From the Trenches World Report

Shenandoah – by John Galt

There is one nation starting on its path from neo-Marxist insanity back towards reality so if they repeal their ban on firearms, Australia might well become a place for sane, non-vegan brain mattered individuals to return to. The Algore tax was repealed, finally, on the third attempt tonight:   Continue reading “Australian Lawmakers Repeal the AlGore, er, Carbon Tax”

It Ain’t Holy Water

“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.

For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague.” -MARCUS TILLIUS CICERO

http://itaintholywater.blogspot.com/2014/07/bedtime-thought.html

Yahoo News – by IBRAHIM BARZAK and DANIEL ESTRIN

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a five-hour U.N. brokered “humanitarian” pause to their 9-day-long battle, offering the most encouraging sign yet that the fierce fighting could come to an end.

Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has killed more than 200 Palestinians, including four boys struck on a beach Wednesday by shells fired from a navy ship. Israel said it would hold its fire Thursday from 10 a.m. (0700 GMT, 3 a.m. EDT) under a plan to allow Palestinians to restock food, water and other necessities. But it vowed to retaliate “firmly and decisively” if Hamas or other militant groups launch attacks on Israel during that time.   Continue reading “Israel, Hamas agree to Gaza ‘humanitarian’ pause”

Breitbart – by Kerry Picket

The Children’s Home Society of Florida confirmed with Breitbart News on Monday that some unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border of the U.S. will be sent to local foster homes in the state next month.

“As you’re aware, this is an incredible humanitarian issue. Children’s Home Society of Florida is assisting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide safe shelter and care for children who enter the United States without their families,” spokeswoman for Children’s Home Society of Florida Heather Morgan wrote in an email statement. “In Brevard County, we will be working with local families that will serve as transitional homes for 12 children. In Broward County, we will provide temporary shelter and care for 24 children in a group-home setting.”   Continue reading “Unaccompanied Immigrant Children to Placed in Florida Foster Homes”

WAVY News – by Jane Wertz

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – Hundreds of positions will be eliminated at Langley Air Force Base base as part of a nationwide reduction at Air Combat Command Headquarters.

Air Force leaders made the announcement Monday. In all, 742 positions will be affected at the base in Hampton. Capt. Ericka Yepsen with the Pentagon explained that 502 of those positions are being cut due to Management Headquarters Review and another 240 positions will be trimmed due to the creation of an Installation and Mission Support Center.   Continue reading “Langley AFB to eliminate 742 positions”

Daily Mail – by David Martosko

Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state who is preparing to run for president on a populist platform of fighting income inequality, demanded $2,777 per minute for two university speaking engagements and insisted on contracts that cut off reporters’ access to her and limited the number of photos she would take with well-wishers.

The Harry Walker Agency drew up legal agreements for Clinton’s speeches at the State University of New York at Buffalo in August 2013 and at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas next month.   Continue reading “Hillary’s $2,777 PER MINUTE speaking contracts demand a ‘presidential’ teleprompter, let her cancel ‘for any reason whatsoever’ and she’s the only one allowed on stage”

CBS New York

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The US Open Tennis Championship appears on a wish list of terror targets in an al Qaeda magazine, an NYPD official said Wednesday.

In a briefing for New York City’s private security community, Rebecca Weiner, the NYPD’s director of intelligence analysis, warned that Inspire magazine is instructing would-be terrorists on how to make bombs and where to set them off, WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reported.   Continue reading “Police: Al Qaeda Magazine Suggesting Attack On US Open”

The Tenneseean – by Paul C. Barton

WASHINGTON – Nashville Mayor Karl Dean said Wednesday that communities help themselves by making it easier for immigrants to adapt to life in the United States.

Dean was one of the speakers at the White House National Immigrant & Refugee Integration Convening, which brought together public officials and immigrant advocates from across the nation to broach ideas on dealing with immigrant populations.   Continue reading “Nashville Mayor Dean says welcoming immigrants helps communities”

KMVT News – by Paul Johnson

Reno, Nevada ( CNN ) – Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie says his department will no longer hold illegal immigrants unless the federal government has a warrant. The department says the policy change is because of recent court decisions which have questioned the hold process by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

By some estimates, there are thousands of undocumented immigrants living in the Las Vegas valley. Metro Police has followed suit with cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia that have all said they will no longer honor ICE immigration holds without a warrant.   Continue reading “Nevada Sheriff Vows To No Longer Hold Illegal Immigrants Without Warrant”

Big News Network

NEW YORK – Bank of America, the second largest US bank, Wednesday reported second quarter net income of $2.3 billion, a 43 percent drop compared to $3.4 billion a year earlier, after a fall in mortgage revenue and a rise in legal costs.

The bank’s earnings fell to $2.3 billion in large part due to $4 billion in litigation expenses. But the bank pointed to lower non-litigation expenses and reported gains in some categories, including investment banking fees.   Continue reading “Legal costs cut into Q2 net profit of Bank of America”