…LARGE ERNESTO EXPECTED TO BRING BERMUDA STRONG WINDS, DANGEROUS STORM SURGE, AND LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING LATER TODAY…
As of 11:00 AM AST Fri Aug 16
the center of Ernesto was located near 29.5, -66.4
with movement NNE at 14 mph.
The minimum central pressure was 970 mb
with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.
Category: Science
Hurricane Ernesto Forecast Advisory
Issued at 1500 UTC FRI AUG 16 2024
US Lying About Non-Involvement In Kursk Attack: Kremlin
US Lying About Non-Involvement In Kursk Attack: Kremlin
A top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of lying when it says it had no foreknowledge of the Ukrainian offensive into Kursk, which has now surpassed ten days and forced over 120,000 civilians to evacuate.
“The US leadership’s claims of non-involvement in Kiev’s actions in Kursk Region do not correspond to reality… Without their participation and direct support, Kiev would not have ventured into Russian territory,” advisor and former Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev told Izvestia in a fresh interview. He went so far as to accuse NATO intelligence agencies in assisting directly.
Following similar White House statements claiming the US was in the dark about the daring cross-border operation, a Pentagon official on Wednesday asserted, “We didn’t get any advanced notification.”
“What the Ukrainians were able to do was operational security, and that is something that I think we should be giving credit for. It definitely surprised the Russians,” the defense official said.
But Patrushev, who now oversees Russia’s global maritime strategy, said that it was the West which “put the criminal junta at the head of Ukraine,” and it remains that “NATO countries have supplied Kiev with weapons, military instructors, and continuous intelligence while controlling the actions of neo-Nazis.”
He continued with his accusations, according to RT’s translation:
“This criminal action stems from anticipation of the imminent collapse of the neo-Nazi Kiev regime,… the residents of Ukraine are suffering for the sake of American interests, as the US has turned the country into a military anti-Russian project.”
Putin said last week in the wake of the attack, and as it became clear that Ukraine forces actually held some territory in Kursk, that the possibility for peace talks with Kiev are now completely off.
Patrushev explained further, “Washington’s efforts have created all the prerequisites for Ukraine to lose its sovereignty and part of its territories, including those coveted by some American allies.”
A Thursday New York Times report declared that this operation has embarrassed Putin and exposed weaknesses. And US officials further say that the fight is about to get a lot dirtier and more risky, in expectation of future sabotage and cross-border campaigns.
“American officials say Ukraine will have to build on the operation, with other daring operations that can push back against Russia’s sense that its victory is inevitable,” wrote the NY Times. “Whether that will include more cross-border incursions, secret sabotage missions or other yet-to-be-planned operations remains to be seen.”
While you’re memeing about towns and villages in Kursk being evacuated, try to remember that this is what that often means on the ground: pic.twitter.com/qBk0cfSea4
— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) August 16, 2024
These future operations might involve use of US-supplied equipment, just like with the current Kurks mission: “The lack of warning to Kyiv’s foremost Western ally took on even greater meaning when it became clear that Ukraine was using American-supplied vehicles, arms and munitions to help carry out the bold ground operation into Russia,” the report continues.
Tyler Durden
Fri, 08/16/2024 – 10:40
Taxation in Brazil has Become a Laughable Spectacle
Government officials cannot stand to be mocked, but Brazil’s finance minister and his tax plans have made the regime the target of a new wave of mockery.
Caruzo: My Country Tried Kamala-Style Price Controls — It Led Venezuela to Disaster
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is reportedly planning to introduce a price control scheme for food and groceries in America should she be elected – an alarming proposal to hear as a Venezuelan, who experienced the rampant shortages and economic chaos of price controls in the flesh.
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International concern
Monkey Pox, Public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)
https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/monkeypox
https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/about/index.html
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/monkeypox-outbreak-epidemiological-overview/mpox-monkeypox-outbreak-epidemiological-overview-8-august-2024
WHO, Wednesday, 14 August
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Monkeypox virus, double stranded DNA virus
Smallpox family of orthopoxviruses
Not related to chickenpox
First seen in monkeys, 1958
First human case 1970
Clade I
Causes more severe illness and deaths
Endemic to Central Africa
Clade II
Caused the global outbreak that began in 2022
Infections are less severe
99.9% of people survive
Endemic to West Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo
Clade 1b
Emerged September 2023, sex worker
This year, 15,000 infections, 548 deaths
Spread to Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda.
Sweden
One clade 1 case, returning traveller
Transmission
Person-to-person through close contact
Face-to-face (droplets or short-range aerosols)
There are no confirmed instances of airborne transmission
Limited household transmission has been described in the UK
Assessment (confidence):
Transmitting primarily through close or sexual contact (moderate)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/monkeypox-outbreak-technical-briefings/investigation-into-monkeypox-outbreak-in-england-technical-briefing-8
Skin-to-skin (and sex)
Mouth to mucous membranes
Mouth-to-mouth
Mouth-to-skin
Global outbreak that began in 2022
Mostly spread through sexual contact
Infectious period
Until lesions have crusted over, the scabs have fallen off and a new layer of skin has formed underneath.
Until lesions in the mouth, throat, eyes, vagina and anus have healed,
usually takes from 2 to 4 weeks.
Virus to persist for some time on textiles and fomites
Viral entry more likely through cuts or abrasions or touch eyes, nose, mouth or other mucous membranes
During pregnancy to the baby
From animals to humans
Classified as a zoonotic disease
Physical contact with an infected animal, monkeys, tree squirrel
Bites or scratches
Risk of Severe Disease
Immunocompromise
Children younger than 1
History of eczema
Pregnant women
Vaccines
Smallpox/monkeypox vaccine (JYNNEOS™) is made using weakened live vaccinia virus and cannot cause smallpox, monkeypox, or any other infectious disease.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/smallpox-monkeypox.html
Inflation Overload: Kamala Harris Will Propose $25,000 Govt Subsidies for First-Time Homebuyers
Vice President Kamala Harris will outline sweeping new federal subsidies for first-time homebuyers Friday when she addresses a rally in North Carolina.
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NewsWare’s Trade Talk: Friday, August 16 | NewsWare‘s Trade Talk
S&P Futures are flat to lower in the pre-market as traders continue to price in yesterday’s positive economic data. This mornings Housing Starts report is scheduled before the bell. AMAT released an earning beat after the close on Thursday. China’s central bank expected to lower its prime rate next week. UK Retail Sales figures were positive but lower than market expectations. Fed Chair Jerome Powell to speak next Friday at the Jackson Hole conference at 10:00 am. In Europe, market are mostly higher with gains in autos and tech. Oil is lower by more than 2%, ceasefire talks are continuing.
Blue State Blues: Chicago, Destroyed by Democrat Misrule, Is the Perfect Backdrop for the DNC
Chicago is the perfect backdrop to the Democratic National Convention — if the goal is to warn of the tragic results of rule by the Democrats.
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Hurricane Ernesto Public Advisory
…ERNESTO APPROACHING BERMUDA, WITH STRONG WINDS, DANGEROUS STORM SURGE, AND LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING STARTING LATER TODAY…
As of 8:00 AM AST Fri Aug 16
the center of Ernesto was located near 28.9, -66.5
with movement NNE at 13 mph.
The minimum central pressure was 968 mb
with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.