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CDC admits to botched COVID response, announces overhaul — critics say plan doesn't address 'unholy alliance' with Pharma
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Wednesday announced a "drastic" overhaul of the agency aimed at modernizing it and rescuing its reputation after widespread criticism of its COVID-19 response and, more recently, the monkeypox outbreak. "For 75 years, CDC and public health have been preparing for COVID-19, and in our big moment, our performance did not reliably meet expectations," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in an email to the agency's 11,000-person staff. Walensky said the overhaul will focus on making the agency more nimble and responsive to needs that arise in health emergencies. The CDC in a statement said it has never in its 75-year history "had to make decisions so quickly, based on limited and evolving science," and that the agency's traditional scientific and communication processes were "not adequate to effectively respond to a crisis the size and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic." According to CBS News, Walensky's proposed internal changes include: Expand...
https://www.sott.net/article/471259-CDC-admits-to-botched-COVID-response-announces-overhaul-critics-say-plan-doesnt-address-unholy-alliance-with-Pharma
CDC admits to botched COVID response, announces overhaul — critics say plan doesn't address 'unholy alliance' with Pharma
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Wednesday announced a "drastic" overhaul of the agency aimed at modernizing it and rescuing its reputation after widespread criticism of its COVID-19 response and, more recently, the monkeypox outbreak. "For 75 years, CDC and public health have been preparing for COVID-19, and in our big moment, our performance did not reliably meet expectations," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in an email to the agency's 11,000-person staff. Walensky said the overhaul will focus on making the agency more nimble and responsive to needs that arise in health emergencies. The CDC in a statement said it has never in its 75-year history "had to make decisions so quickly, based on limited and evolving science," and that the agency's traditional scientific and communication processes were "not adequate to effectively respond to a crisis the size and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic." According to CBS News, Walensky's proposed internal changes include: Expand...
https://www.sott.net/article/471259-CDC-admits-to-botched-COVID-response-announces-overhaul-critics-say-plan-doesnt-address-unholy-alliance-with-Pharma
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Jihadists launch deadly hotel assault
An attack on a popular hotel in the Somali capital has left several people dead, according to police and witnesses, with a rebel militia group detonating explosives outside before gunmen stormed the building. A gun battle with security forces is ongoing as of Saturday morning. The assault on the upscale Hayat hotel in Mogadishu kicked off late on Friday and was soon claimed by al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda linked jihadist group based in Somalia. After blasting their way into the building, armed fighters then ran inside and have continued a shootout with police since. Security official Abdukadir Hassan told AFP: "A huge blast went off a few minutes before the gunmen forced their way into the hotel. The security forces are now engaging with the enemy who are holed up inside the building."
https://www.sott.net/article/471260-Jihadists-launch-deadly-hotel-assault
Jihadists launch deadly hotel assault
An attack on a popular hotel in the Somali capital has left several people dead, according to police and witnesses, with a rebel militia group detonating explosives outside before gunmen stormed the building. A gun battle with security forces is ongoing as of Saturday morning. The assault on the upscale Hayat hotel in Mogadishu kicked off late on Friday and was soon claimed by al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda linked jihadist group based in Somalia. After blasting their way into the building, armed fighters then ran inside and have continued a shootout with police since. Security official Abdukadir Hassan told AFP: "A huge blast went off a few minutes before the gunmen forced their way into the hotel. The security forces are now engaging with the enemy who are holed up inside the building."
https://www.sott.net/article/471260-Jihadists-launch-deadly-hotel-assault
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US war on China/Russia targets new multipolar world, sabotages global economy: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega
In a fiery speech denouncing US imperialism, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega analyzed the shifting balance of power in the world today. He explained: "A new order is being born in the world that buries imperialism, buries the colonialists, and opens the way to a democracy of nations, a multipolarism that is manifesting itself in various ways. North American imperialism is trying to maintain its hegemony at all costs, even at the risk of sinking its own economy." But in an attempt to halt this transition to a multipolar world, the United States is waging war on China and Russia, he said. The Nicaraguan revolutionary leader argued that "fascism left its roots and is embedded" in parts of the United States and Europe, and they "have the objective of trying to destroy the People's Republic of China" and the Russian Federation. The Western "ideologues of imperialism" are "worried," Ortega added. "They see the People's Republic of China providing benefits to the peoples" of Latin...
https://www.sott.net/article/471261-US-war-on-China-Russia-targets-new-multipolar-world-sabotages-global-economy-Nicaraguan-President-Daniel-Ortega
US war on China/Russia targets new multipolar world, sabotages global economy: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega
In a fiery speech denouncing US imperialism, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega analyzed the shifting balance of power in the world today. He explained: "A new order is being born in the world that buries imperialism, buries the colonialists, and opens the way to a democracy of nations, a multipolarism that is manifesting itself in various ways. North American imperialism is trying to maintain its hegemony at all costs, even at the risk of sinking its own economy." But in an attempt to halt this transition to a multipolar world, the United States is waging war on China and Russia, he said. The Nicaraguan revolutionary leader argued that "fascism left its roots and is embedded" in parts of the United States and Europe, and they "have the objective of trying to destroy the People's Republic of China" and the Russian Federation. The Western "ideologues of imperialism" are "worried," Ortega added. "They see the People's Republic of China providing benefits to the peoples" of Latin...
https://www.sott.net/article/471261-US-war-on-China-Russia-targets-new-multipolar-world-sabotages-global-economy-Nicaraguan-President-Daniel-Ortega
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UC Berkeley student housing co-op bans white people from common areas
An off-campus co-op for students at the University of California, Berkeley named the 'Person of Color Theme House' has banned white guests from entering common areas of the house. A list of house rules revealed that occupants were told 'many POC moved here to be able to avoid white violence and presence, so respect their decision of avoidance if you bring white guests.' While the student house aims to have an 'inclusive' environment, the rules specifically state 'white guests are not allowed in common spaces,' according to the list, which was posted on Reddit.
https://www.sott.net/article/471262-UC-Berkeley-student-housing-co-op-bans-white-people-from-common-areas
UC Berkeley student housing co-op bans white people from common areas
An off-campus co-op for students at the University of California, Berkeley named the 'Person of Color Theme House' has banned white guests from entering common areas of the house. A list of house rules revealed that occupants were told 'many POC moved here to be able to avoid white violence and presence, so respect their decision of avoidance if you bring white guests.' While the student house aims to have an 'inclusive' environment, the rules specifically state 'white guests are not allowed in common spaces,' according to the list, which was posted on Reddit.
https://www.sott.net/article/471262-UC-Berkeley-student-housing-co-op-bans-white-people-from-common-areas
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A herd of elephants in the room bellowing for attention
In my previous piece, I speculated on whether there would come a tipping point where even the most incurious would begin to notice all those dead bodies under the proverbial carpet and wonder whether they might just have something to do with the Injections-Masquerading-as-Vaccines. Although the second part of that is still a long way off, it does seem that the number of excess deaths is indeed becoming too big and too unmistakable to ignore. This from the Daily Telegraph in a piece entitled, "Silent crisis of soaring excess deaths gripping Britain is only tip of the iceberg": "Britain is in the grip of a new silent health crisis. For 14 of the past 15 weeks, England and Wales have averaged around 1,000 extra deaths each week, none of which are due to Covid. If the current trajectory continues, the number of non-Covid excess deaths will soon outstrip deaths from the virus this year — and be even more deadly than the omicron wave. So what is going on? Experts believe decisions taken...
https://www.sott.net/article/471263-A-herd-of-elephants-in-the-room-bellowing-for-attention
A herd of elephants in the room bellowing for attention
In my previous piece, I speculated on whether there would come a tipping point where even the most incurious would begin to notice all those dead bodies under the proverbial carpet and wonder whether they might just have something to do with the Injections-Masquerading-as-Vaccines. Although the second part of that is still a long way off, it does seem that the number of excess deaths is indeed becoming too big and too unmistakable to ignore. This from the Daily Telegraph in a piece entitled, "Silent crisis of soaring excess deaths gripping Britain is only tip of the iceberg": "Britain is in the grip of a new silent health crisis. For 14 of the past 15 weeks, England and Wales have averaged around 1,000 extra deaths each week, none of which are due to Covid. If the current trajectory continues, the number of non-Covid excess deaths will soon outstrip deaths from the virus this year — and be even more deadly than the omicron wave. So what is going on? Experts believe decisions taken...
https://www.sott.net/article/471263-A-herd-of-elephants-in-the-room-bellowing-for-attention
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Carbon dioxide is not a 'well-mixed gas', can't cause global warming
One of the least challenged claims of global warming science is that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a "well-mixed gas." A new scientific analysis not only debunks this assertion but also shows that standard climatology calculations, applicable only to temperature changes of the minor gas, carbon dioxide were fraudulently applied to the entire atmosphere to inflate alleged global temperature rises. Acceptance of the "well-mixed gas" concept is a key requirement for those who choose to believe in the so-called greenhouse gas effect. A rising group of skeptic scientists have put the "well-mixed gas" hypothesis under the microscope and shown it contradicts not only satellite data by also measurements obtained in standard laboratory experiments. Canadian climate scientist, Dr Tim Ball is a veteran critic of the "junk science " of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and no stranger to controversy. Ball is prominent among the "Slayers" group of skeptics and has been...
https://www.sott.net/article/471264-Carbon-dioxide-is-not-a-well-mixed-gas-cant-cause-global-warming
Carbon dioxide is not a 'well-mixed gas', can't cause global warming
One of the least challenged claims of global warming science is that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a "well-mixed gas." A new scientific analysis not only debunks this assertion but also shows that standard climatology calculations, applicable only to temperature changes of the minor gas, carbon dioxide were fraudulently applied to the entire atmosphere to inflate alleged global temperature rises. Acceptance of the "well-mixed gas" concept is a key requirement for those who choose to believe in the so-called greenhouse gas effect. A rising group of skeptic scientists have put the "well-mixed gas" hypothesis under the microscope and shown it contradicts not only satellite data by also measurements obtained in standard laboratory experiments. Canadian climate scientist, Dr Tim Ball is a veteran critic of the "junk science " of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and no stranger to controversy. Ball is prominent among the "Slayers" group of skeptics and has been...
https://www.sott.net/article/471264-Carbon-dioxide-is-not-a-well-mixed-gas-cant-cause-global-warming
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Russia's Gazprom to shut Europe's Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline for 3 days
Russian state gas company says the pipeline requires maintenance, deepening energy standoff with Europe. Russia's state-owned energy company Gazprom has said a key pipeline conveying natural gas to Europe will shut down for three days at the end of this month to undergo "routine maintenance." The unscheduled maintenance order on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which runs under the Baltic Sea to Germany, deepens an energy standoff between Moscow and Brussels which has already helped send inflation surging in the region and raised the risk of rationing and recession. In a statement posted online on Friday, Gazprom said that the only operational turbine at a key compressor station along the pipeline, which links Western Russia and Germany, will shut down for routine maintenance from August 31 to September 2.
https://www.sott.net/article/471265-Russias-Gazprom-to-shut-Europes-Nord-Stream-1-gas-pipeline-for-3-days
Russia's Gazprom to shut Europe's Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline for 3 days
Russian state gas company says the pipeline requires maintenance, deepening energy standoff with Europe. Russia's state-owned energy company Gazprom has said a key pipeline conveying natural gas to Europe will shut down for three days at the end of this month to undergo "routine maintenance." The unscheduled maintenance order on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which runs under the Baltic Sea to Germany, deepens an energy standoff between Moscow and Brussels which has already helped send inflation surging in the region and raised the risk of rationing and recession. In a statement posted online on Friday, Gazprom said that the only operational turbine at a key compressor station along the pipeline, which links Western Russia and Germany, will shut down for routine maintenance from August 31 to September 2.
https://www.sott.net/article/471265-Russias-Gazprom-to-shut-Europes-Nord-Stream-1-gas-pipeline-for-3-days
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Kazakhstan's President meets Putin in Sochi to 'intensify bilateral ties'
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on Aug. 19 to intensify bilateral ties that this year mark 30 years, reported the presidential press service. The two leaders voiced solid optimism about the development of bilateral relations. According to Tokayev, the two countries "have every reason to be satisfied with the way the cooperation is developing." "Indeed, Kazakhstan and Russia have a strategic partnership. This year we celebrate a very big date - the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations," said Tokayev during the meeting that lasted two and half hours.
https://www.sott.net/article/471266-Kazakhstans-President-meets-Putin-in-Sochi-to-intensify-bilateral-ties
Kazakhstan's President meets Putin in Sochi to 'intensify bilateral ties'
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on Aug. 19 to intensify bilateral ties that this year mark 30 years, reported the presidential press service. The two leaders voiced solid optimism about the development of bilateral relations. According to Tokayev, the two countries "have every reason to be satisfied with the way the cooperation is developing." "Indeed, Kazakhstan and Russia have a strategic partnership. This year we celebrate a very big date - the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations," said Tokayev during the meeting that lasted two and half hours.
https://www.sott.net/article/471266-Kazakhstans-President-meets-Putin-in-Sochi-to-intensify-bilateral-ties
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UAE ambassador to return to Iran after six-year withdrawal
The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that its ambassador to Tehran would resume duties within days, six years after ties were downgraded in support of Saudi Arabia. Ambassador Saif Mohammed al-Zaabi "will resume his duties at the UAE embassy in the Islamic republic of Iran in the coming days to contribute to further advancing bilateral relations", the Emirati foreign ministry said in a statement. The move seeks to "achieve the common interests of the two countries and the wider region", it added.
https://www.sott.net/article/471267-UAE-ambassador-to-return-to-Iran-after-six-year-withdrawal
UAE ambassador to return to Iran after six-year withdrawal
The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that its ambassador to Tehran would resume duties within days, six years after ties were downgraded in support of Saudi Arabia. Ambassador Saif Mohammed al-Zaabi "will resume his duties at the UAE embassy in the Islamic republic of Iran in the coming days to contribute to further advancing bilateral relations", the Emirati foreign ministry said in a statement. The move seeks to "achieve the common interests of the two countries and the wider region", it added.
https://www.sott.net/article/471267-UAE-ambassador-to-return-to-Iran-after-six-year-withdrawal
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Medieval monks were riddled with intestinal parasites but still lived longer than general population - study
Research examining traces of parasites in the remains of medieval Cambridge residents suggests that local friars were almost twice as likely as ordinary working townspeople to have intestinal worms - despite monasteries of the period having far more sanitary facilities. A new analysis of remains from medieval Cambridge shows that local Augustinian friars were almost twice as likely as the city's general population to be infected by intestinal parasites. This is despite most Augustinian monasteries of the period having latrine blocks and hand-washing facilities, unlike the houses of ordinary working people.
https://www.sott.net/article/471268-Medieval-monks-were-riddled-with-intestinal-parasites-but-still-lived-longer-than-general-population-study
Medieval monks were riddled with intestinal parasites but still lived longer than general population - study
Research examining traces of parasites in the remains of medieval Cambridge residents suggests that local friars were almost twice as likely as ordinary working townspeople to have intestinal worms - despite monasteries of the period having far more sanitary facilities. A new analysis of remains from medieval Cambridge shows that local Augustinian friars were almost twice as likely as the city's general population to be infected by intestinal parasites. This is despite most Augustinian monasteries of the period having latrine blocks and hand-washing facilities, unlike the houses of ordinary working people.
https://www.sott.net/article/471268-Medieval-monks-were-riddled-with-intestinal-parasites-but-still-lived-longer-than-general-population-study
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Dugin Narrowly Avoids Car Bomb, Daughter Darya Killed Instead
Now they're saying that it was the underside of the car. Unless something big comes up, I'll end the updates now and revisit the topic later when the dust settles. The bomb was under the driver's seat. Therefore the assassin managed to get into the car. The cameras in the parking lot were turned off. Dugin was driving behind his daughter and saw it all unfold before his eyes. Dugin is in the hospital now BBC: The daughter of a close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been killed on a highway near Moscow. Darya Dugina died after her car exploded while she was driving home, Russia's investigative committee said. It is thought that her father, the Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin who is known as "Putin's brain," may have been the intended target of the attack. Mr Dugin is a prominent ultra-nationalist ideologue who is believed to be close to the Russian president. Alexander Dugin and his daughter had been invited as guests of honour at a festival at an estate near...
https://www.sott.net/article/471269-Dugin-Narrowly-Avoids-Car-Bomb-Daughter-Darya-Killed-Instead
Dugin Narrowly Avoids Car Bomb, Daughter Darya Killed Instead
Now they're saying that it was the underside of the car. Unless something big comes up, I'll end the updates now and revisit the topic later when the dust settles. The bomb was under the driver's seat. Therefore the assassin managed to get into the car. The cameras in the parking lot were turned off. Dugin was driving behind his daughter and saw it all unfold before his eyes. Dugin is in the hospital now BBC: The daughter of a close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been killed on a highway near Moscow. Darya Dugina died after her car exploded while she was driving home, Russia's investigative committee said. It is thought that her father, the Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin who is known as "Putin's brain," may have been the intended target of the attack. Mr Dugin is a prominent ultra-nationalist ideologue who is believed to be close to the Russian president. Alexander Dugin and his daughter had been invited as guests of honour at a festival at an estate near...
https://www.sott.net/article/471269-Dugin-Narrowly-Avoids-Car-Bomb-Daughter-Darya-Killed-Instead
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SOTT FOCUS: NewsReal: Winning the Information War... by Car-Bombing Dugin's Daughter?
Putin's brain, they call him. Putin's spiritual advisor, they also call him. If so, then it looks like Ukrainian 'special forces' almost left the Russian government rudderless last night when Aleksandr Dugin's 30-year-old daughter Darya Dugin was killed in a car-bomb (which was apparently targeting her father). Of course, in reality, Dugin has nowhere near the influence in Kremlin circles that Western 'intellectuals' ascribe to Russia's Eurasianist philosopher. But decades of lies take their toll on certain types of people - not least ultra-nationalist Ukrainians - spurring them to commit malicious crimes they believe will 'help' their cause. This week on NewsReal, Joe and Niall take stock of the major recent uptick in military attacks and sabotage (likely of Ukrainian origin) inside Russian-occupied Ukraine and the Russian Federation proper - not least the hare-brained scheme to provoke a meltdown at Zaporozhye's nuclear plant. In the second hour they express shock at the 'news'...
https://www.sott.net/article/471270-NewsReal-Winning-the-Information-War-by-Car-Bombing-Dugins-Daughter
SOTT FOCUS: NewsReal: Winning the Information War... by Car-Bombing Dugin's Daughter?
Putin's brain, they call him. Putin's spiritual advisor, they also call him. If so, then it looks like Ukrainian 'special forces' almost left the Russian government rudderless last night when Aleksandr Dugin's 30-year-old daughter Darya Dugin was killed in a car-bomb (which was apparently targeting her father). Of course, in reality, Dugin has nowhere near the influence in Kremlin circles that Western 'intellectuals' ascribe to Russia's Eurasianist philosopher. But decades of lies take their toll on certain types of people - not least ultra-nationalist Ukrainians - spurring them to commit malicious crimes they believe will 'help' their cause. This week on NewsReal, Joe and Niall take stock of the major recent uptick in military attacks and sabotage (likely of Ukrainian origin) inside Russian-occupied Ukraine and the Russian Federation proper - not least the hare-brained scheme to provoke a meltdown at Zaporozhye's nuclear plant. In the second hour they express shock at the 'news'...
https://www.sott.net/article/471270-NewsReal-Winning-the-Information-War-by-Car-Bombing-Dugins-Daughter
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Terrorism: Russian intellectual Aleksandr Dugin narrowly avoids car-bomb, daughter Darya killed instead
Now they're saying that it was the underside of the car. Unless something big comes up, I'll end the updates now and revisit the topic later when the dust settles. The bomb was under the driver's seat. Therefore the assassin managed to get into the car. The cameras in the parking lot were turned off. Dugin was driving behind his daughter and saw it all unfold before his eyes. Dugin is in the hospital now BBC: The daughter of a close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been killed on a highway near Moscow. Darya Dugina died after her car exploded while she was driving home, Russia's investigative committee said. It is thought that her father, the Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin who is known as "Putin's brain," may have been the intended target of the attack. Mr Dugin is a prominent ultra-nationalist ideologue who is believed to be close to the Russian president. Alexander Dugin and his daughter had been invited as guests of honour at a festival at an estate near...
https://www.sott.net/article/471269-Terrorism-Russian-intellectual-Aleksandr-Dugin-narrowly-avoids-car-bomb-daughter-Darya-killed-instead
Terrorism: Russian intellectual Aleksandr Dugin narrowly avoids car-bomb, daughter Darya killed instead
Now they're saying that it was the underside of the car. Unless something big comes up, I'll end the updates now and revisit the topic later when the dust settles. The bomb was under the driver's seat. Therefore the assassin managed to get into the car. The cameras in the parking lot were turned off. Dugin was driving behind his daughter and saw it all unfold before his eyes. Dugin is in the hospital now BBC: The daughter of a close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been killed on a highway near Moscow. Darya Dugina died after her car exploded while she was driving home, Russia's investigative committee said. It is thought that her father, the Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin who is known as "Putin's brain," may have been the intended target of the attack. Mr Dugin is a prominent ultra-nationalist ideologue who is believed to be close to the Russian president. Alexander Dugin and his daughter had been invited as guests of honour at a festival at an estate near...
https://www.sott.net/article/471269-Terrorism-Russian-intellectual-Aleksandr-Dugin-narrowly-avoids-car-bomb-daughter-Darya-killed-instead
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The BBC's "Unvaccinated": The pandemic dataset - part 3
In Part 1 we looked at the propaganda and manipulation techniques used throughout the BBC programme "Unvaccinated with Professor Hannah Fry." In Part 2 we considered the undisclosed conflicts of interest that apparently led some of the BBC's chosen "experts" to make some misleading statements. Yet perhaps the greatest single deception of all was in the BBC press release announcing the programme, which read: Professor Hannah Fry is a British Mathematician who worked on the data that helped bring the UK out of its first lockdown. This was incredibly disingenuous of the BBC. On the contrary, Prof. Fry worked on the data that helped put the UK into lockdown. She was a major contributor to what became known globally as the BBC Pandemic Dataset, which, as we shall see, was central to creating of the myth of a pandemic — central, that is, to creating a pseudopandemic.
https://www.sott.net/article/471271-The-BBCs-Unvaccinated-The-pandemic-dataset-part-3
The BBC's "Unvaccinated": The pandemic dataset - part 3
In Part 1 we looked at the propaganda and manipulation techniques used throughout the BBC programme "Unvaccinated with Professor Hannah Fry." In Part 2 we considered the undisclosed conflicts of interest that apparently led some of the BBC's chosen "experts" to make some misleading statements. Yet perhaps the greatest single deception of all was in the BBC press release announcing the programme, which read: Professor Hannah Fry is a British Mathematician who worked on the data that helped bring the UK out of its first lockdown. This was incredibly disingenuous of the BBC. On the contrary, Prof. Fry worked on the data that helped put the UK into lockdown. She was a major contributor to what became known globally as the BBC Pandemic Dataset, which, as we shall see, was central to creating of the myth of a pandemic — central, that is, to creating a pseudopandemic.
https://www.sott.net/article/471271-The-BBCs-Unvaccinated-The-pandemic-dataset-part-3
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Jihadists launch deadly hotel assault in Mogadishu
An attack on a popular hotel in the Somali capital has left several people dead, according to police and witnesses, with a rebel militia group detonating explosives outside before gunmen stormed the building. A gun battle with security forces is ongoing as of Saturday morning. The assault on the upscale Hayat hotel in Mogadishu kicked off late on Friday and was soon claimed by al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda linked jihadist group based in Somalia. After blasting their way into the building, armed fighters then ran inside and have continued a shootout with police since. Security official Abdukadir Hassan told AFP: "A huge blast went off a few minutes before the gunmen forced their way into the hotel. The security forces are now engaging with the enemy who are holed up inside the building."
https://www.sott.net/article/471260-Jihadists-launch-deadly-hotel-assault-in-Mogadishu
Jihadists launch deadly hotel assault in Mogadishu
An attack on a popular hotel in the Somali capital has left several people dead, according to police and witnesses, with a rebel militia group detonating explosives outside before gunmen stormed the building. A gun battle with security forces is ongoing as of Saturday morning. The assault on the upscale Hayat hotel in Mogadishu kicked off late on Friday and was soon claimed by al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda linked jihadist group based in Somalia. After blasting their way into the building, armed fighters then ran inside and have continued a shootout with police since. Security official Abdukadir Hassan told AFP: "A huge blast went off a few minutes before the gunmen forced their way into the hotel. The security forces are now engaging with the enemy who are holed up inside the building."
https://www.sott.net/article/471260-Jihadists-launch-deadly-hotel-assault-in-Mogadishu
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13 people killed, 21 others injured by lightning strikes in a single day in Yemen
A total of 13 people were killed and 21 others injured in a single day in Yemen from lightning strikes, local media reported Sunday. The Houthi-run Saba news agency reported that seven people died and eight others were injured as a result of lightning strikes in various parts of Hajjah province. The September Net website reported that six Yemeni women lost their lives and 13 others were injured when lightning struck during a funeral service in Amran province. On Aug. 12, the UN announced that 77 people were killed due to heavy rains and floods in Yemen.
https://www.sott.net/article/471272-13-people-killed-21-others-injured-by-lightning-strikes-in-a-single-day-in-Yemen
13 people killed, 21 others injured by lightning strikes in a single day in Yemen
A total of 13 people were killed and 21 others injured in a single day in Yemen from lightning strikes, local media reported Sunday. The Houthi-run Saba news agency reported that seven people died and eight others were injured as a result of lightning strikes in various parts of Hajjah province. The September Net website reported that six Yemeni women lost their lives and 13 others were injured when lightning struck during a funeral service in Amran province. On Aug. 12, the UN announced that 77 people were killed due to heavy rains and floods in Yemen.
https://www.sott.net/article/471272-13-people-killed-21-others-injured-by-lightning-strikes-in-a-single-day-in-Yemen
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This week in volcano news - Magma moving in American Samoa, Mount Mayon unrest
In the last week, a series of magmatic earthquakes continued underneath three islands in American Samoa. As a result, the alert level of 2 of the area's volcanoes was raised from green to yellow. Meanwhile in the Philippines, a volcanic uplift signature was potentially detected at 2 volcanoes; Mayon & Bulusan. And, in Chile, Mount Hudson produced an unusual hybrid earthquake. This video will discuss these volcano related news stories, as told and analyzed by a volcanologist.
https://www.sott.net/article/471273-This-week-in-volcano-news-Magma-moving-in-American-Samoa-Mount-Mayon-unrest
This week in volcano news - Magma moving in American Samoa, Mount Mayon unrest
In the last week, a series of magmatic earthquakes continued underneath three islands in American Samoa. As a result, the alert level of 2 of the area's volcanoes was raised from green to yellow. Meanwhile in the Philippines, a volcanic uplift signature was potentially detected at 2 volcanoes; Mayon & Bulusan. And, in Chile, Mount Hudson produced an unusual hybrid earthquake. This video will discuss these volcano related news stories, as told and analyzed by a volcanologist.
https://www.sott.net/article/471273-This-week-in-volcano-news-Magma-moving-in-American-Samoa-Mount-Mayon-unrest
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Saskatchewan warns Trudeau's federal Nitrogen agents could be arrested for trespassing on farmer's property
According to Cockrill, Trudeau's government has been unlawfully sending federal employees onto Saskatchewan farmlands to test for nitrogen levels without the consent of landowners. In the letter, the Minister raised multiple complaints from Saskatchewan farmers that raised "serious concerns about Government of Canada employees, in clearly marked Government of Canada vehicles, trespassing on private lands." The farmers reporting these trespasses made clear that these government agents did not request permission to access the land and were not in any other manner given consent to access it.
https://www.sott.net/article/471274-Saskatchewan-warns-Trudeaus-federal-Nitrogen-agents-could-be-arrested-for-trespassing-on-farmers-property
Saskatchewan warns Trudeau's federal Nitrogen agents could be arrested for trespassing on farmer's property
According to Cockrill, Trudeau's government has been unlawfully sending federal employees onto Saskatchewan farmlands to test for nitrogen levels without the consent of landowners. In the letter, the Minister raised multiple complaints from Saskatchewan farmers that raised "serious concerns about Government of Canada employees, in clearly marked Government of Canada vehicles, trespassing on private lands." The farmers reporting these trespasses made clear that these government agents did not request permission to access the land and were not in any other manner given consent to access it.
https://www.sott.net/article/471274-Saskatchewan-warns-Trudeaus-federal-Nitrogen-agents-could-be-arrested-for-trespassing-on-farmers-property
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New York governor signs new law banning 'gendered language' for professions
On Thursday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a series of legislation monitoring the usage of "gendered language" in laws across the state. One bill, pertaining to laws across the state, replaces the words councilman or councilmen with the gender neutral terms council member or council members. Another bill, which references salesmen in regards to retail property, changes the term salesman or salesmen with salesperson.
https://www.sott.net/article/471275-New-York-governor-signs-new-law-banning-gendered-language-for-professions
New York governor signs new law banning 'gendered language' for professions
On Thursday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a series of legislation monitoring the usage of "gendered language" in laws across the state. One bill, pertaining to laws across the state, replaces the words councilman or councilmen with the gender neutral terms council member or council members. Another bill, which references salesmen in regards to retail property, changes the term salesman or salesmen with salesperson.
https://www.sott.net/article/471275-New-York-governor-signs-new-law-banning-gendered-language-for-professions
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Extreme flooding in Moab, Utah
Flooding in Moab Utah: On Saturday night, flooding hit Moab as a result of thunderstorms and showers that moved through sections of eastern Utah. Moab was turned into a rushing river by torrential rains.
https://www.sott.net/article/471276-Extreme-flooding-in-Moab-Utah
Extreme flooding in Moab, Utah
Flooding in Moab Utah: On Saturday night, flooding hit Moab as a result of thunderstorms and showers that moved through sections of eastern Utah. Moab was turned into a rushing river by torrential rains.
https://www.sott.net/article/471276-Extreme-flooding-in-Moab-Utah
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Heavy summer snow hits Xinjiang, China cools temperatures to below zero degree Celsius - over 10 cms of snowfall
A sudden bout of heavy snow hit multiple mountainous areas in Altay Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday, cooling the weather to below zero degree Celsius. More than 10 centimeters of snowfall are spotted in some areas of the prefecture, a rarely seen summer or early autumn weather in many other parts of the vast country. The snow cover was expected to melt on August 21 as the air temperature picked up again in mountainous areas in Altay, according to the local meteorological authorities.
https://www.sott.net/article/471277-Heavy-summer-snow-hits-Xinjiang-China-cools-temperatures-to-below-zero-degree-Celsius-over-10-cms-of-snowfall
Heavy summer snow hits Xinjiang, China cools temperatures to below zero degree Celsius - over 10 cms of snowfall
A sudden bout of heavy snow hit multiple mountainous areas in Altay Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday, cooling the weather to below zero degree Celsius. More than 10 centimeters of snowfall are spotted in some areas of the prefecture, a rarely seen summer or early autumn weather in many other parts of the vast country. The snow cover was expected to melt on August 21 as the air temperature picked up again in mountainous areas in Altay, according to the local meteorological authorities.
https://www.sott.net/article/471277-Heavy-summer-snow-hits-Xinjiang-China-cools-temperatures-to-below-zero-degree-Celsius-over-10-cms-of-snowfall
