Barricades, active shooters & MAGA: Dumbing Down the U.S.A., August 2018

“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”-George Orwell (aka Eric Arthur Blair)

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 (Tip-o-the-Iceberg) list […] Continue Reading…

Sumerians were right! Behold The Goblin Planet!

06OCT2018 (17:27 UTC-07 Tango 06) 14 Mehr 1397/25 Muharram 1440/27 Ren-Xu 4716

“Most distant objects all swing out in one direction, in a very strange way that shouldn’t happen….the only way we could get them to swing in one direction is that there is a massive planet…keeping them in place…”-Mike Brown, Professor of Planetary Astronomy

In time for […] Continue Reading…

“It’s definitely a cult.”: U.S. Christian Rapture, July 2018

Incomplete (tip-o-the iceberg) list of U.S. Christian shutdowns, layoffs and Rapture oddities for the Gregorian (western christian calendar) month of July 2018.

ALABAMA: Man reportedly admits to 5 church burglaries

local missionaries stuck in Haiti during riots

man arrested for reaching for gun at church

East Walnut Baptist closing

ALASKA: Another case of evil NIMBY as Residents fed up with homeless camp near Central Lutheran Church

ARIZONA: Dust storm starts church […] Continue Reading…

Idaho’s Child Soldiers? Blame ‘christian’ society, blame the parents!

“Our military leaders bring state and local officials, school administrators, and teachers up to visit the academy and cadets to demonstrate the good return on investment that is happening up here. When they see firsthand the hundreds of lives this program positively effects each year, the program sells itself.”-Collier Lipple, executive officer to the […] Continue Reading…

“We survived Target. We survived Walmart, but we couldn’t survive the road construction…”: U.S. retail/banking/service sector collapse, July 2018

Incomplete list of U.S. retail/banking/service sector job loss WARNings and store shutdowns made or announced in July 2018:

WFMYNews2.com: These 11 retailers may not survive 2018

The Washington Post: Millions of educated, experienced workers have been tossed aside

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

ALABAMA: After 83 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) Zoghby’s Department Store shutdown so the owners can focus on their more […] Continue Reading…

Pacific Ring of Fire: Indonesia, Modern Day Atlantis

03OCT2018 (02:03 UTC-07 Tango 06) 11 Mehr 1397/22 Muharram 1440/24 Ren-Xu 4716

Indonesia, the island country trying to recover from a tsunami caused by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, just got hit by the volcanic eruption of Mount Soputan.

Express: Volcano ERUPTS in Indonesia just days after tsunami and earthquake

New York Times: What Went Wrong With Indonesia’s Tsunami Early Warning System

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Indonesia tsunami early detection […] Continue Reading…

“the rise of big box stores”: U.S. Food Crisis, July 2018

Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns for the month of July, 2018:

Farmers are using artificial intelligence to force cows to be more productive

Goldfish Crackers recalled over salmonella 

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

ALASKA: We can’t survive more cuts to Alaska king-salmon quota

ARIZONA: In Tucson, after only ten months Classic Spaghetti Western Steakhouse shutdown, the owner saying that even […] Continue Reading…

“a change in business circumstances”: Sears-Kmart death spiral, October 2018

New York Post: Whirlpool doesn’t want Sears selling any of its appliances

9News.com KUSA: Sears is delisted on NASDAQ

Yahoo Finance: lifetime warranties in question

National Real Estate Investor: Sears Will End Up in Liquidation

Delaware Online: Decisions to ax unsuccessful local locations were made well before bankruptcy!

WCPO: How safe are Sears warranties and gift cards?

Chicago Tribune: Whirlpool to Sears: We want our appliances back

Bankruptcy judge to OK Sears’ store closings

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“Get your stuff it’s time to leave.”: U.S. industrial/mining/logistics layoffs, July 2018

Incomplete list of U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics job loss/shutdown announcements made in July 2018.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

The Washington Post: Millions of educated, experienced workers have been tossed aside

ALABAMA: Hyundai plant could be first shut down under tariff plan

ALASKA: Oil giant reports 2018 profit, compared to big 2017 loss

ConocoPhillips Swaps Assets With BP, Expands Alaska Base

CALIFORNIA: No more Barbie or Hot Wheels? El Segundo based Mattel announced […] Continue Reading…

Taxes & New Laws prove it’s no Land of the Free!: U.S. government shenanigans, July 2018

Incomplete (i-e ‘Tip of the Iceberg’) list of United States Federal/State/Local Government self-destruct revelations for July 2018:

It’s ironic that during the month that the independence of the United States was officially declared, a massive amount of new imperialist laws and taxations were made!

04 July 1776:  How Taxes, Tariffs & Tea Led To American Independence

Why is there a lawyer shortage? Maybe […] Continue Reading…

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