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White House 'diversity hire' Jean-Pierre's utter incompetence highlights identity politics failure
Just two months in, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is the most monumental failure at the podium in recorded history: "It's been a rocky first month for White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Her answers have baffled reporters, and even made some of her White House colleagues wince." Imagine how bad her performance really has been to induce neoliberal Politico into writing such an unflattering intro paragraph. That's like a Hindu priest beating a sacred cow. Ordinarily, while covering a sacrosanct immigrant lesbian Person of Color© in such a position, Politico would fawn. Just how historically awful has Jean-Pierre been? More importantly, what lesson does her failure teach on the hollowness of leftist identity politics?
https://www.sott.net/article/469945-White-House-diversity-hire-Jean-Pierres-utter-incompetence-highlights-identity-politics-failure
White House 'diversity hire' Jean-Pierre's utter incompetence highlights identity politics failure
Just two months in, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is the most monumental failure at the podium in recorded history: "It's been a rocky first month for White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Her answers have baffled reporters, and even made some of her White House colleagues wince." Imagine how bad her performance really has been to induce neoliberal Politico into writing such an unflattering intro paragraph. That's like a Hindu priest beating a sacred cow. Ordinarily, while covering a sacrosanct immigrant lesbian Person of Color© in such a position, Politico would fawn. Just how historically awful has Jean-Pierre been? More importantly, what lesson does her failure teach on the hollowness of leftist identity politics?
https://www.sott.net/article/469945-White-House-diversity-hire-Jean-Pierres-utter-incompetence-highlights-identity-politics-failure
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Disaster in Saudi Arabia as Biden keeps asking to meet Jafar
SAUDI ARABIA — President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia got off to a rocky start, as Biden repeatedly asked the Crown Prince if he could meet Jafar. "So are you really, really sure you're not Jafar?" asked President Biden as he sat down with Mohammed bin Salman. "Well, maybe you can rub your magic lamp for me and then tell the genie my wish is to see Jafar! Wait, you don't even have a magic lamp? What kind of joke is this?! Come on, man!"
https://www.sott.net/article/469946-Disaster-in-Saudi-Arabia-as-Biden-keeps-asking-to-meet-Jafar
Disaster in Saudi Arabia as Biden keeps asking to meet Jafar
SAUDI ARABIA — President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia got off to a rocky start, as Biden repeatedly asked the Crown Prince if he could meet Jafar. "So are you really, really sure you're not Jafar?" asked President Biden as he sat down with Mohammed bin Salman. "Well, maybe you can rub your magic lamp for me and then tell the genie my wish is to see Jafar! Wait, you don't even have a magic lamp? What kind of joke is this?! Come on, man!"
https://www.sott.net/article/469946-Disaster-in-Saudi-Arabia-as-Biden-keeps-asking-to-meet-Jafar
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'Net Zero' global warming alarm based on temperatures measured next to airport runways with hot jet engines and tarmac
About one half of all land surface temperature measurements used to show global warming and promote the command-and-control Net Zero agenda are taken near or adjacent to airport runways. This amazing fact from research by Professor Ross McKitrick casts further serious doubt on the validity of three major global temperature datasets, including the one compiled by the Met Office, which continue to show higher global temperatures compared with other reliable measurements made by satellites and meteorological balloons. Airports are arguably uniquely unsuitable for providing an insight into global temperatures. Many of them are major industrial complexes spread over miles of heat-radiating tarmac and concrete, containing industrial buildings and subject to constant super-heated jet exhausts measuring hundreds of degrees centigrade. There are three major global surface datasets. HadCRUT is compiled by the University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit in collaboration with the Met...
https://www.sott.net/article/469947-Net-Zero-global-warming-alarm-based-on-temperatures-measured-next-to-airport-runways-with-hot-jet-engines-and-tarmac
'Net Zero' global warming alarm based on temperatures measured next to airport runways with hot jet engines and tarmac
About one half of all land surface temperature measurements used to show global warming and promote the command-and-control Net Zero agenda are taken near or adjacent to airport runways. This amazing fact from research by Professor Ross McKitrick casts further serious doubt on the validity of three major global temperature datasets, including the one compiled by the Met Office, which continue to show higher global temperatures compared with other reliable measurements made by satellites and meteorological balloons. Airports are arguably uniquely unsuitable for providing an insight into global temperatures. Many of them are major industrial complexes spread over miles of heat-radiating tarmac and concrete, containing industrial buildings and subject to constant super-heated jet exhausts measuring hundreds of degrees centigrade. There are three major global surface datasets. HadCRUT is compiled by the University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit in collaboration with the Met...
https://www.sott.net/article/469947-Net-Zero-global-warming-alarm-based-on-temperatures-measured-next-to-airport-runways-with-hot-jet-engines-and-tarmac
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75% of "poorly targeted" $800 billion PPP money sent to unintended recipients: Study
A multi-billion-dollar pandemic-era stimulus program meant chiefly to help small businesses keep staff on the payroll and hire back laid off employees was poorly targeted, with only about one-quarter of the money supporting jobs that would otherwise have disappeared, a new Fed report shows. Lockdowns and a collapse in consumer spending during the first wave of the pandemic drove fears that America's small business sector was at risk of a collapse. This prompted lawmakers in Congress to adopt a series of relief measures, including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which directed roughly $800 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses and other organizations hit by the crisis. At least 75 percent of the PPP funds were intended to maintain payrolls or hire back laid off employees and the remaining share could be earmarked for overhead costs like rent and utilities. But was this money well spent? That's the question researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis sought...
https://www.sott.net/article/469948-75-of-poorly-targeted-800-billion-PPP-money-sent-to-unintended-recipients-Study
75% of "poorly targeted" $800 billion PPP money sent to unintended recipients: Study
A multi-billion-dollar pandemic-era stimulus program meant chiefly to help small businesses keep staff on the payroll and hire back laid off employees was poorly targeted, with only about one-quarter of the money supporting jobs that would otherwise have disappeared, a new Fed report shows. Lockdowns and a collapse in consumer spending during the first wave of the pandemic drove fears that America's small business sector was at risk of a collapse. This prompted lawmakers in Congress to adopt a series of relief measures, including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which directed roughly $800 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses and other organizations hit by the crisis. At least 75 percent of the PPP funds were intended to maintain payrolls or hire back laid off employees and the remaining share could be earmarked for overhead costs like rent and utilities. But was this money well spent? That's the question researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis sought...
https://www.sott.net/article/469948-75-of-poorly-targeted-800-billion-PPP-money-sent-to-unintended-recipients-Study
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Update: Texas grid operator takes emergency measures to avoid rolling blackouts as wind turbines fail to produce energy due to low winds
Texas grid operator ERCOT was forced to take unprecedented emergency measures on Wednesday to avoid rolling blackouts amid a heatwave as wind turbines failed to produce energy due to low winds. ERCOT manages electric power to more than 26 million Texas customers and represents 90% of the state's electric load, according to the company. On Monday ERCOT asked customers to voluntarily raise thermostats a degree or two, turn off lights, avoid using ovens, washing machines and dryers, and unplug appliances if possible during the hours of 2-8 pm. According to ERCOT, a heatwave along with very low winds is causing the latest conservation alert. In a press release it said: "Wind generation is currently generating significantly less than what it historically generated in this time period. Current projections show wind generation coming in less than 10 percent of its capacity." ERCOT was forced to take emergency action two days after it issued a conservation alert.
https://www.sott.net/article/469949-Update-Texas-grid-operator-takes-emergency-measures-to-avoid-rolling-blackouts-as-wind-turbines-fail-to-produce-energy-due-to-low-winds
Update: Texas grid operator takes emergency measures to avoid rolling blackouts as wind turbines fail to produce energy due to low winds
Texas grid operator ERCOT was forced to take unprecedented emergency measures on Wednesday to avoid rolling blackouts amid a heatwave as wind turbines failed to produce energy due to low winds. ERCOT manages electric power to more than 26 million Texas customers and represents 90% of the state's electric load, according to the company. On Monday ERCOT asked customers to voluntarily raise thermostats a degree or two, turn off lights, avoid using ovens, washing machines and dryers, and unplug appliances if possible during the hours of 2-8 pm. According to ERCOT, a heatwave along with very low winds is causing the latest conservation alert. In a press release it said: "Wind generation is currently generating significantly less than what it historically generated in this time period. Current projections show wind generation coming in less than 10 percent of its capacity." ERCOT was forced to take emergency action two days after it issued a conservation alert.
https://www.sott.net/article/469949-Update-Texas-grid-operator-takes-emergency-measures-to-avoid-rolling-blackouts-as-wind-turbines-fail-to-produce-energy-due-to-low-winds
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Lawmakers subpoena Secret Service for January 6 texts
The Congressional panel investigating the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 has subpoenaed the Secret Service for text messages that might shed light on the incident, after a government watchdog suggested the agency may have deleted them maliciously. In a letter written to Secret Service Director James Murray on Friday, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) said the House committee had subpoenaed the policing authority to produce a series of text messages originally sent on January 5 and 6. It was given a July 19 deadline to provide the documents to Congress.
https://www.sott.net/article/469950-Lawmakers-subpoena-Secret-Service-for-January-6-texts
Lawmakers subpoena Secret Service for January 6 texts
The Congressional panel investigating the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 has subpoenaed the Secret Service for text messages that might shed light on the incident, after a government watchdog suggested the agency may have deleted them maliciously. In a letter written to Secret Service Director James Murray on Friday, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) said the House committee had subpoenaed the policing authority to produce a series of text messages originally sent on January 5 and 6. It was given a July 19 deadline to provide the documents to Congress.
https://www.sott.net/article/469950-Lawmakers-subpoena-Secret-Service-for-January-6-texts
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Biden proved that Israel is a US proxy in the Middle East
American President Joe Biden landed in Israel on Wednesday and started his four-day tour of the Middle East, the first since he took office. Moments after landing in Tel Aviv, he delivered a speech which outlined his intentions during this controversial tour. Biden has visited Israel several times before becoming president, with his first trip being in 1973 when he was a senator. He has repeatedly expressed his absolute support for Israel, regardless of its daily abuses of Palestinians and continuous violations against their legitimate rights. In his speech on Wednesday, he repeated his support for the occupation state, highlighting that he is a Zionist Christian; emphasising that supporters of Israel don't need to be Jews. He also told the journalist: "As president, I'm proud to say that our relationship with the State of Israel is deeper and stronger, in my view, than it's ever been. And with this visit, we are strengthening our connections even further. We've reaffirmed the...
https://www.sott.net/article/469951-Biden-proved-that-Israel-is-a-US-proxy-in-the-Middle-East
Biden proved that Israel is a US proxy in the Middle East
American President Joe Biden landed in Israel on Wednesday and started his four-day tour of the Middle East, the first since he took office. Moments after landing in Tel Aviv, he delivered a speech which outlined his intentions during this controversial tour. Biden has visited Israel several times before becoming president, with his first trip being in 1973 when he was a senator. He has repeatedly expressed his absolute support for Israel, regardless of its daily abuses of Palestinians and continuous violations against their legitimate rights. In his speech on Wednesday, he repeated his support for the occupation state, highlighting that he is a Zionist Christian; emphasising that supporters of Israel don't need to be Jews. He also told the journalist: "As president, I'm proud to say that our relationship with the State of Israel is deeper and stronger, in my view, than it's ever been. And with this visit, we are strengthening our connections even further. We've reaffirmed the...
https://www.sott.net/article/469951-Biden-proved-that-Israel-is-a-US-proxy-in-the-Middle-East
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Italy may soon be unable to arm Ukraine - foreign minister
Political turmoil in Italy could soon see Rome unable to continue supporting Ukraine with weapons deliveries, the country's foreign minister has warned. According to Luigi Di Maio, this would be the case should the incumbent government not survive a no-confidence vote next week. In a phone interview with US media outlet Politico on Friday, Di Maio said that those in Italy who want the collapse of Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government are playing into the hands of the Kremlin. "The Russians are right now celebrating having made another Western government fall," the minister argued. Di Maio went on to express doubt as to whether Italy will be able to keep supplying arms to Ukraine under these circumstances, adding that "it is one of the many serious problems."
https://www.sott.net/article/469952-Italy-may-soon-be-unable-to-arm-Ukraine-foreign-minister
Italy may soon be unable to arm Ukraine - foreign minister
Political turmoil in Italy could soon see Rome unable to continue supporting Ukraine with weapons deliveries, the country's foreign minister has warned. According to Luigi Di Maio, this would be the case should the incumbent government not survive a no-confidence vote next week. In a phone interview with US media outlet Politico on Friday, Di Maio said that those in Italy who want the collapse of Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government are playing into the hands of the Kremlin. "The Russians are right now celebrating having made another Western government fall," the minister argued. Di Maio went on to express doubt as to whether Italy will be able to keep supplying arms to Ukraine under these circumstances, adding that "it is one of the many serious problems."
https://www.sott.net/article/469952-Italy-may-soon-be-unable-to-arm-Ukraine-foreign-minister
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WH suggests breaching dams to save endangered salmon, even though it would worsen energy and supply chain issues
The Biden administration's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recommended breaching dams on the Snake River to ensure the survival of endangered salmon — a move that could jeopardize power supplies in the Pacific Northwest and worsen the supply chain crisis. A Monday draft report from the agency suggested that the four lower Snake River dams should be breached to decrease travel time for salmon, as well as reduce stress on juvenile fish and encounters with powerhouses. The "earthen portion of each dam would be removed, and a naturalized river channel would be established around the concrete spillway and powerhouse structures," according to the report. The dams, however, provide 3,033 megawatts of capacity to the Pacific Northwest, according to a 2016 fact sheet from the Bonneville Power Administration. The entity added this month that replacing the dams would cost $415 million to $860 million per year until 2045, amounting to a total cost of up to $19.6 billion...
https://www.sott.net/article/469953-WH-suggests-breaching-dams-to-save-endangered-salmon-even-though-it-would-worsen-energy-and-supply-chain-issues
WH suggests breaching dams to save endangered salmon, even though it would worsen energy and supply chain issues
The Biden administration's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recommended breaching dams on the Snake River to ensure the survival of endangered salmon — a move that could jeopardize power supplies in the Pacific Northwest and worsen the supply chain crisis. A Monday draft report from the agency suggested that the four lower Snake River dams should be breached to decrease travel time for salmon, as well as reduce stress on juvenile fish and encounters with powerhouses. The "earthen portion of each dam would be removed, and a naturalized river channel would be established around the concrete spillway and powerhouse structures," according to the report. The dams, however, provide 3,033 megawatts of capacity to the Pacific Northwest, according to a 2016 fact sheet from the Bonneville Power Administration. The entity added this month that replacing the dams would cost $415 million to $860 million per year until 2045, amounting to a total cost of up to $19.6 billion...
https://www.sott.net/article/469953-WH-suggests-breaching-dams-to-save-endangered-salmon-even-though-it-would-worsen-energy-and-supply-chain-issues
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Video shows Ukrainian cargo plane crash in north of Greece, secondary explosions suggest explosives onboard
Air Accident According to Greek state broadcaster ERT1 and an12 operated by Meridian Air Cargo (flight MEM3032) en route from #Nis to Jordan crashed about 10 NM to the west of Kavala, Greece. No reports about casualties yet. The crash site is close to a village. The Ukrainian Antonov-12 took off from Nis Airport in Serbia en route to Amman Jordan and crashed on the outskirts of Kavala in Northern Greece after the pilot declared an emergency south of Thasos island. Unfortunately the aircraft didn't make it to Kavala Airport. The plane was a Meridian Air Cargo An-12BK flight path before it crashed west of Kavala International Airport. See the flight path below.
https://www.sott.net/article/469954-Video-shows-Ukrainian-cargo-plane-crash-in-north-of-Greece-secondary-explosions-suggest-explosives-onboard
Video shows Ukrainian cargo plane crash in north of Greece, secondary explosions suggest explosives onboard
Air Accident According to Greek state broadcaster ERT1 and an12 operated by Meridian Air Cargo (flight MEM3032) en route from #Nis to Jordan crashed about 10 NM to the west of Kavala, Greece. No reports about casualties yet. The crash site is close to a village. The Ukrainian Antonov-12 took off from Nis Airport in Serbia en route to Amman Jordan and crashed on the outskirts of Kavala in Northern Greece after the pilot declared an emergency south of Thasos island. Unfortunately the aircraft didn't make it to Kavala Airport. The plane was a Meridian Air Cargo An-12BK flight path before it crashed west of Kavala International Airport. See the flight path below.
https://www.sott.net/article/469954-Video-shows-Ukrainian-cargo-plane-crash-in-north-of-Greece-secondary-explosions-suggest-explosives-onboard
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Saudi prince reminds Biden of US torture in Iraq
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman allegedly called out Washington's long track of "mistakes" made in Iraq and Afghanistan as President Joe Biden confronted him over the gruesome murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. That's according to Reuters, quoting a statement made by a senior Saudi official to Reuters on Saturday. While Saudi Arabia admitted its "mistakes" made in the Khashoggi affair, it has "taken all measures to prevent similar mistakes in the future," the crown prince, commonly referred-to by the acronym MBS, was quoted as having told Biden. MBS also apparently tried to downplay the significance of the murder of the journalist, who was slain and subsequently dismembered at the Saudi consulate in Turkey in 2018, pointing a finger at the US' own questionable record of human rights abuses. He also brought up the recent killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, slain during an Israeli raid in the West bank.
https://www.sott.net/article/469955-Saudi-prince-reminds-Biden-of-US-torture-in-Iraq
Saudi prince reminds Biden of US torture in Iraq
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman allegedly called out Washington's long track of "mistakes" made in Iraq and Afghanistan as President Joe Biden confronted him over the gruesome murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. That's according to Reuters, quoting a statement made by a senior Saudi official to Reuters on Saturday. While Saudi Arabia admitted its "mistakes" made in the Khashoggi affair, it has "taken all measures to prevent similar mistakes in the future," the crown prince, commonly referred-to by the acronym MBS, was quoted as having told Biden. MBS also apparently tried to downplay the significance of the murder of the journalist, who was slain and subsequently dismembered at the Saudi consulate in Turkey in 2018, pointing a finger at the US' own questionable record of human rights abuses. He also brought up the recent killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, slain during an Israeli raid in the West bank.
https://www.sott.net/article/469955-Saudi-prince-reminds-Biden-of-US-torture-in-Iraq
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US Navy provokes China in South China Sea for second time in just 4 days
A US Navy warship on Saturday challenged Chinese claims to disputed islands in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said in a statement -- the second operation of its kind this week. The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold sailed near the Spratly Islands -- known as the Nansha Islands in China -- in the southeastern South China Sea in a so-called "freedom of navigation operation" (FONOP), the 7th Fleet statement said. The US Navy operation in the island chain where China has built military foritifications on man-made islands challenged "restrictions on innocent passage imposed by the People's Republic of China (PRC), Vietnam, and Taiwan," the statement said.
https://www.sott.net/article/469956-US-Navy-provokes-China-in-South-China-Sea-for-second-time-in-just-4-days
US Navy provokes China in South China Sea for second time in just 4 days
A US Navy warship on Saturday challenged Chinese claims to disputed islands in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said in a statement -- the second operation of its kind this week. The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold sailed near the Spratly Islands -- known as the Nansha Islands in China -- in the southeastern South China Sea in a so-called "freedom of navigation operation" (FONOP), the 7th Fleet statement said. The US Navy operation in the island chain where China has built military foritifications on man-made islands challenged "restrictions on innocent passage imposed by the People's Republic of China (PRC), Vietnam, and Taiwan," the statement said.
https://www.sott.net/article/469956-US-Navy-provokes-China-in-South-China-Sea-for-second-time-in-just-4-days
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Arizona communities would 'collapse' without cheap prison labor, Corrections director says
Arizona Department of Corrections Director David Shinn said Arizona communities would "collapse" without cheap prison labor, during testimony before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee Thursday. Shinn made the statement while answering questions about a Request For Proposal for a contract to run the Florence West prison. Sen. David Gowan asked Shinn about the nature of the work the prisoners do at the Florence West prison. In Arizona, all people in state prisons are forced to work 40 hours a week with exceptions for prisoners with health care conditions and other conflicting programming schedules. Some prisoners earn just 10 cents an hour for their work. "These are low-level worker inmates that work in the communities around the county itself, I would imagine?" Gowan asked. "Yes. The department does more than just incarcerate folks," Shinn replied. "There are services that this department provides to city, county, local jurisdictions, that simply can't be quantified at a rate...
https://www.sott.net/article/469957-Arizona-communities-would-collapse-without-cheap-prison-labor-Corrections-director-says
Arizona communities would 'collapse' without cheap prison labor, Corrections director says
Arizona Department of Corrections Director David Shinn said Arizona communities would "collapse" without cheap prison labor, during testimony before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee Thursday. Shinn made the statement while answering questions about a Request For Proposal for a contract to run the Florence West prison. Sen. David Gowan asked Shinn about the nature of the work the prisoners do at the Florence West prison. In Arizona, all people in state prisons are forced to work 40 hours a week with exceptions for prisoners with health care conditions and other conflicting programming schedules. Some prisoners earn just 10 cents an hour for their work. "These are low-level worker inmates that work in the communities around the county itself, I would imagine?" Gowan asked. "Yes. The department does more than just incarcerate folks," Shinn replied. "There are services that this department provides to city, county, local jurisdictions, that simply can't be quantified at a rate...
https://www.sott.net/article/469957-Arizona-communities-would-collapse-without-cheap-prison-labor-Corrections-director-says
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Tucker Carlson excoriates 'corrupt' Ukraine
Fox News host Tucker Carlson issued a fierce condemnation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday over his crackdown on political opposition. While members of both parties in Washington rail against Russian President Vladimir Putin, "it is China that is on its way to controlling the world," Carlson claimed. "What does the cause of liberty have to do with Ukraine?," Carlson asked. "Well, very little. Last February the Ukrainian government shut down opposition media, then they arrested the leader of the main opposition party. Now President Zelensky has decided to combine all television stations in Ukraine into a state-owned propaganda ministry."
https://www.sott.net/article/469958-Tucker-Carlson-excoriates-corrupt-Ukraine
Tucker Carlson excoriates 'corrupt' Ukraine
Fox News host Tucker Carlson issued a fierce condemnation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday over his crackdown on political opposition. While members of both parties in Washington rail against Russian President Vladimir Putin, "it is China that is on its way to controlling the world," Carlson claimed. "What does the cause of liberty have to do with Ukraine?," Carlson asked. "Well, very little. Last February the Ukrainian government shut down opposition media, then they arrested the leader of the main opposition party. Now President Zelensky has decided to combine all television stations in Ukraine into a state-owned propaganda ministry."
https://www.sott.net/article/469958-Tucker-Carlson-excoriates-corrupt-Ukraine
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Europe's Death Rattle: Open Borders and Shut Mouths
Mass migration is not, as it seems, an organic emanation of humanity from poor countries, but a calculated project to repopulate the territory of the declining West, with racism its chief instrument. Though, in his remarkable book, The Scramble for Europe, Stephen Smith tends to soft-focus these aspects, what we can see clearly from his analysis is that there is in train a cultivated exodus from Africa into Europe that is orchestrated from within the West, with motives that are self-evident to even the casual observer. Although conventional wisdom in the West has it that the issue of mass migration out of Africa (and by extension other 'developing' countries — for which read 'the undeveloping countries') is one of absolute need on one side and a 'duty' to step up and deliver 'compassion' on the other, the reality, as we have seen, is rather different. The vast majority of migrants are not 'the poorest of the poor' of popular bleeding-heart spin, but the relatively better-off. They...
https://www.sott.net/article/469959-Europes-Death-Rattle-Open-Borders-and-Shut-Mouths
Europe's Death Rattle: Open Borders and Shut Mouths
Mass migration is not, as it seems, an organic emanation of humanity from poor countries, but a calculated project to repopulate the territory of the declining West, with racism its chief instrument. Though, in his remarkable book, The Scramble for Europe, Stephen Smith tends to soft-focus these aspects, what we can see clearly from his analysis is that there is in train a cultivated exodus from Africa into Europe that is orchestrated from within the West, with motives that are self-evident to even the casual observer. Although conventional wisdom in the West has it that the issue of mass migration out of Africa (and by extension other 'developing' countries — for which read 'the undeveloping countries') is one of absolute need on one side and a 'duty' to step up and deliver 'compassion' on the other, the reality, as we have seen, is rather different. The vast majority of migrants are not 'the poorest of the poor' of popular bleeding-heart spin, but the relatively better-off. They...
https://www.sott.net/article/469959-Europes-Death-Rattle-Open-Borders-and-Shut-Mouths
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European heatwave kills hundreds, electric vehicle reportedly sparks catastrophic wildfire in France
Since July 10, at least 360 people have been killed in Spain due to a massive heatwave and thousands of individuals have been forced to flee southern France due to a wildfire allegedly sparked by a vehicle having mechanical issues. The Carlos III Health Institute reported Friday that hundreds have died in Spain as temperatures have skyrocketed to 45 degrees Celsius - or 114 degrees Fahrenheit - in the region. The heatwave has also contributed to massive wildfires in several countries that have scorched thousands of acres of land. In southwest France alone, 12,000 people have been forced to flee to escape multiple blazes. France's Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne blamed the fire in the La-Teste-de-Buch region on an electric vehicle that had some sort of issue near a wooden glen. The second ongoing wildfire in France is also being investigated for criminal activity. "80% of the forest fires are estimated to have been started by humans," she told France's BFMTV News.
https://www.sott.net/article/469960-European-heatwave-kills-hundreds-electric-vehicle-reportedly-sparks-catastrophic-wildfire-in-France
European heatwave kills hundreds, electric vehicle reportedly sparks catastrophic wildfire in France
Since July 10, at least 360 people have been killed in Spain due to a massive heatwave and thousands of individuals have been forced to flee southern France due to a wildfire allegedly sparked by a vehicle having mechanical issues. The Carlos III Health Institute reported Friday that hundreds have died in Spain as temperatures have skyrocketed to 45 degrees Celsius - or 114 degrees Fahrenheit - in the region. The heatwave has also contributed to massive wildfires in several countries that have scorched thousands of acres of land. In southwest France alone, 12,000 people have been forced to flee to escape multiple blazes. France's Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne blamed the fire in the La-Teste-de-Buch region on an electric vehicle that had some sort of issue near a wooden glen. The second ongoing wildfire in France is also being investigated for criminal activity. "80% of the forest fires are estimated to have been started by humans," she told France's BFMTV News.
https://www.sott.net/article/469960-European-heatwave-kills-hundreds-electric-vehicle-reportedly-sparks-catastrophic-wildfire-in-France
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Vaccine effectiveness turns negative against serious disease and death, data from the Netherlands and Canada show
The effectiveness of the Covid vaccines against serious disease declines to zero and turns negative within 12 months, official figures from the Netherlands show. A report this week from the Dutch Ministry of Health explains that there is "hardly any visible protective effect" anymore for people with two vaccine doses because it has "now been nearly a year since they were vaccinated, and the protection provided by vaccinations against hospitalisation diminishes over time". Using hospitalisation figures from March 15th to June 28th 2022, the report finds that overall vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation from two doses was 0%. Broken down by age, it was 22% for 12-49 year-olds, minus-52% for 50-69 year-olds and 15% for the over-70s. Vaccine effectiveness against ICU admission was minus-20% overall, breaking down to 45% for 12-49 year olds, minus-31% for 50-69 year-olds and minus-43% for over-70s. These figures are shown in the table below, along with confidence intervals and...
https://www.sott.net/article/469961-Vaccine-effectiveness-turns-negative-against-serious-disease-and-death-data-from-the-Netherlands-and-Canada-show
Vaccine effectiveness turns negative against serious disease and death, data from the Netherlands and Canada show
The effectiveness of the Covid vaccines against serious disease declines to zero and turns negative within 12 months, official figures from the Netherlands show. A report this week from the Dutch Ministry of Health explains that there is "hardly any visible protective effect" anymore for people with two vaccine doses because it has "now been nearly a year since they were vaccinated, and the protection provided by vaccinations against hospitalisation diminishes over time". Using hospitalisation figures from March 15th to June 28th 2022, the report finds that overall vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation from two doses was 0%. Broken down by age, it was 22% for 12-49 year-olds, minus-52% for 50-69 year-olds and 15% for the over-70s. Vaccine effectiveness against ICU admission was minus-20% overall, breaking down to 45% for 12-49 year olds, minus-31% for 50-69 year-olds and minus-43% for over-70s. These figures are shown in the table below, along with confidence intervals and...
https://www.sott.net/article/469961-Vaccine-effectiveness-turns-negative-against-serious-disease-and-death-data-from-the-Netherlands-and-Canada-show
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Woke employees shut down 'queer-owned' business for being insufficiently woke
A cafe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, permanently closed its doors after the employees protested the restaurant was perpetrating "anti-blackness, ableism" and "hostility," according to social media posts from the cafe and its employees. Mina's World, known as Philadelphia's first cafe for queer and trans people of color, closed and was listed for sale due to a lack of funds, an Instagram post showed. The announcement comes after employees of Mina's World revolted against ownership, calling themselves victims of "systemic employer oppression" and "anti-blackness" from the owners Kate Egghart and Sonam Parikh in an Instagram post on June 14. The employees listed demands including "public acknowledgment and accountability for grievances and harm caused" in an Instagram post. Once the cafe was posted for sale by Egghart's mother, the employees' Instagram account called the listing "violence" and began a GoFundMe to raise funds to buy the building.
https://www.sott.net/article/469962-Woke-employees-shut-down-queer-owned-business-for-being-insufficiently-woke
Woke employees shut down 'queer-owned' business for being insufficiently woke
A cafe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, permanently closed its doors after the employees protested the restaurant was perpetrating "anti-blackness, ableism" and "hostility," according to social media posts from the cafe and its employees. Mina's World, known as Philadelphia's first cafe for queer and trans people of color, closed and was listed for sale due to a lack of funds, an Instagram post showed. The announcement comes after employees of Mina's World revolted against ownership, calling themselves victims of "systemic employer oppression" and "anti-blackness" from the owners Kate Egghart and Sonam Parikh in an Instagram post on June 14. The employees listed demands including "public acknowledgment and accountability for grievances and harm caused" in an Instagram post. Once the cafe was posted for sale by Egghart's mother, the employees' Instagram account called the listing "violence" and began a GoFundMe to raise funds to buy the building.
https://www.sott.net/article/469962-Woke-employees-shut-down-queer-owned-business-for-being-insufficiently-woke
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Joe Rogan: Canadians gotta get rid of 'f*cking dictator' Trudeau
Podcaster Joe Rogan said Canada must get rid of their "f*cking dictator" Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Rogan said he liked Trudeau before the pandemic because he seemed "sweet" and "handsome," and "confident," as well as well spoken. "And then during the pandemic, I'm like, 'Oh, you're a fucking dictator,'" he said. "'Oh, you don't like criticism. You're trying to shut down criticism by saying that all your critics are misogynists and racists.'" Rogan was pointing to the prime minister's comments on the Freedom Convoy, Canadians led by truckers who travelled to the nation's capitol, Ottawa, to protest federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
https://www.sott.net/article/469963-Joe-Rogan-Canadians-gotta-get-rid-of-f-cking-dictator-Trudeau
Joe Rogan: Canadians gotta get rid of 'f*cking dictator' Trudeau
Podcaster Joe Rogan said Canada must get rid of their "f*cking dictator" Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Rogan said he liked Trudeau before the pandemic because he seemed "sweet" and "handsome," and "confident," as well as well spoken. "And then during the pandemic, I'm like, 'Oh, you're a fucking dictator,'" he said. "'Oh, you don't like criticism. You're trying to shut down criticism by saying that all your critics are misogynists and racists.'" Rogan was pointing to the prime minister's comments on the Freedom Convoy, Canadians led by truckers who travelled to the nation's capitol, Ottawa, to protest federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
https://www.sott.net/article/469963-Joe-Rogan-Canadians-gotta-get-rid-of-f-cking-dictator-Trudeau
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Elderly woman falls into pond and is killed by 2 alligators in Englewood, Florida
An elderly woman was killed by two alligators after falling into a pond near her Florida home - with her panicked splashes attracting the predators who attacked her before she could swim out. The woman, whose identity has not yet been released, was seen falling into an alligator-infested pond near her home at the Boca Royale Golf and Country Club in Englewood Friday night at around 7.47pm, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say that as the woman was struggling to stay afloat, two alligators were seen swimming toward her. They then grabbed her before she could escape. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and an investigation is now ongoing. In the meantime, trappers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have removed the alligators from the pond. But her death is just the latest in a recent string of alligator attacks in the southern United States.
https://www.sott.net/article/469964-Elderly-woman-falls-into-pond-and-is-killed-by-2-alligators-in-Englewood-Florida
Elderly woman falls into pond and is killed by 2 alligators in Englewood, Florida
An elderly woman was killed by two alligators after falling into a pond near her Florida home - with her panicked splashes attracting the predators who attacked her before she could swim out. The woman, whose identity has not yet been released, was seen falling into an alligator-infested pond near her home at the Boca Royale Golf and Country Club in Englewood Friday night at around 7.47pm, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say that as the woman was struggling to stay afloat, two alligators were seen swimming toward her. They then grabbed her before she could escape. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and an investigation is now ongoing. In the meantime, trappers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have removed the alligators from the pond. But her death is just the latest in a recent string of alligator attacks in the southern United States.
https://www.sott.net/article/469964-Elderly-woman-falls-into-pond-and-is-killed-by-2-alligators-in-Englewood-Florida
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Woman killed and man injured in Rotherham, UK dog attack
A woman has died after a dog attack in Rotherham which also left a man with potentially life-altering injuries. South Yorkshire police were called to a property on Masefield Road in West Melton at about 10.15pm last night by a member of the public who said a dog had attacked him and a woman. Officers attended alongside the Yorkshire ambulance service and found a 43-year-old woman had been fatally bitten. She was pronounced dead at the scene, despite the best efforts of emergency crews. The man, aged 42, suffered a potentially life-changing injury to one hand, plus injuries to his other hand, abdomen and face. He was taken to hospital for further treatment.
https://www.sott.net/article/469965-Woman-killed-and-man-injured-in-Rotherham-UK-dog-attack
Woman killed and man injured in Rotherham, UK dog attack
A woman has died after a dog attack in Rotherham which also left a man with potentially life-altering injuries. South Yorkshire police were called to a property on Masefield Road in West Melton at about 10.15pm last night by a member of the public who said a dog had attacked him and a woman. Officers attended alongside the Yorkshire ambulance service and found a 43-year-old woman had been fatally bitten. She was pronounced dead at the scene, despite the best efforts of emergency crews. The man, aged 42, suffered a potentially life-changing injury to one hand, plus injuries to his other hand, abdomen and face. He was taken to hospital for further treatment.
https://www.sott.net/article/469965-Woman-killed-and-man-injured-in-Rotherham-UK-dog-attack
