tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post1177667516308707582..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2018-02-03Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-6576848930937122018-02-05T15:44:40.310-06:002018-02-05T15:44:40.310-06:00Dow closes down 1,100-plus in biggest single-day p...Dow closes down 1,100-plus in biggest single-day point loss ever <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/dow-plummets-1500-points-before-partial-rebound/ar-BBIInNX<br /><br />The Dow traded more than 1,500 points lower at one point before swinging back to close down more than 1,100 points. <br /><br />The S&P 500 lost more than 4 percent, with health care and energy lagging. The broad index had traded positive earlier Monday as the tech sector briefly rose. The Nasdaq declined by more than 3.5 percent, also off its earlier low.<br /><br />"We're not used to getting washouts like this anymore," said Quincy Krosby, a chief market strategist at Prudential Financial. "The buy-the-dip mentality that has taken over hasn't allowed for that." [more; where have we heard that before?]<br /><br />[oh, yeah - this guy!]<br />The Lehman Moment 2018<br />http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-lehman-moment-2018.html<br /><br />The overnight gap got bought at the open what else? One more gap 'n crap and this is all over...<br /><br />The entire tax cut rally has now been obliterated<br /><br />The inverse volatility trade has imploded<br /><br />Crypto annihilation [more; see charts]<br /><br />The Berlin Wall has now been down longer than it was up: 28 years, two months and 27 days<br />http://strangesounds.org/2018/02/28-years-two-months-and-27-days-the-berlin-wall-has-now-been-down-longer-than-it-was-up.html<br /><br />TO MILLIONS the Berlin Wall — which as of today has been down for longer than it was up — was above all a symbol. It was a by-word for division and the post-war era in Europe. It played stage to an evolving caste of monumental historical figures: JFK, Willy Brandt, Walter Ulbricht, Ronald Reagan, Helmut Kohl. Its gave way to German reunification and the birth of the euro. [more]<br /><br />Intel Committee chair Nunes issues instructions, FBI to be charged with contempt of Congress <br />https://www.sott.net/article/376473-Intel-Committee-chair-Nunes-issues-instructions-FBI-to-be-charged-with-contempt-of-Congress<br /><br />Signs and Portents: Two-headed snake found in China <br />https://www.sott.net/article/376456-Signs-and-Portents-Two-headed-snake-found-in-China<br /><br />[and a few stories about what happens when you defend nature]<br />Cambodia forest protectors slain after confronting loggers – “The three were killed not by robbers or a guerrilla group but they were shot by government armed forces who backed the illegal timber cutting” <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/02/cambodia-forest-protectors-slain-after.html<br /><br />Three people have been shot and killed by soldiers in northeastern Cambodia, according to officials as reported by The Associated Press. Those killed were a conservation worker, a military policy officer and a forest protection ranger, reportedly because they had seized equipment from illegal loggers. [more]<br /><br />[and]<br />Esmond Bradley Martin: Ivory investigator killed in Kenya <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/02/esmond-bradley-martin-ivory.html<br /><br />Cape Town pushes possible tap closure on “Day Zero” to May – “You can’t just take for granted something so precious” <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/02/cape-town-pushes-possible-tap-closure.html<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-23063817181693633342018-02-05T09:29:26.304-06:002018-02-05T09:29:26.304-06:00Watch: Mass Riots Erupt in Philadelphia as Fans Ce...Watch: Mass Riots Erupt in Philadelphia as Fans Celebrate Eagles Triumph<br />http://www.newsweek.com/raucous-celebrations-and-riots-erupt-philadelphia-fans-celebrate-eagles-799352<br /><br />California bakes as winter temperatures set new records across the state<br />http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-heat-trend-continues-20180204-story.html<br /><br />War Could Break Out in Gaza in Hours, Hamas Preparing for 'Imminent' Conflict With Israel<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/war-could-break-gaza-hours-100235914.html<br /><br />[oooh, nukes and military equipment vs rockthrowers!]<br /><br />Man dies after rescuing 9-year-old son from aqueduct in Hesperia<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-dies-rescuing-9-old-025107490.html<br /><br />Waterspout and strong winds blow away boats, dumpster in Singapore (VIDEOS) <br />https://www.sott.net/article/376419-Waterspout-and-strong-winds-blow-away-boats-dumpster-in-Singapore-VIDEOS<br /><br />Widespread booms perplex residents of Fox Valley, Wisconsin <br />https://www.sott.net/article/376413-Widespread-booms-perplex-residents-of-Fox-Valley-Wisconsin<br /><br />Starting at about 8:45 p.m. Jan. 26, residents began posting to Facebook about hearing loud noises or booms in Neenah. Some also reported seeing flashes in the air. <br /><br />Menasha Police Chief Tim Styka said his officers never settled on a cause of the noises. [more]<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-79027438170175674682018-02-05T09:28:48.606-06:002018-02-05T09:28:48.606-06:00Dow falls more than 200 points as stocks resume se...Dow falls more than 200 points as stocks resume sell-off<br />https://a.msn.com/r/2/BBIInNX<br /><br />Department store chain Bon-Ton files for bankruptcy protection <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/department-store-chain-bon-ton-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/ar-BBIIfVJ<br /><br />U.S. stocks traded sharply lower on Monday as investors added to Friday's losses amid concerns of rising interest rates.<br /><br />The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 228 points. The 30-stock index briefly fell more than 300 points at the open.<br /><br />Report: Nunes Wants to Publish As Many As 5 More Memos<br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/report-nunes-wants-to-publish-as-many-as-5-more-memos/ar-BBIHGXl<br /><br />Nunes ‘abused’ his power on intelligence committee, former CIA director says <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nunes-‘abused’-his-power-on-intelligence-committee-former-cia-director-says/ar-BBIGujt<br /><br />Amtrak train was traveling on wrong track before fatal crash<br />https://nypost.com/2018/02/04/amtrak-train-was-traveling-on-wrong-track-before-fatal-crash/<br /><br />Philly Police Scanner Reveals Horrific Scenes in Philadelphia As Fans Riot After Super Bowl Victory<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/philly-police-scanner-reveals-horrific-101131734.html<br /><br />Between stolen horses, burning Christmas trees, calls for Homeland Security and reports of multiple injuries, the Philadelphia police faced all-out mayhem in the hours following the Eagles' Super Bowl win on Sunday<br /><br />Police reportedly had to call in help from SWAT teams, Marine units, and even requested assistance from Homeland Security and the National Guard. <br /><br />One exasperated officer said over the scanner: "It’s endless, chief. Endless." [more; as usual, Jonny was right!]<br /><br />[continued below]<br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-58840786642009156582018-02-05T07:23:52.682-06:002018-02-05T07:23:52.682-06:00News Links, February 5, 2018
Rice Farmer
http://r...News Links, February 5, 2018<br />Rice Farmer <br />http://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Danger Ahead For U.S. Govt: Unable To Service Debt As Interest Rates Surge<br />The U.S. Government is in serious trouble when interest rates rise. As interest rates rise, so will the amount of money the U.S. Government will have to pay out to service its rapidly rising debt. Unfortunately, interest rates don't have to increase all that much for the government's interest expense to double.<br /><br />"Sea Of Red": Stocks, Futures Plunge Amid Soaring Yields<br /><br />Stock market loses nearly $1 trillion on the week<br /><br />World's Richest People Lose $68.5 Billion in Stock Selloff [pocket change for them]<br /><br />What we know about the secret Silent Barker space program<br /><br />The US could be getting 2 new nuclear capabilities. Here are the details.<br /><br />What's next if [when] Cape Town becomes the first major city to run out of water?<br /><br />Tanker carrying thousands of tons of gas and 22 crew members missing off coast of Africa<br /><br />U.S. drought at worst level in nearly 4 years<br /><br />Hurricanes will lower Gulf and East Coast carrying capacity (US)<br /><br />The Death of Sunspot Cycle 24, Huge Snow and Record Cold<br /><br />Child death toll in flu season hits 53 as hospitalizations soar (US)<br /><br />Polar bears could become extinct faster than was feared, study says<br /><br />How Big a Disaster Can Climate Change Be?<br /><br />Mutated parasite may be causing outbreak of drug-resistant malaria<br /><br />The World's Garbage<br /><br />Food packaging chemical BPA 'found in digestive system of 86% of teenagers'<br /><br />Biggest Nunes Memo Revelations Have Little To Do With Its Content<br /><br />U.S. Media's Objectivity Questioned Abroad [here, too!]<br /><br />Pentagon 'can't afford the sustainment costs' on F-35, Lord says<br /><br />Algorithms Are Fine — Until Governments Use Them Against Us<br /><br />Worries grow that the opioid epidemic is creating a 'lost generation' of children<br />From newborns to teens, children taken from the home of opioid-addicted parents are flooding the foster care system.<br /><br />[I've been saying this for at least 10 years]<br />A college degree isn't all it's cracked up to be, and many US workers are 'over-educated' relative to their jobs: The Economist<br /><br />High radiation detected at Fukushima plant [old news]<br /><br />How Much America's Gov't. Has Paid for Its Invasions of Iraq & Afghanistan<br /><br />Subprime Auto Debt Is Booming Even as Defaults Soar<br /><br />U.S. CEOs Earn 140 Times More Than the Typical Worker<br /><br />Not So Fast: Here's The Full Story About Those "Surging Hourly Earnings"<br /><br />Black Unemployment Surges By The Most In 12 Years<br /><br />Fed's QE Unwind Accelerates Sharply<br /><br />California Could See the Return of $4 Gasoline by May<br /><br />Hospitals Overflow as Flu Epidemic Spreads Unabated<br /><br />Wage Inflation is Finally here, and it's Toxic for the Fed<br /><br />[about time]<br />In a Major Free Speech Victory, a Federal Court Strikes Down a Law that Punishes Supporters of Israel Boycott<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-2015801307751092202018-02-05T06:57:36.739-06:002018-02-05T06:57:36.739-06:00Moscow recorded the heaviest amount of snowfall ev...Moscow recorded the heaviest amount of snowfall ever in one day more than the February average after December recorded whole month without sunshine<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/02/moscow-recorded-heaviest-amount-of.html<br /><br />Snowfall of the century: Record-breaking snow and freezing rain wreak havoc across Moscow<br />https://watchers.news/2018/02/04/snowfall-of-the-century-record-breaking-snow-freezing-rain-wreak-havoc-across-moscow/<br /><br />Heavy wet snow, strong winds and freezing rain are battering Russian capital Moscow since Saturday, February 3, 2018, damaging homes, trees and power lines, and causing hazardous driving conditions. At least one person has been killed and 5 injured as of Sunday morning, February 4. While the situation across the region is expected to worsen today, local media are already describing the event as 'snowfall of the century.' Meteorologists have appropriately dubbed it "Arctic invasion."<br />[more]<br /><br />Lightning bolt strikes 5 people, killing 2 in Zimbabwe <br />https://www.sott.net/article/376387-Lightning-bolt-strikes-5-people-killing-2-in-Zimbabwe<br /><br />Signs and Portents: Lamb born with 5 legs in Cornsay, UK <br />https://www.sott.net/article/376380-Signs-and-Portents-Lamb-born-with-5-legs-in-Cornsay-UK<br /><br />Shallow 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off Taiwan <br />https://www.sott.net/article/376378-Shallow-6-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-Taiwan<br /><br />Monday, 5 February 2018<br />Further intel drops on the Fisa memo <br />Intelligence update on the Fisa memo and the 3 memos still to come<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/02/further-intel-drops-on-fisa-memo.html<br /><br />A second dossier is coming out <br /><br />SARA CARTER: Deep State is “Terrified” of the Second Anti-Trump Dossier that’s Coming Out <br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/02/a-second-dossier-is-coming-out.html<br /><br />Is The Latest Market Plunge Signaling The Start Of The Next Economic Crisis?<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-start-of-next-economic-crisis.html<br /><br />[20 min. X-22 Report]<br /><br />Congress returns with just days to avoid shutdown <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/congress-returns-with-just-days-to-avoid-shutdown/ar-BBIInXm<br /><br />Another Amtak collision - this time in South Carolina - qчustions asked <br /><br />2 dead, 100+ injured as passenger and freight trains collide in South Carolina<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/02/another-amtak-collision-this-time-in.html<br /><br />La Ruta De María: A journey along the path of the hurricane – “This is a territory in limbo – neither state nor nation” <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/02/la-ruta-de-maria-journey-along-path-of.html<br /><br />Declining trust in government is driving declines in democracy globally – U.S. is now a “flawed democracy” <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/02/declining-trust-in-government-is.html<br /><br />[we passed that and are now a Banana Republic - heading for "failed state"]<br /><br />Graph of the Day: Arctic Sea Ice extent, 30 January 2018 <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/02/graph-of-day-arctic-sea-ice-extent-30.html<br /><br />Arctic sea ice extent had not reached 13 million km2 by 30 January 2018, which is a week past the previous record. [more]<br /><br />Rare, venomous sea snake found slithering on Southern California shores. Are more coming?<br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/02/rare-venomous-sea-snake-found.html<br /><br />The yellow-bellied sea snake discovered near the 18th Street lifeguard tower on Monday was the third report of the species in Southern California since 2015 — and the fifth since 1972, said Greg Pauly, herpetological curator at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. [more]<br /><br />[another look back at last year's disaster]<br />The 5 most alarming climate events in a near-record warm 2017 <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/02/the-5-most-alarming-climate-events-in.html<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-34002776148676930082018-02-05T06:57:31.793-06:002018-02-05T06:57:31.793-06:00What do you know, we lived to document another wee...What do you know, we lived to document another week of death and destruction!<br /><br />It was only a matter of time before multiple people started having "medical episodes" during fires. We've seen it before, but it will be increasing this year.<br /><br />More and more reports of "mysterious" house-rattling explosions (loud BOOMs) being reported, and more buildings suffering from "unknown" odors/"gas" smells too. <br /><br />Let's see what's happ'nin'<br /><br />[I don't know who this is, but I guess she's a celeb]<br />Kim Cattrall Confirms Brother Has Died Hours After Asking Fans to Help Find Him<br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/kim-cattrall-confirms-brother-has-died-hours-after-asking-fans-to-help-find-him/ar-BBIGVuT<br /><br />Chris’ cause of death wasn’t immediately made public, but he had been missing since Jan. 30, according to the actress. [more]<br /><br />Here's what to watch for after the Dow's big drop <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/heres-what-to-watch-for-after-the-dows-big-drop/ar-BBIGXcX<br /><br />Stocks got slammed last week, with the broad market plunging 3.9%. The sudden free fall snapped the S&P 500 stock index’s longest stretch ever without suffering a 3% dip from a high. <br />The sudden rockiness on Wall Street was set in motion by fears that the record low-interest rates that have powered stocks and the economy for nearly nine years may be ending as the economy and job market gain strength. [with all those stores closing?]<br /><br />While the recent sell-off may have more room to continue, Nick Sargen, the chief investment officer at Fort Washington Investment Advisors, doesn’t see the swoon morphing into a full-fledged bear market, or 20% drop. That's mainly because business conditions remain strong and “the risk of recession is low,” he says. [more; we'll see . .]<br /><br />The Age of Ignorance And Arrogance. Is Over. <br />http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-age-of-ignorance-and-arrogance-is.html<br /><br />Two Fridays ago, on the last day of Davos, the Dow closed at its all time high. One week later, the Dow closed at the absolute lows of the week -1,100 points lower. <br /><br />On Friday of course, the Non-Farm payrolls report showed the largest one month wage gains for the entire post-2009 expansion. All of which can be attributed to the nominal wage increases Fortune 100 companies gave their employees to lend the tax cut its micro-thin patina of concern for the middle class. <br /><br />Exiting the worst week for stocks in two years, we now learn that gamblers remain record long stocks and record short Treasuries. <br /><br />In addition, this week Oil gamblers added a NEW record number of net speculative oil futures contracts. <br /><br />In other words, global gamblers have never been more leveraged to Ponzi reflation than they are going into this coming week[more]<br /><br />Great Barrier Reef in 'deep trouble' as climate, other threats mount: official<br />http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/great-barrier-reef-in-deep-trouble-as-climate-other-threats-mount-official-20180204-h0ta4z.html<br /><br />Slumbering Sun awakes? Sunspot (AR2699) moves into view crackling B and C-class flares: 50% of 2018 sunspot free as our Sun enters Solar Minimum <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/02/slumbering-sun-awakes-sunspot-ar2699.html<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br /><br /> Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com