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The West Needs WWIII to Cover Its Own Failures
Legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong thinks the New World Order's so-called "Great Reset" plan for humanity now needs war to try and make it work. It could happen in the next few weeks. Armstrong explains, "What they are trying to do is deliberately poke the bear. . . . They are increasing the pressure on just about everything under the sun. The West needs World War III. They just need it. The real problem here is they went to negative interest rates in 2014 in Europe. They have been unable to stimulate the economy, and Keynesian economics have completely failed. . . . I would say this is mismanagement of government on a global scale. The problem is that central banks have no control over the economy. Add to this, this type of inflation is substantially different than a speculative boom. This inflation is based upon shortages. These morons with covid . . . with lockdowns, ended up destroying the supply chains. . . . Things that are there, I buy extra...
https://www.sott.net/article/466807-The-West-Needs-WWIII-to-Cover-Its-Own-Failures
The West Needs WWIII to Cover Its Own Failures
Legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong thinks the New World Order's so-called "Great Reset" plan for humanity now needs war to try and make it work. It could happen in the next few weeks. Armstrong explains, "What they are trying to do is deliberately poke the bear. . . . They are increasing the pressure on just about everything under the sun. The West needs World War III. They just need it. The real problem here is they went to negative interest rates in 2014 in Europe. They have been unable to stimulate the economy, and Keynesian economics have completely failed. . . . I would say this is mismanagement of government on a global scale. The problem is that central banks have no control over the economy. Add to this, this type of inflation is substantially different than a speculative boom. This inflation is based upon shortages. These morons with covid . . . with lockdowns, ended up destroying the supply chains. . . . Things that are there, I buy extra...
https://www.sott.net/article/466807-The-West-Needs-WWIII-to-Cover-Its-Own-Failures
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Florida's Education Department rejects dozens of math textbooks containing CRT, other 'indoctrinating concepts'
Florida's Department of Education (DOE) has rejected 41 percent of the materials proposed for teaching mathematics in the upcoming 2022-2023 school year for kindergarten through 12th grade statewide, the DOE announced Friday. The materials, the state's Education Department stated, had been rejected because of references to critical race theory (CRT), inclusions of Common Core, and the unsolicited addition of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in mathematics. In a press release titled "Florida Rejects Publishers' Attempts to Indoctrinate Students," Florida's DOE stated that these materials were in line with Common Core principles that had been repudiated in prior years by the adoption of the state's Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.). Florida has quickly responded to mounting concerns that public education has been used in the past to intentionally shape the thinking of impressionable young students. At the forefront of those concerns, critical race theory has become...
https://www.sott.net/article/466808-Floridas-Education-Department-rejects-dozens-of-math-textbooks-containing-CRT-other-indoctrinating-concepts
Florida's Education Department rejects dozens of math textbooks containing CRT, other 'indoctrinating concepts'
Florida's Department of Education (DOE) has rejected 41 percent of the materials proposed for teaching mathematics in the upcoming 2022-2023 school year for kindergarten through 12th grade statewide, the DOE announced Friday. The materials, the state's Education Department stated, had been rejected because of references to critical race theory (CRT), inclusions of Common Core, and the unsolicited addition of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in mathematics. In a press release titled "Florida Rejects Publishers' Attempts to Indoctrinate Students," Florida's DOE stated that these materials were in line with Common Core principles that had been repudiated in prior years by the adoption of the state's Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.). Florida has quickly responded to mounting concerns that public education has been used in the past to intentionally shape the thinking of impressionable young students. At the forefront of those concerns, critical race theory has become...
https://www.sott.net/article/466808-Floridas-Education-Department-rejects-dozens-of-math-textbooks-containing-CRT-other-indoctrinating-concepts
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Billionaire-owned WaPo complains about billionaires owning social media
The Washington Post, a newspaper owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, published an op-ed from former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao calling for regulations "to prevent rich people from controlling our channels of communication" — without a trace of irony. Every major social media platform is already owned by billionaires, including the Saudi Arabian prince Al Waleed bin Talal, and this has been the case since the earliest years of those platforms. It wasn't until self-declared free speech absolutist Elon Musk became the largest shareholder in Twitter that the outcry from regime elites, of which Pao's article is a part, started. Pao is horrified by the prospect of Musk influencing Twitter, at once arguing that social media companies are "free to establish some limits" on speech (as Pao herself notoriously did as CEO of the previously free speech-friendly Reddit) while fretting that Musk will use his influence to relax those limits.
https://www.sott.net/article/466809-Billionaire-owned-WaPo-complains-about-billionaires-owning-social-media
Billionaire-owned WaPo complains about billionaires owning social media
The Washington Post, a newspaper owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, published an op-ed from former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao calling for regulations "to prevent rich people from controlling our channels of communication" — without a trace of irony. Every major social media platform is already owned by billionaires, including the Saudi Arabian prince Al Waleed bin Talal, and this has been the case since the earliest years of those platforms. It wasn't until self-declared free speech absolutist Elon Musk became the largest shareholder in Twitter that the outcry from regime elites, of which Pao's article is a part, started. Pao is horrified by the prospect of Musk influencing Twitter, at once arguing that social media companies are "free to establish some limits" on speech (as Pao herself notoriously did as CEO of the previously free speech-friendly Reddit) while fretting that Musk will use his influence to relax those limits.
https://www.sott.net/article/466809-Billionaire-owned-WaPo-complains-about-billionaires-owning-social-media
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More escalations in online censorship
YouTube has been deleting videos disputing the US government narrative about Russian war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine, validating concerns we've discussed previously that Silicon Valley platforms would begin censoring anyone who challenges the authorized version of events in this war. "By the way, my video 'Bucha: More Lies' has been deleted [by] YouTube's censors," reads a recent tweet by Gonzalo Lira. "My stream last night on RBN was censored on Youtube after debunking the Bucha Massacre narrative," Revolutionary Blackout Network reports. It would seem that this clears up what YouTube meant when it said last month, "Our Community Guidelines prohibit content denying, minimizing or trivializing well-documented violent events. We are now removing content about Russia's invasion in Ukraine that violates this policy." There has as yet been no investigation into what happened in Bucha by any international body and there are plenty of arguments to be made questioning aspects of the Official...
https://www.sott.net/article/466810-More-escalations-in-online-censorship
More escalations in online censorship
YouTube has been deleting videos disputing the US government narrative about Russian war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine, validating concerns we've discussed previously that Silicon Valley platforms would begin censoring anyone who challenges the authorized version of events in this war. "By the way, my video 'Bucha: More Lies' has been deleted [by] YouTube's censors," reads a recent tweet by Gonzalo Lira. "My stream last night on RBN was censored on Youtube after debunking the Bucha Massacre narrative," Revolutionary Blackout Network reports. It would seem that this clears up what YouTube meant when it said last month, "Our Community Guidelines prohibit content denying, minimizing or trivializing well-documented violent events. We are now removing content about Russia's invasion in Ukraine that violates this policy." There has as yet been no investigation into what happened in Bucha by any international body and there are plenty of arguments to be made questioning aspects of the Official...
https://www.sott.net/article/466810-More-escalations-in-online-censorship
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'Magic mushrooms' for therapy? Veterans help sway conservatives
Matthew Butler spent 27 years in the Army, but it took a day in jail to convince him his post-traumatic stress disorder was out of control. The recently retired Green Beret had already tried antidepressants, therapy and a support dog. But his arrest for punching a hole in his father's wall after his family tried to stage an intervention in Utah made it clear none of it was working.
https://www.sott.net/article/466811-Magic-mushrooms-for-therapy-Veterans-help-sway-conservatives
'Magic mushrooms' for therapy? Veterans help sway conservatives
Matthew Butler spent 27 years in the Army, but it took a day in jail to convince him his post-traumatic stress disorder was out of control. The recently retired Green Beret had already tried antidepressants, therapy and a support dog. But his arrest for punching a hole in his father's wall after his family tried to stage an intervention in Utah made it clear none of it was working.
https://www.sott.net/article/466811-Magic-mushrooms-for-therapy-Veterans-help-sway-conservatives
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Zelensky 'cagey' about what really sank Russia's flagship
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was "pretty cagey" about what really sank the Russian flagship Moskva, according to a report. CNN's Jake Tapper made the comment while describing an interview he just conducted with Zelensky about the state of Russia's seven-week-old war in Ukraine, after anchor Brianna Keilar noted there are "different stories" coming from the warring countries. "Of course, I asked him about the warship, and he actually was pretty cagey about it, saying that history will record what exactly happened with that warship, but he noted, of course, that it is now at the bottom of the Black Sea," Tapper said.
https://www.sott.net/article/466812-Zelensky-cagey-about-what-really-sank-Russias-flagship
Zelensky 'cagey' about what really sank Russia's flagship
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was "pretty cagey" about what really sank the Russian flagship Moskva, according to a report. CNN's Jake Tapper made the comment while describing an interview he just conducted with Zelensky about the state of Russia's seven-week-old war in Ukraine, after anchor Brianna Keilar noted there are "different stories" coming from the warring countries. "Of course, I asked him about the warship, and he actually was pretty cagey about it, saying that history will record what exactly happened with that warship, but he noted, of course, that it is now at the bottom of the Black Sea," Tapper said.
https://www.sott.net/article/466812-Zelensky-cagey-about-what-really-sank-Russias-flagship
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Wife of Ukrainian opposition leader appeals to Britain
Oksana Marchenko has suggested that Viktor Medvedchuk should be traded for two Brits captured in Ukraine. Oksana Marchenko, the wife of arrested Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk, has released a video proposing to swap her husband for two British fighters who reportedly surrendered to Russian and Donbass forces in Mariupol earlier this week. Marchenko, a former TV presenter, recorded her message in both Russian and English and posted it on social media on Saturday, appealing to the families and friends of British nationals Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner.
https://www.sott.net/article/466813-Wife-of-Ukrainian-opposition-leader-appeals-to-Britain
Wife of Ukrainian opposition leader appeals to Britain
Oksana Marchenko has suggested that Viktor Medvedchuk should be traded for two Brits captured in Ukraine. Oksana Marchenko, the wife of arrested Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk, has released a video proposing to swap her husband for two British fighters who reportedly surrendered to Russian and Donbass forces in Mariupol earlier this week. Marchenko, a former TV presenter, recorded her message in both Russian and English and posted it on social media on Saturday, appealing to the families and friends of British nationals Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner.
https://www.sott.net/article/466813-Wife-of-Ukrainian-opposition-leader-appeals-to-Britain
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12 injured in South Carolina mall mass shooting, second incident in the US in just 5 days
Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in South Carolina's capital, which authorities say was not a random attack. Three people who had firearms were initially detained in connection with the Saturday afternoon shooting at Columbiana Centre, said Columbia Police Chief W.H. 'Skip' Holbrook. Jewayne M. Price, 22, has been charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol, but additional charges are forthcoming, authorities said. Two additional males, who were not named, were also detained for questioning and were released from police custody after it was determined that they were not involved in the shooting.
https://www.sott.net/article/466814-12-injured-in-South-Carolina-mall-mass-shooting-second-incident-in-the-US-in-just-5-days
12 injured in South Carolina mall mass shooting, second incident in the US in just 5 days
Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in South Carolina's capital, which authorities say was not a random attack. Three people who had firearms were initially detained in connection with the Saturday afternoon shooting at Columbiana Centre, said Columbia Police Chief W.H. 'Skip' Holbrook. Jewayne M. Price, 22, has been charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol, but additional charges are forthcoming, authorities said. Two additional males, who were not named, were also detained for questioning and were released from police custody after it was determined that they were not involved in the shooting.
https://www.sott.net/article/466814-12-injured-in-South-Carolina-mall-mass-shooting-second-incident-in-the-US-in-just-5-days
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Dianne Feinstein and the dangers of gerontocracy
If you ever feel like politics is stuck in the past, consider the ages of who is involved at the highest levels. President Joe Biden is currently 79; he's the oldest person to have ever assumed the office of the presidency. His 2020 presidential opponent (and possible 2024 GOP nominee) Donald Trump is currently 75. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is 82. At 71, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is practically a spring chicken. When the 117th Congress began last year, the average age of a House member was 58; the average senator was 64. Over time, the average age of a member of Congress has gotten older. America is being ruled by a gerontocracy. Some of this is just a result of longer lifespans and longer working lives. And some of it is a byproduct of the graying of America, which has grown older in the years past the baby boom.
https://www.sott.net/article/466815-Dianne-Feinstein-and-the-dangers-of-gerontocracy
Dianne Feinstein and the dangers of gerontocracy
If you ever feel like politics is stuck in the past, consider the ages of who is involved at the highest levels. President Joe Biden is currently 79; he's the oldest person to have ever assumed the office of the presidency. His 2020 presidential opponent (and possible 2024 GOP nominee) Donald Trump is currently 75. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is 82. At 71, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is practically a spring chicken. When the 117th Congress began last year, the average age of a House member was 58; the average senator was 64. Over time, the average age of a member of Congress has gotten older. America is being ruled by a gerontocracy. Some of this is just a result of longer lifespans and longer working lives. And some of it is a byproduct of the graying of America, which has grown older in the years past the baby boom.
https://www.sott.net/article/466815-Dianne-Feinstein-and-the-dangers-of-gerontocracy
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Thierry Meyssan: The goal of the Ukraine conflict is to economically collapse Europe (podcast)
French intellectual Thierry Meyssan discusses Ukraine and the end of the unipolar moment. Since the collapse of the USSR, Washington has tried to prevent any power from challenging it, including the European Union. The EU is a good market but must never become a political power. The Ukraine conflict is being used to pauperize and economically collapse Europe, which will happen. Russia is militarily stronger than the U.S. For over a decade there has been a growing movement of Nazism or Banderism in Ukraine which now makes up one-third of the armed forces. He explains why false flag operations are so successful and that perhaps next time such an operation will be used against Russia or China or anyone and everyone! He lived in Libya and Syria and worked with both governments and explains how the Pentagon uses Daesh as its private army and is doing the same with the Neo-Nazis in Ukraine. He doesn't think the U.S. will go to war with Russia or China as they are too formidable, and that...
https://www.sott.net/article/466816-Thierry-Meyssan-The-goal-of-the-Ukraine-conflict-is-to-economically-collapse-Europe-podcast
Thierry Meyssan: The goal of the Ukraine conflict is to economically collapse Europe (podcast)
French intellectual Thierry Meyssan discusses Ukraine and the end of the unipolar moment. Since the collapse of the USSR, Washington has tried to prevent any power from challenging it, including the European Union. The EU is a good market but must never become a political power. The Ukraine conflict is being used to pauperize and economically collapse Europe, which will happen. Russia is militarily stronger than the U.S. For over a decade there has been a growing movement of Nazism or Banderism in Ukraine which now makes up one-third of the armed forces. He explains why false flag operations are so successful and that perhaps next time such an operation will be used against Russia or China or anyone and everyone! He lived in Libya and Syria and worked with both governments and explains how the Pentagon uses Daesh as its private army and is doing the same with the Neo-Nazis in Ukraine. He doesn't think the U.S. will go to war with Russia or China as they are too formidable, and that...
https://www.sott.net/article/466816-Thierry-Meyssan-The-goal-of-the-Ukraine-conflict-is-to-economically-collapse-Europe-podcast
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Disney faces 'overwhelming' backlash after 'their support for sexualizing kids in kindergarten': report
A company insider says Walt Disney Company, one of the world's largest and most lucrative children's entertainment entities, has received a wave of backlash after its leadership has opposed Florida's anti-grooming legislation. Dan Bongino, a political commentator and podcast host, said Thursday that a Disney insider had approached him with a peek into the negative feedback coming over the phones. Concerned callers wanted to let the company know that they weren't happy with the increasingly woke direction Disney has taken. "The woman told me that the calls are overwhelming," Bongino said.
https://www.sott.net/article/466817-Disney-faces-overwhelming-backlash-after-their-support-for-sexualizing-kids-in-kindergarten-report
Disney faces 'overwhelming' backlash after 'their support for sexualizing kids in kindergarten': report
A company insider says Walt Disney Company, one of the world's largest and most lucrative children's entertainment entities, has received a wave of backlash after its leadership has opposed Florida's anti-grooming legislation. Dan Bongino, a political commentator and podcast host, said Thursday that a Disney insider had approached him with a peek into the negative feedback coming over the phones. Concerned callers wanted to let the company know that they weren't happy with the increasingly woke direction Disney has taken. "The woman told me that the calls are overwhelming," Bongino said.
https://www.sott.net/article/466817-Disney-faces-overwhelming-backlash-after-their-support-for-sexualizing-kids-in-kindergarten-report
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Polish-Jewish journalist quits newspaper after it demands Ukraine's neo-Nazi militia be described as 'far-right'
One of Poland's most prominent journalists, Konstanty Gebert, said he is quitting what many regard as the country's newspaper of record after it demanded that he describe Ukraine's controversial Azov Battalion as "far-right" instead of "neo Nazi." The Azov militia, a small subset of a few thousand soldiers within Ukraine's military, often sport Nazi imagery on their clothing and flags. Gebert, who is Jewish, announced his resignation Thursday in his weekly column, "The Weather Forecast," which he has penned for many years and published in Gazeta Wyborca, a left-leaning publication.
https://www.sott.net/article/466818-Polish-Jewish-journalist-quits-newspaper-after-it-demands-Ukraines-neo-Nazi-militia-be-described-as-far-right
Polish-Jewish journalist quits newspaper after it demands Ukraine's neo-Nazi militia be described as 'far-right'
One of Poland's most prominent journalists, Konstanty Gebert, said he is quitting what many regard as the country's newspaper of record after it demanded that he describe Ukraine's controversial Azov Battalion as "far-right" instead of "neo Nazi." The Azov militia, a small subset of a few thousand soldiers within Ukraine's military, often sport Nazi imagery on their clothing and flags. Gebert, who is Jewish, announced his resignation Thursday in his weekly column, "The Weather Forecast," which he has penned for many years and published in Gazeta Wyborca, a left-leaning publication.
https://www.sott.net/article/466818-Polish-Jewish-journalist-quits-newspaper-after-it-demands-Ukraines-neo-Nazi-militia-be-described-as-far-right
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WHO chief promotes Bill Gates' book on 'next pandemic'
Billionaire's book drops as WHO hammers out supranational pandemic treaty. World Health Organization director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the latest book by billionaire and self-styled pandemic 'expert' Bill Gates on Friday, declaring himself in full agreement with the software tycoon's insistence that "we must act on Covid-19's lessons and innovate so that we can deliver swift, equitable health solutions to prevent the next pandemic."
https://www.sott.net/article/466819-WHO-chief-promotes-Bill-Gates-book-on-next-pandemic
WHO chief promotes Bill Gates' book on 'next pandemic'
Billionaire's book drops as WHO hammers out supranational pandemic treaty. World Health Organization director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the latest book by billionaire and self-styled pandemic 'expert' Bill Gates on Friday, declaring himself in full agreement with the software tycoon's insistence that "we must act on Covid-19's lessons and innovate so that we can deliver swift, equitable health solutions to prevent the next pandemic."
https://www.sott.net/article/466819-WHO-chief-promotes-Bill-Gates-book-on-next-pandemic
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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: What will become unavailable the rest of 2022
Events across the planet showcase the collapse of supply chains, food productions and the economy. This will limit purchase across the globe due to unavailability or outrageous pricing.
https://www.sott.net/article/466820-Adapt-2030-Ice-Age-Report-What-will-become-unavailable-the-rest-of-2022
Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: What will become unavailable the rest of 2022
Events across the planet showcase the collapse of supply chains, food productions and the economy. This will limit purchase across the globe due to unavailability or outrageous pricing.
https://www.sott.net/article/466820-Adapt-2030-Ice-Age-Report-What-will-become-unavailable-the-rest-of-2022
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Ice Age Farmer Report: BIRD FLU - the next pandemic?
There is an untold story involving Bird Flu, gain of function research, the Gates foundation, and Ukrainian biolabs -- and it is time to tell it. As hundreds of millions of birds are killed due to Bird Flu "PCR outbreaks," Europe is warning of chicken and egg shortages, and many states have now outright banned the sale of chicks to the public. The largest egg producer in the US has culled birds and fired its workers. In this Ice Age Farmer exclusive, Christian breaks down the sordid story of this virus, and asks: will weaponized H5N1 be the next human pandemic?
https://www.sott.net/article/466821-Ice-Age-Farmer-Report-BIRD-FLU-the-next-pandemic
Ice Age Farmer Report: BIRD FLU - the next pandemic?
There is an untold story involving Bird Flu, gain of function research, the Gates foundation, and Ukrainian biolabs -- and it is time to tell it. As hundreds of millions of birds are killed due to Bird Flu "PCR outbreaks," Europe is warning of chicken and egg shortages, and many states have now outright banned the sale of chicks to the public. The largest egg producer in the US has culled birds and fired its workers. In this Ice Age Farmer exclusive, Christian breaks down the sordid story of this virus, and asks: will weaponized H5N1 be the next human pandemic?
https://www.sott.net/article/466821-Ice-Age-Farmer-Report-BIRD-FLU-the-next-pandemic
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BEST OF THE WEB: Ice Age Farmer Report: BIRD FLU - the next pandemic?
There is an untold story involving Bird Flu, gain of function research, the Gates foundation, and Ukrainian biolabs -- and it is time to tell it. As hundreds of millions of birds are killed due to Bird Flu "PCR outbreaks," Europe is warning of chicken and egg shortages, and many states have now outright banned the sale of chicks to the public. The largest egg producer in the US has culled birds and fired its workers. In this Ice Age Farmer exclusive, Christian breaks down the sordid story of this virus, and asks: will weaponized H5N1 be the next human pandemic?
https://www.sott.net/article/466821-Ice-Age-Farmer-Report-BIRD-FLU-the-next-pandemic
BEST OF THE WEB: Ice Age Farmer Report: BIRD FLU - the next pandemic?
There is an untold story involving Bird Flu, gain of function research, the Gates foundation, and Ukrainian biolabs -- and it is time to tell it. As hundreds of millions of birds are killed due to Bird Flu "PCR outbreaks," Europe is warning of chicken and egg shortages, and many states have now outright banned the sale of chicks to the public. The largest egg producer in the US has culled birds and fired its workers. In this Ice Age Farmer exclusive, Christian breaks down the sordid story of this virus, and asks: will weaponized H5N1 be the next human pandemic?
https://www.sott.net/article/466821-Ice-Age-Farmer-Report-BIRD-FLU-the-next-pandemic
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SOTT FOCUS: The Military Situation in the Ukraine: An Update
The Operational Situation As of March 25, 2022, our analysis of the situation confirms the observations and conclusions made in mid-March. The offensive launched on February 24 is articulated in two lines of effort, in accordance with Russian operational doctrine: 1) A main effort directed toward the south of the country, in the Donbass region, and along the Azov Sea coast. As the doctrine states, the main objectives are — the neutralization of the Ukrainian armed forces (the objective of "demilitarization"), and the neutralization of ultra-nationalist, paramilitary militias in the cities of Kharkov and Mariupol (the objective of "denazification"). This primary push is being led by a coalition of forces: through Kharkov and Crimea are Russian forces from the Southern Military District; in the center are militia forces from the Donetsk and Lugansk republics; the Chechen National Guard is contributing with engagement in the urban area of Mariupol; 2) A secondary effort on Kiev, aimed...
https://www.sott.net/article/466805-The-Military-Situation-in-the-Ukraine-An-Update
SOTT FOCUS: The Military Situation in the Ukraine: An Update
The Operational Situation As of March 25, 2022, our analysis of the situation confirms the observations and conclusions made in mid-March. The offensive launched on February 24 is articulated in two lines of effort, in accordance with Russian operational doctrine: 1) A main effort directed toward the south of the country, in the Donbass region, and along the Azov Sea coast. As the doctrine states, the main objectives are — the neutralization of the Ukrainian armed forces (the objective of "demilitarization"), and the neutralization of ultra-nationalist, paramilitary militias in the cities of Kharkov and Mariupol (the objective of "denazification"). This primary push is being led by a coalition of forces: through Kharkov and Crimea are Russian forces from the Southern Military District; in the center are militia forces from the Donetsk and Lugansk republics; the Chechen National Guard is contributing with engagement in the urban area of Mariupol; 2) A secondary effort on Kiev, aimed...
https://www.sott.net/article/466805-The-Military-Situation-in-the-Ukraine-An-Update
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Ukraine's prime minister says Mariupol 'defenders' will 'fight to the end' (whether they want to or not)
Comment: As the US' mouthpiece in Europe RFE/RL delivers a prime piece of propaganda Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has threatened to break off talks with Moscow should Russian forces wipe out the remaining Ukrainian soldiers trapped in Mariupol as Moscow claimed it had taken control of the besieged and battered port city after a weeks-long battle. The Russian Defense Ministry on April 16 said it had cleared the Mariupol urban area of Ukrainian troops and had trapped a few remaining fighters in the Azovstal steel plant, according to Russian state-run media. A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman was quoted by Russia's RIA Novosti news agency as saying that Ukrainian forces have lost a total of 4,000 troops during the long fight for the city -- a battle that has caught the world's attention for its brutality.
https://www.sott.net/article/466822-Ukraines-prime-minister-says-Mariupol-defenders-will-fight-to-the-end-whether-they-want-to-or-not
Ukraine's prime minister says Mariupol 'defenders' will 'fight to the end' (whether they want to or not)
Comment: As the US' mouthpiece in Europe RFE/RL delivers a prime piece of propaganda Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has threatened to break off talks with Moscow should Russian forces wipe out the remaining Ukrainian soldiers trapped in Mariupol as Moscow claimed it had taken control of the besieged and battered port city after a weeks-long battle. The Russian Defense Ministry on April 16 said it had cleared the Mariupol urban area of Ukrainian troops and had trapped a few remaining fighters in the Azovstal steel plant, according to Russian state-run media. A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman was quoted by Russia's RIA Novosti news agency as saying that Ukrainian forces have lost a total of 4,000 troops during the long fight for the city -- a battle that has caught the world's attention for its brutality.
https://www.sott.net/article/466822-Ukraines-prime-minister-says-Mariupol-defenders-will-fight-to-the-end-whether-they-want-to-or-not
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UA on the ropes: Another munitions factory destroyed outside Kiev
Russian forces hit 68 targets across Ukraine overnight, the Defense Ministry has reported The Russian military has used "high-precision air-launched missiles" to destroy a munitions factory in Brovary, a town outside the Ukrainian capital, Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov told a daily press briefing on Sunday. He also claimed that 68 targets were hit overnight, including two S-300 air defense missile system radars, as well as several weapons depots and fuel terminals. Russia previously stated that it had struck a tank factory and also a facility that made anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles in Kiev.
https://www.sott.net/article/466823-UA-on-the-ropes-Another-munitions-factory-destroyed-outside-Kiev
UA on the ropes: Another munitions factory destroyed outside Kiev
Russian forces hit 68 targets across Ukraine overnight, the Defense Ministry has reported The Russian military has used "high-precision air-launched missiles" to destroy a munitions factory in Brovary, a town outside the Ukrainian capital, Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov told a daily press briefing on Sunday. He also claimed that 68 targets were hit overnight, including two S-300 air defense missile system radars, as well as several weapons depots and fuel terminals. Russia previously stated that it had struck a tank factory and also a facility that made anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles in Kiev.
https://www.sott.net/article/466823-UA-on-the-ropes-Another-munitions-factory-destroyed-outside-Kiev
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Ukraine war: Germany boosts military aid budget to €2 billion
Comment: Looks like the guilt trip, plus pressure from NATO worked. Berlin says it will drastically increase its budget for global military assistance, with much of it earmarked for Ukraine. Russia, meanwhile, has threatened further attacks on Kyiv. The German government on Friday said it plans to release more than €1 billion in military aid for Ukraine, amid complaints by Kyiv it is not receiving heavy weapons from Berlin. The funds will feature in a supplementary budget for this year. In total, taking into account all countries, Berlin has decided to increase its international aid in the defence sector "to two billion euros" with "the largest part being planned in the form of military aid in favour of Ukraine", a government spokeswoman told AFP. This envelope of €2bn ($2.16bn) "will go mainly to Ukraine", Finance Minister Christian Lindner confirmed on Twitter. The funds must be used by Ukraine to mainly finance purchases of military equipment.
https://www.sott.net/article/466824-Ukraine-war-Germany-boosts-military-aid-budget-to-2-billion
Ukraine war: Germany boosts military aid budget to €2 billion
Comment: Looks like the guilt trip, plus pressure from NATO worked. Berlin says it will drastically increase its budget for global military assistance, with much of it earmarked for Ukraine. Russia, meanwhile, has threatened further attacks on Kyiv. The German government on Friday said it plans to release more than €1 billion in military aid for Ukraine, amid complaints by Kyiv it is not receiving heavy weapons from Berlin. The funds will feature in a supplementary budget for this year. In total, taking into account all countries, Berlin has decided to increase its international aid in the defence sector "to two billion euros" with "the largest part being planned in the form of military aid in favour of Ukraine", a government spokeswoman told AFP. This envelope of €2bn ($2.16bn) "will go mainly to Ukraine", Finance Minister Christian Lindner confirmed on Twitter. The funds must be used by Ukraine to mainly finance purchases of military equipment.
https://www.sott.net/article/466824-Ukraine-war-Germany-boosts-military-aid-budget-to-2-billion
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Spring snow blankets California's Sierra Nevada Mountains - 100 centimeters (39.4 inches) in 7 days
More than 100 centimeters of snow fell in a week in California's Sierra Nevada mountains after another late-season snowfall, UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab said on Saturday, April 16. The UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab said 19 centimeters (7.5 inches) of snow fell overnight into Saturday morning, for a total of 100 centimeters (39.4 inches) in the seven days leading to April 16. Video from outside the lab posted on April 16 shows heavy snow falling on top of accumulated snow from the previous days. More snow was expected in the coming week, the lab said.
https://www.sott.net/article/466825-Spring-snow-blankets-Californias-Sierra-Nevada-Mountains-100-centimeters-39-4-inches-in-7-days
Spring snow blankets California's Sierra Nevada Mountains - 100 centimeters (39.4 inches) in 7 days
More than 100 centimeters of snow fell in a week in California's Sierra Nevada mountains after another late-season snowfall, UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab said on Saturday, April 16. The UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab said 19 centimeters (7.5 inches) of snow fell overnight into Saturday morning, for a total of 100 centimeters (39.4 inches) in the seven days leading to April 16. Video from outside the lab posted on April 16 shows heavy snow falling on top of accumulated snow from the previous days. More snow was expected in the coming week, the lab said.
https://www.sott.net/article/466825-Spring-snow-blankets-Californias-Sierra-Nevada-Mountains-100-centimeters-39-4-inches-in-7-days
