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This media empire leads the charge in the US-China propaganda war
Australian-born American billionaire, Rupert Murdoch's global media empire has consistently led the charge in pushing anti-China narratives in the Western media. Encompassing a long list of highly influential media, including both television and print media in the liberal and conservative camps, the list of talking points aimed at Beijing is immense. For example, The Wall Street Journal's Editorial Board argued on Monday that China "is paying for the Communist Party chief's policy mistakes," referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping. The editorial argues that the world economy, including China's, is slowing down and that "the latest data released Monday on China's ebbing growth will echo around the world" because "the response from Beijing suggests its leaders are running out of ideas to arrest the decline." The piece goes on to bemoan China's "dynamic zero-Covid" policy, which has objectively saved millions of lives and made China's supply chains resilient and reliable for global...
https://www.sott.net/article/471232-This-media-empire-leads-the-charge-in-the-US-China-propaganda-war
This media empire leads the charge in the US-China propaganda war
Australian-born American billionaire, Rupert Murdoch's global media empire has consistently led the charge in pushing anti-China narratives in the Western media. Encompassing a long list of highly influential media, including both television and print media in the liberal and conservative camps, the list of talking points aimed at Beijing is immense. For example, The Wall Street Journal's Editorial Board argued on Monday that China "is paying for the Communist Party chief's policy mistakes," referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping. The editorial argues that the world economy, including China's, is slowing down and that "the latest data released Monday on China's ebbing growth will echo around the world" because "the response from Beijing suggests its leaders are running out of ideas to arrest the decline." The piece goes on to bemoan China's "dynamic zero-Covid" policy, which has objectively saved millions of lives and made China's supply chains resilient and reliable for global...
https://www.sott.net/article/471232-This-media-empire-leads-the-charge-in-the-US-China-propaganda-war
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No longer a pariah? Russia and China could be about to 'normalize' North Korea, leave the US with another Asian headache
At beginning of this week the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin had exchanged letters with Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. The report stated both countries had agreed to "expand the(ir) comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations with common efforts". Matching the anniversary of Korean independence on August 15th, Putin's outreach comes as Russia seeks new partners away from the West. It also follows reports that North Korean expatriate workers would be assisting in the reconstruction of liberated territories in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, to which it recently granted diplomatic recognition. But it's also an indication that the world has changed, significantly. Only a few years ago Russia, as well as China, were at least somewhat willing to cooperate with the United States in imposing sanctions on the DPRK in the bid to curb its nuclear and missile development. That situation no longer exists.
https://www.sott.net/article/471233-No-longer-a-pariah-Russia-and-China-could-be-about-to-normalize-North-Korea-leave-the-US-with-another-Asian-headache
No longer a pariah? Russia and China could be about to 'normalize' North Korea, leave the US with another Asian headache
At beginning of this week the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin had exchanged letters with Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. The report stated both countries had agreed to "expand the(ir) comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations with common efforts". Matching the anniversary of Korean independence on August 15th, Putin's outreach comes as Russia seeks new partners away from the West. It also follows reports that North Korean expatriate workers would be assisting in the reconstruction of liberated territories in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, to which it recently granted diplomatic recognition. But it's also an indication that the world has changed, significantly. Only a few years ago Russia, as well as China, were at least somewhat willing to cooperate with the United States in imposing sanctions on the DPRK in the bid to curb its nuclear and missile development. That situation no longer exists.
https://www.sott.net/article/471233-No-longer-a-pariah-Russia-and-China-could-be-about-to-normalize-North-Korea-leave-the-US-with-another-Asian-headache
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Andrew Klavan explains the striking similarities between critical theory and porn
Author and Daily Wire host Andrew Klavan spent a segment of his show Friday explaining how critical theories such as equity and radical gender theory display striking similarities to pornography. "Pornography, like your sexual fantasy, [is] just shapes and pictures in your mind — I know there are real women on one end of the pornographer's business — but when it comes to the audience, it's just a shape, it's just a picture," Klavan began. He added that when men get addicted to pornography, many of them stop engaging in sexual relationships. "They become impotent because the woman will not act like the woman in that picture," Klavan said. "They cannot make that leap from the shape of a woman to an actual real woman." This soon becomes a cycle. After a man stops having sexual relations with a woman, he turns to pornography more often, Klavan continued, and in turn, becomes "more alienated from reality."
https://www.sott.net/article/471234-Andrew-Klavan-explains-the-striking-similarities-between-critical-theory-and-porn
Andrew Klavan explains the striking similarities between critical theory and porn
Author and Daily Wire host Andrew Klavan spent a segment of his show Friday explaining how critical theories such as equity and radical gender theory display striking similarities to pornography. "Pornography, like your sexual fantasy, [is] just shapes and pictures in your mind — I know there are real women on one end of the pornographer's business — but when it comes to the audience, it's just a shape, it's just a picture," Klavan began. He added that when men get addicted to pornography, many of them stop engaging in sexual relationships. "They become impotent because the woman will not act like the woman in that picture," Klavan said. "They cannot make that leap from the shape of a woman to an actual real woman." This soon becomes a cycle. After a man stops having sexual relations with a woman, he turns to pornography more often, Klavan continued, and in turn, becomes "more alienated from reality."
https://www.sott.net/article/471234-Andrew-Klavan-explains-the-striking-similarities-between-critical-theory-and-porn
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Lockdown fanatics can't escape blame for this scandal
Some time ago, I received a heartbreaking email from a lady called Lisa King, detailing how Peter, her beloved husband of 21 years, had become a tragic casualty of Covid. The father of two, 62, did not catch coronavirus. He died on October 9, 2020 because he was repeatedly denied a face-to-face GP appointment during the pandemic - only to be told that an urgent operation to remove his gallbladder had been delayed because of spiralling NHS waiting lists. His sudden death, in agonising pain, was completely avoidable. As Mrs King told me at the time: "To the decision makers, he is nothing more than 'collateral damage', but to me, he is the love of my life." When journalists like me heard these stories and warned that the lockdown cure might be worse than the disease, we were accused of being mercenary murderers intent on prioritising the economy ahead of saving lives.
https://www.sott.net/article/471235-Lockdown-fanatics-cant-escape-blame-for-this-scandal
Lockdown fanatics can't escape blame for this scandal
Some time ago, I received a heartbreaking email from a lady called Lisa King, detailing how Peter, her beloved husband of 21 years, had become a tragic casualty of Covid. The father of two, 62, did not catch coronavirus. He died on October 9, 2020 because he was repeatedly denied a face-to-face GP appointment during the pandemic - only to be told that an urgent operation to remove his gallbladder had been delayed because of spiralling NHS waiting lists. His sudden death, in agonising pain, was completely avoidable. As Mrs King told me at the time: "To the decision makers, he is nothing more than 'collateral damage', but to me, he is the love of my life." When journalists like me heard these stories and warned that the lockdown cure might be worse than the disease, we were accused of being mercenary murderers intent on prioritising the economy ahead of saving lives.
https://www.sott.net/article/471235-Lockdown-fanatics-cant-escape-blame-for-this-scandal
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The three I's of a police state education: Indoctrination, Intimidation & Intolerance
"Every day in communities across the United States, children and adolescents spend the majority of their waking hours in schools that have increasingly come to resemble places of detention more than places of learning." — Investigative journalist Annette Fuentes This is what it means to go back-to-school in America today. Instead of making the schools safer, government officials are making them more authoritarian. Instead of raising up a generation of civic-minded citizens with critical thinking skills, government officials are churning out compliant drones who know little to nothing about their history or their freedoms. And instead of being taught the three R's of education (reading, writing and arithmetic), young people are being drilled in the three I's of life in the American police state: indoctrination, intimidation and intolerance. From the moment a child enters one of the nation's 98,000 public schools to the moment he or she graduates, they will be exposed to a steady...
https://www.sott.net/article/471236-The-three-Is-of-a-police-state-education-Indoctrination-Intimidation-Intolerance
The three I's of a police state education: Indoctrination, Intimidation & Intolerance
"Every day in communities across the United States, children and adolescents spend the majority of their waking hours in schools that have increasingly come to resemble places of detention more than places of learning." — Investigative journalist Annette Fuentes This is what it means to go back-to-school in America today. Instead of making the schools safer, government officials are making them more authoritarian. Instead of raising up a generation of civic-minded citizens with critical thinking skills, government officials are churning out compliant drones who know little to nothing about their history or their freedoms. And instead of being taught the three R's of education (reading, writing and arithmetic), young people are being drilled in the three I's of life in the American police state: indoctrination, intimidation and intolerance. From the moment a child enters one of the nation's 98,000 public schools to the moment he or she graduates, they will be exposed to a steady...
https://www.sott.net/article/471236-The-three-Is-of-a-police-state-education-Indoctrination-Intimidation-Intolerance
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Twitter suspends accounts of Serbian ruling party MPs, officials
Twitter has suspended the accounts of 13 ruling Serbian Progressive Party MPs, a party executive and two state officials, reportedly for contravening the social media platform's rules. Twitter is reported to have suspended the accounts of at least 16 political figures in Serbia, all of them either members of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party or holders of senior state posts. Political rights NGO CRTA on Friday named 13 ruling party MPs whose accounts have been suspended - Nevena Djuric, Sandra Bozic, Milica Nikolic, Jelena Obradovic, Aleksandar Markovic, Krsto Janjusevic, Dusan Radojevic, Jelena Zaric Kovacevic, Aleksandra Tomic, Stasa Stojanovic, Zoran Tomic, Andrijana Vasic and Olja Petrovic. Twitter also suspended the accounts of Miroslav Cuckovic, the newly appointed Belgrade City Manager, and Slavisa Micanovic, a member of the Serbian Progressive Party's main and executive boards.
https://www.sott.net/article/471237-Twitter-suspends-accounts-of-Serbian-ruling-party-MPs-officials
Twitter suspends accounts of Serbian ruling party MPs, officials
Twitter has suspended the accounts of 13 ruling Serbian Progressive Party MPs, a party executive and two state officials, reportedly for contravening the social media platform's rules. Twitter is reported to have suspended the accounts of at least 16 political figures in Serbia, all of them either members of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party or holders of senior state posts. Political rights NGO CRTA on Friday named 13 ruling party MPs whose accounts have been suspended - Nevena Djuric, Sandra Bozic, Milica Nikolic, Jelena Obradovic, Aleksandar Markovic, Krsto Janjusevic, Dusan Radojevic, Jelena Zaric Kovacevic, Aleksandra Tomic, Stasa Stojanovic, Zoran Tomic, Andrijana Vasic and Olja Petrovic. Twitter also suspended the accounts of Miroslav Cuckovic, the newly appointed Belgrade City Manager, and Slavisa Micanovic, a member of the Serbian Progressive Party's main and executive boards.
https://www.sott.net/article/471237-Twitter-suspends-accounts-of-Serbian-ruling-party-MPs-officials
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Canada: Court rules child can't be forcibly vaccinated
A 12-year old schoolgirl who objected to being vaccinated against COVID-19 cannot be forced to take it, a Peterborough, Ontario judge has ruled. "The science relating to COVID-19 is developing," wrote Justice Christopher Corkery of Ontario Superior Court. "The 'facts' are changing." According to Blacklock's Reporter, the decision came in a family court dispute. The girl's unidentified father filed a motion with the Court compelling his ex-wife to have the girl vaccinated before the start of the school year. "It's keeping everyone in our community safe," the father told the Court. "It's keeping you safe."
https://www.sott.net/article/471238-Canada-Court-rules-child-cant-be-forcibly-vaccinated
Canada: Court rules child can't be forcibly vaccinated
A 12-year old schoolgirl who objected to being vaccinated against COVID-19 cannot be forced to take it, a Peterborough, Ontario judge has ruled. "The science relating to COVID-19 is developing," wrote Justice Christopher Corkery of Ontario Superior Court. "The 'facts' are changing." According to Blacklock's Reporter, the decision came in a family court dispute. The girl's unidentified father filed a motion with the Court compelling his ex-wife to have the girl vaccinated before the start of the school year. "It's keeping everyone in our community safe," the father told the Court. "It's keeping you safe."
https://www.sott.net/article/471238-Canada-Court-rules-child-cant-be-forcibly-vaccinated
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Americans censoring themselves on Covid, race and abortion - survey
While liberal views prevail in public, most groups are far more moderate in private. A new survey has found that, despite expressing liberal views in public, most Americans' actual beliefs are less extreme. The self-censorship goes two ways, with conservatives less supportive of the policies pushed by Republican politicians than they let on. The Biden administration and liberal media outlets repeatedly argued that mask-wearing was an effective way of stopping the spread of Covid-19, and while 59% of Americans surveyed in March agreed in public, that number fell to 47% in private. Hispanics and whites were more likely to support pandemic restrictions in public but oppose them in private, as were women. While 63% of women publicly supported masking, only 44% actually believed it was effective.
https://www.sott.net/article/471239-Americans-censoring-themselves-on-Covid-race-and-abortion-survey
Americans censoring themselves on Covid, race and abortion - survey
While liberal views prevail in public, most groups are far more moderate in private. A new survey has found that, despite expressing liberal views in public, most Americans' actual beliefs are less extreme. The self-censorship goes two ways, with conservatives less supportive of the policies pushed by Republican politicians than they let on. The Biden administration and liberal media outlets repeatedly argued that mask-wearing was an effective way of stopping the spread of Covid-19, and while 59% of Americans surveyed in March agreed in public, that number fell to 47% in private. Hispanics and whites were more likely to support pandemic restrictions in public but oppose them in private, as were women. While 63% of women publicly supported masking, only 44% actually believed it was effective.
https://www.sott.net/article/471239-Americans-censoring-themselves-on-Covid-race-and-abortion-survey
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'Biden's Gestapo'? Trump raid hurts voter trust in FBI
Last week's raid by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on former President Donald Trump's home has damaged the FBI's standing with Republican and independent voters. A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that 44% of likely U.S. voters say the FBI raid on Trump's Florida home made them trust the FBI less, compared to 29% who say it made them trust the bureau more. Twenty-three percent (23%) say the Trump raid did not make much difference in their trust of the FBI. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Fifty percent (50%) of voters have a favorable impression of the FBI, including 26% who have a Very Favorable view of the bureau. Forty-six percent (46%) now view the FBI unfavorably, including 29% who have a Very Unfavorable impression of the bureau.
https://www.sott.net/article/471240-Bidens-Gestapo-Trump-raid-hurts-voter-trust-in-FBI
'Biden's Gestapo'? Trump raid hurts voter trust in FBI
Last week's raid by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on former President Donald Trump's home has damaged the FBI's standing with Republican and independent voters. A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that 44% of likely U.S. voters say the FBI raid on Trump's Florida home made them trust the FBI less, compared to 29% who say it made them trust the bureau more. Twenty-three percent (23%) say the Trump raid did not make much difference in their trust of the FBI. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Fifty percent (50%) of voters have a favorable impression of the FBI, including 26% who have a Very Favorable view of the bureau. Forty-six percent (46%) now view the FBI unfavorably, including 29% who have a Very Unfavorable impression of the bureau.
https://www.sott.net/article/471240-Bidens-Gestapo-Trump-raid-hurts-voter-trust-in-FBI
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Illegal immigration is getting so bad even CBS is sounding alarms over Biden border crisis: 'No sign of stopping'
It's getting so bad at the U.S. border with Mexico that even CBS 'This Morning' is sounding the alarms over "illegal immigration" that is causing a border crisis to spin out-of-control. Watch:
https://www.sott.net/article/471241-Illegal-immigration-is-getting-so-bad-even-CBS-is-sounding-alarms-over-Biden-border-crisis-No-sign-of-stopping
Illegal immigration is getting so bad even CBS is sounding alarms over Biden border crisis: 'No sign of stopping'
It's getting so bad at the U.S. border with Mexico that even CBS 'This Morning' is sounding the alarms over "illegal immigration" that is causing a border crisis to spin out-of-control. Watch:
https://www.sott.net/article/471241-Illegal-immigration-is-getting-so-bad-even-CBS-is-sounding-alarms-over-Biden-border-crisis-No-sign-of-stopping
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NHS blows £1million on 'woke groups' for staff including 'tea and rainbow cake' picnics and a Filipino martial arts performance in the midst of growing cash crisis
The NHS has spent more than £1million on hundreds of 'woke' staff networks at a time when it desperately needs more cash for patient care. Nearly 500 of these groups have been set up by health trusts across the UK - taking up around 36,000 hours of staff time a year. Despite ministers' calls for the NHS to cut back on 'waste and wokery', some groups use taxpayers' money to put on events around transgender issues, sexuality and racism, often held during the working day. These have included 'tea and rainbow cake' picnics, a special session about pronouns and a Filipino martial arts performance. Amid fears of an impending winter NHS crisis, the audit by the TaxPayers' Alliance found there are now at least 493 networks across the UK health service.
https://www.sott.net/article/471242-NHS-blows-1million-on-woke-groups-for-staff-including-tea-and-rainbow-cake-picnics-and-a-Filipino-martial-arts-performance-in-the-midst-of-growing-cash-crisis
NHS blows £1million on 'woke groups' for staff including 'tea and rainbow cake' picnics and a Filipino martial arts performance in the midst of growing cash crisis
The NHS has spent more than £1million on hundreds of 'woke' staff networks at a time when it desperately needs more cash for patient care. Nearly 500 of these groups have been set up by health trusts across the UK - taking up around 36,000 hours of staff time a year. Despite ministers' calls for the NHS to cut back on 'waste and wokery', some groups use taxpayers' money to put on events around transgender issues, sexuality and racism, often held during the working day. These have included 'tea and rainbow cake' picnics, a special session about pronouns and a Filipino martial arts performance. Amid fears of an impending winter NHS crisis, the audit by the TaxPayers' Alliance found there are now at least 493 networks across the UK health service.
https://www.sott.net/article/471242-NHS-blows-1million-on-woke-groups-for-staff-including-tea-and-rainbow-cake-picnics-and-a-Filipino-martial-arts-performance-in-the-midst-of-growing-cash-crisis
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Daughter of Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin killed in car bomb attack in Moscow
A car belonging to the daughter of famous Russian political scientist and philosopher Alexander Dugin exploded late Saturday in Moscow, according to media reports. Darya Dugina's car exploded on Mozhayskoye highway around 9.45 p.m. local time, with witnesses claiming the blast rocked the vehicle in the middle of the road and scattered debris. Preliminary reports said she died instantly. The elder Dugin has arrived at the scene, according to a video on social media.
https://www.sott.net/article/471243-Daughter-of-Russian-philosopher-Alexander-Dugin-killed-in-car-bomb-attack-in-Moscow
Daughter of Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin killed in car bomb attack in Moscow
A car belonging to the daughter of famous Russian political scientist and philosopher Alexander Dugin exploded late Saturday in Moscow, according to media reports. Darya Dugina's car exploded on Mozhayskoye highway around 9.45 p.m. local time, with witnesses claiming the blast rocked the vehicle in the middle of the road and scattered debris. Preliminary reports said she died instantly. The elder Dugin has arrived at the scene, according to a video on social media.
https://www.sott.net/article/471243-Daughter-of-Russian-philosopher-Alexander-Dugin-killed-in-car-bomb-attack-in-Moscow
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Saudi-led coalition violates UN-brokered truce with Yemen over 200 times in 24 hours
The Saudi-led coalition forces and their allied militant groups have over the past 24 hours breached more than 200 times a UN-brokered nationwide truce that took effect in war-ravaged Yemen in April. Yemen's Arabic-language al-Masirah television network cited an unnamed Yemeni military official as making the announcement on Sunday, saying the violations included reconnaissance missions over the provinces of Ma'rib, Ta'izz, Jawf, Sa'ada, al-Hadidah, Sana'a, Ad Dali', al-Bayda, Hajjah and border areas. The source said the Saudi-led coalition forces committed truce violations initially with air strikes on citizens' homes, the positions of the Yemeni army and Popular Committees in the district of Maris in Ad Dali' and in the northwest and northeast of Hais in al-Hadidah.
https://www.sott.net/article/471244-Saudi-led-coalition-violates-UN-brokered-truce-with-Yemen-over-200-times-in-24-hours
Saudi-led coalition violates UN-brokered truce with Yemen over 200 times in 24 hours
The Saudi-led coalition forces and their allied militant groups have over the past 24 hours breached more than 200 times a UN-brokered nationwide truce that took effect in war-ravaged Yemen in April. Yemen's Arabic-language al-Masirah television network cited an unnamed Yemeni military official as making the announcement on Sunday, saying the violations included reconnaissance missions over the provinces of Ma'rib, Ta'izz, Jawf, Sa'ada, al-Hadidah, Sana'a, Ad Dali', al-Bayda, Hajjah and border areas. The source said the Saudi-led coalition forces committed truce violations initially with air strikes on citizens' homes, the positions of the Yemeni army and Popular Committees in the district of Maris in Ad Dali' and in the northwest and northeast of Hais in al-Hadidah.
https://www.sott.net/article/471244-Saudi-led-coalition-violates-UN-brokered-truce-with-Yemen-over-200-times-in-24-hours
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Kiev poisoned Russian soldiers with neurotoxin in Ukraine's southeastern region - Moscow
Moscow has accused Ukraine of poisoning a number of Russian servicemen in the Russia-controlled part of the ex-Soviet republic's southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia in late July. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the information on Saturday, saying the servicemen in that region had been taken to a military hospital with signs of serious poisoning on July 31. Tests showed a toxic substance, namely botulinum toxin type B, in their bodies, the ministry added. Botulinum toxin type B is a neurotoxin that can cause botulism when ingested in contaminated food products.
https://www.sott.net/article/471245-Kiev-poisoned-Russian-soldiers-with-neurotoxin-in-Ukraines-southeastern-region-Moscow
Kiev poisoned Russian soldiers with neurotoxin in Ukraine's southeastern region - Moscow
Moscow has accused Ukraine of poisoning a number of Russian servicemen in the Russia-controlled part of the ex-Soviet republic's southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia in late July. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the information on Saturday, saying the servicemen in that region had been taken to a military hospital with signs of serious poisoning on July 31. Tests showed a toxic substance, namely botulinum toxin type B, in their bodies, the ministry added. Botulinum toxin type B is a neurotoxin that can cause botulism when ingested in contaminated food products.
https://www.sott.net/article/471245-Kiev-poisoned-Russian-soldiers-with-neurotoxin-in-Ukraines-southeastern-region-Moscow
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Putin's claim that US is deliberately dragging out Ukraine conflict has merit - American military analyst
Claims made by Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States is intentionally prolonging the Russia-Ukraine conflict may not be as implausible as described, says one U.S. military veteran and journalist. In a speech this week, Putin called out "Western globalist elites" who he said are "provoking chaos, inciting old and new conflicts," and attempting "to preserve the hegemony and power that is slipping out of their hands." He added that the situation in Ukraine shows the U.S. is "trying to prolong the conflict." Sean Spoonts, a U.S. Navy veteran and editor-in-chief of Special Operations Forces Report (SOFREP), told Newsweek that President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky seem to have separate policy goals in mind. "It seems like while Ukraine would like to end the war quickly and decisively defeat Russian forces and drive them out of their country, U.S. policy almost seems designed to prolong the conflict hoping to bring about the collapse of Russia...
https://www.sott.net/article/471246-Putins-claim-that-US-is-deliberately-dragging-out-Ukraine-conflict-has-merit-American-military-analyst
Putin's claim that US is deliberately dragging out Ukraine conflict has merit - American military analyst
Claims made by Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States is intentionally prolonging the Russia-Ukraine conflict may not be as implausible as described, says one U.S. military veteran and journalist. In a speech this week, Putin called out "Western globalist elites" who he said are "provoking chaos, inciting old and new conflicts," and attempting "to preserve the hegemony and power that is slipping out of their hands." He added that the situation in Ukraine shows the U.S. is "trying to prolong the conflict." Sean Spoonts, a U.S. Navy veteran and editor-in-chief of Special Operations Forces Report (SOFREP), told Newsweek that President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky seem to have separate policy goals in mind. "It seems like while Ukraine would like to end the war quickly and decisively defeat Russian forces and drive them out of their country, U.S. policy almost seems designed to prolong the conflict hoping to bring about the collapse of Russia...
https://www.sott.net/article/471246-Putins-claim-that-US-is-deliberately-dragging-out-Ukraine-conflict-has-merit-American-military-analyst
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Injuries & damage as summer storms hit Slovenia
Fierce winds swept through Slovenia Thursday afternoon, ripping off roofs and toppling trees and other objects in parts of the country, leaving several people lightly injured in Ljubljana. In Kranj, the winds peeled roofs off some 70 buildings. The Kranj fire brigade commander Andraž Šifrer told the STA more than 150 firefighters were on the ground to deal with the situation. "It's mostly uncovered roofs, ripped cables, trees fallen on roads and vehicles," he said. Several people were injured by falling trees and other objects in Ljubljana, where the Environment Agency data shows winds gusted up to a record 102 kilometres an hour. The wind blew away rubbish bins, billboards, roofs, traffic signs, building materials. Part of the roof of the Ljubljana UKC maternity ward was uncovered, but has since been mostly put back.
https://www.sott.net/article/471247-Injuries-damage-as-summer-storms-hit-Slovenia
Injuries & damage as summer storms hit Slovenia
Fierce winds swept through Slovenia Thursday afternoon, ripping off roofs and toppling trees and other objects in parts of the country, leaving several people lightly injured in Ljubljana. In Kranj, the winds peeled roofs off some 70 buildings. The Kranj fire brigade commander Andraž Šifrer told the STA more than 150 firefighters were on the ground to deal with the situation. "It's mostly uncovered roofs, ripped cables, trees fallen on roads and vehicles," he said. Several people were injured by falling trees and other objects in Ljubljana, where the Environment Agency data shows winds gusted up to a record 102 kilometres an hour. The wind blew away rubbish bins, billboards, roofs, traffic signs, building materials. Part of the roof of the Ljubljana UKC maternity ward was uncovered, but has since been mostly put back.
https://www.sott.net/article/471247-Injuries-damage-as-summer-storms-hit-Slovenia
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Monsoon rains, flooding kill 42 in Pakistan - 2 feet of rain in 48 hours - almost 700 dead with 1.5 million affected since mid-June
Almost 700 people have now lost their lives as a result of weeks of monsoon rains in Pakistan, including 42 people who died in the last 2 days. Over 1.5 million people have now been affected, with thousands moving to relief camps for safety. Pakistan has already received over 95 per cent of its total normal monsoon rainfall. The heavy rain continues to fall and Padidan in Sindh Province recorded 595 mm in 48 hours to 20 August 2022. Since the start of the monsoon in mid-June this year, heavy rain has caused houses to collapse, flash floods, mudslides and landslides. Higher temperatures and heavy rain caused Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) in mountainous areas of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
https://www.sott.net/article/471248-Monsoon-rains-flooding-kill-42-in-Pakistan-2-feet-of-rain-in-48-hours-almost-700-dead-with-1-5-million-affected-since-mid-June
Monsoon rains, flooding kill 42 in Pakistan - 2 feet of rain in 48 hours - almost 700 dead with 1.5 million affected since mid-June
Almost 700 people have now lost their lives as a result of weeks of monsoon rains in Pakistan, including 42 people who died in the last 2 days. Over 1.5 million people have now been affected, with thousands moving to relief camps for safety. Pakistan has already received over 95 per cent of its total normal monsoon rainfall. The heavy rain continues to fall and Padidan in Sindh Province recorded 595 mm in 48 hours to 20 August 2022. Since the start of the monsoon in mid-June this year, heavy rain has caused houses to collapse, flash floods, mudslides and landslides. Higher temperatures and heavy rain caused Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) in mountainous areas of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
https://www.sott.net/article/471248-Monsoon-rains-flooding-kill-42-in-Pakistan-2-feet-of-rain-in-48-hours-almost-700-dead-with-1-5-million-affected-since-mid-June
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Flash floods hit Bregenz, Austria after record rainfall
West Austria (Vorarlberg and Bregenz) receives record amounts of rain as firemen battle catastrophic flooding. Over the weekend, there were significant flash floods in Austria. Over the previous days, the western area received record quantities of rainfall, according to meteorologists. Up until Friday, barely 130 liter per square meter of rain fell during July and August. It was 180 liter per square meter on Friday.
https://www.sott.net/article/471249-Flash-floods-hit-Bregenz-Austria-after-record-rainfall
Flash floods hit Bregenz, Austria after record rainfall
West Austria (Vorarlberg and Bregenz) receives record amounts of rain as firemen battle catastrophic flooding. Over the weekend, there were significant flash floods in Austria. Over the previous days, the western area received record quantities of rainfall, according to meteorologists. Up until Friday, barely 130 liter per square meter of rain fell during July and August. It was 180 liter per square meter on Friday.
https://www.sott.net/article/471249-Flash-floods-hit-Bregenz-Austria-after-record-rainfall
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China flash floods: 26 dead and 5 missing in Qinghai province (UPDATES)
Sudden rainstorm triggers landslide and diverts river resulting in floods Sixteen people are dead and 36 others missing after a flash flood hit Qinghai province in western China amid the ongoing torrential rains, according to Chinese media reports. Heavy and sudden downpours in Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County of Qinghai province started late on Wednesday, causing flooding in the mountains and triggering landslides, according to China's state broadcaster CCTV. The flash floods affected an area with more than 6,000 people and over 1,500 houses, CCTV said.
https://www.sott.net/article/471148-China-flash-floods-26-dead-and-5-missing-in-Qinghai-province-UPDATES
China flash floods: 26 dead and 5 missing in Qinghai province (UPDATES)
Sudden rainstorm triggers landslide and diverts river resulting in floods Sixteen people are dead and 36 others missing after a flash flood hit Qinghai province in western China amid the ongoing torrential rains, according to Chinese media reports. Heavy and sudden downpours in Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County of Qinghai province started late on Wednesday, causing flooding in the mountains and triggering landslides, according to China's state broadcaster CCTV. The flash floods affected an area with more than 6,000 people and over 1,500 houses, CCTV said.
https://www.sott.net/article/471148-China-flash-floods-26-dead-and-5-missing-in-Qinghai-province-UPDATES
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50 dead in floods, landslides in Himachal Pradesh, other states in India
Dozens of people have been killed and many are feared dead in flash floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains in northern and eastern India over the past three days. News agency Reuters reported that at least 50 people have died in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Odisha over the last three days. The rains lashed hundreds of villages, swept away mud houses, flooded roads and destroyed bridges in some parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The Indian Meteorological Department predicted that heavy to very heavy rain would continue to fall in the region for the next two days. Five people who went missing after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh remained untraceable on Sunday, a senior official told news agency PTI. As many as 22 people were killed and 12 injured in rain-related incidents on Saturday in the state. The maximum damage was reported from Mandi, Kangra and Chamba districts.
https://www.sott.net/article/471250-50-dead-in-floods-landslides-in-Himachal-Pradesh-other-states-in-India
50 dead in floods, landslides in Himachal Pradesh, other states in India
Dozens of people have been killed and many are feared dead in flash floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains in northern and eastern India over the past three days. News agency Reuters reported that at least 50 people have died in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Odisha over the last three days. The rains lashed hundreds of villages, swept away mud houses, flooded roads and destroyed bridges in some parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The Indian Meteorological Department predicted that heavy to very heavy rain would continue to fall in the region for the next two days. Five people who went missing after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh remained untraceable on Sunday, a senior official told news agency PTI. As many as 22 people were killed and 12 injured in rain-related incidents on Saturday in the state. The maximum damage was reported from Mandi, Kangra and Chamba districts.
https://www.sott.net/article/471250-50-dead-in-floods-landslides-in-Himachal-Pradesh-other-states-in-India
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Runner killed by lightning during night race in Greece
One runner died and another was seriously injured by lightning early on Sunday morning during an endurance race on Mt. Falakro in northern Greece's region of Drama. The race was organized by the mountain climbing association of Nevrokopi. It began at 7 pm on Saturday at Pyrgi in Prosotsani which lies at the feet of Mt. Falakro. The Six Peaks night race involved fifty-five runners from Greece who had to cover 36.7 km through the six highest peaks of the mountain within twelve hours and end at the Ski Center refuge. The weather was favorable when they started out but it changed around 4 pm with torrential rain and lightning.
https://www.sott.net/article/471251-Runner-killed-by-lightning-during-night-race-in-Greece
Runner killed by lightning during night race in Greece
One runner died and another was seriously injured by lightning early on Sunday morning during an endurance race on Mt. Falakro in northern Greece's region of Drama. The race was organized by the mountain climbing association of Nevrokopi. It began at 7 pm on Saturday at Pyrgi in Prosotsani which lies at the feet of Mt. Falakro. The Six Peaks night race involved fifty-five runners from Greece who had to cover 36.7 km through the six highest peaks of the mountain within twelve hours and end at the Ski Center refuge. The weather was favorable when they started out but it changed around 4 pm with torrential rain and lightning.
https://www.sott.net/article/471251-Runner-killed-by-lightning-during-night-race-in-Greece
