From the Trenches World Report

The China Money Report – by D. Collins

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The United States and Japan are in the early stages of integrating their
space programs to prevent China from stalking their satellites, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek article.

The Chinese were probably testing a mobile rocket booster for an
antisatellite weapon last May under the name of science space mission,
said Brian Weeden, a retired US Air Force officer. As Weeden described,
the weapon could reach targets in geostationary orbit about 22,236 miles
above the equator.   Continue reading “US and Japan arm satellites against China attack: Businessweek”

Breitbart – by Tony Lee

Hours before Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced he would send National Guard troops to the border, Texas state Senator Dan Patrick said there are at least 100,000 illegal immigrant gang members in the state.

On Monday’s The Laura Ingraham Show, Patrick, who is also the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, said from 2008 to 2012, 143,000 illegal immigrant criminals were arrested and jailed in Texas. He said these were “hardened criminals, gang members, and other criminals that we identified as being in Texas illegally.”    Continue reading “Texas Senator Says 100,000 ‘Illegal Gang Members’ Are In The State”

Breitbart – by Kristin Tate

HOUSTON, Texas–On Monday Texas Governor Rick Perry announced during a press conference that up to 1,000 National Guard troops will be activated along a section of the Texas-Mexico border in an attempt to stop the tidal wave of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. each day. The governor was joined by Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, who claimed that unaccompanied minors only make up a “tiny fraction” of the illegals currently entering the nation.

A memo, obtained by the Monitor on Sunday, indicated that the National Guard will only be activated in the Rio Grande Sector.   Continue reading “Dewhurst: One-Fourth of Illegals Apprehended at Border Have Criminal Records”

Breitbart – by Kristin Tate

HOUSTON, Texas–Catholic Charities in Texas is helping fulfill the needs of the thousands of illegal immigrants that continue to flood the U.S.-Mexico border. Breitbart Texas has learned that Catholic Charities’ St. Jerome’s Home for Children, located in Fort Bend County, is providing many benefits including financial support, English classes, legal assistance, and release services to youths in the U.S. illegally. The charity is looking to hire several staff members to help accommodate the influx of migrants.    Continue reading “Taxpayer-Funded Catholic Charities on Hiring Spree to Provide for Illegal Immigrants”

Breitbart – by Merrill Hope

DALLAS, Texas–The National Day of Protesting Against Immigration Reform/Amnesty & Border Surge was felt around that state the weekend of July 18-19. In Dallas, protesters came out against pro-illegal immigrant judge Clay Jenkins on July 18.Breitbart Texas was at Dealey Plaza across from the downtown courthouse where Jenkins has been working on his controversial plan to bring 2,000 undocumented alien minors into Dallas County and house them among three potential vacant public school sites.   Continue reading “Dallas Protesters Stand Up To Pro-Illegal Immigrant Judge”

Gov Slaves

(Paul Ausick)  Update: The Illinois-based firm, privately held OSI Group Inc., that supplied the questionable meat products to McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) and KFC restaurants owned by Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) has been suspended from supplying further products to the two fast-food giants. For its part, OSI said it is “appalled” by the Chinese report. Like McDonald’s and KFC, OSI has apologized to its customers and said it takes full responsibility for the situation while promising swift action to fix it. KFC and McDonald’s have found other sources of supply, according to a report.    Continue reading “McDonald’s And KFC Caught Serving Expired Chinese Meat Mixed With Fresh Meat To Customers”

Yahoo News

DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – A senior separatist leader, Aleksander Borodai, handed over two black boxes from an airliner downed over eastern Ukraine to Malaysian experts in the city of Donetsk in the early hours of Tuesday.

“Here they are, the black boxes,” Borodai told a room packed with journalists at the headquarters of his self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic as an armed rebel placed the boxes on a desk.   Continue reading “Ukraine rebels hand black boxes from downed plane to Malaysia experts”

Yahoo Health – by Ryan Wallace

It’s important for consumers and especially parents to learn all they can about the pure caffeine powder that has been linked to the recent death of an Ohio teenager.

The Food and Drug Administration is considering regulatory action pending its investigation into the death of 18-year-old Logan Stiner, who died on May 27 after consuming the powder. In the meantime, it is recommending that consumers avoid the substance.   Continue reading “Pure Caffeine Powder: What You Need to Know”

Gun Owners of America – by Erich Pratt

GOA today chided Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) for her utter hypocrisy — and lack of understanding — regarding our key historical documents, like the Federalist Papers.

Rep. Maloney has called for Capitol Hill law enforcement to investigate GOA Executive Director Larry Pratt for saying that the Second Amendment is “for restraining tyrannical tendencies in government … especially those in the liberal, tyrannical end of the spectrum.”   Continue reading “GOA Chides Rep. Maloney for Foolish Comments”

Examiner – by David Codrea

Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York wants Capitol Police to investigate Gun Owners of America Executive Director Larry Pratt for … it’s not quite clear what laws she alleges he’s broken, or what authority either they or the House Sergeant at Arms would have for following up on her complaint.

The news of the latest baloney from Maloney comes from a Wednesday entry on Roll Call, where we learn she was reacting to yet another in a seemingly interminable line of transparently ridiculous anti-gun hit pieces in Rolling Stone.    Continue reading “Right to arms isn’t only freedom ‘progressives’ want to eviscerate”

WBIR 10 News – by Ashley Izbicki

(WBIR-Maryville) Gun control is a hot topic across the country, and one East Tennessee restaurant owner is making her opinion very clear by posting a ‘Guns are Welcome’ sign on the front door of her family-friendly establishment.

“As the owner, I wanted to stand my ground. I have that constitutional right. If you like it, that’s great, if you don’t, I’m sorry for you. I can’t change who I am,” said Sharma Floyd, with Shiloh Brew and Chew.   Continue reading “‘Guns are Welcome’ signs posted at Maryville family restaurant”

Reason – by Ed Krayewski

Aaron Huntsman, a former* Connecticut state trooper plead guilty to charges of larceny related to getting caught on his own dash cam video stealing cash and a gold crucifix from a motorcyclist involved in a fatal accident. Via the Connecticut Post:

Huntsman, who was the first trooper at the crash scene, walked over to where [John] Scalesse lay, bent down and picked up Scalesse’s gold chain from a pool of blood, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. He then took a roll of bills – $3,700 – that had been in Scalesse’s pocket. Later, Huntsman told Scalesse’s grieving father that he didn’t see any money on the victim, the affidavit states. Continue reading “Former State Trooper Maintains Innocence While Pleading Guilty to Stealing Cash, Jewelry From Dying Motorist”

Mondoweiss – by Lenny Lapon

On October 19, 2010 my plane landed in Israel and instantaneously I was awarded Israeli citizenship with identification card # 012706735, solely because I am Jewish. Through reflection and study I have come to realize that this act was a travesty of justice. There are several million Palestinians and their descendants who cannot enter and/or live and move freely in their native historical homeland.   Continue reading “Renouncing my Israeli citizenship”

Newser – by Rob Quinn

(NEWSER) – An Illinois woman who shared photos of her eye-catching new dress on Facebook was arrested after the pics caught the eye of people who knew the boutique she had allegedly stolen it from. Police say Amanda Saxton, 27, shared the photos just a few hours after stealing a distinctive leopard-pattern dress and other items and still had stolen clothes in her hand when officers arrived at her home.   Continue reading “Woman Busted After Posting Selfie in Stolen Dress”

SHTF Plan – by Selco

The following article has been generously contributed by Selco of the SHTF School web site. For those who have never seen Selco’s work, he’s the real deal. He was there in the 1990′s when his city in the Balkans was surrounded by a hostile army. From one day to the next life as he and those around him knew it had changed drastically. The media, of course, told people that everything would be fine. But As Selco highlighted in a previous article, the reality of collapse was brutal. Peace and stability very quickly turned to war and madness. He details his experience in his One Year in Hell survival course. In the article below, Selco shares his views on what it means to survive when your entire way of life has been cut off from the rest of the world.    Continue reading “The Reality of Survival: “Forget Good Guys and Bad Guys… The Prepared Guys Win””

The Fiscal Times – by Brianna Ehley

Serious tech troubles at the Treasury Department are so severe that they could disrupt accounting practices within a system that manages about $16.7 billion of federal debt.

The Government Accountability Office flagged at least 20 problems within the Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s tech system—all of which involve security management issues. Of the deficiencies GAO identified, 14 are brand new and six are problems that were detected in 2012 and were never corrected.   Continue reading “Treasury Dept IT System Flagged for Security Issues”

RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, July 19 (RIA Novosti) – The world’s top five emerging economies, BRICS, will participate in the elimination of Afghani drug production together with the Russian Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN), Russia’s anti-narcotics chief Viktor Ivanov told RIA Novosti Saturday.

“I’m satisfied with the decision taken by the heads of the BRICS countries, to establish a working group … to fight against drugs. I think this is a milestone event that will allow to utilize the enormous political and economic potential of the BRICS countries,” Ivanov said.   Continue reading “BRICS to Help Russia Eliminate Drug Production in Afghanistan”

ITAR-TASS

SAMARA, July 21. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia will continue to supply rocket engines to the United States despite Western sanctions, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Monday.

“We are not going to shoot ourselves in the leg. They are organising sanctions in such a way that they will boomerang on their head. But we will continue to do (with the US) what benefits us and we will suspend what does not. Presently, the sale of engines benefits our engine-making enterprises in that they use the money for their own modernisation,” Rogozin said.   Continue reading “Russia to continue to supply rocket engines to US despite sanctions”