DZ has written before, as long ago as 2011 on predictions that the end of the world is imminent. Despite many hundreds of failed predictions humanity doesn't appear to have learned, and there still seems to be a steady flow of nutters exorting us all to repent before it's too late.
On 5 March there was a relatively minor, (Magnitude 4.8) earthquake affecting New York state, and in two days, on 8 May there will be a solar eclipse visible over much of the USA. This has sent many in the USA to view this as a portent of...... well anything you can think of really. A simple internet search reveals a plethora of disasters predicted to be just around the corner But in particular the religious evangelical loons are predicting that it's finally time for the rapture! Again.
But to put things in perspective. There are 55 earthquakes every day on the planet, mostly minor. There are still however 16 earthquakes a year of magnitude 7 or more. hardly rare enough to be a portent of anything. Solar eclipses occur at a rate of up to 5 a year, and are entirely predictable. Hardly a surprise if you know it's coming. It doesn't stop neo nazis like Alex Jones from predicting "“Major Events Surrounding The April 8th Solar Eclipse, Masonic rituals planned worldwide to usher in New World Order."
Jones is particularly fond of various outlandish conspiracy theories, despite having been successfully sued because of it.
He always reminds DZ of one particular "peanuts" character.
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