From the Trenches World Report

Natural News – by Julie Wilson

To put it plainly, Zika is good for business. As is the case with any major crisis, if you’re able to perpetuate enough fear, you can convince people to buy or go along with just about anything. In the case of Zika, that means harmful chemical exposure and experimental vaccination.

The Zika virus is simply the latest version of West Nile, Ebola, swine flu or even measles. If you take a moment to consider who exactly is profiting off these crises, you’ll see that it tends to be a repeat of the very same industries.   Continue reading “ALL ABOUT THE MOO-LAH: Four profit-driven agendas fueled by the manufactured Zika crisis”

Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish

Police in Caldwell, Idaho, managed an epic act of incompetence when they shot up and teargassed a woman’s home — even though she had given them the key — worse, the only one home at the time was her dog.

“Basically, they had a standoff with a dog,” the woman’s attorney said, Courthouse News Service reports.   Continue reading “SWAT Destroys Innocent Woman’s Home During ‘Standoff With Her Dog’”

Reuters

U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said the Obama administration may announce as early as Thursday that it is shifting more money into fighting the Zika virus.

“Maybe today or tomorrow,” Pelosi told reporters in a hallway on Thursday. She did not give an amount, but said, “I think they are going to try to do it a piece at a time, hoping that something else will happen,” an apparent reference to the administration’s request that the Republican-led Congress approve a funding bill to combat the virus.   Continue reading “U.S. House Democrats’ Pelosi: administration may shift funds for Zika”

BBC News

Two bombs have exploded in the Thai resort of Hua Hin, killing one woman and injuring 10 people including foreign tourists, police say.

The bombs were hidden in plant pots spaced 50m (164 ft) apart, and detonated by mobile phones within half an hour of each other, they add.   Continue reading “Thailand bombs: Hua Hin resort hit by twin blasts”

The Political Insider – by Kosar

Millions of Americans are tuning in to watch our nation’s young athletes break world records and win Olympic gold in Rio.

The incredible athletes have been amazing, and have made us proud. They have trained for a lifetime, and have become the best.   Continue reading “Obama’s Fed Govt Is Doing THIS To Every Medal Winner In Rio”

Fox News

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is assisting county fire investigators searching for the cause of Wednesday’s massive Maryland apartment building blaze that killed two, officials said.

The inferno, which was reportedly proceeded by a loud explosion, injured three firefighters and 31 other people, authorities said during a Thursday afternoon news conference.   Continue reading “ATF aiding in search for cause of massive Maryland apartment fire”

The Weather Channel

Each summer, millions of people around the world look to the night sky to watch thousands of “shooting stars” streak across the sky from the annual Perseid meteor shower. Aficionados of shooting stars are in for a treat this year because scientists predict that the 2016 show will be particularly spectacular.

Here are a few things you need to know about the shower:   Continue reading “Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Over the Next Few Nights: 10 Things to Know to Catch the Best View”

MassPrivateI

A NY Times article reveals private equity firms (corporate raiders) have been buying 911 services across the country!

Since the 2008 mortgage crisis, private equity firms have increasingly taken over a wide array of emergency services like 911. They also own two of the biggest ambulance companies in the country, according to the article they own 10 more ambulance companies.   Continue reading “Wall Street is buying 911 emergency services and giving homes color-coded threat ratings”

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — To supporters, zero-tolerance policing has long represented a logical crime-fighting approach: Crack down on minor infractions before they mushroom into more serious and disruptive violence.

But a scathing federal government report on the Baltimore Police Department suggests the costs of that strategy outweigh any reduction in crime. The Justice Department report released Wednesday blames zero-tolerance policing for a legacy of discriminatory law enforcement in which black residents are disproportionately stopped and searched without cause.   Continue reading “Justice Dept. report critical of zero-tolerance policing”

Mail.com

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) — The officer who shot and killed a 73-year-old retired librarian during a police “shoot/don’t shoot” demonstration in Florida was accused of using excessive force with his police dog and resigned from another police agency in 2013 for failing to satisfactorily complete a field training program.

Officer Lee Coel, 28, was put on administrative leave as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates why real ammunition was used by mistake at an event designed to bring police and the public together in the small Gulf Coast city of Punta Gorda.   Continue reading “Officer who killed librarian resigned from another agency”

Mail.com

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Two men who were reportedly killed in combat while fighting the Islamic State group in Syria left suburban Denver neighborhoods for a war zone because of camaraderie and an unshakeable drive to right an injustice, their families said Wednesday.

Jordan MacTaggart, 22, is believed to have been killed Aug. 3 while fighting in a squad that included two Americans and a Swede, and Levi Shirley, 24, was reportedly killed by a land mine July 14. It’s unclear if the two men crossed paths in Colorado or the Middle East, but their parents on Wednesday highlighted similar motivations for why they joined Kurdish forces against ISIS.   Continue reading “Families say Colorado men killed fighting ISIS shared traits”

Matthew Spencer Petersen (born 1970)^[1] is a member of the United States Federal Election Commission (FEC).

He was nominated to the FEC by President George W. Bush on June 12, 2008, and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 2008. He was unanimously elected to serve as the Chairman of the FEC starting in 2010 by his fellow members of the FEC in December 2009.   Continue reading “Mad Martist’s Target”

WBAL TV 11 – by Tim Tooten

BALTIMORE —More than two dozen armed Baltimore City school police officers are being assigned to some of the district’s most dangerous buildings more than a year after a state law forced them off campus.

Officers are heading back inside some school buildings, but they won’t be able to openly carry their weapons on campus. The acting chief said it comes at a price.   Continue reading “School police allowed back into Baltimore schools without guns”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will keep marijuana on the list of the most dangerous drugs, despite growing popular support for legalization, but will allow more research into its possible medical benefits, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced Thursday.

The DEA said the agency opted not to reclassify marijuana after a lengthy review and consultation with the Health and Human Services Department, which said marijuana “has a high potential for abuse” and “no accepted medical use.”   Continue reading “US government won’t reclassify marijuana, allows research”

PC Mag – by Stephanie Mlot

AT&T will pay $7.75 million to settle an FCC investigation into whether the company added unauthorized cell phone charges to customers’ bills.

According to the FCC, the carrier allowed scammers to charge approximately $9 per month for a sham directory assistance service.   Continue reading “AT&T to Pay $7.75M For Phone Bill Scam”

BBC News

Police have shot dead a suspect in an anti-terror operation in the Canadian province of Ontario.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed that a suspect was fatally shot in a police operation.

Canadian media said police had raided a property in Strathroy, about 225km (140 miles) south-west of Toronto.   Continue reading “Canada police ‘kill suspect in anti-terror operation’”

North Jersey – by NICHOLAS PUGLIESE

Police recovered two AR-15 assault rifles with sliding stocks, a Ruger Mini-30 assault rifle with a folding stock and a Ruger Mini-14 assault rifle, along with four other firearms, a spokeswoman for the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. Police also found three high-capacity ammunition magazines, a large quantity of ammunition and about 45 grams of marijuana in their search of the home on Tuesday, she said.   Continue reading “Assault rifles, ammunition are seized in search of Bergenfield home”