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Best of the Web: Unexpected rainfall event starts in the Sahara desert: A rare weather phenomenon

Andrej Flis
Severe Weather Europe
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:17 UTC
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A unique rainfall event is about to unfold across the Sahara desert, otherwise known as the driest place on Earth. The amount of rainfall might not seem large by normal standards, but a large part of the Sahara will get well over 500% of normal monthly rainfall in August and September.

It's not very often that the Sahara desert experiences these rainfall events. They are very rare, less than once per decade on average, but they are usually a sign that something is perhaps changing in the Earth's weather system, indicating an unusual state of the Atmosphere.

The driest place on Earth

Sahara is called the driest place on Earth because it receives little to no yearly precipitation. It is the world's largest and hottest desert, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east. It covers over 9.2 million square kilometers (3.6 million square miles).

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Best of the Web: In stunning letter to Congress, Zuckerberg admits Biden-Harris pressured Facebook to censor content

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:09 UTC
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Two years ago Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted to Joe Rogan that the FBI pressured Facebook into censoring the Hunter Biden laptop story.

Now he's participating in a Congressional investigation.

In a stunning Monday evening letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, Zuckerberg admitted that senior Biden administration officials "repeatedly pressured" Facebook teams to suppress information related to COVID-19 that the platform would not have otherwise censored - and the administration 'expressed a lot of frustration with our teams when we didn't agree.'

Zuck now says that Facebook should not have compromised its standards "due to pressure from any Administration in either direction."

"I believe the government pressure was wrong, and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it," reads the letter. "I also think we made some choices that, with the benefit of hindsight and new information, we wouldn't make today."

He's also committed and "ready to push back if something like this happens again."

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Best of the Web: Telegram CEO Durov arrested at French airport over apps 'lax moderation rules'; Top Russian MP calls for his release

Dan Woodland
Daily Mail
Sat, 24 Aug 2024 22:05 UTC
Pavel Durov
Telegram messaging app founder and CEO Pavel Durov has reportedly been arrested at a French airport after stepping off private plane
Telegram messaging app founder and CEO Pavel Durov has reportedly been arrested at a French airport after stepping off private plane.

Police swooped on the billionaire shortly after landing at the Bourget airport, outside Paris, following a flight from Azerbaijan, French outlet TF1 info reported, citing an unnamed source.

Durov was travelling aboard his private jet and had been targeted by an arrest warrant in France, the news site added.

The 39-year-old tech tycoon was reportedly arrested at around 8pm local time while accompanied by his bodyguard.

Despite being born in Russia, Durov has not lived there since Vladimir Putin's invasion of Crimea and the Donbas area of Ukraine in 2014.

Durov now lives in Dubai where Telegram is based and holds dual citizenship of both France and the United Arab Emirates.

Comment: RT reports on the call to release Durov:
Russia must demand the immediate release of Telegram founder Pavel Durov who has been reportedly detained in France, Deputy Speaker of the Russian State Duma Vladislav Davankov has said.

According to French media, the 39-year-old dual Russian-French national was detained on Saturday at the Paris-Le Bourget airport. The French authorities reportedly believe that the lax moderation rules and encryption technology had allowed the widespread use of the Telegram messager by criminals.

Writing on Telegram in the early hours of Sunday, Davankov defended Durov's record. "Hardly anyone else has done more for the development of digital services in Russia and the world," he argued.

"We need to get him out of there. I have urged Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to appeal to the French authorities to release Pavel Durov from custody," the politician wrote on Telegram. "His arrest could be politically motivated and used to gain access to personal information of Telegram users. We cannot allow this."

In case Paris refuses to release Durov, "everything must be done to transport him to the UAE or Russia - if he agrees, of course," the politician said.

He dismissed the allegations against Durov, saying that illicit activity can be found on all messaging platforms. "But nobody gets to arrest or jail their owners. And it shouldn't happen this time."

Durov was born in St. Petersburg. In 2006, he founded the social media platform VK, often described as 'Russia's Facebook.'
In just the last month the establishment's attack on free speech is picking up at a serious pace, with various 'dissidents' being arrested, harassed, and censored, including: Scott Ritter, The Cradle, Judge Napolitano, Richard Medhurst, TadghHickey, and X was forced to shut down its offices in Brazil: And that's not including the world leaders and politicians who have found themselves subject to assassination attempts. Then there are the numerous coups and colour revolution attempts.

Taken together, these are foreboding developments indeed: The following is a statement from a comedian who was also recently singled out by the establishment's tech giants:



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Best of the Web: RFK exposes DNC corruption, suspends campaign, backs Trump In battleground states

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:45 UTC
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The 2024 presidential election race has taken its next unexpected turn...
"Democrats have become the party of war, censorship, corruption, big pharma, big tech, big ag, and big money wanting to abandon democracy by canceling the primary to conceal the cognitive decline of the sitting president.

I left the party to run as an independent...

The DNC and its media organs engineered a surge of popularity for VP Harris based upon nothing. No policies, no interviews, no debates. Only smoke and mirrors."

"A Chicago circus that is based on NOTHING. Who needs a policy if you hate Donald Trump?"

...

"I am simply suspending it and not ending it. My name will remain on the ballot in most states.

I encourage you to vote for me.

In an honest system, I believe that I would have won the election.

After all, the polls consistently showed me beating each of the other candidates.

In about 10 battleground states where my presence would be a spoiler, I'm going to remove my name."
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Best of the Web: S. African vaccine injury Medico-Legal group sounds alarm over Mpox vaccine


Children's Health Defense
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:15 UTC
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Partial screenshot of document
The South Africa Vaccine Injury Medico-Legal Study-Group this week issued a statement criticizing public health officials for declaring mpox a global health emergency and warning against "experimental" mpox vaccines.

We are deeply concerned about the recent announcements made by Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director General Jean Kaseya on Aug. 13 and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Aug. 14. It is important to address these announcements openly to the public.

In his statements, Kaseya declared regarding monkeypox vaccines:

"We have a clear plan to secure more than 10 million doses in Africa, starting with 3 million doses in 2024."

Comment: These revelations alone provide enough cause for alarm, but the situation looks potentially even more dire given the alleged virulent new variant of Mpox; the possible role of smallpox in some of history's deadliest plagues; and how smallpox has been of particular interest to sinister institutions like the US biowarfare complex, and demonstrably diabolical characters like Bill Gates.

There's one further detail that may merit investigation, and that is laid out in the post below, of which the full text follows afterwards:

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received today
I've been following your investigation into the new Mpox vaccine, and I have some info. I wouldn't normally do this, but I can't stay quiet anymore. I've got a close relative who worked on the vaccine project for R&D over at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, what they told me is terrifying. This is way bigger than anyone realizes, and it's all being covered up.

First off, you should know that the new Mpox vaccine isn't just a vaccine. It's got a drug called Ciprofloxacin in it (see screenshot you can also research this). It is the strongest antibiotic and most disabling drug on the market permanently destroying the patient's mitochondria and DNA. Clinically one of the most dangerous ones out there. Ciprofloxacin is part of a class of drugs called fluoroquinolones, and these drugs are wrecking people's lives. The condition they cause is called "floxing," or more officially, Fluoroquinolone-Associated Disability (FQAD). Trust me, you do NOT want this stuff in your system. Statistically 1 in 10 have a "floxing" reaction (severe irreversible mitochondrial damage) and end up permanently disabled by this drug.

Here's the thing that really pisses me off: the dangers of Cipro are well-documented, but no one's talking about it. The FDA has warnings out there, so does the UK government, but they're just words on a website. The real horror stories are buried in online communities — Facebook groups (I can share these but they are private but multiple groups with 10K+ members from all over the world), Reddit threads (https://reddit.com/r/floxies/) — where thousands of people are sharing how their lives have been destroyed by these drugs. We're talking about permanent nerve damage, torn tendons, and serious mental health problems. It's insane, and almost no one knows about it.

Now, why the hell would they put this in a vaccine? Because it's not a mistake — it's part of the plan. By injecting people with Cipro, they're ensuring a whole new wave of health problems that'll leave people dependent on more meds just to get by. It's all about keeping Big Pharma's profits rolling in, just like they did with the COVID vaccine. They hide the risks, downplay the side effects, and then rake in the cash while people suffer.

This isn't just about money — it's about control. If you disable enough people, make them reliant on meds to survive, you've got them in the palm of your hand. It's population control, plain and simple. Fewer people, more dependence, more profit. It's a sick, twisted game.

Please, you've got to look into this and share to get the word out to what they are trying to do to the global population. The info is out there if you dig deep enough. People need to know what they're being injected with before it's too late.

I would be happy to have a virtual meeting to offer more information/insight. Here are some examples of what cipro does - [see links in X-post]



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Best of the Web: Thousands in the UK seek compensation after Covid vaccines 'left them disabled'

Sarah Knapton
The Telegraph
Sat, 17 Aug 2024 17:24 UTC
Leona Sanders
Leona Sanders was left hospital-bound after three jabs. Her husband Seb, a champion flat race jockey, has been fighting on her behalf
Nearly 14,000 people in Britain have applied for payments from the government for alleged harm caused by Covid vaccines, new figures show.

Freedom of Information requests made by The Telegraph show that payments have already been awarded for conditions including stroke, heart attack, dangerous blood clots, inflammation of the spinal cord, excessive swelling of the vaccinated limb and facial paralysis.

Around 97 per cent of claims awarded relate to the AstraZeneca jab, with just a handful of payments made for damage from Pfizer or Moderna.

Since the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) was founded in 1979 it has had around 16,000 applications, but the Covid jab has made up the vast majority of claims.

Seb Sanders, the British champion flat race jockey, has been fighting on behalf of his wife, Leona, who was left hospital-bound after three Covid jabs, but their claim was rejected.
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Best of the Web: Meta permanently bans media outlet The Cradle in latest attack on free speech


The Cradle
Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:14 UTC
The Cradle
© Esteban CarrilloThe social media giant has singled out an independent West Asian media outlet, as it intensifies its crackdown on Palestinian and regional voices, both on its platforms and among its employees
On 16 August, Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta permanently banned The Cradle from its social media platforms for allegedly violating community guidelines by "praising terrorist organizations" and engaging in "incitement to violence."

"No one can see or find your account, and you can't use it. All your information will be permanently deleted," reads the message accompanying the ban on Instagram, where The Cradle had surpassed 107,000 followers and amassed millions of views.

"You cannot request another review of this decision," the message ends, despite the fact the ban came with little warning or any chance for review.


Comment: For the West-Israel, any organisation that it deems to be an opponent can be categorised as 'terrorist', and supporting a group's resistance to the West-Israel's war of terror can be considered 'incitement to violence'. Regardless of whether this targeted group's resistance is considered legitimate under international law; for example: China tells ICJ Palestinians have 'inalienable right to use armed force' against Israeli occupation


Comment: Notably, earlier this year Google warned advertisers through a change to its terms and conditions that should there be 'sensitive events', it reserved the right to enforce such totalitarian censorship. And this attack on The Cradle comes amidst other chilling attacks and threats against a growing number of dissenting media outlets and geopolitical analysts.

This also occurs alongside other Orwellian developments, such as with the UK protests and riots, where the government have been hunting down people for simply being present at incidents, or resharing incorrect information, and even just sharing memes.

It certainly looks like the crackdown on those exposing government incompetence and corruption, and those who would dare question what their government are doing in their name, is picking up apace:

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Flashback Best of the Web: 2007 Report: UK's real population could be as high as 80 million people

Martin Baker
The Independent, UK
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:18 UTC
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You're not imagining things
It is the statistic that dare not speak its name, though eventually it must. It has huge ramifications for the civil and political life of this country, the health of the equity markets and, most immediately, the residential property market. So don't forget you read it here first: the population of the UK is presently somewhere between 77 and 80 million.

The 2001 census, already hopelessly out of date and easy to avoid for those who find filling in forms a trifle inelegant, numbered us at a little under 59 million. But as statistics go, that one's most definitely a damned lie.

My sources for the above statement are good, but scared of admitting the truth for fear of incurring the wrath of Whitehall. It's like the best way of monitoring illegal drug consumption: forget the pious statements from ministers - the foolproof method is to sample our water and the effluent in it. That's easily the best way of monitoring what the nation has been consuming.

Comment: Well, the financial crisis resulting from that 'credit crunch' in 2007 came and went, and the UK regime survived with its 'Big Lie' intact.

If the UK's real population was 77-80 million people 17 years ago, what is it today? 90 million? Officially, it's just 67 million, yet its existing transport infrastructure cannot cope with the huge numbers of people, and the UK - among developed countries - is second only to South Korea in population density.

Given that such a population boom isn't coming from the native-born population, whose birth rates have collapsed, people aren't imagining things when they sense that their country's being "flooded" with immigrants.

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Best of the Web: The ultimate goal of the Pact for the Future: A planetary technocracy to manage global crises on behalf of the global corporatocracy

Jacob Nordangård
The Pharos Chronicles
Sun, 04 Aug 2024 19:30 UTC
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A "scientific priesthood" will determine the limits of our actions and "protect" us from complex global shocks.

There are barely two months left until the big UN meeting Summit of the Future (September 22-23) where the "Pact for the Future" is to be signed by world leaders (heads of government and state). The pact, which essentially constitutes a blueprint for a global technocracy to manage global risks on behalf of the global corporatocracy, is now being finalised for completion by early August.

Background

The preparatory work began in 2015 with the report Confronting the Crisis of Global Governance by The Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance.

The commission, which was chaired by former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Nigerian UN diplomat Ibrahim Gambari, recommended that a World Conference on Global Institutions be held when the UN celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2020. The aim was to reform the UN system to make it better equipped to respond effectively on "new threats and opportunities". At the same time, work began on developing "global governance innovations".
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Best of the Web: Stonehenge altar stone hails from Scotland

Mark Milligan
Heritage Daily
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:41 UTC

Comment: This discovery doesn't bring us any closer to solving the mystery of how Stonehenge's megaliths were transported into place, but it does move us further away from asinine notions that they were moved using ropes, carts and boats!


Altar Stone Stonehenge
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According to a new study published in the journal Nature, the Altar Stone at Stonehenge (thought to be Welsh in origin) actually hails from Scotland.

The Altar Stone, otherwise known as Stone 80, is a six-tonne recumbent megalith made from a micaceous sandstone.

Previous studies have attributed the Altar Stone to the Senni Beds formation of the Old Red Sandstone in Wales (ORS), however, a geochemical analysis of two 30-µm samples now suggests that the stone was transported from Scotland some 4,500-years-ago.

The research was led by a Welsh PhD student, Anthony Clarke, now working at Curtin University in Western Australia.

The study authors analysed the chemistry of detrital zircon, apatite and rutile grains from within fragments from the stone, revealing Mesoproterozoic and Archaean sources in the Zircon, and a mid-Ordovician source in the rutile and apatite.
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