tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post8801341576520428387..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2017-11-29Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-46200950409015846002017-12-01T17:20:02.928-06:002017-12-01T17:20:02.928-06:00This may explain the recent (rare) east coast eart...This may explain the recent (rare) east coast earthquake:<br /><br />Huge mass of molten rock rising under parts of New England, Vermont, New Hamshire and Massachusetts<br />http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/huge-mass-molten-rock-rising-under-new-england-vermont-new-hamshire-massachusetts.html<br /><br />A huge mass of warm rocks is rising beneath portions of New England, Vermont, New Hamshire and Massachusetts. Although it does not indicate a major eruption is coming anytime soon, the findings are compelling...[more]<br /><br />The Handmaid's Tale becomes a reality - Infertility is on the rise<br />https://www.sott.net/article/369781-The-Handmaids-Tale-becomes-a-reality-Infertility-is-on-the-rise<br /><br />Dead sperm whale found on beach in Domburg, Netherlands<br />https://www.sott.net/article/369744-Dead-sperm-whale-found-on-beach-in-Domburg-Netherlands<br /><br />Wrong place, wrong time: Rare bird seen for only the second time in Bermuda<br />https://www.sott.net/article/369739-Wrong-place-wrong-time-Rare-bird-seen-for-only-the-second-time-in-Bermuda<br /><br />[Bluebird of happiness?]<br /><br />Rainbow appears in Taiwan for 9 continuous hours as experts claim it has broken record<br />https://www.sott.net/article/369728-Rainbow-appears-in-Taiwan-for-9-continuous-hours-as-experts-claim-it-has-broken-record<br /><br />Baltimore police are not permitting FBI to join investigation of slain whistleblower cop<br />https://www.sott.net/article/369773-Baltimore-police-are-not-permitting-FBI-to-join-investigation-of-slain-whistleblower-cop<br /><br />[What is this, Sandy Hook?]<br /><br />Cops severely beat, taser and mace a man after mistaking his colostomy bag for a gun<br />https://www.sott.net/article/369777-Cops-severely-beat-taser-and-mace-a-man-after-mistaking-his-colostomy-bag-for-a-gun<br /><br />[Let's see how much that will cost 'em]<br /><br />University in Peshawar, Pakistan comes under fire from gunmen disguised in burqas leaving 9 dead and dozens injured<br />https://www.sott.net/article/369772-University-in-Peshawar-Pakistan-comes-under-fire-from-gunmen-disguised-in-burqas-leaving-9-dead-and-dozens-injured<br /><br />[This was bound to happen]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-42437985782829263432017-12-01T11:57:21.097-06:002017-12-01T11:57:21.097-06:00If you stay on-line for any length of time, more s...If you stay on-line for any length of time, more stuff you're looking for "pops up."<br /><br />14-year-old dead after collapsing during gym class at Fla. school <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/14-year-old-dead-after-collapsing-during-gym-class-at-fla-school/ar-BBG0UDa<br /><br />"It was on the track. He was running," said student Carilee Henritez. [more]<br /><br />Islamic State seizes new Afghan foothold after luring Taliban defectors <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/islamic-state-seizes-new-afghan-foothold-after-luring-taliban-defectors/ar-BBFZanD<br /><br />[I guess that explains the troop surge we read about this morning]<br /><br />[from our "Don't Try This At Home" desk]<br />Mayor: New York inferno sparked by amateur bladesmith<br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mayor-new-york-inferno-sparked-by-amateur-bladesmith/ar-BBFYWLx<br /><br />COHOES, N.Y. — An inferno that destroyed or damaged nearly two dozen buildings in a city in upstate New York was sparked by an amateur bladesmith who apparently was trying to imitate something he saw on TV, officials said. <br /><br />"It is the worst disaster the city has ever seen," Mayor Shawn Morse told reporters at an evening news conference. [more]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-45621102023806746752017-12-01T11:18:55.573-06:002017-12-01T11:18:55.573-06:00Judicial Watch says Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting d...Judicial Watch says Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting docs to be released very soon - UPDATE <br />https://www.sott.net/article/369490-Judicial-Watch-says-Clinton-Lynch-tarmac-meeting-docs-to-be-released-very-soon-UPDATE<br /><br />Thanks for the trickle down! A holiday letter to the wealthiest 1% <br />https://www.sott.net/article/369690-Thanks-for-the-trickle-down-A-holiday-letter-to-the-wealthiest-1<br /><br />[good one]<br /><br />Powerful Cyclone Ockhi kills at least 16 across India and Sri Lanka <br />https://www.sott.net/article/369701-Powerful-Cyclone-Ockhi-kills-at-least-16-across-India-and-Sri-Lanka<br /><br />A powerful cyclone has killed at least 16 people across India and Sri Lanka, uprooting trees and cutting power for millions amid warnings on Friday (Dec 1) that the storm would intensify. <br /><br />Disaster officials said nine people were killed in India and seven in neighbouring Sri Lanka, most crushed by trees ripped up by destructive winds raging at 130km per hour. <br /><br />Warships have been deployed to comb the southeastern coast for fishing boats missing in wild seas [more]<br /><br />Third plasma filament eruption in as many weeks; Grand Solar Minimum threat <br />https://www.sott.net/article/369699-Third-plasma-filament-eruption-in-as-many-weeks-Grand-Solar-Minimum-threat<br /><br />[~ 3.5 min. video report]<br /><br />Mysterious boom rattles windows in Caledonia, Mississippi <br />https://www.sott.net/article/369696-Mysterious-boom-rattles-windows-in-Caledonia-Mississippi<br /><br />A loud mysterious boom was reported by residents in Caledonia on Tuesday morning. The noise occurred just before 11:00 AM. Residents said it shook windows and it caught many by surprise.<br />[more; no definite cause found]<br /><br />Torrential rainfall, floods paralyze Albania; 1 person dead <br />https://www.sott.net/article/369695-Torrential-rainfall-floods-paralyze-Albania-1-person-dead<br /><br />[pic caption] Local resident Nue Shkreta looks at a collapsed bridge at the entrance of his village Mamuras, northern Albania, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. <br /><br />At least one person has died during heavy rainfall that flooded many parts of Albania, paralyzing its ports and causing flights from its only international airport to be suspended, authorities said Friday. <br /><br />Three other people were injured and 18 houses were destroyed in weather-related incidents over the past 24 hours, the government said in a statement. <br /><br />Many roads remained blocked across the Balkan country, while some 71,000 residents were affected by power cuts. [more]<br /><br />Video: No Man’s Land – Barbuda after Hurricane Irma <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/11/video-no-mans-land-barbuda-after.html<br /><br />More than 200,000 Puerto Ricans have arrived in Florida since Hurricane Maria – “Puerto Rico will be seen by historians as before and after Maria” <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/11/more-than-200000-puerto-ricans-have.html<br /><br />[lots more to come]<br /><br />[here's an old MUST WATCH Ted talk for climate skeptics]<br /><br />James Balog at TEDGlobal 2009 Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss https://www.ted.com/talks/james_balog_time_lapse_proof_of_extreme_ice_loss<br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-38731557856207773442017-12-01T08:13:41.426-06:002017-12-01T08:13:41.426-06:00News Links, December 1, 2017
Rice Farmer
http://r...News Links, December 1, 2017<br />Rice Farmer <br />http://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Margin debt: Stock Market Lazes Happily on a Powerful Time Bomb, and the Fed Begins to Worry<br /><br />Meanwhile, South Korean Industrial Production Crashes<br /><br />US Gross National Debt Jumps $723 billion in 12 Weeks, Yellen "Very Worried about Sustainability of US Debt Trajectory"<br /><br />We Give Up! Government Spending And Deficits Soar Pretty Much Everywhere<br /><br />World's First Vending-Machine For The Homeless To Be Unveiled In UK In December; LA, NYC Next Year [yeah, that'll help . ..]<br /><br />The Asymmetry of Bubbles: the Status Quo and Bitcoin<br /><br />Gold's Global Supply Artery: Heading for Cardiac Arrest<br /><br />Lemmings In Full Stampede Toward The Fiscal Cliff<br /><br />Bitcoin Mania Interrupted, for Now, After Outage Triggers Selloff<br />Bitcoin exchanges crash day after US demands cryptocurrency transaction info<br />Bitcoin is already dwarfing some of the largest financial market bubbles of all time<br /><br />Commander: Over 1,000 US Troops in Combat in Afghanistan in 2018<br />Gen. John Nicholson, the top US general in Afghanistan, revealed on Tuesday that US forces will be greatly increasing their involvement in combat in the country next year, and that combat troops will be "at extra risk."<br /><br />US Bows to Israeli/Saudi Alliance in Blaming Iran<br />Contrary to common belief, Israel supported Iran's Islamic Republic for more than a decade in the 1980s before shifting its favors to Saudi Arabia in the 1990s and making sure the U.S. followed suit.<br /><br />Israeli Defense Minister Contradicts Netanyahu: "There Is No Iranian Military Force On Syrian Land" [he'll be fired this week]<br /><br />A Short History of American Empire<br /><br />The Future of the American Empire<br /><br />Russia to deploy anti-ship missiles to Kurils: report<br /><br />It's official: Romania signs deal to buy U.S. missile defense system<br /><br />Russia negotiates deal for its warplanes to use Egypt bases<br />U.S. military indefinitely delays ban on cluster bombs<br /><br />In an Unprecedented Move, 10 Democratic Senators Demand That Netanyahu Halt Israel Demolition of Palestinian Village [sure]<br /><br />63-year-old Tibetan Monk Self-immolates in Sichuan<br /><br />As New Pipelines Get Built, More People Are Standing In the Way<br /><br />Did Anyone Do Even a Minimal Check on the Sensationalist Bitcoin Electrical Consumption Story?<br /><br />Tesla Owners Are Stealing Power To Mine Bitcoin<br />Teslas and other EVs have free access to power at many charging stations, so it was probably only a matter of time until somebody decided to plug their mining computers in.<br /><br />OPEC Agrees To 9-Month Extension Of Oil Production Deal<br /><br />Big Pharma is taking advantage of patent law to keep OxyContin from ever dying<br /><br />Despite What Politicians Say, Hundreds of BC Gas Wells Leak Methane<br /><br />WhatsApp service resumes after worldwide outage<br /><br />Amazon is flooding the zone with new cloud A.I. tools that translate, transcribe, and track people<br /><br />The StingRay Is Exactly Why the 4th Amendment Was Written<br />At least 68 agencies in 23 different states own StingRays.<br /><br />War, hunger, extremism will intensify in 2018: Report <br /><br />Sea of Japan fishermen faced with double threat of missiles, suspicious boats<br /><br />Illegal fishing by N. Korean boats rampant in Sea of Japan<br /><br />Kobe Steel data scandal to delay restart of four nuclear reactors<br /><br />UK Government Issues Support for Shale Industry [idiots]<br /><br />Muslim population of the UK could triple to 13m following 'record' influx<br /><br />Otter with plastic cable around neck highlights how litter is 'choking the life out of British wildlife'<br /><br />'Shocking' rise in rubbish washing up on UK beaches<br /><br />America sold nearly $42B in weapons to foreign countries in 2017<br /><br />Get Ready for Concealed Guns in All 50 States<br /><br />Yellen: $20 trillion national debt 'should keep people awake at night'<br />The total national debt level is $20.6 trillion and rising. Of that total, $14.9 trillion is owed by the public [we didn't get a vote on any of it]<br /><br />US Household Debt Is Rising 60% Faster Than Wages, And One Rating Agency Is Worried [the rest don't give a shit]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-51749873674349976602017-12-01T07:54:03.589-06:002017-12-01T07:54:03.589-06:00Friday, 1 December 2017
Will an eruption of Mt. Ag...Friday, 1 December 2017<br />Will an eruption of Mt. Agung cool the planet temporarily? <br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/12/will-eruption-of-mt-agung-cool-planet.html<br /><br />Bali’s fiery volcano could end up temporarily cooling the entire planet. But we don’t yet know by how much. [more]<br /><br />Another dire 1989 warning – from Jacques Cousteau<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/12/a-dire-warning-from-jacques-cousteau-in.html<br /><br />[link to ~ 55 min. video report from C-Span]<br /><br />[these are 2 embedded articles to Robin's Scribbler re-copy]<br />Alert: sea surface temperatures (SST) are way hotter than normal. <br /><br />NZ Rainfall shortage 'dramatic'<br /><br />Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Lows Off Alaska <br />https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30112017/arctic-sea-ice-extent-record-chukchi-bering-sea-alaska-ocean<br /><br />[GLOBAL COOLING - MINI-ICE AGE - GRAND SOLAR MINIMUM!!!!!!!]<br /><br />Judge Questions Exxon’s Attempt to Block Climate Fraud Investigations<br />https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30112017/exxon-climate-fraud-investigation-judge-court-hearing-schneiderman-new-york-healey-massachusetts<br /><br />The hearing edged a federal judge closer to deciding whether to dismiss the oil giant’s case against the attorneys general of New York and Massachusetts. <br /><br />[watch the judge's bank account in the coming days . ..]<br /><br />ExxonMobil drew tough questions and skeptical responses from a federal judge on Thursday as it urged her to shut down two state investigations into whether the oil giant misled investors and the public about climate change risks. The judge's inquiries suggested the company had failed to build a strong enough case to halt the probes. [more]<br /><br />Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Iran, dozens of aftershocks<br />https://watchers.news/2017/12/01/strong-and-shallow-m6-1-earthquake-hits-iran-dozens-of-aftershocks/<br /><br />A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the Iranian Seismological Center (IRSC) as M6.1 hit Kerman Province, Iran at 02:32 UTC (06:02 local time) on December 1, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). USGS and EMSC registered it as M6.0 at a depth of 10 km. IRSC registered 9 M4+ aftershocks within the next 5 hours. [more]<br /><br />[here's one of many CIA written or influenced articles in msm]<br />Another Global Warming Study Casts Doubt On Media's Climate Change Fairy Tale<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/692112a7-d12a-3247-955d-50b7ad8c9b84/ss_another-global-warming-study.html<br /><br />[right, no warming . . meanwhile, here in REALITY]<br />Greenland: 'The melt is winning this game'<br />http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/12/01/global-warning-greenland-ward-ac-pkg.cnn<br /><br />[must be mass hallucination]<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-20771776053456450622017-12-01T07:53:59.568-06:002017-12-01T07:53:59.568-06:00Study discovers why global warming will accelerate...Study discovers why global warming will accelerate CO2 rise<br />http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2017/11/28/study-discovers-why-global-warming-will-accelerate-co2-rise/<br /><br />Global warming is likely to speed up as the Earth becomes increasingly more sensitive to atmospheric CO₂ concentrations, scientists from the University of Reading have warned.<br />In a new study, published this week in the prestigious journal PNAS, the scientists explain that the influence of increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 on global warming will become more severe over time because the patterns of warming of the Earth’s surface will lead to reduced cloud cover in some sensitive regions and less heat being able to escape into space. [more]<br /><br />"Buy The Abdication Of Responsibility" <br />http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2017/11/buy-abdication-of-responsibility.html<br /><br />My cousin used to order six shots at last call. It was never a good idea...<br /><br />The casino is going vertical ahead of the Senate vote. Stock gamblers have entered the glue sniffing phase...[see graph] <br /><br />What this tax cut represents more than anything is inter-generational abdication of responsibility. Wall Street analysts are tripping over each other to see who can issue the most bullish forecast for what happens if/when the tax cut is passed. <br /><br />"Let us therefore bow our heads and pray for the plundering of our grandchildren" [more]<br /><br />And Then There Were None <br />http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2017/11/beware-massive-bullshit.html<br /><br />Aside from left-for-dead retailers getting short squeezed into outer space, and Transports crossing end-of-cycle bridges to nowhere, global RISK IS OFF. I just thought I would point that out, because this week's Crypto meltdown and momentum stock shellacking haven't stirred stoned zombies from their stupor. Go figure...<br /><br />And no one tells better end-of-cycle lies than the Financial services industry. Can we all agree on that? <br /><br />Of all of the numerous lies this week about the economy, OPEC, tax cuts, money printing, BitCasinos etc. none was more dangerously delusional than Zerohedge's assertion that "global" equity markets are fat and happy for the 13th month straight. The U.S. is the only major stock market still moving higher. Europe has rolled over. China has rolled over hard. Japan has rolled over.<br /><br />And Emerging Markets are getting shellacked...[more; see chart]<br /><br />[continued below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-39841496975314827032017-12-01T07:53:32.987-06:002017-12-01T07:53:32.987-06:00Kinda embarrassing, not to mention ominous, when t...Kinda embarrassing, not to mention ominous, when the new fire department building burns down before it's even completed.<br /><br />It's simply amazing to me how many homes, apartments, condos, dorms and other housing is being destroyed by fire every day! I mean, after almost a year of this, that's gotta add up to some significant dent in the insurance industry, plus it adds to homelessness and deaths.<br /><br />Great pic of car-hauler on fire in the pictorial.<br /><br />Mysterious, non-sourced explosions have risen recently, as have earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Gee, I wonder if they're all related . ..<br /><br />[let's see how Friday, the first of December, is starting off]<br /><br />Navy releases new details about ship collision off South Korea's coastline <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/navy-releases-new-details-about-ship-collision-off-south-koreas-coastline/ar-BBFYJ4U<br /><br />A U.S. ship assigned to protect an American aircraft carrier off the Korean Peninsula collided with a commercial fishing boat after losing track of it on radar and attempting “improper and untimely maneuvers” in an attempt to avoid a wreck, the Navy said in report released Thursday. [more; this is from May]<br /><br />Hot Blob off Southeast Australia Fuels Life-Threatening Rain Bomb Event<br />https://robertscribbler.com/2017/11/30/hot-blob-off-southeast-australia-fuels-life-threatening-rain-bomb-event/<br /><br />Earthquakes in strange places leaving USGS official claiming "this is wild" as a mag 4.1 hits Delaware just 7 miles northeast of Dover Air Force Base <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/12/earthquakes-in-strange-places-leaving.html<br /><br />Is the Ramapo Fault waking up? M5.1 earthquake downgraded to M4.1 quake felt from New York City to Baltimore<br />http://strangesounds.org/2017/11/ramapo-fault-m5-1-earthquake-downgraded-to-m4-1-quake-strikes-from-new-york-city-to-baltimore.html<br /><br />A M5.1 earthquake downgraded to a M4.1 (USGS) or M4.6 (EMSC) tremor hit Delaware on November 30, 2017. The quake was felt across the east coast of the United States, from New York City to Baltimore. The USGS initially reported the magnitude at 5.1. But was then downgraded to a weak M4.1 by the USGS. The quake, which hit at 4:45 p.m. Thursday was centered about 6 miles east-northeast of Dover, Delaware. [more]<br /><br />A mag 6.0 - 59km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea is the second major quake to strike on this first day of December <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/12/a-mag-60-59km-nnw-of-finschhafen-papua.html<br /><br />Three earthquakes hit eastern Iran in quick succession close to Isfahan and Bushehr Nuclear sites (how long before one receives a direct hit?) <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/12/three-earthquakes-hit-eastern-iran-in.html<br /><br />A tropical storm has killed at least seven people and left 5 people missing with a further 20,000 affected in Sri Lanka <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/11/a-tropical-storm-has-killed-at-least.html<br /><br />Tropical cyclone Dhalia kills 19 people on the Indonesian island of Java in the same region as erupting Mount Agung <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/11/tropical-cyclone-dhalia-kills-19-people.html<br /><br />Climate Connection: Unraveling the Surprising Ecology of Dust<br />http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2017/11/30/climate-connection-unraveling-the-surprising-ecology-of-dust/<br /><br />[SOURCE: Yale Environment 360]<br /><br />Melting Ice Could Mess Up Deep-Sea Chemistry<br />http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2017/11/28/melting-ice-could-mess-up-deep-sea-chemistry/<br /><br />["could" my ass . .]<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com