Category: Mayhem

U.S. farmers face devastation following Midwest floods

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Midwestern farmers have been gambling they could ride out the U.S.-China trade war by storing their corn and soybeans anywhere they could – in bins, plastic tubes, in barns or even outside.

Now, the unthinkable has happened. Record floods have devastated a wide swath of the Farm Belt across Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and several other states. Early estimates of lost crops and livestock are approaching $1 billion in Nebraska alone. With more flooding expected, damages are expected to climb much higher for the region.

LINK: https://www.reuters.tv/v/PO3e/2019/03/22/midwest-flooding-makes-a-dent-in-farmers-wages

Microplastics are raining down from the sky

Scientists discover large amounts of tiny plastic particles falling out of the air in a remote mountain location.

In what looks like a pristine, remote mountain region, tiny pieces of plastic pollution were found raining down from the sky—raising questions about the global extent of plastic pollution—a first-of-its-kind study has found.

LINK: https://relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/environment/2019/04/microplastics-pollution-falls-from-air-even-mountains

Oxford philosopher’s newest hypothesis predicts the rise of super villains

“I think Bostrom has somehow penetrated our private forum.” – The Editor

Oxford philosopher and founding director of the Future of Humanity Institute Nick Bostrom‘s latest research paper seems to indicate our species could be on a collision course with a technology-fueled super villain.

LINK: https://thenextweb.com/distract/2019/04/16/oxford-philosophers-newest-hypothesis-predicts-the-rise-of-super-villains/

Sol Pais’ blog and other social links

LINK: https://dissolvedgirl.neocities.org/

Archive in case they delete the blog: https://web.archive.org/web/20190417152502/https://dissolvedgirl.neocities.org/

Other links: https://listography.com/lonelyangel444

People report finding “secret links”

 

Sol Pais: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Sol Pais, a South Florida teenager “infatuated” with the Columbine massacre and its perpetrators and the subject of a massive manhunt in Colorado after authorities said a “potential credible threat” led Columbine High School and other schools to close, is dead, authorities say.

Meanwhile, a website in the name Sol Pais leaves behind a trail of disturbed journal entries, including drawings of guns and one of the Columbine killers.

LINK: https://heavy.com/news/2019/04/sol-pais/?fbclid=IwAR1KxmEGbG0UKHHnUynwlg2XwgqcCzlVkq8LsnQgnPOkzfl_nKZsdV5QURg

Hundreds of Denver Schools Are Closed as F.B.I. Seeks Woman ‘Infatuated’ With Columbine

The killers have achieved dark folk hero status in the corners of the internet where their carefully planned massacre is remembered, studied and in some cases even celebrated, officials say. Their admirers, often known as “Columbiners,” are frequently depressed, alienated or mentally disturbed, drawn to the Columbine subculture because they see it as a way to lash out at the world and to get the attention of a society that they believe bullies, ignores or misunderstands them.

LINK: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/us/columbine-shooting-sol-pais.html