From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
He let them know that clearly last night. That was probably the most important thing that happened in the debate, and I am glad he did it.
If the election does get stolen, and Trump does not concede, he can legally tell his support base to rebel and take the country back. That’s where it’s at and I am sure the enemy is plugging lots of toilets. We are just supposed to take whatever they do and suck it up after all, RIGHT? Continue reading “Trump will not concede a rigged election”
Several central banks, including the Bank of England, the People’s Bank of China, the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve, are exploring the concept of issuing their own digital currencies, using the blockchain technology developed for Bitcoin. Skeptical commentators suspect that their primary goal is to eliminate cash, setting us up for negative interest rates (we pay the bank to hold our deposits rather than the reverse). Continue reading “Central Bank Digital Currencies: A Revolution in Banking?”
Figures from the documents suggest that in the year ending September 2015, 65 per cent of the refugees who had their age disputed were found to be over 18, although the Home Office has no way of independently verifying their age.
Instead, the documents show that if a refugee is without their birth certificate, a Home Office screening officer will certify them as a child based on their “physical appearance” or “demeanour”. Continue reading “Two thirds of ‘child’ refugees coming into Britain are actually ADULTS”
Russia insists two Belgium warplanes flying from an Air Force base in Jordan attacked a village in Syria, citing radar data. Belgium denies conducting any airstrikes.
Brussels’ continued denial of the jets movements in the area is Belgian Defense Minister Steven Vandeput “deliberately deceiving people in Belgium and elsewhere in the world, or his subordinates and the Americans are lying to the leadership of Belgium,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman General Igor Konashenkov said. Continue reading “Radar data proves Belgian F-16s attacked village near Aleppo, killing 6 – Russia”
ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — A deputy responding to a disturbance call in Northern California was shot to death — the state’s fourth law enforcement officer to die in the line of duty in two weeks. Modoc County sheriff’s Deputy Jack Hopkins, 31, was fatally shot after deputies were called to a rural area near the Oregon border. A suspect was detained shortly afterward, authorities said. No other details were immediately released.
Hopkins joined the force last year, the sheriff’s office said. His death comes after two Palm Springs police officers were shot and killed Oct. 8 during a domestic disturbance call and after a Los Angeles County sheriff’s sergeant was gunned down Oct. 6 in the high desert town of Lancaster while answering a burglary call. Continue reading “Deputy’s death marks 4th California officer slain in 2 weeks”
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Professors at 14 Pennsylvania state universities hit the picket lines Thursday as their strike entered its second day. Members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties went on strike at Wednesday after contract negotiations with the state stalled. The union represents more than 5,000 faculty and coaches.
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education said it made concessions and gave the union its best offer Tuesday night. At West Chester University, outside Philadelphia, a handful of picketers held signs reading “The faculty will not sacrifice quality” and others multitasked by walking their dogs on the line. Continue reading “Strike enters 2nd day at 14 Pennsylvania state universities”
The Obama administration’s Justice Department has investigated three senior officials for mishandling classified information over the past two years but only one faces a felony conviction, possible jail time and a humiliation that will ruin his career: former Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman Gen. James E. Cartwright. The FBI’s handling of the case stands in stark contrast to its treatment of Hillary Clinton and retired Gen. David Petraeus — and it reeks of political considerations. Continue reading “Meet the general who’s paying for Hillary Clinton’s sins”
The Mercury News – by Ramona Giwargis
SAN JOSE — Gun owners in the city may have to lock up their firearms when they’re not at home under a proposal a City Council committee considered Wednesday that the police chief said could be enacted by next winter.
City Councilmen Ash Kalra and Raul Peralez had proposed that rule — believed to be a first of its kind for a big city — as part of a “gun violence prevention” ordinance in San Jose. State law requires gun owners to keep firearms locked up if they have children in the house. Continue reading “San Jose could require gun owners to lock firearms at home when they’re away”
Washington’s Blog – by David Swanson
The 2016 Republican presidential primary was rigged. It wasn’t rigged by the Republicans, the Democrats, Russians, space aliens, or voters. It was rigged by the owners of television networks who believed that giving one candidate far more coverage than others was good for their ratings. The CEO of CBS Leslie Moonves said of this decision: “It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS.” Justifying that choice based on polling gets the chronology backwards, ignores Moonves’ actual motivation, and avoids the problem, which is that there ought to be fair coverage for all qualified candidates (and a democratic way to determine who is qualified). Continue reading “Rigged”
The Minnesota Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a felon sentenced to five years in prison for the possession of a small BB gun, ruling Wednesday that the air-powered weapon is not a firearm.
Though the decision vacates the conviction upheld by the Minnesota Court of Appeals, it is not broad-sweeping. The ruling only covers Minnesota’s felon-in-possession statues, not someone who chooses to actually fire it.
Washington Post – by Travis M. Andrews and Fred Barbash
As the judge in the Stanford rape case learned, along with the judge in the “affluenza” drunken driving case, the whole world is watching them. A crowd, an angry crowd, can form in a matter of days of people outraged by what they consider a lenient sentence for a heinous crime.
In the case of Judge John McKeon, as of early morning Wednesday, almost 20,000 people had signed a Change.org petition calling for his impeachment for the 60-day sentence he gave a Glasgow, Mont., man who pleaded guilty to repeatedly raping his prepubescent daughter. Continue reading “Father who ‘repeatedly raped his 12-year old daughter’ gets 60-day sentence. Fury erupts.”
More bad news for Ford as layoffs will top 13,000 workers according to this Business Journal report.
Ford Motor Co. will temporarily idle F-150 production at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, after F-series sales slipped 3 percent in September. Continue reading “Ford To Layoff 13,000 Hourly Workers”
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie have become household names since ‘The Simpsons’ first aired in 1987. But the show’s uncanny ability to consistently predict future events has many believing the cartoon’s creators have a crystal ball.
One of the most prominent of their “predictions” relates to the current state of US politics. Donald Trump’s presidential bid was first depicted on the cartoon series – playing out in a 2000 episode some 16 years before the billionaire was actually chosen as the Republican Party’s nominee. Continue reading “The Simpsons uncanny ability to ‘predict’ future American events”
Two Democratic operatives are out of a job after a controversial conservative activist released undercover footage showing discussions of “busing” in voters and inciting violence at Republican rallies.
Scott Foval, the national field director of Americans United for Change, was booted on Monday and Democracy Partners head Robert Creamer announced on Tuesday he was “stepping back” from efforts to elect Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Continue reading “‘Draw them to punch you’: 2 Dem operatives lose jobs after undercover video comments”
The fall of 2008 was a hectic time, when in the aftermath of the Lehman failure, the entire financial system was on the verge of collapse and only the biggest Fed/taxpayer-backed bailout in history avoided an all out depression. Today, as a result of the latest, 12th Podesta leak, we find that then president-elect Barack Obama was also being intimately briefed with unfolding events. Continue reading “Never Before Seen Secret Memo On AIG Bailout From Fed’s Tarullo To Obama Revealed In Podesta Emails”
Conservative Daily Post – by Martin Walsh
The Clintons operate like a mob. They run a shady business (the Clinton Foundation) where the front appears to be a well-organized business that does good work, but if you go to the back, you will see all of the corruption and dirty business being done.
Over the course of 30 years, the Clintons have created thousands of enemies. In doing so, we are all well aware of the “Clinton kill list.” Continue reading “Clinton Doctor Who Confirmed Hillary’s Brain Tumor Found Dead”