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"Decolonising math": Durham University asks professors to consider the race of mathematicians before relying on their work
Comment: Just when you thought radical left Critical Race Theory-influenced ideas reached its apogee in the absurd and bizarre ... We previously discussed the view of University of Rhode Island and Director of Graduate Studies of History Erik Loomis that "Science, statistics, and technology are all inherently racist." Others have agreed with that view, including denouncing math as racist or a "tool of whiteness." Now, as part of its "decolonization" efforts, Durham University is calling on professors in the math department to ask themselves if they're citing work from "mostly white or male" mathematicians. According to the Telegraph and The College Fix a guide instructs faculty that "decolonising the mathematical curriculum means considering the cultural origins of the mathematical concepts, focuses, and notation we most commonly use." It adds: "[T]he question of whether we have allowed Western mathematicians to dominate in our discipline is no less relevant than whether we have...
https://www.sott.net/article/466666-Decolonising-math-Durham-University-asks-professors-to-consider-the-race-of-mathematicians-before-relying-on-their-work
"Decolonising math": Durham University asks professors to consider the race of mathematicians before relying on their work
Comment: Just when you thought radical left Critical Race Theory-influenced ideas reached its apogee in the absurd and bizarre ... We previously discussed the view of University of Rhode Island and Director of Graduate Studies of History Erik Loomis that "Science, statistics, and technology are all inherently racist." Others have agreed with that view, including denouncing math as racist or a "tool of whiteness." Now, as part of its "decolonization" efforts, Durham University is calling on professors in the math department to ask themselves if they're citing work from "mostly white or male" mathematicians. According to the Telegraph and The College Fix a guide instructs faculty that "decolonising the mathematical curriculum means considering the cultural origins of the mathematical concepts, focuses, and notation we most commonly use." It adds: "[T]he question of whether we have allowed Western mathematicians to dominate in our discipline is no less relevant than whether we have...
https://www.sott.net/article/466666-Decolonising-math-Durham-University-asks-professors-to-consider-the-race-of-mathematicians-before-relying-on-their-work
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BEST OF THE WEB: Heavy rain causes floods and mudslides in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - At least 259 killed (UPDATES)
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding and mudslides in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. One fatality has been reported. According to South African Police Service (SAPS), a man died after rain triggered a mudslide in Umlazi township, located south-west of Durban, on 10 April 2022. Several dwellings are thought to have been buried or damaged and search teams were deployed to the area. According to the KwaZulu-Natal's Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department (KZN COGTA), disaster management teams have responded to a number of other incidents, including mudslides in KwaDukuza and flooding in Ladysmith. There were also reports of flooding in coastal areas including Kingsburgh. Durban recorded 91 mm of rain in 24 hours to 11 April 2022. As of 11 April warnings were in place for flooding and further heavy rain.
https://www.sott.net/article/466579-Heavy-rain-causes-floods-and-mudslides-in-KwaZulu-Natal-South-Africa-At-least-259-killed-UPDATES
BEST OF THE WEB: Heavy rain causes floods and mudslides in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - At least 259 killed (UPDATES)
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding and mudslides in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. One fatality has been reported. According to South African Police Service (SAPS), a man died after rain triggered a mudslide in Umlazi township, located south-west of Durban, on 10 April 2022. Several dwellings are thought to have been buried or damaged and search teams were deployed to the area. According to the KwaZulu-Natal's Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department (KZN COGTA), disaster management teams have responded to a number of other incidents, including mudslides in KwaDukuza and flooding in Ladysmith. There were also reports of flooding in coastal areas including Kingsburgh. Durban recorded 91 mm of rain in 24 hours to 11 April 2022. As of 11 April warnings were in place for flooding and further heavy rain.
https://www.sott.net/article/466579-Heavy-rain-causes-floods-and-mudslides-in-KwaZulu-Natal-South-Africa-At-least-259-killed-UPDATES
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Questions arise about death of Ukrainian politician
New audio recording suggests the Russian military urged Alexander Rzhavsky to evacuate, but he decided to stay in a suburb of Kiev The murder of a veteran Ukrainian politician, Alexander Rzhavsky, has taken a new twist after an audio recording surfaced on Monday, suggesting the Russian military urged him to evacuate. The ex-MP and presidential candidate, considered to have a "pro-Russian" stance by his political opponents, was found dead in the northwestern Kiev suburb of Bucha shortly after the withdrawal of Russian forces from the area on March 30. The death of the politician was first publicized last week, with Ukrainian officials and media alike squarely blaming it on Russian forces. The Ukrainian account of events was corroborated by Rzhavsky's family on Monday. In a statement posted on Facebook, the family of the late politician said he was slain by a "Russian serviceman" in Bucha on March 27. The ex-MP was "killed in his own yard before the eyes of his wife and his sister,"...
https://www.sott.net/article/466667-Questions-arise-about-death-of-Ukrainian-politician
Questions arise about death of Ukrainian politician
New audio recording suggests the Russian military urged Alexander Rzhavsky to evacuate, but he decided to stay in a suburb of Kiev The murder of a veteran Ukrainian politician, Alexander Rzhavsky, has taken a new twist after an audio recording surfaced on Monday, suggesting the Russian military urged him to evacuate. The ex-MP and presidential candidate, considered to have a "pro-Russian" stance by his political opponents, was found dead in the northwestern Kiev suburb of Bucha shortly after the withdrawal of Russian forces from the area on March 30. The death of the politician was first publicized last week, with Ukrainian officials and media alike squarely blaming it on Russian forces. The Ukrainian account of events was corroborated by Rzhavsky's family on Monday. In a statement posted on Facebook, the family of the late politician said he was slain by a "Russian serviceman" in Bucha on March 27. The ex-MP was "killed in his own yard before the eyes of his wife and his sister,"...
https://www.sott.net/article/466667-Questions-arise-about-death-of-Ukrainian-politician
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Pigeon poops on Biden after mistaking him for a statue
MENLO, IA — A local pigeon made a terrible mistake by pooping on the President of the United States today, after mistaking him for an old statue. "I'm sorry, I meant no disrespect," said Mr. Flappy, the pigeon responsible for the error. "I was just in the air doing my pigeon thing when I saw this old, rickety, ancient-looking statue just standing there, with a blank, statue-like expression on his face. It looked like a perfect target!"
https://www.sott.net/article/466668-Pigeon-poops-on-Biden-after-mistaking-him-for-a-statue
Pigeon poops on Biden after mistaking him for a statue
MENLO, IA — A local pigeon made a terrible mistake by pooping on the President of the United States today, after mistaking him for an old statue. "I'm sorry, I meant no disrespect," said Mr. Flappy, the pigeon responsible for the error. "I was just in the air doing my pigeon thing when I saw this old, rickety, ancient-looking statue just standing there, with a blank, statue-like expression on his face. It looked like a perfect target!"
https://www.sott.net/article/466668-Pigeon-poops-on-Biden-after-mistaking-him-for-a-statue
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No alternative to Russian oil - OPEC
Sanctioning Russian energy could trigger catastrophe, cartel warns! Current and future sanctions on Russia could spawn one of the worst oil supply shocks in history, OPEC secretary general Mohammed Barkindo warned EU officials on Monday, adding that it would be impossible to replace the volumes lost in such an event. Some seven million barrels of Russian crude per day are leaving the world market as a result of embargoes and other restrictions on Russian trading, he explained. The OPEC official also told the EU that the current volatility in the market is due to "non-fundamental factors" beyond OPEC's control and that it is the responsibility of the EU to promote a "realistic" approach to energy transition. The bloc has announced it plans to join the US and UK in instituting an embargo on Russian energy products. However, unlike the US and UK, the EU imports a majority of its energy supplies from Russia, and experts have warned that attempting to cut off the supply could have...
https://www.sott.net/article/466669-No-alternative-to-Russian-oil-OPEC
No alternative to Russian oil - OPEC
Sanctioning Russian energy could trigger catastrophe, cartel warns! Current and future sanctions on Russia could spawn one of the worst oil supply shocks in history, OPEC secretary general Mohammed Barkindo warned EU officials on Monday, adding that it would be impossible to replace the volumes lost in such an event. Some seven million barrels of Russian crude per day are leaving the world market as a result of embargoes and other restrictions on Russian trading, he explained. The OPEC official also told the EU that the current volatility in the market is due to "non-fundamental factors" beyond OPEC's control and that it is the responsibility of the EU to promote a "realistic" approach to energy transition. The bloc has announced it plans to join the US and UK in instituting an embargo on Russian energy products. However, unlike the US and UK, the EU imports a majority of its energy supplies from Russia, and experts have warned that attempting to cut off the supply could have...
https://www.sott.net/article/466669-No-alternative-to-Russian-oil-OPEC
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Who wins, who loses General Milley's long war?
Speaking of the seven-week war in Ukraine ignited by Vladimir Putin, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is warning us to expect a war that lasts for years. He told Congress: "I do think this is a very protracted conflict ... measured in years. I don't know about a decade, but at least years, for sure." As our first response, said Milley, we should build more military bases in Eastern Europe and begin to rotate U.S. troops in and out. Yet this sounds like a prescription for a Cold War II that America ought to avert, not fight. For the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, while a declared goal of U.S. policy, is not a vital U.S. interest to justify risking a calamitous war with Russia. Proof of that political reality lies in political facts.
https://www.sott.net/article/466670-Who-wins-who-loses-General-Milleys-long-war
Who wins, who loses General Milley's long war?
Speaking of the seven-week war in Ukraine ignited by Vladimir Putin, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is warning us to expect a war that lasts for years. He told Congress: "I do think this is a very protracted conflict ... measured in years. I don't know about a decade, but at least years, for sure." As our first response, said Milley, we should build more military bases in Eastern Europe and begin to rotate U.S. troops in and out. Yet this sounds like a prescription for a Cold War II that America ought to avert, not fight. For the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, while a declared goal of U.S. policy, is not a vital U.S. interest to justify risking a calamitous war with Russia. Proof of that political reality lies in political facts.
https://www.sott.net/article/466670-Who-wins-who-loses-General-Milleys-long-war
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Plots and counter-plots: Western skulduggery to realign Central Asia
Someone sure wants regime change in Kazakhstan and Pakistan. Someone sure aims to realign Central Asia from its current Russia-China tilt to a more western-friendly posture. And that someone may be willing to use violence and lawfare to get such results. Who on earth could it be? Answer that question correctly and you go to the head of the class - the class that never gets mentioned by the western propaganda machine, aka corporate media. This malodorous silence, whiffling through our press and TV, means no focus, ever, on western machinations to engineer regime change. That skullduggery may be alluded to as the wild charges of some unreliable non-western politico, but that's it. They'll tell you that Pakistan's president, Imran Khan, who is not very friendly with Washington, faced a no-confidence vote and to get out of it precipitated a constitutional crisis and that Kazakhstan foiled a foreign agent's attempt to kill President Kassym Jomart Tokayev, but they're strangely reluctant...
https://www.sott.net/article/466671-Plots-and-counter-plots-Western-skulduggery-to-realign-Central-Asia
Plots and counter-plots: Western skulduggery to realign Central Asia
Someone sure wants regime change in Kazakhstan and Pakistan. Someone sure aims to realign Central Asia from its current Russia-China tilt to a more western-friendly posture. And that someone may be willing to use violence and lawfare to get such results. Who on earth could it be? Answer that question correctly and you go to the head of the class - the class that never gets mentioned by the western propaganda machine, aka corporate media. This malodorous silence, whiffling through our press and TV, means no focus, ever, on western machinations to engineer regime change. That skullduggery may be alluded to as the wild charges of some unreliable non-western politico, but that's it. They'll tell you that Pakistan's president, Imran Khan, who is not very friendly with Washington, faced a no-confidence vote and to get out of it precipitated a constitutional crisis and that Kazakhstan foiled a foreign agent's attempt to kill President Kassym Jomart Tokayev, but they're strangely reluctant...
https://www.sott.net/article/466671-Plots-and-counter-plots-Western-skulduggery-to-realign-Central-Asia
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Lightning strike kills 4 workers in Tamil Nadu, India
Four construction workers - S. Jayasurya (22), A. Karthik Raja (28), M. Murugan (24), S. Jakkammal (25) - were electrocuted to death when lightning struck them at Rosalpatti near here on Wednesday evening. Two others -- S. Mahendran (38) and K. Sangili (36), who suffered shock -- were admitted to the Virudhunagar Government Medical College Hospital. The police said that the workers were involved in construction of a house at Karuppasamy Nagar at Rosalpatti. When they were working on the second floor, it started to rain accompanied by lightning and thunder. When a lightning struck the building, four of them were electrocuted and killed on the spot at around 3.30 p.m. Virudhunagar Superintendent of Police M. Manohar inspected the spot.
https://www.sott.net/article/466672-Lightning-strike-kills-4-workers-in-Tamil-Nadu-India
Lightning strike kills 4 workers in Tamil Nadu, India
Four construction workers - S. Jayasurya (22), A. Karthik Raja (28), M. Murugan (24), S. Jakkammal (25) - were electrocuted to death when lightning struck them at Rosalpatti near here on Wednesday evening. Two others -- S. Mahendran (38) and K. Sangili (36), who suffered shock -- were admitted to the Virudhunagar Government Medical College Hospital. The police said that the workers were involved in construction of a house at Karuppasamy Nagar at Rosalpatti. When they were working on the second floor, it started to rain accompanied by lightning and thunder. When a lightning struck the building, four of them were electrocuted and killed on the spot at around 3.30 p.m. Virudhunagar Superintendent of Police M. Manohar inspected the spot.
https://www.sott.net/article/466672-Lightning-strike-kills-4-workers-in-Tamil-Nadu-India
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Russia's export windfall catapults key trade barometer to record
Russia recorded the largest current-account surplus since at least 1994, as revenues from oil and gas exports surged and imports plunged after the U.S. and its allies imposed sanctions over President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The proceeds have become a critical source of hard currency during the war, enabling authorities to pay for imports, support the economy and restore confidence in the ruble. The surplus in the current account, the broadest measure of trade and investment flows, reached $58.2 billion last quarter, more than double the $22.5 billion reported a year earlier, the Bank of Russia said Monday. Sofya Donets, economist at Renaissance Capital in Moscow, estimates the surplus was at $19 billion in March, the first full month of the conflict with Ukraine. "The effect of sanctions had yet to manifest itself on exports in March," she said. While the sweeping sanctions are expected to trigger the deepest recession in decades, the restrictions so far don't extend...
https://www.sott.net/article/466673-Russias-export-windfall-catapults-key-trade-barometer-to-record
Russia's export windfall catapults key trade barometer to record
Russia recorded the largest current-account surplus since at least 1994, as revenues from oil and gas exports surged and imports plunged after the U.S. and its allies imposed sanctions over President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The proceeds have become a critical source of hard currency during the war, enabling authorities to pay for imports, support the economy and restore confidence in the ruble. The surplus in the current account, the broadest measure of trade and investment flows, reached $58.2 billion last quarter, more than double the $22.5 billion reported a year earlier, the Bank of Russia said Monday. Sofya Donets, economist at Renaissance Capital in Moscow, estimates the surplus was at $19 billion in March, the first full month of the conflict with Ukraine. "The effect of sanctions had yet to manifest itself on exports in March," she said. While the sweeping sanctions are expected to trigger the deepest recession in decades, the restrictions so far don't extend...
https://www.sott.net/article/466673-Russias-export-windfall-catapults-key-trade-barometer-to-record
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Ray McGovern: Corporate media deploys the big guns on Ukraine
Judith Miller and AF General Philip Breedlove are back! At first I thought it a sickening flashback. Two nights ago, there were Judy Miller and former NATO commander Philip Breedlove on TV pontificating on Ukraine. For younger readers, Judy was the NY Times Archdeacon blessing all those reports of "weapons of mass destruction in Iraq" (that weren't there) and ties between Iraq and al-Qaeda (that weren't there either). As for Breedlove, as a sad sign of the times, he appears (via Radio Free Europe) on Reader Supporter News, with zero allusion to his pedigree on truth and falsehood (See: "FOCUS: Former NATO Commander Says Western Fears of Nuclear War Are Preventing a Proper Response to Putin.") Breedlove's all-too-familiar, damn-the-torpedoes line on the need to confront Russia head-on in Ukraine brought back more sickening memories. For this is precisely what he tried to do - behind President Obama's back - when he was commander of NATO troops (2013-2016). It got so bad that we...
https://www.sott.net/article/466674-Ray-McGovern-Corporate-media-deploys-the-big-guns-on-Ukraine
Ray McGovern: Corporate media deploys the big guns on Ukraine
Judith Miller and AF General Philip Breedlove are back! At first I thought it a sickening flashback. Two nights ago, there were Judy Miller and former NATO commander Philip Breedlove on TV pontificating on Ukraine. For younger readers, Judy was the NY Times Archdeacon blessing all those reports of "weapons of mass destruction in Iraq" (that weren't there) and ties between Iraq and al-Qaeda (that weren't there either). As for Breedlove, as a sad sign of the times, he appears (via Radio Free Europe) on Reader Supporter News, with zero allusion to his pedigree on truth and falsehood (See: "FOCUS: Former NATO Commander Says Western Fears of Nuclear War Are Preventing a Proper Response to Putin.") Breedlove's all-too-familiar, damn-the-torpedoes line on the need to confront Russia head-on in Ukraine brought back more sickening memories. For this is precisely what he tried to do - behind President Obama's back - when he was commander of NATO troops (2013-2016). It got so bad that we...
https://www.sott.net/article/466674-Ray-McGovern-Corporate-media-deploys-the-big-guns-on-Ukraine
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Macron won't join Biden's 'genocide' claim against Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron declined to join his US counterpart Joe Biden in describing the actions of the Russian military in Ukraine as "genocide." Verbal attacks would not help further peace in Ukraine, he said, in an interview with France 2 television on Wednesday. Biden appeared on Tuesday to endorse Kiev's claims that the goal of the Russian attack was to exterminate the Ukrainian people. In a speech in Iowa, referring to Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Biden said: "Your family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide half a world away." Biden had previously called the Russian leader a "war criminal" and stated that the man "cannot remain in power." When asked about the characterization during the interview, Macron said he "would be careful with such terms" and said the peoples of Ukraine and Russia were "brothers."
https://www.sott.net/article/466675-Macron-wont-join-Bidens-genocide-claim-against-Russia
Macron won't join Biden's 'genocide' claim against Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron declined to join his US counterpart Joe Biden in describing the actions of the Russian military in Ukraine as "genocide." Verbal attacks would not help further peace in Ukraine, he said, in an interview with France 2 television on Wednesday. Biden appeared on Tuesday to endorse Kiev's claims that the goal of the Russian attack was to exterminate the Ukrainian people. In a speech in Iowa, referring to Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Biden said: "Your family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide half a world away." Biden had previously called the Russian leader a "war criminal" and stated that the man "cannot remain in power." When asked about the characterization during the interview, Macron said he "would be careful with such terms" and said the peoples of Ukraine and Russia were "brothers."
https://www.sott.net/article/466675-Macron-wont-join-Bidens-genocide-claim-against-Russia
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Ukrainian opposition leader arrested
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his delight on Tuesday after Kiev's successor to the Soviet-era KGB arrested the country's most prominent opposition leader. The SBU is Ukraine's main intelligence and security agency, founded in 1991 to replace the KGB. The President shared a photo of his handcuffed rival Viktor Medvedchuk on social media, with the caption: "A special operation was carried out by the SBU. Well done! Details to follow." Zelensky later said "I consider it especially cynical of him to use military camouflage," mocking Medvedchuk as trying to pose as a "warrior" and "patriot" and proposing to exchange the detained politician for Ukrainian prisoners of war held by Russia. Medvedchuk heads the second largest party in the national parliament, the "Opposition Platform - For Life." He was previously placed under house arrest, last year, as part of Zelensky's clampdown on dissent, which was granted tacit approval by the regime's Western supporters....
https://www.sott.net/article/466676-Ukrainian-opposition-leader-arrested
Ukrainian opposition leader arrested
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his delight on Tuesday after Kiev's successor to the Soviet-era KGB arrested the country's most prominent opposition leader. The SBU is Ukraine's main intelligence and security agency, founded in 1991 to replace the KGB. The President shared a photo of his handcuffed rival Viktor Medvedchuk on social media, with the caption: "A special operation was carried out by the SBU. Well done! Details to follow." Zelensky later said "I consider it especially cynical of him to use military camouflage," mocking Medvedchuk as trying to pose as a "warrior" and "patriot" and proposing to exchange the detained politician for Ukrainian prisoners of war held by Russia. Medvedchuk heads the second largest party in the national parliament, the "Opposition Platform - For Life." He was previously placed under house arrest, last year, as part of Zelensky's clampdown on dissent, which was granted tacit approval by the regime's Western supporters....
https://www.sott.net/article/466676-Ukrainian-opposition-leader-arrested
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BEST OF THE WEB: Heavy rain causes floods and mudslides in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - At least 259 killed - Over 18 inches of rain in 48 hours (UPDATES)
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding and mudslides in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. One fatality has been reported. According to South African Police Service (SAPS), a man died after rain triggered a mudslide in Umlazi township, located south-west of Durban, on 10 April 2022. Several dwellings are thought to have been buried or damaged and search teams were deployed to the area. According to the KwaZulu-Natal's Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department (KZN COGTA), disaster management teams have responded to a number of other incidents, including mudslides in KwaDukuza and flooding in Ladysmith. There were also reports of flooding in coastal areas including Kingsburgh. Durban recorded 91 mm of rain in 24 hours to 11 April 2022. As of 11 April warnings were in place for flooding and further heavy rain.
https://www.sott.net/article/466579-Heavy-rain-causes-floods-and-mudslides-in-KwaZulu-Natal-South-Africa-At-least-259-killed-Over-18-inches-of-rain-in-48-hours-UPDATES
BEST OF THE WEB: Heavy rain causes floods and mudslides in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - At least 259 killed - Over 18 inches of rain in 48 hours (UPDATES)
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding and mudslides in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. One fatality has been reported. According to South African Police Service (SAPS), a man died after rain triggered a mudslide in Umlazi township, located south-west of Durban, on 10 April 2022. Several dwellings are thought to have been buried or damaged and search teams were deployed to the area. According to the KwaZulu-Natal's Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department (KZN COGTA), disaster management teams have responded to a number of other incidents, including mudslides in KwaDukuza and flooding in Ladysmith. There were also reports of flooding in coastal areas including Kingsburgh. Durban recorded 91 mm of rain in 24 hours to 11 April 2022. As of 11 April warnings were in place for flooding and further heavy rain.
https://www.sott.net/article/466579-Heavy-rain-causes-floods-and-mudslides-in-KwaZulu-Natal-South-Africa-At-least-259-killed-Over-18-inches-of-rain-in-48-hours-UPDATES
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When do governments steal - ahem - NATIONALIZE - retirement accounts?
As the American debt reaches record levels on a daily basis, currently being in the trillions of dollars and literally impossible for America to ever pay off, there is a very juicy nest egg that politicians are going to begin to eye at some point: retirement accounts. By nationalizing retirement accounts, a sudden influx of cash would appear in DC's coffers, helping to make the country look better on paper and potentially last just a little bit longer. You may think that the nationalization of retirement accounts would never happen here in America, but there have been a lot of things that have happened over the last few years that we never believed could happen on American soil. And besides. It's happened before. I'm a firm believer that we can learn from the past to gauge how things may work out in the future. Your parents likely taught you cautionary tales with the hopes that you would learn from their mistakes. They taught you the past with the hopes that you would glean lessons...
https://www.sott.net/article/466677-When-do-governments-steal-ahem-NATIONALIZE-retirement-accounts
When do governments steal - ahem - NATIONALIZE - retirement accounts?
As the American debt reaches record levels on a daily basis, currently being in the trillions of dollars and literally impossible for America to ever pay off, there is a very juicy nest egg that politicians are going to begin to eye at some point: retirement accounts. By nationalizing retirement accounts, a sudden influx of cash would appear in DC's coffers, helping to make the country look better on paper and potentially last just a little bit longer. You may think that the nationalization of retirement accounts would never happen here in America, but there have been a lot of things that have happened over the last few years that we never believed could happen on American soil. And besides. It's happened before. I'm a firm believer that we can learn from the past to gauge how things may work out in the future. Your parents likely taught you cautionary tales with the hopes that you would learn from their mistakes. They taught you the past with the hopes that you would glean lessons...
https://www.sott.net/article/466677-When-do-governments-steal-ahem-NATIONALIZE-retirement-accounts
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Anti-lockdown states performed better than New York and California, think tank finds
Emerged from pandemic better in terms of health, economy and education. Freedom-loving states like Florida and South Dakota performed significantly better than states like New York and California which imposed harsh lockdown restrictions in terms of health, economy and education, according research by a US think tank. The working paper, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, took those three factors and combined them to come up with a composite score and an overall rank. The paper is called 'A Final Report Card on the States' Response to COVID-19' and was written by Casey B. Mulligan, Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, Phil Kerpen, President of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, and Stephen Moore of the Heritage Foundation. The authors tracked unemployment and GDP by state as well as the percentage of schools that stayed open during 2020-2021.
https://www.sott.net/article/466678-Anti-lockdown-states-performed-better-than-New-York-and-California-think-tank-finds
Anti-lockdown states performed better than New York and California, think tank finds
Emerged from pandemic better in terms of health, economy and education. Freedom-loving states like Florida and South Dakota performed significantly better than states like New York and California which imposed harsh lockdown restrictions in terms of health, economy and education, according research by a US think tank. The working paper, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, took those three factors and combined them to come up with a composite score and an overall rank. The paper is called 'A Final Report Card on the States' Response to COVID-19' and was written by Casey B. Mulligan, Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, Phil Kerpen, President of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, and Stephen Moore of the Heritage Foundation. The authors tracked unemployment and GDP by state as well as the percentage of schools that stayed open during 2020-2021.
https://www.sott.net/article/466678-Anti-lockdown-states-performed-better-than-New-York-and-California-think-tank-finds
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Taiwan issues its first war survival handbook, follows US arms deal and China's vow for reunification
Taiwan's defense ministry released a civil defense handbook on Tuesday in an effort to prepare the public for military conflict with China, a threat that has loomed larger since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Comment: That's likely in large part because China, along with much of the world, can see that the ailing US empire is even more of a liability now that it's in its death throes and so any provocation against China will likely not be far away. The 28-page handbook — the first of its kind the government has released in Taiwan, a self-ruling island that Beijing claims as its territory — provides illustrated information on topics including how to identify different air raid sirens, what to do if water and energy lines are cut, and where to shelter from missiles. Individual localities are encouraged to fill in information specific to their area. The handbook aims to raise civic awareness of how to respond to emergency situations before they occur, and provide knowledge on how to...
https://www.sott.net/article/466679-Taiwan-issues-its-first-war-survival-handbook-follows-US-arms-deal-and-Chinas-vow-for-reunification
Taiwan issues its first war survival handbook, follows US arms deal and China's vow for reunification
Taiwan's defense ministry released a civil defense handbook on Tuesday in an effort to prepare the public for military conflict with China, a threat that has loomed larger since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Comment: That's likely in large part because China, along with much of the world, can see that the ailing US empire is even more of a liability now that it's in its death throes and so any provocation against China will likely not be far away. The 28-page handbook — the first of its kind the government has released in Taiwan, a self-ruling island that Beijing claims as its territory — provides illustrated information on topics including how to identify different air raid sirens, what to do if water and energy lines are cut, and where to shelter from missiles. Individual localities are encouraged to fill in information specific to their area. The handbook aims to raise civic awareness of how to respond to emergency situations before they occur, and provide knowledge on how to...
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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Rationing & shortages of infant formula, meats and oils begins
Lexicon and headlines across the globe are now substituting Limit of Two to Rationing, a huge uptick in fueling panic buying. Supply Chains are twisting into longer and longer delays and bans of diesel & gasoline vehicles are coming.
https://www.sott.net/article/466680-Adapt-2030-Ice-Age-Report-Rationing-shortages-of-infant-formula-meats-and-oils-begins
Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Rationing & shortages of infant formula, meats and oils begins
Lexicon and headlines across the globe are now substituting Limit of Two to Rationing, a huge uptick in fueling panic buying. Supply Chains are twisting into longer and longer delays and bans of diesel & gasoline vehicles are coming.
https://www.sott.net/article/466680-Adapt-2030-Ice-Age-Report-Rationing-shortages-of-infant-formula-meats-and-oils-begins
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US-led NATO, not China, is responsible for global conflicts
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's hostile comments about China on Thursday were not only provocative, but defied the facts on the ground. At the news conference following a NATO foreign minsters' meeting, Stoltenberg blamed China for being "unwilling to condemn Russia's aggression "without saying that many other countries, such as India, South Africa and Vietnam, held the same or a similar stance. These countries maintain good relations with both Russia and Ukraine and hope to solve the conflict through dialogue and diplomatic means, while United States-led NATO has been fanning the fire. In addition, more than 150 countries have not joined the US and European Union in imposing economic sanctions on Russia because they know sanctions are ineffective in conflict resolution, except in impoverishing innocent civilians. Contrary to what Stoltenberg claimed, China has been calling for the respect of national sovereignty and has urged de-escalation. But it was abundantly clear...
https://www.sott.net/article/466681-US-led-NATO-not-China-is-responsible-for-global-conflicts
US-led NATO, not China, is responsible for global conflicts
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's hostile comments about China on Thursday were not only provocative, but defied the facts on the ground. At the news conference following a NATO foreign minsters' meeting, Stoltenberg blamed China for being "unwilling to condemn Russia's aggression "without saying that many other countries, such as India, South Africa and Vietnam, held the same or a similar stance. These countries maintain good relations with both Russia and Ukraine and hope to solve the conflict through dialogue and diplomatic means, while United States-led NATO has been fanning the fire. In addition, more than 150 countries have not joined the US and European Union in imposing economic sanctions on Russia because they know sanctions are ineffective in conflict resolution, except in impoverishing innocent civilians. Contrary to what Stoltenberg claimed, China has been calling for the respect of national sovereignty and has urged de-escalation. But it was abundantly clear...
https://www.sott.net/article/466681-US-led-NATO-not-China-is-responsible-for-global-conflicts
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UNICEF says there's no evidence Russia is 'forcefully abducting Ukrainian children'
Moscow has denied accusations that it has forcibly sent Ukrainian refugees to Russia, while UNICEF has stated that it possesses no evidence to suggest that Russia has been abducting children, in response to claims from Kiev. Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova reported on Tuesday that over 500,000 civilians from the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) and Ukraine have willingly relocated to Russia since the start of the military conflict. "I responsibly declare that there has never been any forceful relocation of refugees to Russia, these are all lies," said the ombudswoman, referring to Kiev's accusation that Moscow has forcibly sent over 500,000 civilians to Russia to "use them as hostages" to pressure Ukraine to surrender.
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UNICEF says there's no evidence Russia is 'forcefully abducting Ukrainian children'
Moscow has denied accusations that it has forcibly sent Ukrainian refugees to Russia, while UNICEF has stated that it possesses no evidence to suggest that Russia has been abducting children, in response to claims from Kiev. Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova reported on Tuesday that over 500,000 civilians from the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) and Ukraine have willingly relocated to Russia since the start of the military conflict. "I responsibly declare that there has never been any forceful relocation of refugees to Russia, these are all lies," said the ombudswoman, referring to Kiev's accusation that Moscow has forcibly sent over 500,000 civilians to Russia to "use them as hostages" to pressure Ukraine to surrender.
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Russia sees NATO Ukraine arms convoys as legitimate targets in Ukraine operation
Russia will perceive convoys delivering arms from NATO states to Ukraine as legitimate targets for its military once they reach Kiev controlled territory, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov warned in an interview published on Wednesday. Regular contact with the US is impossible for Russia, considering "Washington's unabashed support for militaristic intentions of the Kiev regime [and] the pouring of modern weapons" into the country by NATO members, the diplomat explained Moscow's goal now is to make it abundantly clear for the US and its allies that Russia will use harsh methods in response to attempts to stymie its military in Ukraine. "We are warning that American-NATO transports carrying weapons across the Ukrainian territory are considered legitimate military targets," he stressed.
https://www.sott.net/article/466683-Russia-sees-NATO-Ukraine-arms-convoys-as-legitimate-targets-in-Ukraine-operation
Russia sees NATO Ukraine arms convoys as legitimate targets in Ukraine operation
Russia will perceive convoys delivering arms from NATO states to Ukraine as legitimate targets for its military once they reach Kiev controlled territory, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov warned in an interview published on Wednesday. Regular contact with the US is impossible for Russia, considering "Washington's unabashed support for militaristic intentions of the Kiev regime [and] the pouring of modern weapons" into the country by NATO members, the diplomat explained Moscow's goal now is to make it abundantly clear for the US and its allies that Russia will use harsh methods in response to attempts to stymie its military in Ukraine. "We are warning that American-NATO transports carrying weapons across the Ukrainian territory are considered legitimate military targets," he stressed.
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Putin explains Russian military's plan of avoiding casualties in Ukraine
The timing of the military offensive in Ukraine is determined by the intensity of hostilities and Russia will act according to its plan, President Vladimir Putin explained on Tuesday, during a joint press conference with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. "I often get these questions, 'can't we hurry it up?' We can. But it depends on the intensity of hostilities and, any way you put it, the intensity of hostilities is directly related to casualties," said the Russian president. He added that "our task is to achieve the set goals while minimizing these losses. We will act rhythmically, calmly, and according to the plan that was initially proposed by the General Staff." Putin reiterated that Russia's actions in several regions of Ukraine were intended only to tie down enemy forces and carry out missile strikes with the purpose of destroying the Ukrainian military's infrastructure, so as to "create conditions for more active operations on the territory of Donbass."
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Putin explains Russian military's plan of avoiding casualties in Ukraine
The timing of the military offensive in Ukraine is determined by the intensity of hostilities and Russia will act according to its plan, President Vladimir Putin explained on Tuesday, during a joint press conference with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. "I often get these questions, 'can't we hurry it up?' We can. But it depends on the intensity of hostilities and, any way you put it, the intensity of hostilities is directly related to casualties," said the Russian president. He added that "our task is to achieve the set goals while minimizing these losses. We will act rhythmically, calmly, and according to the plan that was initially proposed by the General Staff." Putin reiterated that Russia's actions in several regions of Ukraine were intended only to tie down enemy forces and carry out missile strikes with the purpose of destroying the Ukrainian military's infrastructure, so as to "create conditions for more active operations on the territory of Donbass."
https://www.sott.net/article/466684-Putin-explains-Russian-militarys-plan-of-avoiding-casualties-in-Ukraine