From the Trenches World Report

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

President Trump will renew his demand for a border wall with a few new incentives for congressional Democrats in a 3 p.m. Saturday announcement, according to Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter. Trump teased the announcement on Friday.    Continue reading “Trump Will Offer Democrats Deal In “Major Announcement” Today”

Economic Policy Journal

Welcome to US direct investment in the military-industrial complex.

President Donald Trump has approved direct federal investment in suppliers of American bomb parts and chemicals, part of as much as $250 million in direct investments by the Pentagon, reports The Military Times.   Continue reading “Trump to Use Federal Funds to Prop Up US Bomb Makers”

Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder

The borrower is the servant of the lender, and one of the primary ways that the elite keep the rest of us subjugated is through the $244,000,000,000,000 mountain of global debt that has been accumulated.  Every single day, the benefits of our labor are going to enrich somebody else.  A portion of the taxes that are deducted from your paycheck is used to pay interest on government debt.  A portion of the profits that your company makes probably goes to servicing some form of business debt.  Continue reading “Global Debt Surpasses 244 Trillion Dollars As “Nearly Half The World Lives On Less Than $5.50 A Day””

The Hill

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed a bill on Thursday that will require gun dealers and shops to be regulated and certified by the state.

The bill bans retailers from selling guns without certification and allows the state to gather information on private sales and illegal gun transfers.   Continue reading “Illinois governor signs gun dealer licensing bill”

NBC News

The winter storm set to bear down on the region this weekend is expected to make travel hazardous through the weekend into Monday. Precipitation will be heavy at times, making travel difficult; a potential flash freeze could completely ice roads over and intense wind gusts could fell tree limbs, creating potential blockades throughout the area.   Continue reading “Road Bans, Restrictions in NY, NJ Ahead of Winter Storm”

Yahoo News

DENVER (AP) — An off-duty sheriff’s deputy who was shot by a police officer in Colorado following a car chase died Friday.

Deputy Jesse Jenson, 41, was removed from life support after he was shot by a LaSalle police officer late Wednesday night, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.   Continue reading “Off-duty deputy shot by Colorado officer after chase dies”

The Truth About Guns – by Dan Zimmerman

How much ammo does a gun owner need? More. Always more. And if you’re on Santa’s nice list and told him that gun food is what you’d like to find under the tree on Christmas morning, Brownells has just the thing. But you may need a bigger tree if this is going to fit underneath it . . .   Continue reading “Brownells Now Selling 5.56 and 7.62×51 Ammunition By the Barrel”

CCN

China has extended the olive branch back to the United States by offering a path to eliminate Washington’s burgeoning trade deficit with the country, Bloomberg reported Friday. The news comes less than a day after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration was considering lifting tariffs amid the ongoing trade war.   Continue reading “Bye Bye Trade War? China Plans $1 Trillion Buying Spree to Reduce US Trade Deficit”

KVRR – by Joe Radske

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Fargo city commissioners have approved first reading of a revised ordinance covering a new form of wireless infrastructure.

Cities must conform to a Federal Communications Commission order that streamlines the process of installing new antennas for 5-G wireless service.   Continue reading “Fargo City Leaders Approve Plan For 5G”

Sputnik

The two “white hat” hackers who discovered the website believe it was used to lure specific victims – presumably journalists – in order to collect their data in preparation for a future attack on their computers.

Israeli hackers have exposed a website that published personal data about high-ranking Israeli military and intelligence officials, a report by The Times of Israel says, citing Hadashot TV.   Continue reading “Website Exposed Mossad Chief’s Personal Data to Lure Media Victims – Report”

Fox News

Around 1,000 Central American migrants marched freely through the Guatemala-Mexico border on Friday after the gates were left wide open, with Mexican authorities standing down from confronting the caravan.

The border gates were open only temporarily, but migrants – who crossed the bridge from Tecun-Uman to Ciudad Hidalgo – were surprised to find no locks on the gates, effectively giving them a free pass to enter the country without being stuck at the border or registering with immigration officials and now begin the trek to the U.S. border, which can range from between 1,000 to 2,500 miles depending on the point of entry.   Continue reading “Migrant caravan freely crosses Mexican border after gates were left open, authorities avoided ‘confrontation’”

I was sitting at the bar staring at my drink when a large, trouble-making biker steps up next to me, grabs my drink and gulps it down in one swig.

“Well, whatcha’ gonna do about it?” he says, menacingly, as I burst into tears. “Come on, man,” the biker says, “I didn’t think you’d cry. I can’t stand to see a man crying.”   Continue reading “I was sitting at the bar…”

Yahoo News

When a driver decided to destroy a giant snowman in Petersburg, Ky., on Monday, the culprit got a rude awakening. Instead of poor Frosty being murdered, the snowman got its revenge, since its base was a giant tree trunk in the yard of Cory Lutz.

Lutz was hosting his fiancée, Lucy, and her sister, Laura, who were visiting from Mississippi this weekend when Lucy experienced the “biggest snowfall she’s ever seen.” Naturally, Lutz wanted to make it special for the visiting women.   Continue reading “Driver attempts to destroy giant snowman, not realizing it’s built on a large tree trunk”