TEOTWAWKI

Sadiq Khan’s Londonistan – First World ‘Shithole’

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You don’t necessarily have to be Haiti or Somalia to earn the title of a “Shithole country”.  If being able to protect one’s citizens from crime, or in the least, bringing the perpetrators to justice, are criteria of “Shitholery”, then England, and, most especially, Sadiq Khan’s Londonistan, are fast descending into the abyss of the shithole country.

The Daily Mail reports, “Fewer than one in 20 street robberies and burglaries are being solved by police…”

  • Four per cent of robberies and three per cent of burglaries solved in 2017.
  • Figures show Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire has lowest rate of solved crime.
  • Meanwhile the most crimes, 26 per cent, were solved in Uttlesford in Essex.
  • Only nine per cent of suspects in all crimes are being caught and punished.

The figures also reveal that only nine per cent of suspects in all crimes are caught and punished – a reduction of more than 50 per cent in the past five years.The worrying statistics will add to concerns about the surge of violent crime in the UK, particularly in London.Scores of violent attacks and muggings have been reported in the capital, with many incidents involving mopeds and knives.

Ready Player One

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From the Guardian, “Spielberg’s Ready Player One – in 2045, virtual reality is everyone’s savior“.

It’s 2045 and Earth has been brought to its knees by catastrophic climate change and a worldwide energy crisis, not to mention famine, poverty, disease and war. In short, everything we presently fear has come to pass. It is the ultimate dystopian future.

That’s the premise of Ready Player One, a work of science fiction from 2011 by Ernest Cline and now a movie by Steven Spielberg. Wade Watts, the story’s protagonist, is born into a generation that feels failed by reality. The only thing making life bearable is the OASIS, a globally networked virtual reality world. Using a visor and a set of haptic-feedback gloves, Wade and millions like him enter its realm daily.

San Francisco Four Days Before Big Quake

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No.  We’re not referring to appalling “Not Guilty” verdict in the Kate Steinle Murder trial, but the actual  ‘Great’ San Francisco Earthquake of April 18, 1906.  From History.com,

The earthquake occurred at 5:13 a.m. local time, with its epicenter offshore of San Francisco, which then had a population of approximately 400,000 people.

The greatest devastation resulted from the fires that quickly followed the quake. The initial tremors destroyed the city’s water mains, leaving firefighters with no means of combating the growing blaze, which burned for several days and consumed much of the city. More than 3,000 people perished and more than 28,000 buildings were destroyed in the disaster. Additionally, some 250,000 of San Francisco’s residents were made homeless. Damages were estimated at around $500 million (in 1906 dollars).