Saturday, December 31, 2022

I think the previous article is irrelevant: Why?

Because global Climate change IS REDUCING world populations no matter what people think worldwide!

Here is how world populations are being reduced:

Rain or drought interferes with regular plant growth especially fruits and grains and nuts and other vegetables.

This then creates Inflation along with Covid changes and the War in Ukraine. This all by itself reduces world populations by hundreds of millions more each year than before.

If people cannot afford to eat and cannot grow food by themselves on their own land because of droughts and floods then people starve all over the world.

It doesn't really matter whether the problem becomes food being too expensive to buy or whether the flooding or droughts prevent you from growing food on your lands. 

The result is exactly the same: Hundreds of millions of people starve to death worldwide more than usual.

This is what is actually happening worldwide now especially in 3rd world poorer nations.

Musk Scolds Dilbert Creator Scott Adams After Poll On ‘Elites’ Trying to Reduce Population: ‘Run Antivirus Software In Your Brain’

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Musk Scolds Dilbert Creator Scott Adams After Poll On ‘Elites’ Trying to Reduce Population: ‘Run Antivirus Software In Your Brain’

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Elon Musk Confronted Live During Twitter Call Over Verified Snafu 'The Checkmark Used to Stand for Something!'

Elon Musk scolded Dilbert creator Scott Adams following a Twitter poll asking users whether “elites” are trying to reduce the population.

Adams asked his 800,000-plus followers if they believed a “group of elites or leftists” wants to reduce the population of the planet, and nearly 75 percent said they believed it. Just over six percent called the theory nuts. Almost 55,000 people voted in the poll.

“It is a very common sentiment, mostly implicit, sometimes explicit,” Musk tweeted in response to the poll, though he was not mentioned or tagged in the original tweet. Musk has though spoken about his concern over the population before.

Musk’s tweet included a link to a New York Times article on activist Les Knight. The headline read: “Earth Now Has 8 billion Humans. This Man Wishes There Were None.”

The response led to a back-and-forth between the two with Musk eventually telling Adams to “run antivirus software in your brain.”

“I stipulate that people with no real power or influence do hold that view. Apparently that triggers confirmation bias that the UN, the WEF, Bill Gates, George Soros and governments want the population to decline from current levels. This is the Right’s Drinking Bleach Hoax,” Adams tweeted.

Musk snapped back by claiming this argument about population control is not a “left” or “right” issue.

“This is neither a ‘right’ nor a ‘left’ issue. Run antivirus software in your brain,” Musk wrote.

The Twitter owner was so excited about the Times article that he provided Adams and others with a link to get past a pesky paywall.

“Stay tuned,” Adams tweeted after someone told him to cross getting fact-checked by Musk off the bucket list.

Adams is best known for creating the comic strip Dilbert, which was previously turned into an animated series. In recent years, he’s gained attention for his musings on Donald Trump and other political affairs, authoring books like Win Bigly.

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  • The Greatest potential for flooding likely will be from 10 to 2 pm today

     I moved all the chairs off the main deck in back of my house so chairs won't blow around and break windows or sliding glass doors. It's raining pretty hard now where I am on the Greater SF Coast but we haven't been hit yet with the strongest rains yet or winds. I woke up to see the tops of trees swaying in the winds. The winds are presently 18 mph sustained which isn't too bad yet. Mostly the trees are moving a lot and I haven't seen branches fly by or in the streets yet but it says it might get more interesting in the next 4 hours or so. We are lucky because we aren't in a flood plain and instead on somewhat of a hill. So, flooding isn't usually a problem where we are. I went down to the beach yesterday and was able to still find a way on the sand without being hit by waves like previous days. The other day I had to escape from the waves with my dog and go off the sand and up on the coastal trail instead. But, I've managed to walk our dog in the afternoon every day this week so far. However, today remains to be seen. I have a green rubber work jacket with a hood which completely sheds the rain so I can stay dry even in full rain and winds so I use this when I walk our dog in the rain on the beach. It's been warm enough for me at least yesterday to walk barefoot on the beach and throw off my crocs. Many sandpipers and smaller types of sandpipers seem to be having a field day lately likely eating sand crabs or something in the sand.

    Friday, December 30, 2022

    Barbara Walters, legendary news anchor, has died at 93

     
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    Barbara Walters, legendary news anchor, has died at 93

    A pioneer of broadcast journalism, Barbara Walters was a force to reckon with in legendary interviews that spanned from world leaders to tearful celebrities.
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    Barbara Walters, the pioneering TV journalist whose interviewing skills made her one of the most prominent figures in broadcasting, has died, her spokesperson confirmed to CNN. She was 93.

    “Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. She lived her life with no regrets. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists but for all women,” Walters’ spokesperson Cindi Berger told CNN in a statement.

    Walters joined ABC News in 1976, becoming the first female anchor on an evening news program. Three years later, she became a co-host of “20/20,” and in 1997, she launched “The View,” the network said.

    This is a developing story.

    Elon Musk’s net worth collapse is biggest loss of wealth in modern history

     
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    Elon Musk, pictured on 29 August 2022 in Stavanger, Norway, is the CEO of The Boring Company, Neuralink, SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter (Getty Images)
    Elon Musk, pictured on 29 August 2022 in Stavanger, Norway, is the CEO of The Boring Company, Neuralink, SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter (Getty Images)

    Elon Musk has seen his net worth plummet by more than $200 billion over the last 13 months, marking the biggest loss of wealth in modern history.

    The tech billionaire lost more than half of his fortune between November 2021, and December 2022, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, largely due to the collapse of Tesla stock during that time.

    The $208 billion wiped from Mr Musk’s net worth is roughly equivalent to the annual GDP of Greece.

    The amount lost is also more than the total net worth of the current world’s richest person, Bernard Arnault.

    After topping the rich list for most of the year, Mr Musk lost his place to the French business magnate earlier this month, though remains ahead of other US tech billionaires that have dominated the list in recent years.

    Mr Musk’s net worth peaked at $338 billion in November 2021, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, coinciding with the fortunes of Tesla.

    The electric car maker has lost roughly 70 per cent of its value in 2022 following production delays in China, vehicle recalls, and concerns among investors that its CEO has been distracted by his new role as head of Twitter.

    Tesla’s market cap is down by nearly $900 billion since November 2021, causing it to drop out of the top 10 most valuable companies.

    Despite the losses, Tesla remains the world’s most valuable car maker by a distance, with its losses over the last year equivalent to the combined market cap of all other automakers.

    In a recent email to Tesla staff, Mr Musk wrote that he believed Tesla will become “the most valuable company on Earth” in the long-term.

    “Don’t be too bothered by stock market craziness,” he wrote, according to Reuters. “As we demonstrate continued excellent performance, the market will recognise that.”

    Mr Musk rarely speaks of his wealth, though did explain his ambitions for his fortune in a Twitter thread in 2018.

    “You should ask why I would want money,” he wrote. “About half my money is intended to help problems on Earth and half to help establish a self-sustaining city on Mars to ensure the continuation of life (or all species) in case Earth gets hit by a meteor like the dinosaurs or WW3 happens and we destroy ourselves.”

    Other US billionaires have seen their wealth decline significantly over the last year, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq falling by around a third in 2022.

    Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Google’s Larry Page have lost more than $180 billion combined since January.

    ‘I had to do it to save everyone’: Man breaks into school and shelters more than 20 people from blizzard

     
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    ‘I had to do it to save everyone’: Man breaks into school and shelters more than 20 people from blizzard

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    As a deadly and historic blizzard barreled through Erie County, New York, last weekend, some residents found themselves in a dire scenario – stranded in howling snow with nowhere to go, their cars dwindling in gas supply with police unable to come to the rescue.

    Among those trapped last Friday was Jay Withey, a mechanic in the town of Cheektowaga who had ventured out to help a trapped friend, but instead got caught in the snow himself. Over the course of the night, he would be turned away by several people he begged for help, eventually committing a final act of desperation to save himself and more than 20 others from the brutal storm.

    His night began at 6 p.m. when he got a call from a friend who had become stuck in the quickly mounting snow.

    “He said I’m the only person he knew that would come over so I figured I would go get him,” Withey said.

    Withey drove toward his friend, weaving between abandoned vehicles that littered the road. Suddenly, he saw a young man named Mike walking in sneakers and wrapped in a light jacket. He told Mike to hop in the truck to escape the cold.

    As he drove past snow drifts several feet tall, Withey said, his truck became stuck twice. The first time, he was able to shovel his way out, but the second time felt hopeless.

    “I’m trying to dig myself out, but the snow is coming down just as fast as I’m shoveling,” he said. With his clothes soaking wet and only a quarter of a tank of fuel left, Withey started to grow concerned.

    ‘I’m fearing for my life’

    Leaving Mike in the truck, he began knocking on the doors of houses lining the street to see if anyone would give them shelter.

    Withey said he went to 10 households, offering each $500 to spend the night on their floor. All of them turned him away. “I plead with them, ‘Please, please can I sleep on the floor, I’m in fear for my life,’ and they say, ‘No I’m sorry’,” he said.

    Feeling defeated, Withey tried to walk back to his truck, but became lost in the blustery wind and thick snow.

    “My vision is getting foggy, my body is cramping up, and I’m fearing for my life,” he said.

    Finally, he saw a light glint in the distance, the same blinking light he remembered parking his truck next to.

    After marching back to the truck, Withey called the police but was told that due to the dangerous storm conditions, they couldn’t come to rescue him, he said. He also learned that the friend who had called him for help had been rescued by authorities.

    With the gas running precariously low, Withey was concerned, but tired, so he tried to take a nap.

    At around 11 p.m., he heard a knock at the car window and opened the door to find Mary, an elderly woman who said she had been stuck in her car since 4 p.m. and needed help. He told her to get in the truck, too.

    ‘I didn’t leave until I made sure everyone was okay’

    By the next morning, Withey’s truck had run out of gas, leaving the trio to huddle in Mary’s van, which was also running low on fuel.

    Eventually, Mary needed to use the bathroom. It was then that Withey, sensing she felt embarrassed, looked at his phone’s GPS and noticed that a school – EDGE Academy – was nearby, he said.

    “I say, ‘I’m going to that school, and I’m going to break into that school, because I know they have heat and a bathroom,’” he said.

    Using an extra set of brake pads, Withey smashed through a window of the school so he could open the front door and let Mike and Mary in, with the security alarm blaring.

    Jay Withey was stranded in Cheektowaga, a town in Erie County, New York, in the middle of a historic and dangerous blizzard, and -- after looking for shelter in numerous homes and being turned away -- he broke into a nearby school and managed to rescue more than 20 people.

    “I walk outside in the immediate area and there are a lot of older people that are stranded in their cars,” Withey said. “One person had a dog, and I get them all into the school. At this point, I have about 10 people in the school.” He estimated their ages ranged between 20s and 70s.

    With the group settled in the school, Withey scavenged for cereal and apples in the cafeteria, managed to turn off the alarm, and found mats in the gym for everyone to sleep on.

    “Everyone is just so happy to be in the school and to be warm and have food,” he said.

    On Christmas morning, Withey and the others were able to use snow blowers from the janitor’s closet to free their cars from the mounds of snow.

    ‘I had to do it to save everyone’

    Withey, who describes himself as a religious man, said he views the whole ordeal as a blessing in disguise. If just one person had taken him up on his plea for shelter that night, he would not have saved all those people, he said.

    One man who turned him away saw Withey snow blowing the cars and approached him in tears to apologize, saying he couldn’t sleep that night knowing he had denied Withey shelter.

    Withey stayed at the school until 8 p.m. on Christmas. “I didn’t leave until I made sure everyone was okay,” he said, adding that they started a group chat to stay in touch.

    Before he left, he made sure to leave a note apologizing for the break-in, which police found when they were eventually able to respond to the alarm Withey set off when he entered the school.

    “To whomever it may concern, I’m terribly sorry about breaking the school window and for breaking in the kitchen,” it read. “Got stuck at 8 pm Friday and slept in my truck with two strangers, just trying not to die,” it continued. “There were 7 elderly people also stuck and out of fuel. I had to do it to save everyone and get them shelter and food and a bathroom.” He signed the letter, “Merry Christmas Jay.”

    Cheektowaga Police were able to find Withey with the public’s help after sharing his note and surveillance camera images.

    Police Chief Brian Gould told CNN that Withey was in a section of town that they were having a hard time getting to. The chief called Withey’s actions heroic and an example of the sense of community among people in the area.

    “We were absolutely shocked to see that he had over 20 people in the school (and) two dogs,” he said.

    “Not only a heroic action, but just an overall good person.” “He definitely saved some lives that day,” Gould said.

    CNN’s Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Romine, Andy Rose and Paradise Afshar contributed to this report.

    I think this year there is about 1 in 10 chance we will have severe flooding here in California

     I have mostly lived in the SF Bay greater Area since 1980 even though I also lived in Hawaii in late 1989 to 1990 also and lived in Mt. Shasta from 1980 to 1985 and from 1990 to 1992 with my family. So, the rest of the time I have mostly lived in the Greater San Francisco area from 1980 until now.

    This year looks to be a year where there will be moderate to severe flooding. We have had years where houses are washed off of cliffs and into the ocean and we have had years when houses built too near streams in the Santa Cruz mountains have been washed away too and sometimes if it occurred at night when people were asleep I'm not sure they made it out okay.

    So, it's very important (more than the drought years from 2000 until now) to remember just how bad it got between 1980 and 2000.

    This is a good year to remember just how bad living in this area can get in some years. For example, the Highway 1 bridge near Carmel was a cement and metal bridge and the flooding in I believe 1995 lifted that cement and metal bridge (because of tree buildup behind it) and washed that cement and metal bridge all the way into the sea. This would be considered impossible to have occurred by you and by me. Mercedes cars nearby Crossroads Shopping Center there were floating in underground garages with only their trunks visible because the front engine is the heavy part of front engine cars all the rest was submerged underwater. The whole Crossroads Mall was under about 1 foot of water and mud and the restaurant was under about 1 foot of mud too from the Carmel River. The water in the movie theater there at that time got 4 to 6 feet deep where it sloped downward and I think within a few years they had to close permanently because of black mold problems from the flooding which couldn't safely be corrected.

    This also might have been 1995 when my then girlfriend's home had water coming out of the wall which was a 1925 cement block house covered by a beige to pink stucco that she owned then and another friend from Los Angeles of mine was also visiting us. We were talking in the living room when water spouted out of the wall and I knew this wasn't good at all into the living room it was about a 3 inch wide gusher of unending water.

    I ran outside and got her aluminum ladder that could reach the roof before it collapsed or something and went barefoot in bermuda shorts to the roof because I'm good on a ladder but in the heavy rain I knew I might slip and fall or die in that heavy a down pour. I got onto the flat roof of my girlfriends home and there were 2 feet of water built up there from collected oak leaves clogging the drains so I removed the leaves which caused 6 feet of water 4 to 6 inches wide to spray out the now unclogged drains.

    So, the roof didn't collapse and I didn't get injured because I went up there barefoot so I was safer this way. later I went to Ace Hardware and bought some kind of chicken wire and I made 3 foot by 3 food square boxes to capture the leaves before they clogged the drain next time. Because of this she never had this problem again and she sold the house I think in the late 1990s.

    This may also have been the year that you could not leave the Monterey Peninsula except by Boat or plane because all roads out were flooded and no one could get in or out unless it was by boat or plane. It was like this for several days. So, Highway 1 also you couldn't get in or out of Big Sur unless you used 4 wheel drive roads either. No paved roads were open in or out so they started rescuing people by helicopter.

    If this were Nepal they would have simply built a temporary suspension bridge but this is the U.S. and California with liability laws. The Army core of engineers had a new bridge up (a temporary one) so people could get food in Big Sur through Monterey.

    The point of all this is: "When this area from Big Sur up to Eureka Floods often people don't make it because it becomes very very serious." 

    So, just because you are used to Big Sur to Eureka being civilized it doesn't mean it always is this way in emergencies.

    So, considering the past storms and the future ones not here: "Batten down the hatches everyone!"

    Here is the weather for Santa Cruz and San Francisco

     

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