"In religion and politics, people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination, from authorities who have not themselves examined the questions at issue, but have taken them at second-hand from other non-examiners, whose opinions about them were not worth a brass farthing." -- Mark Twain
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Event Update For 2022-01-05
http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flash-hypothesis-its-gas.html
The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.
A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.
Category: Variety Pack
2022-01-05 - Terrifying greenhouse gas levels continue in the Arctic:
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/01/terrifying-arctic-greenhouse-gas-levels-continue.html
2022-01-05 - Atmospheric methane levels hit a record high last year:
http://www.buzz.ie/news/world-news/methane-atmosphere-climate-change-warming-25869522
2022-01-05 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane returns to airport in coastal Helsinki (Finland):
http://pledgetimes.com/air-transport-finnairs-flight-to-bangkok-landed-back-at-helsinki-vantaa-due-to-the-smoke-inside-the-plane/
http://www.dailyadvent.com/news/17d34ff13668664432fac4b285c90def-Air-transport-Finnairs-flight-to-Bangkok-landed-back-at-HelsinkiVantaa-due-to-the-smoke-inside-the-plane
Quote: "Helsinki-Vantaa Finnair’s flight to Bangkok, Thailand, which departed from the airport, was canceled on Wednesday afternoon due to smoke on board. Flight AY141 took off after five o’clock about an hour late from its original schedule. Smoke was detected inside the plane soon after taking off, and the plane turned and landed back at Helsinki-Vantaa."
Note: This is the 2nd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2022...
2022-01-05 - Transformer explodes and burns in Creswell (Oregon):
http://kval.com/news/local/caught-on-camera-electrical-transformer-explodes-catches-fire
http://www.newsbreak.com/news/2477554829540/caught-on-camera-electrical-transformer-explodes-catches-fire
http://spotonoregon.com/willamette-valley/843953/caught-on-camera-electrical-transformer.html
http://nbc16.com/news/local/caught-on-camera-electrical-transformer-explodes-catches-fire
2022-01-05 - Three vehicles and home destroyed by fire at 3 AM on Cascade Dream Court in Huntersville (North Carolina):
http://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/huntersville-house-fire-total-loss-cascade-dream-court/275-b1517210-8786-4bd5-8221-94dedf73a9d8
http://www.wbtv.com/2022/01/05/fire-destroys-two-story-home-cascade-dream-court-huntersville/
http://twitter.com/Huntersville_FD/status/1478705234465673219
Quote: "The owners were able to remove four Harley-Davidson motorcycles from the home. Huntersville fire officials said the house and three vehicles in the driveway are a total loss, and neighboring homes were damaged by the heat."
2022-01-05 - Series of earthquakes in South Carolina puzzles experts:
http://www.thespec.com/ts/news/world/us/2022/01/05/experts-puzzled-by-continuing-south-carolina-earthquakes.html
2022-01-05 - Boy has 'medical event' in the water at beach in coastal Gisborne (New Zealand):
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20220106/boy-suffers-medical-event-at-marine-drive/
Quote: "St John ambulance officers and surf lifeguards responded to a water-related incident along Centennial Marine Drive yesterday afternoon that involved a boy. They were called to the scene at around 3.30pm after the boy's caregiver raised the alarm. It was described as 'a medical event'."
2022-01-05 - Ferry ship 'Cotentin' damaged by fire in coastal Le Havre (France):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2022/36781/britannys-ferry-cotentin-fire-le-havre/
2022-01-05 - Six boats go up in flames at Harbor Point Yacht Club on the Mississippi River in West Alton (Missouri):
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/west-alton-harbor-point-yacht-club-boat-fire/63-78bfa08f-4d43-4703-97af-01a5545ae6ce
http://www.kmov.com/news/multiple-boats-go-up-in-flames-in-west-alton/article_391fdc28-6eaa-11ec-98b3-d3f09bc38499.html
http://www.kmov.com/boats-up-in-flames-at-harbor-point-village-in-st-charles/video_6ee9b1e4-154e-5186-b7f5-68f83977eafb.html
http://fox2now.com/news/missouri/fire-damages-boats-at-west-alton-missouris-harbor-point-yacht-club/
http://www.newsbreak.com/news/2478427271367/6-boats-sink-in-alton-yacht-club-fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnyZ6lMozXc
Quote: "We’re told the fire started around 9:30 p.m. and the flames began to spread. One by one, six boats caught fire, burned, then sank in the water."
2022-01-05 - Two houseboats destroyed by fire on Dal Lake in Srinagar (India):
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/dal-lake-houseboat-fire-dal-lake-srinagar-houseboat-fire-2-houseboats-burnt-in-fire-at-srinagars-dal-lake-2689705
Note: These are the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2022...
2022-01-05 - Wedding bus bursts into flame in coastal Chicalim (India):
http://www.navhindtimes.in/2022/01/06/goanews/bus-with-wedding-party-catches-fire/
http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Narrow-escape-for-passengers-as-bus-catches-fire-at-Chicalim/184915
2022-01-05 - Tour bus bursts into flame on road in Nyzhni Vorota (Ukraine):
http://www.perild.com/2022/01/05/a-tourist-bus-with-people-caught-fire-in-transcarpathia/
http://newsreadonline.com/a-bus-with-50-tourists-caught-fire-in-transcarpathia-what-is-known/
Note: These are the 5th and 6th buses to burn in 2022...
2022-01-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 62/412 at Town Park Road in Mountain Home (Arkansas):
http://www.ktlo.com/2022/01/05/semi-truck-catches-fire-in-mh-no-injuries-reported/
http://www.newsbreak.com/news/2477746222176/semi-truck-catches-fire-in-mh-no-injuries-reported
2022-01-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 near Newville (Pennsylvania):
http://www.abc27.com/news/traffic/tractor-trailer-fire-on-i-81-n-near-cumberland-county-causes-delays-wednesday-morning/
http://www.pahomepage.com/video/tractor-trailer-fire-on-i-81-n-near-cumberland-county-causes-delays/7279045/
Note: These are the 16th and 17th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2022...
2022-01-05 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Morpeth Road in Netherton (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/incidents/2022-01-05-lorry-fire-netherton
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/crews-respond-to-bin-lorry-fire-in-peterborough-3517064
http://www.dailyadvent.com/gb/news/1293733806ddaeba7a3b9f8bfe847739-Crews-respond-to-bin-lorry-fire-in-Peterborough
2022-01-05 - Truck bursts into flame on the M4 in Chippenham (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/fire-vehicle-large/
2022-01-05 - Truck bursts into flame on the M6 near Bloxwich (Britain):
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/m6-brought-standstill-after-lorry-22654891
2022-01-05 - RV bursts into flame while parked at property, fire spreads to mobile home and several vehicles, in Carson County (Texas):
http://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/several-crews-responded-to-fire-in-carson-county/
Quote: "Authorities said the fire started in an RV then moved to a mobile home. Several vehicles were destroyed in the fire and no injuries were reported."
2022-01-05 - RV bursts into flame at 5 AM on Harbor Boulevard in Garden Grove (California):
http://localocnews.com/an-rv-fire-was-stopped-before-it-spread-in-garden-groves-resort-district-this-morning/
http://newsantaana.com/an-rv-fire-was-stopped-before-it-spread-in-garden-groves-resort-district-this-morning/
Note: These are the 2nd and 3rd RVs to burn in 2022...
2022-01-05 - Minibus bursts into flame on street near coastal Montego Bay on the island of Jamaica:
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Bus_goes_up_in_flames,_no_injuries
2022-01-05 - Campervan bursts into flame at 5:15 AM while parked at home on Hertford Way in Boise (Idaho):
http://idahonews.com/news/local/camper-van-destroyed-in-fire-in-west-boise
http://www.newsbreak.com/news/2477891428603/camper-van-destroyed-in-fire-in-west-boise
http://spotonidaho.com/boise-region/576291/camper-van-destroyed-in-fire-in-west.html
http://twitter.com/BoiseFire/status/1478828281407229953
2022-01-05 - SUV bursts into flame on street in coastal Sandakan (Malaysia):
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/184673/car-catches-fire-in-s-kan/
2022-01-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame in the wee hours at apartments on Howe Avenue in Arden Arcade (California):
http://www.newsbreak.com/news/2477504400509/video-pickup-truck-catches-fire-at-arden-arcade-apartment-complex
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/raw-pickup-truck-catches-fire-at-apartment-complex/vi-AASsBbA
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2022/01/05/arden-arcade-pickup-truck-fire-video/
http://www.yahoo.com/now/raw-pickup-truck-catches-fire-143800843.html
2022-01-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on South Texas Avenue in Laredo (Texas):
http://www.kgns.tv/2022/01/05/vehicle-catches-fire-south-laredo/
2022-01-05 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://westseattleblog.com/2022/01/traffic-alert-car-fire-at-38th-juneau/
2022-01-05 - Car bursts into flame on Carmody Boulevard in Middletown (Ohio):
http://news.yahoo.com/middletown-driver-escapes-car-catches-193700940.html
http://www.journal-news.com/news/middletown-driver-escapes-after-car-catches-fire/NSANFMVSDBHSNNLF7N5DUHN6PA/
2022-01-05 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal Kochi (India):
http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/running-car-catches-fire-in-kochi-completely-charred-vyttila-car-catches-fire-1.6332580
2022-01-05 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 1:24 AM on Main Road in Haisthorpe (Britain), 3 miles from the coast:
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/live-incidents
Quote: "Main Road, Haisthorpe. Vehicle involved in fire. One hose reel, one BA in use. Date & Time: Wed 5 Jan 2022 01:24 (No:000298)"
2022-01-05 - Moped bursts into flame at 1:39 AM on Sutcliffe Avenue in coastal Grimsby (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/live-incidents
Quote: "Sutcliffe Avenue, Grimsby. Moped involved in fire. One hose reel in use. Date & Time: Wed 5 Jan 2022 01:39 (No:000302)"
2022-01-05 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6:45 AM in Ancram (New York), several animals killed:
http://www.hudsonvalley360.com/news/columbiacounty/animals-killed-in-ancram-barn-fire/article_570fc578-1197-5347-a273-b39fd658b2e6.html
2022-01-05 - Strip mall heavily damaged by fire just before 4 AM, four businesses destroyed, in El Cajon (California):
http://www.10news.com/news/local-news/east-county-news/fire-destroys-several-businesses-in-el-cajon-strip-mall
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/videos/handful-of-el-cajon-businesses-burned-in-fire/2831362/
2022-01-05 - Commercial building damaged by fire off Est Broad Street in the North Seminole Heights area in coastal Tampa (Florida), nobody there:
http://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/building-fire-electrical-mechanical-malfunction-north-seminole-heights/67-e7520697-0fcb-4acd-b4e8-725c4173e4f5
2022-01-05 - Home damaged by fire on Jefferson Street in Eugene (Oregon):
http://www.kezi.com/content/news/Firefighters-respond-to-house-fire-in-Eugene-576015691.html
2022-01-05 - Home destroyed by fire at 6:42 AM on Calhoun Avenue in Woodbine (New Jersey), 6 miles from the ocean:
http://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/no-injuries-in-woodbine-house-fire/article_e36e062a-6e7b-11ec-bd8e-074fedc7a99e.html
2022-01-05 - Home destroyed by fire at Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery in Elbridge (New York):
http://www.fingerlakes1.com/2022/01/05/massive-fire-destroys-home-at-fish-hatchery-in-elbridge/
2022-01-05 - Multi-family home damaged by fire on Prentis Avenue in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://www.wtkr.com/news/no-injuries-after-portsmouth-residential-fire
2022-01-05 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on East Washington Street in Colton (California), 850 feet from the Santa Ana River:
http://onscene.tv/raging-2-alarm-fire-destroys-apartments-colton/
2022-01-05 - Deadly fire burns home on Arbor Lane in Mt. Pleasant Township (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2022/01/05/coroner-called-westmoreland-county-house-fire/
http://www.wtae.com/article/mount-pleasant-township-fire-westmoreland-county/38676349
2022-01-05 - Deadly fire destroys home at 1:22 AM on Jake Drive in Opelousas (Louisiana), 2 killed:
http://www.katc.com/fatal-fire-in-opelousas-bodies-of-two-juveniles-found
http://www.darientimes.com/news/article/House-fire-claims-lives-of-2-children-in-Louisiana-16751931.php
http://www.westcentralsbest.com/news/state/two-boys-11-and-12-killed-in-opelousas-house-fire/article_c8d3bf50-e052-5637-a53d-0f3ea5446cc6.html
http://www.wbrz.com/news/two-children-killed-in-opelousas-house-fire/
2022-01-05 - Deadly fire rips through apartment building just after 6:30 AM in the Fairmount area in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 12+ killed:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2022/01/05/deadly-fairmount-philadelphia-housing-authority-apartment-fire-12-killed/
http://www.wsls.com/news/national/2022/01/05/undisclosed-number-dead-in-large-philadelphia-house-fire/
http://www.wtkr.com/news/national/fatalities-reported-in-fire-at-rowhouse-apartments-in-philadelphia
http://abcnews.go.com/US/fatal-fire-breaks-philadelphia-row-house/story?id=82086627
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/deadly-house-fire/3097455/
http://www.wtae.com/article/deadly-philadelphia-house-fire/38675098
Quote: "A total of 12 people were killed in a fire early Wednesday morning in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, becoming the deadliest blaze the city has seen in more than a century."
2022-01-05 - Vacant apartment building burns just before 4:30 AM on West 22nd Street in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/article/4-alarm-fire-apartment-north-baltimore/38673202
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/breaking-3rd-alarm-fire-in-charles-north-no-injuries-reported
2022-01-05 - Three deepwater beaked whales wash ashore dead in coastal Port Macquarie (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-05/rare-beaked-whales-wash-ashore-in-port-macquarie/100740252
2022-01-05 - Male model and woman found dead in the Chao Phraya River in coastal Bangkok (Thailand):
http://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/bodies-of-thai-model-and-unidentified-woman-found-in-bangkoks-chao-phraya-river
http://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2243147/famous-model-found-dead-in-chao-phraya
http://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/missing-model-kendo-found-dead-in-bangkoks-chao-phraya-river/
http://www.khaosod.co.th/breaking-news/news_6819445
2022-01-05 - Man, 50, drops dead at beach in coastal Fort Pierce (Florida):
http://news.yahoo.com/police-investigate-death-50-old-185746132.html
http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/2022/01/05/man-found-wednesday-south-kimberly-bergalis-memorial-park/9105566002/
Quote: "Jennings said the man was face down in the sand, and that investigators determined he’d been missing out of Okeechobee County. He was unresponsive when police arrived. The man was identified as Todd Gerbitz, 50, of Okeechobee County, Jennings said. Jennings said the medical examiner is working to determine the cause of death. There was no trauma to the body and no signs of foul play, he said."
2022-01-05 - Detention center officer, man, 74, has 'medical emergency' and drops dead at home in Robeson County (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional-news/robeson-county-detention-officer-dies-after-medical-emergency-shortly-after-shift-ended/
http://www.wmbfnews.com/2022/01/05/robeson-county-detention-officer-dies-shortly-after-shift-ends/
Quote: "A Robeson County Detention Center officer died early Wednesday morning after a 'medical emergency' within an hour of returning home from his shift, according to a social media post Wednesday from the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office."
2022-01-05 - Sheriff's deputy, man, 63, has heart attack while assisting with funeral escort and dies in Robeson County (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional-news/robeson-county-sheriffs-deputy-dies-on-duty-while-assisting-funeral-escort/
http://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2022/01/06/north-carolina-sheriff-s-office-loses-2-members-in-2-days
Quote: "A Robeson County sheriff’s deputy died Tuesday afternoon from a heart attack while assisting with a funeral escort, Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said in a Facebook post. Welton Locklear, 63 of Pembroke, died at UNC Southeastern hospital in Lumberton, according to Wilkins."
2022-01-05 - Man, 58, drops dead near restaurant in Victorville (California):
http://www.vvng.com/transient-found-dead-near-carls-jr-on-7th-street-in-victorville/
Note: A car just burst into flame at 4:19 AM and burned a woman to death in Victorville, mentioned in the 2022-01-02 update...
2022-01-05 - Man found dead in car on Scarlet Drive in Houston (Texas):
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Man-found-dead-inside-car-in-southeast-Houston-16753059.php
2022-01-05 - Man, 29, found dead along I-255 near Dupo (Illinois):
http://www.republictimes.net/body-of-deceased-male-identified/
http://fox2now.com/news/illinois/body-found-near-i-255-in-st-clair-county/
http://www.kmov.com/news/body-found-along-i-255-in-st-clair-county/article_efea641a-6ea4-11ec-9780-8bbc8075cc2b.html
2022-01-05 - Man, 31, found dead in the Hoosier Valley area in Grand Traverse County (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/2022/01/sheriffs-office-investigating-body-found-in-grand-traverse-county.html
http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/sheriffs-office-investigating-body-found-in-grand-traverse-county
http://www.record-eagle.com/news/police-id-man-found-dead-in-hoosier-valley/article_c93a796e-6e3a-11ec-8192-f77edf1dac18.html
2022-01-05 - Person found dead near apartments in Asheville (North Carolina):
http://wlos.com/news/local/body-found-in-wooded-area-of-east-asheville-police-say
http://my40.tv/news/local/body-found-in-wooded-area-of-east-asheville-police-say
2022-01-05 - Man jumps into the water and dies in Lake Lochmere in Cary (North Carolina):
http://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/wake-county-news/crews-search-lake-off-carys-lochmere-drive/
2022-01-05 - Man found dead near pond in Jackson Park in Peterborough (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/8490109/peterborough-body-found-jackson-park/
http://www.ptbotoday.ca/2022/01/05/update-coroner-investigating-after-body-found-in-jackson-park/
2022-01-05 - Woman found dead in the River Idle in Retford (Britain):
http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/womans-body-discovered-in-bassetlaw-river-3515284
2022-01-05 - College student, man, 20, found dead in the River Thames in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/harvey-parker-found-missing-river-thames-b1987456.html
http://news.sky.com/story/harvey-parker-body-found-in-search-for-missing-20-year-old-12509745
http://metro.co.uk/2022/01/05/harvey-parker-body-found-in-search-for-missing-man-20-15870796/
http://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/body-found-thames-search-missing-22658240
2022-01-05 - Crewmember has 'medical emergency' on tanker ship in Chesapeake Bay near coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://patch.com/maryland/baltimore/shipman-hoisted-chesapeake-bay-following-medical-emergency
Quote: "Maryland State Police rescued a crewmember of a tanker ship from the Chesapeake Bay early Wednesday morning following a medical emergency."
2022-01-05 - Small plane crashes into the ocean in the Bahamas, 1 injured:
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2022/jan/05/two-rescued-after-plane-crash/
2022-01-05 - Pickup truck veers off road, plunges into the Willamette River, in Eugene (Oregon):
http://www.kezi.com/content/news/Truck-goes-into--576016321.html
Quote: "LCSO deputies said that it is unknown how the truck ended up in the water, but there are indications that the man went through a medical issue and also suffered effects from exposure to the water."
2022-01-05 - Car veers off road, crashes into home, in Farmington (Missouri):
http://dailyjournalonline.com/news/local/accidents/no-serious-injuries-reported-when-car-strikes-farmington-home-driver-may-have-suffered-medical-condition/article_d6561afa-1929-5908-9dec-8eb51707ef21.html
Quote: "According to Farmington Police Department, the 16-year-old female may have suffered a medical issue while operating a 2001 Ford Taurus."
2022-01-05 - Car veers off road, overturns into marsh, on I-95 near Pittsfield (Maine), 1 injured:
http://www.centralmaine.com/2022/01/05/man-injured-in-interstate-95-crash-near-pittsfield-when-car-rolls-into-marsh-police-say/
Quote: "The crash remained under investigation Wednesday, according to Moss, but it appeared Tucker was driving home from work and might have suffered a medical event before the crash."
2022-01-05 - Car overturns, bursts into flame, in coastal Falmouth (Massachusetts), 1 injured:
http://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth/car-catches-fire-falmouth-rollover-crash
2022-01-05 - Car veers off road, crashes into pole, fire erupts, on Great Hill Road in coastal Sandwich (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/firefighters-battle-car-fire-in-sandwich/
http://www.newsbreak.com/news/2478129347194/firefighters-battle-car-fire-in-sandwich
2022-01-05 - Car overturns at 6:15 AM on East 63rd Street in Lawrence (Indiana), 1 killed:
http://cbs4indy.com/news/single-vehicle-crash-in-lawrence-leaves-1-dead/
2022-01-05 - Man in his 50s has 'medical episode' and collapses on Fenton Road in Rotherham (Britain):
http://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/view,man-taken-to-hospital-after-suffering-medical-episode-in-street_40590.htm
2022-01-05 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Iran, relief operations underway in 87 cities, 8+ killed:
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-news-flash-floods-in-iran-casualities-due-to-floods-flash-floods-in-southern-iran-leave-eight-people-dead-two-missing-2688330
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghHPhh_32dk
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Monbiot: Watching “Don’t Look Up” made my whole life of climate campaigning flash before me – “It’s very hard to talk about it without crying, because it’s the end of everything”
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No wonder journalists have slated it. They’ve produced a hundred excuses not to watch the climate breakdown satire, Don’t Look Up: it’s “blunt”, it’s “shrill”, it’s “smug”. But they will not name the real problem: it’s about them. The movie is, in my view, a powerful demolition of the grotesque failures of public life. And the sector whose failures are most brutally exposed is the media.
While the film is fast and funny, for me, as for many environmental activists and climate scientists, it seemed all too real. I felt as if I were watching my adult life flash past me. As the scientists in the film, trying to draw attention to the approach of a planet-killing comet, bashed their heads against the Great Wall of Denial erected by the media and sought to reach politicians with 10-second attention spans, all the anger and frustration and desperation I’ve felt over the years boiled over.
It was soon after the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow, where we had seen the least serious of all governments (the UK was hosting the talks) failing to rise to the most serious of all issues. I tried, for the thousandth time, to explain what we are facing, and suddenly couldn’t hold it in any longer. I burst into tears on live TV.
The response on social media, like the response to the scientist in the film, was vituperative and vicious. I was faking. I was hysterical. I was mentally ill. But, knowing where we are and what we face, seeing the indifference of those who wield power, seeing how our existential crisis has been marginalised in favour of trivia and frivolity, I now realise that there would be something wrong with me if I hadn’t lost it. [more]
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Mayhem In Kazakhstan
https://seemorerocks.is/37268-2/
Kazakhstan’s state broadcaster has reported at least a dozen police killed among security forces, and an additional over 350 police injured, according to Khabar 24. Casualties among protesters and rioters are as yet unknown and unclear. Shooting and loud explosions were reported by eyewitnesses throughout the night in some major cities like Almaty, where the bulk of violent scenes have emerged.
And the Kazakh Ministry of Internal Affairs said a total of 18 security personnel had been killed, and nearly 800 people wounded. The Associated Press, meanwhile, has cited state authorities to say that at least one police officer was found beheaded. [check out the > 7 hr video!]
We’re not saying you shouldn’t be interested in what is happening in Kazakhstan. Because who knows? What happens in Kazakhstan could trigger all sorts of strange things.
We’re just suggesting that maybe you shouldn’t view this as a sporting event where you root for “your team.” Because…. who is your team?
In our humble opinion, there is only one team worth supporting: “ordinary people who just want to live quiet lives without being cattle-tagged and treated like livestock.”
There is not a single national government on earth that is actively fighting for such a seemingly simple concept. Not a single one. Sorry. [more; so it could end up like this all over]
New eruption at Wolf volcano, Galapagos Islands
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A new eruption began at Ecuador's Wolf volcano, Galapagos around 05:30 UTC on January 7, 2022. The last eruption of this volcano took place in 2015 (VEI 4) -- it was its first eruption since August/September 1982 (VEI 1). [more]
Extreme marine heatwave as waters off Sydney set to break temperature records – “It appears now to be reaching record levels and will likely be the hottest January on record”
https://desdemonadespair.net/2022/01/extreme-marine-heatwave-as-waters-off-sydney-set-to-break-temperature-records-it-appears-now-to-be-reaching-record-levels-and-will-likely-be-the-hottest-january-on-record.html
Satellite data is showing the ocean surface off the coast of Sydney at 3C above normal, with swimmers and surfers reporting conditions that feel more like February and March than early January.
Prof Moninya Roughan, an oceanographer at the University of New South Wales and an expert in marine heatwaves, said the hottest water was covering an area of about 200sq km.
Global heating was pushing up background temperatures in the ocean, a La Nina weather system was helping transport warmer waters south, and atmospheric conditions were also playing a role.
“Marine heatwaves are having severe consequences on ecosystems and they can kill habitats,” she said. [more]
Judge rules FDA can’t keep vaccine docs secret ‘until 2096’
https://www.rt.com/news/545350-fda-pfizer-vaccine-documents/
A federal judge said the drug regulator must radically accelerate its release of hundreds of thousands of files on the Pfizer jab [more; they'll string it out in court for years with appeals and other bullshit]
Covid-19 has eerie parallels to 'V for Vendetta'
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In V for Vendetta, the United Kingdom has fallen into a totalitarian police state under the rule of a political party called Norsefire, which rules by force and exerts total control over its citizens.
The fear and panic ramped up by the media's language fractures and divides the citizens of the country, and tensions start to escalate, leading to riots. Hmm, sounds familiar.
"The true genius of the plan was the fear," says V, emphasizing the last word. The fear created by the virus was the tool the government used to implant the Norsefire leader they wanted in the highest position of power, regardless of the wishes of the people.
In V for Vendetta, the character Evey says:
"Artists use lies to tell the truth while politicians use them to cover the truth up."
It's a very apt statement for a society gone tyrannical over a virus that kills fewer people than tobacco use does.
"Life imitates art" goes the saying, and it's true that art may affect the way we look at the world. Watching the film, it leads one to wonder about who might benefit from wielding the fear about coronavirus like a weapon. [more]
Study reveals what could be behind long Covid
https://www.rt.com/news/545317-long-covid-study-south-africa/
Researchers at South Africa’s Stellenbosch University say they have evidence that significant and persistent microclotting may explain the symptoms experienced by people suffering from ongoing symptomatic coronavirus. [more]
J6 Hysteria Is How Media And Other Democrats Are Avoiding Accountability For Their Rigging Of The 2020 Election
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/06/j6-hysteria-is-how-media-and-other-democrats-are-avoiding-accountability-for-their-rigging-of-the-2020-election/
The media and other Democrats are cartoonishly overhyping the J6 riot to avoid being held accountable for the many ways in which they destroyed election integrity in the months and years leading up to November 2020. Wise people are not fooled by their distraction attempt. [more]