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Ukraine claims it stopped recruiting foreigners because it's running out of weapons and they're too inexperienced
Ukraine's 'International Legion' no longer wants foreign recruits to fight Russia, a spokesman told Canada's National Post on Friday. Despite Kiev once welcoming Westerners with open arms, it has now been revealed that supplies are low, and inexperienced volunteers aren't ready for combat. Volunteers who've already made the journey have told horror stories of being sent to the front lines unarmed and untrained. Following the Russian offensive, videos emerged online of people claiming they joined the fight against Moscow's forces, but were given no ammo or weapons by the Ukrainian side.
https://www.sott.net/article/466240-Ukraine-claims-it-stopped-recruiting-foreigners-because-its-running-out-of-weapons-and-they-re-too-inexperienced
Ukraine claims it stopped recruiting foreigners because it's running out of weapons and they're too inexperienced
Ukraine's 'International Legion' no longer wants foreign recruits to fight Russia, a spokesman told Canada's National Post on Friday. Despite Kiev once welcoming Westerners with open arms, it has now been revealed that supplies are low, and inexperienced volunteers aren't ready for combat. Volunteers who've already made the journey have told horror stories of being sent to the front lines unarmed and untrained. Following the Russian offensive, videos emerged online of people claiming they joined the fight against Moscow's forces, but were given no ammo or weapons by the Ukrainian side.
https://www.sott.net/article/466240-Ukraine-claims-it-stopped-recruiting-foreigners-because-its-running-out-of-weapons-and-they-re-too-inexperienced
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BEST OF THE WEB: Putin's popularity CLIMBS in Russia since launch of military operation in Ukraine
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-Putins-popularity-CLIMBS-in-Russia-since-launch-of-military-operation-in-Ukraine
BEST OF THE WEB: Putin's popularity CLIMBS in Russia since launch of military operation in Ukraine
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-Putins-popularity-CLIMBS-in-Russia-since-launch-of-military-operation-in-Ukraine
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BEST OF THE WEB: Political Ponerology: The Study of Evil in the Political Realm
Part 1 A little while ago I introduced you to Andrzej Łobaczewski (1921-2007), a Polish psychologist who spent much of his adult life under communism before emigrating to the USA in 1977. I thought you might like to explore with me the observations and ideas that Łobaczewski formulated under oppressive circumstances and at the hand of evil men. This exploration would be in the spirit of gleaning wisdom for our own struggle with oppressive circumstances (as opposed to a mere fascination for a dark time of history) and to understand what Łobaczewski terms political ponerology - the study of evil in the political realm. I don't always agree with Łobaczewski on some aspects of the neurological/psychological side of psychopathology1 that leads to evil, but I have almost 40 years of new data and insight on the brain that Łobaczewski didn't have in 1984 and before. Nevertheless, he had the lived experience - something of immense value for the purposes of insight. These are strange and...
https://www.sott.net/article/466037-Political-Ponerology-The-Study-of-Evil-in-the-Political-Realm
BEST OF THE WEB: Political Ponerology: The Study of Evil in the Political Realm
Part 1 A little while ago I introduced you to Andrzej Łobaczewski (1921-2007), a Polish psychologist who spent much of his adult life under communism before emigrating to the USA in 1977. I thought you might like to explore with me the observations and ideas that Łobaczewski formulated under oppressive circumstances and at the hand of evil men. This exploration would be in the spirit of gleaning wisdom for our own struggle with oppressive circumstances (as opposed to a mere fascination for a dark time of history) and to understand what Łobaczewski terms political ponerology - the study of evil in the political realm. I don't always agree with Łobaczewski on some aspects of the neurological/psychological side of psychopathology1 that leads to evil, but I have almost 40 years of new data and insight on the brain that Łobaczewski didn't have in 1984 and before. Nevertheless, he had the lived experience - something of immense value for the purposes of insight. These are strange and...
https://www.sott.net/article/466037-Political-Ponerology-The-Study-of-Evil-in-the-Political-Realm
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Your top priority is the emotional comfort of the most powerful elites, which you fulfill by never criticizing them.
When Hillary Clinton's divine entitlement to the U.S. presidency began to look imperiled in 2016 — first due to the irreverent and unkempt (but surprisingly formidable) Democratic Party primary challenge from Bernie Sanders, the independent socialist Senator from Vermont — her campaign and its media allies invented and unveiled a deeply moving morality tale. A faceless horde of unnamed, uncredentialed, unmannered, violent, abusive and deeply misogynistic online Sanders supporters — dubbed with the gender-emphasizing name "Bernie Bros" even though many were women — were berating, insulting and brutalizing Hillary, her top campaign surrogates (U.S. Senators, former cabinet members, corporate executives), and especially pro-Hillary corporate journalists with a vast artillery of traumatizing words and violent tweets. This storyline — and especially the way it cleverly inverted the David v. Goliath framework of the 2016 campaign so that it was now Hillary and her band of monied and...
https://www.sott.net/article/466241-Your-top-priority-is-the-emotional-comfort-of-the-most-powerful-elites-which-you-fulfill-by-never-criticizing-them
Your top priority is the emotional comfort of the most powerful elites, which you fulfill by never criticizing them.
When Hillary Clinton's divine entitlement to the U.S. presidency began to look imperiled in 2016 — first due to the irreverent and unkempt (but surprisingly formidable) Democratic Party primary challenge from Bernie Sanders, the independent socialist Senator from Vermont — her campaign and its media allies invented and unveiled a deeply moving morality tale. A faceless horde of unnamed, uncredentialed, unmannered, violent, abusive and deeply misogynistic online Sanders supporters — dubbed with the gender-emphasizing name "Bernie Bros" even though many were women — were berating, insulting and brutalizing Hillary, her top campaign surrogates (U.S. Senators, former cabinet members, corporate executives), and especially pro-Hillary corporate journalists with a vast artillery of traumatizing words and violent tweets. This storyline — and especially the way it cleverly inverted the David v. Goliath framework of the 2016 campaign so that it was now Hillary and her band of monied and...
https://www.sott.net/article/466241-Your-top-priority-is-the-emotional-comfort-of-the-most-powerful-elites-which-you-fulfill-by-never-criticizing-them
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Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell conviction after juror error
A Manhattan judge upheld Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction on sex-trafficking charges on Friday, after one of the jurors in her trial failed to disclose that he was sexually abused as a child. Maxwell was found guilty in December 2021 of five of six charges, including sex trafficking of a minor, in connection with her longtime friendship with Epstein, who himself was charged with sex trafficking of minors in 2019. One of the jurors later told several media outlets that he was a victim of sexual abuse during childhood, but he had indicated that he was not a victim of sexual abuse on a jury questionnaire before the trial. The man, identified as Juror 50, said he told other jurors about the abuse he experienced during deliberations, in comments to Reuters. However, U.S. Circuit Judge Alison Nathan ultimately concluded that the juror did not intentionally hide his prior experiences.
https://www.sott.net/article/466242-Judge-upholds-Ghislaine-Maxwell-conviction-after-juror-error
Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell conviction after juror error
A Manhattan judge upheld Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction on sex-trafficking charges on Friday, after one of the jurors in her trial failed to disclose that he was sexually abused as a child. Maxwell was found guilty in December 2021 of five of six charges, including sex trafficking of a minor, in connection with her longtime friendship with Epstein, who himself was charged with sex trafficking of minors in 2019. One of the jurors later told several media outlets that he was a victim of sexual abuse during childhood, but he had indicated that he was not a victim of sexual abuse on a jury questionnaire before the trial. The man, identified as Juror 50, said he told other jurors about the abuse he experienced during deliberations, in comments to Reuters. However, U.S. Circuit Judge Alison Nathan ultimately concluded that the juror did not intentionally hide his prior experiences.
https://www.sott.net/article/466242-Judge-upholds-Ghislaine-Maxwell-conviction-after-juror-error
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While you were distracted by Will Smith, the international elitists met at the World Government Summit
While much of the "mainstream" world has spent the last few days obsessing over and debating the celebrity spectacle surrounding American actor Will Smith slapping American comedian Chris Rock, the international elitists were meeting in Dubai for the 2022 World Government Summit. From March 28th to the 30th, corporate media journalists, heads of state, and CEOs of some of the most profitable companies in the world met for discussions on shaping the direction of the next decade and beyond. Anyone with a functioning brain should ignore the tabloids and instead pay attention to this little known gathering of globalist Technocrats. Let's take a look at the speakers and the panels, starting with Mr. Great Reset himself, Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum. Schwab gave a talk entitled, Our World Today... Why Government Must Act Now?. "Thank you, to his excellency for enabling this initiative to define a longer-term narrative to make the world more resilient more inclusive...
https://www.sott.net/article/466243-While-you-were-distracted-by-Will-Smith-the-international-elitists-met-at-the-World-Government-Summit
While you were distracted by Will Smith, the international elitists met at the World Government Summit
While much of the "mainstream" world has spent the last few days obsessing over and debating the celebrity spectacle surrounding American actor Will Smith slapping American comedian Chris Rock, the international elitists were meeting in Dubai for the 2022 World Government Summit. From March 28th to the 30th, corporate media journalists, heads of state, and CEOs of some of the most profitable companies in the world met for discussions on shaping the direction of the next decade and beyond. Anyone with a functioning brain should ignore the tabloids and instead pay attention to this little known gathering of globalist Technocrats. Let's take a look at the speakers and the panels, starting with Mr. Great Reset himself, Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum. Schwab gave a talk entitled, Our World Today... Why Government Must Act Now?. "Thank you, to his excellency for enabling this initiative to define a longer-term narrative to make the world more resilient more inclusive...
https://www.sott.net/article/466243-While-you-were-distracted-by-Will-Smith-the-international-elitists-met-at-the-World-Government-Summit
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Teenager is jailed for six weeks for racially abusing Marcus Rashford after Manchester United star missed Euro 2020 final penalty
A teenager has been jailed for racially abusing Marcus Rashford on Twitter after the Euro 2020 final. Justin Lee Price, 19, of Worcester, directed a slur at the 24-year-old Manchester United striker after he missed a penalty in England's Euro 2020 final defeat against Italy last summer. The tweet, posted on July 11, and which included a link to Rashford's account, read: '@SzzOGz @MarcusRashford YOU F****** STUPID N***** MISSING A FREE PEN MY DEAD NAN COULD HAVE SCORED THAT'.
https://www.sott.net/article/466244-Teenager-is-jailed-for-six-weeks-for-racially-abusing-Marcus-Rashford-after-Manchester-United-star-missed-Euro-2020-final-penalty
Teenager is jailed for six weeks for racially abusing Marcus Rashford after Manchester United star missed Euro 2020 final penalty
A teenager has been jailed for racially abusing Marcus Rashford on Twitter after the Euro 2020 final. Justin Lee Price, 19, of Worcester, directed a slur at the 24-year-old Manchester United striker after he missed a penalty in England's Euro 2020 final defeat against Italy last summer. The tweet, posted on July 11, and which included a link to Rashford's account, read: '@SzzOGz @MarcusRashford YOU F****** STUPID N***** MISSING A FREE PEN MY DEAD NAN COULD HAVE SCORED THAT'.
https://www.sott.net/article/466244-Teenager-is-jailed-for-six-weeks-for-racially-abusing-Marcus-Rashford-after-Manchester-United-star-missed-Euro-2020-final-penalty
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Your top priority is the emotional comfort of the most powerful elites, which you fulfill by never criticizing them
When Hillary Clinton's divine entitlement to the U.S. presidency began to look imperiled in 2016 — first due to the irreverent and unkempt (but surprisingly formidable) Democratic Party primary challenge from Bernie Sanders, the independent socialist Senator from Vermont — her campaign and its media allies invented and unveiled a deeply moving morality tale. A faceless horde of unnamed, uncredentialed, unmannered, violent, abusive and deeply misogynistic online Sanders supporters — dubbed with the gender-emphasizing name "Bernie Bros" even though many were women — were berating, insulting and brutalizing Hillary, her top campaign surrogates (U.S. Senators, former cabinet members, corporate executives), and especially pro-Hillary corporate journalists with a vast artillery of traumatizing words and violent tweets. This storyline — and especially the way it cleverly inverted the David v. Goliath framework of the 2016 campaign so that it was now Hillary and her band of monied and...
https://www.sott.net/article/466241-Your-top-priority-is-the-emotional-comfort-of-the-most-powerful-elites-which-you-fulfill-by-never-criticizing-them
Your top priority is the emotional comfort of the most powerful elites, which you fulfill by never criticizing them
When Hillary Clinton's divine entitlement to the U.S. presidency began to look imperiled in 2016 — first due to the irreverent and unkempt (but surprisingly formidable) Democratic Party primary challenge from Bernie Sanders, the independent socialist Senator from Vermont — her campaign and its media allies invented and unveiled a deeply moving morality tale. A faceless horde of unnamed, uncredentialed, unmannered, violent, abusive and deeply misogynistic online Sanders supporters — dubbed with the gender-emphasizing name "Bernie Bros" even though many were women — were berating, insulting and brutalizing Hillary, her top campaign surrogates (U.S. Senators, former cabinet members, corporate executives), and especially pro-Hillary corporate journalists with a vast artillery of traumatizing words and violent tweets. This storyline — and especially the way it cleverly inverted the David v. Goliath framework of the 2016 campaign so that it was now Hillary and her band of monied and...
https://www.sott.net/article/466241-Your-top-priority-is-the-emotional-comfort-of-the-most-powerful-elites-which-you-fulfill-by-never-criticizing-them
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Lightning kills volleyball player in Nepal
A man has died after being struck by lightning at Sirijangha rural municipality-2, Ambegudin Lhasatole in Taplejung district. According to District Police Office, Taplejung, Mukesh Bhattarai, 23, died after the lightning struck him around 8:30 pm yesterday. He was a municipal level volleyball player. Bhattarai was rushed to Tellok-based Primary Health Center where he was pronounced dead by medical persons.
https://www.sott.net/article/466245-Lightning-kills-volleyball-player-in-Nepal
Lightning kills volleyball player in Nepal
A man has died after being struck by lightning at Sirijangha rural municipality-2, Ambegudin Lhasatole in Taplejung district. According to District Police Office, Taplejung, Mukesh Bhattarai, 23, died after the lightning struck him around 8:30 pm yesterday. He was a municipal level volleyball player. Bhattarai was rushed to Tellok-based Primary Health Center where he was pronounced dead by medical persons.
https://www.sott.net/article/466245-Lightning-kills-volleyball-player-in-Nepal
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Meteor fireball over England, Wales and France on April 1
We received 17 reports about a fireball seen over England, Hauts-de-France, Normandie and Wales on Friday, April 1st 2022 around 22:18 UT. For this event, we received 2 videos and 4 photos.
https://www.sott.net/article/466246-Meteor-fireball-over-England-Wales-and-France-on-April-1
Meteor fireball over England, Wales and France on April 1
We received 17 reports about a fireball seen over England, Hauts-de-France, Normandie and Wales on Friday, April 1st 2022 around 22:18 UT. For this event, we received 2 videos and 4 photos.
https://www.sott.net/article/466246-Meteor-fireball-over-England-Wales-and-France-on-April-1
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Heavy rain hits causes floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 26 inches of rainfall in 48 hours - 8 killed, 13 missing (UPDATE)
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-26-inches-of-rainfall-in-48-hours-8-killed-13-missing-UPDATE
Heavy rain hits causes floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 26 inches of rainfall in 48 hours - 8 killed, 13 missing (UPDATE)
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-26-inches-of-rainfall-in-48-hours-8-killed-13-missing-UPDATE
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Albania sees 20cms of April snow and -3C temperatures
In Korça Region during the night there was rain and snow. Ora News journalist Iris Rrezhda, suggests that at altitudes 900 there was snowfall extending to all road axes accompanied by temperatures of -3 degrees. The thickness of the snow varies from 5 cm to 20 cm. During the night, the Winter Maintenance Contractors worked during the night, where they cleaned and salted the roads. (Translated by Google)
https://www.sott.net/article/466247-Albania-sees-20cms-of-April-snow-and-3C-temperatures
Albania sees 20cms of April snow and -3C temperatures
In Korça Region during the night there was rain and snow. Ora News journalist Iris Rrezhda, suggests that at altitudes 900 there was snowfall extending to all road axes accompanied by temperatures of -3 degrees. The thickness of the snow varies from 5 cm to 20 cm. During the night, the Winter Maintenance Contractors worked during the night, where they cleaned and salted the roads. (Translated by Google)
https://www.sott.net/article/466247-Albania-sees-20cms-of-April-snow-and-3C-temperatures
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Fmr adviser to rapist Harvey Weinstein plays unchecked 'mastermind' role in Biden's Presidency
The Atlantic describes her as the "mastermind" behind Joe Biden's 2020 win. Anita Dunn didn't take a job in the White House after his victory, but she certainly still has a hand in it. So who is Mrs. Dunn and why should you care? Comment: Regardless of her efforts, it still took unprecedented vote rigging to ram Biden into the White House: 48% of voters do not think Biden is "mentally fit", 53% disapprove of his performance - poll Dunn's Organization The Democrat lobbying and campaign powerhouse SKDK has been pulling strings for over a decade and a half. The "D" stands for Dunn as in Anita Dunn. Her organization and Biden's presidency are profoundly intertwined. The Biden Administration hired countless SKDK employees and SKDK has a habit of hiring straight from the White House. This web of financial and political influence undoubtedly includes SKDS clients such as AT&T, Pfizer, and foreign governments such as Ukraine. Who is Anita Dunn?
https://www.sott.net/article/466248-Fmr-adviser-to-rapist-Harvey-Weinstein-plays-unchecked-mastermind-role-in-Bidens-Presidency
Fmr adviser to rapist Harvey Weinstein plays unchecked 'mastermind' role in Biden's Presidency
The Atlantic describes her as the "mastermind" behind Joe Biden's 2020 win. Anita Dunn didn't take a job in the White House after his victory, but she certainly still has a hand in it. So who is Mrs. Dunn and why should you care? Comment: Regardless of her efforts, it still took unprecedented vote rigging to ram Biden into the White House: 48% of voters do not think Biden is "mentally fit", 53% disapprove of his performance - poll Dunn's Organization The Democrat lobbying and campaign powerhouse SKDK has been pulling strings for over a decade and a half. The "D" stands for Dunn as in Anita Dunn. Her organization and Biden's presidency are profoundly intertwined. The Biden Administration hired countless SKDK employees and SKDK has a habit of hiring straight from the White House. This web of financial and political influence undoubtedly includes SKDS clients such as AT&T, Pfizer, and foreign governments such as Ukraine. Who is Anita Dunn?
https://www.sott.net/article/466248-Fmr-adviser-to-rapist-Harvey-Weinstein-plays-unchecked-mastermind-role-in-Bidens-Presidency
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Imran Khan takes on America amid alleged regime change attempt
The government in Pakistan has alleged that Sunday's no-confidence motion to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan from power was masterminded in Washington. After a humiliating defeat in Afghanistan and loss of credibility over Ukraine, the era of US unipolarity seems to be entering its terminal phase, marked by lashing out ferociously in all directions. The most recent of these offensives occurred last week when the government of Pakistan alleged that Washington was trying to engineer regime change in Islamabad. This time the US was caught red handed. The claim was not made via a leak or a fringe observer, but by the prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, himself. While the US State Department has denied any involvement, the political drama has only just begun. Emerging from a crucial meeting of Afghanistan's neighbors, China's top diplomat took a public whack at Washington's behavior. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China will not allow the US to drag smaller nations into conflict...
https://www.sott.net/article/466249-Imran-Khan-takes-on-America-amid-alleged-regime-change-attempt
Imran Khan takes on America amid alleged regime change attempt
The government in Pakistan has alleged that Sunday's no-confidence motion to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan from power was masterminded in Washington. After a humiliating defeat in Afghanistan and loss of credibility over Ukraine, the era of US unipolarity seems to be entering its terminal phase, marked by lashing out ferociously in all directions. The most recent of these offensives occurred last week when the government of Pakistan alleged that Washington was trying to engineer regime change in Islamabad. This time the US was caught red handed. The claim was not made via a leak or a fringe observer, but by the prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, himself. While the US State Department has denied any involvement, the political drama has only just begun. Emerging from a crucial meeting of Afghanistan's neighbors, China's top diplomat took a public whack at Washington's behavior. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China will not allow the US to drag smaller nations into conflict...
https://www.sott.net/article/466249-Imran-Khan-takes-on-America-amid-alleged-regime-change-attempt
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Ukraine permits mass Russian property seizures
Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) voted on Friday to expand a law which allowed Russian government property to be nationalized by the Ukrainian state. The rule now extends to Russian citizens in Ukraine, those with a "close relation" to Russia, and Ukrainians who publicly support or ignore Moscow's ongoing military operation. The measure passed with 305 out of 450 votes, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak announced in a Telegram post. President Volodymyr Zelensky last month banned the largest parliamentary opposition party. Comment: And the West claims Ukraine is a democracy?! According to Ekonomichna Pravda, a Ukrainian news outlet, the amendment will allow the Ukrainian government to seize and nationalize the property of Russian citizens in Ukraine, people with "a close relationship" with Russia, and legal entities operating in Ukraine but whose beneficiary is the Russian Federation, or in which the Russian Federation owns shares.
https://www.sott.net/article/466250-Ukraine-permits-mass-Russian-property-seizures
Ukraine permits mass Russian property seizures
Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) voted on Friday to expand a law which allowed Russian government property to be nationalized by the Ukrainian state. The rule now extends to Russian citizens in Ukraine, those with a "close relation" to Russia, and Ukrainians who publicly support or ignore Moscow's ongoing military operation. The measure passed with 305 out of 450 votes, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak announced in a Telegram post. President Volodymyr Zelensky last month banned the largest parliamentary opposition party. Comment: And the West claims Ukraine is a democracy?! According to Ekonomichna Pravda, a Ukrainian news outlet, the amendment will allow the Ukrainian government to seize and nationalize the property of Russian citizens in Ukraine, people with "a close relationship" with Russia, and legal entities operating in Ukraine but whose beneficiary is the Russian Federation, or in which the Russian Federation owns shares.
https://www.sott.net/article/466250-Ukraine-permits-mass-Russian-property-seizures
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'All were shot': Ukraine 'discovers' 20 bodies on street in Bucha town near Kiev, claims Russia committing 'genocide' - Russians deny involvement
Ukraine said Saturday Russian forces were making a "rapid retreat" from around the capital Kyiv and the city of Chernigiv, as evidence emerged of possible civilian killings in areas they have been occupying. AFP reporters saw at least 20 bodies on a single street in the town of Bucha near Kyiv, including one with his hands tied, and the body of a missing photographer was discovered in a nearby village. "All these people were shot," Bucha's mayor Anatoly Fedoruk told AFP, adding that 280 other bodies had been buried in mass graves in the town. Comment: He also claimed that some of the victims "had tried to cross the Buchanka river to Ukrainian-controlled territory and had been killed." He doesn't mention it, but this leaves open the possibility that they were killed by Ukrainian military. There are dozens of reports of Azov shooting civilians trying to escape Mariupol, for example. As it withdraws from northern areas, Russia appears to be focusing on the east and south of Ukraine,...
https://www.sott.net/article/466251-All-were-shot-Ukraine-discovers-20-bodies-on-street-in-Bucha-town-near-Kiev-claims-Russia-committing-genocide-Russians-deny-involvement
'All were shot': Ukraine 'discovers' 20 bodies on street in Bucha town near Kiev, claims Russia committing 'genocide' - Russians deny involvement
Ukraine said Saturday Russian forces were making a "rapid retreat" from around the capital Kyiv and the city of Chernigiv, as evidence emerged of possible civilian killings in areas they have been occupying. AFP reporters saw at least 20 bodies on a single street in the town of Bucha near Kyiv, including one with his hands tied, and the body of a missing photographer was discovered in a nearby village. "All these people were shot," Bucha's mayor Anatoly Fedoruk told AFP, adding that 280 other bodies had been buried in mass graves in the town. Comment: He also claimed that some of the victims "had tried to cross the Buchanka river to Ukrainian-controlled territory and had been killed." He doesn't mention it, but this leaves open the possibility that they were killed by Ukrainian military. There are dozens of reports of Azov shooting civilians trying to escape Mariupol, for example. As it withdraws from northern areas, Russia appears to be focusing on the east and south of Ukraine,...
https://www.sott.net/article/466251-All-were-shot-Ukraine-discovers-20-bodies-on-street-in-Bucha-town-near-Kiev-claims-Russia-committing-genocide-Russians-deny-involvement
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New revelations shed light on Nazi roots of House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Amidst the storm of Orwellian misinformation shaping our current world, up has become down, white has become black and good has become evil. Despite the fact that the evils of Nazism were defeated primarily by the sacrifices made by the Russians during WWII, it has increasingly become popular to assert the fallacy that the great war's true villain was Stalin. And despite the fact that unreconstructed Nazis were absorbed into the Cold War Five Eyes-led intelligence machine giving rise to 2nd and 3rd generation Nazis in Ukraine today, we are repeatedly told that Ukraine is a temple of liberty and beacon of democracy upon whose territory we should risk lighting the world on nuclear fire to defend. It is thus a breath of fresh air when uncomfortable truths are capable of breaking through the drunken illusion of Orwellian newspeak which has contaminated the current zeitgeist. One such truth to come to light has been the mainstream media's recognition that the disastrous Hunter Biden...
https://www.sott.net/article/466252-New-revelations-shed-light-on-Nazi-roots-of-House-of-Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
New revelations shed light on Nazi roots of House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Amidst the storm of Orwellian misinformation shaping our current world, up has become down, white has become black and good has become evil. Despite the fact that the evils of Nazism were defeated primarily by the sacrifices made by the Russians during WWII, it has increasingly become popular to assert the fallacy that the great war's true villain was Stalin. And despite the fact that unreconstructed Nazis were absorbed into the Cold War Five Eyes-led intelligence machine giving rise to 2nd and 3rd generation Nazis in Ukraine today, we are repeatedly told that Ukraine is a temple of liberty and beacon of democracy upon whose territory we should risk lighting the world on nuclear fire to defend. It is thus a breath of fresh air when uncomfortable truths are capable of breaking through the drunken illusion of Orwellian newspeak which has contaminated the current zeitgeist. One such truth to come to light has been the mainstream media's recognition that the disastrous Hunter Biden...
https://www.sott.net/article/466252-New-revelations-shed-light-on-Nazi-roots-of-House-of-Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
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New York City Amazon workers vote to unionize in historic labor win
Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant's history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union drive. Warehouse workers cast 2,654 votes — or about 55 percent — in favor of a union, giving the fledgling Amazon Labor Union enough support to pull off a victory. According to the National Labor Relations Board, which is overseeing the process, 2,131 workers — or 45 percent — rejected the union bid. The 67 ballots that were challenged by either Amazon or the ALU were not enough to sway the outcome. Federal labor officials said the results of the count won't be verified until they process any objections — due by April 8 — that both parties may file.
https://www.sott.net/article/466253-New-York-City-Amazon-workers-vote-to-unionize-in-historic-labor-win
New York City Amazon workers vote to unionize in historic labor win
Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant's history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union drive. Warehouse workers cast 2,654 votes — or about 55 percent — in favor of a union, giving the fledgling Amazon Labor Union enough support to pull off a victory. According to the National Labor Relations Board, which is overseeing the process, 2,131 workers — or 45 percent — rejected the union bid. The 67 ballots that were challenged by either Amazon or the ALU were not enough to sway the outcome. Federal labor officials said the results of the count won't be verified until they process any objections — due by April 8 — that both parties may file.
https://www.sott.net/article/466253-New-York-City-Amazon-workers-vote-to-unionize-in-historic-labor-win
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Well duh: Anti-Russian sanctions don't work- Poland
The recovery of the Russian ruble indicates that the West's sanctions on Moscow are not serving their purpose, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday. A large number of states, including all the EU's members, imposed restrictions on Russia after it attacked Ukraine in late February. "I must say this very clearly: the sanctions we have imposed so far don't work. The best evidence is the ruble exchange rate," Morawiecki said on Saturday. "The ruble exchange rate, this litmus test, has returned to the level it was before the Russian aggression against Ukraine. What does it mean? It means that all economic, financial, budgetary, and monetary measures have not worked as some leaders wished. It needs to be said very loudly," he added, speaking at a center for Ukrainian refugees in Otwock near Warsaw.
https://www.sott.net/article/466254-Well-duh-Anti-Russian-sanctions-dont-work-Poland
Well duh: Anti-Russian sanctions don't work- Poland
The recovery of the Russian ruble indicates that the West's sanctions on Moscow are not serving their purpose, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday. A large number of states, including all the EU's members, imposed restrictions on Russia after it attacked Ukraine in late February. "I must say this very clearly: the sanctions we have imposed so far don't work. The best evidence is the ruble exchange rate," Morawiecki said on Saturday. "The ruble exchange rate, this litmus test, has returned to the level it was before the Russian aggression against Ukraine. What does it mean? It means that all economic, financial, budgetary, and monetary measures have not worked as some leaders wished. It needs to be said very loudly," he added, speaking at a center for Ukrainian refugees in Otwock near Warsaw.
https://www.sott.net/article/466254-Well-duh-Anti-Russian-sanctions-dont-work-Poland
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Slovakia sees the light: Agrees to pay for Russian gas in rubles
Slovakia will pay for Russian natural gas in rubles if that's what it takes to keep the commodity flowing, Slovak Economy Minister Richard Sulik has said on national television. "If there is a condition to pay in rubles, then we will pay in rubles," Sulik said. He stressed that Russian imports account for roughly 85% of all Slovakian gas supplies, so the country's authorities will remain pragmatic on the issue. "We cannot be cut off from gas," Sulik emphasized, urging the rest of Europe to jointly seek a solution.
https://www.sott.net/article/466255-Slovakia-sees-the-light-Agrees-to-pay-for-Russian-gas-in-rubles
Slovakia sees the light: Agrees to pay for Russian gas in rubles
Slovakia will pay for Russian natural gas in rubles if that's what it takes to keep the commodity flowing, Slovak Economy Minister Richard Sulik has said on national television. "If there is a condition to pay in rubles, then we will pay in rubles," Sulik said. He stressed that Russian imports account for roughly 85% of all Slovakian gas supplies, so the country's authorities will remain pragmatic on the issue. "We cannot be cut off from gas," Sulik emphasized, urging the rest of Europe to jointly seek a solution.
https://www.sott.net/article/466255-Slovakia-sees-the-light-Agrees-to-pay-for-Russian-gas-in-rubles
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Heavy rain hits causes floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 31 inches of rainfall in 48 hours - 16 killed (UPDATES)
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-31-inches-of-rainfall-in-48-hours-16-killed-UPDATES
Heavy rain hits causes floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 31 inches of rainfall in 48 hours - 16 killed (UPDATES)
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-31-inches-of-rainfall-in-48-hours-16-killed-UPDATES