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UK government networks infected with Pegasus spyware
The Citizen Lab's core mission is to undertake research on digital threats against civil society. During the course of our investigations into mercenary spyware, we will occasionally observe cases where we suspect that governments are using spyware to undertake international espionage against other governments. The vast majority of these cases are outside of our scope and mission. However, in certain select cases, where appropriate and while preserving our independence, we decide to notify these governments through the official channels, especially if we believe that our actions can reduce harm. We confirm that in 2020 and 2021 we observed and notified the government of the United Kingdom of multiple suspected instances of Pegasus spyware infections within official UK networks. These included: The Prime Minister's Office (10 Downing Street)The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) (Now the Foreign Commonwealth and Development office - FCDO)
https://www.sott.net/article/466972-UK-government-networks-infected-with-Pegasus-spyware
UK government networks infected with Pegasus spyware
The Citizen Lab's core mission is to undertake research on digital threats against civil society. During the course of our investigations into mercenary spyware, we will occasionally observe cases where we suspect that governments are using spyware to undertake international espionage against other governments. The vast majority of these cases are outside of our scope and mission. However, in certain select cases, where appropriate and while preserving our independence, we decide to notify these governments through the official channels, especially if we believe that our actions can reduce harm. We confirm that in 2020 and 2021 we observed and notified the government of the United Kingdom of multiple suspected instances of Pegasus spyware infections within official UK networks. These included: The Prime Minister's Office (10 Downing Street)The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) (Now the Foreign Commonwealth and Development office - FCDO)
https://www.sott.net/article/466972-UK-government-networks-infected-with-Pegasus-spyware
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The UN must investigate allegations of atrocities by US-led forces in Syria
As we can all admit, the international order is falling into disarray, and a formal inquiry into allegations of atrocities committed by the United States in Syria must be a prerequisite to upholding international law. According to a Tuesday report by Press TV, the Syrian government has sent letters to UN officials asking for such a formal investigation into alleged atrocities committed by the US-led coalition in the city of Raqqa. "The time has come to shed light on the humanitarian, political, and legal aspects of the matter," Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote in two identical messages, addressed to UN Secretary General António Guterres and to the rotating president of the UN Security Council, Barbara Woodward. The ministry noted that virtually the entire city was razed by US bombing runs that took place between June and October 2017, resulting in thousands of civilian deaths.
https://www.sott.net/article/466973-The-UN-must-investigate-allegations-of-atrocities-by-US-led-forces-in-Syria
The UN must investigate allegations of atrocities by US-led forces in Syria
As we can all admit, the international order is falling into disarray, and a formal inquiry into allegations of atrocities committed by the United States in Syria must be a prerequisite to upholding international law. According to a Tuesday report by Press TV, the Syrian government has sent letters to UN officials asking for such a formal investigation into alleged atrocities committed by the US-led coalition in the city of Raqqa. "The time has come to shed light on the humanitarian, political, and legal aspects of the matter," Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote in two identical messages, addressed to UN Secretary General António Guterres and to the rotating president of the UN Security Council, Barbara Woodward. The ministry noted that virtually the entire city was razed by US bombing runs that took place between June and October 2017, resulting in thousands of civilian deaths.
https://www.sott.net/article/466973-The-UN-must-investigate-allegations-of-atrocities-by-US-led-forces-in-Syria
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The inside story of the prison known as Britain's Gitmo, where Julian Assange is being held
It inspired a controversial gangster rap album illicitly recorded inside its walls. It's also known as Britain's Guantanamo Bay and Hellmarsh. HMP Belmarsh is an institution that casts a big shadow over British justice. Yet, despite those daunting monikers and damning reports of its conditions, it actually stands apart from most of Britain's well-known prisons in that it is a relatively 'modern' building. The other fortresses housing the nation's most dangerous offenders are relics from Victorian times such as HMP Dartmoor in Devon, HMP Pentonville in North London and HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow. Belmarsh, in contrast, was opened in 1991 and was the first new men's jail built in the capital for more than a century. It's located in a historic part of South-East London, the former Royal Arsenal, where all the British armed forces' munitions were once manufactured, and is also minutes from the famous River Thames.
https://www.sott.net/article/466974-The-inside-story-of-the-prison-known-as-Britains-Gitmo-where-Julian-Assange-is-being-held
The inside story of the prison known as Britain's Gitmo, where Julian Assange is being held
It inspired a controversial gangster rap album illicitly recorded inside its walls. It's also known as Britain's Guantanamo Bay and Hellmarsh. HMP Belmarsh is an institution that casts a big shadow over British justice. Yet, despite those daunting monikers and damning reports of its conditions, it actually stands apart from most of Britain's well-known prisons in that it is a relatively 'modern' building. The other fortresses housing the nation's most dangerous offenders are relics from Victorian times such as HMP Dartmoor in Devon, HMP Pentonville in North London and HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow. Belmarsh, in contrast, was opened in 1991 and was the first new men's jail built in the capital for more than a century. It's located in a historic part of South-East London, the former Royal Arsenal, where all the British armed forces' munitions were once manufactured, and is also minutes from the famous River Thames.
https://www.sott.net/article/466974-The-inside-story-of-the-prison-known-as-Britains-Gitmo-where-Julian-Assange-is-being-held
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NATO looks north for expansion
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted Finland and Sweden, two long-standing neutral nations, to actively consider joining Nato. But a further expansion of Nato could only stoke Russia's concerns about its national security — concerns that underpinned the Ukraine crisis. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, both Sweden and Finland have begun to actively consider dumping their long-held neutrality in favor of joining Nato. Public support for Nato membership has almost doubled since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to about 50% in Sweden and 60% in Finland. Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has assured both nations that their applications would be welcome, and Nato members including the US, UK, Germany, France and Turkey have expressed support. Finland has indicated it may formally apply in time for a June Nato summit in Madrid. The Russian reaction has been strongly negative, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warning that Russia would have to "rebalance the situation"...
https://www.sott.net/article/466975-NATO-looks-north-for-expansion
NATO looks north for expansion
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted Finland and Sweden, two long-standing neutral nations, to actively consider joining Nato. But a further expansion of Nato could only stoke Russia's concerns about its national security — concerns that underpinned the Ukraine crisis. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, both Sweden and Finland have begun to actively consider dumping their long-held neutrality in favor of joining Nato. Public support for Nato membership has almost doubled since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to about 50% in Sweden and 60% in Finland. Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has assured both nations that their applications would be welcome, and Nato members including the US, UK, Germany, France and Turkey have expressed support. Finland has indicated it may formally apply in time for a June Nato summit in Madrid. The Russian reaction has been strongly negative, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warning that Russia would have to "rebalance the situation"...
https://www.sott.net/article/466975-NATO-looks-north-for-expansion
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Ukrainian kids separated from caregivers at US border
Dozens of Ukrainian kids fleeing the conflict in the country have ended up being separated from their guardians at the US border with Mexico, the New York Times has reported on Tuesday. Volunteers working in Tijuana have told the newspaper of at least 50 such cases since the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. All of them involved minors, who couldn't travel with their parents but were entrusted to older siblings, relatives or friends of the family to make the journey to America. The separations reportedly occurred despite the guardians having all the needed notarized paperwork attesting that the children were willfully handed over to them by their parents. According to the paper, the authorities have been assuring the children's helpers that the checks, aimed at making sure that the minors aren't being trafficked, would take just a few days, but the kids apparently ended up disappearing in the system for weeks and being moved to shelters inside the US. "They told...
https://www.sott.net/article/466976-Ukrainian-kids-separated-from-caregivers-at-US-border
Ukrainian kids separated from caregivers at US border
Dozens of Ukrainian kids fleeing the conflict in the country have ended up being separated from their guardians at the US border with Mexico, the New York Times has reported on Tuesday. Volunteers working in Tijuana have told the newspaper of at least 50 such cases since the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. All of them involved minors, who couldn't travel with their parents but were entrusted to older siblings, relatives or friends of the family to make the journey to America. The separations reportedly occurred despite the guardians having all the needed notarized paperwork attesting that the children were willfully handed over to them by their parents. According to the paper, the authorities have been assuring the children's helpers that the checks, aimed at making sure that the minors aren't being trafficked, would take just a few days, but the kids apparently ended up disappearing in the system for weeks and being moved to shelters inside the US. "They told...
https://www.sott.net/article/466976-Ukrainian-kids-separated-from-caregivers-at-US-border
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Rebuffed privately, influential rabbis go public with plea to cut off American Jewish funding of Israeli extremists
In the wake of last year's round of deadly fighting in Gaza, a group of prominent rabbis in the New York area came to believe that a major American Jewish charity had indirectly fueled the violence. In a letter to the charity, the 19 rabbis, including ones with national renown such as Angela Buchdahl, Sharon Kleinbaum and Amichai Lau-Lavie, pointed out that it was allowing tax-exempt funds to flow to Israeli right-wing extremists. As a donor-advised fund, the $2.4 billion Jewish Communal Fund accepts donations from thousands of individuals and distributes the money according to their recommendations. Some money, the rabbis said, is going to Lehava, a group known for their incendiary marches through Palestinian neighborhoods of Jerusalem involving participants chanting "death to the Arabs." Lehava carried out such a march before fighting between Israel and Hamas broke out last year. The rabbis wrote in their letter, which they followed up with a request for a meeting: "We value...
https://www.sott.net/article/466977-Rebuffed-privately-influential-rabbis-go-public-with-plea-to-cut-off-American-Jewish-funding-of-Israeli-extremists
Rebuffed privately, influential rabbis go public with plea to cut off American Jewish funding of Israeli extremists
In the wake of last year's round of deadly fighting in Gaza, a group of prominent rabbis in the New York area came to believe that a major American Jewish charity had indirectly fueled the violence. In a letter to the charity, the 19 rabbis, including ones with national renown such as Angela Buchdahl, Sharon Kleinbaum and Amichai Lau-Lavie, pointed out that it was allowing tax-exempt funds to flow to Israeli right-wing extremists. As a donor-advised fund, the $2.4 billion Jewish Communal Fund accepts donations from thousands of individuals and distributes the money according to their recommendations. Some money, the rabbis said, is going to Lehava, a group known for their incendiary marches through Palestinian neighborhoods of Jerusalem involving participants chanting "death to the Arabs." Lehava carried out such a march before fighting between Israel and Hamas broke out last year. The rabbis wrote in their letter, which they followed up with a request for a meeting: "We value...
https://www.sott.net/article/466977-Rebuffed-privately-influential-rabbis-go-public-with-plea-to-cut-off-American-Jewish-funding-of-Israeli-extremists
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Biden to appeal court ruling striking down COVID mask mandate on planes, trains, and transit
The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced that if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determines masks to be necessary, it will appeal the Florida judge's decision striking down the Biden administration's COVID-19 mask mandate on transportation. The DOJ and the CDC "disagree with the district court's decision," Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley wrote in a press release. The executive branch "will appeal, subject to CDC's conclusion that the order remains necessary for public health," he added. On Monday, Florida Federal Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the mask requirement on transportation such as planes was unconstitutional because it exceeded the CDC's authority and the health agency did not provide reasoning behind the mandate. Hours later, the four largest airlines in the U.S. - United Airlines, Delta, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines - announced that they were dropping the mask requirements for passengers and employees.
https://www.sott.net/article/466978-Biden-to-appeal-court-ruling-striking-down-COVID-mask-mandate-on-planes-trains-and-transit
Biden to appeal court ruling striking down COVID mask mandate on planes, trains, and transit
The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced that if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determines masks to be necessary, it will appeal the Florida judge's decision striking down the Biden administration's COVID-19 mask mandate on transportation. The DOJ and the CDC "disagree with the district court's decision," Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley wrote in a press release. The executive branch "will appeal, subject to CDC's conclusion that the order remains necessary for public health," he added. On Monday, Florida Federal Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the mask requirement on transportation such as planes was unconstitutional because it exceeded the CDC's authority and the health agency did not provide reasoning behind the mandate. Hours later, the four largest airlines in the U.S. - United Airlines, Delta, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines - announced that they were dropping the mask requirements for passengers and employees.
https://www.sott.net/article/466978-Biden-to-appeal-court-ruling-striking-down-COVID-mask-mandate-on-planes-trains-and-transit
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US-Saudi relations nearing 'breaking point'
Washington and Riyadh officially insist everything is fine, but Wall Street Journal report suggests otherwise. Relations between the US and Saudi Arabia - which go back to 1945 - have never been this bad, according to a report published on Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal. Insiders in Washington and Riyadh blamed the situation on a personal rift between US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Both the White House and the Kingdom have officially denied any trouble, however. According to the outlet, the crown prince has sought recognition from Washington as the incoming head of state, which would give him immunity from prosecution for the 2018 killing of dissident Jamal Khashoggi. The Biden White House has refused, bringing up Khashoggi in the first meeting with national security adviser Jake Sullivan and treating with the prince - known by his initials MBS - in his official capacity as Saudi Arabia's defense minister. The WSJ story opens with a...
https://www.sott.net/article/466979-US-Saudi-relations-nearing-breaking-point
US-Saudi relations nearing 'breaking point'
Washington and Riyadh officially insist everything is fine, but Wall Street Journal report suggests otherwise. Relations between the US and Saudi Arabia - which go back to 1945 - have never been this bad, according to a report published on Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal. Insiders in Washington and Riyadh blamed the situation on a personal rift between US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Both the White House and the Kingdom have officially denied any trouble, however. According to the outlet, the crown prince has sought recognition from Washington as the incoming head of state, which would give him immunity from prosecution for the 2018 killing of dissident Jamal Khashoggi. The Biden White House has refused, bringing up Khashoggi in the first meeting with national security adviser Jake Sullivan and treating with the prince - known by his initials MBS - in his official capacity as Saudi Arabia's defense minister. The WSJ story opens with a...
https://www.sott.net/article/466979-US-Saudi-relations-nearing-breaking-point
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About the influence of the Russian-Ukrainian oligarchy on the course of the special military operation
Rear Admiral John Kirby, the official representative of the Pentagon, said that contrary to the logic of military operations, US intelligence did not record from the end of February to mid-April any attempt by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and L/DPR by any means to block the flow of American and European weapons coming to the disposal of the front-line units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. "Flights to transshipment points are still being carried out, there is a ground movement of security assistance, weapons, equipment every day. We will continue to do this as quickly as possible and in maximum volumes" - John Kirby. The main (90%) volume of Western military and material assistance to the Kiev regime, which lost over 70% of the weapons available on February 24, comes by rail from western Ukraine (Lvov), bordering Poland and Slovakia. Vulnerabilities are three bridge crossings within the range of tactical missiles and the Russian Aerospace Forces, which can be destroyed...
https://www.sott.net/article/466980-About-the-influence-of-the-Russian-Ukrainian-oligarchy-on-the-course-of-the-special-military-operation
About the influence of the Russian-Ukrainian oligarchy on the course of the special military operation
Rear Admiral John Kirby, the official representative of the Pentagon, said that contrary to the logic of military operations, US intelligence did not record from the end of February to mid-April any attempt by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and L/DPR by any means to block the flow of American and European weapons coming to the disposal of the front-line units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. "Flights to transshipment points are still being carried out, there is a ground movement of security assistance, weapons, equipment every day. We will continue to do this as quickly as possible and in maximum volumes" - John Kirby. The main (90%) volume of Western military and material assistance to the Kiev regime, which lost over 70% of the weapons available on February 24, comes by rail from western Ukraine (Lvov), bordering Poland and Slovakia. Vulnerabilities are three bridge crossings within the range of tactical missiles and the Russian Aerospace Forces, which can be destroyed...
https://www.sott.net/article/466980-About-the-influence-of-the-Russian-Ukrainian-oligarchy-on-the-course-of-the-special-military-operation
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Will the US and Germany turn Mongolia into a biological warfare testing grounds against Russia and China?
The results of Russia's ongoing special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine reveal with each passing day more and more documentary evidence of the criminal activities of the US and its allies in that country. One of its activities, as the information received has shown, is the development and creation by Washington of biological weapons in closed US biolabs in Ukraine, in close cooperation with Britain and Germany. In particular, in addition to the facts of the joint development of bioweapons by Britain and the US, which have already become internationally known, the involvement of Germany in intensive bioweapons activities in Ukraine, along with the US, has also come to light. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said this, citing documents obtained by the Russian Ministry of Defense during a military special operation to protect Donbass. It has been revealed that the German government was implementing the German Biosecurity Program (GBP) since 2013,...
https://www.sott.net/article/466981-Will-the-US-and-Germany-turn-Mongolia-into-a-biological-warfare-testing-grounds-against-Russia-and-China
Will the US and Germany turn Mongolia into a biological warfare testing grounds against Russia and China?
The results of Russia's ongoing special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine reveal with each passing day more and more documentary evidence of the criminal activities of the US and its allies in that country. One of its activities, as the information received has shown, is the development and creation by Washington of biological weapons in closed US biolabs in Ukraine, in close cooperation with Britain and Germany. In particular, in addition to the facts of the joint development of bioweapons by Britain and the US, which have already become internationally known, the involvement of Germany in intensive bioweapons activities in Ukraine, along with the US, has also come to light. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said this, citing documents obtained by the Russian Ministry of Defense during a military special operation to protect Donbass. It has been revealed that the German government was implementing the German Biosecurity Program (GBP) since 2013,...
https://www.sott.net/article/466981-Will-the-US-and-Germany-turn-Mongolia-into-a-biological-warfare-testing-grounds-against-Russia-and-China
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What happens to weapons sent to Ukraine? The US doesn't really know
The US has few ways to track the substantial supply of anti-tank, anti-aircraft and other weaponry it has sent across the border into Ukraine, sources tell CNN, a blind spot that's due in large part to the lack of US boots on the ground in the country -- and the easy portability of many of the smaller systems now pouring across the border. It's a conscious risk the Biden administration is willing to take. In the short term, the US sees the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of equipment to be vital to the Ukrainians' ability to hold off Moscow's invasion. A senior defense official said Tuesday that it is "certainly the largest recent supply to a partner country in a conflict." But the risk, both current US officials and defense analysts say, is that in the long term, some of those weapons may wind up in the hands of other militaries and militias that the US did not intend to arm. "We have fidelity for a short time, but when it enters the fog of war, we have almost...
https://www.sott.net/article/466982-What-happens-to-weapons-sent-to-Ukraine-The-US-doesnt-really-know
What happens to weapons sent to Ukraine? The US doesn't really know
The US has few ways to track the substantial supply of anti-tank, anti-aircraft and other weaponry it has sent across the border into Ukraine, sources tell CNN, a blind spot that's due in large part to the lack of US boots on the ground in the country -- and the easy portability of many of the smaller systems now pouring across the border. It's a conscious risk the Biden administration is willing to take. In the short term, the US sees the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of equipment to be vital to the Ukrainians' ability to hold off Moscow's invasion. A senior defense official said Tuesday that it is "certainly the largest recent supply to a partner country in a conflict." But the risk, both current US officials and defense analysts say, is that in the long term, some of those weapons may wind up in the hands of other militaries and militias that the US did not intend to arm. "We have fidelity for a short time, but when it enters the fog of war, we have almost...
https://www.sott.net/article/466982-What-happens-to-weapons-sent-to-Ukraine-The-US-doesnt-really-know
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Nothing to see here: Priti Patel was part of CIA-linked lobby group with husband of Assange judge
Priti Patel sat on the Henry Jackson Society's (HJS) advisory council from around 2013-16, although the exact dates are unclear as neither the HJS nor Patel responded to Declassified's requests for clarification. She has also received funds from the HJS, and was paid £2,500 by the group to visit Washington in March 2013 to attend a "security" programme in the US Congress. Patel, who became an MP in 2010 and was appointed Home Secretary in 2019, also hosted an HJS event in parliament soon after she returned from Washington. After the UK Supreme Court said this month it was refusing to hear Assange's appeal of a High Court decision against him, the WikiLeaks founder's fate now lies in Patel's hands. He faces life in prison in the US.
https://www.sott.net/article/466983-Nothing-to-see-here-Priti-Patel-was-part-of-CIA-linked-lobby-group-with-husband-of-Assange-judge
Nothing to see here: Priti Patel was part of CIA-linked lobby group with husband of Assange judge
Priti Patel sat on the Henry Jackson Society's (HJS) advisory council from around 2013-16, although the exact dates are unclear as neither the HJS nor Patel responded to Declassified's requests for clarification. She has also received funds from the HJS, and was paid £2,500 by the group to visit Washington in March 2013 to attend a "security" programme in the US Congress. Patel, who became an MP in 2010 and was appointed Home Secretary in 2019, also hosted an HJS event in parliament soon after she returned from Washington. After the UK Supreme Court said this month it was refusing to hear Assange's appeal of a High Court decision against him, the WikiLeaks founder's fate now lies in Patel's hands. He faces life in prison in the US.
https://www.sott.net/article/466983-Nothing-to-see-here-Priti-Patel-was-part-of-CIA-linked-lobby-group-with-husband-of-Assange-judge
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Ultra-rare 3-meter-long giant squid stranded on Sea of Japan beach
OBAMA, Fukui -- An about 3-meter-long giant squid was found stranded on a beach here on April 20, in what local authorities said was a rare occurrence. At around 10 a.m., a nearby resident spotted the squid at Ugu beach in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. According to the Obama Municipal Government, the squid was still alive when it was found. It is unusual for a giant squid to be washed ashore alive, officials said. The deep-sea creature will be transported to Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in the prefectural city of Sakai. (Japanese original by Ryusuke Takahashi, Tsuruga Resident Bureau) Click here for more images (with captions in Japanese).
https://www.sott.net/article/466984-Ultra-rare-3-meter-long-giant-squid-stranded-on-Sea-of-Japan-beach
Ultra-rare 3-meter-long giant squid stranded on Sea of Japan beach
OBAMA, Fukui -- An about 3-meter-long giant squid was found stranded on a beach here on April 20, in what local authorities said was a rare occurrence. At around 10 a.m., a nearby resident spotted the squid at Ugu beach in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. According to the Obama Municipal Government, the squid was still alive when it was found. It is unusual for a giant squid to be washed ashore alive, officials said. The deep-sea creature will be transported to Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in the prefectural city of Sakai. (Japanese original by Ryusuke Takahashi, Tsuruga Resident Bureau) Click here for more images (with captions in Japanese).
https://www.sott.net/article/466984-Ultra-rare-3-meter-long-giant-squid-stranded-on-Sea-of-Japan-beach
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Ancient Britons bedevilled by belly bugs
Analysis of skeletons bridging the Roman to the Victorian eras show ancients (unsurprisingly) carried parasitic stomach bugs, but patterns changed with the advent of sanitation. It may come as no surprise to you that ancient humans played host to a smorgasbord of bugs and diseases, but science, as a rule, likes to tease out the details in the data. So, in that spirit of curiosity, researchers from the University of Oxford have investigated the history of parasitic worm infections in Britons who lived between the Roman and Victorian eras - and the results aren't pretty. Humans are infected with roundworms and whipworms through contact with contaminated faecal matter. In a society with poor hygiene practices, then, these nefarious critters can thrive on a virtual parade of poop that spreads, in tiny increments, from person to person. Other parasitic infections, like tapeworm, can come from eating undercooked meat or fish.
https://www.sott.net/article/466985-Ancient-Britons-bedevilled-by-belly-bugs
Ancient Britons bedevilled by belly bugs
Analysis of skeletons bridging the Roman to the Victorian eras show ancients (unsurprisingly) carried parasitic stomach bugs, but patterns changed with the advent of sanitation. It may come as no surprise to you that ancient humans played host to a smorgasbord of bugs and diseases, but science, as a rule, likes to tease out the details in the data. So, in that spirit of curiosity, researchers from the University of Oxford have investigated the history of parasitic worm infections in Britons who lived between the Roman and Victorian eras - and the results aren't pretty. Humans are infected with roundworms and whipworms through contact with contaminated faecal matter. In a society with poor hygiene practices, then, these nefarious critters can thrive on a virtual parade of poop that spreads, in tiny increments, from person to person. Other parasitic infections, like tapeworm, can come from eating undercooked meat or fish.
https://www.sott.net/article/466985-Ancient-Britons-bedevilled-by-belly-bugs
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What happened to Gonzalo Lira?
American in Ukraine missing for a week and feared dead. Full Disclosure: Gonzalo Lira is/was my cousin. We'd met maybe once or twice but hadn't seen each other in twenty-five years or more. I reached out to him last week by email and politely asked if he'd answer some questions on Russia/NATO/Putin for a Substack piece. I didn't expect to hear back right away since we weren't close but never thought it could be forever and for the worst possible reasons. I hesitated to write about this last weekend when I first noticed it had been 24 and then 48 hours since Gonzalo had posted anything to any social media, though the early rumors were already circulating. He had been pretty consistent with his Telegram, Twitter, and YouTube activity since the start of the war, earning hundreds of thousands of followers for his honest and accurate reporting on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Gonzalo Lira was a writer, filmmaker, life coach, and more recently war reporter who had lived in Ukraine for...
https://www.sott.net/article/466986-What-happened-to-Gonzalo-Lira
What happened to Gonzalo Lira?
American in Ukraine missing for a week and feared dead. Full Disclosure: Gonzalo Lira is/was my cousin. We'd met maybe once or twice but hadn't seen each other in twenty-five years or more. I reached out to him last week by email and politely asked if he'd answer some questions on Russia/NATO/Putin for a Substack piece. I didn't expect to hear back right away since we weren't close but never thought it could be forever and for the worst possible reasons. I hesitated to write about this last weekend when I first noticed it had been 24 and then 48 hours since Gonzalo had posted anything to any social media, though the early rumors were already circulating. He had been pretty consistent with his Telegram, Twitter, and YouTube activity since the start of the war, earning hundreds of thousands of followers for his honest and accurate reporting on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Gonzalo Lira was a writer, filmmaker, life coach, and more recently war reporter who had lived in Ukraine for...
https://www.sott.net/article/466986-What-happened-to-Gonzalo-Lira
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4 eye-poppers from Spygate as the Democrat cabal rushes to hide their tracks in court
They hope to prevent prosecutors from accessing a few dozen documents that might further reveal their role in peddling the massive Russia collusion hoax. On April 19, a bunch of panicked participants in the Spygate scandal rushed the courthouse to intervene in the special counsel's criminal case against former Hillary Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann. They hope to prevent prosecutors from accessing a few dozen documents that might further reveal their role in peddling the Alfa Bank hoax. The motions to intervene came just one day after Sussmann also sought to keep the documents away from prosecutors. The special counsel has requested the trial court review the documents in camera to assess whether they are in fact protected by attorney-client privilege. Here are the top takeaways from these filings.
https://www.sott.net/article/466987-4-eye-poppers-from-Spygate-as-the-Democrat-cabal-rushes-to-hide-their-tracks-in-court
4 eye-poppers from Spygate as the Democrat cabal rushes to hide their tracks in court
They hope to prevent prosecutors from accessing a few dozen documents that might further reveal their role in peddling the massive Russia collusion hoax. On April 19, a bunch of panicked participants in the Spygate scandal rushed the courthouse to intervene in the special counsel's criminal case against former Hillary Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann. They hope to prevent prosecutors from accessing a few dozen documents that might further reveal their role in peddling the Alfa Bank hoax. The motions to intervene came just one day after Sussmann also sought to keep the documents away from prosecutors. The special counsel has requested the trial court review the documents in camera to assess whether they are in fact protected by attorney-client privilege. Here are the top takeaways from these filings.
https://www.sott.net/article/466987-4-eye-poppers-from-Spygate-as-the-Democrat-cabal-rushes-to-hide-their-tracks-in-court
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British mercenaries captured by Russia ask to be exchanged for Ukrainian banned opposition party leader feared tortured by Kiev forces
The families of Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin have said the men are not mercenaries or volunteer fighters and should therefore be treated as prisoners of war in accordance with the Geneva Convention. Two British fighters captured by Moscow's forces in Ukraine have appeared on Russian state TV and asked to be exchanged for pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk. It was unclear how freely the two men - Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin - were able to talk. Both spoke separately after being prompted by an unidentified man in footage broadcast on the Rossiya 24 state TV channel.
https://www.sott.net/article/466988-British-mercenaries-captured-by-Russia-ask-to-be-exchanged-for-Ukrainian-banned-opposition-party-leader-feared-tortured-by-Kiev-forces
British mercenaries captured by Russia ask to be exchanged for Ukrainian banned opposition party leader feared tortured by Kiev forces
The families of Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin have said the men are not mercenaries or volunteer fighters and should therefore be treated as prisoners of war in accordance with the Geneva Convention. Two British fighters captured by Moscow's forces in Ukraine have appeared on Russian state TV and asked to be exchanged for pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk. It was unclear how freely the two men - Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin - were able to talk. Both spoke separately after being prompted by an unidentified man in footage broadcast on the Rossiya 24 state TV channel.
https://www.sott.net/article/466988-British-mercenaries-captured-by-Russia-ask-to-be-exchanged-for-Ukrainian-banned-opposition-party-leader-feared-tortured-by-Kiev-forces
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British mercenaries captured by Russia ask to be exchanged for banned Ukrainian opposition party leader feared tortured by Kiev forces
The families of Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin have said the men are not mercenaries or volunteer fighters and should therefore be treated as prisoners of war in accordance with the Geneva Convention. Two British fighters captured by Moscow's forces in Ukraine have appeared on Russian state TV and asked to be exchanged for pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk. It was unclear how freely the two men - Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin - were able to talk. Both spoke separately after being prompted by an unidentified man in footage broadcast on the Rossiya 24 state TV channel.
https://www.sott.net/article/466988-British-mercenaries-captured-by-Russia-ask-to-be-exchanged-for-banned-Ukrainian-opposition-party-leader-feared-tortured-by-Kiev-forces
British mercenaries captured by Russia ask to be exchanged for banned Ukrainian opposition party leader feared tortured by Kiev forces
The families of Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin have said the men are not mercenaries or volunteer fighters and should therefore be treated as prisoners of war in accordance with the Geneva Convention. Two British fighters captured by Moscow's forces in Ukraine have appeared on Russian state TV and asked to be exchanged for pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk. It was unclear how freely the two men - Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin - were able to talk. Both spoke separately after being prompted by an unidentified man in footage broadcast on the Rossiya 24 state TV channel.
https://www.sott.net/article/466988-British-mercenaries-captured-by-Russia-ask-to-be-exchanged-for-banned-Ukrainian-opposition-party-leader-feared-tortured-by-Kiev-forces
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Malone: Techno-facism, Techno-feudalism, or Indentured Servitude?
From the point of view of us as farm animals, it is all the same In case you have not noticed, I have been in a bit of a funk lately. The big interdependent trifecta of censorship, state and corporatist-sponsored propaganda, and the role of "Davos Man" in the emerging new world order have been weighing heavy on my mind. Or maybe it's just that I have been traveling too much, seen and heard too many things, and been the recipient of chronic targeted defamation for too long. Or perhaps I am just homesick for my quiet centered life with my wife Jill, our horses and fruit trees, and our modest Virginia farm/horticultural park. Or all the above. What has really been eating away at my soul, like some kind of Dementor from JK Rowling's darkest imaginings, is that we have allowed the billionaires to take over our world, and we have yet to come to terms with the consequences. The party of Davos, with its public facing mask behind the benign name of the World Economic Forum (WEF). What are...
https://www.sott.net/article/466989-Malone-Techno-facism-Techno-feudalism-or-Indentured-Servitude
Malone: Techno-facism, Techno-feudalism, or Indentured Servitude?
From the point of view of us as farm animals, it is all the same In case you have not noticed, I have been in a bit of a funk lately. The big interdependent trifecta of censorship, state and corporatist-sponsored propaganda, and the role of "Davos Man" in the emerging new world order have been weighing heavy on my mind. Or maybe it's just that I have been traveling too much, seen and heard too many things, and been the recipient of chronic targeted defamation for too long. Or perhaps I am just homesick for my quiet centered life with my wife Jill, our horses and fruit trees, and our modest Virginia farm/horticultural park. Or all the above. What has really been eating away at my soul, like some kind of Dementor from JK Rowling's darkest imaginings, is that we have allowed the billionaires to take over our world, and we have yet to come to terms with the consequences. The party of Davos, with its public facing mask behind the benign name of the World Economic Forum (WEF). What are...
https://www.sott.net/article/466989-Malone-Techno-facism-Techno-feudalism-or-Indentured-Servitude
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American Zelensky critic Gonzalo Lira goes missing in Ukraine
Unconfirmed accounts claim blogger Gonzalo Lira was abducted by a unit linked to the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion Chilean-American blogger Gonzalo Lira was last heard from in Ukraine almost a week ago. He was reporting from the city of Kharkov and has been a critic of President Volodymyr Zelensky and of Kiev's conduct during the conflict. The Chilean foreign ministry said that it was aware that "those close to the Chilean Gonzalo Lira Lopez, who was in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov," had lost contact with him since April 15. According to the diplomats, they remained in touch "with the relevant entities, to stay informed regarding any news about the location of [our] compatriot." Lira, a Chilean-American author and movie maker who used to work in Hollywood, was to appear on former UK MP George Galloway's radio show Mother of All Talk Shows (MOATS) on Sunday, but ended up missing the program.
https://www.sott.net/article/466990-American-Zelensky-critic-Gonzalo-Lira-goes-missing-in-Ukraine
American Zelensky critic Gonzalo Lira goes missing in Ukraine
Unconfirmed accounts claim blogger Gonzalo Lira was abducted by a unit linked to the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion Chilean-American blogger Gonzalo Lira was last heard from in Ukraine almost a week ago. He was reporting from the city of Kharkov and has been a critic of President Volodymyr Zelensky and of Kiev's conduct during the conflict. The Chilean foreign ministry said that it was aware that "those close to the Chilean Gonzalo Lira Lopez, who was in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov," had lost contact with him since April 15. According to the diplomats, they remained in touch "with the relevant entities, to stay informed regarding any news about the location of [our] compatriot." Lira, a Chilean-American author and movie maker who used to work in Hollywood, was to appear on former UK MP George Galloway's radio show Mother of All Talk Shows (MOATS) on Sunday, but ended up missing the program.
https://www.sott.net/article/466990-American-Zelensky-critic-Gonzalo-Lira-goes-missing-in-Ukraine
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Zelensky says he didn't receive peace proposal Russia sent, Kremlin wonders why negotiators didn't inform him
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's claims that he has not received a peace proposal from Moscow "raise certain questions," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. The day before, Peskov announced that Russia had sent a draft agreement to Kiev, adding that "the ball was now with the Ukrainian side." However, later that day, Zelensky, speaking at a press conference with EU Parliament President Charles Michel, said that he "hadn't seen anything" and "didn't hear anything." "I'm sure they (Moscow) didn't give us anything," he claimed. The Kremlin spokesman, responding to those remarks, said that they "raise certain questions why President Zelensky was not informed about our text proposals." Peskov added that, nevertheless, Moscow would expect the Ukrainian negotiators' response.
https://www.sott.net/article/466991-Zelensky-says-he-didnt-receive-peace-proposal-Russia-sent-Kremlin-wonders-why-negotiators-didnt-inform-him
Zelensky says he didn't receive peace proposal Russia sent, Kremlin wonders why negotiators didn't inform him
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's claims that he has not received a peace proposal from Moscow "raise certain questions," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. The day before, Peskov announced that Russia had sent a draft agreement to Kiev, adding that "the ball was now with the Ukrainian side." However, later that day, Zelensky, speaking at a press conference with EU Parliament President Charles Michel, said that he "hadn't seen anything" and "didn't hear anything." "I'm sure they (Moscow) didn't give us anything," he claimed. The Kremlin spokesman, responding to those remarks, said that they "raise certain questions why President Zelensky was not informed about our text proposals." Peskov added that, nevertheless, Moscow would expect the Ukrainian negotiators' response.
https://www.sott.net/article/466991-Zelensky-says-he-didnt-receive-peace-proposal-Russia-sent-Kremlin-wonders-why-negotiators-didnt-inform-him
