From the Trenches World Report

Story Leak – by Mikael Thalen 

Parents of a sixth grade student at the Milam Elementary School in Tupelo, Mississippi were shocked when their daughter brought home a political beliefs worksheet that teachers asked students to fill out.

The in-class assignment entitled “Are you a Democrat or Republican?” was posted to the “Stop Common Core in Mississippi” Facebook page with a message alleging that the young female student was told not to talk about or take the assignment outside of class, although some refuted the claim.   Continue reading “Sixth Graders Polled On Gay Marriage, Abortion And Gun Control”

Alahednews

Extremist insurgents in Syria said they cut down a 150-year-old oak tree in Atme which lies on Syria’s border with Turkey, after they accused locals of worshiping it.

“Thank God almighty, the tree… aged more than 150 years has been removed, after people were worshiping it instead of God,” said the pro-militant source on Thursday via his Twitter account named “our call is our jihad”.   Continue reading “Syria: Insurgents Cut Down 150-Year Old Tree for Being ‘Worshipped’”

Ben Swann – by Kristin Tate

The “secession movement” is currently picking up steam in two unlikely states: Colorado and Maryland. Groups of residents in both states cite leftist agendas and high taxes as reasons for wanting to become independent.

On Friday night, a group called Western Maryland: A New State Initiative met to discuss the secession of Western Maryland. They say their mission is “to form a new state comprised of Maryland’s five western counties.”   Continue reading “Secession Movement Growing In Two Surprising States”

USA Today – by Amber Hunt, The Cincinnati Enquirer

CINCINNATI — The customer at the counter is young – mid-20s at most – with a Bluetooth device in his ear and a smartphone in his hand. He’s chatting with a salesman of Rent-N-Roll in Union Township about some shiny wheels he’s interested in buying for his beater in the parking lot.

“That’s a sharp wheel, man,” salesman John Smith assures him.   Continue reading “Can’t afford new tires? Now you can rent them”

Educate Yourself

[Editor’s Note: You can see from the description given below by Dr. Robert McClelland of JFK’s massive exit wound located in the back and on the right side of JFK’s skull, that this exit wound could only be created when a projectile enters from the front and exits from the right rear IF the shooter was located in front of Kennedy and somewhat to his left. That angle of entry and exist can only be created if the head shot came from Secret Service Limo driver William Greer’s gun and not from the Grassy Knoll. The Grassy Knoll is located at least 45 or more degrees to Kennedy’s right. If the fatal head shot had come from the Grassy Knoll, it may have entered the right front, BUT it would have to exit from the left rear.   Continue reading “Surgeon in Parkland ER Insists Fatal JFK Head Shot Came From the Front”

CNN – by Jim Sciutto and Chelsea J. Carter

Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) — A historic deal was struck early Sunday between Iran and six world powers over Tehran’s nuclear program that slows the country’s nuclear development program in exchange for lifting some sanctions while a more formal agreement is worked out.

The agreement — described as an “initial, six-month” deal — includes “substantial limitations that will help prevent Iran from creating a nuclear weapon,” U.S. President Barack Obama said in a nationally televised address.  Continue reading “Obama: Iran nuclear deal limits ability to create nuclear weapons”

VOA

The French foreign minister says Iran and six world powers have reached a first stage agreement on curbing Tehran’s nuclear program in return for sanctions relief.

Laurent Fabius made the announcement without further details early Sunday in Geneva, in a fifth day of talks.

In Twitter postings, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European spokesman Michael Mann both said that agreement was reached on preliminary steps to curb Iran’s nuclear program and ease economic sanctions.   Continue reading “Diplomats: Iran, Six Powers Reach Nuclear Deal”

KillerMartinis – by Linda Tirado

National Review – by Andrew C. McCarthy

Fraud can be so brazen it takes people’s breath away. But for a prosecutor tasked with proving a swindle — or what federal law describes as a “scheme to defraud” — the crucial thing is not so much the fraud. It is the scheme.

To be sure, it is the fraud — the individual false statements, sneaky omissions, and deceptive practices — that grabs our attention. As I’ve recounted in this space, President Obama repeatedly and emphatically vowed, “If you like your health-insurance plan, you can keep your health-insurance plan, period.” The incontrovertible record — disclosures by the Obama administration in the Federal Register, representations by the Obama Justice Department in federal court — proves that Obama’s promises were systematically deceitful. Continue reading “The Scheme behind the Obamacare Fraud”

Tech Crunch – by Darrell Etherington

Sleeper agents are among the most sinister spy assets: they lie in wait, wolves in sheep’s clothing, and then deliver a critical blow when activated. The NSA has 50,000 of those waiting for the literal push of a button, according to the latest batch of leaked Snowden documents, as seen by Dutch daily evening newspaper NRC. But these aren’t people, like Keri Russel and Matthew Rhys in The Americans – these are computers, infected with malware and untroubled by conscience or the risk of going native.   Continue reading “NSA Has 50,000 ‘Digital Sleeper Agents’ Via Computer Malware, Says Latest Snowden Leak”