stillnessinthestorm--2020-08-06--Stunning 4K Space Video Shows Comet Neowise Soaring Above Earth During Sunrise

( Elias Marat ) The newly-discovered comet Neowise has been thrilling star-gazers for the past week as it makes its journey across the Earths ’ skies throughout the month of July .
Related World Bank Offered Belarus $ 940 Million Coronavirus Loan but Only If They Locked Down and Destroyed Economy The icy space rock , which was first discovered NASA ’ s Neowise satellite back in March , has already been captured in countless fabulous images by photographers across the world as it shines brightly while making its journey back from the sun .
And because it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rare comet can be seen with the naked eye , although binoculars or a quality camera with a zoom lens can capture even better images of it .
For this reason , the comet Neowise is being described as the “ best in decades.
” In fact , once it leaves our skies it won ’ t be visible for nearly 7,000 years , reports Science Alert .
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But even the best astrophotographer can’t capture images as dazzling as recent video filmed by the astronauts on board the International Space Station.
Last week, a team of astronauts at the ISS led by recently-arrived astronaut Bob Behnken were able to capture hundreds of long-exposure images of the comet.
The 550 images were then blended together by UK-based artist Seán Doran, who processed and interpolated the photos to fill in the frames and fused them together for an astonishing 4K-resolution timelapse video.
In the video, the icy comet Neowise can be seen flying past our planet with a brilliantly massive dust trail behind it. While the comet appears to be headed on a trajectory toward Earth, there is absolutely no danger that it will smack into our planet.
The scene is later blinded by the sun’s overexposure, but the 7-minute, 4K video remains an amazing piece of art from Doran, whose work has also been featured at the Natural History Museum in London.
Doran has years of experience producing these kinds of videos, because regular time-lapses tend to be far too fast to appreciate “how beautiful the Earth appears when viewed from space,” he told CBS News.
Bright blue noctilucent clouds, a form of “space cloud” that forms when sunlight bounces from ice particles in the upper atmosphere, can also be seen in the video.
Neowise is the first major comet to streak through Earth’s skies in 2020 after two other much-hyped comets, Comet ATLAS and Comet SWAN, turned out to be duds. The fizzling-out of the icy space rocks is a common phenomenon since comets are inherently fragile bodies that tend to fall apart as they come closer to the Sun.
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Night sky, just before dawn from @Space_Station. Stars, cities, spaceships, and a comet! pic.twitter.com/fCKjrfayC1 — Bob Behnken (@AstroBehnken) July 9, 2020
“About once a decade you get [a comet] that is really bright, [with] naked eye visibility,” Paul Delaney, an astronomy professor at York University, told Global News. “That’s surprisingly what NEOWISE has become. We weren’t expecting it.”
Neowise will come closest to Earth on July 22 at a remote distance of roughly 64 million miles, when the beautiful comet will hopefully sustain the present level of intense brightness. At that time, astronomy buffs hope that the comet will have risen higher in the sky.
Stargazers can track the comet through TheSkyLive to find out where the the comet will be at a given time.
Astronaut Behnken hopes that the striking images he captured can remind us Earthlings to take care of our precious planet, which remains the only starship that humanity can rely on for the foreseeable future.


stillnessinthestorm--2020-08-06--Deep State Takedown News: August 5th to 6th 2020

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stillnessinthestorm--2020-08-06--OBAMAGATE: Senator Josh Hawley Rips Into Sally Yates Over FISA Abuses During Hearing (VIDEO)

( Mike LaChance ) Republican Senator Josh Hawley tore into former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates over her role in the FISA court abuses that spawned the sham Russia collusion investigation .
Related Republican Introduces Resolution That Would Ban Groups With Ties To Slavery – Like The Democrats ( VIDEO ) Yates gave Hawley the run-around and he bashed her for claiming not to have any idea what was going on despite approving FISA applications .
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-08-06--BUSTED: University Prof Created Hoax of a Professor Dying of COVID

( Hank Berrien ) On Tuesday , the woman who founded the advocacy group MeTooSTEM , which was created to fight harassment in the sciences , admitted that she was the creator of a hoax Twitter account of a queer , Hopi scientist supposed to be an Arizona State professor who died of COVID-19 over the weekend .
Related Trump Campaign Has Signed Up Thousands More New Voters Than Democrats In Key States On July 31 , BethAnn McLaughlin , the founder of MeTooSTEM , announced on Twitter that the supposed professor , who went by the name “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of COVID-19 after battling the virus for months .
She wrote on Twitter , “ She was a fierce protector of people .
No one has ever had my back like that , ” as Inside Higher Ed noted .
But after numerous Twitter users who communicated with or followed the @ Sciencing_Bi account started questioning whether the account was real , McLaughlin finally confessed on Tuesday she had faked the account , with her attorney releasing this statement to The New York Times : “ I take full responsibility for my involvement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
My actions are inexcusable .
I apologize without reservation to all the people I hurt.
” “ The account had blamed ASU for the illness earlier this year , but got basic details about the university ’ s response to the pandemic wrong .
After McLaughlin announced the death , other people began sleuthing out details that tied the accounts together .
ASU said on Sunday that the alleged death appeared to be a hoax , ” the Times reported .
In May , @ Sciencing_Bi wrote , “ ASU kept teachers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April .
That ’ s well after we knew this was a killer disease .
Many got COVID .
Including me.
” The @ Sciencing_Bi account had “ said they were not named because of a fear of retaliation because they were bisexual and because they did not have tenure , ” AZ Central noted , adding , “ In mid-April , @ Sciencing_Bi posted that they had tested positive for COVID-19.
” McLaughlin wrote , “ Please read her timeline .
Campus closed and she was in the hospital a week later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more mad that BIPOC community is most vulnerable and underrepresented on campus .
We are killing them.
” On Sunday , McLaughlin emailed The Arizona Republic , writing , “ To the extent that I have people engage with me on Twitter using accounts not associated with their names , I try to do that in good faith assuming they are authentic.
” But a story published on Monday in The Daily Beast quoted her as saying that she “ knew this person.
” Prior to McLaughlin ’ s admission on Tuesday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced , Josh Fessel , a scientist and medical doctor who had interacted with @ Sciencing_Bi on Twitter , stated , “ After the last couple of days , I don ’ t know who or what to believe .
I believe I ’ ve been profoundly deceived for a long time , along with a lot of other people.
” In July 2019 , McLaughlin , who was denied tenure at Vanderbilt University in 2017 , left the university after an appeal to reverse the denial of tenure was rejected , Science @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sciencing_Bi ’ s accounts .
The @ Sciencing_Bi account had been tweeting since at least 2016 .
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(Hank Berrien) On Tuesday, the woman who founded the advocacy group MeTooSTEM, which was created to fight harassment in the sciences, admitted that she was the creator of a hoax Twitter account of a queer, Hopi scientist supposed to be an Arizona State professor who died of COVID-19 over the weekend.
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by Hank Berrien, August 5th, 2020
On July 31, BethAnn McLaughlin, the founder of MeTooSTEM, announced on Twitter that the supposed professor, who went by the name “@Sciencing_Bi” on Twitter, had died of COVID-19 after battling the virus for months. She wrote on Twitter, “She was a fierce protector of people. No one has ever had my back like that,” as Inside Higher Ed noted.
But after numerous Twitter users who communicated with or followed the @Sciencing_Bi account started questioning whether the account was real, McLaughlin finally confessed on Tuesday she had faked the account, with her attorney releasing this statement to The New York Times: “I take full responsibility for my involvement in creating the @sciencing_bi Twitter account. My actions are inexcusable. I apologize without reservation to all the people I hurt.”
“The account had blamed ASU for the illness earlier this year, but got basic details about the university’s response to the pandemic wrong. After McLaughlin announced the death, other people began sleuthing out details that tied the accounts together. ASU said on Sunday that the alleged death appeared to be a hoax,” the Times reported.
In May, @Sciencing_Bi wrote, “ASU kept teachers, staff and students on campus until April. That’s well after we knew this was a killer disease. Many got COVID. Including me.” The @Sciencing_Bi account had “said they were not named because of a fear of retaliation because they were bisexual and because they did not have tenure,” AZ Central noted, adding, “In mid-April, @Sciencing_Bi posted that they had tested positive for COVID-19.”
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Inside Higher Ed reported:
Twitter sleuths traced Sciencing_Bi’s posted photos, such as a cozy night at home by the fire, to stock photo websites. Others said their own online exchanges with Sciencing_Bi had been strange, as if they’d really been talking to McLaughlin. Once, Sciencing_Bi even asked her supporters to send her cash through McLaughlin’s Venmo app account, so she wouldn’t have to “break pseud.” The occasion for the request? Sciencing_Bi said her dean asked her if she’d taken a DNA test to prove her ancestry.
McLaughlin wrote, “Please read her timeline. Campus closed and she was in the hospital a week later. Be mad about COVID but be more mad that BIPOC community is most vulnerable and underrepresented on campus. We are killing them.”
On Sunday, McLaughlin emailed The Arizona Republic, writing, “To the extent that I have people engage with me on Twitter using accounts not associated with their names, I try to do that in good faith assuming they are authentic.” But a story published on Monday in The Daily Beast quoted her as saying that she “knew this person.”
Prior to McLaughlin’s admission on Tuesday, but after the alleged death had been announced, Josh Fessel, a scientist and medical doctor who had interacted with @Sciencing_Bi on Twitter, stated, “After the last couple of days, I don’t know who or what to believe. I believe I’ve been profoundly deceived for a long time, along with a lot of other people.”
In July 2019, McLaughlin, who was denied tenure at Vanderbilt University in 2017, left the university after an appeal to reverse the denial of tenure was rejected, Science reported.
Twitter suspended both McLaughlin and @Sciencing_Bi’s accounts. The @Sciencing_Bi account had been tweeting since at least 2016.
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-08-06--The Spice That Prevents Fluoride From Destroying Your Brain

( Sayer Ji ) Fluoride is found everywhere today , from antibiotics to drinking water , no stick pans to toothpaste , making exposure inevitable .
All the more reason why research proving this common spice can prevent fluoride damage is so promising .
Related Neuroscience Reveals How You Can Help Make Your Brain Decades Younger Fluoride ’ s neurotoxicity has been the subject of academic debate for decades , and now a matter of increasingly impassioned controversy among the general public , as well .
From ‘ conspiracy theories ’ about it being first used in drinking water in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lobotomize captives , to its now well-known IQ lowering properties , to its ability to enhance thecalcification of the pineal gland — the traditional ‘ seat of the soul ’ — many around the world , and increasingly in the heavily fluoridated regions of the United States , are starting to organize at the local and statewide level to oust this ubiquitous toxicant from municipal drinking water .
A compelling study published in the Pharmacognosy Magazine titled , “ Curcumin attenuates neurotoxicity induced by fluoride : An in vivo evidence , ” adds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is indeed a brain-damaging substance , also revealing that a natural spice-derived protective agent against the various health effects associated with this compound is available .
The study was authored by researchers from the Department of Zoology , University College of Science , M.L .
Sukhadia University , Udaipur , India , who have spent the past decade investigating the mechanisms through which fluoride induces severe neurodegenerative changes in the mammalian brain , particularly in cells of the hippocampus and cerebral cortex .
[ i ] [ ii ] The study opens by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fluoride ’ s significant and wide ranging toxicity : The study focused on fluoride induced neurotoxicity , identifying excitoxicity ( stimulation of the neuron to the point of death ) and oxidative stress as the two main drivers of neurodegeneration .
It has been observed that subjects with the condition known as fluorosis , a mottling of tooth enamel caused by excessive exposure to fluoride during tooth development , also have neurodegenerative changes associated with a form of oxidative stress known as lipid peroxidation ( rancidity ) .
Excess lipid peroxidation in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ total brain phospholipid content .
Owing to these well-known mechanisms of fluoride associated neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration , the researchers identified the primary polyphenol in the spice turmeric — known as curcumin — as an ideal agent worth testing as a neuroprotective substance .
Previous research on curcumin indicates that it is capable of activing as an antioxidant in 3 distinct ways by protecting against : 1 ) singlet oxygen 2 ) hyrodxyl radicals and 3 ) superoxide radical damage .
Also , curcumin appears to raise endogenous glutathione production in the brain , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to assess the neurotoxic effects of fluoride and prove curcumin ’ s protective role against it , researchers randomly divided up mice into four groups , for 30 days : • Fluoride ( 120 ppm ) : fluoride was given in distilled water drinking water without restriction .
• Fluoride ( 120 ppm/30 mg/kg body weight ) + Curcumin : Oral dose of curcumin dissolved in olive oil along with fluoride in drinking water In order to ascertain the effect of treatment , the researchers measured the malondialdehyde ( MDA ) content @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mice .
MDA is a well-known marker of oxidative stress/damage .
As was expected , the fluoride ( F ) only treatment group showed significantly elevated MDA levels vs. the non-fluoride treated control .
The F + Curcumin group saw reduced MDA levels vs. the fluoride only group , demonstrating curcumin ’ s neuroprotective activity against fluoride associated neurotoxicity .
This is far from the first study to demonstrate curcumin ’ s remarkable brain-saving properties .
From the perspective of the primary research alone , there are over two hundred peer-reviewed published studies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On our own turmeric database we have 115 articles proving this statement : Turmeric Protects The Brain .
We have also featured studies on turmeric ’ s ability to protect and restore the brain : • How Turmeric Can Save the Aging Brain From Dementia and Premature Death Considering the many chemical insults we face on a daily basis in the post-industrial world , turmeric may very well be the world ’ s most important herb , with over 800 evidence-based health applications .
Visit our Turmeric Research database — the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resource of its kind — to view the first hand published research on the topic .
[ i ] Bhatnagar M , Rao P , Saxena A , Bhatnagar R , Meena P , Barbar S. Biochemical changes in brain and other tissues of young adult female mice from fluoride in their drinking water .
Fluoride .
2006 ; 39:280–4 .
[ Ref list ] [ ii ] Bhatnagar M , Sukhwal P , Suhalka P , Jain A , Joshi C , Sharma D. Effects of fluoride in drinking water on NADPH-diaphorase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A possible mechanism of fluoride neurotoxicity .
Fluoride .
2011 ; 44:195–9 .
[ Ref list ] : Ley Lines of the UK and USA : How Ley Lines were used by the Church , Royalty , City Planners and the Freemasons Sayer Ji is the founder of Greenmedinfo.com , a reviewer at the International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine , Co-founder and CEO of Systome Biomed , Vice Chairman of the Board of the National Health Federation , and Steering Committee Member of the Global Non-GMO Foundation .
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(Sayer Ji) Fluoride is found everywhere today, from antibiotics to drinking water, no stick pans to toothpaste, making exposure inevitable. All the more reason why research proving this common spice can prevent fluoride damage is so promising.
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Source – Wake Up World
by Sayer Ji, August 6th, 2020
Fluoride’s neurotoxicity has been the subject of academic debate for decades, and now a matter of increasingly impassioned controversy among the general public, as well. From ‘conspiracy theories’ about it being first used in drinking water in Russian and Nazi concentration camps to chemically lobotomize captives, to its now well-known IQ lowering properties, to its ability to enhance thecalcification of the pineal gland — the traditional ‘seat of the soul’ — many around the world, and increasingly in the heavily fluoridated regions of the United States, are starting to organize at the local and statewide level to oust this ubiquitous toxicant from municipal drinking water.
A compelling study published in the Pharmacognosy Magazine titled, “Curcumin attenuates neurotoxicity induced by fluoride: An in vivo evidence,” adds experimental support to the suspicion that fluoride is indeed a brain-damaging substance, also revealing that a natural spice-derived protective agent against the various health effects associated with this compound is available.
The study was authored by researchers from the Department of Zoology, University College of Science, M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India, who have spent the past decade investigating the mechanisms through which fluoride induces severe neurodegenerative changes in the mammalian brain, particularly in cells of the hippocampus and cerebral cortex.[i] [ii]
The study opens by describing the historical backdrop for concern about fluoride’s significant and wide ranging toxicity:
“Fluoride (F) is probably the first inorganic ion which drew attention of the scientific world for its toxic effects and now the F toxicity through drinking water is well-recognized as a global problem. Health effect reports on F exposure also include various cancers, adverse reproductive activities, cardiovascular, and neurological diseases.[1,2]”
The study focused on fluoride induced neurotoxicity, identifying excitoxicity (stimulation of the neuron to the point of death) and oxidative stress as the two main drivers of neurodegeneration. It has been observed that subjects with the condition known as fluorosis, a mottling of tooth enamel caused by excessive exposure to fluoride during tooth development, also have neurodegenerative changes associated with a form of oxidative stress known as lipid peroxidation (rancidity). Excess lipid peroxidation in the brain can lead to a decrease in total brain phospholipid content. Owing to these well-known mechanisms of fluoride associated neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration, the researchers identified the primary polyphenol in the spice turmeric — known as curcumin — as an ideal agent worth testing as a neuroprotective substance. Previous research on curcumin indicates that it is capable of activing as an antioxidant in 3 distinct ways by protecting against: 1) singlet oxygen 2) hyrodxyl radicals and 3) superoxide radical damage. Also, curcumin appears to raise endogenous glutathione production in the brain, a major antioxidant defense system.
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In order to assess the neurotoxic effects of fluoride and prove curcumin’s protective role against it, researchers randomly divided up mice into four groups, for 30 days:
Control (no fluoride) Fluoride (120 ppm): fluoride was given in distilled water drinking water without restriction. Fluoride (120 ppm/30 mg/kg body weight) + Curcumin: Oral dose of curcumin dissolved in olive oil along with fluoride in drinking water Curcumin: (30 mg/kg body weight)
In order to ascertain the effect of treatment, the researchers measured the malondialdehyde (MDA) content in the brains of the different treated mice. MDA is a well-known marker of oxidative stress/damage.
As was expected, the fluoride (F) only treatment group showed significantly elevated MDA levels vs. the non-fluoride treated control. The F + Curcumin group saw reduced MDA levels vs. the fluoride only group, demonstrating curcumin’s neuroprotective activity against fluoride associated neurotoxicity.
The study concluded,
“Our study thus demonstrate that daily single dose of 120 ppm F result in highly significant increases in the LPO [lipid peroxidation, i.e. brain rancidity] as well as neurodegenerative changes in neuron cell bodies of selected hippocampal regions. Supplementation with curcumin significantly reduce the toxic effect of F to near normal level by augmenting the antioxidant defense through its scavenging property and provide an evidence of having therapeutic role against oxidative stress mediated neurodegeneration.”
Discussion
This is far from the first study to demonstrate curcumin’s remarkable brain-saving properties. From the perspective of the primary research alone, there are over two hundred peer-reviewed published studies indicating that curcumin is a neuroprotective agent. On our own turmeric database we have 115 articles proving this statement: Turmeric Protects The Brain. We have also featured studies on turmeric’s ability to protect and restore the brain:
Considering the many chemical insults we face on a daily basis in the post-industrial world, turmeric may very well be the world’s most important herb, with over 800 evidence-based health applications. Visit our Turmeric Research database — the world’s largest, open access turmeric resource of its kind — to view the first hand published research on the topic.
References:
[i] Bhatnagar M, Rao P, Saxena A, Bhatnagar R, Meena P, Barbar S. Biochemical changes in brain and other tissues of young adult female mice from fluoride in their drinking water. Fluoride. 2006;39:280–4. [Ref list]
[ii] Bhatnagar M, Sukhwal P, Suhalka P, Jain A, Joshi C, Sharma D. Effects of fluoride in drinking water on NADPH-diaphorase neurons in the forebrain of mice: A possible mechanism of fluoride neurotoxicity. Fluoride. 2011;44:195–9. [Ref list]
About The Author
Sayer Ji
Sayer Ji is the founder of Greenmedinfo.com, a reviewer at the International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, Co-founder and CEO of Systome Biomed, Vice Chairman of the Board of the National Health Federation, and Steering Committee Member of the Global Non-GMO Foundation.
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-08-06--Trump Unloads on BLM, Anthem Kneelers: If I Lose for Speaking Up, ‘That’s Ok’

( Amanda Prestigiacomo ) President Donald Trump unloaded Wednesday on “ Black Lives Matter ” and professional athletes who kneel for the national anthem , declaring that if he loses the 2020 presidential election for speaking out against such issues , he ’ s “ okay ” with it .
Related MUST SEE : Portland Police Officer , Jakhary Jackson , History Graduate , Confirms RACISM of BLM Activists | FULL Interview ( Video ) “ I think it ’ s disgraceful , ” Trump said of the “ new norm ” of professional athletes kneeling for the “ Star-Spangled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get open , then I see everybody kneeling during the anthem .
It ’ s not acceptable to me.
” “ When I see them kneeling , I just turn off the game , ” the president said .
“ I have no interest in the game ; and let me tell you this , there are plenty of other people out there , too.
” The president then took on the Black Lives Matter organization , boasting about his work for the black community and slamming the activist group for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Black Lives Matter , where did it start ?
” posed Trump , “ Marching down streets screaming , ‘ Pigs in a blanket , Fry ’ em like bacon ’ — they were talking about policemen , police men and women .
‘ Pigs in a blanket , Fry ’ em like bacon.
’ ” Trump was seemingly referring to BLM activists loudly chanting the anti-police slogan back in 2015 during a demonstration in St. Paul , Minnesota .
CNN has confirmed that the demonstration was held by a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims it was “ an independent entity not affiliated with the national Black Lives Matter organization.
” “ So , all of a sudden it ’ s taken on this air of great respectability , ” Trump questioned BLM .
“ Well , how does it start there ?
It ’ s a Marxist group that is not looking for good things for our country.
” “ And now I see these leagues all kneeling down , ” he continued , “ And , again , nobody has done more for the black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he said , excluding former president and emancipator Abraham Lincoln .
Trump added that he ’ s hearing that the ratings for the NBA and MLB are “ way down ” over the left-wing activism and vowed to continue to speak out about the apparent disrespect to our country and flag .
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” “ Hey , if I ’ m wrong , ” he said , “ I ’ m gon na lose an election , okay ?
And that ’ s oaky with me .
But I will always stand for our country and our flag.
” On Tuesday , Trump posted a tweet critical of the anthem kneeling , writing , “ People are not happy that players are not standing for our National Anthem !
” And days earlier , he retweeted a post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBA anthem stander .
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(Amanda Prestigiacomo) President Donald Trump unloaded Wednesday on “Black Lives Matter” and professional athletes who kneel for the national anthem, declaring that if he loses the 2020 presidential election for speaking out against such issues, he’s “okay” with it.
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by Amanda Prestigiacomo, August 5th, 2020
“I think it’s disgraceful,” Trump said of the “new norm” of professional athletes kneeling for the “Star-Spangled Banner.” “I was pushing them to get open, then I see everybody kneeling during the anthem. It’s not acceptable to me.”
“When I see them kneeling, I just turn off the game,” the president said. “I have no interest in the game; and let me tell you this, there are plenty of other people out there, too.”
The president then took on the Black Lives Matter organization, boasting about his work for the black community and slamming the activist group for their anti-police rhetoric and “Marxist” ties.
“Black Lives Matter, where did it start?” posed Trump, “Marching down streets screaming, ‘Pigs in a blanket, Fry ’em like bacon’ — they were talking about policemen, police men and women. ‘Pigs in a blanket, Fry ’em like bacon.’”
Trump was seemingly referring to BLM activists loudly chanting the anti-police slogan back in 2015 during a demonstration in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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CNN has confirmed that the demonstration was held by a “Black Lives Matter group,” but claims it was “an independent entity not affiliated with the national Black Lives Matter organization.”
“So, all of a sudden it’s taken on this air of great respectability,” Trump questioned BLM. “Well, how does it start there? It’s a Marxist group that is not looking for good things for our country.”
“And now I see these leagues all kneeling down,” he continued, “And, again, nobody has done more for the black community by far … than I have,” he said, excluding former president and emancipator Abraham Lincoln.
Trump added that he’s hearing that the ratings for the NBA and MLB are “way down” over the left-wing activism and vowed to continue to speak out about the apparent disrespect to our country and flag.
“We gotta stand up for our flag,” Trump said. “We have to stand up for our country, we have to stand up for our anthem. And a lot of people agree with me.”
“Hey, if I’m wrong,” he said, “I’m gonna lose an election, okay? And that’s oaky with me. But I will always stand for our country and our flag.”
On Tuesday, Trump posted a tweet critical of the anthem kneeling, writing, “People are not happy that players are not standing for our National Anthem!”
People are not happy that players are not standing for our National Anthem! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2020
And days earlier, he retweeted a post by Students for Trump praising a lone NBA anthem stander.
More acts of courage from within the NBA – Miami Heat’s Meyers Leonard stands for what he believes! pic.twitter.com/zmh1ZQDpZq — Students For Trump (@TrumpStudents) August 1, 2020
WATCH:
TRUMP on Black Lives Matter: “It’s a Marxist group that is not looking for good things for our country and now I see these leagues all kneeling down and again, nobody has done more for the Black community by far … than I have." pic.twitter.com/p7ObY3UxFT — JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) August 5, 2020
About The Author
Amanda Prestigiacomo
Amanda Prestigiacomo is a staff writer for The Daily Wire, focusing on a range of news issues with an emphasis on culture. She’s based in New York and has been working in conservative media since 2015. You can contact her at aprestigiacomo@dailywire.com
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-08-06--THE EXPLOSION IN BEIRUT — High Octane Speculation

( Joseph P. Farrell ) First off , let ’ s start with the obvious : I ’ m not a scientist , nor an explosives expert , nor anything even approximately close to the two .
So take what follows with a grain of salt .
In fact , probably a whole bag of salt .
With that said , as one might expect , my inbox has been stuffed in the last two days with emails , videos , tweets , and so on , of that very large explosion in Beirut , Lebanon , that leveled a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several people , and left many others -hundreds of thousands according to some reports with devastated homes .
Related Beirut Explosion : Al-Arabiya Reports Massive Blast in Beirut Was at Ammunition Warehouse Belonging to Hezbollah Terrorists However , judging from the email I received the last two days , I think it safe to say that no one thinks that the explosion in Beirut was entirely “ natural.
” Everyone , myself included , found it too “ unusual , ” for whatever reason , and offered their own speculations , and asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admit that I ’ ve watched several videos , and while my first thought after seeing the earliest videos was “ some kind of fuel air bomb , ” I spent much of yesterday afternoon watching other videos from different perspectives , and I am now not so inclined to take that view , though I still hold it out as a possibility .
We ’ ll get back to that .
As of now , there are are two main theories : ( 1 ) The media is now reporting that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stored ammonia nitrate , as per this article from Zero Hedge which states that the amount was some 2750 tons , and that it was stored there for six years , implying that the explosion may have been an accident , or possibly , sabotage : Trump Calls Beirut Explosion “ A Terrible Attack – A Bomb Of Some Kind ” After Briefed By Generals That same article , however , indicates that ( 2 ) U.S. President Trump was briefed by the military , and their conclusion was that it was some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re left with where we began : accident , or deliberate act .
The question is , if the latter , what kind ?
For new readers of this website , it ’ s important to recall our basic methodology here .
We do “ high octane speculation ” here , that is , we assume that there may be and probably is a perfectly reasonable mundane explanation for most things .
Yet , in cases such as this , where things appear to be “ off ” in some form or fashion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Here , our speculation concerns the modality of the possibility of deliberate action .
If we assume for the sake of that speculation , for example , that 2750 tons of ammonia nitrate were stored at the portside warehouse in Beirut , then such a large explosion would make some sense , particularly if some modality could be found to detonate it simultaneously .
As I said , my first thought , when viewing some of the initial videos , was that the explosion was due to some sort of fuel air @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initial smaller detonation , followed by a much larger one with a rapidly moving shock wave , which was quite visible as a bloom of water vapor appeared to have been raised by the explosion , which rose quickly , and then revealed a smaller mushroom cloud raising in the air .
That basic signature – two detonations , plus a rapidly moving shock wave – is characteristic of a fuel air bomb .
But other videos showed clearly that there were small fires inside the facility allegedly storing the ammonia nitrate , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the bloom of water , the rising mushroom cloud , and so on .
One individual also sent me a tweet , alleging that there was a rocket visible shortly before the main explosion , but the video was so small I could not make this out .
So for now , I ’ m going on the “ deliberate action but no rocket ” template .
In any case , here are some of the pictures and videos of the detonation .
First , before and after satellite pictures of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crater where the building used to be .
One individual , R.P .
sent me a comparison picture of the crater left from the explosion of the chemical plant in Tianjin China a few years ago and wondered if the Beirut explosion might have been a rod of god ( and many thanks for the pictures ) : Now as for the rod of god hypothesis , many people who sent me emails were wondering the same thing .
I doubt it in this instance , since the crater in Beirut does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as that inTianjin .
Again , at this point , though I rule nothing out , I give it a small probability .
This article from the U.K. ’ s Daily Mail includes another video , and it was this video that made me question the fuel-air explosive explanation : Inside Beirut ’ s ground zero : Astonishing images reveal the scale of devastation in Lebanese capital after mega-explosion ripped through city and left 300,000 homeless Body For Awareness Project : Your Body .
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On Sale Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fire is clearly burning in the warehouse , then there is a sudden explosion ( or detonation ) of the alleged ammonia nitrate , followed shortly thereafter by the bloom of water from that explosion/detonation .
Viewed from a different perspective , it might look like a fuel-air explosive , but from this and other views , in my opinion now , the water bloom is clearly caused by the primary explosion/detonation .
Another factor that might play into the size of the explosion is the fact that there was a large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the warehouse allegedly storing the ammonia nitrate ( click on the picture for the article from the N.Y. Times ) : As anyone knows , the dust in grain elevators can explode with great force , and the principle is very much like that in a fuel air bomb , with each particle of dust essentially being a mini-explosion , using the oxygen in the atmosphere just like a fuel-air bomb uses atmospheric oxygen as the oxidizer for the fuel of the explosion .
Combined with an explosion of ammonia nitrate , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a fuel-air explosion from some points of view .
( Consider this video of the Texas grain elevator explosion of 2013 shared by G.L.R .
: https : //www.youtube.com/watch ?
v=b1UbSYOxhjU & feature=emb_logo Incidentally , this explosion was also ammonia nitrate . )
Yet another reader , B. , found this compilation of videos of the event on R.T. : WATCH enormous Beirut blast from 15 synchronized camera angles as mystery surrounding its cause persists What is interesting is to compare this sad incident in Beirut , with the explosion of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years ago ( video again thanks to G.L.R .
: https : //www.youtube.com/watch ?
v=tqubOf9IE4s & feature=emb_logo_ ) In both cases , there is a fire , then a sudden explosion/detonation , a massive shock wave , a bloom of water vapor ( ! )
which rises faster than the mushroom cloud of the explosion itself .
Note , however , that in this video of the ammo dump explosion , the fire appears to be burning some unknown distance away from the location of the explosion .
My point in reviewing all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tons of ammonia nitrate in a warehouse right next door to a grain elevator ?
That ’ s simply asking for trouble , should either one “ go.
” It is this one fact alone that makes me suspicious of the incident , for all it would take to create the incident is access to either the warehouse and/or the grain elevator , a detonator , and a remote control .
If one is inclined to the “ deliberate action ” hypothesis , this , for the moment , and in the absence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hypothesis… …there is that statement from President Trump that he was briefed by the Pentagon , and they were of the opinion it was a bomb of “ some sort.
” The idea of a “ bomb ” suggests that there was more involved than just ammonia nitrate , or grain elevators , and the phrase “ some sort ” could imply that it was something “ exotic ” , or that the generals briefing Trump were deliberately making it all up , and deliberately obfuscating the event with misinformation .
Now come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the twig high octane speculations .
What if , indeed , Trump ’ s generals are correct and it was a bomb “ of some sort ” ?
In spite of all the above arguments , the intuition still nags at me that the fuel-air bomb hypothesis might be true .
After all , grain dust or even ammonia nitrate dust might act like a fuel air bomb .
But what if we ’ re looking at something quite different ?
Some individuals who contacted me about the incident asked me if I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some sort .
Initially , I responded at length to one of these individuals that I did not think so .
Another individual contacted me later and argued more persuasively for that hypothesis .
If one is familiar with the development and theory of nuclear weapons , one will be aware that there are essentially “ four generations ” that are talked about in the literature : 1 ) First Generation Nuclear Weapons are those weapons that are pure fission weapons , utilizing uranium 235 or plutonium as the fuel .
In other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2 ) Second Generation Nuclear Weapons are those weapons that , in addition to being pure fission weapons , also utilize a “ tamper ” or mixture of an element such as deuterium or lithium to increase the amount for free thermal neutrons in the reaction , to increase the efficiency of the burn of the nuclear fuel , and hence , of the yield of the weapon .
In other words , these are the “ boosted fission ” weapons that quickly took the yields of atom bombs approximately an order of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuclear weapons , for example , the Hiroshima and Nagasaki a-bombs ’ yields were measured in tens of kilotons of yield , whereas the typical boosted fission or second generation nuclear weapons ’ yields are typically measured in the hundreds of kilotons ; 3 ) Third Generation Nuclear Weapons are those that are a combination of fission and fusion weapons , in other words , hydrogen bombs , where an atom bomb is used as the “ fuse ” to create the radioactive pressures to cause deuterium , tritium or lithium atoms to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weapons ’ yields are typically measured in megatons , i.e.
, millions of tons of TNT , rather than kilotons ( mere thousands of tons of TNT ) .
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4 ) Fourth Generation Nuclear Weapons , which are pure fusion weapons that do not require the use of an atom bomb as the “ fuse ” .
These weapons are sought therefore because they would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ atom bombs used as first , or used in second , or third generation weapons , and also because they could be designed for very small to very large yields .
What if , I thought , we were looking at some sort of fourth generation nuclear weapon , one utilizing dissociated hydrogen from ordinary water vapor in the atmosphere ?
Now , several long and convoluted reasons would induce me to say that ’ s ridiculous , if this were not such a long and convoluted blog already , except that two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and another individual were also thinking more or less very same thing , and the latter sent me this link about a paper , authored in 2009 , using electromagnetic means of dissociation of hydrogen in a radio-frequency plasma source on water vapor ; think of it as a kind of electro-acoustic shock wave for manipulating plasmas ( shades of Dr. Ronald Richter , folks ) : Of course , that ’ s a really radical idea , so far-fetched and “ out there ” that it boggles the imagination , but supposing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in ordinary atmosphere ?
It would be rather like a combination fuel-air bomb ( the ammonia nitrate and grain dust ) , and the Hindenburg disaster ( the hydrogen ) .
But what might such an exotic “ bomb ” look like ?
I suspect it would look to the untrained eye rather like a nuclear explosion , with a fast-moving pressure wave created a water vapor and torus of clouds , with a mushroom cloud from a massive fireball that quickly burns its fuel out , and leaving little traces of radioactivity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events such as metal or glass that might – I stress , might – crumble in one ’ s hands when handled .
It ’ s not exactly a full “ fourth generation ” nuclear weapon , but it would definitely be a step on the technology tree .
One telltale signature of such a device might be the presence of unexplained local interference with electric devices , and of course , with radios or television broadcast signals and receivers .
As yet , I ’ ve heard of no such details from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s. , the other individual ’ s , and my speculations here are extremely high octane , as befits the concept we ’ re entertaining .
And of course , for those really paying attention , such a concept might explain to some degree those “ unexpected yields ” from early thermonuclear tests as being perhaps due to the dissociation of atmospheric hydrogen by the radiation of the blast itself ( remember those early fears that such tests would ignite atmospheric hydrogen ?
what if that was true to a small degree ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a paper on this : https : //www.realclearscience.com/blog/2019/09/12/the_fear_that_a_nuclear_bomb_could_ignite_the_atmosphere.html Note the quotation “ It is shown that , whenever the teperature to which a section of the atmosphere may be heated , no self-propagating chain of nuclear reactions is likely to be started .
The energy kisses to radiation always overcompensate the gains due to the reaction.
” Emphasis added ) ) And I didn ’ t get to talk about how theoretical conventional explosives like octanitrocubane or ionospheric heaters like HAARP or Eiscat or lots of other stuff might figure into all this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stillness in the Storm Editor : Why did we post this ?
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(Joseph P. Farrell) First off, let’s start with the obvious: I’m not a scientist, nor an explosives expert, nor anything even approximately close to the two. So take what follows with a grain of salt. In fact, probably a whole bag of salt. With that said, as one might expect, my inbox has been stuffed in the last two days with emails, videos, tweets, and so on, of that very large explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, that leveled a district of the city, sadly killed several people, and left many others -hundreds of thousands according to some reports with devastated homes.
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However, judging from the email I received the last two days, I think it safe to say that no one thinks that the explosion in Beirut was entirely “natural.” Everyone, myself included, found it too “unusual,” for whatever reason, and offered their own speculations, and asked me for mine. I have to admit that I’ve watched several videos, and while my first thought after seeing the earliest videos was “some kind of fuel air bomb,” I spent much of yesterday afternoon watching other videos from different perspectives, and I am now not so inclined to take that view, though I still hold it out as a possibility. We’ll get back to that. As of now, there are are two main theories:
(1) The media is now reporting that the explosion was due to massive amounts of stored ammonia nitrate, as per this article from Zero Hedge which states that the amount was some 2750 tons, and that it was stored there for six years, implying that the explosion may have been an accident, or possibly, sabotage:
Trump Calls Beirut Explosion “A Terrible Attack – A Bomb Of Some Kind” After Briefed By Generals
That same article, however, indicates that
(2) U.S. President Trump was briefed by the military, and their conclusion was that it was some sort of bomb.
So we’re left with where we began: accident, or deliberate act. The question is, if the latter, what kind?
For new readers of this website, it’s important to recall our basic methodology here. We do “high octane speculation” here, that is, we assume that there may be and probably is a perfectly reasonable mundane explanation for most things. Yet, in cases such as this, where things appear to be “off” in some form or fashion, we are not afraid to speculate. Here, our speculation concerns the modality of the possibility of deliberate action. If we assume for the sake of that speculation, for example, that 2750 tons of ammonia nitrate were stored at the portside warehouse in Beirut, then such a large explosion would make some sense, particularly if some modality could be found to detonate it simultaneously.
As I said, my first thought, when viewing some of the initial videos, was that the explosion was due to some sort of fuel air bomb. There appeared to be an initial smaller detonation, followed by a much larger one with a rapidly moving shock wave, which was quite visible as a bloom of water vapor appeared to have been raised by the explosion, which rose quickly, and then revealed a smaller mushroom cloud raising in the air. That basic signature – two detonations, plus a rapidly moving shock wave – is characteristic of a fuel air bomb.
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But other videos showed clearly that there were small fires inside the facility allegedly storing the ammonia nitrate, then, a sudden explosion, following by the bloom of water, the rising mushroom cloud, and so on. One individual also sent me a tweet, alleging that there was a rocket visible shortly before the main explosion, but the video was so small I could not make this out. So for now, I’m going on the “deliberate action but no rocket” template. In any case, here are some of the pictures and videos of the detonation. First, before and after satellite pictures of the dock where the explosion occurred:
Note the crater where the building used to be. One individual, R.P. sent me a comparison picture of the crater left from the explosion of the chemical plant in Tianjin China a few years ago and wondered if the Beirut explosion might have been a rod of god (and many thanks for the pictures):
Now as for the rod of god hypothesis, many people who sent me emails were wondering the same thing. I doubt it in this instance, since the crater in Beirut does not appear to be nearly as deep as that inTianjin. Again, at this point, though I rule nothing out, I give it a small probability.
This article from the U.K.’s Daily Mail includes another video, and it was this video that made me question the fuel-air explosive explanation:
Inside Beirut’s ground zero: Astonishing images reveal the scale of devastation in Lebanese capital after mega-explosion ripped through city and left 300,000 homeless
Note that in the video, a fire is clearly burning in the warehouse, then there is a sudden explosion (or detonation) of the alleged ammonia nitrate, followed shortly thereafter by the bloom of water from that explosion/detonation. Viewed from a different perspective, it might look like a fuel-air explosive, but from this and other views, in my opinion now, the water bloom is clearly caused by the primary explosion/detonation. Another factor that might play into the size of the explosion is the fact that there was a large grain elevator “conveniently” next to the warehouse allegedly storing the ammonia nitrate (click on the picture for the article from the N.Y. Times):
As anyone knows, the dust in grain elevators can explode with great force, and the principle is very much like that in a fuel air bomb, with each particle of dust essentially being a mini-explosion, using the oxygen in the atmosphere just like a fuel-air bomb uses atmospheric oxygen as the oxidizer for the fuel of the explosion. Combined with an explosion of ammonia nitrate, this might account for the “look” of a fuel-air explosion from some points of view. (Consider this video of the Texas grain elevator explosion of 2013 shared by G.L.R.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1UbSYOxhjU&feature=emb_logo Incidentally, this explosion was also ammonia nitrate.)
Yet another reader, B., found this compilation of videos of the event on R.T.:
WATCH enormous Beirut blast from 15 synchronized camera angles as mystery surrounding its cause persists
What is interesting is to compare this sad incident in Beirut, with the explosion of the Russian ammunition plant in Siberia a few years ago (video again thanks to G.L.R.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqubOf9IE4s&feature=emb_logo_ ) In both cases, there is a fire, then a sudden explosion/detonation, a massive shock wave, a bloom of water vapor(!) which rises faster than the mushroom cloud of the explosion itself. Note, however, that in this video of the ammo dump explosion, the fire appears to be burning some unknown distance away from the location of the explosion.
My point in reviewing all this here is why would anyone store tons of ammonia nitrate in a warehouse right next door to a grain elevator? That’s simply asking for trouble, should either one “go.” It is this one fact alone that makes me suspicious of the incident, for all it would take to create the incident is access to either the warehouse and/or the grain elevator, a detonator, and a remote control. If one is inclined to the “deliberate action” hypothesis, this, for the moment, and in the absence of other details, remains my favored hypothesis…
…but…
…there is that statement from President Trump that he was briefed by the Pentagon, and they were of the opinion it was a bomb of “some sort.” The idea of a “bomb” suggests that there was more involved than just ammonia nitrate, or grain elevators, and the phrase “some sort” could imply that it was something “exotic”, or that the generals briefing Trump were deliberately making it all up, and deliberately obfuscating the event with misinformation. Now come the my usual off the end of the twig high octane speculations. What if, indeed, Trump’s generals are correct and it was a bomb “of some sort”? In spite of all the above arguments, the intuition still nags at me that the fuel-air bomb hypothesis might be true. After all, grain dust or even ammonia nitrate dust might act like a fuel air bomb. But what if we’re looking at something quite different? Some individuals who contacted me about the incident asked me if I thought it was a nuclear weapon of some sort. Initially, I responded at length to one of these individuals that I did not think so. Another individual contacted me later and argued more persuasively for that hypothesis.
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If one is familiar with the development and theory of nuclear weapons, one will be aware that there are essentially “four generations” that are talked about in the literature:
1) First Generation Nuclear Weapons are those weapons that are pure fission weapons, utilizing uranium 235 or plutonium as the fuel. In other words, a simple atomic bomb;
2) Second Generation Nuclear Weapons are those weapons that, in addition to being pure fission weapons, also utilize a “tamper” or mixture of an element such as deuterium or lithium to increase the amount for free thermal neutrons in the reaction, to increase the efficiency of the burn of the nuclear fuel, and hence, of the yield of the weapon. In other words, these are the “boosted fission” weapons that quickly took the yields of atom bombs approximately an order of magnitude of kilotons higher than first generation nuclear weapons, for example, the Hiroshima and Nagasaki a-bombs’ yields were measured in tens of kilotons of yield, whereas the typical boosted fission or second generation nuclear weapons’ yields are typically measured in the hundreds of kilotons;
3) Third Generation Nuclear Weapons are those that are a combination of fission and fusion weapons, in other words, hydrogen bombs, where an atom bomb is used as the “fuse” to create the radioactive pressures to cause deuterium, tritium or lithium atoms to fuse and release enormous energies. These weapons’ yields are typically measured in megatons, i.e., millions of tons of TNT, rather than kilotons (mere thousands of tons of TNT).
This third generation has led to the dream of
4) Fourth Generation Nuclear Weapons, which are pure fusion weapons that do not require the use of an atom bomb as the “fuse”. These weapons are sought therefore because they would not leave the deadly radioactive fallout of the atom bombs used as first, or used in second, or third generation weapons, and also because they could be designed for very small to very large yields.
What if, I thought, we were looking at some sort of fourth generation nuclear weapon, one utilizing dissociated hydrogen from ordinary water vapor in the atmosphere?Now, several long and convoluted reasons would induce me to say that’s ridiculous, if this were not such a long and convoluted blog already, except that two people watching this story, K.M., and another individual were also thinking more or less very same thing, and the latter sent me this link about a paper, authored in 2009, using electromagnetic means of dissociation of hydrogen in a radio-frequency plasma source on water vapor; think of it as a kind of electro-acoustic shock wave for manipulating plasmas(shades of Dr. Ronald Richter, folks):
Operating a radio-frequency plasma source on water vapor
Of course, that’s a really radical idea, so far-fetched and “out there” that it boggles the imagination, but supposing someone found a way to do that in ordinary atmosphere? It would be rather like a combination fuel-air bomb (the ammonia nitrate and grain dust), and the Hindenburg disaster (the hydrogen). But what might such an exotic “bomb” look like? I suspect it would look to the untrained eye rather like a nuclear explosion, with a fast-moving pressure wave created a water vapor and torus of clouds, with a mushroom cloud from a massive fireball that quickly burns its fuel out, and leaving little traces of radioactivity, save perhaps tiny traces of nuclear events such as metal or glass that might – I stress, might – crumble in one’s hands when handled. It’s not exactly a full “fourth generation” nuclear weapon, but it would definitely be a step on the technology tree. One telltale signature of such a device might be the presence of unexplained local interference with electric devices, and of course, with radios or television broadcast signals and receivers. As yet, I’ve heard of no such details from Beirut, and admittedly, K.M.’s., the other individual’s, and my speculations here are extremely high octane, as befits the concept we’re entertaining.
And of course, for those really paying attention, such a concept might explain to some degree those “unexpected yields” from early thermonuclear tests as being perhaps due to the dissociation of atmospheric hydrogen by the radiation of the blast itself (remember those early fears that such tests would ignite atmospheric hydrogen? what if that was true to a small degree? For that matter, Edward Teller did a paper on this: https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2019/09/12/the_fear_that_a_nuclear_bomb_could_ignite_the_atmosphere.html Note the quotation “It is shown that, whenever the teperature to which a section of the atmosphere may be heated, no self-propagating chain of nuclear reactions is likely to be started. The energy kisses to radiation always overcompensate the gains due to the reaction.” Emphasis added))
And I didn’t get to talk about how theoretical conventional explosives like octanitrocubane or ionospheric heaters like HAARP or Eiscat or lots of other stuff might figure into all this.
See you on the flip side…
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-08-06--1 in 5 Ballots Rejected as Fraud Is Charged in N.J. Mail-In Election

Mail-in ballots have long been acknowledged by voting experts to be more susceptible to fraud and irregularities than in-person voting .
This has raised concerns from President Trump and other Republicans about the integrity of national elections in November , which are expected to include a dramatic increase in mail-in ballots .
If Paterson is any guide , it ought to concern Democrats as well .
Over 800 ballots in Paterson were invalidated for appearing in mailboxes improperly bundled together – including a one mailbox where hundreds of ballots were in a single packet .
The bundles were turned over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activity related to the collection of the ballots .
The board of elections disqualified another 2,300 ballots after concluding that the signatures on them did not match the signatures on voter records .
Reporting by NBC further uncovered citizens of Paterson who are listed as having voted , but who told the news outlet they never received a ballot and did not vote .
One woman , Ramona Javier , after being shown the list of people on her block who allegedly voted , told the outlet she knew of eight family members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We did not receive vote-by-mail ballots and thus we did not vote , ” she said .
“ This is corruption .
This is fraud.
” There were multiple reports that large numbers of mail-in ballots were left on the lobby floors of apartment buildings and not delivered to residents ’ individual mailboxes , further casting doubt on the integrity of the election .
Two of the election results in Paterson were particularly close .
Initially , challenger Shahin Khalique defeated incumbent Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman by 1,729 votes to 1,721 .
After a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race is now tied 1,730-1,730 .
In that race , a video posted to Snapchat has surfaced that appears to show a man named Abu Razyen unlawfully handling a large stack of ballots he indicates are votes for Khalique .
Khalique ’ s brother , Shelim , and Razyen have been charged by the state attorney general for crimes including fraud in casting mail-in votes , tampering , and unauthorized possession of ballots .
Incumbent council member William McKoy lost by 240 votes to challenger Alex Mendez after a recount on June 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far from over – in the third ward of the city where the race was decided , over 24 % of all ballots were disqualified by the Board of Elections .
Mendez was also charged Thursday with six different crimes related to voter fraud .
( Michael Jackson , Paterson ’ s incumbent 1st Ward city councilman and council vice president , was the fourth man charged yesterday .
Jackson faces four counts related to voter fraud . )
In a legal complaint , the McKoy campaign is alleging outright fraud on behalf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least one individual , YaYa Luis Mendez , has confessed to investigators working on behalf of the [ New Jersey attorney general ’ s ] office to having stolen ballots out of mailboxes , both completed and uncompleted , on behalf of and at the direction of the [ Alex ] Mendez campaign , ” according to the complaint prepared by McKoy attorney Scott Salmon .
The attorney for Mendez , who leads in the vote count , isn ’ t disputing that the election results are unreliable .
“ This election is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ultimate victors , and this process has to be reviewed by the courts to address the deficiencies in the planning and execution of the election , ” Gregg Paster , the attorney , is quoted as saying in Salmon ’ s complaint .
For his part , Paster alleges that the botched election has resulted in problems hurting Mendez ’ s chance of winning .
On June 8 , Paster sent a letter asking federal authorities to investigate voter intimidation on behalf of the Paterson ’ s mayor , Andre Sayegh , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of a faction opposing the mayor and hoping to gain control of the City Council and push back against the mayor ’ s agenda .
The ensuing investigations into voting irregularities have resulted in Paterson police officers – including those assigned to the mayor ’ s private detail , according to Paster – knocking on doors and asking citizens about their votes .
The local police department says the cops were assisting the state attorney general investigation into the election , serving as translators for differing Spanish dialects .
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“ Once you start having city police knocking on doors , investigating voting patterns , you ’ re treading awfully close to the line of banana republic type of tactics , ” Paster told RealClearPolitics .
“ There ’ s an intimidation factor – you have a lot of immigrants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that come from places where if the police show up at your door , a lot of times , you know , nobody ever sees you again .
And while we ’ re not alleging local cops are anything like that , this is where a lot of these people have come from and they ’ re afraid of the police.
” Salmon admits Paterson ’ s recent election is “ crazy , ” but points to unique aspects of living in the town that make mail-in ballot fraud more likely – it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ populated cities in America , with lots of residents living in high-rise buildings that have communal mailboxes that are prime targets for ballot theft .
But as noted in Salmon ’ s legal complaint , Paterson was just one of 31 municipalities in New Jersey that held vote-by-mail elections on May 12 .
The average disqualification rate for mail-in ballots in all 31 elections across the state was an alarming 9.6 % .
( The ballot rejection rate drops to 8.1 % if Paterson ’ s results are excluded . )
New Jersey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broadly comparable to nationwide elections for a variety of reasons , but the 2016 presidential election resulted in a popular vote total with a differential of just over 2 % , with fewer than 80,000 votes in a handful of swing states determining the Electoral College victor .
Voting irregularities with mail-in ballots could be much less pronounced than what happened in New Jersey last month and still produce a great deal of uncertainty in a national election .
Salmon is hoping vote-by-mail problems will be resolved in the months before the November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people found out that this is going to be an all-mail-in election only a month before , whereas obviously November is still a ways away and there ’ s a lot more time to educate voters on how to fill out these ballots and how to return them , ” he told RCP .
But he concedes that it ’ s “ still a fair point ” to look at New Jersey ’ s elections last month and see cause for concern about the national elections .
Rick Hasen , professor of law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California , Irvine , acknowledged on the Election Law Blog last month that there ’ s “ genuine absentee ballot fraud scandal going on in Paterson , New Jersey and it is going to get a lot of national attention.
” Hasen argues that it ’ s not cause for concern , however , noting there were only 491 prosecutions related to absentee ballots nationwide between 2000 and 2012 .
“ The rise in vote by mail should lead to increased vigilance against this sort of activity , ” he wrote on May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expand vote by mail is worth it given the great health benefits of increased voting by mail during a pandemic , the small risk of fraud , and the likelihood that fraud will get caught.
” Despite Hasen ’ s sanguine attitude , the problems in Paterson have received virtually no national attention so far .
Salmon and Paster say they ’ ve had inquiries from only two national news outlets , and almost all coverage of the problems and fraud allegations in Paterson have been confined to local news outlets .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been filed across the country contesting state requirements used to certify mail-in ballots .
“ Among the main targets are witness and signature requirements for absentee ballots — such as signing the envelope , or getting a witness or notary to sign it , or making sure the voter ’ s signature is legible , ” notes an NPR report earlier this month .
Those lawsuits seeking to expand vote-by-mail include one brought in Nevada earlier year , which aims to do away with signature verification on mail-in ballots altogether – even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the reason Paterson disqualified over 2,300 ballots .
Meanwhile , the president continues to be an outspoken opponent of voting by mail .
He tweeted on June 22 , “ RIGGED 2020 ELECTION : MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES , AND OTHERS .
IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES !
” This and other Trump claims about vote-by-mail problems are frequently contested by the press .
“ We ’ ve literally been expecting Trump to tweet about this for the last two weeks , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign , there have been ongoing jokes about how long it ’ s going to take for Trump to find out about Paterson and start tweeting .
”

In the City Council election, 16,747 vote-by-mail ballots were received, but only 13,557 votes were counted . More than 3,190 votes, 19% of the total ballots cast, were disqualified by the board of elections. Due to the pandemic, Paterson’s election was done through vote-by-mail. Community organizations, such as the city’s NAACP chapter, are calling for the entire election to be invalidated .Mail-in ballots have long been acknowledged by voting experts to be more susceptible to fraud and irregularities than in-person voting. This has raised concerns from President Trump and other Republicans about the integrity of national elections in November, which are expected to include a dramatic increase in mail-in ballots. If Paterson is any guide, it ought to concern Democrats as well.
Over 800 ballots in Paterson were invalidated for appearing in mailboxes improperly bundled together – including a one mailbox where hundreds of ballots were in a single packet. The bundles were turned over to law enforcement to investigate potential criminal activity related to the collection of the ballots.
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The board of elections disqualified another 2,300 ballots after concluding that the signatures on them did not match the signatures on voter records.
Reporting by NBC further uncovered citizens of Paterson who are listed as having voted, but who told the news outlet they never received a ballot and did not vote. One woman, Ramona Javier, after being shown the list of people on her block who allegedly voted, told the outlet she knew of eight family members and neighbors who were wrongly listed. “We did not receive vote-by-mail ballots and thus we did not vote,” she said. “This is corruption. This is fraud.”
There were multiple reports that large numbers of mail-in ballots were left on the lobby floors of apartment buildings and not delivered to residents’ individual mailboxes, further casting doubt on the integrity of the election.
Two of the election results in Paterson were particularly close. Initially, challenger Shahin Khalique defeated incumbent Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman by 1,729 votes to 1,721. After a second recount on June 19, that race is now tied 1,730-1,730. In that race, a video posted to Snapchat has surfaced that appears to show a man named Abu Razyen unlawfully handling a large stack of ballots he indicates are votes for Khalique. Khalique’s brother, Shelim, and Razyen have been charged by the state attorney general for crimes including fraud in casting mail-in votes, tampering, and unauthorized possession of ballots.
Incumbent council member William McKoy lost by 240 votes to challenger Alex Mendez after a recount on June 1. However, the McKoy-Mendez race is far from over – in the third ward of the city where the race was decided, over 24% of all ballots were disqualified by the Board of Elections. Mendez was also charged Thursday with six different crimes related to voter fraud. (Michael Jackson, Paterson’s incumbent 1st Ward city councilman and council vice president, was the fourth man charged yesterday. Jackson faces four counts related to voter fraud.)
In a legal complaint, the McKoy campaign is alleging outright fraud on behalf of the Mendez campaign. “At least one individual, YaYa Luis Mendez, has confessed to investigators working on behalf of the [New Jersey attorney general’s] office to having stolen ballots out of mailboxes, both completed and uncompleted, on behalf of and at the direction of the [Alex] Mendez campaign,” according to the complaint prepared by McKoy attorney Scott Salmon.
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The attorney for Mendez, who leads in the vote count, isn’t disputing that the election results are unreliable. “This election is a sham, regardless of who are the ultimate victors, and this process has to be reviewed by the courts to address the deficiencies in the planning and execution of the election,” Gregg Paster, the attorney, is quoted as saying in Salmon’s complaint.
For his part, Paster alleges that the botched election has resulted in problems hurting Mendez’s chance of winning. On June 8, Paster sent a letter asking federal authorities to investigate voter intimidation on behalf of the Paterson’s mayor, Andre Sayegh, and local law enforcement.
Mendez is part of a faction opposing the mayor and hoping to gain control of the City Council and push back against the mayor’s agenda. The ensuing investigations into voting irregularities have resulted in Paterson police officers – including those assigned to the mayor’s private detail, according to Paster – knocking on doors and asking citizens about their votes. The local police department says the cops were assisting the state attorney general investigation into the election, serving as translators for differing Spanish dialects.
“Once you start having city police knocking on doors, investigating voting patterns, you’re treading awfully close to the line of banana republic type of tactics,” Paster told RealClearPolitics. “There’s an intimidation factor – you have a lot of immigrants in Paterson, a lot of people that come from places where if the police show up at your door, a lot of times, you know, nobody ever sees you again. And while we’re not alleging local cops are anything like that, this is where a lot of these people have come from and they’re afraid of the police.”
Salmon admits Paterson’s recent election is “crazy,” but points to unique aspects of living in the town that make mail-in ballot fraud more likely – it’s one of the most densely populated cities in America, with lots of residents living in high-rise buildings that have communal mailboxes that are prime targets for ballot theft.
But as noted in Salmon’s legal complaint, Paterson was just one of 31 municipalities in New Jersey that held vote-by-mail elections on May 12. The average disqualification rate for mail-in ballots in all 31 elections across the state was an alarming 9.6%. (The ballot rejection rate drops to 8.1% if Paterson’s results are excluded.)
New Jersey’s municipal elections aren’t broadly comparable to nationwide elections for a variety of reasons, but the 2016 presidential election resulted in a popular vote total with a differential of just over 2%, with fewer than 80,000 votes in a handful of swing states determining the Electoral College victor. Voting irregularities with mail-in ballots could be much less pronounced than what happened in New Jersey last month and still produce a great deal of uncertainty in a national election.
Salmon is hoping vote-by-mail problems will be resolved in the months before the November election. “In New Jersey, people found out that this is going to be an all-mail-in election only a month before, whereas obviously November is still a ways away and there’s a lot more time to educate voters on how to fill out these ballots and how to return them,” he told RCP. But he concedes that it’s “still a fair point” to look at New Jersey’s elections last month and see cause for concern about the national elections.
Rick Hasen, professor of law and political science at the University of California, Irvine, acknowledged on the Election Law Blog last month that there’s “genuine absentee ballot fraud scandal going on in Paterson, New Jersey and it is going to get a lot of national attention.” Hasen argues that it’s not cause for concern, however, noting there were only 491 prosecutions related to absentee ballots nationwide between 2000 and 2012.
“The rise in vote by mail should lead to increased vigilance against this sort of activity,” he wrote on May 20. “But the push to expand vote by mail is worth it given the great health benefits of increased voting by mail during a pandemic, the small risk of fraud, and the likelihood that fraud will get caught.”
Despite Hasen’s sanguine attitude, the problems in Paterson have received virtually no national attention so far. Salmon and Paster say they’ve had inquiries from only two national news outlets, and almost all coverage of the problems and fraud allegations in Paterson have been confined to local news outlets.
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At the same time, dozens of lawsuits have been filed across the country contesting state requirements used to certify mail-in ballots. “Among the main targets are witness and signature requirements for absentee ballots — such as signing the envelope, or getting a witness or notary to sign it, or making sure the voter’s signature is legible,” notes an NPR report earlier this month.
Those lawsuits seeking to expand vote-by-mail include one brought in Nevada earlier year, which aims to do away with signature verification on mail-in ballots altogether – even though ballot signatures not matching voter records was the reason Paterson disqualified over 2,300 ballots.
Meanwhile, the president continues to be an outspoken opponent of voting by mail. He tweeted on June 22, “RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!” This and other Trump claims about vote-by-mail problems are frequently contested by the press.
“We’ve literally been expecting Trump to tweet about this for the last two weeks,” says Salmon. “Within the McCoy campaign, there have been ongoing jokes about how long it’s going to take for Trump to find out about Paterson and start tweeting.”