From the Trenches World Report

Washington Examiner – by Tom Rogan

In a rare double-up deployment close to Iran, the U.S. Navy currently has two carrier strike groups in the Mediterranean Sea. Just a few days sail from the Arabian Sea, the Stennis and Lincoln carrier strike groups conducted joint exercises last week.

The Navy’s current posture gives President Trump significantly added means of deterrence and action against Iran. It’s a relevant concern in that U.S.-Iran tensions are escalating quickly.  Continue reading “The US Navy sends a double aircraft carrier message to Iran”

Global News – by Sam Thompson

An incident at a Corydon Avenue cafe that was originally reported as one of Winnipeg’s worst-ever hate crimes was apparently staged, said police.

Three owners of the BerMax Caffé were arrested Wednesday and charged with public mischief, which involves intent to mislead and causing an officer to investigate an incident based on false information.  Continue reading “‘Worst’ anti-Semitic hate crime at Winnipeg cafe was allegedly faked by owners, say police”

NWI Times

Continue reading “Facebook expects to pay up to $5 billion in fines to FTC for privacy violations”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

The Florida Senate passed legislation on Monday that will allow teachers to be armed to shoot back if their classroom comes under attack.

WJCT reported that the legislation, SB 7030, passed by a vote of 22-17. Every Democrat in the Senate voted against giving the teachers the option to be armed. Sen. Anitere Flores (R-Miami) joined the Democrats.  Continue reading “Florida Senate Passes Bill Allowing Teachers to Be Armed to Shoot Back”

Collective Evolution – by Arjun Walia

Agent Orange studies were mandated by Congress in the 1980s. These studies were headed by Dr. Frank DeStefano, and Dr. Coleen Boyle of the CDC, who are now in charge of vaccine safety studies at the agency.  Frank and Coleen ended the Agent Orange studies two years early, emphasizing that “no link” would be found between illnesses being reported by injured veterans and Agent Orange. The early termination of the study is what allowed the US Department of Veterans Affairs to deny any connection between Agent Orange and medical problems, preventing veterans and their families from qualifying for fair compensation. The Boyle/DeStefano team’s deception was outed by Admiral Zumwalt, who went to the President and laid out the science in a classified report (which has now been declassified):  Continue reading “Vietnam Demands Monsanto Pay Victims of Agent Orange For Cancer & Birth Defects”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

It’s being described as “the largest mass execution of Shiites in the kingdom’s history” — and it didn’t take place in an official US enemy country like Assad’s Syria or Putin’s Russia or even North Korea. On Tuesday Saudi Arabia (where else?) beheaded 37 Saudi citizens, the vast majority of which have been identified as minority Shiites in yet another sectarian-driven mass execution.  Continue reading “Saudis Conduct Mass Beheadings Of 37, Mostly Shiites, With Two Crucified”

The Verge – by Russell Brandom

Jennifer Newstead, a Trump appointee who served in the Justice Department under President Bush, will soon be taking over as general counsel of Facebook, the company announced in a press release on Monday afternoon. Newstead will take over from Colin Stretch, who announced plans to retire last year.

“Jennifer is a seasoned leader whose global perspective and experience will help us fulfill our mission,” Sheryl Sandberg said in a statement included with the release.  Continue reading “Facebook’s new chief lawyer helped write the Patriot Act”

The Organic Prepper – by Dagny Taggart

A prominent Oxford philosopher who is known for making terrifying predictions about humanity has a new theory about our future, and it isn’t pretty.

Over 15 years ago, Nick Bostrom, author of Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, made the case that we are all living in a Matrix-like computer simulation run by another civilization.  Continue reading “Global Government and Mass Surveillance May Be Needed to Save Humanity, Expert Says”

Natural News – by Tracy Watson

An increasing number of people from different religious and ethnic backgrounds have become skeptical about the merits of vaccinations in recent years. With more and more doctors and healthcare professionals warning about the dangers of vaccines – despite organizations like the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention insisting that they are 100 percent safe and totally effective – the blinkers have come off for many parents, who have subsequently made the decision not to vaccinate their children.  Continue reading “NY judge declares the State owns your body and can force you to be injected with anything they want”

The New American – by Bob Adelmann

The report issued by the trustees of the Social Security (Old Age and Survivors and Disability Insurance, or OASDI) trust funds on Monday was blunt: “Social Security’s total cost is projected to be … higher that its total income in 2020 and all later years.” It added that its total liability over the next 75 years is $16.8 trillion. With less than $3 trillion in reserves, the program is 83 percent underfunded, worse by far than any other public or private pension plan in the country.  Continue reading “Social Security Taxes Won’t Meet Payouts Starting Next Year”

Reuters

The National Rifle Association sued Los Angeles on Wednesday over a new law requiring that contractors disclose their ties to the gun rights group as a condition of obtaining business from the second most-populous U.S. city.

Los Angeles was accused of trying to “silence NRA’s voice, as well as the voices of all those who dare oppose the city’s broad gun-control agenda,” by cutting off revenue streams the group needs to advocate for the right to bear arms.  Continue reading “NRA sues Los Angeles over law requiring disclosure of ties to gun rights group”

Judicial Watch

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that a senior FBI official admitted, in writing and under oath, that the agency found Clinton email records in the Obama White House, specifically, the Executive Office of the President. The FBI also admitted nearly 49,000 Clinton server emails were reviewed as result of a search warrant for her material on the laptop of Anthony Weiner.  Continue reading “Judicial Watch: FBI Admits Hillary Clinton Emails Found in Obama White House”

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The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Warning that the government must not be given the power to criminalize speech it deems distasteful or annoying, The Rutherford Institute has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the prosecution of a Texas man who faces up to one year in jail and a $4000 fine for sending emails to police criticizing them for failing to respond to his requests for assistance. Continue reading “Under Texas Law Banning Annoying or Offensive Electronic Messages, Man Faces a Year in Prison for Criticizing Police”