From the Trenches World Report

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New England drivers who speed through toll plazas in neighboring states without paying are in for a rude surprise. you’re being tracked!

Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire have agreed to crack down on their own residents who frequently blow off tolls in the other states. The three-year-old arrangement has yielded only modest amounts of money, but it is being hailed as a model for interstate cooperation as electronic tolling spreads across the country.   Continue reading “New England states to track (spy) on you across state lines”

Washington Examiner- by JOEL GEHRKE

Federal agents who convinced mentally disabled people to commit crimes and then arrested them may have done so because they didn’t realize the people they were targeting had special needs, according to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Todd Jones.

“We do not target the developmentally disabled,” Jones told House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., adding that ATF learned of that the people were disabled as “the result of defense pleadings” in court.   Continue reading “ATF director: Undercover agents targeted mentally disabled people by accident”

Reuters – by TIMOTHY GARDNER

A U.S. government office has the power to approve exports of an abundant type of petroleum and help energy companies begin to partially bypass a 40-year ban on crude exports, according to a report released on Tuesday by Lisa Murkowski, the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

The ban on crude exports the government put in place after the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s includes a prohibition on exports of unprocessed condensate, a light petroleum that appears in oil reservoirs as a gas, but condenses to a liquid when it leaves the well.   Continue reading “Key senator says U.S. office can lift part of oil export ban”

Huffington Post – by Ryan J. Reilly and Saki Knafo

WASHINGTON — Several organizations representing state and local law enforcement are quietly trying to kill a bipartisan bill that would roll back tough mandatory sentences for people convicted of federal drug offenses under legislation passed during the height of America’s drug war three decades ago.

These groups include the National Sheriffs’ Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Narcotic Officers’ Associations’ Coalition, the National Association of Police Organizations and the Major County Sheriffs’ Association, The Huffington Post has learned.   Continue reading “Law Enforcement Lobby Quietly Tries To Kill Sentencing Reform”

New York Daily News – by NINA GOLGOWSKI

The police officer who mistakenly shot and killed a Hofstra University student as she was held at gunpoint by a Long Island intruder last year has been cleared of wrongdoing.

Nassau County officer Nikolas Budimlic “acted accordingly” when he opened fire, killing not only the armed suspect but 21-year-old Andrea Rebello in May 2013, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.   Continue reading “Officer who fatally shot Hofstra University student cleared of wrongdoing”

Militia News – by Anthony Gregory

Twenty-one years ago we were reminded of the deadly danger of having the left-liberals in charge of the police state. The largest massacre of American civilians by the US government since Wounded Knee climaxed on April 19, 1993. The siege that had begun on February 28 with a botched ATF publicity stunt ended when the and home went up in flames, after an FBI-operated tank on lease from the military was driven through the building, pumping flammable CS gas for six hours into the place where women and children were cowering in fear. Chemistry professor George Uhlig later testified that the high concentration of the gas combined with poor ventilation subjected the women and children to conditions “similar to the gas chambers used by the Nazis in Auschwitz.”   Continue reading “The Liberal Butchers”

The New Yorker – by ANDY BOROWITZ [Satire]

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—By a five-to-four decision, the United States Supreme Court today defended the right of the wealthiest Americans to own the United States government.

Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts summarized the rationale behind the Court’s decision: “In recent years, this Court has done its level best to remove any barriers preventing the wealthiest in our nation from owning our government outright. And while the few barriers that remained were flimsy at best, it was high time that they be shredded as well.”   Continue reading “Supreme Court Defends Wealthy’s Right to Own Government”

High Times – by RUSS BELVILLE

Here at HIGH TIMES, we love marijuana more than just about anybody, but it is possible to overdo anything, including marijuana. We’re not here to judge or scold, but if you find yourself in any of these scenarios, perhaps it is time to take a break and re-evaluate your recreational marijuana usage:   Continue reading “5 Signs You’re Smoking Too Much Marijuana”

LA Times – by Hailey Branson-Potts

At least one shot was fired Wednesday at Kent State University in Ohio, according to school officials.

Ben Swann

Over the next few days we will learn much more about the man authorities have identified as the Ft. Hood shooter.

Four people are confirmed dead and at least 14 people are injured following Wednesday nights shooting at the army post.

The shooter has now been identified as 34 year-old Ivan Lopez. Early reports indicated there may have been two shooters. Reports also indicate the shooting began as a dispute between soldiers.   Continue reading “Ft. Hood Shooter Was In Program For Returning Soldiers In Need Of “Complex Medical Care””

I haven’t vetted all of these links and don’t have time to write a corresponding story to go along, but am just wondering why we are not seeing other alternative news outlets linking and discussing these stories more. I could have continued adding to the pile endlessly but just chose a handful from what is generally regarded as trustworthy websites. Maybe an aspiring writer can connect the dots?   Continue reading “13 signs that Russia is attempting to take out the US as World Super Power and Obama is complicit”

KTVL 10

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Kentucky police are investigating a string of alleged assaults by a group of teens. One of the teens was caught on camera.

A woman says they attacked her and her family as her kids watched in horror.

“This is like something out of a movie. I’ve never seen something like this before,” Viola Loeffler said.    Continue reading “Mob Attack On Family Caught On Camera”