Month: May 2013

Thursday May 30, 2013: News from around the world and beyond

Like always, we will read and weep together…

The Russian earthquake that occurred days ago (the one felt in Moscow) may have been the deepest ever recorded by man.. Does this mean anything to you?? Is something happening to the core of this planet?



The New York TIMES will not be attending a Department of Justice meeting because it opposes an ‘off the record’ session with Eric Holder to discuss the DOJ monitoring of reporters.. Off the record!? AP will not be there either.. The latest report from CNN shows that the media is revolting over this meeting.. All due to this ‘off the record’ session with Holder.. Even if there’s no ‘there there’ it certainly looks strange. Don’t you think? 
Pedophile who ‘killed elderly couple and raped two-year-old’ had been released from prison for almost identical attack just HOURS earlier … This story is disgusting and should not be read by the faint of heart.. it’s horrendous just how sick people in our ‘society’ can so often be.. This story of Jerry Active only amplifies how sick it can be..
Not Sam Wheat.. but GMO wheat.. the USDA has found unnaproved Monsanto GMO wheat in a field in Oregon.. But now that the Monsanto Protection Act was signed… what could really even happen? Either way, lots of people are suddenly angry all over again at Monsanto due to the wheat..
Ready, set, fly by! That big asteroid is about to fly by this planet tomorrow.. And it brings to light the ever important question of what we should do if a big asteroid is set to destroy the earth.. one expert at least suggests that we nuke those dangerous space rocks..
We all know that JC Penny is going broke. So was it really smart for them to make a tea pot look like Adolph Hitler. Really, they did..
The Associated Press profiled Rob Zombie in new article.. According to the AP, the new horror movie reveals he is a ‘renaissance man’.. The AP interviewed Zombie to accompany the article.. Author Jack Vance dies…



Twin sisters from Canada are being called the ‘next best thing’ of horror for their horror hit AMERICAN MARY.. Even Eli Roth gave them advice on how to pitch their film.. Todd Masters did special effects for the film.. The movie has been called ‘feminist’ and ‘SAW-like’ in its sadistic nature.. 
And speaking of sadistic nature of horror films, I’m just about done with them. Seriously.. The torture porn category should be separated from horror..

I would be remiss if I didn’t do this.. a few weeks ago I received an email from my friend over at the CINEMA PSYCHO.. he wrote an excellent article about horror, and about why we watch movies in the genre.. I forgot to link it up at that time, and I am doing so now.. It’s a great perspective on the topic, though.. He concludes that we watch it not to see people tortured and killed, but instead to see a survivor win at the end. I agree.. If you look in the past history, there is always a character that we relate to and hope becomes the hero. That is why I am so opposed to the way movies like SAW and others treat victims.. they dehumanize them in order to kill them all in raw and horrific ways.. But zoom back to the classic HALLOWEEN (not the Rob Zombie version) and we all cheered on Laurie Strode.. The CINEMA PSYCHO post addresses that, as well.. It’s a great read when you have the chance..

Paul Davids tells Clyde Lewis that Forest Ackerman is trying to contact people from ‘the other side’

An amazing Ground Zero Radio program aired last night. Clyde Lewis interviewed writer and filmmaker Paul Davids. The topic: The potential contacts from the other side that Davids is receiving from deceased sci-fi and horror icon Forest Ackerman.
Ackerman was most famous for collecting science fiction books and memorabilia.. He was a staunch defender of the genre long before it was accepted by the rest of Hollywood and society.. He died on December 4, 2008. 
A few weeks ago, a program aired on Sci Fi called the LIFE AFTER DEATH PROJECT. It was created by Paul Davids as a means to explain what he said it contact from beyond the grave from Forest Ackerman..
According to Davids, he printed documents, left his home, and came back.. picking up the document, he saw nothing unusual. Davids went on to explain to Clyde Lewis last night that he came back to the document suddenly was changed while he was using the bathroom.. he said he saw black ink blocking our four specific words .. he claims the ink was still moist.. What words were crossed out? The words ‘Spoke to Joe Amodei’.. Joe Amodei distributes films. Davids said he never really spoke to Amodei.. Davids concludes that Ackerman loved puns and wordplay.. the Huffington POST article writes about what the Amodei word play may have meant:

“I had no idea why these particular words were blacked out,” Davids told The Huffington Post. “It made no sense to me until later, when I was researching Forry’s editorial style and I found lots of examples of where he blacked out words so completely. I have found 15 examples of where Forry found a name within a name or a word within a word as being a hidden word to make a pun or a point out of it.”

Lewis and Davids last night both agreed that Forest Ackerman had no true belief in an afterlife. Their recollection dictates that he doubted science fiction though he was an avid fan of it.. 
The ‘evidence’ that Davids explained to Clyde Lewis last night is being doubted by some, and heralded by others. 
It is about the greatest mystery that we all hold in common: What happens to us when we die? Anything goes or nothing shows? We don’t know.. But maybe, just maybe, if Paul Davids is correct, that we do go somewhere and perhaps have an ability to make contact from beyond this realm.. 

The exorcism of Angel V?

If you read the HORROR REPORT other sources a few days back, you’ll remember the story and controversy of whether the Pope exorcised a demon from a man from Mexico.. 

The video showed Pope Francis forcefully ‘blessing’ the then unnamed man, even holding his head down as the man exhaled loudly while the camera looked on. 

Immediately priests with expertise in the ancient craft of exorcising demons said that Pope Francis had performed the ritual.. The Vatican said no. 


The interview with ‘Angel V’ appeared in El MUNDO.. Here is a snapshot as reported by the VATICAN INSIDER:
Angel told El Mundo, “I still have the demons inside me, they have not gone away!” He recalled the very first time the demons entered into him, it was in 1999 when “I was returning home by bus from Mexico D. F. to my birthplace in Michoacán state”. He felt that “an energy had entered the bus. I did not see it with my eyes, but I perceived it. I noted that it came close to me, and then stopped in front of me. Then, suddenly, I noted that something like a stake pierced my chest and, little by little, I had the sensation that it was opening my ribs” It felt like a heart attack, he thought he would die. From that moment on, he said, his health started deteriorating: he vomited whatever he ate; he felt t pains in his whole body, as if he was full of needles; he began to have difficulty in walking, and breathed “I could not sleep, and when I managed to sleep I had terrible nightmares connected with the evil one”, he added.  He began to fall into trances in which he blasphemed, and spoke in unknown languages.   

Medical doctors examined him and carried out tests but “could not get to the cause of my problems”, Angel said.  Priests gave him Extreme Unction four times, but this only ‘relieved’ but did not remove his problem.

It’s coming to get your Barbara.. oh, you are Barbara..


This story is named Hurricane Barbara. It made landfall today in Mexico. It formed in the Pacific and has now opened the door to an early and potentially strong hurricane season..

It will move into the Gulf of Mexico. If it dissipates and then re-strengthens again and reforms into an organized storm it would be renamed with a name from the Atlantic hurricane list.. Here’s the confusing process..

Ricin attack

Another ricin attack? CNN reports this tonight:

Preliminary tests indicate ricin was found in letters sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, New York Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne said.


Developing..

Of rumors of doom and tales of gloom

I wrote about this under this morning’s rundown of news headlines.. but I received some emails and questions on it so I decided to create a dedicated posting to this story.. for the record .. Because nothing will most likely happen, but with all the weirdness of the planet lately, I’m doubting my positive prediction. 

This week, rumors are rampaging across the net about a “tsunami watch” in the Atlantic.. 


And interestingly enough, this joins in gloom and doom rumors coming from others.. an asteroid larger than a cruise ship is flying by the Earth on May 31, there is a planetary alignment, there will be a coronal hole directly in shot of earth on May 31, and finally, just yesterday, news circulated of a distant supernova thousands of light years away that would blow away a big percentage of our atmosphere. 


Fear and loathing across the United States and the planet Earth. 


Rumors of such doom are not new.. but this one of a June 5 tsunami is quite specific.. 

The video that accompanies the BEFORE ITS NEWS story of Dr. Atkins concerns solar flares.. 


Atkins argues that the rippling solar activity throughout the atmosphere equals more earthquakes–and as Atkins said on the FOX broadcast, a heightened chance of tsunamis in the Atlantic.. He said May 20th through June 5th is the main period of time to watch for these types of events..  The video is here:

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No matter what rumors of disaster are coming, the sun experts at SpaceWeather are reporting that solar activity is low. 
Like really low. However, the solar hole on the sun, the coronal hole, has opened and is definitely spewing solar wind into space and … planet Earth. 

And with the grid going down in Kenya all at the same time.. ? We don’t know.. and with the activity of the sun and universe, we will never quite know until it happens..

WEDNESDAY MAY 29 2013

The disastrous states of America.. a new study releases the list of the ten most dangerous states to live in when considering where natural disasters hit.. Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, New York, Oklahoma, California.. and Texas .. sadly some of those states are some of the poorer states in our union. How unfair Mother Nature can often be..

5.6 quake in Panama..

Another earthquake along the New Madrid is just a matter of time..

We missed this story last week: FEDs made ‘special investigation’ trip to nuclear plant in North Carolina..

Well , they did give him the Nobel peace prize before he became president, so this only figures: One third of George Washington professors say Obama should be placed on Mount Rushmore..

Kenya has been hit by a national power grid breakdown.. power is out throughout the country as their electricity collapses..


Changing times.. 40% of moms are now the family breadwinners.. Don’t think for a second that it means women are making more.. it means everyone is making less, few have pensions, only some have 401Ks, and finally, unemployment has hit construction and manufacturing–industries that primarily have affected men. I think this is less a good thing and more a sign of bad economic times. They say the Great Recession is over. If that’s true, it’s certainly a long time to recede..



If you read the HORROR REPORT and other sources a few days back, you’ll remember the story and controversy of whether the Pope exorcised a demon from a man from Mexico.. The Vatican said no. Other priests said yes. Now the man has weighed in..It turns out that the man named ‘Angel V’ is 43, from Mexico, and claims to be possessed by demons.. Could he be wrong, too?


Edgy Kingdom: A section of Disneyland was evacuated because.. trash exploded. The nation is on edge..

Fears over a virus now on planet earth: Half of the people who have contracted the news SARS like virus are dead..

Parenting 101: Don’t do this. Ever.. Two parents are facing charges for a choice to put their 10-year-old daughter in a dog cage–and then driving through the Pennsylvania turnpike. They are now facing charges for endangering a minor..

Gloom and rumors of doom. The internet is magical.. and often frightening. Today, a rumor is rampaging across the net about a “tsunami watch” in the Atlantic.. Dr. Simon Atkins is stating that the entire East Coast is under a tsunami watch until June 5.. And interestingly enough, this joins in gloom and doom rumors coming from others.. an asteroid larger than a cruise ship is flying by the Earth on May 31, there is a planetary alignment, there will be a coronal hole directly in shot of earth on May 31, and finally, just yesterday, news circulated of a distant supernova thousands of light years away that would blow away a big percentage of our atmosphere. Fear and loathing across the United States and the planet Earth. Rumors of such doom are not new.. but this one of a June 5 tsunami is quite specific.. The video that accompanies the BEFORE ITS NEWS story of Dr. Atkins concerns solar flares.. Atkins argues that the rippling solar activity throughout the atmosphere equals more earthquakes–and as Atkins said on the FOX broadcast, a heightened chance of tsunamis in the Atlantic.. He said May 20th through June 5th is the main period of time to watch for these types of events..
No matter what rumors of disaster are coming, the sun experts at SpaceWeather are reporting that solar activity is low. Like really low. However, the solar hole on the sun, the coronal hole, has opened and is definitely spewing solar wind into space and … planet Earth. And with the grid going down in Kenya all at the same time.. ? I just don’t know..

History doesn’t forget: Bosnian war criminals convicted..

Vermont Senator continues to lead a national fight for labeling GMO products and fighting Monsanto.. It just seems like Bernie Sanders is fighting a losing battle in the war on food..
But it’s worthwhile noting that the protests this weekend against Monsanto were so large that mainstream media was forced to finally start paying attention ..

Why is pesticide in baby formula?

Bieber’s got a fever: Justin now being investigated for reckless driving.. Good thing he wasn’t traveling with his monkey..


Don’t touch the rear: Beyonce was slapped on her butt during a show. And yes, there is video. Wait.. Bloggers may NOT be covered by the 1st Amendment!?

An intresting article and perspective on why Yahoo bought Tumblr..

Not to be outdone by Google, APPLE is now hinting that you will soon be able to wear their technology.. which propels me to re-re-re-state my prediction from ten years back concerning wearable devices. At some point in our near future we will have technology implaneted. Your phone will be your hand. Your brain will be wired to the Net.
Unless that big solar flares gets us all..