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Snow blankets parts of Lesotho, Eastern Cape in South Africa
Snow has turned the eastern parts of Lesotho and the Eastern Cape into a winter wonderland. The SA Weather Service said snow was evident over the eastern parts of Lesotho as well as the southern Drakensberg or north-eastern high ground of the Eastern Cape. Although the measurements of snow could not be immediately confirmed on Sunday, forecaster Lelo Kleinbooi added the office had expected flakes to be about 1cm over high-lying areas or mountain peaks and up to 6 to 8cm over the southern Drakensberg. Kleinbooi said there were prospects of more snow this coming Saturday over the southern Drakensberg during the later parts of the day, especially if the expected systems are favourably positioned for it.
https://www.sott.net/article/470278-Snow-blankets-parts-of-Lesotho-Eastern-Cape-in-South-Africa
Snow blankets parts of Lesotho, Eastern Cape in South Africa
Snow has turned the eastern parts of Lesotho and the Eastern Cape into a winter wonderland. The SA Weather Service said snow was evident over the eastern parts of Lesotho as well as the southern Drakensberg or north-eastern high ground of the Eastern Cape. Although the measurements of snow could not be immediately confirmed on Sunday, forecaster Lelo Kleinbooi added the office had expected flakes to be about 1cm over high-lying areas or mountain peaks and up to 6 to 8cm over the southern Drakensberg. Kleinbooi said there were prospects of more snow this coming Saturday over the southern Drakensberg during the later parts of the day, especially if the expected systems are favourably positioned for it.
https://www.sott.net/article/470278-Snow-blankets-parts-of-Lesotho-Eastern-Cape-in-South-Africa
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State of emergency declared as Yosemite National Park burns in California
Fast moving wildfires hit Yosemite National Park in California on July 24th 2022. A state of emergency has been declared due to the danger in the area. Over 6,000 residents have been evacuated as the Oak Fire spread. The fire has affected Mariposa County most severely. Power outages have occured as electricity supplies are affected. Planes are being used to fight the blaze, as firefighters struggle to contain the fire.
https://www.sott.net/article/470279-State-of-emergency-declared-as-Yosemite-National-Park-burns-in-California
State of emergency declared as Yosemite National Park burns in California
Fast moving wildfires hit Yosemite National Park in California on July 24th 2022. A state of emergency has been declared due to the danger in the area. Over 6,000 residents have been evacuated as the Oak Fire spread. The fire has affected Mariposa County most severely. Power outages have occured as electricity supplies are affected. Planes are being used to fight the blaze, as firefighters struggle to contain the fire.
https://www.sott.net/article/470279-State-of-emergency-declared-as-Yosemite-National-Park-burns-in-California
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Meteor fireball over Texas on July 25
We received 219 reports about a fireball seen over LA, OK and TX on Monday, July 25th 2022 around 03:24 UT. For this event, we received 3 videos.
https://www.sott.net/article/470280-Meteor-fireball-over-Texas-on-July-25
Meteor fireball over Texas on July 25
We received 219 reports about a fireball seen over LA, OK and TX on Monday, July 25th 2022 around 03:24 UT. For this event, we received 3 videos.
https://www.sott.net/article/470280-Meteor-fireball-over-Texas-on-July-25
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Russia and Arab League pledge to boost business ties as Lavrov attends summit in Cairo, Egypt
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit have reiterated mutual interest in invigorating business ties, the Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday. "During the meeting, the sides highly assessed the level of cooperation between Russia and the Arab League in the interests of settling the crisis situation in the Middle East and North Africa, strengthening security and stability in the region," it said. "Special attention was focused on the prospects for expanding trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Arab countries. The sides reiterated mutual interest in invigorating Russian-Arab business ties to promote trade, industrial cooperation and implement joint projects in Russia and in the Arab League member countries."
https://www.sott.net/article/470262-Russia-and-Arab-League-pledge-to-boost-business-ties-as-Lavrov-attends-summit-in-Cairo-Egypt
Russia and Arab League pledge to boost business ties as Lavrov attends summit in Cairo, Egypt
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit have reiterated mutual interest in invigorating business ties, the Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday. "During the meeting, the sides highly assessed the level of cooperation between Russia and the Arab League in the interests of settling the crisis situation in the Middle East and North Africa, strengthening security and stability in the region," it said. "Special attention was focused on the prospects for expanding trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Arab countries. The sides reiterated mutual interest in invigorating Russian-Arab business ties to promote trade, industrial cooperation and implement joint projects in Russia and in the Arab League member countries."
https://www.sott.net/article/470262-Russia-and-Arab-League-pledge-to-boost-business-ties-as-Lavrov-attends-summit-in-Cairo-Egypt
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'Fed wants to bring down demand without destroying the economy' - strategist
All eyes are on the Federal Reserve ahead of next week's FOMC meeting as record-breaking inflation persists and consumer sentiment hits new lows. Thomas Hayes, managing member and chairman at Great Hill Capital, is expecting the Fed to remain cautious as they try to balance the two issues while still protecting the U.S. economy. "I think you're seeing the Fed trying to walk the tightrope," Hayes said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). "They wanted to bring down demand, which they've certainly done, but they don't want to destroy the economy." A key example, he said, is how the Fed promised to do $47.5 billion of liquidity withdrawal or tightening in the month of June, but instead wound up buying roughly $3 billion net of treasuries and reduced liquidity by just $7.5 billion in mortgage-backed securities.
https://www.sott.net/article/470273-Fed-wants-to-bring-down-demand-without-destroying-the-economy-strategist
'Fed wants to bring down demand without destroying the economy' - strategist
All eyes are on the Federal Reserve ahead of next week's FOMC meeting as record-breaking inflation persists and consumer sentiment hits new lows. Thomas Hayes, managing member and chairman at Great Hill Capital, is expecting the Fed to remain cautious as they try to balance the two issues while still protecting the U.S. economy. "I think you're seeing the Fed trying to walk the tightrope," Hayes said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). "They wanted to bring down demand, which they've certainly done, but they don't want to destroy the economy." A key example, he said, is how the Fed promised to do $47.5 billion of liquidity withdrawal or tightening in the month of June, but instead wound up buying roughly $3 billion net of treasuries and reduced liquidity by just $7.5 billion in mortgage-backed securities.
https://www.sott.net/article/470273-Fed-wants-to-bring-down-demand-without-destroying-the-economy-strategist
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Foreign spies tried to force me to take anti-Russia stance - Serbian minister
A major foreign intelligence service has been pressing Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin over his attitude towards Russia and China, the official revealed on Saturday. The minister expects a large media campaign against him to kick off next week. "One of the largest intelligence services in the world, if not the largest, told me that my stance was unacceptable and that if I do not change [it] and do not abandon the policy that I am pursuing ... then I will not be a member of the government and they will do absolutely everything to smear me," Vulin told media outlet Pink. He expects a media campaign against him to begin next week. Despite the pressure, the minister said he refused to cooperate in any way with the foreign spies. "I haven't worked and won't work for anyone except for the Serbian people, the Serbian state, and I won't be completely loyal to anyone, except for the president of all Serbs, Aleksandar Vucic," the minister said.
https://www.sott.net/article/470281-Foreign-spies-tried-to-force-me-to-take-anti-Russia-stance-Serbian-minister
Foreign spies tried to force me to take anti-Russia stance - Serbian minister
A major foreign intelligence service has been pressing Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin over his attitude towards Russia and China, the official revealed on Saturday. The minister expects a large media campaign against him to kick off next week. "One of the largest intelligence services in the world, if not the largest, told me that my stance was unacceptable and that if I do not change [it] and do not abandon the policy that I am pursuing ... then I will not be a member of the government and they will do absolutely everything to smear me," Vulin told media outlet Pink. He expects a media campaign against him to begin next week. Despite the pressure, the minister said he refused to cooperate in any way with the foreign spies. "I haven't worked and won't work for anyone except for the Serbian people, the Serbian state, and I won't be completely loyal to anyone, except for the president of all Serbs, Aleksandar Vucic," the minister said.
https://www.sott.net/article/470281-Foreign-spies-tried-to-force-me-to-take-anti-Russia-stance-Serbian-minister
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Seeking a Russian passport could mean jail for Ukrainians
According to draft legislation, a Ukrainian could get up to 15 years in prison for trying to become a Russian citizen Ukraine is seeking to introduce heavy penalties for receiving Russian citizenship. A bill that is currently being considered by Kiev proposes fines and lengthy prison terms for doing so, Deputy Minister for the Re-integration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Anatoly Stelmakh revealed on Monday. "Considering the legislation we're currently working on, some of its articles introduce penalties ... ranging from a fine to 15 years in prison," Stelmakh said on Ukrainian TV. The idea of criminalizing obtaining Russian citizenship was backed by Ukrainian Deputy PM and Minister for the Re-integration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Irina Vereschuk. The official openly admitted the legislation was driven more by political rather than legal motives.
https://www.sott.net/article/470282-Seeking-a-Russian-passport-could-mean-jail-for-Ukrainians
Seeking a Russian passport could mean jail for Ukrainians
According to draft legislation, a Ukrainian could get up to 15 years in prison for trying to become a Russian citizen Ukraine is seeking to introduce heavy penalties for receiving Russian citizenship. A bill that is currently being considered by Kiev proposes fines and lengthy prison terms for doing so, Deputy Minister for the Re-integration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Anatoly Stelmakh revealed on Monday. "Considering the legislation we're currently working on, some of its articles introduce penalties ... ranging from a fine to 15 years in prison," Stelmakh said on Ukrainian TV. The idea of criminalizing obtaining Russian citizenship was backed by Ukrainian Deputy PM and Minister for the Re-integration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Irina Vereschuk. The official openly admitted the legislation was driven more by political rather than legal motives.
https://www.sott.net/article/470282-Seeking-a-Russian-passport-could-mean-jail-for-Ukrainians
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Irony: BBC and The Times complain about the secrecy of the Skripal novichok 'public inquiry'
The British government's scheme of secrecy surrounding the public inquiry into the alleged Novichok attacks against Sergei and Yulia Skripal and Dawn Sturgess in 2018 has been opposed by the BBC and the London Times. "A requirement for confidentiality undertakings", a BBC lawyer wrote to the inquiry chairman, Lord Anthony Hughes, in a document released by Hughes' spokesman last Friday, "is itself an impediment to transparency... as well as general, healthy discourse among legal and editorial colleagues." David Attfield is the head of the BBC's programme legal advice department which signed the document. But the name on the signature line has been blacked out. "The media should be trusted to act responsibly," the BBC told Hughes.
https://www.sott.net/article/470283-Irony-BBC-and-The-Times-complain-about-the-secrecy-of-the-Skripal-novichok-public-inquiry
Irony: BBC and The Times complain about the secrecy of the Skripal novichok 'public inquiry'
The British government's scheme of secrecy surrounding the public inquiry into the alleged Novichok attacks against Sergei and Yulia Skripal and Dawn Sturgess in 2018 has been opposed by the BBC and the London Times. "A requirement for confidentiality undertakings", a BBC lawyer wrote to the inquiry chairman, Lord Anthony Hughes, in a document released by Hughes' spokesman last Friday, "is itself an impediment to transparency... as well as general, healthy discourse among legal and editorial colleagues." David Attfield is the head of the BBC's programme legal advice department which signed the document. But the name on the signature line has been blacked out. "The media should be trusted to act responsibly," the BBC told Hughes.
https://www.sott.net/article/470283-Irony-BBC-and-The-Times-complain-about-the-secrecy-of-the-Skripal-novichok-public-inquiry
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Pentagon memo shows Trump gave order to 'make sure' Jan. 6 rally was 'safe event'
House Democrats' marquee summer show of primetime investigative hearings ended Thursday night where it began: unable or unwilling to answer essential questions about the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Chief among them: If Donald Trump wanted to incite violence that fateful day, as his critics suggest, then why did he order the Pentagon to have a large military force ready to quell a disturbance? And why did a Democrat-led Congress turn down the assistance of pop National Guard troops in the face of intelligence warnings about violence? By their own admission, Democrats set up the hearings to evade such scrutiny. They declared any questions about what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew about the potential for Jan. 6 violence and when she knew it were off limits.
https://www.sott.net/article/470284-Pentagon-memo-shows-Trump-gave-order-to-make-sure-Jan-6-rally-was-safe-event
Pentagon memo shows Trump gave order to 'make sure' Jan. 6 rally was 'safe event'
House Democrats' marquee summer show of primetime investigative hearings ended Thursday night where it began: unable or unwilling to answer essential questions about the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Chief among them: If Donald Trump wanted to incite violence that fateful day, as his critics suggest, then why did he order the Pentagon to have a large military force ready to quell a disturbance? And why did a Democrat-led Congress turn down the assistance of pop National Guard troops in the face of intelligence warnings about violence? By their own admission, Democrats set up the hearings to evade such scrutiny. They declared any questions about what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew about the potential for Jan. 6 violence and when she knew it were off limits.
https://www.sott.net/article/470284-Pentagon-memo-shows-Trump-gave-order-to-make-sure-Jan-6-rally-was-safe-event
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Iranian Ministry announces ban on presence of women in advertising
Iran's Guidance Ministry has told advertising agencies that under the government's tightening of the so-called hijab and chastity law, women are now prohibited from appearing in advertisements. The ministry sent a letter to agencies over the weekend following the release of a promotional video by the Domino ice-cream company that featured an actress wearing a sweater donning additional layers of clothing while images of ice cream flash across the screen. At the end of the ad, she is wearing a winter coat and hat and takes a bite of the ice cream. A government agency subsequently called the ad "a crime" and condemned the use of an actress saying such ads lead to the "promotion of immorality" in the society.
https://www.sott.net/article/470285-Iranian-Ministry-announces-ban-on-presence-of-women-in-advertising
Iranian Ministry announces ban on presence of women in advertising
Iran's Guidance Ministry has told advertising agencies that under the government's tightening of the so-called hijab and chastity law, women are now prohibited from appearing in advertisements. The ministry sent a letter to agencies over the weekend following the release of a promotional video by the Domino ice-cream company that featured an actress wearing a sweater donning additional layers of clothing while images of ice cream flash across the screen. At the end of the ad, she is wearing a winter coat and hat and takes a bite of the ice cream. A government agency subsequently called the ad "a crime" and condemned the use of an actress saying such ads lead to the "promotion of immorality" in the society.
https://www.sott.net/article/470285-Iranian-Ministry-announces-ban-on-presence-of-women-in-advertising
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Synthetic tools conduct messages from station-to-station in DNA
Rice University researchers have demonstrated that CRISPR-Cas9, increasingly famous as a gene-editing tool, can be employed in powerful additional ways in human cells. A team led by Rice bioengineer Isaac Hilton and graduate student Kaiyuan Wang used deactivated Cas9 (dCas9) proteins to target key segments of the human genome and synthetically trigger the transcription of human genes. By using dCas9 to recruit proteins that can naturally turn genes on, the Rice team was able to reveal important details about human promoters and enhancers — the pieces of our DNA that coordinate when, and to what extent, our genes are turned on — which in turn controls the behaviors of our cells. Hilton said: "We're using these synthetic biology tools to improve the ability to engineer gene expression and program human cells, and consequently to better understand how our genes work naturally. These types of studies are important because in the long run this knowledge and these technical capabilities...
https://www.sott.net/article/470286-Synthetic-tools-conduct-messages-from-station-to-station-in-DNA
Synthetic tools conduct messages from station-to-station in DNA
Rice University researchers have demonstrated that CRISPR-Cas9, increasingly famous as a gene-editing tool, can be employed in powerful additional ways in human cells. A team led by Rice bioengineer Isaac Hilton and graduate student Kaiyuan Wang used deactivated Cas9 (dCas9) proteins to target key segments of the human genome and synthetically trigger the transcription of human genes. By using dCas9 to recruit proteins that can naturally turn genes on, the Rice team was able to reveal important details about human promoters and enhancers — the pieces of our DNA that coordinate when, and to what extent, our genes are turned on — which in turn controls the behaviors of our cells. Hilton said: "We're using these synthetic biology tools to improve the ability to engineer gene expression and program human cells, and consequently to better understand how our genes work naturally. These types of studies are important because in the long run this knowledge and these technical capabilities...
https://www.sott.net/article/470286-Synthetic-tools-conduct-messages-from-station-to-station-in-DNA
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Russia reveals Western attempts to censor photo-ops of Lavrov and Arab League
Western countries have tried to bar Arab officials from photo opportunities with Russian counterparts, the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a visit to Egypt on Sunday. Lavrov revealed that before heading to Cairo he was shown a document from the Arab League, which has its HQ in the Egyptian capital, speaking about "an initiative ... by a group of ambassadors from the US, France, Germany, the UK and a representative of the EU." "It demanded our Arab friends, firstly condemn, secondly, reject certain actions by Russia. And this initiative especially stressed that they shouldn't sign any documents with us and take pictures with us," the Russian FM pointed out after talks with his Egyptian colleague, Sameh Shoukry.
https://www.sott.net/article/470287-Russia-reveals-Western-attempts-to-censor-photo-ops-of-Lavrov-and-Arab-League
Russia reveals Western attempts to censor photo-ops of Lavrov and Arab League
Western countries have tried to bar Arab officials from photo opportunities with Russian counterparts, the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a visit to Egypt on Sunday. Lavrov revealed that before heading to Cairo he was shown a document from the Arab League, which has its HQ in the Egyptian capital, speaking about "an initiative ... by a group of ambassadors from the US, France, Germany, the UK and a representative of the EU." "It demanded our Arab friends, firstly condemn, secondly, reject certain actions by Russia. And this initiative especially stressed that they shouldn't sign any documents with us and take pictures with us," the Russian FM pointed out after talks with his Egyptian colleague, Sameh Shoukry.
https://www.sott.net/article/470287-Russia-reveals-Western-attempts-to-censor-photo-ops-of-Lavrov-and-Arab-League
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With eye on the CIA, Moscow cracks the whip at Israel
The Jewish Agency is Israel's life source and the Kremlin shut it down this month. The fallout may be a measurable schism between Moscow and Tel Aviv, in which the latter has a lot to lose. A row has erupted in Russian-Israeli relations over the functioning of the Jewish Agency in Moscow. The Jerusalem Post first reported on 5 July that Moscow had ordered the Jewish Agency to cease all operations in Russia, in a formal letter from the Russian Justice Ministry "earlier this week." The Jewish Agency initially played down the development in a statement which said, "As part of the work of the Jewish Agency's delegation in Russia, we are occasionally required to make certain adjustments, as required by authorities. Discussions with the authorities are ongoing with the aim of continuing our activities in accordance with the rules. Even now, there is a dialogue." An unnamed senior Israeli diplomat told the Jerusalem Post, "Russia is saying the Jewish Agency illegally collected info about...
https://www.sott.net/article/470288-With-eye-on-the-CIA-Moscow-cracks-the-whip-at-Israel
With eye on the CIA, Moscow cracks the whip at Israel
The Jewish Agency is Israel's life source and the Kremlin shut it down this month. The fallout may be a measurable schism between Moscow and Tel Aviv, in which the latter has a lot to lose. A row has erupted in Russian-Israeli relations over the functioning of the Jewish Agency in Moscow. The Jerusalem Post first reported on 5 July that Moscow had ordered the Jewish Agency to cease all operations in Russia, in a formal letter from the Russian Justice Ministry "earlier this week." The Jewish Agency initially played down the development in a statement which said, "As part of the work of the Jewish Agency's delegation in Russia, we are occasionally required to make certain adjustments, as required by authorities. Discussions with the authorities are ongoing with the aim of continuing our activities in accordance with the rules. Even now, there is a dialogue." An unnamed senior Israeli diplomat told the Jerusalem Post, "Russia is saying the Jewish Agency illegally collected info about...
https://www.sott.net/article/470288-With-eye-on-the-CIA-Moscow-cracks-the-whip-at-Israel
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Lee Zeldin campaign: Attacker freed from jail exemplifies 'why crime is on the rise' across New York
Rep. Lee Zeldin's (R-NY) gubernatorial campaign is blasting the release of the congressman's accused attacker from jail, thanks to the state's no-bail law, as an example of "why crime is on the rise" across New York. On Thursday, Zeldin was giving a campaign speech in Fairport, New York when a man can be seen on video footage jumping on stage and attempting to stab Zeldin in the neck. Zeldin can be seen immediately grabbing the man's wrist as a group of men jumped in to take him down. The man, identified as 43-year-old David G. Jakubonis, was immediately arrested and charged with attempted assault in the second degree — a felony. Thanks to New York's no-bail law, Jakubonis was released from jail within hours of his arrest. Zeldin's spokeswoman Katie Vincentz said in a statement: "It is terrible public policy that in the State of New York, you can try to stab a sitting Member of Congress, or anyone else for that matter, and be back out on the street not even 6 hours later. This is...
https://www.sott.net/article/470289-Lee-Zeldin-campaign-Attacker-freed-from-jail-exemplifies-why-crime-is-on-the-rise-across-New-York
Lee Zeldin campaign: Attacker freed from jail exemplifies 'why crime is on the rise' across New York
Rep. Lee Zeldin's (R-NY) gubernatorial campaign is blasting the release of the congressman's accused attacker from jail, thanks to the state's no-bail law, as an example of "why crime is on the rise" across New York. On Thursday, Zeldin was giving a campaign speech in Fairport, New York when a man can be seen on video footage jumping on stage and attempting to stab Zeldin in the neck. Zeldin can be seen immediately grabbing the man's wrist as a group of men jumped in to take him down. The man, identified as 43-year-old David G. Jakubonis, was immediately arrested and charged with attempted assault in the second degree — a felony. Thanks to New York's no-bail law, Jakubonis was released from jail within hours of his arrest. Zeldin's spokeswoman Katie Vincentz said in a statement: "It is terrible public policy that in the State of New York, you can try to stab a sitting Member of Congress, or anyone else for that matter, and be back out on the street not even 6 hours later. This is...
https://www.sott.net/article/470289-Lee-Zeldin-campaign-Attacker-freed-from-jail-exemplifies-why-crime-is-on-the-rise-across-New-York
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DeSantis: "Gender Affirming Care" Is a euphemism for castration and sterilization
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said there is no evidence that castration and mastectomies are effective medical care in an interview with Laura Ingraham on FOX News. INGRAHAM: I'm just saying this, at the Assistant Secretary for Health, your 'good friend' Rachel Levine wrote a piece in the Miami Herald saying, thank you. "Gender affirming care is medically necessary, safe and effective for transgender and non-binary children and adolescents. It shouldn't be hard to translate this into knowledge, it's more compassionate policies that protect rather than undermine youth mental health." Governor, she said Floridians support this "gender affirming care." Do they? DESANTIS: And understand what that is, that's a euphemism. They will actually take a young boy and castrate the boy. They will take a young girl and do a mastectomy, or they will sterilize her because of the gender dysphoria. There is no evidence that this is something that's effective medical care. And we know that people that do...
https://www.sott.net/article/470290-DeSantis-Gender-Affirming-Care-Is-a-euphemism-for-castration-and-sterilization
DeSantis: "Gender Affirming Care" Is a euphemism for castration and sterilization
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said there is no evidence that castration and mastectomies are effective medical care in an interview with Laura Ingraham on FOX News. INGRAHAM: I'm just saying this, at the Assistant Secretary for Health, your 'good friend' Rachel Levine wrote a piece in the Miami Herald saying, thank you. "Gender affirming care is medically necessary, safe and effective for transgender and non-binary children and adolescents. It shouldn't be hard to translate this into knowledge, it's more compassionate policies that protect rather than undermine youth mental health." Governor, she said Floridians support this "gender affirming care." Do they? DESANTIS: And understand what that is, that's a euphemism. They will actually take a young boy and castrate the boy. They will take a young girl and do a mastectomy, or they will sterilize her because of the gender dysphoria. There is no evidence that this is something that's effective medical care. And we know that people that do...
https://www.sott.net/article/470290-DeSantis-Gender-Affirming-Care-Is-a-euphemism-for-castration-and-sterilization
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Missiles for US-made HIMARS destroyed - Moscow
Moscow has destroyed US-supplied weapons, including heavy artillery, during a strike on Sunday in western Ukraine, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. Storage facilities containing missiles for HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and shells for M777 howitzers were targeted. A shipment station outside Bogdanovtsy village, which hosted the munitions, was hit with "sea-based high-precision long-range weapons," it added. The US is Kiev's biggest backer in its conflict with Moscow and has supplied Ukraine with 16 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, as of July 22. Last week, the Russian military said that it had destroyed four of those systems between July 5 and 20. However, Ukraine refuted these claims as "misinformation." The head of the Armed Forces Committee of the US House of Representatives, Adam Smith, who visited Kiev during the weekend, said that Washington and its allies plan to provide Ukraine with an additional 25-to-30 rocket systems, including both high-mobility artillery...
https://www.sott.net/article/470291-Missiles-for-US-made-HIMARS-destroyed-Moscow
Missiles for US-made HIMARS destroyed - Moscow
Moscow has destroyed US-supplied weapons, including heavy artillery, during a strike on Sunday in western Ukraine, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. Storage facilities containing missiles for HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and shells for M777 howitzers were targeted. A shipment station outside Bogdanovtsy village, which hosted the munitions, was hit with "sea-based high-precision long-range weapons," it added. The US is Kiev's biggest backer in its conflict with Moscow and has supplied Ukraine with 16 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, as of July 22. Last week, the Russian military said that it had destroyed four of those systems between July 5 and 20. However, Ukraine refuted these claims as "misinformation." The head of the Armed Forces Committee of the US House of Representatives, Adam Smith, who visited Kiev during the weekend, said that Washington and its allies plan to provide Ukraine with an additional 25-to-30 rocket systems, including both high-mobility artillery...
https://www.sott.net/article/470291-Missiles-for-US-made-HIMARS-destroyed-Moscow
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US Treasury Secretary denies recession
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has denied that the American economy is in recession, even though a report this week may confirm it by the most common definition, saying the nation is instead going through a "necessary and appropriate" slowdown. Yellen defended President Joe Biden's economic policies in an NBC News interview on Sunday, arguing that a negative GDP report won't mean that the world's largest economy is in recession. The report is scheduled for release on Thursday and, following first-quarter contraction at an annual rate of 1.6%, the latest data may confirm that the economy is shrinking. Two straight quarters of economic contraction is typically viewed as a recession, Yellen acknowledged, but she tried to reframe how the trend should be defined. She told Chuck Todd: "We could see that happen, and that will be closely watched, but I do want to emphasize: What a recession really means is a broad-based contraction in the economy. Even if that number is negative, we...
https://www.sott.net/article/470292-US-Treasury-Secretary-denies-recession
US Treasury Secretary denies recession
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has denied that the American economy is in recession, even though a report this week may confirm it by the most common definition, saying the nation is instead going through a "necessary and appropriate" slowdown. Yellen defended President Joe Biden's economic policies in an NBC News interview on Sunday, arguing that a negative GDP report won't mean that the world's largest economy is in recession. The report is scheduled for release on Thursday and, following first-quarter contraction at an annual rate of 1.6%, the latest data may confirm that the economy is shrinking. Two straight quarters of economic contraction is typically viewed as a recession, Yellen acknowledged, but she tried to reframe how the trend should be defined. She told Chuck Todd: "We could see that happen, and that will be closely watched, but I do want to emphasize: What a recession really means is a broad-based contraction in the economy. Even if that number is negative, we...
https://www.sott.net/article/470292-US-Treasury-Secretary-denies-recession
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WEF calls for an end to private car ownership
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is calling for the end of private car ownership in the name of saving the world from climate change by reducing the need for green tech resources. "We need a clean energy revolution, and we need it now," the WEF begins its article. According to the WEF, critical metals, such as cobalt, lithium, and nickel — all of which are used in "clean energy technologies" — are in short supply. And while the WEF says recycling old tech that uses these metals could lessen the impact of shortages, it's simply not enough. The WEF asks: "The complication is that we do not currently have enough metals in circulation, and even with recycling taken into consideration, mineral production is still forecasted to increase by nearly 500%. So how should we proceed?" Top of the list of solutions for how the WEF thinks we should proceed is to "Go from owning to using." Sound familiar?
https://www.sott.net/article/470293-WEF-calls-for-an-end-to-private-car-ownership
WEF calls for an end to private car ownership
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is calling for the end of private car ownership in the name of saving the world from climate change by reducing the need for green tech resources. "We need a clean energy revolution, and we need it now," the WEF begins its article. According to the WEF, critical metals, such as cobalt, lithium, and nickel — all of which are used in "clean energy technologies" — are in short supply. And while the WEF says recycling old tech that uses these metals could lessen the impact of shortages, it's simply not enough. The WEF asks: "The complication is that we do not currently have enough metals in circulation, and even with recycling taken into consideration, mineral production is still forecasted to increase by nearly 500%. So how should we proceed?" Top of the list of solutions for how the WEF thinks we should proceed is to "Go from owning to using." Sound familiar?
https://www.sott.net/article/470293-WEF-calls-for-an-end-to-private-car-ownership
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Coffee & Covid - Tuesday, July 19, 2022 - Chicken
Good morning, and Happy Tuesday, C&C! Today's roundup: the Economist tentatively questions the Ukraine narrative; the US embassy evacuates Kyiv and offers tips for Americans in Ukraine; the Russians raise more biolab accusations against the U.S. and an essay on the implications; a new study shows masks bad for immunocomprised folks; antimicrobial infections spiking; covid passports fall in France; NYC schools hemorrhaging students; and Mr. Magoo has a close call. 🗞*COVID NEWS AND COMMENTARY* 🗞 🔥 The Economist ran a story yesterday headlined, "Is America Growing Weary of the Long War In Ukraine?" Well. I was immediately suspicious, because the Ukraine war hasn't been that long, not really, not when compared to the war on covid or any other war, for that matter. The Economist ruefully noted that "even Mr Biden's closest allies are asking whether America might soon tire of the burden," and admits that Biden "is more unpopular even than Donald Trump was at this point in his...
https://www.sott.net/article/470294-Coffee-Covid-Tuesday-July-19-2022-Chicken
Coffee & Covid - Tuesday, July 19, 2022 - Chicken
Good morning, and Happy Tuesday, C&C! Today's roundup: the Economist tentatively questions the Ukraine narrative; the US embassy evacuates Kyiv and offers tips for Americans in Ukraine; the Russians raise more biolab accusations against the U.S. and an essay on the implications; a new study shows masks bad for immunocomprised folks; antimicrobial infections spiking; covid passports fall in France; NYC schools hemorrhaging students; and Mr. Magoo has a close call. 🗞*COVID NEWS AND COMMENTARY* 🗞 🔥 The Economist ran a story yesterday headlined, "Is America Growing Weary of the Long War In Ukraine?" Well. I was immediately suspicious, because the Ukraine war hasn't been that long, not really, not when compared to the war on covid or any other war, for that matter. The Economist ruefully noted that "even Mr Biden's closest allies are asking whether America might soon tire of the burden," and admits that Biden "is more unpopular even than Donald Trump was at this point in his...
https://www.sott.net/article/470294-Coffee-Covid-Tuesday-July-19-2022-Chicken
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Russia says it wants to end Ukraine's 'unacceptable regime'
Russia's top diplomat said Moscow's overarching goal in Ukraine is to free its people from its "unacceptable regime," expressing the Kremlin's war aims in some of the bluntest terms yet as its forces pummel the country with artillery barrages and airstrikes. The remark from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov comes amid Ukraine's efforts to resume grain exports from its Black Sea ports — something that would help ease global food shortages — under a new deal tested by a Russian strike on Odesa over the weekend. "We are determined to help the people of eastern Ukraine to liberate themselves from the burden of this absolutely unacceptable regime," Lavrov said at an Arab League summit in Cairo late Sunday, referring to Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy's government.
https://www.sott.net/article/470296-Russia-says-it-wants-to-end-Ukraines-unacceptable-regime
Russia says it wants to end Ukraine's 'unacceptable regime'
Russia's top diplomat said Moscow's overarching goal in Ukraine is to free its people from its "unacceptable regime," expressing the Kremlin's war aims in some of the bluntest terms yet as its forces pummel the country with artillery barrages and airstrikes. The remark from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov comes amid Ukraine's efforts to resume grain exports from its Black Sea ports — something that would help ease global food shortages — under a new deal tested by a Russian strike on Odesa over the weekend. "We are determined to help the people of eastern Ukraine to liberate themselves from the burden of this absolutely unacceptable regime," Lavrov said at an Arab League summit in Cairo late Sunday, referring to Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy's government.
https://www.sott.net/article/470296-Russia-says-it-wants-to-end-Ukraines-unacceptable-regime
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Moscow exposes Ukrainian plot to hijack Russian warplanes
According to information shared with RT, Kiev's spies offered Russian pilots money and EU citizenship as a reward Russian intelligence has claimed that it foiled a sophisticated plot from Ukrainian spies to hijack several military jets. A security official official and a pilot, who is said to have been targeted by Kiev's agents, have shared details of the operation with RT. Russia's Federal Security Service (the FSB) has sensationally added that a leading figure from the US-government funded investigative organization Bellingcat - which presents itself as a journalistic grouping - was also involved in the scheme, which it believes was "supervised by NATO intelligence agencies." The FSB specifically pointed the finger at British operatives.
https://www.sott.net/article/470295-Moscow-exposes-Ukrainian-plot-to-hijack-Russian-warplanes
Moscow exposes Ukrainian plot to hijack Russian warplanes
According to information shared with RT, Kiev's spies offered Russian pilots money and EU citizenship as a reward Russian intelligence has claimed that it foiled a sophisticated plot from Ukrainian spies to hijack several military jets. A security official official and a pilot, who is said to have been targeted by Kiev's agents, have shared details of the operation with RT. Russia's Federal Security Service (the FSB) has sensationally added that a leading figure from the US-government funded investigative organization Bellingcat - which presents itself as a journalistic grouping - was also involved in the scheme, which it believes was "supervised by NATO intelligence agencies." The FSB specifically pointed the finger at British operatives.
https://www.sott.net/article/470295-Moscow-exposes-Ukrainian-plot-to-hijack-Russian-warplanes
