From the Trenches World Report
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The Israeli broadcaster of the Eurovision Song Contest said on Sunday that an unauthorised display of Palestinian flags by Iceland’s band could draw “punishment” from the event’s organisers.
During the point-tally of Saturday’s final, members of the eclectic punk ensemble Hatari held up scarf-sized Palestinian flags. A vocalist, Klemens Nikulásson Hannigan, flashed a V-for-victory sign. Many in the Tel Aviv audience responded with boos.
Back in April of 2018, when the trade war with China was still in its early stages, we explained that among the five “nuclear” options Beijing has to retaliate against the US, one was the block of rare-earth exports to the US, potentially crippling countless US supply chains that rely on these rare commodities, and forcing painful and costly delays in US production as alternative supply pathways had to be implemented. Continue reading “Xi Sends Trump A Message: Rare-Earth Export Ban Is Coming”
Whole Foods, Barnes and Noble, Gamestop, Bed Bath and Beyond, Caribou Coffee, Jamba Juice, and Crate and Barrel all have something in common: they will start taking Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Gemini Dollars. This is possible by a revolutionary payment network called Flexa, built using cryptocurrencies, which allows mainstream consumers to spend their digital assets at brick and mortar stores across the US. Continue reading “Whole Foods Now Accepts Cryptocurrency”
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Because government is the antithesis to freedom, industrial hemp has been banned nationwide since 1937 ostensibly due to the plant’s similarities to marijuana. Many have speculated that this move was also due to the fact that cannabis is in direct competition with the pharmaceutical industry by providing far safer alternative treatments as well as directly competing with the petrochemical industry. However, all this changed in December after President Donald Trump signed the Agriculture Improvement act of 2018, legalizing industrial hemp on a national scale. But thanks to a police state, dependent on locking people in cages for a plant, three truckers in Idaho are facing down horrific prison sentences for carrying it. Continue reading “Truckers Face Years in Prison for Transporting LEGAL Hemp Because of Cops ‘Just Doing Their Jobs’”
The worst measles outbreak in the United States in 25 years has spread to Oklahoma, federal health officials said on Monday as they reported 41 new cases nationwide, raising the total number sickened this year to 880 people.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 4.9% increase in the number of measles cases from May 10 to May 17 in an outbreak that has now reached 24 states. The agency has been providing weekly updates every Monday. Continue reading “Measles outbreak spreads to Oklahoma as U.S. reports 41 new cases”
Italian unions have refused to load cargo onto a Saudi ship carrying weapons, in protest against Riyadh’s war on Yemen. The dock workers have gone on strike, refusing to work until the ship leaves port in Genoa.
While the Saudi Arabian ship, the Bahri-Yanbu, was expected to leave for Jeddah by the end end of the day, it seems the delivery might end up being rather late. After unsuccessful attempts to have the ship barred from docking in Italy altogether, it was greeted by banners and a protests as it arrived in port Monday. Continue reading “‘We won’t be complicit’: Italian dock workers refuse to load Saudi arms ship over Yemen war”
Police in Alabama have captured a gunman they say shot and killed a police officer and wounded two others at a trailer park in Auburn late last night, according to local reports.
The officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call when Grady Wayne Wilkes – clad in camouflage body armor and a helmet – opened fire, authorities said. Auburn University, citing police, later tweeted Monday morning that Wilkes was in custody. Continue reading “Alabama gunman in camouflage kills police officer, wounds two others, officials say”
Did you know that using profanity in front of somebody under the age of 14 could get you arrested for disorderly conduct in Georgia?
A North Carolina man, 26-year-old Morgan Wilson, found that out while he was in Helen for the Alpine VAG (Volkswagen, Audi Group) Fair car show. Wilson has since taken to social media to draw attention to the incident, which has garnered regional attention, and says he plans to push back against the charge. Continue reading “Georgia Cops Arrest Man for Cursing in Public”
ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando police officer was indicted Wednesday on manslaughter charges stemming from an officer-involved shooting in 2018 at the Colonial Plaza, authorities said.
Master Police Officer Anthony Wongshue was notified about the indictment and turned himself in, investigators said. Continue reading “Orlando police officer indicted on manslaughter charge in 2018 fatal shooting”
Information Liberation – by Chris Menahan
The Times of Israel ran a column on Thursday calling for the US to pass new laws to stop Mel Gibson’s new comedy movie “Rothchild” staring Shia LaBeouf from being released.
As The Daily Beast reported last week: “A representative for actor Mel Gibson claimed in a statement Monday evening that the controversial star’s upcoming movie project Rothchild — a film about a fictional ultra-rich, multi-generational family of Jewish bankers — was ‘completely unrelated’ to the Rothschilds, a real life ultra-rich, multi-generational family of Jewish bankers.” Continue reading “Times Of Israel: “Stop Mel Gibson’s New Anti-Semitic Movie, If Needed by Erecting New Laws””
American aircraft manufacturer Boeing acknowledged Saturday it had to correct flaws in its 737 MAX flight simulator software used to train pilots, after two deadly crashes involving the aircraft that killed 346 people.
“Boeing has made corrections to the 737 MAX simulator software and has provided additional information to device operators to ensure that the simulator experience is representative across different flight conditions,” it said in a statement. Continue reading “US aircraft manufacturer Boeing admits flaw in 737 MAX simulator software”
WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee says in a draft report says it will not support the Pentagon’s $72.4 million request to establish a Space Force headquarters, and wants the Pentagon to study alternative options.
The committee is scheduled to mark up the defense bill on Tuesday. Continue reading “House appropriators deny Space Force funding, call on DoD to study alternatives”
Anchorage Daily News – by James Brooks
JUNEAU — As they begin their first special session of 2019, Alaska lawmakers seem to have solved their crime legislation logjam. Now, they will turn their attention to the Permanent Fund dividend, but a quick solution isn’t likely.
Complicating matters, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has tied a decision on the dividend to the state operating budget. Without agreement on a dividend, lawmakers cannot finish the state’s operating budget and capital budget. The state is on track for a government shutdown on July 1.
MIAMI – President Donald Trump on Sunday denied reports that hundreds of migrants would be flown from the Mexican border to Florida and other areas in the U.S. interior to lessen the workload at crowded Border Patrol facilities.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, also on Sunday, acknowledged that federal officials did initially alert local leaders of the possibility that migrants would be flown to two South Florida counties. Continue reading “Trump administration drops plan to send migrants from southern border to Florida, elsewhere”
Doha (AFP) – Qatari state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera suspended two journalists on Sunday over a video they produced claiming the extent of the Holocaust was being misrepresented by Jews.
The clip, posted by Al Jazeera’s online AJ+ Arabic service, claimed “the narrative” that the Nazis killed six million Jews was “adopted by the Zionist movement”. Continue reading “Al Jazeera suspends two journalists over Holocaust report”