Mexico's Strongest Quake in Century Strikes Off Southern Coast (bbc.com) 63
An earthquake described by Mexico's president as the country's strongest in a century has struck off the southern coast, killing at least 33 people. From a report: The quake, which President Enrique Pena Nieto said measured 8.2, struck in the Pacific, about 87km (54 miles) south-west of Pijijiapan. Severe damage has been reported in Oaxaca and Chiapas states. A tsunami warning was initially issued for Mexico and other nearby countries, but later lifted. The quake, which struck at 23:50 local time on Thursday (04:50 GMT Friday), was felt hundreds of miles away in Mexico City, with buildings swaying and people running into the street. The tremors there were reported to have lasted up to a minute. President Pena Nieto said about 50 million Mexicans would have felt the tremor and that the death toll might rise.
Trump's fault (Re:End times.) (Score:4, Funny)
Blame Trump [newsbusters.org] — if it weren't for his reversing of Obama's hurricane-ban...
But let's not jump to conclusions — most hurricanes, earthquakes, and other so called "disasters" are entirely peaceful and we should not judge all of them by the effects of the few.
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Lets jump to conclusions. Please! Earthquakes are caused by Global Warming!
https://www.theguardian.com/wo... [theguardian.com]
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!
It's an article about people exploring a possible link. The conclusion was even completely non committal on the subject, "However, when it comes to the manifold hazardous by-blows of an overheating planet, and especially those involving the ground we stand on, we must also be prepared to expect the unexpected." It's like you didn't even read the article which in my experience talking to you is right up your ally.
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Wow, good catch - it never occurred to me that this was Trump's fault.. I was thinking "is this global warming, fracking, or racism?", but I like your reasoning.
We know hurricanes are the fault of Dark Lord Karl Rove using the hurricane machine to kill black people (the real purpose of HAARP), but we shouldn't jump to conclusions about earthquakes. Still, probably Trump's fault.
(I tried to fit shape-shifting lizard people in there, but my imagination failed me.)
2nd Ammendment (Score:2)
Hurricanes wouldn't dare come close to a well-armed population.
Liberal policies are causing divine wrath!
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Hurricanes wouldn't dare come close to a well-armed population.
Although fear of human punishment didn't prevent the Weather from destroying Xerxes pontoon bridges [wikipedia.org]:
During the time Xerxes and his huge army were marching from Sardes to Abydos, then an important harbour on the Hellespont, two bridges were built from there to the opposite side near Sestos over a distance of seven stadia (some 1,300 m or 1,400 yd), but were destroyed by a storm before the army arrived. Xerxes was enraged and had those responsible for building the bridges beheaded. He is then said to have thrown fetters (shackles) into the strait, given it three hundred whiplashes and branded it with red-hot irons as the soldiers shouted at the water.
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Ugh Lizard People!!
I know someone who believes this stuff. I thought he was joking til he showed me a grainy freeze-frame of Obama turning his head on YouTube where video artifacts kinda sorta make his eyes look "slit" for a frame or two.
It just blew my mind he could believe that.
Then he went on about the Eclipse being a hologram.
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Well, the Obama admin did issue an official denial that one of his Secret Service detail was a reptoid - citing labor costs for foreign talent and the economic benefit of buying local.
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To quote Wired
The White House dismissed the alien bodyguards as too costly in this era of budgetary austerity. "I can't confirm the claims made in this video, but any alleged program to guard the president with aliens or robots would likely have to be scaled back or eliminated in the sequester," Caitlin Hayden, the chief spokeswoman for the National Security Council, e-mails Danger Room. "I'd refer you to the Secret Service or Area 51 for more details." We are journalistically obligated to observe that this isn't a flat denial.
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Blame Trump
Hey, why not? I mean, if you can blame 9/11 on *teh gheys* [go.com]...
God Will Not Be Mocked!
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We should probably just keep blaming Obama for absurd shit, right?
"Other countries don't respect us cause Obama!" Meanwhile today we're alienating our key allies because of Trump.
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What's next? California falling into the Ocean or Mexico City sinking into the ground?
Maybe, but TFS/TFA refer to disaster and destruction not miracles!
Strat
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[makes popcorn]
This is funny stuff!
I wonder what I'll say next? XD
Strat
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Well, with most of the mexican population now illegally residing in the US, it is now important news here....
They say it did... (Score:1)
...5000 pesos in improvements!!!
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The jumping beans are going crazy down there!
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I suggest you get a map [google.com].
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Heh, when is the last time you looked at a map?
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Strongest earthquake in a century, or in this century?
Must be that climate change rearing its ugly head again.
Both actually. Even if msmash can't seem to cut-and-paste correctly.
A Consequence of N. Korean H-Bomb Test (Score:2)
Enrique Peña Nieto (Score:2)
It's Peña. Please , write it like it is, it's not that hard, just copy&paste or whatever.
Re: Enrique Peña Nieto (Score:2)
Aparently it is, lol...
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Why not just write the "n+~" the old-fashioned way as "nn"?
And we could revert to writing "th" as ... ...where did that thorn key get to?
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Does the Peter Principle apply to God? That would explain sooo much.