From the Trenches World Report

CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat promised on Tuesday a new democratic world order in which Washington will strengthen or jettison international agreements as it sees fit to stop “bad actors” such as Russia, China and Iran from gaining.

In a twist on Trump’s “America First” policy, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Trump was not abandoning its global leadership but instead reshaping the post-World War Two system on the basis of sovereign states, not multilateral institutions.  Continue reading “Trump wants ‘noble nations’ to build ‘new liberal order,’ Pompeo says”

Regularly presidents, prime ministers, congresspersons and parliamentarians worldwide negate the democratic will of their nation’s voters by refusing to support legitimate election results. Strangely, their treasonous actions continue without serious reprisal or punishment by the voter. This emboldens them. The reality of votes cast and “democracy” past does not does bode well for the people of the United Kingdom, their future as a nation or their hopeful return to sovereignty once called, “Brexit.”   Continue reading “Brexit: Theresa May Goes Greek! – Will Parliament Save the Kingdom?”

Washington Examiner – by Kimberly Leonard

A California lawmaker has pledged to re-introduce a bill that would allow adults who live in the state illegally to receive medical care paid for by the government.

State Assembly member Joaquin Arambula, a Democrat and a doctor, announced the plans Monday as the legislature convened at the state capitol, according to the Los Angeles Times.   Continue reading “California Democrats plan to extend Medicaid to illegal immigrants”

Washington Post – by Kyle Swenson, July 10, 2018

The deputy medical examiner knew before knocking on the door. There was a grim scene waiting for Eric Tonsfeldt inside the single-story house set among the pine trees outside of Oregon City, Ore. — a tragedy that had played out there before.

It was around 8:45 on March 5, 2017, and the Clackamas County official was responding to a report of a dead newborn.   Continue reading “A religious Oregon couple didn’t believe in medical care. After newborn’s death, they’re headed to prison.”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

A recently introduced bill in the New Jersey senate would allow the state’s nearly half-million illegal aliens of driving age to get a driver’s license, according to NJ.com.

“Offering undocumented immigrants a pathway to a legal drivers’ license would reduce their chances of encountering legal troubles while trying to make a living, while also making the roads safer for all New Jerseyans,” said State Senator Teresa Ruiz (D) in a statement to NJ.    Continue reading “New Jersey Bill Would Allow Illegal Aliens To Obtain Driver’s License”

Activist Post – by Claire Bernish, July 27, 2017

A former pastor from Michigan discovered the hard way that informing people of their rights under the law as jurors doesn’t sit well with the U.S. government when a judge sentenced him Friday to eight weekends in jail, six months of probation, and fines — all for passing out pamphlets discussing jury nullification.

Keith Wood contends passing out the information is well within his constitutional rights to inform potential and selected jurors that, enshrined in the Bill of Rights lies the potent abilityto find a defendant not guilty if the law in question is unjust, flawed, or otherwise untenable — even if the accused indeed technically violated.   Continue reading “Flashback: Father of 8 Sentenced to Jail for Distributing Jury Nullification Pamphlets”

RT

The Royal Family are being dragged back into the Jeffrey Epstein pedophile scandal, as a photo of the Queen’s son, Prince Andrew, with an alleged ‘underage prostitute’ is listed as an exhibit in a new US court case.

Victims of the American billionaire sex offender, Epstein, are to tell a Florida courtroom their stories of sexual abuse, Tuesday.   Continue reading “Epstein pedophile scandal: Prince Andrew at risk once more as new court case begins”

Tech Dirt – by Tim Cushing

The Chinese government uses a number of measures to keep tabs on citizens. One is what’s known as a “citizen score” — a compilation of all the good/bad habits the government can track that determines whether a person should be viewed as a contributor to society or someone the government should take out of circulation.

We do the same thing here in the US. Credit scores determine who gets to live where and what vehicle they can own. It also can affect employment opportunities. This version of a “citizen score” is compiled by private parties who have access to information Americans are given no choice in relinquishing.   Continue reading “Lawsuit: Boston PD’s ‘Gang Database’ Says People Who Wear Nikes And Have Been Beat Up By Gang Members Are ‘Gang Associates’”

Reason – by Joe Setyon

New revelations have come to light regarding the Thanksgiving Day police shooting of Emantic Bradford, Jr., in Alabama. According to an independent autopsy ordered by Bradford’s family, the results of which were released Monday, Bradford was shot three times from the back.   Continue reading “Alabama Police Shot Innocent Man Three Times From the Back, Independent Autopsy Says”

Breitbart – by Dr. Susan Berry

Democrat politicians and feminist activists are determined to keep the Obama-era policies that created “kangaroo courts” on college campuses and often denied due process to the mostly male students accused of sexual misconduct.

Democrat Sens. Patty Murray of Washington and Maggie Hasson of New Hampshire have fueled an effort to create the narrative the Trump Education Department’s proposed Title IX rule makes college campuses more “dangerous” for women especially and will allow sexual assault to go without response:   Continue reading “Democrats Oppose Due Process for Students Accused of Sexual Misconduct”

Quartz – by Corinne Purtill

On Sept. 5, 1989, US president George H.W. Bush made a televised speech from the Oval Office announcing his administration’s escalation of the so-called “War on Drugs.” To illustrate the gravity of situation, Bush held up a bag of crack cocaine on live TV—drugs purchased, he told viewers, just steps from the White House where he now sat.

Bush’s speechwriters hit upon the idea of the visual aid days before the speech. The only problem was reality: There weren’t many drug sales in the area immediately around the White House, as University of Baltimore assistant professor Joshua Clark Davis highlighted recently on Twitter.   Continue reading “US agents lured a teen near the White House to sell drugs so George H.W. Bush could make a point”

CBC News

Marlboro cigarette maker Altria is in early stage talks to acquire Canadian cannabis producer Cronos, as it seeks to diversify its business beyond traditional smokers, people familiar with the matter told CNBC.

Cronos has not agreed to any deal and there is no certainty it will do so, the people said.

The news comes as Altria is also eyeing a significant minority stake in e-cigarette company Juul, people familiar with the situation have told CNBC.   Continue reading “Altria in talks to buy cannabis company Cronos Group”

The Globe and Mail

Forty days ago, a woman returned to her home on Nova Scotia’s We’koqma’q First Nation to find her 22-year-old daughter, Cassidy Bernard – a new mother of infant twins – dead.

“Her daughter was murdered,” said Paula Marshall, executive director of the Mi’kmaq Legal Support Network.

“Her five-and-a-half month old identical twin girls lay dehydrated in a crib beside her, very seriously ill.”   Continue reading “Canadian federal government introduces $50-million fund for survivors of gender-based violence”

Gov’t Slaves

The body of missing Bay Area broadcaster Ray Taliaferro was found, according to a family member on Sunday evening. The announcement was made on a GoFundMe page funding Taliaferro’s search.

“It is with great sadness that the Taliaferro family has to announce the passing of Ray Taliaferro. His bodywas found in Paducah, Kentucky in a wooded area approximately a mile from where he was last seen,” read the statement.   Continue reading “Bay Area Broadcaster Ray Taliaferro’s Body Found In Kentucky”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

French President Emmanuel Macron may institute emergency tax cuts in an attempt to stem violent protests which have gripped France for three weeks, according to Bloomberg.

The government is increasingly worried that the economy, alongside its own political fortunes, is threatened by demonstrations against fuel taxes that have spiraled into a push-back against Macron’s policies. Continue reading “Macron On Edge As Up To 120,000 Angry “Yellow Vests” Prepare To Storm The Bastille”