Archives for category: Super Bowl security

It’s a big government operation. After the catastrophic military failure on 911, the response was big DOD budgets and a US Dept. of Defense that continues a decades-long tradition of not being able to stay out of or win undeclared wars in distant lands. A military jet flyover at the opening of the game is an annual reminder of all this.

911 was a reminder that bad people might try to come here and do bad things. DHS was created, and the old routine of going to have lunch in Canada with only your standard driver’s license was done away with.

Love to see newspeople interview the US Dept. of Homeland Security & ask:

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

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

Today, a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security fails to create any shortage of opioids in the Puget Sound area. A major show of force prior to and during the big game reminds the public of the impressive capabilities of this giant federal agency. Newspeople will avoid asking questions on Homeland Security funding and performance.

TV newspeople skip asking questions and play the role of federal public affairs staff instead:

The folks who can’t keep fentanyl trafficking cartels from moving product into various US communities are keeping the Super Bowl safe.

No Credible Threat

The War on Terror has prompted law enforcement authorities to calm the public by looking into the future and announcing that no credible threat exists.

Newspeople play along by not asking questions.

If the good guys can tell what the bad guys will do before they do it-surely, these powerful crime fighting tools will be used to shut down gang and cartel activity, heroin trafficking, bank robberies, mass casualty shootings, etc.

Life wasn’t meant to change after the big Saddam Hussein & Osama bin Laden takedowns.

Feb 8, 2023 Arizona Republic

DHS, FBI cite ‘no credible threats’ as law enforcement prepares for Super Bowl

“…more than 40 law enforcement agencies were involved in planning security efforts…”

Clear bags required…”

“Personnel with the department’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office have tested the air to make sure it is safe from biological or chemical threats.”

Crackdown on Fake Retail Products

“CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.”

Love to see newspeople ask:

How do you keep terrorists and their weapons out by checking retail items after they show up at retail locations inside the US?

Did the confiscated items make it through any port of entry?

As always, zero questions from newspeople. Last year:

Each year, at the Super Bowl, the US Dept. of Homeland Security promotes their own image Re: preventing criminal activity. Why do these impressive capabilities fail to keep meth and heroin trafficking cartels from moving product into the US?

Welcome Home Troops

Violent drug cartels, specifically the Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel, are deliberately pushing deadly fentanyl into our communities…”

November 21, 2022 United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California

 

Love to see newspeople ask:

If special games require special security-what keeps regular games safe? Crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums.

Are fans less safe at regular games?

What prevents terror strikes at hundreds of events & locations unsupervised by federal authorities?

What stops terrorists from going 2 states over and driving a truck across the playground at a daycare center?

February 4, 2023 ABC 10

“…at least five times more highly trained K-9s will be in the area sniffing out safety threats during the Super Bowl and all the events surrounding it than normal.”

 

Jan 17, 2023 ABC15 Arizona

National Nuclear Security Administration conducting helicopter security checks ahead of Super Bowl

The Military Flyover

We are the very best at militarized pageantry for pro sports events.

In some cases, the flyover takes place at stadiums that are covered:

2022

Admittedly, the flyover was a bit tough as SoFi is a covered stadium so it wasn’t readily seen by the 70,000+ in attendance.”

Ongoing militarization of American culture:

2023

The Navy released digital trading cards Thursday for the 15 service members involved in the flyover.”

Where are the trading cards for currently serving four-star officers and high level DOD civilians who have been associated with wars won by the US?

 

Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs staff as authorities prepare for the Super Bowl.

Sorry, no time for newspeople to ask:

Did the advantage of US air power allow the undeclared wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be prevented, won or shut down?

Remember folks, the best beers may require the least advertising.

A man on the moon in 1969 was a proud American moment. Today, the country is starving for some sort of positive cause to get behind.

Elaborate, made for TV beer ads and a US Dept. of Defense that seems to specialize in undeclared/unwon wars will have to do.

Never Forget-

The US Armed Forces were irrelevant in defending American rights and freedoms, our physical security, & The Constitution on 911.

Ditto for all other federal agencies and departments.

A special marketing tribute to a catastrophic military failure:

The Dept. of Defense was nowhere to be found on 911. We haven’t won a war since.

Any college or pro football coach would have been fired a dozen times over for what DOD has done with the US Armed Forces during the fake GWOT era.

Below, are some random thoughts and questions newspeople will not ask. Our questions appear in bold type.

Was It A Fake War On Terror?

Related:

Similar DOD role on 911?

Thank You For Our Freedom?

Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?

America Deserves A Military Recruiting Crisis

Schmoozy TV Freedom Nonsense – Leaving Afghanistan

Cultural Honesty

Sports Culture is Honest

Leaving Afghanistan – Lies About American Rights And Freedoms

Because We Said So

 

 

 

 

 

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Zero questions from newspeople.

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?

Our questions appear in bold type.

 

Port Angeles

A $49.8 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security attempts to keep cartel product from showing up in all 50 states.

In the news:

Feb 8, 2022 Radio Pacific, Inc PA BASED CUTTER RETURNS HOME

“The crew deployed off the coast of Central America in support of counterdrug operations.”

Question for newspeople:

Have long distance Dept. of Homeland Security drug patrols out of Port Angeles reduced access to methamphetamine & fentanyl in Clallam County?

Jan 26, 2022 Radio Pacific, Inc OVERDOSES UP SIGNIFICANTLY IN CLALLAM COUNTY

“The majority of overdose cases that we’ve seen involved methamphetamine followed by fentanyl…”

 

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?

Question for mainstream newspeople:

If Port Angeles US Border Patrol agents used a K-9  to seize a significant amount of methamphetamine on April 11, why did federal agents not take over the investigation until May 3rd, three weeks later?

Mainstream newspeople remain silent.

May 3, 2021 Peninsula Daily News

Feds take over investigation after $7 million in drugs found

Federal authorities have taken over the investigation into the early April discovery of 400 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine worth $7 million on a Joyce-area beach after no local-area connection with the drugs was established, according to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office.”

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?

 

Super Bowl

If special games require special security-what keeps regular games safe? Crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums.

Are fans less safe at regular games?

When news/social media posts are created by federal employees, there’s no need to deal with any awkward/real questions from the press.

The folks who fail to keep cartels from moving product into all 50 states will be watching over the entertainment industry.

Love to see newspeople ask:

What stops terrorists from going 2 states over and driving a truck across the playground at a daycare center?

In another State-Run Media/CBP Social Media Post, 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.

Away from any border crossing or port of entry:

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?

 

What sort of air defense has been set up for cars waiting in lines for COVID testing in Los Angeles?

 

Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs staff as authorities prepare for the Super Bowl.

 

Love to see newspeople schedule an interview with the US Dept. of Homeland Security & ask:

Are passports/enhanced/Real IDs effective in keeping cartel-sourced meth out of the US?

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

 

Strict, Post 911/Global War on Terror Security Protocols Are No Match For Cartels

If sending US troops to Afghanistan and creating a $49.8 billion (every 12 months) 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

Previous blog:

Was It A Fake War On Terror?

 

Related:

General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger – Newspeople Remain Silent

4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On

2017

Coast Guard comes home to Heroin at Port Angeles

2015

Cutter Active Returns to Heroin Epidemic After Successful Narcotics Patrol

 

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Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs staff as authorities prepare for the Super Bowl.

Sorry, no time for newspeople to ask:

Did the advantage of US air power allow the undeclared wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be prevented, won or shut down?

We are the best at militarized pageantry for pro sports events.

The Department of Defense track record for winning undeclared wars goes back to 1949.

Feb 4, 2021 WTSP

NFL and Tampa Bay Buccaneers thank service members at MacDill Air Force base

 

Related:

Security Theater

US Armed Forces – Protecting the Constitution and Democracy?

 

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Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs staff as authorities prepare for the Super Bowl.

Sorry, no time for newspeople to ask:

Did the advantage of US air power allow the undeclared wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be prevented, won or shut down?

We’ve been blogging about it for years now.

The press fails to ask questions, our questions appear in bold type.

If special games require special security-what keeps regular (pre-COVID) games safe?

Jan 29, 2021 WFLA News video

Air defense around Tampa increases ahead of Super Bowl LV

 

Jan 30, 2021 Orlando Weekly

The feds will deploy a nuke-sniffing helicopter to Tampa for upcoming Super Bowl

In the past, the folks who are unable to keep cartel product from showing up all over the US have been entrusted to provide Super Bowl security.

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:

Away from the big game:

A $49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security fails to keep 1,950 pounds of cartel product from arriving in Denton County, Texas-far from any border crossing or port of entry:

Jan 27, 2021 The Dallas Morning News

DEA’s Dallas office announces seizure of $45 million in meth, heroin — its largest bust ever

“The drugs — 1,950 pounds valued at $45 million — were sniffed out by a dog during a traffic stop involving a refrigerated tractor-trailer in Denton County on Oct. 8, the DEA said. They had been stashed inside a secret compartment of the truck.”

“Chávez said the meth was smuggled across the U.S.-Mexican border by traffickers working with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG.”

When news/social media posts are created by federal employees, there’s no need to deal with any awkward/real questions from the press.

What stops terrorists from going 2 states over and driving a truck across the playground at a daycare center?

We’d love to see more in the way of newspeople asking questions.

In another State-Run Media/CBP Social Media Post, 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.

Away from any border crossing or port of entry:

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?

 

What sort of air defense has been set up for cars waiting in lines for COVID testing in Los Angeles?

 

Another stadium. Another security story:

Feb 1, 2021 CBS News

Anti-vaccination protests temporarily shut down Dodger Stadium mega vaccination site

Hundreds of cars were backed up at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on Saturday after the coronavirus vaccination super site temporarily shut down due to a few dozen anti-vaccination protesters, the mayor’s office confirmed on Sunday.”

Was security in place before problems developed? Article above leaves us guessing.

Discussion of Dodger Stadium mob at 16:21

 

Post 911 Ferry Terminal Security

October 3rd 2014 KOMO News

Man dead after driving through barricade, into water at ferry dock

“Witnesses said the driver appeared to be going 30 to 35 miles per hour, according to Wilson.”

 

January 25, 2018 KIRO 7

Driver dies after vehicle plunges off Anacortes ferry dock

Dive teams and a tow truck recovered a woman’s body from the water at the Anacortes Ferry Terminal on Thursday afternoon.
She drove through a barrier into the water around 9:30 a.m., bringing ferry service to a halt.
There was no ferry at the dock when the crash happened. Washington State Patrol says the woman drove down a road meant for loading and unloading the ferry at a high rate of speed, rammed the white Jeep Cherokee she was driving through a traffic arm, and plummeted into the water.

Any security protocols in place on this day around 9:30 a.m.?

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Taxpayer funded message seen on local ferry ride.

Washington State ferry passengers are advised via PA system not to leave backpacks or packages unattended during ferry crossings.

Meanwhile-on the car deck-cars, trucks, vans, commercial vehicles, etc. are left unattended during ferry crossings.

On occasion, the press will do a story on a ferry security drill.

If the Oklahoma City bomber rolls onto the ferry-how does the SWAT team help out an hour later?

Washington State Ferry Ride

 

Dec 23, 2020 Skagit Valley Herald

Woman goes into water from Guemes ferry dock, body found on Lopez beach

“It’s not known whether she jumped into the water, or slipped and fell in, San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs said Dec. 18.”

The ferry was tied up for the night, and the ferry crew was gone. The far end of the ramp was dark and grainy in the film. “She disappeared from view,” Krebs said. “She walked down the ramp and never came back.”

Any restrictions on entry to this ferry dock after hours?

Krebs said investigators found identification on Bent’s body. Anacortes Police Capt. Dave Floyd said San Juan County Sheriff’s investigators contacted his department the day her body was found and “asked us to check shoreline areas for her vehicle. We found it at the terminal.”

Related:

High Terror Alert Fails To Keep Cartel Product Out

4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On

Mixed Messages On Transportation Security/Firing Gun From the Ferry Update

Washington State Ferries Security – Looking for Clarification

 

 

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A symbol of the press backing away from asking questions while playing the role of federal public affairs staff.

 

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

What role do 1,200-horsepower interceptor boats play in keeping heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl from entering Port Angeles?

Is Port Angeles CBP staffing and infrastructure at all relevant in keeping heroin and meth from entering the Puget Sound area?

Has Port Angeles CBP been able to intercept any inbound meth or heroin?

Even one time?

Newspeople remain silent.

Local meth news stories here.

Local heroin news stories here.

 

$49.8 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security nowhere to be found on 1/6/21.

CBP social media posts, 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, Real ID, tracking of cell phones, etc.) and strict post 911/GWOT security protocols in Washington DC appear to have played no role in preventing these crimes:

Jan 6, 2021 The Texas Tribune

“Find a place to hide or seek cover”: A harrowing day at the U.S. Capitol for Texans in Congress

 

Back in September, DHS tells us they are ready with this state run media update featuring paid spokespeople.

When the news is created by federal employees, there’s no need to deal with any awkward/real questions from the press:

 

We’d love to see more in the way of newspeople asking questions.

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?

 

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:

4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On

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

Podcast 8 Senator Cantwell and the local press

Growing Up In The Cold War Era

 

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Taxpayer funded message seen on local ferry ride.

Washington State ferry passengers are advised via PA system not to leave backpacks or packages unattended during ferry crossings.

Meanwhile-on the car deck-cars, trucks, vans, commercial vehicles, etc. are left unattended during ferry crossings.

On occasion, the press will do a story on a ferry security drill.

If the Oklahoma City bomber rolls onto the ferry-how does the SWAT team help out an hour later?

Washington State Ferry Ride

 

Just days after the big CBP show of force at the Super Bowl-

News out of Florida:

February 3, 2020 WJXT News4JAX

Meth trafficking, control an overwhelming problem, DEA says

“The DEA Jacksonville District Office said it’s having a hard time keeping meth off the streets because drug cartels south of the border are not only mass producing some of the purest meth on the planet, but they’re also making it more affordable and using a network of people on this side of the border to make sure the meth gets to local dealers.”

“DEA Special Agent in Charge Mike Dubet said the cartels are flooding Florida streets with crystal meth, especially Northeast Florida.”

“Although the general public doesn’t hear about cartels living here in Jacksonville, every time we seize a significant amount of methamphetamine, that is coming from a cartel in Mexico,” Dubet said.

“According to the recent DEA threat assessment, Mexican drug cartels are mass producing major quantities of meth at alarming rates.”

“Dubet attributed the price decrease to large supplies on hand that have been mass produced. And even though it’s smuggled thousands of miles, when it arrives here in Northeast Florida, it’s still 100% pure, he said.”

 

Love to see newspeople schedule an interview with the US Dept. of Homeland Security & ask:

Are passports/enhanced/Real IDs effective in keeping cartel-sourced meth out of the US?

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

 

While the DEA reports a big cartel meth problem in Florida, CBP is also in Florida to promote their own image Re: preventing criminal activity.

When the news is created by federal employees, there’s no need to deal with any awkward/real questions from the press:

Major takedown update at 1:20

“We arrested two individuals who attempted to sell six counterfeit NFL Super Bowl 54 T-shirts…”

“Comments are turned off”

1:00 Newspeople ride along to promote CBP. No questions asked about cartels moving product into US communities.

“CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.”

No CBP inspection of rail shipments entering the US?

US Troops at the border, El Chapo takedown, opioid lawsuits, REAL ID, Homeland Security grant money, strict post 911 security protocols and a $40.6 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security fail to keep cartel from moving meth by rail into Canada:

Feb 27, 2019 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.”

More here.

Related:

Talk Of Border Walls As Cartel Moves 180 Kilograms Of Meth From Mexico To Canada by Rail

 

Puget Sound area newspeople play along by not asking questions:

Drowning in Meth

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:

 

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Zero questions from newspeople. Our questions appear in bold type.

January 31, 2020 ABC News

Law enforcement center is on tap to ensure a secure Super Bowl LIV

Not sure why the video was made for the big game in Atlanta last year. Not really a big deal. It’s all the same boasting & strutting each year anyway.

“Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, law enforcement agencies — both federal and local — have started to share information on possible threats, both seen and unseen, to better mitigate and defend the homeland.”

“This includes upping security during large events where thousands of people are gathered in one place.”

For clarification:

And they’ll do an analysis with a number of analysts that we have, and they’ll identify either past practices and things that are happening at different events to be able to push it out to more coordinators that are officers in the field,” he said. “So they can know signs and symptoms of what to look for, for terrorism, or something that could have happened in the past.”

 

Questions we’d love to see newspeople ask:

If special games require special security-what keeps regular games safe? Crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums.

Are fans less safe at regular games?

 

How do fusion centers play in the real world of crime?

Any shortage of cartel-sourced heroin, cocaine, fentanyl or meth anywhere in the US due to use of fusion centers?

More here:

Newspeople Play The Role of Federal Public Affairs Staff for The Big Game

Zero Questions From Newspeople – Security For The Big Game

 

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A symbol of the press asking questions.

Please Dispose of Properly

 

As always, newspeople aren’t showing up to ask any questions.

The questions we’d love to see newspeople ask appear in bold type.

January 28, 2020 CBS4 Miami TV News video:

NORAD To Cover The Skies, CBP On The Ground For Super Bowl Security

NORAD was nowhere to be found on 911.

Customs and Border Protection – The folks who can’t keep meth & heroin-trafficking cartels from moving product into various US communities.

At 1:30 a Lt. Col. and fighter pilot tells us they are working to prevent another 911.

Lt. Col. Edwards,

Did the advantage of US air power allow the undeclared wars in Iraq or Afghanistan to be prevented, won or shut down?

What stops terrorists from going 2 states over and driving a truck across the playground at a daycare center?

Instead of asking any questions, newspeople play the role of military public affairs staff:

January 28, 2020 WSVN 7 News video:

Air National Guard previews how skies will be kept safe during Super Bowl 54

 

January 28, 2020 WPLG Local 10 News video:

Super Bowl LIV safety reaches up into the South Florida skies

“F-15 fighter jets will be in the air constantly, with KC 135 tankers working to keep the F-15’s fueled up and in the air.”

The folks who can’t keep cartels from moving product into Hometown, USA are keeping the Super Bowl safe:

“You’re not going to see us hovering over the stadium,” said Customs and Border Protection supervisor Todd Gayle.

 

January 29, 2020 Columbia Basin Herald

Tight security promised for Super Bowl 54 in Miami

Several thousand federal, state and local law enforcement officials are involved in the game and the events leading up to it. Brian Swain, chief of the Miami Secret Service office and lead federal coordinator for the event, said there’s no intelligence thus far indicating any kind of threat.”

Several thousand?

“There is no specific credible threat right now,” Swain said. “I’m confident in our security plan.”

No Credible Threat?

The War on Terror has prompted law enforcement authorities to calm the public by looking into the future and announcing that no credible threat exists.

If the good guys can tell what the bad guys will do before they do it-surely, these powerful crime fighting tools will be used to shut down gang and cartel activity, heroin trafficking, bank robberies, mass casualty shootings, etc.

More here:

No Credible Threat?

 

Questions we’d love to see newspeople ask:

If special games require special security-what keeps regular games safe? Crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums.

Are fans less safe at regular games?

 

Related:

Newspeople Play The Role of Federal Public Affairs Staff for The Big Game

The Big Drug Bust – Always Reported as a Highly Successful Team Effort

 

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A symbol of the press asking questions.

 

Voting is highly emphasized in American culture. Asking questions related to public policy takes a lower priority.

Getting ready for the big game, newspeople get their chance to ask questions. They play the role of federal law enforcement/US Armed Forces public affairs staff instead.

Annual Homeland Security show of force update:

January 24, Miami Herald

Super Bowl security plan is intense and secret. But drone pilots better stay away from Hard Rock

“He would not discuss specifics, saying only that “thousands” of officers and agents from “dozens” of law enforcement agencies will be collaborating on Super Bowl security.”

The Coast Guard will protect the shores with the help of Customs and Border Protection. Miami-Dade police will work the stadium the day of the game, though no one was willing to say just how many officers will be on hand.”

“There is no specific credible threat right now,” said Brian Swain, the special agent in charge of the U.S. Secret Service in South Florida, who is serving as the federal coordinator for Super Bowl security this year. “I’m confident in our security plan.”

No Credible Threat?

The War on Terror has prompted law enforcement authorities to calm the public by looking into the future and announcing that no credible threat exists.

If the good guys can tell what the bad guys will do before they do it-surely, these powerful crime fighting tools will be used to shut down gang and cartel activity, heroin trafficking, bank robberies, mass casualty shootings, etc.

Love to see newspeople ask:

If special games require special security-what keeps regular games safe? Crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums.

 

The folks who can’t keep cartels from moving product into Hometown, USA will be keeping the big game safe:

January 23, 2020 CBS4 Miami

News video:

CBP To Use Mobile X-Ray Scanners For Additional Super Bowl Security

 

January 25th, 2020 WPLG Local 10

News video:

Security stepped up on South Florida waters ahead of Super Bowl LIV

Love to see newspeople ask: What stops terrorists from going 2 states over and driving a truck across the playground at a daycare center?

 

January 23, 2020 WSVN 7 News

US Customs & Border Protection show technology used to keep Super Bowl safe

“U.S. Customs and Border Protection showed off its X-ray technology used to examine cargo arriving at ports of entry across the country.”

“This same technology will be at Hard Rock Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday and is a big part of the multi-agency security plan.”

“The vehicle and cargo inspection trucks scan for narcotics, explosives and other weapons at U.S. ports. They will do the same at Super Bowl 54 and not just on game day.”

Any shortage of cartel-sourced heroin, cocaine, fentanyl or meth anywhere in the US due to use of these advanced X-ray screening technologies?

Talk Of Border Walls As Cartel Moves 180 Kilograms Of Meth From Mexico To Canada by Rail

Newspeople remain silent.

October 23, 2019, Q13 News video:

‘The Pacific Northwest is drowning in methamphetamine:’ 17 arrested in major drug trafficking operation

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:

Each year, at the Super Bowl, the US Dept. of Homeland Security promotes their own image Re: preventing criminal activity. Why do these impressive capabilities fail to keep meth and heroin trafficking cartels from moving product into the US?

 

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Feb 1, 2019 Fox Sports

A deluge of drones fly over Super Bowl stadium, despite ban

“If these drones go out of control — if a pilot loses control of one — they can go into a crowd and cause serious injuries,” Rowson said.

“The potential for terrorism is also a concern.”

“When we look up into the air and see a drone flying in the air, we have no idea if it’s friendly, or if it’s someone who has nefarious plans and it’s weaponized,” he added.

Notice to terrorists:

“Officers on Thursday confiscated a half-dozen drones that were flown near the stadium, FBI spokesman Kevin Rowson said Friday at the agency’s Atlanta field office. The cases will be referred to federal prosecutors for possible charges; the drone pilots could face jail time and fines, Rowson said.”

Listen Up terrorists:

A drone impact with a fixed-wing aircraft or a helicopter would be catastrophic,” FBI Special Agent John Cronier said.

“…policing illegal drones is pulling officers away from other duties…”

“It has taken up a lot of time for our agents and for law enforcement officers to be targeting these drones when they could be working on other security measures…”

Drones have caused past disruptions:

“In December, hundreds of flights were canceled and more than 100,000 people were stranded or delayed after drones were spotted near the runway at Gatwick Airport outside London.”

“Last month, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines pilots encountered a drone around 3,500 feet (1,000 meters) above Teterboro, New Jersey. That resulted in dozens of delays at nearby Newark Liberty International Airport.”

Possibly of interest:

TV Newspeople Not Asking Questions

 

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Photo- Watching over the Fort Ebey State Park Bluff Trail

 

Voting is highly emphasized in American culture. Asking questions related to public policy takes a lower priority.

Getting ready for the big game, newspeople get their chance to ask questions. They play the role of federal public affairs personnel instead.

0:15 No credible threat:

No credible threat?

If the good guys can tell what the bad guys will do before they do it- surely, these powerful crime fighting tools will be used to shut down gang and cartel activity, heroin trafficking, bank robberies, mass casualty shootings, etc.

0:25 No credible or specific threats:

More here: No Credible Threat

The folks who can’t keep meth and heroin-trafficking cartels from moving product into various US communities are keeping the Super Bowl safe:

US CBP helicopters fly in to support massive Super Bowl security plan

Love to see newspeople ask:

If special games require special security– what keeps regular games safe? Crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums.

What prevents terror strikes at hundreds of events & locations unsupervised by federal authorities?

CBS News video:

Super Bowl 2019: F-16 fighter jets will patrol the sky as part of massive security operation

Love to see newspeople ask: What stops terrorists from going 2 states over and driving a truck across the playground at a daycare center?

Life wasn’t meant to change after the big Saddam Hussein & Osama bin Laden takedowns:

“Outside, low-flying helicopters swooped over the downtown. On the ground, police dogs sniffed visitors to some hotels and other buildings.”

Welcome Home Troops

Over 1,000 Homeland Security officers work to secure Super Bowl LIII”

When the news is created by federal employees, there’s no need to deal with any awkward/real questions from the press:

“CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.”

Love to see newspeople ask:

How do you keep terrorists and their weapons out by checking retail items after they show up at a mall in Atlanta?

Did the confiscated items make it through any port of entry?

 

Jan 24th, 2018

Secretary of Homeland Security:

The US Dept. of Homeland Security “stops an average of 7 known or suspected terrorists a day – 50 a week- trying to come to our country.”

With such an impressive handle on US Dept. of Homeland Security performance- why do drug-trafficking cartels continue to move product into various parts of the US?

 

Each year, at the Super Bowl, the US Dept. of Homeland Security promotes their own image Re: preventing criminal activity. Why do these impressive capabilities fail to keep meth and heroin trafficking cartels from moving product into the US?

Possibly of interest:

Port Angeles Heroin – Newspeople Remain Silent

 

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

 

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Photo- La Conner waterfront

 

December 5, 2018 Seattle Times

Huge rise in overdose deaths, in Washington state and the nation, from fentanyl, which can kill even in tiny doses

Recovery, rehab, treatment, & addiction are important parts of this story.

What part of the story is missing?

Has anyone ever seen the press question the US Dept. of Homeland Security/CBP on their role in keeping heroin, meth and fentanyl away from the Puget Sound area?

 

December 6, 2018 KING 5 News

Father believes safe injection site could have saved daughter’s life

As always- zero questions asked about why strict post 911 security protocols and a $40.6 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security fail to keep cartels from moving product into local communities.

Welcome Home Troops

 

December 6, 2018 MyEverettNews.com

DEA Raids Homes In Everett As Part Of Multi-State Investigation

The story is always reported as a big success. Zero questions asked about why cartels are somehow able to move product past US Troops, strict post 911 security protocols and federal agents manning a $40.6 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security- before the drugs end up in Hometown, USA.

US Dept. of Homeland Security

Operation Macho Swagger & Port Angeles Heroin

2011-

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.

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.”

Has Port Angeles CBP been able to intercept any inbound meth or heroin? Even one time?

Newspeople, reporters and journalists are free to ask basic public policy questions and post updated reports at any time.

Has anyone ever seen the press question the Port Angeles Border Patrol/CBP on their role in keeping heroin out of the Puget Sound area?

 

US Border Patrol, Port Angeles, WA

An upgrade in staff requiring a new, $11.9 million, 50 agent facility. Secret arrest statistics, denied FOIA requests, heroin in the community, no cross-border USBP arrest in more than 8 years, and zero questions from the press.

Are fraudulent overtime claims still the norm at Port Angeles?

Border Patrol whistleblower pays price for refusing overtime pay

More here: News tip/story idea

If you run a government operation- these are the reporters you want to see on interview day:

June 17th, 2018 The San Diego Union-Tribune

Fentanyl has taken over America’s drug market. Where is it coming from?

China-

“The nature of fentanyl — extremely potent in small doses when pure — makes it ideal to move through the mail, keeping packages small and inconspicuous.”

“Experts say it’s hard to know just how much fentanyl is coming direct from China to the U.S.”

Mexico-

“Flowing in one direction, this fentanyl pipeline runs through Mexican cartel strongholds and heads north on well-established drug trafficking routes. It funnels 80 percent of the drug through the San Diego border before dispersing throughout the U.S.”

 

December 4th, 2018 Cato Institute

Today’s Drug Abusers Did Not Derive From Yesterday’s Patients

“I’ve encouraged using the term “Fentanyl Crisis” rather than “Opioid Crisis” to describe the situation, because it more accurately points to its cause—nonmedical users accessing drugs in the dangerous black market fueled by drug prohibition—hoping this will redirect attention and lead to reforms that are more likely to succeed.”

 

CBP is quick to boast about their role in keeping contraband out:

DHS Creates its Own News Reports for the Super Bowl

Counterfeit goods crackdown

When the news is created by federal employees, there’s no need to deal with any awkward/real questions from the press:

“CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.”

How do you keep terrorists and their weapons out by checking retail items after they show up at the mall in Minneapolis? Did the confiscated items make it through any port of entry?

 

Secretary of Homeland Security:

The US Dept. of Homeland Security “stops an average of 7 known or suspected terrorists a day – 50 a week- trying to come to our country.”

With such an impressive handle on US Dept. of Homeland Security performance- why do heroin-trafficking cartels continue to move product into local communities?

 

Each year, at the Super Bowl, the US Dept. of Homeland Security promotes their own image Re: preventing criminal activity. Why do these impressive capabilities fail to keep meth and heroin trafficking cartels from moving product into the US?

Related:

Post 911 Homeland Security Protocols vs. Tennessee Meth

Away From The Border

Homeland Security Meth/Heroin Racket Rolls On

17 Years Past 911 – Welcome Home Troops

Newspeople Ask Questions If It’s A Sports Story

The open attitude about sports reporting does not cross over to stories about the US Dept. of Homeland Security, big drug busts, The Troops, the War on Terror or local water quality.

Sports Culture Tends to be Open and Honest

 

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Photo- slow speed mayhem

 

After bragging about intense security to protect your freedoms, and nearly two years of planning– fans get the word that 40 federal agencies and 400 members of the Minnesota National Guard, are not enough to keep the big game safe enough for the traditional tailgating scene that takes place at similar size stadiums all season long every year:

No tailgating at the Super Bowl

COPS TO EAGLES FANS: NO TAILGATING AT SUPER BOWL

Security on hand to make sure everyone enjoys a happy, safe & fun game day:

Welcome Home Troops. Thanks for risking your ass in Iraq and Afghanistan to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.

A Giant Flag Ritual before the game will make it all good.

 

Remember Sports Fans-

The best beer requires the least advertising.

 

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Photo- Our buyers inspect and select only the leanest cuts of meat for the grill

School teachers, Congress, the press, and people in general have taken a vacation from asking questions.

Checks and balances are gone.

School teachers-

Each November, school teachers across America host Veterans Day assemblies– and promote the idea that The Troops are in distant lands- fighting for American rights and freedoms.

 

Congress-

Whatever happened to the formal congressional declaration of war?

This would be the time to hear from elected leaders and top generals on all the issues that have doomed the Department of Defense track record for winning wars since DOD was established in 1949.

In the news: Trump orders U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay kept open indefinitely

“Other officials favor trial for terrorism suspects in federal courts. Since 2001, federal prosecutors have obtained hundreds of convictions in international terrorism cases.”

In previous undeclared wars, how did the US deal with prisoners without a Guantanamo Bay prison facility?

School teachers- whatever happened to Armistice Day?

More here: Glorifying Military Service

 

Hey school teachers– it took a constitutional amendment to prohibit the sale of a glass of wine- why no constitutional amendment to authorize a federal prohibition of marijuana?

In the news: Pennsylvania MMJ Patients Face Choice: Cannabis or Guns?

Guns or marijuana? Firearm-owning pot fans face a choice

Washington State Constitution:

SECTION 24 RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS. The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men.

What powers are granted to the federal government here?

More here: Land of the Free Nonsense – Marijuana

 

The press-

The press is meant to function as a form of checks and balances- no matter who has been elected to public office.

MSN News: ‘No Credible Threat’ But Super Bowl Goers Will See More Security

CBS Philly: ‘No Credible Threat’ But Super Bowl Goers Will See More Security

Posting a press release from a federal agency is all there is to reporting the news. Reporters asking questions? Not a chance.

No Credible Threat?

If the good guys can tell what the bad guys will do before they do it- surely, these powerful crime fighting tools will be used to shut down gang and cartel activity, heroin trafficking, bank robberies, mass casualty shootings, etc.

When the news is created by federal employees, there’s no need to deal with any awkward/real questions from the press:

The folks who can’t keep Heroin-Trafficking Cartels from moving product into local communities are keeping the Super Bowl safe.

CBP Public Affairs Officer interviews CBP Supervisory Office of Field Operations Officer.

Federal employees creating the news:

Did sending The Troops to Iraq and Afghanistan make US more safe?

Welcome Home Troops. Thanks for risking your ass in Iraq and Afghanistan to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.

No tailgating at the Super Bowl

Love to see newspeople ask:

If special games require special security– what keeps regular games safe? Crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums.

What prevents terror strikes at hundreds of events & locations unsupervised by federal authorities?

What other parts of the entertainment industry feature uniformed federal agents as part of the security team?

With such an impressive handle on US Dept. of Homeland Security screening– why do Heroin-Trafficking Cartels continue to move product into local communities?

More here: DHS Creates its Own News Reports for the Super Bowl

 

Has anyone ever seen the press question the US Dept. of Homeland Security/CBP on their role in keeping heroin away from the Puget Sound area?

 

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Photo- Shallow water – Fort Casey

 

When the news is created by federal employees, there’s no need to deal with any awkward/real questions from the press:

“Comments are disabled for this video.”

Love to see newspeople ask:

If special games require special security– what keeps regular games safe? Crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums.

What prevents terror strikes at hundreds of events & locations unsupervised by federal authorities?

What other parts of the entertainment industry feature uniformed federal agents as part of the security team?

With such an impressive handle on US Dept. of Homeland Security screening– why do Heroin-Trafficking Cartels continue to move product into local communities?

Counterfeit goods crackdown:

“CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.”

How do you keep terrorists and their weapons out by checking retail items after they show up in Minneapolis? Did the confiscated items make it through any port of entry?

In the news:

“Minnesota opioid deaths rise despite attention, intervention”

“Last year was the first, since the opioid epidemic emerged in the late 1990s, in which heroin was implicated in more deaths (147) than common opioid painkillers (140), the Star Tribune’s analysis found.”

“Meth use is growing problem in Minnesota, North Dakota”

“Law enforcement officials say methamphetamine currently flowing into the Upper Midwest comes largely from Mexican cartels.”

“Falkowski explains how people now get meth from Mexico and Interstate 35 is a direct connection between that country and Canada. Of course, Minnesota is a stop along the way.”

 

Welcome Home Troops. We’re producing public affairs videos and looking for fake sports merchandise after it arrives in retail outlets.

Thanks for risking your ass in Iraq and Afghanistan to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.

Don’t worry-

The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe.

State-run media update:

A Giant Flag Ritual at the next ball game will make it all good.

 

When the press gets a chance to ask questions- they play the role of federal public affairs personnel instead:

Black Hawk helicopters to patrol skies on Super Bowl Sunday

Any similar plan in place on 911?

More here: Puget Sound Heroin – Newspeople Remain Silent

 

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Photo- Port Hadlock Transit Center

 

 

In the news:

Super Bowl brings massive security resources to Minneapolis

“He said there is no credible threat to the Super Bowl…”

If the good guys can tell what the bad guys will do before they do it- surely, these powerful crime fighting tools will be used to shut down gang and cartel activity, heroin trafficking, bank robberies, mass casualty shootings, etc.

The US Dept. of Homeland Security “stops an average of 7 known or suspected terrorists a day – 50 a week- trying to come to our country.”

With such an impressive handle on US Dept. of Homeland Security performance- why do Heroin-Trafficking Cartels continue to move product into local communities?

More from The US Dept. of Homeland Security:

 

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Photo- New Day at Port Hadlock

 

CBP has its own news agency to promote operations. Who needs a free and independent press anyway?

“Comments are disabled for this video.”

When the news is created by federal employees, there’s no need to deal with any awkward/real questions from the press.

Love to see newspeople ask:

If special games require special security– what keeps regular games safe? Crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums.

What prevents terror strikes at hundreds of events & locations unsupervised by federal authorities?

What other parts of the entertainment industry feature uniformed federal agents as part of the security team?

With such an impressive handle on US Dept. of Homeland Security screening- why do Heroin-Trafficking Cartels continue to move product into local communities?

The Super Bowl security footprint seems to be getting larger each year. Did sending US Troops to Iraq and Afghanistan work to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things?

“About 80% of fentanyl seized in the New York area appears to be linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel.”

FBI writes its own news story: Super Bowl Security Behind-the-Scenes Look at Planning and Partnerships

When the press gets a chance to ask questions- they play the role of federal public affairs personnel instead:

What stops terrorists from going 2 states over and driving a truck across the playground at a daycare center?

A SWAT team?

Helicopters?

NORAD/US Air Force radar?

Fighter jet scramble?

Speedboats?

Special ID checks?

Super Bowl security?

Public Affairs videos?

Homeland Security grant money?

 

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Photo- Urinal liner for public drinking fountain

 

Super Bowl Security: “Nearly two years of planning has taken place, largely behind the scenes, to make sure that Super Bowl LII—and the 10 days of events leading up to the kickoff at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4—is safe and secure.”

“…an impressive team that includes dozens of local police departments and public safety organizations, along with federal agencies including the FBI and multiple components of the Department of Homeland Security.”

“The department will also receive help from the Minnesota National Guard and thousands of police officers from area departments.”

Love to see newspeople ask:

If special games require special security– what keeps regular games safe? Crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums.

More from The US Dept. of Homeland Security:

“Vehicles coming and going will be x-rayed by border patrol.”

Militarized Team Effort:

Minneapolis officials ask for National Guard help during Super Bowl

 

Pre-2018 Super Bowl Security:

Note that CBP has its own news agency to promote operations. Who needs a free and independent press anyway? When the news is created by federal employees, there’s no need to deal with any awkward questions.

Any similar plan in place on 911?

The folks who can’t keep Heroin-Trafficking Cartels from moving product into local communities are keeping the Super Bowl safe:

Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs personnel:

2:05 No Credible Threat:

What stops terrorists from going 2 states over and driving a truck across the playground at a daycare center?

A SWAT team?

Helicopters?

NORAD/US Air Force radar?

Scramble fighter jets?

Speedboats?

Special ID checks?

Super Bowl security?

Homeland Security grant money?

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

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Photo- South Indian Island beach walk

 

DSC_0005 (2) In the news:

‘No known credible threats ’ ahead of Super Bowl, officials say

If the good guys can tell what the bad guys will do before they do it- surely, these powerful crime fighting tools will be used to shut down gang and cartel activity, heroin trafficking, bank robberies, airport & mall shootings, child abduction, etc.

 

Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs personnel:

“Of the 41 law enforcement agencies providing security, 25 of them are federal.”

If special games require special security– what keeps regular games safe?

(crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums)

Looks like federal security experts are on top of any concerns:

‘Operation Team Player’ nets $20M in fake sports merchandise

Somehow, heroin-trafficking cartels continue to move product into the area:

DEA maps show where Mexican drug cartels hold sway in Texas

Welcome Home Troops

 

If you run a government operation- these are the reporters you want to see on interview day:

Background info:

US Border Patrol, Port Angeles, WA-

News tip/story idea

More here:

Welcome Home Troops – A Land of Make Believe Success Awaits

 

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The Pompous Veteran

High levels of reverence for the flag?

Meanwhile, Heroin-Trafficking Cartels Move Product into Washington State

Groupthink Alternative

US Department of Credibility

Newspeople will not question the US Border Patrol at Port Angeles?

Our free and independent press has stopped asking questions.

and Sound of Freedom

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Photo- Oak Harbor parking mayhem

 

DSC_0061 Welcome Home Troops

Thanks for your many years of service in Iraq & Afghanistan- working to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.

Tried to have your back with strict post-911 security protocols, a $40.6 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security, federal agents at border crossings & ports of entry & passports/enhanced & Real IDs to keep us all safe.

We’ll try harder next time.

 

Heroin-trafficking cartel moves product into North Carolina:

Deputies: Largest heroin bust in Rowan Co. has ties to Mexican cartel

Wonder what was happening at border crossing inspections during the 3 years these folks were under investigation. Do the good guys who made the local bust notify the good guys at the border about the weak links in their process?

Were federal authorities at the border notified of this ongoing investigation?

Statewide investigation leads to bust of Mexican heroin ring

“A 3-year-long federal, state and local heroin trafficking investigation ended this week with the arrests of three Mecklenburg County residents.”

 

DHS federal agents unable to keep $3.3 million in heroin from rolling up into Philadelphia:

Joint Investigation Leads To Major Drug Bust In Philadelphia

 

8 pounds of heroin moves past a $41.2 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security and into Maine:

8 pounds of heroin seized in Sanford in state’s largest heroin bust in history

 

Ohio-

“Overdoses are coming in all the time and we’re constantly full on a day-to-day basis,” Harshbarger told CNN.

The accidental overdoses are from heroin and fentanyl, he said:

Coroner’s office running out of room because of overdose deaths

 

9 kilo’s of cocaine move past a $41.2 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security and into Will County:

Major Cocaine Arrest In Will County

 

A $41.2 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security fails to keep cargo trucks from moving large amounts of heroin and fentanyl from Central America into the Bronx:

Cops: NYC drug ring brought heroin, fentanyl from Honduras

 

Don’t worry-

The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:

‘No known credible threats ’ ahead of Super Bowl, officials say

If the good guys can tell what the bad guys will do before they do it- surely, these powerful crime fighting tools will be used to shut down gang and cartel activity, heroin trafficking, bank robberies, airport & mall shootings, child abduction, etc.

State-run media update:

US Department of Homeland Security-

“…a department with more than 20 different agencies, a budget of more than $45 billion and a staff of hundreds of thousands of civilian, law enforcement and military personnel.”

 

More here:

Welcome Home Troops – A Land of Make Believe Success Awaits

 

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The Pompous Veteran

High levels of reverence for the flag?

Meanwhile, Heroin-Trafficking Cartels Move Product into Washington State

Groupthink Alternative

US Department of Credibility

Newspeople will not question the US Border Patrol at Port Angeles?

Our free and independent press has stopped asking questions.

and Sound of Freedom

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Photo- Welcome Visitors

Rent yourself a State Parks buoy at Fort Worden

Voted best consumer value in weekend recreation.

 

DSC_0123State-run media/public affairs updates:

“Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are cracking down and have seized 450,000 counterfeit sports-related items worth an estimated $39 million.”

 

Superior air power contains the threat:

“A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter patrols the airspace around Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA, the site of Super Bowl 50.”

 

Video-

Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs personnel:

If special games require special security- what keeps regular games safe?

(crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums)

 

800 miles north-

In the news- Seattle media:

Heroin epidemic at root of Seattle’s homeless crisis

“Another element is a flood of high-potency heroin pouring in from Mexican cartels.”

 

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer calls for greater rural access to opioid overdose antidote

“…Clallam County’s opioid overdose death rate is nearly twice the state average…”

“While opioid use has no boundaries, limited public transportation, a lack of treatment facilities and long distances between health care providers can make it difficult for those who live in rural communities to access necessary drug treatment,” Kilmer wrote in his letter.”

Limited public transportation does not seem to slow down the folks who move heroin across US borders and into local communities.

Congressman Kilmer,

Please update us on what the US Border Patrol is doing to keep heroin away from the Olympic Peninsula.

 

Port Angeles residents fed up with heroin problem

 

More here:

News tip/story idea

Port Angeles Heroin Boondoggle

Hurry and Buy More Passports

Making a Mockery of the War on Terror

 

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Newspeople will not question the US Border Patrol at Port Angeles?

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Our free and independent press has stopped asking questions.

 

 

 

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DSC_0059_003 Went to a movie the other day & saw this-
0:18
“Nobody knows what problems tomorrow will bring- but we do know who will solve them.”

From comments:

“We’ve only been bombing the shit out of the desert for three decades now, I’m sure we’ll “win” one of these days.”

More here: Ongoing Militarization of American Culture

 

Vietnam veteran speaks out:

Security Theater: Customary Federal Pointlessness
By Fred Reed
December 4, 2015

This is one of the very few articles I have seen that says the reason we aren’t seeing more terror strikes inside the US- is because the terrorists aren’t trying very hard.

I have wondered for years-

What prevents the badass terrorists we are supposed to stay scared of from blowing themselves up in a crowded airport just short of the screening checkpoint?

Washington State ferries security:

The Press has been Neutralized

More here:

Security Experts Unable To Keep Cartels Out

 

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Photo- frosty morning at Mystery Bay

DSCN9127

The folks who can’t keep drug cartels out of the US will be keeping the Super Bowl safe:

Video: CBP provides Super Bowl security from the skies

Secretary of Homeland Security to speak about Super Bowl safety

“Jeh Johnson, the nation’s top security official has been in Arizona for most of the week, and today he will be in Phoenix to talk about Super Bowl security.”

“Johnson is expected to talk about Homeland Security’s plans to protect the players and fans that includes using members of the Air National Guard here in Southern Arizona to protect the air space during the big game.”

Love to see newspeople ask: If special games require special security– what keeps regular games safe? Crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums.

No similar plan in place on 911?

Super Bowl security chief: Over 40 agencies involved in Super Bowl security operations

What prevents terror strikes at hundreds of public events & locations unsupervised by more than 40 agencies?

“ABC also reported that about 100 CBP officers will be pulled from the border to help secure the game.”

Video: Feds: All stadium, Westgate deliveries to be X-rayed

 

Welcome Home Troops

Thanks for your service

Here’s what you can and cannot bring to the Super Bowl

 

Looking back at Super Bowl security-

State-run media: 1:41 “Soldiers in the lobby”

Note that DOD has its own news agency to promote operations. Who needs a free and independent press anyway?

Ask yourself- how can speedboats and helicopters prevent terrorism?

Non-terrorist makes it past all layers of Super Bowl security:

What stops terrorists from going 2 states over and driving a truck across the playground at a daycare center?

A SWAT team?

Helicopters?

Speedboats?

Super Bowl security?

Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs personnel:

If all the bank robbers in North America decided to become terrorists instead- how would the Dept. of Homeland Security stop them?

Buzz around in gunboats and helicopters?

Check ID cards?

NORAD/US Air Force radar?

Scramble fighter jets?

Inspect cargo shipments at US port cities?

Internal, suspicionless checkpoints and roadblocks?

 

Meanwhile, back in Seahawks country:

Snohomish County heroin deaths called ‘epidemic’

Heroin overdoses, deaths reach epidemic levels in Snohomish County, officials say

Property crime task force focuses on north Snohomish County crooks

“Investigators said an epidemic of heroin addiction is what’s fueling burglaries across the county.”

Heroin busts could finance police construction in Snohomish

“Most of the money comes from a string of federal heroin raids in and around Snohomish. Ultimately the suspects were unable to prove they obtained the cash legally, allowing police to go through the process to seize it, the chief said.”

More here:

Border Patrol vs. Port Angeles Heroin

DHS & Special ID Cards vs. Puget Sound Heroin

DHS vs. Drug Cartels

DHS Grant Money comes to Whidbey Island

 

Remember Sports Fans-

The best beers require the least advertising.

 

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here: US Department of Credibility

or here:

Our free and independent press has stopped asking questions.

 

 

 

 

Photo: Seahawks country

 

DSCN2747Life wasn’t meant to change after the Osama bin Laden take down-

Put the grill away: Tailgating curtailed at 2014 Super Bowl

Welcome Home Troops

Thanks for your service

 

If special games require special rules- what keeps regular games safe?

(crowd size/capacity is similar at several stadiums)

 

Meanwhile-

Proud War on Terror- unable to keep heroin traffickers out of the US.

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Photo- The Drunken Chicken

 

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Taking a look at the annual homeland security/war on terror trade show & pre-crime enforcement exhibition.

 

“Super Bowl security plan now in effect”

Life wasn’t meant to change after the Osama bin Laden take down-

“The NFL’s existence as a billion-dollar industry leads some to question whether the federal government should fund portions of security for the Super Bowl.”

 

“New Oreleans prime target for terrorists”

And-

“…no specific or credible reporting on any threats at this time.”

 

“At the Superdome, more than 1,300 federal agents are in town to help assist local law enforcement officers, setting up security buffers of about 300 feet around the stadium.”

1,300 federal agents.

 

What prevents terror strikes at hundreds of public events & locations unsupervised by federal authorities?

 

Local update:

HOW THE SUPER BOWL SCREWS NEW ORLEANS

CLEAN ZONES AND CABBIES: HOW THE SUPER BOWL SCREWS NEW ORLEANS PART 2

 

Looking back at Super Bowl security-

2012-

“The federal government’s ring of security includes 35 agencies and extends from the airport to Lucas Oil Stadium, the secretary said.

Air marshals, canines sniffing for explosives, and inspectors scouring delivery trucks at the stadium are part of the security force, she said.”

35 federal agencies?

It doesn’t matter what the situation is each year- The Super Bowl is the site of something like a Homeland Security Industrial Complex trade show for DHS employees, contractors, surveillance gear manufacturers, SWAT teams, etc.

Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs personnel.

Super Bowl security: Behind the scenes with the FBI

 

1:41 “Soldiers in the lobby”

 

Everyone is in on the act.

 

Note that CBP has its own news agency to promote operations. Who needs a free and independent press anyway?

Athletes on hand to endorse the plan. (13:20)

 

Ask yourself- how can speedboats and helicopters prevent terrorism?

 

What stops terrorists from going 2 states over and driving a truck across the playground at a daycare center?

A SWAT team?

Helicopters?

Speedboats?

Super Bowl security?

If all the bank robbers in North America decided to become terrorists instead- how would the Dept. of Homeland Security stop them?

Buzz around in gunboats and helicopters?

Check ID cards?

NORAD/US Air Force radar?

Scramble fighter jets?

Inspect cargo shipments at US port cities?

Internal Suspicionless checkpoints and roadblocks?

 

Show of hands- how many smaller government folks are OK with having the Department of Homeland Security around to act as a federal reserve force for local law enforcement agencies or the entertainment industry?

“Nothing in the Constitution gives the federal government authority over ordinary crimes. In America, crime fighting is the responsibility of state and local government. But despite the lack of constitutional authorization, federal policymakers continually try to involve themselves in crime fighting.”

 

Domed stadium means no Soviet-style military flyover-

Super Bowl flyover costs taxpayers $450,000

 

Look for half-time announcers to aknowledge the troops-

“…they are over there protecting our rights and freedoms here at home.”

 

Welcome Home Troops

The Garage Sale Incident

 

Remember Sports Fans-

The best beer requires the least advertising.

 

 

Photo- Nordland Transit Center

 

Insists on dividing people up into groups– then assigning a separate value to each group.

 

Cheers on military forces that are not in the habit of winning decades of undeclared wars in distant lands.

Credits The Troops with defending American rights and freedoms- as if the US Armed Forces function as some sort of giant civil rights organization.

 

Stopped supporting a draft a long time ago.

 

Spends money on gunboat escorts for ferries on Puget Sound while terrorists are free to put their boat on a trailer and drive it onto the ferry.

 

Spends months promoting the idea of buying stuff to celebrate Christmas.

 

Brags about freedom- then goes with a control freak approach on individual liberty.

 

Lies about the stories associated with federal holidays.

Celebrates independence from a powerful central government.

Tries to make people feel guilty for not properly observing some federal holidays.

 

Talks about legalizing marijuana while including restrictions that leave prohibition and the drug war in place for adults age 18-20, those who want to grow a plant at home, possess more than an ounce, or possess marijuana from non-state sanctioned outlets.

 

Talks about placing high taxes on legal marijuana.

Dealers, traffickers and cartels are good with this idea.

 

Supports a Homeland Security police state that can’t keep heroin and cocaine out of the US.

 

Tolerates reporters who do not ask questions.

 

Tolerates politicians who lie about clean energy.

 

Supports a Drug War that places us all at risk.

 

 

Photo- Port Hadlock Transit Center

 

 

Super Bowl rolls out annual Homeland Security Police State control grid-

“The federal government’s ring of security includes 35 agencies and extends from the airport to Lucas Oil Stadium, the secretary said.

Air marshals, canines sniffing for explosives, and inspectors scouring delivery trucks at the stadium are part of the security force, she said.”

35 federal agencies?

 

High level government employees are paid to market fear and safety all at once.

Reporters are paid to read scripts– not ask questions-

What prevents terror strikes at hundreds of events & locations unsupervised by federal authorities or sniper teams?

 

“US officials are particularly concerned that Iran is prepared to launch an attack…” (00:51)

A new phase of The Fake War on Terror is upon us- Iran might attack?

It doesn’t matter what the situation is each year- The Super Bowl is like a Homeland Security Industrial Complex trade show for DHS employees, contractors, surveillance gear manufacturers, SWAT teams, etc.

Reporters just go along with it- no questions asked.

Indy battens down hatches for Super Bowl security

 

Previous Super Bowl security efforts- (what it looks like when Iran is not prepared to attack)

If federal SWAT teams are required for Super Bowl security- what prevents terror strikes at hundreds of events unsupervised by federal authorities?

1:41 “Soldiers in the lobby”

Ask yourself- how can speedboats and helicopters prevent terrorism?

How about a SWAT team- how would they stop a terrorist?

What stops terrorists from going 2 states over and blowing up a daycare center?

A SWAT team?

Helicopters?

Speedboats?

Super Bowl security?

 

If all the bank robbers in North America decided to become terrorists instead- how would the Dept. of Homeland Security stop them?

Buzz around in gunboats and helicopters?

Check ID cards?

NORAD/US Air Force radar?

Scramble fighter jets?

Inspect cargo shipments at US port cities?

Internal Suspicionless checkpoints and roadblocks?

 

Remember Sports Fans-

The best beer requires the least advertising.