22 Nov 2024

‘High risk’ flood threat for Northern California as blizzard rages in mountains 
An intense atmospheric river is bringing extreme amounts of rain and snow to northern California and southern Oregon throughout the weekend as the effects from a weather pattern that spawned this week’s deadly bomb cyclone continue to wreak havoc along the West Coast.

Storm Bert to rapidly intensify, bringing severe winds and heavy rain to the UK and Ireland
Storm Bert — the second named storm of the 2024/25 European storm season will undergo explosive cyclogenesis on Saturday, November 23, 2024, becoming a “bomb cyclone” with a rapid pressure drop of over 24 hPa in 24 hours. The system is set to bring heavy rain, strong winds, and freezing temperatures across the United Kingdom and Ireland this weekend, with warnings for flooding, power disruptions, and snow in higher regions.

Prolonged atmospheric river triggers High Risk (level 4/4) of Excessive Rainfall alert for Northern California coastline
Two powerful Pacific storm systems and an atmospheric river event will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher-elevation mountain snow.

After Russia’s ICBM strike, Hungary deploys air defense system to border with Ukraine
In response to an intercontinental ballistic missile strike on Ukraine, Hungary will deploy air defense systems on the border with Ukraine, according to Hungarian Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.

“Massive Breach”: T-Mobile Network Hacked By Chinese State Sponsored Intelligence
Where’s John Legere in a pink t-shirt when you need him? Among the multiple stories over the last few weeks about Chinese intelligence and hackers either attempting to, or outright gaining access, to U.S. cell phone networks (with reports stating President Trump and his team were targeted), comes news of a hack of T-Mobile’s network.

63% of all welfare recipients in Germany have a migration background
Data from the German federal government shows that the overwhelming majority of those receiving welfare payments, known as citizen’s money in Germany, have a foreign background.

Flunked out: 3000% spike in campus antisemitism post-Oct. 7
A disturbing new report from Stop Antisemitism reveals an unprecedented surge in antisemitic incidents on US college campuses in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, with Jewish students facing increasing harassment, exclusion, and safety concerns.

NYC Expands Use Of Drones To Respond To Crimes
The New York Police Department has launched a new program that will send drones zipping to emergency scenes before officers can get there.

Ontario tracked 428 cases of potentially illegal euthanasia but never notified police: report
Ontario euthanasia regulators have reportedly tracked 428 cases of potential legal violations but failed to refer a single case to law enforcement.

Swiss church sparks controversy with an AI Jesus taking confessions
This comes as AI technology has been touted as a game changer with the ability to optimize operations, despite fears the tech will replace humans in the job market. With all the predictions, no one ever thought that the technology would one day replace Jesus.

‘Woke’ Department Store’s Stock Price In Free Fall
The ongoing battle against “woke” corporations is nearing the three-year mark, and conservatives have their sights set on one department store that hasn’t learned its lesson after previously being called out.

Now That Warheads Are Raining Down, Does Anyone Still Think The Russians Are “Bluffing”?
This didn’t have to happen.  Years of catastrophically bad decisions by the western elite have brought us to the brink of nuclear war.  For more than two years, our leaders have assured us that the Russians were bluffing and that they would never actually risk nuclear war.  But now that Russian warheads are raining from the sky, is there anyone out there that still believes such nonsense?

Why Are So Many European Countries Suddenly Instructing Their Citizens To Prepare For War?
It appears that something really big is in the works.  All of a sudden, a number of countries in Europe seem to be really freaking out about what is ahead, and that seems very strange.  The war in Ukraine has been actively raging since February 2022.  So why are so many European nations now telling their people to prepare for war?  What has changed?  Do they know something that we don’t?