From the Trenches World Report

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

For the last several decades, the US government has openly funded, supported, and armed various terrorist networks throughout the world to forward an agenda of destabilization and proxy war. It is not a secret, nor a conspiracy theory—America arms bad guys. The situation has gotten so overtly corrupt that the government just admitted the Pentagon asked Congress for funding to reimburse terrorists for their transportation and other expenses. Seriously.  Continue reading “US Gov’t Now Openly Admits Pentagon Asks for Money to Directly Fund Terrorists”

Breitbart – AP

DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas man previously arrested in the death of an 81-year-old woman has been charged with killing at least 11 more elderly women whose jewelry and other valuables he stole, authorities said Thursday.

Kim Leach, a spokeswoman for the Dallas County district attorney’s office, said 46-year-old Billy Chemirmir was indicted Tuesday on six more counts of capital murder in the deaths of women ranging in age from 76 to 94.  Continue reading “Alleged serial killer charged in deaths of 11 elderly women”

CNN

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment in Lloydminster, Alberta, is deploying four lifelike cutouts of officers into the field to catch speeders, decrease car collisions and improve overall traffic safety.  Continue reading “‘Constable Scarecrow:’ Police in Canadian town use cutouts of officers to catch speeders”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

In the latest sign of Beijing’s frustration with the US, the Chinese leadership have reiterated their opposition to American sanctions against Iran. After a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, Chinese Foregin Minister Wang Yi reiterated Beijing’s ‘firm opposition’ to unilateral US sanctions against Iran. Continue reading “Beijing Backs Iran, “Firmly Opposes” Unilateral US Sanctions”

The Newspaper

Neither the cities that have traffic cameras nor the private companies that operate them are the biggest financial beneficiaries of photo enforcement. In states like Arizona and California where automated citations carry points against the recipient’s driver’s license, insurance companies are generating four times more revenue from photo tickets than California and Arizona cities.  Continue reading “Insurance Companies Make $1000 For Each Speed Camera Ticket”

Breitbart – by John Binder

The majority of American voters oppose releasing border crossers applying for asylum into the interior of the United States while they await their court hearings, a new poll finds.

The latest Harvard/Harris Poll reveals that about 2-in-3 Americans, or 66 percent, said they oppose the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) releasing border crossers into the U.S. while they await their asylum claims process. Instead, voters said border crossers should be immediately turned back to Mexico while awaiting their asylum hearing.  Continue reading “Harvard/Harris Poll: 2-in-3 Americans Oppose Releasing Border Crossers into U.S. Interior”

According to Ahmad Al Khaled, members of armed opposition groups are preparing to accuse Syrian and Russian military of using chemical weapons in Idlib to hamper an offensive carried out by the Syrian army.

With this setup, the opposition intends to increase international pressure on the Syrian authorities and forestall the government’s offensive in the provinces of Hama and Latakia on the borders with Idlib, where the Syrian troops have forced the militants to withdraw from a number of areas.  Continue reading “Syrian Opposition Set To Recycle Khan Shaykhun Chemical Attack Scenario”

The Guardian – by Andrew Pulver

A wave of condemnation has greeted the announcement of a new film starring Mel Gibson, in which the actor is due to play a character called Whitelaw Rothchild, the patriarch of a wealthy family.

The film, called Rothchild, is being offered to buyers at Cannes, and is described as a “dark comedy” and “an action-packed cautionary tale on wealth and power”. Shia LaBeouf also stars, playing family outcast Becket Rothchild, who has to supplant nine other family members to claim an inheritance. Continue reading “Mel Gibson casting in Rothchild comedy sparks outrage”

Daily Wire – by Jeffrey Cawood

A California housing bill targeting upscale communities would eliminate single-family home zoning across most of the state, transferring the authority to shape neighborhoods away from local governments to remote politicians in Sacramento.

Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), the lead author of Senate Bill 50 (SB 50), says the practice — known as “upzoning” — is necessary to address problems such as housing affordability and homelessness, which he claims have reached “crisis” levels statewide. To justify his bold proposal, Wiener references a report that found California needs 3.5 million more homes.  Continue reading “CA Bill Would Eliminate Single-Family Home Zoning In Most Of The State”

NBC News – by Adam Edelman

President Donald Trump on Thursday proposed a sweeping “pro-American,” merit-based legal immigration system to replace the current family-based system with one that prioritizes the entrance of highly-skilled migrants like doctors and researchers.

“Our proposal is pro-American, pro-immigrant, and pro-worker. It’s common sense,” Trump said during a speech in the White House Rose Garden.  Continue reading “Trump immigration plan: Give me your doctors, your researchers, your top graduate masses yearning to breathe free”

Boing Boing – by Xeni Jardin

Facebook announced today that is has banned an Israeli firm that ran a foreign psyops campaign to disrupt election results in various countries.

Facebook claims to have canceled dozens of accounts engaged in spreading disinformation, they said Thursday.  Continue reading “Facebook bans election-attack firm linked to Israeli military and ‘dozens’ more disinformation accounts”

Popular Mechanics – by Kyle Mizokami

The U.S. Air Force has returned a B-52 bomber retired eleven years ago to active duty service, only the second time in history that has happened. The bomber, nicknamed “Wise Guy,” was brought out of storage at the aircraft “Boneyard” in Arizona, refurbished, and returned to service at Barksdale, Louisiana. The bomber could easily spend another two or three decades on active duty.  Continue reading “The Air Force Resurrects Another B-52 From the Boneyard”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

TransDigm Group Inc. sold the Pentagon “drive pins” for $4,361 each – should only cost $46, a 9,400% gain in excess profits, according to the Inspector General US Department of Defense’s audit labeled “For Official Use Only” obtained by Bloomberg.

The inspector general’s audit shows 98 of 100 parts inspected were overinflated in value and concluded the Pentagon is paying the Ohio-based defense manufacturing firm $91 million more in the next several years for parts valued at $28 million, with excess profit per part of 95% to the 9,400%.  Continue reading “DoD Inspector General Exposes Pentagon Contractor’s 9,400% Profit On Half-Inch Pin”

Breitbart – by Frances Martel

The Chinese Communist Party hosted a “carnival celebrating diversity” late Wednesday in Beijing featuring Party-approved performances from the likes of Jackie Chan and Andrea Bocelli.

The show was a stark contrast to efforts to eradicate Uighur identity and the Muslim faith on the other side of the country.  Continue reading “China Hosts ‘Carnival of Diversity’ While Putting Minorities in Concentration Camps”