From the Trenches World Report

Chapel Hill News – by Michael Helms

Ellie Kinnaird’s interpretation of the Second Amendment (“2nd Amendment never said right to bear arms was absolute,” DN, May 27) is an interesting work of fiction, but its basis in historical precedent and established jurisprudence couldn’t be more mistaken.

Ms. Kinnaird’s fantasy vaguely refers to an 1875 Supreme Court case wherein she alleges “that the Second Amendment applies to the government, not an individual gun owner.” A closer reading of the 1875 Supreme Court case United States v Cruikshank affirms what Americans have long known: that the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right neither granted nor revocable by the government. To wit: “The right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence.”   Continue reading “Militia means you and me”

iHLS

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled the Green Rock – a mobile autonomous tactical counter Rocket, Artillery & Mortar (C-RAM) system. This system, was delivered to the Israel Defense Forces and named Wind Shield by the IDF.

The system will be on display at the Eurosatory exhibition being held between June 16-20 in Paris, France. Green Rock is designed to support a variety of ground force protection missions, including fire source location, friendly forces fire correction, and detection of low-flying airborne targets such as UAVs, gliders and hovering platforms.   Continue reading “New Israeli System Detects Low-flying Drones”

Stop the Drug War – by Phillip Smith

A Tennessee police chief gets caught misbehaving, so does a strung out Pennsylvania deputy, and a San Diego husband and wife cop team go down for dealing. Let’s get to it:

In Graysville, Tennessee, the Graysville police chief was arrested last Monday on charges he was improperly disposing of seized vehicles and dipping into seized cash. Police Chief Jason Erik Redden is accused of either taking for himself or returning to the original owner three of the vehicles, and is also being held responsible for $4,128 in missing seized cash and fees paid to the department. He is charged with seven counts of misconduct in office, two counts of theft over $1,000, and one count of theft under $500.   Continue reading “This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories”

Fox 4 KC – by Michelle Pekarsky

ST. LOUIS — A man who allegedly held a gun to a teenage girl’s head during a home robbery Monday night is in critical condition after police say he was shot by the girl’s father.

A second man is dead.

The family reports that two men confronted the teenaged girl at about 11:00 pm in front of her home.   Continue reading “Dad, and then mom, open fire on gunmen who confront teen daughter outside their home”

Vigilant Citizen

On June 8th, a couple shot and killed two police officers inside a Las Vegas restaurant. Before opening fire, the couple reportedly yelled “This is a revolution!”. They then covered the bodies of the police officers with a yellow Gadsden “Don’t thread on me” flag, along with a note containing a swastika symbol. The shooters then entered a nearby Walmart, killed another man inside and took their own lives.

When the murderers were identified as Jerad and Amanda Miller, media sources quickly tagged the couple as “extreme-right”, “pro-gun”, “conspiracy theorist”, “Tea Party”, “anti-Government” and “White supremacists”. Then, pictures of them emerged and things got strange.   Continue reading “Las Vegas Shooting : Was Jerad Miller a Patsy Used to Further an Agenda?”

ITAR-TASS

KIEV, June 10, 22:44 /ITAR-TASS/. Everyone willing to leave the zone of the armed ‘special operation’ in eastern Ukraine will have an opportunity to do so, the press service of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said Tuesday.

“An opportunity will be given to leave the territory through to checkpoints of the antiterrorist center,” the report said. “Inspections in order to prevent the transportation of weaponry, explosives, etc., will be done at the checkpoints.”   Continue reading “Kiev promises opportunity for everyone to leave zone of punitive operation”

Yahoo News – by Paul Ingram

TUCSON Ariz. (Reuters) – A Mexican immigrant who took refuge in an Arizona church to avoid deportation from a country where he has lived illegally for over a decade and raised a family can stay in the United States, a federal official said on Tuesday.

Daniel Neyoy Ruiz, 36, had been ordered to report for voluntary deportation in May. But in a high-profile challenge to U.S. immigration policy he instead turned to a Tucson church whose leaders were involved in a movement to give sanctuary to Central American refugees in the 1980s.   Continue reading “Mexican immigrant who sought sanctuary in church can stay in U.S”

Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age.  As your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.

Housework can’t kill you, but why take a chance?

Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.   Continue reading “The Wit (and Wisdom) of Phyllis Diller”

Wyoming Institute of Technology – by John Brugle, Ph.D

John T. Brugle, Ph.D and Mary Franz, Ph.D, M.P.H.
Wyoming Institute of Technology, Human Studies Division
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Abstract

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Chips have been used extensively in wildlife ecology and conservation to identify and track individual specimens in a population. It has been unknown, however, how often RFID chips have been implanted in human populations for the tracking and identification of individuals. This study analyzed the prevalence of RFID Chips in 3 geographically discrete populations and found that, on average, 1 in 3 individuals carried an RFID Chip. Interestingly, there was a strong correlation with RFID Chip presence and previous dental work.   Continue reading “Analysis of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Chip Prevalence in 3 Discrete United States Populations”

KSL – by Dennis Romboy, June 3, 2014

SALT LAKE CITY — An angry and emotional Mark Shurtleff says agents who searched his home Monday used “Dirty Harry” tactics and traumatized his teenage daughter.

“I don’t care what people think I may have done, and the truth will come out on that,” the former Utah Attorney General said Tuesday. “But there was nothing that justifies what they did yesterday in my home.”   Continue reading “Agents ‘trashed’ home, traumatized kids during search, former Utah Att Gen Shurtleff says”

Yahoo News – by Liz Goodwin

President Barack Obama had some tough love for young people in a discussion on student loans hosted by Tumblr on Tuesday afternoon, warning them not to waste their time while in college and reminding them that they might have to take a job they don’t like to pay off their debts.

Obama told the audience of Tumblr users gathered at the White House that despite skyrocketing tuition costs, college is still worth it for most people.   Continue reading “Obama has tough love for young people in Tumblr student loan chat”

Think Progress – by Nicole Flatow

In 1981, Norma Uy was deemed eligible for an immigration visa by way of her sister, a U.S. Citizen. At the time, her two-year-old daughter also applied for a visa through a provision of U.S. immigration law that allows the children of visa applicants to also be considered. The petition was approved the very same day it was filed. But it wasn’t until 21 years later that Norma’s name got to the top of the visa waiting list and she was granted legal permanent residence. By that point, her daughter Ruth was 23 years old, and wasn’t permitted to immigrate with her mother, under an agency interpretation of federal law that deemed Ruth no longer a “child.” Norma was forced to choose between leaving her daughter behind and attempting to bring her over later, or not going at all after a 21-year wait.     Continue reading “Woman Waits In Line For 21 Years To Immigrate Into US, Then Gets Turned Away For Being Too Old”

Huffington Post – by Eleanor Goldberg

The VA scandal has awakened the nation to the lengthy wait times that veteran patients have had to endure for healthcare. But the failings of the veteran health system aren’t the only pressing crisis former servicemen and servicewomen are currently struggling with.

On a single night in January last year, there were 57,849 homeless veterans sleeping on the streets, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. It’s a disgrace that Vietnam War veteran and photographer Jerry Tovo, 69, aims to publicize by unveiling intimate images of homeless vets he’s taken across the country.    Continue reading “‘They May Have Been Heroes’ Photos Spotlight Fact That Homeless Vets Deserve Better”

Fox News

In a stunning upset, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost the GOP Virginia primary Tuesday night to Dave Brat, an economics professor and political novice.

The Associated Press called the race for Cantor about an hour after polls closed at 7 p.m. ET.

Cantor is the second-most powerful member of the U.S. House and was widely seen as the  next in line to succeed House Speaker John Boehner.   Continue reading “House Majority Leader Eric Cantor loses Virginia GOP primary, AP reports”

Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon

You know what I’m doing in that photo? Having a lot of fun. Late last night, an open letter was posted by a Duncan Black (I’ll assume it’s the liberal blogger who wrote the letter and not the male pornstar by the same name who apparently has a better SEO guy than the writer) was posted to The Daily Record. The title of the letter – Guns Aren’t Supposed to Be Fun.

It’s been a while since I broke down and replied to an anti-gun opinion piece, so let’s do just that, shall we?   Continue reading “Letter From Anti-Gunner: “Guns Aren’t Supposed to Be Fun””

8 News Now – by Lauren Rozyla

LAS VEGAS — Before the deadly shooting rampage Sunday that left two police officers and a bystander dead, 8 News NOW had learned that Metro Police were getting training on how to identify and deal with “domestic terrorists.”

Terrorism experts say the suspects in the shooting, Jerad and Amanda Miller, are very like sovereign citizens, a loosely formed movement full of anti-government beliefs. The FBI has now classified “sovereign citizens” as “domestic terrorists.”   Continue reading “Police trained on growing threat of ‘sovereign citizens’”

RT News

As one of the preconditions to authorizing close to $300 million in aid, the United States is pressuring El Salvador to purchase genetically modified seeds from Monsanto instead of non-GM seeds from local farmers.

According to Sustainable Pulse, a website covering developments related to genetically modified organisms and sustainable agriculture, the US will reportedly withhold $277 million in aid through the Millennium Challenge Compact if El Salvador refuses to purchase GM seeds from the biotech company Monsanto.   Continue reading “US pressures El Salvador to buy Monsanto’s GMO seeds”