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NATO offers fast track membership to neutral Finland and Sweden, days after Russia asks Europe for security guarantee
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Finland and Sweden would be quickly brought into the alliance should they seek membership, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine stokes security concerns on the bloc's eastern flank. "Of course, it's for them to decide but, if they apply, I expect that they will be very much welcomed by all 30 allies and that we will find ways to do that in a relatively quick way to take them into the alliance if they so want," Stoltenberg said on Sunday in an interview with CNN. Comment: It's unlikely that all 30 NATO members want to provoke Russia in such a manner. Stoltenberg made his comments after meeting last week with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, noting that NATO's main message was that it's for Finland to decide whether to join the alliance. He said the same is true of Sweden.
https://www.sott.net/article/466278-NATO-offers-fast-track-membership-to-neutral-Finland-and-Sweden-days-after-Russia-asks-Europe-for-security-guarantee
NATO offers fast track membership to neutral Finland and Sweden, days after Russia asks Europe for security guarantee
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Finland and Sweden would be quickly brought into the alliance should they seek membership, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine stokes security concerns on the bloc's eastern flank. "Of course, it's for them to decide but, if they apply, I expect that they will be very much welcomed by all 30 allies and that we will find ways to do that in a relatively quick way to take them into the alliance if they so want," Stoltenberg said on Sunday in an interview with CNN. Comment: It's unlikely that all 30 NATO members want to provoke Russia in such a manner. Stoltenberg made his comments after meeting last week with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, noting that NATO's main message was that it's for Finland to decide whether to join the alliance. He said the same is true of Sweden.
https://www.sott.net/article/466278-NATO-offers-fast-track-membership-to-neutral-Finland-and-Sweden-days-after-Russia-asks-Europe-for-security-guarantee
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Ukrainian journalist finds charred remains where alleged war crime was filmed
Amid overwhelming evidence that Russian forces have committed war crimes during an unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials were confronted this week with video that appeared to show Ukrainian soldiers shooting captive Russian soldiers in the legs. Although Ukraine's senior military leader and its domestic intelligence agency both insisted that the video posted on social networks on Sunday was "a fake" produced by Russia, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised that the government would investigate and punish those responsible if the incident did take place. On Monday, a well-known Ukrainian journalist, Yuri Butusov, published graphic video showing the charred remains of three men he identified as Russian soldiers, as Ukrainian forces recaptured the town of Malaya Rohan, outside Kharkiv, over the weekend. Although Butusov made no mention of the video of the alleged war crime, a visual analysis of his footage shows that it was clearly...
https://www.sott.net/article/466279-Ukrainian-journalist-finds-charred-remains-where-alleged-war-crime-was-filmed
Ukrainian journalist finds charred remains where alleged war crime was filmed
Amid overwhelming evidence that Russian forces have committed war crimes during an unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials were confronted this week with video that appeared to show Ukrainian soldiers shooting captive Russian soldiers in the legs. Although Ukraine's senior military leader and its domestic intelligence agency both insisted that the video posted on social networks on Sunday was "a fake" produced by Russia, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised that the government would investigate and punish those responsible if the incident did take place. On Monday, a well-known Ukrainian journalist, Yuri Butusov, published graphic video showing the charred remains of three men he identified as Russian soldiers, as Ukrainian forces recaptured the town of Malaya Rohan, outside Kharkiv, over the weekend. Although Butusov made no mention of the video of the alleged war crime, a visual analysis of his footage shows that it was clearly...
https://www.sott.net/article/466279-Ukrainian-journalist-finds-charred-remains-where-alleged-war-crime-was-filmed
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Tucker Carlson reports spying allegations in Congress
Fox News host Tucker Carlson reported that two members of Congress are being "spied on" by the U.S. intelligence apparatus. The top-rated cable news personality, who accused the National Security Agency of spying on him last year, made the comment during an interview Friday with Utah GOP Rep. Chris Stewart. The congressman has introduced legislation to better protect U.S. citizens from domestic surveillance activities. Carlson said he's "spoken directly to two sitting members of Congress" tasked with overseeing the intelligence community, and he heard they "were being spied on by the intel agencies, and they didn't do anything about it."
https://www.sott.net/article/466280-Tucker-Carlson-reports-spying-allegations-in-Congress
Tucker Carlson reports spying allegations in Congress
Fox News host Tucker Carlson reported that two members of Congress are being "spied on" by the U.S. intelligence apparatus. The top-rated cable news personality, who accused the National Security Agency of spying on him last year, made the comment during an interview Friday with Utah GOP Rep. Chris Stewart. The congressman has introduced legislation to better protect U.S. citizens from domestic surveillance activities. Carlson said he's "spoken directly to two sitting members of Congress" tasked with overseeing the intelligence community, and he heard they "were being spied on by the intel agencies, and they didn't do anything about it."
https://www.sott.net/article/466280-Tucker-Carlson-reports-spying-allegations-in-Congress
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BEST OF THE WEB: Experts: Bucha-Like 'False Flag' Incidents to Continue as West 'Frustrated' Over Propaganda Failures
Over the past 24 hours, the Western media have been fueling allegations that Russia committed mass killings of civilians in the Ukrainian city of Bucha as footage has shown city streets strewn with bodies. The Russian Defence Ministry dismissed the accusations, underscoring that the footage is nothing short of yet another provocation. With Kiev quickly accusing Russia of "genocide" and "massacre" in Bucha, Western media seems eager to automatically criminalise Moscow without a full investigation - and it looks like the media is a tool for the West to make up for frustrations caused by the failures of its own propaganda, experts have stated. Doubts were cast at allegations that Russia is behind the purported "war crimes" in Bucha shortly after a video posted by one of the Kiev territorial defence battalion leaders resurfaced online. In the video, titled "BOATSMAN BOYS' work in Bucha", fighters are heard asking whether they can shoot people without blue armbands (an identifier of the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466281-Experts-Bucha-Like-False-Flag-Incidents-to-Continue-as-West-Frustrated-Over-Propaganda-Failures
BEST OF THE WEB: Experts: Bucha-Like 'False Flag' Incidents to Continue as West 'Frustrated' Over Propaganda Failures
Over the past 24 hours, the Western media have been fueling allegations that Russia committed mass killings of civilians in the Ukrainian city of Bucha as footage has shown city streets strewn with bodies. The Russian Defence Ministry dismissed the accusations, underscoring that the footage is nothing short of yet another provocation. With Kiev quickly accusing Russia of "genocide" and "massacre" in Bucha, Western media seems eager to automatically criminalise Moscow without a full investigation - and it looks like the media is a tool for the West to make up for frustrations caused by the failures of its own propaganda, experts have stated. Doubts were cast at allegations that Russia is behind the purported "war crimes" in Bucha shortly after a video posted by one of the Kiev territorial defence battalion leaders resurfaced online. In the video, titled "BOATSMAN BOYS' work in Bucha", fighters are heard asking whether they can shoot people without blue armbands (an identifier of the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466281-Experts-Bucha-Like-False-Flag-Incidents-to-Continue-as-West-Frustrated-Over-Propaganda-Failures
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US to pay off Moldova with $80 million for 'influx of refugees' from its proxy war in Ukraine
The United States will give Moldova $50 million to help it cope with the impacts of Russia's war against Ukraine, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said during a visit to the former Soviet republic on Sunday. She said the funding would support programs, training and equipment for border management, efforts to counter human trafficking, help to improve accountability and transparency in the justice sector, and combat corruption and cybercrime. Comment: The US won't be tracking how that money is spent, and it's likely that vast majority of it will be lost to corruption. Moreover, there'd be no conflict had the US and NATO, as noted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, "heeded the warnings from amongst its own leaders and officials over the years that its eastward expansion would lead to greater, not less, instability in the region." Nearly 400,000 refugees have already fled Ukraine through Moldova, with about a quarter remaining in the country,...
https://www.sott.net/article/466282-US-to-pay-off-Moldova-with-80-million-for-influx-of-refugees-from-its-proxy-war-in-Ukraine
US to pay off Moldova with $80 million for 'influx of refugees' from its proxy war in Ukraine
The United States will give Moldova $50 million to help it cope with the impacts of Russia's war against Ukraine, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said during a visit to the former Soviet republic on Sunday. She said the funding would support programs, training and equipment for border management, efforts to counter human trafficking, help to improve accountability and transparency in the justice sector, and combat corruption and cybercrime. Comment: The US won't be tracking how that money is spent, and it's likely that vast majority of it will be lost to corruption. Moreover, there'd be no conflict had the US and NATO, as noted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, "heeded the warnings from amongst its own leaders and officials over the years that its eastward expansion would lead to greater, not less, instability in the region." Nearly 400,000 refugees have already fled Ukraine through Moldova, with about a quarter remaining in the country,...
https://www.sott.net/article/466282-US-to-pay-off-Moldova-with-80-million-for-influx-of-refugees-from-its-proxy-war-in-Ukraine
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Are people with dark personality traits more likely to succeed?
'Dark' personalities come in various shades, but at the core of all of them is a tendency to callously use others for personal gain. What is it that these types of people are really gaining, though? Might a benevolent approach to life and others be even more advantageous? For 15 years, research into dark personality traits (including narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism) has been rapidly expanding. We now know that these traits are far more evident, on average, in men than women. We know that approximately 1-2 per cent of individuals in the general population display extremely dark personality features - enough to meet the clinical threshold for a personality disorder - and about 10-20 per cent of individuals have moderately elevated levels. We know that even people with moderate levels of dark traits can wreak havoc: they are more likely to lie and cheat, show racist attitudes, and be violent towards others. As researchers, we have studied these traits ourselves. But in a...
https://www.sott.net/article/466283-Are-people-with-dark-personality-traits-more-likely-to-succeed
Are people with dark personality traits more likely to succeed?
'Dark' personalities come in various shades, but at the core of all of them is a tendency to callously use others for personal gain. What is it that these types of people are really gaining, though? Might a benevolent approach to life and others be even more advantageous? For 15 years, research into dark personality traits (including narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism) has been rapidly expanding. We now know that these traits are far more evident, on average, in men than women. We know that approximately 1-2 per cent of individuals in the general population display extremely dark personality features - enough to meet the clinical threshold for a personality disorder - and about 10-20 per cent of individuals have moderately elevated levels. We know that even people with moderate levels of dark traits can wreak havoc: they are more likely to lie and cheat, show racist attitudes, and be violent towards others. As researchers, we have studied these traits ourselves. But in a...
https://www.sott.net/article/466283-Are-people-with-dark-personality-traits-more-likely-to-succeed
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US corporate profits hit a new record high in 2021
Corporate profits hit another record in 2021, though the breakneck pace of growth slowed sharply during the fourth quarter. Why it matters: This shows that companies have been able to overcome the inflationary wave flowing through the U.S. economy — and even profit from it. State of play: Companies complained loudly about rising costs for raw materials and labor for most of 2021, but data released yesterday by the Commerce Department show that they passed those costs along — and then some. For the full year 2021, pre-tax profits rose 25% to roughly $2.81 trillion, handily outpacing the 7% rise in consumer prices over the same stretch.
https://www.sott.net/article/466284-US-corporate-profits-hit-a-new-record-high-in-2021
US corporate profits hit a new record high in 2021
Corporate profits hit another record in 2021, though the breakneck pace of growth slowed sharply during the fourth quarter. Why it matters: This shows that companies have been able to overcome the inflationary wave flowing through the U.S. economy — and even profit from it. State of play: Companies complained loudly about rising costs for raw materials and labor for most of 2021, but data released yesterday by the Commerce Department show that they passed those costs along — and then some. For the full year 2021, pre-tax profits rose 25% to roughly $2.81 trillion, handily outpacing the 7% rise in consumer prices over the same stretch.
https://www.sott.net/article/466284-US-corporate-profits-hit-a-new-record-high-in-2021
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NYC's top doc apologizes to black and Hispanic 'birthing people' for calling them 'mothers'
Dr. Michelle Morse, the chief medical officer at New York City's Department of Health, has received sharp criticism for describing pregnant women differently along lines of race, choosing to call pregnant white women "birthing people" while referencing pregnant women of color as "mothers" in a late March tweet. Since the city's top doctor's March 23 tweet, a DOH spokesman called Morse's post an "oversight" and said "we apologize for inadvertently gendering Black and Puerto Rican birthing people," according to the New York Post. Morse had been sharing a number of tweets in which she advocated for increased allocation of goods and services to women of color. A disproportionate number of them, Morse argued, had died either during or shortly after childbirth.
https://www.sott.net/article/466285-NYCs-top-doc-apologizes-to-black-and-Hispanic-birthing-people-for-calling-them-mothers
NYC's top doc apologizes to black and Hispanic 'birthing people' for calling them 'mothers'
Dr. Michelle Morse, the chief medical officer at New York City's Department of Health, has received sharp criticism for describing pregnant women differently along lines of race, choosing to call pregnant white women "birthing people" while referencing pregnant women of color as "mothers" in a late March tweet. Since the city's top doctor's March 23 tweet, a DOH spokesman called Morse's post an "oversight" and said "we apologize for inadvertently gendering Black and Puerto Rican birthing people," according to the New York Post. Morse had been sharing a number of tweets in which she advocated for increased allocation of goods and services to women of color. A disproportionate number of them, Morse argued, had died either during or shortly after childbirth.
https://www.sott.net/article/466285-NYCs-top-doc-apologizes-to-black-and-Hispanic-birthing-people-for-calling-them-mothers
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Biden cites economic gains, but voters see much more to do
Seven months before he faces a critical test from voters in the midterm elections, President Joe Biden is turning his focus to kitchen-table issues as he struggles to get credit for a recovering economy. Since Biden took office last year, job growth has been vigorous and steady — as he told the country Friday after the March jobs report showed the addition of 431,000 jobs and the unemployment rate falling to a low 3.6%. But those same remarks were also tempered by his recognition that food and gas prices are too high and inflation is at its worst level in a generation. For Biden, convincing Americans of the progress made in the economic recovery only serves as a salient reminder of how much further the country has to go.
https://www.sott.net/article/466286-Biden-cites-economic-gains-but-voters-see-much-more-to-do
Biden cites economic gains, but voters see much more to do
Seven months before he faces a critical test from voters in the midterm elections, President Joe Biden is turning his focus to kitchen-table issues as he struggles to get credit for a recovering economy. Since Biden took office last year, job growth has been vigorous and steady — as he told the country Friday after the March jobs report showed the addition of 431,000 jobs and the unemployment rate falling to a low 3.6%. But those same remarks were also tempered by his recognition that food and gas prices are too high and inflation is at its worst level in a generation. For Biden, convincing Americans of the progress made in the economic recovery only serves as a salient reminder of how much further the country has to go.
https://www.sott.net/article/466286-Biden-cites-economic-gains-but-voters-see-much-more-to-do
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Why the US and NATO long have wanted Russia to attack Ukraine
The US strategy for regime change in Moscow has been long in preparation. In 2013 (before Ukraine's President Yanukovych was overthrown in 2014) , Carl Gersham, director of National Endowment for Democracy (NED), wrote: "Ukraine is the biggest prize." He explained that if it could be pulled away from Russia and into the West, "Putin may find himself on the losing end not just in the near abroad but within Russia itself." On 26 March President Biden, speaking in Warsaw, said, unscripted: "For God's sake, this man [Putin] cannot remain in power." Such an overt statement of intention for regime change in Russia has not gone down well in most of Europe. US Secretary of State Blinken later clarified Biden's Warsaw remark: "As you know, and as you have heard us say repeatedly, we do not have a strategy of regime change in Russia, or anywhere else, for that matter". Blinken has apparently forgotten Vietnam, Chile, Iraq, Afghanistan, and quite a few more. Consider the following quotes:...
https://www.sott.net/article/466287-Why-the-US-and-NATO-long-have-wanted-Russia-to-attack-Ukraine
Why the US and NATO long have wanted Russia to attack Ukraine
The US strategy for regime change in Moscow has been long in preparation. In 2013 (before Ukraine's President Yanukovych was overthrown in 2014) , Carl Gersham, director of National Endowment for Democracy (NED), wrote: "Ukraine is the biggest prize." He explained that if it could be pulled away from Russia and into the West, "Putin may find himself on the losing end not just in the near abroad but within Russia itself." On 26 March President Biden, speaking in Warsaw, said, unscripted: "For God's sake, this man [Putin] cannot remain in power." Such an overt statement of intention for regime change in Russia has not gone down well in most of Europe. US Secretary of State Blinken later clarified Biden's Warsaw remark: "As you know, and as you have heard us say repeatedly, we do not have a strategy of regime change in Russia, or anywhere else, for that matter". Blinken has apparently forgotten Vietnam, Chile, Iraq, Afghanistan, and quite a few more. Consider the following quotes:...
https://www.sott.net/article/466287-Why-the-US-and-NATO-long-have-wanted-Russia-to-attack-Ukraine
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Huge landslide in Haraz, Iran
A large landslide hit Haraz, Iran on April 3rd 2022. The cause of the landslide is unknown, however it's believed it may have been caused by an earthquake in the region. The landslide occured near a number of mines, however the mines were reported as empty at the time of the landslide. Traffic was stopped, with access to the area restricted as debris was cleared. Authorities are assessing the situation, with warnings remaining in place for further incidents.
https://www.sott.net/article/466288-Huge-landslide-in-Haraz-Iran
Huge landslide in Haraz, Iran
A large landslide hit Haraz, Iran on April 3rd 2022. The cause of the landslide is unknown, however it's believed it may have been caused by an earthquake in the region. The landslide occured near a number of mines, however the mines were reported as empty at the time of the landslide. Traffic was stopped, with access to the area restricted as debris was cleared. Authorities are assessing the situation, with warnings remaining in place for further incidents.
https://www.sott.net/article/466288-Huge-landslide-in-Haraz-Iran
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France experiences coldest April night since 1947 of -9C
The French weather forecaster Météo France recorded temperatures of -9C on Sunday night, the coldest April night on record since 1947. Overnight frosts were seen across almost all of the France, with the exception of the Paris area and the northern and Mediterranean coasts, with the coldest temperatures recorded in the Champagne area. While Champagne went down to -9C parts of the south west also recorded temperatures of -5C, leaving wine producers very worried about frost damage to their vines.
https://www.sott.net/article/466289-France-experiences-coldest-April-night-since-1947-of-9C
France experiences coldest April night since 1947 of -9C
The French weather forecaster Météo France recorded temperatures of -9C on Sunday night, the coldest April night on record since 1947. Overnight frosts were seen across almost all of the France, with the exception of the Paris area and the northern and Mediterranean coasts, with the coldest temperatures recorded in the Champagne area. While Champagne went down to -9C parts of the south west also recorded temperatures of -5C, leaving wine producers very worried about frost damage to their vines.
https://www.sott.net/article/466289-France-experiences-coldest-April-night-since-1947-of-9C
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FLASHBACK: Documentary of the liberation of Ukraine by the Red Army
The Unknown War, a documentary series released in 1978, focuses entirely on the events of WW2 from the perspective of the Soviet Union. It is sympathetic to the immense struggle of all the soviet peoples in their fight against fascism. The series has been reproduced on the Proletarian TV YouTube channel to counter the historical revisionism that has arisen across the western world which portrays the United States along with Britain and France as the victors over fascism. Episode 13 focuses on the Red Army's defeat of fascism in and the liberation of Ukraine.
https://www.sott.net/article/466290-Documentary-of-the-liberation-of-Ukraine-by-the-Red-Army
FLASHBACK: Documentary of the liberation of Ukraine by the Red Army
The Unknown War, a documentary series released in 1978, focuses entirely on the events of WW2 from the perspective of the Soviet Union. It is sympathetic to the immense struggle of all the soviet peoples in their fight against fascism. The series has been reproduced on the Proletarian TV YouTube channel to counter the historical revisionism that has arisen across the western world which portrays the United States along with Britain and France as the victors over fascism. Episode 13 focuses on the Red Army's defeat of fascism in and the liberation of Ukraine.
https://www.sott.net/article/466290-Documentary-of-the-liberation-of-Ukraine-by-the-Red-Army
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Refugee from Mariupol says the Nazis mined the theater before the explosion
Neo-Nazis from the Ukrainian Azov Regiment (organization banned in Russia) were bringing boxes, probably with explosives and detonators, into the building before the explosion of the Drama Theater in Mariupol, said refugee from Mariupol and former police operative Maksim Pavlenko on April 1, giving explanations to Russian FSB Border Guard Service officers. Pavlenko told about his acquaintance in Berdyansk with Mikhail, a cook from the Drama Theater, who cooked food for two thousand civilians hiding daily in the theater basement. Mikhail, the cook, told former operative Pavlenko that on the eve of the explosion, militants of Azov (organization banned in the Russian Federation) brought boxes into the theater.
https://www.sott.net/article/466291-Refugee-from-Mariupol-says-the-Nazis-mined-the-theater-before-the-explosion
Refugee from Mariupol says the Nazis mined the theater before the explosion
Neo-Nazis from the Ukrainian Azov Regiment (organization banned in Russia) were bringing boxes, probably with explosives and detonators, into the building before the explosion of the Drama Theater in Mariupol, said refugee from Mariupol and former police operative Maksim Pavlenko on April 1, giving explanations to Russian FSB Border Guard Service officers. Pavlenko told about his acquaintance in Berdyansk with Mikhail, a cook from the Drama Theater, who cooked food for two thousand civilians hiding daily in the theater basement. Mikhail, the cook, told former operative Pavlenko that on the eve of the explosion, militants of Azov (organization banned in the Russian Federation) brought boxes into the theater.
https://www.sott.net/article/466291-Refugee-from-Mariupol-says-the-Nazis-mined-the-theater-before-the-explosion
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China continues to laugh at western 'green energy' foolishness
With an energy cost crisis now striking Europe and to a lesser extent the U.S., some cracks have begun to appear in the "net zero" utopian dreams being pursued almost universally by Western politicians. Nevertheless, at this writing, the rapid elimination of use of fossil fuels, supposedly to fight "climate change," remains official government policy throughout Europe, at the federal level in the U.S., in most blue American states, and as well in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Here in the U.S., although President Biden has ordered some temporary measures like release of some oil from the nation's strategic reserves, the full federal bureaucracy remains under orders from the top to force reduction in production and use of fossil fuels in every way it can devise. Meanwhile, states like New York and California have rapidly approaching legal deadlines for shuttering all fossil fuel power plants, prohibiting all automobiles other than electric ones, banning natural gas for heating...
https://www.sott.net/article/466292-China-continues-to-laugh-at-western-green-energy-foolishness
China continues to laugh at western 'green energy' foolishness
With an energy cost crisis now striking Europe and to a lesser extent the U.S., some cracks have begun to appear in the "net zero" utopian dreams being pursued almost universally by Western politicians. Nevertheless, at this writing, the rapid elimination of use of fossil fuels, supposedly to fight "climate change," remains official government policy throughout Europe, at the federal level in the U.S., in most blue American states, and as well in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Here in the U.S., although President Biden has ordered some temporary measures like release of some oil from the nation's strategic reserves, the full federal bureaucracy remains under orders from the top to force reduction in production and use of fossil fuels in every way it can devise. Meanwhile, states like New York and California have rapidly approaching legal deadlines for shuttering all fossil fuel power plants, prohibiting all automobiles other than electric ones, banning natural gas for heating...
https://www.sott.net/article/466292-China-continues-to-laugh-at-western-green-energy-foolishness
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Reverse-read the Ukraine war without outsmarting yourself - a guide
This is not, repeat not, the tar baby story of the Afro-Americans and American Indians. The US and NATO allies aren't the fox, Russia isn't the rabbit, except that the Ukraine is the tar baby. The reason US commanders were confident Russia would move into the Ukraine when they did was that they made certain the Russian General Staff understood that if they failed to move west, they would be attacked themselves east across the Ukraine front, north against Belgorod and Voronezh, south against Crimea and Rostov; and at the same time the US would launch its blitzkrieg to destroy the Russian economy. The Ukrainian plan of land attack was the feint; the sanctions war was the main thrust at Moscow. In last year's manual of what is called the Russian Strategic Initiative of the US European Command in Stuttgart, the Russian Army's strategy of "active defense" was reported to start with "preventative measures taken before a conflict breaks out, to deter it". Thereafter would follow "a...
https://www.sott.net/article/466293-Reverse-read-the-Ukraine-war-without-outsmarting-yourself-a-guide
Reverse-read the Ukraine war without outsmarting yourself - a guide
This is not, repeat not, the tar baby story of the Afro-Americans and American Indians. The US and NATO allies aren't the fox, Russia isn't the rabbit, except that the Ukraine is the tar baby. The reason US commanders were confident Russia would move into the Ukraine when they did was that they made certain the Russian General Staff understood that if they failed to move west, they would be attacked themselves east across the Ukraine front, north against Belgorod and Voronezh, south against Crimea and Rostov; and at the same time the US would launch its blitzkrieg to destroy the Russian economy. The Ukrainian plan of land attack was the feint; the sanctions war was the main thrust at Moscow. In last year's manual of what is called the Russian Strategic Initiative of the US European Command in Stuttgart, the Russian Army's strategy of "active defense" was reported to start with "preventative measures taken before a conflict breaks out, to deter it". Thereafter would follow "a...
https://www.sott.net/article/466293-Reverse-read-the-Ukraine-war-without-outsmarting-yourself-a-guide
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'Gods of War': How the US weaponized Ukraine against Russia
Since the US-engineered 2013-14 coup in Ukraine, American forces have taught Ukrainians, including neo-Nazi units, how to fight in urban and other civilian areas. Weaponizing Ukraine is part of Washington's quest for what the Pentagon calls "full spectrum dominance." "[I]f you can learn all modalities of war, then you can be the god of war," so said a Ukrainian artillery commander in 2016 while receiving training from the US Army. The unnamed commander was quoted by Lt. Claire Vanderberg, a mortar platoon leader training soldiers as part of the Pentagon's Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine. The training has taken place at the absurdly named International Peacekeeping and Security Center, which sits close to the border with Poland near the Ukrainian town of Yavoriv. Western media reported Russia's recent cruise missile attack on the base, but chose not to mention what has taken place inside. The relationship described above is a snapshot of a decades-long US-NATO effort to...
https://www.sott.net/article/466294-Gods-of-War-How-the-US-weaponized-Ukraine-against-Russia
'Gods of War': How the US weaponized Ukraine against Russia
Since the US-engineered 2013-14 coup in Ukraine, American forces have taught Ukrainians, including neo-Nazi units, how to fight in urban and other civilian areas. Weaponizing Ukraine is part of Washington's quest for what the Pentagon calls "full spectrum dominance." "[I]f you can learn all modalities of war, then you can be the god of war," so said a Ukrainian artillery commander in 2016 while receiving training from the US Army. The unnamed commander was quoted by Lt. Claire Vanderberg, a mortar platoon leader training soldiers as part of the Pentagon's Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine. The training has taken place at the absurdly named International Peacekeeping and Security Center, which sits close to the border with Poland near the Ukrainian town of Yavoriv. Western media reported Russia's recent cruise missile attack on the base, but chose not to mention what has taken place inside. The relationship described above is a snapshot of a decades-long US-NATO effort to...
https://www.sott.net/article/466294-Gods-of-War-How-the-US-weaponized-Ukraine-against-Russia
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JK Rowling weighs in on transgender sporting debate
The Harry Potter author threw her support behind opposition to trans athletes competing against biological women Harry Potter author JK Rowling says that British former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies is an "inspiration" for her continued opposition to trans athletes competing against biologically-born women. Both Rowling and Davies have been prominent critics in the ongoing debate about the fairness and efficacy of having trans athletes competing directly against cis women, citing prominent cases such as those involving American swimmer Lia Thomas and New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard as examples of sporting inequality, after both were successful in competition against women despite being born male.
https://www.sott.net/article/466295-JK-Rowling-weighs-in-on-transgender-sporting-debate
JK Rowling weighs in on transgender sporting debate
The Harry Potter author threw her support behind opposition to trans athletes competing against biological women Harry Potter author JK Rowling says that British former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies is an "inspiration" for her continued opposition to trans athletes competing against biologically-born women. Both Rowling and Davies have been prominent critics in the ongoing debate about the fairness and efficacy of having trans athletes competing directly against cis women, citing prominent cases such as those involving American swimmer Lia Thomas and New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard as examples of sporting inequality, after both were successful in competition against women despite being born male.
https://www.sott.net/article/466295-JK-Rowling-weighs-in-on-transgender-sporting-debate
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6.0-magnitude earthquake off Vanuatu: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 55 km off Port-Vila, Vanuatu at 16:06:57 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 33.13 km, was initially determined to be at 17.475 degrees south latitude and 167.8723 degrees east longitude.
https://www.sott.net/article/466296-6-0-magnitude-earthquake-off-Vanuatu-USGS
6.0-magnitude earthquake off Vanuatu: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 55 km off Port-Vila, Vanuatu at 16:06:57 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 33.13 km, was initially determined to be at 17.475 degrees south latitude and 167.8723 degrees east longitude.
https://www.sott.net/article/466296-6-0-magnitude-earthquake-off-Vanuatu-USGS
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Elon Musk takes a chunk of Twitter: Now the company's largest shareholder
The billionaire now holds a 9.2% stake in the micro-blogging platform, filings show Twitter's share price jumped 26% in pre-market trading on Monday after a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing revealed that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% passive stake in the social media company. The stake is worth $2.89 billion, based on Twitter's closing price on Friday. The filing shows that Musk made the purchase on March 14 and he now owns 73,486,938 shares.
https://www.sott.net/article/466297-Elon-Musk-takes-a-chunk-of-Twitter-Now-the-companys-largest-shareholder
Elon Musk takes a chunk of Twitter: Now the company's largest shareholder
The billionaire now holds a 9.2% stake in the micro-blogging platform, filings show Twitter's share price jumped 26% in pre-market trading on Monday after a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing revealed that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% passive stake in the social media company. The stake is worth $2.89 billion, based on Twitter's closing price on Friday. The filing shows that Musk made the purchase on March 14 and he now owns 73,486,938 shares.
https://www.sott.net/article/466297-Elon-Musk-takes-a-chunk-of-Twitter-Now-the-companys-largest-shareholder
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Winter weather to continue in Switzerland this week after 50cms of spring snowfall
Swiss residents going through the latter stages of March, with its sunny skies and 'Sahara dust' would have been forgiven for thinking the time was right to put the winter jacket away. However, winter-like weather is back in Switzerland, having swept across the country as March turned into April. Around 50cm of snow fell on parts of Switzerland over the past few days, bringing with it unseasonably cold temperatures to wipe out the springlike weather of late March. Swiss meteorological service MeteoNews reported that the snowfall brought welcome relief, particularly in central and lower Valais, in parts of Ticino and in most of Graubünden, cutting the risks of forest fires.
https://www.sott.net/article/466298-Winter-weather-to-continue-in-Switzerland-this-week-after-50cms-of-spring-snowfall
Winter weather to continue in Switzerland this week after 50cms of spring snowfall
Swiss residents going through the latter stages of March, with its sunny skies and 'Sahara dust' would have been forgiven for thinking the time was right to put the winter jacket away. However, winter-like weather is back in Switzerland, having swept across the country as March turned into April. Around 50cm of snow fell on parts of Switzerland over the past few days, bringing with it unseasonably cold temperatures to wipe out the springlike weather of late March. Swiss meteorological service MeteoNews reported that the snowfall brought welcome relief, particularly in central and lower Valais, in parts of Ticino and in most of Graubünden, cutting the risks of forest fires.
https://www.sott.net/article/466298-Winter-weather-to-continue-in-Switzerland-this-week-after-50cms-of-spring-snowfall
