From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
New York Daily News – by Jason Molinet
Five bullet holes in a home’s exterior mark a deadly shooting in Ferguson, Mo., that saw a 9-year-old girl gunned down while doing her homework.
There was no suspect in the attack more than 24 hours after the Tuesday shooting that killed Jamyla Bolden and wounded her 34-year-old mother in the leg, authorities said. Continue reading “Ferguson 9-year-old girl shot dead doing homework on mom’s bed: cops”
Hamas claims to have captured a dolphin being used as an Israeli spy off the coast of Gaza, local media report.
The militant Palestinian Islamist group, which dominates Gaza, says the mammal was equipped with spying devices, including cameras, according to the newspaper Al-Quds (in Arabic). Continue reading “Hamas ‘seizes Israeli spy dolphin’ off Gaza”
Three firefighters have been killed and four others have been injured battling a wildfire in Washington state on Wednesday, the governor’s office announced.
In a statement, Washington Governor Jay Inslee said his heart “breaks over the loss of life.”
“I know all Washington joins me and Trudi in sending our prayers to the families of these brave firefighters,” he added. “They gave their lives to protect others. It was their calling, but the loss for their families is immense and I know the community will come together to support them.” Continue reading “3 firefighters killed battling wildfire in Washington, evacuations in place”
“There are cultural myths that are easy to overturn. People see through them quickly. But the prevailing core myths are tougher. Much tougher. Most people resist even discussing them. In the old days, the Church tortured and burned people who discussed them. Now, it’s social ostracism. Now, in some cases, it’s the State kidnapping children to send a message.” (The Underground, Jon Rappoport)
Since none of the 300 official mental disorders has any defining physical test for diagnosis, there is no proof they exist. Period. Continue reading “Psychiatry: erase the unique individual”
Natural Health 365 – by Allison Reed
Mandatory vaccination bills have dominated news headlines – especially in California, where SB277 was recently signed into law, stripping parents of their rights to opt children out of the mandatory immunizations required to attend school. Anti-vaccine activists have not been silent on their opposition to the bill and their belief that big pharma profit margins are the driving force behind the bill – not concern for public health and safety. After all, drug companies have resorted to crooked and underhanded techniques in the past in an effort to hide safety information about their medications and the serious dangers they present to unknowing consumers. Continue reading “Anti-vaccine activists being targeted by big pharma hit squad”
Liberty Blitzkrieg – by Michael Krieger
Who says there’s no affordable housing in NYC or San Francisco?
A couple of weeks ago, I published an article titled, The Rent is Too Damn High – San Fran Residents Pay $1,000 a Month to Live in Shipping Containers. Here’s an excerpt: Continue reading “Strapped for Cash in NYC? You Can Now Sleep in a Taxi or Van for $39 a Night”
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — With crime up 26 percent in Central Park this year the Guardian Angels have resumed crime patrols for the first time in 20 years.
The park is a whole lot safer than it was two decades ago, but still the increase in robberies and other crimes this year has Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa calling it a “mugger’s delight” and he wants Mayor Bill de Blasio to do something about it, CBS2’s Marcia Kramer reported Monday. Continue reading “Guardian Angels Back Patrolling Central Park, Demand De Blasio Do Something About Crime”
Free Thought Project – by John Vibes
New York, NY — A former Playboy Playmate was refused a gun permit by the NYPD recently, and she says that it is due to a $1.2 million lawsuit that she won against them in 2012.
Now, Stephanie Adams, Playboy’s Miss November, 1992 is considering a new lawsuit against the NYPD. Continue reading “Playboy Playmate Denied Gun Permit by NYPD Because of “Sexy Pics on the Internet””
A former Russian internet “troll” has been awarded one rouble ($0.01) in damages after she sued her ex-employer to expose it as a propaganda “factory”.
Lyudmila Savchuk says she and hundreds of colleagues at Internet Research in St Petersburg flooded websites with pro-Putin commentary.
A Russian court ordered the secretive agency to pay her symbolic damages. Continue reading “Ex-Russian ‘troll’ wins lawsuit against propaganda ‘factory’”
A man was critically hurt after setting himself on fire on the steps of the City Hall in Columbus, Ohio.
Fire officials have told local media that a 58-year-old man was taken to Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center in critical condition.
Police is investigating the incident as a possible suicide attempt, according to local TV-station WSYX. Continue reading “Man sets himself on fire in front of Columbus, Ohio City Hall”
Guardian – by Spenser Ackerman
The Obama administration’s no-fly lists and broader watchlisting system is based on predicting crimes rather than relying on records of demonstrated offenses, the government has been forced to admit in court.
In a little-noticed filing before an Oregon federal judge, the US Justice Department and the FBI conceded that stopping US and other citizens from travelling on airplanes is a matter of “predictive assessments about potential threats”, the government asserted in May. Continue reading “No-fly list uses ‘predictive assessments’ instead of hard evidence, US admits”
“The less government we have, the better, — the fewer laws, and the less confided power. The antidote to this abuse of formal Government [taking more power for itself], is, the influence of private character, the growth of the Individual.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1844)
“If it were felt that the free development of individuality is one of the leading essentials of well-being…there would be no danger that liberty should be undervalued.” (John Stuart Mill, 1859) Continue reading “England, Australia, Canada, USA: poof The program to erase the individual”
Off the Grid News – by Kevin Danielsen
Each weapon in your home armory is there for its own unique purpose. While that polished 1950s-era coach gun might have secured its spot as your safe queen, your other rifles and handguns were likely purchased for more active roles. And whether for hunting or for tactical applications, a weapon should fulfill the reason why you own it.
In an emergency situation, the mission at hand might be somewhere between a long-range engagement and an up-close defensive scenario. It is in such a situation that a pistol-caliber carbine rifle system could be the perfect sidekick. Continue reading “3 Reasons Pistol-Caliber Carbines ‘Outgun’ Everything Else”
So far this year, 6 officers have killed their own K9’s by leaving them in vehicles with no air conditioning. One officer, as you’ll read below, somehow managed to forget about having TWO K9’s in his vehicle. According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, at least 37 K9’s have died of heat exhaustion since 2001. Here is a look at the K9’s that have died this year after their handlers left them to die a horrible, excruciating death. (Out of the 19 K9’s that died this year, 2 were killed by other animals, 1 died in a vehicle accident, 1 drowned, 2 died during a fire, 1 was poisoned, 1 struck by a vehicle, and 3 died from gunfire – a total of 8 died of heat exhaustion). Continue reading “Police Killing Their Own K9’s At An Alarming Rate”
A company by the name of StarChase has developed what is being claimed as a high-tech way to safely deal with high speed car chases. The Virginia Beach company describes itself as a “pursuit-management technology company” and says that over 55,000 injuries occur each year due to high-speed pursuits.
The technology will fire a tracking device that looks like a large shot-gun shell with adhesive on it, at a vehicle in pursuit. When attached, the device will send GPS location data to police in real time. Continue reading “Police Departments To Equip Patrol Cars With Guns That Shoot GPS Projectiles”
Western Journalism – by Norvell Rose
In its coverage of the brutal murders of four people in Florida, including an unborn child, NBC News didn’t point out that the teenage suspect is an illegal immigrant until the final paragraph of its story on the gruesome killings east of Fort Myers. You have to read all the way to the end of the 8-paragraph report before you’re told that the “teenager from Belize,” identified as Brian Omar Hyde, illegally crossed the Texas border about seven months ago.
Hyde reportedly made his way to Florida, where he apparently lived with or near the people he’s now charged with slaughtering. One of the victims was said to have been a relative of the 19-year-old who allegedly beat his victims to death. Another one of the dead was a pregnant 17-year-old girl. Continue reading “Another Illegal Charged With Brutal Murders That Cops Call ‘Almost Unimaginable’”
The first couple to be issued a same-sex marriage license in Florida sued the state Thursday, saying that the Bureau of Vital Statistics still won’t allow hospitals to list both same-sex parents on birth certificates.
Cathy Pareto and Karla Arguello of Miami filed the lawsuit in federal court in Tallahassee. Pareto and Arguello had twins on Aug. 6. Two other married, same-sex couples also are part of the lawsuit. Continue reading “Gay Couples Sue Florida Over Names on Birth Certificates”
As Ferguson’s interim police chief works to calm the troubled Missouri city, reporters have dug up details from his personnel files that raise questions about his integrity and character. The city says the charges are much ado about nothing.
Andre Anderson is on a six-month sabbatical from the Glendale Police Department in Arizona, with a mission to shepherd Ferguson through the anniversary of Michael Brown’s fatal shooting by a police officer, and reform the department a federal probe has accused of systemic racism. He worked the streets over the weekend, urging protesters to stay calm and police to be patient. Continue reading “Ferguson police chief hit with claims of fraud, abuse”
Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder
Those that run food banks all over America say that demand for their services just continues to explode. It always amazes me that there are still people out there that insist that an “economic collapse” is not happening. From their air-conditioned homes in their cushy suburban neighborhoods they mock the idea that the U.S. economy is crumbling. But if they would just go down and visit the local food banks in their areas, they would see how much people are hurting. According to Feeding America spokesman Ross Fraser, 46 million Americans got food from a food bank at least one time during 2014. Because the demand has become so overwhelming, some food banks are cutting back on the number of days they operate and the amount of food that is given to each family. As you will see below, many impoverished Americans are lining up at food banks as early as 6:30 in the morning just so that they can be sure to get something before the food runs out. And yet there are still many people out there that have the audacity to say that everything is just fine in America. Shame on them for ignoring the pain of millions upon millions of their fellow citizens. Continue reading “46 million Americans go to food banks, and long lines for dwindling food supplies begin at 6:30 AM”