From the Trenches World Report

RT News

If the US debt-ceiling debate goes past the eleventh hour, and the default of the world’s largest economy becomes a reality, leading central banks around the world are gearing up to minimize losses and keep the world economy functioning.

If US lawmakers don’t reach a budget consensus and raise the debt ceiling by Thursday October 17, the US will become the first Western power to default since Nazi Germany in 1933, and will send markets into uncharted territory.    Continue reading “Plan B: Central banks getting ready for financial Armageddon”

Washington Times – by Stephen Dinan

Immigrant-rights protesters have chained themselves in front of an detention facility in Eloy, Ariz., and planned to blockade the main federal immigration office in Phoenix later Monday, hoping to stop anyone from being deported.

The moves are the latest act of civil disobedience from activists who are demanding the Obama administration halt all deportations. Among the protesters were illegal immigrants.   Continue reading “Protesters chain themselves to stop deportations in Arizona”

The Smoking Gun

A Pennsylvania man called cops last night to report that his Strawberry-flavored Jell-O snack was stolen from the break room refrigerator at his workplace.

The gelatin heist occurred at the Wakefern Food Corporation warehouse in Beinigsville, according to the Upper Macungie Township Police Department.   Continue reading “Worker Calls Cops To Report Theft Of His Jell-O Snack From Break Room Refrigerator”

AmmoLand

Washington, DC – -(Ammoland.com)-  Starting Wednesday, October 16 2013, Oath Keepers is establishing a rotating “Honor Guard” of volunteer veterans and concerned Americans at the WWII Memorial, to ensure that WWII vets can get in to pay their respects to their fallen brothers in arms.

They risked all, in combat, to stop arbitrary, oppressive governments over there.  We need to step up and keep them from being victimized by arbitrary, oppressive government here.  Let’s get it done!   Continue reading “Oath Keepers Rotating Honor Guard to Ensure WWII Veterans’ Access to Memorial”

Oklahoma Watch – by SHAUN HITTLE

In July 2010, a former Kingfisher County Sheriff’s Office deputy pleaded no contest to a charge of committing lewd acts with a child when he was an officer two years earlier.

Shawn Theo Thomsen, then 43, was given a five-year suspended sentence, court records show. Now living in Texas, he’s required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.   Continue reading “Despite Convictions and Guilty Pleas, Law Officers Keep Certifications for Years”

MassPrivateI

Security researcher Hristo Bojinov placed his Galaxy Nexus phone face up on the table in a cramped Palo Alto conference room. Then he flipped it over and waited another beat.

And that was it. In a matter of seconds, the device had given up its “fingerprints.”

Code running on the website in the device’s mobile browser measured the tiniest defects in the device’s accelerometer — the sensor that detects movement — producing a unique set of numbers that advertisers could exploit to identify and track most smartphones.   Continue reading “Stanford researchers demonstrate how smartphone fingerprint sensors can be used to spy on you”

MassPrivateI

A major new report detailing the global crackdown on peaceful protests, both through excessive police force and the criminalization of dissent. The report is called “Take Back the Streets: Repression and Criminalization of Protest Around the World.” It was put out by the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations. 

The name of the report, “Take Back the Streets,” comes from a police report filed in June 2010, when hundreds of thousands of Canadians took to the streets of Toronto to nonviolently protest the G-20 summit. A senior Toronto police commander responded to the protests by issuing an order to, quote, “take back the streets.” Within a span of 36 hours, over a thousand people—peaceful protesters, journalists, human rights monitors and downtown residents—were arrested and placed in detention.    Continue reading ““Repression and criminalization of protests around the world” report details a global crackdown on peaceful protests”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: The Taliban is the same group who attacked a Christian church in Pakistanlast month killing 81. The Taliban currently receives government contracts from the United States.

(NBC) – Taliban fighters launched a “multiple rocket” attack on the U.S.-run Bagram airfield in Afghanistan late Sunday, defense officials and representatives from the militant group said  – but reports about the effectiveness of the strike differed dramatically.   Continue reading “Taliban Funded By U.S. Launches ‘Multiple Rocket Fire’ on U.S. Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan”

Dairy Carrie

If you aren’t in the ag world, you most likely haven’t heard about the devastating loss that ranchers in western South Dakota are struggling with after being hit by winter storm Atlas.

For some reason the news stations aren’t covering this story. I don’t understand why they wouldn’t. This story has heartbreak, tragedy and even a convenient tie into the current government shutdown. Isn’t that what the news is all about these days?   Continue reading “Pain You Can’t Even Imagine”

The Approaching Day Prepper – by Phil Hovatter

As I indicated in my last blog, I’ve decided to join the ranks of the reloaders and start making my own ammo. Since I’m starting from scratch, that means shopping for the equipment that I’ll need to get started. I’ve done a lot of research to learn which of the many options will work best for a beginner like me.

Reloading presses come in three basic configurations — single-stage, turret, and progressive. They vary in purpose, complexity, and price. The place to begin with the purchasing decision is to evaluate your needs, budget, and skill level. There’s a press that’s right for everyone, but what’s best for me might not be best for you. Here’s the rundown on each type:   Continue reading “Ammo Reloading Presses for Beginners”

Is getting the status quo theft back online what it’s really all about?     – Henry

Army Times – by Rick Maze

The National World War II Memorial, the center of many protests since the partial government shutdown on Oct. 1, will be the backdrop of yet another rally on Tuesday aimed at embarrassing Congress and the White House into action.   Continue reading “Military Coalition plans shutdown rally Tuesday”