[Sobieski at Kahlenberg Mtn.]

Walgreens has closed 17 stores in Nancy Pelosi’s police-defunded San Francisco due to ‘out of control’ shoplifting

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/walgreens-closes-17-stores-in-san-fran-due-to-out-of-control-shoplifting/

[Jvette]

I have a friend that worked at a Walgreens on the Vegas Strip. The stealing was off the charts there and the employees were given strict instructions not to interfere.

Homeless walk in, take what they want and leave. No challenge and so no fear.

[Sobieski at Kahlenberg Mtn.]

Navy To Decommission First Two Littoral Combat Ships Costing $1.374 Billion Because It Would Cost $1.25 Billion To Update

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/17/navy-to-decommission-littoral-combat-ships-uss-freedom-uss-independence-later-this-year?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

Excerpt:

USS Independence (LCS-2) will decommission on July 31, Navy spokeswoman Cmdr. Nicole Schwegman confirmed to USNI News. Meanwhile, USS Freedom (LCS-1) will leave the active fleet on Sept. 30, according to a decommissioning memo reviewed by USNI News.

Both ships will join the reserve fleet upon their decommissioning, a Navy official confirmed to USNI News. More

The USS Independence was suppose to cost $220 million to but went 220% over budget to cost $704 million to be commissioned in 2010. It was suppose to have a service life of 25 year but managed only 11. The USS Freedom ended up costing $670 million to commission in 2008, with a service life of 13 years instead of the projected 25.