From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
Tumult ensued on the steps of Portland City Hall as police pepper-sprayed and arrested protesters in the aftermath of an unruly demonstration Wednesday over a newly approved contract for rank-and-file officers.
The scene devolved into a lengthy standoff,with dozens of protesters swarming Southwest Fifth Avenue and blocking traffic and light-rail trains until an estimated 75 officers in riot gear intervened. Continue reading “Portland City Council approves police contract amid unruly protest”
NEWTON, IOWA — Mike Pence sought to dissuade a supporter from advocating a “revolution” if Hillary Clinton wins the election, urging her at a campaign rally Tuesday to drop such talk.
Amid cheers from the crowd, an attendee told Pence she was deeply afraid of voter fraud in the presidential election and suggested extreme measures. Continue reading “Pence tamps down rally-goer’s talk of anti-Clinton revolution”
Police State America wants to track everyone’s alcohol purchases.
A few months ago, the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board considered implementing a new rule that would require breweries and brewpub owners to collect the names, addresses, ages and phone numbers of everyone. Continue reading “Big Brother wants to track alcohol purchases by collecting everyone’s name, address and phone number”
Male makeup gurus are having a moment, and James Charles Dickinson is adding another. The 17-year-old YouTube sensation, known simply as James Charles on social media, boasts more than 70,000 subscribers, which comparatively isn’t as much as some other major male beauty YouTubers, like Manny Gutierrez (Manny Mua) and Patrick Starrr (both nearing 2 million each). Still, it’s more than enough for CoverGirl, which announced Charles as its latest ambassador — and the first young man to receive such an honor. Continue reading “CoverGirl Introduces Its First-Ever Cover Boy”
In a televised interview with ABC’s Mike Wallace in 1958, author of the seminal classic Brave New World, Aldous Huxley laid out his rather grim vision for the future of the human race in a prescient and timeless warning for us to wake up. After having lived through the bloodbaths of World War I and II and in the early stages of the nuclear cold war, he discussed the problems of freedom and survival in America, making a number of predictions more relevant today, nearly 60 years later, than ever before. Continue reading “60 Years Ago Aldous Huxley Predicted How Global Freedom Would Die”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Birmingham, AL — In May 2015, officer Daniel Aguirre was given a Combat Cross Medal after he said in a police report that he successfully fended off a struggle in which he and his partner were in danger. However, someone on the inside leaked Dashcam footage showing Aquirre shooting a man in the back as he lay prostrate on his hands and knees. Still, Birmingham police charged their victim, Aubrey Williams, with attempted murder.
But, last week, after spending more than a year in jail for a crime he never committed, the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office finally showed a semblance of logic and dropped the charges against Williams. Continue reading “Man Cleared of Attempted Murder After Leaked Dashcam Shows Cop Shoot HIM in the Back, TWICE”
Samsung is ending the production and sale of its troubled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. The company has urged customers to switch off their Note 7s and return them for refunds.
Stock of the South Korean technology giant plunged over eight percent at the close of trade in Seoul, washing billions off its value. The recall of the handset may cost the company as much as $17 billion, which is what Samsung expected to earn during its product cycle. Continue reading “Samsung ends Note 7 production, may kill off entire line”
Washington Examiner – by T. Becket Adams
Hillary Clinton encouraged supporters Monday to follow and stage an intervention for a protester who was removed by security after he interrupted her rally in Detroit.
“You know,” Clinton said after the demonstrator was forcibly removed from her campaign event, “I do hope somebody follows that gentleman out and stages an intervention.”
The demonstrator, an African-American man, was wearing a shirt featuring a likeness of Bill Clinton with the word “RAPE” printed across the front. Continue reading “Clinton suggests intervention for protester wearing Bill Clinton ‘rape’ shirt”