Newspeople fail to ask questions. Our questions appear in bold type.
Jan 27, 2021 ABC 7 Chicago
DHS issues rare alert for ‘heightened threat’ of domestic terror attack after Capitol riot
“Exactly three weeks after a mob of domestic terrorists attacked the U.S. Capitol, the national temperature is still so high that Homeland Security officials on Wednesday warned all Americans of the ongoing threat to their safety.”
What was the alert level prior to Jan 6th?
Newspeople remain silent.
US Troops at the border, El Chapo takedown, opioid lawsuits, REAL ID, Homeland Security grant money, CBP social media posts, strict post 911/GWOT security protocols, and a $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security fail to keep 1,950 pounds of cartel product from arriving in Denton County, Texas-far from any border crossing or port of entry:
Jan 27, 2021 The Dallas Morning News
DEA’s Dallas office announces seizure of $45 million in meth, heroin — its largest bust ever
“The drugs — 1,950 pounds valued at $45 million — were sniffed out by a dog during a traffic stop involving a refrigerated tractor-trailer in Denton County on Oct. 8, the DEA said. They had been stashed inside a secret compartment of the truck.”
“Chávez said the meth was smuggled across the U.S.-Mexican border by traffickers working with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG.”
Do drug sniffing dogs play any role in keeping cartel product from crossing into the US?
Voting is highly emphasized in American culture. Asking questions related to public policy takes a lower priority.
Are newspeople forbidden to ask questions related to Homeland Security funding and performance?
What We Have Now:
A $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security that fails to keep cartel product from showing up all over the US.
Billions of dollars spent every 12 months to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.
Newspeople ask zero questions in this area.
Federal authorities unable to keep meth from arriving in Chicago:
‘Operation Crystal Shield’: DEA sees record number of meth seizures in Chicago
“Operation Crystal Shield” is a nationwide effort that launched last February to stop the distribution and transportation of meth by specifically targeting transportation hubs and drug cartels.
Feb 20, 2020 Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield
“Operation Crystal Shield builds on existing DEA initiatives that target major drug trafficking networks, including the Mexican cartels that are responsible for the overwhelming majority of methamphetamine trafficked into and within the United States.”
Has meth availability been reduced anywhere in the US due to these efforts?
In Idaho, federal authorities participate in Enhanced Emphasis Highway Patrol.
Sorry, no time for newspeople to let us know what this means.
Jan 29, 2021 Big Country News
When news/social media posts are created by federal employees, there’s no need to deal with any awkward/real questions from the press.
We’d love to see more in the way of newspeople asking questions.
In another State-Run Media/CBP Social Media Post, CBP tells us:
Nothing gets past @CBP’s K9 units!
Nothing gets past @CBP’s K9 units?
Surely, a free and independent press will step up and ask for clarification on this wild CBP claim.
Away from any border crossing or port of entry:
Hey newspeople, how did 2,224 pounds of meth tied to the Sinaloa cartel enter Riverside County, if nothing gets past @CBP’s K9 units?
Why is there a deadly fentanyl problem in Eastern Washington if nothing gets past CBP social media posts?
Has General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger prevented cartel product from entering WA?
Newspeople remain silent.
April 1, 2020 C-SPAN
Mixed messages:
COVID will slow down drug cartels.
June 22, 2020 Los Angeles Magazine
The Pandemic Is Making It Way Harder for Cartels to Manufacture Drugs and Launder Money
Cartels not slowed down?
Sept. 4, 2020 FOX News
Meth floods across US-Mexico border during coronavirus pandemic
Jan 26, 2021 Daily Mail
Dec 17, 2020 CDC
Overdose Deaths Accelerating During COVID-19
“Synthetic opioids (primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl) appear to be the primary driver of the increases in overdose deaths, increasing 38.4 percent from the 12-month period leading up to June 2019 compared with the 12-month period leading up to May 2020.”
What role do opioid lawsuits play in reducing overdose deaths?
Port Angeles CBP
US Border Patrol, Port Angeles, WA
An upgrade in staff requiring a new, $11.9 million, 50 agent facility. Secret arrest statistics, denied FOIA requests, heroin and meth in the community, rare and mysterious cross-border arrests, fraudulent overtime claims, 1,200-horsepower interceptor boats and zero questions from the press.
Are fraudulent overtime claims still the norm at Port Angeles?
Border Patrol whistleblower pays price for refusing overtime pay
Is Port Angeles CBP staffing and infrastructure at all relevant in keeping heroin and meth from entering the Puget Sound area?
Has Port Angeles CBP been able to intercept any inbound meth or heroin?
Even one time?
Newspeople remain silent.
Local meth news stories here.
Local heroin news stories here.
What role do 1,200-horsepower interceptor boats play in keeping heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl from entering Port Angeles?
Jan 28, 2021 Peninsula Daily News
Muzzled puppies found during drug arrest
Jan 29, 2021 KONP
TWO ARRESTED ON DRUG, POTENTIAL ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES
Port Angeles CBP Staffing and Infrastructure
If you run a government operation-these are the reporters you want to see on interview day:
Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs personnel during Operation Macho Swagger–a ride-along to let us know what is being done to keep the southern edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca safe from B.C. incursions: Operation Macho Swagger & Port Angeles Heroin
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for risking your ass in Iraq & Afghanistan-working to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
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Both Whidbey papers have stripped away all comments from past articles, and removed the opportunity to post comments to new articles.
I’d be more interested in paying (again) for a local paper subscription if there was more in the way of newspeople asking questions.
Elimination of reader comments works against the idea of paying for an online subscription.
Manage it, don’t ban it. Online comment sections
Podcast 8 Senator Cantwell and the local press
The Press Is Weak – Newspaper Revenue Down Compared To 20 Years Ago
Press might need less bailout cash if it was more in the habit of asking questions
JFK speaks about the role of the press in a free society:
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