From the Trenches World Report

Prepared Christian – by John Elliot

As the author of books having to do with self-preservation and, far more importantly, as a Christian, I have had to answer some rather deeply personal questions that require a considerable level of introspection. At the forefront of those questions is the one that asks, “What does God say about Believers protecting themselves from criminals, terrorists, or anyone else who may wish to harm us?”   Continue reading “Christianity and the Bible’s Case for Self-Defense”

Fox News – by John Roberts

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –  Spring rains cascade over the lip of the Norris Dam in a torrent of white foam and spray. A hundred yards downriver from this concrete waterfall, people stop at the little park to record the scene on their smart phones or digital cameras. It is an image made for a postcard — a remarkable marriage of nature and technology. And a centerpiece of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Created in 1933 by President Roosevelt, the TVA brought electricity to Appalachia, with the goal that wiring up Tennessee, parts of North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi would help bring prosperity to an impoverished region.    Continue reading “Obama faces resistance in bid to unload popular southern utility giant”

Venture Valkyrie – by Lisa Suennen

Sometimes the cure for a serious disease might be right under our nose but we just don’t see it (I think of the accidental discovery of penicillin, for instance).  Other times a cure or treatment might seem so unlikely that you just can’t imagine it.  I had both of those reactions when I read a recent American Journal of Medicine article suggesting that marijuana might just be the best medicine to treat and even prevent diabetes.   Continue reading “Got Diabetes? Smoke Two Joints and Call Me in the Morning”

Huffington Post – by COLLEEN LONG

NEW YORK — Two threatening letters containing traces of the deadly poison ricin were sent to Mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York and his gun-control group in Washington, police said Wednesday.

The anonymous letters were opened in New York on Friday at the city’s mail facility in Manhattan and in Washington on Sunday at an office used by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the nonprofit started by Bloomberg, police said.   Continue reading “Michael Bloomberg Ricin Letters: Parcels Addressed To NYC Mayor Intercepted, Police Say”

Oregon Live – by Eric Mortenson

Discovery of illegal genetically-engineered wheat growing in an Eastern Oregon field may cause severe marketing and export problems for one of the state’s biggest crops.

State agriculture department Director Katy Coba said 85 to 90 percent of the Pacific Northwest’s soft white wheat crop is exported to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and other nations, where it’s used to make noodles and crackers. Oregon’s wheat crop is valued at $300 million to $500 million annually, depending on yield and price.   Continue reading “Genetically engineered wheat found in Oregon field, federal investigation under way”

Daily Mail -by RACHEL QUIGLEY

A retired NASA official who served on the Apollo Navigation Team has been found dead with a rope around his neck and genitals inside a home in Thailand, it emerged today.

Police found the body of Paul Milford Muller, 76, on Tuesday in the Tak Province of the country and suspect he had been dead for about three days.

Police Col Ekarat Intasueb, chief of Mae Sot police station, said there was a rope tied around his genitals and waist and another tied around his neck, which was hanging from the knob of his bedroom door.   Continue reading “Former NASA official and member of Apollo navigation team is found dead in Thailand with a rope tied around his neck and crotch”

Aljazeera

At least 23 workers were hurt in Cambodia when police used stun batons to end a protest over pay at a factory that makes clothing for sportswear company Nike, a worker and a trade union representative said.

Police with riot gear were deployed on Monday to move about 3,000 workers, mostly female, who had blocked a road outside their factory owned by Sabrina (Cambodia) Garment Manufacturing in Kompong Speu province, west of the capital, Phnom Penh.   Continue reading “Cambodian factory workers clash with police”

Investment Watchblog

Obama to visit Chicago today

President Barack Obama is scheduled to return to Chicago on Wednesday afternoon for a pair of Democratic fundraisers.

The president is raising money for congressional Democrats as his party tries to retake the House in next year’s mid-term elections. Obama will be accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., who chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, according to an invitation obtained by the Tribune.   Continue reading “THE CAMPAIGN THAT NEVER ENDS: Obama goes home… Michelle goes to Boston… Fundraising: ‘Keep writing those checks. And if you havent maxed out, max out!’”

AlterNet -by Tana Ganeva

Another casualty of the drug war.

On May 16th, Forth Worth police entered the home of Jarmaine Darden, 34, in search of cocaine. The raid, which does not appear to have uncovered any cocaine,  ended with the 34-year-old father dead after police tased him multiple times.    Continue reading “Texas Police Tase Overweight Asthmatic to Death in Drug Raid That Uncovers No Drugs”

RT News

New York City’s Parks Department is under investigation for forcing its part-time workers to strip and pole-dance at an agency holiday party in exchange for more permanent jobs. The workers allegedly teased as many as 10 men at a time.

“If you want a job, get on the pole,” a Parks Department employee allegedly told a female worker at last year’s Christmas party, according to an exclusive report by the New York Daily News.   Continue reading “NYC Parks Department executives allegedly forced female employees to strip and pole-dance”

USA Today – by Jonathan Turley

Recently, Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about the administration’s sweeping surveillance of journalists with the Associated Press. In the greatest attack on the free press in decades, the Justice Department seized phone records for reporters and editors in at least three AP offices as well as its office in the House of Representatives. Holder, however, proceeded to claim absolute and blissful ignorance of the investigation, even failing to recall when or how he recused himself.   Continue reading “Fire Eric Holder: Column”