‘Hi, my name is Kyle, I’m Antifa, and there’s so much rage in me that I’ve had to record this like 15 times trying to get the message out,’ he said in one now-deleted video made the day of Pretti’s killing.
‘It’s time to suit up, boots on the ground,’ he added. ‘No, not talking about peaceful protests anymore.
‘We’re not talking about having polite conversations anymore…. This is not a f***ing joke. There’s nothing fun to chant about it. Get your f***ing guns and stop these f***ing people.’
An anti-ICE activist using the handle Vitalist International posted on X recently that ‘Minneapolis could be our Fallujah,’ referencing the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War.
stock here: near and dear to my heart….Wisconsin, and Ghost Evers….lying through his arse to say he signed law to prevent property tax increases for 400 years….everything I know is that opposite is true….he guaranteed annual property tax increases for 400 years….the 400 is just abusive, no other purpose for some an outrageous long term. Learned helplessness is part of what they want. They want your soul, they want to take away your humanity, then they will keep the desirable sex slave with proper attitudes, and some robot tenders. Farming will resemble Idiocracy with GPS driven machine, on nutrient lacking “soil” aka lifeless dirt type substance.
I did get the MP4, it was coded from X, and took some work with AI help, but straight forward and worked….Whisper took a long time to download and install, but now it is there….pro grade transcription and time stamping.
——————– Gold standard command line once you have the MP4
whisper *.mp4 –model medium –word_timestamps True –condition_on_previous_text False
Option 5 — yt-dlp + Whisper (gold standard)
If you do this often.
yt-dlp <x_video_url>
whisper *.mp4 --model medium
Produces:
Full transcript
Timestamps
Speaker-segmented text (with larger models)
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Getting the MP4 is more complex, seem many new videos hide it with a 4 digit extension…..
Method 1 (Best / Most Reliable): yt-dlp Works even when X tries to obfuscate streams. Install Windows
winget install yt-dlp macOS
brew install yt-dlp Download the MP4
yt-dlp https://x.com/Luca5898425421/status/2017082520769065272 By default, yt-dlp: Selects the best video + audio Merges into MP4 if possible Force MP4 (if needed)
Method 2: Extract MP4 from Page HTML (No tools, more manual) Works if the MP4 URL is exposed. Steps Open the tweet in desktop browser Press F12 → Network tab Reload page Filter by: mp4 OR video.twimg.com Look for URLs like:
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/.../vid/1280x720/....mp4 Right-click → Open in new tab Save video ⚠️ Many newer X videos don’t expose a clean MP4 anymore (HLS .m3u8 instead).
Method 3: Download via .m3u8 Stream (Advanced HTML method) If you see .m3u8 instead of MP4: Copy the .m3u8 URL, then:
yt-dlp "<m3u8-url>" -o video.mp4 or with ffmpeg:
ffmpeg -i "<m3u8-url>" -c copy video.mp4
Method 4: Online Downloaders (Fast, Least Reliable) Examples (use cautiously): twdown.net sssTwitter snaptwitter Pros No install Cons Often fail Ads / trackers Break frequently Only recommended for non-critical clips.
Method 5: “Air-Gap” Capture (Always Works) If everything else fails. Play the video on: Phone / tablet / secondary PC Record audio/video on your main computer: OBS Windows Game Bar Save as MP4 Transcribe This bypasses all DRM / obfuscation.
What I Recommend for You Given your workflow (fact-checking, transcription, archival): Use yt-dlp every time. It’s the same tool journalists and OSINT researchers rely on. Once you have the MP4:
whisper video.mp4 --model medium Paste the transcript here and I’ll verify every factual claim, including the property-tax statement, against primary sources.
stock here: my take last year was his plan was guaranteed property tax increases, maybe limited by an inflation index. He is going to halt sales tax (like 6%) on diapers and insulin, but not on food. Wow.
Chime in. Obviously I have a down day, which is nice, vacationing is hard work. Disneyland tomorrow.
stock here: noted in the comment, some pretend that Mearsheimer is suggesting that Russia may use nukes….he did not make that insinuation at all. When I first saw that I thought Mearsheimer was losing touch….that is not the case. Here is a summary
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The host frames the moment as “90% toward a peace deal” but questions whether there’s any real progress on the harder piece: security guarantees.
Lavrov’s “90% of what?” reaction is used as a tell: Russia is signaling it doesn’t recognize the West’s “nearly done” narrative and is still anchored to its June 2024 position.
Mearsheimer calls the “90%” talk Kabuki theater: PR meant to create hope and sustain support, not evidence of converging negotiating positions.
He argues the West mislabels the “last issue” as territory, when Russia’s core issue is NATO / NATO-like guarantees (Article 5 by another name).
On territory, he says Russia’s stated demand is not just Donbas—it includes Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, with Ukraine required to fully withdraw from those oblasts Russia claims/annexed.
A prior “only one issue left” claim (from a U.S. envoy/figure in the discussion) is treated as misleading, because Russia’s package is usually described as multiple linked conditions (neutrality/no NATO; force limits; “denazification” rhetoric; territorial outcomes).
Zelensky’s public line—no concessions, not even Donbas—is presented as further evidence that any “we’re almost there” story is detached from reality.
On “U.S. security guarantees are 100% agreed”: Mearsheimer says Washington’s silence matters, and U.S. strategy documents point toward shifting burdens to Europe and pivoting attention to East Asia, not formal Ukraine guarantees.
He distinguishes Russia’s 2022 “Istanbul” notion of guarantees as “common” guarantees (Russia included, with a veto on troop deployments) versus Zelensky’s desired bilateral U.S.–Ukraine guarantee (Russia excluded). Russia rejects the latter.
He says diplomacy is mostly a PR war running alongside battlefield operations; a real settlement, if it comes, is more likely an armistice / frozen conflict driven by battlefield facts (he cites Korea 1953 as an analogy), not a comprehensive peace deal now. Russia also rejects a ceasefire-first approach.
On why today differs from Istanbul 2022: he argues Ukraine would have gotten a better deal earlier; Russia is now more entrenched (four annexations claimed) and relations with Europe are more poisonous, pushing expectations toward a long “frozen conflict.”
He interprets Russia’s ongoing campaign (especially energy infrastructure strikes) as consistent with preparing for prolonged conflict and increasing coercive pressure—possibly driven by war duration/costs and internal pressure on Putin to “get tougher.”
Nukes—where he says the escalatory danger sits: he points to mainstream Russian strategist Sergey Karaganov arguing Russia should consider using nuclear weapons to end the war, and says that if 2026 resembles 2025 (attrition grind), pressure on Putin to escalate beyond conventional strikes could grow.
Nukes—his “attrition” logic that links to escalation: he frames the war primarily as attrition, not territorial speed; if Russia can’t “finish” Ukraine with conventional means soon, the incentive to seek a decisive break increases. He explicitly doesn’t claim nukes will happen, but flags the fact that serious elites are advocating them as a warning sign of how the conflict could become much more dangerous if the stalemate persists.
stock here: “They” love weak males. So one of their strategies is to pretend that being a SIMP just means than a male does not give up on multiple advances to a female. That in itself is bad enough….if there is no “click” if there is no mutual attraction and interest, then leave her the fuck alone.
In reality SIMP is far worse than just that. I have approved the SIMP memes at the far bottom, check it out, and comment.
It also applies to males in on-going relationships. The NWO wants males to cater to and basically beg females for every approval, including sex. At the Tokyo sky tower, I tnoticed a “stylish” male with a decent looking female, they were taking up a prime spot for photography. She proceeded to take 30 minutes of selfies in every way possible, whilst ignoring the real show of Tokyo in the Golden Hour and Blue Hour. He did nothing to dissuade her, then I noticed he was carrying her Gucci purse. My God, and she wasn’t that hot. He either had real money or spent beyond his means for his own clothes and shoes….so he wasn’t punching above his weight, he was just a sad little SIMP, doing whatever to allow his date to be an self obsessed idiot. This is SIMP.
I don’t know this site, but it is misguided at best…..
This would be very rare is Japanese society, where the male would completely defer to the female being self possessed and rude to those around them. But the direction for Japanese society is also not good.
Example: At the Hot Springs (Onsen) ALL Japanese men shown to be at least flabby, often fat and saggy. This makes it hard for women to respect them…times are a changing.
And compared to my last visit, keeping in mind this is quite winter time and daily lows being close to 32F or even below. Last night there were flurries in Tokyo. But the percentage of people who can “scrub up” nicely on a daily basis, i.e. look good, is down at least 50%. Many females have put on enough weight to be considered fat.
Areas of Tokyo are over run with Arab “migrants” and other races that share nothing in common with the Japanese….I knew this was a plot, but I didn’t know it was already succeeding, just like the Somali Beach Head in Minneapolis. Japanese nice, is kind of like Minnesota nice, but when you push them too far, I think you will find a wild reaction…perhaps the new Female PM, who faces a re-election in Feb will be able to wrestling into control before and all out confrontation ensues. I doubt it….the powers that be are waging war against this Based Female PM. Most people really like her.
There is another false SIMP meme….that doing anything nice for a girl makes you a simp. uh, no.
stock here: this guy is entertaining, his voice is better than AI generated LOL. I think I got this from Cuttlefish….so hat tip. Think of an alternative to Alex and the Duran.
stock here: last year I posted on a Beta Test I was conducting.
We are literally beings of light. There are signally pathways in the human body that utilize light, and why wouldn’t they? Light is another tool of command, control, and adaptation. Did they teach you this in school, even human biology? Methinks not.
Results, within about 2 week, daily exposure to diffuse 2 wave-length red light significantly improved near vision in low light conditions (think filling out forms at the Bank). I had 2 suspected 35 watt red light panel hung above my workstation, maybe 4 feet from eyes, and exposed say 3 to 6 hours per day.
Results: what would have definitely required readers before, after 2 weeks, required no readers. The red light creates extra energy within the eye that makes everything work better. Do your own research, this is not medical advice.
I also bought a wrap around red light device for knee in particular but can be applied elsewhere, and that seemed to help knee….in fact I would say definitely helped (although other later found mitigating {think management, not cure} factors, seemed to almost a “cure” after walking 1.5 to 4 miles per day in Japan, up and down steps with 18 kG luggage and a 14 pound camera bag mostly on the back in a well placed and balanced camera bag <again, A-Eye enhancement bakku management really helped).
The IT band in the leg is critical, and I guarantee you the medical community will let you down, or at least greatly delay a solution, IF YOU LET THEM. More on that later.
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stock here: Been on my radar for half a year, finally making some progress. These were pretty cheap on Amazon, $29. The manual is definitely Chinese LOL. I am not sure I can adapt these units to eye improvement, LOL they come with eye blockers like a tanning salon
A-Eye, LOL
via red light therapy, and talk about the wavelengths too ChatGPT said: ChatGPT
Recent scientific studies have explored the potential of red light therapy to improve eyesight, particularly in mitigating age-related visual decline. This therapy involves exposing the eyes to specific wavelengths of deep red light, which may enhance mitochondrial function in retinal cells.
Key Findings:
Improved Retinal Function: A study by University College London found that a single three-minute exposure to 670-nanometer (nm) deep red light in the morning led to a 17% improvement in color contrast vision among participants. This enhancement persisted for at least a week.
ucl.ac.uk
Mitochondrial Enhancement: The retina's photoreceptor cells, which have high energy demands, experience a decline in mitochondrial function with age. Exposure to long-wavelength red light (650–900 nm) has been shown to improve mitochondrial performance, increasing energy (ATP) production and reducing oxidative stress.
nature.com
Timing of Exposure: The benefits of red light therapy appear to be time-dependent. Morning exposure between 8 AM and 9 AM was effective, while afternoon exposure did not yield significant improvements. This suggests that the therapy's efficacy may be linked to the body's circadian rhythms.
ucl.ac.uk
Mechanism:
Mitochondria in retinal cells absorb specific wavelengths of red light, leading to enhanced energy production. This process helps counteract age-related declines in vision by improving the function of photoreceptor cells responsible for color vision and low-light adaptation. aao.org
Considerations:
Wavelength Specificity: The therapeutic effects are most pronounced with deep red light around 670 nm. Other wavelengths within the 650–900 nm range may also be beneficial, but 670 nm has been the primary focus in recent studies.
nature.com
Safety and Accessibility: The studies utilized low-power LED devices for light exposure, which are considered safe for retinal health. This non-invasive approach could lead to affordable, home-based therapies for individuals experiencing age-related visual decline.
ucl.ac.uk
While these findings are promising, further research is necessary to fully understand the long-term effects and optimal protocols for red light therapy in vision improvement. Individuals interested in this therapy should consult with eye care professionals before initiating treatment.
stock here: alot of people get far more than 6000 hits a day, but still….if one is generating “content” and getting 6000 hits….then truth is getting out. Nukepro has been attacked several times over the years. At one point I moved my work to Deeper Dive Data, and that was successful for quite a while, until they found me and determine that I must be shut up at any cost. A friend is talking about the danger of the COVID injections, and how the MN “mostly peaceful but deadly” protests, are far from organic. He is getting 30,000 plus hits on some posts….I get 8. He mostly does not create new content, but comments on other’s content. No shade on him, anyone bringing truth to many are great people.
He also has a family house on the big island and is visiting the Pele fest. I hope to go in late February.
That s kind of weird isn’t it? 2026 shall be my year I am sure of it….accomplish and finish projects, focus on priorities, but still try to get the word out….broadly again.
Badge of honor….to be heavily shadow banned on multiple platforms….LOL.
I was posting articles like this when the additional shadow ban happened.
China Brings Back the “Over Flowing Death” Meme, More BS from the Chi-Coms
stock here: remember when in early 2020 China was releasing videos of people dropping dead on the spot, while walking down the street, and bodies just strewn about the streets, and hospital hallways filled with body bags wide shut?
Well we are back to that same bullshit. For them….it worked the first time.
stock here, in a totally absurd move, the Demolition Contractor that bought the Palisades to scrap it….is now trying to restart the plant, even though they have no skill in such an event. Especially a run down Mark 1 plant, that was slum lorded into it final years. It was not “Wet Setup” to mitigate damage for a potential restart, and the drive turbine was not set into “slow turn” to prevent flat spots and shaft bend, on this 100′ long 1 Million pound component.
Arnie is the chief consultant, and his testimony is credible and easy to understand. Check it out.
The NRC licensed the Palisades reactor to operate until 2031, despite Palisades having been approved long ago by the old AEC and not meeting current operational, metallurgical, or electrical standards. Palisades was closed in 2022 and sold for scrap before its 2031 license extension expired. Entergy, its owner at the time, determined there would be no profit to its corporation if it completed the required safety and operational improvements to the facility.
Some of you may remember “loosenuke” coined as a nukist….
stock here: A-Eye assist as html….hope it works as requested. Arnie is in his late 70’s, he is aging out gracefully, but he never sold out by stepping away from truth, he never chased the “likes”, good on him!
What happened to Arnie Gundersen (the radiation/nuclear risk expert)?
In short: nothing “mysterious.” He didn’t vanish—he largely shifted from constant TV-era commentary (especially during Fukushima’s peak media years)
to quieter work: education, consulting, and sworn technical filings in regulatory/legal proceedings.
Arnie Gundersen (photo hosted by Fairewinds “About Us” page).
Maggie Gundersen (photo hosted by Fairewinds “About Us” page).
Why you don’t hear him as much anymore
The news cycle moved on. Fukushima coverage dropped sharply after the initial years, and engineering-heavy analysis doesn’t “trend.”
He kept working—just not in the attention economy. Fairewinds publishes analysis, talks, and backgrounders rather than chasing daily headlines.
Age matters. He’s now in his late 70s, so output tends to be more selective and purpose-driven (testimony, curated briefings, longer-form pieces).
His Fukushima focus (what he stayed known for)
Gundersen’s most persistent technical emphasis around Fukushima was not “temple talk” or vague fear—he repeatedly drilled into
specific failure modes and consequence pathways, especially:
Spent fuel pool risk (Unit 4 was the public flashpoint early on):
he addressed Unit 4 spent fuel pool condition and risk in a 2012 Japan symposium-style presentation hosted by Fairewinds.
Ongoing uncertainty / narrative control:
he later argued that institutional “framing” and information control shaped how the world interpreted the disaster and its continuing consequences.
California CPUC / Diablo Canyon (2017):
direct testimony PDF widely mirrored online (often referenced as expert testimony rather than “media commentary”).
Direct Testimony (PDF, 2017)
Fairewinds long-form pieces (public-facing but still technical)
Japan’s Nuclear Cover-up Continues (2020):
an example of later-phase Fukushima commentary framed around institutional messaging and continuing consequences.
Fairewinds article (2020-03-10)
Fukushima Daiichi: The Truth and the Future (2012):
includes direct Q&A addressing Unit 4 spent fuel pool concerns.
Fairewinds presentation page (2012)
Podcasts / audio archive:
the ongoing Fairewinds podcast stream (episodes vary; use as a timeline anchor).
Fairewinds Podcast Archive
Bottom line
Gundersen as “everywhere,” was largely the 2011–2015 media window. Since then, he’s been more present in
regulatory filings, structured presentations, and Fairewinds’ long-form output than in mainstream broadcast rotation.
For your blog credibility, the NRC PDFs and sworn declarations are the cleanest “substantive work” citations.
stock here: The real story here is NOT the accelerating loss of magnetic shield, but the main stream “take”on things. I’ll explain more after I post the backgrounders. Here is Ben Davidson, seems like he is back in his Mojo flow. LOL A-Eye first downplays the effect of the last weeks super high 10MEV Proton influx….and then once I provide more…it confirms exactly that…..that’s at the far bottom
aurora is usually red and green, but there was a lot of blue in last weeks aurora, thinking the earth weakening mag field is a contributor, deep dive on known science.Thought for 21s
Blue/purple aurora is real physics — but most of the time it’s not telling you “the geomagnetic field suddenly got weaker last week.” It’s mainly telling you something about (1) which atmospheric species were excited, (2) at what altitude, and (3) how energetic the precipitation/heating was, plus (4) what your camera sensor did to the color balance.
1) What sets aurora color (the core physics)
Aurora is light from excited atoms/molecules relaxing after collisions driven by incoming charged particles (mostly electrons) or strong ionospheric currents.
Green (most common)
Atomic oxygen O(¹S→¹D) at 557.7 nm (“green line”).
Typically strongest in the ~100–150 km region (often quoted ~110–120 km in statistical studies).
Red (often diffuse, higher)
Atomic oxygen O(¹D→³P) at 630.0 nm (“red line”).
Favored at higher altitude (~200–300+ km) where collisions are rarer, so the long-lived excited state can radiate instead of being quenched.
Blue / violet
Dominated by molecular nitrogen ion N₂⁺ “first negative” band, especially 427.8 nm (deep blue/violet).
Produced by more energetic electron precipitation and/or certain scattering processes; it’s a standard auroral emission line family.
Blue emissions often peak at similar “E-region” heights (~100–120 km), but they tend to “pop” when the energy spectrum favors N₂⁺ excitation or when the event geometry/intensity makes it visible.
Magenta / pink
Usually a mix: red oxygen + blue/violet N₂⁺ can look magenta.
There are recent peer-reviewed analyses of “magenta/blue-dominant” mid-latitude aurora tied to strong storms and N₂⁺ emissions.
2) Why you saw “a lot of blue” last week
In practice it’s usually a combination of these:
A) The event had a harder (more energetic) particle spectrum
Higher-energy electrons penetrate deeper (denser air) and can enhance N₂ / N₂⁺ emissions (blue/violet) relative to oxygen green/red. Blue at 427.8 nm is specifically associated with N₂⁺ excitation by energetic electrons (and in some contexts resonant scattering).
B) You may have been seeing STEVE (purple/white ribbon) mixed with aurora
A lot of people describe “weird blue/purple” nights that are actually STEVE (a subauroral arc) and its green ‘picket fence’ structures, which is distinct from normal aurora curtains and tied to intense ionospheric flows/heating (SAID), not the usual auroral oval precipitation picture.
C) Cameras strongly over-report blue/purple compared to your eyes
Even if you “saw” blue, it’s common that the camera made it look much bluer because of:
Long exposure (seconds) integrating faint 427.8 nm light
So “blue-dominant in photos” can happen even when the human-eye impression is mostly green.
3) Does a weakening geomagnetic field make aurora “bluer”?
Not directly in the way people usually mean it.
What’s well-supported:
Earth’s dipole moment has been decreasing ~5–7% per century since ~1840 (order-of-magnitude; different reconstructions vary), and the field has become more asymmetric (e.g., South Atlantic Anomaly).
A weaker dipole changes the coupled magnetosphere–ionosphere–thermosphere system (how currents close, how the atmosphere responds over long time scales).
What it doesn’t imply:
It does not mean that a specific week’s storm becomes “blue” because the main field weakened recently. Main-field evolution is slow, and storm-time aurora color ratios are dominated by storm driver + particle energy + altitude chemistry + viewing/sensor effects.
Where weakening could matter (second-order effects):
Over decades/centuries, a weaker field can slightly alter where aurora is possible (equatorward boundary statistics), and it can influence radiation belt/precipitation access in certain regions. That’s a “probabilistic geography” effect, not “blue vs green” on a given night.
Bottom line: blue aurora is mostly an “energy/altitude/species + camera” story, not a “field collapse” signature. The field trend is real, but it’s not the clean lever for the color you saw.
4) How to sanity-check what you saw (quick diagnostics)
If you want to interpret your own photos like a scientist:
Purple ribbon east–west, narrow, equatorward of main aurora → likely STEVE.
Magenta wash → mixed emissions; modern analyses explicitly connect magenta/blue dominance to N₂⁺ bands under storm conditions.
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Aurora, Protons, and Magnetosphere: Four Key Q&A
How much does ionospheric conductivity change during SEP (>10 MeV proton) events?
During SEP events, increased proton precipitation dramatically raises ionization in the polar ionosphere, especially in the D- and E-regions. This can increase Pedersen and Hall conductivities by factors of 2–10 locally, reducing effective resistance and allowing much stronger field‑aligned and horizontal currents to flow. This enhanced conductivity conditions the ionosphere for stronger auroral currents rather than discharging it.
How do electron aurora and proton aurora differ spectrally and physically?
Electron aurora dominate visible displays and produce the familiar green (557.7 nm oxygen), red (630.0 nm oxygen), and blue/violet (N₂⁺ at 427.8 nm) emissions. Proton aurora occur when precipitating protons undergo charge‑exchange, becoming fast neutral hydrogen atoms that later emit Balmer‑series hydrogen light (often faint and reddish). Proton aurora mainly modify ionization and conductivity; electrons do most of the visible glowing.
What role do Birkeland (field‑aligned) currents play in aurora?
Birkeland currents are large electrical currents flowing along Earth’s magnetic field lines between the magnetosphere and ionosphere. Downward currents accelerate electrons into the upper atmosphere, creating aurora, while upward currents carry ions away. These currents maintain charge separation, transport energy, and couple solar‑wind power into atmospheric light and heating.
How do geomagnetic storms induce currents in the ground?
Rapid changes in ionospheric and magnetospheric currents during storms create time‑varying magnetic fields. By electromagnetic induction, these changes drive telluric (ground‑induced) currents in the Earth’s crust and in long conductors such as power lines and pipelines. This is why geomagnetic storms can stress power grids and why surface–ionosphere electrical coupling is a real engineering concern.
stock here: I’ll do a full report on Fuji, once back in my main office. Before you start ragging that this is WTMI, way too much information, keep in mind, for me too….this blog started as my scrap book to log interesting information so I didnt lose it or it wasn’t memory holed by that questionable technocrats that be.
Curious that the deeper you dig, the deeper the hole, LOL. The great 1707 Earthquake of Japan, about 8.6 or so, was exactly 49 days before the greatest known eruption of Fuji. Odd number. I copied a lengthy discussion from a new to me website. At the far bottom. He ties in big events and a 179 year solar cycle.
The angle of repose, means the slope angle. Fuji is really sloped. A-Eye background information——
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1. Mount Fuji — material makeup & mechanics
Fuji is a basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano
Fuji is compositionally intermediate, not purely basaltic.
Typical magma chemistry
Basaltic andesite → andesite
~52–60% SiO₂
Higher Al₂O₃, Fe, Mg than continental andesites
Moderate dissolved volatiles (H₂O, CO₂)
Key structural components
Fuji is a layer cake of:
Scoria and cinder fall
Ash (tephra)
Agglutinate
Interbedded lava flows
Reworked volcaniclastic debris
This is crucial.
Why Fuji is so steep (high angle of repose)
Not because lava is stable—but because the mountain is mostly granular solids, not lava sheets.
Mechanics
Scoria & ash behave like angular frictional materials
High internal friction angle (≈30–40°)
Repeated explosive eruptions pile loose material directly on flanks
Lava flows act as cementing ribs, not the bulk mass
Fuji is mechanically closer to a giant sand pile with lava buttresses than a lava shield.
2. Kilauea — material makeup & mechanics
Pure tholeiitic basalt
~48–50% SiO₂
Extremely low viscosity
Low volatile retention
Hot (~1150–1200 °C)
Depositional style
Effusive, not explosive
Lava flows travel kilometers before cooling
Minimal tephra accumulation
Resulting geometry
Slopes: 2–5°
Shield shape governed by lava rheology, not repose
Lava spreads until gravitational stress < yield stress
Kīlauea is a fluid-dynamics problem, not a granular mechanics problem.
3. Mauna Loa — material makeup & mechanics
Even purer basalt than Kīlauea
Massive volume
Extremely hot, low-viscosity magma
Minimal explosive behavior
Slope mechanics
Slopes: 3–6°
Built almost entirely from overlapping lava sheets
Angle limited by flow length, not pile stability
Mauna Loa is effectively a planetary-scale lava pancake stack.
4. Direct comparison — materials science view
Feature
Mount Fuji
Kīlauea
Mauna Loa
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Shield
Shield
Dominant material
Ash, scoria, lava
Lava
Lava
SiO₂
52–60%
48–50%
48–50%
Viscosity
Moderate
Very low
Very low
Eruption style
Explosive + effusive
Effusive
Effusive
Angle of repose
30–35°
~5°
~5°
Governing physics
Granular friction
Lava rheology
Lava rheology
5. Addressing your hypothesis directly
“Since the angle of repose is so high on Fuji, it seems to be made of stable basaltic magma, slow cooled in many instances.”
Correction with nuance:
Fuji’s steepness is not due to slow-cooled basalt
It is due to repeated explosive deposition of granular volcanics
Basaltic lava alone cannot build steep slopes
Slow cooling matters locally (lava ribs), but not globally
Key insight
Fuji stands tall because it throws rocks into the air and lets them fall where they land. Hawaiian volcanoes pour syrup downhill until it stops.
Mount Fuji is a friction-dominated granular pile reinforced by lava ribs, while Kīlauea and Mauna Loa are viscosity-dominated lava accumulators constrained by fluid mechanics.
If you want, next we can:
Quantify repose angles vs grain size & vesicularity
Compare Fuji to Mount St. Helens or Etna
Or model slope stability under seismic loading
sure what other volcanos are kind of like fuji, and indicate their angle of repose
Below are volcanoes that are genuinely “Fuji-like” in materials, construction mechanics, and slope behavior, followed by typical flank angles (angle of repose / effective slope). Values are ranges because these edifices are composite structures (lava + tephra), not single-material piles.
What “Fuji-like” means (mechanically)
A volcano earns this label if it has:
Basaltic-andesite to andesite magma
Frequent explosive (Strombolian–Vulcanian) phases
Large volumes of scoria, ash, and agglutinate
Interbedded lava ribs (structural reinforcement)
Steep, symmetric cone morphology
These are granular-friction–dominated edifices, not lava-flow–dominated shields.
Prime Fuji analogs (ranked)
Mount Mayon
Angle of repose:35–40° Why it’s the closest match:
Often cited as the most perfect cone on Earth
Basaltic-andesite magma
Thick scoria blankets + lava buttressing
Extremely steep, metastable slopes
➡ Mechanically the closest cousin to Fuji.
Mount Etna
Angle of repose:30–35° Notes:
Basaltic but volatile-rich
Continuous cone rebuilding
Multiple parasitic cones
Slightly broader than Fuji but similar physics
Mount Merapi
Angle of repose:32–38° Key difference:
Andesitic
Lava dome growth + collapse
Pyroclastic density currents reset slopes frequently
➡ Fuji without the symmetry, but with higher instability.
Mount Vesuvius
Angle of repose:30–34° Notes:
Composite cone inside Somma caldera
High tephra fraction
Comparable repose but smaller scale
Mount Hood
Angle of repose:28–33° Notes:
Andesitic
More erosion and glacial modification
Structurally similar but older and weathered
Mount St. Helens (pre-1980)
Angle of repose:30–35° Important caveat:
Prior to sector collapse
Demonstrates the failure mode of Fuji-type edifices
Quick comparison table
Volcano
Magma type
Dominant material
Typical flank angle
Mount Fuji
Basaltic-andesite
Scoria + ash + lava
30–35°
Mount Mayon
Basaltic-andesite
Scoria-dominated
35–40°
Mount Etna
Basaltic (volatile-rich)
Lava + tephra
30–35°
Mount Merapi
Andesite
Dome + ash
32–38°
Mount Vesuvius
Andesite
Tephra-rich
30–34°
Mount Hood
Andesite
Lava + ash
28–33°
Key physical takeaway (important)
30–40° is not a lava property — it is a granular friction limit.
Once a volcano:
ejects fragmented material
deposits it ballistically
and only later “cements” it with lava
…it becomes angle-of-repose limited, not viscosity-limited.
That is the fundamental distinction between Fuji-type stratocones and Hawaiian shields.
If you want to go deeper next
We can:
Quantify grain size vs repose angle
Compare Fuji vs Mayon stability margins
Model seismic or rainfall-triggered slope failure
Tie this to lahar risk vs shield-volcano flank slumps
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Below is a chronological list of the last ~10 recognized eruptions of Mount Fuji, ordered most recent → oldest, with each described first by magnitude, then by eruption style / material.
⚠️ Important context up front: Fuji has not erupted since 1707–1708. The record before that becomes increasingly fragmentary, based on tephra layers, lava stratigraphy, and historical chronicles, not continuous observation.
Last 10 eruptions of Mount Fuji
1. 1707–1708 — Hōei Eruption
Magnitude:VEI 5 (large) Nature:
Explosive Plinian–Vulcanian
Massive ash and scoria fall
No summit eruption — lateral flank vents
Ash fell as far as Edo (Tokyo) (~100 km)
Created Hōei Crater on SE flank
Magma: basaltic andesite → andesite
Triggered by the 1707 Hōei megathrust earthquake
➡ This is the defining Fuji eruption and a textbook example of a granular-load–building event that steepened Fuji’s flanks.
2. 1511 — Late medieval eruption
Magnitude:VEI 3–4 (moderate) Nature:
Strombolian to Vulcanian
Scoria cones on upper flanks
Limited lava effusion
Local tephra blankets
3. 1435–1436
Magnitude:VEI 3–4 Nature:
Explosive scoria eruption
Short-lived
Minor lava flows
Tephra-dominated deposition
4. 1300–1301
Magnitude:VEI 4 Nature:
Strong explosive activity
Significant ashfall east of Fuji
Likely multiple vents
Contributed materially to cone steepening
5. 1033
Magnitude:VEI 3–4 Nature:
Strombolian eruption
Scoria accumulation
Minor lava flows
Limited regional impact
6. 937
Magnitude:VEI 4 Nature:
Explosive eruption with widespread tephra
Ash layers identified in surrounding plains
No known large lava flows
7. 864–866 — Jōgan Eruption
Magnitude:VEI 4 (large for Fuji) Nature:
Effusive-dominant basaltic eruption
Produced the Aokigahara lava flow
Lava dammed rivers and formed lakes
Minimal ash compared to Hōei
➡ This eruption flattened local slopes rather than steepening them — the opposite mechanical effect of 1707.
The 1707 Hōei earthquake, which occurred at 14:00 local time on October 28, 1707, was the largest in Japanese history until the 2011 Sendai earthquake surpassed it. It caused moderate to severe damage throughout southwestern Honshu, Shikoku and southeastern Kyūshū. The earthquake and the resulting destructive tsunami, caused more than 5,000 casualties. This event ruptured all of the segments of the Nankai megathrust simultaneously, the only earthquake known to have done this, with an estimated magnitude of 8.6 ML. It may also have triggered the last eruption of Mount Fuji some 49 days later.
Mount Fuji (富士山 Fuji-san?, IPA: [ɸɯꜜdʑisaɴ] ) is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft). An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08,
The Hōei Eruption of Mount Fuji (Hōei dai funka) started on December 16, 1707 (23rd day of the 11th month of the year Hōei 4) and ended about January 1, 1708 (9th day of the 12th month of the year Hōei 4) during the Edo period. Although it brought no lava flow, the Hoei eruption released some 800 million cubic meters of volcanic ash, which spread over vast areas around the volcano, even reaching Edo almost 100 km away. Cinders and ash fell like rain in Izu, Kai, Sagami, and Musashi provinces.
The eruption occurred on Mount Fuji’s east–north-east flank and formed three new volcanic vents, named No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 Hōei vents. The catastrophe developed over the course of several days—an initial earthquake and explosion of cinders and ash was followed some days later with the more forceful ejections of rocks and stones. Mount Fuji has not erupted since. […] In the year following the Hōei eruption, a secondary disaster occurred when the Sakawa flooded due to sediment build-up resulting from the ash fall.
Volcanic sands fell and widely covered the cultivated fields east of Mount Fuji. To recover the fields farmers cast volcanic products out to dumping-grounds and made sand piles. The rain washed sand piles from the dumping grounds away to the rivers again and again and made some of the rivers shallower, especially into the Sakawa, into which huge volumes of ash fell, resulting in temporary dams. Heavy rainfall on August 7 and 8, 1708, the year following the Hōei eruption, caused an avalanche of volcanic ash and mud and broke the dams, flooding the Ashigara plain.
So, is this perhaps what is yet to come? A large quake closer to Fuji, then a pause, and the giant awakens?
Ash fall and more?
Could there be anything ELSE linked in this kind of chain?
The 1700 Cascadia earthquake was a magnitude 8.7 to 9.2 megathrust earthquake that occurred in the Cascadia subduction zone in 1700. The earthquake involved the Juan de Fuca Plate underlying the Pacific Ocean, from mid-Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, south along the Pacific Northwest coast as far as northern California, USA. The length of the fault rupture was about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) with an average slip of 20 meters (22 yards).
The earthquake caused a tsunami that struck the coast of Japan, and may also be linked to the Bonneville slide.
Well, now THAT is an interesting teleconnection…
TWO places having “megaquakes” on the SAME “ring of fire” subduction margin, within 7 years of each other. Then BOTH quiet until now. One, just having given a 9.0 quake.
Next?
The geological record reveals that “great earthquakes” (those with moment magnitude 8 or higher) occur in the Cascadia subduction zone about every 500 years on average, often accompanied by tsunamis. There is evidence of at least 13 events at intervals from about 300 to 900 years with an average of 590 years. Previous earthquakes are estimated to have occurred in 1310 AD, 810 AD, 400 AD, 170 BC and 600 BC.
They have a chart next to the text with the same numbers in it.
So, back at my “solar cycle” spreadsheet, are there any dates close to a “179 year” Solar Cycle (S.C.) count?
600 BC – 665 BC S.C. 170 BC – 128 BC S.C. 400 AD – 409 AD S.C. 810 AD – 767 AD S.C. 1310 AD – 1304 AD S.C. 2011 AD – 2020 AD imputed peak S.C. and B.E. Zero.
These Solar Cycle dates are created by the expedient of just adding 179 repeatedly. Better dates would come from actual cycle data.
BUT, even with these crude methods, it is “odd” that we’re inside 50 years on a lot of those dates, and within single digits on ‘a few’… (And those that are off are off by a very ‘resonant’ quantity…)
Anomalous…
Just sayin… “The facts just are. -E.M.Smith” …. What are the odds?
Update
I’ve added this image so you can see the present “Triad” of mag 6+ quakes all about 50-120 miles from Tokyo…
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