SOTT (News) SUMMARY 1069 by newskids Censorship by surrogate: Why Musk's document dump could be a game changerOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the Times"Handled." That one word, responding to a 2020 demand to censor a list of Twitter users, speaks volu… Read moreVietnam - Deadly floods in north central coast region - nearly 14 inches of rain in 24 hoursOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesDisaster authorities in Vietnam report that 3 people have died after heavy rain caused flooding and… Read moreTwitter is fun again! Everything in the files about how national security agencies manipulate what we get to see and hearOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesAn important story developed this weekend, unspooling in real time on Twitter over a Friday evening.… Read moreAmerican Airlines to shut its San Francisco crew base, cites economic factorsOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the Times"Today it's with great regret that I let you know about our decision to close the SFO flight attenda… Read moreMongolia protesters storm government building accusing officials of stealing coal export profitsOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesProtesters gathered at Ulaanbaatar's Government Palace on December 4 demanded the names of officials… Read moreDeadly flooding in parts of Brazil, at least 10 killed (UPDATE)On 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesSeveral regions in Brazil's north and south have been hit by devastating flooding, due to heavy rain… Read moreAir raid alert announced in several Ukrainian regions, Kiev's residents head to subway stationOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesAn air raid alert was declared on Sunday afternoon in several regions in central and eastern Ukraine… Read moreSki areas in western North America seeing their snowiest starts to winter in 20 yearsOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesHappy December! If we didn't know any better, we'd guess it's already mid-winter by the way the snow… Read moreIran abolishes morality police, or did they?On 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesIran's Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri announced on Saturday night that the hated Morality… Read moreItaly - Dozens rescued from flooding in south - as much as foot of rain in 24 hoursOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesMore severe weather has struck in southern Italy, just days after heavy rain triggered massive lands… Read more'Intentional vandalism' at substations caused power outages for 40K in North Carolina, police enforce curfewOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesA North Carolina sheriff and power company official said "intentional vandalism" at substations has… Read moreMagnitude 6.7 earthquake off TongaOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesAn earthquake of magnitude 6.7 has struck in the sea about 110 kilometres southwest of Hihifo, Tonga… Read moreGermany resists US pressure for blanket Huawei banOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesGermany does not want to follow the United States in generally banning products made by Chinese tele… Read moreElon Musk: worse than HitlerOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesIt is no exaggeration to say that Elon Musk's annexation of Twitter is the most terrifying developme… Read moreMusk declares New York Times 'lobbying firm for far left' after reportedly ignoring 'Twitter Files' storyOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesTwitter owner Elon Musk called The New York Times a "lobbying firm for far left politicians" on Satu… Read moreScientist who worked at Wuhan lab says COVID was man-made virusOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesA scientist who worked at a controversial research lab in China has claimed that COVID was a man-mad… Read moreMysterious 5,000-year-old owl-like plaques may have been ancient toysOn 5, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesStudy of 5,000-year-old Copper Age owl-like plaques suggests that they may have been ancient toys ma… Read moreBrussels auctioneers retract sales of colonial era human skulls from Congo following backlashOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesThe auction was planned to take place in Brussels using the international website of auctioneers Dro… Read moreAs Elon Musk fights censorship, states take aim at Anthony Fauci, Big TechOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesWhile we await Elon Musk's promised release of the "Twitter Files," detailing the 2020 censorship of… Read moreNorthern Hemisphere snow cover stands at 56-year high - winter hasn't even started yetOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesThe COP27 climate change conference wrapped up last month. World leaders flew in private jets to Egy… Read moreWhat's missing from the Twitter files? The truth about the FBIOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesElon Musk half-delivered on his promise to tell all about Twitter's censorship of The New York Post'… Read moreAs winter arrives on the battlefield, what will happen next in the Russia- Ukraine (NATO) conflict?On 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesMoscow has pulled out of a key southern city but launched a major air offensive striking targets dee… Read moreUkraine aid and stealth bombers: Pentagon lays out consequences if Congress can't pass a budget dealOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesDefense Department officials have compiled a list of dire consequences if the military is forced to… Read moreAfter meeting with BlackRock's CEO, is Zelensky selling Ukraine to the highest bidder?On 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesIn early September, I came across a New York Times article detailing a meeting between Ukraine's Zel… Read moreMinister 'misled parliament' on foreign office role in secret Assange operationOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesNew information suggests the UK government may be covering up the extent of its involvement in the a… Read moreNATO's handling of Ukraine crisis may end in disaster - MEPOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesIrish MEP Clare Daly accused NATO of bringing "terror, death, lawlessness [and] rape" to Libya, and… Read moreTrump Jr. hammers ZelenskyOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesDonald Trump Jr. has called out Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky for his recent crackdown on th… Read moreGermany 'sleepwalking' into new migration crisis - top MEPOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesGermany is facing a new refugee influx fueled by the Ukraine conflict and the country is doing nothi… Read moreReal wages drop globally - UNOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesReal wages across the world dropped in 2022 for the first time since the global financial crash as t… Read moreTwitter files reveal DNC requested censorship of James WoodsOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesInternal Twitter emails released on Friday by Elon Musk via journalist Matt Taibbi revealed that Twi… Read moreResearchers discover what causes some icicles to form with ripplesOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesExperimental physicists at the University of Toronto are closer to understanding why some icicles fo… Read moreGold Rush treasures from 1857 shipwreck up for auction in RenoOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesSince the recovery of sunken treasure began decades ago from an 1857 shipwreck off the coast of Sout… Read moreExtraterrestrial signal search is underway using the southern hemisphere's biggest radio telescopeOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesVanderbijlpark, South Africa - Breakthrough Listen - the initiative to find signs of intelligent lif… Read moreWhy does lightning zigzag? At last, we may have an answer to the mysteryOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesEveryone has seen lightning and marvelled at its power. But despite its frequency - about 8.6 millio… Read moreHomo naledi may have lit fires in underground caves at least 236,000 years agoOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesRemnants of small fireplaces and sooty wall and ceiling smudges found in South African cave system.… Read more1,700 endangered seals wash ashore on Russia's Caspian Sea shoreOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesThe mammals were found dead on the Caspian Sea coast and are presumed to have succumbed to natural c… Read moreMalaysian crocodile kills 1-year-old boy, injures father attempting rescueOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesA 1-year-old boy was snatched and eaten alive by a crocodile while fishing with his father in Malays… Read moreSouth African worshippers swept away in river flash flood, 9 killed and 8 missingOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesNine people have died in South Africa and eight are missing after a flash flood in a river swept awa… Read moreArizona secretary of state calls to investigate Cochise County supervisors who refused to certify electionOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesArizona judge ordered county to canvass election last week. The Arizona secretary of state's office… Read moreLess mixing due to COVID pandemic could be behind increased Strep A infections, says expert, after six children dieOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesParents are advised to contact their GP or call the NHS to get suspected scarlet fever cases treated… Read moreGOP's Stefanik says Postal Service stole $20K in donor checks from mailOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesUpstate New York Rep. Elise Stefanik says US Postal Service workers tore open her campaign mail and… Read moreRaccoon mauls girl in vicious attack in Canterbury, ConnecticutOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesA mum hurled a raccoon across a garden after her 7-year-old daughter's leg was mauled during a vicio… Read moreBrazen or just stupid? Sam Bankman-Fried claims he 'misaccounted' $8B in FTX fundsOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesMath doesn't seem to be the MIT graduate's strength. Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried — an al… Read moreCoyote attacks toddler outside home in Woodland Hills, CaliforniaOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesA terrifying sight for a parent as a young child was attacked by a coyote outside their Woodland Hil… Read moreDOJ probed Tara Reade's Twitter after she issued allegations about Joe Biden's sexual harassment, docs showOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesThe Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a subpoena probing Twitter for information on Tara Reade's ac… Read morePit bull mauls man to death in South Africa - 5th such fatality within 3 weeksOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesA pit bull mauled a 39-year-old man to death in the early hours of Saturday in Mogwase near Rustenbu… Read moreHundreds evacuated after Indonesia's Semeru volcano eruptsOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesIndonesia's highest volcano on its most densely populated island erupted early on Sunday, spewing a… Read moreFormer top intel chiefs silent after Musk Twitter disclosuresOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesAmerica's top former intelligence officials were mostly mum Saturday after the release of internal T… Read moreMusk says Twitter might have interfered in Brazil electionsOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesTwitter might have interfered in another national election, Elon Musk said. The social media platfor… Read moreRussians are 'like cockroaches,' Ukrainian analyst Alla Poedie tells French TVOn 4, December 2022Source: Signs of the TimesDuring an appearance on French television, Ukrainian-born analyst Alla Poedie compared Russian citiz… Read more
