From the Trenches World Report

Scheer Post – by Ellen Brown

Just over two months into the new year, 2021 has already seen a flurry of public banking activity. Sixteen new bills to form publicly-owned banks or facilitate their formation were introduced in eight U.S. states just in January and February. Two bills for a state-owned bank were introduced in New Mexico, two in Massachusetts, two in New York, one each in Oregon and Hawaii, and Washington State’s Public Bank Bill was re-introduced as a “Substitution.” Bills for city-owned banks were introduced in Philadelphia and San Francisco, and bills facilitating the formation of public banks or for a feasibility study were introduced in New York, Oregon (three bills), and Hawaii.  Continue reading “Will 2021 Be Public Banking’s Watershed Moment?”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

There’s yet more significant escalation in Iraq as it appears pro-Iranian militia forces may have ‘hit back’ in a potential retaliation strike against US forces, as the Pentagon has confirmed at least ten rockets were fired on the the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq’s Anbar province Wednesday morning.

There were initial reports of no casualties and Iraq’s military reported “no significant losses”. A US Coalition statement said that according to its initial assessment “10 IDF rockets targeted an Iraqi military base, Al Asad Airbase, hosting Coalition troops, on March 03, 2021 at approx 7:20 a.m. (Iraqi time).” Continue reading “Iran’s Revenge? At Least 10 Rockets Slam Into US Base In Iraq”

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EUGENE, Ore.– Bartenders in Eugene are puzzled at House Bill 3296, a legislation that would increase tax on beer by nearly 3000% and on wine by almost 2000%.

“That’s the most pointless thing I ever heard,” Trev’s Sports Bar host Dustin Cordeiro said. “We should have the right to go out and have a beer and not be charged an outrageous amount.” Continue reading “Eugene bartenders question 3000% tax hike proposal on beer in Oregon”

Washington Times – by Valerie Richardson

The House voted Friday to cordon off nearly three million acres of Western land in the name of environmental protection, overriding Republicans who called it a “massive land grab” that will kill jobs, increase wildfire danger and reduce access to public lands.

The Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act, approved by a vote of 227 to 200, combined eight Democrat-sponsored bills to create another 1.49 million aces of federal wilderness, including more than 1,000 river miles, and withdraw 1.2 million acres from new oil and mining claims. Continue reading “House votes to set aside 3 million Western acres in ‘massive land grab’”

Information Liberation – by Chris Menahan

With America already experiencing the beginnings of an inflation wave that may spiral out of control as a result of trillions in money printing the media is trying to get ahead of the story by claiming that everything becoming more expensive “is good.” Continue reading “Business Insider: “Everything Is About To Get More Expensive. This Is Good””

AOL

El CENTRO, Calif. (AP) — A semitruck on Tuesday crashed into an SUV carrying 25 people on a Southern California highway, killing 13 people and leaving others injured, authorities said.

California Highway Patrol Chief Omar Watson said 12 people died at the scene, which is about 11 miles (18 kilometers) north of the U.S.-Mexico border, and another died after arriving at the hospital. Hospital officials earlier reported there were 15 killed and more people in the SUV. Continue reading “Hospital: Semitruck crashes with SUV carrying 25, killing 13”

MSN

LAS CRUCES – A Doña Ana County Detention Center officer facing termination for declining a COVID-19 vaccination is suing county manager Fernando Macias and detention center officials over the mandate.

The complaint stems from a directive Macias issued in January requiring that county-employed first responders, sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and detention center officers receive one of the two vaccines against the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the disease.  Continue reading “Doña Ana County detention officer sues over COVID-19 vaccine mandate”

Campus Reform – by Chloe Sparwath

The University of Virginia imposed restrictions on students for nearly two weeks in February, limiting what they could and could not do, in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus.

According to an email sent by university administrators on February 16, on-campus students were only allowed to leave their dorm for essential activities, such as going to a job, attending class, getting food, and performing outdoor exercise until at least February 26, at which time the university would “consider lifting them…if conditions around the virus permit.”  Continue reading “UVA Tells Students Where They Can and Cannot Go Due to COVID-19”

Epoch Times – by Emel Akan

The Chinese communist regime has recently signaled that it could leverage its dominance in rare earth minerals, raising alarm bells in the United States. The threat has prompted the Biden administration to take action to reduce U.S. reliance on China for rare earth metals that are used in everything from smartphones to electric vehicles to fighter jets.

In 1992, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping predicted the importance of rare earths to China’s future when he famously said, “The Middle East has oil. China has rare earths.” Continue reading “US May Boost Rare Earths Mining to Counter Threat From China”

Washington Post – by Richard Pan

Vaccines don’t stop viruses. Vaccinations do. This common public health saying means a vaccine does no good if we can’t get it into people’s arms. Insufficient supplies, natural disasters and bureaucratic mistakes have slowed efforts, but the overall goal of vaccinating a large majority of the U.S. population may ultimately be hampered by the anti-vaccine movement unless steps are taken to limit its impact.

Otherwise, America may witness more scenes like the one in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, when a mob of anti-vaccine protesters stormed Dodger Stadium, one of the nation’s largest vaccination centers. These extremists succeeded in temporarily shutting down the site, delaying patients, many of them elderly, from getting their shots. The anti-vaccine activists have told the Los Angeles Times that they intend to keep disrupting vaccination efforts.

Continue reading “Opinion: Anti-vaccine extremism is akin to domestic terrorism”

Valley News Live – by Bailey Hurley

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – After several teachers called out sick this morning due to the side effects from their second COVID-19 vaccine, the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton school district was forced to make today a distant learning day.

With 50 teachers able to get a covid vaccine at a time, DGF Superintendent Bryan Thygeson says as the district looked at the calendar, they knew Thursday’s doses could cause a problem for staff numbers on Friday.

Continue reading “Covid vaccine side-effects causing local schools to make back-up plans”