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Exposing some myths about the Ukraine war
All rational Americans agree that we shouldn't get involved in the Russia-Ukraine War. The neocon warmongers with brain dead Biden as their figurehead want to destroy Russia, and they are willing to risk nuclear war to do it. But this doesn't negate what I've just said. These monsters are anything but rational. But speaking of monsters leads to another question. Everybody knows John Quincy Adams's line: "America goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy." Is this the reason we should stay out of the Ukraine war? Is Putin a monster, bringing death and destruction to innocent people, but someone whose actions we have to ignore because it's too dangerous to act against him? Some people who say this don't get what's happening, although others don't view Putin as a monster, but think he made a mistake. I don't agree, but this isn't my target. Putin is a rational statesman, with legitimate security interests and the supposed hero Zelensky is a dubious character. Why do people...
https://www.sott.net/article/466865-Exposing-some-myths-about-the-Ukraine-war
Exposing some myths about the Ukraine war
All rational Americans agree that we shouldn't get involved in the Russia-Ukraine War. The neocon warmongers with brain dead Biden as their figurehead want to destroy Russia, and they are willing to risk nuclear war to do it. But this doesn't negate what I've just said. These monsters are anything but rational. But speaking of monsters leads to another question. Everybody knows John Quincy Adams's line: "America goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy." Is this the reason we should stay out of the Ukraine war? Is Putin a monster, bringing death and destruction to innocent people, but someone whose actions we have to ignore because it's too dangerous to act against him? Some people who say this don't get what's happening, although others don't view Putin as a monster, but think he made a mistake. I don't agree, but this isn't my target. Putin is a rational statesman, with legitimate security interests and the supposed hero Zelensky is a dubious character. Why do people...
https://www.sott.net/article/466865-Exposing-some-myths-about-the-Ukraine-war
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German media suggests showering less
"Skip a shower, improve your skin microbiome," - that is the takeaway of the latest article published by Germany's Bild newspaper on Saturday. The piece promoting the supposed health benefits of less showering comes at a time when the possibility of a total embargo on all Russian energy imports is being discussed in the country. Titled 'It's enough to wash THESE four body parts - Why the skin cleans itself if you let it,' the article starts off by citing the recent advice by Germany's economy minister, Robert Habeck, who called on his fellow countrymen and women to cut back on their heating, sauna visits, and showers to help the country reduce its dependence on Russian energy. These hygiene-related sacrifices can not only make life harder for the Kremlin, but also improve people's skin, Bild claims.
https://www.sott.net/article/466866-German-media-suggests-showering-less
German media suggests showering less
"Skip a shower, improve your skin microbiome," - that is the takeaway of the latest article published by Germany's Bild newspaper on Saturday. The piece promoting the supposed health benefits of less showering comes at a time when the possibility of a total embargo on all Russian energy imports is being discussed in the country. Titled 'It's enough to wash THESE four body parts - Why the skin cleans itself if you let it,' the article starts off by citing the recent advice by Germany's economy minister, Robert Habeck, who called on his fellow countrymen and women to cut back on their heating, sauna visits, and showers to help the country reduce its dependence on Russian energy. These hygiene-related sacrifices can not only make life harder for the Kremlin, but also improve people's skin, Bild claims.
https://www.sott.net/article/466866-German-media-suggests-showering-less
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Republicans have Hunter Biden's laptop: A 'treasure trove' of incriminating information
California Republican Darrell Issa told Fox News on Sunday that his party is in possession of Hunter Biden's laptop, and is poring over the "treasure trove" of data within it. Meanwhile, GOP leaders are already laying plans to investigate the contents of the device - which the White House initially wrote off as "Russian disinformation" - if they return to power in November. "It's gotta be followed all the way back to the big guy," Issa said, referring to an email from the laptop that described a business deal in China where "the big guy," apparently a reference to Joe Biden, would stand to gain 10%. "We're going to need a special prosecutor, but in the meantime we're investigating it. We have the laptop, and the laptop is a treasure trove of obviousness." Issa said that the computer contains evidence of direct communication between Joe and Hunter Biden while the former was serving as vice president, evidence that Joe Biden was making "sure his business deals went forward,"...
https://www.sott.net/article/466867-Republicans-have-Hunter-Bidens-laptop-A-treasure-trove-of-incriminating-information
Republicans have Hunter Biden's laptop: A 'treasure trove' of incriminating information
California Republican Darrell Issa told Fox News on Sunday that his party is in possession of Hunter Biden's laptop, and is poring over the "treasure trove" of data within it. Meanwhile, GOP leaders are already laying plans to investigate the contents of the device - which the White House initially wrote off as "Russian disinformation" - if they return to power in November. "It's gotta be followed all the way back to the big guy," Issa said, referring to an email from the laptop that described a business deal in China where "the big guy," apparently a reference to Joe Biden, would stand to gain 10%. "We're going to need a special prosecutor, but in the meantime we're investigating it. We have the laptop, and the laptop is a treasure trove of obviousness." Issa said that the computer contains evidence of direct communication between Joe and Hunter Biden while the former was serving as vice president, evidence that Joe Biden was making "sure his business deals went forward,"...
https://www.sott.net/article/466867-Republicans-have-Hunter-Bidens-laptop-A-treasure-trove-of-incriminating-information
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Turkey launches new military offensive in northern Iraq
Turkey has launched a new ground and air offensive against Kurdish militants in Iraq, Turkey's defence minister announced Monday. Turkish warplanes, artillery and troops attacked targets belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, ranging from camps to ammunition stores. The military operation - named Operation Claw Lock - was part of a long-running Turkish campaign in Iraq and Syria against militants of the PKK and Syrian Kurdish YPG, which Ankara regards as terrorist groups. Jets and artillery struck shelters, bunkers, caves, tunnels, ammunition depots and headquarters belonging to the PKK, said Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar in a video posted on the ministry's website early Monday. Turkish commandos - with the support of helicopters and drones - then crossed into the area by land or were flown in by helicopters. Anadolu news agency quoted Akar as saying: "Our operation is continuing successfully as planned. The targets identified in the first phase...
https://www.sott.net/article/466868-Turkey-launches-new-military-offensive-in-northern-Iraq
Turkey launches new military offensive in northern Iraq
Turkey has launched a new ground and air offensive against Kurdish militants in Iraq, Turkey's defence minister announced Monday. Turkish warplanes, artillery and troops attacked targets belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, ranging from camps to ammunition stores. The military operation - named Operation Claw Lock - was part of a long-running Turkish campaign in Iraq and Syria against militants of the PKK and Syrian Kurdish YPG, which Ankara regards as terrorist groups. Jets and artillery struck shelters, bunkers, caves, tunnels, ammunition depots and headquarters belonging to the PKK, said Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar in a video posted on the ministry's website early Monday. Turkish commandos - with the support of helicopters and drones - then crossed into the area by land or were flown in by helicopters. Anadolu news agency quoted Akar as saying: "Our operation is continuing successfully as planned. The targets identified in the first phase...
https://www.sott.net/article/466868-Turkey-launches-new-military-offensive-in-northern-Iraq
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How Pentagon contractors are cashing in on the Ukraine Crisis
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought immense suffering to the people of that land, while sparking calls for increased military spending in both the United States and Europe. Though that war may prove to be a tragedy for the world, one group is already benefiting from it: U.S. arms contractors. Even before hostilities broke out, the CEOs of major weapons firms were talking about how tensions in Europe could pad their profits. In a January 2022 call with his company's investors, Raytheon Technologies CEO Greg Hayes typically bragged that the prospect of conflict in Eastern Europe and other global hot spots would be good for business, adding that "we are seeing, I would say, opportunities for international sales... [T]he tensions in Eastern Europe, the tensions in the South China Sea, all of those things are putting pressure on some of the defense spending over there. So I fully expect we're going to see some benefit from it." In late March, in an interview with the Harvard...
https://www.sott.net/article/466869-How-Pentagon-contractors-are-cashing-in-on-the-Ukraine-Crisis
How Pentagon contractors are cashing in on the Ukraine Crisis
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought immense suffering to the people of that land, while sparking calls for increased military spending in both the United States and Europe. Though that war may prove to be a tragedy for the world, one group is already benefiting from it: U.S. arms contractors. Even before hostilities broke out, the CEOs of major weapons firms were talking about how tensions in Europe could pad their profits. In a January 2022 call with his company's investors, Raytheon Technologies CEO Greg Hayes typically bragged that the prospect of conflict in Eastern Europe and other global hot spots would be good for business, adding that "we are seeing, I would say, opportunities for international sales... [T]he tensions in Eastern Europe, the tensions in the South China Sea, all of those things are putting pressure on some of the defense spending over there. So I fully expect we're going to see some benefit from it." In late March, in an interview with the Harvard...
https://www.sott.net/article/466869-How-Pentagon-contractors-are-cashing-in-on-the-Ukraine-Crisis
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Testimony reveals Zelensky's secret police plot to 'Liquidate' opposition figure Anatoly Shariy
Accounts from the Ukrainian SBU's torture prison reveal Zelensky's plot to assassinate exiled opposition figure and leading journalist Anatoly Shariy. On March 7, Anatoly Shariy, a Ukrainian opposition figure and one of the country's most popular journalists, received an email from Igor, an old acquaintance with whom he had not communicated for years (Igor is an alias used to protect his identity). "Please help me find a place to live, suggest an apartment or an agent. I'm ready to do any work for you, whatever you say," the email read. "I realized that he was in the hands of the SBU," Shariy told me, using the acronym for Ukraine's domestic intelligence agency, notorious for its persecution of anyone accused of sympathy for Russia. "I understood whom I was talking to and did not particularly answer anything." Shariy suspected that the SBU wanted Igor to surveil him for an assassination attempt.
https://www.sott.net/article/466870-Testimony-reveals-Zelenskys-secret-police-plot-to-Liquidate-opposition-figure-Anatoly-Shariy
Testimony reveals Zelensky's secret police plot to 'Liquidate' opposition figure Anatoly Shariy
Accounts from the Ukrainian SBU's torture prison reveal Zelensky's plot to assassinate exiled opposition figure and leading journalist Anatoly Shariy. On March 7, Anatoly Shariy, a Ukrainian opposition figure and one of the country's most popular journalists, received an email from Igor, an old acquaintance with whom he had not communicated for years (Igor is an alias used to protect his identity). "Please help me find a place to live, suggest an apartment or an agent. I'm ready to do any work for you, whatever you say," the email read. "I realized that he was in the hands of the SBU," Shariy told me, using the acronym for Ukraine's domestic intelligence agency, notorious for its persecution of anyone accused of sympathy for Russia. "I understood whom I was talking to and did not particularly answer anything." Shariy suspected that the SBU wanted Igor to surveil him for an assassination attempt.
https://www.sott.net/article/466870-Testimony-reveals-Zelenskys-secret-police-plot-to-Liquidate-opposition-figure-Anatoly-Shariy
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Western 'economic blitzkrieg' has failed - Putin
Western nations have failed in their attempts to destabilize the Russian economy with sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a government meeting on economic issues on Monday. "The situation is stabilizing, the ruble exchange rate has returned to the levels of the first half of February and is supported by a strong balance of payments... Foreign cash is returning to the country's banking system, and the volume of deposits by citizens is growing. As for the consumer market, after a short rush to buy a number of goods... retail demand has returned to normal. Commodity stocks in retail chains are recovering." Overall, he noted that sanctions have failed to break the country's economy: "The goal [of sanctions] was to quickly undermine the financial and economic situation in our country, provoke a panic in the markets, trigger a collapse of the banking system and a large-scale shortage of goods in stores. But this policy has failed - the economic blitzkrieg has run...
https://www.sott.net/article/466871-Western-economic-blitzkrieg-has-failed-Putin
Western 'economic blitzkrieg' has failed - Putin
Western nations have failed in their attempts to destabilize the Russian economy with sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a government meeting on economic issues on Monday. "The situation is stabilizing, the ruble exchange rate has returned to the levels of the first half of February and is supported by a strong balance of payments... Foreign cash is returning to the country's banking system, and the volume of deposits by citizens is growing. As for the consumer market, after a short rush to buy a number of goods... retail demand has returned to normal. Commodity stocks in retail chains are recovering." Overall, he noted that sanctions have failed to break the country's economy: "The goal [of sanctions] was to quickly undermine the financial and economic situation in our country, provoke a panic in the markets, trigger a collapse of the banking system and a large-scale shortage of goods in stores. But this policy has failed - the economic blitzkrieg has run...
https://www.sott.net/article/466871-Western-economic-blitzkrieg-has-failed-Putin
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Serbia's President explains rejection of Russia sanctions, country's airports suffer false bomb threats from Kiev and 'unnamed EU state'
It has cost Serbia a lot to defy the West's push to impose sanctions on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday. He believes he would be celebrated by the West and hailed as a hero had Belgrade backed the economic restrictions against Moscow. "It costs us a lot not to have imposed sanctions on Russia. But if we imposed them, it would cost us our principle of not supporting sanctions against anyone, because we know from our own experience that sanctions are immoral and inefficient," Vucic told Pink TV.
https://www.sott.net/article/466872-Serbias-President-explains-rejection-of-Russia-sanctions-countrys-airports-suffer-false-bomb-threats-from-Kiev-and-unnamed-EU-state
Serbia's President explains rejection of Russia sanctions, country's airports suffer false bomb threats from Kiev and 'unnamed EU state'
It has cost Serbia a lot to defy the West's push to impose sanctions on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday. He believes he would be celebrated by the West and hailed as a hero had Belgrade backed the economic restrictions against Moscow. "It costs us a lot not to have imposed sanctions on Russia. But if we imposed them, it would cost us our principle of not supporting sanctions against anyone, because we know from our own experience that sanctions are immoral and inefficient," Vucic told Pink TV.
https://www.sott.net/article/466872-Serbias-President-explains-rejection-of-Russia-sanctions-countrys-airports-suffer-false-bomb-threats-from-Kiev-and-unnamed-EU-state
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BEST OF THE WEB: US, EU sacrificing Ukraine to 'weaken Russia' - Former NATO adviser
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters a new phase, former Swiss intelligence officer, senior United Nations official, and NATO advisor Jacques Baud analyzes the conflict and argues that the US and its allies are exploiting Ukraine in a longstanding campaign to bleed its Russian neighbor. Guest: Jacques Baud. Former intelligence officer with the Swiss Strategic Intelligence Service who has served in a number of senior security and advisory positions at NATO, the United Nations, and with the Swiss military.
https://www.sott.net/article/466873-US-EU-sacrificing-Ukraine-to-weaken-Russia-Former-NATO-adviser
BEST OF THE WEB: US, EU sacrificing Ukraine to 'weaken Russia' - Former NATO adviser
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters a new phase, former Swiss intelligence officer, senior United Nations official, and NATO advisor Jacques Baud analyzes the conflict and argues that the US and its allies are exploiting Ukraine in a longstanding campaign to bleed its Russian neighbor. Guest: Jacques Baud. Former intelligence officer with the Swiss Strategic Intelligence Service who has served in a number of senior security and advisory positions at NATO, the United Nations, and with the Swiss military.
https://www.sott.net/article/466873-US-EU-sacrificing-Ukraine-to-weaken-Russia-Former-NATO-adviser
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Did early Greek art come from Egyptian sources?
It easily falls into the 'conspiracy' category - but that doesn't mean it isn't a fun story to tell. We are all taught that empires rise and fall and that every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt were no exception. The year was 1336 BC and the Egyptian Pharaoh, Akhenaten, had just died. Akhenaten was a strange Pharaoh who shook many of the essential foundations of Ancient Egyptian culture. For one thing, Akhenaten was a monotheist. He only believed in Aten, a Ra-like sun God, a fact that drives some scholars to debate whether he is a founding father of Judaism.
https://www.sott.net/article/466874-Did-early-Greek-art-come-from-Egyptian-sources
Did early Greek art come from Egyptian sources?
It easily falls into the 'conspiracy' category - but that doesn't mean it isn't a fun story to tell. We are all taught that empires rise and fall and that every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt were no exception. The year was 1336 BC and the Egyptian Pharaoh, Akhenaten, had just died. Akhenaten was a strange Pharaoh who shook many of the essential foundations of Ancient Egyptian culture. For one thing, Akhenaten was a monotheist. He only believed in Aten, a Ra-like sun God, a fact that drives some scholars to debate whether he is a founding father of Judaism.
https://www.sott.net/article/466874-Did-early-Greek-art-come-from-Egyptian-sources
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SOTT FOCUS: Objective:Health - Microplastics are Everywhere, Including in Your Body
Two recent studies have shown the microplastics, tiny pieces of plastic by definition less than 5 mm but can be microscopic, have been found deep in the tissues of most humans. One study from the Netherlands found microplastic particles in the bloodstream of 77% of healthy volunteers. Another study looked at the lung tissue of patients undergoing surgery and found 84% of the samples contained plastic. Another study by the University of Newcastle, Australia estimated that the average person is eating about 5 grams of plastic per week - that's the equivalent of one credit card. But plastic also gets into the body via the airways. Aren't you glad you've been forced to wear plastic-containing face masks over your mouth and nose for the last 2 years? Animal studies have found that inhaled plastics quickly make their way from the lungs to the heart and spleen, as well as to the deep organs of the fetus in pregnant animals, including the fetal liver, lungs, kidney and brain. It would be...
https://www.sott.net/article/466875-Objective-Health-Microplastics-are-Everywhere-Including-in-Your-Body
SOTT FOCUS: Objective:Health - Microplastics are Everywhere, Including in Your Body
Two recent studies have shown the microplastics, tiny pieces of plastic by definition less than 5 mm but can be microscopic, have been found deep in the tissues of most humans. One study from the Netherlands found microplastic particles in the bloodstream of 77% of healthy volunteers. Another study looked at the lung tissue of patients undergoing surgery and found 84% of the samples contained plastic. Another study by the University of Newcastle, Australia estimated that the average person is eating about 5 grams of plastic per week - that's the equivalent of one credit card. But plastic also gets into the body via the airways. Aren't you glad you've been forced to wear plastic-containing face masks over your mouth and nose for the last 2 years? Animal studies have found that inhaled plastics quickly make their way from the lungs to the heart and spleen, as well as to the deep organs of the fetus in pregnant animals, including the fetal liver, lungs, kidney and brain. It would be...
https://www.sott.net/article/466875-Objective-Health-Microplastics-are-Everywhere-Including-in-Your-Body
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SOTT FOCUS: "One less traitor": Zelensky oversees campaign of assassination, kidnapping and torture of political opposition
While claiming to defend democracy, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has outlawed his opposition, ordered his rivals' arrest, and presided over the disappearance and assassination of dissidents across the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has framed his country's war against Russia as a battle for democracy itself. In a carefully choreographed address to US Congress on March 16, Zelensky stated, "Right now, the destiny of our country is being decided. The destiny of our people, whether Ukrainians will be free, whether they will be able to preserve their democracy." US corporate media has responded by showering Zelensky with fawning press, driving a campaign for his nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize and inspiring a flamboyant musical tribute to himself and the Ukrainian military during the 2022 Grammy awards ceremony on April 3. Western media has looked the other way, however, as Zelensky and top officials in his administration have sanctioned a campaign of kidnapping,...
https://www.sott.net/article/466876-One-less-traitor-Zelensky-oversees-campaign-of-assassination-kidnapping-and-torture-of-political-opposition
SOTT FOCUS: "One less traitor": Zelensky oversees campaign of assassination, kidnapping and torture of political opposition
While claiming to defend democracy, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has outlawed his opposition, ordered his rivals' arrest, and presided over the disappearance and assassination of dissidents across the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has framed his country's war against Russia as a battle for democracy itself. In a carefully choreographed address to US Congress on March 16, Zelensky stated, "Right now, the destiny of our country is being decided. The destiny of our people, whether Ukrainians will be free, whether they will be able to preserve their democracy." US corporate media has responded by showering Zelensky with fawning press, driving a campaign for his nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize and inspiring a flamboyant musical tribute to himself and the Ukrainian military during the 2022 Grammy awards ceremony on April 3. Western media has looked the other way, however, as Zelensky and top officials in his administration have sanctioned a campaign of kidnapping,...
https://www.sott.net/article/466876-One-less-traitor-Zelensky-oversees-campaign-of-assassination-kidnapping-and-torture-of-political-opposition
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Officers are told to use 'gender-neutral' forms of address instead in new guidance
Police are being told not to call people 'sir' or 'ma'am', but to use 'gender-neutral' forms of address. Training for LGBT support officers advises them to 'avoid making assumptions about a person's sexual orientation or gender identity' and to use terms such as 'you', 'everyone' and 'all'. It's a far cry from the image of the traditional Bobby on the beat, represented by PC George Dixon, hero of the classic TV series Dixon Of Dock Green.
https://www.sott.net/article/466877-Officers-are-told-to-use-gender-neutral-forms-of-address-instead-in-new-guidance
Officers are told to use 'gender-neutral' forms of address instead in new guidance
Police are being told not to call people 'sir' or 'ma'am', but to use 'gender-neutral' forms of address. Training for LGBT support officers advises them to 'avoid making assumptions about a person's sexual orientation or gender identity' and to use terms such as 'you', 'everyone' and 'all'. It's a far cry from the image of the traditional Bobby on the beat, represented by PC George Dixon, hero of the classic TV series Dixon Of Dock Green.
https://www.sott.net/article/466877-Officers-are-told-to-use-gender-neutral-forms-of-address-instead-in-new-guidance
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Where is Gonzalo Lira? Fears for YouTuber missing in Ukraine's Kharkov
Gonzalo Lira, a Chilean author and former film director, travelled from Kiev to Kharkov after the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine to report on the situation there. He has said that Ukrainian secret police had twice attempted to abduct him at different locations, but he escaped. Fans of a video blogger critical of anti-Russian propaganda fear for his life after contact with him was lost in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov. Gonzalo Lira, who formerly posted videos on YouTube as "Coach Red Pill", was due to appear on British dissident broadcaster George Galloway's Mother of All Talk Shows (MOATS) webcast on Sunday evening.
https://www.sott.net/article/466878-Where-is-Gonzalo-Lira-Fears-for-YouTuber-missing-in-Ukraines-Kharkov
Where is Gonzalo Lira? Fears for YouTuber missing in Ukraine's Kharkov
Gonzalo Lira, a Chilean author and former film director, travelled from Kiev to Kharkov after the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine to report on the situation there. He has said that Ukrainian secret police had twice attempted to abduct him at different locations, but he escaped. Fans of a video blogger critical of anti-Russian propaganda fear for his life after contact with him was lost in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov. Gonzalo Lira, who formerly posted videos on YouTube as "Coach Red Pill", was due to appear on British dissident broadcaster George Galloway's Mother of All Talk Shows (MOATS) webcast on Sunday evening.
https://www.sott.net/article/466878-Where-is-Gonzalo-Lira-Fears-for-YouTuber-missing-in-Ukraines-Kharkov
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Apple goes 'woke' and adds pregnant man emoji to iPhones
Apple has gone "woke" and is now pushing the Left's agenda to normalize lies about basic human biology. A new software update for Apple's iPhones includes a "pregnant man" emoji as well as a number of other gender neutral cartoons. Apple rolled out the update in mid-March according to the Wall Street Journal. The company added a gender neutral "person with crown" emoji to go alongside the king and queen cartoons. Apple also added 35 other emojis.
https://www.sott.net/article/466879-Apple-goes-woke-and-adds-pregnant-man-emoji-to-iPhones
Apple goes 'woke' and adds pregnant man emoji to iPhones
Apple has gone "woke" and is now pushing the Left's agenda to normalize lies about basic human biology. A new software update for Apple's iPhones includes a "pregnant man" emoji as well as a number of other gender neutral cartoons. Apple rolled out the update in mid-March according to the Wall Street Journal. The company added a gender neutral "person with crown" emoji to go alongside the king and queen cartoons. Apple also added 35 other emojis.
https://www.sott.net/article/466879-Apple-goes-woke-and-adds-pregnant-man-emoji-to-iPhones
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Biden ally floats idea of US troops in Ukraine
Senator suggests Ukraine may 'turn into Syria' unless the US and NATO 'stop Putin' US Senator Chris Coons, a politician described by media outlets as President Joe Biden's closest Senate ally, has raised the idea of deploying American troops to fight Russians in Ukraine, saying he fears the former Soviet republic will "become the Syria of Eastern Europe." "The American people cannot turn away from this tragedy in Ukraine," Coons said on Sunday in a CBS News interview. "I think the history of the 21st century turns on how fiercely we defend freedom in Ukraine and that Putin will only stop when we stop him." Asked by host Margaret Brennan about his recent comments calling for US leaders to discuss troop deployments to Ukraine, Coons said policy makers must consider the "level of brutality" exhibited by Russian forces. He credited Biden with pulling Western allies together to impose "crushing sanctions" on Russia, but suggested that more direct action may be needed as Russian...
https://www.sott.net/article/466880-Biden-ally-floats-idea-of-US-troops-in-Ukraine
Biden ally floats idea of US troops in Ukraine
Senator suggests Ukraine may 'turn into Syria' unless the US and NATO 'stop Putin' US Senator Chris Coons, a politician described by media outlets as President Joe Biden's closest Senate ally, has raised the idea of deploying American troops to fight Russians in Ukraine, saying he fears the former Soviet republic will "become the Syria of Eastern Europe." "The American people cannot turn away from this tragedy in Ukraine," Coons said on Sunday in a CBS News interview. "I think the history of the 21st century turns on how fiercely we defend freedom in Ukraine and that Putin will only stop when we stop him." Asked by host Margaret Brennan about his recent comments calling for US leaders to discuss troop deployments to Ukraine, Coons said policy makers must consider the "level of brutality" exhibited by Russian forces. He credited Biden with pulling Western allies together to impose "crushing sanctions" on Russia, but suggested that more direct action may be needed as Russian...
https://www.sott.net/article/466880-Biden-ally-floats-idea-of-US-troops-in-Ukraine
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6.1 magnitude earthquake 29 km off the Philippines
6.1 magnitude earthquake 29 km from Santiago, Davao, Philippines UTC time: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 01:23 AM Your time: Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 2:23 AM GMT 1 Magnitude Type: mww USGS page: M 6.1 - 42 km E of Santiago, Philippines
https://www.sott.net/article/466881-6-1-magnitude-earthquake-29-km-off-the-Philippines
6.1 magnitude earthquake 29 km off the Philippines
6.1 magnitude earthquake 29 km from Santiago, Davao, Philippines UTC time: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 01:23 AM Your time: Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 2:23 AM GMT 1 Magnitude Type: mww USGS page: M 6.1 - 42 km E of Santiago, Philippines
https://www.sott.net/article/466881-6-1-magnitude-earthquake-29-km-off-the-Philippines
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Shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake hits 108 km off Tonga - USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 hit 108 km east of 'Ohonua, Tonga at 04:33:41 GMT on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 21.4509 degrees south latitude and 173.9149 degrees west longitude.
https://www.sott.net/article/466882-Shallow-6-0-magnitude-earthquake-hits-108-km-off-Tonga-USGS
Shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake hits 108 km off Tonga - USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 hit 108 km east of 'Ohonua, Tonga at 04:33:41 GMT on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 21.4509 degrees south latitude and 173.9149 degrees west longitude.
https://www.sott.net/article/466882-Shallow-6-0-magnitude-earthquake-hits-108-km-off-Tonga-USGS
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Bright meteor fireball near Lake Simcoe in Ontario expected to have dropped meteorites on April 17
A bright fireball was observed by a network of all-sky cameras across southern Ontario at 11:37pm on Sunday, April 17, 2022. Analysis of the video data suggests that fragments of the meteor are likely to have made it to the ground near the eastern shore of Lake Simcoe, just north of the town of Argyle.
https://www.sott.net/article/466883-Bright-meteor-fireball-near-Lake-Simcoe-in-Ontario-expected-to-have-dropped-meteorites-on-April-17
Bright meteor fireball near Lake Simcoe in Ontario expected to have dropped meteorites on April 17
A bright fireball was observed by a network of all-sky cameras across southern Ontario at 11:37pm on Sunday, April 17, 2022. Analysis of the video data suggests that fragments of the meteor are likely to have made it to the ground near the eastern shore of Lake Simcoe, just north of the town of Argyle.
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Ex-German FM calls out Ukrainian 'conspiracy theories'
Sigmar Gabriel says Berlin has every right to refute false narratives spread by Kiev. Sigmar Gabriel, who served as Germany's top diplomat from 2017 to 2018, says the current government in Berlin can and should defend itself against "conspiracy theories" leveled at it by the likes of Ukrainian Ambassador Andrey Melnik. In an op-ed published by Der Spiegel on Sunday, Gabriel described as "dangerous" the narrative peddled by the Ukrainian representative in Berlin, according to which German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier had "for decades established a cobweb of contacts with Russia," allegedly involving members of the current German government.
https://www.sott.net/article/466884-Ex-German-FM-calls-out-Ukrainian-conspiracy-theories
Ex-German FM calls out Ukrainian 'conspiracy theories'
Sigmar Gabriel says Berlin has every right to refute false narratives spread by Kiev. Sigmar Gabriel, who served as Germany's top diplomat from 2017 to 2018, says the current government in Berlin can and should defend itself against "conspiracy theories" leveled at it by the likes of Ukrainian Ambassador Andrey Melnik. In an op-ed published by Der Spiegel on Sunday, Gabriel described as "dangerous" the narrative peddled by the Ukrainian representative in Berlin, according to which German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier had "for decades established a cobweb of contacts with Russia," allegedly involving members of the current German government.
https://www.sott.net/article/466884-Ex-German-FM-calls-out-Ukrainian-conspiracy-theories
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Rep. Ilhan Omar: It would be 'staggeringly hypocritical' for US to support war crimes investigation into Putin without joining International Criminal Court
Rep. Ilhan Omar said it would be hypocritical for the US to support a war crimes investigation by the International Criminal Court without moving to become a member. "To me, there is staggering evidence that Putin and Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine. I believe we should fully support an investigation into those crimes, and the best way to do that is to support the body that will carry out that investigation, the International Criminal Court," Omar said in a statement to Insider. "It would be staggeringly hypocritical to support an ICC investigation into Russia, while opposing the court's very existence as a non-member," she continued.
https://www.sott.net/article/466885-Rep-Ilhan-Omar-It-would-be-staggeringly-hypocritical-for-US-to-support-war-crimes-investigation-into-Putin-without-joining-International-Criminal-Court
Rep. Ilhan Omar: It would be 'staggeringly hypocritical' for US to support war crimes investigation into Putin without joining International Criminal Court
Rep. Ilhan Omar said it would be hypocritical for the US to support a war crimes investigation by the International Criminal Court without moving to become a member. "To me, there is staggering evidence that Putin and Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine. I believe we should fully support an investigation into those crimes, and the best way to do that is to support the body that will carry out that investigation, the International Criminal Court," Omar said in a statement to Insider. "It would be staggeringly hypocritical to support an ICC investigation into Russia, while opposing the court's very existence as a non-member," she continued.
https://www.sott.net/article/466885-Rep-Ilhan-Omar-It-would-be-staggeringly-hypocritical-for-US-to-support-war-crimes-investigation-into-Putin-without-joining-International-Criminal-Court
