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Seriously? BBC's 'independent vaccine expert' just happens to be in charge of Pfizer's UK vaccine centre
Now updated below to show that, additionally, their 'vaccine is safe' for pregnant women 'expert' just happens to be the PI of the Pfizer Covid vaccine in pregnancy trial. As I reported in this previous post the BBC is screening a documentary on 20 July in which mathematician Prof Hannah Fry - with the help 'experts' - attempts to convince 7 members of the public (who have so far refused) to take the Covid vaccine. As I pointed out the BBC (in the publicity for the programme) already signposted the likely extreme bias in the programme by massive underestimating the number of unvaccinated people in the UK, hence trying to present such people as a tiny extreme fringe. This newspaper article about the Programme unwittingly provides more evidence of just how biased the programme is going to be. To give just one example, we have this: As for concerns about how exactly the jab works, the group travelled to meet Professor Adam Finn, a paediatrician from the University of Bristol who has...
https://www.sott.net/article/470003-Seriously-BBCs-independent-vaccine-expert-just-happens-to-be-in-charge-of-Pfizers-UK-vaccine-centre
Seriously? BBC's 'independent vaccine expert' just happens to be in charge of Pfizer's UK vaccine centre
Now updated below to show that, additionally, their 'vaccine is safe' for pregnant women 'expert' just happens to be the PI of the Pfizer Covid vaccine in pregnancy trial. As I reported in this previous post the BBC is screening a documentary on 20 July in which mathematician Prof Hannah Fry - with the help 'experts' - attempts to convince 7 members of the public (who have so far refused) to take the Covid vaccine. As I pointed out the BBC (in the publicity for the programme) already signposted the likely extreme bias in the programme by massive underestimating the number of unvaccinated people in the UK, hence trying to present such people as a tiny extreme fringe. This newspaper article about the Programme unwittingly provides more evidence of just how biased the programme is going to be. To give just one example, we have this: As for concerns about how exactly the jab works, the group travelled to meet Professor Adam Finn, a paediatrician from the University of Bristol who has...
https://www.sott.net/article/470003-Seriously-BBCs-independent-vaccine-expert-just-happens-to-be-in-charge-of-Pfizers-UK-vaccine-centre
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The real-world consequences of green extremism
Glorious pictures from the edge of the universe have arrived on Earth just when events here force us to consider the possibility that governments are run by aliens. They are so out of touch with common sense that they must come from other planets. The James Webb Space Telescope, a wonder of human ingenuity, resourcefulness, imagination, and creative curiosity, is revealing the birth of galaxies to a world in which, by contrast, overreaching oligarchs and bossy bureaucrats constrict the actions of ordinary people trying to make their own lives and the lives of others better. Much of the world groans under immiserating rules handed down by a "theory class," even though they obviously don't work. The accolade for the most disastrous policy outcome is hotly contested, and Wednesday's grim revelation of 9.1% inflation shows that President Joe Biden's spending agenda is a strong contender. But even that might not take the cake. Worse, perhaps, are the results of hyper-alarmism on climate...
https://www.sott.net/article/470004-The-real-world-consequences-of-green-extremism
The real-world consequences of green extremism
Glorious pictures from the edge of the universe have arrived on Earth just when events here force us to consider the possibility that governments are run by aliens. They are so out of touch with common sense that they must come from other planets. The James Webb Space Telescope, a wonder of human ingenuity, resourcefulness, imagination, and creative curiosity, is revealing the birth of galaxies to a world in which, by contrast, overreaching oligarchs and bossy bureaucrats constrict the actions of ordinary people trying to make their own lives and the lives of others better. Much of the world groans under immiserating rules handed down by a "theory class," even though they obviously don't work. The accolade for the most disastrous policy outcome is hotly contested, and Wednesday's grim revelation of 9.1% inflation shows that President Joe Biden's spending agenda is a strong contender. But even that might not take the cake. Worse, perhaps, are the results of hyper-alarmism on climate...
https://www.sott.net/article/470004-The-real-world-consequences-of-green-extremism
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Soros-linked group wins $172M contract from Biden to help border crossers avoid deportation
A left-wing group linked to billionaire George Soros has won a nearly $172 million federal contract from President Joe Biden's administration to help young border crossers avoid deportation, a report revealed this week. Fox News's Adam Shaw and Joe Schoffstall reported on Thursday that the Vera Institute of Justice, with financial ties to Soros, has won a federal contract for $171.7 million that will provide attorneys to Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) to avoid deportation from the United States. The federal contract could end up showering the Vera Institute of Justice with $1 billion in taxpayer funding, Fox News reported: The arrangement lasts until March 2023 but can reach as high as $983 million if renewed until March 2027, the agreement shows. This appears to be the largest federal contract Vera has secured for immigration-related services for any single year dating back to the mid-2000s. ... The Vera Institute, meanwhile, is propelled by taxpayer-backed government grants...
https://www.sott.net/article/470005-Soros-linked-group-wins-172M-contract-from-Biden-to-help-border-crossers-avoid-deportation
Soros-linked group wins $172M contract from Biden to help border crossers avoid deportation
A left-wing group linked to billionaire George Soros has won a nearly $172 million federal contract from President Joe Biden's administration to help young border crossers avoid deportation, a report revealed this week. Fox News's Adam Shaw and Joe Schoffstall reported on Thursday that the Vera Institute of Justice, with financial ties to Soros, has won a federal contract for $171.7 million that will provide attorneys to Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) to avoid deportation from the United States. The federal contract could end up showering the Vera Institute of Justice with $1 billion in taxpayer funding, Fox News reported: The arrangement lasts until March 2023 but can reach as high as $983 million if renewed until March 2027, the agreement shows. This appears to be the largest federal contract Vera has secured for immigration-related services for any single year dating back to the mid-2000s. ... The Vera Institute, meanwhile, is propelled by taxpayer-backed government grants...
https://www.sott.net/article/470005-Soros-linked-group-wins-172M-contract-from-Biden-to-help-border-crossers-avoid-deportation
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How much did the US government pressure Twitter to ban Alex Berenson?
Nearly a year ago, former New York Times journalist Alex Berenson was permanently banned from Twitter for writing the following lines about the Covid shot: "It doesn't stop infection. Or transmission. Don't think of it as a vaccine. Think of it - at best - as a therapeutic with a limited window of efficacy and terrible side effect profile that must be dosed IN ADVANCE OF ILLNESS. And we want to mandate it? Insanity." From the beginning of the Covid hysteria, we followed and cited Berenson many times on the Ron Paul Liberty Report. Berenson took government and mainstream media rhetoric about the pandemic the way journalists used to take it: with a heavy dose of skepticism. And not long after he was banned for saying so, even the CDC Director admitted what he wrote is true. But at the time, he was a danger to the government narrative on Covid, and the "private" social media company Twitter silenced him. They did not only silence one reporter who was a thorn in their side, however....
https://www.sott.net/article/470006-How-much-did-the-US-government-pressure-Twitter-to-ban-Alex-Berenson
How much did the US government pressure Twitter to ban Alex Berenson?
Nearly a year ago, former New York Times journalist Alex Berenson was permanently banned from Twitter for writing the following lines about the Covid shot: "It doesn't stop infection. Or transmission. Don't think of it as a vaccine. Think of it - at best - as a therapeutic with a limited window of efficacy and terrible side effect profile that must be dosed IN ADVANCE OF ILLNESS. And we want to mandate it? Insanity." From the beginning of the Covid hysteria, we followed and cited Berenson many times on the Ron Paul Liberty Report. Berenson took government and mainstream media rhetoric about the pandemic the way journalists used to take it: with a heavy dose of skepticism. And not long after he was banned for saying so, even the CDC Director admitted what he wrote is true. But at the time, he was a danger to the government narrative on Covid, and the "private" social media company Twitter silenced him. They did not only silence one reporter who was a thorn in their side, however....
https://www.sott.net/article/470006-How-much-did-the-US-government-pressure-Twitter-to-ban-Alex-Berenson
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Dr. Deborah Birx admits being deceitful when recommending Covid strategies to Trump
"I couldn't do anything that would reveal my true intention," she writes, "to use the travel ban as one brick in the construction of a larger wall of protective measures we needed to enact very soon." Dr. Deborah Birx, who served in the Trump administration as part of the Covid response team, has admitted in her book and before Congress that much of the guidance issued to mitigate the pandemic was arbitrary. In her book Silent Invasion, she discusses the planning that went into an essential component of the strategy to handle Covid, one that has been roundly mocked: two weeks to stop the spread. The data used to back it up was from other countries, and Birx intentionally obfuscated her intentions for a robust lockdown. Birx writes in her book, she writes about assembling a team that she could "trust" to "look at the numbers and provide unvarnished analysis free from a hidden or political agenda. There would be no groupthink within my inner circle." But after deciding to trust the...
https://www.sott.net/article/470007-Dr-Deborah-Birx-admits-being-deceitful-when-recommending-Covid-strategies-to-Trump
Dr. Deborah Birx admits being deceitful when recommending Covid strategies to Trump
"I couldn't do anything that would reveal my true intention," she writes, "to use the travel ban as one brick in the construction of a larger wall of protective measures we needed to enact very soon." Dr. Deborah Birx, who served in the Trump administration as part of the Covid response team, has admitted in her book and before Congress that much of the guidance issued to mitigate the pandemic was arbitrary. In her book Silent Invasion, she discusses the planning that went into an essential component of the strategy to handle Covid, one that has been roundly mocked: two weeks to stop the spread. The data used to back it up was from other countries, and Birx intentionally obfuscated her intentions for a robust lockdown. Birx writes in her book, she writes about assembling a team that she could "trust" to "look at the numbers and provide unvarnished analysis free from a hidden or political agenda. There would be no groupthink within my inner circle." But after deciding to trust the...
https://www.sott.net/article/470007-Dr-Deborah-Birx-admits-being-deceitful-when-recommending-Covid-strategies-to-Trump
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Germany and France 'killed' Minsk agreements - Russia
Germany is demanding that Russia guarantee Ukraine's territorial integrity. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov wrote, in an op-ed for the Russian newspaper Izvestia: "When [German Chancellor] Olaf Scholz demands that Russia should be compelled to sign an agreement granting Ukraine guarantees of territorial integrity and sovereignty, all his attempts are in vain. There was already such a deal - the Minsk agreements - which was killed by Berlin and Paris. They were shielding Kiev, which openly refused to comply." Russia, Germany and France brokered the 2015 Minsk agreements between Ukraine and Donbass, which were designed to put an end to hostilities. But according to Lavrov, Berlin and Paris failed to ensure Kiev's compliance. The Russian foreign minister noted that former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko admitted the Minsk agreements meant nothing for Kiev, and Ukraine used them only to buy time.
https://www.sott.net/article/470008-Germany-and-France-killed-Minsk-agreements-Russia
Germany and France 'killed' Minsk agreements - Russia
Germany is demanding that Russia guarantee Ukraine's territorial integrity. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov wrote, in an op-ed for the Russian newspaper Izvestia: "When [German Chancellor] Olaf Scholz demands that Russia should be compelled to sign an agreement granting Ukraine guarantees of territorial integrity and sovereignty, all his attempts are in vain. There was already such a deal - the Minsk agreements - which was killed by Berlin and Paris. They were shielding Kiev, which openly refused to comply." Russia, Germany and France brokered the 2015 Minsk agreements between Ukraine and Donbass, which were designed to put an end to hostilities. But according to Lavrov, Berlin and Paris failed to ensure Kiev's compliance. The Russian foreign minister noted that former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko admitted the Minsk agreements meant nothing for Kiev, and Ukraine used them only to buy time.
https://www.sott.net/article/470008-Germany-and-France-killed-Minsk-agreements-Russia
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4 dead in mall shooting in Indiana, gunman is shot by armed civilian
Three people were killed and another two injured on Monday in a shooting that occurred at a mall outside Indianapolis, Indiana. An armed civilian fatally shot the gunman, police have said. According to Greenwood Police Chief Jim Ison, a man entered the Greenwood Park Mall with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition before opening fire at the food court. Police have yet to identify the gunman or establish his motive. The shooter was eventually stopped by a "good Samaritan," who Ison described as a 22-year-old man.
https://www.sott.net/article/470009-4-dead-in-mall-shooting-in-Indiana-gunman-is-shot-by-armed-civilian
4 dead in mall shooting in Indiana, gunman is shot by armed civilian
Three people were killed and another two injured on Monday in a shooting that occurred at a mall outside Indianapolis, Indiana. An armed civilian fatally shot the gunman, police have said. According to Greenwood Police Chief Jim Ison, a man entered the Greenwood Park Mall with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition before opening fire at the food court. Police have yet to identify the gunman or establish his motive. The shooter was eventually stopped by a "good Samaritan," who Ison described as a 22-year-old man.
https://www.sott.net/article/470009-4-dead-in-mall-shooting-in-Indiana-gunman-is-shot-by-armed-civilian
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The Assassination of Archduke Shinzo Abe
July 8 was a muggy day in the ancient capital of Japan. Shinzo Abe, the most powerful figure in Japanese politics, was delivering a stump speech for a local Liberal Democratic Party candidate in front of the Nara Kintetsu railway station when suddenly a loud bang rang out, followed by an odd cloud of smoke. The response was incredible. Among those in the unusually large crowd gathered, not a single person ran for cover, or hit the ground in terror. Abe's body guards, who stood unusually far away from him during the speech, looked on impassively, making no effort to shield him, or to pull him to a safe location. A few seconds later, Abe crumpled and collapsed to the ground, lying there impassive in his standard blue jacket, white shirt, now speckled with blood, and trademark blue badge of solidarity with Japanese abductees in North Korea. Most likely he was killed instantaneously.
https://www.sott.net/article/470010-The-Assassination-of-Archduke-Shinzo-Abe
The Assassination of Archduke Shinzo Abe
July 8 was a muggy day in the ancient capital of Japan. Shinzo Abe, the most powerful figure in Japanese politics, was delivering a stump speech for a local Liberal Democratic Party candidate in front of the Nara Kintetsu railway station when suddenly a loud bang rang out, followed by an odd cloud of smoke. The response was incredible. Among those in the unusually large crowd gathered, not a single person ran for cover, or hit the ground in terror. Abe's body guards, who stood unusually far away from him during the speech, looked on impassively, making no effort to shield him, or to pull him to a safe location. A few seconds later, Abe crumpled and collapsed to the ground, lying there impassive in his standard blue jacket, white shirt, now speckled with blood, and trademark blue badge of solidarity with Japanese abductees in North Korea. Most likely he was killed instantaneously.
https://www.sott.net/article/470010-The-Assassination-of-Archduke-Shinzo-Abe
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EU's top diplomat hits back at Hungary over claims Russia sanctions 'will destroy Europe's economy'
Josep Borrell insisted the restrictions are not a mistake, after Hungarian PM Viktor Orban called them "miscalculated" The EU's top diplomat has hit back at those who criticize the Western sanctions slapped on Russia, saying on Monday that he does not believe them to be a mistake, and adding that the bloc will continue to stand by its policies. "There is a big debate about 'are the sanctions effective? Are the sanctions affecting us more than Russia?' Some European leaders have been saying that the sanctions were an error, were a mistake. Well, I do not think they were a mistake, it is what we had to do and we will continue doing," Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, told reporters prior to the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels.
https://www.sott.net/article/470011-EUs-top-diplomat-hits-back-at-Hungary-over-claims-Russia-sanctions-will-destroy-Europes-economy
EU's top diplomat hits back at Hungary over claims Russia sanctions 'will destroy Europe's economy'
Josep Borrell insisted the restrictions are not a mistake, after Hungarian PM Viktor Orban called them "miscalculated" The EU's top diplomat has hit back at those who criticize the Western sanctions slapped on Russia, saying on Monday that he does not believe them to be a mistake, and adding that the bloc will continue to stand by its policies. "There is a big debate about 'are the sanctions effective? Are the sanctions affecting us more than Russia?' Some European leaders have been saying that the sanctions were an error, were a mistake. Well, I do not think they were a mistake, it is what we had to do and we will continue doing," Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, told reporters prior to the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels.
https://www.sott.net/article/470011-EUs-top-diplomat-hits-back-at-Hungary-over-claims-Russia-sanctions-will-destroy-Europes-economy
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Fields of crops burn in 10 locations across the UK in just one day
Farmers have been rocked by burning crops, while grass is on fire in locations around Britain. Emergency services have warned of wildfires, advising the public not to use barbeques or leave litter which could spark fires in the countryside. Meanwhile, open leisure areas, including zoos and wildlife parks, are closed to protect animals, staff and visitors. Fires are currently burning in:
https://www.sott.net/article/470012-Fields-of-crops-burn-in-10-locations-across-the-UK-in-just-one-day
Fields of crops burn in 10 locations across the UK in just one day
Farmers have been rocked by burning crops, while grass is on fire in locations around Britain. Emergency services have warned of wildfires, advising the public not to use barbeques or leave litter which could spark fires in the countryside. Meanwhile, open leisure areas, including zoos and wildlife parks, are closed to protect animals, staff and visitors. Fires are currently burning in:
https://www.sott.net/article/470012-Fields-of-crops-burn-in-10-locations-across-the-UK-in-just-one-day
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Imran Khan rewrites Pakistan's political history
Against the odds and powerful rivals pitted against him, former PM Khan's win in Punjab elections is a victory for democracy and Pakistan's sovereignty. It is an unsavoury proposition always, be it in India or Pakistan, when political power is usurped by fly-by-night operators who engineer defections from a ruling party, and an established government gets overthrown despite its mandate to govern. In India — so far, at least — such shenanigans leading to regime change at the federal or state level have not been manipulated by foreign powers — except, perhaps, in the ouster of the first communist government in the southern state of Kerala, way back in 1959. In South Asian politics, Nepal, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives have been chronic cases where foreign interference in their domestic politics has become endemic. But they are either small countries or weak states, vulnerable to external pressure.
https://www.sott.net/article/470013-Imran-Khan-rewrites-Pakistans-political-history
Imran Khan rewrites Pakistan's political history
Against the odds and powerful rivals pitted against him, former PM Khan's win in Punjab elections is a victory for democracy and Pakistan's sovereignty. It is an unsavoury proposition always, be it in India or Pakistan, when political power is usurped by fly-by-night operators who engineer defections from a ruling party, and an established government gets overthrown despite its mandate to govern. In India — so far, at least — such shenanigans leading to regime change at the federal or state level have not been manipulated by foreign powers — except, perhaps, in the ouster of the first communist government in the southern state of Kerala, way back in 1959. In South Asian politics, Nepal, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives have been chronic cases where foreign interference in their domestic politics has become endemic. But they are either small countries or weak states, vulnerable to external pressure.
https://www.sott.net/article/470013-Imran-Khan-rewrites-Pakistans-political-history
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Lawsuit alleges famed candy Skittles is 'unsafe for human consumption'
A California man is suing the candy maker Mars, alleging Skittles contains a "known toxin," making the popular candy "unfit for human consumption." On Thursday, San Leandro resident Jenile Thames filed a lawsuit seeking class-action status in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Attorneys for Thames said Skittles were unsafe for consumers because they contain "heightened levels" of titanium dioxide. Mars Inc. uses titanium dioxide to produce Skittles' rainbow of artificial colors. In 2016, the Mars publicly stated its intention to remove additive from its products. However, the Thursday complaint noted it is still used in products like Skittles today. In a statement sent by Mars to several other news outlets, the company said: "While we do not comment on pending litigation, our use of titanium dioxide complies with FDA regulations."
https://www.sott.net/article/470014-Lawsuit-alleges-famed-candy-Skittles-is-unsafe-for-human-consumption
Lawsuit alleges famed candy Skittles is 'unsafe for human consumption'
A California man is suing the candy maker Mars, alleging Skittles contains a "known toxin," making the popular candy "unfit for human consumption." On Thursday, San Leandro resident Jenile Thames filed a lawsuit seeking class-action status in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Attorneys for Thames said Skittles were unsafe for consumers because they contain "heightened levels" of titanium dioxide. Mars Inc. uses titanium dioxide to produce Skittles' rainbow of artificial colors. In 2016, the Mars publicly stated its intention to remove additive from its products. However, the Thursday complaint noted it is still used in products like Skittles today. In a statement sent by Mars to several other news outlets, the company said: "While we do not comment on pending litigation, our use of titanium dioxide complies with FDA regulations."
https://www.sott.net/article/470014-Lawsuit-alleges-famed-candy-Skittles-is-unsafe-for-human-consumption
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ArriveCan 'glitch' ordering vaccinated Canadians into quarantine without reason
According to the government of Canada's ArriveCan app, David Crouch should be at home, avoiding all contact, quarantining, to protect others from the COVID-19 there is absolutely no indication he has. Crouch is quadruple vaccinated, has not tested positive for COVID-19 and is showing no symptoms. The border guard who waved him back into Canada last week said nothing about getting a COVID test, or quarantine, but when he got home he found an email and a notification in his ArriveCan app, telling him to stay home for two weeks. Crouch lives in Ridgeway, Ont., a 15-minute drive from the Canada-U.S. border and like many living in border communities, he has American friends he visits regularly. He also picks up groceries on the other side of the border. He said there was no hint of an issue at the border, so the email hit him like a ton of bricks. "I checked my email and there's an email from ArriveCan, saying you are quarantined. This is your second day of quarantine," he said.
https://www.sott.net/article/470015-ArriveCan-glitch-ordering-vaccinated-Canadians-into-quarantine-without-reason
ArriveCan 'glitch' ordering vaccinated Canadians into quarantine without reason
According to the government of Canada's ArriveCan app, David Crouch should be at home, avoiding all contact, quarantining, to protect others from the COVID-19 there is absolutely no indication he has. Crouch is quadruple vaccinated, has not tested positive for COVID-19 and is showing no symptoms. The border guard who waved him back into Canada last week said nothing about getting a COVID test, or quarantine, but when he got home he found an email and a notification in his ArriveCan app, telling him to stay home for two weeks. Crouch lives in Ridgeway, Ont., a 15-minute drive from the Canada-U.S. border and like many living in border communities, he has American friends he visits regularly. He also picks up groceries on the other side of the border. He said there was no hint of an issue at the border, so the email hit him like a ton of bricks. "I checked my email and there's an email from ArriveCan, saying you are quarantined. This is your second day of quarantine," he said.
https://www.sott.net/article/470015-ArriveCan-glitch-ordering-vaccinated-Canadians-into-quarantine-without-reason
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Another glorious day for the climate alarmists to scare us all to death
Already the official forecasts of temperatures reaching over 40°C have started to drop. The forecasts are the work of super computers and climate models, and their work is done. Population scared and headlines of imminent climate Thermageddon written. But let us now return to Planet Reality. The temperature might top 40°C somewhere this Monday or Tuesday. No doubt some thermometer blasted by jet exhaust, or conveniently sited in an urban setting with lots of reflecting glass and stone, can be found to produce the magic number. But, as ever, the response is - so what? A hot day is a product of meteorological events. There is not one paper in the science world that has conclusively linked single weather events to long-term climate change. Climate change is like capitalism. It is the aggregation of countless events and transactions. You can pick one single capital transaction and argue capitalism is doomed or evil. You can pick one heatwave and argue, as London mayor Sadiq Khan did,...
https://www.sott.net/article/470016-Another-glorious-day-for-the-climate-alarmists-to-scare-us-all-to-death
Another glorious day for the climate alarmists to scare us all to death
Already the official forecasts of temperatures reaching over 40°C have started to drop. The forecasts are the work of super computers and climate models, and their work is done. Population scared and headlines of imminent climate Thermageddon written. But let us now return to Planet Reality. The temperature might top 40°C somewhere this Monday or Tuesday. No doubt some thermometer blasted by jet exhaust, or conveniently sited in an urban setting with lots of reflecting glass and stone, can be found to produce the magic number. But, as ever, the response is - so what? A hot day is a product of meteorological events. There is not one paper in the science world that has conclusively linked single weather events to long-term climate change. Climate change is like capitalism. It is the aggregation of countless events and transactions. You can pick one single capital transaction and argue capitalism is doomed or evil. You can pick one heatwave and argue, as London mayor Sadiq Khan did,...
https://www.sott.net/article/470016-Another-glorious-day-for-the-climate-alarmists-to-scare-us-all-to-death
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LGBT 'propaganda' faces complete ban in Russia
The promotion of LGBT relations could be permanently banned in Russia under a bill introduced to the State Duma on Monday, which likens such messaging to war propaganda and incitement of hatred. Currently, LGBT 'propaganda' in Russia is only banned when directed at children, but some politicians have been calling for harsher restrictions and punishments for the "denial of family values" and "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations." In an explanatory note attached to the bill, the authors argue that LGBT 'propaganda' has become widespread in Russia and is being promoted through the media, public events, streaming services and through the depiction of such relationships in films. "In Russia, at the legislative level, it is not allowed to promote suicide, drugs, extremism, criminal behavior, as they are considered negative and socially dangerous phenomena. At the same time, formally, until now, there is no ban on propaganda of the denial of family values and non-traditional...
https://www.sott.net/article/470017-LGBT-propaganda-faces-complete-ban-in-Russia
LGBT 'propaganda' faces complete ban in Russia
The promotion of LGBT relations could be permanently banned in Russia under a bill introduced to the State Duma on Monday, which likens such messaging to war propaganda and incitement of hatred. Currently, LGBT 'propaganda' in Russia is only banned when directed at children, but some politicians have been calling for harsher restrictions and punishments for the "denial of family values" and "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations." In an explanatory note attached to the bill, the authors argue that LGBT 'propaganda' has become widespread in Russia and is being promoted through the media, public events, streaming services and through the depiction of such relationships in films. "In Russia, at the legislative level, it is not allowed to promote suicide, drugs, extremism, criminal behavior, as they are considered negative and socially dangerous phenomena. At the same time, formally, until now, there is no ban on propaganda of the denial of family values and non-traditional...
https://www.sott.net/article/470017-LGBT-propaganda-faces-complete-ban-in-Russia
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EU's foreign policy commissar, Borrell, admits goal of anti-Russian sanctions
Brussels aims to create problems for the Russian economy, but it won't stop the fighting in Ukraine, said Josep Borrell The embargoes imposed by the European Union against Moscow are intended not to stop the fighting in Ukraine, but wreck the Russian economy, the bloc's foreign policy commissioner Josep Borrell said in Brussels on Monday. Borrell also announced an EU ban on Russian gold exports later this week. "The EU sanctions will not stop the military activities in Ukraine, but ought to create a lot of problems for the Russian economy," Borrell said, adding that the EU "cannot afford sanctions fatigue." Russian President Vladimir Putin "counts on the fatigue of democracies with sanctions," the EU high representative for foreign policy said. "It is not easy but we must continue to put pressure on the Russian economy. Our European societies must not abandon this policy," he added. Comment: It makes it clear for anyone that it was never about protecting Ukraine or EU values or...
https://www.sott.net/article/470018-EUs-foreign-policy-commissar-Borrell-admits-goal-of-anti-Russian-sanctions
EU's foreign policy commissar, Borrell, admits goal of anti-Russian sanctions
Brussels aims to create problems for the Russian economy, but it won't stop the fighting in Ukraine, said Josep Borrell The embargoes imposed by the European Union against Moscow are intended not to stop the fighting in Ukraine, but wreck the Russian economy, the bloc's foreign policy commissioner Josep Borrell said in Brussels on Monday. Borrell also announced an EU ban on Russian gold exports later this week. "The EU sanctions will not stop the military activities in Ukraine, but ought to create a lot of problems for the Russian economy," Borrell said, adding that the EU "cannot afford sanctions fatigue." Russian President Vladimir Putin "counts on the fatigue of democracies with sanctions," the EU high representative for foreign policy said. "It is not easy but we must continue to put pressure on the Russian economy. Our European societies must not abandon this policy," he added. Comment: It makes it clear for anyone that it was never about protecting Ukraine or EU values or...
https://www.sott.net/article/470018-EUs-foreign-policy-commissar-Borrell-admits-goal-of-anti-Russian-sanctions
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Mass shooter at Indiana mall killed by armed "good samaritan" civilian
A man with a rifle walked into an Indiana mall and opened fire in a food court Sunday evening. A law-abiding citizen with a permit to carry a handgun responded in seconds and was able to shoot and kill the suspect, ending the rampage. The Greenwood Police Department said a lone suspect entered the food court area of the Greenwood Park Mall, located on Highway 31 on the south side of Indianapolis, around 1800 local time. The suspect was armed with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition and immediately began firing. He was identified as an adult male, and police have yet to release a motive. The suspect killed three people and injured two during the rampage but was stopped short by a 22-year-old man carrying a gun lawfully. Police have not shared the man's name, but local authorities are already calling the citizen who stopped the shooter a "real hero." "Someone we are calling the 'Good Samaritan' was able to shoot the assailant and stop further bloodshed," Mayor Mark W. Myers...
https://www.sott.net/article/470019-Mass-shooter-at-Indiana-mall-killed-by-armed-good-samaritan-civilian
Mass shooter at Indiana mall killed by armed "good samaritan" civilian
A man with a rifle walked into an Indiana mall and opened fire in a food court Sunday evening. A law-abiding citizen with a permit to carry a handgun responded in seconds and was able to shoot and kill the suspect, ending the rampage. The Greenwood Police Department said a lone suspect entered the food court area of the Greenwood Park Mall, located on Highway 31 on the south side of Indianapolis, around 1800 local time. The suspect was armed with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition and immediately began firing. He was identified as an adult male, and police have yet to release a motive. The suspect killed three people and injured two during the rampage but was stopped short by a 22-year-old man carrying a gun lawfully. Police have not shared the man's name, but local authorities are already calling the citizen who stopped the shooter a "real hero." "Someone we are calling the 'Good Samaritan' was able to shoot the assailant and stop further bloodshed," Mayor Mark W. Myers...
https://www.sott.net/article/470019-Mass-shooter-at-Indiana-mall-killed-by-armed-good-samaritan-civilian
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EU can no longer afford national vetoes on foreign policy, German chancellor says
The European Union can no longer afford to keep national vetoes when deciding on European Union foreign and security policy if it wants to maintain a leading role in global politics, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. Moscow's war in Ukraine makes unity in Europe ever more urgent and increases pressure for an end to "selfish blockades" of European decisions by individual member states, Scholz said in an article published by the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper on Sunday.
https://www.sott.net/article/470020-EU-can-no-longer-afford-national-vetoes-on-foreign-policy-German-chancellor-says
EU can no longer afford national vetoes on foreign policy, German chancellor says
The European Union can no longer afford to keep national vetoes when deciding on European Union foreign and security policy if it wants to maintain a leading role in global politics, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. Moscow's war in Ukraine makes unity in Europe ever more urgent and increases pressure for an end to "selfish blockades" of European decisions by individual member states, Scholz said in an article published by the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper on Sunday.
https://www.sott.net/article/470020-EU-can-no-longer-afford-national-vetoes-on-foreign-policy-German-chancellor-says
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Former White House physician: Biden may be on cognitive drugs to get him through the day
Congressman and former White House physician Ronny Jackson says Joe Biden may be on cognitive drugs to get him through the day and will be forced to resign as a result of his mental impairment. Jackson made the comments on Maria Bartiromo's Sunday Morning Futures Fox News show. "Are they hiding this and feeding him drugs to allow him to function?" asked Bartiromo, adding, "I know he goes home to Delaware a lot, more than any other president."
https://www.sott.net/article/470021-Former-White-House-physician-Biden-may-be-on-cognitive-drugs-to-get-him-through-the-day
Former White House physician: Biden may be on cognitive drugs to get him through the day
Congressman and former White House physician Ronny Jackson says Joe Biden may be on cognitive drugs to get him through the day and will be forced to resign as a result of his mental impairment. Jackson made the comments on Maria Bartiromo's Sunday Morning Futures Fox News show. "Are they hiding this and feeding him drugs to allow him to function?" asked Bartiromo, adding, "I know he goes home to Delaware a lot, more than any other president."
https://www.sott.net/article/470021-Former-White-House-physician-Biden-may-be-on-cognitive-drugs-to-get-him-through-the-day
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New study: Covid vaccine linked to menstrual changes
A recent study has shown that almost half of women who took the Covid vaccine have reported changes to their menstrual cycle. The journal Science Advances published the results of a study on Friday articulating links between the Covid vaccine and changes to menstruation. They found that "42% of people with regular menstrual cycles bleed more heavily than usual." The study also showed that women who were post-menopause or who use long-term contraceptives reported unexpected breakthrough bleeding after taking the vaccine. NBC reports that the survey was conducted with 39,000 participants between the ages of 18 to 80 who were vaccinated with Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Novavax vaccines. People between 45 and 55 were excluded to avoid inclusion of body changes due to menopause.
https://www.sott.net/article/470022-New-study-Covid-vaccine-linked-to-menstrual-changes
New study: Covid vaccine linked to menstrual changes
A recent study has shown that almost half of women who took the Covid vaccine have reported changes to their menstrual cycle. The journal Science Advances published the results of a study on Friday articulating links between the Covid vaccine and changes to menstruation. They found that "42% of people with regular menstrual cycles bleed more heavily than usual." The study also showed that women who were post-menopause or who use long-term contraceptives reported unexpected breakthrough bleeding after taking the vaccine. NBC reports that the survey was conducted with 39,000 participants between the ages of 18 to 80 who were vaccinated with Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Novavax vaccines. People between 45 and 55 were excluded to avoid inclusion of body changes due to menopause.
https://www.sott.net/article/470022-New-study-Covid-vaccine-linked-to-menstrual-changes
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US advisers say no need for Disinformation Governance Board
The Department of Homeland Security has shut down the controversial Disinformation Governance Board after massive blowback from the public. DHS announced the creation of the disinformation board in April in order to "coordinate countering misinformation related to homeland security, focused specifically on irregular migration and Russia." After months of outcry and criticism, the board was quietly shut down on Monday.
https://www.sott.net/article/470023-US-advisers-say-no-need-for-Disinformation-Governance-Board
US advisers say no need for Disinformation Governance Board
The Department of Homeland Security has shut down the controversial Disinformation Governance Board after massive blowback from the public. DHS announced the creation of the disinformation board in April in order to "coordinate countering misinformation related to homeland security, focused specifically on irregular migration and Russia." After months of outcry and criticism, the board was quietly shut down on Monday.
https://www.sott.net/article/470023-US-advisers-say-no-need-for-Disinformation-Governance-Board
