From the Trenches World Report

Homeland Security News Wire – by Ann Givens and Andrew Knapp

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is planning a major addition to the gun background check system, years after examiners’ failure to locate critical information allowed a white supremacist to buy the gun he used to murder nine people in a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina.   Continue reading “FBI to add major law enforcement database to gun background check system”

Independent – by Kim Sengupta

Donald Trump is expected to ask European countries at this week’s Nato summit, one of the most crucial and contentious in the history of the alliance, to step up and contribute more troops for the war in Afghanistan.

Other member states, already facing an onslaught from the US president over their shortfalls in defence spending, and facing the threat of funding cuts, are likely to acquiesce. Britain, for example, is expected to double the size of its force to just over 1,200.  Continue reading “Blackwater founder’s plan to privatise America’s $76bn, 17-year war in Afghanistan”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

The energy community was looking with particular interest to the latest, just released July OPEC monthly report, for signs of the promised – if only by Saudi Arabia – boost in oil output, and it got what it was looking for, if to a lesser extent than some had expected: in June, OPEC’s collective oil production rose by 173Kb/d to 32.327MM, according to secondary sources.   Continue reading “Saudi Oil Production Surges By Over 400,000 Barrels In June: OPEC”

Information Liberation – by Chris Menahan

A writer for the world’s richest man at The Washington Post celebrated July 4th by highlighting a town in Texas which is a model city for open borders advocates.

From The Washington Post, ‘An all-American city that speaks Spanish’: Immigration isn’t a problem for this Texas town — it’s a way of life:   Continue reading “WashPo Hails ‘All-American City That Speaks Spanish’ As Victory For Immigration. Residents Say It’s The Most ‘Unsafe’ City In America”

Technology Review

A decision from the US Department of Justice allows the online distribution of computer-designed gun models.

Looking back: Cody Wilson, the founder of Defense Distributed, created and fired the first fully 3-D printed gun in 2013. The gun’s design files, which he uploaded on his website Defcad.com, were downloaded hundreds of thousands of times in a few days.  Continue reading “The files you need to make your own gun can now be legally shared online”

Natural News – by Bridgette Wilcox

As far as survival tools go, you really can’t get much better than trees. Obviously, there’s the fact that they’re a major source of oxygen. As if supplying humans with the element they need to keep breathing isn’t enough, trees are also generous with providing food, shelter, and even raw materials for making tools. On a practical note, trees can help you mark the passing of time in a survival situation. You may not know exactly what day it is, but you can get an idea of what season it is based on the leaves of trees. As a habitat for different animal species, they also encourage biodiversity. Of course, some trees are better than others, depending on the situation you’re in. Here are 10 North America trees that are good for helping human survival, according to AskaPrepper.com:   Continue reading “10 North American trees every survivalist should know”

News Au – by Megan Palin

“THIS will make a great movie some day.”

It’s a sentiment that’s echoed around the globe as millions of people watch on and champion the ongoing rescue of 12 young boys and their soccer coach stuck in a Thailand cave, in the country’s north.

But for some Hollywood producers, there’s no time to waste, and “some day” may as well be now. Continue reading “Thailand cave movie: Hollywood producers already on the scene”

The Organic Prepper

Sometimes people think that a summer power outage is easier to deal with than a winter one. After all, in the summer, you don’t have to worry about freezing to death, which is a very real threat during a long-lasting winter outage.

However, a summer power outage carries its own set of problems. Foremost are heat-related illnesses and the higher potential of spoilage for your food.   Continue reading “How to Survive a Summer Power Outage”

FAIR – by Jim Naureckas

There’s a category of story we call “Them Not Us”—US media reporting on problems abroad, and seemingly not noticing that they have the same problems at home. There’s a great example of that in the New York Times (7/8/18), headlined “Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: AI, Shame and Lots of Cameras.” Continue reading “‘Dystopia’ in Chinese Surveillance Looks a Lot Like US Surveillance”

Fox News

WATFORD CITY, N.D. –  A newborn baby was killed and more than two dozen people were injured when a tornado whipped through a North Dakota oil patch city overnight, overturning recreational vehicles and demolishing more than 100 structures, officials said Tuesday.

The storm moved through Watford City, in the northwestern part of the state, shortly after midnight, hitting an RV park the hardest, according to sheriff’s officials. About 20 of the reported 28 injured were staying at the Prairie View RV Park where high winds overturned some campers and damaged mobile homes.   Continue reading “Baby killed, dozens hurt when tornado hits North Dakota city”

Gun Watch – by Dean Weingarten

The image [below] is of the 73 firearms turned in on the 30th of June, 2018, in Montgomery, Alabama.  While there are many inexpensive firearms on the table, there are some classic and expensive collector items as well.

I see a Hi Standard Model B .22, a Beretta pocket tip up model, a Smith & Wesson Victory model, and a Colt pocket auto.32.  One of the “assault weapons” is a Mossberg 715T, which is an straight blowback Mossberg .22, dressed in a plastic shell to make it look like an AR15 clone.    Continue reading “Gun Turn-in Montgomery Alabama: Trash and Treasures Turned In at “buyback””

American Digest – by Vanderleun

Alabama coal company reopens, names $2.7 million excavator after President Trump for ending ‘war on coal’ An Alabama coal company is crediting President Donald Trump for its reopening after being idle since February 2014. In a news release, RJR Mining Company, Inc. announced the purchase of a $2.7 million Hitachi 1900 excavator that it named “Trump” in honor of the president’s efforts to end the “war on coal” started by former President Barack Obama.

If you’re going to drain the swamp you’re going to need heavy equipment.  Continue reading “Dig It: Today an Excavator, Tomorrow an Aircraft Carrier”

CNS News – by Emilie Cochran

Professors at the University of Wyoming (UW) are urging the university to “shelve” its new marketing slogan, “The World Needs More Cowboys.”

The university’s athletic teams are named the Cowboys and their mascot is a cowboy, so UW adopted the slogan to encourage more students to attend games.
Continue reading “Professors Object to University of Wyoming Using ‘Cowboys’ in New Slogan”

No wonder we made friends with North Korea.

Casino News

Sheldon Adelson is looking to expand his business to North Korea, the casino mogul himself said during a recent event in Jerusalem.

Mr. Adelson, whose net worth is believed to total $43.4 billion as of June 2018, is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Las Vegas-based gaming and hospitality giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. The company operates multiple integrated resort properties in Las Vegas, Macau, and Singapore, and is eyeing expansion across new markets.   Continue reading “Casino Mogul Sheldon Adelson Wants to Open Up Business in North Korea”

Bloomberg

Fast-food restaurants are already grappling with rising wages and a smaller pool of workers. Now 11 U.S. states want to restrict chains’ ability to bar employees from jumping to another franchisee across town.

The investigation by states including Massachusetts, California, New York and Illinois, announced Monday, is targeting so-called no-poaching agreements at some of the industry’s largest chains. The states argue that the companies — the list includes Arby’s, Burger King, Dunkin’ Donuts and Wendy’s — are depressing workers’ earnings by preventing them from moving to different franchisees of the same chain.   Continue reading “States Want Fast Food Chains to Allow Employee Poaching”