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Image above: Calm and Sandy on the Pacific Coast
Out for a walk – Thursday morning.
Washington Coast – The North Beach
When the time is right, the top of Mount Rainier is visible from this cam:
Westport – coastal weather cam here.
Like something out of an SNL skit – POTUS during playing of taps.
Video here.
Oak Bay Starfish:
80 years from now-
OK then, to ask questions Re:
Sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution.
KIRO 7 News
Seattle-
“Local drug trafficking conspiracy with international ties is undone after year-long investigation”
Oak Bay Starfish:
Wonder what was happening at border crossing/port of entry inspections during this year-long investigation.
Do the good guys who made the local bust notify the good guys at the border about the weak links in their process?
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:
Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary ceremony near the beaches of Normandy
Thanks go out to the WWII generation.
US Dept. of Defense Over The Beach Operations – 2024
In the news:
Newcastle, WA
KING 5 News
Newcastle City Council votes not to raise Pride flag in June
We are looking at various options:
Boycott spending our travel and consumer dollars at Newcastle or on any business associated with the city or operating within the boundaries of the city.
Pledge to leave the US if this happens again next year.
Possibly of interest:
Would any newsperson ever ask:
A private citizen response to a mainstream media that functions like paid actors reading a script.
Mainstream TV News
Private Citizen
Private citizens are stepping in and going out with a camera to see and document what is going on.
Instead of waiting for school teachers to teach about individual rights and limited government authority, waiting on the press to ask questions, or courts to handle cases, these guys go out and update us with a quick reality check.
Also not waiting on the overthrow of Saddam Hussein or the take down of the next bad guy in distant lands, as DOD defends the constitution, etc.
Videos recorded at or outside of sites that are funded by the public seem to be best for documenting these issues.
Any TV newsperson could go out and educate the public on their rights/public official’s obligation to provide info, etc. That does not happen.
Mainstream Press
In recent years, the press tends to support government agencies, departments and policies rather than question them.
Small Town Papers – Two Examples
In the news- example number 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.
In the news- example number 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:
Related:
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Sound Publishing And Black Press Media
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.
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
REAL ID – Newspeople Avoid Questions
On occasion, the press will do a story about a ferry security drill.
If the Oklahoma City bomber rolls onto the ferry-how does the SWAT team help out an hour later?
Has anyone ever seen any member of the press asking questions related to WSF security?
Any Security Present At Washington State Ferry Terminals?
Newspeople Avoid Questions – WSF Security
Any Security at Washington State Ferry Terminals?
Photo: One I took a few years back.
A symbol of operating a camera in a public place.
Salmon Season – Whidbey Island – Driftwood Park
Mark Dice brings us a CNN interview at 6:54
Nick Shirley did a good job here, making the rounds and gathering content on what people wanted to say. There were people who shied away from questions here. In my view: If you are out to attract attention to a message or your cause- mission accomplished when someone takes notice and asks about it in a neutral way. This is your moment to deliver a free advertisement for yourself and your message.
This blog is not about any specific news event or development in distant lands. This blog is about the general trend of newspeople not asking questions over the past 30 years or so.
Love to see the US mainstream press show some initiative and curiosity in asking questions.
The US could use more questions coming from small and large newspapers, and from TV newspeople.
Some suggestions on where to start:
Today – Mainstream US media functions like paid actors reading a script.
Americans do not live in a free and honest society when the mainstream media functions 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?
In recent years, the press tends to support government agencies, departments and policies rather than question them.
Small Town Papers – Two Examples
In the news- example number 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.
In the news- example number 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:
Related:
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Been blogging about it for a while now:
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
REAL ID – Newspeople Avoid Questions
On occasion, the press will do a story about a ferry security drill.
If the Oklahoma City bomber rolls onto the ferry-how does the SWAT team help out an hour later?
Has anyone ever seen any member of the press asking questions related to WSF security?
Any Security Present At Washington State Ferry Terminals?
Newspeople Avoid Questions – WSF Security
Any Security at Washington State Ferry Terminals?
Photo-
A symbol of US newspeople not asking questions.
KOMO News Video:
April 23, 2024
VOTE: If you’re hesitant to buy an electric vehicle, what is the main reason?
“The state of Washington’s about to test drive a new rebate program, aimed at getting people to buy an electric vehicle, instead of gas.”
“It comes just as the state’s coming off a record year for sales of electric and hybrid vehicles.”
“The goal of his new incentive program is to get at least 7 to 8000 more electrical vehicles on the roadways here in Washington state.”
Ideas from Oak Bay Starfish:
Honest consumer demand requires nothing in the way of government promotions, incentives, taxpayer funds, etc.
TV, media and elected officials being heavily involved here may cause some to pause.
Federal Messaging And Credibility
We were told we needed to send troops to Vietnam.
Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. Some may have become skeptical along the way.
April 4, 2024 United States Environmental Protection Agency
Alternative Media
Related:
Turn In Your Gas Lawn Mower – Support NATO Expansion
Two Favorite Climate Crisis Videos
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Above: Current 10 day forecast – Washington Coast – The North Beach
Cliff Mass Weather Blog
April 18, 2024
Is Washington State REALLY In a Drought Emergency?
April 24, 2024
Drought-Buster Wet, Cool Weather Ahead
Much Crisis In The News
Much Climate Crisis, Long COVID, prominent GOP figures who will not endorse Trump, rental prices are unaffordable for a record number of Americans, please send cash for Ukraine, more syphilis cases, North Korea missile, COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging, Haiti- widespread gang violence, and three ships hit three bridges in three countries in three months.
Cliff Mass Weather Blog- March 26, 2024
The Seattle Times Says Washington State is in a Serious Drought. Is this True?
“…Seattle Times ClimateLab articles are not doing anyone a favor by telling tall tales about drought and climate change.”
“Truth matters. Or at least it should.”
The Uniparty is OK with decades of undeclared/unwon DOD wars and whatever pollution they generate. Look out for bans and restrictions on that lawnmower you wanted to buy.
KUOW Aug 10, 2017
Why did it change? Too much gas powered lawn equipment?
Recent visit to Lake Crescent – a deep body of water carved out by glaciers:
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.
Welcome Home Troops
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.
Related:
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Penn Cove This Morning And April 2020 Audio File
Alternative media provides an update on the banning of gas powered outdoor equipment:
Welcome Home Troops
The Uniparty is OK with decades of undeclared/unwon DOD wars and whatever pollution they generate. Look out for bans and restrictions on that lawnmower you wanted to buy.
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.
There are local papers that 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.
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.
0:41 in the video below:
If ethanol made a lot of sense we wouldn’t have to subsidize it or mandate its consumption:
We are hearing about a US Armed Forces Recruiting crisis. Maybe veterans, young people and their parents and grandparents are starting to wonder what The Troops are fighting for in undeclared/unwon wars. I am.
Heading to a safe place in the hills, spending a couple of hours shooting at tin cans, cleaning up the trash and heading home. What Fun.
Leave it cleaner than you found it-
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.
There are local papers that 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.
More here:
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Mass layoffs raise questions about the future of journalism?
Full Name Verified For Social Media?
Hostile Forces In Distant Lands
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.
In the news:
Feb 1, 2024 KOMO News
Washington Democrats propose ban on gas-powered landscaping equipment: ‘Not going to work’
“Lawmakers would establish temporary sales and use tax relief and a temporary grant program to accelerate the transition to electric-powered machinery.”
“However, workers have questioned the bill’s practicality.”
“Electric chainsaws are not going to work for our industry,” Washington Contract Loggers Association executive director Jerry Bonagofsky told the Capital Press. “What you see out there may work for homeowners, possibly some light landscaping, but for commercial operations, it’s not going to be efficient enough or productive enough.”
Credit to KOMO for allowing comments here.
From comments:
A move by WA elected officials to ban gas powered equipment 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.
Be Sure To Tune In For The Super Bowl DOD Jet Flyover Before The Big Game
Bringing all the swagger that comes with decades of undeclared/unwon wars. The US Dept. of Defense was established after WWII, in the late 1940s. DOD owns a significant track record with undeclared wars.
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?
Fans cheer on a Dept. of Defense that was nowhere to be found on 911. We haven’t won a war since.
Remember sports fans, the best beers may require the least advertising.
Roaring Sports Fans – Military Jet Flyover
Soviet Style Military Flyovers
Soviet-Style Militarized Pageantry Update
We Need More Military Jet Flyovers
0:41 in the video below:
If ethanol made a lot of sense we wouldn’t have to subsidize it or mandate its consumption:
We are hearing about a US Armed Forces Recruiting crisis. Maybe veterans, young people and their parents and grandparents are starting to wonder what The Troops are fighting for in undeclared/unwon wars. I am.
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.
“…false narrative on climate change…”
Feb 5, 2024 Cliff Mass Weather Blog
Is Northwest Snow History? Scientific Errors in A Major Seattle Times Climate Story
Related:
Consumer Demand Or Government Demand?
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
Moving Towards A One Size Fits All Society – Climate And Environment
Independence Day Has Lost Its Meaning
Goodbye Free Enterprise System
Freedom Comes And Goes – Joint Chiefs of Staff Play No Part
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.
Is the list of things government is not good at bigger than a list of the things government does well?
List of Things the Government is Good At – TV News Avoids Asking Questions
In the news:
CNN Jan 25, 2024
No, the questions about the future of journalism started years ago when newspeople stopped asking questions related to public policy.
Been blogging about it for a few years now:
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Today, the mainstream media will function like paid actors reading a script:
Private citizens are stepping in and going out with a camera to see and document what is going on.
Instead of waiting for school teachers to teach about individual rights and limited government authority, waiting on the press to ask questions, or courts to handle cases, these guys go out and update us with a quick reality check.
Also not waiting on the overthrow of Saddam Hussein or the take down of the next bad guy in distant lands, as DOD defends the constitution, etc.
Videos recorded at or outside of sites that are funded by the public seem to be best for documenting these issues.
Any TV newsperson could go out and educate the public on their rights/public official’s obligation to provide info, etc. That does not happen.
An American press delivers the story below, that press avoids asking questions related to public policy.
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?
Real newspeople and some Americans might 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?
Newspeople not asking questions
Today, sports culture is where the free and independent press is alive and well.
Think of an NFL game. Coaches and quarterbacks face the press after every game and answer questions, win or lose.
No press secretary. No public relations spokesperson. No freedom of information act requests. No classified documents.
Instant replays, commentary in the broadcast booth, analysis from network studios, sports talk radio, etc. Fans get tons of info all of the time. No chance for conspiracy theories to develop. Missed calls by NFL officials may be discussed for weeks on end. No such thing as: “We can’t comment on an ongoing investigation.” Instant replay is for all to see. 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. This is what a free and independent press looks like. Go ahead and have sports writers cover public policy, Homeland Security and US Dept. of Defense news and I’m good with that.
In recent years, the press tends to support government agencies, departments and policies rather than question them.
Small Town Papers – Two Examples
In the news- example number 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
Love to see newspeople 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.
In the news- example number 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:
USA – 2023/2024
A society where honest and meaningful ideas stand up to questioning and discussion, but the questioning and discussion rarely takes place. Well done newspeople.
January 6th
Seems like a post 911 Washington DC would be one of the very most prepared cities in the world to host gatherings and events of a friendly or unfriendly nature. Sort of like the Super Bowl, but every day, not just one day each year. Sort of like SWAT teams ready to show up on Puget Sound ferry boats an hour after a bad person attempts to do a bad thing by surprise.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Blogged about it back then: What Failed On Wednesday at the United States Capitol?
To me, the most interesting people in politics are the people who are willing to question their chosen political party.
From the left:
Voter Demand Or Giant Political Machine Demand?
Jan 19, 2024 Bracing Views
Rigging the Primaries for Biden/Harris Has a Serious Drawback
W.J. Astore
Iowa and New Hampshire get sidelined in the cause of propping up Joe Biden
“If the DNC had kept the old schedule of Iowa and NH, and Biden had performed poorly in both states, it would have allowed the DNC more notice and time to pivot, or perhaps to craft a message more appealing to voters. Privileging states that are expected to support Biden, in contrast, may breed overconfidence that his support remains strong and his candidacy remains viable against the clear Republican frontrunner, Trump.”
“If you really want to defeat Trump in November, you need the most rigorous vetting process for the Biden/Harris ticket. Rigging the primaries for Biden by deleting Democratic rivals from the ballot, as the DNC has done in Florida, North Carolina, and elsewhere, while effectively throwing out results in Iowa and NH, may ensure both that Biden/Harris win renomination and lose the general election in November.”
From the right:
Recruiting Crisis
Four-star officers and high level DOD civilians built careers made of undeclared/unwon wars. Now they must mastermind ways to recruit a new generation.
In the news:
Jan 22, 2024 Military.com
“The Military Recruiting Outlook Is Grim Indeed. Loss of Public Confidence, Political Attacks and the Economy Are All Taking a Toll.”
Life wasn’t meant to change after the big Saddam Hussein & Osama bin Laden takedowns:
Vietnam War-style body count?
Jan 23, 2024 Stars and Stripes
Real newspeople and some Americans might 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?
More here:
The people of Alaska need services in the Middle East
Random Thoughts – Recruiting Crisis
Late 2023 US Armed Forces Recruiting Crisis
A Draft? – DOD Brand Has Been Wrecked
How does Uncle Sam plan to attract young people to sign up in the years ahead?
The “Thanks for your service” phrase may have come from some sort of post-Vietnam guilt.
The guilt doesn’t seem to work towards staying out of undeclared/unwon wars.
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
President Biden – Veterans Day
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
Bay Area Transparency is out to visit a public office.
New video below:
“PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FREAK OUT OVER A CAMERA!!” BLUE LAKE, CA FIRST AMENDMENT
Easy to watch on YouTube for those who desire to do so.
Americans do not live in a free and honest society. Public photography folks go out and prove it over and again. I like them for that.
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
Today, the mainstream media will function like paid actors reading a script:
Private citizens are stepping in and going out with a camera to see and document what is going on.
Instead of waiting for school teachers to teach about individual rights and limited government authority, waiting on the press to ask questions, or courts to handle cases, these guys go out and update us with a quick reality check.
Also not waiting on the overthrow of Saddam Hussein or the take down of the next bad guy in distant lands, as DOD defends the constitution, etc.
Videos recorded at or outside of sites that are funded by the public seem to be best for documenting these issues.
Any TV newsperson could go out and educate the public on their rights/public official’s obligation to provide info, etc. That does not happen.
Photo-
Damon Point
Mark Dice and the rest of alternative media gives itself permission to question all this:
Trump came on the scene because people grew tired of standard politicians. People also grew tired of the staged/scripted/made for TV debates crafted and agreed upon by the uniparty. People grew tired of being told that undeclared/unwon wars are for your freedoms.
Full Name For Social Media?
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.
If a person works at a school district, county office, real estate office, on the ferries, etc. and they have info about what is going on, I want them to be able to comment without any need to use their real name.
Some people would misbehave in the comment section and the newspapers would come up with more restrictive rules or new software to run the comment section. Eliminating comments became a trend.
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.
More here: Full Name Verified For Social Media?
The uniparty is good with the wars for freedom propaganda/nonsense.
From The Right
June 4, 2023 CNN
Nikki Haley: “This is bigger than Ukraine, this is a war about freedom”
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.
President Biden says different:
It’s all about freedom folks.
From The Left
Biden honors Americans who ‘stood on the front lines of freedom’ in Veterans Day remarks
CNN Nov 11, 2023
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 and some Americans might 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?
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.
To me, the most interesting people in politics are the people who are willing to question their chosen political party.
I am interested in living in a free and honest society. I the video below, Tucker Carlson and Jimmy Dore explain why things are not headed that way.
Alternative Media and Comedians – Asking the Questions and Highlighting the Issues
No Fans of the Uniparty Here
From the left: Jimmy Dore
From the right: Tucker Carlson
After 1:12 above, Carlson says: People aren’t joining the military because they don’t support the mission.
1:32 above, Jimmy Dore says: You don’t get in trouble for lying, you get in trouble for telling the truth.
My take:
Decades after the lessons of Vietnam, it feels like the people who run the Pentagon specialize in undeclared/unwon wars.
Understandable why young people and their parents and grandparents would take a dim view on all this.
Four-star officers and high level DOD civilians built careers made of undeclared/unwon wars. Now they must mastermind ways to recruit a new generation.
Related:
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
Recruiting Crisis – Found An Honest Article
American Families and the US Armed Forces Recruiting Crisis
Life wasn’t meant to change after the big Saddam Hussein & Osama bin Laden takedowns
DOD Careers Made of Undeclared/Unwon Wars – Honesty Is Lacking
“US Military Academies Focus on Oaths and Loyalty to Constitution…”
The people of Iowa need services in Kosovo
The people of Alaska need services in the Middle East
Random Thoughts – Recruiting Crisis
Recruiting Crisis – A Million Meals for Military Families In Need
Late 2023 US Armed Forces Recruiting Crisis
A Draft? – DOD Brand Has Been Wrecked
How does Uncle Sam plan to attract young people to sign up in the years ahead?
The “Thanks for your service” phrase may have come from some sort of post-Vietnam guilt.
The guilt doesn’t seem to work towards staying out of undeclared/unwon wars.
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
President Biden – Veterans Day
The country struggles with:
Possibly of interest:
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
Below, are some random thoughts and questions newspeople will not ask. Our questions appear in bold type.
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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Symbol of the American mainstream press in 2024.
Welcome Visitors
Rent yourself a State Parks buoy at Fort Worden
Voted best consumer value in weekend recreation.
Currently serving four-star officers and high level DOD civilians have been associated with what wars won by the US?
Decades after the lessons of Vietnam, it feels like the people who run the Pentagon specialize in undeclared/unwon wars.
Understandable why young people and their parents and grandparents would take a dim view on all this.
Four-star officers and high level DOD civilians built careers made of undeclared/unwon wars. Now they must mastermind ways to recruit a new generation.
Related:
Recruiting Crisis – Found An Honest Article
American Families and the US Armed Forces Recruiting Crisis
Life wasn’t meant to change after the big Saddam Hussein & Osama bin Laden takedowns
DOD Careers Made of Undeclared/Unwon Wars – Honesty Is Lacking
“US Military Academies Focus on Oaths and Loyalty to Constitution…”
The people of Iowa need services in Kosovo
The people of Alaska need services in the Middle East
Random Thoughts – Recruiting Crisis
Recruiting Crisis – A Million Meals for Military Families In Need
Late 2023 US Armed Forces Recruiting Crisis
A Draft? – DOD Brand Has Been Wrecked
How does Uncle Sam plan to attract young people to sign up in the years ahead?
The “Thanks for your service” phrase may have come from some sort of post-Vietnam guilt.
The guilt doesn’t seem to work towards staying out of undeclared/unwon wars.
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
President Biden – Veterans Day
The country struggles with:
Possibly of interest:
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
Below, are some random thoughts and questions newspeople will not ask. Our questions appear in bold type.
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.
To me, the most interesting people in politics are the people who are willing to question their chosen political party.
Jan 10, 2024
Democracy, but not Biden, is on the ballot?
W.J. Astore
The bizarre opening weeks of the Democratic primary season
“Democracy, President Joe Biden has said, is on the ballot this year. But often his Democratic rivals won’t be on the ballot, nor is Biden himself officially on the ballot in New Hampshire in two weeks. (Indeed, the DNC refuses to sanction, i.e. support, the NH primary.) What gives?”
“Next week (1/15), the Iowa caucus for president is being held for Republicans and Democrats. Apparently, official results for Democrats won’t be available until March. Then there’s the famous New Hampshire primary, always the first in the country and this year on 1/23; Biden’s name isn’t even on the ballot for Democrats there.”
“The fix is in for Biden in 2024, to state the obvious. Iowa and New Hampshire are both being sidelined because the DNC knows Biden is vulnerable in these states. But South Carolina, the DNC believes, can be controlled, can be counted on for a decent showing for Old Joe. Thus South Carolina was moved up in the 2024 primary calendar precisely to demonstrate allegedly strong support for Joe.”
Dec 12, 2022 POLITICO
DNC moves forward with dramatic change to presidential primary calendar
Voter Demand Or Giant Political Machine Demand?
Dec 14, 2023 NPR
The New Hampshire primary is a little unusual for Democrats this year
Alternative Media and Comedians – Asking the Questions and Highlighting the Issues
From the left – The Jimmy Dore Show:
At 2:30 below:
Climate change hoax is designed to tax you more and strip you of your rights and freedoms.
Questions TV newspeople will never ask:
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?
Welcome Home Troops
USA – Late 2023
A society where honest and meaningful ideas stand up to questioning and discussion, but the questioning and discussion rarely takes place. Well done newspeople.
January 6th
Seems like a post 911 Washington DC would be one of the very most prepared cities in the world to host gatherings and events of a friendly or unfriendly nature. Sort of like the Super Bowl, but every day, not just one day each year. Sort of like SWAT teams ready to show up on Puget Sound ferry boats an hour after a bad person attempts to do a bad thing by surprise. Zero questions from newspeople. Comment section shut down.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Blogged about it back then: What Failed On Wednesday at the United States Capitol?
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Port Hadlock Transit Center
Image above: What did Americans eat for breakfast 100 years ago? They probably had something better going on.
In the news:
Nov 21, 2023 Reuters
Maryland handgun licensure law is unconstitutional, US court rules
“A gun rights group called Maryland Shall Issue sued the state in 2016 along with two individuals and a gun store, arguing that the restrictions violated the Second Amendment. But a lower court judge twice rejected their claims, prompting the appeal.”
2016 – 2023
Took a while to get this figured out.
All people to be treated as if they are violent? Sort of like during COVID- treating all people as if they are sick.
Here in WA, several gun control efforts have resulted in new gun restrictions over the past dozen years or so.
Did the new requirements reduce gun crimes? Newspeople remain silent.
Newspeople refuse to report on results of past gun control measures. Shootings roll on. Latest news updates posted below.
Everett updates here.
Seattle updates here.
Tacoma updates here.
Voting is highly emphasized in American culture. Newspeople asking questions related to public policy takes a lower priority.
In a free and honest society, newspeople would be asking questions related to public policy all of the time.
More here:
Puget Sound Area Shootings Roll On
USA – Late 2023
A society where honest and meaningful ideas stand up to questioning and discussion, but the questioning and discussion rarely takes place. Well done newspeople.
January 6th
Seems like a post 911 Washington DC would be one of the very most prepared cities in the world to host gatherings and events of a friendly or unfriendly nature. Sort of like the Super Bowl, but every day, not just one day each year. Sort of like SWAT teams ready to show up on Puget Sound ferry boats an hour after a bad person attempts to do a bad thing by surprise.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Blogged about it back then: What Failed On Wednesday at the United States Capitol?
Alternative Media and Comedians – Asking the Questions and Highlighting the Issues
First two videos – Jan 6th News
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
Americans do not live in a free and honest society. Today, the mainstream media will function like paid actors reading a script:
Private citizens are stepping in and going out with a camera to see and document what is going on.
Instead of waiting for school teachers to teach about individual rights and limited government authority, waiting on the press to ask questions, or courts to handle cases, these guys go out and update us with a quick reality check.
Also not waiting on the overthrow of Saddam Hussein or the take down of the next bad guy in distant lands, as DOD defends the constitution, etc.
Videos recorded at or outside of sites that are funded by the public seem to be best for documenting these issues.
Two videos for today:
Video below – Any TV newsperson could go out and educate the public on their rights/public official’s obligation to provide info, etc. That does not happen.
Here is the response from someone who wants to live in a free and honest society.
Video below is from a channel I respect:
PUBLIC RECORDS ACT VIOLATED & ILLEGALLY TRESPASSED!!” NEVADA FIRST AMENDMENT
Easy to watch on YouTube for those who desire to do so.
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.
If a person works at a school district, county office, real estate office, on the ferries, etc. and they have info about what is going on, I want them to be able to comment without any need to use their real name.
Some people would misbehave in the comment section and the newspapers would come up with more restrictive rules or new software to run the comment section. Eliminating comments became a trend.
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.
February 24, 2020 Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Fentanyl overdoses keep increasing in King County
Comments are shut down and we encourage you to keep the conversation going?
No hate speech, insults, threats, foul language, attacking other commenters, etc. These are rules that make sense.
Eliminating the opportunity for all to follow some basic rules and comment is information suppression.
Over the years, I’ve seen some really good points brought up in the comments section. Manage it, don’t ban it.
I’d be more interested in paying (again) for a local paper subscription if there was more in the way of investigative reporting & newspeople asking questions. Elimination of reader comments works against the idea of paying for an online subscription.
Manage it, don’t ban it. Online comment sections
Another New Trend For Small Papers – No Questions Asked
The papers are here to support government agencies and their messaging, not to question it.
Two Examples
In the news- example number 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
Love to see newspeople 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.
In the news- example number two:
$6.3 million in federal cash for a used 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.
Puget Sound Ferry Security
See if you can find any reader comments or questions from newspeople on this big Homeland Security/GWOT topic:
Good luck.
One of our old/favorite blog topics and another example of newspeople not asking questions:
Trying to make sense of ongoing war on terror/security theater mixed messages.
Love to see more in the way of newspeople asking questions.
Today, the best example of a free and independent American press is what you will find in sports culture.
Think of an NFL game. Coaches and quarterbacks face the press after every game and answer questions, win or lose.
No press secretary. No public relations spokesperson. No freedom of information act requests. No classified documents.
Instant replays, commentary in the broadcast booth, analysis from network studios, sports talk radio, etc. Fans get tons of info all of the time. No chance for conspiracy theories to develop. Missed calls by NFL officials may be discussed for weeks on end. No such thing as: “We can’t comment on an ongoing investigation.” Instant replay is for all to see. 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. This is what a free and independent press looks like. Go ahead and have sports writers cover public policy, Homeland Security and US Dept. of Defense news and I’m good with that.
In 2023, the press tends to support government agencies, departments and policies rather than question them.
The mainstream press today is prone to suppress voices of dissent and provide news coverage that favors government agencies, departments and their policies.
Here is a nice example:
KIRO 7 May 23, 2017
Ferry drill: Police train how to respond to security threats aboard a ferry in Puget Sound
“Law enforcement officers climbed aboard, guns drawn.”
Just the ticket for a Wild West shootout between the good guys and the bad guys.
If the Oklahoma City bomber rolls onto the ferry-how does the SWAT team help out an hour later?
Blogged about it over the years:
Maybe security personnel are present at some specific terminal each day. I have made dozens of round trip ferry crossings over the past 20 years from various terminals. In many cases, there has been no security screening at either terminal.
Washington State ferry passengers are advised via PA system to not leave backpacks or packages unattended during ferry crossings.
Meanwhile- on the car deck- cars, trucks, vans, commercial vehicles, etc. are left unattended during ferry crossings.
Related:
Newspeople Avoid Questions – WSF Security
Central Authority Update:
Here is a channel I respect:
Mr. smiley dentures guy tries to shut down filming in a public place.
4,709 comments are now posted with this video – well worth a look.
Notice how LE personnel never throw him out or tell him not to operate a camera in a public place.
Before LE arrives-
Watch several public employees stop work and engage him because they do not want him to operate a camera in a public place. He is ready and able to explain himself the entire time.
At 17:05 he requests public records.
Recommending the video titled: “PUBLIC EMPLOYEES BEHAVING VERY BADLY!!!” CALIFORNIA FIRST AMENDMENT
Easy to watch on YouTube for those who desire to do so.
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
These guys are out asking questions while the mainstream media will function like paid actors reading a script.
Instead of waiting for school teachers to teach about individual rights and limited government authority, waiting on the press to ask questions, or courts to handle cases, these guys go out and update us with a quick reality check.
Also not waiting on the overthrow of Saddam Hussein or the take down of the next bad guy in distant lands, as DOD defends the constitution, etc.
Videos recorded at or outside of sites that are funded by the public seem to be best for documenting these issues.
Possibly of interest:
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
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Salmon Season – Whidbey Island – Driftwood Park
In the USA, Armistice Day has turned into Ass Kissing & Propaganda Day.
See you next year.
Climate Change/Sea Level Rise
Is there an attitude related to climate change/sea level rise that is used as an excuse to back away from maintaining the shore?
Please compare the working waterfront at Westport, WA to the shore over at Damon Point, 98569.
Imagine telling the fishing boat captains over at Westport that their access to a 100 year old armor-plated harbor was going to be let go because too much sand and silt built up around the marina.
Any federal money for ports and coastal improvement?
Plenty of cash for Ukraine/undeclared/unwon wars and here is what you get back home:
$6.3 million in federal cash for a used hotel at Ocean Shores:
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.
Mark Dice produces alternative media content. I thought it was very interesting at 4:31 in the video below, where he points out that David Webb was accused of getting ahead due to white privilege:
Post 911 Surveillance State Update:
More than 20 years past 911, banking professionals had no idea that he could stand in a public place and operate a camera-no matter what direction the camera was pointed in.
I think he went wrong when he said he would defend himself with his taser/stun gun. I think he called unnecessary attention to himself at this point.
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
These guys are out asking questions while the mainstream media will function like paid actors reading a script.
Instead of waiting for school teachers to teach about individual rights and limited government authority, waiting on the overthrow of Saddam Hussein or the take down of the next bad guy in distant lands, waiting on the press to ask questions, or courts to handle cases, these guys go out and update us with a quick reality check.
Videos recorded at or outside of sites that are funded by the public seem to be best for documenting these issues.
Two videos below are from a channel I respect. Easy to watch on YouTube for those who desire to do so.
Mr. smiley dentures guy tries to shut down filming in a public place.
4,654 comments are now posted with this video – well worth a look.
Notice how LE personnel never throw him out or tell him not to operate a camera in a public place.
Before LE arrives- watch him tie up several public employees only because they do not want him to operate a camera in a public place:
More here: Operating A Camera In A Public Place
To me, the most interesting people in politics are the people who are willing to question their chosen political party.
Jimmy Dore, a progressive Democrat:
Puget Sound Ferry Security
One of our old/favorite blog topics and another example of newspeople not asking questions:
Trying to make sense of ongoing war on terror/security theater mixed messages.
Love to see more in the way of newspeople asking questions.
Today, the best example of a free and independent American press is what you will find in sports culture.
Think of an NFL game. Coaches and quarterbacks face the press after every game and answer questions, win or lose.
No press secretary. No public relations spokesperson. No freedom of information act requests. No classified documents.
Instant replays, commentary in the broadcast booth, analysis from network studios, sports talk radio, etc. Fans get tons of info all of the time. No chance for conspiracy theories to develop. Missed calls by NFL officials may be discussed for weeks on end. No such thing as: “We can’t comment on an ongoing investigation.” Instant replay is for all to see. 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. This is what a free and independent press looks like. Go ahead and have sports writers cover public policy, Homeland Security and US Dept. of Defense news and I’m good with that.
In 2023, the press tends to support government agencies, departments and policies rather than question them.
The mainstream press today is prone to suppress voices of dissent and provide news coverage that favors government agencies, departments and their policies.
Here is a nice example:
KIRO 7 May 23, 2017
Ferry drill: Police train how to respond to security threats aboard a ferry in Puget Sound
“Law enforcement officers climbed aboard, guns drawn.”
Just the ticket for a Wild West shootout between the good guys and the bad guys.
If the Oklahoma City bomber rolls onto the ferry-how does the SWAT team help out an hour later?
Blogged about it over the years:
Maybe security personnel are present at some specific terminal each day. I have made dozens of round trip ferry crossings over the past 20 years from various terminals. In many cases, there has been no security screening at either terminal.
Washington State ferry passengers are advised via PA system to not leave backpacks or packages unattended during ferry crossings.
Meanwhile- on the car deck- cars, trucks, vans, commercial vehicles, etc. are left unattended during ferry crossings.
Related:
Newspeople Avoid Questions – WSF Security
Another old/favorite blog topic and another example of newspeople not asking questions:
Image below Nov 13, 2023
Source/Daily Status Reports: Washington State Department of Health Shellfish Safety Map
Click image once or twice to show detail.
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
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
Love to see newspeople 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.
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A lonely stretch of beach between Perego’s Lagoon and Fort Ebey.
Ongoing Breakdown of Society Update:
Nov 04, 2023
Is Seattle in Decline? Was My 2020 Blog Correct?
“Downtown Seattle has lost many of its businesses, many driven away by crime, shoplifting, and loss of clientele. Covid was not the main driver of the decline, something shown by the viability of other cities (such as Miami).”
“Homelessness has risen rapidly in much of the city, with hundreds dying on the streets each year. 2022 brought a record-breaking 310 deaths in King County (mainly Seattle), many associated with drug overdoses. A large proportion of the homeless are mentally ill.”
“There is a reason that the UW has been rated as the worst public university in the U.S. for protecting freedom of speech. KNKX listenership has declined greatly, with listeners driven away by its shrill, politized fare.”
Several interesting comments have now been posted.
“A shame to see the self-manufactured decline of a major city. The evidence is irrefutable that the existing policies are not working, yet there is an organized effort to stop people from speaking out for needed changes.”
1969 – Man On The Moon
2023 – Military barracks inside the US that are unfit to live in.
Plenty of cash for Ukraine, more DOD funding than ever, and here is what you get:
Sept 25, 2023 MOAA
Military Barracks Blasted Over Horrid Living Conditions, Lack of Accountability
“The GAO concluded that leaders at the Pentagon are not only failing to provide oversight — instead choosing to largely punt the issue to the branches — but they also don’t consider it a priority. The result has been bureaucratic finger-pointing, with no one office or leader willing to own the issue.”
Anybody fired over this?
Where is the Cold War era Sergeant Major or First Sergeant who would have raised hell to take care of The Troops. Are they encouraging the young people they know to sign up today? The guys that did a couple tours in Iraq or Afghanistan- are they sending young family members down to enlist?
There has been a big stir over a blocked senior military promotion system. TV newspeople will avoid interviewing people who offer up a voice of dissent. Stalling the administrative steps to promote top level officers might lead to what? Decades of undeclared/unwon wars? A giant Dept. of Defense that was nowhere to be found on 911?
Why would high level promotions be awarded to people who are part of the system that allowed The Troops to live in the barracks described below?
Sept 25, 2023 MOAA
Military Barracks Blasted Over Horrid Living Conditions, Lack of Accountability
Oct 15, 2023 Task & Purpose
Army general says moldy barracks are a ‘discipline problem’
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.
More here:
Late 2023 US Armed Forces Recruiting Crisis
The people of Alaska need services in the Middle East
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
The country struggles with:
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Working Waterfront – Westport, WA
A genuine seaport town – sending the message that the ways of the last century are best when managing public safety and a modern society.
Random thoughts and an update or two.
I think of the War on Terror as beginning in 1983 with the Beirut bombing. Was this event a catastrophic military failure?
1990 – Operation Desert Shield
“…to defend freedom and deter aggression throughout the world…”
11 years later:
The catastrophic military failure of 911. (Anybody fired over this?)
33 years later:
I just read that the campaign medal for service in Iraq has been switched back on. The guys in this photo look pretty happy about it.
Another article:
Oct 30, 2023 Military.com
Iraq Campaign Medal Returns Amid Surge in Drone, Rocket Attacks on US Forces There
Aug 1, 2022 Military.com
The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Won’t Be Handed Out to Everyone Anymore
“The Department of Defense will no longer issue the Global War on Terrorism Medal to all service members, ending a two-decade period during which the award was given to everyone in the ranks to signify America’s involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
Random Thoughts for the Uniparty
Currently serving four-star officers and high level DOD civilians have been associated with what wars won by the US?
US jet aircraft have been able to strike targets in what wars won by the US?
Did the advantage of US air power allow the undeclared wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be prevented, won or shut down?
The Vice President refers to the USA as a democracy in the video below. Question for newspeople and school teachers everywhere: If it’s a democracy, when do we vote on undeclared wars?
Alternative Media and Comedians – Asking the Questions and Highlighting the Issues
How will things be looking over at the US Armed Forces recruiting office?
Decades after the lessons of Vietnam, it feels like the politicians, four-star officers and high level DOD civilians who run the Pentagon specialize in undeclared/unwon wars. The DOD brand has been wrecked.
Related:
The people of Alaska need services in the Middle East
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
A Draft? – DOD Brand Has Been Wrecked
Over at the US Armed Forces recruiting office
Random Thoughts – Recruiting Crisis
America Deserves A Military Recruiting Crisis
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
The country struggles with:
Possibly of interest:
Below, are some random thoughts and questions newspeople will not ask. Our questions appear in bold type.
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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Something from the last century
JFK speaks about the role of the press and voices of dissent in a free society:
Talk of calling out the mistakes of government and encouraging voices of dissent is the sort of stuff that might get social media accounts suppressed or restricted today. The wrong thoughts could be branded as misinformation.
Let’s go ahead and post that same speech from a different source, maybe both will stay up.
Same speech from another source:
Back in 2020, I posted a blog and included the same JFK speech. That video is no longer available.
JFK speaks about the role of the press in a free society:
My Take
What did JFK’s free and independent press turn into?
Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs staff as authorities prepare for the Super Bowl.
We are the very best at militarized pageantry for pro sports events.
Sorry, no time for newspeople to ask:
Did the advantage of US air power allow the undeclared wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be prevented, won or shut down?
Today, the best example of a free and independent American press is what you will find in sports culture.
Think of an NFL game. Coaches and quarterbacks face the press after every game and answer questions, win or lose.
No press secretary. No public relations spokesperson. No freedom of information act requests. No classified documents.
Instant replays, commentary in the broadcast booth, analysis from network studios, sports talk radio, etc. Fans get tons of info all of the time. No chance for conspiracy theories to develop. Missed calls by NFL officials may be discussed for weeks on end. No such thing as: “We can’t comment on an ongoing investigation.” Instant replay is for all to see. 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. This is what a free and independent press looks like. Go ahead and have sports writers cover public policy, Homeland Security and US Dept. of Defense news and I’m good with that.
In 2023, the press tends to support government agencies, departments and policies rather than question them.
Small Town Papers – Two Examples
In the news- example number 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
Love to see newspeople 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.
In the news- example number two:
$6.3 million in federal cash for a used 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.
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
These guys are out asking questions while the mainstream media will function like paid actors reading a script.
Instead of waiting for school teachers to teach about individual rights and limited government authority, waiting on the overthrow of Saddam Hussein or the take down of the next bad guy in distant lands, waiting on the press to ask questions, or courts to handle cases, these guys go out and update us with a quick reality check.
Videos recorded at or outside of sites that are funded by the public seem to be best for documenting these issues.
Gun buyback event.
At 3:23 government decides which media personalities will be able to document the event:
Open Records Law
Excellent video here. Law is explained at 2:18
Government building is private:
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for doing time in distant lands, working to defend American rights and freedoms.
Law is explained at 6:17
If people want to live in a free society, maybe they should they check with The Joint Chiefs of Staff first.
Related:
GWOT/Super Bowl Security Update 2023
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
Alternative Media and Comedians – Asking the Questions and Highlighting the Issues
Land of Information Suppression
Information Suppression – The Press is Weak
Possibly of interest:
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
Look for newspeople and school teachers to ask zero questions in these areas.
Will an older generation encourage a younger generation to do time in the US Armed Forces in the years ahead?
How does Uncle Sam plan to attract young people to sign up in the years ahead?
Photo at top of page:
Symbol of a culture that was once strong (Man On The Moon in ’69).
This is a culture that is now weak.
A culture that is truly weak in terms of newspeople asking questions.
A culture that will yield the right of way to violators while pushing good citizens to the side & collecting big tax money all along the way.
Will things improve in the years ahead?
These guys are out asking questions while the mainstream media will function like paid actors reading a script.
Instead of waiting for school teachers to teach about individual rights and limited government authority, waiting on the overthrow of Saddam Hussein or the take down of the next bad guy in distant lands, waiting on the press to ask questions, or courts to handle cases, these guys go out and update us with a quick reality check.
Videos recorded at or outside of sites that are funded by the public seem to be best for documenting these issues.
Entering a public meeting at 17:00
Public records request:
Welcome Home Troops
JFK speaks about the role of the press and voices of dissent in a free society:
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Symbol of the American mainstream press in 2023.
Welcome Visitors
Rent yourself a State Parks buoy at Fort Worden
Voted best consumer value in weekend recreation.
For this first video, I will say that I think of myself and others as individuals, not as members of a group. You can find good and bad people in any group. I would have framed the question here as: What went wrong with American culture, rather than what went wrong with any group. Personal blog: Boomer?
What if mainstream newspeople went out and asked questions? What if they were to interview people on various sides of any issue, rather than just one side?
Love to see the mainstream press get out and interview people on various sides of any issue.
Nice example here –
0:41 in the video below:
If ethanol made a lot of sense we wouldn’t have to subsidize it or mandate its consumption:
I want to know what various people are thinking on various issues.
Think of an NFL game. Coaches and quarterbacks face the press after every game and answer questions, win or lose.
No press secretary. No public relations spokesperson. No freedom of information act requests. No classified documents.
Instant replays, commentary in the broadcast booth, analysis from network studios, sports talk radio, etc. Fans get tons of info all of the time. No chance for conspiracy theories to develop. Missed calls by NFL officials may be discussed for weeks on end. No such thing as: “We can’t comment on an ongoing investigation.” Instant replay is for all to see. 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. This is what a free and independent press looks like. Go ahead and have sports writers go out and cover public policy, Homeland Security and US Dept. of Defense news and I’m good with that.
In 2023, the press tends to support government agencies, departments and policies rather than question them.
Small Town Papers – Two Examples
In the news- example number 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
Love to see newspeople 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.
In the news- example number two:
$6.3 million in federal cash for a used 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:
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
These guys are out asking questions while the mainstream media will function like paid actors reading a script.
Instead of waiting for school teachers to teach about individual rights and limited government authority, waiting on the overthrow of Saddam Hussein or an ongoing list of other enemies in distant lands, waiting on the press to ask questions, or courts to handle cases, these guys go out and update us with a quick reality check.
Videos recorded at or outside of sites that are funded by the public seem to be best for documenting these issues.
Related:
A Draft? – DOD Brand Has Been Wrecked
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
The country struggles with:
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Nordland Transit Center
Cliff Mass Weather Blog
October 09, 2023
A Very Low Wildfire Year over the Western U.S.
“…if you follow the media and some activist groups, the wildfire threat is getting worse very quickly, with global warming being the major cause!”
“Of course, there is no group that exaggerates wildfire threats more than the Seattle Times and their cartoonist, David Horsey (see below). I do wonder why his wildfire monster wears sunglasses.”
“Global warming for all the hype and exaggeration is quite modest at this point….the western U.S. has warmed up by roughly 2F over the past half century with very little change in precipitation. Not enough to profoundly alter the fire situation.”
“The bottom line is that all the scary talk about rapidly rising wildfire threats in our future is really not based on solid facts, and reality is going a different way.”
“How many other scary and unfounded predictions have gone viral in the public space? That communists were taking over the universities and government in the 1950s? That Vietnam was a domino requiring intervention? That weapons of mass destruction were hidden in Iraq? We seem to love believing in apocalyptic predictions, whether or not factual information supports them?”
October 10, 2023 By Ron Paul, MD
Will a New House Speaker Solve Our Problems?
“…there is still something satisfying about seeing such a shake-up over the issue of foreign interventionism. After a year and a half and more than $100 billion sent by Biden’s neocons for the proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, finally some Members are starting to wake up and say “no” to demands for even more. These wars instigated by neocons from both parties always end in disaster, but not until they produce much suffering in the countries they claim to want to liberate. They also further punish the middle and working class while enriching the wealthy and well-connected in the military-industrial complex. The cost of this latest war will be hidden in the cruelest tax – inflation – which disproportionately hurts the poor.”
Love to see the mainstream press get out and interview people on various sides of any issue.
Nice example here –
0:41 in the video below:
If ethanol made a lot of sense we wouldn’t have to subsidize it or mandate its consumption:
I want to know what various people are thinking on various issues.
Related:
Moving Towards A One Size Fits All Society – Climate And Environment
Information Suppression – The Press is Weak
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New day at Port Hadlock
Mark Dice uses his alternative media platform to explain the history of social media. This is where the emojis are.
Related:
Internet was better 20 years ago
More from alternative media:
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Years ago on Whidbey Island
Uniparty press gets pranked:
Because they are known to not go after the truth.
The free and independent press of the past has become TV newspeople promoting a giant marketing strategy:
Related:
Alternative Media Continues To Ask Questions
Predicting F-35 Information Suppression
Information Suppression – The Press is Weak
Land of Information Suppression
The country struggles with:
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Symbol of a free and independent US press.
Fort Worden
One of my favorite things about alternative media is that there is often an open and active comment section.
Earlier today, I posted a blog related to US Armed Forces recruiting:
Armed Forces Recruiting Crisis Update
I found a couple of videos related to this topic.
PBS NewsHour:
“Comments are turned off.”
Hey Uncle Sam- know that information suppression will kill enthusiasm related to enlisting in the US Armed Forces.
People want to live in a free and honest society.
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This video:
From comments:
“LET’S CONSIDER MILITARY RECRUITING AND RETENTION PROBLEMS. You may have heard something about the problems the military is having with recruiting and retention. Well, part of that problem is most Americans don’t know anything about it ….. or care. First, let’s establish that this is a serious issue. Our military needs the appropriate numbers and types of people to do its job protecting the rest of us. The wrong numbers and types of people means we will loose the next war. Additionally, other nations will see our weakness and decide to be extra aggressive, increasing the chance of war. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CAUSES OF OUR CURRENT PROBLEMS? Some say it’s because about 75% of America’s youth are not qualified to enter the services. Left unexamined is the fact that this is not a new condition which has never before had a serious effect on recruitment. Some say it’s because the military has gone Woke, and that repels recruits and those already in the services. Military leadership rejects this. But, there is ample proof of its truth. And, it’s military leadership that has caused it. Some say it the economy. Conditions are so good that recruits and existing military are drawn to the civilian market. But, given the state of the current economy, that is a questionable belief….. at best. HOW IS THE MILITARY LEADERSHIP ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM? Standards are being lowered….. Regardless of lowering the ability to fight, current leadership is desperate not to look bad. It seems they would rather loose the next war instead. Bribes are being paid….. Payments of up to $100,000 are being offered to attract recruits and keep existing military. There is an increased reliance on women to fill combat slots….. This may decrease our combat effectiveness. But, it will temporally stop the leadership from looking bad. It is interesting to look at the environment in which the recruitment and retention problems exist. FOR MOST OF THE PAST 75 YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN AT WAR (although congress has not declared war as required ……even once). AND, WE HAVEN’T WON ANY OF THEM. All of these conflicts were against inferior adversaries that posed no chance of large scale war that would threaten the continental United States. We went to their countries…..they won…..and we left. Recently, 3 big things have happened. First…. After fighting for 20 years in the middle east, we were kicked out of Afghanistan looking unprofessional and like a bunch of losers. Second….. the US blundered into a proxy war with Russia….. Third, China is becoming more and more aggressive. A war involving Russia and/or China would most likely be similar to WW 2 (at best) and could easily go nuclear and end mankind…..That means all of us would be dead. Many Americans have determined that military leadership, both uniformed and, mostly civilian, has not been up to the task since WW 2. Some even believe the Deep State is pushing us to war for the benefit of the military/industrial complex. PERHAPS OUR MILITARY HISTORY IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS IN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION? What are our leaders NOT doing to address the problem? THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERING A DRAFT While a draft would solve a number of problems, politicians will never vote for it. The 25% of Americas youth who would be susceptible do not want to die and would vote the politicians out of office. Also, the parents and families of the 25% would likewise vote against these politicians. But, the biggest reason the politicians would not bring back the draft is they know a large portion of Americans would then become interested in our foreign affairs and that would drastically limit the politicians ability to send our military into conflicts. This would dry-up the money and influence politicians now have access to. THEY ARE NOT CHANGING HOW WE ADDRESS FOREIGN AFFAIRS Our leaders are also not considering changing our approach of engaging in military interventions around the world. Our history of deciding where to get involved, our goals, our definition of victory, our strategy and tactics have a 75 year record of failure. We don’t seem to know what we are doing ( This is not an opinion. this is historical FACT ). Yet, there is no call to examine what we did and how we can avoid the continuation of our record of failure. Nobody has been held responsible. NOTHING ! Perhaps the gen-Z generation has recognized this and has acted to try and stay alive. WE GET WHAT WE VOTE FOR”
Some truly excellent points here. Well done.
The press, politicians, and some Americans will avoid pointing out the reality of this situation.
The US should maintain strong and ready military forces. The Cold War ended in the early 90s. The Pentagon was happy with the All Volunteer Force.
Look what they did with it.
Decades after the lessons of Vietnam, it feels like the people who run the Pentagon specialize in undeclared/unwon wars.
Understandable why young people and their parents and grandparents would take a dim view on all this.
Will an older generation encourage a younger generation to do time in the US Armed Forces in the years ahead?
Question For The Uniparty Press:
Currently serving four-star officers and high level DOD civilians have been associated with what wars won by the US?
Possibly of interest:
Information Suppression – The Press is Weak
More here:
Uniparty No Good For Confidence in US Armed Forces?
Over at the US Armed Forces recruiting office
Random Thoughts – Recruiting Crisis
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
The country struggles with:
Possibly of interest:
Below, are some random thoughts and questions newspeople will not ask. Our questions appear in bold type.
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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Preview – The Pacific Coast At Ruby Beach
The US should maintain strong and ready military forces. The Cold War ended in the early 90s. The Pentagon was happy with the All Volunteer Force.
Look what they did with it.
Decades after the lessons of Vietnam, it feels like the people who run the Pentagon specialize in undeclared/unwon wars.
Understandable why young people and their parents and grandparents would take a dim view on all this.
Will an older generation encourage a younger generation to do time in the US Armed Forces in the years ahead?
How does Uncle Sam plan to attract young people to sign up in the years ahead?
In the news:
Sept 20, 2023 Military Times
Three top military leaders confirmed after Senate deal
Questions For The Uniparty Press:
Currently serving four-star officers and high level DOD civilians have been associated with what wars won by the US?
Where was the unit Sergeant Major? Where were the company First Sergeants?
Sept 25, 2023 MOAA
Military Barracks Blasted Over Horrid Living Conditions, Lack of Accountability
“The GAO concluded that leaders at the Pentagon are not only failing to provide oversight — instead choosing to largely punt the issue to the branches — but they also don’t consider it a priority. The result has been bureaucratic finger-pointing, with no one office or leader willing to own the issue.”
Why TF are vacancies on the Joint Chiefs of Staff being filled with people who are part of this system?
Recruiting crisis for Uncle Sam? Elected officials and top Pentagon Generals earned it.
This story has been posted by several sources. See them here.
August 26, 2023 by Bracing Views
W.J. Astore
The Most Fundamental Problem with the U.S. Military
Life wasn’t meant to change after the big Saddam Hussein & Osama bin Laden takedowns.
Sept 25, 2023 Military Times
US military captures key Islamic State militant during helicopter raid
“The U.S. has approximately 900 troops in Syria focused on countering the remnants of the Islamic State group, which had held a wide swath of Syria until 2019.”
Away From The Barracks and the Recruiter’s Office – What Does The Federal Government Do Well?
Sept 22. 2023 Air Force Times
GAO blasts contractor-led F-35 maintenance as costly, slow
“But the F-35′s availability has lagged for years, and if a war broke out today, many fighters would be unavailable to fight. In March 2023, GAO said, the mission-capable rate for all F-35s was at 55%. That’s well below the 70% mission-capable goal the Air Force has for its F-35As, and the 75% goal for the Navy and Marine Corps’ F-35B and F-35C variants.”
Some Americans may be asking:
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?
Has dressing women to look like men had any positive or negative impact on recruiting?
Just the other day:
Predicting F-35 Information Suppression
Always love the comment section:
From comments:
“Sending soldiers to war based on lies and then treating them like shit when they return hurts recruitment.”
“You wanna know why people don’t enlist? Drive through the city and tell me how many signs you see that say “homeless vet, please help.” Tell me how many pharmacies stopped accepting Tricare. Tell me how often uncle Jim can’t be with the family for the 4th of July because fireworks make him freak out. And they pay you worse than a janitor! To guard a parking lot for a government that hates you! It’s not worth it!”
“I was a Marine for nearly a decade. I would never have joined if I knew what the country would turn into. The US is no longer worth defending. I moved out of the US permanently for an Asian country that has some dignity and self-respect.
Edit: BTW, I don’t believe it is the problems you’ve stated. People want to fight for things they believe in, and, like me, they’ve lost faith in the country and have no desire to join”
“I currently serve right now as a reservist. They are throwing money at new recruits, but for people who are already in, and for veterans, there is very little being done to keep us. Reenlistment bonuses are not great unless you have special forces or other high profile experience, and all veterans and currently serving know how difficult it is to get the benefits we are promised. I’ve been in for sixteen years and if it weren’t for being close to retirement pension eligibility in a few years, I would get out.”
“one of the biggest issues imo is the fact that people who get out tell their friends and family to never join, word of mouth is much more powerful than any marketing campaign”
“I was going to enlist in the army after high school. My parents, uncle and grandpa recommended me not to go in the army, yet, go into the airforce. They also said that they already fought so we won’t have to fight. They advised if I were to join the military that it should be in the purpose of defending our homeland, instead of some other crappy country that can care less about the US.”
“Growing up at the height of 9/11 and the Early War years as a kid right outside Fort Hood Army base. Patriotic fervor was in full swing. “Support The Troops” ribbons. Endless School art projects that entailed making American flags for newspaper stories. We wrote letters and sent mail to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, they would write back etc. I used to think Military Service was of the highest honor. But over the years the disturbing stories kept filtering in. Soldiers that had deployed to combat 5 times. Soldiers that got “Stop-Lossed” (Forcefully having their contract extended after trying to process out) An epidemic of suicide and nightmare disability process. The Iraq-Afghanistan Wars have truly decimated the prestige and image of the Service. The new generation has spent their entire lives seeing a generation of service men and women get brutalized by two wars and an indifferent government. I understand that on some level this has always been the case. But the “War On Terror” has been a unique beast entirely in screw-ups.”
There are more than 1,800 comments posted with the video above. I’ll stop here.
PBS NewsHour:
“Comments are turned off.”
Hey Uncle Sam- know that information suppression will kill enthusiasm related to enlisting in the US Armed Forces.
People want to live in a free and honest society.
Information Suppression – The Press is Weak
The Draft
Here at Oak Bay Starfish, we believe that a return to the draft is total political fantasy. Below, we will go into some of the reasons why, but not much is new if you’re one of the many readers who have been closely following the blog at any time since the catastrophic military failure of 911. Still wondering if anyone was fired over that.
National Guard
Thousands of men and women who signed up for the National Guard in the past 25 years did tours in places like Syria, Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo.
These families have stories to tell and they’re not all positive. Will their stories support a draft?
More here:
Uniparty No Good For Confidence in US Armed Forces?
Over at the US Armed Forces recruiting office
Random Thoughts – Recruiting Crisis
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
The country struggles with:
Possibly of interest:
Below, are some random thoughts and questions newspeople will not ask. Our questions appear in bold type.
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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Something from the last century