From the Trenches World Report

Tenth Amendment Center, September 3, 2013

SACRAMENTO, Cal. (Sept. 3, 2013) – Today, the California State Senate voted to approve a bill that will help render toothless the federal “indefinite detention” powers under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  The bill, by Assemblymember Tim Donnelly, was previously passed by the state assembly by a vote of 71-1 (roll call here)

California residents are strongly encouraged to contact Governor Jerry Brown, urging him to sign AB351.  (contact info here)   Continue reading “California Senate Votes to Reject NDAA “Indefinite Detention.” 37-0”

Huffington Post – by Brock Vergakis

ATLANTIC, Va. — NASA scientists are using former military surveillance drones to help them understand more about how tropical storms intensify, which they say could ultimately save lives by improving forecast models that predict a hurricane’s strength.

The unmanned Global Hawk aircraft were designed to perform high-altitude, long-endurance reconnaissance and intelligence missions for the Air Force. Two of the original Global Hawks built in the developmental process for the military have found new life as part of NASA’s research mission, studying storms that form over the Atlantic Ocean. NASA planned to launch one of the drones from its Wallops Flight Facility on Wednesday to study Tropical Storm Gabrielle, which re-formed in the Atlantic on Tuesday.   Continue reading “NASA Weather Drones: Scientists Launch Unmanned Aircraft To Study Storms”

ENE News

Title: Tainted water may be leaking near No.2 reactor
Source: NHK WORLD
Date: Sept. 11, 2013

A nuclear expert says radioactive groundwater at the crippled plant in Fukushima is likely still flowing into the sea.   Continue reading “NHK: Attempts to stop Fukushima contamination flowing into ocean have failed”

Christian Science Monitor – by Elizabeth Barber

One year ago, Mars One announced big plans for the Red Planet: a human settlement. The colonizing mission, planned for 2023, would be stylized like a reality TV show, but with the added drama that its participants, the would-be first humans to set foot on another planet, will never get to go home.   Continue reading “More than 200,000 people apply for a one-way trip to Mars”

Police State USA

A recent weapons purchase by NASA piqued the interest of some of my readers, prompting questions such as, “What is NASA doing with assault rifles?”  In post 9/11 America, no self-respecting federal agency — from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Department of Education — can exist without its own SWAT team.   A strong trend of militarizing law enforcement has been occurring for some time, and if this is a surprise to you, its time to catch up.  Yes, even NASA has a SWAT team, and you may be surprised with some of their assignments, which include militarized perimeter security and robbing grandmothers of heirloom decorative paperweights.   Continue reading “Why does NASA need a SWAT team? To steal moon dust from retirees!”

Tenth Amendment Center – by Michael Boldin

UPDATE 8:20pm CST: The Senate Override vote, of 22-12, failed by 1. 23 votes were needed to concur with the house and override the veto.   

Jefferson City, Mo (September 11, 2013) – Today, the Missouri State House of Representatives sent more than just a message, they passed would could arguably be the strongest state-level protection of the right to keep and bear arms in modern times. The vote was 109-49   Continue reading “Override: Missouri House Votes to Nullify Federal Gun Control”

ENE News

Xinhua, Sept. 11, 2013: […] “TEPCO can no longer effectively clean, filter and store the massive amounts of radioactive water on its site. At some point in the near future — and this may have happened already — the utility will simply resort to emptying its radioactive tanks into the Pacific Ocean,” [Shoji Tsurumi, an expert from Japan’s Marine Science & Technology Institute] said. “They will simply run out of other options to store such huge quantities of water.” “Perhaps this is another reason the government is keeping its distance. After all, if the government were to take responsibility for dumping toxic water into the ocean, who would it have to blame when the global backlash came?” Tsurumi said.   Continue reading “Japan Marine Expert: Fukushima radioactive tanks may have already been emptied into Pacific Ocean”

Washington Examiner – by Byron York

On Tuesday, the chief human resources officers of more than 100 large corporations sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging quick passage of a comprehensive immigration reform bill.

The officials represent companies with a vast array of business interests: General Electric, The Walt Disney Company, Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, McDonald’s Corporation, The Wendy’s Company, Coca-Cola, The Cheesecake Factory, Johnson & Johnson, Verizon Communications, Hewlett-Packard, General Mills, and many more. All want to see increases in immigration levels for low-skill as well as high-skill workers, in addition to a path to citizenship for the millions of immigrants currently in the U.S. illegally.   Continue reading “Companies lay off thousands, then demand immigration reform for new labor”

RT News

The 12th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks are slated to be a less than solemn affair, as protests, counter-protests and a ‘Rethink 9/11’ ad campaign have all been scheduled to capitalize on the sacrosanct day in the US calendar.

From a 54-foot billboard in Times Square asking Americans to reconsider 9/11 to a ‘Million Muslim March’, this year’s anniversary of twin tower attacks stands out as potentially the most controversial on record.   Continue reading “Hijacking 9/11: Protests, ad blitz set for 12th anniversary of attacks”

Buzz Feed Politics – by Susannah George

A young researcher whose opinions on Syria were cited by both Senator McCain and Secretary of State John Kerry in congressional testimony last week has been fired from the Institute for the Study of War for allegedly faking her academic credentials.

The institute issued a statement on its website concerning the researcher, Elizabeth O’Bagy:   Continue reading “Controversial Syria Researcher Fired Over Doctorate Claim”

The Ugly Truth

A drug crew strictly observed the Jewish Sabbath each week while dealing prescription painkillers, heroin and other drugs in New York City, authorities said Tuesday in announcing charges against five men.

Investigators cited mass text messages sent to customers warning them to get their orders in before sundown Friday or else wait until after sundown Saturday.   Continue reading “Orthodox Jewish drug dealers nabbed by NY police”

Video Rebel’s Blog

I have been writing about a potential war against Iran and Syria for several years even though I have always said there would be no war as most have imagined it would be. I have noted with interest the resistance of the US military to the suicidal warmongering of the Bankers who think they own the government.

The American Empire was given to the American Branch of our Banker Occupied Government. They had accepted the mantle of enforcer for the World Council, an interlocking board of controlling interest which includes the Rothschild network, the British royal family, the Black Nobility and their associates. The Black Nobility refers to the nobles of Europe who sided with William of Orange, the Dutch Prince who became King of England and Ireland. He brought fractional reserve banking from the Netherlands. This system had previously ruined the people of Venice in 1348 but the Bankers escaped and moved to Holland.   Continue reading “A Crashing Dollar Is Designed To End The American Empire”