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LA port backup grows to record 62 ships as supply chain crunch worsens

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© Mario Tama/Getty ImagesA record 62 cargo ships are waiting to dock at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
California's traffic jams are legendary, but this is one for the books.

A record 62 cargo ships are waiting to dock at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and are stuck floating off the coast amid a serious supply chain crunch that could mean fewer toys under the Christmas tree this year.

The problem reflects a combination of growing cargo volumes, a labor shortage and COVID-related safety measures that slow the handling of each ship. About one-third of all imports into the U.S. pass through the ports each year.

Comment: It seems there are a number of cracks in the foundation beginning to show in supply chains around the world. Whether it's by design or just the opening signs of a failing system remains to be seen.


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Hactivist jailed in 'Little Guantanamo' says prison blocked him from contacting wife, covering for 'sexually abusive' guard

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Imprisoned hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld says the federal prison authorities have cut off his phone access, shortly after he gave an interview to RT and told his wife about a unit manager who was allegedly sexually abusing inmates.

Gottesfeld is serving a 10-year sentence for a "cyberattack" on Boston Children's Hospital in 2014 - which he says he did to help end the "torture" of teenage girl Justina Pelletier, who was being administered the wrong treatment while her parents lost custody of their daughter to the state for trying to protest against it.

Gottesfeld, who was later arrested by the FBI and went through several prisons, is currently locked up at the communications management unit (CMU) of the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, which he dubbed "Little Guantanamo."

Comment: See also: Whistleblower Marty Gottesfeld, serving 10 YEARS in prison for exposing medical abductions by Boston Children's Hospital, placed in solitary confinement


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Chris Cuomo accused of sexually harassing ex-boss Shelley Ross at 2005 party

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© Matt Agudo / SplashNews.comChris Cuomo has been accused by Shelley Ross of sexually harassing her at a 2005 work party after he grabbed her butt.
A former ABC executive producer has accused Chris Cuomo of sexually harassing her at a 2005 work party after he grabbed her butt in front of her husband and co-workers — and he later called it a "hearty greeting."

Shelley Ross, a veteran TV journalist, detailed the June 2005 incident at an Upper West Side bar in a New York Times op-ed Friday.

She said Cuomo sent an email in the aftermath telling her he was "ashamed" — but quickly tried to show his actions were different from an actor accused of doing the same to a stranger on the street.

Comment: It seems like big egos and the perception of invulnerability run in the family.

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Facebook has revealed how it suppresses news it doesn't like and decides what's true and what isn't. It's chillingly Orwellian

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Facebook has finally detailed its procedures for weeding out 'disinformation' on its site. The process shows exactly why the dystopian attitudes of this monstrous business must be stood up to.

The idea of Facebook censoring news and using algorithms to keep people away from certain news sources has long been known. There's been a lot of talk about initiatives to cut down on 'fake news' and misinformation, but never a confirmation from the company itself on exactly how it was doing this. Now Facebook has revealed its content distribution guidelines, and they are as Orwellian as you would expect.

According to a report by the Daily Wire, the methods used are ones that are very open to exposure from astroturfers, and have a vulnerability in the sense that what is defined as misinformation can simply be anything that isn't coming from a politically leftist point of view. The language used in terms like "fostering a safe community" and "incentivizing creators to invest in high quality and accurate content" doesn't really have any clear definitions. Who is it that defines what is safe? Who is it that defines what is accurate?

Now I do believe that absolute truth does exist, but anytime a story is reported on or opined on there can be some dispute over the facts, let alone the conclusions to be drawn from them. Normally speaking, this is where the audience has the opportunity to discern what is and what is not, and make up their own minds.

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Dutch protesters march through The Hague against 'corona pass', 40% of businesses say they will refuse to enforce it

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© Koen van Weel/EPAThe protesters marched through The Hague’s city centre.
Protesters gathered to march against the introduction of a "corona pass" in the Netherlands on Saturday as proof of Covid-19 vaccination became compulsory to get into bars, restaurants, theatres and other venues.

Hours after the requirement to show the pass or a recent negative coronavirus test took effect, the government of caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte sacked a cabinet minister who had publicly questioned the measure.

Rutte's office said deputy economic affairs minister Mona Keijzer had been dismissed because her comments went against cabinet policy on an issue "of such importance and weight".


Comment: Or because 'the science' the government is pushing is so demonstrably false that any dissent must immediately be stamped out. This kind of behaviour is typical in pathocracies throughout history.


Comment: Meanwhile in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, the coronavirus is being recognized for what it is, a mild virus that is endemic, and all lockdown restrictions are being dropped.

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Austria denies social benefits to unemployed who refuse job mandating Covid vaccine

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Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen
Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen, who was inaugurated as the Federal President of the Republic of Austria on January 26, 2017, has taken another undemocratic, authoritarian position that anyone unemployed because of the state's lockdowns who refuses the vaccine will lose ALL benefits. This is absolute tyranny and a disgrace to any country that pretends to be free. It has been reported:

"Unusual measure: Austria's Minister of Labor Martin Kocher (ÖVP) has decided to block unemployment benefits for job seekers if they do not apply for a reasonable position because a vaccination is required there or simply not accepting an offered position."

Something is seriously wrong. The vaccination was supposed to protect you, but now the unvaccinated threaten the vaccinated. Does that then prove that the vaccinations do not work? If the death rate is less than 1%, then why are governments forcing such vaccines?

Comment: Whilst the future is indeed bleak, one will fare much better for seeing reality as it is and finding the wiggle room in which to navigate the encroaching dystopia. Perhaps our saving grace is that history is replete with examples showing that once the situation really does become too much to bear, nature tends to intervene; there are already signs that some kind of feedback loop between societal chaos and extreme and unusual phenomena on the planet is strengthening: And check out SOTT radio's:


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Random act of federalism: DeSantis secures new antibody treatment from UK

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© AP/Wilfredo LeeGovernor of Florida Ron DeSantis
In yet another random act of federalism from the Sunshine State, Gov. Ron DeSantis arranged a shipment of a new monoclonal antibody treatment for those suffering from COVID-19.

DeSantis announced on Thursday the shipment of 3,000 doses of the treatment, produced by the United Kingdom-based GlaxoSmithKline, following Biden's rationing of the Regeneron antibody treatment. Click the photo:

DeSantis commented:
"That's showing that we're going to leave no stone unturned. And, if there's somebody that needs a monoclonal antibody treatment, we're going to work hard to get it to them."
One dose of the drug costs approximately $2,100. However, the treatment is covered by the federal government.

Comment: DeSantis found a way to keep his promise to the people:


The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization to the drug back in May.


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SOTT Focus: MindMatters: How Did We Get Here? The Atrophy of Liberalism in the West, with Nicholas Capaldi

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Today on MindMatters we interview renowned American philosopher Nicholas Capaldi, author of numerous books, including The Art of Deception and the definitive biography of John Stuart Mill. Recently retired, Professor Capaldi reflects on his experiences teaching, the increasingly oppressive climate in American universities, the political philosophy of Mill, and why things have gotten so crazy in the West. Erudite and engaging, Capaldi takes us deep into the American political psyche with the hope of finding a way out of the current crisis.


Running Time: 01:39:12

Download: MP3 — 90.8 MB



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Journalist who photographed border patrol agents on horseback debunks media and Biden's claims that Haitian migrants were 'whipped'

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© Paul RatjeUS President Joe Biden • Border Patrol on horsegback
On Thursday, the photographer behind the images of Border Patrol agents on horseback set the record straight on what exactly those viral photos depict.

The photos, which were taken on Sunday, were mistakenly said to have depicted the agents on horseback with whips in their hands, causing outrage.

Photographer Paul Ratje, speaking with KTSM, said that he and his colleagues taking photos that day never saw any of the agents whipping the Haitian migrants they were moving.

"Some of the Haitian men started running, trying to go around the horses," Ratje said.


Ratje, who is a photographer based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, said he took the photographs from the Mexico side.

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Hack Arizona Republic reporter Jen Fifield pens 7,000 Word hit piece on AZ auditor Doug Logan, DOXXES HIS FAMILY before audit release

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© RACJen Fifield getting schooled by Vernon Jones in June.
The Arizona Republic (TAR) newspaper and their website AZCentral are the most committed to disparaging the historic Arizona Senate audit. As a USA Today affiliate, they are owned by Gannett. GateHouse Media merged with Gannett in 2019, they now represent over 550 newspapers. TAR has dispatched a cabal of 15 journalists and photographers to cover the audit. Their articles are distributed to Yahoo News, MSN, USA Today affiliates, and other GateHouse rags. The negative audit coverage by TAR reporters has been rewarded with appearances on MSNBC, CNN, Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, etc.

Jen Fifield is the worst of all the audit reporters. Last September the Arizona Republic promoted her to cover elections for the very first time, for Maricopa. The newspaper's leadership has molded this young lady into a hammer looking for a nail, while absorbing all this paper's liberal groupthink.

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"The [Arizona Republic]'s leadership has molded this young lady into a hammer looking for a nail, while absorbing all this paper's liberal groupthink."
Exactly. Fifield is no doubt a product of the corrupt schools of "journalism", steeped in critical race theory. She doesn't report facts, but is tasked with shaping a portion of the Deep State narrative.