From the Trenches World Report

Mashable – by Alex Fitzpatrick

French newspaper Le Monde accused France’s government of illegally monitoring citizens’ internal and external communications in a report Thursday.

Le Monde immediately compared the French program to the recently revealed PRISM surveillance program in the United States. The report says France’s Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) collects metadata from citizens’ phone calls and emails — but not the content of the messages — to visualize communications inside and outside the country.   Continue reading “France Accused of Spying on Citizens’ Communications”

Examiner – by David Codrea

A three-judge panel of the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled yesterday against the state attorney general’s petition to undo an injunction blocking a firearms open carry law from going into effect.

“After due consideration, we find that the State’s Combined Petition should be denied for procedural reasons,” the order signed by Justice James W. Kitchens declared. “In denying the Petition, the panel expresses no opinion respecting the merits of the matters pending before the circuit court.”   Continue reading “Mississippi Supreme Court denies petition to undo open carry block”

Huffington Post – by Amanda Terkel

WASHINGTON — Expect fewer patriotic displays this July 4, thanks to federal budget cuts.

Around the country, military bases are extinguishing fireworks displays and towns are canceling appearances by military bands due to sequestration’s $85 billion in across-the-board spending reductions.   Continue reading “Happy July 4! Sequestration Cancels Celebrations Nationwide”

Natural Society – by Mike Barrett

Vegans may have had it right all along; while raw, organic milk offers numerous health benefits, a Harvard researcher and pediatrician argues that conventional milk and dairy products alike are a detriment to your health – thanks to added health-compromising sweeteners.   Continue reading “Harvard Scientists Urge You to Stop Drinking Sweetened-Milk”

Freedom Outpost – by Tim Brown

On June 27, 2013 26 United States Senators signed a letter that was sent to Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper demanding information about exactly what types of information and records the National Security Agency (NSA) is keeping on American citizens. Particularly in one part of the letter, the senators ask specifically about the collection of firearms sales records from gun dealers.   Continue reading “Senators Demand Answers About Illegal Gun Registry From NSA”

Before It’s News – by Mort Amsel

Activist Post

When NSA recruiters went to the University of Wisconsin earlier this week to pitch language students on working for the agency, they got more than they bargained for.

The informed students turned the question-and-answer session into a hearing. On trial were the NSA’s lies, their legality, and how they define “adversary”.

The students recorded audio of the exchange on an iPhone proving that the language-analyst NSA recruiters were left tongue-tied.   Continue reading “Students DESTROY NSA Recruiters Over Illegal Spying and Lies (Listen)”

Beacon News – by Jo Ann Lawrence

Gun owners who had their unsecured firearms removed from their evacuated homes by RCMP officers during the High River flood can now get their weapons back.

Sgt. Patricia Neely of the RCMP says “The RCMP is making the return of weapons as seamless as possible for residents already dealing with the stress of returning to flood damaged homes”.   Continue reading “RCMP returns secured firearms to High River residents”