Horror Report

Month: August 2021

  • NASA’s new space suits are delayed, making a 2024 Moon landing ‘not feasible’

    NASA’s new space suits are delayed, making a 2024 Moon landing ‘not feasible’

    An audit from the agency’s Office of Inspector General said NASA is on track to spend more than $1 billion on space suit development by the time its first two suits are ready, which would be “April 2025 at the earliest,” the report said. “Given these anticipated delays in spacesuit development, a lunar landing in late 2024 as NASA currently plans is not feasible.”

    NASA is trying to return astronauts to the surface of the Moon for the first time since 1972 under its Artemis program that was spawned by the Trump administration in 2019. The program, as set by former Vice President Mike Pence, called for a crewed lunar landing in 2024 — a deadline that President Biden’s transition team deemed unrealistic. But NASA continues to embrace the date, with administrator Bill Nelson insinuating delays are likely because “space is hard.”
    — Read on www.theverge.com/2021/8/10/22618275/nasa-spacesuits-delay-inspector-general-report-2024-artemis

    Wait wait wait… this comes decades upon decades after the 1969 moon landing? After a suave suit made many moons, presidents, and popes ago kept our astronauts safe in space ?

    The technology has been long lost, we guess ..

  • New data on coronavirus vaccine effectiveness against Delta raises concern among Biden administration

    New data on coronavirus vaccine effectiveness against Delta raises concern among Biden administration

    Overall, it found that the Moderna vaccine was 86% effective against infection over the study period, and Pfizer’s was 76%. Moderna’s vaccine was 92% effective against hospitalization and Pfizer’s was 85%.
    But the vaccines’ effectiveness against infection dropped sharply in July, when the Delta variant’s prevalence in Minnesota had risen to over 70%.
    Moderna was 76% effective against infection, and Pfizer was only 42% effective.
    The study found similar results in other states. For example, in Florida, the risk of infection in July for people fully vaccinated with Moderna was about 60% lower than for people fully vaccinated with Pfizer.
    — Read on www.axios.com/coronavirus-vaccines-pfizer-moderna-delta-biden-e9be4bb0-3d10-4f56-8054-5410be357070.html

    The report is being called a ‘wake up call’ within the Biden Administration ..

  • Bush administration hid truth on 2007 Taliban attack targeting Cheney: ‘Afghanistan Papers’ book excerpt

    Bush administration hid truth on 2007 Taliban attack targeting Cheney: ‘Afghanistan Papers’ book excerpt

    A new book is revealing information that Dick Cheney came much closer to being killed in 2007 than ever previously reported..

    In an excerpt from “The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War,” Craig Whitlock details how the Bush administration hid the truth about an attack targeting Dick Cheney, amid fears it was losing the war.

    — Read on www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/08/10/afghanistan-papers-book-dick-cheney-attack/

  • Bam Margera sues ‘Jackass Forever’ team over his firing

    Bam Margera sues ‘Jackass Forever’ team over his firing

    Bam Margera is suing Paramount Pictures, MTV Networks, Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze and others, alleging he was discriminated against and unfairly fired from “Jackass Forever” so that the studios and producers could steal the movie franchise, his attorneys said Monday.

    Margera also wants an injunction against the film’s release. “Jackass Forever,” which is currently in postproduction, is scheduled to hit U.S. theaters Oct. 22.
    — Read on www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-08-09/bam-margera-sues-jackass-forever-team-alleging-discrimination-and-unlawful-firing

  • More reporting on mysterious Havana syndrome

    More reporting on mysterious Havana syndrome

    This reporting from DNYUZ:

    President Biden’s top aides were told on Friday that experts studying the mysterious illnesses affecting scores of diplomats, spies and their family members were still struggling to find evidence to back up the leading theory, that microwave attacks are being launched by Russian agents.

    The report came in an unusual, classified meeting called by the director of national intelligence, Avril D. Haines, according to several senior administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The purpose of the meeting was to assess the investigations and efforts to treat victims of the so-called Havana syndrome — the unexplained headaches, dizziness and memory loss reported by scores of State Department officials, C.I.A. officers and their families.

    A screenshot for the record:

    At this point the Biden administration is not saying very much publicly, but somewhere privately leaking out information that they are “shocked“ at how disorganized the intelligence operation was during the previous four years.

    The president did speak at least once on the Havana syndrome topic, but despite media attention in some circles the story is being largely unreported.

    Some speculate that this was an espionage act that turned into a health act, with high reaching consequences if this mystery is not unlocked..

    What weapon is being used, what maneuvers are being performed to make people have the strange health anomalies that they do, dating back to at least 2016 in Cuba.

    We will continue following ..

  • Mississippi Covid fills hospitals

    Mississippi Covid fills hospitals

    Mississippi’s top health official warned Monday that the state’s top-level hospitals have no ICU beds left, and things are going to get worse.

    Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs cited the latest stats on the growing number of COVID-19 cases, stating there were 6,912 new cases and 28 deaths recorded.

    Developing

  • Texas crisis: Abbott appeals for out-of-state help against COVID-19

    Texas crisis: Abbott appeals for out-of-state help against COVID-19

    Gov. Greg Abbott appealed for out-of-state help Monday to fight the third wave of COVID-19 in Texas.

    The request came as a county-owned hospital in Houston raised tents to accommodate their COVID-19 overflow. Private hospitals in the county already were requiring their staff to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

    Meantime, the Dallas school district announced Monday that it would require students and staff to wear face masks starting Tuesday. The Houston school district already announced a mask mandate for its students and staff later this week if its board approves.

    The highly contagious delta variant is fueling the wave.

    Abbott has directed the Texas Department of State Health Services to use staffing agencies to find additional medical staff from beyond the state’s borders as the delta wave began to overwhelm its present staffing resources. He also has sent a letter to the Texas Hospital Association to request that hospitals postpone all elective medical procedures voluntarily.
    — Read on apnews.com/article/business-health-education-coronavirus-pandemic-368eb9eb57b1d3b1a473d4414c42a522

    This is a developing situation..

  • FEMA to test nationwide emergency alert on August 11 at 2:20 pm

    FEMA to test nationwide emergency alert on August 11 at 2:20 pm

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct a nationwide emergency test alert this week.

    FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will test its emergency alert system (EAS) on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at 2:20 p.m.

    The test will include both EAS systems — radio and television, and the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) for those who have opted in on their cell phones.

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  • The silent Olympics: They missed the target

    The silent Olympics: They missed the target

    Excitement has not raged … as a matter of fact it was almost like there was no point to doing the Olympics this year.. NBC and Japan could have benefited highly from postponing until 2022..

    And now as the games come to and end, it appears no one cared!

    • There has been a significant decline in Olympic viewership this year compared to previous games
    • NBC has seen ‘underwhelming ratings’ for the Tokyo Olympics, likely fueled by backlash from athletes protesting the American flag and national anthem
    • 14.7 million viewers tuned into the Tokyo games during primetime on July 26, a decrease of 49 percent and 53 percent in 2016 and 2012 respectively
    • The opening ceremonies also saw the lowest viewership since 1988