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Denis Kireev, a Member of Ukraine’s Negotiation Team, Has Been Killed: Reports
A member of the Ukrainian negotiation team in talks with Russia, Denis Kireev, has been killed, according to reports.
Ukraine’s military intelligence confirmed his death in a Facebook post on Saturday. It said that Kireev was an intelligence operative who was killed on Saturday in the line of duty while defending Ukraine.
“They died, defending Ukraine, and their act brought us closer to victory! On behalf of the Chief Management of Intelligence, we express our sincere condolences to the families of the deceased,” the statement said. “Heroes don’t die! They live until we remember them! Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes!”
However, other outlets have reported a different version of events surrounding Kireev’s death, in an unofficial capacity or citing anonymous sources.
Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinsky posted on his Telegram channel: “During the arrest by the SBU officers, a member of the first Gomel delegation of Ukraine, Denis Kireev, was killed. Suspected of treason,” he wrote, according to a Google translation.
Dubinsky is the deputy chairman for the Committee on Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament. He asked on Telegram, “How did [Kireev] get into the Ukrainian delegation for negotiations with the occupiers—I really want to find out from the Office of the President?”
Eastern European news source Nexta reported that Kireev was “liquidated by the Security Service of Ukraine during his detention on suspicion of treason.”
“The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s main intelligence service said that Denys Kireyev was killed while carrying out a special assignment,” according to Nexta. “There is no information about his treason or liquidation by the Ukrainian special services.”
Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) killed “a member of Ukrainian negotiations team suspected of treason,” per English-language Ukrainian outlet The Kyiv Independent. “Strong evidence ‘that he was leaking information to Russia,’” the outlet reported.
The Epoch Times cannot independently verify the reports.
Australia PM Warns of ‘Arc of Autocracy’ as Government Pledges $10 Billion for New Submarine Base
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to splash AU$10 billion (US$7.3 billion) on a new nuclear submarine base on the east coast of Australia, as he warns the world to be ready for a “new arc of autocracy.”
In a speech to the Lowy Institute on March 7, the prime minister said the invasion of Ukraine was the “latest example of an authoritarian regime seeking to challenge the status quo through threats and violence.”
“This is what autocrats do. It is not the product of a sudden madness or a failure of earlier diplomacy to resolve just grievances,” he told the forum. “These are the bloody and violent acts of an autocrat determined to impose his will on others, in the contrived self-justification of realising nationalistic destiny. We have seen this before.”
“This is not a world we want—for us, our neighbours, or our region. It’s certainly not a world we want for our children,’’ he said. “After months of planning, bullying, coercion and intimidation, Russia has invaded Ukraine.”
Thousands of Canadians Join Coast-to-Coast ‘Freedom Chain’ to Defend Freedom
Canadians in different parts of the country gathered together at various rallies on March 5 to uphold freedom in an event dubbed the “Freedom Chain.”
On March 5, participants rendezvoused along the Trans-Canada Highway, which spans 7,476 km, in an effort to reach across the entirety of the country starting from British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador.
Many local gatherings were also organized in different cities across the country as part of the event, which is calling for unity and for Canadians’ charter rights and freedoms to be upheld. Participants had a variety of personal reasons for joining as well.
Chris Vee, who took part in the Freedom Chain in Vancouver, said he was there to fight for Canadians’ freedoms in the face of COVID-19 policies.
“It’s not even about a vaccine at this point. To me, it’s simply about control, and it seems to me that they don’t want to let that control go,” Vee said.
Melanie, another Vancouver participant who only gave her first name, said she was protesting against the COVID-19 mandates and defending the freedom of all Canadians.
“I care about freedom for all Canadians,” she told The Epoch Times. “In British Columbia, … [the government] has not lifted the mandates for anyone in this province yet, and as an unvaccinated person, it’s really hard for me to find work, to feed my family, and … to live my life.”
Melanie added that “I am here for everybody that’s unvaccinated, and everybody that’s vaccinated and frustrated with the government and with the way that everything is going in our world right now.”
In Lévis, Quebec, a video shared on Twitter shows an extensive Freedom Chain being formed, with participants cheering and waving Canadian flags. Honking of horns is continuously heard throughout the protest.
Revelations that the Quebec government ordered its December 2021 COVID-19 curfew contrary to scientific advice have prompted calls for investigations into pandemic measures imposed by Quebec and other jurisdictions across Canada, including by two civil and constitutional rights groups.
“Professionals from Montreal Public Health and also from the [Quebec] public health institute said explicitly directly to the chief of public health that there is no scientific evidence for this,” Joseph Hickey, executive director of the Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA), told The Epoch Times.
“‘We can’t provide it because we don’t have any. And on this short timeline, there’s no way we could try to do a study or anything like that. All we have is the experience of last year. … This is not a good idea. Do something else if you have to do something,’” Hickey paraphrased the advice the Quebec government received.
Hickey was referring to internal documents recently obtained by Radio-Canada showing that the office of Dr. Horacio Arruda, Quebec’s then-public health director, in an email on the morning of Dec. 30, 2021, sought scientific evidence to justify a second curfew the province intended to announce that afternoon.
When the province’s public health institute said it didn’t have an existing analysis and couldn’t produce one on such short notice, Quebec imposed the 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew anyway.
In addition, the documents included contents of an ethics review prepared by Montreal’s health officials earlier that month revealing that city officials opposed the curfew because there was limited scientific data to support it and they were concerned about impacts on vulnerable populations. The ethics review document was initially entirely redacted and was only released without redaction following outcry from journalists and the opposition.
Asked to provide justification for the curfew at a press conference on Dec. 30, Quebec Premier Francois Legault called it “du gros bon sens,” or common sense. Dr. Arruda resigned less than two weeks later, citing public skepticism on the “credibility of our opinions and our scientific rigour.”
Samuel Bachand, a Quebec lawyer for the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, said the revelations were “significant, though not surprising.”
Ukraine Foreign Minister Says China Has ‘Tools’ to Persuade Russia to End Invasion
Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said on March 6 that he believes the Chinese regime has sufficient diplomatic tools to stop Russia’s invasion, renewing focus on Beijing’s role in the Moscow-Kyiv conflicts.
“China enjoys a special relationship with Russia,” Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Sunday’s press conference.
“We expect that they will be reaching out to Russia with a very consistent and strong message that this war is also against the interests of China, this war is against the interests of humanity and that President Putin has to withdraw.”
Kuleba‘s remarks came amid reports that the Chinese officials knew of Russia’s plan to attack Ukraine in advance, and had asked Moscow officials to delay the attack until after the Beijing Winter Olympics. Some analysts also suggest that Moscow’s invasion wouldn’t be able to continue without the support from the communist party in Beijing.
On the opening day of the Winter Olympics, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met face-to-face in Beijing. The summit culminated in a lengthy joint document announcing that the two sides had “no limits” friendship.
One day after close of the Games, Putin announced the moving of troops into two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, a precursor to the full-scale invasion three days later.
Chinese Video on TikTok Describes Ukraine as ‘Prodigal Son’
Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, a short video uploaded by a user of short-video platform Douyin, known as TikTok overseas, showed an elementary school teacher telling students that Ukraine is a “prodigal” child of the former Soviet Union.
In this video, a female teacher, whose face was not shown, vehemently told dozens of sixth-grade students in class that Ukraine should have been the proudest country as it inherited the largest military legacy of the former Soviet Union at the end of the 20th century, but it is a prodigal and therefore now a most regrettable nation.
In the video, the teacher also engaged the students, asking them to take turns to answer a question—what legacy Ukraine had inherited from the former Soviet Union. Towards the end, she asked another question, “What have we learned from this incident?”
The answers from students included “stick to our own path,” which is a quote from Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and “study diligently,” a communist slogan for students.
U.S.-based China affairs commentator Li Yanming told The Epoch Times that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has clearly launched another propaganda campaign to shape the views of the Chinese people in regards to the Ukraine conflict, instilling pro-Russian and anti-U.S. propaganda, promoting the narrative that Ukraine is suffering now because of its affinity for the West.
“In addition to the media, the regime also uses school classrooms to indoctrinate—even elementary school students are not spared,” Li said. “The CCP’s unscrupulous inculcation makes people suspect that it is secretly supporting Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.”
Independent writer Zhuge Mingyang told The Epoch Times that Ukraine provided enormous help to the CCP’s military development following the collapse of the Soviet Union, including sending top engineers to China. The Liaoning aircraft carrier, the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the CCP’s navy force, was actually bought from Ukraine as the unfinished “Varyag” and then rebuilt in China. Ukraine provided a full set of drawings to help China succeed in this project.
Yet the CCP has now turned around to call Ukraine a prodigal, he said.
‘Unlawful and Unhelpful’ for Britons to Fight in Ukraine: UK Military Chief
The UK’s Chief of the Defence Staff has urged Britons not to head to Ukraine to fight against Russia, delivering a clear rebuke to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss after she expressed support for those joining the fight.
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin told the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme: “We’ve been very clear that it’s unlawful as well as unhelpful for UK military and for the UK population to start going towards Ukraine in that sense.
“Support from the UK, support in whatever way you can. But this isn’t really something that you want to rush to in terms of the sound of gunfire. This is about sensible support based in the UK.”
Last week, Truss said she would “absolutely” support anyone who wanted to fight, with a number of Britons keen to help Ukraine defend itself against Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
Asked if the Foreign Secretary should not have made the suggestion, Sir Tony said: “I think she was reflecting (that) she could and that we can all understand that sentiment, and that sentiment needs to be channelled into support for Ukraine.
“But we’re saying as professional military people that actually that is not necessarily the sensible thing to be doing.”
Truss’s comments run contrary to the Foreign Office advice against all travel to Ukraine, and she has also been contradicted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and several other Cabinet colleagues who have warned Britons away.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the formation of an “international legion” to help defend his country and appealed to foreign volunteers to come forward, promising them arms to fight against Russian troops.
Russia claims Ukraine destroying evidence of US-funded bioweapons program
As Russian troops entered Ukraine, the government in Kiev ordered the “emergency destruction” of pathogens including plague and anthrax at US-funded laboratories near the Russian border, the Ministry of Defense in Moscow claimed on Sunday. Earlier rumors that the Russian military was targeting US-run biolabs were written off as conspiracy theories, but the ministry has promised to back up its claims with documents.
“We have received documentation from employees of Ukrainian biolaboratories on the emergency destruction on February 24 of especially dangerous pathogens of plague, anthrax, tularemia, cholera and other deadly diseases,” read a statement from the ministry.
The statement accused the “Kiev regime” of conducting an “emergency cleansing” to hide evidence of the supposed biological weapons program, which the ministry claimed was funded by the US, and involved the production of “biological weapons components” at at least two laboratories in the cities of Poltava and Kharkov, both of which have seen intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in recent days.
The documents published by the ministry purportedly include an order from the Ukrainian Ministry of Health to destroy the pathogens, and lists of the germs in question.
RT can not independently verify the authenticity of these documents. Russia’s Defense Ministry said that they are currently being analyzed by radiation, chemical and biological protection specialists.
Western cancel culture has gone nuclear in targeting an entire country
By now, we’re all used to righteous people pitching fits and ganging up, mean-girl style, on those they feel have committed transgressions against the status quo. But amid the conflict in Ukraine, some are actually trying to deplatform the world’s largest country by attacking anyone and anything even remotely associated with it.
Back in 2003, in the run-up to the Iraq War, when I was working in Washington, DC as the director of a think tank associated with the George W. Bush administration, I recall the moment when “French fries” were suddenly renamed “freedom fries” in the Congressional cafeteria. It was an attempt by the Republicans to stick it to the French, who had opposed the invasion of Iraq.
French products were also subsequently boycotted over Paris’ refusal to support the US invasion, but such measures are almost quaint and sensible compared to the utter hysterical lunacy that’s transpiring today, as Russia and NATO member countries face off over Ukraine.
According to various reports, North American government officials have been demanding the removal of Russian vodka from store shelves. But it turns out that almost none of it imported to the continent is actually made in Russia. The brands – Smirnoff or Stolichnaya, for example – just sound Russian. A bar in the state of Maryland has also renamed the classic Russian Mule cocktail, rebranding it a “Kyiv Mule”. And Magic Mountain ski resort, in Vermont, tweeted a video showing a bar man dumping bottles of Stoli – already bought and paid for, presumably – down the drain, apparently unaware that the brand is actually Latvian, with operations in Ukraine.
Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky was cancelled by the University of Milano-Bicocca, in Italy, which suspended a course about him before reinstating it after a backlash. But the joke was on them, because Dostoevsky was already cancelled, you could say, having passed away in 1881, so the odds are fairly low that he had any involvement in the current Ukraine conflict.
It’s also improbable that cats or dogs from Russia are responsible for the situation in Ukraine – although, hey, you never know, right? One can never be too sure! So, the fact that the International Feline Federation has banned Russian moggies from competitions, and this year’s Crufts dog show, the world’s biggest annual such event, is reportedly prohibiting the participation of Russian pooches is totally sane and logical. Next up: a ban on migrating Russian birds?
Before Electronic Arts suspended the sales of its games in Russia, it issued a statement announcing it was cancelling all the Russian teams from its virtual soccer games because its “partners” in real life – as in the actual soccer leagues, FIFA and UEFA – were suspending the Russian team, including from World Cup 2022 qualifying matches.
“In line with our partners at FIFA and UEFA, EA Sports has initiated processes to remove the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from EA Sports FIFA products including FIFA 22, FIFA mobile, and FIFA online,” the statement read. “We’re also actively evaluating related changes to other areas of our games.”
The games maker also announced it was removing Russian and Belarusian teams from its ‘NHL 22’ video game, which will surely hit these virtual hockey players right in their big virtual wallets.
Russia: Countries Allowing Ukraine to Use Their Airfields ‘May Be Regarded’ as Entering Conflict
Russia’s Defense Ministry on Sunday warned that any country that offers the use of its airfields to Ukraine’s military for attacks on Russian assets could be considered as having entered the conflict.
“The use of the airfield networks of these countries to base Ukrainian military aircraft and their subsequent use against the Russian armed forces may be regarded as the involvement of these states in an armed conflict,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told the Interfax news agency on Sunday evening local time.
Konashenkov said Russian officials are aware of “Ukrainian combat planes which earlier flew to Romania and other neighboring countries,” without elaborating.
Since the conflict started on Feb. 24, the United States, its NATO allies, and other European nations have flooded Ukraine with missiles, anti-tank missiles, ammunition, weapons, and other supplies. There have also been reports claiming that European and NATO countries are working to send fighter jets to Ukraine.
A report from the Financial Times, meanwhile, quoted an anonymous White House official as saying the United States is working with Polish officials to send the jets to Ukraine’s military, but Poland’s government disputed those reports as false.
“FAKE NEWS! Unfortunately you are spreading misinformation with quotation from 27/02/22. Poland won’t send its fighter jets to #Ukraine as well as allow to use its airports. We significantly help in many other areas,” the Polish prime minister’s office wrote on Sunday morning in a Twitter post to the pro-Kyiv news outlet NEXTA, which repeated the claim that Poland and the United States are trying to get fighter planes to Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly asked the United States and NATO to provide jets or enforce a no-fly zone, urging American members of Congress on Friday again to do so in a Zoom call.
But NATO’s Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, and top White House officials have said that a no-fly zone is not being considered over Ukraine, which is not a member of NATO, because it would entail having U.S. or NATO planes shooting down Russian military aircraft or attacking assets in Ukraine and inside Russia. Stoltenberg warned late last week that the move would lead to a sharp escalation in the conflict with Russia, which has perhaps the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world.
Zelensky: Russia Attacked Airport With 8 Cruise Missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba alleged Sunday that Russian forces attacked the Vinnytsia airport with eight cruise missiles.
“Against our city, against our peaceful Vinnytsia which never posed a threat to Russia in any way,” Zelensky said in a video on Twitter. “A brutal, cynical missile strike has completely destroyed the airport.”
The airport was destroyed in the attack, Zelensky said, according to a translation.
“Eight Russian cruise missiles hit Vinnytsia, a large city far from the frontline,” said Kuleba on Twitter. Russian President Vladimir Putin “continues his cowardly & barbaric missile strikes, air bombardment of civilians. Help us close the sky and save lives! Provide air and missile defense, combat aircraft! Stop Russian terrorism!” he added.
Unconfirmed video footage uploaded online by Ukraine’s Parliament and other accounts appeared to show black smoke rising in the vicinity of the airport. Kuleba posted a clip that appeared to show the cruise missiles heading in the direction of the airport. The Epoch Times could not verify the authenticity of the footage or the veracity of Zelensky’s or Kuleba’s claims.
US Company Taking Aim at Russia Invasion With 1 Million Bullets For Ukraine
One million American-made bullets will soon be in the hands of Ukrainian soldiers thanks to an Arizona company and a legendary NASCAR team owner.
Fred Wagenhals, the owner of the Scottsdale-based Ammo in Arizona, told The Epoch Times that it is his honor to supply Ukrainian soldiers with the ammunition—enough he said to “arm 34,000 AK-47s with a clip of 30 rounds in each gun.”
With some irony, the AK-47 assault rifle is known in Russia and Ukraine as the Kalashnikov and was developed in the Soviet Union by a Russian small arms designer.
“As a company, we like freedom. We believe in democracy,” Wagenhals told The Epoch Times, “Because of the Second Amendment, you can’t land on one our shores and try to take over this country because there are too many guns and too much ammunition.”
In likening Russia’s attack on Ukraine to the Vietnam War, Wiggenhals added, “you can’t just go into another country and take it over like that.”
Ammo. is the fifth-largest U.S. maker of ammunition and the parent company of GunBroker.com, the largest online marketplace for firearms.
While he couldn’t reveal all the details about getting the ammunition to the soldiers, Wagenhals told The Epoch Times his shipment is already in Europe and expects the bullets to be distributed to Ukraine’s ground forces by this weekend.
The idea to send it came from his good friend Richard Childress who serves on Ammo’s board of directors. To race car fans, Childress’ name will be immediately recognizable.
His NASCAR team Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is a six-time winner of the Cup Series, all with fabled race car driver Dale Earnhardt, and a three-time winner of the Daytona 500.
In an interview with The Epoch Times, Childress said he was inspired by Ukraine President Voldomyr Zelinsky’s response to President Joe Biden’s offer to fly him out of his war-torn country during the ongoing Russian attack there.
Russia Passes Law Imposing 15-year Jail Term for Spreading ‘Lies’ About Military
Russian lawmakers on March 4 passed a law that includes a jail term of up to 15 years for anyone convicted of spreading false information about the country’s military.
No lawmakers in either parliamentary chamber opposed the bill.
Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the Russian Duma, the country’s lower house of parliament, said it was necessary to “protect the armed forces” as companies, including U.S.-based ones, “are used as a weapon” by those “in the media space.”
The law amends Russia’s criminal code to make the spread of allegedly false information an offense punishable with fines or jail terms.
Lawmakers also imposed fines of up to $5,000 and a prison sentence of up to three years for public calls for sanctions against Russia.
The law was later approved by the parliament’s upper house.
“Huge propagandist-technological forces are against us. Therefore, we need laws. They are severe, but the time requires it. Security of our country, lives of our people, lives of or fraternal people are at stake,” Valentina Matvienko, speaker of the Russian Federation Council, said after the vote.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to sign it soon.
Over 66,000 Ukrainian Men Have Returned From Abroad to Fight, Says Defense Minister
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Saturday that 66,224 Ukrainian men returned from abroad to join the fight against what Russia calls a “special military operation” in the country.
“That’s how many men returned from abroad at this moment to defend their country from the horde,” Reznikov said in a statement on social media. “These are 12 more combat and motivated brigades! Ukrainians, we are invincible.”
Last week, Ukrainian males aged 18–60 were barred from leaving the country as officials had also called on foreign volunteers to join the defense forces.
In a March 3 address posted on social media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that at least 16,000 “foreign volunteers” have arrived in the country to assist with the fight against Russia.
Top Russian General Killed in Ukraine War, Russia Reports Around 500 Casualties
A top Russian military officer, Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky, was killed in combat earlier in the week, according to multiple media outlets. A sniper shot is said to be the reason behind the death although details remain unclear.
Sukhovetsky, Deputy Commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Russian Ground Forces, was killed during a special operation in Ukraine, Russian outlet Pravda reported citing a social media post by Sukhovetsky’s comrade-in-arms Sergey Chipilev.
“With great pain, we learned the tragic news of the death of our friend, Major General Andrey Sukhovetsky, on the territory of Ukraine during the special operation. We express our deepest condolences to his family,” Chipilev wrote on the Russian social media network VKontakte.
Volodymyr Omelyan, Ukraine’s former minister of infrastructure, confirmed the 47-year-old’s demise to Fox News Digital, while the U.S. government is yet to confirm it. Dan Hoffman, a former CIA officer, said to the media outlet that if news of Sukhovetsky’s death is true, it will be big news.
The Russian Military Defense had reported about a special operation conducted on March 2 to demilitarize Ukraine. Over 1,500 Russian servicemen were injured in this operation and 498 ended up dead.
Sukhovetsky, who graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School in 1995, kicked off his career as a platoon commander and eventually became the chief of staff of the Guards airborne assault unit.
Last year, he was appointed deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sukhovetsky has received two commendations of bravery from Moscow.
Russia has reported 498 troop casualties as of Wednesday morning. Officials from Ukraine claim Russian casualties to be around 9,000. Kyiv is yet to report on its own military casualties.
Russian Troop Losses In Ukraine Climb Above 10,000: Ukrainian Defense Council
Ukraine’s National Defense Council has released an update to its tally of Russia’s combat losses in its war against Ukraine, claiming that the number of Russian troops killed in the fighting has risen above 10,000.
Besides the number of troop deaths climbing above 10,000 for the first time since Russia launched a multi-pronged invasion against its neighbor ten days ago, Ukraine’s defense council said Russian forces have lost 945 armored patrol vehicles, 269 tanks, 105 artillery systems, 40 helicopters, and 39 airplanes.
Russia’s own official combat loss tally is far lower, with its Defense Ministry saying on Wednesday that 498 service members had been killed and around 1,500 wounded, figures met with skepticism by Western analysts.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his first personal acknowledgment of military losses, said in a televised address to the nation on Thursday that families of the deceased would be entitled to a payment of around $50,000.
Putin also said that the invasion, which he’s described as a “special military operation” to “demilitarize and denazify” Ukraine, was proceeding “strictly” according to schedule.
But censorship in Russian media, which has been ramped up during the war, casts doubt on the veracity of official tallies and statements. On Friday, Russia clamped down hard on news and free speech, blocking access to Facebook and foreign news outlets, and passing a law criminalizing the spread of “false information” about the war, with a punishment of up to 15 years behind bars.
Western officials and analysts, meanwhile, have suggested that the Russian invasion is behind schedule or appears to have stalled in parts of Ukraine while alluding to bad planning and low Russian troop morale.
Russian Forces Switch Off Networks at Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant: UN
Russian forces switched off some mobile networks and the Internet at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, said the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday.
In a statement, the IAEA’s chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said it meant that “reliable information from the site cannot be obtained through the normal channels of communication.”
“The deteriorating situation regarding vital communications between the regulator and the Zaporizhzhia [nuclear plant] is also a source of deep concern, especially during an armed conflict that may jeopardize the country’s nuclear facilities at any time,” his statement added.
Several days ago, fighting was reported around the Zaporizhzhia plant, one of the largest nuclear power plants in the world. There were erroneous reports from Ukrainian officials on social media that the power plant’s reactors caught on fire, suggesting a meltdown was imminent, as Russian officials alleged—without evidence—that Ukrainian forces provoked the Russian troops into firing on the plant.
Local officials in Ukraine confirmed later that Russian troops took over the plant. The IAEA also confirmed the development last week.
Amid the shelling and reports of a fire at an onsite training facility, some of the reactors were shut down and others were placed on low power, according to officials.
US Gives Poland ‘Green Light’ to Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine: Secretary of State
Poland, a NATO member, has been given the “green light” from the United States to send fighter jets as part of military aid to support Ukraine in its defense against the Russian invasion, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday.
“That gets a green light,” Blinken said in an interview with CBS News’ “Face the Nation” when asked whether the Polish government, as a member of NATO, could send fighter planes to Ukraine.
“In fact, we’re talking with our Polish friends right now about what we might be able to do to backfill their needs if, in fact, they choose to provide these fighter jets to the Ukrainians. What can we do? How can we help to make sure that they get something to backfill the planes that they are handing over to the Ukrainians?” Blinken added.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield also reiterated Blinken’s remarks during an interview on ABC’s “This Week.”
“We have been in close consultations with the Polish government as well as with our other NATO allies on this issue. We have not in any way opposed the Polish government providing these jets to Ukraine, and we’re working, as you noted, to see how we can backfill for them,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
When asked if U.S. fighter jets could be provided to Poland and other NATO countries, Thomas-Greenfield said officials are still discussing the issue with the Poles.
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, told “Face the Nation” that she hopes Ukraine will receive fighter jets from Poland “as soon as possible.”
“We are working with our American, especially, friends and allies, on the steady supply of all the ammunition and anti-air, anti-tank, and planes to be able to effectively defend our country,” she said.
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Blinken: NATO countries have ‘green light’ to send fighter jets to Ukraine
As international tensions continue to rise amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the United States has given the “green light” to NATO countries looking to send fighter jets to Ukraine, and the Biden administration would work to backfill those needs.
On CBS’ “Face the Nation,” host Margaret Brennan asked Blinken, “If, for instance, the Polish government, a NATO member, wants to send fighter jets, does that get a green light from the U.S.?”
“That gets the green light,” said Blinken, speaking from Moldova, on Ukraine’s southeastern neighbor.
“In fact, we’re talking with our Polish friends right now about what we might be able to backfill their needs if in fact they choose to provide these fighter jets to the Ukrainians. What can we do? How can we help to make sure that they get something to backfill the planes that they’re handing over to the Ukrainians?
‘Our last shot at creating change’: People’s Convoy surrounds D.C.
Traffic on the Beltway encircling the nation’s capital was much busier than usual Sunday, as The People’s Convoy of truckers showed up in force to champion freedom and protest COVID-related mandates.
“People are tired, they are fed up” at their freedoms being chipped away, said Kris Young, who was livestreaming the event on Facebook from her truck on the Beltway as her husband drove.
“Our kids and our grandkids are not going to be living in the same country that many of us grew up in.”
She called the event “very fluid,” as the truckers decided against clogging the streets of Washington, D.C.
Judge deals blow to Dem scheme to keep Republicans out of Congress
A federal judge has dealt an openly pursued scheme created by Democrats to try to keep GOP candidates out of Congress a huge blow.
The plan was that the Democrats would tie various Republicans who expressed doubt about the processes of the 2020 election to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, and then accuse them of “insurrection.”
What the Democrats said would mean, according to a Civil War era constitutional provision, that they would be disqualified from holding any office.
That was the case that was brought recently against U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a Republican from North Carolina.
However, now a federal judge has issued an injunction against the North Caroline State Board of Elections, which had claimed the power to convict Cawthorn of that “insurrection.”
The ruling prohibits the board from hearing challenges on the basis of insurrection.
Idaho Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Attack on Police at US Capitol on Jan. 6
A 68-year-old Idaho man who shoved a police officer, struck him with a plastic pipe, and then threw it at a line of officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on March 4 to more than four years in federal prison.
Duke Edward Wilson, of Nampa, Idaho, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth in Washington to a term that is five months longer than that sought by federal prosecutors, and at the top of the range set in federal sentencing guidelines. The 51-month sentence was for each charge, but the sentences will be served concurrently, the judge said.
Lamberth also ordered Wilson to pay $2,000 in restitution to the Architect of the Capitol, and serve three years of supervised release after his prison term. The judge will enter a separate restitution order within 90 days that takes into account injuries suffered by U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell.
Wilson pleaded guilty to two felonies: assaulting, resisting, or impeding police, and obstruction of an official proceeding. As part of a plea agreement, nine other charges were dismissed.
A grand jury indicted Wilson in May 2021 on 11 counts.
Prosecutors charged Wilson with hitting and jabbing at police with a PVC plastic pipe he found on the ground. Wilson “indiscriminately struck at the officers with it,” said the government’s 33-page sentencing memo. He then threw the pipe into the police line, striking another officer.
Wilson also tried to prevent police from closing the entrance doors, prosecutors said.
Americans Shouldn’t Join War in Ukraine, Blinken Says
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said March 2 that Americans should refrain from traveling to Ukraine to help in that country’s conflict with Russia.
Blinken’s warning came the same day Ukraine temporarily lifted visa requirements for foreign volunteers to enter the country. On Feb. 28, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the formation of the “International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine,” calling for “citizens of the world” to join the fight against Russia’s invasion.
At a March 2 press conference, Blinken said the State Department’s position on the matter remains unchanged.
“We’ve been very clear for some time in calling on Americans who may have been resident in Ukraine to leave, and making clear to Americans who may be thinking of traveling there not to go,” Blinken told reporters.
Rather than joining the fight in Ukraine, Blinken said Americans can find alternative ways to help the war-torn nation.
“For those who want to help Ukraine and help its people, there are many ways to do that, including by supporting and helping the many NGOs that are working to provide humanitarian assistance; providing resources themselves to groups that are trying to help Ukraine by being advocates for Ukraine and for peaceful resolution to this crisis that was created by Russia,” he said. “Those are the most effective ways that people who want to help can do so.”
Blinken’s advice is in accordance with the State Department issuing a “Level 4: Do Not Travel” warning for Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Despite that, Americans and other Westerners are reportedly joining the Ukrainian cause. Reuters reported Feb. 28 that a U.S. Air Force veteran is one of those volunteers.
“I feel guilty to not go,” said the man, who declined to provide his name for security reasons, according to Reuters.
Truck-Led Convoy to Circle Capital Beltway Twice in Protest Against COVID-19 Emergency Powers
The People’s Convoy, a large caravan of vehicles led by trucks, will be moving slowly around the Beltway twice on Sunday morning in efforts to stop the government’s COVID-19 emergency powers.
Brian Brase, one of the convoy organizers, confirmed the plan to drivers Sunday morning before the group departed Hagerstown Speedway in western Maryland, where it has spent the past two nights.
The Beltway refers to a 64-mile interstate highway that surrounds Washington, D.C., as well as Maryland and Virginia. Virginia and Maryland State Police previously issued traffic notices saying they will be increasing patrol in the region to mitigate potential traffic disruptions.
“We do not expect any type of law enforcement blockages stopping us,” Brase said, adding that organizers “spent many hours working with local law enforcement” in Virginia and Maryland on Saturday.
Brase, a trucker from Ohio, told drivers to proceed in one lane “so they could see just how long we are.”
“We’re doing this so that the people in the area can see truly how large we are. We’re doing to do this peacefully, with some class. We’re not going to shut anything down today,” he said.
The convoy will be traveling slowly but not below the minimum permitted speed, a convoy organizer confirmed to The Epoch Times. After two laps, it will return to Hagerstown Speedway and repeat the process in the days to come, while increasing the number of laps each day.
Russia–Ukraine (March 5): State Department Urges Americans to Leave Russia Immediately
The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, March 5. Click here for updates from March 4.
State Department Urges Americans to Leave Russia Immediately
The U.S. State Department has updated an earlier travel advisory and is now recommending that U.S. citizens leave Russia immediately.
The notice offers this guidance: “If you wish to depart Russia, you should make arrangements on your own as soon as possible. If you plan to stay in Russia, understand the U.S. Embassy has severe limitations on its ability to assist U.S. citizens, and conditions, including transportation options, may change suddenly.”
The department already has advised Americans not to travel to Russia. That warning cites “the unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces in Ukraine” and “the potential for harassment against U.S. citizens by Russian government security officials,” among other things.
US B-52 Bombers Fly in Country Bordering Ukraine
U.S. B-52 bombers flew over a country that borders Ukraine, the U.S. military announced March 4.
The B-52 Stratofortress aircraft conducted a long-range “integration flight,” according to U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa.
The bombers took off from a base in England and headed to Germany to conduct an exercise alongside U.S. and German troops known as joint terminal attack controllers, who call strikes down from forward positions in the field.
The training mission included training in conjunction with Romania, a NATO ally that shares a border with Ukraine.
The exercises “give us a critical opportunity to integrate and train with our allies and partners, especially during this difficult time,” Gen. Jeff Harrigian, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa and NATO’s Allied Air Command, said in a statement.
“Training together ensures the defensive power of NATO remains unmatched,” he added.
Russia invaded Ukraine, which is not in NATO, on Feb. 24, and fighting has continued in the country since then.
According to the Air Force, the Stratofortress is a long-range bomber that can fly at “high subsonic speeds at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet” and can carry nuclear or conventional bombs.
In a conflict, the military says, the B-52 “can perform strategic attack, close-air support, air interdiction, offensive counter-air, and maritime operations.”
U.S. President Joe Biden has refused to send the U.S. military into Ukraine to help the Ukrainians, a position supported by most Americans, but ordered the deployment of troops to Poland and other NATO allies to be prepared to join the fray should Russia attack a NATO member.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials have repeatedly called on NATO to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, which would likely lead to U.S.-Russia battles in the air.
Eight GOP Senators Demand CBO Inflation Report Before Voting on New Spending Bill
Eight conservative Republican senators are throwing up a potential roadblock as Congress races toward a March 11 deadline to pass a new omnibus spending bill or face the prospect of a government shutdown.
“Last month, our nation hit a grave milestone, surpassing $30 trillion in federal debt,” the eight told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a letter the day after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
“This steadily rising debt has been fueled by decades of reckless spending and a total lack of accountability to the U.S. taxpayer in Congress. Now, as America drowns in debt, we are facing yet another crisis driven by reckless government spending—record-breaking inflation.”
The signers are Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-Wyo.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).
“Appropriating funds is the most basic duty of Congress, but during many of the past several years, Congress has cut corners by passing massive ‘omnibus’ spending bills with little time to review or digest the spending and policy, let alone determine how such spending will impact our nation’s financial and economic well-being. This must end,” the letter-writers told Schumer.
But in the meantime, because Congress kicked the can down the road in February by passing a continuing resolution that kept current spending levels through March 11, the new deadline presents a potentially serious problem for Biden and Schumer.
Negotiators from both parties have been working for several weeks trying to iron out a consensus on a measure that can gain approval by the deadline. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, told reporters on March 3 that the negotiations are complex but moving forward.
“The negotiations are literally in about 1,000 pieces. No one piece will make or break it. We’ve been working hundreds of hours in the evening, late last night, last weekend, and we’ll put the pieces [together],” Leahy said.
By their very nature, omnibus bills are always massive, reaching to several thousand pages of legislative language that’s often difficult to understand for those not directly involved in writing particular passages.
Biden Announces New Rules for Federal Purchases to be Considered ‘Made in America’
President Joe Biden announced Friday changes to the requirements for products purchased by the federal government to be considered “made in America.”
The change to the 1978 Buy American Act will gradually increase the percentage of a product’s components required to be manufactured domestically in order to receive a “made in America” designation. Under the current rule, 55 percent of a product is needed to meet the requirement; the change will increase that number to 75 percent by 2029.
“Substantially all is going to start meaning substantially all,” said Biden in an address Friday.
The federal government spends more than $600 billion each year buying goods and services, according to a release from the White House.
The Small Business Administration has also created a new manufacturing office and works with the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to source American products for purchase by taxpayer dollars, according to the release.
Biden also announced the creation of a new price preference, allowing the government to pay more for American-made products that are critical to national security or national health. These could include semiconductors, some pharmaceutical ingredients, and advanced batteries, he added.
“It’s worth it for us to ensure that we have a domestic capacity to protect us from shortages and price spikes in the future,” Biden said.
In Friday’s address, Biden made the case that his policies, paired with investments from the private sector to increase domestic manufacturing, will ensure that that country’s economic future and “effort to combat the climate crisis” will be made in America.
“What we’ve seen in the past few months is more reason why we need to reject the defeatist view that the forces of automation and globalization mean we can’t have good-paying union jobs manufacturing here in America,” said Biden.
The announcement came alongside a pledge from the American branch of the German-based tech company Siemens to invest $54 million and create 300 jobs for the domestic production of electrical components in electric vehicle charging stations, data centers, and industrial sites. Some of the jobs will be in California and Texas.
Biden has also credited his policies as spurring other recent manufacturing investments from the private sector. These include Intel’s planned $20 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility outside Columbus, Ohio, and an announcement from General Motors that it will invest $7 billion in electric vehicle manufacturing at sites across Michigan.
Wisconsin Special Counsel Alleges Massive Misconduct in 2020 Election
Special Counsel Michael Gableman says in a 136-page interim report that he has uncovered numerous instances of alleged lawbreaking in Wisconsin in the 2020 election.
The former justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court was hired last summer by the Republican Speaker of the State Assembly, Robin Vos, to investigate suspected election fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
In the report released March 1, Gableman wrote that his investigation uncovered instances of numerous mentally incompetent nursing home residents, non-citizens, and ineligible felons casting votes.
He cited the use by municipal and county clerks of unstaffed absentee ballot drop-boxes, in violation of state law.
Laws were also allegedly violated when the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) allegedly exceeded its authority by ordering local election officials to disregard state statutes that regulate absentee voting.
The Special Counsel raised concerns that private money influenced municipal officials in the state’s five largest cities to “disfavor” many of their own citizens, as well as the vast majority of state residents, by spending millions of dollars of grant money on voter registration drives, absentee voter efforts, and Get-Out-The-Vote campaigns designed to serve certain favored, and specifically targeted, racial groups, in violation of the equal protection clauses of the state and federal constitution.
Durham Urges Court Not to Dismiss Charge Against Lawyer Who Hid Ties to Clinton Campaign
Special counsel John Durham on March 4 urged a federal judge not to dismiss a charge against a lawyer who lied to the FBI about representing Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Michael Sussmann was representing the Clinton campaign when in 2016 he passed along information to then-FBI General Counsel James Baker. His lawyers say the documents “raised national security concerns” while prosecutors describe them as purportedly detailing a covert channel between a Russian bank and the business of Donald Trump, Clinton’s rival at the time.
Sussmann was charged with lying to the FBI because he falsely told Baker he was not providing the allegations to the FBI on behalf of any client, despite presenting the information on behalf of the Clinton campaign, prosecutors say. Sussmann has pleaded not guilty to making a false statement to a federal agent.
In a filing in February, Sussmann’s lawyers moved to dismiss the charge, claiming their client “did not make any false statement to the FBI,” but even if he had, “the false statement alleged in the indictment is immaterial as a matter of law.”
“Allowing this case to go forward would risk criminalizing ordinary conduct, raise First Amendment concerns, dissuade honest citizens from coming forward with tips, and chill the advocacy of lawyers who interact with the government,” the filing stated. “The Special Counsel’s unprecedented and unlawful overreach should not be countenanced, and the single count against Mr. Sussmann should be dismissed.”
In its reply on March 4, Durham’s team asked the court not to follow the demand.
“The defendant’s false statement to the FBI General Counsel was plainly material because it misled the General Counsel about, among other things, the critical fact that the defendant was disseminating highly explosive allegations about a then-Presidential candidate on behalf of two specific clients, one of which was the opposing Presidential campaign,” their filing said.
“The defendant’s efforts to mislead the FBI in this manner during the height of a Presidential election season plainly could have influenced the FBI’s decision-making in any number of ways.”
If the case proceeds to trial, the government expects the evidence to prove that the FBI could have taken steps prior to initiating a full investigation into the matter, including an assessment, and may have delayed a decision until after the 2016 election or ultimately declined to investigate the matter altogether.
Former NFL Offensive Lineman Shane Olivea Dead at 40
Shane Olivea, a former offensive tackle for the then-San Diego Chargers who was known for his standout collegiate career at Ohio State University (OSU), has died on March 2, the Los Angeles Chargers announced in a statement. He was 40.
As of Saturday, Olivea’s cause of death was not revealed.
The Chargers selected Olivea in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft after his exceptional performance at OSU. He played four seasons in San Diego, starting in 57 of 60 games played.
“In 2006, Olivea was an integral piece of an offensive line that helped Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson break the NFL’s single-season touchdown record,” team officials said on March 3.
Stanford Goalkeeper Katie Meyer Dead at 22
Stanford goalkeeper Katie Meyer, who memorably led the Cardinal to victory in the 2019 NCAA College Cup championship game, has died. She was 22.
The cause of death was not released. Stanford first announced the death of a student at one of its residence halls on Monday. On Tuesday, the university confirmed it was the soccer player, a senior international relations major.
Meyer stopped two penalty shots to lead Stanford to a 5–4 shootout victory over North Carolina after a scoreless draw in the 2019 championship game.
The native Californian got attention for her animated celebration after the second save of the shootout before teammate Kiara Pickett drilled her attempt to hand Stanford the trophy.
KATIE MEYER’S PARENTS Potential School Discipline MIGHT HAVE LED TO SUICIDE
The parents of soccer star Katie Meyer say they fear a possible punishment from Stanford could have led to their daughter’s suicide earlier this week.
In an interview with NBC’s “Today” show on Friday, Steven and Gina Meyer say their daughter was facing potential discipline over an alleged incident involving her and one of her Cardinal teammates.
The two parents say over the last few weeks Katie had been receiving letters from the school over it all … and in the past few days, she had gotten “kind of the final letter that there was going to be a trial or some kind of something.”
Gina speculated it all might have led to the Stanford goalie’s death on Tuesday.
“This is the only thing that we can come up with that triggered something,” Gina said.
The school declined to comment on the situation … telling “Today” in a statement, “We are not able to share information about confidential student disciplinary matters.”
Gina and Steven said they’ve been devastated and heartbroken since Katie was found on Tuesday … explaining, “the last couple days are a parents’ worst nightmare.”
Katie was just 22 years old.
A red state just shut down a Joe Biden critic over these three letters
Joe Biden has been an absolute disaster for the country.
Americans are fed with his failed regime.
And a red state just shut down a Joe Biden critic for these three letters.
Joe Biden is about as popular as a root canal with Americans these days.
Grassroots protests erupted against his failing regime.
The “Let’s Go Brandon” chant took the country by storm as a way for folks to thumb their nose at Biden and the corporate-controlled media that protects him.
The chant started last after a NBC reporter told NASCAR driver Brandon Brown a crowd was chanting “Let’s Go Brandon” after his victory when they were actually chanting “F*** Joe Biden.”
“Let’s Go Brandon” took off like wildfire around the country afterwards.
The regime and its allies fume at this fun way to protest Biden.
It was only a matter of time before someone incorporated it into a vanity license plate.
Alabama resident Nathan Kirk ordered Gadsden Flag, “Don’t Tread on Me” plates with a personalized message.
He had LGBFJB customized for the conservative-themed plates.
The letters stand for “Let’s Go, Brandon” and “F*** Joe Biden.”
All was well with this hilarious dig at Biden until a letter arrived from the state of Alabama.
After receiving the plates, the Alabama Department of Revenue demanded that the license plates be turned over to the state.
He had ten days to comply with the demand or the state would revoke his truck’s registration.
The letter said, “The Alabama Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, has determined the above referenced license plate contains objectionable language which is considered by the Department to be offensive to the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.”
After receiving the letter Kirk said, “Nothing about it is right. Someone at Montgomery, I’m assuming, doesn’t like it, and now they’re throwing a fit.”
American Children Losing Motivation and Creativity, Teachers Say
Creativity and enthusiasm define childhood, but American children seem to be losing these gifts, teachers say.
American children are less creative and less motivated than past generations. When teachers compare today’s children with their peers from only a few years ago, there’s a clear difference, according to Page Park, an Indiana teacher with 24 years of experience.
“They don’t know how to think for themselves, too. I do have a few kids that are really good at problem solving, but not as many. They’re not good at problem solving,” she said.
Park said that since she first started teaching, creativity has declined. Students today don’t look for solutions to simple problems.
For instance, if a student found he didn’t have a pencil, he wouldn’t ask for a spare, Park said.
“I’ve taught most of my career.” Park said. “I’m talking high school students who just don’t think to ask, ‘Hey, can I borrow a pencil?’ And I have them available where they can just take them.”
When Park looks at her classroom, she sees a disconnected generation.
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
U.S. Crude Soars Above $130 a Barrel
The price of oil surged on Sunday evening, putting pressure on gasoline prices and inflation.
West Texas Intermediate crude futures, the U.S. benchmark, rose as high as $130.50 a barrel before retreating to $123.09. WTI’s highest price since 1983 was $143.67 in 2008. Adjusted for inflation that would be $186.73
Teen, 16, Goes Into Tree-Tapping Business, Gets Own Brand of Maple Syrup in 100 Stores
An entrepreneurial teen with a soft spot for maple syrup is inspiring others by running a thriving company at the age of 16.
High school junior Will Wanish started out tapping maple trees in his own backyard in Colfax, Wisconsin. In 2019, he used money earned working at a neighbor’s dairy farm to build his first steel sugar shed.
What Happened in Canada Should Make Us Reconsider Executive Order 13603
If you haven’t been paying attention to what just happened with our neighbors in the Great White North, we urge you to start.
The Canadian Freedom Convoy, which consisted of truckers protesting COVID-19 mandates in Ottawa and blocking three of the most-trafficked interstate bridges between Canada and the United States, led Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to invoke the Emergencies Act.
While we are used to the federal government deploying the National Guard during emergencies, America has never seen the type of extraordinary control demonstrated by our neighbors across the border.
But, with the American version of the Freedom Convoy heading towards D.C., now it is time to consider if our President’s power is similar to that of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Annual Update for Regenerative Agriculture Week
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is a family of organizations that include Regeneration International. The Regeneration International research farm in Miguel de Allende, Mexico, has started a reforestation project using mesquite trees and agave plants
Agave leaves (which have always been discarded and considered useless) and mesquite pods can be fermented and turned into nutritious animal feed that costs one-third to one-quarter of the price for alfalfa
Donations made to the OCA during Regenerative Agriculture Week will be matched dollar for dollar by Mercola.com
My team and I are even creating access to biodynamic practices and better food sources through Solspring®, an authentic food brand that offers Demeter Certified Biodynamic® and organic ingredients from across the globe
HEALTH
How to Measure and Optimize Your Mitochondrial Health
As you age, your mitochondrial function decreases, and this is a hallmark of both the aging process itself as well as most chronic disease. Bio-energy testing can quantitatively measure the function of your mitochondria
Even asymptomatic people in their 30s can have significantly decreased mitochondrial function. Early onset mitochondrial dysfunction is indicative of premature aging and future health problems
Two substances that significantly improve mitochondrial function are B vitamins and intravenous ozone
Certain lifestyle strategies will also improve mitochondrial function, the top two being interval exercise and an individualized diet. Lowering your stress and detoxing heavy metals are two others
Your thyroid may also need to be addressed if your mitochondrial function is impaired. The key here is using bioidentical hormones
COVID RELATED NEWS
Digital Passport System Has Quietly Rolled Out
At least 21 U.S. states, along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have rolled out digital vaccine passports, and four more states plan to release them soon
One of the most prominent names in the digital vaccine passport space is SMART Health Card, a verifiable vaccine passport developed by the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI)
SMART Health Cards, which can be paper or digital, can be obtained from pharmacies, doctors’ offices, state immunization registries and any other organization that has your shot records and other health information
Disguised as a tool for convenience and safety, digitized ids such as mobile driver’s licenses and vaccine passports will be embedded into everyday life, eroding your privacy and acting as a tool to control everything from food and sustainability to travel and mobility
Moderna Patented Key COVID Spike Protein Sequence in 2016
A study published February 21, 2022, in Frontiers in Virology claims to have discovered that a sequence of the virus’ spike protein is a 100% match to a modified messenger RNA (mmRNA) sequence patented by Moderna in 2016
The genetic sequence patented by Moderna is part of a human DNA repair gene called MSH3. This patented sequence is found in SARS-CoV-2’s furin cleavage site in the spike protein — the part that gives the virus such easy access into human cells
According to Moderna’s patent application, the gene sequence was modified “for the production of oncology-related proteins and peptides,” ostensibly for use in cancer research
According to the researchers, the chance that SARS-CoV-2 would have randomly acquired this furin cleavage site through natural evolution is 1 in 3 trillion
In a February 24, 2022, interview, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel proposed the COVID-19 pandemic may have been the result of a lab leak
Naturally Acquired Immunity Versus Vaccine Acquired Immunity
“He’s got a pass!” said the dad sitting across from me at the airport in Bismarck, North Dakota, where we were both stranded due to flight delays. He gestured to his 5-year-old son.
“Had a slight fever and tested positive for COVID. We had to keep him home from school for a couple weeks. Then, he tested negative and was good to go. I got the vaccine. My wife did, too. But he can travel anywhere without any testing, and there’s no vaccine for his age anyway.”
In Germany Natural Immunity Counts
Since the beginning of July in Germany, where that family lives, if you can demonstrate proof of being COVID-recovered and then have a subsequent negative COVID test, you are considered immune. For six months anyway, according to the German government.
But in the United States, where my family lives, even those who are COVID-recovered (and show high protection via either antibody or T-cell testing) are being told they also must get vaccinated. Indeed, the CDC has been actively urging Americans who have already had COVID to get the vaccine.
America’s federal and state health officials, via the mainstream media and social media, as well as on their official channels, insist that COVID vaccines offer better protection than natural immunity alone.
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