Tag Archives: oil

OSCE says U.S.-EU controlled Ukraine continually violates ceasefire!

09 December 2015, 21:44 UTC-07 Tango 01 (19 Azar 1394/27 Safar 1437/29 Wu Zi 4713)

“We do not spread rumors!”-Alexander Hug, OSCE

The U.S. and Soviet created OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) held a press conference that no news media in the U.S. led NATO ‘west’ were interested in.  In Donetsk, OSCE vice chairman Alexander Hug slammed NATO controlled Ukraine for constantly violating the Minsk ceasefire agreement, and praised the spirit of the people living in the areas sometimes known as Novorussia (New Russia).

33 minute OSCE press conference in which numerous ceasefire incidents are described, and the establishment of OSCE observation bases with security cameras was revealed:

https://youtu.be/mjcwJSJlybs

OSCE was created more than 40 years ago after meetings between the U.S. and USSR.  Today 57 countries, including countries not in Europe, fund and support the OSCE.

World War 3: EU forcing taxpayers to fund new takeover bid in Ukraine, as NATO supported troops continue to violate the cease fire! 

United Nations admits police committing summary executions in UN controled DR Congo! And nobody gives a shit!

09 December 2015 (10:28 UTC-07 Tango 01)/18 Azar 1394/26 Safar 1437/28 Wu Zi 4713

In the UN press conference note that there’s only handful of reporters in the audience!:

In 2013 the United Nations approved a U.S. led invasion of Democratic Republic of Congo, now the UN admits that police forces installed by the invasion force are running rampant conducting summary executions of anybody opposing the U.S./UN puppet government!

At least 20 killings documented since July, the UN admitted it was the “second wave of human rights violations” documented!

World War 3: UN orders South Africa to deploy troops to DRC!

Operation Jupiter: Ebola in DR Congo! 90% kill rate!

Operation Jupiter: Democratic Republic of Congo forcing six million children to get vaccinated. 

World War 3: UN official has proof the U.S. behind mass rape in DRC! 

World War 3: United Nations approves yet another U.S./European led invasion using first ever combat UN force called Intervention Brigade! Target is Democratic Republic of Congo!

World War 3: Dozens of U.S. mercenaries killed in Yemen!

09 December 2015 (00:22 UTC-07 Tango 01)/18 Azar 1394/26 Safar 1437/28 Wu Zi 4713

Dozens of mercenaries working for U.S. genocide contractor Academi (aka Xe, aka Blackwater) have been killed while taking part in the ongoing Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates invasion of Yemen.  On 08 December 2015, seven Columbians and one Australian were killed in a battle in the Bab-el-Mandeb area of Yemen.

Yemen says in total they killed 14 U.S. employed mercenaries.

In November the New York Times reported that 450 people from Colombia, Panama, El Salvador and Chile were fighting for United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Yemen.   Unnamed sources in Columbia said people are being offered $1-thousand USD per week plus automatic citizenship in UAE to fight in Yemen.

07 December 1941 vs 07 December 2015, the United States is now the evil Empire wreaking genocide across the world! 

World War 3: Egypt joins massive Saudi led invasion of Yemen! Supported by Obama regime! 

World War 3: United States orders citizens out of Yemen! Preps for invasion? 

World War 3: United States orders 2000 Marines on alert! USN to surround Yemen! 

Yemen makes threats over Gitmo!

World War 3: Yemen security guards fight U.S. Marines!

World War 3: U.S. deploys two company size elements into Yemen!

God bankrupt! Charities forcing taxpayers to ‘donate’! ObamaCare fails to rape-in the profits! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 07 – 08 December 2015

California: El Segundo based children’s computer tablet maker Fuhu now bankrupt busted and being sold-off to rival Mattel.

Florida:  Fast food chain Bojangles shutdown all eight Sunshine State locations!  Local news reports say the franchise owner suddenly ‘bailed’!  In West Palm Beach, non-profit Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League Thrift Store shutting down because next door construction is consuming the only parking lot!  In Miami, PCH Communications (formerly Commonground/MGS) laid off at least 62 employees without warning.  The Illinois based company was forced to shutdown by “…Circumstances beyond the agency’s control, namely the adversarial relationship between the holding company, PCH Communications, and their lender Fifth Third Bank have caused this major disruption. The entire agency was completely surprised by the bank’s actions.”

Idaho:  Some good news that’s actually bad news; Corporation for National and Community Service ranks Idaho in 2nd place in the country for volunteerism.  Why is that bad?  Because it’s a freakin’ sign of how many people are suffering you Gem State rock heads! 68% of Idahoans help their struggling neighbors through ‘informal volunteering’!   (Blind Bat News is brought to you by such informal charity by a tiny number of Idahoans, because Blind Bat News makes no money from advertising, and nobody wants to use the ‘donate’ button for some reason. If you guys donate maybe Blind Bat News could become a real threat to mainstreamer news sources.)

Illinois: Rock Valley College eliminating 30 jobs due to the failed state ‘lawmakers’ failing to come up with a budget.  In Quincy, after 12 years Roly Poly sandwich shop shutting down after Xmas, no reason given.

Iowa: Insurance company Transamerica warned of mass layoffs in 2016.  It’s part of their ongoing consolidation operations.  They’ve already consolidated 14 division into two, eventually there will be only one!

Michigan:  Health insurance giant Blue Cross Blue Shield warned of massive layoffs across the state.  The insurance industry created ObamaCare is failing to rape-in the profits because smart and healthy ‘Mericans who don’t need health insurance know it’s a fucking ripoff and are protesting with their wallets by refusing to sign up!  Blue Cross Blue Shield says as a result they must cut $300-million USD in Michigan jobs by 2018! 

Minnesota: The Christian God is weaker than the God known as Money as the Catholic Diocese of Duluth now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.  Of course it doesn’t help that its godly priests were caught raping children!!!  The Christian God must now fork over $8.4-million USD to settle sex crimes lawsuits, and of course that money is actually coming from the stupid blind faith sheeple of the wolf in sheep’s clothing church.

Montana: After 62 years Hi Line Cleaners in Chester shutdown.

New York: Too Big to Jail Morgan Stanley killing at least 1-thousand 2-hundred jobs in 2016!  Also in NYC, ancient internet company AOL eliminated 1-hundred jobs due to its takeover of evil cell phone company Verizon!  Reports say more AOL-Verizon layoffs are in the works.  PCH Communications (formerly Commonground/MGS) laid off at least 28 employees without warning.  The Illinois based company was forced to shutdown by “…Circumstances beyond the agency’s control, namely the adversarial relationship between the holding company, PCH Communications, and their lender Fifth Third Bank have caused this major disruption. The entire agency was completely surprised by the bank’s actions.”

North Carolina:  Philips shutting down their Henderson light bulb factory, 50 jobs lost by September 2016. Local news reports say it’ll be the second Philips factory to be shutdown in North Carolina.

Ohio: In Columbus, after 28 years the Wall Street Nightclub shutting down after Xmas, blaming “Financial stress from declining business and deteriorating building conditions were compounded by the loss of parking with condo development in the neighborhood and the loss of third party production companies.”

Pennsylvania: Another false ‘charity’ in money trouble, Easter Seals laid off 22 HQ employees because the state ‘lawmakers’ failed yet again to come up with a taxpayer funded budget.  A true charity doesn’t rely on forcing taxpayers to ‘donate’ by asking ‘lawmakers’ to rape taxpayer funding!  In Richland Township, Concurrent Technologies laying off 30 people after Xmas.  Company administrators say it’s the only way they can stay “competitive” in this suck-ass global economy.

Tennessee:  An eight years old tax-sucking company with an evil sounding name that might possibly be involved in smuggling Afghan heroin, Vanquish Worldwide, eliminated ten administrative jobs. They blame the loss of a major government contract (U.S. Central Command’s National Afghan Trucking [NAT] logistical support contract, now you see the heroin trafficking connection).  Vanquish administrators admitted they were billing U.S. taxpayers $25-million USD every year for their Afghan trucking ops: “This is part of the government contracting process…..especially with large contracts and NAT is the largest ever in Afghanistan….!”-Dawn White, marketing manager

In Nashville, after 19 years Noshville Delicatessen shutting down after Hanukkah. The entire city block has been taken over by an evil property developer.

Washington:  Seattle Weekly laid off six people.  Because of the suck-ass economy they’re contracting out (freelancing) their jobs.

West Virginia: In Morgantown, after 20 years Jane V. Jewelers shutting down after Xmas.

Wisconsin:  The Gap clothing store in the Fox  River Mall shutting down in January 2016.  After 55 years Edwardo’s Ristorante di Pizza shutdown, when asked why he gave no explanation the owner would only say “I didn’t want to discuss night after night why we were closing.” 

05 -06 December 2015: “…sales are down to 2005 levels…costs are at 2015 levels.” 

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

World War 3: United States kills dozens of Syrian civilians in latest airstrike!

08 December 2015 (15:12 UTC-07 Tango 01)/17 Azar 1394/25 Safar 1437/27 Wu Zi 4713

Less than 24 hours after the U.S. led NATO bombed Syrian government forces (instead of Islamic State-ISIS-ISIL-DAIISH) the United Kingdom based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 36 civilians killed and 20 wounded in the town of al Kahn, Haksa Governorate, by another U.S. led NATO airstrike.

Syrian government sources said the toll may go higher as many people are afraid of going to the hospital because the United States has a reputation for bombing hospitals.

Al Kahn (al Kahna) town is considered to be in False Flag U.S., EU, Saudi and Israeli created Islamic State-ISIS-ISIL-DAIISH (DA for al-DAwla, I for al-Islamiya, I for al-Iraq, SH al-SHam [al-Sham=Syria]) controlled territory.  NATO sources claim DAIISH were seen entering the town, that’s why they bombed it.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the Obama regime has accepted responsibility for only one civilian death in Syria so far.  Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claim they have documented at least 246 civilian deaths caused directly by United States.

07 December 1941 vs 07 December 2015, the United States is now the evil Empire wreaking genocide across the world!

Did any of the true red, white & blue U.S. mainstream national news media remember to remember that infamous day in history?  Nope, they failed: “….December 7th, 1941, a date that will live in infamy!”

https://youtu.be/3VqQAf74fsE

Japan bombs the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Army in the Hawaiian Territory, about 3-thousand people killed.

https://youtu.be/3e99lfmmDN0

On that day Japan also attacked Thailand, British Malaya, U.S. Territory of Guam, Hong Kong, Philippines, Shanghai, Singapore and U.S. Wake Island, but nobody talks about that.  In Europe, Nazi Germany declared Operation Night Fog, a genocidal plan to eliminate any European who was openly opposed to the Nazi political organization, but nobody talks about that.  It has been documented that Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan used False Flag ‘terrorism’ events to justify implementing such genocidal acts.  It should be noted that while it was 07 December in the Western Hemisphere it was 08 December for Japan and Germany.

Canada immediately declared war on Japan on 07 December (Western Hemisphere time).  United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands and New Zealand waited until 08 December to declare war on Japan.  Oddly, China declares war on Japan on 09 December 1941, even though Japan invaded and occupied China in 1937 (using a False Flag terrorism excuse)!

07 December 2015:  74 years later and it is the United States and United Kingdom who are now the evil empires (?perhaps they are actually one empire?) creating False Flag ‘terrorism’ attacks around the world to justify their genocidal acts.  The reason is the same as the true reason for Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan; the capture and/or control of economic resources.  (you can also control a resource by destroying access to it, what I call Control Through Chaos)

Afghanistan:  The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission says violence against women has increased 7% under continued U.S. occupation.  That’s based on reports from just three provinces of Paktia, Khost and Paktika, within a nine months period. 150 cases involving murder, suicide, rape, forced marriage and economic crimes.

In Nangarhar Province, a truck bomb wounded 12 people, the truck driver was killed.  He tried to ram the truck into a police compound.

The current government of Afghanistan has become so distrustful of the United States that it made an official appeal to Russia for military help!  Russian administrators gave the U.S. a subtle warning: “They [requests] are being worked out, but all will be decided proportionally, reasonably and carefully. Let the Americans take care….as they are there with NATO forces, this is the their problem first of all.-Zamir Nabiyevich Kabulov, Russian envoy to Afghanistan

Canada: The new government of the U.S. led NATO member reiterated it will end airstrike operations against the False Flag U.S., EU, Saudi and Israeli created Islamic State-ISIS-ISIL-DAIISH (DA for al-DAwla, I for al-Islamiya, I for al-Iraq, SH al-SHam [al-Sham=Syria])!  The Canucks claim they’re going to “do something more efficient” about DAIISH.

Egypt: The ‘western’ puppet government continues to expand their moat building operations to cut off southern Gaza-Palestine under the guise of destroying ‘terrorist’ tunnels, claiming they destroyed 20 tunnels on 07 December.

Germany: A growing number of German politicians are openly admitting that U.S. ally Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is directly funding terrorism: “We must make it clear to the Saudis that the time of looking the other way is over. From Saudi Arabia, Wahhabi mosques are financed throughout the world…”-Sigmar Gabriel, Vice Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs

It should be noted that ‘western’ mainstream news media continue to insist that the rulers of Saudi Arabia are Sunni Muslim, they are not!  They are Wahhabi/Salafi Muslim.

Iraq:  The independent government has given U.S. NATO member Turkey 48 hours to get the hell-outta their territory, or face “all available options”.  The Iraqi air force has been put on alert to conduct airstrikes against the U.S. ally Turkey!  Turkey invaded northern Iraq under the False Flag guise of fighting terrorism!  There are reports that Turkey is quietly withdrawing.

Israel: It’s been revealed (yet again) that citizens of the United States are directly funding illegal (under international law) land grabs by Israelis.  This time $220-million USD were traced from 50 non-profit Flase Flag charities from the U.S. to Israel!  It was revealed by Israeli news media.

An Israeli military junta court has sentenced an elected Palestinian female politician to 15 months in prison for inciting acts of terrorism. If you think about it, that’s a light sentence for a politician accused of being a terrorist, a sure sign the charges are false.

Israeli occupation forces in Al Quds killed their 115th Palestinian since October.  Once again they claim their victim was a terrorist.

As Egypt expands their isolation tactics on the south end of Gaza-Palestine, Israeli occupation air forces bombed the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, accusing the people of being terrorists.   Nothing was reported regarding casualties.

Nigeria: The U.S. puppet government admitted they will not meet their publicly stated deadline for eliminating terrorism, justifying continued government oppression.  United Nations estimates 20-thousand people have been killed and 2.5-million made homeless since the 2009 anti-terrorism operations began!

Novorossia (former republics of Ukraine):  Donetsk People’s Republic reports at least 20 artillery and small arms attacks by U.S. led NATO supported Ukrainian militia.  82mm mortars and 120mm panzer cannon were fired on the villages of Zaitsev Ozeryanovka, Gorlovka, Staromykhailivka, Zhabunki, Trudovs’ka, Spartak and near the Donetsk airport.

Lugansk People’s Republic reports NATO supported Ukrainian artillery bombardment of towns in the Slavyanoserbsk area.  The Lugansk Ministry of Emergency Situations reported numerous “victims and destroyed facilities”.

Poland:  U.S. led NATO member is now denying earlier reports that it would allow the United States to base nuclear armed missiles on its military bases.  Those nuclear ballistic missiles, under a new NATO plan for all NATO members, are to be aimed at Russia.

Syria: In the city of Aleppo four civilians were killed and six wounded after U.S. led NATO supported insurgents launched artillery rockets near the Russian Consulate in al-Muhafaza neighborhood, and mortar rounds were lobbed into the al-Khaldiyeh neighborhood.

The United States targeted a Syrian army camp in Der Ezzor Governorate, killing three Syrian government soldiers and wounding 13.  The Syrian army says their camp was hit by at least nine rockets launched from U.S. led NATO aircraft.

Yemen: The United Nations agreed to hold cease fire talks to stop the U.S. ally Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s genocide in Yemen.  The Mujahideen of Yemen directly accuse Saudi Arabia of being the puppet masters of the False Flag U.S., EU, Saudi and Israeli created Islamic State-ISIS-ISIL-DAIISH (DA for al-DAwla, I for al-Islamiya, I for al-Iraq, SH al-SHam [al-Sham=Syria]).  On 06 December, DAIISH assassinated the governor of Yemen’s Aden Province.

It should be noted that there has been a long war between the Arabs in what is now called Saudi Arabia and the Arabs of Yemen (Sheba, as in Queen of Sheba).  It goes back to the creation of Islam.  Prior to Judaism and Christianity the number one religious symbol in Sheba was the Crescent Moon and Venus, the same symbol later adopted by ‘moderate’ Islam.  However, the Muslims became obsessed with annihilating the Sheba god Dhu-al-Khalasah.  They succeeded in destroying the temple of Dhu-al-Khalasah and then, following the Catholic Christian example, built their new house of worship on the old ‘pagan’ temple.  Back to today and DAIISH.  Remember I said Saudis are not Sunnis as claimed by ‘western’ news media, they are Wahhabi/Salafi who are obsessed with destroying any kind of symbolism, like the Crescent Moon and Venus used by most Muslims, which explains why the number one victims of DAIISH are moderate Muslims (not Christians).  And the Yemenis, even though forced to convert to Islam, are still seeking vengeance after all these centuries for what the ‘Saudi’ Arabs did to their ‘pagan’ gods (and of course for destroying their economic empire once known as Sheba).

Sumerian Lament: Saint Andrews patron of Confederate States, patron of New Russia!

“If Heaven and Earth by cycles within cycles regulated, what had happened will again occur? Is the Past-the Future?”-Lament and warning from Enki the last ‘god’ on Earth, Lost Book of Enki, 14th Tablet

Confederate States of America flag:

New Russia (Novorossia), anti-Ukraine, anti-NATO, anti-European Union flag:

The Confederate States of America lost their bid for independence, will Novorossia?

Sumerian Lament:  History shows immigrants are greatest self-inflicted threat to Empires! 

World War 3: EU forcing taxpayers to fund new takeover bid in Ukraine, as NATO supported troops continue to violate the cease fire!

07 December 2015, 19:18 UTC-07 Tango 01 (17 Azar 1394/25 Safar 1437/27 Wu Zi 4713)

Under the guise of “strengthen governance….at local, regional and central levels…” the European Union (which is not supposed to be a political union, it’s officially an economic union only) will force taxpayers (mainly from Germany and Poland) to fork out the equivalent of $97.6-million USD for a new attempted NATO propaganda putsch to capture the ‘hearts & minds’ of local governments in Ukraine.

Anti-NATO, anti-EU freedom fighters using a flag similar to the old Confederate States of America flag.

Donetsk People’s Republic reports at least 20 artillery and small arms attacks by U.S. led NATO supported Ukrainian militia, just today.  82mm mortars and 120mm panzer cannon were fired on the villages of Zaitsev Ozeryanovka, Gorlovka, Staromykhailivka, Zhabunki, Trudovs’ka, Spartak and near the Donetsk airport. The pathetic OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) said they would deal with the escalating NATO supported violence by installing additional security cameras at the airport! Small arms fire reported in Sahanka, Zaichenko and Sosnowski.

Ukrainian panzers advance on Lugansk

Lugansk People’s Republic reports NATO supported Ukrainian artillery bombardment of towns in the Slavyanoserbsk area.  The Lugansk Ministry of Emergency Situations reported numerous “victims and destroyed facilities”.

World War 3: Ukraine preps to invade Crimea!

World War 3: U.S. bombs Syrian government troops, not Islamic State!

07 December 2015 (08:45 UTC-07 Tango 01)/16 Azar 1394/24 Safar 1437/26 Wu Zi 4713

Syria strongly condemns the act of aggression by the U.S.-led coalition that contradicts the UN Charter on goals and principles.”-Syrian government statement

The United States targeted a Syrian army camp in Der Ezzor Governorate, killing three Syrian government soldiers and wounding 13.  The Syrian army says their camp was hit by at least nine rockets launched from U.S. led NATO aircraft.

The Syrian government is fighting the False Flag U.S., EU, Saudi and Israeli created Islamic State-ISIS-ISIL-DAIISH (DA for al-DAwla, I for al-Islamiya, I for al-Iraq, SH al-SHam [al-Sham=Syria]) and the U.S. attack on the Syrian government forces is proof the Obama regime supports DAIISH.

Anti-Gun Pathetics: “This is for Syria!” Gun ban fails to stop knife attack in United Kingdom!

Obama lies again, says only in America are there mass shootings! He ignores the 4,184 Syrians killed in one month, by his own attempted regime change in Syria! 

“ISIS is protected under our government.”-unnamed U.S. college administrator 

Obama proves he is incompetent! Thinks DAIISH & ISIL are two different groups!

Another Doctors Without Borders hospital intentionally bombed by U.S. allies!

Obama accuses Russia of bombing civilians on same day U.S. planes bomb hospital!

“…sales are down to 2005 levels…costs are at 2015 levels.” More ‘green’ energy shutdowns! Novartis caught illegally pushing drugs in Idaho, again! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 05 – 06 December 2015

Alabama: In Trussville, ObamaCare administrators have cut off funding for the Golden Living Center, forcing it to shutdown after New Year’s Day, at least 111 jobs lost!  In Opelika, cafe The Overall Company shutdown, word is that a temporary coffee shop will take its place while the building is being re-purposed.

Arizona: After 42 years the Harkins Camelview 5 movie theater in Scottsdale shutting down next week.  The Fashion Square 7 movie theater already shutdown.  Both owned by the same company who swears they will build an even bigger “luxury” movie theater to replace the two old theaters.

California: San Francisco’s iconic Magnolia Gastropub and Brewery now chapter 11 bankrupt busted. The dip noodle administrators blame it on their expansion creating the Magnolia Dogpatch & Smokestack BBQ restaurant.  Gee if only individuals could file bankruptcy on the grounds of being stupid.  In Santa Rosa, after 23 years the privately run animal shelter and children’s summer camp McDonald Ranch shutting down because evil A-hole city administrators revoked their license to operate.  The owners are looking for homes for everything from guinea pigs to horses.  They’re now forced to sell the property.

Florida: In Longwood, VIP Petcare issued a WARN saying 12 people will be laid off by the end of January 2016.

Georgia: Macy’s shutting down their North DeKalb Mall store by the end of January 2016.

Idaho: Switzerland based drugs maker Novartis paid $390-million USD to settle U.S. charges of kickbacks to pharmacies that pushed Novartis’ drugs into Medicaid and Medicare patients.  This is just a slap on the wrist as the money has to be split between at least 40 states.  For The Gem State a piddly $52-thousand will come from that pot.  By the way, this isn’t the first time Novarits got caught being a criminal in Idaho, back in 2010 they paid the state $350-thousand for basically the same thing, bribing healthcare providers for pushing their drugs!  Idaho ‘lawmakers’ continue to rape taxpayers, and again it involves lawsuits but this time the tax payments came from an little known fund.  The Legislative Legal Defense Fund has shelled out more than $275-thousand over the past three years to hire private attorneys to fight cases involving sage grouse and ObamaCare.

Kansas: Spain based renewable ethanol refiner Abengoa suddenly shutdown their Hugoton operations, laying off 50 people without warning.  Abengoa is now bankrupt busted, considered the biggest bankruptcy in Spain’s history!

Michigan:  Detroit Medical Center eliminating at least 125 jobs!  Administrators blame ObamaCare for forcing them to “achieve efficiencies across our system”.  They laid of 127 people last year.  Kent City Community Schools shutdown their elementary school, blaming water service problems.  In Grand Rapids, Montello Meat Market shutting down their two years old Downtown location.  No reason given.  After 14 years Monte’s Lounge shutdown, the property is being re-purposed.   Farm industry company GSI Manufacturing announced they will shutdown their Calhoun County factory in March 2016, the new owners are moving operations to Illinois, 70 jobs lost.  In Howell, after at least 90 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) clothier Swann’s shutting down as soon as the inventory is gone: “There’s more going out than coming in, and you can’t run a business if you can’t make a profit.”-Pam Shaw, owner

New Jersey: In Edison, Cosmetic Essence issues a WARN saying 1-hundred people will become unemployed by the end of January 2016!  It’s all thanks to their “technology innovations” at their distribution center.

New York: More proof the internet is not immune to shutdowns, NYC based free music site Songza being shutdown in January 2016 by its new owner Google Play.  In Pleasantville, after 41 years mom-n-pop Try and Buy toy store shutting down on Xmas Eve: “Our sales are down to 2005 levels and our costs are at 2015 levels.”-Barry Schwartz, co-owner

North Carolina: The Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts shelling factory shutting down by February 2016, at least 81 jobs lost.  The owner, Archer Daniel Midlands, blames the suck-ass economy (“market conditions”).

Oregon: In Portland, after two years Levant restaurant shutting down after the Gregorian New Year’s.

Pennsylvania:  Food service contractor Sodexo issued a WARN saying 72 people in Wilkes-Barre will become jobless by July 2016.  In Duryea, Nanny Rose Day Care shutdown without warning.  News reports say parents had to suddenly leave work to pick up their kids.  However, local news media discovered that parents had filed a complaint with state regulators saying the day care op was not feeding their children.  Employees said they were straight up threatened by an attorney: “The phone just rang and they stood there with the phone, and that was a lawyer, and they said that if we say anything this is going to go further. I was shaking. I really was. I’m just shaking.”-employee I won’t name

Texas: In Fort Worth, Trinity Bicycles shutdown without warning.  News media discovered the popular shop had been shutdown the week before the U.S. Thanksgiving.  The owner is refusing to comment.  Giant corporation General Electric is demanding local taxpayers kickback some money for the GE Manufacturing Solutions train factory in Fort Worth, under the Triple Freeport Exemption which burdens those who do pay taxes!  The vacant ACH Child & Family Services property is now for sale.  California based cookware and furniture seller Williams Sonoma shutting down their Arlington upholstered furniture factory in January 2016, 85 jobs lost.  Rush Overland shutting down their Abilene factory, blaming the oil industry, 50 jobs lost after Xmas.  British empire Canada based oil company Flint Energy shutting down ops in Kilgore and Victoria after Xmas, 86 jobs lost. 

Vermont: In Burlington, after 23 years Bella Boutique shutdown, the owner said she’s pursuing a different business venture.

Washington DC: After only one year Native Foods Cafe shutdown both their DC locations, administrators refused to say why.  Maybe it’s ’cause they’re ‘vegan’.

West Virginia: In South Charleston, Saint John Heart and Hand Day Care shutdown blaming “government regulations and the economy”.

04 December 2015: “THIS CONSTRUCTION HERE JUST SLAUGHTERED US…!” “…WE HAVE NOT MADE ONE PENNY OF PROFIT…”

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”