On May 24, 2022,a mass shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,Texas,United States,where 18-year-old Salvador Ramos,a former student at the school,fatally shot nineteen students and two teachers and wounded seventeen others.Earlier in the day,he shot his grandmother in the face at home,severely wounding her. He fired shots for approximately five minutes outside the school,before entering unobstructed with an AR-15 style rifle through an unlocked side entrance door.He then shut himself inside two adjoining classrooms,without locking the classroom door,killed the victims, and remained in the school for more than an hour before members of the United States Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) fatally shot him after they bypassed numerous local and state officers who had been in the school's hallways for over an hour.The shooting is the third-deadliest school shooting in the United States,after the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012,and the deadliest in Texas. 

 Police officers waited 1 hour and 14 minutes on-site before breaching the classroom to engage the shooter.Police also cordoned off the school grounds, resulting in violent conflicts between police and civilians, including parents,who were attempting to enter the school to rescue children.[As a consequence, law enforcement officials in Uvalde have been heavily criticized for their response to the shooting,and their conduct is being reviewed in separate investigations by the Texas Ranger Division and the United States Department of Justice.Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials laid much of the responsibility for the police response on Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department (UCISD PD) chief Pedro Arredondo, who they identified as the incident commander.Arredondo refuted the characterization of his role as incident commander, but was later fired by the Uvalde school board for his actions during the shooting.A report conducted by the Texas House of Representatives Investigative Committee attributed the fault more widely to "systemic failures and egregious poor decision making" by many authorities. The report said,"At Robb Elementary,law enforcement responders failed to adhere to their active shooter training,and they failed to prioritize saving the lives of innocent victims over their own safety... there was an unacceptably long period of time before officers breached the classroom,neutralized the attacker and began rescue efforts." 

 Shortly after the shooting,local and state officials gave inaccurate reports of the timeline of events and exaggerated police actions.The Texas Department of Public Safety acknowledged that it was an error for law enforcement to delay an assault on Ramos' position in the student-filled classrooms, attributing this to the school district police chief's assessment of the situation as one with a "barricaded subject" instead of an "active shooter".Law enforcement was also aware there were injured individuals in the school before they made their entrance. 

 Following the shooting, which occurred ten days after the 2022 Buffalo shooting,wider discussions ensued about American gun culture and violence,gridlock in politics,and law enforcement's failure to halt or intervene during the attack.Around a month after the shooting,Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and President Biden signed the bill into law; it was the most significant federal gun reform legislation since the Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994. 

 Robb Elementary was closed permanently following the shooting and will be demolished. 

 In 1996 mass shootings ocurred in Dublane,Scotland,UK and in Port Arthur,Tasmania,Australia.Immediatly following the mass shootings the governments in both the UK and Australia enacted very strict gun laws.Since 1996 there has not been any mass shootings in both the UK and Australia. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robb_Elementary_School_shooting

US FIGHTER JET GOES DOWN IN SOUTH CHINA SEA 

  The crash of a US F-35C stealth fighter jet in the South China Sea on January 23 continues to be a much-discussed topic in Chinese social media platforms, after the US navy confirmed the authenticity of footage and photographs of the accident.Netizens and experts said it indicates technical and operational problems, as well as loose management and exhaustion in the US military,despite the country's desire to flaunt its military might against China. 

 On Monday,January 24 the day after a US dual aircraft carrier group entered the South China Sea,an F-35C stealth fighter jet crashed and then fell into the sea after trying to land on the USS Carl Vinson, one of the carriers. 

 It is the first known crash of F-35C,one of most advanced stealth fighter jets in the world and each one is reportedly worth $100 million.  

 A still photograph and a 14-second video about the accident circulated in the global media on Friday,January 28.The photograph shows the plane floating on the surface of the South China Sea, its cockpit open after the pilot had ejected.The F-35 can also be seen on its landing approach to the aircraft carrier but the footage cuts off before the plane hits the flight deck.

 A spokesperson for the US Navy's 7th Fleet said on January 28 that an investigation into the incident is ongoing and the images that have emerged on social media since the crash are genuine,CNN reported. 

 "The ship has assessed that the video and photo covered by the media today were taken on board USS Carl Vinson ... during the crash,"Commander Hayley Sims, public affairs officer for the 7th Fleet,was quoted as saying by CNN. 

The footage is short,but it shows that the aircraft is very close to the aircraft carrier after finishing the last turn,which leaves little time for the pilot to adjust flying position, Wang Yanan, chief editor of Beijing-based Aerospace Knowledge magazine,told the Global Times. 

 Such a landing method is rare in normal training,and is more likely to be applied during combat or when something goes wrong with the aircraft, according to experts. 

 "Maybe the pilot was trying to show off, but messed it up" no zuo no die, why you try," a user of China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo commented on Saturday.January 29. 

 "No zuo no die" is a Chinese internet meme that means "one would not be in trouble had one not asked for it." 

 "Maybe it is just the US navy testing a new amphibious fighter in the South China Sea," another netizen commented. 

 Some netizens wondered how such a confidential matter could have been leaked and circulated in the global media,as it is an embarrassment for the US navy. 

 Others said the accident might be a conspiracy by the US military so that they can stay in the South China Sea for longer and even explore the topography in the area. 

 The operation to recover the F-35C from the bottom of the South China Sea could take up to 120 days,media reports said,citing US military officials. 

 Experts said the US would not have wanted to put itself in such an embarrassing position,especially while trying to flex its muscles on the doorstep of China. The leak of the footage of the crash also shows loose management in the US navy, they noted.  

 Some explanations for the accident have been suggested. First, the landing speed was too high which meant that the landing gear broke;second,the landing was not in the correct position. Only one of the plane's wheels touched the deck so that the F-35C tilted and fell off the ship,Fu Qianshao,a Chinese military aviation expert,told the Global Times on Saturday.January 29. 

 It might have been because the aircraft carrier was shaking, or the aircraft just targeted the wrong landing site,according to Fu. 

 More details will be needed to figure out the real cause of the accident.But the fact that the aircraft could be seen floating for a while shows that it smacked onto the surface of the sea rather than heading down directly,Fu said. 

 However,Wang Yanan noted that the US military will probably not release more details of the investigation as it would involve a lot of confidential information concerning the US navy's combat capacity,such as the training level of their pilots,the management level on the US aircraft carriers and some technical details.  

 It is also possible that the flight engaged the arresting cable but it then got unhooked.In this case,the cable would kick back and hurt the ground staff,Wang said. 

 Such an accident would mean that the deck of the aircraft carrier would temporarily lose its work capacity.If this happened during combat,the carrier would be a vulnerable target,Wang noted. 

 "No matter what the reason is, the accident shows that the US military has some problems with training," a military expert told the Global Times on condition of anonymity echoing Wang. 

 The expert also noted that the pilot was probably not concentrating enough when trying to land on the deck so that he failed to correct course in time. The US has carried out numerous exercises in waters near China, so this accident will put a lot of psychological pressure on the pilots and reduce their operational efficiency, the expert noted. 

 However, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said it was aware that a US Navy stealth fighter had crashed in the South China Sea but "had no interests in their plane."

   "We advise [the US] to contribute more to regional peace and stability,rather than flexing force at every turn in [the South China Sea]," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said. 

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202201/1250237.shtml

NANCY PELOSI VISITS TAIWAN AND STIRS UP TENSION WITH CHINA

    U.S. politician Nancy Pelosi,while serving as the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives,visited Taiwan (officially the Republic of China)on 2 August 2022.A delegation of five Democratic Party members of the House accompanied Pelosi on the visit. The two-day trip to Taiwan was part of tour of Asia that also included stops in Singapore,Malaysia,South Korea and Japan.President Joe Biden discouraged but did not prevent Pelosi from travelling to Taiwan, and the White House later affirmed her right to visit the island nation.

 Taiwanese foreign minister Joseph Wu received Pelosi and her delegation.Shortly after her arrival,Pelosi said that her visit was a sign of the United States' "unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan's vibrant democracy."Pelosi's trip included a visit to the Legislative Yuan and a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen before her departure for South Korea.

 The visit was condemned by the People's Republic of China (PRC),which sent warnings through diplomatic channels to the U.S. government.After Pelosi's departure, the PRC commenced military exercises encircling Taiwan,which ran from 4 to 7 August 2022.Additional "regular" exercises were announced to run in the Yellow and Bohai Sea until August 15 and September 8 respectively,but ended early on August 10.

 President Tsai Ing-wen also paid former US Secretary of State $350,000 (US) to come to Taiwan and give a speech.However all these action came at a price for President Tsai Ing-wen in the 2022 Taiwanese elections.

 Local elections were held in Taiwan on November 26 and to be held on December 18,2022 to elect county magistrates (city mayors),county (city) councilors,township mayors,township councilors and chiefs of village (borough) in 6 municipalities and 16 counties (cities).Elected officials would serve a four-year term.The election was held alongside the 2022 Taiwanese constitutional referendum.

 The election resulted in a big loss for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party as all mayoral and magisterial candidates in the north were defeated.Tsai Ing-wen,the incumbent President of the Republic of China,resigned as party head after the poll.

 You will find very little mention of these election results in western media. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Taiwanese_local_elections

EDWARD SNOWDEN TAKES OATH TO BECOME A RUSSIAN CITIZEN

    Shireen Abu Akleh was a Palestinian-American journalist who worked as a reporter for the Arabic-language channel Al Jazeera for 25 years, and was one of the most prominent names across the Middle East for her decades of reporting in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.Over the course of her career,she reported on numerous major events affecting Palestinians,while also analyzing Israeli politics.Her televised reporting and distinctive sign-offs became common knowledge,and,as a leading journalist in the Arab world,she was a source of inspiration for many other Palestinians and Arabs,particularly as a role model for Arab women intent on pursuing careers in journalism.

 On May 11,2022,while covering a raid by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on the Jenin Refugee camp in the West Bank,Abu Akleh,who was wearing a blue vest with "PRESS" written on it,was shot and killed.Despite initial reports by her colleagues (including an AFP photojournalist) accusing Israeli soldiers for her death,Israel initially denied responsibility and blamed Palestinian militants. Later, the IDF stated that a probe found that it was possible she had been killed by fire from either the IDF or Palestinians.Separate investigations were conducted by international news outlets, including The New York Times,The Washington Post and Bellingcat,as well as by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,all of which concluded that the shot that killed her came from Israeli forces;an independent investigation by CNN concluded that her death was the result of a targeted Israeli killing.Further investigation by the US State Department also concluded she was "likely killed by Israeli fire", though US officials stated there was "no reason to believe" her shooting was intentional.On September 5,the IDF admitted a "high possibility" that the journalist was "accidentally hit" by army fire,but said that,despite US requests to do so,it would not undertake a criminal investigation into her death.Forensic Architecture,a London-based research group,rejected Israel's findings on 20 September,with its investigation finding that she was deliberately targeted and that sustained shooting indicated "Shireen was actively and deliberately denied medical aid" in the absence of fighting in the area.In November 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation into the killing,a move that Israel condemned and stated they would not cooperate with.

 The manner of her death and the subsequent violent disruption of her funeral drew widespread international condemnation of Israel.During the funeral,Israeli Police officers attacked pallbearers who were carrying her coffin from the Saint Joseph Hospital in East Jerusalem with batons and stun grenades.The hospital itself was stormed by Israeli police who hit,shoved and trampled on patients,threw stun grenades,wounding and causing burns to medical staff.The facility issued a statement from the Christian Churches of the Holy Land group,representing 15 Christian denominations,stating that the Israeli police's actions constituted "invasion and disproportionate use of force ... (and) a severe violation of international norms and regulations,including the fundamental right of freedom of religion." Her funeral was attended by tens of thousands of Palestinians carrying flags and chanting nationalist songs.It is believed to have been the largest Palestinian funeral in Jerusalem in over twenty years. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shireen_Abu_Akleh

US BLOWS UP 2 NORDSTREAM PIPELINES

  While the US,Russia and most European governments have reserved judgment as to who might be behind the September 24 explosion that damaged both Nord Stream pipelines, former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski had no such qualms."Thank you USA," Sikorski tweeted on Tuesday,September 25 alongside a photo of the massive gas leak in the waters of the Baltic Sea.Both pipelines were severely damaged off the coast of the Danish island of Bornholm, in what many now call a deliberate act.

 Sikorski later tweeted,in Polish,that damage to Nord Stream means that Russia will have to "talk to the countries controlling the Brotherhood and Yamal gas pipelines,Ukraine and Poland" if it wishes to continue delivering gas to Europe. "Good work," he concluded. 

 Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 lost all pressure on Monday, after what the Swedish and Danish authorities later said were a series of undersea explosions. The first pipeline was operating at reduced capacity after what Russia said were technical difficulties,while the second was fully pressurized but not operational,due to German refusal to certify it.

 Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki didn't go quite as far as Sikorski,but chose to describe the Nord Stream incident as "an act of sabotage,related to the next step of escalation of the situation in Ukraine." 

 Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wondered if Sikorsky's tweet amounted to an "official statement that this was a terrorist attack."Meanwhile, Moscow's deputy ambassador to the UN,Dmitry Polyanskiy, thanked Sikorski for "making it crystal clear who stands behind this terrorist-style targeting of civilian infrastructure!"

 Not just any MEP,Sikorski is a former UK citizen and a fellow at numerous US and NATO think-tanks,as well as Poland's former defense (2005-2007) and foreign minister (2007-2014). In October 2014, he was caught fabricating a claim about Russian President Vladimir Putin wanting to partition Ukraine with Warsaw and was forced to recant. 

 Sikorski called Russia a "serial rapist" in January 2022 and in June told Ukraine's Espreso TV that NATO had the right to give Kiev nuclear weapons. He is married to American pundit Anne Applebaum, who is also an outspoken foe of Russia. 

    Jeffrey Sachs A Columbia University economist claimed that the United States WAS behind the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline,declaring that multiple journalists have said they believe it was an attack directed by Washington, but are unable to report it. 

 Jeffrey Sachs,director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University,appeared on Bloomberg TV on October 1st and was asked about the Ukraine conflict.

 Seismologists in Denmark and Sweden a week ago said they had registered two powerful blasts on September 24 in the vicinity of the leaks from the Nord Stream pipeline, and the explosions were in the water,not under the seabed. 

 Sachs said he saw several reasons why the USA was behind the sabotage. 

 'Well, first, there is direct radar evidence that US military helicopters that are normally based in Gdansk were circling over this area,'Sachs said'. 

 'We also had the threat from the US [President Joe Biden] earlier this year that "one way or another we are going to end Nord Stream." 

 'We also had a remarkable statement from [US] Secretary [of State Antony] Blinken last Friday in a press conference where he said "this is also a tremendous opportunity."' 

 'That's a strange way to talk if you're worried about piracy on international infrastructure of vital significance.' 

 Biden on February 7,standing next to the new chancellor of Germany,Olaf Scholz,stated at a White House news conference that the US would 'bring an end' to the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine. 

 Further look at who stands the most to gain.Europe no longer gets cheap gas from Russia and now has to pay 4 times as much for gas to get it from the USA. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11276965/Columbia-professor-says-widely-believed-Nord-Stream-pipeline-sabotage.html

CANADA CONVOY PROTEST

 A series of protests and blockades in Canada against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions,called the Freedom Convoy (French:Convoi de la liberte) by organizers,began in early 2022.The initial convoy movement was created to protest vaccine mandates for crossing the United States border,but later evolved into a protest about COVID-19 mandates in general.Beginning January 22,hundreds of vehicles formed convoys from several points and traversed Canadian provinces before converging on Ottawa on January 29,2022,with a rally at Parliament Hill.The convoys were joined by thousands of pedestrian protesters.Several offshoot protests blockaded provincial capitals and border crossings with the United States. 

   In late 2021,both Canada and the US accommodated unvaccinated cross-border truckers by exempting them from COVID-19 vaccine requirements in order to prevent exacerbating existing supply chain disruptions. The exemptions in Canada ended on January 15,2022,and the US exemption ended on January 22, 2022. Of the 120,000 Canadian licensed truck drivers who regularly serve cross-border routes,approximately 85 per cent were already vaccinated against COVID-19 by January.An estimated 12,000 to 16,000 Canadian truckers could be affected. 

   Protesters occupied the downtown core of Ottawa and stated that they would not leave until all COVID-19 restrictions and mandates were repealed.Officials expressed concern about the economic impact of border blockades.On February 11,Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency,introducing new legal sanctions on the impediment of trade routes,highways,airports,ports,bridges and railways.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden spoke on February 11 to discuss ending blockades at the border.On February 14,Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time since its passing in 1988.Between February 17 and 20,a large joint-operation police presence in Ottawa arrested organizers and protesters,removed parked vehicles and dismantled blockades from Ottawa streets.By February 21, most of the protesters had been cleared from Ottawa.Some protesters had their bank accounts seized by the Canadian government.

  The convoy was condemned by trucking industry and labor groups.The Canadian Trucking Alliance stated that most protesters had no connection to trucking. Near a blockade in Coutts,Alberta, multiple weapons were seized and four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers. Officials raised concerns of some protesters' involvement with far-right extremist groups,including those promoting violence and that some protesters called for the federal government of Canada to be overthrown.Some sources have called the protests an occupation or a siege.On the political front,Trudeau and New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh condemned the convoy,while many members of Parliament from the Conservative Party of Canada endorsed the convoy;Republican politicians from the United States and conservative politicians and media figures around the world also endorsed the convoy.Multiple opinion polls showed that a majority of Canadians opposed the convoy,while a minority supported the convoy.

TIGRAY WAR

 The war in Ukraine is not the only war going on at present.Since November of 2020 there has been a war going on in Ethiopia.China,Turkey and Iran have been supporting the Ethiopian government.More people have died in this war than the war in Ukraine.But you won't see Americans or any westerners waving TPLF (Tigray People's Liberation Front-opposition of the government) flags.

 The Tigray War was an armed conflict that lasted from November 3,2020 to November 3,2022.The war was primarily fought in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia between the Ethiopian federal government and Eritrea on one side, and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on the other. 

 After years of increased tensions and hostilities between the TPLF and the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea,fighting began when Tigrayan security forces attacked the Northern Command headquarters of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF),alongside a number of other bases in Tigray.The ENDF counterattacked from the south"while Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) began launching attacks from the north"which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed described as "law enforcement operations."Federal allied forces captured Mekelle,the capital of the Tigray Region, on November 28,after which Abiy declared the operation "over."However, the Tigray government stated soon afterwards that it would continue fighting until the "invaders" were out,and on June 28,2021,the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) retook Mekelle;by July the same year,they had also advanced into the Amhara and Afar regions.In early November 2021,the TDF,together with the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA),took control of several towns on the highway south from Tigray Region towards Addis Ababa and the TPLF stated that it considered "marching on [the capital]." Together with seven smaller rebel groups, the TPLF and OLA declared a coalition aiming to "dismantle Abiy's government by force or by negotiations,and then form a transitional authority." 

 After a successful government counter-offensive in response and then a series of negotiations with the TPLF,Ethiopia declared an indefinite humanitarian truce on March 24.2022,in order to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid into Tigray.However,fighting dramatically re-escalated in late August 2022,after peace talks broke down.Rapid mobilization of troops soon followed, with Ethiopia,Eritrea and Tigray reportedly organizing hundreds of thousands of troops against each other by October the same year.After a number of peace and mediation proposals in the intervening years,Ethiopia and the Tigrayan rebel forces agreed to a cessation of hostilities on November 2,which went into effect the day after;Eritrea was not a party to the agreement,however,and their status has remained unclear. 

  All sides,particularly the ENDF,EDF and TDF,have committed war crimes during the conflict.Mass extrajudicial killings of civilians have taken place throughout,including in Axum,Bora, Chenna,Kobo,the Hitsats refugee camp,Humera,Mai Kadra,the Debre Abay monastery and Zalambessa.An estimated 385,000-600,000 people have been killed and war rape became a "daily" occurrence,with girls as young as 8 and women as old as 72 being raped,often in front of their families.A major humanitarian crisis has developed as a result of the war,with famine becoming widespread.It also inflicted immense economic damage on the region,with the cost of rebuilding alone estimated to be roughly $20 billion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigray_War

A BULLY WILL KEEP ON BEING A BULLY UNTIL THEY ARE STOPPED

Just 45 days after coming to office, UK Prime Minister Lizz Truss stepped down from office on Thursday,October 20,becoming the PM to have served the shortest term ever in the country. After news of the resignation broke, the beleaguered leader said she had spoken to King Charles III to notify him of her resignation and also met the 1922 Committee chair Sir Graham Brady,in charge of Tory leadership elections,who has said a new Tory leader should be in place by next Friday. 

Truss took over after former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson in September after the former failed to survive the "party game" scandal. And yet,the new PM Truss had barely a week of peace in office before her political program collapsed.Her resignation on her 45th day in office makes her the shortest-serving Prime Minister in Britain's history.The second shortest-serving prime minister was George Canning,who served for 119 days before he died in office in 1827. 

Here is a short timeline of Truss' rather humiliating tenure: 

September 5:Truss wins a vote by Conservative party members by 81,326,against 60,399 for Rishi Sunak,who served as finance minister under previous prime minister Boris Johnson.However, despite being the new leader of the largest party in Parliament (which makes her the PM), she had leaa tha 0.2 percent support of the electorate. 

September 6:Truss becomes PM after being confirmed by Queen Elizabeth.Kwasi Kwarteng is appointed as chancellor of the exchequer by Truss. 

September 8:Truss introduces a controversial and expensive scheme to cap household energy bills by way of Britain's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.However,the Queen passes away on the same day,suspending all government activities for the next 10 days. 

September 23:The contentious "Mini Budget", also dubbed the 'Kami-Kwasi' detailing energy scheme prices over the six months unveiled by Kwarteng would require (60 billion ($67 billion).However,no measures to raise funds are announced.Major new borrowing schemes were announced instead.The move was met with political resistance and outrage.The markets also respond disapprovingly with the pound plummetting towards parity against the dollar. 

September 26:Pound plummets to new depths following more Kwarteng's announcement of more 'tax cuts'. 

September 28:A two-week programme to buy long-term UK bond announced by Bank of England,to fix the turmoil in the bond market that put British pension funds in jeopardy.The programme would cost 65 billion pounds and was intended to "to restore orderly market conditions". 

September 29:Labour Party, the main Opposition in the UK,reports a 33-point lead as per statistics by YouGov report.It is the biggest margin over the Tories that the Labour party has managed to gain since the time of Labour PM Tony Blair in the late 1990s. 

October 3:Truss and the Chancellor scrap the proposed tax cuts after rushed midnight talks in what is seen as an embarrassing U-turn for he Truss government. 

October 5:Truss doubled down on her "growth, growth, growth" agenda in her address but both party and the markets remained unsure.Rising mortgage rates impact UK households,leading to further discontent. 

October 10-October 12:More U-turns continue with Kwartend first revealing he will release the medium-term fiscal plan alongside independent budget forecasts on October 31.Further cuts to public spending,however,were dropped after yet another U-turn announced by Truss despite promises of no further modifications.The image of the government,however,fails to inspire confidence. 

October 14:Kwarteng fired after just 38 days in the role as markets remain grim.The Chancellor,in response,writes to the PM explaining his moves as essential to save British economy.Former foreign minister Jeremy Hunt appointed as the new Chancellor. 

October 19:Indian-origin hardline interior minister Suella Braverman quit following a row with Truss and Hunt over immigration,alleging that she had "serious concerns" about the government. The incident brought further embarrassment for Truss government and local tabloids called the day a day of "mayhem".A fracking ban vote in Parliament also descends into chaos. While Truss won the trust vote,several MPs rebelled.Media called it the death knell for the Truss government. 

https://www.outlookindia.com/international/how-liz-truss-became-the-shortest-serving-prime-minister-of-britain-a-timeline-news-231504

DEATH AND STATE FUNERAL OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II-GOOD RIDDANCE

 On September 8,2022 at 15:10 BST,Elizabeth II,Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms,and the longest-reigning British monarch,died of old age at Balmoral Castle in Scotland,at the age of 96.The Queen's death was publicly announced at 18:30.She was succeeded by her eldest son,Charles III. 

 The death of the Queen set in motion Operation London Bridge,a collection of plans including arrangements for her state funeral and supported by Operation Unicorn,which set protocols for her death occurring in Scotland.The United Kingdom observed a national mourning period of 10 days. The Queen lay in state in Westminster Hall from 14 to 19 September,during which time an estimated 250,000 people queued to pay their respects. 

 The state funeral service was held at Westminster Abbey on 19 September,followed on the same day by a committal service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.The Queen was interred with her husband Philip in the King George VI Memorial Chapel later that evening.The occasion of her state funeral was a public holiday in the UK and several Commonwealth states.The state funeral was one of the United Kingdom's most watched special television broadcasts,surpassing the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton,the previous most watched royal event of the 21st century. 

 Now for what I am about to say many British people will probably not appreciate.I think the world is better off without Queen Elizabeth II.Here is why I feel that way.For one,the Queen was like a Mafia boss.George Galloway,a thirty year member of the UK Parliament,believes Queen Elizabeth II was responsible for the 1997 death of Princess Diana.Like a mafia boss she put out a contract on her.The Queen certainly had a motive.Diana was pregnanted by Dodi Fayed,her Muslim boyfriend.Being the racist she is the Queen would not accept a Muslim in the royal family.Further,look at the facts.The allege facts concluded that Diana's chauffer was driving drunk when the vehicle crashed inside that tunnel on that Saturday night in Paris.A driver for British royalty driving drunk.Hmmm...

 Second,I do not like the Queen ostracizing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Meghan Markle is part black.The Queen being the racist that she is does not want a black to be associated with the Royal family.

 Third,the Queen's and King Charles' refusal to pardon Julian Assange.Julian Assange should be pardoned and receive a noble peace prize.The Queen just ignores Julian.

 Finally-Harry Dunn.Harry Dunn was a 19 year old Englishman who was killed by an American in the UK.The American fled back to the USA.The UK government demanded the perpetrator be returned to the UK to face justice.The American government told the UK government to fuck off.The British government has been kissing America's ass by making the UK taxpayer's cloth and feed Julian Assange when all Assange did was do journalism.At the same time when the British government wants a person from the USA to return to the UK for killing a Britih citizen and is then told to piss off by the US government.Makes one wonders who is really ruling the UK.It is clearly not the British royalty.

 One side note.The Queen has a son (Prince Andrew) who enjoys having sex with small children. 

https://people.com/royals/queen-elizabeth-cause-of-death-revealed-old-age/

   The 2022 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2022 season.The 118th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros and the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies.The Astros defeated the Phillies in six games to earn their second championship.The series was broadcast in the United States on Fox television and ESPN Radio.

     The Houston Astros entered the 2022 MLB postseason as the AL West champions and the top-seeded AL team, while the Phillies won a wild card, earning the sixth and final NL playoff berth.The Phillies took a 2-1 lead after three games,before the Astros won the final three games to win the series.Jeremy Pena won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award,becoming the first position player to win the award as a rookie.

    The series was notable for having the first World Series no-hitter since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series,when Astros pitchers Cristian Javier,Bryan Abreu,Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly achieved a combined no-hitter in Game 4.It was also the third postseason no-hitter in MLB history, after Roy Halladay's no-hitter (also pitched in Citizens Bank Park) in Game 1 of the 2010 National League Division Series.

    MLB has sold sponsorships to various postseason series since 2017, with YouTube TV serving as the official presenting sponsor of the World Series from 2017 through 2019.The World Series did not have a presenting sponsor in 2020 or 2021,but resumed sponsorship in 2022.As a result of a new multi-year agreement with Capital One,this World Series was officially known as the 2022 World Series presented by Capital One.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_World_Series

SUPER BOWL LVI

 Super Bowl LVI was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2021 season.The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Los Angeles Rams defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20.The game was played on February 13, 2022,at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood,California,the home stadium of the Rams,marking the second consecutive and second overall Super Bowl with a team playing and winning in its home stadium.

 The Rams' victory was their second,first as a Los Angeles-based team and their first since winning 1999's Super Bowl XXXIV when they were based in St. Louis.Finishing with a 12-5 record,the Rams reached their fifth appearance after acquiring veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford,who had not won a playoff game in his previous 12 years with the Detroit Lions.The Bengals,who finished with a 10-7 record, were seeking their first Super Bowl title following several decades of losing seasons and playoff struggles.They won their first playoff game since 1990,ending the longest drought in the four major North American sports,en route to their third Super Bowl appearance and first since 1988's Super Bowl XXIII.Each team finished the regular season as their respective conference's 4-seed,making this the first Super Bowl without a top-3 seed since seeding was introduced in 1975.

 The game had three lead changes and mostly kept within a one-possession margin.Los Angeles led 13-10 at halftime,but the Bengals scored 10 straight points on their first two drives in the third quarter.Trailing 20-16 in the fourth, the Rams scored a touchdown to retake the lead with under two minutes remaining and stopped Cincinnati's final drive on downs.Wide receiver Cooper Kupp,who converted a fourth down on the Rams' final drive and scored the game-winning touchdown, was named Super Bowl MVP.

 NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl LVI was the second-most watched in the game's history,marking a shift from several years of declining ratings.Seen by an average of 112.3 million total viewers on both NBC and its streaming platforms,the game's ratings were up 8% from the previous Super Bowl. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_LVI

2022 NBA FINALS

2022 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

      The 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL).The playoffs began on May 2, 2022,one day after the 2021-22 NHL regular season,and concluded on June 26,2022 with the Colorado Avalanche winning their third Stanley Cup in franchise history,defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning four games to two in the Stanley Cup Finals.

 With the Government of Canada allowing cross-border travel for fully vaccinated players and team personnel between Canada and the United States,the league was able to return to its usual two conference,four division alignment.As a result,the standard 16-team playoff format that was used before the COVID-19 pandemic from 2014-2019 was reinstated.

 The Florida Panthers made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. best record) during the regular season.The Pittsburgh Penguins increased their postseason appearance streak to 16 seasons,the longest active streak in the four major North American professional sports leagues.Three of the semifinalists from the previous season (the Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders and Vegas Golden Knights) failed to qualify for the playoffs.The Los Angeles Kings ended a two-year run in which no teams from California qualified for the playoffs.

All eight playoff teams from the Eastern Conference finished the season with at least 100 points,marking the first playoffs in NHL history in which all eight teams in a single conference qualified with at least 100 points.

 Florida's opening round series victory over the Washington Capitals was their first series win since the 1996 Eastern Conference Finals.This postseason marked the third time that the league has played 50 or more games in the opening round of the playoffs since this round was changed to a best-of-seven format in 1987.The First Round featured five Game 7s,the most in a single playoff round since 1992,when there were six Game 7s in the Division Semifinals. On May 15,for the first time since 1997 and the second time in League history,both Game 7s went into overtime.With their Conference Final series victory,the Tampa Bay Lightning became the third team in league history to win at least eleven consecutive playoff series; joining the Montreal Canadiens (1976-1980) and New York Islanders (1980-1984) in accomplishing this feat. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Stanley_Cup_playoffs

2022 AFL (AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL) GRAND FINAL 

  "Peru" is a song by Nigerian singer Fireboy DML.It was released on 20 July 2021,through YBNL Nation, and distributed by Empire. "Peru" was written by Fireboy DML,Ivory Scott & Kolten Perine and produced by Shizzi & Perine.On 23 December 2021a reworked version of "Peru" was released, in collaboration with English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.The music video for the version with Sheeran was released on 24 December 2021.[1] An additional remix,featuring rappers 21 Savage and Blxst was also later released.The song was nominated at the 7th annual African Entertainment Awards USA for Song of the Year.The government of the Republic of Peru endorsed the version with Sheeran,encouraging its citizens to listen to it.

 After the song garnered popularity and reached number one on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart,Fireboy reached out to Sheeran for a remix through the founder of SB.TV,Jamal Edwards.On 11 February 2022,he released the official remix of "Peru",with featured vocals from 21 Savage and Blxst,through Empire Distribution for YBNL Nation.

 On 6 August 2021,Fireboy released the music video for "Peru".The visual sees Fireboy lounging around the streets of the US,seen in the studio,skydiving and trying out dishes.The visual was directed by Mariano Valentino,with additional footage shot by Dakota Lim and Diego Pina.The visual was edited by Ryan Corr.The new version, music video featuring Ed Sheeran,was released on 24 December 2021.Directed by Gabriella Kingsley and shot in London,United Kingdom.The music video reached 1.9 million views,less than 24 hours after its releases.On 21 December 2021,Fireboy shared a short clip on his social platforms,singing "Peru" with Sheeran.

 "Peru" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on UK Afrobeats Singles Chart.It would eventually spend 22 consecutive weeks in the top 10,tying "Shape of You" and "Bad Habits" as Sheeran's longest-charting songs in the top 10.On 2 August,it debuted at number ten on the TurnTable Top 50.On 4 August,the song peaked at number 14 on the TurnTable Top 50 Airplay chart.On the same day, it peaked at number five on TurnTable Top 50 streaming songs chart.On 26 August, "Peru" peaked at number 26 on TurnTable TV Top songs chart.On 2 December 2021,it was named on Apple Music Top Songs of 2021,in Nigeria."Peru" is Fireboy's most popular record with over 20.6 million Spotify streams as of December 2021. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_(song)

TSUKASA AOI:SMASH HIT OF THE YEAR FOR 2022

  Being there is no longer any Playboy Playmate of the Year,on my website I had created a "Smash Hit of the Month" and a "Smash Hit of the Year".The "Smash Hit of the Year" is chosen by voting from viewers of my website. 

  On Tuesday,August 14,1990 Tsukasa Aoi was born in Osaka,Japan.She was chosen "Smash Hit of the Year for 2022" on my website.

http://hitsofalldecades.com/chart_hits/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6526&Itemid=57 

   Tsukasa Aoi is a Japanese gravure idol,actress,television personality and AV idol.Tsukasa Aoi debuted as a uniform gravure model in the October 2008 issue of the magazine Bejean.In June 2009 she was cast as a regular in the Sun Television variety show Gung Gung Bone!,which was cancelled shortly later.

   The same year,she made regular appearances on San-TV talk show Onagokoro and featured the segment "Tsukasa Aoi's Aim for the Top" in the Television Osaka variety show Idol Sniper 2.In December 2009, she starred in Aoi Shijo,her first gravure video and a second gradure video was released in  August 2010.

   Below is a photo of Tsukasa Aoi if you want to see more revealing photos of her go to:

http://hitsofalldecades.com/chart_hits/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6526&Itemid=57 

CLOSING

 So much for the world in 2022.As for my world I started 2021 living in Chianyai,Thailand and I will end 2022 living in Chianyai,Thailand.

 In 2022 I increased the size of my website.I now have approximately 6500 files on my website (see:www.hitsofalldecades.com).My projections are to have 6800 files on my website by January 15,2024.It may take me about three years for me to get my website up to snuff.So it may be at least three years before I begin writing that book about my life which I have been wanting to do for the past 14 years.Also in about three years I am hoping to have my own internet show.We will see.I take life one day at a time.I am hoping for this book and my internet show to be my bonanza.As Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones said back in 1967 "Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind".

 It was a pleasure to have all of you being part of my life this year.Anyway,that is my year-end review for 2022.I hope you all had a cool year too and that you have lots of dreams to aim for in the next 12 months or so.

 Remember every second of your life you spend thinking of bad and negative thoughts it is one second less you're are spending thinking of good and positive thoughts and you don't get that one second back.Try spending more time thinking about things that make you smile and laugh.

 So even if life does not deal you the cards you wanted just remember to keep on dancing and enjoying the party.Have a fantastic Xmas or whatever holiday you celebrate and I will e-mail you all individually when the time frame is not so narrow!! It's been great to have you all in my year and my life!!!! 

         Joyeaux Noel,Feliz Navidad,Frohliches Weihnachten,Merry Xmas et la prochain