From the Trenches World Report
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USA Today has the story (1/26): “American scientists worried about climate change and skeptical of President Donald Trump are planning a protest march in Washington, D.C.”
“March organizers, on the event’s website, said it serves as ‘a starting point to take a stand for science in politics’.” Continue reading “Scientists march to support global-warming censorship: the New Ridiculous”
In the harshest warning yet that China is actively contemplating a worst case scenario for its diplomatic relations with the US, a senior Chinese military official said that “a war within the president’s term’ or ‘war breaking out tonight’ are not just slogans, they are becoming a practical reality.” The remarks, first reported by the SCMP, were published on the People’s Liberation Army website in response to the escalating rhetoric towards China from America’s new administration, and as Beijing braces itself for a possible deterioration in Sino-US ties, with a particular emphasis on maritime security. Continue reading “War With US Becoming A “Practical Reality” Chinese Military Warns”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Fort Pierce, FL — For the majority of people who see those red and blue lights turn on behind them as they drive down the highway, your adrenaline spikes, your heart races, and the last thing going through your mind is, “I am being protected right now.” While most of these stops end with a promissory note of extortion for a victimless crime, sometimes, especially for women, things can get quite dangerous.
As the Free Thought Project has reported countless times, all too often, police officers will abuse their authority to force unwilling victims into performing sexual favors in exchange for leniency. Also, many times, there is no quid pro quo and police officers will simply rape people they pull over — case in point, Daniel Holtzclaw. Continue reading “Cop Arrested for Pulling Woman Over, Kidnapping, then Raping Her”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
On Friday, the world erupted in chaos after President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order suspending entry into the United States for people traveling from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
These seven countries originally came from the Obama administration and were labeled as “countries of concern.” Continue reading “Trump’s Travel Ban Plainly Excludes Countries Tied to 93% of All US Terrorism”
The state of Washington will challenge U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigration from some Muslim-majority states in federal court, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said on Monday.
Washington will be the first state to take on the executive order that went into effect on Friday, heightening the legal stakes surrounding the order that has sparked a global backlash. Continue reading “State of Washington says to sue to stop Trump immigration order”
Geopolitical pundits were caught by surprise last Thursday when Donald Trump told ABC he would “absolutely do safe zones in Syria for the people”, a statement that was has been viewed as a precursor to further escalation of US intervention in the region. They were just as surprised overnight when instead of challening Trump’s decision to potentially send more troops into Syria, Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow may support the US initiative to establish so-called ‘safe zones’ for refugees in Syria, but added that the plan would require close cooperation with the UN and approval from Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government. Continue reading “Speculation Grows That Bashar Assad Has “Suffered A Stroke” As Syria Slams Trump’s “Safe Zone” Proposal”
Anonymous notes threatening to “blow up” a refugee community center catering mainly to Muslim immigrants were found at the Denver-area building, prompting a hate-crime investigation by the FBI, police said on Friday.
The two identical, typewritten notes were left on Thursday in the parking lot and stairwell of the Mango House in the Denver suburb of Aurora, both with the message: “WERE GONNA BLOW UP ALL OF YOU REFUGEES,” according to police spokesman Sergeant Chris Amsler. Continue reading “FBI probes threat to ‘blow up’ Denver-area refugee center”
Statistical Ideas – by Salil Mahta
With the battle growing in sanctuary cities to deviate from President Trump’s strategy on immigration law, it is worth seeing another topic that we have been following closely: violent crime rate across major U.S. cities. This of course comes as President Trump menacingly engages with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, in a twitter exchange that reiterates the use of the term “carnage” (the President’s quotes, not ours) to suggest the warfare-style chaos that is occurring there. Continue reading “Are sanctuary cities more violent?”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Setting a hard-line tone on national security, President Donald Trump on Friday ordered strict new screening for refugees to keep “radical Islamic terrorists” out of the United States and alternated tough talk with kind words in his diplomatic standoff with Mexico.
Trump traveled to the Pentagon where he joined Defense Secretary James Mattis for the signing of an executive action to bring sweeping changes to the nation’s refugee policies and put in motion his plans to build up the nation’s military. Continue reading “Trump orders strict new refugee screening, citing terrorists”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
San Antonio, TX — In November, the Free Thought Project brought you the disgusting story of a San Antonio cop defecating on a piece of bread and giving it to a homeless man as food. For making a literal sh*t sandwich, San Antonio police officer Matthew Lockhurst was fired. However, the Free Thought Project has just learned that Lockhurst was involved in yet another feces related ‘prank’ — after the sh*t sandwich.
“It was a disgusting, vile act — that, there is no excuse; there is no explaining it; there is no justification,” San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told KOMO News after the termination of an officer for, quite literally, giving a homeless man a sh*t sandwich. Continue reading “Cop Who Gave Homeless Man a Sh*t Sandwich, Fired AGAIN for 2nd Poop Prank”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Willow Springs, IL — It’s become apparent that there is a systemic problem in policing, yet many Americans continue to be willfully ignorant of the dark reality transpiring outside of their front doors. Often people will claim “it’s just a few bad apples,” but the truth is that problem is much more deeply ingrained. The following example is evidence of the previous claim.
In Willow Springs, Illinois, a three-year long internal investigation is coming to fruition and the rats are scurrying for the exits. After hundreds of pages of depositions and many hours of investigations, half of the Willow Springs department has now been fired or forced to quit. Continue reading “Isolated Incident? Half of ENTIRE Police Dept Fired, Quit Amid Corruption Probe”
The Daily Caller – by Jonah Bennett
Female Marines joining the infantry will have to share tents with their male counterparts while out in the field.
According to the Marine Corps, no gender accommodations will be made out in the field for female infantry Marines, as that could break unit cohesion, Marine Corps Times reports. Continue reading “Male, Female Marines In The Infantry Will Have To Share The Same Tents”
The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, pledged on Friday to overhaul the world body and warned U.S. allies that if they do not support Washington, then she is “taking names” and will respond.
Haley made brief remarks to reporters as she arrived at the world body’s headquarters in New York to present her credentials to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Continue reading “New U.S. U.N. envoy warns allies: back us or we’ll take names”
US President Donald Trump says relations between the United States and Israel were repaired once he took office, noting, however, that it’s too early to talk of moving the US embassy to Jerusalem or his reported freeze on money transfers to Palestinians.
“It’s repaired. [Relations with Israel] got repaired as soon as I took the oath. We have a good relationship. Israel has been treated very badly,” Trump said in an hour-long interview with Fox News on Thursday. When asked about his recent promises to relocate the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, however, he stated that it was too early to talk about the issue. Continue reading “Trump says ‘relations with Israel repaired, but too early to talk of moving embassy to Jerusalem’”
Having discontinued its production of EUR500 banknotes, it appears Europe is charging towards the utopian dream of a cashless society. Just days after Davos’ elites discussed why the world needs to “get rid of currency,” the European Commission has introduced a proposal enforcing “restrictions on payments in cash.”
With Rogoff, Stiglitz, Summers et al. all calling for the end of cash – because only terrorists and drug-dealers need cash (nothing at all to do with totalitarian control over a nation’s wealth) – we are not surprised that this proposal from the European Commission (sanctuary of statism) would appear… Continue reading “Europe Proposes “Restrictions On Payments In Cash””
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Democratic lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill supporters say would make California the first state to add a third gender option on state identifying documents.
State Sen. Toni Atkins’ bill would add a non-binary gender marker option for driver’s licenses, birth certificates, identity cards and gender change court orders. The San Diego Democrat says SB 179 would also simplify the process for changing one’s gender on those documents. Continue reading “California lawmakers want third-gender option on IDs”
BILLINGS – The two former Yellowstone County Sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed a Huntley man in 2015 did not act reasonably and are not entitled to protections under the law, according to a federal judge’s ruling this week.
Judge Susan Watters filed the summary judgment Tuesday in the case filed in U.S. District Court.
The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in October of 2015 by the Estate of Loren Simpson. Continue reading “Judge: Former Yellowstone County deputies used excessive force in deadly stop”
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense
Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
successfully complete a test series of the David’s Sling Weapons System, a
missile defense system that is a central part of Israel’s multi-tiered
antimissile array. Continue reading “Israel and U.S. Successfully Complete David’s Sling Weapon System”
Anti-Media – by Darius Shahtahmasebi
Although in rhetoric Trump appears to differ somewhat from his predecessor regarding his positions on foreign policy, he has already begun continuing some of Barack Obama’s most disastrous policies. In his first weekend after the inauguration, the military pounded Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, with drone strikes. Now, it has been reported that Trump is considering sending more troops to Afghanistan, a failed strategy that continuously plagued the Obama administration. Continue reading “Trump Considering Sending More Troops Into Afghanistan”
Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
President Donald Trump’s first week in office has seen a tumultuous mix of sweeping executive actions peppered with a few pleasant surprises; but if one thing proves true — as with the first term of any new president — there will be cause for someone to protest something. Continue reading “10 Sinister State Moves, Including Killing Protesters, Prove 1st Amendment is Dying”