Notices by Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host), page 23

This is the first G4 severe level geomagnetic alert issued since 2005 with the coronal mass ejection arrival as early as this evening US evening time, NOAA's Shawn Dahl tells reporters on a conference call.

Orientation of the CME in relationship to the magnetic field will determine the severity of the geomagnetic storm, according to NOAA scientists.

Operators of North America power grid should have ample time "to adequately prepare" to help mitigate and control any developing problems, explains NOAA's Dahl. Worse possible situation would be a "Carrington Event" but "we're not anticipating that."

If G4 event is post-midnight the aurora could be seen as far south as Alabama and northern California.

Current big sunspot group, 16 times the diameter of Earth, is the "largest seen in some time," according to NOAA.

The school board in Shenandoah County in Virginia has voted to restore the names of Confederate generals to two schools. https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/shenandoah-county-school-board-votes-to-restore-confederate-names-to-2-schools/article_ed83aa54-093b-50fa-ae8c-a56340e77f09.html

AI-generated content, fake bylines reportedly appeared in the LA Times, Miami Herald, Sacramento Bee and other US daily newspaper. https://futurism.com/advon-ai-content

Washington Post: At Mar-a-Lago, Trump asked oil CEOs to raise $1 billion for his campaign and told them if he gets back in the White House he'll immediately reverse dozens of Biden’s environmental rules and policies and stop new ones from being enacted. https://wapo.st/3UBf4Fy

USS Halsey, a Navy guided-missile destroyer, conducted a "routine Taiwan Strait transit" today. https://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/3768538/7th-fleet-destroyer-transits-taiwan-strait/

Police pepper spray and arrest about 20 protesters at George Washington University, reports the school newspaper. https://gwhatchet.com/2024/05/07/live-coverage-encampment-enters-13th-day-as-protesters-condemn-officials-alleged-refusal-to-negotiate/

(AP) — House oversight committee cancels hearing with DC mayor over university encampment shortly after 33 protesters arrested.

Council on Islamic Relations announces some parents, faculty and students will hold a news conference at the University Yard Entrance on H Street NW between 20th and 21st Street, NW @ 11:00 am.

“While it should not require threatening to haul D.C.’s mayor before Congress to keep Jewish students at George Washington University safe, I applaud Chairman Comer’s steadfast leadership. Through the House-wide effort to crack down on antisemitism, we are going to learn why security forces and campus administrators have refused to do their first job: keeping students safe.” -- House Speaker Johnson in a statement

Estonia's foreign ministry says it has summoned the head of the Russian embassy in Tallinn to protest the jamming of GPS signals.

UK expelling the Russian military attaché in London. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/05/08/britain-to-expel-russian-defence-attache/

A US Army staff sergeant who was visiting his girlfriend in Russia was arrested and remains in custody on charges he stole from her, https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-05-07/army-soldier-arrested-russia-theft-korea-13781609.html

Some of China's leading organs of propaganda are missing deadlines and it's unclear if that means something is amiss. https://chinamediaproject.org/2024/05/07/mouthpieces-go-quiet/

The federal judge overseeing former President Trump’s classified documents case formally has scrapped her own May 20 start date for the trial but declines to set a new one, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/us/politics/trump-documents-trial-postponed.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE0.U-io.tyhx-lh8NjE9&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Sexual harassment, racial discrimination and bullying were pervasive at every level of the FDIC and tolerated by senior leaders for years, while complaints about misconduct were met with retaliation, accordng to an independent report. https://www.fdic.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/cleary-report-to-fdic-src.pdf

Evacuation of Rafah neighborhoods underway as Israel signals impending offensive following the collapse of the hostage deal negotiations and the demand by Hamas to end the war in Gaza.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1bijjug0