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Elon Musk BLASTS 'untrue' sexual harassment allegations: 'It never happened', vows to continue fight for free speech

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SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk denied a sexual assault claim from a former flight attendant in a tweet following a story by Business Insider. Musk claimed that the story should be "viewed through a political lens."

The company reportedly paid $250,000 to the former employee as part of a severance agreement in 2018.

According to Business Insider, the flight attendant who worked on in the cabin crew for SpaceX's corporate jet fleet on a contract basis, accused Musk of exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to buy her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage.

Comment: As Elon pointed out, these kinds of attacks are utterly predictable. This is how you know Elon is pissing off the right shady characters!

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Twitter to enhance censorship over Ukraine

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Posts about Ukraine conflict will be labeled or removed if "experts" designate them as "misinformation."

Twitter rolled out an update to its "crisis misinformation policy" on Thursday, saying it will put a warning label on posts about the conflict in Ukraine that fit certain criteria, limiting their ability to be seen, shared or liked. The announcement comes just a day after the resignation of US government's "disinformation czar" Nina Jankowicz, who had advocated for the ability to edit other people's tweets.

The policy will be applied globally and guide Twitter's efforts to "elevate credible, authoritative information," and "help to ensure viral misinformation isn't amplified or recommended by us during crises," said Yoel Roth, the company's head of Safety and Integrity.

Comment: The news release could have simply read "we're going to keep doing what we have been doing, only more so." There's little doubt that until Elon takes over (and maybe even afterwards), Twitter will continue to promote the 'official narrative' and censor dissenting facts. They may include sources that quibble over the details, but undoubtedly the overall narrative will be little affected.

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Pills

Missouri bill protects doctors who prescribe COVID-19 drugs ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine

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The measure will also prevent pharmacists from questioning doctors who prescribe either of the drugs.

The Missouri Legislature has passed legislation to prevent state licensing boards from disciplining doctors who prescribe ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to their COVID-19 patients.

The measure passed last week will also prevent pharmacists from questioning the decisions of the doctors who prescribe the drugs, unless the patient or physician specifically asks about the effectiveness of the drugs.

Comment: Better late than never. Doctors should never been under threat for prescribing what they felt was the best medication for their patients, even if it goes against the dictates of the vaccine-pushers.

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Laptop

120,000 emails from Hunter's infamous laptop made public within a searchable database

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In what is being touted as "a modern Rosetta Stone of white and blue-collar crime," a former staffer from President Donald Trump's administration made more than 120,000 emails from Hunter Biden's infamous laptop public within a searchable database.

Garrett Ziegler, 26, worked in the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy under Director and Assistant to the President Peter Navarro. Using the nom de plume Marco Polo, the former aide reportedly created the site BidenLaptopEmails.com "to see justice delivered."

The Daily Mail, which had their own forensic analysis of Biden's laptop commissioned in 2021, reported that of the known 142,838, only 128,775 were posted to the database. It is unclear as to why 14,603 emails were left off of the site, but the aide made no claim that the database contained all of the laptop's contents.

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Bacon n Eggs

Western actions damaged food security - Russia

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Ukraine-related sanctions made the existing problems worse, an ambassador to Washington claimed

Global food security is currently under threat due to the "incompetent macroeconomic decisions" of the West and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said on Thursday.
"The problems arose long before the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine. They were aggravated by the wave of unilateral, illegitimate, anti-Russian sanctions, which undermined trust in Western nations due to their erratic behavior," he said, as cited by the embassy's social media.
"[The sanctions] also disrupted supply chains and international financial flows," he added. "Moreover, threats of additional restrictions cause more panic and instability."
The accusations came in response to claims coming from the US that Russian military action in Ukraine was causing a global food crisis. Secretary of State Antony Blinken put the blame for the escalating food shortages on Moscow in a speech at a UN meeting in New York on Wednesday.

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NPC

Almost half of President Biden's Twitter followers are FAKE, audit reveals as Elon Musk puts deal to buy Twitter on hold

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Nearly half of President Joe Biden's 22.3 million Twitter followers are fake, a new analysis revealed on Wednesday.

The report comes as Tesla founder Elon Musk pumped the breaks on his $44 billion purchase of the social media platform over concerns about the amount of bots active on the site.

Inauthentic Twitter accounts, known colloquially as bots, operate to mimic human interaction on the platform in order to achieve a specific goal.

Comment: It's not really a surprise that sleepy Joe has so many fake accounts following him given his plummeting ratings and lack of ability to string a coherent sentence together. See also:


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The imminent global food crisis is being blamed on Russia, but the truth is rather more complex

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Just-in-time supply chains, globalism and governments' lack of foresight may lead to global hunger
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict is undoubtedly impacting global grain supplies, as well as the means of growing crops around the world. But is the looming global food crisis solely Russia's fault - as spun by the Western media machine?

Only a few months ago, Covid-19, government-imposed lockdowns and climate change were repeatedly blamed for this scenario.

A recent White House Joint Statement by US President Joe Biden and EU leader Ursula von der Leyen clearly singled out the supposed new culprit: "We are deeply concerned by how Putin's war in Ukraine has caused major disruptions to international food and agriculture supply chains, and the threat it poses to global food security. We recognize that many countries around the world have relied on imported food staples and fertilizer inputs from Ukraine and Russia, with Putin's aggression disrupting that trade."

The concept of global food security these days appear as fleeting as Biden's mnemonic prowess. It has been 12 years since the world was shaken by the Arab Spring, a series of events in which hunger played a significant role, and which, in turn, led to violent uprisings and yet-unresolved civil wars in Libya, Yemen and Syria. Big Tech, Western officials and influencers fuelled this mayhem in the name of 'freedom and democracy' but never proffered any concrete solutions. Instead, global hunger grew unabated, while its root causes were explicated through the lens of 'climate change' and 'global governance'.

Bizarro Earth

Officers should use discretion over people stealing to eat, economic crisis will lead to rise in crime, says police watchdog

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© Bloomberg/Getty Images'Police are there to help people in extreme need, that's why we joined. We can signpost them to a food bank or help like that,' said one chief constable.
The cost of living crisis will trigger an increase in crime and officers should use their "discretion" when deciding whether to prosecute people who steal in order to eat, the new chief inspector of constabulary has said.

"The impact of poverty, and the impact of lack of opportunity for people, does lead to an increase in crime. There's no two ways about that," Andy Cooke said as inflation hit a 40-year high of 9%.

When asked how policing could avoid being seen as the arm of an uncaring state, he said forces across England and Wales were skilled in dealing with the tensions and dynamics of their communities.

"What they've got to bear in mind is what is the best thing for the community, and that individual, in the way they deal with those issues. And I certainly fully support police officers using their discretion - and they need to use discretion more often."

Comment: See also: Scandal-ridden Met police hit by record high of sex abuse allegations by officers


Pistol

How Weaponry Organizes Society

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Weapons technology sets the parameters of civilization, which might be a problem for the hyper-centralized order the World Economic Forum wants to drag us into.

This post was inspired by a few recent pieces. First, there's Harrison Koehli's essay at the Political Ponerology blog looking at the connection between the growth of complex societies and the evolution of violence, where he describes Peter Turchin's thesis that the primary selective pressure shaping our social order was warfare rather than agriculture. Second, there's Chris Bray's meditations on the World Economic Forum's drive towards a new digital feudalism - you know the drill, you'll own nothing and you'll (damn well pretend to) be happy. Third, there's this description of the next generation, drone-enhanced small unit tactics being developed by the Marine Corps, which I found by way of the always-interesting American Sun. And finally, there's my own recent analysis of America's less than spectacular chances in a great power war (although the connection here is really just that I've had war on the brain).

By the end, I promise, you'll see how it all fits together.

Of all of the above pieces, it's Koehli's that's the most directly relevant. Since I want this piece to be self-contained I'll be repeating some of what he had to say, but I do encourage you to read it as he went in a rather different direction.

We like to imagine that ideas matter - that the pen is mightier than the sword. The great societal advancements, as well as the great human catastrophes, are the result of ideologies, religions, and philosophies that grab hold of the minds of men, inspiring them to acts both heroic and monstrous. While there's certainly a place for ideas (hell, I wouldn't be writing here if I didn't think there wasn't), there are other influences that seem to have an outsize impact. You can think of it as setting the parameters for the varieties of social order that can prosper in a given historical age.

Eye 2

California church shooting suspect from China, targeted Taiwanese group over political tensions: police

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© AP Photo/Damian DovarganesAn Orange County Sheriff's Department K-9 unit checks the grounds at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Sunday, May 15, 2022, after a fatal shooting
The suspect who allegedly killed one person and wounded five others in a California church was a Chinese immigrant who targeted the worshipers because they were Taiwanese, officials said.

The suspect is 68-year-old David Cho of Las Vegas. His wife is currently living in Taiwan, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes stated during a press conference.

"The suspect was able to secure the doors within the church with chains and tried to disable locks within the church with super glue," the sheriff said. The alleged gunman also placed four explosives around the church while socializing and mingling with the congregants, authorities said.