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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

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BEST OF THE WEB: 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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The astonishing data that may prove masks DON'T work as Covid cases in Singapore and New Zealand overtakeAustralia despite super strict mandates: 'They don't matter'
Covid cases in Singapore and New Zealand have overtaken Australia per capita Both still have very strict mandates in place unlike Australia where rules eased Death rates in New Zealand are also higher than in Australia despite masks Data shared by infectious diseases professor in post saying masks 'don't matter' It's the latest damning data to counter calls for a Covid clampdown in Australia New data shows Covid cases in Singapore and New Zealand have overtaken Australia in the latest Omicron wave despite ultra-strict mask mandates. Masks are worn everywhere in the densely-populated Asian city while New Zealanders are forced to wear them in all indoor public places, such as shopping centres and libraries. But both now have higher case numbers per million than Australia, where compulsory mask rules have been abandoned in most indoor settings.
https://www.sott.net/article/470060-The-astonishing-data-that-may-prove-masks-DON-T-work-as-Covid-cases-in-Singapore-and-New-Zealand-overtakeAustralia-despite-super-strict-mandates-They-dont-matter

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The astonishing data that may prove masks DON'T work as Covid cases in Singapore and New Zealand overtake Australia despite super strict mandates: 'They don't matter'
Covid cases in Singapore and New Zealand have overtaken Australia per capita Both still have very strict mandates in place unlike Australia where rules eased Death rates in New Zealand are also higher than in Australia despite masks Data shared by infectious diseases professor in post saying masks 'don't matter' It's the latest damning data to counter calls for a Covid clampdown in Australia New data shows Covid cases in Singapore and New Zealand have overtaken Australia in the latest Omicron wave despite ultra-strict mask mandates. Masks are worn everywhere in the densely-populated Asian city while New Zealanders are forced to wear them in all indoor public places, such as shopping centres and libraries. But both now have higher case numbers per million than Australia, where compulsory mask rules have been abandoned in most indoor settings.
https://www.sott.net/article/470060-The-astonishing-data-that-may-prove-masks-DON-T-work-as-Covid-cases-in-Singapore-and-New-Zealand-overtake-Australia-despite-super-strict-mandates-They-dont-matter

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Tucker explores Pelosi's stock wealth and how she's raking in the cash: 'Limousine liberalism' on steroids
Like any good Democrat, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) purports to be a champion of the underdog, but the optics of her husband's latest financial investment had Fox Business senior correspondent Charlie Gasparino pointing out who's really benefiting from her policies as she practiced "'limousine liberalism' ...on steroids." Gasparino joined "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Monday where he addressed concerns over Paul Pelosi's acquisition of up to $5 million worth of stock in Nvidia ahead of a vote in the House that would benefit the company with Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Before bringing the correspondent in, Carlson drew attention to Pelosi's track record. "Well, you often hear politicians brag about their public service that's such a sacrifice. And yet Nancy Pelosi's career suggests maybe you missed your calling," the host expressed before adding, "She spent three decades in Congress and yet somehow Nancy Pelosi is worth tens of millions of dollars. How'd you get so rich?"
https://www.sott.net/article/470061-Tucker-explores-Pelosis-stock-wealth-and-how-shes-raking-in-the-cash-Limousine-liberalism-on-steroids

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Washington mayor torched as hypocrite for complaining about border migrants bused to DC
Florida and Pennsylvania officials have floated busing migrants to Delaware. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is being criticized as a "Not-in-my-backyard" hypocrite for complaining about the influx of asylum seekers utilizing homeless shelters and other city services, months after Texas began busing migrants to the place they say caused the overall crisis. Bowser called the migrant issue "significant" and said she is urging a coordinated federal response, further claiming migrants are being "tricked" into boarding buses to Washington. Earlier this year, video circulated of buses arriving from Texas and debarking passengers off Massachusetts Avenue near Capitol Hill.
https://www.sott.net/article/470062-Washington-mayor-torched-as-hypocrite-for-complaining-about-border-migrants-bused-to-DC

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Charges dropped against Stephen Colbert staffers who were arrested for unlawful entry in House office building
The 'Colbert 9' were arrested in an unauthorized area of a U.S. Capitol building in June. The "Colbert 9" were cleared of "unlawful entry" charges Monday after staffers for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" were caught recording comedy skits inside a House Office Building after hours without permission in June. A statement from the U.S. Attorney's office read: After a comprehensive review of all of the evidence and the relevant legal authority, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia has determined that it cannot move forward with misdemeanor charges of unlawful entry against the nine individuals who were arrested on June 16, 2022 at the Longworth Office Building. The individuals, who entered the building on two separate occasions, were invited by Congressional staffers to enter the building in each instance and were never asked to leave by the staffers who invited them, though, members of the group had been told at various points by the U.S. Capitol Police that...
https://www.sott.net/article/470063-Charges-dropped-against-Stephen-Colbert-staffers-who-were-arrested-for-unlawful-entry-in-House-office-building

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NYC bodega worker has his murder charges FINALLY dropped after he stabbed gangster in self-defense during attack over price of a bag of chips
New York City prosecutors are seeking to drop murder charges against a bodega worker for fatally stabbing a man who physically attacked him over a bag of chips. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office on Tuesday asked a judge to drop the charges against 61-year-old Jose Alba, who said he was acting in self-defense in the stabbing, court filings show. Bragg had faced intense backlash after charging Alba, including criticism from the city's mayor, who said the bodega worker was clearly justified in defending himself.
https://www.sott.net/article/470064-NYC-bodega-worker-has-his-murder-charges-FINALLY-dropped-after-he-stabbed-gangster-in-self-defense-during-attack-over-price-of-a-bag-of-chips

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London: Metropolitan Police asked to investigate British citizens joining Israeli military
London's Metropolitan Police have been asked to investigate reports of Britons joining the Israeli army and becoming complicit in the ongoing persecution of Palestinians in occupied territories. London's Metropolitan Police were asked to open an investigation into British citizens who joined the Israeli army and committed war crimes against Palestinians. The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) sent the request to a special war crimes unit on June 1 following reports that Brits were being recruited by Israel to take part in military operations through the Mahal volunteer programme.
https://www.sott.net/article/470065-London-Metropolitan-Police-asked-to-investigate-British-citizens-joining-Israeli-military

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Floods wreak havoc in Nigeria
At least 4 people have died and hundreds have been displaced after severe flooding in the state of Yobe in northeastern Nigeria. Flooding has affected other areas of the country since June 2022. Yobe State State Emergency Management Agency in Yobe (SEMA) reported 4 people died, several were injured after floods in the state from 17 July 2022. Dozens of homes have been damaged or destroyed forcing around 100 households to move to emergency accommodation in public buildings. Floods also ravaged infrastructure, farmland and livestock across 12 communities in Gulani and Gujba LGAs. A bridge was destroyed, leaving four communities in Gulani Local Government Area (LGA) isolated. Food stores were also damaged, with many communities losing valuable food reserves. Heavy rain caused damage in the state capital Damaturu on 26 June. Streets were flooded and buildings collapsed. Emergency teams rescued at least 17 people trapped from collapsed buildings. All 17 were treated for injuries at a...
https://www.sott.net/article/470066-Floods-wreak-havoc-in-Nigeria

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Gender activists seek to prevent identifying human remains as 'male' and 'female'
Activists attempting to tear down the so-called "gender binary" are now coming for archaeology, the scientific study of human history and prehistory through the analysis of artifacts and remains. An essential practice in archaeology is to determine the sex of human remains through measurements of a skeleton's pelvis, skull, and other sexually dimorphic traits. This is important for understanding many cultural and functional ways societies structured themselves according to gendered roles. Activists now want to disrupt this essential classification process, arguing that since we don't know how these skeletons may have self-identified in life, it is immoral to "assign" them genders in the present. In their imagination, individuals born hundreds of years ago may have "identified" as something other than their biological sex.
https://www.sott.net/article/470067-Gender-activists-seek-to-prevent-identifying-human-remains-as-male-and-female

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7 pit bulls maul 71-year-old to death in Fresno area of Houston
A 71-year-old man was mauled to death by several stray pit bulls Monday in the Fresno area, Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan announced during Tuesday's news conference. The family identified the victim as Freddy Garcia. The attack happened in the 4300 block of Mark Terrace Lane. Fagan said Garcia was walking to a store when he was viciously attacked by seven pit bulls. He was flown to a hospital via Life Flight, where he was pronounced dead.
https://www.sott.net/article/470068-7-pit-bulls-maul-71-year-old-to-death-in-Fresno-area-of-Houston

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Russian activist jailed for 10 years for organizing 2020 protest against lockdown
A court in Russia's southwestern city of Rostov-on-Don has sentenced opera singer Vadim Cheldiyev to 10 years in prison for his role in organizing a massive rally against anti-coronavirus restrictions in the entertainer's native North Ossetia region in 2020. Comment: He was an opera singer. He quit to return to his hometown of Vladikavkaz, capital of North Ossetia, in 2019, to open a charity for the poor. Russian state security must have had an eye on him since then because this video report about his charitable turn mentions that he was 'interviewed about his political beliefs' in 2019. The Rostov regional court on July 19 also sentenced co-defendants Ramis Chirkinov and Arsen Besolov to eight and 8 1/2 years in prison, respectively. Cheldiyev was found guilty of the distribution of false information about the pandemic, extremism, hooliganism, organization of mass disorder, and attacking a law enforcement officer.
https://www.sott.net/article/470037-Russian-activist-jailed-for-10-years-for-organizing-2020-protest-against-lockdown

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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: 'Water quality and biodiversity' are admirable goals, but how does the Green Party leader suppose people will eat in the short term? 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:...
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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Man dies trying to help neighbour attacked by own dog in Noëlville, Ontario
An elderly man is dead and his neighbour is in hospital after a dog attack in Noelville on July 14. Nipissing West OPP issued a short news release July 19 with some details about the incident. Just after 12 p.m. on July 14, OPP officers received a call for service from a residence on St. David Street in Noelville. The OPP said the owner of a mixed breed dog was attacked by his own animal, suffering such serious injuries the person had to be airlifted to hospital in an ORNGE helicopter. When asked for more information by Sudbury.com, OPP Const. Rob Lewis said the dog was a "pitbull-type" dog.
https://www.sott.net/article/470069-Man-dies-trying-to-help-neighbour-attacked-by-own-dog-in-Noelville-Ontario

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Court rules UK plan to hit net zero target for emissions too vague
The UK government's plan for reaching net zero emissions was unlawful because it provided insufficient detail for how the target would be met, a judge ruled in a high-profile climate case on Monday. Kwasi Kwarteng, secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, launched the so-called net zero strategy last year. But neither he, nor the minister who approved the strategy on his behalf, knew how each individual policy would contribute to achieving the legally binding target, and therefore could not properly assess the credibility of the plan, Justice David Holgate said. That was a breach of the government's obligations under the Climate Change Act, the judge said. A detailed and quantified explanation of how the policies would achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 was important for holding ministers to account and for "transparency", the judge said. Comment: Bojo recently specifically changed the rules so that ministers do not have to be transparent and,...
https://www.sott.net/article/470070-Court-rules-UK-plan-to-hit-net-zero-target-for-emissions-too-vague

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Weather extremes: As western Europe burns, thunderstorms, epoch-making hail, floods and sub-average temperatures hit Russia
The downside of the intense heat wave that is affecting Europe. The intense heat wave that has affected and is still affecting a large part of Central Western and Northern Europe has had opposite consequences on the other side of the continent. The scorching air that from the African latitudes has pushed up to Scandinavia has kept active a flow of colder currents on the far east of Europe and in particular on Russia where for days the temperatures have overall been below average, albeit slightly. But cooler-than-normal weather was not the only noteworthy event, where these cold currents came in contrast to the heat. One of all that affected the city of Lipetsk in European Russia, literally covered by hail that fell from the sky with an air temperature dropped during the event up to 9 ° C. A similar situation affected the city of Olkovatka, also in southern Russia, while the city of Nizhny Novgorod was hit by a violent flash flood.
https://www.sott.net/article/470071-Weather-extremes-As-western-Europe-burns-thunderstorms-epoch-making-hail-floods-and-sub-average-temperatures-hit-Russia

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Climate Change dictates are self destructive - but also part of a bigger agenda
For many years we have been anticipating the implementation of far reaching and transformative restrictions on industry and agriculture in the name of "climate change" initiatives, and now it would seem the time has come for the fight to commence. The first major battleground is clearly Europe, as individual nations follow the emissions dictates if the centralized EU government, crushing their own economies while in the midst of a self induced energy crisis. It seems like madness, but there's a bigger agenda at play here. Today, a farmer's rebellion is rising across Europe as the actual producers of the food that keeps the public alive are being demonized for refusing to work under conditions that would essentially bankrupt them. European emissions rules are not just about carbon, though that is a big focus. Rather, the rules include other natural gases including methane and nitrogen which are a byproduct of large farming operations. The nitrogen restrictions alone are set to...
https://www.sott.net/article/470072-Climate-Change-dictates-are-self-destructive-but-also-part-of-a-bigger-agenda

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Worshipping Dead Horses
Europeans see a collision with Russia is a growing probability. That does not seem to have occurred to President Biden. Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, known to history as Caligula, ruled as the Emperor of Rome from A.D. 37 to 41. For those who are unaware, Caligula, the great grandson of Rome's first emperor, the brilliant Augustus Caesar, squandered the enormous wealth of the Roman State, declared himself to be a god, appointed his favorite racehorse to serve in the Roman Senate, and according to some sources, considered deifying the animal. After a little less than four years in office, Caligula was removed. Rome's citizens, as well as its legions, were spared the indignity of having to worship a dead horse. Americans and Europeans are not so lucky. Determined to fight his proxy war with Russia to the finish, Biden is losing the fight in Ukraine and his favorite, deified horse, NATO, is on life support. The only things sinking faster than Biden's approval ratings are the...
https://www.sott.net/article/470073-Worshipping-Dead-Horses

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Largest summer sea ice extent since 2008 traps arctic ships - Coldest July airmass in 70 years blows through the Bering Strait.
The mainstream are heat-chasers. They report only on stories that fit the AGW Party agenda. This cherry-picking leads to a painfully misinformed public when it comes to the climate - which is exactly where they want us. It usually stands, however, that if the MSM goes silent on a particular locale then it's probably because that particular locale isn't 'behaving' as they would like. A case in point today: we have the Arctic and Greenland refusing to play ball. Earth's most-northern reaches are actually experiencing persistent and long-lasting COOLING, which is far more telling than a brief burst of heat in, for example, Western Europe, which, 1) is forecast to be over before it's even really begun, and 2) can be tied to entirely natural forcings - namely low solar activity and a violently 'buckling' jet stream flow (more on that below).
https://www.sott.net/article/470074-Largest-summer-sea-ice-extent-since-2008-traps-arctic-ships-Coldest-July-airmass-in-70-years-blows-through-the-Bering-Strait

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Weather extremes: As western Europe burns, thunderstorms, epoch-making hail, floods and sub-average temperatures hit Russia
The downside of the intense heat wave that is affecting Europe. The intense heat wave that has affected and is still affecting a large part of Central Western and Northern Europe has had opposite consequences on the other side of the continent. The scorching air that from the African latitudes has pushed up to Scandinavia has kept active a flow of colder currents on the far east of Europe and in particular on Russia where for days the temperatures have overall been below average, albeit slightly. But cooler-than-normal weather was not the only noteworthy event, where these cold currents came in contrast to the heat. One such event hitthe city of Lipetsk in European Russia, literally covered by hail that fell from the sky with the air temperature dropping during the event up to 9 ° C. A similar situation affected the city of Olkovatka, also in southern Russia, while the city of Nizhny Novgorod was hit by a violent flash flood.
https://www.sott.net/article/470071-Weather-extremes-As-western-Europe-burns-thunderstorms-epoch-making-hail-floods-and-sub-average-temperatures-hit-Russia