Posts Tagged ‘Doomsday’

China detains 93 for doomsday rumors: Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have detained 93 people accused of spreading doomsday rumors and arrested a man who slashed 23 children at a school after he was “psychologically affected” by such predictions, the Xinhua state news agency reported on Monday. The 93 people, from seven provinces, include members of the banned “Almighty God” cult, [...]

Infographic: Preparing For The Mayan ‘Doomsday Prophecy’

With the Mayan Long Count calendar concluding a 5,125-year cycle, many doomsayers are predicting a cataclysmic event will occur next Friday, Dec. Tweet This Post

The Republican Doomsday Plan

Republicans “are seriously considering a Doomsday Plan if fiscal cliff talks collapse entirely,” ABC News reports. Tweet This Post

“Doomsday” hill may be one Israeli settlement too far

E1, West Bank (Reuters) – The hillside called E1 is one of the few places around Jerusalem that Jesus Christ might still recognize: a stony, dusty, barren slope on the way down to the desert and the Dead Sea. If Israel carries out plans announced this week, it is destined to be the site of [...]

‘Doomsday’ For The Fiscal Cliff? (The Note)

By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: WILL MORTGAGE DEDUCTIONS FALL OFF THE CLIFF? ABC will take a look at a handful of specific revenue sources as fiscal-cliff talks continue, and today ABC’s Shushannah Walshe reports on the home-mortgage deduction: The mortgage deduction… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

RomneyLabs Concocts ‘Doomsday Zinger’ Capable Of Swinging Any Debate, However Lopsided

BELMONT, MA—In preparation for tonight’s third and final presidential debate, the microbiologists, chemists, and physicists employed at RomneyLabs confirmed Monday that they had completed their work on the “Doomsday Zinger,” an ext… Tweet This Post

Toobin Stands By Doomsday Prediction

Jeffrey Toobin tells TPM he’s not backing off his prediction of a “train wreck” for the Obama administration when the Supreme Court issues its decision on the health care law. Tweet This Post

Wyoming Advances Doomsday Bill

Wyoming state representatives “advanced legislation to launch a study into what Wyoming should do in the event of a complete economic or political collapse in the United States,” the Casper Star Tribune reports. Tweet This Post