Category Archives: U.S.

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 20-21 October 2013. No more Coors? More big bank layoffs! High rents killing businesses!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

The second largest beer brewer in the United States, MillerCoors, laid off 360 people across the country!

Alabama: In Homewood, Too Big to Jail Wells Fargo laid off 374 employees!

California: Too Big to Jail Wells Fargo laid off 465 people across the Golden State!  In Riverbank, Silgan Containers laid off 63 employees.

Connecticut: In Stonington, Skipper’s Dock restaurant shutdown.  The property owner kicked the restaurant owner out because the property owner found somebody willing to pay higher rent.

Florida: In Orlando, Sherman-Williams owned paint store Color Wheel shutdown. 36 jobs lost.

 Iowa: Farm equipment maker, John Deere, laid off 100 employees at their Ankeny factory!  The prior month they laid off 40 employees.

Kansas: In Newton, non-profit gift shop Ten Thousand Villages shutdown after 30 years in business. The owner blames the bad economy.

Maryland: Tax sucker U.S. DoE nuclear contractor, United States Enrichment Corporation, laid off 99 employees.  This is USEC’s second round of layoffs.

Montana: In Missoula, Community Medical Center eliminated 20 jobs. Hospital officials blamed Obama Care, calling it a “national” issue.

New Hampshire: Cooking Matters gourmet restaurant shutdown. The owner of the ten years old eatery blames the bad economy.

North Carolina: In Lexington, Henry James Family Dining shutdown.

Ohio: In Bowling Green, Dave’s Cosmic Subs shutdown.   Local news reports say it is the 15th store to close in the area.

South Carolina: In Charleston, Big John’s Tavern shutdown without warning.  Employees were angry.

Tennessee: In Memphis, long time Ike’s Optical shutdown.  Local news reports say no reason was given.

Texas: In DeSoto, Westlake Ace Hardware shutdown.  Company officials say the store’s revenue was not enough to justify the new rent demanded by the property owner.

Wisconsin: In Madison, iconic Savidusky’s Furquarters shutdown despite growing business.  The owners say they want to retire, and their children do not want to take over the business.  In Milwaukee, 80 years old Stein’s Jewelers shutdown.  The jewelery store actually went bust in March, due to being $2.2-million USD in debt!

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Business/Economics, Idaho, U.S.

Global Food Crisis: Food prices to skyrocket as Mega Drought hits western U.S. Redux of 1920-30s Dust Bowl Drought?

02 February 2014 (20:00 UTC-07 Tango 01 February)/01 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/13 Bahman 1392/03 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712

“If groundwater was your only supply, you would potentially have no income this year.”-Tim Luke, Idaho Department of Water Resources

“This is the first time in the 54 year history of the State Water Project that projected water supplies for both urban and agricultural uses have been reduced to zero.”-Mark Cowin, California Department of Water Resources

California: For the first time in the Golden State’s history the State Water Project could cut off water to cities.  Farmers in the Sacramento and San Joaquin river basins are being told not to expect any water this year.  Farmers under the federally controlled Central Valley Project are expecting to be cut off from water as well.  California residents must reduce water usage by at least 20%.  17 communities in central California are facing zero water supply.  About 75% of water usage in California is by the agriculture industry.  Citrus growers say they could lose their 30 years old orchards, meaning it would be years before California could supply citrus fruits to market!

California is the number one state in terms of cash farm receipts, accounting for 15% of the entire United States agricultural industry.  The Golden State also accounts for half of all fruit, nut and vegetable production in the U.S.!

Idaho: Climatologists at the University of Idaho say the Gem State hasn’t been this dry since the 1920-30s drought that created the Dust Bowl in the Plain States. Blaine County has been declared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be in extreme drought.  Irrigation farmers from southern to eastern Idaho have been told by the Department of Water Resources to expect no water during summer.  It’s blamed on the fact that fish hatcheries are running low on water, and state officials have decided that fish hatcheries come before farmers who bought water rights to the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer after 1974.  Southwestern Idaho is under extreme drought conditions.  The summer water cut off could also apply to cities across Idaho.

The top agriculture products from Idaho are dairy, cattle, potatoes, wheat, and hay.

Montana: Local news reports revealed that evil Carlyle Group has rejected the city of Missoula’s offer to buy Carlyle owned Mountain Water Company, for $50-million USD.  The people of Montana will seek legal action to kick out the evil for profit Carlyle Group.  Mountain Water Company is the only privately held water supplier in Montana.

Nevada: About half the state under extreme drought conditions.

Oregon: Officials in the Beaver State are hoping a wetter than normal spring will make up for the dryer than normal winter.  75% of the state is under severe drought. Last year only 4.8% of the state was under sever drought conditions.

Washington:  Under moderate drought conditions.

Business/Economics, Idaho, U.S.

More Economic Decline: Idaho Christian Republican rips off taxpayers then gives flippant explanation!

02 February 2014 (18:56 UTC-07 Tango 01 February)/01 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/13 Bahman 1392/03 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712

“We stand behind my report and my auditors’ conclusions.”-April Renfro, Certified Public Accountant for Idaho’s Legislative Audits Division

The latest audit of the Idaho State Treasurer’s Office revealed widespread abuse of state taxpayer funds.  The Office has been headed by Republican Christian Ron Crane since 1998!

Legislative auditors discovered that Crane oversaw the loss of $10.6-million USD in bad investments of taxpayer money! Auditors expect the loss to climb to $27-million!  The long overdue investigation is late to the game, because such claims of huge loses came as early as 2008!

The investigation says Crane ignored state laws meant to reduce financial risks!  Crane is currently playing around with $2.9-billion in state funds!

Of course Crane denies everything, and even questioned the state auditors’ competency saying they “…second guess our decision by using ‘hindsight’…”

And this guy keeps getting re-elected!  Like George Carlin said, “You voted them in. You caused the problem.” 

Business/Economics, Idaho, Technology, U.S.

More Economic Decline: Red State Idaho ripped off by Blue Blood Washington DC? Or is it that Red State politicians got caught cheating? Idaho schools shorted by $7-million & growing!

01 February 2014 (16:44 UTC-07 Tango)/30 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/12 Bahman 1392/02 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712

“All contracts made in violation of these statutes are void and any money advanced by the state, must be repaid.”-Justice Jim Jones, Idaho Supreme Court

Old mister poopy diaper pants supposedly for improving education, Barack Obama, is once again living up to his lying liar reputation!  Or is it the lying liar Republican officials in Idaho?

The Idaho legislature has just been informed that the Obama regime’s FCC (Federal Communication Commission) has withheld $7-million in tax dollars from Idaho’s high speed internet system for the Gem State’s High Schools!

It took Idaho’s Department of Administration’s Teresa Luna (a Mormon) this long to tell ‘elected’ officials about the missing funding!

Luna has known that the primary contractors, CenturyLink and Education Networks of America have not been paid, by the Obama regime, since March 2013!  Teresa Luna just happens to be the sister of Tom Luna (a Mormon), former George W. Bush regime official and Idaho’s current State Department of Education boss!

Oh but wait, there’s more to this story:  Turns out that Syringa Networks is suing the Gem State on the grounds the CenturyLink contract for the Idaho Education Network is illegal!  The case has been stuck in the Idaho Supreme Court since last year, and the Obama regime’s FCC says they are not going to pay their share of the funding until the case is settled! (it’s expected that Idaho schools will lose another $7-million during the 2014-15 school year)

So maybe this is actually another case of corrupt Idaho ‘elected’ officials screwing things up by playing favoritism and awarding contracts under the table?  It wouldn’t be the first time.

By the way, Teresa Luna was appointed to her position by corrupt governor Butch Otter in 2011, to replace the guy that suspiciously awarded the contract to CenturyLink.   Tom Luna miraculously won elections after the fact in 2007 (and suddenly Tom Luna has announced he won’t run for re-election!).  I could’ve sworn that Tom Luna was initially appointed to the position by Otter, but everything on the internet says he was ‘elected’.  Like George Carlin said, “You voted them in. You caused the problem.”

Business/Economics, Idaho, U.S.

More Economic Decline: Idaho bank becomes 3rd to fail in 2014!

01 February 2014 (16:25 UTC-07 Tango)/30 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/12 Bahman 1392/02 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712

Syringa Bank of Idaho has become the 3rd U.S. bank to officially fail in 2014! On 31 January 2014, the bank was seized by the by the Idaho Department of Finance and turned over to the FDIC.

No explanation was given as to why the bank failed.  Also, no warning of bank closures are legally required.

The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) took the Gem State’s Syringa Bank assets and gave them to a California bank, Sunwest Bank.  FDIC officials say Syringa’s failure will cost them $4.5-million USD!   The FDIC is also warning that more banks will fail, saying by 2016 that $10-billion could be spent on failed banks!

DuPage National Bank, in Illinois, was the first bank to fail in 2014.  The Bank of Union, in Oklahoma, was the second.

In 2013, 24 U.S. banks failed and were shut down.

International, U.S.

Environmental Martial Law: United Nations makes former NYC dictator Michael Bloomberg special envoy for climate change!

01 February 2014 (01:40 UTC-07 Tango)/30 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/12 Bahman 1392/02 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712

“Mr. Bloomberg will assist the secretary-general in his consultations with mayors and related key stakeholders, in order to raise political will and mobilize action among cities as part of his long-term strategy to advance efforts on climate change.”-statement from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon‘s office

I watched several U.S. national news broadcasts Friday and never saw this one.  The UN has named the authoritarian Jewish Bilderberger Michael Bloomberg as its special envoy for cities and climate change!

 

U.S.

Martial Law U.S.A. 2014: Obama regime shutdown of police department blamed on fake IDs?

01 February 2014 (00:54 UTC-07 Tango)/30 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/12 Bahman 1392/02 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712

“This is the first time in my 30 years of law enforcement that I’ve ever seen anything like this. We have a question if this is his true identity. Once his true identity is known, then the evaluation into whether or not his commission is reinstated will begin.”-Keith Elder, Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office

New Mexico’s Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office now says they were forced to suspend Police Chief Shane Harger, and shutdown the Jemez Springs police department because of possible fake identifications.

Harger admitted during a Infowars interview that he had to change his name to protect himself, after having to testifying against another cop (when Harger worked for a different law enforcement agency) who was being prosecuted for killing his wife.

That cop threatened Harger, causing Harger to change his name and move away to a new location and new job.  Apparently the TSA was confused when two names popped up for the person now calling himself Harger.

The Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office says the problem for them is that Harger is still using a drivers license with his old name on it.  The name does not match the law enforcement credentials he presented for the job of Police Chief.  However, local New Mexico news media said the Sheriff’s department has no authority over Harger’s employment status!

U.S.

Martial Law False Flag U.S.A. 2014: Air Force base in lockdown!

31 January 2014 (14:19 UTC-07 Tango)/29 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/11 Bahman 1392/01 Yi-Chou (1st month) 4712 (Happy New Year!)

Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Alabama, was locked down on Friday!  A package arrived at the base post office, and tested for explosives.

This comes as parts of East Rutherford, New Jersey, were locked down after letters with corn starch were delivered to hotels around the Super Bowl stadium.

USAF officials declared their lockdown over when the package turned out to be “food”.  I’ve written before how some food products like sausages and other preserved meat products, contain nitrates which are also used in explosives!

U.S.

Martial Law U.S.A. 2014: Corn Starch shutting down Super Bowl as police lockdown the city around MetLife Stadium!

31 January 2014 (11:57 UTC-07 Tango)/29 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/11 Bahman 1392/01 Yi-Chou (1st month) 4712 (Happy New Year!)

“It scared me, I want to go home………..it was just corn starch…..they said it was corn starch.”-Frightened flight attendant who got kicked out of her hotel by hazmat suited cops

East Rutherford cops shutting down the city after a white powder showed up in letters mailed to at least five hotels.  At least one U.S. Postal Service truck was intercepted by cops, the truck supposedly used to make postal deliveries to the hotels.

Two area postal centers being investigated.

In a live report by a New Jersey TV station, a flight attendant was interviewed as she left a hotel.  She swore that even though the paranoid cops screamed at her to get out, that hotel employees told her that the white power turned out to be nothing more than Corn Starch!

Live TV news anchors continue to harp that “We just want to make sure everyone is safe.”

International, U.S.

Martial Law Canada & U.S.A.: Police state criminals track you using Wi-Fi! More British empire take over BS!

31 January 2014 (01:46 UTC-07 Tango)/29 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/11 Bahman 1392/01 Yi-Chou (1st month) 4712 (Happy New Year!)

Documents released by Edward Snowden revealed that Canada’s  Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) uses Wi-Fi (wireless internet) to track your whereabouts.

Snowden is not releasing any new documents, he turned all documents he had over to select journalists a long time ago, so many documents that it’s taken the journalists this long to discover the Canadian Big Brother/Sister scheme.

The Canadian NAZIs track you by using Wi-Fi to track your wireless device, such as your cell phone.  At this point there is apparently nothing illegal about it under Canadian law.

The documents also reveal that the Wi-Fi tracking software was jointly developed with the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), as part of the decades old secret Five Eyes union between the United States and the British empire.