From the Trenches World Report

    Every American, whether he knows it or not, owes a huge debt of gratitude to the militiamen who stood bravely against tyranny at the Bundy ranch last week. Without pay or compensation, and not for fame or glory, they traveled from their home towns to the Bundy ranch to stand up for all of our freedom and Constitutional rights, and had they not done so, what little that remains of our freedom would have been reduced a little more.

These brave Americans quite literally risked their lives against unknowable odds simply because it was what needed to be done for the salvation of our great republic, and had they not been there, the Bundy family probably would have been shot to pieces, and any “peaceful protesters” would have been gassed and abused by the federal thugs who regularly abuse unarmed protesters with impunity, and obviously enjoy doing so.    Continue reading “Thank you, Militiamen.”

The Palm Beach Post – by The Associated Press

MIAMI — Miami-Dade police have arrested five men who were spotted in a car changing into phony police clothing and gear.

Examiner – by Dave Gibson

As if the Obama administration’s purchase of more than 2 billion rounds of ammunition, and nearly 3,000 urban tanks, along with their unprecedented (and highly illegal) domestic spying program was not enough to convince you that the federal government is about to suspend the Constitution once and for all, the man who once vowed to run “the most transparent administration in history” has just rather inexplicably, ordered the U.S. Army to seize every Apache attack helicopter currently in use by the National Guard.   Continue reading “Martial law: Obama confiscates National Guard helicopters from all 50 states”

New York Times – by JEREMY W. PETERS

Michael R. Bloomberg, making his first major political investment since leaving office, plans to spend $50 million this year building a nationwide grass-roots network to motivate voters who feel strongly about curbing gun violence, an organization he hopes can eventually outmuscle the National Rifle Association.

Mr. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, said gun control advocates need to learn from the N.R.A. and punish those politicians who fail to support their agenda — even Democrats whose positions otherwise align with his own.   Continue reading “Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.”

IB Times – by Meagan Clark

Mother Jones – by Molly Redden

Conservative activists and media outlets have generally embraced the cause of Cliven Bundy, a Nevada cattle rancher who inspired a gang of protesters—many of them armed—to face off with federal law enforcement this weekend. But one figure on the right has taken a surprising stand against Bundy’s supporters: former Fox News host Glenn Beck.   Continue reading “Everyone on the Far Right Loves Militia-Backed Rancher Cliven Bundy—Except Glenn Beck”

Police State USA

EXTON, PA — Police followed an innocent man into his home, believing that he was a fleeing suspect.  When the man protested being handcuffed on his own floor with strangers searched his home, an officer cussed at him and stomped on his head, causing multiple facial fractures and shattered teeth.  The scene was so gruesome that a cop testified against a fellow cop.   Yet instead of being fired, that stomping officer was later promoted, and now has been officially cleared of violating the victim’s civil rights.   Continue reading “Trooper cleared after stomping on innocent man’s skull while handcuffed”

WIVB News 4 – by Rachel Kingston

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Gun owners and Second Amendment rights advocates gathered in downtown Buffalo’s Niagara Square Tuesday afternoon to protest the NY SAFE Act by shredding gun registration forms.

April 15, 2014 marked the deadline for when people who owned assault weapons prior to the passage of the SAFE Act were supposed to register them with New York State.   Continue reading “Gun owners shred documents to protest SAFE Act”

Wow, THEIR constitution laid out for all to see!!! Look how THEY are implementing it all with the land grabs, agenda 21, gun confiscation, etc.

World Parliament

Activist Post – by Devon Douglas-Bowers

Currently being debated by the Senate, but rarely discussed on mainstream television, is the Shield Law. While on the surface it may seem to be rather innocuous, some of the language in it and its implications are quite problematic for journalists.

A Shield Law is a law which “provides statutory protection for the ‘reporters’ privilege’— legal rules which protect journalists against the government requiring them to reveal confidential sources or other information.”[1] Generally, this is a positive occurrence as journalists are much more able to conduct their work and bring information to public light if they do not need to worry about having to reveal their sources. While Shield Laws have occurred in the past, they have only been on the state level. This currently proposed Shield Law is the first one to reach the federal level and the main goal is to protect journalists from having to reveal confidential sources in federal cases.[2]    Continue reading “‘Shield’ing the People From Independent Journalism”

Mail.com

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea’s southern coast on Wednesday, leaving nearly 300 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by dozens of ships and helicopters. At least four people were confirmed dead and 55 injured.

The high number of people unaccounted for — likely trapped in the ship or floating in the ocean — raised fears that the death toll could rise drastically, making it one of South Korea’s biggest ferry disasters since 1993, when 292 people died.   Continue reading “292 missing, 4 dead in South Korea ferry disaster”

RT News

The first-ever scientific study that analyzes whether the US is a democracy, rather than an oligarchy, found the majority of the American public has a “minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy” compared to the wealthy.

The study, due out in the Fall 2014 issue of the academic journal Perspectives on Politics, sets out to answer elusive questions about who really rules in the United States. The researchers measured key variables for 1,779 policy issues within a single statistical model in an unprecedented attempt “to test these contrasting theoretical predictions” – i.e. whether the US sets policy democratically or the process is dominated by economic elites, or some combination of both.   Continue reading “Oligarchy, not democracy: Americans have ‘near-zero’ input on policy – report”

RT News

No city or county in Oklahoma will be allowed to set their own mandatory minimum wage or employee benefits, according to a law signed by Republican Governor Mary Fallin on Monday.

The new law, formerly known as Senate Bill 1023, comes amid a nationwide movement pushing lawmakers to raise the minimum wage across the US. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, although a number of states have raised their standard and US President Obama proposed raising the national minimum to $10.10.   Continue reading “Oklahoma prohibits towns from setting own minimum wage standards”