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Independent Journalists: 'We are here, in Donbass, to awaken Westerners deluded by propaganda'
There are only a handful of Western journalists on the ground in Donbass, while the Western mainstream press is rubber-stamping fake news about the Ukrainian crisis using the same templates it previously exploited in Iraq, Libya and Syria, says Dutch independent journalist Sonja van den Ende. Sonja van den Ende, an independent journalist from Rotterdam, Netherlands, went to the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics as an embedded reporter with the Russian army to see how the special operation is unfolding with her own eyes. The sound of shelling and explosion does not frighten her: she's gotten used to it. Seven years ago, van den Ende worked in Syria, months before the Russians stepped in at the request of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and changed the tide. The parallels between the Western mainstream press' coverage of the Syrian and the Ukrainian conflicts are striking, according to her. "They lie continuously about everything just to implement their own agenda," van den...
https://www.sott.net/article/466706-Independent-Journalists-We-are-here-in-Donbass-to-awaken-Westerners-deluded-by-propaganda
Independent Journalists: 'We are here, in Donbass, to awaken Westerners deluded by propaganda'
There are only a handful of Western journalists on the ground in Donbass, while the Western mainstream press is rubber-stamping fake news about the Ukrainian crisis using the same templates it previously exploited in Iraq, Libya and Syria, says Dutch independent journalist Sonja van den Ende. Sonja van den Ende, an independent journalist from Rotterdam, Netherlands, went to the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics as an embedded reporter with the Russian army to see how the special operation is unfolding with her own eyes. The sound of shelling and explosion does not frighten her: she's gotten used to it. Seven years ago, van den Ende worked in Syria, months before the Russians stepped in at the request of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and changed the tide. The parallels between the Western mainstream press' coverage of the Syrian and the Ukrainian conflicts are striking, according to her. "They lie continuously about everything just to implement their own agenda," van den...
https://www.sott.net/article/466706-Independent-Journalists-We-are-here-in-Donbass-to-awaken-Westerners-deluded-by-propaganda
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BEST OF THE WEB: April storm dumps 6 FEET of snow in 5 days on Mt. Hood in Oregon
Not only did this April storm take many by surprise in the Portland metro area, but it also dumped several feet of snow on Mt. Hood. Ski resorts are seeing some of the best late season conditions on record. Mt. Hood Meadows got more than six feet of snow in just five days. "To have over a foot of snow, over a foot of snow, and our temperatures have been in the teens which means that it's just constantly building and building. People are just loving the powder," Dave Tragethon, VP of Sales & Marketing at Mt. Hood Meadows said. "We're seeing a turn out that is probably three times the amount that we'd normally see in the middle of the week because the powder is bringing out everyone to enjoy it -- it's great for us."
https://www.sott.net/article/466707-April-storm-dumps-6-FEET-of-snow-in-5-days-on-Mt-Hood-in-Oregon
BEST OF THE WEB: April storm dumps 6 FEET of snow in 5 days on Mt. Hood in Oregon
Not only did this April storm take many by surprise in the Portland metro area, but it also dumped several feet of snow on Mt. Hood. Ski resorts are seeing some of the best late season conditions on record. Mt. Hood Meadows got more than six feet of snow in just five days. "To have over a foot of snow, over a foot of snow, and our temperatures have been in the teens which means that it's just constantly building and building. People are just loving the powder," Dave Tragethon, VP of Sales & Marketing at Mt. Hood Meadows said. "We're seeing a turn out that is probably three times the amount that we'd normally see in the middle of the week because the powder is bringing out everyone to enjoy it -- it's great for us."
https://www.sott.net/article/466707-April-storm-dumps-6-FEET-of-snow-in-5-days-on-Mt-Hood-in-Oregon
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US sexually transmitted infections surged to record high in 2020
After briefly dropping in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) then resurged beyond 2019 levels to finish the year at a record high, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Researchers with the CDC said its report, 2020 Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, shows how Covid-19 disrupted in-person healthcare and diverted scarce public health resources away from STIs, which had been on the rise for years. Ultimately, diverting resources to Covid-19 caused young people, racial minorities and gay and bisexual men to suffer disproportionately from new infections, it said. Comment: Rather than this just being due to a lack of access to healthcare, is it also because there was actually an increase in sexual activity amongst these populations?
https://www.sott.net/article/466708-US-sexually-transmitted-infections-surged-to-record-high-in-2020
US sexually transmitted infections surged to record high in 2020
After briefly dropping in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) then resurged beyond 2019 levels to finish the year at a record high, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Researchers with the CDC said its report, 2020 Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, shows how Covid-19 disrupted in-person healthcare and diverted scarce public health resources away from STIs, which had been on the rise for years. Ultimately, diverting resources to Covid-19 caused young people, racial minorities and gay and bisexual men to suffer disproportionately from new infections, it said. Comment: Rather than this just being due to a lack of access to healthcare, is it also because there was actually an increase in sexual activity amongst these populations?
https://www.sott.net/article/466708-US-sexually-transmitted-infections-surged-to-record-high-in-2020
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US suddenly pretends to care about human rights abuses in India after Washington fails to get Delhi to distance itself from Russia
The United States is suddenly very concerned about human rights violations in India, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken telling the press on Monday that "we are monitoring some recent concerning developments in India including a rise in human rights abuses by some government, police and prison officials." While it is true that India's right-wing government is guilty of human rights abuses and has been for years, it is also true that the US State Department does not actually care about human rights abuses. A leaked State Department memo from the early days of the Trump administration showed neoconservative empire manager Brian Hook teaching a previously uninitiated Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that for the US government, "human rights" are only a weapon to be used for keeping other nations in line. In a remarkable insight into the cynical nature of imperial narrative management, Hook told Tillerson that it is US policy to overlook human rights abuses committed by nations...
https://www.sott.net/article/466709-US-suddenly-pretends-to-care-about-human-rights-abuses-in-India-after-Washington-fails-to-get-Delhi-to-distance-itself-from-Russia
US suddenly pretends to care about human rights abuses in India after Washington fails to get Delhi to distance itself from Russia
The United States is suddenly very concerned about human rights violations in India, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken telling the press on Monday that "we are monitoring some recent concerning developments in India including a rise in human rights abuses by some government, police and prison officials." While it is true that India's right-wing government is guilty of human rights abuses and has been for years, it is also true that the US State Department does not actually care about human rights abuses. A leaked State Department memo from the early days of the Trump administration showed neoconservative empire manager Brian Hook teaching a previously uninitiated Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that for the US government, "human rights" are only a weapon to be used for keeping other nations in line. In a remarkable insight into the cynical nature of imperial narrative management, Hook told Tillerson that it is US policy to overlook human rights abuses committed by nations...
https://www.sott.net/article/466709-US-suddenly-pretends-to-care-about-human-rights-abuses-in-India-after-Washington-fails-to-get-Delhi-to-distance-itself-from-Russia
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Earliest evidence of Maya divination calendar discovered in ancient temple
Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the oldest evidence of the Maya calendar on record: two mural fragments that, when pieced together, reveal a notation known as "7 deer," a new study finds. The two "7 deer" fragments date to between 300 B.C. and 200 B.C., according to radiocarbon dating done by the research team. This early date indicates that this Maya divination calendar, which was also used by other pre-Columbian cultures in Mesoamerica, such as the Aztecs, has been in continuous use for at least 2,300 years, as it is still followed today by modern Maya, the researchers said. (Notably, this is not the Long Count calendar that some people used to suggest the world was going to end in 2012.)
https://www.sott.net/article/466710-Earliest-evidence-of-Maya-divination-calendar-discovered-in-ancient-temple
Earliest evidence of Maya divination calendar discovered in ancient temple
Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the oldest evidence of the Maya calendar on record: two mural fragments that, when pieced together, reveal a notation known as "7 deer," a new study finds. The two "7 deer" fragments date to between 300 B.C. and 200 B.C., according to radiocarbon dating done by the research team. This early date indicates that this Maya divination calendar, which was also used by other pre-Columbian cultures in Mesoamerica, such as the Aztecs, has been in continuous use for at least 2,300 years, as it is still followed today by modern Maya, the researchers said. (Notably, this is not the Long Count calendar that some people used to suggest the world was going to end in 2012.)
https://www.sott.net/article/466710-Earliest-evidence-of-Maya-divination-calendar-discovered-in-ancient-temple
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Meteor fireball over England and Wales on April 13
We received 88 reports about a fireball seen over England and Wales on Wednesday, April 13th 2022 around 23:46 UT. For this event, we received 2 videos and 2 photos.
https://www.sott.net/article/466711-Meteor-fireball-over-England-and-Wales-on-April-13
Meteor fireball over England and Wales on April 13
We received 88 reports about a fireball seen over England and Wales on Wednesday, April 13th 2022 around 23:46 UT. For this event, we received 2 videos and 2 photos.
https://www.sott.net/article/466711-Meteor-fireball-over-England-and-Wales-on-April-13
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30 inches of spring snow in 48 hours, insane (6 feet deep) drifts blanket North Dakota
The strongest blizzard to hit North Dakota in 25 years continues to cause significant travel issues Thursday as winds behind the snow whip around the 2 feet of snow that piled up in many areas of western and central North Dakota over the previous 48 hours. "As the snowfall begins to decline, the wind will be our big challenge for today. The crews are out and appreciate your patience while they work against it to get the roads cleared," the North Dakota Department of Transportation said Thursday morning. "Oversize travel is not looking good today. Let's give those snow plow drivers space to get their work done. Hoping to see a nice clean map tomorrow."
https://www.sott.net/article/466712-30-inches-of-spring-snow-in-48-hours-insane-6-feet-deep-drifts-blanket-North-Dakota
30 inches of spring snow in 48 hours, insane (6 feet deep) drifts blanket North Dakota
The strongest blizzard to hit North Dakota in 25 years continues to cause significant travel issues Thursday as winds behind the snow whip around the 2 feet of snow that piled up in many areas of western and central North Dakota over the previous 48 hours. "As the snowfall begins to decline, the wind will be our big challenge for today. The crews are out and appreciate your patience while they work against it to get the roads cleared," the North Dakota Department of Transportation said Thursday morning. "Oversize travel is not looking good today. Let's give those snow plow drivers space to get their work done. Hoping to see a nice clean map tomorrow."
https://www.sott.net/article/466712-30-inches-of-spring-snow-in-48-hours-insane-6-feet-deep-drifts-blanket-North-Dakota
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Bizarre ISIS-style propaganda video shows Ukrainian woman mock-executing Russian soldier
"Death awaits you all!" A bizarre video posted to social media shows a woman who is meant to represent Ukraine mock-executing a Russian soldier on camera as she performs an ISIS-style rant about "reaping a bloody harvest." Yes, really.
https://www.sott.net/article/466713-Bizarre-ISIS-style-propaganda-video-shows-Ukrainian-woman-mock-executing-Russian-soldier
Bizarre ISIS-style propaganda video shows Ukrainian woman mock-executing Russian soldier
"Death awaits you all!" A bizarre video posted to social media shows a woman who is meant to represent Ukraine mock-executing a Russian soldier on camera as she performs an ISIS-style rant about "reaping a bloody harvest." Yes, really.
https://www.sott.net/article/466713-Bizarre-ISIS-style-propaganda-video-shows-Ukrainian-woman-mock-executing-Russian-soldier
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Brooklyn subway attack suspect Frank James arrested UPDATE: Facing federal charges
Following a manhunt for the suspect behind the Brooklyn Subway shooting, Frank James has reportedly been taken into custody. Law enforcement sources confirmed to the New York Post on Wednesday afternoon that 62-year-old James has been taken into custody.
https://www.sott.net/article/466703-Brooklyn-subway-attack-suspect-Frank-James-arrested-UPDATE-Facing-federal-charges
Brooklyn subway attack suspect Frank James arrested UPDATE: Facing federal charges
Following a manhunt for the suspect behind the Brooklyn Subway shooting, Frank James has reportedly been taken into custody. Law enforcement sources confirmed to the New York Post on Wednesday afternoon that 62-year-old James has been taken into custody.
https://www.sott.net/article/466703-Brooklyn-subway-attack-suspect-Frank-James-arrested-UPDATE-Facing-federal-charges
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Damaged Russian Navy cruiser underway toward Black Sea homeport - Pentagon
Russian Navy's Black Sea flagship appears to be heading toward Sevastopol, Crimea, after sustaining major damage in a fire Wednesday, a senior defense official told reporters Thursday. The Department of Defense cannot confirm what caused the fire on RTS Moskva (121), the defense official said. Moskva was about 60-65 nautical miles south of Odesa when the fire started. "It very well could have been from an external source like like a missile," the defense official said. "That that range is not out of range for a Neptune. Sixty miles is well within the Neptune's effective range. But it also could have been something else. So again, ... we're just being careful here." Moskva appears to still be battling a fire aboard, the defense official said, adding that the fire was extensive. The defense official could not say how much damage Moskva sustained from the fire.
https://www.sott.net/article/466714-Damaged-Russian-Navy-cruiser-underway-toward-Black-Sea-homeport-Pentagon
Damaged Russian Navy cruiser underway toward Black Sea homeport - Pentagon
Russian Navy's Black Sea flagship appears to be heading toward Sevastopol, Crimea, after sustaining major damage in a fire Wednesday, a senior defense official told reporters Thursday. The Department of Defense cannot confirm what caused the fire on RTS Moskva (121), the defense official said. Moskva was about 60-65 nautical miles south of Odesa when the fire started. "It very well could have been from an external source like like a missile," the defense official said. "That that range is not out of range for a Neptune. Sixty miles is well within the Neptune's effective range. But it also could have been something else. So again, ... we're just being careful here." Moskva appears to still be battling a fire aboard, the defense official said, adding that the fire was extensive. The defense official could not say how much damage Moskva sustained from the fire.
https://www.sott.net/article/466714-Damaged-Russian-Navy-cruiser-underway-toward-Black-Sea-homeport-Pentagon
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Desperation: Ukraine releasing convicts to form new nationalist battalions
Three new battalions from those serving time for grave crimes have been put together by Ukraine, Moscow says Ukrainian authorities have released convicts from prisons in the Kharkov Region, in the north east of the country, and used them to assemble several new military units, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday. "In Kharkov, the formation of three new nationalist battalions is being completed, staffed by prisoners, who have served sentences for grave and extremely grave crimes at the Alekseevskaya and 43rd correctional colonies," Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, the head of the National Defense Management Center, said during a briefing.
https://www.sott.net/article/466715-Desperation-Ukraine-releasing-convicts-to-form-new-nationalist-battalions
Desperation: Ukraine releasing convicts to form new nationalist battalions
Three new battalions from those serving time for grave crimes have been put together by Ukraine, Moscow says Ukrainian authorities have released convicts from prisons in the Kharkov Region, in the north east of the country, and used them to assemble several new military units, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday. "In Kharkov, the formation of three new nationalist battalions is being completed, staffed by prisoners, who have served sentences for grave and extremely grave crimes at the Alekseevskaya and 43rd correctional colonies," Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, the head of the National Defense Management Center, said during a briefing.
https://www.sott.net/article/466715-Desperation-Ukraine-releasing-convicts-to-form-new-nationalist-battalions
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DOJ secretly spied on Project Veritas journalists and their security detail's Apple and Google accounts
Apple and Google have admitted that between December 24, 2020, and March 15, 2021, the Department of Justice issued nine secret subpoenas and warrants to the tech companies for private information on Project Veritas journalists, said Veritas founder and CEO James O'Keefe in a video released on Wednesday. "The services we all use everyday have also been compromised. New documents revealed that professional and private accounts from Apple and Google were secretly obtained as well. There are thousands of these secret orders issued every year, ours is just a fraction of that. Every day American citizens are also being spied on... signed without so much as a hearing," said O'Keefe, showing a letter from the DOJ to Google signed by the US Attorney in the Southern District of New York.
https://www.sott.net/article/466716-DOJ-secretly-spied-on-Project-Veritas-journalists-and-their-security-details-Apple-and-Google-accounts
DOJ secretly spied on Project Veritas journalists and their security detail's Apple and Google accounts
Apple and Google have admitted that between December 24, 2020, and March 15, 2021, the Department of Justice issued nine secret subpoenas and warrants to the tech companies for private information on Project Veritas journalists, said Veritas founder and CEO James O'Keefe in a video released on Wednesday. "The services we all use everyday have also been compromised. New documents revealed that professional and private accounts from Apple and Google were secretly obtained as well. There are thousands of these secret orders issued every year, ours is just a fraction of that. Every day American citizens are also being spied on... signed without so much as a hearing," said O'Keefe, showing a letter from the DOJ to Google signed by the US Attorney in the Southern District of New York.
https://www.sott.net/article/466716-DOJ-secretly-spied-on-Project-Veritas-journalists-and-their-security-details-Apple-and-Google-accounts
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British Army loses fight to claim diplomatic immunity from prosecution over Kenya bushfire
The British Army has lost its right to diplomatic immunity against lawsuits in Kenya in a landmark ruling over a massive bushfire allegedly caused by 'cocaine-taking' UK soldiers based in the African country. A huge wildfire at Lolldaiga Hills Ranch, a 49,000-acre sanctuary which houses the Nanyuki army base used by Britain for military drills, broke out in March last year and caused widespread devastation, putting more than 1,000 locals at risk of drought. In the ensuing chaos, Linus Murangiri, an employee of Lolldaiga conservancy, was crushed to death by a vehicle as he rushed to help put out the fire, leaving behind his wife and two sons.
https://www.sott.net/article/466717-British-Army-loses-fight-to-claim-diplomatic-immunity-from-prosecution-over-Kenya-bushfire
British Army loses fight to claim diplomatic immunity from prosecution over Kenya bushfire
The British Army has lost its right to diplomatic immunity against lawsuits in Kenya in a landmark ruling over a massive bushfire allegedly caused by 'cocaine-taking' UK soldiers based in the African country. A huge wildfire at Lolldaiga Hills Ranch, a 49,000-acre sanctuary which houses the Nanyuki army base used by Britain for military drills, broke out in March last year and caused widespread devastation, putting more than 1,000 locals at risk of drought. In the ensuing chaos, Linus Murangiri, an employee of Lolldaiga conservancy, was crushed to death by a vehicle as he rushed to help put out the fire, leaving behind his wife and two sons.
https://www.sott.net/article/466717-British-Army-loses-fight-to-claim-diplomatic-immunity-from-prosecution-over-Kenya-bushfire
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Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff scolds Canada over support for Ukraine
Azov fighters are neo-Nazis and Ottawa had to know this, Simon Wiesenthal Center's Efraim Zuroff has told Canadian media The director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Israel has condemned Canadian troops for training neo-Nazi fighters in Ukraine, saying it was Ottawa's responsibility to make sure such things did not happen. The Canadian military, however, denied any obligation to vet the training recipients. "The Canadian government didn't do its due diligence," Efraim Zuroff told the Ottawa Citizen on Wednesday. "It's the responsibility of the Canadian Defense Ministry to know exactly who they are training. "There is no question that there are neo-Nazis in different forms in Ukraine, whether they are in the Azov regiment or other organizations," he added.
https://www.sott.net/article/466718-Nazi-hunter-Efraim-Zuroff-scolds-Canada-over-support-for-Ukraine
Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff scolds Canada over support for Ukraine
Azov fighters are neo-Nazis and Ottawa had to know this, Simon Wiesenthal Center's Efraim Zuroff has told Canadian media The director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Israel has condemned Canadian troops for training neo-Nazi fighters in Ukraine, saying it was Ottawa's responsibility to make sure such things did not happen. The Canadian military, however, denied any obligation to vet the training recipients. "The Canadian government didn't do its due diligence," Efraim Zuroff told the Ottawa Citizen on Wednesday. "It's the responsibility of the Canadian Defense Ministry to know exactly who they are training. "There is no question that there are neo-Nazis in different forms in Ukraine, whether they are in the Azov regiment or other organizations," he added.
https://www.sott.net/article/466718-Nazi-hunter-Efraim-Zuroff-scolds-Canada-over-support-for-Ukraine
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Exclusive: Russian geoeconomics Tzar Sergei Glazyev introduces the new global financial system
The world's new monetary system, underpinned by a digital currency, will be backed by a basket of new foreign currencies and natural resources. And it will liberate the Global South from both western debt and IMF-induced austerity. Sergey Glazyev is a man living right in the eye of our current geopolitical and geoeconomic hurricane. One of the most influential economists in the world, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and a former adviser to the Kremlin from 2012 to 2019, for the past three years he has helmed Moscow's uber strategic portfolio as Minister in Charge of Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU). Glazyev's recent intellectual production has been nothing short of transformative, epitomized by his essay Sanctions and Sovereignty and an extensive discussion of the new, emerging geoeconomic paradigm in an interview to a Russian business magazine. In another of his recent essays, Glazyev comments on how "I grew up in Zaporozhye, near...
https://www.sott.net/article/466719-Exclusive-Russian-geoeconomics-Tzar-Sergei-Glazyev-introduces-the-new-global-financial-system
Exclusive: Russian geoeconomics Tzar Sergei Glazyev introduces the new global financial system
The world's new monetary system, underpinned by a digital currency, will be backed by a basket of new foreign currencies and natural resources. And it will liberate the Global South from both western debt and IMF-induced austerity. Sergey Glazyev is a man living right in the eye of our current geopolitical and geoeconomic hurricane. One of the most influential economists in the world, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and a former adviser to the Kremlin from 2012 to 2019, for the past three years he has helmed Moscow's uber strategic portfolio as Minister in Charge of Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU). Glazyev's recent intellectual production has been nothing short of transformative, epitomized by his essay Sanctions and Sovereignty and an extensive discussion of the new, emerging geoeconomic paradigm in an interview to a Russian business magazine. In another of his recent essays, Glazyev comments on how "I grew up in Zaporozhye, near...
https://www.sott.net/article/466719-Exclusive-Russian-geoeconomics-Tzar-Sergei-Glazyev-introduces-the-new-global-financial-system
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Not just Biden: Reports says Democrats fear Sen. Dianne Feinstein no longer mentally fit for Congress
Longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein is showing clear signs of cognitive decline, according to a new report, leaving her colleagues in Congress scrambling for ways to persuade her to retire before her term expires in 2024. "It's bad, and it's getting worse," one Democratic senator told the San Francisco Chronicle, which also reported that a member of California's congressional delegation who has known Feinstein (D-Calif.) for 15 years recently had to reintroduce themselves to her repeatedly over a discussion lasting several hours. "I have worked with her for a long time and long enough to know what she was like just a few years ago: always in command, always in charge, on top of details, basically couldn't resist a conversation where she was driving some bill or some idea," the lawmaker said. "All of that is gone. She was an intellectual and political force not that long ago, and that's why my encounter with her was so jarring. Because there was just no trace of that."
https://www.sott.net/article/466720-Not-just-Biden-Reports-says-Democrats-fear-Sen-Dianne-Feinstein-no-longer-mentally-fit-for-Congress
Not just Biden: Reports says Democrats fear Sen. Dianne Feinstein no longer mentally fit for Congress
Longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein is showing clear signs of cognitive decline, according to a new report, leaving her colleagues in Congress scrambling for ways to persuade her to retire before her term expires in 2024. "It's bad, and it's getting worse," one Democratic senator told the San Francisco Chronicle, which also reported that a member of California's congressional delegation who has known Feinstein (D-Calif.) for 15 years recently had to reintroduce themselves to her repeatedly over a discussion lasting several hours. "I have worked with her for a long time and long enough to know what she was like just a few years ago: always in command, always in charge, on top of details, basically couldn't resist a conversation where she was driving some bill or some idea," the lawmaker said. "All of that is gone. She was an intellectual and political force not that long ago, and that's why my encounter with her was so jarring. Because there was just no trace of that."
https://www.sott.net/article/466720-Not-just-Biden-Reports-says-Democrats-fear-Sen-Dianne-Feinstein-no-longer-mentally-fit-for-Congress
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Elon Musk makes $43 billion offer to buy Twitter
In what's being described as a "best and final" offer to buy Twitter Inc., Elon Musk has launched a "hostile takeover" bid of "$54.20 per share in cash. In a tweet, Musk announced that he'd made an offer and linked to the SEC filing.
https://www.sott.net/article/466721-Elon-Musk-makes-43-billion-offer-to-buy-Twitter
Elon Musk makes $43 billion offer to buy Twitter
In what's being described as a "best and final" offer to buy Twitter Inc., Elon Musk has launched a "hostile takeover" bid of "$54.20 per share in cash. In a tweet, Musk announced that he'd made an offer and linked to the SEC filing.
https://www.sott.net/article/466721-Elon-Musk-makes-43-billion-offer-to-buy-Twitter
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The hypocrisy of empire: US has The Hague Invasion Act, but wants The Hague to prosecute Russia
— Washington wants Putin in the International Criminal Court, but its law allows "all means necessary" to prevent cases against USA Amid the fog of war in Ukraine and the total absence of any due process to assess the various violent scenes emerging from the conflict there - a process which normally takes years — the Biden administration is already looking for a way to get the International Criminal Court in The Hague to start from Washington's desired result and work backwards. "The Biden team strongly wants to see President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and others in his military chain of command held to account," according to the New York Times. Except that the US isn't even a member of the court, so what authority, moral or otherwise, does it have? And neither is Russia, as of 2016, so any efforts to target Russia would amount to little more than symbolism. The lack of satisfaction that Washington would get, compared to the potential risks that it could itself incur, makes the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466722-The-hypocrisy-of-empire-US-has-The-Hague-Invasion-Act-but-wants-The-Hague-to-prosecute-Russia
The hypocrisy of empire: US has The Hague Invasion Act, but wants The Hague to prosecute Russia
— Washington wants Putin in the International Criminal Court, but its law allows "all means necessary" to prevent cases against USA Amid the fog of war in Ukraine and the total absence of any due process to assess the various violent scenes emerging from the conflict there - a process which normally takes years — the Biden administration is already looking for a way to get the International Criminal Court in The Hague to start from Washington's desired result and work backwards. "The Biden team strongly wants to see President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and others in his military chain of command held to account," according to the New York Times. Except that the US isn't even a member of the court, so what authority, moral or otherwise, does it have? And neither is Russia, as of 2016, so any efforts to target Russia would amount to little more than symbolism. The lack of satisfaction that Washington would get, compared to the potential risks that it could itself incur, makes the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466722-The-hypocrisy-of-empire-US-has-The-Hague-Invasion-Act-but-wants-The-Hague-to-prosecute-Russia
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RCMP billed taxpayers nearly $250K for buffets during Freedom Convoy crackdown
The RCMP billed taxpayers nearly a quarter-million dollars for buffets at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier while officers cracked down on Freedom Convoy protesters in Ottawa this February. An Access to Information and Privacy request obtained by True North reveals that the total costs for breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets in the luxury hotel's Canadian Room was $234,995.79. The RCMPs National Division of Financial Management told True North: "The enclosed invoice for the lodgement of RCMP officers, other police services and staff at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier totals $234,995.79 and consists of costs pertaining to meals provided in conference rooms used as shelter/down rooms from February 11th to 25th. At no time did RCMP members stay in accommodations at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier between January 20, 2022 and March 3, 2022." Since officers did not use accommodations at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, the total bill for their stay in Ottawa is likely much higher.
https://www.sott.net/article/466723-RCMP-billed-taxpayers-nearly-250K-for-buffets-during-Freedom-Convoy-crackdown
RCMP billed taxpayers nearly $250K for buffets during Freedom Convoy crackdown
The RCMP billed taxpayers nearly a quarter-million dollars for buffets at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier while officers cracked down on Freedom Convoy protesters in Ottawa this February. An Access to Information and Privacy request obtained by True North reveals that the total costs for breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets in the luxury hotel's Canadian Room was $234,995.79. The RCMPs National Division of Financial Management told True North: "The enclosed invoice for the lodgement of RCMP officers, other police services and staff at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier totals $234,995.79 and consists of costs pertaining to meals provided in conference rooms used as shelter/down rooms from February 11th to 25th. At no time did RCMP members stay in accommodations at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier between January 20, 2022 and March 3, 2022." Since officers did not use accommodations at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, the total bill for their stay in Ottawa is likely much higher.
https://www.sott.net/article/466723-RCMP-billed-taxpayers-nearly-250K-for-buffets-during-Freedom-Convoy-crackdown
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Russia claims Ukrainian helicopters carried out strikes on its territory
Russia has claimed that two Ukrainian helicopters were responsible for an attack on the border village of Klimovo in Bryansk Region on Thursday, which left seven people injured. The incident had earlier been attributed to the Ukrainian military by the region's governor. An update on the attack was given by the national Investigative Committee, which said it was treating the incident as a criminal conspiracy. Its statement outlined that two Ukrainian military attack helicopters crossed into Russian airspace at around midday local time, flying at a low altitude. The aircraft fired heavy weapons at the village, delivering at least six strikes on residential buildings, the statement said. Seven people were injured and six houses were damaged in the attack, the investigators said. Earlier, health officials said a two-year-old boy and his mother, who is pregnant, were among the seven victims of the attack. Two people were said to be in a serious condition. It was one of two separate...
https://www.sott.net/article/466724-Russia-claims-Ukrainian-helicopters-carried-out-strikes-on-its-territory
Russia claims Ukrainian helicopters carried out strikes on its territory
Russia has claimed that two Ukrainian helicopters were responsible for an attack on the border village of Klimovo in Bryansk Region on Thursday, which left seven people injured. The incident had earlier been attributed to the Ukrainian military by the region's governor. An update on the attack was given by the national Investigative Committee, which said it was treating the incident as a criminal conspiracy. Its statement outlined that two Ukrainian military attack helicopters crossed into Russian airspace at around midday local time, flying at a low altitude. The aircraft fired heavy weapons at the village, delivering at least six strikes on residential buildings, the statement said. Seven people were injured and six houses were damaged in the attack, the investigators said. Earlier, health officials said a two-year-old boy and his mother, who is pregnant, were among the seven victims of the attack. Two people were said to be in a serious condition. It was one of two separate...
https://www.sott.net/article/466724-Russia-claims-Ukrainian-helicopters-carried-out-strikes-on-its-territory
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Pennsylvania's dramatic shift rightward is a warning sign for both parties about overreach
When Ken Miller changed his party registration from Democrat to Republican in September 2020, he said he wasn't doing it for Donald Trump. He had not voted for Trump or Hillary Clinton in 2016. Rather, he said, he was doing it for himself and his community after watching Democrats govern during the pandemic. "I am tired of what I am seeing," he said. Democrats appeared to ignore people like Miller, viewing his vote as replaceable by someone in their theoretical ascendant Democratic coalition of young people, women, intellectuals, and nonwhite voters. But the thinkers in Washington may have been too clever by half. Without working-class voters — white, black, and Hispanic — one cannot form a coalition to win elections. This applies not just to the White House but also to congressional and state-level races. In fact, if Democrats abandon workers for the professional class, they won't even be able to hold school boards and county row offices in many places. In September 2020, Cambria...
https://www.sott.net/article/466725-Pennsylvanias-dramatic-shift-rightward-is-a-warning-sign-for-both-parties-about-overreach
Pennsylvania's dramatic shift rightward is a warning sign for both parties about overreach
When Ken Miller changed his party registration from Democrat to Republican in September 2020, he said he wasn't doing it for Donald Trump. He had not voted for Trump or Hillary Clinton in 2016. Rather, he said, he was doing it for himself and his community after watching Democrats govern during the pandemic. "I am tired of what I am seeing," he said. Democrats appeared to ignore people like Miller, viewing his vote as replaceable by someone in their theoretical ascendant Democratic coalition of young people, women, intellectuals, and nonwhite voters. But the thinkers in Washington may have been too clever by half. Without working-class voters — white, black, and Hispanic — one cannot form a coalition to win elections. This applies not just to the White House but also to congressional and state-level races. In fact, if Democrats abandon workers for the professional class, they won't even be able to hold school boards and county row offices in many places. In September 2020, Cambria...
https://www.sott.net/article/466725-Pennsylvanias-dramatic-shift-rightward-is-a-warning-sign-for-both-parties-about-overreach
