Category: Black Death

Covid-19 is the new Mediaeval Leprosy: a Historical Comparison of Isolation, Religious Fervor and Medical Tyranny

By Sacha Dobler on 18. December 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Bible Leviticus 13:44-46 „Now whosoever shall be defiled with the leprosy, and is separated by the judgement of the priest, shall have his clothes handing loose, his head bare, his mouth covered […]

Remember, things could be so much worse right now: Magdalene Floods 1342-43

By Sacha Dobler on 20. July 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

678 years ago to the day, a natural disaster swept over Central Europe the likes of which we have not seen since. The Magdalene Floods, beginning on June 19, 1342 destroyed the […]

Lockdown (not the virus) is killing Millions right now, mostly in the Third World

By Sacha Dobler on 16. May 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Corona lockdown starvation. Image: reuters

Once again, most victims are in the third world. (German text here) We are officially done with statements such as “if the lockdown only saves one life it is worth it”. New York Governor […]

M3.6 earthquake hits Öræfajökull volcano, the largest on record

By Sacha Dobler on 13. February 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Oraefajokull-earthquakes-february-9-2018 Image: The Watchers

The volcano Öræfajökull erupted explosively in June, 1362, the year of record flooding and storms in Europe, towards the end of the global climate catastrophe that went along with the Black Death. […]