From the Trenches World Report

National Review – by Andrew C. McCarthy

Fraud can be so brazen it takes people’s breath away. But for a prosecutor tasked with proving a swindle — or what federal law describes as a “scheme to defraud” — the crucial thing is not so much the fraud. It is the scheme.

To be sure, it is the fraud — the individual false statements, sneaky omissions, and deceptive practices — that grabs our attention. As I’ve recounted in this space, President Obama repeatedly and emphatically vowed, “If you like your health-insurance plan, you can keep your health-insurance plan, period.” The incontrovertible record — disclosures by the Obama administration in the Federal Register, representations by the Obama Justice Department in federal court — proves that Obama’s promises were systematically deceitful. Continue reading “The Scheme behind the Obamacare Fraud”

Tech Crunch – by Darrell Etherington

Sleeper agents are among the most sinister spy assets: they lie in wait, wolves in sheep’s clothing, and then deliver a critical blow when activated. The NSA has 50,000 of those waiting for the literal push of a button, according to the latest batch of leaked Snowden documents, as seen by Dutch daily evening newspaper NRC. But these aren’t people, like Keri Russel and Matthew Rhys in The Americans – these are computers, infected with malware and untroubled by conscience or the risk of going native.   Continue reading “NSA Has 50,000 ‘Digital Sleeper Agents’ Via Computer Malware, Says Latest Snowden Leak”

Opposing Views – by Andy Kossak

Is it possible for a politician who admitted to smoking crack cocaine and was reportedly heard threatening to kill someone to be more liked than the President of the United States? According to the latest polls and surveys, the answer is yes.

Based on the latest poll done by Forum Research, Rob Ford, the foul-mouthed, irascible Toronto mayor continues to enjoy a 42 percent job performance rating, while a CBS poll released this week had President Barack Obama’s approval rating at an all-time low of just 37 percent.   Continue reading “President Obama Is Less Popular Than Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, Polling Shows”

Scientific American – by Brian Bienkowski and Environmental Health News

Only about half of the prescription drugs and other newly emerging contaminants in sewage are removed by treatment plants.

That’s the finding of a new report by the International Joint Commission, a consortium of officials from the United States and Canada who study the Great Lakes.   Continue reading “Only Half of Drugs Removed by Sewage Treatment”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

As tens of millions stand to lose their health insurance benefits over the coming months, mainstream establishment mouthpiece CNN has been investigating why there are so many poor and under-insured Americans.

In an investigative report titled The Obamacare ‘scandal’ you haven’t heard about CNN journalist John Blake thinks he’s figured it out.

It’s not that the government has created an air of learned helplessness, or shipped jobs to foreign countries through restrictive legislation and taxes, or that Americans have seen their purchasing power decrease exponentially making it impossible for them to meet their basic needs.   Continue reading “CNN: If You’re Christian, It’s Your Fault That People Don’t Have Health Insurance”

Continue reading “English school threatens to label kids racist for YEARS unless they attend Islam field trip”

SF Gate – by SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A powerful storm system that has caused hundreds of accidents across the Western U.S. has marched eastward with predictions of widespread snow, freezing temperatures and gusty winds.

The fierce weather has caused at least eight deaths and prompted advisories Saturday afternoon in New Mexico and Texas.   Continue reading “Powerful storm system blasts US West; 8 killed”

CBS New York

TEXARKANA, Texas (CBSNewYork/AP) — A Texas woman reportedly has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors on charges that she sent ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Shannon Guess Richardson, 35, was charged in June with two counts of mailing a threatening communication and one count of making a threat against the president of the United States, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas said in a news release at the time.   Continue reading “Report: Plea Deal For Texas Woman Accused Of Sending Ricin-Tainted Letters”

LSU Reveille – by John Ryan McGehee

For the past few weeks, all I have heard discussed at length with any semblance of passion is our embarrassing defeat at the hands of Lucif — ahem, Nick Saban and his Alabama Crimson Tide. Students are acting as though the world has ended.

When there are quite literally thousands of horrible things happening on the planet at this moment, it is incredible that people pay attention to, much less attend, football games. Not to bash football or our Athletic Department, which, by the way, actually gives money back to the University.   Continue reading “Opinion: Students are worried about the wrong things”

Daily Caller – by Eric Owens

The Texas Board of Education has given preliminary approval to a plan that will eliminate algebra II as a high school graduation requirement for more students.

The Texas state legislature gave unanimous approval to the change back in May as part of a huge overhaul of the state’s graduation and high-stakes standardized testing regime, reports The Dallas Morning News.   Continue reading “Too hard: Texas drops algebra II as high school graduation requirement”