[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Axial Seamount, a massive underwater volcano located nearly 300 miles off the Oregon coast, is showing signs of an imminent eruption.
This 3,600-foot-tall volcano, which spans 1.25 miles across and sits 4,626 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean's surface, is currently experiencing significant swelling and rumbling, indicating a buildup of magma.
Volcanologists predict an eruption before the end of 2025, but despite its activity, scientists remain unconcerned.
Mike Poland, a scientist at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, expressed excitement about this event, highlighting Axial Seamount as one of the world's best-monitored submarine volcanoes.
'This particular volcano is probably the best-monitored submarine volcano in the world,' he told Cowboy State Daily. 'It's fascinating and doesn't really pose a hazard.'
Situated along the Juan de Fuca Ridge, a chain of undersea volcanoes extending between Oregon and Alaska, Axial Seamount is a young shield volcano - a broader volcano with a low profile.
Its resemblance to Mauna Loa, Earth's largest active volcano, and the typical non-explosive nature of shield volcano eruptions, lessens the concern among volcanologists about the imminent eruption.
'When Axial Seamount erupts, it'll look a lot like a Hawaiian lava flow eruption,' he said. 'It's not an explosive eruption, but calm effusions of lava flowing out of the caldera and across the seafloor.'
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Now, now. Kilauea is a shield volcano on Hawaii's Big Island that is also currently erupting, or at least has been erupting recently, without earthquakes of any note or tsunamis. The sulfur dioxide gets into the air and causes what the locals call "vog" which is irritating for some and the lava flows often result in a great deal of property damage. But the flows move slowly giving people a chance to flee. Submerged shield volcanoes are famous for growing into islands of which the Hawaiian Island chain is probably the most famous. A new island off the Oregon coast would be interesting.
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[Breitbart] Sorry, President Trump! UK to Backtrack on Boosting Defence Spending to Avoid Welfare Cuts
The British government simply can’t afford to fund its military to the NATO standard demanded by alliance leader America due to its dwindling economy, it is claimed.
Of course. They’re spending all their money on illegal migrants and Moslem colonists. Decline is a choice.
U.S. President Donald Trump, in a bid to reverse the situation where Washington massively subsidises the defence of NATO member states while Europe gets a free ride, has recently told the alliance they need to increase their members’ annual military spending to five per cent of GDP. This is double the target President Trump and the alliance were previously advocating at 2.5 per cent, itself a meaningful increase from the two per cent the alliance had been trying to persuade its members to hit for years.
Even now, several major economies in NATO are well behind the decade-old remedial minimum of two per cent, with Spain being the worst offender at less than 1.3 per cent of their economy spent on defence. Trump has recently threatened Spain with tariffs if it doesn’t meet its obligations to NATO.
The United Kingdom has long been one of NATO’s best performers in terms of defence spending, part of the second-tier of members behind the United States, even if this distinction is from a very low bar. Yet the British government’s previous promises to hit 2.5 per cent soon, never mind President Trump’s ambitions to make Europe a credible deterrent to Russia without totally relying on America, appear to be on the verge of being broken.
British newspaper of record, The Times of London, cites an unnamed government source who says the state simply can’t afford it, as it has other spending priorities. This person is claimed to have told the paper: “If we try to hit the target by 2030 it will mean deeper cuts to public services in the run-up to the election. It feels like a non-starter.”
The same newspaper noted Monday morning that the UK is facing an economic downturn. This is a “setback to the government’s growth plans,” they said, somewhat generously, given that many would dispute that repeated tax hikes and punishment of the nation’s wealthier residents constitute a growth plan at all.
The six-month-old Labour government of Sir Keir Starmer is presently undertaking a defence spending strategic review, a byword in British politics for the repeated investigations into how to cut defence capabilities to save money that has periodically occurred since the end of the Second World War. Yet, all the rhetoric surrounding the threat of Russia that emanates constantly from London does not appear to have shifted the government away from its defence-cutting ways.
The paper further quotes a military source who said of the attitude from the government: “The Treasury is putting its fingers in its ears again, saying it has to be 2.3 per cent, maybe it can be 2.5 per cent in the distant future. But that is going to lead to some very bad headlines about cuts to the military at a time of war in Europe”. The Times says the government did not meaningfully confirm or deny anything when confronted with these assertions.
The matter of spending priorities — whether on cash for welfare or defence and deterrence wins — has been a matter of emphasis for the NATO leadership this past year, with top officials in the alliance repeatedly making clear that members will likely have to sacrifice some creature comforts to guarantee the nation-state.
NATO’s Admiral Rob Bauer said last year: “If you ramp up your deterrence and if you ramp up support to Ukraine, there will be less money to spend on other things. It will take away some of our luxuries, it will require sacrifice.”
Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in December: “I know spending more on defence means spending less on other priorities. But it is only a little less. On average, European countries easily spend up to a quarter of their national income on pensions, health and social security systems. We need a small fraction of that money to make our defences much stronger, and to preserve our way of life.”
Prime Minister Sir Keir and President Trump spoke for the first time since the inauguration on Sunday. While the 45-minute conversation was said to be cordial, the official readouts from the talk suggest they managed to avoid talking about the most contentious issues, including defence spending, the Ukraine war, and Starmer’s ambitions to give away the land underneath an important American military base.
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It's never a good idea to underestimate your enemy. Check where your computer was made, Grom. Does it work? Well, I guess that's what we get for letting American computer companies outsource all their manufacturing to China. Once great companies like Dell and Hewlett-Packard are now mere retailers for the CCP. I personally don't know if DeepSeek is worth its salt or not but if it becomes a huge asset for them it's our own damn fault.
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^There is a difference between copying & creating.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A Los Angeles realtor believes a staggering 70 percent of Pacific Palisades residents may never return to rebuild their homes.
The Southern California community was left devastated by unprecedented wildfires, which have scorched more than 50,000 acres, claimed 28 lives, and destroyed more than 16,000 structures since January 7.
Despite pledges to rebuild, former Million Dollar Listing real estate agent Josh Altman believes it to be easier said than done and painted a devastating reality for many former homeowners with particularly grim challenges ahead.
'They're not staying away because they don't want to return,' Altman told Fox Business. 'Of course they want to go back there. They're not going to return because it's simple math. I don't believe they're going to be able to afford to rebuild.'
Altman is known for brokering high-end real estate deals across Los Angeles, outlined a daunting economic landscape.
'We're talking about $1,000 per square foot to build in places like the Palisades and Malibu. With most people heavily underinsured and construction costs skyrocketing - lumber, steel, everything - it's just not feasible for many,' he said.
Altman's grim prediction is compounded by the logistical nightmare of rebuilding amidst an area that looks more like a war zone full of burned out buildings, ash coating the area and toxic chemicals everywhere.
'Getting a construction crew to show up at your site is going to be nearly impossible when 16,000 structures - homes, schools, commercial buildings - have been destroyed.
'It's a disaster. Even with insurance, I don't know if they'll be able to do it.'
Southern California has been battling relentless wildfires since early January, with flames engulfing entire communities and leaving destruction in their wake.
As fire conditions eased slightly on Friday, the region braced for isolated pockets of rain over the weekend.
While the much-needed precipitation could aid in controlling lingering hotspots, it also poses a new threat: mudslides in burn-scarred areas.
In response to the massive fires, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency after touring the hardest-hit areas on Friday, including Pacific Palisades and Malibu.
Accompanied by residents who had lost everything, Trump witnessed firsthand the immense scale of the catastrophe.
Early estimates peg the financial toll at around $50 billion, a figure that far surpasses previous disasters in the region.
The situation has been further exacerbated by a shrinking insurance market in California, with major providers pulling out, reducing coverage, or refusing to write new policies altogether.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has approved a $2.5 billion relief package aimed at wildfire recovery, but Altman believes that funding alone will not be enough to overcome the hurdles of rebuilding.
The state of California has a notoriously slow and bureaucratic construction process.
'The recipe for success is cutting the red tape,' Altman suggested. 'Building a house in California is wrapped in so much bureaucracy. It can take a year just to get permits, and if you're near the coast, the Coastal Commission could add another two years.
'It's time for the governor to step up and start removing these roadblocks. We need to move forward as a team.'
Altman also suggested that specific regulations and taxes should be repealed such as the mansion tax and wildlife ordinances.
'Get rid of it for all the people who lost their houses,' he said. 'That's how we'll get back to being a strong Los Angeles.'
Altman also shared his take having toured the fire-ravaged communities himself.
'You have to see it to believe it,' he said. 'I've walked the Palisades and Malibu. It's way worse in person than you could ever imagine. Hopefully, seeing this devastation firsthand will open up more funding on the federal level.'
[John Kass News] In the coming days the silky tongued Deep State Democrats will try to peel the skin from poor Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard. They are, as you know, President Donald Trump’s nominees for director of FBI and National Intelligence.
But before the left wing corporate media can distract you with their own drama and howls, I’d ask all Americans to concentrate on a specific image:
The painting at the top of today’s column at johnkassnews.com. It is called simply “Rat-Catching at the Blue Anchor Tavern.”
We don’t hunt rats for sport these days, though we should, because all dogs need a job. Back in London in the 1850s, the people weren’t sentimental as we are in America. Then, London was bursting at the seams. The United Kingdom was enjoying economic prosperity during the Victorian Age. They bred fine carriage horses and fine dogs. And they hated rats that spread disease and death. And I also hate them. Not dislike, but actually hate.
… How many rats live in Washington under protection of the bi-partisan Combine that I’ve been telling you about for years? They are a legion. And so there is work to do.
To give you an idea of how frightened the Deep State rats are now, I’m linking here to a video for you to watch It is of Patel, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference. It shows you how important it is to unleash Patel to hunt those rats down.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Donald Trump celebrated the confirmation of Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security with a simple three word message to the country - America is back.
Noem was confirmed with a majority of 59 to 34 on Saturday in a rare weekend vote.
She replaces the widely criticized Alejandro Mayorkas, who was largely blamed for the migrant crisis that exploded across the country during Biden's time in office.
Among those who confirmed Noem's appointment today was Democratic Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman.
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[X] Apropo of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz: Israel has five nuclear-equipped submarines. Each carries several ballistic missiles, and each missile can deliver several nuclear warheads. Each boat can destroy every city of size in the Middle East, Central Asia and Pakistan. When we say, "Never again," we mean it in deadly earnest. Hate us all you want, but mess with us at your peril.
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Deterrence is the foundation of Western security.
When the enemy fears the consequences of an attack he will not attempt an attack.
Objectively, maintaining and strengthening deterrence would be a vital security interest of all Western nations.
Why then, was Western consensus policy, especially after 9/11, a policy that did maximally erode deterrence, by making enemies and potential enemies hate us more and fear us less?
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[John Kass News] In the coming days the silky tongued Deep State Democrats will try to peel the skin from poor Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard. They are, as you know, President Donald Trump’s nominees for director of FBI and National Intelligence.
