From the Trenches World Report

Huffington Post – by Ron Dicker

How about leaving this one alone? Apparently avoiding the reported order to exterminate the stray dogs of Sochi before the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, at least one animal was able to crash the event on Friday, according to a few reporters.

RIA Novosti’s James Ellington and the CBC’s Monika Platek tweeted pics of a pooch at Fisht Olympic Stadium.   Continue reading “Stray Dog Crashes Opening Ceremony At Winter Olympics”

Press TV

“The story that they are portraying in the Western media is that they are supporting the ‘moderate rebels’ and other extremists are supported by someone else,” Tim Anderson said in a phone interview with Press TV.   Continue reading “US, Saudi Arabia play ‘good cop, bad cop’ on Syria”

Daily Mail

A CEO has committed suicide by shooting himself multiple times with a nail gun, a coroner reported on Friday.

Richard Talley, 57, founder of American Title Services in Centennial, Colorado, was found dead in his home on Tuesday with up to eight wounds to the torso and head.

His company was being investigated by state insurance regulators at the time of Mr Talley’s suicide.   Continue reading “CEO commits suicide by shooting himself with a nail gun while his company is under investigation”

The Prepared Ninja – by Lee Flynn

Emergency preparedness is on a lot of people’s minds. With the state of the economy, and the days where the news makes it sound like the country is about to explode into civil unrest, it’s really no wonder.

Some people think that it’s all a lot of hoopla, with no real threat behind it, but when you consider that any sort of disruption in any of the big cities (where problems generally occur) would more than likely affect our financial system, our food chain, or our gas and oil supply. Any one of these being stopped or delayed could make life difficult very quickly, so being prepared is important.   Continue reading “Making Ammunition for Emergency Preparedness”

AmmoLand – by John Farnam

Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- I talked today with a friend who works in nuclear security at a major installation.

He is proposing to his superiors converting all existing ARs, currently chambered in 5.56×45 (223), to 7.62×35 (300 Blk) caliber.

It will involve swapping barrels only. Existing magazines will all work, as will existing bolts and bolt-carriers. The entire project can be accomplished quickly, and at modest cost, when compared with buying new rifles.   Continue reading “300 AAC Blackout 7.62×35 – Rifle Caliber Trends”

Business Insider – by Rob Wile

Mt. Gox, the Japan-based bitcoin exchange, was forced to halt all currency withdrawals this morning amid an “increase in withdrawal traffic.”

According to a memo on Mt. Gox’s website, “In order for our team to resolve the withdrawal issue it is necessary for a [temporary] pause on all withdrawal requests to obtain a clear technical view of the current processes. We apologize for the sudden short notice.”   Continue reading “The Fall Of Mt. Gox”

NBC News – by KRISTEN WELKER

According to an official with the United States Secret Service, an individual attempted to climb the White House fence Friday afternoon, prompting a lockdown.

The person was taken into custody by Park Police and Secret Service Officers.

An all-clear has been issued.   Continue reading “Person in Custody After Trying to Climb White House Fence”

Times of India

KIEV, Ukraine: The United States tried to contain fallout on Friday from a leaked phone conversation in which a top diplomat uses the f-word regarding the European Union’s handling of the crisis in Ukraine.

The embarrassing diplomatic incident comes as Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych was due to hold crisis talks with Russian counterpart and ally Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.   Continue reading “Washington red-faced after top US diplomat caught on tape saying ‘f*** the EU’”

Chron – by Craig Hlavaty

It’s been a heck of a week for Houston’s Kenny Thompson, who’s been fielding calls from everyone from CNN and the Today show to the Ellen Degeneres Show and local news.

It’s all because he paid off nearly $465 in delinquent meal accounts at an elementary school so that students with negative balances would be able to eat lunch.

The 52-year-old’s big-hearted gesture has gone viral and is inspiring people all over the country to pitch in and help kids in their own communities.   Continue reading “Houston man makes national news with simple good deed for other people’s kids”

AOL

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish security forces on Friday detained a Ukrainian plane passenger suspected of making a bomb threat in an attempt to hijack a flight to Sochi, Russia, where the Winter Olympics were opening under tight security.

An F-16 fighter was scrambled as soon as the pilot on the flight from Kharkiv, Ukraine, signaled there was a hijacking attempt and then escorted the plane safely to its original destination in Istanbul, according to NTV television.   Continue reading “Official: Turkish hijack drama ‘has ended’”

Continue reading “Sochi Scene: No FBI or CIA”

SHTF Plan – by Selco

Editor’s Note: You’ve stocked your pantry. You’ve prepared your supplies and reserves at off-site locations. You’ve developed skills like shooting, food production and trauma care. You have primary, secondary and tertiary plans for evacuating your home or digging in and defending it. For all intents and purposes, you’re ready. At the very least you’re more prepared than 95% of the country. There is no doubt that if you’ve taken steps to prepare for an emergency or disaster ahead of time that your odds of survival have increased significantly.    Continue reading “The One Thing You Need To Survive: “Everything Else Is Just Talking and Wishful Thinking””

Activist Post – by Amanda Warren

Cops break a child’s leg with a kick to the shin and move on to sexually assault his mother.

One morning, last January, NYPD from the 63rd precinct, showed up at Krystle Silvera’s home looking for her ex-boyfriend for violating an order of protection. But protecting is not how they responded to her family.

Her cancer-stricken mother answered the door, confused by what they were asking and why they were there. Silvera’s 10-year-old son, Courtney, fascinated by the officers of his own career aspirations, grabbed his mother’s cell phone to record the questioning.   Continue reading “NYPD Breaks Child’s Leg for Filming, Assaults Mom”

AlterNet – by Ryan Kocian

AUSTIN (CN) – An Austin police officer sexually assaulted a woman in the back seat of his cruiser, and she’s not the first one he molested, she claims in court.

Jane Doe sued Austin, its police chief, and her alleged assailant, Officer Jackie Len Neal, in Federal Court.   Continue reading “3-Day Suspension for a Cop’s Sexual Assault? Terrifying Impunity in TX Police”

New York Daily News – AP

GENEVA — The Vatican came under blistering criticism from a U.N. committee Thursday for its handling of the global priest sex abuse scandal, facing its most intense public grilling to date over allegations that it protected pedophile priests at the expense of victims.

The Vatican insisted it had little jurisdiction to sanction pedophile priests around the globe, saying it was for local law enforcement to do so. But officials conceded that it needs to do more, given the scale of the problem and the role the Holy See plays in the international community.   Continue reading “U.N. committee criticizes Vatican for allegedly enabling child sex abuse”