tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post6334422235264250453..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2016-11-10Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-90756171717977641382016-11-12T17:10:56.951-06:002016-11-12T17:10:56.951-06:00Train derailment, spill prompt evacuations in Minn...Train derailment, spill prompt evacuations in Minnesota <br />http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/train-derailment-spill-prompt-evacuations-in-minnesota<br /><br /> Most residents of a small southern Minnesota town are being allowed to return home after a Union Pacific train derailed and spilled hazardous chemicals, prompting the evacuation of homes and the closure of a state highway. [more]<br /><br />Demolition begins as fire burns at ex-steel mill site <br />http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/demolition-begins-as-fire-burns-at-ex-steel-mill-site<br /><br />Smoke rises from a fire at a former Bethlehem Steel site, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Lackawanna, N.Y. The blaze broke out when a hot light bulb fell onto cardboard inside a business, authorities said. <br /><br />Officials have said the blaze is contained but could burn for days. [more; sure . . .]<br /><br />Tom<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-18432135058125032282016-11-12T16:10:28.727-06:002016-11-12T16:10:28.727-06:00Roads blocked by snow in areas of Algeria
https:/...Roads blocked by snow in areas of Algeria <br />https://www.sott.net/article/333716-Roads-blocked-by-snow-in-areas-of-Algeria<br /><br />Snowstorm to dump 30 cm of snow from Romania to Ukraine <br />https://www.sott.net/article/333715-Snowstorm-to-dump-30-cm-of-snow-from-Romania-to-Ukraine<br /><br />Two-year-old boy attacked by 2 dogs in Anaheim, California <br />https://www.sott.net/article/333712-Two-year-old-boy-attacked-by-2-dogs-in-Anaheim-California<br /><br />Yeah, the humor around here is to die for . . <br /><br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-84645217993367130552016-11-12T14:24:35.910-06:002016-11-12T14:24:35.910-06:00Well...Trump knows how to win. We won't know ...Well...Trump knows how to win. We won't know what he's really going to do until he moves in to the white house. I love reading all of the speculation though! I hope before this is all over we get to see his toupee catch fire!<br /><br />Thanks for this site, and thanks to all the commenters who help by posting links and adding even more humour to the situation. <br /><br />Cheers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-14374030599303145282016-11-12T10:36:18.249-06:002016-11-12T10:36:18.249-06:00Brazil holds nationwide strikes against Temer '...Brazil holds nationwide strikes against Temer 'the usurper' after harsh budget cuts <br />https://www.sott.net/article/333669-Brazil-holds-nationwide-strikes-against-Temer-the-usurper-after-harsh-budget-cuts<br /><br />[prequel to here soon?]<br /><br />‘Prediction professor’ who called Trump’s big win also made another forecast: Trump will be impeached<br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/11/prediction-professor-who-called-trumps-big-win-also-made-another-forecast-trump-will-be-impeached/<br /><br />“I'm going to make another prediction,” he said. “This one is not based on a system; it's just my gut. They don't want Trump as president, because they can't control him. He's unpredictable. They'd love to have Pence — an absolutely down-the-line, conservative, controllable Republican. And I'm quite certain Trump will give someone grounds for impeachment, either by doing something that endangers national security or because it helps his pocketbook.”<br />[more]<br /><br />World's tallest tropical tree is as high as three blue whales stacked end to end<br />The tree reaches a height of 94.1m and was first seen from a helicopter.<br />http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/worlds-tallest-tropical-tree-high-three-blue-whales-stacked-end-end-1591069<br /><br />[taller than the Statue of Liberty]<br /><br />Robert Vaughn, suave 'Man from UNCLE' star, dies at 83<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/robert-vaughan-suave-man-u-ncl-e-star-184407653.html<br /><br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-82225040713222753542016-11-12T07:17:00.915-06:002016-11-12T07:17:00.915-06:00Hey Jonny - another great round-up of the day'...Hey Jonny - another great round-up of the day's JJFH events. All these schools experiencing toxic air problems will probably be accompanied by office buildings, high-rises, warehouses and homes, not to mention airports, train and bus stations too, before long. We're just documenting the spread.<br /><br />It was no surprise that a small plane ran off the runway - everyone knows you don't try to land in a Hurricane. (groan)<br /><br />PA steppin' up big time on this day! Woo-h . .. (uh, sorry)<br /><br />Adding to the "strange things burnin'" list, we have today's entries of a DITCH and a pile of rags. <br /><br />[Let's see what's goin' on this morning.]<br />Large hailstones hit Adelaide, Australia as sudden and severe storm follows 31C heat <br />https://www.sott.net/article/333664-Large-hailstones-hit-Adelaide-Australia-as-sudden-and-severe-storm-follows-31C-heat<br /><br />Saturday, 12 November 2016<br />It has been wet in Wellington <br /><br />Flooded Wellington homes evacuated<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2016/11/it-has-been-wet-in-wellington.html<br /><br />Indications of Obama flip-flop on Dakota Access Pipeline <br /><br />Obama will greenlight construction of Dakota Access Pipeline – reports<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2016/11/indications-of-obama-flip-flop-on.html<br /><br />[of course, no governmental figure is going to stand in the way of someone making money by ruining the environment]<br /><br />Chris Hedges on neoliberalism, Donald Trump and fascism <br /><br />Chris Hedges: The Surrender of the Liberal Left to Neoliberalism Gave Us Proto-fascism<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2016/11/chris-hedges-on-neoliberalism-donald.html [11 min. video]<br /><br />[and this article, below that]<br />It’s Worse Than You Think<br /><br />Widespread social unrest will ignite when Donald Trump’s base realizes it has been betrayed. I do not know when this will happen. But that it will happen is certain. Investments in the stocks of the war industry, internal security and the prison-industrial complex have skyrocketed since Trump won the presidency. There is a lot of money to be made from a militarized police state. [more]<br /><br />Stephen Cohen on Trump <br /><br />If Trump moves to heal ties with Russia, establishment will oppose him fiercely – Stephen Cohen<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2016/11/stephen-cohen-on-trump.html<br /><br />Soros-funded groups calling for civil unrest <br /><br />Soros-fronted orgs among groups calling for anti-Trump protests (VIDEO)<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2016/11/soros-funded-groups-calling-for-civil.html<br /><br />Common sense from Paul Craig Roberts <br /><br />Do Progressives Really Find "White Trash" More Threatening Than Nuclear War?<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2016/11/common-sense-from-paul-craig-roberts.html<br /><br />News Links, November 12, 2016<br />Rice Farmer <br />http://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Financial "Hurricane" Trump Is Approaching Mexico — Peso crisis could trigger next dollar-debt crisis<br /><br />Wither the "Rout" in Government Bonds?<br />The Government "bond rout" didn't start with Trump's election victory. It started in July. And it didn't just hit US Treasuries. It hit government bonds around the world. It's predicated on the idea that inflation was raising its ugly head again. That idea has now become further entrenched.<br /><br />Carry Trades Collapse as Emerging-Market Yield Advantage Shrinks<br /><br />Commodity Carnage: Copper Turns Red, Oil Plunges Near $42 Handle<br /><br />Will America's Turtles Be Eaten Into Extinction?<br /><br />Florida scientists report return of tropical bedbugs<br /><br />'Turning Point' in Climate Fight as Judge Rules Youth Can Sue U.S. Government<br /><br />Here Is A List Of People Donald Trump Is Considering For Senior White House Jobs<br /><br />In rural-urban divide, U.S. voters are worlds apart<br /><br />'Drain the Swamp?' Trump's Potential Cabinet Fills Out With Washington Insiders<br /><br />Trump infrastructure plan may have a hard time finding workers<br /><br />Trump's path to boosting infrastructure is full of potholes<br /><br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com