Meridian –
Maritime
The price of liberty is eternal
vigilance
From
October 12, 2022 to April 15, 2023, Meridian will appear as a reduced summer
edition
Reports
are only sporadic during this period
20230131-863
France and Italy Procure 700 Aster Surface to Air Missiles
France and Italy announce the
procurement of close to 700 surface to air missiles of the Aster family. The
contract was awarded by OCCAR to EUROSAM on 30 December 2022. An OCCAR
(Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’Armement / Organisation for
Joint Armament Co-operation) press release issued today provides additional
details: The OCCAR-EA Director Matteo Bisceglia and the Managing Director of
Eurosam Eva Bruxmeier signed the contract for the production of ASTER 30 B1 New
Technology, ASTER 30 B1 and ASTER 15 medium range air defence missiles. The
contract was signed on behalf of the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) for
France and SEGREDIFESA for Italy for the benefit of 5 forces: French Air Force,
French Navy, Italian Army, Italian Navy and a new end-user Italian Air Force.
This contract concerns especially the procurement of the new version of ASTER
30 B1 NT to deal with future aerial threats more speedy and manoeuvrable...
20230131-862
Royal Navy’s Mine-hunting ‘mother ship’ arrives in Plymouth
When deployed, the platform
will support the safeguarding of UK waters from the threat of mines at sea,
operating a range of uncrewed systems that will help keep personnel at a safe
distance. Based at His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde, the 96.8 metres long vessel
– the length of two Olympic swimming pools – will work side-by-side with
autonomous mine-hunting systems already operated by the Royal Navy out of
Faslane under Project Wilton. Purchased from Island Offshore, the vessel –
currently named MV Island Crown, but due to be renamed as it joins the fleet –
arrived at HMNB Devonport, where it will undergo minimal conversion work,
primarily to support installation of military communication systems and Royal
Fleet Auxiliary operations, before being handed over to the RFA later this
year. Defence Procurement Minister, Alex Chalk KC, said: “This is another
significant step forward in the modernisation of Royal Navy capabilities and
use of autonomous systems to complement our crewed fleet...
20230131-861
This Rugged Military-Style 83-Foot Explorer Yacht Can Cruise Nearly
10,000 Miles on a Single Tank
The first of the fabled Dashew Offshore FPBs, Wind Horse was designed
to take you anywhere in the world.
The 83-foot Wind Horse explorer
yacht looks more like a military vessel. It can cruise 10,000 miles on a single
tank of fuel. Ready to cast off, head off and explore the world? One of the
most iconic explorer yachts ever built, the 83-foot Wind Horse could be yours
for its next world-girding adventure. Built in 2005 for long-distance sailors
Steve and Linda Dashew, this quirky, pencil-thin, military-looking motoryacht
covered over 60,000 miles in the seven years the Dashews owned it. Top up the
2,600-gallon fuel tanks and, at 10 knots, it can cover 9,800 miles. That’s a
third of the way around the globe without refueling. At the sweet-spot 12-knot
cruise speed, it can run for an equally impressive 6,000 miles covering an easy
250 miles a day...
20230131-860
‘Indisputable evidence of unprecedented harm’ –
MIT Professor demands mRNA jabs be stopped now
Professor Retsef Levi is a
world expert on drug safety analysis at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT), where he has been a faculty member since 2006. Professor
Levi is the latest world medical expert to come out and demand the immediate
suspension of mRNA vaccines. He joins a growing list of eminent scientists and
doctors from around the globe. In a video shared on Twitter by fellow mRNA
critic cardiologist Aseem Malhotra, Levi said there was now indisputable
evidence the mRNA gene therapy injections were causing unprecedented harm.
‘This is clearly the most failing medical product in the history of medical
products both in terms of efficacy and safety and we need to investigate and
think hard how did we end up in a situation that it’s also the most profitable
medical product in the history of medical products,’ said Levi...
20230131-859
Thai Princess coma mystery – world expert says it’s a COVID jab injury
44 year old Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand collapsed while out
walking her dogs on 14 December last year.
According to sources she had
not felt well after receiving her 3rd booster. After her collapse she lost
consciousness and remains in a coma. According to a report in The Independent,
she is ‘on medical equipment supporting her heart, lungs and kidneys.’ Princess
Bajrakitiyabha is the eldest child of current King Rama X. The law graduate is
a senior diplomat in the Thai government. The Thai palace confirmed she had
suffered a ‘heart issue’. But the explanation given by the authorities and a
local university that it was caused by a bacterial infection has been called
‘ridiculous’ by medical expert Professor Sucharit Bhakdi. Thai-born Bhakdi, a
former professor of microbiology at the University of Mainz in Germany had a
celebrated career in medical science as a world expert on the immune system and
arterial disease, until mainstream narratives and ‘fact checkers’ labelled him
a ‘conspiracy theorist’ for his strong opposition to the COVID ‘vaccines’.
According to Bhakdi, who claims he and his contacts have been in direct contact
with the Thai Royal Family over the matter, the princess’ collapse was an
adverse reaction to the COVID jab. She was previously healthy with no known
medical conditions. Speaking on the ‘neutralswiss‘ Rumble channel yesterday,
Bhakdi said...
20230130-858
WHO recommends preparations for imminent nuclear war
https://report24.news/who-empfiehlt-vorbereitungen-wegen-unmittelbar-drohenden-atomkriegs/
Infiltrated by Bill Gates and
China, the WHO, one of the main drivers of the alleged pandemic and the ensuing
vaccination campaign, is currently working to be the determining authority for
all member countries on health issues. This followed statements by European
Union defense chief Stefano Sannino that Russia was at war with NATO and the
West. It wasn't just the apparent slip of the tongue by Germany's foreign
minister, Annalena Baerbock, who functioned mentally in narrow channels, who
publicly spoke of the fact that Germany was at war with Russia. Stefano Sannino,
Secretary General of the EU's External Action Service, reiterated that
statement and went one better: Russia is now at "a war against NATO and
the West," the European Union's defense chief said yesterday as Canada
became the 12th country , which sent tanks to Ukraine...
20230130-857
WHO recommends stockpiling radiation drugs in case of ‘nuclear
emergency’
The World Health Organization
(WHO) updated its list of recommended drugs to stockpile for nuclear
emergencies on Friday for the first time since 2007. The list was included in a
new report updating its 16-year-old guidance for how nations should medically
prepare for radiological and nuclear emergencies. In a statement, the WHO said
many countries still lack “essential elements” of radiation emergency preparedness.
The updated guidance comes as the world is at greater risk of nuclear
escalation than any time since the Cold War. Russian President Vladimir Putin
has hinted at a willingness to drop nuclear bombs as his Ukraine invasion drags
on, causing President Joe Biden to suggest last fall that we face “the prospect
of Armageddon.” According to the WHO’s list, a typical radiation emergency
stockpile should include: Stable
iodine, to reduce thyroid exposure to radioactive iodine - Chelating agents to
remove radionuclides from the body - Cytokines to reduce bone marrow damage -
Medicines to treat vomiting, diarrhea and infections...
20230130-856
WHO issues new advice on stockpiling radiation sickness medicines in
event of nuclear attack
The World Health Organization
has given new advice on stockpiling medicines to treat radiation sickness, amid
worries the Ukraine war could result in a nuclear emergency. The United Nations
health body updated its 15-year-old list of medicines health services should
have at hand in case of “radiological and nuclear emergencies”. Sources
confirmed the new advice had been prompted by the The 11-month-long war, which
has triggered a number of nuclear threats. Fighting or artillery barrages
around the country's nuclear power plants have raised the prospect of battle damage that would trigger a leak of
radiation. Vladimir Putin in October also claimed Ukraine was preparing to
detonate a low-yield radioactive “dirty bomb” on its own territory. His claims
led Kyiv and other western observers to speculate the Russian leader may have
been preparing a “false flag” attack of his own...
20230130-855
The UN promises the world heaven, but drags humanity to hell
This weekend the incredible
truth about the United Nations is revealed to the world, by one of their own
high level officials. This will wake up many key people worldwide, who are now
totally brainwashed to go along with Agenda 2030: school teachers, health
professionals, government officials, law enforcement officers, judges, industry
leaders, businessmen, bankers, and so on. I even believe it will open the eyes
of current employees of the UN. The success of the United Nations and Agenda
2030 is the way they present their hellish plans to humanity. They offer it in
a brilliantly shining gift box, that plays a joyful tune, while shimmering in
the sun. It looks so nice, its almost hypnotizing. Look how joyful and positive
their colorful wheel of sustainability goals have been designed. Did you know
this is designed by psychologists, who know exactly what will gain people’s trust?
The UN also hired the world’s best copywriters, or should I say “WORD WIZARDS”?
Experts who make magic with words. When you read Agenda 2030, you feel like
you’re about to enter heaven. They promise the most wonderful changes on earth,
like eradicating poverty, ending hunger, social justice, health for all, and so
on. This is how they get the world on their side: they play magic tricks with
shiny words. They promise heaven, while releasing hell...
20230130-854
In-peoples toys
Spain Seizes Cocaine Worth $114 Million From Livestock Ship
https://gcaptain.com/spain-seizes-cocaine-worth-114-million-from-livestock-ship/
Spanish police seized 4.5
tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of 105 million euros ($114
million) after raiding a cattle ship off the Canary Islands earlier this week,
a statement said on Saturday. The ship had stopped at ports in about a dozen
countries before Tuesday’s raid, and police said drug smugglers had started
using livestock ships because it was more difficult for police to trace their
illicit cargo. “International organizations are reinventing themselves to
transport drugs from Latin America to Europe, using livestock to make the
control and localisation more difficult,” the Spanish police statement said.
Police arrested 28 crew members on the Togo-flagged Orion V, which had been
trailed from Colombia in an operation by Spanish authorities, the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Administration and Togo police...
20230130-853
Mysterious illness rocks North Korea and puts Pyongyang into full
lockdown
What is sending Kim Jong-Un
into a panic? A mysterious illness in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang has the
city in a state of lockdown according to reporting from South Korea’s NK News...
20230130-852
Russia 'is now locked in a war against the West':
Chilling warning from Europe's defence chief as more nations
line up to send more tanks and arms to help Ukraine
Russia is now engaged in ‘a war
against Nato and the West’, the European Union’s defence chief said yesterday
as Canada became the 12th country to commit tanks to Ukraine. Stefano Sannino,
the secretary general of the EU’s external action service, suggested Vladimir
Putin had moved beyond his initial ‘special military operation’ and was ‘moving
the war into a different stage’. Mr Sannino was speaking as Canada became the
latest country to pledge tanks and Poland said it would give an additional 60
to the 14 it has already committed to the war effort. Spain and Norway are
expected to announce how many Leopard 2s they will send to Ukraine in the
coming days...
20230127-851
U.N. exposé in seven languages!
The worldwide exposé of the U.N. will be in English, French, German,
Spanish, Portuguese…
The above map shows the areas
in the world that will be able to watch this historic unmasking of the United
Nations. In reality it is more, since most people in the world have a basic
understanding of English, French, German, or Spanish. After the event I will
translate the film in Chinese, Hindi, Arab, Russian, Scandinavian and Eastern
European languages, etc. If anyone wants to help, let me know. If you know
people that speak Spanish, Italian, Portugese, German, French, and Dutch, then
please send them the announcement page and flyer in their language. Share the
links below…
20230127-850
Pfizer undercover bombshell: Legacy media remove story, Malone calls to
end research
Outrage grows as major UK
legacy media outlet Daily Mail removes story from its website. Project Veritas’
undercover report exposing serial big pharma law-breaker Pfizer’s plans to
deliberately mutate the COVID virus for its own financial benefit has created a
storm online. The story was ignored by the state-aligned and foreign-owned
legacy mainstream media in New Zealand. One exception overseas was the Daily
Mail in the UK with an article headlined ‘Pfizer is exploring manipulating
COVID to make it more potent.’ The legacy media outlet however later pulled the
story, prompting Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen to ask why it had
disappeared...
20230127-849
Plectrum: The 74m ‘flying’ foil superyacht concept by Lazzarini Design
https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/plectrum-yacht-concept-lazzarini-design
Italy-based design studio
Lazzarini Design has unveiled the rendering for a new 74-metre foil superyacht
Plectrum. The motor yacht moves and lifts above the water surface to give the
effect that she is ‘flying.’ Plectrum
takes her design inspiration from the latest America's Cup sailing yachts, more
specifically the Prada models, that use foil cant systems to lift and lower the
immensely strong, and heavy foil cant arms. Plectrum has been conceived to be
entirely composed and constructed with dry carbon fibre composite materials.
The result is a super light motor yacht that can reach an estimated
eye-watering top speed of 75 knots. The foil system of Plectrum can be adjusted
depending on the cruising needs and the width can be changed from a 15-metre
beam when berthed or anchored, to 20-metres when the yacht is sailing at high
speed. Plectrum is able to move and lift above the water surface thanks to
three hydrogen powered motors. Each motor is capable of providing 5,000
horsepower, with a total horsepower of 15,000...
20230127-848
Germany approves Leopard tank deliveries to Ukraine: Numbers, suppliers
and timeframe explained
The German government has
changed its stance on Leopard 2 main battle tank deliveries to Ukraine. Giving
in to mounting pressure from its allies, Berlin pledged to send in a
company-strong number of tanks itself while allowing other European nations to
deliver German-made armor from their stocks as well. “This decision follows our
well-known line of supporting Ukraine to the best of our ability. We are acting
in a closely coordinated manner internationally,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
announced on Wednesday. Size of looming Leopard 2 force revealed...
20230127-847
105m Oceanco superyacht H unveiled in Rotterdam
https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/oceanco-superyacht-h-launched
Oceanco has now launched the
105-metre superyacht H, after she was unveiled to the industry two weeks ago in
a spectacular event at the Zwijndrecht shipyard. The superyacht has undergone a
complete rebuild that has taken a number of years, which the shipyard says is
"a complete transformation that is practically unprecedented in its scale
and nature."Following her unveiling two weeks ago, the 105-metre Oceanco
superyacht H was transported to Rotterdam aboard a barge and her launch began
in the early hours of this morning. Following the launch she will be
transported back to Alblasserdam and returned to the build shed for
outfitting...
20230126-846
German Foreign Minister comments:
State broadcaster German Tagesschau – Baerbock:
“Fight a war against Russia and not against each other”
Federal Foreign Minister
Annalena Baerbock (Greens) sees Germany and its partners at war against Russia
and has called for cohesion in the dispute over tank deliveries to Ukraine.
"We are fighting a war against Russia and not against each other,"
Baerbock said today at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in
Strasbourg. You also have to do more with tanks. "But the most important
thing is that we do it together and that we don't blame each other in
Europe." Pointing fingers at each other does not bring peace or freedom to
Ukraine, Baerbock said. Only Russian President Vladimir Putin would win that
way. In addition to more military aid, Kyiv also needs more humanitarian and
financial support, she warned...
20230126-845
Turkish Cargo Ship Hit By Missile in Ukraine
https://gcaptain.com/turkish-cargo-ship-hit-by-missile-in-ukraine/
A Turkish-owned general cargo
ship was struck by a missile in the port of the southern Ukrainian city of
Kherson, sparking a fire, according to video footage from the scene and
shipping sources. The missile hit the bridge of the vessel named Tuzla on
Tuesday, maritime security company Ambrey said, causing the fire. Video footage
showed flames filling the command room of the ship. Reuters was able to confirm
the location from the ships and buildings seen in the video, which matched file
and satellite imagery of the area. Reuters was not able to independently
confirm the date the videos were filmed. The ship, which has been stuck at the
port since February 2022, was operated by CayeliShipping, which was not
available for comment...
20230126-844
Multiple Ukrainian officials fired amid corruption scandals
https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/world/multiple-ukrainian-officials-fired-amid-corruption-scandals/
Several deputy ministers as
well as heads of regional military administrations have been relieved of their
duties. Multiple senior Ukrainian officials have been fired by the country’s
government on Tuesday. The ongoing reshuffle was announced by Ukrainian
President Vladimir Zelensky in his daily video address and affects officials
“on different levels, in ministries and other bodies of central and provincial
authority, and law enforcement.” The government has dismissed deputy defense
minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov, deputy social policy minister Vitaly
Muzychenko, as well as two deputies of the minister of regional development,
Vyacheslav Negoda and Ivan Lukerya. Shortly before the government’s decision,
Shapovalov himself announced his resignation, which was swiftly accepted by his
boss, Alexey Reznikov. The move has been prompted by an ongoing graft scandal
within the ministry, which had allegedly been procuring food for troops at
abnormally high prices...
20230126-843
Chinese gen cargo ship sank off Jeju, 20 missing
https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2023/40925/chinese-gen-cargo-ship-sank-jeju-20-missing/
General cargo ship JIN TIAN
sank in East China sea some 75 nm south of Jeju island, Korea, early in the
morning Jan 25, while en route from Vanimo PNG to Incheon, Korea. Understood
the ship was caught in rough weather brought by N-NE icy winds, raging over
Asian waters during last several days. Last report from the ship was around
0225 Seoul time, stating that the crew is leaving the ship. Korean and Japanese
Coast Guard joined forces in search and rescue, by 0930 Seoul time 2 out of 22
crew were rescued, the rest are missing...
20230125-842
Indian Navy commissions
Scorpene class submarine INS Vagir
INS Vagir will be a part of
the submarine fleet of the Western Naval Command.
https://www.naval-technology.com/news/indian-commissions-submarine-ins-vagir/
Under
a collaboration with Naval Group of France, six Scorpene class submarines are
being manufactured in India by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). INS
Vagir will be a part of the submarine fleet of the Western Naval Command.
Launched on 12 November 2020 under Project 75 (P75), Vagir was delivered to
Indian Navy on 20 December 2022 after completion of sea trials. Among all the
indigenously-built submarines so far, Vagir has taken the lowest build time.
The commissioning ceremony was attended by Chief of the Naval Staff admiral R
Hari Kumar along with Western Naval Command flag officer commanding-in-chief
vice admiral AB Singh, MDL chairman and managing director vice admiral
(retired) Narayan Prasad and other senior civil and military officials of
Ministry of Defence...
20230125-841
US Navy, French Navy and
Royal Navy See Eye to Eye on Interoperability
The
heads of the three leading NATO navies, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO),
Admiral Mike Gilday, First Sea Lord, Admiral Ben Key, and the Chief of Staff of
the French Navy, Admiral Pierre Vandier, met last week in France for the first
ever "Paris Naval Conference". Organized by Ifri and the French Navy,
the theme of the conference was “the return of naval combat”: The world has
entered a new strategic cycle, characterized by the assertion of new powers
eager to revise the international order, the predominance of unilateralism, and
the increased risk of confrontation between States. In such a context, naval
combat appears as a plausible hypothesis that can arise in the context of a
high-intensity conflict...
20230124-840
Australia Speeds Up Purchase of ‘Smart’ Sea Mines to Deter China
https://gcaptain.com/australia-speeds-up-purchase-of-smart-sea-mines-to-deter-china/
The Australian government is looking
to speed up the purchase of a new generation of sea mines to protect its ports
amid growing concern over China’s military build-up and expanding influence in
the Pacific. The Department of Defence said in a statement Monday the “smart”
sea mines would be able to discriminate between military targets and other
shipping vessels and be “a significant deterrent to potential aggressors.” The
news was first reported by Australia’s Nine newspapers on Monday, which said
the cost could be as much as A$1 billion ($700 million) although the final
total was still considered confidential. The department did not release
information on the cost of the mines. Australia has sought to bolster its
military forces in recent years to help counter China’s rapid military expansion
in the region. In the past year, there were at least two reported incidents of
confrontations between Australian and Chinese forces, including one just off
Australia’s north coast. At the same time, Beijing has broadened its diplomatic
footprint in the Pacific, signing a security agreement with the Solomon Islands
that could see Chinese warships docked just 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from
the Australian mainland. Australia is currently in negotiations with the US and
the UK to acquire a fleet of nuclear submarines by 2040 as part of the
wide-reaching AUKUS security partnership. An announcement on the design of the
new vessels is expected within months...
20230124-839
Europe increasingly “isolated” – joint maneuvers by S‑Africa,
Russia and China
https://unser-mitteleuropa.com/europa-zunehmend-isoliert-gemeinsame-manoever-von-s-afrika-russland-und-china/
Attempts by the West to isolate
Russia and, increasingly, China internationally are being ignored by most
“non-Western” countries. South Africa, for example, wants to hold extensive
military maneuvers with precisely these states. Relations between the three
countries flourish - The South African armed forces have announced that the
country will hold ten days of joint naval exercises with Russia and China in
February 2023. It is the second military exercise of this kind since the first
joint naval exercises in late November 2019. The South African Army wrote in a
statement, "As a means of strengthening the already thriving ties between
South Africa, Russia and China, a multinational naval exercise will be held
between them." three countries.” The second joint naval exercise, named
“Mosi”, which means “smoke” in the local Tswana language, is expected to take
place in two locations for ten days between February 17 and 27, 2023. Once off
the coast of the city of Durban in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and off the
city of Richards Bay, which is 180 kilometers from Durban. Russian and Chinese
navies involved...
20230124-839
WEF ‘no longer relevant’ and is ‘openly mocked’
https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/watch-wef-no-longer-relevant-and-openly-mocked/
‘Big Boys’ China, India and
Russia skip the event – is Klaus Schwab’s ‘Great Reset’ nightmare finally
coming to an end? The brain-child of German engineer and economist Klaus
Schwab, Davos was once seen as a must-attend event for the world’s financial
and political elite. Attendance was a sign of prestige and influence on the
world stage. Starting in the early 1970s as a project to unite a divided
Europe, Davos quickly grew to become a think tank of unparalleled power – a
shadow world government according to some commentators, whose futuristic ideas
of a world where people would ‘own nothing and be happy’ found their way into
official policymaking at a national level, especially in Western democracies.
The Auckland Plan 2050 for example, refers to WEF concepts no less than six
times...
20230124-838
Bill Gates and WHO preparing for next ‘pandemic’ – SEERS virus in 2025
The Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation partnered with the World Health Organisation and the Johns Hopkins
University Center for Health Security at a recent event in Belgium. Invitees
took part in a ‘table-top simulation’ where a deadly enterovirus originating in
South America sometime in 2025 spreads across the world, killing millions of
people. Children will be particularly vulnerable to the disease, which is part
of the polio family of viruses. The virus is named SEERS – Severe Epidemic
Enterovirus Respiratory Syndrome. The Belgium exercise has recalled memories of
the now infamous Event 201, where the same parties ran simulations of a
‘flu-like’ global viral outbreak in October 2019, just two months before the
first cases of COVID were detected in China. Independent news and opinion
channel Redacted looked at Gates’ latest ‘virus preparedness clinic.’ The
software engineer and college drop-out has made a 10-fold profit from his
investments in health and vaccine technology pre-COVID, turning $10 billion
into $200 billion, in what he called his ‘best investment’...
20230123-837
Due to fire hazard – the first shipping company bans electric cars on
ferries
https://todaytimeslive.com/world/201809.html
Six weeks is the anniversary of
the sinking of the Felicity Ace, a ferry that burned and sank with about 4,000
cars on board. It had been far too long to extinguish the fire. Now a first
shipping company is banning the transport of electric cars on their ships. The
reason is probably the danger posed by electric vehicles that have caught fire.
Electric cars do not catch fire more often than combustion engine vehicles, on
the contrary. However, it is much more complicated to remove them. That is why
shipping company Havila Kystruten burns all e-cars, hybrids and hydrogen cars.
Unlike the fire in a conventional car, a possible battery fire could not be
extinguished by the crew, says general manager Bent Martini. A danger to both
those on board and the ship. It is precisely a Norwegian shipping company that
pronounces the electricity ban – Norway is a real Stromer country: in 2020
almost 80 percent of newly registered cars there were electrically powered.
Havila Kystruten currently transports goods and people, mainly tourists, on the
Norwegian mail route with two ships and from March with four ships. The Havila
ships themselves have large battery packs on board, can sometimes sail
electrically and are among the most environmentally friendly ships that
navigate the coastal route, writes BusinessPortal Norway. However, these
batteries are in insulated, fireproof areas with special fire protection
systems...
20230123-836
A Central Bank Digital Currency is humanities worst nightmare
The central banks are preparing
to replace all physical funds with a digital currency, the CBDC (Central Bank
Digital currency). This will give them full control over humanity, as they can
monitor every transaction, limit what you can spend, and even delete your funds
at will. Digital currency - It is promoted as something that will make our
lives easier. The truth is, it would mean total tyranny for all of humanity.
Our digital funds would be connected to our digital ID, which will be connected
to our vaccine status.
Imagine no longer being able to
acces your own funds, when your digital ID shows that you haven’t received your
umpteenth vaccine booster. Or envision how your spending would be limited, as
the result of posting something on social media that the government doesn't
like.
Or worse: what if governments
simply erase your assets because you don’t agree with their policies?
This has been happening already
with services like P@yPal, where thousands of accounts were closed, because
people engaged in activities that oppose tyranny. Several American banks froze
the accounts from people who participated in events that defend basic human
rights. In Canada, America, The Netherlands, India, China and other nations
countless people already experience it.
A Central Bank Digital Currency
would make this kind of tyranny mainstream, as it is the perfect tool to
control the public.
Similar to what we are seeing
on Facebook, and YouTube: when you post something that exposes the agenda of
the criminal elites, the post is either removed, you are blocked, or worse:
your entire account is deleted, because it “violates community guidelines”.
Do you think this will stay
limited to social media? Once they have full control over your resources, you
can bet they will steal them from people at will, because they “violate
community guidelines”. It happens all the time in China, and as we know from
the documents published by the Rockefeller Foundation and World Economic Forum,
China is their perfect example. What happens in China, they want to export to
the entire world.
The European Union for example
is going all out on forcing a digital currency. There is nothing national
governments can do to stop it, as they have been so stupid to surrender all
power into the hands of the European Union.
20230123-835
Fire in the tourist marina of Marbella destroys 80 vessels: millions of
euros in damages
A vast fire which broke out in
a tourist marina in Marbella, Spain, destroyed a storage warehouse and around
eighty vessels. The fire broke out in the La Bajadilla marina around 7pm local
time on Wednesday 11 January, causing damages for millions of euros. Fire
rescue, police and ambulances were present on the scene. The causes of the fire
are still unknown. In just a short time, even though access to the port had
been blocked, a crowd gathered nearby to see what was happening, filming dozens
of videos which immediately went viral online. A column of thick smoke and
flames, visible kilometres away, became the sad symbol of a dramatic evening in
the Spanish tourist town, with damages still being calculated, but estimated to
be in the millions. Around thirty fire fighters worked for hours to put out the
fire and secure the area. The fire was under control by 9pm, and investigations
are still under way as to what caused it...
20230120-834
Shock announcement: Ardern resigns as PM
https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/shock-announcement-ardern-resigns-as-pm/
Jacinda Ardern announced today
that she has resigned as Prime Minister of New Zealand. The Labour Caucus will
vote for a new leader and Prime Minister at a meeting on Sunday. Current Deputy
Grant Robertson will not be seeking the leadership. In a statement read out in
front of media this afternoon, Ardern said: ‘This summer I had hoped to find a
way to prepare not just for another year but another term, because that is what
this year requires. I have not been able to do that. And so today I’m
announcing that I will not be seeking re-election, and that my term as Prime
Minister will conclude no later than the 7th of the February. This has been the
most fulfilling five and a half years of my life. But it’s also had its
challenges. Amongst an agenda focussed on housing, child poverty and climate
change, we encountered a major bio-security incursion, a domestic terror event,
a major natural disaster, a global pandemic, and an economic crists. ‘The
decisions that have had to be made have been continual, and they have been
weighty...
20230120-833
Australian Doctor Finds Chips, ‘Self-assembling’ Structures Forming in
Pfizer Vaccine Contents
An Australian doctor has gone
public with microscopic images of unidentified objects that appear to be
“self-assembling” from the contents of Pfizer’s COVID injection. Family
physician Dr. David Nixon recently shared dark field microscopy photos of
“concerning” structures that appeared in Pfizer jab fluid over time and that
seem to be the product of “intelligent design” in a Sunday episode of the International
Crimes Investigative Committee (ICIC) co-hosted by the group’s founder, Dr.
Reiner Fuellmich and ex-Pfizer executive Dr. Michael Yeadon. Nixon showed how
boxy, dark structures, similar in shape to crystals but with “internal
structures that appear to be different from … a naturally occurring crystal,”
appeared on the periphery of the slide’s jab contents after he left it out
overnight...
20230120-832
History - Cloud seeding flight approved for day before fatal Tasmania
flooding
https://www.rt.com/news/346127-tasmania-flooding-cloud-seeding/
Tasmania’s government-owned
energy company has been asked to explain why it conducted cloud seeding over
the Australian island shortly before heavy rains which caused catastrophic
flooding. Cloud seeding is a process which involves dropping ice crystals into
clouds to cause rain and is used as a technique to maintain water levels in
dams. Despite heavy rain being forecast, Premier of Tasmania Will Hodgman said
Hydro Tasmania gave the seeding go-ahead on Sunday morning. The cloud seeding
was spread over the Derwent River catchment near Ouse in Southern Tasmania,
which flooded Monday and where the search continues for a missing farmer.
Another man remains missing in the state’s northern area. At least three people
have died and thousands were advised to evacuate their homes and businesses...
20230119-831
83m Feadship superyacht Project 712 launched
https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/feadship-yacht-project-712-launched
Feadship has completed the technical
launch of its 82.9-metre superyacht Project 712, during the early hours of the
morning. Project 712 was pulled out of the Feadship’s Scheepswerf Slob facility
on the river Merwede, just outside of Papendrecht, over the weekend and then
transported closer to Rotterdam where her technical launch took place. The
sub-2000 GT superyacht is characterised by a plumb bow and clean, crisp
exterior lines. Project 712 has three cascading aft decks that will provide
guests with plenty of alfresco space. She also appears to have fold-out
balconies in the beach club. Her naval architecture and engineering was
conceived by De Voogt Naval Architects...
20230118-830
Whangarei – New Project of Circa Marine
Shipyard, Circa SXV-40
https://circamarine.co.nz/news/81/65/Introducing-Circa-SXV-40-#news
20230118-829
Tommaso Spadolini unveils 90m superyacht concept with vast beach club
https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/tommaso-spadolini-90m-yacht-concept
Italian yacht designer Tommaso
Spadolini has unveiled the first details of his new 90-metre superyacht
concept. The sporty motor yacht features strong exterior lines and has been
designed to have close contact with the sea. The new superyacht concept has
been conceived with a powerful shear for the main deck, emphasised by two
strong convex lines for the owner’s and upper decks. “We have worked closely
with the owner and his representatives to create a really head-turning design
that responds to his three key requirements without sacrificing one iota of
practicality,” said...
20230118-828
Critical: WHO to Finalize Proposed IHR Amendments This Week in Secret
IHRRC Meeting
The International Health
Regulations Review Committee (IHRRC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) is
planning to meet in secret from Monday, January 9, 2023, to Friday January 13,
2023. The IHRRC will be working to finalize what is now a 46-page document that
includes proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR). The
proposed amendments would...
20230117-827
Revealed: 83m Feadship superyacht Project 712
https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/feadship-project-712-superyacht
Feadship has pulled its
82.9-metre superyacht Project 712 out of the shed for the first time, and our
in-house Content Creator Ruben Griffioen was on site to photograph the event.
Project 712 load out at SLOBPhoto: Ruben Griffioen / SuperYacht Times - The hull
and superstructure of Project 712 have been constructed at Feadship’s
Scheepswerf Slob facility on the river Merwede, just outside of Papendrecht,
the Netherlands. Her load-out took place in the early hours this morning, where
she was driven onto the awaiting pontoon and then transported to a second
location in Rotterdam. Very little is known about Project 712, aside from her
being a sub-2000 GT superyacht that's constructed with a steel and aluminium
hull. The studio behind her exterior styling has been unannounced, yet we do
know that De Voogt Naval Architects oversaw her engineering and Sinot Yacht
Architecture & Design her interior spaces...
20230117-826
Global political elite skipping Davos
US, Chinese and Russian leaders will not attend this year’s World
Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps.
https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/world/global-political-elite-skipping-davos/
The annual World Economic Forum
(WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland has kicked off on Monday with a number of
top-tier leaders absent. US President Joe Biden is skipping this year’s
gathering, along with French President Emmanuel Macron, and new British Prime
Minister Rishi Sunak. Russian President Vladimir Putin is also passing on the
event, along with the entire Russian business elite, which has been forced off
the guest list by Ukraine-related sanctions. Chinese leader Xi Jinping and
Chinese businessmen will also miss the forum following the aftershocks of a
recent spike in Covid-19 cases and troubles on the domestic stock market, which
saw some $224 billion erased last year from the fortunes of China’s wealthiest
people. Of the Group of Seven (G7) leaders, only German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
is set to attend Davos this year, along with European Commission President
Ursula von der Leyen. Despite the shrinking number of political leaders, this
year’s attendance list is rich in top managers. Among 2,700 participants in the
official WEF sessions, “we’re likely to surpass the old record from 2020 with
600 global CEOs – including 1,500 C-suite level overall,” according to WEF head
of digital and marketing, George Schmitt. According to Bloomberg, a total of
116 billionaires are attending the WEF this year, a 40% rise from ten years
ago. Representatives from the US will form the largest group with 33 delegates.
Some 18 more billionaires are coming from Europe, and 13 from India, including
industrialist Gautam Adani, the world’s fourth-richest person, according to the
Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Established in 1971, the World Economic Forum is
a not-for-profit foundation and its annual gathering in Davos is the world’s
biggest annual economics event. This year’s forum will run until January 20.
20230117-825
Climate Change - Geoengineering:
Climate startup Make Sunsets releases particles into atmosphere,
horrifying scientists
https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/
A US startup has launched weather
balloons containing sulphur dioxide particles into the stratosphere in a bid to
"prevent catastrophic global warming" - but scientists aren't happy.
Make Sunsets, which is backed by two venture capital funds, is embarking on
geoengineering - a highly fraught way of manipulating the climate by reflecting
more sunlight back into space...
20230116-824
Davos Slammed as ‘Masterclass in Hypocrisy’ as Study Finds Attendees
Take 1,000+...
The World Economic Forum’s
annual meeting once again managed to unite critics both left and right in
condemnation of the annual conference for Western politicians, celebrities, and
oligarchs who are staunchly committed to convincing the rest of us to cut back.
The hundreds of elites descending on Davos in private jets – in the name of
offering the rest of humanity climate solutions – are really offering a
“masterclass in hypocrisy,” critics say, as a new study found over a thousand private
flights were taken at airports by the resort that hosts the notorious World
Economic Forum’s annual meeting. “Given that… the WEF claims to be committed to
the 1.5°C Paris Climate Target, this annual private jet bonanza is a
distasteful masterclass in hypocrisy,” said Greenpeace’s transport campaigner,
Klara Maria Schenk, who added that “it’s about time our political leaders start
to lead by example instead of producing hot air in secret meetings with big
business.” The World Economic Forum claims its highly-secretive Davos meeting
is merely a “platform to engage in constructive, forward-looking dialogues and
help find solutions through public-private cooperation.” According to its
website, this year’s assembly is focused on generating “Cooperation in a
Fragmented World.” With 2023’s gathering still several days away, Swiss
authorities have reportedly already locked down all local access roads and are
scanning the fingerprints of attendees to verify their identities. Greenpeace
International wrote in a Friday statement that research they commissioned – and
carried out by Dutch environmental consultancy CE Delft – found that “during
the week of last year’s World Economic Forum 1,040 private jet flights arrived
and departed out of airports serving the Swiss luxury ski resort Davos, with
about every second flight attributed to the meeting. “53% were short-haul
flights below 750 [kilometers] that could have easily been train trips, with
38% flying ultra short distances of under 500 km,” they noted. According to
their findings, one private jet traveled just 21 kilometers to arrive. “The
rich and powerful flock to Davos in ultra-polluting, socially inequitable
private jets to discuss climate and inequality behind closed doors,” Schenk
noted. “Do we really believe that these are the people to solve the problems
the world faces?” Private jet flights touching down and departing from the
World Economic Forum in 2022 reportedly produced nearly 10,700 tons of CO2 – or
roughly what 350,000 average cars emit in a week. According to researchers,
total emissions from private jet flights quadrupled during the week before and
after Davos, and most of the flights were undertaken by WEF participants.
20230116-823
This man controls the world
How Bill Gates singlehandedly rules the entire world…
Bill Gates has zero medical
education, yet he was declared as the leader of the global vaccine plan
2012-2020 at the World Health Assembly. Let this sink in: a man without any
kind of medical training is in charge of vaccinating all of humanity. The goal
is to create a world where people can only participate in society, if they
receive ongoing injections, several times a year. World dictator - Bill Gates
is the main financial donor to the World Health Organization, which gives him
full control over this organization. Bill Gates personally positioned the WHO
director Tedros, who was formerly a militant communist terrorist in Ethiopia.
The WHO issued the "Pandemic Treaty" which gives them totalitarian
control over every nation of the world, every time they declare a
pandemic. If we understand that the WHO is essentially controlled by Bill
Gates, we know that pandemics basically position Gates as a world dictator....
20230116-822
Orient Express Cruises To Set Sail On World’s Largest Superyacht
https://gcaptain.com/orient-express-cruises-to-set-sail-on-worlds-largest-superyacht/
If riding on the
original, redesigned Orient Express train in 2025 and staying
at an Orient Express hotel top your bucket list, make room:
The Orient Express Silenseas, an opulent 722-foot-long (220-meter-long)
ship with three masts towering at over 300 feet high, is set to be the
world’s largest sailing yacht—and superyacht, period—and will ply
Mediterranean and Caribbean routes starting in spring 2026. It will offer 54
suites, accommodating 120 passengers. Reservations will begin as early as 2024.
The Orient Express Silenseas is global hospitality giant Accor
SA’s first entry into the cruise industry, in partnership with French
shipbuilding company Chantiers de l’Atlantique. AccorHotels shared details
about its future cruises with Bloomberg, ahead of its public announcement on
Wednesday. Two yachts will be built, with the second delivery scheduled for the
first quarter of 2027...
20230116-821
Look beyond the storm, to the dawn of a bright new day
The world is under attack!
Multibillionaire criminals are setting up a New World Order that will impose
worldwide tyranny. Who are the people that changed the world for the better,
throughout history? "I know! I
know! It were the naysayers! Those that never were positive, had no
hope or vision, and only went with what their limited senses observed in
the present. They always criticized those that did have a bigger, and more
positive vision. They even felt smart because they weren't as "naive"
as those that had dreams, and hopes for the future. Those were the ones
who changed history for the better, and helped humanity." Right...
20230113-820
Will 2023 be Worse Than 2022?
Is Joe Biden willing to destroy the world to “weaken Russia”?
https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/will-2023-be-worse-than-2022/
Even though one has become accustomed
to seeing the United States government behaving irrationally on an epic scale
with no concern for what happens to the average citizen who is not a member of
one of the freak show constituencies of the Democratic Party, it is still
possible to be surprised or even shocked. Shortly before year’s end 2022 an
article appeared in the mainstream media and was quite widely circulated. The
headline that it was featured under in the original Business Insider version
read “A nuclear attack would most likely target one of these 6 US cities — but
an expert says none of them are prepared.” The cities were New York, Washington
DC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and San Francisco.
The article seeks to provide information
and tips that would allow one to survive a nuclear attack, repeating commentary
from several “experts” in emergency management and “public health” suggesting
that a nuclear war would be catastrophic but not necessarily the end of the
world. One should be prepared. It observes that “those cities would struggle to
provide emergency services to the wounded. The cities also no longer have
designated fallout shelters to protect people from radiation.” It is full of
sage advice and off-the-cuff observations, including “Can you imagine a public
official keeping buildings intact for fallout shelters when the real-estate
market is so tight?” Or even better the advice from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)’s “nuclear detonation planning guide” that for
everyday citizens in a city that has been nuked: “Get inside, stay inside, and
stay tuned.” Dr. Ron Paul asks “Are they insane? They act as if a nuclear
attack on the United States is just another inconvenience to plan for, like an
ice storm or a hurricane.”
The article argues that the six
cities would be prime targets as they are centers for vital infrastructure. The
bomb blasts would kill hundreds of thousands or even millions of Americans with
many more deaths to follow from radiation poisoning, but the article makes no
attempt to explain why Russia, with a relatively sane leadership, would want to
start a nuclear war that would potentially destroy the planet. Also, the
targeting list of the cities provided by the “experts” is itself a bit odd.
Surely Russia would attack military and government targets as a first priority
to limit the possible retaliation while also crippling the ability of the White
House and Pentagon to command and control the situation. Such targets would
include both San Diego and Norfolk where the US Atlantic and Pacific fleets are
based as well as the various Strategic Air Command bases and the underground
federal government evacuation site in Mount Weather Virginia.
Reading the article, one is
reminded of the early years of the Cold War that sought to reassure the public
that nuclear war was somehow manageable. It was a time when we elementary
school children were drilled in hiding under our desks when the air raid alarm
went off. Herman Kahn was, at that time, the most famous advocate of the school
of thought that the United States could survive the “unthinkable,” i.e. a
nuclear war. An American physicist by training, Kahn became a founding member
of the beyond neocon nationalist Hudson Institute, which is still unfortunately
around. Kahn, who served in the US Army during the Second World War as a
non-combat telephone lineman, started has career as a military strategist at
the RAND Corporation. Kahn endorsed a policy of deterrence and argued that if
the Soviet Union believed that the United States had a devastating
second-strike capability then Moscow would not initiate hostilities, which he
explained in his paper titled “The Nature and Feasibility of War and
Deterrence”. The Russians had to believe that even a perfectly coordinated
massive attack would guarantee a measure of retaliation that would leave them
devastated as well. Kahn also posited his idea of a “winnable” nuclear exchange
in his 1960 book On Thermonuclear War for which he is often cited as one of the
inspirations for the title character of Stanley Kubrick’s classic film Dr.
Strangelove.
The appearance of the Business
Insider article dealing with a cool discussion of the survivability from a
nuclear war suggests that the nutcases are again escaping from the psychiatric
hospital here in the US and are obtaining top jobs in government and the media.
While one continues to hope that somehow someone will wake up in the White
House and realize that the deep dark hole that we the American people find
ourselves in mandates a change of course and a genuine reset, there is little
daylight visible in the darkness.
My particular concern relates
to the entangling relationships that have kept our country permanently at war
in spite of the fact that since the Cold War ended in 1991 no potential
adversary has actually threatened the United States. Now, the federal
government appears to be in the business of cultivating dangerous relationships
to justify defense spending and placing the nation on the brink of what might
prove to be catastrophic. The current US mission to “weaken Russia” and
eventually also China in order to maintain its own “rules based international
order” includes such hypocritical and utterly illegal under international law
anomalies as the continued military occupation of part of Syria to deny that
country’s leaders’ access to their oil fields and best agricultural land. A
recent UN humanitarian agency investigation determined that the Syrian people
are suffering and even starving as a result of that and US imposed sanctions
that the Biden Administration maintains against all reason and humanity.
At the present time, however,
the most entangling of all relationships, even more than with Israel, has to be
the engagement of the US in the proxy war being fought against Russia on behalf
of Ukraine, which is exactly what threatens to turn nuclear if someone blinks
at the wrong time. Billions of dollars in direct aid as well as billions more
in the form of weapons stripped from arsenals in Europe and the US have been
given to the corrupt regime of President Volodymyr Zelensky while Zelensky
continues to work assiduously to milk the situation and draw Washington into a
deeper war directly confronting Moscow.
In fact, by some reckonings the
war has already begun, with the US and its allies clearly dedicated to
crippling the Russian economy while also getting rid of President Vladimir
Putin. The 101st Airborne is now in place in Romania next to Ukraine to “warn”
the Kremlin while the Pentagon has recently admitted that some American
military personnel are already in Ukraine, contrary to the denials by White
House spokesmen. The British have also revealed that some of their elite
Special Ops personnel are on the ground. And there are reports that more
American soldiers will soon be on the way, ostensibly to “track the weapons”
being provided to Zelensky, which will include US-made, Patriot Missile
batteries some of which might even be placed in NATO member Poland to provide
air cover over Western Ukraine, a definite act of war as seen by Russia, which
has warned that such a move would mean that the US and its allies had
“effectively become a party” to the war in Ukraine and there will be
“consequences.” “Consequences” means escalation.
The soldier-“trackers” mission
may be in response to reports that weapons provided by NATO have been corruptly
sold or given to third countries by the Ukrainians. The several US initiatives
taken together could produce a rapid escalation of the conflict complete with
dead Americans coming home in body bags and an inevitable direct US involvement
in combat roles that could lead anywhere, but at this point it is the Russians
who are acting with restraint by not targeting the NATO and US “advisers” who
are already active in Ukraine.
Suspicion is also growing that
the United States “green-lighted” in advance recent cruise missile attacks
carried out by Ukraine against military targets deep inside Russia. Since the
attacks, the White House has declared that Ukraine has “permission” to attack
Russia and has basically conceded to the unbalanced Zelensky the right to make
all the decisions and run the war that the US is largely funding, which is a
formula for disaster. It is already known that Ukraine is receiving top level
intelligence provided both by the US and also other NATO states. The precision
attacks on Russia suggest that the Ukrainian army was given the coordinates of
possible active targets, something that the US would be capable of providing
but which would have been beyond the abilities of Ukraine, which possesses no
satellite surveillance capability. If it is true that the White House was
involved in escalating the conflict it would be a very dangerous move, inviting
retaliation by Moscow.
To be sure, some idiots in
Washington, mostly of the neocon variety, continue to see war against Russia as
something like a crusade for world freedom. Rick Newman, Yahoo’s top Finance
Columnist, observes how “Budget hawks in Congress are worried about granting
President Biden’s request for an additional $38 billion in aid for Ukraine to
help defeat the invading Russians.” He concludes “They’re right. Thirty-eight
billion isn’t enough. Make it $50 billion. Or even $100 billion. The more, the
better, until the job is done.”
Apparently, the bellicose Rick
does not quite get that Russia has made clear that if it is about to be
defeated by force majeure it will go nuclear. And Congress and the White House
don’t seem to get it either, with both the Republican and Democratic parties
oblivious to the real danger that confronts the American people. Nuclear war?
Sure! Just hide in your basement, if you have one, and tune in…
20230112-819
Salvage fight over Sydney to Hobart yacht Huntress
as Aboriginal Land Council claims ownership
A stranded Sydney to Hobart
yacht that washed up on a remote beach on a Tasmanian island has been salvaged
despite a fight with the local Aboriginal Land Council, which claims the boat
now "belongs to Aborigines". The yacht, Huntress, washed ashore on
Christmas Beach on truwana/Cape Barren Island after its rudder broke off
during last month's race. The crew was rescued and the yacht was cut loose and
left to drift for a week before it washed ashore. Overnight it was refloated
and on Monday was towed back to safe harbour in the Tamar River, in northern
Tasmania. But Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania chairman Michael Mansell said
the yacht should not have been salvaged by the insurance company because
"any vessels wrecked or washed up on the shores of Aboriginal land belongs
to Aborigines". "We do not give permission for the insurers to move
the vessel Huntress," he said. "The yacht cannot be removed from the
island until one-third of its value is paid or the owners agree that Aborigines
own the vessel...
20230112-818
U.S. Navy Seizes More Than 2,000 AK-47’s from Fishing Vessel in Gulf of
Oman
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-seizes-more-than-2000-ak-47s-from-fishing-vessel-in-gulf-of-oman/
The U.S. Navy has seized more
than 2,000 AK-47 assault rifles believed to be bound for Yemen from a fishing
vessel in international waters in the Gulf of Oman, marking the third such
weapons seizure in just two months. The discovery and seizure was made by a
U.S. Navy boarding team from patrol coastal ship USS Chinook (PC 9) with
support from USS Monsoon (PC 4) and guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans
(DDG 68). The intercepted vessel, which was sailing on a route historically
used to traffic illicit cargo to the Houthis in Yemen, was crewed by six Yemeni
nationals...
20230112-817
This Climate Startup’s Rogue Plan to Manipulate the Weather is
Horrifying Scientists
Make Sunset’s founder said the
company has already launched reflective particles into the atmosphere. A
startup founded in October says it has launched weather balloons containing
particles of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere in an attempt to artificially
manipulate the climate. Make Sunsets co-founder and CEO Luke Iseman told MIT
Technology Review that he expects critics will portray him “like the Bond
villain” for what the site called “geoengineering activism.” Meanwhile, the
White House is funding its own five-year research plan into geoengineering, a
highly controversial proposal to reverse climate change...
20230112-816
Spotlight: Is London already a 15-minute city?
The concept of the 15-minute
city is gaining popularity within the built environment sector, particularly
post-Covid as the pandemic saw many of us spending more time in our local area
than ever before. Based on research by Monika Jain, Transport for London and
Greater London Authority, and Shivani Bhatnagar, Transport for London, our
latest Spotlight considers the value of the concept in a London context. The
concept of the 15-minute city (or 15-minute neighbourhood) is a model for
planning and urban development that makes cities more sustainable and liveable
for residents. At its heart is the idea that residents should be able to meet
most of their daily needs within a 15-minute walk or cycle, with one of the key
aims being to reduce car dependency in cities...
20230112-815
Genocide Investigation Launched Against Peruvian Authorities Following
Massacre
A new government probe suggests
the tide may be turning against the US-backed government which seized power in
Peru last month, depriving President Pedro Castillo of his power... Peru’s
Attorney General has opened an investigation into the country’s new leaders after
over a dozen Peruvians were killed in confrontations with security forces.
According to local media, officials are investigating the politicians for the
crimes of genocide, homicide, and inflicting grievous injuries. “The
preliminary investigation is related to the alleged crimes of genocide, murder,
and grievous bodily harm committed during the demonstrations of December 2022
and January 2023 in the regions of Apurimac, La Libertad, Puno, Junin,
Arequipa, and Ayacucho,” reads a statement issued by the office. Much of the
upper echelon of Peru’s new authorieis are reportedly being scrutinized,
including the self-declared president, Dina Boluarte, Prime Minister Alberto
Otárola, Interior Minister Victor Rojas, and Defense Minister Jorge Chavez...
20230111-814
Lula Regime Sends in Buses to Take Thousands of Opposition Protesters
to Prison,
Moraes Blocks 200 Facebook Profiles, Hotels Ordered to Turn Over Guest
Lists
A massive crowd of tens of
thousands of Brazilians descended on the capital of Brasilia on Sunday to
protest the stolen October presidential elections. The protesters stormed the
National Congress and Supreme Court. Police used tear gas to confront the
protersts. Police on horseback were
attacked, Gunfire was reported. The people fear the communist Lula, his Supreme
Court Justice Moraes, and the communists supporting their takeover of South
America’s largest country...
20230111-813
France’s new Submarine Suffren completes first operational deployment
The French MoD announced that
the French Navy' Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) and its blue
crew completed their first operational deployment with the Charles de Gaulle
carrier strike group on January 4, 2023. Suffren entered “active duty” (admission
au service actif in French) on 3 June 2022. Starting last november,
Suffren took part in the ANTARES mission, an operational deployment in the
Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean. The presence of France’s most advanced SSN
in the Charles de Gaulle CSG was first announced by French President Emmanuel
Macron: During this deployment, the submarine contributed to the knowledge and
anticipation of crises in areas of strategic interest, thus contributing to
France’s autonomous decision-making capability, the MoD added...
20230111-812
Of Economic Crises and Pandemics: Facebook as Fact, Government as
Truth, Big Pharma as God
If events since March 2020 have
shown us anything, it is that fear is a powerful weapon for securing hegemony.
Any government can manipulate fear about certain things while conveniently
ignoring real dangers that a population faces. Author and
researcher Robert J Burrowes says:
…if we were seriously concerned about our world, the gravest and
longest-standing health crisis on the planet is the one that starves to death
100,000 people each day. No panic about that, of course.” No panic because the
controlling interests of the global food system have long profited from a
‘stuffed and starved’ strategy that ensures people unnecessarily go hungry
when corporate profit rather than need dictates policies....
20230111-811
Cyclone Hale forces cruise ship NOORDAM to change itinerary
The approaching Cyclone Hale is
causing problems for the Holland America Line cruise ship NOORDAM, which is en
route in New Zealand. The ship has already missed several ports and more
problems are expected due to the hurricane. The ship set sail from Sydney on
January 2 for a 12-night cruise to New Zealand. It arrived in New Zealand on
January 5th and after visits to Fiordland National Park and Dunedin, the ship
docked in Wellington on January 7th. The ship was scheduled to sail the next
day, but the hurricane brought 18-foot waves, strong gales, heavy downpours and
treacherous conditions along the New Zealand coast. As a result, the ship was
forced to remain in Wellington and miss its port call to Picton. In the next 24
hours, the cyclone is expected to hit the Bay of Plenty and Tauranga with full
force. This means that another port of call on the ship's itinerary is
unsafe...
20230110-810
Something incredible happens in Brazil
Protesters in Brazil invade government buildings – Military protects
protesters
Unprecedented protests in
Brazil against corruption by the Deep State. National Congress, Supreme Court
and Senate are invaded. Military prevents Federal police from arresting
protesters! War on tyranny. War on censorship. War on the elites. War on
the one world government. War on the realm of darkness. War on corruption. We
are seeing the first eruptions of something that will sweep the earth, like a
tsunami of truth.
20230110-809
Maldives Pops With Yachts
https://gcaptain.com/maldives-pops-with-yachts/
As the world opens back up with
travel, the ultra-rich sail to the seductive beaches of the Maldives with their
luxury vessels. Tucked away in the Indian Ocean, the tropical getaway saw 18
superyachts in early January, compared with only one two months ago, according
to tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. The 111-meter Alaiya,
reportedly owned by Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, is the
largest in the region, followed by the 90-meter Lauren L, which has been
tied to one of the richest men in the Ukraine, Igor Kolomoisky. Bold, an
85-meter yacht owned by German businessman Guido Krass, and Cambodian Yim
Leak’s Wanderlust round out the top four. The island chain currently
boasts more yachts than Hong Kong and Singapore combined, and outpaces Thailand
which saw 14 yachts gracing its shores over the past five days...
20230109-808
Low Antarctic continental climate sensitivity due to high ice sheet
orography
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-020-00143-w
The Antarctic continent has not
warmed in the last seven decades, despite a monotonic increase in the
atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases. In this paper, we investigate
whether the high orography of the Antarctic ice sheet (AIS) has helped delay
warming over the continent. To that end, we contrast the Antarctic climate
response to CO2-doubling with present-day orography to the response with a
flattened AIS. To corroborate our findings, we perform this exercise with two
different climate models. We find that, with a flattened AIS, CO2-doubling
induces more latent heat transport toward the Antarctic continent, greater
moisture convergence over the continent and, as a result, more
surface-amplified condensational heating. Greater moisture convergence over the
continent is made possible by flattening of moist isentropic surfaces, which
decreases humidity gradients along the trajectories on which extratropical
poleward moisture transport predominantly occurs, thereby enabling more
moisture to reach the pole. Furthermore, the polar meridional cell disappears
when the AIS is flattened, permitting greater CO2-forced warm temperature
advection toward the Antarctic continent. Our results suggest that the high
elevation of the present AIS plays a significant role in decreasing the
susceptibility of the Antarctic continent to CO2-forced warming...
20230109-807
WHO looking to force amendments for a 'Pandemic Treaty' this month
https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/who-looking-to-force-amendments-for-a-pandemic-treaty-this-month/
The unelected globalist
institution wants to take full control of national health measures for future
pandemics. The International Health Regulations Review Committee (IHRRC) is
meeting 9-13 January and will make final recommendations to the
Director-General of WHO by 15 January on changes to the International Health
Regulations (IHR). The IHR is effectively a treaty which provides a framework
for the international response to disease outbreaks and has been in force since
2005. The proposed amendments will see a dramatic increase in WHO’s powers
where a pandemic (or ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’
(PHEIC)) has been declared. The sole power of declaring whether a PHEIC exists
or not resides with WHO (Articles 48 and 49). New Zealand has played an active
role in the negotiations over the draft text, in submitting a proposal of
amendments. This proposal was analysed in detail by researcher James Roguski. A
proposed new Article 13A in the IHR reads, ‘States Parties recognize WHO as the
guidance and coordinating authority of international public health response
during a PHEIC and undertake to follow WHO in their international public health
response.’ Although WHO’s powers are couched in the language of
‘recommendations’, under Article 13A they will be enforceable once the treaty
is signed. WHO can also issue ‘temporary recommendations’ in the event of
PHEIC, or if an outbreak has the potential to become one (Article 15). WHO may
also make ‘standing recommendations’ for
‘routine or periodic application (Article 16) – which includes recommendations
on health products technology.
Recommendations by WHO with
respect to people, may include (Article 18):
review travel history in affected areas;
review proof of medical examination and any
laboratory analysis;
require medical examinations;
review proof of vaccination or other
prophylaxis;
require vaccination or other prophylaxis;
place suspect persons under public health
observation;
implement quarantine or other health
measures for suspect persons;
implement isolation and treatment where
necessary of affected persons;
implement tracing of contacts of suspect or
affected persons;
refuse entry of suspect and affected
persons;
refuse entry of unaffected persons to
affected areas; and
implement exit screening and/or
restrictions on persons from affected areas
Proposed Article 23 relates to
a new system of Digital Health ID. This will include information about the
traveller’s identity, their itinerary, vaccination history and diagnostic test
results. Although a paper-based documentation system may be adopted, these
should ‘preferrably be in digital form, with paper form as a residual option.’
While States Parties may
implement a Digital Health ID, it is not difficult to envisage the
technologically advanced Western countries including New Zealand doing so – as
soon as one country adopts it, it will be difficult for others not to. The
effect of this will be to centralise the storage of all health and travel
information for all citizens. Additionally, implementation of Digital Health
IDs is subject only to ‘international agreements and the [proposed Pandemic
Treaty]’ – not local constitutional law and human rights. Given the New Zealand
courts refusal to give full effect to medical rights throughout the recent
COVID pandemic, it is likely they will view any Digital ID implemented under a
Pandemic Treaty as a ‘justified limitation’ on the fundamental rights of
privacy and medical freedoms set out in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act...
20230106-806
Australia Port Entry To Fouled Cruise Ship
https://gcaptain.com/australia-refuses-fouled-cruise/
What should have been a dream holiday for
passengers, a holiday cruise through the glittering blue waters from Auckland
to Sydney has turned sour. Instead of making port calls, they were stuck on the
vessel for six days straight, unable to dock in Australia due to a potentially
hazardous organism found on the hull. Australia’s strict marine biosecurity
regulations meant the ship was not allowed to enter the country’s waters. The
14-deck Viking Orion was stranded 16 miles off the coast of Adelaide, Australia
due to the presence of a mysterious sea snail. To make the best of the
situation, the crew provided lobster dinners, glasses of sparkling wine, and
additional entertainment in attempt to keep passengers entertained and content
during the delay. With passengers having been stranded at sea for seven days,
many are now fervently hoping to return to dry land. How much longer must they
wait? Since leaving Wellington, New Zealand the day after Christmas, the ship
has been denied permission to dock in Christchurch, Dunedin and Hobart. The
Australian authorities issued stern warning for the Viking Orion and ordered
the vessel’s agent to ensure that the hull was thoroughly cleaned before it
could make its way into Australian waters...
20230106-805
Naval Task Force Holding Somali Piracy Operation as a Reminder to
Shipping Not to Let Its Guard Down
A multi-national naval task
force tasked with combating piracy in the Somali basin is getting ready to
conduct a five-day operation aimed at increasing naval presence and informing
the maritime community on the continuing risks to shipping despite a lull in
Somali piracy and expiration of a key industry designation. The focused
operation, known as Mare Liberum, comes as the shipping industry has removed
its “High Risk Area” (HRA) designation for the western Indian Ocean, Gulf of
Aden, and southern Red Sea as of January 1, 2023. The operation is being hosted
by the Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151), which is currently under Brazilian
leadership. The task force was established in 2009 with a specific piracy
mission-based mandate in accordance with UN Security Council Resolutions.
Working alongside European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR) and other
partners, CTF 151 helps to patrol the Internationally Recommended Transit
Corridor (IRTC) through the Gulf of Aden. CTF says the operation should serve
as a reminder that Somali-based piracy has not been eradicated...
20230105-804
Cruise ship denied entry into several ports due to biofouling
A cruise ship, the Viking
Orion, has been denied entry in Adelaide, Australia due to biofouling. The ship
had previously been refused entry to Christchurch, Dunedin and Hobart on the
same cruise for the same reason. Before the ship can enter the port, it must
undergo a hull cleaning. Biofouling is the accumulation of small plants, algae
or microorganisms on the ship's hull. It is feared that this will introduce
invasive species from foreign ecosystems. Passengers remain stranded and upset
because not only has their arrival ashore been delayed, but four of the
cruise's eight stopovers have been canceled because the ship was refused entry
into sensitive areas...
20230105-803
How Are Viruses Discovered and Identified in the First Place?
The earthshaking Etienne De Harven interview by Celia Farber
The question I’ve been asking
since 1987— If the experts are going to claim a particular virus causes a
particular disease—how do they know that virus exists in the first place? For
example, the supposedly new coronavirus in China. For example, Ebola. For
example, HIV. For example, the coronavirus supposedly causing SARS (2003). How
do researchers know these viruses exist? “Well, of course they know. They
must.” That is not a satisfactory answer—even though most people would offer
it. The question can become very interesting, when you stop and consider
researchers working away in biowar labs fiddling with viruses. How do they know
they’re tweaking viruses that actually exist? On a more mundane frontier, when
scientists tell us they’re rushing to develop a vaccine against a virus that is
harming the population, how do they know that virus exists to begin with...
20230104-802
The biggest upcoming superyacht launches for 2023
https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/biggest-yacht-launches-2023
The largest yacht we are
expecting to see join the fleet is the 145-metre Luminance. We are not entirely
sure if Luminance will be finished in 2022 or 2023 as though her hull was
transported in 2021, she has not been seen since. Lürssen however have a solid
reputation for producing high quality yachts to their delivery dates, so we
will have to wait and see! Unlike the about two vessels we do know the interior
designer of the yacht, with the owner selecting Zuretti Interior Design. The
hull of the 122-metre Lürssen superyacht was launched in June of 2021. She
features exterior design from the boards of Nuvolari Lenard, while her
interiors have been penned by British design studio, Reymond Langton. She was
first made public in 2019, with the announcement of...
20230104-801
Owned by financial oligarchs
The World Health Organization is a One World Government
Did you know the World Health
Organization has been literally set up to operate as a one world government?
Did you know that when the WHO
declares a pandemic, the laws of all the nations are nullified, and the
entire world is submitted to the so-called ‘constitution’ of the WHO?
Did you know the WHO can at any
time declare a pandemic, based on any fraudulent diagnostic tool?
Did you know the WHO declared
the current pandemic based on the severely flawed PCR test, which produces up
to 94% false positives?
Did you know that all the
nations of the world are now bound to unquestioning submission to whatever
guidelines the WHO issues?
Did you know the WHO is owned
and controlled by private individuals who are not democratically elected
by anyone?
Did you know this makes the WHO
effectively a private entity that rules the entire world - outside any
form of democracy?
Did you know the entire health
system of our world is owned by financial oligarchs who use it to
dominate all of humanity? ...
20230104-800
Who has the most expensive private jet in the world?
https://aeroaffaires.com/the-most-expensive-private-jet-in-the-world/
To date, the most expensive
private jet in the world is the Saudi Prince Al Waleed’s Airbus A380. This
aviation jewel is worth the incredible sum of 500 million dollars, making
it is the most expensive private jet in the world. Why does it cost so much?
Because it is a long-haul aircraft that has been refurbished as a VIP private
jet. This meant that most of the seats from the classic line model were removed
to convert it into a luxurious space. With an initial cost of 300 million
euros, the prince then paid another 200 million to enjoy...
20230103-799
You Don’t Have to be a Conspiracy Theorist to
be Worried About the World Economic Forum
Samuel
Greg, a Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy at the American Institute for
Economic Research and author, most recently, of The Next American Economy:
Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World, has written a good piece for
the Spectator about the WEF on the eve of Davos 2023. He argues that if you
care about liberty, democracy and national self-determination, it’s perfectly
rational to be concerned about the influence of Klaus Schwab and his followers.
Not because they are the puppeteers controlling politicians across the West,
but because they’re ideas permeate the upper echelons of the global elite. In
particular, Schwab’s belief in the top-down, technocratic form of government
exemplified by the EU. It wields no
formal political power and can’t make anyone do anything. Nonetheless, since
its founding in 1971, the WEF has become an organisation which embodies supreme
confidence in the imperative of a particular type of person running the world
from the top-down. In his famous 2004 essay entitled ‘Dead Souls’, the
political scientist Samuel P. Huntington called this prototype ‘Davos Man’...
20230103-798
Chevron Sending Two Oil Tankers To Venezuela
Under U.S. Approval
https://gcaptain.com/chevron-sending-two-oil-tankers-to-venezuela-under-u-s-approval/
U.S.
oil company Chevron Corp CVX.N is sending two oil tankers to
Venezuela, one of which will load the first cargo of crude destined for the
United States in nearly four years, according to a person familiar with the
matter and shipping data. On Friday, a
Chevron-chartered vessel approached the South American country’s
waters to pick up a cargo of Venezuelan crude. A second tanker carrying a cargo
of diluents to a Chevron oil joint venture is due to arrive
in Venezuela early next month, the person said. The U.S. last
month issued a six-month license to Chevron authorizing it to take an
expanded role at four Venezuelan oil joint ventures that produce, process
and export oil, and to bring their oil to the United States...
20230103-797
2022… The Year That Marked the End of
America’s Hegemony
https://strategic-culture.org/news/2022/12/30/2022-the-year-that-marked-end-of-america-hegemony/
The
war in Ukraine has dominated the past year. Other global crises of soaring energy
and food costs are collateral damage from the conflict in Ukraine. The conflict
is not simply a localized one in the center of Europe on Russia’s doorstep
involving a reactionary anti-Russian regime in Kiev. The conflict represents a
historic showdown between the United States and its allies in the NATO military
alliance it leads, and Russia. The showdown has been a long time coming. It
didn’t have to happen in this violent, atrocious way. Russia had long warned
the United States and its NATO partners that the expansion of the alliance
towards Russia’s borders was an unacceptable strategic security threat.
Moscow’s warnings went unheeded year after year...
20230103-796
Dead In The Water – The Best Maritime Book Of
The Year
https://gcaptain.com/dead-in-the-water-best-maritime-book-of-the-year-2022/
The
following is a review of the book Dead In The Water, a book about the Brillante
Virtuoso, a tragedy that shook the shipping world and left us all in disbelief.
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) On July 6th, 2011 the Liberian-flagged tanker
Brillante Virtuoso, owned by Greek shipping magnate Marios Iliopoulos and
carrying $100 million worth of fuel oil was attacked by pirates near Yemen. The
crew of 26 Filipino sailors was forced to abandon ship, but thankfully, the US
Navy cruiser USS Philippine Sea responded and rescued them all. Tugboats from
the nearby port of Aden were able to put out the fire and tow the ship to
safety. Miraculously, no one was hurt until weeks later when a bomb exploded
under the car of former British Merchant Navy Captain David Mockett...
20230102-795
U.S. Judge Orders Norwegian Cruise Line To
Pay $110 Million For Use Of Cuba Port
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-judge-orders-norwegian-cruise-line-to-pay-110-mln-for-use-of-cuba-port/
Norwegian
Cruise Line NCLH.N must pay $110 million in damages for use of a port
that Cuba’s government confiscated in 1960, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday,
a milestone for Cuban-Americans seeking compensation for Cold-War era asset
seizures. The decision by U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom in Miami follows her
March ruling that the use of the Havana Cruise Port Terminal constituted
trafficking in confiscated property owned by the plaintiff, Delaware-registered
Havana Docks Corp. “Judgment is entered in favor of Plaintiff Havana Docks
Corporation and against Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd,” reads the
decision...
20230102-794
Lack of info on China's COVID-19 surge stirs
global concern
https://news.yahoo.com/lack-chinas-covid-outbreak-stirs-050858257.html
Moves
by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from
China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing
explosive outbreak — and that the government may not inform the rest of the
world quickly enough. There have been no reports of new variants to date, but
China has been accused of not being forthcoming about the virus since it first
surfaced in the country in late 2019. The worry is that it may not be sharing
data now on any signs of evolving strains that could spark fresh outbreaks
elsewhere. The U.S., Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan and Italy have announced
testing requirements for passengers from China. The U.S. cited both the surge
in infections and what it said was a lack of information, including genomic
sequencing of the virus strains in the country. Authorities in Taiwan and Japan
have expressed similar concern...
20230102-793
North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward
the sea east
to the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, the
South Korean military said.
https://gcaptain.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-after-unprecedented-year-of-tests/
It is
the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests conducted by
North Korea this year.
Japan’s coast guard said North Korea fired what could be a
ballistic missile and sent notice about a second possible missile. North Korea
fired the missile the day after South Korea’s defense ministry announced it had
successfully conducted a test flight of a solid-propellant space launch
vehicle. On Monday, five North Korean drones had crossed into South
Korea, prompting South Korea’s military to scramble fighter jets and attack
helicopters to try to shoot them down, in the first such intrusion since
2017....
20230102-792
Seapeak Completes Evergas Acquisition
https://www.marinelink.com/news/seapeak-completes-evergas-acquisition-501885
Canadian
headquartered shipowner Seapeak on Thursday announced it has completed its previously
announced acquisition of Danish shipping company Evergas from France-based
Jaccar Holdings. Evergas, previously comprising Greenship Gas Trust and
Greenship Gas Manager, is one of the world’s leading seaborne transporters of
petrochemical gases and natural gas liquids (NGL). The cash deal, worth
approximately $700 million, was announced in October and will see Evergas
rebrand and operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seapeak. Through the
acquisition, Seapeak will add two very large ethane carriers (VLEC) and eight
multigas/liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers to its fleet. Seapeak, formerly
known as Teekay LNG, is among the world’s largest independent owners and
operators of LNG carriers, with interests in 51 LNG carriers as well as a 30%
stake in an LNG regasification terminal in Bahrain...
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