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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
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Russia explains how West will pay for gas for in rubles via special account, and if they don't deliveries will stop
Russia's decision to change the payment mechanism for natural gas exports to its domestic currency is "obvious and understandable" in light of Western sanctions, which have frozen half of Russia's foreign assets, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with India Today on Tuesday. According to Russia's top diplomat, Western buyers will no longer be able to pay for gas using Gazprom's bank accounts abroad, which can be easily frozen by sanctions. Instead, "they will pay through Gazprombank, an independent institution." "They will pay the same amount that they owe under existing contracts, but they will pay through a special account that they will have to open in this bank," Lavrov stated. He explained that, while buyers will still make their payments in their currency of choice, Gazprombank will convert the payments into rubles, enabling Russian gas provider Gazprom to receive the amount owed in the national currency without the threat that these funds could become...
https://www.sott.net/article/466905-Russia-explains-how-West-will-pay-for-gas-for-in-rubles-via-special-account-and-if-they-dont-deliveries-will-stop
Russia explains how West will pay for gas for in rubles via special account, and if they don't deliveries will stop
Russia's decision to change the payment mechanism for natural gas exports to its domestic currency is "obvious and understandable" in light of Western sanctions, which have frozen half of Russia's foreign assets, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with India Today on Tuesday. According to Russia's top diplomat, Western buyers will no longer be able to pay for gas using Gazprom's bank accounts abroad, which can be easily frozen by sanctions. Instead, "they will pay through Gazprombank, an independent institution." "They will pay the same amount that they owe under existing contracts, but they will pay through a special account that they will have to open in this bank," Lavrov stated. He explained that, while buyers will still make their payments in their currency of choice, Gazprombank will convert the payments into rubles, enabling Russian gas provider Gazprom to receive the amount owed in the national currency without the threat that these funds could become...
https://www.sott.net/article/466905-Russia-explains-how-West-will-pay-for-gas-for-in-rubles-via-special-account-and-if-they-dont-deliveries-will-stop
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Pakistan's new PM writes to India's Modi saying peaceful ties imperative for progress of region
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday penned a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling on him to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in the "interest of mutual peace and prosperity" for India and Pakistan. Modi had congratulated the premier on his April 11 election as the prime minister and said India desired peace and stability in the region. PM Shehbaz had reciprocated the gesture and said Pakistan desired "peaceful and cooperative ties" with India for which a solution to the Kashmir dispute was "indispensable".
https://www.sott.net/article/466906-Pakistans-new-PM-writes-to-Indias-Modi-saying-peaceful-ties-imperative-for-progress-of-region
Pakistan's new PM writes to India's Modi saying peaceful ties imperative for progress of region
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday penned a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling on him to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in the "interest of mutual peace and prosperity" for India and Pakistan. Modi had congratulated the premier on his April 11 election as the prime minister and said India desired peace and stability in the region. PM Shehbaz had reciprocated the gesture and said Pakistan desired "peaceful and cooperative ties" with India for which a solution to the Kashmir dispute was "indispensable".
https://www.sott.net/article/466906-Pakistans-new-PM-writes-to-Indias-Modi-saying-peaceful-ties-imperative-for-progress-of-region
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Russia summons Israeli ambassador, says Israel using Ukraine to 'distract from Palestine'
The Israeli Ambassador to Russia, Alex Ben Zvi, was summoned by Russia's foreign ministry on 18 April to answer questions about "anti-Russia remarks" made by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid last week. Following the UN removal of Russia from the human rights council (UNHRC) over its special military operation in Ukraine on 14 April, Israeli Foreign Minister Lapid issued a statement saying: "There is a war in Europe. Again, a large and powerful country invades without any justification for the territory of a smaller and weaker country. Once again, the earth absorbs the blood of the innocent." Lapid then doubled down in his condemnation of Russia, stating "the images and testimonies coming from Ukraine are appalling. The Russian forces committed war crimes against a defenseless civilian population. I strongly condemn these war crimes."
https://www.sott.net/article/466907-Russia-summons-Israeli-ambassador-says-Israel-using-Ukraine-to-distract-from-Palestine
Russia summons Israeli ambassador, says Israel using Ukraine to 'distract from Palestine'
The Israeli Ambassador to Russia, Alex Ben Zvi, was summoned by Russia's foreign ministry on 18 April to answer questions about "anti-Russia remarks" made by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid last week. Following the UN removal of Russia from the human rights council (UNHRC) over its special military operation in Ukraine on 14 April, Israeli Foreign Minister Lapid issued a statement saying: "There is a war in Europe. Again, a large and powerful country invades without any justification for the territory of a smaller and weaker country. Once again, the earth absorbs the blood of the innocent." Lapid then doubled down in his condemnation of Russia, stating "the images and testimonies coming from Ukraine are appalling. The Russian forces committed war crimes against a defenseless civilian population. I strongly condemn these war crimes."
https://www.sott.net/article/466907-Russia-summons-Israeli-ambassador-says-Israel-using-Ukraine-to-distract-from-Palestine
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Canada needs to acknowledge its violent history in Korea
In a statement issued on July 27, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stressed the importance of Canada's contribution to the Korean War, a catastrophic conflict whose outbreak he entirely blamed on North Korea. He described the crossing of the 38th parallel by North Korean forces as "the first open act of aggression since the establishment of the United Nations," and stated that in response, 26,000 Canadian soldiers were deployed to the peninsula "to protect the sovereignty of South Korea." Over 500 Canadians died in the fighting, making it Canada's "third deadliest overseas conflict" after the First and Second World Wars. "The war was devastating for Koreans," Trudeau said, "as people struggled to find safety, and saw their homes, schools, and memories shattered. Families were separated, and many lost loved ones. By the time the armistice was signed in Panmunjom on July 27, 1953, the war had claimed the lives of millions of people, many of whom were civilians." While this...
https://www.sott.net/article/466908-Canada-needs-to-acknowledge-its-violent-history-in-Korea
Canada needs to acknowledge its violent history in Korea
In a statement issued on July 27, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stressed the importance of Canada's contribution to the Korean War, a catastrophic conflict whose outbreak he entirely blamed on North Korea. He described the crossing of the 38th parallel by North Korean forces as "the first open act of aggression since the establishment of the United Nations," and stated that in response, 26,000 Canadian soldiers were deployed to the peninsula "to protect the sovereignty of South Korea." Over 500 Canadians died in the fighting, making it Canada's "third deadliest overseas conflict" after the First and Second World Wars. "The war was devastating for Koreans," Trudeau said, "as people struggled to find safety, and saw their homes, schools, and memories shattered. Families were separated, and many lost loved ones. By the time the armistice was signed in Panmunjom on July 27, 1953, the war had claimed the lives of millions of people, many of whom were civilians." While this...
https://www.sott.net/article/466908-Canada-needs-to-acknowledge-its-violent-history-in-Korea
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Kramatorsk train station attack: The key to finding the perpetrator lies in this overlooked detail
In a conflict where accusations of wrongdoing fly back and forth between Russia and Ukraine on a daily basis, when it comes to the missile attack on the Kramatorsk train station that occurred at 10:30am on April 8, 2022, both sides are in rare agreement - the missile used was a Tochka-U, a Soviet-era weapon known in the West by its NATO reporting name as the SS-21 Scarab, and in the former Soviet republics that use the weapon by its GRAU designation, 9K79. Beyond that one technical piece of information, however, any semblance of unanimity regarding the narrative surrounding how that missile came to strike a bustling railway station, killing and wounding dozens of civilians desperately trying to evacuate from eastern Ukraine in anticipation of a large-scale Russian offensive, collapses, with each side blaming the other. Making this tragedy even more bizarre, the Russian words Za Detei - "for the children" - had been hand-painted on the missile in white.
https://www.sott.net/article/466909-Kramatorsk-train-station-attack-The-key-to-finding-the-perpetrator-lies-in-this-overlooked-detail
Kramatorsk train station attack: The key to finding the perpetrator lies in this overlooked detail
In a conflict where accusations of wrongdoing fly back and forth between Russia and Ukraine on a daily basis, when it comes to the missile attack on the Kramatorsk train station that occurred at 10:30am on April 8, 2022, both sides are in rare agreement - the missile used was a Tochka-U, a Soviet-era weapon known in the West by its NATO reporting name as the SS-21 Scarab, and in the former Soviet republics that use the weapon by its GRAU designation, 9K79. Beyond that one technical piece of information, however, any semblance of unanimity regarding the narrative surrounding how that missile came to strike a bustling railway station, killing and wounding dozens of civilians desperately trying to evacuate from eastern Ukraine in anticipation of a large-scale Russian offensive, collapses, with each side blaming the other. Making this tragedy even more bizarre, the Russian words Za Detei - "for the children" - had been hand-painted on the missile in white.
https://www.sott.net/article/466909-Kramatorsk-train-station-attack-The-key-to-finding-the-perpetrator-lies-in-this-overlooked-detail
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TSA won't enforce mask mandate for travel, following Florida ruling
The administration said Monday evening that it will stop enforcing the federal mask mandate for travel — for now — after a federal judge in Florida earlier in the day struck down the CDC's mask requirement for planes and trains, ruling that the agency overstepped its statutory authority. An administration official said the federal government is still determining how it will respond to the ruling, but that the CDC masking order, which is enforced by the TSA, "is not in effect at this time." United Airlines, which had earlier Monday said it would keep enforcing the mandate until it received more clarity, on Monday evening said it would no longer enforce the mandate for domestic flights. Airlines have been pressing for some time for the mandate to be removed. The change was precipitated by a decision reached Monday by Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a U.S. District Court judge in the Middle District of Florida and a Donald Trump appointee, who ruled in favor of the Health Freedom Defense...
https://www.sott.net/article/466910-TSA-wont-enforce-mask-mandate-for-travel-following-Florida-ruling
TSA won't enforce mask mandate for travel, following Florida ruling
The administration said Monday evening that it will stop enforcing the federal mask mandate for travel — for now — after a federal judge in Florida earlier in the day struck down the CDC's mask requirement for planes and trains, ruling that the agency overstepped its statutory authority. An administration official said the federal government is still determining how it will respond to the ruling, but that the CDC masking order, which is enforced by the TSA, "is not in effect at this time." United Airlines, which had earlier Monday said it would keep enforcing the mandate until it received more clarity, on Monday evening said it would no longer enforce the mandate for domestic flights. Airlines have been pressing for some time for the mandate to be removed. The change was precipitated by a decision reached Monday by Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a U.S. District Court judge in the Middle District of Florida and a Donald Trump appointee, who ruled in favor of the Health Freedom Defense...
https://www.sott.net/article/466910-TSA-wont-enforce-mask-mandate-for-travel-following-Florida-ruling
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The global takeover hinges on pandemics and transhumanism
Have you ever watched any of the "Terminator" movies with Arnold Schwarzenegger? If you have, you will be familiar with the evil villain "Skynet," which is a fictional artificial, neural network-based, conscious group-mind and artificial general superintelligence system that decided to terminate all human life in the late 2020s. It has become palpably obvious that the company that most closely resembles Skynet today is Google. You may recall that Google purchased the leading artificial intelligence company Deep Mind a little over eight years ago for the paltry sum of $500 million. This was likely the most important purchase Google made to jumpstart them to Skynet status, with their already massive surveillance capacity corralling data collected from its search engine, which controls 93% of the searches in the world. Its Chrome browser and email client, Gmail, has around 50% use across the internet, and 85% of the world's smartphones are using Android. All these give them nearly...
https://www.sott.net/article/466911-The-global-takeover-hinges-on-pandemics-and-transhumanism
The global takeover hinges on pandemics and transhumanism
Have you ever watched any of the "Terminator" movies with Arnold Schwarzenegger? If you have, you will be familiar with the evil villain "Skynet," which is a fictional artificial, neural network-based, conscious group-mind and artificial general superintelligence system that decided to terminate all human life in the late 2020s. It has become palpably obvious that the company that most closely resembles Skynet today is Google. You may recall that Google purchased the leading artificial intelligence company Deep Mind a little over eight years ago for the paltry sum of $500 million. This was likely the most important purchase Google made to jumpstart them to Skynet status, with their already massive surveillance capacity corralling data collected from its search engine, which controls 93% of the searches in the world. Its Chrome browser and email client, Gmail, has around 50% use across the internet, and 85% of the world's smartphones are using Android. All these give them nearly...
https://www.sott.net/article/466911-The-global-takeover-hinges-on-pandemics-and-transhumanism
