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Mossad head's personal files, photos leaked by Iran-linked Telegram group


The Jerusalem Post
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:37 UTC
BennettBarnea
© Kobi Gideon/GPOPM Naftali Bennett and Mossad head David Barnea • September 1, 2021
Photos and personal documents disclosing information on Mossad director David Barnea and his family were leaked in a Telegram channel called "Open Hands" on Tuesday, Walla! Communications Ltd. reported.

Created hours before the leak was published to some 30 followers, the channel is reportedly linked to Iranian groups.

A video released in the leak claims the documents and photos shown are a product of an extensive surveillance campaign targeting Barnea. According to the leakers, this campaign is ongoing since 2014, when Barnea was head of the Mossad's Tzomet department responsible for the activation of the Mossad's international agent network.

Multiple versions of the video were published in English, Arabic and Hebrew.

The surveillance campaign does not only target Barnea but several other senior Israeli officials in the defense establishment, Iranian Nour News reported. According to the report, Barnea was targeted along with other Mossad officials as a possible future head of the establishment.


Comment: Walla! Communications Ltd is an Israeli internet company headquartered in Tel Aviv and is fully owned by The Jerusalem Post.

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NY state health officials undercounted COVID nursing home deaths to boost Cuomo's 'narrative'

Bernadette Hogan and Bruce Golding
NY Post
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 19:53 UTC
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© AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, FileFamilies of COVID-19 victims protest then Gov. Andrew Cuomo's nursing home policies
The state Health Department intentionally "misled the public" about the number of nursing home deaths from COVID-19 to help burnish former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's reputation before a sexual harassment scandal forced him to resign in disgrace, according to a blistering comptroller's audit released Tuesday.

Auditors found that DOH officials undercounted the death toll by at least 4,100 residents and at times by more than 50 percent, allowing Cuomo to repeatedly and falsely claim that New York was doing a better job than other states in protecting highly vulnerable seniors, the report says.

"While the Department's duty is to act solely to promote public health, we determined that, rather than providing accurate and reliable information during a public health emergency, the Department instead conformed its presentation to the Executive's narrative, often presenting data in a manner that misled the public," the report says.

Comment: In any just world, Cuomo would be prosecuted to the full extent for his crimes.

Previously:

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Bullseye

Critical Theory expert: People are starting to see through the holes in woke ideology

Masooma Haq and Jan Jekielek
ZeroHedge
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:36 UTC
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© Screenshot via The Epoch TimesWokal Distance, a fellow at the Center for Renewing America, on EpochTV's "American Thought Leaders" on Feb. 9, 2022.
Wokal Distance, an expert in postmodernism and critical theory and a visiting fellow at the Center for Renewing America, believes that woke ideology will destroy itself because it is not grounded in truth, but rather seeks power.

The man who posts explanatory threads on social media under the pseudonym Wokal Distance sat down for an interview with Jan Jekeilek, host of EpochTV's American Thought Leaders program, on March 5.

Distance said a sign that people are starting to see the flaws in woke ideology is that mainstream comedians are making jokes about their ideas.

"Humor exposes it, making fun of it exposes it. ... The reason why the left made fun of Bush so much is because the best way to take the social power out of something is to mock it," he said, referring to former President George W. Bush.

Comment: Dare we hope a return to reality is not too far off?

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Chess star doubles down on Putin support despite death threats


RT
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:21 UTC
Russian chess star Sergey Karjakin
© Jason Kempin / Getty Images for Agon Limited
Russian chess star Sergey Karjakin has reiterated his support for President Vladimir Putin, saying he "could not remain silent" despite being subjected to death threats and potential sanctions from the sports authorities.

Karjakin, who was born in the Crimean city of Simferopol and backed the reintegration of the peninsula into Russia in 2014, penned a public message in support of Putin when the military operation in Donbass and Ukraine got underway last month.

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) condemned the message and said its Ethics and Disciplinary Commission would investigate Karjakin and fellow Russian grandmaster Sergey Shipov.

Comment: See also:

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Civilians feared trapped and killed in theater explosion in Ukraine


RT
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:11 UTC
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© AP Photo/Mstyslav ChernovUkrainian soldier in Mariupol, Saturday, March 12, 2022.
Responding to claims by Ukraine that an airstrike destroyed a theater in Mariupol and killed civilians sheltering there, the Russian Defense Ministry said there had been no such strikes against ground targets in that city, and accused the neo-Nazi "Azov" battalion of killing its hostages.

The Russian military was aware of reports that "Azov" militants had kept civilians inside the theater as human shields, and did not consider the building a target for airstrikes for that reason, Major-General Igor Konashenkov said in a statement.

"Previously, it was known from the refugees who got out of Mariupol that the Nazis of the Azov Battalion could hold civilians hostage in the theater building, using the upper floors as firing points," Konashenkov said.

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Cargo ship 'Ever Forward' runs aground in Chesapeake Bay presenting 'logistical challenge' to free vessel


MSN
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 01:02 UTC
Ever Forward
© Julio Cortez/APThe container ship Ever Forward, owned by Evergreen Marine, which ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay off the coast near Pasadena, Md., the night before, is seen Monday, March 14, 2022.
A loaded 1,095-foot cargo ship remained stuck Tuesday morning in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, presenting Coast Guard officials with what they described as a "logistical challenge" to free the vessel without polluting the environment.

The container vessel, named Ever Forward, ran aground Sunday night after leaving Baltimore, Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Lehmann, a spokesman for the Coast Guard's Mid-Atlantic district, told ABC News Tuesday morning.

Lehmann said the ship is stuck in about 23-feet of water but is not blocking traffic in the bay's deep-water channel.

"It's a pretty big logistical challenge," Lehmann said about freeing the ship.

Comment: Shortly after Ever Given's grounding in the Suez Canal, a Maersk ship ran aground in a nearby location. One wonders whether groundings like this have always been so frequent or whether there's an uptick for some reason? 'Maersk Emerald' briefly grounds in Suez Canal triggering flashbacks over Ever Given

See also: And check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Why You Should Question Media Reports About China 'Causing Covid' And 'Invading Taiwan'



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French fishing industry & farmers block fuel depots & roads in protest over soaring energy prices, gov't releases just €6 million in aid


Reuters
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:29 UTC
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Fishermen are blocking fuel depots in northwestern France in protest at surging energy prices, local authorities said on Wednesday, as the issue of inflation and rising living costs looks set to become a key topic in France's upcoming elections.

"The Lorient (Britanny) depot has been blocked for two days as well as others," said a spokesperson for the local prefecture, without giving more details.

The French government, like others in Europe, is facing spiralling energy prices triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.


Comment: Not quite; prices were surging prior to Russia's incursion - with failed green energy projects, lockdowns, and so on, largely to blame - and unnecessary, unjustified, and useless, US sanctions exacerbated the situation. Note that Russia continues to supply Europe with gas, despite the West declaring an all out economic war on the country.


From April 1, France will to introduce a rebate of 0.15 euros ($0.16) per litre of transport fuel to help drivers cope with rising pump prices. The government is due to announce further measures to help businesses on Wednesday afternoon.

Comment: YRT news reports on the cash being used to placate the protesting fisherman; this aid likely won't go very far:
"Faced with this unprecedented energy crisis, the sector as a whole is today demonstrating its solidarity with the skippers and sailors, and continues to work for the sustainability of activities and the promotion of French fishing products", indicated Jacques Woci, president of France Filière Pêche, which brings together the entire interprofession (fishermen, wholesalers, traders and distributors), in a press release.

The fishing interprofession, which has committed for ten years "105 million euros for the installation, modernization and construction of nearly 2,300 vessels per year", will open its system on Monday to all fishermen in metropolis. The terms of access to the aid system will be specified on the sector's website, according to the press release.

Urgent measures demanded

Since Tuesday, fishermen have been participating in the blocking of oil depots in Brest and Lorient, to denounce soaring fuel prices and demand emergency measures, alongside farmers or transporters.

Most of the boats remained docked on Monday in Loctudy, Saint-Guénolé and Guilvinec, France's leading artisanal fishing port, where only a handful of ships unloaded their fish at the auction.

"We will not let the fishermen down", reaffirmed the Prime Minister on Tuesday during his visit to Rennes, after having promised last week to take "measures allowing a lowering of their social and port charges".

According to Matignon, the head of government assured the president of the Brittany regional fisheries committee that there would be measures for fishermen in the economic and social "resilience plan", which he must present this Wednesday to deal with the consequences of the war in Ukraine.
Footage of the farmers protesting on Twitter:



Prices have been surging across the board, and it looks to get many, many times worse: And check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Russian Operations in Ukraine Proceeding as Planned, But Risk of War Contagion Grows



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Disney employees busted in child trafficking sting just days after corporation opposed anti-grooming law

James Anthony
The Post Millennial
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:57 UTC
Sheriff Grady Judd
The Sheriff of Polk County held a press conference on Wednesday talking about the culmination of a massive sting operation which lead to 108 arrests being made, including four Disney employees.

This announcement comes after on March 9, just days ago, the CEO of Disney loudly and publicly opposed Florida's new "anti-grooming" law, which, according to polls, is supported by over 60 percent of Americans.

The so-named "Operation March Sadness Two" was a multi-agency effort centered around Florida's Polk County, which lies just southwest of the Orlando urban area, and is a highly touristic area.

Comment: How many times do these stings need to bust Disney employees before they start to realize there's a correlation here?

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"Media isn't warning you" that US careening towards food crisis

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 04:15 UTC
global grains trade
Two weeks after the Russia-Ukraine crisis began, the world is quickly moving toward a food crisis that could affect millions of people. A spillover of the crisis could soon spark agricultural mayhem in the US.

The curtailment of agricultural exports from Russia and Ukraine will have dramatic knock-on effects on global food supplies. Both countries are known as the 'breadbasket of the world' and are responsible for a quarter of the international wheat trade, about a fifth of corn, and 12% of all calories traded globally. Another major problem is access to fertilizers, as Russia has banned exports of the nutrients.

It's not whether or not there will be a food crisis. It's how big that crisis will be.

We've already noted a handful of emerging market countries to monitor as the Russian invasion is choking off grain exports to them and causing prices to rise, which may result in social unrest. Even in the Western world, agricultural markets have not been immune, and higher prices have stung consumers.

Comment: See also:

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Best of the Web: American military expert explains 'slow' Russian advance in Ukraine


RT
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:49 UTC
Russian troops
© Sputnik / Russian Defence MinistryWestern military equipment captured by Russian troops during the military operation in Ukraine, near the village of Huta-Mezhyhirska, north of Kiev.
Russia has largely achieved its objective of neutralizing the Ukrainian military, but Western governments mistakenly believe the deliberate progress designed to avoid civilian casualties reflects weakness and are funneling weapons to prolong the fighting, a former top Pentagon adviser has said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given strict orders from the outset to avoid civilian casualties and extensive property damage, retired US Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor told the Grayzone in an extensive interview on Tuesday.

This has slowed the Russians' advance "to the point where it has given false hope both to the Ukrainians ... but seized on by people in the West, to try and convince the world that a defeat is in progress, when in fact the opposite is the case," Macgregor said.

"The war, for all intents and purposes, has been decided," the retired colonel said. "The entire operation from day one was focused on the destruction of Ukrainian forces. That's largely complete."
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