From the Trenches World Report

Time – by Denver Nicks

Last year’s deadly shooting at the Washington Navy Yard could have been prevented with better oversight of security clearances and improved on-site security, according to an internal Pentagon investigation released Tuesday.

“Had proper procedures been followed [in vetting personnel for access to secure facilities], the chain of events that led to the incident on September 16,2013, would have been interrupted,” the report says.   Continue reading “Navy Yard Shooting Review Recommends Security Clearance Reforms”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Something hilarious, and at the same time pathetic, happened earlier today: at precisely 9 am the US Treasury released its delayed Treasury International Capital data (which was supposed to be released yesterday but was delayed because it snowed) which disclosed all the latest foreign Treasury holdings for the month of January. Among the key numbers tracked and disclosed, was that China’s official holdings increased from $1.270 trillion to $1.284 trillion, that Japan holdings declined by a tiny $0.2 billion, that UK holdings increased by $7.8 billion to $171 billion, and that holdings of Caribbean Banking Centers, aka hedge funds, declined by $16.7 billion. Here is Reuters with the full data summary (save it before this article is pulled).   Continue reading “Meet The Brand New, And Shocking, Third Largest Foreign Holder Of US Treasurys”

RT News

US sociologists have long said that the majority of Americans will not be Caucasian past the coming decades. Already in California, Latinos have become the majority demographic, though political representation is another matter.

In March, for the first time ever, the official population of California will be 39-percent Latino, nudging past the 38.8-percent of state residents who are white non-Hispanic and far more than the comparatively small Asian American and African American demographics.   Continue reading “Latinos become the majority in California, but remain political lightweights”

Jonathan Turley

Jordan Wiser, a student at Ashtabula County Technical School in Jefferson, Ohio is rightfully confused after being being arrested for bringing a weapon into school. The “weapon” was a pocket knife that he had in his EMT medical vest . . . that was locked into the truck of his car. That’s right, in the latest example of the insane application of zero tolerance rules, the school officials called police after searching the trunk of a locked car to find a pocket knife used by a senior in his work as a EMT. He was then fed into a legal system that refused to show discretion in his prosecution. Notably, prosecutor Harold Specht ran for office based on a pledge that he would maintain a “hardline, zero tolerance policy” as a prosecutor. It was the perfect storm for Wiser: zero tolerance administrators handing a student over to a zero tolerance prosecutor. But it gets worse . . .   Continue reading “Ohio Student Expelled, Arrested, Spent 13 Days In Jail…After A Small Pocketknife Is Found In His Locked Car Trunk by School Officials”

Before It’s News – by stompk

I’ve believed the US/UK military has been involved in this all along, and that the plane was flown to Diego Garcia. Now, it seems all evidence is pointing that way..

KUALA LUMPUR: The airport runway of Diego Garcia is among the top five locations the investigative team discovered on the simulator programme in Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah’s residence in Shah Alam last Saturday, as reported by Berita Harian.   Continue reading “MH370 Pilot’s Simulator Had Diego Garcia Landing Programmed In”

United Liberty – by Jason Pye

During a recent appearance at the American Enterprise Institute, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates expressed concern about the effect a minimum wage hike would have on the demand for labor, intimating that the Earned Income Tax Credit as an anti-poverty measure makes more sense.

“You know, when people say we should raise the minimum wage, I know some economists disagree, but I think, boy, I worry about what that does to job creation,” Gates told a crowd gathered at the conservative think tank. “The idea that through the Earned Income Tax Credit, you would end up with a certain minimum wage that you’d receive — that, I understand better than potentially damping demand in the part of the labor spectrum that I’m most worried about.”   Continue reading “Bill Gates concerned minimum wage hike would dampen demand for labor”

Freedom Outpost – by David Risselada

For those of you who are regular readers of my articles, you know I like to get a little conspiratorial at times. In fact, one of my biggest, most common themes is comparing America’s state under the current Commissar to the 45 declared goals of the Communist Party. Given the fact that these goals were entered into the congressional record in 1965, it is safe to say that the communist influence in the USA has transpired a bit beyond the conspiratorial and is based more in reality than what many would like to admit.   Continue reading “It’s a Communist Conspiracy Folks – That’s the Only Explanation”

Anti-War – by John Glaser

Bill Kristol is not shy about his fetish for war. His latest piece at the neoconservative Weekly Standard borders on self-parody in the way that it openly longs for a return to a time when Americans were eager to send the U.S. military off on unnecessary, imperialistic adventures.

Kristol is frustrated by the “war-weariness” of the nation. He laments the reluctance on the part of the Republican Party to “challenge” “the idol of war-weariness.”   Continue reading “Bill Kristol Calls For Americans to be ‘Awakened and Rallied’ to War”

King 5 News

Two people have been killed after a news helicopter crashed on top of at least three vehicles outside Seattle Center Tuesday morning and caught fire. A third person was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

The crash happened in the 400 block of Broad Street next to Fisher Plaza, which is home to KOMO-TV.   Continue reading “2 killed in news helicopter crash near Seattle Center”

Wake Up World – by Natasha Longo

Hemp is one of my favorite proteins for many reasons. Most hemp protein powders on the market have no fillers or additives and it provides the 8 essential amino acids and fatty acids. You’ll need much less hemp protein than other types of proteins for equal benefit. Your body will also immediately recognize and digest natural, whole hemp protein and it won’t slow you down, bloat you, or make you feel uncomfortable.

Hemp seed protein has natural plant chlorophyll and alkalizes to maintain Ph balance in your body. It’s also loaded with antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.   Continue reading “Hemp Power Protein Smoothie Recipe”

Tech Dirt – by  Mike Masnick

Over the past few months, one thing we keep hearing over and over again from defenders of the intelligence community is that everything is under control and “legal” because Congress has powerful oversight. We’ve shown, repeatedly, how that’s something of a joke. The intelligence community has lied repeatedly, has withheld documents and is generally nonresponsive to oversight attempts by Congress. And, with the reports that the CIA spied on the Senate Intelligence Committee, we also find out that for all the bluster and talk of oversight, folks in Congress are actually scared by the intelligence community.    Continue reading “Nancy Pelosi Admits That Congress Is Scared Of The CIA”

Washington’s Blog

Preface by Washington’s Blog:  We agree with most what Eric Zuesse writes. For example, we believe that Obama is serving big money interests, and not the American people.

But we also believe that the “left-versus-right” dichotomy is no longer relevant.   Continue reading “Obama: ‘I Don’t Care About the Public’s Welfare’”

MassPrivateI

Florida – As police confronted Antonio Cardoza, armed and barricaded in his home, onlookers were slack-jawed at the sight of a tank-like vehicle with turrets and sharpshooters that was stalking the neighborhood.

Twenty feet long, weighing close to eight tons, capable of nimble turns and hitting highway speeds, the imposing militarized machine trekked along Northeast 204th Street as negotiators tried to get Cardoza to stand down.    Continue reading “Police roll out 8-ton tank armored military vehicles & claim it’s to confront hiding suspects”