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Via clever tactics, Putin gets his way on rubles for energy demand
Some reports say Putin backed down on his demand for rubles for energy. Those reports are essentially wrong. Understanding Putin's Clever Tactic Russian president Vladimir Putin demanded rubles for energy. His concern was that new EU sanctions that would freeze euro-denominated accounts of Russian energy suppliers. One of Putin's fear stems from the fact that payments for gas shipped in April get paid later in the month or in May, depending on the contract. A second fear is European sanctions on Gazprombank. The EU said no to his demand. Yet, the gas will still flow. This prompted misguided reports that "Putin backed down."
https://www.sott.net/article/466204-Via-clever-tactics-Putin-gets-his-way-on-rubles-for-energy-demand
Via clever tactics, Putin gets his way on rubles for energy demand
Some reports say Putin backed down on his demand for rubles for energy. Those reports are essentially wrong. Understanding Putin's Clever Tactic Russian president Vladimir Putin demanded rubles for energy. His concern was that new EU sanctions that would freeze euro-denominated accounts of Russian energy suppliers. One of Putin's fear stems from the fact that payments for gas shipped in April get paid later in the month or in May, depending on the contract. A second fear is European sanctions on Gazprombank. The EU said no to his demand. Yet, the gas will still flow. This prompted misguided reports that "Putin backed down."
https://www.sott.net/article/466204-Via-clever-tactics-Putin-gets-his-way-on-rubles-for-energy-demand
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Poll Shows Putin Ratings Climb Among Russians Since Ukraine Invasion
A new Russian opinion poll shows that President Vladimir Putin has gotten a boost in ratings since the start of the war in Ukraine. The Levada Center said in a survey released on March 30 that more than 80 percent of Russian respondents support his actions. The poll was the first Levada has conducted since the conflict began on February 24. The survey also showed 83 percent of Russians backing Putin, up from 71 percent in early February. The survey was conducted on March 24-30 in face-to-face interviews with 1,632 Russians across the country. The margin of error was 3.4 percentage points. The findings match up with those of Kremlin-backed, state-funded pollsters, which also showed Putin's approval ratings at above 80 percent.
https://www.sott.net/article/466205-Poll-Shows-Putin-Ratings-Climb-Among-Russians-Since-Ukraine-Invasion
Poll Shows Putin Ratings Climb Among Russians Since Ukraine Invasion
A new Russian opinion poll shows that President Vladimir Putin has gotten a boost in ratings since the start of the war in Ukraine. The Levada Center said in a survey released on March 30 that more than 80 percent of Russian respondents support his actions. The poll was the first Levada has conducted since the conflict began on February 24. The survey also showed 83 percent of Russians backing Putin, up from 71 percent in early February. The survey was conducted on March 24-30 in face-to-face interviews with 1,632 Russians across the country. The margin of error was 3.4 percentage points. The findings match up with those of Kremlin-backed, state-funded pollsters, which also showed Putin's approval ratings at above 80 percent.
https://www.sott.net/article/466205-Poll-Shows-Putin-Ratings-Climb-Among-Russians-Since-Ukraine-Invasion
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Florida GOP threatens to strip Walt Disney World of its right to build anything it wants inside its theme park as feud over 'Don't Say Gay' bill escalates
Some Republican legislators in Florida are considering punishing Walt Disney World for taking a public stand against the so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill by repealing a 55-year law that allows the company to govern itself. Florida House Rep. Spencer Roach tweeted on Wednesday that lawmakers held two meetings this week to discuss revoking the 1967 Reedy Creek Improvement Act, which he said 'allows Disney to act as its own government.' Spencer, a Republican, added: 'If Disney wants to embrace woke ideology, it seems fitting that they should be regulated by Orange County.'
https://www.sott.net/article/466206-Florida-GOP-threatens-to-strip-Walt-Disney-World-of-its-right-to-build-anything-it-wants-inside-its-theme-park-as-feud-over-Dont-Say-Gay-bill-escalates
Florida GOP threatens to strip Walt Disney World of its right to build anything it wants inside its theme park as feud over 'Don't Say Gay' bill escalates
Some Republican legislators in Florida are considering punishing Walt Disney World for taking a public stand against the so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill by repealing a 55-year law that allows the company to govern itself. Florida House Rep. Spencer Roach tweeted on Wednesday that lawmakers held two meetings this week to discuss revoking the 1967 Reedy Creek Improvement Act, which he said 'allows Disney to act as its own government.' Spencer, a Republican, added: 'If Disney wants to embrace woke ideology, it seems fitting that they should be regulated by Orange County.'
https://www.sott.net/article/466206-Florida-GOP-threatens-to-strip-Walt-Disney-World-of-its-right-to-build-anything-it-wants-inside-its-theme-park-as-feud-over-Dont-Say-Gay-bill-escalates
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The US and its allies are weighing security guarantees for Ukraine, but they're unlikely to give Kyiv what it wants
The US and its allies have been weighing how the West could provide Ukraine with alternative security guarantees should it forgo its NATO membership bid as a concession to Russia to end the war, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. The discussions, which have included the Ukrainians directly, are in very early phases because it is not clear to US, Western and Ukrainian officials that the Russian negotiations are anything more than a smokescreen. But it is unlikely, they noted, that the US and its allies will ultimately offer Ukraine the kinds of legally binding protections it is requesting. In peace talks with Russia in Istanbul this week, Ukrainian negotiators proposed that Ukraine might be willing to commit to neutrality when it comes to NATO. But at the same time, they want Western countries, including the US and UK, to guarantee via ratified treaties that they would protect Ukraine should Russia invade again in the future. Such an agreement would mirror NATO's...
https://www.sott.net/article/466207-The-US-and-its-allies-are-weighing-security-guarantees-for-Ukraine-but-they-re-unlikely-to-give-Kyiv-what-it-wants
The US and its allies are weighing security guarantees for Ukraine, but they're unlikely to give Kyiv what it wants
The US and its allies have been weighing how the West could provide Ukraine with alternative security guarantees should it forgo its NATO membership bid as a concession to Russia to end the war, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. The discussions, which have included the Ukrainians directly, are in very early phases because it is not clear to US, Western and Ukrainian officials that the Russian negotiations are anything more than a smokescreen. But it is unlikely, they noted, that the US and its allies will ultimately offer Ukraine the kinds of legally binding protections it is requesting. In peace talks with Russia in Istanbul this week, Ukrainian negotiators proposed that Ukraine might be willing to commit to neutrality when it comes to NATO. But at the same time, they want Western countries, including the US and UK, to guarantee via ratified treaties that they would protect Ukraine should Russia invade again in the future. Such an agreement would mirror NATO's...
https://www.sott.net/article/466207-The-US-and-its-allies-are-weighing-security-guarantees-for-Ukraine-but-they-re-unlikely-to-give-Kyiv-what-it-wants
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School nurse suspended over Facebook post questioning why 11-year-olds were on puberty blockers
77-year-old faces dismissal for "transphobic" thought crime. A school nurse in Hartford, CT was suspended over a "transphobic" Facebook post in which she questioned why 11-year-olds were on puberty blockers. 77-year-old Kathleen Cataford, who works at Richard J Kinsella Magnet School, posted in a mum's Facebook group that there was an 11-year-old girl at the school on puberty blockers and 12 other students identifying as "non-binary."
https://www.sott.net/article/466208-School-nurse-suspended-over-Facebook-post-questioning-why-11-year-olds-were-on-puberty-blockers
School nurse suspended over Facebook post questioning why 11-year-olds were on puberty blockers
77-year-old faces dismissal for "transphobic" thought crime. A school nurse in Hartford, CT was suspended over a "transphobic" Facebook post in which she questioned why 11-year-olds were on puberty blockers. 77-year-old Kathleen Cataford, who works at Richard J Kinsella Magnet School, posted in a mum's Facebook group that there was an 11-year-old girl at the school on puberty blockers and 12 other students identifying as "non-binary."
https://www.sott.net/article/466208-School-nurse-suspended-over-Facebook-post-questioning-why-11-year-olds-were-on-puberty-blockers
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Ukraine vs Yemen - A contrast in media coverage
In the now month-long mainstream media coverage of the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, much attention has been paid to the actions of the 'Ukrainian Resistance'. In a manner not dissimilar to its coverage of the 'Syrian rebels' a decade ago, a romanticised image of 'Ukrainian freedom fighters' fighting bravely against a militarily superior Russian foe has been widespread amongst corporate outlets, alongside their fawning over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his calls for the implementation of a No Fly Zone - a move that would undoubtedly trigger nuclear war. This Hollywood-style PR makeover of the Ukrainian military by the corporate media - including the notorious neo-Nazi Azov Battalion - also shares a strong similarity with the aforementioned 'Syrian rebels' in that it highlights the strong presence of CIA involvement in the background. Indeed, the training of Ukrainian military personnel by the CIA to engage in guerrilla warfare against Russia was recently...
https://www.sott.net/article/466209-Ukraine-vs-Yemen-A-contrast-in-media-coverage
Ukraine vs Yemen - A contrast in media coverage
In the now month-long mainstream media coverage of the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, much attention has been paid to the actions of the 'Ukrainian Resistance'. In a manner not dissimilar to its coverage of the 'Syrian rebels' a decade ago, a romanticised image of 'Ukrainian freedom fighters' fighting bravely against a militarily superior Russian foe has been widespread amongst corporate outlets, alongside their fawning over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his calls for the implementation of a No Fly Zone - a move that would undoubtedly trigger nuclear war. This Hollywood-style PR makeover of the Ukrainian military by the corporate media - including the notorious neo-Nazi Azov Battalion - also shares a strong similarity with the aforementioned 'Syrian rebels' in that it highlights the strong presence of CIA involvement in the background. Indeed, the training of Ukrainian military personnel by the CIA to engage in guerrilla warfare against Russia was recently...
https://www.sott.net/article/466209-Ukraine-vs-Yemen-A-contrast-in-media-coverage
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Borders open: CDC to terminate Title 42 border policy May 23
The Biden administration announced Friday that it will be terminating the Title 42 border policy at the end of May. "After considering current public health conditions and an increased availability of tools to fight COVID-19 (such as highly effective vaccines and therapeutics), the CDC Director has determined that an Order suspending the right to introduce migrants into the United States is no longer necessary," the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said in a statement. Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich tweeted Friday afternoon: "NEW: CDC announces Title 42 to be terminated May 23. 'Following a public health determination, the CDC Director is terminating the Order ... The implementation of the termination of the Order will be on May 23 2022.'"
https://www.sott.net/article/466210-Borders-open-CDC-to-terminate-Title-42-border-policy-May-23
Borders open: CDC to terminate Title 42 border policy May 23
The Biden administration announced Friday that it will be terminating the Title 42 border policy at the end of May. "After considering current public health conditions and an increased availability of tools to fight COVID-19 (such as highly effective vaccines and therapeutics), the CDC Director has determined that an Order suspending the right to introduce migrants into the United States is no longer necessary," the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said in a statement. Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich tweeted Friday afternoon: "NEW: CDC announces Title 42 to be terminated May 23. 'Following a public health determination, the CDC Director is terminating the Order ... The implementation of the termination of the Order will be on May 23 2022.'"
https://www.sott.net/article/466210-Borders-open-CDC-to-terminate-Title-42-border-policy-May-23
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Serbian minister warns of possible coup after Serbia's elections because of country's neutral stance towards Russia
Serbia is holding presidential, parliamentary and local elections on April 3. Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin has stated that the country's pro-western political parties will challenge the vote results and try to organize a 'Maidan'. The 2014 violent unrest in Ukraine, known as the 'Maidan Revolution', ousted President Viktor Yanukovych. "Immediately after the elections, I expect that pro-Western political parties, already financially and politically encouraged, will plan to challenge the election results, which will end in an attempt to overthrow the government," Vulin said in an interview with Sputnik radio earlier this week. "Western political analysts have been saying that Serbia needs a new Maidan," he added.
https://www.sott.net/article/466199-Serbian-minister-warns-of-possible-coup-after-Serbias-elections-because-of-countrys-neutral-stance-towards-Russia
Serbian minister warns of possible coup after Serbia's elections because of country's neutral stance towards Russia
Serbia is holding presidential, parliamentary and local elections on April 3. Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin has stated that the country's pro-western political parties will challenge the vote results and try to organize a 'Maidan'. The 2014 violent unrest in Ukraine, known as the 'Maidan Revolution', ousted President Viktor Yanukovych. "Immediately after the elections, I expect that pro-Western political parties, already financially and politically encouraged, will plan to challenge the election results, which will end in an attempt to overthrow the government," Vulin said in an interview with Sputnik radio earlier this week. "Western political analysts have been saying that Serbia needs a new Maidan," he added.
https://www.sott.net/article/466199-Serbian-minister-warns-of-possible-coup-after-Serbias-elections-because-of-countrys-neutral-stance-towards-Russia
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1st 'gapless' human genome finally sequenced
Scientists have finally mapped an entire human genome, nearly two decades after researchers first announced that they had sequenced the majority of the roughly 3 billion letters contained in human DNA. Though the Human Genome Project was hailed worldwide when it was completed in 2003, at the time, many sections of the genome still couldn't be placed. The new work — achieved by a consortium of scientists led by the National Human Genome Research Institute, the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Washington in Seattle — finally fills in the last 8% of DNA letters, or base pairs, that had no home in the sequence before. The new genome paves the way to a better understanding of how people's DNA can differ and how genetic mutations can contribute to disease. The scientists published their findings March 31 in the journal Science. In 2003, scientists at the Human Genome Project and the biotech company Celera Genomics solved the biggest chunk of the puzzle. But...
https://www.sott.net/article/466211-1st-gapless-human-genome-finally-sequenced
1st 'gapless' human genome finally sequenced
Scientists have finally mapped an entire human genome, nearly two decades after researchers first announced that they had sequenced the majority of the roughly 3 billion letters contained in human DNA. Though the Human Genome Project was hailed worldwide when it was completed in 2003, at the time, many sections of the genome still couldn't be placed. The new work — achieved by a consortium of scientists led by the National Human Genome Research Institute, the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Washington in Seattle — finally fills in the last 8% of DNA letters, or base pairs, that had no home in the sequence before. The new genome paves the way to a better understanding of how people's DNA can differ and how genetic mutations can contribute to disease. The scientists published their findings March 31 in the journal Science. In 2003, scientists at the Human Genome Project and the biotech company Celera Genomics solved the biggest chunk of the puzzle. But...
https://www.sott.net/article/466211-1st-gapless-human-genome-finally-sequenced
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Heavy rain hits causes floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Looking at the impact of heavy rain on Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on March 31st and April 1st 2022. Heavy overnight rain caused flash floods that filled streets as drain systems were overwhelmed. A level 4 alert was raised as homes were flooded, destroying possessions. Power and gas supplies were turned off with warning sirens sounded. Roads were closed with traffic stopped as roads became impassable. As flood waters subsided, streets were filled with debris and garbage. In rural areas in Rio de Janeiro state, floods and landslides were seen, including in the town of Parati, where roads were closed after a landslide.
https://www.sott.net/article/466212-Heavy-rain-hits-causes-floods-and-landslides-in-Rio-de-Janeiro-Brazil
Heavy rain hits causes floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Looking at the impact of heavy rain on Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on March 31st and April 1st 2022. Heavy overnight rain caused flash floods that filled streets as drain systems were overwhelmed. A level 4 alert was raised as homes were flooded, destroying possessions. Power and gas supplies were turned off with warning sirens sounded. Roads were closed with traffic stopped as roads became impassable. As flood waters subsided, streets were filled with debris and garbage. In rural areas in Rio de Janeiro state, floods and landslides were seen, including in the town of Parati, where roads were closed after a landslide.
https://www.sott.net/article/466212-Heavy-rain-hits-causes-floods-and-landslides-in-Rio-de-Janeiro-Brazil
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Amazon workers form first US union
Staten Island warehouse employees become first in US to organize in grassroots union. Employees of Amazon's largest New York City warehouse have voted to unionize, overcoming the trillion-dollar company's ferocious opposition, to become its first American workers to successfully organize. The vote came in on Friday, with 2,654 votes for and 2,131 against union membership, and while it remains to be officially certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Amazon has not challenged enough ballots to change the total. Workers at the Staten Island facility known as JFK8 will become part of the Amazon Labor Union, whose demands include "more reasonable" productivity rates in the warehouse, higher wages, more paid breaks and vacations, among other demands.
https://www.sott.net/article/466213-Amazon-workers-form-first-US-union
Amazon workers form first US union
Staten Island warehouse employees become first in US to organize in grassroots union. Employees of Amazon's largest New York City warehouse have voted to unionize, overcoming the trillion-dollar company's ferocious opposition, to become its first American workers to successfully organize. The vote came in on Friday, with 2,654 votes for and 2,131 against union membership, and while it remains to be officially certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Amazon has not challenged enough ballots to change the total. Workers at the Staten Island facility known as JFK8 will become part of the Amazon Labor Union, whose demands include "more reasonable" productivity rates in the warehouse, higher wages, more paid breaks and vacations, among other demands.
https://www.sott.net/article/466213-Amazon-workers-form-first-US-union
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UK to stop publishing data that suggest COVID vaccines are ineffective
UK data indicates vaccines are ineffective against infection, and unboostered are worse off than the unvaccinated for protection against hospitalization and death.
https://www.sott.net/article/466214-UK-to-stop-publishing-data-that-suggest-COVID-vaccines-are-ineffective
UK to stop publishing data that suggest COVID vaccines are ineffective
UK data indicates vaccines are ineffective against infection, and unboostered are worse off than the unvaccinated for protection against hospitalization and death.
https://www.sott.net/article/466214-UK-to-stop-publishing-data-that-suggest-COVID-vaccines-are-ineffective
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan accuses US of meddling & trying to oust him in address to nation
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has accused the United States of trying to oust him from power in an extraordinary TV rant amid the threat of a no-confidence vote in his leadership. The former cricketer turned politician is currently facing the biggest challenge to his rule since he was elected in 2018, with opposition parties accusing him of economic mismanagement and foreign-policy bungling. No Pakistan premier has ever seen out a full term, and a debate on a no-confidence motion against him in parliament was postponed. It comes as the government is also battling to contain a rise in militancy by the Pakistan Taliban, which on Wednesday announced an offensive against security forces during Ramadan, due to begin within days with the sighting of the next new moon. Comment: The question is whether the 'Pakistan Taliban' are the same as Afghanistan's Taliban, because in Afghanistan the Taliban are under the watch of Russia and China and it's unlikely they would tolerate...
https://www.sott.net/article/466215-Pakistan-PM-Imran-Khan-accuses-US-of-meddling-trying-to-oust-him-in-address-to-nation
Pakistan PM Imran Khan accuses US of meddling & trying to oust him in address to nation
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has accused the United States of trying to oust him from power in an extraordinary TV rant amid the threat of a no-confidence vote in his leadership. The former cricketer turned politician is currently facing the biggest challenge to his rule since he was elected in 2018, with opposition parties accusing him of economic mismanagement and foreign-policy bungling. No Pakistan premier has ever seen out a full term, and a debate on a no-confidence motion against him in parliament was postponed. It comes as the government is also battling to contain a rise in militancy by the Pakistan Taliban, which on Wednesday announced an offensive against security forces during Ramadan, due to begin within days with the sighting of the next new moon. Comment: The question is whether the 'Pakistan Taliban' are the same as Afghanistan's Taliban, because in Afghanistan the Taliban are under the watch of Russia and China and it's unlikely they would tolerate...
https://www.sott.net/article/466215-Pakistan-PM-Imran-Khan-accuses-US-of-meddling-trying-to-oust-him-in-address-to-nation
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Snow and wintry weather has returned to parts of Spain with a vengeance
Despite the April Fool's Day jokes about it having snowed on Benidorm's beaches, some of the country did wake up to a blanket of snow this morning On April Fool's Day it's sometimes difficult to tell what is real and what is fake, but despite numerous jokes on social media about it having snowed in Benidorm there is actually a lot of snow in northern and some parts of eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands at the moment. The Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country, La Rioja and, especially, Navarra woke up this morning under a blanket of snow and Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez had to cancel his planned visit to the National Renewable Energy Centre in Sarriguren, Navarra, today. Nieve en Pamplona donde se mantiene el aviso naranja por nevadas en Videos
https://www.sott.net/article/466216-Snow-and-wintry-weather-has-returned-to-parts-of-Spain-with-a-vengeance
Snow and wintry weather has returned to parts of Spain with a vengeance
Despite the April Fool's Day jokes about it having snowed on Benidorm's beaches, some of the country did wake up to a blanket of snow this morning On April Fool's Day it's sometimes difficult to tell what is real and what is fake, but despite numerous jokes on social media about it having snowed in Benidorm there is actually a lot of snow in northern and some parts of eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands at the moment. The Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country, La Rioja and, especially, Navarra woke up this morning under a blanket of snow and Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez had to cancel his planned visit to the National Renewable Energy Centre in Sarriguren, Navarra, today. Nieve en Pamplona donde se mantiene el aviso naranja por nevadas en Videos
https://www.sott.net/article/466216-Snow-and-wintry-weather-has-returned-to-parts-of-Spain-with-a-vengeance
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Czech Republic braces for return of wintry weather after 6 inches of snowfall
Spring may have been coming into bloom with temperatures hitting 20 degrees Celsius last weekend, but the Czech Republic will see a last blast of winter over the coming days. Fifteen centimeters of snow were reported in the Jeseníky Mountains this morning. And throughout the country, cold temperatures leading to ice and snow are expected over the weekend, before temperatures rise again from the middle of next week. The cold spell is being caused by air currents from the north and northeast. "It will bring significantly below-average temperatures and the wind will lower the apparent temperature. Beware of icing in the morning, snowdrifts forming in the mountains, and snowfall in the lowlands," meteorologist Dagmar Honsová told Novinky.cz.
https://www.sott.net/article/466217-Czech-Republic-braces-for-return-of-wintry-weather-after-6-inches-of-snowfall
Czech Republic braces for return of wintry weather after 6 inches of snowfall
Spring may have been coming into bloom with temperatures hitting 20 degrees Celsius last weekend, but the Czech Republic will see a last blast of winter over the coming days. Fifteen centimeters of snow were reported in the Jeseníky Mountains this morning. And throughout the country, cold temperatures leading to ice and snow are expected over the weekend, before temperatures rise again from the middle of next week. The cold spell is being caused by air currents from the north and northeast. "It will bring significantly below-average temperatures and the wind will lower the apparent temperature. Beware of icing in the morning, snowdrifts forming in the mountains, and snowfall in the lowlands," meteorologist Dagmar Honsová told Novinky.cz.
https://www.sott.net/article/466217-Czech-Republic-braces-for-return-of-wintry-weather-after-6-inches-of-snowfall
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Former prosecutor on Hunter Biden: 'Anybody else would have been indicted already'
Former federal prosecutor Brett Tolman joined Fox & Friends First Friday to discuss the GOP calling for an investigation into Hunter Biden's foreign business activities and how this could involve President Biden. Tolman emphasized the need for FISA warrants and a team of lawyers to investigate these claims. The White House Thursday stood by President Biden's past assertion that "nothing unethical" occurred.
https://www.sott.net/article/466218-Former-prosecutor-on-Hunter-Biden-Anybody-else-would-have-been-indicted-already
Former prosecutor on Hunter Biden: 'Anybody else would have been indicted already'
Former federal prosecutor Brett Tolman joined Fox & Friends First Friday to discuss the GOP calling for an investigation into Hunter Biden's foreign business activities and how this could involve President Biden. Tolman emphasized the need for FISA warrants and a team of lawyers to investigate these claims. The White House Thursday stood by President Biden's past assertion that "nothing unethical" occurred.
https://www.sott.net/article/466218-Former-prosecutor-on-Hunter-Biden-Anybody-else-would-have-been-indicted-already
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Russian TV host trolls the West: Calls for 'regime change' in US - and 'our partner' Trump to be put in power
A Russian TV host called for "regime change" in the U.S., and also for former President Donald Trump to be reinstated. The host, Evgeny Popov, went as far as to refer to Trump as a "partner" to the Russian people. Saturday, while speaking in Warsaw, Poland, President Joe Biden uttered words about Vladimir Putin which required a clarification from the White House. Biden at first stated Putin is a "dictator bent on rebuilding an empire" as his forces continue to attack Ukrainian civilians. "We will have a different future — a brighter future rooted in democracy and principle, hope and light, of decency and dignity, of freedom and possibilities," he said. He then veered off the script and added: "For God's sake, this man can not remain in power."
https://www.sott.net/article/466219-Russian-TV-host-trolls-the-West-Calls-for-regime-change-in-US-and-our-partner-Trump-to-be-put-in-power
Russian TV host trolls the West: Calls for 'regime change' in US - and 'our partner' Trump to be put in power
A Russian TV host called for "regime change" in the U.S., and also for former President Donald Trump to be reinstated. The host, Evgeny Popov, went as far as to refer to Trump as a "partner" to the Russian people. Saturday, while speaking in Warsaw, Poland, President Joe Biden uttered words about Vladimir Putin which required a clarification from the White House. Biden at first stated Putin is a "dictator bent on rebuilding an empire" as his forces continue to attack Ukrainian civilians. "We will have a different future — a brighter future rooted in democracy and principle, hope and light, of decency and dignity, of freedom and possibilities," he said. He then veered off the script and added: "For God's sake, this man can not remain in power."
https://www.sott.net/article/466219-Russian-TV-host-trolls-the-West-Calls-for-regime-change-in-US-and-our-partner-Trump-to-be-put-in-power
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BEST OF THE WEB: Gold-backed ruble could be a gamechanger - precious metals analyst
The Bank of Russia has resumed gold purchases this week, but more importantly, the regulator is doing so at a fixed price of 5,000 rubles ($59) per 1 gram between March 28 and June 30, raising the possibility of Russia returning to the gold standard for the first time in over a century. If the country takes the next step, as has been proposed this week, to sell its commodities priced in rubles, these combined moves could have huge implications for the ruble, the US dollar, and the global economy. To get some answers, RT spoke to precious metals analyst Ronan Manly at BullionStar Singapore.
https://www.sott.net/article/466220-Gold-backed-ruble-could-be-a-gamechanger-precious-metals-analyst
BEST OF THE WEB: Gold-backed ruble could be a gamechanger - precious metals analyst
The Bank of Russia has resumed gold purchases this week, but more importantly, the regulator is doing so at a fixed price of 5,000 rubles ($59) per 1 gram between March 28 and June 30, raising the possibility of Russia returning to the gold standard for the first time in over a century. If the country takes the next step, as has been proposed this week, to sell its commodities priced in rubles, these combined moves could have huge implications for the ruble, the US dollar, and the global economy. To get some answers, RT spoke to precious metals analyst Ronan Manly at BullionStar Singapore.
https://www.sott.net/article/466220-Gold-backed-ruble-could-be-a-gamechanger-precious-metals-analyst
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Whoopsies! 'Massive ranking failure' meant Facebook showed users nudity, violence, and Russian 'misinformation'
Misinformation and other harmful posts rose in visibility up to 30 per cent globally because of the failure A "massive ranking failure" of Facebook's news feed meant that half of all views were exposed to "integrity risks" over the past six months. A new report from The Verge, based in internal documents from Facebook, suggests that since October 2021 a huge amount of misinformation began surfacing on the news feed. Instead of suppressing accounts that repeatedly shared misinformation, it was instead giving them a boost - up to 30 per cent globally, it is claimed. The engineers were unable to find the cause of the issue, and misinformation surged on the site until 11 March despite it being a high-priority case, according to the report.
https://www.sott.net/article/466221-Whoopsies-Massive-ranking-failure-meant-Facebook-showed-users-nudity-violence-and-Russian-misinformation
Whoopsies! 'Massive ranking failure' meant Facebook showed users nudity, violence, and Russian 'misinformation'
Misinformation and other harmful posts rose in visibility up to 30 per cent globally because of the failure A "massive ranking failure" of Facebook's news feed meant that half of all views were exposed to "integrity risks" over the past six months. A new report from The Verge, based in internal documents from Facebook, suggests that since October 2021 a huge amount of misinformation began surfacing on the news feed. Instead of suppressing accounts that repeatedly shared misinformation, it was instead giving them a boost - up to 30 per cent globally, it is claimed. The engineers were unable to find the cause of the issue, and misinformation surged on the site until 11 March despite it being a high-priority case, according to the report.
https://www.sott.net/article/466221-Whoopsies-Massive-ranking-failure-meant-Facebook-showed-users-nudity-violence-and-Russian-misinformation
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Shaken at first, many anti-war Russians now rally behind Putin on Ukraine
The stream of antiwar letters to a St. Petersburg lawmaker has dried up. Some Russians who had criticized the Kremlin have turned into cheerleaders for the war. Those who publicly oppose it have found the word "traitor" scrawled on their apartment door. Five weeks into President Vladimir V. Putin's invasion of Ukraine, there are signs that the Russian public's initial shock has given way to a mix of support for their troops and anger at the West. On television, entertainment shows have been replaced by extra helpings of propaganda, resulting in an around-the-clock barrage of falsehoods about the "Nazis" who run Ukraine and American-funded Ukrainian bioweapons laboratories. Comment: They're not falsehoods, and the NYT knows it. Ukraine is the only European nation where self-declared Nazis form their own militias - incorporated into the national military - and have held or currently hold government positions. And yes, those US-funded biolabs exist. Polls and interviews show that many...
https://www.sott.net/article/466222-Shaken-at-first-many-anti-war-Russians-now-rally-behind-Putin-on-Ukraine
Shaken at first, many anti-war Russians now rally behind Putin on Ukraine
The stream of antiwar letters to a St. Petersburg lawmaker has dried up. Some Russians who had criticized the Kremlin have turned into cheerleaders for the war. Those who publicly oppose it have found the word "traitor" scrawled on their apartment door. Five weeks into President Vladimir V. Putin's invasion of Ukraine, there are signs that the Russian public's initial shock has given way to a mix of support for their troops and anger at the West. On television, entertainment shows have been replaced by extra helpings of propaganda, resulting in an around-the-clock barrage of falsehoods about the "Nazis" who run Ukraine and American-funded Ukrainian bioweapons laboratories. Comment: They're not falsehoods, and the NYT knows it. Ukraine is the only European nation where self-declared Nazis form their own militias - incorporated into the national military - and have held or currently hold government positions. And yes, those US-funded biolabs exist. Polls and interviews show that many...
https://www.sott.net/article/466222-Shaken-at-first-many-anti-war-Russians-now-rally-behind-Putin-on-Ukraine
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New Scientist has actually published a sympathetic account of Panpsychism
A serious, long form article shows that physicalism ("the mind is just what the brain does") is failing Panpsychism, the view that all nature participates in consciousness, has been growing under the radar for some time in science. But it is now coming into plainer view. New Scientist is one of the last places one might have expected to find a serious, long-form account of panpsychism — one that, in the context, amounts to a defense. Yet that's just what science writer and filmmaker Thomas Lewton has been permitted by the editors to do. He tells us about his own journey at his site: "Studying physics, I thought telescopes and particle colliders would offer firm answers, but instead they raised more questions." And at New Scientist, he tells us why: It can seem as if there is an insurmountable gap between our subjective experience of the world and our attempts to objectively describe it. And yet our brains are made of matter - so, you might think, the states of mind they generate...
https://www.sott.net/article/466223-New-Scientist-has-actually-published-a-sympathetic-account-of-Panpsychism
New Scientist has actually published a sympathetic account of Panpsychism
A serious, long form article shows that physicalism ("the mind is just what the brain does") is failing Panpsychism, the view that all nature participates in consciousness, has been growing under the radar for some time in science. But it is now coming into plainer view. New Scientist is one of the last places one might have expected to find a serious, long-form account of panpsychism — one that, in the context, amounts to a defense. Yet that's just what science writer and filmmaker Thomas Lewton has been permitted by the editors to do. He tells us about his own journey at his site: "Studying physics, I thought telescopes and particle colliders would offer firm answers, but instead they raised more questions." And at New Scientist, he tells us why: It can seem as if there is an insurmountable gap between our subjective experience of the world and our attempts to objectively describe it. And yet our brains are made of matter - so, you might think, the states of mind they generate...
https://www.sott.net/article/466223-New-Scientist-has-actually-published-a-sympathetic-account-of-Panpsychism
