Fiction becomes Reality. Stream it if you can.

 

“Robert Fyne, author of The Hollywood Propaganda of World War II (1997), notes the film's "strong warning to the American people about demagoguery, domestic fascism, and mind control, while praising the virtues of freedom of the press".[75]    One film historian has concluded that Keeper of the Flame is "truly provocative in that it was one of Hollywood's few forays into imagining the possibility of homegrown American Fascism and the crucial damage which can be done to individual rights when inhumane and tyrannical ideas sweep a society through a charismatic leader".[74]    Other authors have noted that the film is different from other anti-fascist films of the period in that it clearly links wealth and fascism and points out the ways in which patriotism may far too easily be turned toward fascist ends.[76]…” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeper_of_the_Flame_(film)   Black & White film.

 

History...Preparedness for 2024.......Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas fires almost every member of Homeland Security Advisory Council. March 2021

Some of the members had been installed under former President Donald Trump.

ByLuke Barr

March 26, 2021, 8:56 PM

• 4 min read

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas fired most of the members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council on Friday, according to a letter obtained by ABC News.

"I am considering how the HSAC can bring the greatest value to the Department and how the expertise, judgment, and counsel of its Members can be harnessed most effectively to advance the Department's mission. I expect to work closely with the HSAC and to rely on its Members to help guide the Department through a period of change," Mayorkas wrote.

The HSAC produces reports and advises the secretary on a range of issues from domestic violent extremism to biometrics.

The Homeland Security Advisory Council is made up of 30 members -- both Democrats and Republicans. Some of those who were fired included allies of former President Donald Trump, such as former acting DHS Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli and former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan.

"In the service of an orderly transition to a new model for the HSAC, I have ended the term of current HSAC members effective March 26, 2021," he wrote. "I will reconstitute the HSAC in the next few weeks, once the new model has been developed. Chairman William Bratton and Vice Chair Karen Tandy will remain in their HSAC leadership positions. William Webster will remain the HSAC's Chair Emeritus. I was privileged to work with Judge Webster throughout my prior service in the Department."

Bratton, Tandy and Webster are the only three members still listed on the HSAC website. Bratton, the former NYPD commissioner, serves as commissioner.

Ranking member on the House Homeland Security Committee John Katko, R-N.Y., slammed the action.

"While these members serve at the pleasure of the Secretary, today's action sends the message that this Administration has no intention of upholding a bipartisan, unifying approach to securing our homeland," Katko said. "The HSAC is not intended to be an echo chamber for what the current DHS Secretary wants to hear. Its mission is to provide a knowledgeable, diverse set of perspectives to combat the evolving threats of today and tomorrow."

Trump's former acting DHS secretary, Chad Wolf, who appointed some of the members, tweeted that it was a mistake as well.

"While I respect the right for a DHS Secretary to alter the HSAC to address their needs, dismissing the entire council outright and stopping a lot of important work (that was underway) is not the right approach," Wolf wrote.

ABC News' Mark Osborne contributed to this report.

iTEMA online Community Emergency Response Begining Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 7PM Pacific

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iTEMA online Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Awareness classes are starting again   Begining Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 7PM Pacific Starting on Wednesday March 3, 2021, we will review each of the CERT Modules, one per week: CERT Basic Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness CERT Unit 2: CERT Organization CERT Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations – Part 1 CERT Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations – Part 2 CERT Unit 5: Disaster Psychology CERT Unit 6: Fire Safety and Utility Controls CERT Unit 7: Light Search and Rescue Operations CERT Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT Each Wednesday Night CERT class runs about 60 minutes. We stay on unit all the questions are answered. Many people throughout California have used our live iTEMA CERT Awareness classes to add value and understanding to the University of Utah online CERT training (https://medicine.utah.edu/rmcoeh/about-us/outreach/cert/), as we cover each of the modules, with plenty of time for participants to ask questions. You can see our iTEMA CERT training schedule at https://itema.org/training. Just scroll down to “Wednesday Night CERT Awareness” to see the schedule. The arrows next to the date are all instant links to the Zoom call. Participants can also use this link to log in every Wednesday night at 7PM Pacific. https://zoom.us/j/91895141721?pwd=MStUM0VUVGdOTWQ2ZkJZTThZNXhqUT09 If you have questions, please contact us at Info@iTEMA.org

 

Water Security: Why Tehran Is Running Out of Water. December 2025

Fiction and Reality.  Is the planet ARAKUS (DUNE) becoming a reality.

https://www.wired.com/story/why-tehran-is-running-out-of-water-iran-climate-change-drought-extreme-weather/      Why Tehran Is Running Out of Water   Because of shifting storms and sweltering summers, Iran’s capital faces a future “Day Zero” when the taps run dry.   This story originally appeared on Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. During the summer of 2025, Iran experienced an exceptional heat wave, with daytime temperatures across several regions, including Tehran, approaching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and forcing the temporary closure of public offices and banks. During this period, major reservoirs supplying the Tehran region reached record-low levels, and water supply systems came under acute strain. By early November, the reservoir behind Amir Kabir Dam, a main source of drinking water for Tehran, had dropped to about 8 percent of its capacity. The present crisis reflects not only this summer’s extreme heat but also several consecutive years of reduced precipitation and ongoing drought conditions across Iran. As a result, the capital of Iran is now facing a potential “Day Zero” when taps could run dry.   The drought quickly disrupted Tehran’s urban systems. With dry soils and high evaporation, rivers and wetlands shrank. Falling reservoir levels led to disruptions in hydropower generation, and water shortages prompted strict saving measures across parts of the capital. Amid these escalating pressures, officials warned that the capital city may even have to be evacuated if water supplies fail to recover. In November, President Masoud Pezeshkian said the capital would have to be moved. These cascading impacts exposed how vulnerable Tehran’s infrastructure, economy, and communities have become under compounding heat and drought stress.   These cascading impacts stem from a prolonged shortage of precipitation in recent years (Figure 1a). Precipitation around Tehran typically peaks between December and April, replenishing reservoirs behind dams before the onset of the dry summer. Over the past five years, precipitation during this wet period has remained consistently below the long-term climatological baseline, with the 2024-25 season showing the most pronounced and prolonged deficit across the entire rainy season. When such prolonged dryness was followed by an exceptionally hot summer, it amplified hydrological stress across the region. Seasonal cycle of precipitation averaged over a 1°×1° region centered on Tehran, based on GPM IMERG Final Run (V07B) dataset: monthly means for 2000/01–2019/20 (black), 2020/21–2024/25 (blue) and 2024/25 (red). Illustration: Yeonwoo Choi and Elfatih A.B. Eltahir/Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists   This prolonged precipitation deficit was not confined to Tehran but was part of a broader regional anomaly extending across much of Iran (Figure 1b). Satellite-based estimates for November 2024 to April 2025 reveal a pronounced north–south precipitation dipole, with enhanced precipitation north of latitude 40° N but markedly reduced precipitation across central and southern Iran. The precipitation deficit was particularly evident along a broad corridor extending from the eastern Mediterranean through Iran, indicating reduced storm activity across the region. This weakening of storm activity led to marked reductions in snowpack accumulation and reservoir inflows, aggravating the ongoing water scarcity crisis. November-April precipitation anomaly in 2024-25 relative to the 2000-01 to 2019-20 mean, from GPM IMERG Final Run (V07B) dataset. Tehran is indicated by a black dot.  Illustration: Yeonwoo Choi and Elfatih A.B. Eltahir/Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists   In maps of global projections of climate change impacts on precipitation, the region over and around the Mediterranean basin stands out because of the magnitude and significance of its precipitation decline. MIT researchers Alexandre Tuel and Elfatih Eltahir have explained why this region stands out as a hot spot for climate change. A more recent follow-up study by our group projects future declines in winter and spring precipitation extending to Mesopotamia and surrounding regions under a high-emission scenario by the end of the century. The projected change of the air circulation over the central and eastern Mediterranean, where most storms originate during winter, inhibits the formation of storm systems and consequently limits their eastward propagation, thereby reducing precipitation over Mesopotamia and adjacent regions eastward, including the area around Tehran.   Another contributing factor is the poleward displacement of storm tracks. During the spring season, the projected changes in regional air circulation due to global climate change move northward from the Mediterranean into southern Europe pushing the storm tracks further north and creating a dipole pattern (more precipitation in the north, less precipitation to the south) that reduces precipitation around Tehran. Consistent with this theory, simulations by IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) models of future climate in this region project a pattern of change that resembles the regional pattern observed this last year, especially during the spring (Figure 1c). This similarity between observed and projected patterns suggests that the dry conditions observed this year may offer a glimpse of relatively dry conditions in the future, especially in spring season. Projected Spring (March–May) precipitation change derived from an ensemble mean of three CMIP6 global climate models (MPI-ESM1-2-LR, HadGEM3-GC31-LL, and NorESM2-LM), selected for their ability to capture the long-term mean climate and its trends. Superimposed hatching denotes agreement (100 percent) by three GCMs on the sign of the change.  Illustration: Yeonwoo Choi and Elfatih A.B. Eltahir/Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists   The region around Tehran falls in a transitional zone between the tropics and midlatitudes, with complex dynamics of storms systems. The nature and origins of storms in this region are different between winter and spring seasons. IPCC models do not fully agree on the projections of winter precipitation around Tehran. Future research will be needed to better understand natural climate variability as well as impacts of future climate change on precipitation, especially during the winter season.   The extreme heat and drought affecting Tehran this year were exceptional in both magnitude and duration. Events of this kind are projected to become more frequent in the future around this region as the climate warms. If this trajectory continues, Tehran is likely to face more frequent droughts, reducing reservoir levels, limiting urban water supply, and presenting significant hazards to the vital systems of public health, energy, and food supply. Taken collectively, the findings from this recent event expose an outstanding set of climate related risks and underscore the need for immediate, dual-track action—rapid global emissions mitigation alongside proactive local adaptation—to limit escalating risk.   Yeon-Woo Choi is a postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ... Read More Contributor   Elfatih A. B. Eltahir is a professor of civil and environmental engineering, H. M. King Bhumibol Professor of Hydrology and Climate, and director of the UM6P-MIT Research Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ... Read More Contributor

 

AI, Water Security: Water composition of human body in relation to water security.

Fiction and Reality.  Is the planet ARAKUS (DUNE) becoming a reality.

 

AI Overview. 

      Question:  Water composition of human body in relation to water security

The human body is about  60% water, necessitating a continuous intake to survive, which directly links to the critical issue of water security. The body cannot store large water quantities, so a daily supply of adequate, safe water is a fundamental human need and a key component of public health and global stability.  Physiological Need: The body requires a constant intake of water (around 2-3 liters daily for adults) to maintain essential functions like temperature regulation, waste removal, and cellular health. Dehydration impairs cognitive function and physical performance. No Internal Production: Humans lack the capacity to produce enough water internally for homeostasis, making external water sources vital. Vulnerability: This daily requirement, coupled with the body's inability to store reserves, means that communities without reliable access to safe, affordable water are highly vulnerable to health crises, disease (like cholera from contaminated sources), and economic decline. Global Impact: Water scarcity, driven by population growth, climate change, and poor management, directly threatens human health and well-being by making this essential resource unreliable.