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A fungus/mold was used in US biowarfare experiments in America

5 days ago | sott.net | Celia Farber |Ned Ludd

I'm writing this now, because Celia Farber has written an article exploring a toxic connection between citric acid, a very common ingredient in food and nutritional supplements, and Aspergillus Fumigatus, a mold/fungus. That mold was used in secret US Army experiments on US citizens. NY Times, December 23, 1976: "In one test in a warehouse at Mechanicsburg, the Army used a fungal substance that it acknowledged could cause disease.
Warnings after cassowary attack puts elderly man in hospital in Cardwell, Australia

3 weeks ago | sott.net | Conor Byrne

A backyard attack by a cassowary has led to concerns some of the large flightless birds in Far North Queensland are growing aggressively accustomed to people feeding them. A man in his 70s was left bleeding by an adult cassowary at Cardwell, 150km south of Cairns, on Friday, Queensland's Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) said. A Queensland Ambulance Service crew took the man to Tully Hospital for treatment to a wound several centimetres long on the back of a thigh.
Do AI robo-authors qualify for copyright? It's still no, says appeals court

1 month ago | sott.net | Ned Ludd |Patrick Donnelly

Computer scientist Stephen Thaler again told his 'Creativity Machine' can't earn a ©Updated The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has affirmed a lower court ruling that content created by an AI model without human input cannot be copyrighted. The plaintiff in this case is computer scientist Stephen Thaler, who developed a machine-learning system called the Creativity Machine that produced an image titled, A Recent Entrance to Paradise.
EU postpones imposing first round of retaliatory tariffs against US until mid-April

1 month ago | sott.net | Ned Ludd |Patrick Donnelly

© Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo / Reuters The EU will push its retaliatory tariffs to take effect from April 1 to mid-AprilAmerican distillers are warning consumers of an economic domino effect as other countries begin to place retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. beverage industry.
Buh-bye: Hack US climate 'scientists' fleeing to France

1 month ago | sott.net | Matthew Gault

'We Are Witnessing a New Brain Drain' as Scientists Flee America for FranceA French university says it's providing safe harbor to American scientists from Yale, Stanford, NASA, and the NIH. By Matthew Gault Published March 13, 2025Aix Marseille University in France has said that 40 U.S. scientists have "answered the call" it put out earlier this month offering safe harbor to fleeing Americans.
RFK Jr.-led CDC kills flu shot campaign, cancels major vaccination conference

2 months ago | sott.net | Jeffrey Tucker

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday ended its " Wild to Mild" campaign that promoted flu vaccines, especially to pregnant women and children, NPR reported. CDC officials announced the change during a staff meeting, according to NPR, which cited two anonymous CDC staff members as its source. The decision originated with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which "took a second look" at the campaign and decided to pull it.
Decoding Medical Doublespeak

2 months ago | sott.net | Toby Rogers

Your handy pocket guide to translating the language of Corporatized Orthodox Medicine. In 1900, 2% of U.S. GDP went to healthcare, but today it consumes nearly 19%. Meanwhile, expected longevity has started declining, and we are in the midst of an avalanche of rapidly proliferating chronic diseases, with no end in sight. People are getting sicker at a younger age. We are spending a lot more, and getting a lot less for our money.
Police officers are told not to say 'blacklisted' or 'black sheep' over fears of racism

2 months ago | sott.net | Ned Ludd

Police have been told not to use terms such as 'black sheep' and 'blacklisted' in case it causes offence. Bedfordshire Police and Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire constabularies have created a diversity, equality and inclusion reference guide for their officers and staff. The nine-page document, which was published online last year and reported last night by The Telegraph - also stated that 'black mark' was no longer deemed acceptable as part of expressions that use 'black in a negative way'.
'Jaw-dropping' study finds vaccinated children have 170% higher risk of autism

2 months ago | sott.net | Ned Ludd

Vaccinated children have a 170% higher chance of being diagnosed with autism compared to unvaccinated children, according to a new peer-reviewed study. The study also found that vaccinated children had a 212% greater likelihood of developing a range of other neurodevelopmental disorders, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), epilepsy/seizures, brain inflammation and tic and learning disorders.
Stunning meteor fireball over southern Spain (Jan 24)

2 months ago | sott.net | Ned Ludd

The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 114,000 km/h. The fireball overflew southern Spain and the Mediterranean Sea. It began at an altitude of about 100 km over Fuente la Sabina (province of Albacete), moved southeast, overflew the region of Murcia and the south of the province of Alicante, and finally ended at a height of around 40 km over the Mediterranean Sea.