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Germany struck by snow and frost as wintry temperatures return
According to the German Weather Serivce (DWD), both high and lower-altitude regions saw heavy snow, with parts of the motorway in North Rhine-Westphalia needing to be de-iced. On Friday afternoon, more snowfall was expected in central and southern Germany, particularly in the regions surrounding the Alps. In the northern half of the country, temperatures in the low single-digits and windstorms were forecast. Slippery roads are also possible again due to the snow and ice. A spokesperson for the German Weather Service told DPA that people in the coldest areas should drive with caution. In Baden-Württemberg, fresh snow fell in the Black Forest and the Swabian Alps on Friday morning and is set to continue into the weekend.
https://www.sott.net/article/466164-Germany-struck-by-snow-and-frost-as-wintry-temperatures-return
Germany struck by snow and frost as wintry temperatures return
According to the German Weather Serivce (DWD), both high and lower-altitude regions saw heavy snow, with parts of the motorway in North Rhine-Westphalia needing to be de-iced. On Friday afternoon, more snowfall was expected in central and southern Germany, particularly in the regions surrounding the Alps. In the northern half of the country, temperatures in the low single-digits and windstorms were forecast. Slippery roads are also possible again due to the snow and ice. A spokesperson for the German Weather Service told DPA that people in the coldest areas should drive with caution. In Baden-Württemberg, fresh snow fell in the Black Forest and the Swabian Alps on Friday morning and is set to continue into the weekend.
https://www.sott.net/article/466164-Germany-struck-by-snow-and-frost-as-wintry-temperatures-return
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NYT painted Matt Gaetz as a child sex trafficker. One year later, he has not been charged
On March 30 of last year, The New York Times published an article that was treated as a bombshell by the political class. Citing exclusively anonymous sources — "three people briefed on the matter" — the Paper of Record announced that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) "is being investigated by the Justice Department over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him." The headline chosen by Times editors was as inflammatory and provocative as possible: "Matt Gaetz Is Said to Face Justice Dept. Inquiry Over Sex With an Underage Girl." The paper, high up in the article, emphasized what grave crimes these were: "The Justice Department regularly prosecutes such cases, and offenders often receive severe sentences." The article was extremely light on any actual evidence regarding Gaetz, instead devoting paragraph after paragraph to guilt-by-association tactics regarding "a political ally of his, a local official in Florida named Joel Greenberg, who was...
https://www.sott.net/article/466165-NYT-painted-Matt-Gaetz-as-a-child-sex-trafficker-One-year-later-he-has-not-been-charged
NYT painted Matt Gaetz as a child sex trafficker. One year later, he has not been charged
On March 30 of last year, The New York Times published an article that was treated as a bombshell by the political class. Citing exclusively anonymous sources — "three people briefed on the matter" — the Paper of Record announced that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) "is being investigated by the Justice Department over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him." The headline chosen by Times editors was as inflammatory and provocative as possible: "Matt Gaetz Is Said to Face Justice Dept. Inquiry Over Sex With an Underage Girl." The paper, high up in the article, emphasized what grave crimes these were: "The Justice Department regularly prosecutes such cases, and offenders often receive severe sentences." The article was extremely light on any actual evidence regarding Gaetz, instead devoting paragraph after paragraph to guilt-by-association tactics regarding "a political ally of his, a local official in Florida named Joel Greenberg, who was...
https://www.sott.net/article/466165-NYT-painted-Matt-Gaetz-as-a-child-sex-trafficker-One-year-later-he-has-not-been-charged
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Biathlon coach explains why he rearranged French flag into Russian one
French biathlon coach Simon Fourcade has said it is "counterproductive" to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competition, explaining why he made a gesture of support at the Junior World Championships in America. A member of the Russian team, Yuri Batmanov explained this week how Fourcade had glued a Russian flag onto one of the wax booths at the event Soldier Hollow back in February after Russian national symbols had been removed in the wake of a decision by the International Biathlon Union (IBU). According to Batmanov, Fourcade had used a cut-up French flag and rearranged it into Russian colors before applying it to the wax cabin where equipment is treated. The image had been shared at the time by Russian team doctor Aishat Erkenova.
https://www.sott.net/article/466166-Biathlon-coach-explains-why-he-rearranged-French-flag-into-Russian-one
Biathlon coach explains why he rearranged French flag into Russian one
French biathlon coach Simon Fourcade has said it is "counterproductive" to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competition, explaining why he made a gesture of support at the Junior World Championships in America. A member of the Russian team, Yuri Batmanov explained this week how Fourcade had glued a Russian flag onto one of the wax booths at the event Soldier Hollow back in February after Russian national symbols had been removed in the wake of a decision by the International Biathlon Union (IBU). According to Batmanov, Fourcade had used a cut-up French flag and rearranged it into Russian colors before applying it to the wax cabin where equipment is treated. The image had been shared at the time by Russian team doctor Aishat Erkenova.
https://www.sott.net/article/466166-Biathlon-coach-explains-why-he-rearranged-French-flag-into-Russian-one
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Spring snow and ice hit parts of northern England
A blast of icy Arctic air has seen snow blanket parts of Britain, with flurries reported as far south as London, prompting warnings of travel disruption. After overnight temperatures dropped as low as -6C in Scotland, much of the UK remained in sub-zero conditions on Thursday morning, with the mercury forecast to sit at 0C in St Alban's, -3C in Derry and and -2C in Glasgow.
https://www.sott.net/article/466167-Spring-snow-and-ice-hit-parts-of-northern-England
Spring snow and ice hit parts of northern England
A blast of icy Arctic air has seen snow blanket parts of Britain, with flurries reported as far south as London, prompting warnings of travel disruption. After overnight temperatures dropped as low as -6C in Scotland, much of the UK remained in sub-zero conditions on Thursday morning, with the mercury forecast to sit at 0C in St Alban's, -3C in Derry and and -2C in Glasgow.
https://www.sott.net/article/466167-Spring-snow-and-ice-hit-parts-of-northern-England
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Meet the Americans coordinating bioweapons research in Ukraine labs
Amid its ongoing special operation in Ukraine, Russian forces discovered US-operated biolabs in the country carrying out dangerous pathogen research. While Washington initially tried to deny their existence, they later confirmed it, but claimed the labs' activities were unremarkable. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) revealed new documents on Thursday that had been seized by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, including correspondences between American financier Hunter Biden - the son of US President Joe Biden - and figures involved in biological research in Ukraine, which an investment firm of his helped to bankroll.
https://www.sott.net/article/466168-Meet-the-Americans-coordinating-bioweapons-research-in-Ukraine-labs
Meet the Americans coordinating bioweapons research in Ukraine labs
Amid its ongoing special operation in Ukraine, Russian forces discovered US-operated biolabs in the country carrying out dangerous pathogen research. While Washington initially tried to deny their existence, they later confirmed it, but claimed the labs' activities were unremarkable. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) revealed new documents on Thursday that had been seized by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, including correspondences between American financier Hunter Biden - the son of US President Joe Biden - and figures involved in biological research in Ukraine, which an investment firm of his helped to bankroll.
https://www.sott.net/article/466168-Meet-the-Americans-coordinating-bioweapons-research-in-Ukraine-labs
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Study finds Joe Biden got 255,000 'excess' votes in fraud-tainted swing states in 2020
President Biden received hundreds of thousands of "excess" votes in Democratic-controlled areas in the 2020 election, according to an academic study on voter fraud that suggests the push to relax voting standards created new opportunities for electoral mischief. John R. Lott Jr., the man behind the research, teased out those numbers by comparing Democratic-dominant areas to Republican-dominant places over the past two presidential elections, particularly in places where claims of election fraud were reported in 2020. Looking at six swing states, the data he crunched found that voter turnout in Republican areas increased from 2016 to 2020 while voter turnout among Democrats dropped — except in places where voter fraud was claimed. That accounted for 255,000 "excess" votes for Mr. Biden above what would be expected, Mr. Lott said. His paper has been accepted for publication in Public Choice, a peer-reviewed journal specializing in the intersection of economics and political science.
https://www.sott.net/article/466169-Study-finds-Joe-Biden-got-255000-excess-votes-in-fraud-tainted-swing-states-in-2020
Study finds Joe Biden got 255,000 'excess' votes in fraud-tainted swing states in 2020
President Biden received hundreds of thousands of "excess" votes in Democratic-controlled areas in the 2020 election, according to an academic study on voter fraud that suggests the push to relax voting standards created new opportunities for electoral mischief. John R. Lott Jr., the man behind the research, teased out those numbers by comparing Democratic-dominant areas to Republican-dominant places over the past two presidential elections, particularly in places where claims of election fraud were reported in 2020. Looking at six swing states, the data he crunched found that voter turnout in Republican areas increased from 2016 to 2020 while voter turnout among Democrats dropped — except in places where voter fraud was claimed. That accounted for 255,000 "excess" votes for Mr. Biden above what would be expected, Mr. Lott said. His paper has been accepted for publication in Public Choice, a peer-reviewed journal specializing in the intersection of economics and political science.
https://www.sott.net/article/466169-Study-finds-Joe-Biden-got-255000-excess-votes-in-fraud-tainted-swing-states-in-2020
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Latvia bans 'V' and 'Z' after honoring SS
The parliament of Latvia has adopted a law banning the display of the letters 'Z' and 'V' in public, saying the symbols used by Russian troops in Ukraine stand for glorifying aggression and war crimes. The former Soviet republic, now an EU and NATO member, acted after the government in Kiev called for the censorship of the symbols. Latvia officially bans symbols glorifying Nazi or Communist regimes, except when used for "educational, scientific or artistic purposes." That has not stopped annual marches honoring Latvian members of the Waffen-SS. Around 200 people gathered in Riga on March 16 to honor Hitler's collaborators, after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The local parliament used an urgent procedure to vote on Thursday on amendments prohibiting displays of "military aggression and war crimes" at public events. The law also says no permits for public events will be given if they are held within 200 meters of monuments commemorating the Soviet Army in Latvia....
https://www.sott.net/article/466170-Latvia-bans-V-and-Z-after-honoring-SS
Latvia bans 'V' and 'Z' after honoring SS
The parliament of Latvia has adopted a law banning the display of the letters 'Z' and 'V' in public, saying the symbols used by Russian troops in Ukraine stand for glorifying aggression and war crimes. The former Soviet republic, now an EU and NATO member, acted after the government in Kiev called for the censorship of the symbols. Latvia officially bans symbols glorifying Nazi or Communist regimes, except when used for "educational, scientific or artistic purposes." That has not stopped annual marches honoring Latvian members of the Waffen-SS. Around 200 people gathered in Riga on March 16 to honor Hitler's collaborators, after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The local parliament used an urgent procedure to vote on Thursday on amendments prohibiting displays of "military aggression and war crimes" at public events. The law also says no permits for public events will be given if they are held within 200 meters of monuments commemorating the Soviet Army in Latvia....
https://www.sott.net/article/466170-Latvia-bans-V-and-Z-after-honoring-SS
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Hubble telescope reveals the most distant star ever detected
The most distant star — or possibly pair of stars — that astronomers have ever seen was just revealed thanks to the Hubble telescope and a massive cluster of galaxies. Far from Earth, the universe bends around the vast bulk of a galaxy cluster, creating a gravitational lens in spacetime much like the curved lens in a magnifying glass. Like a magnifying glass, it revealed something small and hidden: a star system from the early universe. The far-away star system takes the official name WHL0137-LS, but the astronomers who found it nicknamed it "Earendel" from the Old English word meaning "morning star" or "rising light." Earendel system as we're seeing it today was shining within just 900 million years of the Big Bang, according to the authors of a new paper in the journal Nature describing the discovery. Fully 12.8 billion years passed before that light reached the Hubble Space Telescope, magnified by a lucky trick of gravity to appear as a tiny smudge of photons on Hubble's image...
https://www.sott.net/article/466171-Hubble-telescope-reveals-the-most-distant-star-ever-detected
Hubble telescope reveals the most distant star ever detected
The most distant star — or possibly pair of stars — that astronomers have ever seen was just revealed thanks to the Hubble telescope and a massive cluster of galaxies. Far from Earth, the universe bends around the vast bulk of a galaxy cluster, creating a gravitational lens in spacetime much like the curved lens in a magnifying glass. Like a magnifying glass, it revealed something small and hidden: a star system from the early universe. The far-away star system takes the official name WHL0137-LS, but the astronomers who found it nicknamed it "Earendel" from the Old English word meaning "morning star" or "rising light." Earendel system as we're seeing it today was shining within just 900 million years of the Big Bang, according to the authors of a new paper in the journal Nature describing the discovery. Fully 12.8 billion years passed before that light reached the Hubble Space Telescope, magnified by a lucky trick of gravity to appear as a tiny smudge of photons on Hubble's image...
https://www.sott.net/article/466171-Hubble-telescope-reveals-the-most-distant-star-ever-detected
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Biden's DOJ going after states that protect minors from genital mutilation
Following the passage of laws banning genital mutilation surgeries and the prescribing of cross-sex hormones for minors seeking to transform into the opposite sex, the Department of Justice has announced that it has sent letters to state attorneys "reminding them of federal constitutional and statutory provisions that protect transgender youth against discrimination." "The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that all children are able to live free from discrimination, abuse and harassment," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division in a press release. "Today's letter reaffirms state and local officials' obligation to ensure that their laws and policies do not undermine or harm the health and safety of children, regardless of a child's gender identity," she added.
https://www.sott.net/article/466172-Bidens-DOJ-going-after-states-that-protect-minors-from-genital-mutilation
Biden's DOJ going after states that protect minors from genital mutilation
Following the passage of laws banning genital mutilation surgeries and the prescribing of cross-sex hormones for minors seeking to transform into the opposite sex, the Department of Justice has announced that it has sent letters to state attorneys "reminding them of federal constitutional and statutory provisions that protect transgender youth against discrimination." "The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that all children are able to live free from discrimination, abuse and harassment," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division in a press release. "Today's letter reaffirms state and local officials' obligation to ensure that their laws and policies do not undermine or harm the health and safety of children, regardless of a child's gender identity," she added.
https://www.sott.net/article/466172-Bidens-DOJ-going-after-states-that-protect-minors-from-genital-mutilation
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Lightning bolt kills 4 men in Ondo State, Nigeria
A lightning strike has killed at least four young people in Ago Dada village, in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Wednesday evening during a rainfall. The four youths who were struck by the lightning during the light rain in their homes died on the spot before any help could reach them. The development caused tension in the agrarian community as residents of the community trooped to the scene of the incident. A resident explained that the four young men were inside a house when the lightning suddenly enveloped the community with the accompanying thunder, killing the four of them.
https://www.sott.net/article/466173-Lightning-bolt-kills-4-men-in-Ondo-State-Nigeria
Lightning bolt kills 4 men in Ondo State, Nigeria
A lightning strike has killed at least four young people in Ago Dada village, in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Wednesday evening during a rainfall. The four youths who were struck by the lightning during the light rain in their homes died on the spot before any help could reach them. The development caused tension in the agrarian community as residents of the community trooped to the scene of the incident. A resident explained that the four young men were inside a house when the lightning suddenly enveloped the community with the accompanying thunder, killing the four of them.
https://www.sott.net/article/466173-Lightning-bolt-kills-4-men-in-Ondo-State-Nigeria
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"We're going back to winter": Snow cools the atmosphere in France
The snowflakes fall on a northern part of the country this Friday, in Ile-de-France but also in Normandy, and in the Massif Central, indicates Météo-France, which has placed 22 departments on snow and ice vigilance. (Translated by Google)
https://www.sott.net/article/466174-We-re-going-back-to-winter-Snow-cools-the-atmosphere-in-France
"We're going back to winter": Snow cools the atmosphere in France
The snowflakes fall on a northern part of the country this Friday, in Ile-de-France but also in Normandy, and in the Massif Central, indicates Météo-France, which has placed 22 departments on snow and ice vigilance. (Translated by Google)
https://www.sott.net/article/466174-We-re-going-back-to-winter-Snow-cools-the-atmosphere-in-France
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Hunter laptop story confirms: Rein in Big Tech or cease to be a free people
On the precipice of the regime-defining 2020 presidential election, Facebook and Twitter committed their "Pearl Harbor attack" against the incumbent president, Donald Trump, and in dutiful favor of the regnant regime's favored candidate, Joe Biden. In an October move that would presage the collapse of the "public"-"private" distinction during the Biden presidency — as seen in press secretary Jen Psaki's open bragging last summer of collusion with Mark Zuckerberg to censor COVID "misinformation," and Eric Schmidt's recently revealed role helping shape administration science policy — Big Tech oligarchs dropped the hammer on the New York Post, a high-circulation newspaper, for its reporting on Hunter Biden's now-infamous "laptop from hell." The laptop's files demonstrated the notoriously troubled Hunter's venality, abuses of power and general sketchiness of his foreign dealings. He and some of his cronies remain under federal investigation for possible tax and money laundering...
https://www.sott.net/article/466175-Hunter-laptop-story-confirms-Rein-in-Big-Tech-or-cease-to-be-a-free-people
Hunter laptop story confirms: Rein in Big Tech or cease to be a free people
On the precipice of the regime-defining 2020 presidential election, Facebook and Twitter committed their "Pearl Harbor attack" against the incumbent president, Donald Trump, and in dutiful favor of the regnant regime's favored candidate, Joe Biden. In an October move that would presage the collapse of the "public"-"private" distinction during the Biden presidency — as seen in press secretary Jen Psaki's open bragging last summer of collusion with Mark Zuckerberg to censor COVID "misinformation," and Eric Schmidt's recently revealed role helping shape administration science policy — Big Tech oligarchs dropped the hammer on the New York Post, a high-circulation newspaper, for its reporting on Hunter Biden's now-infamous "laptop from hell." The laptop's files demonstrated the notoriously troubled Hunter's venality, abuses of power and general sketchiness of his foreign dealings. He and some of his cronies remain under federal investigation for possible tax and money laundering...
https://www.sott.net/article/466175-Hunter-laptop-story-confirms-Rein-in-Big-Tech-or-cease-to-be-a-free-people
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Another hoax debunked: Official review of Trump phone logs from January 6 finds record is complete
In the seven hours during which White House records show no phone calls to or from then-President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, among the calls that are conspicuously absent is one Trump made to then-Vice President Mike Pence that morning from the Oval Office. While the call is not specifically noted in the presidential diary or the presidential call log, its existence has been corroborated by multiple sources who were with Trump and Pence that day, including former aides who testified before the House select committee investigating the US Capitol attack. And it's not the only call Trump is known to have made in that timeframe that is not reflected in the records. The mystery of the seven-hour gap has fueled furious speculation as to why calls are missing. That includes allegations that Trump was using "burner phones" (which he has denied) or that the logs were purposely suppressed. But the gap might have a less mysterious explanation. According to multiple sources familiar with...
https://www.sott.net/article/466176-Another-hoax-debunked-Official-review-of-Trump-phone-logs-from-January-6-finds-record-is-complete
Another hoax debunked: Official review of Trump phone logs from January 6 finds record is complete
In the seven hours during which White House records show no phone calls to or from then-President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, among the calls that are conspicuously absent is one Trump made to then-Vice President Mike Pence that morning from the Oval Office. While the call is not specifically noted in the presidential diary or the presidential call log, its existence has been corroborated by multiple sources who were with Trump and Pence that day, including former aides who testified before the House select committee investigating the US Capitol attack. And it's not the only call Trump is known to have made in that timeframe that is not reflected in the records. The mystery of the seven-hour gap has fueled furious speculation as to why calls are missing. That includes allegations that Trump was using "burner phones" (which he has denied) or that the logs were purposely suppressed. But the gap might have a less mysterious explanation. According to multiple sources familiar with...
https://www.sott.net/article/466176-Another-hoax-debunked-Official-review-of-Trump-phone-logs-from-January-6-finds-record-is-complete
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WaPo admits Kiev's 'defense tactics' put civilians in danger - could be war crimes
The suspected Russian missile hit the tall apartment building, engulfing it in flames and smoke. It killed at least four people, including elderly residents, and shattered the lives of a close-knit community. For lawmaker Oleksii Goncharenko, the tragedy was yet another example of potential Russian war crimes. "They are just hitting residential buildings in these areas," said the Ukrainian parliament member, who arrived at the scene shortly after the explosion two weeks ago. "You can walk around, you will not find any military targets, or any military people. This is just terror." Yet a few minutes later, the whooshing sound of Ukrainian rockets fired from a multiple rocket launcher startled residents staring blankly at their destroyed homes. Then, another outgoing barrage. The weapons seemed to be nearby, perhaps a few streets away, certainly well inside the capital. Comment: That is, Goncharenko, like the entire Ukrainian leadership, is lying, repeatedly and shamelessly....
https://www.sott.net/article/466177-WaPo-admits-Kievs-defense-tactics-put-civilians-in-danger-could-be-war-crimes
WaPo admits Kiev's 'defense tactics' put civilians in danger - could be war crimes
The suspected Russian missile hit the tall apartment building, engulfing it in flames and smoke. It killed at least four people, including elderly residents, and shattered the lives of a close-knit community. For lawmaker Oleksii Goncharenko, the tragedy was yet another example of potential Russian war crimes. "They are just hitting residential buildings in these areas," said the Ukrainian parliament member, who arrived at the scene shortly after the explosion two weeks ago. "You can walk around, you will not find any military targets, or any military people. This is just terror." Yet a few minutes later, the whooshing sound of Ukrainian rockets fired from a multiple rocket launcher startled residents staring blankly at their destroyed homes. Then, another outgoing barrage. The weapons seemed to be nearby, perhaps a few streets away, certainly well inside the capital. Comment: That is, Goncharenko, like the entire Ukrainian leadership, is lying, repeatedly and shamelessly....
https://www.sott.net/article/466177-WaPo-admits-Kievs-defense-tactics-put-civilians-in-danger-could-be-war-crimes
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China calls for 'objective' analysis of Russia's claims about US biolabs in Ukraine
The international community should provide a "fair, objective and professional" assessment of Russia's allegations regarding alleged US military laboratories in Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said. In March, Russia shared evidence obtained from laboratories across Ukraine that apparently confirms that Pentagon-funded labs were working on "biological weapons components," and may have been connected to suspicious outbreaks of dirofilariasis, tuberculosis, and avian flu over the past several years. According to the latest data revealed by military spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov on March 30, Kiev was planning to use drones to deploy pathogens against the Donbass republics, as well as Russia itself. Speaking at a regular press briefing on Friday, Zhao said the US has still not come up with a "constructive response" to Russia's statements, and called on the international community to give serious consideration to Moscow's claims. He said, as quoted by...
https://www.sott.net/article/466178-China-calls-for-objective-analysis-of-Russias-claims-about-US-biolabs-in-Ukraine
China calls for 'objective' analysis of Russia's claims about US biolabs in Ukraine
The international community should provide a "fair, objective and professional" assessment of Russia's allegations regarding alleged US military laboratories in Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said. In March, Russia shared evidence obtained from laboratories across Ukraine that apparently confirms that Pentagon-funded labs were working on "biological weapons components," and may have been connected to suspicious outbreaks of dirofilariasis, tuberculosis, and avian flu over the past several years. According to the latest data revealed by military spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov on March 30, Kiev was planning to use drones to deploy pathogens against the Donbass republics, as well as Russia itself. Speaking at a regular press briefing on Friday, Zhao said the US has still not come up with a "constructive response" to Russia's statements, and called on the international community to give serious consideration to Moscow's claims. He said, as quoted by...
https://www.sott.net/article/466178-China-calls-for-objective-analysis-of-Russias-claims-about-US-biolabs-in-Ukraine
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New gig, same MO: Psaki will go from lying for WH to lying for the WH on MSNBC
White House press secretary Jen Psaki is in exclusive talks with MSNBC to join the network after she leaves the White House around May, according to a source close to the matter. Why it matters: It's been speculated for weeks that Psaki would leave the White House for a TV gig. White House communications staffers often negotiate TV jobs once they leave an administration. Details: Psaki has been in close consultation with the White House counsel's office about her departure, according to two sources familiar with the plans. She's been treading carefully on the ethics and legal aspects of her plans.
https://www.sott.net/article/466179-New-gig-same-MO-Psaki-will-go-from-lying-for-WH-to-lying-for-the-WH-on-MSNBC
New gig, same MO: Psaki will go from lying for WH to lying for the WH on MSNBC
White House press secretary Jen Psaki is in exclusive talks with MSNBC to join the network after she leaves the White House around May, according to a source close to the matter. Why it matters: It's been speculated for weeks that Psaki would leave the White House for a TV gig. White House communications staffers often negotiate TV jobs once they leave an administration. Details: Psaki has been in close consultation with the White House counsel's office about her departure, according to two sources familiar with the plans. She's been treading carefully on the ethics and legal aspects of her plans.
https://www.sott.net/article/466179-New-gig-same-MO-Psaki-will-go-from-lying-for-WH-to-lying-for-the-WH-on-MSNBC
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'Escobar: "Rublegas' the world's new resource-based reserve currency
Rublegas is the commodity currency du jour and it isn't nearly as complicated as NATO pretends. If Europe wants gas, all it needs to do is send its Euros to a Russian account inside Russia. Saddam, Gaddafi, Iran, Venezuela - they all tried but couldn't do it. But Russia is on a different level altogether. The beauty of the game-changing, gas-for-rubles, geoeconomic jujitsu applied by Moscow is its stark simplicity. Russian President Vladimir Putin's presidential decree on new payment terms for energy products, predictably, was misunderstood by the collective west. The Russian government is not exactly demanding straightforward payment for gas in rubles. What Moscow wants is to be paid at Gazprombank in Russia, in its currency of choice, and not at a Gazprom account in any banking institution in western capitals. That's the essence of less-is-more sophistication. Gazprombank will sell the foreign currency - dollars or euros - deposited by their customers on the Moscow Stock Exchange...
https://www.sott.net/article/466180-Escobar-Rublegas-the-worlds-new-resource-based-reserve-currency
'Escobar: "Rublegas' the world's new resource-based reserve currency
Rublegas is the commodity currency du jour and it isn't nearly as complicated as NATO pretends. If Europe wants gas, all it needs to do is send its Euros to a Russian account inside Russia. Saddam, Gaddafi, Iran, Venezuela - they all tried but couldn't do it. But Russia is on a different level altogether. The beauty of the game-changing, gas-for-rubles, geoeconomic jujitsu applied by Moscow is its stark simplicity. Russian President Vladimir Putin's presidential decree on new payment terms for energy products, predictably, was misunderstood by the collective west. The Russian government is not exactly demanding straightforward payment for gas in rubles. What Moscow wants is to be paid at Gazprombank in Russia, in its currency of choice, and not at a Gazprom account in any banking institution in western capitals. That's the essence of less-is-more sophistication. Gazprombank will sell the foreign currency - dollars or euros - deposited by their customers on the Moscow Stock Exchange...
https://www.sott.net/article/466180-Escobar-Rublegas-the-worlds-new-resource-based-reserve-currency
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British bullshit corporation whitewashes Ukrainian Nazis
The Orwellian reality of the Beeb should make it the world's "most busted" propaganda outlet. There is no Nazi presence in Ukraine, the Azov Battalion are merely excellent fighters, and Russian claims of denazifying the regime are cynical falsifications to justify aggression, according to the BBC. In a sneaking way, one has to admire the aplomb of the British Broadcasting Corporation which promotes itself as one of the world's "most trusted" news brands. While it smears and sneers at Russian news media as "state-owned" and "Kremlin propaganda machines", the BBC is itself 100 percent state-owned and totally aligned with British government and NATO propaganda aims. That propaganda includes distortion and fabrication presented with the arrogant assertion of being independent news information. Propaganda, old chap, is something that the Russians do. But not the British Bullshit Corporation. Oh no, heaven forbid, we're British after all... fair play, objective, cricket, stiff-upper-lip,...
https://www.sott.net/article/466181-British-bullshit-corporation-whitewashes-Ukrainian-Nazis
British bullshit corporation whitewashes Ukrainian Nazis
The Orwellian reality of the Beeb should make it the world's "most busted" propaganda outlet. There is no Nazi presence in Ukraine, the Azov Battalion are merely excellent fighters, and Russian claims of denazifying the regime are cynical falsifications to justify aggression, according to the BBC. In a sneaking way, one has to admire the aplomb of the British Broadcasting Corporation which promotes itself as one of the world's "most trusted" news brands. While it smears and sneers at Russian news media as "state-owned" and "Kremlin propaganda machines", the BBC is itself 100 percent state-owned and totally aligned with British government and NATO propaganda aims. That propaganda includes distortion and fabrication presented with the arrogant assertion of being independent news information. Propaganda, old chap, is something that the Russians do. But not the British Bullshit Corporation. Oh no, heaven forbid, we're British after all... fair play, objective, cricket, stiff-upper-lip,...
https://www.sott.net/article/466181-British-bullshit-corporation-whitewashes-Ukrainian-Nazis
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Russia will see record gas earnings this year
Russia will have record revenues from natural gas sales this year due to high prices in the spot markets, Janis Kluge, a Eurasia-focused researcher at the German Science and Politics Foundation, told ntv.de news outlet: "Almost half of the Russian budget is based on transactions with oil and gas. The state earns enormously from production taxes and export duties. It receives the income in rubles, and the amount is determined by two factors: firstly, by energy prices on the world market and, secondly, by the exchange rate of the ruble." According to him, revenue from gas will soar this year, as many of Russia's gas contracts are adjusting to the rising spot prices. Kluge predicted the cost will increase significantly within the next several months: "The gas price on the spot markets has quintupled within the past year. That means Gazprom will have record revenues." The situation is similar with oil, Kluge says, which profits from the ruble's sanctions-induced drop.
https://www.sott.net/article/466182-Russia-will-see-record-gas-earnings-this-year
Russia will see record gas earnings this year
Russia will have record revenues from natural gas sales this year due to high prices in the spot markets, Janis Kluge, a Eurasia-focused researcher at the German Science and Politics Foundation, told ntv.de news outlet: "Almost half of the Russian budget is based on transactions with oil and gas. The state earns enormously from production taxes and export duties. It receives the income in rubles, and the amount is determined by two factors: firstly, by energy prices on the world market and, secondly, by the exchange rate of the ruble." According to him, revenue from gas will soar this year, as many of Russia's gas contracts are adjusting to the rising spot prices. Kluge predicted the cost will increase significantly within the next several months: "The gas price on the spot markets has quintupled within the past year. That means Gazprom will have record revenues." The situation is similar with oil, Kluge says, which profits from the ruble's sanctions-induced drop.
https://www.sott.net/article/466182-Russia-will-see-record-gas-earnings-this-year
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West's sadomasochism? Why anti-Russia sanctions have no effect but to inflict pain on everyone
The cost of bread, cereal, pizza, pasta and other foods in the US could spike, the Hill warned, five days after Joe Biden admitted, while predicting food shortages, that the price of sanctions imposed by the West upon Russia will inevitably backfire on "an awful lot of countries" including the US. According to CNBC, the US and its allies are planning new sanctions on more sectors of Russia's economy because of Moscow's special operation to demilitarise and de-Nazify Ukraine even though the restrictions already imposed have hit supply chains, disrupted deliveries of raw materials, sent energy prices higher and dealt a blow to agriculture. Since 28 February, the West has doubled down on isolating commodity-rich Russia from global finance. By 4 March, major international shipping groups - including container lines - "suspended almost all cargo shipments to and from Russia to comply with western sanctions," according to Reuters, thus bringing a halt to Russia's deliveries to the global...
https://www.sott.net/article/466183-Wests-sadomasochism-Why-anti-Russia-sanctions-have-no-effect-but-to-inflict-pain-on-everyone
West's sadomasochism? Why anti-Russia sanctions have no effect but to inflict pain on everyone
The cost of bread, cereal, pizza, pasta and other foods in the US could spike, the Hill warned, five days after Joe Biden admitted, while predicting food shortages, that the price of sanctions imposed by the West upon Russia will inevitably backfire on "an awful lot of countries" including the US. According to CNBC, the US and its allies are planning new sanctions on more sectors of Russia's economy because of Moscow's special operation to demilitarise and de-Nazify Ukraine even though the restrictions already imposed have hit supply chains, disrupted deliveries of raw materials, sent energy prices higher and dealt a blow to agriculture. Since 28 February, the West has doubled down on isolating commodity-rich Russia from global finance. By 4 March, major international shipping groups - including container lines - "suspended almost all cargo shipments to and from Russia to comply with western sanctions," according to Reuters, thus bringing a halt to Russia's deliveries to the global...
https://www.sott.net/article/466183-Wests-sadomasochism-Why-anti-Russia-sanctions-have-no-effect-but-to-inflict-pain-on-everyone
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Trump's GOP stranglehold faces major test in four primary battles
Former President Donald Trump is entering a crucial phase of his lordship over the Republican Party, with four primaries in four states poised to decide his fate as a feared power broker. Candidates Trump has endorsed for governor in Georgia, for the Senate in North Carolina, and for the House in Wyoming, plus his planned endorsement for the Senate in Ohio, hold the keys to the former president's standing as the undisputed leader of the Republican Party. Losses in any of these key nominating contests would embolden Republican politicians to buck his directives and challenge him for the 2024 presidential nomination should he run. Losses in all four would be an unmitigated disaster for Trump. John Couvillon, a GOP pollster in Louisiana, said Tuesday: "He has to notch some electoral wins for him to continue to have Republicans scared to cross him."
https://www.sott.net/article/466184-Trumps-GOP-stranglehold-faces-major-test-in-four-primary-battles
Trump's GOP stranglehold faces major test in four primary battles
Former President Donald Trump is entering a crucial phase of his lordship over the Republican Party, with four primaries in four states poised to decide his fate as a feared power broker. Candidates Trump has endorsed for governor in Georgia, for the Senate in North Carolina, and for the House in Wyoming, plus his planned endorsement for the Senate in Ohio, hold the keys to the former president's standing as the undisputed leader of the Republican Party. Losses in any of these key nominating contests would embolden Republican politicians to buck his directives and challenge him for the 2024 presidential nomination should he run. Losses in all four would be an unmitigated disaster for Trump. John Couvillon, a GOP pollster in Louisiana, said Tuesday: "He has to notch some electoral wins for him to continue to have Republicans scared to cross him."
https://www.sott.net/article/466184-Trumps-GOP-stranglehold-faces-major-test-in-four-primary-battles