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More than 150 comparative studies and articles on mask ineffectiveness and harms
It is not unreasonable to conclude that surgical and cloth masks, used as they currently are being used (without other forms of PPE protection), have no impact on controlling the transmission of Covid-19 virus. Current evidence implies that face masks can be actually harmful. The body of evidence indicates that face masks are largely ineffective. My focus is on COVID face masks and the prevailing science that we have had for nearly 20 months. Yet I wish to address this mask topic at a 50,000-foot level on the lockdown restrictive policies in general. I build on the backs of the fine work done by Gupta, Kulldorff, and Bhattacharya on the Great Barrington Declaration (GBD) and similar impetus by Dr. Scott Atlas (advisor to POTUS Trump) who, like myself, was a strong proponent for a focused type of protection that was based on an age-risk stratified approach. Because we saw very early on that the lockdowns were the single greatest mistake in public health history. We knew the history...
https://www.sott.net/article/470145-More-than-150-comparative-studies-and-articles-on-mask-ineffectiveness-and-harms
More than 150 comparative studies and articles on mask ineffectiveness and harms
It is not unreasonable to conclude that surgical and cloth masks, used as they currently are being used (without other forms of PPE protection), have no impact on controlling the transmission of Covid-19 virus. Current evidence implies that face masks can be actually harmful. The body of evidence indicates that face masks are largely ineffective. My focus is on COVID face masks and the prevailing science that we have had for nearly 20 months. Yet I wish to address this mask topic at a 50,000-foot level on the lockdown restrictive policies in general. I build on the backs of the fine work done by Gupta, Kulldorff, and Bhattacharya on the Great Barrington Declaration (GBD) and similar impetus by Dr. Scott Atlas (advisor to POTUS Trump) who, like myself, was a strong proponent for a focused type of protection that was based on an age-risk stratified approach. Because we saw very early on that the lockdowns were the single greatest mistake in public health history. We knew the history...
https://www.sott.net/article/470145-More-than-150-comparative-studies-and-articles-on-mask-ineffectiveness-and-harms
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Man saves 5 from house fire; jumps out window to save girl
An Indiana man who ran into a burning home and saved five people, including a 6-year-old girl he jumped out of a second-floor window with, says he's no hero and that the serious injuries he suffered were "all worth it." Nick Bostic, 25, of Lafayette, was driving early on July 11 in the northwestern Indiana city when he saw a house in flames. He stopped and ran inside to alert its residents. "I slammed on the brakes, I turned the steering wheel, I did a 180. I ran into the back of the house and I was yelling for anybody. Four faces, three or four faces, came out the top," he told WLFI-TV. An 18-year-old woman was in the home babysitting her three siblings, ages 1, 6 and 13, along with a 13-year-old friend of the 13-year-old sibling, while the four siblings' parents were out playing darts, The Washington Post reported.
https://www.sott.net/article/470146-Man-saves-5-from-house-fire-jumps-out-window-to-save-girl
Man saves 5 from house fire; jumps out window to save girl
An Indiana man who ran into a burning home and saved five people, including a 6-year-old girl he jumped out of a second-floor window with, says he's no hero and that the serious injuries he suffered were "all worth it." Nick Bostic, 25, of Lafayette, was driving early on July 11 in the northwestern Indiana city when he saw a house in flames. He stopped and ran inside to alert its residents. "I slammed on the brakes, I turned the steering wheel, I did a 180. I ran into the back of the house and I was yelling for anybody. Four faces, three or four faces, came out the top," he told WLFI-TV. An 18-year-old woman was in the home babysitting her three siblings, ages 1, 6 and 13, along with a 13-year-old friend of the 13-year-old sibling, while the four siblings' parents were out playing darts, The Washington Post reported.
https://www.sott.net/article/470146-Man-saves-5-from-house-fire-jumps-out-window-to-save-girl
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Dr. Birx admits she and Fauci made up 'The Science' on lockdowns, social distancing
President Trump's former Covid-19 adviser Dr. Deborah Birx has made several stunning admissions of late - first telling the Daily Mail that Covid-19 "came out of the box ready to infect" when it hit Wuhan, China in 2019 - and that it may have been created by Chinese scientists who were "working on coronavirus vaccines." But it goes further than that. As Fox News' Jesse Waters lays out, Birx admitted in her new book that she and Dr. Anthony Fauci were essentially shooting from the hip when it came to national directives such as "two weeks to stop the spread," and social distancing requirements.
https://www.sott.net/article/470147-Dr-Birx-admits-she-and-Fauci-made-up-The-Science-on-lockdowns-social-distancing
Dr. Birx admits she and Fauci made up 'The Science' on lockdowns, social distancing
President Trump's former Covid-19 adviser Dr. Deborah Birx has made several stunning admissions of late - first telling the Daily Mail that Covid-19 "came out of the box ready to infect" when it hit Wuhan, China in 2019 - and that it may have been created by Chinese scientists who were "working on coronavirus vaccines." But it goes further than that. As Fox News' Jesse Waters lays out, Birx admitted in her new book that she and Dr. Anthony Fauci were essentially shooting from the hip when it came to national directives such as "two weeks to stop the spread," and social distancing requirements.
https://www.sott.net/article/470147-Dr-Birx-admits-she-and-Fauci-made-up-The-Science-on-lockdowns-social-distancing
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Italian parliament dissolved paving way for fresh elections after Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns
Italy is facing a general election after President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday. Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned hours earlier, after three of his coalition partners boycotted a confidence vote. Mattarella did not set a date for elections, but said that a vote must take place within 70 days, as per Italy's constitution. His decision to dissolve parliament came after an attempt last week to keep Draghi in power. Draghi, who formerly led the European Central Bank, announced his resignation last Thursday after his largest coalition partners in the populist Five Star Movement withdrew their support from him, but Mattarella rejected his bid to quit.
https://www.sott.net/article/470148-Italian-parliament-dissolved-paving-way-for-fresh-elections-after-Prime-Minister-Mario-Draghi-resigns
Italian parliament dissolved paving way for fresh elections after Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns
Italy is facing a general election after President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday. Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned hours earlier, after three of his coalition partners boycotted a confidence vote. Mattarella did not set a date for elections, but said that a vote must take place within 70 days, as per Italy's constitution. His decision to dissolve parliament came after an attempt last week to keep Draghi in power. Draghi, who formerly led the European Central Bank, announced his resignation last Thursday after his largest coalition partners in the populist Five Star Movement withdrew their support from him, but Mattarella rejected his bid to quit.
https://www.sott.net/article/470148-Italian-parliament-dissolved-paving-way-for-fresh-elections-after-Prime-Minister-Mario-Draghi-resigns
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"Putin entirely too healthy," says CIA director after rumors he was dying
Breathless reports speculating on Vladimir Putin's "poor health" seem to have become a a bi-monthly exercise since the Russian invasion of Ukraine kicked off. Among the more recent and widely reported supposed health scares was an alleged Cancer diagnosis and treatment in April, based on anonymous sources who say they are in the know, but also based in part on the Russian leader's "dramatically changed appearance" - according to some Western reports. But time and again what ends up being pure sensationalized "rumor" and educated guesses or speculation at best doesn't pan out. There's nothing ever presented in the way of evidence, or any official confirmation from the Kremlin or anyone actually close to Putin. In the opening month of the war, there were even rumors that Putin was "dying" - and that this figured into his rationale of risking so much politically in ordering the Ukraine invasion. The idea was that a Putin getting close to the end was a more dangerous and unpredictable...
https://www.sott.net/article/470149-Putin-entirely-too-healthy-says-CIA-director-after-rumors-he-was-dying
"Putin entirely too healthy," says CIA director after rumors he was dying
Breathless reports speculating on Vladimir Putin's "poor health" seem to have become a a bi-monthly exercise since the Russian invasion of Ukraine kicked off. Among the more recent and widely reported supposed health scares was an alleged Cancer diagnosis and treatment in April, based on anonymous sources who say they are in the know, but also based in part on the Russian leader's "dramatically changed appearance" - according to some Western reports. But time and again what ends up being pure sensationalized "rumor" and educated guesses or speculation at best doesn't pan out. There's nothing ever presented in the way of evidence, or any official confirmation from the Kremlin or anyone actually close to Putin. In the opening month of the war, there were even rumors that Putin was "dying" - and that this figured into his rationale of risking so much politically in ordering the Ukraine invasion. The idea was that a Putin getting close to the end was a more dangerous and unpredictable...
https://www.sott.net/article/470149-Putin-entirely-too-healthy-says-CIA-director-after-rumors-he-was-dying
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Russian Foreign Ministry says US is disrespecting law in Brittney Griner case
The Russian Foreign Ministry blasted the US Thursday for continuing to call WNBA star Brittney Griner "wrongfully detained" by authorities in Moscow, saying it's disrespectful to Russian law. Griner has been locked up in Russia since February, when she was busted for having cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage as she arrived at a Moscow airport. "If a US citizen was taken in connection with the fact that she was smuggling drugs, and she does not deny this, then this should be commensurate with our Russian, local laws, and not with those adopted in San Francisco, New York and Washington," said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
https://www.sott.net/article/470150-Russian-Foreign-Ministry-says-US-is-disrespecting-law-in-Brittney-Griner-case
Russian Foreign Ministry says US is disrespecting law in Brittney Griner case
The Russian Foreign Ministry blasted the US Thursday for continuing to call WNBA star Brittney Griner "wrongfully detained" by authorities in Moscow, saying it's disrespectful to Russian law. Griner has been locked up in Russia since February, when she was busted for having cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage as she arrived at a Moscow airport. "If a US citizen was taken in connection with the fact that she was smuggling drugs, and she does not deny this, then this should be commensurate with our Russian, local laws, and not with those adopted in San Francisco, New York and Washington," said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
https://www.sott.net/article/470150-Russian-Foreign-Ministry-says-US-is-disrespecting-law-in-Brittney-Griner-case
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Canadian military seeking to hide Trudeau's flight info
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's personal flight schedule has gotten the PM in trouble more than once for proving he's lied about his whereabouts on his public schedule, and now, the Canadian military says it's exploring ways to add a layer of secrecy to the movement of flights that carry Trudeau. The Royal Canadian Air Force says it's investigating how it might prevent the real-time tracking of Canadian Armed Forces flights, The Globe and Mail reports. One option would ensure that flight-tracking websites, which sell their services for a fee, are unable to display the movement of some Canadian military planes.
https://www.sott.net/article/470151-Canadian-military-seeking-to-hide-Trudeaus-flight-info
Canadian military seeking to hide Trudeau's flight info
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's personal flight schedule has gotten the PM in trouble more than once for proving he's lied about his whereabouts on his public schedule, and now, the Canadian military says it's exploring ways to add a layer of secrecy to the movement of flights that carry Trudeau. The Royal Canadian Air Force says it's investigating how it might prevent the real-time tracking of Canadian Armed Forces flights, The Globe and Mail reports. One option would ensure that flight-tracking websites, which sell their services for a fee, are unable to display the movement of some Canadian military planes.
https://www.sott.net/article/470151-Canadian-military-seeking-to-hide-Trudeaus-flight-info
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Meteor fireball crosses the sky of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná, Brazil on July 20
Clima ao Vivo and Bramon cameras recorded a meteor that crossed the sky of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná on Wednesday night (20) (Translated by Google)
https://www.sott.net/article/470152-Meteor-fireball-crosses-the-sky-of-Minas-Gerais-Sao-Paulo-and-Parana-Brazil-on-July-20
Meteor fireball crosses the sky of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná, Brazil on July 20
Clima ao Vivo and Bramon cameras recorded a meteor that crossed the sky of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná on Wednesday night (20) (Translated by Google)
https://www.sott.net/article/470152-Meteor-fireball-crosses-the-sky-of-Minas-Gerais-Sao-Paulo-and-Parana-Brazil-on-July-20
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Meteor fireball over New Zealand on July 21
We received 7 reports about a fireball seen over Canterbury, Nelson, Otago and West Coast on Thursday, July 21st 2022 around 08:06 UT. For this event, we received one video and one photo.
https://www.sott.net/article/470153-Meteor-fireball-over-New-Zealand-on-July-21
Meteor fireball over New Zealand on July 21
We received 7 reports about a fireball seen over Canterbury, Nelson, Otago and West Coast on Thursday, July 21st 2022 around 08:06 UT. For this event, we received one video and one photo.
https://www.sott.net/article/470153-Meteor-fireball-over-New-Zealand-on-July-21
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Meteor fireball over Indiana and other states on July 22
We received 83 reports about a fireball seen over AL, IA, IL, IN, KY, MO, OH and WI on Friday, July 22nd 2022 around 05:52 UT. For this event, we received 3 videos.
https://www.sott.net/article/470154-Meteor-fireball-over-Indiana-and-other-states-on-July-22
Meteor fireball over Indiana and other states on July 22
We received 83 reports about a fireball seen over AL, IA, IL, IN, KY, MO, OH and WI on Friday, July 22nd 2022 around 05:52 UT. For this event, we received 3 videos.
https://www.sott.net/article/470154-Meteor-fireball-over-Indiana-and-other-states-on-July-22
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"Putin entirely too healthy," says CIA director after rumors he was dying
Breathless reports speculating on Vladimir Putin's "poor health" seem to have become a bi-monthly exercise since the Russian invasion of Ukraine kicked off. Among the more recent and widely reported supposed health scares was an alleged Cancer diagnosis and treatment in April, based on anonymous sources who say they are in the know, but also based in part on the Russian leader's "dramatically changed appearance" - according to some Western reports. But time and again what ends up being pure sensationalized "rumor" and educated guesses or speculation at best doesn't pan out. There's nothing ever presented in the way of evidence, or any official confirmation from the Kremlin or anyone actually close to Putin. In the opening month of the war, there were even rumors that Putin was "dying" - and that this figured into his rationale of risking so much politically in ordering the Ukraine invasion. The idea was that a Putin getting close to the end was a more dangerous and unpredictable...
https://www.sott.net/article/470149-Putin-entirely-too-healthy-says-CIA-director-after-rumors-he-was-dying
"Putin entirely too healthy," says CIA director after rumors he was dying
Breathless reports speculating on Vladimir Putin's "poor health" seem to have become a bi-monthly exercise since the Russian invasion of Ukraine kicked off. Among the more recent and widely reported supposed health scares was an alleged Cancer diagnosis and treatment in April, based on anonymous sources who say they are in the know, but also based in part on the Russian leader's "dramatically changed appearance" - according to some Western reports. But time and again what ends up being pure sensationalized "rumor" and educated guesses or speculation at best doesn't pan out. There's nothing ever presented in the way of evidence, or any official confirmation from the Kremlin or anyone actually close to Putin. In the opening month of the war, there were even rumors that Putin was "dying" - and that this figured into his rationale of risking so much politically in ordering the Ukraine invasion. The idea was that a Putin getting close to the end was a more dangerous and unpredictable...
https://www.sott.net/article/470149-Putin-entirely-too-healthy-says-CIA-director-after-rumors-he-was-dying
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California's energy war on the poor
California continues to implement policies on energy, housing, and transportation that are anti-poor and anti-working class. A few years ago, author and demographer Joel Kotkin declared that "California is a great state in which to be rich." Of course, it's good to be rich anywhere. But California — the province that for decades has led the United States in cultural issues like fashion, gay rights, and entertainment — has devolved into a state where the American dream is being strangled by a phalanx of energy and climate regulations that are imposing huge regressive taxes on the poor and middle class. And worse yet, the state's vast bureaucracy is imposing yet more regulations that will further tighten the financial noose on Californians. Before going further, it's essential to put California into context. While the state is known for posh spots like Beverly Hills, Marin County, and Silicon Valley, the Golden State has the highest poverty rate in America. Indeed, the poverty...
https://www.sott.net/article/470155-Californias-energy-war-on-the-poor
California's energy war on the poor
California continues to implement policies on energy, housing, and transportation that are anti-poor and anti-working class. A few years ago, author and demographer Joel Kotkin declared that "California is a great state in which to be rich." Of course, it's good to be rich anywhere. But California — the province that for decades has led the United States in cultural issues like fashion, gay rights, and entertainment — has devolved into a state where the American dream is being strangled by a phalanx of energy and climate regulations that are imposing huge regressive taxes on the poor and middle class. And worse yet, the state's vast bureaucracy is imposing yet more regulations that will further tighten the financial noose on Californians. Before going further, it's essential to put California into context. While the state is known for posh spots like Beverly Hills, Marin County, and Silicon Valley, the Golden State has the highest poverty rate in America. Indeed, the poverty...
https://www.sott.net/article/470155-Californias-energy-war-on-the-poor
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Britain 'immediately' supported US over 1988 shooting down of Iranian airliner
The attack occurred during the Iran-Iraq war, which had begun in 1980 with Saddam Hussein's invasion of Iran. The US government backed Saddam, and sent warships to the Persian Gulf to support the Iraqi war effort. One of those warships was the USS Vincennes which, on 3 July 1988, fired two missiles at Iran Air Flight 655 while it was making a routine trip to Dubai. Washington claimed the US Navy had acted in self-defence, but this wasn't true. The plane had not, as the Pentagon claimed, moved "outside the prescribed commercial air route", nor had it been "descending" towards USS Vincennes at "high speed". The US thus shot down a civilian airliner, and haphazardly tried to cover it up. Some 66 children were among the 290 civilians killed.
https://www.sott.net/article/470156-Britain-immediately-supported-US-over-1988-shooting-down-of-Iranian-airliner
Britain 'immediately' supported US over 1988 shooting down of Iranian airliner
The attack occurred during the Iran-Iraq war, which had begun in 1980 with Saddam Hussein's invasion of Iran. The US government backed Saddam, and sent warships to the Persian Gulf to support the Iraqi war effort. One of those warships was the USS Vincennes which, on 3 July 1988, fired two missiles at Iran Air Flight 655 while it was making a routine trip to Dubai. Washington claimed the US Navy had acted in self-defence, but this wasn't true. The plane had not, as the Pentagon claimed, moved "outside the prescribed commercial air route", nor had it been "descending" towards USS Vincennes at "high speed". The US thus shot down a civilian airliner, and haphazardly tried to cover it up. Some 66 children were among the 290 civilians killed.
https://www.sott.net/article/470156-Britain-immediately-supported-US-over-1988-shooting-down-of-Iranian-airliner
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Kamala Harris speechwriter leaves administration for new writing gig on Sesame Street
According to sources within the White House, Kamala Harris is once again losing another staff member as her top aide is leaving the administration after taking a new job. Sabrina Singh, Harris' current deputy press secretary and main speechwriter, has been poached by Sesame Street to write speeches for them instead. "I'm at a point in my career where I need to grow and be challenged and that's not going to happen here with Vice President Harris. I want to move into the big leagues and start writing for legends like Big Bird, and Bert and Ernie," said Singh. "With Sesame Street, I'll be writing more intricately crafted speeches for an audience that simply won't tolerate rambling, incoherent gibberish." "We've had our eye on Kamala's speech writer for some time," said a Sesame Street spokesperson. "The way she effortlessly puts together a speech that's obviously intended for children, using small, simple words and overused repetition — we knew we had our new Elmo writer. Frankly, we...
https://www.sott.net/article/470157-Kamala-Harris-speechwriter-leaves-administration-for-new-writing-gig-on-Sesame-Street
Kamala Harris speechwriter leaves administration for new writing gig on Sesame Street
According to sources within the White House, Kamala Harris is once again losing another staff member as her top aide is leaving the administration after taking a new job. Sabrina Singh, Harris' current deputy press secretary and main speechwriter, has been poached by Sesame Street to write speeches for them instead. "I'm at a point in my career where I need to grow and be challenged and that's not going to happen here with Vice President Harris. I want to move into the big leagues and start writing for legends like Big Bird, and Bert and Ernie," said Singh. "With Sesame Street, I'll be writing more intricately crafted speeches for an audience that simply won't tolerate rambling, incoherent gibberish." "We've had our eye on Kamala's speech writer for some time," said a Sesame Street spokesperson. "The way she effortlessly puts together a speech that's obviously intended for children, using small, simple words and overused repetition — we knew we had our new Elmo writer. Frankly, we...
https://www.sott.net/article/470157-Kamala-Harris-speechwriter-leaves-administration-for-new-writing-gig-on-Sesame-Street
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Sinkhole opens under swimming pool in Israel - man dead, another injured
Rescue operation in central Israel home went on for 4 hours, complicated by fears of secondary collapse; another man pulled in by receding water managed to exit with light injuries A man was found dead Thursday afternoon, hours after a sinkhole opened up in an inground swimming pool at a private home in central Israel, with the receding water dragging him away along with another man who managed to climb his way out. Search teams at the scene in the town of Karmei Yosef found the body following a complex rescue operation that took four hours and required the assistance of Go-Pro cameras hooked to the helmets of the staff workers as they were lowered deep underground
https://www.sott.net/article/470158-Sinkhole-opens-under-swimming-pool-in-Israel-man-dead-another-injured
Sinkhole opens under swimming pool in Israel - man dead, another injured
Rescue operation in central Israel home went on for 4 hours, complicated by fears of secondary collapse; another man pulled in by receding water managed to exit with light injuries A man was found dead Thursday afternoon, hours after a sinkhole opened up in an inground swimming pool at a private home in central Israel, with the receding water dragging him away along with another man who managed to climb his way out. Search teams at the scene in the town of Karmei Yosef found the body following a complex rescue operation that took four hours and required the assistance of Go-Pro cameras hooked to the helmets of the staff workers as they were lowered deep underground
https://www.sott.net/article/470158-Sinkhole-opens-under-swimming-pool-in-Israel-man-dead-another-injured
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German Government admits Covid vaccines cause serious injury for one in 5,000 doses - But its own data show the real rate is one in 300 doses
The German Government publicly acknowledged on Wednesday that the Covid vaccines cause serious side effects for one in every 5,000 doses. A tweet from the Ministry of Health stated (via Google translate): "One in 5,000 people is affected by a serious side effect after a COVID19 #vaccination. If you suspect #sideeffects, get medical attention and report your symptoms to @PEI_Germany." It later added a correction that the figure related to the reporting rate and to doses rather than individuals: "Correction: According to @PEI_Germany, the reporting rate for serious reactions is 0.2 reports per 1,000 vaccine doses." Subsequently, the original tweet was deleted and a corrected version put up.
https://www.sott.net/article/470159-German-Government-admits-Covid-vaccines-cause-serious-injury-for-one-in-5000-doses-But-its-own-data-show-the-real-rate-is-one-in-300-doses
German Government admits Covid vaccines cause serious injury for one in 5,000 doses - But its own data show the real rate is one in 300 doses
The German Government publicly acknowledged on Wednesday that the Covid vaccines cause serious side effects for one in every 5,000 doses. A tweet from the Ministry of Health stated (via Google translate): "One in 5,000 people is affected by a serious side effect after a COVID19 #vaccination. If you suspect #sideeffects, get medical attention and report your symptoms to @PEI_Germany." It later added a correction that the figure related to the reporting rate and to doses rather than individuals: "Correction: According to @PEI_Germany, the reporting rate for serious reactions is 0.2 reports per 1,000 vaccine doses." Subsequently, the original tweet was deleted and a corrected version put up.
https://www.sott.net/article/470159-German-Government-admits-Covid-vaccines-cause-serious-injury-for-one-in-5000-doses-But-its-own-data-show-the-real-rate-is-one-in-300-doses
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Supreme Court rejects Biden immigration guidance, keeps Trump-era policy in place for now
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to freeze a lower court ruling that prevented the Biden administration from prioritizing for deportation only illegal immigrants who pose the greatest risk to public safety. The vote was 5-4, with conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson in saying they would have allowed the Biden administration to put in place the guidance. The court's order leaves the policy frozen nationwide for now, and the court will hear arguments in the case later this year.
https://www.sott.net/article/470160-Supreme-Court-rejects-Biden-immigration-guidance-keeps-Trump-era-policy-in-place-for-now
Supreme Court rejects Biden immigration guidance, keeps Trump-era policy in place for now
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to freeze a lower court ruling that prevented the Biden administration from prioritizing for deportation only illegal immigrants who pose the greatest risk to public safety. The vote was 5-4, with conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson in saying they would have allowed the Biden administration to put in place the guidance. The court's order leaves the policy frozen nationwide for now, and the court will hear arguments in the case later this year.
https://www.sott.net/article/470160-Supreme-Court-rejects-Biden-immigration-guidance-keeps-Trump-era-policy-in-place-for-now
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South Dakota congressman demands answers from Bill Gates over farmland purchases
Rep. Dusty Johnson, a Republican, pointed to issues with Gates' purchase of massive swaths of farmland across 19 states. Bill Gates, who is America's largest individual owner of farmland, is now facing scrutiny for his ownership of nearly 270,000 acres of farmland in 19 states. One South Dakota congressman has taken notice of Gates' unmitigated buyout of agricultural land and seeks to bring the Microsoft founder and philanthropist before a committee to explain his vast ownership of farmland. Rep. Dusty Johnson, in a letter to House Agriculture Committee chairman David Scott, wrote: "It has become clear in recent reports that Mr. Gates is the largest private farmland owner in America — he now owns nearly 270,000 acres of farmland across 19 states. Comparatively, the average farm size in 2021 was 445 acres, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. I believe that Mr. Gates' holdings across much of our nation is a significant portion that...
https://www.sott.net/article/470161-South-Dakota-congressman-demands-answers-from-Bill-Gates-over-farmland-purchases
South Dakota congressman demands answers from Bill Gates over farmland purchases
Rep. Dusty Johnson, a Republican, pointed to issues with Gates' purchase of massive swaths of farmland across 19 states. Bill Gates, who is America's largest individual owner of farmland, is now facing scrutiny for his ownership of nearly 270,000 acres of farmland in 19 states. One South Dakota congressman has taken notice of Gates' unmitigated buyout of agricultural land and seeks to bring the Microsoft founder and philanthropist before a committee to explain his vast ownership of farmland. Rep. Dusty Johnson, in a letter to House Agriculture Committee chairman David Scott, wrote: "It has become clear in recent reports that Mr. Gates is the largest private farmland owner in America — he now owns nearly 270,000 acres of farmland across 19 states. Comparatively, the average farm size in 2021 was 445 acres, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. I believe that Mr. Gates' holdings across much of our nation is a significant portion that...
https://www.sott.net/article/470161-South-Dakota-congressman-demands-answers-from-Bill-Gates-over-farmland-purchases
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Invasion: THOUSANDS of Israeli settlers camped overnight across occupied West Bank, in plan to set up new illegal outposts
Palestinians fear revenge attacks after settler outposts removal Thousands of Israeli settlers have attempted to set up new illegal settlement outposts in six locations across the occupied West Bank. Groups of Jewish youth and families arrived at the earmarked locations in buses, on foot and in vehicles throughout Wednesday, bearing Israeli flags and camping tents under the protection of the Israeli army and police. They gathered in locations near the occupied West Bank cities of Ramallah, Salfit and Hebron.
https://www.sott.net/article/470162-Invasion-THOUSANDS-of-Israeli-settlers-camped-overnight-across-occupied-West-Bank-in-plan-to-set-up-new-illegal-outposts
Invasion: THOUSANDS of Israeli settlers camped overnight across occupied West Bank, in plan to set up new illegal outposts
Palestinians fear revenge attacks after settler outposts removal Thousands of Israeli settlers have attempted to set up new illegal settlement outposts in six locations across the occupied West Bank. Groups of Jewish youth and families arrived at the earmarked locations in buses, on foot and in vehicles throughout Wednesday, bearing Israeli flags and camping tents under the protection of the Israeli army and police. They gathered in locations near the occupied West Bank cities of Ramallah, Salfit and Hebron.
https://www.sott.net/article/470162-Invasion-THOUSANDS-of-Israeli-settlers-camped-overnight-across-occupied-West-Bank-in-plan-to-set-up-new-illegal-outposts
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Resisting the 'food transition': Genetic engineering and dependency
The 'food transition' is integral to the 'great reset'. This transition is couched in the language of climate emergency and sustainability and warnings about the imminent need to address the Malthusian threat of too many people and not enough food to feed nine billion by 2050. This transition envisages a particular future for farming. It is not organic and relatively few farmers have a place in it. It involves drones, driverless machines and largely farmerless farms. Cloud-based 'precision' agriculture as the norm - meaning GMOs and new gene-editing techniques and amalgamated farmlands growing monocultures. GM crops are required to feed the world is a well-worn industry slogan trotted out at every available opportunity. Just like the claim of GM crops being a tremendous success, this too is based on a myth. There is no global shortage of food. Even under any plausible future population scenario, there will be no shortage as evidenced by scientist Dr Jonathan Latham in his paper...
https://www.sott.net/article/470163-Resisting-the-food-transition-Genetic-engineering-and-dependency
Resisting the 'food transition': Genetic engineering and dependency
The 'food transition' is integral to the 'great reset'. This transition is couched in the language of climate emergency and sustainability and warnings about the imminent need to address the Malthusian threat of too many people and not enough food to feed nine billion by 2050. This transition envisages a particular future for farming. It is not organic and relatively few farmers have a place in it. It involves drones, driverless machines and largely farmerless farms. Cloud-based 'precision' agriculture as the norm - meaning GMOs and new gene-editing techniques and amalgamated farmlands growing monocultures. GM crops are required to feed the world is a well-worn industry slogan trotted out at every available opportunity. Just like the claim of GM crops being a tremendous success, this too is based on a myth. There is no global shortage of food. Even under any plausible future population scenario, there will be no shortage as evidenced by scientist Dr Jonathan Latham in his paper...
https://www.sott.net/article/470163-Resisting-the-food-transition-Genetic-engineering-and-dependency
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Russia teaches Europe ABC of gas trade
The unthinkable is happening for the second time in five months: Russian gas giant Gazprom writes to German gas companies announcing force majeure effective from June 14, exonerating it from any compensation for shortfalls since then. The first time shock and awe appeared in German-Russian relations this year was on February 22 when Chancellor Olaf Shloz surprised even hardened political observers by freezing approval process for the newly-constructed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The $11 billion pipeline beneath the Baltic Sea would have doubled the volume of gas sent directly from Russia to Germany, but Scholz instead blocked its commissioning. Those were halcyon days when Berlin talked of "defeating" Russia. Scholz's move was in reaction to Moscow's decision on February 21 to recognise two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent republics. Russia hawks in Germany applauded his decision. Acclaim came pouring in. Jana Puglierin, head of the European Council on Foreign Relations...
https://www.sott.net/article/470164-Russia-teaches-Europe-ABC-of-gas-trade
Russia teaches Europe ABC of gas trade
The unthinkable is happening for the second time in five months: Russian gas giant Gazprom writes to German gas companies announcing force majeure effective from June 14, exonerating it from any compensation for shortfalls since then. The first time shock and awe appeared in German-Russian relations this year was on February 22 when Chancellor Olaf Shloz surprised even hardened political observers by freezing approval process for the newly-constructed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The $11 billion pipeline beneath the Baltic Sea would have doubled the volume of gas sent directly from Russia to Germany, but Scholz instead blocked its commissioning. Those were halcyon days when Berlin talked of "defeating" Russia. Scholz's move was in reaction to Moscow's decision on February 21 to recognise two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent republics. Russia hawks in Germany applauded his decision. Acclaim came pouring in. Jana Puglierin, head of the European Council on Foreign Relations...
https://www.sott.net/article/470164-Russia-teaches-Europe-ABC-of-gas-trade
