This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog under the title: Brace Yourself! More Than 400 Earthquakes Just Shook Mt. Rainier In Washington State, And More Than 1,300 Earthquakes Just Rattled Japan Is there a possibility that a cataclysmic eruption of Mt. Rainier could occur in the not-too-distant future? On Tuesday morning, Mt. Rainier was shaken by over 400 earthquakes. It was the largest earthquake swarm that we have seen at Mt. Rainier since 2009. Those who have been following my work for a long time already know why this earthquake swarm immediately got my…
Author: Tommy Grant
An inspector general’s report has determined that an Army officer faced command retaliation for sharing information with Congress about the Navy’s jet-fuel tainted tap water in Hawaii in 2021.According to the report, Maj. Amanda Feindt was restricted from lawfully communicating with congressional members or the Defense Department Inspector General.The major lived in military housing on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, with her husband and two children when a spill from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility leaked into a nearby aquifer, contaminating the Navy’s water distribution system.Thousands of residents near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam were relocated as the…
Iran has been quickly rebuilding its air defenses using Chinese missiles. In the aftermath of the short war with Israel, which led to an attack on nuclear facilities by the United States, Iran has rebounded. The new Chinese missiles added to Tehran’s stockpile are likely to improve Iran’s air defenses. However, the country is still lagging behind advanced stealth aircraft, such as Israel’s F-35s, and the United States’ empire-coalescing weapons. Putin Says Russia’s New Hypersonic Oreshnik Missile Is Like a Meteorite That Can Reduce Everything To Dust Since being preemptively attacked by Israel, Iran has acquired advanced Chinese surface-to-air missile…
A Mississippi couple was injured in a Memphis shooting that stemmed from a fraudulent Facebook Marketplace car sale. After realizing the deal was a scam, a confrontation escalated into gunfire, leaving both the buyer and his girlfriend with non-critical injuries. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE MEMPHIS, TN (2-minute read) — A Saturday trip from Mississippi to Memphis turned violent for a couple who thought they were buying a car through Facebook Marketplace. Memphis Police say a man and his girlfriend were shot in Frayser during a meet-up to purchase a black Chevrolet Camaro, which turned out to be part of a…
Two new aircraft carriers will yet again experience delays in delivery, after already having previously delayed in past years, Navy budget documents reveal. The delivery of the Navy’s next Ford-class aircraft carrier, to be christened the John F. Kennedy, will now be delayed by two more years, the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget justification documents show. It had been scheduled to be delivered this month. Delivery is now pushed back until March 2027. Before this latest setback, the carrier had already been delayed by an estimated one year. Additionally, another repeat delay is in store for the future carrier Enterprise,…
Sweeping tariffs set to be imposed by President Donald Trump next month may overshadow his top diplomat’s first official trip to Asia this week — just as the U.S. seeks to boost relations with Indo-Pacific nations to counter China’s growing influence in the region.Trump on Monday sent notice to several countries about higher tariffs if they don’t make trade deals with the U.S., including to a number of Asian countries. The move came just a day before Secretary of State Marco Rubio departed for a Southeast Asian regional security conference in Malaysia.Top diplomats and senior officials from at least eight…
During a televised cabinet meeting yesterday, President Donald Trump completely avoided answering a question about Jeffrey Epstein. “I mean, I can’t believe you’re asking a question about Epstein at a time like this when we’re having some of the greatest success and also tragedy with what happened… it just seems like a desecration.” The reporter’s question was: “Your memo and release yesterday on Jeffrey Epstein – it left some lingering mysteries. I guess one is whether he ever worked for an American or foreign intelligence agency. The former labor secretary, who was Miami US Attorney Alex Acosta – he allegedly said…
A group of suspects has been charged following a violent, coordinated attack on an ICE detention center in Alvarado, Texas, that left a police officer seriously injured. Law enforcement officials say the ambush, which took place on July 4, was intended to lure officers into a deadly trap. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE ALVARADO, TX (3-minute read) — Authorities say a coordinated ambush on July 4 targeted the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, with the intent to kill federal officers. The attack, which occurred around 10:30 p.m., resulted in an Alvarado police officer being shot in the neck. Thankfully,…
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has ended its experiment to create a heavy cargo seaplane.The nearly three-year-old Liberty Lifter program was intended to design and build — and possibly float and fly — a long-range, low-cost seaplane that could take off and land in rough seas. DARPA said in 2023 that it wanted the plane to have roughly the same size and capacity as a C-17 Globemaster, which can carry more than 170,000 pounds of cargo such as M1 Abrams tanks.In a statement to Defense News, DARPA confirmed it had concluded the Liberty Lifter program in June. Aviation Week…
The Army has changed how it investigates misconduct allegations, adding new rules that may complicate how soldiers make anonymous reports of misconduct, including punishments for soldiers who make false allegations.The changes also stopped the flagging of an accused soldier’s personnel records ahead of an investigation.The changes came in a June update to the Army’s 15-6 regulation, which lays out the process for investigating military- misconduct, such as misuse of government resources, hazing, sexual harassment, toxic leadership, adultery, fraternization, cruelty and maltreatment of subordinates and violation of orders and regulations.An Army official told Task & Purpose, who first reported on the…