From the Trenches World Report
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The other day at Dig Inn, a just-opened lunch spot on Broadway and 38th Street in Midtown Manhattan, Shania Bryant committed a consumer faux pas. She placed her order for chicken and brown rice and yams, and when she got to the register, she held out a $50 bill.
“Sorry,” the cashier told her. “We don’t take cash.” Not, “We don’t take $50s.” No cash. Period.
“What?” Ms. Bryant asked.
Confusion on a United Airlines flight from Houston to Washington, D.C. has a passenger claiming the airline gave her seat to a congresswoman, and that congresswoman saying the accusation is potentially racist.
The passenger is Jean-Marie Simon, and the congresswoman is Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas). Continue reading “Democratic rep says she was targeted on flight by a passenger because she’s black”
New York Post – by Bruce Golding
A son of legendary former Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham shot himself to death in a suicide that’s eerily reminiscent of his dad’s more than 50 years ago, according to a report Monday.
William Graham, 69, died Dec. 20 at his home in Los Angeles, according to an obituary in the Washington Post, which quoted his brother Donald as saying the cause was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Continue reading “Son of legendary Washington Post publisher commits suicide like his dad”
Popular Mechanics – by Avery Thompson
Snakes are in trouble. A strange disease is affecting snakes from all over the world, and scientists aren’t quite sure how to fix it. If they don’t figure it out soon, we could be seeing a global snake pandemic that threatens entire ecosystems.
The illness is called Snake Fungal Disease (SFD), and it’s caused by a fungus called Ophidiomyces ophidiodiicola which causes painful legions on the skin of the snakes it infects. Some snakes can molt to remove the fungus, others aren’t so lucky. Continue reading “A Mysterious Disease Is Killing Snakes Around the World”
Free Thought Project – by Jack Burns
Alexandria, VA – A 17-year-old boy who was forced to masturbate in front of police officers after he was accused of taking nude photos of himself and sending them to his 15-year-old girlfriend, won a small victory in court, when he argued that by attempting to force him to recreate the photos, the officers were manufacturing child pornography.
The United States Court of Appeals in the Fourth Circuit ruled in favor of Trey Sims, who is now 20. He was originally accused of sending his girlfriend explicit photographs and videos in 2014. Manasseh City Police Detective David Abbott—who is now deceased—investigated the alleged transmission of child pornography. He asked for, received, and executed a search warrant, which ultimately demanded Sims masturbate for Abbott and two other officers. Continue reading “Child Molesting Cop Brought Teen To Jail, Forced Him to Masturbate as Fellow Cops Filmed It”
A few thoughts, on this eve of love and peace, this looming hope that one day, the dignity of freedom and respect will return for all. I think of The Trenches here and The Trenchers in it, each a unique and focused individual. I think of those who dug this particular Trench, Laura and Henry, and their on-going effort to fight the good fight.
I do not know where else I can hang my hat with such certainty that this place is without a selfish or perverted agenda. Continue reading “Merry Christmas, Everybody!!”
A court fight has erupted over Seattle’s demand that landlord’s offer a rental unit to the “first person” who submits a valid application, in essence telling property owners that the city will pick their tenants because they might be hindered by “unconscious bias.”
Under Seattle’s “first-in-time” rule, a landlord must offer a rental unit to the “first person who submits an adequate application,” explains Ethan Blevins of the Pacific Legal Foundation, which sued over the Big Brother policy. Continue reading “Seattle to landlords: We’ll pick tenants for you”
Independent – by Olivia Petter
An aspiring model has become the first Miss Maine pageant contestant to wear a hijab on stage.
Hamdia Ahmed was born in Somalia and raised in a refugee camp in Kenya and hopes to be scouted by a modelling agent.
She now lives in the US and studies political science at the University of Southern Maine. Continue reading “Muslim Woman Becomes First Miss Maine Contestant To Wear A Hijab”
In what can best be described as government sanctioned theft, our justice system has devised a new way to take money and liberty from minorities.
As you will see, police are using traffic citations to help balance budgets and much more.
According to an article by Fox 6 Now, Milwaukee law enforcement claimed that increasing traffic stops by 56% resulted in a reduction in violent crime. Continue reading “Justice Department claims that increasing traffic stops by 56% will lower crime”
Former independent Black Ops Contractor Cody Snodgres recently took to the airwaves to incredibly allege he was offered $1 million from the CIA to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City prior to the deadly explosion in the 1990s.
Last night Snodgres was involved in a serious car accident, according to reports. Continue reading “Hours After Blowing Whistle on Alleged Deep State Plot to Blow Up Federal Building, Black Ops Contractor Injured in Car Accident”
“One world. 7.5 billion unique faces. Diversity is a strength, not a threat.”
On the Contrary – by Michael Hoffman
You may have heard that earlier this year Amazon.com removed dozens of books for sale on its websitebecause they were judged to be “hateful.”
Books in praise of Communist butchers continue to be sold by Amazon, however.
The media inform us that Twitter has also embarked upon a campaign to nobly cleanse its digital premises of “hate.” Continue reading “Vladimir Lenin’s ideology of hate is rehabilitated online without censorship or obstruction by hate speech police”
Will it be possible for humans and robots to procreate? Could bots see the demise of female humans? And what about pedophiles – should they be given child sex dolls? RT went to the Love and Sex Robots Conference to find out.
The event, which had its venue changed from Goldsmiths University to a secret north London location following “threats from Islamic extremists,” saw ethicists, computer scientists, and sex toy developers discuss how robots are set to affect our intimate lives. It was previously banned in Malaysia for being “too extreme.” Continue reading “Child sex dolls, human-bot babies and the end of society: RT attends London’s Sex Robot Conference”
TV personality Rosie O’Donnell offered $2 million to two Republican Senators to vote against the new tax bill – potentially opening herself up to federal bribery charges.
O’Donnell specifically targeted Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeff Flake (R-Arizona), who were both slow to say they would support the legislation.
“2 million dollars to Senator Susan Collins and 2 million to Senator Jeff Flake if they vote NO. NO I WILL NOT KILL AMERICANS FOR THE SUOER [sic] RICH. DM (Direct message) me Susan. DM me Jeff. No s**t. $2 million cash each,” she said. Continue reading “Rosie O’Donnell in ‘bribery’ storm for offering senators $2mn to kill tax reform”