From the Trenches World Report

Washington Free Beacon – by Adam Kredo

The organization responsible for securing America’s highly sensitive nuclear sites has been suffering from a “chaotic” and “dysfunctional” security policy that has endangered the country’s nuclear sites and left them vulnerable to attack, according to a new report by the government’s watchdog group.

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which is tasked with managing the nation’s nuclear stockpile and securing classified research sites, has “increased risks and reduced security” over the past several years in a bid to reduce overhead costs, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.   Continue reading “U.S. Nuke Sites Dismantled Security to Save Money, Report Warns”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

He may be “richer than you“, but when it comes to cancer everyone is equal. Moments ago, Dow Jones and Bloomberg broke news that JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has been diagnosed with throat cancer.

•  J.P. Morgan JPM Chairman, CEO Jamie Dimon Tells Employees, Shareholders He Has Been Diagnosed With Throat Cancer, Condition Curable
• Dimon Says Prognosis “Excellent,” Cancer “Caught Quickly”
• Dimon Says Cancer Confined, No Evidence Elsewhere
• Dimon to start Radiation and Chemotherapy Treatment at Sloan Kettering, treatment to last 8 weeks
• Dimon advised able to continue to be actively involved in the business

Continue reading “Jamie Dimon Diagnosed With Throat Cancer, To Start Radiation And Chemotherapy”

CNS News – by Brittany M. Hughes

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal agency tasked with enforcing workplace discrimination laws, is suing a private American business for firing a group of Hispanic and Asian employees over their inability to speak English at work, claiming that the English-language requirement in a U.S. business constitutes  “discrimination.”

Judicial Watch reported Tuesday that the government is accusing Wisconsin Plastics, Inc. of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on “national origin.” The government argues this includes the “linguistic characteristics of a national origin group.”   Continue reading “Federal Gov’t Sues Wisconsin Company, Says English-Language Requirement is ‘Discrimination’”

AOL

When you think of an explosion, a computer is usually not the first thing that comes to mind. But one woman in Pennsylvania had a big scare when her laptop battery blew up while she was using it.

KYW-TV says, “It flipped my computer back and everything — like the battery pack and all — came out this way.”

Fox News reports, “My shirt caught on fire. So I [quickly] got my shirt off and that’s when I think I singed my hair and probably my face and all…”    Continue reading “Laptop battery explodes and burns owner”

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If a federal judge says that any state law on Immigration cannot stand as it is unconstitutional or for any other reason, two things ought to happen:

1. The judge should be made to pay all the expenses incurred by all the illegal immigrants in the state in question, not the Taxpayers; and

2. The judge should be removed from the bench for legislating. Continue reading “Judges should not legislate”

Publishers Clearinghouse – by Noam Chomsky

The question of how foreign policy is determined is a crucial one in world affairs.  In these comments, I can only provide a few hints as to how I think the subject can be productively explored, keeping to the United States for several reasons.  First, the U.S. is unmatched in its global significance and impact.  Second, it is an unusually open society, possibly uniquely so, which means we know more about it.  Finally, it is plainly the most important case for Americans, who are able to influence policy choices in the U.S. — and indeed for others, insofar as their actions can influence such choices.  The general principles, however, extend to the other major powers, and well beyond.   Continue reading “Whose Security? How Washington Protects Itself and the Corporate Sector”

Fox News

It’s called Shooters Grill and it is located in Rifle, Colo., so naturally, the waitresses pack heat.

The burger joint, about 180 miles west of Denver, embraces the firearms theme with menu items like the “M16 burrito,” “Smith & Wesson Grilled Cheese” and “Locked and Loaded Nachos.” The salt and pepper shakers are made from shotgun shells. But the biggest Second Amendment statement is in the guns waitresses carry, including the Rueger Blackhawk .357 Ashlee Saenz sports.   Continue reading “At Colorado burger joint, waitresses pack heat”

KRGV News

BROWNSVILLE – Ranchers along the Rio Grande say immigrant smugglers threaten them constantly.

One Cameron County rancher said smugglers ordered him to look the other way or face the consequences.

The landowner said smugglers are using trails on his property to bring illegal immigrants into the country.   Continue reading “Smugglers Threaten Landowners in Cameron County”

The Organic Prepper

It’s heatwave time again!

All across the country, the mercury is climbing…and staying there, way up at the top of the thermometer.  But running an air conditioner at full blast to combat the heat can be very expensive, and for those of us on a budget, the resulting bill can be crippling.

So what is a family with no air conditioning to do?   Continue reading “The Heat is On: How to Stay Cool without Air Conditioning”

Yahoo News

BEIJING — Students and civil servants in China’s Muslim northwest, where Beijing is enforcing a security crackdown following deadly unrest, have been ordered to avoid taking part in traditional fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Statements posted Wednesday on websites of schools, government agencies and local party organizations in the Xinjiang region said the ban was aimed at protecting students’ wellbeing and preventing use of schools and government offices to promote religion. Statements on the websites of local party organizations said members of the officially atheist ruling party also should avoid fasting.   Continue reading “China bans Ramadan fast in Muslim northwest”

KAKE News

SALINA, Kan. — Maybe he found the droids he was looking for. In any case, a man dressed as a “Star Wars” storm trooper caused a brief lockdown at a Salina business yesterday.

KSAL News reports that around 1p.m. Monday, Salina police officers were dispatched to the report of a possibly armed man in the 100 block of South 7th Street.

An area business owner and another man were working when they noticed the “trooper” outside carrying a gun. One of the men thought he may have been carrying an AK-47, and called 911.   Continue reading “Storm trooper prompts lockdown at Kansas business”

Huffington Post – by Alexander C. Kaufman

Target announced Wednesday it is adopting a no-guns policy and, in a statement, asked that customers not bring guns into stores.

Even customers in localities where guns are allowed will be subject to the chain’s new policy.

“Bringing firearms to Target creates an environment that is at odds with the family-friendly shopping and work experience we strive to create,” Target’s interim CEO John Mulligan said in a statement.   Continue reading “Target: Don’t Bring Guns Into Our Stores”

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Victory Post – by Lucas Bowser

The official story of the Boston Marathon attacks seems to change as much as is necessary for its promoters to maintain some credibility with the majority of the population, while at the same time keeping the essential narrative in place. Initially the government claimed to have no awareness of the suspects, but after it was reported that the FBI had met with the older Tsarnaev brother long before the attacks, the government’s relationship status with the two men quickly changed to- It’s complicated. For those growing wise to the ways of the FBI, this was to be expected because, more often than not, the agency is revealed to have had some behind the scenes role in modern US terrorism cases. Persistent claims of foreknowledge, among many other problems with the official story, seem to indicate that this case is no different and that the Tsarnaev brothers may have been manipulated by some factions within the national security apparatus.   Continue reading “Foreknowledge Issues Raise Questions of Boston Terror Suspects’ Relationship With FBI”

RT News

A controversial flu researcher has modified the flu virus responsible for the 2009 pandemic to allow it evade the human immune system. His lab’s previous works include recreating the Spanish flu and making a deadly bird flu strain highly transmittable.

The yet-to-be-published research by Professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka and his team is meant to give scientists better ways to fight influenza outbreaks, but gives chills to some people in academia, who are fearful that accidental release of the strain would result in a global disaster, according to a report by the Independent.   Continue reading “‘Humdinger’: Swine flu virus which killed half-million modified to ‘incurable’”

RT News

Israeli police are investigating the death of an Arab teenager, whose body was discovered in a forest near Jerusalem. He may have been kidnapped in a revenge attack after three Israeli teenagers were found dead after an apparent abduction.

The body of Muhammad Hussein Abu Khdeir, 17, was charred and bore signs of violence. It was found hours after police were informed of a youth being forced into a car in a Palestinian neighborhood of East Jerusalem, according to Israeli media.   Continue reading “Arab teen kidnapped and killed in Jerusalem in suspected revenge attack”

Mail.com

A California truck driver pulled into the Blue Beacon Truck Wash in central Pennsylvania and spotted an advertisement for low-cost health exams for truckers. Needing one for his commercial driver’s license, he called the number on the sign and was picked up by a woman in an old Ford Tempo.

She drove him to her town house, where she performed the $65 physical, had him provide a urine sample and faxed the required forms to the California Department of Transportation. It all seemed a bit odd to trucker Todd Wakefield, whose suspicions were heightened when California authorities told him about irregularities in the paperwork. After some clever sleuthing of his own, Wakefield turned his findings over to Pennsylvania State Police — who say they uncovered a scam that snagged at least 16 commercial drivers they know about, and probably more they don’t.   Continue reading “Cops: Truckers duped by woman impersonating doctor”