“Hop Valley is proud to carry on the Henry Weinhard’s legacy by bringing what was once one of the most celebrated beers in the Northwest back to its Oregon roots. Private Reserve is brewed exclusively in Oregon, using 100% Cascade hops. Just as the original recipe called for.”
The beer photo fetish page features a true grab bag of different beer styles and brands. We’ve been at it since 2012.
Possibly of interest:
Green/Clear Beer Bottle Myths?
Part Two – Green/Clear Beer Bottle Myths?
“Instead, the White House only permitted still photographers and a crew from CBS News, the network that was purchased by one of his political allies last year, to enter the Oval Office.”
“The president’s sudden reluctance to engage with journalists comes less than a day after he flew off the handle at a Reuters journalist who pressed him on why he’d canceled a pair of rallies scheduled for this weekend in Iowa and Kansas.”
Source: The Independent
Trump and teacher freed from Russia hold bizarre White House press conference with just one reporter
Unusual setup in Oval Office comes a day after Trump berated a reporter for asking why he had canceled rallies
Andrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C.
Friday 30 October 2026
Decades Gone By
JFK speaks about the role of the press and voices of dissent in a free society:
Today – Government decides what the press reports and publishes?
TV networks refuse White House pool coverage after CNN barred from assignment
KOMO News
Sept 21, 2026
Alternative Media
Tennessee Brando
Possibly of interest:
Generation Jones 1954 to 1965
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
We have been setting up trail cams outside for years now. The image above appears to capture some sort of visitor or intruder out back.
Click image once or twice to show detail.
Remember the old tradition of having your Halloween candy X-rayed?
It is still a good idea.
Before the kids are allowed to eat any candy- round them up and carpool with neighbors to get the loot X-rayed.
The X-ray will reveal any needles, razor blades, or metal filings in the treats.
Is there a test for weed killer or rat poison? Ask about it.
Cold War era ritual lives on:
In The News
Hilliard chiropractic office offers free X-rays to scan kids’ Halloween candy
by Chrissy Morton – WSYX ABC 6 News
October 29, 2026
“Premier Chiropractic Center is offering families complimentary X-rays of their children’s Halloween candy from Oct. 30 through Nov. 3 to check for hidden materials. The service is being provided as a community safety measure.”
“According to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, most communities in the Central Ohio area will hold trick-or-treat on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., following the regional policy where trick-or-treat moves to the preceding Thursday when October 31 falls on a weekend.”
Some government body decided that Halloween is on Thursday, Oct. 29 and the Chiropractic Center does candy X-rays Oct. 30?
No problem parents. Confiscate and maintain security on all candy until it can be cleared for safety with an X-ray on Oct 30th. Explain to the kids and they will understand.
I grew up on the West Coast. Trick or Treat was on Oct 31st each year. Trick or treat was done in the dark.
When I was a child in the 1970s, local authorities, elected officials and newspeople played zero role in telling families when trick or treating would begin or end.
The WWII Generation is mostly gone now.
Today, some Moms and Dads wait until the trick or treat schedule is published in order to map out family plans for the event.
Ottawa Ohio: 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29
Mom or Dad might have to jump through their ass to commute home from work on Thursday to get the kids ready for trick or treating, get started at 6 PM and be done for the year one hour later. The rest of the community will also be rushing during the rush hour in order to get home in time to welcome the little ones to their door.
Same country that stages a big celebration of freedom and independence in early July. Same country that once taught a spirit of adventure to small children on Columbus Day.
This blog relates to those born roughly in the late 50s & early 60s. We may have experienced the golden age of trick-or-treating and Halloween fun. The 60s and 70s were the days of church and charity bake sales, Cub Scout cake raffles, stay at home moms, three or four brothers and sisters, grandparent aged neighbors who created homemade treats like popcorn balls and enjoyed seeing kids they knew come by in costume.
Less food sensitivities and allergies, less concern about real life monsters harming kids who were out at play for hours at a time. Walking to the bus stop, bicycle paper routes, etc.
Possibly of interest:
Generation Jones 1954 to 1965
For several years now, we have been sharing our safety tips. They aren’t updated each year because they were solid to begin with:
Don’t forget:
Also:
When did American families start waiting to be told when trick or treating would begin & end?
Above: On display this month in local lodging.
Page 25 promotes Damon Point State Park in 2026:
The Fantasy Newsperson Asks
When is the last time a State Park was present at Damon Point?
Love to see a good history write-up on the area.
“In September 2026, the City of Ocean Shores also closed access to the 40-foot public access easement.
The property surrounding the easement is privately owned, and property owners may pursue action for trespassing under RCW 9A.52.080.”
More from the City of Ocean Shores: Damon Point – Closed to Public Access
Possibly of interest:
Damon Point In The News – What Is Missing?
Drive down to the former public parking area at Damon Point and see what Westport would look like today if efforts to maintain the coast were suspended decades ago.
Federal Failure At Damon Point
The failings of one extreme US political party bring on the next extreme US political party.
In The News
US military says 5 were killed by a strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific
“The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed by the U.S. military’s boat strikes to at least 240 in more than 70 strikes. The Trump administration began targeting those it calls “narcoterrorists” in September 2025.”
Vietnam-Style Suspected Drug Boat Body Count Is Now At 240
Any shortage of cartel product in Seattle?
Has there ever been?
Any questions from newspeople?
Back Home – Cartel Product Still Shows Up
Massive Sinaloa Cartel cocaine trafficking operation dismantled in Florida
CBS 12 News – WPEC
Oct 27, 2026
Cartel product seized inside the US is cartel product that was able to move past the US Dept. of Homeland Security, REAL ID and all federal efforts to keep it out. Big business for the good guys here at home.
The big press event involves team leaders thanking each other.
Lessons Learned?
Anytime there is a plane crash, a loss at sea, or an industrial accident, a thorough investigation takes place. Lessons learned are used to prevent future accidents.
Any similar effort after a big drug bust?
The folks who show up and investigate the plane crash don’t spend time congratulating each other. Their work is designed to try and prevent similar future incidents, not promote themselves.
Preventing drugs from entering local communities would kill the chance for various agencies to get publicity for the occasional big drug bust happening in those communities.
Why It Matters
Americans were told that they faced a life and death situation after 911. If certain actions were not taken, terrorists could come to America to disrupt our way of life and attempt another 911.
If all this was a life and death situation that required sending the troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, wouldn’t it be important to ask a few public policy questions about what was going on?
Newspeople have a long history of not asking questions in this area.
A Fake War on Terror features TV newspeople out at the airport cheerfully reporting on the busiest travel days of the year.
In a real War on Terror, real newspeople would ask:
What keeps the terrorists of the GWOT from creating a disruption at the back end of the airport security screening line?
TSA – Newspeople Refuse To Ask
In Seattle – Another Political Party Is In Charge
The ongoing breakdown of society rolls on.
choeshow
Sept 7, 2026
CRIMINALS, MENTALLY ILL, AND HOMELESS DRUG ADDICTS HAVE CONQUERED SEATTLE
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for doing time/risking your ass in Iraq, Afghanistan and other distant locations while working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Homeland Security Is A Scam
Does the US Dept. of Homeland Security prevent cartel product from entering Seattle? This giant federal agency now has more than two decades of experience and lessons learned in working to prevent cartel product from entering the US.
More overdose deaths now, or before DHS?
If OD numbers are lower, is this because DHS is able to keep cartel product from arriving in US communities, or because drug addicts are now fogged down with Narcan, buprenorphine, Naloxone, etc. to combat overdoses?
Any questions from newspeople?
The Fantasy Newsperson Asks
If Kristi Noem tells us on Feb 4, 2026 that the border is secure, how are drugs still coming in?
What part of the drug war is working? What part is failing?
Standard newspeople remain silent.
Has any community anywhere in the US downsized or shut down any local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team due to the success of Dept. of War strikes on suspected narcoterrorist drug boats, ICE crackdowns and designating cartels as terrorist organizations?
Have opioid lawsuits played any role in improving the situation?
How do cartels react to opioid lawsuits?
Any questions from newspeople?
Possibly of interest:
Ongoing Breakdown of Society – USA 250
911 Observance Relates To Freedom?
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Verbal Bumper Stickers – More Discussion Please
Verbal Bumper Sticker – Thanks For Your Service
Decades after the lessons of Vietnam, the Pentagon seems to specialize in undeclared/unwon wars.
US Troops often sent to fight people who never attacked the US
Above: Approved Flag Images
A symbol of the propaganda that makes it all work.
The Troops are often sent to distant lands to fight people who:
“…had never attacked the United States or even threatened to do so.”
May 27, 2021 Jacob G. Hornberger
The Lies of the National-Security State
In The News – Cuba
Four star Marine General advises the locals on how to proceed.
US military resources once again used to attempt to achieve US goals Re: the internal affairs of someone else’s country:
“U.S. Southern Command’s top general publicly urged Cubans to take action to change their country’s future over the weekend, amplifying a Central Intelligence Agency appeal for intelligence cooperation that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had endorsed days earlier.”
“Since returning to office in 2025, President Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about possible military operations against Cuba, as part of a wider push to buy or seize several countries and territories in the Western Hemisphere.”
Source:
‘Now is the time’ for Cubans to ‘act’ says top US military commander in South America
Austin Campbell – Task & Purpose
Oct 26, 2026
Newspeople avoid asking:
If the CIA (est 1947) serves as an advantage to the US, why does the Department of Defense have such a poor record of winning undeclared wars going back to 1949, the year DOD was established?
Possibly of interest:
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Verbal Bumper Stickers – More Discussion Please
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
Related:
911 Observance Relates To Freedom?
Verbal Bumper Sticker – Thanks For Your Service
The people of Alaska need services in the Middle East
Ongoing Militarization of American Culture
Leaving Iraq after working to stabilize the region since 1990 Operation Desert Shield
The Troops Protect Our Freedoms
Above: Something from A Small Nonprofit Rescued & Adopted Cat Daycare Center That Is Always Open.
Unlike the retail industry, we don’t front-load the next holiday months in advance.
You only a few days left to enjoy Christmas ads on TV, and with streaming services and videos on the web before Halloween arrives for 2026.
Possibly of interest-
For several years now, we have been sharing our safety tips. They aren’t updated each year because they were solid to begin with:
Don’t forget:
Also:
When did American families start waiting to be told when trick or treating would begin & end?
Above: Something from the last century
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
“The republic that once warned against standing armies and foreign entanglements is now a failing empire that thrives on both.”
Source: Our Failed Constitution
By Andrew P. Napolitano
October 22, 2026
Democracy Nonsense
If we live in a democracy (many people say so), when do we vote on decades of undeclared/unwon DOD wars?
The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.
Look for newspeople and school teachers to ask zero questions in these areas.
Don’t lie to people and maybe they would be more patriotic.
From 2004
“Today, however, the Congress has relinquished its delegated powers, giving the President license to do whatever he and his office determine that they can get away with. Consequentially, the presidential and legislative oaths to the Constitution have just turned into a great photo op on inauguration day.”
“It is a sad and hard realization for a grunt who loves the Marine Corps to admit that the organization is not used in the preservation of liberty, and has not been used toward that end for a very long time.”
Source:
By Casey Khan
February 14, 2004
Freedom of Religion At 4:50 – USMC Leadership
Sentinel
The Future of Freedom Foundation
Trump Watch: The Mid-Terms Won’t Make Any Difference
Post-Vietnam guilt
The guilt doesn’t seem to work towards staying out of undeclared/unwon wars.
A giant flag ritual at the next ball game will make it all good.
More here:
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Verbal Bumper Stickers – More Discussion Please
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
Out to the State Park during a Small Craft Advisory.
Out to the Copalis River Spit area during a Small Craft Advisory.
Above: No hurry to change – Port Hadlock
Good News-
Temporary free access to public lands you paid for the same as the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.
KIRO 7 News
Voting Is All About Cash?
Big Hype – Please Donate To My Campaign Now
Very common when watching videos on the web. The first ad is for a politician from any political party who is offering a final chance to donate now.
We just need your help to get over the hump during this key election season.
Sends a bad message. Voting and elections are all about cash and who has the most. Bad vibe. Go away.
WCPO 9
Elon Musk Gives More Than $276 Million to GOP Ahead of 2026 Midterms
Need more cash:
KING 5 News
New $42 million bridge on Olympic Peninsula sits on eroding riverbank
Local Oddities & Funding Priorities
In the news:
$6.3 million in federal cash for a used Ocean Shores hotel.
Any questions from newspeople?
December 8, 2022 The Daily World
Dept. of Ag invests $6.3M to purchase Ocean Shores hotel
$6.3 million “to fund the acquisition of an existing hotel. Marathon Enterprises Inc. is located in Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor County, Washington. The project is expected to result in saving eight jobs and creating one full time job.”
Zero questions from small or large newspapers. Zero questions from TV newspeople.
Welcome Home Troops
KOMO News
Seattle police investigating Aurora Ave. N shooting after nearly 120 shell casings found
The Fantasy Newsperson Asks
Has any WA gun control measure or public policy effort of the past 20 years slowed down the gunfire between say, Everett and Tacoma?
The weak-minded culture expects very little from its newspeople.
Newspeople remain silent.
Freedom of Religion At 4:50 – USMC Leadership
Sentinel
Alternative Media Gives Itself Permission to Question
JP Reacts
USA Says Bad Guys Are About To Do Bad Things
LiveNOW from FOX
PENDLETON, SOUTH CAROLINA TRUMP RALLY
The Good Liars
Militarized Senior Citizens
Above: Militarized senior citizens continue to show up in advertising. Is this a reminder that AI creates a better world?
Source: CBS News
The bottom of the page is a cluster of odd ads.
Possibly of interest:
Verbal Bumper Stickers – More Discussion Please
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
Militarized/AI Senior Citizens
Above: A photo I took a few years back.
A symbol of operating a camera in a public place and newspeople all over the US not asking questions over the past 35 years or so.
Salmon Season – Whidbey Island – Driftwood Park
The era of newspeople not asking questions brings on private citizens who go out and ask questions.
Instead of waiting for school teachers to teach about individual rights and limited government authority, waiting on the press to ask questions, or courts to handle cases, these guys go out and update us with a quick reality check.
These guys were also never waiting on the overthrow of Saddam Hussein or the take down of any other bad guy in distant lands, as DOD defends the constitution, etc.
Maybe they are tired of being lied to.
KULT NEWS
Local Oddities & Funding Priorities
In the news:
$6.3 million in federal cash for a used Ocean Shores hotel.
Any questions from newspeople?
December 8, 2022 The Daily World
Dept. of Ag invests $6.3M to purchase Ocean Shores hotel
$6.3 million “to fund the acquisition of an existing hotel. Marathon Enterprises Inc. is located in Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor County, Washington. The project is expected to result in saving eight jobs and creating one full time job.”
Zero questions from small or large newspapers. Zero questions from TV newspeople.
More here:
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
Verbal Bumper Stickers – More Discussion Please
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
Out on Thursday during a Small Craft Advisory.
Walked out from the State Park. Copalis Rock in the distance:
Above: A meetup with newspeople who ask questions.
Sponsored by a local Invisible Veteran chapter.
It feels like a society where honest and meaningful ideas stand up to questioning and discussion, but the questioning and discussion rarely takes place. Even for life and death situations, the verbal bumper sticker may be the closest you get to an adult conversation or honest news reporting.
If You Don’t Vote, You Can’t Complain
People pick whatever church they want to attend. They may change their mind over time. They may choose to attend no church at all.
No shaming, no scolding, just a personal choice.
Voting and major political parties taking turns in power has gone on for decades. The current USA 250 version of life is what you get.
Democracy Nonsense
If we live in a democracy (many people say so), when do we vote on decades of undeclared/unwon DOD wars?
The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.
Look for newspeople and school teachers to ask zero questions in these areas.
Don’t lie to people and maybe they would be more patriotic.
Freedom Isn’t Free
The US should maintain strong and ready military forces.
In some cases, the US Armed Forces provide for our security. That’s as good as it gets.
In terms of American rights and freedoms, the Dept. of Defense has no more say than the Dept. of Agriculture.
Decades after the lessons of Vietnam, the Pentagon seems to specialize in undeclared/unwon wars.
Men & Women are sent into life and death situations in distant lands. We are told they are defending American rights and freedoms.
If all this is important enough to send The Troops into harms way, when do we get to ask basic public policy questions related to how all this works?
The Fantasy Newsperson Asks:
How would American freedoms be any different today if US troops were never sent to Iraq?
Thanks for Your Service
Consider replacing the phrase:
“Thanks for your service”
With:
What do you think about all this?
To me, this would come off as more respectful, thoughtful and meaningful. It could lead to discussions people might learn from.
The “Thanks for your service” phrase may have come from some sort of post-Vietnam guilt.
The guilt doesn’t seem to work towards staying out of undeclared/unwon wars.
Possibly of interest:
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
Apple Wants to Make Your Life Worse! (Cringy Worst Ad Ever)
JP Reacts
Possibly of interest:
Generation Jones 1954 to 1965
Together We Stand Strong – Veterans Day Photo Contest!
He was never in a war. His time in uniform wrapped up during the last century. He was the average guy in the average unit.
He played no role in preventing the catastrophic military failure of 911.
He played no role in the undeclared/unwon wars that followed.
He avoids using head of the line parking spots over at the grocery store, thinking that little old ladies should get the best parking. He bears no grudge towards those who make use of these spaces.
He avoids free chow for Armistice Day events. He bears no grudge towards those who enjoy showing up.
He prefers to avoid the Thanks for Your Service phrase.
I had several buddies during my first enlistment. At Camp Pendleton, we would go out to Cuyamaca Rancho State Park to go camping for a night or two. One of the big reasons is we were not old enough to drink beer at the barracks where we were at in the 16 Area.
We would stand around a campfire and come up with some sort of question like: “Who is a Veteran?”
At this time WWII veterans were alive and well. Ditto for Korean War Veterans and Vietnam Veterans (Our bosses). None of us had ever been in a war and did not consider ourselves to be veterans or to have any business showing up at veterans organizations. In the early 80s, the US Armed Forces were on the back burner. This was a good thing. Cold War peacetime stability was in place. No Thanks For Your Service, No free meals for Armistice Day, No head of the line parking spots at the grocery store.
What others are saying:
Anybody else feel…strange about the Veterans Day gratitude stuff?
“But The “thank you for your service” wasnt a thing before the first gulf war. We never had a military presence at ANY sporting event back in the day. The phrase was pushed to support operations, while obscuring the fact that Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11… Back then people were literally tying yellow ribbons on EVERYTHING to welcome people back from deployments.”
Possibly of interest:
Ongoing Breakdown of Society – USA 250
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
Ongoing Militarization of American Culture
Rights Are Greater Than Policy.
HonorYourOath Civil Rights Investigations
The US should maintain strong and ready military forces.
In some cases, the US Armed Forces provide for our security. That’s as good as it gets.
In terms of American rights and freedoms, the Dept. of Defense has no more say than the Dept. of Agriculture.
Decades after the lessons of Vietnam, the Pentagon seems to specialize in undeclared/unwon wars.
Possibly of interest:
Above: South entrance- Port Townsend Ship Canal.
An old photo I took. Symbol of a significant Homeland Security/CBP/Border Patrol presence at Port Angeles that came together more than a decade ago.
In The News – Port Angeles Fentanyl
Massing US Border Patrol agents at the southern edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca seems to fail at keeping fentanyl out of town:
“The Port Angeles City Council has directed city staff to draft an ordinance regarding smoking and vaping on city property that could make it easier for police to make an arrest when someone smokes fentanyl.”
“The ordinance also could be a tool to assist the Port Angeles Police Department when it comes to making an arrest for fentanyl use.”
“One of our big problems is people smoking fentanyl. There’s no smell. It’s not 100 percent easy to distinguish it, but it occurs pretty frequently in some of our public spaces.”
“As it stands now, police often can’t address the behavior and smoking fentanyl occurs consistently in some public places.”
Source: Peninsula Daily News – Oct 9, 2026
Port Angeles
Unlike many cities of its size, Port Angeles maintains a significant Homeland Security/CBP/Border Patrol presence.
Are newspeople forbidden to ask questions related to Port Angeles Homeland Security funding and performance?
Newspeople have a long history of not asking questions in this area.
New Port Angeles USBP Station opened more than a decade ago. Has the new station been able to prevent cartel drugs from entering the Olympic Peninsula?
After a Port Angeles CBP buildup that took place more than a decade ago, is there any follow up made by the press to inform the public on whatever results have been achieved?
If you run a government operation-these are the reporters you want to see on interview day:
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for doing time/risking your ass in Iraq, Afghanistan and other distant locations while working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Why It Matters
Americans were told that they faced a life and death situation after 911. If certain actions were not taken, terrorists could come to America to disrupt our way of life and attempt another 911.
If all this was a life and death situation that required sending the troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, wouldn’t it be important to ask a few public policy questions about what was going on?
Newspeople have a long history of not asking questions in this area.
Related:
Drug War Scam – No Trained Narcotics K-9 At The Border?
Ongoing Breakdown of Society – USA 250
Port Angeles Homeland Security Spending Spree
Hegseth Visibly Shaken after BOOS ERUPT!
Adam Mockler
Elsewhere This Week – Screening
No screening behind the scenes to verify claims to be a lawyer/attorney.
No screening at the highest levels of government or auditions to find the best person qualified for the job prior to starting the job.
JP Reacts
No screening at the highest levels of government to approve plans for a livestream of Fort Hood shooter’s execution prior to releasing that plan to the public days earlier:
NBC News
Trump cancels Hegseth’s plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s execution
No screening to prevent more than 700 pounds of fentanyl and meth from arriving in Lincoln County, Nevada (nowhere near the US border).
This after the big talk/macho swagger federal drug war that has featured Kristi Noem telling us on Feb 4, 2026 that the border is secure:
This after cartels were designated as terrorist organizations back on Feb 20, 2025.
This after a Vietnam-Style Suspected Drug Boat Body Count That Is Now At 238.
This after requiring average citizens to have special ID to cross the border over the past several years.
Some version of REAL ID has been required at border crossings and ports of entry since 2009.
Standard driver’s licenses have not been accepted at border crossings and ports of entry since 2009.
What got better?
Any questions from newspeople?
Homeland Security Is A Scam
Does the US Dept. of Homeland Security prevent cartel product from entering Seattle? This giant federal agency now has more than two decades of experience and lessons learned in working to prevent cartel product from entering the US.
More overdose deaths now, or before DHS?
If OD numbers are lower, is this because DHS is able to keep cartel product from arriving in US communities, or because drug addicts are now fogged down with Narcan, buprenorphine, Naloxone, etc. to combat overdoses?
Any questions from newspeople?
The Fantasy Newsperson Asks
Has any community anywhere in the US downsized or shut down any local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team due to the success of Dept. of War strikes on suspected narcoterrorist drug boats, ICE crackdowns and designating cartels as terrorist organizations?
Have opioid lawsuits played any role in improving the situation?
How do cartels react to opioid lawsuits?
Any questions from newspeople?
2026 – Cartels Move Product Into All 50 States
DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:
“…HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states…”
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for doing time/risking your ass in Iraq, Afghanistan and other distant locations while working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Why It Matters
Americans were told that they faced a life and death situation after 911. If certain actions were not taken, terrorists could come to America to disrupt our way of life and attempt another 911.
If all this was a life and death situation that required sending the troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, wouldn’t it be important to ask a few public policy questions about what was going on?
Newspeople have a long history of not asking questions in this area.
Related:
Ongoing Breakdown of Society – USA 250
Below: Bulk Carrier SARITA NAREE and the Olympic Mountains without snow:
Several sites on the web offer info on ship locations.
Ship below is: PACIFIC ROYAL
Click image once or twice to show detail.
Related:
Above: Westport scene
Dainan Bright
Several years back, I started the Old Man Blog category. It involves thoughts on changes in American culture relating to those born roughly in the late 50s & early 60s.
Original Old Man Blog here: https://oldmanblogdotcom.wordpress.com
New updates here: https://oakbaystarfish.com/category/old-man-blog/
Possibly of interest:
Generation Jones 1954 to 1965
Pork butt roast, sauerkraut, & onion:
We placed the roast on the Weber kettle for about 1.5 hours to smoke with apple wood chunks.
The way we set up our grill for cooking is described here:
Back inside, the roast is placed in a slow oven for several hours.
Above: A meetup with newspeople who ask questions.
Sponsored by a local Invisible Veteran chapter.
In The News
Illegal migrant arrested in Nevada was found with over 700 pounds of fentanyl and meth
KOMO News
Oct 16, 2026
The Fantasy Newsperson Asks
If Kristi Noem tells us on Feb 4, 2026 that the border is secure, how are drugs still coming in?
What part of the drug war is working? What part is failing?
Standard newspeople remain silent.
Has any community anywhere in the US downsized or shut down any local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team due to the success of Dept. of War strikes on suspected narcoterrorist drug boats, ICE crackdowns and designating cartels as terrorist organizations?
Have opioid lawsuits played any role in improving the situation?
How do cartels react to opioid lawsuits?
Any questions from newspeople?
Vietnam-Style Suspected Drug Boat Body Count Is Now At 238
Any shortage of cartel product in Seattle?
Any questions from newspeople?
2026 – Cartels Move Product Into All 50 States
DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:
“…HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states…”
Why It Matters
Americans were told that they faced a life and death situation after 911. If certain actions were not taken, terrorists could come to America to disrupt our way of life and attempt another 911.
If all this was a life and death situation that required sending the troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, wouldn’t it be important to ask a few public policy questions about what was going on?
Newspeople have a long history of not asking questions in this area.
Related:
Ongoing Breakdown of Society – USA 250
Above: Approved Flag Images
A symbol of the propaganda that makes it all work.
Oct 16 update:
Valhalla VFT
Original blog:
The Fantasy Newsperson Asks
If the borders are sealed, how are cartel drugs still arriving in Seattle?
What keeps the terrorists of the GWOT from creating a disruption at the back end of the airport security screening line?
Katie Zacharia’s debut shows the pitfalls and possibilities of White House press secretary’s role
Associated Press
Oct 14, 2026
Many comments are posted with the article above.
Adam Mockler
WatchlistTYT
Rebel HQ
Possibly of interest:
Ongoing Breakdown of Society – USA 250
Valhalla VFT
American Society Officially HITS ROCK BOTTOM…
Voices of Dissent
by Jacob G. Hornberger
Oct 9, 2026
Tennessee Brando
Trump Watch: Political Candy and the Death of Conscience
The Future of Freedom Foundation
Related:
Ongoing Breakdown of Society – USA 250
Above: A meetup with newspeople who ask questions.
Sponsored by a local Invisible Veteran chapter.
In The News
Non-profit hosts 13 King County mayors to discuss addiction crisis
KOMO News
Oct 9, 2026
KIRO 7 News
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for doing time/risking your ass in Iraq, Afghanistan and other distant locations while working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Vietnam-Style Suspected Drug Boat Body Count Is Now At 238
Any shortage of cartel product in Seattle?
Any questions from newspeople?
Homeland Security Is A Scam
Does the US Dept. of Homeland Security prevent cartel product from entering Seattle? This giant federal agency now has more than two decades of experience and lessons learned in working to prevent cartel product from entering the US.
More overdose deaths now, or before DHS?
If OD numbers are lower, is this because DHS is able to keep cartel product from arriving in US communities, or because drug addicts are now fogged down with Narcan, buprenorphine, Naloxone, etc. to combat overdoses?
Any questions from newspeople?
The Fantasy Newsperson Asks
Has any community anywhere in the US downsized or shut down any local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team due to the success of Dept. of War strikes on suspected narcoterrorist drug boats, ICE crackdowns and designating cartels as terrorist organizations?
Have opioid lawsuits played any role in improving the situation?
How do cartels react to opioid lawsuits?
Any questions from newspeople?
2026 – Cartels Move Product Into All 50 States
DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:
“…HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states…”
Why It Matters
Americans were told that they faced a life and death situation after 911. If certain actions were not taken, terrorists could come to America to disrupt our way of life and attempt another 911.
If all this was a life and death situation that required sending the troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, wouldn’t it be important to ask a few public policy questions about what was going on?
Newspeople have a long history of not asking questions in this area.
Related:
Ongoing Breakdown of Society – USA 250
Above: A meetup with newspeople who ask questions.
Sponsored by a local Invisible Veteran chapter.
KOMO News
2 men killed, woman injured during downtown Tacoma shooting; residents beg for more police presence
Many comments are posted with the video above.
Welcome Home Troops
KING 5 Seattle
FOX 13 Seattle
The Fantasy Newsperson Asks
Has any WA gun control measure or public policy effort of the past 20 years slowed down the gunfire between say, Everett and Tacoma?
What works? What fails?
The weak-minded culture expects very little from its newspeople.
Newspeople remain silent.
From KOMO News comments:
“there is no morning in seattle without shooting, stabbing, etc.
it’s never boring in seattle.”
Vietnam-Style Suspected Drug Boat Body Count Is Now At 238
Any shortage of cartel product in Seattle?
Any questions from newspeople?
KOMO News
After ‘no tolerance’ promise, drugs and stolen goods persist in Little Saigon
Nick Shirley Interviews
KIRO 7 News
Is local copper wire theft related to cash for purchasing cartel drugs?
Any questions from newspeople?
KING 5 News
‘Imminent threat to public safety’ sparked emergency order to get encampment cleared
The Hill
Investigators eye Somali gang violence in Minnesota homecoming shooting
Trouble on Okinawa
Young Americans growing up in the post 911 era may witness and experience the ongoing breakdown of society.
How does life back home relate to adult life/behavior in distant lands?
In The News
US Marine is arrested over the killing of a woman on Okinawa. More here.
“Our nation was founded with a limited-government republic, one with a relatively small military force. That’s because our American ancestors knew that an enormous standing army would be the greatest threat to their freedom and well-being. It’s time to dismantle the old Cold War-era national-security state and restore our founding governmental system of a limited-government republic.”
Source: American Soul-Searching after the Iraq Withdrawal
by Jacob G. Hornberger
October 1, 2026
“There has been anger over increasing crime linked to the U.S. military on the island. The number of U.S. military-related criminal cases rose to 101 last year from about 40 in 2020, according to prefectural police.”
“After the 1995 rape of a 12-year-old girl by three U.S. service members, huge crowds protested the heavy U.S. troop presence on Okinawa. There was also anger over the rape of a teenage girl by a U.S. service member in 2024 and the delayed disclosure of the crime.”
Source: Anger in Japan grows after US Marine is arrested over the killing of a woman on Okinawa
Okinawa memories:
USMC Birthday and Veterans Day Memories
Armed Forces Recruiting – 1980s
Part of what made it work:
In past decades, people could do time in uniform, then return to the US with a feeling that they were living in the best country on the planet.
They believed it and their parents and grandparents believed it.
Those who did may have wished to hand down a better version of the modern American society to their kids and grandkids.
Today-
Standards back home have deteriorated. The troops return to an ongoing breakdown of society.
Emergency/crisis/chaos mode is what we get now.
From 2004
“Today, however, the Congress has relinquished its delegated powers, giving the President license to do whatever he and his office determine that they can get away with. Consequentially, the presidential and legislative oaths to the Constitution have just turned into a great photo op on inauguration day.”
“It is a sad and hard realization for a grunt who loves the Marine Corps to admit that the organization is not used in the preservation of liberty, and has not been used toward that end for a very long time.”
Source:
By Casey Khan
February 14, 2004
Related:
Does the US Dept. of Homeland Security prevent cartel product from entering Seattle? This giant federal agency now has more than two decades of experience and lessons learned in working to prevent cartel product from entering the US.
More overdose deaths now, or before DHS?
If OD numbers are lower, is this because DHS is able to keep cartel product from arriving in US communities, or because drug addicts are now fogged down with Narcan, buprenorphine, Naloxone, etc. to combat overdoses?
“…King County continued to see hundreds of fatal overdoses.”
Seattle Blue Tarp City – Drug War Scam Rolls On
Seattle drug situation any different today than it was under Biden?
1960s and 70s
The WWII Generation had a modern society up and running. Seattle was a world-class city in the last century.
2026:
Seattle Street Scenes – USA 250
WA State Ferries
KOMO News
Local Oddities & Funding Priorities
In the news:
$6.3 million in federal cash for a used Ocean Shores hotel.
Any questions from newspeople?
December 8, 2022 The Daily World
Dept. of Ag invests $6.3M to purchase Ocean Shores hotel
$6.3 million “to fund the acquisition of an existing hotel. Marathon Enterprises Inc. is located in Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor County, Washington. The project is expected to result in saving eight jobs and creating one full time job.”
Zero questions from small or large newspapers. Zero questions from TV newspeople.
Several years back, I started the Old Man Blog category. It involves thoughts on changes in American culture relating to those born roughly in the late 50s & early 60s.
Original Old Man Blog here: https://oldmanblogdotcom.wordpress.com
New updates here: https://oakbaystarfish.com/category/old-man-blog/
Possibly of interest:
Generation Jones 1954 to 1965
A popular beer with our group of friends when I was in high school back in the 1970s.
I think of this as sort of a bowling alley beer. I’m thinking of a typical Cold War era bowling alley and what they would be serving.
The beer photo fetish page features a true grab bag of different beer styles and brands. We’ve been at it since 2012.
Related blog posts:
Green/Clear Beer Bottle Myths?
Part Two – Green/Clear Beer Bottle Myths?
Possibly of interest:
Generation Jones 1954 to 1965
Above: Conner Creek
We parked at Green Lantern State Park and walked towards the surf, then north to Copalis River Spit while staying on the beach side of the dunes.
The new season features, many birds, mushrooms and a nice crop of berries. No crowds today.
Near the trail:
Copalis Rock:
Airport marker: Copalis Beach Airport.
Crowds stayed home. The area has a nice, remote feel. Foggy to start, more clear later. Very pleasant weather day.
Above: Salt Creek area- Vancouver Island on the right horizon.
5 Corporate Rituals Gen X Refuses to Fake Anymore.
Dainan Bright
Possibly of interest:
Generation Jones 1954 to 1965
