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Cancel Culture's anti-white crusade risks canceling Western civilization altogether
Rather than belabor America's turbulent history, while vilifying just one race, the United States needs to find a way to turn the corner on this cancel culture madness that exists as a malignant cancer on the body politic. Liberal indoctrination in the United States has gotten so out of control that math textbooks, based on the work of some dead white men, among others, are no longer safe from the virtue-signaling Inquisition. Let's be clear: no society can survive such insanity for long. As difficult as it is to fathom, in the span of a single generation the patron saints of Western civilization - towering historic figures like Shakespeare, Washington, Voltaire and Copernicus - have been systematically dispatched to the local garbage dump primarily due to their hideous whiteness. Indeed, the pale-faced tribe of 'Caucasians', to employ a more outdated racial categorization, has become so offensive to liberal sensitivities that with each passing year the mainstream media reports,...
https://www.sott.net/article/467258-Cancel-Cultures-anti-white-crusade-risks-canceling-Western-civilization-altogether
Cancel Culture's anti-white crusade risks canceling Western civilization altogether
Rather than belabor America's turbulent history, while vilifying just one race, the United States needs to find a way to turn the corner on this cancel culture madness that exists as a malignant cancer on the body politic. Liberal indoctrination in the United States has gotten so out of control that math textbooks, based on the work of some dead white men, among others, are no longer safe from the virtue-signaling Inquisition. Let's be clear: no society can survive such insanity for long. As difficult as it is to fathom, in the span of a single generation the patron saints of Western civilization - towering historic figures like Shakespeare, Washington, Voltaire and Copernicus - have been systematically dispatched to the local garbage dump primarily due to their hideous whiteness. Indeed, the pale-faced tribe of 'Caucasians', to employ a more outdated racial categorization, has become so offensive to liberal sensitivities that with each passing year the mainstream media reports,...
https://www.sott.net/article/467258-Cancel-Cultures-anti-white-crusade-risks-canceling-Western-civilization-altogether
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Chronic shortages of a few items now will evolve into chronic shortages of hundreds of products later in 2022
What we have witnessed so far is just the beginning of the story. The global response to the COVID pandemic during 2020 and 2021 created the most epic supply chain crisis in modern times, and now "black swan events" such as the war in Ukraine and the bird flu pandemic are making that supply chain crisis even worse. Unfortunately, more global difficulties are coming. There will be more war, there will be more pestilences, there will be more natural disasters, and even the United Nations is admitting that we are heading into the worst global food crisis since World War II. So if you think that global supply chain problems are severe now, just wait until you see what is coming next. If you go into most major retailers today, you will notice that stock levels are lower than usual and there are some empty shelves. But most items are still available most of the time, and that is good news. Of course there are certain product categories that have been experiencing chronic shortages for an...
https://www.sott.net/article/467259-Chronic-shortages-of-a-few-items-now-will-evolve-into-chronic-shortages-of-hundreds-of-products-later-in-2022
Chronic shortages of a few items now will evolve into chronic shortages of hundreds of products later in 2022
What we have witnessed so far is just the beginning of the story. The global response to the COVID pandemic during 2020 and 2021 created the most epic supply chain crisis in modern times, and now "black swan events" such as the war in Ukraine and the bird flu pandemic are making that supply chain crisis even worse. Unfortunately, more global difficulties are coming. There will be more war, there will be more pestilences, there will be more natural disasters, and even the United Nations is admitting that we are heading into the worst global food crisis since World War II. So if you think that global supply chain problems are severe now, just wait until you see what is coming next. If you go into most major retailers today, you will notice that stock levels are lower than usual and there are some empty shelves. But most items are still available most of the time, and that is good news. Of course there are certain product categories that have been experiencing chronic shortages for an...
https://www.sott.net/article/467259-Chronic-shortages-of-a-few-items-now-will-evolve-into-chronic-shortages-of-hundreds-of-products-later-in-2022
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The Madeleine Albright I Knew
The Consortium News editor-in-chief covered Madeleine Albright, who died on March 23, on a daily basis between 1993 and 1997 when she was the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Here are some of his recollections. Every ambassador who represents the United States at the United Nations is arguably regarded by default as the most powerful person at the U.N. It has nothing to do with the individual qualities of the American diplomat, but of the pre-eminent position the U.S. plays in the world and at the U.N. As a correspondent based at U.N. Headquarters in New York for a quarter century from 1990 to 2015, I covered every U.S. ambassador, from the career civil servant Thomas Pickering, to the right-wing ideologue John Bolton, to the liberal interventionist Samatha Power to Madeleine Albright, who died last month and was memorialized on Wednesday. All of them to one degree or another used U.S. clout at the U.N. to push America's aggressive foreign policy in the world. Albright was among the...
https://www.sott.net/article/467260-The-Madeleine-Albright-I-Knew
The Madeleine Albright I Knew
The Consortium News editor-in-chief covered Madeleine Albright, who died on March 23, on a daily basis between 1993 and 1997 when she was the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Here are some of his recollections. Every ambassador who represents the United States at the United Nations is arguably regarded by default as the most powerful person at the U.N. It has nothing to do with the individual qualities of the American diplomat, but of the pre-eminent position the U.S. plays in the world and at the U.N. As a correspondent based at U.N. Headquarters in New York for a quarter century from 1990 to 2015, I covered every U.S. ambassador, from the career civil servant Thomas Pickering, to the right-wing ideologue John Bolton, to the liberal interventionist Samatha Power to Madeleine Albright, who died last month and was memorialized on Wednesday. All of them to one degree or another used U.S. clout at the U.N. to push America's aggressive foreign policy in the world. Albright was among the...
https://www.sott.net/article/467260-The-Madeleine-Albright-I-Knew
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Eva Bartlett: Here's what I found at the reported 'mass grave' near Mariupol
According to recent Western media, Russian forces have buried up to 9,000 Mariupol civilians in "mass graves" in a town just west of the Ukrainian city. These reports use satellite imagery as supposed evidence and repeat the claims of officials loyal to Kiev that "the bodies may have been buried in layers" and "the Russians dug trenches and filled them with corpses every day throughout April." I went to the site in question and found no mass graves.
https://www.sott.net/article/467261-Eva-Bartlett-Heres-what-I-found-at-the-reported-mass-grave-near-Mariupol
Eva Bartlett: Here's what I found at the reported 'mass grave' near Mariupol
According to recent Western media, Russian forces have buried up to 9,000 Mariupol civilians in "mass graves" in a town just west of the Ukrainian city. These reports use satellite imagery as supposed evidence and repeat the claims of officials loyal to Kiev that "the bodies may have been buried in layers" and "the Russians dug trenches and filled them with corpses every day throughout April." I went to the site in question and found no mass graves.
https://www.sott.net/article/467261-Eva-Bartlett-Heres-what-I-found-at-the-reported-mass-grave-near-Mariupol
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Police arrest juvenile suspect in killing of 10-year-old Wisconsin girl
Police investigating the death of a 10-year-old girl in western Wisconsin arrested a juvenile suspect known to the victim, they announced Tuesday evening. The body of Illiana "Lily" Peters was found Monday morning near a walking trail in Chippewa Falls. Police said her death was a homicide. Chippewa Falls Police Chief Matthew Kelm during a brief news conference declined to provide the age or sex of the suspect, whether the suspect was related to the girl or where the arrest occurred. He said there was no longer any danger to the public.
https://www.sott.net/article/467262-Police-arrest-juvenile-suspect-in-killing-of-10-year-old-Wisconsin-girl
Police arrest juvenile suspect in killing of 10-year-old Wisconsin girl
Police investigating the death of a 10-year-old girl in western Wisconsin arrested a juvenile suspect known to the victim, they announced Tuesday evening. The body of Illiana "Lily" Peters was found Monday morning near a walking trail in Chippewa Falls. Police said her death was a homicide. Chippewa Falls Police Chief Matthew Kelm during a brief news conference declined to provide the age or sex of the suspect, whether the suspect was related to the girl or where the arrest occurred. He said there was no longer any danger to the public.
https://www.sott.net/article/467262-Police-arrest-juvenile-suspect-in-killing-of-10-year-old-Wisconsin-girl
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Twitter's earnings report shows missed revenue projections, overstated users
New report reveals missed goals, lower than expected user growth and an error in previous reporting on active daily users. Twitter just reported earnings for the first quarter of 2022, in what may be its last report as a public company after the Board agreed to sell to Elon Musk for $44 billion this week. According to the report, the company missed the expected revenue of $1.23 billion, making only $1.2 billion instead. However, it reported a 16% gain in advertising sales. The gain is the worst pace of growth in six quarters and is in line with reports from Snap Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc., which are also facing lower advertising spending due to issues such as struggling supply chains and inflation. The company reported 229 million Monetizable Daily User Accounts known as mDUAs. The number was slightly higher than the expected 226.9 million, representing a 15.9% increase from the same period last year. The U.S. mDUAs were up 6.4% from the prior year's quarter, at 39.6 million....
https://www.sott.net/article/467263-Twitters-earnings-report-shows-missed-revenue-projections-overstated-users
Twitter's earnings report shows missed revenue projections, overstated users
New report reveals missed goals, lower than expected user growth and an error in previous reporting on active daily users. Twitter just reported earnings for the first quarter of 2022, in what may be its last report as a public company after the Board agreed to sell to Elon Musk for $44 billion this week. According to the report, the company missed the expected revenue of $1.23 billion, making only $1.2 billion instead. However, it reported a 16% gain in advertising sales. The gain is the worst pace of growth in six quarters and is in line with reports from Snap Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc., which are also facing lower advertising spending due to issues such as struggling supply chains and inflation. The company reported 229 million Monetizable Daily User Accounts known as mDUAs. The number was slightly higher than the expected 226.9 million, representing a 15.9% increase from the same period last year. The U.S. mDUAs were up 6.4% from the prior year's quarter, at 39.6 million....
https://www.sott.net/article/467263-Twitters-earnings-report-shows-missed-revenue-projections-overstated-users
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Transhumanism is pure eugenics
Transhumanism, boiled down to its bones, is pure eugenics. It calls itself "H ," for more or better than human. Which, of course, is what eugenics is all about. Alarmingly, transhumanist values are being embraced at the highest strata of society, including in Big Tech, in universities, and among the Davos crowd of globalist would-be technocrats. That being so, it is worth listening in to what they are saying under the theory that forewarned is forearmed.
https://www.sott.net/article/467264-Transhumanism-is-pure-eugenics
Transhumanism is pure eugenics
Transhumanism, boiled down to its bones, is pure eugenics. It calls itself "H ," for more or better than human. Which, of course, is what eugenics is all about. Alarmingly, transhumanist values are being embraced at the highest strata of society, including in Big Tech, in universities, and among the Davos crowd of globalist would-be technocrats. That being so, it is worth listening in to what they are saying under the theory that forewarned is forearmed.
https://www.sott.net/article/467264-Transhumanism-is-pure-eugenics
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Notorious pranksters snare chess official as he discusses Russian ban
The chess official claimed he initiated the ban on Russian star Sergey Karjakin. A pair of Russian pranksters have tricked FIDE Director General Emil Sutovsky into confessing that he instigated the current ban on Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin by the chess governing body and wants to see it extended. Although FIDE has not prohibited Russian players from taking part in international competitions, Karjakin was hit with a six-month personal ban by FIDE in March after voicing his support for Russia's military operation in Ukraine.
https://www.sott.net/article/467265-Notorious-pranksters-snare-chess-official-as-he-discusses-Russian-ban
Notorious pranksters snare chess official as he discusses Russian ban
The chess official claimed he initiated the ban on Russian star Sergey Karjakin. A pair of Russian pranksters have tricked FIDE Director General Emil Sutovsky into confessing that he instigated the current ban on Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin by the chess governing body and wants to see it extended. Although FIDE has not prohibited Russian players from taking part in international competitions, Karjakin was hit with a six-month personal ban by FIDE in March after voicing his support for Russia's military operation in Ukraine.
https://www.sott.net/article/467265-Notorious-pranksters-snare-chess-official-as-he-discusses-Russian-ban
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British FM Liz Truss says a 'Global NATO' needs to arm Taiwan, like Ukraine
The world order created after the Second World War and the Cold War isn't working anymore, so the West needs "a global NATO" to pursue geopolitics anew, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss argued, in a major foreign policy speech on Wednesday. Truss also urged the US-led bloc to send more "heavy weapons, tanks" and airplanes to Ukraine, and said China would face the same treatment as Russia if it doesn't "play by the rules." "My vision is a world where free nations are assertive and in the ascendant. Where freedom and democracy are strengthened through a network of economic and security partnerships," Truss said in a speech at a Mansion House banquet in London. Dubbing this arrangement "the Network of Liberty," Truss argued it was necessary because the economic and security structures developed after 1945 - such as the UN Security Council - "have been bent out of shape so far, they have enabled rather than contained aggression."
https://www.sott.net/article/467266-British-FM-Liz-Truss-says-a-Global-NATO-needs-to-arm-Taiwan-like-Ukraine
British FM Liz Truss says a 'Global NATO' needs to arm Taiwan, like Ukraine
The world order created after the Second World War and the Cold War isn't working anymore, so the West needs "a global NATO" to pursue geopolitics anew, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss argued, in a major foreign policy speech on Wednesday. Truss also urged the US-led bloc to send more "heavy weapons, tanks" and airplanes to Ukraine, and said China would face the same treatment as Russia if it doesn't "play by the rules." "My vision is a world where free nations are assertive and in the ascendant. Where freedom and democracy are strengthened through a network of economic and security partnerships," Truss said in a speech at a Mansion House banquet in London. Dubbing this arrangement "the Network of Liberty," Truss argued it was necessary because the economic and security structures developed after 1945 - such as the UN Security Council - "have been bent out of shape so far, they have enabled rather than contained aggression."
https://www.sott.net/article/467266-British-FM-Liz-Truss-says-a-Global-NATO-needs-to-arm-Taiwan-like-Ukraine
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Wimbledon confirms ban on Russian players
Russian and Belarusian players will officially be barred from the grass court Grand Slam Wimbledon organizers will not allow Russian and Belarusian players to appear at this year's tournament because of the conflict in Ukraine, it has been confirmed. The decision was formally announced by the All England Lawn Tennis Club in a statement on Wednesday after widespread reports that a ban was looming for players from the two countries. "Given the profile of The Championships in the United Kingdom and around the world, it is our responsibility to play our part in the widespread efforts of Government, industry, sporting and creative institutions to limit Russia's global influence through the strongest means possible," read a message. "In the circumstances of such unjustified and unprecedented military aggression, it would be unacceptable for the Russian regime to derive any benefits from the involvement of Russian or Belarusian players with The Championships. "It is therefore our...
https://www.sott.net/article/467267-Wimbledon-confirms-ban-on-Russian-players
Wimbledon confirms ban on Russian players
Russian and Belarusian players will officially be barred from the grass court Grand Slam Wimbledon organizers will not allow Russian and Belarusian players to appear at this year's tournament because of the conflict in Ukraine, it has been confirmed. The decision was formally announced by the All England Lawn Tennis Club in a statement on Wednesday after widespread reports that a ban was looming for players from the two countries. "Given the profile of The Championships in the United Kingdom and around the world, it is our responsibility to play our part in the widespread efforts of Government, industry, sporting and creative institutions to limit Russia's global influence through the strongest means possible," read a message. "In the circumstances of such unjustified and unprecedented military aggression, it would be unacceptable for the Russian regime to derive any benefits from the involvement of Russian or Belarusian players with The Championships. "It is therefore our...
https://www.sott.net/article/467267-Wimbledon-confirms-ban-on-Russian-players
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Rep. Cawthorn says 'establishment' targeting him with 'coordinated drip campaign'
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) is accusing certain people of targeting him with a "coordinated drip campaign" in an effort to undermine his bid to seek reelection this year. "They're going to drop an attack article every one or two days just to try and kill us with a death by 1,000 cuts, and that is really their main strategy," Cawthorn said in an April 26 statement on Instagram. Cawthorn, 26, has been facing backlash over several controversies, including being detained by police in North Carolina over possessing a loaded gun at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport earlier on April 26.
https://www.sott.net/article/467269-Rep-Cawthorn-says-establishment-targeting-him-with-coordinated-drip-campaign
Rep. Cawthorn says 'establishment' targeting him with 'coordinated drip campaign'
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) is accusing certain people of targeting him with a "coordinated drip campaign" in an effort to undermine his bid to seek reelection this year. "They're going to drop an attack article every one or two days just to try and kill us with a death by 1,000 cuts, and that is really their main strategy," Cawthorn said in an April 26 statement on Instagram. Cawthorn, 26, has been facing backlash over several controversies, including being detained by police in North Carolina over possessing a loaded gun at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport earlier on April 26.
https://www.sott.net/article/467269-Rep-Cawthorn-says-establishment-targeting-him-with-coordinated-drip-campaign
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The real man behind the reset? The man who mentored Klaus Schwab, Pope Francis and others
The roots of the World Economic Forum's "Great Reset" go deep. We consider what may be the tap root, or at least a few of the major influences, that have fed the WEF's obsession with social/cultural revolution led by a self-elected few who understand the true nature of "the fourth industrial revolution". This is repackaged Marxism, a liberation theology that ultimately excludes God and replaces Him with the communist idea of utopia. There's a reason why WEF's proclamation, "You will own nothing and be happy," sounds starkly Marxian... PAULO FREIRE For those interested in Marxism, the name Paulo Freire1 may ring a bell. Born in Brazil in 1921, Freire became interested in various offshoots of Marxism, with a particular focus on theory applied to education. With various writings touching primarily on language and oppression, Freire carved a name for himself amongst likeminded socialist intellectuals. Despite his rather niche writings, Freire would eventually reach new levels of fame...
https://www.sott.net/article/467270-The-real-man-behind-the-reset-The-man-who-mentored-Klaus-Schwab-Pope-Francis-and-others
The real man behind the reset? The man who mentored Klaus Schwab, Pope Francis and others
The roots of the World Economic Forum's "Great Reset" go deep. We consider what may be the tap root, or at least a few of the major influences, that have fed the WEF's obsession with social/cultural revolution led by a self-elected few who understand the true nature of "the fourth industrial revolution". This is repackaged Marxism, a liberation theology that ultimately excludes God and replaces Him with the communist idea of utopia. There's a reason why WEF's proclamation, "You will own nothing and be happy," sounds starkly Marxian... PAULO FREIRE For those interested in Marxism, the name Paulo Freire1 may ring a bell. Born in Brazil in 1921, Freire became interested in various offshoots of Marxism, with a particular focus on theory applied to education. With various writings touching primarily on language and oppression, Freire carved a name for himself amongst likeminded socialist intellectuals. Despite his rather niche writings, Freire would eventually reach new levels of fame...
https://www.sott.net/article/467270-The-real-man-behind-the-reset-The-man-who-mentored-Klaus-Schwab-Pope-Francis-and-others
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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Bismarck Sea near Papua New Guinea
Very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 10 km depth Date & time: Apr 28, 2022 13:21:13 UTC Local time at epicenter: Thursday, Apr 28, 2022 at 11:21 pm (GMT 10) Magnitude: 6 Depth: 10.0 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.8986°S / 146.6605°E (Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea)
https://www.sott.net/article/467271-Magnitude-6-0-earthquake-in-Bismarck-Sea-near-Papua-New-Guinea
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Bismarck Sea near Papua New Guinea
Very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 10 km depth Date & time: Apr 28, 2022 13:21:13 UTC Local time at epicenter: Thursday, Apr 28, 2022 at 11:21 pm (GMT 10) Magnitude: 6 Depth: 10.0 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.8986°S / 146.6605°E (Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea)
https://www.sott.net/article/467271-Magnitude-6-0-earthquake-in-Bismarck-Sea-near-Papua-New-Guinea
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Venezuela - Fatalities and evacuations after floods hit several states
Heavy rainfall since mid-April has caused flooding in several states in Venezuela. President Nicolás Maduro announced the activation of the country's National Risk System on 26 April 2022 in order to deal with the situation. Zulia Thousands of families have been affected by floods in Sur del Lago de Maracaibo sub-region in Zulia state. Swollen rivers and failing embankments led to flooding in the municipalities of Sucre, Francisco Javier Pulgar, Colón and Catatumbo from around 20 April 2022. Homes, roads, livestock and crops have all been damaged. As of 28 April the national government reported 4,000 families affected. The state government said several communities have been evacuated. Work has started on repairing river embankments and distributing relief supplies to affected communities.
https://www.sott.net/article/467272-Venezuela-Fatalities-and-evacuations-after-floods-hit-several-states
Venezuela - Fatalities and evacuations after floods hit several states
Heavy rainfall since mid-April has caused flooding in several states in Venezuela. President Nicolás Maduro announced the activation of the country's National Risk System on 26 April 2022 in order to deal with the situation. Zulia Thousands of families have been affected by floods in Sur del Lago de Maracaibo sub-region in Zulia state. Swollen rivers and failing embankments led to flooding in the municipalities of Sucre, Francisco Javier Pulgar, Colón and Catatumbo from around 20 April 2022. Homes, roads, livestock and crops have all been damaged. As of 28 April the national government reported 4,000 families affected. The state government said several communities have been evacuated. Work has started on repairing river embankments and distributing relief supplies to affected communities.
https://www.sott.net/article/467272-Venezuela-Fatalities-and-evacuations-after-floods-hit-several-states
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Antidepressant prescription sales spike in US
A SingleCare Team study revealed the majority of the US population takes some form of a prescription pill. The insurance agency found that the number of people reliant on prescriptions significantly rose after the pandemic. In fact, medications for mental health issues are on the rise. The company reported a 70% increase in prescriptions for the antidepressant Lexapro, a 31% increase in Zoloft, a 21% increase in Trazadone, a 20% increase in Prozac, and a 16% increase in Adderall. The agency noted that the American Psychological Association reported an uptick in individuals self-medicating illegally with opioids as well. Currently, around 66% of adults in the US are reliant on Big Pharma. Canada is in a similar situation, albeit with lower prescription costs, with 65% of their adult population on prescription medicine. In contrast, only 26% of adults in the UK and 35% of adults in Australia are reliant on medications.
https://www.sott.net/article/467273-Antidepressant-prescription-sales-spike-in-US
Antidepressant prescription sales spike in US
A SingleCare Team study revealed the majority of the US population takes some form of a prescription pill. The insurance agency found that the number of people reliant on prescriptions significantly rose after the pandemic. In fact, medications for mental health issues are on the rise. The company reported a 70% increase in prescriptions for the antidepressant Lexapro, a 31% increase in Zoloft, a 21% increase in Trazadone, a 20% increase in Prozac, and a 16% increase in Adderall. The agency noted that the American Psychological Association reported an uptick in individuals self-medicating illegally with opioids as well. Currently, around 66% of adults in the US are reliant on Big Pharma. Canada is in a similar situation, albeit with lower prescription costs, with 65% of their adult population on prescription medicine. In contrast, only 26% of adults in the UK and 35% of adults in Australia are reliant on medications.
https://www.sott.net/article/467273-Antidepressant-prescription-sales-spike-in-US
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Tech giants duped into giving up data used to sexually extort minors
Major technology companies have been duped into providing sensitive personal information about their customers in response to fraudulent legal requests, and the data has been used to harass and even sexually extort minors, according to four federal law enforcement officials and two industry investigators. The companies that have complied with the bogus requests include Meta Platforms Inc., Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Snap Inc., Twitter Inc. and Discord Inc., according to three of the people. All of the people requested anonymity to speak frankly about the devious new brand of online crime that involves underage victims. The fraudulently obtained data has been used to target specific women and minors, and in some cases to pressure them into creating and sharing sexually explicit material and to retaliate against them if they refuse, according to the six people. The tactic is considered by law enforcement and other investigators to be the newest criminal tool to obtain...
https://www.sott.net/article/467274-Tech-giants-duped-into-giving-up-data-used-to-sexually-extort-minors
Tech giants duped into giving up data used to sexually extort minors
Major technology companies have been duped into providing sensitive personal information about their customers in response to fraudulent legal requests, and the data has been used to harass and even sexually extort minors, according to four federal law enforcement officials and two industry investigators. The companies that have complied with the bogus requests include Meta Platforms Inc., Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Snap Inc., Twitter Inc. and Discord Inc., according to three of the people. All of the people requested anonymity to speak frankly about the devious new brand of online crime that involves underage victims. The fraudulently obtained data has been used to target specific women and minors, and in some cases to pressure them into creating and sharing sexually explicit material and to retaliate against them if they refuse, according to the six people. The tactic is considered by law enforcement and other investigators to be the newest criminal tool to obtain...
https://www.sott.net/article/467274-Tech-giants-duped-into-giving-up-data-used-to-sexually-extort-minors
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Savor the great Musk panic
On drinking the delicious tears of blue-check hypocrites, who've suddenly discovered the perils of a privatized speech landscape... The New York Times earlier this week ran a guest essay by Gawker founding editor Elizabeth Spiers, fulminating about Elon Musk's effort to purchase Twitter. She wrote: What exactly does [Musk] believe can't be said on the platform right now? It certainly doesn't take long to find discredited race science, arguments that women are intellectually inferior, antisemitism... It is easy to assume that the banned speech that Mr. Musk is standing up for is worse even than that. As the comedian Michael Che put it on Saturday Night Live, the $44 billion deal shows "how badly white guys want to use the N-word." This is the elite argument against free speech in a nutshell: "If you favor 'all legal speech,' you really just want to slander, threaten, and harass. Now please let me tiptoe up to libel myself, as I tell millions of New York Times readers I 'assume'...
https://www.sott.net/article/467275-Savor-the-great-Musk-panic
Savor the great Musk panic
On drinking the delicious tears of blue-check hypocrites, who've suddenly discovered the perils of a privatized speech landscape... The New York Times earlier this week ran a guest essay by Gawker founding editor Elizabeth Spiers, fulminating about Elon Musk's effort to purchase Twitter. She wrote: What exactly does [Musk] believe can't be said on the platform right now? It certainly doesn't take long to find discredited race science, arguments that women are intellectually inferior, antisemitism... It is easy to assume that the banned speech that Mr. Musk is standing up for is worse even than that. As the comedian Michael Che put it on Saturday Night Live, the $44 billion deal shows "how badly white guys want to use the N-word." This is the elite argument against free speech in a nutshell: "If you favor 'all legal speech,' you really just want to slander, threaten, and harass. Now please let me tiptoe up to libel myself, as I tell millions of New York Times readers I 'assume'...
https://www.sott.net/article/467275-Savor-the-great-Musk-panic
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New Pentagon report: US left billions worth of military equipment behind in Afghanistan
The value of U.S. military equipment abandoned in Afghanistan is reportedly more than $7 billion, according to a new Pentagon report. The U.S. gave $18.6 billion of equipment to the Afghan security forces over the course of 16 years beginning in 2005 and ending in August 2021, according to the report, which was first viewed by CNN. Out of that equipment, $7.12 billion-worth was left behind when the Biden administration completed the U.S. military withdrawal from the country last year.
https://www.sott.net/article/467276-New-Pentagon-report-US-left-billions-worth-of-military-equipment-behind-in-Afghanistan
New Pentagon report: US left billions worth of military equipment behind in Afghanistan
The value of U.S. military equipment abandoned in Afghanistan is reportedly more than $7 billion, according to a new Pentagon report. The U.S. gave $18.6 billion of equipment to the Afghan security forces over the course of 16 years beginning in 2005 and ending in August 2021, according to the report, which was first viewed by CNN. Out of that equipment, $7.12 billion-worth was left behind when the Biden administration completed the U.S. military withdrawal from the country last year.
https://www.sott.net/article/467276-New-Pentagon-report-US-left-billions-worth-of-military-equipment-behind-in-Afghanistan
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Poland has secret plan for Ukraine, Moscow claims
Intelligence obtained by Russia suggests that Poland and the US are working on a plan for Warsaw to regain control of Ukrainian areas that Warsaw considers as "historically belonging" to it, Moscow's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) chief Sergey Naryshkin has said. According to the alleged plan, the first stage of this "reunification" will see Polish "peacekeepers" deployed in western Ukraine under the pretext of "protection from Russian aggression," Naryshkin outlined in a statement on Thursday. The details of the operation are now being discussed between Warsaw and the US government, he claimed, adding that the operation is designed to be executed without a NATO mandate, and only volunteer states taking part. Warsaw has so far been unable to find any other nations to join its cause, he added. But the Polish authorities are unconcerned by this, as they want to minimize the number of "unnecessary witnesses" to their actions. Despite their publicly declared goal of countering...
https://www.sott.net/article/467277-Poland-has-secret-plan-for-Ukraine-Moscow-claims
Poland has secret plan for Ukraine, Moscow claims
Intelligence obtained by Russia suggests that Poland and the US are working on a plan for Warsaw to regain control of Ukrainian areas that Warsaw considers as "historically belonging" to it, Moscow's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) chief Sergey Naryshkin has said. According to the alleged plan, the first stage of this "reunification" will see Polish "peacekeepers" deployed in western Ukraine under the pretext of "protection from Russian aggression," Naryshkin outlined in a statement on Thursday. The details of the operation are now being discussed between Warsaw and the US government, he claimed, adding that the operation is designed to be executed without a NATO mandate, and only volunteer states taking part. Warsaw has so far been unable to find any other nations to join its cause, he added. But the Polish authorities are unconcerned by this, as they want to minimize the number of "unnecessary witnesses" to their actions. Despite their publicly declared goal of countering...
https://www.sott.net/article/467277-Poland-has-secret-plan-for-Ukraine-Moscow-claims
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Russia's Defense Ministry: Kiev forces fired missiles, including ballistic Tochka-U rockets, at the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday that Ukrainian forces fired more than a dozen missiles overnight at the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, which was seized by Russian troops in early March. The ministry said in a statement that Russian air defenses intercepted the rockets. According to Moscow, late on Wednesday the Ukrainian military launched at least two 'Tochka-U' ballistic missiles as well as 12 missiles from a high-powered multiple rocket launcher, apparently targeting residential areas of Kherson. The incoming rockets were, however, shot down by the Russian forces deployed in the city. A video released by the Russian Defense Ministry appears to show the aftermath of the shelling, with what looks like missile debris seen in the footage. The ministry branded the attack a war crime, saying the "criminal, indiscriminate strike by the nationalists targeted residential areas along Ushakov Avenue, as well as nurseries, schools and other social infrastructure." The...
https://www.sott.net/article/467278-Russias-Defense-Ministry-Kiev-forces-fired-missiles-including-ballistic-Tochka-U-rockets-at-the-city-of-Kherson-in-southern-Ukraine
Russia's Defense Ministry: Kiev forces fired missiles, including ballistic Tochka-U rockets, at the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday that Ukrainian forces fired more than a dozen missiles overnight at the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, which was seized by Russian troops in early March. The ministry said in a statement that Russian air defenses intercepted the rockets. According to Moscow, late on Wednesday the Ukrainian military launched at least two 'Tochka-U' ballistic missiles as well as 12 missiles from a high-powered multiple rocket launcher, apparently targeting residential areas of Kherson. The incoming rockets were, however, shot down by the Russian forces deployed in the city. A video released by the Russian Defense Ministry appears to show the aftermath of the shelling, with what looks like missile debris seen in the footage. The ministry branded the attack a war crime, saying the "criminal, indiscriminate strike by the nationalists targeted residential areas along Ushakov Avenue, as well as nurseries, schools and other social infrastructure." The...
https://www.sott.net/article/467278-Russias-Defense-Ministry-Kiev-forces-fired-missiles-including-ballistic-Tochka-U-rockets-at-the-city-of-Kherson-in-southern-Ukraine
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Musk may fail in Twitter mission says Kremlin
The billionaire entrepreneur, and new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk is unlikely to succeed in bringing the "free speech" he has promised to the platform, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. He expressed doubts whether a "full palette" of opinions could be presented on any Western social media. "Russia's attitude towards this company is based on the actions of this company, on censorship, selective repressive actions against the company's clients, on the distortion and manipulation of information. "There's a question about whether a full free palette of different points of view is possible on Western social networks. We doubt this. Let's see what happens under the new owner. Now, given that this is a global company, we have already heard official voices from Europe that they will not allow absolute freedom there." The senior EU official cautioned the billionaire against being too lax on content moderation, suggesting the platform could face a ban should it fail to abide by the...
https://www.sott.net/article/467279-Musk-may-fail-in-Twitter-mission-says-Kremlin
Musk may fail in Twitter mission says Kremlin
The billionaire entrepreneur, and new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk is unlikely to succeed in bringing the "free speech" he has promised to the platform, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. He expressed doubts whether a "full palette" of opinions could be presented on any Western social media. "Russia's attitude towards this company is based on the actions of this company, on censorship, selective repressive actions against the company's clients, on the distortion and manipulation of information. "There's a question about whether a full free palette of different points of view is possible on Western social networks. We doubt this. Let's see what happens under the new owner. Now, given that this is a global company, we have already heard official voices from Europe that they will not allow absolute freedom there." The senior EU official cautioned the billionaire against being too lax on content moderation, suggesting the platform could face a ban should it fail to abide by the...
https://www.sott.net/article/467279-Musk-may-fail-in-Twitter-mission-says-Kremlin
