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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
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Meteor fireball over California and Arizona on July 16
We received 52 reports about a fireball seen over AZ, Baja California and CA on Saturday, July 16th 2022 around 05:02 UT. For this event, we received 2 videos and one photo.
https://www.sott.net/article/469966-Meteor-fireball-over-California-and-Arizona-on-July-16
Meteor fireball over California and Arizona on July 16
We received 52 reports about a fireball seen over AZ, Baja California and CA on Saturday, July 16th 2022 around 05:02 UT. For this event, we received 2 videos and one photo.
https://www.sott.net/article/469966-Meteor-fireball-over-California-and-Arizona-on-July-16
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6 dead, 12 missing after heavy rains trigger flash floods in southwest China
Six people have been killed and 12 have gone missing after heavy rain triggered severe floods in Baishi Town in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Sunday.
https://www.sott.net/article/469967-6-dead-12-missing-after-heavy-rains-trigger-flash-floods-in-southwest-China
6 dead, 12 missing after heavy rains trigger flash floods in southwest China
Six people have been killed and 12 have gone missing after heavy rain triggered severe floods in Baishi Town in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Sunday.
https://www.sott.net/article/469967-6-dead-12-missing-after-heavy-rains-trigger-flash-floods-in-southwest-China
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Dock workers strike at German ports demanding higher pay amidst soaring inflation
Dock workers at Germany's North Sea ports went on strike Friday in the latest of several walkouts that have added pressures on shipping as their union demands a hefty pay rise to counter high inflation. The 48-hour strike, which is to end on Saturday morning, has largely paralyzed cargo handling at major ports including Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven, news agency dpa reported. It follows a 24-hour walkout in June and a previous one-shift warning strike. However, there will be no further strikes before late August under a deal reached at the labor court in Hamburg on Thursday night, the court said. The agreement calls for the two sides to set three further dates for negotiations up to Aug. 26. Courts in several cities had rejected bids by employers for injunctions halting this week's strike.
https://www.sott.net/article/469968-Dock-workers-strike-at-German-ports-demanding-higher-pay-amidst-soaring-inflation
Dock workers strike at German ports demanding higher pay amidst soaring inflation
Dock workers at Germany's North Sea ports went on strike Friday in the latest of several walkouts that have added pressures on shipping as their union demands a hefty pay rise to counter high inflation. The 48-hour strike, which is to end on Saturday morning, has largely paralyzed cargo handling at major ports including Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven, news agency dpa reported. It follows a 24-hour walkout in June and a previous one-shift warning strike. However, there will be no further strikes before late August under a deal reached at the labor court in Hamburg on Thursday night, the court said. The agreement calls for the two sides to set three further dates for negotiations up to Aug. 26. Courts in several cities had rejected bids by employers for injunctions halting this week's strike.
https://www.sott.net/article/469968-Dock-workers-strike-at-German-ports-demanding-higher-pay-amidst-soaring-inflation
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Facebook, Google banned Alex Jones, now they've banned even talking about Alex Jones
Flo Read spoke to director Alex Lee Moyer about the suppression of her film Infowars' Alex Jones, described by The Southern Poverty Law Center as 'one of the most prolific and influential conspiracy theorists in contemporary America,' has long been the subject of controversy — and a social media ban. When Facebook removed him in 2018, they stated that he both glorified violence, 'which violates our graphic violence policy' and uses 'dehumanizing language to describe people who are transgender, Muslims and immigrants, which violates our hate speech policies.' But what was not clear until this week is that the social networks now seem to have banned all discussion of him, however critical.
https://www.sott.net/article/469969-Facebook-Google-banned-Alex-Jones-now-they-ve-banned-even-talking-about-Alex-Jones
Facebook, Google banned Alex Jones, now they've banned even talking about Alex Jones
Flo Read spoke to director Alex Lee Moyer about the suppression of her film Infowars' Alex Jones, described by The Southern Poverty Law Center as 'one of the most prolific and influential conspiracy theorists in contemporary America,' has long been the subject of controversy — and a social media ban. When Facebook removed him in 2018, they stated that he both glorified violence, 'which violates our graphic violence policy' and uses 'dehumanizing language to describe people who are transgender, Muslims and immigrants, which violates our hate speech policies.' But what was not clear until this week is that the social networks now seem to have banned all discussion of him, however critical.
https://www.sott.net/article/469969-Facebook-Google-banned-Alex-Jones-now-they-ve-banned-even-talking-about-Alex-Jones
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Wishful thinking: Russia has lost 50,000 soldiers and 1,700 tanks. Oh, and Putin is ill
The commander of the British armed forces has called the rumours that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ill or could be killed "wishful thinking". Admiral Tony Radakin also stated that Russia poses "the biggest threat" to the UK and that its struggle would last for decades when the Conservative party choose a replacement for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. After suffering setbacks in the conflict in Ukraine, Russia's ground troops might now be less of a threat, according to the military leader.
https://www.sott.net/article/469970-Wishful-thinking-Russia-has-lost-50000-soldiers-and-1700-tanks-Oh-and-Putin-is-ill
Wishful thinking: Russia has lost 50,000 soldiers and 1,700 tanks. Oh, and Putin is ill
The commander of the British armed forces has called the rumours that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ill or could be killed "wishful thinking". Admiral Tony Radakin also stated that Russia poses "the biggest threat" to the UK and that its struggle would last for decades when the Conservative party choose a replacement for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. After suffering setbacks in the conflict in Ukraine, Russia's ground troops might now be less of a threat, according to the military leader.
https://www.sott.net/article/469970-Wishful-thinking-Russia-has-lost-50000-soldiers-and-1700-tanks-Oh-and-Putin-is-ill
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Zelensky 2022, Stalin 1942: The US propaganda machine can easily make heroes, but it can quickly change the script
America's sudden love affair with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Kiev's military forces is reminiscent of an old campaign to exalt a previous ally of geopolitical circumstance: Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Just as in the Georgian strongman's heyday, the US political establishment and media-entertainment complex have responded to a crisis in Eastern Europe by portraying their preferred combatants as heroic friends who must be supported. In fact, Zelensky and his country's defenders have been painted as freedom fighters battling to save democracy from evil aggressors - even as Kiev bans opposition parties, shuts down media outlets, and otherwise silences critics of the regime. For instance, outlets such as Newsweek and the Associated Press have touted Zelensky as a "defiant hero" and a "modern Churchill." The comparison to former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill wasn't sufficiently glowing for CNN, which said Zelensky is a "more unlikely hero." After all, the liberal...
https://www.sott.net/article/469971-Zelensky-2022-Stalin-1942-The-US-propaganda-machine-can-easily-make-heroes-but-it-can-quickly-change-the-script
Zelensky 2022, Stalin 1942: The US propaganda machine can easily make heroes, but it can quickly change the script
America's sudden love affair with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Kiev's military forces is reminiscent of an old campaign to exalt a previous ally of geopolitical circumstance: Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Just as in the Georgian strongman's heyday, the US political establishment and media-entertainment complex have responded to a crisis in Eastern Europe by portraying their preferred combatants as heroic friends who must be supported. In fact, Zelensky and his country's defenders have been painted as freedom fighters battling to save democracy from evil aggressors - even as Kiev bans opposition parties, shuts down media outlets, and otherwise silences critics of the regime. For instance, outlets such as Newsweek and the Associated Press have touted Zelensky as a "defiant hero" and a "modern Churchill." The comparison to former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill wasn't sufficiently glowing for CNN, which said Zelensky is a "more unlikely hero." After all, the liberal...
https://www.sott.net/article/469971-Zelensky-2022-Stalin-1942-The-US-propaganda-machine-can-easily-make-heroes-but-it-can-quickly-change-the-script
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7-11 recommends that all of their stores in the Los Angeles area be closed due to recent deadly robberies
7-11 has stores around the world. The company is available seemingly everywhere when you need a staple quickly. Now, unfortunately, because of recent deadly robberies at their stores, their leadership is recommending shutting down their stores in the Los Angeles area while the police find the killer(s). 7-11 is iconic. Its stores are seen seemingly everywhere. From the US to Asia, 7-11 is everywhere. In Tokyo, you can check in your bags for your flights at some 7-11s. In Hong Kong, you can recharge your 'Octopus' card that allows you to purchase almost anything and ride on the subway, ferries, and buses across the city. At all 7-11s you can purchase drinks and snacks while you travel. But unfortunately, these stores won't be open for a second night in the area around Los Angeles. The Daily Caller reports: 7-Eleven's corporate leaders recommended Tuesday that all of its Los Angeles-area stores close for a second night to allow police to investigate a series of deadly robberies....
https://www.sott.net/article/469972-7-11-recommends-that-all-of-their-stores-in-the-Los-Angeles-area-be-closed-due-to-recent-deadly-robberies
7-11 recommends that all of their stores in the Los Angeles area be closed due to recent deadly robberies
7-11 has stores around the world. The company is available seemingly everywhere when you need a staple quickly. Now, unfortunately, because of recent deadly robberies at their stores, their leadership is recommending shutting down their stores in the Los Angeles area while the police find the killer(s). 7-11 is iconic. Its stores are seen seemingly everywhere. From the US to Asia, 7-11 is everywhere. In Tokyo, you can check in your bags for your flights at some 7-11s. In Hong Kong, you can recharge your 'Octopus' card that allows you to purchase almost anything and ride on the subway, ferries, and buses across the city. At all 7-11s you can purchase drinks and snacks while you travel. But unfortunately, these stores won't be open for a second night in the area around Los Angeles. The Daily Caller reports: 7-Eleven's corporate leaders recommended Tuesday that all of its Los Angeles-area stores close for a second night to allow police to investigate a series of deadly robberies....
https://www.sott.net/article/469972-7-11-recommends-that-all-of-their-stores-in-the-Los-Angeles-area-be-closed-due-to-recent-deadly-robberies
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Russian-hating dream of Brzezinski clan nears fulfillment as Poland agrees to host permanent US base; turn Baltic Sea into NATO lake
Mark Brzezinski, the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, is the son of the late Zbigniew Brzezinski, a descendent of Polish aristocrats and mastermind of U.S. foreign policy for decades, whose dream was to use Poland as a base to try to weaken and destroy Russia. Mark is now at the center of the implementation of his dad's plans. In late June, President Joe Biden announced before a NATO summit that the United States would establish a permanent military base in Poland, the first time the U.S. would have one on NATO's eastern flank. The base will provide a permanent headquarters in Poland for the U.S. Army's V Corps. At the moment there are already approximately 10,000 U.S. soldiers in Poland, which has provided a hub for U.S. and other Western countries' arms shipments to Ukraine.
https://www.sott.net/article/469973-Russian-hating-dream-of-Brzezinski-clan-nears-fulfillment-as-Poland-agrees-to-host-permanent-US-base-turn-Baltic-Sea-into-NATO-lake
Russian-hating dream of Brzezinski clan nears fulfillment as Poland agrees to host permanent US base; turn Baltic Sea into NATO lake
Mark Brzezinski, the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, is the son of the late Zbigniew Brzezinski, a descendent of Polish aristocrats and mastermind of U.S. foreign policy for decades, whose dream was to use Poland as a base to try to weaken and destroy Russia. Mark is now at the center of the implementation of his dad's plans. In late June, President Joe Biden announced before a NATO summit that the United States would establish a permanent military base in Poland, the first time the U.S. would have one on NATO's eastern flank. The base will provide a permanent headquarters in Poland for the U.S. Army's V Corps. At the moment there are already approximately 10,000 U.S. soldiers in Poland, which has provided a hub for U.S. and other Western countries' arms shipments to Ukraine.
https://www.sott.net/article/469973-Russian-hating-dream-of-Brzezinski-clan-nears-fulfillment-as-Poland-agrees-to-host-permanent-US-base-turn-Baltic-Sea-into-NATO-lake
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Davos loses big time - Draghi on the way out in Italy
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is out. He tendered his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella. Mattarella is refusing for now. There will be another confidence vote. It shouldn't matter. As is always the case with Italian politics, the story is always far murkier than the headline. The headline is Five Star Movement (M5S) leader Giuseppe Conte could no longer back Draghi's government because he's doing nothing to deal with spiraling food and energy costs in Italy. Without M5S support it will be difficult, at best, for Draghi to maintain power. The parties which 'won' the last election are now polling 3rd and 4th. M5S is now polling at just 12%. Lega just 15%. It is Georgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy that lead the polls. And we are, at most nine months away from Italian elections. I'd say nine weeks is more likely. So, M5S and Conte making this move now is not in their favor. This implies something far deeper than what it looks like on the surface. It implies strongly that...
https://www.sott.net/article/469974-Davos-loses-big-time-Draghi-on-the-way-out-in-Italy
Davos loses big time - Draghi on the way out in Italy
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is out. He tendered his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella. Mattarella is refusing for now. There will be another confidence vote. It shouldn't matter. As is always the case with Italian politics, the story is always far murkier than the headline. The headline is Five Star Movement (M5S) leader Giuseppe Conte could no longer back Draghi's government because he's doing nothing to deal with spiraling food and energy costs in Italy. Without M5S support it will be difficult, at best, for Draghi to maintain power. The parties which 'won' the last election are now polling 3rd and 4th. M5S is now polling at just 12%. Lega just 15%. It is Georgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy that lead the polls. And we are, at most nine months away from Italian elections. I'd say nine weeks is more likely. So, M5S and Conte making this move now is not in their favor. This implies something far deeper than what it looks like on the surface. It implies strongly that...
https://www.sott.net/article/469974-Davos-loses-big-time-Draghi-on-the-way-out-in-Italy
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8,000-year-old Yarmukian 'Mother Goddess' figurine uncovered in Jordan valley
The broken figurine was covered by a bracelet with a red bottom, the color which represented fertility. A schematic stone with etched eyes and mouth was also uncovered. The excavation is being carried out in conjunction with the French Center for Research in Jerusalem under the co-direction of Dr. Julien Vieugue. "This woman ceramic figurine is a hallmark of Yarmukian culture," Eirikh-Rose said. "This is one of the largest examples of the figurine found. It is of a large, seated woman with big hips, a unique pointed hat and what is known as 'coffee-bean' eyes and a big nose. One hand is positioned on her hip and the other one under her breast." Symbolism Though dubbed "coffee-bean" eyes, the traditional eyes of the figurine more likely represented kernels possibly of wheat, or more likely barley, she said.
https://www.sott.net/article/469975-8000-year-old-Yarmukian-Mother-Goddess-figurine-uncovered-in-Jordan-valley
8,000-year-old Yarmukian 'Mother Goddess' figurine uncovered in Jordan valley
The broken figurine was covered by a bracelet with a red bottom, the color which represented fertility. A schematic stone with etched eyes and mouth was also uncovered. The excavation is being carried out in conjunction with the French Center for Research in Jerusalem under the co-direction of Dr. Julien Vieugue. "This woman ceramic figurine is a hallmark of Yarmukian culture," Eirikh-Rose said. "This is one of the largest examples of the figurine found. It is of a large, seated woman with big hips, a unique pointed hat and what is known as 'coffee-bean' eyes and a big nose. One hand is positioned on her hip and the other one under her breast." Symbolism Though dubbed "coffee-bean" eyes, the traditional eyes of the figurine more likely represented kernels possibly of wheat, or more likely barley, she said.
https://www.sott.net/article/469975-8000-year-old-Yarmukian-Mother-Goddess-figurine-uncovered-in-Jordan-valley
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Khamenei adviser says Iran 'capable of building nuclear bomb'
Tehran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has yet to decide whether to build it, a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told Al Jazeera's Arabic service on Sunday. Tehran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has yet to decide whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told Al Jazeera's Arabic service on Sunday. "In a few days we were able to enrich uranium up to 60% and we can easily produce 90% enriched uranium ... Iran has the technical means to produce a nuclear bomb but there has been no decision by Iran to build one," Kamal Kharrazi said.
https://www.sott.net/article/469976-Khamenei-adviser-says-Iran-capable-of-building-nuclear-bomb
Khamenei adviser says Iran 'capable of building nuclear bomb'
Tehran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has yet to decide whether to build it, a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told Al Jazeera's Arabic service on Sunday. Tehran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has yet to decide whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told Al Jazeera's Arabic service on Sunday. "In a few days we were able to enrich uranium up to 60% and we can easily produce 90% enriched uranium ... Iran has the technical means to produce a nuclear bomb but there has been no decision by Iran to build one," Kamal Kharrazi said.
https://www.sott.net/article/469976-Khamenei-adviser-says-Iran-capable-of-building-nuclear-bomb
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BEST OF THE WEB: Cosmic Information Transducers: On the meaning of life in its broadest sense
I recently started hearing about the work of the Russian polymath Vladimir Vernadsky. The guy was a brilliant scientist - he was the founder and first president of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, so not exactly a fringe thinker in his time. Vernadsky took Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's concept of the noosphere and grounded it in his own deep appreciation of biological, geological, and chemical processes - which was a profound understanding indeed as he pretty much invented the field of biogeochemistry. His views seem to have gone far beyond the Gaia hypothesis, probably ultimately inspired by his writing, that was popularized well beyond his death, which merely posits that the biosphere achieves a high-level homeostatic equilibrium. Full disclosure: I haven't actually read Vernadsky, so everything that follows is just me riffing on what I've gathered from a few podcasts and blogs. I first heard of the man's work from that brilliant lunatic Clif High (see for instance here), the...
https://www.sott.net/article/469977-Cosmic-Information-Transducers-On-the-meaning-of-life-in-its-broadest-sense
BEST OF THE WEB: Cosmic Information Transducers: On the meaning of life in its broadest sense
I recently started hearing about the work of the Russian polymath Vladimir Vernadsky. The guy was a brilliant scientist - he was the founder and first president of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, so not exactly a fringe thinker in his time. Vernadsky took Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's concept of the noosphere and grounded it in his own deep appreciation of biological, geological, and chemical processes - which was a profound understanding indeed as he pretty much invented the field of biogeochemistry. His views seem to have gone far beyond the Gaia hypothesis, probably ultimately inspired by his writing, that was popularized well beyond his death, which merely posits that the biosphere achieves a high-level homeostatic equilibrium. Full disclosure: I haven't actually read Vernadsky, so everything that follows is just me riffing on what I've gathered from a few podcasts and blogs. I first heard of the man's work from that brilliant lunatic Clif High (see for instance here), the...
https://www.sott.net/article/469977-Cosmic-Information-Transducers-On-the-meaning-of-life-in-its-broadest-sense
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Finland warns of daily 2-hour-long blackouts this winter
As Europe grapples with an energy crisis, countries are looking for alternatives to Russian fossil fuels. Europe fears a historically difficult winter as the war in Ukraine disrupts its energy supply. With the continent ridding itself of Russian fossil fuels, it has proven difficult to find alternatives, meaning energy regulation and restrictions could be a possible solution. As Europe prepares for the cold with energy regulation, Finland may have similar limits. Comment: 'Energy regulation' is the new term for rolling blackouts, apparently.
https://www.sott.net/article/469978-Finland-warns-of-daily-2-hour-long-blackouts-this-winter
Finland warns of daily 2-hour-long blackouts this winter
As Europe grapples with an energy crisis, countries are looking for alternatives to Russian fossil fuels. Europe fears a historically difficult winter as the war in Ukraine disrupts its energy supply. With the continent ridding itself of Russian fossil fuels, it has proven difficult to find alternatives, meaning energy regulation and restrictions could be a possible solution. As Europe prepares for the cold with energy regulation, Finland may have similar limits. Comment: 'Energy regulation' is the new term for rolling blackouts, apparently.
https://www.sott.net/article/469978-Finland-warns-of-daily-2-hour-long-blackouts-this-winter
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Tour de Farce
Molière would never be short of material today. The great mystery continues at the Tour de France. The fittest men on the planet are dropping like flies. Must be that dangerous global warming again.
https://www.sott.net/article/469979-Tour-de-Farce
Tour de Farce
Molière would never be short of material today. The great mystery continues at the Tour de France. The fittest men on the planet are dropping like flies. Must be that dangerous global warming again.
https://www.sott.net/article/469979-Tour-de-Farce
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Incarcerated transgender woman Demi Minor impregnates two inmates at NJ prison
A transgender woman behind bars at a New Jersey women's prison impregnated two fellow inmates, prompting officials to move her to a different facility, a report revealed Saturday. Demi Minor, 27, was moved last month from the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women to the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility — a prison for young adults in Burlington County, a New Jersey Department of Corrections spokesman told NJ.com. Minor, who is serving a 30-year sentence for manslaughter, is in a vulnerable unit in the new facility where she is the only woman, the spokesman said. Minor wrote in a blog post on the website Justice 4 Demi on July 15 that she was placed on suicide watch at the new facility "due to the fact that I had hung myself in the van." She claimed guards denied her request to be strip-searched by a female DOC officer. "[NJDOC] have violated my right to be safe and free from sexual harassment, by putting me in one of the most violent youth Correctional facilities,"...
https://www.sott.net/article/469980-Incarcerated-transgender-woman-Demi-Minor-impregnates-two-inmates-at-NJ-prison
Incarcerated transgender woman Demi Minor impregnates two inmates at NJ prison
A transgender woman behind bars at a New Jersey women's prison impregnated two fellow inmates, prompting officials to move her to a different facility, a report revealed Saturday. Demi Minor, 27, was moved last month from the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women to the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility — a prison for young adults in Burlington County, a New Jersey Department of Corrections spokesman told NJ.com. Minor, who is serving a 30-year sentence for manslaughter, is in a vulnerable unit in the new facility where she is the only woman, the spokesman said. Minor wrote in a blog post on the website Justice 4 Demi on July 15 that she was placed on suicide watch at the new facility "due to the fact that I had hung myself in the van." She claimed guards denied her request to be strip-searched by a female DOC officer. "[NJDOC] have violated my right to be safe and free from sexual harassment, by putting me in one of the most violent youth Correctional facilities,"...
https://www.sott.net/article/469980-Incarcerated-transgender-woman-Demi-Minor-impregnates-two-inmates-at-NJ-prison
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Hunter Biden laptop shows dozens of meetings with dad, business partners
Hunter Biden met with his father at least 30 times at the White House or the vice president's residence, often just days after he returned home from overseas business jaunts. The breakfasts, lunches and other gabfests between 2008 and 2016 raise questions about whether Hunter was relaying messages to his father on behalf of foreign clients, and cast new doubt on the president's repeated denials that he had any role in his son's shady overseas business dealings. The meetings were found in a review of the personal calendar on Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop.
https://www.sott.net/article/469981-Hunter-Biden-laptop-shows-dozens-of-meetings-with-dad-business-partners
Hunter Biden laptop shows dozens of meetings with dad, business partners
Hunter Biden met with his father at least 30 times at the White House or the vice president's residence, often just days after he returned home from overseas business jaunts. The breakfasts, lunches and other gabfests between 2008 and 2016 raise questions about whether Hunter was relaying messages to his father on behalf of foreign clients, and cast new doubt on the president's repeated denials that he had any role in his son's shady overseas business dealings. The meetings were found in a review of the personal calendar on Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop.
https://www.sott.net/article/469981-Hunter-Biden-laptop-shows-dozens-of-meetings-with-dad-business-partners
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Top dance school scraps BALLET auditions branding it an 'elitist white art form', plans to 'decolonise' curriculum and make it gender neutral
A top British dance school has dropped ballet from its auditions after branding it an 'elitist art form', built around 'white European ideas and body shapes'. The Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) reviewed the dance as part of a wider plan to 'decolonise the curriculum', and consider the impact of race and gender on dance. The Leeds-based school will no longer require ballet as part of its auditions, due to the cost of learning the dance style, its idealisation of particular body shapes and gender-divided roles, staff have said.
https://www.sott.net/article/469982-Top-dance-school-scraps-BALLET-auditions-branding-it-an-elitist-white-art-form-plans-to-decolonise-curriculum-and-make-it-gender-neutral
Top dance school scraps BALLET auditions branding it an 'elitist white art form', plans to 'decolonise' curriculum and make it gender neutral
A top British dance school has dropped ballet from its auditions after branding it an 'elitist art form', built around 'white European ideas and body shapes'. The Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) reviewed the dance as part of a wider plan to 'decolonise the curriculum', and consider the impact of race and gender on dance. The Leeds-based school will no longer require ballet as part of its auditions, due to the cost of learning the dance style, its idealisation of particular body shapes and gender-divided roles, staff have said.
https://www.sott.net/article/469982-Top-dance-school-scraps-BALLET-auditions-branding-it-an-elitist-white-art-form-plans-to-decolonise-curriculum-and-make-it-gender-neutral
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Uvalde officials presented Texas DPS with document days after school shooting - Said police had 'zero hesitation' and 'moved directly toward gunfire', saving over 500 lives
Uvalde officials presented the Texas Department of Public Safety with a document labeled "narrative" during a closed-door meeting days after the May 24 shooting. Comment: Why so secretive? According to the The New York Times, the document put together a timeline of events from interviews with police officers who responded to the May 24 Robb Elementary shooting, which resulted in the deaths of 19 fourth-graders and 2 teachers. "There was zero hesitation on any of these officers' part, they moved directly toward the gunfire," the document said, according to the Times.
https://www.sott.net/article/469983-Uvalde-officials-presented-Texas-DPS-with-document-days-after-school-shooting-Said-police-had-zero-hesitation-and-moved-directly-toward-gunfire-saving-over-500-lives
Uvalde officials presented Texas DPS with document days after school shooting - Said police had 'zero hesitation' and 'moved directly toward gunfire', saving over 500 lives
Uvalde officials presented the Texas Department of Public Safety with a document labeled "narrative" during a closed-door meeting days after the May 24 shooting. Comment: Why so secretive? According to the The New York Times, the document put together a timeline of events from interviews with police officers who responded to the May 24 Robb Elementary shooting, which resulted in the deaths of 19 fourth-graders and 2 teachers. "There was zero hesitation on any of these officers' part, they moved directly toward the gunfire," the document said, according to the Times.
https://www.sott.net/article/469983-Uvalde-officials-presented-Texas-DPS-with-document-days-after-school-shooting-Said-police-had-zero-hesitation-and-moved-directly-toward-gunfire-saving-over-500-lives
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Meteor fireball over New York and other states on July 17
We received 12 reports about a fireball seen over MA, NH, NY, Ontario, Quebec and RI on Sunday, July 17th 2022 around 04:55 UT. For this event, we received one video and one photo.
https://www.sott.net/article/469984-Meteor-fireball-over-New-York-and-other-states-on-July-17
Meteor fireball over New York and other states on July 17
We received 12 reports about a fireball seen over MA, NH, NY, Ontario, Quebec and RI on Sunday, July 17th 2022 around 04:55 UT. For this event, we received one video and one photo.
https://www.sott.net/article/469984-Meteor-fireball-over-New-York-and-other-states-on-July-17
