From the Trenches World Report

The Hill

President Trump appears poised to decide whether to support expanding background checks and other gun-law reforms as lawmakers work to respond to a spate of mass shootings over the summer.

Trump’s decision, which lawmakers expect as soon as Thursday, marks a make-or-break moment for the chances of passing legislation in response to shootings in Texas and Ohio that killed dozens. Continue reading “Senators say Trump open to expanding background checks”

Breitbart – by John Nolte

An Ethics in Media study reveals that a whopping 95 percent of Americans are ” troubled by the current state of media.”

You couldn’t get 95 percent of the American people to agree that ice cream and sex are awesome, but 95 percent can come together to recognize just how horrible the media are.  Continue reading “Nolte: Study Shows 95% of Americans ‘Troubled by Current State of Media’”

Electronic Intifada

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman hosted a delegation of Christian evangelicals and pro-Israel American figures in Jeddah this week.

The delegation was headed by Joel C. Rosenberg, a Christian Zionist and a dual citizen of Israel and the US.    Continue reading “Saudi crown prince hosts Christian Zionists”

Politico

The U.S. government concluded within the past two years that Israel was most likely behind the placement of cellphone surveillance devices that were found near the White House and other sensitive locations around Washington, according to three former senior U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter.

But unlike most other occasions when flagrant incidents of foreign spying have been discovered on American soil, the Trump administration did not rebuke the Israeli government, and there were no consequences for Israel’s behavior, one of the former officials said.  Continue reading “Israel accused of planting mysterious spy devices near the White House”

Yahoo News

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California lawmakers on Wednesday passed a statewide cap on annual rent increases for most tenants, the boldest step yet to address an affordable housing crunch that has helped push people into the streets.

The bill limits annual rent increases to 5% after inflation and takes effect from March of this year. It also imposes restriction on evictions without cause – a significant factor in the state’s burgeoning homeless population.  Continue reading “California approves statewide rent control to deal with housing crunch”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Lexington, KY — It is no secret that the lack of training in many police departments leads to police officers firing their weapons when they should not be doing so. It is also no secret that these shots will often end up in the bodies of children and innocent individuals as well. Indeed, hundreds of people are shot and left permanently disabled or even killed every year by improperly trained police officers. As the following story illustrates, in some instances, this lack of training is so overt that even cops aren’t safe from it. A Kentucky sheriff’s deputy learned about this lack of training the hard way and is now left paralyzed as a result of it.  Continue reading “Deputy Left Paralyzed After Fellow Cop Shot Him In the Back and Faced No Consequences”

Global Macro Monitor

We are just starting play with the wealth distribution data and will have much more coming your way.  What we have seen so far is shocking.

The distribution of wealth has deteriorated significantly over the past 20 years and is now so skewed toward the top that average U.S. household wealth is close to $1 million, though the median household wealth is only around $70k.  Continue reading “Household Leverage Ratios By Wealth Distribution”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

August gun sales were up 15% thanks to Democrats’ totalitarian demands for mandatory buybacks. Those who bought guns were Americans seeking self-protection and with deep concerns that President Donald Trump is on board with gun control.

According to the Washington Examiner, the overall number of background checks recorded in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System surged 15.5%.  Those numbers were courtesy of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). That figure includes background checks done for security, concealed carry permits, and gun sales and was the highest August number ever recorded.  Continue reading “Gun Sales SURGE After Democrats Demand Buybacks & Confiscation”

The Rutherford Institute – by John Whitehead

“That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn’t even an enemy you could put your finger on.”—Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

It’s been 230 years since James Madison drafted the Bill of Rights—the first ten amendments to the Constitution—as a means of protecting the people against government tyranny, and what do we have to show for it?  Continue reading “The Bill of Rights Turns 230, and What Do We Have to Show for It? Nothing Good”

Click Orlando

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orange County Sheriff’s Office patrol corporal wounded himself Wednesday when he accidentally fired his weapon during a training exercise, officials said.

Sheriff John Mina said the deputy was at a department training facility on Wewahootee Road around 10:30 a.m. when he accidentally shot himself.  Continue reading “Orange County deputy accidentally shoots himself while training”

NBC 10

A former Montgomery County Sheriff’s Officer pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.

Matthew Laver, 38, of Souderton, Pennsylvania, entered a guilty plea Monday to multiple counts of distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography.  Continue reading “Former Montgomery County Sheriff’s Officer Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography”

NBC News

New Jersey, a state already armed with some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, got even tougher on the firearms industry Tuesday with a new order by Gov. Phil Murphy.

An executive order signed by Murphy also vowed to investigate financial institutions that work for New Jersey to ensure those banks and companies are striving to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals.  Continue reading “What New Jersey’s New Rules for Gun Makers and Sellers Means”

Paul Craig Roberts

Today is the 18 anniversary of 9/11, an event that has turned a once free America into a domestic police state and an international warmonger during the 21st century.  America’s reputation has been shattered along with the Constitution, international law, and seven nations in whole or part.  The massive crimes against the Bill of Rights and the population of seven nations are the direct consequence of 9/11.  Continue reading “When Americans Fell for the 9/11 Deception They Lost Their Country”

Newsweek

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is looking to build a “state-of-the-art” “urban warfare” training facility that will include “hyper-realistic” simulations of homes, hotels and commercial buildings in Chicago and Arizona.

In an acquisition form for the procurement of “hyper-realistic training devices” for a new training facility for its expanding Special Response Team (SRT) program, ICE outlined the details of plans for its new training center in a document published on the U.S. Federal Business Opportunities website.  Continue reading “ICE Is Building A ‘State-Of-The-Art’ ‘Urban Warfare’ Training Facility That Will Include ‘Hyper-Realistic’ Simulations Of Homes In Chicago And Arizona”