13 Shocking Facts About Winter Storm Fern That Are Almost Too Crazy to Believe
A “perfect winter storm” doesn’t come along often. Conditions had to be just right to create a monster like Winter Storm Fern, and it won’ be forgotten any time soon. Historically cold temps will combine with a gigantic amount of precipitation to create blizzard-type conditions over much of the eastern half of the nation. Some areas will be buried by mountains of snow. Others will see record ice. And life-threatening cold is expected to stretch into the middle of next week.
Potentially historic winter storm forecast to impact more than 30 states across the U.S.
A potentially historic winter storm associated with the Polar Vortex is forecast to bring heavy snow, freezing rain, and dangerous cold across much of the United States from January 23 to 26. The system is expected to cause widespread travel disruptions, power outages, and hazardous conditions from Texas to the Northeast, with over 200 million people under various National Weather Service warnings and watches.
Greenlanders told to prepare for potential US invasion
Greenland needs to be prepared for a US attack, the leader of the Danish self-governing Arctic island has said in response to President Trump’s claims on the territory. Prime Minister Nielsen said Greenland plans to create a task force to help residents prepare for disruptions to their daily lives. He said it’s “not likely there will be a military conflict, but it can’t be ruled out.”
Trump Says US ‘Armada’ Moving Towards Iran
President Trump said he is sending an “armada” towards Iran, threatening Tehran against resuming its nuclear program. Trump said Washington was closely monitoring Iran as US naval assets moved into the region. “We have a lot of ships going that direction, just in case,” Trump said. “I’d rather not see anything happen, but we’re watching them very closely.”
New Gig Economy Job: Train AI That Replaces You
A Bay Area startup called Mercor has hired tens of thousands of white-collar contractors for temporary work, training artificial intelligence to perform the very jobs many of them once held, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. In effect, these white-collar workers are being paid to accelerate their own obsolescence by feeding and perfecting models for chatbot makers, such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
The System Is Starting to Crack; Home Prices Plummet as Silver Hits $100, Gold Close to $5,000
There are all sorts of signs that the relentless pressure that’s been causing an enormous amount of stress on our financial system is starting to break things. Remember how bad it got in 2008/2009 when home prices fell dramatically? It’s beginning again. Meanwhile, silver and gold prices keep setting new record highs. For large financial institutions holding enormous short positions, it has the potential to be catastrophic.
Why the Black Death is so important to the pandemic industry
The pandemic industry relies on fear and urgency to maintain a market for mRNA vaccines, but the decline in infectious diseases and lack of recent pandemics pose a challenge. Here’s where Medieval plagues come in. International public health organizations, such as World Health Organization (WHO), are using Medieval plagues and historical mass death events to model pandemic risk and scare governments into funding their initiatives.
Venezuela reveals the truth about socialism
Once prosperous and cultured, Venezuela is now destitute, crime-ridden and hopeless. It’s descent into poverty, desperation and organized crime is a cautionary tale about dangers of socialism. Young socialists should take heed. Many with a lick of sense correctly criticize the naivety of these socialist economic policy ideas and collectivist sentiments. But fewer recognize the true horrors that can be unleashed by entitled college graduates voting for massive wealth redistribution.
Islamized Texas: Austin’s Far-Left City Council Installs ‘Muslim Heritage Month’ & Honors CAIR—Defying Abbott’s Terror Designation
In a brazen act of defiance against Governor Greg Abbott’s designation of CAIR as a foreign terrorist organization, Austin’s far-left City Council proclaimed ‘CAIR-Austin Day’ on January 22, while building on the city’s new permanent Muslim Heritage Month resolution to institutionalize Islamic influence, launder grievance narratives, and prioritize ideological activism over Texas public safety—all while conservative leaders remain silent.
AZ AG Incites Deadly Violence Against ICE Agents; Calls Them a ‘Direct Threat’ and Suggests Residents Can Shoot Them
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes walked right up to the edge of inciting the murder of ICE agents and danced. She claimed during an interview with local station KPNX that since the agents are masked, due to the “Stand Your Ground” law in her state, residents could shoot them if they feel their lives are in danger and called them a “direct threat.”