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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
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Thunderstorm floods Fort Worth, Texas
Just see how Fort Worth, Dallas, was flooded by the rainstorm on Wednesday night. As a cold front blasted severe weather into the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
https://www.sott.net/article/471176-Thunderstorm-floods-Fort-Worth-Texas
Thunderstorm floods Fort Worth, Texas
Just see how Fort Worth, Dallas, was flooded by the rainstorm on Wednesday night. As a cold front blasted severe weather into the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
https://www.sott.net/article/471176-Thunderstorm-floods-Fort-Worth-Texas
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German security official warns 'enemies of the state', regions already receiving TANKS in case 'it comes to the worst'
The current energy crisis and inflation could lead to protests in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia, the region's interior minister has warned. Herbert Reul added that these issues are being exploited by conspiracy theorists, whom he described as a threat to the German state. Appearing on n-tv's Fruhstart program on Monday, Reul said that "we're now no longer talking about protesters, but rather almost something like new enemies of the state, who are establishing themselves there." The official expressed concern that, when things like the "energy crisis, prices, a cold living room" become "really tangible," conspiracy theorists' narratives could gain more currency among the population.
https://www.sott.net/article/471177-German-security-official-warns-enemies-of-the-state-regions-already-receiving-TANKS-in-case-it-comes-to-the-worst
German security official warns 'enemies of the state', regions already receiving TANKS in case 'it comes to the worst'
The current energy crisis and inflation could lead to protests in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia, the region's interior minister has warned. Herbert Reul added that these issues are being exploited by conspiracy theorists, whom he described as a threat to the German state. Appearing on n-tv's Fruhstart program on Monday, Reul said that "we're now no longer talking about protesters, but rather almost something like new enemies of the state, who are establishing themselves there." The official expressed concern that, when things like the "energy crisis, prices, a cold living room" become "really tangible," conspiracy theorists' narratives could gain more currency among the population.
https://www.sott.net/article/471177-German-security-official-warns-enemies-of-the-state-regions-already-receiving-TANKS-in-case-it-comes-to-the-worst
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4 ft. of snow buries Argentinian ski resorts; Storms ease western Europe's drought - "cold, dark winter" looms
It's been snowing heavily all week ACROSS Southern Argentina. At Cerro Catedral, for example-a mountain near San Carlos de Bariloche-fierce conditions have been reported with flakes measuring an inch in diameter, according to snowbrains.com. The mountain has been closed for much of the week due to the inclement conditions and avalanche danger. As much as 4 feet of snow had already settled by Tuesday morning with the powder continuing to accumulate through Wednesday, forecast to persist throughout the remainder of the week. It's even been snowing in the town situated at the foot the mountain, "to the tune of half a foot during past 2-days alone," which, continues the snowbrains.com report, "is a rarity here".
https://www.sott.net/article/471178-4-ft-of-snow-buries-Argentinian-ski-resorts-Storms-ease-western-Europes-drought-cold-dark-winter-looms
4 ft. of snow buries Argentinian ski resorts; Storms ease western Europe's drought - "cold, dark winter" looms
It's been snowing heavily all week ACROSS Southern Argentina. At Cerro Catedral, for example-a mountain near San Carlos de Bariloche-fierce conditions have been reported with flakes measuring an inch in diameter, according to snowbrains.com. The mountain has been closed for much of the week due to the inclement conditions and avalanche danger. As much as 4 feet of snow had already settled by Tuesday morning with the powder continuing to accumulate through Wednesday, forecast to persist throughout the remainder of the week. It's even been snowing in the town situated at the foot the mountain, "to the tune of half a foot during past 2-days alone," which, continues the snowbrains.com report, "is a rarity here".
https://www.sott.net/article/471178-4-ft-of-snow-buries-Argentinian-ski-resorts-Storms-ease-western-Europes-drought-cold-dark-winter-looms
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Russia warns that US has doomed EU to hunger and cold
Washington has harmed the bloc to serve its own interests, a top Putin ally has warned The United States has doomed the EU to hunger, cold and isolation by pressuring the bloc to cut its ties with Moscow, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Friday. He wrote on Telegram that Washington would "stop at nothing to cling to its power over the world as it throws under the bus the citizens' welfare and the economies of European countries to achieve this end." He noted that natural gas in the US costs $333 per 1,000 cubic meters. "At the same time, Washington sells it to Europe for a price which is 7.3 [times] higher, rendering the EU economy uncompetitive," he wrote, adding that the eurozone's annual inflation rate had hit a record 8.9%.
https://www.sott.net/article/471179-Russia-warns-that-US-has-doomed-EU-to-hunger-and-cold
Russia warns that US has doomed EU to hunger and cold
Washington has harmed the bloc to serve its own interests, a top Putin ally has warned The United States has doomed the EU to hunger, cold and isolation by pressuring the bloc to cut its ties with Moscow, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Friday. He wrote on Telegram that Washington would "stop at nothing to cling to its power over the world as it throws under the bus the citizens' welfare and the economies of European countries to achieve this end." He noted that natural gas in the US costs $333 per 1,000 cubic meters. "At the same time, Washington sells it to Europe for a price which is 7.3 [times] higher, rendering the EU economy uncompetitive," he wrote, adding that the eurozone's annual inflation rate had hit a record 8.9%.
https://www.sott.net/article/471179-Russia-warns-that-US-has-doomed-EU-to-hunger-and-cold
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UK sees massive increases in excess deaths and serious ambulance call-outs
Excess deaths in England and Wales have been consistently high for months now. The latest week of data (5 August 2022) shows 1,350 excess deaths which is 14.4% higher than the 5-year average. Only 6.8% of these are involving COVID-19, even fewer directly caused by Covid. However, these are deaths in all ages and I was curious to find out where the increases are coming from. In previous years, after a bad flu season, you would expect fewer excess deaths due to deaths being pulled forwards. So why are we seeing so many excess deaths after Covid and in the middle of the summer? For this analysis I used the "Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional" datasets, compiled by the Office of National Statistics. I have used the figures from 2015-2019 to provide a five year average with which to compare as 2020-2021 are too disjointed.
https://www.sott.net/article/471180-UK-sees-massive-increases-in-excess-deaths-and-serious-ambulance-call-outs
UK sees massive increases in excess deaths and serious ambulance call-outs
Excess deaths in England and Wales have been consistently high for months now. The latest week of data (5 August 2022) shows 1,350 excess deaths which is 14.4% higher than the 5-year average. Only 6.8% of these are involving COVID-19, even fewer directly caused by Covid. However, these are deaths in all ages and I was curious to find out where the increases are coming from. In previous years, after a bad flu season, you would expect fewer excess deaths due to deaths being pulled forwards. So why are we seeing so many excess deaths after Covid and in the middle of the summer? For this analysis I used the "Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional" datasets, compiled by the Office of National Statistics. I have used the figures from 2015-2019 to provide a five year average with which to compare as 2020-2021 are too disjointed.
https://www.sott.net/article/471180-UK-sees-massive-increases-in-excess-deaths-and-serious-ambulance-call-outs
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Evidence that giant meteorite impacts formed Earth's continents
New research has provided the strongest evidence yet that Earth's continents were formed by giant meteorite impacts that were particularly prevalent during the first billion years or so of our planet's four-and-a-half-billion year history. New Curtin research has provided the strongest evidence yet that Earth's continents were formed by giant meteorite impacts that were particularly prevalent during the first billion years or so of our planet's four-and-a-half-billion year history. Dr Tim Johnson, from Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said the idea that the continents originally formed at sites of giant meteorite impacts had been around for decades, but until now there was little solid evidence to support the theory.
https://www.sott.net/article/471181-Evidence-that-giant-meteorite-impacts-formed-Earths-continents
Evidence that giant meteorite impacts formed Earth's continents
New research has provided the strongest evidence yet that Earth's continents were formed by giant meteorite impacts that were particularly prevalent during the first billion years or so of our planet's four-and-a-half-billion year history. New Curtin research has provided the strongest evidence yet that Earth's continents were formed by giant meteorite impacts that were particularly prevalent during the first billion years or so of our planet's four-and-a-half-billion year history. Dr Tim Johnson, from Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said the idea that the continents originally formed at sites of giant meteorite impacts had been around for decades, but until now there was little solid evidence to support the theory.
https://www.sott.net/article/471181-Evidence-that-giant-meteorite-impacts-formed-Earths-continents
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Scott Ritter: 'They've bankrupted themselves': Europe gutted its own security to funnel weapons to Kiev
Ukraine's European benefactors made a big show of rushing military aid to Kiev in the early months of Russia's special military operation, but the torrent has waned to a trickle since then, with no new pledges being made in July. One military expert said Europe is running out of both equipment and willpower to support the "horribly corrupt regime." Scott Ritter, a military analyst and former US Marine Corps intelligence officer, told Sputnik on Thursday that NATO's policy of giving Ukraine billions of dollars in weapons that so quickly get destroyed is "inefficient and counterproductive" from both a political and a national security point of view." The more Europe invests its military capacity into Ukraine, the weaker Europe gets," Ritter said.
https://www.sott.net/article/471182-Scott-Ritter-They-ve-bankrupted-themselves-Europe-gutted-its-own-security-to-funnel-weapons-to-Kiev
Scott Ritter: 'They've bankrupted themselves': Europe gutted its own security to funnel weapons to Kiev
Ukraine's European benefactors made a big show of rushing military aid to Kiev in the early months of Russia's special military operation, but the torrent has waned to a trickle since then, with no new pledges being made in July. One military expert said Europe is running out of both equipment and willpower to support the "horribly corrupt regime." Scott Ritter, a military analyst and former US Marine Corps intelligence officer, told Sputnik on Thursday that NATO's policy of giving Ukraine billions of dollars in weapons that so quickly get destroyed is "inefficient and counterproductive" from both a political and a national security point of view." The more Europe invests its military capacity into Ukraine, the weaker Europe gets," Ritter said.
https://www.sott.net/article/471182-Scott-Ritter-They-ve-bankrupted-themselves-Europe-gutted-its-own-security-to-funnel-weapons-to-Kiev
