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Malaysian air crash: terrorism or something else?

The New Neo Posted on March 9, 2014 by neoMarch 15, 2014

My best guess at this point is terrorism as the cause of the Malaysian air crash. Terrorism would seem an odd choice for a Malaysian flight traveling between Malaysia and China. But China was the seat of a recent terrorist … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster, Terrorism and terrorists | 27 Replies

Fukushima cancer risk negligible

The New Neo Posted on February 26, 2014 by neoFebruary 26, 2014

It turns out that the amount of radiation exposure from the Fukushima reactor accident and any resultant projected increase in cancer cases has been minimal. But people in the comments section at the article refuse to believe this, so strong … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster, Health, Science | 26 Replies

Down a street of molasses

The New Neo Posted on July 13, 2013 by neoJuly 13, 2013

Here’s a song by my man Richard Thompson (lyrics here), featuring his characteristic beauty and bitterness: Those lines “in the dream I’m running/down a street of molasses/in the dream my feet gain no ground” seem an odd but effective image, … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster, Music | 5 Replies

The San Francisco airplane accident: was someone negligent?

The New Neo Posted on July 8, 2013 by neoJuly 8, 2013

The tragic crash of an Asiana flight Saturday while landing in San Francisco is a terrifying event despite the fact that “only” two people died. It’s tragic because two people dying is, of course, too many people—although everyone realizes it … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster | 20 Replies

Arizona conflagration

The New Neo Posted on July 1, 2013 by neoJuly 1, 2013

“Brave” doesn’t even begin to describe the men who voluntarily sign on to do this job: The 19 firefighters killed Sunday in Arizona were part of an elite crew known for working on the front lines of region’s worst fires, … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster | 9 Replies

More prayers in Oklahoma

The New Neo Posted on May 24, 2013 by neoMay 24, 2013

[NOTE: This is a sequel to yesterday’s post on prayers during the tornado.] During the Moore tornado, teacher Anna Canady had a prayer [emphasis mine]: She remembered that as the tornado bore down on this school in Moore, Okla., she … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster, Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe, Religion | 6 Replies

Answered prayers

The New Neo Posted on May 23, 2013 by neoMay 23, 2013

On the thread about the video where the woman found her dog after the tornado, commenter “Randy” wrote: there is a lot of religious blindness on this thread. we celebrate God for answering this woman’s prayer about her dog, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster, Religion | 21 Replies

“He answered both of them”

The New Neo Posted on May 21, 2013 by neoMay 21, 2013

Great video, great lady: I also love it when she says to the reporter, “I know exactly what happened here. Exactly.”

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Posted in Disaster | 23 Replies

Oklahoma…

The New Neo Posted on May 20, 2013 by neoMay 20, 2013

…disaster. This tornado looks very bad, but reports of casualties are just coming in. Much of the town of Moore has been destroyed, including the hospital. One possible consolation is that, according to Fox (which I’m watching on TV right … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster | 25 Replies

Bad explosion near Waco

The New Neo Posted on April 18, 2013 by neoApril 18, 2013

Horrific explosion in a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, with many injured and many feared dead. I am not a conspiracist. And this is, after all, a fertilizer plant. Fertilizer is highly explosive, and I don’t see why a fertilizer … Continue reading →

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Rescue 911: toddler plunge

The New Neo Posted on January 18, 2013 by neoJanuary 18, 2013

Here’s another in my series of old “Rescue 911” segments. I notice that these haven’t gotten much commentary here. I don’t know how many of you watch them, but I continue to find them fascinating as well as incredibly moving. … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster, Theater and TV | 5 Replies

“In New York we have rats the size of chihuahuas”

The New Neo Posted on January 10, 2013 by neoJanuary 10, 2013

More Rescue 911. Old, but still very topical:

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Posted in Disaster, Pop culture, Theater and TV | 9 Replies

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