It is now three years since our brother, Diggerdan, left us for what has to be a better place.  The passage of time is mind-blowing as the present is devoured and put into the past.

There are often subjects that arise in the Trenches that make me wonder what Dan’s comment would have been.  Dan was a unique man and stood out among his contemporaries.

I hope Dan is faring well wherever his spirit lies and look forward to our conversation when I see him again on the other side.  Dan’s death was unexpected and there are a lot of questions I would have liked to have asked him.   Continue reading “A Salute To Diggerdan”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: This is an extremely under reported story. Look at that photo. Trump along with 55 leaders from other Muslim nations. I thought he did not like Muslims? I thought he was against Globalism? Wait, I forgot, Trump’s recent remark: “I’m a nationalist and a globalist” Basically, whatever will get the job done. He will say whatever it takes, just like everyone else before him. How about this so called “mid-east tour“?
Continue reading “Globalism: Trump, 55 Muslim States Sign Pact Against Iran And Pledge 34,000 Troops To Fight ISIS In Iraq & Syria”

RT

The world’s first robot policeman has officially joined Dubai’s police force. While it’s not exactly the Robocop from the movie, officers in the United Arab Emirates may want to get used to them, as the bots may soon account for a quarter of their colleagues.

The autonomous Robocop entered the line of duty on Sunday by greeting guests and patrolling the halls at the three-day Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC). Plans are in place to have the machine on the streets in popular Dubai areas when the expo ends on Tuesday evening.   Continue reading “Dubai’s first ‘Robocop’ begins patrolling streets”

New York Post – by Nick Fugallo and Max Jaeger

Times Square rampage driver Richard Rojas says he knows he’s crazy — but he can’t put his finger on why.

“I’m not completely sure what’s wrong with me,’’ the killer told The Post in a second jailhouse interview Sunday.   Continue reading “Times Square driver: ‘I’m not sure what’s wrong with me’”

Washington Examiner – by Jamie McIntyre

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is crediting changes in tactics ordered by President Trump for increasing the pressure on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and leaving the beleaguered fighters with no avenue of escape.

“He directed a tactical shift from shoving ISIS out of safe locations in an attrition fight to surrounding the enemy in their strongholds so we can annihilate ISIS,” Mattis said Friday during a Pentagon briefing on the counter-ISIS campaign.   Continue reading “Trump-ordered tactics have left ISIS ‘no escape,’ Jim Mattis says”

Yahoo News

Police in Colorado released body camera footage Wednesday from an officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday. Video from the Littleton Police Department and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office showed a deputy being attacked by a driver after he attempted to offer assistance to the car parked on the side of the road.

The driver attacked Deputy Brad Proulx with the butt of a gun after the officer went to help him. The body camera recording showed Proulx approaching the vehicle on the passenger side first before moving toward the driver’s side when the driver got out of the car wielding a rifle.   Continue reading “Body Camera Captures Officer Attacked By Rifle-Wielding Suspect”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: Notice, they no longer need to operate in the dark as there is not enough resistance. On many levels we see wickedness in our time operating right in the plain of day and not many seem to notice or care.

The city of New Orleans will take down a prominent statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Friday, completing the southern city’s removal of four Confederate-related statues that some called divisive.   Continue reading “New Orleans To Take Down Robert E. Lee Statue On Friday”