tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post6293520014412050925..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2018-10-17Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-27029278649032060382018-10-20T03:56:43.752-05:002018-10-20T03:56:43.752-05:00I don't know if you saw the list of the 25 mos...I don't know if you saw the list of the 25 most dangerous cities, Jonny, but as you suspected - YOU'RE #1!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-80462727946183388792018-10-19T23:22:39.429-05:002018-10-19T23:22:39.429-05:00Yeah, plenty of people found dead in Lake Travis t...Yeah, plenty of people found dead in Lake Travis this year, and now we know for sure that hydrogen sulfide's accumulating at the bottom. They can call it a 'natural process' if they want, but dead is dead. If the toe tag on your corpse says 'killed by natural process', you're still dead.Jonny Mnemonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-17766703780279655302018-10-19T22:42:15.154-05:002018-10-19T22:42:15.154-05:00That's something about the strong H2S odor com...That's something about the strong H2S odor coming out of Lake Travis due to the flooding. As if the JJFH events there haven't been numerous enough! It's going to be a very deadly place to "recreate" now. Hell, I don't even want to drive near it. Glad I don't really have to anymore. Mike Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457050132624768898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-79517177562125521732018-10-19T17:48:30.510-05:002018-10-19T17:48:30.510-05:00India's Coal Shortage Drags On
Scientists War...India's Coal Shortage Drags On<br /><br />Scientists Warn World Facing Major Famine, Could "Lead To Severe Shocks To Global Food System"<br /><br />A Reality Check for Those Who Plan to Start Prepper Homestead AFTER the SHTF<br />A good read if, despite my warnings, you still think you can become an instant farmer post-SHTF. -- RF<br /><br />A scientist explains why you should be eating insects to help fight global hunger [if you can find any . ..]<br /><br />Antibiotic-resistant salmonella linked to chicken sickens 92 (US)<br /><br />CDC confirms 62 cases of rare, polio-like neurological condition<br /><br />A pandemic killing tens of millions of people is a real possibility — and we are not prepared for it<br /><br /><br />Zika in Africa: Rare birth defect on the rise in Angola<br /><br />Billionaires Are the Leading Cause of Climate Change<br /><br />In Iceland, activists, industry are raging war over commercial whaling [well fucking SOMEBODY should, GEEZ!]<br /><br />Hospital laundering fails to kill diarrhea spores, study finds<br /><br />Nature will need up to five million years to fill the gaps caused by man-made mass extinctions, study finds<br /><br />Silicosis killing thousands in quarries across India<br /><br />China demand fuels Solomon Islands mass deforestation<br /><br />Heartbreaking photos that show how India is slowly killing its elephants [this is some sad shit]<br /><br />John Perlin's "A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization"<br /><br />Mad cow disease strikes in Scotland; officials say no outbreak is imminent<br /><br />Great Barrier Reef teeters towards coal-fired extinction<br /><br />Federal Judge "Shocked" To Find Obama State Dept Lied To Protect Hillary From Email Server Lawsuits<br /><br />Facebook does, indeed, want to track your calls on device<br /><br />Algorithms can't fix societal problems—and often amplify them<br /><br />"Covert" facial recognition street lights coming to a neighborhood near you<br /><br />Is This Why Jeff Bezos Has Kept Quiet On WaPo Employee Khashoggi's Disappearance?<br /><br />3 dead in Venezuela after widespread outage leaves hospitals without power<br /><br />'They lost what they call home': Danger of natural gas explosions lurks just beneath surface (US)<br /><br /><br />Plastic waste piling up in Japan after Chinese import ban<br /><br />Japanese firm falsified earthquake safety data on 2020 Olympic venues<br /><br />Trade off: China soybean imports set for biggest drop in 12 years amid tariff conflict<br /><br />Iran Sends Record Amount Of Oil To China<br /><br />Implosion of Stock Market Double-Bubble in China Hits New Lows, Authorities Busy Elsewhere Keeping China Miracle from Unraveling<br /><br />China Is Set to Keep Minting New Millionaires Faster Than U.S.<br /><br /><br />Guantanamo prison to stay open at least 25 years: US admiral<br /><br />Jeff Bezos chides rivals, says Amazon will continue to work with Pentagon<br /><br />Amazon CEO says tech companies can't turn their back on government<br /><br />Evangelical leader Pat Robertson tells his flock that action against Saudis would wipe out "$100 billion worth of arms sales"<br /><br />Why the U.S. housing recovery is built on quicksand<br /><br />Nearly Every Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Still Takes Corporate PAC Money<br /><br />25 Most Dangerous Cities in America<br /><br />Here's how much more money the richest US households have than everyone else<br /><br />Sears Didn't 'Die.' Vulture Capitalists Killed It.<br /><br />U.S. birth rates continue to drop as new moms get older<br /><br />America's $1.5 trillion student-loan industry is a 'failed social experiment'Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-76240379709100761462018-10-19T17:48:26.347-05:002018-10-19T17:48:26.347-05:00News Links, October 19, 2018
Rice Farmer
http://r...News Links, October 19, 2018<br />Rice Farmer <br />http://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Who Bought the $1.6 Trillion of New US National Debt Over the Past 12 Months?<br />As a flood of US debt washes over the globe, someone has to buy.<br />[turns out WE taxpayers are on the hook for > 70% of it - good read]<br /><br />China's Imminent Implosion - Chart(s) of the Day<br />Too much debt, too few tax donkeys to pay it off. Sound familiar? -- RF<br /><br />Nearly half the world lives on less than $5.50 a day: World Bank<br /><br />Venezuela Ditches US Dollar, Will Use Euros For International Trade<br /><br />Russia And China Prepare To Ditch Dollar In Bilateral Trade<br /><br />The Great Depression II<br /><br />Is the Greatest Bull Market Ever Finally Ending? (Hint: Follow the Money)<br /><br />China stocks plunge amid heavy selling in the energy sector and growing worries about the economy<br /><br />Bank of America CEO Moynihan says he cut jobs equal to the workforce of Delta Air Lines<br /><br />Will Standard Chartered be the next bank to make big job cuts?<br /><br />Pfizer announces worldwide job cuts as part of restructure<br /><br />U.S. mortgage industry faces job losses as refinancing dries up<br /><br />Egypt extends state of emergency for another 3 months<br /><br />Iran Deserves Credit for the Ruin of ISIS<br />But is the U.S. now allowing its last remnants to survive in Syria to spite Tehran?<br /><br />A Middle East Monarchy Hired American Ex-Soldiers To Kill Its Political Enemies. This Could Be The Future Of War.<br /><br />After UAE 'Murder Squad' Revelations, How Many More Private US Hit Teams Are Under Gulf Regimes?<br /><br />U.S. opposed to Koreas' plan for no-fly zone over border: sources<br /><br />Putin Hints At New Russia-Saudi Axis: "No Reason To Spoil Saudi Ties Over Khashoggi Killing"<br /><br />Denmark and Italy Fight Back Against Open Borders As Populism Swells Across Europe<br /><br />Mexico sends federal police to intercept migrant caravan at Guatemala border<br /><br />Italy brands France a 'disgrace' after police dump migrants across border<br /><br />U.S. Shale's Glory Days Are Numbered<br />There are some early signs that the U.S. shale industry is starting to show its age, with depletion rates on the rise.<br /><br />Service companies chase international boom as U.S. shale drilling moderates<br /><br />Asia's natural gas prices are rising. Now higher oil prices and tariffs could cause more pain<br /><br />Five graphics from Google show how carbon-intensive its data centers really are<br /><br />Global Economy Throwing Up Red Flags For Oil<br /><br />Don't mention the oil price - U.S. legal threat prompts change at OPEC<br /><br />U.S. oil service firms face tough quarter despite high crude prices<br /><br />Imported coal needed to keep the lights on in NZ<br /><br />[2nd half below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-90080165852661402622018-10-19T15:48:58.570-05:002018-10-19T15:48:58.570-05:00Dow snaps 3-week losing streak as Procter & Ga...Dow snaps 3-week losing streak as Procter & Gamble surges <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/dow-snaps-3-week-losing-streak-as-procter-and-gamble-surges/ar-BBOAGTv<br /><br />The corporate earnings season is off to a strong start. With more than 15 percent of S&P 500 companies having reported, 83 percent have topped analyst expectations, according to FactSet. [more]<br /><br />1929 Waterfall Crash In Real-Time <br />http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2018/10/waterfall-crash-in-real-time.html<br /><br />The age of artificial intelligence is ending badly. Go figure. The fact that Skynet is losing all control over the casino has been re-cast as a bullish factor and reason for complacency. Because what else could it be with eight weeks left to bonus payout? <br /><br />We are watching the casino stair-step lower towards a 1929-style crash while industry-captured dunces stand around circle jerking each continuously. With each lesser rally, they celebrate the usual triumph of bullshit over reality. Which takes the form of conning sheeple into believing something they shouldn't believe. In other words tightening the noose for the bungee jump off the cliff. <br /><br />In summary, this is all very "bullish", if you like recession stocks "leading" the rally [more]<br /><br />[see Proctor and Gamble stock chart at the bottom]<br /><br />“It smells like pure crap.” The stench is unbearable: The ocean is brown and you can’t swim! Florida algae bloom is a disaster <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/10/it-smells-like-pure-crap-stench-is.html<br /><br />The fish just keep on dying in Florida...<br /><br />Dead crabs, fish and other sea life litter the sands.<br /><br />The stench is unbearable<br /><br />The ocean is brown and you can’t swim.<br /><br />There’s not a soul in the water.<br /><br />The Florida paradise we know and love is ruined, it may never recover. [more]<br /><br />Julian Assange sues Ecuador for 'violating his rights' <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/julian-assange-sues-ecuador-for-violating-his-rights/ar-BBOBnc3<br /><br />WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has directed his legal team to launch proceedings against the government of Ecuador for "violating his fundamental rights."<br /><br />In a statement, WikiLeaks said Friday Ecuador had "threatened to remove his protection and summarily cut off his access to the outside world."<br /><br />It added that the embassy has refused journalists and human rights organizations to see him as well as installed signal jammers to prevent phone calls and internet access. [more]<br /><br />[good news of the day]<br />Cross country team saves lost hunter’s life <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cross-country-team-saves-lost-hunter’s-life/ar-BBOCnrK [including ~ 2 min. news video]<br /><br />A hunter facing a life-or-death situation was saved by a chance encounter with a cross country team Wednesday after being lost in the wilderness of New Mexico for 36 hours without food or shelter, and enduring freezing temperatures.<br /><br />Ronnie Duran, 65, was last seen hunting near the La Paloma Trail in the Jemez Mountains on Tuesday. He had traveled 10 miles to the Vallecitos area where the Cuba High School Cross Country team was training.<br /><br />Duran was suffering from a sprained ankle and was disoriented when he was found. His family expressed thanks to all involved. [more]Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-65019635958531892052018-10-19T15:44:30.050-05:002018-10-19T15:44:30.050-05:00El Niño Looks 'Imminent'—Here's What T...El Niño Looks 'Imminent'—Here's What That Means For You <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/el-niño-looks-imminent—heres-what-that-means-for-you/ar-BBOBif0<br /><br />There are signs that El Niño, a climate phenomenon characterized by a warming of waters in the eastern tropical Pacific, is “imminent” according to an update released on Thursday by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI). It will arrive just in time for winter to rearrange the world’s weather, including ushering in a warmer-than-normal winter for much of the U.S. [more]<br /><br />[look for SOTT to hype every snowfall, everywhere]<br /><br />Pilot pulls off incredible sideways landing<br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/pilot-pulls-off-incredible-sideways-landing/ar-BBOBvhE<br /><br />The pilot used a technique called crabbing to ground the plane, angling the nose of the plane into the wind until right before it touched down on the tarmac, whereupon it swiftly turned to glide down the runway. <br /><br />During the maneuver, the airplane's wings can be seen flexing up and down as they're buffeted by the storm's powerful gusts. <br /><br />"We're very proud of TUI Airways Captain Brenda Riepsaame Wassink," the airline said in a statement. [more]<br /><br />Officials: 35 lives, $3 billion in timber lost to Michael <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/officials-35-lives-dollar3-billion-in-timber-lost-to-michael/ar-BBOA9EP [short video included]<br /><br />Trees brought down by Hurricane Michael's ferocious winds took a heavy toll on life, property and the timber industry in the heavily forested Florida Panhandle, where $3 billion in timber was lost, authorities said Friday.<br /><br />A firefighter became the latest death attributed to the storm when he was killed by a falling tree while helping clear debris with family members more than a week after Michael blew ashore with 255 mph (410 kph) winds.<br /><br />Fire coordinator Brad Price, 49, of Wewahitchka was on his tractor when he was killed Thursday, the Gulf County Sheriff's Office said on its official Facebook page. [more]<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-8934063489166541142018-10-19T08:40:22.430-05:002018-10-19T08:40:22.430-05:00Cyclone Titli latest: 57 dead, 10 missing, over 57...Cyclone Titli latest: 57 dead, 10 missing, over 57k houses damaged in Odisha, India <br />https://www.sott.net/article/398648-Cyclone-Titli-latest-57-dead-10-missing-over-57k-houses-damaged-in-Odisha-India<br /><br />The death toll in Odisha due to Cyclone Titli and subsequent floods have reached 57 due to landslides, wall-collapse incidents, and drowning, the Special Relief Commission (SRC) said on Thursday. <br /><br />The Commission further said that at least 10 people are still missing in the wake of the natural calamity that hit the state. <br /><br />Apart from fatalities, 273,425 hectares of crops have been damaged across 17 districts of the state. Furthermore, 6,011,000 people in 8125 villages have been affected and 57,131 houses have been damaged. [more]<br /><br />U.S. Outlook for This Winter: Warm Northwest, Wet South, Uncertain East<br />https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/US-Outlook-Winter-Warm-Northwest-Wet-South-Uncertain-East?cm_ven=hp-slot-2<br /><br />With some help from a weak El Niño event, atmospheric factors are aligning for a mostly mild winter across the United States in 2018-19, according to the seasonal outlook issued by NOAA on Thursday. The biggest area of uncertainty is the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. In that region, NOAA is calling for equal odds of warmer- or cooler-than-average conditions (effectively a coin toss). Other seasonal forecast groups are in stark disagreement on what's in store for the eastern U.S. [more]Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-30388910751808933622018-10-19T08:40:18.548-05:002018-10-19T08:40:18.548-05:00We haven’t had an October like this in a very long...We haven’t had an October like this in a very long time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down another 327 points on Thursday, and overall the Dow is now down close to 1,500 points from the peak of the market. Unlike much of the rest of the world, it is still too early to say that the U.S. is facing a new “financial crisis”, but if stocks continue to plunge like this one won’t be too far away. And as you will see below, many believe that what we have seen so far is just the start of a huge wave of selling. Of course it would be extremely convenient for Democrats if stocks did crash, because it would give them a much better chance of doing well in the midterm elections. This is the most heated midterm election season that I can ever remember, and what U.S. voters choose to do at the polls in November is going to have very serious implications for the immediate future of our country.<br />[more; no, it will only be another milepost on the way down and out, no matter which party scores more seats]<br /><br />Banana Republican Revelations <br />http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2018/10/banana-republican-revelations.html<br /><br />We just learned that the sweatshop to the world is buckling under the weight of Trump's tax cut and trade war. The belief among Clowntopians is that by imploding the world's second largest economy, they will be free to rape and pillage as they see fit. Little do they know who is about to be pillaged.<br /><br />What is coming will be biblical and it will reveal that what was once "exceptional" has been reduced to a cadre of senile old men hiding behind a curtain pulling strings for smoke and mirrors effect only. [more]<br /><br />Rain and early season record snowfall delay North Dakota harvests <br />https://www.sott.net/article/398650-Rain-and-early-season-record-snowfall-delay-North-Dakota-harvests<br /><br />It started as rain shortly before midnight on October 10, but within a few hours the wet stuff changed to the white stuff and fell much of the day. This is according to Dan Riddle, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Grand Forks. <br /><br />The snow was a concern for farmers after days of periodic rain had already slowed down picking. According to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), at the end of the week prior to the snow only eight percent of the state's corn had been harvested and 34 percent of soybeans. Forty-five percent of the state's sugar beets had been harvested. [more]<br /><br />[how's this for "shocking news?"]<br />Lightning has killed 100 people across Cambodia so far this year - passing total of 80 for the whole of 2017 <br />https://www.sott.net/article/398649-Lightning-has-killed-100-people-across-Cambodia-so-far-this-year-passing-total-of-80-for-the-whole-of-2017<br /><br />[continued below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-75071812831113542092018-10-19T08:39:37.541-05:002018-10-19T08:39:37.541-05:00BLACK BEAR NEWS 10.18.18 The End of Empire, Civili...BLACK BEAR NEWS 10.18.18 The End of Empire, Civilisation and Habitat – The Perfect Time to Shoot the Messenger<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BLVsGbkkHI [~ 29.75 min.]<br /><br />Copter crashes on USS Ronald Reagan in Asia, sailors hurt <br />http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/copter-crashes-on-uss-ronald-reagan-in-asia-sailors-hurt/ar-BBOApXf<br /><br />An U.S. Navy helicopter crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan on Friday, causing non-fatal injuries to sailors, the Navy said.<br /><br />The Navy's 7th Fleet said in a statement that the MH-60 Seahawk crashed shortly after takeoff Friday morning while the carrier was off the Philippine coast. [more]<br /><br />Look up! The Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend <br />http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/look-up-the-orionid-meteor-shower-peaks-this-weekend/ar-BBOzCuE<br /><br />The shower should be visible both Friday and Saturday nights, but the best views are expected to be Sunday morning after the moon has set but before the sun rises. [more]<br /><br />The Dow Has Fallen Nearly 1,500 Points From The Peak Of The Market, And Many Believe This “October Panic” Is Just Beginning…<br />http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/the-dow-has-fallen-nearly-1500-points-from-the-peak-of-the-market-and-many-believe-this-october-panic-is-just-beginning<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com