Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Event Update For 2020-12-28




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

2020-12-28 - 2020 may be the warmest year ever recorded:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/30/climate-change-2020-earths-hottest-year-record/4072023001/
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/2020-hottest-year-record-climate-temperature-b1778303.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/environment/2020/12/29/forest-fires-record-death-valley-temperatures-could-make-2020/

Quote: "'In most datasets, 2020 will be more or less tied with 2016 – at least within the margin of uncertainty in our global temperature reconstructions,'" tweeted Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist and director of climate and energy at the Breakthrough Institute in California. 'That's remarkable in a sense, given that 2020 is a La Niña [cooling] year and 2016 was a super El Niño [heating] event.'"

2020-12-28 - Climate change: Extreme weather causes huge losses in 2020:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-change-extreme-weather-causes-230556004.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55416013

2020-12-28 - Fire truck bursts into flame on I-475 in Macon (Georgia):
http://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/macon-bibb-fire-truck-significantly-damaged-after-interstate-fire/93-0982ce11-b001-40fb-9202-d4760f995a54
http://www.13wmaz.com/video/news/local/macon-bibb-fire-truck-damaged-in-engine-fire-on-i-475/93-918a7084-4153-4c8f-919d-d38fcc7fb786
http://www.whio.com/news/trending/fire-truck-georgia-catches-fire/O6F4PXUIQJHRXA6KGWPOUUL324/
http://www.statter911.com/2020/12/28/fire-engine-burns-on-georgia-interstate/
http://twitter.com/ffshifflett/status/1343633680674258953

Quote: "Fire Chief Marvin Riggins says the crew was returning from another fire call on the interstate when the truck burst into flames..."

2020-12-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to another car and pickup, in Cross Plains (Indiana):
http://wrbiradio.com/2020/12/29/vehicle-fire-causes-damage-to-2-other-vehicles/

2020-12-28 - Car bursts into flame just after 3 AM while parked at convenience store in Lehigh Acres (Florida):
http://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/car-catches-fire-in-front-of-racetrac-in-lehigh-acres
http://nbc-2.com/news/2020/12/28/car-fire-sparks-outside-lehigh-acres-racetrac/

2020-12-28 - There were about 57,000 wildfires this year and about 10,000,000 acres burned, in the US alone:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/review-were-57-000-wildfires-204058752.html
http://www.insider.com/this-year-saw-about-57000-wildfires-about-10000000-acres-burned-2020-12
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/this-year-saw-about-57000-wildfires-about-10000000-acres-burned-2020-12

2020-12-28 - Man has 'medical issue' on the banks of Codorus Creek in York (Pennsylvania):
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2020/12/29/york-city-firefighters-life-man-banks-codorus-creek/4070757001/

Quote: "A man had to be lifted from the banks of Codorus Creek on Monday after suffering a medical issue, York City Fire Chief Chad Deardorff said. 'He was conscious, just not really coherent. There was no option of walking him up,' Deardorff said."




2020-12-28 - Tugboat bursts into flame while docked along the Taunton River in coastal Fall River (Massachusetts):
http://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/se-mass/crews-respond-to-fall-river-boat-fire/
http://turnto10.com/news/local/tug-boat-fire-reported-in-fall-river
http://whdh.com/news/crews-battle-tugboat-fire-in-fall-river/
http://www.abc6.com/fall-river-fire-department-puts-out-boat-fire/

Note: This is the 1327th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2020...

2020-12-28 - Tanker truck explodes and burns on road near Kirkuk (Iraq), 5 killed:
http://in.news.yahoo.com/fuel-tanker-explosion-iraq-kills-204120605.html
http://www.zee5.com/zee5news/fuel-tanker-explosion-in-iraq-kills-5-people

Quote: "'A fuel tanker burst into flames and exploded on Khalis-Kirkuk road earlier today,' the agency quoted its source as saying. According to the agency, the driver of the tanker and four bystanders died in the incident."

2020-12-28 - Tractor (excavator) bursts into flame at junk yard on Allens Avenue in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/excavator-catches-fire-at-providence-junk-yard/
http://twitter.com/CoreyWelch/status/1343599987754758146

2020-12-28 - Semi tractor bursts into flame on North 18th Street in Grand Junction (Iowa):
http://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2020/12/28/semi-fire-in-grand-junction-results-in-property-damage/
http://www.1380kcim.com/2020/12/28/semi-tractor-totaled-in-grand-junction-fire/

2020-12-28 - Tractor trailer hauling toilet paper bursts into flame at 12:50 AM on the Trans-Canada Highway near Canmore (Canada):
http://cochranenow.com/articles/semi-truck-trailer-carrying-tp-catches-fire-along-hwy-1
http://cdllife.com/2020/firefighters-work-to-save-sacred-load-of-toilet-paper-set-ablaze-in-tractor-trailer-fire/
http://www.rmotoday.com/canmore/canmore-fire-rescue-responds-to-semi-truck-full-of-toilet-paper-on-fire-3217776

2020-12-28 - Tractor bursts into flame in Wedmore (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=52786&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/18973655.tractor-damaged-wedmore-blaze/
http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/18973655.tractor-damaged-wedmore-blaze/
http://glastonbury.nub.news/n/tractor-fire-at-wedmore

Note: These are the 1750th, 1751st, 1752nd, 1753rd and 1754th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2020...

2020-12-28 - Car bursts into flame just after midnight in parking lot at store in Garden City (Idaho):
http://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/car-fire-garden-city-fred-meyer/277-301a44b4-d465-43d1-810c-c3b2e5e2f84c

2020-12-28 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Southport (Connecticut):
http://patch.com/connecticut/fairfield/driver-escapes-car-fire-fairfield
http://www.newsbreak.com/connecticut/fairfield/news/2135322004305/driver-escapes-car-fire-on-i-95-stretch-in-fairfield

2020-12-28 - Car bursts into flame on street near Union Square in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.amny.com/news/vehicle-bursts-into-flames-on-union-square/

2020-12-28 - Car bursts into flame on I-90 in North Bend (Washington):
http://livingsnoqualmie.com/car-fire-slows-traffic-on-i90-eastbound/

2020-12-28 - Car bursts into flame at auto shop in Temecula (California):
http://patch.com/california/temecula/no-damage-temecula-meineke-following-vehicle-fire

2020-12-28 - Car bursts into flame in the wee hours on I-81 in Montgomery County (Virginia):
http://www.wfxrtv.com/news/local-news/new-river-valley-local-news/car-fire-closes-all-north-lanes-of-interstate-81-in-montgomery-county/

2020-12-28 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal Sibu (Malaysia):
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/12/29/four-escape-unscathed-as-car-catches-fire-in-sibu

2020-12-28 - Car bursts into flame on road near Zirakpur (India):
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/miraculous-escape-for-man-as-car-catches-fire-190763

2020-12-28 - Car bursts into flame on Rochdale Road in Bacup (Britain):
http://www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk/car-fire-in-bacup/

2020-12-28 - Car bursts into flame on the M56 near Rowlinson's Green (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-on-m56_28-12-2020_18-19-49

2020-12-28 - Two cars destroyed by fire, home heavily damaged, on Acree Drive in Beverly Hills (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/2020/12/28/local-family-and-pets-escapes-fire-that-damaged-home-destroyed-vehicles/

Quote: "Local firefighters contained a house fire before it spread to neighboring structures, but not before it heavily damaged the home and destroyed two vehicles."

2020-12-28 - Shopping center heavily damaged by fire at 6:30 AM on Eagle Road in Havertown (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/12/28/firefighters-battle-two-alarm-fire-after-flames-break-out-at-havertown-shopping-center/

2020-12-28 - Home damaged by fire on Widgeon Court in coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://www.wtkr.com/news/suffolk-crews-respond-to-house-fire

2020-12-28 - Home under renovation heavily damaged by fire at 6:50 AM on East Orleans Street in Paxton (Illinois), nobody there:
http://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/crews-responding-to-house-fire/

Quote: "Neighbor Claude Wilson says the house was in the process of being renovated. A family was supposed to move-in tomorrow. They are still in disbelief."

2020-12-28 - Home heavily damaged by fire on South Kingston Avenue on the South Shore in Chicago (Illinois), 2 injured:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/28/2-people-hospitalized-after-south-shore-fire/

2020-12-28 - Home heavily damaged by garage fire at 5:44 AM on Navy Street in coastal San Leandro (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/12/28/fire-sweeps-through-home-in-san-leandro/

2020-12-28 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Rylands Road in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/two-people-displaced-after-house-fire-in-lake-view-park-area-of-virginia-beach/291-48f1e769-b5cd-4e7d-8666-27b15ac78019

2020-12-28 - Home heavily damaged by fire just after 2 AM on Jenkins Avenue in Shreveport (Louisiana):
http://www.ksla.com/2020/12/28/sfd-extinguishes-early-morning-house-fire/

2020-12-28 - Home heavily damaged by fire just before 5 AM on Frawley Road in East Ridge (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-early-morning-house-fire-in-east-ridge-monday

2020-12-28 - Home destroyed by fire on Tucker Road in coastal Dartmouth (Massachusetts), 1 injured:
http://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/se-mass/elderly-woman-pulled-from-dartmouth-fire/

2020-12-28 - Home destroyed by fire just before 5 AM along Highway 463 in Jonesboro (Arkansas):
http://www.kait8.com/2020/12/28/train-traffic-delayed-because-house-fire/

2020-12-28 - Triple-decker home heavily damaged by fire on Hamilton Road in Brookline (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/article/firefighters-battle-2-alarm-blaze-in-triple-decker/35085678#
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/12/28/brookline-fire-apartment-building-damaged-hamilton-road/

2020-12-28 - Apartment building damaged by fire shortly before 3 AM on Golden Crest Circle in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.cbs42.com/news/local/crews-work-fire-at-birmingham-apartment-complex/

2020-12-28 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire at 3 AM on Martin Luther King Drive in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.cbs46.com/news/4-units-damaged-20-displaced-after-fire-at-apartment-complex/article_f92622ae-48ed-11eb-884b-db25d8f01fe8.html

2020-12-28 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on Riverside Drive in Metairie (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/news/article_d2b8f012-4954-11eb-8959-1bad0f7cfbf6.html
http://www.wdsu.com/article/jefferson-parish-firefighters-battle-2-alarm-fire-at-apartment-complex-in-metairie/35084709#

2020-12-28 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on Campbell Street in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/article/firefighters-battle-apartment-fire-monday-near-80th-terrace-troost/35086302
http://www.kctv5.com/news/local_news/2-taken-to-hospital-following-large-fire-at-waldo-heights-apartments/article_cc28349a-497e-11eb-b9f3-336bf837a01b.html
http://www.kmbc.com/article/firefighters-battle-apartment-fire-monday-near-80th-terrace-troost-kansas-city-missouri-30-families-diplaced/35089318

2020-12-28 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on Laurel Street in Waukee (Iowa), 2 injured:
http://www.kcci.com/article/2-injured-7-families-displaced-in-fire-at-waukee-iowa-apartment-complex/35086034

2020-12-28 - Deadly fire burns mobile home on Lower River Road in Great Falls (Montana), 1 killed:
http://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/emergency-crews-respond-to-monday-morning-fire

2020-12-28 - Deadly fire burns apartment building on Schulte Boulevard in Brenham (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.kbtx.com/2020/12/29/report-one-killed-in-brenham-fire-on-monday/

2020-12-28 - Vacant warehouse burns on Miner Avenue in Stockton (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/12/28/stockton-warehouse-fire-miner-ave-3-alarms/




2020-12-28 - Elephant calf found dead in shallow stream in Thap Lan National Park (Thailand):
http://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2042451/wild-elephant-calf-found-dead

2020-12-28 - Police dog suddenly dies in Fresno (California):
http://kmph.com/news/local/fresno-police-k9-dies-suddenly-from-health-complications

Quote: "Over the weekend, K9 Officer Stark passed away due to a sudden medical condition."




2020-12-28 - Three people found dead at home on Oldham Road, Failsworth (Britain):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-three-people-found-dead-23231777
http://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/tragedy-three-people-found-dead-19531489
http://metro.co.uk/2020/12/29/three-people-found-dead-inside-house-in-unexplained-circumstances-13818256/
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/18973756.investigation-launched-3-people-found-dead-home-failsworth/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9093593/Police-probe-launched-three-people-dead-house-Manchester.html




2020-12-28 - Man, 60, former mayor, found dead at home in coastal Cocoa (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/brevard-county/former-cocoa-mayor-jake-williams-found-dead-60/3B7GMCLO2VHFVGZ2SQA2VXEIVI/

2020-12-28 - Person found dead on the Pamlico Sound shoreline in coastal Dare County (North Carolina):
http://www.obxtoday.com/top-stories/body-found-in-the-pamlico-sound-along-the-dare-county-mainland-shoreline/
http://www.outerbanksvoice.com/2020/12/28/unidentified-body-found-near-point-peter-road/
http://www.beach104.com/2020/12/28/body-found-in-the-pamlico-sound-along-the-dare-county-mainland-shoreline/

2020-12-28 - Man, 45 to 55, found dead outside IRS office in Hickory (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/body-found-outside-irs-office-hickory-police-say/4NOM4IKMZVFSTPGHTH37F4VNQ4/
http://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/body-found-in-business-park-off-tate-boulevard-in-hickory/article_42450798-4957-11eb-8c28-9fdb07e13af4.html

2020-12-28 - Person found dead near the park area of Fishtrap Lake in Lick Creek (Kentucky):
http://www.wkyt.com/2020/12/28/death-investigation-underway-after-unidentified-body-found-in-pike-county/
http://www.wtvq.com/2020/12/28/ksp-investigating-body-found-in-pike-county/
http://mountain-topmedia.com/body-found-in-pike-county2/

2020-12-28 - Person found dead near railroad tracks in Yukon (Oklahoma):
http://www.news9.com/story/5feafd26aa48920b73d07dd2/police-investigate-dead-body-found-in-yukon-

2020-12-28 - Man found dead near Emporia (Kansas):
http://www.kvoe.com/news/item/51903-foul-play-not-suspected-after-body-found-west-of-emporia-on-sunday

2020-12-28 - Man, 55, drops dead near underpass in Brownwood (Texas):
http://www.brownwoodnews.com/2020/12/28/body-found-near-vine-street-underpass/

2020-12-28 - Man, 59, found dead in pond with submerged ATV at golf course in Hockley (Texas):
http://news.yahoo.com/groundskeepers-body-found-pond-hockley-171216613.html
http://abc13.com/groundkeepers-body-found-in-golf-course-pond-the-clubs-at-houston-oaks-hockley-search-for-bond/9141095/
http://www.khou.com/article/news/local/groundskeeper-drowns-after-atv-accident-at-waller-county-golf-course/285-b20e09d4-72bc-44cd-b9c1-769379f9c3a9
http://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/groundskeeper-drowns-after-atv-accident-at-waller-county-golf-course/285-b20e09d4-72bc-44cd-b9c1-769379f9c3a9

2020-12-28 - Woman found dead in submerged car in the Apalachicola River in Chattahochee (Florida):
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2020-12-29/police-woman-drives-into-florida-river-drowns

2020-12-28 - Man, 63, has 'medical event' and drops dead at isolation facility in coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.teaomaori.news/man-dies-auckland-managed-isolation-facility
http://rokzfast.com/mans-death-in-managed-isolation-the-first-in-new-zealand-261994/

Quote: "The NZ Herald says police said the sudden death appeared to be related to a medical event."

Quote: "The Ministry of Health has assessed the circumstances of the man’s death and at this stage, it is not thought to be related to Covid-19. The man also arrived from a country that has no transmission of Covid within the community and they were symptom-free."

2020-12-28 - Infant suddenly dies at home in Sheffield (Britain):
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/sheffield-couple-shattered-death-baby-boy-christmas-eve-3079848




2020-12-28 - Twin-engine plane crash-lands at airport in coastal Vero Beach (Florida):
http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-county/2020/12/28/plane-landing-gear-problem-crash-lands-vero-beach-airport-pilot-uninjured/4066706001/

2020-12-28 - Small plane makes emergency landing in field in Loudoun County (Virginia):
http://wjla.com/news/local/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-va

2020-12-28 - Small plane crashes near airport in Hopeland (Australia), 1 killed:
http://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/emergency-crews-rush-to-plane-crash-near-serpentine-20201228-p56qiu.html
http://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/emergency-crews-rush-to-plane-crash-near-serpentine-20201228-p56qiu.html

2020-12-28 - Tractor trailer crashes into median on the 14 Freeway near Santa Clarita (California), 1 injured:
http://cdllife.com/2020/portion-of-14-freeway-closed-for-unknown-duration-due-to-big-rig-crash/

2020-12-28 - Tractor trailer crashes off I-95 in Groton (Connecticut):
http://www.theday.com/local-news/20201228/tractor-trailer-crash-closes-lanes-on-i-95-in-mystic

2020-12-28 - Tractor trailer overturns on State Route 189 in Wasatch County (Utah), 1 injured:
http://kmyu.tv/news/local/semi-truck-hauling-oranges-overturned-on-sr-189-in-wasatch-county
http://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/semi-truck-hauling-oranges-rolls-on-its-side-in-wasatch-county
http://kutv.com/news/local/semi-truck-hauling-oranges-overturned-on-sr-189-in-wasatch-county

2020-12-28 - Car crashes into two vehicles on coastal Padre Island (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/accident-on-padre-island-kills-one-person/503-cfb4592c-f0ef-4d3e-a0da-444bb5f99b35

Quote: "Police say around 4:40 p.m., a car was seen swaying in and out of traffic before it struck two other vehicles, causing one to go airborne and flip."




2020-12-28 - Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes in the ocean near the coast of Chile:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/12/a-powerful-earthquake-of-magnitude-68.html

2020-12-28 - New Year's Eve storm to cross the US:
http://www.yahoo.com/gma/years-eve-storm-cross-country-120251326.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/years-eve-storm-cross-country-74923982
http://abcnews.go.com/US/years-eve-storm-move-us-heavy-snow-winds/story?id=74922080
http://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2020-12-27-new-years-week-storm-southwest-midwest-east-rain-snow
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/viral/new-years-eve-storm-to-cross-country/vp-BB1cgEhY

5 comments:

  1. Last Humpday of the year, Jonny and all JJFH readers.

    [not that it matters, but in the banner pics the headline from the fire truck burning is continued to a Porsche (?) in the next frame]

    What are the odds that 2021 will be even hotter than this past year?
    There's projections out there about next year being slightly cooler than this year, but in the top 5 hottest ever anyway. Stay tuned.

    That fire in Havertown, PA is in my ol' stompin' grounds through college.

    Wednesday, 30 December 2020
    Unstoppable quest to eat, reproduce, repeat! A high survival rate, lack of natural predators and willingness to eat anything and start reproducing before they're a year old, with up to up to 10 piglets at a time; Thousands of Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs are snorting and squealing their way across Puerto Rico
    http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/12/unstopable-quest-to-eat-reproduce.html

    [at least you can theoretically kill and eat them; just read about the same situation in FL since De Soto landed way back]

    "When they're small, they look really cute"[same a serial killer]

    Meanwhile, the president of Cantera's neighbourhood council says residents can only wait. "We realized this situation had gotten out of control," said Gertrudis Calderon. "It's become a health problem." [more]

    Mask mandates: Do they work? Are there better ways to control covid-19 outbreaks?
    https://www.sott.net/article/446507-Mask-mandates-Do-they-work-Are-there-better-ways-to-control-covid-19-outbreaks

    A surge in COVID-19 cases in the United States and Europe has prompted calls for a national mask mandate here in America. Advocates of government edicts have asserted that these would bring the pandemic "under control" in a matter of weeks.

    Public health officials here and throughout most of the world believe that mask-wearing has some value in reducing the rate at which the pandemic spreads. Accepting this premise, however, does not necessarily lead to the conclusion that government mask mandates will bring the contagion under control.

    This Backgrounder examines the effects of mask mandates in the U.S. and Italy. While there is no national mask mandate in the U.S., many states and counties have imposed them. We (the authors) find that, of the 25 counties reporting the highest numbers of new cases during this latest surge, 21 had mask mandates in place since at least July.

    Italy does have a national mask mandate that is backed by fines of up to 1,000 euros for non-compliance. We find that the mandate did not prevent a surge in cases in Italy that began in October, peaked in mid-November, and had not yet subsided in mid-December.

    These findings do not deny the efficacy of mask-wearing per se. Nor should they discourage the practice.

    Instead, they point to the inadequacy of public health strategies that rely predominantly on lockdowns and mask mandates.

    [the Danish study results]
    Those who completed the study underwent COVID-19 tests one month later. Researchers found that 1.8 percent of those in the mask-wearing group tested positive, while 2.1 percent of the control group did. The results were not statistically significant. The researchers concluded that mask-wearing is compatible with a range of outcomes — from a 46 percent reduction in infections to a 23 percent increase.

    The data show that mask mandates have not stemmed the surge. From October 1 through December 13, the U.S. saw an increase of 8.8 million confirmed COVID-19 cases. Of the 100 counties with the most confirmed cases during this period, 97 had either a county-level mask mandate, a state-level mandate, or both.

    Italy: Nationwide Mask Mandate. Unlike the U.S., Italy has a national mask mandate. Italians must wear masks outdoors and indoors, except in their own homes.

    The imposition of a national mandate did not arrest the growth in infection rates. [more]

    [2nd piece below]














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  2. Actual science: University of Florida researchers find no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread of Coronavirus
    https://www.sott.net/article/446459-Actual-science-University-of-Florida-researchers-find-no-asymptomatic-or-presymptomatic-spread-of-Coronavirus

    The researchers confirmed that SARS-CoV-2 is more contagious than other coronaviruses, with a secondary attack rate of 16.6% (95% CI 14.0%-19.3%) compared to 7.5% (95%CI 4.8%-10.7%) for SARS-CoV and 4.7% (95%CI, 0.9%-10.7%) for MERS-CoV.

    The secondary attack rate for symptomatic index cases was 18.0% (95% CI 14.2%-22.1%), and the rate of asymptomatic and presymptomatic index cases was 0.7% (95% CI 0%-4.9%), "although there were few studies in the latter group." The asymptomatic/presymptomatic secondary attack rate is not statistically different from zero, and the confidence interval is technically 0.7 ± 4.2, resulting in a range of -3.5%-4.9%, but attack rates cannot be negative, so it is truncated at 0. [more]

    Vaccinated US nurse contracts COVID-19, expert says Pfizer shot needed more time to work - ABC
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-nurse-tests-positive-over-082154265.html [~ 3 min. propaganda lead-in video]

    A nurse in California tested positive for COVID-19 more than a week after receiving Pfizer Inc's vaccine, an ABC News affiliate reported https://bit.ly/2L8iBel on Tuesday, but a medical expert said the body needs more time to build up protection.[more; (cough) BULLshit]

    Swiss canton says person died after COVID-19 shot, unclear if there is a link
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/swiss-canton-says-person-died-113907290.html

    A Swiss person who was among the first in the country to be vaccinated with a COVID-19 shot later died, officials in the canton of Lucerne said on Wednesday, though they did not indicate whether the death was related to the inoculation. [more; if they label anyone with a trace of coronavirus as a Covid death, then they should DEFINITELY put this in the vaccine death category!]

    California Coronavirus Update: Stay-At-Home Order Extended Until Mid-January; L.A. Hospitals At Breaking Point, State Bracing For Post-Holiday Surge
    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/california-coronavirus-stay-home-order-204430704.html

    During the next three weeks, the state will take a new look at the decision and the relevant virus data daily over the next few weeks to determine if restrictions need to be extended yet again, Ghaly made clear Tuesday. If the numbers turn around, the stay-at-home order could be lifted early — not that the near future looks bright right now. [more; yes, continue doing what DOESN'T work - brilliant]

    Yet another gaffe: Joe Biden slips and refers to Kamala Harris as 'President-elect'... saying 'quiet part' out loud'?
    https://www.sott.net/article/446504-Yet-another-gaffe-Joe-Biden-slips-and-refers-to-Kamala-Harris-as-President-elect-saying-quiet-part-out-loud

    During a COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Biden asserted that "President-elect Harris" took the COVID-19 vaccine to "instill public confidence." [more; see 16 sec. clip]

    Major flooding in summer caused by super storm closed 64 roads across Queensland, Australia - 4 inches of rain in an HOUR
    https://www.sott.net/article/446514-Major-flooding-in-summer-caused-by-super-storm-closed-64-roads-across-Queensland-Australia-4-inches-of-rain-in-an-HOUR [~ 2 min. news/weather spot]

    [in same article, from the comments section, this link]

    TODAY THEY WERE FORCED TO ADMIT THAT 'COVID-19' DOES NOT EXIST
    https://brandnewtube.com/watch/today-they-were-forced-to-admit-that-039-covid-19-039-does-not-exist_Elk39Y69IIjcl6z.html
    [~ 10.6 min. video]

    [3rd part follows]

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  3. [quick dancing comparison]
    Do You Love Me?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAw [3 min. of robots]

    BEST BBOY 2020 [i can watch this all day - fascinating!]
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps4tAf412v0 [~ 10.3 min.]
    [in case you didn't know]
    Your Soul Is Owned By The Vatican - Santos Bonacci
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht7fd5N8EwU [~ 64.5 min. from 2016]

    Back to the Future with Tom ''Mr. Monsanto'' Vilsack - Part 1
    https://www.organicconsumers.org/blog/back-future-tom-mr-monsanto-vilsack-part-i

    For anyone who is familiar with our Millions Against Monsanto campaign or who participated in March Against Monsanto during the Obama-Biden years, you know why this is bad news.

    For everyone else, this is the first installment in our series of articles that will recount this history to explain why we opposed Vilsack’s nomination in 2009 and why we still do in 2021.

    As USDA Secretary from 2009-2017, Vilsack approved more new genetically modified organisms (GMOs) than any Secretary before him or since. His GMOs include [more; long list of frankenfood crops]
    [some humor]
    Fisher-Price is woke! Releases 'My First Peaceful Protest' playset with house you can actually burn down
    https://www.sott.net/article/446473-Fisher-Price-is-woke-Releases-My-First-Peaceful-Protest-playset-with-house-you-can-actually-burn-down [The Babylon Bee]

    The toy geniuses at Fisher-Price have announced a brand new toy made just for leftist parents and their kids: the My First Peaceful Protest playset. The kid-size clubhouse will come with several varieties of spray paint so kids can tag the tiny building with their own empowering slogans. It will also be made out of cardboard, allowing the cute little tikes to burn the whole thing down if their demands are not met.

    The set will also come with toy televisions, cell phones, jewelry, and clothing, allowing kids to simulate looting before they torch the entire set. The set will be available in stores for $399 because of capitalism. [more]

    Large clay landslide leaves 26 people missing, 10 injured in Gjerdrum, Norway
    https://watchers.news/2020/12/30/landslide-gjerdrum-norway-december-2020/

    A large clay landslide struck Gjerdrum, Norway, on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, leaving 26 people missing and at least 10 others injured. Some 500 residents have been evacuated amid fears of further mudslides. [more]

    Tropical Cyclone "Chalane" to make landfall over Beira, Mozambique
    https://watchers.news/2020/12/29/tropical-cyclone-chalane-mozambique-landfall/

    After moving over Madagascar, Tropical Cyclone "Chalane" has entered the Mozambique Channel and is forecast to intensify before it makes landfall over Beira, Mozambique on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Residents in the city, who are still suffering from the aftermath of 2019 Tropical Cyclone "Idai," said they are minimally prepared to face the upcoming storm. [more]

    Video, driving through the Bond Fire
    https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/12/28/video-driving-through-the-bond-fire/

    The fire burned more than 6,600 acres in Southern California December 3, 2020 [~ 5 min. video]

    [4th section coming up]

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  4. [year-end reflection video from Robin Westenra]
    A recap of the year (mostly) gone by
    https://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/12/a-recap-of-year-mostly-gone-by.html [~ 51.6 min.]

    Shadow Government Statistics
    http://www.shadowstats.com/

    DAILY UPDATE (December 29th to 31st)

    G E N E R A L .. H E A D L I N E S .. - Pandemic-Driven U.S. Economic Collapse Continues in a Hardening, Protracted “L”-Shaped Recovery

    - Severe Systemic Structural Damage from the Shutdown Will Forestall Meaningful Economic Rebound into 2022 or Beyond, Irrespective of Coronavirus Treatments and Vaccines

    - Panicked, Unlimited Federal Reserve Money Creation and Federal Government Deficit Spending Continue and Will Expand, Triggering Major Domestic Inflation

    L A T E S T .. N U M B E R S .. November 2020 New-Home Sales [NHS] collapsed month-to-month by 11.1% (-11.1%), on top of three months of massive downside revisions; November 2020 Existing-Home Sales [EHS] declined by 2.5% (-2.5%) in the month on top of a minor upside revision [more]

    China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-clamps-down-hidden-hunt-053924033.html

    A bat research team visiting recently managed to take samples but had them confiscated, two people familiar with the matter said. Specialists in coronaviruses have been ordered not to speak to the press. And a team of Associated Press journalists was tailed by plainclothes police in multiple cars who blocked access to roads and sites in late November. [more]

    [if interested here's yet another vaccine to consider]
    What is the Novavax vaccine, and how does it work?
    https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/novavax-vaccine-does-201530507.html

    Like most of the Covid-19 vaccine candidates, the Novavax candidate requires two shots spaced three weeks apart. But candidate NVX-CoV2373 actually works differently than the other vaccines that have made it this far. It’s a protein subunit vaccine, which means that it uses a lab-made version of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. This spike protein alone can’t make anyone sick. But to make sure that the body still generates the protective antibodies against it, Novavax has inserted an ingredient called an adjuvant, which acts as a hypeman for the immune system to signal it to spring into action.
    [more; most of the resistance to vaccines is due to adjuvants]

    [this could be JJFH related]
    Plymouth K-9 shot, killed after dog turns on its police handler
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/plymouth-k-9-shot-killed-222119814.html
    [~ 1.5 min. video]

    Officials: Truck plunges off bridge into Chesapeake Bay
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/officials-truck-plunges-off-bridge-150443375.html

    Coast Guard officials said Tuesday evening that they have suspended their search for the driver of a box truck that plunged into the water after crashing on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

    The truck crashed about 8:20 a.m. on the east side of the bridge’s northbound lanes, according to Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel officials.

    Fire, police, and EMS units arrived to find the vehicle floating in the water, said Virginia Beach Fire Department Battalion Chief Richard Trent.

    Witnesses saw a man get out of the truck and drift westward in the water, Coast Guard officials said. It was not clear whether the driver climbed or fell out, said Petty Officer First Class Tara Molle.

    Coast Guard rescuers joined with the fire department, emergency medical services and police to search for the driver. [more]

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  5. [Celebrity Covid death]
    Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies of COVID-19 at 82
    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gilligans-island-star-dawn-wells-195236883.html [41 sec. video]

    Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann in the long-running sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” died Wedneday of causes related to COVID-19 in Los Angeles. She was 82.


    The Latest: Louisiana congressman-elect dies from COVID-19
    https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/latest-india-confirms-uk-variant-061912417.html

    Luke Letlow, who was to have been Louisiana’s newest Republican member of the U.S. House, has died from complications related to COVID-19 only days before being sworn into office. He was 41. [more]

    [let's jog by the ocean! (probably listening on earbuds)]
    Moment runner is swept off pier in northern Spain by huge wave during storm Bella
    https://www.sott.net/article/446517-Moment-runner-is-swept-off-pier-in-northern-Spain-by-huge-wave-during-storm-Bella [video]

    Home surveillance catches attack by 3 pit bull terriers on Milwaukee's north side
    https://www.sott.net/article/446531-Home-surveillance-catches-attack-by-3-pit-bull-terriers-on-Milwaukees-north-side [video]

    Great Reset, Inclusive Capitalism, The Vatican & Klaus Schwab - Richard Grove / Jay Dyer
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIXlp5fZ-kM&t=6127s [131.5 min.]

    Giant cracks appear after M6.4 Croatia earthquake (video)
    https://strangesounds.org/2020/12/giant-cracks-croatia-earthquake-video.html

    A 12-year-old girl was killed in Petrinja, five people died in the nearby town of Glina and a seventh victim was found in the rubble of a church in Zazina. [more]

    Watching Earth burn – “The war has started. We’re losing.”
    https://desdemonadespair.net/2020/12/watching-earth-burn-the-war-has-started-were-losing.html

    We should embrace the Cassandras when the next disaster comes
    https://desdemonadespair.net/2020/12/we-should-embrace-the-cassandras-when-the-next-disaster-comes.html

    It takes an unusual personality to ignore what your peers are saying. As Pottinger and Navarro both did, even while the economics team shouted that America would go bankrupt, the political team worried about reelection, and the public health team said wait for more data. [more]

    Trump’s last-minute push for Arctic oil drilling might have no takers
    https://qz.com/1951224/trumps-final-push-for-arctic-oil-drilling-might-have-no-takers

    If you’ve ever wanted to drill for oil in the Alaskan Arctic, this week could be your last, best chance: Bidding closes on Dec. 31 for a million acres worth of 10-year oil leases in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. The sale marks the fulfillment of a longstanding dream for the Trump administration and many Republicans in Congress, allowing drilling in the ecologically sensitive region for the first time.

    There’s just one problem: Oil companies aren’t interested. [more]

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