From the Trenches World Report

Freedom Outpost – by Tim Brown

Nearly two weeks ago, following posting a couple of articles from Mac Slavo and Dean Garrison on the comments by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia regarding the return of American Internment Camps, I also read an article by Dr. Joel McDurmon titled A Rising Police State is a Reality. McDurmon’s article was about the topic of Scalia’s comments and the increasing number of stories we’ve been hearing about the militarization of local police departments and the growing use of SWAT teams. However, while I was familiar with the things he wrote about, it was in the comment section that I found a little nugget from the CATO Institute.   Continue reading “Rise of the Police State & No-Knock Raids – Either We are Against Them or Allowing Them to Happen”

CNS News – by Ali Meyer

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is contracted to purchase 704,390,250 rounds of ammunition over the next four years, which is equal to a total of about 2,500 rounds per DHS agent, according to a January 2014 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled Ammunition Purchases Have Declined Since 2009.

“If DHS were to purchase all 704 million rounds over the next four years, and if they were used by 70,000 DHS agents and officers, it would be roughly 2,500 rounds per agent per year,” David Maurer, author of the GAO report, told CNSNews.com.   Continue reading “DHS Contracted To Purchase 704 Million Rounds of Ammo Over Next 4 Years: 2,500 Rounds Per Officer”

Stay with this — the answer is at the end. It may blow you away.

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about current events. The grandson asked his grandfather what he thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.

The Grandfather replied, “Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:   Continue reading “How Old is Grandpa?”

Press TV – by Paul Craig Roberts

Guns America

Turnbull Manufacturing Company
http://www.turnbullmfg.com/tar15

What do you buy the tactical nut who has everything? The answer is: A steel framed, bone charcoal case colored Doug Turnbull AR-15 called the TAR-15. It costs $2,750 with a plain American Black Walnut stock, and you’ll have to get in line if you want to buy one, because they are selling like hotcakes and backordered 5 months. Wait a minute, you ask? Wooden stock? Steel? AR-15? Something doesn’t add up here. But no, your eyes are not deceiving you. Continue reading “Steel & Wood AR-15 – Custom Case Colored TAR-15 Rifle from Turnbull Manufacturing Company.”

By Ben Tanner

Did you know that foraging for foods can actually lower your grocery bill, or help cut down on the expense of feeding your livestock?  If you are on a quest to find the best foods to forage in all 50 states, then happy hunting.  The United States hosts a wide array of natural foods that often go unnoticed by passers by.  From desert to coastal shores and mountains, you will find a foragers delight in select regions of every state in the union.   Continue reading “Food Foraging In All 50 States”

Century Link – by Kristen Wyatt

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s legal marijuana market is far exceeding tax expectations, according to a budget proposal released Wednesday by Gov. John Hickenlooper that gives the first official estimate of how much the state expects to make from pot taxes.

The proposal outlines plans to spend some $99 million next fiscal year on substance abuse prevention, youth marijuana use prevention and other priorities. The money would come from a statewide 12.9 percent sales tax on recreational pot. Colorado’s total pot sales next fiscal year were estimated to be about $610 million.    Continue reading “Governor: Colorado pot market exceeds tax hopes”

Sky News

Ukraine’s president has announced a truce with the opposition after violent clashes with riot police killed at least 26 people.

A statement on Viktor Yanukovych’s website said: “Based on the results of the meeting, the sides announced a truce and the start of a negotiations process aimed at ending the bloodshed (and) stabilising the situation in the country for the benefit of civil peace.”   Continue reading “Ukraine Truce Announced After Deadly Clashes”

Huffington Post – by Inae Oh

A New York State Assemblyman is warning against a bill that will make college courses available for inmates again, saying such rehabilitation efforts will lead to a “Breaking Bad” situation.

Jim Tedisco, an upstate Republican, issued a statement Tuesday with several references to the popular television series, in which a chemist-turned-teacher teams up with a high school dropout in the meth business.   Continue reading “GOP Lawmaker Warns Educating Prisoners Could Lead To A ‘Breaking Bad’ Situation”

The Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder

Did you know that the U.S. state that produces the most vegetables is going through the worst drought it has ever experienced and that the size of the total U.S. cattle herd is now the smallest that it has been since 1951?  Just the other day, a CBS News article boldly declared that “food prices soar as incomes stand still“, but the truth is that this is only just the beginning.  If the drought that has been devastating farmers and ranchers out west continues, we are going to see prices for meat, fruits and vegetables soar into the stratosphere.  Already, the federal government has declared portions of 11 states to be “disaster areas”, and California farmers are going to leave half a million acres sitting idle this year because of the extremely dry conditions.  Sadly, experts are telling us that things are probably going to get worse before they get better (if they ever do).  As you will read about below, one expert recently told National Geographic that throughout history it has been quite common for that region of North America to experience severe droughts that last for decades.  In fact, one drought actually lasted for about 200 years.  So there is the possibility that the drought that has begun in the state of California may not end during your entire lifetime.   Continue reading “15 Reasons Why Your Food Bill Is Going To Start SOARING”

Gun Owners of America

“[New Jersey has] subordinated the People’s right to keep and bear arms to the state’s alleged interest in promoting public safety.  It is not, however, within the authority of courts to override the Constitution as ratified by the People.” — Gun Owners of America’s legal brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in Drake v. Jerejian, February 12, 2014

Pro-gun victories are coming so fast and furiously (no pun intended) that it’s difficult to keep up with them.   Continue reading “Gun Owners Spank Bloomberg, Schumer, IRS & Governor “Moonbeam” Brown — And GOA submits new brief before the U.S. Supreme Court”

Continue reading “Spraying today ahead of a rain front. SOP”

Sac Bee – by Tim Johnson

TOLUCA, Mexico — They were once dubbed the Three Amigos, but strains on their friendship cast a chill Wednesday as President Barack Obama flew to Mexico for a summit of the leaders of the world’s largest trading bloc.

A bilateral spat between Mexico and Canada, and anger in Ottawa over U.S. indecision on whether to build the Keystone XL pipeline from western Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast cooled the atmosphere of the seven-hour summit.   Continue reading “Obama arrives in Mexico for ‘Three Amigos’ summit that will show NAFTA strains”

The White House

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to reduce supply chain barriers to commerce while continuing to protect our national security, public health and safety, the environment, and natural resources, it is hereby ordered as follows:   Continue reading “Executive Order — Streamlining the Export/Import Process for America’s Businesses”

Red State – by Matthew Clark (Diary)

The Obama Administration’s Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is poised to place government monitors in newsrooms across the country in an absurdly draconian attempt to intimidate and control the media.

Before you dismiss this assertion as utterly preposterous (we all know how that turned out when the Tea Party complained that it was being targeted by the IRS), this bombshell of an accusation comes from an actual FCC Commissioner.   Continue reading “Why is the Obama Administration Putting Government Monitors in Newsrooms?”

Voice of Russia