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What's behind the surge in America's youth crime?
A disturbing trend is on the rise in the US, where violent crimes are being perpetrated by some of the youngest members of society. But given the political divisiveness that has fractured the nation, pinning down blame for this phenomenon is no easy task. Philadelphia is popularly known as the 'City of Brotherly Love' but murder statistics tell a different tale. In the school year of 2020-2021, 753 public school students in this Pennsylvania city of 1.5 million people were shot by their fellow classmates. Police statistics show that through mid-November, 31 fatal shooting victims were under the age of 18 - more than in all of 2020 and triple that number from 2015. At the same time, 30 people under the age of 18 have been arrested for homicides in 2021 - six times the figure of 2019. Heartbreaking as it is to see children become the victims of violent crime, equally unsettling is the sheer barbarity of the offenses they themselves are accused of committing.
https://www.sott.net/article/471155-Whats-behind-the-surge-in-Americas-youth-crime
What's behind the surge in America's youth crime?
A disturbing trend is on the rise in the US, where violent crimes are being perpetrated by some of the youngest members of society. But given the political divisiveness that has fractured the nation, pinning down blame for this phenomenon is no easy task. Philadelphia is popularly known as the 'City of Brotherly Love' but murder statistics tell a different tale. In the school year of 2020-2021, 753 public school students in this Pennsylvania city of 1.5 million people were shot by their fellow classmates. Police statistics show that through mid-November, 31 fatal shooting victims were under the age of 18 - more than in all of 2020 and triple that number from 2015. At the same time, 30 people under the age of 18 have been arrested for homicides in 2021 - six times the figure of 2019. Heartbreaking as it is to see children become the victims of violent crime, equally unsettling is the sheer barbarity of the offenses they themselves are accused of committing.
https://www.sott.net/article/471155-Whats-behind-the-surge-in-Americas-youth-crime
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Chinese ambassador to UK warns that Western interference in Taiwan could result in war
The Chinese envoy to the United Kingdom has warned that British and American interference on Taiwan could result in a war, claiming that Beijing's ties with London are now at a crossroads over the island. In a Guardian op-ed on Tuesday, Chinese ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang offered his government's stance on the territorial feud, while declaring that Taiwan had become a "touchstone issue" for China, the US and the UK alike. "Over the years, the US has been playing the 'Taiwan card' to contain China by approving arms sales to the island, upgrading its relations with the authorities there and hollowing out the one-China principle," the envoy wrote, referring to a policy that discourages foreign states from forming diplomatic relations with Taipei, which has long been self-governed. 'Taiwan independence' means war and will lead to a dead end. Opposing and defeating such attempts is meant to avoid war and safeguard peace and stability in the region.
https://www.sott.net/article/471156-Chinese-ambassador-to-UK-warns-that-Western-interference-in-Taiwan-could-result-in-war
Chinese ambassador to UK warns that Western interference in Taiwan could result in war
The Chinese envoy to the United Kingdom has warned that British and American interference on Taiwan could result in a war, claiming that Beijing's ties with London are now at a crossroads over the island. In a Guardian op-ed on Tuesday, Chinese ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang offered his government's stance on the territorial feud, while declaring that Taiwan had become a "touchstone issue" for China, the US and the UK alike. "Over the years, the US has been playing the 'Taiwan card' to contain China by approving arms sales to the island, upgrading its relations with the authorities there and hollowing out the one-China principle," the envoy wrote, referring to a policy that discourages foreign states from forming diplomatic relations with Taipei, which has long been self-governed. 'Taiwan independence' means war and will lead to a dead end. Opposing and defeating such attempts is meant to avoid war and safeguard peace and stability in the region.
https://www.sott.net/article/471156-Chinese-ambassador-to-UK-warns-that-Western-interference-in-Taiwan-could-result-in-war
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BEST OF THE WEB: Putin says West trying to contain formation of multipolar world by activating old conflicts
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the West is trying to contain the formation of a multipolar world by activating old conflicts to preserve its hegemony. Speaking at the 2022 Moscow Conference on International Security, Putin said the Western countries are striving to hold the countries and peoples in chains of the neocolonial order. "Their (Western) hegemony means stagnation for the whole world, for the whole civilization, (it means) obscurantism, the abolition of culture, and neoliberal totalitarianism," he said. In an attempt to preserve their domination, the US and its allies rudely interfere in the internal affairs of the countries, organize coups, civil wars, provocations, use blackmail, and pressure to subdue states to its will, Putin added. "In these conditions, we have decided to conduct a special military operation in Ukraine in full compliance with the UN Charter.
https://www.sott.net/article/471157-Putin-says-West-trying-to-contain-formation-of-multipolar-world-by-activating-old-conflicts
BEST OF THE WEB: Putin says West trying to contain formation of multipolar world by activating old conflicts
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the West is trying to contain the formation of a multipolar world by activating old conflicts to preserve its hegemony. Speaking at the 2022 Moscow Conference on International Security, Putin said the Western countries are striving to hold the countries and peoples in chains of the neocolonial order. "Their (Western) hegemony means stagnation for the whole world, for the whole civilization, (it means) obscurantism, the abolition of culture, and neoliberal totalitarianism," he said. In an attempt to preserve their domination, the US and its allies rudely interfere in the internal affairs of the countries, organize coups, civil wars, provocations, use blackmail, and pressure to subdue states to its will, Putin added. "In these conditions, we have decided to conduct a special military operation in Ukraine in full compliance with the UN Charter.
https://www.sott.net/article/471157-Putin-says-West-trying-to-contain-formation-of-multipolar-world-by-activating-old-conflicts
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Is the US Congress a 'sponsor of terrorism'?
Aleksandr Darchiyev, Director of the North America Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said in an interview with TASS a few days ago that declaring Russia a "state sponsor of terrorism" would mean "Washington crossing the point of no return with the most serious collateral damage to bilateral relations". Recall that the US Senate recently passed a resolution calling on the State Department to recognise Russia as a "state sponsor of terrorism" because of "the events in Chechnya and military operations in Georgia, Syria and Ukraine". This initiative is also supported by the US House of Representatives. However, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the US administration believes that including Russia on the list of "countries that sponsor terrorism" will not have a real effect. Blinken also said that the measures already taken against Russia are almost equivalent to measures against any other "state sponsor of terrorism". Therefore, they say, we are talking about...
https://www.sott.net/article/471158-Is-the-US-Congress-a-sponsor-of-terrorism
Is the US Congress a 'sponsor of terrorism'?
Aleksandr Darchiyev, Director of the North America Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said in an interview with TASS a few days ago that declaring Russia a "state sponsor of terrorism" would mean "Washington crossing the point of no return with the most serious collateral damage to bilateral relations". Recall that the US Senate recently passed a resolution calling on the State Department to recognise Russia as a "state sponsor of terrorism" because of "the events in Chechnya and military operations in Georgia, Syria and Ukraine". This initiative is also supported by the US House of Representatives. However, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the US administration believes that including Russia on the list of "countries that sponsor terrorism" will not have a real effect. Blinken also said that the measures already taken against Russia are almost equivalent to measures against any other "state sponsor of terrorism". Therefore, they say, we are talking about...
https://www.sott.net/article/471158-Is-the-US-Congress-a-sponsor-of-terrorism
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Myanmar will import Russian oil, military says
Military-ruled Myanmar plans to import Russian gasoline and fuel oil to ease supply concerns and rising prices, a junta spokesperson said, the latest developing country to do so amid a global energy crisis. The Southeast Asian country has maintained friendly ties with Russia, even as both remain under a raft of sanctions from Western countries - Myanmar for a military coup that overthrew an elected government last year, and Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, which it calls a "special military operation". Russia is seeking new customers for its energy in the region as its biggest export destination, Europe, will impose an embargo on Russian oil in phases later this year.
https://www.sott.net/article/471159-Myanmar-will-import-Russian-oil-military-says
Myanmar will import Russian oil, military says
Military-ruled Myanmar plans to import Russian gasoline and fuel oil to ease supply concerns and rising prices, a junta spokesperson said, the latest developing country to do so amid a global energy crisis. The Southeast Asian country has maintained friendly ties with Russia, even as both remain under a raft of sanctions from Western countries - Myanmar for a military coup that overthrew an elected government last year, and Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, which it calls a "special military operation". Russia is seeking new customers for its energy in the region as its biggest export destination, Europe, will impose an embargo on Russian oil in phases later this year.
https://www.sott.net/article/471159-Myanmar-will-import-Russian-oil-military-says
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Atlantic hurricane season starting earlier - study
Although this season has been rather quiet so far, a study released Tuesday shows that the first storms of the Atlantic hurricane season have been firing up about five days earlier per decade since 1979. Traditionally, the start of the hurricane season is June 1. The study also found that the first named storm to make U.S. landfall has been trending earlier, by about two days per decade since 1900. This trend toward earlier onset is likely linked to climate-change-driven warming in the western Atlantic Ocean in spring, the study said, which has also shown an increasing trend during the same period. Comment: 'Likely linked', that's because even with the multi billions they have ploughed into global warming research they still can't definitively prove it, which is because the whole premise is erroneous: Ozone hole above Antarctica is one of the largest ever, it's still growing, and may be linked to the COOLING stratosphere
https://www.sott.net/article/471160-Atlantic-hurricane-season-starting-earlier-study
Atlantic hurricane season starting earlier - study
Although this season has been rather quiet so far, a study released Tuesday shows that the first storms of the Atlantic hurricane season have been firing up about five days earlier per decade since 1979. Traditionally, the start of the hurricane season is June 1. The study also found that the first named storm to make U.S. landfall has been trending earlier, by about two days per decade since 1900. This trend toward earlier onset is likely linked to climate-change-driven warming in the western Atlantic Ocean in spring, the study said, which has also shown an increasing trend during the same period. Comment: 'Likely linked', that's because even with the multi billions they have ploughed into global warming research they still can't definitively prove it, which is because the whole premise is erroneous: Ozone hole above Antarctica is one of the largest ever, it's still growing, and may be linked to the COOLING stratosphere
https://www.sott.net/article/471160-Atlantic-hurricane-season-starting-earlier-study
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War Propaganda About Ukraine Starting to Wear Thin
More and More Are Seeing Through the Lies As Amnesty International confirms the inconvenient truths, which many independent journalists and political observers already knew, about the Ukrainian army's behavior in Donbass, it's worth examining how manipulating the truth has become — not only an everyday occurrence but a central element of the West's proxy war in Ukraine. An increasing number of mainstream journalists, commentators and ordinary individuals who had rushed to "Stand with Ukraine " are finding the inconvenient truths about the Zelensky regime and its Army harder and harder to ignore.
https://www.sott.net/article/471161-War-Propaganda-About-Ukraine-Starting-to-Wear-Thin
War Propaganda About Ukraine Starting to Wear Thin
More and More Are Seeing Through the Lies As Amnesty International confirms the inconvenient truths, which many independent journalists and political observers already knew, about the Ukrainian army's behavior in Donbass, it's worth examining how manipulating the truth has become — not only an everyday occurrence but a central element of the West's proxy war in Ukraine. An increasing number of mainstream journalists, commentators and ordinary individuals who had rushed to "Stand with Ukraine " are finding the inconvenient truths about the Zelensky regime and its Army harder and harder to ignore.
https://www.sott.net/article/471161-War-Propaganda-About-Ukraine-Starting-to-Wear-Thin
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Groupthink in the administrative state: Bad training leads to bad decisions
Those who routinely read these substack essays and our social media posts know that Jill and I have been on a journey of discovery, a root cause analysis approach, trying to make sense of the horrid public policy decision making that has resulted in the COVIDcrisis. Key milestones along the way have included recognizing the role of the trusted news initiative (see here and here), the rise and global penetration of advocacy journalism, developing a deeper understanding of the role of the World Economic Forum/Great Reset and its young leader training/indoctrination program, the process of Mass formation or Mass Psychosis (the psychological basis of totalitarianism), widespread regulatory and other forms of government capture, the role of the administrative state, exploitation of the "crisis" by central banks and massive investment funds, the weaponization of infectious disease fearporn as both a media business model and a political tool, "Nudge" technology and governmental behavior...
https://www.sott.net/article/471162-Groupthink-in-the-administrative-state-Bad-training-leads-to-bad-decisions
Groupthink in the administrative state: Bad training leads to bad decisions
Those who routinely read these substack essays and our social media posts know that Jill and I have been on a journey of discovery, a root cause analysis approach, trying to make sense of the horrid public policy decision making that has resulted in the COVIDcrisis. Key milestones along the way have included recognizing the role of the trusted news initiative (see here and here), the rise and global penetration of advocacy journalism, developing a deeper understanding of the role of the World Economic Forum/Great Reset and its young leader training/indoctrination program, the process of Mass formation or Mass Psychosis (the psychological basis of totalitarianism), widespread regulatory and other forms of government capture, the role of the administrative state, exploitation of the "crisis" by central banks and massive investment funds, the weaponization of infectious disease fearporn as both a media business model and a political tool, "Nudge" technology and governmental behavior...
https://www.sott.net/article/471162-Groupthink-in-the-administrative-state-Bad-training-leads-to-bad-decisions
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The Parable of Johnny and Petey, and the Partial Death Instinct
Our tale begins in medias res and ends in nihilo. Johnny watches as the ashes of his arch-nemesis Jimmy's home rise up to the heavens, the flames casting little Petey's form in stark silhouette as he blows out the match. The screams of the family, now barely audible, are quenched in the roar of the consuming fire. "But Petey, this isn't what I thought you meant!" "But Johnny, I said the rich could burn in hell, and you agreed." Johnny holds the stool steady as little Petey adjusts the noose around Father Johnson's neck. The makeshift gallows they've constructed under Mrs. Montgomery's giant oak tree is sturdy. It will bear the weight of the neighborhood priest. "But Petey, this isn't what I thought you meant." "But Johnny, I said God is a tyrant and his priests corrupt, and you agreed." Johnny holds the gun, his arms outstretched and trembling. Tied to the chairs across from him are his parents. A hand placed on his shoulder gives gentle encouragement. Little Petey is standing...
https://www.sott.net/article/471163-The-Parable-of-Johnny-and-Petey-and-the-Partial-Death-Instinct
The Parable of Johnny and Petey, and the Partial Death Instinct
Our tale begins in medias res and ends in nihilo. Johnny watches as the ashes of his arch-nemesis Jimmy's home rise up to the heavens, the flames casting little Petey's form in stark silhouette as he blows out the match. The screams of the family, now barely audible, are quenched in the roar of the consuming fire. "But Petey, this isn't what I thought you meant!" "But Johnny, I said the rich could burn in hell, and you agreed." Johnny holds the stool steady as little Petey adjusts the noose around Father Johnson's neck. The makeshift gallows they've constructed under Mrs. Montgomery's giant oak tree is sturdy. It will bear the weight of the neighborhood priest. "But Petey, this isn't what I thought you meant." "But Johnny, I said God is a tyrant and his priests corrupt, and you agreed." Johnny holds the gun, his arms outstretched and trembling. Tied to the chairs across from him are his parents. A hand placed on his shoulder gives gentle encouragement. Little Petey is standing...
https://www.sott.net/article/471163-The-Parable-of-Johnny-and-Petey-and-the-Partial-Death-Instinct
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Most people infected with Omicron weren't even aware they had it
A majority of people who were infected with the Omicron variant didn't even realise they had COVID-19, according to a new study from Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in the U.S. Sky News has the story - but be warned. The journalist who's written this up thinks the finding is a reason we should be particularly worried about Omicron. After all, if people don't know they've got it, they won't take steps to stop themselves infecting others. I would have thought the more obvious take is that if more than half of people infected with Omicron don't know they've got it, we really shouldn't be that worried about it. More here. The lack of public awareness about being infected means that people can't take steps to prevent themselves transmitting the virus further, which is a major stumbling block for addressing new waves of the pandemic. "More than one in every two people who were infected with Omicron didn't know they had it," said Dr. Susan Cheng, a corresponding author of the study which is...
https://www.sott.net/article/471164-Most-people-infected-with-Omicron-werent-even-aware-they-had-it
Most people infected with Omicron weren't even aware they had it
A majority of people who were infected with the Omicron variant didn't even realise they had COVID-19, according to a new study from Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in the U.S. Sky News has the story - but be warned. The journalist who's written this up thinks the finding is a reason we should be particularly worried about Omicron. After all, if people don't know they've got it, they won't take steps to stop themselves infecting others. I would have thought the more obvious take is that if more than half of people infected with Omicron don't know they've got it, we really shouldn't be that worried about it. More here. The lack of public awareness about being infected means that people can't take steps to prevent themselves transmitting the virus further, which is a major stumbling block for addressing new waves of the pandemic. "More than one in every two people who were infected with Omicron didn't know they had it," said Dr. Susan Cheng, a corresponding author of the study which is...
https://www.sott.net/article/471164-Most-people-infected-with-Omicron-werent-even-aware-they-had-it
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FLASHBACK: The Peculiar Math That Could Underlie the Laws of Nature
New findings are fueling an old suspicion that fundamental particles and forces spring from strange eight-part numbers called "octonions." In 2014, a graduate student at the University of Waterloo, Canada, named Cohl Furey rented a car and drove six hours south to Pennsylvania State University, eager to talk to a physics professor there named Murat Günaydin. Furey had figured out how to build on a finding of Günaydin's from 40 years earlier — a largely forgotten result that supported a powerful suspicion about fundamental physics and its relationship to pure math. The suspicion, harbored by many physicists and mathematicians over the decades but rarely actively pursued, is that the peculiar panoply of forces and particles that comprise reality spring logically from the properties of eight-dimensional numbers called "octonions." As numbers go, the familiar real numbers — those found on the number line, like 1, π and -83.777 — just get things started. Real numbers can be paired up in...
https://www.sott.net/article/471165-The-Peculiar-Math-That-Could-Underlie-the-Laws-of-Nature
FLASHBACK: The Peculiar Math That Could Underlie the Laws of Nature
New findings are fueling an old suspicion that fundamental particles and forces spring from strange eight-part numbers called "octonions." In 2014, a graduate student at the University of Waterloo, Canada, named Cohl Furey rented a car and drove six hours south to Pennsylvania State University, eager to talk to a physics professor there named Murat Günaydin. Furey had figured out how to build on a finding of Günaydin's from 40 years earlier — a largely forgotten result that supported a powerful suspicion about fundamental physics and its relationship to pure math. The suspicion, harbored by many physicists and mathematicians over the decades but rarely actively pursued, is that the peculiar panoply of forces and particles that comprise reality spring logically from the properties of eight-dimensional numbers called "octonions." As numbers go, the familiar real numbers — those found on the number line, like 1, π and -83.777 — just get things started. Real numbers can be paired up in...
https://www.sott.net/article/471165-The-Peculiar-Math-That-Could-Underlie-the-Laws-of-Nature
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Sex between men, not skin contact, is fueling monkeypox, new research suggests
The claim that skin-to-skin contact during sex between men, not intercourse itself, drives most monkeypox transmission is likely backward, a growing group of experts say. Since the outset of the global monkeypox outbreak in May, public health and infectious disease experts have told the public that the virus is largely transmitting through skin-to-skin contact, in particular during sex between men. Now, however, an expanding cadre of experts has come to believe that sex between men itself — both anal as well as oral intercourse — is likely the main driver of global monkeypox transmission. The skin contact that comes with sex, these experts say, is probably much less of a risk factor.
https://www.sott.net/article/471166-Sex-between-men-not-skin-contact-is-fueling-monkeypox-new-research-suggests
Sex between men, not skin contact, is fueling monkeypox, new research suggests
The claim that skin-to-skin contact during sex between men, not intercourse itself, drives most monkeypox transmission is likely backward, a growing group of experts say. Since the outset of the global monkeypox outbreak in May, public health and infectious disease experts have told the public that the virus is largely transmitting through skin-to-skin contact, in particular during sex between men. Now, however, an expanding cadre of experts has come to believe that sex between men itself — both anal as well as oral intercourse — is likely the main driver of global monkeypox transmission. The skin contact that comes with sex, these experts say, is probably much less of a risk factor.
https://www.sott.net/article/471166-Sex-between-men-not-skin-contact-is-fueling-monkeypox-new-research-suggests
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Data shows number of low-income audits could triple as IRS grows
The IRS audited 197 low-income families for every high-wealth family in 2019, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) — a number that some experts expected to climb under an IRS turbocharged with more money and manpower. Over the next decade, the Democrat's new "Inflation Reduction Act" will provide the IRS with 87,000 new agents and $80 billion in funding, with nearly $46 billion earmarked for enforcement. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the tax and spend bill is projected to bring in $203.7 billion in revenue from 2022 to 2031.
https://www.sott.net/article/471167-Data-shows-number-of-low-income-audits-could-triple-as-IRS-grows
Data shows number of low-income audits could triple as IRS grows
The IRS audited 197 low-income families for every high-wealth family in 2019, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) — a number that some experts expected to climb under an IRS turbocharged with more money and manpower. Over the next decade, the Democrat's new "Inflation Reduction Act" will provide the IRS with 87,000 new agents and $80 billion in funding, with nearly $46 billion earmarked for enforcement. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the tax and spend bill is projected to bring in $203.7 billion in revenue from 2022 to 2031.
https://www.sott.net/article/471167-Data-shows-number-of-low-income-audits-could-triple-as-IRS-grows
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New Jersey teachers union condemns parents as 'extremist' in new ad
A New Jersey teachers union condemned parents who confront school officials at school board meetings as "extremist" in a new advertisement this week. The New Jersey chapter of the National Education Association (NEA), the largest teachers union in America, posted the short ad on YouTube. The ad flips back and forth between colorful photos of teachers with students and black-and-white photos of parents, arguing that the latter are trying to fuse politics with education. "When extremists start attacking our schools, that's not who we are," the video says. "People who only want to fight to score political points should take that somewhere else."
https://www.sott.net/article/471168-New-Jersey-teachers-union-condemns-parents-as-extremist-in-new-ad
New Jersey teachers union condemns parents as 'extremist' in new ad
A New Jersey teachers union condemned parents who confront school officials at school board meetings as "extremist" in a new advertisement this week. The New Jersey chapter of the National Education Association (NEA), the largest teachers union in America, posted the short ad on YouTube. The ad flips back and forth between colorful photos of teachers with students and black-and-white photos of parents, arguing that the latter are trying to fuse politics with education. "When extremists start attacking our schools, that's not who we are," the video says. "People who only want to fight to score political points should take that somewhere else."
https://www.sott.net/article/471168-New-Jersey-teachers-union-condemns-parents-as-extremist-in-new-ad
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Saudi Arabia jails Leeds university student for 34 YEARS because she had a Twitter account and followed dissident activists
A Saudi student at Leeds University who returned to the kingdom for a holiday has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for having a Twitter account and for following and retweeting dissident activists. Salma al-Shebab, 34, was accused of using Twitter to 'cause public unrest and destabilise civil and national security' after she posted tweets calling for women's rights in Saudi Arabia. Al-Shebab, who has two young sons aged four and six, was initially sentenced to six years in prison but a Saudi terrorism court on Monday increased her jail-term to 34 years after the activist appealed her sentence.
https://www.sott.net/article/471169-Saudi-Arabia-jails-Leeds-university-student-for-34-YEARS-because-she-had-a-Twitter-account-and-followed-dissident-activists
Saudi Arabia jails Leeds university student for 34 YEARS because she had a Twitter account and followed dissident activists
A Saudi student at Leeds University who returned to the kingdom for a holiday has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for having a Twitter account and for following and retweeting dissident activists. Salma al-Shebab, 34, was accused of using Twitter to 'cause public unrest and destabilise civil and national security' after she posted tweets calling for women's rights in Saudi Arabia. Al-Shebab, who has two young sons aged four and six, was initially sentenced to six years in prison but a Saudi terrorism court on Monday increased her jail-term to 34 years after the activist appealed her sentence.
https://www.sott.net/article/471169-Saudi-Arabia-jails-Leeds-university-student-for-34-YEARS-because-she-had-a-Twitter-account-and-followed-dissident-activists
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Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act "secretly" brought to you by Bill Gates
The Democrats' "Inflation Reduction Act" - which according to the Congressional Budget Office will raise taxes on the middle class to the tune of $20 billion - not to mention unleash an army of IRS agents on working class Americans over the next decade, was made possible by Bill Gates and (in smaller part) Larry Summers, who have been known to hang out together. The bill, of course, was signed yesterday.
https://www.sott.net/article/471170-Joe-Bidens-Inflation-Reduction-Act-secretly-brought-to-you-by-Bill-Gates
Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act "secretly" brought to you by Bill Gates
The Democrats' "Inflation Reduction Act" - which according to the Congressional Budget Office will raise taxes on the middle class to the tune of $20 billion - not to mention unleash an army of IRS agents on working class Americans over the next decade, was made possible by Bill Gates and (in smaller part) Larry Summers, who have been known to hang out together. The bill, of course, was signed yesterday.
https://www.sott.net/article/471170-Joe-Bidens-Inflation-Reduction-Act-secretly-brought-to-you-by-Bill-Gates
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Brian Stelter OUT at CNN after network cancels 'Reliable Sources'
CNN Chief Media Correspondent and "Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter is set to leave the network, as the network cancels his show. Stelter said in a statement to NPR that he's grateful for the show and his team's examination of "the media, truth and the stories that shape our world." "It was a rare privilege to lead a weekly show focused on the press at a time when it has never been more consequential," Stelter said.
https://www.sott.net/article/471171-Brian-Stelter-OUT-at-CNN-after-network-cancels-Reliable-Sources
Brian Stelter OUT at CNN after network cancels 'Reliable Sources'
CNN Chief Media Correspondent and "Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter is set to leave the network, as the network cancels his show. Stelter said in a statement to NPR that he's grateful for the show and his team's examination of "the media, truth and the stories that shape our world." "It was a rare privilege to lead a weekly show focused on the press at a time when it has never been more consequential," Stelter said.
https://www.sott.net/article/471171-Brian-Stelter-OUT-at-CNN-after-network-cancels-Reliable-Sources
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Lightning strike kills Florida mother as she waits for child to get out of school
A Florida woman was killed by lightning Thursday as she was in a park waiting for her child to be released from a nearby school, officials said. Lightning hit a tree near Trotwood Park in Winter Springs around 2:20 p.m., police said in a statement. Another child who was with the woman and a dog were seen by medical professionals and are OK, police said. The group was waiting for a child to be released from a nearby school, Police Capt. Doug Seely said. "While they were waiting, a lightning strike came down and energized the area," he told reporters at the scene, according to video from NBC affiliate WESH of Orlando.
https://www.sott.net/article/471172-Lightning-strike-kills-Florida-mother-as-she-waits-for-child-to-get-out-of-school
Lightning strike kills Florida mother as she waits for child to get out of school
A Florida woman was killed by lightning Thursday as she was in a park waiting for her child to be released from a nearby school, officials said. Lightning hit a tree near Trotwood Park in Winter Springs around 2:20 p.m., police said in a statement. Another child who was with the woman and a dog were seen by medical professionals and are OK, police said. The group was waiting for a child to be released from a nearby school, Police Capt. Doug Seely said. "While they were waiting, a lightning strike came down and energized the area," he told reporters at the scene, according to video from NBC affiliate WESH of Orlando.
https://www.sott.net/article/471172-Lightning-strike-kills-Florida-mother-as-she-waits-for-child-to-get-out-of-school
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60,000 evacuate floods in Odisha, India - 8 inches of rain in 24 hours
Officials in Odisha, eastern India report that flooding in the state has affected almost 500,00 residents, with some 60,000 displaced from their homes. Flooding began after a period of heavy rain from around 13 August 2022. Around 215 mm of rain fell in Ersama in Jagatsinghpur District in 24 hours to 14 August. According to the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority, the average rainfall in the state from 01 to 18 August is 325 mm, where the monthly average is 356 mm.
https://www.sott.net/article/471173-60000-evacuate-floods-in-Odisha-India-8-inches-of-rain-in-24-hours
60,000 evacuate floods in Odisha, India - 8 inches of rain in 24 hours
Officials in Odisha, eastern India report that flooding in the state has affected almost 500,00 residents, with some 60,000 displaced from their homes. Flooding began after a period of heavy rain from around 13 August 2022. Around 215 mm of rain fell in Ersama in Jagatsinghpur District in 24 hours to 14 August. According to the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority, the average rainfall in the state from 01 to 18 August is 325 mm, where the monthly average is 356 mm.
https://www.sott.net/article/471173-60000-evacuate-floods-in-Odisha-India-8-inches-of-rain-in-24-hours
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Flooding and landslides cause death and damage in western areas of Cameroon
At least five people died and many others were injured following a landslide in the North West Region of Cameroon. Meanwhile around 100 people have been left homeless after floods destroyed homes in the South West Region. Heavy rain has impacted southern and western parts of the country for some time. Over 200 mm of rain fell in 48 hrs to 11 August 2022 in Douala, the coastal city in southwest Cameroon. The rain triggered a landslide in Widikum, North West Region, on 11 August 2022. According to local media reports, at least 5 people died and several were injured.
https://www.sott.net/article/471174-Flooding-and-landslides-cause-death-and-damage-in-western-areas-of-Cameroon
Flooding and landslides cause death and damage in western areas of Cameroon
At least five people died and many others were injured following a landslide in the North West Region of Cameroon. Meanwhile around 100 people have been left homeless after floods destroyed homes in the South West Region. Heavy rain has impacted southern and western parts of the country for some time. Over 200 mm of rain fell in 48 hrs to 11 August 2022 in Douala, the coastal city in southwest Cameroon. The rain triggered a landslide in Widikum, North West Region, on 11 August 2022. According to local media reports, at least 5 people died and several were injured.
https://www.sott.net/article/471174-Flooding-and-landslides-cause-death-and-damage-in-western-areas-of-Cameroon
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BEST OF THE WEB: 1,000 more deaths than usual EACH WEEK in UK as impact of lockdown kills more people than Covid - The Telegraph
The effects of lockdown may now be killing more people than are dying of Covid, official statistics suggest. Figures for excess deaths from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that around 1,000 more people than usual are currently dying each week from conditions other than the virus. The Telegraph understands that the Department of Health has ordered an investigation into the figures amid concern that the deaths are linked to delays to and deferment of treatment for conditions such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Over the past two months, the number of excess deaths not from Covid dwarfs the number linked to the virus. It comes amid renewed calls for Covid measures such as compulsory face masks in the winter.
https://www.sott.net/article/471175-1000-more-deaths-than-usual-EACH-WEEK-in-UK-as-impact-of-lockdown-kills-more-people-than-Covid-The-Telegraph
BEST OF THE WEB: 1,000 more deaths than usual EACH WEEK in UK as impact of lockdown kills more people than Covid - The Telegraph
The effects of lockdown may now be killing more people than are dying of Covid, official statistics suggest. Figures for excess deaths from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that around 1,000 more people than usual are currently dying each week from conditions other than the virus. The Telegraph understands that the Department of Health has ordered an investigation into the figures amid concern that the deaths are linked to delays to and deferment of treatment for conditions such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Over the past two months, the number of excess deaths not from Covid dwarfs the number linked to the virus. It comes amid renewed calls for Covid measures such as compulsory face masks in the winter.
https://www.sott.net/article/471175-1000-more-deaths-than-usual-EACH-WEEK-in-UK-as-impact-of-lockdown-kills-more-people-than-Covid-The-Telegraph
