Domestic terrorists, COVID for kids, murder hornets, unsafe Halloween candy, white supremacists, ISIS threat close to election day, climate change, and voting rights restrictions.
All recent stories linked to source.
Love to see more discussion Re:
ISIS Threat
Oct. 29, 2021 CBS News
Virginia malls and shopping centers increase security amid ISIS threat
The War on Terror has prompted law enforcement authorities to inform the public by looking into the future and announcing that a threat may exist.
If the good guys can tell what the bad guys will do before they do it-surely, these powerful crime fighting tools will be used to shut down gang and cartel activity, heroin trafficking, bank robberies, mass casualty shootings, etc.
The post 911 surveillance state (fusion centers, license scanners, Homeland Security grant money, monitoring of e-mails, text messages, & social media sites, no fly/terror watch lists, Real ID, tracking of cell phones, etc.) appears to have played no role in preventing these crimes:
Mar 16, 2021 NBC News video
8 dead in Atlanta-area spa shootings, suspect arrested
Voting Rights
What voting rights are currently restricted?
Climate Change
Aug, 10, 2017 KUOW
What was Washington State like during the last ice age?
Did the last ice age end because of man-made causes?
What role will other parts of the world play in acting on environmental concerns?
Why do environmental concerns not lead newspeople to ask:
When is the last time all of Penn Cove was safe for recreational shellfish harvest?
Penn Cove
Coupeville – just west of Captain Thomas Coupe Park
“Clam, mussel, and oyster seasons CLOSED for harvest year-round.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
North side of Penn Cove at Monroe Landing
“Clam, mussel, and oyster seasons CLOSED for harvest year-round.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
A photo tour of Penn Cove here:
Wastewater Treatment Plant – Department of Ecology Award For Outstanding Performance
Distance learning idea:
Podcast 4 Another Month With An R – Whidbey Sewage Treatment Plant Outfalls
Whidbey Waters – Mixed Signals of Concern
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