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Dog enters home, kills 11-year-old girl in Trinidad
A dog identified as a mix between an American Bully and an American Bulldog escaped its kennel and entered a house, where it chased a child into a bedroom and mauled to death the 11-year-old girl. Rachael Bhagwandeen had no chance to escape the powerful animal, and not even an attempt by responders, including the child's own mother, could tear the animal away from its attack. Only the dog's owner could intervene. By then it was too late. Her mother Seema Bhagwandeen said she ran into the house to find her child had been savaged. She said her bleeding daughter reached out to her.
https://www.sott.net/article/471424-Dog-enters-home-kills-11-year-old-girl-in-Trinidad
Dog enters home, kills 11-year-old girl in Trinidad
A dog identified as a mix between an American Bully and an American Bulldog escaped its kennel and entered a house, where it chased a child into a bedroom and mauled to death the 11-year-old girl. Rachael Bhagwandeen had no chance to escape the powerful animal, and not even an attempt by responders, including the child's own mother, could tear the animal away from its attack. Only the dog's owner could intervene. By then it was too late. Her mother Seema Bhagwandeen said she ran into the house to find her child had been savaged. She said her bleeding daughter reached out to her.
https://www.sott.net/article/471424-Dog-enters-home-kills-11-year-old-girl-in-Trinidad
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Steven Hoffenberg, Epstein mentor & fellow Ponzi criminal found dead
Steven Hoffenberg, the disgraced businessman and longtime mentor of Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead Tuesday when Connecticut police discovered his rotting corpse during a wellness check, The Post has learned. Comment: Unusual choice of phrasing. Authorities discovered Hoffenberg, who spent 18 years in prison for running a half-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme, dead in his home around 8 p.m. Tuesday. It is not clear exactly when he died. Police had been called to the 77-year-old's home in Derby, Conn., at the request of a friend.
https://www.sott.net/article/471425-Steven-Hoffenberg-Epstein-mentor-fellow-Ponzi-criminal-found-dead
Steven Hoffenberg, Epstein mentor & fellow Ponzi criminal found dead
Steven Hoffenberg, the disgraced businessman and longtime mentor of Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead Tuesday when Connecticut police discovered his rotting corpse during a wellness check, The Post has learned. Comment: Unusual choice of phrasing. Authorities discovered Hoffenberg, who spent 18 years in prison for running a half-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme, dead in his home around 8 p.m. Tuesday. It is not clear exactly when he died. Police had been called to the 77-year-old's home in Derby, Conn., at the request of a friend.
https://www.sott.net/article/471425-Steven-Hoffenberg-Epstein-mentor-fellow-Ponzi-criminal-found-dead
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Strangely magnetized sunspot may reflect unusual happenings on the sun
New sunspot AR3088 is emerging in the sun's southern hemisphere. Its magnetic field is not normal: Shown above is a map of magnetic fields on the sun. AR3088 is inset. According to Hale's Law, the sunspot's magnetic poles should be arranged /-, that is, positive ( ) on the left and negative (-) on the right. Instead, they are rotated 90 degrees; positive ( ) is on top and negative (-) is on the bottom.
https://www.sott.net/article/471426-Strangely-magnetized-sunspot-may-reflect-unusual-happenings-on-the-sun
Strangely magnetized sunspot may reflect unusual happenings on the sun
New sunspot AR3088 is emerging in the sun's southern hemisphere. Its magnetic field is not normal: Shown above is a map of magnetic fields on the sun. AR3088 is inset. According to Hale's Law, the sunspot's magnetic poles should be arranged /-, that is, positive ( ) on the left and negative (-) on the right. Instead, they are rotated 90 degrees; positive ( ) is on top and negative (-) is on the bottom.
https://www.sott.net/article/471426-Strangely-magnetized-sunspot-may-reflect-unusual-happenings-on-the-sun
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Kiev was gearing up for military conflict since 2019, security chief admits
A top Ukrainian security official has said that Kiev had been gearing up for hostilities with Russia since as early as December 2019. The Russian military had earlier reported uncovering classified Ukrainian documents indicating a planned offensive against Donbass rebels. The revelation about Kiev's military preparation was made by Aleksey Danilov, who chairs Ukraine's national security council, in an interview with the Polish daily Wyborcza on Tuesday. "We were actually preparing for the war from December 2019, and all the claims that we were not dealing with it are absolutely out of touch with reality," he was quoted as saying. "If we did not prepare for war, today Russian tanks would be in Warsaw, Prague, Tallinn and Vilnius."
https://www.sott.net/article/471427-Kiev-was-gearing-up-for-military-conflict-since-2019-security-chief-admits
Kiev was gearing up for military conflict since 2019, security chief admits
A top Ukrainian security official has said that Kiev had been gearing up for hostilities with Russia since as early as December 2019. The Russian military had earlier reported uncovering classified Ukrainian documents indicating a planned offensive against Donbass rebels. The revelation about Kiev's military preparation was made by Aleksey Danilov, who chairs Ukraine's national security council, in an interview with the Polish daily Wyborcza on Tuesday. "We were actually preparing for the war from December 2019, and all the claims that we were not dealing with it are absolutely out of touch with reality," he was quoted as saying. "If we did not prepare for war, today Russian tanks would be in Warsaw, Prague, Tallinn and Vilnius."
https://www.sott.net/article/471427-Kiev-was-gearing-up-for-military-conflict-since-2019-security-chief-admits
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BEST OF THE WEB: Jeffrey Sachs: The west's false narrative about Russia and China
The world is on the edge of nuclear catastrophe in no small part because of the failure of Western political leaders to be forthright about the causes of the escalating global conflicts. The relentless Western narrative that the West is noble while Russia and China are evil is simple-minded and extraordinarily dangerous. It is an attempt to manipulate public opinion, not to deal with very real and pressing diplomacy. The essential narrative of the West is built into US national security strategy. The core US idea is that China and Russia are implacable foes that are "attempting to erode American security and prosperity." These countries are, according to the US, "determined to make economies less free and less fair, to grow their. militaries, and to control information and data to repress their societies and expand their influence." The irony is that since 1980 the US has been in at least 15 overseas wars of choice (Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Panama, Serbia, Syria, and Yemen just to...
https://www.sott.net/article/471428-Jeffrey-Sachs-The-wests-false-narrative-about-Russia-and-China
BEST OF THE WEB: Jeffrey Sachs: The west's false narrative about Russia and China
The world is on the edge of nuclear catastrophe in no small part because of the failure of Western political leaders to be forthright about the causes of the escalating global conflicts. The relentless Western narrative that the West is noble while Russia and China are evil is simple-minded and extraordinarily dangerous. It is an attempt to manipulate public opinion, not to deal with very real and pressing diplomacy. The essential narrative of the West is built into US national security strategy. The core US idea is that China and Russia are implacable foes that are "attempting to erode American security and prosperity." These countries are, according to the US, "determined to make economies less free and less fair, to grow their. militaries, and to control information and data to repress their societies and expand their influence." The irony is that since 1980 the US has been in at least 15 overseas wars of choice (Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Panama, Serbia, Syria, and Yemen just to...
https://www.sott.net/article/471428-Jeffrey-Sachs-The-wests-false-narrative-about-Russia-and-China
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Is The Virus Real?
I wrote this 18 months ago, but it has held up. The last part talks about how one might start a COVID origin investigation. I continue to be asked if the virus is real. I answered this question in 2 prior blog posts, below. But Off-Guardian has a new article claiming the virus is fake, and I was again asked to comment. https://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-testing-mess-lack-of-reliable-data.html https://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/2021/01/is-virus-real-has-it-been-photographed.html Here is a description of its culture and isolation, with additional details in the supplementary materials, for those who continue to clamour for it. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7228321/
https://www.sott.net/article/471429-Is-The-Virus-Real
Is The Virus Real?
I wrote this 18 months ago, but it has held up. The last part talks about how one might start a COVID origin investigation. I continue to be asked if the virus is real. I answered this question in 2 prior blog posts, below. But Off-Guardian has a new article claiming the virus is fake, and I was again asked to comment. https://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-testing-mess-lack-of-reliable-data.html https://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/2021/01/is-virus-real-has-it-been-photographed.html Here is a description of its culture and isolation, with additional details in the supplementary materials, for those who continue to clamour for it. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7228321/
https://www.sott.net/article/471429-Is-The-Virus-Real
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After days of failed attempts, judge finally grants Trump lawyers permission to appear in Mar-a-Lago warrant dispute
A federal judge in Florida has approved the appearances of two out-of-state Donald Trump attorneys in a court skirmish connected to a search warrant executed on Aug. 8 at the ex-president's palatial Mar-a-Lago club and residence. U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee to the Southern District of Florida, issued the approval order late Wednesday after several days of wrangling by two Trump attorneys. Those attorneys, James M. Trusty of Washington, D.C. and M. Evan Corcoran of Baltimore, Maryland, sought to appear in Cannon's Florida courtroom for Trump's case only — a process known as pro hac vice admission. As a general rule, lawyers can apply for pro hac admission in connection with a specific proceeding — the phrase means "for this occasion only" — if they're members in good standing of their own local bar, if they agree to work through "local counsel" (someone who is licensed in the forum jurisdiction), and with the permission of the court. However, attorneys...
https://www.sott.net/article/471430-After-days-of-failed-attempts-judge-finally-grants-Trump-lawyers-permission-to-appear-in-Mar-a-Lago-warrant-dispute
After days of failed attempts, judge finally grants Trump lawyers permission to appear in Mar-a-Lago warrant dispute
A federal judge in Florida has approved the appearances of two out-of-state Donald Trump attorneys in a court skirmish connected to a search warrant executed on Aug. 8 at the ex-president's palatial Mar-a-Lago club and residence. U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee to the Southern District of Florida, issued the approval order late Wednesday after several days of wrangling by two Trump attorneys. Those attorneys, James M. Trusty of Washington, D.C. and M. Evan Corcoran of Baltimore, Maryland, sought to appear in Cannon's Florida courtroom for Trump's case only — a process known as pro hac vice admission. As a general rule, lawyers can apply for pro hac admission in connection with a specific proceeding — the phrase means "for this occasion only" — if they're members in good standing of their own local bar, if they agree to work through "local counsel" (someone who is licensed in the forum jurisdiction), and with the permission of the court. However, attorneys...
https://www.sott.net/article/471430-After-days-of-failed-attempts-judge-finally-grants-Trump-lawyers-permission-to-appear-in-Mar-a-Lago-warrant-dispute
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From 'Spanish Stonehenge' to Nero Bridge: World artifacts that reemerged due to heatwave
With temperatures regularly exceeding 40C (104F) in a number of cities across the globe, the current heatwave is described as the most extreme in six decades. Scorching heat, which has already hit almost half of our planet, led to the lowering of river levels and the draining of reservoirs, which in turn resulted in an array of curious artifacts reemerging from the water. Here's a look into some of them.
https://www.sott.net/article/471431-From-Spanish-Stonehenge-to-Nero-Bridge-World-artifacts-that-reemerged-due-to-heatwave
From 'Spanish Stonehenge' to Nero Bridge: World artifacts that reemerged due to heatwave
With temperatures regularly exceeding 40C (104F) in a number of cities across the globe, the current heatwave is described as the most extreme in six decades. Scorching heat, which has already hit almost half of our planet, led to the lowering of river levels and the draining of reservoirs, which in turn resulted in an array of curious artifacts reemerging from the water. Here's a look into some of them.
https://www.sott.net/article/471431-From-Spanish-Stonehenge-to-Nero-Bridge-World-artifacts-that-reemerged-due-to-heatwave
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US government wants more non-white farmers
President Joe Biden's administration is doling out $550 million for programs to help poor farmers and increase racial diversity in agricultural careers, adding to its previous "equity" outlays for food producers. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new funding on Wednesday, saying it aimed to help "underserved" producers access land, capital and markets and to train "the next diverse generation of agricultural professionals." The spending binge targets "farmers of color," meaning those with skin colors other than white. The announcement follows a failed effort by the Biden administration to provide debt forgiveness to only non-white farmers through a March 2021 Covid-19 relief bill. A federal judge ruled in June 2021 that racially-based debt relief was unconstitutionally discriminatory. A $739 billion tax and spending bill that Biden's Democratic Party pushed through Congress earlier this month enabled the USDA to take another crack at its diversity push, this time...
https://www.sott.net/article/471432-US-government-wants-more-non-white-farmers
US government wants more non-white farmers
President Joe Biden's administration is doling out $550 million for programs to help poor farmers and increase racial diversity in agricultural careers, adding to its previous "equity" outlays for food producers. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new funding on Wednesday, saying it aimed to help "underserved" producers access land, capital and markets and to train "the next diverse generation of agricultural professionals." The spending binge targets "farmers of color," meaning those with skin colors other than white. The announcement follows a failed effort by the Biden administration to provide debt forgiveness to only non-white farmers through a March 2021 Covid-19 relief bill. A federal judge ruled in June 2021 that racially-based debt relief was unconstitutionally discriminatory. A $739 billion tax and spending bill that Biden's Democratic Party pushed through Congress earlier this month enabled the USDA to take another crack at its diversity push, this time...
https://www.sott.net/article/471432-US-government-wants-more-non-white-farmers
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Philippines - 4,300 displaced by Tropical Storm Ma-on (Florita) - 7 inches of rain in 24 hours
Tropical Storm Ma-On (known as Florita in the Philippines) made landfall in the province of Isabela, Cagayan Valley region in the Philippines on 23 August 2022, bringing strong winds and heavy rain. As of 26 August, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in the Philippines confirmed one person drowned in Camarines Sur. Two people died as a result of wind damage and falling trees in Cagayan (1) and Cordillera (1). Wind gusts of 150 km/h were reported in the province of Isabela. In a 24 hour period to late 23 August, Laoag, capital of the province of Ilocos Norte recorded 169 mm of rain and Tuguegarao, capital of the province of Cagayan, recorded 178 mm. The town of Tanay in Rizal Province recorded 95.4 mm of rain in 24 hours to 24 August.
https://www.sott.net/article/471433-Philippines-4300-displaced-by-Tropical-Storm-Ma-on-Florita-7-inches-of-rain-in-24-hours
Philippines - 4,300 displaced by Tropical Storm Ma-on (Florita) - 7 inches of rain in 24 hours
Tropical Storm Ma-On (known as Florita in the Philippines) made landfall in the province of Isabela, Cagayan Valley region in the Philippines on 23 August 2022, bringing strong winds and heavy rain. As of 26 August, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in the Philippines confirmed one person drowned in Camarines Sur. Two people died as a result of wind damage and falling trees in Cagayan (1) and Cordillera (1). Wind gusts of 150 km/h were reported in the province of Isabela. In a 24 hour period to late 23 August, Laoag, capital of the province of Ilocos Norte recorded 169 mm of rain and Tuguegarao, capital of the province of Cagayan, recorded 178 mm. The town of Tanay in Rizal Province recorded 95.4 mm of rain in 24 hours to 24 August.
https://www.sott.net/article/471433-Philippines-4300-displaced-by-Tropical-Storm-Ma-on-Florita-7-inches-of-rain-in-24-hours
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DeSantis unloads on Biden's student loan disaster: truck drivers paying for "gender studies" PhDs...
Ron DeSantis is at it again: He's absolutely right: the people who should be punished are not necessarily the debtors, but the universities. Defund them all. Let the debtors discharge their unpayable debts in bankruptcy.
https://www.sott.net/article/471434-DeSantis-unloads-on-Bidens-student-loan-disaster-truck-drivers-paying-for-gender-studies-PhDs
DeSantis unloads on Biden's student loan disaster: truck drivers paying for "gender studies" PhDs...
Ron DeSantis is at it again: He's absolutely right: the people who should be punished are not necessarily the debtors, but the universities. Defund them all. Let the debtors discharge their unpayable debts in bankruptcy.
https://www.sott.net/article/471434-DeSantis-unloads-on-Bidens-student-loan-disaster-truck-drivers-paying-for-gender-studies-PhDs
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Nord Stream 2 'only sensible' solution to gas crisis - German MP
Germany needs to stick to a 'fact-oriented policy' in dealing with fuel shortages, Steffen Kotre says. The launch of Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could help solve the growing energy crisis in Europe, Bundestag MP Steffen Kotre told the TASS news agency on Wednesday. Kotre, who is a member of the German parliamentary committee on energy and climate protection, believes: "Even if the gas storage facilities are full, there will be enough for about three months this winter. And then what? Ideology has to give way to a real fact-oriented policy... The only sensible solution is to launch Nord Stream 2." In recent weeks the German government has insisted that there are no plans to launch the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which was completed last year but never went into operation due to Berlin's reluctance to grant it certification.
https://www.sott.net/article/471435-Nord-Stream-2-only-sensible-solution-to-gas-crisis-German-MP
Nord Stream 2 'only sensible' solution to gas crisis - German MP
Germany needs to stick to a 'fact-oriented policy' in dealing with fuel shortages, Steffen Kotre says. The launch of Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could help solve the growing energy crisis in Europe, Bundestag MP Steffen Kotre told the TASS news agency on Wednesday. Kotre, who is a member of the German parliamentary committee on energy and climate protection, believes: "Even if the gas storage facilities are full, there will be enough for about three months this winter. And then what? Ideology has to give way to a real fact-oriented policy... The only sensible solution is to launch Nord Stream 2." In recent weeks the German government has insisted that there are no plans to launch the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which was completed last year but never went into operation due to Berlin's reluctance to grant it certification.
https://www.sott.net/article/471435-Nord-Stream-2-only-sensible-solution-to-gas-crisis-German-MP
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Damage to Europe's largest nuclear power plant revealed
RT has visited the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine, seeing first-hand the aftermath of the shelling of the facility by Kiev's forces. The largest nuclear power plant in Europe was seized by Russian troops in late February. Since then, National Guard and Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Troops have been defending the facility as the plant continues to operate with local staff. Kiev's troops have been firing at the plant and the nearby city of Energodar from the opposite site of the large Kakhovka water reservoir, the Russian Defense Ministry has consistently claimed. The falling shells damaged the facades of some buildings, while missile parts are still stuck in the ground. One of the water pumping stations was hit, but continues to operate as most of the equipment is hidden underground.
https://www.sott.net/article/471436-Damage-to-Europes-largest-nuclear-power-plant-revealed
Damage to Europe's largest nuclear power plant revealed
RT has visited the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine, seeing first-hand the aftermath of the shelling of the facility by Kiev's forces. The largest nuclear power plant in Europe was seized by Russian troops in late February. Since then, National Guard and Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Troops have been defending the facility as the plant continues to operate with local staff. Kiev's troops have been firing at the plant and the nearby city of Energodar from the opposite site of the large Kakhovka water reservoir, the Russian Defense Ministry has consistently claimed. The falling shells damaged the facades of some buildings, while missile parts are still stuck in the ground. One of the water pumping stations was hit, but continues to operate as most of the equipment is hidden underground.
https://www.sott.net/article/471436-Damage-to-Europes-largest-nuclear-power-plant-revealed
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Meteor fireball explodes over the city of Córdoba, Argentina on August 25
Dozens of people from various points in the city of Córdoba were able to observe in the sky the fall of an impressive fireball with a strong flash this Thursday night. Several people shared on social networks the moment of the explosion of the fireball. As well as security cameras that have records around 11:51 p.m. As can be seen in the images, the fireball was greenish in color with a strong explosion upon entering the atmosphere, illuminating the night sky. The fireball was seen in several provinces such as Santiago del Estero, Córdoba and Santa Fe.
https://www.sott.net/article/471437-Meteor-fireball-explodes-over-the-city-of-Cordoba-Argentina-on-August-25
Meteor fireball explodes over the city of Córdoba, Argentina on August 25
Dozens of people from various points in the city of Córdoba were able to observe in the sky the fall of an impressive fireball with a strong flash this Thursday night. Several people shared on social networks the moment of the explosion of the fireball. As well as security cameras that have records around 11:51 p.m. As can be seen in the images, the fireball was greenish in color with a strong explosion upon entering the atmosphere, illuminating the night sky. The fireball was seen in several provinces such as Santiago del Estero, Córdoba and Santa Fe.
https://www.sott.net/article/471437-Meteor-fireball-explodes-over-the-city-of-Cordoba-Argentina-on-August-25
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Meteor fireball crosses the skies of Minas Gerais and São Paulo, Brazil on August 25
Minas Gerais - Tiradentes/MG - Hub.S Senac - Pedro Leopoldo/MG - Blink Telecom - Patos de Minas/MG - Ivan Soares (Bramon) - Divinópolis/MG - Ed. Costa Rangel - MGNet - Santo Antônio do Monte/MG - Always Internet São Paulo - Nhandeara/SP - Renato Poltronieri (Bramon) timelapse Check out the exclusive video:
https://www.sott.net/article/471438-Meteor-fireball-crosses-the-skies-of-Minas-Gerais-and-Sao-Paulo-Brazil-on-August-25
Meteor fireball crosses the skies of Minas Gerais and São Paulo, Brazil on August 25
Minas Gerais - Tiradentes/MG - Hub.S Senac - Pedro Leopoldo/MG - Blink Telecom - Patos de Minas/MG - Ivan Soares (Bramon) - Divinópolis/MG - Ed. Costa Rangel - MGNet - Santo Antônio do Monte/MG - Always Internet São Paulo - Nhandeara/SP - Renato Poltronieri (Bramon) timelapse Check out the exclusive video:
https://www.sott.net/article/471438-Meteor-fireball-crosses-the-skies-of-Minas-Gerais-and-Sao-Paulo-Brazil-on-August-25
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New normal Germany's Geisterfahrer Geist
So, it's official. On Wednesday, August 24, New Normal Germany's Bundestag rubber stamped the government's latest revision to the so-called "Infection Protection Act" (i.e., New Normal Germany's new Enabling Act), authorizing the continued persecution of "the Unvaccinated" (i.e., New Normal Germany's new official Untermenschen), the mandatory wearing of medical-looking masks (i.e., the ideological-compliance symbol of the New Normal Reich throughout the world), the banning of protests against the New Normal (i.e., the new official ideology of Germany), and assorted other "emergency measures." These "emergency measures" are purportedly designed to protect the German people from a "health threat" that (a) does not exist; (b) the vast majority of other countries in Europe and the rest of the world have finally admitted does not exist; (c) never existed in the first place; and (d) not even the most fanatical Covidian Cultists can still pretend to present a plausible argument for the...
https://www.sott.net/article/471439-New-normal-Germanys-Geisterfahrer-Geist
New normal Germany's Geisterfahrer Geist
So, it's official. On Wednesday, August 24, New Normal Germany's Bundestag rubber stamped the government's latest revision to the so-called "Infection Protection Act" (i.e., New Normal Germany's new Enabling Act), authorizing the continued persecution of "the Unvaccinated" (i.e., New Normal Germany's new official Untermenschen), the mandatory wearing of medical-looking masks (i.e., the ideological-compliance symbol of the New Normal Reich throughout the world), the banning of protests against the New Normal (i.e., the new official ideology of Germany), and assorted other "emergency measures." These "emergency measures" are purportedly designed to protect the German people from a "health threat" that (a) does not exist; (b) the vast majority of other countries in Europe and the rest of the world have finally admitted does not exist; (c) never existed in the first place; and (d) not even the most fanatical Covidian Cultists can still pretend to present a plausible argument for the...
https://www.sott.net/article/471439-New-normal-Germanys-Geisterfahrer-Geist
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Summer floods disrupt life in Istanbul's most crowded district - 2nd such event in 10 days
Istanbul received rainfall late Wednesday and early Thursday. Rainfall triggered floods and slowed down the traffic in the Turkish megalopolis. Esenyurt, on the European side of the city, which is the most populated district in Istanbul and Türkiye with a population of more than 977,000 people, was the worst-hit place. Streets and some buildings, particularly houses with basement floors, were inundated with water while people barely escaped from being drifted away by raging waters. Apart from Esenyurt, rainfall particularly affected Beyoğlu, Fatih, Zeytinburnu, Bayrampaşa and Beşiktaş districts, forcing commuters to seek shelter from downpours.
https://www.sott.net/article/471440-Summer-floods-disrupt-life-in-Istanbuls-most-crowded-district-2nd-such-event-in-10-days
Summer floods disrupt life in Istanbul's most crowded district - 2nd such event in 10 days
Istanbul received rainfall late Wednesday and early Thursday. Rainfall triggered floods and slowed down the traffic in the Turkish megalopolis. Esenyurt, on the European side of the city, which is the most populated district in Istanbul and Türkiye with a population of more than 977,000 people, was the worst-hit place. Streets and some buildings, particularly houses with basement floors, were inundated with water while people barely escaped from being drifted away by raging waters. Apart from Esenyurt, rainfall particularly affected Beyoğlu, Fatih, Zeytinburnu, Bayrampaşa and Beşiktaş districts, forcing commuters to seek shelter from downpours.
https://www.sott.net/article/471440-Summer-floods-disrupt-life-in-Istanbuls-most-crowded-district-2nd-such-event-in-10-days
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Neil Oliver - '...coercion is coming down the line for us all... '
...what they want are uneducated, unhealthy, unhappy, fearful people who are made compliant by their circumstances....'
https://www.sott.net/article/471441-Neil-Oliver-coercion-is-coming-down-the-line-for-us-all
Neil Oliver - '...coercion is coming down the line for us all... '
...what they want are uneducated, unhealthy, unhappy, fearful people who are made compliant by their circumstances....'
https://www.sott.net/article/471441-Neil-Oliver-coercion-is-coming-down-the-line-for-us-all
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All the way to Odessa
Dmitry Medvedev, relishing his unplugged self, has laid down the law on the Special Military Operation (SMO). Bluntly, he affirmed there is a "one and a half" scenario: either to go all the way, or a military coup d'etat in Ukraine followed by admitting the inevitable. No tertium applies. That's as stark as it gets: the leadership in Moscow is making it very clear, to internal and international audiences, the new deal consists in slow cooking the Kiev racket inside a massive cauldron while polishing its status of financial black hole for the collective West. Until we reach boiling point - which will be a revolution or a putsch. In parallel, The Lords of (Proxy) War will continue with their own strategy, which is to pillage an enfeebled, fearful, Europe, then dressing it up as a perfumed colony to be ruthlessly exploited ad nauseam by the imperial oligarchy. Europe is now a runaway TGV - minus the requisite Hollywood production values. Assuming it does not veer off track - a dicey...
https://www.sott.net/article/471442-All-the-way-to-Odessa
All the way to Odessa
Dmitry Medvedev, relishing his unplugged self, has laid down the law on the Special Military Operation (SMO). Bluntly, he affirmed there is a "one and a half" scenario: either to go all the way, or a military coup d'etat in Ukraine followed by admitting the inevitable. No tertium applies. That's as stark as it gets: the leadership in Moscow is making it very clear, to internal and international audiences, the new deal consists in slow cooking the Kiev racket inside a massive cauldron while polishing its status of financial black hole for the collective West. Until we reach boiling point - which will be a revolution or a putsch. In parallel, The Lords of (Proxy) War will continue with their own strategy, which is to pillage an enfeebled, fearful, Europe, then dressing it up as a perfumed colony to be ruthlessly exploited ad nauseam by the imperial oligarchy. Europe is now a runaway TGV - minus the requisite Hollywood production values. Assuming it does not veer off track - a dicey...
https://www.sott.net/article/471442-All-the-way-to-Odessa
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Rare 'red sprites' seen above Atacama Desert in Chile
A rarely seen aerial phenomenon involving bright red streaks floating in the sky was photographed above the Atacama Desert in Chile on August 22. The mysterious lights, known as "red sprites," were snapped at the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) La Silla Observatory, in the middle of the desert around 100 miles northeast of the city of Coquimbo. Red sprites are so rare that they were only photographed for the first time in 1989, although legends of the scarlet lights have been reported anecdotally for centuries. According to ESO, red sprites are a rare form of lightning very high in the Earth's atmosphere. Occurring between 30 and 55 miles high, in the troposphere layer of the atmosphere, the red lights are caused by large-scale, low-temperature electrical discharges above thunderclouds.
https://www.sott.net/article/471443-Rare-red-sprites-seen-above-Atacama-Desert-in-Chile
Rare 'red sprites' seen above Atacama Desert in Chile
A rarely seen aerial phenomenon involving bright red streaks floating in the sky was photographed above the Atacama Desert in Chile on August 22. The mysterious lights, known as "red sprites," were snapped at the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) La Silla Observatory, in the middle of the desert around 100 miles northeast of the city of Coquimbo. Red sprites are so rare that they were only photographed for the first time in 1989, although legends of the scarlet lights have been reported anecdotally for centuries. According to ESO, red sprites are a rare form of lightning very high in the Earth's atmosphere. Occurring between 30 and 55 miles high, in the troposphere layer of the atmosphere, the red lights are caused by large-scale, low-temperature electrical discharges above thunderclouds.
https://www.sott.net/article/471443-Rare-red-sprites-seen-above-Atacama-Desert-in-Chile
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Scholz's own party wants Germany to stop arming Ukraine, 'continuation brings only more death and destruction' - Der Spiegel
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is facing dissent within his own party ranks from those who want Berlin to stop providing Kiev with weapons, Der Spiegel has claimed. The outlet suggests the left wing of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has also called on Scholz to engage in dialogue with Russia. In its article published on Friday, Der Spiegel said the chancellor's decision to beef up the German military, sever ties with Russia, and ship heavy weaponry to Ukraine earlier this year was hard to swallow for many in a political party that had for decades stood for disarmament and a policy of detente. According to the outlet, a group of SPD members representing the party's left wing have penned a letter to Scholz, titled "The weapons must fall silent!" In it, they advocate a diplomatic offensive as a means of ending the Ukraine conflict.
https://www.sott.net/article/471444-Scholzs-own-party-wants-Germany-to-stop-arming-Ukraine-continuation-brings-only-more-death-and-destruction-Der-Spiegel
Scholz's own party wants Germany to stop arming Ukraine, 'continuation brings only more death and destruction' - Der Spiegel
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is facing dissent within his own party ranks from those who want Berlin to stop providing Kiev with weapons, Der Spiegel has claimed. The outlet suggests the left wing of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has also called on Scholz to engage in dialogue with Russia. In its article published on Friday, Der Spiegel said the chancellor's decision to beef up the German military, sever ties with Russia, and ship heavy weaponry to Ukraine earlier this year was hard to swallow for many in a political party that had for decades stood for disarmament and a policy of detente. According to the outlet, a group of SPD members representing the party's left wing have penned a letter to Scholz, titled "The weapons must fall silent!" In it, they advocate a diplomatic offensive as a means of ending the Ukraine conflict.
https://www.sott.net/article/471444-Scholzs-own-party-wants-Germany-to-stop-arming-Ukraine-continuation-brings-only-more-death-and-destruction-Der-Spiegel
