From the Trenches World Report

RT

Fourteen different rice paddies outside of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant evacuation zone were contaminated with radioactive material in August 2013, Japan’s agriculture ministry has found.

Despite the findings – which blamed the removal of a large piece of debris from the Fukushima No. 3 reactor building for the contamination – Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) is moving ahead with plans to remove more highly radioactive debris from the No. 1 reactor building later this month.   Continue reading “TEPCO failed to disclose crops over 20KM from Fukushima were contaminated”

The New American – by Ralph R. Reiland

Here’s a recent — and supposedly racist — message from the labor union that represents U.S. border patrol agents, as posted by the governing National Border Patrol Council: “New annual job rating areas: Babysitting, Diaper Changing, Burrito Wrapping, Cleaning cells. Law Enforcement? What’s that?”

The message was designed to acknowledge and publicize the frustration and anger of border patrol agents who’ve been pulled from their job of providing border enforcement and apprehending people who are illegally entering the United States and, instead, been assigned to multiple tasks of homemaking.   Continue reading “National Border Patrol Council: “Law Enforcement? What’s That?””

The Guardian

A man was saved by his laptop after a crossbow bolt was fired at him, before being wounded in the head with an axe on his driveway on the NSW central coast.

Police have charged a 49-year-old man with attempted murder over the attack, which took place on Tuesday afternoon.

Police say the 56-year-old victim was carrying a laptop on his driveway in Somersby when a man shot a loaded crossbow at him. When the bolt hit the man’s laptop, the attacker ran at the 56-year-old, striking him in the head with an axe.   Continue reading “Man saved by laptop and passerby after crossbow attack”

BGR – by Brad Reed

Comcast didn’t earn its reputation as America’s Worst Company overnight — it took years and years of hard work. From offering customers ridiculously overpriced bundle packages, to having the highest fees among any of its competitors, to offering some of the absolute worst customer service of any company in the United States, Comcast has toiled away tirelessly to perfect its craft of angering its own customers, who have little choice but to stick with the cable giant due to the sorry state of America’s home broadband market.   Continue reading “Comcast’s brilliant new way to retain subscribers: Refuse to let them cancel”

The Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder

When scientists start using phrases such as “the worst drought” and “as bad as you can imagine” to describe what is going on in the western half of the country, you know that things are bad.  Thanks to an epic drought that never seems to end, we are witnessing the beginning of a water crisis that most people never even dreamed was possible in this day and age.  The state of California is getting ready to ban people from watering their lawns and washing their cars, but if this drought persists we will eventually see far more extreme water conservation measures than that.  And the fact that nearly half of all of the produce in America comes out of the state of California means that ultimately this drought is going to deeply affect all of us.  Food prices have already been rising at an alarming rate, and the longer this drought goes on the higher they will go.   Continue reading “20 Signs The Epic Drought In The Western United States Is Starting To Become Apocalyptic”

Daily Mail

Pope Francis has called for ‘urgent intervention’ to welcome and protect minors traveling on their own from Central and South America to the United States in increasing numbers.

The pontiff said today that such measures should include an information campaign on the dangers of the journey.

He called on the international community to rise to the challenge and adopt ‘new forms of legal and safe migration.’   Continue reading “Pope Francis seeks ‘urgent intervention’ and protection of young US-bound migrants from Central and South America”

RT

First Israeli citizen has been killed by a rocket from Gaza since the IDF began its Operation Protective Edge on July 7. A civilian in his 30s was critically injured at the Erez crossing on the Gaza border and died later of wounds.

The first Israeli victim of the week-long conflict was a volunteer delivering supplies to Israeli soldiers deployed at the border with the Gaze Strip, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said as cited by AP.   Continue reading “First fatality in Israel as Hamas unleashes barrage of rockets across Gaza border”

SRSrocco Report

In the first four months of the year, the U.S. exported more gold to Hong Kong than it produced from its domestic mining industry.  Actually, gold shipments to Hong Kong were 29% higher than total mine supply from Jan-Apr.  That’s a pretty big deal when we consider U.S. gold production ranks third in the world.

In order to cut costs, many gold producers resorted to “high-grading” their mines.  This has a benefit of increased profit margins at the expense of lower production.  If we look at the chart below, we can see that U.S. gold production declined 5% in the first four months of the year from 72.7 metric tons (mt) in 2013, to 69.1 mt this year.   Continue reading “U.S. Exports More Gold To Hong Kong Than It Produces From Its Mines”

Watchdog – by Jon Cassidy

HOUSTON – The Texas Department of Public Safety has quietly embarked on a project totake the fingerprints of every Texan old enough to drive over the next 12 years, and add them to a statewide criminal history database.

Not only has the department made that momentous decision on its own, it doesn’t even have clear legal authority to do so.

The credit for breaking the news on those two items goes to consumer affairs columnist Dave Lieber of the Dallas Morning News, whose long-running “Watchdog” column often shows up in my Google Alerts, for obvious reasons.   Continue reading “State police now fingerprinting every Texan”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

As the Department of Homeland Security and The Department of Health and Human Services scrambled to find food, medical care and shelter for up to 60,000 illegal immigrants making their way into the United States over the last several months, they came up with the idea of shipping thousands of undocumented migrants to detention centers in Murrieta, California.

Americans showed up in droves to protest the proposed drop-offs. So much so that the gatherings made national news. Swarms of Americans, many of whom hailed from foreign countries themselves, stood in the middle of the road blocking scores of buses as they attempted to reach their destinations at makeshift refugee camps set up by DHS and HHS.   Continue reading “Murrieta Mutiny: Border Patrol “Will Not Obey Unlawful Orders” From Homeland Security and White House”

CNS News – by Brittany M. Hughes

Of the $3.7 billion in emergency funds President Obama requested of Congress last week to deal with the mounting immigration crisis at the southern U.S. border, $1.8 billion is earmarked for housing and medical services for illegal aliens.

That amount is more than four times the $433 million carved out for U.S. Border Patrol to help strengthen border security.   Continue reading “Obama’s Request: 4 Times As Much to House Illegals as to Secure Border”

Huffington Post – by Igor Bobic

Jose Antonio Vargas, the nation’s most prominent undocumented immigrant, was released from U.S. Border Patrol custody on Tuesday. He had been detained for several hours after attempting to board a flight in the small border town of McAllen, Texas.

“I’ve been released by Border Patrol. I want to thank everyone who stands by me and the undocumented immigrants of south Texas and across the country,” he said in a statement. “Our daily lives are filled with fear in simple acts such as getting on an airplane to go home to our family. With Congress failing to act on immigration reform, and President Obama weighing his options on executive action, the critical question remains: how do we define American?”   Continue reading “Jose Antonio Vargas Released From Border Patrol Custody”

Yahoo News – by Jim Gomez

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines late Tuesday night, flooding low-lying villages, ripping off roofs and knocking down trees and electric posts in a disaster-prone region where tens of thousands of people fled to safety ahead of the deluge.

Damage from Typhoon Rammasun could not be assessed until daybreak, especially in areas that lost power while being pummeled by the wind and rain. No casualties were immediately reported, though three fishermen were missing in Catanduanes province.   Continue reading “Typhoon slams into Philippines; thousands evacuate”

Press TV

A large number of Muslims instead participated in a protest outside the White House against US government policies, according to reports published in US media.

The Iftar is when Muslims break their fast during Ramadan and it’s the meal they enjoy after sunset every day during the holy month.   Continue reading “Muslim American groups boycott White House Ramadan dinner”

NTEB

When I was a kid, I loved to read the Archie comics with it’s sweet take on life in the bucolic hamlet of Riverdale. It was nice, normal, and accurately reflected the world that my 14 year old mind saw around me. Now flash-forward to Life With Archie in 2014, and things have radically changed. The Archie comic has become an organ of the LGBT Mafia and Liberal Left, pushing it’s agenda of queer marriage, global warming and gun control. Archie will give his life and take a bullet for for queer friend, US Senator Kevin Keller.   Continue reading “Life with Archie Comic Finale Pushes Hardcore LGBT Agenda, Gay Marriage and Gun Control”