From the Trenches World Report

Times Union

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An effort to make Maine the first state to require labels on foods made with the manipulation of tiny particles was shot down Thursday by a legislative committee.

Former Rep. John Eder wanted Maine to require labels for food products made with nanotechnology. Nanotechnology allows scientists to manipulate atoms and molecules and is touted by some as a way to enhance the appearance or nutritional quality of food. Maine’s Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry unanimously rejected the labeling idea during a meeting.  Continue reading “Bid to require labels about nanotechnology in food shot down”

Daily Wire – by Ryan Saavedra

An attack on a New Zealand mosque was reportedly stopped on Friday when a good guy with a gun fired at the attacker[s] causing them to flee the scene, according to local media.

The terrorist attack left 49 dead and dozens injured with at least 30 of the deaths coming from the Masjid Al Noor mosque and at least 10 more deaths coming from the Linwood Masjid Mosque.  Continue reading “Shooters Fled Second Mosque Attack As Good Guy With A Gun Returned Fire, Report Says”

WSOCTV

STATESVILLE, N.C. – A former Statesville officer, who had been on the run for weeks after lying to police, turned himself in Thursday.

They said he filed a false police report by claiming someone stole his unmarked police car.

Search warrants in the case said Christopher Rivera, a former Statesville police officer, claimed someone hit him in the face outside his apartment and stole his police car. Seven hours later, it was found wrecked about 5 miles away.  Continue reading “Former Statesville officer turns self in after false report of stolen car, investigators say”

The Organic Prepper – by Brandon Turbeville

Some well-informed Americans may be aware of China’s horrifying “Social Credit System” that was recently unveiled as a method of eradicating any dissent in the totalitarian state. Essentially freezing out anyone who does not conform to the state’s version of the ideal citizen, the SCS is perhaps the most frightening control system being rolled out today. That is, until you consider what is coming next.  Continue reading “Social Media, Universal Basic Income, and Cashless Society: How China’s Social Credit System Is Coming To America”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: I found this one reported by JPost first, but I wanted to find another source, so I found an Arabic version of the story which is even better…

I will give Iran one thing, they have a lot of pride in their nation and that is great, but let me tell you, these folks are backwards by about 75 years. Continue reading “Iran Holds Drill Near Strait Of Hormuz, Tests Armed Drones”

Daily Mail

A white Australian right-wing terrorist who livestreamed his sickening shooting spree on Facebook is one of four people arrested over dual mosque attacks which left 49 dead and 48 injured on New Zealand’s ‘darkest day’.

The gunman, who identified himself as Brenton Tarrant from Grafton, NSW, Australia, stormed the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch on the country’s South Island about 1.30pm, opening fire with a semi-automatic shotgun and a rifle on about 100 defenceless worshippers attending Friday prayers.  Continue reading “New Zealand shooting: Christchurch mosque attacks leave 49 dead”

Fox News

Senate Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues on Thursday in voting to block President Trump’s border emergency declaration — a move that will prompt the president’s first-ever veto.

The president made his intentions crystal clear, tweeting “VETO!” moments after the resolution cleared Congress. The White House said Trump likely would issue the veto Friday.  Continue reading “Senate votes to block Trump’s border emergency declaration, in bipartisan rebuke teeing up veto”

Yahoo News

(Reuters) – Families of schoolchildren gunned down in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre can sue Remington Outdoor Co Inc, a Connecticut court ruled on Thursday, in a setback for gun makers long shielded from liability in mass shootings.

In a 4-3 ruling widely expected to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, Connecticut’s highest court found the lawsuit could proceed based on a state law protecting consumers against fraudulent marketing.  Continue reading “Families can sue gun maker for Sandy Hook school massacre: court”

Montgomery Advertiser

The Southern Poverty Law Center has fired Morris Dees, the nonprofit civil rights organization’s co-founder and former chief litigator.

SPLC President Richard Cohen said in a statement Dees’ dismissal was effective on Wednesday, March 13. When pressed for details on what led to the termination, the organization declined to elaborate.  Continue reading “Southern Poverty Law Center fires co-founder Morris Dees”