From the Trenches World Report

Activist Post – by Brandon Turbeville

While Americans endlessly battle each other over seemingly important choices like Clinton and Trump or Democrats and Republicans, it is clear that the majority of the population has little understanding of how the U.S. government operates. Yet, for those who pay the price for the apathy and confusion of the general population of the West, it often becomes stunningly obvious that neither presidents nor political parties in America represent any discernible difference in the ongoing agenda of the Deep State and the rest of the oligarchical apparatus. Indeed, that agenda always marches forward regardless of who is president or which political party is in control.   Continue reading “Syria’s Assad Just Explained How America Really Works”

The Daily Caller – by Luke Rosiak

Congressional technology aides are baffled that data-theft allegations against four former House IT workers — who were banned from the congressional network — have largely been ignored, and they fear the integrity of sensitive high-level information.

Imran Awan and three relatives were colleagues until police banned them from computer networks at the House of Representatives after suspicion the brothers accessed congressional computers without permission.   Continue reading “House IT Aides Fear Suspects In Hill Breach Are Blackmailing Members With Their Own Data”

Breitbart – by Kristina Wong

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn will invoke his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination on Monday, in a decision not to comply with a subpoena seeking documents, according to a report.

The decision, reported by the Associated Press, comes in response to a subpoena by the Senate Intelligence committee less than two weeks ago, as part of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections.   Continue reading “Ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Will Invoke the Fifth”

Sac Bee – by Angela Hart

The price tag is in: It would cost $400 billion to remake California’s health insurance marketplace and create a publicly funded universal heath care system, according to a state financial analysis released Monday.

California would have to find an additional $200 billion per year, including in new tax revenues, to create a so-called “single-payer” system, the analysis by the Senate Appropriations Committee found. The estimate assumes the state would retain the existing $200 billion in local, state and federal funding it currently receives to offset the total $400 billion price tag.   Continue reading “The price tag on universal health care is in, and it’s bigger than California’s budget”

Free Thought Project – by Justin Gardner

Amid the seemingly constant bad news about rising international tensions and the crushing police/surveillance state at home, one bright spot remains. Cannabis decriminalization keeps on sweeping the U.S. – as, according to polls, almost no one believes cannabis should be illegal.

It is well known that the war on drugs serves no purpose but to enrich and empower the police state and the corporatocracy. On the other hand, cannabis legalization has provided tremendous benefits to the people.
Continue reading “State Supreme Court Justice Just Called for the Release of All Those in Prison for Cannabis”

Intellihub – by Shepard Ambellas

A 4-year resident surgeon at Washington Hospital Center claims that Seth Rich was alive and recovering well in facility’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after being treated for a total of 3 routine gunshot wounds — that is until a number of law enforcement officers arrived eight hours later kicking most everyone out of the ICU and physically barring doctors and others from attending to Rich.

The surgeon who witnessed this bizarre behavior decided to come forth with the information despite the fact that he or she may be easy to identify.  Continue reading “D.C. surgeon who operated on Seth Rich: ‘The DNC staffer was alive and well after surgery, before a group of LEOs showed up to the ICU’”

Intellihub – by Shepard Ambellas

According to a recent report, Fmr. Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s ex-sister-in-law serves on the Board of the Washington D.C. Police Foundation along with the police chief who served at the time DNC staffer Seth Rich was murdered.

According to the report:   Continue reading “John Podesta’s ex-sister in law is on D.C. Police Foundation Board: Report”

Breitbart – by John Binder

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration in Chicago launched a pro-immigration, pro-foreign refugee campaign designed to help get newcomers to the U.S. on public services.

The ‘One Chicago’ campaign is designed to “facilitate access” of public services to foreign refugees, legal and illegal immigrants.   Continue reading “Chicago Mayor Emanuel Touts Social Services for Illegal Aliens”

Health Impact News – by Terri LaPoint

On the final day of Alabama’s legislative session, Alabama lawmakers passed HB315, the “midwife decriminalization bill.” After an amendment was added by Senator Paul Bussman of Cullman, it actually became a CPM (Certified Professional Midwife) licensure bill, and it was placed on Governor Kay Ivey’s desk at 9:04 pm Friday night for her signature.

There are a number of problematic issues with this amendment, but this is the most serious for birthing mothers in Alabama:   Continue reading “Alabama’s New “Midwife Decriminalization Bill” Actually does the Opposite: It Criminalizes Traditional Midwives”

The Guardian – by Benjamin Lee

He was the epitome of the suave English gent, quipping sweatlessly in a bespoke three-piece suit, who enjoyed an acting career spanning eight decades. On Tuesday, Roger Moore’s children announced his death at the age of 89 in Switzerland, saying: “he passed away today … after a short but brave battle with cancer”.

Moore was best known for playing the third incarnation of James Bond as well as his roles in hit shows The Saint and The Persuaders. He also devoted a lot of his time to humanitarian work, becoming a Unicef goodwill ambassador in 1991.   Continue reading “Roger Moore – Saint, Persuader and the suavest James Bond – dies at 89”

Mail.com

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nearly 740,000 foreigners who were supposed to leave the United States during a recent 12-month period overstayed their visas, the Homeland Security Department said Monday, detailing a crucial but often overlooked contributor to the number of people in the country illegally.

President Donald Trump has proposed spending billions of dollars to erect a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico and hire more border agents, but those measures would not address people who arrive legally and stay after their visas expire. An estimated 40 percent of the roughly 11 million people in the country illegally stayed past their visas.   Continue reading “Nearly 740,000 foreigners overstayed US visas last year”

Mail.com

PHOENIX (AP) — Survivors of the mass shooting that left former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords severely wounded are pleading with the public to help pay for a long-planned memorial after state funding fell through during this year’s session of the Arizona Legislature.

The Jan. 8, 2011, shooting at a Giffords meet-and-greet event outside a grocery store in Tucson, Arizona, left six dead and 13 injured, including the former congresswoman. Shooter Jared Loughner was sentenced to life in prison.   Continue reading “Survivors: Help build congresswoman mass shooting memorial”

Mail.com

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Supreme Court’s ruling that two North Carolina congressional districts relied too heavily on race should give voting-rights advocates a potent tool to fight other electoral maps drawn to give Republicans an advantage in the state.

The justices agreed Monday with a federal court that had struck down two congressional districts as illegally race-based. Because those districts were already redrawn for the 2016 election, the ruling doesn’t require immediate changes from North Carolina. But it looms large in other battles unfolding over voting districts there and elsewhere.   Continue reading “High court ruling may give voter rights groups a strong tool”