August 16, 2015

How Far Can He Go? How Long Will He Stay Free?

The videos of the massive explosion in Tianjin keep getting pulled from the internet. However, one brave reporter, a  He Xiaoxin, DID  get into the affected area and took some pictures. I don't expect this report to remain up much longer, but I'm linking to it.  I'm also posting his pictures below the fold to save them from the inevitable purge. I don't normally nick more than one pic from a news article and clearly identify the source via hyperlink and I certainly don't make a habit of nicking all the picture from a photo essay because that is, frankly, WRONG.


However, the likelihood of his work being bering deemed triggering to the Chinese government and sent down the memory hole moves me to do this. Fortunately, He Xiaoxin has extensively watermarked his work. If one reposts any of these, PLEASE make sure to credit He Xiaoxin and The China Digital Times. Also do read his whole article, not only to give the paper hits but because his text provides valuable context. 

However, if the article is gone then click on "more" and behold...the effects of a quarter kiloton blast....
more...

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August 12, 2015

The Sheer SCALE

 of the blasts in Tianjin made clear by the buildings in these videos. 



This looks to be at least as bad as Texas City or Black Tom. 

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