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"I'm Not Scared To Shoot You" - Shutgun-Wielding Man Protects Houston Neighborhood

"I'm Not Scared To Shoot You" - Shutgun-Wielding Man Protects Houston Neighborhood

Authored by Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper blog,

A man named Nash decided to protect his community from looters after Hurricane Harvey left the Houston area vulnerable.

Unfortunately, after a disaster, some people decide it’s the perfect time to steal from others.

This scenario is commonly known in survivalist circles as “without rule of law.”

Arkema Texas Plant Explodes, "Black Smoke Fills The Air"

Arkema Texas Plant Explodes, "Black Smoke Fills The Air"

You can't say they didn't warn us: this afternoon, the VP of US manufacturing Daryl Roberts at French chemicals giant Arkema, said the company was on "high alert" as more fires could start at the doomed facility at any moment. Well, that moment took place around 6pm ET, when ABC Houston reported that the doomed Arkema plant has exploded, causing a "massive" fire and "sending dark, black smoke into the air."

Firefighters Scramble After Smoke Pours From Russian Consulate Chimney In San Francisco

Firefighters Scramble After Smoke Pours From Russian Consulate Chimney In San Francisco

With evicted Russian diplomats scrambling to collect their baggage and vacate the San Francisco consulate in hours ahead of the September 2 deadline, the AP reports that "acrid, black smoke" was seen pouring from a chimney at the Russian consulate on Friday.

However, instead of sabotage, it appears the Russians were engaged in some last minute creative document "redaction."

"Nobody Has To Eat The Losses" - Houston's Hot Mess & 'Conditioned' America

Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com,

It wasn’t until more than a week after Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans in 2005 that the full extent of the damage was recognized and so it will go with the hot mess where Houston used to be. Mostly, it is inconceivable that the business activity which made Houston the nation’s fourth largest city and, according to Chris Martenson, equal to the 10th largest economy in the world, will ever return to what it was before August 26, 2017.

Arkema Releases List Of Toxic Chemicals Stored At Doomed Texas Plant

Arkema Releases List Of Toxic Chemicals Stored At Doomed Texas Plant

One day after two explosions rocked its flooded plant in Crosby, Texas, French chemicals giant Arkema said it was on "high alert" as more fires could start at the doomed facility at any moment, according to VP of US manufacturing Daryl Roberts who spoke to reporters on Friday morning. In a separate statement, that company said that "we continue to monitor the temperature in the remaining trailers and there is evidence suggesting that other trailers will soon burn, but there have been no reports of any fires or smoke."

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