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​Biden-Harris admin offers $750 each to victims devastated by Hurricane Helene https://postmillennialnews.com/xxost9

BREAKING: A whistleblower claims the U.S. government is seizing land in Chimney Rock, NC, after a disaster, blocking residents from returning. Bodies are allegedly left uncollected, recovery efforts halted, and residents are struggling without food, water, and rising crime. @GeneralMCNews

Grid Apocalypse Hits Carolinas: 360 Substations Down, Power Restoration Could Take "Months" https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/grid-apocalypse-hits-carolinas-360-substations-down-power-restoration-could-take-months

Just a little glitch. 😬 https://dailyhodl.com/2024/10/02/bank-of-america-confirms-massive-outage-and-0-00-account-balances-as-jpmorgan-chase-wells-fargo-customers-report-digital-banking-disruptions/ @OneStopPatriot

The final version of the pact excludes a proposal that would have granted the secretary-general emergency powers to respond to “global shocks,” but some critics said the pact still represents a thinly veiled U.N. power grab. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/un-passes-pact-for-the-future-emergency-powers

Looks like outages may last longer than expected.

JUST IN - MAYORKAS: FEMA DOES NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO MAKE IT THROUGH HURRICANE SEASON follow @insiderpaper

Supply chain issues hit hospitals, dialysis centers after Hurricane Helene https://abcnews.go.com/Health/supply-chain-issues-hit-hospitals-dialysis-centers-after/story?id=114379851 As hospitals and health care facilities work to get back up and running after Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida's Big Bend, affecting several states, the medical supply chain could be at risk. Baxter International, a health care and medical technology company, announced this week that it must close its largest plant in North Carolina due to flooding and destruction caused by the hurricane. The plant, located in North Cove, 60 miles northeast of Asheville, primarily manufactures IV fluids and peritoneal dialysis solutions,... It is the largest manufacturer of such solutions in the U.S., employing more than 2,500 people,... Products are primarily used by kidney patients, cardiac patients and urologic patients,... "If the shortage is so severe that we just can't continue with normal usage, even with conservation, then we have to start a process of allocating across our clinical services, of course, prioritizing lifesaving care and emergency care, and then going down our list for more scheduled or more elective kinds of procedures,"...

Containers of coffee beans pile up during dockworkers’ strike in bad news for consumers, roasters https://nypost.com/2024/10/02/business/coffee-containers-pile-up-at-us-ports-as-dockworkers-strike/ The unloading of hundreds of containers with imported coffee beans at East Coast ports has stopped due to the strike of portworkers, aggravating the tight supply in the largest coffee-drinking nation. The delays in delivery of imported coffee to US roasters and coffee chains could further increase bean prices which hit multi-year highs last week due to limited supply, and raise costs for companies and consumers. Prices for coffee held in US warehouses are already rising due to the delays, said one coffee trader with containers stuck in ports. “We have some 40 containers waiting to be moved,” said the head trader of one of the largest coffee importers in the US, which supplies roasters and cafeterias nationwide. “The owners of the containers already told us they will charge additional fees if the boxes take longer than normal to be returned,”... Keep stocking up. Prices for every day stuff only has one way to go.☝️

Large solar flare triggers geomagnetic storm watch. Will northern lights be seen in Texas? https://www.expressnews.com/san-antonio-weather/article/northern-lights-solar-flare-texas-19810932.php The Earth will be under a geomagnetic storm watch from Thursday through Saturday because of the effects of a solar flare that could make the northern lights visible in some parts of lower 48 states,... A coronal mass ejection, or CME, was caused by a large solar flare that erupted from the surface of the sun around 5 p.m. Central time on Tuesday. It is anticipated to reach and interact with Earth’s atmosphere over the next couple of days. This particular flare had a magnitude of X7.1, which is the second-strongest solar flare since 2019. The flare already has caused a temporary shortwave radio blackout above large parts of the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii. The CME is expected to hit Earth by Friday or Saturday.

Bank of America suffers outage as tens of thousands of users report struggling to get cash from ATM or check online accounts https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13917611/Bank-America-suffers-outage-tens-thousands-users-report-struggling-cash-ATM-check-online-accounts.html Bank of America is experiencing a nationwide outage that is impacting tens of thousands users. Downdetector, a site that monitors online issues, shows problems struck around 1pm ET, as users reported online and mobile banking and ATM services are down. Some Bank of American customers have also reported their accounts are showing an empty balance. As of 1:20pm ET, roughly 20,000 Bank of America had reported outages to Downdetector. According to Downdetector, the outage is widespread across the US, affecting the following major cities: New York, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.

Russia Deploys 'Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb' in Ukraine https://www.newsweek.com/russia-non-nuclear-bomb-ukraine-video-1962583 Newly released footage shows Russian forces striking a Ukrainian town, using what pro-Kremlin sources have claimed is one of the most potent non-nuclear weapons in the world. On Tuesday morning, videos began circulating on Russian and Ukrainian media of a "vacuum bomb" being dropped on the town of Vovchansk in the country's northeastern Kharkiv Oblast. Ukrainian news agency InsiderUA posted the video to its Telegram channel, citing Russian military bloggers who said that the bomb was the ODAB-9000, a three-ton glide bomb sometimes referred to as "the father of all bombs." In the video, the bomb can be seen descending from the top right corner of the screen, exploding in the already derelict city and damaging the surrounding buildings. A thermobaric or "vacuum" bomb draws in oxygen to generate intense, high-temperature combustions. The Telegram channel for the operational and tactical unit (OTU) of Kharkiv responded to the claims. "The information about the alleged use of the ODAB-9000 aerial bomb by the Russian occupation forces in Vovchansk is not true," "For the use of this munition, a suitable carrier is required, which theoretically could be, for example, a Tu-160 strategic bomber, but the movement of such aircraft was not recorded,"... "A smaller weight and power munition was used, the explosion of which was used by propagandists to create a 'spectacular' picture." 🤔

We are on the precipice See the detail Housing Starts Are Tumbling As Completions Soar, It's Very Recessionary https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/housing-starts-are-tumbling-completions-soar-its-very-recessionary

Panic-Buying Already Spreading As Dockworker Strike Gets Underway https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/panic-buying-already-spreading-dockworker-strike-gets-underway As union dockworkers began striking against employers at East and Gulf Coast ports early Tuesday morning, reports of panic-buying at supermarkets almost immediately started spreading across social media. Video clips posted by social media users on X and Facebook showed people rushing to buy water, toilet paper, paper towels and other items at supermarkets and retailers across the U.S. “Are people already panic buying because of the Port Strike? Here are the grocery shelves in the water section at my local Kroger this morning. I realize that we are probably also low on water due to the Helene aftermath in East Tennessee, but still not great to see this already,”... Farmers could be particularly vulnerable to a strike that lasts a week or more. “The disruption to overall agricultural trade is expected to be about $1.4 billion each week that a strike is in place. When we think about what commodities are at risk, nearly 80% of waterborne exports of poultry leave East Coast ports, 56% of raw cotton, 36% of red meat, 30% of dairy products and even 6% of soybeans all go through those ports, through containerized exports.

Hurricane Helene's devastation has shut down a one-of-a-kind mine for AI chips https://www.yahoo.com/tech/hurricane-helenes-devastation-blocked-access-181705971.html A mine in a small town in North Carolina that is essential to producing the world's semiconductors has been temporarily closed after Hurricane Helene battered the area. Spruce Pine is home to two mines that are a key source of high-purity quartz. This crucial material is used to make the chips that power everything from smartphones to data centers, with experts warning that any long-term damage risks disrupting global supply chains. "The hurricane has caused widespread flooding, power outages, communication disruptions, and damage to critical infrastructure in the area,"... The ultrapure quartz mined at Spruce Pine is essential for making silicon wafers, a key component in semiconductors manufactured by the likes of the Taiwanese tech firm TSMC. On Monday, a spokesperson for Quartz Corp. declined to comment on the hurricane's impact and said it was too early to assess any effect on quartz production. Making silicon wafers requires melting down nearly pure silicon in a crucible made from high-purity quartz — of which the only large-scale source is the North Carolina mines. "If the mines resume operations within a few weeks, the impact may be minimal," he said. "If more serious damage occurred at the mines, then both the chip and solar industries could see supply chain shortages and price spikes."

JUST IN - Sun emitted a strong X7.1 class solar flare — NASA @disclosetv

Struggling CVS slashing nearly 3K jobs: ‘Industry faces continued disruption’ https://nypost.com/2024/10/01/business/cvs-slashing-nearly-3000-jobs-in-cost-cutting-drive/ CVS Health announced that it will cut 2,900 jobs as part of a cost-cutting plan. The layoffs will mostly affect corporate positions, a CVS spokesperson told Fox Business. The job cuts will not affect front-line jobs in CVS stores, pharmacies or distribution centers, the spokesperson said. “Our industry faces continued disruption, regulatory pressures, and evolving consumer needs and expectations, so it is critical that we remain competitive and operate at peak performance.

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BREAKING: Israel military says that the Israeli Air Force will carry out powerful strikes in the Middle East tonight Follow @insiderpaper