tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post8770809535057581346..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2020-01-13Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-6791253622769538382020-01-15T20:35:14.199-06:002020-01-15T20:35:14.199-06:00BLACK BEAR NEWS: The people in power will let your...BLACK BEAR NEWS: The people in power will let your country burn<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCgaXmOnGlU [~ 23.5 min.]<br /><br />Complete Arctic Summer Sea-Ice Loss Equivalent to 25 Years of Global Warming: Part 2 of 2<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stABcqV2CCE [15 min.]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-3348123197377826892020-01-15T15:36:22.511-06:002020-01-15T15:36:22.511-06:00Avalanches and flooding kill over 130 people acros...Avalanches and flooding kill over 130 people across Pakistan, India and Afghanistan - UPDATE<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427356-Avalanches-and-flooding-kill-over-130-people-across-Pakistan-India-and-Afghanistan-UPDATE<br /><br /> Update - Jan. 15th:<br /><br />The Guardian reports:<br /><br /> Avalanches, flooding and harsh winter weather have killed more than 130 people across Pakistan and Afghanistan and left others stranded by heavy snowfall.<br /><br /> At least 93 people died and 76 were injured across Pakistan in recent days - with several still missing - while a further 39 were killed in Afghanistan, officials in both countries said on Tuesday.<br /><br /> Forecasts suggest more harsh weather is on the way.<br /><br /> In Kashmir's picturesque but conflict-riven Neelum Valley, heavy snowfall triggered several avalanches, including one that hit a village and killed at least 19 people. "Ten people are still missing," the disaster authority said. [more]<br /><br />'Fire clouds': After Australia, scientists warn the erratic weather phenomenon could become a new reality<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427399-Fire-clouds-After-Australia-scientists-warn-the-erratic-weather-phenomenon-could-become-a-new-reality<br /><br />And scientists say they're seeing fire clouds more often as climate change makes fire seasons longer and wildfires more intense. [more; which of course SOTT disagrees with]<br /><br />Flu leaves 4-year-old Iowa girl blind<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427409-Flu-leaves-4-year-old-Iowa-girl-blind<br /><br />Doctors fear 4-year-old Jade DeLucia may never see again because of the flu. She was rushed to the hospital on Christmas Eve and developed a swelling of the brain that caused her to lose her vision. [more]<br /><br />Men in name only: New study shows testosterone levels in American males are dropping dramatically. Why would that be?<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427402-Men-in-name-only-New-study-shows-testosterone-levels-in-American-males-are-dropping-dramatically-Why-would-that-be<br /><br />But a new study published this month in the Journal of Sexual Medicine has found that testosterone is in crisis, at least when it comes to American Millennials and Gen Z-ers. Men's testosterone is supposed to decline naturally with age, but this study, which was presented last October to the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, showed a shocking decline in the levels of cohorts of young American men throughout since 1999. The authors tested the serum testosterone (total amount of testosterone present in the blood) of 4,045 men aged between 15 and 39 — making sure to control for confounding factors such as age, race, and level of physical activity — and still the results were unmistakable. In fact, they have been slashed by over one-quarter in the last two decades.[more; it's Nature's Way . .]<br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-72426473836986934382020-01-15T15:36:17.424-06:002020-01-15T15:36:17.424-06:00Trump to sign phase one trade deal with China
http...Trump to sign phase one trade deal with China<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427437-Trump-to-sign-phase-one-trade-deal-with-China<br /><br />The "phase one" deal that Trump recently called a "big, beautiful monster" is by no means a standard trade agreement: At 86 pages, it's thinner than most on substance and commitments. The U.S. agreed to halve 15% duties on $120 billion of imports and delay others in return for Chinese promises to make structural reforms and purchase an additional $200 billion in American goods and services over the next two years. The full text will be released Wednesday. [more]<br /><br />Pack of dogs enter hospital, maul newborn baby to death in Uttar Pradesh, India<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427415-Pack-of-dogs-enter-hospital-maul-newborn-baby-to-death-in-Uttar-Pradesh-India<br /><br />The baby's family members have alleged that hospital staff left the baby alone in an operating theatre with the windows open, letting the dogs in. [more]<br /><br />Two southern right whale dolphins wash up in Victoria, Australia - first time ever recorded<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427412-Two-southern-right-whale-dolphins-wash-up-in-Victoria-Australia-first-time-ever-recorded<br /><br />For the first time in recorded history dolphins that usually stick to deep, offshore seas have been found stranded on a Victorian beach.<br /><br />Two separate southern right whale dolphins have been found dead at Port Fairy's East Beach in the state's south-west in the past couple of weeks, but only one was able to be retrieved by authorities for further examination. [more]<br /><br />City of Samarinda in Indonesia floods again, thousands affected<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427410-City-of-Samarinda-in-Indonesia-floods-again-thousands-affected<br /><br />Over 7,000 people have been affected by floods triggered by heavy rain in the city of Samarinda in East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.<br /><br />Disaster authorities reported flooding in the city on 14 January 2020, with 7,213 residents from 2,529 households affected. [more]<br /><br />[last part next]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-6275650372417875932020-01-15T15:35:26.116-06:002020-01-15T15:35:26.116-06:00Smelly Rio de Janeiro water supply has residents o...Smelly Rio de Janeiro water supply has residents on edge<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/smelly-rio-janeiro-water-supply-143607594.html<br /><br />People in the metropolitan area have taken to social media to show glasses of water that appears reddish or brownish<br /><br />the state water utility, Cedae, has said the peculiar water is due to geosmin, an organic compound that is innocuous, and that the water meets health ministry requirements. Even so, it said it will begin using powdered activated carbon at the start of treatment to curb geosmin. [more]<br />Australia softens climate change rhetoric as bushfires, and voters, rage<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/australia-softens-climate-change-rhetoric-141724498.html<br /><br />Prime Minister Scott Morrison finally acknowledged the issue of climate change on Wednesday (January 15). [more]<br /><br />Climate change linked heatwave caused mass starvation of seabirds<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-change-linked-heatwave-caused-mass-starvation-seabirds-190247255.html<br /><br /> Around a million North Pacific seabirds known as common murres died during a 2015-16 heatwave that disrupted their food supply, scientists said Wednesday, the biggest mass mortality event ever recorded among avian species. [more]<br /><br />[no mention of Fuk radiation]<br /><br />[the latest crock from the U.N. (underestimating nerds)]<br />UN Warns We Have 10 Years To Save Wildlife Population From Extinction<br />https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/un-warns-10-years-save-124849096.html<br /><br />[Mother Nature to humanity: you ain't savin' shit!]<br /><br />[it's everywhere, it's EVERYWHERE!]<br />Anger, emergency measures in smog-stifled Balkan cities<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/anger-emergency-measures-smog-stifled-145959549.html<br /><br /> Major cities in a series of Balkan countries have been hit by dangerous levels of smog in recent days, prompting anger among residents and official warnings to stay indoors and avoid physical activity. [more]<br /><br />1,200 French doctors collectively quit administrative posts in protest over salaries, budgets<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427424-1200-French-doctors-collectively-quit-administrative-posts-in-protest-over-salaries-budgets<br /><br />French doctors are "deeply disappointed" by the urgent hospital reform plan presented on November 20 by French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. According to their estimates, hospitals are short of 600 million euros in addition to the 200 million euros allocated by the authorities in 2020. Doctors are also demanding salary increases and a review of hospital funding and management. [more]<br /><br />ISIS again on the rise! But due to the US, will never be defeated<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427435-ISIS-again-on-the-rise-But-due-to-the-US-will-never-be-defeated<br /><br />"My major concern is we have seen over the past year the re-establishment and rise of ISIS, not only in southern and eastern Syria, but also in western Iraq. So if there is a split in Iraqi society as there is today, we have to deal with the re-emergence of ISIS." <br /><br />While the Caliphate has been defeated, the ideology which underpinned it has not, and the threat to Jordan remains.<br />[more]<br />[some more below]<br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-47409014764642447702020-01-15T15:34:35.864-06:002020-01-15T15:34:35.864-06:002019 was the second hottest year on record
https:/...2019 was the second hottest year on record<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/2019-second-hottest-record-161623516.html<br /><br />The 2010s were the hottest decade on record and 2019 the second hottest year, according to data released on Wednesday by the United Nations. [more]<br /><br />Amazon deforestation could speed up in 2020: expert<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/amazon-deforestation-could-speed-2020-180732908.html<br /><br />[hurry, hurry, cut down all the trees!]<br /><br />Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest threatens to accelerate and draw increased global concern since no new fire prevention measures have been taken in the crucial run-up to this year's dry season, according to Tasso Azevedo, coordinator of a group called MapBiomas that monitors the rate of forest destruction. [more]<br /><br />An astronaut in space photographed the giant smoke plume from Australia's fires. 70% of the country is covered in haze.<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/astronaut-space-photographed-giant-smoke-163800603.html<br /><br />New images from NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who's onboard the International Space Station, show the scale of the Australian bushfires from space.<br /><br />Smoke from the blazes covers nearly 70% of the country.<br /><br />NASA models suggest that global wind patterns will carry the smoky air on a full circuit of the globe.<br /><br />Climate change worsens the conditions that lead to severe fires like these. [more]<br /><br />60 Injured After Delta Airplane Dumps Fuel on Multiple Los Angeles Schools During Emergency Landing<br />https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/delta-airplanes-emergency-fuel-release-221927258.html<br /><br />Dozens of students were injured after a Delta Airlines flight dumped jet fuel over several schools near the Los Angeles International Airport.<br /><br />In total, 60 people across six schools in south Los Angeles were examined by emergency personnel on Tuesday.<br /><br />“Shortly after takeoff, Flight 89 from LAX to Shanghai experienced an engine issue requiring the aircraft to return to LAX,” Delta tells PEOPLE in a statement. “The aircraft landed safely after an emergency fuel release to reduce landing weight.” [more]<br /><br />Young activists bid to join climate case at top German court<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/young-activists-bid-join-climate-111309592.html<br /><br />Young climate activists in Germany announced Wednesday that they are seeking to join a lawsuit before the country's top court that aims to force the government to do more to combat global warming. [more]<br /><br />U.S. Navy: We Have More UFO Stuff And You're Definitely Not Allowed To See It<br />https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/navy-ufo-top-secret-090726606.html<br /><br />The U.S. Navy reportedly has footage and documents related to a UFO video that caused a sensation when it was leaked in 2017. But it won’t reveal any of it because releasing the info and footage “would cause exceptionally grave damage to the National Security of the United States,” the Navy said in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by UFO researcher Christian Lambright. [why, because it exposes that the Navy can't do shit about them? We already know that.]<br /><br />The object descended from 60,000 feet to 50 feet in seconds.<br /><br />“The part that drew our attention was how it wasn’t behaving within the normal laws of physics,” pilot Chad Underwood, who filmed the encounter, told New York magazine last month.[more]<br /><br />[update on normal temps. dropping: it's .29 C less for women and only .03 C less for men: 98.1 F for women and men 98.5 F]<br /><br />Putin and Assad caught on video mocking Trump<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-assad-caught-video-mocking-122000709.html<br /><br />[more follows]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-45018834323272571852020-01-15T14:52:09.173-06:002020-01-15T14:52:09.173-06:00Trudeau cites US ratcheting up tensions with Iran ...Trudeau cites US ratcheting up tensions with Iran in plane's downing<br />Victims of an Iran-downed jetliner would still be alive if not for a recent escalation of tensions partly triggered by the United States, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday.<br /><br />Iran Announces Arrests over Downing of Plane that Killed 176<br /><br />Maple Leaf CEO flays U.S. government after Iran plane crash<br /><br />Bad News For Oil: Refinery Profits Are Sliding<br /><br />Why U.S. LNG Can't Win In Europe<br /><br />Permafrost will limit natural gas, oil, and coal extraction<br /><br />Shale Pioneer Mark Papa: Expect M&A Wave In Shale<br /><br />Price of wheat leaps during solar minimums (graph)<br /><br />Earth's ocean temps hottest ever in modern history<br /><br />Koalas, wallabies endangered by Australia bushfires 'ecological disaster'<br /><br />Carrots falling from the sky: Australia drops 4,600 pounds of food, water from helicopters to feed hungry wallabies<br /><br />Global warming could harm tardigrades<br /><br />9/11 first responders may have increased risk for cancer<br /><br />EU sets out trillion euro plan to avert 'climate crash'<br /><br />WHO says new China coronavirus could spread, warns hospitals worldwide<br /><br />WikiLeaks founder Assange needs more time to speak to lawyer, court told<br /><br />Will alleged CIA misbehavior set Julian Assange free?<br /><br />Cyberwarfare Will Explode In 2020 (Because It's Cheap, Easy And Effective)<br /><br />Under US pressure, social media companies censor critical content and suspend Venezuelan, Iranian, and Syrian accounts<br /><br />Ex-US intel officer: Pompeo 'lying through his teeth' on Iran<br /><br />News networks use retired military brass as war analysts without disclosing their defense-industry ties<br /><br />Global Births & Population of Potential Mothers...Down, Down, Down (Econimica)<br /> These grim charts certainly put the kibosh on the growth scenario. But it's going to be even worse as failure of the global financial system, increasing military conflict, social unrest, collapse of economies, climate change, disease, food shortages, and other factors chop away at the world population. -- RF<br /><br />US budget deficit jumps above $1 trillion for first time since 2012<br /><br />Medical Care Costs Soaring Out of Control<br /><br />Real Wages Decline in December, Barely Up From Year Ago<br /><br />Localism in the 2020s (Part 2) – Facial Recognition, Psilocybin and Beyond<br /><br />Drag from Trump's trade wars continues to ripple through U.S. economy<br /><br />Biden Has Been Lying About His Record on Iraq for Years<br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-20350354330646531592020-01-15T14:52:03.043-06:002020-01-15T14:52:03.043-06:00[some midweek headlines from Rice Farmer]
News Li...[some midweek headlines from Rice Farmer]<br /><br />News Links, January 15, 2020<br />Rice Farmer<br />https://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Bond data back to the Black Death shows lower and even negative rates could be here to stay<br />Data going back to the Black Death of the 14th century shows low rates have been the norm for ages.<br /><br />India's economy: how the world's fastest growing nation went off the rails<br />No matter what the government does, net energy decline will drag India down with everyone else. -- RF<br /><br />Report shows India losing fight against poverty<br />The sheer number of humans on the planet is overwhelming available resources. -- RF<br /><br />Phase 1 Trade Deal "Stops Bleeding," Does Not Resolve Trade War, Says US Chamber Of Commerce<br /><br />Iraq Warns of Economic Collapse Over Trump's Threatened Sanctions<br />It's a dire predicament, and my heart goes out to the Iraqis. At the same time, we need to remember that the whole world financial system is teetering on the brink. Sooner or later, collapse is coming for us all. -- RF<br /><br />Instability Rising: Why 2020 Will Be Different<br />In 2020, increasing monetary and fiscal stimulus will be the equivalent of spraying gasoline on a fire to extinguish it.<br /><br />Playing Taps For The Middle Class<br /><br />Wealthy Investors Are Buying Gold Coins and Bars and Storing Them In Secure Bunkers [ya can't eat gold]<br /><br />Boeing's worst year in decades<br /><br />Boeing had more cancellations than new orders in 2019<br /><br />China is the 'most serious threat' to the United States, says former security advisor to Obama<br /><br />Building Post-INF Missiles Would Be a Waste, or Worse<br />New U.S. intermediate-range ground-launched missiles would deliver more undesirable effects than tactical utility.<br /><br />US Wants to Reduce Presence in Africa, Says Milley<br />The United States wants to reduce the number of its troops deployed across Africa over the next few years to focus more on responding to the threats posed by Russia and China.<br /><br />The Navy Wants to Cut These 24 Ships Early to Buy a Smaller Number of Newer Ones<br />A key bit of underlying context is that the Navy's two major new surface warfare programs at the turn of the twenty-first century, the Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers and the littoral combat ship, have been expensive disasters.<br /><br />Russia, Turkey cite progress as Libya prime minister signs cease-fire deal<br /><br />Pompeo: Killing Soleimani Part of a 'Broader Strategy' Applying to China, Russia<br /><br />"Iran Must Begin Acting Like A Normal Nation," Says Totally Normal Nation<br /><br />Iran's Smart Strategy<br />The Iranians chose neither to fold nor to fight. It is not clear at this point who was more deterred by whom.<br /><br />US troops knew Iran strike was coming hours ahead<br /><br />Iran is closer 'than ever before' to regime collapse, says former Obama security advisor<br /><br />Mnuchin: US Works With China To Cut Off All Iranian Oil Imports<br /><br />The Long Planned U.S. Assassinations In Iraq Will Increase Its Political Chaos<br /><br />[continued below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-69315155414216300682020-01-15T07:56:05.788-06:002020-01-15T07:56:05.788-06:00[so much for the Qanon claims]
Trump Campaign Advi...[so much for the Qanon claims]<br />Trump Campaign Adviser Pleads Guilty to Child Porn, Sex Trafficking <br />https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-campaign-adviser-pleads-guilty-to-child-porn-sex-trafficking/<br /><br />[Anarchy 2020!]<br /><br />FDA and NIH let clinical trial sponsors keep results secret and break the law<br />https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/fda-and-nih-let-clinical-trial-sponsors-keep-results-secret-and-break-law<br /><br />For 20 years, the U.S. government has urged companies, universities, and other institutions that conduct clinical trials to record their results in a federal database, so doctors and patients can see whether new treatments are safe and effective. Few trial sponsors have consistently done so, even after a 2007 law made posting mandatory for many trials registered in the database. In 2017, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tried again, enacting a long-awaited “final rule” to clarify the law’s expectations and penalties for failing to disclose trial results. The rule took full effect 2 years ago, on 18 January 2018, giving trial sponsors ample time to comply. But a Science investigation shows that many still ignore the requirement, while federal officials do little or nothing to enforce the law. <br /><br />Science examined more than 4700 trials whose results should have been posted on the NIH website ClinicalTrials.gov under the 2017 rule. Reporting rates by most large pharmaceutical companies and some universities have improved sharply, but performance by many other trial sponsors—including, ironically, NIH itself—was lackluster. Those sponsors, typically either the institution conducting a trial or its funder, must deposit results and other data within 1 year of completing a trial. But of 184 sponsor organizations with at least five trials due as of 25 September 2019, 30 companies, universities, or medical centers never met a single deadline. As of that date, those habitual violators had failed to report any results for 67% of their trials and averaged 268 days late for those and all trials that missed their deadlines. They included such eminent institutions as the Harvard University–affiliated Boston Children’s Hospital, the University of Minnesota, and Baylor College of Medicine—all among the top 50 recipients of NIH grants in 2019. [more]<br /><br />How climate change may raise the suicide rate, kill 2,000 extra people a year<br />https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/how-climate-change-may-raise-the-suicide-rate-kill-2000-extra-people-a-year-193824964.html<br /><br />As wildfires continue to rage through Australia — creating a scene that some have characterized as a “harbinger of the planet’s future” — researchers are looking into what effect the warming planet may have on our health. The new study, published in the journal Nature this week, represents a joint effort between researchers at Imperial College London, Columbia University and Harvard University.<br /><br />In it, they theorize that a continued increase in global temperature could lead to an increase in injury deaths each year in the U.S. — specifically 1,600 additional deaths if the temperature rises 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit and over 2,100 if it rises 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit. An estimated 84 percent of the deaths would affect men aged 15-24, and the states most at risk of seeing the increase are California, Florida and Texas.<br />[more; their prediction will be a huge underestimation, imho]<br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-79093720996389078452020-01-15T07:53:31.446-06:002020-01-15T07:53:31.446-06:00[this won't help the Sanders campaign; taken f...[this won't help the Sanders campaign; taken from Cryptogon, but also posted at seemorerocks]<br />#Expose2020 – PART 1: Bernie 2020 Field Organizer States “F***ing Cities Will Burn” if Trump Wins Re-Election; Calls for Violence, Mass Murder of Opposition, and “Reign of Terror”<br />https://www.projectveritasaction.com/2020/01/14/expose2020-part-1-bernie-2020-field-organizer-states-fing-cities-will-burn-if-trump-wins-re-election-calls-for-violence-mass-murder-of-opposition-and-reign-of-terr/<br /><br />Kyle Jurek, Iowa Field Organizer, Sanders Campaign: “I’m Ready to Throw Down Now…The Billionaire Class. The F***ing Media, Pundits. Walk into MSNBC Studios, Drag Those M*****F***ers Out by Their Hair and Light Them on Fire in the Streets.<br />Kyle Jurek Suggests That Liberal Democrats Should be Placed in Gulags or be Put to Death: “Liberals Get the F***ing Wall First.”<br />Jurek: “Well, I’ll Tell You What in Cuba, What did They do to Reactionaries? You Want to Fight Against the Revolution, You’re Going to Die for it, M*****F***er.”<br />Jurek Affirms That “Free Speech Has Repercussions…There Are Consequences for Your F***ing Actions…You Should Expect a Violent Reaction. And You Deserve a Violent Reaction.”<br />Jurek Lambasts Elizabeth Warren, Suggests That Warren Does Not Deserve Support Solely Due to Being a Woman.<br />Jurek: “Like F**k if We Can Beat Donald Trump, as Long as We Nominated a Woman. Like F***ing Idiot. Like What the F**k? The World is on Fire. This is an Emergency Situation, and You’re Hung Up on Vaginas.” [how do these people get these positions?]<br /><br />A Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign Field Organizer, Kyle Jurek, was secretly recorded bragging about his extreme left-wing fringe views, calling for violence and death to those who oppose Sanders’ radical policies. Kyle Jurek, who works out of the Sanders campaign Iowa office, has been paid at least $9,775 since starting in his official campaign role. Project Veritas Action Fund’s undercover journalists secretly recorded Jurek’s statements for months; recording footage on multiple occasions where he lashes out against Sanders’ Democratic opposition, President Trump’s supporters, and others. The recordings give insight into the mentality of many Sanders staffers and what they truly believe. In the video, Jurek details his expectations for the 2020 Presidential election and emphatically states that cities will “burn” if President Trump wins re-election. [more]<br /><br />[last part follows]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-71514711981356776032020-01-15T07:52:57.158-06:002020-01-15T07:52:57.158-06:00Major floods hit Iran after a year's worth of ...Major floods hit Iran after a year's worth of rain in 3 days, at least 3 dead and over 20 000 homeless<br />https://watchers.news/2020/01/15/major-floods-hit-iran-after-a-year-worth-of-rain-in-3-days-at-least-3-dead-and-over-20-000-homeless/<br /><br />Days of torrential rain in Iran have led to major floods, resulting in at least three fatalities, official media confirmed on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Thousands of establishments were damaged, hundreds of villages were cut off, and more than 20 000 residents left homeless. The amount of rain registered in a three-day period in Sistan and Baluchestan Province alone was equivalent to one-year average rainfall in the region. [more]<br /><br />Taal: Multiple new fissures reported, total evacuation within 14 km (8.6 miles), Philippines<br />https://watchers.news/2020/01/14/taal-volcano-multiple-new-fissures-reported-total-evacuation/<br /><br />Multiple new fissures (cracks) were observed around Taal volcano on January 14, 2020, two days after intense unrest began. Fissures, accompanied by intense seismicity activity, are an indication of an imminent explosive eruption, PHIVOLCS warns. The agency strongly reiterated total evacuation of Taal Volcano Island and areas at high risk to pyroclastic density currents and volcanic tsunami within a 14 km (8.6 miles) radius from the volcano. Areas around the volcano are advised to guard against the effects of heavy and prolonged ashfall. New eruption could force more than 200 000 additional people from their homes. [more]<br /><br />Extreme winter weather wreaks havoc across Pakistan, death toll jumps to 75<br />https://watchers.news/2020/01/14/extreme-winter-weather-wreaks-havoc-across-pakistan-january-2020/<br /><br /><br /><br />Severe winter weather affecting Pakistan over the past couple of days has claimed at least 75 lives and injured around 64 people, as of Tuesday, January 14, 2020, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reports. The death toll is expected to increase as the powerful weather system continues to dump heavy rain and snow on parts of the country. [more]<br /><br />Windows 7: “I’m not dead yet!”<br />https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/windows-7-im-not-dead-yet/<br /><br />We are here to bury Windows 7, not to praise it. Today is the day that Microsoft's extended support for the Windows 7 operating system ends. Microsoft stopped selling Windows 7, which was first released in 2009, on October 13, 2013. Sales of systems with Windows 7 pre-installed ended three years to the day later in 2016. It lived a long life and is survived by Windows 10 and maybe a few remaining instances of Windows 8.<br /><br />There is plenty of anecdotal evidence of even more widespread continued use of Windows 7, particularly in the public sector. The IRS was still working to upgrade its computers to Windows 7 from Windows XP in 2015. A visit to any library that has public computers, or any government office, will yield sightings of Windows 7 systems still handling much of the workload. And let's not even start talking about doctors' offices, hospitals, and all of the medical devices running on Windows 7.<br /><br />Microsoft has thrown a lifeline to companies still not ready to migrate, similar to what they did with Windows XP: a paid extended support package that this year will cost organizations $25 per device running Windows 7 Enterprise and $50 per each Windows 7 Pro PC. The support's cost will double each following year for both, leveling out at $100 per Windows 7 Enterprise license and $200 per Windows 7 Pro license.<br /><br />The greatest danger, however, is in "zombie" systems that continue to live on without support. In 2017, Microsoft was forced to release an emergency patch for Windows XP and other unsupported Windows versions because of the WannaCry destructive malware outbreak, in part because of the continued use of those operating systems by hospitals and other critical organizations. [more]<br /> <br />'Decade in and decade out, one thing is for sure, Windows is crap. But then again, so is everything else.' [this quote from Cryptogon, where this article is posted]<br /><br />[continued below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-64094942825510605172020-01-15T07:52:22.619-06:002020-01-15T07:52:22.619-06:00Hey Jonny, everyone. Ol' Tom had a bad night ...Hey Jonny, everyone. Ol' Tom had a bad night - mild food poisoning from fresh soup purchased at a local supermarket.<br />Wife thought it was the flu.<br /><br />It seems that the news is getting increasingly dire as we start 2020. Over @ seemorerocks, Robin posted a LOT of articles regarding 5G and many of the tech "advances" coming down the pike, as well as some political articles.<br /><br />Wednesday, 15 January 2020<br />What do the Elite have in mind for the rest of us? <br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/01/what-do-elite-have-in-mind-for-rest-of.html<br /><br />"SYNTHETIC HUMAN": THE 'ARCHONTIC DECEPTION' AND THE TRANSHUMANIST AGENDA [full page article covering a LOT]<br /><br />7 Major Earth Changes That Are Happening Right Now That Everyone Needs To Know About<br />http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/7-major-earth-changes-that-are-happening-right-now-that-everyone-needs-to-know-about<br /><br />[we've covered all this, but it's a good summary]<br /><br />[Snyder follows the same "logic" that SOTT does, predicting a mini-Ice Age from weak solar cycle, neglecting all the other factors producing HEAT]<br /><br />Wednesday, 15 January 2020<br />2019 was the 2nd wettest year on record for the U.S. They also experienced 14 billion-dollar weather and climate payout: Was officially the worst agricultural disaster in modern day history <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/01/2019-was-2nd-wettest-year-on-record-for.html<br /><br />This U.S. map shows the locations of all 14 billion-dollar disasters that happened across the country in 2019. <br /><br />2019 is now officially the worst agricultural disaster in modern American history with catastrophic flooding the whole year bringing NOAA to declare "2019 was the 2nd wettest year on record for the U.S." [more]<br /><br />The incredible coincidence of the Taal Volcano eruptions of 1911 and 2020: Solar cycle 24, (2011-2019) is almost a perfect copy Solar cycle 15, (1905-1916) with the most sun spotless days this century<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/01/the-incredible-coincidence-of-taal.html<br /><br />[yes, but they didn't have all the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere back then]<br /><br />[wavy jet stream is not our friend]<br />A humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Pakistan and Afghanistan as avalanches, flooding and harsh winter weather have killed more than 130 with more still missing <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/01/a-humanitarian-disaster-is-unfolding-in.html<br /><br />The current toll is one of the deadliest in recent history<br /><br />Avalanches, flooding and harsh winter weather have killed more than130 people across Pakistan and Afghanistan and left others stranded by heavy snowfall. At least 93 people died and 76 were injured across Pakistan in recent days – with several still missing – while a further 39 were killed in Afghanistan, officials in both countries said on Tuesday. Forecasts suggest more harsh weather is on the way. Pakistani Kashmir was the worst-hit area, with 62 people killed and 10 others missing, the state disaster management authority said in a statement. <br />[more]<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com