From the Trenches World Report

Natural News – by Ethan Huff

For the first time since 1973, the United States now leads the world in terms of oil production. And according to reports, we have the ground underneath Western Texas and Eastern New Mexico to thank.

A new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that untapped regions of what’s known as the Delaware Basin, a component of the greater Permian Basin, contain 46.3 billion barrels of oil, 281 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 20 billion barrels of natural gas liquids – an amount two times larger than what was estimated in a 2016 assessment of just the Wolfcamp shale play in Permian’s Midland Basin.   Continue reading “Why America is the new Middle East in terms of oil production: World’s largest reserves just discovered under Texas”

Breitbart – by Joshua Caplan

French police on Thursday shot dead Cherif Chekatt, the suspect in this week’s Strasbourg shooting, which killed three people and wounded 13 near the city center’s popular Christmas market.

France’s Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said the 29-year-old suspected gunman was killed in the Neudorf-Meinau quarter of Strasbourg following a “police operation,” which began at 9 p.m. local time.   Continue reading “Suspected Strasbourg Gunman Shot Dead in ‘Police Operation’”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

President Trump is considering Jared Kushner to replace outgoing chief of staff John Kelly, according to the Huffington Post.

Kushner – already an official Whiter House adviser – is reportedly one of five finalists Trump told reporters he had narrowed the pool down to on Thursday, while Kushner – Trump’s son-in-law, has indicated he is interested in the job according to a “top Republican close to the White House” in a statement to the Post.    Continue reading “Trump Considering Jared Kushner For Chief Of Staff”

The Gateway Pundit – by Cassandra Fairbanks

In a historic action, Senate has voted to end US involvement and support for the war in Yemen — the first time they have voted us out of war since Vietnam.

On Thursday, Senate voted 56-41 to pass S.J. Res. 54 and end support for Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen.   Continue reading “Senate Votes to End US Involvement in a War for the First Time Since Vietnam — Senator Rand Paul Applauds Historic Action”

Daily Mail

A factory worker was skewered with ten huge steel spikes after a rogue robot malfunctioned and impaled the man.

The incident occurred in China and the man managed to survive after the robot’s arm fell onto him and plunged the spikes into his chest and arm.    Continue reading “Factory robot malfunctions and skewers Chinese worker with TEN massive steel spikes in horrific accident”

Daily Mail

Amazon executives had to face up to angry protesters in New York as they attended a meeting at City Hall to discuss plans to open a second headquarters in the city.

The Seattle, Washington company has come under scrutiny since it announced intentions to build a new home in the Long Island City neighborhood, with New York State and the city offering $2.8billion in tax breaks for the company that surpassed a $1trillion valuation in September.   Continue reading “Amazon executives clash with angry council members and jeering protesters at New York City Hall who oppose $3billion tax break for the $1trillion company to open a second HQ in the city”

AOL

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say bomb threats sent Thursday to dozens of schools, government buildings and other locations across the U.S. appear to be a hoax.

Law enforcement agencies across the country dismissed the threats, which they said were meant to cause disruption and compel recipients into sending money and are not considered credible.   Continue reading “Authorities: Bomb threats across US appear to be hoax”

ABC News 7

HEMPSTEAD, Long Island (WABC) — Officials in the Village of Hempstead are offering to replace toy guns children receive this Christmas with other toys.

“Saying no to guns is important – even toy guns,” said Hempstead Village Mayor Don Ryan.   Continue reading “Kids on Long Island invited to exchange toy guns for other toys”

KCRA 3 News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — Law enforcement agencies across Northern California are investigating emailed bomb threats Thursday that are also happening across the country as part of a nationwide hoax.

The email asks businesses to pay by Bitcoin on threat of detonating a bomb. This comes as businesses across the country received similar emails, which were sent around 11 a.m.   Continue reading “Bomb threats being investigated across Northern California”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Fentanyl is so powerful that a few milligrams can be fatal. It would take about 40 pounds of fentanyl to kill everyone in New York City and 1,515 pounds to kill almost all Americans. This killer opioid is so potent, according to Bloomberg it could be used as a “weapon of mass destruction,” adding that national security experts are becoming increasingly alarmed at the prospect of it being used in the next terror attack.   Continue reading ““Tool Of Terror”: This Killer Opioid Could Be Used As “Weapon Of Mass Destruction””

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Harvard University’s endowment (valued at $39 billion as of 2018) is the largest academic endowment in the world. The private investment company has been quietly snapping up farmland and related water rights to properties located in the California region.

Instead of purchasing the land in Harvard Management Company, Inc.’s own name, asset managers secretly formed a wholly owned subsidiary – called Brodiaea, which was the vehicle to purchase more than a dozen investments in California vineyards over the last six years.   Continue reading “Harvard’s $39B Endowment Is Secretly Acquiring California’s Water Supply”

Fellowship of the Minds – by DCG

This past November, Washington voters approved numerous gun control laws that include a mandate on how you store your firearms in your home. Now the demorats in Oregon are following their lead to infringe upon their citizens’ rights.

The Oregonian reports that demorats plan to introduce legislation next year that says you must store firearms in your home with a lock. From their report:   Continue reading “Oregon following Washington State, planning to introduce safe gun storage law”

Breitbart – by Trent Baker

Wednesday on CNN, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) said he “would love” to be able to regulate free speech, but lamented the First Amendment is preventing him.

“I would love to be able to regulate the content of speech,” Lieu stated. “The First Amendment prevents me from doing so, and that’s simply a function of the First Amendment. But I think over the long run, it’s better that government does not regulate the content of speech.”   Continue reading “Lieu: ‘Would Love’ to Regulate Speech, But ‘First Amendment Prevents Me’”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Yesterday, Congress violated the Constitution and the War Powers Act by voting to block and further moves by Congress, to withdraw U.S. forces from the wholesale slaughter and genocide currently taking place in Yemen. This move was done using the Farm Bill.

Many Americans are wondering what, exactly, a Farm Bill has to do with genocide in Yemen. The answer to that question is absolutely nothing. However, it does make for a good hiding place for insidious and illegal legislation, which is why the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 contained a section which removed the application of the War Powers Resolution.   Continue reading “Congress Hid Illegal Legislation in Farm Bill to Further Support Horrific Genocide in Yemen and It Passed”

The Daily Caller – by Mike Brest

Fox News host Tucker Carlson talked about the hypocrisy of Democrats who support Israel’s border wall and not the U.S.-Mexico border wall President Donald Trump wants to build during “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Wednesday.

Prior to his interview with David Rubin, a former Israeli mayor, Carlson went after Democrats Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi for labeling Trump’s plan to build a wall along the country’s southern border as “immoral.”   Continue reading “Tucker Points Out Dems Don’t Support US-Mexico Border Wall But Support Israel’s Border Security”

Plan Philly – by Ryan Briggs

Maleny Vazquez remembers when the police came and took the house across the street. Vazquez has only lived on this block of Waterloo Street for a few years, but in this chaotic section of Kensington, riven by the drug trade, she has gotten used to seeing police empty homes.

“There were lot of guns and a lot of drugs in there,” she recalls. “They took 30 guns out of there.”   Continue reading “Inside the Philadelphia DA’s side hustle — selling seized homes to speculators and cops”