Month: February 2022

2…………> North Korea Weapons Crimes

North Korean cyber-attacks have stolen millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency to fund the country’s missile programs, as in between 2020 and mid-2021 cyber-attackers stole more than $50m (£37m) of digital assets, according to investigators.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-60281129

3……….> Cyclone Batcirai: Sweeping Everything in its way

At least six people have been killed and nearly 50,000 displaced after Cyclone Batsirai brought strong winds and rain to Madagascar, as the second major storm in two weeks – made landfall on the east coast, with gusts of 146mph and high waves hitting coastal areas.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60264389

4…………> On Edge of Space: Shatner New Challenge

Actor and Star Trek star William Shatner has become the oldest person EVER to travel to cosmos, when the 90-year-old headed to the edge of space last week in the Blue Origin capsule and landed safely back on Earth.

Blue Origin: Star Trek actor has become the oldest person to go to space! – CBBC Newsround

5………..> Lake Erie Ice: Watch Out

The National Weather Service Cleveland is warning people to stay off the ice on Lake Erie due to hazardous conditions, when winds may reach up to 25 miles per hour on the weekend.

https://fox8.com/news/stay-off-lake-erie-ice-drift-possible-sunday-nws-warns/amp/

2…………> Market Crash Ahead?

‘We’re in an unusual time’: A 49-year market vet says that we’ve entered the final stage of the bull market in stocks as the Fed tries to handle inflation — and warns that an 80% crash is ahead.

https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-crash-expert-warns-drop-inflation-bubble-tightening-hunter-2022-2

3…………> Texas Storms: Power Down

Powerful storms have caused massive blackouts, leaving up to 300,000 Texans without power electricity, and also prompted the cancellation of more than 4,800 flights, as a cold winter is ravaging Texas, bringing devastating snowstorms and also something unexpected – exploding trees! 

https://sputniknews.com/20220206/no-weapons-only-ice-extreme-cold-in-texas-makes-trees-explode-blasting-like-gunshots-1092802763.html

4…………> Russian Wave: Ukraine

European countries were also reported to be discussing possible housing and migration flows of displaced Ukrainians who will presumably flee to other European regions,  following Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley holding a closed-door briefing with unnamed lawmakers, informing them that Kiev would fall within 72 hours if Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine, and the invasion would likely result in about 15,000 fatalities among the Ukrainian troops and 4,000 among Russian troops.

https://sputniknews.com/20220206/russian-invasion-hype-goes-on-fox-claims-us-and-europe-expect-refugee-wave-from-ukraine-1092799341.html

2…………> A Bearish View: Tokens Market

Former investment banker Colborn Bell, who owns millions of dollars worth of NFTs, is warning the market for the tokens could be headed toward a catastrophic crash.

https://futurism.com/nft-collector-market-crash/amp

3…………> Quantum Computers Threat

Scientists estimate that quantum computers may become powerful enough to crack the Bitcoin encryption in a decade.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Scientists-estimate-that-quantum-computers-may-become-powerful-enough-to-crack-the-Bitcoin-encryption-in-a-decade.597437.0.html

4…………> New dangerous Covid strain: EU

A new more virulent and contagious HIV variant that triggers faster AIDS development was detected in the Netherlands and other European countries, as an international team of researchers identified the new “VB variant” in 17 people at the end of 2018 as part of the BEEHIVE international project that aimed to track HIV from Europe and Uganda. 

https://sputniknews.com/20220205/far-more-dangerous–contagious-hiv-variant-discovered-in-the-netherlands-study-shows-1092787518.html

5………….> Street Gangs of Tucson: Under Federal Attack

TUCSON, Ariz. – Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) partnered with multiple state and federal law enforcement agencies under the FBI’s Southern Arizona Violent Crime and Gang Task Force (SAVCGTF) to executed 11 search warrants throughout Pima and Santa Cruz counties, in connection with an ongoing investigation against a violent criminal street gang in Tucson. 

https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/southern-arizona-law-enforcement-agencies-execute-gang-related-warrants