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'Stop Russia now' propaganda campaign gets underway in EU, Poland gifts $1.6 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine & admits sanctions aren't working
Poland has launched a campaign called 'Stop Russia now!' to "remind" other European Union members about the situation in Ukraine and convince them to introduce tougher sanctions against Moscow, its Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Saturday. The effort will feature mobile billboards displaying photos from Ukrainian cities that will be sent to various locations. Comment: Apparently the mainstream media onslaught is not enough. Morawiecki has also said he would himself travel to EU capitals to remind decision makers "what is happening in Ukraine." The campaign, which will also include social media posts, according to the prime minister, "has to contribute decisively to ensuring that Europe is not a Europe of indifference, helplessness, that it is not a Europe of defeat," he has added. Nations in western and southern Europe are willing to return to "normality" too "soon," Morawiecki has said, adding that the campaign is aimed at "awakening the conscience" of the bloc....
https://www.sott.net/article/467092-Stop-Russia-now-propaganda-campaign-gets-underway-in-EU-Poland-gifts-1-6-billion-worth-of-weapons-to-Ukraine-admits-sanctions-arent-working

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Cruelty: Documents show Trudeau admin. struggled to block unvaccinated from accessing EI benefits
The employment insurance section of the Government of Canada website is shown on a laptop in Toronto on April 4, 2020. Internal government documents show that the Liberals' pledge to prevent unvaccinated people from accessing jobless benefits didn't eliminate all avenues for them to enter the EI system. Jesse Johnston/The Canadian Press file photo Internal government documents show that the Liberals' pledge to prevent unvaccinated people from accessing jobless benefits didn't eliminate all avenues for them to enter the employment insurance system. The briefing notes prepared for Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough say that unvaccinated workers could qualify for EI sickness benefits, even if they are sick with COVID-19.
https://www.sott.net/article/467093-Cruelty-Documents-show-Trudeau-admin-struggled-to-block-unvaccinated-from-accessing-EI-benefits

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Two men and a woman stabbed and several others injured in Warwickshire market town attack
Two men and a woman have been stabbed and several others injured by a suspected lone attacker in a market town in Warwickshire. A shopkeeper claimed a man 'assaulted people coming from town and supposedly kicked a man's dog' before 'pulling a pair of scissors on staff' inside a shop in Bedworth, near Coventry, at 8am on Saturday. One of the victims, a man in his 20s, was in a stable condition in hospital on Saturday evening, while the second man and a woman had been discharged. Police said the suspect, who allegedly had to be tasered during his arrest, will have his mental health assessed. 'One of our customers was going into the town, the man had a go at him, then they came back up here covered in blood', the shopkeeper told the Coventry Telegraph. The suspected attacker allegedly threatened people as he stormed up and down Leicester Road, near to the One Stop store in the town. Police have since issued an appeal for other potential victims to come forward.
https://www.sott.net/article/467094-Two-men-and-a-woman-stabbed-and-several-others-injured-in-Warwickshire-market-town-attack

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Over 60% of French voters against Macron securing majority in parliament this summer, poll reveals
More than 60 percent of French voters do not want President Emmanuel Macron to get a majority in the National Assembly in the coming parliamentary elections that will be held in June, a new poll reveals. The majority of French people do not want Macron to win in the June legislative elections: 63 percent of those questioned said they want Macron not to have a majority in parliament, while 35 percent said they do want him to secure a majority, according to an Opinionway poll conducted for Cnews and Europe 1. The survey was conducted on Sunday, among 1,300 French voters, after the first results of the presidential election runoff were published. Asked about who they would favour as prime minister, 46 percent chose Marine Le Pen, 44 percent said they favoured Jean-Luc Melenchon, while 8 percent sided with Valerie Pecresse (the presidential candidate from The Republicans party). 49 percent of the respondents said they were satisfied with the results of the second round of the French...
https://www.sott.net/article/467095-Over-60-of-French-voters-against-Macron-securing-majority-in-parliament-this-summer-poll-reveals

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Global shipping update: China is about to wreck your summer
Vessels Waiting to Enter Port of Shanghai Video Images of Shanghai
https://www.sott.net/article/467096-Global-shipping-update-China-is-about-to-wreck-your-summer

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Rhode Island senator proposes draconian bill: Monthly fines and DOUBLE income tax for the unvaccinated
Rhode Islanders over age 16 who don't get the COVID-19 vaccine could face $50 monthly fines and have to pay twice as much state income tax under legislation introduced in the state Senate. Senator Samuel W. Bell (D-Providence) said he proposed the bill (S 2552) because " ... we have a crisis with the pandemic."
https://www.sott.net/article/467097-Rhode-Island-senator-proposes-draconian-bill-Monthly-fines-and-DOUBLE-income-tax-for-the-unvaccinated

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Climate activist dies after setting himself on fire outside Supreme Court
A climate activist by the name of Wynn Bruce has died after he set himself on fire outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Earth Day.
https://www.sott.net/article/467098-Climate-activist-dies-after-setting-himself-on-fire-outside-Supreme-Court

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Catholic priest, nun injured in stabbing attack at French church
A man stabbed a Catholic priest several times and injured a nun at a French church on Sunday after shouting, "We have to kill Macron." Both the priest and the nun survived the attack, which took place at a church in Nice beside the French Riviera. The motives of the suspect, who was taken into custody by police, are still unclear, although his mental faculties had been under watch. The nun, Sister Marie-Claude, was injured while trying to stop the attacker from stabbing the priest, Father Christophe. Her actions were praised as heroic and she was credited for having "extraordinary courage."
https://www.sott.net/article/467099-Catholic-priest-nun-injured-in-stabbing-attack-at-French-church

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Washington lawmakers claim term 'marijuana' is racist, remove it from state laws
A bill in Washington will soon take effect striking the word "marijuana" from all state laws after progressive lawmakers deemed the term "racist." The change removes the word, swapping it out for the term "cannabis" instead. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill, which passed unanimously and changes every Revised Code of Washington, into law March 11. The changes take effect in June. Supporters of the bill, House Bill 1210, say the word "marijuana" has a long history of racism, claiming its usage is racist against black and brown people.
https://www.sott.net/article/467100-Washington-lawmakers-claim-term-marijuana-is-racist-remove-it-from-state-laws

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This week in volcano news - Mount Rainier earthquake swarm, large eruption at Karymsky
In the last week, several major volcano related news stories broke. In Washington state, the dangerous volcano known as Mount Rainier produced a swarm of earthquakes directly underneath its glacier covered peak. Meanwhile in Alaska, part of the Aleutians received large volumes of sulfur dioxide which originated from a very large eruption of the Karymsky volcano in Russia. And, in New Zealand, the Ruapehu volcano is continuing to show signs of unrest as it has been producing its longest period of volcanic tremor since 2002.
https://www.sott.net/article/467101-This-week-in-volcano-news-Mount-Rainier-earthquake-swarm-large-eruption-at-Karymsky

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Waterspout filmed on Lake Samish, Washington
The National Weather Service is looking into reports of a waterspout on Lake Samish. The waterspout happened sometime between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Monday evening on the lake near Bellingham. Officials say a video showed the waterspout quickly dissipated as it moved onshore. Although the NWS said it did not cause significant damage, it did move two small boats and patio furniture along the shore.
https://www.sott.net/article/467102-Waterspout-filmed-on-Lake-Samish-Washington

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Disney has lost $34 billion in value since embarking on culture war with Florida
Disney's market cap has shrunk by nearly $34 billion since the company expressed its full-throated opposition to a Florida law banning instruction of gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools for kindergarten through third grade. Florida lawmakers in March passed HB 1557, dubbed by opponents as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, which was signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 28. That same day, Disney waded deeply into the controversy, issuing a statement that was highly critical of HB 1557, saying it was the company's objective to have it repealed. From March 28, the day the company issued the statement, to April 22, Disney's market cap has fallen by roughly $33.9 billion.
https://www.sott.net/article/467103-Disney-has-lost-34-billion-in-value-since-embarking-on-culture-war-with-Florida

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Anglo-Saxon royalty and nobles ate a similar diet to land-owning peasants, new research reveals
Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly vegetarian before the Vikings settled, according to new studies. Cambridge University researchers analysed more than 2,000 skeletons and found elites ate no more meat than other social groups. One study also suggested peasants occasionally hosted lavish meat feasts for their rulers. Researchers said the findings overturned major assumptions about early medieval English history. Cambridge University bioarchaeologist Sam Leggett drew her conclusions after analysing chemical signatures of diets preserved in the bones of 2,023 people buried in England from the 5th to 11th Centuries. Comment: Note that 536AD has been called 'the worst year to be alive' because of the catastrophies that were visited across vast swathes of Europe, and so it is in the context that the Anglo-Saxons - whose official history is up for debate - emerged: 536 AD: Plague, famine, drought, cold, and a mysterious fog that lasted 18 months
https://www.sott.net/article/467104-Anglo-Saxon-royalty-and-nobles-ate-a-similar-diet-to-land-owning-peasants-new-research-reveals

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Rare waterspout seen on the coast of Spain's Torrevieja
A rare sighting of a waterspout has surprised the inhabitants of Torrevieja today, Wednesday,20, April as a result of the storm that is sweeping across Spain and has already left snowfall in several parts of the country, as reported by 20minutos. "Wednesday has started off rainy, even leaving us with a waterspout. The moment was captured by one of our most faithful followers", read the tweet posted by TorreviejaOn. The waterspout which was of a significant size lasted between 15 and 20 minutes, following a swat swell which began to appear at about eight o'clock in the morning and has covered practically the entire coast of Orihuela and Torrevieja. The rare phenomenon did not reach land, meaning that no person nor property was damaged.
https://www.sott.net/article/467105-Rare-waterspout-seen-on-the-coast-of-Spains-Torrevieja

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Haul of hundreds of stuffed endangered animals worth €29m seized by police in Spain
Police in Spain have seized one of the largest hauls of taxidermy animals in Europe as they investigate potential smuggling, after a warehouse in Valencia was found to contain stuffed rhinos, polar bears, elephants and other animals. Comment: And expertly done too; likely for discerning, and wealthy, clientelle. It's probably no surprise that we rarely see them convicted. The Guardia Civil discovered more than 1,000 specimens in a 50,000 sq metre (538,000 sq ft) industrial warehouse in Bétera, Valencia, on Wednesday, it said in a statement on Sunday. The haul included more than 400 protected species, including some that have been extinct in the wild, such as the scimitar oryx, or severely threatened, such as the Bengal tiger. Others included lions, leopards, cheetahs and lynx.
https://www.sott.net/article/467106-Haul-of-hundreds-of-stuffed-endangered-animals-worth-29m-seized-by-police-in-Spain

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'I don't care what a bunch of 19-year-old gender-studies students think,' says boss of new publishing imprint offering a home to 'cancelled' authors
Mavericks, apostates, contrarians: all are welcome at Forum, a new publishing imprint catering to the "politically homeless". As the industry finds itself lurching from one cancel-culture row to the next, with authors seeing their books commissioned and then scrapped before even reaching publication, the outfit - current team size: one - hopes to become the "go-to publisher for anyone who doesn't easily fit in with the orthodoxies and intellectual policing that have become so common in the 21st century". It's being headed up by George Owers, a 33-year-old ex-Labour councillor and "Tory socialist" who has strong opinions about the current state of the industry. "There's a lot of spinelessness in publishing [and] a very narrow band of political views," he says when we meet in a Cambridge pub. "You'd be hard pressed to find somebody who votes Tory, or even somebody who has the views that 90 per cent of the rest of the population have on all kinds of issues like Brexit or trans...
https://www.sott.net/article/467107-I-dont-care-what-a-bunch-of-19-year-old-gender-studies-students-think-says-boss-of-new-publishing-imprint-offering-a-home-to-cancelled-authors

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Marxists seek to destabilize American society through sexualization of young people: James Lindsay
Young people in the United States are being subjected to communist-style sexualization, according to author and expert James Lindsay. The goal is to destabilize society to make it ripe for communists to grab power, Lindsay, author of "Race Marxism" and "Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity―and Why This Harms Everybody," recently told EpochTV's "China Insider" program. And their plan has been afoot for more than a century.
https://www.sott.net/article/467108-Marxists-seek-to-destabilize-American-society-through-sexualization-of-young-people-James-Lindsay

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Australia's Defence Minister claims China could 'launch chemical attack on capital city'
Australia's Defence Minister has doubled down on concerns China is a growing threat, claiming the nation could mount a chemical attack in the next four years. Peter Dutton made the extraordinary admission during a wide-ranging interview with News Corp Australia. He claimed his fears over China's military strength and strategic position were echoed by defence chiefs across the country. Comment: These are indeed threats to the West because they could thwart their failing attempts to subjugate much of the planet.
https://www.sott.net/article/467109-Australias-Defence-Minister-claims-China-could-launch-chemical-attack-on-capital-city

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N.Y. appeals court strikes down Dem-drawn congressional map, declares it illegal
A New York state appeals court has struck down a congressional redistricting map drawn by the state's Democratic majority that heavily favored the party as unconstitutional. The court on Thursday ruled that the map "was drawn to discourage competition," and was therefore illegal, giving the state until the end of the month to draw a new one, The Hill reported. Judges also noted that they considered testimony from an elections analysis expert, as well as a comparison of the 2012 and 2022 maps, and "evidence of the largely one-party process used to enact the 2022 congressional map." The court noted as well that there was nearly no Republican participation in drawing the new maps and that GOP input was actually excluded by Democratic leaders when they drafted them. As such, the court said, no Republican lawmakers in the state voted in favor of the map.
https://www.sott.net/article/467110-N-Y-appeals-court-strikes-down-Dem-drawn-congressional-map-declares-it-illegal

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Mystery over FOUR 'suspicious suicides' of Russian gas executives 'linked to Putin'
Four recent 'suicides' of high profile Russian gas industry executives 'with links to Vladimir Putin' are all suspicious, sources have claimed. Two wealthy businessmen were found dead along with their family members this week in Madrid and Moscow, but now suspicions are being raised about two Kremlin-linked figures who died earlier this year. On Tuesday, the body of Sergey Protosenya, 55, was found hanged outside a Spanish villa, with his wife Natalia, 33, and their teenage daughter Maria found hacked to death with an axe inside. Investigators initially assumed that Protosenya, who had a fortune of £330million, had killed himself in the Lloret det Mar villa in the Costa Brava. But local reports said evidence does not conclusively point towards this explanation, as no suicide note was found in the property and it appeared steps had been taken to ensure there were no fingerprints on the murder weapons.
https://www.sott.net/article/467111-Mystery-over-FOUR-suspicious-suicides-of-Russian-gas-executives-linked-to-Putin

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Former intelligence officials, citing Russia, say Big Tech monopoly power is vital to national security
When the U.S. security state announces that Big Tech's centralized censorship power must be preserved, we should ask what this reveals about whom this regime serves. A group of former intelligence and national security officials on Monday issued a jointly signed letter warning that pending legislative attempts to restrict or break up the power of Big Tech monopolies — Facebook, Google, and Amazon — would jeopardize national security because, they argue, their centralized censorship power is crucial to advancing U.S. foreign policy. The majority of this letter is devoted to repeatedly invoking the grave threat allegedly posed to the U.S. by Russia as illustrated by the invasion of Ukraine, and it repeatedly points to the dangers of Putin and the Kremlin to justify the need to preserve Big Tech's power in its maximalist form. Any attempts to restrict Big Tech's monopolistic power would therefore undermine the U.S. fight against Moscow. While one of their central claims is that Big...
https://www.sott.net/article/467112-Former-intelligence-officials-citing-Russia-say-Big-Tech-monopoly-power-is-vital-to-national-security