From the Trenches World Report

The Hill – by Elise Vieback

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that ObamaCare subsidies issued through the federal exchanges are legal, contradicting a separate ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court on the same day.

Fourth Circuit Judge Roger Gregory argued that because the statutory language of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is ambiguous, courts should defer to the interpretation of the Internal Revenue Service and allow the subsides to stand.  Continue reading “Second court disagrees, upholds subsidies for ObamaCare”

While the Fascist Western nations continue to wage war, the Communist BRIC nations are quietly engaging in their own economic and financial world, free of the U.S. dollar and Western influence. During this time, not one of these BRIC countries has been actually under any physical attack. Even though they have been threatened, they have more or less been fenced off, yet at the same time, protected by the West. In addition to that, South America led by Brazil, for some reason, still has not been met with the same hostility from Western powers as the other BRIC countries. But it seems that with the current events happening now, just after the illegal immigrant invasion, South America is slowly coming in to play.   Continue reading “A Review of the Global Chessboard”

Breitbart – by Tony Lee

On Saturday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was a “down payment” to the Hispanic community before more grants of amnesty for illegal immigrants.

Speaking at the National Council of La Raza conference in Los Angeles, Gutierrez said that Obama assured him during a White House meeting with Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus last week that he would be as “generous and broad” as he can to “stop the deportation of our people each and every day.”    Continue reading “Luis Gutierrez to La Raza: Obama Assured Steps to ‘Stop the Deportation of our People’”

USA Today – by Bart Jansen

Delta Air Lines, United and US Airways each canceled flights Tuesday to Israel because of safety and security concerns.

Delta, which typically flies between New York’s JFK airport and Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, suspended service indefinitely.

Delta Flight 468, a Boeing 747 with 273 passengers and 17 crew members, diverted to Paris on Tuesday after reports of a rocket near Tel Aviv, the airline said.   Continue reading “Airlines cancel flights to Israel over rocket threat”

Huffington Post – by Astrid Galvan

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Veterans, medical marijuana activists and scientists welcomed the first federally approved research into pot as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

But their hopes for the research were dashed when the University of Arizona fired researcher Suzanne Sisley, who undertook the study after clearing four years of bureaucratic hurdles.   Continue reading “Fired Professor Suzanne Sisley Isn’t Giving Up On Marijuana Research”

New York Post – by Michael Gartland

A year after then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed to “destroy” the yellow-cab industry, his allies and surrogates are pouring energy and cash into ride-sharing ventures fiercely opposed by New York’s hacks and medallion owners.

Lyft — the ride-share startup known for its “suggested donations” and giant pink moustaches affixed to the grills of its cars — got a cool $60 million last year from Andreessen Horowitz LLC, a venture capital firm that counts Bloomberg LP as a key investor. Bloom­berg LP poured “tens of millions” into Andreessen, a source said.   Continue reading “Bloomberg, allies pouring money into Lyft and Uber”

New York Post – by Kate Briquelet

This is rich!

The poor will use a separate door under plans for a new Upper West Side luxury tower — where affordable housing will be segregated from ritzy waterfront condos despite being in the same building.

Manhattan developer Extell is seeking millions in air rights and tax breaks for building 55 low-income units at 40 Riverside Boulevard, but the company is sequestering the cash-poor tenants who make the lucrative incentives possible.   Continue reading “Upper West Side condo has separate entrances for rich and poor”

Veterans Today – by Harold Saive

A previous post exposed the issue of foreknowledge when videos dealing with the aftermath of the alleged missile attack, were revealed to be produced prior to the crash of Flt MH-17.

On July 20th, the Corbett Report published a useful summary that discloses many irregularities in corporate media coverage and international governmental propaganda sources.

Now we look at more media propaganda published as perception management to global audiences.   Continue reading “Wrong Aircraft Identified As Malaysia Flt MH-17 Fuels Doubts”

DNA Info – by Murray Weiss, Janet Upadhye and Aidan Gardiner

MANHATTAN — American flags were removed from atop the Brooklyn Bridge’s two towers Tuesday morning and replaced by white flags, sources said.

Police, including the NYPD‘s counter terrorism and intelligence divisions, were checking surveillance footage from the bridge after images of the white flags hit social media about 7 a.m., sources said.   Continue reading “White Flags Mysteriously Replace American Flags Atop Brooklyn Bridge”

The Hill – by Elise Viebeck

A federal appears court on Tuesday struck down one of the pillars of ObamaCare, ruling that the law’s premium subsidies are invalid in more than two-dozen states.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2-1 decision that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) does not permit the IRS to distribute premium subsidies in the federal ObamaCare exchange, meaning those consumers must bear the full cost of their insurance.   Continue reading “Federal appeals court strikes blow against ObamaCare subsidies”

Fox News – by Mark Murphy

Air travel is getting more expensive. Starting today, the Transportation Security Administration is raising the mandatory security fee put into place after Sept. 11, 2011.   The government isn’t just raising it, it’s more than doubling fees for some travelers — and redefining the definition of a flight.  Read on.

Under the previous security fee structure, consumers paid $2.50 for a single leg and there was a cap of $5 on any one-way ticket, so fliers paid at most $10 for any round-trip flight.  The new fee raises each leg to $5.60 and puts no cap on the total you can pay based on layovers.  Any flight that has a connection with a layover of more than four hours domestically will incur an additional $5.60 fee.  For example, if you booked a round-trip ticket that includes two connections lasting more than four hours, the TSA will hit  you with a total fee of $22.40.     Continue reading “New TSA security fee hike will make airfare more expensive”

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BBC News

Chinese President Xi Jinping has signed a series of oil and mineral deals with Venezuela.

They include a $4bn (£2.34bn) credit line in return for Venezuelan crude and other products.

The agreements came on the latest stop of a four-country visit to Latin America.   Continue reading “China’s President Xi Jinping signs Venezuela oil deal”

Yahoo News

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has stopped talking to US President Barack Obama on the phone, amid growing strains between Ankara and Washington over Syria and the Gaza conflict.

Turkey, a fierce opponent of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and an open supporter of armed rebel fighters, felt betrayed when the United States backed away from military action against Damascus in September.   Continue reading “I no longer talk to Obama: Turkey’s Erdogan”