From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
S1413, introduced yesterday by Sen. Kevin Parker (the former state Senate minority whip, before the Democrats took over the majority in the last election), would require that anyone who wants to get a handgun, rifle, or shotgun
consent to have his or her social media accounts reviewed and investigated pursuant to subdivision four of this section ….
Continue reading “N.Y. Bill Would Violate Gun Rights, Free Speech Rights, and Privacy”
We are running a little short this month, so to those who have not stepped up recently and who can afford to do so, we could use your support.
Thank you in advance, we do appreciate it. Continue reading “A Little Help, Please”
The Organic Prepper – by Meadow Clark
Scurvy is an ancient disease strangely making its rounds again after the last 100 years saw an eradication of it, or so we thought.
Early symptoms include: Continue reading “Somehow, SCURVY Has Made a Comeback in the US”
The Jamestown Sun – by John Hageman
BISMARCK — A bipartisan group of North Dakota lawmakers, police chiefs and education officials unveiled legislation Tuesday, Jan. 15, allowing officers to seize firearms from people deemed dangerous, a proposal that could face some pushback in the gun-friendly Legislature.
House Bill 1537 would allow family members and law enforcement to seek a court-issued “public safety protection order” preventing somebody from possessing a firearm for up to one year, although a judge could extend the order. A petition could be filed because a gun owner has committed or threatened violence in the past year, has been convicted of or arrested for domestic or sexual assault or has been cruel to animals, among other reasons. Continue reading “A life-saving tool or ‘gun-grabbing’ maneuver? North Dakota lawmakers unveil firearm seizure bill”
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Out of curiosity, Nicholas Dadario weighed his backpack last year when it was filled with textbooks for his high school freshman honors classes at Archbishop Stepinac High School.
It weighed 35 pounds. Continue reading “No more books: High school goes all digital”
The U.S. government may be shut down but it’s still doling out large sums of taxpayer dollars to foreign causes that American citizens may not consider a priority. In the last few days alone, Uncle Sam dedicated millions of dollars in grants to projects that include helping socially vulnerable youth in crime-ridden Costa Rican communities, tackling an AIDS epidemic in Mozambique, improving health in Nigeria and surveilling “important diseases in Senegal.” There are plenty more with details posted this month on the government’s grant website which says that, during a lapse in federal appropriations, the system will “remain in an operational status.” Continue reading “U.S. Doles Out Millions During Shutdown—Vulnerable Costa Rican Youth, AIDS in Mozambique”
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) is pushing a red flag law that would allow a judge to issue orders resulting in firearm confiscation.
WISN reports that Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul (D) is also calling for the confiscatory measure to be put in place. Continue reading “Wisconsin’s Democrat Gov. Pushing Firearm Confiscation Orders”
Nearly six months after Toronto’s deadly Danforth Avenue shooting rampage, newly released details from court documents reveal a startling amount of ammunition was found in the apartment of gunman Faisal Hussain, along with a number of DVDs by the American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
In the hours after the shooting, which claimed the lives of 18-year-old Reese Fallon and 10-year-old Julianna Kozis, police entered Hussain’s highrise apartment in the city’s Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood. Continue reading “Cache of ammunition, 9/11-conspiracy films seized from Danforth shooter’s home, documents reveal”
Senate Judiciary Committee Investigation of Numerous Allegations of Wrongdoing by
the U.S. Marshals Service
Fourteen years after an FBI agent mistakenly dumped Dr. Rahinah Ibrahim on the TSA’s “No Fly” list, the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court is calling out the government for its horrendous behavior during the case, as well as ordering it to cough up more in legal fees. Continue reading “Appeals Court Says Gov’t Will Be Paying Even More Legal Fees For Its Extended Loss In TSA No Fly List Lawsuit”
If Americans Knew – by Alison Weir
On January 8th Republican Congressman Michael T. McCaul of Texas introduced H.R. 336, reported to be a companion bill to S.1, the Senate bill that would cement a $38 billion package to Israel, combat the movement to pressure Israel to adhere to international law known as BDS, and other measures.
The text of the bill is not yet publicly available since McCaul has not published it on his Congressional website, issued a press release about it, or informed his regional offices about the bill. The Congressional website also does not yet contain a summary or text almost a week after the bill was introduced. Continue reading “McCaul introduces House bill to give Israel billions of dollars, combat BDS”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Columbus, OH — A community is outraged this week as a former Columbus police officer of 20 years was sentenced to just 90 days in jail for possession and distribution of child porn involving small children. Meanwhile, a man in Louisiana who happened to get caught selling a plant to willing customers was sentenced to over 5 years behind bars.
Former Columbus Division of Police Sgt. Dean Worthington had been a police officer for over 20 years before being busted. During that time—as he allegedly served the public—he’d been secretly participating in and contributing to a vile child pornography ring. Continue reading “Cop Gets Just 90 Days in Jail for Horrific Child Porn as Man Selling Weed Gets 5 YEARS”
A Dec. 1, 2018 update by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on the federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) reported that the total amount of awards to children and adults who have been injured or died after receiving federally recommended childhood vaccines has surpassed $4 billion.1 2
The VICP was created by Congress under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 as a federal compensation system alternative to vaccine injury lawsuits filed in civil court.3 Continue reading “Over $4 Billion Paid for Vaccine Injuries and Deaths”
SAN JOSE — Looking to make some extra cash, David Callisch found the perfect tenants for the $1,500-a-month studio apartment behind his Willow Glen home — a pair of cats.
“Basically I’ve got two renters that don’t have opposable thumbs,” Callisch said. “It’s actually great. They’re very quiet, obviously. The only problem is they stink up the place.” Continue reading “Landlord rents $1,500 studio to two cats, hits ‘peak Silicon Valley’”
The National Post – by Ian Mulgrew
An 82-year-old Cranbrook, B.C. woman with medical problems says she was made to stand in the midnight chill for more than two hours while RCMP officers attempted 15 times to obtain a breath sample.
When the stone-cold-sober pensioner with poor lung capacity was unable to blow hard enough to activate the roadside screening device, Margaret MacDonald was cited for failing to blow, her licence was suspended, she was fined $500 and her car was towed. Continue reading “Sober 82-year-old fined for drunk driving in B.C. after she couldn’t blow hard enough to give a breath sample”
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census was unlawful.
In his ruling, Judge Jesse Furman, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s decision to add the question to the census was “arbitrary and capricious” and enjoined the administration from including it on the questionnaire. Continue reading “Federal judge rules against Trump administration’s plan to add 2020 census citizenship question”
Actress and singer Carol Channing died early Tuesday at the age of 97 at her home in Rancho Mirage, California. Her longtime publicist B. Harlan Boll confirmed the entertainer’s death from natural causes.
Whether you knew her as Dolly, Lorelei, Muzzy or just Carol, Channing was a one-of-a-kind talent who captivated any audience. Her razor-sharp wit, gravelly voice and big, bright smile became the trademarks of a performer who originated some of Broadway’s most iconic roles throughout the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s. Channing continued to share her gifts on stage into her late 90s, enshrining her in a class of Broadway luminaries all her own.
Continue reading “Broadway Legend Carol Channing Dead At 97”
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — The demolition of the old Tappan Zee Bridge happening Tuesday morning.
Demolition with explosives to remove the eastern part of the former bridge between Westchester and Rockland counties is scheduled to begin around 10 a.m. Continue reading “Tappan Zee Bridge demolition”
A statue of the Saudi Arabian flag is to be removed from the World Trade Center grounds in New York later this week in response to public complaints about its proximity to the site of the September/11 attacks, which are believed to have been carried out by Saudi nationals.
The September 2001 attacks, better known as the 9/11 attacks, were a series of coordinated strikes in the US which killed nearly 3,000 people and caused about $10 billion in property and infrastructure damage. Continue reading “Saudi flag statue to be removed from near 9/11 site after backlash from public”
DOT’s and police are now spying on rest areas in real-time 24/7.
According to an article in the Star Tribune, the Department of Transportation (DOT) in eight states have installed cameras and sensors in rest areas.
“New technology rolled out in Minnesota and seven other Midwestern states aims to help Wortham and other truckers find parking by broadcasting in real-time the number of spaces available at rest areas.” Continue reading “Feds are spying on rest areas, creating a multi-state bathroom surveillance program”