Sputnik

The mayor’s remarks came on the heels of clashes in Portland, in which Antifa members reportedly maced right-wing demonstrators. Left-wing protesters swarmed the city on Saturday after police killed a black man on suspicion of shooting two people.

Ted Wheeler, Mayor of Portland, Oregon, voiced his support to city police who had been widely criticized for insufficient response to Antifa violence in the city last week. Continue reading “Portland Mayor Scolded for Defending Lack of Police Action Against Leftist Mob”

Bloomberg – by Thomas Black

Buying a used business jet is getting harder — and that’s a sign of a long-awaited shift in the market for luxury planes.

Only a dozen or so pre-owned Falcon 7X planes are on the market now, down from about 35 a year and a half ago, says Steve Varsano, an aircraft broker in London. When a client wanted to buy the Dassault Aviation SA model, the tightening market pushed him to bid sight-unseen on a plane in India. Continue reading “Luxury-Jet Market Is So Hot That Even Used Planes Are Selling”

People – by Christina Dugan

Dennis Hof, the owner of the Nevada brothel where Lamar Odom was found unconscious from a drug overdose three years ago, has died. He was 72.

According to the Nye County Sheriff’s Office, Hof was found dead at the Love Ranch in Crystal, Nevada. Detectives and Deputies are currently on the scene conducting an investigation.   Continue reading “Dennis Hof, Owner of Nevada Brothel Where Lamar Odom Had a Near-Fatal Overdose, Dies at 72”

The Next Big Future – by Brian Wang

DARPA OFFSET looks to empower dismounted units by transforming how humans and autonomous swarms interact in dynamic and complex urban operations.

DARPA’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) envisions swarms of 250 collaborative autonomous systems providing critical insights to small ground military units in urban areas where vertical structures, tight spaces, and limited sight lines constrain communications and mobility. DARPA is soliciting proposals for its third swarm sprint, which will focus on the topics of human-swarm teaming and swarm tactics.   Continue reading “DARPA wants massive drone swarms”

My deepest apologies to all, but we will no longer be putting up any photos on From the Trenches unless they are personal photos sent to us from Trenchers.

We do not need photos to accomplish our mission, I know sometimes they help to brighten the day and that 99% of them are harmless, but it is what it is.

Middle East Monitor

Israel and the US sent secret military delegations to Ukraine to train against the Russian S-300 missile defence system which was shipped to Syria last month.us

The Israeli and US delegations arrived in Ukraine, where members of the Ukrainian military allegedly instructed them on “the capabilities of the [S-300] system, as well as running through various possible scenarios,” the Times of Israel reported.   Continue reading “Israel, US secretly trained against Russia’s missile system in Ukraine”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

New York, NY — A very disturbing video taken by a disabled man’s brother shows NYPD cops violently assault a 4′ 8″ man during a call, tasering and punching him until he passed out.

According to police, they were responding to a domestic violence call — not made by a victim — but by a neighbor who heard commotion next door. William Colon is the 4′ 8″ tall, 85 pound man who police accused of domestic violence.   Continue reading “Deeply Disturbing Video Shows NYPD Cops Beat, Taser Sickly 85-lb Dwarf Man”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

An estimated 2,500 – 3,000 Honduran migrants crossed into Guatemala on Monday for a second northbound trek to the US border in six months, following a tense standoff with police in riot gear.   Continue reading “3,000 Hondurans Make New Run For US Border; Trump Threatens To Cut Aid If Not Stopped”

Conservative Tribune – by Brian Chai

As the world increasingly becomes a smaller place through the internet and social media, so too do the dangers of the internet and social media increase exponentially.

After all, the more strangers that are crammed together in cyberspace, the more likely you are to be crammed together with malicious agents.   Continue reading “Google Competitor Reaches 29 Million Searches a Day, Won’t Store Private Info or Bombard You With Ads”

KFOR

CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. – A North Carolina man who booby-trapped his backdoor with a shotgun shot himself when he opened the door, according to deputies.

WCNC reported that the 68-year-old man seriously injured himself with his own booby trap at about 11:30 a.m. Monday at his Cleveland County home.   Continue reading “Man shot after triggering own booby trap while feeding squirrels at North Carolina home”

Spectrum News Austin

LLANO, Texas – People are being told to seek higher ground if they live near the Llano River on Tuesday.

  • Llano River expected to crest at 41 feet
  • People encouraged to move to higher ground
  • LCRA said it is a dangerous situation  

Continue reading “People Told to Seek Higher Ground as Llano River Rising”

MassPrivateI

The opening seconds of the Saltus Technologies video says it all. Electronic tickets are about one thing, increasing productivity (profits).

“The digiTICKET electronic ticketing solution is an innovative force multiplier for Public Safety – enabling officers to quickly create and submit tickets electronically. ”   Continue reading “Police use electronic ticketing to fine more people and increase profits”

Project Veritas Action

(St. Louis) Project Veritas Action Fund has released a third undercover video from campaigns during this 2018 election season. This report exposes how incumbent Senator McCaskill and individuals working on her campaign conceal their liberal views on issues in order to court moderate voters.   Continue reading ““People just can’t know that.” MO Sen. McCaskill Hides Agenda Including “semi-automatic rifle ban” from Moderate Voters, Staffers Reveal in Undercover Video it “could hurt her ability to get elected.””