Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
Three Journalists Killed in Mexico in Less than a Week
August 3rd, 2019Via: Al Jazeera: Three journalists have been killed in Mexico in less than a week, including two on Friday, bringing to ten the total number of journalists killed in the Central American country this year.
Multiple Fatalities Reported in Shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas
August 3rd, 2019Update: 9 Killed in Ohio in Second U.S. Mass Shooting Within 24 Hours Via: AP: A gunman wearing body armor and carrying extra magazines opened fire in a popular nightlife area of Dayton, Ohio, killing nine and injuring dozens, authorities say, in the second U.S. mass shooting in less than 24 hours. Dayton police patrolling […]
California Farmers Are Planting Solar Panels as Water Supplies Dry Up
August 2nd, 2019In Blade Runner 2049, the California Central Valley looks like this: (In case you’re wondering, the solar concentrators in the opening scene of the film were inspired by the idiotic Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, which is based on concentrated solar thermal energy.) Nestled in among the heliostat fields are protein farms: They grow some variety […]
On Costliest U.S. Warship Ever, Navy Can’t Get Munitions on Deck
July 30th, 2019Put a few F-35s on it. She’ll be right. Via: Bloomberg: Only two of 11 elevators needed to lift munitions to the deck of the U.S. Navy’s new $13 billion aircraft carrier have been installed, according to a Navy veteran who serves on a key House committee. “I don’t see an end in sight right […]
Gigantic, Mysterious Radiation Leak Traced to Facility in Russia
July 29th, 2019Via: New Scientist: The source of a gigantic, mysterious leak of radioactive material that swept across Europe in 2017 has been traced to a Russian nuclear facility, which appears to have been preparing materials for experiments in Italy. The leak released up to 100 times the amount of radiation into the atmosphere that the Fukushima […]
“Trillion-Dollar Annual Deficits”
July 29th, 2019You’ve got unshakable, bipartisan control of a ship of fools. Enjoy the 2020 election circus! Via: Bloomberg: The Treasury Department is expected to hold its quarterly note and bond sales at record levels for the third straight time as Washington’s latest budget deal shows that the U.S.’s debt binge will continue. President Donald Trump once […]
Oh, Look, Rats!
July 29th, 2019Rats. Rats. Rats. In other news: Trump and Clinton Associate, Jeffrey Epstein, Purchased Child Sex Slave, Bragged About It Back to our regularly scheduled programming… Rats. Rats. Rats. Or was it, Storm Area 51? Jeffrey who? Via: Paul Watson:
6G Mobile Networks: “Real-Time Remote Access to Human Brain-Level AI”
July 29th, 2019Mmm hmm. Via: Venture Beat: As 5G networks continue to expand in cities and countries across the globe, key researchers have already started to lay the foundation for 6G deployments roughly a decade from now. This time, they say, the key selling point won’t be faster phones or wireless home internet service, but rather a […]
China Says Army Can Be Deployed At Hong Kong’s Request
July 24th, 2019Via: AFP: China issued a stark reminder Wednesday that its army could be deployed in Hong Kong if city authorities requested support in maintaining “public order” after weeks of sometimes violent protests. Hong Kong has been plunged into its worst crisis in recent history after millions of demonstrators took to the streets — and sporadic […]
Rats: California Governor Should Declare State of Emergency in Los Angeles
July 21st, 2019Well, the rats are running the city and the state, so… Via: KTLA: Los Angeles’ rodent problem has gotten so far out of control that some experts are asking the governor to declare an emergency. With an increasing homeless population comes an influx of rats and mice, particularly in downtown L.A. Rats are known to […]
