Massive Protests Erupt In China's Megacity Chongqing Over Abrupt Layoffs

"Large groups of workers staged protests on Jan. 7 at a pharmaceutical manufacturing
company in Chongqing, a megacity in the southwest of China. The protests erupted after thousands of workers were abruptly laid off by Zybio, Inc., a manufacturer of COVID-19 test kits.....arge groups of workers staged protests on Jan. 7 at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Chongqing, a megacity in the southwest of China. The protests erupted after thousands of workers were abruptly laid off by Zybio, Inc., a manufacturer of COVID-19 test kits. The last three years have seen Chongqing—which has a population of over 30 million—battered by lockdowns, November’s massive protests, and December’s COVID-19 surge. Coming shortly before the Chinese New Year, the sudden layoffs were the last straw for many workers." ZH

Inside Ukraine's 120+ Mile Salt Mine Tunnels Just Captured By Russia's Wagner Group

"The head of the private Russian military firm Wagner Group has announced pro-Moscow
forces have taken control of the town of Soledar in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted in a series of Tuesday and Wednesday comments that fighting in the area is still ongoing, but said "Units of the Wagner private military company have taken the entire territory of Soledar under their control," and that the Ukrainians are surrounded. Control of Soledar, a small town of 10,000  known for its immense salt mines, is seen as especially strategically key to Russian forces seeking to encircle the city of Bakhmut, which has witnessed months of intense but stalemated fighting." ZH

This is not a trilogy, there will be no World War III – Zelenskyy’s speech at Golden Globe

"Zelensky has delivered a speech via video link at the 80th Golden Globe Awards ceremony
and stated that two world wars had claimed tens of millions of lives, but there would be no World War III, because Ukraine would stop the Russian aggression." Pravada

Lights Across US Grounded After Systemwide FAA Outage

"FAA ordered all airlines to halt domestic departures until 0900 ET. 

Update 3: The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage.⁰⁰The FAA has ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Time to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information.

— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023

So far, 1,366 flights have been delayed within, into, or out of the US, flight tracking website FlightAware showed. Another 108 were canceled. " ZH

NUKE PLOT SMASHED Deadly shipment of uranium seized at Heathrow en route to Iranians based in UK

"COUNTER-terror cops and security services are investigating after a deadly shipment of
uranium was seized at Heathrow.

The undeclared nuclear material can be used in a dirty bomb.

It was destined for Iranian nationals in the UK, originated from Pakistan and arrived on a flight from Oman.

A source said: “The race is on to trace everyone involved.”

The package suspected of being smuggled to UK-based Iranians arrived in the hold of a passenger jet.

Specialist scanners detected the potentially-lethal uranium as it was ferried to a freight shed, triggering alarms." Sun