“The western fires are not stopping. They’re just getting bigger.”-James Casaus, Incident Commander
“If we don’t start managing our forests, the forests are going to start managing us. The fires burning across Montana are a catastrophe, and we need all available resources to combat this threat.”-Steve Daines, senator for Montana
On 13 SEP 2017, Montana’s Air National […] Continue Reading…
The U.S. Virgin Islands has its own National Guard unit, but it’s not enough to deal with Irma. They’ve been operating at least five Point of Distribution (PoD) centers for several days now, handing supplies to thousands of people in the […] Continue Reading…
“It’s our responsibility to make sure that these members of people’s families are well taken care of. We call it puppy therapy just because it makes us feel good. I actually had one soldier tell me that pets make him feel at home.”-Jennifer G. Gauntt, Texas A&M University VET
Animal care […] Continue Reading…
“…..I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.”-Revelation 6:7, New […] Continue Reading…
Air and Army National Guard units from dozens of states deployed to Texas to deal with the aftermath of Harvey. Some units have returned home, some were shifted to Florida when Irma hit, but even now Harvey Rescue Recon operations are still ongoing in Texas.
Three weeks later property in Orange, Texas, […] Continue Reading…
Ever want to ride in one of those AmTracks (aka Assault Amphibious Vehicle or AAV)? Some unlucky victims of Harvey, near Beaumont, Texas, got lucky and were rescued by Charlie Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, USMC Reserve.
U.S. Marine Corps […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of U.S. Federal/State/Local Government self-destruct announcements for August 2017:
Hurricane Harvey slamming Texas and Louisiana. Texas getting record level rain/floods. According to federal law produce grown on land hit by flooding cannot be sold for human consumption!
California: Who’s the fascist now you commie pinkos? Leftist pinko bullies introduce a state bill that would make it a crime […] Continue Reading…
More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise. Incomplete list of U.S. internet/high-tech/communications job destruction announcements in August 2017:
Moody’s Investor Service revealed what I’ve been saying for years; internet retail is highly overrated. In fact, so called retail giant Amazon is not a giant at all, accounting for only 10% […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of off-shoring of U.S. jobs, and immigrant labor increases, since Donald Trump began his job as President of the United States on 20 JAN 2017.
“Companies are not going to leave the United States anymore without consequences. Not going to happen.”-Donald Trump, December 2016
“They’re taking our jobs. They’re taking our manufacturing jobs. They’re […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of healthcare related layoffs and shutdowns, announced in August 2017:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: 500-thousand fewer people enrolled in ObamaCare-ACA than the previous year. Many people were “automatically re-enrolled” from the previous year. 38% crash in ObamaCare insurance providers for 2018!
National Business Group on Health: In 2018 ObamaCare-ACA mandated employee health […] Continue Reading…