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Belgium hit by worst inflation since 1970s
Inflation in Belgium jumped to 9.94% in August, just short of the 1976 record of 9.96%, data from the country's Statbel statistics agency showed on Tuesday. Analysts largely attribute the spike to a surge in energy prices, which accounts for roughly half of the total inflation. "Energy inflation is now running at 49.81%, compared to 49.11% last month and 55.99% in June. Electricity is now 57.2% more expensive than a year ago. Natural gas is 106.9% more expensive than in August last year. The price of domestic heating oil, calculated based on a smoothed 12-month moving average, has increased by 52.6% in one year. Motor fuels are 21.0% more expensive than last year," the agency stated. Food prices in the country also surged 9.71%, but they make up only 1.92% of the overall inflation. Apart from energy, prices on bread and cereals, confectionery, meat, alcohol, personal care products and hotel services have grown the most.
https://www.sott.net/article/471554-Belgium-hit-by-worst-inflation-since-1970s
Belgium hit by worst inflation since 1970s
Inflation in Belgium jumped to 9.94% in August, just short of the 1976 record of 9.96%, data from the country's Statbel statistics agency showed on Tuesday. Analysts largely attribute the spike to a surge in energy prices, which accounts for roughly half of the total inflation. "Energy inflation is now running at 49.81%, compared to 49.11% last month and 55.99% in June. Electricity is now 57.2% more expensive than a year ago. Natural gas is 106.9% more expensive than in August last year. The price of domestic heating oil, calculated based on a smoothed 12-month moving average, has increased by 52.6% in one year. Motor fuels are 21.0% more expensive than last year," the agency stated. Food prices in the country also surged 9.71%, but they make up only 1.92% of the overall inflation. Apart from energy, prices on bread and cereals, confectionery, meat, alcohol, personal care products and hotel services have grown the most.
https://www.sott.net/article/471554-Belgium-hit-by-worst-inflation-since-1970s
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Europe's winter of self-inflicted chaos: Russia cuts gas supply to France as PM warns of future energy rationing
Russia has reduced the amount of gas it is sending to a major energy company in France, the Prime Minister of which has already warned that energy rationing over the winter is now on the cards. Vladimir Putin's Russia has once again cut down on the amount of gas it is sending to a European state, this time targeting France with the reduction in its much relied upon energy exports on Tuesday. The action follows a warning from the French Prime Minister that the central European state could be forced to ration the use of energy over the winter months, while begging industry in the state to do all they can to reduce their own usage. According to a report by Le Figaro, Russian state gas company Gazprom announced that it was reducing the amount of gas it is sending to French energy company Engie with immediate effect. Engie has said that the sudden reduction in supply was allegedly down to what it called a "disagreement between the parties on the application of contracts" for the...
https://www.sott.net/article/471555-Europes-winter-of-self-inflicted-chaos-Russia-cuts-gas-supply-to-France-as-PM-warns-of-future-energy-rationing
Europe's winter of self-inflicted chaos: Russia cuts gas supply to France as PM warns of future energy rationing
Russia has reduced the amount of gas it is sending to a major energy company in France, the Prime Minister of which has already warned that energy rationing over the winter is now on the cards. Vladimir Putin's Russia has once again cut down on the amount of gas it is sending to a European state, this time targeting France with the reduction in its much relied upon energy exports on Tuesday. The action follows a warning from the French Prime Minister that the central European state could be forced to ration the use of energy over the winter months, while begging industry in the state to do all they can to reduce their own usage. According to a report by Le Figaro, Russian state gas company Gazprom announced that it was reducing the amount of gas it is sending to French energy company Engie with immediate effect. Engie has said that the sudden reduction in supply was allegedly down to what it called a "disagreement between the parties on the application of contracts" for the...
https://www.sott.net/article/471555-Europes-winter-of-self-inflicted-chaos-Russia-cuts-gas-supply-to-France-as-PM-warns-of-future-energy-rationing
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US rents hit record high, coinciding with skyrocketing mass immigration
Rents across the United States have hit a record high, with the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment now reaching nearly $1,500 a month, according to the Zumper National Rent Index. The sky-high rents are up almost 12 percent compared to the same time last year, the analysis finds. The jump in rents now beats out last year's record rents. Cities inundated with mass immigration — New York City, New York; San Francisco, California; Miami, Florida; Los Angeles, California; and Washington, D.C. — have the highest rents as thousands of new arrivals every month push up the cost of housing immensely, a boon for real estate investors and a kick in the gut for renters and first-time homeowners. The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in New York City, for instance, has jumped almost 40 percent since the same time last year, and rent for two-bedroom apartments has increased more than 46 percent.
https://www.sott.net/article/471556-US-rents-hit-record-high-coinciding-with-skyrocketing-mass-immigration
US rents hit record high, coinciding with skyrocketing mass immigration
Rents across the United States have hit a record high, with the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment now reaching nearly $1,500 a month, according to the Zumper National Rent Index. The sky-high rents are up almost 12 percent compared to the same time last year, the analysis finds. The jump in rents now beats out last year's record rents. Cities inundated with mass immigration — New York City, New York; San Francisco, California; Miami, Florida; Los Angeles, California; and Washington, D.C. — have the highest rents as thousands of new arrivals every month push up the cost of housing immensely, a boon for real estate investors and a kick in the gut for renters and first-time homeowners. The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in New York City, for instance, has jumped almost 40 percent since the same time last year, and rent for two-bedroom apartments has increased more than 46 percent.
https://www.sott.net/article/471556-US-rents-hit-record-high-coinciding-with-skyrocketing-mass-immigration
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Pennsylvania high school to host 'After School Satan Club' event
The Satanic Temple (TST) is planning on hosting an "After School Satan Club" back-to-school event at a Pennsylvania high school next month. On Tuesday, Officials from Northern York County School District approved the event to be hosted at Northern High School in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, Fox 43 reported. Dillsburg is the same town where a local school board shot down TST from hosting an "After School Satan Club" event at an elementary school in April, Breitbart News reported at the time. Parents and residents expressed their staunch opposition to the organization hosting an event in the community back in April. "They already took God out of schools now they're going to let Satan in, it's just crazy," said Perry County Resident Jennifer McAllister back in April, according to Fox 34.
https://www.sott.net/article/471557-Pennsylvania-high-school-to-host-After-School-Satan-Club-event
Pennsylvania high school to host 'After School Satan Club' event
The Satanic Temple (TST) is planning on hosting an "After School Satan Club" back-to-school event at a Pennsylvania high school next month. On Tuesday, Officials from Northern York County School District approved the event to be hosted at Northern High School in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, Fox 43 reported. Dillsburg is the same town where a local school board shot down TST from hosting an "After School Satan Club" event at an elementary school in April, Breitbart News reported at the time. Parents and residents expressed their staunch opposition to the organization hosting an event in the community back in April. "They already took God out of schools now they're going to let Satan in, it's just crazy," said Perry County Resident Jennifer McAllister back in April, according to Fox 34.
https://www.sott.net/article/471557-Pennsylvania-high-school-to-host-After-School-Satan-Club-event
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Russia rakes in more oil revenue than ever - WSJ
Mounting oil demand from some of the world's biggest economies has helped Russia to export almost as much crude as it did before the conflict in Ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. On top of this, rising global crude prices, which have currently settled at around $100 a barrel, have sent Russia's oil revenues skyrocketing. "Russia is swimming in cash," Elina Ribakova, the deputy chief economist at the Institute of International Finance, told the journal, adding that the country earned $97 billion from oil and gas sales through July this year, with nearly $74 billion of that coming through sales of crude. According to data from the International Energy Agency, Russia pumped 7.4 million barrels of crude and products such as diesel and gasoline into the global market each day in July alone. The figure is down only about 600,000 barrels per day since the start of the year. Russian energy exports have been booming, as the nation managed...
https://www.sott.net/article/471558-Russia-rakes-in-more-oil-revenue-than-ever-WSJ
Russia rakes in more oil revenue than ever - WSJ
Mounting oil demand from some of the world's biggest economies has helped Russia to export almost as much crude as it did before the conflict in Ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. On top of this, rising global crude prices, which have currently settled at around $100 a barrel, have sent Russia's oil revenues skyrocketing. "Russia is swimming in cash," Elina Ribakova, the deputy chief economist at the Institute of International Finance, told the journal, adding that the country earned $97 billion from oil and gas sales through July this year, with nearly $74 billion of that coming through sales of crude. According to data from the International Energy Agency, Russia pumped 7.4 million barrels of crude and products such as diesel and gasoline into the global market each day in July alone. The figure is down only about 600,000 barrels per day since the start of the year. Russian energy exports have been booming, as the nation managed...
https://www.sott.net/article/471558-Russia-rakes-in-more-oil-revenue-than-ever-WSJ
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Kherson counter-offensive: Russia makes new claim about Ukraine's losses
Over 1,000 Ukrainian service members were killed in a botched operation in the south of the country, Moscow has said Russian forces have taken out hundreds of Ukrainian troops and dozens of tanks and armored military vehicles after repelling Kiev's ill-fated offensive in southern Ukraine, which was mounted at the personal order of President Vladimir Zelensky, the Defense Ministry claimed on Tuesday. "The effective actions by the Russian forces destroyed 48 tanks, 46 infantry fighting vehicles, 37 other armored combat vehicles, eight pickups with heavy machine guns and more than 1,200 Ukrainian servicemen in one day," the statement read, adding that Kiev sustained these losses during a botched offensive whose directions led to Nikolaev, Krivoy Rog, and other cities in southern Ukraine.
https://www.sott.net/article/471559-Kherson-counter-offensive-Russia-makes-new-claim-about-Ukraines-losses
Kherson counter-offensive: Russia makes new claim about Ukraine's losses
Over 1,000 Ukrainian service members were killed in a botched operation in the south of the country, Moscow has said Russian forces have taken out hundreds of Ukrainian troops and dozens of tanks and armored military vehicles after repelling Kiev's ill-fated offensive in southern Ukraine, which was mounted at the personal order of President Vladimir Zelensky, the Defense Ministry claimed on Tuesday. "The effective actions by the Russian forces destroyed 48 tanks, 46 infantry fighting vehicles, 37 other armored combat vehicles, eight pickups with heavy machine guns and more than 1,200 Ukrainian servicemen in one day," the statement read, adding that Kiev sustained these losses during a botched offensive whose directions led to Nikolaev, Krivoy Rog, and other cities in southern Ukraine.
https://www.sott.net/article/471559-Kherson-counter-offensive-Russia-makes-new-claim-about-Ukraines-losses
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Rare Earth: How vital minerals "evolve"
Something else that is special about planet Earth has been noted: its mineral content, compared to other planets. Robert Hazen, an origin-of-life researcher at the Carnegie Institute, states in an article posted by NASA's Astrobiology Magazine that Earth's mineral abundances may be unique in the cosmos. There were only a dozen or so minerals present at the birth of our solar system, he argues, but there are about 5,000 types today. Most of these, he says, can be "linked directly or indirectly to biological activity." That much Hazen and his team already knew. Now, they have taken the concept of "mineral evolution" further, determining the probability of mineral distributions:
https://www.sott.net/article/471560-Rare-Earth-How-vital-minerals-evolve
Rare Earth: How vital minerals "evolve"
Something else that is special about planet Earth has been noted: its mineral content, compared to other planets. Robert Hazen, an origin-of-life researcher at the Carnegie Institute, states in an article posted by NASA's Astrobiology Magazine that Earth's mineral abundances may be unique in the cosmos. There were only a dozen or so minerals present at the birth of our solar system, he argues, but there are about 5,000 types today. Most of these, he says, can be "linked directly or indirectly to biological activity." That much Hazen and his team already knew. Now, they have taken the concept of "mineral evolution" further, determining the probability of mineral distributions:
https://www.sott.net/article/471560-Rare-Earth-How-vital-minerals-evolve
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Reporter asks White House 'How come migrants are allowed to come in unvaccinated, but world-class tennis players are not?'
"Somebody unvaccinated comes over on a plane, you say that's not okay. Somebody walks into Texas or Arizona unvaccinated, they're allowed to stay?" Fox News reporter Peter Doocy made another salient point Monday when he asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre to explain why unvaccinated migrants are walking into the country every day, but tennis star Novak Djokovic has been denied entry to compete in the U.S. Open. Doocy asked Jean-Pierre "How come migrants are allowed to come into this country unvaccinated, but world-class tennis players are not?"
https://www.sott.net/article/471545-Reporter-asks-White-House-How-come-migrants-are-allowed-to-come-in-unvaccinated-but-world-class-tennis-players-are-not
Reporter asks White House 'How come migrants are allowed to come in unvaccinated, but world-class tennis players are not?'
"Somebody unvaccinated comes over on a plane, you say that's not okay. Somebody walks into Texas or Arizona unvaccinated, they're allowed to stay?" Fox News reporter Peter Doocy made another salient point Monday when he asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre to explain why unvaccinated migrants are walking into the country every day, but tennis star Novak Djokovic has been denied entry to compete in the U.S. Open. Doocy asked Jean-Pierre "How come migrants are allowed to come into this country unvaccinated, but world-class tennis players are not?"
https://www.sott.net/article/471545-Reporter-asks-White-House-How-come-migrants-are-allowed-to-come-in-unvaccinated-but-world-class-tennis-players-are-not
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From the didn't-think-it-through dept: US artillery stockpiles 'uncomfortably low' after splurging on Ukraine aid says WSJ
The Pentagon is conducting a review to determine how to meet its own supply needs while still arming Ukraine The US military is running low on some types of ammunition after the White House approved and delivered billions of dollars in "lethal aid" for Ukraine since February, several military officials told the Wall Street Journal on condition of anonymity. In addition to thousands of guns, drones, missiles, artillery platforms and rocket launchers, Washington has supplied Kiev with large amounts of ammo, including up to 806,000 155mm howitzer rounds. The stocks of the latter munitions are running "uncomfortably low," an unnamed Pentagon official told the Journal.
https://www.sott.net/article/471561-From-the-didnt-think-it-through-dept-US-artillery-stockpiles-uncomfortably-low-after-splurging-on-Ukraine-aid-says-WSJ
From the didn't-think-it-through dept: US artillery stockpiles 'uncomfortably low' after splurging on Ukraine aid says WSJ
The Pentagon is conducting a review to determine how to meet its own supply needs while still arming Ukraine The US military is running low on some types of ammunition after the White House approved and delivered billions of dollars in "lethal aid" for Ukraine since February, several military officials told the Wall Street Journal on condition of anonymity. In addition to thousands of guns, drones, missiles, artillery platforms and rocket launchers, Washington has supplied Kiev with large amounts of ammo, including up to 806,000 155mm howitzer rounds. The stocks of the latter munitions are running "uncomfortably low," an unnamed Pentagon official told the Journal.
https://www.sott.net/article/471561-From-the-didnt-think-it-through-dept-US-artillery-stockpiles-uncomfortably-low-after-splurging-on-Ukraine-aid-says-WSJ
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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: The real state of U.S & global crop losses
With the Pro Farmer U.S crop tours finished and the E.U in a massive drought, harvest 2022 will shock global markets. We need also need to subtract yields and exports coming from the Black Sea region. This signals the beginning of the collapse phase of the economy. Electric prices so high now that fertilizer and metals manufacturers in the E.U will close indefinitely.
https://www.sott.net/article/471562-Adapt-2030-Ice-Age-Report-The-real-state-of-US-global-crop-losses
Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: The real state of U.S & global crop losses
With the Pro Farmer U.S crop tours finished and the E.U in a massive drought, harvest 2022 will shock global markets. We need also need to subtract yields and exports coming from the Black Sea region. This signals the beginning of the collapse phase of the economy. Electric prices so high now that fertilizer and metals manufacturers in the E.U will close indefinitely.
https://www.sott.net/article/471562-Adapt-2030-Ice-Age-Report-The-real-state-of-US-global-crop-losses
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Voice of reason: Odessa mayor calls for Ukraine and Russia to negotiate
The mayor of the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa, Gennady Trukhanov, believes the conflict with Russia should be resolved politically. Kiev and Moscow should cease the hostilities and return to the negotiating table, he told Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper in an interview published on Sunday. Although he supports the idea of Ukraine "returning to [its] borders of 1991," including Donbass and Crimea, Trukhanov maintains that these disputes should be resolved at the negotiating table, not the battlefield. "The lives of millions of people are at stake," therefore "it is necessary to negotiate step by step, to seek compromises gradually, to avoid confrontation," the mayor said. He argued that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has made "many" mistakes while in office.
https://www.sott.net/article/471563-Voice-of-reason-Odessa-mayor-calls-for-Ukraine-and-Russia-to-negotiate
Voice of reason: Odessa mayor calls for Ukraine and Russia to negotiate
The mayor of the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa, Gennady Trukhanov, believes the conflict with Russia should be resolved politically. Kiev and Moscow should cease the hostilities and return to the negotiating table, he told Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper in an interview published on Sunday. Although he supports the idea of Ukraine "returning to [its] borders of 1991," including Donbass and Crimea, Trukhanov maintains that these disputes should be resolved at the negotiating table, not the battlefield. "The lives of millions of people are at stake," therefore "it is necessary to negotiate step by step, to seek compromises gradually, to avoid confrontation," the mayor said. He argued that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has made "many" mistakes while in office.
https://www.sott.net/article/471563-Voice-of-reason-Odessa-mayor-calls-for-Ukraine-and-Russia-to-negotiate
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Chaos erupts in Iraq as al-Sadr supporters storm Green Zone after he quits while calling for dissolution of parliament
Iraq's powerful Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has announced he is quitting political life and closing his political offices in a move that inflamed tensions and prompted protests by his supporters. Gunfire rang out in the Green Zone of the capital Baghdad and security forces launched tear gas canisters on Monday to disperse al-Sadr supporters converging on the area. At least 10 people have been killed, the Associated Press and Reuters news agencies reported. Al-Sadr's statement, published on Twitter, came after months of protests by supporters backing his call for new elections and for the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament, which has seen 10 months of deadlock - representing the longest Iraq has gone without a government.
https://www.sott.net/article/471550-Chaos-erupts-in-Iraq-as-al-Sadr-supporters-storm-Green-Zone-after-he-quits-while-calling-for-dissolution-of-parliament
Chaos erupts in Iraq as al-Sadr supporters storm Green Zone after he quits while calling for dissolution of parliament
Iraq's powerful Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has announced he is quitting political life and closing his political offices in a move that inflamed tensions and prompted protests by his supporters. Gunfire rang out in the Green Zone of the capital Baghdad and security forces launched tear gas canisters on Monday to disperse al-Sadr supporters converging on the area. At least 10 people have been killed, the Associated Press and Reuters news agencies reported. Al-Sadr's statement, published on Twitter, came after months of protests by supporters backing his call for new elections and for the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament, which has seen 10 months of deadlock - representing the longest Iraq has gone without a government.
https://www.sott.net/article/471550-Chaos-erupts-in-Iraq-as-al-Sadr-supporters-storm-Green-Zone-after-he-quits-while-calling-for-dissolution-of-parliament
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Global financial system at risk from flawed climate models
A team of Australian scientists, financiers and economists have issued a stark warning over the use of "flawed" climate models to predict financial risk. Writing in the journal Environmental Research they say building future strategies on information that is not understood and potentially misleading is likely to expose the global financial system to systemic risks of its own making. Politicians and policy-makers are increasingly seeking to assess the potential risks to the financial system associated with climate change. They typically use a combination of databases for the global mean temperature in conjunction with so-called coupled climate models to determine regional and more local changes such as the effect on cities. According to this new study however this approach is flawed and ineffective. "We show that global mean temperature provides little insight on how acute risks likely material to the financial sector will change at a city-scale, say the researchers. They...
https://www.sott.net/article/471564-Global-financial-system-at-risk-from-flawed-climate-models
Global financial system at risk from flawed climate models
A team of Australian scientists, financiers and economists have issued a stark warning over the use of "flawed" climate models to predict financial risk. Writing in the journal Environmental Research they say building future strategies on information that is not understood and potentially misleading is likely to expose the global financial system to systemic risks of its own making. Politicians and policy-makers are increasingly seeking to assess the potential risks to the financial system associated with climate change. They typically use a combination of databases for the global mean temperature in conjunction with so-called coupled climate models to determine regional and more local changes such as the effect on cities. According to this new study however this approach is flawed and ineffective. "We show that global mean temperature provides little insight on how acute risks likely material to the financial sector will change at a city-scale, say the researchers. They...
https://www.sott.net/article/471564-Global-financial-system-at-risk-from-flawed-climate-models
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NYC struggling to house busloads of migrants as hotel, intake center plan falls apart
Overwhelmed city officials are struggling to provide a promised intake center and hotel rooms to migrants being shipped by the busload from Texas to the Big Apple, The Post has learned. The Department of Homeless Services acknowledged to The Post that it has abandoned its initial plan to operate an intake and processing center dedicated to the recent arrivals alongside a 600-room shelter at the ROW NYC hotel on Eighth Avenue in Midtown. Officials would only say Sunday that they have finally selected a finalist to operate the yet-to-open Manhattan facility but would not reveal the contractor's name or its location. Contracting documents obtained by The Post show that officials had hoped to have the Midtown shelter and intake up and running as soon as Aug. 15 — now 13 days ago. DHS also admitted that it has yet to select and rent any of the 5,000 hotel rooms the agency said it is seeking to house migrants across the city. Instead, officials are continuing to commingle migrants with...
https://www.sott.net/article/471565-NYC-struggling-to-house-busloads-of-migrants-as-hotel-intake-center-plan-falls-apart
NYC struggling to house busloads of migrants as hotel, intake center plan falls apart
Overwhelmed city officials are struggling to provide a promised intake center and hotel rooms to migrants being shipped by the busload from Texas to the Big Apple, The Post has learned. The Department of Homeless Services acknowledged to The Post that it has abandoned its initial plan to operate an intake and processing center dedicated to the recent arrivals alongside a 600-room shelter at the ROW NYC hotel on Eighth Avenue in Midtown. Officials would only say Sunday that they have finally selected a finalist to operate the yet-to-open Manhattan facility but would not reveal the contractor's name or its location. Contracting documents obtained by The Post show that officials had hoped to have the Midtown shelter and intake up and running as soon as Aug. 15 — now 13 days ago. DHS also admitted that it has yet to select and rent any of the 5,000 hotel rooms the agency said it is seeking to house migrants across the city. Instead, officials are continuing to commingle migrants with...
https://www.sott.net/article/471565-NYC-struggling-to-house-busloads-of-migrants-as-hotel-intake-center-plan-falls-apart
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Former Ukrainian lawmaker who became Russia-appointed official in Kherson Region found dead
Former Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Kovalyov, who joined the Russia-imposed Kherson regional government after Russian armed forces took over parts of Ukraine's southeast, has been found dead. An adviser to the Kyiv-controlled regional administration, Serhiy Khlan, said on August 29 that Kovalyov was found dead a day earlier in his house in the town of Hola Prystan. Ukrainian media reports said Kovalyov was found with a gunshot wound to his head and a Mossberg pump firearm that was officially registered to the former member of Ukraine's ruling Servant of the People party. The reports also said Kovalyov's girlfriend sustained a stabbing wound and was hospitalized. Russia-imposed authorities did not comment on the reports, but pro-Russian Telegram channels confirmed them.
https://www.sott.net/article/471566-Former-Ukrainian-lawmaker-who-became-Russia-appointed-official-in-Kherson-Region-found-dead
Former Ukrainian lawmaker who became Russia-appointed official in Kherson Region found dead
Former Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Kovalyov, who joined the Russia-imposed Kherson regional government after Russian armed forces took over parts of Ukraine's southeast, has been found dead. An adviser to the Kyiv-controlled regional administration, Serhiy Khlan, said on August 29 that Kovalyov was found dead a day earlier in his house in the town of Hola Prystan. Ukrainian media reports said Kovalyov was found with a gunshot wound to his head and a Mossberg pump firearm that was officially registered to the former member of Ukraine's ruling Servant of the People party. The reports also said Kovalyov's girlfriend sustained a stabbing wound and was hospitalized. Russia-imposed authorities did not comment on the reports, but pro-Russian Telegram channels confirmed them.
https://www.sott.net/article/471566-Former-Ukrainian-lawmaker-who-became-Russia-appointed-official-in-Kherson-Region-found-dead
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Six months into the war, is Britain suffering Ukraine fatigue?
A Ukrainian flag flies over the town hall in Tunbridge Wells, as on so many churches and in city centres around the country. This affluent area has been among the most generous in offering aid to Ukrainian refugees, with more than 300 settling in the Kent town, part of an outpouring of kindness almost unprecedented in recent British history. Yet as the energy crisis begins to bite, driven in large part by the effects of the war, which reached its six-month anniversary last Wednesday, there is an indication that sentiment is starting to waver. More questions are being asked: when does this conflict end? Is anyone working towards an endgame? Who is providing the political leadership to steel us for wartime levels of sacrifice?
https://www.sott.net/article/471567-Six-months-into-the-war-is-Britain-suffering-Ukraine-fatigue
Six months into the war, is Britain suffering Ukraine fatigue?
A Ukrainian flag flies over the town hall in Tunbridge Wells, as on so many churches and in city centres around the country. This affluent area has been among the most generous in offering aid to Ukrainian refugees, with more than 300 settling in the Kent town, part of an outpouring of kindness almost unprecedented in recent British history. Yet as the energy crisis begins to bite, driven in large part by the effects of the war, which reached its six-month anniversary last Wednesday, there is an indication that sentiment is starting to waver. More questions are being asked: when does this conflict end? Is anyone working towards an endgame? Who is providing the political leadership to steel us for wartime levels of sacrifice?
https://www.sott.net/article/471567-Six-months-into-the-war-is-Britain-suffering-Ukraine-fatigue
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Vegan mom sentenced to life in prison after son starves to death due to 'severe malnutrition'
A vegan mother in Florida was sentenced to life in prison following a first-degree murder conviction for the death of her 18-month-old son. Sheila O'Leary, 38, was convicted in June after her son Ezra died from what prosecutors said were "complications from severe malnutrition and dehydration." "This child did not eat. He was starved to death over 18 months," Francine Donnorummo, the special victims unit chief at the Lee County State Attorney's Office, said at the trial.
https://www.sott.net/article/471568-Vegan-mom-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-son-starves-to-death-due-to-severe-malnutrition
Vegan mom sentenced to life in prison after son starves to death due to 'severe malnutrition'
A vegan mother in Florida was sentenced to life in prison following a first-degree murder conviction for the death of her 18-month-old son. Sheila O'Leary, 38, was convicted in June after her son Ezra died from what prosecutors said were "complications from severe malnutrition and dehydration." "This child did not eat. He was starved to death over 18 months," Francine Donnorummo, the special victims unit chief at the Lee County State Attorney's Office, said at the trial.
https://www.sott.net/article/471568-Vegan-mom-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-son-starves-to-death-due-to-severe-malnutrition
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Trump documents: What we still don't know
A federal judge in Florida has released a heavily redacted copy of the affidavit used to justify the Aug. 8 FBI raid on former President Donald Trump's winter home in Florida. In the fragmentary affidavit — the judge let the Justice Department black out whatever it liked — we learn a little more about how many documents the FBI found and some of the classified markings on them. We learned that the National Archives and Records Administration found boxes filled with "newspapers, magazines, printed news articles, photos, miscellaneous print-outs, notes, presidential correspondence, person and post-presidential records, and 'a lot of classified records,'" which sounds about right, given our knowledge of the level or organization in Trumpworld. But we still don't know the answer to the most important question of the whole Mar-a-Lago affair: What are the documents about? There's no need to repeat yesterday's newsletter, titled, "The gaping hole in our knowledge of the Trump documents."...
https://www.sott.net/article/471569-Trump-documents-What-we-still-dont-know
Trump documents: What we still don't know
A federal judge in Florida has released a heavily redacted copy of the affidavit used to justify the Aug. 8 FBI raid on former President Donald Trump's winter home in Florida. In the fragmentary affidavit — the judge let the Justice Department black out whatever it liked — we learn a little more about how many documents the FBI found and some of the classified markings on them. We learned that the National Archives and Records Administration found boxes filled with "newspapers, magazines, printed news articles, photos, miscellaneous print-outs, notes, presidential correspondence, person and post-presidential records, and 'a lot of classified records,'" which sounds about right, given our knowledge of the level or organization in Trumpworld. But we still don't know the answer to the most important question of the whole Mar-a-Lago affair: What are the documents about? There's no need to repeat yesterday's newsletter, titled, "The gaping hole in our knowledge of the Trump documents."...
https://www.sott.net/article/471569-Trump-documents-What-we-still-dont-know
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GOP Senators press Zuckerberg about FBI telling Facebook to downplay Hunter Biden's laptop
Two Senate Republicans want Facebook to explain whether the FBI discussed Hunter Biden's laptop computer, his business dealings and "Russian disinformation" with the social media platform during the 2020 campaign, citing a revealing podcast appearance by CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Sens. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin told Mr. Zuckerberg, who leads Facebook parent company Meta, that his comments on Joe Rogan's podcast made them wonder if the social media platform was pressured to suppress information about President Biden's son. The senators wrote to Mr. Zuckerberg: "You appeared to indicate that as a result of the FBI's warning, Facebook eventually took steps to censor news articles about Hunter Biden's laptop. Specifically, you said that 'distribution' of those articles on Facebook was decreased and explained that 'the ranking and newsfeed was a little bit less. So fewer people saw it than would have otherwise. Your revelation that Facebook took steps to censor...
https://www.sott.net/article/471570-GOP-Senators-press-Zuckerberg-about-FBI-telling-Facebook-to-downplay-Hunter-Bidens-laptop
GOP Senators press Zuckerberg about FBI telling Facebook to downplay Hunter Biden's laptop
Two Senate Republicans want Facebook to explain whether the FBI discussed Hunter Biden's laptop computer, his business dealings and "Russian disinformation" with the social media platform during the 2020 campaign, citing a revealing podcast appearance by CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Sens. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin told Mr. Zuckerberg, who leads Facebook parent company Meta, that his comments on Joe Rogan's podcast made them wonder if the social media platform was pressured to suppress information about President Biden's son. The senators wrote to Mr. Zuckerberg: "You appeared to indicate that as a result of the FBI's warning, Facebook eventually took steps to censor news articles about Hunter Biden's laptop. Specifically, you said that 'distribution' of those articles on Facebook was decreased and explained that 'the ranking and newsfeed was a little bit less. So fewer people saw it than would have otherwise. Your revelation that Facebook took steps to censor...
https://www.sott.net/article/471570-GOP-Senators-press-Zuckerberg-about-FBI-telling-Facebook-to-downplay-Hunter-Bidens-laptop
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Elon Musk cites Twitter whistleblower in new bid to cancel $44 billion deal
Elon Musk fired another salvo in his bid to cancel the $44 billion buyout of Twitter, citing claims made by Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko as further proof that the social media company hasn't been forthcoming about its "far-reaching misconduct." Mike Ringler, Musk's lawyer, from the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, wrote a letter to Twitter's top legal counsel on Monday — a follow-up to Musk's initial July 8 notice to the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking to terminate his acquisition of Twitter. Ringler wrote: "Allegations regarding certain facts, known to Twitter prior to and as of July 8, 2022, but undisclosed to the Musk Parties prior to and at that time, have since come to light that provide additional and distinct bases to terminate the Merger Agreement." Ringler, from the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP wrote that the second notice is "not legally necessary" to terminate the merger, but was filed in case the...
https://www.sott.net/article/471571-Elon-Musk-cites-Twitter-whistleblower-in-new-bid-to-cancel-44-billion-deal
Elon Musk cites Twitter whistleblower in new bid to cancel $44 billion deal
Elon Musk fired another salvo in his bid to cancel the $44 billion buyout of Twitter, citing claims made by Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko as further proof that the social media company hasn't been forthcoming about its "far-reaching misconduct." Mike Ringler, Musk's lawyer, from the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, wrote a letter to Twitter's top legal counsel on Monday — a follow-up to Musk's initial July 8 notice to the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking to terminate his acquisition of Twitter. Ringler wrote: "Allegations regarding certain facts, known to Twitter prior to and as of July 8, 2022, but undisclosed to the Musk Parties prior to and at that time, have since come to light that provide additional and distinct bases to terminate the Merger Agreement." Ringler, from the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP wrote that the second notice is "not legally necessary" to terminate the merger, but was filed in case the...
https://www.sott.net/article/471571-Elon-Musk-cites-Twitter-whistleblower-in-new-bid-to-cancel-44-billion-deal
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The conflict in Ukraine is precipitating the end of Western domination
The Ukrainian conflict, presented as a Russian aggression, is only the implementation of the Security Council resolution 2202 of February 17, 2015. If France and Germany did not keep their commitments during the Minsk II Agreement, Russia prepared itself for seven years for the current confrontation. It had foreseen the Western sanctions well in advance and needed only two months to circumvent them. These sanctions disrupt US globalization, disrupt Western economies by breaking supply chains, causing dollars to flow back to Washington and causing general inflation, and creating energetics in the West. The United States and its allies are in the position of being the hosers hosed: they are digging their own grave. Meanwhile, the Russian Treasury's revenues have increased by 32% in six months. For the past seven years, it has been the responsibility of the guarantor powers of the Minsk II Agreement (Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia) to enforce it. They had been endorsed and...
https://www.sott.net/article/471572-The-conflict-in-Ukraine-is-precipitating-the-end-of-Western-domination
The conflict in Ukraine is precipitating the end of Western domination
The Ukrainian conflict, presented as a Russian aggression, is only the implementation of the Security Council resolution 2202 of February 17, 2015. If France and Germany did not keep their commitments during the Minsk II Agreement, Russia prepared itself for seven years for the current confrontation. It had foreseen the Western sanctions well in advance and needed only two months to circumvent them. These sanctions disrupt US globalization, disrupt Western economies by breaking supply chains, causing dollars to flow back to Washington and causing general inflation, and creating energetics in the West. The United States and its allies are in the position of being the hosers hosed: they are digging their own grave. Meanwhile, the Russian Treasury's revenues have increased by 32% in six months. For the past seven years, it has been the responsibility of the guarantor powers of the Minsk II Agreement (Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia) to enforce it. They had been endorsed and...
https://www.sott.net/article/471572-The-conflict-in-Ukraine-is-precipitating-the-end-of-Western-domination
