California: Moss Landing Lithium Ion Energy Storage Facility on Fire
January 17th, 2025Via: SF Gate:
One of the world’s largest lithium battery plants went up in flames on Thursday, prompting evacuations and warnings to stay inside to avoid noxious fumes in Monterey County. “There’s no way to sugar coat it,” Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church told KSBW. “This is a disaster.”
The Moss Landing Power Plant, located about 90 miles south of San Francisco, caught fire Thursday afternoon, prompting evacuation orders for the nearby area and the closure of Highway 1. Road closures and evacuations are still in place as of Friday morning and can be found on Monterey County’s emergency alert feed.
Beyond the evacuation zone, county officials are asking a wide swath of the region to “stay indoors, keep windows and doors closed, limit outdoor exposure, and turn off ventilation systems.” North Monterey County Unified School District said all schools will be closed Friday due to the fire.
The facility is owned by Texas company Vistra Energy and contains tens of thousands of lithium batteries.
Stories About People Who Saved Their Homes During the Los Angeles Fires, or Died Trying
January 16th, 2025Some people had pumps, fire fighting hoses and protective gear. They were ready.
This L.A. dad vowed he’d be ready for fires. His plan saved his home — and others
Others only had garden hoses:
Elderly couple saves home from Palisades Fire using garden hoses
The garden hose was not enough in this tragic case:
Man died with garden hose in his hand as Eaton Fire raged, family says
Is Oakland Next?
January 16th, 2025Via: Metal Leo:
American ‘Oligarchy’ Decried by Biden Gained $1.5 Trillion in His Term
January 16th, 2025Tell us another one, Joe.
Via: Bloomberg:
The very richest Americans are among the biggest winners from President Joe Biden’s time in office, despite his farewell address warning of an “oligarchy” and a “tech industrial complex” that threaten US democracy.
The 100 wealthiest Americans got more than $1.5 trillion richer over the last four years, with tech tycoons including Elon Musk, Larry Ellison and Mark Zuckerberg leading the way, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The top 0.1% gained more than $6 trillion, Federal Reserve estimates through September show.
Biden warned of “a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people,” in his speech from the White House on Wednesday. “Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead.”
More than 74,000 Canadians Died on Health-Care Wait Lists Since 2018, “True Number Is Likely Double”
January 15th, 2025Via: National Post:
At least 15,000 Canadians died while waiting for surgery or a diagnostic scan over the course of a year, according to government data collected by public policy think tank SecondStreet.org.
The true figure for the fiscal year 2023-24 is likely nearly double owing to a “huge hole” in the data, said SecondStreet president Colin Craig. Missing are data from Quebec, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador and most of Manitoba.
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The government health bodies that did respond to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests represent 62 per cent of the population. “If the findings from the provinces that did give us data are extrapolated across provinces that didn’t, the total rises to closer to 28,000 people,” Craig said.
The report is the latest “Died on a Waiting List” policy brief from SecondStreet since the conservative-leaning organization began tracking wait-list deaths in the spring of 2018. Since then, the think tank has counted 74,677 cases where Canadians passed away while waiting for treatments. These range from potentially life-saving ones, such as heart operations or cancer therapy, to life-enhancing ones, such as cataract surgeries and hip replacements.
Armed Homeowners Patrolling Burnt-Out LA Neighborhoods in Defiance of Local Officials
January 15th, 2025Via: New York Post:
Armed residents of wildfire ravaged communities in Los Angeles county have reportedly taken to guarding their homes in defiance of government-mandated evacuation orders.
A contingent of homeowners in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades have been on a desperate neighborhood watch amid the ongoing blazes that have wrought destruction and resulted in looters attempting to take advantage of tragic circumstances, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Some of those residents patrolling their beleaguered streets are even toting firearms for fear of their safety and lawless looters.
“I have no patience for any of them,” Ross Gerber, president of a wealth-management firm, reportedly said of the LAPD, which has set up a stringent border around fire-torn neighborhoods.
“After you survive this, you don’t care what they say,” said Gerber.
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
January 15th, 2025Via: CBS:
Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage release agreement to halt more than a year of fighting in the Gaza Strip, U.S. officials told CBS News’ Margaret Brennan on Thursday. The deal comes after a week of intense negotiations mediated by Qatar, the U.S. and Egypt.
A draft of the deal had been agreed to in principle earlier in the week, Arab, U.S. and Israeli officials told CBS News.
A Retro Blue VW Bus Miraculously Survives Deadly Los Angeles Wildfires
January 14th, 2025AP: A retro blue VW bus miraculously survives deadly Los Angeles wildfires pic.twitter.com/JYtaoxrADB
— cryptogon (@cryptogon) January 15, 2025
Via: AP/ABC7:
Preston Martin figured the retro blue Volkswagen bus he slept in for a year during college was a goner, given that he parked it in a Malibu neighborhood just before the Palisades fire ripped through, reducing homes and cars to rubble and charred metal.
So the surfboard maker was stunned to find that the vehicle survived. Not only that, a photo of the vibrant bus taken by an Associated Press photographer was circulating widely on television and online, giving viewers a measure of joy.
“There is magic in that van,” Martin, 24, said Tuesday in an interview with AP. “It makes no sense why this happened. It should have been toasted, but here we are.”
Green Beret Randy Anderson Claims He Was Shown Alien Technology in Underground Facility at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division
January 14th, 2025One more time with the, “Whistleblowers.”
Randy Anderson is still a U.S. Government contractor at the Nellis Air Force Base Complex (Area 51 is part of this massive facility). He cannot and will not say anything that he is not authorized to say.
I don’t know what’s going to happen in the weeks and months ahead with the limited hangout UFO disclosure (that started in 2017), but it is clearly ramping up.
Oh yeah, I couldn’t resist. X tattoos on the arms of both Anderson and Herrera. Probably nothing. *snort*:
X marks the spot. pic.twitter.com/IEMw3NQM7r
— cryptogon (@cryptogon) January 14, 2025
Dark Journalist, please pick up the nearest white courtesy phone.
Via: Jesse Michels:
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires
January 14th, 2025If you happen to be trying to wake someone up in Los Angeles, the fires might represent a teachable moment. Shellenberger comes from the left, so that might make the medicine more palatable, in general, to people in that area.
On a much different topic, if you stick with this to the end, it appears as though some sort of UFO media push is coming in with the next Trump administration.
Via: Tucker Carlson:
