From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
Gazans have been blockaded under siege for over nine years – for political, not security reasons.
Claims otherwise are outrageous Israeli lies – repeated to justify the unjustifiable. Efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gazans are systematically blocked the way Saudis now slowly starve Yemenis to death and deprive them of vitally needed medical care. Continue reading “Israel Criminalizes Delivering Humanitarian Aid”
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Israel dropped by almost 50% last year in comparison to the year before as the country continues to feel the effects of last summer’s Gaza conflict, a new UN report has revealed.
The report, published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), shows that only €5.7bn was invested into the country in 2014 in comparison with €10.5bn in 2013, a decrease of €4.8bn, or 46%. Israel’s FDI in other countries also decreased by 15%, from €4.2bn in 2013 to €3.5bn last year. Continue reading “Foreign investment in Israel drops by 50%”
LA Times – by PATRICK MCGREEVY AND RONG-GONG LIN II
California lawmakers on Thursday approved one of the toughest mandatory vaccination requirements in the nation, moving to end exemptions from state immunization laws based on religious or other personal beliefs.
The measure, among the most controversial taken up by the Legislature this year, would require more children who enter day care and school to be vaccinated against diseases including measles and whooping cough. Continue reading “California Assembly approves one of the toughest mandatory vaccination laws in the nation”
Avengers star Patrick Macnee has died of natural causes at his home in California at the age of 93.
According to a statement by the actor’s son, Rupert, he passed away with his family at his bedside at his home in Rancho Mirage earlier today.
A star of both film and television, Macnee was best known for his role as the mysterious John Steed in 1960s show The Avengers alongside Diana Rigg. Continue reading “‘A true gent’: Sir Roger Moore leads the tributes to The Avengers actor Patrick Macnee after he dies at home aged 93 with his family by his side”
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Authorities in three remote northern California counties joined forces in a raid on marijuana farms, destroying some 15,300 plants, the Eureka Times-Standard said on Wednesday.
The raid targeted the Island Mountain area known as the “Emerald Triangle”, the newspaper said on its website. Continue reading “California police destroy thousands of marijuana plants in bust”
The Obama administration has a money problem.
More specifically, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is under attack for announcing that the U.S. Treasury will change the $10 bill in order to add a woman’s portrait to the currency.
Continue reading “Treasury’s new $10 bill idea prompts outcry in defense of Alexander Hamilton”
Green Med Info – by Margie King, Health Coach
Does the long term use of psychiatric drugs cause more harm than good?
Yes, says Professor Peter C. Gotzche. And, he contends, the harm done by psych drugs causes a shocking 500,000 deaths in adults aged 65 and older every year in the Western World. Continue reading “Are Psych Drugs Killing 500,000 Seniors?”
Survivopedia – by Cache Valley Prepper
Some see the subject of booby traps as taboo. They are mostly those who have been affected by politicians who seek to control the population by controlling the information they access. They do this through fear, suggestion and threat of force.
But I do not believe that the proliferation of information will endanger the good guys. Our society has mechanisms to protect us, chief among them, is the classification of information. I would never pass along classified information, but a far greater threat endangers the average person: ignorance. Continue reading “7 Ways To Upgrade Your Home Defense Using Booby Traps”
The federal government is considering filing federal hate crime charges against the man suspected of the deadly shooting at a black church in South Carolina. The suspect already faces nine counts of murder and could face the death penalty in state court.
Law enforcement officials said the crimes committed by Dylann Roof, 21, during the shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston on June 17 were “so horrific and racially motivated” that the FBI and the Justice Department were “obligated to address the incident as a hate crime,” according to The New York Times. Continue reading “South Carolina church shooter could face federal hate crime charges”
White House Dossier – by Keith Koffler
I’m not really sure I’ve ever seen a president heckled in the White House. And President Obama, quite properly, was having none of it.
Obama was speaking during a White House LGBT event when someone from the LGBTQ group Get Equal named Jennicet Gutierrez began interrupting him. Q, um, is for “questioning.” Continue reading “Obama Heckled at White House LGBT Event”
Ocala, Florida — On Monday, Community Technical & Adult Education (CTAE) spokeswoman Janie Gunnell said that Marion County citizens should not worry about the 600 to 700 military personal that have recently occupied Ocala.
The military has taken over the Westport High School parking lot and it is currently filled with military vehicles.
According to reports, the military is in Ocala for “Operation Guardian,” and it will culminate on June 25, 2015. Continue reading “Military occupy Ocala by the hundreds”
Reuters – by SCOTT MALONE AND RICHARD VALDMANIS
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Wednesday apologized for the deadly 2013 attack at a hearing before a U.S. judge formally sentenced him to death for killing four people and injuring 264 in the bombing and its aftermath.
The 21-year-old ethnic Chechen, who had not testified during his trial, referred to Allah and admitted that he and his now-dead older brother carried out one of the highest-profile attacks on U.S. soil, in a courtroom packed with survivors of the April 15, 2013 bombing. Continue reading “Boston bomber apologizes, admits guilt for deadly 2013 attack”
Are human beings becoming social constructs?
Populations are undergoing a quiet revolution. We can cite some of the reasons: television; education; job training and employment requirements; the Surveillance State; government organizations who follow a “zero tolerance” policy; inundation with advertising.
It’s all geared to produce people who are artificial constructs. Continue reading “Bill Gates: the new Pavlov”
The phrase ‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food’ could not hit any harder, especially when it comes to the present discussion related to cancer and our present state of nutrition and health. I do understand that venturing into this discussion may be touchy due to the fact that we have only allowed medical doctors to dictate the present cases, acceptable cures and latest treatments regarding cancer; while the everyday citizen without a medical degree has succumbed to it and the fact that they wake up one day and discover they (we) have cancer in some form or another. As a nutritionist I feel that it is my duty to open up the discussion to everyone here; discussing healing through nutrition hasn’t been made illegal (yet). Continue reading “Vitamin B17: The Greatest Cover-Up In The History Of Cancer”
Edinburg, TX — A video posted to YouTube this week shows that filming police is not always a solemn experience — it can be funny too.
A Texas cop was caught in a ridiculously compromising and cartoonish situation. The state trooper somehow managed to become stuck in the window of his patrol car.
In a true ‘WTF’ moment, the passersby capture the officer flailing about in a frantic effort to free himself from the grip — of his window. Continue reading “Filming Cops Just Got Hilarious. Somehow this Cop Managed to Get Himself Stuck in his Window”
Newly released dash cam footage shows the moment that officers arrested accused Charleston mass murderer Dylann Roof — high-fiving and fist-bumping each other after placing the suspect in a police car.
On the video, police in North Carolina can be seen police pulling over Roof the morning after he allegedly killed nine people. Continue reading “Dash Cam Footage Shows Moment of Charleston Church Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof’s Arrest”
Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Monday said the United States will supply weapons, aircraft and soldiers for NATO’s rapid reaction force to help European states defend against what Washington imagines to be “security threats.”
Under the plan, the US will contribute intelligence and surveillance capabilities, special operations forces, logistics, transport aircraft, and a range of weapons support that could include bombers, fighters and ship-based missiles, the Associated Press reported. Continue reading “US to Supply Weapons, Troops for NATO ‘Rapid Reaction’ Force in Europe”
Two New York police patrols were attacked in the Bronx and Harlem, with officers suffering fractures, scratches and bruises. One union boss argued the violence against officers was a result of politicians scapegoating the police.
An attack in Manhattan’s Harlem neighborhood was caught on video. The recording, titled “NYPD officers getting pummeled by onlooker during arrest,” has attracted nearly 100,000 views on LiveLeak. Continue reading “NYPD cops punched, kicked and scratched in attacks”
The six Baltimore, Maryland police officers charged in the in-custody death of Freddie Gray pleaded not guilty and received their trial date. They will be tried separately, but are all assigned the same judge and trial date.
Two months after the officers involved in arresting the 25-year-old Gray were charged with counts ranging from misconduct in office to second-degree depraved heart murder, all six officers promised to enter written not-guilty pleas by Friday. Continue reading “Baltimore PD officers plead not guilty in Freddie Gray’s death, trial date set”
