Archive for August, 2023
Maui’s Top Emergency Officials Were on a Different Island for FEMA Disaster Training as Flames Flared
August 24th, 2023Via: Daily Mail: Maui’s top emergency officials were on another island when the wildfires begun, it emerged on Wednesday – and did not join a call about the response until five hours after the blazes broke out. Dozens of senior bureaucrats were gathering on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu, on August […]
Shadowy Group that Owns 52,000 Bay Area Acres May be Planning to Build a New City
August 23rd, 2023Bay Area burbclave? Via: SF Gate: Amid a flurry of rumors about a mysterious buyer who has purchased 52,000 acres in Solano County, local residents have received a survey gauging support for a “new city with tens of thousands of new homes.” Fairfield Mayor Catherine Moy confirmed to SFGATE on Tuesday that Solano County residents […]
Daniel Hopsicker Has Died
August 23rd, 2023I bought his DVD collection many years ago. He wrote me an email and said he’d been reading Cryptogon from the beginning. RIP, Daniel. Via: Mad Cow Productions: It is our sad duty to inform you that Daniel Hopsicker has passed. He left us around noon on August 22, 2023. May he R.I.P.
Wagner Boss Prigozhin Listed as a Passenger on Crashed Jet Which Killed 10 People
August 23rd, 2023Maybe they were out of polonium tea. Via: CNBC: The chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is believed to have been killed in a plane crash, Russian state media reported Wednesday. The aircraft, a business jet, crashed in the Tver region northwest of Moscow, with all 10 people onboard killed, according to Russian […]
India Lands Chandrayaan-3 Near South Pole of Moon
August 23rd, 2023Via: Space.com: India has joined the moon-landing club. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft touched down softly near the moon’s south pole today (Aug. 23), notching a huge milestone for the nation. India is now the fourth country to stick a lunar landing, after the United States, the former Soviet Union and China.
Australia’s Misinfo Bill Paves Way for Soviet-Style Censorship
August 23rd, 2023Via: Brownstone Institute: The Australian Government’s proposed new laws to crack down on misinformation and disinformation have drawn intense criticism for their potential to restrict free expression and political dissent, paving the way for a digital censorship regime reminiscent of Soviet Lysenkoism. Under the draft legislation, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will gain […]
Maui Residents Who Disobeyed Barricade Survived Fires
August 23rd, 2023Remember: Maui Police Chief Was Incident Commander During 2017 Las Vegas Mass Shooting Via: The Hill: Those who disobeyed the barricaded road closures during the Maui fires survived the disaster, while many of those who heeded orders to turn around perished in their cars and homes with no way out, The Associated Press reported. At […]
Mask Mandates, Contact Tracing Coming Back?
August 22nd, 2023Via: Summit News: There are reports circulating that colleges and offices are beginning to reinstate COVID mask mandates and contact tracing despite no new cases of the virus being reported.
The Feds Asked TikTok for Lots of Domestic Spying Features
August 22nd, 2023Via: Gizmodo: US government regulators reportedly tried to come to an agreement with TikTok to prevent banning the app that would have granted the federal government vast powers over the app. That’s according to a draft of a deal between TikTok and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) obtained by Forbes, […]
Drone Video Day After Lahaina Maui Fire
August 22nd, 2023Via: Hawaii Real Estate:
