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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
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Staff shortages force Japanese train company to cancel 120 services, Covid infections blamed
A railway operator in southwestern Japan says it will cancel 120 limited express train services because of a staff shortage caused by coronavirus infections. Kyushu Railway Company, also called JR Kyushu, said on Monday that 38 drivers and conductors are unable to report to work because they have been infected or identified as close contacts of COVID-19 patients. The company will cancel 100 services of the Sonic limited express between Hakata and Oita, and 20 services of the Kamome connecting Hakata and Nagasaki from Wednesday to August 5.
https://www.sott.net/article/470297-Staff-shortages-force-Japanese-train-company-to-cancel-120-services-Covid-infections-blamed
Staff shortages force Japanese train company to cancel 120 services, Covid infections blamed
A railway operator in southwestern Japan says it will cancel 120 limited express train services because of a staff shortage caused by coronavirus infections. Kyushu Railway Company, also called JR Kyushu, said on Monday that 38 drivers and conductors are unable to report to work because they have been infected or identified as close contacts of COVID-19 patients. The company will cancel 100 services of the Sonic limited express between Hakata and Oita, and 20 services of the Kamome connecting Hakata and Nagasaki from Wednesday to August 5.
https://www.sott.net/article/470297-Staff-shortages-force-Japanese-train-company-to-cancel-120-services-Covid-infections-blamed
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Video shows peat landslide in Shetland, two documented in just one month
The Shetland islands, off the far north coast of Scotland, are covered with large amounts of blanket bog. In such settings, exceptional rainfall and/or disturbance of the peat by human activity can trigger peat landslides - there was for example a large failure at Scalloway in Shetland in 2012 and there were multiple peat landslides in a heavy rainfall event in Shetland in September 2003 (Dykes and Warburton 2008). On 4 July 2022 a landslide was triggered on the Mid Kames Ridge in Shetland. There is a Youtube video of the setting of the Mid Kames Ridge taken from a drone, including views of the access roads and pads for a large windfarm, which includes 103 turbines across several sites, and which is under construction by Viking Energy. There seems to be little dispute that the peat landslide was associated with the windfarm construction.
https://www.sott.net/article/470298-Video-shows-peat-landslide-in-Shetland-two-documented-in-just-one-month
Video shows peat landslide in Shetland, two documented in just one month
The Shetland islands, off the far north coast of Scotland, are covered with large amounts of blanket bog. In such settings, exceptional rainfall and/or disturbance of the peat by human activity can trigger peat landslides - there was for example a large failure at Scalloway in Shetland in 2012 and there were multiple peat landslides in a heavy rainfall event in Shetland in September 2003 (Dykes and Warburton 2008). On 4 July 2022 a landslide was triggered on the Mid Kames Ridge in Shetland. There is a Youtube video of the setting of the Mid Kames Ridge taken from a drone, including views of the access roads and pads for a large windfarm, which includes 103 turbines across several sites, and which is under construction by Viking Energy. There seems to be little dispute that the peat landslide was associated with the windfarm construction.
https://www.sott.net/article/470298-Video-shows-peat-landslide-in-Shetland-two-documented-in-just-one-month
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3 dead, including gunman, in mass shooting in Langley, British Columbia
Three people, including the alleged gunman, were killed Monday in a mass shooting outside Vancouver, Canada, that appears to have targeted homeless people, authorities said. Police said an unidentified gunman began shooting after 6 a.m. local time in multiple places in downtown Langley, about 30 miles southeast of Vancouver, local media reported. Royal Canadian Mounted Police previously said they had a suspect in custody, and it's unclear if they were referencing the now-deceased gunman. Cops discovered the gunman wounded and shot him dead at the scene, police said in a statement. Another victim of the gunman was left in critical condition and a second had serious injuries, authorities said. The victims of the attack were found throughout the city, including one at a bus stop and another near a supportive housing unit. The gunman's and victims' names have not been released.
https://www.sott.net/article/470299-3-dead-including-gunman-in-mass-shooting-in-Langley-British-Columbia
3 dead, including gunman, in mass shooting in Langley, British Columbia
Three people, including the alleged gunman, were killed Monday in a mass shooting outside Vancouver, Canada, that appears to have targeted homeless people, authorities said. Police said an unidentified gunman began shooting after 6 a.m. local time in multiple places in downtown Langley, about 30 miles southeast of Vancouver, local media reported. Royal Canadian Mounted Police previously said they had a suspect in custody, and it's unclear if they were referencing the now-deceased gunman. Cops discovered the gunman wounded and shot him dead at the scene, police said in a statement. Another victim of the gunman was left in critical condition and a second had serious injuries, authorities said. The victims of the attack were found throughout the city, including one at a bus stop and another near a supportive housing unit. The gunman's and victims' names have not been released.
https://www.sott.net/article/470299-3-dead-including-gunman-in-mass-shooting-in-Langley-British-Columbia
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Trump dominates 2024 GOP presidential nomination straw poll at Turning Point USA summit
Former President Donald Trump dominated the 2024 GOP presidential nomination straw poll at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit Sunday, Fox News has learned. TPUSA polled conference attendees — youth activists from around the country — who they would vote for in 2024 if Trump decided to launch another White House run. The straw poll was sponsored by Turning Point Action, the affiliated 501(c)(4) of TPUSA. 78.7% attendees said they would vote for Trump. 19% said they would vote for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, 1% said they'd vote for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, 0.5% said they'd vote for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; 0.3% said they would vote for Sen. Ted Cruz, 0.3% said they'd vote for former Amb. Nikki Haley; and 0.3% said they'd vote for former Vice President Mike Pence.
https://www.sott.net/article/470300-Trump-dominates-2024-GOP-presidential-nomination-straw-poll-at-Turning-Point-USA-summit
Trump dominates 2024 GOP presidential nomination straw poll at Turning Point USA summit
Former President Donald Trump dominated the 2024 GOP presidential nomination straw poll at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit Sunday, Fox News has learned. TPUSA polled conference attendees — youth activists from around the country — who they would vote for in 2024 if Trump decided to launch another White House run. The straw poll was sponsored by Turning Point Action, the affiliated 501(c)(4) of TPUSA. 78.7% attendees said they would vote for Trump. 19% said they would vote for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, 1% said they'd vote for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, 0.5% said they'd vote for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; 0.3% said they would vote for Sen. Ted Cruz, 0.3% said they'd vote for former Amb. Nikki Haley; and 0.3% said they'd vote for former Vice President Mike Pence.
https://www.sott.net/article/470300-Trump-dominates-2024-GOP-presidential-nomination-straw-poll-at-Turning-Point-USA-summit
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Internet abuzz after mysterious red lights spotted in Atlantic ocean
Photos posted on Reddit claiming to be a swath of red lights seen over the Atlantic has sparked a debate over just what, exactly, is going on. "Mysterious red glow seen over the Atlantic, pilot says he's never seen anything like it," wrote redditor /mohiemen in the "Damnthatsinteresting" forum. And of course, what good would pictures of mysterious red ocean lights be without apocalyptic replies? "If I'm not wrong, the first DOOM game was set in 2022, so this is it. There comes the demons. There is the end..." -/u/ChinuCODM The jokes continued for a while...
https://www.sott.net/article/470301-Internet-abuzz-after-mysterious-red-lights-spotted-in-Atlantic-ocean
Internet abuzz after mysterious red lights spotted in Atlantic ocean
Photos posted on Reddit claiming to be a swath of red lights seen over the Atlantic has sparked a debate over just what, exactly, is going on. "Mysterious red glow seen over the Atlantic, pilot says he's never seen anything like it," wrote redditor /mohiemen in the "Damnthatsinteresting" forum. And of course, what good would pictures of mysterious red ocean lights be without apocalyptic replies? "If I'm not wrong, the first DOOM game was set in 2022, so this is it. There comes the demons. There is the end..." -/u/ChinuCODM The jokes continued for a while...
https://www.sott.net/article/470301-Internet-abuzz-after-mysterious-red-lights-spotted-in-Atlantic-ocean
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Lawsuit: Chicago police misused ShotSpotter in murder case
A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges Chicago police misused "unreliable" gunshot detection technology and failed to pursue other leads in investigating a grandfather from the city's South Side who was charged with killing a neighbor. Chicago prosecutors used audio picked up by a network of sensors installed by the gunshot detection company ShotSpotter as critical evidence in charging Michael Williams with murder in 2020 for allegedly shooting the man inside his car. Williams spent nearly a year in jail, and The Associated Press reported last year that a judge dismissed his case at the request of prosecutors, who said they had insufficient evidence. The lawsuit filed by the MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern University's law school seeks damages from the city for mental anguish, loss of income and legal bills for the 65-year-old Williams, who said he still suffers from a tremor in his hand that developed while he was locked up. It also details the case of a second...
https://www.sott.net/article/470302-Lawsuit-Chicago-police-misused-ShotSpotter-in-murder-case
Lawsuit: Chicago police misused ShotSpotter in murder case
A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges Chicago police misused "unreliable" gunshot detection technology and failed to pursue other leads in investigating a grandfather from the city's South Side who was charged with killing a neighbor. Chicago prosecutors used audio picked up by a network of sensors installed by the gunshot detection company ShotSpotter as critical evidence in charging Michael Williams with murder in 2020 for allegedly shooting the man inside his car. Williams spent nearly a year in jail, and The Associated Press reported last year that a judge dismissed his case at the request of prosecutors, who said they had insufficient evidence. The lawsuit filed by the MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern University's law school seeks damages from the city for mental anguish, loss of income and legal bills for the 65-year-old Williams, who said he still suffers from a tremor in his hand that developed while he was locked up. It also details the case of a second...
https://www.sott.net/article/470302-Lawsuit-Chicago-police-misused-ShotSpotter-in-murder-case
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The Psychology of Children
The transgender movement wants you to believe that young children know exactly what they want and, therefore, they should be allowed to have it. Even without the obvious guidance, nudging, and grooming from teachers, parents, and friends, some of these children want to change genders — we are told. This is bullshit only a demented person would believe. Children change their minds every day. They want to be fire fighters, doctors, football players, parents, gardeners. They want to look like THIS friend on Monday and THAT friend on Tuesday. They want straight hair, curls, long hair, short hair, no hair. Parents have the job of keeping all these flights of fancy in line. Meaning — think what you want to, Jimmy, but we're not letting you cut off all your hair or get on a boat and paddle out into the ocean looking for sharks. What parents keep in line their kids can rebel against later; much later; if they decide to. But now, no dice. Transgender guides and recruiters and groomers and...
https://www.sott.net/article/470303-The-Psychology-of-Children
The Psychology of Children
The transgender movement wants you to believe that young children know exactly what they want and, therefore, they should be allowed to have it. Even without the obvious guidance, nudging, and grooming from teachers, parents, and friends, some of these children want to change genders — we are told. This is bullshit only a demented person would believe. Children change their minds every day. They want to be fire fighters, doctors, football players, parents, gardeners. They want to look like THIS friend on Monday and THAT friend on Tuesday. They want straight hair, curls, long hair, short hair, no hair. Parents have the job of keeping all these flights of fancy in line. Meaning — think what you want to, Jimmy, but we're not letting you cut off all your hair or get on a boat and paddle out into the ocean looking for sharks. What parents keep in line their kids can rebel against later; much later; if they decide to. But now, no dice. Transgender guides and recruiters and groomers and...
https://www.sott.net/article/470303-The-Psychology-of-Children
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Please God don't let you know WHO win the Nobel Peace Prize
If you thought satire died when Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize, think again. According to the bookies, the favourite to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize is the WHO. Yes, that's right, the organisation that initially told us COVID-19 was nothing to worry about - the Chinese had it completely under control. Then changed tack and said, no, actually, we should be worrying about it and we should all do exactly what China had done, i.e., lock everyone in their homes, even though that hadn't actually succeeded in containing the virus. But then, this is an organisation that is so beholden to the Chinese Communist Party it refuses to recognise the existence of Taiwan. The only thing that could possibly be worse would be to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Anthony Fauci. Although it's a close call. John Tierney in City Journal has suggested a more worthy recipient.
https://www.sott.net/article/470304-Please-God-dont-let-you-know-WHO-win-the-Nobel-Peace-Prize
Please God don't let you know WHO win the Nobel Peace Prize
If you thought satire died when Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize, think again. According to the bookies, the favourite to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize is the WHO. Yes, that's right, the organisation that initially told us COVID-19 was nothing to worry about - the Chinese had it completely under control. Then changed tack and said, no, actually, we should be worrying about it and we should all do exactly what China had done, i.e., lock everyone in their homes, even though that hadn't actually succeeded in containing the virus. But then, this is an organisation that is so beholden to the Chinese Communist Party it refuses to recognise the existence of Taiwan. The only thing that could possibly be worse would be to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Anthony Fauci. Although it's a close call. John Tierney in City Journal has suggested a more worthy recipient.
https://www.sott.net/article/470304-Please-God-dont-let-you-know-WHO-win-the-Nobel-Peace-Prize
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Cops shoot, arrest woman who opened fire at Dallas Love Field
A 37-year-old woman opened fire at a Dallas airport Monday before she was shot by authorities and taken into custody, police said. The 37-year-old woman, identified as Portia Odufuwa, went into a bathroom at Dallas Love Field airport and changed into the sweatshirt before exiting and opening fire at the ceiling just after 11 a.m. local time, Police Chief Eddie Garcia said at a press conference. Odufuwa then was shot in the lower extremities by a responding officer, Garcia said. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.
https://www.sott.net/article/470305-Cops-shoot-arrest-woman-who-opened-fire-at-Dallas-Love-Field
Cops shoot, arrest woman who opened fire at Dallas Love Field
A 37-year-old woman opened fire at a Dallas airport Monday before she was shot by authorities and taken into custody, police said. The 37-year-old woman, identified as Portia Odufuwa, went into a bathroom at Dallas Love Field airport and changed into the sweatshirt before exiting and opening fire at the ceiling just after 11 a.m. local time, Police Chief Eddie Garcia said at a press conference. Odufuwa then was shot in the lower extremities by a responding officer, Garcia said. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.
https://www.sott.net/article/470305-Cops-shoot-arrest-woman-who-opened-fire-at-Dallas-Love-Field
