Despite a slight uptick in profits at the end of Gregorian year 2016, Texas based U.S. retail icon JCPenney says overall sales were down (again) and they will now go the way of the other U.S. retail icon Sears; massive shutdowns and layoffs.
As many as 140 stores could be shutdown by May 2017, and on top of those employees losing their jobs due to the shutdowns, apparently an additional 6-thousand employees will be offered voluntary buyouts (bribes to quit)!
In January of this year JCPenney shutdown its Madison Square Mall store, in Alabama, killing 120 jobs!
JCPenney also sold-off its Plano, Texas, HQ and surrounding properties in order to pay off massive debt. In 2012, BlindBatNews reported that JCPenney had joined other big box retailers in failing to make payments on debt financing (Commercial Mortgaged Backed Security loans) they got back in 2010!
Today’s announcement of massive job killing didn’t come with a list of stores being shutdown, JCPenney administrators said they’ll make the store locations public once they notify the store employees of their impending employment doom. They gave a clue and said most store shutdowns will be in their ‘smaller markets’.
According to BlindBatNews archives, JCPenney killed 1-thousand salon jobs in 2013! In 2014, JCPenney shutdown 15 of their outlet stores, 42 of their mall anchor stores, and killed at least 3-thousand 4-hundred jobs! In 2015, they shutdown 40 anchor stores (including a store they promised local city leaders they would not shutdown) and killed about 3-thousand jobs! In 2016, at least seven anchor stores and at least 5-hundred jobs killed!
06 January 2017 (14:18 UTC-07 Tango 06) 17 Dey 1395/07 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1438/09 Ji Chou 4714
“Once we decide to build a facility, we have to take responsibility for employment and the local society.”-Toyoda Akio, Toyota Motor President, during interview with NHK about plans to build a new factory in Mexico, 06 January 2017
“Toyota plans on manufacturing Corollas in Mexico….”-NHK, 05 January 2017
In past couple of days there were news reports of president elect Donald Trump threatening Nipponese company Toyota with huge tariffs if it moves production of Corollas to Mexico. I’ve watched several reports on Nippon’s NHK (Nippon Housou Kyoukai/Japan Broadcasting Corporation), one report in which Toyota administrators actually stated they never had plans to move U.S. production to Baja California, Mexico. That’s a lie!
In my December industrial job destruction report I wrote “Kentucky: What automotive industry recovery? Japan based Toyota eliminating the remaining 650 jobs as it shuts down its North American HQ in Erlanger! News reports say at one time there were nearly 2-thousand Toyota employees in Kentucky.”
This is interesting because Toyota’s own U.S. website says “This is an exciting time to be a part of Toyota, as we bring together all of our headquarters operations in Plano, TX (about 20 miles north of Dallas), expand our technical center near York Township, MI, and build a new production engineering facility in Georgetown, KY.”
Some of those Kentucky jobs are going to Mexico! It’s not just Toyota’s HQ in Kentucky that’s ‘moving’ to Mexico, but factory jobs across the U.S. as well.
NHK reporters pointed out that Toyota has already spent the past few years building a new factory in Mexico, proving that Toyota does plan to move U.S. production to Mexico. Back in 2014, Toyota announced it would consolidate it’s U.S. factory production by the end of 2018, however, Toyota claimed it was moving the jobs to Texas and Michigan, not Mexico.
At the beginning of January 2017, some of the 648 Toyota HQ staff in Erlanger began leaving for the new HQ in Plano, Texas. Toyota factories in California and New York are shutting down production under the consolidation plan (already in 2015 Toyota shifted Tacoma production from California to Texas).
21 December 2016 / 21:18 UTC-07 Tango 06 (02 Dey 1395/22 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1438/24 Geng Zi 4714)
For more proof your vote doesn’t count (and that the U.S. has never been a democracy) Hillary Clinton set a new record for the amount of popular votes received by a candidate who lost the Electoral College vote!
Note the Pledge of Allegiance states the country is a Republic, not a democracy. The line “one nation under God” was added in 1953 in direct violation of the 1st Amendment!
21 December 2016 (13:51 UTC-07 Tango 06) 01 Dey 1395/21 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1438/23 Geng Zi 4714
“We look forward to having a peaceful transition of power on the 20th of January. And we will continue to work with our state and interagency partners to make sure that we have a peaceful transition of power.”-Major General Errol R. Schwartz, District of Columbia National Guard
Joint Task Force-National Capital Region is so short staffed that 8-thousand National Guard personnel have been called-up to help with security & ceremony during Donald Trump’s inauguration!
Security forces are using a giant 18 meters by 12 meters (60 feet by 40 feet) map of Washington DC to walk through their security routes.
Drone video of DC map:
In addition to the 8-thousand state Militiamen, 7-thousand Regulars (federal military) will also take part in the 58th Presidential Inauguration on 20 January 2017. Most of the Regulars will be providing ceremonial services while many of the National Guard troops will be deputized by Metropolitan Police Department, to provide security.
21 December 2016 (01:35 UTC-07 Tango 06) 01 Dey 1395/21 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1438/23 Geng Zi 4714
“The timing of the abrupt asset-price movements—coming within days of the U.S. election—is the key clue about what moved markets. The election of Donald Trump as president, coupled with continuing Republican control of the Congress, ended six years of divided U.S. government.
………More rapidly rising U.S. interest rates signal further dollar appreciation. Tax incentives for U.S. corporation to repatriate their past profits held abroad, which some estimate at $2.5 trillion, could also push the dollar up. Given faster demand growth, the outcome will be a widening U.S. current account deficit, that is, more borrowing from abroad. Some of it will possibly finance a growing Federal fiscal deficit, depending on the precise features of the U.S. fiscal package, the extent to which it is paid for by budget cuts elsewhere, the path of government borrowing rates, and the economy’s growth response.
……..If sharp exchange rate shifts and growing global imbalances follow the U.S. policy regime change, protectionist pressures become a major risk…….it is most likely that emerging market economies are the main targets for higher trade barriers erected by advanced economies.
Governments should therefore keep in mind that protection is likely to be counterproductive at home……In an environment of sharply divergent policy mixes, as we may now be facing, the rules of the global trading system will be more important than ever.”–Maurice Obstfeld, International Monetary Fund Economic Counsellor and Director of Research, and Professor of Economics
21 November 2016 (03:24 UTC-07 Tango 01) 01 Azar 1395/20 Safar 1438/22 Ji Hai 4714
“It would have to be a massive, military type effort. And then what? ….Our dairy industry in Idaho depends on immigrant labor….”-John Thompson, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, commenting on Donald Trump’s campaign promise to deport illegal immigrants
I’ve written before that the true reason ‘christian’ lawmakers in Idaho are allowing illegal immigration is that thousands of U.S. citizens have fled The Gem State.The southern Idaho Twin Falls area has long been ground zero for immigrants.
But don’t think the U.S. citizens who call Twin Falls home support the covert College of Southern Idaho Refugee Center program. The Refugee Center administrators admit that 3-hundred refugees are brought through Twin Falls every year, with most staying put. What KIFI failed to report was that U.S. citizens living in Twin Falls, including agronomist Adrian Arp, are pissed and hope Donald Trump keeps his promise to get rid of illegal immigrants: “I think God is giving us another chance. I mean, seriously. You looked at all the odds. The Republican establishment. The crooked media. Despite it all, he was able to pull it off. And now we’ve got to hold his feet to the fire.”
Some pro-immigrant groups (please notice that most pro-immigrant groups support illegal immigration, not legal immigration) downplay the number of immigrants arriving in Idaho. At this point more than 95-thousand immigrants have arrived, but keep in mind the official population of Idaho is about 1.5-million, that’s a fraction of New York City’s population of just over 8-million!
18 November 2016 (12:29 UTC-07 Tango 01) 28 Aban 1395/17 Safar 1438/19 Ji Hai 4714
“Among the issues in the complaint that were left aside by TEA include evidence of discrimination in hiring, pay, and promotion favoring Turkish males, preference for related Turkish vendors in major contracts, discrimination against English Language learners and Students with Disabilities, abuse of the H-1B visa program to bring in underqualified Turkish nationals for teaching and leadership positions, misuse of federal program funding for low socioeconomic students and students with special needs, and systematic overcharging of leases to Harmony schools by Harmony’s private real estate arm to siphon over $18 million of public funds out of the schools.”–Gülen Investigation.com
President Bill Clinton praising lobbying efforts (bribing of U.S. politicians) by Muhammed Fethullah Gülen and his followers:
The ‘christian’ dominated Texas Education Agency (TEA) has concluded yet another in-house investigation into a Turkish immigrant run U.S. taxpayer funded school system. The latest accusations that the Houston based nationwide school system is really an Islamic Extremist recruitment system comes from NATO member Turkey. The TEA stated the claims were “unfounded” despite ‘mountains’ of publicly available evidence.
Retired U.S. general Michael T. Flynn, and posible advisor to President Trump, accuses Gülen of being a terrorist
2012 CBSNews 60 Minutes report, in which they were told Muhammed Fethullah Gülen does not speak to news media:
In 1997 Muhammed Fethullah Gülen was secretly rescued from Turkey by U.S. President Bill Clinton, after Gülen publicly ordered his minions to overthrow the Turkish government. Since then he’s created an extensive taxpayer funded charter school system across the U.S. NATO member Turkey claims that some of the Islamic Extremist insurgents they’ve captured came from the U.S. and attended those schools.
2014 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) interview with Muhammed Fethullah Gülen:
It should be noted that Turkish immigrant teachers went public a couple of years ago and said that Gülen was intentionally laying off U.S. citizen teachers and replacing them with Turkish immigrants, because he was making money by forcing the immigrants to kickback 40% of their pay to his organization!
FormerGülen followers reveal the hidden extremist movement:
A group called Citizens Against Special Interest Lobbying in Public Schools are tracking the Gülen school systems. They identified hundreds of charter schools operating across the U.S., under different names (including in Mormon dominated Utah, under the name of Beehive which is one of the Masonic symbols of Mormonism), but directly linked to Harmony in Texas, and all under the direction of Muhammed Fethullah Gülen (who lives in Pennsylvania).
Pic published by Australian Catholic University showing Gulen meeting the Pope
Gülen run education management ops: Coral Education Corporation-Sonoran Schools-Accord Institute for Education Research, Harmony Public Schools-Cosmos Foundation-Sky Foundation, Magnolia Foundation, Willow Education, Charter Educational Services & Resources-Grace Institute for Educational Research & Resources, Concept Schools, Pelican Educational Foundation, Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation, Apple Educational Services, Frontier Schools, iLearnSchools-North Jersey Arts and Science Charter Schools, Washington Educational Foundation, SST-Riverwalk Education Foundation.
Gülen run charter-concept schools: Little Scholars of Arkansas, Magnolia Science Academy, Bay Area Technology School, Lotus School for Excellence, Harmony D.C. School of Excellence, Broward Math & Science School, Discovery Academy of Science, New Springs Elementary School, New Springs Middle School, Orlando Science, River City Science Academy, Stars Middle School, Fulton Science Academy-TEACH, Fulton Sunshine Academy, Chicago Math and Science Academy, Horizon Science Academy, Quest Charter Academy, Indiana Math and Science Academy, Kenilworth Science and Technology, Chesapeake Math and IT Academy South, Chesapeake Science Point, Pioneer Charter School of Science, Hampden Charter School of Science, Michigan Math and Science Academy, Minnesota Math and Science AcademyFrontier School of Excellence-Brookside-Frontier Math and Science School, Frontier School of Innovation, Frontier STEM, Gateway Science Academy, Coral Academy of Science, Central Jersey College PrepPaterson Charter School For Science And Technology, Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School, Bergen Arts and Science Charter School, Passaic Arts and Science Charter School, Paterson Arts and Science Charter School, Hudson Arts and Science Charter School, Albuquerque School of Excellence, Syracuse Academy of Science, Buffalo Academy of Science, Rochester Academy Charter School, Utica Academy of Science, Triad Math & Science Academy, Triangle Math & Science Academy, Queen City STEM, Horizon Science Academy, Noble Academy, Discovery School of Tulsa, Dove Science Academy, Truebright Science Academy, Young Scholars, Vision Academy, Greenville Renewable Energy Education-GREEN, Memphis School of Excellence, Harmony School of Science, Harmony Science Academy, Harmony School of Excellence, Harmony School of Political Science & Communication, Harmony School of Innovation, Harmony School of Business, Harmony School of Nature & Athletics, Harmony School of Endeavor, Harmony School of Advancement, Harmony School of Discovery, Harmony School of Exploration, Harmony School of Ingenuity, School of Science and Technology, Beehive Science and Technology Academy, Milwaukee Math and Science Academy
13 November 2016 (11:35 UTC-07 Tango 01) 23 Aban 1395/12 Safar 1438/14 Ji Hai 4714
“US law enforcement is on high alert through this whole period so they are in some ways expecting something to happen… ….Stay away from rallies, marches, protests or any large gathering of people, even if it’s a peaceful march.”-Dean Van Es, travel insurance executive in Australia
“Based on demonstrators’ social media posts, it’s clear the demonstrations will likely continue for some time.“– Dışişleri Bakanlığı (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey)
“The only time Nato has invoked its self-defence clause….was in support of the United States after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This was more than just a symbol. Nato went on to take charge of the operation in Afghanistan. Hundreds of thousands of European soldiers have served in Afghanistan since. And more than 1,000 have paid the ultimate price in an operation that is a direct response to an attack against the United States….. ….In these uncertain times we need strong American leadership, and we need Europeans to shoulder their fair share of the burden…..So rather than deepening our differences, we need to nurture what unites us….”-Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General in public letter aimed at Donald Trump
“National defense is a priority in the policy of France. We are at the beginning of a new cycle that will be marked by a lasting threat…. …to give back to Europe its capacity……..to ensure our internal security…”-Nicole Ameline, member of National Assembly of France
“…America to be threatened economically and culturally and can no longer expect anything from politics….. ….President Trump….The day before, he wanted to throw Hillary Clinton into prison. The following day, he praised them and praised them… …In my opinion, he will produce disappointment…. ….that is a….threatening development for Europe…. We can not replace America, so we must become much stronger…. …there is still a third big player….China.”-Norbert Röttgen, former Federal Minister for Environment, Deutschland
“We have a lot to thank the Americans for, but they won’t look after Europe’s security for ever. We have to do this ourselves.“-Jean-Claude Juncker, President of European Union Commission
NATO’s ominous Planet of the Crossing symbol with its four Cardinal Directions, proving NATO is about controlling the world
The 2008 U.S. presidential election might be the election heard ’round the world, but it’s now clear that the 2016 elections were felt like a punch in the gut! At this point six NATO member/partnership countries have imposed travel warnings for any of their citizens traveling to the United States.
The most recent warnings come from Australia and Turkey. NATO member Turkey is telling travelers to stay out of U.S. metro areas of Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, Portland and Seattle, and has gone as far as warning their citizens living the U.S. to “take necessary security measures at their homes and work.” Realize that these warnings are coming from a NATO member who’s currently purging its navy of officers and has shutdown hundreds of NGOs under the guise they are terrorist organizations.
The British empire’s Australia, an enhanced NATO partner, just told Aussies living in United States to prep for evacuation. Australian news sources are reporting that U.S. federal and state administrators are secretly deploying masses of paramilitary police forces in anticipation of social collapse.
But several NATO members issued travel warnings for the U.S. back in July. France, Canada, New Zealand, and Deutschland issued warnings with reasons ranging from zika virus fears to simple anti-2nd Amendment sanctions (yes, NATO countries want to boycott the U.S. for its Constitutional Right guaranteeing citizen’s ability to own military grade weapons!).
Of course the British empire’s queen is pro-gun, as long as only her Royal Army, Air Force, Navy-Marines have the guns!
British empire’s New Zealand (officially considered one of NATO’s “partners across the globe”) actually stated that one of their reasons to want a ban on travel to the U.S. was because “There is a higher incidence of …..firearm possession than in New Zealand.”
Apparently the once U.S. led NATO might no longer be led by the United States.
11 November 2016 (00:04 UTC-07 Tango 01) 21 Aban 1395/10 Safar 1438/12 Ji Hai 4714
Protest organizers in The Gem State’s capitol city say they will “fight for a better future” yet claim they are “People for Unity” and that they’re about “love not hate” while at the same time making it clear they hate their fellow ‘Americans’ who voted for Donald Trump.
Video sent to Blind Bat News:
Protesters also continued the false claim that ‘America’ never turns its back on immigrants or conducts mass deportations, revealing their mass ignorance of U.S. history when past presidents (both Democrats and Republicans) and the U.S. Congress singled out entire ethnic and religious groups, including Jews and Muslims, from entering the United States legally.
29 October 2016 (16:14 UTC-07 Tango 01) 08 Aban 1395/27 Muharram 1438/29 Wu Zu 4714
In Florida two women under arrest for vote rigging (election misconduct). A 74 years old woman was arrested after being caught changing early voting ballots, while employed as a county elections worker. Prosecutors say she admitted to changing votes on ballots. A 33 years old woman was arrested for filing false voter registration forms while campaigning for a medical marijuana advocacy group. The Miami Herald even published an article on the history of vote rigging in The Sunshine State, saying that to keep track you need “a scorecard.”
In Virginia, a 30 years old man was arrested for filing false voter registration forms while working as a voter registration activist.
In Iowa, a 55 years old woman was arrested for voting twice in the early voting program. She claims it was a spontaneous decision, adding “I don’t know what came over me.” Two other Iowans are suspected of vote rigging by voting both by mail and at early election polling stations.
“…. substantial numbers of felons, among others, are illegally being allowed to vote, because Minnesota’s Secretary of State refuses to follow the law…. This is sheer lawlessness on the part of Governor Mark Dayton’s administration, and it is just one of a number of ways in which laws intended to promote ballot security are being violated or circumvented so that felons (who overwhelmingly vote Democratic), illegal aliens and others can cast ballots.”-Minnesota Voters Alliance
In Texas, a man was arrested for interfering with early voting. The United Hispanic Council reports that recent investigations into alleged voter fraud has had the result of actually keeping eligible people from voting.
“On March 26, 2014, three investigators from Maryland’s Office of the State Prosecutor sat at my dining room table and showed me a signature on a photocopy taken from a D.C. poll book…… Somebody had clearly voted using my name.”–Derek Willis
The U.S. Attorney General says she will establish a voter fraud hotline (603-230-2503) for the voters of New Hampshire.
