Homeland Security Vote of Confidence?

In The News

Kent approves ‘Stay Out of Drug Areas,’ prohibiting offenders from entering parts of city

KOMO News – April 2, 2025

Apparently:

Parts of the city are known for high levels of illegal drug activity. KOMO provides no details on this. How is the area inside or outside of these zones designated?

From comments:

“Special zones where it’s illegal to do illegal things. LOL”

Seattle City Attorney says Stay Out of Drug Area/Prostitution zones difficult to enforce

Mar 20, 2025, 5:00 AM

BY JASON RANTZ SHOW
AM 770 KTTH Host

“The purpose of SOAP is to disrupt known open-air drug markets and criminal enterprises. We want to make it difficult for those who are dealing drugs to operate in these areas.”

Past Efforts/Mixed Messages

Remember,

No matter what elected officials have decided to do Re: enabling drug use in WA, a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security has been on the job in recent years.

Any cartel product arriving on the streets of Whidbey Island, Seattle or Port Angeles made its way past the jurisdiction of federal agents at borders, border crossings and ports of entry prior to arriving in the Puget Sound area.

Are newspeople forbidden to ask questions related to Homeland Security funding and performance in the Puget Sound area?

Love to see newspeople ask:

More time will be needed for opioid lawsuits to kick in?

More time will be needed for DOD and DHS to keep cartel product from arriving in the Puget Sound area?

Past US Dept. of Homeland Security efforts have failed to keep drugs out of the Puget Sound area?

New Drug War

Kristi Noem made a presentation on Mar 20, 2025 indicating success in cracking down on drug trafficking:

The US Navy has sent more than one ship to keep drugs out:

US Sends Second Guided-Missile Destroyer to Southern Border

Story by Adeola Adeosun – Newsweek

Mar 22, 2025

“…USS Spruance, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, departed Naval Base San Diego on Saturday, to support southern border operations, joining the USS Gravely which was deployed to the “Gulf of America” (Gulf of Mexico) on March 15.”

Old Drug War

Has General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger reduced access to cartel product anywhere in the US?

When is the last time DOD/DHS was able to create any shortage of cartel product in the Puget Sound area?

Has there been enough time for newspeople to ask questions?

Newspeople remain silent.

April 1, 2020 C-SPAN

WWII costume reminds us of a time before decades of undeclared/unwon wars stacked up.

The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.

Image at top of page:

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.

Have Port Angeles based Homeland Security/CBP units been able to create any shortage of cartel product/fentanyl in the Puget Sound area?

Has any newsperson ever asked questions on this?

More here-

History of a post 911 CBP buildup at Port Angeles:

Port Angeles Homeland Security Spending Spree

Are newspeople forbidden to ask questions related to Port Angeles Homeland Security funding and performance?

Look for newspeople to ask zero questions in this area:

When is the last time the Port Angeles Border Patrol made an arrest of any kind?

When is the last time the Port Angeles Border Patrol made an arrest linked in any way to the US/Canada border?

Has massing US Border Patrol agents at the southern edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca played any role in reducing Clallam County drug overdose numbers?

Have opioid lawsuits played any role in improving the situation?

How do cartels react to opioid lawsuits?

Are passports/enhanced/REAL IDs effective in keeping cartel drugs out of the US?

Standard driver’s licenses have not been accepted at the border since 2009.

When is the last time the Port Angeles Border Patrol made any seizure that kept any amount of fentanyl, heroin or any opioid from entering Clallam County?

Were Clallam County drug overdose death numbers higher before the US Dept. of Homeland Security was established (2002) or are the numbers higher with a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security in place? 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?

Over in Island County

Has the Island County Homeland Security-funded patrol boat been involved in any arrest or seizure related in any way to the US/Canada border?

Newspeople remain silent.

Whidbey Homeland Security Grant Money- Newspeople Remain Silent

Love to see newspeople out asking questions.

What we get now is sort of a press release style of news reporting where a statement is prepared by whatever agency was involved in the latest policy update, drug bust/federal grant money award, etc.

Newspeople post this statement as is. A 5th grade book report would require more in the way of asking questions.

JFK speaks about the role of the press in a free society: