From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
Target Liberty – by Robert Wenzel
Well, this sure ease a fine way to attempt to ease tensions with North Korea.
An international coalition of American allies will start “detecting and disrupting”
North Korean oil smuggling operations at sea, reports the Washington Examiner. Continue reading “US to Start ‘Disrupting’ North Korean Oil Smuggling”
Sovereign Man – by Simon Black
On June 8, 2006, more than a decade ago, armed agents from the Internal Revenue Service arrived at the home of Michael and Shelly Ioane of Atwater, California.
Michael Ioane was suspected of tax fraud, and the IRS agents were there to conduct a search of the premises and look for evidence. Continue reading “IRS agent indulges in bizarre fetish in taxpayer’s home”
Update: Hours after the search began, Reuters reports that Taiwan police have apprehended Cody Wilson in Taipei after U.S. authorities annulled his passport.
Wilson, 30, was taken to immigration authorities in the capital by officers from Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau, according to local media reports and an official from the bureau who asked not to be named. However, two Taiwanese officials denied Wilson was arrested or in custody. His exact status was unclear. Continue reading “Taiwan Police Apprehend 3-D Printed Gun Pioneer Accused Of Child Sex Abuse”
A 52-year-old day care worker is accused of stabbing five people, including three baby girls no more than a month old, at a short-term residential care facility in Queens early Friday. Police say they recovered a butcher knife and a meat cleaver at the scene, reports NBC New York. Continue reading “Five Stabbed Including Three Infants At NYC Day Care; Butcher Knife, Meat Cleaver Recovered At Scene”
Breitbart – by Robert Kraychik
Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz said Judge Brett Kavanaugh has a “core right to confront his accuser” Thursday morning.
Last week, Christine Blasey Ford, a California professor, accused Kavanaugh — President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court — of a “rape attempt” when they were both high schoolers in the 1980s. Continue reading “Dershowitz: Brett Kavanaugh Has ‘Core Right to Confront His Accuser’”
A police officer was one of multiple people shot at a Magisterial District Judges office in Fayette County, state police confirmed.
State Police out of the Union Town barracks tweeted a shooting occurred with “multiple victims and injuries one being a law enforcement official.” Continue reading “Coroner called to shooting at MDJs office: reports”
Zero Hedge – by John W Whitehead
“That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn’t even an enemy you could put your finger on.”—Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
We can pretend that the Constitution, which was written to hold the government accountable, is still our governing document. Continue reading “Suspending The Constitution: In America Today, The Government Does Whatever It Wants”
In a series of statements via the official Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Twitter account, Israel has said it “expresses sorrow” over the deaths of the 15 Russian crew members aboard a maritime surveillance plane that was shot down near the Syrian coastal city of Latakia Monday night.
While expressing regret towards the Russian loss of the aircraft and personnel, which was reportedly downed by mistake as Syrian anti-missile defense systems attempted to respond to a barrage of Israeli rockets and airstrikes from over the Mediterranean coastal area, Israel said that ultimately it is the Syrian military that’s responsible. Continue reading “Israel “Expresses Sorrow” Over Russian Plane Downing, But Blames Assad And Iran For Incident”
A group of over 40 Congress members have sent President Trump a bipartisan letter reminding him that the US Constitution requires that the president seek Congressional approval before taking military action in Syria or elsewhere. Congressman Justin Amash (R-Mich.) announced via Twitter on Monday that the letter had been sent to the White House.
Ironically Rep. Amash made the announcement just as Monday’s evening’s massive Israeli strike on Syria was underway, which resulted in a downed Russian surveillance plane carrying 14 troops amidst the confusion of missiles flying over the Mediterranean as it was hit by Syrian defense attempting to stave off the attack by Israel. Continue reading “Congress Members Demand Trump Seek Approval Before Military Action In Syria”
President Donald Trump hosted hundreds at the White House Monday for a Hispanic Heritage Month event highlighting several Hispanic business owners and the historic economic accomplishments for Hispanic-Americans under his administration.
Participants who gathered in the White House East Room included business, faith, community, and local elected leaders from across the U.S., according to the White House. Continue reading “Trump Heralds Hispanic-American Businesses and Economic Success at Heritage Event”
Immigrants in North Carolina and South Carolina shouldn’t worry about being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as they evacuate their homes or at the emergency shelters, an ICE spokesperson said Wednesday.
Bryan Cox, spokesperson for ICE in the southern region, said everyone should follow local evacuation orders during Hurricane Florence. Continue reading “ICE won’t arrest or detain evacuees in the Carolinas escaping from Hurricane Florence”
Earlier this year, government disaster planners simulated a Category 4 hurricane strike alarmingly similar to Hurricane Florence unfolding on a dangerously vulnerable stretch of the US East Coast.
A fictional “Hurricane Cora” was modeled to charge up the Chesapeake Bay and strike Washington, D.C., created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Argonne National Laboratory. Continue reading “FEMA Simulated A Cat 4 Hurricane Striking East Coast Just Months Before Florence”
The National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico has been closed since last Thursday.
ABC-7 Monday spoke with Shari Lifson, who is with AURA, the company that co-manages the Observatory with NMSU.
“The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy who manages the facility is addressing a security issue at this time. We have decided to vacate the facility at this time as precautionary measure. It was our decision to evacuate the facility.”
Continue reading “National Solar Observatory Mysteriously Closed As Geomagnetic Storm Looms”