From the Trenches World Report
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Freedom Outpost – by Tim Brown
Apparently, the Johnson Space Center doesn’t like Jesus being mentioned, according to a complaint filed on behalf of Christians who work for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The Johnson Space Center Praise and Worship Club was told by NASA attorneys to not use the name of Jesus in announcement that they put into the Space Center newsletter. Continue reading “NASA Bans Jesus”
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on Wednesday will ask the state legislature for another $195 million to restore safe drinking water in Flint and help residents affected by lead-contaminated water, a spokesman confirmed on Tuesday.
The new funding request is in addition to $37 million that has already been appropriated this year by the Republican-led legislature, said Snyder spokesman Dave Murray. Continue reading “Michigan governor says to request another $195 million for Flint water”
U.S. President Barack Obama proposed a $4.1 trillion spending plan for fiscal year 2017 on Tuesday in a final White House budget that met immediate Republican resistance for its cost and reliance on tax hikes to fund domestic priorities.
Obama, a Democrat who leaves office next January, sought to outline his fiscal and political vision for the country with proposed investments in infrastructure, cyber security, education, and job growth. Continue reading “Obama proposes $4.1 trillion spending plan in final White House budget”
As increasing numbers of devices connect to the internet and to one another, the so-called internet of things promises consumers increased convenience – the remotely operated thermostat from Google-owned Nest is a leading example. But as home computing migrates away from the laptop, the tablet and the smartphone, experts warn that the security features on the coming wave of automobiles, dishwashers and alarm systems lag far behind. Continue reading “NSA Chief Says Gov’t Will Use Smart Home Devices To Track People”
An animated film designed as a lesson in “racial discourse” for students at a Virginia high school has led to backlash from community members who’ve taken issue with not-so subtle references to so-called white privilege throughout the video.
“They are sitting there watching a video that is dividing them up from a racial standpoint. It’s a White guilt kind of video,” Don Blake, whose granddaughter attended the assembly where the video was shown, told told WWBT. “I think somebody should be held accountable for this.” Continue reading “‘White guilt’ video shown to high school students irks community”
The US Admiralty Courts exist because the US is still under Martial Law from the 1860s
Abraham Lincoln declared martial law during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Martial law has not been lifted yet from his declaration of martial law, over a hundred years ago. Any time US corporate entities in power want to do something that is illegal under the Constitution, they simply go ahead with it under the principle of the martial law declared by Lincoln. That is how US Presidential Executive Orders are presented. They are Executive Orders based on martial law that has not been lifted. Continue reading “The US is still under Martial Law from the 1860s”
Haaretz – by Lior Zaltzman, The Forward
When Marc Daniels sells you his campaign yarmulkes at $10 dollars a pop, it’s not just the religious headgear he wants you to take. What he’s selling, he tells me on the phone, is the Jewish principle of “tikkun olam.”
The yarmulkes, which he recently sold at the Iowa caucuses, come in red or blue, with the name of each presidential candidate emblazoned in both Hebrew and English. But inside the yarmulkes, which sometimes come paired with packets of sunflower seeds, is a message about sowing seeds of peace and rooting out weeds of hatred. Continue reading “The Yarmulkes That Cross U.S. Party Lines”
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday abruptly halted President Obama’s controversial new power plant regulations, dealing a blow to the administration’s sweeping plan to address global warming.
In a 5-4 decision, the court halted enforcement of the plan until after legal challenges are resolved. Continue reading “Supreme Court puts Obama’s power plant regs on hold”
Oregon Catalyst – by John A. Charles, Jr.
The State of Oregon will sell 84,000 acres of the Elliott State Forest by March 2017, in order to make money for public schools.
However, the lands will not be auctioned to the highest bidder. In fact, they will not be auctioned at all. The State will set the price based on appraisals, and purchasers will pay that price. Continue reading “Not One Dollar More”
Steve Stanek, a research fellow at The Heartland Institute, emails to point out that when he was managing editor of Heartland’s Budget & Tax News, he oversaw a piece that was run on eminent domain and the taking of property for sports stadiums. Below, from the piece, Kelo Could Ban Takings for Stadiums, is the part applicable to Bush. Note well: The article mentions properties were taken by eminent domain from hundreds of private owners: Continue reading “How George W. Bush Profited From Eminent Domain (By Taking Properties From Hundreds of Private Owners)”
Flying in those friendly skies has never been better for the corporate airlines. As for the cattle that is herded into the pens, the exhilaration and excitement has long faded into storm clouds. No doubt that in a competitive economy, enterprises must make a profit to survive, much less prosper. The airline industry does not have the same romance of a Yankee Clipper flight to China, but the amenities of sacking out in style certainly improves the hardship of travel. So what about the economics of the air passenger sector? A CNN reports says it all Airlines saved $11 billion on fuel. You saved 8 bucks. Continue reading “Fly the Friendly Skies on Cheap Fuel”
Henry Kissinger is one of the “bisons” of American politics. One of those who ruined the Soviet Union. It was he who put in a lot of effort to finally tear China away from the USSR and thus, weakening the latter. He is a patriot who put himself on the altar of victory in the “cold war”. Even after retiring, he did not give up on the battle throughout his life. He continued to struggle with the remnants of the Soviet Empire. Continue reading “Kissinger Delivered a Plan for a New World Order to Putin”
When casino mogul Sheldon Adelson quietly bought Nevada’s largest newspaper, reporters made it their mission to break the story of their new owner.
Newly energized after years of turnover and turmoil, the news staff at the Las Vegas Review-Journal furiously reported on the sale and — in a front-page editorial — promised readers that they would stand sentry to make sure the paper’s stories were fair, balanced and stripped of any possible influence from Adelson’s political and business connections. Continue reading “Las Vegas newspaper staff feels casino giant Sheldon Adelson’s tightening grip”
Humans like to believe that their thoughts and actions are guided by their own, autonomous free will, and that their opinions are born of their own identity, personality, or knowledge. To a large degree, their self-esteem is a product of this myth, so they’re loath to think differently, but the truth of the matter is that much of our behavior and thoughts are easily controllable by others. The fact that you’re much smarter than a dog only makes you easier to train, and capable of performing more complicated tricks.
What all of us, as groups or individuals, perceive to be reality is our own personal “brainwashing”, or education, which when shared by others, is no different than membership in any cult, with or without the visible symbols often used to identify and/or unify people of a particular cult, or culture. Continue reading “Who Brainwashed You?”
The Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Dykes
If you love someone, and you are afraid that someone has become suicidal or might hurt themselves, calling the cops for “help” is perhaps the last thing you would want to do in the modern American police state.
“Suicidal, huh? How about we take care of that right now…” Continue reading “Police Shoot And Kill Suicidal Woman From Viral Asperger’s Video, Again Affirming They Are The Last People You Should Call For “Help””
Attacks by “homegrown” terrorists are among the most imminent security threats facing the United States in 2016, along with dangers posed overseas by Islamic State and cyber security concerns, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday.
In his annual assessment of threats to the United States, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper warned that fast-moving cyber and technological advances “could lead to widespread vulnerabilities in civilian infrastructures and U.S. government systems.” Continue reading “U.S. intelligence chief warns of ‘homegrown’ security threat”
The man charged with fatally shooting a sheriff’s deputy in Texas in a hail of gunfire was found mentally incompetent on Tuesday to stand trial and will be sent to a state mental facility, prosecutors said.
A district judge committed Shannon Miles, 31, to a state mental hospital after prosecutors found he was not competent to stand trial at this time. Miles was charged with capital murder, which is punishable by death, for killing Harris County sheriff’s deputy Darren Goforth, a spokesman for the Harris County District Attorney said. Continue reading “Man charged with killing Texas deputy declared mentally incompetent”
The PolitiStick – by Jennifer Burke
Over the weekend, friends and family of Robert ‘Lavoy’ Finicum laid his body to rest. Finicum, who was one of those protesting against the federal takeover of land in western states in Burns, Oregon, was shot and killed by authorities. Witnesses to the shooting recount that Finicum was unarmed and had his hands up when he was shot on January 26. Continue reading “Cliven Bundy Is On His Way To Oregon And He’s Not Going Alone”