New 'Shapes of the Country', February 2025

February 21, 2025
Shapes of the country could refer to actuality, such as facts , developments and events going on, and it could refer to perceptions, which may or may not necessarily have for instance, any factual differences between the status of yesterday and today, only differences appear in the mind.

Some if not all security posts, such as national security posts of positions of authority, are not based, or more precisely put, deally should not be based on political party affiliation, but performance at that security post.

Rife in the news are recent layoffs of federal employees. Massive furloughing has happened before. There has been the Great Depression. It might be that the set of recent layoffs came upon somewhat suddenly, that it is felt to be a major change. Those jobs could be returned as fast as they were taken away, compensation plans could get set up, leaving more people happy than sad, and many other possibilities exist in the trajectory. There may be wisdom in having patience before a full blown tantrum.

Illegal immigrants have recently been deported on a large scale.

Crackdowns on sources of potential dangers (illegal immigrants and the possibilities of them carrying out attacks, exhibiting unstable behavior, and facilitating the development of crime and terror cells, are examples of their could-be doings) to the US.

Mysterious aircraft crashes.

FBI Director seat hearings in recent days, reference Mr Patel, confirmed by a very close Senate vote.

If and when a candidate qualifies and is suitable, then he or she qualifies and is suitable.

Upon preponderant atmospheres that could emerge for instance through circumstances, or facts involved that seem strikingly paint a picture that something is unusual, there may be feelings that reflect the conversation of debate, such as, aspects of 'security posts' are becoming increasingly more affected by 'political processes'.

All Democrats, and two Republicans, one representing the further northeastern state of the Continental US, and far west state in Alaska, voted no, in recent confirmation hearings. Maine ('incidentally' for lack of better words, said because the referent Lewiston shooting was no ordinary incident), underwent a relatively recent mass shooting event that was on a historic scale, reference Lewiston in late October 2023.

Perhaps on the obverse, numerous Republicans voted yes.

There may be several aspects of the candidate that seem different than what the 'public may have seen on TV' over the past few decades. Notwithstanding, a qualified candidate is a qualified candidate.

There may be expectations on the as seen on TV over the years about the FBI that has roots that go back to the Department of Justice earlier days, reference to early 1900s, that era was before WWI. The dealt with vagaries such as Prohibition, where smuggling over the US Canada border was among the topics. 

Mr Patel came to the US after at least his parents are said to have first been in Canada, and also holds a degree from a school in the UK. 

News stories have discussed the discussion of 'rebuilding'; questions arise like, what needs to be rebuilt?, at arguably the topmost level of security that most of everything else is compared to?

Intentions, efforts, drive, in the path of gaining experience, applying for jobs and positions, pursuits of education, and performance once in those elements, are among factors in the decisions that go into approving candidates for high level posts. Today, after the first decade after the 2000 millennium, workplaces and education are more global in design.

For a long time, students in the US seeking or having ambitions to work in certain positions in the security field abstained from attending schools that were not of the US, to ensure that what they were being taught catered to US interests, as well as other aspects of the whole process.

The flow of funding to US schools to encourage the development of US education institutions, has been n the inate structure of developing economically.

At least two major US agencies have had talk about being done away with, including the Department of Education, and US Aid.

Are proposals for cessation or halting of some aspects of large agencies 'good' or 'bad'?, god and bad ay not necessarily be the gauge; a better gauge may be what is best for the Country, sort and long term.

There are students that have been saddled with debt for the entirety of their lives, owing more money in education repayment costs than the economies of some small towns in this world. 

Human trafficking globally for whatever reason just won't abate to a significant enough level it can safely be said that things are markedly better.

There are concerns about long term conceptual ceilings and housings that if taken away could leave dimensions of the US vulnerable to being affected by dangers that could increase in the magnitude to being out of control.

What would be the standard for education?, who gets what job, people that have made no effort to pay for education in coveted seats while people and their families that strove to not only pay for the cost of education which increases the viability of credentials, but also contributed to the build-up of the education process and institutions, such as the founding and development of schools, vocational institutions, colleges and universities- if the cradle that carries it all vanishes?

Opening the doors to being the object vulnerable to modern day colonialism, is a long-standing large concern that is recurrently has those challenges arise in different ways over time.

Wildfires and other natural disaster phenomenons, might now be year-round.

There are concerns about the rape-kit backlog topic. The numbers are said to be up around 100,000. Are all of the stories hyped up in websites around the Internet 100% true? Whether 1% or 100%, if there is any percent, it is indicative there are issues that exist. Asking this, what if every rape kit was tested and everyone knew all of the results? Again, good or bad, might not be the point of fulcrum, but just what if all repeat rape offenders that have not been caught or prosecuted, with or without the help of rape kits, were stopped from doing their crimes; would there be a safer America? Probably yes, as a matter of common sense. The hope is that is the case. The problem is, the problem of rape is still staggering; (there are known and unknown cases which could affect statics in reports,) statistics in the past 15 years to the present show up in reports with numbers such as over a hundred thousand, to nearing a half a million, to almost 800,000 victims each year, and 1 incident about 1 minute or so, over age 12. Any other age group is not even suitable for discussion.

The general emotional condition briefly described as the degree in which citizens, visitors, tourists, and guests ask, 'what will happen next', is a part of peace, security, and health.

 

Apartment Complex Fire in Arlington Heights, IL 2/4/2025 Night Still Ongoing After Several Hours of Response

February 5, 2025
As of about 10:45pm EST
A fire in Arlington Heights, Illinois (not northern Virginia) has still been raging in the upper floors afer about 3 hours of an effort to put it out. 
Concerns exist about the nature of the fire.

Reference: 2300 block of West Nichols Road
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Popularly Known Entertainment Industry Figures Lost in 2024 through First Few Days of 2025

January 5, 2025
The following are some, certainly not all, famous professionals in the entertainment industry, or for more accurate words, well known on TV, the movies, or having to do with what was seen. Loosely chronological.

O.J. Simpson
Football player and sportscaster
About middle to mid 70s
Las Vegas, NV

Phil Donahue
The Phil Donahue Show, ran for nearly 30 years
About late 80s
Manhattan, NY

James Earl Jones
Longtime movie actor
About over 90
Pawling, NY

Tito Jackson
Member of The Jackson 5
About age 70
Gallup, NM

Greg...
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Remembering Leaders at the Helm, November 2024

November 14, 2024
Making sure this written, at least begun today, no later, thus late night EST November 13, 2024

The thought was to make mention yesterday, of the first two gentlemen mentioned in this post; time was taken to prepare words.

Ken Oliver, known for his leadership as Councilman in Baltimore County. He was born reportedly in Montgomery, Alabama, in the mid 1940s.
Montgomery, in brief reiteration, was the city in the famous march or marches, Selma to Montgomery, in 1965, reference Civil Rights, [about ...
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The Need for Maintaining Tending to the Needs of Neighbors, Illustrated

August 16, 2024
News reports are emerging of a woman, last name Santiago about age 39, and her son, about age 10, found decomposed in a New York apartment. 
Surely the timeline of what happened is being investigated into. Meanwhile let us look at some of the methodologies to prevent the sort of incident from happening.
There is something called a health and welfare check. When in doubt that knocking on the door of your neighbor might cause a problem, such as a complaint of invasion of privacy, or it could enda...
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Utmost Importance: Not Just No Drinking and Driving, But No Driving While Intoxicated

June 6, 2024
Almost midway through 2024 most folks in the USA have got the jingle down, 'Don't drink and drive'. Perhaps a next level of understanding is it is not just alcohol that can impair judgement and be a factor in road disasters. It is intoxicants and other elements that could be factors as well.
For the purpose of this post and to be brief, pertinent substances that are on the 'list' and should be emphasized as what not have in your system when driving, include but are not limited to:
  • Cocaine
  • Meth
  • Fe...

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At Least 8 Law Enforcement Personnel Struck by Gunfire in Charlotte, NC

April 29, 2024
Developing story
As of 6:40pm EST information (subject to correction) gained from news sources thus far:

Who: At least 1, possibly 3 [update 11:30pm on 4/29/2024, there appears to be more; note that if hospitalizing occurs post/due to discharge of firearm, physiological effects may not completely manifest until varying times after that,] US Marshals killed, 5 officers shot. US Marshals Fugitive Task Force (were serving warrant).

Where: Charlotte, North Carolina - reports say 5000 block of Galway...
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Baltimore Maryland Bridge Collapse Exposes Vulnerabilities

March 26, 2024
Bridge collapse in Baltimore early this morning. There were people in the bridge who fell off. Survivors being searched for. Francis Scott Key Bridge. Sparrows Point/ Dundalk area. A ship hit the bridge. This as of 1pm EST, Tuesday March 26, 2024.

What were the gaps that enabled the ship with it's height of cargo to get anywhere close to the bridge? There may have been some discrepancies in the check-throughs from the beginning of the process of loading up the ship.

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Serious Safety Evaluations at Mental Health Facilities a Calling. New Hampshire Reflections.

November 21, 2023
Where they hold mental evaluations, has also been the spot where those who have indicated they may be facing challenges in that area, such as PSTD, hallucinations and other psychiatric vagaries, where serious incidents have occurred. The ingredients of the incident often involve an AR-15 type of weapon, and other automatic firearms. Rarely, a one or two shots from a revolver.

Although the mass shooting incident in Lewiston, Maine just a few weeks ago, may not necessarily have been at a mental ...
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Watchful Eyes After Shootings Unfold Monday in Cities, Nashville, Little Rock, NY City, Houston, Chicago

March 27, 2023
Today, Monday, March 27, 2023 as of 7pm EST, this is what happened during daylight hours, the day not over with yet:
  • School in Nashville, Covenant, individual opened fire - 6 fatalities
  • New York City, 2 distinct shootings is the report - 1 fatality
  • Little Rock, Arkansas, reports of 2 locations where incidents occurred- 2 fatality, several injured
  • Chicago, West Side area, shootings, investigations with details underway
  • Houston, home invasion might be the situation, at least 1 man shot; kids and per...

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