What a 1994 treaty may mean for 2014

There are multiple weather models showing the storm this weekend moving north.. and south.. and no where.. and here. And there. My area is bracing for 1 to 25 inches of snow. That’s an old joke, of course, but this go around it’s actually quite accurate. The weatherman knows a storm is brewing—they are getting better at timing—but they sure aren’t sure yet as to what path it takes…

The sun shines.. but so many nations see war planes on bright and blue days. I worry about war today.. This world has seen way too much of it in modern life. But so much more seems to be coming..

Some Saturday morning news to use or lose this bright and shiny sunny morning:

The world is watching—and some are holding collective breath—as Russia and Crimea continue to embroil themselves in an inevitable war.. A few days ago, theBBC ran a good article explaining what was so dangerous about the situation in Crimea..

The other facts as they are known at this hour. It may change by next hour:

Russia extends its reach in Crimea with calls for troops in Ukrainian region..

President Obama is warning Vladimir Putin that there will be ‘costs’ for Ukraine action..

But… Putin is holding the cards and dictating the timetable..

This is the dogs of war floating at sea.. WE should all be watching these provocations closely: Russia is seeking access in eight countries for its ships and bombers.  There is already a mysterious ‘spy ship’ docked in Havana..  But now they also want to be set to fire in Cuba, Venezuela, Singapore.. and more..

As expected.. the United States is scrambling for intelligence on the developing crisis..

Some history: Crimea was a gift to Ukraine. It happened in 1954 and, in between Nikita Khruschchev famous using his shoes as weapons during speeches, he gifted the beautiful Crimea to Ukraine.. that was back in happier days when mother Russia claimed Ukraine for the Soviets..


There are also some other reports worth contemplating. Back in 1994, President Bill Clinton, John Major, Boris Yelstin, and Leonid Kuchma signed a treaty. That treaty, now it’s said, may actual embroil the United States and Britain into a war with Russia if Russia invades Ukraine!! The agreement signed back in the roaring 90s had world leaders vowing to protect Ukraine’s border. Things were happier then.

And lest we forget… a month ago media outlets quietly reported that Iran was sending warships close to the United States East Coast border.. 

So you see how this could could quickly get out of hand, right?
Just as the Archduke Franz Ferdinand..

I have really never liked horror movies based on true stories.. they seem a little over the top, often. And in this matter, perhaps insensitive and tacky..Sony has just bought the rights to a horror movie based on the death of Elisa Lam in Los Angeles in 2013..

You may remember recent stories about Lam in the news. She was the student who was found dead in the water tank of then famed and cursed Cecil Hotel—for two weeks hotel visitors were complaining of a smell and taste in the water, later they found Lam’s body.

In recent months, a surveillance video from the elevator in the hotel was made famous because it seemed to show Lam acting odd moments before she supposedly entered the roof area and somehow got into a high and secured water tank..

The coroner ruled the death to be accidental. 

Not an accident is SONY making profits off of the death of the innocent young woman. 

My Daily Doodle..

This one inspired by my old HORROR REPORT article on the ‘1-2-3 Lady,’ quietly tapping on your window ..

Horror movie controversy in Australia.. two famed movie critics from down under refused to review a horror flick WOLF CREEK 2..  And now as a result, star from the movie John Jarratt took aim at the ‘elitist’ critics for their refusal to acknowledge the movie.. 

I am actually somewhat laughing at the image of the critics, Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton. Stratton looks identical to the man who does my taxes every year.. I hope I don’t take this movie review refusal out on him in 2015..

Win one for common sense

Common sense from the FDA thanks to Michelle Obama: Food labels may finally be realistic as to how Americans eat.. enough with the ‘serving size’ nonsense that shades the calories in a favorable way.. a more honest food label is coming.

…but be freaked out by this:

The famed (AND REAL!) Doomsday Seed Vault has added 20,000 more crops from 100 nations to the already 800,000 stock ..

30,000 students homeless in Washington state

30,000 students homeless in Washington state

We're Fukushima-ed

Navy sailors suffering pain and ailments after Fukushima response.. 
But nothing to fear, Navy sailors.. Apparently smoking is worse than the radiation, so says a FORBES editorial about the disaster..  I am sure the author means well. Right? I’d be interesting how tied in with nuclear energy he is.. Nonetheless, the NOT DANGEROUS radiation will be making it to the West Coast by April..  Also the not dangerous scenario playing out at Fukushima is getting a little less dangerous as warnings sound that clean up pumps stopped working. Nothing to see here. The FORBES science author said so..

My favorite Facebook weather source, the Weatherboy Weather posted an “OMG” over top of today’s snowstorm forecast.. This is beginning to look like a long duration snow storm set to drop up to 20 inches or more in spots..  prepare now because by Monday all travel may be temporarily grounded.. The other concern may be ice if enough warmth spreads into the storm.. It’s a March storm after all—and March storms typically produce heavy snow. In like a lion.. a cold, cold lion in winter.

A dark horse minus some darkness…

Katy Perry edits DARK HORSE video after accusations of blasphemy. A petition was signed by thousands saying that the video was offensive to Muslims. The name of Allah has been removed from the footage.. For those keeping track of the footage removal: The Illuminati messages are still in it..

• Armed men take position at two airports in Crimea..


• Russians occupy..


• Another report says Ukrainians ‘regain’ airports from Russians..


• Ukraine claims Russian invasion and asks for United States help..


• Ukraine in ‘some sort of chaos’..

This beautiful image comes from CBS 21 in Harrisburg .. it’s the Susquehanna River, obviously iced over from a long winter..

More snow and ice coming Sunday into Monday. The scene may get even colder looking..

M. Night Shyamalan Secretly Directing A New Horror Film!

I am extremely exited about this.. too cool.

M. Night Shyamalan Secretly Directing A New Horror Film!

Just like we need to observe tolerance for the gay and lesbian community, we need to have tolerance for the community of people who hold sincerely held religious belief

Michele Bachmann said this about Jan Brewer’s veto of the Arizona anti-gay bill..

My Daily Doodle.. 

The theory behind it is if there was a doggy day care my dog Mutley, on the right, would be a tremendous animal to deal with.

Heartbreaking photo: Ringling Bros ties baby elephants down for 23 hours to break their spirits..

Big people. Little houses.

A new idea: “Tiny houses” to end homelessness.. 

My quick take: It looks more like little dog houses, as though there is a new low in America.. that instead of trying to get better jobs in this nation, or industry, or good construction, we are going to promote the idea of making one body ‘homes’ that people can hide away in like pieces of garbage.. 

One ‘advocate’ quoted in the NBC story says that this could ‘revolutionize housing’ in the United States.

He may be right. The only house most Americans will be able to afford will be these tiny houses..

TIME TO LOSE WEIGHT, AMERICA! You’re being downsized..

UK spy agency intercepted webcam images of millions of Yahoo users

Here we go, just the facts:

• Optic Nerve program collected Yahoo webcam images in bulk
• 1.8m users targeted by UK agency in six-month period alone
• Yahoo: ‘A whole new level of violation of our users’ privacy’
• Material included large quantity of sexually explicit images

And MORE!

GCHQ files dating between 2008 and 2010 explicitly state that a surveillance program codenamed Optic Nerve collected still images of Yahoo webcam chats in bulk and saved them to agency databases, regardless of whether individual users were an intelligence target or not.

In one six-month period in 2008 alone, the agency collected webcam imagery – including substantial quantities of sexually explicit communications – from more than 1.8 million Yahoo user accounts globally.

So… what did the UK government catch you doing??!

Time to secure your tin foil hats and adjust your tape overtop of your webcam.. things just got real.

UK spy agency intercepted webcam images of millions of Yahoo users

A brutal snowstorm in a winter-weary America is coming.. Monday may feature double digit totals of snow in a vast coverage area of the US..

I'll take Crimean Tatars with my Crisis

The latest.. Which may be different by the time you finish reading.

Russian fighter jets have been put on combat alert over tensions in Ukraine.. Now that the Winter Games have successfully concluded for Momma Russia, Vlad the Impaler is doing as he sees fit.. 

Including this provocative move: A Russian spy ship has docked in Havana, Cuba. And the silence is deafening as to why.

All eyes are now on Moscow’s military moves in the Ukraine—troops are being spotted in Crimea..Ukraine’s ousted president is defiant, saying he’s still in charge.. And from RT: The Facts you Need to Know about Crimea..

Russian spy ship docked in Havana

Russian spy ship docked in Havana