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    War: Big war is coming, nuclear one
    • The North Atlantic Alliance is preparing for a large-scale armed conflict with Russia, said Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin at a briefing for military attachés and representatives of foreign embassies accredited in Moscow.

      According to the deputy head of the department, Alexander Fomin, the North Atlantic Alliance used the events in Ukraine as an excuse to end interaction with Moscow.

      "The military construction of the bloc has been completely re-aimed at preparing for a large-scale, high-intensity armed conflict with Russia," Fomin said.

      And the living will envy the dead.

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    War: Electric cars not suitable for cold climate
    • The Chinese automotive publication MyDrivers decided to test how electric cars function in cold weather. For this, the experts chose four dozen "green" cars and tested them on city streets and on highways. Most of them are unknown outside of China, but models sold in other countries were also among the tested: Tesla Model Y and Model 3, Porsche Taycan, Audi e-tron, Volkswagen ID.3, Geely Geometry C and Polestar 2.

      They decided to carry out the tests in the region of Inner Mongolia in the north of the PRC. Before the tests, the electric car was charged to 100 percent and left overnight, after which the tests used only an economical driving mode with the function of recuperating kinetic energy during braking. The driver and one passenger were in the cabin. The climate system, of course, was turned on: it was set at 24 degrees Celsius.

      Most cars in -20 Celsius weather lost 40 to 60 percent of their range. The Chinese model Weilai EC6 became the leader in the tests in terms of cruising range: it retained 54.8 percent of the charge, but was able to drive 336.9 kilometers with a passport stock of 615 kilometers.

      Note that test had been designed to show best possible outcome, using very low load on battery to allow car to run longer. Normal harder use will be even more miserable.

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    Mordor: New total tracking for individuals money transfers coming in 2022
    • The Bank of Russia has sent out to credit institutions a new form for reporting on money transfers between individuals. It follows from it that the Central Bank will request information about all p2p transactions (from an individual to an individual), including the personal data of senders and recipients of funds.

      This follows multiple laws passed this year to bypass any legal limits for total tracking, a sit required court orders before.

      According to Oleg Mashtalyar, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sovcombank, the Bank of Russia will begin risk-oriented monitoring of p2p transfers from January 2022. "The Central Bank has notified that it plans to periodically request information on p2p transfers using this form from 2022," added a QIWI representative.

      What data are of interest to the Central Bank:

      As follows from the document, the report should include all incoming and outgoing money transfers between individuals, which are carried out according to the following scenarios:

      • from card to card;
      • from account to account;
      • from an electronic wallet to an electronic wallet, from a card to a wallet and vice versa;
      • from the subscriber's account of the telecom operator to the wallet or card and vice versa;
      • payments through the Fast Payment System;
      • cross-border transfers of funds by individuals;
      • money transfers without opening an account, including through payment terminals of paying agents;
      • transfers of an individual between their own accounts within the same credit institution;
      • transfers through money transfer systems, for example, Western Union, CONTACT, etc.

      The p2p operations do not include the transfer of funds to deposit accounts, accounts for repayment of loans, brokerage / investment accounts, commissions of credit institutions for servicing, as well as transfers in favor of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, the Central Bank explained.

      Information on each transaction must contain the card numbers of the sender and recipient of funds, bank data, a unique client ID (issued by a credit institution), the purpose of payment, the amount of funds transferred, the date and time of the transfer, the country code of the sender and recipient, etc. Issuing banks, acquiring banks, banks providing Internet services for p2p transfers, as well as shops and legal entities, if they provide online services for transfers, etc. will have to report.

      Requests will be generated for all money transfers for a certain period. In some cases, the Central Bank may request information on individual transactions. For example, data on specific cards or specific individuals (ID, passport, TIN, telephone).

      The new reporting form was developed after the publication of methodological recommendations (16-МР), which the Central Bank issued in early September. In them, the regulator identified the signs of cards and electronic wallets for accepting payments to illegal online casinos, organizers of financial pyramids, forex dealers and cryptocurrency exchangers (cards are issued to individuals, and payments to illegal businesses are made as p2p transfers) ... Banks are advised to track such cards and wallets and block transactions on them. The Central Bank attributed several "anomalies" to the signs by which it is possible to identify suspicious payment instruments, among them the following:

      • An unusually large number of counterparties - individuals as both payers and recipients of funds. For example, more than ten per day and more than 50 per month.
      • An unusually large number of operations for crediting and debiting funds, carried out with individuals. For example, more than 30 operations per day.
      • Significant volumes of transactions for writing off and crediting funds between individuals. For example, more than 100 thousand rubles. per day, more than 1 million rubles. per month.
      • To the card or wallet, transactions for payment for goods and services are not carried out.
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    Fascism: Boosters each 3 months is new standard
    • More and more countries are reducing their COVID-19 booster intervals to three months. As before, Germany and Britain, Australia and France have also announced these days that they will shorten the intervals between the so-called boosters. From 4 January 2022, Australia will shorten the COVID-19 revaccination interval from five to four months.

      This was announced on Friday by Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt, citing recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ATAGI). After that, the country will switch to a three-month interval, following the example of the UK and other countries.

      From 4 January, Australians will be eligible for a booster vaccination four months after the second vaccination. From January 31, this period will be further reduced to three months. “This means about 7.5 million Australians will be eligible for revaccinations from Jan.4, up from the previous 3.2 million,” Hunt said. He added that on January 31, 16 million Australians will be eligible for booster vaccinations.

      Germany also announced on Tuesday that it will shorten the interval between boosters from six to three months, in line with the recommendations of the Standing Commission on Vaccinations (STIKO).

      The UK and Thailand were among the first to cut the minimum revaccination interval from half to three months.

      The Philippines also cut the waiting time for booster vaccinations to three months this week, while the Swiss authorities cut the waiting time to four months.

      French regulator Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) also said Friday that a booster vaccination for COVID-19 could be done three months after the first full vaccination.

      All 100% as predicted.

      Note that soon all booster shots will become paid for service, very expensive one, and without it you won't be able to do anything.

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    Good quote: On Privileges
    • People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage. Intellectual myopia, often called stupidity, is no doubt a reason. But the privileged also feel that their privileges, however egregious they may seem to others, are a solemn, basic, God-given right.

      John Kenneth Galbraith

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    Idiots: Belgium green intent to quickly reduce population
    • Belgium's government on Thursday said it would shut all of the country's nuclear power plants over the next three years.

      The last existing nuclear power plants are to close in 2025, local media said, in accordance with a 2003 law.

      Speaking at a press conference on Thursday morning, Prime Minister de Croo said the first objective of the agreement would be to ensure security of energy supply.

      "Our people and our companies are entitled to that," he said, adding that the second objective was "to fully opt for innovation."

      "In concrete terms, this means that we will invest in research into newer technologies," de Croo said, explaining that this included the smaller reactors.

      Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten, from the Greens, said research would focus on sustainable, flexible and carbon-neutral energy sources.

      It'll be real tragedy for normal people, as elites intent to rise energy prices from 5 to 10 fold and turn their life into misery.

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    Good quote: On absolute evil
    • The sad experience of Russia's relations with the West has taught many of us a lesson that our problems with the West have nothing to do with ideology, culture and human rights. They are always associated with power. If you are nobody, you have no influence and you cannot tell him no, the West does not care what you do in your country. But if you are able to counterbalance his hegemony, you can repel his invasion, you can respond to his intimidation, in his propaganda you immediately turn into an absolute evil.

      Chinese expert.

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