May 27, 2022 The White House
“I was appointed to the Academy in 1965…”
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“I was appointed to the Academy in 1965…”
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The US should maintain strong and ready military forces.
The US Armed Forces have attracted many good people over the years.
In some cases, the US Armed Forces provide for our security. That’s as good as it gets.
In terms of American rights and freedoms- The Dept. of Defense has no more say than the Dept. of Agriculture.
Related:
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
Misinformation and Militarized Freedom Nonsense
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
The US Armed Forces – A Giant Civil Rights Organization?
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
Memorial Day- long weekend/BBQ guilt trips
Why do we speak of the US Armed Forces as if they function as some sort of giant civil rights organization?
Freedom Comes And Goes – Joint Chiefs of Staff Play No Part
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 the press find out from elected officials how sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution.
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
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Photo source for image above here.
People familiar with Ocean Shores, WA would balk at the idea that the scene above is local to Ocean Shores.
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Fooling Visitors to Oak Harbor
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The effort to stamp out misinformation in social media does not apply to major TV networks promoting the idea that US troops are sent to distant lands to defend American rights and freedoms.
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“Fought for freedom on foreign battlefields”
Do the folks who go on TV to say they support veterans also advocate for phasing out undeclared wars?
The Dept. of Defense has a truly poor track record with undeclared wars. This record goes back to 1949, the year DOD was established.
Schmoozy TV Freedom Nonsense – Leaving Afghanistan
Love to see the press, school teachers, sports announcers and politicians come clean on how any of this was linked to American rights and freedoms or defending the constitution.
Both major political parties continue to promote the idea that The Troops are sent to distant lands to fight for American rights and freedoms.
Congressman Derek Kilmer:
May 26, 2019
Wars are for freedom and democracy.
Feb 28, 2020 WPSD Local 6
Second lady Karen Pence visits Fort Campbell
“It is our priority to come alongside you and your children so that our military service members can stay focused on their mission and remain ready to fight and protect our freedom.”
Feb 17, 2020
Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper:
“This Presidents Day, let us never forget the extraordinary men and women serving our Country. As we remember our founders that formed our great Nation, we also remember our Service Members fiercely defending the freedoms we value every day.”
Why do we speak of the US Armed Forces as if they function as some sort of giant civil rights organization?
JUNE 27, 2021 PRESS RELEASE
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi-
Defensive airstrikes in the Iraq-Syria border region are for protecting:
“…the military heroes who defend our freedoms…”
Claims about freedoms that cry out for questioning:
May 28, 2020 WMAR
Salisbury Mayor deploying to Africa with Maryland National Guard
Several news sources published this quote. View them here.
The idea that sending hometown troops to Africa would be linked in any way with keeping the people of Salisbury Maryland safe and free calls for more discussion.
Mayor Day,
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can you help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
“Signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday as part of the new $1.4 trillion spending bill, a new measure prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.”
Local press:
“For the past couple of years, the Whidbey News-Times paid the insurance for the Veterans Day Parade, about $200, because it was a small way of saying thank you to the men and women who sacrificed so that we may have our liberties, including our Freedom of Speech.”
Were US troops sent to Vietnam so that Americans could be free to send letters to the editor?
Is there any case in which the US Armed Forces have been sent to distant lands on a mission to protect freedom of speech?
Is protecting freedom of speech even part of training scenarios?
Military Town – Hometown Pride
September 27, 2019 Whidbey News-Times
Sound Off: Freedom doesn’t come free, and it’s sometimes noisy
“…the men and women of the armed forces guarantee our freedom…”
1967
Did the Joint Chiefs of Staff send The Troops to safeguard American freedoms?
Was it the Viet Cong that set up laws in 16 US states to prohibit interracial marriage?
Glorification of military service / total nonsense:
WA Secretary of State
“Our right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces.”
If a right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces, how come women were not allowed full voting rights at the end of WWI?
Why the need for a 1965 Voting Rights Act if overseas military operations somehow secured voting rights?
If a right to vote is protected by the US Armed Forces, what becomes of that right when the US leaves Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc., without a victory?
Men Died For the Right to Vote?
Right To Vote Linked To Military Operations/US Troops in Distant Lands?
The US should maintain strong and ready military forces.
In some cases, the US Armed Forces provide for our security. That’s as good as it gets.
In terms of American rights and freedoms- The Dept. of Defense has no more say than the Dept. of Agriculture.
Legal marijuana, concealed carry of handguns, semi automatic rifle sales, federal minimum drinking age, sports betting, voting rights, bump stock ban, interracial marriage, gay marriage, tobacco sales, open container laws, etc.
None of these are linked in any way with The Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Troops, The Dept. of Defense or the outcome of military operations overseas.
As the decades of undeclared/unwon wars stack up (The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.) the greater the cultural urge to glorify people who do, or did time in uniform.
If there is an honest reason to send people away into decades of undeclared/unwon wars overseas let’s hear all about it.
Just Be Honest.
Stop with the glorification of undeclared/unwon wars in distant lands.
Related:
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
The US Armed Forces – A Giant Civil Rights Organization?
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
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A symbol of newspeople, school teachers, sports announcers veterans and politicians who fail to ask questions.
The issue is not limited to any single platform, public personality or media outlet.
The general trend has been to suppress voices of dissent and provide news coverage that favors government agencies, departments and policies.
Love to see the press get out and interview people on various sides of any issue.
I want to know what various people are thinking on various issues.
Jan 3, 2022 KOMO News
Joe Rogan encourages move to new social media app after Twitter bans GOP lawmaker
Several comments here.
KOMO and some of the commenters make it more about personalities and less about what people think of ongoing information suppression.
Not too many years ago, American society was much less about information suppression.
Social media is big on it now.
Today, newspeople show a lack of initiative and curiosity in asking questions.
JFK speaks about the role of the press and voices of dissent in a free society:
Today, TV newspeople tend to report only one side of the story.
Much of what we get today is sort of a press release style of news reporting where a statement is prepared by whatever agency was involved in the latest policy update, drug bust/federal grant money award, etc.
Newspeople post this statement as is.
A 5th grade book report would require more in the way of asking questions.
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.
I’d be more interested in paying (again) for a local paper subscription if there was more in the way of newspeople asking questions.
Elimination of reader comments works against the idea of paying for an online subscription.
Manage it, don’t ban it. Online comment sections
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.
There’s always something to learn or think about from the points others make in the comment section.
Over the years, I’ve seen some really good points brought up in the comments section. Manage it, don’t ban it.
Puget Sound area newspeople play along by not asking questions.
Port Angeles
Local people find drugs and report to local (not federal) law enforcement authorities. Federal employees create news story and say that federal agents used a K-9 to “seize” the drugs.
Question for CBP:
Why does the news story created by CBP not line up with local reports?
Mainstream newspeople remain silent.
News links and Sheriff’s Dept. Facebook post here:
Port Angeles Border Patrol – Investigation Stalled For 3 Weeks?
Original blog post:
Port Angeles Border Patrol Agents Seize Meth?
When is the last time all of Penn Cove was safe for recreational shellfish harvest?
Living on an Island near Puget Sound, there seems to be great concern for salmon, orca, eagles, recreational shellfish and clean water.
Has anyone ever seen the Puget Sound area press ask questions about Whidbey water quality impacted by sewage treatment plant outfalls?
Has anyone ever seen any government agency, elected official or volunteer organization seeking answers related to one or more sewage treatment plants sending unsafe product into the waters near Whidbey Island?
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
Oak Harbor
Oak Harbor City Park
“Clams, mussels and oysters CLOSED year-round.”
“Washington Department of Health (DOH) cautions that clams, oysters, and mussels from this beach are not fit for human consumption at any time.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
Daily status reports here:
Washington State Department of Health Shellfish Safety Map
A photo tour of Penn Cove here:
Wastewater Treatment Plant – Department of Ecology Award For Outstanding Performance
Distance learning idea:
Podcast 4 Another Month With An R – Whidbey Sewage Treatment Plant Outfalls
Whidbey Waters – Mixed Signals of Concern
Related:
Manage it, don’t ban it. Online comment sections
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
JFK – Voices of dissent and misinformation
Sports Writers and Alternative Media – Still Free To Ask Questions
Independent Press Needs Federal Cash?
A few public policy questions newspeople will not ask:
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A symbol of information suppression and newspeople who show a lack of initiative and curiosity in asking questions.
There’s nothing like being direct… pic.twitter.com/GGdzx7pUY8
— ZNeveri (@ZNeveri) November 8, 2021
Random thoughts:
We were told we needed to send troops to Vietnam.
Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.
Some may have become skeptical along the way.
Secrecy Re: JFK assassination files that remain sealed does not enhance government credibility.
Since WWII, information now available on:
USS Calhoun County sailors dumped thousands of tons of radioactive waste, using GIs in mustard gas experiments, using GIs to test nuclear weapons, Agent Orange, MCAS El Toro and Camp Lejeune water contamination & Gulf War Syndrome.
Links & sources:
JBLM – US Armed Forces Vaccine Hesitancy
JFK speaks about the role of the press and voices of dissent in a free society:
Possibly of interest:
JFK – Voices of dissent and misinformation
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Quality time at Point Partridge
Seen on Twitter:
“How do you thank a veteran? Here’s what our employees had to say.”
My answer:
Reach for an honest understanding of US foreign policy.
Find out from elected officials how sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution.
Look for TV newspeople to play along by not asking questions.
Claims about freedoms that cry out for questioning:
Two major political parties continue to promote the idea that The Troops are sent to distant lands to fight for American rights and freedoms.
School teachers and newspeople are OK with promoting this urban legend.
Local press:
Hometown pride running high. High enough to stop asking questions?
“For the past couple of years, the Whidbey News-Times paid the insurance for the Veterans Day Parade, about $200, because it was a small way of saying thank you to the men and women who sacrificed so that we may have our liberties, including our Freedom of Speech.”
Were US troops sent to Vietnam so that Americans could be free to send letters to the editor?
Is there any case in which the US Armed Forces have been sent to distant lands on a mission to protect freedom of speech?
Is protecting freedom of speech even part of training scenarios?
The US Armed Forces – A Giant Civil Rights Organization?
Glorification of military service / total nonsense:
WA Secretary of State
“Our right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces.”
If a right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces, how come women were not allowed full voting rights at the end of WWI?
Why the need for a 1965 Voting Rights Act if overseas military operations somehow secured voting rights?
If a right to vote is protected by the US Armed Forces, what becomes of that right when the US leaves Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc., without a victory?
Men Died For the Right to Vote?
Right To Vote Linked To Military Operations/US Troops in Distant Lands?
May 28, 2020 WMAR
Salisbury Mayor deploying to Africa with Maryland National Guard
Several news sources published this quote. View them here.
The idea that sending hometown troops to Africa would be linked in any way with keeping the people of Salisbury Maryland safe and free calls for more discussion.
Mayor Day,
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can you help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
“Signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday as part of the new $1.4 trillion spending bill, a new measure prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.”
Related:
USMC Birthday and Veterans Day Memories
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
School Teachers, Please Help Out With Lessons About Where Freedom Comes From
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
Do Americans have an honest relationship with the US Armed Forces?
Freedom Comes And Goes – Joint Chiefs of Staff Play No Part
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.
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
Several questions newspeople will avoid asking:
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
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Don’t miss our companion blog-found here: Old Man Blog
Got into an interesting disscussion here.
Discussion ended after I made the replies below, due to:
“You’re unable to view this Tweet because this account owner limits who can view their Tweets.”
I posted:
I’d be more interested in paying (again) for a local paper subscription if there was more in the way of newspeople asking questions.
Love to see newspeople asking questions.
What we get now is sort of a press release style of news reporting where a statement is prepared by whatever agency was involved in the latest policy update, drug bust/federal grant money award, etc.
Newspeople post this statement as is.
I was told something similar to: The press would be able to ask more questions if people paid for more newspaper subscriptions.
My response:
Has an agreement been made that the local press may not report on or ask questions on some stories?
I will provide a couple of examples below.
Not picking on local newspapers here. We are hearing they are the ones who need more funds from subscription and advertising sales, federal bailout cash, etc.
The stories below will not be covered by pubic radio, news radio, local TV news stations, etc. If I have this all wrong, please post in comments.
Living on an Island near Puget Sound, there seems to be great concern for salmon, orca, eagles, recreational shellfish and clean water.
Has anyone ever seen the Puget Sound area press ask questions about Whidbey water quality impacted by sewage treatment plant outfalls?
Has anyone ever seen any government agency, elected official or volunteer organization seeking answers related to one or more sewage treatment plants sending unsafe product into the waters near Whidbey Island?
Maybe the press should be better about asking questions if they are going to line up for federal bailout cash.
Example Number One
Several Whidbey beaches remain closed all year long for recreational shellfish harvest because of sewage treatment outfall.
Sewage treatment outfall. Not stormwater.
Reporting on this topic appears to be completely off limits to the press.
View the Washington State Department of Health beach list here.
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
Oak Harbor
Oak Harbor City Park
“Clams, mussels and oysters CLOSED year-round.”
“Washington Department of Health (DOH) cautions that clams, oysters, and mussels from this beach are not fit for human consumption at any time.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
Daily status reports here:
Washington State Department of Health Shellfish Safety Map
Following the situation on our blog for several years now.
A photo tour of Penn Cove here:
Wastewater Treatment Plant – Department of Ecology Award For Outstanding Performance
Example Number Two
Port Angeles
Local people find drugs and report to local (not federal) law enforcement authorities. Federal employees create news story and say that federal agents used a K-9 to “seize” the drugs.
Question for CBP:
Why does the news story created by CBP not line up with local reports?
Mainstream newspeople remain silent.
News links and Sheriff’s Dept. Facebook post here:
Port Angeles Border Patrol – Investigation Stalled For 3 Weeks?
Original blog post:
Port Angeles Border Patrol Agents Seize Meth?
Question to newspeople everywhere:
JFK speaks about the role of the press and voices of dissent in a free society:
Related:
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
JFK – Voices of dissent and misinformation
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A symbol of newspeople who fail to ask questions.
Americans were never meant to agree on matters of a personal nature. This is why we have so many different churches here and people who opt out on attending services.
Today, crisis requires a one size fits all, guilty until proven innocent approach.
The press tends to support this.
Today, people who offer up a voice of dissent, and their social media accounts, are suppressed.
If they accept whatever message is handed down by elected officials and government agencies, their voice is authorized.
JFK speaks about the role of the press and voices of dissent in a free society:
Look for scolding, shaming, guilt tripping, dividing people up into groups and pitting one group against another in dealing with the next crisis.
Maybe all of the US should function like one, giant military base.
Freedom of individual expression could be fully controlled. No distractions. No dissent.
We were told we needed to send troops to Vietnam.
Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.
Some may have become skeptical along the way.
Related:
Press Release Style of News Reporting – Lazy Newspeople
JFK – Voices of dissent and misinformation
WA COVID – Press Release Style of News Reporting
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
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Crescent Beach
About 12 miles west of Port Angeles
Today, it seems as if the press promotes whatever message is handed down by elected officials and government agencies.
If the policy does not work to achieve goals, reporting on the policy may end completely.
Here is an example:
Puget Sound area shootings roll on.
WA voters approved enhanced background checks back in 2014.
The new requirements have had time to take hold.
Did the new requirements reduce gun crimes?
Has there been time for newspeople to ask questions?
I find zero reporting on how enhanced background checks have played any role in reducing Puget Sound are shootings.
Newspeople appear to show little initiative and curiosity in asking questions.
Would TV newspeople consider creating an interview setting where people from various sides of an issue are given a chance to speak?
The press release style of reporting does not allow for that. Is there any news here, that wouldn’t show up on a law enforcement facebook page?
JFK speaks about the role of the press and voices of dissent in a free society:
The press release style of news reporting means that a statement is prepared by whatever agency just created a new policy or was involved in the latest drug bust/federal grant money award, etc. Newspeople post this statement as is.
A 5th grade book report would require more in the way of asking questions.
Related:
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Another DEA Press Release – Zero Questions From Newspeople
Reporting The News by Press Release
Port Angeles Drug War Covered By Press Release
JFK – Voices of dissent and misinformation
WA COVID – Press Release Style of News Reporting
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1st letter:
Writer is from Quilcene.
Experience took place in the Hoh Rainforest.
2nd letter:
Writer is from Oak Harbor.
Person from Quilcene is told:
“…this is a Navy town. Jets are a part of it.
The writer from Quilcene may have thought:
The US has vast holdings in the Southwestern United States and elsewhere in the form of bombing ranges, missile test ranges, federal lands appropriate for nuclear weapons testing, etc. War games and military training might be conducted in these areas without bothering anyone?
Some examples:
“NAS Fallon serves as the Navy’s premier tactical air warfare training center.”
National Training Center, Fort Irwin
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 29 Palms
China Lake, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE
Naval Auxillary Landing Field San Clemente Island
Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range (CMAGR)
The US should maintain strong and ready military forces.
The idea that freedom comes from military aircraft does not seem to stand up to any discussion or questioning. In a free and honest society it would be OK to ask questions related to public policy.
In some cases, the US Armed Forces provide for our security. That’s as good as it gets.
In terms of American rights and freedoms-The Dept. of Defense has no more say than the Dept. of Agriculture.
Legal marijuana, concealed carry of handguns, semi automatic rifle sales, federal minimum drinking age, sports betting, voting rights, bump stock ban, interracial marriage, gay marriage, tobacco sales, open container laws, etc.
None of these are linked in any way with The Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Troops, The Dept. of Defense or the outcome of military operations overseas.
As the decades of undeclared/unwon wars stack up (The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.) the greater the cultural urge to glorify people who do, or did time in uniform.
If there is an honest reason to send people away into decades of undeclared/unwon wars overseas let’s hear all about it.
Just Be Honest.
Stop with the glorification of military training.
Public policy questions (in bold type) and US history:
The Dept. of Defense was nowhere to be found on 911. We haven’t won a war since.
Did the advantage of US air power allow the undeclared wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be prevented, won or shut down?
The Department of Defense track record for winning undeclared wars goes back to 1949.
Sound of Freedom
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can elected officials of any party or any member of the press help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
Sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution?
What becomes of American rights and freedoms and the constitution when the US returns from distant lands without a victory?
Whatever happened to the formal congressional declaration of war?
This would be the time to hear from elected leaders and top generals Re: lessons learned on all the issues that have doomed the Department of Defense track record for winning wars since DOD was established in 1949.
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
1967
Did the Joint Chiefs of Staff send The Troops to safeguard American freedoms?
Was it the Viet Cong that set up laws in 16 US states to prohibit interracial marriage?
Many veterans claim to have served to protect American rights & freedoms.
How does this work?
Do the US Armed Forces function as some sort of giant civil rights organization?
Hey school teachers–
If The Troops fight for American rights and freedoms- why were black people still riding at the back of the bus after the big WWII victory?
One of the nation’s largest, oldest and most respected veterans organizations tells us: Veterans, not politicians, ‘give us the right to vote,’ observers at Amherst Veterans Day ceremonies told
Veterans give rights?
School Teachers, Please Help Out With Lessons About Where Freedom Comes From
If veterans fought for our right to vote- how come women were not allowed full voting rights at the end of WWI?
Hometown Pride
Local paper in a military town-
Several years ago, hometown pride was running high:
“For the past couple of years, the Whidbey News-Times paid the insurance for the Veterans Day Parade, about $200, because it was a small way of saying thank you to the men and women who sacrificed so that we may have our liberties, including our Freedom of Speech.”
Were US troops sent to Vietnam so that Americans could be free to send letters to the editor?
Is there any case in which the US Armed Forces have been sent to distant lands on a mission to protect freedom of speech?
Is protecting freedom of speech even part of training scenarios?
How do The Troops defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Keeping US Safe
If sending US troops to Afghanistan and creating a $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security was meant to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things, why are drug cartels able to move product into all 50 states?
Source: DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program
“There are currently 33 HIDTAs, and HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states, as well as in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia.”
Look for newspeople to ask zero questions in this area.
DEA’s drug threat report: Mexican cartel flooding Northwest with fentanyl
Source: March 2, 2021 KTVZ
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Related:
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
Appreciation For Alternative Viewpoints And Voices of Dissent
Memorial Day- long weekend/BBQ guilt trips
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
Do Americans have an honest relationship with the US Armed Forces?
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
Freedom Comes And Goes – Joint Chiefs of Staff Play No Part
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yeomalt
Don’t miss our companion blog-found here: Old Man Blog
May 27, 2021 Los Angeles Daily News
A prayer, a salute and a thank you on Memorial Day for those who fought to secure our freedoms
Random thoughts:
Interesting that WWII is used as a justification for war, but no comment is made on the undeclared/unwon wars that followed.
The Dept. of Defense did not exist until 1949.
The free and well armed people who populate the North American continent could be forced by people in military uniforms to pledge allegiance to a flag not of their choosing?
“Gather around kids, I want to talk to you about Memorial Day.”
Interesting that the focus is on children. Maybe this is because they see the speaker/writer as an authority figure and will not question the message. Our questions appear in bold type.
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can elected officials of any party or any member of the press help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
“Signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday as part of the new $1.4 trillion spending bill, a new measure prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.”
“…a mean, crazed man named Hitler who wanted to take over the world.”
Please see Operation Sea Lion.
FDR
Answering his call to arms? 10 million were drafted in WWII.
June 24, 2020 Jacob G. Hornberger
The “Greatest” Generation’s Refusal to Fight the “Good War”
“According to the website of the National WWII Museum, 38.8% (6,332,000) men were volunteers in World War II while 61.2% (11,535,000) were draftees.”
WWII
If the troops were fighting for American rights and freedoms-why were black people still riding at the back of the bus after the big WWII victory?
1967
Did the Joint Chiefs of Staff send The Troops to safeguard American freedoms?
Was it the Viet Cong that set up laws in 16 US states to prohibit interracial marriage?
Glorification of military service / total nonsense:
WA Secretary of State
“Our right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces.”
If a right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces, how come women were not allowed full voting rights at the end of WWI?
Why the need for a 1965 Voting Rights Act if overseas military operations somehow secured voting rights?
If a right to vote is protected by the US Armed Forces, what becomes of that right when the US leaves Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc., without a victory?
Men Died For the Right to Vote?
Right To Vote Linked To Military Operations/US Troops in Distant Lands?
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
The US should maintain strong and ready military forces.
In some cases, the US Armed Forces provide for our security. That’s as good as it gets.
In terms of American rights and freedoms-The Dept. of Defense has no more say than the Dept. of Agriculture.
Legal marijuana, concealed carry of handguns, semi automatic rifle sales, federal minimum drinking age, sports betting, voting rights, bump stock ban, interracial marriage, gay marriage, tobacco sales, open container laws, etc.
None of these are linked in any way with The Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Troops, The Dept. of Defense or the outcome of military operations overseas.
As the decades of undeclared/unwon wars stack up (The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.) the greater the cultural urge to glorify people who do, or did time in uniform.
If there is an honest reason to send people away into decades of undeclared/unwon wars overseas let’s hear all about it.
Just Be Honest.
Stop with the glorification of wars in distant lands.
Sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution?
What becomes of American rights and freedoms and the constitution when the US returns from distant lands without a victory?
Whatever happened to the formal congressional declaration of war?
This would be the time to hear from elected leaders and top generals Re: lessons learned on all the issues that have doomed the Department of Defense track record for winning wars since DOD was established in 1949.
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
Related:
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
Do Americans have an honest relationship with the US Armed Forces?
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
May28, 2018 Jacob G. Hornberger
Memorial Day Is Based on a Lie
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Newspeople play along by not asking questions.
Our questions appear in bold type.
What role do 1,200-horsepower Border Patrol Interceptor boats play in keeping heroin away from Port Angeles?
2011-
2013-
Heroin epidemic gripping Port Angeles
2015-
Port Angeles residents fed up with heroin problem
2017-
“Residents who filled the Port Angeles City Council chambers and lobby Tuesday night said they were fed up with the heroin epidemic in Clallam County and asked what is being done to stop opioid abuse and what they can do to help.”
2019-
“Jail staff are now using medication to help addicts detox from heroin while in custody.”
Feb 27, 2019
Cartel Moves 180 Kilograms Of Meth From Mexico To Canada by Rail
The Canadian Press
Police find meth smuggled into Canada through new Ford cars built in Mexico
“Police say they have busted an alleged drug smuggling operation where methamphetamine was being hidden in new cars built in Mexico that were then transported by rail to Canada.”
“Ontario Provincial Police say employees at four Ford dealerships discovered the drugs stashed within spare tires that didn’t match the cars.”
“Police say they found 180 kilograms of meth during the investigation.”
No CBP/GWOT inspection of rail shipments entering the US?
State-run media update:
Jun 3, 2020 DEA NewYork
Nothing gets past @CBP’s K9 units!
Nothing gets past @CBP’s K9 units?
Surely, a free and independent press will step up and ask for clarification on this wild CBP claim.
Hey newspeople, how did 2,224 pounds of meth tied to the Sinaloa cartel enter Riverside County, if nothing gets past @CBP’s K9 units?
Why is there a deadly fentanyl problem in Eastern Washington if nothing gets past CBP social media posts?
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for risking your ass in Iraq & Afghanistan-working to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Anytime there is a plane crash, a loss at sea, or an industrial accident, a thorough investigation takes place. Lessons learned are used to prevent future accidents.
Will any investigation be conducted to learn why a $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security fails to keep meth originating in Mexico from arriving in Hawaii?
Hawaii Meth – Lessons Learned?
Have opioid lawsuits played any role in improving the situation?
Has a $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security been able to reduce access to fentanyl in the Puget Sound area?
Zero questions from newspeople:
Always reported as good news when your county is designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Zero questions from the press about spending $49.8 billion every 12 months on a US Dept. of Homeland Security that fails to keep cartel product from showing up all over the US.
Port Angeles
Local people find drugs and report to local (not federal) law enforcement authorities. Federal employees create news story and say that federal agents used a K-9 to “seize” the drugs.
Question for CBP:
Why does the news story created by CBP not line up with local reports?
Mainstream newspeople remain silent.
News links and Sheriff’s Dept. Facebook post here:
Port Angeles Border Patrol – Investigation Stalled For 3 Weeks?
Original blog post:
Port Angeles Border Patrol Agents Seize Meth?
Questions for newspeople:
If sending US troops to Afghanistan and creating a $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security was meant to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things, why are drug cartels able to move product into all 50 states?
Source: DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program
“There are currently 33 HIDTAs, and HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states, as well as in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia.”
Look for newspeople to ask zero questions in this area.
DEA’s drug threat report: Mexican cartel flooding Northwest with fentanyl
Source: March 2, 2021 KTVZ
Related:
November 11, 2019 Fred Reed
Send DOD to fight the cartels:
More here:
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
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Looking towards the Ebey’s Landing Bluff Trail
Anytime there is a plane crash, a loss at sea, or an industrial accident, a thorough investigation takes place. Lessons learned are used to prevent future accidents.
Will any investigation be conducted to learn why a $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security fails to keep meth originating in Mexico from arriving in Hawaii?
Associated Press May 17, 2021
Drug-Related Deaths in Honolulu Hit a 5-Year High in 2020
“A lot of methamphetamine comes from Mexico…”
“U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Honolulu police officers are also finding fentanyl in counterfeit oxycodone pills manufactured in Mexico and transported to Hawaii from California.”
:…methamphetamine remains the largest drug threat in Hawaii…”
“Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Executive Director Gary Yabuta said methamphetamine has been the state’s main drug threat for 30 years.”
“It comes in from the Mexican cartels through the West Coast to Hawaii. It’s no longer manufactured in Hawaii,” he said.
The press has moved away from asking questions.
Our questions appear in bold type.
The press release style of news reporting means that a statement is prepared by whatever agency was involved in the latest drug bust/federal grant money award, etc. Newspeople post this statement as is.
A 5th grade book report would require more in the way of asking questions.
Voting is highly emphasized in American culture. Asking questions related to public policy takes a lower priority.
Are newspeople forbidden to ask questions related to Homeland Security funding and performance?
If sending US troops to Afghanistan and creating a $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security was meant to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things, why are drug cartels able to move product into all 50 states?
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for risking your ass in Iraq & Afghanistan-working to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Port Angeles
Local people find drugs and report to local (not federal) law enforcement authorities. Federal employees create news story and say that federal agents used a K-9 to “seize” the drugs.
Question for CBP:
Why does the news story created by CBP not line up with local reports?
Mainstream newspeople remain silent.
News links and Sheriff’s Dept. Facebook post here:
Port Angeles Border Patrol – Investigation Stalled For 3 Weeks?
Original blog post:
Port Angeles Border Patrol Agents Seize Meth?
Has General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger reduced access to cartel product anywhere in the US?
Has there been enough time for newspeople to ask questions?
Newspeople remain silent.
April 1, 2020 C-SPAN
WWII costume reminds us of a time before decades of undeclared/unwon wars stacked up.
The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.
Both major parties and the press are OK with undeclared/unwon wars that never end.
Related:
Polk County Florida “…Our Partnership With Homeland Security…”
Press Release Style of News Reporting
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
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A symbol of newspeople not asking questions.
April 15, 2021 The American Legion
American Legion calls for ending ‘Forever War’
“…Oxford called for the repeal of the “outdated authorizations for use of military force” that are currently being used to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.”
Taking this position makes me interested in looking into becoming a member.
Whatever happened to the formal congressional declaration of war?
Related:
Do Americans have an honest relationship with the US Armed Forces?
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May 13th 2021 KATU
Biden team aware of political perils from pipeline shutdown
“The Biden administration swung aggressively into action after a primary gasoline pipeline fell prey to a cyberattack — understanding that the situation posed a possible series of political and economic risks.”
Aggressively swinging into action after hackers shutdown pipeline which delivers about 45% of the East Coast’s gas.
Questions for newspeople:
Did fusion centers, a $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security or DOD cybersecurity units play any role in preventing these crimes?
Sept 17, 2020 DOD
DOD Works to Increase Cybersecurity for U.S., Allies
“There are also cyber criminals who pose a growing threat from their use of ransomware to extort money from local and state governments as well as the commercial sector, she said.”
Also from KATU
$49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security unable to keep drug kingpin from moving fentanyl, heroin, and meth from Mexico into the Pacific Northwest.
Zero questions from newspeople.
May 12, 2021
Drug trafficking suspect charged with bringing fentanyl, meth from Mexico to Oregon
Related:
The press release style of news reporting means that a statement is prepared by whatever agency was involved in the latest drug bust/federal grant money award, etc. Newspeople post this statement as is.
A 5th grade book report would require more in the way of asking questions.
Press Release Style of News Reporting
Questions for newspeople:
If sending US troops to Afghanistan and creating a $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security was meant to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things, why are drug cartels able to move product into all 50 states?
Source: DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program
“There are currently 33 HIDTAs, and HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states, as well as in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia.”
Look for newspeople to ask zero questions in this area.
DEA’s drug threat report: Mexican cartel flooding Northwest with fentanyl
Source: March 2, 2021 KTVZ
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for risking your ass in Iraq & Afghanistan-working to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Related:
Port Angeles Border Patrol Agents Seize Meth?
Port Angeles Border Patrol – Investigation Stalled For 3 Weeks?
REAL ID And The Fake War on TerrorA Free And Honest Society?
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
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Watching the waves at Point Partridge
A huge success for the legal drug dealers- they sold more than 6,800 tons of prescription drugs to people who did not need them.
April 20, 2021 Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
“Over the 10-year span of Take Back Day, DEA has brought in more than 6,800 tons of prescription drugs.”
“With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration is holding its 20th Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24th.”
When news/social media posts are created by federal employees, there’s no need to deal with any awkward/real questions from the press.
Questions newspeople will not ask:
Did opioid lawsuits play any role in reducing opioid overdose deaths?
How do drug cartels react to opioid lawsuits?
If sending US troops to Afghanistan and creating a $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security was meant to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things, why are drug cartels able to move product into all 50 states?
Look for newspeople to ask zero questions in this area.
DEA’s drug threat report: Mexican cartel flooding Northwest with fentanyl
Source: March 2, 2021 KTVZ
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for risking your ass in Iraq & Afghanistan-working to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Has General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger reduced access to cartel product anywhere in the US?
Has there been enough time for newspeople to ask questions?
Newspeople remain silent.
April 1, 2020 C-SPAN
WWII costume reminds us of a time before decades of undeclared/unwon wars stacked up.
The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.
Both major parties and the press are OK with undeclared/unwon wars that never end.
Port Angeles
Local people find drugs and report to local (not federal) law enforcement authorities. Federal employees create news story and say that federal agents used a K-9 to “seize” the drugs.
Mainstream newspeople remain silent.
News links here:
Port Angeles Border Patrol Agents Seize Meth?
Related:
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Don’t miss our companion blog-found here: Old Man Blog
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yeomalt
Random thoughts for Thursday:
I often think that the WWII generation, generally did a better job of running a modern society.
The Troops
The US Armed Forces have attracted a lot of good people over the years.
Mar 10, 2021 Military.com
Americans’ Trust and Confidence in the Military Is Decreasing, New Survey Finds
People might come around if they had a say in undeclared/unwon wars that never end. When do we get to vote on all this?
USO: “…82% of military families feel that the public doesn’t understand their sacrifices.”
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
Drug Addiction and Homelessness
Local governments continue to struggle:
March 9th 2021 KOMO
Everett mulls ordinance that would outlaw homeless encampments in part of the city
March 9, 2021 Whidbey News-Times
Sound Off: State must help with fallout from ‘extraordinary opinion’
“With a 5-4 majority, the Court in State v. Shannon Blake declared Washington’s felony drug possession statute to be void.”
Camping on the sidewalk was already a thing before all this. What now?
Will it be OK to camp on the sidewalk?
The AIDS crisis in the 1980s presented Americans with a life and death situation. Society dealt with this through education and advances in medicine.
The homelessness and drug addiction problem doesn’t seem to get better even as large amounts of money go towards it in places like Seattle.
A $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security that fails to keep cartel product from showing up all over the US.
Welcome Home Troops
Has General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger reduced access to cartel product anywhere in the US?
Has there been enough time for newspeople to ask questions?
Newspeople remain silent.
April 1, 2020 C-SPAN
March 8, 2021 KIRO 7 News
Why catalytic converter thefts are on the rise
People need more money for more drugs that a $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security fails to keep from showing up all over the US.
Zero mention of the drug problem by KIRO.
DEA’s drug threat report: Mexican cartel flooding Northwest with fentanyl
Source: March 2, 2021 KTVZ
When the WWII generation was in charge, was every other ad on TV for powerful drugs with life threatening side effects?
Legal anti-depression meds that may bring on thoughts of suicide (0:34)
Welcome Home Troops
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
LED Lightbulbs
We have been using these at home for several years now.
My impressions:
They do not last for years on end. I changed one the other day and used a standard bulb form an old lamp as a replacement. The standard bulb weighed much less. That means that the same number of LED bulbs use more energy when packed in the back of a big smokey truck. The truck picks them up at the Port of Tacoma after they arrive from China, then heads out to some giant distribution warehouse in Atlanta GA.
Light bulbs used to be made in places like Ohio or Indiana. Across the street from where they made TVs.
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Mar 5, 2021 Kitsap Sun
Military’s highest-ranking officer visits Naval Base Kitsap
Newspeople take a pass on asking questions. Our questions appear in bold type.
Gen. Milley launched an operation to go after drug cartels in April of 2020.
April 1, 2020 C-SPAN
Have these efforts reduced access to cartel product anywhere in the Puget Sound area?
Newspeople remain silent.
March 2, 2021 KTVZ
DEA’s drug threat report: Mexican cartel flooding Northwest with fentanyl
Nov 12, 2020 General Milley explains an oath to the Constitution:
Sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution?
What becomes of American rights and freedoms and the constitution when the US returns from distant lands without a victory?
Whatever happened to the formal congressional declaration of war?
This would be the time to hear from elected leaders and top generals Re: lessons learned on all the issues that have doomed the Department of Defense track record for winning wars since DOD was established in 1949.
Related:
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
Defending The Constitution With Decades Of Undeclared Wars
Another DEA Press Release – Zero Questions From Newspeople
Unsustainable Military Spending
Thank You First Lady Dr. Jill Biden
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Proud Tradition – The People of WA Need Services In The Middle East
Six US Presidents have now had their hands on the wheel in Iraq
The Press Is Weak – Newspaper Revenue Down Compared To 20 Years Ago
Press might need less bailout cash if it was more in the habit of asking questions
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
When I was 18, the WWII generation was in charge
“…few service members truly know what that oath means…”
School teachers taught us about:
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
1967
Did the Joint Chiefs of Staff send The Troops to safeguard American freedoms?
Was it the Viet Cong that set up laws in 16 US states to prohibit interracial marriage?
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
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Photo – Hill Road
A huge success for the legal drug dealers-they sold more than 900,000 pounds of prescription drugs to people who did not need them.
Source:
Mar 6, 2021 WGNO
AG Jeff Landry in Mansfield to discuss ongoing efforts to combat the opioid epidemic
“According to the Drug Enforcement Administration web page, more than 900,000 pounds of unused prescription drugs were collected nationwide during National Take Back Day in April.”
Legal anti-depression meds that may bring on thoughts of suicide (0:34)
Welcome Home Troops
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Welcome Visitors
Rent yourself a State Parks buoy at Fort Worden
Voted best consumer value in weekend recreation.
People go to alternative media because the family friendly, hometown pride-oriented local small town papers and TV news folks have moved away from asking questions.
Independent/alternative media.
Out asking questions:
Alternative media goes positive:
Newspapers are suppressing online comment sections, getting away from asking questions related to public policy, and telling us they need more support from subscription and advertising sales while lining up for federal bailout cash.
Got it.
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell promotes federal assistance for small newsrooms.
My podcast:
Podcast 8 Senator Cantwell and the local press
I’d be more interested in paying (again) for a local paper subscription if there was more in the way of newspeople asking questions.
Elimination of reader comments works against the idea of paying for an online subscription.
Related:
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
WA – Dining Outside While Sealed Inside A Tent Is Legal
Does the science still say WA marijuana and booze sales are essential?
The Press Is Weak – Newspaper Revenue Down Compared To 20 Years Ago
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
A Free & Honest Society? – Thanks Brandi Kruse
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
Has anyone ever seen the Puget Sound area press ask questions about Whidbey water quality impacted by sewage treatment plant outfalls?
Various Versions of Hometown Pride
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Low tide near Deception Pass
Dec 24, 2020 Brandi Kruse
“For the record, you have every right to record the police from a sidewalk.”
Comments indicate Brandi’s post is controversial.
Operating a camera in a public place is controversial?
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.
Dec 24, 2020 The Dallas Morning News
Man sues Keller officers after he was arrested, pepper-sprayed in what he says was retaliation
The mayor said Keller police initiated an internal affairs investigation into the case, which found that Shimanek arrested “an individual for an offense that was not committed.”
Reccomendations to calm down American culture:
Just be honest.
The family friendly, hometown pride-oriented local small town papers and TV news folks are more welcome to do interviews related to public policy/operating a camera in a public place. Unfortunately, they seem to have moved away from asking questions.
School teachers:
Individual rights should be taught and understood as a requirement for high school graduation.
Individual rights in a culture that can’t stop bragging about freedoms
School teachers:
Just Be honest.
Are you more likely to have small children memorize and recite a pledge of allegiance to a flag than teach them about limited government powers?
Operating a camera in a public place:
In the 60s & 70s I never attended a Veterans Day assembly at school.
There were none.
Probably enough veterans around to remove most of the mystique, or maybe those veterans thought it was all just an average thing and did not want to be seen as a separate part of American society, or get head of the line parking spots over at the grocery store.
Today
Each November, school teachers across America host Veterans Day assemblies– and promote the idea to children that The Troops are in distant lands-fighting for American rights and freedoms-as if the US Armed Forces function as some sort of giant civil rights organization.
In Washington State, these assemblies are mandatory.
The VA tells teachers that The Troops are Defending Liberty and Freedom.
Love to see a student ask: If The Troops fight for your right to sit, stand, kneel, etc.-why were black people still riding at the back of the bus after the big WWII victory?
Love to see a student ask: If the wars aren’t won-how can they protect our freedom?
Love to see a student ask: Whatever happened to lessons about Armistice Day?
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.
Freedom comes and goes
Legal marijuana, concealed carry of handguns, semi automatic rifle sales, federal minimum drinking age, sports betting, voting rights, bump stock ban, interracial marriage, gay marriage, tobacco sales, open container laws, etc.
None of these are linked in any way with The Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Troops, The Dept. of Defense or the outcome of military operations overseas.
As the decades of undeclared/unwon wars stack up (The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.) the greater the cultural urge to glorify people who do, or did time in uniform.
If there is an honest reason to send people away into decades of undeclared/unwon wars overseas let’s hear all about it.
Just Be Honest.
Stop with the glorification of undeclared/unwon wars in distant lands.
Related:
Operating A Camera In A Public Place
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
The Press Is Weak – Newspaper Revenue Down Compared To 20 Years Ago
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
Has anyone ever seen the Puget Sound area press ask questions about Whidbey water quality impacted by sewage treatment plant outfalls?
Various Versions of Hometown Pride
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Bluff Trail
Local info:
Love to see the mainstream press establish a better reputation for asking questions.
I follow several newspapers on Twitter. Yesterday, a couple of them helped us out with this:
Nov 20, 2020 The News Tribune
Not real news roundup: Debunking theories on dead people voting, mob boss ballot fraud
Across the nation, several newspapers have gone with this theme. View them here.
I would love to be able to go to the mainstream press and see newspeople asking questions and doing more in the way of investigative stories.
I’d be more interested in paying (again) for a local newspaper subscription if there was more in the way of newspeople asking questions.
Elimination of reader comments (this is the trend in the Puget Sound area) also works against the idea of paying for an online subscription.
Newspeople have stopped asking questions.
Puget Sound area papers have stripped away all comments from past articles, and removed the opportunity to post comments to new articles.
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Newspeople post whatever press release is handed off.
A 5th grade book report would require more in the way of asking questions.
Reporting The News by Press Release
Senator Cantwell claims that local press is a policeman on the beat against misinformation
WA COVID – Press Release Style of News Reporting
Journalism Needs Our Support Now, More Than Ever
The Press Is Weak – Newspaper Revenue Down Compared To 20 Years Ago
Newspeople are cheerleaders for telling everybody to get out and vote
People could do a better job of voting if they were better informed.
Newspapers are suppressing online comment sections, getting away from asking questions related to public policy and telling us they need more support from subscription and advertising sales.
Got it.
The Press Is Weak
People go to alternative media because the family friendly, hometown pride-oriented local small town papers and TV news folks have moved away from asking questions.
Image above: 11/21/2020
Source: Washington State Department of Health Shellfish Safety Map
Click image to enlarge.
Living on an Island near Puget Sound, there seems to be great concern for salmon, orca, eagles, recreational shellfish and clean water.
Has anyone ever seen the Puget Sound area press ask questions about Whidbey water quality impacted by sewage treatment plant outfalls?
Has anyone ever seen any government agency, elected official or volunteer organization seeking answers related to one or more sewage treatment plants sending unsafe product into the waters near Whidbey Island?
Several Whidbey beaches remain closed all year long for recreational shellfish harvest because of sewage treatment outfall.
Sewage treatment outfall. Not stormwater.
Reporting on this topic appears to be completely off limits to the press.
Coupeville – just west of Captain Thomas Coupe Park
“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
More here:
Whidbey Waters – Mixed Signals of Concern
“…talking to officials at the Town of Coupeville…”
Distance learning idea:
Podcast 4 Another Month With An R – Whidbey Sewage Treatment Plant Outfalls
Zero Questions/Zero Curiosity from Newspeople
Local press:
“For the past couple of years, the Whidbey News-Times paid the insurance for the Veterans Day Parade, about $200, because it was a small way of saying thank you to the men and women who sacrificed so that we may have our liberties, including our Freedom of Speech.”
Were US troops sent to Vietnam so that Americans could be free to send letters to the editor?
Is there any case in which the US Armed Forces have been sent to distant lands on a mission to protect freedom of speech?
Is protecting freedom of speech even part of training scenarios?
Military Town – Hometown Pride
The press release style of news reporting means that statements are prepared by whatever agency was involved in the latest bust/federal grant money award, news conference, etc. Newspeople post these statements without asking any questions.
Cartels Respond to General Milley’s Big DOD Crackdown
Port Angeles CBP Staffing and Infrastructure
Cartel Moves Product Past General Milley, CBP & Into The Puget Sound Area – Newspeople Remain Silent
Spokane – Opioid Lawsuit Update
5:50
The web can be used to spread truth.
Misinformation has been around since before the internet.
We were told we needed to send troops to Vietnam to stay safe.
Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.
JFK speaks about the role of the press in a free society:
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Point Partridge
Local info:
What We Have Now
A $51.6 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security that fails to keep cartel product from showing up all over the US.
Billions of dollars spent every 12 months to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.
Newspeople ask zero questions in this area.
US Troops at the border, El Chapo takedown, opioid lawsuits, REAL ID, Homeland Security grant money, CBP social media posts, strict post 911/GWOT security protocols, and a $51.6 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security fail to prevent cartel product from arriving in the US.
Voting is highly emphasized in American culture. Asking questions related to public policy takes a lower priority.
Are newspeople forbidden to ask questions related to Homeland Security funding and performance?
In the news:
November 18th 2020 Marine Glisovic KATV News Video
What’s the DEA doing to disrupt drug trafficking in Arkansas?
“More drugs than ever are being smuggled into the states from across the border of Mexico – so what exactly are Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Arkansas doing to try and stop it?”
“DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the Little Rock field office, Justin King, told KATV that the biggest drug threat to Arkansans is Methamphetamine. He said that most of the meth being trafficked in and out of this state is being made in Mexico.”
Do the good guys who made the local busts notify the good guys at the border about the weak links in their process?
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for risking your ass in Iraq & Afghanistan-working to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Newspeople avoid asking questions, so we’ll ask a few here. Our questions appear in bold type.
Looks like meth is still arriving in the US after getting past Gen. Milley’s operation Macho Swagger and a $51.6 billion US Dept of Homeland Security.
Has General Milley’s bold pledge to clobber the cartels played any role in keeping meth from entering the US?
Would the DEA be out of work if General Milley was going to act on his pledge to clobber the cartels?
State-Run Media/CBP Social Media Posts
CBP tells us:
Nothing gets past @CBP’s K9 units!
Nothing gets past @CBP’s K9 units?
Surely, a free and independent press will step up and ask for clarification on this wild CBP claim.
Hey newspeople, how did 2,224 pounds of meth tied to the Sinaloa cartel enter Riverside County, if nothing gets past @CBP’s K9 units?
Why is there a deadly fentanyl problem in Eastern Washington if nothing gets past CBP social media posts?
Have opioid lawsuits played any role in keeping deadly fentanyl from arriving in Eastern Washington?
Newspeople post whatever press release is handed off.
A 5th grade book report would require more in the way of asking questions.
Related:
Journalism Needs Our Support Now, More Than Ever
The Press Is Weak – Newspaper Revenue Down Compared To 20 Years Ago
Miss America & The DEA vs. Drug Cartels
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Spokane – Opioid Lawsuit Update
Cartels Respond to General Milley’s Big DOD Crackdown
Port Angeles CBP Staffing and Infrastructure
Cartel Moves Product Past General Milley, CBP & Into The Puget Sound Area – Newspeople Remain Silent
Always Reported as a Highly Successful Team Effort – The Big Puget Sound Drug Bust
Port Angeles/Blaine Drug War Scam – Zero Questions From The Press
Port Angeles – Post 911 CBP Spending Spree
Rare & Mysterious Port Angeles Border Patrol Arrests
Port Angeles Drug War Covered By Press Release
Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs personnel during Operation Macho Swagger–a ride-along to let us know what is being done to keep the southern edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca safe from B.C. incursions: Operation Macho Swagger & Port Angeles Heroin
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
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South entrance-Port Townsend Ship Canal
October 19, 2020 Washington Examiner
There’s no reason for Trump to keep troops in Somalia
“The U.S. has about 7,000 troops in Africa, and there are troops in 50 of 54 African countries. Combat missions are ongoing in about 20 African countries.”
“Unfortunately, influential voices in Washington are presenting a false choice between staying in Somalia forever or empowering evil terrorists. Al Shabab is a clear threat, but it is a regional threat that presents no direct threat to the American homeland.”
If US action in Somalia is keeping bad people/evil terrorists from coming here to do bad things, how did 2,224 pounds of meth tied to the Sinaloa cartel enter Riverside County?
Riverside County shares no border with Mexico.
Nov 17, 2020 Responsible Statecraft
Trump demands Afghan withdrawal and Washington panics. But it’s time to leave, now.
Are US Troops in distant lands defending American rights and freedoms?
The press plays along by not asking any questions. The press makes no effort to block unverified claims.
May 28, 2020 WMAR
Salisbury Mayor deploying to Africa with Maryland National Guard
Several news sources published this quote. View them here.
The idea that sending hometown troops to Africa would be linked in any way with keeping the people of Salisbury Maryland safe and free calls for more discussion.
Mayor Day,
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can you help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
“Signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday as part of the new $1.4 trillion spending bill, a new measure prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.”
More here:
Defending The Constitution With Decades Of Undeclared Wars
18-20 year old adults are seen as 2nd class citizens:
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Men Died For the Right to Vote?
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
Don’t miss our companion blog-found here: Old Man Blog
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yeomalt
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Watching the waves at Fort Casey
The Governor’s office tells us what to expect in the way of new COVID restrictions. The Puget Sound area press passes along whatever the message is from the Governor without asking any questions for clarification or to attemp to keep the public better informed.
Questions for newspeople:
How did the science tell us that a 75% reduction in grocery store services was required?
People will be waiting in long lines, in bad weather just to enter a grocery store. What is the medical advantage here?
Does the science still say WA marijuana and booze sales are essential?
Social distancing rules have been in place and have been followed in grocery stores for months now. I have not seen any retailer that let up on mask wearing and social distancing protocols. If grocery stores have been doing their part, why pound them with a 75% reduction in grocery store services?
Various Comments Online
I have been reading comments online. Many comments go something like this:
“It’s your fault for not wearing a mask in previous months.”
“I hope the anti-maskers are happy now.”
“A mask is better than a ventilator!”
“A mask is better than a grave.”
Since first required, I have worn a mask each time I have entered a post office, bank, grocery store, retail outlet, etc.
Not disputing the mask requirement, but telling us that COVID-19 is a life and death concern requiring regular people to stay home from work and designating marijuana and booze sales as essential, may have made people wonder about the science here.
Special construction projects are approved:
May 12th, 2020
Got it.
The state took money from some people, and gave it to some other people.
If your construction crew is working on a project based on any sort of voluntary exchange or honest demand for services, you might have to stay home for a while.
Love to see the press go and ask some questions.
Related:
75% reduction in grocery store services all across WA
Leavenworth COVID And Beer Drinking Oddities
WA Voting – Did the science say marijuana jobs were essential?
Journalism Needs Our Support Now, More Than Ever
The Press Is Weak – Newspaper Revenue Down Compared To 20 Years Ago
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
Don’t miss our companion blog-found here: Old Man Blog
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yeomalt
General Milley explains an oath to the constitution:
Newspeople avoid asking questions, so we’ll ask a few here.
Sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution?
What becomes of American rights and freedoms and the constitution when the US returns from distant lands without a victory?
Federal workers must take an oath to support and defend the U.S. Constitution. An employee of the Dept. of Agriculture must take the same oath as General Milley?
Whatever happened to the formal congressional declaration of war?
This would be the time to hear from elected leaders and top generals Re: lessons learned on all the issues that have doomed the Department of Defense track record for winning wars since DOD was established in 1949.
The formal congressional declaration of war would also be the time for a careful review of important issues such as: PTSD, suicide, GTMO/torture, use of contractors, war crimes, a $6.4 trillion price tag, lies about freedom, propaganda, dressing women to look like men, exit strategy, mission creep, nation building, reduction of traditional military benefits offered when people signed up to stay on for multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, who should register for the draft, planning ticker-tape parades and joyous celebrations, etc.
Do public schools still teach about Armistice Day?
Related:
July 5, 2018 Salon
America’s special form of cowardice: Why we never declare war anymore
“…failing to take a formal position on a war is politically useful for members of Congress. Punting responsibility for declaring or authorizing war allows politicians to avoid the appearance of opposing a war that might prove popular if successful, or supporting a war that would be unpopular if unsuccessful.”
The WWII costume worn by General Milley reminds us of a time before decades of undeclared/unwon wars stacked up.
The Department of Defense track record for winning undeclared wars goes back to 1949.
More here:
18-20 year old adults are seen as 2nd class citizens:
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Men Died For the Right to Vote?
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
Don’t miss our companion blog-found here: Old Man Blog
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yeomalt
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We are told that our freedoms are defended by troops engaged in undeclared wars that have nothing to do with our freedoms.
Nov 9, 2020 Newport News Times
Our veterans paid the price for our freedom
“Our military personnel give so much in order for us to enjoy the freedom we have, freedom we all too often take for granted.”
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.
Why do we pretend that the US Armed Forces function as some sort of giant civil rights organization?
Many veterans claim to have served to protect American rights & freedoms.
How does this work?
Black people were still riding at the back of the bus after the big WWII victory.
1967
Did the Joint Chiefs of Staff send The Troops to safeguard American freedoms?
Was it the Viet Cong that set up laws in 16 US states to prohibit interracial marriage?
Congressman Derek Kilmer:
Wars are for freedom and democracy.
Glorification of military service / total nonsense:
WA Secretary of State:
“Our right to vote is protected by the extraordinary men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.”
Page 7 of the Washington State Elections Voters Pamphlet for the November 5th, 2019 General Election:
“Our right to vote is protected by the members of the U.S. Armed Forces.”
One of the nation’s largest, oldest and most respected veterans organizations:
Any newspeople available to ask:
Congressman Kilmer,
If wars are fought for democracy-how come women were not allowed full voting rights at the end of WWI?
Why the need for a 1965 Voting Rights Act if overseas military operations somehow secured voting rights?
Veterans give rights?
It turns out The Troops were in no hurry to enable all adults to act on their right to vote.
US Military operations conducted in the 1940s, 50s & 60s didn’t get the job done.
It wasn’t until July of 1971 that 18 year old adults could take delivery on one of the freedoms we hear so much about.
Local press:
“For the past couple of years, the Whidbey News-Times paid the insurance for the Veterans Day Parade, about $200, because it was a small way of saying thank you to the men and women who sacrificed so that we may have our liberties, including our Freedom of Speech.”
Were US troops sent to Vietnam so that Americans could be free to send letters to the editor?
Is there any case in which the US Armed Forces have been sent to distant lands on a mission to protect freedom of speech?
Is protecting freedom of speech even part of training scenarios?
Military Town – Hometown Pride
September 27, 2019 Whidbey News-Times
Sound Off: Freedom doesn’t come free, and it’s sometimes noisy
“…the men and women of the armed forces guarantee our freedom…”
Since last November 11th:
May 28, 2020 WMAR
Salisbury Mayor deploying to Africa with Maryland National Guard
Several news sources published this quote. View them here.
The idea that sending hometown troops to Africa would be linked in any way with keeping the people of Salisbury Maryland safe and free calls for more discussion.
Mayor Day,
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can you help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
“Signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday as part of the new $1.4 trillion spending bill, a new measure prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.”
Freedom Comes And Goes
Legal marijuana, concealed carry of handguns, semi automatic rifle sales, federal minimum drinking age, sports betting, voting rights, bump stock ban, interracial marriage, gay marriage, tobacco sales, open container laws, etc.
None of these are linked in any way with The Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Troops, The Dept. of Defense or the outcome of military operations overseas.
As the decades of undeclared/unwon wars stack up (The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.) the greater the cultural urge to glorify people who do, or did time in uniform.
If there is an honest reason to send people away into decades of undeclared/unwon wars overseas let’s hear all about it.
Just Be Honest.
Stop with the glorification of undeclared/unwon wars in distant lands.
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
Related:
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Men Died For the Right to Vote?
Don’t miss our companion blog-found here: Old Man Blog
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yeomalt
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Early winter morning- Point Wilson, Washington
Nov 3, 2020 The Astorian
Our View: Keep small newsrooms alive
“The moment the dust settles after the election, Congress and the White House must renew the Paycheck Protection Program to continue supporting jobs at local news outlets, as well as at the host of business advertisers on which communities and newspapers depend.”
I’d be more interested in paying (again) for a local newspaper subscription if there was more in the way of newspeople asking questions.
Elimination of reader comments (this is the trend in the Puget Sound area) also works against the idea of paying for an online subscription.
Newspeople have stopped asking questions.
Both Whidbey papers have stripped away all comments from past articles, and removed the opportunity to post comments to new articles.
Newspapers are suppressing or eliminating online comment sections. A forum for individual thought is not part of the plan. Newspapers are getting away from asking questions related to public policy while 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
The Press Is Weak
People go to alternative media because the family friendly, hometown pride-oriented local small town papers and TV news folks have moved away from asking questions.
Image above: 10/29/2020
Source: Washington State Department of Health Shellfish Safety Map
Click image to enlarge.
Living on an Island near Puget Sound, there seems to be great concern for salmon, orca, eagles, recreational shellfish and clean water.
Underreported news stories are curious.
Has anyone ever seen the Puget Sound area press ask questions about Whidbey water quality impacted by sewage treatment plant outfalls?
Has anyone ever seen any government agency, elected official or volunteer organization seeking answers related to one or more sewage treatment plants sending unsafe product into the waters near Whidbey Island?
Several Whidbey beaches remain closed all year long for recreational shellfish harvest because of sewage treatment outfall.
Sewage treatment outfall. Not stormwater.
Reporting on this topic appears to be completely off limits to the press.
Coupeville – just west of Captain Thomas Coupe Park
“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
More here:
Whidbey Waters – Mixed Signals of Concern
“…talking to officials at the Town of Coupeville…”
Distance learning idea:
Podcast 4 Another Month With An R – Whidbey Sewage Treatment Plant Outfalls
Zero Questions/Zero Curiosity from Newspeople
Local press:
“For the past couple of years, the Whidbey News-Times paid the insurance for the Veterans Day Parade, about $200, because it was a small way of saying thank you to the men and women who sacrificed so that we may have our liberties, including our Freedom of Speech.”
Were US troops sent to Vietnam so that Americans could be free to send letters to the editor?
Is there any case in which the US Armed Forces have been sent to distant lands on a mission to protect freedom of speech?
Is protecting freedom of speech even part of training scenarios?
Military Town – Hometown Pride
The press release style of news reporting means that statements are prepared by whatever agency was involved in the latest bust/federal grant money award, news conference, etc. Newspeople post these statements without asking any questions.
Cartels Respond to General Milley’s Big DOD Crackdown
Port Angeles CBP Staffing and Infrastructure
Cartel Moves Product Past General Milley, CBP & Into The Puget Sound Area – Newspeople Remain Silent
Spokane – Opioid Lawsuit Update
JFK speaks about the role of the press in a free society:
Newspeople need to step up their game.
Senator Cantwell claims that local press is a policeman on the beat against misinformation
Podcast 8 Senator Cantwell and the local press
The Press Is Weak – Newspaper Revenue Down Compared To 20 Years Ago
Journalism Needs Our Support Now, More Than Ever
Manage it, don’t ban it. Online comment sections
Ready to Support Local News on Whidbey Island
Censorship – Newspapers Suppressing or Eliminating Online Comment Sections
A 5th grade book report would require more in the way of asking questions.
Reporting The News by Press Release
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Many social media posts are encouraging people to get out and vote.
I understand making an issues-oriented case for voting to elect a candidate or why to vote yes or no on a ballot initiative.
I don’t get the idea of simply encouraging bulk voting.
I am not against voting. I make no effort to tell people to vote or stay home. I do not tell people how to vote.
It makes sense to me that people will want to choose one candidate or another. It also makes sense to me that people would lose interest in voting.
I’d like to see people reach for an honest understanding of what the major political parties believe in.
I’d like to see people take a look at what stays the same no matter what political party or personality enters the White House.
Both major parties are good with undeclared/unwon wars that never end, wasteful Homeland Security spending, the drug war, federal prohibition of marijuana, treating 18-20 year old adults as 2nd class citizens, and an ongoing glorification of military service.
Newspeople play along by not asking questions.
Much voting has led to where we are now.
A man on the moon in 1969 was a proud American moment.
Much has changed.
Over the past 50 years or so, both major parties have taken turns in power and have squandered credibility that would help in the current situation. A wide variety of political personalities have occupied the White House.
We were told we needed to send troops to Vietnam to stay safe.
Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.
Even in a big election season, the press avoids digging into issues. Coverage is more about political personalities/teams and telling people to be sure to vote.
Related:
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
WA Voting – Did the science say marijuana jobs were essential?
Journalism Needs Our Support Now, More Than Ever
The Press Is Weak – Newspaper Revenue Down Compared To 20 Years Ago
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
Don’t miss our companion blog-found here: Old Man Blog
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yeomalt
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Shorter days at Point Partridge