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UK finally bans import of Russian LNG, 10 months into NATO's failing war in Ukraine

sagar kar
Republic World
Sun, 01 Jan 2023 21:45 UTC
putin
© AP The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced on Wednesday that it has ended all imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG).
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced on December 28 that it has ended all imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In 2021, Russia supplied 4% of the UK's gas, 9% of its oil, and 27% of its coal, worth a combined total of £4.5 billion.


Comment: 2021 was a lockdown year.


The UK government had previously committed to ending imports of oil and coal from Russia by the end of the year, and ending imports of gas "as soon as possible thereafter." The UK implemented a ban on Russian gas that went into effect on January 1, 2023.

Data from UK trade statistics shows that in the seven months following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in October 2022, the UK imported £2 million of oil from Russia, but no coal or gas.


Comment: That claim reveals how sorry the state of the UK's trade bodies are, because it has actually imported oil totalling at least £919 million since March, it's just that the self-proclaimed great nation uses a loophole whereby Russian oil that comes via another nation is no longer considered Russian...


Comment: If the UK wasn't at least a little reliant on Russia for energy supplies, why has Moscow had to bail out London with energy shipments during bitterly cold winters? Further, why has it taken them 10 months to ban something they apparently have no need of? And why are they still paying for it via intermediaries?



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Proposed Virginia bill would hit fentanyl drug dealers with first degree murder charges

Heather Hunter
Washington Examiner
Sun, 01 Jan 2023 07:03 UTC
guy in jail
© New StartFentanyl dealers would be charged with murder
Drug dealers who sell or distribute fentanyl could face first-degree murder charges under a proposed Virginia House of Delegates bill.

House Bill 1455, authored by Del. Tim Anderson (R-Virginia Beach) states:
"Any person who sells, gives, or distributes a substance containing fentanyl to another person without such person's knowledge that the substance sold, given, or distributed contains fentanyl is guilty of attempted murder of the first degree by poison."
In addition, the bill proposes to punish dealers involved in the sale, gift, or distribution of substances containing fentanyl that "results in the death of the other person." The dealer would be "guilty of murder of the first degree by poison," according to the legislation.

The delegate prefiled the legislation on December 21 in preparation for when the Virginia General Assembly's upcoming new session convenes on January 11, 2023.

Delegate Anderson told The Center Square:
"If they die - it's first-degree murder by poison. It's time to call drug dealers pushing fentanyl unknowingly to buyers what they are - cold blooded murderers - and punish them accordingly."
Virginia has been hit with a wave of fentanyl-related deaths in 2022.

Comment: 'Poison Pills': Fentanyl-laced prescription drugs.

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A&E delays causing up to 500 deaths a week, says senior medic


The Guardian
Sun, 01 Jan 2023 17:43 UTC
ambulances
© James Manning/PAAmbulances outside the Royal London Hospital
As many as 500 people could be dying each week because of delays to emergency care, a senior healthcare official has said.

The president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Adrian Boyle, believes waiting times for December will be the worst he has ever seen, with more than a dozen NHS trusts and ambulance services declaring critical incidents over the festive period.

A severe flu outbreak and rising Covid cases are said to be adding pressure to the system and overwhelming hospitals with patients.

Speaking to Times Radio, Boyle said:
"We went into this December with the worst-ever performance against our target and the highest-ever occupancy levels in hospital.

"We don't know about the waiting-time figures because they don't come out for a couple of weeks; I'd be amazed if they're not the worst ever that we've seen over this December.

"What we're seeing now in terms of these long waits is being associated with increased mortality, and we think somewhere between 300 and 500 people are dying as a consequence of delays and problems with urgent and emergency care each week. We need to actually get a grip of this."

Comment: The future of medicine is here...and it doesn't work.

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CDC guide directs schools to self-assess LGBT inclusiveness

Jeremiah Poff
Washington Examiner
Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:50 UTC
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© Eonerin/iStock
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's school health division released a guide for schools to self-assess their commitment to inclusivity for gay and transgender students.

The CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health developed the " LGBTQ Inclusivity in Schools: A Self-Assessment Tool " in October 2020 with the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago as a resource for schools to review their institutional commitment to maintaining a "safe, inclusive environment" for gay and transgender students.

"Creating and sustaining inclusive school environments, policies, programs, and practices that include LGBTQ youth is one strategy for improving the health and academic success of all youth," the guide says. "Inclusive in this context refers to the presence of clear policies or practices that address the needs of LGBTQ students who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized due to factors such as sexual orientation and gender identity/expression."

Comment: The Daily Signal adds:
The CDC also did not respond to questions about how it might defend the LGBT "self-assessment tool" as a necessary health measure. It also did not respond to questions regarding its apparent endorsement of transgender ideology.

While many national health organizations support experimental transgender medical interventions in the name of "gender-affirming care," medical organizations both in the U.S. and around the world are reversing course. The Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine last month approved a new rule banning puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and transgender surgeries for minors.

Karolinska Hospital in Sweden announced in May 2021 that it would not prescribe hormonal treatments to minors under 16. In June 2021, Finland released medical guidelines opposing such drugs for minors, noting: "Cross-sex identification in childhood, even in extreme cases, generally disappears during puberty." In April 2021, Britain's National Institute of Health and Care Excellence concluded that the evidence for using puberty-blocking drugs to treat young people is "very low" and that existing studies of the drugs were small and "subject to bias and confounding."

The CDC also did not respond to concerns that the document represents activism in the name of promoting public health. The agency also declined to comment on whether it would consider promoting alternative materials from organizations that do not endorse LGBT activism.


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'Died Suddenly'? More than 1-in-4 think someone they know died from COVID-19 vaccines


Rasmussen Reports
Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00 UTC
coincidence graves cartoon
© @jaaq_cartoonist
Nearly half of Americans think COVID-19 vaccines may be to blame for many unexplained deaths, and more than a quarter say someone they know could be among the victims.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that (49%) of American Adults believe it is likely that side effects of COVID-19 vaccines have caused a significant number of unexplained deaths, including 28% who think it's Very Likely. Thirty-seven percent (37%) don't say a significant number of deaths have been caused by vaccine side effects, including 17% who believe it's Not At All Likely. Another 14% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Twenty-eight percent (28%) of adults say they personally know someone whose death they think may have been caused by side effects of COVID-19 vaccines, while 61% don't and another 10% are not sure.
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Home Depot co-founder says 'socialism' killed motivation to work: 'Nobody gives a damn'

Ariel Zilber
New York Post
Thu, 29 Dec 2022 11:01 UTC
bernie marcus home depot
© Getty ImagesHome Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus told Financial Times that "socialism" is to blame for weakening Americans' work ethic.
The 93-year-old billionaire co-founder of Home Depot blamed "socialism" for Americans lacking the motivation to work and warned that the future of capitalism is in danger.

Bernie Marcus — who along with Arthur Blank built Home Depot into a nationwide empire from just two stores founded in Atlanta in the late 1970s — told Financial Times on Thursday, "Nobody works."

"Just give it to me. Send me money. I don't want to work — I'm too lazy, I'm too fat, I'm too stupid," Marcus said about what he perceived as the attitude permeating the country.

Comment: See also:

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Take 2

Go woke, go broke? Liberal movies, books, TV that bombed in 2022

Kristine Parks
Fox News
Sun, 01 Jan 2023 08:00 UTC
buzz lightyear
© AP Newsroom"Lightyear" debuted to $51 million last summer, falling short of the $70 million minimum it was expected to earn.
Disney's 'Lightyear,' 'Strange World' and 'Bros' among 2022's flops.

A swath of films, books and other media projects with far-left messages failed with audiences and consumers this year, according to box office numbers and sales.

Disney's first animated film with an openly LGBT character "Strange World," tanked at the box office last month. The film had a whopping $180 million budget but only took in $24 million when it opened during the Thanksgiving holiday week, according to Variety. Pixar's latest installment in the popular Toy Story franchise, "Lightyear," failed to meet expectations, earning $51 million at the box office. The family-friendly series owned by Disney attracted headlines for having a same-sex kiss.

Comment: See also:

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Pirates

Ukrainian parliament slammed for celebrating Nazi collaborator


RT
Mon, 02 Jan 2023 08:27 UTC
Demonstrators gather at the monument to Stepan Bandera in Lviv
© Global Look Press / Mykola TysDemonstrators gather at the monument to Stepan Bandera in Lviv, Ukraine, on Januray 1, 2023.
A Twitter post cheering Stepan Bandera's birthday has caused a backlash among Kiev's supporters.

A post on social media by Ukraine's parliament that celebrated the birthday of WWII Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera (1909-1959) has sparked a wave of condemnation from Polish officials, as well as researchers and journalists from the US and Israel. The Verkhovna Rada deleted its tweet amid the outcry.

The now-deleted post celebrating what would have been Bandera's 114th birthday on January 1 featured a quote from him and a photo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces chief, General Valery Zaluzhny, with a large portrait of the Nazi collaborator in the background.

Comment: See also:

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Bizarro Earth

'Multiple stabbings' at migrant hotel in Ireland

Anita McSorley
Mirror
Mon, 02 Jan 2023 20:55 UTC
gardai ireland
Four people were injured at a hotel in Co Kerry yesterday, during what gardai describe as a 'public order incident involving a group of males'.

Emergency services were called to the scene at a hotel in Killarney, which is currently being used for direct provision, shortly after 8.30pm.


Comment: 'Direct provision' appears to be Orwellian media terminology for a hotel housing illegal and not yet accepted migrants.


Four men were taken to hospital with reported stab injuries, which are described as non-life threatening.

Comment: Similar incidents in just the last few months across Europe:

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French doctors extend strike for another week over pay & working conditions

Matt Bernardini
United Press International
Mon, 02 Jan 2023 13:47 UTC
france doctor strike
© Yoan Valat/EPA-EFESign reads, "Added value doctor equals stable doctor." Jan. 2
French doctors on Monday extended their ongoing strike for another week, demanding increased fees and better working conditions as hospitals struggled to keep up with soaring demand.


Comment: Hospitals have been struggling with 'soaring demand' for many years, however during the lockdowns the government tried to convince us that they were 'overwhelmed' because of Covid.


Some of the country's local general practitioners have been on strike for seven days.

They were set to go back to work on Monday but have now extended their strike through Sunday.

They are seeking an increase in the base rate for consultations from $25 to $50 and improved working conditions, specifically the ability to hire secretaries and to attract health professionals to neighborhoods where there is a shortage of doctors.

Comment: Meanwhile, over in the UK, nurses also recently called for strike action, and which was the first time they'd done so, over similar complaints against their government.

The same politicians that today are rejecting the calls for additional support for the healthcare system were, just last year, proclaiming their adoration for healthcare workers, who were 'risking their lives on the frontline', and that people should come outside every evening to applaud them; however this winter is seems that scaremongering over Covid isn't high on the propaganda medias agenda:


Meanwhile soaring energy costs, due to the anti-Russia sanctions, and the rather suspect issue of over half of France's nuclear plants being 'offline for maintenance', are throwing other citizens out of business:




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