Cartel responds to Kristi Noem & Dept. of War Vietnam-style drug boat body counts by moving more product into the greater Puget Sound area.

In The News

King County Sheriff’s Office seizes $2 million in drugs tied to the Sinaloa cartel

KOMO News

Dec 23, 2025

“In a significant blow to the Sinaloa Cartel Network, the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Precinct Four Special Emphasis Team has successfully executed another drug bust, and photos show the seizure of drugs and cash.”

Zero questions on weak links in border security that allowed cartel product to move into Washington State.

KING 5 News

Four-Star General lets us know what to think at 0:27 below:

If you are on the Kristi Noem team, you have been out kicking ass this year. You have placed cartels on notice in a no-nonsense fashion.

2025 tough talk includes designating cartels as terrorist organizations and fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

What wars has DOD won by designating groups as terrorist organizations or by going after weapons of mass destruction?

Any questions from newspeople?

More than six months back, Kristi Noem deployed her ass kicking drug war road show.

Mar 20, 2025:

Homeland Security Vision of Success

Promotional events crafted and controlled by public affairs professionals, staged with major drug hauls, patrol boats, helicopters, etc.

The big campaign features top level team leaders thanking each other.

Well done.

Announcing the number of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels sent towards the US/Mexico border demonstrates a sense of commitment.

If you are part of a local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team, you are advertising the latest big drug bust after cartel product is able to move past the jurisdiction of federal agents at borders, border crossings and ports of entry, REAL ID checks and a barrier of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels prior to arriving in Hometown, USA.

If you are part of the DEA, you may hope for limited success coming from the Trump/Noem team because what would you do with yourself if cartel drugs could no longer enter the US?

Please let us know when Seattle area drug addicts have any difficulty finding their cartel product of choice.

If you are part of a local health dept. you are handing out Naloxone as always, to deal with the stuff that doesn’t get reported in the big local drug bust.

Americans were told that they faced a life and death situation after 911. If certain actions were not taken, terrorists could come to America to disrupt our way of life and attempt another 911.

If all this was a life and death situation that required sending the troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, wouldn’t it be important to ask a few public policy questions about what was going on?

Newspeople have a long history of not asking questions in this area.

Lessons Learned?

Anytime there is a plane crash, a loss at sea, or an industrial accident, a thorough investigation takes place. Lessons learned are used to prevent future accidents.

Any similar effort after a big drug bust?

Newspeople show zero curiosity in finding out how cartel product was able to move past Noem/Trump border security and on into WA.

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

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

The press has failed.

Over the past 35 years or so, newspeople have failed in their role of investigating and asking questions related to public policy.

In a free and honest society, newspeople would ask questions.

Possibly of interest:

Border Not Sealed – Seattle DEA

A Fake War On Terror Features A DEA That Thrives On Borders That Are Not Sealed

For the Marines, the War on Terror began before 911

Super Bowl Security Nonsense

TSA – Newspeople Refuse To Ask

See Something, Say Something?

We Like It – TSA Commentary

What Is A Fake War On Terror?

Launching Strikes In The Region Since 1991 Desert Storm

Unlimited Government

Big Drug War Success 2025

Take An Oath To The Constitution

Drug boat body count & Whidbey increase in illegal drug activity

Drug Boat Body Count Irrelevant At Seattle?

Throwback Thursday – Port Angeles Drug War

Big Success With Undeclared Wars?

Port Angeles Homeland Security Spending Spree

The people of Alaska need services in the Middle East

April 1, 2020

Old Drug War – Cartels Respond & Move More Product Into The US

Did General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger ever reduce access to cartel product anywhere in the US?

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

Has there been enough time for newspeople to ask questions?

Newspeople remain silent.

April 1, 2020 C-SPAN

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

The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.

February 20, 2025

Cartels designated as terrorist organizations.

Love to see newspeople ask:

Did the advantage of designating terrorist organizations in Iraq and Afghanistan allow those undeclared wars to be prevented, won or shut down?

March 20, 2025 

The Kristi Noem Ass Kicking Road Show And Public Affairs Crackdown Is Launched

Public Affairs efforts commence – the word goes out.

Cartels have been placed on notice.

Secretary of Homeland Security delivers no nonsense statements in the March 20, 2025 video posted below.

Homeland Security Vision of Success

Promotional events crafted and controlled by public affairs professionals, staged with major drug hauls, patrol boats, helicopters, etc.

The big campaign features top level team leaders thanking each other.

Well done.

Announcing the number of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels sent towards the US/Mexico border demonstrates a sense of commitment.

Another US Destroyer Deployed To Secure Southern Border

By Peter Aitken – Newsweek

September 2, 2025

Dept. of War Vietnam-style body count begins with first US strike on narco-terrorist drug boats.

Body count is now 104 people killed in these strikes.

Newspeople Avoid Asking:

Seattle, Bremerton, Everett, Tacoma, Port Angeles

Which community will be first to announce that local drug addicts are having any problem finding their cartel product of choice due to Dept. of War strikes on drug boats?

Which community will be first to announce that first responders are finding less need for Narcan, buprenorphine, Naloxone, fentanyl test strips, or any similar product used in overdose response situations?

Any questions from newspeople?

The Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area chases after cartel product not stopped at the border by Kristi Noem.

Will Northwest HIDTA be shut down when cartel drugs stop entering the US? Have recent US Dept. of Homeland Security efforts reduced the need for Northwest HIDTA services?

Has any community anywhere in the US downsized or shut down any local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team due to the success of Dept. of War strikes on narcoterrorist drug boats?

December 2025 – The Border Is Not Sealed

Compliant TV newspeople host the DEA for friendly interviews avoiding any mention of progress made by Kristi Noem or Dept. of War strikes on drug boats.

Border Not Sealed – Seattle DEA

In recent years, the press tends to support government agencies, departments and policies rather than question them.

Arizona DEA – Border Not Sealed

Texas – All Federal Efforts Fall Short

Kristi Noem’s giant and expensive US Dept. of Homeland Security appears to be completely irrelevant here.

The post 911 surveillance state (fusion centers, license scanners, Homeland Security grant money, monitoring of e-mails, text messages, & social media sites, no fly/terror watch lists, tracking of cell phones, best advances in REAL ID and AI technologies, etc.) fails to keep fentanyl out:

Fentanyl still flooding the Valley as DEA pushes for 0 deaths

by: Jorge Vela KVEO News

Dec 19, 2025

“The Drug Enforcement Agency has launched a new nationwide initiative called Fentanyl Free America, aiming for zero deaths from the deadly synthetic drug as fentanyl seizures continue to rise across the country.”

“Fentanyl was also recently designated a weapon of mass destruction, a move that expands the DEA’s authority to combat trafficking.”

“Dr. Melendez said illegal fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45.”

Love to see newspeople ask:

More overdose deaths now, or before the giant and expensive US Dept. of Homeland Security was created back in 2002?

Under Kristi Noem

Cartels move product into all 50 states.

DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:

“…HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states…”

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:

Welcome Home Troops

Common flashlight batteries are now locked up like diamond jewelry:

Kristi Noem is sealing off the border. Any day now, cartel drugs will no longer be available anywhere in WA.

People will no longer need cash to support a drug habit. There will be no more need to steal, and we can all go back to how things were in the last century.

Back to a time before the US Dept. of Homeland Security was established in 2002. This giant federal agency now has more than two decades of experience and lessons learned in working to prevent cartel product from entering the US. More overdose deaths now, or before DHS?

We’re not impressed.

Credibility squandered, enthusiasm dried up.

Don’t lie to people and maybe they would be more patriotic.

Related:

Drug boat body count & Whidbey increase in illegal drug activity

Drug Boat Body Count Irrelevant At Seattle?

Throwback Thursday – Port Angeles Drug War

What Is A Fake War On Terror?

Big Success With Undeclared Wars?

Take An Oath To The Constitution

Port Angeles Homeland Security Spending Spree

Sound Publishing And Black Press Media

Photo-

A symbol of newspeople not asking questions over the past 35 years or so.

Approved Flag Images

In The News

Kristi Noem’s giant and expensive US Dept. of Homeland Security appears to be completely irrelevant here:

3 killed in 3rd US strike on alleged drug boat in international waters, Trump says

ABC NEWS

Sept 19, 2025,

Trump says the U.S. military targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela

Sept 16, 2025

The Associated Press

“President Donald Trump said the U.S. military on Monday again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel, and hinted that the military targeting of cartels could be further expanded.”

“The strike was carried out nearly two weeks after another military strike on what the Trump administration said was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela that killed 11.”

Asked what proof the U.S. has that the vessel was carrying drugs, Trump replied, “We have proof. All you have to do is look at the cargo that was spattered all over the ocean — big bags of cocaine and fentanyl all over the place.”

What Others Are Saying

Another Military Strike on a Speedboat Confirms Trump’s Policy of Murdering Suspected Drug Smugglers

JACOB SULLUM Set 16, 2025

They All Swore An Oath

Why Shouldn’t Trump Be Convicted and Impeached for Murder?

by Jacob G. Hornberger

Sept 15, 2025

Our Take: As Always, Newspeople Avoid Asking Questions Re: The Seattle Scene

Please let us know:

In terms of fentanyl supply, is Seattle any different today than it was under Biden?

In The News

Seattle’s Little Saigon demands action with 15-point plan to tackle drug use, street crime

Joel Moreno – KOMO News

Sept 16, 2025

“The persistence of open-air drug use, drug trafficking, overdoses, and illegal street vending has community members demanding action in Seattle’s Little Saigon neighborhood.”

Did the advantage of designating terrorist organizations in Iraq and Afghanistan allow those undeclared wars to be prevented, won or shut down?

Did the advantage of designating cartels as terrorist organizations back on Feb 20, 2025 reduce the availability of fentanyl in the Puget Sound area?

Did the use of DOD ground units, US Navy assets and US Department of War action in open waters lead to any shortage of cartel product in the Puget Sound area?

Please Let Us Know When:

Puget Sound area first responders are finding any less need for Narcan, buprenorphine, Naloxone, fentanyl test strips, or any similar product used in overdose response situations.

Seattle area drug addicts are having any difficulty finding their cartel product of choice.

There is any shortage of cartel product in the Puget Sound area.

DEA

The Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area chases after cartel product not stopped at the border by Kristi Noem:

Will Northwest HIDTA be shut down when cartel drugs stop entering the US? Have recent US Dept. of Homeland Security efforts reduced the need for Northwest HIDTA services?

Any questions from newspeople?

Under Kristi Noem

Cartels move product into all 50 states.

DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:

“…HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states…”

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:

Across The Nation

If you are on the Kristi Noem team, you are out kicking ass.

If you are part of a local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team, you are advertising the latest big drug bust after cartel product is able to move past the jurisdiction of federal agents at borders, border crossings and ports of entry, REAL ID checks and a barrier of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels prior to arriving in Hometown, USA.

If you are part of the DEA, you may hope for limited success coming from the Trump/Noem team because what would you do with yourself if cartel drugs could no longer enter the US? Please let us know when Seattle area drug addicts have any difficulty finding their cartel product of choice.

If you are part of a local health dept. you are handing out Naloxone as always, to deal with the stuff that doesn’t get reported in the big local drug bust.

If you are part of DOD you avoid barracks maintenance in order to pay for sending The Troops three states over to secure the border while failing to manage federal contracts related to TRICARE.

When all US efforts fail to create any shortage of cartel product anywhere in the US:

Blame Mexico. Or, blame Canada.

A giant flag ritual at the next ball game will make it all good.

Old Drug War – Cartels Respond & Move More Product Into The US

Did General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger ever reduce access to cartel product anywhere in the US?

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

Has there been enough time for newspeople to ask questions?

Newspeople remain silent.

April 1, 2020 C-SPAN

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

The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.

Possibly of interest:

Cartel Product Not Stopped At The Border By Kristi Noem

Seattle Fentanyl Supply – Any Different Today Than Under Biden?

Fake Drug War Victory Lap

What Is A Fake War On Terror?

Drug War Show Business & The Puget Sound Area

Port Angeles Homeland Security Spending Spree

Seattle – Still Waiting On Kristi Noem

Seattle – Drug War Show Business

Kristi Noem & Another Victory Lap – Please Let Us Know

The Kristi Noem Ass Kicking Road Show Skips Seattle

TSA – Newspeople Refuse To Ask

Image above:

South entrance- Port Townsend Ship Canal

An old photo I took. Symbol of a significant Homeland Security/CBP/Border Patrol presence at Port Angeles that came together more than a decade ago.

In terms of fentanyl supply, is Seattle any different today than it was under Biden?

In The News

Seattle – Sept 16, 2025

Welcome Home Troops

KOMO News

“The crisis has obviously outweighed our resources and surpassed that. We still see about 100 people on a daily basis along 12th and Jackson engaged in drug use and illegal street vending,” said Tanya Woo, a former Seattle City Councilmember and one of the organizers of the press conference. “We just need some sort of relief for our small businesses.”

Grays Harbor County

Drug Task Force busts alleged Hoquiam narcotics dealer

The Daily World – Sept 16, 2025

“Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office A search at this home in Hoquiam resulted in the seizure of 29.5 grams of meth and 5 grams of fentanyl.”

Across The Nation

If you are on the Kristi Noem team, you are out kicking ass.

If you are part of a local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team, you are advertising the latest big drug bust after cartel product is able to move past the jurisdiction of federal agents at borders, border crossings and ports of entry, REAL ID checks and a barrier of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels prior to arriving in Hometown, USA.

If you are part of the DEA, you may hope for limited success coming from the Trump/Noem team because what would you do with yourself if cartel drugs could no longer enter the US? Please let us know when Seattle area drug addicts have any difficulty finding their cartel product of choice.

If you are part of a local health dept. you are handing out Naloxone as always, to deal with the stuff that doesn’t get reported in the big local drug bust.

If you are part of DOD you avoid barracks maintenance in order to pay for sending The Troops three states over to secure the border while failing to manage federal contracts related to TRICARE.

When all US efforts fail to create any shortage of cartel product anywhere in the US:

Blame Mexico. Or, blame Canada.

A giant flag ritual at the next ball game will make it all good.

March 20, 2025 – Public Affairs Crackdown Is Launched

Public Affairs efforts commence – the word goes out.

Cartels have been placed on notice.

Secretary of Homeland Security delivers no nonsense statements in the March 20, 2025 video posted below.

Homeland Security Vision of Success

Promotional events crafted and controlled by public affairs professionals, staged with major drug hauls, patrol boats, helicopters, etc.

The big campaign features top level team leaders thanking each other.

Well done.

Announcing the number of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels sent towards the US/Mexico border demonstrates a sense of commitment.

Another US Destroyer Deployed To Secure Southern Border

By Peter Aitken – Newsweek

The Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area chases after cartel product not stopped at the border by Kristi Noem.

Will Northwest HIDTA be shut down when cartel drugs stop entering the US? Have recent US Dept. of Homeland Security efforts reduced the need for Northwest HIDTA services?

Any questions from newspeople?

Under Kristi Noem

Cartels move product into all 50 states.

DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:

“…HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states…”

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:

Old Drug War – Cartels Respond & Move More Product Into The US

Did General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger ever reduce access to cartel product anywhere in the US?

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

Has there been enough time for newspeople to ask questions?

Newspeople remain silent.

April 1, 2020 C-SPAN

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

The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.

Related:

Seattle Fentanyl Supply – Any Different Today Than Under Biden?

Fake Drug War Victory Lap

What Is A Fake War On Terror?

Drug War Show Business & The Puget Sound Area

Port Angeles Homeland Security Spending Spree

Seattle – Still Waiting On Kristi Noem

Seattle – Drug War Show Business

The Kristi Noem Ass Kicking Road Show Skips Seattle

Drug War Show Business & The Puget Sound Area

TSA – Newspeople Refuse To Ask

In terms of fentanyl supply, is Seattle any different today than it was under Biden?

Are Puget Sound area first responders finding any less need for Narcan, buprenorphine, Naloxone, fentanyl test strips, or any similar product used in overdose response situations?

Are Seattle area drug addicts having any difficulty finding their cartel product of choice?

Did the advantage of designating cartels as terrorist organizations back on Feb 20, 2025 reduce the availability of fentanyl in the Puget Sound area?

Did the use of DOD ground units and US Navy assets lead to any shortage of cartel product in the Puget Sound area?

Grays Harbor Copper Theft

Is this type of theft related to needing cash to support a drug habit?

We can’t know by reading the news because newspeople deliver a press release instead of asking questions.

In The News

Three arrested after $50K worth of copper wire stolen near Hoquiam

KIRO 7 News Staff

August 25, 2025

Operating A Camera In A Public Place

The era of newspeople not asking questions brings on private citizens who go out and ask questions.

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.

These guys were also never waiting on the overthrow of Saddam Hussein or the take down of any other bad guy in distant lands, as DOD defends the constitution, etc.

Interaction with the US Dept. of Homeland Security

Old Drug War – Cartels Respond & Move More Product Into The US

Did General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger ever reduce access to cartel product anywhere in the US?

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

Has there been enough time for newspeople to ask questions?

Newspeople remain silent.

April 1, 2020 C-SPAN

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

The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.

Cartels move product into all 50 states:

DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:

“…HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states…”

Welcome Home Troops. Thanks for doing time/risking your ass in Iraq and Afghanistan, working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure.

Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:

Related:

Seattle – Drug War Show Business

Heavy On Mixed Messages – New Drug War

Seattle Fentanyl – Any Different Today Than Under Biden?

Kristi Noem & Another Victory Lap – Please Let Us Know

The Kristi Noem Ass Kicking Road Show Skips Seattle

TSA – Newspeople Refuse To Ask

Drug War Show Business & The Puget Sound Area

Port Angeles Homeland Security Spending Spree

Aug 21, 2025 KOMO News video:

Seattle newspeople get their chance to ask questions. They play the role of law enforcement public affairs staff instead.

The giant and expensive (since 2002) US Dept. of Homeland Security appears to be irrelevant here.

Questions That Went Unasked

Is the fentanyl situation in WA any different today than it was under Biden?

What role does the US Dept. of Homeland Security play in preventing cartel product from arriving in the Puget Sound area?

Have efforts made by the Secretary of Homeland Security in recent months created any shortage of fentanyl in the Puget Sound area?

Are Puget Sound area first responders finding any less need for Narcan, buprenorphine, Naloxone, fentanyl test strips, or any similar product used in overdose response situations?

Are Seattle area drug addicts having any difficulty finding their cartel product of choice?

Did the advantage of designating cartels as terrorist organizations back on Feb 20, 2025 reduce the availability of fentanyl in the Puget Sound area?

Did the use of DOD ground units and US Navy assets create any shortage of cartel product in the Puget Sound area?

Has the good work of the K9 teams contributed to any shortage of cartel product in the Puget Sound area?

Well done on the operation below.

US Dept. of Homeland Security played no role in preventing cartel product from arriving in Washington State?

Drug gangs in WA have no cartel product to work with until that product is able to move past the jurisdiction of federal agents at borders, border crossings and ports of entry/REAL ID checks and a barrier of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels prior to arriving in Hometown, USA.

Event begins at 10:54

March 20, 2025 – Public Affairs Crackdown Is Launched

Public Affairs efforts commence – the word goes out.

Cartels have been placed on notice.

Secretary of Homeland Security delivers no nonsense statements in the March 20, 2025 video posted below.

Homeland Security Vision of Success

Promotional events crafted and controlled by public affairs professionals, staged with major drug hauls, patrol boats, helicopters, etc.

The big campaign features top level team leaders thanking each other.

Well done.

Announcing the number of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels sent towards the US/Mexico border demonstrates a sense of commitment.

Another US Destroyer Deployed To Secure Southern Border

By Peter Aitken – Newsweek

Feb 20, 2025

Cartels designated as terrorists.

Old Drug War – Cartels Respond & Move More Product Into The US

Did General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger ever reduce access to cartel product anywhere in the US?

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

Has there been enough time for newspeople to ask questions?

Newspeople remain silent.

April 1, 2020 C-SPAN

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

The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.

Related:

Heavy On Mixed Messages – New Drug War

Seattle Fentanyl – Any Different Today Than Under Biden?

Kristi Noem & Another Victory Lap – Please Let Us Know

The Kristi Noem Ass Kicking Road Show Skips Seattle

TSA – Newspeople Refuse To Ask

Drug War Show Business & The Puget Sound Area

Port Angeles Homeland Security Spending Spree

Photo at top of page:

A symbol of TV newspeople who avoid asking questions.

Cartels move product into all 50 states:

DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:

“…HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states…”

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:

This is not a blog about current ICE raids. This blog is about newspeople not asking questions Re: a giant US Dept. of Homeland Security that has had more than two decades of experience and lessons learned in trying to keep cartel product from arriving in the US.

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

People will say Biden turned his back on border security. Let’s go with that.

The US Dept. of Homeland Security was established in 2002.

Love to see newspeople ask:

Has any US presidential administration since that time been able to use DHS to create any shortage of cartel product anywhere in the US?

President Trump has given full support to a Homeland Security mission of keeping cartel product out of the US.

Was Homeland Security ever meant to handle this task?

If so, why would DOD funding for maintenance related to barracks and other facilities be diverted to send US troops to the border?

In the news:

Pentagon Diverts $1 Billion from Army Barracks to Fund Border Mission

Military.com | By Steve Beynon
May 28, 2025

Is DOD A Scam?

When US troops were sent to Desert Shield/Storm in 1990/91 were the barracks neglected due to funding?

Currently serving leadership brought us:

Military Barracks Blasted Over Horrid Living Conditions, Lack of Accountability

MOAA SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Sending the troops three states over maxes out the budget? WTF?

More news:

Army Ends Most Barracks Maintenance at Fort Cavazos Amid Federal Cuts

Military.com | By Steve Beynon
June 06, 2025

New Drug War

When the new drug war takes hold, will we hear of Seattle area drug addicts having any problems finding their cartel product of choice?

Will local health departments see a reduced need to hand out Naloxone?

Will crimes like catalytic converter theft and copper theft become a thing of the past?

Will newspeople ask questions?

Newspeople have a long history of not asking questions related to Homeland Security funding and performance.

Old Drug War – Cartels Respond & Move More Product Into The US

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

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

Has there been enough time for newspeople to ask questions?

Newspeople remain silent.

April 1, 2020 C-SPAN

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

The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.

Cartels move product into all 50 states:

DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:

“…HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states…”

Welcome Home Troops. Thanks for doing time/risking your ass in Iraq and Afghanistan, working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure.

Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:

Related:

$51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security

Cartel Product Arrives In Seattle Following Homeland Security Public Affairs Crackdown

“Drug addicts who steal to feed their habit typically want their cash up front.”

Drug War Show Business & The Puget Sound Area

1980s Veterans – WTF Happened?

After a Port Angeles CBP buildup that took place more than a decade ago, is there any follow up made by the press to inform the public on whatever results have been achieved?

Port Angeles Homeland Security Spending Spree

Sound Publishing And Black Press Media

Photo at top of page-

A symbol of newspeople not asking questions on mixed messages from various levels of government Re: cartel product inside the US.

If you are on the Kristi Noem team, you are out kicking ass.

If you are part of a local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team, you are advertising the latest big drug bust after cartel product is able to move past the jurisdiction of federal agents at borders, border crossings and ports of entry and a barrier of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels prior to arriving in Hometown, USA.

If you are part of a local health dept. you are handing out Naloxone as always, to deal with the stuff that doesn’t get reported in the big local drug bust.

If you are part of DOD you avoid barracks maintenance in order to pay for sending The Troops three states over to secure the border while failing to manage federal contracts related to TRICARE.

A giant flag ritual at the next ball game will make it all good.

In The News

Over 1.5 million lethal fentanyl doses seized in Seattle drug trafficking bust

Stella Sun, KOMO News

June 2nd 2025

Cartel responds to Homeland Security public affairs crackdown by moving over 1.5 million lethal doses of fentanyl into Seattle.

2025 – Public Affairs Crackdown Begins

The Kristi Noem team is out kicking ass:

March 20, 2025

Public Affairs efforts commence – the word goes out.

Cartels have been placed on notice.

Secretary of Homeland Security delivers no nonsense statements in the March 20, 2025 video posted below.

Cartels have been designated as terrorists.

Homeland Security Vision of Success

Promotional events crafted and controlled by public affairs professionals, staged with major drug hauls, patrol boats, helicopters, etc.

The big campaign features top level team leaders thanking each other.

Well done.

Announcing the number of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels sent towards the US/Mexico border demonstrates a sense of commitment.

Another US Destroyer Deployed To Secure Southern Border

By Peter Aitken – Newsweek

Also From The Kristi Noem Team:

April 9, 2025

Pam Bondi thanks the US Coast Guard for preventing cartel product from arriving in the US:

April 9, 2025 – Public Affairs On The Job Again:

“…all the drugs off the streets…”

High levels of confidence in this businesslike event. Unfortunately, questions from the press were not picked up in the audio below.

The claim:

At 5:00 in the video above, the FBI director clams that various federal agencies will “…get all the drugs off the streets…”

Old Drug War – Cartels Respond & Move More Product Into The US

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

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

Has there been enough time for newspeople to ask questions?

Newspeople remain silent.

April 1, 2020 C-SPAN

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

The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.

Cartels move product into all 50 states:

DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:

“…HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states…”

Welcome Home Troops. Thanks for doing time/risking your ass in Iraq and Afghanistan, working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure.

Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:

Related:

“Drug addicts who steal to feed their habit typically want their cash up front.”

Drug War Show Business & The Puget Sound Area

Port Angeles Homeland Security Spending Spree

After a Port Angeles CBP buildup that took place more than a decade ago, is there any follow up made by the press to inform the public on whatever results have been achieved?

Sound Publishing And Black Press Media

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A symbol of mixed messages from various levels of government Re: cartel product inside the US.

If you are on the Kristi Noem team, you are out kicking ass.

If you are part of a local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team, you are advertising the latest big drug bust after cartel product is able to move past the jurisdiction of federal agents at borders, border crossings and ports of entry and a barrier of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels prior to arriving in Hometown, USA.

If you are part of a local health dept. you are handing out Naloxone as always, to deal with the stuff that doesn’t get reported in the big local drug bust.

Newspeople play along by not asking questions.

2025 – Public Affairs Crackdown Begins

The Kristi Noem team is out kicking ass:

March 20, 2025

Public Affairs efforts commence – the word goes out.

Cartels have been placed on notice.

Secretary of Homeland Security delivers no nonsense statements in the March 20, 2025 video posted below.

Cartels have been designated as terrorists.

Homeland Security Vision of Success

Promotional events crafted and controlled by public affairs professionals, staged with major drug hauls, patrol boats, helicopters, etc.

The big campaign features top level team leaders thanking each other.

Well done.

Announcing the number of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels sent towards the US/Mexico border demonstrates a sense of commitment.

Another US Destroyer Deployed To Secure Southern Border

By Peter Aitken – Newsweek

Also From The Kristi Noem Team:

April 9, 2025

Pam Bondi thanks the US Coast Guard for preventing cartel product from arriving in the US:

April 9, 2025 – Public Affairs On The Job Again:

“…all the drugs off the streets…”

High levels of confidence in this businesslike event. Unfortunately, questions from the press were not picked up in the audio below.

The claim:

At 5:00 in the video above, the FBI director clams that various federal agencies will “…get all the drugs off the streets…”

Cartel responds by moving 32 pounds of fentanyl and 2.5 pounds of heroin into Western Washington.

In The News:

Aberdeen drug bust includes fentanyl worth $1.1M

The Daily World – May 27, 2025

“On May 16, the Grays Harbor Drug Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Tahoma Narcotics Enforcement Team served search warrants in Mill Creek and Kent. A 28- year-old Kent male was arrested as well as his brother, a 30-year-old Mill Creek resident. Thirty-two pounds of fentanyl, 2.5 pounds of heroin, over $32,000 in cash and three vehicles were seized.”

Mixed Messages

Mixed messages from various levels of government Re: cartel product inside the US.

If you are on the Kristi Noem team, you are out kicking ass.

If you are part of a local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team, you are advertising the latest big drug bust after cartel product is able to move past the jurisdiction of federal agents at borders, border crossings and ports of entry and a barrier of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels prior to arriving in Hometown, USA.

If you are part of a local health dept. you are handing out Naloxone as always, to deal with the stuff that doesn’t get reported in the big local drug bust.

If you did time in uniform while risking your ass in Iraq or Afghanistan/working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure, you see that cartels move product into all 50 states.

DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:

“…HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states…”

But, don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:

Newspeople play along by not asking questions.

Here At Oak Bay Starfish

We are looking for newspeople to let us know when Puget Sound area drug addicts have any difficulty in finding their cartel product of choice.

We are looking for real newspeople to let us know when local health departments see a reduced need to hand out Naloxone.

Will crimes like catalytic converter theft and copper theft become a thing of the past?

Related:

“Drug addicts who steal to feed their habit typically want their cash up front.”

Drug War Show Business & The Puget Sound Area

Port Angeles Homeland Security Spending Spree

After a Port Angeles CBP buildup that took place more than a decade ago, is there any follow up made by the press to inform the public on whatever results have been achieved?

Sound Publishing And Black Press Media