Dozens of exhibits related to Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were unsealed Thursday evening, providing insight into allegations against the financier and his purported 'madam,' as well as other high-profile individuals, including Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz and several other people whose names one can only guess (and the internet has).
The documents, related to a 2015 civil defamation lawsuit against Maxwell by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, were ordered to be released on July 23 by US District Judge Loretta Preska - which also included flight logs from Epstein's private jets, as well as police reports from the multiple locations where Epstein maintained residences.
Among the findings:
Bill Clinton was allegedly on pedo island with '2 young girls'
Sordid details from alleged sexual encounters
Virginia Giuffre asked Comey's FBI for evidence in their possession, and was ignored.
Of course:
Maxwell was in communication with Epstein in January of 2015 - contradicting her claim that she hadn't been in touch with him in more than a decade.
Alan Dershowitz is mentioned several times (and has gone to great lengths to defend himself - suggesting on multiple occasions that this very document release would in exonerate him).
Arctic sea ice could disappear completely within two months' time
Arctic sea ice fell by 3.239 million km² in extent in 25 days (i.e. from July 1 to 25, 2020). Melting will likely continue for another two months. If it continues on its current trajectory, the remaining 6.333 million km² of Arctic sea ice could disappear completely within two months' time.
The fall in extent over the next two months' time may not remain as as steep as it was in July, yet the sea ice still could disappear completely. One reason for this is that, over the years, sea ice thickness has been declining even faster than extent. The rapid decline in sea ice thickness is illustrated by the sequence of images below.
The image below further illustrates that sea ice is getting very thin, which threatens the latent heat tipping point to get crossed.
Sea currents and the Coriolis force will make that the influx of warm, salty water into the Arctic Ocean will continue. With no buffer of sea ice left underneath the surface of the sea ice to absorb incoming ocean heat, more heat will accumulate in the Arctic Ocean, threatening that the methane hydrates tipping point will get crossed.
The navy.mil animation below was run on July 27, 2020, and shows sea ice thickness over 30 days (last 8 frames are forecasts for July 28 - August 4, 2020).
Here's another indication that the buffer is disappearing fast. North of Greenland and of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, some 700 km from the North Pole, sea ice is disappearing, precisely where the thickest sea ice used to be located.
High greenhouse gas levels are causing high temperatures over the Arctic and high ocean temperatures.
On July 25, 2020, sea surface temperatures in the Arctic Ocean were as high as 20.8°C or 69.4°F (at the green circle on above image).
At that same location, on July 22, 2020, sea surface temperatures in the Arctic Ocean were as much as 17°C or 30.5°F higher than the daily average during the years 1981-2011.
This location is where the Pechora River flows into the Barents Sea (the green circle pointed at by the white arrow on above image).
Distortion of the jet stream is causing more extreme weather, resulting in the recent lengthy heatwave over Siberia that has heated up the water of rivers flowing into the Arctic Ocean.
Ominously, a cyclone appears to be developing over the Arctic Ocean, as illustrated by the image on the right.
Underneath is a forecast for August 7, 2020, showing rain over the North Pole.
In summary, Arctic sea ice may disappear completely over the next two months, and there are at least five reasons why this could occur:
• Low Arctic sea ice extent; • Low Arctic sea ice thickness; • High ocean temperature; • High greenhouse gas levels and high temperatures over the Arctic; • Distorted jet stream causing extreme weather such as storms resulting in sea ice collapse.
The situation is dire and calls for immediate, comprehensive and effective action, as described in the Climate Plan.
I have been away for 36 hours. During that time there has been a cyclone in the Arctic Ocean. I have not had any reports yet as to how serious it was but the material below gives the first clues to the damage that has been done to ice in the Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska and Canada.
These two representations of sea ice extent and concentration gives a good clue - two big "holes in the ice", shown in black below.
This is from Climate Reanalyzer
This is the latest data from the US Navy on sea ice thickness - no more than about 0.5 metres (1.5 feet) before all this began.
Most of the Arctic Basin is in cloud.
But this shows the damage that has been wrought to the ice in those areas where we can see.
This data is from 3 days ago but clearly illustrates why there is no room for complacency.
These are sea surface temperature anomalies
These are temperatures above the ice.
The ice is being attacked from above, below - but also from the side.
This is just plain weird. Since I heard the report on this from TruNews a couple of days ago there has been almost nothing on this and absolutely ZERO talk about this on social media.
A few years ago when there was an anthrax attack the whole country went bananas.
Today on TruNews we discuss the appearance in 35 U.S. states of seeds in packages marked as jewelry from China, and weigh whether this is a form of false flag gas lighting, or the sowing of destruction amidst the ever escalating war with China.
Rick Wiles, Doc Burkhart, Edward Szall. Airdate 07/28/2020 Watch the podcast HERE
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is warning Americans not to plant unsolicited packages of seeds that appear to be arriving from China.
States stretching from Washington to Virginia have also told residents not to put the seeds in the ground, after they arrived in the mailboxes of people who did not order them. Officials said the seeds could grow invasive species that threaten crops or livestock.
The USDA said on Tuesday it was collecting the seeds and would test them to determine if they were a concern to agriculture or the environment. The agency is working with states and the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection to investigate the packages, according to a statement.
The USDA said it had no evidence the shipments are something other than a "brushing scam," in which people receive unsolicited items from a seller who then posts false customer reviews to boost sales.
The packages "appear to be coming from China," according to the USDA. On Monday, the agency said it was "aware that people across the country have received unsolicited packages of seed from China."
Relations between Washington and Beijing have deteriorated this year to what experts say is their lowest level in decades over issues ranging from trade and technology to the coronavirus pandemic.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday China's postal service strictly abides by restrictions on sending seeds.
Records on the packages appear to have been falsified, according to checks by China's postal service, which has asked for them to be sent to China for investigation, he said at a daily news briefing.
U.S. states, including Washington and Alabama, labeled the shipments as "agricultural smuggling." Photos distributed by state agriculture departments show seeds of different sizes, shapes and colors in white or yellow envelopes.
State officials said some packages were labeled as jewelry and may have contained Chinese writing. They asked recipients to keep the seeds in sealed plastic bags until authorities collect them.
Can it lead to this (from 2015)? Why is there such SILENCE about this?
This is the latest - from today. The other reports are from 3 days ago.
The unsolicited packages of seeds that recently began showing up in American mailboxes have certainly caught the attention of United States officials.
Each of the 50 states has put out a warning regarding the situation, according to CNN, amid reports that people are receiving the packages, possibly from China, containing an undisclosed type of seeds inside.
The United States Department of Agriculture said this week that the packages “appear to be coming from China.”
“At this time, we don’t have any evidence indicating this is something other than a ‘brushing scam’ where people receive unsolicited items from a seller who then posts false customer reviews to boost sales,” the USDA said in an announcement.
“USDA is currently collecting seed packages from recipients and will test their contents and determine if they contain anything that could be of concern to U.S. agriculture or the environment.”
Officials from various states have warned recipients not to open the packages or plant the seeds.
The USDA asked anyone who receives a package to get in touch with their state’s plant regulatory official, or to contact their state’s health director within the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
China’s foreign ministry asked the U.S. Postal Service to send the packages to China Post so they can investigate the situation, and said the package labels were forged.
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