From the Trenches World Report

Hacker News – by Swati Khandelwal

If you are running Windows 10 on your PC, then there are chances that your computer contains a pre-installed 3rd-party password manager app that lets attackers steal all your credentials remotely.

Starting from Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607), Microsoft added a new feature called Content Delivery Manager that silently installs new “suggested apps” without asking for users’ permission.
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Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

One Canadian man says he’s broke because one of the country’s largest banks has refused to refund a $850,000 bank draft that was lost by UPS during a routine delivery.

However, UPS, which claims it conducted an exhaustive search for the lost package but still turned up empty-handed, has at least offered to refund the $32 delivery fee.   Continue reading “UPS Loses Family’s $850,000 Inheritance, Offers To Refund $32 Delivery Fee”

Reuters

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Monday on a draft resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, diplomats said, a move likely to face a Washington veto.

The one-page Egyptian-drafted text, seen by Reuters, does not specifically mention the United States or Trump. Diplomats say it has broad support among the 15-member council, and while it is unlikely to be adopted, the vote will further isolate Trump on the issue.   Continue reading “U.N. to vote Monday on call for U.S. Jerusalem decision to be withdrawn”

The majority of people will always derive a sense of security from having a leader, and in exchange for his alleged protection and guidance, they always grant him some degree of control over their lives. In the same degree that they grant him this power, they sacrifice freedom. This rule of human nature applies to all human societies, whether they be families, tribes, or nations. Where people are weaker, either mentally, physically, or both, they’re more reliant on their leader, and he wields more power over them as a result of this, usually resulting in their subjugation.

Another rule of human nature states that there will always be persons within any group, no matter how large or small, who assume or grasp for this power. Any two humans in one room will mutually, and usually silently agree that one head is above the other on their imaginary totem pole, and if they don’t agree, there will be strife. In a larger room with more people, or across a field or nation, there is much more power to be had, and the more power there is available, the stiffer the competition for it will be. At that level it all boils down to a primeval competition for dominance and control over those who choose not to compete. A rebel among the masses is usually a would-be tyrant who desires political power, but lacks any.   Continue reading “Power”

21st Century Wire

“There is no terrible regime — Columbia, Guatemala, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile during the time of the colonels, Burma, Taiwan, Zaire, Liberia, Congo, Sierra Leone — there is not one that does not have a major military connection to Israel.” 
– Jeff Halper, 2003 

If the details in this court report were allowed to be made public, it would no doubt be extremely embarrassing to the state of Israel, who relies on maintaining the status of eternal ‘victim’ in order to side-step dozens of UN resolutions regarding its illegal land annexations and human rights abuses against the native Palestinian population who have been under violent Israeli military occupation for over 50 years.   Continue reading “COVER-UP: Court Seals Evidence of Israel’s Weapon Exports to Rwanda During Genocide”

Independent – by Ciara Nugent

Legislation to ban foreigners from buying homes in New Zealandwill be introduced, as the country’s housing crisis continues.

In a move that could become a test-case for other nations suffering housing shortages, the country will only allow those who hold a residential visa to buy existing homes.

It means overseas developers and individuals will have to build new homes if they want to purchase residential property.   Continue reading “New Zealand bans foreigners from buying homes as housing crisis escalates”

Bob walked into a sports bar around 5:58 PM. He sat down next to a very attractive blonde at the bar and stared up at the TV.

The 6 PM news was coming on The news crew was covering the story of a man on the ledge of a large building preparing to jump.

The blonde looked at Bob and said, “Do you think he’ll jump?”   Continue reading “Bob and the blond”

Free Thought Project – by Jay Syrmopoulos

Bunkerville, NV — The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) lead investigator into the failed Bundy Ranch operation that took place April of 2014 has blown the whistle in an effort to expose far-reaching misconduct, recklessness, corruption and unrestrained persecutory behavior toward the Bundy family.

The Bundys and other defendants are currently on trial for conspiring to stop federal authorities from confiscating family cattle after Cliven Bundy failed to pay grazing fees and fines for years. They’re also facing charges relating to using or carrying a firearm in a crime of violence, threatening a federal law enforcement officer, obstruction of justice and extortion. Their trial began Nov. 14 in Las Vegas.   Continue reading “Lead BLM Investigator Blows Whistle, Exposing Gov’t Conspiracy Against Bundy Family”

Washington Post – by Lena H. Sun and Juliet Eilperin

The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation’s top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases — including “fetus” and “transgender” — in official documents being prepared for next year’s budget.

Policy analysts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta were told of the list of forbidden terms at a meeting Thursday with senior CDC officials who oversee the budget, according to an analyst who took part in the 90-minute briefing. The forbidden terms are “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity,” “transgender,” “fetus,” “evidence-based” and “science-based.”   Continue reading “CDC gets list of forbidden words: Fetus, transgender, diversity”

The Federalist – by Mollie Hemingway

The Trump administration will reverse course from previous Obama administration policy, eliminating climate change from a list of national security threats. The National Security Strategy to be released on Monday will emphasize the importance of balancing energy security with economic development and environmental protection, according to a source who has seen the document and shared excerpts of a late draft.   Continue reading “Trump Admin To Remove Climate Change From List Of National Security Threats”

Free Thought Project – by Jay Syrmopoulos

Newkirk, OK – A planned chemical/biological test by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has residents of a small Oklahoma town in fear that they are being used as human guinea pigs, as the federal government prepares to carry out plans for biological testing in the area next month.

DHS announced plans to conduct chemical and biological testing near the border between Kansas and Oklahoma in January and February, and again in June and July, to determine how much protection people would receive from being inside a house or an apartment in the event of a biological terrorist attack, according to a statement on the Homeland Security website.
Continue reading “Residents Outraged as DHS Spraying Town With Chemicals—Using Them as Human Guinea Pigs”