From the Trenches World Report

Alt-Market – by Brandon Smith

Technology can be dazzling but also debilitating to real human progress, and when I say “progress” I do not mean advancements in the world of machines but advancements in the world of people, and one does not necessarily lead to the other.

First, I fully recognize that whenever anyone attempts to criticize technological innovation they take the risk of being labeled a “crackpot” or an “outdated fossil”, a barbaric relic of a foregone era. However, this attitude is an ignorant one. It assumes that the path we are on as a species is one of perpetual improvement as long as we continue to follow the great technology god; but what if this assumption is completely wrong? What if we are actually devolving rather than evolving?  Continue reading “Technological Dependence And The End Of Freedom”

MEADVILLE – Michael Eugene Wagner, 56 of Meadville, passed away, Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at U.P.M.C. Hamot surrounded by his family. He was born on April 3, 1963 in Redondo Beach, CA, son of the late Ralph Wagner, Jr. and Nancy Longstreth Last.

Mike ran Braveheart Radio, enjoyed collecting firearms, hunting, fishing, going to wineries for wine tastings, cigars and golfing. He also enjoyed listening to Rush Limbaugh, reading Tom Clancy books and absolutely loved his country.  Continue reading “Rest In Peace Mike from Braveheart Radio”

Western Journal – by Shaun Hair

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday against President Donald Trump’s policy that made it more difficult for certain illegal immigrants to get a bond hearing.

The administration policy set in place two months ago said that those illegals could be detained until their asylum case is completed.  Continue reading “Ex-ICE Chief Goes Scorched Earth: Illegals Walk to America but Can’t Make It to Court”

Information Liberation – by Chris Menahan

The New York Times ran a column over the weekend calling for leftists to go after US Customs and Border Protection agents “in their home communities” to force them to “face consequences” for their work at migrant detention facilities.

Kate Cronin-Furman, a purple-haired feminist who is an “assistant professor of human rights” at the University College London Department of Political Science, wrote in the New York Times:  Continue reading “NYT: Target Border Patrol Agents ‘In Their Home Communities,’ Make Them ‘Face Consequences’”

Pacific Standard – by Massoud Hayoun

Oregon lawmakers have voted to grant the state’s undocumented residents drivers’ licenses, amid a nationwide push to do so in response to data indicating that minor traffic violations are landing immigrants in deportation proceedings.

State senators voted 17–10 on Saturday to pass a bill granting licenses to all Oregon residents, regardless of citizenship status, which “eliminates [the] requirement that [a] person provide proof of legal presence before Department of Transportation issues [a] noncommercial driver license, noncommercial driver permit or identification card.”  Continue reading “Oregon Will Make Undocumented People Eligible For Drivers’ Licenses Again”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

While the headline payrolls number was stellar, coming in higher than even the most optimistic Wall Street forecast, one aspect of today’s jobs report that will likely become a major talking point for Democrats and other critics of the Trump economy, is that the number of multiple-jobholders soared from 7.855 million to 8.156 million, a monthly surge of 301,000 – the biggest since July 2018, and an indication that the jobs number was far weaker than the headline represents if one excludes all those workers who represented two jobs to the BLS’ various surveys.  Continue reading “It Wasn’t All Great News: Multiple Jobholders Soar To Record High”

ABC News

One person was killed and several others suffered minor injuries from a lightning strike in South Carolina on Thursday, officials said.

The person who was killed was under a tree at Lawshe Plantation in Georgetown County when the lightning hit, according to Georgetown County Fire and EMS officials. The National Weather Service had issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area at the time of the strike.  Continue reading “1 dead, several injured from lightning strike in South Carolina: Officials”

New York Post – by Reed Tucker

Forgive me, Father, for I have worn spandex.

A controversial new comic series hits shelves Wednesday, imagining Jesus returning to Earth as a superhero sidekick, and The Post has an exclusive first look.

The satirical work is written by Mark Russell and illustrated by Richard Pace, and if you think some among the faithful might find the premise blasphemous, you’d be right.  Continue reading “‘Second Coming’ comic resurrects Jesus as controversial superhero”

Godlike Productions – by Trained Noticer, 2013

When in the Course of sitting on our fat butts watching the fables of the Ministry of Propaganda on TV, it becomes necessary for us, the dumb masses, to embrace the political bands which have connected us with our government, and to accept the government as the powers of the earth, deny the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitles us…, uh, we realize that… uh we, um, well… we don’t give a crap. Just send us our checks, our food stamp cards, and our TV Guides.  Continue reading “Declaration of Dependence”

Bloomberg

Chuck Hughey braves security lines at Pittsburgh International Airport at least once a week. Not to catch a flight, but to get an ice cream cone or cruise a few of the concourses. Is he nuts? Not at all, he will tell you, just a doting grandfather. He and 3-year-old Cleo spend quality time there, riding the trams between terminals and gliding along the moving walkways.  Continue reading “Airports Open Up to Terminal Tourists Who Just Want to Hang Out”

The Hill

Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) called on Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.) to leave the House Republican Conference after he announced Thursday he is leaving the GOP.

“Amash left the @freedomcaucus now he’s leaving the @GOP. The @HouseGOP never left @justinamash – we simply ran out of space for his ego. However, we should make sure he leaves Conference and his committee,” Walker, who is the Republican Conference vice chair, tweeted.  Continue reading “GOP lawmaker calls for Amash to leave Republican Conference”