oldvetHere is the email we received followed by my response:

My name is —— I am the son of —— known on the internet chat forums and Militia sites as “OLDVET”.

According to Dads bookmarks, FTTWR was a site he frequented and voiced opinions on yours and several others, this was his favorite spot as it would seem.    Continue reading “Trenchers Bid Farewell to Our Brother, Oldvet, Rest in Peace”

marijuana 420 263x164 Colorado and Washington 4/20 Marijuana Events Attract Surge of TouristsNatural Society – by Christina Sarich

The recent legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington has made the celebration of 4/20 – a marijuana user’s code for weed – quite a popular spectacle. This past weekend, thousands of marijuana enthusiasts gathered in the two states at concerts, rallies, and trade shows in the inaugural states to make Cannabis use a little friendlier.   Continue reading “Colorado and Washington 4/20 Marijuana Events Attract Surge of Tourists”

Stop the Drug War – by Phillip Smith

Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that the Justice Department will soon release new, more expansive criteria for recommending federal prisoner clemency applications for President Obama to review.  That means Obama, who has so far freed a paltry 10 prisoners early in his first six years could free “hundred, perhaps thousands” in its final two, a senior administration official told Yahoo News Monday.     Continue reading ““Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands” of Federal Drug Prisoners Could be Freed Under New Clemency Rules”

Original Boy Scouts of America emblemAnswers for the Faith – by Dr. D

There is a new proposal in the State of California to prohibit judges from having membership ties with the Boy Scouts.

According to the ‘Ethics Advisory Committee’ of the state Supreme Court, the Boy Scouts are discriminatory against homosexuals and atheists so state judges should be free of any ties with that sort of organization.  Here’s the story from SFGate:   Continue reading “California: Proposal to Prohibit Judges with Ties to Boy Scouts”

Information Dissemination – by Galrahn, April 15, 2014

Tom Hill @te3ej has been tracking the Russian Tug Nikolay Chiker for the last few weeks as it made its way down to Cuba with Russia’s premier spy ship the Viktor Leonov CCB-175. Yesterday Tom Hill noted the tug has taken up position just off the coast of Florida – now for two days at 29 18 00.0N, 80 30 00.0W.

While some mock the Russians for always deploying tugs with their Navy, I’ve grown to appreciate it as I have now observe them use the tugs effectively both in soft power operations and now military operations like trapping the Ukrainian fleet. Navy’s can do a lot when they have ships with incredible utility like Fleet tugs, indeed one might ask how the US government screams really loud about climate change, but doesn’t build ships like icebreakers and fleet tugs. Continue reading “Watching the Russians… Off Florida’s Coast”

The Capitol building in Washington DCThe Telegraph – by Zachary Davies Boren

The US government does not represent the interests of the majority of the country’s citizens, but is instead ruled by those of the rich and powerful, a new study from Princeton and Northwestern Universities has concluded.

The report, entitled Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens, used extensive policy data collected from between the years of 1981 and 2002 to empirically determine the state of the US political system.

Continue reading “The US is an oligarchy, study concludes”

A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas September 15, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters – by LAWRENCE HURLEY

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a ruling against Exxon Mobil Corp that ordered the company to pay $105 million in damages for polluting New York City’s groundwater with a toxic gasoline additive.

The decision not to hear the case leaves intact a July 2 U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that upheld the judgment.   Continue reading “Top court declines Exxon’s appeal in water pollution case”

174a01d9d86771384a58148924cf74d8_MThe New American – by Warren Mass

April 15 was the deadline for residents of New York to register “assault weapons” that they owned before the passage of the state’s SAFE Act gun control law. But on the day of the deadline, pro-Second Amendment advocates, in an act of protest, gathered in downtown Buffalo to shred gun registration forms.

“They have been shredding the Constitution for years,” Russ Thompson, the leader of the April 15 rally was quoted by the Buffalo News as saying.     Continue reading “New Yorkers Protest “Assault Weapon” Registration Law”

In this Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, photo, Chet Kanojia, founder and CEO of Aereo, Inc., shows a tablet displaying his company's technology.Huffington Post

Major television broadcasters and Aereo will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday in a case that is about much more than the future of a controversial startup. The outcome could have far-reaching effects on the future of television and cloud computing, the quality of wireless service, and entrepreneurs trying to create the next big thing in technology.   Continue reading “The Supreme Court Is About To Decide The Future Of Television”

Activist Post – by Amanda Warren

Vandergraft High School in Austin, Texas made a historic soccer win on Saturday. The Lady Vipers took home thestate title. Naturally, students swarmed the field in victorious fervor.

But an unnamed Georgetown Police Officer didn’t like that display of good cheer. He is caught on camera tripping a female, attempting to trip another, kicking, pushing down two other girls and in one video, violently grabbing a young man. Continue reading “Cop Kicks, Pushes and Trips Teen Girls After High School Soccer Match”

SPLC Launches Hysterical Attack on Critics of UN Agenda 21The New American – by Alex Newman

The self-styled “civil rights” organization Southern Poverty Law Center, which despite mounting controversy maintains some links to government agencies, released a bizarre and factually challenged screed attacking critics and opponents of the deeply controversial United Nations plot known as Agenda 21. Apparently unfamiliar with the definition of basic words such as “conspiracy” and “theory,” or with the UN plan itself, the SPLC also lashed out at “activist groups,” “mainstream politicians,” voters, “extremists,” and others who question or oppose the UN agenda for what it calls “sustainable development” in the United States.   Continue reading “SPLC Launches Hysterical Attack on Critics of UN Agenda 21”

American oligarchyMilitia News – by Steve Watson

A recent scientific study by Princeton and Northwestern universities, which has gone somewhat under reported in the mainstream media, concludes that the US is now a fully fledged oligarchy.

The paper, entitled Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups and Average Citizens, notes that America is no longer even a Democracy, which begs the question, how far removed is the country from being the Republic envisioned and painstakingly established by Benjamin Franklin and the founding fathers.   Continue reading “US Political System Has Been Almost Completely Usurped”

download (5)KFOR News Channel 4 – by Andrew Donley

OKLAHOMA CITY  – A land dispute in Nevada  between rancher Cliven Bundy and the federal government began decades ago.

The Bureau of Land Management says Bundy was allowing his cattle to graze illegally, which triggered a round-up of about 400 head of cattle last week.

Bundy claims his family’s cattle have grazed on the land since 1870 without interference from the government.   Continue reading “‘I blame both sides,’ Oklahoma militia members join fight with feds”

Vietnam veterans memorial on Sargents mesaMilitary Video Center

“Cycle ride from Tomichi Creek off of Highway 50 near Gunnison, CO up to the Continental Divide, where we found this war memorial tucked away in seclusion. You won’t find it on any maps. An old local at the Tomichi Trading Post said the Park Rangers keep it off maps…the story is that a Vietnam Vet somehow used a chopper to sneak the pieces in. If anyone knows the true story, I’d love to hear it.”   Continue reading “‘Mysterious’ Vietnam War Memorial”