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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
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Police admit wrong to warn activist against being 'untoward about pedophiles'
A British police force, already in special measures over its long-term failures to protect people, has admitted to have not acted in a "wholly proportionate" manner after officers visited a feminist campaigner at home for being "untoward about paedophiles". On Sunday, British YouTuber and feminist campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen, also known as Posie Parker, said that two police officers from the Wiltshire force came to her home to relay that there had been a complaint levied against her for one of her videos, saying: "Somebody's phoned up because one of your videos you're being untoward about paedophiles." According to Keen, the officer admitted that he had not even watched the video in question, yet, because someone had been offended, they recorded it as a "hate crime". Keen said that the officer was unable to tell her if it was in fact recorded as a crime or the controversial "non-crime hate incident" category.
https://www.sott.net/article/470406-Police-admit-wrong-to-warn-activist-against-being-untoward-about-pedophiles
Police admit wrong to warn activist against being 'untoward about pedophiles'
A British police force, already in special measures over its long-term failures to protect people, has admitted to have not acted in a "wholly proportionate" manner after officers visited a feminist campaigner at home for being "untoward about paedophiles". On Sunday, British YouTuber and feminist campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen, also known as Posie Parker, said that two police officers from the Wiltshire force came to her home to relay that there had been a complaint levied against her for one of her videos, saying: "Somebody's phoned up because one of your videos you're being untoward about paedophiles." According to Keen, the officer admitted that he had not even watched the video in question, yet, because someone had been offended, they recorded it as a "hate crime". Keen said that the officer was unable to tell her if it was in fact recorded as a crime or the controversial "non-crime hate incident" category.
https://www.sott.net/article/470406-Police-admit-wrong-to-warn-activist-against-being-untoward-about-pedophiles
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Cincinnati federal judge blocks Air Force, Air National Guard globally from discharging religious vaccine refusers
A federal judge in Cincinnati on Wednesday blocked the Biden administration for the foreseeable future from enforcing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate globally on any servicemembers in the Air Force, Space Force and Air National Guard who requested religious exemptions. U.S. District Court Judge Matthew McFarland's preliminary injunction stops the military from discharging or disciplining servicemembers in this local lawsuit that now has an international impact on the military and class-action status as it heads toward trial. Judge McFarland has criticized the Air Force, writing that they sweepingly rejected each exemption request and failed to carefully consider the merits of each. "Members face the same injury: violation of their constitutional freedom by defendants' clear policy of discrimination religious accommodation requests," he wrote two weeks ago when he issued the temporary injunction. Doster v. Kendall comes down to this: Do the rights of those defending our country to...
https://www.sott.net/article/470407-Cincinnati-federal-judge-blocks-Air-Force-Air-National-Guard-globally-from-discharging-religious-vaccine-refusers
Cincinnati federal judge blocks Air Force, Air National Guard globally from discharging religious vaccine refusers
A federal judge in Cincinnati on Wednesday blocked the Biden administration for the foreseeable future from enforcing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate globally on any servicemembers in the Air Force, Space Force and Air National Guard who requested religious exemptions. U.S. District Court Judge Matthew McFarland's preliminary injunction stops the military from discharging or disciplining servicemembers in this local lawsuit that now has an international impact on the military and class-action status as it heads toward trial. Judge McFarland has criticized the Air Force, writing that they sweepingly rejected each exemption request and failed to carefully consider the merits of each. "Members face the same injury: violation of their constitutional freedom by defendants' clear policy of discrimination religious accommodation requests," he wrote two weeks ago when he issued the temporary injunction. Doster v. Kendall comes down to this: Do the rights of those defending our country to...
https://www.sott.net/article/470407-Cincinnati-federal-judge-blocks-Air-Force-Air-National-Guard-globally-from-discharging-religious-vaccine-refusers
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Ukrainian energy giant Naftogaz defaults on debt, fails to make payments on Eurobonds
Ukraine's state-run energy company Naftogaz has defaulted on its foreign debt, the firm announced on Tuesday. Naftogaz was unable to make payments on Eurobonds before a grace period expired, the company said a statement on Telegram, adding that it "has not received consent from the cabinet of ministers of Ukraine to make the necessary payments". The Ukrainian government earlier prohibited payments, due on July 19, on its Eurobonds maturing in 2022 and 2024, citing the country's need to accumulate natural gas in sufficient quantities before the upcoming heating season.
https://www.sott.net/article/470408-Ukrainian-energy-giant-Naftogaz-defaults-on-debt-fails-to-make-payments-on-Eurobonds
Ukrainian energy giant Naftogaz defaults on debt, fails to make payments on Eurobonds
Ukraine's state-run energy company Naftogaz has defaulted on its foreign debt, the firm announced on Tuesday. Naftogaz was unable to make payments on Eurobonds before a grace period expired, the company said a statement on Telegram, adding that it "has not received consent from the cabinet of ministers of Ukraine to make the necessary payments". The Ukrainian government earlier prohibited payments, due on July 19, on its Eurobonds maturing in 2022 and 2024, citing the country's need to accumulate natural gas in sufficient quantities before the upcoming heating season.
https://www.sott.net/article/470408-Ukrainian-energy-giant-Naftogaz-defaults-on-debt-fails-to-make-payments-on-Eurobonds
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How Mario Draghi broke Italy
Mario Draghi's defenestration has left the Italian — and indeed international — establishment reeling in horror. This is not surprising. When he was nominated as Italy's prime minister at the beginning of last year, Europe's political and economic elites welcomed his arrival as a miracle. Virtually every party in the Italian parliament — including the two formerly "populist" parties that won the elections in 2018, the Five Star Movement and the League — offered their support. The tone of the discussion was captured well by the powerful governor of the Campania region, Vincenzo De Luca (PD), who compared Draghi to "Christ" himself. Everyone agreed: a Draghi government would be a blessing for the country, a final opportunity to redeem its sins and "make Italy great again". Draghi, they said, simply by virtue of his "charisma", "competence", "intelligence" and "international clout", would keep bond markets at bay, enact much-needed reforms, and relaunch Italy's stagnant economy.
https://www.sott.net/article/470409-How-Mario-Draghi-broke-Italy
How Mario Draghi broke Italy
Mario Draghi's defenestration has left the Italian — and indeed international — establishment reeling in horror. This is not surprising. When he was nominated as Italy's prime minister at the beginning of last year, Europe's political and economic elites welcomed his arrival as a miracle. Virtually every party in the Italian parliament — including the two formerly "populist" parties that won the elections in 2018, the Five Star Movement and the League — offered their support. The tone of the discussion was captured well by the powerful governor of the Campania region, Vincenzo De Luca (PD), who compared Draghi to "Christ" himself. Everyone agreed: a Draghi government would be a blessing for the country, a final opportunity to redeem its sins and "make Italy great again". Draghi, they said, simply by virtue of his "charisma", "competence", "intelligence" and "international clout", would keep bond markets at bay, enact much-needed reforms, and relaunch Italy's stagnant economy.
https://www.sott.net/article/470409-How-Mario-Draghi-broke-Italy
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British vlogger added to UK's anti-Russia sanctions list in governments latest move to silence dissent
A British citizen who video blogs pro-Kremlin material from Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine has been added to a UK government sanctions list. Comment: The blatant propaganda spin on this report should be clear from the first line, because we never read of a 'pro-Westminster' reporter. Graham Phillips, who has been accused of being a conduit for pro-Russian propaganda, is one of 42 new designations added to the UK's Russia sanctions list. Other additions include Russia's minister and deputy minister of justice and two nephews of the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who was himself placed under sanctions by Britain in March. Phillips - the first UK citizen to be added to the growing sanctions list - has long been a controversial figure, receiving medals from the Russian state for his reporting. He has consistently toed the Russian line on the war, suggesting in recent weeks that Ukraine is run by Nazis and that the massacre of Ukrainians in Bucha was staged.
https://www.sott.net/article/470410-British-vlogger-added-to-UKs-anti-Russia-sanctions-list-in-governments-latest-move-to-silence-dissent
British vlogger added to UK's anti-Russia sanctions list in governments latest move to silence dissent
A British citizen who video blogs pro-Kremlin material from Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine has been added to a UK government sanctions list. Comment: The blatant propaganda spin on this report should be clear from the first line, because we never read of a 'pro-Westminster' reporter. Graham Phillips, who has been accused of being a conduit for pro-Russian propaganda, is one of 42 new designations added to the UK's Russia sanctions list. Other additions include Russia's minister and deputy minister of justice and two nephews of the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who was himself placed under sanctions by Britain in March. Phillips - the first UK citizen to be added to the growing sanctions list - has long been a controversial figure, receiving medals from the Russian state for his reporting. He has consistently toed the Russian line on the war, suggesting in recent weeks that Ukraine is run by Nazis and that the massacre of Ukrainians in Bucha was staged.
https://www.sott.net/article/470410-British-vlogger-added-to-UKs-anti-Russia-sanctions-list-in-governments-latest-move-to-silence-dissent
