Seven Days – by Paul Heintz

Corey Bertrand’s home security camera caught an unexpected visitor poking around his Franklin property last November: Gov. Phil Scott.

Earlier that fall, the governor had learned that state regulators were planning to force Bertrand to remove the 4,800-square-foot house he’d built in a protected wetland. Scott had asked his staff to look into the situation, but when he found himself in the neighborhood, he figured he’d check it out himself.   Continue reading “Drain the Swamp? Scott Wades Into State Wetland Dispute”

RT

The US Army confirmed that some of its soldiers stationed in Poland are being investigated for an altercation, in which they reportedly assaulted a local dentist and his two sons in front of other family members.

The incident happened two weeks ago on Friday night in the western Polish town of Skwierzyna, one of several hosting US troops. A dramatic first report by Polish tabloid Super Express said three Americans got into a fight after trying to force their way into an apartment building. The Polish doctor, who lives on the ground floor of the building, came out with his sons to calm down the disturbance.   Continue reading “US soldiers in Poland probed after beating up three locals in front of family members”

Newser – by Jenn Goodman

It’s Halloween season, meaning candy corn, Mallomars, pumpkin spice everything, and … cookies with human remains? That’s the snack that at least one California student reportedly brought to Da Vinci Charter Academy High School in Davis, per the San Francisco Chronicle, containing the not-appetizing ingredient of a grandparent’s ashes.

The Chronicle says it was her grandmother’s remains, FOX40 says it was her grandfather’s, but either way, Lt. Paul Doroshov of the Davis Police Department says nine students were reportedly given the cookies on Oct. 4 (it’s not clear how many, if any, ate the cookies), and students are speaking to the media about their experience, per KCRA.   Continue reading “Cops: Cookies With Human Remains Possibly Doled Out at School”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

While President Trump would love it if the Western media, along with prominent executives in tech and finance, would buy Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s claims that he had “no knowledge” of the confrontation at the Saudis’ consulate in Istanbul that’s believed to have precipitated the killing of insider-turned-Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, yet more evidence has emerged this morning to contradict the official Saudi narrative.   Continue reading ““They Cut Him Up While He Was Still Alive”: Grisly Details Of Saudi Journalist Killing Emerge”

Burlington Free Press – by Elizabeth Murray

The number of candidates targeted by negative messages this election season seems to have increased, according to a Vermont State Police detective. And, the manner in which a death threat was sent to a candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives — through the mail — is the first he’s seen in 13 years with the agency.

Police are investigating a threatening letter sent through the mail to Deserae Morin, a Republican candidate from Colchester, the agency said this weekend.   Continue reading “Police investigate threats against Republican candidate for Vermont House”

The Organic Prepper

Americans are eating fake foods. It’s sad but true that many American staples are fraudulent. Going to the grocery store and searching for whole, nutritious foods is like running a gauntlet of lies.

The American food system is as fake as a toupée. I remember an Eastern European female basketball player being on Jay Leno and going on and on about how fake American food tasted. She even compared our fruit to wax fruit displays. That’s actually astute considering that a lot of produce is covered in wax to protect it for longer periods on store shelves. Since then, I’ve heard other foreigners bemoan American food for its fakery. Waxy tasting chocolate, bland produce, neon-colored party snacks that sent them running to the nearest bathroom.   Continue reading “3 TOTALLY FAKE Foods in Just About Everybody’s Kitchen”

CNBC – by Tucker Higgins

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could determine whether users can challenge social media companies on free speech grounds.

The case, Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, No. 17-702, centers on whether a private operator of a public access television network is considered a state actor, which can be sued for First Amendment violations.   Continue reading “Supreme Court agrees to hear a case that could determine whether Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies can censor their users”

PJ Media – by Debra Heine

Maoist revolutionaries across the country are demanding violent revolts on Election Day to protest what they call a “bourgeois farce,” according to their recent posts on social media. As Far Left Watch reports, the Red Guards of Austin escalated its war against “imperialism” last week by placing severed pig heads at “polling places and campaign offices” in and around the Austin, Texas, area.

The group is calling for revolutionary violence rather than participation in the “bourgeois elections.” Red Guards LA shared the grotesque photos on Twitter:   Continue reading “‘Red Guards of Austin’ Place Severed Pig Heads in Front of Campaign Offices”

Sputnik

The mayor’s remarks came on the heels of clashes in Portland, in which Antifa members reportedly maced right-wing demonstrators. Left-wing protesters swarmed the city on Saturday after police killed a black man on suspicion of shooting two people.

Ted Wheeler, Mayor of Portland, Oregon, voiced his support to city police who had been widely criticized for insufficient response to Antifa violence in the city last week. Continue reading “Portland Mayor Scolded for Defending Lack of Police Action Against Leftist Mob”

Bloomberg – by Thomas Black

Buying a used business jet is getting harder — and that’s a sign of a long-awaited shift in the market for luxury planes.

Only a dozen or so pre-owned Falcon 7X planes are on the market now, down from about 35 a year and a half ago, says Steve Varsano, an aircraft broker in London. When a client wanted to buy the Dassault Aviation SA model, the tightening market pushed him to bid sight-unseen on a plane in India. Continue reading “Luxury-Jet Market Is So Hot That Even Used Planes Are Selling”

People – by Christina Dugan

Dennis Hof, the owner of the Nevada brothel where Lamar Odom was found unconscious from a drug overdose three years ago, has died. He was 72.

According to the Nye County Sheriff’s Office, Hof was found dead at the Love Ranch in Crystal, Nevada. Detectives and Deputies are currently on the scene conducting an investigation.   Continue reading “Dennis Hof, Owner of Nevada Brothel Where Lamar Odom Had a Near-Fatal Overdose, Dies at 72”

The Next Big Future – by Brian Wang

DARPA OFFSET looks to empower dismounted units by transforming how humans and autonomous swarms interact in dynamic and complex urban operations.

DARPA’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) envisions swarms of 250 collaborative autonomous systems providing critical insights to small ground military units in urban areas where vertical structures, tight spaces, and limited sight lines constrain communications and mobility. DARPA is soliciting proposals for its third swarm sprint, which will focus on the topics of human-swarm teaming and swarm tactics.   Continue reading “DARPA wants massive drone swarms”

My deepest apologies to all, but we will no longer be putting up any photos on From the Trenches unless they are personal photos sent to us from Trenchers.

We do not need photos to accomplish our mission, I know sometimes they help to brighten the day and that 99% of them are harmless, but it is what it is.