# forest fire (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover forest fire. Page: Feed: --- ## [The confidence trick](https://jonty.substack.com/p/the-confidence-trick) _2026-08-21 · Jonty Bloom · Jonty’s Jottings_ It was James Carville who said if he was reincarnated he wanted to come back as the bond market because they can intimidate anyone, but not it seems the Trump administration. ## [Learning French](https://jonty.substack.com/p/learning-french) _2026-08-20 · Jonty Bloom · Jonty’s Jottings_ There is another of those rather worrying articles in the FT about the state of Britain's defences. ## [Free markets....now](https://jonty.substack.com/p/free-marketsnow) _2026-08-19 · Jonty Bloom · Jonty’s Jottings_ Andy Burnham, the UK’s new Prime Minister, is travelling the country examining the cost of living crisis. ## [Dropping Doris.... the Trump way.](https://jonty.substack.com/p/dropping-doris-the-trump-way) _2026-08-18 · Jonty Bloom · Jonty’s Jottings_ American aircraft carriers are in the news at the moment. ## [New bestie](https://jonty.substack.com/p/new-bestie) _2026-08-17 · Jonty Bloom · Jonty’s Jottings_ One of the biggest problems with Donald Trump is not that he is petty and thin skinned (although he is dangerously touchy), it is that, unlike say Nixon, who would rant and scream about every possible snub imagined or not; it is that he will act on that pettiness. ## [The three unwise monkeys](https://jonty.substack.com/p/the-three-unwise-monkeys) _2026-08-15 · Jonty Bloom · Jonty’s Jottings_ Forest fires, houses burnt to the ground, train derailments, three or is it four heatwaves, hose pipe bans and a Government warning on using BBQs, fireworks and the rest; but be calm because it is nothing to do with climate change. ## [Excellent news](https://jonty.substack.com/p/excellent-news-7e9) _2026-08-14 · Jonty Bloom · Jonty’s Jottings_ I have awoken here in the UK to the excellent news that Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform, has been re-elected in a by-election in Clacton. ## [What's the plan?](https://jonty.substack.com/p/whats-the-plan) _2026-08-12 · Jonty Bloom · Jonty’s Jottings_ I have very little to say about Trump and the food van, except to say I remember a short story once where a dictator became impossible to overthrow because he could tele-transport himself and his immediate family and entourage out of harms way, instantly. ## [Time for Logan?](https://jonty.substack.com/p/time-for-logan) _2026-08-11 · Jonty Bloom · Jonty’s Jottings_ In America there has been a specific law for over 2 centuries which forbids anyone but the government negotiating with foreign powers. ## [What guarantee?](https://jonty.substack.com/p/what-guarantee) _2026-08-10 · Jonty Bloom · Jonty’s Jottings_ I came across an old book the other day that I was thinking of re-reading and found I had written something on the fly-leaf many years ago. ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mOey3hfbdGkU) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Homes are not enough](https://jonty.substack.com/p/homes-are-not-enough) _2026-08-08 · Jonty Bloom · Jonty’s Jottings_ The death throes of the Tory party are almost painful to watch, as it ties itself in knots trying to outmanoeuvre Reform on the right, where there are few votes and very few rational policies that the majority of British voters would have anything to do with. ## [It is more than forest fires.](https://jonty.substack.com/p/it-is-more-than-forest-fires) _2026-08-07 · Jonty Bloom · Jonty’s Jottings_ The scale of the change to the climate and the environment of Europe is so huge and so varied and so rapid that we are obviously failing to keep pace with the news, let alone the disasters unfolding. ## [Car Chases and a Rowdy Early Overland Auto Race](https://moltensulfur.com/post/car-chases-and-a-rowdy-early-overland-auto-race/) _2026-08-04 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ A 1907 automobile race from Beijing to Paris stretched the limits of what was possible with the technology of the era. The winning car took two months to complete the journey, traveling roads that were often barely navigable by someone on foot, let alone in a rickety automobile made half of wood. The obstacles faced \[ \] ## [Fight Forest Fires with Heat Pumps](https://joeelectrifynow.substack.com/p/fight-forest-fires-with-heat-pumps) _2026-07-29 · Electrify Now · Electrify Now_ Nothing quite drives home the horrors of climate change like forest fires and wildfire smoke. ## [Odd Occurrences in the Big Missouri Winter Count](https://moltensulfur.com/post/odd-occurrences-in-the-big-missouri-winter-count/) _2026-07-02 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ Building on a post about calendars I wrote last year, there are many systems to specify which year is which. The Gregorian calendar counts solar years from an arbitrary point loosely linked to the birth of the historical Jesus. The Hijri calendar counts lunar years since the prophet Muhammad had to flee Mecca. Classical Athens \[ \] ## [Hot water feels even better when its cheaper](https://joeelectrifynow.substack.com/p/hot-water-feels-even-better-when) _2026-06-16 · Electrify Now · Electrify Now_ Heating water is the second-highest use of energy in our homes, trailing only space heating and cooling. ## [Messiah or Antichrist in the Translated Apocalypse](https://moltensulfur.com/post/messiah-or-antichrist-in-the-translated-apocalypse/) _2026-06-02 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ The Apocalypse of Abraham is an obscure text from Palestine in the late first century or early second century. It tells a tale about Abraham, a critical figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In this strange document, God sends a crystalline emissary to Abraham and shows the man a vision of the future end of \[ \] ## [Air-to-Water Heat Pumps—Replace Your Boiler!](https://joeelectrifynow.substack.com/p/air-to-water-heat-pumpsreplace-your) _2026-05-07 · Electrify Now_ Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 from 12pm-1pm Pacific ## [PV, EV and Heat Pumps - The Three Technologies Behind Our Zero Energy Bills](https://joeelectrifynow.substack.com/p/pv-ev-and-heat-pumps-the-three-technologies) _2026-04-22 · Electrify Now_ This Earth Day free yourself from fossil fuels ## [How to Compare Heat Pump Quotes](https://joeelectrifynow.substack.com/p/how-to-compare-heat-pump-quotes) _2026-04-09 · Electrify Now_ Learn what information you need to choose the heat pump system that will keep you comfortable and keep your electricity bill as low as possible. ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lBtyNhFXi2mB) _2026-04-09 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [How insulation and air sealing can make your home more comfortable and help you save on energy bills.](https://joeelectrifynow.substack.com/p/how-insulation-and-air-sealing-can) _2026-04-01 · Electrify Now · Electrify Now_ When my husband and I bought our home in 2017, we knew we wanted to make it energy efficient and power it with renewable energy. ## [Treasures of Prester John](https://moltensulfur.com/post/treasure-from-prester-john/) _2026-03-23 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ Prester John was a popular myth in Medieval Europe: the priest-king of a magical Christian land way off in Asia somewhere—or was it Africa? The legend evolved with the centuries, fitting itself to the historical moment. I’m a sucker for a good Prester John story. One of the earliest surviving references to Prester John comes \[ \] ## [Radersburg Montana Picture Tour – MontanaPictures.Net](https://www.montanapictures.net/radersburg-montana-picture-tour-montanapictures-net/) _2026-03-14 · markg · MontanaPictures.Net_ The post Radersburg Montana Picture Tour – MontanaPictures.Net appeared first on MontanaPictures.Net . ## [Home Insulation and Air Sealing](https://joeelectrifynow.substack.com/p/home-insulation-and-air-sealing) _2026-03-03 · Electrify Now_ Make your home more comfy year-round, and save on your energy bills. ## [That Cruel Stagolee](https://moltensulfur.com/post/that-cruel-stagolee/) _2026-02-28 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ The blues ballad Stagolee (or Stagger Lee, Stackolee, etc.) is a classic of the African-American folk music tradition. In it, cruel Stagolee murders pathetic Billy over something petty (usually a hat, a gambling debt, or an insult) while Billy unsuccessfully begs for his life. It’s based on a real murder from 1895 St. Louis. The ## [Ventless Washer Dryer Combos 2.0 - Convenience and Efficiency](https://joeelectrifynow.substack.com/p/ventless-washer-dryer-combos-20-convenience) _2026-02-10 · Electrify Now_ Watch a live demo and a discussion on how these new appliances compare on ease of use, energy efficiency and reliability. ## [Our New Combo Washer/Heat Pump Dryer Uses Less Than 1 kWh of Electricity Per Load](https://joeelectrifynow.substack.com/p/our-new-combo-washerheat-pump-dryer) _2026-02-06 · Electrify Now_ Last year we bought a combination washer and heat pump dryer and have been pretty impressed. ## [The Reverse Marco Polo](https://moltensulfur.com/post/the-reverse-marco-polo/) _2026-01-26 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ The first Chinese person whom we know to have traveled to Europe arrived in 1287. Bar Sauma was a Chinese-born, ethnically-Turkic, Christian monk and an agent of two different Mongol empires. His travels from Beijing to Paris were missions both religious and geopolitical. He makes a terrific NPC and a great complication for politically-oriented adventures. \[ \] ## [Pirates of the Panama Mule Train](https://moltensulfur.com/post/pirates-of-the-panama-mule-train/) _2025-12-26 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ In the 1500s, long before the Isthmus of Panama was crossed by a canal, it was crossed by a road: an awful, terrifying road plagued by pirates and freedom fighters. Yet vast wealth from the Spanish conquests and slave mines of South America flowed along this road. 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The website – which was, for more than a decade, an invaluable resource on the realities of work, society, fundamental rights, and more: the victories secured, the innovations introduced, but also the many indignities, injustices and stubborn anachronisms endured – will remain… ## [Awards and nominations: recognition of the work of Equal Times and its journalists](https://www.equaltimes.org/awards-and-short-list) _2025-12-08 · Equal Times Newsdesk · Equal Times_ Year after year, Equal Times journalists have shared engaging, rigorous and deeply human journalism with our audience. Their reports, published from across the globe, have been recognised with numerous awards and distinctions. 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He is the author of Labor's End: How the Promise of Automation Degraded Work, in which he exposes how automation intensified human labour and eroded workers' power, recasting technological progress as both… ## [DIYing Our Ductless Heat Pump Install Was Hard but We Saved $7,000](https://joeelectrifynow.substack.com/p/diying-our-ductless-heat-pump-install) _2025-11-20 · Electrify Now_ Last summer I did something very ambitious. ## [Ashes of the Imagined King](https://moltensulfur.com/post/ashes-of-the-imagined-king/) _2025-11-20 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ Geoffrey of Monmouth’s 12th-century chronicle The History of the Kings of Britain gives some really great and gameable details about the ashes and resting place of wise King Belinus of Britain. But King Belinus never existed. In any RPG campaign with magic—World of Darkness, Achtung: Cthulhu, Monster of the Week, D D, Monsterhearts, etc.—you can have \[ \] ## [The Inquisitorial School for Girls](https://moltensulfur.com/post/the-inquisitorial-school-for-girls/) _2025-10-16 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ The Colegio de Niñas Expósitas de Santa Cruz de Atocha was a school for foundlings in colonial Lima, Peru (“the City of Kings”). It was run by the Spanish Inquisition. Because of its unusual administrators, the school had some odd quirks, even by the standards of tyrannical charity schools. It’s a really interesting adventure site \[ \] ## [Death’s Godson](https://moltensulfur.com/post/deaths-godson/) _2025-09-19 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ Death’s Godson is a fairy tale found in different versions throughout much of the historically-Christian parts of the world. It’s number 332 in the Aarne-Thompson classification, and a version of it is #44 if the Brothers Grimm. At the climax of the story, the world changes so no one is able to die, and no \[ \] ## [Two Calendars in Augsburg](https://moltensulfur.com/post/two-calendars-in-augsburg/) _2025-08-19 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ In early 1582, Pope Gregory XIII announced that the calendar date of the day following October 4th that year would not be October 5th, but October 15th. This was part of a packet of calendrical reforms we now call the Gregorian calendar, and which most of the world uses today. But this reform came at \[ \] ## [The Stunning Blodgett Canyon Near Hamilton, Montana](https://www.montanapictures.net/the-stunning-blodgett-canyon-near-hamilton-montana/) _2025-07-19 · markg · MontanaPictures.Net_ The post The Stunning Blodgett Canyon Near Hamilton, Montana appeared first on MontanaPictures.Net . ## [Heirs of the Ziggurat](https://moltensulfur.com/post/heirs-of-the-ziggurat/) _2025-07-16 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ First—super exciting! The Molten Sulfur Blog was nominated for a 2025 Ennie award for Best Online Content! This is the third time the blog s been nominated, and I couldn’t be happier about it. Thank you, Ennie judges! In 401–400 B.C., when ten thousand Greek mercenaries had to escape the Persian empire, the land of Mesopotamia \[ \] ## [Gates Of The Mountains Wilderness – MontanaPictures.Net](https://www.montanapictures.net/gates-of-the-mountains-wilderness-montanapictures-net/) _2025-07-15 · markg · MontanaPictures.Net_ The post Gates Of The Mountains Wilderness – MontanaPictures.Net appeared first on MontanaPictures.Net . ## [The Forest Fire Boxcar Escape](https://moltensulfur.com/post/the-forest-fire-boxcar-escape/) _2025-06-17 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ On October 12, 1918, a forest fire of unprecedented size and ferocity devoured the lumber towns of Cloquet and Moose Lake, Minnesota and most of the surrounding countryside and farmland. 450 people died, but thousands more were rushed to safety by freight trains—the same trains that had started the fire in the first place. At \[ \] ## [Eleven Riddles from the Old English Exeter Book](https://moltensulfur.com/post/eleven-riddles-from-the-old-english-exeter-book/) _2025-05-16 · Tristan Zimmerman · Molten Sulfur Blog_ The strange Old English manuscript called the Exeter Book includes a bunch of really fun riddles suitable for use at the gaming table. Riddling doors in dungeons, riddling fey encountered on the road, riddling hermits sought out in their hidey-holes: all can be stocked with a riddle or two from the Exeter Book! This post \[ \]