stillnessinthestorm--2020-09-29--Why Do Orcas Start Attacking Boats? Scientists and Sailors Left Baffled

But the atmosphere quickly changed when they started ramming the hull , spinning the boat 180 degrees , disabling the autohelm and engine .
The 23-year-old watched broken bits of the rudder float off , leaving the four-person crew without steering , drifting into the Gibraltar Straits shipping lane between Cape Trafalgar and the small town of Barbate .
The pod rammed the boat for more than an hour , during which time the crew were too busy getting the sails in , readying the life raft and radioing a mayday – “ Orca attack !
” – to feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Morris says , was when she went below deck to prepare a grab bag – the stuff you take when abandoning ship .
“ The noise was really scary .
They were ramming the keel , there was this horrible echo , I thought they could capsize the boat .
And this deafening noise as they communicated , whistling to each other .
It was so loud that we had to shout.
” It felt , she says , “ totally orchestrated ” .
The crew waited a tense hour and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coastguard took time to comprehend .
To say this is unusual is to massively understate it .
By the time help arrived , the orcas were gone .
The boat was towed to Barbate , where it was lifted to reveal the rudder missing its bottom third and outer layer , and teeth marks along the underside .
Rocío Espada works with the marine biology laboratory at the University of Seville and has observed this migratory population of orca in the Gibraltar Straits for years .
She was astonished .
“ For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a fibreglass rudder is crazy , ” she says .
“ I ’ ve seen these orcas grow from babies , I know their life stories , I ’ ve never seen or heard of attacks.
“ Highly intelligent , social mammals , orcas are the largest of the dolphin family , and behave in a similar way .
It is normal , she says , that orcas will follow close to the propeller .
Even holding the rudder is not unheard of : “ Sometimes they will bite the rudder , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But never with enough force to break it .
This ramming , Espada says , indicates stress .
The Straits is full of nets and long lines ; perhaps a calf got caught .
More attacks in the Gulf of Gibraltar But Morris ’ s was only one of several encounters between late July and August .
Six days earlier , Alfonso Gomez-Jordana Martin , a 31-year-old from Alicante , was crewing a delivery boat near Barbate for the same company , Reliance Yacht Management .
They were proceeding under engine when a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beneteau to a halt .
He filmed them – it looks more like excitement and curiosity than aggression – but even this bumping damaged the rudder .
And the force increased , he says , over 50 minutes .
“ Once we were stopped , they came in faster : 10-15 knots , from a distance of about 25m , ” he remembers .
“ The impact tipped the boat sideways.
“ The skipper ’ s report to the port authority said the force “ nearly dislocated the helmsman ’ s shoulder and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ At 11.30pm the previous night , 22 July , Beverly Harris , a retired nurse from Derbyshire , and her partner , Kevin Large , were motor-sailing their 50ft boat , Kailani , just off Barbate at eight knots , when they came to a sudden standstill .
It was flat calm , pitch black .
They thought they ’ d hit a net .
“ I scrambled for a torch and was like , ‘ Bloody hell , they ’ re orcas , ’ ” says Harris .
The couple checked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the opposite way .
They tried to correct several times , but the orcas kept spinning them back .
“ I had this weird sensation , ” Harris says , “ like they were trying to lift the boat.
“ It lasted about 20 minutes , but felt longer .
“ We thought , ‘ We ’ ve sailed across the Atlantic , surely we ’ re not going to sink now !
’ ” Their rudder was damaged but got them to La Línea .
It was a long night .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I said , ‘ Are you joking ?
I ’ m having a gin and tonic , ’ ” recalls Harris .
While enjoying her drink , Harris could have spared a thought for Nick Giles , having a sleepless night alone after an almost identical encounter off Barbate just two and a half hours earlier .
He was motor-sailing , and playing music when he heard a sudden bang “ like a sledgehammer.
” The wheel was “ turning with incredible force ” as the vessel spun 180 degrees , dislodging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The boat lifted up half a foot and I was pushed by a second whale from behind , ” he says .
While resetting the cables , the orca hit again , “ nearly chopping off my fingers in the mechanism.
” He was pushed around without steering for about 15 minutes before they left him .
So what is going on underwater ?
Sonar ?
army tests ?
If human activity is affecting the orcas ’ behaviour , human activity must be regulated .
Activities producing underwater noise should be reduced to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former bosses want you dead or you know too much to let live .
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But the atmosphere quickly changed when they started ramming the hull, spinning the boat 180 degrees, disabling the autohelm and engine. The 23-year-old watched broken bits of the rudder float off, leaving the four-person crew without steering, drifting into the Gibraltar Straits shipping lane between Cape Trafalgar and the small town of Barbate.
The pod rammed the boat for more than an hour, during which time the crew were too busy getting the sails in, readying the life raft and radioing a mayday – “Orca attack!” – to feel fear.
The moment fear kicked in, Morris says, was when she went below deck to prepare a grab bag – the stuff you take when abandoning ship. “The noise was really scary. They were ramming the keel, there was this horrible echo, I thought they could capsize the boat. And this deafening noise as they communicated, whistling to each other. It was so loud that we had to shout.” It felt, she says, “totally orchestrated”.
Very unusual orca behavior
The crew waited a tense hour and a half for rescue – perhaps understandably, the coastguard took time to comprehend. To say this is unusual is to massively understate it. By the time help arrived, the orcas were gone. The boat was towed to Barbate, where it was lifted to reveal the rudder missing its bottom third and outer layer, and teeth marks along the underside.
Rocío Espada works with the marine biology laboratory at the University of Seville and has observed this migratory population of orca in the Gibraltar Straits for years. She was astonished. “For killer whales to take out a piece of a fibreglass rudder is crazy,” she says. “I’ve seen these orcas grow from babies, I know their life stories, I’ve never seen or heard of attacks.“
Highly intelligent, social mammals, orcas are the largest of the dolphin family, and behave in a similar way. It is normal, she says, that orcas will follow close to the propeller. Even holding the rudder is not unheard of: “Sometimes they will bite the rudder, get dragged behind as a game.” But never with enough force to break it. This ramming, Espada says, indicates stress. The Straits is full of nets and long lines; perhaps a calf got caught.
More attacks in the Gulf of Gibraltar
But Morris’s was only one of several encounters between late July and August. Six days earlier, Alfonso Gomez-Jordana Martin, a 31-year-old from Alicante, was crewing a delivery boat near Barbate for the same company, Reliance Yacht Management. They were proceeding under engine when a pod of four orcas brought their 40ft Beneteau to a halt.
He filmed them – it looks more like excitement and curiosity than aggression – but even this bumping damaged the rudder. And the force increased, he says, over 50 minutes. “Once we were stopped, they came in faster: 10-15 knots, from a distance of about 25m,” he remembers. “The impact tipped the boat sideways.“
The skipper’s report to the port authority said the force “nearly dislocated the helmsman’s shoulder and spun the whole yacht through 120 degrees.“
At 11.30pm the previous night, 22 July, Beverly Harris, a retired nurse from Derbyshire, and her partner, Kevin Large, were motor-sailing their 50ft boat, Kailani, just off Barbate at eight knots, when they came to a sudden standstill. It was flat calm, pitch black.
They thought they’d hit a net. “I scrambled for a torch and was like, ‘Bloody hell, they’re orcas,’” says Harris. The couple checked their position and found the boat pointing the opposite way. They tried to correct several times, but the orcas kept spinning them back. “I had this weird sensation,” Harris says, “like they were trying to lift the boat.“
It lasted about 20 minutes, but felt longer. “We thought, ‘We’ve sailed across the Atlantic, surely we’re not going to sink now!’” Their rudder was damaged but got them to La Línea. It was a long night. “Kevin said I should get some sleep. I said, ‘Are you joking? I’m having a gin and tonic,’” recalls Harris.
While enjoying her drink, Harris could have spared a thought for Nick Giles, having a sleepless night alone after an almost identical encounter off Barbate just two and a half hours earlier. He was motor-sailing, and playing music when he heard a sudden bang “like a sledgehammer.”
The wheel was “turning with incredible force” as the vessel spun 180 degrees, dislodging the autohelm and steering cables. “The boat lifted up half a foot and I was pushed by a second whale from behind,” he says. While resetting the cables, the orca hit again, “nearly chopping off my fingers in the mechanism.” He was pushed around without steering for about 15 minutes before they left him.
So what is going on underwater? Sonar? army tests? If human activity is affecting the orcas’ behaviour, human activity must be regulated. Activities producing underwater noise should be reduced to a minimum.


stillnessinthestorm--2020-09-29--Fires Have Helped These Endangered Woodpeckers Make a Comeback, and It’s a Reminder of Nature’s Resi

Fires Have Helped These Endangered Woodpeckers Make a Comeback, and It’s a Reminder of Nature’s Resiliency

( Andy Corbley ) It ’ s hard to imagine that the infernos burning in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges in California and Oregon would be good for anything—but for the native black-backed woodpecker it ’ s the best of times , and necessary for them to continue their transformative practices on the forest .
Related California Weaponized Fires Burn an Apocalyptic Record of 2 Million of Acres and It ’ s Not Finished Yet Relentlessly drilling holes in the sides of fire-hardened trees in pursuit of insects , they create ready-made shelters for dozens of different animal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and distribute them hither and yon in their droppings ; thus allowing the forest to regenerate .
This amazing avian is just one of an entire web of plant and animal species who have evolved around the necessity of seasonal fires .
The woodpecker deliberately seeks fire-damaged forests out in search of their favorite food : the larvae of the black fire beetle , which have evolved heat-sensing organs to find which trees are still warm from fires to lay their eggs in .
Indeed both of these species have evolved to interact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States , where the trees have thick coatings of resin-soaked bark that protect them from high-intensity blazes .
“ Woodpeckers are ecosystem engineers , ” Teresa Lorenz tells National Geographic .
A wildlife biologist with the U.S. Forest Service ’ s Pacific Northwest Research Station in Olympia , Washington , she has tracked black-backed woodpeckers in the forests of the Cascade Range , where this year ’ s fires have burned catastrophically .
“ Many small animals , from chipmunks to flying squirrels to mountain bluebirds and wood ducks , compete for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are so protected from the elements and other predators .
We wouldn ’ t have swallows , swifts , or bats without woodpeckers.
” Out of 180 species of woodpecker on earth , the black-backed is not the only one who has adapted to thrive in fiery forests .
The red-cockaded woodpecker is a fire specialist living in the opposite corner of the US from the black-backed , and relies on low-intensity burns through the undergrowth of the longleaf pine forests of the southeast and mid-Atlantic .
This fire-loving woodpecker almost disappeared after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the west , to Florida in the south , to New Jersey in the north—to just 3 % of its original forest cover .
But like a phoenix bird rises from the ashes , its listing as one of the first additions to the Endangered Species Act saw the red-cockaded come back from a population collapse that most scientists concurred would have led to its extinction .
39 separate recovery populations have increased their numbers by 40 % , and an updated recovery plan is being formulated with the aim of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the black-backed woodpecker , the red-cockaded population creates thousands of nesting cavities in trees , which all manner of animals compete to occupy after the bird abandons them .
To date , 27 species of vertebrates as well as many invertebrates , have been found living in the small hollows .
With the collapse of the red-cockaded population , the longleaf pine forests experienced a real estate crisis .
This is compounded by the fact that this particular woodpecker creates their hollows in living , not dead , trees a task that requires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bird will leave the nest to its descendants much the way humans do with their houses , and therefore don ’ t produce more than a few in their lifetime .
This arduous task requires a particular tree , and males and their offspring have been known to continuously inhabit the same tree hollow for 30 years .
The typical tree is a pine of 75-years or older — large enough to contain a hollow for several birds .
These kinds of trees grow in forests created by low-intensity fires—the kind that were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years ago , and the kind which forest managers today have had to set as part of the red-cockaded ’ s recovery plan , which also included drilling artificial nesting holes which they would almost always occupy .
This discovery , made in the 80s by scientists at Virginia Polytechnic Institute , would become an invaluable strategy after Hurricane Hugo obliterated 90 % of the longleaf pine forests in South Carolina ’ s Francis Marion National Forest .
Like a woodpecker version of Katrina , 475 breeding woodpecker couples lost their homes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Forest Service drilled 2,800 holes in remaining trees .
“ South Carolina now has over 1,400 clusters of woodpeckers , ” reads a report on Hugo and the woodpecker effort from the FWS .
“ Where there were 1,900 cavity trees prior to Hugo , there are 5,800 today .
Areas of the state that haven ’ t seen birds in over four decades now have them moving in.
” They will always need prescribed burns and artificial nesting holes , but the red-cockaded woodpecker , like the black-backed , are examples @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that even a blazing forest inferno is used by species to flourish , whether for food or shelter .
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(Andy Corbley) It’s hard to imagine that the infernos burning in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges in California and Oregon would be good for anything—but for the native black-backed woodpecker it’s the best of times, and necessary for them to continue their transformative practices on the forest.
Related
Source – Good News Network
by Andy Corbley, September 20th, 2020
Relentlessly drilling holes in the sides of fire-hardened trees in pursuit of insects, they create ready-made shelters for dozens of different animal species, who eat fire-retardant plants seeds and distribute them hither and yon in their droppings; thus allowing the forest to regenerate.
This amazing avian is just one of an entire web of plant and animal species who have evolved around the necessity of seasonal fires. The woodpecker deliberately seeks fire-damaged forests out in search of their favorite food: the larvae of the black fire beetle, which have evolved heat-sensing organs to find which trees are still warm from fires to lay their eggs in.
Indeed both of these species have evolved to interact with the pine forests of the Northwestern United States, where the trees have thick coatings of resin-soaked bark that protect them from high-intensity blazes.
“Woodpeckers are ecosystem engineers,” Teresa Lorenz tells National Geographic. A wildlife biologist with the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station in Olympia, Washington, she has tracked black-backed woodpeckers in the forests of the Cascade Range, where this year’s fires have burned catastrophically.
“Many small animals, from chipmunks to flying squirrels to mountain bluebirds and wood ducks, compete for the woodpeckers’ vacated nests because they are so protected from the elements and other predators. We wouldn’t have swallows, swifts, or bats without woodpeckers.”
Another fire-pecker
Out of 180 species of woodpecker on earth, the black-backed is not the only one who has adapted to thrive in fiery forests.
The red-cockaded woodpecker is a fire specialist living in the opposite corner of the US from the black-backed, and relies on low-intensity burns through the undergrowth of the longleaf pine forests of the southeast and mid-Atlantic.
This fire-loving woodpecker almost disappeared after clear-cut logging reduced its home range—from Texas in the west, to Florida in the south, to New Jersey in the north—to just 3% of its original forest cover.
But like a phoenix bird rises from the ashes, its listing as one of the first additions to the Endangered Species Act saw the red-cockaded come back from a population collapse that most scientists concurred would have led to its extinction.
39 separate recovery populations have increased their numbers by 40%, and an updated recovery plan is being formulated with the aim of a potential removal from the list.
A housing-sector collapse
Like the black-backed woodpecker, the red-cockaded population creates thousands of nesting cavities in trees, which all manner of animals compete to occupy after the bird abandons them.
To date, 27 species of vertebrates as well as many invertebrates, have been found living in the small hollows. With the collapse of the red-cockaded population, the longleaf pine forests experienced a real estate crisis.
This is compounded by the fact that this particular woodpecker creates their hollows in living, not dead, trees a task that requires immense time and labor such that the bird will leave the nest to its descendants much the way humans do with their houses, and therefore don’t produce more than a few in their lifetime. This arduous task requires a particular tree, and males and their offspring have been known to continuously inhabit the same tree hollow for 30 years. The typical tree is a pine of 75-years or older — large enough to contain a hollow for several birds. These kinds of trees grow in forests created by low-intensity fires—the kind that were deliberately set by Native Americans hundreds of years ago, and the kind which forest managers today have had to set as part of the red-cockaded’s recovery plan, which also included drilling artificial nesting holes which they would almost always occupy. This discovery, made in the 80s by scientists at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, would become an invaluable strategy after Hurricane Hugo obliterated 90% of the longleaf pine forests in South Carolina’s Francis Marion National Forest. Like a woodpecker version of Katrina, 475 breeding woodpecker couples lost their homes. To give them a helping wing, the Forest Service drilled 2,800 holes in remaining trees. “South Carolina now has over 1,400 clusters of woodpeckers,” reads a report on Hugo and the woodpecker effort from the FWS. “Where there were 1,900 cavity trees prior to Hugo, there are 5,800 today. Areas of the state that haven’t seen birds in over four decades now have them moving in.” They will always need prescribed burns and artificial nesting holes, but the red-cockaded woodpecker, like the black-backed, are examples of how resilient nature is, and that even a blazing forest inferno is used by species to flourish, whether for food or shelter.
About The Author
Andy Corbley
Andy Corbley is the founder and editor of World At Large, a small environment, travel, and lifestyle focused journal that stresses integrity, nuance, and honesty which launched in early March 2019.
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The news is important to all people because it is where we come to know new things about the world, which leads to the development of more life goals that lead to life wisdom. The news also serves as a social connection tool, as we tend to relate to those who know about and believe the things we do. With the power of an open truth-seeking mind in hand, the individual can grow wise and the collective can prosper.
– Justin
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-09-29--CIA, Weaponized Lightning, and Mysterious Bird Deaths

( Joseph P. Farrel ) Lately , as you can tell , I ’ ve been blogging about Sudden Animal Deaths , the decline of insect populations , and so on .
And I ’ ve been entertaining the idea for some time that these deaths might be due to the unintended consequences of increased environmental ambient electromagnetic radiation , or in some cases , as the deliberate result of the tests of electromagnetically based exotic weaponry .
With respect to the latter hypothesis , I ’ ve entertained it with regard to the sudden deaths of whole flights of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an entirely different context – with respect to some of the anomalous photos and videos witnesses have gathered from fires in Australia and California .
In regard to the latter , I ’ ve even gone so far as to suggest that the power grid itself might have been weaponized as the broadcast antenna for the fires by simply sending transients through the wires and into homes .
With respect to the recent sudden death of a herd of elephants in Africa , I ’ ve entertained the idea of a lightning weapons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Steal Your Soul Yea , I know all this sounds nutty , and it probably is .
But the nuttiness isn ’ t mine .
It belongs to “ them ” , you know , the guys that sit around and dream all this stuff up .
“ N. ” found this article and passed it along ( our thanks ! )
, and it ’ s worth absorbing , because it ’ s not coming from an “ alternative media ” source , but from Forbes magazine : Here ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thunderbolts are traditionally the weapon of the gods , but in 1967 the CIA were wondering whether they , too , could call down bolts of lightning from the heavens at will .
The idea is contained in a proposal from a scientist , sent to the CIA ’ s Deputy for Research ‘ Special Activities ’ and passed on to the chief of the Air Systems division .
The scientist ’ s name has been redacted in the declassified document from the CIA ’ s archive , but the proposal mentions a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were being taken seriously .
The guided lightning concept is based on the observation that lightning follows a path of ionized air known as a step leader .
Once the leader stroke reaches the ground and makes a circuit , the lightning proper is formed and a current flow , typically around 300 million Volts at 30,000 Amps .
The scientist suggests that artificial leaders could “ cause discharges to occur when and where we want them.
” The artificial leader would be a wire a few thousandths of an inch in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be inserted into storms by aircraft or rockets on a spool , and unrolled by a drogue parachute , and lightning would follow them down to the ground .
“ This method is possible because the main discharge will occur through ionized surrounding the wire , ” notes the scientist .
The wire , like the leader , is only needed to get the lightning going , and would still work even if it broke .
Now let ’ s dive into today ’ s high octane speculation .
If you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chemtrails ” and the spraying being conducted , one of the things you ’ ll have come across is the claim that much of the material being sprayed is particulate heavy metals .
Sometimes the composition of this spray varies , but among the metals most often mentioned in this regard are aluminum , and barium .
Sometimes there are others .
In some examinations , the spraying began during the Reagan era as a secretive effort to increase the electrical conductivity of the atmosphere for his Strategic Defense Initiative project .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so in some versions , the spraying was being done to “ save the environment ” or to “ combat climate change ” ( which explanation in itself is intriguing , because that implied the ability to manipulate weather on a planetary scale ) .
Joseph P. Farrell has a doctorate in patristics from the University of Oxford , and pursues research in physics , alternative history and science , and “ strange stuff ” .
His book The Giza DeathStar , for which the Giza Community is named , was published in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his first venture into “ alternative history and science ” .
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(Joseph P. Farrel) Lately, as you can tell, I’ve been blogging about Sudden Animal Deaths, the decline of insect populations, and so on. And I’ve been entertaining the idea for some time that these deaths might be due to the unintended consequences of increased environmental ambient electromagnetic radiation, or in some cases, as the deliberate result of the tests of electromagnetically based exotic weaponry. With respect to the latter hypothesis, I’ve entertained it with regard to the sudden deaths of whole flights of birds in mid-air, and – in an entirely different context – with respect to some of the anomalous photos and videos witnesses have gathered from fires in Australia and California. In regard to the latter, I’ve even gone so far as to suggest that the power grid itself might have been weaponized as the broadcast antenna for the fires by simply sending transients through the wires and into homes. With respect to the recent sudden death of a herd of elephants in Africa, I’ve entertained the idea of a lightning weapons test.
Related
Source – The Giza Death Star
by Joseph P. Farrel, September 24th, 2020
Yea, I know all this sounds nutty, and it probably is.
But the nuttiness isn’t mine. It belongs to “them”, you know, the guys that sit around and dream all this stuff up. “N.” found this article and passed it along (our thanks!), and it’s worth absorbing, because it’s not coming from an “alternative media” source, but from Forbes magazine:
When The CIA Considered Weaponizing Lightning
Here’s what has leaped out at me:
Thunderbolts are traditionally the weapon of the gods, but in 1967 the CIA were wondering whether they, too, could call down bolts of lightning from the heavens at will. The idea is contained in a proposal from a scientist, sent to the CIA’s Deputy for Research ‘Special Activities’ and passed on to the chief of the Air Systems division. The scientist’s name has been redacted in the declassified document from the CIA’s archive, but the proposal mentions a previous discussion with the CIA, indicating they were being taken seriously. The guided lightning concept is based on the observation that lightning follows a path of ionized air known as a step leader. Once the leader stroke reaches the ground and makes a circuit, the lightning proper is formed and a current flow, typically around 300 million Volts at 30,000 Amps. The scientist suggests that artificial leaders could “cause discharges to occur when and where we want them.” The artificial leader would be a wire a few thousandths of an inch in diameter and several miles long. Wires would be inserted into storms by aircraft or rockets on a spool, and unrolled by a drogue parachute, and lightning would follow them down to the ground. “This method is possible because the main discharge will occur through ionized surrounding the wire,” notes the scientist. The wire, like the leader, is only needed to get the lightning going, and would still work even if it broke.
Now let’s dive into today’s high octane speculation. If you’ve been following the phenomenon of “chemtrails” and the spraying being conducted, one of the things you’ll have come across is the claim that much of the material being sprayed is particulate heavy metals. Sometimes the composition of this spray varies, but among the metals most often mentioned in this regard are aluminum, and barium. Sometimes there are others. In some examinations, the spraying began during the Reagan era as a secretive effort to increase the electrical conductivity of the atmosphere for his Strategic Defense Initiative project. This needed a “cover story,” so in some versions, the spraying was being done to “save the environment” or to “combat climate change” (which explanation in itself is intriguing, because that implied the ability to manipulate weather on a planetary scale).
About The Auhtor
Joseph P. Farrel
Joseph P. Farrell has a doctorate in patristics from the University of Oxford, and pursues research in physics, alternative history and science, and “strange stuff”. His book The Giza DeathStar, for which the Giza Community is named, was published in the spring of 2002, and was his first venture into “alternative history and science”.
Stillness in the Storm Editor: Why did we post this?
The news is important to all people because it is where we come to know new things about the world, which leads to the development of more life goals that lead to life wisdom. The news also serves as a social connection tool, as we tend to relate to those who know about and believe the things we do. With the power of an open truth-seeking mind in hand, the individual can grow wise and the collective can prosper.
– Justin
Not sure how to make sense of this? Want to learn how to discern like a pro? Read this essential guide to discernment, analysis of claims, and understanding the truth in a world of deception: 4 Key Steps of Discernment – Advanced Truth-Seeking Tools.
Stillness in the Storm Editor’s note: Did you find a spelling error or grammatical mistake? Send an email to corrections@stillnessinthestorm.com, with the error and suggested correction, along with the headline and url. Do you think this article needs an update? Or do you just have some feedback? Send us an email at sitsshow@gmail.com. Thank you for reading.
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https://gizadeathstar.com/2020/09/assassination-by-lightning/


stillnessinthestorm--2020-09-29--Despite Efforts to Downplay Severity, Voter Fraud is Alive and Well in 2020

( Ryan DeLarme ) There is an obvious propaganda war being waged for control over the public mind , and it seems that the once understood reality of voter fraud is the latest casualty .
Even the subtlest use of neuro-linguistic programming will likely have those who ’ ve yet to develop their discernment skills assuming that Voter Fraud is just another “ Orange-man Conspiracy Theory ” .
Related VOTER FRAUD : New York City Voters Receive Mail-in Ballots Marked for Military Use Despite Never Serving in the US Military In the last year alone there have been an unprecedented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Voter Fraud , so why try and downplay it in the corporate media echo-chamber ?
Here ’ s a few examples : • In May of this year , hundreds of people in Oregon reported that their voter registration was switched from Republican to non affiliated without their knowledge or permission , essentially denying them the right to participate in the Primary .
• West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey , U.S. Attorney Bill Powell and Secretary of State Mac Warner announced a criminal charge against a rural mail carrier in a voter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in May .
• Republicans in New Jersey received ballots with only democrat options .
The New Jersey Democrats were also caught harvesting ballots and mailing them in bundled packs .
Voter harvesting is illegal in New Jersey and most states .
• State Superior Court Judge Ernest Caposela ruled in August that a new election must be held in November for a Paterson City Council seat in New Jersey after the winner of the race and an elected official were charged with voter fraud .
• A judge in Iowa ordered 50,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Donald Trump ’ s campaign argued a county elections commissioner acted improperly when he sent the requests out with voter ’ s personal information already filled out .
• North Carolina Joined Michigan and Pennsylvania – Will Accept Late Ballots For 9 Days After Election and Ballot Harvesting , which is absurd .
• At least 847 dead people tried to vote in Michigan ’ s August Primary , prompting Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to demand the legislature pass a bill requiring city and township clerks to call voters who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as a missing signature .
• Most recently , Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last Thursday that law enforcement officials had arrested four individuals for their alleged involvement in an illegal ballot harvesting scheme in the state ’ s 2018 Democrat primary election .
One of the people who was arrested was the Democrat who won the primary race .
Those are just some of the more “ On paper ” instances of election meddling and not including things like Voter Intimidation , which seems to be more real this election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Atlantic recently said : “ Republicans need to vote for Joe Biden because Democrats will riot , burn And loot If Donald Trump wins again.
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One of the primary incentives for the mail-in-ballot gambit is the potential for the spread of COVID-19 , particularly concerning elderly voters .
Unfortunately Biden himself , 77 , undid that narrative when he showed up with his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Attorney General William Barr dismantled CNN host Wolf Blitzer during an interview earlier this month over the issue of universal mail-in voting .
Foreshadowing what ’ s likely to come , a Democrat data and analytics firm funded by Michael Bloomberg claimed it is highly likely President Trump will win by a landslide on election night , but will ultimately lose in the following days after mail-in ballots continue to be counted .
Hawkfish CEO Josh Mendelsohn called the Democrat mail-in voting fraud operation deployed to steal the election post election day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview with “ Axios on HBO.
” “ We are sounding an alarm and saying that this is a very real possibility , that the data is going to show on election night an incredible victory for Donald Trump , ” he said .
“ When every legitimate vote is tallied and we get to that final day , which will be some day after Election Day , it will in fact show that what happened on election night was exactly that , a mirage , ” Mendelsohn said .
“ It looked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he fundamentally was not when every ballot gets counted.
” By the numbers : Under one of the group ’ s modeling scenarios , Trump could hold a projected lead of 408-130 electoral votes on election night , if only 15 % of the vote by mail ( VBM ) ballots had been counted .
• Once 75 % of mail ballots were counted , perhaps four days later , the lead could flip to Biden ’ s favor .
• This particular modeling scenario portrays Biden as ultimately winning a massive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , described in detail below , was based in part on polling from FiveThirtyEight in August .
• The ultimate results may well sit somewhere between these low-end and high-end scenarios and will also be impacted by who actually votes , and how voters ’ views about their options change over the coming weeks A Democrat operative who worked covertly in a massive voter fraud operation blew the whistle to New York Post reporter Jon Levine and revealed how Democrats will try to steal the 2020 election with their mail-in vote scheme .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by paying homeless voters , taking advantage of elderly in nursing homes , fraudulently posing as registered voters , printing up phony ballots and actually removing real ballots from envelopes and replacing them with counterfeit ballots .
The Democrat-media complex is keeping Covid in the news cycle so they can push for mail-in ballots instead of voting in person for the 2020 election .
Hillary Clinton said Joe Biden “ should not concede under any circumstances.
” It is obvious that the Democrats are going to file lawsuits after the election if Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks and possibly until Inauguration Day in an effort to prevent President Trump from remaining in office .
Ryan DeLarme is a creative writer , independent journalist , founder of the Underground Newswire , and contributor at Stillness in the Storm .
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(Ryan DeLarme) There is an obvious propaganda war being waged for control over the public mind, and it seems that the once understood reality of voter fraud is the latest casualty. Even the subtlest use of neuro-linguistic programming will likely have those who’ve yet to develop their discernment skills assuming that Voter Fraud is just another “Orange-man Conspiracy Theory”.
Related VOTER FRAUD: New York City Voters Receive Mail-in Ballots Marked for Military Use Despite Never Serving in the US Military
Source – Underground Newswire
by Ryan DeLarme, September 28th, 2020
In the last year alone there have been an unprecedented number of instances involving election meddling and Voter Fraud, so why try and downplay it in the corporate media echo-chamber? Here’s a few examples:
In May of this year, hundreds of people in Oregon reported that their voter registration was switched from Republican to non affiliated without their knowledge or permission, essentially denying them the right to participate in the Primary.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell and Secretary of State Mac Warner announced a criminal charge against a rural mail carrier in a voter fraud case related to absentee ballot requests in May.
Republicans in New Jersey received ballots with only democrat options. The New Jersey Democrats were also caught harvesting ballots and mailing them in bundled packs. Voter harvesting is illegal in New Jersey and most states.
State Superior Court Judge Ernest Caposela ruled in August that a new election must be held in November for a Paterson City Council seat in New Jersey after the winner of the race and an elected official were charged with voter fraud.
A judge in Iowa ordered 50,000 absentee ballot requests to be voided after President Donald Trump’s campaign argued a county elections commissioner acted improperly when he sent the requests out with voter’s personal information already filled out.
North Carolina Joined Michigan and Pennsylvania – Will Accept Late Ballots For 9 Days After Election and Ballot Harvesting, which is absurd.
At least 847 dead people tried to vote in Michigan’s August Primary, prompting Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to demand the legislature pass a bill requiring city and township clerks to call voters who have obvious flaws with their ballot, such as a missing signature.
Most recently, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last Thursday that law enforcement officials had arrested four individuals for their alleged involvement in an illegal ballot harvesting scheme in the state’s 2018 Democrat primary election. One of the people who was arrested was the Democrat who won the primary race.
Those are just some of the more “On paper” instances of election meddling and not including things like Voter Intimidation, which seems to be more real this election cycle than ever before. A writer at the Atlantic recently said:
“Republicans need to vote for Joe Biden because Democrats will riot, burn And loot If Donald Trump wins again.” -Shadi Hamid
One of the primary incentives for the mail-in-ballot gambit is the potential for the spread of COVID-19, particularly concerning elderly voters. Unfortunately Biden himself, 77, undid that narrative when he showed up with his wife to vote in person in Delaware.
Attorney General William Barr dismantled CNN host Wolf Blitzer during an interview earlier this month over the issue of universal mail-in voting.
Attorney General Barr on universal mail-in voting: “this is playing with fire…very open to fraud and coercion”https://t.co/J1Cvzp1k6C pic.twitter.com/1puzPcTd7U — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 2, 2020
Foreshadowing what’s likely to come, a Democrat data and analytics firm funded by Michael Bloomberg claimed it is highly likely President Trump will win by a landslide on election night, but will ultimately lose in the following days after mail-in ballots continue to be counted. Hawkfish CEO Josh Mendelsohn called the Democrat mail-in voting fraud operation deployed to steal the election post election day a “red mirage” in his interview with “Axios on HBO.”
“We are sounding an alarm and saying that this is a very real possibility, that the data is going to show on election night an incredible victory for Donald Trump,” he said.
“When every legitimate vote is tallied and we get to that final day, which will be some day after Election Day, it will in fact show that what happened on election night was exactly that, a mirage,” Mendelsohn said. “It looked like Donald Trump was in the lead and he fundamentally was not when every ballot gets counted.”
Axios reported:
By the numbers: Under one of the group’s modeling scenarios, Trump could hold a projected lead of 408-130 electoral votes on election night, if only 15% of the vote by mail (VBM) ballots had been counted.
Once 75% of mail ballots were counted, perhaps four days later, the lead could flip to Biden’s favor.
This particular modeling scenario portrays Biden as ultimately winning a massive victory, 334-204.
The methodology, described in detail below, was based in part on polling from FiveThirtyEight in August.
The ultimate results may well sit somewhere between these low-end and high-end scenarios and will also be impacted by who actually votes, and how voters’ views about their options change over the coming weeks
WATCH:
A Democrat operative who worked covertly in a massive voter fraud operation blew the whistle to New York Post reporter Jon Levine and revealed how Democrats will try to steal the 2020 election with their mail-in vote scheme.
The insider revealed how Democrats rig elections by paying homeless voters, taking advantage of elderly in nursing homes, fraudulently posing as registered voters, printing up phony ballots and actually removing real ballots from envelopes and replacing them with counterfeit ballots.
The Democrat-media complex is keeping Covid in the news cycle so they can push for mail-in ballots instead of voting in person for the 2020 election.
Hillary Clinton said Joe Biden “should not concede under any circumstances.”
It is obvious that the Democrats are going to file lawsuits after the election if Trump wins in an effort to stall for weeks and possibly until Inauguration Day in an effort to prevent President Trump from remaining in office.
About the Author
Ryan DeLarme is a creative writer, independent journalist, founder of the Underground Newswire, and contributor at Stillness in the Storm.
Stillness in the Storm Editor: Why did we post this?
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– Justin
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-09-29--Former Deutsche Bank Traders Convicted Of Fraud For Spoofing Precious Metals Between 2008 And 2013

( Zerohedge ) Former Deutsche Bank AG traders Cedric Chanu and James Vorley were convicted for manipulating gold and silver prices on Friday after three days of deliberation by a Federal jury in Chicago .
Related Leaked Documents Implicate Big Banks In Global Money Laundering Scandal ( Opens in a new browser tab ) The two were accused of making fake trade orders between 2008 and 2013 to influence the prices of precious metals .
Their trial was a week long and was the first of its kind since 2010 , according to Bloomberg .
The convictions come as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” , placing orders with no intention of executing them , in order to move the price of the underlying product .
Spoofing works by fooling the market into thinking there are more bids or offers than are legitimately there .
It has been illegal since 2010 ’ s Dodd-Frank act .
Chanu and Vorley were said to have “ weaponized ” this tactic to mislead other traders , according to prosecutor Brian Young .
The traders knew what they were doing , the prosecution argued , with Vorley even writing in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ This spoofing is annoying me .
It ’ s illegal for a start.
” A co-worker at Deutsche Bank acted as witness during the trial and told the jury that Chanu and Vorley taught him how to manipulate prices by spoofing .
The defendants didn ’ t call any witnesses but instead raised the issue of how difficult it was to try and prove criminal intent for “ spoofing ” in competitive global markets .
“ If you fake a pass and run the ball , that ’ s competition , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Chanu was convicted on seven counts of fraud and Vorley was convicted of three counts .
They were found not guilty on charges of conspiracy .
The government has said they are going to seek about four or five years of jail for each person .
Vorley said he will appeal and that he was trading “ well within the law ” .
Vorley ’ s lawyer said : “ It was a compromise verdict by a jury that three times declared it was deadlocked , deliberating in the face of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear there was no fraud .
The compromise conviction will not stand.
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(Zerohedge) Former Deutsche Bank AG traders Cedric Chanu and James Vorley were convicted for manipulating gold and silver prices on Friday after three days of deliberation by a Federal jury in Chicago.
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Source – Zerohedge
by Staff Writer, September 27th, 2020
The two were accused of making fake trade orders between 2008 and 2013 to influence the prices of precious metals. Their trial was a week long and was the first of its kind since 2010, according to Bloomberg.
The convictions come as the result of a crackdown on “spoofing”, placing orders with no intention of executing them, in order to move the price of the underlying product. Spoofing works by fooling the market into thinking there are more bids or offers than are legitimately there. It has been illegal since 2010’s Dodd-Frank act.
Chanu and Vorley were said to have “weaponized” this tactic to mislead other traders, according to prosecutor Brian Young. The traders knew what they were doing, the prosecution argued, with Vorley even writing in a message to Chanu at one point: “This spoofing is annoying me. It’s illegal for a start.”
A co-worker at Deutsche Bank acted as witness during the trial and told the jury that Chanu and Vorley taught him how to manipulate prices by spoofing. The defendants didn’t call any witnesses but instead raised the issue of how difficult it was to try and prove criminal intent for “spoofing” in competitive global markets.
“If you fake a pass and run the ball, that’s competition, not fraud,” Vorley’s lawyer said.
Chanu was convicted on seven counts of fraud and Vorley was convicted of three counts. They were found not guilty on charges of conspiracy. The government has said they are going to seek about four or five years of jail for each person. Vorley said he will appeal and that he was trading “well within the law”.
Vorley’s lawyer said: “It was a compromise verdict by a jury that three times declared it was deadlocked, deliberating in the face of a Covid scare. The record is clear there was no fraud. The compromise conviction will not stand.”
Chanu’s attorney said he was “gratified that the jury unanimously acquitted Cedric on the conspiracy and other charges, and we intend to continue the fight as to the remaining charges.”
Stillness in the Storm Editor: Why did we post this?
The news is important to all people because it is where we come to know new things about the world, which leads to the development of more life goals that lead to life wisdom. The news also serves as a social connection tool, as we tend to relate to those who know about and believe the things we do. With the power of an open truth-seeking mind in hand, the individual can grow wise and the collective can prosper.
– Justin
Not sure how to make sense of this? Want to learn how to discern like a pro? Read this essential guide to discernment, analysis of claims, and understanding the truth in a world of deception: 4 Key Steps of Discernment – Advanced Truth-Seeking Tools.
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