From the Trenches World Report
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It seems like not a day goes by, where law enforcement isn’t inventing new ways to spy on Americans.
According to a recent article in the Daily Progress, the University of Virginia Police Department is using a company called Social Sentinel (SS) to spy on college students and faculty Tweets etc. Continue reading “University Police use the “Library of Harm” to flag students words”
AUSTIN, Texas — A suspect in a wave of bombing attacks in Austin killed himself inside his car with an explosive device early Wednesday as authorities closed in, police said.
Since the bombings started on March 2, investigators frantically searched for clues, calling the attacks the work of a”serial bomber” who increasingly changed tactics. The bombings killed two people and left the Texas capital terrorized with fear for 19 days. Continue reading “Austin bombing suspect killed in Texas explosion”
Parents in Michigan have turned in their own son in order to stop a school shooting plot from unfolding. The 15-year-old is being accused of plotting to shoot up his high school.
“He came to us and said that he’s been really upset and that he’s been planning to do something bad,” his stepfather said. “It was a big shock.” His stepfather also said “he wanted to blow the school up on top of” those who had hurt him. Continue reading “Parents Turn In Their Own Son To Stop A School Shooting Plot”
Child abuse imagery has been detected in Bitcoin’s blockchain, according to a new study. The discovery potentially puts cryptocurrency users at risk, as anyone who downloads a blockchain could be held liable for illegal content.
Researchers from RWTH Aachen University in Germany and the Data Protection Research Institute at Goethe University in Frankfurt found 1600 files, including texts and images, on blockchain. Among the data were instances of illegal pornography and serious privacy violations, the team says. Continue reading “Child abuse imagery ‘found within Bitcoin’s blockchain’”
On Sunday, The Guardian reported on the supposedly nefarious workings of President Trump’s data-gathering team at Cambridge Analytica. The report suggested that Cambridge Analytica had essentially issued questionnaires through a third party; those questionnaires, which were personality quizzes, requested that you use your Facebook login. Cambridge Analytica then compiled data regarding those who completed the quiz and cross-referenced that data with political preferences in order to target potential voters.
Continue reading “What’s genius for Obama is scandal when it comes to Trump”
Washington Examiner – by Paul Bedard
A building network of backwoods doomsday camps around the country are pulling in members from affluent areas and even Washington national security officials as the threats grow from nuclear war, an EMP or virus attack.
Called Fortitude Ranch, the outposts promise protection and a year’s supply of food for those unable to build their own bunker. What’s more, until a crisis strikes, they are being used for prepper training and vacations. Continue reading “Official Washington flocking to Doomsday Camps”
The home town of influential communist thinker Karl Marx is celebrating the 200th anniversary of his birth… with new pedestrian lights.
The philosopher and author of The Communist Manifesto was born in Trier in western Germany on 5 May 1818, and spent his first 17 years in the city. Continue reading “German city installs Karl Marx traffic lights”
The Daily Sheeple – by Lily Dane
The Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman last July is now behind bars and has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Justine Damond was fatally shot by Officer Mohamed Noor last summer after she called 911 to report hearing a noise near her home. Continue reading “Cop Who Killed Justine Damond Charged With Murder”
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Archive: TWFTT 3-20-18
Two major trucking groups have filed a multi-billion dollar class action lawsuit against Pennsylvania for imposing “excessive tolls” on drivers.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) and the National Motorists Association filed suit against the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in a federal court in Harrisburg last week, according to PennLive. Continue reading “Truckers sue Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for $6 billion in ‘unconstitutional’ tolls”
Over the past 25 years, I’ve documented and exposed the horrendous effects of psychiatric drugs.
To take this a giant step further, what doctor, in his right mind, would DIAGNOSE a baby, a toddler, a very young child with a mental disorder and then PRESCRIBE one of these drugs? Continue reading “How about life in prison for doctors who prescribe psychiatric drugs to toddlers?”
Congress is considering attaching a narrow background check bill for gun purchases to a must-pass government funding package before the end of the week, when thousands of high school students are expected to congregate in Washington for the March to End Gun Violence.
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Tuesday said leadership was talking to its members about adding the background legislation, even as news broke of a new school shooting on Tuesday morning in Maryland. Continue reading “Congress may pass background check legislation in funding bill”
Following yesterday’s market-moving report of a fatal accident involving a self-driving Uber car on the roads of Tempe, Arizona, legal experts immediately chimed in, saying this case presents many thorny legal issues – chief among which is the issue of who could be at fault.
Since it was the first recorded fatality involving a self-driving car, would investigators point the finger at the car’s human driver? Uber? The car’s manufacturer? Some combination of the three (or none of the above). Continue reading “Tempe Police Say “No Fault By Uber” In Fatal Crash”
Last night, a bomb meant for Austin, Texas exploded at a FedEx facility in Schertz, Texas. This is the fifth in a series of deadly bombs that have targeted Austin, the capital of the state.
The first three bombs were in packages delivered to people’s homes, resulting in two deaths and injuries to two more people. The fourth bomb was detonated by a tripwire and seriously injured two men. Continue reading “DHS Emergency Protocols in Place After a Bomb Exploded at a Texas FedEx Facility”