From the Trenches World Report

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

As we noted shortly after the Crown Prince’s purge of potential rivals within Saudi Arabia’s sprawling ruling family, while the dozens of arrests were made under the pretext of an “anti-corruption crackdown”, Mohammed bin Salman’s ulterior motive was something else entirely: Replenishing the Kingdom’s depleted foreign reserves, which have been hammered for the past three years by low oil prices, with some estimating that the current purge could potentially bring in up to $800 billion in proceeds.   Continue reading “Saudi Arabia Offers Arrested Royals A Deal: Your Freedom For Lots Of Cash”

The Hill

The House on Thursday passed legislation to overhaul the tax code, moving Republicans one step closer to achieving the top item on their legislative agenda.

The measure was approved by a vote of 227-205. No Democrats voted for the bill, while 13 Republicans broke ranks to oppose it.

“Passing this bill is the single biggest thing we can do to grow the economy, to restore opportunity and help these middle income families who are struggling,” Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said ahead of the vote.   Continue reading “House passes sweeping tax bill in huge victory for GOP”

Fox News

A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in the high-profile bribery case of New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, after jurors twice reported they were hopelessly deadlocked.

“There’s no alternative to declaring a mistrial,” U.S. District Court Judge William Walls said Thursday afternoon.    Continue reading “Mistrial declared in Bob Menendez bribery case”

NBC News

A group of Georgia high school students have reached a $3 million settlement against the Worth County Sheriff’s Office after a judge ruled that law enforcement violated their civil rights by conducting a massive drug search without probable cause.

A judge ordered former Worth County Sheriff Jeff Hobby and his deputies to pay the staggering settlement to the students.

In April, Hobbs and his deputies spent hours at Worth County High School searching more than 800 students for drugs — and their search turned up empty.   Continue reading “Georgia High School Students Win $3 Million Settlement Against Sheriff”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

The state of Alaska is preparing for a potential war with North Korea. The Alaskans are being urged not to evacuate, though should Kim Jong-Un launch a missile toward Alaska, it would only take 20 minutes to get there.

Emergency planners in Alaska have warned it will not attempt evacuations if a warhead is fired because time would not be on their side. Jeremy Zidek, from the state’s disaster planning team, will urge locals to find shelter rather than risk being caught in the open. He also urged families to have an emergency stash of food and water, flashlights and radios, and medical supplies including the anti-radiation pill Prussian Blue – medication that lessens the radiological impacts on your body.   Continue reading “Alaska Prepares For War With North Korea: Missiles Will Take Only 20 Minutes To Reach The State”

Investment Watch

ICE agents rebel, say Trump ‘betrayed’ them by retaining Obama’s people

Officers in Philadelphia told to remove body armor to avoid offending illegals during arrest

The country’s immigration enforcement officers launched a website Tuesday demanding that President Trump do more to clean up their agency, saying he has left the Obama team in place and it’s stymying his goal of enforcing laws on the books.   Continue reading “BORDER BATTLE: ICE agents rebel, say Trump ‘betrayed’ them leaving Obama people in place… Report shows how cartels infiltrating Texas”

Wired – by  Mark Harris

Anthony Levandowski makes an unlikely prophet. Dressed Silicon Valley-casual in jeans and flanked by a PR rep rather than cloaked acolytes, the engineer known for self-driving cars—and triggering a notorious lawsuit—could be unveiling his latest startup instead of laying the foundations for a new religion. But he is doing just that. Artificial intelligence has already inspired billion-dollar companies, far-reaching research programs, and scenarios of both transcendence and doom. Now Levandowski is creating its first church.   Continue reading “Inside the First Church of Artificial Intelligence”

Pravda – by Stanislav Mishin, December 28, 2012

These days, there are few things to admire about the socialist, bankrupt and culturally degenerating USA, but at least so far, one thing remains: the right to bear arms and use deadly force to defend one’s self and possessions.

This will probably come as a total shock to most of my Western readers, but at one point, Russia was one of the most heavily armed societies on earth. This was, of course, when we were free under the Tsar. Weapons, from swords and spears to pistols, rifles and shotguns were everywhere, common items. People carried them concealed, they carried them holstered. Fighting knives were a prominent part of many traditional attires and those little tubes criss crossing on the costumes of Cossacks and various Caucasian peoples? Well those are bullet holders for rifles.   Continue reading “Americans never give up your guns”

Anti-Media – by Shaun Bradley

As the transition towards a blockchain based economy continues, the established financial powers are desperately trying to stay relevant. In an attempt to boost their credibility, analysts at Deutsche Bank are finally admitting that state-run fiat currencies are becoming obsolete. For years, blockchain entrepreneurs and other critics of central banking have been branded either conspiracy theorists or criminals. But recently, those controversial opinions about the inevitable changes coming to the world’s financial system are being echoed by mainstream pundits.   Continue reading “Bank Admits Fiat Currencies Are Failing and Cryptocurrencies May Replace Them”

Natural News – by JD Heyes

In what appears to be a clear case of irony, the president of the American Heart Association, John Warner, suffered what doctors say was a minor heart attack earlier this week after his organization advised Americans earlier this year to stop using butter in their foods and replace it with toxic, artery-clogging vegetable oils instead.

According to a published report on the AHA website, Warner — himself a cardiologist (another irony) and CEO of UT Southwestern University Hospitals in Dallas — is in stable condition after doctors inserted a stent into a blocked artery.   Continue reading “After attacking coconut oil as “dangerous” and pushing blood pressure drugs as the solution, American Heart Association president suffers a heart attack”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: This is exactly what the children of Satan have been waiting for. A united front in the middle east against Iran. This is the only way a conflict with Iran can be successful, an absolute buy in from the rest of the Arab region. Think about that, the children of Satan are so cunning they have been able to turn brother against brother…

Much is rapidly changing in the middle east at this time. Saudi Arabia is undergoing some major changes which is shaking up the leadership and they seem poised to escalate the confrontation with Iran.

Continue reading “Israel Is Ready To Share Intelligence On Iran With Saudi Arabia – IDF Chief”

Press TV

The United Nations and the Afghan government have released a new joint survey showing that opium production in the restive country has almost doubled so far in 2017 compared to last year.

According to the survey, the opium production rose by 87 percent and stands at a record level of 9,000 metric tons (9,921 US tons) so far this year, compared to 4,800 metric tons (5,291 US tons) in 2016.   Continue reading “Afghanistan opium production almost doubled in 2017: Survey”

The Organic Prepper

Thanksgiving is supposed to be a time of gratitude when you get together with the people you love and give thanks for what you have. But like every other holiday, it has become a retail frenzy and a day for which people spend hundreds of dollars on one single meal to host an epic Thanksgiving dinner.

Stop that!

You shouldn’t have to spend an entire month’s grocery budget on a lavish dinner for the folks in your family. The most important thing you can do is set a reasonable budget that won’t leave you strapped for the rest of the month, and then plan your menu around that.  Continue reading “How to Have a Thrifty Thanksgiving Dinner”