From the Trenches World Report

Another Day in the Empire – by Kurt Nimmo

Despite his opposition to surveillance during the campaign, Trump has flip-flopped once again and now supports the surveillance state.

His Homeland Security advisor, Tom Bossert, who worked with the Bush administration, penned an editorial for The New York Times this week calling for a reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Section 702 allows for vacuuming up emails, instant messages, Facebook messages, web browsing history, and more in direct violation of the Fourth Amendment.   Continue reading “The Surveillance State and Big Brother Trump”

Gun Watch – by Dean Weingarten

Australia has no Second Amendment, no Fourth Amendment, no Fifth Amendment, no First Amendment.  There is strong tradition and law that searches shall require warrants, and that people will not be forced to testify against themselves.

There are only a few rights actually protected by the Australian Constitution, and they are weakly protected.

In the following story, the information that lead to the searches and arrests came from the United States.  It wasn’t about people purchasing anything illegal. It was about solvent traps. From smh.com.au:   Continue reading “U.S. Surveillance State Leads to Gun Arrests in Australia”

Gun Watch – by Dean Weingarten

On 10 May, 1953, a front was passing through Slave Lake, a village on the South shore of Lesser Slave Lake in  Alberta, Canada.  It was cool, cloudy, and windy. A 63-year-old Cree grandmother and her partner were hunting small game near Florida Lake.  The wind was from the NE, at 12 to 24 mph. At dawn, the temperature had been 40 degrees F. On the morning of the 11th it would be 35 degrees F.  The high for the 10th was 58 degrees. Bella Twin and her partner Dave Auger were going to make hunting history.

They were about 7 miles South of Slave Lake, near Florida lake.  Several accounts have been offered for what happened. The most plausible is that they were hunting small game along a cutline for oil exploration. They were not picking berries. There are no berries available on 10 May in the vicinity of Slave Lake. It was too early.   Continue reading “Bella Twin, Little Woman with a Little Gun, a Big Bear, and a Cold Front”

NPR – by Colin Dwyer

Updated at 5:52 p.m.

Puerto Ricans overwhelmingly voted for U.S. statehood for their island in a non-binding referendum on Sunday.

The Associated Press reports that only partial results are in but a low turnout and boycott by several opposition parties calls into question the validity of the non-binding vote.   Continue reading “Puerto Rico Overwhelmingly Votes On U.S. Statehood In Non-binding Referendum”

The Great Recession

We just saw a major rift open in the US stock market that we haven’t seen since the dot-com bust in 1999. While the Dow rose by almost half a percent to a new all-time high, the NASDAQ, because it is heavier tech stocks, plunged almost 2%. Tech stocks nosedived while others rose to create new highs. Is this a one-off, or has a purge begun for the tech stocks that have driven the nation’s third-longest bull market?   Continue reading “Is the Central Bank’s Rigged Stock Market Ready to Crash on Schedule?”

FamGardian

For those of you who do not know, especially young people, I am compelled to inform you of the generally un-known truth that the word “Liberal” has a proud heritage and was originally a word that described men who were the political opposites of modern “Liberals.”

The word “Liberal” was forcibly stolen and corrupted by evil men who intentionally perverted the use and meaning of the word. In the long forgotten past, the word “Liberal” described honorable and principled men who held to a philosophy of government that advocated Constitutional Republicanism. Constitutional Republicanism is a type of government almost unknown to most of the world. America was originally a Constitutional Republic. Continue reading “60 Hard Truths about “Liberals””

Space Weather

On May 1st at Cape Canaveral, SpaceX launched a classified satellite (USA 276) for the US National Reconnaissance Office. Watching the spysat go into orbit, analysts around the world quickly realized something odd. The orbit of USA 276 was similar to that of the International Space Station and could theoretically make close approaches to the orbiting outpost.

On June 3rd, that’s exactly what happened. “USA 276 made a close approach and effectively circled the ISS,” reports Marco Langbroek of Leiden, the Netherlands.  He prepared this diagram showing the circumstances of the encounter:   Continue reading “Did A Spy Satellite Just Visit The ISS?”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: Duterte just blamed the US for the presence of ISIS weeks ago and feared assassination by the CIA. The US has now essentially invaded the Philippines. This shows you how much ownership the nation of the Philippines has over itself. Can you believe the hour we live in where a nation can continually violate the rights of other nations and not a peep from anyone in government or the citizens of our own nation?

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has denied media reports claiming he requested US Special Forces assistance in the battle for Marawi City, saying on Sunday that he “never approached America” for help.   Continue reading “Duterte Claims ‘Never Approached’ US For Help In Battle Against Islamist Militants”

CBC News

A remote ​northern Quebec community is reeling after a fatal police shooting brought an end to a series of stabbings that left three residents dead and critically injured two others.

Kativik Regional Police responded to a call Saturday morning in Akulivik, a village of fewer than 1,000 people located on the shores of the Hudson Bay, 1,700 kilometres from Montreal.   Continue reading “Quebec Inuit village in shock after stabbings leave 4 dead, including suspect”

CBC News

Canada’s newest overseas military mission got underway Saturday as the first plane load of soldiers arrived at their new home near the Latvian capital of Riga.

For their commander, Canadian Lt-Col. Wade Rutland, success at his high-profile military assignment to deter Russian aggression in the region will be relatively straightforward to measure.   Continue reading “1st Canadian troops arrive to start mission in Latvia”

Tri-State Homepage

Tyson Foods, Inc. is recalling over 2 million of their products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens.

We are told that 2,485,374 pounds of ready-to-eat breaded chicken products could contain milk which is not declared on the product label.   Continue reading “Tyson Recalling Over 2 Million Products”

Yahoo News

Adam West — an actor defined and also constrained by his role in the 1960s series “Batman” — has died. He was 88. His rep said that he died after a short battle with leukemia.

“Our dad always saw himself as The Bright Knight, and aspired to make a positive impact on his fans’ lives. He was and always will be our hero,” his family said in a statement.   Continue reading “Adam West, TV’s ‘Batman,’ Dies at 88”

In a Jacksonville Church one Sunday morning, the preacher said, “Anyone with special needs who wants to be prayed over, please come forward to the front by the altar.”

With that, George got in line, and when it was his turn, the preacher asked him, “George, what do you want me to pray about for you?” George replied, “Preacher, I need you to pray for my hearing.”   Continue reading “A prayer for George”