Month: July 2025

Heartbreaking Texas flooding death toll emerges

Texas officials are warning of a high death toll

(story image AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

The UK DAILY MAIL is exclusively reporting Sunday night: Texas death toll from flooding will top 100..

Texas‘s Division of Emergency Management predicted the number of dead as a result of catastrophic flooding in Kerrville on July 4 would top 100, Daily Mail can exclusively reveal. 

In an email sent out Saturday, the state disaster office told partners the number of dead would surpass 100, two different sources confirmed to Daily Mail.

The estimate of the dead is vastly different than the message state officials are projecting publicly, insisting that they are still searching for people who are alive, and refusing to say rescue efforts have shifted to recovery of remains. 

There are images now being circulated by family of deceased.. the heartbreak is especially poignant as young children from Camp Mystic remain missing..

Heavy rains and flooding remained a threat Sunday as the rescue efforts turned into a bitter recovery campaign of bodies in wreckage that was taken down river as the wall of water destroyed land..

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warns that flash flooding could still pose a danger for some regions over the next few days as “more heavy rainfall” is expected.

Heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding in the Big Country, Concho Valley, Central Texas and again in the City of Kerrville, where a majority of the destruction has been reported, Abbott said during a news conference today..

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Debate is raging as to whether federal forecasters did not do enough to warn..

Local officials have shifted the blame to the NWS, claiming the agency cost people lives. 

Texas Emergency Management Chief W. Nim Kidd said the amount of rain that slammed the Hill Country and Concho Valley was drastically underestimated. 

Dalton Rice, the city manager for Kerrville, Texas, said that communities were under prepared for the sheer amount of rainfall. 

President Trump, who has called for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be eliminated, deflected questions about the future of the agency on Sunday, just hours after he signed an emergency declaration directing federal resources to Texas. “FEMA is something we can talk about later, but right now they’re busy working so we’ll leave it at that,” he told reporters in New Jersey before flying back to Washington…

DEVELOPING..

Ozzy Osbourne’s last show on earth


It was the ultimate farewell, not just to the stage, but perhaps to us, the fans, who have followed him through decades of darkness, madness, and heavy metal glory.

On an emotional night in Birmingham, Ozzy Osbourne performed with Black Sabbath for what is now confirmed to be the final time ever.

This wasn’t just a concert. It was a memorial in real time and not for someone who has passed, but for a living legend whose health struggles are slowly dimming the spotlight around him. In his late 70s and facing advanced Parkinson’s disease, Ozzy appeared on stage seated on what looked like a gothic throne. Some speculate it may have actually been a disguised wheelchair — a stark reminder of his frailty, and the toll life has taken on the Prince of Darkness.

But make no mistake: the fire is still there. Joined by his iconic bandmates, Ozzy delivered five unforgettable songs .. it was not with the same erratic and chaotic energy of his youth, but with the weight of a man who knew exactly what this night meant.

There were appearances by Dolly Parton, Axl Rose, Metallica, and even Ricky Gervais. It was a surreal, star-studded celebration of a man who defied death more than once and shaped the very DNA of rock music.

Yet it was the haunting performance of “Mama, I’m Coming Home” that seemed to seal the night’s fate. The lyrics, sung with quivering power, felt less like a song and more like a goodbye — not just to his career, but to this world. The atmosphere shifted. The crowd knew. This was it.



There were no bats, no theatrics. Just Ozzy. Real. Vulnerable. Human.

The man who once howled at the moon gave us a final howl of truth .. one that seemed to say: I’m still here… but not for long.

The show is over.
The curtain has closed.
Ozzy Osbourne: The Last Show on earth.

The Guadalupe River Disaster: A Rising Wall of Water and a Nation in Shock

Are we now in the global super storm that was predicted decades ago?

In the last 24 hours, something truly heartbreaking unfolded in Texas. The Guadalupe River rose with terrifying speed and force, sending a 20-foot wall of water surging through communities. Homes, vehicles, memories—all swept away. But worst of all, lives were lost, including those of innocent children, and many remain missing. Across the nation, hearts are heavy. The emotional weight of this tragedy has cast a somber shadow over the American spirit this summer.

The situation is not just devastating it is also deeply unsettling. How did it happen so fast? How did something so deadly catch so many off guard?

Some officials in Texas are pointing fingers at the National Weather Service, claiming that forecasts failed to reflect the severity of the storm.

While flash flooding and heavy rain were predicted, no one expected rainfall amounts reaching up to 12 inches per hour, nor the river rising as dramatically as it did.

We’ve all experienced moments when weather forecasts predict a monstrous storm or blizzard that never materializes. People laugh it off and say the forecasters were “crying wolf.”

Over the last decade, NWS alerts have become increasingly intense—especially during hurricane season—with messaging that reads like a Stephen King horror novel: evacuate now or risk certain death.

But this time in Texas, the opposite happened. There were no apocalyptic warnings. No sirens of doom. Just a sudden, overwhelming catastrophe.

Should forecasters be held more accountable? Is there a future where weather services face civil or even criminal liability when disasters strike without sufficient warning? They are some interesting questions..

To be fair, weather forecasting is not an exact science.

Despite our reliance on computer models and sophisticated algorithms, there’s still human judgment involved by choosing between models, patterns, and trying to predict the correct algorithm that guesses tomorrow’s temps.

Still, when you look at the radar imagery of how this storm formed, it feels almost unnatural. Some say it fuels belief in weather modification and geo-engineering conspiracies—and while that’s a rabbit hole of its own, it’s easy to understand why people are searching for explanations when faced with such chaos.

It was the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry.. it clearly was more juiced up and packed more of a tremendous punch than forecasters foresaw..

Flooding in Texas was linked to the convergence of two tropical moisture plumes, one from the eastern Pacific & another from the Gulf. This produced near-record high atmospheric moisture. Global precipitable water levels have been running 3rd-highest on record in recent months.

And even today, it continues with more dire warnings being issued now..

Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said Saturday the death toll includes 18 adults and nine children so far. Rescue crews have saved 850 uninjured people and another eight with injuries in addition to finding 27 bodies… THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ARE GOING TO BE HEARTBREAKING..

New flooding was reported along the San Gabriel River, the Brazos River, and Burnet County, all on the north and west sides of Austin… DEVELOPING..

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Back in the late 1990s, Art Bell and Whitley Strieber warned of the “quickening” and the coming global superstorm. Their book inspired the 2004 movie The Day After Tomorrow.

It’s now 2025, and while Al Gore’s forecasts of imminent planetary collapse didn’t unfold exactly as predicted, there’s no denying something is off about the weather.

Something feels different.

And maybe it has been for a long time.

What makes it more troubling is that we probably can’t do a thing about it even if we tried..

It is painfully clear is that people in Texas are suffering deeply right now.

Let’s offer them more than just thoughts, let’s give them our compassion, our support, and our prayers.

🙏 Pray for the families who lost loved ones.
🙏 Pray for those still searching for missing children.
🙏 Pray for the wounded—physically and emotionally.
🙏 And may God have mercy on them all.

And watch for real and true ways to donate and help.

Horror Is Saving the Box Office—Whether Hollywood Likes It or Not

Let’s not forget: horror has always been the genre the so-called “serious” critics roll their eyes at. But those same critics might owe their careers—and their fancy premieres—to the very genre they dismiss

Let’s face it: horror movies almost never win Oscars. In fact, they’re the black sheep of the film industry—looked down on, snubbed by critics, and ignored during awards season. But here’s the twist: vampires, zombies, and masked killers might just be keeping Hollywood alive.

According to Reuters, horror is crushing it at the box office. In fact, horror films now account for 17% of North American ticket sales, up from 11% in 2024 and just 4% a decade ago. That’s a massive leap—especially at a time when even Marvel movies are losing their sparkle and blockbusters are struggling to find footing.

Sure, horror flicks might only enjoy a week or two of dominance before fading from the marquee—but they bring in money. Real money. Just look at the numbers: even modestly budgeted horror films like M3GAN and its upcoming sequel rake in returns. And now, with Five Nights at Freddy’s II on the horizon, Blumhouse is reportedly betting big on another hit to rescue their financial year.

Let’s not forget: horror has always been the genre the so-called “serious” critics roll their eyes at. But those same critics might owe their careers—and their fancy premieres—to the very genre they dismiss. Without horror keeping theaters afloat, where would people even go to watch those “Oscar-worthy” art films?

So here’s to horror: the genre that fills seats, pays the bills, and keeps the popcorn popping.

Long live the monsters.
Let the vampires bite.
And may the zombies keep on rolling.

The Flood: Who will save our children. Part 2

This is a terrible night in Texas.. So much loss and so many unaccounted for after dramatic flooding.

The news this Fourth ofJuly in Texas could not be more unbearable to read..

So many lives lost, unaccounted for.. so much misery from flooding with more rain set to hit the same areas..

JULY 4TH CATASTROPHE IN TEXAS
MASSIVE FLOODING
12 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR
KIDS FROM CAMPS MISSING

Widespread damage
Camp Mystic ground zero

Severe flooding has left at least 24 people dead in Kerr County, Texas, Sherrif Larry Leitha said at a news conference Friday night.

There was also an additional fatality in Kendall County, but it’s not immediately clear if it is related to flooding, he said..

In Comfort, TX, the water level rose from 3’ to 29’ in just 45 minutes…

Reporting from CNN: School buses and trucks filled with rescued people drove into a reunification center in Ingram, Texas, on Friday as families reunited with their children from the nearby girls’ and boys’ camps. Search efforts remain underway for the over 20 people who remain unaccounted for from Camp Mystic, with helicopters, rescue boats and other units searching the surrounding areas.

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As this unfolds, it is almost a sequel of the 1993 film THE FLOOD: WHO WILL SAVE OUR CHILDREN

The summary of that film:

In rural Comfort, Texas, the protestant Horizon Bible church community holds its annual, supervised summer camp, with mandatory prayer sessions, for teens from all over the States. The day before their departure, storm weather is announced, the buses even ride early to keep ahead, but the river rises too fast: the buses are caught, everybody must survive on foot. As TV reporters see from their helicopter, the rising water is too fast for one bus after choosing the wrong way, children and staff must climb in trees but can’t cling on very long. Some kids break down in understandable panic, others prove true and unselfish courage, including Brad, the natural leader, every girl’s dream and the most boisterous of the pack, occasionally braving the rather totalitarian system. Worried parents fly in to the rescue center in a public school, where survivors and corpses are brought in, including that of Tonya Smith; her overprotective father heartlessly rebukes poor older brother Michael, an obedient kid who never gets a break and still is never good enough for his father’s praise, now even gets blamed for ‘failing’ to watch over his sisters, obviously brother Koons’s job, actually beyond human strength. A brave reporter can’t stand by idly as too many victims are still in desperate need for the military rescue crew to handle, but his own helicopter gets in trouble. The growing victims list and guilt feelings, even just for surviving when others didn’t, cause a flood of tears too…

The movie is based on a real event that occurred on July 17, 1987. On that day, 43 people were taken by a flash flood in the Guadalupe River near the city of Comfort. It was the worst flood of the Guadalupe River since 1932..

And now the 2025 event is occurring in real time..

May God have mercy on all of those suffering.. and may those lost rest in peace..

X-FILES composer dead at 78

Mark Snow, the veteran television composer who turned “The X-Files” theme into an unlikely chart hit in the 1990s, died Friday at his home in Connecticut. He was 78.

A 15-time Emmy nominee, he not only scored more than 200 episodes of Chris Carter’s spooky Fox series (and both its big-screen incarnations, all starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson), he also provided the music for other series including “Hart to Hart,” “T.J. Hooker,” “Smallville,” “The Ghost Whisperer” and “Blue Bloods.”

May he rest in peace..

Make sure UNCLE SAM sees you flying your flag on Fourth of July

When patriotism crosses the line from love-of-country into cult-like obsession—where questioning anything is seen as treason and nuance is dead—that’s when things start to get real weird. Not unlike, say, a horror movie about a murderous dead soldier in red, white, and blue..

Patriotism can be a beautiful thing—but let’s be honest, it can also be scary ..

Hear me out.

When patriotism crosses the line from love-of-country into cult-like obsession—where questioning anything is seen as treason and nuance is dead—that’s when things start to get real weird. Not unlike, say, a horror movie about a murderous dead soldier in red, white, and blue..

Yes, I’m talking about Uncle Sam—that forgotten little 1996 horror flick that was equal parts goofy and unsettling, and somehow still echoes today in all the wrong ways.

The plot? A group of teenagers desecrate the grave of a Gulf War vet, and said vet doesn’t take kindly to that. He rises from the dead as a walking PSA for blind patriotism, and starts maiming anyone who isn’t waving a flag hard enough. Subtle? Not exactly.

But it was one of the first horror films to tap into the Gulf War era, instead of the well-worn Vietnam tropes.

Look, I’m not saying Uncle Sam is high cinema.

It had a budget that probably couldn’t cover a fireworks stand in rural Pennsylvania. But I am saying that the character was a ghoulish and weirdly memorable versions of Uncle Sam itself. And still sticks with me.

Proof that even low-budget horror can leave a mark.

Or a scar?
Don’t even start me on JACKO!

The movie leans more toward comedic horror than psychological thriller, but watching it today, it almost feels… prophetic.

A guy in a flag hat violently enforcing “real” patriotism? Huh. Totally fiction. No modern parallels there. Nope. Nothing.

Just a cage match in the White House lawn for America 250…

Anyway, this 4th of July, we won’t be watching Uncle Sam again—not because we’re too good for it, but because the Twilight Zone marathon is on, and nothing screams “American holiday” like existential dread and government conspiracies in black and white with Rod Serling narrating.

Or maybe we’ll queue up that episode of Stranger Things where the mayor insists on throwing a fireworks show while literal monsters are tearing the town apart. Now that feels like the true spirit of the season.

Happy Independence Day. Light the grill, question authority, and maybe… skip digging up any graves.

An interstellar object is hurtling towards our solar system

Harvard physicist Avi Loeb revealed that the object is expected to pass by Earth on December 17, speeding through the solar system at more than 41 miles per second (roughly 150,000 miles per hour).

That means the unidentified object, which scientists are calling A11pl3Z, is moving too fast for it to get caught in the gravitational pull of our sun or any other planet.

A11pl3Z’s unusual course and speed were first spotted by astronomer Sam Deen in late June, however, it has just been flagged by the International Astronomical Union after its interstellar origins were confirmed.

Loeb believes A11pl3Z could be a large space rock or a comet, but astronomers are still figuring that out.

It’s estimated to be about 12 miles wide. That makes it much larger than the last two otherworldly objects that flew through our solar system, Oumuamua and the comet Borisov.

Developing..

Michael Madsen dead in Malibu

Michael Madsen, the rough-and-tumble actor best known for his work in the Quentin Tarantino films Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & 2, The Hateful Eight and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, died Thursday morning.

He was 67.

Madsen was found unresponsive by deputies responding to a 911 call at his Malibu home and pronounced dead at 8:25 a.m.

Reports indicate that the hollywood star may have passed away from a cardiac arrest..

May he rest in peace..