Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
‘Dozens’ of People Killed in Kazakhstan Protests, Multinational Force Deployed
January 6th, 2022Via: Deutsche Welle: Violent clashes broke out between protestors and security forces in Kazakhstan’s largest city of Almaty early Thursday. City police said that more than 20 “rioters” had been “eliminated,” according to Russian news agency Interfax. A day after the army was called in to quell increasingly volatile unrest, witnesses said they saw armored […]
Microplastics Contaminating Food and Drinks May be Fueling a Dramatic Rise in Bowel Diseases
December 31st, 2021Via: Study Finds: Microplastics may be the reason some people are more likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease, a new study warns. Researchers at Nanjing Medical University found higher quantities of these microscopic plastic particles in the feces of people with IBD than in their healthy peers. The study notes that people regularly ingest these […]
Americans Seeking To Renounce Their Citizenship Are Stuck With It For Now
December 31st, 2021Via: The Guardian: For almost two years, since the pandemic struck in March 2020, most US consular missions around the world have suspended their expatriation services for those wishing to give up US citizenship. The US embassy in London, the largest of its sort in western Europe, announces on its website that it is “currently […]
Alexa Tells 10-Year-Old Girl to Touch Live Plug with Penny
December 29th, 2021Fortunately, the girl didn’t do it. Unfortunately, her mother is an idiot for bringing that device into the home. Via: BBC: Amazon has updated its Alexa voice assistant after it “challenged” a 10-year-old girl to touch a coin to the prongs of a half-inserted plug. The suggestion came after the girl asked Alexa for a […]
Hollywood Elites Panic-Buy Armored-Cars And Safe-Rooms Amid Rising Violent Crime
December 29th, 2021Via: ZeroHedge: After years of rising crime in Los Angeles, elites in wealthy neighborhoods are finally panicking about the recent string of high-profile retail robberies and home burglaries. Experts say wealthy individuals are purchasing bulletproof cars, safe rooms, employing armed guards, and even constructing walls with barbed wire around their properties.
Zuckerberg Adds 110 Acres and Reservoir to Doomstead
December 27th, 2021Via: Daily Mail: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have bought 110 acres of a former sugar plantation on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
Fentanyl Overdoses Become Leading Cause of Death in 18- to 45-Year-Olds
December 20th, 2021Via: Epoch Times: Fentanyl-related drug overdoses in 2020 became the top killer in adults aged 18 to 45—overtaking suicide, vehicle accidents, and gun violence, according to an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by nonprofit group Families Against Fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that’s 50 to 100 times more potent than […]
Pfizer Vaccines Withheld from Vietnamese Children After Spate of Deaths and Adverse Reactions
December 20th, 2021Via: TrialSiteNews: The program to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to children has been paused in Thanh Hoa and Hanoi due to safety concerns. As reported by TrialSite, health regulators in Vietnam’s south-eastern provinces have stopped the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after more than 120 children were hospitalised following a school-wide vaccination. TrialSite also recently […]
Bay Area: Car Owners Leave Their Trunks Open in Hope Thieves Won’t Break Windows
December 17th, 2021Via: ABC: Some car owners in the San Francisco Bay Area have been going to great lengths to avoid vehicle break-ins, even if that means risking it all. “I’m shocked,” said former San Francisco Police Department Deputy Chief Garret Tom. “There’s so much that can go wrong here.” We’ve heard of cars being left unlocked, […]
Turkey Halts All Stock Trading As Currency Disintegrates
December 17th, 2021A cautionary tale. Via: ZeroHedge: Another day, another collapse in the Turkish lira, only this time there was a twist: as the hyperinflating currency implodes, Erdogan has finally had enough of the relentless pummeling, and is starting to shut down Turkey’s markets. But first, let’s back up: heading into Friday, the lira accelerated its historic […]
