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Department of Homeland Security shuts down disinformation board that drew fire from GOP
The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that it has shut down a disinformation working group that generated controversy this year when Republicans denounced it as an effort to curb free speech. In a statement, DHS said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas decided to terminate the Disinformation Governance Board following a recommendation from the Homeland Security Advisory Council, which provides the DHS secretary with independent advice. The department's statement said: DHS will "continue to address threat streams that undermine the security of our country consistent with the law, while upholding the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of the American people and promoting transparency in our work."
https://www.sott.net/article/471475-Department-of-Homeland-Security-shuts-down-disinformation-board-that-drew-fire-from-GOP
Department of Homeland Security shuts down disinformation board that drew fire from GOP
The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that it has shut down a disinformation working group that generated controversy this year when Republicans denounced it as an effort to curb free speech. In a statement, DHS said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas decided to terminate the Disinformation Governance Board following a recommendation from the Homeland Security Advisory Council, which provides the DHS secretary with independent advice. The department's statement said: DHS will "continue to address threat streams that undermine the security of our country consistent with the law, while upholding the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of the American people and promoting transparency in our work."
https://www.sott.net/article/471475-Department-of-Homeland-Security-shuts-down-disinformation-board-that-drew-fire-from-GOP
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'Peacemaker' of death: This Ukrainian website threatens hundreds of thousands with extrajudicial killings — some are Americans
For the last eight years, a group of publicly unknown activists in Ukraine have been compiling lists of 'enemies of the people' with impunity. Hundreds of thousands have been declared criminals without trial. Among them are not only Russian citizens, but also Ukrainian opposition figures and bloggers, European politicians, and US citizens. At the very least, being added to this list is a stigma that makes life difficult in Ukraine, but it can also serve as justification for imprisonment or, in some cases, even being killed. This is exactly what happened last weekend to Daria Dugina, daughter of world-famous Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, who's name also can be found on that list. RT explains what is behind the Mirotvorets, or 'Peacemaker', website, whose creators seek to bring 'peace' to their country with the help of extrajudicial killings, and why the Ukrainian authorities have done nothing about this despite condemnation from the international community.
https://www.sott.net/article/471476-Peacemaker-of-death-This-Ukrainian-website-threatens-hundreds-of-thousands-with-extrajudicial-killings-some-are-Americans
'Peacemaker' of death: This Ukrainian website threatens hundreds of thousands with extrajudicial killings — some are Americans
For the last eight years, a group of publicly unknown activists in Ukraine have been compiling lists of 'enemies of the people' with impunity. Hundreds of thousands have been declared criminals without trial. Among them are not only Russian citizens, but also Ukrainian opposition figures and bloggers, European politicians, and US citizens. At the very least, being added to this list is a stigma that makes life difficult in Ukraine, but it can also serve as justification for imprisonment or, in some cases, even being killed. This is exactly what happened last weekend to Daria Dugina, daughter of world-famous Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, who's name also can be found on that list. RT explains what is behind the Mirotvorets, or 'Peacemaker', website, whose creators seek to bring 'peace' to their country with the help of extrajudicial killings, and why the Ukrainian authorities have done nothing about this despite condemnation from the international community.
https://www.sott.net/article/471476-Peacemaker-of-death-This-Ukrainian-website-threatens-hundreds-of-thousands-with-extrajudicial-killings-some-are-Americans
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Finnish firm warns of 'substantial' toilet paper shortage as soaring energy costs curtail production
Soaring energy costs across the EU are causing temporary stoppages at production sites and could lead to product shortages, the Finnish company Metsä Tissue warned on Friday. "During the recent weeks, Metsä Tissue has had to curtail its production both in its Zilina and Kreuzau mills [Slovakia and Germany] for several days because of the high energy price peaks," the company said in a statement According to Metsä Tissue, further production freezes are likely as energy costs continue to rise. The company warned that the enforced stoppages are expected to impact consumers, as "substantial amounts of daily production losses will occur."
https://www.sott.net/article/471477-Finnish-firm-warns-of-substantial-toilet-paper-shortage-as-soaring-energy-costs-curtail-production
Finnish firm warns of 'substantial' toilet paper shortage as soaring energy costs curtail production
Soaring energy costs across the EU are causing temporary stoppages at production sites and could lead to product shortages, the Finnish company Metsä Tissue warned on Friday. "During the recent weeks, Metsä Tissue has had to curtail its production both in its Zilina and Kreuzau mills [Slovakia and Germany] for several days because of the high energy price peaks," the company said in a statement According to Metsä Tissue, further production freezes are likely as energy costs continue to rise. The company warned that the enforced stoppages are expected to impact consumers, as "substantial amounts of daily production losses will occur."
https://www.sott.net/article/471477-Finnish-firm-warns-of-substantial-toilet-paper-shortage-as-soaring-energy-costs-curtail-production
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Serbia cancels EuroPride event citing 'numerous', more pressing problems to deal with
Serbia has decided to "cancel or postpone" a EuroPride event that was due to take place in the Balkan country's capital, Belgrade, in mid-September, President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Saturday. "This is a violation of minority rights, but at this moment the state is pressured by numerous problems," Vucic said during a press conference. The president explained that the LGBTQ festival, which is held in different European cities every year and includes a Pride Parade, cannot go ahead due to threats from right-wing extremists and fears of violence.
https://www.sott.net/article/471478-Serbia-cancels-EuroPride-event-citing-numerous-more-pressing-problems-to-deal-with
Serbia cancels EuroPride event citing 'numerous', more pressing problems to deal with
Serbia has decided to "cancel or postpone" a EuroPride event that was due to take place in the Balkan country's capital, Belgrade, in mid-September, President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Saturday. "This is a violation of minority rights, but at this moment the state is pressured by numerous problems," Vucic said during a press conference. The president explained that the LGBTQ festival, which is held in different European cities every year and includes a Pride Parade, cannot go ahead due to threats from right-wing extremists and fears of violence.
https://www.sott.net/article/471478-Serbia-cancels-EuroPride-event-citing-numerous-more-pressing-problems-to-deal-with
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How "food shortages" & economic collapse protects the status quo
In March 2022, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of a "hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system" in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine. Guterres said food, fuel and fertiliser prices were skyrocketing with supply chains being disrupted and added this is hitting the poorest the hardest and planting the seeds for political instability and unrest around the globe. According to the International Panel of Experts on SustainableFood Systems, there is currently sufficient food and no risk of global food supply shortages. We see an abundance of food but skyrocketing prices. The issue is not food shortage but speculation on food commodities and the manipulation of an inherently flawed global food system that serves the interests of corporate agribusiness traders and suppliers of inputs at the expense of people's needs and genuine food security. The war in Ukraine is a geopolitical trade and energy conflict. It is largely about the US engaging in a proxy war...
https://www.sott.net/article/471479-How-food-shortages-economic-collapse-protects-the-status-quo
How "food shortages" & economic collapse protects the status quo
In March 2022, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of a "hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system" in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine. Guterres said food, fuel and fertiliser prices were skyrocketing with supply chains being disrupted and added this is hitting the poorest the hardest and planting the seeds for political instability and unrest around the globe. According to the International Panel of Experts on SustainableFood Systems, there is currently sufficient food and no risk of global food supply shortages. We see an abundance of food but skyrocketing prices. The issue is not food shortage but speculation on food commodities and the manipulation of an inherently flawed global food system that serves the interests of corporate agribusiness traders and suppliers of inputs at the expense of people's needs and genuine food security. The war in Ukraine is a geopolitical trade and energy conflict. It is largely about the US engaging in a proxy war...
https://www.sott.net/article/471479-How-food-shortages-economic-collapse-protects-the-status-quo
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'Magic mushroom' psychedelic may help heavy drinkers quit
The compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely in the most rigorous test of psilocybin for alcoholism. More research is needed to see if the effect lasts and whether it works in a larger study. Many who took a dummy drug instead of psilocybin also succeeded in drinking less, likely because all study participants were highly motivated and received talk therapy. Psilocybin, found in several species of mushrooms, can cause hours of vivid hallucinations. Indigenous people have used it in healing rituals and scientists are exploring whether it can ease depression or help longtime smokers quit. It's illegal in the U.S., though Oregon and several cities have decriminalized it. Starting next year, Oregon will allow its supervised use by licensed facilitators. The new research, published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry, is "the first modern, rigorous, controlled trial" of whether it can also help people struggling with alcohol, said Fred Barrett, a Johns...
https://www.sott.net/article/471480-Magic-mushroom-psychedelic-may-help-heavy-drinkers-quit
'Magic mushroom' psychedelic may help heavy drinkers quit
The compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely in the most rigorous test of psilocybin for alcoholism. More research is needed to see if the effect lasts and whether it works in a larger study. Many who took a dummy drug instead of psilocybin also succeeded in drinking less, likely because all study participants were highly motivated and received talk therapy. Psilocybin, found in several species of mushrooms, can cause hours of vivid hallucinations. Indigenous people have used it in healing rituals and scientists are exploring whether it can ease depression or help longtime smokers quit. It's illegal in the U.S., though Oregon and several cities have decriminalized it. Starting next year, Oregon will allow its supervised use by licensed facilitators. The new research, published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry, is "the first modern, rigorous, controlled trial" of whether it can also help people struggling with alcohol, said Fred Barrett, a Johns...
https://www.sott.net/article/471480-Magic-mushroom-psychedelic-may-help-heavy-drinkers-quit
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Pfizer vaccine whistleblower responds to motion to dismiss false claims suit
Pfizer cannot use the government as a shield from liability for making false claims about its COVID-19 vaccine, lawyers for a whistleblower argued in response to Pfizer's motion to dismiss a False Claims Act lawsuit. "Respondents claim fraudulent certifications, false statements, doctored data, contaminated clinical trials, and firing of whistleblowers can be ignored based on the theory that they contracted their way around the fraud," lawyers for Brook Jackson, who worked as regional director at one of the clinical trials used to develop the Pfizer vaccine, wrote in their Aug. 22 response. "A drug company cannot induce the taxpayers to pay billions of dollars for a product," they countered, "that honest data would show poses more risks than benefits, and that ignores the actual contract and the law itself." Jackson's lawsuit alleges that Pfizer and two of its subcontractors violated the False Claims Act by providing bogus clinical trial results to garner the FDA approval of its...
https://www.sott.net/article/471481-Pfizer-vaccine-whistleblower-responds-to-motion-to-dismiss-false-claims-suit
Pfizer vaccine whistleblower responds to motion to dismiss false claims suit
Pfizer cannot use the government as a shield from liability for making false claims about its COVID-19 vaccine, lawyers for a whistleblower argued in response to Pfizer's motion to dismiss a False Claims Act lawsuit. "Respondents claim fraudulent certifications, false statements, doctored data, contaminated clinical trials, and firing of whistleblowers can be ignored based on the theory that they contracted their way around the fraud," lawyers for Brook Jackson, who worked as regional director at one of the clinical trials used to develop the Pfizer vaccine, wrote in their Aug. 22 response. "A drug company cannot induce the taxpayers to pay billions of dollars for a product," they countered, "that honest data would show poses more risks than benefits, and that ignores the actual contract and the law itself." Jackson's lawsuit alleges that Pfizer and two of its subcontractors violated the False Claims Act by providing bogus clinical trial results to garner the FDA approval of its...
https://www.sott.net/article/471481-Pfizer-vaccine-whistleblower-responds-to-motion-to-dismiss-false-claims-suit
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Canada to return turbines for Russian gas
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Wednesday that her government will ship the five turbines from Montreal back to Germany, despite demands from ethnic Ukrainians and Kiev's ambassador in Ottawa to hold onto them. Joly revealed that the decision was made after a request from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is currently visiting Canada. "That was the decision that we took," Joly said in an interview with the state broadcaster CBC. "That's exactly what Germany asked us." "Canada doesn't want to give any form of excuse to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to continue to weaponize his flow of energy to Europe," Joly told CBC's Hannah Thibedeau.
https://www.sott.net/article/471482-Canada-to-return-turbines-for-Russian-gas
Canada to return turbines for Russian gas
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Wednesday that her government will ship the five turbines from Montreal back to Germany, despite demands from ethnic Ukrainians and Kiev's ambassador in Ottawa to hold onto them. Joly revealed that the decision was made after a request from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is currently visiting Canada. "That was the decision that we took," Joly said in an interview with the state broadcaster CBC. "That's exactly what Germany asked us." "Canada doesn't want to give any form of excuse to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to continue to weaponize his flow of energy to Europe," Joly told CBC's Hannah Thibedeau.
https://www.sott.net/article/471482-Canada-to-return-turbines-for-Russian-gas
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Storms cause severe flooding in Culiacan, Mexico
Roads become lakes in Mexico! Storms Cause Severe Flooding In Culiacan. Roads become lakes in Mexico! Storms Cause Severe Flooding In Northeast Mexico. Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused severe flooding in Culiacan in Mexico's Sinaloa state on Friday, August 26 2022. Footage posted by Secretariat of Public Security of the State of Sinaloa showed widescale flash flooding at several locations in the city.
https://www.sott.net/article/471483-Storms-cause-severe-flooding-in-Culiacan-Mexico
Storms cause severe flooding in Culiacan, Mexico
Roads become lakes in Mexico! Storms Cause Severe Flooding In Culiacan. Roads become lakes in Mexico! Storms Cause Severe Flooding In Northeast Mexico. Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused severe flooding in Culiacan in Mexico's Sinaloa state on Friday, August 26 2022. Footage posted by Secretariat of Public Security of the State of Sinaloa showed widescale flash flooding at several locations in the city.
https://www.sott.net/article/471483-Storms-cause-severe-flooding-in-Culiacan-Mexico
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Storms cause severe flooding in Culiacan, Mexico
Roads become lakes in Mexico! Storms Cause Severe Flooding In Northeast Mexico. Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused severe flooding in Culiacan in Mexico's Sinaloa state on Friday, August 26 2022. Footage posted by Secretariat of Public Security of the State of Sinaloa showed widescale flash flooding at several locations in the city.
https://www.sott.net/article/471483-Storms-cause-severe-flooding-in-Culiacan-Mexico
Storms cause severe flooding in Culiacan, Mexico
Roads become lakes in Mexico! Storms Cause Severe Flooding In Northeast Mexico. Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused severe flooding in Culiacan in Mexico's Sinaloa state on Friday, August 26 2022. Footage posted by Secretariat of Public Security of the State of Sinaloa showed widescale flash flooding at several locations in the city.
https://www.sott.net/article/471483-Storms-cause-severe-flooding-in-Culiacan-Mexico
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'Get out! F**k you!': Watch Macron get heckled by bustling crowd on visit to Algeria as he calls for new pact between nations
Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, faced a cold reaction from the crowd during his visit to Algeria this week. In a viral video, posted on August 27th, the president can be seen in the city of Oran. Macron can be seen waving to the people who gathered in downtown Oran and saying "thank you!" before getting into his car. Comment: Judging by the look on his face in the video, he seems to know he wasn't being welcomed. However, the crowd did not react cordially: according to the FranceInfo network, some people shouted "get out!", "How is Brigitte?", "fu** you!" and "France eats us," while the crowd chanted "one two three, long live Algeria!" The visit comes after an escalation of tensions between Paris and Algeria last year, which was caused by Macron's suggestion that the African nation did not exist before French colonization. He also said there would be "no repentance nor apologies" for French rule over Algeria.
https://www.sott.net/article/471484-Get-out-F-k-you-Watch-Macron-get-heckled-by-bustling-crowd-on-visit-to-Algeria-as-he-calls-for-new-pact-between-nations
'Get out! F**k you!': Watch Macron get heckled by bustling crowd on visit to Algeria as he calls for new pact between nations
Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, faced a cold reaction from the crowd during his visit to Algeria this week. In a viral video, posted on August 27th, the president can be seen in the city of Oran. Macron can be seen waving to the people who gathered in downtown Oran and saying "thank you!" before getting into his car. Comment: Judging by the look on his face in the video, he seems to know he wasn't being welcomed. However, the crowd did not react cordially: according to the FranceInfo network, some people shouted "get out!", "How is Brigitte?", "fu** you!" and "France eats us," while the crowd chanted "one two three, long live Algeria!" The visit comes after an escalation of tensions between Paris and Algeria last year, which was caused by Macron's suggestion that the African nation did not exist before French colonization. He also said there would be "no repentance nor apologies" for French rule over Algeria.
https://www.sott.net/article/471484-Get-out-F-k-you-Watch-Macron-get-heckled-by-bustling-crowd-on-visit-to-Algeria-as-he-calls-for-new-pact-between-nations
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Lack of CO2 threatens Poland's food industry, including beer, meat, vegetables, and dairy
Danish brewery Carlsberg's subsidiary in Poland could cut or halt beer production due to a lack of carbon dioxide deliveries, that is becoming a problem for the food industry in the country, reported Reuters. "If deliveries of carbon dioxide (CO2) are not resumed, there will be a high probability of significant production cut or production halt," spokeswoman for Carlsberg Polska Beata Ptaszyńska-Jedynak said on Thursday. She explained that the beer industry uses carbon dioxide to keep oxygen out of beer, but that the lack of CO2 was hitting many other parts of the food industry which also uses it for refrigeration.
https://www.sott.net/article/471485-Lack-of-CO2-threatens-Polands-food-industry-including-beer-meat-vegetables-and-dairy
Lack of CO2 threatens Poland's food industry, including beer, meat, vegetables, and dairy
Danish brewery Carlsberg's subsidiary in Poland could cut or halt beer production due to a lack of carbon dioxide deliveries, that is becoming a problem for the food industry in the country, reported Reuters. "If deliveries of carbon dioxide (CO2) are not resumed, there will be a high probability of significant production cut or production halt," spokeswoman for Carlsberg Polska Beata Ptaszyńska-Jedynak said on Thursday. She explained that the beer industry uses carbon dioxide to keep oxygen out of beer, but that the lack of CO2 was hitting many other parts of the food industry which also uses it for refrigeration.
https://www.sott.net/article/471485-Lack-of-CO2-threatens-Polands-food-industry-including-beer-meat-vegetables-and-dairy
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Bill Maher: Hunter Biden laptop story was suppressed in 'conspiracy to get rid of' Trump
The media conspired to keep news about Hunter Biden quiet until after the 2020 election in a bid to help President Biden win, Bill Maher charged. "Hunter Biden's laptop was buried by the press, even the head of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, said that was a mistake. They buried the story," Maher told his guests comedian Rob Reiner and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota). The host then went on to reference author Sam Harris's recent podcast interview claiming a coordinated effort to suppress Hunter Biden news was "warranted."
https://www.sott.net/article/471486-Bill-Maher-Hunter-Biden-laptop-story-was-suppressed-in-conspiracy-to-get-rid-of-Trump
Bill Maher: Hunter Biden laptop story was suppressed in 'conspiracy to get rid of' Trump
The media conspired to keep news about Hunter Biden quiet until after the 2020 election in a bid to help President Biden win, Bill Maher charged. "Hunter Biden's laptop was buried by the press, even the head of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, said that was a mistake. They buried the story," Maher told his guests comedian Rob Reiner and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota). The host then went on to reference author Sam Harris's recent podcast interview claiming a coordinated effort to suppress Hunter Biden news was "warranted."
https://www.sott.net/article/471486-Bill-Maher-Hunter-Biden-laptop-story-was-suppressed-in-conspiracy-to-get-rid-of-Trump
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Florida man arrested for trying to buy 8-year-old girl for $100,000
A Florida sex offender was arrested after he allegedly tried to "purchase" an 8-year-old girl for $100,000 at a grocery store, police said. Hellmuth Kolb, 85, approached the child's mom at a Winn Dixie in Port Orange Thursday and made the indecent proposal, according to the Port Orange Police Department. Kolb was on probation and was banned from having contact with children after trying to buy a different child in Walmart in 2018, according to WESH-TV.
https://www.sott.net/article/471487-Florida-man-arrested-for-trying-to-buy-8-year-old-girl-for-100000
Florida man arrested for trying to buy 8-year-old girl for $100,000
A Florida sex offender was arrested after he allegedly tried to "purchase" an 8-year-old girl for $100,000 at a grocery store, police said. Hellmuth Kolb, 85, approached the child's mom at a Winn Dixie in Port Orange Thursday and made the indecent proposal, according to the Port Orange Police Department. Kolb was on probation and was banned from having contact with children after trying to buy a different child in Walmart in 2018, according to WESH-TV.
https://www.sott.net/article/471487-Florida-man-arrested-for-trying-to-buy-8-year-old-girl-for-100000
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School shows video telling students not to call cops if they see a 'violently racist' attack
A high school in Denver, Colorado is under fire for showing students a video telling them not to contact the police if they witness a "violently racist or homophobic" incident. The rationale is that cops will "escalate, rather than reduce" the violence, the New York Post reports. Originally posted to YouTube in 2017 by the Barnard Center for Research on Women, the "Don't be a Bystander: 6 Tips for Responding to Racist Attacks" YouTube vid says that given the current political environment, "White supremacists and White nationalists have been emboldened, and as a result, public attacks are on the rise."
https://www.sott.net/article/471488-School-shows-video-telling-students-not-to-call-cops-if-they-see-a-violently-racist-attack
School shows video telling students not to call cops if they see a 'violently racist' attack
A high school in Denver, Colorado is under fire for showing students a video telling them not to contact the police if they witness a "violently racist or homophobic" incident. The rationale is that cops will "escalate, rather than reduce" the violence, the New York Post reports. Originally posted to YouTube in 2017 by the Barnard Center for Research on Women, the "Don't be a Bystander: 6 Tips for Responding to Racist Attacks" YouTube vid says that given the current political environment, "White supremacists and White nationalists have been emboldened, and as a result, public attacks are on the rise."
https://www.sott.net/article/471488-School-shows-video-telling-students-not-to-call-cops-if-they-see-a-violently-racist-attack
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BEST OF THE WEB: How To Grow Your Soul
Here is something all of us can do. Every day, make an effort to rejoice in the success of others: particularly success with things that you want for yourself. Think of someone and imagine him or her having a breakthrough, and find that place in yourself that makes you feel happy for that person. Pierce through the pang of jealousy. Let your love for humanity shine through and dispel the darkness of meanness: the close-mindedness, the Gollum-face, the hardened ugliness of being petty and ungrateful.
https://www.sott.net/article/471489-How-To-Grow-Your-Soul
BEST OF THE WEB: How To Grow Your Soul
Here is something all of us can do. Every day, make an effort to rejoice in the success of others: particularly success with things that you want for yourself. Think of someone and imagine him or her having a breakthrough, and find that place in yourself that makes you feel happy for that person. Pierce through the pang of jealousy. Let your love for humanity shine through and dispel the darkness of meanness: the close-mindedness, the Gollum-face, the hardened ugliness of being petty and ungrateful.
https://www.sott.net/article/471489-How-To-Grow-Your-Soul
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UK: 50,000 Ukrainian refugees facing homelessness 'disaster' next year
No new support packages offered to Homes for Ukraine sponsors as the first group of six-month placements is set to come to an end A "shocking" 50,000 Ukrainian refugees in the UK could be made homeless next year, the government has been warned, but ministers are refusing to offer a fresh package of support to offset the impending crisis. As the cost of living crisis bites and with no end in sight to the war with Russia, fears are mounting that the government's Homes for Ukraine scheme will unravel next month when refugees' initial six-month placements with hosts end without alternative accommodation in place.
https://www.sott.net/article/471490-UK-50000-Ukrainian-refugees-facing-homelessness-disaster-next-year
UK: 50,000 Ukrainian refugees facing homelessness 'disaster' next year
No new support packages offered to Homes for Ukraine sponsors as the first group of six-month placements is set to come to an end A "shocking" 50,000 Ukrainian refugees in the UK could be made homeless next year, the government has been warned, but ministers are refusing to offer a fresh package of support to offset the impending crisis. As the cost of living crisis bites and with no end in sight to the war with Russia, fears are mounting that the government's Homes for Ukraine scheme will unravel next month when refugees' initial six-month placements with hosts end without alternative accommodation in place.
https://www.sott.net/article/471490-UK-50000-Ukrainian-refugees-facing-homelessness-disaster-next-year
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Bloomberg says Russia can afford 'complete halt' in gas supplies to EU
The spike in global energy prices works entirely in Moscow's favour, analysts say Russia can shut down its natural gas exports to the EU entirely for more than a year, without inflicting significant damage on the national economy, Bloomberg has reported, citing strategists at Capital Economics. In light of the current price situation, Russia's "balance of payments is in such a strong position that, if oil prices and oil exports remain at current levels, Russia could keep gas exports to Europe at 20% of normal levels for at least three years," analysts at the consultancy said in a note seen by the agency.
https://www.sott.net/article/471491-Bloomberg-says-Russia-can-afford-complete-halt-in-gas-supplies-to-EU
Bloomberg says Russia can afford 'complete halt' in gas supplies to EU
The spike in global energy prices works entirely in Moscow's favour, analysts say Russia can shut down its natural gas exports to the EU entirely for more than a year, without inflicting significant damage on the national economy, Bloomberg has reported, citing strategists at Capital Economics. In light of the current price situation, Russia's "balance of payments is in such a strong position that, if oil prices and oil exports remain at current levels, Russia could keep gas exports to Europe at 20% of normal levels for at least three years," analysts at the consultancy said in a note seen by the agency.
https://www.sott.net/article/471491-Bloomberg-says-Russia-can-afford-complete-halt-in-gas-supplies-to-EU
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The real cost of Ukraine's de-Russification
The country's insistence on its right to exist as separate from Russia is understandable, but expunging Russian cultural and linguistic influence risks future trouble. Wars transform nations and people — leaving them, whether victorious or vanquished, "all changed, changed utterly," as Irish writer W.B. Yeats noted. Yeats was writing about the armed insurrection against British rule in Ireland during April 1916. The uprising had lasted just six days, but Ireland would never be the same. Ukraine's ongoing epic defense of its national identity, territorial integrity and sovereignty has already lasted six months, and there is no end in sight. It has left widespread devastation, with towns and buildings wrecked, families traumatized and uprooted, livelihoods upended and lives lost and mourned.
https://www.sott.net/article/471492-The-real-cost-of-Ukraines-de-Russification
The real cost of Ukraine's de-Russification
The country's insistence on its right to exist as separate from Russia is understandable, but expunging Russian cultural and linguistic influence risks future trouble. Wars transform nations and people — leaving them, whether victorious or vanquished, "all changed, changed utterly," as Irish writer W.B. Yeats noted. Yeats was writing about the armed insurrection against British rule in Ireland during April 1916. The uprising had lasted just six days, but Ireland would never be the same. Ukraine's ongoing epic defense of its national identity, territorial integrity and sovereignty has already lasted six months, and there is no end in sight. It has left widespread devastation, with towns and buildings wrecked, families traumatized and uprooted, livelihoods upended and lives lost and mourned.
https://www.sott.net/article/471492-The-real-cost-of-Ukraines-de-Russification
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Accused Waukesha parade killer removed from court following outburst
The man accused of killing six people at the Waukesha, Wisconsin Christmas parade last year was escorted out of court Friday after going on a tirade during a pretrial hearing. Darrell Brooks, 39, went from sleeping at the defense table to yelling at Judge Jennifer Dorow and sheriff's deputies Friday morning, according to footage published by WISN-TV. "I don't care about no livestream. Just like y'all don't care. All this political," the man accused of plowing into paradegoers with an SUV last November yammered at Dorow.
https://www.sott.net/article/471493-Accused-Waukesha-parade-killer-removed-from-court-following-outburst
Accused Waukesha parade killer removed from court following outburst
The man accused of killing six people at the Waukesha, Wisconsin Christmas parade last year was escorted out of court Friday after going on a tirade during a pretrial hearing. Darrell Brooks, 39, went from sleeping at the defense table to yelling at Judge Jennifer Dorow and sheriff's deputies Friday morning, according to footage published by WISN-TV. "I don't care about no livestream. Just like y'all don't care. All this political," the man accused of plowing into paradegoers with an SUV last November yammered at Dorow.
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11,000 year old mounds identified as oldest man-made structures in North America
Mounds located on the Louisiana State University (LSU) campus have been identified as the oldest known man-made structures in North America. The two mounds stand 20 feet tall and are coordinated in an alignment toward one of the brightest stars in the night sky. They are among more than 800 man-made structures built by indigenous people across Louisiana. Many of these mounds have been destroyed over the centuries, while the LSU campus mounds have remained preserved, listed on the National Register for Historic Places. Researchers from the University collected sediment core samples, revealing layers of ash from burned reed and cane plants, as well as remains of burned osteons that indicates that the mounds were likely used for ceremonial purposes. Comment: Wikipedia: 'osteon (plural osteons or ostea) 1. (anatomy) Any of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.'
https://www.sott.net/article/471494-11000-year-old-mounds-identified-as-oldest-man-made-structures-in-North-America
11,000 year old mounds identified as oldest man-made structures in North America
Mounds located on the Louisiana State University (LSU) campus have been identified as the oldest known man-made structures in North America. The two mounds stand 20 feet tall and are coordinated in an alignment toward one of the brightest stars in the night sky. They are among more than 800 man-made structures built by indigenous people across Louisiana. Many of these mounds have been destroyed over the centuries, while the LSU campus mounds have remained preserved, listed on the National Register for Historic Places. Researchers from the University collected sediment core samples, revealing layers of ash from burned reed and cane plants, as well as remains of burned osteons that indicates that the mounds were likely used for ceremonial purposes. Comment: Wikipedia: 'osteon (plural osteons or ostea) 1. (anatomy) Any of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.'
https://www.sott.net/article/471494-11000-year-old-mounds-identified-as-oldest-man-made-structures-in-North-America
