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Fort Bragg: Barracks of Broken Promises

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
Fort Bragg In-processing barracks
byu/khlysty_ inarmy

A buddy of mine just PCSd to Fort Bragg and was moved into the in-processing barracks. This is what he was welcomed with. Apparently the officer that was responsible for showing people to their rooms just made sure their key cards worked and dipped when it worked, not stepping foot in the room. Are there no barracks NCOs for in-processing barracks at Bragg? I’ve PCSd twice and the barracks NCOs made sure my room was spotless. Even in Korea I left my in-processing barracks room better than it was when I moved in. Obviously military barracks/housing is notorious for being shitty but this is a no shit unlivable environment. Who should this be reported to so bare minimum health standards are actually adhered to?

I’ll have a Big Mac, Filet-o-Fish with extra tartar sauce & a large fry.

Fort Bragg In-processing barracks

Published August 25, 2022:

Army Altering How It Inspects Barracks as Bragg Troops Are Evacuated from Moldy Housing

The news comes as Fort Bragg, North Carolina, officials have begun to move some 1,200 soldiers from the base’s mold-infested Smoke Bomb Hill Barracks in a seemingly unprecedented relocation effort almost guaranteed to stress-test garrison logistics and pour an influx of new renters into a local housing market already bursting at the seams.

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Roughly 50 rooms in the 12 Smoke Bomb Hill Barracks were discovered to be infested with mold after a complaint from soldiers to Army Secretary Christine Wormuth in early July spurred inspections from Daly and Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston. The problem is mostly the result of leaky mid-20th century air conditioning systems, which are difficult to repair and costly to replace.

Fort Bragg is far from the only installation with moldy facilities. But the Smoke Bomb Hill Barracks were already set to be demolished in roughly five years. The Army decided to accelerate that timeline and now plans to demolish 12 buildings next year, while renovating five others in a $150 million plan.

The Governor Of Illinois Is Trolling Donald Trump By Renaming The Great Lakes

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Hello! If you haven’t checked Google Maps recently, then you are probably unaware that Google has officially changed the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”

The Governor Of Illinois Is Trolling Donald Trump By Renaming The Great Lakes

I hereby formally annex Northern Illinois! It is now officially Wisconsin territory! /s

Related:

The path to 200 years: Boundary maneuver kept northern Illinois from becoming part of Wisconsin

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The fight continues: U.S. states loosen child labor laws as violations keep soaring

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Recent analysis shows that over the past 10 years child labor violations across the U.S. have tripled, reports the Washington Post. Investigators have uncovered an uptick in labor violations in standard work for teens, like fast food-restaurants and other service industries. Multiple instances of minors working in dangerous jobs that federal law prohibits, like meatpacking, manufacturing, and construction, have also been uncovered at increasing rates. Despite that, at least 16 states have one or more bills to weaken their child labor laws. What’s going on?

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While most states have tougher laws than the federal rules, some Republican lawmakers seek to undo those restrictions in their state. These lawmakers are backed in their efforts by restaurant, liquor, and home builders’ associations, who stand to benefit from an expanded low-wage worker pool if the changes pass. Protection stripping legislation for six states was drafted or lobbied for by Florida-based lobbying group, the Foundation for Government Accountability, which fights to promote conservative interests like restricting access to anti-poverty programs. There are some states, like Colorado and Virginia, fighting the trend and enacting legislation to dial up penalties for violations. Rep. Sheila Lieder (D) introduced a bill in Colorado to raise the fines for violators saying that at $20 per offense, the current penalties were not high enough to effectively dissuade employers from violating child labor laws.

The fight continues: U.S. states loosen child labor laws as violations keep soaring

I thought that it was “woke” Democrats trying to destroy the family? /s

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Defense Department identifies U.S. soldiers killed in helicopter crash

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Defense Department identifies U.S. soldiers killed in helicopter crash

Killed were:

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen R. Dwyer, 38, of Clarksville, Tennessee.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shane M. Barnes, 34, of Sacramento, California.

Staff Sgt. Tanner W. Grone, 26, of Gorham, New Hampshire.

Sgt. Andrew P. Southard, 27, of Apache Junction, Arizona.

Sgt. Cade M. Wolfe, 24, of Mankato, Minnesota.

Previously:

5 U.S. Special Operations Forces Killed In Helicopter Crash In The Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Hospitals, doctors drop private Medicare plans over payment disputes

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

One large health system with hospitals in Virginia and Ohio this year cut off in-network access to consumers enrolled in some Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare and Medicaid health insurance plans.

Hospitals, doctors drop private Medicare plans over payment disputes

Related:

Vanderbilt Health to drop some Medicare Advantage plans

H/T: Christopher Westfall | Senior Savings Network (this is not an endorsement)

‘Heil Ukraine’: ‘Blood Tribe’ leader comes out in support of Biden for 2024

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The open neo-Nazi has praised Kiev’s extremist Azov regiment at a march near Disney World in Florida

‘Heil Ukraine’: ‘Blood Tribe’ leader comes out in support of Biden for 2024

RT claims that ‘Fred the Felon’ was a supporter of Pete Buttigieg, but if you read the linked article, he was actually the head of ‘Truckers for Yang’.

Previously:

Flash : slava Ukrayini !

American Neo-Nazi Training Forces in Maine to Fight for Ukraine