By, Peter Ripley.
Last week during the DNC convention, the message I got from it was anti-American Marxist agenda: anti police, more rioting in the streets, pro china, hate America, godless trash.
Biden would lock down America again! He would allow China to wreak havoc on our economy again, by sending businesses from here to there, and the jobs along with them. He is more than willing to turn this nation into communist state, where their is no bill of rights, they will be gone. If Biden win along with the Democrat leftist radicals.
This week was the RNC convention, a stark contrast from the DNC convention that offered nothing but anti-God, and Anti-American drivel. The RNC put by far a better view of America.
In order to be fair I'll let you to compare the two speeches from Biden last week to Trump's speech this week. Which sounded more positive, patriotic, and God fearing?
Biden's speech via C-span video:
Trump Speech via C-Span video:
Cantwell Statement in Response to Army Corps of Engineers Blocking Pebble Mine
Army Corps of Engineers letter today finds that Pebble Mine project as proposed would likely result in “significant degradation of the environment,” violate Clean Water Act.
Press release issued 8/24/20
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Cantwell issued the following statement in response to the Army Corps of Engineers’ decision that the Pebble Mine project in Alaska’s Bristol Bay cannot move forward as proposed due to the substantial adverse environmental impacts the project could have on the Bristol Bay watershed:
“The Trump Administration and the Army Corps of Engineers finally said what scientists, fishermen, sportsmen, Tribal leaders, and restaurateurs have been saying all along -- a mine at Bristol Bay would kill too many salmon and is an unacceptable place for mining. There is nothing Pebble Mine can say or do to mitigate an unmitigated disaster.
“I am so glad Alaskan and Washington Senators agree that protecting salmon habitat is critical. Those who care about the northwest economy must be diligent about continuing to fight the Pebble Mine.”
Senator Cantwell has been leading the fight to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay—one of the largest salmon fisheries in the world—and the fishermen and industries that rely on these salmon. The seafood sector makes up 60 percent of the 30 billion dollar maritime economy in Washington state, which as a whole supports over 146,000 jobs.
WORLD NEWS HEADLINES:
From the UN News Center:
Human rights are the ‘means by which governments can successfully beat pandemics’, says UNAIDS chief.
Some of the world’s most marginalized and defenseless communities have fallen victim to violence and other rights abuses during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting the UN agency dedicated to tackling the AIDS virus to urge Governments to protect the most vulnerable, particularly key populations at higher risk of HIV.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1071152
Globally, 1 in 3 children missed out on remote learning when COVID-19 shuttered schools.
For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, “there was no such a thing as remote learning,” the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, as the agency launched a new report outlining the limitations of remote learning and exposing the deep inequalities in access.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1071112
Togo overcomes ‘sleeping sickness’ as a public health problem.
The West African nation of Togo has eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or “sleeping sickness” as a public health problem, becoming the first in the continent to achieve the milestone, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1071122
Digital economy can put citizens in control of finance, says UN taskforce.
A UN taskforce set up to look into the risks and benefits of the digital economy, has concluded that it could have a transformation impact on sustainable development, and empower citizens, both as taxpayers and investors.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1071042
Facing pandemic, economic and political challenges, Iraq Government ‘operating in the eyes of multiple storms at once’
The COVID-19 pandemic is aggravating deep-rooted economic, social and political challenges in Iraq, but elections in 2021 – if credible - could open a new chapter for the Middle East nation after years of conflict and strife, the UN’s top official in the country said Wednesday.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1071102
UN again calls for full ratification of nuclear test-ban treaty.
Achieving a nuclear-free world is the best way to honour lives devastated by these weapons, the UN disarmament chief told a virtual meeting held on Wednesday to commemorate the International Day against Nuclear Tests, observed annually on 29 August.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1071072
UN PRESS RELEASES:
Developing Countries Deserve Greater Role in Formulating Policy, Secretary-General Says, Launching Report on Digital Financing of Sustainable Development Goals
https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20221.doc.htm
Israel-United Arab Emirates Accord Could Change Middle East Dynamics, Says Top United Nations Official, while Stressing It’s Not Time for Palestinian Despair
United States Delegate Vows to ‘Snapback’ Iran Sanctions, as Security Council Members Cite Lack of Standing in Nuclear Deal
https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sc14284.doc.htm
Renewing Call for Greater Urgency on Rohingya Crisis, Secretary-General Says Ultimate Responsibility Rests with Myanmar Authorities.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20219.doc.htm
US Mission of the UN press releases:
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Iraq (via VTC).
Quote: " The United States is committed to Iraq’s economic development as well. By the end of last week’s strategic dialogue, the United States and Iraq had signed nine memorandum of understanding codifying bilateral cooperation in health, economic reform, private-sector investment, trade, and energy. Five of these memoranda were with U.S. companies, to help Iraq develop its energy sector."
Remarks at a UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Cyber Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure (via VTC).
Quote: " The United States believes strongly that all UN member states must work together to safeguard the extraordinary benefits of cyberspace. UN member states have been considering the security of cyberspace for more than two decades, and remain focused on two areas of work: domestic cybersecurity policy best practices and how to achieve and maintain international cyber stability. Throughout all these discussions, the security of critical infrastructure has been of paramount importance."
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria (via VTC).
Quote: " At this time of significant humanitarian need, the welfare of millions of Syrians remains at the mercy of the political calculations of the Assad regime and the Russian Federation. Due to the callous and inhumane Russian and Chinese vetoes earlier this summer, UN humanitarian access via the cross-border modality is forced to trickle into Syria from the single remaining crossing point at Bab al-Hawa. And despite their assertions to the contrary, we have seen no sustained improvements in the regime’s provision of cross-line access."
NATIONAL HEADLINES:
President Donald J. Trump Is Lifting Up and Driving New Prosperity in Previously Forgotten American Communities.
TAKING ACTION TO REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES: President Donald J. Trump is working to invest Federal resources in distressed areas and save taxpayer dollars.--WH Fact Sheet
President Donald J. Trump Is Taking Strong Action to Further Protect Nursing Homes from the Coronavirus.
PROTECTING NURSING HOME RESIDENTS: President Donald J. Trump is taking decisive action to protect vulnerable citizens in America’s nursing homes.--WH Fact sheet
Secretary Meets Sailors, Observes Ops During RIMPAC Visit.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper visited sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex to experience the Rim of the Pacific exercise — a multinational operation involving 10 nations.--DOD press release.
District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Shutting Down Telecom Carriers Who Facilitated Hundreds of Millions of Fraudulent Robocalls to Consumers in The United States
WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a consent decree imposing a permanent injunction barring two individuals and two companies that transmitted massive volumes of fraudulent robocalls from conveying any telephone calls into the U.S. telephone system, the Department of Justice announced today.---DOJ press release
Secretary DeVos Congratulates 2020 President's Education Awards Program Recipients.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today congratulated the 2020 President's Education Awards Program (PEAP) recipients, recognizing nearly 1.75 million elementary, middle, and high school graduates on their educational accomplishments. The students come from more than 18,750 public, private, and military schools from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and American military bases abroad.---Dept. of Education
FHA EXTENDS FORECLOSURE AND EVICTION MORATORIUM FOR HOMEOWNERS THROUGH YEAR END
Third extension will allow FHA-insured homeowners economically impacted by COVID-19 to focus on financial recovery--HUD
https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_20_134
WASHINGTON - Today, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced the third extension of its foreclosure and eviction moratorium through December 31, 2020, for homeowners with FHA-insured single family mortgages covered under the Coronavirus Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This extension provides an additional four months of housing security to homeowners, as they will not fear losing their homes as they work to recover financially from the adverse impacts of the pandemic. With this third extension, FHA has now provided more than nine months of foreclosure and eviction relief to FHA-insured homeowners
HUD ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE VICTIMS
Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of California and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes in areas affected by the wildfires.
https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_20_133
Dr. Robert R. Redfield Statement on “Preventing and Mitigating SARS-CoV-2 Transmission — Four Overnight Camps, Maine, June–August 2020”--CDC.
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/s0826-statement-preventing-sars-cov-2.html
COVID-19 Update: FDA Warns Consumers About Hand Sanitizer Packaged in Food and Drink Containers.
Silver Spring, MD — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers about alcohol-based hand sanitizers that are being packaged in containers that may appear as food or drinks and may put consumers at risk of serious injury or death if ingested. The agency has discovered that some hand sanitizers are being packaged in beer cans, children’s food pouches, water bottles, juice bottles and vodka bottles. Additionally, the FDA has found hand sanitizers that contain food flavors, such as chocolate or raspberry.
Trump Administration Announces Additional $1 billion for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
(Washington – Aug. 25, 2020) – Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced up to an additional $1 billion for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. The additional funding allows the program to continue critical support to farmers, distributors, and American families in need. The Farmers to Families Food Box program has provided over 70 million boxes to hungry Americans across the country.---USDA press release.
Trump Administration Seized More Than 2,600 Pounds of Illegal Narcotics in Indian Country Last Year.
WASHINGTON – Today, the Trump Administration highlighted the efforts made in 2019 by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Joint Opioid Reduction Task Force in Indian Country, as law enforcement officials successfully led 14 operations across seven states, resulting in more than 313 arrests and the seizure of 2,607 pounds of illegal narcotics with an estimated street value of $19.6 million, more than double the price tag from the previous year. President Donald J. Trump has made it a priority of his administration to end the drug overdose epidemic that kills approximately 70,000 Americans each year.---Dept. of Interior
BUSINESS & FINANCE HEADLINES:
IRS: 50,000 spouses to get catch-up Economic Impact Payments.
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service will soon send catch-up Economic Impact Payment checks to about 50,000 individuals whose portion of the EIP was diverted to pay their spouse's past-due child support.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-50000-spouses-to-get-catch-up-economic-impact-payments
The State of Working Women: Marking a Milestone Even as the Pandemic Takes New Toll---US Chamber of Commerce.
Treasury Delists Former Honduran Money Launderer and Associated Companies--US Treasury Dept.
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1106
New Economic Challenges and the Fed's Monetary Policy Review---The Fed
At "Navigating the Decade Ahead: Implications for Monetary Policy," an economic policy symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20200827a.htm
Trillion Trees: Reducing Wildfire Risk, Protecting People and Wildlife---USDA BLOG
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES AWARD OF MORE THAN $80 MILLION TO PROVIDE GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SAFE HOUSING FOR FARM WORKERS
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $80,684,142 in grants through the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) to provide career services, training services, youth services, related assistance, and housing services to eligible migrant and seasonal farm workers and their dependents.---US Dept. of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20200825
Most Telemarketer Fees to Access the FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry to Increase in FY 2021.--FTC press release.
STATE NEWS HEADLINES:
Inslee issues two public education-related proclamations.
Gov. Jay Inslee today issued two proclamations related to public education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first proclamation relates to the Washington residency requirement for public university tuition waivers for graduate students and the second proclamation addresses student transportation for public K-12 schools.
https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-issues-two-public-education-related-proclamations
State service organization receives $15.8 million in AmeriCorps funding.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that Serve Washington, the state’s commission on national and community service, has been awarded $15.8 million in AmeriCorps funding.
“AmeriCorps members help us build beautiful communities across Washington and their 2020 contributions during a global pandemic have shored up our communities and provided relief during tough times,” Inslee said. “These programs are a critical component of our community safety net and it’s fitting that AmeriCorps members can benefit from these funds as they strengthen our communities.”
AG FERGUSON UPDATES DACA LAWSUIT AFTER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AGAIN STRIPS PROTECTIONS FOR DREAMERS.
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed an amended complaint seeking to halt an unlawful Trump Administration policy that guts the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Trump Administration’s new attempt to strip protections for Dreamers comes after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in mid-June that declared President Trump’s first attempt to rescind DACA unlawful.
YAKIMA FEDERAL JUDGE GRANTS AG FERGUSON’S MOTION TO EXPEDITE DISCOVERY IN USPS LAWSUIT.
YAKIMA — A federal judge in Yakima today granted Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s motion to expedite discovery in his lawsuit challenging drastic operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that threaten critical mail delivery and could undermine the national election in November.
Study reveals depth of child care crisis of affordability, access in Washington state.
New report by the Child Care Collaborative Task Force shows half a million children without access to licensed child care, need for ‘dramatic investment’ to support economic recovery.
Life’s a beach for the false sandcastle worm
Eyes Under Puget Sound: Critter of the Month.
https://ecology.wa.gov/Blog/Posts/August-2020/Life%E2%80%99s-a-beach-for-the-false-sandcastle-worm
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of August 16-22, 2020.
OLYMPIA – During the week of August 16 through August 22, there were 18,389 initial regular unemployment claims (down 16.2 percent from the prior week) and 568,881 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 4.8 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
https://esd.wa.gov/newsroom/initial-unemployment-insurance-claims-for-week-of-august-16-22-2020
Biologists will use drone to assess habitat at the Skagit Wildlife Area.
MILL CREEK – Biologists with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will use a drone to assess habitat conditions at the Skagit Wildlife Area from Aug. 31 to Sept 3.
https://wdfw.wa.gov/news/biologists-will-use-drone-assess-habitat-skagit-wildlife-area
WDFW seeks information on mule deer poaching case.
SPOKANE – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking help from the public to solve a poaching case in eastern Washington.
https://wdfw.wa.gov/news/wdfw-seeks-information-mule-deer-poaching-case
EDITORIALS & LOCAL MEETING AGENDA:
News Story Commentary: Marxist thugs try to Commit murdering cops.
The Seattle MAYOR offered no comment on the event.
By Peter Ripley
Marxist thugs were out to kill police officers in their own police Precinct. Did the Seattle mayor condemned the thugs who used quick drying cement in order to trap the police who were inside,by the Marxist mob?
I looked to see anything from the Seattle Mayor condemning this attempt of murdering cops. I saw nothing being reported from the Mayor's office condemning these actions. I checked the Seattle mayor's web page to see if Mayor Durkan put on any press release regarding the east precinct attack by the Marxist mob, not one word coming from Durkan.
see webpage yourself: https://www.seattle.gov/mayor
How the Seattle media covered the event:
Rantz: Rioters tried to burn Seattle police alive, sealed door during fire at East Precinct.
Quote: Criminals tried to murder Seattle police
As some in the crowd vandalized the building and tormented police, others brought quick-dry cement to seal police officers inside the building.
The criminals at the 12th Avenue entrance reportedly mixed what is suspected to be cement mix and water in a bucket with a wooden stick before applying it to the door. Photos show the criminals also destroyed the electronic key card off the door, presumably to stop people from getting inside the building.
On the East Pine Street side of the East Precinct, the criminals started a fire. The intent appeared to be to burn the building with the officers inside.--My Northwest.
https://mynorthwest.com/2114190/rantz-rioters-burn-seattle-police-alive-sealed-door/
How the Seattle papers ran the story:
Seattle PI: 1 arrested, officer injured in overnight Seattle protest over Wis. police shooting.
Quote from article: " At the East Precinct, strobe lights were flashed at the building as some demonstrators climbed the fence and threw objects at the building. Some in the crowd climbed over a chain-link fence and set a fire next to the building. One person was arrested in suspicion of arson.
A few officers came out in riot gear, but they went back inside. It appeared they were outnumbered."
Seattle Times: Fire set outside Seattle police precinct, Capitol Hill windows smashed during overnight protest.
Seattle police arrested one person on investigation of arson after a protest that started at SPD's East Precinct, marched to the West Precinct and back.
Seattle PI: Feds investigating arson at Seattle Police Department's East Precinct.
SEATTLE—Two nights after protesters targeted three law enforcement buildings, the Seattle Police Department said the destruction needs to stop now, before someone loses their life.
https://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Feds-investigating-arson-at-Seattle-Police-15519035.php
LOCAL MEETING AGENDAS:
CLALLAM COUNTY MEETINGS:
Clallam County work session for 8/31/20
https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1226
Clallam County regular session for 9/1/20
https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=7228
City of Port Angeles Council meeting for 9/1/20
https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/8637/Final-Packet-09012020
OMC Board meeting for 9/2/20
https://www.olympicmedical.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AGENDA-and-MOTIONS-September-2-2020.pdf
JEFFERSON COUNTY MEETINGS:
Jefferson County Commission meeting for 8/31/20
