From the Trenches World Report

Wall Street Journal – by Tom McClintock

One of the worst droughts in California’s history has devastated more than a half-million acres of the most fertile farmland in America. In communities like Sacramento, “water police” go from door to door to enforce conservation measures. There’s even a mobile “app” to report neighbors to city authorities so they can be fined for wasting water.

With the Sierra snowpack at 4% of normal as of May 20, Californians will desperately need what little water remains behind its dams this summer. Authorities have warned some towns like Folsom—home of Folsom Lake—to expect daily rationing of 50 gallons per person, a 60% cut from average household usage.    Continue reading “California Drains Reservoirs in the Middle of a Drought”

Mail.com

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Serving aboard an American submarine was one of the most dangerous assignments in World War II, with nearly 1 in 5 crew members losing their lives somewhere in the ocean depths.

Paul Wittmer of suburban St. Louis has spent years working to ensure that those men — more than 3,600 sailors — are remembered, including a book that has been years in the making. Wittmer, a submarine veteran who turned 90 last week, has conducted research for eight years at the National Archives at St. Louis, which houses millions of military personnel records. He compiled biographical information on every man lost aboard a submarine during the war. The research fills six volumes.   Continue reading “Missouri man chronicles losses on WWII submarines”

Mail.com

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — After 17 years on the force, San Jose Police officer Huan Nguyen had learned not to get emotionally involved in his work. But then one got through.

On May 6, a road rage slaying in his Little Saigon neighborhood, on the streets where he grew up and now patrols, took the life of a Vietnamese immigrant like himself. The victim was a 37-year-old bus driver who left behind a widow and two young children, one with severe autism.   Continue reading “Road rage killing hits officer’s ‘soft spot’”

Market Watch

As meat prices soar, so-called pink slime — a processed meat byproduct that’s sprayed with ammonia (the beef industry prefers the term “lean finely textured beef”) — is making a comeback , according to The Wall Street Journal. And while that surely grosses people out, it’s far from the only disgusting food additive your family is probably gobbling up in mass quantities. Here are five shocking things found in common foods.   Continue reading “5 food additives even grosser than ‘pink slime’”

RT News

The CIA has been bombing Pakistan’s domestic buildings more than any other targets over the past decade of the drone war launched by the US, says the latest research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

Almost two thirds, or over 60 percent, of all US drone strikes in Pakistan targeted domestic buildings,says joint research conducted by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ), a London-based non-profit news group, along with Forensic Architecture, a research unit based at Goldsmiths University, London, and Situ Research in New York.   Continue reading “Over 60% of US drone targets in Pakistan are homes – research”

Common Dreams

Military leaders in Thailand assumed all political power in the country on Saturday after dissolving the country’s Senate, the last democratic institution left standing after the military seized power two days ago.

According to reports, former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is being held in a “safe place” after being summoned on Friday along with nearly 200 others, including prominent politicians, outspoken academics and journalists, said to be “political associates” with the ruling party.   Continue reading “Thai Military Takes Total Control”

The Organic Prepper

When you first take the leap into a prepared lifestyle, it can be overwhelming.  There are so many potential disasters that it’s hard to figure out how to prepare for all of them. What if you could find a reference – in which the information you needed was all together in one place?  What if you could find a book that taught you all you needed to know to get ready for…well, pretty much anything? What if there was a blueprint that organized the steps a family needed to take to be prepared not only for short term disasters, but for long-term self sufficiency?   Continue reading “The Prepper’s Blueprint: A Complete Guide to Freedom Through Self-Reliance”

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Militia News – by Chris Banescu

President “I am not a dictator” Obama, the same man who once bemoaned that the U.S. Constitution is deeply flawed and America’s Founding Fathers had “an enormous blind spot” when they wrote it, is again complaining that our Constitutional Republic does not satisfy his dictatorial aspirations. Apparently, the inconvenience of having each state represented equally in the Senate is inconveniencing his ability to shove his leftist personal agenda down the throat of Congress and the American people.   Continue reading “Obama Unhappy with America’s Constitutional Balance of Powers”

Personal Liberty – by Chip Wood

Yet another whistleblower has come forward to accuse yet another Veteran’s Affairs hospital of keeping secret waiting lists to hide the delays for veterans needing medical treatment. According to The Daily Beast,officials at the VA hospital in Albuquerque, N.M., may have already destroyed some of the records there, to cover up what has been happening.

Sound like any government bureaucracy we’ve heard about before?   Continue reading “The VA Scandal Proves What We’ve Been Saying All Along”

KENS 5

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said.

Organizers said “March Against Monsanto” protests were held in 52 countries and 436 cities, including San Antonio. The march called on Congress to label, or ban, genetically-modified foods.   Continue reading “Protesters in San Antonio and around the world march against Monsanto”

Waking Times – by Dr. Ben Kim

Contrary to popular belief, your vision doesn’t have to decline over time. With regular exercise of the muscles that control your eye movements and visual acuity, you can reduce eyestrain and maintain or even improve your vision. Utilization of a few acupressure points can also help your vision by encouraging healthy blood flow to your eyes.

The six muscles that control your eye movements are as follows:   Continue reading “How to Improve Vision Naturally”