From the Trenches World Report

Jerusalem Post – by Herb Keinon

Israel needs to prepare for the possibility that its battle to keep Iran from entrenching itself militarily in Syria may have to be expanded to Lebanon or to Iran directly, according to an assessment by the Institute for National Security (INSS).

That is one of the recommendations that appeared in INSS’s Strategic Assessment for Israel 2018-2019 that was released and rolled out by the Tel Aviv-based think tank at a ceremony at Beit Hanasi on Wednesday.   Continue reading “‘Israel May Need To Invade Iran To Stop Its Entrenchment In Syria’”

Fox News

A professional bull rider died Tuesday night after he suffered injuries during an event at the National Western Stock Show in Colorado.

Mason Lowe, 25, was set to compete in the rodeo show at the Denver Coliseum when he was seriously injured, the Professional Bull Riders Association said in a statement. The organization did not provide details of how Lowe was injured.   Continue reading “Professional bull rider, 25, dies after being injured at Colorado event”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

As the partial government shutdown enters its 26th day, President Trump has ordered thousands of furloughed government workers to return to work – knowing that they will not be paid until after the shutdown ends – to restart government functions like inspecting planes, auctioning off offshore drilling rights, monitoring food safety and issuing tax refunds.

A Trump Administration contingency plan released Tuesday calls for 46,000 worker  to return to work, joining the ranks of 420,000 “essential” federal workers who have been working through the shutdown (though they have been forgoing their paychecks at least until the funding is approved).   Continue reading “Trump Orders 46,000 Furloughed Federal Workers To Return To Work”

CBS News

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced she is forming an exploratory committee to run for president, throwing her hat in the ring for the Democratic nomination in an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” that aired Tuesday night.

“Yes. I’m filing an exploratory committee for president of the United States — tonight,” she said.   Continue reading “Kirsten Gillibrand formally enters 2020 race with announcement on Colbert’s “Late Show””

Yahoo News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances is asking a court to invalidate more than $6 billion worth of debt issued by the U.S. territory, a move that would hit bondholders.

The board said late Monday the debt includes all general obligation bonds that were issued in 2012 and 2014 in “clear violation” of debt limits established by Puerto Rico’s Constitution. A group of unsecured creditors that joined the motion also said the debt violates balanced budget requirements because the money was used to finance deficit spending.   Continue reading “Board seeks to invalidate $6B worth of Puerto Rico’s debt”

Reason – by Eugene Volokh

S1413, introduced yesterday by Sen. Kevin Parker (the former state Senate minority whip, before the Democrats took over the majority in the last election), would require that anyone who wants to get a handgun, rifle, or shotgun

consent to have his or her social media accounts reviewed and investigated pursuant to subdivision four of this section ….

Continue reading “N.Y. Bill Would Violate Gun Rights, Free Speech Rights, and Privacy”

We are running a little short this month, so to those who have not stepped up recently and who can afford to do so, we could use your support.

Thank you in advance, we do appreciate it. Continue reading “A Little Help, Please”

The Organic Prepper – by Meadow Clark

Scurvy is an ancient disease strangely making its rounds again after the last 100 years saw an eradication of it, or so we thought.

Early symptoms include:   Continue reading “Somehow, SCURVY Has Made a Comeback in the US”

The Jamestown Sun – by John Hageman

BISMARCK — A bipartisan group of North Dakota lawmakers, police chiefs and education officials unveiled legislation Tuesday, Jan. 15, allowing officers to seize firearms from people deemed dangerous, a proposal that could face some pushback in the gun-friendly Legislature.

House Bill 1537 would allow family members and law enforcement to seek a court-issued “public safety protection order” preventing somebody from possessing a firearm for up to one year, although a judge could extend the order. A petition could be filed because a gun owner has committed or threatened violence in the past year, has been convicted of or arrested for domestic or sexual assault or has been cruel to animals, among other reasons.  Continue reading “A life-saving tool or ‘gun-grabbing’ maneuver? North Dakota lawmakers unveil firearm seizure bill”

USA Today

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Out of curiosity, Nicholas Dadario weighed his backpack last year when it was filled with textbooks for his high school freshman honors classes at Archbishop Stepinac High School.

It weighed 35 pounds.   Continue reading “No more books: High school goes all digital”

Judicial Watch

The U.S. government may be shut down but it’s still doling out large sums of taxpayer dollars to foreign causes that American citizens may not consider a priority. In the last few days alone, Uncle Sam dedicated millions of dollars in grants to projects that include helping socially vulnerable youth in crime-ridden Costa Rican communities, tackling an AIDS epidemic in Mozambique, improving health in Nigeria and surveilling “important diseases in Senegal.” There are plenty more with details posted this month on the government’s grant website which says that, during a lapse in federal appropriations, the system will “remain in an operational status.”   Continue reading “U.S. Doles Out Millions During Shutdown—Vulnerable Costa Rican Youth, AIDS in Mozambique”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) is pushing a red flag law that would allow a judge to issue orders resulting in firearm confiscation.

WISN reports that Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul (D) is also calling for the confiscatory measure to be put in place.   Continue reading “Wisconsin’s Democrat Gov. Pushing Firearm Confiscation Orders”

CBC  News

Nearly six months after Toronto’s deadly Danforth Avenue shooting rampage, newly released details from court documents reveal a startling amount of ammunition was found in the apartment of gunman Faisal Hussain, along with a number of DVDs by the American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

In the hours after the shooting, which claimed the lives of 18-year-old Reese Fallon and 10-year-old Julianna Kozis, police entered Hussain’s highrise apartment in the city’s Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood.   Continue reading “Cache of ammunition, 9/11-conspiracy films seized from Danforth shooter’s home, documents reveal”

Senate Judiciary Committee Investigation of Numerous Allegations of Wrongdoing by
the U.S. Marshals Service

Tech Dirt – by Tim Cushing

Fourteen years after an FBI agent mistakenly dumped Dr. Rahinah Ibrahim on the TSA’s “No Fly” list, the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court is calling out the government for its horrendous behavior during the case, as well as ordering it to cough up more in legal fees.  Continue reading “Appeals Court Says Gov’t Will Be Paying Even More Legal Fees For Its Extended Loss In TSA No Fly List Lawsuit”