From the Trenches World Report

Washington Times – by Stephen Dinan

A federal judge in New York has ruled the Trump sanctuary city crackdown illegal Friday — but even went further and also ruled the law Congress passed requiring information-sharing is unconstitutional.

Judge Edgardo Ramos‘ decision frees sanctuary jurisdictions in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington, Massachusetts and Virginia to continue their policies without fear of losing federal money.   Continue reading “Judge OKs sanctuary cities, rules anti-sanctuary law unconstitutional”

Sovereign Man

We’ve discussed this on and off for several years now. Civil asset forfeiture is a legal process that allows the government to seize assets and cash from citizens without any due process or judicial oversight.

You don’t even have to be charged with a crime. You are assumed guilty unless you can somehow prove your innocence.   Continue reading “Government now wants to seize your car for going 5 MPH over the limit”

MSN

A new video service called Cameo was launched in April 2018 with the intent of allowing celebrities to record short, personalized videos for fans. The service includes a stable of athletes with a wide range of varying relevance, all of whom you can hear say your name in exchange for a quick payment.

Those videos could be something like a personal greeting, a birthday shout-out or a holiday celebration. Apparently, they could also be a assortment of coded, anti-semitic language meant to validate white supremacists.   Continue reading “Brett Favre duped by white supremacists into making anti-semitic conspiracy video”

Right of the Right

According to F.A.A. flight data, a plane registered to the Center for Disease Control landed in San Diego to pick up diseased migrants at the border to fly them to Georgia where they will receive medical care paid for by the U.S. taxpayers:   Continue reading “CDC Caught Flying Diseased Caravan Migrants Into U.S. for Medical Treatment”

Washington Post – by Karen Tumulty

George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States and the father of the 43rd, was a steadfast force on the international stage for decades, from his stint as an envoy to Beijing to his eight years as vice president and his one term as commander in chief from 1989 to 1993.

The last veteran of World War II to serve as president, he was a consummate public servant and a statesman who helped guide the nation and the world out of a four-decade Cold War that had carried the threat of nuclear annihilation.   Continue reading “George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States, dies at 94”

Breitbart – by Thomas D Williams, PhD

To celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ, the Robious Middle School in Midlothian, Virginia, has banned any Christmas carols that mention the name of Jesus.

School administrators reportedly explained they had made the decision to “avoid singing anything of a direct sacred nature” in order to be “more sensitive to the increasing diverse population at the school.”   Continue reading “Virginia School Bans Christmas Carols Mentioning ‘Jesus’”

Yahoo News

SAN DIEGO (AP) — An attempt to smuggle immigrants into the country illegally ended with three people dead and eight seriously injured in a remote, rugged area of California near the Mexican border.

The incident began Thursday afternoon when agents discovered tire tracks for several cars that ran from the international border north into the U.S. The agency calls such incidents “drive-throughs,” or instances in which cars illegally enter the U.S., often through remote areas that don’t have border fencing.   Continue reading “3 dead, 8 injured in immigrant smuggling attempt at border”

Journal Sentinel – by Karen Pilarski

A week before a United States Postal Service employee will be sentenced for stealing mail in Milwaukee County, another worker here has been found guilty of the same act.

Thomas P. Gunderson of Franklin pleaded guilty to embezzlement of mail matter on Nov. 29 and will be sentenced at a later date, according to online federal court records.   Continue reading “Postal worker admits to stealing $5,200 from greeting cards in Wauwatosa, federal court records indicate”

ABC News

A massive earthquake — registering 7.0 magnitude according to the U.S. Geological Survey — rocked Anchorage, Alaska Friday, sending debris crashing to the ground, damaging buildings and causing “major infrastructure damage,” officials said.

The quake happened about 7.5 miles north of the city, the USGS reported, and officials said residents there should brace for aftershocks. A tsunami warning was issued but later canceled.   Continue reading “Large earthquake rocks Anchorage, Alaska, causing ‘major infrastructure damage’”

VPR

Fair Haven Union High School made national news last February after a former student was arrested for allegedly planning to shoot up the school.

So when a group of parents in charge of fundraising efforts for Fair Haven Union’s Project Graduation decided to raffle off a pair of rifles it raised some eyebrows.   Continue reading “Fair Haven Community At Odds Over Gun Raffle”

NCPR

Nov 30, 2018 — Legal defense for the poor is a hot-button issue in New York State. Lately, the state’s been under pressure to give counties more support with this mandate and help pay for services like assigned counsel.

Private lawyers are often hired to help needy clients and in turn, fill a big gap in the North Country’s justice system. But local governments are struggling to keep the program afloat.  Continue reading “Court-appointed lawyers hard to come by in the North Country”

There will be no broadcast of The Word From the Trenches today, our internet is out AGAIN.

We are still able to monitor the site and put up articles with our mobile wi-fi, which had this happened yesterday, we would not have been able to, but yesterday afternoon we received a donation, the first one in two weeks by the way, but just in time so that this morning we could buy a card for the mobile wi-fi.   Continue reading “No Word From the Trenches today”

Investment Watch

A new invasive tick species capable of transmitting several severe diseases is spreading in the United States, posing an emerging threat to human and animal health, according to a pair of reports issued Thursday.

The Asian longhorned tick is the first invasive tick to arrive in the United States in about 80 years. It’s native to eastern China, Japan, the Russian Far East and the Korean Peninsula and is now also established in Australia and New Zealand.   Continue reading “CDC & DoD investigating deadly disease threat posed by fast-multiplying exotic tick – Asian Longhorn Tick – CAUSES HUMAN HEMORRAGIC FEVER”

Free Beacon – by Stephen Gutowski

A Massachusetts landlord told a Harvard University graduate student that he wanted her to move out of her apartment because her legally owned firearms made some of her roommates uncomfortable.

“Since it’s clear that Leyla wants to keep her firearms, it would be best for all parties if she finds another place to live,” Dave Lewis, president of Avid Management, said in an email to the household obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.   Continue reading “Landlord Tells Harvard Student to Move Out Over Legally Owned Guns”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

We don’t expect the West to denounce xenophobia and prejudice on this one: officials in Kiev have announced that Russian men will be barred from the country following the imposition of martial law this week.

The ruling targets men aged 16-60, who will no longer be able to enter the country, with the only exceptions being for “humanitarian cases” like funerals or an emergency. Martial law is in effect in 10 Ukrainian regions until December 26 following the Russian Navy seizing three Ukrainian ships and 24 sailors in the Black Sea last Sunday as the crew stands accused of “dangerous maneuvers” in Russian territorial water.    Continue reading “Ukraine Bans Russian Men From The Country; Russia Says Will Not Reciprocate”