Horrible story for the town of Wukan. 10,000 residents under siege in rural China because the authorities have given away the people’s farmland to developers and the villagers are protesting. … Continue reading “Occupy China: Wukan”
Category: World News
About The Rigged Russian Elections
FP has a good account. Vladimir Putin’s party “United Russia” basically engaged in widespread ballot box stuffing and the results are a total sham. Young Russians aren’t happy, but too … Continue reading “About The Rigged Russian Elections”
East Coast Earthquake
I feel obliged to web log yesterday’s quake. From the perspective that in going back to 2007 in this blog, you can sort of keep track of major events. Thankfully … Continue reading “East Coast Earthquake”
Heroes in Last-Ditch Effort to Control Nuclear Plant
“It’s pretty clear that they will be getting very high doses of radiation. There’s certainly the potential for lethal doses of radiation. They know it, and I think you have … Continue reading “Heroes in Last-Ditch Effort to Control Nuclear Plant”
How to Follow the Japan Disaster Online
A good how-to-follow article here. I am very encouraged that the body count has not mushroomed yet. It is still “hundreds.” Exceptional preparedness and warning systems hopefully did their job. … Continue reading “How to Follow the Japan Disaster Online”
8.9 Quake Hits North Japan; Widespread Destruction
I woke up to news of the 5th worst recorded quake in history hitting northern Japan. Huge tsunamis surged inland causing massive damage there, and other waves are headed across … Continue reading “8.9 Quake Hits North Japan; Widespread Destruction”