From the Trenches World Report

RT News

The biggest home decor and crafts retailer in the US, Michaels Companies Inc, has warned customers that their credit cards could be compromised in a possible data theft that is currently under investigation.

The security breach on the Michaels card payment system has not yet been confirmed. The company initiated the probe when it came to their notice that some of its clients, who had paid for purchases with credit cards, later reported fraudulent activity on their accounts.   Continue reading “Michaels investigating possible breach of credit card data”

RT News

A US appellate court decision this week could allow federal agencies to withhold public safety information related to crucial infrastructure concerns or environmental disasters because of potential nefarious use by “terrorists or criminals.”

A US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia panel ruled this week that such information can be concealed from the public by US government entities for “law enforcement purposes” because“terrorists or criminals could use that information to determine whether attacking a dam would be worthwhile.”   Continue reading “Court ruling shields public safety info due to potential ‘terrorists’”

Gun Owners of America

“[A] Pew poll suggests that illegal immigrants, if given citizenship, would vote for liberal, anti-gun candidates by an 8-to-1 margin.” – GOA’s Erich Pratt, commenting on Pew poll findings as reported in The Washington Post (7/22/13)

Next Wednesday, the House Republican leadership will announce a set of “principles” for immigration reform.  Supposedly, if these “principles” are not well-received, the House will shelve the issue for the remainder of the year.  Continue reading “The Next Big Gun Fight: Stopping 8 Million New Anti-gun Voters”

Outpost of Freedom – by Gary Hunt

Chapter I

In some research for another article (The Fourteenth Article in Amendment to the Constitution), I ran across a rather enlightening revelation.  It was, just 60 years after the Constitution, a clear and concise definition of just (and only) who the “We the People”, in the Preamble to the Constitution, really are.

Now, most of us will assume that any citizen of the United States is one of, “We the People”.  I must admit that until recently, I, too, believed this to be the case.   Continue reading ““We the People”, but, Who are We?”

Fox News – by Todd Starnes

A teenage Russian national was arrested late Friday on charges of possessing a weapon of mass destruction, police in Altoona, Pa. said.

Blair County Prison confirmed to Fox News that Vladislav Miftakhov, 19, is in custody.

Altoon Mayor Matthew Pacifico said Miftakjov is a student at Penn State University Altoona.    Continue reading “Russian teen charged with possessing weapon of mass destruction, Pennsylvania authorities say”

Pat Dollard

(CNN) – A gunman carrying “a large amount of ammunition” and apparent makeshift explosives killed two workers at a busy Columbia, Maryland, mall before turning a shotgun on himself, police said.

The shooting, which also left five others injured, capped a violent week which saw shootings or gun scares at American schools or shopping centers — ordinary places where people once felt safe.   Continue reading “Police: Maryland Mall Shooter Also Carried Crude Explosives Made From Fireworks”

Fox News – by Joshua Rhett Miller

A national newspaper chain never intended to create a multi-state database of gun owners with permits allowing them to carry concealed weapons according to its top executive, who told FoxNews.com a “poorly crafted” internal memo erroneously indicated such an idea was being planned.

The memo — sent by a top content editor to various editors at Civitas Media, which owns about 100 newspapers in 11 states, with 1.6 million in total circulation — laid out a plan for an enterprise project that would use public information requests to establish the database. But Civitas President and CEO Michael Bush, in an email after FoxNews.com reported the story on Friday, stated that the memo should not have been sent and that the notion of such a project had been “rejected” upon consideration.    Continue reading “Newspaper boss says gun permit database idea was misfire”

Countercurrents – by Peter Van Buren

The debate Edward Snowden envisioned when he revealed the extent of National Security Agency (NSA) spying on Americans has taken a bad turn. Instead of a careful examination of what the NSA does, the legality of its actions, what risks it takes for what gains, and how effective the agency has been in its stated mission of protecting Americans, we increasingly have government officials or retired versions of the same demanding — quite literally — Snowden’s head and engaging in the usual fear-mongering over 9/11. They have been aided by a chorus of pundits, columnists, and present as well as former officials offering bumper-sticker slogans like “If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear,” all the while claiming our freedom is in direct conflict with our security.   Continue reading “You Can’t Opt Out : 10 NSA Myths Debunked”