From the Trenches World Report

Conservative Daily – by Joe Otto

Every now and then, you hear a story that is so outrageous, it just makes you shake your head. Well, this is one of those stories.

A public elementary school in Dearborne, Michigan has told one of its students that he is no longer welcome to bring the Bible to school with him. The boy, who is 8-years old and has special needs, brings the Bible to school every day as his reading choice during free time. That is, until the school informed the boy and his family that the Bible was “only for church, not school.”   Continue reading “God-Free Zones in Public Schools”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Following the quiet update that HSBC had decided to withhold large cash withdrawals from some if its clients – demanding to know the purpose of the withdrawal before handing over the customers’ money – it appears the anger among the over 60 thousand readers who found out about HSBC’s implied capital shortfall just on this website, has forced HSBC’s hands.   Continue reading “Furious Backlash Forces HSBC To Scrap Large Cash Withdrawal Limit”

Ben Swann – by Sonya Sandage

The 2014 Gates Foundation letter was just released and its theme is “3 Myths that Block Progress For the Poor.”  The letter to Foundation partners focuses on the advances made in eradicating disease in the third world.  “By any measure, the world is better than it ever has been.  People are living longer, healthier lives.  Many nations that were aid recipients are now self-sufficient.  You might think that such striking progress would be widely celebrated, but in fact, Melinda and I are struck by how many people think the world is getting worse.  The belief that the world can’t solve extreme poverty and disease isn’t just mistaken.  It’s harmful.”  Bill Gates sat down with the media to educate on his goals for reducing disease, poverty, and stabilizing the world population.   Continue reading “Gates Foundation Annual Letter Focuses on Vaccines, Population Reduction”

Blacklisted News – by Occupy Corporatism

At the World Economic Forum (WEF) the Global Commission on Internet Governance(GCIG) was announced as a “two-year initiative that will present a comprehensive stand on the future of multi-stakeholder Internet governance.”

The GCIG was created by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA).   Continue reading “Davos 2014: Elite are Launching Global Internet Governance”

ABC News – by BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press

Police have identified the gunman in the Maryland mall shooting as a 19 year old from suburban Washington.

Howard County Police Chief William McMahon said Darion Marcus Aguilar of College Park, Md., arrived at the mall shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday armed with a Mossburg 12-gauge shotgun and used it to kill two people at a store on the upper level of the Mall of Columbia before killing himself.   Continue reading “Police Identify Shooter in Maryland Mall Shooting”

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?”