. New Delhi-based English-language news channel WION said it had been barred from posting videos on YouTube for several days, blaming the platform for seeking to thwart objective coverage of the conflict in Ukraine. A "total block" had been imposed on Tuesday, and no new clips had appeared on its usually busy channel - which has more than five million subscribers - for the next three days.
https://www.sott.net/article/465938-Indian-broadcaster-rips-YouTube-for-bias-in-blocking-its-channel
Indian broadcaster rips YouTube for bias in blocking its channel
WION accused the video-sharing website of only "telling half the story" of the Ukrainian conflict. New Delhi-based English-language news channel WION said it had been barred from posting videos on YouTube for several days, blaming the platform for seeking to thwart objective coverage of the conflict in Ukraine. A "total block" had been imposed on Tuesday, and no new clips had appeared on its usually busy channel - which has more than five million subscribers - for the next three days.
https://www.sott.net/article/465938-Indian-broadcaster-rips-YouTube-for-bias-in-blocking-its-channel
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DeSantis signs bill requiring school curriculum transparency in Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Friday that requires Florida school districts to be transparent in the selection of instructional materials, including library and reading materials. As a part of the "Year of the Parent," a commitment DeSantis has made to prioritize parental rights, DeSantis signed HB 1467, which includes several protections for parents, such as requiring school districts to allow parents to review all books in the school library, all required classroom book lists, and any instructional materials teachers use. He explained: "In Florida, our parents have every right to be involved in their child's education. We are not going to let politicians deny parents the right to know what is being taught in our schools. I'm proud to sign this legislation that ensures curriculum transparency." Senate President Wilton Simpson said: "While teachers, school administrators, and school board members have a tremendous amount of authority over what and how our kids are taught...
https://www.sott.net/article/465939-DeSantis-signs-bill-requiring-school-curriculum-transparency-in-Florida
DeSantis signs bill requiring school curriculum transparency in Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Friday that requires Florida school districts to be transparent in the selection of instructional materials, including library and reading materials. As a part of the "Year of the Parent," a commitment DeSantis has made to prioritize parental rights, DeSantis signed HB 1467, which includes several protections for parents, such as requiring school districts to allow parents to review all books in the school library, all required classroom book lists, and any instructional materials teachers use. He explained: "In Florida, our parents have every right to be involved in their child's education. We are not going to let politicians deny parents the right to know what is being taught in our schools. I'm proud to sign this legislation that ensures curriculum transparency." Senate President Wilton Simpson said: "While teachers, school administrators, and school board members have a tremendous amount of authority over what and how our kids are taught...
https://www.sott.net/article/465939-DeSantis-signs-bill-requiring-school-curriculum-transparency-in-Florida
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Ukrainian President Zelensky in talks with Academy to make Oscars appearance
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been in talks with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to make a video appearance during Sunday's broadcast of the Academy Awards, The Post has learned. Academy officials still are debating on whether Zelensky will indeed appear briefly on the show, sources said. It's also not clear if he would appear live or in a taped message. Sources said the debate centers on whether the Oscars should remain apolitical as the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on. The Academy declined to comment to The Post.
https://www.sott.net/article/465940-Ukrainian-President-Zelensky-in-talks-with-Academy-to-make-Oscars-appearance
Ukrainian President Zelensky in talks with Academy to make Oscars appearance
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been in talks with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to make a video appearance during Sunday's broadcast of the Academy Awards, The Post has learned. Academy officials still are debating on whether Zelensky will indeed appear briefly on the show, sources said. It's also not clear if he would appear live or in a taped message. Sources said the debate centers on whether the Oscars should remain apolitical as the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on. The Academy declined to comment to The Post.
https://www.sott.net/article/465940-Ukrainian-President-Zelensky-in-talks-with-Academy-to-make-Oscars-appearance
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Hungary responds to Zelensky's appeal for support
"Hungary is on Hungary's side," its prime minister, Viktor Orban, said in a statement on Saturday, in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's calls for Budapest to quit sitting on the fence in the conflict between Kiev and Moscow. Orban said that, while his country could not "be indifferent" to the "Russo-Ukrainian war going on in our neighborhood," Hungary would look after its own interests first, and maintain a "Hungarian point of view." He went on to stress that Budapest "want[ed] to stay out of this war," but that this did not preclude it from helping "those in need." The statement came in response to Zelensky having urged Orban to choose a side in the conflict. Speaking to EU leaders via video link on Friday, the Ukrainian president thanked the Baltic states, Poland, France, and Germany for their support, but noted that Hungary was still declining to take a stand. He called on Budapest to "decide for yourself who you are with." Addressing Orban directly, Zelensky...
https://www.sott.net/article/465941-Hungary-responds-to-Zelenskys-appeal-for-support
Hungary responds to Zelensky's appeal for support
"Hungary is on Hungary's side," its prime minister, Viktor Orban, said in a statement on Saturday, in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's calls for Budapest to quit sitting on the fence in the conflict between Kiev and Moscow. Orban said that, while his country could not "be indifferent" to the "Russo-Ukrainian war going on in our neighborhood," Hungary would look after its own interests first, and maintain a "Hungarian point of view." He went on to stress that Budapest "want[ed] to stay out of this war," but that this did not preclude it from helping "those in need." The statement came in response to Zelensky having urged Orban to choose a side in the conflict. Speaking to EU leaders via video link on Friday, the Ukrainian president thanked the Baltic states, Poland, France, and Germany for their support, but noted that Hungary was still declining to take a stand. He called on Budapest to "decide for yourself who you are with." Addressing Orban directly, Zelensky...
https://www.sott.net/article/465941-Hungary-responds-to-Zelenskys-appeal-for-support
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The Biden Administration's ties to Ukraine go deeper than Hunter and Burisma
A senior Biden administration official handling global energy policy recently held a high-level position at a Ukrainian state-run natural gas firm but resigned citing corruption. Amos Hochstein, who President Joe Biden appointed to be the State Department's top adviser for energy security over the summer of 2021, was a member of the energy company Naftogaz's supervisory board. Hochstein took the position in 2017 after he said government officials persuaded him to accept the offer. Hochstein wrote, in an editorial published by the Kyiv Post in October 2020: "When fears abounded in late 2017 that Ukraine's efforts to dismantle corruption were weakening, U.S. and foreign officials encouraged me to accept the (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's) request, and join the Naftogaz board to reinforce, and help protect the progress that CEO Andriy Kobolyev and his team had made, and continue with additional critical reforms." Since 2014, the U.S. has led an effort to reduce...
https://www.sott.net/article/465942-The-Biden-Administrations-ties-to-Ukraine-go-deeper-than-Hunter-and-Burisma
The Biden Administration's ties to Ukraine go deeper than Hunter and Burisma
A senior Biden administration official handling global energy policy recently held a high-level position at a Ukrainian state-run natural gas firm but resigned citing corruption. Amos Hochstein, who President Joe Biden appointed to be the State Department's top adviser for energy security over the summer of 2021, was a member of the energy company Naftogaz's supervisory board. Hochstein took the position in 2017 after he said government officials persuaded him to accept the offer. Hochstein wrote, in an editorial published by the Kyiv Post in October 2020: "When fears abounded in late 2017 that Ukraine's efforts to dismantle corruption were weakening, U.S. and foreign officials encouraged me to accept the (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's) request, and join the Naftogaz board to reinforce, and help protect the progress that CEO Andriy Kobolyev and his team had made, and continue with additional critical reforms." Since 2014, the U.S. has led an effort to reduce...
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NATO's being persuaded to deploy troops in Western Ukraine and this is insanity, US military expert says
Following the Western press' claims that Russia's Ukraine operation has "stalled" and that Moscow may use "chemical or bio weapons" out of despair, US DoD sources told Newsweek and Reuters that neither assumption is right. Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons Inspector and WMD Whistleblower, has sat down with Sputnik to discuss the special operation. Sputnik: Speaking to Maverick Multimedia on 19 March, you said that Russia's special operation in Ukraine is "close to being over" in Russia's favour and that Moscow's military op will later be studied by specialists. What's so special about Russia's operation, in your opinion? Scott Ritter: I think the thing that separates the Russian special operation in Ukraine, apart from other military operations of this nature, is the fact that Russia does not intend to occupy Ukraine. This is something that the Russian leadership has said from the very start. A military operation that is designed to occupy is a much more complicated operation...
https://www.sott.net/article/465943-NATOs-being-persuaded-to-deploy-troops-in-Western-Ukraine-and-this-is-insanity-US-military-expert-says
NATO's being persuaded to deploy troops in Western Ukraine and this is insanity, US military expert says
Following the Western press' claims that Russia's Ukraine operation has "stalled" and that Moscow may use "chemical or bio weapons" out of despair, US DoD sources told Newsweek and Reuters that neither assumption is right. Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons Inspector and WMD Whistleblower, has sat down with Sputnik to discuss the special operation. Sputnik: Speaking to Maverick Multimedia on 19 March, you said that Russia's special operation in Ukraine is "close to being over" in Russia's favour and that Moscow's military op will later be studied by specialists. What's so special about Russia's operation, in your opinion? Scott Ritter: I think the thing that separates the Russian special operation in Ukraine, apart from other military operations of this nature, is the fact that Russia does not intend to occupy Ukraine. This is something that the Russian leadership has said from the very start. A military operation that is designed to occupy is a much more complicated operation...
https://www.sott.net/article/465943-NATOs-being-persuaded-to-deploy-troops-in-Western-Ukraine-and-this-is-insanity-US-military-expert-says
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Biden, world leaders to announce natural gas plan for Europe: report
President Biden and European leaders are expected to announce a plan on Friday for Europe to receive liquified natural gas (LNG) shipments in an effort to reduce reliance on Russia for energy, three U.S. officials familiar with the plan told The Washington Post. The announcement is expected before Biden leaves for Poland, where he will travel to after meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Friday, the newspaper reported. The paper noted that the details have not been finalized. The president is also expected to announce a new round of sanctions against Russia while he is in Brussels. Two people familiar with the matter told the newspaper that the sanctions would target the country's defense companies and subsidiaries, members of its parliament and other sectors. The White House announced on Thursday that the U.S. and its allies would be sanctioning 328 Duma members in addition to sanctioning the Duma itself, 17 board members from the Russian...
https://www.sott.net/article/465944-Biden-world-leaders-to-announce-natural-gas-plan-for-Europe-report
Biden, world leaders to announce natural gas plan for Europe: report
President Biden and European leaders are expected to announce a plan on Friday for Europe to receive liquified natural gas (LNG) shipments in an effort to reduce reliance on Russia for energy, three U.S. officials familiar with the plan told The Washington Post. The announcement is expected before Biden leaves for Poland, where he will travel to after meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Friday, the newspaper reported. The paper noted that the details have not been finalized. The president is also expected to announce a new round of sanctions against Russia while he is in Brussels. Two people familiar with the matter told the newspaper that the sanctions would target the country's defense companies and subsidiaries, members of its parliament and other sectors. The White House announced on Thursday that the U.S. and its allies would be sanctioning 328 Duma members in addition to sanctioning the Duma itself, 17 board members from the Russian...
https://www.sott.net/article/465944-Biden-world-leaders-to-announce-natural-gas-plan-for-Europe-report
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Fact checking the fact checkers: Why does Ukraine seem to have so many Nazis nowadays?
In the history of civilization, Politics has more often than not, been a matter reduceable to the question of "whose side are you on?" Granted it is not an easy affair to discern what most-nearly approaches truth in the fog of "the present." Hindsight is 20/20 they say, although that is also not entirely true, for the interpretation of history is just another battlefield, albeit in much slower motion. In a world of increased division, where we are told there is only black or white, the best we mere "civilians" can hope for is to not get hit by the crossfire. However, that is becoming increasingly harder to do. It is not a matter of holding "opinion" any longer, it is about upholding a "conviction," not earned with your own personal scrutiny and research, but by your "faith" in such a conviction and the authorities who shape it. Increasingly, it does not truly matter what the "facts" are, but the question of "whose side are you on?" If that is what "reality" has been reduced to by...
https://www.sott.net/article/465945-Fact-checking-the-fact-checkers-Why-does-Ukraine-seem-to-have-so-many-Nazis-nowadays
Fact checking the fact checkers: Why does Ukraine seem to have so many Nazis nowadays?
In the history of civilization, Politics has more often than not, been a matter reduceable to the question of "whose side are you on?" Granted it is not an easy affair to discern what most-nearly approaches truth in the fog of "the present." Hindsight is 20/20 they say, although that is also not entirely true, for the interpretation of history is just another battlefield, albeit in much slower motion. In a world of increased division, where we are told there is only black or white, the best we mere "civilians" can hope for is to not get hit by the crossfire. However, that is becoming increasingly harder to do. It is not a matter of holding "opinion" any longer, it is about upholding a "conviction," not earned with your own personal scrutiny and research, but by your "faith" in such a conviction and the authorities who shape it. Increasingly, it does not truly matter what the "facts" are, but the question of "whose side are you on?" If that is what "reality" has been reduced to by...
https://www.sott.net/article/465945-Fact-checking-the-fact-checkers-Why-does-Ukraine-seem-to-have-so-many-Nazis-nowadays
