Human Bones: More proof climate change is outta our hands!

09APR2018 /23:13 UTC-07 Tango 06  (21 Farvardin 1397/24 Rajab 1439/25 Bing-Chen 4716)

“It’s normal. Almost all humans and animals that ever lived will disappear without trace.”-Huw Groucutt, University of Oxford

Recently dated homo sapiens finger bones, found in the desertified Arabian Peninsula, suggest that modern humans are way older than even most scientists thought, and it proves […] Continue Reading…

Nebraska KC-135 Teenaged Nose Art

Nebraska Air National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Mary Thach, 08AUG2015.

“I consider myself an artist. I’ve been taking art ever since elementary school and into high school. I’ve been doing a lot of shows, school conferences, art districts and open theater.”-Mariah Harm

In 2015, then Stapleton (population just over 300) High School […] Continue Reading…

Snoopy RC-135S Cobra Ball Nose Art

“The ball represents the Earth, the purple part with the star is the missile coming up from the earth and the snake, which represents the aircraft, is protecting the Earth.”-Rick Brown, retired U.S. Air Force

Jerrica Skipper, from Mississippi, designed The Ball. U.S. Air Force photo by Delanie Stafford, 23JAN2018.

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“healthcare is a tapeworm”: ObamaCare ACA death spiral, March 2018

Incomplete (tip-o-the-iceberg) list of healthcare related layoffs, shutdowns and crimes in March 2018:

“In 2016, the United States spent nearly twice as much as 10 high-income countries on medical care and performed less well on many population health outcomes. Contrary to some explanations for high spending, social spending and health care utilization in the United States did not differ substantially […] Continue Reading…

America Spread Thin: West Asia, March 2018

West Asia, or as the U.S. Department of Defense calls it Southwest Asia.  Iran, Iraq and Turkey are sometimes considered part of West Asia and sometimes Central Asia.  I consider Iraq and Turkey part of West Asia and Iran is part of Central Asia.

U.S. Army’s Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry […] Continue Reading…

Idaho militia preps firefighters for climate change disasters!

07APR2018 (02:12 UTC-07 Tango 06)  18 Farvardin 1397/21 Rajab 1439/22 Bing-Chen 4716

“It’s easier to train a fire fighter that has swift water training to ride on the hoist than it is to train an Army hoist operator to become swift water qualified.”-Mike Barbero, Boise firefighter and Army National Guard pilot

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America Spread Thin: Europe, March 2018

23MAR2018, Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing and the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 131st Fighter Squadron deployed to various locations across Europe, as part of the NATO anti-Russia mission known as Operation Atlantic Resolve.

Official Atlantic Resolve video, Bulgaria:

U.S. Army, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, conduct tactical training in Novo Selo, Bulgaria:

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“too big for our needs.” Selling out Online!: Sears Kmart death spiral, April 2018

“Employment terminations including your own are expected to commence on July 8, 2018”-Sears Holdings

Amazingly, despite years of store shutdowns, the typically ignorant Sears employee expressed shock when they got the layoff notice!

Citrus County Chronicle: A year after Kmart shutdown “Foot traffic inside the mall declined drastically and never really recovered.”

CNBC: Sears’ head of real estate […] Continue Reading…

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