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In my last article, “The Bears Have it Right: Economy went Polar Opposite of Bullish Predictions,” I laid out my first prediction for 2019 — a recession by summer. I don’t want the following revelations and facts that I have since come across to get lost in comments I recently posted to that article, so I’m bringing them all together here. Continue reading “More Evidence that the Bears Have it Dead Right”
Writing an article about “what makeshift weapons can you use when you do not have weapons” sounds completely out of the prepper realm. Because when the SHTF and you find yourself in your home without any real weapons, that usually means you are not a prepper or survivalist in the first place. But there are situations when people don’t have or cannot have guns.
Given my experience writing about this topic might help you in a way that you understand what people did in those cases. It may help you to know how human psychology works when something bad happens and you are not prepared. Continue reading “Selco’s Principles of Successful Makeshift Weapons When You Don’t (or Can’t) Have a Gun”
DETROIT —When Nikki Joly’s Jackson home burned down in 2017, some thought the fire was a hate crime against the transgendered, gay-rights activist who had fought for a local anti-discrimination ordinance.
But now, instead of a victim, the 54-year-old is accused of being the perpetrator. Continue reading “Gay rights activist set fire to his own home in fake hate crime, Michigan police say”
Freshman congresswoman and political lightning rod Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is set to add another, more surprising title to her resume: comic book star.
Ocasio-Cortez will feature as a “butt-kicking” political superhero in a new comic book called ‘Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez And The Freshman Force,’ which is billed as “satire that takes aim at Washington” and that will “spare no one.” Continue reading “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to star as ‘butt-kicking’ political superhero in new comic book”
Climate change is a culture war flash point in America. The fight over global warming and what to do about it is likely to shape next year’s presidential election. But scientists here in the North Country say they’re no longer asking if the climate is changing.
They’re now measuring real-world impacts: everything from sharp declines in bird populations to the rapid spread of human diseases carried by deer ticks. Continue reading “Adirondack scientists document climate change impacts on wildlife, human health”
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) The University of Vermont is taking part in one of the largest childhood development studies of its kind in the country. It aims to create a groundbreaking body of work that will influence researchers for years to come.
Stefanie Waite and her son, 13-year-old Emmett, are looking at brain scans. They’re MRI images of Emmett’s brain starting in 2016. Continue reading “UVM taking part in major childhood development study”
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a three-day war drill along the Gaza Strip border simulating various military maneuver, including a full-blown war with terrorist organizations in the coastal enclave, the IDF said in a statement Sunday.
The field training exercise, which will measure the operational readiness of IDF soldiers for various combat scenarios “especially in the Gaza Strip,” will include infantry units, artillery, armored personnel carriers, main battle tanks, and aircraft, the statement read. Continue reading “IDF Launches Surprise Military Drill Simulating War In Gaza”
Syrian President Bashar Assad has made his first public visit to Iran — his country’s closest regional ally — since the beginning of the Syrian conflict eight years ago.
Syrian state television reported the visit on Monday, showing footage of Assad meeting with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that the two had agreed to “continue cooperation at all levels for the interests of the two friendly nations.” Continue reading “Syria’s Assad visits ally Iran for first time in 8 years since conflict began”
Winter Storm Ryan brought more snow to the Pacific Northwest on Monday, causing slippery driving, school closings and thousands of power outages.
The snow fell so hard Monday in parts of Montana that plows had trouble keeping up, according to the Associated Press. With buses struggling to drive on the snowy roads, Butte public schools will have their first closure in at least 20 years on Tuesday, the report added.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was named the “honorary president” of the Rio Grande River which separates Mexico from the United States.
During a press conference and ceremony blasting President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the southern border, Pelosi received the honor from Laredo, Texas, Mayor Pete Saenz. Continue reading “Nancy Pelosi Named ‘Honorary President’ of U.S.-Mexico Border Region”
The local newspaper reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents dropped off groups of illegal aliens at a Phoenix Greyhound bus station Saturday afternoon. Numerous buses arrived to pick up the illegals, who crossed our sovereign border from Mexico.
The report further states that members of a local church set up tables with soup, muffins and an assortment of fruit near the Buckeye Road station to feed the illegal aliens while “mapping out warm places they can stay.” Continue reading “Why is ICE taking illegals to Phx. Greyhound station?”
There will be no broadcast of the Word From the Trenches as I have personal business to attend to.
Should be back up tomorrow.
It’s hard to imagine how conservatives could be even more complacent than they actually are about what’s being done to this country.
The schools our children are taught in are almost universally run by liberals who hate everything we stand for, but we don’t demand that our representatives pull funding from state schools that behave that way. Continue reading “Time for Action: Chase Bank Denies Service to Conservatives”
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian state television has listed U.S. military facilities that Moscow would target in the event of a nuclear strike, and said that a hypersonic missile Russia is developing would be able to hit them in less than five minutes.
The targets included the Pentagon and the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland. Continue reading “After Putin’s warning, Russian TV lists nuclear targets in U.S.”
ST. JAMES, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A high-tech search for a missing dog led to gunfire on Long Island on Sunday.
Now, a man is under arrest, CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez reported.
Kato Ortiz of Port Jefferson did not give up the search for “Dezi,” an 18-month-old dog he had just placed in a new forever home, after taking care of the pup for about six months. The dog was found late Sunday night. Continue reading “Long Island Man Arrested For Shooting Down Drone That Looks For Missing Dogs”