From the Trenches World Report

Common Dreams – by Tom Engelhardt

I mean, come on.  You knew it had to happen, didn’t you?  In a 2010 Department of Homeland Security report, wrested from the bowels of the secrecy/surveillance state (thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation), the Customs and Border Protection agency suggests arming their small fleet of surveillance drones.  The purpose: to “immobilize TOIs,” or targets of interest, along the U.S.-Mexican border.  Those arms would, of course, be “non-lethal” in nature.  It’s all so civilized.  Kinda like the Star Trek folks putting their phasers on “stun,” not kill.  And count on it, sooner or later it will happen.  And then, of course, the lethal weapons will follow.  Otherwise, how in the world could we track and eliminate terrorists in “the homeland” efficiently?   Continue reading “Welcome Home From the Wars, Drones!”

Dog Murders

Kelsey Markou was walking her family dog, named Dog, when a pitbull attacked. She tried to get the pitbull off of Dog, and a man walking by called the police.

When the police officer arrived, Kelsey told the officer which dog was hers and which was the one who attacked. Kelsey’s mother describes what happened next:   Continue reading “Dogs that Cops Killed”

Free North Carolina – by Brock  Townsend

Former-Vice President and later Kentucky Senator John C. Breckinridge tried in vain to hold Congress to the Constitution and stop the Republican party’s war upon the South in mid-1861.  Returning home after the mid-year legislative session, he witnessed Federal officers assembling and training volunteers at Lexington, a forced political alignment with Lincoln’s government, and his own imminent arrest by the Northern military.

Bernhard Thuersam, Chairman   Continue reading “A Doctrine Utterly Subversive of the Constitution”

The New American – by Selwyn Duke

Is the only “green” aspect of electric cars the money some companies make off them? If former plug-in advocate and General Motors engineer Ozzie Zehner (shown) is correct, this is exactly the case.

Author of the book Green Illusions, Zehner once built his own hybrid car that could run on electricity or natural gas. And, he writes in a recent article entitled “Unclean at Any Speed,” he was convinced cars such as his “would help reduce both pollution and fossil-fuel dependence.”   Continue reading “Former Electric-car Engineer: Electric Cars Pollute More Than Gas”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: We are witnessing a very interesting turn of events here. Notice there is no proof, but the U.S. blamed Israel anyway. There is no doubt in my mind it was Israel. However, an “ally” to lay blame with no proof? This Admin also told the world about a base of Israel’s that until then, was a “secret.”

Another note, if this story is accurate, Israel continues to violate International law by attacking Syria who has not touched Israel. After two years Syria still cannot expel the “rebels” from their own country. Syria is no threat to Israel, that should be common sense by now. This is all a lead up to Isaiah 17:1.   Continue reading “Israel Behind Mystery Attack on Syrian Port – US Sources”

Boston Metro Desk – by Javier Panzar and John R. Ellement

PLYMOUTH — Boston Police Officer Kirk D. Merricks today pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of illegal possession of explosives, including four grenades, that Plymouth police said they found in the single family home where he formerly lived with his now estranged wife.

Merricks appeared in Plymouth District Court where he was released on $1,000 cash bail after pleading not guilty to the explosive charges along with four counts of receiving stolen property and one count of possession of ammunition.   Continue reading “Boston police officer pleads not guilty to explosives charges and is released on $1,000 cash bail”

Examiner – by David Codrea

A New Hampshire state representative has filed a petition to remove 189 legislators from the House of Representatives for voting to diminish citizen’s rights of self defense. John Hikel filed an Emergency Petition of Redress and a Verified Complaint of Breach of Oath of Office and Conspiracy against Rights in April against 189 members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives who voted to repeal the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law for “Breach of Oath of Office and Conspiracy against Rights.”   Continue reading “N.H. Rep. files petition, criminal complaint against oath-breaking colleagues”

Huffington Post

Sometimes letting kids do things without you can be scary. They could get lost, get hurt, come into contact with trees… Wait, what?

At a time when we have seen helicopter parents and backlash to the helicoptering and free-range parents and backlash to them too, we have some sympathy for the educators who may not be sure what parents will take issue with next. But then again, is this really necessary?   Continue reading “The Most Unnecessary School Permission Slip Ever?”

New York Daily News – by Glen Blain

The Adirondack Challenge  was announced by Gov. Cuomo earlier this year as a way to bring  much-needed tourism to upstate New York, with the big draw being Gov. Cuomo taking on other elected officials – including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg –  in raft races.

It seems, however, that most of the public will only get to see those raft races on television.    Continue reading “Raft Race Between Gov. Cuomo And Mayor Bloomberg A Media Only Event”

Common Dreams – by Sarah Lazare

The White House spiraled into panic mode late Friday after Edward Snowden’s earlier appearance in Russia, with President Obama moving forward with plans to personally call Vladimir Putin to urge the Russian president to deny Snowden asylum.

Snowden went public earlier Friday to announce his intention to apply for temporary stay in Russia until he is able to arrange safe travel to Latin America. The whistleblower forcefully defended his moral choice to expose the vast US spying dragnet, declaring “I did the right thing.”   Continue reading “Panicked Obama Dials Putin After Snowden Appearance”

DenPubs – by Bill Quinlivan

Indian Lake — Indian Lake Town Supervisor Brian Wells announced during the July 8 Town Board meeting that a New York Daily News article published that day was devoted to the fact that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be taking part in the Adirondack Challenge, racing against Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a whitewater raft.

Bloomberg and Cuomo are expected to be competing with six-member teams here Monday, July 22, a day after the Governor’s Invitational Whitewater Race on the Indian River for the governor and other elected officials and invited guests, according to officials in the governor’s press office. And the Daily News story, written by Kenneth Lovett, states that the race between the governor and the mayor will take place on Indian Lake. However, press office officials said July 11 this was a reporting error and the two teams will be racing whitewater rafts on the Indian River, not flatwater. Continue reading “NYC mayor to paddle in Adirondack Challenge”

Washington’s Blog

Anyone Who Says the Government Only Spies On Potential Bad Guys Is Sadly Uninformed

Even now – after all of the revelations by Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers – spying apologists say that the reports are “exaggerated” or “overblown”, and that the government only spies on potential bad guys.

In reality, the government is spying on everyone’s digital and old-fashioned communications.   Continue reading “The Government Is Spying On ALL Americans’ Digital and Old-Fashioned Communications”

The New York World – by Jeff Morganteen

On Tuesday afternoon, the New York Police Department released an outside review of the department’s controversial crime statistics reporting program known as CompStat, with little advance notice. John Eterno, a retired NYPD captain and criminal justice professor who wrote a book on CompStat abuses, has a feeling why.

“You have to get into this report,” Eterno said Tuesday night. “If you read the whole thing, you see a lot of alarm bells in there. That’s why the report is dated on April, and the report doesn’t come until the week of the Fourth of July. They’re trying to just sneak this thing through.”   Continue reading “What The CompStat Audit Reveals About The NYPD”