Ukraine: Russian Atrocities in Bucha
April 4th, 2022Via: Daily Mail:
On the streets of Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, the bodies of civilians have been found scattered, many with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture, after Russian forces retreated from the area.
Ukraine and Western leaders have accused Russia of carrying out the massacre of civilians and dumping their bodies in mass graves, with one pit containing at least 57 people in Bucha.
UK Sleepwalking Into Food Crisis As Fresh Produce Set To Vanish From Supermarkets
April 1st, 2022Via: ZeroHedge:
The National Farmers’ Union has warned the UK is sleepwalking into a food security crisis. Soaring energy and fertilizer costs have led to an unprecedented situation where growers’ margins have collapsed, forcing many to halt growing operations.
Reuters says because of the inclement weather in the UK. Farmers grow cumbers, plant peppers, aubergines, and tomatoes in vast greenhouses. Greenhouses use natural gas for heat, but after last year’s surge in gas prices exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last month, the crops have become uneconomical to produce.
Putin Drafts 134,500 Conscripts, Says They Won’t Go to Ukraine
March 31st, 2022Via: Reuters:
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into the army as part of Russia’s annual spring draft, but the defence ministry said the call-up had nothing to do with the war in Ukraine.
The order came five weeks into Russia’s invasion, which has run into fierce Ukrainian resistance. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that none of those called up would be sent to any “hot spots”.
GERMANY: GAS RATIONING
March 30th, 2022Via: Reuters:
Germany triggered an emergency plan to manage gas supplies on Wednesday under which Europe’s largest economy could ration power if a standoff over a Russian demand to pay for fuel with roubles disrupts or halts supplies.
Moscow’s insistence on rouble payments for the Russian gas that meets a third of Europe’s annual energy needs has galvanised others in Europe: Greece called an emergency meeting of suppliers, the Dutch government said it would urge consumers to use less gas and the French energy regulator told consumers not to panic.
The demand for roubles, which has been rejected by Group of Seven nations, is in retaliation for crippling Western sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
Related: Biden Administration Weighs Largest Ever Draw from Emergency Oil Reserve
Hunter Biden Laptop Disaster in Congress
March 30th, 2022BREAKING: FBI Cyber Chief can't find Hunter Biden's laptop… pic.twitter.com/sZrJcc9IWR
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) March 29, 2022
Via: New York Post:
It’s now an official matter of record.
Material from Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop was entered into the Congressional Record on Tuesday at the request of Rep. Matt Gaetz.
The Florida Republican made the move during a hearing on oversight of the FBI’s Cyber Division after its assistant director, Bryan Vorndran, testified that he didn’t “have any information about the Hunter Biden laptop,” which the bureau seized from a Delaware repair shop in December 2019.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) initially blocked Gaetz’s request but relented a short time later.
Britain: Tory MP Wants Support for Victims of Vaccine Side Effects
March 30th, 2022Via: GBNews:
A scheme to provide compensation to people who suffer severe side-effects from vaccines is not working for Covid-19 jabs, a Conservative former minister has said.
Sir Christopher Chope said the Government is in “denial” over the extent of the issue and, putting forward alternative proposals using a Ten Minute Rule Motion in the House of Commons, he called for “bespoke legislation” to provide “timely redress for those who have suffered as a result of doing the right thing”.
The current vaccine damage payment scheme provides a one-off tax-free payment of £120,000 if someone is severely disabled or has died as a result of side-effects from certain vaccines, including Covid jabs.
The Government says receipt of the payment does not preclude people from taking legal action to receive additional compensation.
The Goal of the Reset
March 30th, 2022Via: Richard Dolan:
Disney Theme Parks No Longer Address Visitors as ‘Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls’ but Instead as ‘Dreamers’ and ‘Friends’
March 30th, 2022Via: Daily Mail:
A Disney executive in charge of content vowed to up the ante on gender politics during an all-hands meeting, promising that at least half of the characters in its productions will be LGBTQIA or from racial minorities by the end of the year.
General entertainment president Karey Burke said during a company-wide Zoom call that Disney must do more to be more inclusive.
The call was part of Disney’s ‘Reimagine Tomorrow’ campaign which promises that 50 per cent of characters and content would be from underrepresented groups by 2022.
Meanwhile, Disney’s diversity and inclusion chief Vivain said that they no longer address theme park visitors as ‘ladies and gentleman, boys and girls’ but instead as ‘dreamers’ and ‘friends’.
Biden Appears to Reveal the U.S. Is Training Ukrainian Troops in Poland
March 29th, 2022Via: Antiwar:
President Biden appeared to reveal on Monday that the US is training Ukrainian troops in Poland.
Biden made the comments when trying to explain a recent gaffe. In Poland on Friday, President Biden told members of the 82nd Airborne Division that Ukrainians were “stepping up” against the Russian assault and said, “You’re going to see when you’re there,” suggesting that the US soldiers would be entering the war zone.
Explaining his comments on Monday, Biden said, “We were talking about helping train the troops in — that are — the Ukrainian troops that are in Poland. That’s what the context.”
Saudi Arabia’s “Ability to Ensure Energy Security Is no Longer Guaranteed”
March 29th, 2022Via: AP:
Saudi Arabia’s oil chief said markets are going through a “jittery period” and reiterated Tuesday that the kingdom’s ability to ensure energy security is no longer guaranteed.
Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said cross-border attacks have put to question “our ability to supply the world with the necessary energy requirements.” The attacks have been carried out by Yemen’s rebel Houthis, who are supported by Iran.
“It goes without saying that if this security supply is impacted, it will impact us … but more fundamentally, I think it also will affect the world economy,” he said.
