tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post9134567535021863538..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2019-06-26Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-39837685969927082282019-06-28T19:08:14.825-05:002019-06-28T19:08:14.825-05:00Pilot, resident dead when plane crashes into home ...Pilot, resident dead when plane crashes into home in North Carolina<br />https://news.yahoo.com/pilot-resident-dead-plane-crashes-143820405.html<br /><br />18-wheeler driver believed to be dead after crashing off I-10 E bridge into river<br />https://news.yahoo.com/18-wheeler-driver-believed-dead-120356310.html<br /><br />Spain: Catalonia battles worst wildfire in 20 years amid heatwave<br />https://www.sott.net/article/415826-Spain-Catalonia-battles-worst-wildfire-in-20-years-amid-heatwave<br /><br />France records highest-ever temperatures as Europe melts in heatwave<br />https://www.sott.net/article/415825-France-records-highest-ever-temperatures-as-Europe-melts-in-heatwave<br /><br />Papua New Guinea rocked with 2nd volcanic eruption within 2 days<br />https://www.sott.net/article/415823-Papua-New-Guinea-rocked-with-2nd-volcanic-eruption-within-2-days<br /><br />Toddler attacked and killed by family dog in Newman, California<br />https://www.sott.net/article/415822-Toddler-attacked-and-killed-by-family-dog-in-Newman-California<br /><br />Lightning bolt striking tree filmed in Northeast Portland<br />https://www.sott.net/article/415821-Lightning-bolt-striking-tree-filmed-in-Northeast-Portland<br /><br />Lightning strikes kill at least 20 across the Indian state of Jharkhand in 3 days<br />https://www.sott.net/article/415819-Lightning-strikes-kill-at-least-20-across-the-Indian-state-of-Jharkhand-in-3-days<br /><br />Strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands<br />https://www.sott.net/article/415818-Strong-magnitude-6-4-earthquake-strikes-Maug-Islands-region-Northern-Mariana-Islands<br /><br />Roads swamped after torrential rain in Serbia and Croatia - 4 inches hit Belgrade in under 2 hours<br />https://www.sott.net/article/415810-Roads-swamped-after-torrential-rain-in-Serbia-and-Croatia-4-inches-hit-Belgrade-in-under-2-hours<br /><br />Eruption of Russian volcano, dormant for almost 100 years, captured from space<br />https://www.sott.net/article/415793-Eruption-of-Russian-volcano-dormant-for-almost-100-years-captured-from-spaceTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-32171723526039091762019-06-28T16:12:32.272-05:002019-06-28T16:12:32.272-05:00North Atlantic Right Whales Are Dying in Horrific ...North Atlantic Right Whales Are Dying in Horrific Ways<br />http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/06/27/north-atlantic-right-whales-are-dying-in-horrific-ways/<br /><br />A sixth was spotted off the Gaspé Peninsula, also in Quebec, on a surveillance flight today. That’s more than 1 percent of the estimated total population, dead in less than a month.<br /><br />“Honestly, I don’t have the words,” says Regina Asmutis-Silvia, executive director of Whale and Dolphin Conservation North America, who has studied these animals since 1990. “It’s devastating. There’s now more people working on right whales than there are right whales left.” <br /><br />We’re seriously worried that extinction is in the all-too-near future.” [more]<br /><br />[some humor]<br />Lunatic stage: The first Democratic debate, summarized and translated<br />https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2019/06/27/first-democratic-debate-summarized/Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-37035428147935548982019-06-28T13:16:15.132-05:002019-06-28T13:16:15.132-05:00[some of the headlines from RF]
News Links, June 2...[some of the headlines from RF]<br />News Links, June 28, 2019<br />Rice Farmer<br />https://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/2019/06/news-links-june-28-2019.html<br /><br />UBS: World economy 'one step away from global recession'<br /><br />FAA says it identifies new potential risk on 737 MAX<br /><br />Pilots Flagged Software Problems on Boeing Jets Besides the Max<br /><br />Boeing's Software Fix For The 737 MAX Problem Overwhelms The Plane's Computer<br /><br />United Airlines extends 737 MAX cancellations until Sept. 3<br /><br />Boeing eyeing 737 MAX approval by October, some crash victims refuse to settle<br /><br />Weaning U.S. power sector off fossil fuels would cost $4.7 trillion: study<br /><br />"It's A Scary Picture": Midwest Farming Turmoil Being Compared To 2008 Housing Crisis<br /><br />No swimming! No seafood! Toxic bacteria afflicting coast causes rashes, diarrhea, vomiting<br /><br />Bayer lifted by new plan to tackle glyphosate lawsuits, Elliott approval<br /><br />City ransomware attacks and huge payouts mean a once-private corporate problem has gone public<br /><br />North Korea's Nuclear Bomb Is Much Bigger than Previously Thought<br /><br />When NPR Is More Dangerous than Fox News<br /><br />MSM Silent After Google Election Meddling Bombshell; Video Scrubbed From YouTube<br /><br />This Is How You're Being Manipulated<br /><br />The seven deadly sins of the 2010s: No, not pride, sloth, etc. The seven UI 'dark patterns' that trick you into buying stuff<br /><br />The Dying Days Of An Empire<br /><br />Labor market softening may be the next shoe to drop<br /><br />What happened when this prison couldn't hire enough guards? It put gangs in charge<br /><br />US durable goods orders fall 1.3% in May with aircraft down<br /><br />U.S. auto sales seen dropping in June: J.D. Power, LMC Automotive<br /><br />New Home Sales Plunge 35.9% in the West, 7.8% Overall, Prices Down 8.1%<br /><br />Expect More Government Secrecy in Business Relationships, Thanks to Supreme Court<br /><br />$4.5-Trillion: The Price Tag of A Fossil Fuel-Free U.S.<br /><br />Media And Public Disagree On Tulsi Gabbard's Debate Performance<br /><br />'God, Guns and Freedom': Alabama Dealership Offers Bible, Shotgun, And US Flag With Every PurchaseTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-51000787355049225362019-06-28T11:51:20.222-05:002019-06-28T11:51:20.222-05:00Good point, Mike - this has been going on for a wh...Good point, Mike - this has been going on for a while, and humanity tends to punish or de-select for what it doesn't understand. Of course, the flip side is DARPA, our current education and health care systems, as well as all of human activity based on misused and abused science, math and other "knowledge" we think we understand.<br /><br />18-wheeler driver believed to be dead after crashing off I-10 E bridge into river<br />https://news.yahoo.com/18-wheeler-driver-believed-dead-120356310.html<br /><br />REFILE-Death toll rises to 43 at Glencore mine in Congo after collapse; more expected<br />https://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-rises-43-glencore-101030347.html<br /><br />Wildfire rages in northeastern Spain, 53 evacuated<br />https://news.yahoo.com/wildfire-rages-northeastern-spain-53-110140931.htmlTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-25942623210804647582019-06-28T11:30:10.893-05:002019-06-28T11:30:10.893-05:00Hydrocarbon vapors identified as cause of Philly r...Hydrocarbon vapors identified as cause of Philly refinery fire<br />https://6abc.com/hydrocarbon-vapors-identified-as-cause-of-philly-refinery-fire/5368469/<br /><br />Federal investigators have confirmed that an unintended release of vapors caused last Friday's massive fire and explosions in South Philadelphia. <br /><br />Officials revealed the explosion came 22 minutes after hydrocarbon vapors were unintentionally released and found an ignition source. [more; hmmmmm]<br /><br />Kuwait is the hottest country in the world, with the temperature hitting 52.2 degrees Celsius (126 deg F) in North Kuwait<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/06/kuwait-is-hottest-country-in-world-with.html<br /><br />France breaks its all-time heat record as mercury expected to pass 45 deg C" (113 deg F) later today as heat records tumble around Europe<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/06/france-breaks-its-all-time-heat-record.html<br /><br />"Watch this space," Major quake and volcano activity uptick continues as earthquake swarm and volcano unrest hits Northern Island of New Zealand<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/06/watch-this-space-major-quake-and.htmlTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-8404866490359771322019-06-28T11:27:05.589-05:002019-06-28T11:27:05.589-05:00And during the middle ages in Europe when there se...And during the middle ages in Europe when there seemed to be an outbreak of demon possession and witches, it turned out that there was a fungus on the wheat. When some people ate it caused them to have hallucinogenic trips and of course act out very strangely. Unfortunately the church ran the show during those days so a lot of them were put to death for their sins of tripping or being "possessed". If I remember correctly quite a few died without the good church having to kill them.Mike Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457050132624768898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-46247825687793855652019-06-28T10:41:15.396-05:002019-06-28T10:41:15.396-05:00The parasitic disease, I can't recall the name...The parasitic disease, I can't recall the name, that infects mice, making them forget their fear of cats (which in turn make them easier prey), that is spread through cat waste and is particularly good at infecting female humans too, with weird side-effects, comes to mind. Taxoplasmosis? Something like that. <br /><br />That biological blood/brain penetration, like licking a certain toad yields a hallucinogenic experience, is a fascinating topic. How it came to be, even if somehow explained, would still be mysterious. It suggests a strange, quantum level, intelligent design kind of connection.<br /><br />Come to think of it, the whole of evolution suggests this to me. Trying to describe the 'how' of it all is beyond me. Like 'woo' philosophy - it's only words trying to explain the ineffable. <br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-65188906859619741832019-06-28T10:12:06.111-05:002019-06-28T10:12:06.111-05:00That fungus-cicada thing is just mind-blowing, in ...That fungus-cicada thing is just mind-blowing, in part because there are other similar fungi, at least one for bees (zombees) and one for ants. The one that hits ants makes them climb as high as they can then die clutching a twig or small branch with their arms wrapped around it, so their corpses rain down spores from on high. The one with bees I don't recall exactly what behavior it produces, but they fly around spreading the spores anyway.<br /><br />So how do these fungi know exactly how to infest their prey so as to provoke these specific fungus-friendly behaviors? How, in fact, does a fungus 'know' ANYTHING? It's a fungus! There must be a lot about fungi that we don't know.Jonny Mnemonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-81506685166135744882019-06-28T09:41:30.109-05:002019-06-28T09:41:30.109-05:00Good morning Jonny, all. Sorry for the dbl. post ...Good morning Jonny, all. Sorry for the dbl. post - dementia kicking in, I guess. <br /><br />Yeah, Mike - that's some bizarre disease, making the infected ones act out 14 y.o. human male fantasies!<br /><br />Follow-up on Ulawun Volcano & Earthquake Report with Margo (June 27, 2019)<br />https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qry_gohlUCs [~ 15.25 min.]<br /><br />BLACK BEAR NEWS 6.27.19 Democratic Debate: Jay Inslee Says 'This Is a Climate Crisis, an Emergency'<br />https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCWUv7ljACuMUxDFuReKdz1Q#searching [~ 14.25 min]<br /><br />Friday, 28 June 2019<br />NATO Allies REJECT U.S Bid For Military Action Against Iran<br /><br />BREAKING: NATO Allies REJECT U.S Bid For Military Action Against Iran<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/06/nato-allies-reject-us-bid-for-military.html<br /><br />Giant landslide on the flanks of Mount Iliamna volcano in Alaska<br />http://strangesounds.org/2019/06/giant-landslide-on-the-flanks-of-mount-iliamna-volcano-in-alaska.html<br /><br />High-level eruption at Manam volcano, ash to 15.2 km (50 000 feet) a.s.l., Papua New Guinea<br />https://watchers.news/2019/06/28/manam-eruption-june-27-2019/<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-8065514690414875432019-06-28T07:27:06.993-05:002019-06-28T07:27:06.993-05:00Am I the only one who laughed out loud reading the...Am I the only one who laughed out loud reading the cicada fungus report? <br /><br />But I do feel bad for the cicadas. Especially the males. Being overcome with a desire to f**k everything after losing genitals and butts. That is just rude. <br /><br />Gotta hand it to that fungus though. Talk about a creative way to attack a species! Mike Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457050132624768898noreply@blogger.com