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The heatwave green hysteria is out of control
If you find yourself wondering over the next few days why it is so swelteringly hot, I have an answer for you. It's because of rich people. It's because of those wealthy elites with all their gas-guzzling vehicles and reckless holidaymaking. It's their fault you're sweating on the Tube. This infantile claim really is being made, and by supposedly serious politicians. Labour's Richard Burgon, over on his Instagram account, is wringing his no doubt sweaty hands over the filthy rich folk who apparently landed us in this weather apocalypse. 'As we face 40°C temperatures and the first ever Red Extreme Heat Warning, remember this climate crisis is driven by the wealthy', he cries. His stern words are accompanied, naturally, by that Met Office map showing half of Britain coloured dark red - the hellish hue that has been chosen to illustrate how dire our predicament has allegedly become. Is anyone else tiring of all this green hysteria over the heatwave? There is something medieval about...
https://www.sott.net/article/470039-The-heatwave-green-hysteria-is-out-of-control
The heatwave green hysteria is out of control
If you find yourself wondering over the next few days why it is so swelteringly hot, I have an answer for you. It's because of rich people. It's because of those wealthy elites with all their gas-guzzling vehicles and reckless holidaymaking. It's their fault you're sweating on the Tube. This infantile claim really is being made, and by supposedly serious politicians. Labour's Richard Burgon, over on his Instagram account, is wringing his no doubt sweaty hands over the filthy rich folk who apparently landed us in this weather apocalypse. 'As we face 40°C temperatures and the first ever Red Extreme Heat Warning, remember this climate crisis is driven by the wealthy', he cries. His stern words are accompanied, naturally, by that Met Office map showing half of Britain coloured dark red - the hellish hue that has been chosen to illustrate how dire our predicament has allegedly become. Is anyone else tiring of all this green hysteria over the heatwave? There is something medieval about...
https://www.sott.net/article/470039-The-heatwave-green-hysteria-is-out-of-control
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New report shows micro-meteor impacts have left 'uncorrectable' damage to the Webb telescope's mirror
Fortunately, engineers planned for this. Since launching on Dec. 25, 2021, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been pelted by at least 19 tiny space rocks — including one large one that left noticeable damage on one of the telescope's 18 gold-plated mirrors. In a sprawling new status report posted to the pre-print database arXiv.org (opens in new tab), NASA researchers have shared the first images showing the extent of that damage. Seen on the C3 mirror in the lower right-hand corner of the image, the impact site appears as a single bright white dent besmirching the golden mirror's surface.
https://www.sott.net/article/470040-New-report-shows-micro-meteor-impacts-have-left-uncorrectable-damage-to-the-Webb-telescopes-mirror
New report shows micro-meteor impacts have left 'uncorrectable' damage to the Webb telescope's mirror
Fortunately, engineers planned for this. Since launching on Dec. 25, 2021, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been pelted by at least 19 tiny space rocks — including one large one that left noticeable damage on one of the telescope's 18 gold-plated mirrors. In a sprawling new status report posted to the pre-print database arXiv.org (opens in new tab), NASA researchers have shared the first images showing the extent of that damage. Seen on the C3 mirror in the lower right-hand corner of the image, the impact site appears as a single bright white dent besmirching the golden mirror's surface.
https://www.sott.net/article/470040-New-report-shows-micro-meteor-impacts-have-left-uncorrectable-damage-to-the-Webb-telescopes-mirror
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Satellite imagery shows global crop declines - except for Russia and China
Infrared satellite imagery designed to measure moisture levels and the health of farmlands suggests that staple crops such as wheat are in poor condition and in sharp decline among major exporters including the Ukraine, the US and India. Two countries do have bumper crops so far though; namely Russia and China. It is hard to say which governments and institutions monitor this data, but a few months ago a multitude of political leaders and global banks issued simultaneous warnings of a "global food shortage" and an impending crisis. Such institutions included the IMF, World Bank, the BIS and even the White House. So far, a perfect storm of stagflation, supply chain disruptions and poor weather conditions have combined to disrupt food production around the world. Price inflation due to central bank stimulus measures has been enough to do incredible damage to the many national economies, but a single bad year for crops on top of this could spell disaster.
https://www.sott.net/article/470041-Satellite-imagery-shows-global-crop-declines-except-for-Russia-and-China
Satellite imagery shows global crop declines - except for Russia and China
Infrared satellite imagery designed to measure moisture levels and the health of farmlands suggests that staple crops such as wheat are in poor condition and in sharp decline among major exporters including the Ukraine, the US and India. Two countries do have bumper crops so far though; namely Russia and China. It is hard to say which governments and institutions monitor this data, but a few months ago a multitude of political leaders and global banks issued simultaneous warnings of a "global food shortage" and an impending crisis. Such institutions included the IMF, World Bank, the BIS and even the White House. So far, a perfect storm of stagflation, supply chain disruptions and poor weather conditions have combined to disrupt food production around the world. Price inflation due to central bank stimulus measures has been enough to do incredible damage to the many national economies, but a single bad year for crops on top of this could spell disaster.
https://www.sott.net/article/470041-Satellite-imagery-shows-global-crop-declines-except-for-Russia-and-China
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What has Trump's endless prosecution accomplished?
Tonight was meant to be the grand primetime finale of the January 6th hearings, but those have been postponed. MSNBC's Ali Vitali, when asked the reason, answered in classic fashion. "Look," she said. "You have to infer that the reason for that is they're getting new cooperation, not least of which from former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone..." Do we? Have to infer that? From George Nader to Michael Cohen to Hope Hicks to Michael Flynn to Don McGahn to Alexander Vindman to Cassidy Hutchinson to a long, long list of others, we've been repeatedly told the key Bearer Of Secrets had turned states evidence, and the "John Dean moment" was here. Do you remember the New Yorker article from the summer of 2018, "Allen Weisselberg, the Man Who Knows Donald Trump's Financial Secrets, Has Agreed to Become a Coöperating Witness"? The one containing the line, "Allen is the one guy who knows everything"? No? Neither had I. But it happened, another moment crumpled up and thrown at the bottom of...
https://www.sott.net/article/470042-What-has-Trumps-endless-prosecution-accomplished
What has Trump's endless prosecution accomplished?
Tonight was meant to be the grand primetime finale of the January 6th hearings, but those have been postponed. MSNBC's Ali Vitali, when asked the reason, answered in classic fashion. "Look," she said. "You have to infer that the reason for that is they're getting new cooperation, not least of which from former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone..." Do we? Have to infer that? From George Nader to Michael Cohen to Hope Hicks to Michael Flynn to Don McGahn to Alexander Vindman to Cassidy Hutchinson to a long, long list of others, we've been repeatedly told the key Bearer Of Secrets had turned states evidence, and the "John Dean moment" was here. Do you remember the New Yorker article from the summer of 2018, "Allen Weisselberg, the Man Who Knows Donald Trump's Financial Secrets, Has Agreed to Become a Coöperating Witness"? The one containing the line, "Allen is the one guy who knows everything"? No? Neither had I. But it happened, another moment crumpled up and thrown at the bottom of...
https://www.sott.net/article/470042-What-has-Trumps-endless-prosecution-accomplished
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Let's bring regulation into the 21st century
We wouldn't build airplanes which contradict the laws of aerodynamics and neither should we allow government to write regulations that ignore the fundamental force of swarm intelligence. With the predicted electoral red wave coming this fall and likely continuation in 2024, now is the time to plot a course for the complete reshaping of regulation in this country. Are you listening, President Trump? There is no reason to start the planning on day one. Rather, Republicans should have a detailed plan(s) already prepared to begin implementation on day one. They can do what they can when Republicans take back Congress and push it to warp speed when they win the White House. Now is the time to do this and to use our scientific knowledge of swarm intelligence as our guide. Today, far too much regulation — at both the state and federal level — is based on the antiquated predictive system design. This is a hierarchical "boss" design where bosses are expected to be able to predict the future...
https://www.sott.net/article/470043-Lets-bring-regulation-into-the-21st-century
Let's bring regulation into the 21st century
We wouldn't build airplanes which contradict the laws of aerodynamics and neither should we allow government to write regulations that ignore the fundamental force of swarm intelligence. With the predicted electoral red wave coming this fall and likely continuation in 2024, now is the time to plot a course for the complete reshaping of regulation in this country. Are you listening, President Trump? There is no reason to start the planning on day one. Rather, Republicans should have a detailed plan(s) already prepared to begin implementation on day one. They can do what they can when Republicans take back Congress and push it to warp speed when they win the White House. Now is the time to do this and to use our scientific knowledge of swarm intelligence as our guide. Today, far too much regulation — at both the state and federal level — is based on the antiquated predictive system design. This is a hierarchical "boss" design where bosses are expected to be able to predict the future...
https://www.sott.net/article/470043-Lets-bring-regulation-into-the-21st-century
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Ancient Roman 'Bridge of Nero' re-emerges from the Tiber River during severe drought
The bridge was built in a poorly chosen site, experts say. After a period of unusually hot weather and low rainfall, it's now possible to see the resurfaced remains of an ancient bridge in the Tiber River in Rome, Italy. A severe drought in Italy has revealed an archaeological treasure in Rome: a bridge reportedly built by the Roman emperor Nero that is usually submerged under the waters of the Tiber River. The dropping water levels of the Tiber, which according to Reuters is flowing at multi-year lows, have exposed the stone remains of the Pons Neronianus (Latin for the Bridge of Nero), WION news , a news agency headquartered in New Delhi, India, reported.
https://www.sott.net/article/470044-Ancient-Roman-Bridge-of-Nero-re-emerges-from-the-Tiber-River-during-severe-drought
Ancient Roman 'Bridge of Nero' re-emerges from the Tiber River during severe drought
The bridge was built in a poorly chosen site, experts say. After a period of unusually hot weather and low rainfall, it's now possible to see the resurfaced remains of an ancient bridge in the Tiber River in Rome, Italy. A severe drought in Italy has revealed an archaeological treasure in Rome: a bridge reportedly built by the Roman emperor Nero that is usually submerged under the waters of the Tiber River. The dropping water levels of the Tiber, which according to Reuters is flowing at multi-year lows, have exposed the stone remains of the Pons Neronianus (Latin for the Bridge of Nero), WION news , a news agency headquartered in New Delhi, India, reported.
https://www.sott.net/article/470044-Ancient-Roman-Bridge-of-Nero-re-emerges-from-the-Tiber-River-during-severe-drought
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Hungarian lawmakers approve proposal calling for end to elected EU Parliament
Hungary's parliament has given its approval to a proposal to abolish the European Parliament as an elected body and replace it with a system where the national legislatures of the bloc's 27 members appoint representatives. Prime Minister Viktor Orban's right-wing nationalist Fidesz Party proposed the move, with 130 of its lawmakers in the 234-seat house backing it on July 19. Fifty deputies in the legislature opposed the proposal, which also calls for deleting the objective of an "ever closer union," which is written into EU treaties. Orban is expected to present the proposal to EU leaders sometime in the coming months. Orban, who has dominated Hungarian politics for more than a decade, has been battling Brussels on a range of issues from perceived democratic and rights backsliding, to sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, to enlargement and other internal EU issues.
https://www.sott.net/article/470045-Hungarian-lawmakers-approve-proposal-calling-for-end-to-elected-EU-Parliament
Hungarian lawmakers approve proposal calling for end to elected EU Parliament
Hungary's parliament has given its approval to a proposal to abolish the European Parliament as an elected body and replace it with a system where the national legislatures of the bloc's 27 members appoint representatives. Prime Minister Viktor Orban's right-wing nationalist Fidesz Party proposed the move, with 130 of its lawmakers in the 234-seat house backing it on July 19. Fifty deputies in the legislature opposed the proposal, which also calls for deleting the objective of an "ever closer union," which is written into EU treaties. Orban is expected to present the proposal to EU leaders sometime in the coming months. Orban, who has dominated Hungarian politics for more than a decade, has been battling Brussels on a range of issues from perceived democratic and rights backsliding, to sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, to enlargement and other internal EU issues.
https://www.sott.net/article/470045-Hungarian-lawmakers-approve-proposal-calling-for-end-to-elected-EU-Parliament
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Zelensky fires head of security service and prosecutor general
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova and SBU chief Ivan Bakanov have been fired from their positions effective Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced by presidential decree, citing a high number of cases of treason among law enforcement and the intelligence service. Some 651 criminal cases relating to high treason and "collaboration activities" had been registered on law enforcement employees, while more than 60 SBU agents were supposedly "working against our state," Zelensky announced on Sunday, explaining this rationale for firing the senior officials. Bakanov was removed under Article 47 of the Disciplinary Statute of the Ukrainian military, which refers to failure in official duties "which caused loss of life or other grave consequences or create a threat of such consequences." His replacement has not yet been named. Venediktova, who had served as Ukraine's prosecutor general since March 2020, has been replaced by Oleksiy Symonenko.
https://www.sott.net/article/470046-Zelensky-fires-head-of-security-service-and-prosecutor-general
Zelensky fires head of security service and prosecutor general
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova and SBU chief Ivan Bakanov have been fired from their positions effective Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced by presidential decree, citing a high number of cases of treason among law enforcement and the intelligence service. Some 651 criminal cases relating to high treason and "collaboration activities" had been registered on law enforcement employees, while more than 60 SBU agents were supposedly "working against our state," Zelensky announced on Sunday, explaining this rationale for firing the senior officials. Bakanov was removed under Article 47 of the Disciplinary Statute of the Ukrainian military, which refers to failure in official duties "which caused loss of life or other grave consequences or create a threat of such consequences." His replacement has not yet been named. Venediktova, who had served as Ukraine's prosecutor general since March 2020, has been replaced by Oleksiy Symonenko.
https://www.sott.net/article/470046-Zelensky-fires-head-of-security-service-and-prosecutor-general
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Switzerland turns down NATO request on Ukrainians
Bern has refused to treat Ukrainian civilians, arguing that they are "indistinguishable" from soldiers, local media report The Swiss federal government has turned down a request to treat wounded Ukrainians, arguing that the move would violate the Alpine nation's neutral status, the country's Tages Anzeiger newspaper has learned. The request was made by a NATO department. The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre - a NATO structure that currently coordinates international medical evacuations and treatment of Ukrainians injured during the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev - reportedly reached out to the Swiss Army's Coordinated Medical Service (KSD) in May. The military bloc sought aid from Swiss medics in caring for not just Ukrainian soldiers but for civilians in need of hospital treatment as well, media reported on Monday. Switzerland's national association of health-service providers - the conference of cantonal health directors (GDK) - then said it was...
https://www.sott.net/article/470047-Switzerland-turns-down-NATO-request-on-Ukrainians
Switzerland turns down NATO request on Ukrainians
Bern has refused to treat Ukrainian civilians, arguing that they are "indistinguishable" from soldiers, local media report The Swiss federal government has turned down a request to treat wounded Ukrainians, arguing that the move would violate the Alpine nation's neutral status, the country's Tages Anzeiger newspaper has learned. The request was made by a NATO department. The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre - a NATO structure that currently coordinates international medical evacuations and treatment of Ukrainians injured during the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev - reportedly reached out to the Swiss Army's Coordinated Medical Service (KSD) in May. The military bloc sought aid from Swiss medics in caring for not just Ukrainian soldiers but for civilians in need of hospital treatment as well, media reported on Monday. Switzerland's national association of health-service providers - the conference of cantonal health directors (GDK) - then said it was...
https://www.sott.net/article/470047-Switzerland-turns-down-NATO-request-on-Ukrainians
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Ukraine president sacks security chief, top prosecutor over 'treason'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the head of the country's powerful domestic security service, the SBU, and the prosecutor general, accusing them of collaborating with Russia on security and military issues. The embattled president issued the executive orders late on Sunday, citing more than 650 alleged treason and collaboration cases and alleging that more than 60 officials from the SBU security service and prosecutor's office have been spying for Moscow in Russian-liberated territories. Zelensky stated: "As of today, some 651 criminal cases have been registered on high treason and collaboration activities of employees of the prosecutor's office, pre-trial investigation bodies, and other law enforcement agencies." The sackings of SBU chief Ivan Bakanov, and Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova marks the biggest political development since the start of Russia's military operation in Ukraine almost five months ago. Comment: Since this announcement there appears to...
https://www.sott.net/article/470048-Ukraine-president-sacks-security-chief-top-prosecutor-over-treason
Ukraine president sacks security chief, top prosecutor over 'treason'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the head of the country's powerful domestic security service, the SBU, and the prosecutor general, accusing them of collaborating with Russia on security and military issues. The embattled president issued the executive orders late on Sunday, citing more than 650 alleged treason and collaboration cases and alleging that more than 60 officials from the SBU security service and prosecutor's office have been spying for Moscow in Russian-liberated territories. Zelensky stated: "As of today, some 651 criminal cases have been registered on high treason and collaboration activities of employees of the prosecutor's office, pre-trial investigation bodies, and other law enforcement agencies." The sackings of SBU chief Ivan Bakanov, and Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova marks the biggest political development since the start of Russia's military operation in Ukraine almost five months ago. Comment: Since this announcement there appears to...
https://www.sott.net/article/470048-Ukraine-president-sacks-security-chief-top-prosecutor-over-treason
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Ukraine threatens to destroy Russian fleet
Ukraine will crush Russia's Black Sea fleet and regain control of Crimea with Western weapons, the country's Deputy Defense Minister, Vladimir Gavrilov has vowed during a visit to the UK. Russia's Black Sea Fleet, which is based in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, is "a permanent threat" to Ukraine, and Kiev has to address this issue, Gavrilov said in an interview with the Times on Tuesday. Kiev was waiting to get longer-range weapons from foreign nations before launching an assault, he added. "We are receiving anti-ship capabilities and sooner or later we will target the fleet. It is inevitable because we have to guarantee the security of our people." Gavrilov claimed that Ukraine is also planning to take back Crimea - which overwhelmingly voted to reunite with Russia in a 2014 referendum after a coup in Kiev. According to the official, the Ukrainian government was holding discussions with their Western backers on whether it could use foreign-supplied arms to target Russian...
https://www.sott.net/article/470049-Ukraine-threatens-to-destroy-Russian-fleet
Ukraine threatens to destroy Russian fleet
Ukraine will crush Russia's Black Sea fleet and regain control of Crimea with Western weapons, the country's Deputy Defense Minister, Vladimir Gavrilov has vowed during a visit to the UK. Russia's Black Sea Fleet, which is based in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, is "a permanent threat" to Ukraine, and Kiev has to address this issue, Gavrilov said in an interview with the Times on Tuesday. Kiev was waiting to get longer-range weapons from foreign nations before launching an assault, he added. "We are receiving anti-ship capabilities and sooner or later we will target the fleet. It is inevitable because we have to guarantee the security of our people." Gavrilov claimed that Ukraine is also planning to take back Crimea - which overwhelmingly voted to reunite with Russia in a 2014 referendum after a coup in Kiev. According to the official, the Ukrainian government was holding discussions with their Western backers on whether it could use foreign-supplied arms to target Russian...
https://www.sott.net/article/470049-Ukraine-threatens-to-destroy-Russian-fleet
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1.2 billion-year-old groundwater discovered in South Africa is some of the oldest on Earth
The abundance of hydrogen and helium make it a possible energy source. Groundwater that was recently discovered deep underground in a mine in South Africa is estimated to be 1.2 billion years old. Researchers suspect that the groundwater is some of the oldest on the planet, and its chemical interactions with the surrounding rock could offer new insights about energy production and storage in Earth's crust. In fact, Oliver Warr, a research associate in the department of Earth sciences at the University of Toronto in Canada and lead author of a new study about the groundwater discovery, described the location in a statement as a "Pandora's box of helium-and-hydrogen-producing power."
https://www.sott.net/article/470050-1-2-billion-year-old-groundwater-discovered-in-South-Africa-is-some-of-the-oldest-on-Earth
1.2 billion-year-old groundwater discovered in South Africa is some of the oldest on Earth
The abundance of hydrogen and helium make it a possible energy source. Groundwater that was recently discovered deep underground in a mine in South Africa is estimated to be 1.2 billion years old. Researchers suspect that the groundwater is some of the oldest on the planet, and its chemical interactions with the surrounding rock could offer new insights about energy production and storage in Earth's crust. In fact, Oliver Warr, a research associate in the department of Earth sciences at the University of Toronto in Canada and lead author of a new study about the groundwater discovery, described the location in a statement as a "Pandora's box of helium-and-hydrogen-producing power."
https://www.sott.net/article/470050-1-2-billion-year-old-groundwater-discovered-in-South-Africa-is-some-of-the-oldest-on-Earth
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At least five persons killed by elephants in Northern Mozambique
At least five people have been killed by elephants in in the Macomia region of northern Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique in what was an unexpected attack on farmers harvesting their crop. Two children and a lady are among the victims. According to local sources, the victims are recent residents of the village who had previously been displaced. Others who survived the elephant attacks eventually came back to see their relatives' crumpled bodies. Police spokesman Mário Adolfo described the attack as a situation of conflict between humans and wildlife adding that the victims were not in a protected area.
https://www.sott.net/article/470051-At-least-five-persons-killed-by-elephants-in-Northern-Mozambique
At least five persons killed by elephants in Northern Mozambique
At least five people have been killed by elephants in in the Macomia region of northern Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique in what was an unexpected attack on farmers harvesting their crop. Two children and a lady are among the victims. According to local sources, the victims are recent residents of the village who had previously been displaced. Others who survived the elephant attacks eventually came back to see their relatives' crumpled bodies. Police spokesman Mário Adolfo described the attack as a situation of conflict between humans and wildlife adding that the victims were not in a protected area.
https://www.sott.net/article/470051-At-least-five-persons-killed-by-elephants-in-Northern-Mozambique
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Protest theater: AOC fakes being handcuffed outside Supreme Court
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faked being handcuffed as she was escorted away by police at Tuesday's pro-abortion Supreme Court protest, video shows. Cori Bush, as well as other Congresswomen were seen being escorted away from the Supreme Court on Tuesday as pro-abortion activists protested outside the nation's highest court. Ocasio-Cortez was seen being walked away by an officer alongside another protestor with her hands crossed behind her back, both of which had green bandanas, with the color being associated with the pro-abortion group Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights and pro-abortion protests across the country.
https://www.sott.net/article/470052-Protest-theater-AOC-fakes-being-handcuffed-outside-Supreme-Court
Protest theater: AOC fakes being handcuffed outside Supreme Court
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faked being handcuffed as she was escorted away by police at Tuesday's pro-abortion Supreme Court protest, video shows. Cori Bush, as well as other Congresswomen were seen being escorted away from the Supreme Court on Tuesday as pro-abortion activists protested outside the nation's highest court. Ocasio-Cortez was seen being walked away by an officer alongside another protestor with her hands crossed behind her back, both of which had green bandanas, with the color being associated with the pro-abortion group Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights and pro-abortion protests across the country.
https://www.sott.net/article/470052-Protest-theater-AOC-fakes-being-handcuffed-outside-Supreme-Court
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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: It can't be stopped, you have 60 days
Wheat planting after final numbers is at a low not seen since 1919, corn is under 90 million acres and fertilizer herbicide Insecticide shortages mean that the CME in Sept will not have the physical commodities to deliver and this will crash the market. Alternative food and protein sources will be needed.
https://www.sott.net/article/470053-Adapt-2030-Ice-Age-Report-It-cant-be-stopped-you-have-60-days
Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: It can't be stopped, you have 60 days
Wheat planting after final numbers is at a low not seen since 1919, corn is under 90 million acres and fertilizer herbicide Insecticide shortages mean that the CME in Sept will not have the physical commodities to deliver and this will crash the market. Alternative food and protein sources will be needed.
https://www.sott.net/article/470053-Adapt-2030-Ice-Age-Report-It-cant-be-stopped-you-have-60-days
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Video shows explosion and fire at Hoover Dam in US
A fire broke out after an explosion at Hoover Dam, a major hydroelectric power plant on the border of US states of Arizona and Nevada, on Tuesday morning. The fire was put out by the time firefighters from nearby Boulder City arrived on the scene, but the moment of the explosion was captured by a tour group. "My goodness, something just blew up," someone can be heard saying in a short video posted on Twitter by Kristy Hairston, a writer based in Nashville, Tennessee who was visiting the dam with a group of other tourists. A pillar of thick black smoke can be seen rising from the power plant at the bottom of the dam. Hairston's video was posted at 10:11 local time. BY 10:51, Boulder City officials said the fire had been extinguished before their fire brigade arrived on the scene.
https://www.sott.net/article/470054-Video-shows-explosion-and-fire-at-Hoover-Dam-in-US
Video shows explosion and fire at Hoover Dam in US
A fire broke out after an explosion at Hoover Dam, a major hydroelectric power plant on the border of US states of Arizona and Nevada, on Tuesday morning. The fire was put out by the time firefighters from nearby Boulder City arrived on the scene, but the moment of the explosion was captured by a tour group. "My goodness, something just blew up," someone can be heard saying in a short video posted on Twitter by Kristy Hairston, a writer based in Nashville, Tennessee who was visiting the dam with a group of other tourists. A pillar of thick black smoke can be seen rising from the power plant at the bottom of the dam. Hairston's video was posted at 10:11 local time. BY 10:51, Boulder City officials said the fire had been extinguished before their fire brigade arrived on the scene.
https://www.sott.net/article/470054-Video-shows-explosion-and-fire-at-Hoover-Dam-in-US
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Ireland's gov't takes aim at its farmers threatening '30% carbon cut' that will force farmers to reduce herds
A young Irish farmer has taken aim at Climate Minister Eamon Ryan's strict carbon emission targets which will require a reduction in the national herd - after the Minister said he hopes to see the legally binding targets for cuts in emissions signed off this month. The Green Party leader is demanding a 30% carbon cut to be imposed on the agriculture sector, and claimed that the targets, although being met with opposition, are needed for climate reasons, as well as for the restoration of 'water quality and biodiversity', as he warned that we "cannot lose our environment" despite building opposition to the proposed cuts from farmers. Comment: Those are all admirable goals, but how does the Green Party leader suppose people will eat? The leader of the Greens has previously claimed that farmers will be provided with alternative sources of income and will be financially rewarded for taking on practices aimed at reducing greenhouse gases. Comment: Perhaps they will sell out, but once...
https://www.sott.net/article/470055-Irelands-govt-takes-aim-at-its-farmers-threatening-30-carbon-cut-that-will-force-farmers-to-reduce-herds
Ireland's gov't takes aim at its farmers threatening '30% carbon cut' that will force farmers to reduce herds
A young Irish farmer has taken aim at Climate Minister Eamon Ryan's strict carbon emission targets which will require a reduction in the national herd - after the Minister said he hopes to see the legally binding targets for cuts in emissions signed off this month. The Green Party leader is demanding a 30% carbon cut to be imposed on the agriculture sector, and claimed that the targets, although being met with opposition, are needed for climate reasons, as well as for the restoration of 'water quality and biodiversity', as he warned that we "cannot lose our environment" despite building opposition to the proposed cuts from farmers. Comment: Those are all admirable goals, but how does the Green Party leader suppose people will eat? The leader of the Greens has previously claimed that farmers will be provided with alternative sources of income and will be financially rewarded for taking on practices aimed at reducing greenhouse gases. Comment: Perhaps they will sell out, but once...
https://www.sott.net/article/470055-Irelands-govt-takes-aim-at-its-farmers-threatening-30-carbon-cut-that-will-force-farmers-to-reduce-herds
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EU will unfreeze Russia's assets to boost food trade amidst looming shortages
The European Union (EU) will amend some of its tough sanctions on Russia by allowing the unfreezing of some of the country's funds to boost food trade, amid an unfolding global food crisis, according to a draft document. Only hours after it proposed additional sanctions on Russia's top lender, Sberbank, the EU revealed a new regulation under which it will unblock assets at Russian banks linked to trade in food and fertilizer. EU nations will be able to unfreeze previously blocked economic resources owned by top Russian lenders VTB, Sovcombank, Novikombank, Otkritie FC Bank, VEB, Promsvyazbank and Bank Rossiya, said the document.
https://www.sott.net/article/470056-EU-will-unfreeze-Russias-assets-to-boost-food-trade-amidst-looming-shortages
EU will unfreeze Russia's assets to boost food trade amidst looming shortages
The European Union (EU) will amend some of its tough sanctions on Russia by allowing the unfreezing of some of the country's funds to boost food trade, amid an unfolding global food crisis, according to a draft document. Only hours after it proposed additional sanctions on Russia's top lender, Sberbank, the EU revealed a new regulation under which it will unblock assets at Russian banks linked to trade in food and fertilizer. EU nations will be able to unfreeze previously blocked economic resources owned by top Russian lenders VTB, Sovcombank, Novikombank, Otkritie FC Bank, VEB, Promsvyazbank and Bank Rossiya, said the document.
https://www.sott.net/article/470056-EU-will-unfreeze-Russias-assets-to-boost-food-trade-amidst-looming-shortages
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Worksheet at Boston high school suggests assassinations as legitimate form of resisting 'oppression'
At Charlestown High School in the city of Boston, certain teachers instructing students learning English who recently arrived in the United States may be indoctrinating these children to incite violence as a form of resistance to their alleged oppressors, according to experts. The "classroom files" of three of the school's teachers in the Sheltered English Immersion program are currently available for download on the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) website. These teachers teach Humanities to ninth- and tenth-grade students who have recently arrived in the country from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and China, the website states. One part of the curriculum profiled on the website involves "notes and assignments around oppression, resistance, and narrative structure." "It includes detailed note-taking sheets and powerpoints on institutional, interpersonal, and internalized oppression," the BTU website states. "Students are invited to critically examine...
https://www.sott.net/article/470057-Worksheet-at-Boston-high-school-suggests-assassinations-as-legitimate-form-of-resisting-oppression
Worksheet at Boston high school suggests assassinations as legitimate form of resisting 'oppression'
At Charlestown High School in the city of Boston, certain teachers instructing students learning English who recently arrived in the United States may be indoctrinating these children to incite violence as a form of resistance to their alleged oppressors, according to experts. The "classroom files" of three of the school's teachers in the Sheltered English Immersion program are currently available for download on the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) website. These teachers teach Humanities to ninth- and tenth-grade students who have recently arrived in the country from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and China, the website states. One part of the curriculum profiled on the website involves "notes and assignments around oppression, resistance, and narrative structure." "It includes detailed note-taking sheets and powerpoints on institutional, interpersonal, and internalized oppression," the BTU website states. "Students are invited to critically examine...
https://www.sott.net/article/470057-Worksheet-at-Boston-high-school-suggests-assassinations-as-legitimate-form-of-resisting-oppression
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Jordan Peterson speaks to House Republicans on positive messaging
Psychologist and author Jordan Peterson spoke to a group of House Republicans on Wednesday at a lunch for the Republican Study Committee, the largest conservative caucus in the House. "I'm trying to help formulate a positive conservative message," Peterson said after the lunch. "It's dangerous in these times where politics has become increasingly tit for tat. It's easy to recoil into a kind of resentment, especially in relationship to the radicals on the left and to just be tossing increasingly barbed insults back and forth." "I suppose that's the danger of a kind of reflexive populism, that you can appeal to that resentment," Peterson continued. "But I think more traditional types have a real opportunity to put forward a positive vision and to guide themselves through the next election in the fall, the election cycle in the fall and in the presidential election, with a positive message. And hopefully that will also cool down the political temperature to some degree, because that...
https://www.sott.net/article/470058-Jordan-Peterson-speaks-to-House-Republicans-on-positive-messaging
Jordan Peterson speaks to House Republicans on positive messaging
Psychologist and author Jordan Peterson spoke to a group of House Republicans on Wednesday at a lunch for the Republican Study Committee, the largest conservative caucus in the House. "I'm trying to help formulate a positive conservative message," Peterson said after the lunch. "It's dangerous in these times where politics has become increasingly tit for tat. It's easy to recoil into a kind of resentment, especially in relationship to the radicals on the left and to just be tossing increasingly barbed insults back and forth." "I suppose that's the danger of a kind of reflexive populism, that you can appeal to that resentment," Peterson continued. "But I think more traditional types have a real opportunity to put forward a positive vision and to guide themselves through the next election in the fall, the election cycle in the fall and in the presidential election, with a positive message. And hopefully that will also cool down the political temperature to some degree, because that...
https://www.sott.net/article/470058-Jordan-Peterson-speaks-to-House-Republicans-on-positive-messaging
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Coronavirus Germany to re-impose mask mandate in September despite COVID wave already "losing momentum"
Germany is set to re-impose its mask mandate in September despite the summer COVID wave already "losing momentum," indicating such rules are being made permanent. Justice Minister Marco Buschmann announced that Germans would have to mask up this autumn when indoors and that the rules would be in place throughout the winter. Ludicrously, such measures are being finalized months in advance when nobody even knows what the COVID situation will be later in the year. Buschmann also acknowledged that the summer COVID wave in the country is already "losing momentum," but Germans will be forced to wear face coverings anyway. The measures will be sent to parliament in September, where they are likely to be voted into law.
https://www.sott.net/article/470059-Coronavirus-Germany-to-re-impose-mask-mandate-in-September-despite-COVID-wave-already-losing-momentum
Coronavirus Germany to re-impose mask mandate in September despite COVID wave already "losing momentum"
Germany is set to re-impose its mask mandate in September despite the summer COVID wave already "losing momentum," indicating such rules are being made permanent. Justice Minister Marco Buschmann announced that Germans would have to mask up this autumn when indoors and that the rules would be in place throughout the winter. Ludicrously, such measures are being finalized months in advance when nobody even knows what the COVID situation will be later in the year. Buschmann also acknowledged that the summer COVID wave in the country is already "losing momentum," but Germans will be forced to wear face coverings anyway. The measures will be sent to parliament in September, where they are likely to be voted into law.
https://www.sott.net/article/470059-Coronavirus-Germany-to-re-impose-mask-mandate-in-September-despite-COVID-wave-already-losing-momentum
