Current Earthquake Activity and Aftershocks

Earthquake activity continues to accelerate
exponentially in the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Earthquakes in the News Crystalinks

George Floyd protests spread nationwide

George Floyd protests spread nationwide. The death of an unarmed black man at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer has sparked protests in a number of major US cities. Four Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's death have been fired - but Floyd's family say they want murder charges against them.

Trump tweets threat that 'looting' will lead to 'shooting'
Twitter put a warning label on it.

Trump signs executive order targeting Twitter after fact-checking row

Victims of online harassment worry about resurgence after Trump's executive order

Congress has protected Twitter, Facebook and other platforms, and the president's action can't do away with that

Trump is doing battle with Twitter who are fact checking his lies and posting the results. How amazing would it be if he shut Twitter down and stopped tweeting - but he won't. He feeds off the rush of the attention and is inept at public speaking. I'm paying little attention to him as his mental health appears to decline - but I thought this story is note worthy. As to Twitter - it's the destructive side of this algorithm that makes me want to delete all social media. I know it serves a purpose and can be very helpful at times but it seems - in this crazy world we call our reality - the dysfunctional aspects - mirroring Trump - still remain in control.

Manhattanhenge - sometimes referred to as the Manhattan Solstice - is an event during which the setting sun is aligned with the east-west streets of the main street grid of Manhattan in New York City. This occurs twice a year, on dates evenly spaced around the summer solstice. The second alignment for 2020 occurs on July 12.

Stories about COVID-19 flood the networks and apparently will continue on for sometime with or without restrictions. In my wake-up dream I saw families spending time together who never have the opportunity based on their careers, educational situations, and other experiences that add to the distancing we experience in life in general. The thought that entered my mind was: "Soul groups unite in end times - a main reason the simulation put COVID-19 into play."

In the absence of a federal plan, some city and state health departments are already seeking to fill thousands of these positions. Experts estimate that between 100,000 and 300,000 contact tracers - who can earn up to $65,000 per year - will be needed nationwide based on state populations and projected COVID-19 infection rates. Most people are working remotely for now. Video: Lost your job? Consider becoming a "contact tracer"

May 28-30, 2020 celebrates Shavuot marking the day the Torah was given to Moses at Mount Sinai. Scrolls and torahs represent books and stories in the journey of humanity. The story of Moses, always takes us to the possibility of extraterrestrial intervention in his life here.

Chinese pterodactyl wings its way to the United Kingdom

World's oldest bug is fossil millipede from Scotland

Six-Year-Old Boy Discovers Rare 3,500-year-old Canaanite Tablet

Archaeologists discover pristine ancient Roman mosaic floor buried under piles of vines

Ear infections discovered in remains of humans living in Levant 15,000 years ago

A giant mammoth graveyard was just discovered outside Mexico City

As you know stormy weather forced SpaceX to postpone yesterday's launch. As millions watched around the world it was a big disappointment - a win being something the world really needs now. The next window of opportunity is Saturday at 3:22 PM EDT though there is only a 30% chance of good weather. Does the future - rest in space or rest in peace?

6 wild things we spotted during SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch attempt

Mysterious 'Fermi Bubbles' may be the result of black hole indigestion 6 million years ago

Scientists Have Used Fast Radio Bursts to Find The Universe's Missing Matter

ESPRESSO confirms the presence of an Earth around the nearest star

Dinosaur-dooming asteroid struck earth at 'deadliest possible' angle

Space: The Cow and the Koala - Two more rare, explosive events captured

I blog a lot about the Pacific Plate breaking up - causing the acceleration of earthquake activity including the North American Plate, affecting other tectonic plates (the Indian Ocean Plate breaking in two), the largest shield volcano coming up in Hawaii, the occasional tsunami, and more in the 'Pacific Ring of Fire' .

Now we find a 'Cosmic Ring of Fire' - a galaxy made up of a flat ring of stars, with a hole in the middle where astronomers believe another blob of stars punched through. Galaxies like this, known as "collisional ring galaxies," turn up infrequently in the modern universe. But this is the first time astronomers have seen one so old and far away; at 11 billion light-years from our planet, its ancient light is only just reaching Earth.

Ancient 'ring of fire' galaxy found glaring at Earth across space and time

Astronomers capture image of a super-rare type of galaxy - described as a "cosmic ring of fire" - as it existed 11 billion years ago

Astronomers Just Found an Extremely Rare 'Ring of Fire' Galaxy in The Early Universe

Epigenetics tell the story of trauma and recovery

Which areas of our brains represent the colors we see?

Research identifies neurons that control left and right movements in mammals

New Zealand government ignores expert advice in its plan to improve water quality in rivers and lakes

New Zealand sits on top of the remains of a giant ancient volcanic plume

Australia, you have unfinished business. It's time to let our 'fire people' care for this land - Aboriginal people

Antarctic ice sheets capable of retreating up to 50 meters per day

Montreal breaks May temperature record as heatwave grips Canada

Indonesia starts cloud seeding to keep forest fires at bay

Small-scale mining for gold has produced long-lasting toxic pollution, from 1860s California to modern Peru

Antarctic ice shelves: research reveals a missing piece of the climate puzzle

Earth's ever-shifting, underground network of tectonic plates was firmly in place more than 4 billion years ago - at least a billion years earlier than scientists generally thought

Volcanic eruptions reduce global rainfall

Scientists warn of 'zombie fires' in the Arctic

Asteroid, climate change not responsible for mass extinction 215 million years ago

Study shows erosion of ozone layer responsible for mass extinction event

Melting ice reveals an ancient, once-thriving trade route

New clues to deep earthquake mystery

Tunguska Event: The Meteor that blasted millions of trees in Siberia only 'grazed' Earth

Oldest connection with Native Americans identified near Lake Baikal in Siberia

Radical warming in Siberia leaves millions on unstable ground

Permafrost in the Arctic can thaw faster than presumed

Siberia experiences hottest spring on record, fueling wildfires

Earth's North Magnetic Pole is shifting away from Canada towards Siberia

'Vigorous' magnetic field oddity spotted over South Atlantic

The Mysterious Anomaly Weakening Earth's Magnetic Field Seems to Be Splitting