From the Trenches World Report

National Interest – by Michael Peck

Balloons have been a military tool since the American Civil War. Though displaced by 1918 by their newfangled, heavier-than-air cousin, the airplane, they have since made a comeback in the twenty-first century as surveillance platforms.

And now the U.S. Army wants a mobile balloon that can move autonomously as a floating drone.  Continue reading “What’s That In the Sky? An Army Robot Zeppelin”

Independent Sentinel – by S. Nobel

The globalist corporations including the Big Techs now own us. Large corporations no longer respond to the free market since they are rich and powerful monopolies. They are Big Brother.

If you don’t conform to their will, they will ban you, isolate you, and demonize you. They take away your right to speak, to own guns, and to have privacy. If you are pro-life, they will destroy you, and if religion gets it their way, they will destroy that too.  Continue reading “Corporations are now in charge of American values, you will be assimilated”

WXXI News – by Randy Gorbman

A judge in Wayne County has resigned while facing an accusation about making inappropriate remarks about the law and defendants several years ago.

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct says those statements by Butler Town and Wolcott Village Justice Scott Stone came during a village board meeting in October 2015.  Continue reading “A judge in Wayne County resigns after being accused of making inappropriate remarks”

New York Post

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco supervisors were expected to consider a proposal Tuesday that could force drug addicts with serious mental illnesses into treatment.

Mayor London Breed and other supporters of the proposal say the move — known as conservatorship — is necessary to help addicts who are often homeless and suffering from a mental illness, making them a danger to themselves.  Continue reading “San Francisco considers forced treatment for mentally ill addicts”

The Guardian – by Jon Henley

Tatu Ainesmaa turns 32 this summer, and for the first time in more than a decade he has a home he can truly say is his: an airy two-room apartment in a small, recently renovated block in a leafy suburb of Helsinki, with a view over birch trees.

“It’s a big miracle,” he says. “I’ve been in communes, but everyone was doing drugs and I’ve had to get out. I’ve been in bad relationships; same thing. I’ve been on my brother’s sofa. I’ve slept rough. I’ve never had my own place. This is huge for me.”  Continue reading “‘It’s a miracle’: Helsinki’s radical solution to homelessness”

Metals Money Exchange – by Clint Siegner

U.S. leaders are demanding the rest of the world recognize economic sanctions and stop buying Iranian oil. The U.K., Germany, France, Russia, China, and India are among the nations who don’t fully support the sanctions and would rather not pay higher prices for oil elsewhere.

American officials more and more often resort to delivering ultimatums, both to adversaries and allies alike. Nations that do not follow orders stand to lose access to the U.S. financial system and could face trade sanctions of their own. That is a serious threat. Continue reading “New U.S. Sanctions Spark Blowback against Federal Reserve Note Dollar System”

Free Beacon – by Charles Fain Lehman

House Democrats are expected on Tuesday to bring to a vote a bill to grant protection from deportation and a path to permanent residency for millions of illegal immigrants.

H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, will likely pass the Democratic-controlled House, although it is dead on arrival in the Republican-controlled Senate. The bill passed through the House Judiciary Committee last month, following what Politico called an “intraparty squabble” over whether or not it should provide a path to citizenship to certain individuals with criminal records, and whether or not it should extend federal financial aid to illegal immigrants.   Continue reading “House Dems Expected to Vote on Mass Amnesty Bill”

RT

Israeli politics reached a new level of absurdity on Tuesday when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who is facing three separate corruption charges – allocated the justice portfolio to himself, on top of his other ministries.

The move leaves Netanyahu, who has served as Israel’s premier continuously for the last decade, in control of four ministries –in addition to the prime minister’s office– including Defense, Health, Education and, now, Justice.  Continue reading “Netanyahu becomes Israel’s new Justice Minister while he still faces criminal charges”

Gateway Pundit – by Christina Laila

Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson was arrested and charged on Tuesday for child neglect after an investigation into law enforcement’s response to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that occurred last February.

Scot Peterson stood by and did nothing to stop the mass shooter who ended up killing 17 students and teachers.  Continue reading “Broward County Deputy Who Failed to Confront Parkland Shooter Arrested For Child Neglect”

American Herald Tribune

There is an unfortunate tendency in the United States to throw money at a problem, particularly when the problem is related to powerful constituencies. The recent attacks on synagogues, churches, and mosques have included two attacks on synagogues in Pittsburgh and San Diego that killed 12 and a shooting at a Texas church in 2017 that killed 26. The recent massacre of 51 Muslims in New Zealand also resonated in the United States.  Continue reading “Making Prayer Safer: 94% of DHS Grants to Enhance Security Goes to Jewish Groups”

Unz Review – by Paul Craig Roberts

“The ability of the owners of the political/media class to discredit and neutralize anyone who poses a threat to their interests simply by rearranging the narratives about them is one of the most destructive psychological weapons in their arsenal. The main reason it’s so hard to convince the public that they have been taken in by propaganda and smear campaigns is because for some stupid reason, one of the most shameful things anyone can do in our society is be fooled. If we are to overcome the narrative dominance of the powerful, it is essential that we find a way to shift that shame from those who have been fooled onto those who have been fooling them.”— Caitlin Johnstone   Continue reading “The War On Truth”

Daily Mail

A protester scuffled with a Donald Trump supporter as the pair wrested over a MAGA cap as tensions look set to continue today with 250,000 set to take to the streets of London in demonstrations against the president.

Anger boiled over outside Buckingham Palace last night as the Republican arrived for his State Banquet with the Queen and 15 other Royals.  Continue reading “Scuffles break out between pro and anti-Trump protesters – with 250,000 more demonstrators expected to descend on London for rally today”