From the Trenches World Report

Daily Mail

Bitcoins incredible rise in value in the last 12 months has been down to massive market manipulation, a new study has revealed.

During the 2017 peak, which topped out at almost $20,000 (£15,000) per coin, traders were using a separate cryptocurrency called Tether to manipulate its value.

These actions, rather than real demand from investors, propped up the prices of Bitcoin when it was faltering and resulted in the currency’s meteoric rise.  Continue reading “Is Bitcoin a SCAM? Cryptocurrency’s huge price spike last year was caused by massive ‘market manipulation’, claims study”

NPR

If you take Prilosec or Zantac for acid reflux, a beta blocker for high blood pressure, or Xanax for anxiety, you may be increasing your risk of depression.

More than 200 common medications sold in the U.S. include depression as a potential side effect. Sometimes, the risk stems from taking several drugs at the same time. Now, a new study finds people who take these medicines are, in fact, more likely to be depressed.  Continue reading “1 In 3 Adults In The U.S. Takes Medications Linked To Depression”

Reason – by J.D. Tuccille

What’s a politician to do when it’s clear that people will vigorously resist attempts to restrict their lives? Well, you could empower government officials to arbitrarily punish anybody who might help them exercise their freedom. That’s the approach favored by three Democratic members of Congress, who appear to see the path to limiting private firearms ownership in harassing gun dealers and subjecting them to the whims of government officials.

Not that they’re the only legislators to wield regulations as bludgeons, but it’s always a lousy idea.   Continue reading “Unable to Ban Guns, Lawmakers Want to Weaponize the ATF Against Gun Dealers”

KIRO 7 News

DENVER (AP) – The U.S. Army resumed destroying obsolete chemical weapons at a Colorado depot after a nine-month shutdown for repairs, officials said Wednesday.

The highly automated, $4.5 billion plant at the Pueblo Chemical Depot began a gradual restart this week. It could take 60 days to return to full operation, site manager Greg Mohrman said.   Continue reading “US resumes destroying obsolete chemical weapons in Colorado”

Fox 59

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — City county council members will consider a resolution that urges lawmakers to ban high capacity weapons in Indiana.

The Community Affairs Committee will hear about the proposal at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Councilman Duke Oliver introduced the resolution in April. He’s asking the Indiana General Assembly to ban sales on “assault weapons and high capacity magazines.”  Continue reading “Discussions about a high capacity weapons ban in Indiana continue”

Chicago Tribune

Cook County Sheriff’s Office police officers will enforce the county’s assault weapons ban in the Village of Northbrook, according to Village President Sandra Frum.

After listening to comments from seven people regarding the ban, also known as the Blair Holt Assault Weapons Ban, Frum read a statement announcing that village staff has determined that Cook County officials will be responsible for enforcing the ban in Northbrook.   Continue reading “Cook County Sheriff’s Office will enforce assault weapons ban in Northbrook, officials say”

Telegraph

A High Court judge has criticised a social worker who took a child away from his mother because she refused to give him an ice cream.

The social worker said the woman was failing to meet her son’s “emotional needs”, and also highlighted how she did not allow him to get his hair to be cut “in the way that he liked”.   Continue reading “Social worker criticized as child is taken away from mother because she refused to give him ice cream”

Fortune

U.S. President Donald Trump was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in reaching an agreement to work toward de-nuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

The U.S leader was nominated by two members of Norway’s governing Progress Party, according to state broadcaster NRK. The deadline for this year’s prize passed in January, so this nomination would make him eligible for next year. It is unclear whether he was nominated for this year’s prize.   Continue reading “President Trump Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian Lawmakers”

RT

The Philippines’ Interior Ministry has announced plans to provide some 42,000 community leaders with free handguns to ramp up the statewide battle against drugs and crime, which continues to draw the ire of human rights defenders.

The decision to give state-issued handguns to the community leaders – known locally as barangay captains – was announced by the ministry on Wednesday. The Philippines’ barangay localities vary in size and may be described roughly as districts or neighborhoods.   Continue reading “Philippines plans to give free guns to ‘clean’ community leaders willing to fight drugs & crime”

Breitbart – by John Binder

President Trump’s administration is considering building tent cities to house and detain unaccompanied minor children after they’ve crossed the United States-Mexico border.

According to Health and Human Services (HHS) officials who spoke to McClatchy DC, HHS is reviewing a plan to expand detention space by building temporary tent cities to shelter unaccompanied minors. The federal department is expected to visit the Fort Bliss army base close to El Paso, Texas as an option for where the tent city could be constructed, the report states.  Continue reading “Report: Trump Administration Considering Building Tent Cities to Detain Border Crossers”

WSVN 7 News

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — Police say a man who tried to carjack two people was thwarted after the victims both pulled out guns to protect themselves.

According to Fox 30, Jacksonville police officers arrested 36-year-old Christopher Raymond Hill, charging him with strong-arm robbery, carjacking with firearm or deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and trespassing.   Continue reading “Suspected Walmart robber tries to carjack two different cars, both drivers pull out guns”

CNS News – by Terence P. Jeffrey

The federal government collected a record $1,143,141,000,000 in individual income taxes through the first eight months of fiscal 2018 (Oct. 1, 2017 through the end of May), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today.

Despite the record individual income tax collections, the federal government still ran a deficit of $532,241,000,000 over those same eight months, according to the Treasury statement.   Continue reading “Feds Collect Record Individual Income Taxes Through May; Still Run $532.2B Deficit”

The Eagle

Frankly, it could have been a lot worse. Wade Vielock could have been sitting on the toilet when the enormous snake slithered its way out of the porcelain throne.

Lucky for the Bee County, Texas, man, Vielock was simply cleaning his bathroom, or as a Patch writer put it, “not using it in a way that would have given the blue indigo a tactical advantage.”  Continue reading “Huge snake slithers out of Texas man’s toilet. Deputy wrangles it with her bare hands”

Las Vegas Sun

Pimp Dennis Hof, the owner of half a dozen legal brothels in Nevada and star of the HBO adult reality series “Cathouse,” won a Republican primary for the state Legislature on Tuesday, ousting a three-term lawmaker.

Hof defeated hospital executive James Oscarson. He’ll face Democrat Lesia Romanov in November and will be the favored candidate in the Republican-leaning Assembly district.  Continue reading “Dennis Hof, Nevada’s most famous pimp, wins GOP primary”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

While NAFTA may be a distant memory in 2026, moments ago the NAFTA nations of US, Canada and Mexico won the right to host the 2026 football World Cup, marking the first time the tournament will be hosted by three countries, and overcoming reluctance in some countries to hand the prize to American President Donald Trump, according to the FT.

The joint North American bid, dubbed “United 2026,” (and also dubbed the NAFTA Cup) defeated Morocco in the race to hold one of the world’s biggest sporting events, following a vote on Wednesday by more than 200 member nations of FIFA.   Continue reading “US, Canada And Mexico Win Bid To Host 2026 World Cup”