From the Trenches World Report

Fox News

Cartels at the southern border are targeting American teenagers on social media to get them to do their dirty work of smuggling illegal immigrants into the U.S. — the latest sign of the escalating chaos at the border.

Images obtained by Fox News shows the ads cartels are using on social media apps like TikTok, where they offer more than $3,000 a ride for teens and young adults to come drive smuggled migrants into the U.S. when they reach the border. Continue reading “Border cartels use TikTok, social media to recruit American teens to smuggle migrants for cash”

RT

The Swedish health authority has confirmed that it will continue to pause the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for under-65s amid concerns about the risk of blood clots.

People in Sweden under the age of 65 who have only received the first dose of AstraZeneca’s ‘Vaxzevria’ vaccine will be offered an alternative jab for their second, as the country continues to restrict its use after reports of serious blood clots among a small number of recipients. Continue reading “Sweden to offer under-65s alternative to AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab amid concerns about side effect risks”

Daily Mail

An oxygen tank leaked outside an Indian hospital today, killing 22 Covid-19 critically ill patients after their supply was shut off.

All of the victims were on ventilators and in need of constant oxygen supply at the Zakir Hussain Hospital’s Covid ward in the western city of Nashik when the supply was disrupted for around 30 minutes. Continue reading “Oxygen tank leak kills 22 people in Indian Covid ward as country’s police beat and humiliate coronavirus rule-breakers and country sees record 2,023 deaths in a day amid health system collapse”

CBS News

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all charges, but that is not the end of prosecutions over George Floyd’s death. Cases are ongoing against three other officers involved in the fatal arrest.

The three officers — Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane — each face two charges: aiding and abetting second-degree murder, which carries a maximum sentence of 40 years, although Reuters reports sentencing guidelines reduce that to 15 years; and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.  Continue reading “After Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict, 3 other Minneapolis police officers await trial”

NME – by Tom Skinner

Foo Fighters and Eddie Vedder are among the acts set to perform for a global live-streamed show encouraging people to get vaccinated, Vax Live.

The one-hour virtual event, presented by Selena Gomez, will be broadcast across various platforms on May 8, with the aforementioned artists set to be joined onscreen by H.E.R., Jennifer Lopez and J Balvin. Continue reading “Foo Fighters and Eddie Vedder to perform on global ‘Vax Live’ broadcast”

Jon Rappoport

The global medical community has been asserting that “a pandemic is being caused by a virus, SARS-Cov-2.”

But what if the virus doesn’t exist?

People have been asking me for a step-by-step analysis of a mainstream claim of virus-isolation. Well, here it is. Continue reading “Dr. Andrew Kaufman refutes “isolation” of SARS-Cov-2; he does step-by-step analysis of a typical claim of isolation; there is no proof that the virus exists”

Independent

Rock guitarist Ted Nugent called the Covid pandemic a “dirty lying scam” as recently as two weeks ago. So social media reacted with predictable and justified schadenfreude when he announced Monday on a Facebook live video that he had tested positive for Covid after a severe illness. “I thought I was dying. I literally could hardly crawl out of bed the last few days,” he said. “Maybe it’s not even Covid. I’m thinking it’s just Cat Scratch Fever. Karma has a sense of humor,” actor George Takei responded on Twitter, speaking for many.  Continue reading “Ted Nugent admitted he was wrong about Covid and that counts for something”

New York Post – by Jackie Salo

Herpes infections may be a side effect of a COVID-19 vaccine, experts have revealed.

Scientists in Israel identified six cases in a new study of patients developing a skin rash known as herpes zoster — or shingles — after receiving the Pfizer vaccine, according to a study in the Rheumatology journal. Continue reading “Herpes infection possibly linked to COVID-19 vaccine, study says”

Yahoo News

The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service has been quietly running a program that tracks and collects Americans’ social media posts, including those about planned protests, according to a document obtained by Yahoo News.

The details of the surveillance effort, known as iCOP, or Internet Covert Operations Program, have not previously been made public. The work involves having analysts trawl through social media sites to look for what the document describes as “inflammatory” postings and then sharing that information across government agencies. Continue reading “The Postal Service is running a ‘covert operations program’ that monitors Americans’ social media posts”

Breitbart – by Charlie Spiering

President Joe Biden told Hispanic members of Congress on Tuesday he supported the idea of moving legislation on immigration reform using budget reconciliation and a simple Democrat majority.

“He said he was committed to making those statements publicly,” Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) told Politico, detailing the meeting. Continue reading “Report: Joe Biden Supports Passing Amnesty Through Budget Reconciliation with Simple Majority”

Many years ago, a man was sitting in quiet contemplation by a riverbank when he was disturbed by a beggar from the local village.

“Where is the stone?” the beggar demanded. “I must have the precious stone!”  Continue reading “A Beggar’s Dream”