Can Somebody PLEASE Define "JUSTICE" For Me? (Re: Mike Brown, Ferguson, MO)

Ferguson, MO - People marching in the streets chanting "No justice! No peace!" . What exactly does that mean? Yeah, yeah, I know it's from the "Civil Rights era" (prior to my birth). But, what the hell does it mean today?

I'll tell you what I think it means to the people who chant it today in Ferguson, Missouri:
If officer Darren Wilson isn't convicted of murdering Mike Brown there will be no "justice".

But, what if Officer Wilson isn't charged with any crime?

Here's the Merriam-Webster definition of justice:

jus·tice noun \ˈjəs-təs\
the process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals

While this case is being adjudicated via the internet (mostly via YouTube videos), I'm believing that, not only will there be no conviction of Officer Darren Wilson, he won't even be indicted (by anyone who possesses the ability to look at this case rationally, that is). It may turn out, as in the George Zimmerman case, that the public pressure becomes too great for some weak-kneed public servant that criminal charges are eventually filed, but, we've all seen before, via the Zimmerman prosecution, how that turns out.

Charges should have never been filed against George Zimmerman because, as the prosecutors knew (prior to succumbing to public pressure), they didn't have enough evidence for a conviction. Yet, they put the nation (and the local taxpayers) through a public dog-and-pony show so some people could feel better about their lives. I suppose that is exactly where this case is heading. If "the locals" don't file some kind of charges, Obama's Department of "Justice" may, now that they're involved in the case. And, that doesn't equal "justice" in any sense of the word. So, what do the people who are seeking "justice" really want?

I'm always seeking justice for every wrong...but, in this case that means that if the officer is guilty and this was a "bad shoot", then he should be convicted of "murder" (or some lesser charge like "manslaugter" - I don't know how either are defined in the state of Missouri). However, that also means that if there isn't enough evidence to indict him, he shouldn't be charged. End of story. I'm not going to go out into the street screaming about how there is "no justice" and feel like my life is over and the possibility of me ever being treated fairly has disappeared. I'll simply be done with the case and move on with my life as if everyone on the planet is NOT seeking to screw with my life...which, they're not.

Somehow, I don't think some people will. Some people seemingly exist as if they're always the victim of something or someone. Some people think that there has always been someone else or some set of circumstances that have held them back. I personally know a few people who are like this. I'm also getting the message that there are a few people in Ferguson, MO who have these same feelings. But, you know what? No one in this country has ever been guaranteed the right to not be offended. Sometimes you will be offended. Sometimes I will be offended. Sometimes life just sucks. We all have sh_tty days. Including Mike Brown and including Officer Darren Wilson. Sometimes that means you cease to exist. Sometimes that means your life changes forever. Sometimes...just sometimes, it also means that there may be no "justice", as you choose to define it.

Other times, it may mean that when you break the law by walking down the middle of a street, you seal your own fate when you run back toward the cop that stops you for walking down the middle of the street. Don't blame him (or her). Blame yourself.

And, parents, please stop blaming others for the situations in which your children place themselves. This country has had enough of that.

EVERYONE: Teach your children to NOT break the law in the first place and THEY will NEVER find themselves in one of these situations. It really is that simple. And, yes, kids will do what they want...they're like people that way. Sometimes you have to deal with their choices on your own. The entire nation shouldn't have deal with them.



Food for thought:





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Ferguson, MO - Police Kick News Media Off Streets (VIDEO) "You're Putting My Officer's Lives In Jeopardy!"

Screen grab from KSDK.com live video feed

Earlier tonight, while watching a raw live video feed from KDSK.com I happened to record a couple minutes of video that surprised me. St. Louis TV station KSDK's live video feed was providing coverage of the streets of Ferguson, MO during what is turning out to be a second night of rioting. In the video you can clearly hear the police order the news media off of the streets.

Police are out in riot gear tonight attempting to put a stop to the rioting that took place last night after the officer-involved shooting death of an 18-year-old black male in Ferguson, MO (which is apparently a suburb of St. Louis) that took place this past Saturday.



In the video below, the following is depicted:

Police over loud speaker (41 seconds into video): "Please clear the streets. Return to your home and get out of the street."

Officer yelling (57 seconds into video): "News media you need to clear out! This is your last warning! I'm telling you, get out of here! This is your last warning! Understand? You're putting my officer's lives in jeopardy!"

One of the members of the media says, "Let's back up. Let's back up" and the officer again yells something that is inaudible and again repeats: "You're putting my officers lives in jeopardy! You're putting my officer's lives in jeopardy! Get out of here!" At this point the media appears to be preparing to leave and the live video feed goes dead.

I'm not one to bash the police and, frankly, I don't appreciate those that do. In fact, I generally support nearly everything they do because I've never done their job and am pretty certain that I'd be a miserable failure at it. I appreciate the work of most law enforcement officers. What I don't understand in this video is how the presence of the media could possibly be putting the officer's lives in jeopardy. At a time like this I would think that having the media around would provide cover for the police because who would be stupid enough to engage with the police while the media is there with video cameras rolling? It seems to me that, especially right now, more transparency would benefit the police department, not less. It makes no sense to kick the media out. No sense to me, that is.




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Hamas Propagandizes Video Of Israeli Missile Strikes (VIDEO)

I know...it's amazing that Hamas would tell lies (sarc). It's almost as if they've been taking lessons from Obama on how to become professional liars. I digress.

The first video below was uploaded to YouTube on July 23rd by the (apparently) pro-Hamas "Watania Media Agency" out of Gaza. The video shows two missile strikes by the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) on a building in Gaza.

Here's an explanation of the "2 missile strategy" from Jonathan Seidl at TheBlaze:

A new video uploaded by a Gaza news outlet gives an incredible and up-close look at Israel’s “knock on roof” policy.

The tactic involves a smaller projectile being dropped on house of suspected Hamas militants, followed by a larger bomb meant to eliminate the target. The idea is that the first bomb serves as a warning for innocents to evacuate before the target is eliminated.

In the video posted by Watania, viewers see the initial “knock” hit the top of a nearby house. Twenty-five seconds in, the big explosion hits. But not only do viewers see the explosion, they also are able to see the actual bomb in mid-air before it hits its target.

Original video:


Ok. Now, consider WHY there was a video camera set-up to record these missile strikes in the first place. Because the IDF actually calls their targets with a warning to evacuate the building prior to dropping the "knock on the roof" missile before destroying the building.

The time that elapses between the "knock on the roof" missile and the "real" missile reportedly ranges anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours...which allows plenty of time for any "innocents" in the building to save their own lives.

The problem with the video above is that it doesn't depict the truth of what happened in that case. There was an obvious edit made about 12 seconds after the "knock on the roof" missile hits the building. That "edit" makes it appear as though Israel only allowed 17 seconds between the delivery of the "knock on the roof" missile and the "real" one. The video below will help you understand what occurred.

My video:


(H/T to the Funker530.com blog.)




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Obama & Holder Complain About Skin Color Because They Are Devoid Of Character - Allen West (VIDEO)

Former Congressman Lt. Col. Allen West spoke at the Western Conservative Summit today in Denver, Colorado. West began his speech by addressing the theme of the Summit "America At Its Best".

This is why Allen West is so loved by Conservatives.

Screen grab from Western Conservative Summit speech.

Read (transcript of first video below):

The theme of this conference is "America at it's best" and I believe that the problem that we have in America is that we don't go out and tell people what America looks like when it is at its best. So therefore, people can come along with trite little messages, sound bites, bumper sticker-type of slogans (like) "hope and change", "change we can believe in", "we're the change that we've been waiting for" and Americans fall for it. So I want to tell you right now the first thing about America being at it's best. It's the fact that a young man born in 1961 in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia can stand here before you at the Western Conservative Conference and it is not based upon the color of his skin but it's about the content of his character. And the sad thing is that when America is not at its best you have people like Barack Obama and Eric Holder that want to complain about skin color because they are devoid of character. That's the difference between America at its best and America not at its best.

Watch (clip length - 1:10):


Full speech (length - 33:10):





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Sarah Palin Doubles Down - Impeach Obama (VIDEO)

This afternoon, at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver, CO, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin doubled-down on her call to impeach President Obama. She explains her stance and lists a few offenses for which Obama could be impeached. Governor Palin initially called for the impeachment of President Obama in an article published on July 8, 2014 on Breitbart.com found HERE.

Impeachment (Length - 7:47):


Full speech (Length - 36:38 - includes the 4-minute introduction of Governor Palin)


Article from the UK Daily Mail: 'If he's not impeachable, no one is': Sarah Palin pounds Obama on immigration policy and compares him to a 'mob boss' who 'wants to play God'

Article from Breitbart.com: Sarah Palin on Obama's Executive Actions: 'We Don't Do Kings'

Article from the Denver Post: Sarah Palin helps fire up the right at Western Conservative Summit

Article from the Washington Times: Palin urges grassroots at conservative summit to support impeachment of Obama




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Obama's DOJ & NAACP Meet With City of Norfolk, NE Officials Over July 4th Parade Obama Float

This post has been updated. Scroll down for the update.

What the hell happened to common sense?

I've lived in Norfolk, NE for 20+ years and I have two things to say about this entire situation:
1) You have got to be kidding me.
2) It's too bad that in the year 2014 our nation's first black president, President Obama, can NOT receive equal treatment by the media, the DOJ (Department of Justice) or even the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Geez, I feel creepy just typing that out - time to change your name, NAACP).

The following quote is from KMTV (the emphasis is mine):

Today, the Iowa-Nebraska NAACP State Area Conference of Branches sent a news release to KMTV Action 3 News, saying they were meeting with Mayor Fuchtman Thursday afternoon. "The State Area NAACP has received numerous concerns and inquiries about this issue," the group said, "and appreciate Mayor Fuchtman and the parade officials' willingness to have open dialog (sic) and address these concerns."

This afternoon, Mayor Fuchtman told KMTV Action 3 News that she and the city administrator would be meeting with a representative of the Department of Justice before the meeting with the NAACP. She did not know if the media would have accessibility to the meeting, as it was being facilitated by the Department of Justice. The DOJ apparently told the city it had received concerns, including from the NAACP, regarding the float.

(Read the entire story from KMTV HERE.)

All of this is because of this over-used idea which was utilized in Norfolk's Independence Day parade on one of the entries. July 4, 2014 - Norfolk, Nebraska:

Photo credit: Liz Guthrie

I say it's an "over-used idea" because this is not the first time this meme has caused a national controversy.

Incident #1 - June 2012 - Florence, Montana: 'Obama Presidential Library' creator says outhouse 'meant to poke fun'

Photo credit:  Billings Gazette

Incident #2 - September 2013 - Tucumcari, New Mexico: Anonymous man hoists ‘Obama’s Presidential Library’ sign above N.M. outhouse

Photo Credit: KOAT 7 News, Albuquerque - screen shot

If any of the above examples are "racist", then this must be as well (as well as all the examples of the "Bush Presidential Library" that I'm not wasting my time to include):

Photo credit:  Stickerkitty.com

Racists really do exist in this country. I'm not one of them. Although, I've often been accused of being a "racist" because I disagree with and actually despise several of President Obama's policies. People who laugh at any or all of the above examples are not racists either. They are Americans who are sick and tired of the policies enacted by their elected representatives and they're simply blowing off steam in a manner allowed to them by the Constitution of the United States. Nowhere in that document does it allow people the right to NOT be offended. Occasionally, you will be offended. It is what you choose to do with that offense that will define you as an individual and as an American. You can either accept it in-stride and understand that someday you may do or say something that will offend others (as most people do - most offend/most accept it in-stride). Or you can refuse to accept that YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO not BE OFFENDED in the U.S.A. and create a phony national controversy over something that most people would brush off and never again revisit.

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I was born on July 4th. I grew up on main street in a small town in north central Nebraska (population 390). The annual Independence Day parade held in our tiny town went right by our house every year. I used to spend several hours prior to July 4th making sure our lawn looked nice for the parade...in fact, the way I remember it in my mind is that I did that without having to be told by my parents to do so. (My parents may have a different recollection of these events.) Nevertheless, I have attended many parades that took place on July 4th. I attended them in my hometown and I have attended them in Norfolk, Nebraska where I have resided for the past 20+ years. I wonder how many Independence Day parades President Obama has attended in his life? Prior to him seeking an elected office, I seriously doubt he ever attended one July 4th parade. (I'm giving him more credit than he deserves by assuming/"hoping" that he's attended even ONE Independence Day parade since he was elected to any office.)

Oh my, did I offend someone with those last statements? Good. Now, offend me and we'll be even. See? That's how it's supposed to work. You have the freedom to offend and so do I. The difference between you and I is that I don't seek to silence, curtail or regulate your offenses. Why do you seek to silence others, Glory Kathurima?


Oh, one more thing I should probably add - which all news stories related to this insane story failed to mention - is that there is the "slight" possibility that this story is nothing but an angry Democrat striking back at Conservative America for having the audacity to proclaim their disapproval of the Liar-in-chief. You see, Glory Kathurima is a self-described "Kenyan" (first - even though she's lived in the USA for the past 9 years) and "Devoted Democrat" (second). Well...you don't need to take my word for it...take hers:

Photo credit:  Twitter.com/alsoglorificus

Oh, one more "one more thing", Glory has also spoken to students at Norfolk Public Schools on "Diversity Day" (in 2011). I wonder what all was discussed and if it had a political slant to it? That could have been an interesting talk. Or not?

Photo credit: ndnforum.com

Those of you who still support President Obama, if you'd like to know why so many people find President Obama to be a corrupt, lying scumbag and the worst president of our lives, here are few reasons why. None of them have to do with his race...except in the numerous instances where he sought to divide all of us based on our race:
Obama supporters will go hysterical over this well sourced list of 731 examples of his lying, lawbreaking, corruption, cronyism, etc. This list is updated almost daily. Right now the number of examples included is 731. So, if anyone needs help in understanding why many people don't like this president, please, do yourself a favor and return to that list often. Don't teach your children that people's dislike for President Obama has one thing to do with his skin color. If you're currently doing that, YOU may be the one who is a racist. And, I'd say that you should fear yourself.


Of course there's a Facebook page for this: Demand an Apology from Norfolk Odd Fellows Parade Everyone who "likes" this Facebook page (and even those who don't) can participate there. ;)


********UPDATE******** (11:45PM CST):

I beg, beg, beg the Odd Fellow Lodge to NOT "apologize" for this event. Give this several more days. (I've been told you may be ready to "apologize".) PLEASE, DON'T DO IT!!! Let this settle. Don't let the limelight from this event or the attention you're receiving from this story effect ANY decision to "apologize". God knows...the last thing this country needs is yet another "apology" for something someONE perceived as a "wrong". Stand strong and stand by your convictions. Hopefully you'll remember what they are...even amid all this hype.

I promise you. This hype will die down. You may not feel like it will...but, it will, and soon. A month from now you'll be saying, "Hey, do remember when that person said this?" Trust me. It will end.

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To Glory Kathurima: If you have ever identified as or portrayed yourself as "an artist from Africa", we may have talked to each other at the Norfolk American Legion shortly after you arrived in Norfolk (9 years ago...or so)...and, we got along really well. I really hope you'll contact me. I don't remember the girl I met as having a child OR that her name was "Glory"...please don't be offended by that...my memory sucks...I forget ALL people I meet, no matter their color. ;) Maybe it wasn't you, but I remember the girl (woman - no offense) I talked to as describing herself as having a "nomadic lifestyle" as you do near the end of this video.

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To those threatening EITHER of the sides involved in this story:
Stop it!
Threaten me!
Threaten me because I support the Odd Fellow Lodge as a sponsor of the Norfolk, Nebraska Independence Day parade!!!
Threaten me because I support Glory's RIGHT to disagree with this float!!!
Threaten me because I'll record all of your idiotic comments/threats and I'll publish them for the world to see. ;)

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I've made national news before for the perceived "good" things and for the perceived "bad" things I've published online and I've had people from all over the country calling my house or contacting me online and threatening me. I know how this goes (as someone on the "right" of the aisle). Glory, if people from the "right" are threatening YOU, to HELL with them! They are the problem with this country (as are the people from the left who do that to people like me on the right).

(My latest comments here are based on Glory's comments during the last minute of this video where she admits that she's received threats in this story published by the Norfolk News Bureau on YouTube): Norfolk 4th of July Float - Glory Kathurima Interview





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This Is Just Fun To Watch - Trey Gowdy Indulges IRS Commissioner Koskinen At Oversight Hearing (VIDEO)

This is from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing about the IRS losing Lois Lerner's emails. This hearing ended at 9:53PM CST tonight.

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen is a royal smartass, which, I actually appreciate. I, however, don't appreciate it so much in corrupt governmental officials.

Go, Trey, go! Ha! Ha!

This was fun & the fun begins at about 1:35 into this video. It's beautiful.





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An Afternoon of Tornadoes - Stanton & Pilger (My VIDEO)

Please heed the language warning if you choose to watch or listen to this video. I got sick of editing out my own bad language...so, I quit doing it about 19-minutes into this video. This video is 1 hour & 40 minutes long (yes, even after editing). This is how the afternoon storms developed...from before they were spotted until people were being transported by ambulance to the hospital from Pilger.

This is the description I put under this video on YouTube:

***Language Warning*** This video is a collection of the video I shot while following the tornadoes that hit the Stanton, NE area and the town of Pilger, NE. Scanner traffic from Stanton County storm spotters & Norfolk Fire & Rescue, as well as local radio station reports as this day unfolded, can be heard in this video.

I'm a "storm chaser", basically out of necessity,...my home is not the kind you stay in when tornado sirens are blaring. I've been "storm chasing" for about 15 years. I've lived in north central & northeast Nebraska my whole life & I'd never seen a tornado...until this day, when I saw two of them (or more - you decide).

An Afternoon of Tornadoes - Stanton & Pilger 6-16-14



If you'd prefer to go directly to YouTube to watch or listen to this video here is the direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg9fRzaQmRg

One other note: I am working on conducting an interview, of sorts, with one or two survivors of the Pilger tornadoes. Their comments will not be edited - their stories will be "in their own words", not in mine (at least, that's how I'm hoping this goes). We all just have to find the time to complete this. Please subscribe via email to this blog or follow me on my Facebook account HERE, or you can subscribe to my YouTube channel.




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Can You Help Us Find This Woman? She Stopped To Help After The Pilger Tornado

The original story is below the photo.

*****UPDATE***** 8:30AM Central time - June 19, 2014
I think we have located her! I'm awaiting confirmation from HER. Thank you to EVERYONE that has helped! Gotta love the POWER of "social media", eh? ;) #PrayForPilger

*****UPDATE***** 2:41PM Central time - June 19, 2014
We HAVE located her. I'm waiting to find out if she wishes to be identified here or not. She and Charlene are meeting now. Thank you again to everyone that helped spread the word.

*****UPDATE***** 2:08AM Central time - June 20, 2014
The woman in the photo is Kendra Jo Liibbe from Norfolk. The following is a statement she publicly published on her facebook wall about 3 hours ago:

So I have to say after today, wit the floods of gratitude ive recieved over the pilger tornado, an seeing all the ppl helping, the generous donations of food an labor assistance, volenteers, the celebritys puttin the word out (Larry the Cable guy) an offerin their time an help (pausing on tour... Bret Michaels) speaks volumes!! Echos really! Im so blessed to even be a part of it but make me proud to be, not only american, but a NEBRASKAN!!! We may not have it all together but together we got it all, an clearly we can accomplish an overcome daily battles.... this is goin to be the basis on which I myself rebuild my life an what makes it even better is I know now, im not doin it alone!!!

A friend of mine (Charlene) lived through the tornado in Pilger. Charlene was inside the local CO-OP/convenience store when the tornado hit Pilger. She suggested that everyone move to a different cooler...and, everyone who was inside the CO-OP lived.

After the storm passed Charlene found comfort in this woman (in the photo above) who had seen the storm pass through Pilger...she was not a "local" woman...she was just passing through and stopped to help. Charlene, herself, was giving comfort to the sister of the young girl who died as a result of this tornado. Charlene is seeking the identity of the woman in this picture. If you know who this woman is or think some of your friends may be able to assist in identifying this woman, please share this post. Thank you.

I will post this as a "public" post on Facebook on Charlene's wall and, on my Facebook wall as well. You can comment on Facebook or you can leave a comment on this blog.




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Pilger, Stanton & Northeast Nebraska Tornadoes - A Collection of Stories, Links & Video

This is a collection of links to the massive number of news stories and videos relating to the "twin tornadoes" that struck northeast Nebraska on the afternoon of Monday, June 16, 2014. These links are included in no particular order. There are so many stories and videos that it would be impossible for me to organize them all in chronological order. This post will be continually updated with more information as I become aware of it. All UPDATES will be added to be bottom of this post.

***It may take some time for this page to fully load due to the high number of links and videos embedded in this post.***

(Photo source: Screen grab from TVNweather's "EXTREME up-close video of violent Pilger, Nebraska! Part 2" video posted below.)

MASSIVE wedge tornado and unusual rope-out near Stanton, NE - June 16, 2014
(Source: TVN Weather)



Stanton Tornado...June 16 2014
(Source: Eric Stone)



Two VIOLENT tornadoes on the ground at the same time! Pilger, NE; June 16, 2014
(Source: TVN Weather)



EXTREME up-close video of violent Pilger, Nebraska! Part 2
(Source: TVN Weather)



NEW VIDEO: Two simultaneous violent tornadoes in northeast Nebraska - June 16, 2014
(Source: TVN Weather)

Post by Reed Timmer: Meteorologist and Extreme Storm Chaser.

(Source: Me)

Post by Shelly Dankert.

Post by Reed Timmer: Meteorologist and Extreme Storm Chaser.

Tornado Damage, June 2014 - Pilger, NE
(Source: NEMA - Nebraska Emergency Management Agency)



A total of 70 aerial photos of the damage in Pilger, NE are available HERE on the NEMA Facebook page. I've included just ONE of NEMA's aerial photos below:

Post by Nebraska Emergency Management Agency.

Post by Omaha World-Herald.

Quote at the end of the following story about Glenn Beck's charity, Mercury One:

"Mercury One charity announced on Monday night that they would be deploying five tractor trailers full of supplies to the affected areas."

For those who are unaware, these 5 semi-trailers full of supplies will NOT be going through governmental sources, who will turn away such items. They will be going DIRECTLY to those in need. (At least, that's my understanding about how Mercury One reacts during this type of crisis. Commonly, they work with a local church...although, Pilger's Lutheran Church doesn't PHYSICALLY exist anymore...the building is gone.)
STORY: ‘Unbelievable’: Stunning Photos, Video Show Two Tornadoes Touching Down Simultaneously in Nebraska

Post by Mercury One.

Couple take a beating protecting 5 kids at day care near Stanton


Pilger Tornado Destroys Cattle Farm


Jerry Weatherholt on FOX News From Pilger, NE - Tornado Destruction 6-17-14
(Source(s)- Original Story: FOX News / Uploaded to YouTube: Me)

Post by Jim Kelley.

Massive Tornado in Wisner, NE | June 16, 2014



Stories posted on the Norfolk Daily News website:
Tornadoes' destruction seen in Pilger and rural areas (Pilger, NE)

'Two minutes is all it took' (Pilger, NE)

Everything wiped out on Wisner area farm (Wisner, NE)

Lone fisherman holds on for dear life (Maskenthine Lake near Stanton, NE)

Owner of destroyed home: Everything here is gone (Wayne, NE)

What's going to happen to Pilger? (Pilger, NE)

Volunteers not needed Tuesday (Pilger, NE)

Started with slight risk of severe weather

Hospitals kept busy dealing with tornado-related injuries

Pilger, rural area hit hard by tornadoes (Pilger, NE)

Emergency Operations Center opened

Relief efforts underway in area

Tornado damage defies logic in Pilger (Pilger, NE)

Heineman says Pilger looks like Middle East (Pilger, NE)



Stories posted on the 94Rock website:
Total Devastation - Updated with Victim ID's

What Can I Do to Help?

Wakefield Hit By Storms As Well

Heineman To Tour Tornado Damage in Pilger

Monday's Severe Storms Caused Fatal Accident in Cuming County

Faith Regional Treats Almost 20 Tornado Victims

Evacuees Staying at Wisner-Pilger High School

This is a post from the 94Rock Facebook page (no embed link available). This comment was posted around 2PM central time on Tuesday, June 17th, 2014 (direct link to the post):

PILGER VOLUNTEER UPDATE: Emergency officials say anyone willing to volunteer in Pilger tomorrow is to check in at Wisner-Pilger High School at 7 a.m. Wednesday. They will be bused in and out of Pilger. Volunteers MUST be 18 years or older and be wearing work-ready clothes. Anyone who is volunteering heavy equipment will be allowed to drive their equipment directly to Pilger, also starting at 7 a.m.

***UPDATE*** 7:44PM Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Nebraska tornado victim, 5, was from N. AL



CBS News: "We could feel the suction try to pull us out of there"



CNN: Twin tornadoes tear through Nebraska town; 2 dead


6/16/2014 Wakefield Nebraska Twin Wedge Tornado B-Roll



6/16/2014 Pilger, NE Twin Tornadoes - Laubach



6/16/2014 Twin Pilger Tornadoes LIVE
This video is 7 hours and 36 minutes long. It is this crew's entire day of chasing storms. There are on-screen links at the beginning of the video for you to click on that will take you to the point in the video where each tornado is sighted.




***UPDATE*** 6:13AM Friday, June 20, 2014
More from the Norfolk Daily News:
Day 2 of tornadoes in Northeast Nebraska (Coleridge, NE)

Warning text can't save 5-year-old Pilger girl (Pilger, NE)

No bank records lost (Pilger, NE)

Volunteers descend on Pilger to begin cleanup efforts (Pilger, NE)

Hundreds of volunteers come to help; residents still in shock (Pilger, NE)

Maskenthine closed for now


Feedlots issues in aftermath of tornado (Wisner, NE)


Suggestions for those recovering from tornado damage


Furbaby Rescue helps locate animals after tornado (Pilger, NE)

Bret Michaels to help in Pilger (Pilger, NE)

Tornado survivor: We wanted to stay out here until we died (Wayne, NE)




***UPDATE*** 11:38AM Friday, June 20, 2014
More from the Norfolk Daily News:
Behind the scenes of Pilger’s recovery (Pilger, NE)

Johanns sees Pilger damage (Pilger, NE)

Gravel pit gets rocked by twister (Pilger, NE)

At school, 'a lot of history' lost amid tornado debris (Pilger, NE)

Welcome to Mediaville (Pilger, NE)




***UPDATE*** 12:20AM Thursday, June 26, 2014 This is the last time I will be notating the time and date of any new updates to this post. From now on, as I come across links I will post them.***


Nebraska town leveled by twin tornadoes (KETV)



Storm recap: Deadly tornadoes rip through Pilger (KETV)



Aerial view shows tornado's path



Before & after pictures of the town of Pilger, NE
http://dataomaha.com/media/pilger/damage-map/


My video. ***Language Warning***



Pilger, NE just after tornado struck





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