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Medieval map shows 'lost' islands of Cardigan Bay
A map found in the Bodleian Library shows two 'lost' islands in Cardigan Bay, possibly indicating the legendary sunken kingdom from Welsh mythology, Cantre'r Gwaelod. Cantre'r Gwaelod was a land said to be west of present-day Wales. Accounts on the legend of Cantre'r Gwaelod vary, but the earliest depiction appears during the 13th century in the Black Book of Carmarthen, describing the land as Maes Gwyddno. In this version, the land was lost to floods when a well-maiden named Mererid allowed the well to overflow. The more widely known variation is from the 17th century, where Cantre'r Gwaelod is described as being a low-lying land, protected from the sea by a dyke and a series of sluice gates.
https://www.sott.net/article/471315-Medieval-map-shows-lost-islands-of-Cardigan-Bay
Medieval map shows 'lost' islands of Cardigan Bay
A map found in the Bodleian Library shows two 'lost' islands in Cardigan Bay, possibly indicating the legendary sunken kingdom from Welsh mythology, Cantre'r Gwaelod. Cantre'r Gwaelod was a land said to be west of present-day Wales. Accounts on the legend of Cantre'r Gwaelod vary, but the earliest depiction appears during the 13th century in the Black Book of Carmarthen, describing the land as Maes Gwyddno. In this version, the land was lost to floods when a well-maiden named Mererid allowed the well to overflow. The more widely known variation is from the 17th century, where Cantre'r Gwaelod is described as being a low-lying land, protected from the sea by a dyke and a series of sluice gates.
https://www.sott.net/article/471315-Medieval-map-shows-lost-islands-of-Cardigan-Bay
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CNN is being gutted because leftist media is not as appealing as they fantasize
One thing about leftist culture that never ceases to amaze is their ability to take a failure and pretend that it was actually a success. This attitude is perhaps an extension of their penchant for propaganda - They lie so much about everything that they end up falling victim to their own disinformation. They tell their enemies they are winning even when they are losing, and then they actually start to believe it themselves. It's a bit like the old rule for drug dealers - Everything falls apart when you start smoking the drugs you sell. For CNN and outlets like them, the problem is that you can't run from reality forever. If no one wants to watch your content then you can't force them to do so. Leftists wish they could use force, but they can't, so instead they try to use gaslighting and shame. This has translated into the typical tactics we see today from the media, which include race baiting and accusations of bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, fascism, etc. These tactics really took...
https://www.sott.net/article/471316-CNN-is-being-gutted-because-leftist-media-is-not-as-appealing-as-they-fantasize
CNN is being gutted because leftist media is not as appealing as they fantasize
One thing about leftist culture that never ceases to amaze is their ability to take a failure and pretend that it was actually a success. This attitude is perhaps an extension of their penchant for propaganda - They lie so much about everything that they end up falling victim to their own disinformation. They tell their enemies they are winning even when they are losing, and then they actually start to believe it themselves. It's a bit like the old rule for drug dealers - Everything falls apart when you start smoking the drugs you sell. For CNN and outlets like them, the problem is that you can't run from reality forever. If no one wants to watch your content then you can't force them to do so. Leftists wish they could use force, but they can't, so instead they try to use gaslighting and shame. This has translated into the typical tactics we see today from the media, which include race baiting and accusations of bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, fascism, etc. These tactics really took...
https://www.sott.net/article/471316-CNN-is-being-gutted-because-leftist-media-is-not-as-appealing-as-they-fantasize
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Portland church abandoned as congregation flees Antifa violence
Bishop Dave Noble said Mormons are fleeing Portland due to rioting and politics. A nearly 100-year-old Portland, Oregon church has been abandoned and is currently up for sale due to "Mormon flight" from the area, as members of the Church of Latter-day Saints are fleeing because of the city's historic crime, homelessness, and collapse of social norms. Bishop Dave Noble told the Willamette Week that attendees were scared away by rioting, politics, and are moving to Utah and Idaho. This "Mormon flight" has caused Oregon to lose 1.5 percent of its Mormon residents.
https://www.sott.net/article/471317-Portland-church-abandoned-as-congregation-flees-Antifa-violence
Portland church abandoned as congregation flees Antifa violence
Bishop Dave Noble said Mormons are fleeing Portland due to rioting and politics. A nearly 100-year-old Portland, Oregon church has been abandoned and is currently up for sale due to "Mormon flight" from the area, as members of the Church of Latter-day Saints are fleeing because of the city's historic crime, homelessness, and collapse of social norms. Bishop Dave Noble told the Willamette Week that attendees were scared away by rioting, politics, and are moving to Utah and Idaho. This "Mormon flight" has caused Oregon to lose 1.5 percent of its Mormon residents.
https://www.sott.net/article/471317-Portland-church-abandoned-as-congregation-flees-Antifa-violence
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Droughts, cloud seeding and the coming water wars
Here's a puzzler for you: why is it that every time the MSM reports on cloud seeding, they treat it like some kind of crazy new invention that the world has never seen before? For the latest example of this phenomenon, check out China is seeding clouds to replenish its shrinking Yangtze River, which was posted to that bastion of truth, CNN.com, on August 18th. In this Pulitzer-worthy piece, it takes a crack squad of no less than three reporters to tell us that "Chinese planes are firing rods into the sky to bring more rainfall to its crucial Yangtze River, which has dried up in parts." Well, I never! What will they think of next, Mabel?! Of course, only a few paragraphs later they admit that this isn't some newfangled, cutting-edge technology, but a very old idea that's been in practice for nearly a century. So why, then, do they insist on reporting on cloud seeding as if weather modification has never been used before? Does it have anything to do with the fact that it isn't just...
https://www.sott.net/article/471318-Droughts-cloud-seeding-and-the-coming-water-wars
Droughts, cloud seeding and the coming water wars
Here's a puzzler for you: why is it that every time the MSM reports on cloud seeding, they treat it like some kind of crazy new invention that the world has never seen before? For the latest example of this phenomenon, check out China is seeding clouds to replenish its shrinking Yangtze River, which was posted to that bastion of truth, CNN.com, on August 18th. In this Pulitzer-worthy piece, it takes a crack squad of no less than three reporters to tell us that "Chinese planes are firing rods into the sky to bring more rainfall to its crucial Yangtze River, which has dried up in parts." Well, I never! What will they think of next, Mabel?! Of course, only a few paragraphs later they admit that this isn't some newfangled, cutting-edge technology, but a very old idea that's been in practice for nearly a century. So why, then, do they insist on reporting on cloud seeding as if weather modification has never been used before? Does it have anything to do with the fact that it isn't just...
https://www.sott.net/article/471318-Droughts-cloud-seeding-and-the-coming-water-wars
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Trump files motion seeking independent review of docs seized during FBI Mar-a-Lago raid
Trump's motion seeks a special master to review the documents Former President Trump and his legal team filed a motion Monday evening seeking an independent review of the records seized by the FBI during its "unprecedented" and "unnecessary" raid of Mar-a-Lago earlier this month, saying the decision to search his private residence just months before the 2022 midterm elections "involved political calculations aimed at diminishing the leading voice in the Republican Party, President Trump." According to the motion filed Monday evening in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Trump and his legal team are seeking an order to appoint a special master to review the records obtained during the search; blocks the further review of seized materials by the government until a special master is appointed; requires the Justice Department to provide a more detailed receipt for property and requires the government to return any item seized that was not within the scope of...
https://www.sott.net/article/471319-Trump-files-motion-seeking-independent-review-of-docs-seized-during-FBI-Mar-a-Lago-raid
Trump files motion seeking independent review of docs seized during FBI Mar-a-Lago raid
Trump's motion seeks a special master to review the documents Former President Trump and his legal team filed a motion Monday evening seeking an independent review of the records seized by the FBI during its "unprecedented" and "unnecessary" raid of Mar-a-Lago earlier this month, saying the decision to search his private residence just months before the 2022 midterm elections "involved political calculations aimed at diminishing the leading voice in the Republican Party, President Trump." According to the motion filed Monday evening in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Trump and his legal team are seeking an order to appoint a special master to review the records obtained during the search; blocks the further review of seized materials by the government until a special master is appointed; requires the Justice Department to provide a more detailed receipt for property and requires the government to return any item seized that was not within the scope of...
https://www.sott.net/article/471319-Trump-files-motion-seeking-independent-review-of-docs-seized-during-FBI-Mar-a-Lago-raid
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Germany plans 'climate lockdown'...Forbidden to leave doors open...Washcloths instead of showers!
The future in Germany is lockdown after lockdown. After the COVID lockdown, Germany now moving to impose a climate lockdown, says German Editor in Chief. Germany's Bild TV YouTube site here looks at the latest Socialist-Green government's initiatives to combat the country's deepening energy crisis. The latest initiatives have been drawn up by Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Green Party). Among the new rules, according to BILD TV: Shops are no longer allowed to keep the entrances continuously open (in order to prevent energy from being wasted by excess heating or air conditioning). In the video, BILD TV asks its Editor in Chief, Claus Strunz, what's behind the new regulation, commenting that essentially what we have is a government that is increasingly encroaching ever deeper into our private lives. "Something that nutty could only be conjured up by some crazy bureaucrats," Strunz comments. "That's precisely what we don't want: the government ruling the area of retail."
https://www.sott.net/article/471320-Germany-plans-climate-lockdown-Forbidden-to-leave-doors-open-Washcloths-instead-of-showers
Germany plans 'climate lockdown'...Forbidden to leave doors open...Washcloths instead of showers!
The future in Germany is lockdown after lockdown. After the COVID lockdown, Germany now moving to impose a climate lockdown, says German Editor in Chief. Germany's Bild TV YouTube site here looks at the latest Socialist-Green government's initiatives to combat the country's deepening energy crisis. The latest initiatives have been drawn up by Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Green Party). Among the new rules, according to BILD TV: Shops are no longer allowed to keep the entrances continuously open (in order to prevent energy from being wasted by excess heating or air conditioning). In the video, BILD TV asks its Editor in Chief, Claus Strunz, what's behind the new regulation, commenting that essentially what we have is a government that is increasingly encroaching ever deeper into our private lives. "Something that nutty could only be conjured up by some crazy bureaucrats," Strunz comments. "That's precisely what we don't want: the government ruling the area of retail."
https://www.sott.net/article/471320-Germany-plans-climate-lockdown-Forbidden-to-leave-doors-open-Washcloths-instead-of-showers
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Oops: Germany fails to find replacement for Russian gas
Berlin's LNG talks with Canada turned out fruitless, the newspaper reports Attempts by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to secure Canadian gas in order to reduce the EU's reliance on Russian energy have been unsuccessful, Die Zeit newspaper reported on Tuesday. Scholz met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Montreal on Monday to discuss the idea of shipping some of Canada's abundant natural gas across the Atlantic to terminals in Germany. However, Trudeau appeared to pour cold water on such an idea, according to the report.
https://www.sott.net/article/471321-Oops-Germany-fails-to-find-replacement-for-Russian-gas
Oops: Germany fails to find replacement for Russian gas
Berlin's LNG talks with Canada turned out fruitless, the newspaper reports Attempts by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to secure Canadian gas in order to reduce the EU's reliance on Russian energy have been unsuccessful, Die Zeit newspaper reported on Tuesday. Scholz met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Montreal on Monday to discuss the idea of shipping some of Canada's abundant natural gas across the Atlantic to terminals in Germany. However, Trudeau appeared to pour cold water on such an idea, according to the report.
https://www.sott.net/article/471321-Oops-Germany-fails-to-find-replacement-for-Russian-gas
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EU drought assessed at 'worst in 500 years'
A rainfall deficit will badly impact farming yields, the European Commission has warned Europe is experiencing what appears to be the worst drought in five centuries, the European Commission warned on Tuesday, citing a new analysis released by the EU's Joint Research Center (JRC). The August report highlighted the continued impact of extreme weather on farming. Almost half of the EU, or 47%, remains under warning conditions due to a shortage of moisture in the soil, while 17% of the EU is on alert due to the negative effects the weather has on crops. Together, they constitute 64% of the EU, the statement pointed out.
https://www.sott.net/article/471322-EU-drought-assessed-at-worst-in-500-years
EU drought assessed at 'worst in 500 years'
A rainfall deficit will badly impact farming yields, the European Commission has warned Europe is experiencing what appears to be the worst drought in five centuries, the European Commission warned on Tuesday, citing a new analysis released by the EU's Joint Research Center (JRC). The August report highlighted the continued impact of extreme weather on farming. Almost half of the EU, or 47%, remains under warning conditions due to a shortage of moisture in the soil, while 17% of the EU is on alert due to the negative effects the weather has on crops. Together, they constitute 64% of the EU, the statement pointed out.
https://www.sott.net/article/471322-EU-drought-assessed-at-worst-in-500-years
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Whence Phaethon?
Where and how did the well-known Phaethon myth originate? This paper ... The Fall of Phaethon in Context: A New Synthesis of Mythological, Archaeological and Geological Evidence in: Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions Volume 16 Issue 1 (2016) argues that the myth known by the early classical Greek playwrights and philosophers undoubtedly originated with a cosmic impact. The parallels are very clear. In my book, I also argue this, since the description by Plato in his Timaeus is such an accurate description of the drawn-out process of near-Earth comet disintegration. There have been, and will be again, many destructions of mankind arising out of many causes; the greatest have been brought about by the agencies of fire and water, and other lesser ones by innumerable other causes. There is a story, which even you have preserved, that once upon a time Phaethon, the son of Helios, having yoked the steeds in his father's chariot, because he was not able to drive them in the path of...
https://www.sott.net/article/471323-Whence-Phaethon
Whence Phaethon?
Where and how did the well-known Phaethon myth originate? This paper ... The Fall of Phaethon in Context: A New Synthesis of Mythological, Archaeological and Geological Evidence in: Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions Volume 16 Issue 1 (2016) argues that the myth known by the early classical Greek playwrights and philosophers undoubtedly originated with a cosmic impact. The parallels are very clear. In my book, I also argue this, since the description by Plato in his Timaeus is such an accurate description of the drawn-out process of near-Earth comet disintegration. There have been, and will be again, many destructions of mankind arising out of many causes; the greatest have been brought about by the agencies of fire and water, and other lesser ones by innumerable other causes. There is a story, which even you have preserved, that once upon a time Phaethon, the son of Helios, having yoked the steeds in his father's chariot, because he was not able to drive them in the path of...
https://www.sott.net/article/471323-Whence-Phaethon
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Whistleblower says Twitter lied to Musk about spam bots, with possible implications for trial
A whistleblower who served as Twitter's security chief said in regulatory filings obtained by The Epoch Times that the social media company misled tech entrepreneur Elon Musk about the number of bots on the platform, with possible implications for the legal battle between the Tesla chief and Twitter. Peiter Zatko, who has publicly come forward as the whistleblower, made a series of explosive allegations regarding Twitter's cybersecurity policies in a disclosure filed in July with federal regulators (pdf), including the claim of Twitter "lying about bots to Elon Musk." Zatko's disclosure alleges that Twitter uses an "opaque metric" called monetizable daily active users (mDAU), rather than an earlier metric of total monthly users that was subject to big swings, including when spam and bot accounts were removed. "From Twitter's perspective, 'mDAU' was an improvement because it could internally define the mDAU formula, and thereby report numbers that would reassure shareholders and...
https://www.sott.net/article/471324-Whistleblower-says-Twitter-lied-to-Musk-about-spam-bots-with-possible-implications-for-trial
Whistleblower says Twitter lied to Musk about spam bots, with possible implications for trial
A whistleblower who served as Twitter's security chief said in regulatory filings obtained by The Epoch Times that the social media company misled tech entrepreneur Elon Musk about the number of bots on the platform, with possible implications for the legal battle between the Tesla chief and Twitter. Peiter Zatko, who has publicly come forward as the whistleblower, made a series of explosive allegations regarding Twitter's cybersecurity policies in a disclosure filed in July with federal regulators (pdf), including the claim of Twitter "lying about bots to Elon Musk." Zatko's disclosure alleges that Twitter uses an "opaque metric" called monetizable daily active users (mDAU), rather than an earlier metric of total monthly users that was subject to big swings, including when spam and bot accounts were removed. "From Twitter's perspective, 'mDAU' was an improvement because it could internally define the mDAU formula, and thereby report numbers that would reassure shareholders and...
https://www.sott.net/article/471324-Whistleblower-says-Twitter-lied-to-Musk-about-spam-bots-with-possible-implications-for-trial
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Working from home is causing worrying rise in porn addiction
Working from home, a sometimes-fad that has become a full-time lifestyle for many since the pandemic lockdowns, is fueling a worrying rise in porn addiction. The Laurel Centre in London, which treats sex and porn addiction, and is the largest of its kind in Britain, is reporting a record number of patients seeking help for their newfound addiction. Some patients, who identify themselves as working from home, report watching up to 14 hours of porn a day. Speaking to the Daily Mail, the center's clinical director, Dr. Paula Hall, said that working from home means that more and more people are spending time alone in front of their computers with no human contact. "It means you've got more opportunity, you don't have to wait until you get home at night, you can be more impulsive during the day," she said. In the first six months of 2022, the clinic administered 750 porn addicts — a steep rise from the 950 seen in the entirety of 2019. Worse still, the doctor said that patients seeking...
https://www.sott.net/article/471325-Working-from-home-is-causing-worrying-rise-in-porn-addiction
Working from home is causing worrying rise in porn addiction
Working from home, a sometimes-fad that has become a full-time lifestyle for many since the pandemic lockdowns, is fueling a worrying rise in porn addiction. The Laurel Centre in London, which treats sex and porn addiction, and is the largest of its kind in Britain, is reporting a record number of patients seeking help for their newfound addiction. Some patients, who identify themselves as working from home, report watching up to 14 hours of porn a day. Speaking to the Daily Mail, the center's clinical director, Dr. Paula Hall, said that working from home means that more and more people are spending time alone in front of their computers with no human contact. "It means you've got more opportunity, you don't have to wait until you get home at night, you can be more impulsive during the day," she said. In the first six months of 2022, the clinic administered 750 porn addicts — a steep rise from the 950 seen in the entirety of 2019. Worse still, the doctor said that patients seeking...
https://www.sott.net/article/471325-Working-from-home-is-causing-worrying-rise-in-porn-addiction
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Borrell opposes full visa ban for Russians
Josep Borrell, the EU's most senior diplomat, has said he did not support banning all Russian citizens from visiting the bloc, an idea that some member states have supported. Speaking during a political forum in Spain on Monday, he called the proposal "controversial" and said the EU should be more targeted in its sanctions against Russia. "Forbidding entrance to all Russians would not be a good idea. We have to be more selective. Of course, we must not open the doors to the oligarchs," the official said, pointing out that wealthy Russian individuals were free to buy real estate in the EU. "But there are also many Russians who want to flee their country, because they don't want to live there. Are we going to close the door to those Russians?" The Ukrainian leadership has been vocally advocating punishing Russia by ceasing the issuance of most visas to Russian citizens. Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky has gone further, suggesting that Russian nationals should be expelled from...
https://www.sott.net/article/471326-Borrell-opposes-full-visa-ban-for-Russians
Borrell opposes full visa ban for Russians
Josep Borrell, the EU's most senior diplomat, has said he did not support banning all Russian citizens from visiting the bloc, an idea that some member states have supported. Speaking during a political forum in Spain on Monday, he called the proposal "controversial" and said the EU should be more targeted in its sanctions against Russia. "Forbidding entrance to all Russians would not be a good idea. We have to be more selective. Of course, we must not open the doors to the oligarchs," the official said, pointing out that wealthy Russian individuals were free to buy real estate in the EU. "But there are also many Russians who want to flee their country, because they don't want to live there. Are we going to close the door to those Russians?" The Ukrainian leadership has been vocally advocating punishing Russia by ceasing the issuance of most visas to Russian citizens. Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky has gone further, suggesting that Russian nationals should be expelled from...
https://www.sott.net/article/471326-Borrell-opposes-full-visa-ban-for-Russians
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Former President Donald Trump preparing to show FBI search footage, Report
Former President Donald Trump may be preparing to go "nuclear MAGA" against the Department of Justice and the FBI. Some people close to the former president are pushing him to release the video footage of the FBI searching his Mar-a-Lago residence, CNN reported. But some of the aides are not even certain if he has seen the video in its entirety yet. "I don't think it's been shared by anyone outside of the attorneys," a source close to the situation said. Some of Trump's aides and allies have encouraged the former President to make some of the footage available to the public, believing it could send a jolt of energy through the Republican Party's base. One person familiar with the conversations said there have been discussions about featuring the August footage in campaign-style ads, believing the footage could bolster Trump's claims of political persecution.
https://www.sott.net/article/471327-Former-President-Donald-Trump-preparing-to-show-FBI-search-footage-Report
Former President Donald Trump preparing to show FBI search footage, Report
Former President Donald Trump may be preparing to go "nuclear MAGA" against the Department of Justice and the FBI. Some people close to the former president are pushing him to release the video footage of the FBI searching his Mar-a-Lago residence, CNN reported. But some of the aides are not even certain if he has seen the video in its entirety yet. "I don't think it's been shared by anyone outside of the attorneys," a source close to the situation said. Some of Trump's aides and allies have encouraged the former President to make some of the footage available to the public, believing it could send a jolt of energy through the Republican Party's base. One person familiar with the conversations said there have been discussions about featuring the August footage in campaign-style ads, believing the footage could bolster Trump's claims of political persecution.
https://www.sott.net/article/471327-Former-President-Donald-Trump-preparing-to-show-FBI-search-footage-Report
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Declaration saying "There is no climate emergency" trends on Twitter - greenies have meltdown
Professor Dr. Knut Loschke studied crystallography, chemistry, physics, mathematics and computer science. In the course of a long career he founded an IT company, and is an honorary professor at the University of Technology, Economics and Culture in Leipzig. As part of his work at the University, he deals with the energy industry and climate change. He served the German Bundestag as an expert in 'Artificial Intelligence'. But Professor Loschke is annoyed, very annoyed, as he demonstrated in this recent Facebook post: I'm sick. Or, to put it even more clearly: I'm fed up with permanent and increasingly religious climate ramblings, fantasies about the energy transition, worship of electric cars, horror stories and doomsday scenarios from Corona to conflagrations and weather disasters. I can't stand the people who shout into microphones and cameras, or print it in newspapers every day. I suffer from having to see how science is turned into a whore of politics. It seems that scientists...
https://www.sott.net/article/471328-Declaration-saying-There-is-no-climate-emergency-trends-on-Twitter-greenies-have-meltdown
Declaration saying "There is no climate emergency" trends on Twitter - greenies have meltdown
Professor Dr. Knut Loschke studied crystallography, chemistry, physics, mathematics and computer science. In the course of a long career he founded an IT company, and is an honorary professor at the University of Technology, Economics and Culture in Leipzig. As part of his work at the University, he deals with the energy industry and climate change. He served the German Bundestag as an expert in 'Artificial Intelligence'. But Professor Loschke is annoyed, very annoyed, as he demonstrated in this recent Facebook post: I'm sick. Or, to put it even more clearly: I'm fed up with permanent and increasingly religious climate ramblings, fantasies about the energy transition, worship of electric cars, horror stories and doomsday scenarios from Corona to conflagrations and weather disasters. I can't stand the people who shout into microphones and cameras, or print it in newspapers every day. I suffer from having to see how science is turned into a whore of politics. It seems that scientists...
https://www.sott.net/article/471328-Declaration-saying-There-is-no-climate-emergency-trends-on-Twitter-greenies-have-meltdown
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Biden White House facilitated DOJ's criminal probe against Trump, scuttled privilege claims: memos
Long before it professed no prior knowledge of the raid on Donald Trump's estate, the Biden White House worked directly with the Justice Department and National Archives to instigate the criminal probe into alleged mishandling of documents, allowing the FBI to review evidence retrieved from Mar-a-Lago this spring and eliminating the 45th president's claims to executive privilege, according to contemporaneous government documents reviewed by Just the News. The memos show then-White House Deputy Counsel Jonathan Su was engaged in conversations with the FBI, DOJ and National Archives as early as April, shortly after 15 boxes of classified and other materials were voluntarily returned to the federal historical agency from Trump's Florida home. By May, Su conveyed to the Archives that President Joe Biden would not object to waiving his predecessor's claims to executive privilege, a decision that opened the door for DOJ to get a grand jury to issue a subpoena compelling Trump to turn...
https://www.sott.net/article/471329-Biden-White-House-facilitated-DOJs-criminal-probe-against-Trump-scuttled-privilege-claims-memos
Biden White House facilitated DOJ's criminal probe against Trump, scuttled privilege claims: memos
Long before it professed no prior knowledge of the raid on Donald Trump's estate, the Biden White House worked directly with the Justice Department and National Archives to instigate the criminal probe into alleged mishandling of documents, allowing the FBI to review evidence retrieved from Mar-a-Lago this spring and eliminating the 45th president's claims to executive privilege, according to contemporaneous government documents reviewed by Just the News. The memos show then-White House Deputy Counsel Jonathan Su was engaged in conversations with the FBI, DOJ and National Archives as early as April, shortly after 15 boxes of classified and other materials were voluntarily returned to the federal historical agency from Trump's Florida home. By May, Su conveyed to the Archives that President Joe Biden would not object to waiving his predecessor's claims to executive privilege, a decision that opened the door for DOJ to get a grand jury to issue a subpoena compelling Trump to turn...
https://www.sott.net/article/471329-Biden-White-House-facilitated-DOJs-criminal-probe-against-Trump-scuttled-privilege-claims-memos
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Where lockdowns and fast-tracked vaccines came from
I've been taking a closer look at what happened at the start of the pandemic and how it came about, and what we can do to stop it happening again. There are two basic questions that need answering. One concerns the origin of the virus itself - was it engineered or natural, when did it emerge or leak and where, and what explains its changing behaviour in different times and places? The second concerns the origins of our response: where did the lockdowns, social distancing, masks and other non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) come from, and why did everyone adopt them even though they had never been used before and there was no evidence such costly measures would achieve anything of significance? Here's what I currently think happened - this article is deliberately concise, to serve as a summary. Follow the links to read more detail on each aspect.
https://www.sott.net/article/471330-Where-lockdowns-and-fast-tracked-vaccines-came-from
Where lockdowns and fast-tracked vaccines came from
I've been taking a closer look at what happened at the start of the pandemic and how it came about, and what we can do to stop it happening again. There are two basic questions that need answering. One concerns the origin of the virus itself - was it engineered or natural, when did it emerge or leak and where, and what explains its changing behaviour in different times and places? The second concerns the origins of our response: where did the lockdowns, social distancing, masks and other non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) come from, and why did everyone adopt them even though they had never been used before and there was no evidence such costly measures would achieve anything of significance? Here's what I currently think happened - this article is deliberately concise, to serve as a summary. Follow the links to read more detail on each aspect.
https://www.sott.net/article/471330-Where-lockdowns-and-fast-tracked-vaccines-came-from
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The worst and the stupidest?
Our elites are now viewed with the disdain they have earned on their own merits. And they are none too happy about it. Elites have always been ambiguous about the muscular classes who replace their tires, paint their homes, and cook their food. And the masses who tend to them likewise have been ambivalent about those who hire them: appreciative of the work and pay, but also either a bit envious of those with seemingly unlimited resources or turned off by perceived superciliousness arising from their status and affluence. Yet the divide has grown far wider in the 21st century. Globalization fueled the separation in a number of ways. One, outsourcing and offshoring eroded the rust-belt interior, while enriching the two coasts. The former lost good-paying jobs, while the latter found new markets in investment, tech, insurance, law, media, academia, entertainment, sports, and the arts making them billions rather than mere millions. So, the problem was one of both geography and class....
https://www.sott.net/article/471331-The-worst-and-the-stupidest
The worst and the stupidest?
Our elites are now viewed with the disdain they have earned on their own merits. And they are none too happy about it. Elites have always been ambiguous about the muscular classes who replace their tires, paint their homes, and cook their food. And the masses who tend to them likewise have been ambivalent about those who hire them: appreciative of the work and pay, but also either a bit envious of those with seemingly unlimited resources or turned off by perceived superciliousness arising from their status and affluence. Yet the divide has grown far wider in the 21st century. Globalization fueled the separation in a number of ways. One, outsourcing and offshoring eroded the rust-belt interior, while enriching the two coasts. The former lost good-paying jobs, while the latter found new markets in investment, tech, insurance, law, media, academia, entertainment, sports, and the arts making them billions rather than mere millions. So, the problem was one of both geography and class....
https://www.sott.net/article/471331-The-worst-and-the-stupidest
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100s of unvaccinated teachers in Queensland to have pay docked and face disciplinary action, amidst a nationwide teacher shortage
An "unconscionable" letter has been sent out advising teachers in Queensland that they will have their pay docked if they haven't got the Covid-19 vaccine. Education Department assistant director-general in human resources Anne Crowley penned a letter telling hundreds of teachers who refused to get the jab that they would face incremental pay cuts over 20 weeks. It came after all unvaccinated teachers in the state were placed under investigation for failing to comply with a direction from the Education Department and were suspended without pay from December 2021. As per the Public Service Act, if a teacher is being investigated they are suspended on full pay unless it is a criminal charge, The Courier Mail reported.
https://www.sott.net/article/471332-100s-of-unvaccinated-teachers-in-Queensland-to-have-pay-docked-and-face-disciplinary-action-amidst-a-nationwide-teacher-shortage
100s of unvaccinated teachers in Queensland to have pay docked and face disciplinary action, amidst a nationwide teacher shortage
An "unconscionable" letter has been sent out advising teachers in Queensland that they will have their pay docked if they haven't got the Covid-19 vaccine. Education Department assistant director-general in human resources Anne Crowley penned a letter telling hundreds of teachers who refused to get the jab that they would face incremental pay cuts over 20 weeks. It came after all unvaccinated teachers in the state were placed under investigation for failing to comply with a direction from the Education Department and were suspended without pay from December 2021. As per the Public Service Act, if a teacher is being investigated they are suspended on full pay unless it is a criminal charge, The Courier Mail reported.
https://www.sott.net/article/471332-100s-of-unvaccinated-teachers-in-Queensland-to-have-pay-docked-and-face-disciplinary-action-amidst-a-nationwide-teacher-shortage
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UK economy shrank record 11% in 2020, worst since end of World War I
Britain recorded its biggest fall in output in more than 300 years in 2020 when it faced the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a larger decline than any other major economy, updated official figures showed on Monday. Gross domestic product fell by 11.0% in 2020, the Office for National Statistics said. This was a bigger drop than any of the ONS's previous estimates and the largest fall since 1709, according to historical data hosted by the Bank of England. British statisticians regularly update GDP estimates as more data becomes available. The ONS's initial estimates had already suggested that in 2020 Britain suffered its biggest fall in output since the "Great Frost" of 1709. But more recently the ONS had revised down the scale of the fall to 9.3%, the largest since just after World War One. Comment: So, the lockdowns had a similar effect on the economy as either a little ice age or a world war.
https://www.sott.net/article/471333-UK-economy-shrank-record-11-in-2020-worst-since-end-of-World-War-I
UK economy shrank record 11% in 2020, worst since end of World War I
Britain recorded its biggest fall in output in more than 300 years in 2020 when it faced the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a larger decline than any other major economy, updated official figures showed on Monday. Gross domestic product fell by 11.0% in 2020, the Office for National Statistics said. This was a bigger drop than any of the ONS's previous estimates and the largest fall since 1709, according to historical data hosted by the Bank of England. British statisticians regularly update GDP estimates as more data becomes available. The ONS's initial estimates had already suggested that in 2020 Britain suffered its biggest fall in output since the "Great Frost" of 1709. But more recently the ONS had revised down the scale of the fall to 9.3%, the largest since just after World War One. Comment: So, the lockdowns had a similar effect on the economy as either a little ice age or a world war.
https://www.sott.net/article/471333-UK-economy-shrank-record-11-in-2020-worst-since-end-of-World-War-I
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Russians increasingly disillusioned with Western values - poll
The number of Russians who believe Western values to be beneficial to the country has fallen drastically in the last 20 years, according to a poll conducted earlier this month by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) and published on Tuesday. "The West is not only a culture, but a whole system of socio-political and economic patterns and models," wrote the pollsters, noting that while Russian society largely looked to the West in the 1990s, it has since changed its attitude towards Western values. Back in 2000, only 10% of respondents felt that Western democracy and civilization were "harmful for Russians," according to the poll. Now, however, that number has risen to 26%.
https://www.sott.net/article/471334-Russians-increasingly-disillusioned-with-Western-values-poll
Russians increasingly disillusioned with Western values - poll
The number of Russians who believe Western values to be beneficial to the country has fallen drastically in the last 20 years, according to a poll conducted earlier this month by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) and published on Tuesday. "The West is not only a culture, but a whole system of socio-political and economic patterns and models," wrote the pollsters, noting that while Russian society largely looked to the West in the 1990s, it has since changed its attitude towards Western values. Back in 2000, only 10% of respondents felt that Western democracy and civilization were "harmful for Russians," according to the poll. Now, however, that number has risen to 26%.
https://www.sott.net/article/471334-Russians-increasingly-disillusioned-with-Western-values-poll
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BEST OF THE WEB: Leaked slides detail YouTube's Ukraine censorship - journalist
Posting screenshots from an internal training course reportedly cost a Polish contractor his job. A tutorial for YouTube's content moderators that emerged on social media on Tuesday shows that the Google-owned platform has labeled a number of critical positions on the conflict in Ukraine "hateful" or "extreme" and can censor or demonetize creators on those grounds. While the parent company Alphabet has not confirmed or denied the screenshots' authenticity, a Polish contractor who shared them has reportedly been fired. Six screenshots shared by Russian journalist Andrey Guselnikov on Telegram show internal codes and examples of what YouTube has labeled "harmful" or "hateful" content in an online course mandated for content moderators. According to the slides, the "glorification/promotion of [the] 'Z' symbol associated with the Russian military" is labeled "hate" and "extreme" under policy ID 864. So is saying that the conflict "is to denazify the Ukrainian government," which is what...
https://www.sott.net/article/471335-Leaked-slides-detail-YouTubes-Ukraine-censorship-journalist
BEST OF THE WEB: Leaked slides detail YouTube's Ukraine censorship - journalist
Posting screenshots from an internal training course reportedly cost a Polish contractor his job. A tutorial for YouTube's content moderators that emerged on social media on Tuesday shows that the Google-owned platform has labeled a number of critical positions on the conflict in Ukraine "hateful" or "extreme" and can censor or demonetize creators on those grounds. While the parent company Alphabet has not confirmed or denied the screenshots' authenticity, a Polish contractor who shared them has reportedly been fired. Six screenshots shared by Russian journalist Andrey Guselnikov on Telegram show internal codes and examples of what YouTube has labeled "harmful" or "hateful" content in an online course mandated for content moderators. According to the slides, the "glorification/promotion of [the] 'Z' symbol associated with the Russian military" is labeled "hate" and "extreme" under policy ID 864. So is saying that the conflict "is to denazify the Ukrainian government," which is what...
https://www.sott.net/article/471335-Leaked-slides-detail-YouTubes-Ukraine-censorship-journalist
