From the Trenches World Report

WND

The spying on Americans by the National Security Agency and the Internal Revenue Service’s attacks on conservative groups are “like a walk in the park” compared to government plans to track school children, says a prominent national education researcher, analyst and Johns Hopkins-trained pediatrician.

Dr. Karen Effrem, president of the national watchdog group, Education Liberty Watch, is sounding an alarm about Common Core, the federal education standards that almost all states are adopting by accepting federal “Race to the Top” funding.   Continue reading “NSA ops ‘walk in park’ next to plans to track kids”

CNN

(CNN) — [Breaking news update, posted at 2:42 p.m. ET]

One person was killed in Tuesday’s shooting at an electrical engineering building at Purdue University, campus police Chief John Cox told reporters.   Continue reading “1 dead, 1 arrested after Purdue University shooting”

ABC News – AP

Two casinos in downtown Las Vegas plan to start accepting the online currency Bitcoin.

The D casino and the city’s oldest casino, the Golden Gate, will accept Bitcoin at their hotel front desks beginning Wednesday. Bitcoins can also be used at the D’s gift shop and two restaurants. They won’t be accepted on the casino floor.   Continue reading “2 Vegas Hotel-Casinos to Start Accepting Bitcoin”

Wait just a minute. Weren’t we lead to believe that this kid couldn’t tie his own shoes and was mentally on another planet. NOW we are to believe that he was a computer genius. From these writings he sounds more like some kind of philosopher not the whack job we were lead to believe. It would also appear that he was the Flash as he went in shot people then Flashed out to his car putting the Bushmaster in the car, Flashed back in and laid down and shot himself with two maybe three or was it four 9mm handguns.   Continue reading “The Day the FBI Knocked on Adam Lanza’s Door”

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Oilprice – by Charles Kennedy

Smitha Rao and JC Chiao, two researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington, have designed a unique concept to charge mobile electronic devices that use tiny micro-windmills attached to the surface of the device.

The design was initially created when trying to discover new methods of harnessing wind energy in regions where large wind turbines cannot be deployed. By scaling down the size of the turbines Rao and Chiao hoped that they could create more uses for, and grant more people access to wind energy.   Continue reading “Using Windmills Smaller than a Grain of Rice to Charge Portable Devices”

The Daily Caller – by Grae Stafford

Hillsdale professor Terrence Moore, author of  “Story Killers: A Common Sense Case Against Common Core,”  exposed some of the more distressing aspects of the controversial Common Core education standards program, saying that all teachers must tell young students that all right-wing groups are fascist.

Moore highlights how it is not just the reading lists and course materials — which have already attracted a large amount of criticism — that need to be examined by parents. It’s also the teaching notes and standard curriculum; the notes and standards come as part of a comprehensive package. Moore noted through his research that a distinctly political slant is introduced, one which dictates not only what children are taught, but also how they should be taught.   Continue reading “Teachers ‘instructed’ to teach ‘all right wing extremist groups’ are fascist”

End of the American Dream – by Michael Snyder

Thomas Jefferson was radically anti-tax, pro-gun and anti-central bank.  He loved precious metals, he openly acknowledged a “Creator” and he wanted to add an amendment to the Constitution which would ban the federal government from going into debt.  If he was around today, he would be considered a “nutjob”, an “extremist”, a “fascist” and even a “potential terrorist“.  But of course Jefferson was none of those things.  Rather, Jefferson was a great thinker, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and our third President.  Below, I have shared a list of 13 famous Jefferson quotes (13 for the 13 colonies that originally founded America) that show just how far America has fallen away from our founding principles.  I think that most of you will be very shocked when you read this list…   Continue reading “If He Was Around Today, Thomas Jefferson Would Be Considered A Tea Party Extremist”

MassPrivateI

Border Patrol agents at southern Arizona checkpoints routinely violate the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens with illegal searches and other actions despite the agency’s mandate that stops be limited to immigration enforcement, according to a complaint.

The letter from the American Civil Liberties Union to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General seeks an investigation into 12 specific cases and a review of checkpoint policies to determine if agents are complying with constitutional guidelines.   Continue reading “Border patrol “tactical” checkpoints a violation of Americans rights”

KVOA News – by Brian White

TUCSON – U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secrectary Jeh Johnson will be touring Southern Arizona this week.

The secretary will be visiting border operations in Tucson and Douglas Wednesday.

He’ll be receiving briefings on border security. Johnson is also scheduled to meet with state and local law enforcement officials.   Continue reading “Homeland Security secretary in Douglas, Tucson this week”

KVOA News – by Nathan O’Neal

DOUGLAS, Ariz. – The border community in southeast Arizona is on edge after an intense gun battle ravaged a city just south of the U.S.-Mexico Border.

Authorities said that a violent gun battled took place in Agua Prieta around 1 a.m. Saturday, just south of Douglas, Ariz., claiming between eight and 13 lives, according to the Cochise County Sherriff’s Office. None of the listed deaths are U.S. citizens.   Continue reading “Border community on edge after violent cartel gunfight in Agua Prieta”

RINF – by Yuri Skidanov

The United States, an example of public and social order for the countries of the “golden billion,” has a unique history. In the 237 years of its existence, it has been either at war, or preparing for a new attack, looking for victims. During the period from 1798 to 2012 Washington used military force abroad 240 times, more frequently than annually.

The results of this military – aggressive development are impressive. Five percent of the world’s population who are lucky enough to be U.S. citizens consume, according to various estimates, from 25 to 30 percent of the planet’s resources. How did the country manage to achieve such prosperity for its 320 million people?   Continue reading “240 Wars in 237 Years: USA Wages War More Often than Just Annually”