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BEST OF THE WEB: 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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Airline passengers celebrate end of travel mask mandate
Upon hearing that the TSA will no longer be enforcing travel mask mandates aboard airlines, videos circulated around social media of passengers celebrating. "The agencies are reviewing the decision and assessing potential next steps," a Biden administration official said on Monday. "In the meantime, today's court decision means CDC's public transportation masking order is not in effect at this time." In various videos shared across Twitter, airline captains and flight attendants announced the new rule only to be met with a chorus of applause as some could be heard shouting, "Finally!"
https://www.sott.net/article/466914-Airline-passengers-celebrate-end-of-travel-mask-mandate

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FDA and Pfizer knew covid shot caused immunosuppression
With another batch of 11,000 Pfizer documents, released April 1, 2022, old suspicions have gained fresh support. As reported by "Rising" cohost Kim Iversen (video above), the first bombshell revelation is that natural immunity works, and Pfizer has known it all along. The clinical trial data showed there was no difference in outcomes between those with previous COVID infection and those who got the shot. Neither group experienced severe infection. Natural immunity was also statistically identical to the shot in terms of the risk of infection. Younger Adults More Likely to Experience Side Effects The second revelation is that side effects from the shots were more severe in younger people, aged 18 to 55, than those aged 55 and older. (The risk of side effects also increased with additional doses, so the risk was higher after the second dose than the first.) As many of us have said all along, the risk of severe COVID is dramatically lower in younger people than those over 60, which...
https://www.sott.net/article/466915-FDA-and-Pfizer-knew-covid-shot-caused-immunosuppression

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Met Office changed global temperature record to add 14% to recent warming, says climate scientist
Satellite data show that global warming started to run out of steam two decades ago, but the U.K. Met Office's record of surface temperature from 1975 was boosted by 14% at the end of 2020. At the same time, the period between 1880-1975 was cooled. The move accentuates the rise in the global temperature recorded in the 1980s and 1990s that forms the basis of much of the current hysteria about the so-called climate emergency. The disclosure of the apparent warming and cooling is contained in the latest State of the Climate report from Emeritus Professor Ole Humlum of the University of Oslo, and published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Professor Humlum says the post-1975 warming is about 0.1°C and the pre-1975 cooling about -0.1°C. The version-change to the fifth HadCRUT Met Office database "conveys the impression of a somewhat more rapid global temperature increase following the relatively cold period terminating around 1975". When the Met Office first announced the...
https://www.sott.net/article/466916-Met-Office-changed-global-temperature-record-to-add-14-to-recent-warming-says-climate-scientist

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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

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Court fines Alex Jones $1 million to pay litigants' legal fees after filing for bankruptcy protection
The Infowars founder was ordered to pay legal fees for families of two Sandy Hook victims, and a Norwalk native falsely accused of a crime. A day after he filed for bankruptcy protection, Infowars founder Alex Jones was ordered by a Texas court to pay $1 million in legal fees for the families of two victims in the Sandy Hook mass shooting, the News-Times reported. Comment: See: Alex Jones' Infowars files for bankruptcy protection Additionally, Jones, who lost two defamation lawsuits in connection with the 2012 Sandy Hook murders, also must pay legal fees of a Norwalk native who was falsely accused on Jones's Infowars website of being the shooter in the fatal 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida.
https://www.sott.net/article/466917-Court-fines-Alex-Jones-1-million-to-pay-litigants-legal-fees-after-filing-for-bankruptcy-protection

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White House asked when Biden will apologize for falsely accusing border agents of 'whipping' migrants
On Monday, Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked whether President Joe Biden or White House press secretary Jen Psaki herself would apologize for their inaccurate comments about "whipping" claims that came from a viral incident involving Border Patrol and Haitian migrants last September. The report is expected to be published soon. In the meantime, the press secretary is using that to deflect from having to apologize. "We've been told that the mounted Border Patrol officers the president accused of whipping migrants have been notified, they will not face criminal charges. So when is the president going to apologize to them?" the Fox News reporter asked.
https://www.sott.net/article/466918-White-House-asked-when-Biden-will-apologize-for-falsely-accusing-border-agents-of-whipping-migrants

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WaPo's Taylor Lorenz slammed as 'hypocrite' for 'doxxing' 'Libs of TikTok' creator
Taylor Lorenz, the Washington Post's internet culture beat reporter, is being accused of "doxxing" the anonymous woman who operates the popular Twitter account "Libs of TikTok." Lorenz, the former New York Times journalist who earlier this month broke down in tears on MSNBC while recounting "harassment" she has experienced online, published an article on Tuesday revealing the identity of the social media user. "Doxxing" is the term used to describe the act of posting the personal information of those who wish to remain anonymous.
https://www.sott.net/article/466919-WaPos-Taylor-Lorenz-slammed-as-hypocrite-for-doxxing-Libs-of-TikTok-creator

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BEST OF THE WEB: WaPo's Taylor Lorenz slammed as 'hypocrite' for 'doxxing' 'Libs of TikTok' creator
Taylor Lorenz, the Washington Post's internet culture beat reporter, is being accused of "doxxing" the anonymous woman who operates the popular Twitter account "Libs of TikTok." Lorenz, the former New York Times journalist who earlier this month broke down in tears on MSNBC while recounting "harassment" she has experienced online, published an article on Tuesday revealing the identity of the social media user. "Doxxing" is the term used to describe the act of posting the personal information of those who wish to remain anonymous.
https://www.sott.net/article/466919-WaPos-Taylor-Lorenz-slammed-as-hypocrite-for-doxxing-Libs-of-TikTok-creator

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Russia gives Ukrainian troops another chance to surrender
Remaining 'nationalist battalion' militants and 'foreign mercenaries' in Mariupol will be spared if they lay down arms - Moscow Russia on Tuesday offered another opportunity to surrender for the remaining Ukrainian forces holed up at the Azovstal steel plant in the Black Sea port city of Mariupol. All those present at Azovstal should exit the facility between 14:00 and 16:00 Moscow time without any arms or ammunition on them, the Defense Ministry directed. "Considering the catastrophic situation at the Azovstal metallurgical plant...the Russian Armed Forces again offer militants of nationalist battalions and foreign mercenaries to stop hostilities and lay down their arms starting 12pm Moscow time on April 19, 2022," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. "All who lay down their weapons are guaranteed the preservation of life," the ministry added. The wording of the statement repeated - almost word for word - a similar offer made to the Ukrainian forces on Sunday, which...
https://www.sott.net/article/466920-Russia-gives-Ukrainian-troops-another-chance-to-surrender

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New snow totals for record-breaking Upstate NY storm: One spot got 18 inches (chart)
Well, that was a whopper of a storm, let alone one in late April. The most snow -- 18 inches -- fell in the southern Cortland County town of Virgil. In second place, with 16.3 inches, was another Central New York spot: the village of Erieville, in Madison County. Hilltops and mountains collected the most snow because they stayed colder longer than the valleys, so more of the storm's moisture fell as snow and less as rain. Virgil sits at 1,424 feet above sea level; Erieville is 1,499 feet. Two records were set in Binghamton: The highest snowfall total on April 19, with 11 inches. The old record was 6.9 inches. The total snowfall, which started Monday night, also broke the two-day snowfall record for April.
https://www.sott.net/article/466921-New-snow-totals-for-record-breaking-Upstate-NY-storm-One-spot-got-18-inches-chart

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Drought, snow, freeze further damaging U.S. wheat
An ag economist says his concerns of tight wheat ending stocks are getting worse with more adverse weather in parts of the Western Plains and Western Cornbelt. The University of Missouri's Ben Brown said freezing temperatures early this morning in states like Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska give farmers a reason to worry. "Well, we don't want freeze warnings when the wheat is coming out dormancy...," he said. "This morning would've been something that would've caused some panic." Brown said the freeze might have knocked out some early planted soybeans too.
https://www.sott.net/article/466922-Drought-snow-freeze-further-damaging-US-wheat

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Meteor fireball over the Netherlands and nearby countries on April 20
We received 71 reports about a fireball seen over Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Île-de-France, Baden-Württemberg, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, England, Flevoland, Gelderland, Grand Est, Groningen, Hauts-de-France, Jura, Limburg, Niedersachsen, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Provinz Zeeland, Rheinland-Pfalz and Sc on Wednesday, April 20th 2022 around 03:49 UT. For this event, we received one video and 5 photos.
https://www.sott.net/article/466923-Meteor-fireball-over-the-Netherlands-and-nearby-countries-on-April-20

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Meteor fireball over New Mexico and other states on April 19
We received 22 reports about a fireball seen over CO, NM and UT on Tuesday, April 19th 2022 around 02:38 UT. For this event, we received one video.
https://www.sott.net/article/466924-Meteor-fireball-over-New-Mexico-and-other-states-on-April-19

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Meteor fireball over Ontario and northern US on April 18
We received 30 reports about a fireball seen over MI, NY, OH, Ontario and PA on Monday, April 18th 2022 around 03:39 UT. For this event, we received one video.
https://www.sott.net/article/466925-Meteor-fireball-over-Ontario-and-northern-US-on-April-18

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Meteor fireball over New Mexico and other states on April 19
We received 22 reports about a fireball seen over CO, NM and UT on Tuesday, April 19th 2022 around 02:38 UT. For this event, we received one video.
https://www.sott.net/article/466927-Meteor-fireball-over-New-Mexico-and-other-states-on-April-19

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Meteor fireball over the Netherlands and nearby countries on April 20
We received 71 reports about a fireball seen over Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Île-de-France, Baden-Württemberg, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, England, Flevoland, Gelderland, Grand Est, Groningen, Hauts-de-France, Jura, Limburg, Niedersachsen, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Provinz Zeeland, Rheinland-Pfalz and Sc on Wednesday, April 20th 2022 around 03:49 UT. For this event, we received one video and 5 photos.
https://www.sott.net/article/466928-Meteor-fireball-over-the-Netherlands-and-nearby-countries-on-April-20

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This week in volcano news - Volcanic activity near Sitka, Iceland earthquake swarm
In the last week, several major volcano related news stories broke. In Alaska, the Mount Edgecumbe volcano near the town of Sitka produced an unexpected swarm of several hundred earthquakes, suggesting that magma is on the move at depth. Meanwhile in Australia, strong thermal signatures were detected on Heard Island, indicating that a new eruption may have begun. And, in Iceland, a series of earthquake swarms occurred near the Blue Lagoon hot springs, which may have been volcanic in origin. This video will discuss these volcano related news stories, as told and analyzed by a volcanologist.
https://www.sott.net/article/466929-This-week-in-volcano-news-Volcanic-activity-near-Sitka-Iceland-earthquake-swarm

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Top economist: 'We're about to abandon traditional system of money' - and not a single US politician is talking about it - Why?
Could it be the same reason none want to talk about digital passports and killer injections? Since I posted the article on March 30 about Pippa Malmgren's bombshell statement at the World Government Summit on the coming global digital money system, I have been inundated with emails from worried readers. They want to know what they should do to protect their assets in the face of such a dramatic change. I have not been able to respond to all these emails so I will respond here. Ideally, these emails should be directed to your representatives in Congress, who actually have the ability to stop or slow down the rush toward a digital currency. But instead, our senators and representatives, even those on the House and Senate banking and financial oversight committees, have remained silent on this issue. I am not a professional investment adviser, so take this for what it's worth.
https://www.sott.net/article/466930-Top-economist-We-re-about-to-abandon-traditional-system-of-money-and-not-a-single-US-politician-is-talking-about-it-Why

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Russiagate and laying the foundation for World War III
The revelations pouring out from John Durham is very enlightening which has confirmed that the Democrats for four years led by Hillary Clinton, set in motion the strategy to constantly attack Trump and thereby prevent him from carrying out his goal to drain the swamp. John Durham has revealed that the "secret Trump server is communicating with a Russian bank" was a totally fictitious claim put out their by Hillary which had no basis in fact whatsoever. It was just totally made up. In a new filing, Durham revealed that the CIA concluded that cellphone data and Internet traffic provided by Clinton attorney Michael Sussmann was "not technically plausible" and "user created." This proved to be deliberately fabricating evidence which was the same strategy behind the notorious Christopher Steele dossier, which they also fabricated facts. Of course, the CIA was against Trump as was the NSA because they were on the agenda of creating war with Russia. Despite all of this evidence which is...
https://www.sott.net/article/466931-Russiagate-and-laying-the-foundation-for-World-War-III

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Unlike Ukraine, Russia still has 'vast majority' of combat power available as invasion continues
Despite having reportedly lost more than 20,000 soldiers in the nearly two mostly unsuccessful months since invading Ukraine, the Russian military still has a "vast majority" of their combat capabilities, according to the Pentagon. "We still assess that, in general, they have the vast majority of their assembled combat power available to them," spokesman John Kirby told reporters Monday. "From what they have assembled over the course of the fall and in the early winter months and weeks, they still have a lot of the amassed combat power available to them." But Moscow's losses have taken their toll as well, including the destruction of 167 Russian aircraft, 790 tanks, eight boats and 67 anti-aircraft warfare systems, among other equipment, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense said earlier that day.
https://www.sott.net/article/466932-Unlike-Ukraine-Russia-still-has-vast-majority-of-combat-power-available-as-invasion-continues