Dead Birds and Those Drones Over Jersey
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California Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency over Bird Flu
The rapid spread of bird flu in California in recent weeks has prompted the California Governor to declare a state of emergency. This is a huge milestone in our efforts to get attention and action from the highest levels of leadership in the state. And the media around the world is broadcasting the story…
Dead Birds
Like so much else when it comes to these media-driven issues, I’m skeptical of the claims and causes. A story appeared here about geese dying from bird flu at a lake resort community near Rockford. The symptoms sounded similar to those seen in cases of the lead-poisoning of raptors, where bald eagles in particular feed on the remains of hunted deer that contain lead buckshot. I also located another report where geese had been sickened and/or died due to having eaten lead pellets. It’s a fair guess that maintenance workers at Lake Summerset and of the suburban park districts mentioned in the reports played a role in deliberately killing members of what is often regarded as a nuisance bird population. I can imagine some golfer slipping and falling due to stepping on goose poop and demanding that action be taken.
Just as “climate change” is now the cause celebre of every environmental ill that makes for dis-empowering headlines, another plague is being hatched to divert our attention from the real and concrete causes of animal deaths. Even if the bird flu is the real deal, its virulence is the result of the conditions that so-called livestock live in, including the overuse/abuse of antibiotics in factory farms.
Drones Over Jersey
I’m more convinced than ever that the drone scare is an Amazon trial run for its eventual takeover of initially the postal service and then all other delivery services that won’t willingly fall under its control. Trump has already hinted at how DOGE will make the USPS one of its targets, which not coincidentally follows a substantial campaign donation from Bezos, whose company needed crucial drone regulations passed to allow for remote piloting of drones. Equally important is the fact that the USPS is not even in the beginning stages of rolling out a drone program. UPS barely is. Thus, Amazon has zero competition; and their drone delivery programs are also making headway in other countries around the world, including the Middle East, where Amazon would have even greater potential challenges. Competition there carries lethal payloads.
A few related thoughts….
+Loss of jobs. Think of how many jobs are to be lost as a result of these developments. Could this be the REAL reason for the “crackdown” on immigration? Where are all these freight/delivery workers going to be employed?
++Bird deaths. Bird attacks of drones are common. Drones impacting the lives/habitats of federally-protected species can also be a problem. Fewer birds creates fewer opportunities for drone losses or fines/penalties for Amazon. Great timing for a “bird flu” pandemic, huh?
Bezos’s drones fly in federally-protected airspace; and, up to now, are being showcased in urban areas, where the chances of some well-armed and well-trained yahoo with “antiquated” notions of property rights will take them down. Push comes to shove, the rich and their servants in power will rule the skies, even above the roof of your house. And let’s not forget: Amazon is an important defense contractor.
