Russia Grabbing Male Conscripts from Train Stations, Apartment Buildings, Hotels
October 20th, 2022Via: Niki Proshin:
Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says
October 20th, 2022Via: San Francisco Standard:
Nearly half of San Franciscans have been a victim of theft in the past five years and a quarter have been threatened or physically attacked, according to a new poll.
Findings from the SF Chronicle survey underscored the challenges of the city and the unhappiness of its residents, with 65% saying life in SF is worse today than when they moved here.
The survey also found that 39% of residents have had their property damaged in the past five years.
Liz Truss Resigns as UK Prime Minister After Just 44 Days in Office
October 20th, 2022Via: New York Post:
Embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced she would step down Thursday after just 44 days in office — making her the UK’s shortest-serving leader ever.
Truss’ tumultuous stint was marred by a fiscal fiasco and hostile opposition from her own Conservative Party over her proposal to cut taxes on the wealthy while raising corporate taxes, which sent financial markets into a weeks-long slide.
Forcing Children to Declare and Use Pronouns Risks Psychological Harm
October 20th, 2022Via: Epoch Times:
A “disturbing trend” in schools across the country risks psychological harm to children by forcing them to identify their gender, declare their preferred pronouns, and refer to others with confusing pronouns that don’t seem to agree with reality, a California child therapist told The Epoch Times.
Pronoun discussions can usher in a more serious form of confusion, known as delirium, warned Teva Johnstone, who practices in southern California. It’s especially risky for young children, she added.
It’s the practice of asking children to refer to a male as “she,” a female as “he,”or one individual as “they” that damages kids, she said. And forcing children to use pronouns that don’t agree with the gender they observe causes “a risk of psychological harm.”
That’s because most children learn early that pronouns are supposed to represent the observed sex of that person, said Johnstone, who specializes in counseling young patients with psychological disassociation.
She helps children suffering from a “mind-body disconnect,” mostly found in those with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Bank of Japan: “Emergency Bond-Buying Operations”
October 19th, 2022Via: Reuters:
Japan’s central bank on Thursday said it would hold emergency bond-buying operations, offering to buy some $667 million in government debt, a move designed to put a floor under bond prices.
The announcement from the Bank of Japan came as the yen currency teetered at the break of 150 to the dollar, a level that would mark a 32-year-low and has been seen as psychologically important for market players.
Former UK Military Pilots Assisting Chinese with Air Combat Training
October 19th, 2022Via: The War Zone:
Dozens of British former frontline military pilots have been hired by China to provide training and intelligence to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), according to reports corroborated by the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD). The situation once again highlights the efforts China is willing to go to expand its military know-how and also sheds light on the sometimes-murky world of private defense contractors.
A story published by The Times of London states that “at least 30” pilots who previously served with the U.K. Armed Forces have been recruited by China “to help Beijing develop its tactics and technological expertise.” The pilots involved are said to be mainly former fast-jet aircrew but also include helicopter pilots. All apparently began working for China from the end of 2019 onward and are said to be earning around £240,000 (roughly $270,000) a year.
Kherson Civilians Evacuated Amid Ukraine Assault As Putin Declares Martial Law For 4 Territories
October 19th, 2022Via: ZeroHedge:
Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized martial law for the four recently annexed territories of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia. This in effect gives emergency and extraordinary powers to the heads of these regions, with the Associated Press noting that “additional emergency powers” have also been given to “the heads of all regions of Russia” – though it’s unclear precisely what this means.
The announcement comes the day after the Russian army said it is preparing to evacuate civilians from Kherson, which was the first Ukrainian city to fall to the invasion in February. “The entire administration is already moving today,” Moscow-installed regional head Vladimir Saldo confirmed on Tuesday.
This evacuation order is being widely seen as an admission that the Ukrainian counteroffensive threatening occupied Kherson is gaining rapid momentum, so the Russians could be preparing a massive “scorched earth” bombardment in response. Reports estimate that Russian front lines have been beaten back some 20 to 30 kilometers in the last few weeks alone, and Russian commanders are alarmed they could be backed up against the Dnieper River that bisects Ukraine.
And Now… Moderna CEO Admits COVID Is Like Seasonal Flu, Only Vulnerable Need Jabs
October 19th, 2022Via: Summit News:
In a rare moment, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel admitted that COVID is akin to a seasonal flu and that only older people and those who have compromised immune systems need to get vaccinated.
Speaking at a finance conference Monday, Bancel noted “I think it’s going to be like the flu. If you’re a 25-year-old, do you need an annual booster every year if you’re healthy?”
“You might want to… but I think it’s going to be similar to flu where it’s going to be people at high-risk, people above 50 years of age, people with comorbidities, people with cancer and other conditions, people with transplants,” the Moderna head added.
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So this begs the question, why is the CDC pushing Moderna and Pfizer boosters for 5 year old kids?
It’s quite a turnaround for Bancel, who just one year ago declared that even younger people will have to get vaccine booster shots at least once every three years for ever if normality is ever to return.
The Australian Government Is Offering To Pay For Funerals Of Those Who DIE From COVID Vaccines
October 19th, 2022Via: Summit News:
The Australian government has seemingly acknowledged that COVID vaccines can kill people by updating its website to introduce a policy to pay funeral costs of people who die after getting vaccinated.
BBC Prepares Secret Scripts for Possible Use in Winter Blackouts
October 19th, 2022Via: Guardian:
The BBC has prepared secret scripts that could be read on air if energy shortages cause blackouts or the loss of gas supplies this winter.
The scripts, seen by the Guardian, set out how the corporation would reassure the public in the event that a “major loss of power” causes mobile phone networks, internet access, banking systems or traffic lights to fail across England, Wales and Scotland. Northern Ireland would be unaffected because its electricity grid is shared with the Republic of Ireland.
The public would be advised to use car radios or battery-powered receivers to listen to emergency broadcasts on FM and long-wave frequencies usually reserved for Radio 2 and Radio 4.
One draft BBC script warns that a blackout could last for up to two days, with hospitals and police placed under “extreme pressure”.
Another says: “The government has said it’s hoped power will be restored in the next 36 to 48 hours. Different parts of Britain will start to receive intermittent supplies before then.”
