tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post8662786360124081109..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2017-03-13Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-78825251121865488912017-03-15T18:07:39.939-06:002017-03-15T18:07:39.939-06:00Late Week System May Bring More Snow To Parts of M...Late Week System May Bring More Snow To Parts of Midwest, Northeast <br />https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/late-week-weekend-snow-rain-midwest-northeast-mid-march<br /><br />Car Ablaze in Blizzard<br />https://weather.com/storms/winter/video/car-ablaze-in-blizzard<br /><br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-29891515674611830432017-03-15T17:48:47.435-06:002017-03-15T17:48:47.435-06:00DOH! I wondered where those two Beckwith talks wen...DOH! I wondered where those two Beckwith talks went!<br /><br />City of Dallas 911 system overwhelmed by 'ghost calls' from T-mobile phones, baby dies after babysitter unable to reach 911 <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345328-City-of-Dallas-911-system-overwhelmed-by-ghost-calls-from-T-mobile-phones-baby-dies-after-babysitter-unable-to-reach-911<br /><br />[perfect example of T. Lewis' Technology Oncology]<br /><br />Amazon set to kill more American jobs than China did as its share of online purchases keeps climbing <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345332-Amazon-set-to-kill-more-American-jobs-than-China-did-as-its-share-of-online-purchases-keeps-climbing<br /><br />Woman suffers burns to face and hands after headphone batteries catch fire during plane flight <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345329-Woman-suffers-burns-to-face-and-hands-after-headphone-batteries-catch-fire-during-plane-flight<br /><br />Flight attendants rushed to help and poured a bucket of water on the headphones, but the battery and its cover had both melted and stuck to the floor. <br /><br />"We've also had a case of a person using personal air purifier and the batteries in that have caught on fire on a flight," Godley told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.<br />[more; they cite manufacturing flaws as the problem]<br /><br />Security camera captures dramatic lightning strike on church in Ellijay, Georgia <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345326-Security-camera-captures-dramatic-lightning-strike-on-church-in-Ellijay-Georgia<br /><br />Tom<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-45137240867018461482017-03-15T14:17:44.446-06:002017-03-15T14:17:44.446-06:00The rising tide of militarism in the 21st century:...The rising tide of militarism in the 21st century: From Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345312-The-rising-tide-of-militarism-in-the-21st-century-From-Clinton-Bush-Obama-and-Trump<br /><br />[the empire strikes out]<br /><br />Landslide wrecks Waikato hill, New Zealand <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345305-Landslide-wrecks-Waikato-hill-New-Zealand<br /><br />[that's a big hill]<br /><br />Germ scientists prove '5-sec rule' for dropping food on the floor is true <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345297-Germ-scientists-prove-5-sec-rule-for-dropping-food-on-the-floor-is-true<br /><br />You can safely eat food dropped on the floor as long as you pick it up within five seconds, according to a germ expert, thus proving the so-called 'five-second rule.' <br /><br />"Obviously, food covered in visible dirt shouldn't be eaten, but as long as it's not obviously contaminated, the science shows that food is unlikely to have picked up harmful bacteria from a few seconds spent on an indoor floor," he told the Independent. "Our research has shown that the nature of the floor surface, the type of food dropped on the floor and the length of time it spends on the floor can all have an impact on the number that can transfer." <br /><br />[so it's really "you're call"]<br /><br />Republican plan to repeal Obamacare would leave millions uninsured: report<br />http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-obamacare-idUSKBN16K0ZX<br /><br />Seaborne Fukushima Radiation Plume Hits West Coast — How the Media Reported it Dangerously Wrong<br />http://www.environews.tv/121716-no-safe-level-period-media-got-dangerously-wrong-fukushima-radiation-hitting-west-coast/<br /><br /> “It is not a question any more: radiation produces cancer, and the evidence is good all the way down to the lowest doses,” says the late Dr. John Gofman, Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkley, in his book Nuclear Witnesses: Insiders Speak Out. <br /><br />On December 12, 2016, EnviroNews USA’s own Editor-in-Chief Emerson Urry touched off a firestorm with his news article titled, “It’s Finally Here: Radioactive Plume From Fukushima Makes Landfall on America’s West Coast,” which claimed “medical science and epidemiological studies have demonstrated time and again that there is no safe amount of radiation for a living organism to be subjected to — period.”<br />In his piece, Urry also exposed other news agencies like NBC, the New York Post, USA Today and The Inquisitr, catching them with their pants down, in the act of repeating the false assertions of the U.S. and Canadian researchers, telling people not to worry about the recently detected low amounts of cesium 134 found in salmon, and that the levels were within “safe” or “accepted” thresholds for human health. <br />In an email to EnviroNews, nuclear expert Arnie Gundersen said Japan had raised the maximum allowable exposure by 20 times the previous number for civilians to be able to return to their homes. The U.S. and the EPA have considered such plans in the case of a nuclear accident. In food, the U.S. has an allowable dosage of radiation that is 12 times what Japan allows. <br /><br />“Corporations get the benefit, civilians take the risk,” Gundersen wrote. [more; see video interviews below article]<br /><br />Tom<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-49267128394020167572017-03-15T10:08:21.415-06:002017-03-15T10:08:21.415-06:00You got it, Jonny - we're toast too many ways ...You got it, Jonny - we're toast too many ways to even count!<br /><br />The thing is WE'RE KILLING OURSELVES OFF!!!<br /><br />Unsealed court docs reveal Monsanto colluded with EPA, was unable to prove Roundup does not cause cancer <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345270-Unsealed-court-docs-reveal-Monsanto-colluded-with-EPA-was-unable-to-prove-Roundup-does-not-cause-cancer<br /><br /> Monsanto, the $60 billion behemoth, couldn't possibly afford the $250,000 bill that would come with conducting a legitimate scientific study led by accredited scientists. Instead, they decided to "ghost-write" key sections of their report themselves and plotted to then have the independent scientists just "sign their names so to speak." [amid more]<br /><br />[meanwhile the common everyday stuff we've been taking since childhood, and ASSUMED to be 'safe']<br />So-called 'harmless' NSAID's linked to increased risk of cardiac arrest <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345267-So-called-harmless-NSAIDs-linked-to-increased-risk-of-cardiac-arrest<br /><br />Use of any NSAID was associated with a 31% increased risk of cardiac arrest. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most commonly used drugs worldwide and some, including ibuprofen, are available over the counter. [more] <br /><br />3D Images provide first look at how DNA shapes itself inside cells <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345282-3D-Images-provide-first-look-at-how-DNA-shapes-itself-inside-cells<br /><br />1.6 Billion year old fossils unearthed in India may represent the earliest-known plants <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345280-1-6-Billion-year-old-fossils-unearthed-in-India-may-represent-the-earliest-known-plants<br /><br />Until now, the oldest-known plants were 1.2-billion-year-old red algae fossils from the Canadian Arctic. <br /> <br />3.7-billion-year-old Greenland fossils may be the oldest signs of life on Earth <br /><br />The fossils also represent the oldest-known advanced multicellular organisms in the broad category called eukaryotes that includes plants, fungi and animals, indicating complex life flourished much earlier than previously assumed, the researchers said. [more]<br /><br />Photo gallery: Native Americans protest the Dakota Access Pipeline project at the White House <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/03/photo-gallery-native-americans-protest.html<br /><br />Thousands of Native American demonstrators and their supporters marched to the White House to voice outrage at the Dakota Access Pipeline project. [more]<br /><br />Vicious circle of drought and forest loss in the Amazon – “Frequent extreme drought events have the potential to destabilize large parts of the Amazon forest” <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/03/vicious-circle-of-drought-and-forest.html<br /><br />Tom<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-12464927685031357342017-03-15T08:40:42.889-06:002017-03-15T08:40:42.889-06:00Was thinking more about that green ice there. Ther...Was thinking more about that green ice there. There were some stories about big mucky-muck government types visiting Antarctica recently. What if it's about this, and it IS a bacteria or algae, and it's GOING to spread? What if Antarctica's ice, as a consequence, has, say, ten years left? That's 200 feet of sea level rise, if all of Antarctica melts. Buh-bye every major coastal city on the planet, and most of the major cities on the planet ARE coastal cities.<br /><br />I guess we'll see what we'll see!Jonny Mnemonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-27460974723456510942017-03-15T07:37:43.177-06:002017-03-15T07:37:43.177-06:00Dooooooom overload! I'll add this too: giant c...Dooooooom overload! I'll add this too: giant chunk of ice 20 times bigger than New York has mysteriously turned green in Antarctica:<br /><br />http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/779141/Green-ice-Antarctica-NASA-pictures-mystery-theory<br /><br />Some kind of algae or bacteria growing on the ice? Almost doesn't matter what it is - whatever it is, it isn't white, therefore that ice will absorb more heat. Well, I guess it does matter, actually. Because if it's some kind of algae or bacteria, and if it spreads over MORE ice, then this problem will worsen. Jonny Mnemonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-35316156218487554882017-03-15T07:15:55.951-06:002017-03-15T07:15:55.951-06:00Early spring has caused a big headache for farmers...Early spring has caused a big headache for farmers as menacing freeze approaches<br /><br />GM Golden Rice Flops in New Trial, Mutant Plants Reduces Crop Yield<br />[the lies Monsanto told me]<br /><br />More salt water in Egypt's Nile Delta putting millions at grave risk, study says<br />Scientists say the deepening crisis may make parts of Africa and the Middle East uninhabitable in the next few decades.<br />[decades? they better think again]<br /><br />Is Ocean Temperature Rising From Global Warming? New Discovery Made<br />"The international team found from 1960 to 2015, ocean warming throughout the world was 13 percent greater than estimates by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The data also showed that in the 1990s, warming began to spread deeper into the ocean: from 700 meters to 2,000 meters. While previous estimates by the IPCC showed ocean warming to account for 30 percent to 40 percent of sea level rise, the study found the figure was more like 50 percent."<br /><br />What 10 Years of Smartphone Use Mean for the Planet<br /><br />The Internet of Things Poses Human Health Risks: Scientists Question the Safety of Untested 5G Technology at International Conference<br />Israeli research studies presented at an international conference reveal that the same electromagnetic frequencies used for crowd control weapons form the foundation of the latest network – branded as 5G – that will tie together more than 50 billion devices as part of the Internet of Things.<br /><br />Huge swathe of Australian mangroves 'die of thirst'<br /><br />Has factory consolidation for pharma companies heightened risk of drug shortages?<br /><br />Scientists say humans may have triggered desertification of the Sahara<br /><br />US military leak exposes 'holy grail' of security clearance files<br /><br />Canadian agency breached as hackers exploit new software bug<br /><br />Seven ways to keep the CIA out of your home<br /><br />Ever had that creepy feeling your phone, fridge or whatever is spying on you? You're not alone<br /><br />FBI Need Not Tell How It Snoops on Journalists<br /><br />Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill<br /><br />Assange Claims Hillary, Intel Officials "Quietly Pushing A Pence Takeover" [which Pence denies, of course]<br /><br />Raising Interest Rates Can't End Well!<br /><br />US infrastructure report card: D+<br /><br />North Korea amps up worries about potential threat to the US power grid<br />EMP attacks and direct hits by coronal mass ejections are possible and worrisome, but here again the biggest danger — collapse of the global financial system — fails to make an appearance. Without financing, everything including power grids will stop working and people will start dying. -- RF<br /><br />TEPCO cancels robotic probe of reactor<br /><br />Fukushima evacuees face 'forced' return as subsidies withdrawn<br /><br />Brexit bill: Lords pass landmark legislation on leaving EU<br /><br />Trump budget will reportedly call for deep cuts to federal workforce<br /><br />How Will Stocks Come Unglued? Wolf Richter on the Keiser Report<br />In normal times, they would've already come unglued. But these are not normal times. <br /><br />A third of American families have 'roller coaster' finances<br /><br />"Something Snapped": US Department Store Sales Crash Most On Record<br /><br />Bond "Carnage" hits Mortgage Rates, Aims at Housing Bubble 2<br /><br />Balance Of Student Loans In Default Soars To Over $137 Billion<br /><br />Illinois General Assembly Retirement System Only 13.52% Funded: Overall, Illinois Pension Debt Interest Hits $9.1 Billion Per Year [this is happening in most states]<br /><br />Tom<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-44941087361152745772017-03-15T07:15:11.900-06:002017-03-15T07:15:11.900-06:00Giant blue jet during a thunderstorm over the city...Giant blue jet during a thunderstorm over the city of Campina Grande, Brazil (video)<br />http://strangesounds.org/2017/03/giant-blue-jet-brazil-video-campina-grande-video.html<br /><br />[impressive]<br /><br />Enormous sinkhole creates 50 meters large crater in Russia<br />http://strangesounds.org/2017/03/enormous-sinkhole-crater-russia-picture-video.html<br /><br />This crater with a diameter of almost 50 m formed suddenly, within a few seconds. And suddenly the ground had just sunk by nearly 7 meters. [more]<br /><br />Thousands of dead fish found in a canal in Tainan Taiwan: Nearly two tons of dead fish blamed on climate change<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/03/thousands-of-dead-fish-found-in-canal.html<br /><br />40 dead sea turtles appeared so far this year along the Uruguayan coast from Montevideo to Barra Del Chuy: Deaths blamed on fishing nets <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/03/40-dead-sea-turtles-appeared-so-far.html<br /><br />Three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza HPAI confirmed in Taiwan: 700,000 birds culled since January and 3 human deaths <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/03/three-new-cases-of-highly-pathogenic.html<br /><br />Nepal has reported an outbreak of severe H5N8 bird flu resulting in the death of 6,200 hens <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/03/nepal-has-reported-confirmed-outbreak.html<br /><br />Chillan volcano in central Chile eruption is followed by 700 minor earthquakes <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/03/chillan-volcano-in-central-chile.html<br /><br />What You Do On Your Cell Phone Could Come Back To Haunt You<br />http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/what-you-do-on-your-cell-phone-could-end-up-costing-you-everything<br /><br />Three Rate Hikes And "Aw Fuck, Not This Again!!!" <br />http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2017/03/three-hikes-and-implosion.html<br /><br />News Links, March 15, 2017<br />Rice Farmer <br />http://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />The US government now has less cash than Google<br /><br />Low Oil Prices Continue To Decimate Saudi Arabia's Currency Reserves<br /><br />US interest rate rise to deepen debt crisis in developing world<br />Poorest countries hit hardest as lower commodity prices and strong dollar raises repayment bills, campaigners warn<br /><br />What's next with America's enormous $20T debt?<br /><br />Trump Gave CIA Secret New Authority to Launch Drone Strikes<br />[oh great, now they have even more power]<br /><br />America has spent more rebuilding Afghanistan than it spent rebuilding Europe under the Marshall Plan<br />[and NOTHING on their own infrastructure]<br /><br />US Delta Force, SEAL Team 6 Prepare To Take Out Kim Jong-Un, Practice Tactical North Korea "Infiltration<br /><br />NATO head says more defence spending 'essential' to US ties<br /><br />'Pivot to the Pacific' is over, senior U.S. diplomat says<br /><br />Sweden edges up military spending, says more to come<br /><br />Trump's Quiet Outreach to Russia<br />Facing fierce resistance from Official Washington to a détente with Russia, President Trump has retreated publicly but continues to push ahead with more military-to-military cooperation.<br /><br />By Any Means Necessary — Refugees Fleeing Violence in Central America Hope for Asylum in Mexico<br /><br />Turkey Says "Migrant Deal Has Ended", May Unleash Millions Of Refugees<br />[oh, that'll help . . ..]<br /><br />"The Powers That Be Have Looted Everything." Greek Farmers Fight Riot Police With Shepherd Crooks<br /><br />Why EROEI matters: the role of net energy in the survival of civilization<br /><br />Canada's oil industry expected to lose another $1.1B this year<br /><br />Saudi Arabia Says It Has Reversed a Third of Its Production Cuts<br /><br />U.S. Shale Faces A Workforce Shortage<br />And on top of that, the industry is losing money. -- RF<br /><br />Nigeria: 16 Northern States May Face Food Shortage - UN<br /><br />[continued below]<br /><br />Tom<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-67151287760229450352017-03-15T06:32:14.544-06:002017-03-15T06:32:14.544-06:00Whoa, Jonny - today's post underscores how qui...Whoa, Jonny - today's post underscores how quickly the electrical grid is going down (soon the rate of destruction will overwhelm the replacement rate). Add to that the daily list of homes and buildings burning up and we're into some scary shit!<br /><br />Beside Hull having yet ANOTHER JJFH incident (4 days in a ROW)<br />we see a WATER COOLER bursting into flame! Add it to the weird-stuff-burning-up list (with the wheelchair, patio chair, fences, car washes, scrap metal, and WATER, etc.).<br /><br />Avalanches close Pennsylvania highways; record cold in Burlington, Vermont & 57 hour blizzard buries homes in Canada <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345256-Avalanches-close-Pennsylvania-highways-record-cold-in-Burlington-Vermont-57-hour-blizzard-buries-homes-in-Canada<br /><br />Avalanches have closed Highway 92 in Pennsylvania. All roads are closed in the area, time to re-open is unclear as more snow continues to fall. Record cold in Burlington Vermont, breaks the 1885 record, Cherry blossoms in DC killed off as temps plunge to low 20's F. The 57 hour blizzard in Manitoba Canada has ended just two hours shy of breaking the all time record as snowdrifts cover houses. [more; video]<br /><br />Winter storm Stella blankets north-east US but spares major cities (Video) <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345254-Winter-storm-Stella-blankets-north-east-US-but-spares-major-cities-Video<br /><br />[the major roads are still awful]<br /><br />Worst harvest in 40 years as drought affects 1.2 million in Sri Lanka <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345255-Worst-harvest-in-40-years-as-drought-affects-1-2-million-in-Sri-Lanka<br /><br />Sri Lanka is enduring its worst drought in decades and worst harvest in 40 years, affecting more than 1.2 million people. Of them, over 600 000 are children. [more]<br /><br />[and ANOTHER country facing starvation]<br /><br />Alicante, Spain hit by six months' worth of rain in 24 hours; worst floods in 20 years <br />https://www.sott.net/article/345253-Alicante-Spain-hit-by-six-months-worth-of-rain-in-24-hours-worst-floods-in-20-years<br /><br />[that's the name of the varietal dark red grape we use (in combination with Thompson's seedless), to make our wine each year]<br /><br />Last month along the same coastline flash floods hit Malaga after 5 inches of rain fell in just 6 hours. [more]<br /><br />[another mega-precip event]<br /><br />Trump to drop global warming from U.S. government environmental reviews <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/03/trump-to-drop-global-warming-from-us.html<br /><br />President Donald Trump is set to sign a sweeping directive to dramatically shrink the role climate change plays in decisions across the government, ranging from appliance standards to pipeline approvals, according to a person familiar with the administration’s plan. [more]<br /><br />Activity at Mount Etna spreading to all craters, Italy<br />https://watchers.news/2017/03/15/activity-at-mount-etna-spreading-to-all-craters-march-2017/<br /><br />Following an increase in Strombolian activity on February 27, 2017, Mount Etna, Europe's largest volcano, continues erupting and it appears the activity is now spreading to all the craters at the top of the mountain. [more]<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br />Tom<br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com