tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post3259500983537418837..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2018-08-15Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-63382326220618128892018-08-17T17:04:22.861-05:002018-08-17T17:04:22.861-05:00Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts putting nation...Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts putting nation's second-biggest city on alert <br />https://www.sott.net/article/393730-Sabancaya-volcano-in-Peru-erupts-putting-nations-second-biggest-city-on-alert<br /><br />Peru's Sabancaya volcano, which is located less than 50 miles from the country's second city, Arequipa, has begun erupting, sending a column of ash more than two miles into the air. <br /><br />The latest phase of eruptive activity follows reports of explosions at the volcano averaging 23 per day between August 6 and 12, as well as earthquakes and high levels of toxic sulphur dioxide gas. <br /><br />Since 2013, activity has increased, and an eruption occurred in 2014, with associated high levels of sulphur dioxide. <br /><br />Activity increased still further in 2016, and since June 2017, a persistent gas plume has hovered above the volcano, with repeated emissions of ash and several alerts from the local population. [more]<br /><br />'Floating ball of fire' seen outside Essex, UK care home during thunderstorm<br />https://www.sott.net/article/393729-Floating-ball-of-fire-seen-outside-Essex-UK-care-home-during-thunderstorm<br /><br />Tom Defty, forecaster at the Essex Weather Centre, explained how this was only the third report of ball lightning he has come across during 20 years on the job. <br /><br />"It drifted for 15 to 20 seconds, long enough for the residents to alert the staff. "It exploded and caused damage to the woodwork." <br />[more]<br /><br />Mysterious smell plaguing California residents and sparking finger-pointing<br />https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/mysterious-odor-plaguing-residents-prompting-municipal-finger-pointing/story<br /><br />Residents of several Orange County, California cities are complaining about a strange, mysterious odor in the air -- and local municipal agencies seem to be pointing fingers at each other as to the cause of the bad smell. [more]<br /><br />Small earthquake brought ‘slight shake and rumble’ to Northern Virginia<br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/08/17/small-earthquake-brought-slight-shake-and-rumble-to-northern-virginia<br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-61400695395788083212018-08-17T15:45:14.561-05:002018-08-17T15:45:14.561-05:00Now at least one child's toy car bursts into f...Now at least one child's toy car bursts into flames. Battery powered by the way....<br /><br />https://www.kxan.com/news/national-news/video-mom-saves-kids-from-toy-car-fire/1378270717Mike Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457050132624768898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-18439573142260626072018-08-17T13:09:56.628-05:002018-08-17T13:09:56.628-05:00[a little sprinkle of political intrigue]
Trump&#...[a little sprinkle of political intrigue]<br /><br />Trump's sanctions on Iran dig deeper grave for US forces and Washington's imperial ambitions in Afghanistan <br />https://www.sott.net/article/393726-Trumps-sanctions-on-Iran-dig-deeper-grave-for-US-forces-and-Washingtons-imperial-ambitions-in-Afghanistan<br /><br />In particular, Washington's obsession with confronting neighboring Iran and plotting regime change in Tehran could well be the tipping point in Afghanistan. The point, that is, where the US tips itself into a strategic, military grave it has been digging in Afghanistan over the past two decades. <br /><br />After 17 years of US military occupation costing the US taxpayer trillions of dollars, the Taliban insurgents seem to be able to launch spectacular attacks at will against the Washington-backed government in Kabul. By any measure, that portends a historic defeat for Washington's imperial ambitions. And not just in Afghanistan. <br />[more; maybe the charade will self-implode]<br /><br />Turkish court rejects US pastor's appeal for release - 'We are not going to take it sitting down', says Trump on detention of US pastor in Turkey <br />https://www.sott.net/article/393718-Turkish-court-rejects-US-pastors-appeal-for-release-We-are-not-going-to-take-it-sitting-down-says-Trump-on-detention-of-US-pastor-in-Turkey<br /><br />Moscow to Washington: US violated international law over Russian diplomatic missions <br />https://www.sott.net/article/393705-Moscow-to-Washington-US-violated-international-law-over-Russian-diplomatic-missions<br /><br />[yep, just like always]<br /><br />US threatens Turkey with even more sanctions unless they release jailed pastor <br />https://www.sott.net/article/393687-US-threatens-Turkey-with-even-more-sanctions-unless-they-release-jailed-pastor<br /><br />Dead whale shark found near Manila, Philippines <br />https://www.sott.net/article/393697-Dead-whale-shark-found-near-Manila-Philippines<br /><br />3 killed by lightning bolt in Jharkhand, India <br />https://www.sott.net/article/393688-3-killed-by-lightning-bolt-in-Jharkhand-India<br /><br />Very shallow M6.4 earthquake hits Ogasawara region, Japan - preceded by another mag 6 just a minute earlier <br />https://www.sott.net/article/393674-Very-shallow-M6-4-earthquake-hits-Ogasawara-region-Japan-preceded-by-another-mag-6-just-a-minute-earlier<br /><br />No earthquake recorded in New South Wales, Australia, despite reports of rumbling <br />https://www.sott.net/article/393664-No-earthquake-recorded-in-New-South-Wales-Australia-despite-reports-of-rumbling<br /><br />[mystery rumble!]<br /><br />Around lunchtime residents from locations including the Camden Haven, Redbank, King Creek, Rosewood and Wauchope reported feeling their houses shake and some heard a loud rumble noise. [more]<br /><br />Thousands displaced as rivers continue to rise in Colombia and Venezuela <br />https://www.sott.net/article/393661-Thousands-displaced-as-rivers-continue-to-rise-in-Colombia-and-Venezuela<br /><br />[update on glyphosate scandal]<br />Dangerous grains: Monsanto's toxic glyphosate found in 43 out of 45 popular children's cereals <br />https://www.sott.net/article/393684-Dangerous-grains-Monsantos-toxic-glyphosate-found-in-43-out-of-45-popular-childrens-cereals<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-36601232137176965012018-08-17T13:09:52.998-05:002018-08-17T13:09:52.998-05:00Oil set for longest losing run since 2015 amid eco...Oil set for longest losing run since 2015 amid economic fears<br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/oil-set-for-longest-losing-run-since-2015-amid-economic-fears/ar-BBM2q5c<br /><br />Oil headed for the longest run of weekly declines in three years as turbulence in emerging markets and the ongoing trade conflict between the U.S. and China stirred fears that fuel demand may suffer.<br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/oil-set-for-longest-losing-run-since-2015-amid-economic-fears/ar-BBM2q5c<br /><br />Futures added 0.8 percent in New York, and 1.3 percent in London, amid another labor strike at North Sea oil and gas platforms. Yet prices remained lower on the week, poised for their seventh straight loss in New York, as turmoil in Turkey and the continued Chinese-American tariff battle rattled investors. Oil supplies have also appeared more plentiful as U.S. crude inventories expanded by the most since 2017, OPEC raised output in July and Libya recovered some halted production. [more; 3 strikes and you're out!]<br /><br />Teen football player dies after complaining of headache <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/teen-football-player-dies-after-complaining-of-headache/ar-BBLYIo6<br /><br />An Iowa family is mourning the death of their 14-year-old son who initially came home from football practice last week complaining of a headache, which set off a series of medical tragedies.<br /><br />Christopher Bunch, who was preparing to start his freshman year of high school, was actually suffering from symptoms of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM), which is a rare neurological disease that typically occurs after an infection. [more]<br /><br /><br />New details released about fire tornado that killed California firefighter <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/08/new-details-released-about-fire-tornado.html<br /><br />The rare, apocalyptic fire tornado that ravaged a Northern California neighborhood last month trapped and killed a firefighter while “violently” flinging debris and embers at two bulldozer operators, according to new details released on the stunning fire event.<br /><br />The fire tornado — which was about 1,000 feet in diameter with winds as fast as 165 miles per hour — was responsible for the death of 37-year-old Redding, Calif., fire inspector Jeremy Stoke, according to a report from California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) released this week. [more]<br /><br />[2 items from our Rare Events desk]<br />Rangers turn a wild triple play against the Angels that hasn't been seen since 1912<br />https://www.yahoo.com/sports/rangers-turn-wild-triple-play-angels-hasnt-since-1912-144001447.html<br /><br />19 dead elk found in Oregon were likely killed by avalanche, biologist says<br />http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/08/17/19-dead-elk-found-in-oregon-were-likely-killed-by-avalanche-biologist-says.html<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-82104339449421066312018-08-17T07:51:10.324-05:002018-08-17T07:51:10.324-05:00Palm oil: A new threat to Africa's monkeys and...Palm oil: A new threat to Africa's monkeys and apes?<br /><br />Wood density of European trees decreasing continuously since 1870<br /><br />Fracking Wastewater Spikes 1,440% in Half Decade [confirms what I said yesterday about this shit]<br /><br />"This Is A Very Dangerous Outbreak" WHO Chief 'Worried' Over Ebola In DRC<br /><br />Facebook Exec Threatens News Outlets in Private Meeting<br /><br />The FCC Says Net Neutrality Lawsuits Are Moot Because It Already Repealed Net Neutrality<br /><br />Russian Collusion: It Was Hillary Clinton All Along<br /><br />"Everybody Immediately Knew That It Was for Amazon": Has Bezos Become More Powerful in D.C. Than Trump?<br />The deal for an obscure $10 billion Pentagon contract suggests the extent to which Jeff Bezos is gobbling up the swamp—without the guy in the White House even batting an eye.<br /><br />Austin pirate radio station that airs Alex Jones faces $15k fine<br /><br />Corporate Media Join in Editorializing for Press Freedom…for Themselves<br /><br />Hospitals scrap surgeries, Venezuelans forgo showers as taps run dry<br /><br />There were nearly 1,300 more threats made at U.S. schools this past year, report finds<br /><br />Visualizing Italy's Plunging Investment In Infrastructure<br /><br />China Shuns U.S. Crude Despite Taking Oil Off Tariff List<br /><br />US Industrial Production Slows In July After Big Revisions<br /><br />Is being homeless illegal? Ohio court rulings raise the question<br /><br />US defense chief hears shots during visit to Rio de Janeiro<br />He'd better get used to it. I see a lot more shooting in America's future. -- RF<br /><br />From Boston to Ferguson to Charlottesville: The Evolution of a Police State Lockdown<br /><br />Smoke, carbon monoxide from California wildfires drifting all the way to the East Coast<br /><br />Homebuilder and construction stocks enter bear market<br /><br />Pension Crisis On The Horizon<br /><br />Household Debt Hits Record High $13.29 Trillion Led By Mortgages, Student Loans<br /><br /><br />Los Angeles Is First In US To Install Intrusive Subway Security - All Riders Will 'Volunteer'<br /><br />Banks Are Eyeing $1.5 Trillion in Credit Card Secrets<br /><br />July Housing Starts: Economists Miss the Mark BadlyTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-35040767796768874092018-08-17T07:51:06.676-05:002018-08-17T07:51:06.676-05:00News Links, August 17, 2018
Rice Farmer
http://ri...News Links, August 17, 2018<br />Rice Farmer <br />http://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Our "Prosperity" Is Now Dependent on Predatory Globalization<br />Nowadays, trade and "prosperity" are dependent on currencies that are created out of thin air via borrowing or printing.<br /><br />Emerging markets lead global stocks lower, commodities sink<br /><br />Hackers Steal $13 Million From Bank ATMs In 28 Countries<br /><br />Who Bought the $1.36 Trillion of New US National Debt over the Past 12 Months?<br /><br />"Asia Will Be the Next Source of Downside Systemic Risk for Financial Markets"<br /><br />Poland, the Next Turkey? Spotlight on the Zloty and External Debt<br /><br />Why Are ATMs Disappearing at an Alarming Rate after a Wave of Branch Closures?<br /><br />American Airlines flight makes emergency landing after passengers say 'flames' came out of engine<br /><br />State Department concerned over Russian satellite's behavior<br />And I would imagine that the Russians are concerned over the X-37B space plane's behavior. -- RF<br /><br />The Knife in Iran's Back<br /><br />Qatar Comes to Rescue as Turkey Moves to Avert Financial Crisis<br /><br />Turkey Joins Russia In Liquidating US Treasuries<br /><br />Pompeo Forms "Iran Action Group" To Coordinate All Iran Strategy, Reports Directly To White House<br /><br />US to Send More Marines to Norway, Angering Russia<br /><br />Peru sees single day record number of Venezuelans arrive<br /><br />Junk energy: Shale Profits Remain Elusive<br /><br />Oil Demand Growth Starts To Weaken In Asia<br /><br />All-Time Low Spare Capacity Could Send Oil To $150<br /><br />Drying Lake Mead could trigger federal water shortage by 2020 (US)<br /><br />Pakistan facing crisis as water shortage worsens<br />The acute shortage has crippled hydropower generation and affected agriculture amid predictions that Pakistan may run dry by 2025<br /><br />Aspen Declares 'Stage 2 Water Shortage' For First Time In History<br /><br />The ongoing water crisis in Iran's Ahwaz region looming towards disaster<br /><br />'Worrisome' levels of lead, arsenic found in some baby foods, Consumer Reports says (US)<br /><br />Drought Impacting Cattle Producers Around the Globe<br /><br />Exclusive: U.S. seed sellers push for limits on Monsanto, BASF weed killer<br /><br />Trump Says Farmers Are Starting to Do Well. The Data Says Otherwise<br /><br />Nearly 10K people have gotten cancer from toxic 9/11 dust<br /><br />Evacuations, rescues as 'historic' floods hit northeastern U.S.<br /><br />Monsanto Roundup appeal has uphill climb on 'junk science' grounds: legal experts<br /><br />Plastics: Don't Microwave, or Place in the Dishwasher<br /><br />[more below]<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-16574163829130917232018-08-17T07:30:20.617-05:002018-08-17T07:30:20.617-05:00Weather anomaly: Hurricane Hector sets records in ...Weather anomaly: Hurricane Hector sets records in Northeastern Pacific Ocean while 3 consecutive Atlantic named storms form north of 30°N for the first time since 2012<br />http://strangesounds.org/2018/08/weather-anomalies-hurricane-hector-atlantic-hurricane-season.html<br /><br />Hurricane Hector passed well south of the Big Island of Hawaii on Wednesday as a major hurricane, one classified as Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Hector generated high surf and breezy conditions on the Big Island, with no more than a few outer rain showers scraping portions of that island. [more]<br /><br />[another wide-ranging accumulation of articles here]<br />The Watchers News Brief: August 16, 2018<br />https://watchers.news/2018/08/17/the-watchers-news-brief-august-16-2018/<br />[here are some]<br />Earthquake swarm in southern Italy<br /><br />Colorado Springs hailstorm caused second highest damage total on record, Colorado<br /><br />Hundreds of cars flooded, numerous water rescues in Oklahoma City<br /><br />Landslide hits Ethiopia's Amhara, leaving 8 people dead<br /><br />Very warm Mediterranean Sea - severe weather in autumn [lots more]<br /><br />[just shut the damn thing down, already!]<br />Keystone XL Pipeline Hit with New Delay: Judge Orders Environmental Review<br />https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16082018/keystone-xl-oil-pipeline-map-new-route-environmental-impact-statement-nepa-transcanada-tar-sands<br /><br />The Trump administration has been trying to rewrite two laws at the heart of the oil pipeline ruling: NEPA and the Endangered Species Act. [more; oh, hey, thanks for the "help"]<br /><br />In a warming world, the fight for water can push nations apart—or bring them together<br />https://qz.com/1353831/in-a-warming-world-the-fight-for-water-can-push-nations-apart-or-bring-them-together/<br /><br />[with humanity's track record, it'll be water wars]<br /><br />The NSA’s Role in a Climate-Changed World: Spying on Nonprofits, Fishing Boats, and the North Pole<br />https://theintercept.com/2018/08/15/nsa-snowden-documents-climate-change/<br /><br />The Intercept's largest-ever SIDtoday release, with 328 documents, is published alongside stories about an NSA "worker bee" who was fed up with how corporate the agency had become and rallied other frustrated spies to his cause; about the NSA's environmentally-driven spying; and about some of the virtual private networks the agency cracked into, and why. Other highlights from this release, which covers the first half of 2006, touch on Iranian influence in Iraq, the attitudes of NSA staff toward the countries where they are stationed, and much more. [more]<br /><br />[a look at the Finance page]<br />Prepare For Brown Swan Event <br />http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-staining-of-underwear.html<br /><br />A Brown Swan event is a rare and "unforeseeable" event that for some reason only strikes those who have their heads installed in their own ass. Recession stocks have been leading all week, including today. Bueller? Ex-Apple, Tech has lost its bid. What comes next is the soiling of the underwear...<br /><br />After hours, two more Tech leaders are getting smoked - Nvidia and Applied Materials. Assuming toothpaste and cereal are not the new Silicon Valley growth delusion, this is about to get seriously FUGLY...<br /><br />As I've shown, the Nasdaq is dependent upon fewer and fewer mega cap stocks, now basically just Apple. <br /><br />VolPlosion in February was a minor event compared to what is coming<br />[see charts]<br /><br />Recent Tech moonshots are all returning to Earth. Bidless<br />Netflix, Google, and Facebook have all lost their bid. <br />The IPO bid is gone. No more IPOs until after Labor Day...<br />Biotech is done.<br />Energy, Materials, Transports, and Banks [dropping]<br />Which leaves recession stocks.<br />Such as diapers [declining; more]<br /><br />Swamped in Inflation, Venezuela Will Cut Five Zeros from Currency<br />https://www.wral.com/swamped-in-inflation-venezuela-will-cut-five-zeros-from-currency/17774600/<br /><br />economists said that if Venezuela is to curb hyperinflation, it will have to stop printing money [more; wait - that's what WE do . .]Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-6834866003903224442018-08-17T07:28:32.680-05:002018-08-17T07:28:32.680-05:00A rare double-double in garbage truck fires & ...A rare double-double in garbage truck fires & Hull JJFH incidents on this day!<br /><br />Hello everybody. Welcome to another day that you aren't dead yet.<br /><br />BLACK BEAR NEWS 8.16.18 81-degree reading likely sets record for highest temperature ever measured in CA waters<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZDvlxz5lUk [~ 36 min.]<br /><br />[contains a good response to the article on The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change]<br /><br />A magnitude 6.4 - 252km SE of Iwo Jima last night the 2nd in the area yesterday was the 6th major quake in just 4 days<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/08/a-magnitude-64-252km-se-of-iwo-jima.html<br /><br />[let's see what Trump wants to fuck up today]<br />Trump’s team offers a new vision for Utah’s former Grand Staircase: Nearly 700,000 acres would be open to mining or drilling<br />http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2018/08/15/trumps-team-offers-a-new-vision-for-utahs-former-grand-staircase-nearly-700000-acres-would-be-open-to-mining-or-drilling/<br /><br />Most of the lands removed from southern Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument would be available to coal mining and oil or gas drilling under federal draft plans released Wednesday, putting nearly 700,000 acres in play that otherwise would have been off-limits to mineral extraction. [more]<br /><br />Garbage from Washington state’s booming pot industry clogs gutters, sewers and landfills<br />http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2018/08/14/garbage-from-washington-states-booming-pot-industry-clogs-gutters-sewers-and-landfills/<br /><br />[idiots - use the trim to make edibles, bury the rest as compost; packaging should be made from biodegradable hemp, wtf - do it right!]<br /><br />[update]<br />Monsoon floods kill 114 people in southern India – “We’re witnessing something that has never happened before in the history of Kerala” <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/08/monsoon-floods-kill-114-people-in.html<br /><br />Rescuers battled torrential rains to save residents, with nearly 150,000 reportedly left homeless.<br /><br />The state government said many of those who died were crushed under debris caused by landslides.<br /><br />With more rains predicted and a red alert in place, the main airport has reportedly been shut until 26 August. [more]<br /><br />[from our There Goes the Water segment]<br />Two French rivers disappear underground in large cracks and sinkholes: The Doubs River (Franche-Comté) and the Risle (Normandy)<br /><br />The Doubs river flows normally in Franche-Comté, France. But since about a week or so, the river has totally dried up over a length of more than 1 km, between Pontarlier and Morteau, although precipitation has been abundant this winter and spring. The river has disappeared, and with it, the fauna and flora. Everything is dead. Two weeks ago, 13km of the Risle River in Normandy also disappeared underground in a large crater. According to geologists, this unprecedented event is due to large cracks and craters in the riverbed. [more]<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com