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Did Richard Nixon secretly steal 36.5 tons of gold bullion from US Army base while he was telling America, 'I am not a crook'?
New evidence suggests he did — and that Lyndon B. Johnson also stole gold from the same base in a separate criminal operation. On November 17, 1973, in the midst of the Watergate scandal that led to his resignation, President Richard Nixon famously told a group of newspaper editors at Walt Disney World in Florida that he had "never profited from public service. I've earned every cent. I am not a crook." According to John Clarence, author of The Noss Gold (Soledad Publishing, 2022), days after Nixon made those remarks, over the Thanksgiving holiday, he orchestrated a massive criminal scheme that resulted in the theft of 36.5 tons of gold from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.[1] On Monday November 26, 1973, a Washington, D.C., lawyer David Austern, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney who taught as an adjunct at Georgetown and American University law schools, called George Brazier at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, to report on the theft of gold from White...
https://www.sott.net/article/473933-Did-Richard-Nixon-secretly-steal-36-5-tons-of-gold-bullion-from-US-Army-base-while-he-was-telling-America-I-am-not-a-crook
Did Richard Nixon secretly steal 36.5 tons of gold bullion from US Army base while he was telling America, 'I am not a crook'?
New evidence suggests he did — and that Lyndon B. Johnson also stole gold from the same base in a separate criminal operation. On November 17, 1973, in the midst of the Watergate scandal that led to his resignation, President Richard Nixon famously told a group of newspaper editors at Walt Disney World in Florida that he had "never profited from public service. I've earned every cent. I am not a crook." According to John Clarence, author of The Noss Gold (Soledad Publishing, 2022), days after Nixon made those remarks, over the Thanksgiving holiday, he orchestrated a massive criminal scheme that resulted in the theft of 36.5 tons of gold from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.[1] On Monday November 26, 1973, a Washington, D.C., lawyer David Austern, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney who taught as an adjunct at Georgetown and American University law schools, called George Brazier at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, to report on the theft of gold from White...
https://www.sott.net/article/473933-Did-Richard-Nixon-secretly-steal-36-5-tons-of-gold-bullion-from-US-Army-base-while-he-was-telling-America-I-am-not-a-crook
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Emily Oster's plea bargain
By now, everybody and his uncle has seen Emily Oster's plea for "pandemic amnesty" in The Atlantic magazine, a house organ of the people in America who know better than you do about... really... everything. Emily's wazoo is so stuffed with gold-plated credentials (BA, PhD, Harvard; economics prof at Brown U) it's a wonder that she could sit down long enough to peck out her lame argument that "we need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID." Emily wasn't "in the dark." She had access to the same information as the Americans who recognized that everything the public health authorities, the medical establishment, and many elected officials shoveled out about Covid and its putative remedies and preventatives was untrue, with a patina of bad faith and malice — especially when it was used to persecute their political adversaries.
https://www.sott.net/article/473934-Emily-Osters-plea-bargain
Emily Oster's plea bargain
By now, everybody and his uncle has seen Emily Oster's plea for "pandemic amnesty" in The Atlantic magazine, a house organ of the people in America who know better than you do about... really... everything. Emily's wazoo is so stuffed with gold-plated credentials (BA, PhD, Harvard; economics prof at Brown U) it's a wonder that she could sit down long enough to peck out her lame argument that "we need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID." Emily wasn't "in the dark." She had access to the same information as the Americans who recognized that everything the public health authorities, the medical establishment, and many elected officials shoveled out about Covid and its putative remedies and preventatives was untrue, with a patina of bad faith and malice — especially when it was used to persecute their political adversaries.
https://www.sott.net/article/473934-Emily-Osters-plea-bargain
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Special Counsel Durham's protect-the-establishment approach is destroying the country
What was judicious a few years ago is foolhardy today because the left has learned there are no consequences when they abuse the system to attack conservatives. Special Counsel John Durham continues to ignore the FBI's malfeasance in the Crossfire Hurricane targeting of Donald Trump, a Friday court filing by prosecutors in the criminal case against Igor Danchenko confirms. While that approach may have been prudent and in the country's best interests three and a half years ago, when then-Attorney General Bill Barr tasked Durham to investigate the origins of the Russia collusion hoax, it is no longer judicious. The special counsel's failure to appreciate this reality threatens the government's case against Danchenko, but more significantly has spurred the Biden administration, the D.C. deep state, and partisan state officials to further weaponize the criminal justice system against their political enemies.
https://www.sott.net/article/473935-Special-Counsel-Durhams-protect-the-establishment-approach-is-destroying-the-country
Special Counsel Durham's protect-the-establishment approach is destroying the country
What was judicious a few years ago is foolhardy today because the left has learned there are no consequences when they abuse the system to attack conservatives. Special Counsel John Durham continues to ignore the FBI's malfeasance in the Crossfire Hurricane targeting of Donald Trump, a Friday court filing by prosecutors in the criminal case against Igor Danchenko confirms. While that approach may have been prudent and in the country's best interests three and a half years ago, when then-Attorney General Bill Barr tasked Durham to investigate the origins of the Russia collusion hoax, it is no longer judicious. The special counsel's failure to appreciate this reality threatens the government's case against Danchenko, but more significantly has spurred the Biden administration, the D.C. deep state, and partisan state officials to further weaponize the criminal justice system against their political enemies.
https://www.sott.net/article/473935-Special-Counsel-Durhams-protect-the-establishment-approach-is-destroying-the-country
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No sign Russia preparing to use nuclear weapons - US
The US does not see any indications that Russia is getting ready to use its nuclear arsenal in the conflict in Ukraine, White House spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Wednesday. However, he added that Washington considers such a possibility "deeply concerning" and takes it "seriously." Earlier on Wednesday, the New York Times published a piece citing "multiple senior American officials," who claimed some Russian generals had been discussing "when and how Moscow might use a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine." Russian President Vladimir Putin was not involved in these discussions, the paper said. The conversations took place at some point in mid-October, it added. This is not the first time the White House has made such a statement. Last month, Kirby said that Washington saw no indications that Russia was preparing to deploy a nuclear weapon.
https://www.sott.net/article/473936-No-sign-Russia-preparing-to-use-nuclear-weapons-US
No sign Russia preparing to use nuclear weapons - US
The US does not see any indications that Russia is getting ready to use its nuclear arsenal in the conflict in Ukraine, White House spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Wednesday. However, he added that Washington considers such a possibility "deeply concerning" and takes it "seriously." Earlier on Wednesday, the New York Times published a piece citing "multiple senior American officials," who claimed some Russian generals had been discussing "when and how Moscow might use a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine." Russian President Vladimir Putin was not involved in these discussions, the paper said. The conversations took place at some point in mid-October, it added. This is not the first time the White House has made such a statement. Last month, Kirby said that Washington saw no indications that Russia was preparing to deploy a nuclear weapon.
https://www.sott.net/article/473936-No-sign-Russia-preparing-to-use-nuclear-weapons-US
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Bulgaria to send military aid to Ukraine despite opposition
A majority of Bulgaria's lawmakers on Thursday approved sending the country's first military aid to Ukraine. The National Assembly voted 175-49 with one abstention in favour of a proposal submitted by four nominally pro-EU parties. The government now has one month to decide what kind of weapons Bulgaria can provide without affecting its own defence capabilities. Bulgaria previously agreed to repair Ukrainian military equipment at its factories but refused to send weapons directly due to opposition from President Rumen Radev and the country's Moscow-friendly political parties.
https://www.sott.net/article/473937-Bulgaria-to-send-military-aid-to-Ukraine-despite-opposition
Bulgaria to send military aid to Ukraine despite opposition
A majority of Bulgaria's lawmakers on Thursday approved sending the country's first military aid to Ukraine. The National Assembly voted 175-49 with one abstention in favour of a proposal submitted by four nominally pro-EU parties. The government now has one month to decide what kind of weapons Bulgaria can provide without affecting its own defence capabilities. Bulgaria previously agreed to repair Ukrainian military equipment at its factories but refused to send weapons directly due to opposition from President Rumen Radev and the country's Moscow-friendly political parties.
https://www.sott.net/article/473937-Bulgaria-to-send-military-aid-to-Ukraine-despite-opposition
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Assassination attempt against Imran Khan exposes the establishments dirty game
Whichever of these three courses of action they choose to go through with, there's no denying that the strategic inertia is decisively against The Establishment's elite echelons, who already lost their Hybrid War/Fifth Generational War (5GW) against the Pakistani people. They can either go with the flow by finally allowing the masses to democratically choose their leader, or temporarily delay this inevitability by continuing to conspire against them or even literally risking a civil conflict by directly attacking them. State-Sponsored Threats Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was ousted through a US-orchestrated post-modern coup in early spring as punishment for his independent foreign policy, narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Thursday. He was leading his promised Long March from Lahore to Islamabad along with thousands of his supporters to demand free and fair elections as early as possible. Prior to the former premier setting off, Interior Minister Rana...
https://www.sott.net/article/473938-Assassination-attempt-against-Imran-Khan-exposes-the-establishments-dirty-game
Assassination attempt against Imran Khan exposes the establishments dirty game
Whichever of these three courses of action they choose to go through with, there's no denying that the strategic inertia is decisively against The Establishment's elite echelons, who already lost their Hybrid War/Fifth Generational War (5GW) against the Pakistani people. They can either go with the flow by finally allowing the masses to democratically choose their leader, or temporarily delay this inevitability by continuing to conspire against them or even literally risking a civil conflict by directly attacking them. State-Sponsored Threats Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was ousted through a US-orchestrated post-modern coup in early spring as punishment for his independent foreign policy, narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Thursday. He was leading his promised Long March from Lahore to Islamabad along with thousands of his supporters to demand free and fair elections as early as possible. Prior to the former premier setting off, Interior Minister Rana...
https://www.sott.net/article/473938-Assassination-attempt-against-Imran-Khan-exposes-the-establishments-dirty-game
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French parliament halted as MP shouts 'go back to Africa' during discussion of helping illegal migrants
The French parliament was brought to a halt after a far-right MP shouted "They should go back to Africa" as a black colleague talked about immigration. Grégoire de Fournas, a member of National Rally (RN), said later his remark had not been aimed at Carlos Martens Bilongo himself but at migrants trying to reach Europe by sea. Mr Bilongo said he had been born in France and the remark was "shameful". Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said there was "no room for racism". Comment: Rather than enter into a debate about the problem of mass migration, the PM instead resorts to crying 'racist'.
https://www.sott.net/article/473930-French-parliament-halted-as-MP-shouts-go-back-to-Africa-during-discussion-of-helping-illegal-migrants
French parliament halted as MP shouts 'go back to Africa' during discussion of helping illegal migrants
The French parliament was brought to a halt after a far-right MP shouted "They should go back to Africa" as a black colleague talked about immigration. Grégoire de Fournas, a member of National Rally (RN), said later his remark had not been aimed at Carlos Martens Bilongo himself but at migrants trying to reach Europe by sea. Mr Bilongo said he had been born in France and the remark was "shameful". Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said there was "no room for racism". Comment: Rather than enter into a debate about the problem of mass migration, the PM instead resorts to crying 'racist'.
https://www.sott.net/article/473930-French-parliament-halted-as-MP-shouts-go-back-to-Africa-during-discussion-of-helping-illegal-migrants
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'New centers of power are emerging in a multipolar world, we want to partner with them' - Chancellor Scholz writes in Politico before Beijing trip
Olaf Scholz is the chancellor of Germany. It's been a good three years since my predecessor last visited China. Three years during which the challenges and risks that we face have increased — here in Europe, in East Asia and, of course, also in Sino-German relations. Three years during which the world has fundamentally changed — due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the one hand, and Russia's war against Ukraine on the other, with its severe repercussions for the international order, our food and energy supply, the economy and prices worldwide. Meetings such as this weren't possible for a long time because of the pandemic and Beijing's strict measures to contain it. Direct conversation is, thus, all the more important now. And it is precisely because "business as usual" is no longer an option in these circumstances that I'm traveling to Beijing.
https://www.sott.net/article/473939-New-centers-of-power-are-emerging-in-a-multipolar-world-we-want-to-partner-with-them-Chancellor-Scholz-writes-in-Politico-before-Beijing-trip
'New centers of power are emerging in a multipolar world, we want to partner with them' - Chancellor Scholz writes in Politico before Beijing trip
Olaf Scholz is the chancellor of Germany. It's been a good three years since my predecessor last visited China. Three years during which the challenges and risks that we face have increased — here in Europe, in East Asia and, of course, also in Sino-German relations. Three years during which the world has fundamentally changed — due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the one hand, and Russia's war against Ukraine on the other, with its severe repercussions for the international order, our food and energy supply, the economy and prices worldwide. Meetings such as this weren't possible for a long time because of the pandemic and Beijing's strict measures to contain it. Direct conversation is, thus, all the more important now. And it is precisely because "business as usual" is no longer an option in these circumstances that I'm traveling to Beijing.
https://www.sott.net/article/473939-New-centers-of-power-are-emerging-in-a-multipolar-world-we-want-to-partner-with-them-Chancellor-Scholz-writes-in-Politico-before-Beijing-trip
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BEST OF THE WEB: The 'Time of Troubles' and the birth of the nation: Why Russia celebrates its 'Unity Day' every November 4
November 4 marks Unity Day in Russia, which is a fairly new holiday. It was established in order to replace the old October Revolution Day, which was celebrated in the USSR for over 70 years. Many generations grew up loving this holiday; after communism collapsed, it was no longer possible to keep it as a public holiday. Its replacement goes back to an event that proved to have as much significance for the country's history. In November 1612, Russia was reborn as a state. End of a dynasty The early 17th century is known in the history of Russia as 'the Time of Troubles', or 'Smuta'. After the death of Tsar Ivan IV, known as Ivan the Terrible, in 1584, the country found itself sinking slowly into a deep political crisis. The new leader, his son Fyodor I, took little interest in politics, and his court became a place ridden with scheming and plotting by the rival clans of top officials. Fyodor I ruled for a total of 14 years, and this was a relatively peaceful time, right up to his...
https://www.sott.net/article/473940-The-Time-of-Troubles-and-the-birth-of-the-nation-Why-Russia-celebrates-its-Unity-Day-every-November-4
BEST OF THE WEB: The 'Time of Troubles' and the birth of the nation: Why Russia celebrates its 'Unity Day' every November 4
November 4 marks Unity Day in Russia, which is a fairly new holiday. It was established in order to replace the old October Revolution Day, which was celebrated in the USSR for over 70 years. Many generations grew up loving this holiday; after communism collapsed, it was no longer possible to keep it as a public holiday. Its replacement goes back to an event that proved to have as much significance for the country's history. In November 1612, Russia was reborn as a state. End of a dynasty The early 17th century is known in the history of Russia as 'the Time of Troubles', or 'Smuta'. After the death of Tsar Ivan IV, known as Ivan the Terrible, in 1584, the country found itself sinking slowly into a deep political crisis. The new leader, his son Fyodor I, took little interest in politics, and his court became a place ridden with scheming and plotting by the rival clans of top officials. Fyodor I ruled for a total of 14 years, and this was a relatively peaceful time, right up to his...
https://www.sott.net/article/473940-The-Time-of-Troubles-and-the-birth-of-the-nation-Why-Russia-celebrates-its-Unity-Day-every-November-4
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New documentary reveals people claim they saw aliens after UFO crash-landed in Brazil in 1996
It sounds like science-fiction. On Jan. 13, 1996, the United States Air Force shoots down a UFO, which crashes six miles from a medium-sized town in southeastern Brazil. Seven days later, two sisters aged 14 and 16, and a 21-year-old friend spot a tiny, frightened alien with big red eyes, crouching by a wall. They run screaming back to their mother. The Brazilian police and military capture at least two aliens, one of which scratches an officer, infecting and ultimately killing him, before dying along with its extraterrestrial comrades. The US Air Force confiscates the alien bodies and takes them to an unknown location. A vast cover-up by the Brazilian military, enforced with death threats, lasts for 26 years. But if it's all made up, it is one of the greatest works of science fiction in history. Most everyone who hears the witnesses tell their story a quarter century later is convinced they are telling the truth.
https://www.sott.net/article/473941-New-documentary-reveals-people-claim-they-saw-aliens-after-UFO-crash-landed-in-Brazil-in-1996
New documentary reveals people claim they saw aliens after UFO crash-landed in Brazil in 1996
It sounds like science-fiction. On Jan. 13, 1996, the United States Air Force shoots down a UFO, which crashes six miles from a medium-sized town in southeastern Brazil. Seven days later, two sisters aged 14 and 16, and a 21-year-old friend spot a tiny, frightened alien with big red eyes, crouching by a wall. They run screaming back to their mother. The Brazilian police and military capture at least two aliens, one of which scratches an officer, infecting and ultimately killing him, before dying along with its extraterrestrial comrades. The US Air Force confiscates the alien bodies and takes them to an unknown location. A vast cover-up by the Brazilian military, enforced with death threats, lasts for 26 years. But if it's all made up, it is one of the greatest works of science fiction in history. Most everyone who hears the witnesses tell their story a quarter century later is convinced they are telling the truth.
https://www.sott.net/article/473941-New-documentary-reveals-people-claim-they-saw-aliens-after-UFO-crash-landed-in-Brazil-in-1996
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Assassination attempt against Imran Khan exposes the establishment's dirty game
Whichever of these three courses of action they choose to go through with, there's no denying that the strategic inertia is decisively against The Establishment's elite echelons, who already lost their Hybrid War/Fifth Generational War (5GW) against the Pakistani people. They can either go with the flow by finally allowing the masses to democratically choose their leader, or temporarily delay this inevitability by continuing to conspire against them or even literally risking a civil conflict by directly attacking them. State-Sponsored Threats Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was ousted through a US-orchestrated post-modern coup in early spring as punishment for his independent foreign policy, narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Thursday. He was leading his promised Long March from Lahore to Islamabad along with thousands of his supporters to demand free and fair elections as early as possible. Prior to the former premier setting off, Interior Minister Rana...
https://www.sott.net/article/473938-Assassination-attempt-against-Imran-Khan-exposes-the-establishments-dirty-game
Assassination attempt against Imran Khan exposes the establishment's dirty game
Whichever of these three courses of action they choose to go through with, there's no denying that the strategic inertia is decisively against The Establishment's elite echelons, who already lost their Hybrid War/Fifth Generational War (5GW) against the Pakistani people. They can either go with the flow by finally allowing the masses to democratically choose their leader, or temporarily delay this inevitability by continuing to conspire against them or even literally risking a civil conflict by directly attacking them. State-Sponsored Threats Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was ousted through a US-orchestrated post-modern coup in early spring as punishment for his independent foreign policy, narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Thursday. He was leading his promised Long March from Lahore to Islamabad along with thousands of his supporters to demand free and fair elections as early as possible. Prior to the former premier setting off, Interior Minister Rana...
https://www.sott.net/article/473938-Assassination-attempt-against-Imran-Khan-exposes-the-establishments-dirty-game
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Moving at the speed of science: Pfizer, BioNTech launch phase 1 trial on combined COVID-19 and flu vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech have launched a clinical trial on a vaccine targeting both COVID-19 and influenza, the companies announced Thursday. The phase 1 trial is being done in the United States with 180 participants between the ages of 18 and 64, with the first participant dosed this week, the companies said. The follow-up period for each participant will be six months. "By combining both indications in one vaccine approach, we aim to provide individuals with an efficient way to receive immunization against two severe respiratory diseases with evolving viruses that require vaccine adaptation," Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO and co-founder of BioNTech, said in a statement.
https://www.sott.net/article/473942-Moving-at-the-speed-of-science-Pfizer-BioNTech-launch-phase-1-trial-on-combined-COVID-19-and-flu-vaccine
Moving at the speed of science: Pfizer, BioNTech launch phase 1 trial on combined COVID-19 and flu vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech have launched a clinical trial on a vaccine targeting both COVID-19 and influenza, the companies announced Thursday. The phase 1 trial is being done in the United States with 180 participants between the ages of 18 and 64, with the first participant dosed this week, the companies said. The follow-up period for each participant will be six months. "By combining both indications in one vaccine approach, we aim to provide individuals with an efficient way to receive immunization against two severe respiratory diseases with evolving viruses that require vaccine adaptation," Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO and co-founder of BioNTech, said in a statement.
https://www.sott.net/article/473942-Moving-at-the-speed-of-science-Pfizer-BioNTech-launch-phase-1-trial-on-combined-COVID-19-and-flu-vaccine
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Attack of the Trans-Borderlines
I stopped reading Quillette a while ago, but have been too lazy to remove the site from my feed. However, this article caught my attention recently. The subnoscript, in particular: "In an extraordinary new book, Shannon Thrace describes her disintegrating marriage to a man consumed by narcissism and gender dysphoria." Narcissism? Yes, please! Gender dysphoria? I thought you'd never ask! The article is a review of a memoir, 18 Months: A Memoir of a Marriage Lost to Gender Identity. This article is a review of a review of that memoir, because I doubt I'll ever read the book itself. But since the connection between narcissism and gender dysphoria intrigues me, I want to highlight and comment on some of Jonathan Kay's review. Let's dig right in. As Kay sums up the background to the story, "Shannon" (the author) and "Jamie" (her husband, both pseudonyms), were a typical, loving, progressive liberal couple.
https://www.sott.net/article/473943-Attack-of-the-Trans-Borderlines
Attack of the Trans-Borderlines
I stopped reading Quillette a while ago, but have been too lazy to remove the site from my feed. However, this article caught my attention recently. The subnoscript, in particular: "In an extraordinary new book, Shannon Thrace describes her disintegrating marriage to a man consumed by narcissism and gender dysphoria." Narcissism? Yes, please! Gender dysphoria? I thought you'd never ask! The article is a review of a memoir, 18 Months: A Memoir of a Marriage Lost to Gender Identity. This article is a review of a review of that memoir, because I doubt I'll ever read the book itself. But since the connection between narcissism and gender dysphoria intrigues me, I want to highlight and comment on some of Jonathan Kay's review. Let's dig right in. As Kay sums up the background to the story, "Shannon" (the author) and "Jamie" (her husband, both pseudonyms), were a typical, loving, progressive liberal couple.
https://www.sott.net/article/473943-Attack-of-the-Trans-Borderlines
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UN finishes inspection of Ukrainian nuclear sites
Russia had accused Kiev of working on a "dirty bomb" The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) claimed on Thursday that its inspectors found no "undeclared" nuclear materials or activities after visiting three Ukrainian research facilities. Kiev immediately announced that this was proof Russian claims about a potential Ukrainian "dirty bomb" plot were unfounded. Inspectors dispatched "at the request of the Government of Ukraine," traveled to the Institute for Nuclear Research in Kiev, the Eastern Mining and Processing Plant in Zhovti Vody, and the Pivdenmash factory in Dnieper, the IAEA said in a statement. "Our technical and scientific evaluation of the results we have so far did not show any sign of undeclared nuclear activities and materials at these three locations," said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.
https://www.sott.net/article/473944-UN-finishes-inspection-of-Ukrainian-nuclear-sites
UN finishes inspection of Ukrainian nuclear sites
Russia had accused Kiev of working on a "dirty bomb" The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) claimed on Thursday that its inspectors found no "undeclared" nuclear materials or activities after visiting three Ukrainian research facilities. Kiev immediately announced that this was proof Russian claims about a potential Ukrainian "dirty bomb" plot were unfounded. Inspectors dispatched "at the request of the Government of Ukraine," traveled to the Institute for Nuclear Research in Kiev, the Eastern Mining and Processing Plant in Zhovti Vody, and the Pivdenmash factory in Dnieper, the IAEA said in a statement. "Our technical and scientific evaluation of the results we have so far did not show any sign of undeclared nuclear activities and materials at these three locations," said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.
https://www.sott.net/article/473944-UN-finishes-inspection-of-Ukrainian-nuclear-sites
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Florida Bans Puberty Blockers and Transgender Surgery for Minors
The Florida Board of Medicine and state Board of Osteopathic Medicine voted Friday to ban puberty blockers and sex-reassignment surgery as treatments for transgender minors in the state. The board of medicine voted 6-3, with five others not present, on Friday to forbid doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and hormones or performing surgeries until a patient is 18. Exceptions will be made for children who are already receiving the treatment.
https://www.sott.net/article/473945-Florida-Bans-Puberty-Blockers-and-Transgender-Surgery-for-Minors
Florida Bans Puberty Blockers and Transgender Surgery for Minors
The Florida Board of Medicine and state Board of Osteopathic Medicine voted Friday to ban puberty blockers and sex-reassignment surgery as treatments for transgender minors in the state. The board of medicine voted 6-3, with five others not present, on Friday to forbid doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and hormones or performing surgeries until a patient is 18. Exceptions will be made for children who are already receiving the treatment.
https://www.sott.net/article/473945-Florida-Bans-Puberty-Blockers-and-Transgender-Surgery-for-Minors
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The human condition: An unsolvable equation
It is the classic dispute between conservatives and liberals: the question of the role of morality and the regulation of human behavior, whether by secular law, religious law, or social enforcement. A depressing issue it is, I would argue, because there seems to be no solution. Simone Weil describes the two ends of the spectrum between laissez-faire liberalism and moral-cohesion-by-force as "Rome" and "Israel" respectively, where Rome stands for complete materialist decay — the proverbial morass of the decadent and godless late empire — while Israel stands for an authoritarian theocracy that micromanages people's every move.1 Both scenarios seem very unappetizing.
https://www.sott.net/article/473946-The-human-condition-An-unsolvable-equation
The human condition: An unsolvable equation
It is the classic dispute between conservatives and liberals: the question of the role of morality and the regulation of human behavior, whether by secular law, religious law, or social enforcement. A depressing issue it is, I would argue, because there seems to be no solution. Simone Weil describes the two ends of the spectrum between laissez-faire liberalism and moral-cohesion-by-force as "Rome" and "Israel" respectively, where Rome stands for complete materialist decay — the proverbial morass of the decadent and godless late empire — while Israel stands for an authoritarian theocracy that micromanages people's every move.1 Both scenarios seem very unappetizing.
https://www.sott.net/article/473946-The-human-condition-An-unsolvable-equation
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Who is Harley Pasternak, celebrity trainer who allegedly threatened to institutionalize and drug Kanye West "to zombieland" again?
Rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West has become public enemy number one after sharing intimate information on multiple podcasts and social media posts about his institutionalization and perceived mental health struggles. He has been dubbed anti-semitic after he made claims about the Jewish media controlling his words and actions. The latest controversy hinges on a text message screenshot that's allegedly from celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, who apparently threatened to send Kanye back to the hospital and heavily medicate him. Kanye West, or Ye, has been making headline news for weeks now. He showed up to a fashion show in Paris wearing a "white lives matter" t-shirt, standing alongside his friend and popular conservative commentator Candace Owens. Shortly after, he was a guest on the popular podcast called Drink Champs, where he pointed to the lethal amount of fentanyl in George Floyd's system and claimed that Derek Chauvin's knee was on Floyd's upper back rather than his neck....
https://www.sott.net/article/473947-Who-is-Harley-Pasternak-celebrity-trainer-who-allegedly-threatened-to-institutionalize-and-drug-Kanye-West-to-zombieland-again
Who is Harley Pasternak, celebrity trainer who allegedly threatened to institutionalize and drug Kanye West "to zombieland" again?
Rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West has become public enemy number one after sharing intimate information on multiple podcasts and social media posts about his institutionalization and perceived mental health struggles. He has been dubbed anti-semitic after he made claims about the Jewish media controlling his words and actions. The latest controversy hinges on a text message screenshot that's allegedly from celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, who apparently threatened to send Kanye back to the hospital and heavily medicate him. Kanye West, or Ye, has been making headline news for weeks now. He showed up to a fashion show in Paris wearing a "white lives matter" t-shirt, standing alongside his friend and popular conservative commentator Candace Owens. Shortly after, he was a guest on the popular podcast called Drink Champs, where he pointed to the lethal amount of fentanyl in George Floyd's system and claimed that Derek Chauvin's knee was on Floyd's upper back rather than his neck....
https://www.sott.net/article/473947-Who-is-Harley-Pasternak-celebrity-trainer-who-allegedly-threatened-to-institutionalize-and-drug-Kanye-West-to-zombieland-again
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California lawmakers fight back against plans to release genetically modified mosquitoes
As environmental advocates call on regulators to "lead with sound science" regarding the proposed release of thousands of genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes on a weekly basis in central California, eight Democratic lawmakers on Thursday demanded that officials reject the proposal without an in-depth review of its potential impacts. Biotech company Oxitec aims to make California the second state — after Florida — to have an experimental release of its GE mosquitoes and has applied for a permit to conduct research with its product at 48 test sites in Tulare County.
https://www.sott.net/article/473948-California-lawmakers-fight-back-against-plans-to-release-genetically-modified-mosquitoes
California lawmakers fight back against plans to release genetically modified mosquitoes
As environmental advocates call on regulators to "lead with sound science" regarding the proposed release of thousands of genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes on a weekly basis in central California, eight Democratic lawmakers on Thursday demanded that officials reject the proposal without an in-depth review of its potential impacts. Biotech company Oxitec aims to make California the second state — after Florida — to have an experimental release of its GE mosquitoes and has applied for a permit to conduct research with its product at 48 test sites in Tulare County.
https://www.sott.net/article/473948-California-lawmakers-fight-back-against-plans-to-release-genetically-modified-mosquitoes
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King Charles & David Attenborough parrot WWF activist nonsense they naively accept as 'science'
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was created in 1961 to raise funds for wildlife conservation and immediately recruited European royalty to help attract wealthy benefactors. At first it was a novel good cause and this is why Britain's royal family, plus their close friend David Attenborough, have been loyal supporters for six decades. However, for more than twenty years, the WWF has not been the benevolent conservation organization that it was in the 1960s yet these powerful men support them with more vigor than ever. Prince Philip was the first president of the WWF-UK but ended his association with the group when they morphed into a politicized activist organization lobbying for the limitation of fossil fuels to curb human-caused global warming. However, Prince Charles, now King Charles III, became even more involved in WWF propaganda machine and eventually initiated son William, now heir apparent, into doing the same. When the WWF began falsely promoting itself as a scientific...
https://www.sott.net/article/473949-King-Charles-David-Attenborough-parrot-WWF-activist-nonsense-they-naively-accept-as-science
King Charles & David Attenborough parrot WWF activist nonsense they naively accept as 'science'
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was created in 1961 to raise funds for wildlife conservation and immediately recruited European royalty to help attract wealthy benefactors. At first it was a novel good cause and this is why Britain's royal family, plus their close friend David Attenborough, have been loyal supporters for six decades. However, for more than twenty years, the WWF has not been the benevolent conservation organization that it was in the 1960s yet these powerful men support them with more vigor than ever. Prince Philip was the first president of the WWF-UK but ended his association with the group when they morphed into a politicized activist organization lobbying for the limitation of fossil fuels to curb human-caused global warming. However, Prince Charles, now King Charles III, became even more involved in WWF propaganda machine and eventually initiated son William, now heir apparent, into doing the same. When the WWF began falsely promoting itself as a scientific...
https://www.sott.net/article/473949-King-Charles-David-Attenborough-parrot-WWF-activist-nonsense-they-naively-accept-as-science
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How the government hid the truth behind Hunter Biden's laptop
The more we find out about the collusion that has been going on among the Biden administration, the security agencies and Big Tech, the more alarming it is — and the more unrepentant they are. The latest bombshell from the Intercept, based on communications unveiled in the federal lawsuit Missouri v. Biden, shows that the Department of Homeland Security has been having monthly meetings with Facebook and Twitter to pressure them to censor social media posts about topics such as the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, the origins of COVID-19, the efficacy of COVID vaccines, racial justice and US support for the war in Ukraine — in other words, anything that could be detrimental to public support for the Biden administration. Comment: See: Truth Cops: Leaked Documents Outline US Govt Plans to 'Police Disinformation' We already know that the FBI was involved in efforts to censor and bury information that might have harmed Joe Biden's candidacy back in 2020, including The Post's...
https://www.sott.net/article/473950-How-the-government-hid-the-truth-behind-Hunter-Bidens-laptop
How the government hid the truth behind Hunter Biden's laptop
The more we find out about the collusion that has been going on among the Biden administration, the security agencies and Big Tech, the more alarming it is — and the more unrepentant they are. The latest bombshell from the Intercept, based on communications unveiled in the federal lawsuit Missouri v. Biden, shows that the Department of Homeland Security has been having monthly meetings with Facebook and Twitter to pressure them to censor social media posts about topics such as the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, the origins of COVID-19, the efficacy of COVID vaccines, racial justice and US support for the war in Ukraine — in other words, anything that could be detrimental to public support for the Biden administration. Comment: See: Truth Cops: Leaked Documents Outline US Govt Plans to 'Police Disinformation' We already know that the FBI was involved in efforts to censor and bury information that might have harmed Joe Biden's candidacy back in 2020, including The Post's...
https://www.sott.net/article/473950-How-the-government-hid-the-truth-behind-Hunter-Bidens-laptop
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What we knew in the early days
The claim is now everywhere: we had to lock down because we just didn't know about this virus. It was all very confusing and we had to play it safe. We had no other option because we just had no clarity about what we were dealing with. The precautionary principle dictated the unprecedented actions. Actually, the precautionary principle goes both directions. It also dictates that we not enact policies that we know for sure would wreck lives and liberties. They did it anyway, without sufficient knowledge that the measures would achieve any positive good. We approach the third year and people have forgotten that all the harms of lockdowns were strongly warned about by many voices in many venues. In addition, the virus was much better understood back then and openly discussed. We knew for certain that the panic and fear were being wildly overblown.
https://www.sott.net/article/473951-What-we-knew-in-the-early-days
What we knew in the early days
The claim is now everywhere: we had to lock down because we just didn't know about this virus. It was all very confusing and we had to play it safe. We had no other option because we just had no clarity about what we were dealing with. The precautionary principle dictated the unprecedented actions. Actually, the precautionary principle goes both directions. It also dictates that we not enact policies that we know for sure would wreck lives and liberties. They did it anyway, without sufficient knowledge that the measures would achieve any positive good. We approach the third year and people have forgotten that all the harms of lockdowns were strongly warned about by many voices in many venues. In addition, the virus was much better understood back then and openly discussed. We knew for certain that the panic and fear were being wildly overblown.
https://www.sott.net/article/473951-What-we-knew-in-the-early-days