Day in the Life of a Japanese Train Conductor
August 26th, 2023There’s a lot of pleasant anachronism here. I can understand why people buy those snacks to keep the railroad alive.
Via: Paolo in Tokyo:
Actual Headline: “Border Patrol Admits It’s Responsible for Open Floodgates in Arizona Border Wall”
August 25th, 2023Via: New York Post:
The US Border Patrol has now admitted it’s responsible for the decision to leave giant flood gates in the border wall wide open — giving thousands of illegal immigrants an easy opportunity to stream into Arizona.
After some initial finger-pointing at other federal agencies, the agency took ownership for making the call.
“USBP makes the final decision on opening gates based on operational conditions and forecasted weather,” the agency said a statement to The Post.
Cartels are exploiting the situation, dropping off migrants by the busload so they can casually walk into the US through the open doors and hand themselves over to border agents, as The Post witnessed firsthand west of remote Lukeville, Ariz., last weekend.
Excessive Social Media Use Is No. 1 Concern For Parents As Kids Head Back To School
August 25th, 2023
Via: Epoch Times:
An increasing number of parents have expressed concern over their children’s digital habits as their kids return to the classroom, findings from a new poll show.
Two-thirds of parents surveyed say overall screen time, followed by social media overuse and internet safety, are major concerns, according to the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
“Children are using digital devices and social media at younger ages, and parents may struggle with how to appropriately monitor use to prevent negative impacts on safety, self-esteem, social connections, and habits that may interfere with sleep and other areas of health,” said Mott Poll co-director and Mott pediatrician Dr. Susan Woolford in a news release.
Florida Surgeon General on Mask Mandates: Refuse to Participate
August 24th, 2023What do you call re-imposing mask policies that have been proven ineffective or restarting lockdowns that are known to cause harm?
You don't call it sanity.
These terrible policies only work with your cooperation. How about refusing to participate…
— Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD (@FLSurgeonGen) August 24, 2023
Walmart Drones To Serve 60,000 Dallas Homes
August 24th, 2023Via: ZeroHedge:
Walmart announced its drone delivery service at two Dallas, Texas, stores is about to take flight in the coming months and serve upwards of 60,000 homes. The mega-retailer, with thousands of stores nationwide, hopes to expand its drone delivery network, currently operating in 36 stores in seven states, as a move to reduce the time and cost of delivering goods to customers on the last mile.
Maui’s Top Emergency Officials Were on a Different Island for FEMA Disaster Training as Flames Flared
August 24th, 2023Via: Daily Mail:
Maui’s top emergency officials were on another island when the wildfires begun, it emerged on Wednesday – and did not join a call about the response until five hours after the blazes broke out.
Dozens of senior bureaucrats were gathering on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu, on August 8 for the annual meeting of FEMA coordinators in the Pacific region.
The first fire on Maui, the Upcounty Fire, broke out in the early hours of August 8.
Around 6:40am on that day, a school near Lahaina was evacuated, but an emergency response call was not held until nearly five hours later, at 11am.
The fire was declared ‘contained’ by 9am, CNN reported.
Yet by 3:30pm the fire had spread so significantly around Lahaina that an evacuation order was given for the town, and Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, Hawaii’s acting governor, activated Hawaii’s national guard.
Shadowy Group that Owns 52,000 Bay Area Acres May be Planning to Build a New City
August 23rd, 2023Bay Area burbclave?
Via: SF Gate:
Amid a flurry of rumors about a mysterious buyer who has purchased 52,000 acres in Solano County, local residents have received a survey gauging support for a “new city with tens of thousands of new homes.”
Fairfield Mayor Catherine Moy confirmed to SFGATE on Tuesday that Solano County residents have been receiving the push poll, and former Fairfield councilmember Marilyn Farley told SFGATE that she received the survey via text message.
The survey is extensive, and it may be the first window into what Flannery Associates plans to do with its newly acquired Bay Area empire.
Daniel Hopsicker Has Died
August 23rd, 2023I bought his DVD collection many years ago. He wrote me an email and said he’d been reading Cryptogon from the beginning.
RIP, Daniel.
Via: Mad Cow Productions:
It is our sad duty to inform you that Daniel Hopsicker has passed. He left us around noon on August 22, 2023. May he R.I.P.
Wagner Boss Prigozhin Listed as a Passenger on Crashed Jet Which Killed 10 People
August 23rd, 2023Maybe they were out of polonium tea.
Via: CNBC:
The chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is believed to have been killed in a plane crash, Russian state media reported Wednesday.
The aircraft, a business jet, crashed in the Tver region northwest of Moscow, with all 10 people onboard killed, according to Russian authorities.
While Russian officials said that Prigozhin was on the passenger list, it was not immediately clear if he was in the aircraft.
“An investigation of the Embraer plane crash that happened in the Tver Region this evening was initiated. According to the passenger list, first and last name of Yevgeny Prigozhin was included in this list,” Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport said in a statement.
India Lands Chandrayaan-3 Near South Pole of Moon
August 23rd, 2023Via: Space.com:
India has joined the moon-landing club.
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft touched down softly near the moon’s south pole today (Aug. 23), notching a huge milestone for the nation. India is now the fourth country to stick a lunar landing, after the United States, the former Soviet Union and China.
