From the Trenches World Report
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Washington Post – by Ylan Q. Mui and Amrita Jayakumar
According to the Labor Department, the economy added a disappointing 169,000 jobs in August. In addition, the government lowered its estimate of the number of jobs created in June and July by 74,000 positions. Continue reading “Unemployment dips to 7.3 percent, but only 63% of Americans are in labor force”
Deception is in overdrive in these end times. The G20 meeting which concerns the world economy was taken over by the Syrian crisis. Why do you think that is? Because the global economy is getting ready to crash, the signs are all over the place. The Syrian conflict is simply a means to divert your attention from what is about to happen. Have we not learned anything from history? Historically, if we look back to WWI and WWII a financial collapse preceded those wars. We should expect nothing different this time either as the same “club” still runs the show. Continue reading “End Times Deception, The Reign of World Government Draws Nigh”
How the hell did it happen?
I lived, 1951 to 1956, aged six to eleven, in the Arlington suburbs of Washington and, ´56 to´57, in smalltown Athens, Alabama, and eighth grade through high school in rural King George County, Virginia, graduating in 1964. Another country. Another world. What happened?
The Arlington of then was entirely white, peopled largely by men several years back from World War Two, enjoying the fantastic surge in prosperity following the war. The dominant culture, the only culture, was that of Reader´s Digest, clean cut, honest, and confident. We watched the Mousketeers, all soap and good manners. Continue reading “The Culture War is Lost”
Following in the footsteps of other tech giants, Yahoo has published its first ever transparency report revealing how often governments request data about its users. According to the information, the majority of requests came from the US.
The report presents information on global government data requests that Yahoo received between January 1 and June 30 of this year. The move comes in the wake of the NSA leak scandal, following which technology titans in the Silicon Valley fell under criticism for helping governments spy on their citizens. Continue reading “Yahoo publishes first transparency report, US tops snooping list”
Mounting pressure for a Western strike on Syria has seen naval forces both friendly and hostile to Damascus build up off the embattled country’s coastline.
The potential of a US strike against Syria in response to an August 21 chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb gained steam on Wednesday, when a resolution backing the use of force against President Bashar Assad’s government cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on a 10-7 vote. Continue reading “Troubled waters: Naval forces line Syrian shores”
As leaders of countries making up half of the world’s population firmly opposed military action against Syria without a UN mandate, the US kept pushing for a strike, claiming that many countries represented at the G20 summit were “comfortable” with it.
Although discussion of the Syrian conflict was never officially on the G20 agenda, world leaders used their statements and speeches to outline their stance on a possible US-led military strike against the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Continue reading “G20 Syria divide: World’s largest nations speak out against US-led strike”
Huffington Post – by Radley Balko
I’ve previously written about the cognitive bias problem in state crime labs. This is the bias that can creep into the work of crime lab analysts when they report to, say, a state police agency, or the state attorney general. If they’re considered part of the state’s “team” — if performance reviews and job assessments are done by police or prosecutors — even the most honest and conscientious of analysts are at risk of cognitive bias. Hence, the countless and continuing crime lab scandals we’ve seen over the last couple decades. And this of course doesn’t even touch on the more blatant examples of outright corruption. Continue reading “New Study Finds That State Crime Labs Are Paid Per Conviction”
Washington Post – by Matt Zapotosky
In the eyes of federal prosecutors in Virginia, Chad Dixon is a brazen criminal whose misdeeds threatened border security, state secrets and young children across America. They say he taught convicted sex offenders and aspiring federal law enforcement officers how to cheat their court- or job-imposed lie detector tests — even when he knew that they planned to use his advice for nefarious purposes. Continue reading “Indiana man accused of teaching people to beat lie detector tests faces prison time”
WASHINGTON—As President Obama continues to push for a plan of limited military intervention in Syria, a new poll of Americans has found that though the nation remains wary over the prospect of becoming involved in another Middle Eastern war, the vast majority of U.S. citizens strongly approve of sending Congress to Syria.
The New York Times/CBS News poll showed that though just 1 in 4 Americans believe that the United States has a responsibility to intervene in the Syrian conflict, more than 90 percent of the public is convinced that putting all 535 representatives of the United States Congress on the ground in Syria—including Senate pro tempore Patrick Leahy, House Speaker John Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and, in fact, all current members of the House and Senate—is the best course of action at this time. Continue reading “Poll: Majority Of Americans Approve Of Sending Congress To Syria”
Veterans Today – by Harold Saive
9/3/2013 – Times Square, New York City: Supporters for Architects and Engineers RE-THINK 9/11 CAMPAIGN came armed with factual brochures to educate and remind the public that scientific evidence does not support the government’s coverup of what happened on 9/11/2001.
The huge billboard (54 X 46 ft) overlooks 47th Street and 7th Avenue and will viewed by over one-million people every day throughout the month of September.
This unprecedented attention to the root of all post 9/11 evil comes at a time when the world is awakening and re-thinking the consequences of ignoring this huge pretext for endless aggression. Continue reading “Re-Think 9/11 Campaign: Gigantic Billboard of Truth Now Occupies Times Square”
Jerry Robinson’s Follow the Money
Recently, President Obama has been patting himself on the back for his diplomatic effort to obtain Congressional support for his latest bad idea. Namely, bombing another country in the Middle East. Apparently, the current bombing campaign in Afghanistan (yes, we are still dropping bombs into the deserts of Afghanistan) and the drone wars we are currently waging in Pakistan and Yemen are not enough for this President. Continue reading “How Can the Bankrupt U.S. Government Finance Yet Another Military Adventure?”
This proposal to attack Syria is unthinkable, as none of those planning it thought it was possible that it could fail so miserably…but it has. The propaganda campaign to sell another war failed completely as each false assertion was immediately picked apart on the internet and proven absolutely false upon its release. In fact, the so called mainstream media had to switch their support to condemnation so fast they have been tripping over their own words. Some even changed their position it seemed, in mid sentence.
Whatever became of that fraudulent opinion poll put out by ABC News and Washington Post? What was that? 36% of American people support a strike on Syria? I guess they missed that one by a little bit more than the 3% margin for error. Just another blatant, bold face lie. Continue reading “US Attack on Syria – “Unthinkable””
Huffington Post – by Hunter Stuart
If this isn’t the definition of the “1 Percent,” we don’t know what is.
A Manhattan financier recently purchased a strip of land 12 inches wide in New York’s affluent tony Hamptons region for$120,000, according to multiple sources. And he reportedly did it just to keep his neighbor from walking on his property to get to the beach. Continue reading “Hamptons Foot-Wide Strip Of Land Sells For $120,000”
City Watch – by Lisa Cerda, August 23, 2013
CERDAFIED – Following the bread crumb trail of FEMA orders, retired State Senator Sheldon R. Songstad of South Dakota State issued an “Emergency Fema Region 3 Alert!!!,” on August 13th.
Region three is comprised of; Washington DC, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Songstad’s research turned up some very interesting facts. Each item on its own could go unnoticed, but the collective facts may be worthy of your attention and scrutiny. The U.S. government appears to be preparing for a major event. It appears that this event is being staged for approximately Oct. 1st. Let’s look at the numbers and dates. Continue reading “Mysterious FEMA Region lll Alert Has Folks on Edge”
The New Yorker – by ANDY BOROWITZ
ST. PETERSBURG (The Borowitz Report)—Hopes for a positive G20 summit crumbled today as President Obama blurted to Russia’s Vladimir Putin at a joint press appearance, “Everyone here thinks you’re a jackass.”
The press corps appeared stunned by the uncharacteristic outburst from Mr. Obama, who then unleashed a ten-minute tirade at the stone-faced Russian President. Continue reading “Satire: G20 Ends Abruptly As Obama Calls Putin A Jackass”
VIENNA TWP, MI – A father walked into Edgerton Elementary in Vienna Township on Wednesday to pick up his daughter with a loaded gun strapped at his waist.
It was perfectly legal – albeit unnerving for school officials who asked Kenneth Herman, 31, to wait outside.
Herman said he has open-carried his firearm previously at the school without incident and will continue to do so. Continue reading “Clio father legally takes loaded gun into elementary school”
The .223 and 5.56×45 NATO cartridges are nearly identical rounds that have led shooters toward countless debates, confusion, and frustration. But understanding the differences between these two rounds isn’t all that difficult when you cut you through the misinformation. In fact, with just a little background information about each cartridge and an understanding of how you plan to use your firearm, you’ll find yourself better prepared to make a decision between the two calibers. You’ll also know the risks, if any, of shooting a 5.56 round in a .223 chamber. Continue reading “.223 vs. 5.56 – What Is The Difference?”
In an interview with Time, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that she doesn’t know if a majority of House Democrats will support President Barack Obama’s rush to war with Syria.
“I don’t know. I think it would be important to get a majority in the Congress,” said Pelosi in response to a question about support in the Democratic caucus for military strikes against Syria. “But I don’t know if it’s important how you would break it down. These issues are not really partisan.” Continue reading “Pelosi is unsure that House Democrats will back Syria intervention”
Washington Post – by Brian Fung
This week, we learned that the NSA had managed to circumvent much of the encryption that secures online financial transactions and other activities we take for granted on the Internet. How? By inserting backdoors into the very commercial software designed to keep sensitive medical records, bank files and other information private. Continue reading “The feds pay for 60 percent of Tor’s development. Can users trust it?”
World Events and the Bible
Lew Rockwell – by Fred Reed
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The Onion – SATIRE 
MLive – by Gary Ridley
The Prepared Ninja – by Tom
United Liberty – by Jason Pye