southfront--2020-04-04--Waves Of Mutilation: Medical Tyranny And The Cashless Society

Back in 2014 during the Ebola scare in the US I published an article warning about how a global pandemic could be used by the elites as cover for the implementation of an economic collapse as well as martial law measures in western nations .
My immediate concern was the way in which a viral outbreak could be engineered or exploited as a rationale for a level of social control that the public would never accept under normal circumstances .
And this could be ANY viral outbreak , not just Ebola .
The point is the creation of an “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not quantify and defend itself against without constant government oversight .
I noted specifically how the government refused to apply air travel restrictions in 2014 to nations where the outbreak had taken hold when they could have stopped the spread in its tracks .
This is something that was done again in 2020 as the UN ’ s WHO and governments including our government in the US refused to stop air travel from China , pretending as if it was not a hot zone and that the virus was nothing to worry about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purpose .
The establishment NEEDS the pandemic to spread , because then they have a rationale for strict controls of pubic activities and movements .
This is the end goal .
They have no care whatsoever for public health or safety .
The end game is to acquire power , not save lives .
In fact , they might prefer a higher death count in the beginning as this would motivate the public to beg for more restrictions in the name of security .
Authorities went from downplaying the outbreak and telling people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ N95 masks , to full blown crisis mode only weeks later .
In January Trump initially claimed he “ trusted ” the data out of China and said that “ everything was under control ” ; as usual only a couple months down the road and Trump flip-flopped on both assertions .
The World Health Organization refused to even label this outbreak a “ pandemic ” until the virus was entrenched across the globe .
The question people will ask is , was this all due to incompetence , or was it social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago seems to have been a dry run for what is happening today .
I believe it is entirely deliberate , and I will explain why in this article , but either way , governments have proven they can not be trusted to handle the pandemic crisis , nor can they be trusted to protect the people and their freedoms .
At the same time , the pandemic itself is tightly intertwined with economic collapse .
The two events feed off one another .
The pandemic provides perfect cover for the crash of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international banks have created over the years .
I noted in February that the global economy was crashing long before the coronavirus ever showed up .
At the same time , economic chaos increases 3rd world conditions within each country , which means poor nutrition and health care options that cause more sickness and more deaths from the virus .
As outlined in 2014 : “ Who would question the event of an economic collapse in the wake of an Ebola ( virus ) soaked nightmare ?
Who would want to buy or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in contact with strangers to generate a transaction ?
Who would even leave their house ?
Ebola ( viral ) treatment in first world nations has advantages of finance and a cleaner overall health environment , but what if economic downturn happens simultaneously ?
America could experience third world status very quickly , and with it , all the unsanitary conditions that result in an exponential Ebola ( pandemic ) death rate .
…Amidst even a moderate or controlled viral scenario , stocks and bonds will undoubtedly crash , a crash that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banks who created the mess get off blameless , while Ebola ( viral outbreak ) , an act of nature , becomes the ultimate scapegoat for every disaster that follows.
” As the double threat of financial collapse and viral pandemic accelerate , fear becomes widespread for those that never prepared ahead of time ( and we ’ re talking about millions of people ) .
When people are afraid they tend to sacrifice their freedoms to anyone that offers them a promise of safety , no matter how empty .
For now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assume that lockdowns and restrictions are temporary , but this is a lie .
The elites must maintain and increase restrictions with each passing month in order to prevent rebellion until they are ready to implement martial law measures .
You see , the establishment is going for broke with this event , and because of this there is the potential for them to face dire consequences .
The facade is quickly evaporating ; the collectivists and globalists are risking exposure of themselves and their political puppets in order to build a totalitarian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must keep the pressure on for now , because if the public is allowed to breath for just a moment they might look around and wake up to the bigger agenda .
The public has to be forced to beg for aid from the authorities ; only then will the pressure be lifted for a short time .
The public has to believe the control grid was THEIR idea .
A new process of mass conditioning is about to be set in motion , using “ waves ” of panic and then waves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the behavioral traits and methods of narcissistic sociopaths ( psychopaths ) for many years , I can tell you this form of conditioning is very familiar .
This is exactly what they always do , just on a global scale – They create an atmosphere of crisis to keep people around them unbalanced and on edge , then “ relieve the pressure ” intermittently so that those same people relax and their anger is deflated for a time .
Then , the process starts all over again… This conditioning traps the narcopath ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flux and uncertainty , and the moments of calm become a placebo which prevent their rebellion against him .
He can then feed off his victims at his leisure like a psychological vampire , and often these victims will see the narcopath as their only means of support .
They have been convinced that all the threats are coming from the outside ; they do not realize the source of the threats is the person standing right next to them .
The wave model of conditioning and control is starting to show up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the intended “ solution ” presented by establishment elites in response to the coronavirus outbreak .
As Truthstream Media outlined in their excellent video ‘ We Are Living In 12 Monkeys ’ , MIT recently published a paper written by their globalist editor in chief Gideon Lichfield titled ‘ We ’ re Not Going Back To Normal ’ which admits quite brazenly how the elites intend to use this crisis to their advantage .
Lichfield lays out a kind of programming schedule for the population based on waves of viral infection outbreaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed by waves of limited economic activity and limited calm over the next 18 months .
As Lichfield suggests : “ To stop coronavirus we will need to radically change almost everything we do : how we work , exercise , socialize , shop , manage our health , educate our kids , take care of family members .
We all want things to go back to normal quickly .
But what most of us have probably not yet realized—yet will soon—is that things won ’ t go back to normal after a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months .
Some things never will.
” “ As long as someone in the world has the virus , breakouts can and will keep recurring without stringent controls to contain them .
In a report yesterday researchers at Imperial College London proposed a way of doing this : impose more extreme social distancing measures every time admissions to intensive care units ( ICUs ) start to spike , and relax them each time admissions fall… ” Understand that there are 7 billion people on the planet , and this process of control could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for every person to overcome the virus or die from it .
The only way for the public to escape this purgatory ( according to Lichfield ) is for them to submit to a biometric data grid .
They must volunteer ( or be forced ) to participate in 24/7 tracking through their cell phones and through mass surveillance .
In order to function in society , an individual must have the proper digital marker which tells the authorities that they are “ clean ” and devoid of infection .
The system is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This system achieves a number of things .
Much like the social credit system China has been using for the past few years , the public is compelled to constantly appease the hidden but all seeing eye of government .
Everything they do is watched by algorithms and surveillance .
Any deviation might trigger scrutiny and a loss of simple freedoms to move around or participate in normal human interaction .
Lichfield argues : “ Ultimately , however , I predict that we ’ ll restore the ability to socialize safely by developing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a disease risk and who isn ’ t , and discriminating—legally—against those who are .
…one can imagine a world in which , to get on a flight , perhaps you ’ ll have to be signed up to a service that tracks your movements via your phone .
The airline wouldn ’ t be able to see where you ’ d gone , but it would get an alert if you ’ d been close to known infected people or disease hot spots .
There ’ d be similar requirements at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or public transport hubs .
There would be temperature scanners everywhere , and your workplace might demand you wear a monitor that tracks your temperature or other vital signs .
Where nightclubs ask for proof of age , in future they might ask for proof of immunity—an identity card or some kind of digital verification via your phone , showing you ’ ve already recovered from or been vaccinated against the latest virus strains.
” And there you have it .
The social and biometric control grid that globalists have been hungry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the perfect catalyst – a viral pandemic which could cycle indefinitely ; all that would be needed is to release a designer virus every couple years which renews public fear .
The populace becomes increasingly dependent on government for everything as their very survival depends on their ability to function within the new economy , and without a special mark granted by government saying you are not an infection risk , you could be shunned from all trade and participation .
Refuse to get vaccinated due to health concerns ?
You ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your children ?
They have not been monitored and are therefore an infection risk , and your whole family is kicked out of the economy .
Hold political views that are contrary to globalism ?
Maybe you are listed as a danger to the system and wrongly labeled infected as punishment ; and then you are kicked out of the economy .
The establishment can use the threat of economic removal to condition many people into complacency or slavery .
The MIT editor goes on to drive his point home in rather arrogant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to and accept such measures , much as we ’ ve adapted to increasingly stringent airport security screenings in the wake of terrorist attacks .
The intrusive surveillance will be considered a small price to pay for the basic freedom to be with other people.
” Beyond the effort to turn “ social distancing ” into a new cultural norm enforced by law , there is another agenda being quietly instituted – the cashless society .
More and more businesses are starting to refuse cash payments , claiming that paper cash spreads the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accept debit cards using pin pads which are much more likely than cash to spread disease .
This may force the public to keep their money in banks despite the threat of a credit freeze or bank holiday .
What if you pull cash out of your accounts but are not able to spend it anywhere ?
Eventually , they will ban debit and credit card transactions in stores as well , and replace them with a non-interactive payment model .
This will probably be done through your cell phone in the beginning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end , they will use your biometric data for all money transactions .
This forces the public , yet again , to carry a cell phone on them everywhere for their very survival .
The tracking network for the virus as well as the new payment transaction system makes this device indispensable .
If you want to participate in society , you will have no choice but to be tracked and traced at all times .
Unless , of course , you build your own system of trade and interaction .
The solution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to not need the system at all for your own survival .
This means people will have to build their own economies based on barter and local scrip .
They will have to dump their cell phones and rely on other forms of communication such as radio , or establish a digital communication system separate and independent from the establishment system .
They will have to become producers and achieve more self reliance .
They will have to break free from the grid , and this has to start RIGHT NOW .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that these independent people are a threat to everyone else simply by existing .
They will perpetuate the lie of “ herd immunity ” and will claim that independent people will “ spread the virus ” , even to those who are supposedly protected through vaccination .
And eventually they will try to stop decoupled and localized communities from existing using force .
At that point we simply go to war with the elites , as we were always going to have to do anyway .
The alternative is slavery in the name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but there is no greater good without freedom , and there is no society without individuality .
Pandemic be damned .

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Written by Brandon Smith; Originally appeared on alt-market.com
Back in 2014 during the Ebola scare in the US I published an article warning about how a global pandemic could be used by the elites as cover for the implementation of an economic collapse as well as martial law measures in western nations. My immediate concern was the way in which a viral outbreak could be engineered or exploited as a rationale for a level of social control that the public would never accept under normal circumstances. And this could be ANY viral outbreak, not just Ebola. The point is the creation of an “invisible enemy” that the populace cannot quantify and defend itself against without constant government oversight.
I noted specifically how the government refused to apply air travel restrictions in 2014 to nations where the outbreak had taken hold when they could have stopped the spread in its tracks. This is something that was done again in 2020 as the UN’s WHO and governments including our government in the US refused to stop air travel from China, pretending as if it was not a hot zone and that the virus was nothing to worry about.
This attitude of nonchalance serves a purpose. The establishment NEEDS the pandemic to spread, because then they have a rationale for strict controls of pubic activities and movements. This is the end goal. They have no care whatsoever for public health or safety. The end game is to acquire power, not save lives. In fact, they might prefer a higher death count in the beginning as this would motivate the public to beg for more restrictions in the name of security.
Authorities went from downplaying the outbreak and telling people not to bother with preparations like purchasing N95 masks, to full blown crisis mode only weeks later. In January Trump initially claimed he “trusted” the data out of China and said that “everything was under control”; as usual only a couple months down the road and Trump flip-flopped on both assertions. The World Health Organization refused to even label this outbreak a “pandemic” until the virus was entrenched across the globe. The question people will ask is, was this all due to incompetence, or was it social engineering?
The Ebola event six years ago seems to have been a dry run for what is happening today. I believe it is entirely deliberate, and I will explain why in this article, but either way, governments have proven they cannot be trusted to handle the pandemic crisis, nor can they be trusted to protect the people and their freedoms.
At the same time, the pandemic itself is tightly intertwined with economic collapse. The two events feed off one another. The pandemic provides perfect cover for the crash of the massive debt bubble central banks and international banks have created over the years. I noted in February that the global economy was crashing long before the coronavirus ever showed up. At the same time, economic chaos increases 3rd world conditions within each country, which means poor nutrition and health care options that cause more sickness and more deaths from the virus. As outlined in 2014:
“Who would question the event of an economic collapse in the wake of an Ebola (virus) soaked nightmare? Who would want to buy or sell? Who would want to come in contact with strangers to generate a transaction? Who would even leave their house? Ebola (viral) treatment in first world nations has advantages of finance and a cleaner overall health environment, but what if economic downturn happens simultaneously? America could experience third world status very quickly, and with it, all the unsanitary conditions that result in an exponential Ebola (pandemic) death rate.
…Amidst even a moderate or controlled viral scenario, stocks and bonds will undoubtedly crash, a crash that was going to happen anyway. The international banks who created the mess get off blameless, while Ebola (viral outbreak), an act of nature, becomes the ultimate scapegoat for every disaster that follows.”
As the double threat of financial collapse and viral pandemic accelerate, fear becomes widespread for those that never prepared ahead of time (and we’re talking about millions of people). When people are afraid they tend to sacrifice their freedoms to anyone that offers them a promise of safety, no matter how empty. For now, the public is being convinced to assume that lockdowns and restrictions are temporary, but this is a lie. The elites must maintain and increase restrictions with each passing month in order to prevent rebellion until they are ready to implement martial law measures.
You see, the establishment is going for broke with this event, and because of this there is the potential for them to face dire consequences. The facade is quickly evaporating; the collectivists and globalists are risking exposure of themselves and their political puppets in order to build a totalitarian system with extreme speed. The establishment must keep the pressure on for now, because if the public is allowed to breath for just a moment they might look around and wake up to the bigger agenda. The public has to be forced to beg for aid from the authorities; only then will the pressure be lifted for a short time. The public has to believe the control grid was THEIR idea.
A new process of mass conditioning is about to be set in motion, using “waves” of panic and then waves of release and calm. After studying the behavioral traits and methods of narcissistic sociopaths (psychopaths) for many years, I can tell you this form of conditioning is very familiar. This is exactly what they always do, just on a global scale – They create an atmosphere of crisis to keep people around them unbalanced and on edge, then “relieve the pressure” intermittently so that those same people relax and their anger is deflated for a time. Then, the process starts all over again…
This conditioning traps the narcopath’s victims in a constant state of flux and uncertainty, and the moments of calm become a placebo which prevent their rebellion against him. He can then feed off his victims at his leisure like a psychological vampire, and often these victims will see the narcopath as their only means of support. They have been convinced that all the threats are coming from the outside; they do not realize the source of the threats is the person standing right next to them.
The wave model of conditioning and control is starting to show up everywhere, and it is most blatant in the intended “solution” presented by establishment elites in response to the coronavirus outbreak. As Truthstream Media outlined in their excellent video ‘We Are Living In 12 Monkeys’, MIT recently published a paper written by their globalist editor in chief Gideon Lichfield titled ‘We’re Not Going Back To Normal’ which admits quite brazenly how the elites intend to use this crisis to their advantage.
Lichfield lays out a kind of programming schedule for the population based on waves of viral infection outbreaks, waves of tight social restrictions, followed by waves of limited economic activity and limited calm over the next 18 months. As Lichfield suggests:
“To stop coronavirus we will need to radically change almost everything we do: how we work, exercise, socialize, shop, manage our health, educate our kids, take care of family members.
We all want things to go back to normal quickly. But what most of us have probably not yet realized—yet will soon—is that things won’t go back to normal after a few weeks, or even a few months. Some things never will.”
He continues:
“As long as someone in the world has the virus, breakouts can and will keep recurring without stringent controls to contain them. In a report yesterday researchers at Imperial College London proposed a way of doing this: impose more extreme social distancing measures every time admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) start to spike, and relax them each time admissions fall…”
Understand that there are 7 billion people on the planet, and this process of control could go on for years while we wait for every person to overcome the virus or die from it. The only way for the public to escape this purgatory (according to Lichfield) is for them to submit to a biometric data grid. They must volunteer (or be forced) to participate in 24/7 tracking through their cell phones and through mass surveillance. In order to function in society, an individual must have the proper digital marker which tells the authorities that they are “clean” and devoid of infection. The system is being used in China right now:
This system achieves a number of things. Much like the social credit system China has been using for the past few years, the public is compelled to constantly appease the hidden but all seeing eye of government. Everything they do is watched by algorithms and surveillance. Any deviation might trigger scrutiny and a loss of simple freedoms to move around or participate in normal human interaction. Lichfield argues:
“Ultimately, however, I predict that we’ll restore the ability to socialize safely by developing more sophisticated ways to identify who is a disease risk and who isn’t, and discriminating—legally—against those who are.
…one can imagine a world in which, to get on a flight, perhaps you’ll have to be signed up to a service that tracks your movements via your phone. The airline wouldn’t be able to see where you’d gone, but it would get an alert if you’d been close to known infected people or disease hot spots. There’d be similar requirements at the entrance to large venues, government buildings, or public transport hubs. There would be temperature scanners everywhere, and your workplace might demand you wear a monitor that tracks your temperature or other vital signs. Where nightclubs ask for proof of age, in future they might ask for proof of immunity—an identity card or some kind of digital verification via your phone, showing you’ve already recovered from or been vaccinated against the latest virus strains.”
And there you have it. The social and biometric control grid that globalists have been hungry to set up for years now has the perfect catalyst – a viral pandemic which could cycle indefinitely; all that would be needed is to release a designer virus every couple years which renews public fear. The populace becomes increasingly dependent on government for everything as their very survival depends on their ability to function within the new economy, and without a special mark granted by government saying you are not an infection risk, you could be shunned from all trade and participation.
Refuse to get vaccinated due to health concerns? You’re kicked out of the economy. Homeschool your children? They have not been monitored and are therefore an infection risk, and your whole family is kicked out of the economy. Hold political views that are contrary to globalism? Maybe you are listed as a danger to the system and wrongly labeled infected as punishment; and then you are kicked out of the economy. The establishment can use the threat of economic removal to condition many people into complacency or slavery.
The MIT editor goes on to drive his point home in rather arrogant fashion:
“We’ll adapt to and accept such measures, much as we’ve adapted to increasingly stringent airport security screenings in the wake of terrorist attacks. The intrusive surveillance will be considered a small price to pay for the basic freedom to be with other people.”
Beyond the effort to turn “social distancing” into a new cultural norm enforced by law, there is another agenda being quietly instituted – the cashless society. More and more businesses are starting to refuse cash payments, claiming that paper cash spreads the virus. Oddly enough, they still accept debit cards using pin pads which are much more likely than cash to spread disease.
This may force the public to keep their money in banks despite the threat of a credit freeze or bank holiday. What if you pull cash out of your accounts but are not able to spend it anywhere? Eventually, they will ban debit and credit card transactions in stores as well, and replace them with a non-interactive payment model. This will probably be done through your cell phone in the beginning using a scanning app. In the end, they will use your biometric data for all money transactions.
This forces the public, yet again, to carry a cell phone on them everywhere for their very survival. The tracking network for the virus as well as the new payment transaction system makes this device indispensable. If you want to participate in society, you will have no choice but to be tracked and traced at all times.
Unless, of course, you build your own system of trade and interaction.
The solution to medical tyranny and the cashless society is to not need the system at all for your own survival. This means people will have to build their own economies based on barter and local scrip. They will have to dump their cell phones and rely on other forms of communication such as radio, or establish a digital communication system separate and independent from the establishment system. They will have to become producers and achieve more self reliance. They will have to break free from the grid, and this has to start RIGHT NOW.
Of course, the establishment will claim that these independent people are a threat to everyone else simply by existing. They will perpetuate the lie of “herd immunity” and will claim that independent people will “spread the virus”, even to those who are supposedly protected through vaccination. And eventually they will try to stop decoupled and localized communities from existing using force. At that point we simply go to war with the elites, as we were always going to have to do anyway. The alternative is slavery in the name of the “greater good”, but there is no greater good without freedom, and there is no society without individuality. Pandemic be damned.
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southfront--2020-04-04--In Video: Houthi Fighters Advance Further In Al-Ajashir Desert In Southern Najran

The Houthis announced on April 3 that they had secured new areas in the al-Ajashir desert on the border with @ @ @ @ @ .
The Yemeni group ’ s media wing released a video showing Houthi fighters shelling @ @ @ @ @ key fortified position of Saudi-backed forces in al-Ajashir .
During the attack , the Houthis @ @ @ @ @ from Saudi-backed fighters , who fled the al-Shakiri position leaving behind their personal weapons .
@ @ @ @ @ limited ground operation in the al-Ajashir desert earlier this week .
Vast parts of the @ @ @ @ @ east of the Albuqa border crossing , have been secured , so far .
The @ @ @ @ @ their attacks along the border with Saudi Arabia , once again .
The Yemeni group @ @ @ @ @ attempting to drain Saudi-backed forces defending the border line .
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The Houthis announced on April 3 that they had secured new areas in the al-Ajashir desert on the border with Saudi Arabia’s Najran.
The Yemeni group’s media wing released a video showing Houthi fighters shelling and storming al-Shakiri, a key fortified position of Saudi-backed forces in al-Ajashir.
During the attack, the Houthis faced little to no resistance from Saudi-backed fighters, who fled the al-Shakiri position leaving behind their personal weapons.
The Yemeni group launched a limited ground operation in the al-Ajashir desert earlier this week. Vast parts of the desert, which is located east of the Albuqa border crossing, have been secured, so far.
The Houthis are apparently stepping up their attacks along the border with Saudi Arabia, once again. The Yemeni group’s fighters are likely attempting to drain Saudi-backed forces defending the border line.
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southfront--2020-04-04--Watch: SpaceX’s Latest Starship Test Vehicle Implodes, Crumbles To The Ground, During Cryogenic Test

Watch: SpaceX’s Latest Starship Test Vehicle Implodes, Crumbles To The Ground, During Cryogenic Testing

Yet another SpaceX experiment has gone “ up in smoke ” .
Just a month after the company ’ s SN1 Starship had an unplanned “ incident ” on the launch pad during testing , the company ’ s SN3 Starship test vehicle was seen crumbling like a cardboard paper towel roll wrapped in aluminum foil on the launch pad in Boca Chica , Texas yesterday .
The Starship was planned to undergo a series of tests on the ground and in flight , but it failed its cryogenic proof testing .
The test includes filling the vehicle with liquid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pressures .
SN3 “ failed ” during the end of the test , NASA Space Flight reported , although to the untrained rocket scientist eye , it looks to us that it simply just crumbled to the ground .
Elon Musk said on Twitter : “ We will see what data review says in the morning , but this may have been a test configuration mistake.
” Yeah , we would say so .
You can watch HD video of the Starship ’ s “ structural failure ” here : Also recall , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March that SpaceX ’ s first “ Starship ” SN1 also bit the dust during testing .
We are starting to notice a pattern , as is the general public .
As one person on social media asked : “ What ’ s with the grain silos not holding pressure ?
” Back in early March , another product of Elon Musk innovation wound up blowing up on the launch pad at the company ’ s South Texas facility , also after being tested for pressure with inert liquid nitrogen .
The photographs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the damage on the rocket , which we ’ re certain will not be reused .
Reports claimed that the tank suffered a structural failure during pressurization and information about injuries and the extent of the damage was not readily available from SpaceX at the time .
The protoype ship was designed only for an “ initial round of tests ” , according to Yahoo News , who said that future prototypes would be used for more ambitious tests .
To stupidity , and beyond !

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Yet another SpaceX experiment has gone “up in smoke”.
Just a month after the company’s SN1 Starship had an unplanned “incident” on the launch pad during testing, the company’s SN3 Starship test vehicle was seen crumbling like a cardboard paper towel roll wrapped in aluminum foil on the launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas yesterday.
The Starship was planned to undergo a series of tests on the ground and in flight, but it failed its cryogenic proof testing. The test includes filling the vehicle with liquid nitrogen at cryogenic temperatures and and flight pressures. SN3 “failed” during the end of the test, NASA Space Flight reported, although to the untrained rocket scientist eye, it looks to us that it simply just crumbled to the ground.
Elon Musk said on Twitter: “We will see what data review says in the morning, but this may have been a test configuration mistake.”
Yeah, we would say so. You can watch HD video of the Starship’s “structural failure” here:
Also recall, we pointed out at the beginning of March that SpaceX’s first “Starship” SN1 also bit the dust during testing. We are starting to notice a pattern, as is the general public.
As one person on social media asked: “What’s with the grain silos not holding pressure?”
Back in early March, another product of Elon Musk innovation wound up blowing up on the launch pad at the company’s South Texas facility, also after being tested for pressure with inert liquid nitrogen. The photographs from the morning after show the extent of the damage on the rocket, which we’re certain will not be reused.
Reports claimed that the tank suffered a structural failure during pressurization and information about injuries and the extent of the damage was not readily available from SpaceX at the time. The protoype ship was designed only for an “initial round of tests”, according to Yahoo News, who said that future prototypes would be used for more ambitious tests.
To stupidity, and beyond!
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southfront--2020-04-04--Putin: Current Situation on Oil Markets Could Lead to Future Deficit

The Russian president and members of the cabinet and oil industry officials met via videoconference on Friday to discuss the situation on the global energy markets .
Oil prices suffered their worst decline in decades in March after Russia and Saudi Arabia failed to reach a deal on output cuts amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis .
The current slump in demand for oil could lead to shortages in the future when the global economy enters a period of economic recovery , Russian President Vladimir Putin has said .
“ Demand will inevitably begin to recover , and a situation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with all the negative consequences for the world economy [ that go with it ] , because prices may skyrocket , ” Putin said , speaking to officials and oil industry representatives on Friday .
Putin added that it was the world ’ s common interest to avoid such a scenario .
Today , the situation on energy markets remains difficult , with demand continuing to fall , Putin noted .
This undermines investments and threatens the workforce , and Russia would prefer long-term stability on the oil market , he added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our country has always advocated and is advocating for the long-term stability of the oil market , taking into account the positions of both producers and consumers , ” Putin said .
According to the Russian president , the current situation poses not only economic risks , but technogenic and ecological ones as well .
Putin noted that he spoke to US President Donald Trump about the energy markets situation earlier this week , and that both sides expressed concerns .
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Sputniknews reports (source):
The Russian president and members of the cabinet and oil industry officials met via videoconference on Friday to discuss the situation on the global energy markets. Oil prices suffered their worst decline in decades in March after Russia and Saudi Arabia failed to reach a deal on output cuts amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
The current slump in demand for oil could lead to shortages in the future when the global economy enters a period of economic recovery, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
“Demand will inevitably begin to recover, and a situation of an acute shortage of oil may arise, with all the negative consequences for the world economy [that go with it], because prices may skyrocket,” Putin said, speaking to officials and oil industry representatives on Friday. Putin added that it was the world’s common interest to avoid such a scenario.
Today, the situation on energy markets remains difficult, with demand continuing to fall, Putin noted. This undermines investments and threatens the workforce, and Russia would prefer long-term stability on the oil market, he added.
“I want to emphasize that our country has always advocated and is advocating for the long-term stability of the oil market, taking into account the positions of both producers and consumers,” Putin said.
According to the Russian president, the current situation poses not only economic risks, but technogenic and ecological ones as well. Putin noted that he spoke to US President Donald Trump about the energy markets situation earlier this week, and that both sides expressed concerns.
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southfront--2020-04-04--Bodies Of Turkish-Backed Militants Killed In Libya Arrive In Syria

CERTAINLY NOT .
Half of the old provinces of Aleppo and Raqqa are Turkey now and they have their own PKK problemes made by themselves too .
Turks shuld retreat from them as well .
So – if I decided – there should be 2 new smalle states named emirats , sultanats , countries BETWEEN Syria and Turkey .
The same goes for Turkey/Iraq .
The Diarbykir province is split in the middle as well it would make sense to regain the Mosul Province and maybee give the old Turkish Kurdistan a coner or two more .
You too often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country or Leader .
I am not .
I am a relative neutral one , which propose better for all people living there .
The borders and states are made in the name of old Neocolonialisme .
No one by Balfour 1 and 2 said HOW MANY ( arabic ) states .
It was said “ arabs ” should have their own states .
Iraq as well as Syria is runned in Emirate structures .
Emirates are small states .
Turkey is organized as a modern very centralized state which is much better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their own bread by insisting in Turkish nationalisme of the worst kind .
The corners therefore dont do well and even have rebellions mainly known as PKK .
A cut from Turkey therefore makes sense .
Turks deny to give more influence to its many regional states even Erdogan has lost Istanbul as well as Ankara in local matters .
So Turks for many years ago should have done one of 2 solutions 1 ) Make more self Goverment in its many provinces – or 2 ) Accept that those easterns provinces should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states is no threat for te rest of Turkey as well as Syria and the “ Southern ” Iraq .
They all of course should share the oil and have equipment to keep corruption down .

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On April 3, the bodies of several Turkish-backed Syrian militants who were killed fighting in Libya arrived in northern Syria.
According to the STEP News Agency, the militants’ bodies entered the Turkish-occupied part of the northern Aleppo countryside through the Hawar Kilis border crossing.
Local sources revealed that the bodies belong to six militants of the Suleiman Shah Brigade. The group is a part of the so-called Syrian National Army (SNA), Turkey’s main proxy in Syria.
In the last few months, Turkey deployed thousands of SNA militants in Libya to support forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA). Ankara also shipped loads of weapons, including air-defense systems and combat drones, to the war-torn country.
A recent report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a London-based monitoring group, revealed that 156 Syrian militants have been killed while fighting for Turkey in Libya, thus far.
The deployment of Syrian militants failed to boost the position of GNA forces. This is pushing the Turkish military to play a more direct role in the ongoing conflict with the Libyan National Army (LNA).
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southfront--2020-04-04--Syrian Army Shells Militant Positions In Greater Idlib, Deploys Fresh Reinforcements

On April 3 , the Syrian Arab Army ( SAA ) shelled militants ’ positions in Greater Idlib in response to recent violations of the ceasefire agreement .
According to opposition sources , the shelling targeted positions in the vicinity of the towns of al-Bara , Fatterah and Kansafra in Mount al-Zawiyah in the southern countryside of Idlib .
Radical militants , mainly those operating in the framework of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Wa Harid al-Muminin operations room , carried out several attacks on SAA troops in Greater Idlib over the last few days .
These attacks are a violation of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March 5 .
These violations are apparently pushing pro-government forces to reinforce their positions in Greater Idlib .
According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ( SOHR ) , fresh reinforcements arrived in the region on April 3 morning .
While the ceasefire in Greater Idlib is largely holding , Turkey is yet to fulfil its commitments under the March 5 agreement and reopen the M4 highway .
This could lead to a new military confrontation in the region between the SAA and Turkish forces .
MORE ON THIS TOPIC : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fighters In New Attack In Syria ’ s Deir Ezzor

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On April 3, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled militants’ positions in Greater Idlib in response to recent violations of the ceasefire agreement.
According to opposition sources, the shelling targeted positions in the vicinity of the towns of al-Bara, Fatterah and Kansafra in Mount al-Zawiyah in the southern countryside of Idlib.
Radical militants, mainly those operating in the framework of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Wa Harid al-Muminin operations room, carried out several attacks on SAA troops in Greater Idlib over the last few days. These attacks are a violation of the ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey on March 5.
These violations are apparently pushing pro-government forces to reinforce their positions in Greater Idlib. According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), fresh reinforcements arrived in the region on April 3 morning.
“The reinforcements were deployed in several axes, including Kafr Nabl, Hizareen, al Fatterah and other axes in Mount al-Zawiyah in southern Idlib,” the monitoring group said in a report.
While the ceasefire in Greater Idlib is largely holding, Turkey is yet to fulfil its commitments under the March 5 agreement and reopen the M4 highway. This could lead to a new military confrontation in the region between the SAA and Turkish forces.
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southfront--2020-04-04--Syrian Soldiers Killed In Turkish Strikes In Idlib. Kurdish Rebels Attack Turkish Proxies In Afrin

Don ’ t the Turks know that Hezbollah ’ s Special Forces battalions and Iran ’ s IRGC Elite squadrons are heavily embedded with the Syrian Arab Army ’ s divisions in and around Idlib .
If the Turks use anymore fatal misjudgments , and cause any casualties among said forces , there will be an instantaneous response .
And Turkish outposts , each containing about 1 K troops and various types of equipment , will be attacked by way of multiple means .
These Turkish illegal occupation military outpost , which are in the dozens , are virtually surrounded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Resistance .
SAA , Hezbollah , IRGC , volunteers from the myriad of Iraqi Shia , and Sunni militias , whom have deep ties to Ka ’ taib Hezbollah ( the largest and most powerful of the Shia militias ) whom make up the bulk of the Iraqi Hashd Al-Shabi , whom then make up the largest , most powerful force in the Iraqi Armed Forces .
Incedently , Hashd Al-Shabi has a big axe to grind with the U.S. , whom assassinated their second in command , Al-Muhandis .
And they also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Iraq , U.S. illegal occupation forces and their Turkish counterparts are one in the same .
Same agenda , to go permanently grab resources and do Israel ’ s bidding .
Drones are no longer an option for Turkey , that ’ s old stuff and there ’ s EW countermeasures for them .
So if Turkey , in a lapse of judgment 🌟 starts lobbing their long range self propelled 155mm heavy artillery and medium range MLRS rockets at the SAA and their brothers-in-arms , this whole business could blow wide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Box .
Last time the Turks took this misconceived option and 🌟 started firing and cause some casualties among Hezbollah and Iran ’ s IRGC , they both issued very specific , and stern warnings that Turkey is indeed playing with fire , when it comes to the well-being of its troops in and around their garrisons ( military posts ) , and once again Syria , Hezbollah and Iran stating jointly that 100 percent of Syria will be liberated .
Hell or high water , and that Turkey is wasting its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ troops .
They also called all Turkish troops in Syria temporary guest , but could quite easily be destroyed it things went bad .
They know that Turkey has embarked on a fateful crusade in both Syria and Libya to destabilise the Arabs in the Levant and North Africa .
Which , if allowed to succeed , would put Egypt , Syria , Iraq , Lebanon , Tunis , Algeria , Morrocco permanently and decisively out of the ‘ loop ‘ and tremendous benefit of the largest endeavour ever embarked upon ever , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One Road-Belt initiative , bringing reconstruction of affected countries , infrastructure provided ( in essence ‘ given free , no attachments ) projects to dramatically raise the living standard , interest free , easy term loans ( Egypt has already received multi billions of dollars in free grants , while Iraq signed a ‘ sweetheart deal ‘ with China worth $ 30 billion for much needed infrastructure projects ( ever wonder why U.S. troops are still in Iraq ?
Precisely to block any further steps in Iraq falling into China ’ s sphere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries I just listed are all signatories for the Chinese global OBR initiative , and are excited , and looking forward to the great economic prospects of global free trade , high speed rail lines , connectivity to 5G – 6G wireless , cultural exchanges that promote peace and harmony ( not like the cruel , cold , racist , arrogant , belligerent and outright hegemonic current Jewish led global Dollar system , that has been nightmarish for the people ’ s of the Global South ) .
And for countries that want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Venezuela , who is surrounded by Washington ’ s South America idiot savant ’ s , Brazil and Colombia , who threaten Maduro ’ s government with military action everyday , most recently putting a $ 15 million price tag forMaduros capture .
Even after the U.S. Government outright stole Venezuelan national Oil Company , CITGO , assets in the U.S. worth around $ 160 billion , which Venezuela will never see .
This while Venezuela ’ s economic situation is dire , with China stepping in and bankrolling Venezuela , stopping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Syria , it to has been floated economically by Iran , but also mostly China ’ s deep pockets and gracious spirit .
Israel , of course deeply hates what ’ s going on with all ‘ these Arabs ‘ and their participation in OBR .
It threatens to leave Israel behind in the dust , as one Arab country after another leave Israel to fall apart .
So everything that ’ s happening in the world right now revolves around the great struggle between the bad old global system , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as the Chinese like to call it .
So China will arm the forces of the Axis of Resistance in their vital , crucial struggle , where defeat is not an option .
Russia stands Ready too .

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The Afrin Liberation Forces carried out a series of attacks on Turkish-backed militants in northern Aleppo. According to the group, its fighters stormed positions of Turkish proxies near Omra killing three of them on March 26. On April 1, the group’s members blew up a vehicle of a field commander, Abu Khalid. The commander and his three bodyguards were killed, while the fourth one was injured. On the same day, Kurdish rebels detonated an IED at a headquarters of Turkish-backed forces in the al-Mahmudiyah neighborhood of Afrin city. The attack resulted in material losses only.
The Afrin Liberation Forces is a brand used by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) to distance themselves from regular attacks on the Turkish Army and Turkish-backed groups in northern Syria. They launch their attacks from the YPG-controlled area near the city of Aleppo and have a network of cells within the Turkish-occupied region of Afrin.
Turkish convoys with building blocks and engineering equipment were entering Syria through the Kafr Lusin border crossing on April 1 and April 2. Later, the equipment and building blocks then were delivered to the militant-held part of the M4 highway in southern Idlib. The Turkish military is reportedly planning to use them to set up a group of fortified checkpoints along the highway in order to solidify its presence there. In March, Turkish forces in the area became a target of two IED attacks by radical militants, and Ankara reasonably expects that such attacks could continue in April.
On April 2, two Syrian soldiers were killed and five others were injured in a Turkish artillery strike on a Syrian Army checkpoint near the town of Tell Tamr in the province of al-Hasakah. In 2019, the army established a number of positions in northeastern Syria following a breakthrough agreement with local Kurdish militias. Then, joint Syrian-Russian efforts allowed to limit the Turkish military operation against Kurdish forces and prevent a larger escalation. Nonetheless, sporadic firefights and artillery duels regularly erupt on the contact line between the Turkish Army and its proxies on the one hand and the Syrian Army and Kurdish militias on the other hand.
Meanwhile, the US-led coalition reinforced its military base in the oil-rich area of Rmelan. The US base is located near one of the country’s largest oil fields. It can produce up to 90,000 barrels a day. Earlier, the US military deployed additional equipment and troops to its positions in the area of al-Shaddadi in southern al-Hasakah.
According to the Pentagon, about 500 US troops remain deployed in the oil-rich areas in the provinces of Deir Ezzor and al-Haskah. However, the scale of military activity in the region indicate that the real number of personnel involved is likely higher.
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