From the Trenches World Report
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NEW ORLEANS — Robert Durst, an eccentric millionaire from one of America’s wealthiest families, was arrested on a murder warrant just before Sunday’s finale of a serial documentary about his links to three sensational killings.
FBI agents arrested Durst Saturday at a New Orleans hotel on a warrant from Los Angeles for the murder of a mobster’s daughter 15 years ago, authorities said. Continue reading “Rich NY Eccentric’s Family ‘Grateful’ for His Murder Arrest”
When we look back at Globalist-owned America’s long history of making war against various ‘Bad Guys’ from A-Z, the discerning student of history can’t help but notice the conspicuous absence of “the other side of the story”. Why is that? Consider; even serial killers such as Ted Bundy and David Berkowitz (‘the Son of Sam’); and mass murderers like Charles Manson were given their day in court. Shouldn’t the related courts of history and current events at least present the version of affairs that the “bad guys” put forth? Continue reading “The “Bad Guys” Who Oppose U.S. Speak Out”
The Air Force plans to conduct the first test flight of its new HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter in 2019 as a step toward fielding an operational aircraft in 2021 and reaching full-rate production by 2023, service officials said.
The new helicopter, called CRH, will be engineered to perform high-risk medical evacuations and other rescue and recovery missions. In total, the service plans to acquire 112 new CRH personnel recovery helicopters. Continue reading “Air Force Prepares for First Combat Rescue Helicopter Flight”
Past and Present:
1.Attorney General – Michael Mukasey
2. Head of Homeland Security – Michael Chertoff
3. Chairman Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board – Richard Perle
4. Deputy Defense Secretary (Former) – Paul Wolfowitz
5. Under Secretary of Defense – Douglas Feith Continue reading “Members in US politics who hold dual US/Israeli citizenship”
Wonder how long it’ll stay upright.
Chinese construction company Broad Sustainable Building recently released an online video showing how they managed to build a 57-storey building in a record time of 19 days. ‘Sky City’, located in Changsha city, comprises 800 homes and office space to accommodate a total of 4,000 people.
The company’s original proposal for the site was actually a 97-storey building that would have been the world’s largest skyscraper. But just after 20 stories were completed, construction work was stopped for one year because local officials wanted to review the plans. Ultimately, they had to reduce the plan to 57 stories due to the building’s close proximity to the airport. Continue reading “Chinese Company Builds 57-Storey Skyscraper in Record 19 Dayso”
The White House has dropped plans to slash the number of US soldiers in Afghanistan to 5,500 this year, AP reported. Official sources claim the withdrawal is likely to be much slower and have 9,800 US troops remain in Afghanistan well into 2016.
The report, citing unnamed officials, states that no final decision has been made, but discussions are ongoing about keeping US troops in Afghanistan or nearby even after 2016. Continue reading “US to delay Afghanistan withdrawal, leave more troops – report”
It looks like we’re gearing up for Round 2 of Ebola Roulette.
A couple of days ago an American healthcare worker who had been definitively diagnosed with Ebola was brought back to the US for treatment at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. Eleven more patients have been isolated and are on their way to the United States as well, after having had “potential exposure” to the disease. Continue reading “11 People with “Potential Exposure” to Ebola Being Brought to American…ummm…Hotels???”
True Activist – by Sophie McAdam
Art Cormier lives in Lafayette, Louisiana. He built a tiny home from SIPs (structural integrated panels) which are used to construct floors, walls and roofs. Art’s minimalist design gives his home a sleek and simple style, and with most of the wood reclaimed from the local area, he’s managed to save money on the cost.
Art’s biggest spend was his customized $1500 kitchen workshop, and his favorite part of the house is his Nature’s Head composting toilet (complete with a beautiful Japanese-style paper sliding door to allow the light in all year round). Art’s 32 inch fiberglass shower can be easily picked up from any hardware store. He has a propane tank for generating hot water (and gives some handy tips on pressure and insulation) and an electricity box provides everything else Art needs. Continue reading “Tour A Tiny Home Made Entirely Of SIP Panels!”
A Navajo advocacy group has asked a federal judge to halt hydraulic fracking permits in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico, claiming that drilling threatens a historic UNESCO heritage site considered sacred by Navajo, Hopi and Pueblo peoples.
Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment and three other groups have sued the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and US Department of Interior, calling on a federal judge to vacate the 130 fracking permits issued by the BLM and enjoin fracking activity in the Mancos Shale of the San Juan Basin until the BLM adheres to the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act, according to Courthouse News. Continue reading “Fracking will ruin sacred, preserved sites in the ‘American cradle of civilization’ – lawsuit”
NASA’s top water scientist says California only has about one year’s worth of water left in storage, and its groundwater – often used as a backup for reservoirs and other reserves – is rapidly depleting. He suggests immediately rationing water.
California just had the driest January since record-keeping began in 1895, with groundwater and snowpack levels at all-time lows, NASA scientist Jay Familglietti wrote in a column for the Los Angeles Times. He said the state has been running out of water since before the current years-long drought and storage levels have been falling since at least 2002, according to NASA satellite data. Continue reading “Only 1 year of water left in California, NASA scientist suggests rationing”
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police renewed their search Sunday for more victims in a bus accident in southern Brazil that killed at least 49 people.
The dead include eight young children, three adolescents, 24 women and 14 men, the government of Santa Catarina state said in a statement. The bus plunged 1,300 feet down a mountain near the city of Joinville on Saturday. Ten people were transferred to nearby hospitals, including two children. Their conditions were unknown. Continue reading “Brazil raises toll of bus accident to 49, resumes search”
There’s an argument you see around sometimes about Henry Ford’s decision to pay his workers those famed $5 a day wages. It was that he realised that he should pay his workers sufficiently large sums to that they could afford the products they were making. In this manner he could expand the market for his products.
It should be obvious that this story doesn’t work: Boeing would most certainly be in trouble if they had to pay their workers sufficient to afford a new jetliner. It’s also obviously true that you want every other employer to be paying their workers sufficient that they can afford your products: but that’s very much not the same as claiming that Ford should pay his workers so that they can afford Fords. Continue reading “The Story of Henry Ford’s $5 a Day Wages: It’s Not What You Think”
National Geographic – by Brian Handwerk
Caesar: The ides of March are come.
Soothsayer: Aye, Caesar, but not gone.
—Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene 1
Thanks to Shakespeare’s indelible dramatization, March 15—also called the Ides of March—is forever linked with the 44 B.C. assassination of Julius Caesar, and with prophecies of doom.
“That line of the soothsayer, ‘Beware the ides of March,’ is a pithy line, and people remember it, even if they don’t know why,” said Georgianna Ziegler, head of reference at Washington, D.C.’s Folger Shakespeare Library. Continue reading “Ides of March: What Is It? Why Do We Still Observe It?”
Melting snow and rain caused the Ohio River to spill its banks over the weekend, cutting off roads and flooding homes in the southern part of Ohio.
The National Weather Service, which has issued a flood warning for the Cincinnati area, said the river is expected to crest on Sunday at 57.8 feet and be above its 52-foot flood stage at least through Thursday. Continue reading “Ohio River spills banks, flood warning for Cincinnati”
Recently I attended church in Romney, West Virginia. It’s a cozy quiet town where even the church mice whisper.
The beautiful trip to Romney from my home in Woodstock, Virginia isn’t a drive. It’s a painting. Embedded in the scenery are roadside church signs announcing service times, special guests and both inspiring and quirky quotes.
Whether they spell it out in plastic letters or not, these signs also suggest what to expect when you enter. Continue reading “Is your church bending the truth?”
About $1m provided by the CIA to a secret Afghan government fund ended up in the hands of al-Qaida in 2010 when it was used to pay a ransom for an Afghan diplomat, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden had at first been concerned about the payment, fearing the CIA knew about the money and had tainted it with poison, radiation or a tracking device, the Times said, and suggested it be converted to another currency. Continue reading “CIA money from secret fund ended up in hands of al-Qaida – report”
The Border Patrol is seeing a big increase in the number of illegal immigrant sex offenders caught sneaking into the United States, KRGV-TV reported.
In the last five months, agents have caught 144 sex offenders crossing the border; this time last year that number was 93, KRGV said — an increase of just over 64 percent. Continue reading “Border Patrol: Big Increase in Illegal Immigrant Sex Offenders Caught Sneaking Into U.S.”
A 37-year-old black Maryland man was shot and killed Wednesday by a Cecil County sheriff’s deputy after being pulled over with a load of heroin. According to police, Terry Garnett, Jr. was attempting to flee the traffic stop when his vehicle approached the deputy, and “fearing for his life,” the deputy opened fire.
By The Chronicle’s running count, Garnett becomes the 12th person to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year. Continue reading “Maryland Man Killed Fleeing Bust, Cop Claims Suspect Tried to Run Him Down”
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Tomato Bubble – by Mike King
Defense Tech – by Kris Osborn
Jim Stone Forum, June 2013
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Forbes – by Tim Worstall
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Fox News – by Jason F. Wright
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TheBlaze – by Dave Urbanski
Stop the Drug War – by PSmith