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War in Ukraine could lead to food riots in poor countries, warns WTO boss
Rocketing global food prices as a result of the war in Ukraine could trigger riots from those going hungry in poor countries, the head of the World Trade Organization has said. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned food-producing countries against hoarding supplies and said it was vital to avoid a repeat of the Covid pandemic, when rich countries were able to secure for themselves the bulk of vaccines. In an interview with the Guardian, the WTO director general expressed concern about the knock-on effects of Russia's invasion - stressing the dependence of many African countries on food supplies from the Black Sea region. Okonjo-Iweala said: "I think we should be very worried. The impact on food prices and hunger this year and next could be substantial. Food and energy are the two biggest items in the consumption baskets of poor people all over the world. It is poor countries and poor people within poor countries that will suffer the most." Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister,...
https://www.sott.net/article/465975-War-in-Ukraine-could-lead-to-food-riots-in-poor-countries-warns-WTO-boss
War in Ukraine could lead to food riots in poor countries, warns WTO boss
Rocketing global food prices as a result of the war in Ukraine could trigger riots from those going hungry in poor countries, the head of the World Trade Organization has said. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned food-producing countries against hoarding supplies and said it was vital to avoid a repeat of the Covid pandemic, when rich countries were able to secure for themselves the bulk of vaccines. In an interview with the Guardian, the WTO director general expressed concern about the knock-on effects of Russia's invasion - stressing the dependence of many African countries on food supplies from the Black Sea region. Okonjo-Iweala said: "I think we should be very worried. The impact on food prices and hunger this year and next could be substantial. Food and energy are the two biggest items in the consumption baskets of poor people all over the world. It is poor countries and poor people within poor countries that will suffer the most." Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister,...
https://www.sott.net/article/465975-War-in-Ukraine-could-lead-to-food-riots-in-poor-countries-warns-WTO-boss
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Russia demanding Europe pay for gas in rubles could have huge repercussions
Moscow's demand that the European Union pay for its gas exports in Russian rubles could shake up the global economy, undermining the Western sanctions strategy and forcing Europe to decide if it truly wants to be independent from the US. Russia announced on March 23 that going forward it will only accept rubles as payment for natural gas contracts with what it calls "unfriendly countries" - that is to say, nations that have imposed sanctions on Moscow. This is a very important geopolitical development that could have big repercussions for the global economy. Russia supplies nearly 40% of the European Union's natural gas. This is used to heat homes and power the European grid. It is a cheap energy source that keeps costs down for European companies. Less known is that natural gas is also a vital raw material in manufacturing essentials like fertilizers and pharmaceuticals. EU sanctions imposed on Russia over its war in Ukraine have conveniently excluded natural gas for this reason.
https://www.sott.net/article/465976-Russia-demanding-Europe-pay-for-gas-in-rubles-could-have-huge-repercussions
Russia demanding Europe pay for gas in rubles could have huge repercussions
Moscow's demand that the European Union pay for its gas exports in Russian rubles could shake up the global economy, undermining the Western sanctions strategy and forcing Europe to decide if it truly wants to be independent from the US. Russia announced on March 23 that going forward it will only accept rubles as payment for natural gas contracts with what it calls "unfriendly countries" - that is to say, nations that have imposed sanctions on Moscow. This is a very important geopolitical development that could have big repercussions for the global economy. Russia supplies nearly 40% of the European Union's natural gas. This is used to heat homes and power the European grid. It is a cheap energy source that keeps costs down for European companies. Less known is that natural gas is also a vital raw material in manufacturing essentials like fertilizers and pharmaceuticals. EU sanctions imposed on Russia over its war in Ukraine have conveniently excluded natural gas for this reason.
https://www.sott.net/article/465976-Russia-demanding-Europe-pay-for-gas-in-rubles-could-have-huge-repercussions
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Blinken tamps down Biden's Putin comments: US not seeking 'regime change'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday insisted that the US is not seeking regime change in Russia, the latest attempt by the administration to clean up President Biden's comments that President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power." Blinken said during a visit to Jerusalem: "I think the president, the White House, made the point last night that, quite simply, President Putin cannot be empowered to wage war or engage in aggression against Ukraine or anyone else. As you know, and as you have heard us say repeatedly, we do not have a strategy of regime change in Russia — or anywhere else, for that matter. As in any case, it's up to the people of the country in question. It's up to the Russians." Biden raised eyebrows during a speech Saturday at Warsaw's Royal Castle after he tore into the Russian leader over the Ukrainian invasion that appeared to escalate the tensions between Washington and Moscow: "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power. A dictator bent on...
https://www.sott.net/article/465977-Blinken-tamps-down-Bidens-Putin-comments-US-not-seeking-regime-change
Blinken tamps down Biden's Putin comments: US not seeking 'regime change'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday insisted that the US is not seeking regime change in Russia, the latest attempt by the administration to clean up President Biden's comments that President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power." Blinken said during a visit to Jerusalem: "I think the president, the White House, made the point last night that, quite simply, President Putin cannot be empowered to wage war or engage in aggression against Ukraine or anyone else. As you know, and as you have heard us say repeatedly, we do not have a strategy of regime change in Russia — or anywhere else, for that matter. As in any case, it's up to the people of the country in question. It's up to the Russians." Biden raised eyebrows during a speech Saturday at Warsaw's Royal Castle after he tore into the Russian leader over the Ukrainian invasion that appeared to escalate the tensions between Washington and Moscow: "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power. A dictator bent on...
https://www.sott.net/article/465977-Blinken-tamps-down-Bidens-Putin-comments-US-not-seeking-regime-change
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SOTT FOCUS: The Science of Evil: A Personal Review of Political Ponerology
A new edition of Political Ponerology, by Andrew M. Łobaczewski, edited by Harrison Koehli, is now available on Amazon.1 This strange and provocative book argues that totalitarianism is the result of the extension of psychopathology from a group of psychopaths to the entire body politic, including its political and economic systems. Political Ponerology is essential reading for concerned thinkers and all sufferers of past and present totalitarianism. It is especially crucial today, when totalitarianism has once again emerged, this time in the West, where it is affecting nearly every aspect of life, including especially the life of the mind. When I first encountered Political Ponerology, I had been struggling to understand just how totalitarian leftism had effectively taken over the United States of America. Ever since my encounters with the rabid social justice warriors as a professor at New York University — recounted in my book Springtime for Snowflakes — I began to note, with no...
https://www.sott.net/article/465958-The-Science-of-Evil-A-Personal-Review-of-Political-Ponerology
SOTT FOCUS: The Science of Evil: A Personal Review of Political Ponerology
A new edition of Political Ponerology, by Andrew M. Łobaczewski, edited by Harrison Koehli, is now available on Amazon.1 This strange and provocative book argues that totalitarianism is the result of the extension of psychopathology from a group of psychopaths to the entire body politic, including its political and economic systems. Political Ponerology is essential reading for concerned thinkers and all sufferers of past and present totalitarianism. It is especially crucial today, when totalitarianism has once again emerged, this time in the West, where it is affecting nearly every aspect of life, including especially the life of the mind. When I first encountered Political Ponerology, I had been struggling to understand just how totalitarian leftism had effectively taken over the United States of America. Ever since my encounters with the rabid social justice warriors as a professor at New York University — recounted in my book Springtime for Snowflakes — I began to note, with no...
https://www.sott.net/article/465958-The-Science-of-Evil-A-Personal-Review-of-Political-Ponerology
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SOTT FOCUS: NewsReal: Russia is LOSING the war in Ukraine! Or is it?
Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers killed, half a dozen generals dead, Russian troops demoralized and deserting... To listen to Western media, it's just a matter of time before the Russians accept defeat in Ukraine and the Russian government collapses. If not that, then Putin has been forced to 're-think' his designs on Ukraine, cut his losses and salvage what he can from an otherwise disastrous military campaign. On this NewsReal, Joe and Niall assess the Western consensus about the war in Ukraine, the 'strategic error' Putin is supposed to have made, and the prospects for Russia's survival as a nation-state at this historic juncture. Running Time: 01:57:32 Download: MP3 — 80.7 MB
https://www.sott.net/article/465978-NewsReal-Russia-is-LOSING-the-war-in-Ukraine-Or-is-it
SOTT FOCUS: NewsReal: Russia is LOSING the war in Ukraine! Or is it?
Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers killed, half a dozen generals dead, Russian troops demoralized and deserting... To listen to Western media, it's just a matter of time before the Russians accept defeat in Ukraine and the Russian government collapses. If not that, then Putin has been forced to 're-think' his designs on Ukraine, cut his losses and salvage what he can from an otherwise disastrous military campaign. On this NewsReal, Joe and Niall assess the Western consensus about the war in Ukraine, the 'strategic error' Putin is supposed to have made, and the prospects for Russia's survival as a nation-state at this historic juncture. Running Time: 01:57:32 Download: MP3 — 80.7 MB
https://www.sott.net/article/465978-NewsReal-Russia-is-LOSING-the-war-in-Ukraine-Or-is-it
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SOTT FOCUS: NewsReal: Russia is LOSING the war in Ukraine! Or is it?
Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers killed, half a dozen generals dead, Russian troops demoralized and deserting... To listen to Western media, it's just a matter of time before the Russians accept defeat in Ukraine and the Russian government collapses. If not that, then Putin has been forced to 're-think' his designs on Ukraine, cut his losses and salvage what he can from an otherwise disastrous military campaign. On this NewsReal, Joe and Niall assess the Western consensus about the war in Ukraine, the 'strategic error' Putin is supposed to have made, and the prospects for Russia's survival as a nation-state at this historic juncture. ** We have age-restricted the version of this podcast on YouTube because we show - at the 01:24:05 mark - distressing and graphic footage of Ukrainian war crimes against Russian POWs ** Running Time: 01:57:32 Download: MP3 — 80.7 MB
https://www.sott.net/article/465978-NewsReal-Russia-is-LOSING-the-war-in-Ukraine-Or-is-it
SOTT FOCUS: NewsReal: Russia is LOSING the war in Ukraine! Or is it?
Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers killed, half a dozen generals dead, Russian troops demoralized and deserting... To listen to Western media, it's just a matter of time before the Russians accept defeat in Ukraine and the Russian government collapses. If not that, then Putin has been forced to 're-think' his designs on Ukraine, cut his losses and salvage what he can from an otherwise disastrous military campaign. On this NewsReal, Joe and Niall assess the Western consensus about the war in Ukraine, the 'strategic error' Putin is supposed to have made, and the prospects for Russia's survival as a nation-state at this historic juncture. ** We have age-restricted the version of this podcast on YouTube because we show - at the 01:24:05 mark - distressing and graphic footage of Ukrainian war crimes against Russian POWs ** Running Time: 01:57:32 Download: MP3 — 80.7 MB
https://www.sott.net/article/465978-NewsReal-Russia-is-LOSING-the-war-in-Ukraine-Or-is-it
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Armenian PM talks Karabakh escalation with Putin after Azerbaijan violates ceasefire
The Russian Defense Ministry says Azerbaijani armed forces entered a zone policed by Russian peacekeepers in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in violation of a Moscow-brokered cease-fire agreement that ended a six-week war in 2020. The Defense Ministry in Moscow also accused Azerbaijani troops of using Turkish-made drones to strike troops in Nagorno-Karabakh, while the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed "extreme concern" over the spiraling tensions in the region. Russia also said it had called on Azerbaijan to pull out its troops and called on the parties to the conflict to show restraint and ensure compliance with the agreements reached by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia.
https://www.sott.net/article/465979-Armenian-PM-talks-Karabakh-escalation-with-Putin-after-Azerbaijan-violates-ceasefire
Armenian PM talks Karabakh escalation with Putin after Azerbaijan violates ceasefire
The Russian Defense Ministry says Azerbaijani armed forces entered a zone policed by Russian peacekeepers in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in violation of a Moscow-brokered cease-fire agreement that ended a six-week war in 2020. The Defense Ministry in Moscow also accused Azerbaijani troops of using Turkish-made drones to strike troops in Nagorno-Karabakh, while the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed "extreme concern" over the spiraling tensions in the region. Russia also said it had called on Azerbaijan to pull out its troops and called on the parties to the conflict to show restraint and ensure compliance with the agreements reached by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia.
https://www.sott.net/article/465979-Armenian-PM-talks-Karabakh-escalation-with-Putin-after-Azerbaijan-violates-ceasefire
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West accused of double standards on Ukraine by Qatar and Saudi Arabia
The US' major non-NATO ally Qatar, along with Saudi Arabia, have shamed the West for paying disproportionately more attention to Ukraine than to conflicts in nations across the Middle East. "The humanitarian suffering that we have seen in Ukraine ... has been the suffering of a lot of countries in this region for years, and nothing happened," Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said during roundtable talks at the annual Doha Forum on Saturday. He reminded delegates of "the brutality against the Syrian people, or against the Palestinians, or against the Libyans, or against the Iraqis, or against the Afghans," and said that, in his view, "we have never seen a global response to address those sufferings." Comment: Lest we forget the Saudi-led, Western-backed, war on Yemen, described by the UN as the world's greatest humanitarian disaster: Pepe Escobar: String of pearls: Yemen could be the Arab hub of the Maritime Silk Road
https://www.sott.net/article/465980-West-accused-of-double-standards-on-Ukraine-by-Qatar-and-Saudi-Arabia
West accused of double standards on Ukraine by Qatar and Saudi Arabia
The US' major non-NATO ally Qatar, along with Saudi Arabia, have shamed the West for paying disproportionately more attention to Ukraine than to conflicts in nations across the Middle East. "The humanitarian suffering that we have seen in Ukraine ... has been the suffering of a lot of countries in this region for years, and nothing happened," Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said during roundtable talks at the annual Doha Forum on Saturday. He reminded delegates of "the brutality against the Syrian people, or against the Palestinians, or against the Libyans, or against the Iraqis, or against the Afghans," and said that, in his view, "we have never seen a global response to address those sufferings." Comment: Lest we forget the Saudi-led, Western-backed, war on Yemen, described by the UN as the world's greatest humanitarian disaster: Pepe Escobar: String of pearls: Yemen could be the Arab hub of the Maritime Silk Road
https://www.sott.net/article/465980-West-accused-of-double-standards-on-Ukraine-by-Qatar-and-Saudi-Arabia
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Breaking the cycle of hurting others when you have been mistreated
I grew up with difficult and hurtful parents who spoke critically, with the intent to demean. Each word of sarcasm, each thinly veiled joke or put-down undercut my self-esteem. Each knocked me down a rung in life and kept me from my potential. Rampant comparisons to other Indian kids succeeding academically, attacks of my mediocre performance at school, and harsh language were my mother's weapons of choice.
https://www.sott.net/article/465981-Breaking-the-cycle-of-hurting-others-when-you-have-been-mistreated
Breaking the cycle of hurting others when you have been mistreated
I grew up with difficult and hurtful parents who spoke critically, with the intent to demean. Each word of sarcasm, each thinly veiled joke or put-down undercut my self-esteem. Each knocked me down a rung in life and kept me from my potential. Rampant comparisons to other Indian kids succeeding academically, attacks of my mediocre performance at school, and harsh language were my mother's weapons of choice.
https://www.sott.net/article/465981-Breaking-the-cycle-of-hurting-others-when-you-have-been-mistreated
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Fauci wins Oscar for best dramatic performance
LOS ANGELES, CA — In an Oscars first, Dr. Anthony Fauci has won the Oscar for "Best Dramatic Performance," making him the first non-actor to receive such an award. "From the first time we heard him say the word 'droplets,' we hung on his every word," said hilarious Oscars host Amy Schumer. "He captured us with his enthralling, soulful performance, so much so that we blindly did everything he told us to do for two whole years. Never has there been a more influential actor. This year's award for 'Best Dramatic Performance' goes to Anthony Fauci."
https://www.sott.net/article/465982-Fauci-wins-Oscar-for-best-dramatic-performance
Fauci wins Oscar for best dramatic performance
LOS ANGELES, CA — In an Oscars first, Dr. Anthony Fauci has won the Oscar for "Best Dramatic Performance," making him the first non-actor to receive such an award. "From the first time we heard him say the word 'droplets,' we hung on his every word," said hilarious Oscars host Amy Schumer. "He captured us with his enthralling, soulful performance, so much so that we blindly did everything he told us to do for two whole years. Never has there been a more influential actor. This year's award for 'Best Dramatic Performance' goes to Anthony Fauci."
https://www.sott.net/article/465982-Fauci-wins-Oscar-for-best-dramatic-performance
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Gilad Atzmon: The Prospect of Peace and its Enemies
The USA, Britain and NATO believe that the war in Ukraine makes Russia weak, reduces Putin into an Amalek figure, makes NATO strong and will lead to an extensive boost to the USA's military industrial complex. Accordingly, Biden, Johnson and NATO want an indefinite continuation of the war. It is time to identify who needs the war to continue as Biden is not alone on that front. Zelensky also wants the war to continue. He knows that any agreement with Russia would make his situation 'very complicated.' Ukrainian nationalists who appear to be bravely fighting the Russian army and are lauded by every Western MSM outlet, won't accept a single territorial concession. It is hard to imagine the war coming to an end without such a concession especially given Russia's clear territorial gains in the south, the east and the north. And Zelensky, the actor, knows that his current theatrical role is, beyond doubt, the peak of his career. From now on it is downhill. For Zelensky, the war ought to...
https://www.sott.net/article/465983-Gilad-Atzmon-The-Prospect-of-Peace-and-its-Enemies
Gilad Atzmon: The Prospect of Peace and its Enemies
The USA, Britain and NATO believe that the war in Ukraine makes Russia weak, reduces Putin into an Amalek figure, makes NATO strong and will lead to an extensive boost to the USA's military industrial complex. Accordingly, Biden, Johnson and NATO want an indefinite continuation of the war. It is time to identify who needs the war to continue as Biden is not alone on that front. Zelensky also wants the war to continue. He knows that any agreement with Russia would make his situation 'very complicated.' Ukrainian nationalists who appear to be bravely fighting the Russian army and are lauded by every Western MSM outlet, won't accept a single territorial concession. It is hard to imagine the war coming to an end without such a concession especially given Russia's clear territorial gains in the south, the east and the north. And Zelensky, the actor, knows that his current theatrical role is, beyond doubt, the peak of his career. From now on it is downhill. For Zelensky, the war ought to...
https://www.sott.net/article/465983-Gilad-Atzmon-The-Prospect-of-Peace-and-its-Enemies
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Springtime for GloboCap
Warm up the Wagnerian orchestra and call in the goose-stepping chorus girls, because ... yes, that's right, it's Springtime for GloboCap! "The Winter of Severe Illness and Death" is over! The big Black Sun is shining again! God's in his heaven, all's right with the world! OK, sure, the vast majority of humanity are suffering from post-traumatic stress, having been terrorized, gaslighted, threatened, bullied, and otherwise systematically mindfucked by their governments, the media, and "health authorities" on a daily basis for the past two years, and we're all exhausted and at each other's throats, and many of our businesses and incomes have been ruined, and inflation is spiraling out of control, and a lot of us are still being gratuitously demonized, segregated from society, banned from traveling, and forced to submit to invasive procedures and wear medically-pointless symbols of ideological conformity on our faces, so we're not quite in the spirit of the season ... but, for...
https://www.sott.net/article/465984-Springtime-for-GloboCap
Springtime for GloboCap
Warm up the Wagnerian orchestra and call in the goose-stepping chorus girls, because ... yes, that's right, it's Springtime for GloboCap! "The Winter of Severe Illness and Death" is over! The big Black Sun is shining again! God's in his heaven, all's right with the world! OK, sure, the vast majority of humanity are suffering from post-traumatic stress, having been terrorized, gaslighted, threatened, bullied, and otherwise systematically mindfucked by their governments, the media, and "health authorities" on a daily basis for the past two years, and we're all exhausted and at each other's throats, and many of our businesses and incomes have been ruined, and inflation is spiraling out of control, and a lot of us are still being gratuitously demonized, segregated from society, banned from traveling, and forced to submit to invasive procedures and wear medically-pointless symbols of ideological conformity on our faces, so we're not quite in the spirit of the season ... but, for...
https://www.sott.net/article/465984-Springtime-for-GloboCap
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Eva Bartlett: "Western media will not report on humanitarian aid provided by Russia" - my brief appearance on Telesur, from the Donbass
Yesterday, the media delegation I joined for a two day trip to the Donbass visited Schastia, a town liberated by Russian forces a few weeks ago. We saw lines of people waiting for (quite ample) food aid. Telesur journalist Alejandro Kirk asked me some of my thoughts on media & propaganda around what we were seeing. I drew parallels to how liberations of towns in Syria occurred & the inevitable corporate media lies that followed. Under Fire from Ukraine and Misperceived by the West, The People of the DPR Share Their Stories
https://www.sott.net/article/465985-Eva-Bartlett-Western-media-will-not-report-on-humanitarian-aid-provided-by-Russia-my-brief-appearance-on-Telesur-from-the-Donbass
Eva Bartlett: "Western media will not report on humanitarian aid provided by Russia" - my brief appearance on Telesur, from the Donbass
Yesterday, the media delegation I joined for a two day trip to the Donbass visited Schastia, a town liberated by Russian forces a few weeks ago. We saw lines of people waiting for (quite ample) food aid. Telesur journalist Alejandro Kirk asked me some of my thoughts on media & propaganda around what we were seeing. I drew parallels to how liberations of towns in Syria occurred & the inevitable corporate media lies that followed. Under Fire from Ukraine and Misperceived by the West, The People of the DPR Share Their Stories
https://www.sott.net/article/465985-Eva-Bartlett-Western-media-will-not-report-on-humanitarian-aid-provided-by-Russia-my-brief-appearance-on-Telesur-from-the-Donbass
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Invasion of the Fact-Checkers
In the past five years, a cadre of fact-checkers has marched through the institutions of journalism and installed itself in the U.S. media as a privatized, quasi-governmental regulatory agency. What's wrong with facts, you say? Fueled by a panic over misinformation, the fact-checking industry is shifting the media's primary obligation away from pursuing the truth and toward upholding vague notions of public safety, which it gets to define. In the course of this transformation, journalists are being turned into rent-a-cops whose job is to enforce an official consensus that is treated as a civic good by those who benefit from — and pay for — its protection. At Meta — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — content flagged as false or misleading gets downgraded in the platform's algorithms so fewer people will see it. Google and Twitter have similar rules to bury posts. In reality, America's new public-private "Ministry of Truth" mainly serves the interests of the tech...
https://www.sott.net/article/465986-Invasion-of-the-Fact-Checkers
Invasion of the Fact-Checkers
In the past five years, a cadre of fact-checkers has marched through the institutions of journalism and installed itself in the U.S. media as a privatized, quasi-governmental regulatory agency. What's wrong with facts, you say? Fueled by a panic over misinformation, the fact-checking industry is shifting the media's primary obligation away from pursuing the truth and toward upholding vague notions of public safety, which it gets to define. In the course of this transformation, journalists are being turned into rent-a-cops whose job is to enforce an official consensus that is treated as a civic good by those who benefit from — and pay for — its protection. At Meta — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — content flagged as false or misleading gets downgraded in the platform's algorithms so fewer people will see it. Google and Twitter have similar rules to bury posts. In reality, America's new public-private "Ministry of Truth" mainly serves the interests of the tech...
https://www.sott.net/article/465986-Invasion-of-the-Fact-Checkers
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Justin Trudeau has become a punchline on the world stage — for good reason
It is a brazen thing to go to other countries like some John the Baptist for the democracies, shortly after having trampled all over the rights of those involved in a largely peaceful democratic protest. Let me make a plain, direct statement: The trucker protest was not an attempted coup. It was not a rebellion. It was not an assault on Canada's democracy. It was none of those things. The convoy protest was strong and present, but it was unthreatening and largely non-violent. It was superbly Canadian. It should not be slandered. And it surely should not be used as some sort of example of anti-democratic forces by the leader of the country in which it took place. Most especially when he goes about the world delivering passionate defences of the idea of democracy itself. To defend democracy, you should adhere to its principles. Don't go to Brussels to preach what you skip over in Ottawa. Some examples:
https://www.sott.net/article/465987-Justin-Trudeau-has-become-a-punchline-on-the-world-stage-for-good-reason
Justin Trudeau has become a punchline on the world stage — for good reason
It is a brazen thing to go to other countries like some John the Baptist for the democracies, shortly after having trampled all over the rights of those involved in a largely peaceful democratic protest. Let me make a plain, direct statement: The trucker protest was not an attempted coup. It was not a rebellion. It was not an assault on Canada's democracy. It was none of those things. The convoy protest was strong and present, but it was unthreatening and largely non-violent. It was superbly Canadian. It should not be slandered. And it surely should not be used as some sort of example of anti-democratic forces by the leader of the country in which it took place. Most especially when he goes about the world delivering passionate defences of the idea of democracy itself. To defend democracy, you should adhere to its principles. Don't go to Brussels to preach what you skip over in Ottawa. Some examples:
https://www.sott.net/article/465987-Justin-Trudeau-has-become-a-punchline-on-the-world-stage-for-good-reason
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Second 'black box' found in China Eastern plane crash
The two recorders should help investigators determine what caused the plane to plummet from 29,000 feet and into a forested mountainside, killing all 132 people on board. The second "black box" has been recovered from the crash of a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 that killed all 132 people on board last week, Chinese state media said Sunday. Firefighters taking part in the search found therecorder, an orange cylinder, on a mountain slope about 5 feet underground, state broadcaster CCTV said. Experts confirmed it was the second black box. The impact of the crash scattered debris widely and created a 65-foot-deep pit in the side of the mountain.
https://www.sott.net/article/465988-Second-black-box-found-in-China-Eastern-plane-crash
Second 'black box' found in China Eastern plane crash
The two recorders should help investigators determine what caused the plane to plummet from 29,000 feet and into a forested mountainside, killing all 132 people on board. The second "black box" has been recovered from the crash of a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 that killed all 132 people on board last week, Chinese state media said Sunday. Firefighters taking part in the search found therecorder, an orange cylinder, on a mountain slope about 5 feet underground, state broadcaster CCTV said. Experts confirmed it was the second black box. The impact of the crash scattered debris widely and created a 65-foot-deep pit in the side of the mountain.
https://www.sott.net/article/465988-Second-black-box-found-in-China-Eastern-plane-crash
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Extreme weather is NOTHING new: Victorian rainfall data reveals the driest year on record was 1855 with widespread flooding in the winter of 1852
Heavy rainfall may be associated with flash floods and the modern-day battle against climate change. But a new study led by the Met Office and the University of Reading shows it's nothing new - in fact, newly recovered data from the Victorian era has 'smashed' current rainfall records. Millions of archived rainfall records dating back nearly 200 years have been 'rescued' by thousands of volunteers during Covid lockdown, as part of the 'Rainfall Rescue' project.
https://www.sott.net/article/465989-Extreme-weather-is-NOTHING-new-Victorian-rainfall-data-reveals-the-driest-year-on-record-was-1855-with-widespread-flooding-in-the-winter-of-1852
Extreme weather is NOTHING new: Victorian rainfall data reveals the driest year on record was 1855 with widespread flooding in the winter of 1852
Heavy rainfall may be associated with flash floods and the modern-day battle against climate change. But a new study led by the Met Office and the University of Reading shows it's nothing new - in fact, newly recovered data from the Victorian era has 'smashed' current rainfall records. Millions of archived rainfall records dating back nearly 200 years have been 'rescued' by thousands of volunteers during Covid lockdown, as part of the 'Rainfall Rescue' project.
https://www.sott.net/article/465989-Extreme-weather-is-NOTHING-new-Victorian-rainfall-data-reveals-the-driest-year-on-record-was-1855-with-widespread-flooding-in-the-winter-of-1852
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Extreme weather is NOTHING new: Victorian rainfall data reveals driest year on record was 1855, widespread flooding in 1852
Heavy rainfall may be associated with flash floods and the modern-day battle against climate change. But a new study led by the Met Office and the University of Reading shows it's nothing new - in fact, newly recovered data from the Victorian era has 'smashed' current rainfall records. Millions of archived rainfall records dating back nearly 200 years have been 'rescued' by thousands of volunteers during Covid lockdown, as part of the 'Rainfall Rescue' project.
https://www.sott.net/article/465989-Extreme-weather-is-NOTHING-new-Victorian-rainfall-data-reveals-driest-year-on-record-was-1855-widespread-flooding-in-1852
Extreme weather is NOTHING new: Victorian rainfall data reveals driest year on record was 1855, widespread flooding in 1852
Heavy rainfall may be associated with flash floods and the modern-day battle against climate change. But a new study led by the Met Office and the University of Reading shows it's nothing new - in fact, newly recovered data from the Victorian era has 'smashed' current rainfall records. Millions of archived rainfall records dating back nearly 200 years have been 'rescued' by thousands of volunteers during Covid lockdown, as part of the 'Rainfall Rescue' project.
https://www.sott.net/article/465989-Extreme-weather-is-NOTHING-new-Victorian-rainfall-data-reveals-driest-year-on-record-was-1855-widespread-flooding-in-1852
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Macron warns against 'escalation' after Biden brands Putin 'butcher'
France's President Emmanuel Macron warned Sunday against a verbal "escalation" of Russia's invasion in Ukraine, after US President Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a "butcher" who "cannot remain in power". The Kremlin had reacted in fury over Biden's comments which it said narrows the window for bilateral relations, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine now into a second month. Macron said he would speak to Putin in the next two days to organise the evacuation of civilians from the heavily bombarded port city of Mariupol.
https://www.sott.net/article/465990-Macron-warns-against-escalation-after-Biden-brands-Putin-butcher
Macron warns against 'escalation' after Biden brands Putin 'butcher'
France's President Emmanuel Macron warned Sunday against a verbal "escalation" of Russia's invasion in Ukraine, after US President Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a "butcher" who "cannot remain in power". The Kremlin had reacted in fury over Biden's comments which it said narrows the window for bilateral relations, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine now into a second month. Macron said he would speak to Putin in the next two days to organise the evacuation of civilians from the heavily bombarded port city of Mariupol.
https://www.sott.net/article/465990-Macron-warns-against-escalation-after-Biden-brands-Putin-butcher
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Why US LNG cannot replace Europe's reliance on Russian gas
The United States and European Union on Friday announced a new partnership to reduce the continent's reliance on Russian energy, the start of a years-long initiative to further isolate Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine. As part of the plan, the U.S. and other nations will increase liquified natural gas exports to Europe by 15 billion cubic meters this year, the White House said. Even larger shipments would be delivered in the future. At the same time, they will try to keep their climate goals on track by powering gas infrastructure with clean energy and reducing methane leaks that can worsen global warming. Comment: If green 'clean energy' were an option, they wouldn't need to ship US LNG.
https://www.sott.net/article/465991-Why-US-LNG-cannot-replace-Europes-reliance-on-Russian-gas
Why US LNG cannot replace Europe's reliance on Russian gas
The United States and European Union on Friday announced a new partnership to reduce the continent's reliance on Russian energy, the start of a years-long initiative to further isolate Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine. As part of the plan, the U.S. and other nations will increase liquified natural gas exports to Europe by 15 billion cubic meters this year, the White House said. Even larger shipments would be delivered in the future. At the same time, they will try to keep their climate goals on track by powering gas infrastructure with clean energy and reducing methane leaks that can worsen global warming. Comment: If green 'clean energy' were an option, they wouldn't need to ship US LNG.
https://www.sott.net/article/465991-Why-US-LNG-cannot-replace-Europes-reliance-on-Russian-gas
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Zelensky suggests Ukraine's Western backers lack courage
Ukraine's president says NATO members won't send him warplanes because they don't have 1% of the bravery shown by Mariupol defenders. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has scolded NATO members for declining to send him warplanes with which to help fight off Russia's military, essentially saying his Western supporters lack sufficient courage. Speaking by video address early on Sunday from Kiev, Zelensky chided his allies for a "ping-pong about who and how should hand over jets and other defensive weapons," adding, "Ukraine can't shoot down Russian missiles with shotguns, machine guns, of which there are too many in the supplies." For instance, he said, to break the Russian siege of Mariupol, Ukraine needs tanks, other armored vehicles, and especially warplanes.
https://www.sott.net/article/465992-Zelensky-suggests-Ukraines-Western-backers-lack-courage
Zelensky suggests Ukraine's Western backers lack courage
Ukraine's president says NATO members won't send him warplanes because they don't have 1% of the bravery shown by Mariupol defenders. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has scolded NATO members for declining to send him warplanes with which to help fight off Russia's military, essentially saying his Western supporters lack sufficient courage. Speaking by video address early on Sunday from Kiev, Zelensky chided his allies for a "ping-pong about who and how should hand over jets and other defensive weapons," adding, "Ukraine can't shoot down Russian missiles with shotguns, machine guns, of which there are too many in the supplies." For instance, he said, to break the Russian siege of Mariupol, Ukraine needs tanks, other armored vehicles, and especially warplanes.
https://www.sott.net/article/465992-Zelensky-suggests-Ukraines-Western-backers-lack-courage
