From the Trenches World Report

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — While in office, former President George H. W. Bush once plaintively asked, “What is it about August?”

Indeed, this sultry month usually associated with the doldrums of summer has burdened modern presidents with personal, domestic or international crises. And for President Barack Obama, who returned to Washington Sunday from a two-week Martha’s Vineyard vacation, what remains of the August calendar looks perhaps more daunting than when he left.   Continue reading “Obama back in DC amid crises; as if he never left”

Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder

If you thought that the earthquake that struck northern California on Sunday was something, just wait until you see what is coming in the years ahead.  As you will read about below, we live at a time when earthquake activity is dramatically increasing.  This is especially true of the “Ring of Fire” which runs roughly along the outer perimeter of the Pacific Ocean.  Approximately 81 percent of all big earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire, and the entire west coast of the United States falls within the danger zone.  Over the past few years, we have seen huge earthquake after huge earthquake strike various areas along the Ring of Fire, but up until now the California coastline has mostly been spared.  However, there are indications that this may be about to change in a big way.   Continue reading “Why The Earthquake Near San Francisco Is Just The Start Of The Shaking In California”

Forbes – by Jon Hartley

In an unexpected and interesting move, Burger King is in talks to buy Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Horton’s Inc., a merger that would be structured as a “tax inversion” which would effectively move Burger King’s headquarters to Canada (more specifically, my hometown of Oakville, Ontario). For those who are unfamiliar with Tim Horton’s, the brand is tantamount to Canada’s version of Dunkin Donuts that could just as easily adopt its own version of the tagline “America Runs on Dunkin” (think “Canada Runs on Tim Horton’s”). Tim Horton’s is no small coffee-shop chain. Tim Horton’s, Canada’s largest coffee-shop chain, has a market capitalization of about $8.4 billion, while Burger King’s market capitalization is about $9.6 billion; the proposed merger would form a new entity worth about $18 billion.   Continue reading “Burger King’s Tax Inversion and Canada’s Favorable Corporate Tax Rates”

Yahoo News – by Becky Oskin

In an unexpected discovery, hundreds of gas plumes bubbling up from the seafloor were spotted during a sweeping survey of the U.S. Atlantic Coast.

Even though ocean explorers have yet to test the gas, the bubbles are almost certainly methane, researchers report today (Aug. 24) in the journal Nature Geoscience.

“We don’t know of any explanation that fits as well as methane,” said lead study author Adam Skarke, a geologist at Mississippi State University in Mississippi State.   Continue reading “Hundreds of Methane Plumes Erupting Along East Coast”

Breitbart – by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ

MCALLEN, Texas — Border Patrol agents seized more than $650,000 in cash that had been left behind near the Rio Grande River that separates Texas from Mexico.

The seizure was made Thursday night when U.S. Border Patrol Agents following a set of footprints near Sullivan City ended up coming across four backpacks filled with bulk cash and a little more than a kilo of cocaine, an agency news release shows.    Continue reading “Texas Border Bust: Cash, Weapons and Grenades Seized”

Reuters – by NADIA DAMOUNI

Budget pressures at the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division are cutting the number of investigators there to the lowest level in four decades, and officials say the changes are forcing the division to scale back its fight of financial crime.

It will also hurt government coffers, they add, since IRS probes can bring in hefty fines.

The division investigates a variety of financial misconduct, from tax fraud and money laundering to identity theft, narcotics and counter-terrorism. Federal prosecutors around the country often seek help for cases involving money issues.   Continue reading “Exclusive: IRS enforcement agent numbers could drop to lowest levels since 1970s”

Phys Org

Robo Brain – a large-scale computational system that learns from publicly available Internet resources – is currently downloading and processing about 1 billion images, 120,000 YouTube videos, and 100 million how-to documents and appliance manuals. The information is being translated and stored in a robot-friendly format that robots will be able to draw on when they need it.

To serve as helpers in our homes, offices and factories, robots will need to understand how the world works and how the humans around them behave. Robotics researchers have been teaching them these things one at a time: How to find your keys, pour a drink, put away dishes, and when not to interrupt two people having a conversation. This will all come in one package with Robo Brain.   Continue reading “‘Robo Brain’ will teach robots everything from the Internet”

Reuters

Two people were killed and at least one injured on Monday in an explosion at a metal recycling plant in southern Illinois possibly caused by munitions, according to police and local media.

The blast happened at Totall Metal Recycling in Granite City, about 8 miles northeast of St. Louis.   Continue reading “Two people killed in Illinois recycling plant explosion: police”

The Organic Prepper

A devastating new discovery has occurred in Searcy, Arkansas.

Life, it seems, is not fair.

The whistle has been blown.  This earth-shattering news was discovered by an atheist who was upset when a local business offered a discount to people who bring in a church bulletin.

The atheist was offended. He/she was discriminated against.  In a world where everyone gets a trophy just for showing up, This. Is. Not. Fair.   Continue reading “Whistleblower: Life is Not Fair at Pizza Restaurant with Church Discount!!!”

WYFF 4 News

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. —Greenville County Sheriff Office officials say a deputy seen on video punching a man inside Walmart during an arrest has been put on administrative leave and an internal investigation is underway.

The incident happened on Saturday at the store on White Horse Road.

A woman videotaped part of the incident and sent the video to WYFF News 4. She didn’t want her name released and insists the deputy used too much force.   Continue reading “Deputy on administrative leave after arrest caught on video”

LA Times – by Joel Rubin

Ben Swann – by Rachel Blevins

Following the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by Police Officer Darren Wilson, on Saturday, August 9, the city of Ferguson, Missouri has been filled with chaos. Public demonstrations protesting Brown’s death have been ongoing, and the local law enforcement in Ferguson has responded with military-level equipment.

While many protesters have obtained injuries from tear gas, Ferguson resident Mya Aaten-White was shot in the head when she was walking to her car after a protest, on Wednesday, August 13.   Continue reading “Ferguson Woman Shot After Protest, Police Have Yet to Investigate”

CounterPunch – by Joyce Nelson

Finally, a little-known aspect of the crisis in Ukraine is receiving some international attention.  On July 28, the California-based Oakland Institute released a report revealing that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), under terms of their $17 billion loan to Ukraine, would open that country to genetically-modified (GM) crops and genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture.  The report is entitled “Walking on the West Side: the World Bank and the IMF in the Ukraine Conflict.” [1]   Continue reading “Monsanto and Ukraine”

American Everyman – by Scott Creighton

UPDATE: Unfortunately, the only thing that can distract the public from this failed psyop unraveling at the seams and threatening to lose all those corporate gains in Iraq is another 9/11:

ISIS Has The Sunday Shows Discussing The Specter Of Another 9/11

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The fake James Foley beheading video was so badly conceived, in order to try to maintain it’s credibility a little longer, government shills started an online social media campaign in an effort to keep Americans from watching it. But it didn’t work.   Continue reading “The Fake James Foley Beheading Video: MSM Admits Its Fake – Tries to Salvage What They Can”

My Fox 8

FORT LEE, Va. — An “all clear” has been issued at Fort Lee in Virginia after an earlier “active shooter incident” at the Army base, according to multiple reports.

Fort Lee issued a statement on social media on Monday morning:

“An active shooter incident has been reported on Fort Lee at CASCOM HQ, Bldg. 5020. All personnel should enact active shooter protocols immediately. The installation is being locked down until further notice. More info to follow.”

Continue reading “‘All clear’ issued after earlier ‘active shooter incident’ at Fort Lee in Virginia”