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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
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Greta Thunberg would have graduated by now if she stayed in school
Swedish teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg announced on Saturday that it's been four years since she began striking from school to protest the "climate crisis." Thunberg, now 19, would've graduated from school by now if she had stayed in it. Thunberg originally made headlines in August 2018, when she, at age 15, began protesting outside of the Swedish Parliament on Fridays when she was supposed to be in class. She called for the government to take stronger actions to fight climate change by holding up a sign reading "Skolstrejk för klimatet" or School strike for climate. Thunberg began rallying similar protests in other communities, organizing a school climate strike movement called Fridays for Future. After Thunberg addressed the United Nations Climate Change Conference that same year, school strikes began taking place all over the world. In 2019, there were multiple coordinated multi-city protests involving over a million students each.
https://www.sott.net/article/471278-Greta-Thunberg-would-have-graduated-by-now-if-she-stayed-in-school
Greta Thunberg would have graduated by now if she stayed in school
Swedish teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg announced on Saturday that it's been four years since she began striking from school to protest the "climate crisis." Thunberg, now 19, would've graduated from school by now if she had stayed in it. Thunberg originally made headlines in August 2018, when she, at age 15, began protesting outside of the Swedish Parliament on Fridays when she was supposed to be in class. She called for the government to take stronger actions to fight climate change by holding up a sign reading "Skolstrejk för klimatet" or School strike for climate. Thunberg began rallying similar protests in other communities, organizing a school climate strike movement called Fridays for Future. After Thunberg addressed the United Nations Climate Change Conference that same year, school strikes began taking place all over the world. In 2019, there were multiple coordinated multi-city protests involving over a million students each.
https://www.sott.net/article/471278-Greta-Thunberg-would-have-graduated-by-now-if-she-stayed-in-school
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The only thing keeping US and China from war is running dangerously thin
Washington's ambiguous Taiwan policies are edging towards conflict, but Beijing wants to exhaust peaceful options first. American relations with China in regards to Taiwan have been dictated by years of ambiguous statements and commitments. Now this rhetoric is breaking down and armed conflict seems closer than ever - but is Washington ready to fight over Taiwan, or capable of winning? Assurances and commitments Officially, US policy toward Taiwan is guided by three US-China Joint Communiques issued between 1972 and 1982, the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, and the so-called "Six Assurances" issued in 1982. In the Shanghai Communique of 1972, China asserted that "the Taiwan question is the crucial question obstructing the normalization of relations between China and the United States," declaring that "the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government of China," that Taiwan is a province of China, and that "the liberation of Taiwan is China's internal...
https://www.sott.net/article/471279-The-only-thing-keeping-US-and-China-from-war-is-running-dangerously-thin
The only thing keeping US and China from war is running dangerously thin
Washington's ambiguous Taiwan policies are edging towards conflict, but Beijing wants to exhaust peaceful options first. American relations with China in regards to Taiwan have been dictated by years of ambiguous statements and commitments. Now this rhetoric is breaking down and armed conflict seems closer than ever - but is Washington ready to fight over Taiwan, or capable of winning? Assurances and commitments Officially, US policy toward Taiwan is guided by three US-China Joint Communiques issued between 1972 and 1982, the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, and the so-called "Six Assurances" issued in 1982. In the Shanghai Communique of 1972, China asserted that "the Taiwan question is the crucial question obstructing the normalization of relations between China and the United States," declaring that "the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government of China," that Taiwan is a province of China, and that "the liberation of Taiwan is China's internal...
https://www.sott.net/article/471279-The-only-thing-keeping-US-and-China-from-war-is-running-dangerously-thin
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Florida woman dies in vicious dog attack after 100 bites
A 69-year-old Florida resident was killed in a vicious dog attack Sunday. The body of Shirley Johnson, who lives in Gritney, about an hour north of Panama City Beach, was found about 24 hours after her death. According to the Holmes County Medical Examiner, a pack of dogs bit Johnson more than 100 times.
https://www.sott.net/article/471280-Florida-woman-dies-in-vicious-dog-attack-after-100-bites
Florida woman dies in vicious dog attack after 100 bites
A 69-year-old Florida resident was killed in a vicious dog attack Sunday. The body of Shirley Johnson, who lives in Gritney, about an hour north of Panama City Beach, was found about 24 hours after her death. According to the Holmes County Medical Examiner, a pack of dogs bit Johnson more than 100 times.
https://www.sott.net/article/471280-Florida-woman-dies-in-vicious-dog-attack-after-100-bites
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Meteor fireball spotted streaking across Saudi Arabia's sky on August 21
A suspected meteor streaking across the sky in Saudi Arabia was caught on camera. Clips of a light streaking across the sky were shared by social media users on Twitter in the early hours of Sunday. Several comments on the social media platform suggested that it had been spotted from several regions in the Kingdom. Saudi astronomer, Mulham Hindi, also shared photos and videos on his official Twitter page of the suspected meteor.
https://www.sott.net/article/471281-Meteor-fireball-spotted-streaking-across-Saudi-Arabias-sky-on-August-21
Meteor fireball spotted streaking across Saudi Arabia's sky on August 21
A suspected meteor streaking across the sky in Saudi Arabia was caught on camera. Clips of a light streaking across the sky were shared by social media users on Twitter in the early hours of Sunday. Several comments on the social media platform suggested that it had been spotted from several regions in the Kingdom. Saudi astronomer, Mulham Hindi, also shared photos and videos on his official Twitter page of the suspected meteor.
https://www.sott.net/article/471281-Meteor-fireball-spotted-streaking-across-Saudi-Arabias-sky-on-August-21
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Massive miscarriage rates among vaccinated pregnant women found buried in the Pfizer documents
The pharmaceutical industry has committed crimes for decades, paying $30 billion in civil and criminal fines since 2000. The Pfizer documents reveal their latest criminal assault on our health. Let's start with the fact the PFDA (the P is not a typo) asked a federal court for 75 years to make public the many thousands of pages of data submitted to them by Pfizer to support the EUA they (the PFDA) issued. One interpretation of this action is that they wanted the data to stay hidden for a long time to hide fraud and/or criminality (same thing). The other is that they only had enough staff to complete this task within 75 years. Let's ignore the 2nd one as absurd on its face (especially since they seem to be pouring out documents monthly after the judge ordered them to). Where there is a will there is a way apparently. Now why would they want to keep the data hidden? What lies within the realm of possibilities is that at the time they went to court, they knew the EUA and the resulting...
https://www.sott.net/article/471282-Massive-miscarriage-rates-among-vaccinated-pregnant-women-found-buried-in-the-Pfizer-documents
Massive miscarriage rates among vaccinated pregnant women found buried in the Pfizer documents
The pharmaceutical industry has committed crimes for decades, paying $30 billion in civil and criminal fines since 2000. The Pfizer documents reveal their latest criminal assault on our health. Let's start with the fact the PFDA (the P is not a typo) asked a federal court for 75 years to make public the many thousands of pages of data submitted to them by Pfizer to support the EUA they (the PFDA) issued. One interpretation of this action is that they wanted the data to stay hidden for a long time to hide fraud and/or criminality (same thing). The other is that they only had enough staff to complete this task within 75 years. Let's ignore the 2nd one as absurd on its face (especially since they seem to be pouring out documents monthly after the judge ordered them to). Where there is a will there is a way apparently. Now why would they want to keep the data hidden? What lies within the realm of possibilities is that at the time they went to court, they knew the EUA and the resulting...
https://www.sott.net/article/471282-Massive-miscarriage-rates-among-vaccinated-pregnant-women-found-buried-in-the-Pfizer-documents
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The Kindly Ones
Have you ever wondered how wokies manage the level of swagger and general arrogance one associates with prizefighters and the superrich? They're incredibly unhealthy people, physically. They don't work out, they eat poorly, and they take drugs that make them fat and have a significant impact on their emotional range and overall psychological makeup. And most of them aren't especially rich — adjunct professors and people who work in media earn very little. Mental illness is a factor, sure. Grandiosity is a feature of Cluster B disorders and some mood disorders. But there doesn't seem to be any basis for the degree of self-confidence wokies have. It's not just that they're unafraid of social consequences of their behavior; they behave as if they're open carrying firearms and unafraid of the consequences of pulling the trigger. What if they are? What if wokies are secretly armed with invisible weapons whose use has real-world physiological consequences, and we just don't know it?
https://www.sott.net/article/471283-The-Kindly-Ones
The Kindly Ones
Have you ever wondered how wokies manage the level of swagger and general arrogance one associates with prizefighters and the superrich? They're incredibly unhealthy people, physically. They don't work out, they eat poorly, and they take drugs that make them fat and have a significant impact on their emotional range and overall psychological makeup. And most of them aren't especially rich — adjunct professors and people who work in media earn very little. Mental illness is a factor, sure. Grandiosity is a feature of Cluster B disorders and some mood disorders. But there doesn't seem to be any basis for the degree of self-confidence wokies have. It's not just that they're unafraid of social consequences of their behavior; they behave as if they're open carrying firearms and unafraid of the consequences of pulling the trigger. What if they are? What if wokies are secretly armed with invisible weapons whose use has real-world physiological consequences, and we just don't know it?
https://www.sott.net/article/471283-The-Kindly-Ones
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Fauci to step down in December
Comment: el gato malo appears to throw his lot in with e.e. cummings, in that he doesn't believe much in punctuation or at all in capital letters. It's still a good post. collins (who ran NIH) got out of dodge last year. the heads of FDA vaccine division quit in quite vocal disgust and had a lot to say after they did. birx got tossed for failure to follow her own recommendations. (and has gained no sense of irony since) redfield ran like hell and handed dumpster fire of CDC to walensky who is now looking to "re-org" the agency because its manifold failures have become so public that even the NYT is dunking on them. and now we get the confirmation of fauci flight. truly the rats are leaving these ships in droves.
https://www.sott.net/article/471284-Fauci-to-step-down-in-December
Fauci to step down in December
Comment: el gato malo appears to throw his lot in with e.e. cummings, in that he doesn't believe much in punctuation or at all in capital letters. It's still a good post. collins (who ran NIH) got out of dodge last year. the heads of FDA vaccine division quit in quite vocal disgust and had a lot to say after they did. birx got tossed for failure to follow her own recommendations. (and has gained no sense of irony since) redfield ran like hell and handed dumpster fire of CDC to walensky who is now looking to "re-org" the agency because its manifold failures have become so public that even the NYT is dunking on them. and now we get the confirmation of fauci flight. truly the rats are leaving these ships in droves.
https://www.sott.net/article/471284-Fauci-to-step-down-in-December
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Russia releases video of suspected Moscow car bomber
Footage shows the Ukrainian citizen entering the country and leaving it after assassinating Darya Dugina Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has made public a video of Ukrainian national Natalya Vovk, identified as the prime suspect in Saturday's car bombing that killed journalist Darya Dugina in Moscow. The footage published Monday shows Vovk and her teenage daughter entering Russia, inside the building where Dugina lived, and leaving the country in haste. Vovk, 43, was named by the FSB on Monday as the prime suspect in the assassination of Dugina. The Ukrainian national arrived in Russia on July 23, using Donetsk People's Republic license plates to avoid scrutiny. While in Moscow, she swapped the plates on her Mini Cooper to those of Kazakhstan, a friendly former Soviet republic. On Sunday, after the bombing, Vovk drove to Estonia with Ukrainian plates, the FSB said.
https://www.sott.net/article/471285-Russia-releases-video-of-suspected-Moscow-car-bomber
Russia releases video of suspected Moscow car bomber
Footage shows the Ukrainian citizen entering the country and leaving it after assassinating Darya Dugina Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has made public a video of Ukrainian national Natalya Vovk, identified as the prime suspect in Saturday's car bombing that killed journalist Darya Dugina in Moscow. The footage published Monday shows Vovk and her teenage daughter entering Russia, inside the building where Dugina lived, and leaving the country in haste. Vovk, 43, was named by the FSB on Monday as the prime suspect in the assassination of Dugina. The Ukrainian national arrived in Russia on July 23, using Donetsk People's Republic license plates to avoid scrutiny. While in Moscow, she swapped the plates on her Mini Cooper to those of Kazakhstan, a friendly former Soviet republic. On Sunday, after the bombing, Vovk drove to Estonia with Ukrainian plates, the FSB said.
https://www.sott.net/article/471285-Russia-releases-video-of-suspected-Moscow-car-bomber
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The 'Super Fat' social justice hierarchy
Like every identity in the social justice movement, simply delineating the oppressed and oppressor classes is no longer sufficient. The drive for ever-greater victimhood requires a further step. Victims within the oppressed class are stratified by their degree of oppression based on the level of the particular characteristic in question. For instance, light-skinned Persons of Color© are perceived to have greater privilege than their black counterparts.
https://www.sott.net/article/471286-The-Super-Fat-social-justice-hierarchy
The 'Super Fat' social justice hierarchy
Like every identity in the social justice movement, simply delineating the oppressed and oppressor classes is no longer sufficient. The drive for ever-greater victimhood requires a further step. Victims within the oppressed class are stratified by their degree of oppression based on the level of the particular characteristic in question. For instance, light-skinned Persons of Color© are perceived to have greater privilege than their black counterparts.
https://www.sott.net/article/471286-The-Super-Fat-social-justice-hierarchy
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'We should kill as many Russians as we can' - Ukrainian envoy
Ukraine is doing its best to "kill as many Russians" as possible, the nation's ambassador to Kazakhstan, Pyotr Vrublevsky, told local media outlets on Monday. Speaking to a local blogger, Vrublevsky was asked to comment on the ongoing Ukraine conflict. "What can I say ... We are trying to kill as many [Russians] as possible. The more Russians we kill now, the fewer our children will have to. That's it." The Ukrainian envoy's remarks sparked anger in Russia, with Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accusing Kiev of 'terrorist' policies. She wrote on Telegram: "Only an ambassador of a terrorist regime can say such things. The Kiev Nazis have been killing people for eight years silently and blaming Moscow for everything, but now they are openly talking about their ethnic cleansing plans."
https://www.sott.net/article/471287-We-should-kill-as-many-Russians-as-we-can-Ukrainian-envoy
'We should kill as many Russians as we can' - Ukrainian envoy
Ukraine is doing its best to "kill as many Russians" as possible, the nation's ambassador to Kazakhstan, Pyotr Vrublevsky, told local media outlets on Monday. Speaking to a local blogger, Vrublevsky was asked to comment on the ongoing Ukraine conflict. "What can I say ... We are trying to kill as many [Russians] as possible. The more Russians we kill now, the fewer our children will have to. That's it." The Ukrainian envoy's remarks sparked anger in Russia, with Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accusing Kiev of 'terrorist' policies. She wrote on Telegram: "Only an ambassador of a terrorist regime can say such things. The Kiev Nazis have been killing people for eight years silently and blaming Moscow for everything, but now they are openly talking about their ethnic cleansing plans."
https://www.sott.net/article/471287-We-should-kill-as-many-Russians-as-we-can-Ukrainian-envoy
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EU admits it applies double standards to Ukraine and Palestine
The EU's foreign-policy chief Josep Borrel has admitted that double standards permeate international relations, after being asked in an interview why Brussels was far more willing to support the people of Ukraine than the people of Gaza. The Middle East conflict is not in the EU's hands, he said, pointing the finger at the US. "We are often criticized for double standards. But international politics is to a large degree about applying double standards. We do not use the same criteria for all problems," he told El Pais newspaper, as cited on Thursday. Earlier in the interview, Borrell had said that supporting Kiev against Moscow was a "moral imperative" for Western nations. "Resolving the situation with those people trapped in an open-air prison, which Gaza is, is not in the hands of the EU," the diplomat said. He called the squalid living conditions in Gaza "scandalous" and "a shame," but would not be drawn on the origins of the humanitarian crisis.
https://www.sott.net/article/471288-EU-admits-it-applies-double-standards-to-Ukraine-and-Palestine
EU admits it applies double standards to Ukraine and Palestine
The EU's foreign-policy chief Josep Borrel has admitted that double standards permeate international relations, after being asked in an interview why Brussels was far more willing to support the people of Ukraine than the people of Gaza. The Middle East conflict is not in the EU's hands, he said, pointing the finger at the US. "We are often criticized for double standards. But international politics is to a large degree about applying double standards. We do not use the same criteria for all problems," he told El Pais newspaper, as cited on Thursday. Earlier in the interview, Borrell had said that supporting Kiev against Moscow was a "moral imperative" for Western nations. "Resolving the situation with those people trapped in an open-air prison, which Gaza is, is not in the hands of the EU," the diplomat said. He called the squalid living conditions in Gaza "scandalous" and "a shame," but would not be drawn on the origins of the humanitarian crisis.
https://www.sott.net/article/471288-EU-admits-it-applies-double-standards-to-Ukraine-and-Palestine
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Zelensky warns against putting neo-Nazis on trial
There will be no more peace talks with Russia if captured Ukrainian Neo-Nazis are subjected to a "show trial," the country's President Vladimir Zelensky has claimed. The authorities of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have previously said that they are planning tribunals for suspected war crimes committed by Ukrainian troops, including members of the Azov Battalion, whose ranks include fighters with openly nationalist and neo-Nazi views. Zelensky, in a video address early Monday, said: "If this despicable show trial takes place... This will be the line beyond which any negotiations are impossible. Russia will cut itself off from any negotiations. Such a trial would be a violation of international law." Zelensky's statement comes after photos appeared on social media allegedly showing large cages being installed on the stage of the Mariupol Philharmonic. Ukraine's military intelligence service, the GUR, said that the cells will be used to house Ukrainian troops captured by...
https://www.sott.net/article/471289-Zelensky-warns-against-putting-neo-Nazis-on-trial
Zelensky warns against putting neo-Nazis on trial
There will be no more peace talks with Russia if captured Ukrainian Neo-Nazis are subjected to a "show trial," the country's President Vladimir Zelensky has claimed. The authorities of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have previously said that they are planning tribunals for suspected war crimes committed by Ukrainian troops, including members of the Azov Battalion, whose ranks include fighters with openly nationalist and neo-Nazi views. Zelensky, in a video address early Monday, said: "If this despicable show trial takes place... This will be the line beyond which any negotiations are impossible. Russia will cut itself off from any negotiations. Such a trial would be a violation of international law." Zelensky's statement comes after photos appeared on social media allegedly showing large cages being installed on the stage of the Mariupol Philharmonic. Ukraine's military intelligence service, the GUR, said that the cells will be used to house Ukrainian troops captured by...
https://www.sott.net/article/471289-Zelensky-warns-against-putting-neo-Nazis-on-trial
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Zelensky 'troubled' as he questions inner circle's loyalties - Erdogan
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is concerned he is being taken advantage of by someone close to him, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, citing their conversation during the meeting in Lviv on Thursday. Asked by a farmer about the Ukrainian leader's "situation" on Monday during a visit to local vineyards, Erdogan claimed Zelensky was "very worried. There are people around him who deceive him a lot." Erdogan had not mentioned this confession during earlier public statements about the negotiations in western Ukraine, and he did not elaborate further on who Zelensky believed was deceiving him. The two men met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and signed an agreement on restoring Ukrainian infrastructure destroyed during the conflict. The Ukrainian president has been firing high-ranking members of his administration at a fast clip since Russia's military operation began in February. Special forces commander Grigory Galagan was removed last month.
https://www.sott.net/article/471290-Zelensky-troubled-as-he-questions-inner-circles-loyalties-Erdogan
Zelensky 'troubled' as he questions inner circle's loyalties - Erdogan
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is concerned he is being taken advantage of by someone close to him, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, citing their conversation during the meeting in Lviv on Thursday. Asked by a farmer about the Ukrainian leader's "situation" on Monday during a visit to local vineyards, Erdogan claimed Zelensky was "very worried. There are people around him who deceive him a lot." Erdogan had not mentioned this confession during earlier public statements about the negotiations in western Ukraine, and he did not elaborate further on who Zelensky believed was deceiving him. The two men met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and signed an agreement on restoring Ukrainian infrastructure destroyed during the conflict. The Ukrainian president has been firing high-ranking members of his administration at a fast clip since Russia's military operation began in February. Special forces commander Grigory Galagan was removed last month.
https://www.sott.net/article/471290-Zelensky-troubled-as-he-questions-inner-circles-loyalties-Erdogan
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Crazyland
Economic and cultural suicide is hardly the only option, and certainly not the best... In a confab of friends on a warm evening this weekend, someone asked: Do you think what's going on is due to incompetence or malevolence? The USA is certainly skidding into a great and traumatic re-set featuring a much lower standard of living for most citizens amidst a junkyard of broken institutions. But so are all the other nations of Western Civ. If it's not being managed by malign forces, such as der Schwabenklaus and his WEF myrmidons, then it sure looks like some sort of controlled demolition. The big question hanging over the 2022 election, then, is: Must America commit suicide? What provoked the mental illness of the Left? What turned the Democratic Party into the Party of Chaos? It seemed pretty sane in 1996 when President Bill Clinton declared — to much surprise — in his State of the Union address that "the era of big government is over." Of course, few understood back then how...
https://www.sott.net/article/471291-Crazyland
Crazyland
Economic and cultural suicide is hardly the only option, and certainly not the best... In a confab of friends on a warm evening this weekend, someone asked: Do you think what's going on is due to incompetence or malevolence? The USA is certainly skidding into a great and traumatic re-set featuring a much lower standard of living for most citizens amidst a junkyard of broken institutions. But so are all the other nations of Western Civ. If it's not being managed by malign forces, such as der Schwabenklaus and his WEF myrmidons, then it sure looks like some sort of controlled demolition. The big question hanging over the 2022 election, then, is: Must America commit suicide? What provoked the mental illness of the Left? What turned the Democratic Party into the Party of Chaos? It seemed pretty sane in 1996 when President Bill Clinton declared — to much surprise — in his State of the Union address that "the era of big government is over." Of course, few understood back then how...
https://www.sott.net/article/471291-Crazyland
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France to hire 3,000 'green police' to improve investigation of environmental issues, medicine tracking, and bioterrorism
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has announced plans to launch 3,000 "green gendarme positions" to improve the investigation proceedings in environmental issues - particularly in cases of arson. Comment: apparently the government has room in the budget for these new hires, despite the fact they won't address actual, critical issues like the looming food shortages, the energy crisis, and the country's tanking economy. "The aim is to have gendarmes (police officers) trained in attacks on ecology in each gendarmerie brigade... It will be a revolution", the minister said on Sunday. This summer, "there were between 80 and 120 fires per day in France; to date we have carried out 26 arrests of suspected arsonists." Comment: With so many fires, and just 26 arrests, it seems highly unlikely that these officers, who will likely be spread across the country, will make much difference. Darmanin hopes that the move will "massively strengthen local and central authorities in the fight...
https://www.sott.net/article/471292-France-to-hire-3000-green-police-to-improve-investigation-of-environmental-issues-medicine-tracking-and-bioterrorism
France to hire 3,000 'green police' to improve investigation of environmental issues, medicine tracking, and bioterrorism
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has announced plans to launch 3,000 "green gendarme positions" to improve the investigation proceedings in environmental issues - particularly in cases of arson. Comment: apparently the government has room in the budget for these new hires, despite the fact they won't address actual, critical issues like the looming food shortages, the energy crisis, and the country's tanking economy. "The aim is to have gendarmes (police officers) trained in attacks on ecology in each gendarmerie brigade... It will be a revolution", the minister said on Sunday. This summer, "there were between 80 and 120 fires per day in France; to date we have carried out 26 arrests of suspected arsonists." Comment: With so many fires, and just 26 arrests, it seems highly unlikely that these officers, who will likely be spread across the country, will make much difference. Darmanin hopes that the move will "massively strengthen local and central authorities in the fight...
https://www.sott.net/article/471292-France-to-hire-3000-green-police-to-improve-investigation-of-environmental-issues-medicine-tracking-and-bioterrorism
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In China, latest Minions movie gets a new ending that promotes rule of law
What's small, yellow, loves bananas and promotes the rule of law? A Minion, at least according to an edited version of the latest animated film featuring supervillain Gru and his army of tiny sidekicks being screened in China. The fifth instalment of the lucrative "Despicable Me" franchise, "Minions: The Rise of Gru", premiered in China this month, several weeks after the film opened in United States cinemas. But while the international version of the kung fu-filled family-friendly romp set in 1970s San Francisco tells the story of how the dastardly Gru cut his teeth as a tween criminal, filmgoers in China are treated to an alternative ending in which the good guys win. A series of subtitled still images inserted into the credits sequence on mainland Chinese screens reassures audiences that police catch Gru's law-breaking mentor Wild Knuckles and lock him up for 20 years after a failed heist. International viewers simply see Knuckles give police the slip by faking his death earlier...
https://www.sott.net/article/471293-In-China-latest-Minions-movie-gets-a-new-ending-that-promotes-rule-of-law
In China, latest Minions movie gets a new ending that promotes rule of law
What's small, yellow, loves bananas and promotes the rule of law? A Minion, at least according to an edited version of the latest animated film featuring supervillain Gru and his army of tiny sidekicks being screened in China. The fifth instalment of the lucrative "Despicable Me" franchise, "Minions: The Rise of Gru", premiered in China this month, several weeks after the film opened in United States cinemas. But while the international version of the kung fu-filled family-friendly romp set in 1970s San Francisco tells the story of how the dastardly Gru cut his teeth as a tween criminal, filmgoers in China are treated to an alternative ending in which the good guys win. A series of subtitled still images inserted into the credits sequence on mainland Chinese screens reassures audiences that police catch Gru's law-breaking mentor Wild Knuckles and lock him up for 20 years after a failed heist. International viewers simply see Knuckles give police the slip by faking his death earlier...
https://www.sott.net/article/471293-In-China-latest-Minions-movie-gets-a-new-ending-that-promotes-rule-of-law
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Jesus, Byzantium and the Slavic legacy: The meaning behind the Russian flag
The white, blue, and red banner and the double-headed eagle on the coat of arms are recognized all over the world. Where did they come from? Every national flag distills the history and values of the people it represents. America's star-spangled banner is a great example of this. The Russian flag and its coat of arms, which predate it by a hundred years, are equally steeped in history. They have undergone changes in the last couple of centuries, but these symbols have retained the link between Moscow and the Byzantine Empire, the idea of Slavic brotherhood, and references to the country's naval history. As Russia celebrates National Flag Day, RT sheds some light on its origins.
https://www.sott.net/article/471294-Jesus-Byzantium-and-the-Slavic-legacy-The-meaning-behind-the-Russian-flag
Jesus, Byzantium and the Slavic legacy: The meaning behind the Russian flag
The white, blue, and red banner and the double-headed eagle on the coat of arms are recognized all over the world. Where did they come from? Every national flag distills the history and values of the people it represents. America's star-spangled banner is a great example of this. The Russian flag and its coat of arms, which predate it by a hundred years, are equally steeped in history. They have undergone changes in the last couple of centuries, but these symbols have retained the link between Moscow and the Byzantine Empire, the idea of Slavic brotherhood, and references to the country's naval history. As Russia celebrates National Flag Day, RT sheds some light on its origins.
https://www.sott.net/article/471294-Jesus-Byzantium-and-the-Slavic-legacy-The-meaning-behind-the-Russian-flag
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The FBI's Gestapo Tactics: Hallmarks of an Authoritarian Regime
"We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. FBI is tending in that direction." — Harry Truman With every passing day, the United States government borrows yet another leaf from Nazi Germany's playbook: Secret police. Secret courts. Secret government agencies. Surveillance. Censorship. Intimidation. Harassment. Torture. Brutality. Widespread corruption. Entrapment. Indoctrination. Indefinite detention. These are not tactics used by constitutional republics, where the rule of law and the rights of the citizenry reign supreme. Rather, they are the hallmarks of authoritarian regimes, where secret police control the populace through intimidation, fear and official lawlessness on the part of government agents. That authoritarian danger is now posed by the FBI, whose love affair with totalitarianism began long ago. Indeed, according to the New York Times, the U.S. government so admired the Nazi regime that following the second World War, it secretly and aggressively recruited at least a...
https://www.sott.net/article/471295-The-FBIs-Gestapo-Tactics-Hallmarks-of-an-Authoritarian-Regime
The FBI's Gestapo Tactics: Hallmarks of an Authoritarian Regime
"We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. FBI is tending in that direction." — Harry Truman With every passing day, the United States government borrows yet another leaf from Nazi Germany's playbook: Secret police. Secret courts. Secret government agencies. Surveillance. Censorship. Intimidation. Harassment. Torture. Brutality. Widespread corruption. Entrapment. Indoctrination. Indefinite detention. These are not tactics used by constitutional republics, where the rule of law and the rights of the citizenry reign supreme. Rather, they are the hallmarks of authoritarian regimes, where secret police control the populace through intimidation, fear and official lawlessness on the part of government agents. That authoritarian danger is now posed by the FBI, whose love affair with totalitarianism began long ago. Indeed, according to the New York Times, the U.S. government so admired the Nazi regime that following the second World War, it secretly and aggressively recruited at least a...
https://www.sott.net/article/471295-The-FBIs-Gestapo-Tactics-Hallmarks-of-an-Authoritarian-Regime
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Killer whales are 'attacking' sailboats near Europe's coast - Scientists don't know why
Ester Kristine Storkson was asleep on her father's small yacht earlier this month, sailing off the coast of France, when she was violently awakened. Scrambling on deck, she spotted several orcas, or killer whales, surrounding them. The steering wheel swung wildly. At one point, the 37-foot sailboat was pushed through 180 degrees, heading it in the opposite direction. They were "ramming the boat," Storkson says. "They [hit] us repeatedly ... giving us the impression that it was a coordinated attack." "I told my dad, 'I'm not thinking clearly, so you need to think for me,'" the 27-year-old Norwegian medical student says. "Thankfully, he is a very calm and centered person, and made me feel safe by gently talking about the situation." After about 15 minutes, the orcas broke off, leaving father and daughter to assess the damage. They stuck a GoPro camera in the water, she says, and could see that "approximately three-quarters of [the rudder] was broken off, and some metal was bent." For...
https://www.sott.net/article/471296-Killer-whales-are-attacking-sailboats-near-Europes-coast-Scientists-dont-know-why
Killer whales are 'attacking' sailboats near Europe's coast - Scientists don't know why
Ester Kristine Storkson was asleep on her father's small yacht earlier this month, sailing off the coast of France, when she was violently awakened. Scrambling on deck, she spotted several orcas, or killer whales, surrounding them. The steering wheel swung wildly. At one point, the 37-foot sailboat was pushed through 180 degrees, heading it in the opposite direction. They were "ramming the boat," Storkson says. "They [hit] us repeatedly ... giving us the impression that it was a coordinated attack." "I told my dad, 'I'm not thinking clearly, so you need to think for me,'" the 27-year-old Norwegian medical student says. "Thankfully, he is a very calm and centered person, and made me feel safe by gently talking about the situation." After about 15 minutes, the orcas broke off, leaving father and daughter to assess the damage. They stuck a GoPro camera in the water, she says, and could see that "approximately three-quarters of [the rudder] was broken off, and some metal was bent." For...
https://www.sott.net/article/471296-Killer-whales-are-attacking-sailboats-near-Europes-coast-Scientists-dont-know-why
