From the Trenches World Report
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The American Israel Education Foundation, a charity affiliated with AIPAC, is sponsoring two groups of U.S. legislators from the House of Representatives on visits to Israel. The first, a Democratic delegation, arrives on Monday. The second, made up of Republicans, is scheduled to arrive later in the week.
Both will come for a week-long tour. They will also visit the Palestinian Authority. Continue reading “US House delegations, including Omar, Tlaib, arriving in Israel”
The Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder
Whenever a tragic act of violence makes national headlines, the calls to give up more of our freedoms and liberties in exchange for the promise of increased security become deafening. But if we take another step toward becoming an authoritarian society every time something horrible happens, eventually we won’t have any of the basic liberties and freedoms that previous generations of Americans fought so hard to secure for us. Unfortunately, voices like mine are becoming increasingly rare, and the American people seem to want a society that will shelter them from anything that could possibly go wrong. Of course there has never been such a society in all of human history, and we won’t be able to create one either. No governmental system can eliminate the problem of evil, and bad things sometimes happen to good people. And without a doubt, the mass shootings that we witnessed over the weekend were absolutely horrific. In less than 24 hours, 29 American lives were lost between these two mass shootings, and this has greatly shaken the entire nation… Continue reading “America Is Not Going To Be A Free And Open Society Any Longer”
On Saturday, a white supremacist killed 20 people and injured dozens of others at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. On Sunday, nine people were shot and killed in downtown Dayton, Ohio, with 27 others injured. Walmart has an interesting role in this: While company founder Sam Walton was an avid hunter, most people associate the big box store with groceries, cleaning supplies, and clothing. In many locations, perhaps surprising to some, you can buy guns and ammunition. And while it depends on the state, Walmart does allow you to open carry in stores where it’s legal to do so. Continue reading “El Paso massacre leads to social media movement: Stop selling guns and ammunition, Walmart”
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Monday morning, hospital officials at Del Sol Medical Center confirmed that two patients who were listed in critical condition died overnight.
The first victim was identified as an elderly woman who passed away in the middle of the night and the second had passed away just before the press conference at 11 a.m. Continue reading “LIST: Victims of the El Paso Walmart shooting”
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Police worked Monday to pin down why a 24-year-old gunman killed nine people, including his sister, in a weekend shooting rampage in a popular nightlife area in Dayton, Ohio.
Connor Betts, who was wearing a mask and body armor when he opened fire in the bustling Oregon District early Sunday morning, had a level of weaponry that was “fundamentally problematic,” said Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl. Continue reading “Unknowns in Ohio shooting include: Did he target his sister?”
New York Post – by Chris Perez
A Florida man was arrested Sunday for threatening to “shoot up” his local Walmart — later telling cops he was “intrigued” by the El Paso and Dayton massacres.
Wayne Lee Padgett, 31, is accused of targeting a Walmart in Gibsonton, just 10 miles south of Tampa. Continue reading “‘Copycat’ attack thwarted at Fla. Walmart, suspect ‘intrigued’ by mass shootings: cops”
The situation in Hong Kong is rapidly deteriorating, with violence breaking out in seven locations Monday afternoon as the citywide strike crippled transportation.
What were supposed to be peaceful sit-ins in different districts turned into riots, “with Wong Tai Sin and Harcourt Road seeing the most intense confrontations as protesters kneel instead of flee, to shield themselves while tear gas rounds and sponge grenades rain on them,” according to SCMP. Continue reading “Violent Chaos Breaks Out In Hong Kong: Police Stations Set On Fire, Triads Beat Protesters, City Paralyzed”
Update 3: The carnage from yuan volatility is starting to spread…
Chinese bond yields are tumbling… Continue reading “Currency War Begins: Chinese Yuan Crashes Past 7 To New Record Low; Global Markets Tumble After Beijing Suspends US Agri Imports”
Mexico on Sunday threatened to take legal action against the United States for failing to protect its citizens after this weekend’s mass shooting in the border city of El Paso.
Of the 20 people gunned down at a Walmart adjacent to the Cielo Vista Mall, at least seven were Mexican citizens, and Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard promised Mexico City will act. Continue reading “Mexico vows to take legal action against U.S. after El Paso massacre”
Intellihub – by Shepard Ambellas, August 3, 2019
Twenty people were killed at a Walmart in El Paso Texas on Saturday reportedly by the hands of a single suspected gunman who was identified by various news sources as Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas. However, information received by Intellihub may tell a different story.
Remarkably, several eyewitnesses to the shooting, a mother and her daughter, were captured on video recounting how three men dressed in all black entered through the front doors of the store as the shooting started. Continue reading “El Paso Walmart shooting witnesses saw ‘three to four armed men running in… dressed in all black… shooting’”
In remarks delivered from the White House this morning, President Trump condemned racism, bigotry, and white supremacy following the weekend’s horrific mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Continue reading “President Trump Calls for Red Flag Laws in Wake of Mass Shootings”
Activist Post – by Caitlin Johnstone
Two mass shootings have rocked the United States in less than 24 hours, leaving dozens dead and many more wounded. The first in El Paso, Texas was allegedly perpetrated by a white supremacist whose racist motives are outlined in a rambling “manifesto”, the second allegedly by a self-described “leftist” whose motives, like the 2017 Las Vegas shooter, are presently unknown. These incidents occurred a week after another mass shooting in Gilroy, California. Continue reading “Americans Should Be Very Skeptical Of Calls For New “Terrorism” Laws”
Hong Kong’s embattled leader, Carrie Lam, has warned that mass protests have pushed the region to the brink of a “very dangerous situation” as residents went on strike, paralysing the city.
Lam, who had disappeared from public view for two weeks, gave a media briefing in which she condemned the protests for damaging Hong Kong’s economy and stability. Continue reading “Hong Kong brought to a standstill as city-wide strikes and protests hit”
Back in June, the Huntington Park Police Department in California announced the newest addition to the force: A 400 pound security robot dubbed “HP RoboCop.” Continue reading “Huntington Park’s new “RoboCop” stores pedestrians’ faces, scans license plates, and costs $8,000 a month to run”
“We Jews should ask ourselves a question: Why are we always hated everywhere? It is not because of our persecutors, all of different times and places. It is because there is something within us that is very unlikeable.”
-Bernard Lazare-
It’s a position none of us here ever thought we would be faced with. Yes, we heard rumors as children, and some of us saw it coming, but for the most part, a lot of us were hit with a left hook. We never thought in a thousand years our own people would throw the American Dream to the gutter.
As a child I can remember playing hand ball, playing on the monkey bars, running around on the field playing touch football during our school recess, it was 45 minutes of pure fun, sweating profusely from all the fun, returning to our class room for a lesson on our beloved Bill of Rights, with a surprise quiz always to follow. We were proud as hell kids, looking forward to the pledge of allegiance every school morning. Continue reading “Trenchers In Disgust – America Being Destroyed”
In the second mass shooting in less than 15 hours, at least nine people were killed and 27 injured in 30 seconds early on Sunday after a gunman in body armor and wielding an AK-47-style assault rifle opened fire in downtown Dayton, Ohio, according to police.
Police confirmed Sunday afternoon the suspected gunman’s 22-year-old sister is among those shot to death. Continue reading “9 dead, 27 injured in Dayton shooting; suspect’s sister among victims”