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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Rat colony beneath D.C. disgusted to find city infested with politicians
RAT LAND — A rat colony underneath Washington, D.C. recently became aware of a surface world with blue skies, warm sunlight, and abundant garbage. The colony, ruled by a council of noble volunteers, was planning a great move to the "land of plenty" until it was discovered to be infested with hundreds of politicians. "Ewww! No wonder our ancestors made their home in the bowels of the earth," said Whisker Nosewrangle in ancient Sumerian, the language all rats speak. "Disgusting!" "Rats, it is hereby forbidden to breach the surface," said a representative of the rat council. "The way is shut! We cannot allow the infestation to corrupt our minarchist utopia." Surface rats who previously had no knowledge of the subterranean rat colony promptly abandoned their homes in favor of a more just and dignified society.
https://www.sott.net/article/466256-Rat-colony-beneath-D-C-disgusted-to-find-city-infested-with-politicians

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Spring snow in Croatia
It's spring time. However, unexpected snow hit Croatia on Saturday.
https://www.sott.net/article/466257-Spring-snow-in-Croatia

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Ukraine claims it stopped recruiting foreigners because it's running out of weapons and they're too inexperienced
Comment: What actually happened is that the Russians scared away any more from coming... 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: 'All were shot': Ukrainian regime 'discovers' 20 bodies on street in Bucha near Kiev, claims Russian forces committing 'genocide' - Russia denies involvement
Comment: The very first noises about this claimed 'hundreds of bodies' were found. Already, it's down to '20'. The 'play' here is obvious: Kiev is crying 'Srebrenica' in this its umpteenth attempt to draw direct NATO engagement against Russian forces in Ukraine... 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...
https://www.sott.net/article/466251-All-were-shot-Ukrainian-regime-discovers-20-bodies-on-street-in-Bucha-near-Kiev-claims-Russian-forces-committing-genocide-Russia-denies-involvement

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California corporate diversity law ruled unconstitutional
A Los Angeles judge ruled Friday that California's landmark law mandating that corporations diversify their boards with members from certain racial, ethnic or LGBT groups is unconstitutional. The brief ruling granted summary judgment to Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group that sought a permanent injunction against the measure that was signed into law last year. The ruling didn't explain the judge's reasoning. The measure requires corporate boards of publicly traded companies with a main executive office in California to have a member from an "underrepresented community," including LGBT, Black, Latino, Asian, Native American or Pacific Islander. The lawsuit argued that violated the state's constitutional equal protection clause. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said the decision: "declared unconstitutional one of the most blatant and significant attacks in the modern era on constitutional prohibitions against discrimination." Messages seeking comment from the state weren't...
https://www.sott.net/article/466258-California-corporate-diversity-law-ruled-unconstitutional

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The necro-neologism of lethal legal experts
The power of language is magical to behold. Through the mere pronouncement of words, people can be persuaded to do what they would never have thought to do, left to their own devices. The playbook with the most success in this regard is that of war. When people are "informed" that they and their families are in mortal danger, they can and often will acquiesce to any and all policies which government authorities claim to be necessary in order to protect them. Young people can be coaxed into killing complete strangers who never did anything personally to them. Citizens can be brainwashed to believe that suitably labeled persons can and indeed must be denied any and all human rights. When the stakes are claimed to be life and death, even apparently intelligent people can be goaded to accept that the mere possession of a divergent opinion is evil, and the expression of dissent a crime. The use of military weapons to execute obviously innocent, entirely innocuous civilians, including...
https://www.sott.net/article/466259-The-necro-neologism-of-lethal-legal-experts

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Poland makes nuke offer to US
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Poland's Deputy Prime Minister, has spoken in favor of US nuclear weapons being deployed in eastern Europe, citing Russia's military offensive against Ukraine. In an interview with Germany's Die Welt news outlet published on Sunday, Kaczynski said that "fundamentally, it makes sense to expand nuclear sharing to the eastern flank," apparently referring to a NATO concept by which "the benefits, responsibilities and risks of nuclear deterrence are shared across the Alliance." The Polish official noted, however, that such an initiative should come from the US. On top of that, Kaczynski called on the military bloc to set up a new command center in Poland, akin to the one in the Dutch town of Brunssum, "from where joint NATO deployments will be planned and conducted." According to the deputy, that would send a clear signal to Russia that the military alliance is now present in Eastern Europe at command level as well. Comment: Meanwhile Italy says that it will...
https://www.sott.net/article/466260-Poland-makes-nuke-offer-to-US

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The US empire's ultimate target is not Russia but China
The Pentagon has produced its latest National Defense Strategy (NDS), a report made every four years to provide the public and the government with a broad overview of the US war machine's planning, posturing, developments and areas of focus. You might assume with all the aggressive brinkmanship between Moscow and the US power alliance this year that Russia would feature as Enemy Number One in the 2022 NDS, but you would be assuming incorrectly. The US "Defense" Department reserves that slot for the same nation that's occupied it for many years now: China. Antiwar's Dave DeCamp writes the following: The full NDS is still classified, but the Pentagon released a fact sheet on the document that says it "will act urgently to sustain and strengthen deterrence, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) as our most consequential strategic competitor and the pacing challenge for the Department." The fact sheet outlines four priorities for the Pentagon: Defending the homeland, paced to the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466261-The-US-empires-ultimate-target-is-not-Russia-but-China

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Zelensky rejected peace offer days before Russian offensive - WSJ
German chancellor Olaf Scholz had offered Volodymyr Zelensky a chance for peace just days before the launch of the Russian military offensive, but the Ukrainian president turned it down, the Wall Street Journal has reported. Scholz had made what the US outlet described as "one last push for a settlement between Moscow and Kiev" less than a week before the Russian forces were sent into Ukraine on February 24. The chancellor told Zelensky in Munich on February 19 "that Ukraine should renounce its NATO aspirations and declare neutrality as part of a wider European security deal between the West and Russia. "The pact would be signed by Mr. Putin and Mr. Biden, who would jointly guarantee Ukraine's security." However, Zelensky rejected the offer to make the concession and avoid confrontation, saying that "[Russia's President Vladimir] Putin couldn't be trusted to uphold such an agreement and that most Ukrainians wanted to join NATO." "His answer left German officials worried that the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466262-Zelensky-rejected-peace-offer-days-before-Russian-offensive-WSJ