PT 3 Extreme Precipitation: Moscow snow cyclone, Italy Hungary n Portugal floods- 3 more videos as atmospheric rivers dump rain & blizzards everywhere- Read & watch DIYH Heating Planet blog

Part 2- Turkey France Spain Colombia; Part 1- NorCal Russia Colombia: Several areas of Earth went under water or snow in the past weeks and, even though the news doesn't mention it, global warming is causing this extreme precipitation. As the planet's glaciers and ice caps melt, most of the water evaporates and joins currents in the air to form atmospheric rivers, which will soon be raising sea levels everywhere, even inland. Hold on it's going to be a bumpy humid decade. Video 1 Heavy snowfall in Moscow caused destruction and transport chaosFeb 21, 2026 WHEN THE EARTH IS still ANGRY channel МОСКВА Abnormal snowfalls, wind gusts up to 17 m/s, 9-point traffic jams and transport chaos, hundreds of cancelled flights and roofs collapsing under the weight of snow. All of this is the result of the Mediterranean cyclone "Wally," which has engulfed the Russian capital region. The Moscow mayor called the unfolding situation "extremely difficult." According to forecasters, more than 80% of the monthly precipitation for February fell in a single day, exceeding the previous record set in 1970. The cyclone caused massive traffic jams and general transport chaos in the Russian capital. Hundreds of flights were delayed and canceled at Moscow's airports. Public utilities have switched to enhanced 24/7 operations. And local residents, accustomed to the weather's mood swings, began making viral videos for social media about how spring seems to be a little late. The heavy snowfall also caused destruction. The roof of an outdoor skating rink in a Moscow neighborhood collapsed. The structure couldn't support the weight of the snow and, according to eyewitnesses, collapsed directly over the ice rink. The collapse covered an area of ​​approximately 2,000 square meters, and fortunately, it occurred at night. The rink was closed at the time, and no one was injured. The cyclone has already left the Moscow region and is moving toward St. Petersburg. MORE:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDYjDx0z6Vs&t=254s***  AND Video 2 Tragedy in Portugal ❗ Record FLOODS Collapse Highways — Cities Under Water!Xtreme TV Feb 22, 2026 #flood #Storm #Portugal Portugal in Shock ❗ Record FLOODS Collapse Highways & Submerge Cities! Portugal in Crisis ❗ Record FLOODS Collapse Highways & Submerge Cities! Portugal faced a national flood emergency in February 2026 after successive Atlantic storms delivered extreme rainfall across central and southern regions. Major river systems including the Mondego, Tagus and Sado exceeded capacity, inundating urban districts and agricultural plains. In Coimbra, levee strain led to widespread flooding, while a section of the A1 motorway — Portugal’s key Lisbon–Porto route — was closed due to structural erosion. Dozens of municipalities declared calamity status as rail corridors and highways underwent safety inspections. Agricultural losses and infrastructure damage are expected to reach billions of euros. Emergency teams conducted ground and aerial rescues as river alerts gradually downgraded. This report examines the hydrological drivers, infrastructure impacts and ongoing recovery efforts following Portugal’s February 2026 flood crisis. *** AND Video 3 Nature attacks Europe with snow: Italy and Hungary have sufferedFeb 22, 2026 WHEN THE EARTH IS still ANGRY channel ЕВРОПА Reviews of weather events, natural disasters, astronomical phenomena and wildlife around the world *** A winter series of powerful storms and cyclones continues across Europe. Western regions of Hungary were swept by heavy snowfall. The counties of Győr-Moson-Sopron, Vas, and Zala experienced the greatest difficulties, with over 20 cm of snow falling in just 24 hours. Winds intensified the blizzard, blocking roads and bringing traffic to a virtual standstill in several cities, including Sopron, Harka, and Zalaegerszeg. In Zalaegerszeg, snow and gusty winds caused a serious incident: a bus carrying passengers skidded off the road and overturned. Twelve people were injured, two seriously. Intercity bus service remained disrupted throughout the day, with some routes experiencing delays or even non-operation. Rail service in the region was also disrupted. Snowdrifts and fallen trees blocked lines connecting Hungary with Austria and Slovenia, causing delays for both passenger and freight trains. Meanwhile, Italy experienced a severe thunderstorm with heavy hail. The heaviest hailstorms were recorded in the province of Latina, in the areas of Sezze, Sabaudia, and San Felice Circeo. According to weather stations, approximately 21 mm of rain fell in Sezze, and approximately 30 mm in San Felice Circeo. The effects of the severe weather were significant: roadXtreme TV Feb 22, 2026 #flood #Storm #Portugal Portugal in Shock ❗ Record FLOODS Collapse Highways & Submerge Cities! Portugal in Crisis ❗ Record FLOODS Collapse Highways & Submerge Cities! Portugal faced a national flood emergency in February 2026 after successive Atlantic storms delivered extreme rainfall across central and southern regions. Major river systems including the Mondego, Tagus and Sado exceeded capacity, inundating urban districts and agricultural plains. In Coimbra, levee strain led to widespread flooding, while a section of the A1 motorway — Portugal’s key Lisbon–Porto route — was closed due to structural erosion. Dozens of municipalities declared calamity status as rail corridors and highways underwent safety inspections. Agricultural losses and infrastructure damage are expected to reach billions of euros. Emergency teams conducted ground and aerial rescues as river alerts gradually downgraded. This report examines the hydrological drivers, infrastructure impacts and ongoing recovery efforts following Portugal’s February 2026 flood crisis.s near Sezze and towards Terracina became slippery and partially covered in ice, causing traffic congestion. Hail damaged cars, and strong winds downed trees and power lines. Localized flooding, temporary traffic disruptions, and public transport delays were reported in low-lying areas. Similar weather events with intense thunderstorms and hail were observed in the province of Tuscia, affecting the municipalities of Ischia di Castro, Tarquinia, and Tuscania.

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Part One of this post

Why is everything so wet? 5 Extreme precipitation reports from Moscow, France, NorCal, & Colombia- https://cityofangels25.blogspot.com/2026/02/global-melt-vapor-flood-warming-why-is.html

Part Two of this post

PT 2 Extreme precipitation 5 reports Turkey Spain 2 More from Colombia & French Alps historic 8-meter snow walls, avalanche kills 3- Read & Watch at DIYH Heating Planet blog https://cityofangels25.blogspot.com/2026/02/pt-2-extreme-precipitation-5-reports.html

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[KE: Everything scientists predicted about global warming/ climate change since the 1970s is coming true, only faster] [This week it's extreme precipitation.]

I stopped the blog for awhile because I'm old and sick and thought working that hard was bad for me; instead I got sicker depressed defeated bored. So heating planet and DIY hospice will continue until the day I drop dead. The work is good for me, it keeps my brain sharp, and the endorphin rush when 100 people click on a post after I publish is healing and pain relieving even. My last act will be to feebly reach for my laptop and click publish. onward

But not going to work as hard as I did last fall-

PT 2 Extreme precipitation 5 reports Turkey Spain 2 More from Colombia & French Alps historic 8-meter snow walls, avalanche kills 3- Read & Watch at DIYH Heating Planet blog

As Earth ice melts, water vapor fills the air with atmospheric rivers, and several regions are experiencing devastating floods right now all over the planet. Video 1 Aegean Sea has broken into Izmir, causing flooding to shock Turkey once again- revenge of nature channel Feb 20- part one of this blog is here. ИЗМИР On February 17, 2026, Izmir, Türkiye, faced a serious challenge. Heavy rains and strong winds caused widespread flooding in coastal areas. Kordona and Alsancak were flooded, paralyzing traffic. Shops and the ground floors of buildings were damaged by flooding. These events demonstrated the vulnerability of urban infrastructure to natural disasters.*** Video 2  French Alps Historic Snowfall in the French Alps! 8-Meter Snow Walls and Avalanches in SavoieDisaster Today channel Feb 20, 2026 The French Alps are experiencing one of the most challenging winter periods in history following days of heavy snowfall. Météo-France issued an orange alert for the departments of Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Isère, Hautes-Alpes, and Drôme, rating the avalanche risk at 5 out of 5. During the heavy snowfall between February 15 and 17, 115 cm of fresh snow was measured at an altitude of 3,000 meters. The road between Bonneval-sur-Arc and Bessans was closed due to an avalanche; 8-meter snow walls formed on both sides of the road to reopen it. *** Video 3 Spain Monster Storm Triggers Flash FLOODS  Streets Become Rivers! Feb 20, 2026 Xtreme TV channel- Southern Spain remains under flood pressure after repeated Atlantic storm systems saturated the ground and overwhelmed river basins. In Andalusia, including areas near Córdoba, floodwater spread across farmland, submerged rural roads and disrupted local communities. The Guadalquivir River continues to be closely monitored as reservoir releases and high runoff keep levels elevated. Authorities warn that even moderate rainfall could trigger renewed flooding due to fully saturated soil and weakened drainage infrastructure. Beyond immediate water damage, mud deposits, agricultural losses and road erosion are prolonging recovery efforts. This report examines the mechanics of Spain’s flood crisis, the lingering risks after heavy rainfall, and why flood danger can persist even after the skies begin to clear.*** Videos 4 & 5 Colombia loods trigger Colombia emergency: At least 14 killed and 150,000 displaced in north Al Jazeera Feb 12, 2026 Unseasonal heavy rains and severe flooding across Northern Colombia have created a full-blown humanitarian crisis, killing 14 people and displacing hundreds of thousands. AND Colombia floods: Emergency responders try to reach 200,000 displaced Feb 20, 2026 Colombia’s government is racing to assist more than 200,000 people affected by unseasonal heavy rains. The northern region of Cordoba has been hit hard. At least 22 people were killed in the floods. Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports.

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Part One is here 

Why is everything so wet? 5 Extreme precipitation reports from Moscow, France, NorCal, & Colombia- Read & Watch at DIYH Heating Planet blog 

https://cityofangels25.blogspot.com/2026/02/global-melt-vapor-flood-warming-why-is.html

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[KE: Everything scientists predicted about global warming/ climate change since the 1970s is coming true, only faster]

Why is everything so wet? 5 Extreme precipitation reports from Moscow, France, NorCal, & Colombia- Read & Watch at DIYH Heating Planet blog

As polar ice caps and glaciers melt, much of the H20 evaporates and joins currents in the air. The term "atmospheric river" was only coined in the early 1990s, as the phenomenon was not remarkable before that. ARs are dumping record-level rain and snow now and causing sea levels to rise all over, including inland. All that once frozen water has to go somewhere VIDEO 1- MOSCOW SNOW MAYHEM: Records Heaviest Snowfall In Over 200 YearsTimes Now World Jan 29, 2026, Moscow experienced its heaviest snowfall in more than 200 years with snow piles reaching up to 60 centimeters in parts of the Russian capital, according to Moscow State University meteorologists. The unprecedented blizzard, caused by deep cyclones and sharp atmospheric fronts, disrupted commuter trains and blocked streets; snow reaches second storey of buildings and roads completely buried. Moscow’s 92 mm of precipitation marks the highest recorded in 203 years, highlighting the extraordinary scale of this winter event. *** VIDEO 2: France Breaks Record for Longest Rainy Streak | WION Climate Tracker Feb 19, 2026 #france #floods #wion France is facing widespread flooding after breaking a decades-old rainfall record. Rivers have burst their banks, streets have disappeared under water, and forecasters say the country is experiencing its longest stretch of consecutive rainy days since records began in 1959. More rain could still be on the way.*** VIDEO 3 **I*9 FEET of Snow in Four Days - Insane California Winter Storm/Blizzard Conditions NorCal Storm Chasing & Pyrogeography Feb 19, 2026 #california #snow #snowstorm 8 Feet of snow fell in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California between 2/16 - 2/19, causing extended closures of Interstate 80 between Colfax, CA, and Stateline, NV. Heavy snow created dangerous driving conditions, causing multiple cars to spin out and become stranded, and a semi truck that jacknifed. The winter storm sadly killed 9 people, 8 of whom were backcountry skiers near Castle Peak on Tuesday when an avalanche struck their guided tour. Another skier died on Wednesday at Northstar Resort in a separate accident.*** VIDEO 4*** Residents in northern Colombia scramble to recover belongings after flooding Residents in northern Colombia scramble to recover belongings after flooding ASSOCIATED PRESS Monteria, Colombia - 9 Februrary 2026 1. Residents of the El Dorado neighborhood using boats to travers on flooded street 2. Residents pushing an inflatable mattress 3. Residents loading inflatable mattress on boat 4. People using a boat 5. Residents pulling a family using an inflatable matress to float 6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jose Cadiz, local resident: "The situation is critical, in all senses. There are lost animals, dead animals, people are trying to recover their belongings from their houses, whatever they have left. This is the tragedy we're facing." 7. Various of people wading in flooded street 8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jose Cadiz, local resident: "I think it will all remain the same for a long time. Water is still flowing from Martinica, which is then trapped in this valley, and it will stay until it all goes through the drainage. But in the meantime, while that water is still coming and not finding an exit, it will stay." 9. Various of flooded streets in El Dorado neighborhood 10. Various of residents recovering belongings on boats and inflatable mattresses STORYLINE: Colombia was still dealing on Monday with flooding in the north of the country after heavy rains, which have left more than 69,000 families affected. Images from Montería, the capital of Córdoba department, show floodwaters covering up to half of some houses and residents walking through knee-deep water. Residents of the El Dorado neighborhood were trying to recover their belongings after Sinú River swell. The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies warned last week of a new cold front entering the Colombian Caribbean, which would cause increased rainfall, strong winds and high waves. Authorities have called on emergencies in Córdoba, Antioquia, Sucre, Bolívar, Santander, Magdalena, and Chocó departments. The governor’s office has said that rural areas are heavily affected, especially families who depend on farming and livestock. Colombia’s civil protection office reported Monday that it sent 10 tons of humanitarian aid to Córdoba on a Colombian air force flight. The agency added that another 11 tons of food and veterinary supplies will be sent to assist animals affected by the flooding, including dogs, cats, pigs, birds, cows, and horses. AP Video by Fernando Vergara *** VIDEO 5*** ONE MORE FOR FRIDAY NIGHT FUN*** Englishman In RussiaFeb 20, 2026 "Join me on a tour through Moscow's famous Old Arbat Street as we try to cope with the snow!"

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[KE: Everything scientists predicted about global warming/ climate change since the 1970s is coming true, only faster]

I live at 6,000 ft and spend a lot of my time watching news clips, shaking my head. Grateful that I got myself to a place where I can be pretty safe while I watch it all take place.

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Part 2 of this blog is here

https://cityofangels25.blogspot.com/2026/02/pt-2-extreme-precipitation-5-reports.html

POST NOTE

the relentless snow and rain plummeting our planet now is a signal of what is about to happen, as Earth heats faster and faster. all because humans just couldn't let go of their steering wheels.

+2C by 2030s?! Earth warming faster than predicted- Climate Chat Feb 15 live stream analyzes James Hansen team Feb 6 paper, Read & watch at DIYH Heating Planet blog

"Global warming is accelerating faster than what mainstream climate science had thought just a couple of years ago ... expect a lot more warming faster than what we've been told ... 2° by 2100 target from Paris Accord, we're going to actually hit that in the 2030s" READ & WATCH: Climate Chat Feb 15 live stream w first 10-mins transcribed-TRANSCRIPT of first 10 mins: And welcome to climate chat. I am your host Dan Miller and I'm here with my co-host Leon Simons. Welcome Leon hi hi Dan. So today we're going to be talking about a recent communication from climate scientist- world renowned climate scientist James Hansen; and Jim came up with this recent communication called another El Nino already what can we learn from it.

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Published the 6th of February 2026. Link to Hansen article: https://mailchi.mp/caa/another-el-nino-already-what-can-we-learn-from-it?e=a29768a646 

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and that's important- that it's expected not confirmed but an expected upcoming El Nino condition will provide kind of an experiment to see whether Jim's temperature predictions are correct I should note by the way for those who don't know Jim Hansen and many other climate scientists on a paper now a few years ago called global warming in the pipeline where they kind of laid out the basics for what we're talking about today and what are we talking about 

Today we're talking about the fact that it appears that global warming is accelerating faster than what mainstream climate science had thought just a couple of years ago like and when we say mainstream climate science that's like the intergovernmental panel on climate change the ipcc for example; which is a group of thousands of climate scientists that review climate research and public reports every few years.

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So if what Jim is saying is correct- and it appears that he is- then we should expect a lot more global warming faster than what we've been told and in particular something that will focus on today a little bit is that there's this 2° target that the Paris Accord said we should stay well below 2 degrees Celsius of global warming; and still predictions were that around the 2050s that we would get close to the two degree Target.

However if what Jim and Leon and others are saying is correct, we're going to actually hit that in the 2030s and we're going to take a look specifically based on recent temperature data where we are on that Trend.

But in the paper Jim goes through the the reasoning and thinking behind what was happening here and how we why this upcoming El Niño is a is a good way to see if he's right or or maybe the mainstream of people People are right that maybe it isn't going to be so bad.

This is important definitely for informed climate policy of which there is almost none at this point but Obviously if things are getting worse faster than we thought that will get at least some governments maybe not all governments but some governments to act with more urgency so that's that's the background.

4.20

We should maybe start with this slide which is the first figure of the most recent communication and this is simply temperature anomaly in degrees Celsius from basically pre-industrial times which I think is this is 1880 1920

[Editor's note: Leon speaks but has a thick accent and I'm capturing this transcript with voice typing so I'm unable to capture what he says.]

The chart is based on the NASA giss data set… 

6.0 

those greenhouse gases would already be okay- it's not how much you put out this year it's how much you put out in total because it lasts in the atmosphere for hundreds of thousands of years so that warming from CO2 is a cumulative process. so it's the total amount that does the warming…

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On the chart this is actually 1950 and still not Rising very rapidly and that's because even though CO2 was accumulating at the same time we were industrializing men more and more pollution from plants and everything and ships and everything and so the net warming didn't really start to occur until about 1970 when the US passed the Clean Air Act and started to control some of that pollution and then other countries did the similar thing and that's when climate change started global warming started rising at a relatively steady pace; and then the question is will that pace continue forever you know and that's what kind of was assumed for a long time. 

but as Jim's going to point out in his thing about 2015 something happened and there seems to be a new trajectory and you can even argue that recent data is implying that this direction could be even higher but if you follow the increase trajectory you see that it hits the two degree the top of this graph is two degrees it hits the top of the graph and around 2037 so and that's just…

9.20

This sounds theoretical, this sounds sounds like we're talking about- I don't know- atmospheric stuff whatever; this is your life this is your children's life this is the world's life this is this is this is going to have severe impacts on all of us not in some far off distant future but-

first of all it's definitely happening so that's there's that and that's happening at one and a half degrees but we're on our way to 2° and and it's not like 2° is only a 25% worse than 1.5 it doesn't work like that.

10.0 in video: This is the paper.-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcPwmfDf5qU&t=629s 

[KE: Click there to watch the rest of the climate chat video, which is more than 1.5 hours long. They go into detail on the Hansen et al paper, and my hands can't keep this up any longer; plus the ambient noise is starting in the neighborhood so I won't be able to capture voice from one laptop with another laptop until tomorrow morning. Onward]

[KE: Everything scientists predicted about global warming/ climate change since the 1970s is coming true, only faster]

Fox News has turned my senior housing neighbors into sedition driven zombies; DIY Hospice on a Heating Planet blog

I ended up running back to my apartment calling out "They're lying to you they're lying to you" like the guy in the opening of this 1978 movie trailer, after a recent incident in my HUD senior housing complex. My neighbors, their Fox News mesmerizing interrupted, turned into snarling bullies shouting at me "Shut up get out of the lobby if you don't like it" after I pointed out a lie coming from the TV screen. Invasion of the Body Snatchers is how the whole incident made me feel, what Fox News is doing to Americans while no one stops them. The network gets inside their brains and turns them into something other than what they used to be; and they communicate with each other with knowing glances and eye rolls, implying that they know something we don't know. Since I first saw what the network was doing in 2013, I knew that Fox News is an information warfare attack on the USA from within, taking our cherished First Amendment and turning it against us.

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We are being Rwanda-ized.

https://cityofangels25.blogspot.com/search?q=Rwanda

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Someone controlling certain media is using it to turn one tribe of Americans against the other and it's no coincidence that Rwanda genocide happened in 1994 and then in 1995 Fox News appeared in the usa. 

AAARGH turn off your TV sets and start thinking, humans, aaaaaarrgh.

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I was not going to publish this but if I don't I'll just keep running it and running it in my head so here goes.

The incident last week

While I gazed at cans of soup in the free food section of the lobby, Laura Ingraham came on after commercials to announce, "here's something to make Democrats angry." That is not news, I thought, that is hate messaging directed at people like me. The TV in the HUD senior housing Lobby is broadcasting hate messaging so half the residents will know why they should hate the other half.

I am not exaggerating here, this is what Fox News is doing.

Fox is telling people lies designed to make us hate our neighbors.

While picking up my mail and messages last Wednesday, I saw our community TV was turned again to Fox with 2 residents watching, a report on jobs and from the White House I know it was completely false; and spontaneously I said to the two residents sitting there, that's a lie they are lying to you.

They did not ask what, what is not true about the report, they just started shouting shut up get out of here get out of the lobby if you don't like it.

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Shut up and get out of the lobby if you don't like Fox News!!!! [snarl].

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All three of them as a guy who I never saw before walking by joined them.

That is what Fox News is doing to people

Frothing at the mouth like Mad Dogs made mad by the people on the TV set 

Agitated at the sudden Interruption of their infusion of hate massage from the TV set. I interrupted it and they came after me. 

As a result I had three residents shouting shut up get out of here at me. If you don't like Fox News you can get outta the lobby.

I have a 50 plus year career as a journalist, My first jobs out of college were with NASA and the Navy in public affairs so I know what I'm talking about.

Fox News is turning Americans against each other and it's dangerous. 

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Amateur Seditionists

They printed up a flyer announcing

'Take "control" of TV time in the lobby!'

The word control is in quotes because they really mean something else. They mean they are going to turn on Fox News and force the residents to tear it whether they want to or not. 

In the future historians will study this phenomenon of middle-aged and older low income Americans, especially women, who love with Donald Trump even though everything he stands for works against their needs. Those historians should look at 2015 when Trump orchestrated release of the "I like to grab them by the pussy" quote. I'm convinced he knew there was a population of post divorce women in this country who are lonely and live sex-deficient lives; and when they heard him say that, it sparked them internally and for the last 11 years they've wanted him to grab them by theirs.

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[From here on out this is just a rant, a Blog with no purpose or end, just if I don't get this stuff off my mind and publish so somebody reads it, I will keep running it and running it and running it in my head which is what the propagandists want, they want to drive the smart people crazy. I can't let that happen to me.] 

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One of the weirdest things to me as someone who has not been hypnotized by Fox News is the way my neighbors think they know something the rest of us don't know. I have a feeling if I took time to watch that horrible network, I'd see how they're doing it, but I can't tolerate 10 seconds of it because it's always lies every time including this situation I was standing there thinking oh no it's Fox News and within 10 seconds, one, Laura Ingraham was telling them here's something that will make your Democrat friends mad and then 5 seconds later and then right after that she's repeating the LIE from the White House that jobs are fine unemployment is down. 

This is where you see that Fox News Watchers have lost critical thinking skills.

About a million people have been laid off in the last year in the USA and nobody's hiring them nobody's replacing those jobs, whole Industries are collapsing, and my mesmerized neighbors are sitting there with mouths hanging open believing the lies the lies the lies they're lying to you they're lying to you.

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Theirs was a fumbling and amateur attempt at Espionage by grumpy old women in my senior housing complex inspired by Fox News. In the 2024 campaign every weekday at 2:00 p.m. a group of them would vacate the lobby and ride up to A's apartment where they would watch the five as if it was a message coming to them from God straight through Jesse Watters' plump and Pampered Hands. 

how did I get off on such a tangent.

it's because of voice typing, I can just go on and on and on I got to edit this 

Historians will study Maga in the future with great curiosity 

I live among a weird anthropological phenomenon that is happening in America today, poor people who vote Republican and also think Donald Trump was sent by God Himself. They are so low-income they are my neighbors here in HUD subsidized senior housing for poor people only.

Like THIS

It's like the movie Invasion of the Body snatchers. 

40 years ago, old people were just old people. Now they've been armed in the brain by Fox News et al carefully calculated lies and they seem ready to take on those damn liberals. I'm not even a liberal and I get attacked by them. They are enraged and ready to attack at the slightest provocation.

For a person like me who celebrates 50 years of professional journalism this year, it is very difficult to see Americans falling for disinformation- so freely; here is a link to a post about my first paid J job in Travis County Texas:in 1976.

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My 'counter culture reach-out project' for Jimmy Carter 1976, to get Vietnam war era 'dropouts' to drop back in and vote for him I got an A ++ on the paper I wrote about the project, which I found in a box last week, scanned below: https://cityofangels25.blogspot.com/2023/12/my-counter-culture-reach-out-project.html 

link above is to report on my first pro journalism job in 1976 on the Jimmy Carter campaign in travis county texas.

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it is really hard for me to see even 10 seconds of Fox News because every time I try, I hear them reporting something that I know is not true and it happened again Wednesday night here in my senior housing place where all the doors are locked to keep out people from the outside but the real danger is right here inside the building on TV sets tuned to Fox News.

Last Wednesday, it would have been nice for us to watch the Olympics all together as a joyful group, but Fox News and Donald Trump have ruined that probably for decades to come. 

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Hate radio, newsmax, all the entrails that have come out after the successful launch of Fox News in 1995 

The producers of this propaganda have been doing this for decades. They knew exactly how to reach receptors in the brain that make the hate messaging on Fox News make a human feel so good.

What scares me is since my neighbors and other Fox zombies have been brainwashed over their TV sets into hating their neighbors, how long before Fox convinces them to pick up weapons and start killing their neighbors? It's called hate radio for a reason. 

Back in the 70s and 80s I had jobs where I learned a lot about propaganda and using news etc to manipulate people, including tactics of the Soviet Union, because when I worked at Nasa it was in the public affairs office. USA was running joint missions with the Soviets, and Russian journalists were hanging around The Newsroom where I worked. 

So the first time I saw Fox News in 2014 I said to the TV set, that's Soviet propaganda. 

What scares me is the people who responded to Fox News were already receptive to the hate messaging. What scares me is I live surrounded by people who have fallen for this hate messaging and are vulnerable and receptive, ready for the next level of disinformation warfare. 

So for now I'm just going to run down and pick up my mail at times when no one is around and just stay inside my apartment getting everything delivered; luckily I have a lot of windows, and there's ways to go out to the yard without interacting with too many neighbors. That's the way I have to live for a while. Maga did not make America great not by a long shot. 

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they were ignorant and preferred their lack of knowledge to the effort of finding out what is really going on, why study or even concentrate when you can just sit and stare at a TV and have people like Jesse Waters fill your head with propaganda, propaganda that was created by people who've been doing this for decades and know exactly how to reach those receptors in your brain that make the hate messaging on Fox make you feel so good.

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I'm also feeling a weird historical connection to people in 1930s Eastern Europe who saw what was developing around them and couldn't get out and so, like me, found a way to isolate and stay away from it all and hope it doesn't get worse.

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I got it off my chest, not going to promote this post locally.

Now I can stop waking up in the middle of the night hearing my neighbors shout shut up get the fuck out of the lobby if you don't like Fox News. I hope that stops now that I published this; if nothing else publishing it lets people know what is happening on top of everything else going wrong in the United States, 

Fox News has turned half of the US population against the other half just like a radio station did in Rwanda in 1994.

We are being Rwanda-ized.

https://cityofangels25.blogspot.com/search?q=Rwanda

Click above link to read articles I posted here years ago about the connection between Rwanda genocide and what Fox News is doing to america. I hope I can start getting some sleep again soon

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Kay Abilene on voice typing

I keep trying but I just don't have the strength to keep producing Heating Planet blog. I got so much gratification from doing it but I'm too old and sick to continue. I landed where I can watch the climate catastrophes that were predicted come true for the duration, without being affected too much. We get lots of snow in Tahoe and that's fine with me, it keeps out the vermin.

Teacher translates Bad Bunny at Super Bowl

This is wonderful!

-ke

I wish I felt better. I really miss blogging. Maybe tomorrow

Autoimmune disease did not exist until the late 1800s, around the same time humans started burning fossil fuels more, and more and more and more, until today we have multiple autoimmune diseases and multiple people getting multiple autoimmune syndrome. The planet is getting too hot too fast as well. I'm rooting for Earth on this one.

Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome (MAS) is what I am dealing with:

Not able to post today as rest is only way to lower symptoms. I've had this since 1996 and it's progressive so... I'm doing great considering

Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome (MAS) is the coexistence of at least three distinct autoimmune diseases in a single patient, often featuring a mix of organ-specific and systemic disorders, with a high prevalence of skin-related conditions like vitiligo or psoriasis. It represents a severe, complex form of polyautoimmunity, requiring careful monitoring to identify new, additional autoimmune disorders.

Key Aspects of Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome (MAS)

• Definition & Types: MAS is classified into three main, sometimes overlapping, categories based on common co-occurrences:
  • Type 1: Often includes myasthenia gravis, thymoma, polymyositis, and giant cell myocarditis.
  • Type 2: Commonly includes Sjögren’s syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), primary biliary cirrhosis, scleroderma, and autoimmune thyroid disease.
  • Type 3: Often includes autoimmune thyroid diseases, myasthenia gravis, thymoma, and other conditions like type 1 diabetes, and is sometimes associated with HLA-B8, -DR3, or -DR5.
• Common Symptoms: Symptoms are heterogeneous, reflecting the specific diseases present, but generally include chronic fatigue, joint pain, skin changes, muscular weakness, digestive issues, and signs of organ dysfunction.
• Causes & Risk Factors: The pathogenesis is not fully understood, but it is believed to involve a combination of genetic susceptibility, immune system dysfunction (loss of tolerance to self-antigens), and environmental triggers.
• Diagnosis & Management: Diagnosis is clinical, based on identifying at least three separate autoimmune diseases. Management often involves specialized care to manage multiple conditions, including medications like corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, such as Anakinra.
• Prevalence: While individual autoimmune diseases are common, having three or more is less common, but the presence of one autoimmune condition increases the risk for developing others.

Early Signs of Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome
Early signs to watch for, especially in patients already diagnosed with one autoimmune disease, include: 

• Unexplained, persistent fatigue.
• New, unexpected joint pain or swelling.
• Skin rashes or pigment changes (e.g., vitiligo, psoriasis).
• Unexplained weight loss or gain.
• Chronic digestive issues.
• Unusual muscle weakness. 

-ke: Copy pasted from Google AI