From the Trenches World Report

Sputnik

Federal prosecutors have been dropping child pornography cases for years in an effort to avoid scrutiny of the software used to bring the charges, a report by ProPublica has found. The Department of Justice’s actions raise questions about the accuracy and legality of their methods.

ProPublica has “found more than a dozen cases since 2011 that were dismissed either because of challenges to the software’s findings, or the refusal by the government or the maker to share the computer programs with defense attorneys, or both,” according to an April 3 report.  Continue reading “US Prosecutors Dropping Child Porn Cases to Protect Monitoring Software”

Telegraph

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a television interview on Wednesday that the United States was prepared to take military action to stem the ongoing turmoil in Venezuela.

“Military action is possible. If that’s what’s required, that’s what the United States will do,” Mr Pompeo said in an interview with Fox Business Network, but added that the United States would prefer a peaceful transition of power in Venezuela.  Continue reading “US says military intervention ‘possible’ in Venezuela as Guaido calls for massive May Day protest”

Press TV

The United States and Israel are reportedly set to supply anti-aircraft missiles to Kurdish militants in northern Syria amid tensions between Ankara and Washington over the latter’s support for the militants, which the Turkish government views as terrorists.

Citing local sources, Turkey’s Yeni Safak daily reported that the US is set to deliver shipments of Stinger Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) to militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).  Continue reading “US, Israel to supply anti-aircraft missiles to Kurdish militants in Syria: Report”

RT

Five of New Zealand’s biggest news organizations say they’ll limit their reporting on the trial of the Christchurch mosque shooting suspect in an unprecedented step to curb the spread of white supremacy ideology.

Australian Brenton Tarrant is charged with the murder of 50, and attempted murder of 39, Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15.  Continue reading “New Zealand media ban reporting of Christchurch shooter’s white supremacist statements at trial”

Breitbart – by Penny Starr

Black Lives Matter and other anti-Trump groups held a rally on the grounds of the Capitol on Tuesday to call for President Donald Trump to be censured for what he said about Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) controversial statement that “somebody did something” on 9-11.

People chanted ‘“Hands off Ilhan” and in a series of speeches blamed the president and Republicans for the rise of “white supremacy masked as white nationalism.”  Continue reading “Ilhan Omar: ‘This Is Not Going to Be the Country of White People’”

Yahoo News

SAN DIEGO – Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of life without parole or the death penalty for John T. Earnest, the 19-year-old man accused of killing a woman and wounding three others in a synagogue attack outside San Diego on Saturday.

At his first court hearing Tuesday, Earnest pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder with a special circumstance of a hate crime. He also faces three charges of attempted murder.  Continue reading “Prosecutors seek life without parole or death penalty for teen accused in San Diego synagogue attack”

Yahoo News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A man armed with a pistol opened fire on students at a North Carolina university during the last day of classes Tuesday, killing two people and wounding four, police said. Officers who had gathered ahead of a campus concert raced over and disarmed the suspect.

The shooting prompted a lockdown at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and caused widespread panic across campus as students scrambled to take shelter.  Continue reading “2 dead, 4 injured in North Carolina campus shooting”

Technocracy News

Continue reading “Atlantic Council Takes Over ‘100 Resilient Cities’ From Rockefeller Foundation”

Information Liberation – by Chris Menahan

Baker Creek Seed Company on Monday canceled a scheduled visit from rancher Cliven Bundy on how to grow ancient crookneck watermelons in a desert climate after Twitter mobs started threatening all their vendors.

The media tipped the Twitterati off before the event could take place with articles like this one:  Continue reading “Seed Company Cancels Cliven Bundy Visit On Growing Watermelons After Threats From Twitterati”

Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

Somali American police officer Mohamed Noor shot Aussie Justine Damond in July 2017.

Damond called the police to report a possible assault down the alley behind her home.

When she went out to meet the police car in her pajamas Noor reached over his partner and shot her dead.  Continue reading “MN Police Officer Mohamed Noor Found Guilty of Murder of Justine Damond While Responding to her 911 Call”

Abel Danger

Ed.’s note: What very few people have noticed is that Jared Kushner brought fellow Harvard graduate and protégé Avi (Avraham) Berkowitz directly into the White House as Kushner’s “right-hand man.” How is it that a Harvard graduate can go from Harvard directly into the White House? This is petty astonishing when you stop and think about this: both Kushner and Berkowitz are Jewish, they knew each other at Harvard which is pretty much a Jewish-controlled institution (Harvard has the largest endowment of any university known at around $36 billion), both are “pro-Israel”, “pro-racism” and “pro-Islamophobia” while both are directing and guiding Trump’s foreign policy towards Israel and Palestine. Note too that Berkowitz acts in accordance with his religious beliefs (see Religion As a Weapon of War) concerning Israel. Continue reading “Trump’s “Deal Of The Century” is a Hoax: Experts”

Bloomberg

A metals manufacturer faked test results and provided faulty materials to NASA, causing more than $700 million in losses and two failed satellite launch missions, according to an investigation by the U.S. space agency.

The fraud involved an Oregon company called Sapa Profiles Inc., which falsified thousands of certifications for aluminum parts over 19 years for hundreds of customers, including NASA.  Continue reading “NASA Says Metals Fraud Caused $700 Million Satellite Failure”

RT

The US has barred American pilots and low flying planes from going into Venezuela indefinitely following opposition leader Juan Guaido’s failed coup, citing “increasing political instability and tensions.”

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an “international security” notice barring all US pilots and US-registered aircraft from flying lower than 26,000ft (about 5 miles) over Venezuela, claiming the ongoing struggle between the US-backed opposition and President Nicolas Maduro’s government creates an “inadvertent risk to flight operations.” While it’s unclear how the situation in the air has changed, the order applies indefinitely going forward, “until further advised.”   Continue reading “US bars American pilots and low-flying planes from Venezuelan airspace”

E&E News – by Blake Sobczak

A “cyber event” interrupted grid operations in parts of the western United States last month, according to a cryptic report posted by the Department of Energy.

The March 5 incident lasted from 9 a.m. until nearly 7 p.m. but didn’t lead to a power outage, based on a brief summary of the electric disturbance report filed by the victim utility.  Continue reading “‘Cyber event’ disrupted U.S. grid networks — DOE”

Yahoo News

Beijing (AFP) – President Xi Jinping urged China’s youth on Tuesday to be loyal to the Communist Party as he sought to whip up patriotic sentiment in a nationalist speech marking the centennial of a student protest.

Xi delivered his hour-long plea at the Great Hall of the People to commemorate the May Fourth Movement, a landmark protest against colonialism and imperialism that rocked China in 1919.  Continue reading “Xi urges youth to ‘love’ the Communist Party”

Daily Mail

The accused Southern California synagogue shooter made his first appearance in court on Tuesday where prosecutors said he fired only eight to 10 of the roughly 60 bullets he had before his weapon jammed.

John T. Earnest, 19, pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder in the shooting that happened Saturday during a Passover service at the Chabad of Poway synagogue.  Continue reading “Stone-faced ‘synagogue shooter’ pleads not guilty during first appearance in court”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

While covering Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s efforts to hold power, MSNBC reporter Kerry Sanders noted Maduro has the advantage of guns against an unarmed populace.

The MSBNC segment, published by The Washington Free Beacon, begins with anchor Andrea Mitchell expressing surprise that Maduro is still holding on.  Continue reading “MSNBC Venezuela Coverage Shows Why U.S. Founders Wanted Armed Citizenry”

Breitbart – by Frances Martel

Cuba’s government-run Radio Reloj website published a commentary Monday referring to American National Security Advisor John Bolton as a “warlock” and “neo-Nazi” for his opposition to the communist Castro regime.

The column, titled “John Bolton: Sinister Godfather of Helms-Burton,” appeared to be an attempt at a biographical feature in the context of the Trump administration allowing lawsuits against corporations that profit from property stolen from Americans during the Cuban Revolution. Americans have a right to sue over these properties as a product of the 1996 Libertad Act, known commonly as the Helms-Burton bill for its authors. Donald Trump is the first president not to bar Americans from exercising this right since the law passed over two decades ago.  Continue reading “Cuban News Agency: John Bolton a ‘Warlock,’ ‘Neo-Nazi of the Purest Strain’”