tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post6959412445823205795..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2020-07-11Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-29192670565924933042020-07-13T17:01:58.014-05:002020-07-13T17:01:58.014-05:00Record Temperatures, Long Lines And Increasing Sca...Record Temperatures, Long Lines And Increasing Scarcity Will Greatly Test The Patience Of Americans This Summer<br />http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/record-temperatures-long-lines-and-increasing-scarcity-will-greatly-test-the-patience-of-americans-this-summer<br /><br />So to say that our national mood is “fragile” right now would be a major understatement. I have never seen so much anger and frustration in this country in my entire lifetime, tens of millions of Americans have already lost their jobs, and a lot of people are not even able to pay their most basic bills at this point. In fact, one recent survey found that nearly a third of all Americans have not even made “their full housing payments for July”…<br /><br />And now, on top of everything else, here comes the heat. <br /><br />On top of everything else, a wide variety of products are becoming increasingly scarce at our local grocery stores. [more]<br /><br />As permafrost thaws under intense heat, Russia’s Siberia burns — again<br />https://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2020/07/12/as-permafrost-thaws-under-intense-heat-russias-siberia-burns-again/<br /><br />“Now we are seeing these fires within 15 kilometres of the Arctic Ocean,”<br /><br />“On this scale, the fires are unmanageable.”<br /><br />“It’s a vicious cycle. More fires produce more climate change and more climate change fuels more fire.”[more]<br /><br />Tornado spotted in San Juan, Puebla - Mexico, July 9,2020<br />https://www.sott.net/article/438027-Tornado-filmed-in-San-Juan-Mexico<br /><br />60-year-old woman mauled to death by leopard in Nainital, second attack in fortnight<br />https://m.timesofindia.com/city/dehradun/60-year-old-woman-mauled-to-death-by-leopard-in-nainital-second-attack-in-fortnight/articleshow/76914504.cms<br /><br />This is the second leopard attack in a fortnight in the same area, leading to the conviction that the same leopard is behind both attacks. [more]<br /><br />5 Killed In Lightning Strikes In Jharkhand<br />https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/5-killed-in-lightning-strikes-in-jharkhand-2261579<br /><br />4 dead in northeastern Turkey flash flood<br />https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/4-dead-in-northeastern-turkey-flash-flood/1908415<br /><br />Worst flooding in China for decades leaves 38 million affected, 141 dead or missing<br />https://www.sott.net/article/438013-Worst-flooding-in-China-for-decades-leaves-38-million-affected-141-dead-or-missing#<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-58891709210384760572020-07-13T13:59:30.512-05:002020-07-13T13:59:30.512-05:00Body is found in search for Naya Rivera, six days ...Body is found in search for Naya Rivera, six days after the Glee actress vanished during day out with her four-year-old son<br />https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8518541/NEWS-Body-Naya-Rivera-California-lake-vanished-six-days-ago.html<br /><br />Sheriffs deputies say they've found a body but they will not yet confirm that it is that of the Glee actress <br /><br />Rivera sent a photo of Josey on the boat to a relative 90 minutes before he was found alone <br /><br />It showed which cove the pair had sailed to, and that's where teams focused their search on Monday morning<br />[more]<br /><br />Scientists from the Wuhan virus lab have 'defected' to the West, reveals senior Trump ally Steve Bannon - as FBI gathers evidence that coronavirus pandemic was caused by an accidental leak <br />https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8513631/Scientists-Wuhan-virus-lab-defected-West-reveals-Steve-Bannon.html<br /><br />Steve Bannon says spies are building case against Beijing that virus was lab leak<br /><br />Mr Bannon says defectors were talking to intelligence agencies in UK and the US<br /><br />RESEARCHERS SUGGEST CANNABIS DERIVED CBD COULD HELP REDUCE DEADLY COVID-19 <br />LUNG INFLAMMATION<br />https://truththeory.com/2020/07/11/researchers-suggest-cannabis-derived-cbd-could-help-reduce-deadly-covid-19-lung-inflammation/<br /><br />Researchers at the University of Nebraska and the Texas Biomedical Research Institute have recently published a peer-reviewed article suggesting that CBD could be included in the treatment regimen for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Researchers say that both TCH [sic] and CBD appear to reduce the severe lung inflammation associated with the virus. [more;THC]<br /> <br />WATCH LIVE: PA Health Officials Give Virus Briefing as State Cases Cross 100,000<br />WATCH LIVE: PA Health Officials Give Virus Briefing as State Cases Cross 100,000<br />https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/pennsylvania-crosses-100000-covid-19-cases-diagnoses-among-young-adults-jump/2465741/<br /><br />Pennsylvania has crossed a sobering milestone in the coronavirus pandemic: The state and its counties have now reported more than 100,000 cases of COVID-19. [more]<br /><br />Monday, 13 July 2020<br />You would be correct if you were to think the world is going mad it is, figuratively and literally: Obesity diets rich in fat and sugar, processed foods, smoking, alcohol and drugs, medications, pollution, pesticides, industrial chemicals and radiofrequency radiation are destroying our DNA<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/07/you-would-be-correct-if-you-were-to.html<br /><br />You would be correct if you were to think the world is going mad because it is, figuratively and literally and we may not come back from this. [more]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-22104502392506229092020-07-13T09:50:28.554-05:002020-07-13T09:50:28.554-05:00[some Monday headlines from RF]
News Links, July 1...[some Monday headlines from RF]<br />News Links, July 13, 2020<br />Rice Farmer<br />https://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />"Wild Ride to Nowhere": APPL, MSFT, AMZN, GOOG, FB Soar to New High. Rest of Stock Market is a Dud, Has Been for Years<br /><br />Global public debt, fiscal deficits to reach all-time high, IMF warns<br /><br />What Happens If Most Businesses & Consumers Tighten Their Belts at the Same Time?<br /><br />Bitcoin Is Going to Hit $100,000 and Will Destroy Anyone Who Gets in Its Way: Max Keiser<br /><br />The TSA Reports Over 1,000 Officers Have Been Diagnosed With Coronavirus<br /><br />American Airlines is in Deep Financial Stress<br /><br />How the House Armed Services Committee Approved a Huge Military Budget and More War in Afghanistan<br /><br />New Delhi still hesitates to take side in China-US rivalry despite deadly border clash<br /><br />Russian Defense Ministry reports interception of U.S. spy plane<br /><br />Trump Is Trying to Hide US & Israeli War Crimes by Attacking the International Criminal Court<br /><br />Amphibious assault ship ablaze in port in San Diego<br /><br />In India, Climate Change is Increasing Refugees & Human Trafficking<br /><br />'The worst-case scenario': Regulators, watchdogs fear plan to dismantle damaged TMI nuclear reactor<br /><br />Far out power #2: Soap, Raindrops, Hyperloops, and Fitness Centers<br />That such power sources are even considered is a sign of desperation. -- RF<br /><br />Watchdog Accuses Trump's NOAA of 'Choosing Extinction' for Right Whales by Hiding Scientific Evidence<br /><br />Biden Defends Undying Allegiance to For-Profit Healthcare During Interview With Dying Medicare for All Advocate Ady Barkan<br /><br />Panama hospitals on verge of collapse as virus cases surge<br /><br />Brazil sees over 1,000 new coronavirus deaths, cases top 1.8 million<br /><br />Mexico set to surpass Italy's coronavirus tally as death toll nears 35,000<br /><br />Hong Kong expert warns each infected person can now spread Covid-19 to four people<br /><br />Private Prison Simulation Game Goes Viral on Apple App Store<br />With over two million people locked up across a sprawling network of private and public prisons, the US has by far the highest incarceration rate in the world, significantly worse than brutal dictatorships in Africa, Latin America or Central Asia.<br /><br />Mexico State Oil Company Files $22 Billion Debt Swap amid IMF Threats and White House Visit<br /><br />The Sinking Titanic's Great Pumps Finally Fail<br /><br />A Serious Message From Chris Martenson<br /><br />US Households See Long Recovery Ahead From Income Losses<br /><br />Minimalist Home Goods Retailer Muji USA Files For Bankruptcy After Sales Losses, Temporary Store Closures, Coronavirus<br /><br />'Opioid overdoses are skyrocketing': as Covid-19 sweeps across US an old epidemic returns<br /><br />U.S. sets record for new COVID cases third day in a row at over 69,000<br /><br />2 police officers shot and killed in McAllen, Texas<br /><br />Trump Throws in the Towel on Phase 2 Deal With China<br /><br />Market heads into worst earnings season in 12 years amid worries virus is slowing recovery<br /><br />This city is giving residents $500 per month. Some hope it can become a national plan<br /><br />A Surge in Small Business Bankruptcies is Underway<br /><br />The Jobs Won't Come Back In AugustTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-76018275526104628282020-07-13T09:38:12.472-05:002020-07-13T09:38:12.472-05:00[O, rook who sanction NOW!]
China to Sanction U.S....[O, rook who sanction NOW!]<br />China to Sanction U.S. Senators Rubio, Cruz Over Xinjiang<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/china-sanction-u-senators-rubio-073553140.html<br /><br />China announced sanctions against U.S. officials including Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, in a largely symbolic attempt to retaliate over Washington’s moves to punish Beijing for its treatment of ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region.<br />[more]<br /><br />Hydraulic fracking services company Hi-Crush files for bankruptcy <br />https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hydraulic-fracking-services-company-hi-crush-files-for-bankruptcy-2020-07-13<br /><br />[who's gonna clean up yer shit?]<br /><br />The company said the bankruptcy will help implement a restructuring support agreement with its creditors holding nearly all of its outstanding 9.5% senior unsecured notes due 2026. [more]<br /><br />An ICU boss in the hardest-hit part of Italy says many patients who recover from COVID-19 still have 'chronic damage'<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/icu-boss-hardest-hit-part-100810443.html<br /><br />Bergamo was the worst-hit area in Italy's worst-hit region, Lombardy. Some 3,000 people died in Bergamo, with the Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital in the thick of it. <br /><br />Dr Roberto Cosentini, the head of the ICU, told Sky News this week that "a significant proportion of the population" have "chronic damage from the virus" after recovery. <br /><br />Cosentini said it's clear the virus affects a number of organs, including the kidneys and the brain, not just the lungs. [more; yeah, "completely natural" i'm sure . ..]<br /><br />[Celebrity Death]<br />Atlanta rapper Lil Marlo dead at age 30<br />https://www.today.com/popculture/atlanta-rapper-lil-marlo-dead-age-30-t186534<br /><br />Cause of death has yet to be determined, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office. [more]<br /><br />[from WTF?! News]<br />Trump Reportedly Considered 'Selling' Puerto Rico, Says Ex-Homeland Security Chief<br />https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-puerto-rico-elaine-duke-divest-235152496.html<br /><br />President Donald Trump inquired about the possibility of “selling” Puerto Rico after the island was pummeled by Hurricane Maria, his one-time head of homeland security told The New York Times. [more]<br /><br />[more shoddy "public" works via govt.]<br />Trump rips private Texas border wall built by his supporters<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-rips-private-texas-border-144009422.html<br /><br />President Donald Trump on Sunday criticized a privately built border wall in South Texas that’s showing signs of erosion months after going up, saying it was “only done to make me look bad,” even though the wall was built after a months-long campaign by his supporters. [more; oh, right, it's all about you]<br /><br />Exclusive: U.S. turns screws on maritime industry to cut off Venezuela's oil<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-u-turns-screws-maritime-050347366.html<br /><br />Several companies that certify vessels are seaworthy and ship insurers have withdrawn services to tankers involved in the Venezuelan oil trade as the United States targets the maritime industry to tighten sanctions on the Latin American country. <br />[more]<br /><br />Muggy, stormy conditions set to return to Northeast this week<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/muggy-stormy-conditions-set-return-163041055.html<br /><br />[high only 85 around here today after heavy rain last night]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-47198826049232194542020-07-13T09:38:06.871-05:002020-07-13T09:38:06.871-05:00[sounds like somebody had a JJFH experience]
‘Dish...[sounds like somebody had a JJFH experience]<br />‘Disheveled’ campsite spurs search for missing California woman in national forest<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/disheveled-campsite-spurs-search-missing-192243104.html<br /><br />A 54-year-old California woman remains missing in the Sierra National Forest following the discovery of her “disheveled” campsite and crashed Saab, Madera County officials say.<br /><br />Sandra Johnsen Hughes was last in contact with her family June 26, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post. She had been on a solo camping trip in the national forest northwest of Fresno and south of Yosemite National Park.<br /><br />“She said she was quarantining in the national forest,” said Ashley Macus, her niece, reported Sierra News Online. Hughes had recently moved to California from Hawaii.<br /><br />On Monday, searchers found Hughes’ silver Saab, which had apparently rolled into a ravine after colliding with a tree near Chiquito Creek, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. Hikers also reported seeing her over the Fourth of July weekend.<br /><br />“She was barefoot and had a bruise on her face,” said deputy Sarah Jackson, reported Sierra News Online. Hughes declined assistance from the hikers.<br /><br />“So there’s so much that happened that’s just as a family we can’t really explain it,” Macus said, KFSN reported. <br /><br />Sheriff’s officials describe Hughes as being 5-foot-3 and 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. They ask that anyone with information contact the sheriff’s office at (559) 675-7770. [more]<br /><br />'This is a war': the coronavirus disaster in California's hardest-hit – and poorest – county<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/war-coronavirus-disaster-californias-hardest-100008988.html<br /><br />In southern California’s Imperial county, the chuff-chuff of spinning helicopter blades has become a familiar noise.<br /><br />It’s the sound of coronavirus patients being airlifted out – 15 to 17 a day, on average. This remote region along the US-Mexico border is under siege from Covid-19, and hospitals are stretched to the brink.<br /><br />Imperial county, population 181,000, is experiencing California’s worst outbreak, according to several public health metrics. [more]<br /><br />Biden's Tax Plan Will Hold Back the Economy [what economy?]<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/bidens-tax-plan-hold-back-111030273.html<br /><br />Most major polls show that Joe Biden has pulled ahead of Donald Trump in the race for the White House. As such, it’s prudent to start considering what his policies may mean for the economy and financial markets, starting with his tax plan. When you get into the details, you realize that although Biden is widely regarded as a centrist Democrat, his proposed plan is anything but. [more]<br /><br />Ten million kids 'may never return to school' after virus<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/ten-million-kids-may-never-return-school-virus-000254560.html<br /><br /> The coronavirus pandemic has caused an "unprecedented education emergency" with up to 9.7 million children affected by school closures at risk of never going back to class, Save the Children warned Monday.<br /><br />The report listed 12 countries where children are most at risk of falling behind: Niger, Mali, Chad, Liberia, Afghanistan, Guinea, Mauritania, Yemen, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal and Ivory Coast.<br /><br />Before the crisis, an estimated 258 million children and adolescents were already missing out on school, the charity said. [more]<br /><br />[4th section next]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-8891095932296346672020-07-13T09:37:26.623-05:002020-07-13T09:37:26.623-05:00[from WHEEEEEE, Politics news]
Trump Shares Chuck ...[from WHEEEEEE, Politics news]<br />Trump Shares Chuck Woolery Tweet That CDC ‘Is Lying’ About COVID-19<br />https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trump-shares-chuck-woolery-tweet-124445783.html<br /><br />President Donald Trump shared a tweet from former game show host Chuck Woolery that said “everyone is lying” about the coronavirus early Monday morning — including his administration’s own Centers for Disease Control. [more]<br /><br />[propaganda]<br />Here's how scientists know the coronavirus came from bats and wasn't made in a lab<br />https://theconversation.com/heres-how-scientists-know-the-coronavirus-came-from-bats-and-wasnt-made-in-a-lab-141850<br /><br /> If the virus had been genetically engineered in a lab there would be signs of manipulation in the genome data. This would include evidence of an existing viral sequence as the backbone for the new virus, and obvious, targeted inserted (or deleted) genetic elements. <br /><br />But no such evidence exists. It is very unlikely that any techniques used to genetically engineer the virus would not leave a genetic signature, like specific identifiable pieces of DNA code. <br /><br />The genome of SARS-CoV-2 is similar to that of other bat coronaviruses, as well as those of pangolins, all of which have a similar overall genomic architecture. Differences between the genomes of these coronaviruses show natural patterns typical of coronavirus evolution. This suggests that SARS-CoV-2 evolved from a previous wild coronavirus. [more]<br /><br />[i'm sticking to Dr. Burke's original "gain of function" analysis; as soon as they label the other side a conspiracy theory, you know you're on to something]<br /><br />These restaurants have filed for bankruptcy and many more are at risk<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/these-restaurants-have-filed-for-bankruptcy-and-many-more-are-at-risk-110046021.html<br /><br />In life after COVID-19, the local restaurant scene may be no more than a KFC, McDonald’s, Burger King and one or two overpriced craft cocktail bars serving tapas which somehow managed to survive the financial distress from the pandemic.<br /><br />“We have to have a bailout [of the restaurant industry],” said celebrity chef and owner of restaurant Blue Dragon Ming Tsai on Yahoo Finance’s The First Trade. “I don’t know if the government understands the severity of this problem. We may be left with just chain restaurants and fast-food restaurants if the government doesn’t react.” [more; maybe that was the plan]<br /><br />[from our Travel Bureau]<br />Four more states, including Delaware, added to Pennsylvania travel quarantine list<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/four-more-states-including-delaware-161323506.html [~ 1.6 min. news video]<br /><br />[from Clear Guidance Headquarters]<br />Testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir breaks with Trump on masks, CDC guidance as coronavirus cases surge<br />https://www.yahoo.com/gma/adm-brett-giroir-trump-administration-expects-deaths-coronavirus-131934132--abc-news-topstories.html<br /><br />Adm. Brett Giroir broke with the president on ABC's "This Week" Sunday on a number of issues including the severity of the coronavirus, mask wearing and guidelines for reopening schools, as President Donald Trump pushes for schools to reopen for in-person instruction despite record-breaking coronavirus cases across the U.S. Sun Belt.<br /><br />While Trump this week said the country is in "a good place," Giroir, who serves as the assistant secretary of Health in the Department of Health and Human Services and coordinates the federal government's coronavirus testing programs, characterized the current situation as "a better place" than in April but said to expect hospitalizations and death rates to rise in the coming weeks.<br /><br />"We're all very concerned about the rise in cases, no doubt about that, and that's why we're meeting regularly, we're surging in assistance, but we are in a much better place," Giroir told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos.[more]<br /><br />[3rd piece below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-2905890548740241472020-07-13T09:36:54.519-05:002020-07-13T09:36:54.519-05:00Huge report today, Jonny. Residential fires DOMIN...Huge report today, Jonny. Residential fires DOMINATE, jeez!<br />No shortage of people dropping dead and planes crashing and burning.<br /><br />People are stressed, bewildered, broke, questioning everything, while money is becoming meaningless and food is becoming the new commodity.<br /><br />[start off with some fun information absorbing]<br />Le Show from Sunday July 12, 2020<br />https://harryshearer.com/le-shows/july-12-2020/<br /><br />Severe hailstorm, flood hits Pachuca, Mexico<br />https://www.sott.net/article/437995-Severe-hailstorm-flood-hits-Pachuca-Mexico [2 videos]<br /><br />Severe flood hits Fuenlabrada, Spain<br />https://www.sott.net/article/437994-Severe-flood-hits-Fuenlabrada-Spain [video]<br /><br />Hundreds flock to see the snow in Matroosberg, South Africa, many for the first time<br />https://www.sott.net/article/437987-Hundreds-flock-to-see-the-snow-in-Matroosberg-South-Africa-many-for-the-first-time<br /><br />People waited in a long queue to enter the Matroosberg Nature Reserve on Saturday to get a first-hand glimpse of the snow that fell over the Western Cape highlands on the weekend.<br /><br />The intense cold front that hit South Africa on Thursday created the perfect winter wonderland thanks to widespread snowfall in the Eastern Cape, Lesotho and areas across the Western Cape.<br /><br />The muddy and ice-cold conditions didn't deter people from hiking the short distance into the mountains to play in the snow - many for the first time.<br /><br />"This is breathtaking," said TEFL teacher Donito Adonis who got to hold snow for the first time. "I never thought I'd see snow like this in South Africa," he told News24. [more]<br /><br />Iceland earthquake swarm reaches over 10,000 quakes, largest in 40 years<br />https://www.sott.net/article/437982-Iceland-earthquake-swarm-reaches-over-10000-quakes-largest-in-40-years<br /><br />An ongoing earthquake swarm in Iceland has now reached over 10,000 quakes since it began on June 19. This is the biggest swarm to hit the Tjörnes Fracture zone in the north of the country in almost half a century, and experts are unsure what is causing it. [more]<br /><br />'Templar' crop circle appears in French field<br />https://www.sott.net/article/437976-Templar-crop-circle-appears-in-French-field<br /><br />A giant crop circle that apparently appeared out of nowhere has drawn crowds of people to a farmer's field in Northern France.<br /><br />The giant Templar sign actually appeared on July 5 in a field in Vimy, near Lens, and has created great excitement around the area- attracting thousands of people to come to visit it.<br />[more; which they've come to regret]<br /><br />A fire with an interesting name<br />https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/07/12/a-fire-with-an-interesting-name/<br /><br />And, Contain vs. Control<br /><br />It is unusual for a large fire to have more than two words in the fire’s name, not counting the word “fire”. And it is not common for a fire name to be a multi-word phrase. Fire agency employees whose jobs entail completing forms or maintaining records get grumpy when they have to write or type over and over, a long fire name or one that may lead to misspelling.<br /><br />A fire 17 miles southeast of Albuquerque, New Mexico on the Cibola National Forest is named “Ojo de los Caso Fire”. Since it was reported on July 8 the blaze has burned 180 acres of timber, brush, and grass.<br /><br />The names for many fires are derived from a nearby landmark. I asked the Fire Information Officer Andrea Chavez how the fire was named and what it means in English:<br /><br />Ojo de los Casos colloquially translates to Spring of the Cause. However, it is possible this name was derived from an older nomenclature, Ojo de Casa (House Spring), which has been found on older maps of the area.<br /><br />The incident management team on the Ojo de los Casos Fire posted on InciWeb July 11 that the fire was 10 percent contained. [more]<br /><br />[2nd part follows]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com