From the Trenches World Report

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President Donald Trump’s personal assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, is no longer part of the administration as of Thursday, according to reports.

The 27-year-old’s sudden resignation reportedly came after the president discovered that she shared details about the Trump family and Oval Office operations at a recent off-the-record dinner with reporters in New Jersey, according to a New York Times report that cited two anonymous sources familiar with the departure. Politico later confirmed the exit. Continue reading “Madeleine Westerhout out as Trump’s personal assistant: reports”

LifeSiteNews – by Claire Chretien

August 29, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — “It would be a conservative estimate to say that more than 50 percent of our membership is LGBTQ,” the head of the Satanic Temple said in a recent interview.

Lucien Greaves, who runs the U.S. Satanic Temple, told U.K.-based Attitude magazine, “From the start, when one of our early actions was the Pink Mass, a lot of LGBTQ people were looking for another community that didn’t see them as defined by their sexual orientation.”  Continue reading “Satanic Temple head: ‘More than 50% of our membership is LGBTQ’”

Daily Mail

A New York federal judge officially closed the criminal case against shamed former financier Jeffrey Epstein, it was announced on Thursday afternoon.

Prosecutors previously requested US District Judge Richard Berman to terminate the sex trafficking case against Epstein after his suicide in a Manhattan federal jail on August 10. Continue reading “Sex trafficking case against deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein is officially DISMISSED”

Yahoo News

CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court Thursday upheld an assault weapons ban that covers Chicago and the rest of Cook County, Illinois, saying guns rights advocates provided no compelling reason why it should diverge from a previous ruling upholding a similar ban in a Chicago suburb.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments from gun rights lawyers that the ban passed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners should be assessed differently than the ban in the suburb of Highland Park because crime is worse in Cook County, where residents might conclude they required more firepower to defend themselves. Continue reading “Federal appeals court upholds assault weapons ban in Chicago”

Legal Insurrection – by Mary Chastain

The Jewish Family Service of San Diego has offered “immigration legal services to students, staff and faculty at Cal State San Marcos and San Diego State University.” From Fox 5 San Diego:  Continue reading “Immigration Services Offered to Those at Cal State San Marcos, San Diego State University”

The National

A building that serves as a home and restaurant in a village near Bethlehem has been bulldozed by Israeli forces, on a site where houses have been razed twice before.

Israeli authorities gave the building’s owner, Ramzi Qaisiyya, a notice saying the building was constructed without the correct permits.  Continue reading “Palestinian woman loses home as Israel flattens Bethlehem building”

Times of Israel

Four years ago, I wrote an article about how I acquired my Jewish identity. After the Tablet piece got published, I was lucky: My parents, friends, and partners — some halakhic Jews among them — accepted me as a Jew. Thanks to their acceptance, I was able to negotiate and construct my Jewishness in public spaces without having to turn to synagogues, rabbinates, or the State of Israel for approval. Today, while living in the Diaspora and not being a member of any congregation, I feel Jewish, know a little bit of Hebrew, celebrate holidays through the lens of their secular interpretation, and consider the Jewish culture to be part of my heritage. I am also seen as a fellow Jew by those Jews whose opinion matters to me. Frankly, I don’t think it could have gone any better.  Continue reading “Secular people need a way to become Jewish”

Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

24-year-old Eliyas Aregahegne, of Northwest D.C., was arrested after reportedly stabbing Margery Magill in Washington DC while she was out walking her dog. Magill was working as a dog walker at the time.

The Daily Mail reported:  Continue reading “Ethiopian National Eliyas Aregahegne Stabs to Death Random Girl Walking Her Dog in DC”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

The US Government’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has asked the public to help them find an underground facility “able to host research & experimentation” by Friday.

“Attention, city dwellers! We’re interested in identifying university-owned or commercially managed underground urban tunnels & facilities able to host research & experimentation,” the agency tweeted on Wednesday.  Continue reading “Why Is DARPA Asking The Public For An Underground Research Facility By Friday”