“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…
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…
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…
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…
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
bankruptcy to close […] Continue Reading…
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…
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…
Incomplete (tip-o-the iceberg) list of U.S. drugs related crimes and oddities for the month of July 2018.
“If we don’t get tough on the drug dealers, we are wasting our time. And that toughness includes the death penalty.”-President Donald Trump, Manchester, New Hampshire, 19MAR2018
On 01 July, somewhere in the eastern Pacific the U.S. Coast Guard captured a drug boat, three smugglers […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete (tip-o-the-iceberg) list of healthcare related layoffs, shutdowns and crimes in July 2018:
$32-million fraud lawsuit settled
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
ALABAMA: 1-thousand-2-hundred people could be eligible for compensation because of hospital data breach
ARKANSAS: Walmart suddenly laid off 150 people from its Optical Lab in Fayetteville, due to “changing business needs”.
hospitals accuse EMS provider of ‘balance billing’
‘Non-profit’ Preferred Family Healthcare loses taxpayer […] Continue Reading…
24SEP2018 (15:06 UTC-07 Tango 06) 02 Mehr 1397/13 Muharram 1440/15 Xin-You (8th month) 4716
I’ve pointed out many times how Japan has a near total gun ban, and Japan also regulates edged weapons based on their length.
For more proof that gun bans, and even knife control laws, don’t stop violent crime here’s a recent list of knife and gun […] Continue Reading…