From the Trenches World Report

Washington Examiner – by Jerry Dunleavy

A man who had applied to be a member of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to the Capitol riot Wednesday, making him the first of 16 defendants charged together in an alleged conspiracy to agree to a plea with the Justice Department, with him also agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors in their investigation.

Graydon Young, 54, pleaded guilty at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday to two of the counts, conspiracy and obstruction of justice, laid out in a fourth superseding indictment issued against him and the other alleged co-conspirators in late May. The DOJ noted that Young “faces up to 20 years in prison for obstruction of Congress and up to five years in prison for conspiracy as well as three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine.” Continue reading “Oath Keeper affiliate pleads guilty to conspiracy in Capitol riot case”

New York Post – by Ben Feuerherd

Antivirus software tycoon John McAfee died by an apparent suicide in a Spanish jail cell Wednesday evening — hours after reports surfaced that he would be extradited to face federal charges in the US, according to local media.

The eccentric tech entrepreneur was arrested in October and was awaiting extradition when he was found dead, police sources told the newspaper El Pais. Continue reading “Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee dead after prison suicide: report”

Fox News

At least six people have been injured after a pedestrian bridge collapsed in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, according to city fire and emergency service officials.

Fox 5 DC reported that the collapse took place at Route 295 between Kenilworth Avenue and Polk Street NE at around 12 p.m.  Continue reading “DC pedestrian bridge collapse injures 6, shuts down traffic”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

A White House Fact Sheet previewing President Joe Biden’s Wednesday afternoon speech suggests he will announce increased overwatch of Federal Firearms License holders (FFLs) as part of his response to surging crime.

According to the White House, Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) “is announcing a new policy to underscore zero tolerance for willful violations of the law by [FFLs] that put public safety at risk.” Continue reading “Joe Biden Increasing Pressure on Licensed Firearm Dealers amid Crime Surge”

Epoch Times – by Jack Phillips

The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced it will use “strike forces” to go after illegal firearms trafficking in major U.S. cities.

The strike forces will be launched within 30 days in Democrat-run New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., San Francisco, and their respective metropolitan areas. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will coordinate with designated U.S. attorneys to target “firearms trafficking corridors,” according to a news release from the Justice Department. Continue reading “Biden Admin Launches ‘Firearms Trafficking Strike Forces’ in Liberal Cities”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

As TFTP reported in April, Biden promised sweeping gun control and rolled out a list of Executive Orders attacking the 2nd Amendment rights of Americans. One of those orders was a promise to implement “red flag” legislation at the federal level within 60 days. It’s been 60 days.

The Justice Department, within 60 days, will publish model “red flag” legislation for states, Biden’s executive order stated. Continue reading “Biden’s New ‘Red Flag’ Law Encourages States to Take Guns Without Due Process”

Palm Beach Post – by Andrew Marra

Advocates for disabled and minority children sued Palm Beach County’s public schools Tuesday over their practice of forcing hundreds of students a year to undergo mental health exams at psychiatric facilities.

Calling the involuntarily exams “excessive and illegal,” the advocacy groups said in a federal lawsuit that the school district had deprived hundreds of children of educational opportunities and inflicted unnecessary trauma by forcing them into mental health centers over unthreatening behavioral incidents. Continue reading “Palm Beach County schools sued over their use of Baker Act to send kids to psych wards”

Gateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila

At least 10,000 deported asylum seekers waiting in Mexico will be given another chance to return to the United States.

The border crisis is raging with record number of illegal aliens pouring over the border every month and Joe Biden just agreed to take in more aliens. Continue reading “America Last: Biden to Give at Least 10,000 Deported Asylum Seekers Waiting in Mexico Another Chance to Return”

Off Guardian – by CJ Hopkins

The ultimate goal of every totalitarian system is to establish complete control over society and every individual within it in order to achieve ideological uniformity and eliminate any and all deviation from it.

This goal can never be achieved, of course, but it is the raison d’être of all totalitarian systems, regardless of what forms they take and ideologies they espouse. Continue reading “Manufacturing (New Normal) “Reality””

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Wall Street won’t rest until it become the biggest – and perhaps only – landlord in the US.

At least that’s the impression one gets by observing the behavior of the two Wall Street “black” giants, Blackrock and Blackstone. As a reminder, the WSJ sparked widespread outrage recently when it exposed what most industry insiders had known for a long time, namely that Blackrock (and other institutional investors) have been ravenously gobbling up US real estate. Now it’s Blackstone’s turn. Continue reading “America’s Largest Landlord Just Got Bigger: Blackstone Buys 17,000 Houses For $6 Billion”

Common Dreams – by Julia Conley

New research released Monday shows the post-9/11 wars launched by the U.S. military since 2001 have resulted in over 30,000 suicides by active duty American solders and veterans—over four times the number killed in combat operations.

According to Brown University’s Costs of War Project—established in 2010 to account for the loss of lives and taxpayer dollars spent on U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—an estimated 30,177 veterans and service members have killed themselves over the last nearly two decades, compared with 7,057 members of the military who have been killed in combat.  Continue reading “Over 30,000 US Veterans of Post-9/11 Wars Have Killed Themselves Since 2001”