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New Mexico Observatory Closure Stemmed from FBI Child Porn Probe
September 20th, 2018Mmm hmm. Via: Reuters: The mysterious 11-day closure of a New Mexico solar observatory stemmed from an FBI investigation of a janitor suspected of using the facility’s wireless internet service to send and receive child pornography, federal court documents showed on Wednesday. The National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico, was evacuated without public explanation […]
Weird Coincidence: “The First” and Yusaku Maezawa
September 18th, 2018A few days ago, I was trying to get through a new and excruciatingly boring TV show called, The First: The First is an American-British drama web television series created by Beau Willimon and starring Sean Penn and Natascha McElhone. The show portrays members of a team of astronauts as they become the first humans […]
People Exploring Closed Solar Observatory Grounds, No Law Enforcement or Security Present
September 16th, 2018Update: Sunspot Observatory to Reopen Monday Following Security Investigation Via: El Paso Times: The National Solar Observatory in Sunspot will reopen Monday, according to a statement released Sunday afternoon by Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, the organization that oversees operations at the facility. According to AURA, the obversatory was closed due to investigation […]
Solar Observatory Remains Closed Due to “Ongoing Security Concern”
September 15th, 2018Related? Trump Administration to Send U.S. Cellphones a Test Alert on Thursday Via: CBS: An observatory in the mountains of southern New Mexico that is dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of the sun has found itself at the center of a mystery that is creating a buzz here on earth. Authorities remain tightlipped Friday, saying […]
Trump Administration to Send U.S. Cellphones a Test Alert on Thursday
September 15th, 2018Via: Reuters: The Trump administration will send a message to all U.S. cellphones on Thursday to test a previously unused alert system that aims to warn the public about national emergencies. The messages will bear the headline “Presidential Alert”, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in a statement this week. Phones will make a […]
SpaceX Announcing Name of Private Individual Who Will Orbit Moon in BFR
September 13th, 2018Via: Ars Technica: On Thursday evening, without any advance notice, SpaceX tweeted that is had signed the world’s “first private passenger to fly around the Moon aboard our BFR launch vehicle.” Moreover, the company promised to reveal “who’s flying and why” on Monday, September 17. The announcement will take place at the company’s headquarters in […]
New Mexico: National Solar Observatory Closed, Evacuated Due to “Security Issue”
September 10th, 2018Via: Alamogordo Daily News: The Sunspot Observatory is temporarily closed due to a security issue at the facility that’s located 17 miles south of Cloudcroft in the Sacramento Mountains Friday, an Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) spokeswoman Shari Lifson said. “The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy who manages the facility […]
Tech Titans Plot Their Doomsday Escape to New Zealand Luxury Bunkers
September 5th, 2018Via: Bloomberg: Years of doomsday talk at Silicon Valley dinner parties has turned to action. In recent months, two 150-ton survival bunkers journeyed by land and sea from a Texas warehouse to the shores of New Zealand, where they’re buried 11 feet underground. Seven Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have purchased bunkers from Rising S Co. and […]
Emirates Jumbo Jet Quarantined at New York’s JFK with ‘Multiple’ Sick Passengers
September 5th, 2018Via: CNBC: Federal health authorities and local police quarantined an Emirates Airline jumbo jet Wednesday morning in New York after passengers were reported ill on the flight from Dubai. The plane landed at 9:12 a.m. at John F. Kennedy International Airport with “multiple sick passengers,” according to the Port Authority of New York and New […]
‘Strange Disappearance’ of WikiLeaks Consultant in Norway
September 3rd, 2018Via: Deutsche Welle: WikiLeaks has raised concern after Arjen Kamphuis, an associate of founder Julian Assange, went missing in Norway. The cybersecurity expert was last seen in northern Norway on August 20.
