New Guinea: Strongest Earthquake Ever
With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
From Jenna Orkin
(first post with new system - getting hang of it - pls be patient)
Exposed: The Tory-Trump plan to kill food safety with Brexit chicken
"The Petro Is Born Today" - Maduro Launches Oil-Backed Crypto "For The Welfare Of Venezuela"
Yellowstone Alert: 200 Earthquakes In 10 Days As Ring Of Fire Awakens
China's "New Silk Roads" Reach Latin America
India To Build Major Overseas Military Base Off Africa To Combat China
Meet The Italian Government's Orwellian New Automated Tax Snitch
Swedish Authorities Fear "Negative Spiral" As Society Goes Cashless 'Too Fast'
JPMorgan To Demolish Park Avenue HQ, Build New 70-Story Global Headquarters For 15,000
In Unexpected Twist, Judge In Flynn Case Asks Mueller For "Exculpatory Evidence"
The far right thinks there's a massive FBI-linked conspiracy around survivors of the Florida school shooting
SpaceX is about to quietly launch the first 2 of nearly 12,000 satellites to blanket Earth in high-speed internet
And...Netflix hired a magician to make people commit murder for a new show
(first post with new system - getting hang of it - pls be patient)
Exposed: The Tory-Trump plan to kill food safety with Brexit chicken
"The Petro Is Born Today" - Maduro Launches Oil-Backed Crypto "For The Welfare Of Venezuela"
Yellowstone Alert: 200 Earthquakes In 10 Days As Ring Of Fire Awakens
China's "New Silk Roads" Reach Latin America
India To Build Major Overseas Military Base Off Africa To Combat China
Meet The Italian Government's Orwellian New Automated Tax Snitch
Swedish Authorities Fear "Negative Spiral" As Society Goes Cashless 'Too Fast'
JPMorgan To Demolish Park Avenue HQ, Build New 70-Story Global Headquarters For 15,000
In Unexpected Twist, Judge In Flynn Case Asks Mueller For "Exculpatory Evidence"
The far right thinks there's a massive FBI-linked conspiracy around survivors of the Florida school shooting
SpaceX is about to quietly launch the first 2 of nearly 12,000 satellites to blanket Earth in high-speed internet
And...Netflix hired a magician to make people commit murder for a new show
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
From Jenna Orkin
Latvia Bank Crisis: Central Bank In Chaos As ECB Blocks Payments By Third Largest Bank
Kushner In Probe Crosshairs As Mueller Shifts From Russia To China
Chinese Official Tackled By US Secret Service Agent In Nuclear Football Scuffle
Anti-Immigrant AfD Now The Second Most Popular Party In Germany
Dancing To Washington's Tune: NATO Creates Military Schengen, Launches Iraq Mission
War Preparation: Romania Orders $1 Billion Of U.S. HIMARS Missile Launchers
Top South Korean Crypto Regulator Found Dead "From Unknown Cause"
Florida High School Shooter Bought 10 Rifles Before His Killing Spree
Jeff Bezos just shared a new video of a giant $42 million mechanical clock designed to outlast the United States
Donald Trump's oldest son admitted a decade ago that a lot of the family's assets come from Russia
Latvia Bank Crisis: Central Bank In Chaos As ECB Blocks Payments By Third Largest Bank
Kushner In Probe Crosshairs As Mueller Shifts From Russia To China
Chinese Official Tackled By US Secret Service Agent In Nuclear Football Scuffle
Anti-Immigrant AfD Now The Second Most Popular Party In Germany
Dancing To Washington's Tune: NATO Creates Military Schengen, Launches Iraq Mission
War Preparation: Romania Orders $1 Billion Of U.S. HIMARS Missile Launchers
Top South Korean Crypto Regulator Found Dead "From Unknown Cause"
Florida High School Shooter Bought 10 Rifles Before His Killing Spree
Jeff Bezos just shared a new video of a giant $42 million mechanical clock designed to outlast the United States
Donald Trump's oldest son admitted a decade ago that a lot of the family's assets come from Russia
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
From Jenna Orkin
Human speech will be replaced by thought communication by 2050, claims expert
How an Alt-Right Bot Network Took Down Al Franken
Myanmar farmers going against the grain with apps
Update: Sheriff Says “No Known Ties” Between Florida Shooter and White Supremacist Group
65 Dead After Iranian Passenger Plane Crashes, Killing Everybody Onboard
Peter Thiel's Move To LA Is Inspiring A "Conservative Renaissance" In The City
NYSE's Most Iconic Stockbroker Admits He's "Never Owned A Share Of Stock In My Life"
Turkey Threatens To Invade Greece
20 US presidents who belonged to shadowy secret societies
Human speech will be replaced by thought communication by 2050, claims expert
How an Alt-Right Bot Network Took Down Al Franken
Myanmar farmers going against the grain with apps
Update: Sheriff Says “No Known Ties” Between Florida Shooter and White Supremacist Group
65 Dead After Iranian Passenger Plane Crashes, Killing Everybody Onboard
Peter Thiel's Move To LA Is Inspiring A "Conservative Renaissance" In The City
NYSE's Most Iconic Stockbroker Admits He's "Never Owned A Share Of Stock In My Life"
Turkey Threatens To Invade Greece
20 US presidents who belonged to shadowy secret societies
Monday, February 19, 2018
From Jenna Orkin
Brazilian Army Ordered To "Restore Order" In Rio De Janeiro
The Second Amendment Was Ratified to Preserve Slavery
"Highly Unusual" Enriched Uranium Particle Detected Over Alaska
Tech Start-Up Launches 'Active-Shooter' Mobile App For Schools
Retail Apocalypse Accelerates: 200 Winn-Dixie Stores To Close As Parent Goes Bankrupt
9/11 responders' health treatment and monitoring threatened by Trump’s budget plan
"Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event" Fractures The Polar Vortex In Two
Kirsten Gillibrand seems to be using Hillary Clinton's failings as a 'cautionary tale' in her latest move to position herself for 2020
Florida social services reportedly investigated Nikolas Cruz in 2016 — but they determined he was a low risk
The Second Amendment Was Ratified to Preserve Slavery
"Highly Unusual" Enriched Uranium Particle Detected Over Alaska
Tech Start-Up Launches 'Active-Shooter' Mobile App For Schools
Retail Apocalypse Accelerates: 200 Winn-Dixie Stores To Close As Parent Goes Bankrupt
9/11 responders' health treatment and monitoring threatened by Trump’s budget plan
"Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event" Fractures The Polar Vortex In Two
Kirsten Gillibrand seems to be using Hillary Clinton's failings as a 'cautionary tale' in her latest move to position herself for 2020
Florida social services reportedly investigated Nikolas Cruz in 2016 — but they determined he was a low risk
Saturday, February 17, 2018
From Jenna Orkin
Half the States Don't Require Background Check video
Financial insiders contemplate “imminent” 2018 US stock market crash of up to “50%”
Ex-chief of BP-acquired solar giant foresees renewables revolution
The End Of The Petrodollar? China Unveils Oil-Futures Launch Date
ATF Warns Over Spread Of Untraceable DIY "Ghost Guns"
“There’s nothing the ATF can do... ATF can’t go shut down the people who are selling these parts because these parts are not regulated,”
Peter Thiel Ditches "Intolerant" Silicon Valley For LA, May Quit Facebook Board
FBI Admits It Investigated YouTube "School Shooting" Threat, Failed To Identify Person Behind It
Solar Storm Will Strike Earth Tonight, "Weak Power Grid Fluctuations" Possible
Russia Is Taking Over Syria’s Oil And Gas
SEC Blocks Chinese Takeover Of Chicago Stock Exchange
Mitt Romney Announces He Is Running For US Senate
Scientists have found that shampoo is a source of the same dangerous form of air pollution made by cars
Half the States Don't Require Background Check video
Financial insiders contemplate “imminent” 2018 US stock market crash of up to “50%”
Ex-chief of BP-acquired solar giant foresees renewables revolution
The End Of The Petrodollar? China Unveils Oil-Futures Launch Date
ATF Warns Over Spread Of Untraceable DIY "Ghost Guns"
“There’s nothing the ATF can do... ATF can’t go shut down the people who are selling these parts because these parts are not regulated,”
Peter Thiel Ditches "Intolerant" Silicon Valley For LA, May Quit Facebook Board
FBI Admits It Investigated YouTube "School Shooting" Threat, Failed To Identify Person Behind It
Solar Storm Will Strike Earth Tonight, "Weak Power Grid Fluctuations" Possible
Russia Is Taking Over Syria’s Oil And Gas
SEC Blocks Chinese Takeover Of Chicago Stock Exchange
Mitt Romney Announces He Is Running For US Senate
Scientists have found that shampoo is a source of the same dangerous form of air pollution made by cars
Friday, February 16, 2018
From Jenna Orkin
Soros Now 3rd Largest Holder Of Overstock, Buffett Gets Into Teva As Hedge Funds Dump Google & Facebook
New Data Shows Yellowstone Supervolcano "Strained" - Magma Chamber Under Immense Pressure
The World's Largest Migration Is About To Begin
The Zuma Era Is Over: Ramaphosa Declared President Of South Africa
DOJ Official Bruce Ohr Hid Wife's Fusion GPS Payments From Ethics Officials
Shock, Anger After Florida Teen Charged With 17 Counts Of Murder; FBI Was Warned
'Everyone predicted it': Students 'joked' that Nikolas Cruz would shoot up the Florida high school
Here's what we know about Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old suspect in the Florida high-school shooting
Elon Musk: Humans must merge with machines or become irrelevant in AI age
What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an AnswerSoros Now 3rd Largest Holder Of Overstock, Buffett Gets Into Teva As Hedge Funds Dump Google & Facebook
New Data Shows Yellowstone Supervolcano "Strained" - Magma Chamber Under Immense Pressure
The World's Largest Migration Is About To Begin
The Zuma Era Is Over: Ramaphosa Declared President Of South Africa
DOJ Official Bruce Ohr Hid Wife's Fusion GPS Payments From Ethics Officials
Shock, Anger After Florida Teen Charged With 17 Counts Of Murder; FBI Was Warned
'Everyone predicted it': Students 'joked' that Nikolas Cruz would shoot up the Florida high school
Here's what we know about Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old suspect in the Florida high-school shooting
Thursday, February 15, 2018
From Jenna Orkin
Microsoft to use blockchain to build decentralised identities
Household Debt Rises By $572 Billion, Ends 2017 At All Time High
Seattle To Remove Massive Spying Network After Public Backlash
Mass Exodus Begins: 1000s Flee Venezuela's Socialist Starvation Across Bridge To Colombia
The Power Of Siberia And China's Next Natural Gas Moves
Arizona, Colorado, & Wyoming Push Legislation Supporting Cryptocurrency
Russian Deputy PM: Our Banks Are Ready To Turn Off SWIFT
Arizona, Colorado, & Wyoming Push Legislation Supporting Cryptocurrency
Trump's personal lawyer admits he paid a former porn star $130,000 but says the money came out of his own pocket
Oh, well that's all right then.
Shooting reported at NSA headquarters
Microsoft to use blockchain to build decentralised identities
Household Debt Rises By $572 Billion, Ends 2017 At All Time High
Seattle To Remove Massive Spying Network After Public Backlash
Mass Exodus Begins: 1000s Flee Venezuela's Socialist Starvation Across Bridge To Colombia
The Power Of Siberia And China's Next Natural Gas Moves
Arizona, Colorado, & Wyoming Push Legislation Supporting Cryptocurrency
Russian Deputy PM: Our Banks Are Ready To Turn Off SWIFT
Arizona, Colorado, & Wyoming Push Legislation Supporting Cryptocurrency
Trump's personal lawyer admits he paid a former porn star $130,000 but says the money came out of his own pocket
Oh, well that's all right then.
Shooting reported at NSA headquarters
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
From Jenna Orkin
City of London financiers contemplate “imminent” 2018 US stock market crash of up to “50%”
The prostitution claims surrounding Oxfam don’t surprise me. I’ve seen it all before with charities across the world – and the UN
Republicans Have 4 Convicted Criminals Running For Congress In 2018
CNN Firing Dozens Ahead Of AT&T Takeover: Report
Another Massive Blackout Struck Puerto Rico Last Night
Pentagon Sending Heavily Armed Marine Units To East Asia To "Counter China Threat"
Steve Bannon wanted 'my girl' Janet Yellen to stay on as Fed Chair
Kim Jong Un's half brother was assassinated with nerve poison one year ago — here's how it went down and the remaining unsolved mysteries
City of London financiers contemplate “imminent” 2018 US stock market crash of up to “50%”
The prostitution claims surrounding Oxfam don’t surprise me. I’ve seen it all before with charities across the world – and the UN
Republicans Have 4 Convicted Criminals Running For Congress In 2018
CNN Firing Dozens Ahead Of AT&T Takeover: Report
Another Massive Blackout Struck Puerto Rico Last Night
Pentagon Sending Heavily Armed Marine Units To East Asia To "Counter China Threat"
Steve Bannon wanted 'my girl' Janet Yellen to stay on as Fed Chair
Kim Jong Un's half brother was assassinated with nerve poison one year ago — here's how it went down and the remaining unsolved mysteries
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
From Jenna Orkin
Boston Dynamics Gets Even Scarier video
Trump administration wants to sell National and Dulles airports, other assets across U.S.
Recycling Plastic at Home video
'Russiagate' Delusion Dies - Who Is 'Bill' Priestap?
Intel's New "Smart Glasses" Shoot Laser Beam Directly Into Your Retina
UK Police Roll Out Handheld Device To Fingerprint Migrants In Under A Minute
The 11 Cities Most Likely To Run Out Of Drinking Water
JPMorgan Publishes The "Bitcoin Bible"
Why Are European Governments So Terrified of 'Fake News'?
Government-linked websites across the world have been shut down as hackers were using them to mine cryptocurrencies
And...
Drone Art video.
Boston Dynamics Gets Even Scarier video
Trump administration wants to sell National and Dulles airports, other assets across U.S.
Recycling Plastic at Home video
'Russiagate' Delusion Dies - Who Is 'Bill' Priestap?
Intel's New "Smart Glasses" Shoot Laser Beam Directly Into Your Retina
UK Police Roll Out Handheld Device To Fingerprint Migrants In Under A Minute
The 11 Cities Most Likely To Run Out Of Drinking Water
JPMorgan Publishes The "Bitcoin Bible"
Why Are European Governments So Terrified of 'Fake News'?
Government-linked websites across the world have been shut down as hackers were using them to mine cryptocurrencies
And...
Drone Art video.
Monday, February 12, 2018
From Jenna Orkin
Flu Killing Up to 4000 Americans a Week
Fox News Contributor Who Claimed Hillary Clinton Was A ‘Criminal’ Pleads Guilty To Felony Fraud
In the U.S. 49.7 Million Are Now Poor, and 80% of the Total Population Is Near Poverty
Tardigrade Walking Through Algae video.
Plastic Alternative Made of Yucca video
But what about rain?
Super wood material can replace steel
Op-Ed: Former Bush security advisor warns of coming blockchain war
NYC may soon charge motorists for driving into midtown Manhattan during rush hour — here's why all major US cities should follow suit
White House Official: Schiff Intentionally Sabotaged Democratic Rebuttal To FISA Memo
Arizona Senate Passes Bill To Allow Tax Payments In Bitcoin
CIA Paid $100,000 To "Shadowy" Russian For Dirt on Trump, Including Sex Video
Flu Killing Up to 4000 Americans a Week
Fox News Contributor Who Claimed Hillary Clinton Was A ‘Criminal’ Pleads Guilty To Felony Fraud
In the U.S. 49.7 Million Are Now Poor, and 80% of the Total Population Is Near Poverty
Tardigrade Walking Through Algae video.
Plastic Alternative Made of Yucca video
But what about rain?
Super wood material can replace steel
Op-Ed: Former Bush security advisor warns of coming blockchain war
NYC may soon charge motorists for driving into midtown Manhattan during rush hour — here's why all major US cities should follow suit
White House Official: Schiff Intentionally Sabotaged Democratic Rebuttal To FISA Memo
Arizona Senate Passes Bill To Allow Tax Payments In Bitcoin
CIA Paid $100,000 To "Shadowy" Russian For Dirt on Trump, Including Sex Video
Sunday, February 11, 2018
From Jenna Orkin
Israeli police recommend indicting Netanyahu for corruption: report
Key iPhone Source Code Gets Posted Online in 'Biggest Leak in History'
Now Mattis Admits There Was No Evidence Assad Used Poison Gas on His People
Iraq war redux
U.S. Secretly Negotiated With Russians to Buy Stolen NSA Documents — and the Russians Offered Trump-Related Material, Too
Artificial Intelligence Is Going to Supercharge Surveillance
Trump Says It Will Be Hard To Unify Country Without A ‘Major Event’
Cellphone Radiation Linked To Tumors In Male Rats, Government Study Says
Mad Max violence stalks Venezuela's lawless roads
U.S. Army Now Holding Drills With Ground Robots That Shoot
Russian Nuclear Scientists Connect Airgapped Supercomputer to Internet to Mine Cryptocurrencies
Meet The World's Next Central Banker: Mark Zuckerberg
Newsweek In Crisis: Editors Go Nuclear On Exec Over Criminal Probe During Leaked Meeting
New York could issue a government-backed cryptocurrency
Winter Olympics organizers say a cyberattack took down their computer servers during opening ceremonies
Israeli police recommend indicting Netanyahu for corruption: report
Key iPhone Source Code Gets Posted Online in 'Biggest Leak in History'
Now Mattis Admits There Was No Evidence Assad Used Poison Gas on His People
Iraq war redux
U.S. Secretly Negotiated With Russians to Buy Stolen NSA Documents — and the Russians Offered Trump-Related Material, Too
Artificial Intelligence Is Going to Supercharge Surveillance
Trump Says It Will Be Hard To Unify Country Without A ‘Major Event’
Cellphone Radiation Linked To Tumors In Male Rats, Government Study Says
Mad Max violence stalks Venezuela's lawless roads
U.S. Army Now Holding Drills With Ground Robots That Shoot
Russian Nuclear Scientists Connect Airgapped Supercomputer to Internet to Mine Cryptocurrencies
Meet The World's Next Central Banker: Mark Zuckerberg
Newsweek In Crisis: Editors Go Nuclear On Exec Over Criminal Probe During Leaked Meeting
New York could issue a government-backed cryptocurrency
Winter Olympics organizers say a cyberattack took down their computer servers during opening ceremonies
Saturday, February 10, 2018
From Jenna Orkin
Duluth schools remove 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'Huckleberry Finn' from curriculum
California police worked with neo-Nazis to pursue 'anti-racist' activists, documents show
The Michigan town where only Christians are allowed to buy houses
Thawing Arctic permafrost could release huge amounts of mercury
World's biggest rocket soars toward Mars after perfect launch
Indonesia pushes for gay, pre-marital sex ban
Vaccine could protect football players from concussion
Hurray! Now they can bash into each other to their hearts' and gonads' content. Your tax dollars at work.
The White House’s Failure in Puerto Rico Was Even Worse Than We Knew
Top DOJ Official Involved In Clinton And Russia Probes Steps Down
China Is Developing AI-Enabled Nuclear Submarines That Can Think For Themselves
Death Of Green Beret Launches Probe Of Seal Team 6 Which Took Out Bin Laden
Infrastructure Emergency: 50,000 American Bridges Are "Structurally Deficient"
Trump's 'energy dominance' strategy is undercutting Russia's influence and business in Europe
Duluth schools remove 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'Huckleberry Finn' from curriculum
California police worked with neo-Nazis to pursue 'anti-racist' activists, documents show
The Michigan town where only Christians are allowed to buy houses
Thawing Arctic permafrost could release huge amounts of mercury
World's biggest rocket soars toward Mars after perfect launch
Indonesia pushes for gay, pre-marital sex ban
Vaccine could protect football players from concussion
Hurray! Now they can bash into each other to their hearts' and gonads' content. Your tax dollars at work.
The White House’s Failure in Puerto Rico Was Even Worse Than We Knew
Top DOJ Official Involved In Clinton And Russia Probes Steps Down
China Is Developing AI-Enabled Nuclear Submarines That Can Think For Themselves
Death Of Green Beret Launches Probe Of Seal Team 6 Which Took Out Bin Laden
Infrastructure Emergency: 50,000 American Bridges Are "Structurally Deficient"
Trump's 'energy dominance' strategy is undercutting Russia's influence and business in Europe
Friday, February 09, 2018
From Jenna Orkin
Former Stuyvesant High School students raise awareness of 9/11 health rights
Japanese Company Plans To Build A Space Elevator By 2050 ...
Man Who Sold America The Iraq War Just Warned Iran Is Next... But Is Anyone Listening?
Leaked Document Reveals Soros Backing Secret Plot To Overturn Brexit
Your Guide To Top Anti-Russia Think Tanks In US & Who Funds Them
Trump Administration To Test Biometric Program To Scan Faces Of Drivers
Tesla Building 250MW "Virtual Solar Power Plant" Using 50,000 Homes In Australia
"In Fraud We Trust": 36 Indicted In $530M Global Cybercrime Ring Based Out Of Ukraine
The secret code that allows iPhones to turn on has reportedly been made public
Canada just signaled it's about to escalate the $5 billion war for Amazon's HQ2
Former Stuyvesant High School students raise awareness of 9/11 health rights
Man Who Sold America The Iraq War Just Warned Iran Is Next... But Is Anyone Listening?
Leaked Document Reveals Soros Backing Secret Plot To Overturn Brexit
Your Guide To Top Anti-Russia Think Tanks In US & Who Funds Them
Trump Administration To Test Biometric Program To Scan Faces Of Drivers
Tesla Building 250MW "Virtual Solar Power Plant" Using 50,000 Homes In Australia
"In Fraud We Trust": 36 Indicted In $530M Global Cybercrime Ring Based Out Of Ukraine
The secret code that allows iPhones to turn on has reportedly been made public
Canada just signaled it's about to escalate the $5 billion war for Amazon's HQ2