From the Trenches World Report

Examiner – by Dave Workman

Two seemingly unrelated cases involving the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will keep that agency in the headlines, with California’s Ares Armor‘s legal action against the ATF placed on hold yesterday, while Congressman Darrell Issa, chair of the House Oversight Committee, late yesterday issued a subpoena to the ATF over yet another scandal, this involving storefront sting operations.

A hearing on Ares Armor’s motion for a preliminary injunction against ATF, originally scheduled for this afternoon, is now off the calendar, vacated as moot by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, in the wake of last weekend’s search by ATF of business sites owned by Lycurgan, Inc., doing business as Ares Armor. National Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea details that part of the story here.   Continue reading “Issa subpoenas ATF over storefront stings; Ares Armor case on hold”

Natural Society – by Elizabeth Renter

In the fight for marijuana legalization or even for criminal justice reform, you’ll often hear of people serving jail time for non-violent drug offenses. When these sentences are more severe than those being served by people found guilty of crimes against other people, crimes where there are tangible victims, it’s evidence of a broken system and the failed War on Drugs. In Missouri, one man is living the worst-case scenario, serving a life sentence for a marijuana offense.   Continue reading “Son Fights for Dad Serving Life in Prison for Marijuana Charges”

Stop the Drug War – by Phillip Smith

Oregonians going to the polls this November could have the chance to vote twice to legalize marijuana, or maybe even three times. Two separate legalization initiative campaigns are underway there, and both have a good shot at actually making it onto the ballot. And one of those campaigns also includes a constitutional amendment that could also make the ballot.

Oregon very nearly joined Colorado and Washington in legalizing it in 2012, when the underfunded Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) got more than 47% of the vote. Prospects have only gotten brighter since then. A recent poll showed solid majorities for a specific tax and regulate question (58%) and for a generic legalization question (64%).   Continue reading “Will Oregon Have Three Marijuana Initiatives This Year?”

The Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder

What would you do if the Internet or the power grid went down for over a year?  Our key infrastructure, including the Internet and the power grid, is far more vulnerable than most people would dare to imagine.  These days, most people simply take for granted that the lights will always be on and that the Internet will always function properly.  But what if all that changed someday in the blink of an eye?  According to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s latest report, all it would take to plunge the entire nation into darkness for more than a year would be to knock out a transformer manufacturer and just 9 of our 55,000 electrical substations on a really hot summer day.  The reality of the matter is that our power grid is in desperate need of updating, and there is very little or no physical security at most of these substations.  If terrorists, or saboteurs, or special operations forces wanted to take down our power grid, it would not be very difficult.  And as you will read about later in this article, the Internet is extremely vulnerable as well.   Continue reading “Government Agency: If 9 Substations Are Destroyed, The Power Grid Could Be Down For 18 Months”

Global Research – by Glen Ford

The U.S., now number one in oil and gas, is preparing to destroy Russia’s economy. “Washington will move to crush, or at least seriously disrupt, Russia under its ‘sanctions as war by other means’ machine, by targeting its energy exports, while simultaneously boosting the foreign markets for U.S. natural gas.”   Continue reading “U.S. Prepares to Gas Russia Into Submission”

Answers for the Faith – by Dr. D

A Christian student is suing Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton,Virginia for free speech rights.

Christian Parks was stopped by campus police from preaching in the college courtyard. The officer claimed that it might ‘offend’ others and it violated school policy.   Continue reading “Christian Student Sues College for Free Speech Rights”

Natural Health 365 – by Jonathan Landsman

Digital meters, better known as ‘smart meters’, are being installed on homes throughout the world. These radiation-emitting, surveillance devices are watching every move you make; while, at the same time, bathing you with cancer-causing radiation. Without regard to human health, power companies are looking to capture the entire population with this new, highly-toxic technology.   Continue reading “Smart meters blast population with cancer-causing radiation”

Natural Health 365 – by Jonathan Landsman

Our political leaders run around looking for ‘weapons of mass destruction’ and pretend to care about our welfare. Yet, the real threats are in plain sight, supported by the same political leaders placed in power to defend their constituents. Something is very wrong with this picture.

The undeniable truth is that unmanaged chronic disease is literally destroying the western world.   Continue reading “9 legal weapons of mass destruction”

AmmoLand – by Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- A small sign of renewed American freedom has been noticed in Spokane, Washington.    Jitterz Java was robbed twice in February of this year.   On March 16th, an armed robber was run off by an armed employee.  As noted in the above image, at least one barista believes in the deterrent effect of open carry.

The owner, Sara Chapel has taken steps to reduce her losses.  From spokesman.com:   Continue reading “Coffee Shop Owner Encourages Armed Barristas”

North Jersey – by Chris Harris

There are coin collectors, and then there’s Thomas Rica.

While the true hobbyist seeks quality coinage, Rica was more interested in quantity — amassing 1.8 million individual quarters.

Unfortunately, he acquired them illegally.   Continue reading “Ex-Ridgewood inspector admits to stealing $460,000 in quarters from village”

The Organic Prepper – by Daisy Luther

Do you believe in “medical conspiracy theories”? If so you are in good company.

According to a survey undertaken by professors at the University of Chicago, more than half of all Americans believe in one or more so-called “medical conspiracy theories”. Of course, most of us know that the derogatory term “conspiracy theory” is simply a way to marginalize those who think critically instead of blithely accepting the word of those who stand to make money off of our compliance.    Continue reading “Do You Believe in “Medical Conspiracy Theories”?”

Wake-Up World – by Andy Whiteley

Looking for a healthy way to get more from your garden? Like to know your food is free of the pesticides and other nasties that are often sprayed on commercial crops? Re-growing food from your kitchen scraps is a good way to do it!

There’s nothing like eating your own home- grown vegies, and there are heaps of different foods that will re- grow from the scrap pieces that you’d normally throw out or put into your compost bin.   Continue reading “16 Foods That’ll Re-Grow from Kitchen Scraps”