tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post2603516841190715699..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2019-03-06Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-60948276533031682642019-03-08T14:54:20.728-06:002019-03-08T14:54:20.728-06:00Wetter than ever: Winter 2018-19 was USA's sog...Wetter than ever: Winter 2018-19 was USA's soggiest in recorded history<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408765-Wetter-than-ever-Winter-2018-19-was-USAs-soggiest-in-recorded-history<br /><br />Historic avalanche cycle wreaks havoc in Colorado mountains<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408741-Historic-avalanche-cycle-wreaks-havoc-in-Colorado-mountains<br /><br />While the last few days have been difficult, officials aren't sure there's any relief coming over the weekend. <br /><br />"I think it's safe to say that nobody alive has seen a week like this," said Greene. [more]<br /><br />Storm breaks 135-year-old rainfall record for downtown Los Angeles<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408739-Storm-breaks-135-year-old-rainfall-record-for-downtown-Los-Angeles<br /><br />[from our self-medicating Micro-dose Daily regime]<br />A single dose of psilocybin enhances creative thinking and empathy up to seven days after use, study finds<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408748-A-single-dose-of-psilocybin-enhances-creative-thinking-and-empathy-up-to-seven-days-after-use-study-finds<br /><br />New research provides more evidence that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can improve creative thinking, empathy, and subjective well-being. The findings appear in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. <br /><br />"This study was a naturalistic study, assessing effects of psilocybin in volunteers who chose to attend a psychedelic retreat. Thus, selection bias of individuals restricts the generalizability of our results," Mason explained.<br /><br />"Additional caveats include the lack of placebo control. Thus, it could be argued that effects are influenced by uncontrolled factors such as individuals' psychological expectations, or the environment that the drug is taken in. Previous research has shown that both factors, termed set and setting, play an important role in the outcome of the psychedelic experience."[more]<br /><br />[GEE - ya think this has anything to do with JJFH?]<br />Heart attacks rising steadily in Americans under 40 - Study<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408742-Heart-attacks-rising-steadily-in-Americans-under-40-Study<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-36703130310625372102019-03-08T14:54:16.660-06:002019-03-08T14:54:16.660-06:00Netanyahu: Israeli Navy prepared to 'block'...Netanyahu: Israeli Navy prepared to 'block' Iranian oil transit<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408768-Netanyahu-Israeli-Navy-prepared-to-block-Iranian-oil-transit<br /><br />If Israel can get Iranian oil shipping operations commonly deemed as "smuggling" by the United States and international allies, this could justify future naval direct intercepts and action, which itself to spark a major incident leading to war. But as Netanyahu indicated last month in a tweet (but later tried to walk back the words), this could bring the hoped for "war with Iran" he said Israel is seeking. [more]<br /><br />[from our continuing series Where Da Money Go?]<br />Feds gorge themselves on lobster as part of $97bn end-of-fiscal year spending spree - report<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408762-Feds-gorge-themselves-on-lobster-as-part-of-97bn-end-of-fiscal-year-spending-spree-report<br /><br />Federal agencies splurged on lobster tail and other gratuitous frills in just one month in a convoluted plot to avoid future budget cuts, a new report claims. The spending orgy has received dozens of 1-star reviews on Twitter.<br /><br />A jaw-dropping study published by a transparency NGO, OpenTheBooks, found that in the last month of fiscal year 2018 (September), the feds forked out an unfathomable $97 billion on essentials such as sirloin steak, snow crab, lobster tail, golf carts, iPads and of course - lest we forget - bombs. The last-minute shopping spree is part of a mind-melting scheme in which federal agencies spend every last penny they have or risk budget cuts in the future. <br /><br />To put the spending binge in perspective, federal agencies spent $53 billion in the final week of September - seven carefree days that cost more than the entire month of August.[more]<br /><br />[jeez, ya might think it's the end of the world or something!]<br /><br />Impressive meteor fireball reported over SW France<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408715-Impressive-meteor-fireball-reported-over-SW-France<br /><br />Pack of pit bulls attack four people in Akron, Ohio<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408757-Pack-of-pit-bulls-attack-four-people-in-Akron-Ohio<br /><br />Four people, including a mail carrier, were bitten by a pack of three dogs in two separate incidents in Akron Monday morning, according to police. [more]<br /><br />[ok, last bit below, i think. . ]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-80384691760065381292019-03-08T14:53:42.025-06:002019-03-08T14:53:42.025-06:00[and you thought YOU were living beyond your means...[and you thought YOU were living beyond your means . .]<br />U.S. Budget Deficit Widens 77 Percent<br />https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-budget-deficit-widens-77-190217899.html<br /><br />The U.S. budget deficit widened to $310 billion in the first four months of the fiscal year, underscoring the revenue hit from Republican tax cuts and an increase in government spending.<br /><br />The budget gap widened 77 percent compared with the same October-January period a year earlier, according to the Treasury monthly budget report released on Tuesday, which was delayed by the government shutdown. Receipts fell by 2 percent to $1.1 trillion, while spending rose 9 percent to $1.4 trillion. [more]<br /><br />[it ain't just US gettin' pounded by weather]<br />Weather Crusades: Dozens feared dead after devastating flash floods hit Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran<br />http://strangesounds.org/2019/03/weather-manipulation-storm-iran-afghanistan-pakistan.html<br /><br />Heavy rain has caused flash flooding and landslides in areas of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan over the last few days. Parts of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan recorded around half its annual rainfall in 30 hours. Parts of Pakistan have also been affected by severe snowstorms. According to media reports, as many as 50 people have died as a result of flooding, landslides or collapsing buildings across the 3 countries. [more]<br /><br />Trump Cancels U.S. Report on Civilian Deaths in Drone Strikes<br />http://fortune.com/2019/03/06/trump-drones-report-civilian-deaths/<br /><br />President Donald Trump revoked a requirement that U.S. intelligence officials publicly report the number of civilians killed in drone strikes and other attacks on terrorist targets outside of war zones.<br /><br />Trump formally ended the requirement with an executive order on Wednesday, months after signaling such a move. The administration last year ignored a May deadline for an annual accounting of civilian and enemy casualties required under an order signed in 2016 by then-President Barack Obama. The order was part of an accountability effort to minimize civilian deaths from drone strikes. [more]<br /><br />FedEx reveals a package-delivering robot backed by Walmart, Target, and Lowe's that can climb stairs, carry hot food, and replace human workers<br />https://nordic.businessinsider.com/fedex-delivery-robot-backed-by-walmart-target-lowes-2019-2<br /><br /><br /> The FedEx Same-Day Bot can deliver packages and hot food from stores and restaurants to customers' homes.<br /> FedEx said it collaborated with retailers including Walmart, Target, Lowe's, Pizza Hut, and Walgreens to develop the technology, which it said would "change the face of local delivery."<br /> It will be hitting the streets this summer in select markets, including Memphis, Tennessee, pending city approval.<br />[more]<br /><br />CNN 'practically defends' insurance companies by downplaying 'f***ed' healthcare system - Lee Camp<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408761-CNN-practically-defends-insurance-companies-by-downplaying-f-ed-healthcare-system-Lee-Camp<br /><br />The host of Redacted Tonight took issue with the way CNN presented testimony from a former medical director at Aetna Insurance, who admitted that he never looked at a customer's medical records before deciding to deny coverage. In its report, CNN gently suggested that "patient advocates" have expressed concern about such practices - an angle that infuriated Lee, who said the network always finds a way to downplay any corporate malfeasance that seeps into the news cycle.<br /><br />Camp expressed exasperation that CNN would try to sugarcoat a "broken system" in which insurance companies make millions by refusing sick people coverage. [more]<br /><br />Suspected: US deploys Avenger drones to Syria for mystery missions<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408770-Suspected-US-deploys-Avenger-drones-to-Syria-for-mystery-missions<br /><br />"A certain government agency" has been flying missions in Syria using the Q-11, a variant of the General Atomics Avenger drone also known as the Predator C [more]<br /><br />[NEXT!]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-53046347039057042282019-03-08T14:53:06.677-06:002019-03-08T14:53:06.677-06:00[celebrity death]
Former Miss Teen Universe dies a...[celebrity death]<br />Former Miss Teen Universe dies after suffering heart attack just before 20th birthday<br />https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/former-miss-teen-universe-dies-suffering-heart-attack-just-20th-birthday-134151598.html<br /><br />Dutch model Lotte van der Zee died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack while on vacation in Austria. The former Miss Teen Universe was in a coma for two weeks after going into cardiac arrest the day before her 20th birthday, Dutch website AD reports. <br /><br />Van der Zee was on a birthday ski trip with her family in Westendorf, Austria, at the time. [more]<br /><br />Severe storms likely over the weekend in the South; blizzard conditions in Northern Plains<br />https://www.yahoo.com/gma/severe-storms-likely-over-weekend-south-blizzard-conditions-113805778--abc-news-topstories.html<br /><br />Twenty-four states from California to Virginia are under snow and wind alerts on Friday.<br /><br />The storm system will reach the Northeast by Saturday night into Sunday morning with a quick burst of snow before changing to an icy mix and then gradually to rain. [looks like you get it on Sat., Jonny, then it's my turn on Sunday].<br /><br />The biggest snowfall and ice accumulations will be north of New York City and west of Boston, where some areas could get a half a foot of snow. [more]<br /><br />Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify on Wikileaks<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/chelsea-manning-jailed-refusing-testify-wikileaks-153503589.html<br /><br />U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton ordered Manning to jail for contempt of court Friday after a brief hearing in which Manning confirmed she has no intention of testifying. She told the judge she "will accept whatever you bring upon me."<br /><br />Manning has said she objects to the secrecy of the grand jury process, and that she already revealed everything she knows at her court-martial.<br /><br />The judge said she will remain jailed until she testifies or until the grand jury concludes its work.<br /><br />"In solidarity with many activists facing the odds, I will stand by my principles. I will exhaust every legal remedy available," she said. [more; attaboy, girl!]<br /><br />Exxon Mobil downgraded, stock target cut 25% amid natural gas spending<br />https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/08/exxon-mobil-downgraded-stock-target-cut-25percent-amid-natural-gas-spending.html<br /><br />[about time]<br /><br />Man credited with calling the 2008 crisis says the next 20 years in the stock market will ‘break a lot of hearts’ <br />https://www.marketwatch.com/story/investor-credited-with-calling-the-2008-crisis-says-the-next-20-years-in-the-stock-market-will-break-a-lot-of-hearts-2019-03-07<br /><br />Jeremy Grantham says real returns in the next 20 years will be 2% or 3% [more; WRONG! it will go to ZERO and insolvent]<br /><br />Venezuela grinds to a halt as blackout drags into a second day<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-shuts-schools-suspends-working-day-blackout-continues-121855323--sector.html<br /><br /> Venezuela shut schools and suspended the workday on Friday as the worst blackout in decades paralyzed most of the troubled nation for a second day, spurring outrage among citizens already suffering from hyperinflation and a crippling recession. [more]<br /><br />Dow Tanks as Ominous Trade War Signals Pummel Stock Market<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/dow-tanks-ominous-trade-war-135046166.html<br /><br />Dow Plunges Again, on Track for 5th Straight Loss [more]<br /><br />[continued below]<br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-88921840455326310412019-03-08T11:24:54.848-06:002019-03-08T11:24:54.848-06:00HI guys! Boy things are seriously crazy, thank go...HI guys! Boy things are seriously crazy, thank goodness we now have legalized pot(for a price of course)and permit less gun carrying here in good ol Oklahoma, man, you know something really bad is happening when the oil company's concede to give the smurfs what they think they want. It may help with somethings, I know I'm down with it.....:-)<br />https://youtu.be/qOGi1Bak1Lw<br />so in the above video, I'm wondering if this could be a mix of several different environmental issues.....ie, hydrogen sulfide, methane, radiation poisoning, frequency manipulation, a lot is covered in the video so the culmination of multiple feedback loops are seemingly increasing. So, glad we have pot, don't know if I could go forward with zombies without it... oh and one more thing, I believe it's "spring forward" on the clocks with weekend, so you know what to do. Stay safe fella's, as always,<br />~Fran<br /><br /> ~F~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14093179509642684214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-80994227279151540942019-03-08T10:42:04.340-06:002019-03-08T10:42:04.340-06:00Eight years on water woes threaten Fukushima clean...Eight years on water woes threaten Fukushima cleanup with fish found around the waters of Hawaii and Alaska contaminated with caesium 134 the radioactive finger-print of Fukushima<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/03/eight-years-on-water-woes-threaten.html<br /><br />The silence surrounding the Fukushima disaster recently has been deafening, it is one year in fact since any reliable information has been released from Tokyo Electric Power Co, the owners of the stricken plant.<br />Last year, Tokyo Electric Power Co said a system meant to purify contaminated water had failed to remove dangerous radioactive contaminants.<br />A report from Reuters today, claims most of that water - stored in 1,000 tanks around the plant - will need to be reprocessed before it is released into the ocean, the most likely scenario for disposal.<br />Reprocessing could take nearly two years and divert personnel and energy from dismantling the tsunami-wrecked reactors, a project that will take up to 40 years, (which is only an estimate as Tepco still haven't invented the technology to fix the problem, they could still be trying to fix the problem in 2060.) [more; haaaa-haaaaaaaaa, 2060! as if . ..]<br />[the latest from Guy - he's taking a week off, like Hambone did recently]<br />On 6 March 2019 I was interviewed by Carol Rosin of American Freedom Radio. The resulting audio file is embedded here.<br />http://www.americanfreedomradio.com/archives/Carol-Rosin-32k-030619.mp3 [2 hr.]<br /><br />[from MRMBB333]<br />Tornadoes possible in TEN different states on Saturday - #Be #Ready (1080p)<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq8FQwOXzkg [~ 6 min.]<br /><br />Strange Events Just Happening in America (2019)<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGi1Bak1Lw [~ 10 min.]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-87509869942450790982019-03-08T09:21:49.523-06:002019-03-08T09:21:49.523-06:00Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feed...Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study<br /><br />Peru opens military base to protect Amazon from deforestation<br /><br />US just sloshed through the wettest winter on record<br /><br />Mexico: at most only 22 vaquita porpoises remain<br /><br />Forced Vaccination Unnecessary, Violates Human Rights, States Association of American Physicians and Surgeons<br /><br />$2 billion cost to clean up water contamination at military bases, defense official says<br /><br />Human land use will likely drive 1,700 species to extinction<br />Too many other species are occupying "our" land. -- RF<br /><br />Microplastic pollution revealed 'absolutely everywhere' by new research<br /><br />New Warnings on Plastic's Health Risks as Fracking Industry Promotes New 'Plastics Belt' Build-Out<br /><br />It Was Kim That Walked Away<br /><br />The NSA Appears To Have Shut Down Its Bulk Collection Of Phone Records<br /><br />Trump Looks To Nationalize 5G<br /><br />How the U.S. Is Strangling Haiti as It Attempts Regime Change in Venezuela<br /><br />Ilhan Omar and the Systematic Silencing of Israel Criticism<br /><br />U.S. officials made list of reporters, lawyers, activists to question at border<br /><br />The House Democrats' "Rebuke" of Rep. Ilhan Omar Is a Fraud for Many Reasons, Including Its Wild Distortion of Her Comments<br /><br />Russiagate Grand Wizard Deceives Audience About Assange<br /><br />Rural Sheriff's Ominous Warning To Citizens: "Lock your doors, load your guns and get you a barking, biting dog"<br /><br />Nuclear evacuees to face tougher housing situations from April<br />[from Japan, where the anniversary of Fukushima is 3 days away]<br /><br />[UK]Rising number of councils issuing fines for rough sleeping<br /><br />US households see biggest decline in net worth since the financial crisis<br /><br />Democrats Continue Campaign To Reelect Trump<br /><br />In open letter, Jewish Americans come out in support of Ilhan Omar<br /><br />American support for Israel falls to ten-year low, poll finds<br /><br />Forced Blood Draws & Implied Consent Laws Make a Mockery of the Fourth Amendment<br /><br />As Trump wages trade war, U.S. goods deficit hits record high in 2018<br /><br />'We need it now': U.S. farm country pins hopes on China trade deal<br /><br />Trump's Big Tax Cuts Did Little to Boost Economic Growth<br /><br />Peter Schiff: We're Not Borrowing Ourselves Rich; We're Borrowing Ourselves Broke<br /><br />Nevada tries to halt DOE making state nation's radioactive dump<br /><br />Beige Book Shocker: "Semiconductor Orders From China Plunged The Most Since The Collapse Of Lehman"<br /><br />Pentagon may tap military pay, pensions for border wall<br /><br />'Jesus Christ himself isn't worth 500 times his median worker pay in companies' — Disney heiress slams CEO pay<br /><br />Whole Foods Slashes Worker Hours Four Months After $15 Minimum Wage Increase: Report<br /><br />Generational Conflict Is Posed To Dramatically IncreaseTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-72753932172707660152019-03-08T09:21:44.867-06:002019-03-08T09:21:44.867-06:00[Robin Westenra of seemorerocks blog posts all of ...[Robin Westenra of seemorerocks blog posts all of Rice Farmer today; i'll highlight a few stories just to get an overview of the range of topics and illustrate the trajectory we're on]<br /><br />News Links, March 8, 2019<br />Rice Farmer<br />https://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />The US Consumer Just Hit A Brick Wall: Here's Why In 15 Charts<br /><br />US consumer still the world's biggest macro risk<br />Retail sales are increasingly dependent on rising credit card balance, and interest rates on that debt have risen to unprecedented levels<br /><br />Australia GDP slowdown opens door wide for rate cuts this year<br /><br />German juggernaut may face economic jam as tariffs and Brexit loom<br /><br />ECB Warns Slowdown Isn't Temporary: Draghi Announces Bold Stimulus Plan<br />Mario Draghi surprised even the doves with his bold new stimulus plan. It won't help one iota.<br /><br />Iran's part in US sanctions bypass scheme ready 'this month'<br /><br />Trade Panic: China To US Weekly Spot Rates For 40' Containers Collapse<br /><br />Chinese investments in EU in a downward spin<br /><br />'Where's the Recession?' You Ask?<br />Despite the narrative that the U.S. was in a "soft patch" that has now passed, it is quite clear that the rest of the world is not only sinking, but also sinking fast. There is no such thing, in this interdependent world, as economic decoupling or being immune from troubles abroad.<br /><br />How bad is global inequality, really?<br />It becomes clear that it's the richest 1% who have gained the most - by far. The incomes of the world's poor have barely budged by comparison.<br /><br />Italy launches €7 billion 'citizens' income' plan to combat poverty<br /><br />Tesla Falls from Grace with Americans, Facebook Plunges to the Ignominious Level of Goldman, Wells Fargo, Sears<br /><br />Monthly income lasts 19 days on average for most households (Greece)<br /><br />GM's Lordstown factory goes dark as automaker idles underused plants<br /><br />Tesla cutting more jobs at Fremont factory<br /><br />76,835 Job Cuts in February, Most in Over 3.5 Years: Retail Leads the Cuts<br /><br />Man attempts to board flight with rocket-propelled grenade launcher<br /><br />The Slippage Continues – India Resists Trump On Everything<br /><br />Erdogan Says If US Can't Haul Its Weapons Out Of Syria, Turkey Should Get Them<br /><br />America and Europe: Growing differences over Iran<br /><br />Stratofortresses fly sorties over South China Sea, first since November<br /><br />With Ecuador's Cooperation Bought by IMF Loans, Washington Waxes Optimistic on Assange Extradition<br /><br />Air Force completes first flight test of Valkyrie unmanned fighter jet<br /><br />Philippines wary of US dragging it into 'shooting war'<br /><br />I'd side with rich China over fickle US: Malaysia's Mahathir<br /><br />Izvestia: This is what awaits foreign military vessels on Northern Sea Route<br /><br />US shifts weapons from Iraq to Syria<br /><br />North Korea's Game Plan And Its Upcoming Satellite Launch<br /><br />U.S. looking at new sanctions against Venezuela: Bolton<br />With the menu of options shrinking quickly, a Venezuela starvation campaign seems to be on deck. -- RF<br /><br />Russia To Defend Its Venezuela Oil Assets In 'Toughest Way Possible'<br /><br />Sanctioned Bank To Service Venezuela PDVSA Accounts In Russia<br /><br />Venezuela - Guaidó Planned To Use Arms - Frustration Over Stalemate Sets In<br /><br />US envoy dismisses military action in Venezuela during prank call<br /><br />Russian oil imports surge in US as Venezuela's slow to a trickle<br />Sanction the heck out of a major source of your heavy crude, thereby shooting yourself in the foot, then compensate for the shortage by importing oil from a country that supports the country you sanctioned. With confused thinking and planning like this, it's no wonder America's leaders are running their own nation into the ground. -- RF<br /><br />Vietnam's Energy Dilemma Is About To Become A Crisis<br /><br />The Next Major Flashpoint For U.S. Shale<br /><br />The Web of Life Is Unraveling, says FAO<br /><br />N Korean harvest lowest in decade: UN<br /><br />[2nd half below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-32976131329652403002019-03-08T07:59:14.641-06:002019-03-08T07:59:14.641-06:00Flooding and landslides leave 3 dead, thousands af...Flooding and landslides leave 3 dead, thousands affected in Indonesia<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408734-Flooding-and-landslides-leave-3-dead-thousands-affected-in-Indonesia<br /><br />Dozens buried by landslide at unlicensed Indonesia gold mine - death toll reaches 27 (UPDATE)<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408695-Dozens-buried-by-landslide-at-unlicensed-Indonesia-gold-mine-death-toll-reaches-27-UPDATE<br /><br />ANTARA News on the 6th of March reports:<br /><br />Death toll from a landslide in a smallholder mining site in Bakan Village, Bolaang Mongondow District, North Sulawesi Province, rose to 27 as of Wednesday morning. [more]<br /><br />Manning faces possible contempt charges in WikiLeaks probe<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/manning-faces-possible-contempt-charges-wikileaks-probe-191121394.html<br /><br />WikiLeaks leaker Chelsea Manning said Thursday she could return to prison on contempt charges after she refused to testify to a secret grand jury believed to be investigating the anti-secrecy group's founder Julian Assange.<br /><br />Manning said she asserted her consitutional rights to refuse to answer questions on Wednesday -- even as she was offered immunity -- and that a federal judge will review whether her actions amounted to contempt, which could send her back to jail. [more]<br /><br />The Dow Is Set for a Lower Open Because China’s Trade Data Was Really, Really Bad<br />https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-dow-futures-lower-open-china-trade-data-really-bad-51552046309<br /><br />6:44 a.m. The Dow Jones Industrial Average looks set for a lower open following weaker-than-expected trade data out of China, which caused its markets to tumble.<br /><br />Dow futures have fallen 110 points, or 0.4%, while S&P 500 futures have declined the same amount. Nasdaq Composite futures have dropped 0.6%. China’s Shanghai Composite tumbled 4.4% to 2969.86. [more; how's that trade deal comin' along?]Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-12104778047799739912019-03-08T07:59:09.861-06:002019-03-08T07:59:09.861-06:00[from last month]
CCTV footage shows fatal Amazon ...[from last month]<br />CCTV footage shows fatal Amazon delivery Boeing 767 crash in Texas<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408718-CCTV-footage-shows-fatal-Amazon-delivery-Boeing-767-crash-in-Texas<br /><br />As crews continue to search a bay off southeast Texas for clues as to how a Boeing 767 cargo plane nose-dived into shallow water, a cadaver dog found the remains of the third and final victim of the doomed flight. Sheriff Brian Hawthorne of Chambers County, Texas, said an identity has not been released.<br /><br />Tuesday's development came days after the Houston-bound Atlas Air plane crashed Saturday, leaving a large "extremely hazardous" debris field along Trinity Bay, some 35 miles east of the city. Flight 3591 had three people on board. Authorities identified two victims so far: Conrad Aska, the 44-year-old first officer and co-pilot, and Sean Archuleta, a 36-year-old jump-seat passenger, according to Hawthorne.<br /><br />The plane essentially disintegrated upon impact after losing radio contact approximately 30 miles southeast of Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Crews have been using airboats and helicopters to comb through the wreckage, where chunks of the plane can be seen across the muddy landscape.<br />[more]<br /><br />[a little political crap, to keep you in the loop]<br />Paul Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax evasion on UKRAINIAN payments - Judge confirms 'zero evidence of Trump-Russia collusion'<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408732-Paul-Manafort-sentenced-to-47-months-in-prison-for-tax-evasion-on-UKRAINIAN-payments-Judge-confirms-zero-evidence-of-Trump-Russia-collusion<br /><br />[so he'll spend a year or so in a "country-club prison" before being let go for "good behavior"]<br /><br />[from the Waffler in Chief]<br />Obey or "crushing" sanctions: US rejects North Korea's 'step-by-step' denuclearization<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408731-Obey-or-crushing-sanctions-US-rejects-North-Koreas-step-by-step-denuclearization<br /><br />North Korea state media says people blame U.S. for summit breakdown<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-open-north-korea-talks-despite-missile-program-034833382.html<br /><br />House Dems pull bill condemning anti-Semitism after ''full-scale brawl'' erupts over Ilhan Omar<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408728-House-Dems-pull-bill-condemning-anti-Semitism-after-full-scale-brawl-erupts-over-Ilhan-Omar<br /><br />Trump changes course, says he now agrees '100%' with keeping US troops in Syria<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408727-Trump-changes-course-says-he-now-agrees-100-with-keeping-US-troops-in-Syria<br /><br />Two months after declaring all U.S. troops are leaving Syria, President Donald Trump wrote to members of Congress that he now agrees "100%" with keeping a military presence in Syria.<br />[more]<br /><br />At Washington and Riyadh's request, EU eats own report exposing US and Saudi terrorist money-laundering operations<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408721-At-Washington-and-Riyadhs-request-EU-eats-own-report-exposing-US-and-Saudi-terrorist-money-laundering-operations<br /><br />65 torched cars & firebombs: French city hit with 4th night of anti-police violence<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408700-65-torched-cars-firebombs-French-city-hit-with-4th-night-of-anti-police-violence<br /><br />Italy: Bulldozers demolish camp housing 1,500 illegal African economic migrants, scene of multiple fatal fires<br />https://www.sott.net/article/408694-Italy-Bulldozers-demolish-camp-housing-1500-illegal-African-economic-migrants-scene-of-multiple-fatal-fires<br /><br />[you get the idea; a few more below]<br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-60820231640930563322019-03-08T07:58:37.794-06:002019-03-08T07:58:37.794-06:00Friday, 8 March 2019
Why aerosols are killing us
...Friday, 8 March 2019<br />Why aerosols are killing us<br /><br />Devil’s Bargain: Why Aerosols Pose a Deadly Climate Change Threat<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/03/why-aerosols-are-killing-us.html By ERIC HOLTHAUS<br /><br />We already have planet-cooling technology – the problem is, it’s killing us<br /><br />Our surplus of aerosols is a huge problem for those of us who like to breathe air. At high concentrations, these tiny particles are one of the deadliest substances in existence, burrowing deep into our bodies where they can damage hearts and lungs. [more]<br /><br />New Zealand mathematician, Ken Ring predicts major quake on March 20<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/03/ken-ring-predicts-major-quake-for-new.html [lots of videos, long article]<br /><br />Venezuela Blackout - LIVE COVERAGE<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/03/blackout-in-venezuela.html [~ 3 hr.]<br /><br />A blackout has plunged much of Venezuela into darkness. Get the latest details in our LIVE VENEZUELA BLACKOUT COVERAGE.<br /><br />At least 18 of 23 states in Venezuela have been affected by the blackout, and power is out in the capital Caracas. The metro system in Caracas was shut down and commuters had to walk home for work. The government is blaming the power outage on sabotage by opposition forces, and President Nicolas Maduro said the blackout was directed by America. [more]<br /><br />Plane caught spraying near Wanganui<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/03/unmarked-plane-caught-spraying-near.html<br /><br />[contains the following articles]<br />Google Earth Image Of Whenuapai Airport Shows White Planes<br />Omega Air Aircraft Seen In Auckland & At Ohakea Air Force Base<br /><br />The Melting Arctic Is Covering Itself in a Warm Layer of Clouds<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/03/melting-arctic-covered-in-warm-layer-of.html<br /><br />The Arctic is melting. The first ice-free summer is coming. The whole melting process is speeding up the warming of the entire Earth. And every autumn, a layer of extra clouds are forming over the ice-thinning Arctic that — researchers now believe — are speeding that melting up. [more]<br /><br />Ice Sheet Melt (Greenland/(Global)) - BBC News - 7th March 2019<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-bbc-on-ice-melt-greenland.html [2 videos]<br /><br />Looking at “grease ice” in the Arctic<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/03/what-is-with-that-strange-surface-ice.html<br /><br />GeoengineeringThe Polar Regions: The Chemical Ice Nucleation Factor<br /><br />Dane Wigington actually provides very little in the way of direct evidence. <br /><br />In view of any significant countervailing evidence I will stick to the hypothesis that ice is being created in the Arctic to hide the true state of affairs. [more]<br /><br />[continued below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-86804607557213021772019-03-08T07:57:48.815-06:002019-03-08T07:57:48.815-06:00Mornin' Jonny, Fran, Mike D., Tom N., LL, Terr...Mornin' Jonny, Fran, Mike D., Tom N., LL, Terry and any other readers of JJFH.<br /><br />Yep, gettin' worse by the day (probably by the hour, now). Everything from ice loss at both poles and world-wide pollution of all kinds including radiation, to copious layoffs and mass store closures at the societal level, it's all going downhill rapidly, and it's only the beginning of the 3rd month. <br /><br />We've seen "out-of-season" tornadoes in the south, flooding in the desert southwest, frigid cold and high winds from the Plains to the east coast. i expect the weather to go from way too cold to 90 F, with no real "spring" to speak of this year (around here). Gettin' real hard to grow enough food in these kind of conditions for our own population, let alone export it to needy countries. <br /><br />Margo follows up on the polar bear incursion into a Russian town.<br /><br />Russian Polar Bears Follow-up, Methane & Earthquake Report with Margo (Mar. 7, 2019)<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57IST4sQmp0 [~ 67 min.]<br /><br />BLACK BEAR NEWS 3.7.19 Climate change: Rain melting Greenland ice sheet 'even in winter'<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTEvgJ4C8tI [~ 27.5 min]<br /><br />[how about those unemployment numbers, eh?]<br />U.S. Job Cut Announcements Rise 117 Percent To The Highest Level That We Have Seen In More Than 3 Years<br />http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/u-s-job-cut-announcements-rise-117-percent-to-the-highest-level-that-we-have-seen-in-more-than-3-years<br /><br />We have not seen anything like this since the last recession. Layoff announcements are coming fast and furious now, and the speed at which workers are being laid off is shocking a lot of people. In this day and age, big companies have absolutely no loyalty to their workers. The moment it becomes financially advantageous for them to start laying off employees, most of them will do it in a heartbeat.<br /><br />At this point, retailers have already announced the closure of more than 5,300 stores. The following list of retailers that have announced that they are shutting down at least 10 locations comes from Business Insider…<br /><br />Payless ShoeSource: 2,500 stores<br />Gymboree: 805 stores<br />Family Dollar: 390 stores<br />Shopko: 251 stores<br />Chico’s: 250 stores<br />Gap: 230 stores<br />Performance Bicycle: 102 stores<br />Charlotte Russe: 520 stores<br />Sears: 70 stores<br />Destination Maternity: 42-67 stores<br />Victoria’s Secret: 53 stores<br />Kmart: 50 stores<br />Abercrombie & Fitch: 40 stores<br />Christopher & Banks: 30-40 stores<br />JCPenney: 27 stores<br />Beauty Brands: 25 stores<br />Henri Bendel: 23 stores<br />Lowe’s: 20 stores<br /><br />And that list doesn’t even include the fact that Amazon is closing all 87 of its pop-up stores. [more]<br /><br />[wool, sense nobody werks thar, ah spoze it won't affect the unemploymint numbers]<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com