U.S. Food Crisis June 2016 : Ohio farms human trafficking! No more Eggo? Maryland kills park geese to feed homeless!

Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns for the month of June, 2016: Many food suppliers/distributors are consolidating operations and killing jobs due to the collapsing grocery store and restaurant industries, as well as rising costs of food production, spread of disease and extreme weather.

Circle of Blue reports that since 2010 there’s […] Continue Reading…

“We’re truly sorry to everyone affected.” : February 2016, U.S. tech/communications industry job destruction

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 February 2016:

Alabama: In Huntsville, 20 years old non-profit Sci-Quest hands-on science museum shutdown, due to lack of revenues which caused them to miss their January & February rent payments.

California: One of […] Continue Reading…

Idaho Economic Destruction June 2016 : “risen from the ashes”? We struck oil!

Incomplete list of economic woes in the U.S. state of Idaho, June 2016.

Germany based Volkswagen agrees to pay Idaho state government $2.6-million USD for the supposed diesel software scam, plus VW owners get $5,100 in cash for each eligible diesel vehicle.   Diesel owners in Idaho love diesels! My own research suggests this whole […] Continue Reading…

Internet modem explodes, burns Idaho kitchen!

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“…it was totally on fire. Smoke was everywhere….”-Rainey Taylor, victim of internet modem that went-all-terrorist in her kitchen

In Idaho Falls the kitchen of a residential property caught fire after a new internet modem exploded.

The person renting the home says they were lucky to be […] Continue Reading…

U.S. Federal/State/Local Government Layoffs June 2016 : “we’re not taking care of our own people, that’s bullshit!”

Incomplete list of U.S. Federal/State/Local Government self-destruct announcements for June 2016:

Marketplace and Edison Research says their May polling shows 71% of U.S. workers believe the economy is rigged in favor of elites, and 55% believe threats to their employment are the result of elitist/government negotiated trade deals.  The analysts pointed out that the poll results were across […] Continue Reading…

ObamaCare job destruction June 2016 : “no longer sustain the financial losses”

It must be noted that I started documenting these ObamaCare/healthcare related shutdowns at the beginning of 2014. In that year I posted the reports biannually (every six months). In 2015 ObamaCare cutbacks ramped up and I posted quarterly (every three months). For the past six months of 2016 there have been so many ObamaCare cutbacks […] Continue Reading…

“The Amazon Tax had an especially chilling effect…” : January 2016, U.S. tech/communications industry job destruction

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 January 2016:

After only two years Qatar based news source Al Jazeera is getting the hell outta Dodge! Al Jazeera America is shutting down in April, administrators say that despite increasing numbers […] Continue Reading…

“All the churches are experiencing this decline in attendance.” The Rapture? : U.S. Christian self-destruction 2nd Q 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. Christian shutdowns and layoffs 2nd Quarter 2016.

Mormon Glen Beck’s ‘news’ network The Blaze laid off at least 40 employees across the U.S.  This is at least the second round of layoffs for Glen Beck. Back in February a Daily Beast report basically said former employees accused ‘christian’ Beck of being a backstabber. […] Continue Reading…

Dumbing Down the U.S. June 2016 : “Morale is really low.” “The numbers don’t lie.”

It must be noted that I started documenting these education shutdowns at the beginning of 2014, in that year I posted the reports biannually (every six months). In 2015 education cutbacks ramped up and I posted quarterly (every three months). For the past six months of 2016 there have been so many education cutbacks that […] Continue Reading…

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