From the Trenches World Report

PC World – by Ian Paul

Microsoft is facing two more lawsuits over the company’s questionable Windows 10 upgrade tactics. Both suits are seeking class-action status.

The first suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Florida. It alleges that Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade prompts “violated laws governing unsolicited electronic advertisements,” as reported by The Seattle Times. The suit also says Microsoft’s tactics are against the Federal Trade Commission’s rules on deceptive and unfair practices.   Continue reading “Microsoft faces two new lawsuits over aggressive Windows 10 upgrade tactics”

Natural News – by Jennifer Lea Reynolds

Over 3,000 boxes of cotton-based panty liners have been pulled off the shelves in Canada and France, after findings that they contained glyphosate, the active – and cancer-causing – ingredient inMonsanto’s Roundup. Italian manufacturer Corman made the decision to pull the Organyc brand upon the discovery that the chemical was detected in five of 11 feminine hygiene products that were analyzed. The decision to remove items from shelves also involved Organyc brand tampons as well.   Continue reading “Organic panty liners found contaminated with glyphosate weedkiller”

BBC News

The authorities in El Salvador have announced a series of raids against one of the country’s most powerful street gangs, the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13).

Five leaders of the gang have been arrested, the attorney general said, including the finance chief.   Continue reading “El Salvador claims blow against powerful street gang”

A young Arkie goes off to college. Half way throughthe semester, having foolishly squandered all of his money on his girlfriend, he calls home.

“Dad,” he says, “You won’t believe what modern education is developing! They actually have a program here at Hendrix that will teach our dog, Ole’ Blue how to talk!”   Continue reading “The Young Arkie”

SoftPedia – by Catalin Cimpanu

A six-month investigation of 17 popular Dark Web and Deep Web hacking and cyber-crime marketplaces has revealed what are today’s most popular illegal products exchanged on these portals.

The study, carried out by Ericsson Marin, Ahmad Diab and Paulo Shakarian from Arizona State University, involved scraping these 17 websites at different times, in order to create a portfolio of the products sold on the sites.   Continue reading “Carding and PayPal Accounts Are Most Common Products on Dark Web Marketplaces”

The Anti-Media – by Darius Shahtahmasebi

Aspiring mass murderers will be happy to learn they no longer have to waste time on the child’s play that is firing into an open crowd at the risk of receiving a bullet to the head. One can now apply for a scholarship to China to learn from the experts themselves.

Well, kind of.

The Schwarzman Scholars Program is a new master’s program at Tsinghua University, China that seeks to “educate students about leadership and about China’s expanding role in the world.”   Continue reading “Aspiring to Be a Mass Murderer? There’s a Scholarship for That”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

The reason Ford stock is plunging this morning is not so much the company’s earnings miss, when the US auto giant reported Q2 EPS of $0.52, below the $0.60 expected, but because in some startling language, CEO Mark Fields laid out a very gloomy picture of the future.

As the company reported in its press release, it told investors to “expect another strong year of results, and Ford committed to full year guidance of company pretax profit and operating margin equal to or better than last year;however, company now sees risks challenging achieving guidance. Entire Ford team working to mitigate the risks.”   Continue reading “Ford Plunges After Warning “We Don’t See Growth”, Warns US Auto Industry “Has Plateaued””

The Organic Prepper

It’s summer time! School is out, you may have time off work, and everything just feels a bit more relaxed without the usual hustle and bustle. Now is the time to really give your kids something to write about in the inevitable “What I Did Last Summer” essay when school starts back up.

Bonus! It’s also the perfect time of year to brush up on some of your skills with prepper summer vacation activities.  Not only is it a fun way to pass the time, most of these activities are frugal too.   Continue reading “The 12 Best Prepper Summer Vacation Activities”

Reuters

A Connecticut man already in custody after large quantities of firearms and ammunition were seized from his home was indicted on charges he made online threats to kill or injure people, including Jews, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday.

Kendall Sullivan, 50, of Stamford, was charged on Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with three counts of making threatening communications online, each punishable by up to five years in prison.   Continue reading “Connecticut man charged with threatening Jews online”

Personal Liberty – by Sam Rolley

Anti-2^nd Amendment crusaders in Washington State and Oregon are looking to pass California-style gun control legislation with the goal of forming a “West Coast Wall” of draconian anti-firearm along the Pacific coast.

The effort is being spearheaded by the anti-2^nd Amendment groups Washington CeaseFire and Ceasefire Oregon, both of which have lobbied heavily for stronger state and federal firearm laws for decades.   Continue reading “West Coast lefties want a ‘wall’ to keep out gun owners”

ITV

NatWest has said it may start charging customers to hold cash if the economy takes a tumble.

The bank warned more than one million of its customers it could introduce negative interest rates if that were to happen.

This would mean customers are effectively paying the bank to hold their savings.
Continue reading “Britain: NatWest may start charging customers to hold cash”