From the Trenches World Report

Santa Fe Reporter – by Peter St. Cyr

Even as videos of officer-involved shootings and stories of forced rectal exams on drug suspects make national headlines, officials at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Training Academy plan to reduce peace officer cadets’ basic training time by more than 25 percent.

On Monday, 60 cadets, including 18 recruits from the Santa Fe Police Department and two from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office, are scheduled to begin four months of training before they earn their law enforcement credentials, swear an oath, and pin on a shield. But the training program for those men and women will be six weeks shorter than the academy’s last graduating class.   Continue reading “Beauty and the Beat Cop: State rules require longer basic training for hairstylists than peace officers”

Washington’s Blog

Took Screenshots of Whistleblowers’ Computers Every 7 Seconds for YEARS

We reported in 2012:   Continue reading “FDA Spies On Whistleblowers to Protect Big Pharma”

All Self-Sustained

What’s on your feet?  All through history, there have been civilizations that have run around their whole lives bare footed.  I’m not one of them.  I like shoes.  Especially in an emergency, shoes protect your feet from injury that can be incurred through unstable walking surfaces and debris on the ground.  They will help you walk farther and faster than you could with your bare feet.  Shoes are an important part of your preparedness plans.  Here are ten tips to keep shoes on your feet no matter what happens.    Continue reading “Shoes for Survival–10 Tips for Keeping Shoes on Your Feet No Matter What”

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate the tense atmosphere in Ukraine by pulling his forces back to bases in the country’s Crimean region and to refrain from interfering elsewhere in the former Soviet republic.

Obama delivered the message to Putin during a 90-minute telephone conversation, the White House said. But Obama’s request appeared likely to go unheeded as the Kremlin said Putin, in turn, emphasized to Obama the existence of real threats to the life and health of Russian citizens living in Ukraine and that Russia has the right to protect its interests there.   Continue reading “US calls on Russia to withdraw forces from Ukraine”

Mail.com

BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations said Saturday that violence across Iraq in February killed 703 people, a death toll higher than the year before as the country faces a rising wave of militant attacks rivaling the sectarian bloodshed that followed the U.S.-led invasion.

The figures issued by the U.N.’s mission to Iraq is close to January’s death toll of 733, showing that a surge of violence that began 10 months ago with a government crackdown on a Sunni protest camp is not receding. Meanwhile, attacks Saturday killed at least five people and wounded 14, authorities said.   Continue reading “UN says 703 killed in Iraq in February attacks”

New York Post – by Andy Soltis

The head of the Sicilian mafia sent a hit man to America to arrange the murder of Rudy Giuliani in the 1980s, Italian news media reported.

“Boss of bosses” Salvatore Riina targeted Giuliani because of his friendship with an anti-mafia judge in Sicily, Giovanni Falcone.   Continue reading “Sicilian mafia sent hit man to whack Giuliani”

Vactruth – by Christina England

A study from the 1990s has come to light, proving that compared to unvaccinated children, vaccinated children were more likely to suffer from asthma, eczema, ear infections, hyperactivity and many other chronic conditions. Furthermore, the study identified that there was a ten-fold increase in the incidence of tonsillitis in the children who were vaccinated, and a total lack tonsillectomy operations among the children who were unvaccinated.    Continue reading “Studies Prove Without Doubt That Unvaccinated Children Are Far Healthier Than Their Vaccinated Peers”

Natural News – by Ethan A. Huff

A Florida woman who successfully converted the utilities in her house from city water and electricity from the local power company to rainwater and solar panels is being punished for her innovative efforts to live “off the grid,” which a local magistrate recently declared to be illegal and in violation of local code ordinances.

Though he admitted that the regulations are redundant and unreasonable, Special Magistrate Harold S. Eskin ruled that Robin Speronis, a 54-year-old former real estate agent currently living in Cape Coral, is violating city code, not to mention the International Property Maintenance Code, by generating and supplying her own water and electricity from natural elements rather than public utilities.   Continue reading “Orwellian nightmare becomes reality for Florida woman after judge declares living ‘off the grid’ illegal”

IB Times – by Lianna Brinded

The former Goldman Sachs vice-president Fabrice Tourre, who was convicted on six counts of securities fraud six months ago, has landed a new job as an economics teacher at a prestigious university in the US.

Tourre, also known as “Fabulous Fab,” will teach a class called ‘Elements of Economic Analysis’ on Thursday afternoons, followed by a discussion on Monday.   Continue reading “Ex-Goldman Sachs Fraudster Fabrice Tourre to Teach Economics at University of Chicago”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

The war on liberty is coming to a head in Connecticut, where tens of thousands of gun owners have refused to comply with their state government’s gun registration laws. Officials have literally ordered those who failed to meet the registration deadline tosurrender their firearms or face arrest.   Continue reading “Connecticut Patriot Group Fights Back Against Confiscation Order: ‘We Are Armed… And Are Familiar With the Finer Points of Marksmanship’”

The Real News – by Kevin Zeese

McMillan was sexually assaulted, beaten unconscious and into seizures by NY Police, but the city is charging her with felony assault over the incident.

Occupy participant Cecily McMillan is being prosecuted for felony police assault and may face up to 7 years in prison. In reality, it is the NYPD that should be on trial for their assault on McMillan. The trial has already been delayed because of the credibility of the arresting officer, however, New York City should review the case and drop all charges against McMillan.   Continue reading “NYPD Shame Of New York: Drop The Charges Against Cecily McMillan”

The Desert Sun – by Victoria Pelham

Sen. Barbara Boxer is pushing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate a polio-like condition in California that has left children paralyzed in their arms and legs.

“I was alarmed to learn that at least 20 children in California over the last 18 months have suffered from a rare polio-like disease that causes paralysis to one or more arms or legs,” the Rancho Mirage Democrat wrote Thursday in a letter to CDC Director Thomas Frieden. “We need answers to what is causing this devastating disease in children.”   Continue reading “Sen. Boxer urges CDC to investigate polio like condition”