U.S. farmers face devastation following Midwest floods

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Midwestern farmers have been gambling they could ride out the U.S.-China trade war by storing their corn and soybeans anywhere they could – in bins, plastic tubes, in barns or even outside.

Now, the unthinkable has happened. Record floods have devastated a wide swath of the Farm Belt across Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and several other states. Early estimates of lost crops and livestock are approaching $1 billion in Nebraska alone. With more flooding expected, damages are expected to climb much higher for the region.

LINK: https://www.reuters.tv/v/PO3e/2019/03/22/midwest-flooding-makes-a-dent-in-farmers-wages

Microplastics are raining down from the sky

Scientists discover large amounts of tiny plastic particles falling out of the air in a remote mountain location.

In what looks like a pristine, remote mountain region, tiny pieces of plastic pollution were found raining down from the sky—raising questions about the global extent of plastic pollution—a first-of-its-kind study has found.

LINK: https://relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/environment/2019/04/microplastics-pollution-falls-from-air-even-mountains

Oxford philosopher’s newest hypothesis predicts the rise of super villains

“I think Bostrom has somehow penetrated our private forum.” – The Editor

Oxford philosopher and founding director of the Future of Humanity Institute Nick Bostrom‘s latest research paper seems to indicate our species could be on a collision course with a technology-fueled super villain.

LINK: https://thenextweb.com/distract/2019/04/16/oxford-philosophers-newest-hypothesis-predicts-the-rise-of-super-villains/

Sol Pais’ blog and other social links

LINK: https://dissolvedgirl.neocities.org/

Archive in case they delete the blog: https://web.archive.org/web/20190417152502/https://dissolvedgirl.neocities.org/

Other links: https://listography.com/lonelyangel444

People report finding “secret links”

 

Sol Pais: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Sol Pais, a South Florida teenager “infatuated” with the Columbine massacre and its perpetrators and the subject of a massive manhunt in Colorado after authorities said a “potential credible threat” led Columbine High School and other schools to close, is dead, authorities say.

Meanwhile, a website in the name Sol Pais leaves behind a trail of disturbed journal entries, including drawings of guns and one of the Columbine killers.

LINK: https://heavy.com/news/2019/04/sol-pais/?fbclid=IwAR1KxmEGbG0UKHHnUynwlg2XwgqcCzlVkq8LsnQgnPOkzfl_nKZsdV5QURg