Fear and social networking in Paris

FRENCH POLICE WARNED: GET OFF OF ALL SOCIAL MEDIA IMMEDIATELY!

FEAR AND LOATHING IN PARIS.. POLICE TOLD TO GET OFF OF ALL SOCIAL MEDIA..

CNN IS REPORTING: French law enforcement officers have been told to erase their social media presence and to carry their weapons at all times because terror sleeper cells have been activated over the last 24 hours in the country, a French police source who attended a briefing Saturday told CNN terror analyst Samuel Laurent…

One of the Paris attack terrorists met with Sarkozy in 2009..

 

Developing..

Saturday morning cartoons

SATURDAY JANUARY 10 2015


Bizarre coverage on CNN of the Paris terror attack leads to this: Anderson Cooper has to correct colleague Chris Cuomo after Cuomo describes one of the terrorists as “AFRICAN AMERICAN”!

For the first time since World War I, a Synagogue is closed on Shabbat in Paris..


Update on the Boko Haram extermination: A town has been hit.. And hit hard.. as reported yesterday, some say hundreds are dead but other experts are standing by their number of 2,000 dead. Can you just contemplate that for a second? In our modern world–the 21st century–we are still seeing murderous maniacs kills .. and their success rate is getting better by the murder.. Amnesty International is calling this the deadliest in Haram’s history..


News from Venezuela .. shoppers throng grocery stores under the protection of the military.. note the news media reports “under the protection” of the military. That connotes a good feeling, doesn’t it? That the military is allowing people to safely get food.. But consider the real truth: There are massive food shortages that has forced the government to actually put food distribution UNDER THE CONTROL of the military, assuring that people will only receive the small rations the military deems is necessary.. there are long lines in many places, and people still cannot get the basic goods they need to live.  And why the food shortages?  Collapsing oil prices and 60+ percent inflation rates.

Anonymous now declares war no terrorist websites. 

The not so good news about the Friday jobs report: Private sector good. Government jobs? Bad.. Government employment is down and may go further down–the recession is hitting the public sector much later than everyone else.

The next thing to fear: Chaos predicted as we add another second to the clock in the summer.. But hey, at least it won’t be cold and snowy when all technology and power system fail, right?


DAD SOUGHT BAPTISM OF CHILD BEFORE KILLING HER BY THROWING HER OFF OF A BRIDGE..

Father if six sacrifices child to ‘gain magical powers’..

Consider this: DRONE parenting on the rise.. Move over baby monitors.. drones are coming in for the landing on your baby’s crib. And while some may fear such change and, as so often said, claim it will be a ‘mark of the beast,’ I say good! technology that can keep tabs on a baby’s heart and pulse while they rest and you can comfortably count no a drone to keep tabs..? that’s not bad. And not for one second do I believe that it will eliminate any human emotion or interaction with a child, it will only compliment those nervous parents (like me) who constantly want to make sure their child is okay. Three cheers for technology. There will be so many good things that come with it. Oh, and the mark of the beast, as well..

More good technology: Light bulbs that will help your house catch thieves..

The time bomb waiting to go off? Ground sinking below Iceland volcano by up to a foot a day!

Earthquakes are increasing in North America.. As are weird booms and blasts. In Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Ohio, and Oklahoma.. These weird rumbles have occurred in various places for years. But suddenly they are all seemingly happening in a number of states at the same time–incidentally, the booms are coming all from states that allow underground fracking..


A Bill Murray movie that went unseen for 30 years just got a showing in the night owl hours on TURNER CLASSIC MOVIE.. It is called NOTHING LASTS FOREVER .. AND YES, it even included “Larry Bud Melman” of 1980s David Letterman fame..

AOL/TIME WARNER deal 15 years later. It is still considered the worst deal of the century..

Let's leave earth and let the robots have it

Standoffs and terror.. hate and greed. The world seems surrounded in a shroud of darkness. I so often try to stay positive, look at the brighter side of life and see the forest from the trees.. but the forest these days seems extra dim and those once tall standing trees appear to have a slight bend to them, like they have slouched down in a form of eternal earthly sadness of the crimes against humanity humans so often commit..

While these may be the best and times and the worst of times, one thing is apparent in my somewhat academic mind: We are divided and hateful. Maybe not more than times gone by, but certainly the strains of modern society are showing..

Muslims vs Christian.. Black vs white.. gay vs straight. Republicans vs Democrats.. All the groups we are put into by corporate giants who claim to give us the news on a daily basis.. And all too often, we happily place ourselves into those categories and categorically ignore the prejudices and divisions that group assimilation can often create..
There's moments, such as these week, when terrorism and murder rear their heads.. Ugly heads indeed. The school shooting in Pakistan is a recent example as well.. In 2015, the world has changed after terrorist gunmen opened fire on innocent cartoonists who expressed their freedom of speech.

And now come the new years fears.. the warnings of more terror, the descending array of hate and horror that comes with funerals and tributes.. There are few rays of goodness shining from today's host of headlines..

And that is precisely why it's time to gear up, get ready, and create a future off this planet..

To begin an argument to leave earth, let me first explain a bit of the premise behind why I say it to begin with. The planet earth is in some trouble. . all experts in various disciplines can tell you that water shortages, food wars, and climate change will impact humanity some time soon--and some time now. And even on these issues, we have become divided. We argue whether humans cause climate change, but ignore the fact that it really does not matter anymore.. Even if 'global warming' is a fraud, global cooling may not be. Tour through history.. we are living in a perfectly tranquil time on this planet in comparison to other ages. Tranquil times have occurred before, too.. and they do not last forever. Sudden earth changes can take place without warning with volcanic activity or even Yellowstone eruptions. The New Madrid fault can shake.. Japan can quake--lest we forget the big 2011 earthquake and tsunami were said to have actually made earth wobble. Isn't it interesting that this summer we have to add a second of time onto our clocks. Perhaps the earth did in fact slow down due to major Chile and Japan rumbles.

However doomish and gloomish this may all seem, it's not really. Actually it's just purely the cyclic nature of the planet. It is how the earth was formed and reformed again. And it will happen again. The planet is old.. lots of history took place that we will never know. Quite frankly, there's always that chance that our current 2000 years of modern history will be buried under the weight of earth changes again.

So the race to space must take place. We need to leave this planet, or at least begin the venture into the wild oxygen-less black yonder. New explorations must take place, and a no holds barred approach to the space plan must also happen on the federal level. President Barack Obama has been busy cutting the space program since he took office. Recently, he began the quest to provide free college education on a community level to Americans. That will cost billions. However, it only solidifies we stay on this planet..

Right now, the goal should be to colonize others.. reach out for the stars and take gambles..

And those gambles could also have another purpose..

As mentioned early on in this post, old habits are not dying. Instead we are still fighting the same wars, the same battles.. creating the same hate. It seems like there's no global purpose anymore.. nothing which unites the entire planet. Ronald Reagan famously quipped that an alien threat would do just that, but why be negative. Why not an alien quest.. why not a global goal for all nations to equally have the opportunity to travel beyond our galaxy?

A race to the stars would give hope to a new generation.. every child looks to space at some point, and every kid gets into talks with their friends about alien life and UFOs. Adults do, too.. although they are more careful about it since they try to maintain 'maturity,' and any hint they privately wear a tin foil hate would embarrass their vain existence.

A race to the stars would also create jobs. We so often see robots taking over manufacturing, construction, and even service.. 3D printing is going to change the way we build houses, buy cars, and get surgeries.. so often, we are creating a future in which we will be served by technology--but technology will also destroy the social fabric with each job it robs. A race to space could actually rebuild the economy and create a new revolution.. instead of an Industrial change, this would be a Space Revolution. I can envision a future in which scientists would actively create new forms of travel between here and other planets, and even interior decorators would have a vast new world of rocket ships to decorate.

That may sound flippant, but it should not.
I am entirely serious..
We can collectively decide to leave the robots to tend to the planet earth, and humans can begin the real adventure of leaving this planet and moving to space..
We can kill hate with a quick future shock.
China, the United States, and Russia can join together and herald in a new age..
I am not naive, though. The United States' defense budget, CIA and Defense Department contractors would never allow such an honest zeal to provide a better future to humanity.. Instead, I fear a space race would equal star wars, with nations pursuing planets and attempting to cripple others.

But that is the gamble.
And instead of fearing such a gamble, why should we not take it?

Take one glance around at this planet.
It's time to branch out and fulfill the manifest destiny we all have: To return home to the stars where we came from.

CHARLIE HEBDO SHOOTING ROCKS FRANCE, AND THE WORLD

This is a developing story and it has global ramifications ..

At least 12 now dead after what the nation of France is considering a terror attack..two of the dead are police officers..

The shooting took place at the offices of the magazine CHARLIE HEBDO..that magazine has been running satirical images mocking Mohammed recently..

Kim Hjelmgaard of USA TODAY writes,

Armed gunmen wearing black hoods stormed the offices of the publication in a suburb of the city before firing automatic weapons in a scene police described as “carnage,” local media reported. The attackers were heard shouting “Allahu Akbar,” an Islamic phrase that means “God is great.”

The masked men who went into the name and asked for specific names before the shooting began walked out and got away..

They were also armed with a rocket launcher along with their Kalashinkovs..

Minutes before the shooting, CHARLIE HEBDO tweeted a satirical image of Mohammed.. Moments later their office building was under siege and the murderous rampage took place..



There is also video of the attacks.. raw video showcasing the shootings.. Originally, the media reported that they had video but chose, initially,not to air footage. That self imposed embargo has been obliterated after the video streamed online millions of times over already.. in the footage, sounds of gunfire can be clearly heard, as can frequent shouts of Allahu Akbar..

Jean Cabut, a graphic artist known to readers by his pen name Cabu, and Stéphane Charbonnier, the magazine’s editor in chief known by his pseudonym Charb, were among the dead, the police said..

Since the attack, a car bombing has made news in Paris.. French media reports indicate that an explosion took place outside of a Synagogue in Sarcellas.. There is video of the aftermath of the car bombing here..

The killings also follow the official warning of attacks that were previously heralded..

Three terror suspects are on the loose..

Developing story..

Breaking: Car Bomb Reported at Paris Synagogue »

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“The aim is to laugh. We want to laugh at the extremists — every extremist. They can be Muslim, Jewish, Catholic. Everyone can be religious, but extremist thoughts and acts we cannot accept.”

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Charlie Hebdo journalist LAURENT LEGER, speaking after the firebombing of his publication’s offices in 2011; the controversial magazine had published caricatures of the prophet Muhammad.

(via Time Magazine)

And the events of today have led to anything but laughter..

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Raw footage of the Paris terror attack..

FLASHBACK: White House slams French magazine Charlie Hebdo over Islam cartoons »

An interesting flasback via poorrichardsnews:

This is from 2012.  Leave it to the Obama administration to take the side of the terrorists…

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Wednesday criticized the “judgment” of a French satirical magazine for publishing cartoons that are critical of the Islamist political movement, amid the routine threat of attacks by Islamists during President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign.

“We are aware that a French magazine published cartoons featuring a figure resembling the prophet Muhammad, and obviously we have questions about the judgment of publishing something like this,” Carney told reporters during a midday press briefing at the White House.

“We know these images will be deeply offensive to many and have the potential be be inflammatory,” Carney said in a prepared statement.

The French government reacted to the expected threats by temporarily shutting down embassies and schools in 20 countries with significant Muslim populations.

Certainly, in the perceptive of today’s events, this is interesting..



This is an image of a police offering begging for his life at the Charlie Hebdo building.. The media is opting to only show this still image and now the next scene in which the officer has his head blown off..

The TEXAS shaking

There has been nine earthquakes in under 24 hours in Texas.. the most recent and final was called a strong one. None are aftershocks, but this swarm has shocked researchers and residents..

This is from Tuesday January 6 through January 7 2015.. So far.
I suspect more will be happening..

7:37 a.m. 2.3 magnitude
3:10 p.m. 3.5 magnitude
6:52 p.m. 3.6 magnitude
8:11 p.m. 2.9 magnitude
8:12 p.m. 2.7 magnitude
9:54 p.m. 1.7 magnitude
10:05 p.m. 2.4 magnitude
11:02 p.m. 1.6 magnitude
12:59 a.m. 3.1 magnitude

9 in 24 hours..

Make that 11 in 27!

New information breaking shows a steady continuation of the quakes around Dallas..

The latest two ..

8:34 a.m. Wednesday               2.6 magnitude

9:57 a.m. Wednesday               2.7 magnitud

SEALED WITH A KISS. WELCOME BACK TO THE 20TH CENTURY

ing wrong.

This is the now. There is no more future..
To hear the debates in Congress, the tired old foolish whims of old men, is beyond frustrating. The lackluster performance isn’t a verdict on the system–the amazing part of our founding fathers is that devised something that could withstand war and rage and the tests of time. But what needs changed are the minds and attitudes of the ruling class.

There is a great unveiling occurring across the internet world.

This week, I was reminded of the 1990s again.. Bill Clinton was able to get away with quite a bit and leave office with a nation loving his presidency.. The Seinfeld era, a decade about nothing, was a success for Clinton.. His sexual tribulations didn’t matter but instead led to a more erect President in front of the American people.. Things may change now though in this century.. Clinton finds himself embroiled in a strange and lurid scandal involving a pedophile named Jeffrey Epstein.. And now thanks to the internet (and the British press) we are finding out quite a bit more than we ever though possible about Bubba. And his 20+ phone numbers. We also know that the houseman for Epstein cleaned his sex toys and was constantly afraid he would disappear.  Matt Drudge was the lone wolf in the 1990s who cleared the way for the internet when he blazed a headline and siren on his page about Bill Clinton having sex with an intern in the White House. If it was sex, of course.. But these days, the DAILY BEAST is the one who is claiming other media sources dropped the ball on the Epstein scandal.. Vicky Ward wrote a piece titled “I tried to warn you about sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2002.” Among her interesting words,

Upon hearing of my assignment, Epstein had invited me to an off-the-record tea at his Upper East Side house (during which I distinctly remember he rudely ate all the finger food himself) and then had his assistant call to tell me he’d thought I was pretty.

Even more

Separately, Hoffenberg’s daughter has gotten in touch—and it’s gotten me thinking. There are some injustices that maybe only time can right. And perhaps now is the time. Things happened then that simply shouldn’t have, and if I don’t talk about them, then probably no one will.

Ward’s piece for VANITY FAIR on Epstein was scrubbed of any references to women claiming abuse. That was 2002. Eons ago in Internet language.

The future is now. The scandals of yesterday have a renewed place in the Internet of today, and a new generation is constantly judging the old one. Children not of age in the 1990s may wonder why Bill Clinton got away with it.. children not of age in the 1980s recently became shocked at the fall of Bill Cosby from the national applause sign..

Everything that’s old is new.
Except our Congress..

There the same debates still occur as they did in the late 1980s.. Many people still be in a mindset that there’s a Cold War.. that we are far away from others .. instead we’ve never been closer. With our modern technology, we have never known more about everything and everywhere in the world.

We are educated. We are understanding. And we are not young and dumb..

Some may be able to stop a few websites. But not a billion. Not a trillion.

There’s information beyond our wildest dreams. And quite frankly, LOTS of it is true. Even the ‘tin foil’ types have facts to back up their often lengthy diatribes about our modern world and news of the day..

The economy is changing drastically.. pop culture is evolving every 12 hours.. the weather is more fierce and the demographics of America are rapidly evolving.



But John Boehner is the speaker of the House. And Nancy Pelosi kissed him.

 

LARGE GEOMAGNETIC STORM UNEXPECTED HITS EARTH

UNEXPECTED Strong geomagnetic storm hits Earth »

The warning also said that the storm could push the area where the Aurora could be seen as far south as Pennsylvania to Iowa to Oregon.

The main intensity of the storm was supposed to have affected the planet just before 6:30 a.m. but the storm was reported to still be in progress at 9 a.m.

The storm was being called ‘unexpected’ .. This is how SPACE WEATHER documented today’s event:

UNEXPECTED GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A strong G3-class geomagnetic storm erupted during the early hours of Jan. 7th, sparking bright auroras around Earth’s poles. What happened? The interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) near our planet tipped south, opening a crack in Earth’s magnetosphere. Solar wind poured in to fuel the strongest magnetic storm since Sept. 2014. NOAA analysts believe the fluctuation in IMF is related to the arrival of a CME originally expected to miss Earth. Browse the aurora gallery for pictures of the event. 

The geomagnetic storm is the strongest to hit Earth since September..

The Tuesday morning terrors.. from around the world and beyond

Just a sampling of the strange activities taking place around the planet as we speak..

A new plan in Britain seems extra creepy: Toddlers will be spied on to see if they exhibit any early signs of being terror sympathizers.. The government calls it the ‘duty’ of nursery teachers to spot terrorists in the making.. 

More intrigue as various sources begin to report Bill Clinton’s connection with Florida pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.. As previously reported, Epstein had over 20 numbers for the former President and, in the past, Clinton took a number of trips to the same private island that Prince Andrew did–the same place where underage girls were reportedly held and given to men and powerful elite .. The SMOKING GUN website indicates that Clinton and Epstein traveled together even though police were investigating him at the time..

MORE: Prince Andrew accused of using underage sex slave..

Flashback Rand Paul: Bill Clinton is a sexual predator..

EXPLOSIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA.. these weird blasts have been taking place near Lancaster, PA// Residents have been both hearing and feeling explosions under their feet but law enforcement haven’t the clue as to what they could be..

Doctors have euthanized over 650 babies  as part of assisted suicide law in the Netherlands..  People who argued that those with only terminal illnesses would face such a consequence are now being rattled by these numbers.. some are raising eyebrows and suspecting that babies with disabilities are facing the brunt of these deaths.. More coverage of this in the British press with the UK DAILY MAIL writing, bluntly, that parents who don’t want their children are killing them in Holland.. This is the very ‘slippery slope’ that many progressives said would not happen…

Now police want to be included in federal hate crimes law..

Welcome to the future of sex without partners: A vibrator that can sync to your iPhone..


WASHINGTON POST reporting a very blunt fact: In ten years, your job will not exist..


Cameras caught something bizarre along a highway in Arizona..  Some say an animal, others say bigfoot.. I saw people who knew a camera was there and wanted to cause a stir. And then they did–if it was people. The story has gone worldwide today..

Just as predicted ..

The HORROR REPORT said months ago that the WOMAN IN BLACK 2 would be a surprise hit in January--January is an exceptionally good time to release PG-13 horror movies..

And without fail, we were right on the prediction..

The WOMAN IN BLACK 2 did not have enough scare to surpass THE HOBBIT, which is continuing to get incredibly high numbers in the box office both domestic and international, but it did defy the odds and surpass its own estimates. It grossed an estimated $15mil or more, beating the distributor's prediction of a $9 mil weekend--strongest nights were Friday and Saturday, undoubtedly date night crowds chomping for horror after the Christmas and New Years holidays wrapped up..

But according to estimates and indications, WOMAN IN BLACK 2 played very good with female and younger crowds as opposed to a male-centric audience.

This is what HORROR and other genres are going to have to play to now..  Horror's broader appeal to women is going to change the face and shape of horror movies.. The gore may buckle under the pressure of deeper scares--the movie BABADOOK is a clear example of a movie playing to the deep fears within women..

It's not just a man's world anymore.

 

Late Sunday update

A Royal Scandal of epic proportions broke over night across the planet.. News circulated that Prince Andrew may have been secretly filmed having sex with an underage girl! The story revolves around the elite’s friend Jeffrey Epstein.. British media is also pointing out that Bill Clinton had a relationship with Epstein that included travels to his private island.. Along with Clinton: Highpriced celebrities from Hollywood, politics, science, and entertainment.. Another name, besides Prince Andrew, named in the lawsuit: Alan Dershowitz.

MORE:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE STRENGTHENS DEFENSE..
INDEPENDENT: Prince Andrew regret his friendship now..
Andrew steps up denials in sex slave case..

And the past is haunting in the UK, too: The UK TELEGRAPH is reporting that Margaret Thatcher’s confidant former conservative minister Sir Peter Morrison lured a 14-year-old into a guesthouse and abused him.. The police covered up the crime after..


Cuddly Kim Jong Un plays with children..

Two earthquakes hit Los Angeles within 20 minutes of each other..

Pope Francis names 15 new Cardinals–none from the United States..


Happy new fears: A complete list of the 12 disasters that could end the world!

The biggest threat to humanity: THE INTERNET!?

Monsanto’s earnings may nosedive, could drop by 50%.. 

Polar vortex (or winter?) set to return next week..
Brutal cold and clippers..

KFOR reporting: New proposal in Oklahoma City may make it a $500 fine to simply wear a hoodie..

Reviews continue to give high praise to BLACK MIRROR.. I recently began viewing this now somewhat old British series.. So far interesting results. Perhaps when I have the chance to finally finish the full episode listing I will write up a review..

Good advice from the mouths of bosses: How to stay cool under pressure..

A Sunday Morning Sidewalk in '15

A 4.9 quake struck Idaho today.. no major damage, but rattled nerves.. also it caused rock slides that blocked several roads..

Alarm sounds on sugar: New effort underway to bring attention to chronic disease connection with over consumption of sugar..


Madonna edits images of civil rights icons and posts them on twitter..  now she is busy defending herself (And enjoying the public attention) ..

Happy new fear: Scores of giant asteroids to begin buzzing by earth in February..  This story has been around for some times–and vast conspiracy sites have warned over the earth destruction coming .. but there is real science to this, and it’s endlessly important that we monitor the stars and space to ensure if the pink stars begin falling we know about it prior..


Speaking of space..
NASA reveals a mystery on the sun.. coronal hole on the solar surface where winds reach 500 miles PER SECOND..

MORE from the sun: Only a few days ago, sunspot AR2253 did not exist. Now the fast-growing active region is wider than the planet Jupiter…On the latest NASA information, the sunspot seemingly is growing in size still.

If you are lucky enough not to be getting hit with a winter storm today: The annual Quadrantid meteor shower, caused by debris from shattered comet 2003 EH1, peaks on Sunday, January 4th…

What your Android knows about you: It can hear your conversations and it always knows where you are..

Pacific Coast sea bird dieoff is puzzling scientists.. They have been found dead in the hundreds along the Pacific coastline.. Mass die-offs of the small, white-bellied gray birds known as Cassin’s aucklets have been reported from British Columbia to San Luis Obispo, California..

66 grocery stores CLOSING in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia PA..

CIA admits to being behind UFO sightings of the 1950s and 60s..BUT!!!! It only means that HALF of the sightings are accounted to..  The truth is still out there.

Great video accounts for every day of a pregnancy.. 

BOKO HARAM now abducts 40 boys and young men ages 10 to 23..

The first weekend box office of 2015: HOBBIT number 1 again but WOMAN IN BLACK 2 a big surprise ..  I have written before that January is one of the best months for horror. So this showing does not surprise me at all–especially given that this sequel maintained a PG-13 rating, an important thing for the success of a horror movie in January.

New research claims that creative thinking actually creates dishonesty… My response? DON’T HUG ME I’M SCARED part 1.

The year of the goat and sheep. And ram. Expect the horns

YEAR OF THE GOAT..

No, that's not a famous song line, you're thinking of the year of the cat..

This is the year of the goat--or at least will be in February when the Chinese new year ends the horse we have been living through and gives us a brand new theme with a brand new animal.. The goat..

I am about tired of the recycling of 2014 at this point.. the memories, the years in review. Sure, even I promulgated a year in review, but in my opinion did it early enough to let it exist without forcing it down anyone's throat.

The ball has since dropped. Ryan Seacrest has since cleaned off at least some guyliner, and Taylor Swift hopefully put on some pants.. It's 2015..

But as we enter into the goat's time period under Saturn, it's fair to take a quick look as to what it may or may not mean..

The sheep, or goat is among the calmest of animals in tradition.
This year has been called the year of the sheep.. it's the year of the goat.   And even more, in 2015, the Chinese animal sign for 2015 is 'yang.'  That is the inclusive term for the sheep and goat together, which speaks of that conflict as to what animal this year in fact is going to be represented by. Since the Chinese calender can't really decide, I will: It's actually, really, the year of the ram.

Things seem good, too. At least according to the horoscopes so many take stock in.. This year will be more positive, we are told.. the sheep's meekness, or the goat's givingness will endure. Of course, with any animal, especially a ram, expect a fierce kick to the backside now and then from fate.

There is a chance, we are told by some experts, that we will be seeing an immediate change in the way we look at problems this Ram year..

Sheepish people may be pessimistic. The ram may use that to its advantage..

The last time we endured a year of a sheep or goat was 2003. While my nostalgic memory longs for the days when I was 23 years of age, world history wasn't too nice. That was the year of war, when George W. Bush launched the Iraq attack in March and the United States began frying "Freedom fries" in honor..

The logic in China is that it's best to have a child before February of this year, since a baby born during a 'horse' is more likely to be a leader in the future as opposed to one born during the sheepish months that are coming..

In Western culture, of course, the sheep may mean something far darker than the the honorable meekness is represents in Asia. In the United States, for example, leading the sheep to slaughter is a common term to showcase the stupidity of the sheep or goat, and how easily others can prey upon them..

As 2015 begins, so do predictions over what this year will bring. Last night, George Noory hosted a predictions Coast to Coast AM with Joseph Jacobs, Glynis McCants and her numbers, John Hogue and his quatrains, and Vincent Genna.  Hogue had perhaps the more interesting take on what 2015 will bring: His point is that 2015 is going to be the time period that could be called the year of the spark, when something may light the explosion.. Additionally, the American dream is going to be refined and retuned, he said..

Clyde Lewis had similar thoughts last night on his own program GROUND ZERO.. Lewis worried that a black swan event will take place in 2015.. 

The HORROR REPORT has already made its predictions..
While the important events of the year that take place can never be prognosticated regardless of the 'clairvoyant' uttering the words, themes can be .. moods and collective consciousness, I argue, can sway the mood of the nation and planet.

But those surprises that come when you least expect them are the true life changing events..

Meek and mild mannered sheep we may be.. but a ram is coming. And that ram may have a field day with the year of the goat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVCR29aE_OQ

Out with the new. In with the old.

The rituals begin anew..
Fireworks around the world.. celebrations. Bars packed with amateurs attempting to recreate the perfect scene from a movie that never really was real to begin with.. And Times Square. That beautiful little piece of concrete island where a million people sway together, sing together, kiss each other, and desperately try to find a working toilet or corner alley to relieve themselves of their holiday cups of cheer..

It's New Years Eve..
And we don't have Dick Clarke to kick around anymore.. Ryan Seacrest will due. He's not 'out' at this time but certainly has solidified himself in becoming the face that my three year old will see one day when he is 21 years of age and hopefully--hopefully! making smart decisions with his body in bars..

We will have to ensure Taylor Swift, undoubtedly. She is the flame of the year--he flame is bright and she's mopping up each last second of fame and TIME magazine covers.

That is how 2014 was.. it was a year of the unreal--planes going missing and acts of war that were never called them. Children being massacred as sacrifices to demons.. Selfie sticks. The perversion of television.. the mind numbing ignorance of Americans.. the total comedy collapse. It was a year when everything stopped being funny.

Jokes don't work anymore, but GIFs do.. Sitcoms are toast. But VINE is the most.. and REDDIT is king, but 4CHAN still leads--they're the engine that creates the creative machine..

As we turn a blind eye to the calender's end and welcome in a new year with drunken melodies at watering holes, I am enthusiastically looking forward to 2015..

There's a few reasons why, which I will tell you in this already too lengthy post..
A listing of why 'everything is awesome.'

2015 is just cool.

Think about it.. we made it this far. 2015.. I can recall so many events over the past 15 years--hell, even 30.. And it all just flew by. The sands of time are quickly moving through the hourglass of our minds.. But that is nothing to be sad about. As some would say, the only real thing that exists is the present. The moment you're in now.. the time you're reading this, or scanning it, or clicking off in boredom. This is real. The past was real.. but it's gone. Nothing to lament or be shameful of.  So make everyday a little more real and seize the day. This day. Nothing from yesterday.. and ignore the future, it doesn't even exist..

We have gone through 15 years of mindless hell. Terror and torture.. no role models worth modeling.. an invasion of technology and humanoids.. machines and robots that will take our jokes away..
We have also endured the setup to what appears to be a police-like state, which constant surveillance and Fusion Centers, red light cams, and constant drivel on the still existence cable snooze networks about how  it's all to keep us safe..

But in 2015, we're so over that.
It's time for a change, and attitude adjustment and a rude awakening for the hounds of negativity that worship at the alter of evil. We have the power to change the course of history, and I think 2015 may be the year we will.

We are so over some other stuff, too..
I think selfishness has gotten boring. Perhaps this is the year when the selfies will end and, well, maybe the couplies will take over.. we will still capture and tweet and tumble all the moments of our lives, but I sense a bit of something more taking place. I think we long for affection, not attention. I believe that 2015 will be the year we decide to forgo the nonsense of meaningless and start searching for the soul again.. A deeper appreciation of life, and a core meaning to what we are even earthlings to begin with.

Maybe 2015 will be the year we collectively decide that reaching for the stars is the best thing humans can do. Maybe we are made for the stars since we are from them anyway. Often during ocean trips, I stare at the ocean and become frightened but secure all at the same time. Frightened at the immense body of water knowing the power it has to indiscriminately kill me, but yet at the same time know that somehow that ocean is the home to all human life. The same with space--staring at the stars does not feel like peering at other worlds, but quite the contrary. It feels like you're looking at a photograph of where you were from, you're youth before life, complimenting your mortal body's makeup of stardust and ancient history..

I feel we are getting a little 'over' celebrity .. Twitter has made us feel closer. We can stream music. We don't need theaters to see movies anymore.. and the TVGUIDE has outlasted its time. Things are changing.. the old days are over. That's not a bad thing..
Instead, the user, the moviegoer or music lover, TV addict or avid reader, all have new abilities to see the art their choose to and enjoy the entertainment they want to. When they want to.. We are not impressed with the rich and famous--instead we have sort of grown to ignore their non-plight. I think that will continue in 2015..

The economy sucks. Just plain sucks. Joblessness is immensely bad, and without question you know someone who is unemployed or you are unemployed.. We are over this. We want a change.. Maybe the collective consciousnesses will assist us in making a better future in the coming year. Sometimes when you're sick and tired of being sick and tired, you make the choice to stop being sick and tired.

I think 2015 will be the food revolution's culmination. The FOOD BABE is mocked and hated by millions, but think about her message, minus the political tones.. She is simply saying to eat better and know your ingredients. And stop eating plastic. And food coloring.. and stuff. All that stuff. Just eat food. I think in 2015, we will continue to shop smarter and better, and with prices soaring, we will start to educate ourselves about what we are paying for.. and going broke for. And maybe our stomachs will thank us by December 2015 with a better digestive system..

We will accept more people in 2015.. as the generation born since 1995 becomes 20, they will bring with them a strong pursuit of acceptance. Hate is so 20th century.. I hope it stays confined to that..

The challenges around the world are going to become more clear--the despot and dictators who ravage the landscape and kill the spirit of their people will be evident. In 2014, we saw the senseless murder of children.. women.. babies.. we know the enemy. The enemy is seemingly not of this world. I hope 2015 is the year when the world puts its hands together and deals with the disgusting vermin who inhabit far too many towns and nations on this globe..

I think President Obama will have a better year.
There's something to be said for his critics. He has been far less in the change and hope category.
But Americans want to like their leader. This may be the year we finally do, the year we accept him as President.. I don't think Americans really did accept him yet. He was an obscure figure who inhabited the White House, someone who had a seemingly happy family and golfed .. In 2015, we will come to understand he's our president--but that does not mean we'll think he's good at the job.. instead we will realize he has the job.

2015 is a big deal--it's a marker in history.
It's been 15 years since Y2K did not kill us. It's been 3 years since the Mayan calender ending. Each non event become a new beginning.

I think 2015 is a new beginning.

Filled in my spirit, there is a great deal of enthusiasm for the year to come.. I pray it will not be 12 months of hell on earth, but instead each day may be the best day ever.

My son Ayden really got to enjoy a show this year, and you've most likely heard of it if you're under the age of 18 or have children under the age of 10: Phineas and Ferb.  I actually got to love it, too.. The theme of the show was performed by the band BOWLING FOR SOUP--a big bad when I was around 21.. there is an extended version of the main theme called  TODAY IS GONNA BE A GREAT DAY. Clearly the song has ludicrous lyrics.. until you really get to the point of the song. It's a song of hope and happiness. And watching my son, in all of his innocence, dance his head off when he hears this song, gives me hope and brings a smile to my face that often cannot leave, despite the negative world that exists around us. I suggest you make this song at least a brief part of your day. Enjoy it.. have fun. And dance like a child who innocently still looks at the world.



Maybe we all should do that a little more..
Dance like no one is watching?
Or dance even harder when they do watch..

HAPPY NEW YEAR
2015
-BRYAN SMOLOCK,
WWW.HORRORREPORT.COM

The year ends with a fireball

A massive evening fireball was reported by over 300 people from Montreal to Delaware last night around 6:35, with some reporting flames, others comparing it to fireworks, and at least person catching it on a dash cam.
This ends a dramatic year of fireballs and pink stars falling, a reference the HORROR REPORT made on several occasions comparing the strange fall of space debris with the CBS show UNDER THE DOME..

Harrisburg PA radio show host from WHP580 Ken Matthews saw it too and spoke about it on his program Tuesday at 3pm, saying it was one of the brightest fireballs he'd ever witnessed..

That adds to the other reports. The American Meteor Society said it has received more than 500 reports of a bright fireball just after 6:30 p.m.

Video here..

The final scene

What is a year?
A passage of time.
From sidewalks of earth
To the sublime.

A path not taken,
A memento of space,
It's been a rough year.
Let's make haste .

So here's to the cheer
And a drink from the well,
Welcome '15,
Please don't bring with you hell.

ARE WE READY?

There have been a lot of folks ‘down’ on New Years lately—people are taking the approach that staying in is better than going out. And I completely get that. The notion of sharing a night with amateurs who pronounce Filet Mignon as “fill it mig nun” isn’t too appealing.

However, take a peek back in time .. MASHABLE put together a nifty set of photos that showcases new years in Times Square since the 1930s..

From shirts and ties, tuxedos and top hats, to the more modern attire at the affair, just being a part of Times Square in New York is cool. Sure there may be no place to urinate, except the street you’re standing.. and yes it’s cold and you get hungry.. and of course on TEE VEE you can see Ryan Seacrest up close, but he is wearing too much makeup anyway.

Being apart of New York on New Years is being a part of history, raising the glass to times gone and singing Auld Lang Syne to a new time, one that hopefully brings with it good moments and profits of the wallet and spirit.

Do what you want to on new years eve.. but do it because you want to, not because talking heads without brains tell you what to do..

Maybe your local watering hole.. a church.. a library. Do they have libraries in 2015?? Or maybe a casino.. I don’t know.

Maybe watch the Twilight Zone marathon.

Heck, maybe Times Square.

Either way raise the cup of cheer and sing in a new year..

Found

Dead
Bodies and debris found at sea as the missing AirAsia plane turns up.. Developing..

SUBMITTED FOR YOUR REVIEW: COMPLETE NEW YEARS EVE TWILIGHT ZONE MARATHON SCHEDULE

For some, the best thing about New years is the Twilight Zone marathon on SYFY, a long standing tradition that goes back to when the network was even called SCI FI..

And now a complete listing of time and title of the shows during the upcoming marathon..

Dec 31	08:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Old Man In The Cave
Dec 31	08:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	Caesar And Me
Dec 31	09:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Last Flight
Dec 31	09:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Little People
Dec 31	10:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	Third From The Sun
Dec 31	10:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	Long Live Walter Jameson
Dec 31	11:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	A Piano In The House
Dec 31	11:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	Perchance To Dream
Dec 31	12:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	A Most Unusual Camera
Dec 31	12:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	The Arrival
Dec 31	01:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	A Thing About Machines
Dec 31	01:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	And When The Sky Was Opened
Dec 31	02:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	I Shot An Arrow Into The Air
Dec 31	02:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	Nick Of Time
Dec 31	03:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	Night Of The Meek
Dec 31	03:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	Number Twelve Looks Just Like You
Dec 31	04:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	What's In The Box
Dec 31	04:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	Walking Distance
Dec 31	05:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	A Hundred Yards Over The Rim
Dec 31	05:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	People Are Alike All Over
Dec 31	06:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	Probe 7 Over And Out
Dec 31	06:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	Stopover In A Quiet Town
Dec 31	07:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	A Game Of Pool
Dec 31	07:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street
Dec 31	08:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	The Dummy
Dec 31	08:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	The Invaders
Dec 31	09:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	To Serve Man
Dec 31	09:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	Nightmare At 20,000 Feet
Dec 31	10:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	A Stop At Willoughby
Dec 31	10:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	The Hitch-hiker
Dec 31	11:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	Dead Man's Shoes
Dec 31	11:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up
Dec 31	12:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Midnight Sun
Dec 31	12:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Obsolete Man
Dec 31	01:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	The After Hours
Dec 31	01:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	Night Call
Dec 31	02:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Lonely
Dec 31	02:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	King Nine Will Not Return
Dec 31	03:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Hunt
Dec 31	03:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	Mr. Denton On Doomsday
Dec 31	04:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	Uncle Simon
Dec 31	04:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	Two
Jan 1	06:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	I Dream Of Genie
Jan 1	07:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	Jess-belle
Jan 1	08:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Purple Testament
Jan 1	08:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	Mr. Bevis
Jan 1	09:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Rip Van Winkle Caper
Jan 1	09:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	Ring-a-ding Girl
Jan 1	10:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	Little Girl Lost
Jan 1	10:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	Hocus-pocus And Frisby
Jan 1	11:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	Escape Clause
Jan 1	11:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Prime Movers
Jan 1	12:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	Mr. Dingle, The Strong
Jan 1	12:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	One For The Angels
Jan 1	01:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	The Silence
Jan 1	01:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	The Sixteen-millimeter Shrine
Jan 1	02:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	Death's Head Revisited
Jan 1	02:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	It's A Good Life
Jan 1	03:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	A Nice Place To Visit
Jan 1	03:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	A Penny For Your Thoughts
Jan 1	04:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	Black Leather Jackets
Jan 1	04:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	Five Characters In Search Of An Exit
Jan 1	05:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	The Odyssey Of Flight 33
Jan 1	05:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	The 7th Is Made Up Of Phantoms
Jan 1	06:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	A Kind Of Stopwatch
Jan 1	06:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	The Bewitchin' Pool
Jan 1	07:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	Kick The Can
Jan 1	07:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	The Masks
Jan 1	08:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	I Sing The Body Electric
Jan 1	08:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	Living Doll
Jan 1	09:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	Time Enough At Last
Jan 1	09:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	Where Is Everybody
Jan 1	10:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	The Howling Man
Jan 1	10:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	Eye Of The Beholder
Jan 1	11:00 PM	The Twilight Zone	The Shelter
Jan 1	11:30 PM	The Twilight Zone	I Am The Night - Color Me Black
Jan 1	12:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	Long Distance Call
Jan 1	12:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	Judgement Night
Jan 1	01:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	Nightmare As A Child
Jan 1	01:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Grave
Jan 1	02:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Four Of Us Are Dying
Jan 1	02:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	A World Of His Own
Jan 1	03:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	In Praise Of Pip
Jan 1	03:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Fever
Jan 1	04:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	The Last Rights Of Jeff Myrtlebank
Jan 1	04:30 AM	The Twilight Zone	What You Need
Jan 1	05:00 AM	The Twilight Zone	The New Exhibit