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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.
https://www.sott.net/article/466883-Bright-meteor-fireball-near-Lake-Simcoe-in-Ontario-expected-to-have-dropped-meteorites-on-April-17
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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
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Here's why no one wants to talk about Sweden
When, the summer before last, the results of the first Covid wave began to be tallied in the media, there were different ways of measuring the devastation. One way of looking at the pandemic was to focus on how many people died — more than half a million around the world by the end of June. Another was to try assessing the complicated impacts of the various measures taken to combat the virus. When a lot of the functions in society were frozen, people struggled — especially the most vulnerable. For those who preferred the first perspective, there was plenty of data to lean on. Meticulous records of the death toll were being kept in most countries, especially the wealthy ones, and presented in stylish graphs on various sites: the Johns Hopkins University website, Worldometer, Our World in Data. It was a lot harder to measure the consequences of the lockdowns. They appeared here and there as scattered anecdotes and figures. Perhaps the most striking data point came from the US: by the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466886-Heres-why-no-one-wants-to-talk-about-Sweden
Here's why no one wants to talk about Sweden
When, the summer before last, the results of the first Covid wave began to be tallied in the media, there were different ways of measuring the devastation. One way of looking at the pandemic was to focus on how many people died — more than half a million around the world by the end of June. Another was to try assessing the complicated impacts of the various measures taken to combat the virus. When a lot of the functions in society were frozen, people struggled — especially the most vulnerable. For those who preferred the first perspective, there was plenty of data to lean on. Meticulous records of the death toll were being kept in most countries, especially the wealthy ones, and presented in stylish graphs on various sites: the Johns Hopkins University website, Worldometer, Our World in Data. It was a lot harder to measure the consequences of the lockdowns. They appeared here and there as scattered anecdotes and figures. Perhaps the most striking data point came from the US: by the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466886-Heres-why-no-one-wants-to-talk-about-Sweden
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85-year-old woman dies following dog mauling in Billings Heights, Montana
Billings police detectives are investigating a fatal dog mauling. An 85-year-old woman has died after being mauled by a dog on April 8 in the Billings Heights, the city's spokesperson Victoria Hill confirmed Monday. It hasn't been stated publicly yet where in the Heights the attack occurred, what kind of dog it was, or whether or not the dog was on a leash. "The dog is in custody and in quarantine," said police Sgt. Nate West.
https://www.sott.net/article/466887-85-year-old-woman-dies-following-dog-mauling-in-Billings-Heights-Montana
85-year-old woman dies following dog mauling in Billings Heights, Montana
Billings police detectives are investigating a fatal dog mauling. An 85-year-old woman has died after being mauled by a dog on April 8 in the Billings Heights, the city's spokesperson Victoria Hill confirmed Monday. It hasn't been stated publicly yet where in the Heights the attack occurred, what kind of dog it was, or whether or not the dog was on a leash. "The dog is in custody and in quarantine," said police Sgt. Nate West.
https://www.sott.net/article/466887-85-year-old-woman-dies-following-dog-mauling-in-Billings-Heights-Montana
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April nor'easter drops up to 14 inches of snow, knocks power out for over 240,000 customers in New York and Pennsylvania
A spring nor'easter has already dropped at least a foot of snow on parts of New York and Pennsylvania, leading to power outages and the closure of businesses and schools. More than 240,000 customers were without power in the Northeast Tuesday morning. New York had the most outages at more than 160,000, while Pennsylvania had more than 50,000, according to PowerOutage.us. Piseco, in upstate New York, had seen the most snowfall by Tuesday morning, with 14 inches on the ground. Broome County to the south got just nearly a foot and implemented a travel ban. The heavy, wet snow was falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour across upstate New York.
https://www.sott.net/article/466889-April-nor-easter-drops-up-to-14-inches-of-snow-knocks-power-out-for-over-240000-customers-in-New-York-and-Pennsylvania
April nor'easter drops up to 14 inches of snow, knocks power out for over 240,000 customers in New York and Pennsylvania
A spring nor'easter has already dropped at least a foot of snow on parts of New York and Pennsylvania, leading to power outages and the closure of businesses and schools. More than 240,000 customers were without power in the Northeast Tuesday morning. New York had the most outages at more than 160,000, while Pennsylvania had more than 50,000, according to PowerOutage.us. Piseco, in upstate New York, had seen the most snowfall by Tuesday morning, with 14 inches on the ground. Broome County to the south got just nearly a foot and implemented a travel ban. The heavy, wet snow was falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour across upstate New York.
https://www.sott.net/article/466889-April-nor-easter-drops-up-to-14-inches-of-snow-knocks-power-out-for-over-240000-customers-in-New-York-and-Pennsylvania
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Basic solutions to our economic problems that establishment elites won't allow
I think one of the great misconceptions about economic crisis is that solutions are always dependent on centralized government action. In truth, most financial disasters are actually caused by too much government action and involvement. Central banks like the Federal Reserve are also primary culprits; as I outlined in last week's article their machinations, which are independent of government oversight, fall into the category of deliberate sabotage. The Fed bankrolls corruption through fiat money creation while government officials and corporations utilize that money to wreak havoc on our living standards. Ending the Fed would solve the fiat money problem, but there's still a host of agenda driven politicians and bureaucrats to deal with before our nation can right the ship. One clear way to fix our system would be to first force government to interfere less. As a point of reference, consider the common media narratives surrounding the covid pandemic. Along with the White House the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466890-Basic-solutions-to-our-economic-problems-that-establishment-elites-wont-allow
Basic solutions to our economic problems that establishment elites won't allow
I think one of the great misconceptions about economic crisis is that solutions are always dependent on centralized government action. In truth, most financial disasters are actually caused by too much government action and involvement. Central banks like the Federal Reserve are also primary culprits; as I outlined in last week's article their machinations, which are independent of government oversight, fall into the category of deliberate sabotage. The Fed bankrolls corruption through fiat money creation while government officials and corporations utilize that money to wreak havoc on our living standards. Ending the Fed would solve the fiat money problem, but there's still a host of agenda driven politicians and bureaucrats to deal with before our nation can right the ship. One clear way to fix our system would be to first force government to interfere less. As a point of reference, consider the common media narratives surrounding the covid pandemic. Along with the White House the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466890-Basic-solutions-to-our-economic-problems-that-establishment-elites-wont-allow
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The sphere-packing problem: Out of a magic mathematical function, one solution to rule them all
Mathematicians used "magic functions" to prove that two highly symmetric lattices solve a myriad of problems in eight- and 24-dimensional space. Three years ago, Maryna Viazovska, of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, dazzled mathematicians by identifying the densest way to pack equal-sized spheres in eight- and 24-dimensional space (the second of these in collaboration with four co-authors). Now, she and her co-authors have proved something even more remarkable: The configurations that solve the sphere-packing problem in those two dimensions also solve an infinite number of other problems about the best arrangement for points that are trying to avoid each other. The points could be an infinite collection of electrons, for example, repelling each other and trying to settle into the lowest-energy configuration. Or the points could represent the centers of long, twisty polymers in a solution, trying to position themselves so they won't bump into their neighbors....
https://www.sott.net/article/466891-The-sphere-packing-problem-Out-of-a-magic-mathematical-function-one-solution-to-rule-them-all
The sphere-packing problem: Out of a magic mathematical function, one solution to rule them all
Mathematicians used "magic functions" to prove that two highly symmetric lattices solve a myriad of problems in eight- and 24-dimensional space. Three years ago, Maryna Viazovska, of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, dazzled mathematicians by identifying the densest way to pack equal-sized spheres in eight- and 24-dimensional space (the second of these in collaboration with four co-authors). Now, she and her co-authors have proved something even more remarkable: The configurations that solve the sphere-packing problem in those two dimensions also solve an infinite number of other problems about the best arrangement for points that are trying to avoid each other. The points could be an infinite collection of electrons, for example, repelling each other and trying to settle into the lowest-energy configuration. Or the points could represent the centers of long, twisty polymers in a solution, trying to position themselves so they won't bump into their neighbors....
https://www.sott.net/article/466891-The-sphere-packing-problem-Out-of-a-magic-mathematical-function-one-solution-to-rule-them-all
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Yousef Palani (22) charged with murders of two men in in Irish town Sligo
A 22-year-old man has appeared at a special sitting of Sligo District Court charged with murdering two men in the town earlier this week. Yousef Palani of Markievicz Heights Sligo is also charged with assault causing serious harm to another man in Sligo on April 9th last. The accused was charged with the murder of Aidan Moffitt at Carton Heights in Sligo on April 10th last.
https://www.sott.net/article/466892-Yousef-Palani-22-charged-with-murders-of-two-men-in-in-Irish-town-Sligo
Yousef Palani (22) charged with murders of two men in in Irish town Sligo
A 22-year-old man has appeared at a special sitting of Sligo District Court charged with murdering two men in the town earlier this week. Yousef Palani of Markievicz Heights Sligo is also charged with assault causing serious harm to another man in Sligo on April 9th last. The accused was charged with the murder of Aidan Moffitt at Carton Heights in Sligo on April 10th last.
https://www.sott.net/article/466892-Yousef-Palani-22-charged-with-murders-of-two-men-in-in-Irish-town-Sligo
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Massive meteorite impact created the hottest mantle rock ever
It's confirmed: The hottest rock ever discovered in Earth's crust really was super-hot. The rock, a fist-sized piece of black glass, was discovered in 2011 and first reported in 2017, when scientists wrote in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters that it had been formed in temperatures reaching 4,298 degrees Fahrenheit (2,370 degrees Celsius), hotter than much of the Earth's mantle. Now, a new analysis of minerals from the same site reveals that this record-scorching heat was real. The rocks melted and reformed in a meteorite impact about 36 million years ago in what is today Labrador, Canada. The impact formed the 17-mile-wide (28 kilometers) Mistastin crater, where Michael Zanetti, then a doctoral student at Washington University St. Louis, picked up the glassy rock during a Canadian Space Agency-funded study of how to coordinate astronauts and rovers working together to explore another planet or moon. (Mistastin crater looks a lot like a moon crater and is often used...
https://www.sott.net/article/466893-Massive-meteorite-impact-created-the-hottest-mantle-rock-ever
Massive meteorite impact created the hottest mantle rock ever
It's confirmed: The hottest rock ever discovered in Earth's crust really was super-hot. The rock, a fist-sized piece of black glass, was discovered in 2011 and first reported in 2017, when scientists wrote in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters that it had been formed in temperatures reaching 4,298 degrees Fahrenheit (2,370 degrees Celsius), hotter than much of the Earth's mantle. Now, a new analysis of minerals from the same site reveals that this record-scorching heat was real. The rocks melted and reformed in a meteorite impact about 36 million years ago in what is today Labrador, Canada. The impact formed the 17-mile-wide (28 kilometers) Mistastin crater, where Michael Zanetti, then a doctoral student at Washington University St. Louis, picked up the glassy rock during a Canadian Space Agency-funded study of how to coordinate astronauts and rovers working together to explore another planet or moon. (Mistastin crater looks a lot like a moon crater and is often used...
https://www.sott.net/article/466893-Massive-meteorite-impact-created-the-hottest-mantle-rock-ever
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Abandoned ammunition depot of Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion found in health complex in DPR
An abandoned ammunition depot of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi battalion Azov found in the basement of the Yalta health complex located in the village of Urzuf in the Donetsk People's Republic, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday. The complex is located on the coast of the Sea of Azov in about 40 kilometres (24.8 miles) west of Mariupol. The correspondent said: "The ammunition depot is located [in the basement] under the Yalta health complex. There are a huge number of boxes of ammunition. Here you need to watch your step. The territory is large, and unfortunately, it is impossible to check everything for 'surprises'." The video footage (not allowed) made by the correspondent shows boxes with 30mm autocannon shells, automatic cartridges, a mortar mine and a can of small flechette shells for improvised explosive devices.
https://www.sott.net/article/466894-Abandoned-ammunition-depot-of-Neo-Nazi-Azov-Battalion-found-in-health-complex-in-DPR
Abandoned ammunition depot of Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion found in health complex in DPR
An abandoned ammunition depot of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi battalion Azov found in the basement of the Yalta health complex located in the village of Urzuf in the Donetsk People's Republic, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday. The complex is located on the coast of the Sea of Azov in about 40 kilometres (24.8 miles) west of Mariupol. The correspondent said: "The ammunition depot is located [in the basement] under the Yalta health complex. There are a huge number of boxes of ammunition. Here you need to watch your step. The territory is large, and unfortunately, it is impossible to check everything for 'surprises'." The video footage (not allowed) made by the correspondent shows boxes with 30mm autocannon shells, automatic cartridges, a mortar mine and a can of small flechette shells for improvised explosive devices.
https://www.sott.net/article/466894-Abandoned-ammunition-depot-of-Neo-Nazi-Azov-Battalion-found-in-health-complex-in-DPR
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Arm Ukraine to prevent global famine - German minister
Increasing the weapon supply can prevent world hunger, the official argued... Supplying Ukraine with "more effective" weaponry amid the ongoing conflict with Russia is essential to avoid an allegedly looming "global famine," German Agriculture Minister Cem Ozdemir has said. The official made the remarks in an interview published Sunday by the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper. Ozdemir is a member of the strongly pro-US/NATO Alliance 90/The Greens party. He claims: "Russia's war against Ukraine is increasingly turning out to be an attack on the international community." That's why it's so important that the West support Ukraine with more, more effective weapons - and Germany shouldn't be exempt from that. Ozdemir also alleged that the Russian military has been deliberately targeting Ukrainian agriculture in the conflict that broke out in late February. He cited "alarming news" coming from the country yet did not elaborate on the source or exact nature of the allegations. He...
https://www.sott.net/article/466895-Arm-Ukraine-to-prevent-global-famine-German-minister
Arm Ukraine to prevent global famine - German minister
Increasing the weapon supply can prevent world hunger, the official argued... Supplying Ukraine with "more effective" weaponry amid the ongoing conflict with Russia is essential to avoid an allegedly looming "global famine," German Agriculture Minister Cem Ozdemir has said. The official made the remarks in an interview published Sunday by the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper. Ozdemir is a member of the strongly pro-US/NATO Alliance 90/The Greens party. He claims: "Russia's war against Ukraine is increasingly turning out to be an attack on the international community." That's why it's so important that the West support Ukraine with more, more effective weapons - and Germany shouldn't be exempt from that. Ozdemir also alleged that the Russian military has been deliberately targeting Ukrainian agriculture in the conflict that broke out in late February. He cited "alarming news" coming from the country yet did not elaborate on the source or exact nature of the allegations. He...
https://www.sott.net/article/466895-Arm-Ukraine-to-prevent-global-famine-German-minister
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BLM PAC burned through almost all of its cash reserves in the first quarter
Black Lives Matter PAC siphoned away almost all of its cash reserves during the first three months of 2022, with the largest chunk of funds going to a firm owned by a BLM board member. BLM PAC ended March with just $19,750 in the bank after raising $80,000 and spending $116,000 during the first quarter, according to a filing submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Friday. The group has burned through nearly 94% of its available cash reserves since the start of 2021, when it controlled a $305,000 war chest. Bowers Consulting Firm, a company run by BLM board member Shalomyah Bowers, was the highest-paid BLM PAC vendor during the first quarter of 2022, having received $45,000 from the PAC for "strategic consulting services." Elias Law Group, the law firm run by Democratic lawyer Marc Elias, received $8,000 for legal services rendered to BLM PAC during the period, and the Perkins Coie law firm received $8,350 for compliance services. Paul Kamenar, counsel to watchdog group the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466896-BLM-PAC-burned-through-almost-all-of-its-cash-reserves-in-the-first-quarter
BLM PAC burned through almost all of its cash reserves in the first quarter
Black Lives Matter PAC siphoned away almost all of its cash reserves during the first three months of 2022, with the largest chunk of funds going to a firm owned by a BLM board member. BLM PAC ended March with just $19,750 in the bank after raising $80,000 and spending $116,000 during the first quarter, according to a filing submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Friday. The group has burned through nearly 94% of its available cash reserves since the start of 2021, when it controlled a $305,000 war chest. Bowers Consulting Firm, a company run by BLM board member Shalomyah Bowers, was the highest-paid BLM PAC vendor during the first quarter of 2022, having received $45,000 from the PAC for "strategic consulting services." Elias Law Group, the law firm run by Democratic lawyer Marc Elias, received $8,000 for legal services rendered to BLM PAC during the period, and the Perkins Coie law firm received $8,350 for compliance services. Paul Kamenar, counsel to watchdog group the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466896-BLM-PAC-burned-through-almost-all-of-its-cash-reserves-in-the-first-quarter
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Democrats are blocking Republican efforts to digitally upload Hunter Biden's laptop
Democrats are blocking Republican efforts to upload the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop in a searchable digital format into the congressional record, the Daily Caller has confirmed. House Judiciary Committee Democratic staff, which is responsible for entering documents into the record, is refusing to upload the laptop by citing technological limitations. Instead, they're forcing Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's office to print hard copies and PDF-form documents of pages. Democrats maintained the stonewall even after Gaetz's office offered to provide the proper equipment to enable the digital file transfer, the Daily Caller has learned. Gaetz initially moved to enter the laptop during a March 29 hearing, but committee chairman Jerry Nadler of New York prepared to object to Gaetz's request. Nadler ultimately relented after conferring with a committee lawyer. However, staffers he appointed are refusing to facilitate a file transfer.
https://www.sott.net/article/466897-Democrats-are-blocking-Republican-efforts-to-digitally-upload-Hunter-Bidens-laptop
Democrats are blocking Republican efforts to digitally upload Hunter Biden's laptop
Democrats are blocking Republican efforts to upload the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop in a searchable digital format into the congressional record, the Daily Caller has confirmed. House Judiciary Committee Democratic staff, which is responsible for entering documents into the record, is refusing to upload the laptop by citing technological limitations. Instead, they're forcing Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's office to print hard copies and PDF-form documents of pages. Democrats maintained the stonewall even after Gaetz's office offered to provide the proper equipment to enable the digital file transfer, the Daily Caller has learned. Gaetz initially moved to enter the laptop during a March 29 hearing, but committee chairman Jerry Nadler of New York prepared to object to Gaetz's request. Nadler ultimately relented after conferring with a committee lawyer. However, staffers he appointed are refusing to facilitate a file transfer.
https://www.sott.net/article/466897-Democrats-are-blocking-Republican-efforts-to-digitally-upload-Hunter-Bidens-laptop
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Coronavirus: Shanghai reports first Covid-19 deaths just as city tiptoes towards business restarts on declining new cases
Three unvaccinated residents - all elderly, aged from 89 to 91 years, with underlying ailments - died, out of 372,000 infected cases since March 1 The number of new cases fell 10 per cent from Sunday to 22,248, while the number of symptomatic cases declined by 25 per cent to 2,417 Shanghai reported the first fatalities from the city's current wave of Covid-19, just as local authorities embarked on a plan to gradually restore production and business activity in China's commercial centre after more than two weeks of lockdown. New cases in Shanghai fell 10.4 per cent to 22,248, according to data released on Monday, while those showing symptoms declined by 25 per cent to 2,417 cases. The three deaths were among 16 "severe cases" of Covid-19 infections, all of them unvaccinated elderly residents with underlying ailments.
https://www.sott.net/article/466898-Coronavirus-Shanghai-reports-first-Covid-19-deaths-just-as-city-tiptoes-towards-business-restarts-on-declining-new-cases
Coronavirus: Shanghai reports first Covid-19 deaths just as city tiptoes towards business restarts on declining new cases
Three unvaccinated residents - all elderly, aged from 89 to 91 years, with underlying ailments - died, out of 372,000 infected cases since March 1 The number of new cases fell 10 per cent from Sunday to 22,248, while the number of symptomatic cases declined by 25 per cent to 2,417 Shanghai reported the first fatalities from the city's current wave of Covid-19, just as local authorities embarked on a plan to gradually restore production and business activity in China's commercial centre after more than two weeks of lockdown. New cases in Shanghai fell 10.4 per cent to 22,248, according to data released on Monday, while those showing symptoms declined by 25 per cent to 2,417 cases. The three deaths were among 16 "severe cases" of Covid-19 infections, all of them unvaccinated elderly residents with underlying ailments.
https://www.sott.net/article/466898-Coronavirus-Shanghai-reports-first-Covid-19-deaths-just-as-city-tiptoes-towards-business-restarts-on-declining-new-cases
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Exclusive interview - Aiden Aslin - British man fighting for Ukraine, captured in Donbass, Mariupol
And just in case YouTube decides to "protect" us from the truth, here is the same version, but uploaded to BitChute.
https://www.sott.net/article/466899-Exclusive-interview-Aiden-Aslin-British-man-fighting-for-Ukraine-captured-in-Donbass-Mariupol
Exclusive interview - Aiden Aslin - British man fighting for Ukraine, captured in Donbass, Mariupol
And just in case YouTube decides to "protect" us from the truth, here is the same version, but uploaded to BitChute.
https://www.sott.net/article/466899-Exclusive-interview-Aiden-Aslin-British-man-fighting-for-Ukraine-captured-in-Donbass-Mariupol
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Ukrainian Official: Mariupol "doesn't exist anymore" after Russia blockade
A Ukrainian official said that Mariupol city "doesn't exist anymore" after Russia announced the urban area of the city is clear of Ukraine troops. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during an interview with CBS' Face the Nation: "The situation in Mariupol is both dire militarily and heartbreaking. The city doesn't exist anymore. The remainder of the Ukrainian army and large group of civilians are basically encircled by the Russian forces." The Kremlin announced on Saturday that there were no Ukrainian troops in the urban area of Mariupol, a key battlefield in the east of Ukraine. Russian Defense Ministry wrote in a social media post: "The entire urban territory of Mariupol is completely cleared of militants of the Nazist group 'Azov,' foreign mercenaries, and Ukrainian troops." About 2,500 Ukrainian troops are blocked from leaving Azovstal, one of Europe's biggest metallurgical plants located in the east of Mariupol, by Russian troops who have surrounded the plant, the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466900-Ukrainian-Official-Mariupol-doesnt-exist-anymore-after-Russia-blockade
Ukrainian Official: Mariupol "doesn't exist anymore" after Russia blockade
A Ukrainian official said that Mariupol city "doesn't exist anymore" after Russia announced the urban area of the city is clear of Ukraine troops. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during an interview with CBS' Face the Nation: "The situation in Mariupol is both dire militarily and heartbreaking. The city doesn't exist anymore. The remainder of the Ukrainian army and large group of civilians are basically encircled by the Russian forces." The Kremlin announced on Saturday that there were no Ukrainian troops in the urban area of Mariupol, a key battlefield in the east of Ukraine. Russian Defense Ministry wrote in a social media post: "The entire urban territory of Mariupol is completely cleared of militants of the Nazist group 'Azov,' foreign mercenaries, and Ukrainian troops." About 2,500 Ukrainian troops are blocked from leaving Azovstal, one of Europe's biggest metallurgical plants located in the east of Mariupol, by Russian troops who have surrounded the plant, the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466900-Ukrainian-Official-Mariupol-doesnt-exist-anymore-after-Russia-blockade
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The Ultimate False Flag - Russia Nukes Ukraine
Importantly for the narrative to gain traction is the claim that Russia is losing the war in Ukraine. Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, Putin is becoming desperate, and, so the Western media narrative goes, the next event for the world to expect is the Kremlin launching a nuclear attack on Ukraine. It won't be with "normal" large strategic nuclear weapons, but rather with "low-yield" or tactical nukes - so we are prepped to expect. The sinking of the Moskva warship on Thursday - described as the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet - is cited as a severe "blow" to Putin's war effort in Ukraine. How the ship went down is disputed: Russia is saying it sank in stormy seas after being damaged by a fire on board from an ammunition explosion. Ukraine and the Pentagon are claiming the vessel was hit with two Neptune anti-ship missiles. The next day, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky gave a set-piece interview to American cable news network CNN in which he warned that Russia could...
https://www.sott.net/article/466901-The-Ultimate-False-Flag-Russia-Nukes-Ukraine
The Ultimate False Flag - Russia Nukes Ukraine
Importantly for the narrative to gain traction is the claim that Russia is losing the war in Ukraine. Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, Putin is becoming desperate, and, so the Western media narrative goes, the next event for the world to expect is the Kremlin launching a nuclear attack on Ukraine. It won't be with "normal" large strategic nuclear weapons, but rather with "low-yield" or tactical nukes - so we are prepped to expect. The sinking of the Moskva warship on Thursday - described as the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet - is cited as a severe "blow" to Putin's war effort in Ukraine. How the ship went down is disputed: Russia is saying it sank in stormy seas after being damaged by a fire on board from an ammunition explosion. Ukraine and the Pentagon are claiming the vessel was hit with two Neptune anti-ship missiles. The next day, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky gave a set-piece interview to American cable news network CNN in which he warned that Russia could...
https://www.sott.net/article/466901-The-Ultimate-False-Flag-Russia-Nukes-Ukraine
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Where's the truth? How the CIA shapes the minds of Americans
Like Orwell's Ministry of Truth, propaganda is pouring out of the US that is shaping our perceptions of the war in Ukraine. It is produced by the CIA, it is pronounced by the State Department and it is published by the media. It is coming from everywhere. The heroes and the villains were cast from the start. The media rewrote history and created the myth of the "unprovoked war." As if Russia's launching of an illegal war was not sufficient to cast them as the villain in our minds, the media everywhere added the adjective "unprovoked" to create the super-villain needed to produce the necessary support for the war. As if NATO had not broken its promise not to encroach on Russia's borders. As if Russia's security concerns had not been ignored. As if Russia has not been surrounded by military bases and missiles. As if Ukraine wasn't being flooded with weapons. As if Yeltsin and Putin had not protested and drawn their red lines for years.
https://www.sott.net/article/466902-Wheres-the-truth-How-the-CIA-shapes-the-minds-of-Americans
Where's the truth? How the CIA shapes the minds of Americans
Like Orwell's Ministry of Truth, propaganda is pouring out of the US that is shaping our perceptions of the war in Ukraine. It is produced by the CIA, it is pronounced by the State Department and it is published by the media. It is coming from everywhere. The heroes and the villains were cast from the start. The media rewrote history and created the myth of the "unprovoked war." As if Russia's launching of an illegal war was not sufficient to cast them as the villain in our minds, the media everywhere added the adjective "unprovoked" to create the super-villain needed to produce the necessary support for the war. As if NATO had not broken its promise not to encroach on Russia's borders. As if Russia's security concerns had not been ignored. As if Russia has not been surrounded by military bases and missiles. As if Ukraine wasn't being flooded with weapons. As if Yeltsin and Putin had not protested and drawn their red lines for years.
https://www.sott.net/article/466902-Wheres-the-truth-How-the-CIA-shapes-the-minds-of-Americans
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Reports of OSCE aiding Ukrainian Military could damage its reputation
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, better known by its acronym OSCE is, per its own definition, the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management, post-conflict rehabilitation, promotion of human rights, freedom of the press, and free and fair elections. It employs around 3,460 people, mostly in its field operations, but also in its secretariat in Vienna, Austria, and its institutions. Most of its 57 participating countries are in Europe, but there are also members present in Asia and North America. The participating states cover nearly all of the Global North. These self-describing definitions would make you think that OSCE cannot possibly be anything but a force for good. After all, in short, this should be their stated mission. Well, the war in Donbass, which has been going on for...
https://www.sott.net/article/466903-Reports-of-OSCE-aiding-Ukrainian-Military-could-damage-its-reputation
Reports of OSCE aiding Ukrainian Military could damage its reputation
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, better known by its acronym OSCE is, per its own definition, the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management, post-conflict rehabilitation, promotion of human rights, freedom of the press, and free and fair elections. It employs around 3,460 people, mostly in its field operations, but also in its secretariat in Vienna, Austria, and its institutions. Most of its 57 participating countries are in Europe, but there are also members present in Asia and North America. The participating states cover nearly all of the Global North. These self-describing definitions would make you think that OSCE cannot possibly be anything but a force for good. After all, in short, this should be their stated mission. Well, the war in Donbass, which has been going on for...
https://www.sott.net/article/466903-Reports-of-OSCE-aiding-Ukrainian-Military-could-damage-its-reputation
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The First Criterion of Ponerogenesis
Cluster B Blindness always leads to disaster I figured for the inaugural installment of this new Substack I might as well choose a subject that is juicy and probably controversial. But we'll get to that. First, a short introduction. Political ponerology is the scientific study of political evil. It is inspired by the trail blazed by Dr. Andrew Lobaczewski in his underground classic, Political Ponerology, written in 1984 but more relevant than ever. I recently edited a new edition of the book to bring it into the present time. If I do my job right here, you'll still get something by reading just these posts, but I recommend reading the book for the essential background it provides. So with that said, let's get right into it. Ponerogenesis is simply the origins of evil: the essential ingredients and steps that go into baking a cake of human suffering. The main ingredients: specific personality disorders, especially those labeled "Cluster B" (antisocial, narcissistic, borderline,...
https://www.sott.net/article/466904-The-First-Criterion-of-Ponerogenesis
The First Criterion of Ponerogenesis
Cluster B Blindness always leads to disaster I figured for the inaugural installment of this new Substack I might as well choose a subject that is juicy and probably controversial. But we'll get to that. First, a short introduction. Political ponerology is the scientific study of political evil. It is inspired by the trail blazed by Dr. Andrew Lobaczewski in his underground classic, Political Ponerology, written in 1984 but more relevant than ever. I recently edited a new edition of the book to bring it into the present time. If I do my job right here, you'll still get something by reading just these posts, but I recommend reading the book for the essential background it provides. So with that said, let's get right into it. Ponerogenesis is simply the origins of evil: the essential ingredients and steps that go into baking a cake of human suffering. The main ingredients: specific personality disorders, especially those labeled "Cluster B" (antisocial, narcissistic, borderline,...
https://www.sott.net/article/466904-The-First-Criterion-of-Ponerogenesis
