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False Flag: Both ‘christian’ Pride Festival attacker & ‘muslim’ Orlando shooter were security guards!

13 June 2016 (02:50 UTC-07 Tango 01) 24 Khordad 1395/07 Ramadan 1437/09 Jia-Wu 4714

The main stream news media, and the right wing ‘christian’ media, are  rabid about pointing out that the Orlando shooter was a ‘muslim’, but why aren’t they talking about the ‘christian’ who was arrested with a car full of ammo and potential explosives while on his way to a homosexual Pride Festival in California?

The ‘christian’ is also a classic case of somebody being recruited for a False Flag event: Young adult, disgruntled, ideological (Orlando shooter could be considered left wing since he was a registered democrat and Pride Festival attacker is being called right wing since he publicly ranted against democrats), criminal history or history of violent behavior (this also means law enforcement was aware of individual), disappears from family and friends before ‘event’.

But here’s something more specific and connected to the shooting in Florida: Both the Orlando shooter and the attempted Pride Festival attacker were security guards!

The Orlando shooter worked for evil G4S, the Pride Festival attacker worked for Universal Protection Services and Geek Squad City, he was arrested with his security badge.

Universal Protection Services is a division of Universal Services of America.  Universal Protection Services has been video-ed providing security against anticipated civil disorder in southern California. Universal Services of America’s HQ is in Santa Ana, California, the alleged homosexual Pride Festival attacker was arrested in Santa Monica, a 57 minutes drive (if traffic is good) from Santa Ana.

According to Universal Services of America’s website they provide security not only for commercial operations but for the U.S. National Park system.  In 2010, Security Systems News posted an article that hinted at a possible connection to G4S and a growing security industry trend: “Universal Protection Services was in early on the emerging trend of guard firms increasing their abilities in electronic security. As G4S…and Andrews, for example, have both lately emphasized their desires to better coordinate their guarding and electronic security operation….”

Geek Squad City is a computer repair operation run by Best Buy.  The company has been sued for using copyrighted software illegally. Geek Squad City employees have been caught on numerous occasions using customer’s computers to spy on them (especially female customers).  Unconfirmed reports say the alleged attempted Pride Festival attacker likened his job at Geek Squad City to working for the CIA.

Main stream news reports say he disappeared several days before he showed up in Santa Monica, even his parents in Indiana began calling his friends to find out where he went.  What’s interesting is how police caught him; reports say he was knocking on doors and windows in the early morning hours in a Santa Monica neighborhood, and concerned residents called police.  He said he was looking for a friend, he was officially arrested at 04:59 hours.

Another point that makes this a False Flag is that at the first official police conference the Santa Monica Police Chief straight up said the guy was going to “harm” the Pride Festival.  At the next conference she said she was mistaken, that the guy with a car full of ammo and explosives (five pounds of mixed Tannerite) was only on his way to the Pride Festival.

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Operation Jupiter: G4S calls Jupiter home, right next to shooter’s non-profit!

12 June 2016 (14:51 UTC-07 Tango 01) 23 Khordad 1395/06 Ramadan 1437/08 Jia-Wu 4714

The FBI made a vague statement saying there were 911 calls which mentioned Islamic State.

The alleged shooter worked for G4S.  G4S has its U.S. HQ at Jupiter, Florida.  It’s about a 35 minute drive from a pro-Afghan non-profit known as Durand Jirga.  Durand Jirga is owned and operated by the alleged shooter’s father, established in 2010 in Port Saint Lucie.  2010-11 is the year G4S Wackenhut became G4S Secure Solutions and set up its new HQ next door in Jupiter, Florida.

Operation Jupiter is a term I came up with to refer to False Flag NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) warfare operations, after I discovered the U.S. Army’s JUPITR program while investigating the anthrax fiasco, and outbreaks of MERS and a new form of ebola.  It’s interesting that G4S has its U.S. HQ in a city called Jupiter.

OPERATION JUPITER: MYSTERY VIRUS DISCOVERED IN 2 SEPARATE LOCATIONS!

OPERATION JUPITER: ANTHRAX IS THE ZOMBIE DISEASE LAZARUS!

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False Flag: FBI admits it knew about Orlando shooter since 2013! ATF says gun purchase was legal!

12 June 2016 (13:23 UTC-07 Tango 01) 23 Khordad 1395/06 Ramadan 1437/08 Jia-Wu 4714

At press conference in Orlando, FBI reps admitted they had interviewed the alleged nightclub shooter several times since 2013!  They said it was because he was associated with other ‘terror’ suspects, and made threats against people, but for some reason they always concluded he was not a threat!

Outraged reporters at conference demanded to know why the shooter was not considered a threat, FBI rep would only comment that their investigation into the suspect had been officially closed and suspect was no longer “under surveillance”!

The ATF rep said the alleged shooter and employee of G4S legally purchased his weapons.

Los Angeles Times: Man with weapons and explosives arrested, was going to L.A. gay pride parade

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False Flag: Orlando shooter working for ‘christian’ G4S!

12 June 2016 (12:36 UTC-07 Tango 01) 23 Khordad 1395/06 Ramadan 1437/08 Jia-Wu 4714

Confirmed reports that the alleged shooter at the homosexual dance club in Florida was employed by the evil British empire ‘christian’ run global security corporation known as G4S, (aka Rent-A-Thug, aka Shadow CIA).

I’ve written before about G4S and its connections to not only for-profit prison torture operations, but False Flag events around the world: ‘CHRISTIAN’ G4S “SHADOW CIA” CONNECTED TO INDIAN POINT NUKE MELTDOWN?

In Tampa, British empire run child prison G4S Youth Services/Riverside Academy shutdown, 130 jobs lost!

Evil British empire private prison operator, G4S, laid off at least 74 employees across California.

G4S Government Solutions laid of 13 people at the Oakland Airport.

BRITISH EMPIRE CONTROLS UNITED STATES, AND IDAHO, THROUGH EVIL CHRISTIAN G4S? SOUTH AFRICA ACCUSES CHRISTIAN G4S OF TORTURING PRISONERS!

NBC 6 Miami: Miami-Dade police officer assassinated for blowing whistle on Wackenhut (Wakenhut was later absorbed by G4S)

WFTS Florida: G4S hires employees with troubling pasts

American Thinker: “A security company contracted by the U.S. government is driving the OTMs from the Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector where they were in custody to Phoenix, sources said. The firm is called G4S and claims to be the world’s leading security solutions group with operations in more than 100 countries and 610,000 employees. G4S has more than 50,000 employees in the U.S. and its domestic headquarters is in Jupiter, Florida. Judicial Watch is filing a number of public records requests to get more information involving the arrangement between G4S and the government, specifically the transport of illegal immigrants from the Mexican border to other parts of the country.”

PR Newswire: G4S Regional Vice President selected as Vice President of the Florida Association of Security Companies

Financial Times: “In the dark recesses of the Pentagon, and at 100 US Marine bases in countries spanning Afghanistan to South Korea, G4S is using new iris and fingerprinting technologies to monitor incoming traffic.  Even as the US shrinks its military force….. ..At G4S, the world’s biggest security group, sales in America are growing at twice the rate of the rest of its business.”

The Sentinel: It’s been revealed that in 2015 Renown Regional Medical Center began using armed security guards from G4S 

National Post: “The three dead, two men and one woman, were security guards from G4S Canada, a spokesperson confirmed.”

HuffPost Alberta: It was a G4S security guard that killed fellow G4S security guards 

Blind Bat News related: SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTER’S CELL PASSWORD CHANGED, AFTER THEY’RE KILLED! PROOF SHOOTING WAS A FALSE FLAG!

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U.S. Food Crisis May 2016 : “we have no other choice” Too Big to Jails join Russia in killing U.S. producers!

Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns for the month of May, 2016: Many food suppliers/distributors are consolidating operations and killing jobs due to the collapsing grocery store and restaurant industries, as well as rising costs of food production, spread of disease and extreme weather.

Alabama: In Huntsville, after 31 years Clementine’s Restaurant and Catering shutting down due to the owner becoming an “executive chef”.

Alaska: Washington based Great Pacific Seafoods shutdown all its Alaska operations then declared bankruptcy, blaming it on Russia and Too Big to Jail U.S. banks: “We believe we have no other choice given the financial performance we experienced last year…  …Without a line of credit, we did not have access to sufficient working capital to begin the season.”-company statement referring to the sanctions Russia placed against U.S. food producers, Russia recently extended those sanctions, U.S. currency war with Japan is also blamed

Arkansas: In Little Rock, after 31 years Silvek’s European Bakery shutting down by the end of the month, apparently to take care of family issues (the owners said they hope their son can restart the bakery).

California: In San Miguel, after 29 years Country Diner shutdown by a greedy landlord who refused to negotiate a new lease.  Despite Kroger’s claim that they plan to hire 14-thousand people this year, Kroger issued a shutdown WARN for their Indian Wells Ralphs grocery store, and local news reports revealed that the Rialto Ralphs and the Arcadia Ralphs are being shutdown. A spokesman for Ralphs claims that all employees have been transfered to other stores.   Maggiano’s Little Italy shutting down their Sacramento restaurant, 103 jobs gone by July! In Vernon, without warning Handmade Real Foods laid off 316 people! Amazingly, for such a large and sudden layoff, there’s been no news media reports about it. Also in Vernon, food packaging maker Pactiv issued a shutdown WARN, 107 jobs gone by July!  In Menlo Park, after 134 years (surviving The Great [deflationary] Depression and numerous recessions) pioneering Beltramo’s Wines & Spirits shutting down to be sold-off. Don’t blame the economy or the internet (they sell on ebay), the only heir to the family business says she is not ready to take over.  In Fresno, a Starbucks Coffee on Herndon and Golden State Avenues suddenly shutdown and demolished to make room for the High Speed Rail project.  In Santa Monica, restaurant Aestus shutdown.  In Torrance, after 44 years Cookin’ Stuff shutting down, the ignorant owner blames a 75% drop in sales (since 11 September 2001) on the internet!  In Stockton, after three years restaurant French 25 shutting down by June due to the greedy landlord: “We tried to negotiate a new lease. It didn’t happen.”-Bruce Davis, restaurant owner

In Modesto, after 15 years Fat Cat Music House & Lounge has been sold and will shutdown by the end of June. The new owner is a local ‘businessman’ who admits he doesn’t have any plans for the property. In Oroville, Gold Digger Apples now chapter 7 bankrupt busted. US Bank says the apple growing co-op owes them $18.5-million USD. Chapter 7 bankruptcy means the co-op’s assets will be sold to pay the debt, and quite possibly it means the death of Gold Digger Apples: “This is a devastating blow to the community, seasonably Gold Digger employs up to 800 employees. I hope there’s some real PR damage to the bank it’s hideous, it’s everything you’ve heard about big banks…”-Peg Callaway, attorney for the local apple growers

After nine years Texas based convenience store operator CST California Stations (aka CST Brands) is now dead, 537 jobs across a dozen Golden State locations gone by July (administrators blame low gas prices)! Jamba Juice issued a shutdown WARN for their Emeryville HQ, 103 jobs gone by Xmas as the juice franchise moves its HQ to Texas!  More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; internet seller of ‘healthy’ foods Thrive Market issued a shutdown WARN for their operations in the city of Commerce, 98 jobs gone by mid-July.

Colorado: The following restaurants reported as shutdown; Bubu Lowry, Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs, Big Country’s Bar-B-Que, Protein Bar Colorado Boulevard, Viand and Willie G’s Seafood & Steak. In Colorado Springs, after three years Curbside Cuisine shutting down multiple lots owned by god’s Young Men’s Christian Association and being rented to independent food trucks. YMCA administrators said Curbside Cuisine wasn’t making enough money off renting out the YMCA property so they’re being handed back to the YMCA. One food truck operator said he got three weeks notice of shutdown: “I don’t know where to move. We have been here all winter and didn’t make any money and now the weather is starting to get better and we have to move. It is not fair.”-Hayder Hassan, former U.S. Army translator now food truck operator

Connecticut: British empire based food service company Chartwells issued a WARN for their Newtown Compass Group operations, 40 jobs gone by the end of June.

Florida: In Brandenton, after 27 years Smitty’s Pub & Grill shutdown, the owner saying “I’m taking a whole year off and then we’ll see.”  In Jacksonville, two Krispy Kreme donut shops shutdown, 50 jobs lost. A local Pizza Hut franchise says it will consider hiring the former donut makers.  Here’s more restaurant shutdowns across The Sunshine State: Bazi, Tap Global Beer Collection, Hudson, Oaki Steakhouse, Sheila’s Conch & Wings, Rhino Doughnuts & Coffee and Hickory Sticks BBQ.

Idaho: In Pocatello, the Wing It chicken wing joint on Yellowstone Avenue recently shutdown and the Subway sandwich shop on Garrett Way is now dead and vacated.   A federal court has ordered Gem State taxpayers to fork over nearly $250-thousand USD to settle a case involving the state’s unconstitutional ‘ag-gag’ law.  The unconstitutional law was created by ‘elected’ state lawmakers to protect dairy farms and slaughter houses from being outed for their cruel treatment of animals.  The state livestock Brand Inspector, Justin Archer, resigned after being charged by Jerome County Sheriff’s Office with felony grand theft!   The state Department of Agriculture says all but two types of crops will lose money this year. The two money makers are sugar and barley. Snake River Sugar Company-Amalgamated Sugar expects as much as $900-million USD in revenues for 2015. But that increased revenue doesn’t translate into job creation, Mark Duffin of the Idaho Sugarbeet Growers Association says actual sugar production employment has been going down due to increased use of new technologies.  And despite years of boasting how great their farm economy was, even boasting of the Ag industry’s relationship with Mexico, the Department of Agriculture admitted that in 2015 Idaho’s farm exports crashed by 22%! Idaho dairy exports crashed and burned by 43%! It’s blamed on the ‘strong’ USD, which makes U.S. products more expensive overseas: “It was a nice ride, but it’s over.”-Laura Johnson, Idaho Department of Agriculture

The federal government is considering halting sheep grazing on public land in west-central Idaho. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says domestic sheep spread disease. Wow, after a hundred plus years of sheep grazing they now claim sheep spread disease to other animals? I believe that applies to all us animals, all animals spread disease to each other. How do you think disease is spread, with a butter knife? The local sheep industry calls bullshit on the BLM reasoning: “There’s no firm science that says 100% that domestic sheep pass disease on the open range, or that they’re the only species that can pass the disease.”-Stan Boyd, Idaho Wool Growers Association

Illinois: In Chicago, The Berghoff Restaurant issued a shutdown WARN, 156 jobs gone by the end of June due to sale of the massive restaurant!   The Kmart Super Center in Bradley shutdown, 125 jobs lost! Sears Holdings sold the building to Meijer, unconfirmed reports say the Kmart Super Center (which has a full grocery op) was actually making money.  In Chicago, elitist diner Baffo shutdown, the owners admitted their “very expensive” eatery “is not capturing the Chicago diner as intended.”  Oak Brook based TreeHouse Foods took over ConAgra-Ralcorp and announced it will shutdown ConAgra factories in California and in Wisconsin, at least 720 jobs gone supposedly for lack of demand for snack foods!

Indiana: Food chemical company Vertellus Specialties now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and selling assets to pay the debts. Administrators blame “macroeconomic challenges facing our Agriculture and Nutrition business”.

Kentucky:  Mega grocery store owner Kroger refuses to renew the lease for the Bristol Bar and Grille, which has been located at the Kroger owned Prospect Village Shopping Center for the past ten years. Kroger administrators admitted to local news media that they found a new tenant who is willing to pay much higher rent.  In Louisville, Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen shutting down their Frankfort Avenue restaurant, apparently they’ve been asked to relocate to Dixie Highway.

Maryland: After 73 years Mars Super Markets sold-off five grocery stores to rival Weis Markets and will shutdown its remaining eight grocery stores, more than 4-hundred jobs lost: “As you all know, the company has been struggling with declining sales for several years. We have tried cutting costs everywhere we can while preserving jobs and benefits, but it has not been enough.”-Chris D’Anna, ceo

Massachusetts: Hannaford Supermarkets shutting down their Hudson grocery store because they can’t afford to renew the lease. 94 jobs gone by mid-August.

Michigan: After 17 years The Great Lakes Shipping Co. Restaurant and Tavern forced to shutdown by the greedy landlord, CWD Real Estate Investment, who has other plans for the property.  McLaren Flint outsourcing its food service jobs, at least 83 in-house employees unemployed by July.

Minnesota:  In Rochester two Papa John’s pizza take outs suddenly shutdown.  The owner could not afford the latest tech upgrades and pay the new higher minimum wages, so he tried to sell the businesses  but nobody wanted to buy.

Missouri: In Saint Louis, it was revealed that restaurants Mama Josephine’s (by a buy-out offer from a business partner) and Revel Kitchen (the owners are focusing efforts on another restaurant) shutdown.  Schnuck Markets ramps up its job killing, 234 people losing their jobs at Schnuck’s brand new grocery distribution center in Kinloch! The jobs are being contracted out to cheaper labor (probably migrants/refugees) with a Connecticut based contractor. In Saint Louis, after less than a year Lilly’s Music & Social House shutting down, the owner saying “Unfortunately, the doors are closing much earlier on this dream than we had hoped. The bar and restaurant industry is undisputedly challenging….   ….Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, things just don’t work out.”

Nebraska: In Omaha, Hy-Vee shutting down its 33 years old Stockyards Plaza grocery store by June, 174 jobs supposedly being transfered to other stores! Of note, the lease on the property will remain in effect until 2018 (meaning Hy-Vee will still pay the rent on an empty store, until a new tenant can be found).

New Jersey: In Princeton, after more than 20 years the Masala Grill shutting down next week because the greedy landlord jacked up the rent.  In Closter, after 13 years the owners of Harvest Bistro and Bar suddenly announced they were shutting down, no explanation.

New York:  In Rochester, Moe’s Southwest Grill shutdown. After ten years Northeast Kingdom restaurant shutting down by the end of the month, the owners are focusing on their upstate farm.   In Buffalo, popular restaurant Martin Cooks  shutdown, the operators say they’re looking for a new location. British empire Chartwells Dining Services lost its contract with Polytechnic Institute of NYU, 39 jobs lost.  Here’s a list of additional restaurant shutdowns in the Big Apple; Thirteen Pies, Afredo’s, Asante, H. Harper Station and The Pecan.  Liehs and Steigerwald shutdown their 13 years old butcher shop in Clay. Last year Liehs and Steigerwald built new operations combining meat market, specialty grocer, deli and pub.

North Carolina:  Greensboro based gourmet grocery chain The Fresh Market shutting down 13 stores in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Texas! In fact all Texas Fresh Markets will shutdown. A news source estimated that 60 people work at each store, that’s 780 jobs lost within the next two months! In Cramerton, South Fork Deli shutdown without warning, due to family health problems. Also in Cramerton, Captain Jim’s Seafood and Steaks shutdown due to the owner’s death.   In Morganton, after 55 years Mimosa Lanes shutting down this weekend. The owner blames it on changing demographics and the fact that he hasn’t been able to sever beer for several years: “…it’s putting me out of business. ….we’ve lost a significant amount of business because of it.”-Grier Franklin

Ohio: In Lima, after 39 years restaurant Lickity Split shutting down due to the owner’s health problems, and the owner says nobody wants to take over the business.   In Pleasant Ridge, the Highland Remke Markets grocery store shutting down, 54 jobs gone in June. Administrators say shutting it down is the only way they can pay to remodel other better performing Remke Markets.  Across the U.S. 197 Cargill employees to become unemployed 18 months from now! It has something to do with the sale of Cargill’s sauces unit to California based Ventura Foods.  In Cincinnati, after two years happy belly On Vine shutting down their Over-the-Rhine ‘healthy foods’ location by the end of the month. It sounds like the owner is too busy with another restaurant and a “growing family”. In Cleveland, the Hard Rock Cafe shutting down in July, the movie celebrity created restaurant chain is consolidating restaurants due to the bad economy.

Oregon:  In Bear Creek, sandwich shop Quizno’s suddenly shutting down this weekend. The owner blames repair bills, employee issues, family issues and the increase in minimum wage.

Pennsylvania:  In Johnstown, after three years R.J.’s Café and Lounge shutdown, apparently without warning. Local news media say the owners called it “a business decision”.  Presbyterian/Agnostic Warren Buffett owned Kraft-Heinz moving its Lehigh Valley Grey Poupon production to Michigan, because it’s being paid half-a-million dollars by Michigan taxpayers and $17-million USD by private investors. Also, Kraft-Heinz is moving its Lehigh Valley Tassimo coffee production to Canada, claiming that the majority of Tassimo customers live in Canada. The moves will cost Pennsylvania more than 450 jobs!  France based Sodexo lost its food contract with Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, 108 jobs gone by the end of June! Despite reporting an increased demand for Ketchup, Presbyterian/Agnostic Warren Buffett eliminating 40 Kraft-Heinz jobs in Pittsburgh, they’re being contracted out by June. In Carlisle, after 56 years Rillo’s Restaurant shutdown. The owner wants to retire and sold it to an investment group, adding “We do not know their plans or who they are negotiating with for this property.”  In Richland Township, customers and employees woke to find the Ryan’s restaurant shutdown. Parent company Ovation Brands apparently exited bankruptcy, but the property owner is still pissed that they didn’t pay the rent while in bankruptcy so he kicked them out: “I was there last night, I closed, and they didn’t say a word to us.”-Trista Miller, a pregnant Ryan’s employee who worked a 13 hours shift

After surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions Yocco’s shutdown their iconic Allentown hot dog shop: “Unfortunately, in the end we had to make a business decision and obviously it’s an emotional decision because I grew up working there and it’s our longest-operating store. I’ve lamented about this decision for many years and done many things to keep it going out of tradition.”-Gary Iacocca, owner

Tennessee: In Chattanooga, after two years Harvest Grocery suddenly announced it was shutting down. An arrogant loyal customer blamed “the community” for not “supporting” the ‘natural foods’ store. Personally, my lack of income is enough to prevent me from “supporting” such expensive ‘natural foods’ ops. The economy sucks because the ‘99%’ don’t have any cash because the ‘1%’ are sucking it up, stop blaming each other 99-percenters!  Also in Chattanooga, after more than two years Brash Coffee shutting down by the end of the month. The owners blame their employees “for moving on with their careers……..Brash Chattanooga cannot continue without these amazing people…”  Utah based ‘christian’ owned Capstone Nutrition shutting down their Spring Hill factory-warehouse, 125 jobs gone by mid-June! It’s blamed on legal problems with client MusclePharm, which supposedly hasn’t paid for $22-million USD worth of Capstone products!

Texas:  Plano based Pizza Hut (owned by Yum!) revealed its been using chemicals and antibiotics to keep its food ‘fresh’.  Pizza Hut administrators claim they will stop using butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) or butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) by the end of July, and stop using chicken processed with antibiotics by March 2017.  More and more studies are coming out saying the use of such ‘preservatives’ are actually creating ‘superbugs’ like the new E.coli that cannot be killed with anything.  In Cypress, reports say eT Craft Burgers and Beer suddenly shutdown, even their social media site is gone.   Marshall Grain shutting down their 70 years old Fort Worth store by the end of June, due to crashing sales and skyrocketing crime in the neighborhood (due to more and more people losing their jobs, the city’s own crime stat website shows that since February, 27 crimes took place in that specific neighborhood)!  In San Antonio, after almost 30 years Fatso’s Sports Garden shuts down this weekend. The retiring owner admitted their decades of success was not planned, saying “We didn’t set out to do anything. It just happened.” 

Vermont: In Lyndonville, after 12 years The Packing House bar shutting down, the owners would only say that they’re “ready to move”. 

Virginia: In Blacksburg, after seven years Sal’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria shutting down mid-June.

Washington: North Dakota based CRF Frozen Foods shutdown their Pasco factory due to listeria. So far 3-hundred employees are out of work until the factory is declared safe! Local news media say as many as 430 jobs could be affected.  In Bellingham, Cozy Corner Books & Coffee shutdown due to not being able to renew the lease.  In Blaine, after more than ten years Dakota Creek Winery shutting down so the owner can enjoy a “true retirement”.

Washington DC: After 12 years Domku Bar & Cafe shutting down next month, the owner blames the greedy landlord for jacking up the rent by 66%!

Wisconsin:  Tyson Foods shutting down their Jefferson pepperoni factory in July, 250 jobs lost!  In Steven’s Point, after 42 years Ella’s bar shutdown.  In Brookfield, Hom Wood Fired Grill suddenly shutdown.  The owners say because of “changing times” they will focus on their other restaurants.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

April 2016: “…in some cases no food at all.”

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Memorial Day vs Veterans Day, it’s not a “happy” day!

30 May 2016 (12:51 UTC-07 Tango 01) 10 Khordad 1395/22 Sha-ban 1437/24 Giu-Si 4714

Privately funded memorial in Pocatello to those killed (and still being killed) in Afghanistan & Iraq. 6,868 U.S. dead and counting!

While driving down Yellowstone Avenue in Pocatello, Idaho, I saw a business sign that said “Happy Memorial Day”.  Memorial Day is about people who died during wars, it is not a ‘happy’ day, it is a solemn day.

I also notice that a lot of people confuse Memorial Day with Veterans Day.  Memorial Day is about dead people, Veterans Day is about people who served in the military and are alive to talk about it.

By the way, the U.S. occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq never ended, despite several main stream news sources actually saying those ‘wars’ (Congress never legally declared war) were “technically over”!

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ObamaCare Job Destruction May 2016 : “times are tough…a lot more money is going towards healthcare”

It must be noted that I started documenting these ObamaCare/healthcare related shutdowns at the beginning of 2014. In that year I posted the reports biannually (every six months). In 2015 ObamaCare cutbacks ramped up and I posted quarterly (every three months). For the past five months of 2016 there have been so many ObamaCare cutbacks that I’ve posted a report every month!

Incomplete list of healthcare related layoffs and shutdowns, May 2016.

Former White House Counsel (and current attorney at law) Boyden Gray accuses the Obama regime of willfully subsidizing specific ObamaCare insurance companies with your tax dollars! The accusation is titled Allocation Of Funds Collected Under The Affordable Care Act’s Transitional Reinsurance Program Between Treasury And Reinsurance-Eligible Issuers. Gray basically says the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is violating ObamaCare rules which say general fund money cannot be used to pay “reinsurance-eligible issuers”. The HHS has been diverting money that’s supposed to go to the Department of the Treasury to ‘reinsurance’ companies: “….by the time the books close on TRP for the 2014 and 2015 benefit years at the end of 2016, reinsurance-eligible issuers will likely have received 98% of expected payments ($15.6 billion out of an expected $16 billion), whereas Treasury will likely have received only 12% of expected payments ($495 million out of an expected $4 billion).”

“I went shoppin’ the other day…..I went to go buy beef, and I didn’t end up with four steaks, I only ended up with two steaks….times are tough for everyone. I think a lot more money is going towards healthcare, and other hidden expenses in America that people don’t realize…when times are tough you’re gonna go to pork and chicken, and us Italians go to the pasta.”-Tommy Grisafi, agricultural commodities analyst, U.S. Farm Report 30 April 2016

Ireland based generic prescription drugs maker Endo International reported huge quarterly losses and will now eliminate 740 jobs in Alabama and North Carolina!

California:  Switzerland based drugs maker Actavis eliminating 19 jobs in Corona, by July. Surgical glove maker Sempermed shutting down their Ontario location by the end of June. Without warning Visiting Nurse Association laid off 16 people in Redlands and Riverside.  In Gilroy, Saint Louise Regional Hospital revealed it began laying off employees in March! Administrators admitted they won’t know how many people will lose their jobs until they are done with the layoff process, which could go on for several weeks or even months! In Stockton, Dameron Hospital shutdown its baby delivery and child healthcare services, 70 jobs lost.  Insurance company UnitedHealth announced it will get the hell outta the Covered California ObamaCare insurance program by the end of the year, explaining that “The smaller overall market size and shorter term, higher-risk profile within this market segment continue to suggest we cannot broadly serve it on an effective and sustained basis.”

Florida:  ObamaCare insurance companies plan to jack up ObamaCare rates for Floridians by another 17.7% in 2017!  Boca Raton based Cancer Treatment Centers of America revealed it laid off 350 people across the U.S.! Administrators blame ObamaCare referring to it as “the reality of the emerging healthcare economy”. In Miramar, United Health issued a WARN, 68 jobs gone by July as the insurance company begins dropping ObamaCare plans.   In Port Richey, the American Health Institute college shutdown without warning. The owner blames the administrators for wasting money while former administrators blame the owner for wasting money! Administrators also told local news media they have evidence the owner was lying about enrollment numbers to get more federal funding. The college had only 50 med-tech students.  Child Development Services shutting down their Ocala operations, 272 jobs gone by the end of June!

Idaho:  More corruption in the ‘christian’ dominated Gem State; Olympus Healthcare agrees to pay Idaho $107,219 in restitution after getting caught bribing (kickbacks) Idaho healthcare providers!  According to magicvalley.com in the past year and a half Idaho doctors were paid-off by drug companies, to the tune of $24-million USD of ‘incentives’! Now you know why so many people in The Gem State are wacked on evil prescription drugs!

Kansas: It was revealed that Gessler Drug Company suddenly shutdown two drug stores without warning: “It hit me like a ton of bricks! ….I couldn’t tell anybody what was going on.”-Allen Ames, operated Ames Watch Repair inside Gessler’s stores for more than 40 years

Kentucky: Eastern Kentucky University announced they’re shutting down their Somerset campus at the end of June. It’s blamed on a 4.5% reduction in taxpayer funding and $8-million USD in additional ObamaCare retirement and healthcare costs.

Maine:  In Bangor, god powerless to stop ‘his’ addiction treatment Manna shutting down its last two treatment centers. The “faith based” non-profit owes taxpayers at least $1-million USD! Government administrators say the christian run addiction treatment center failed to report overpayments from taxpayers, but god’s Manna administrators say “Due to decreasing state funding and declining financial support as a result of recent negative media coverage, it is with great sorrow that we find we must close our faith-based drug and alcohol programs, Elijah’s House and Derek House, on June 15, 2016.” 

Massachusetts: Boston-Weak based Partners HealthCare made a major accounting error which will cause hospitals across the state to see “steep and extraordinarily serious” reductions in ObamaCare reimbursements that will cause as many as 2-thousand 1-hundred people to lose their jobs! The reimbursement accounting error was made back in September 2015, but is only now being revealed! 

Mississippi:  Merit Health Natchez laid off an undisclosed number of employees. Merit Health Natchez was created when Natchez Regional Medical Center and Natchez Community Hospital merged in an attempt to deal with reduced customer traffic caused by ObamaCare. Administrators said ObamaCare has reduced customer traffic so much that even their new merged hospital ops are still too big!

Missouri: Maker of parts for aerospace, military and healthcare, Machine Laboratory shutting down its Chesterfield factory, 73 jobs gone by July.  In Joplin, medical battery/device maker EaglePicher Technologies laid off at least 90 people without warning: “Stabbed in the back, betrayed, no warning what-so-ever!”-unnamed former employee to local news media, who added that local police were called in to help fire the employees

“Health insurance is going to last to the end of the month. The severance package that they say was supposed to be great is going to be one more check for 40 hours.”-another unnamed former employee

Nebraska: In Lincoln, after 55 years Four Star Drug shutting down three stores! The owner blames a combination of jacked up rents (blame China) and ObamaCare. He pointed out that in 1980 only 30% of prescription drug costs were covered by insurance or government, 70% of customers paid in cash. Today he says 97% of drug costs are covered by insurance-government plans and under ObamaCare the insurance companies dictate the price, which is too low for small independent pharmacies to exist on.

New Hampshire: Elliot Health Systems shutting down their five years old Ob-Gyn operations in Manchester. The two doctors that work there say lack of customers is not the reason as 210 babies were born last year! Administrators of Elliot Health say they’re now focusing on ‘high risk pregnancies’ only, one of the affected doctors calls it BS: “I really didn’t think they’d do it because we’re just so busy….I don’t know the reasons of why they’re closing the practice.”-Thomas Antisdel

New Jersey: The Brick Board of Education warning of 17 layoffs and an increase in local taxes, blaming numerous issues including increasing employee healthcare costs caused by ObamaCare.

New York:  ObamaCare insurance companies plan to jack up ObamaCare rates for New Yorkers by another 17.3% in 2017!  That which cannot be named powerless to stop the shutdown of ‘its’ Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center. The Villager reports that three nurses are blowing the whistle on plans to shutdown the hospital, which has survived The Great Depression and numerous recessions. Administrators had been talking about renovations, but three months ago that talk stopped and now some nurses are being offered transfers elsewhere.  It’s finally been revealed that NYC based EmblemHealth eliminated 250 Information Technology (IT) jobs! They’re switching to a contractor.

North Carolina: Medical device maker Arrow International eliminating 456 jobs in Ashboro, between now and sometime in 2017!

Oregon: ObamaCare insurance companies plan to jack up ObamaCare rates for Oregonians by as much as 30% in 2017!

Pennsylvania: Pocono Medical Center laid off 55 people.   In Catasauqua, Medical Academy Charter School shutting down in July. The school is in debt by $1.8-million USD, and has only $4-thousand in cash to operate on!

Rhode Island: Westerly School Committee laid off 18 people due to not getting the anticipated increase in taxpayer funding, and due to jacked up ObamaCare costs: “Healthcare is going up $300-thousand, we have to pay that, we have no choice, but we only got about $130-thousand in our allocation from the town, so that is not even covering the healthcare cost, much less anything else!”-David Patten

Tennessee: In Limestone, ‘god’ powerless to stop nursing home John M. Reed Health & Rehabilitation shutting down due to the federal government ending Medicare/Medicaid payments. The board members include members of the Church of the Brethren. In 2015 the nursing home was accused of having so called “deficiencies” that could threaten the health of patients, mainly a lack of competent employees.

Utah:  Utah based cancer doctor William E. Nibley is warning that the Obama regime is about to institute an Medicare Part B ‘experiment’ which could result in the shutdown of 75% of cancer treatment providers! In 2013 the Obama regime slashed Part B reimbursements and under this new cancer treatment experiment will slash and burn payments to doctors/clinics even more! Obama regime cronies (with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) say the ‘experiment’ is meant to see if reducing payments will actually reduce the level of care for people dealing with cancer!

Washington:  ObamaCare insurance companies plan to jack up ObamaCare rates for Washingtonians by another 13.5% in 2017!  In Bainbridge Island, after 60 years Winslow Drug shutting down. The owner blames multiple reasons, but says the final straws were when Virginia Mason announced it was shutting down its Bainbridge Island Medical Center, and reductions in insurance reimbursements caused by ObamaCare.

Washington DC: California owned Howard University Hospital eliminating 110 jobs by the end of June! So far for this fiscal year the hospital has lost $10-million USD, no thanks to ObamaCare!

Wyoming: Due to incompetent doctors, which are now resulting in “a flood of litigation”, Powell Valley Healthcare now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.

ObamaCare job destruction, April 2016: “it’s referred to as restructuring & the cuts aren’t deep enough”

ObamaCare = Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

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Dumbing Down the U.S. May 2016 : Portland bans textbooks! “We wanted to continue…realistically we can’t”

It must be noted that I started documenting these education shutdowns at the beginning of 2014. In that year I posted the reports biannually (every six months). In 2015 education cutbacks ramped up and I posted quarterly (every three months). For the past five months of 2016 there have been so many education cutbacks that I’ve posted a report every month!

Disappearing Students Syndrome (DSS): A phrase created by me to describe a phenomenon taking place across the United States, affecting both privately and publicly funded schools, from Kindergarten all the way through University levels.

Incomplete list of publicly announced education related layoffs & school shutdowns, May 2016:

Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks shutting down its agriculture extension offices in Anchorage and Sitka by October. It’s blamed on millions of dollars in state funding cuts, caused by crashing revenues from the oil industry.

Arizona: In Tempe, after 49 years the Student Book Center shutdown, the greedy property owner sold the property. Kingman Army Air Field Museum shutdown due to a dilapidated building that was built in 1942, and they can’t afford to fix. All museum owned assets are being put up for auction, surprisingly the auctioneer said the stuff was worth only $11-thousand USD!  God powerless to stop his Illinois based Saint Xavier University from shutting down their Gilbert campus. Administrators say they are prepping for the possible halting of Illinois taxpayer funding for low income students.

California: In Santa Rosa, school bus contractor First Student eliminating 136 jobs by the end of June! In Yucca Valley, school bus contractor First Student laying off 76 people by the end of June.

Connecticut: In South Windsor, school bus contractor First Student issued a layoff WARN, 48 people jobless by the end of June.  Southbury Training School laid off 17 people, and it was revealed they laid off 25 people last month. It’s all part of the state’s draconian funding cuts. The Constitution State is short at least $1-billion USD!

Florida: Alachua County Public Schools eliminating 1-hundred non-teacher jobs! Administrators say it’s the only way they can afford to hire more behavioral teachers, as there seems to be skyrocketing instances of behavior problems with students!  God powerless to stop ‘his’ Saint Leo University system from eliminating 30 jobs due to “restructuring”. Interestingly local news reports say administrators claim they’re actually creating new jobs.  In Saint Petersburg, after 31 years Brighton Prep School shutting down due to the not-so-recovered economy preventing parents from paying the school fees.  After surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions, Florida Book Store in Gainsville shutting down on Wednesday. It’s being consolidated with the University of Florida’s on-campus bookstore.

Illinois: God powerless to stop ‘his’ University of Saint Francis from revealing they laid off 21 employees. Local news media pointed out that the ‘christian’ university is spending big bucks constructing new buildings. The Gary School Board suddenly laid off 13 people, including their InfoTech director.  God powerless to stop ‘his’ University of Saint Francis from revealing they laid off 21 employees last week. Local news media pointed out that the ‘christian’ university is spending big bucks constructing new buildings. God powerless to stop ‘his’ Seton Academy (Elizabeth Seton High School) from shutting down. In 2003 the all-girls schools went co-ed in an attempt to keep itself alive. Local news media said back in 2014 the Archdiocese of Chicago gave the school two years to increase student enrollment and decrease operational costs, it didn’t happen.

Indiana: Muncie Community Schools laying off 37 teachers due to what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome, which is contributing to the school district being $16-million USD in the hole.

Iowa: After 95 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) AIB College of Business shutting down. Because of the bad economy its merging with the University of Iowa. The president of the private college swears their merger with a taxpayer funded university isn’t about the bad economy, yeah right!  After 144 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) the Walnut Community School shutting down due to massive population exodus. Local news media revealed that the population of the town of Walnut is actually 121 less than what’s publicly posted, the school itself was down to just 72 students in 2015, more than a 50% drop since 2010!

Kansas: In Wichita, at least three adult learning centers were shutdown as well as the Metro-Meridian alternative high school (school for nonconformists) due to lack of taxpayer funding.

Kentucky: Kentucky Community and Technical College eliminated 506 jobs, blaming it on what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome and $26-million USD in taxpayer funding cuts!  Gateway Community and Technical College laid off ten people and halted four programs, due to massive state taxpayer funding cuts.   Eastern Kentucky University announced they’re shutting down their Somerset campus at the end of June. It’s blamed on a 4.5% reduction in taxpayer funding and $8-million USD in additional ObamaCare retirement and healthcare costs.

Maryland: University of Baltimore laid off 14 people and eliminated 12 vacant jobs, blaming it on at least three years of declining student enrollments.  Baltimore City Schools warning of mass layoffs due to lack of taxpayer funding.

Massachusetts: After 59 years god powerless to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ Presentation of Mary Early Childhood Program, due to the economy: “When we looked at all the resources available we realized we just didn’t have the resources to continue. We wanted to continue serving as long as we could, but realistically we can’t….”-Sister Janice Perrault

Minnesota: Globe University-Minnesota School of Business shutting down four campuses due to the state attorney general charging them with frauding students, at least 45 jobs lost.  In Moorhead, The Red River Valley Academy shutting down so the owner can deal with “changes in our family”.

Mississippi: A federal court ordered the Cleveland School District to merge its still segregated junior highs and high schools. This proves to you liberal law loving weenie heads that just because its one of your beloved laws on paper doesn’t mean its being complied with. The consolidation of segregated schools will result in layoffs.

Nebraska: Hastings Public Schools shutting down 85 years old (surviving The Great [deflationary] Depression and numerous recessions) Morton Elementary. The shutdown decision was made six years ago.

New Jersey: Paterson School District eliminated 80 office jobs, and considering shutting down four schools.   Sussex County Community College eliminated 47 jobs.   The Brick Board of Education warning of 17 layoffs and an increase in local taxes, blaming numerous issues including increasing employee healthcare costs caused by ObamaCare.

New Mexico: Albuquerque Public Schools eliminating 82 jobs due to being short $9.5-million USD, and shutting down 57 years old Acoma Elementary. The Silver Consolidated Schools Board of Education reports a taxpayer funding shortage of $1.3-million USD, warning of layoffs.

New York: In Albany, god powerless to stop ‘his’ girls only Academy of the Holy Names from shutting down its elementary school, due to crashing enrollment (Rapture?).  In Long Island NYC, after three years the Doshi STEM Institute shutting down due to lack of enrollments and a lack of $1-million USD in taxpayer funding!

North Carolina: Haywood County Board of Education eliminating 14 jobs and shutting down Central Elementary. They need to cut $2-million USD from their budget.

North Dakota: The Bismarck School Board shutting down 64 years old Saxvik Elementary school due to renovations that would cost $2.5-million USD.  It’s been revealed that after the University of North Dakota laid off 20 people (under the guise of cutting $21.5-million USD in costs) 34 people were secretly hired! Some department heads claimed those who were hired were hired before the layoffs began, while others said they were told to go ahead and fill ‘priority’ positions. Anybody who can do basic math can figure out that hiring more people than you layoff negates any attempt to save money!

Ohio: Cincinnati Museum Center laying off 60 people in anticipation of the renovation of Union Terminal (it’s location), which will result in the museum losing $6-million USD in yearly ticket sales for the next two years!  In Hubbard, god powerless to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ Saint Patrick School. The Bishop of Youngstown blames it on ten years of declining enrollment.

Oklahoma: Tulsa Community College eliminating 30 jobs due to an expected reduction of $4-million USD in taxpayer funding.

Oregon: The Portland Public Schools is violating the U.S. 1st Amendment by banning all books that do not blame ‘climate change’ on humans!  Mind twisting school teachers have even convinced impressionable young & dumb students to take part in the crime: “It is unacceptable that we have textbooks in our schools that spread doubt about the human causes and urgency of the crisis.”-Gaby Lemieux, brainwashed Lincoln High School student testifying why they should be allowed to violate the 1st Amendment  (ice core samples prove you educated idiots are wrong!)

Pennsylvania: Camden School District eliminating 154 jobs due to a $39-million USD budget shortfall!   In Catasauqua, Medical Academy Charter School shutting down in July. The school is in debt by $1.8-million USD, and has only $4-thousand in cash to operate on! Education Management issued a shutdown WARN for its Pittsburgh location, 222 jobs gone by July!

Rhode Island: Warwick School Committee eliminating a net of 42 teaching jobs as part of consolidation efforts to save $4.2-million USD. Westerly School Committee laid off 18 people due to not getting the anticipated increase in taxpayer funding, and due to jacked up ObamaCare costs: “Healthcare is going up $300-thousand, we have to pay that, we have no choice, but we only got about $130-thousand in our allocation from the town, so that is not even covering the healthcare cost, much less anything else!”-David Patten

South Dakota: The only licensed ‘extended hours’ daycare in Pierre shutting down. The owners of Little Explorers blame it on high employee turnover.

Vermont: Burlington College shutting down by the end of the month! Administrators blame it on their 2010 decision to buy property once owned by the ‘christian’ god, saying the college “struggled under the crushing weight of the debt incurred by the purchase of the Archdiocese property on North Avenue.”   Burlington School District eliminating 24 jobs, in line with the budget approved by cash strapped voters.

Washington DC: Reports that Corcoran School of Art and Design at George Washington University laid off ten professors, while at the same time hiring-on a new “visiting” professor. It’s connected to plans to merge with Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.

Wisconsin: Globe University-Minnesota School of Business shutting down two of its four Wisconsin campuses due to the Minnesota state attorney general charging them with frauding students. Childfirst shutting down two daycare ops, one in La Crosse and one in Onalaska. Two other Childfirst locations are being taken over by Red Ballon.

Dumbing Down the United States, April 2016: “It is unfortunate our students cannot complete their programs…”

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150+ people, per day, sacrificed on the alter of Corporate America!

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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released damning data which shows that on average 150 people per day die working for unAmerican Corporate America!  And the AFL-CIO says that statistic is low-balled!

The deaths are a combination of dying on the job (accidents or workplace violence) and slow deaths over time due to exposure to hazardous materials. The AFL-CIO has compiled the data into a report called Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2015.

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) points out that the government data does not include incidents involving government employees!  Not only that, but each state has a different reporting system for deaths or injuries on the job, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that as many as 50% of workplace incidents are not being reported!

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U.S. Food Crisis April 2016 : “…not economically feasible anymore.” “…in some cases no food at all.”

Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns for the month of April, 2016: Many food suppliers/distributors are consolidating operations and killing jobs due to the collapsing grocery store and restaurant industries, as well as rising costs of food production, spread of disease and extreme weather.

Alabama: In Huntsville, after 20 years the Tai Pan Palace restaurant shutdown. In Auburn, after 38 years Price’s Barbeque House shutting down sometime between May and December. The greedy (and tired) owner admitted he decided to ‘join the crowd’ and sell-out to a property developer for a lot of money: “It’s a good living, but it’s a tough one as well. It’s something that I’ve had to think about for a very long time, and I can’t go on forever. The timing is just right, as sad as it is.”-Jeff Price

Arizona: The city of Nogales is bemoaning the planned shutdown of the money making Kmart in July. It’s a money making store because the city collects boo-koo sales tax off it, and city managers don’t know what they’re going to do after the Big Kmart (it’s also sells groceries) shuts down! The Big Kmart is a money maker because many of its customers are Mexicans who shop on the U.S. side of the border, because the variety is better in the U.S. than in Mexico. Christopher Teal, U.S. Consul General in Nogales, Mexico, said “They’re shopping, they’re at the malls, they’re out buying, they’re out doing activities. It has a huge impact for our economy in Arizona and our economy in the United States, I can’t speak positively enough really about that part of the relationship.” In other words, Sears Holdings’ Eddie Lampert is shutting down a profit making international store!

California: The largest grocery wholesaler in the United States, United Grocers, announced they’re shutting down their Los Angeles distribution ops, 132 jobs lost by June!  In Gonzales, food packager Sonora Packing issued a shutdown WARN, 176 jobs gone by mid-June!  In Torrance, Japan based Kubota Tractor shutting down, 72 jobs gone by mid-June. In Milpitas, family owned Raley’s is shutting down their 28 years old Nob Hill Foods grocery store by the end of May. 50 jobs lost due to lack of sales, Raley’s administrators say they wanted to shutdown their Milpitas location three years ago.  In Isle Vista, after two years Jimmy John’s suddenly shutdown their sandwich shop. Apparently the franchise owner wanted out and tried to sell it, but nobody wanted to buy.  In Livermore, the decades old Applebee’s restaurant suddenly shutdown because, according to the manager, “It just was not economically feasible anymore.”  In Auburn, after 20 years The Chocolate Shoppe & Gift Emporium (and art gallery) shutting down by the end of May, the owners want to retire.  In North Oakland, after 90 years (surviving The Great [deflationary] Depression and numerous recessions) Genova Delicatessen shutdown due to disagreements over the rent: “We’ve always felt the prices should be reasonable and the food really good quality which we have been able to manage, but the cost of doing business is to the point now where it became uncomfortable.”-Patti DeVincenzi

Colorado:  Albertsons-Safeway shutting down the Pueblo Safeway grocery store on 29th Street, 59 jobs lost.  In Cameo, after 58 years Eagles Nest Family Dining shutdown. The restaurant was sold to a Texas based corporation in 2015, and they’ve decided it wasn’t making enough money.

Connecticut:  In Fairfield, after 66 years the Angus Steakhouse shutting down, supposedly it’s being replaced with a new thing called Little Pub.  bfresh issued a shutdown WARN for its Fairfield grocery store, 84 jobs lost by mid-June.  In Norwalk, Guckenheimer Bridgewater On-Site Commissary issued a WARN, 90 jobs gone by June.

Florida: In Fort Myers, John’s Good Food popular BBQ joint shutting down tomorrow, due to a combination of the owner’s ongoing health problems and the greedy landlord kicking him out. Netherlands based Louis Dreyfus Company Citrus eliminating 59 jobs and shutting down its Winter Garden ops by the end of May. The orange juice maker sold its Winter Garden ops to a competitor (Peace River Citrus) who apparently has no plans to continue the operation. In Dania, Cohen Dania Beach Hotel-Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port Hotel eliminating 112 hospitality jobs by June, supposedly for remodeling that will take more than a year!  The Ritz Carlton issued a WARN for their Bal Harbor food service ops in Miami, 89 jobs lost by mid-June.  Drink supplier Brown Distributing issued a WARN, 84 jobs in Orlando gone by the end of June.  In Fort Myers, after 15 years 3 Fisherman Seafood Restaurant shutdown. The owner actually blames it on the success of his second 3 Fisherman location: “For five years now I’ve been saying I would close that location, but it’s easier said than done.”-John Browning, who says he’s thinking about consolidating his other restaurants as well

Georgia: In Hephzibah, a Food Lion grocery store suddenly shutdown this past weekend, administrators say they couldn’t renew the lease. In Augusta, a Kroger grocery store shutting down soon. Kroger reps blame the shutdown on crashing sales, 110 Kroger employees will become jobless by June! Kim Hines of G.R.O.W. Harrisburg has an ominous warning: “A ‘food desert’ is a lack of access to fresh fruits, vegetables and healthy foods. So it’s a dependency on a community on convenience store foods and processed foods, or in some cases no food at all.” 

Hawaii: In Hilo, after almost 65 years food joint Kawate Seed Shop forced to shutdown by the landlord who jacked up the rent!

Idaho:  The University of Idaho has confirmed that several wheat fields are infected with the fungus Stripe Rust.  The fields are near the towns/cities of Aberdeen, American Falls and Pocatello.  A warning has also been issued because the fungus is showing signs of evolving, becoming resistant to fungicides and meaning some wheat varieties that are considered resistant to Stripe Rust might become susceptible.    Despite boasting of a recovering economy the self proclaimed ‘christian’ leaders of Idaho have decided they must ration the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, incorrectly called Food Stamps). Starting in July instead of getting all their food assistance on a single day, it will be spread over a ten days period, affecting 82-thousand of Idaho’s 1.5-million residents. It was revealed that this rationing of food assistance was actually ordered by state ‘elected christian lawmakers’ back in 2014! The British empire created christian Salvation Army protested the SNAP rationing by pointing out that poor Idahoans have been screwed so much by state ‘christian lawmakers’ that up to 90% of people coming into Salvation Army food banks are there to supplement the meager scraps given them by Idaho’s SNAP!  

The USDA is refusing to pay for destroying several eastern Idaho farms!  In 2006 U.S. Department of Agriculture weenie heads freaked out when a potato eating parasite showed up in Idaho, and in 2007 ordered massive use of methyl bromide pesticide.  The result is that some farms, and even cows, were contaminated beyond saving.  The catastrophic spraying of Idaho farms continued until 2014 when a USDA manager realized it was doing more harm than good.  At least two family farms have been destroyed and those families asked the USDA to make reparations.  The USDA refused and literally told the now impoverished families to ‘sue us’! 

Illinois:  Glazer Stoller Wholesale shutting down their booze distribution operations in Elk Grove Village, 170 jobs gone by the end of May!   Meijer finally revealed how many people in Niles will become jobless when they shutdown their grocery store, 118 by June!  In Chicago, after 34 years Bel-Port Liquors forced to shutdown by the greedy landlord who made a better deal with a coffee shop: “I’m losing everything. ….This is what puts food on my table. All of a sudden, he [landlord] turned 360 degrees on me! I’ve never seen him like this before.”-Joe Barbari, liquor store owner who says rents everywhere are too high for him to open a new store

Indiana:  In Union City, British empire Canada owned Applegate Livestock Equipment shutting down and laying off 80 people.  It’s been revealed that the Castleton Perkins restaurant was forced to shutdown by the greedy landlord, who then tore it down for ‘new development’: “We did everything we possibly could to talk them into letting us stay, but the landlords had other ideas. Our lease was up in February, and we were forced to closed.”-Gail VonHolten, former restaurant owner

Iowa:  In Clive, DCG Foods shutting down their Cash Saver grocery store as soon as the inventory is gone. The Cash Saver used to be a Dahls, which went bankrupt. The shutdown is blamed on lack of sales.  In Williamsburg, Kinze Manufacturing eliminating 121 jobs, blaming low crop prices for killing its farm equipment sales!

Kansas: In Olathe, popular K-Macho’s Mexican Restaurant & Cantina was suddenly shutdown by U.S. Department of Homeland Security, because restaurant owners couldn’t confirm the ‘legality’ of their employees: “K Macho restaurant in Olathe, Kansas, was recently served, via U.S. Mail, an official notice to submit all form I-9 documentation to HSI auditors for inspection.”-Shawn Neudauer, Homeland Security

Kentucky: In Louisville, after 73 years grocery store First Link now up for auction. The grocery section is shutdown, but the Liquor Store ops will continue until the auction, which is mid-May. I have yet to find info as to why it’s being auctioned (other than the company needs the money).

Louisiana: In Baton Rouge, after seven years Truly Free Bakery & Deli suddenly shutdown by greedy landlord who refuses to properly fix the sewage system: “We are in a battle with our landlord over a very serious and quite frankly, disgusting issue. We have had major sewer problems for over 3 years, and to our frustration, this problem was never fully fixed—only temporary ‘band aides’ were attempted. This issue has persisted and has been more problematic over the last year.”– Erick and Ainsley Coughlin, owners

Maryland: In Laurel, after 25 years the Silver Diner shutting down because “from an economic standpoint, it didn’t make sense to renew” the lease.

Massachusetts:  Bay Valley Foods shutting down their Ayer food factory, 1-hundred jobs lost by the end of 2017! Like the rest of unAmerican corporate America, Bay Valley Foods is joining the growing trend of consolidation.  In Burlington, Texas based jungle themed Rainforest Cafe shutdown. Local news sources think it’s being replaced with a furniture store.

Michigan:  In Okemos, Cravings Gourmet Popcorn shutting down their operations and consolidating ops to Lansing.  In Shields, restaurant Bob Evans (on Gratiot) shutdown, 44 jobs lost due to lack of sales.  In Midland, God refuses to stop ‘his’ Lutheran church owned Journeys Coffee House, on Main Street, from shutting down in June. God was powerless against greedy landlords as senior pastor Ed Doerner blamed “…substantial rent increases and other stipulations from our landlord.” 

Minnesota:  In Duluth, after 20 years Timber Lodge Steakhouse shutting down, about 50 jobs lost due to crashing sales.

Missouri:  Twin Rivers shutting down their Neosho chicken processing factory by June, 3-hundred jobs lost! The WARN gave no reason. Local news speculate that operations are being consolidated, and also stated that employee turnover was always high due to low wages.  In Bridgeton, SchnuckS Markets shutting down their grocery distribution center as work is being consolidated into a new larger facility in Saint Louis. But don’t think the SchnuckS’ employees will be transferred, local news media discovered the employees at the new facility will be cheap-o contractors, meaning 190 good paying jobs in Bridgeton gone between July and September!  The owner of a Saint Joseph McDonald’s is so desperate to increase customer traffic that he’s offering all you can eat french fries. But wait, there’s more! The Saint Joseph Mickey-D’s is also eliminating human cashiers and replacing them with automated kiosks!

New Jersey:  The 35 years old IHOP restaurant in Raleigh shutting down on Hillsborough Street. It’s claimed that a new IHOP will be built a few blocks away.

New York:  Sodexo lost its food contract with Fordham University, 382 jobs gone by the end of June!  In Lower Manhattan NYC, ‘tasting-menu’ restaurant Recette shutting down. The owner is consolidating the concept with one of his other restaurants, in an attempt to save money on escalating rents.  Liddabit Sweets shutdown their there years old Chelsea Market shop.  In NYC, restaurant 790 French did not renew its lease at The Hilton Garden Inn Times Square, 64 jobs lost by the end of June.  Also in NYC, TGI Friday’s Restaurant on 677 Lexington Avenue shutting down, 36 jobs lost by mid-July. In Galway, after 59 years Chuck’s Store restaurant shutting down so the original owners can retire.  In Canton, Blackbird Cafe shutdown, instead of the promised renovations, 11 jobs lost. The upstairs music venue Parkview also shutdown. The owner of both establishments blames the decision to shutdown (instead of renovating) on a sudden 50% crash in sales since last year! The owner suspects that two new restaurants are to blame (and this is a sign the local market can’t support that many eateries).  The Four Seasons Restaurant issued a shutdown WARN, 130 jobs lost by the end of July!  In Latham, Bob & Ron’s Fish Fry shutting down due to “Mainly the economy, high cost of seafood, demand. And to be honest there is no way we could pay the high minimum wage that is coming and mandatory 3 months paid sick leave…” 

North Carolina:  MillerCoors issued a shutdown WARN for its Eden brewing ops. The first round of layoffs will begin in June, in total 349 jobs will be lost by the time the brewery shuts down! Local news reports say at one point the brewery employed more than 5-hundred people. MillerCoors administrators basically said the bad economy is forcing them to join the growing trend of consolidating operations.  In Durham, after nine years Triangle Brewing Company shutting down in May, due to a sudden increase in competition.

Ohio:  Columbus based restaurant chain Bob Evans conducting a second round of mass restaurant shutdowns. Last year they shutdown 20 eateries, this year it’ll be 27 stores and 1-thousand 1-hundred jobs lost! The overwhelming majority of those restaurants being shutdown are ‘owned properties’ of Bob Evans and the plan is to try and raise $20-million USD by selling them.

Oregon:  Albertsons-Safeway shutting down their Portland Safeway grocery store, on SW Beaverton Hillsdale Highway, 53 jobs lost in May. It’s because the store is within one mile of an Albertsons.

Pennsylvania:   Meadowbrook Meat issued a layoff WARN, 76 jobs in Lancaster gone by mid-June. In York, Durham School Services announced it will eliminate 88 jobs by the beginning of June.  After 63 years iconic The Matey’s Crossroads Hotel Pizza & Steaks shutting down after a failed attempt to sell it.

Tennessee:  In Farragut, after 24 years the original Aubrey’s restaurant (originally called Aubrey’s Cafe) shutting down by mid-May. The administrators blame the shutdown on the age of the building.

Texas: In Fort Worth, after 36 years Rig Steakhouse shutdown, possibly due to road construction that reduced customer access, the property is for sale.  In Arlington, after two years Super Chix sandwich shop suddenly shutdown last week, administrators said “We tried for two years, but not enough people came.”

Virginia: State Department of Health has halted shellfish harvesting along the Black River, due to a massive sewage spill in Hampton Roads.  They hope the water will clear up by the end of the month.   Rock Bottom Brewery shutting down its Ballston Common Mall location. Local news reports said corporate administrators ignored inquiries as to why they’re shutting it down.   In Richmond not even two years after opening an upscale grocery store-restaurant Southern Season-Southerly shutting down, 115 people forced to transfer or become jobless! Administrators say the location is too expensive to operate because they built it too big: “We had hoped to do more volume in the store. Maybe we overestimated….Most retailers are downsizing….”-Dave Herman, president

Washington DC:  After 41 years Bistro Français shutting down so the owner can retire.

Wisconsin:  In Madison, after 15 years Takara restaurant shutting down supposedly because they can’t renew the lease.  In Madison, after 22 years restaurant Bluephies being shutdown, supposedly a new restaurant will take its place. Despite the greedy owners claiming Bluephies is “doing great”, they’re concerned they need something that will create more ‘growth’ (higher profits) over the next 20 years.

Wyoming: The state rejected a plan to give away $2.9-million USD in tax money to Grand Teton Distillery, to build a new operation in Alpine. The plan was opposed by other distillers and local farmers. Several distillers pointed out that they have not received state grants for their operations, and the Grand Teton Distillery plans to buy all its vodka potatoes from Idaho, instead of local farmers.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

Fracking Food Crisis: 1,400 public water systems contaminated with lead, affecting 3.6-million people, coincides with oil industry Fracking! 

March 2016: “Sales aren’t even close….Not even close!”