Smokey Bear’s world is on fire. But the old mascot won’t die. Mark Kaufman. Mashable. December 9, 2018 The real Smokey Bear narrowly avoided death in the pine-filled Capitan Mountains of New Mexico, nearly 70 years ago. Just west of the town of Roswell, firefighters found the bear […]
PM justifies tacit support for Saudi Arabia despite ‘horrific’ Khashoggi murder Netanyahu tells foreign journalists in Jerusalem that the slaying of the regime critic is balanced by the important role played by the kingdom in maintaining global stability TOI. 12/13/2018 Acknowledging the need for “realpolitik,” Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Blog note: The Saudis (Mohammed bin Salman) and their Gulf Allies, are realizing they need a ‘combined’ military/defense system for their region in the Middle East. This would be a defense against Turkey and Iran, and presumably ‘terrorism’ as recognized by the alliance formed a year ago by […]
Facial Scanning Takes a Leap Forward as Hertz Plans Biometric Scans, Experts Sound Alarm 12-11-2018. Dee-Ann Durbin. CBN News. Biometric screening is expanding to the rental car industry. Hertz said Tuesday it is teaming up with Clear, the maker of biometric screening kiosks found at many airports, in […]
Archaeologists: We’ve Located Biblical City of Sodom December 12 2018 Archaeologists believe they have found the ancient city of Sodom, whose destruction is described in the Bible. They say it was caused by a meteorite. Archaeologists excavating the Bronze Age city of Tall el-Hammam in Jordan believe it […]
The Monstrosity and Evilness of Mankind (6) (Part 7) Six-fold Descriptive Names of Babylon City: queen. (Rev. 18:7) mighty city. (Rev. 18:10) no widow. (Rev. 18:7) great city. (7X). (Rev. 14:8, 17:18, 18:10, 18:16, 18:18, 18:19, 18:21) woman. (6X). (17:3, 17:4, 17:6, 17:7, 17:9, 17:18) whore. (4X). (Rev. […]
Blog note: … And great earthquakes shall be in diverse places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. (Luke 21:11). … And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; […]
Kilauea’s Recent Eruption Was Its Biggest in Two Centuries, Scientists Confirm Maddie Stone. 12/11/2018. Earther.gizmodo.com It’s been over three months since fresh lava oozed out of Kilauea volcano, and the eruption that turned southeastern Hawaii into a fiery hellscape has receded from the headlines. But for scientists with […]
US issues travel alert as Japan struggles to contain outbreak of rubella Julian Ryall. The Telegraph. December 12, 2018 More than 2,000 people in Japan have been diagnosed with rubella, or German measles, the worst outbreak in five years and prompting the US government to issue a warning […]
Blog note: Jesus indicated that one (of many) signs of the end times or the end of the age grace would be that love for one another would grow cold. Matthew 24:12, “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” This can also be interpreted that […]
