From the Trenches World Report

AmmoLand – by Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- Members of the Burlington City Council have worked out a strategy to attack second amendment rights in Vermont, where there is a strong preemption law that prevents local governments from enacting separate firearms laws.  David Codrea noted it months ago.

The Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs wanted to find out how and why the City was attempting to attack second amendment rights.  A public records request was filed in September of 2013.   The Acting President of the Federation is Chris Bradley.   From the burlingtonfreepress:   Continue reading “Council Members, Burlington, VT “Keep the Crowd Down””

The New American – by Bob Adelmann

With a Senate committee voting to confirm Dr. Vivek Murthy (shown) as the new U.S. surgeon general 13-9 last week, he is expected to win confirmation to the post by the full Senate later this week.

If there were a candidate more perfectly qualified to occupy the bully pulpit as surgeon general in the Obama administration, one would be hard pressed to find him.   Continue reading “Anti-gun Doctor Expected to be Confirmed as Surgeon General”

Huffington Post

The handling of raw fish at three New York City Chinatown markets has led to an outbreak of a rare skin infection.

The city’s health department has identified 30 people with the infection– caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium marinum– all of whom handled live or raw seafood at the Chinatown markets in Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.   Continue reading “New Yorkers Warned Of Rare Skin Infection Outbreak Caused By Raw Fish In Chinatown”

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The Washington Free Beacon, March 18, 2013

Gen. James Mattis, known to his troops as “Mad Dog Mattis,” is retiring after 41 years of military service.

The Marine Corps Times is calling Mattis the “most revered Marine in a generation.”

Mattis has been commander of the United States Central Command since 2010 and led the 1st Marine Division into Iraq in 2003.   Continue reading “The Best from ‘Mad Dog Mattis’”

Daily Mail

Michelle Obama, her daughters and her mother plan a week-long solo visit to China this month that includes meetings with China’s first lady and high school and university students – and that will likely cost U.S. taxpayers millions of dollars.

President Obama and his family have come under heavy scrutiny for the unprecedented high travel costs during his time in office – and a week-long trip to China for four members of the First Family, members of the Secret Service and other members of the White House staff will likely cost several millions of dollars.    Continue reading “Michelle Obama plans pricey trip to China as the First Family is criticized for spending hundreds of millions of dollars traveling on the taxpayer’s dime”

The Daily Caller – by Patrick Howley

Lois Lerner fears for her life if she testifies openly before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday, according to her attorney.

House oversight committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa announced Sunday that Lerner will testify at Wednesday’s hearing, but Lerner’s attorney Bill Taylor said that Lerner will seek to continue invoking her Fifth Amendment rights and will also seek a one-week delay of her testimony.   Continue reading “Lois Lerner fears for her life if she testifies at Wednesday’s oversight hearing”

WESH News – by Claire Metz

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —A witness who helped rescue a family after their mother allegedly drove her minivan into the ocean tells WESH 2 that one of the children was screaming that their mother was trying to kill them.

Tim Tesseneer, of Rutherfordton, N.C., said he was one of the two men to first reach the minivan.   Continue reading “Rescuer: Pregnant mom intentionally drove van with 3 kids inside into ocean”

RT News

A new state-of-the-art headband is being developed by Tufts University scientists that could help facilitate communication between the human brain and computers.

The new technology – currently being crafted at the university’s Human Computer Interaction Lab – would be capable of scanning an individual’s brain activity, determining whether the person is mentally aware enough to handle the task at hand, fatigued, or even bored with what they’re doing.   Continue reading “Scientists work on backing up human brain with computers”

CT Post – by NICK TABOR

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The House of Delegates is considering a bill that would link Maryland’s gun registry to its criminal database.

State law requires gun owners to surrender their weapons if they’re convicted of felonies or any violent crimes, but Del. Luiz Simmons, D-Montgomery, said Maryland State Police lack a systematic way of enforcing this. They can’t use their databases to identify gun owners convicted of crimes.   Continue reading “Maryland House bill would link gun, criminal registries”

CBS News

EWING, N.J. – Authorities say one resident was killed in an explosion in a New Jersey housing development that also injured seven workers.

Police say the blast happened Tuesday after a gas line was damaged by contractors who were digging in the area. At least one town home was destroyed in the Trenton suburb of Ewing and 55 others damaged.   Continue reading “One dead as damaged gas line explodes at New Jersey townhouse complex”

RT News

Residents of Washington, DC who are found to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana will no longer be charged with a crime after the city council voted Tuesday to reduce the penalty to a small fine.

The members voted 10-1 to drop possession of an ounce or less of cannabis to a civil fine of $25. The council did preserve a law making it illegal to smoke in public, although the maximum penalty for that infraction has been reduced from up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine to up to six months in jail and a $500 fine. That penalty is the same one facing residents who are stopped in public with an open can of alcohol.   Continue reading “Marijuana on its way to being decriminalized in Washington DC”

RT News

About one in five US soldiers have been found to have a common mental illness such as depression or panic disorder upon enlisting in the Army, according to a new study.

A second study showed that over eight percent of soldiers had contemplated suicide and 1.1 percent had attempted suicide, researchers found via confidential surveys and interviews with 5,428 soldiers at Army bases across the US.   Continue reading “​’How did these guys get in the Army?’ New study delves into mental illness”

Guerrilla America – by SAMUEL CULPER III

For the benefit of quasi-academic exercise, let’s assume that the absolute worst happens in Connecticut (CT): a federal invasion.  (Although the likelihood is low right now, it could be a plausible scenario in another state for the government of tomorrow.)  If I was tasked to analyze and wargame that scenario, my initial key assumptions would be:   Continue reading “Invasion Models”