Forbes – by Trevor Nace

Ambitious dreams have now become a reality as the Ocean Cleanup deploys its $20 million system designed to clean up the 1.8 trillion pieces of trash floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Check out another Forbes piece on how Ocean Cleanup aims to reuse and recycle the ocean plastic.

The floating boom system was deployed on Saturday from San Francisco Bay and will undergo several weeks of testing before being hauled into action. The system was designed by the nonprofit Ocean Cleanup, which was founded in 2013 by 18-year-old Dutch inventor Boyan Slat. Their mission is to develop “advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.” Continue reading “The World’s Largest Ocean Cleanup Has Officially Begun”

Tech Dirt – by Tim Cushing

Cincinnati police officer Kevin Brown’s decision to fire a Taser at an 11-year-old girl suspected of shoplifting from a grocery store in August immediately drew criticism from city officials and advocates.

But Ohio state Representative John Becker had a different take. Had it been his daughter, he announced in an August newsletter, “I’d be ashamed and embarrassed that she did something stupid enough to get herself tased.”  

Continue reading “State Legislator Says 11-Year-Old Tased By Cop Deserved It And Her Parents Probably Suck”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

Google has apologized after admitting to changing the settings on Android users phones remotely and without the phone owners’ permission.  Several Android users noticed their battery saver setting had been activated last week without their consent.

Most of the affected posters on Reddit described having a Google Pixel device.  Other brands of Android devices were also mentioned, including the Essential Phone, which was designed by one of the creators of Android. Google Pixel phone users were surprised to see their phones’ battery saver function turned on while the battery is at 99% without them turning it on. This unusual incident was first reported by the Android Police, who said that a “substantial” number of Pixel owners complained about such a thing happening, according to the Business Times. Continue reading “Privacy Violation Alert: Google ADMITS To Changing Phone Settings REMOTELY”

Zero Hedge – by John W Whitehead

“That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn’t even an enemy you could put your finger on.”—Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

We can pretend that the Constitution, which was written to hold the government accountable, is still our governing document. Continue reading “Suspending The Constitution: In America Today, The Government Does Whatever It Wants”

Old Machine Press – by Tom Fey

At a race weight of 6.25 tons, the trick Pratt & Whitney R-4360-63 powered T.20 Sea Fury “Dreadnought” is truly the big kid on the air racing block. Built, owned, and flown by the late Frank and sons Brian and Dennis Sanders, this two-seat masterpiece has turned the pylons as fast as 458.9 mph by virtue of the clean, highly detailed airframe and the 3,800 horses that tread within her custom cowling. Dreadnought has won the National Championship Reno Air Races twice, and finished second 13 times. Continue reading “One Second on the Course with Dreadnought”

The Eagle

A Bryan woman was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon over the weekend after reportedly hitting her brother-in-law over the head with a glass vase, according to court documents.

Police said in the arrest report that officers determined the man and Shaqueshia Dickson, 28, were arguing when Dickson broke a glass vase over the man’s head causing it to shatter. The man was taken to CHI St. Joseph hospital for his injuries.  Continue reading “Bryan woman charged with aggravated assault in vase attack”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

In a series of statements via the official Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Twitter account, Israel has said it “expresses sorrow” over the deaths of the 15 Russian crew members aboard a maritime surveillance plane that was shot down near the Syrian coastal city of Latakia Monday night.

While expressing regret towards the Russian loss of the aircraft and personnel, which was reportedly downed by mistake as Syrian anti-missile defense systems attempted to respond to a barrage of Israeli rockets and airstrikes from over the Mediterranean coastal area, Israel said that ultimately it is the Syrian military that’s responsible.   Continue reading “Israel “Expresses Sorrow” Over Russian Plane Downing, But Blames Assad And Iran For Incident”

AOL

About 1.7 million chickens have been killed in flooding from Florence as rising North Carolina rivers swamped at least 60 farm buildings where the animals were being raised for market, according to a major poultry producer.

Sanderson Farms said Tuesday the losses occurred at independent farms that supply its poultry processing plants. The company said its facilities suffered no major damage, but supply disruptions and flooded roadways had caused shutdowns at some plants.   Continue reading “1.7 million chickens drown as NC rivers swollen by Hurricane Florence”

There will be no broadcast of The Word From the Trenches again today.

Koyote has been trying to get me to write a mandamus and publish it in The Trenches.  I told him I would need two months of rest before I could even make the attempt.  However, an indirect assertion has been made that I am an owned being/corporate property, and this I cannot let go.   Continue reading “No Word From the Trenches”

The Organic Prepper

The solar observatory that was dramatically closed down last week has reopened, but they still haven’t really explained what happened despite the release of a lengthy statement.

Who else has a ton of questions about the facility that was closed down abruptly last week by federal agents arriving in Blackhawk helicopters? The Sunspot Solar Observatory has been at the top of Sacramento Peak ever since 1947. It’s in Sunspot, New Mexico, in Otero County. And on Sept. 6 every person there was evicted evacuated by the FBI.  Continue reading “The Solar Observatory That Closed Has Reopened and They Still Haven’t Explained”

Yeah right, any day now…

Natural News – by Mike Adams

The desperate last-minute attack on Brett Kavanaugh by the lying, dishonest Democrats is a last-ditch effort to halt a series of events that will lead to mass arrests of Democrat-linked deep state operators who committed crimes of treason against the United States of America.   Continue reading “Desperate Measures: Plot to stop Kavanaugh is deep state’s last attempt to save itself from mass arrests (and military trials)”

Breitbart – by Neil Munro

The ACLU has admitted that migrant parents in the “family separation” furor are deliberately leaving at least 114 children in the United States, says a court filing by the federal government.

The acknowledged abandonment of the 114 children and youths — plus the de-facto abandonment of up to 232 others — undermines the progressives’ media-magnified claim that President Donald Trump maliciously separated victimized families as they fled from crime into the safety of the United States.   Continue reading “More Migrants Split Their Families to Keep Youths and Children in U.S.”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Amid reports that opioid overdose deaths in New York City have climbed over the past year to fresh record highs, the Senate has passed a sweeping suite of legislation designed to stem the flow of deadly and illicit synthetic opioids like fentanyl into the US via the US Postal Service, while also offering new tools to law enforcement and funding for addiction treatment.

The bill, known as the “Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention – or STOP – Act“, was passed by a 99-1 vote one month after President Trump declared that the constant flow of fentanyl into the US via illicit labs in China and Mexico was “a form of warfare.”  Continue reading “Senate Passes Sweeping Bill To Combat Opioid Crisis As NYC Overdose Deaths Hit Record High”