From the Trenches World Report
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By Brad Pearce – Libertarian Institute
For many years, Joe Biden’s corruption has been as well known as his dementia to anyone remotely out of the Democrat Party and MSNBC messaging zone. Throughout his half-century career as an unimpressive politician, his family has accumulated enormous wealth through influence peddling. Continue reading “Biden Family Corruption Laid Bare”
By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial
As Los Angeles-area firefighters continue to battle blazes that have been burning for weeks, a new fire has started burning in the area of Castaic Lake, around 40 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Continue reading “BREAKING: Evacuation orders issued as new fire erupts in LA, burns 1000 acres in first hour”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that US troops must be included in a Western peacekeeping force that he wants deployed to Ukraine as part of a potential peace deal with Russia. Continue reading “Zelensky Says US Troops Must Be Deployed To Ukraine for Peace Deal”
Continue reading “Development banker says US knew of plot to oust him over Nicaragua loans”
A federal district court has delivered a pivotal ruling that strikes at the heart of unchecked government surveillance. In the criminal case United States v. Hasbajrami, the court determined that backdoor searches of vast databases containing Americans’ private communications — collected under Section 702 — typically require a warrant. This judgment comes after more than a decade of legal battles and follows the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ 2019 finding that such searches constitute “separate Fourth Amendment events,” leaving it to the lower court to address the warrant requirement. That question has now been resolved. Continue reading “Federal Court Rules Warrant is Required for Section 702 Backdoor Searches of Americans’ Communications”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a “full and unconditional” pardon for Silk Road founder Ross Ulbright, stating that “the scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me.” Continue reading “Trump Grants ‘Full and Unconditional’ Pardon to Ross Ulbricht”
The political reverberations of Israel’s ceasefire agreement with Hamas continue to erode the foundation the Netanyahu government strengthened itself upon across the 15-month war. Over the course of the conflict, Netanyahu’s regime took unprecedented measures to consolidate power in the office of prime minister under the justification that the war constituted a state of emergency that required effectively dictatorial powers. With the war at least momentarily at a pause, the iron-fisted grasp Netanyahu held over Israel has started to slip away. The rapid deterioration of support for Netanyahu has led to the prime minister taking increasingly desperate measures to preserve his future.
Here’s the story of Operation X and the dark origin of the CIA…
By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial
A school shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennesee, on Wednesday left two students, including the shooter, dead and one injured. The incident occurred inside the school’s cafeteria at 11:09 am, authorities said. Continue reading “BREAKING: Student, shooter dead, 1 injured after shooting at Nashville high school”
On Tuesday, Palestinians in Gaza continued digging bodies out of the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas entered its third day. Continue reading “Palestinians Dig 68 More Bodies Out of Gaza Rubble, Raising Death Toll”
ALBAWABA – Amid the ban shenanigans in the US, TikTok is once again the talk of social media after reports from users indicated that the popular video-sharing platform is removing ‘Free Palestine’ comments under videos, sparking outrage and censorship accusations from its users. Continue reading “TikTok under fire after removing ‘Free Palestine’ comments”
So Trump paused all foreign aid for 90 days ..
except for Israel ✡️👺 pic.twitter.com/TWclofQY2r
— ℤɛȶɛȶɨƈ (@TheMookX) January 22, 2025
The Israeli military launched a major offensive in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday focused on the northern city of Jenin, which came just days after the ceasefire in Gaza took effect. Continue reading “Israel Launches Major Offensive in West Bank Days After Gaza Ceasefire”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Elise Stefanik, President Trump’s nominee for United Nations Ambassador, said Tuesday during her confirmation hearing that she agrees with the view that “Israel has a biblical right to the entire West Bank.” Continue reading “Elise Stefanik, Trump’s Nominee for UN Ambassador, Says Israel Has ‘Biblical Right’ to West Bank”
Jan 20.25
Israeli Jewish settlers rampaged through several Palestinian towns in the West Bank on 19 January in a show of anger at a ceasefire deal that saw the end of fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas in Gaza and the release of Palestinian prisoners and Israeli captives. Continue reading “Outraged By Gaza Ceasefire, Israeli Settlers Burn Palestinian Homes, Cars”
Israel’s outgoing ambassador to the US expects President Trump to supply Israel with a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs that President Biden paused, Axios reported on Monday. Continue reading “Israel Expects Trump To Restart Supplying 2,000-Pound Bombs”
By Trita Parsi – Responsible Statecraft
There is little doubt that President-elect Donald Trump’s posture vis-a-vis Israel is a key reason why a ceasefire in Gaza has finally been achieved. According to a diplomat briefed on the matter, this was “the first time there has been real pressure on the Israeli side to accept a deal.” Continue reading “Netanyahu and Biden Biden worked ‘tirelessly around the clock’ — to prevent a ceasefire”
President Biden spent hundreds of billions of dollars supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, but according to a report from Time Magazine, a Ukrainian victory was never his goal. Continue reading “A Ukrainian Victory Was Never Biden’s Goal: Time Magazine”
![Palestinians, returned to Jabalia Refugee Camp, and Beit Lahia areas in the northern Gaza Strip following the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, face massive destruction in Gaza City, Gaza on January 19, 2025. [Haneen Salem - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AA-20250120-36803514-36803488-PALESTINIANS_RETURNING_TO_NORTHERN_GAZA_AFTER_CEASEFIRE_FACE_DESTRUCTION.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)