Posts Tagged ‘sott’

ANOTHER electrical incident at Washington, DC, metro station – This time sparking ‘fireball’

     Washington, DC residents are bracing for extensive delays on Metrorail in the next year as system officials announced a major safety-improvement plan after two fire incidents at a Metro train station closed two underground rail lines Thursday evening. Metro service on the Orange, Blue, and Silver lines was restored just prior to the Friday […]

Public college in Spain forces students to take ‘exorcism class’

     A publically funded college in Spain has told students that it is compulsory to attend a course given by a priest who is an expert in exorcisms. The University College of Barberán and Collán (Colegio Mayor Universitario Barberán y Collán) is connected to the public research institute Complutense University of Madrid, and is also […]

Revenge of the Yats? Ukrainian media say Yatsenyuk sent to Moscow to spill the beans about Poroshenko, Maidan

     The publication “nedelya.ua” has reported that a number of Ukrainian media citing sources close to the Ukrainian presidential administration have released information that the former prime minister of Ukraine, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, was in Moscow incognito from April 19-22, where he met with officials of the Russian Federation. The newspaper “Izvestiya v Ukraine” has particularly […]

New York City cracks down on ‘upskirting" crimes against women, potentially being registered as a sex offender

     New York City police are on the lookout for illegal “upskirters” who take voyeuristic photographs of unsuspecting women in crowded train stations and subways, officials have said. Five arrests of so-called “upskirters” who targeted women in public places were made during a spate of warm weather in March, according to the office of Manhattan […]

Science is proving some interesting benefits of meditation

     It doesn’t take much searching to find some of the more commonly known benefits of meditation and becoming deeply connected on a spiritual level. But for those of you who are not familiar, meditation can help with a wide range of mental and physical health issues and is great for forming a deeper connection […]

Real unemployment numbers: 23% of Americans in their prime working years don’t have jobs

     Did you know that when you take the number of working age Americans that are officially unemployed (8.2 million) and add that number to the number of working age Americans that are considered to be “not in the labor force” (94.3 million), that gives us a grand total of 102.5 million working age Americans […]

Terrorism fear-mongering insures military spending dwarfs that spent on the things more likely to kill you

     The 2016 presidential election, in keeping with the American tradition of a two-party dictatorship, is looking to be a choice between a modern-day fascist and a thoroughly corrupt, lying war monger. As mainstream media cheers on the failure of democracy, the candidates go on telling us how they will spend the money that is […]

Flydubai recorder data: Argument and panic in the cockpit prior to fatal nosedive

     The Flydubai FZ981 crash in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, could have followed the pilots’ failure to manage the landing after taking control of the system, media reveal citing flight data. The final minutes are said to have been full of arguments and screams of terror. Now that decoding of the flight data recorders of the crashed […]

Our pungent history: Sweat, stink and perfume

     Consider the sweet, intoxicating smell of a rose: While it might seem superficial, the bloom’s lovely odor is actually an evolutionary tactic meant to ensure the plant’s survival by attracting pollinators from miles away. Since ancient times, the rose’s aroma has also drawn people under its spell, becoming one of the most popular extracts […]

Serbian president praises Russian op in Syria – prevented ISIS from forming Kosovo-style state

     Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has in an interview with RT drawn parallels between the case of the recognition of Kosovo’s independence and Islamic State’s attempts at establishing itself as a legitimate state. Speaking to host Oksana Boiko on the Worlds Apart program, Nikolic hailed Russia’s role in trying to resolve the Syrian crisis, slamming […]

Gerald Celente warns to prepare for the panic of 2016, says "history will remember this"

     Earlier this week hedge fund manager Marin Katusa explained that up until the recent stock market hit all the easy money flowing into the energy sector was being exuberantly spent on hookers, blow and fancy toys. Now, as oil prices hover under $40 per barrel, Katusa said more pain is likely coming and oil, […]

Cops brutally beat 72 y.o. Alzheimer’s patient for breaking into his own house

     Colorado Springs Police are in hot water with a possible lawsuit over the brutal beating in July of a 72-year-old man who has Alzheimer’s. Albert Schmeiler’s mother-in-law, Margot Alvarez, witnessed the attack and said it was absolutely unnecessary for officers to punch, kick, and slam her son-in-law to the ground. “The minute [CSPD officers] […]

What’s the point of being invisible if you’re blind?

     Invisibility is one of those science fiction superpowers, along with flight or super speed, that most everyone has at least dreamt of having. In our current age, with the emerging science of metamaterials, invisibility seems closer than ever to becoming a reality. But there is still one problem: if a person achieved true, perfect […]

Turkish media: Economy will take $8.3 billion beating from Russian sanctions in 2016

Turkish estimates suppose Turkey will bear the loss of between $2.3 and $8.3 billion in direct costs in 2016 alone      Less than four months after Russian sanctions in the wake of Erdogan’s ambush of Russian Su-24 in Syria things aren’t looking so great for the Turkish bottom line. Here is the Turkish daily Hürriyet […]

SOTT FOCUS: Syria Dispatch: Most Syrians Support Assad, Reject Phony Foreign ‘Revolution’

     In April 2014 I first visited Syria, going to Homs and Latakia, in addition to Damascus. On each of my three subsequent trips to Syria, speaking moderate colloquial Arabic, I have been able to interact one-on-one with Syrians there, whether in markets, taxis, on the streets or in areas I visited. In Latakia, many […]

Someone tell Trump! Hitler’s personal copy of Mein Kampf to be auctioned in Maryland

     Adolf Hitler’s personal copy of Mein Kampf, found by US officers in his Munich flat in May 1945, will be auctioned off in Maryland along with other Nazi-era artifacts. The inflammatory diatribe was never banned in the US and can be bought in bookshops. Alexander Historical Auctions in Maryland will open up bidding on […]

Unbelievable! Alabama cop receives a slap on the wrist after raping a car crash victim

     Former state trooper, 36-year-old Samuel H. McHenry II managed to get off with minimal jail time after raping a car accident victim and leaving her stranded afterward. McHenry pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual misconduct under a plea deal and managed to avoid more serious charges that were originally filed against him. McHenry originally faced […]

Manhole explosion in New Jersey sends cover flying over 20 feet into the air

     The wet weather on Wednesday caused some alarming moments in Elizabeth, New Jersey, when electrical installations underground began to explode. As CBS2’s Steve Langford reported, cellphone video captured the explosion that sent a manhole cover flying into the air. With brutal force, the manhole cover was propelled skyward by a powerful explosion in a […]

Vanished: 130,000 refugees missing after German registration

     Some 13 percent of all migrants who officially entered Germany in 2015 never turned up at the accommodation provided for them, Süddeutsche Zeitung reported Thursday. The news comes as Berlin tightens laws on asylum seekers. The newspaper’s report is based on Germany’s Federal Interior Ministry’s official response to a request filed by the Left […]

BEST OF THE WEB: Western imperialism: European wealth is built on death, destruction, and theft

     (Speech given in Rome at the Italian Parliament on January 29, 2016) Friends and Comrades, it is a great honor to be standing here – at the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament. One year ago I was driving through the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, monitoring the situation in the refugee camps there. […]

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