From the Trenches World Report

United Liberty – by Jason Pye

Hoping to capitalize on the government shutdown by making the American public feel the effects of the government shutdown, the Obama Administration — through the National Park Service — has closed the most popular parks, memorials and monuments around the country. The World War II Memorial has became ground zero for this particular part of the narrative last week when veterans visiting Washington were temporarily barred from visiting the memorial built in their honor.   Continue reading “Wisconsin governor refuses Park Service order to shutdown state parks”

Electronic Frontier Foundation – by DAN AUERBACH

We’ve long suspected that the NSA, the world’s premiere spy agency, was pretty good at breaking into computers. But now, thanks to an article by security expert Bruce Schneier—who is working with the Guardian to go through the Snowden documents—we have a much more detailed view of how the NSA uses exploits in order to infect the computers of targeted users. The template for attacking people with malware used by the NSA is in widespread use by criminals and fraudsters, as well as foreign intelligence agencies, so it’s important to understand and defend against this threat to avoid being a victim to the plethora of attackers out there.   Continue reading “How The NSA Deploys Malware: An In-Depth Look at the New Revelations”

ABC News – by Anneta Konstantinides

As Week 2 of the government shutdown continues, new websites have begun popping up to give furloughed workers and frustrated Americans alike an outlet to express their anger.

Especially after they’ve knocked back a couple.   Continue reading “Congress Got You Down? New Site Lets You Drunk Dial Them”

Jon Rappoport

The disease/treatment/profit machine requires more and more diseases, even if they aren’t real.

Here is an unspoken but largely accepted medical notion of what a disease is:

A group of physical symptoms shared by many people, which has a single cause.   Continue reading “Magic trick: promoting diseases that don’t exist”

Grind TV – by Pete Thomas

Three hunters were within their rights when they killed a rare albino moose last week in the Nova Scotia wilderness.

But since then they’ve been widely criticized on social media sites, and their action has outraged the indigenous Mi’kmaq people, who regard white creatures as “spirit animals” and believe that killing them brings bad luck.   Continue reading “Hunters spark outrage by killing white ‘spirit moose’”

Update from Truckers Ride For the Constitution:

“The following is my reply to Paul Joseph Watson at Infowars. Infowars has chosen to go against this legal protest. Infowars has refused to work with the organizers of this event and are now lowering themselves to propaganda. The trucker protest is on!! Please do not be fooled by information coming out of the Alex Jones camp.   Continue reading “Updated: Obama DOT Plans use of National Guard to close I-495 Capital Beltway tomorrow?”

MSN

In one of the more bizarre testaments to government bureaucracy this side of Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil,” Middle Township, N.J., is requiring that beggars obtain a permit in order to solicit donations from passers-by.

The permit comes at no cost and will excuse people who ask for spare change in a nonthreatening manner.   Continue reading “New Jersey town is A-OK with beggars, as long as they get a permit”

The Daily Rash – by Mark Donahue [SATIRE]

WASHINGTON – To the dismay of democrats and republicans alike, a CNN cameraman with a live mic recorded President Obama and Vice President Biden cracking jokes about the new health care law as they sat together outside the White House yesterday. Following is a transcript of their conversation.

BIDEN: (nudges Obama with his elbow) Have you ever read the health care bill?

OBAMA: (cocking his head and looking at Biden) Have you?   Continue reading “Obama and Biden Caught Making Fun of Health Care Law on Hot Mic”