Storm Clouds Gathering

Civil unrest has broken out in France as a global economic downturn is just getting underway. The significance of this warning sign should not be underestimated.

The Yellow Vest Protests in France (les gilets jaunes) were never about a fuel tax. This was made clear when Macron caved in to their initial demands and cancelled it. Nor is this merely an expression of Macron’s unpopularity (though a 25% approval rating certainly doesn’t help). A deep undercurrent of discontent has been rising in western Europe, and the conditions which are fueling it are set to accelerate.   Continue reading “The Yellow Vest Protests Are A Canary In The Coal Mine”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) proposed gun confiscation orders, criminalization of private gun sales, an “assault weapons” ban, and other gun controls on Friday.

Northam claimed these controls will reduce “gun violence” although all evidence actually points to the contrary.   Continue reading “Virginia’s Democrat Gov. Pushes Gun Confiscation Orders, Criminalization of Private Sales”

YNet News

Ultra-Orthodox children of Ethiopian descent have been rejected in recent weeks by Talmud Torah schools in Jerusalem, on the grounds that dark-skinned children will “cause trauma” for their classmates. The Talmud Torah schools are a religious-educational framework for kindergarten and elementary students, and enjoy substantial annual budgets from the state.

While Ultra-Orthodox families can choose whether to send their children to these schools or a regular educational institution, many of those children rejected by Talmud Torah are forced to travel far to attend other schools where they are accepted.     Continue reading “State-funded religious schools reject black children who ‘will traumatize their classmates’”

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WTHR) — Two South Carolina state representatives are preparing to introduce a school safety proposal as the General Assembly will be back in session Jan. 8.

Democratic Reps. Wendy Brawley and Ivory Thigpen would like to see South Carolina put a 7 percent fee on all gun purchases that will go toward paying to have a school resource officer at every public school in the state.   Continue reading “South Carolina lawmakers propose 7 percent fee on gun purchases to fund school resource officers”

RT

Charges have been filed after a Texas teen was shot dead while shooting a video for the “no lackin’” internet challenge, meant to show you should always have a gun on you.

While many felt that the internet had hit the limit of fatally stupid internet challenges when numerous people poisoned themselves eating laundry detergent packets in 2017, a new game that has people casually pointing loaded weapons at each other has taught us never to doubt humankind’s creative capacity for self-endangerment.  Continue reading “Teen killed filming fake fire-arm stand-off for internet ‘challenge’”

AZ Family

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Phoenix police are investigating possible sex abuse at a nursing facility after a female patient recently became pregnant and gave birth.

Sources tell Arizona’s Family that the alleged victim has been a patient at the Hacienda HealthCare facility, which is near 16th Street and South Mountain Avenue, for at least a decade after a near-drowning incident left her in a vegetative state. That woman gave birth to a baby boy on Dec. 29.   Continue reading “Woman in vegetative state gives birth at Hacienda Healthcare in Phoenix”

ABC News

Two former South Carolina sheriff’s deputies were arrested Friday after two women in their transport van died when they were swept away in Hurricane Florence floodwaters, officials said.

Joshua Bishop, 29, has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and Stephen Flood, 66, has been charged with two counts of reckless homicide and two counts of involuntary manslaughter, said the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), which is investigating the case.   Continue reading “2 former deputies arrested after 2 women drowned in their transport van during Hurricane Florence: Officials”

IPR

A mother and son from Honduras have found shelter in Iowa after traveling with thousands of migrants from Central America. The family arrived in Iowa City on Christmas Day, after fleeing gang violence in their home of Choloma, Honduras.

Jackie Torres Toro and her 10 year old son Isaac Lopez Torres are getting settled in at the Iowa City Catholic Worker House, an old Victorian home on a tree-lined residential street where a team of volunteers offer meals, a safe space, and transitional housing for those in need. They’re hoping to get Isaac enrolled in school by the time classes start back in January, and are working on getting treatment for his seizure disorder.   Continue reading “Honduran Family Finds Shelter, Seeks Asylum in Iowa City”

MTPR

When the roughly 10 percent of adult Montanans with a substance-use disorder commit a crime, the state lacks enough drug courts to help them stay out of incarceration and navigate treatment. That’s according to a new report on Montana treatment courts released Thursday.

Most, about 90 percent, of those Montanas with a substance-use disorder aren’t receiving treatment for their illness.   Continue reading “Report Finds Montana Needs Funding To Expand Drug Courts”

IPR

As the new year’s legislative session begins January 3, negotiations over the next two-year state budget will dominate lawmakers’ attention.  The biggest request so far is for the state Department of Child Services.

Indiana foster parent advocates say the state needs to increase its per diem – the amount parents get each day from the state to help care for the kids in their care.   Continue reading “Foster Advocates Call For Per Diem Increase”

NCPR

Florida’s $8 billion citrus industry is moving into its prime harvest months of December and January, and supermarkets around the country will be flooded with Florida oranges, tangerines, and grapefruits. But few know that the citrus business owes much of its success to the U.S. military.

The frantic effort to feed the troops who fought overseas in World War II led to orange juice becoming an American breakfast staple. Of particular concern was the risk of scurvy, a severe vitamin C deficiency that can lead to can lead to anemia, bleeding, pain, swelling, sometimes death. It was a common malady throughout the history of warfare, especially among sailors who had little access to fruits and vegetables.   Continue reading “A frantic effort to nourish WWII troops led to this common breakfast staple”

The winners of the January auction are:

  • UCO Stormproof Match Kit: Norm $20
  • The Birth Of The Bill Of Rights, 1776-1791: Norm $20
  • Judaism Is Not The Religion Of The Old Testament CD: Christine $25
  • The Judaic Role in the Black Slave Trade CD: Christine $10
  • Liberty! The American Revolution DVD: Norm $40
  • They Were White and They Were Slaves: Ed Teach $25
  • Civil War Musket/Pistol Miniature Replica Set and Civil War Bullets: Mark Schumacher $15
  • IR-GUN-S Infrared Thermometer: Bruce $25

Thank you to all who participated, we do appreciate you.   Continue reading “January Auction for From the Trenches”

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KETTERING, Ohio (WRGT/WKEF)- A deaf man attempted to order Taco Bell in Kettering but had the police called on him instead. The incident took place on New Year’s Eve at the Taco bell on East Dorothy Lane.

Brandon Washburn’s girlfriend captured video of the incident and his mother posted it on her Facebook page where it was viewed more than 400,000 times in 24 hours. Brandon typically drives straight to the payment window to show his order on his phone but that night, a Taco Bell worker refused him service saying it was against company policy.   Continue reading “Taco Bell employees call cops on deaf man for trying to order using his phone”

State of the Nation

You know that “Special Relationship” that so many POTUSes say exists between the US and UK?

It’s special alright!

So special that each U.S. President who repeated the Tavistock-fabricated mantra knew that they were really working for “the Crown”, not the American people.   Continue reading “The British Crown, Privy Council and ‘City of London’ Effectively Rule America”

Fellowship of the Minds – by Dr. Eowyn

Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) was Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2015 — credited with pushing Obamacare into law — and Senate Minority Leader from January 3, 2015 to January 3, 2017, when he retired from the U.S. Senate.

On May 14, 2018, Reid underwent surgery after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.   Continue reading “Harry Reid is dying of pancreatic cancer”

Chron

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded its first contract in a $326 million project to deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel.

Officials with the Corps awarded a $92 million contract to Illinois-based Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, port officials confirmed on Thursday afternoon.   Continue reading “First dredging contract awarded to deepen, widen Corpus Christi Ship Channel”