From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
Computers are officially dirt cheap. Yep, this one costs $79.
One reason the Endless Mini is so cheap is that this grapefruit-sized PC is sold on its own. You supply the keyboard, mouse and display yourself. The computer, built with developing countries in mind, doesn’t just hook into newer, flat-panel screens via HDMI—it also connects to older tube TVs by way of a composite video cable. Continue reading “Endless Mini Review: Just How Good Is a $79 Computer?”
Gun Watch – by Dean Weingarten
In a historic, but extremely short unanimous opinion, the United States Supreme Court has confirmed that the Second Amendment applies “to all instruments that constitute bearable arms,”. As this is an enormous class of nearly all weapons, the decision is properly applied to knives and clubs, and nearly all firearms that have been sold in the United States. Nearly all types of firearms are more common than stun guns. From nbcnews.com: Continue reading “Supreme Court Confirms Second Amendment Applies to all Bearable Arms in Common Use, Including Stun Guns”
USA Today – by Charles Kennedy
Royal Dutch Shell and Saudi Aramco appear to be getting a divorce, breaking up their joint venture in U.S.-based refining assets.
The two companies joined together to create Motiva Enterprises LLC in 1998, a 50-50 joint venture that operated three refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast. But Shell and Saudi Aramco have seen their interests head in different directions. “It is now time for the partners to pursue their independent downstream goals,” said Abdulrahman Al-Wuhaib, a senior vice president of Saudi Aramco’s downstream unit. Continue reading “Largest U.S. refinery now belongs to Saudi Arabia”
BROWN DEER — In late February, Kohl’s Corporation said it would close a small fraction of brick-and-mortar stores as it meets the needs of its online customers. Now, we have learned there is one store that will close in Wisconsin — the Kohl’s store on N. Green Bay Road in Brown Deer.
Few of the customers who shop at the store in Brown Deer saw this coming. Continue reading ““It’s disappointing:” Kohl’s store in Brown Deer one of 18 underperforming stores to close”
A man who was shot and killed by a resident in Canyon Country on Friday night during an alleged attempted break-in was killed as the result of a “misunderstanding,” according to family members.
The resident called 911 about 9:10 p.m. Friday to report that he had shot someone trying to break into his unit, located in the 26000 block of Isabella Parkway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Continue reading “Family Says Man Fatally Shot During Alleged Break-in Attempt Was Result of ‘Misunderstanding’”
Live Trading News – by Paul Ebeling
Organizations Funded By George Soros’ Open Society Institute
Billionaire financier George Soros has been described in the press as“the single most destructive leftist demagogue in the country.” Continue reading “Organizations Funded By George Soros’ Open Society Institute”
Mother Earth News – by Mike and Nancy Bubel
Root cellars are as useful today as ever. In fact, root cellars in all forms are very up-to-date, what with the costs of food and its processing getting higher every year. As we see it, root cellars are right up there with wood heat, bicycles and backyard gardens as a simple, low-technology way of living well — independently.
The term “root cellars,” as used here, includes the whole range of ingenious vegetable-saving techniques, from hillside caves to garden trenches. The traditional root cellar is an underground storage space for vegetables and fruits. Where space and lay of the land permit, these cellars are dug into a hill and then lined with brick, stone or concrete block. Dirt-floored or insulated basement rooms — less picturesque but probably more numerous — are also traditional. Continue reading “The Fundamentals of Root Cellaring”
At the very onset of what would become the Soviet Empire, Vladimir Lenin decreed the creation of a national internal army called the “Cheka.” The Cheka were handed very broad police powers and tasked with the disruption and elimination of any form of dissent within the communist system. Lenin launched what would later be known as the “Red Terror”, in which nearly every Russian population center had an established Cheka office of operations using surveillance, infiltration, nighttime raids, imprisonment, torture and execution to silence opposition to the authority of the state. Continue reading “A Warning To The Feds On Incremental Prosecutions Of The Liberty Movement”
China warned the United States on Wednesday not to adopt punitive currency policies that could disrupt U.S.-China relations after Donald Trump’s win in the Nevada caucus.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters in Beijing that “we are following with interest the U.S. presidential election.” Continue reading “China Warns U.S. After Trump Wins Nevada Caucus”
Call it fingerprints for food. In the latest effort to keep shelves stocked in Venezuela, the government on Tuesday will begin registering the biometric information of customers who use state-run grocery stores.
President Nicolás Maduro says the measure will prevent hoarding and help keep price-controlled food from being resold for a profit on the black market. Food Minister Félix Osorio said those who sign up for the program by registering their fingerprints will be eligible for discounts and prizes. Continue reading “Fingerprints for food: Venezuela rolls out new plan to keep shelves stocked”
Kid Rock has endorsed Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s White House bid.
In a new interview with Rolling Stone which was conducted before the Iowa Caucuses, the rocker said, “I’m digging Trump. I feel like a lot of people, whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, feel like if you get Hillary or Bernie, or you get Rubio or Cruz or whoever, there’s going to be the same s—t.” Continue reading “Kid Rock Endorses Trump to Run U.S. Like a Business: No Business Survives if It’s ‘F**king Broke’”
The criticism in this column of the World Health Organization’s zero or limited responses to international emergencies is well documented, the idea being that this body offers little protection in the event of killer pandemics. The situation surrounding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is more than strange. What is going on?
During the Influenza A H1N1 outbreak in 2009/2010, this column criticized the World Health Organization for sitting back and doing nothing except inform us what was happening and how fast the “Swine Flu” pandemic was spreading until it moved from a Phase 1 manifestation to a Phase 6 pandemic. What does the WHO do? It acts like a voyeur. Continue reading “Ebola Virus Disease: What is going on?”
Commerce between Europe and North America has literally come to a halt. For the first time in known history, not one cargo ship is in-transit in the North Atlantic between Europe and North America. All of them (hundreds) are either anchored offshore or in-port. NOTHING is moving.
This has never happened before. It is a horrific economic sign; proof that commerce is literally stopped. Continue reading “Historic First: North Atlantic EMPTY of Cargo Ships in-transit – ALL anchored along coasts; none moving”