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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
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Ukrainian governor 'suspects everybody' of helping Russia
The governor of Nikolayev wants to put the city into lockdown to hunt for alleged spies and saboteurs. The southwestern Ukrainian city of Nikolayev is set to be put into a full lockdown in the coming days, governor Vitaliy Kim has revealed. The extreme measure is needed to catch alleged spies and saboteurs believed to be colluding with Russia, he told The Telegraph in an interview. So far, the city's authorities and the military have detained twelve individuals believed to be working for Russia amid the ongoing conflict, Kim revealed. Asked about the numbers of alleged "spies," the governor admitted he suspects literally everybody in the city of being a traitor.
https://www.sott.net/article/470306-Ukrainian-governor-suspects-everybody-of-helping-Russia
Ukrainian governor 'suspects everybody' of helping Russia
The governor of Nikolayev wants to put the city into lockdown to hunt for alleged spies and saboteurs. The southwestern Ukrainian city of Nikolayev is set to be put into a full lockdown in the coming days, governor Vitaliy Kim has revealed. The extreme measure is needed to catch alleged spies and saboteurs believed to be colluding with Russia, he told The Telegraph in an interview. So far, the city's authorities and the military have detained twelve individuals believed to be working for Russia amid the ongoing conflict, Kim revealed. Asked about the numbers of alleged "spies," the governor admitted he suspects literally everybody in the city of being a traitor.
https://www.sott.net/article/470306-Ukrainian-governor-suspects-everybody-of-helping-Russia
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Trump says he wanted to give himself Medal of Honor but was told it was 'inappropriate'
'They wouldn't let me do it' Donald Trump said he was dissuaded from awarding himself the Congressional Medal of Honor — the highest award for military valor in action — as he headlined the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit. "As President, I wanted to give myself the Congressional Medal of Honor but they wouldn't let me do it... They said that would be inappropriate," Mr Trump told a crowd of right-wing student activists in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday night. Elsewhere in his remarks, which came two days after the eighth public hearing of the January 6 committee's investigation into events before and during the Capitol riot and his central role, the former president told how a friend had described him as "the most persecuted person in the history our country".
https://www.sott.net/article/470307-Trump-says-he-wanted-to-give-himself-Medal-of-Honor-but-was-told-it-was-inappropriate
Trump says he wanted to give himself Medal of Honor but was told it was 'inappropriate'
'They wouldn't let me do it' Donald Trump said he was dissuaded from awarding himself the Congressional Medal of Honor — the highest award for military valor in action — as he headlined the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit. "As President, I wanted to give myself the Congressional Medal of Honor but they wouldn't let me do it... They said that would be inappropriate," Mr Trump told a crowd of right-wing student activists in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday night. Elsewhere in his remarks, which came two days after the eighth public hearing of the January 6 committee's investigation into events before and during the Capitol riot and his central role, the former president told how a friend had described him as "the most persecuted person in the history our country".
https://www.sott.net/article/470307-Trump-says-he-wanted-to-give-himself-Medal-of-Honor-but-was-told-it-was-inappropriate
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Icelandic Study: Less than 0.06% of children experience severe Covid symptoms
Since the early days of the pandemic, evidence has consistently shown that Covid poses almost no risk to children. A major British study from last year estimated the survival rate for under 18s as 99.995%, and found that three quarters of under 18s who died from Covid had a serious underlying health condition. Deaths are (relatively) easy to count. But what about severe symptoms that don't result in death - how many children experience those? A new Icelandic study provides the answer. The study, authored by Valtyr Thors and colleagues, has one key advantage over previous studies: thanks to Iceland's small population and comprehensive record-keeping, the authors were able to identify all children infected with Covid up to August 31st 2021 (or very nearly all).
https://www.sott.net/article/470308-Icelandic-Study-Less-than-0-06-of-children-experience-severe-Covid-symptoms
Icelandic Study: Less than 0.06% of children experience severe Covid symptoms
Since the early days of the pandemic, evidence has consistently shown that Covid poses almost no risk to children. A major British study from last year estimated the survival rate for under 18s as 99.995%, and found that three quarters of under 18s who died from Covid had a serious underlying health condition. Deaths are (relatively) easy to count. But what about severe symptoms that don't result in death - how many children experience those? A new Icelandic study provides the answer. The study, authored by Valtyr Thors and colleagues, has one key advantage over previous studies: thanks to Iceland's small population and comprehensive record-keeping, the authors were able to identify all children infected with Covid up to August 31st 2021 (or very nearly all).
https://www.sott.net/article/470308-Icelandic-Study-Less-than-0-06-of-children-experience-severe-Covid-symptoms
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Tim Pool goes to war with Twitter over 'groomer' controversy
Journalist Tim Pool went to war with Twitter on Monday after the social media platform locked him out of his account for criticizing "groomers." "Twitter just locked me out of my account lol. I don't care enough about twitter for the tweet to stay up so whatever. F*ck you twitter," Pool tweeted on Monday. "The platform is so worthless I dont feel that any tweet I put up matters at all so idc to keep it up however I do think sh*tposting matters and I will keep sh*tposting," Pool said.
https://www.sott.net/article/470309-Tim-Pool-goes-to-war-with-Twitter-over-groomer-controversy
Tim Pool goes to war with Twitter over 'groomer' controversy
Journalist Tim Pool went to war with Twitter on Monday after the social media platform locked him out of his account for criticizing "groomers." "Twitter just locked me out of my account lol. I don't care enough about twitter for the tweet to stay up so whatever. F*ck you twitter," Pool tweeted on Monday. "The platform is so worthless I dont feel that any tweet I put up matters at all so idc to keep it up however I do think sh*tposting matters and I will keep sh*tposting," Pool said.
https://www.sott.net/article/470309-Tim-Pool-goes-to-war-with-Twitter-over-groomer-controversy
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France threatens air-conditioned shops to keep doors shut under penalty of a fine
Leaving the doors open when the air conditioning is on leads to "20 percent more consumption and... it's absurd," French Minister of Ecological Transition Agnes Pannier-Runacher told RMC radio. Comment: There will be few small and medium businesses that could afford to blithely leave their doors open when energy prices have, in some cases, tripled. The only businesses that would float this logic are the super stores, and it's unlikely the government, that is usually in bed with these businesses, is going to fine them, and, even if they did, the fine would mean little to their profits. The minister said there were also plans to restrict the use of illuminated signs. "In the coming days, I will issue two decrees: the first will widen the ban on illuminated advertising, whatever the size of the city, between 1am and 6am", with the exception of airports and stations, Pannier-Runacher told the Journal du Dimanche newspaper. Comment: The energy 'crisis' apparently doesn't extend to...
https://www.sott.net/article/470310-France-threatens-air-conditioned-shops-to-keep-doors-shut-under-penalty-of-a-fine
France threatens air-conditioned shops to keep doors shut under penalty of a fine
Leaving the doors open when the air conditioning is on leads to "20 percent more consumption and... it's absurd," French Minister of Ecological Transition Agnes Pannier-Runacher told RMC radio. Comment: There will be few small and medium businesses that could afford to blithely leave their doors open when energy prices have, in some cases, tripled. The only businesses that would float this logic are the super stores, and it's unlikely the government, that is usually in bed with these businesses, is going to fine them, and, even if they did, the fine would mean little to their profits. The minister said there were also plans to restrict the use of illuminated signs. "In the coming days, I will issue two decrees: the first will widen the ban on illuminated advertising, whatever the size of the city, between 1am and 6am", with the exception of airports and stations, Pannier-Runacher told the Journal du Dimanche newspaper. Comment: The energy 'crisis' apparently doesn't extend to...
https://www.sott.net/article/470310-France-threatens-air-conditioned-shops-to-keep-doors-shut-under-penalty-of-a-fine
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Lightning strike kills 2 in Jharkhand, India
Two persons including a woman were killed when lightning struck them in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said on Tuesday. The victims Balram Yadav (56) and Manmati Devi (45) were grazing cattle in a field when thunderbolt struck, killing them on the spot on Monday, the police said. The bodies have been sent to Medinirai Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem. Deputy Commissioner Anjaneyulu Dodde told PTI that a compensation of Rs 4 lakh would be provided to the victims family from Disaster Management fund. Source: PTI
https://www.sott.net/article/470311-Lightning-strike-kills-2-in-Jharkhand-India
Lightning strike kills 2 in Jharkhand, India
Two persons including a woman were killed when lightning struck them in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said on Tuesday. The victims Balram Yadav (56) and Manmati Devi (45) were grazing cattle in a field when thunderbolt struck, killing them on the spot on Monday, the police said. The bodies have been sent to Medinirai Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem. Deputy Commissioner Anjaneyulu Dodde told PTI that a compensation of Rs 4 lakh would be provided to the victims family from Disaster Management fund. Source: PTI
https://www.sott.net/article/470311-Lightning-strike-kills-2-in-Jharkhand-India
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Bright meteor fireball over Uruguay and Argentina on July 25
The entry of a celestial fireball into the atmosphere was captured last night by cameras in southern Uruguay and also in neighboring Argentina. In our country, the phenomenon was recorded by an All Sky camera installed at Liceo No. 1 Dr. Roberto Taruselli, in the town of Dolores. This recording device reaches 90 kilometers in height and covers a radius of 200 kilometers. As reported by Channel 11 of Fray Bentos, the object appeared in the sky in the north and disappeared seven seconds later to the southwest, lighting up the sky with a remarkable scale of bright green colors.
https://www.sott.net/article/470312-Bright-meteor-fireball-over-Uruguay-and-Argentina-on-July-25
Bright meteor fireball over Uruguay and Argentina on July 25
The entry of a celestial fireball into the atmosphere was captured last night by cameras in southern Uruguay and also in neighboring Argentina. In our country, the phenomenon was recorded by an All Sky camera installed at Liceo No. 1 Dr. Roberto Taruselli, in the town of Dolores. This recording device reaches 90 kilometers in height and covers a radius of 200 kilometers. As reported by Channel 11 of Fray Bentos, the object appeared in the sky in the north and disappeared seven seconds later to the southwest, lighting up the sky with a remarkable scale of bright green colors.
https://www.sott.net/article/470312-Bright-meteor-fireball-over-Uruguay-and-Argentina-on-July-25
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Stunning meteor fireball over Spain (July 26)
This bright bolide was spotted over Spain on July 26, at 1:04 local time (equivalent to 23:04 universal time on July 25). It was almost as bright as the full Moon. The fireball was observed by casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks. The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 57,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the south of Spain. It began at an altitude of about 104 km over the province of Jaén, moved southeast, and ended at a height of around 26 km over the province of Granada. This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at Huelva, La Hita, CAHA, OSN, La Sagra, and Sevilla. The event has been analyzed by the principal investigator of the SMART project: Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC).
https://www.sott.net/article/470313-Stunning-meteor-fireball-over-Spain-July-26
Stunning meteor fireball over Spain (July 26)
This bright bolide was spotted over Spain on July 26, at 1:04 local time (equivalent to 23:04 universal time on July 25). It was almost as bright as the full Moon. The fireball was observed by casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks. The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 57,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the south of Spain. It began at an altitude of about 104 km over the province of Jaén, moved southeast, and ended at a height of around 26 km over the province of Granada. This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at Huelva, La Hita, CAHA, OSN, La Sagra, and Sevilla. The event has been analyzed by the principal investigator of the SMART project: Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC).
https://www.sott.net/article/470313-Stunning-meteor-fireball-over-Spain-July-26
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Lighting strikes kill 20 in a day in Bihar, India
Lighting strikes claimed the lives of at least 20 people in separate incidents in eight districts of Bihar on Tuesday, officials said. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced an ex-gratia of Rs four lakh while extending his condolences to the family of the deceased. "My deepest condolences to the affected families. An ex-gratia of Rs four lakh will be given immediately to the next of kin of all the deceased," the CM said in a statement issued on Tuesday. He also appealed to the people to keep vigil during bad weather and follow suggestions issued by the disaster management department. "Stay at home and stay safe in bad weather," he said. Kaimur district reported the highest number of seven deaths in lightning strikes, followed by four each in Bhojpur and Patna and one each in Jahanabad, Arwal, Rohtash, Siwan and Aurangabad. (With Inputs from PTI)
https://www.sott.net/article/470314-Lighting-strikes-kill-20-in-a-day-in-Bihar-India
Lighting strikes kill 20 in a day in Bihar, India
Lighting strikes claimed the lives of at least 20 people in separate incidents in eight districts of Bihar on Tuesday, officials said. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced an ex-gratia of Rs four lakh while extending his condolences to the family of the deceased. "My deepest condolences to the affected families. An ex-gratia of Rs four lakh will be given immediately to the next of kin of all the deceased," the CM said in a statement issued on Tuesday. He also appealed to the people to keep vigil during bad weather and follow suggestions issued by the disaster management department. "Stay at home and stay safe in bad weather," he said. Kaimur district reported the highest number of seven deaths in lightning strikes, followed by four each in Bhojpur and Patna and one each in Jahanabad, Arwal, Rohtash, Siwan and Aurangabad. (With Inputs from PTI)
https://www.sott.net/article/470314-Lighting-strikes-kill-20-in-a-day-in-Bihar-India