From the Trenches World Report

I’m sure this “fine, young man” will make for a wonderful police officer!

RT News

A ‘smart’ and ‘sane’ North Carolina teen has admitted to stabbing and bludgeoning his parents to death over slight and routine punishments, like depriving him of his iPod.   Continue reading “‘8 knives, bat and crowbar’: 16 yo admits to parents’ brutal murder for taking away iPod”

RT News

A federal appeals court has ruled that Americans have the right to videotape police officers in public, thereby allowing a court case brought against New Hampshire police to progress.

Carla Gericke was arrested in 2010 for videotaping members of the Weare Police Department who pulled over her friend during a traffic stop. Her video camera malfunctioned, however, and she failed to record evidence of the incident.   Continue reading “Americans have First Amendment right to film police, US appeals court rules”

Mail.com

PHOENIX (AP) — Navy veteran Ken Senft turned to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care in 2011 after his private insurance grew too costly. It could have been a fatal mistake, he now says.

A few years ago, the 65-year-old had a lesion on his head. He went to a VA clinic near his home outside Phoenix, but he said the doctor told him it could be two years before he might get an appointment with a dermatologist.   Continue reading “Report: 1,700 vets left off VA hospital wait list”

The Republic

NEW MILFORD, New Jersey — Five New Milford high school students are facing charges stemming from a counterfeiting scheme.

Counterfeit $20 bills with the same serial numbers began surfacing at local businesses over a four-week period. Police reviewed security video and identified the students.   Continue reading “5 New Milford high school students charges in counterfeiting scheme”

Police One – by Lauren McGaughy, Houston Chronicle

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas group responsible for Chipotle’s new “no guns” policy and famous for its public demonstrations has a new target in its sights: the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

Open Carry Texas formed in early 2013 after its founder, active U.S. Army Master Sergeant CJ Grisham, was arrested for resisting arrest after a Temple policeman balked at his carrying a rifle on a hike with his son. Last year, it held armed rallies outside the Alamo and the state Capitol in Austin.   Continue reading “Open carry demonstrators who inspired Chipotle gun ban target BLM”

Reuters

Tens of thousands of children unaccompanied by parents or relatives are flooding across the southern U.S. border illegally, forcing the Obama administration and Congress to grapple with both a humanitarian crisis and a budget dilemma.

An estimated 60,000 such children will pour into the United States this year, according to the administration, up from about 6,000 in 2011. Now, Washington is trying to figure out how to pay for their food, housing and transportation once they are taken into custody.   Continue reading “Waves of immigrant minors present crisis for Obama, Congress”

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We had some flooding rains yesterday. It got pretty bad. My phone was getting these strange alerts all day telling me that it was raining. We dont have an app for any alerts. We didnt sign up for any alerts, but they alerted our phones anyway. I had heard about this mandatory software being in the smart phones, but never had it happen to mine until yesterday.

KPEL 96.5 – by Nathan Pike

Many residents throughout Acadiana may have been startled to receive a breaking weather alert on their smart phone devices early this morning. Probably some of you were awakened by the peculiar message.   Continue reading “What Were Those Weather Emergency Alerts We Got On Our Phones This Week?”

Sierra 12

Movement Drill-

Requirements:  Rifle and or Pistol, glass / cup preferably a mug with a vertical handle, water.

Firing on the move can be broken down into smaller technical sections i.e. target identification, firing, moving, situational awareness, and reloading.  Below we will focus on the movement portion of firing on the move.

Movement and firing with a firearm is much different than static firing.  Moving and shooting adds in more challenges for the shooter…..   Continue reading “Dry Fire – Firing on the move”

Quartz – by Mark DeCambre

Bank risk-taking is back. Toughened regulation such as the Dodd-Frank financial reforms haven’t entirely killed banks’ appetite to underwrite risky debt. According to a recent research note by Moody’s Investors Service, underwriting standards are loosening up at US banks.   Continue reading “Risky lending is on the rise again at US banks”

Police State USA

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — A man who had just been carjacked and robbed at gunpoint called the police to report the crime. He says the police almost treated him as badly as the criminals did.

The ordeal happened to Charles Williams, a religious man who works at a local church. First, he says armed thugs pointed guns at him and stole his car.   Continue reading “Carjacking victim calls police for help, gets threatened with jailtime”

Power Line – by PAUL MIRENGOFF

I wrote here and here about the Obama administration’s proposed rule on “affirmatively furthering fair housing” (AFFH), an attempt to dictate how we shall live. In essence, President Obama seeks to use the power of the national government to create communities of a certain kind, each having what the federal government deems an appropriate mix of economic, racial, and ethnic diversity.

The proposed AFFH rule, issued last July, was expected to be finalized by the end of last year. But the year ended with no further action.   Continue reading “Obama Will Wait Until After Election To Impose His Vision Of How We Should Live”

Fresno Bee – by Mark Grossi

East San Joaquin Valley farmers, facing a zero water allocation this summer, are asking a judge to stop unprecedented water releases that started last week at Millerton Lake.

The Friant Water Authority, representing 15,000 east-side growers, says federal leaders are not following a long-established water-rights pecking order in releasing Millerton water, which would help save thousands of acres of east-side orchards.   Continue reading “East Valley farmers sue to stop Millerton Lake water release”