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Germans warned of toilet paper shortage
Germany may face shortages of such staples as toilet paper and cardboard if Russian gas supply dwindles in the coming months, German outlet Zeit Online reported on Wednesday. Operating paper plants may become unprofitable if they are forced to produce at reduced capacity because of gas shortages, the publication cites Jürgen Schaller, Chairman of the Board of the Bavarian Paper Associations, as warning. Producing paper requires a lot of water, electricity and gas, Schaller explained, adding that the technology is tried and tested and cannot be changed quickly. Shaller told Zeit Online: "Many employees in my company are already very worried. I can't blame them. Because if we can only produce 50 or 60 percent, the operation is not worthwhile for us. To be honest, I worry too." Germany and the EU as a whole have recently seen a reduction in natural gas supplies from Russia, which led to numerous warnings of possible industrial shutdowns. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline is currently...
https://www.sott.net/article/470386-Germans-warned-of-toilet-paper-shortage
Germans warned of toilet paper shortage
Germany may face shortages of such staples as toilet paper and cardboard if Russian gas supply dwindles in the coming months, German outlet Zeit Online reported on Wednesday. Operating paper plants may become unprofitable if they are forced to produce at reduced capacity because of gas shortages, the publication cites Jürgen Schaller, Chairman of the Board of the Bavarian Paper Associations, as warning. Producing paper requires a lot of water, electricity and gas, Schaller explained, adding that the technology is tried and tested and cannot be changed quickly. Shaller told Zeit Online: "Many employees in my company are already very worried. I can't blame them. Because if we can only produce 50 or 60 percent, the operation is not worthwhile for us. To be honest, I worry too." Germany and the EU as a whole have recently seen a reduction in natural gas supplies from Russia, which led to numerous warnings of possible industrial shutdowns. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline is currently...
https://www.sott.net/article/470386-Germans-warned-of-toilet-paper-shortage
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Convenience store spy cameras face legal challenge
The Southern Co-Op chain is facing a legal challenge to its use of facial recognition technology to cut crime. Big Brother Watch has complained to the Information Commissioner's Office about biometric surveillance at its shops. The privacy campaign group says the system at the convenience stores breaches data protection and people may end up on a watch-list without knowing. But Southern says it is only using the Facewatch system in shops with a history of crime, to protect its staff. The co-operative runs 200 convenience stores across southern England, of which 35 have the system installed. A single camera captures the faces of people who enter the shops, and the images are analysed and converted into biometric data. This is then compared with a database of people the co-operative says have stolen from its shops, or been violent. A spokeswoman said the watch-list was not a list of people with criminal convictions, but of people for which the business had evidence of criminal or...
https://www.sott.net/article/470387-Convenience-store-spy-cameras-face-legal-challenge
Convenience store spy cameras face legal challenge
The Southern Co-Op chain is facing a legal challenge to its use of facial recognition technology to cut crime. Big Brother Watch has complained to the Information Commissioner's Office about biometric surveillance at its shops. The privacy campaign group says the system at the convenience stores breaches data protection and people may end up on a watch-list without knowing. But Southern says it is only using the Facewatch system in shops with a history of crime, to protect its staff. The co-operative runs 200 convenience stores across southern England, of which 35 have the system installed. A single camera captures the faces of people who enter the shops, and the images are analysed and converted into biometric data. This is then compared with a database of people the co-operative says have stolen from its shops, or been violent. A spokeswoman said the watch-list was not a list of people with criminal convictions, but of people for which the business had evidence of criminal or...
https://www.sott.net/article/470387-Convenience-store-spy-cameras-face-legal-challenge
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Austrian politician wants Ukrainian oligarchs sanctioned
An Austrian MP has called for the EU to impose sanctions on Ukrainian oligarchs, who he claims are the real culprits behind the military conflict between Kiev and Moscow. Martin Graf described the bloc's current policy on Ukraine deeply flawed. He wrote a lengthy post on Facebook which featured excerpts from a recent interview: "I demand that the EU authorities impose sanctions on Ukrainian oligarchs: Seize their yachts, assets and other property and use these funds to help Ukrainian refugees and to offset the losses suffered by the EU citizens due to sanctions [on Russia]." Graf, who represents the right-wing Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), claimed the oligarchs had "sucked Ukraine dry" and "consistently funded" regime changes in Kiev with little regard for the consequences of political turmoil on the country's economy and society. He said these same people, who had "bought" the right to do as they please, are now funding Ukrainian nationalists and illegal armed groups. The MP...
https://www.sott.net/article/470388-Austrian-politician-wants-Ukrainian-oligarchs-sanctioned
Austrian politician wants Ukrainian oligarchs sanctioned
An Austrian MP has called for the EU to impose sanctions on Ukrainian oligarchs, who he claims are the real culprits behind the military conflict between Kiev and Moscow. Martin Graf described the bloc's current policy on Ukraine deeply flawed. He wrote a lengthy post on Facebook which featured excerpts from a recent interview: "I demand that the EU authorities impose sanctions on Ukrainian oligarchs: Seize their yachts, assets and other property and use these funds to help Ukrainian refugees and to offset the losses suffered by the EU citizens due to sanctions [on Russia]." Graf, who represents the right-wing Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), claimed the oligarchs had "sucked Ukraine dry" and "consistently funded" regime changes in Kiev with little regard for the consequences of political turmoil on the country's economy and society. He said these same people, who had "bought" the right to do as they please, are now funding Ukrainian nationalists and illegal armed groups. The MP...
https://www.sott.net/article/470388-Austrian-politician-wants-Ukrainian-oligarchs-sanctioned
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U.S. in a recession after second straight quarter of negative growth
The United States is in a recession after the economy shrank for a second straight quarter by an annualized rate of 0.9%. On Thursday, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) first estimate of the nation's gross domestic product was worse than the predicted expansion of 0.5%, FXStreet noted. Economists widely define a recession as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. "The decrease in real GDP reflected decreases in private inventory investment, residential fixed investment, federal government spending, state and local government spending, and nonresidential fixed investment that were partly offset by increases in exports and personal consumption expenditures (PCE). Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased." White House economic advisor Brian Deese has claimed that a recession is not universally defined as two straight quarters of negative growth. "It's not the definition that economists have traditionally relied on," Deese recently said...
https://www.sott.net/article/470389-US-in-a-recession-after-second-straight-quarter-of-negative-growth
U.S. in a recession after second straight quarter of negative growth
The United States is in a recession after the economy shrank for a second straight quarter by an annualized rate of 0.9%. On Thursday, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) first estimate of the nation's gross domestic product was worse than the predicted expansion of 0.5%, FXStreet noted. Economists widely define a recession as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. "The decrease in real GDP reflected decreases in private inventory investment, residential fixed investment, federal government spending, state and local government spending, and nonresidential fixed investment that were partly offset by increases in exports and personal consumption expenditures (PCE). Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased." White House economic advisor Brian Deese has claimed that a recession is not universally defined as two straight quarters of negative growth. "It's not the definition that economists have traditionally relied on," Deese recently said...
https://www.sott.net/article/470389-US-in-a-recession-after-second-straight-quarter-of-negative-growth
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Feckless Canadian PM Trudeau declares war on fertilizer, follows disastrous footsteps of Sri Lanka
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ignored cries of anger and desperation from farmers and provincial officials last weekend by pressing ahead with a climate change agenda that will dramatically reduce Canada's use of fertilizer — the same ruinous strategy that drove Dutch farmers into revolt and destroyed the agriculture of Sri Lanka. The Toronto Sun reported on a dismaying Friday meeting of federal and provincial ministers, in which the latter could not convince the Trudeau administration to show any "flexibility" in its emissions targets, not even with a global food crisis on the horizon:
https://www.sott.net/article/470390-Feckless-Canadian-PM-Trudeau-declares-war-on-fertilizer-follows-disastrous-footsteps-of-Sri-Lanka
Feckless Canadian PM Trudeau declares war on fertilizer, follows disastrous footsteps of Sri Lanka
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ignored cries of anger and desperation from farmers and provincial officials last weekend by pressing ahead with a climate change agenda that will dramatically reduce Canada's use of fertilizer — the same ruinous strategy that drove Dutch farmers into revolt and destroyed the agriculture of Sri Lanka. The Toronto Sun reported on a dismaying Friday meeting of federal and provincial ministers, in which the latter could not convince the Trudeau administration to show any "flexibility" in its emissions targets, not even with a global food crisis on the horizon:
https://www.sott.net/article/470390-Feckless-Canadian-PM-Trudeau-declares-war-on-fertilizer-follows-disastrous-footsteps-of-Sri-Lanka
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Scott Ritter: Washington's Russian Drone Fantasy
According to the official U.S. government narrative, a "desperate" Russia — suffering significant battlefield reversals in Ukraine including the loss of "large numbers" of reconnaissance drones while its own military industrial capacity lacks the ability to provide adequate replacements due to Russia's "economic isolation" — has turned to Iran for assistance. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan declared: "Our information, indicates that the Iranian government is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred UAV's [unmanned aerial vehicles], including weapons-capable UAVs on an expedited timeline. It's unclear whether Iran has delivered any of these UAVs to Russia already." Sullivan's assessment was drawn from U.S. intelligence reports indicating that Russian officials had twice visited Iran — on June 8 and July 5 — for the purpose of observing at least two versions of Iranian UAVs in operation. Both visits took place at Kashan Airbase, in central Iran. The Kashan...
https://www.sott.net/article/470391-Scott-Ritter-Washingtons-Russian-Drone-Fantasy
Scott Ritter: Washington's Russian Drone Fantasy
According to the official U.S. government narrative, a "desperate" Russia — suffering significant battlefield reversals in Ukraine including the loss of "large numbers" of reconnaissance drones while its own military industrial capacity lacks the ability to provide adequate replacements due to Russia's "economic isolation" — has turned to Iran for assistance. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan declared: "Our information, indicates that the Iranian government is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred UAV's [unmanned aerial vehicles], including weapons-capable UAVs on an expedited timeline. It's unclear whether Iran has delivered any of these UAVs to Russia already." Sullivan's assessment was drawn from U.S. intelligence reports indicating that Russian officials had twice visited Iran — on June 8 and July 5 — for the purpose of observing at least two versions of Iranian UAVs in operation. Both visits took place at Kashan Airbase, in central Iran. The Kashan...
https://www.sott.net/article/470391-Scott-Ritter-Washingtons-Russian-Drone-Fantasy
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At least six dead in floods near Tehran, Iran
At least six people were killed in floods near Tehran Thursday, most in a landslide that dumped mud four metres deep in a village west of the capital, emergency services said. The flash flooding near the capital, in the foothills of the Alborz mountains, comes less than a week after floods in the normally arid south of Iran left 22 people dead. Footage from the village of Emamzadeh Davoud posted on social media showed a teenager caked in mud clinging to a pole as a roaring spate of debris-filled water rushes past him. A wall is seen collapsing moments later.
https://www.sott.net/article/470392-At-least-six-dead-in-floods-near-Tehran-Iran
At least six dead in floods near Tehran, Iran
At least six people were killed in floods near Tehran Thursday, most in a landslide that dumped mud four metres deep in a village west of the capital, emergency services said. The flash flooding near the capital, in the foothills of the Alborz mountains, comes less than a week after floods in the normally arid south of Iran left 22 people dead. Footage from the village of Emamzadeh Davoud posted on social media showed a teenager caked in mud clinging to a pole as a roaring spate of debris-filled water rushes past him. A wall is seen collapsing moments later.
https://www.sott.net/article/470392-At-least-six-dead-in-floods-near-Tehran-Iran
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In Portland, the sexual revolution starts in kindergarten
The city's public schools teach K-5 students to subvert the sexuality of "white colonizers" and begin exploring "the infinite gender spectrum." Portland Public Schools has launched a war against the "gender binary" and adopted a radical new curriculum teaching students to subvert the sexuality of "white colonizers" and begin exploring "the infinite gender spectrum." I have obtained a cache of documents from a source inside Portland Public Schools that exposes the nature of this curriculum. The lessons seek to turn the principles of academic queer theory into an identity-formation program for elementary school students; it has been adopted in many of the district's K-5 classrooms.
https://www.sott.net/article/470393-In-Portland-the-sexual-revolution-starts-in-kindergarten
In Portland, the sexual revolution starts in kindergarten
The city's public schools teach K-5 students to subvert the sexuality of "white colonizers" and begin exploring "the infinite gender spectrum." Portland Public Schools has launched a war against the "gender binary" and adopted a radical new curriculum teaching students to subvert the sexuality of "white colonizers" and begin exploring "the infinite gender spectrum." I have obtained a cache of documents from a source inside Portland Public Schools that exposes the nature of this curriculum. The lessons seek to turn the principles of academic queer theory into an identity-formation program for elementary school students; it has been adopted in many of the district's K-5 classrooms.
https://www.sott.net/article/470393-In-Portland-the-sexual-revolution-starts-in-kindergarten
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New surface stations report released - It's 'worse than we thought'
MEDIA ADVISORY: 96% OF U.S. CLIMATE DATA IS CORRUPTED Official NOAA temperature stations produce corrupted data due to purposeful placement in man-made hot spots Nationwide study follows up widespread corruption and heat biases found at NOAA stations in 2009, and the heat-bias distortion problem is even worse now ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (July 27, 2022) - A new study, Corrupted Climate Stations: The Official U.S. Surface Temperature Record Remains Fatally Flawed, finds approximately 96 percent of U.S. temperature stations used to measure climate change fail to meet what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) considers to be "acceptable" and uncorrupted placement by its own published standards. The report, published by The Heartland Institute, was compiled via satellite and in-person survey visits to NOAA weather stations that contribute to the "official" land temperature data in the United States. The research shows that 96% of these stations are corrupted by...
https://www.sott.net/article/470394-New-surface-stations-report-released-Its-worse-than-we-thought
New surface stations report released - It's 'worse than we thought'
MEDIA ADVISORY: 96% OF U.S. CLIMATE DATA IS CORRUPTED Official NOAA temperature stations produce corrupted data due to purposeful placement in man-made hot spots Nationwide study follows up widespread corruption and heat biases found at NOAA stations in 2009, and the heat-bias distortion problem is even worse now ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (July 27, 2022) - A new study, Corrupted Climate Stations: The Official U.S. Surface Temperature Record Remains Fatally Flawed, finds approximately 96 percent of U.S. temperature stations used to measure climate change fail to meet what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) considers to be "acceptable" and uncorrupted placement by its own published standards. The report, published by The Heartland Institute, was compiled via satellite and in-person survey visits to NOAA weather stations that contribute to the "official" land temperature data in the United States. The research shows that 96% of these stations are corrupted by...
https://www.sott.net/article/470394-New-surface-stations-report-released-Its-worse-than-we-thought
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UAE wadis flood, dam overflows after heavy rains batter country
Several wadis and a dam in Ras Al Khaimah overflowed after heavy rains hit the country on Wednesday. New videos tweeted by Storm Centre showed sweeping waters in many areas of the emirate, with footage from Wadi Al Bayh being one of the most dramatic. Heavy rains, as seen below in Ras Al Khaimah's Khor Khawair region, battered many parts of the country on Wednesday.
https://www.sott.net/article/470395-UAE-wadis-flood-dam-overflows-after-heavy-rains-batter-country
UAE wadis flood, dam overflows after heavy rains batter country
Several wadis and a dam in Ras Al Khaimah overflowed after heavy rains hit the country on Wednesday. New videos tweeted by Storm Centre showed sweeping waters in many areas of the emirate, with footage from Wadi Al Bayh being one of the most dramatic. Heavy rains, as seen below in Ras Al Khaimah's Khor Khawair region, battered many parts of the country on Wednesday.
https://www.sott.net/article/470395-UAE-wadis-flood-dam-overflows-after-heavy-rains-batter-country
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Austria says the quiet part out loud: EU ban on Russian gas 'impossible'
The European Union cannot ban Russian natural gas, as the step would harm EU members more than Russia, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer warned on Thursday, as cited by Austrian media outlets. Chancellor Nehammer made the comments during a visit to Vienna by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. "Sanctions must hit those against whom they are directed more, but not harm those who decide them," Nehammer told the Austria Press Agency. A ban on gas supplies from Russia - an idea that has been circulating within the EU since Moscow started its military operation in Ukraine - would lead to a domino effect in Europe, the Austrian chancellor suggested.
https://www.sott.net/article/470396-Austria-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-EU-ban-on-Russian-gas-impossible
Austria says the quiet part out loud: EU ban on Russian gas 'impossible'
The European Union cannot ban Russian natural gas, as the step would harm EU members more than Russia, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer warned on Thursday, as cited by Austrian media outlets. Chancellor Nehammer made the comments during a visit to Vienna by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. "Sanctions must hit those against whom they are directed more, but not harm those who decide them," Nehammer told the Austria Press Agency. A ban on gas supplies from Russia - an idea that has been circulating within the EU since Moscow started its military operation in Ukraine - would lead to a domino effect in Europe, the Austrian chancellor suggested.
https://www.sott.net/article/470396-Austria-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-EU-ban-on-Russian-gas-impossible
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At least 3 dead in eastern Kentucky flooding - 11 inches of rain in 8 hours - North Fork Kentucky River smashes record level by 5 feet
[Breaking news update, published at 12:59 p.m. ET] At least three people have died as a result of widespread flooding in eastern Kentucky -- two people in Perry County, and one in Knott County -- Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday afternoon. "I do believe it will end up being one of the most significant, deadly floods that we have had in Kentucky in at least a very long time," Beshear said. "Unfortunately, I expect double-digit deaths in this flooding." [Original story, published at 12:29 p.m. ET] Eastern Kentucky is enduring "one of the worst, most devastating flooding events" in the commonwealth's history Thursday after heavy overnight rains caused untold damage and forced some residents to the roofs of their swamped homes to await rescue, the governor said. "We expect the loss of life. Hundreds will lose their homes, and this is going to be yet another event (where) it's going to take not months, but likely years, for many families to rebuild and recover," Gov. Andy Beshear said in...
https://www.sott.net/article/470397-At-least-3-dead-in-eastern-Kentucky-flooding-11-inches-of-rain-in-8-hours-North-Fork-Kentucky-River-smashes-record-level-by-5-feet
At least 3 dead in eastern Kentucky flooding - 11 inches of rain in 8 hours - North Fork Kentucky River smashes record level by 5 feet
[Breaking news update, published at 12:59 p.m. ET] At least three people have died as a result of widespread flooding in eastern Kentucky -- two people in Perry County, and one in Knott County -- Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday afternoon. "I do believe it will end up being one of the most significant, deadly floods that we have had in Kentucky in at least a very long time," Beshear said. "Unfortunately, I expect double-digit deaths in this flooding." [Original story, published at 12:29 p.m. ET] Eastern Kentucky is enduring "one of the worst, most devastating flooding events" in the commonwealth's history Thursday after heavy overnight rains caused untold damage and forced some residents to the roofs of their swamped homes to await rescue, the governor said. "We expect the loss of life. Hundreds will lose their homes, and this is going to be yet another event (where) it's going to take not months, but likely years, for many families to rebuild and recover," Gov. Andy Beshear said in...
https://www.sott.net/article/470397-At-least-3-dead-in-eastern-Kentucky-flooding-11-inches-of-rain-in-8-hours-North-Fork-Kentucky-River-smashes-record-level-by-5-feet
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England's only children's transgender clinic Tavistock to be shut down by NHS after review finds it is "not safe" for children
The Tavistock transgender clinic is to be shut down by the NHS after a review found it is "not safe" for children. The Telegraph has more. NHS England will move young people who believe that they are trans into regional centres which will take a more "holistic" approach to treatment and look at other mental health or medical issues they may have. The decision is a response to the interim Cass Review, which warned that medics in the Tavistock had felt "under pressure to adopt an unquestioning affirmative approach" to gender identity rather than going through the normal process of clinic assessment with young people. Dr. Hilary Cass, the consultant paediatrician who is leading the independent review, found earlier this year that the clinic as the only provider of gender identity services for young people in England was "not a safe or viable long-term option". Announcing their response to Dr. Cass's recommendations, NHS England said that "given the urgent requirement to stabilise...
https://www.sott.net/article/470398-Englands-only-childrens-transgender-clinic-Tavistock-to-be-shut-down-by-NHS-after-review-finds-it-is-not-safe-for-children
England's only children's transgender clinic Tavistock to be shut down by NHS after review finds it is "not safe" for children
The Tavistock transgender clinic is to be shut down by the NHS after a review found it is "not safe" for children. The Telegraph has more. NHS England will move young people who believe that they are trans into regional centres which will take a more "holistic" approach to treatment and look at other mental health or medical issues they may have. The decision is a response to the interim Cass Review, which warned that medics in the Tavistock had felt "under pressure to adopt an unquestioning affirmative approach" to gender identity rather than going through the normal process of clinic assessment with young people. Dr. Hilary Cass, the consultant paediatrician who is leading the independent review, found earlier this year that the clinic as the only provider of gender identity services for young people in England was "not a safe or viable long-term option". Announcing their response to Dr. Cass's recommendations, NHS England said that "given the urgent requirement to stabilise...
https://www.sott.net/article/470398-Englands-only-childrens-transgender-clinic-Tavistock-to-be-shut-down-by-NHS-after-review-finds-it-is-not-safe-for-children
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Taiwan fails to report Chinese military drone flown around the island amidst drills, tensions rise prior to Pelosi visit
After the Japanese Defense Ministry spotted an armed reconnaissance drone of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) flying above waters to the east side of the island of Taiwan on Monday, Taiwan media reported that the PLA aircraft went and made a full circle flight around the island of Taiwan for the first time. Chinese mainland analysts said on Wednesday that Taiwan's defense authority's failure to report the drone's activity exposed the island's defense vulnerabilities against drones, a great vulnerability the PLA can abuse in a possible cross-Straits conflict. A TB-001 drone of the PLA flew to the eastern side of the island of Taiwan, crossed the Bashi Channel and continued to fly along the alleged median line of the Taiwan Straits, marking that the drone made a clockwise circle around the island on Monday, the first day of Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military drills, media on the island reported on Tuesday.
https://www.sott.net/article/470399-Taiwan-fails-to-report-Chinese-military-drone-flown-around-the-island-amidst-drills-tensions-rise-prior-to-Pelosi-visit
Taiwan fails to report Chinese military drone flown around the island amidst drills, tensions rise prior to Pelosi visit
After the Japanese Defense Ministry spotted an armed reconnaissance drone of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) flying above waters to the east side of the island of Taiwan on Monday, Taiwan media reported that the PLA aircraft went and made a full circle flight around the island of Taiwan for the first time. Chinese mainland analysts said on Wednesday that Taiwan's defense authority's failure to report the drone's activity exposed the island's defense vulnerabilities against drones, a great vulnerability the PLA can abuse in a possible cross-Straits conflict. A TB-001 drone of the PLA flew to the eastern side of the island of Taiwan, crossed the Bashi Channel and continued to fly along the alleged median line of the Taiwan Straits, marking that the drone made a clockwise circle around the island on Monday, the first day of Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military drills, media on the island reported on Tuesday.
https://www.sott.net/article/470399-Taiwan-fails-to-report-Chinese-military-drone-flown-around-the-island-amidst-drills-tensions-rise-prior-to-Pelosi-visit
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"I've delivered": New disclosures demolish President Biden's denials on Hunter dealings
New disclosures are demolishing the continued denials of President Biden that he had no knowledge and nothing to do with his son's business interests. The emails (reviewed by Fox and The Daily Mail) include exchanges with at least 14 of Hunter Biden's business associates while Joe Biden was vice president. They cast further doubt on the president's repeated claims that he had no knowledge of his son's foreign business dealings. In one almost plaintive email, Hunter actually complains to an associate that he had delivered on everything that was demanded of him in getting access to his father and the White House. President Biden and the White House continue to repeat his denial from the campaign trail in 2019: "I have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings." These denials have continued even after an audiotape surfaced showing President Biden leaving a message for Hunter specifically discussing coverage of those dealings. Some of us have written for two years...
https://www.sott.net/article/470400-I-ve-delivered-New-disclosures-demolish-President-Bidens-denials-on-Hunter-dealings
"I've delivered": New disclosures demolish President Biden's denials on Hunter dealings
New disclosures are demolishing the continued denials of President Biden that he had no knowledge and nothing to do with his son's business interests. The emails (reviewed by Fox and The Daily Mail) include exchanges with at least 14 of Hunter Biden's business associates while Joe Biden was vice president. They cast further doubt on the president's repeated claims that he had no knowledge of his son's foreign business dealings. In one almost plaintive email, Hunter actually complains to an associate that he had delivered on everything that was demanded of him in getting access to his father and the White House. President Biden and the White House continue to repeat his denial from the campaign trail in 2019: "I have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings." These denials have continued even after an audiotape surfaced showing President Biden leaving a message for Hunter specifically discussing coverage of those dealings. Some of us have written for two years...
https://www.sott.net/article/470400-I-ve-delivered-New-disclosures-demolish-President-Bidens-denials-on-Hunter-dealings
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None dare call it a recession lest the Democrats lose the mid-term elections
When all you have left is managing narratives, managing narratives becomes a full time job. This is where The Davos Crowd is today - just before the next Fed rate hike and just over three months out from the US mid-term elections. It doesn't matter the subject anymore, everything is managed, massaged, wheedled or cajoled into a convenient definition which serves some aspect of the Davos agenda. Last week it was blaming Russia for the West's financial problems - food and energy shortages forcing the ECB to raise rates. This week we're going to be redefining a 'recession' and shifting the blame for it to the Federal Reserve. Treasury Secretary cum Vice President Janet Yellen prepped the stage last week, using her gravitas (*snort*) to proclaim that she "doesn't see a recession" on the horizon. Now the O'Biden administration is redefining recession away from the technical definition of two straight quarters of negative GDP growth.
https://www.sott.net/article/470401-None-dare-call-it-a-recession-lest-the-Democrats-lose-the-mid-term-elections
None dare call it a recession lest the Democrats lose the mid-term elections
When all you have left is managing narratives, managing narratives becomes a full time job. This is where The Davos Crowd is today - just before the next Fed rate hike and just over three months out from the US mid-term elections. It doesn't matter the subject anymore, everything is managed, massaged, wheedled or cajoled into a convenient definition which serves some aspect of the Davos agenda. Last week it was blaming Russia for the West's financial problems - food and energy shortages forcing the ECB to raise rates. This week we're going to be redefining a 'recession' and shifting the blame for it to the Federal Reserve. Treasury Secretary cum Vice President Janet Yellen prepped the stage last week, using her gravitas (*snort*) to proclaim that she "doesn't see a recession" on the horizon. Now the O'Biden administration is redefining recession away from the technical definition of two straight quarters of negative GDP growth.
https://www.sott.net/article/470401-None-dare-call-it-a-recession-lest-the-Democrats-lose-the-mid-term-elections
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Russia and Turkey to discuss 'military-technical cooperation' - Kremlin
Military-technical cooperation will be on the agenda when Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meet in Sochi. This was the response by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday, when asked about Erdogan's revelation that Moscow had an eye on Turkey's Bayraktar combat drones, which are currently supplied to Ukraine. Multiple Turkish outlets reported on Tuesday that Erdogan had told his party leadership about Putin's interest in Turkey's military drone industry. The Russian leader reportedly raised the subject of cooperation with Baykar Makina, the makers of Bayraktar, at the July 19 meeting in Tehran. Asked about it, Peskov did not offer specifics. "Military-technical cooperation between the two countries is constantly on the agenda," the Kremlin spokesman told reporters. "The very fact that our interaction is developing in such a sensitive area indicates that, in general, the whole range of our relations is at a very high level."...
https://www.sott.net/article/470402-Russia-and-Turkey-to-discuss-military-technical-cooperation-Kremlin
Russia and Turkey to discuss 'military-technical cooperation' - Kremlin
Military-technical cooperation will be on the agenda when Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meet in Sochi. This was the response by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday, when asked about Erdogan's revelation that Moscow had an eye on Turkey's Bayraktar combat drones, which are currently supplied to Ukraine. Multiple Turkish outlets reported on Tuesday that Erdogan had told his party leadership about Putin's interest in Turkey's military drone industry. The Russian leader reportedly raised the subject of cooperation with Baykar Makina, the makers of Bayraktar, at the July 19 meeting in Tehran. Asked about it, Peskov did not offer specifics. "Military-technical cooperation between the two countries is constantly on the agenda," the Kremlin spokesman told reporters. "The very fact that our interaction is developing in such a sensitive area indicates that, in general, the whole range of our relations is at a very high level."...
https://www.sott.net/article/470402-Russia-and-Turkey-to-discuss-military-technical-cooperation-Kremlin
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Indonesia foot and mouth outbreak cues NZ, Australia to call for border closures & restrictions
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia could cost thousands of New Zealand jobs, as her nation and neighbouring Australia stepped up border biosecurity restrictions. "While not a threat to humans, it would devastate our national herd. Essentially, all animals that are of cloven hoof are at risk," Ardern told reporters in Wellington. Ardern warned that the disease, first detected in Indonesia in April, has the potential to threaten up to 100,000 jobs in New Zealand's agriculture sector. Comment: Nothing has been detected in New Zealand yet, and Ardern's rhetoris seems a little over excited.
https://www.sott.net/article/470403-Indonesia-foot-and-mouth-outbreak-cues-NZ-Australia-to-call-for-border-closures-restrictions
Indonesia foot and mouth outbreak cues NZ, Australia to call for border closures & restrictions
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia could cost thousands of New Zealand jobs, as her nation and neighbouring Australia stepped up border biosecurity restrictions. "While not a threat to humans, it would devastate our national herd. Essentially, all animals that are of cloven hoof are at risk," Ardern told reporters in Wellington. Ardern warned that the disease, first detected in Indonesia in April, has the potential to threaten up to 100,000 jobs in New Zealand's agriculture sector. Comment: Nothing has been detected in New Zealand yet, and Ardern's rhetoris seems a little over excited.
https://www.sott.net/article/470403-Indonesia-foot-and-mouth-outbreak-cues-NZ-Australia-to-call-for-border-closures-restrictions
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Indonesia foot and mouth outbreak cues NZ, Australia to call for border closures & restrictions
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia could cost thousands of New Zealand jobs, as her nation and neighbouring Australia stepped up border biosecurity restrictions. "While not a threat to humans, it would devastate our national herd. Essentially, all animals that are of cloven hoof are at risk," Ardern told reporters in Wellington. Ardern warned that the disease, first detected in Indonesia in April, has the potential to threaten up to 100,000 jobs in New Zealand's agriculture sector. Comment: It hasn't been detected in New Zealand yet, it has barely spread through Indonesia; Ardern's rhetoric seems a little over excited.
https://www.sott.net/article/470403-Indonesia-foot-and-mouth-outbreak-cues-NZ-Australia-to-call-for-border-closures-restrictions
Indonesia foot and mouth outbreak cues NZ, Australia to call for border closures & restrictions
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia could cost thousands of New Zealand jobs, as her nation and neighbouring Australia stepped up border biosecurity restrictions. "While not a threat to humans, it would devastate our national herd. Essentially, all animals that are of cloven hoof are at risk," Ardern told reporters in Wellington. Ardern warned that the disease, first detected in Indonesia in April, has the potential to threaten up to 100,000 jobs in New Zealand's agriculture sector. Comment: It hasn't been detected in New Zealand yet, it has barely spread through Indonesia; Ardern's rhetoric seems a little over excited.
https://www.sott.net/article/470403-Indonesia-foot-and-mouth-outbreak-cues-NZ-Australia-to-call-for-border-closures-restrictions
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Warsaw mulls cutting down on Christmas lights
The Warsaw city administration is mulling the idea of limiting the number of decorative lights this Christmas or even turning them off completely to encourage Poles to save energy, local media reported on Wednesday, citing the mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski. "We want to symbolically show the people of Warsaw that energy needs to be saved," Trzaskowski told Radia ZET, adding that this would not solve the energy crunch, but would demonstrate that Poland is serious about saving energy. The festive lighting is usually placed along the Royal Route, which features many of the city's historic landmarks, including several palaces and churches.
https://www.sott.net/article/470404-Warsaw-mulls-cutting-down-on-Christmas-lights
Warsaw mulls cutting down on Christmas lights
The Warsaw city administration is mulling the idea of limiting the number of decorative lights this Christmas or even turning them off completely to encourage Poles to save energy, local media reported on Wednesday, citing the mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski. "We want to symbolically show the people of Warsaw that energy needs to be saved," Trzaskowski told Radia ZET, adding that this would not solve the energy crunch, but would demonstrate that Poland is serious about saving energy. The festive lighting is usually placed along the Royal Route, which features many of the city's historic landmarks, including several palaces and churches.
https://www.sott.net/article/470404-Warsaw-mulls-cutting-down-on-Christmas-lights
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Denier-in-chief: Joe Biden really did meet with at least 14 of Hunter's business associates while vice president
President Biden met with at least 14 of Hunter Biden's business associates while he was vice president in the Obama White House, casting further doubt on the president's repeated claims that he had no knowledge of his son's foreign business dealings. "I have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings," Biden said in 2019. But the president met with at least 14 of Hunter's business associates from the U.S., Mexico, Ukraine, China and Kazakhstan over the course of his vice presidency, a Fox News Digital review found.
https://www.sott.net/article/470405-Denier-in-chief-Joe-Biden-really-did-meet-with-at-least-14-of-Hunters-business-associates-while-vice-president
Denier-in-chief: Joe Biden really did meet with at least 14 of Hunter's business associates while vice president
President Biden met with at least 14 of Hunter Biden's business associates while he was vice president in the Obama White House, casting further doubt on the president's repeated claims that he had no knowledge of his son's foreign business dealings. "I have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings," Biden said in 2019. But the president met with at least 14 of Hunter's business associates from the U.S., Mexico, Ukraine, China and Kazakhstan over the course of his vice presidency, a Fox News Digital review found.
https://www.sott.net/article/470405-Denier-in-chief-Joe-Biden-really-did-meet-with-at-least-14-of-Hunters-business-associates-while-vice-president
