From the web:
The Circumvention of Habeas Corpus
by Jacob G. Hornberger
April 15, 2025
Welcome Home Troops
The United States of El Salvador
by Jacob G. Hornberger
April 16, 2025
Archives for category: A Free And Honest Society
From the web:
Cliff Mass Weather Blog
April 09, 2025
Is There Really A Drought Emergency in Washington State?
“Looking at observations and predictions, this drought declaration appears to be unwarranted and in error.”
“There is no water emergency, not even close. Not even in the neighborhood.
State officials pushing this narrative are doing a profound disservice to our state.
As expected, the Seattle Times Climate Lab gave this “emergency” big play in the paper today.”
by Jacob G. Hornberger
April 10, 2025
“It might well be the first time since I discovered libertarianism that a libertarian principle has gained such overwhelming favor and support from the American people. For the past few months, the mainstream press has been filled with editorials, commentaries, and op-eds favoring free trade.”
“In fact, it is phenomenal that the only people who are on the fringe on this issue are Trump and his loyal band of Trumpsters, who, like members of a cult, will support anything Trump does and come up with all sorts of arguments, no matter how inane and fallacious, to blindly support his statist policies and positions.”
“Freedom is not a privilege that comes from government. It preexists government. Government’s job is to protect this natural, God-given right, not destroy, control, regulate, or manage it.”
How Party Politics Destroys Independent Thought and Liberty
By: Michael Boldin|Published on: April 4, 2025
“Nothing is more dangerous to the cause of truth and liberty than a party-spirit.”
“When men become members of a political club, they lose their individual independence of mind;”
Voices of Dissent
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Happy Hours – Out and about with dogs in the PNW.
US Dept. of Homeland Security
Your $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security failed to keep cartel drugs from arriving in the Puget Sound area.
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?
Newspeople have avoided asking questions on this over the past 20 years.
In The News
Trump administration weighs drone strikes on Mexican cartels
Story by Dan De Luce – NBC News April 8, 2025
“The Trump administration is considering launching drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico as part of an ambitious effort to combat criminal gangs trafficking narcotics across the southern border, according to six current and former U.S. military, law enforcement and intelligence officials with knowledge of the matter.”
From the web:
Liberation or Obliteration?
By Ron Paul, MD
The Ron Paul Institute
April 8, 2025
“President Trump was elected in part because he promised to reduce prices and not drag the country into foreign wars. Sadly, President Trump has adopted a tariff policy that will raise prices and abandoned his “America First” foreign policy in favor of a return to Bush-era neoconservatism.”
Possibly of interest/Homeland Security in action:
Real ID – Press plays along by not asking questions
Newspeople Avoid Questions – WSF Security
Any Security at Washington State Ferry Terminals?
Related:
New Drug War – Instant Success?
USS Spruance – A New Drug War?
Port Angeles Homeland Security/CBP Unable to keep large amount of drugs from arriving in town
Puget Sound Homeland Security Watch 2025
Welcome Home Troops – Weak American Press
Measurable Results Not Required In Exchange For Public Funding
Sound Publishing And Black Press Media
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Happy Hours – Out and about with dogs in the PNW.
From the web:
Libertarian Angle: The Capitulation of Columbia University
by Future of Freedom Foundation – April 3, 2025
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Happy Hours – Out and about with dogs in the PNW.
Image above: One I took years ago in late March – Skagit County
Not here to say that military benefits are inadequate. Just stick with whatever was offered when people signed up to stay on for multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and we’re good.
The US Dept. of Defense has really taken a dive since the 1980s. I’ll do a blog on that later.
Naval Hospital Bremerton in the news:
Decade of reductions at Naval Hospital Bremerton push out retirees, beneficiaries
Conor Wilson – Kitsap Sun April 3, 2025
“Over the last decade, the hospital has been gutted, leaving a major gap in the local health care sector and bogging down local providers. As large numbers of military retirees and beneficiaries are forced out of the military system, they increasingly find themselves searching for care in an overburdened civilian sector desperately short on providers and struggling to provide access to routine care.”
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray:
“This pattern of declining care and personnel mismanagement at one of the largest Naval bases in the nation suggests a lack of attention to the healthcare needs of servicemembers, veterans, and their families in Kitsap County.”
“Kitsap County has a shortage of primary care providers, with about half as many per capita as the state average in 2023, according to Washington Health Care Research Center.”
Ask A Recruiter
“Reductions at Naval Hospital Bremerton over the last decade come as the Department of Defense, the federal agency that runs the military health system, has reduced spending on health care. As part of a major realignment designed to shed costs, it has prioritized operational readiness for wartime missions and care for those on active duty over that of beneficiaries and retirees.”
“Civilian providers say they are increasingly shouldering the load left by the Navy. The result is worse access across the board for primary, maternal and specialty care for all residents, including those not connected to the military. Shortages are driving up hospital bills, as more people depend on emergent care, and likely leading to worse outcomes for Kitsap patients.”
“Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, who own St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale and St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, has seen “increased demand as military health care facilities have adjusted their offerings over the years,” St Michael President Chad Melton wrote in an email.”
“…military health care facilities have adjusted their offerings…”
Politician speak will take you to the highest levels.
Thousands of men and women who did time in uniform over the past 25 years did one or more tours in places like Syria, Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo. Some stayed for 20.
Now, these people are told that the benefits they thought they were earning when reenlisting for another tour are going away in order to save money. WTF?
Same country that sent big cash to Ukraine several times over in 2024.
Today, Uncle Sam needs more people to volunteer to go to far away places and maybe never come back again.
Good luck with your US Armed Forces recruiting crisis.
Possibly of interest:
The people of Alaska need services in the Middle East
Working To Kill Commissaries 2024
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport cyberattack
Cyberattacks feel like a mysterious, behind-the-scenes version of crime where you never really know what the good guys/bad guys are up to.
In the news:
Port of Seattle alerting 90,000 people whose data was compromised in SEA cyberattack
by Karina Vargas, KOMO – April 3rd 2025
“Tens of thousands of people are receiving notifications from the Port of Seattle informing them that their personal data was compromised in a cyberattack.”
“Compromised data includes names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and other government ID numbers, raising significant concerns among travelers about data security.”
Do we ever see convictions with these sorts of crimes?
“Cybersecurity experts warn hackers are becoming increasingly sophisticated.”
Welcome Home Troops
“Port officials are addressing why it took nearly eight months to alert affected individuals, explaining that rebuilding the systems is a lengthy process and full recovery takes time.”
Different sides of the story:
At 8:58 below: Joe Rogan speaks of innocent gay hairdressers.
Voices of Dissent
First They Came for the Op-Ed Writers
By James Bovard
Mises.org
April 2, 2025
“The First Amendment doesn’t specify that it only applies to people that the White House approves.”
Seems like the US federal government should be neutral on questioning/protesting US government or foreign government policies.
To me, it’s sort of like speaking out against US COVID policies.
Peaceful/nonviolent protest that does not involve property damage should be hands off for the govt.- no matter the message.
JFK speaks about the role of the press and voices of dissent in a free society:
Possibly of interest:
New Drug War – Instant Success?
Is Trump Solidifying a Dictatorship?
by Jacob G. Hornberger
March 17, 2025
“We already know that Congress is not interfering with Trump’s executive decree-laws, especially when it comes to raising taxes on the American people in form of tariffs, not to mention the destruction of their natural, God-given right of freedom of trade.”
JFK speaks about the role of the press and voices of dissent in a free society:
Related:
In The News
Everett’s electric bus fleet faces setback, city turns to retrofitted diesel buses for now
by Joel Moreno, KOMO News Mar 15th 2025
“Ongoing problems with a series of electric buses convinced Everett city leaders to scrap that part of the transit fleet and sell the vehicles.”
“Reliability issues and difficulty getting replacement parts drove the decision, which led to a city council vote earlier this week.”
“Everett Transit owns nine of these buses and there are so many problems that right now only four are still in service. The city does have a backup plan and is looking to purchase reconfigured diesel buses so there are no gaps in service.”
“The electric buses to be sold are made by a company called Proterra, which went bankrupt two years ago.”
All paid the same whether customers are happy or not?
The people who create the grant program, distribute the grant money and make use of the grant funds get paid the same whether the program is a success or not.
Any college or pro football coach would be fired if they failed to produce results.
“The buses to be sold cost more than $9 million when the city bought them in 2017 and 2019. Most of that money came from state and federal grants.”
Many comments are posted with the article above.
“People are getting rich off the “climate change” scam and laughing all the way to the bank.”
More Grant Money – 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
Alternative media provides an update on the banning of gas powered outdoor equipment:
Unlike many local newspapers, alternative media is good with maintaining an active comment section. More than 3,000 comments are posted with the video above.
More from alternative media:
Related:
Moving Towards A One Size Fits All Society – Climate And Environment
Measurable Results Not Required In Exchange For Public Funding
Honest Consumer Demand For Patrol Boats? Any Shortage of Cartel Product?
Not Climate Change – Voices of Dissent
Possibly of interest:
EVs – Honest Demand For Consumer Products Requires $174 Billion Federal Investment?
Consumer Demand Or Government Demand?
Your local waters:
Penn Cove – Sewage Treatment Plant Outfall
Sound Publishing And Black Press Media
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The era of newspeople not asking questions brings on private citizens who go out and ask questions.
Away From WA
CA Open Government Protocols:
Bay Area Transparency is out asking questions. Well worth watching on YouTube.
CA Lands Commission:
CA Lands Commission part two:
Operating A Camera In A Public Place.
Best part begins at 35:14 below.
James Freeman is out asking questions:
Bay Area Transparency is out asking questions again. Well worth watching on YouTube.
John Swett School District:
Operating A Camera In A Public Place:
What is here may be seen as controversial by many people.
If people were taught to have a complete understanding of their rights and limited government prior to graduating from high school, that would help to clear things up.
If newspeople were in the habit of providing honest news coverage, that would help people to have a clear understanding of what is and is not legal in public places.
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Symbol of the American mainstream press over the past 20 years.
Welcome Visitors
Rent yourself a State Parks buoy at Fort Worden
Voted best consumer value in weekend recreation.
Some agree with government policies. Some disagree. Some speak out. Some engage in protest.
Glenn Greenwald explains how all this fits together:
To me, it’s sort of like speaking out against US COVID policies.
Do Non-Citizens Have Constitutional Rights? The Founding Fathers Thought So.
By Ryan McMaken
Mises.org
March 13, 2025
Imagine a Japanese family. They are not US citizens. They come to the US each summer to visit family, go to Disneyland, see the Grand Canyon, etc.
They are pulled over for a minor traffic violation. They cooperate with the officer on the scene. Do they have less rights in dealing with LE authorities than someone who was born in the US?
Trump’s Use of Immigration Controls to Destroy Free Speech
by Jacob G. Hornberger
March 13, 2025
“Let’s remind ourselves of some important points about free speech.”
“Freedom of speech is not a privilege that comes from the federal government or even from the Constitution, which is the document that called the federal government into existence. It is a fundamental, natural, God-given right that precedes the existence of government. As Jefferson pointed out in the Declaration of Independence, liberty adheres to all people, not just to American citizens. Thus, the First Amendment doesn’t give people freedom of speech; instead, it prohibits the federal government from infringing on freedom of speech.”
“Freedom of speech entails the right to say whatever a person wants, no matter how ugly, despicable, and unpopular it might be. When people are free to say only what is officially approved by government, they are not free. It is only when people are free to say anything they want that they can be considered free.”
“Thus, everyone — Americans and foreigners alike — have the absolute right under genuine principles of freedom of speech to criticize and condemn Israel, Jews, the Vatican, Catholics, Muslims, blacks, Italians, Asians, gays, or anyone else to their heart’s content. They have the right to question the Holocaust and claim that Hitler didn’t kill one single Jew. They have the right to question the legality by which the state of Israel was formed and also the right to question the legality by which the United States acquired the northern half of Mexico.”
“In fact, people also have the right to advocate terrorism, mass killings, and serial killings and to openly praise terrorists, mass killers, and serial killers. They have the right to praise the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. They also have the right to celebrate the U.S. government’s torture of people at Guantanamo Bay and the CIA’s and Pentagon’s state-sponsored assassinations of both Americans and foreigners.”
JFK speaks about the role of the press and voices of dissent in a free society:
For years, I have wondered why elected officials and high level DOD civilians speak of the US Armed Forces as if they function as some sort of giant civil rights organization. Both major parties are in on it. In the US, we probably brag about freedom more than anywhere else on the planet.
The freedom talk is always sounding good for federal holidays and overseas military operations.
Real life:
Alcohol, marijuana, tobacco and firearms restrictions are in place for 18-20 year old adults. Is there any state where recreational marijuana laws remove prohibition for adults at age 18?
Certainly, Americans do not live in a free and honest society.
It’s a society that can’t stop bragging about freedom, thanking the troops for freedoms, fighting wars for freedoms, staging military jet flyovers at sporting events for freedom, etc.
Port Townsend and the Sound of Freedom
In The News
Another of many examples where American freedoms may come & go-completely unrelated to military operations/US Troops in distant lands, or the Sound of Freedom over Coupeville:
Reason Jan 30, 2025
By Jacob Sullum
The 5th Circuit Says the Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Young Adults Is Unconstitutional
May 28, 2020 WMAR
Salisbury Mayor deploying to Africa with Maryland National Guard
Several news sources published this quote. View them here.
The idea that sending hometown troops to Africa would be linked in any way with keeping the people of Salisbury Maryland safe and free calls for more discussion.
Mayor Day,
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can elected officials of any party or any member of the press help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
“Signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday as part of the new $1.4 trillion spending bill, a new measure prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.”
Local press:
“For the past couple of years, the Whidbey News-Times paid the insurance for the Veterans Day Parade, about $200, because it was a small way of saying thank you to the men and women who sacrificed so that we may have our liberties, including our Freedom of Speech.”
Were US troops sent to Vietnam so that Americans could be free to send letters to the editor?
Is there any case in which the US Armed Forces have been sent to distant lands on a mission to protect freedom of speech?
Is protecting freedom of speech even part of training scenarios?
Military Town – Hometown Pride
Glorification of military service / total nonsense:
WA Secretary of State
Our right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces.
Do you have a veteran in your life you would like to thank?
You can honor them by sharing their story and reading the stories of other veterans: https://t.co/ZbQSXTP2xd pic.twitter.com/9BlBECvCji
— Washington Office of the Secretary of State (@secstatewa) May 25, 2020
“Our right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces.”
Page 7 of the Washington State Elections Voters Pamphlet for the November 5th, 2019 General Election:
“Our right to vote is protected by the members of the U.S. Armed Forces.”
If a right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces, how come women were not allowed full voting rights at the end of WWI?
Why the need for a 1965 Voting Rights Act if overseas military operations somehow secured voting rights?
If a right to vote is protected by the US Armed Forces, what becomes of that right when the US leaves Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc., without a victory?
Men Died For the Right to Vote?
Right To Vote Linked To Military Operations/US Troops in Distant Lands?
More Discussion Please
Both major parties tell us The Troops are in distant lands to defend American rights and freedoms.
CNN Nov 11, 2023
Biden honors Americans who ‘stood on the front lines of freedom’ in Veterans Day remarks
Sorry, no newspeople available to ask:
Mr President,
Going back to the 1990 Operation Desert Shield,
How would American freedoms today be any different if US troops were never sent to Iraq?
Uncle Sam is having a hell of a time finding people to sign up for the US Armed Forces. Pretending that decades of undeclared/unwon wars are linked in any way with American freedoms is the kind of dishonesty that will snuff out the energy American families once had for encouraging young people to enlist.
Good luck with your US Armed Forces recruiting crisis.
The country struggles with:
Freedom?
Both major parties are OK with federal prohibition of alcohol and tobacco for adults age 18-20.
No such thing the day I graduated from high school.
That was before decades of military operations for your freedoms.
Possibly of interest:
1967
Did the Joint Chiefs of Staff send The Troops to safeguard American freedoms?
Was it the Viet Cong that set up laws in 16 US states to prohibit interracial marriage?
Congressman Derek Kilmer:
Wars are for freedom and democracy.
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.
Legal marijuana, concealed carry of handguns, semi automatic rifle sales, federal minimum drinking age, federal toilet regulations, sports betting, federal gas can regulations/free enterprise system,
voting rights, bump stock ban, interracial marriage, gay marriage, internet censorship, tobacco sales, open container laws, etc.
Alternative media with an update:
Freedoms come and go. None of the above are linked in any way with The Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Troops, The Dept. of Defense or the outcome of military operations overseas.
Why do we speak of the US Armed Forces as if they function as some sort of giant civil rights organization?
Related:
The people of Alaska need services in the Middle East
Never Forget The Aftermath of Sept 11th, 2001
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
Below, are some random thoughts and questions newspeople will not ask. Our questions appear in bold type.
Possibly of interest:
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
Love to see newspeople interview elected officials and let us know how sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution.
Look for newspeople and school teachers to ask zero questions in these areas.
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A symbol of the freedom talk.
Release Assassination Files?
Some say that when it happens, content will be redacted.
Will Trump Really Release the Long-Secret JFK Assassination-Related Records?
by Jacob G. Hornberger
January 24, 2025
Conspiracy Theory?
Maybe there would be less in the way of conspiracy theories if people felt like they were properly informed.
Where is the press in all this?
Love to see more in the way of newspeople 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 the statement as is. A 5th grade book report would require more in the way of asking questions.
Regular newspeople don’t seem to have permission to ask hard questions.
Sports is different.
After each game, the press has access to coaches and players. All sorts of information is available all of the time.
Sports writers are OK with being critical of coaches, teams, players, the rule book, the league, referees, team owners, when the season starts and ends, etc.
In government, it is fully understood that people will not have access to complete information through everyday channels.
Ever hear of a Freedom of Information Act Request in sports? How about a denied FOIA request?
Ever see a pro football coach or quarterback refer reporters to his press secretary for answers? Presidents do so on a daily basis. Professionals are hired to provide only the desired version of answers to questions.
Ever see a pro football coach or quarterback refer reporters to a public information officer for answers to questions?
The open attitude about sports reporting does not cross over to stories about the US Dept. of Homeland Security, big drug busts, The Troops, the War on Terror or local water quality impacted by sewage treatment plant outfalls.
More here: Newspeople Ask Questions If It’s A Sports Story
Are people who work for newspapers and TV news folks given permission to go out and to do interviews related to public policy? If elected officials and people who run government agencies are not available to be interviewed, that should become the story.
Mainstream media functions like paid actors reading a script.
Americans do not live in a free and honest society. Today, the mainstream media will function like paid actors reading a script:
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Did the advantage of US air power allow the undeclared wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be prevented, won or shut down?
US jet aircraft have been able to strike targets in what wars won by the US?
Currently serving four-star officers and high level DOD civilians have been associated with what wars won by the US?
Has dressing women to look like men had any positive or negative impact on recruiting?
Misinformation?
@PressSec says on social media that “the major platforms have a responsibility… to stop amplifying untrustworthy content, disinformation and misinformation, especially related to covid-19, vaccinations, and elections.”
.@PressSec says on social media that “the major platforms have a responsibility… to stop amplifying untrustworthy content, disinformation and misinformation, especially related to covid-19, vaccinations, and elections.” pic.twitter.com/pFH34cJJ1A
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 5, 2021
Today, crisis requires a one size fits all, guilty until proven innocent approach.
Newspeople show a lack of initiative and curiosity in asking questions.
Today, it seems as if the press promotes whatever message is handed down by elected officials and government agencies.
Americans were never meant to agree on matters of a personal nature. This is why we have so many different churches here and people who opt out on attending services.
We were told we needed to send troops to Vietnam, Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. Some may have become skeptical along the way.
Alternative media is good about asking questions:
When major media platforms promote the idea that sending hometown troops to Africa is linked with keeping the people of Salisbury Maryland safe and free, is there any discussion Re: disinformation and misinformation?
May 28, 2020 WMAR
Salisbury Mayor deploying to Africa with Maryland National Guard
Several news sources published this quote. View them here.
The idea that sending hometown troops to Africa would be linked in any way with keeping the people of Salisbury Maryland safe and free calls for more discussion.
Mayor Day,
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can elected officials of any party or any member of the press help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
“Signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday as part of the new $1.4 trillion spending bill, a new measure prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.”
Local press:
“For the past couple of years, the Whidbey News-Times paid the insurance for the Veterans Day Parade, about $200, because it was a small way of saying thank you to the men and women who sacrificed so that we may have our liberties, including our Freedom of Speech.”
Were US troops sent to Vietnam so that Americans could be free to send letters to the editor?
Is there any case in which the US Armed Forces have been sent to distant lands on a mission to protect freedom of speech?
Is protecting freedom of speech even part of training scenarios?
Military Town – Hometown Pride
Glorification of military service / total nonsense:
WA Secretary of State
Our right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces.
Do you have a veteran in your life you would like to thank?
You can honor them by sharing their story and reading the stories of other veterans: https://t.co/ZbQSXTP2xd pic.twitter.com/9BlBECvCji
— Washington Office of the Secretary of State (@secstatewa) May 25, 2020
“Our right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces.”
Page 7 of the Washington State Elections Voters Pamphlet for the November 5th, 2019 General Election:
“Our right to vote is protected by the members of the U.S. Armed Forces.”
If a right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces, how come women were not allowed full voting rights at the end of WWI?
Why the need for a 1965 Voting Rights Act if overseas military operations somehow secured voting rights?
If a right to vote is protected by the US Armed Forces, what becomes of that right when the US leaves Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc., without a victory?
Men Died For the Right to Vote?
Right To Vote Linked To Military Operations/US Troops in Distant Lands?
Less respect for the federal government. Less respect for the press.
Local newspapers are suppressing online comment sections, getting away from asking questions related to public policy, and telling us they need more support from subscription and advertising sales while lining up for federal bailout cash.
Got it.
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell promotes federal assistance for small newsrooms.
My podcast:
Possibly of interest:
Senator Cantwell claims that local press is a policeman on the beat against misinformation
Sound Publishing And Black Press Media
Asking for clarification/better info is not the same as offering up any sort of conspiracy theory.
More information is better-this is how science and medicine works. Over the years, some people have been freed from prison based on new DNA evidence becoming available.
Are the people who took steps to discover that new evidence conspiracy theorists?
Apply this same curiosity and desire for knowledge to some controversial topics and you’ll be labeled a conspiracy theorist.
Why the effort to suppress questions?
Best case scenario-elected officials, public agencies, & a free and independent press work together to keep people informed.
Related:
Sports Culture Tends to be Open and Honest
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Press might need less bailout cash if it was more in the habit of asking questions
Podcast 8 Senator Cantwell and the local press
No conspiracy theories – sports culture shows the way
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Decades of Mysterious Failures
Measurable Results Not Required In Exchange For Public Funding
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Out for a walk – WA Coast
Imagine stepping away from a career in government service, trying to grasp a feeling of satisfaction and pride in what you did. Before moving on, you are branded as a person who is sort of guilty enough to require top-level forgiveness for whatever your actions may have been.
Many comments are posted with the video above.
More From Alternative Media
Unlike many local newspapers, alternative media is good with maintaining active comment sections.
Possibly of interest:
Sound Publishing And Black Press Media
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Out to Westport
Image above: Penn Cove 1/21/2025
Source/Daily Status Reports: Washington State Department of Health Shellfish Safety Map
Click image once or twice to show detail.
Several Whidbey beaches remain closed all year long for recreational shellfish harvest because of sewage treatment outfall.
Sewage treatment outfall. Not stormwater. Not climate change.
Reporting on this topic appears to be completely off limits to the press.
View the Washington State Department of Health beach list here.
Penn Cove
Love to see newspeople ask:
When is the last time all of Penn Cove was safe for recreational shellfish harvest?
Love to see newspeople visit Penn Cove and ask about the Award Winning Sewage Treatment Plant and why the beach adjacent to the Award Winning Sewage Treatment Plant is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvest.
In the news:
August 11, 2023 Whidbey News-Times
Whidbey sewer plants win state awards
“The Oak Harbor Clean Water Facility was recognized as outstanding by the Department of Ecology.”
“The Coupeville treatment plant received the outstanding performance award for the 13th consecutive year, and the Holmes Harbor plant was awarded for the 17th year in a row. The Penn Cove wastewater treatment plant was also a recipient this year.”
Beach adjacent to Award Winning Sewage Treatment Plant/Image at top of page:
Coupeville
“Clams, mussels and oysters CLOSED year-round.”
“…clams, oysters, and mussels from this beach are not fit for human consumption at any time.”
“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
“Clams, mussels and oysters CLOSED year-round.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
Below: An April 6, 2020 audio file describing recreational shellfish harvest and sewage treatment outfall at Penn Cove.
Has anything changed? Newspeople remain silent.
12:44 audio file and local photos of Penn Cove:
Podcast 4 Another Month With An R – Whidbey Sewage Treatment Plant Outfalls
A photo tour of Penn Cove:
Wastewater Treatment Plant – Department of Ecology Award For Outstanding Performance
Has anyone ever seen the Puget Sound area press ask questions about Whidbey water quality impacted by sewage treatment plant outfalls?
Has anyone ever seen any government agency, elected official or volunteer organization seeking answers related to one or more sewage treatment plants sending unsafe product into the waters near Whidbey Island?
Zero questions from small or large newspapers. Zero questions from TV newspeople.
Alternative media is a good place to look for voices of dissent.
In The News – LA Wildfires
Cliff Mass Weather Blog
January 19, 2025
The Origin of The Los Angeles Wildfires
“My group and scientists from the University of Albany are now studying the meteorology of the LA wildfires earlier this month and have significant early results. At the American Meteorological Society meeting last week, I attended many wildfire meteorology sessions and talked to several colleagues who have actively studied such events. The LA fires were a topic of considerable discussion.”
“We have a good idea of what happened: an extreme/unusual Santa Ana event associated with severe downslope winds. In this blog, I will show you some early simulations and explain why this event occurred.”
“I will also describe why climate change did not play a significant role.”
“There are several media outlets and climate activists that are suggesting that LA fires were the result of global warming or significantly enhanced by human-caused warming.”
“I am particularly troubled by the media pushing weather/climate theories that are untrue. A prime example is the unsupported claim that the Lahaina fire was associated with the passage of a hurricane to the south. This was proven to be false.”
Cliff Mass Weather Blog
January 14, 2025
Why the LA Wildfires Have Little to With Drought or Climate Change
“Some climate activists and media outlets are claiming the drought or climate change were major contributors to the recent wildfires around Los Angeles (see sample below)”
“These claims can easily be shown to be false.”
“Once the wildfires got to the homes or burning embers reaches the homes, the homes THEMSELVES supplied the fuels.”
“One house ignited the next.”
“This is very similar to the situations of others major urban wildfires, such as the Camp Fire (Paradise, CA), Lahaina (Maui), and the Marshal Fire (Superior, CO). Homes flammability has little to do with weather conditions. But poorly constructed homes (e.g., flammable roofs, no screens to stop embers moving into home spaces) are major problems.”
“There is No Trend of Less Precipitation in Southern California”
“Very strong video and photographic evidence indicated the Los Angeles Eaton fire, which resulted in the most deaths was due to a faulty power line. Clearly, this transmission line was not de-energized even with the forecast of severe Santa Ana winds.”
Cliff Mass Weather Blog
Mar 16, 2023
Serious Climate Misinformation In Seattle Time Headline Article
Dec 13, 2022
More Climate Misinformation and Factual Errors in the Seattle Times. Should You Care?
KUOW Aug 10, 2017
Why did it change? Too much gas powered lawn equipment?
Seems like good ideas related to consumer products would be validated by voluntary exchange and an honest demand for those products.
January 16, 2025 The Seattle Times
E-bike rebates are finally coming to WA. Here’s what to know
“Washington legislators put $5 million toward the program as part of the 2023-25 state transportation budget, with money from the Climate Commitment Act.”
Many comments are posted below the article above.
“Comments are turned off.”
Possibly of interest:
EVs – Honest Demand For Consumer Products Requires $174 Billion Federal Investment?
Consumer Demand Or Government Demand?
0:41 in the video below:
If ethanol made a lot of sense we wouldn’t have to subsidize it or mandate its consumption:
Did hostile forces in distant lands attempt to replace US consumer demand with government demand and end the free enterprise system?
Alternative media provides an update on the banning of gas powered outdoor equipment:
Unlike many local newspapers, alternative media is good with maintaining an active comment section. More than 3,000 comments are posted with the video above.
Mainstream media functions like paid actors reading a script:
Americans do not live in a free and honest society. Today, the mainstream media will function like paid actors reading a script.
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Did the advantage of US air power allow the undeclared wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be prevented, won or shut down?
US jet aircraft have been able to strike targets in what wars won by the US?
Currently serving four-star officers and high level DOD civilians have been associated with what wars won by the US?
Has dressing women to look like men had any positive or negative impact on recruiting?
Related:
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Sound Publishing And Black Press Media
Salute to the free press:
Alternative media is OK with asking questions related to public policy. Alternative media is not here to read scripts handed down by their bosses.
Open Government Protocols
The era of newspeople not asking questions brings on private citizens who go out and ask questions:
Alternative media is good about maintaining open and active comment sections.
Also OK with asking questions related to business policy:
Alternative media provides an update on the banning of gas powered outdoor equipment:
Unlike many local newspapers, alternative media is good with maintaining an active comment section. More than 3,000 comments are posted with the video above.
Mainstream media functions like paid actors reading a script:
Americans do not live in a free and honest society. Today, the mainstream media will function like paid actors reading a script.
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Did the advantage of US air power allow the undeclared wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be prevented, won or shut down?
US jet aircraft have been able to strike targets in what wars won by the US?
Currently serving four-star officers and high level DOD civilians have been associated with what wars won by the US?
Has dressing women to look like men had any positive or negative impact on recruiting?
Related:
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Sound Publishing And Black Press Media
Photo-
A symbol of US news culture, newspapers large or small, and TV newspeople who avoid asking questions.
In the news:
Jan 3, 2025 KOMO News
West Seattle restaurant owner closes doors as rising minimum wage strains finances
Superstar performers, average workers, and slackers are all paid the same per government mandate:
Jan 3, 2025 KIRO 7 News
Seattle minimum wage hike taking toll on small businesses
“As of Jan. 1, Seattle’s minimum wage increased by 79 cents, reaching $20.76 per hour for all businesses, regardless of size.”
Recommendation for a free society-
Stay away from one size fits all mandates.
Let business people make business decisions.
Let customers support or walk away from the businesses of their choosing.
Find 10 successful people.
Ask them if they ever worked for min. wage.
Ask them why they no longer are on it.
Dining Out
Used to enjoy eating out. This feeling was good for decades and in multiple states. 80s, 90s, all the way up until COVID.
Tipping? No problem.
Really do not go out much anymore.
Why?
Expense, iffy experience, smaller portions, business has a hard time finding staff to show up, this leads to reduced quality of experience, etc.
From comments:
“Minimum wage jobs are for entry level workers into the labor force, not intended to be a family supporting job. You work there for a while, learn to come to work on time, learn how to team up with fellow employees, learn to take orders from supervisors, learn to interact with the public etc. After you have accomplished this, then you can take that experience down the road to another business and get a better paying job. Each job you work should build up your skills so when you are an adult, you can get a decent paying job and support yourself.”
Love this comment.
I would add: Do not plan to live in a high cost area if you want the good life on minimum wage.
As I move about, I am mindful of the workers who set their own minimum wage. Who would that be?
People who work on overhead power lines. People who pump septic tanks, operate heavy equipment, work on tree cutting crews, work for the Puget Sound maritime industry, work at Costco, work as a plumber, work as an electrician, work as a Real Estate agent, drive long-haul trucks, work on oil rigs and work on commercial fishing boats.
Related:
Happy New Year – Thought About It
Jobs of the Past/Human Interactions of the Past
From 2017:
From 2011:
Think about how you would mentor a young person.
Would you encourage them not to get promoted, stay at the lowest possible level and depend on the government to ration out pay raises?
Would you encourage them to remain in a group where superstar performers, average workers, and slackers are all paid the same per government mandate?
Be one of the best, show up on time, hustle, burn the candle at both ends, establish yourself early in life, avoid debt and create some freedom for yourself.
Get yourself promoted at work- just one time- & your pay will no longer be linked to the minimum wage.
Minimum Wage / “Living Wage” Laws-
Possibly of interest – from 2017:
Don’t wait on minimum wage to go up
Photo-
Welcome Visitors
Rent yourself a State Parks buoy at Fort Worden
Voted best consumer value in weekend recreation.
34 Years In Iraq
In the news:
Will there ever come a time when newspeople ask if there is any military emergency, national emergency, draft, or declaration of war, linked to the movement of National Guard troops to an overseas location?
Associated Press Dec 31, 2024
Army National Guard Soldier from Indiana Dies in Non-Combat Incident in Iraq
Task & Purpose Dec 23, 2024
More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures
“The Pentagon has admitted that at least 1,100 more US troops are deployed to Iraq and Syria than had been previously acknowledged.”
Working to stabilize the region since 1990 Operation Desert Shield
In the news:
Jan 21, 2004 Military.com
US Troops in Iraq Getting Evaluated for Traumatic Brain Injuries After Iran-Backed Militia Attack
Commandant of the Marine Corps tells us:
“For 249 years, Marines have served as our Nation’s sentinels of freedom.”
“Twenty years ago this month, Marines fought and won the Second Battle of Fallujah, a brutal, grinding house to house fight, whose victory ultimately paved the way for the stabilization of the Republic of Iraq.”
A US Armed Forces recruiting crisis has been in place. How do lies and propaganda Re: overseas military operations relate to attracting new recruits?
Decades after the lessons of Vietnam, the Pentagon seems to specialize in undeclared/unwon wars.
Understandable why young people & their parents & grandparents would take a dim view on all this.
Elected officials, newspeople, sports announcers and high level DOD civilians speak of the US Armed Forces as if they function as some sort of giant civil rights organization.
The idea that the US Armed Forces are sent to distant lands to defend American rights and freedoms is repeated many times over.
The reality is that American freedoms may come and go and appear to be completely unrelated to military operations/US Troops in distant lands, or the Sound of Freedom.
Freedom?
Both major parties are OK with federal prohibition of alcohol and tobacco for adults age 18-20.
No such thing the day I graduated from high school.
That was before decades of military operations for your freedoms.
More Discussion Please
Both major parties tell us The Troops are sent to distant lands to defend American rights and freedoms.
CNN Nov 11, 2023
Biden honors Americans who ‘stood on the front lines of freedom’ in Veterans Day remarks
Sorry, no newspeople available to ask:
Mr President,
Going back to the 1990 Operation Desert Shield,
How would American freedoms today be any different if US troops were never sent to Iraq?
Real newspeople may ask:
What does any of this have to do with defending the Constitution of the United States?
May 28, 2020 WMAR
Salisbury Mayor deploying to Africa with Maryland National Guard
Several news sources published this quote. View them here.
The idea that sending hometown troops to Africa would be linked in any way with keeping the people of Salisbury Maryland safe and free calls for more discussion.
Mayor Day,
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can you help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
“Signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday as part of the new $1.4 trillion spending bill, a new measure prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.”
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.
Related:
Your grand daddy’s gas can. Not legal to purchase a new one over at the 2024 hardware store.
The freedom talk is just for federal holidays and overseas military operations:
Freedom to purchase an old gas can
Goodbye Free Enterprise System – Banning Gas Powered Equipment
Consumer Demand Or Government Demand?
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
Goodbye Free Enterprise System
Freedom Comes And Goes – Joint Chiefs of Staff Play No Part
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
The country struggles with:
Possibly of interest:
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
Love to see newspeople interview elected officials and let us know how sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution.
Look for newspeople and school teachers to ask zero questions in these areas.
Photo-
Something from the last century
Newspeople play along by not asking questions.
In The News
Dec 4, 2024 Nashville Tennessean
Nashville Police, Tennessee agents score city’s largest meth bust after two-year probe
“Together, the agencies seized 800 pounds of methamphetamine, and 24 pounds of fentanyl in addition to the guns.”
Another news source:
As always- Zero questions from newspeople.
Our questions appear below in bold type.
The good guys found out about this, then backed off and allowed meth and fentanyl flow into town for two years? Interesting crime control protocol.
Welcome Home Troops
Wonder what was happening at border crossing inspections during the 2 years these folks were under investigation. Do the good guys who made the local bust notify the good guys at the border about the weak links in their process?
Love to see newspeople ask:
Were federal authorities at the border notified of this ongoing investigation?
Did the drug traffickers get fast track screening at the border so as not to disrupt this ongoing investigation?
If the drug traffickers were given a pass at the border- would that have tipped them off as to the investigation- or would that have been seen as standard protocol?
Imagine LE authorities observe a shoplifter or bank robber in action. Instead of going in to make an arrest they back off and conduct an investigation that goes on for 2 years. What if they applied the same tactic Re: crimes involving arson, terrorism, child abuse, DUI, etc.
Has any city, county or state jurisdiction been able to cleanup their drug problem using these methods?
Today, it seems as if the press promotes whatever message is handed down by elected officials and government agencies.
Are newspeople forbidden to ask questions related to Homeland Security funding and performance?
The Big Drug Bust
Always a press release or statement from authorities.
Never newspeople asking:
How did the bad guys move product past US federal agents at border crossings and ports of entry before the problem arrived in local communities?
What is the utility of the Enhanced or REAL ID we are asked to carry?
Questions for newspeople to ask:
Have opioid lawsuits played any role in improving the situation?
How do cartels react to opioid lawsuits?
Has a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security created any shortage of opioids anywhere in the US?
Were US 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?
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.
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for doing time/risking your ass in Iraq and Afghanistan, working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Related:
Decades Past 911 – Homeland Security Is A Scam
Homeland Security Vote of Confidence
More Homeland Security – More Puget Sound Drugs?
Port Angeles Homeland Security & CBP
WA Fentanyl Scam – What Got Better?
Busiest Air Travel Day – Security Theater
Photo at top of page:
Symbol of an American press that plays along by not asking questions.
Symbol of politicians who send US troops to get torn up in Iraq and Afghanistan while collecting big bucks to operate a giant US Dept. of Homeland Security that appears to be a waste of time.
Possibly of interest:
Press releases Re: Airport Security Screening
Would any newsperson ever ask:
What keeps the terrorists of the GWOT from creating a disruption at the back end of the screening line?
Imagine the TV newsperson, on camera, escorting the TSA official all the way to the back of the “be sure to arrive early line” and asking what keeps the bad guys from creating a disruption at that point.
“If You See Something, Say Something®” – Just a slogan?
The era of newspeople not asking questions brings on private citizens who go out and ask questions:
TV newspeople function like paid actors reading a script.
TV newspeople:
Would any TV newsperson ever ask:
Did the advantage of US air power allow the undeclared wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be prevented, won or shut down?
US jet aircraft have been able to strike targets in what wars won by the US?
Currently serving four-star officers and high level DOD civilians have been associated with what wars won by the US?
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
He is repeatedly told that public property is private property.
More than 3,900 comments are posted with the video above.
Related:
Operating A Camera In A Public Place – Open Government
Possibly of interest:
Sound Publishing And Black Press Media
A Truly Weak Culture In Terms of Newspeople Asking Questions
Would any newsperson ever ask:
People who take no public funds, private donations or advertising dollars are free to ask questions at any time. Why not the press? Call for unpaid volunteers and you’d get better news coverage than what we have now.
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
Freedom is a big thing in November. The NFL salutes The Troops all month long.
Elected officials, newspeople, sports announcers and high level DOD civilians speak of the US Armed Forces as if they function as some sort of giant civil rights organization.
The idea that the US Armed Forces are sent to distant lands to defend American rights and freedoms is repeated many times over.
The reality is that American freedoms may come and go and appear to be completely unrelated to military operations/US Troops in distant lands, or the Sound of Freedom.
Here are a couple of examples that don’t seem to fit with a society that can’t stop bragging about freedom, thanking the troops for freedoms, fighting wars for freedoms, staging military jet flyovers at sporting events for freedom, etc.
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
The era of newspeople not asking questions brings on private citizens who go out and ask questions:
He is repeatedly told that public property is private property.
More than 500 comments are posted with the video above.
Possibly of interest:
Operating A Camera In A Public Place – Open Government
Consumer Demand Or Government Demand?
Banning Sales of Gas-Powered RVs
In the news:
Nov 15, 2024 KIRO Newsradio
New motorhomes in WA could be banned in a matter of weeks
“Manufacturers will be restricted from selling gas- or diesel-powered vehicles over 8,500 pounds unless they first meet the ZEV sales targets. The regulations primarily target large diesel and gas-powered motorhomes, including Class A and large Class C models, aligning with Washington’s goal to phase out new gasoline vehicle sales by 2035.”
As time goes on, the consumer choices we have are becoming more restricted by a combination of government and big business policies, not Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden or the next bad guy DOD will be going after in distant lands.
Governments at various levels are now in the habit of setting deadlines for new restrictions, bans and mandates.
Smoking bans, plastic bag bans, gun bans, federal toilet regulations, bottled water bans, mandates on what sort of vehicle you may drive.
All this, while we are told that US military operations in distant lands are somehow linked to American rights and freedoms.
Alternative media provides an update on the banning of gas powered outdoor equipment:
Did hostile forces in distant lands attempt to replace US consumer demand with government demand and end the free enterprise system?
As the years go by, it seems like celebrating independence on July 4th makes less and less sense. Americans do not live in a free and honest society.
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for keeping Saddam Hussein from showing up in North America to try and run our lives.
Free enterprise is not the state governor setting deadlines for new restrictions, bans and mandates while creating cash giveaways for selected industries.
Related:
Goodbye Free Enterprise System – Banning Gas Powered Equipment
Consumer Demand Or Government Demand?
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
Goodbye Free Enterprise System
Freedom Comes And Goes – Joint Chiefs of Staff Play No Part
The country struggles with:
If we live in a democracy, 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.
During the Vietnam War, US troops were sent to Vietnam.
Today, the Ohio National Guard is sent to “support Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve.”
The US press has a long history of not asking questions Re: undeclared/unwon DOD wars and military operations for your freedoms.
Freedom?
Both major parties are OK with federal prohibition of alcohol and tobacco for adults age 18-20.
No such thing the day I graduated from high school.
That was before decades of military operations for your freedoms.
Why do elected officials and high level DOD civilians speak of the US Armed Forces as if they function as some sort of giant civil rights organization?
More Discussion Please
Both major parties tell us The Troops are in distant lands to defend American rights and freedoms.
CNN Nov 11, 2023
Biden honors Americans who ‘stood on the front lines of freedom’ in Veterans Day remarks
Sorry, no newspeople available to ask:
Mr President,
Going back to the 1990 Operation Desert Shield,
How would American freedoms today be any different if US troops were never sent to Iraq?
Uncle Sam is having a hell of a time finding people to sign up for the US Armed Forces. Pretending that decades of undeclared/unwon wars are linked in any way with American freedoms is the kind of dishonesty that will snuff out the energy American families once had for encouraging young people to enlist.
Good luck with your US Armed Forces recruiting crisis.
The country struggles with:
Each November, school teachers across America host Veterans Day assemblies– and promote the idea to children that The Troops are in distant lands-fighting for American rights and freedoms-as if the US Armed Forces function as some sort of giant civil rights organization.
In Washington State, these assemblies are mandatory.
The VA tells teachers that The Troops are Defending Liberty and Freedom.
In the 60s & 70s I never attended a Veterans Day assembly at school.
There were none.
Probably enough veterans around to remove most of the mystique, or maybe those veterans thought it was all just an average thing and did not want to be seen as a separate part of American society, or get head of the line parking spots over at the grocery store. Maybe the concept of Armistice Day had not gone completely extinct.
Growing up in the 60s & 70s- veterans were all around- church, school, Boy Scout leaders, family, the neighborhood, etc. It was all just an average thing. These folks weren’t seen as a separate part of American society.
People weren’t stepping over to say “Thanks for your service” to my Dad- who did time in the Navy in the 50s- but looked just like anyone else out in public.
These guys weren’t lining up for free dinner promotions marketed by major restaurant chains.
Love to see a student ask: If The Troops fight for your right to sit, stand, kneel, etc.-why were black people still riding at the back of the bus after the big WWII victory?
Love to see a student ask: If the wars aren’t won-how can they protect our freedom?
Love to see a student ask: Whatever happened to lessons about Armistice Day?
May 28, 2020 WMAR
Salisbury Mayor deploying to Africa with Maryland National Guard
Several news sources published this quote. View them here.
The idea that sending hometown troops to Africa would be linked in any way with keeping the people of Salisbury Maryland safe and free calls for more discussion.
Mayor Day,
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can you help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
“Signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday as part of the new $1.4 trillion spending bill, a new measure prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.”
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.
Legal marijuana, concealed carry of handguns, semi automatic rifle sales, federal minimum drinking age, federal toilet regulations, sports betting, federal gas can regulations/free enterprise system,
voting rights, bump stock ban, interracial marriage, gay marriage, tobacco sales, open container laws, etc.
Freedoms come and go. None of the above are linked in any way with The Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Troops, The Dept. of Defense or the outcome of military operations overseas.
Why do we speak of the US Armed Forces as if they function as some sort of giant civil rights organization?
School children are taught about a free enterprise system. They grow up to find out that the federal government will tell them what kind of shower head they must install in the bathroom, and what type of gas can they must buy for their lawn mower.
Did hostile forces in distant lands attempt to replace US consumer demand with government demand and end the free enterprise system?
Related:
Never Forget The Aftermath of Sept 11th, 2001
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
Men Died For the Right to Vote?
Below, are some random thoughts and questions newspeople will not ask. Our questions appear in bold type.
Possibly of interest:
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
Love to see newspeople interview elected officials and let us know how sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution.
Look for newspeople and school teachers to ask zero questions in these areas.
Big political parties and the made for TV press do not welcome men or women who ask too many questions, point out uncomfortable realities, push back on interviewers, recommend a different way of doing things, etc.
Tulsi Gabbard – Former member of Congress. War Veteran.
“On January 22, 2013, Gabbard was unanimously elected to a four-year term as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee.”
Ready to speak. Ready to push back.
The Draft
Tulsi Gabbard speaks about a military draft:
Would the Uniparty press ever ask:
Candidate ____________,
Decades after the lessons of Vietnam, it feels like the people who run the Pentagon specialize in undeclared/unwon wars.
What would be your role in all this?
Made For TV Debates
3:48
Regime Change Wars – This is the sort of talk that will end a candidate’s big party support:
Left The Democratic Party
Both major parties play the glass ceiling game. Men and women will see big party support shut down if they are critical of the system.
Notice how former presidents Clinton and Obama are on the campaign trail supporting VP Harris. Former president George W. Bush is not out campaigning for Trump.
Here are a few others who have seen the glass ceiling. Was the glass ceiling put in place by voters, or the big party machine?
Ron Paul
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Bernie Sanders
Jim Webb, Marine Vietnam veteran:
Awarded the Navy Cross for heroism, also awarded the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts.
Former United States Senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy.
Presidenttial candidate:
“On October 20, 2015, after failing to gain substantial support for his campaign ahead of the primaries, Webb announced that he would be dropping out of the Democratic presidential race in favor of a possible independent presidential run citing his “frustration with party leadership“. On February 11, 2016, he ruled out making an independent presidential bid.”
Related:
Veterans Support All Candidates 2024!
I would have loved to see the moderators ask questions on how both major parties have taken turns in power/had their hands on the wheel as things went downhill after putting a Man on the Moon in 1969.
Possibly of interest:
Old Man Blog category:
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/
October 12, 2024 Cliff Mass Weather Blog
Is the Top of Mount Rainier Shrinking Due to Global Warming?
“The Seattle Times had a startling revelation on its front page last Sunday: the top of Mount Rainier is shrinking due to global warming (see below).
According to this article, the frozen ice cap at the summit is melting “as the atmosphere warms.” Unfortunately, this claim is false and can easily be shown to be untrue. Another error-filled article by the Seattle Times Climate Lab, a journalistic enterprise funded by climate activists.”
Possibly of interest:
Alternative media provides an update on the banning of gas powered outdoor equipment:
Unlike many local newspapers, alternative media is good with maintaining an active comment section. More than 3,000 comments are posted with the video above.
Related:
“declining trust in news media”
Turn In Your Gas Lawn Mower – Support NATO Expansion
Global Warming and Climate Change Update
Moving Towards A One Size Fits All Society – Climate And Environment
Sound Publishing And Black Press Media
Goodbye Free Enterprise System – Banning Gas Powered Equipment
Consumer Demand Or Government Demand?
Moving Towards A One Size Fits All Society – Climate And Environment
I would have loved to see the moderators ask questions on how both major parties have taken turns in power/had their hands on the wheel as things went downhill after putting a Man on the Moon in 1969.
The post 911 era has been a time to tell the American people that US troops are sent to distant lands to defend American rights and freedoms.
More Discussion Please
Both major parties tell us The Troops are in distant lands to defend American rights and freedoms.
CNN Nov 11, 2023
Biden honors Americans who ‘stood on the front lines of freedom’ in Veterans Day remarks
Sorry, no newspeople available to ask:
Mr President,
Going back to the 1990 Operation Desert Shield,
How would American freedoms today be any different if US troops were never sent to Iraq?
Uncle Sam is having a hell of a time finding people to sign up for the US Armed Forces. Pretending that decades of undeclared/unwon wars are linked in any way with American freedoms is the kind of dishonesty that will snuff out the energy American families once had for encouraging young people to enlist.
Good luck with your US Armed Forces recruiting crisis.
The country struggles with:
Overseas Military Operations Defend American Rights and Freedoms
This urban legend has run its course. People have seen enough now to know this is no more than a marketing strategy. Uniparty newspeople play along by not asking questions:
Freedom?
Both major parties are OK with federal prohibition of alcohol and tobacco for adults age 18-20.
No such thing the day I graduated from high school.
That was before decades of military operations for your freedoms.
Each November, school teachers across America host Veterans Day assemblies– and promote the idea to children that The Troops are in distant lands-fighting for American rights and freedoms-as if the US Armed Forces function as some sort of giant civil rights organization.
In Washington State, these assemblies are mandatory.
The VA tells teachers that The Troops are Defending Liberty and Freedom.
In the 60s & 70s I never attended a Veterans Day assembly at school.
There were none.
Probably enough veterans around to remove most of the mystique, or maybe those veterans thought it was all just an average thing and did not want to be seen as a separate part of American society, or get head of the line parking spots over at the grocery store. Maybe the concept of Armistice Day had not gone completely extinct.
Growing up in the 60s & 70s- veterans were all around- church, school, Boy Scout leaders, family, the neighborhood, etc. It was all just an average thing. These folks weren’t seen as a separate part of American society.
People weren’t stepping over to say “Thanks for your service” to my Dad- who did time in the Navy in the 50s- but looked just like anyone else out in public.
These guys weren’t lining up for free dinner promotions marketed by major restaurant chains.
Love to see a student ask: If The Troops fight for your right to sit, stand, kneel, etc.-why were black people still riding at the back of the bus after the big WWII victory?
Love to see a student ask: If the wars aren’t won-how can they protect our freedom?
Love to see a student ask: Whatever happened to lessons about Armistice Day?
School children are taught about a free enterprise system. They grow up to find out that the federal government will tell them what kind of shower head they must install in the bathroom, and what type of gas can they must buy for their lawn mower.
Did hostile forces in distant lands attempt to replace US consumer demand with government demand and end the free enterprise system?
May 28, 2020 WMAR
Salisbury Mayor deploying to Africa with Maryland National Guard
Several news sources published this quote. View them here.
The idea that sending hometown troops to Africa would be linked in any way with keeping the people of Salisbury Maryland safe and free calls for more discussion.
Mayor Day,
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can you help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
“Signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday as part of the new $1.4 trillion spending bill, a new measure prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.”
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.
Legal marijuana, concealed carry of handguns, semi automatic rifle sales, federal minimum drinking age, federal toilet regulations, sports betting, federal gas can regulations/free enterprise system,
voting rights, bump stock ban, interracial marriage, gay marriage, tobacco sales, open container laws, etc.
Freedoms come and go. None of the above are linked in any way with The Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Troops, The Dept. of Defense or the outcome of military operations overseas.
Why do we speak of the US Armed Forces as if they function as some sort of giant civil rights organization?
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Never Forget The Aftermath of Sept 11th, 2001
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
Below, are some random thoughts and questions newspeople will not ask. Our questions appear in bold type.
Possibly of interest:
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
Love to see newspeople interview elected officials and let us know how sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution.
Look for newspeople and school teachers to ask zero questions in these areas.
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Point Partridge
Local info:
July 31, 2024 PBS News
Exploring the links between political polarization and declining trust in news media
The press should have been asking questions over the past 35 years- no matter who was in office. This is not the case.
Iraq, Sept 11th, GWOT, Afghanistan, a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security that fails to keep opioids/cartel product from showing up all over the US, etc.
New $1.7 billion aid package for Ukraine.
Six US Presidents have now had their hands on the wheel in Iraq
Mainstream media functions like paid actors reading a script.
Americans do not live in a free and honest society. Today, the mainstream media will function like paid actors reading a script:
In the news:
Biden honors Americans who ‘stood on the front lines of freedom’ in Veterans Day remarks
CNN Nov 11, 2023
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Candidate ____________,
Going back to the 1990 Operation Desert Shield,
How would American freedoms today be any different if US troops were never sent to Iraq?
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
Love to see newspeople interview elected officials and let us know how sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution.
In recent years, the press tends to support government agencies, departments and policies rather than question them.
Small Town Paper – Local News
Example one:
August 11, 2023 Whidbey News-Times
Whidbey sewer plants win state awards
“The Oak Harbor Clean Water Facility was recognized as outstanding by the Department of Ecology.”
“The Coupeville treatment plant received the outstanding performance award for the 13th consecutive year, and the Holmes Harbor plant was awarded for the 17th year in a row. The Penn Cove wastewater treatment plant was also a recipient this year.”
Beach adjacent to Award Winning Sewage Treatment Plant:
Coupeville
“Clams, mussels and oysters CLOSED year-round.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
Would any newsperson ever ask:
When is the last time all of Penn Cove was safe for recreational shellfish harvest?
Zero questions from small or large newspapers. Zero questions from TV newspeople.
Several years ago I grabbed a camera and went out to make my way around Penn Cove.
Photos and news links here:
Wastewater Treatment Plant – Department of Ecology Award For Outstanding Performance
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Coupeville
Another Month With An R at Captain Thomas Coupe Park – Site Visit
Is this sign still posted? Real newspeople could go to find out, then report back.
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North side of Penn Cove at Monroe Landing
Site Visit – Another Month With An R at Monroe Landing
Is this sign still posted? Real newspeople could go to find out, then report back.
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I found this sign posted on 4/2/2020 at the west end of Penn Cove. The sign has been there long enough to become faded from the weather.
WDFW has posted this permanent sign showing a dark shaded area in the eastern part of Penn Cove. The dark shaded area indicates a location that is unsafe for clam & oyster harvest.
Interesting that the part of the cove farthest from open waters is the part where the water is cleaner.
This sign remains in place even during the driest months of the year.
Is this sign still posted? Real newspeople could go to find out, then report back.
Distance learning idea:
Podcast 4 Another Month With An R – Whidbey Sewage Treatment Plant Outfalls
Small Town Paper – Local News
Example two:
$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.
The small papers will say they need more support from subscribers and advertising dollars or cash from the federal government to stay alive. All this because COVID or the internet or lack of newspaper sales, or a free and independent press that needs taxpayer support.
People who take no public funds, private donations or advertising dollars are free to ask questions at any time. Why not the press? Call for unpaid volunteers and you’d get better news coverage than what we have now.
I’d be more interested in paying (again) for a local paper subscription if there was more in the way of newspeople asking questions.
No sense in subscribing to newspapers that do not ask public policy-related questions.
JFK speaks about the role of the press in a free society:
Local news article:
June 4, 2024 The Daily World
One wounded, one arrested following Saturday morning shooting
“…the gun was licensed to him.”
Questions for the press:
Does owning a handgun in WA require a license? How and when is a handgun licensed in WA?
Port Angeles CBP
Are newspeople forbidden to ask questions related to Homeland Security funding and performance?
Voting is highly emphasized in American culture. Newspeople asking questions related to public policy takes a lower priority.
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?
Massing US Border Patrol agents at the southern edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca fails to keep more than 392 pounds of meth and two pounds of fentanyl powder from arriving in Port Angeles:
Jul 29, 2024 KONP
DRUG-FILLED DUFFEL BAGS FOUND ON PORT ANGELES BEACH IN 2021 LEAD TO CONVICTION
The Oak Bay Starfish take:
Port Angeles – Federal Employees Create News Story About 342 Pounds Of Meth
Port Angeles Homeland Security & CBP Buildup
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
Possibly of interest:
Years ago, I lived in several different small town areas. Places like Kingston, Port Hadlock and north of Penn Cove.
These areas had small, local newspapers and those papers featured active, online comment sections. Paying for a newspaper subscription was OK with me. There were basic rules for commenting, but it did not seem to matter what name people went by. I never cared.
I used to love the comment sections.
Local papers have stripped away all comments from past articles, and removed the opportunity to post comments to new articles.
Various newspapers in the Puget Sound area have gone with this trend.
Suppressing comments, getting away from asking questions related to public policy and telling us they need more support from subscription and advertising sales.
Got it.
Related:
35 Years of Not Asking Questions
Decades of Mysterious Failures
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Sound Publishing And Black Press Media
A Truly Weak Culture In Terms of Newspeople Asking Questions
The press should have been asking questions like this over the past 35 years- no matter who was in office:
Iraq, Sept 11th, GWOT, Afghanistan, a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security that fails to keep opioids/cartel product from showing up all over the US, etc.
New $1.7 billion aid package for Ukraine.
Six US Presidents have now had their hands on the wheel in Iraq
Mainstream media functions like paid actors reading a script.
Americans do not live in a free and honest society. Today, the mainstream media will function like paid actors reading a script:
Freedom?
In the news:
Biden honors Americans who ‘stood on the front lines of freedom’ in Veterans Day remarks
CNN Nov 11, 2023
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Candidate ____________,
Going back to the 1990 Operation Desert Shield,
How would American freedoms today be any different if US troops were never sent to Iraq?
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
Love to see newspeople interview elected officials and let us know how sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution.
Both major US political parties may be forced to downsize their ambitions for various overseas military operations. Things are slow over at the recruiting office.
Newspeople refuse to ask:
What happens when American families no longer send the young ones to enlist and will not support a draft?
NATO – Newspeople refuse to ask:
Related:
Decades of Mysterious Failures
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Sound Publishing And Black Press Media
A Truly Weak Culture In Terms of Newspeople Asking Questions
The people of Alaska need services in the Middle East
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
The country struggles with:
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Symbol of a culture that was once strong (Man On The Moon in ’69). A culture that is now weak. Symbol of an American press that will avoid asking questions.
JFK speaks about the role of the press in a free society:
A local Mom and Pop’s restaurant is still using the banned and evil plastic bags that are best suited for their customers to carry home hot menu selections.
Governments at various levels are now in the habit of setting deadlines for new restrictions, bans and mandates.
Smoking bans, plastic bag bans, gun bans, federal toilet regulations, bottled water bans, mandates on what sort of vehicle you may drive.
All this, while we are told that US military operations in distant lands are somehow linked to American rights and freedoms.
If I was Governor
Business people would make business decisions. I would let restaurant people run restaurants. They have an incentive to keep their customers safe and happy. Health Dept. standards would be in place for restaurants. I would not get involved in fast food or take out packaging regulations. Customers would support or walk away from the businesses of their choosing. Telling small business people they can’t use the traditional bags they prefer doesn’t seem to fit with a society that can’t stop bragging about freedom, thanking the troops for freedoms, fighting wars for freedoms, staging military jet flyovers at sporting events for freedom, etc.
Ultra Lightweight Produce Bags
Give the planet a break and reach for these super lightweight, environmentally-friendly produce bags. Use caution when loading sweet potatoes, ears of corn, bananas, etc. Using two, three or four of the lightweight bags creates enough strength to recreate the use of the old bags that were not OK for the global environment.
Also, be sure to allow plenty of time and patience to pick away at the proper end of the bag in order to try and get it open. Using several bags for a few sweet potatoes requires the attempt at opening the bag steps to be repeated multiple times for the same size produce purchase.
Took a look on the web to see if others were sharing on this topic. No such luck. Independent thinking and blog posts appear to have been scrubbed away. The web is now about trying to sell you stuff.
Don’t Be a Litterbug
I think we’ll use the bag shown at the top of this page to clean out our cat litter box. We will not toss it out the window of our car as we blast down the highway. We will not leave it on the beach. We will bag up our trash and have a proper lid on the trash can. We will pick up trash when we see it blowing through the neighborhood.
Related:
Leave it cleaner than you found it-
More here:
Goodbye Free Enterprise System
Goodbye Free Enterprise System – Banning Gas Powered Equipment
Consumer Demand Or Government Demand?
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
Moving Towards A One Size Fits All Society – Climate And Environment
Freedom Comes And Goes – Joint Chiefs of Staff Play No Part
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Platoon 3049, MCRD San Diego
Jun-Sep 1979
Your USMC Platoon Commander has questions. You are UnMarine-like if you:
Do not provide direct, clear and honest answers.
Do not admit mistakes and learn from them.
Make excuses.
Your integrity and credibility are essential. Forfeit those, and you have lost trust and the ability to handle positions of responsibility.
Related:
Welcome Home Troops – Unelected Power Elite/ Giant Propaganda Media
Is sports culture the most honest part of American society?
Rules are in place. Coaches are fired for poor play. The press looks in on all games. A highly successful team will win the Super Bowl each year.
The federal government is a different animal. Both major parties have taken turns in power as the decades go by. When failures take place, lessons learned, solid news reporting and public information can be hard to come by.
Failure to prevent the JFK assassination.
Failure to prevent 911.
Failure to prevent drug cartels from moving product into all 50 states.
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas are present in all 50 states.
The US Dept. of Homeland Security was established on November 25, 2002. Plenty of time for lessons learned, and more cartel drugs entering Hometown, USA than ever before?
Jan 27, 2023 KONP FENTANYL NOW TOP DRUG IN CLALLAM COUNTY OVERDOSES
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Have opioid lawsuits played any role in improving the situation?
How do cartels react to opioid lawsuits?
Has a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security created any shortage of opioids in the Puget Sound area?
Would any newsperson ever ask:
What role do 1,200-horsepower Border Patrol Interceptor boats play in keeping cartel product from arriving in Port Angeles?
Would any newsperson ever ask:
When is the last time these patrol boats were involved in any arrest or seizure related in any way to the US/Canada border?
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. A major aircraft manufacturer grounds certain airplanes after mishaps. Time is required to investigate and find out what went wrong.
Any similar effort after a big cartel drug bust inside the US?
Snohomish 2015
Local law enforcement agencies may benefit when the US Dept. of Homeland Security fails to keep heroin out of the US:
Seattle media: Heroin busts could finance police construction in Snohomish
Related:
Failure to ask questions Re: The Global War on Terrorism
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Did the advantage of US air power allow the undeclared wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be prevented, won or shut down?
US jet aircraft have been able to strike targets in what wars won by the US?
Currently serving four-star officers and high level DOD civilians have been associated with what wars won by the US?
US Troops sent to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., are somehow defending the constitution?
In the news:
Biden honors Americans who ‘stood on the front lines of freedom’ in Veterans Day remarks
CNN Nov 11, 2023
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Mr President,
Going back to the 1990 Operation Desert Shield,
How would American freedoms today be any different if US troops were never sent to Iraq?
Would any newsperson ever ask:
How would American freedoms today be any different if US troops were never sent to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Bosnia, etc.
Homeland Security Spending
2014-
Island county to purchase new patrol boat to help with Puget Sound security:
Federal grant money goes to “…gain a better grasp on cross border activity and to prevent illegal crossings.”
“Funding for the boat was issued through the Homeland Security Grant Program under Operation Stonegarden.”
Would any newsperson ever ask:
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?
What is the history of “cross border activity” related to Whidbey Island?
Newspeople remain silent.
Airport Security Screening
Show up early to wait in line and squeeze the toothpaste out of the tube at the airport?
Would any newsperson ever ask:
What keeps the terrorists of the GWOT from creating a disruption at the back end of the screening line?
Has anyone ever seen any member of the press ask questions on this?
REAL ID
Would any newsperson ever ask:
If REAL ID is critical to the safety of America, have travelers out at the airport been less safe since 911?
The new REAL ID requirement for domestic air travel has been extended now to 2025.
Would any newsperson ever ask:
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?
Would any newsperson ever ask:
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.
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Has General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger reduced access to cartel product anywhere in the US?
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.
Failure to prevent the Trump rally shooting.
July 18, 2024 – The New York Times:
Many comments are posted with the video above.
NBC News July 20, 2024
Trump shooter flew drone over venue hours before attempted assassination, source says
“Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi did not respond to specific questions regarding drone flight rules for such an event, but he did say the agency would help investigators get to the bottom of what happened.”
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for doing time/risking your ass in Iraq and Afghanistan, working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Super Bowl
Tune in to any Super Bowl in the post 911 era to see the press promote a big US Dept. of Homeland Security show of force to keep the big game safe. TV newspeople skip asking questions and play the role of federal public affairs staff instead:
The folks who can’t keep fentanyl trafficking cartels from moving product into various US communities are keeping the Super Bowl safe. Way To Go Team.
Would any newsperson ever ask:
If special games require special security-what keeps regular games safe? Crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums.
Are fans less safe at regular games?
What prevents terror strikes at hundreds of events & locations unsupervised by federal authorities?
What stops terrorists from going 2 states over and driving a truck across the playground at a daycare center?
February 4, 2023 ABC 10
Possibly of interest:
No conspiracy theories – sports culture shows the way
Would any newsperson ever ask:
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Symbol of a culture that was once strong (Man On The Moon in ’69). A culture that is now weak. Symbol of an American press that will avoid asking questions.
JFK speaks about the role of the press in a free society:
Recent court action does not eliminate Trump as a protest vote. For some it may make the protest vote more attractive.
Voting is a top priority in the USA, until voters pick the candidate not approved by the uniparty and the press.
Voters are then seen as flawed/candidate is flawed/panel of TV experts will explain, etc.
Trump came on the scene because people grew tired of standard politicians and giant political parties. People grew tired of TV newspeople who play along by not asking questions.
Trump is the protest vote that has a chance of winning. Will this option ever present itself again?
What’s to protest?
Standard/more of the same politicians who do not rock the boat and the giant political parties that work against those who do.
Both major parties are good with funding:
Decades of undeclared/unwon DOD wars.
The US Dept. of Defense was established after WWII, in the late 1940s. DOD has a truly poor track record with undeclared wars.
Currently serving four-star officers and high level DOD civilians have been associated with what wars won by the US?
Military aid packages for foreign governments.
Decades of undeclared/unwon DOD wars is now the norm. Look and see if the new military aid packages create any wave of enthusiasm to sign up.
What happens when American families no longer send the young ones to enlist and will not support a draft?
Some may say it is time to bring back a draft.
A Draft? – DOD Brand Has Been Wrecked
They tried that during the Vietnam War. They found out they had to stop.
Last time there was a draft, children were raised by the WWII generation, in families where Mom and Dad were married to each other.
Both major US political parties may be forced to downsize their ambitions for various overseas military operations. Things are slow over at the recruiting office.
Prediction:
The breaking point will come at the US Armed Forces recruiting office.
Breaking Point Will Come At The US Armed Forces Recruiting Office
There is no WWII generation to encourage new enlistments like there was back in the Cold War era of the 1980s.
A $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security.
Twenty years of big US Dept. of Homeland Security spending and more cartel product in Hometown, USA than ever before?
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for doing time/risking your ass in Iraq and Afghanistan, working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Newspeople avoid these questions:
Would the DEA be out of work if a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security was able to keep cartel product from showing up in all 50 states?
Have opioid lawsuits played any role in improving the situation?
How do cartels react to opioid lawsuits?
Has local CBP created any shortage of cartel product in the Puget Sound area?
Both major parties are good with:
Staged/scripted/made for TV debates crafted and agreed upon every time by the uniparty. Imagine reviewing and resetting football rules months before the next Super Bowl.
Telling us that undeclared/unwon wars are for your freedoms.
In the news:
May 27, 2024 The New York Times
Biden Marks Memorial Day With Message About Freedom as Trump Lashes Out
“Gratitude to our fallen heroes,” he said. “Gratitude to the families left behind. And gratitude to the brave souls who continue to uphold the flame of liberty all across our country and around the world.”
Flame of Liberty?
Why do elected officials and high level DOD civilians speak of the US Armed Forces as if they function as some sort of giant civil rights organization?
CNN Nov 11, 2023
Biden honors Americans who ‘stood on the front lines of freedom’ in Veterans Day remarks
Sorry, no newspeople available to ask:
Mr President,
Going back to the 1990 Operation Desert Shield,
How would American freedoms today be any different if US troops were never sent to Iraq?
Uncle Sam is having a hell of a time finding people to sign up for the US Armed Forces. Pretending that decades of undeclared/unwon wars are linked in any way with American freedoms is the kind of dishonesty that will snuff out the energy American families once had for encouraging young people to enlist.
Good luck with your US Armed Forces recruiting crisis.
As time goes on, American freedoms and the consumer choices we have are becoming more restricted by a combination of government and big business policies, not Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden or the next bad guy DOD will be going after in distant lands.
If The Troops defend American rights and freedoms, what becomes of those freedoms when the US leaves Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc., without a victory?
President Biden,
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can you help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
“Signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday as part of the new $1.4 trillion spending bill, a new measure prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.”
The day I graduated from high school, all 50 states could set their own minimum drinking age.
In 2024, after decades of military operations for your freedoms:
18-20 year old adults may not stop off at the mini-mart and legally purchase a six pack of beer.
National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984
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How Long Before The USA Caves In On Itself?
What Happens After The Trump Years?
Trump came on the scene because…
Stossel Compares Trump And Biden
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
Turn In Your Gas Lawn Mower – Support NATO Expansion
The country struggles with: