SpaceX-Polaris Crew Exits Capsule for First Private Spacewalk
September 12th, 2024SpaceX’s spacewalk is live! ?
— Teslaconomics (@Teslaconomics) September 12, 2024
Via: Reuters:
A crew of four aboard a SpaceX capsule embarked on the world’s first private spacewalk on Thursday, as an astronaut eased out of the Crew Dragon spacecraft on a tether into the vacuum of space, hundreds of miles from Earth.
Billionaire Jared Isaacman, 41, exited first about 6:52 a.m. ET (1052 GMT). After he returned a few minutes later, SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis, 30, was scheduled to take her turn in space, all their maneuvers streaming live on the company’s website.
Me Trying to Make Small Talk in September
September 11th, 2024— cryptogon (@cryptogon) September 11, 2024
The WHO: Building a Permanent Pandemic Market as Medical Patents Expire
September 11th, 2024Via: Unlimited Hangout:
In the face of a potentially industry-ending slew of patent cliffs, Big Pharma has begun acquiring biotechnology companies to stave off collapse. To get these drugs to market, the industry is pursuing the only solution left for their dying model: a full takeover of the WHO to capture the global regulatory system.
Britain: “High Risk” of Corruption on Contracts Related to Covid Response, “Equivalent to One in Every £3 Spent”
September 11th, 2024Since Covid was a totally premeditated scam, that would mean that 100% of the contracts were fraudulent.
Via: BBC:
An anti-corruption charity says it has identified significant concerns in contracts worth over £15.3bn awarded by the Conservative government during the Covid pandemic, equivalent to one in every £3 spent.
Transparency International UK found 135 “high-risk” contracts with at least three red flags – warning signs of a risk of corruption.
Twenty-eight contracts worth £4.1bn went to firms with known political connections, while 51 worth £4bn went through a “VIP lane” for companies recommended by MPs and peers, a practice the High Court ruled was unlawful.
A Conservative spokesperson said: “Government policy was in no way influenced by the donations the party received – they are entirely separate.”
Transparency International UK analysed 5,000 contracts for red flags.
The charity said its analysis also indicated that almost two thirds of high-value contracts to supply items such as masks and protective medical equipment during the pandemic, adding up to a total of £30.7bn, were awarded without any competition.
A further eight contracts worth a total of £500m went to suppliers no more than 100 days old – another red flag for corruption.
Normal safeguards designed to protect the process of bidding for government contracts from corruption were suspended during the pandemic.
Greenwald: “The U.S. Has No Functional President And Has Not Had One For Months… There’s A Permanent Unelected Machine That Runs The Government”
September 10th, 2024More like decades:
JFK: The CIA, Vietnam, and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy Paperback by L. Fletcher Prouty
The US has no functional president and has not had one for months, and it's barely noticeable and barely matters because there's a permanent unelected machine that runs the government.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 9, 2024
Rep. Thomas Massie: “This Is Political Theater”
September 10th, 2024I refuse to be a thespian in the Speaker’s failure theater.
The 6 month continuing resolution with the SAVE Act attached is an insult to Americans’ intelligence.
The CR doesn’t cut spending, and the shiny object attached to it will be dropped like a hot potato before passage. pic.twitter.com/0FdHRYTm1q
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 9, 2024
Moscow Hit By Unprecedented Ukrainian Drone Barrage
September 10th, 2024Via: The War Zone:
Ukraine has unleashed what was reportedly the heaviest drone attack so far against Moscow. The overnight raid on the Russian capital killed at least one person and caused significant damage and disruption. As is typical for Ukrainian attacks of this kind on targets in Russian territory, there was no immediate comment from Kyiv. Russian officials, however, responded angrily, accusing Ukraine of deliberately attacking civilian areas.
Morrissey: “My Whole Life Has Relied on Free Speech – Naturally, I’m Gagged”
September 10th, 2024Via: Telegraph:
“No, I wouldn’t remove the title song because I wouldn’t abandon the murdered kids of Manchester. Their spirits cry out every single day for remembrance and recognition.”
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But Morrissey seems determined not to change anything. “Once you edit yourself or self-censor then the idiots have won. There is no arts media anymore in England, therefore there’s no one to whom I can sit and talk about this. The fact is, genuine artists in England are now being held hostage by people who object to any manner of alternative opinion,” he says. “The biggest monsters are the #BeKind crew” – a social media movement promoting empathy – “who will smash your face in if you disagree with them.”
Google Is, “Re-Orienting the Search Engine so that Kamala Is More Favored”, “It’s All Like a PSYOP”
September 10th, 2024
Via: O’Keefe Media Group:
Germany Tightens Controls at All Borders in Immigration Crackdown
September 9th, 2024Mmm hmm.
Via: Reuters:
Germany’s government announced plans to impose tighter controls at all of the country’s land borders in what it called an attempt to tackle irregular migration and protect the public from threats such as Islamist extremism.
The controls will start on Sept. 16 and initially last for six months, the interior ministry said in a statement on Monday.
They are part of a series of measures Germany has taken to toughen its stance on irregular migration in recent years following a surge in arrivals, in particular people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East.
