tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post708019499897597229..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2019-04-08Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-7763404817215260552019-04-10T17:28:55.988-05:002019-04-10T17:28:55.988-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mike Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457050132624768898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-60195405979613340172019-04-10T08:51:52.555-05:002019-04-10T08:51:52.555-05:00New Satellite Photos Show Climate Change Is Sweepi...New Satellite Photos Show Climate Change Is Sweeping Europe<br /><br />Scientists warn of pandemic endangering amphibians<br /><br />Spreading Drought Adds to Risks for Thailand's Cooling Economy<br /><br />Alzheimer's disease affects 'twice as many people' as experts thought<br /><br />Booming measles cases rocket toward record: Up nearly 100 from last week (US)<br /><br />Gene Therapy Was Hailed as a Revolution. Then Came the Bill<br /><br />Pesticides and antibiotics polluting streams across Europe<br /><br />A mysterious E. coli outbreak has infected 72 people and counting (US)<br /><br />American Internet Companies are Privatized Instruments of American Geopolitical Power, and They're Not Even Hiding It<br /><br />IDF General: Israel Behind Coup That Installed Al-Sisi Dictatorship in Egypt<br /><br />Survey Finds Drug Shortages Rampant in the US: FDA Unveils Plan<br /><br />Baltimore Dubbed 'Most Robbed' City In America<br /><br />Hospitals face crisis after supply of key antibiotic halted<br /><br />From Pre-K On, US Schools Privilege the Already Privileged<br /><br />The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy. It Didn't Go Well.<br />Ten years ago, the tax agency formed a special team to unravel the complex tax-lowering strategies of the nation's wealthiest people. But with big money — and Congress — arrayed against the team, it never had a chance. Suck it up, peons. -- RF<br /><br />A Simon Property Group Mall Generates Largest Loss Ever for Retail CMBS<br />How the Brick & Mortar Meltdown works for Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities after America's largest mall landlord defaults on a mortgage and walks away from the mall.<br /><br />American billionaires call for upgrades to capitalism, starting with higher taxes on themselves [yeah, sure]<br /><br />Another Soft Factory Orders Report, Down 0.5 Percent, 4th Decline in 5 Months<br /><br />Labor Force "Slack" or Full Employment and Resultant Recession?<br />If the data I show, rather than that offered by the BLS, is correct and the prime aged population is at full employment, get ready for rate cuts, recession, and new jaw dropping record debt to GDP levels.<br /><br />Are Death Threats the New Norm for Zionists and the Rampaging Right?<br /><br />Trump Cares About Two Things – Empire and the Stock Market<br /><br />Wal-Mart Is Rolling Out The Robots After Raising Minimum Wage<br /><br />National Average Rent Up Again in 2019: 92% of Largest 253 Cities Have Increase<br /><br />General Electric gets crushed, and there could be more weakness to come<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-78055173744034329422019-04-10T08:51:49.370-05:002019-04-10T08:51:49.370-05:00News Links, April 10, 2019
Rice Farmer
https://ric...News Links, April 10, 2019<br />Rice Farmer<br />https://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />IMF Cuts Global Growth Outlook to Lowest Pace Since Crisis<br /><br />UK-Based Multinational Department Store Debenhams Collapses, After 200 Years of Trading<br /><br />What Would Stocks Do in "a World Without Buybacks," Goldman Asks<br />Companies buying back their own shares has "consistently been the largest source of US equity demand." Without them, "demand for shares would fall dramatically." Too painful to even imagine.<br />Many readers will no doubt recall this article from February on the Ponzi-scheme nature of the stock market. As net energy decline becomes more serious, new tricks must be used to prop up the unsustainable. -- RF<br /><br />Trade Deal Follies: The U.S. Has Embraced the World's Worst Negotiating Tactics<br /><br />Saudi Arabia Rejects Reports About Plans To Drop Dollar As Oil Currency<br /><br />U.S. factory orders fall for the fourth time in five months, reflecting economic slowdown<br /><br />Here We Go Again: Tech Bubble 2.0 but "This Time It's Different"<br /><br />Europe's economy is experiencing a crisis of confidence<br /><br />The world's worst-performing currency could slip into 'crisis' mode later this year<br /><br />In new attack, Trump threatens more tariffs against European Union<br /><br />Canada looks at fresh tariffs on U.S. goods, silent on details revealed by envoy<br /><br />Stretched Australians unable to reduce debt<br /><br />Italy has a $26 billion hole to fix. And it could mean another battle with the EU<br /><br />Russia Dumps U.S. Dollars and Buys Gold As "Safety Metal"<br /><br />China Buys 360,000 Ounces Of Gold In March<br /><br />Four ways that Uncle Sam will respond to its $75 trillion insolvency<br /><br />Boeing's 737 production cut hits its shares and those of suppliers<br /><br />American trims quarterly revenue forecast on grounded jets, total cost unknown<br /><br />Airlines Could Soon Begin Weighing Passengers To Save Fuel<br /><br />Boeing records zero new MAX orders following global groundings<br /><br />Netanyahu Rules Out Palestinian State, Says He'll Annex West Bank<br /><br />Iran Designates U.S. Military as 'Terrorist' Group, Calls Trump Move an Election Gift to Netanyahu<br /><br />Jundallah: the US-backed Salafi Terrorists Operating in Iran<br /><br />The Navy's New Nuclear Missile Submarines Are Probably Going to Cost More Than $128 Billion [in Monopoly $]<br /><br />Poland's Former Army Chief Floats US Pre-Emptive Nuclear Strike On Russia<br /><br />Trump's Neocons See Erdogan as Their Ticket to a Region-Wide M.E. War<br /><br />UN Rapporteur Says US Sanctions Against Venezuela are the "Bluntest" Way to Engineer Regime Change and are Causing Blanket Starvation<br /><br />US Takes Illegal, Dangerous Actions Toward Regime Change in Venezuela<br /><br />Rejecting Demand to Leave Venezuela, Russia's Lavrov Says 'Whole World Dotted' With US Soldiers<br /><br />More than 100,000 migrants encountered at U.S. southern border in March: data<br /><br />Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 12,174 in 2019; Deaths Reach 356<br /><br />Trump White House plots amped-up immigration crackdown<br />Venezuela Won't Stop Sending Oil To Cuba Despite New Sanctions<br /><br />The true feasibility of moving away from fossil fuels<br /><br />Sudan suffers total power outage amid anti-Bashir protests<br /><br />Midwest floods hammer U.S. ethanol industry, push some gasoline prices toward five-year high<br /><br />California's central valley aquifers may be gone in 2030s, Ogallala 2050-2070<br /><br />Has Brazil's Oil Boom Been Overstated?<br /><br />Canada Oil Industry Loses Over 20% Of Workforce Since 2014<br /><br />India Awaits U.S. Waiver Decision Before Booking Iranian Oil For May<br /><br />[continued below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-36258681148058587602019-04-10T08:28:44.424-05:002019-04-10T08:28:44.424-05:00Who is paying for Monsanto's crimes?
https://w...Who is paying for Monsanto's crimes?<br />https://www.sott.net/article/410864-Who-is-paying-for-Monsantos-crimes<br /><br />by selling to Bayer last summer for $63bn just before the Roundup cancer lawsuits started going to trial, Monsanto executives were able to walk away from the legal mess with riches. The Monsanto chairman Hugh Grant's exit package allowed him to pocket $32m, for instance. <br /><br />[SOTT] Comment: Regulators Knew World's Best-Selling Herbicide Caused Problems, New Report Finds<br /><br /> Although the EPA has said it wants to evaluate more evidence of glyphosate's human health risk as part of a registration review program, the agency is not doing any studies of its own and is instead relying on outside data - much of which comes from the agricultural chemicals industry it seeks to regulate...<br /><br /> The EPA is hardly the only industry regulator that relies heavily on data supplied by the agrochemical industry itself.<br />[more]<br /><br />He's baaack! Results indicate that Netanyahu has won fifth term as prime minister of Israel<br />https://www.sott.net/article/410857-Hes-baaack-Results-indicate-that-Netanyahu-has-won-fifth-term-as-prime-minister-of-Israel<br /><br />A growing problem after wildfires: Toxic chemicals<br />http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/04/09/a-growing-problem-after-wildfires-toxic-chemicals/<br /><br />Fires like the one that razed Paradise in November burn thousands of pounds of wiring, plastic pipes and building materials, leaving dangerous chemicals in the air, soil and water. Lead paint, burned asbestos and even melted refrigerators from tens of thousands of households only add to the danger, public health experts say. [more]Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-36471206013695432842019-04-10T08:28:40.329-05:002019-04-10T08:28:40.329-05:00[a short note from our caring government]
Survivor...[a short note from our caring government]<br />Survivors of Hurricane Michael in the Florida Panhandle fear they have been forgotten<br />https://desdemonadespair.net/2019/04/survivors-of-hurricane-michael-in-the-florida-panhandle-fear-they-have-been-forgotten.html<br /><br />Many residents are living in damaged homes or trailers unfit for human habitation. Some live in tents. Homeowners are frustrated by stingy insurance companies and bewildering government paperwork, and they’re wary of shady contractors. [more; oh, ya mean like the mid-west?]<br /><br />[speaking of "Where are we, Puerto Rico?"]<br />Bright meteor fireball filmed streaking through Puerto Rico skies<br />https://www.sott.net/article/410858-Bright-meteor-fireball-filmed-streaking-through-Puerto-Rico-skies<br /><br />[so much for unemployment numbers]<br />Uh Oh: The Number Of Job Openings In The U.S. Dropped By More Than Half A Million In Just One Month<br />http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/uh-oh-the-number-of-job-openings-in-the-u-s-dropped-by-more-than-half-a-million-in-just-one-month<br /><br />According to the Labor Department, the number of job openings in the United States just plunged by the largest amount we have seen in nearly four years. The latest JOLTS report shows that the number of job openings has declined by 538,000, and that is a really big number for just a single month. But we shouldn’t be surprised by this at all, because it is perfectly consistent with all of the other dismal economic numbers that have been coming in recently. An economic slowdown is here, and many believe that it is just getting started. [more]<br />Strong eruption at Sheveluch volcano, ash up to 10 km (33 000 feet) a.s.l., Russia<br />https://watchers.news/2019/04/10/sheveluch-eruption-april-10-2019/<br /><br />Sheveluch volcano, Kamchatka, Russia erupted at 02:48 UTC on April 10, 2019, producing a column of ash up to 10 km (33 000 feet) above sea level. [more]<br /><br />Japanese fighter jet 'disappears from radar' over Pacific: Rescue operation underway - UPDATE<br />https://www.sott.net/article/410817-Japanese-fighter-jet-disappears-from-radar-over-Pacific-Rescue-operation-underway-UPDATE<br /><br />[from the military/industrial complex to its customers (ala Animal House): "Hey, ya fucked up - ya trusted us!"]<br />[SOTT]Comment: Japan's military has confirmed finding debris from the F-35A fighter jet that disappeared. This is the second F-35 crash in the fighter's short history, and the first one outside the US. This plane was less than a year old and was delivered to the JASDF last year...<br /><br />Boeing is screwed in the civilian sector. Is Lockheed to follow suit in the military sector? [more; JUNK planes!]<br /><br />[continued below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-51955545559104808012019-04-10T08:28:08.758-05:002019-04-10T08:28:08.758-05:00Hey Jonny and everyone following JJFH!
Mail deliv...Hey Jonny and everyone following JJFH!<br /><br />Mail delivery services are increasingly being impacted by vehicle fires.<br /><br />10 million years, 30 million years - who's counting? <br /><br />i'm sure the two accidents in Jefferson City on consecutive days was just a coincidence (cough, cough, hrumph, ahem).<br /><br />BLACK BEAR NEWS 4.9.19 Blue Ocean Event Consequences<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi_uEA6Kl8M [~ 30 min.]<br /><br />Methane & Earthquake Report with Margo (April 9, 2019)<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY1MbdN7oG0 [~ 43.5 min.]<br /><br />Breakthrough discovery in astronomy: First Black Hole image<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl9kmx_M9QU [LIVE]<br /><br />Wesley is set to be one of the heaviest April snowstorms on record as a very miserable start to 2019 continues across the US<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/04/wesley-is-set-to-be-one-of-heaviest.html<br /><br />It is set to be a record-setter, storm Wesley is set to be one of the heaviest April snowstorms on record according to the Weather Channel.<br /><br />Wesley is an intense winter storm taking aim at the Plains and upper Midwest.<br /><br />More than a foot of snow is likely in parts of the Plains and upper Midwest.<br /><br />Blizzard warnings have been issued in the Plains from Wednesday into early Friday.<br /><br />This includes areas still dealing with flooding, including parts of the Missouri Valley. [more]<br /><br />2019 set to be a record year for flooding as mind-boggling-statistics blow away previous records for many countries and we are only into April<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/04/2019-set-to-be-record-year-for-flooding.html<br /><br />Absolutely ABNORMAL rain storm lashes Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, turning streets into torrential rivers – at least six dead – 8 inches in 4 hours – State of emergency<br />http://strangesounds.org/2019/04/rio-brazil-rain-floods-video.html<br /><br />Torrential rains doused Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, killing at least six people and sowing chaos in Brazil’s second largest city, which declared a state of emergency after a storm that the mayor described as “absolutely abnormal.” <br /><br />It was the second major storm in two months to batter Rio. A violent tempest that hit the city in February killed at least seven people. [more]<br /><br />[a quick check on U.S. corruption]<br />Newly disclosed meetings with industry create ethics questions for U.S. Interior Secretary – Bernhardt met with fossil fuel, timber, and mining representatives<br />https://desdemonadespair.net/2019/04/newly-disclosed-meetings-with-industry-create-ethics-questions-for-u-s-interior-secretary-bernhardt-met-with-fossil-fuel-timber-and-mining-representatives.html<br /><br />Recently posted versions of acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s daily schedules contain at least 260 differences from his original schedules, with the newest records showing meetings previously described as “external” or “internal” were actually with representatives of fossil fuel, timber, mining, and other industries, according to a review by CQ Roll Call.<br /><br />Events left out of the original calendars but now disclosed or detailed further include a keynote address at the Trump International Hotel in Washington for the industry group Domestic Energy Producers Alliance, encounters with executives at Chevron Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell, and a meeting with the chairman of a conservative group Bernhardt previously represented in litigation that environmentalists believe was geared toward weakening the Endangered Species Act. [more]<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com