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There was aFull Solar Eclipse on Dec. 4th, 2021.
Live Feed of the Dec. 4, 2021 Total Solar Eclipse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J04GFN2Pq1w
Details of incident between Russian flight and NATO spy plane revealed
The Russian civil aviation authority has confirmed that its air traffic control personnel had to divert the course of two aircraft to prevent them colliding with a NATO spy plane in the Black Sea region.
In a statement on Saturday, Russia’s federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, shed more light on an incident that had unfolded above the international waters of the Black Sea the day before.
The regulator said a NATO reconnaissance plane had been flying dangerously close to a Moscow-bound civil aircraft with more than 140 passengers on board and had repeatedly ignored attempts by air traffic control to make contact with it. Because the NATO jet’s crew had failed to respond, the passenger plane was forced instead to lose altitude.
Rosaviatsia said air traffic control had observed a NATO Bombardier CL-600 Artemis reconnaissance aircraft rapidly descending from 11,000 meters (36,000 feet) to 9,200 meters (30,200 feet) as it crossed the civil flight path in the immediate proximity of the Aeroflot SU501 flight.
Ground control was then obliged to intervene, advising the Moscow-bound aircraft and another plane, a Maltese CL-650 flying from the Russian resort city of Sochi to Skopje in North Macedonia, to change course.
“The course and the altitude of the civil aircraft were promptly changed. The measures taken by Russian air traffic controllers ensured the safety of flights in the area above the international waters of the Black Sea,” Rosaviatsia stated.
The incident was acknowledged by Russia’s flagship carrier, Aeroflot. The airline revealed that the crew of the Moscow-bound А330 had been able to see the NATO jet before they were told to change course by ground control.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry revealed that it had been forced to scramble an Su-27 and a Su-30 fighter jet to escort two spy planes, a CL-600 and a Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint, away from the country’s borders.
https://www.rt.com/russia/542231-nato-spy-plane-black-sea/
Children offered secret ride to vaccination clinic
Canadian vaccine advocates have sparked online controversy and reportedly faced threats, after offering to give teens whose parents are against inoculation for Covid-19 a ride to a vaccination site.
The row began on Friday, after a Saskatchewan community organizer named Julian Wotherspoon posted a Twitter message offering to assist any 13- to 17-year-olds who wanted to get vaccinated despite opposition from their parents. “I’m your ride to the clinic,” she said. “If anyone asks, I’m taking you and my kids to a movie. Let’s do this.”
According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, children aged 13 and older “who are able to understand the benefits and possible reactions” of a vaccine do not need a parent’s permission to be jabbed. Equally, teens can refuse immunization by giving “mature minor” consent to their health provider.
The authorities recommend families discuss the issue together with their children before they make the decision, however.
Wotherspoon’s tweet caused quite a stir online, eliciting both praise and outrage. She has since made her account private.
Another proponent of children’s vaccination, self-described “mommy blogger” Tenille Lafontaine, also of Saskatchewan, called Wotherspoon’s offer “amazing.” She added, “I’ve heard of a few teens getting the vaccine on their own because their parents are insane in the membrane. The kids are gonna be alright. Side note: I’m available to drive anytime.”
Other commenters pushed back, telling the two women to “stay away from other people’s children.” Some went as far as to liken their secret transport offer to kidnapping.
Wotherspoon’s post had apparently been prompted by a news report on Wednesday that Saskatchewan’s government was requiring parents or guardians to accompany children aged 12 and younger for their Covid-19 vaccination. “We don’t want to ever give the perception we’re giving Covid-19 vaccine behind parents’ backs,” Health Minister Paul Merriman told CBC News.
Lafontaine said that, following her offer to help children defy the wishes of their parents, she had received multiple threats of violence from “conservatives.” One of the messages she cited was a tweet saying, “Good way to get yourself shot.”
https://www.rt.com/news/542234-cananada-vaccination-children-help/