From the Trenches World Report

The Guardian – by Stephen Hawking

The Greek philosopher Aristotle believed that the universe had existed for ever. The reason humanity was not more developed, he believed, was that floods or other natural disasters repeatedly set civilisation back to the beginning.

Today, humans are developing ever faster. Our knowledge is growing exponentially and, with it, our technology. But humans still have the instincts, and in particular the aggressive impulses, that we had in caveman days. Aggression has had definite advantages for survival, but when modern technology meets ancient aggression the entire human race and much of the rest of life on Earth is at risk.   Continue reading “What’s happening in Syria is an abomination”

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is being touted as a leading force for the reemergence of the false right paradigm as the leading contender for the new national socialist ruling party as a replacement for the old soviet socialist ruling party which was a replacement for the old national socialist ruling party which was a replacement for the old communist ruling party which was a ……. I think you see where I am headed with this.  The tactics being implemented by this charlatan are nothing new, but the diversity being attempted is a clear example of the reality of the awakening of the American people.    Continue reading “Rand the Rat Paul Speaks out of Both Sides of his Mouth Simultaneously”

Apparently, the United States is once again pondering a strategy shift in Syria.  The mainstream propaganda is bringing Syria back into the reality of the handful of sheep who are deceived beyond the realms of practicality.

Arizona Senator John McCain, Republican, a generational member of the Industrial War Complex, has begun to spew the same old rhetoric in his service to his Jewish masters, who covet not just the lands of the peoples of the Middle East, but every possession upon planet Earth.    Continue reading “Insane McCain – Number One Peace Hater”

Reuters

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spent part of his Sunday in his stocking feet at an Indonesian mosque, at one point beating a huge drum used to call Muslims to prayer.

Kerry’s visit to the modern Istiqlal Mosque in central Jakarta, said to be the largest mosque in Southeast Asia with a capacity of 130,000, was designed to demonstrate his respect for Islam as he visited the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation.   Continue reading “Kerry Tours Giant Mosque In Indonesia”

Washington Examiner – by ASHE SCHOW

Regulations for new coal plants would increase electricity prices by as much as 80 percent, an Obama administration official told lawmakers on Tuesday.

Julio Friedmann, deputy assistant secretary for clean coal at the DEPArtment of Energy, told members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight board that carbon capture and storage technology was still not ready for prime time.   Continue reading “Energy official: Electricity prices to soar 80 percent, thanks to EPA coal regulations”

RT News

A Kentucky preacher and reality TV star, whose sermons involved handling of deadly snakes, has died from a snake bite. He refused medical treatment, because he relied on God’s protection to save him from the venom.

Pastor Jamie Coots was found dead at about 10pm EST on Saturday at his house in Middlesboro, Kentucky, local police reported Sunday.   Continue reading “Snake-handling preacher dies from bite after refusing anti-venom”

RT News

A Valentine’s Day outing turned tragic for one Oklahoma family who claims five police officers beat their father to death during a confrontation outside a local movie theater.

The death is currently under investigation, and three police officers have been placed on administrative leave as the probe unfolds.   Continue reading “Father trying to stop family fight beaten to death by Oklahoma cops”

RT News

Around 250 British jihadists have returned to the UK after training and fighting in Syria, a senior Whitehall security official told the Sunday Times. Security services are monitoring the “extremist tourists”, fearing they might carry out attacks at home.

Ministers have been informed that more than 400 Britons went to Syria to engage in militant activities, and “Well over half of those who traveled out have come back,”the official told the Times.   Continue reading “Extremist tourists: 250 jihadists reportedly return to UK”

Mail.com

GENEVA (AP) — Locking the pilot out of the cockpit, an Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot hijacked a plane bound for Italy on Monday and diverted it to Geneva, where he asked for asylum, officials said.

One passenger said the hijacker threatened to crash the plane if the pilot didn’t stop pounding on the locked door. Another said passengers were terrified “for hours” as the plane careened across the sky.   Continue reading “Co-pilot hijacks plane to Geneva, seeks asylum”

Mail.com

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Scientists have solved the mystery of the “jelly doughnut” rock on Mars that appeared to come out of nowhere.

NASA said Friday that a wheel of the rover Opportunity broke it off a larger rock and then kicked it into the field of view. The Internet was abuzz last month when the space agency released side-by-side images of the same patch of ground. Only one image showed the rock, which was white around the outside and dark red in the middle, and less than 2 inches wide.   Continue reading “Mystery of ‘jelly doughnut’ Martian rock solved”

Reuters

A Whiting Petroleum Corp oil well in North Dakota was leaking drilling fluids after a blowout late on Thursday, company and state officials said on Friday.

The well lost control after a blowout preventer failed and was leaking between 50 and 70 barrels per day of fracking fluid that contains chemicals, water and sand, a company spokesman said.   Continue reading “Oil well in North Dakota out of control, leaking”

Independent – by KASHMIRA GANDER

USA Today – by Girish Gupta

CARACAS — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Sunday he was expelling three U.S. consular officials, accusing them of conspiring with the opposition forces to foment unrest as violent protests ran into a fifth straight night.

“We are determined to defend our country,” said Maduro on state television Sunday night.   Continue reading “Venezuela expels 3 U.S. diplomats as violence flares”

The Daily Caller – by Greg Campbell

The Colorado Department of Transportation is under fire by both citizens and lawmakers for working a secret deal to privatize future toll lanes on one of Colorado’s busiest highways.

Department officials say the arrangement with Plenary Roads, an Australian-based business consortium, is secret and the details won’t be publicly disclosed until it’s finalized.   Continue reading “Coloradans fuming over secret deal to privatize highway toll lanes”