From the Trenches World Report

True Activist – by Amanda Froelich

As complementary and holistic healing modalities rise in popularity, consumers are becoming more vigilant about what they consume. This means that the $37 billion processed food industry is finally dealing with scrutiny from the FDA and concerned citizens regarding the ingredients and sourcing of many food items.

With this increase of awareness, Americans are realizing that not only are the types of foods consumed imperative in supporting or degenerating health, but the source is just important as well. And while measures have been adopted in other countries to ensure citizens are protected from toxic chemicals and low quality products, the United States is one of the only nations that has yet to increase it’s food standards.  Continue reading “10 Foods Available in the US that are Banned Elsewhere”

Intellihub – by Shepard Ambellas

Shoppers at the Arrowhead Towne Center were startled by gunshots fired by an armed citizen in the parking lot, who was helping out a loss prevention officer being held by criminals at gunpoint.

According to reports a man and a woman were holding up a loss prevention officer when an armed man moved in firing at the Bonnie and Clyde wannabes.   Continue reading “Armed citizen saves the day shooting two robbers in Arizona”

HLN – by Amanda Sloane

When freezing temperatures hit, it’s easy to bundle up, keep your head down and brave the cold on your own. But the wintry weather can be so tough on many, including animals, the homeless and the elderly.

These seven #SnowAngels have gone above and beyond to warm our hearts with stories of amazing kindness. If you have a story about a #SnowAngel you’d like to share, let us know at Facebook.com/HLN or tweet us @HLNtv!   Continue reading “#SnowAngels: 7 kind acts that warmed our hearts”

Nice to know there are still some good people in the world.

AOL

LIGONIER, Pa. (AP) – A western Pennsylvania pizza shop has been delivering prescription medicines and other supplies to ill and elderly residents so they don’t have to go outside in the bitter cold.

Tom Wynkoop, owner of Fox’s Pizza Den in Ligonier, tells WPXI-TV (http://bit.ly/1eGXJQ0 ) that he tweeted his offer because his community about 45 miles east of Pittsburgh has a lot of elderly residents.   Continue reading “Pa. pizza shop delivers medicines during extreme cold snap”

The Telegraph – by Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney

Politico – by ELIZABETH TITUS and MAGGIE HABERMAN

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday he is “outraged” by newly released documents linking a senior member of his staff to the closure of lanes on a major bridge in September — shutdowns that caused massive traffic jams and sparked allegations that the closures were the result of political retribution.

The Republican, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, denied personal knowledge of any plans to close the lanes and vowed that “people will be held responsible for their actions.”   Continue reading “Chris Christie: ‘People will be held responsible’”

Time – by Zeke J Miller

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has harsh words for Vice President Joe Biden’s foreign policy judgement in his soon-to-be-released memoir.

According to the New York Times, which obtained an early copy of the memoir, Gates calls Biden “a man of integrity,” but questions his record. “I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades,” Gates writes, according to the Times.   Continue reading “Gates Slams Biden in Memoir, Reveals He Nearly Quit”

Fox News

Authorities in England were working Wednesday to remove the bodies of four U.S. Air Force crewmen who died in a helicopter crash on the coast of eastern England during a training mission.

An anonymous U.S. defense official confirmed to the Associated Press that the four killed were US Air Force crew members after military officials at RAF Lakenheath confirmed to Fox News that a HH-60 Pave Hawk crashed during a training exercise mission Tuesday.   Continue reading “4 US Air Force crew members killed after US military helicopter crashes in UK”

Huffington Post Canada

Health officials announced today that the first North American case of H5N1 flu has been found in Canada.

Authorities said at a press conference that the H5N1 victim lived in Alberta, but contracted the virus while in China. The person began to feel unwell during a flight home from Beijing to Vancouver on Dec. 27 on Air Canada Flight 030. After spending a few hours in the Vancouver airport, the individual then travelled on to Edmonton on Air Canada Flight 244.   Continue reading “H5N1 Bird Flu: First Case Found In Canada”

Bloomberg – by Elizabeth Lopatto

Gonorrhea and syphilis are on the rise in the U.S., mostly in men who have sex with men, a trend the government said is linked to inadequate testing among people stymied by homophobia and limited access to health care.

The rate of new gonorrhea cases rose 4 percent in 2012 from the year before, while syphilis jumped 11 percent, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today in a report. Rates for chlamydia, the most common of the bacterial sexually transmitted diseases, gained less than 1 percent.   Continue reading “Gonorrhea, Syphilis Regain Traction in U.S., CDC Reports”

Fox News

The largest outbreak to date of one strain of what authorities have called “nightmare bacteria” is adding to concerns about the spread of such drug-resistant bugs.

The outbreak, centered on a hospital in a Chicago suburb, has infected 44 people in Illinois over the past year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The bug, known as carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae, bears a rare enzyme that breaks down antibiotics.   Continue reading “Outbreak of ‘nightmare bacteria’ in Illinois stirs worry”

AmmoLand – by AWR Hawkins

Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)- As Michael Bloomberg moves beyond his push for expanded background checks to actually targeting Senators who did not support more gun control in 2013, Democrats are asking him to back off.

They politically cannot afford to have him focus attention on the failed, Democrat-led push for gun control.   Continue reading “Democrats Ask Mike Bloomberg to Back Off Gun Control Push”

AmmoLand – by Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)-  The Chief Deputy of Forsyth County, North Carolina, came up with a smart move to save the taxpayers money: Trade two vintage 1928 Thompson submachine guns with drum magazines for eighty eight Bushmaster AR-15 type rifles, even up, about a $60,000 dollar value.

The Sheriff’s department was smart enough to register the guns in 1968, during the amnesty that was allowed for one month.  Most people did not even know that the amnesty period existed.  Thus, these two Thompsons are legal to be sold to private citizens, and are worth over $30,000 each.   Continue reading “NC: 2 Thompsons Machine Guns To Be Traded; Hundreds Destroyed By FBI”

AmmoLand- by James White

Montana – -(Ammoland.com)- I read an article recently, by Brandon Turbeville, about the Executive Actions Obama signed, January 3rd  2014,  further limiting our gun rights, and it got me to thinking about the “Axis of Evil” which have now joined forces to disarm us.

Although there are plenty of tertiary players, it’s mainly Obamacare, NSA and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) who make up this merry collaboration of oppressors.    Continue reading “How the Feds Plan to Use the APA, NSA & Obamacare to Get Your Guns”

AmmoLand – by Evan Nappen

Eatontown, NJ –-(Ammoland.com)- Today the Superior Court Of New Jersey ruled that New Jersey Towns can NOT add requirements to the gun license process.

Not even requiring that a photo be submitted! This problem of towns adding all sorts of requirements and conditions to the gun licensing process has long plagued New Jersey’s law abiding gun owner.   Continue reading “Judge Rules NJ Towns Can NOT Arbitrarily Add Additional Requirements for Gun Permits”

The Last Resistance – by Frank Camp

“When I said we would take dead aim at the Tale of Two Cities, I meant it. And we will do it. I will honor the faith and trust you have placed in me. And we will give life to the hope of so many in our city. We will succeed as One City…Please remember, we do not ask more of the wealthy to punish success. We do it to create more success stories.” – New York Mayor, Bill de Blasio

With all the hubbub and negativity surrounding Obamacare, it seems that the Obama administration is going to try to make 2014 the year of income redistribution. Well, not quite. They’re going to make it the year on stoking the green fires of envy among the American people. However, this time, I’m not focused on Obama, but the mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio.   Continue reading “NYC Mayor Gives Us Frightening Glimpse Into America’s Future”