Kilauea Volcano: Significant Danger to Hawaii Geothermal Plant More Real Than Ever

Lava from the Kilauea volcano reached a geothermal power plant on the Big Island on Sunday, approaching wells that have been capped to protect against the release of toxic gas should they mix with lava, per the AP.

FBI Recommends You Reboot Your Routers NOW!

Reboot your internet router now. That’s what the FBI is telling the users of some 500,000 devices believed to be infected with powerful Russian malware capable of intelligence-collecting, software monitoring, and disabling routers, according to the New York Times.

“Mother of All Thunderstorms” Strikes UK Overnight

British meteorologists say up to 20,000 lightning strikes hit the UK during a powerful overnight thunderstorm, reports the AP, and a London-area airport is reporting flight disruptions after an aircraft refueling system was damaged.

Anti-Vaxxer RFK Jr. Says ‘Sirhan Sirhan Couldn’t Possibly Have Shot My Father’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. only looks like his beloved father.  Any resemblance to the iconic RFK ended when the son became an anti-vaxxer, supporting faux science and all the nonsense surrounding it, so you’ll pardon me if I am somewhat skeptical of his latest conspiracy theory.

My Hero the Thief, and the Role Model for My President

I didn’t know that much about Marvin Mandel when I campaigned for him in 1970. I just knew enough. His kind of political figure was the answer to the Nixons and Agnews and Mahoneys dominating the political landscape in those days.

Alex Jones Claims ‘The Boy Scouts Of America Is A Pedophile Induction Center’

Alex Jones, the rampant conspiracy theorist broadcasting via Infowars, said that the longstanding policy of making condoms available to attendees at the World Scouts Jamboree was proof that the Boys Scouts of America is a “pedophile induction center.”

Fahrenheit 451: Are We Here?

While searching for a movie the other night I stumbled across a remake of “Fahrenheit 451”. I had watched the original of this movie many years ago and knew it was a depiction of some sort of dystopian society set somewhere in the future, similar to Orwell’s 1984. I decided to give it a shot. So, with old Rascal sleeping well on his bed and a bowl of popcorn I settled in for an evening of entertainment.  I was wrong about the latter expectation.

The SS United States: A Sinking Ship

We’re stuck with this one. We can’t sell our shares and walk away and even if the company is losing a fortune, the preferred stock interests and perhaps even the competitors are keeping the officers in power. What will it all be worth in 2020? Will there be dividends or only executive bonuses?  What about mergers and acquisitions? Does the future involve bananas?  I’m not sure I want to know.