From the Trenches World Report

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have banned future sales of most semi-automatic rifles that accept detachable magazines, part of a firearms package approved by state lawmakers in response to mass shootings in other states.

The governor announced signing other gun-related legislation on Friday but rejected the centerpiece bill, which would have imposed the nation’s toughest restrictions on gun ownership.   Continue reading “Brown Vetoes Bill Banning Semi-Automatic Rifles”

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NEARLY TWO WEEKS SINCE ITS LAUNCH, CALIFORNIA’S NEW HEALTH EXCHANGE STILL DOESN’T LIST DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS.

THE WEBSITE TOOL DESIGNED TO HELP SHOPPERS CROSS-REFERENCE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOCTORS AND HUNDREDS OF HOSPITALS THAT BELONG TO THE NETWORKS OF COVERED CALIFORNIA’S 12 INSURANCE PROVIDERS FINALLY LAUNCHED LAST WEEK – BUT – ACCORDING TO THE MERCURY NEWS – IT WAS TAKEN DOWN A SHORT TIME LATER BECAUSE OF TECHNICAL ISSUES.   Continue reading “Still No Docs Listed on Healthcare Exchange Website”

Seattle PI – by ANN SANNER

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A measure to set new election rules for minor political parties passed the state Senate on Tuesday despite concerns from members of the Libertarian and Green parties that the changes would obstruct their access to the ballot and create hurdles for their candidates.

The proposal cleared the Republican-controlled Senate on a 22-11 vote, with one GOP senator joining Democrats in opposition. The bill now goes to the House.   Continue reading “Ohio Senate passes new third-party ballot rules”

The Daily Caller – by Michael Volpe

A woman with an outstanding warrant for her arrest is currently serving as an Obamacare “navigator” in Lawrence, Kansas.

Rosilyn Wells — the Director of Outreach and Enrollment for the Heartland Community Health-care Center (HCHC) – is “the only full-time Affordable Care Act navigator in Lawrence,” according to the Lawrence Journal-World.   Continue reading “Obamacare ‘navigator’ in Kansas has outstanding arrest warrant”

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Yahoo Sports – by Cameron Smith

There have been multiple cases in past 12 months where adults have been arrested or questioned for attacking or verbally abusing high school and youth sports referees. In a unique turn of the table, two referees in Louisiana were arrested on Friday after they allegedly threatened a police officer who was stationed on the field.

As reported by WWLTV, the New Orleans Times-Picayune and the Associated Press, among other outlets, two referees who were working the St. Paul’s School (Covington, La.) against Mandeville High (Mandeville, La.) football game were arrested on intimidation charges related to threats they allegedly made against a Covington police officer during the course of the game. The officer in question then reported the threat and shortly thereafter, both officials were escorted off the field by a group of three other police officers.   Continue reading “Two referees arrested after alleged threats in Louisiana”

The Trumpet – by RICHARD PALMER

Rather than create a European army all at once, Germany should focus on building it bit by bit, according to a paper published this month by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAF). Germany should develop “islands of cooperation”—small groups of countries whose militaries work together—that can be used as “building blocks” of a pan-European military power, it wrote.   Continue reading “Germany Outlines New Strategy for a European Army”

Truth Dig – by Chris Hedges

The final days of empire give ample employment and power to the feckless, the insane and the idiotic. These politicians and court propagandists, hired to be the public faces on the sinking ship, mask the real work of the crew, which is systematically robbing the passengers as the vessel goes down. The mandarins of power stand in the wheelhouse barking ridiculous orders and seeing how fast they can gun the engines. They fight like children over the ship’s wheel as the vessel heads full speed into a giant ice field. They wander the decks giving pompous speeches. They shout that the SS America is the greatest ship ever built. They insist that it has the most advanced technology and embodies the highest virtues. And then, with abrupt and unexpected fury, down we will go into the frigid waters.   Continue reading “The Folly of Empire”

Climate Change Dispatch

According to The Hill, LA Times’ editor Paul Thornton admits they don’t print letters that say global warming is not happening or those that “deny” climate change, and considers those opposing views to be “errors of fact”, even if they aren’t. Environmental activists are, of course, cheering his decision as well:

Thornton expanded on it Tuesday evening in a note that responds to criticism from readers and conservative bloggers about the climate policy.   Continue reading “LA Times Admits To Blatant Censorship Of Opposing Climate Views”

The Daily Caller – by Michael Bastasch

The United Nations’ climate report has already garnered criticism from scientists, but now fights are brewing around the 2,200-page document’s advocacy for a global cap on carbon dioxide emissions.

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its fifth assessment of the Earth’s climate which asserted “95 percent” certainty that global warming was man made while receiving criticism for glossing over the lack of significant warming in the last 15 years.   Continue reading “UN climate report sneaks in worldwide carbon emissions limits”

Breitbart – by BEN SHAPIRO

On Sunday, with throngs of veterans marching through Washington D.C. to protest President Obama’s closure of war memorials, the media focused on one man in particular: a random dude with a Confederate flag at the White House. In the apparent belief that they had found the conservative Professor Moriarty standing behind the current government shutdown, media members descended as one on the flagman:   Continue reading “Media Drool over Lone Man Million Vet March Protester with Confederate Flag”