From the Trenches World Report

The New Yorker – by ANDY BOROWITZ  [Satire]

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Today, President Obama issued the following letter to all Verizon customers:

Dear Verizon Customers,

Yesterday it came to light that the National Security Agency has been collecting millions of phone records from you each and every day. Since that news was released, many of you have called the White House with questions and concerns about this new program. To save my time and yours, here are answers to three of the F.A.Q.s (Frequently Asked Questions) we’ve been hearing from you:   Continue reading “A Letter to Verizon Costomers”

Infowars

Oregon senators took a major step in affirming school students’ rights to privacy Wednesday.

An Oregon bill aimed at making it a requirement for schools to inform parents, students and the state Board of Education before implementing and distributing privacy invading radio frequency identification technology passed the Senate with a 28-2 vote yesterday, reports the Associated Press.   Continue reading “Ore. Senate passes bill to regulate tracking devices for kids”

Max Velocity Tactical

Update 6/10: Its important to me that I make it clear to you that it is very important to me that this will WORK for the customer and that you deploy and use it correctly for maximum survivability. Testing has been ongoing. There are two aspects to bear in mind with the use of the M.V.T. SHIELD:   Continue reading “Coming Soon – The M.V.T. SHIELD – The Thermal Shelter”

CNS News – by Terence P. Jeffrey

Speaking at the White House National Conference on Mental Health on Monday, Vice President Joe Biden told a sometimes serious and sometimes jocular story about the two brain surgeries he needed in 1988 to deal with cranial aneurysms.

Biden told the White House audience “they take a saw and they cut your head off” and “they literally had to take the top of my head off.” He also recounted that as he was being wheeled into surgery he asked the neurosurgeon, “What are my chances of getting off this table completely normal?” The surgeon told Biden he had a better chance of living—and that that chance was in the 35 to 50 percent range.   Continue reading “Brain Surgeon Told Biden He Had Less Than 50% Chance of ‘Being Completely Normal’”

Care 2 – by Beth Buczynski

It’s almost surreal, but it’s true. Monsanto has officially give up its fight to spread genetically modified seeds and plants throughout Europe.

In a time when the power and political influence of Monsanto Co. seems nearly insurmountable, this is a huge victory for opponents of genetic engineering. For those in the U.S. and other countries where Monsanto’s stranglehold is palpable, it serves as a rally cry to keep up the good fight.   Continue reading “Monsanto Surrenders: Ends All GMO Lobbying In Europe”

Yahoo News – by Dylan Stableford

The contractor in charge of the four-story building that collapsed—killing six people and injuring 14—onto a thrift store in Philadelphia on Wednesday had a permit to tear down the building. He also has a criminal record.

According to NBC 10 in Philadelphia, Griffin Campbell, the 49-year-old owner of Griffin Campbell Construction, pleaded guilty to theft and insurance fraud in 2009. He also had filed for bankruptcy protection in March “and owes thousands in unpaid city business taxes as well as state and federal taxes.”   Continue reading “Philly building collapse: Contractor has criminal record; owner once dubbed ‘porn king’”

The Daily Sheeple – by Daniel Jackson

Senator Dianne Feinstein has long been accused of corruption and unethical behavior in Congress. From going after the Second Amendment to making tens of millions of dollars through her husband’s companies, Feinstein seems to take unbridled glee in being one of the most corrupt members of Congress today.

Recently, a new wave of accusations has been levied at Feinstein, this time focusing on a deal that started in 2011 when the Post Office awarded the CBRE Group Inc. a contract to be the sole marketer of USPS properties. Feinstein’s husband, Richard Blum, just so happens to be the Chairman of the Board of the CBRE Group.   Continue reading “Keeping It In the Family: Senator Feinstein’s Husband Stands to Make Millions from USPS Contract”

Reason – by Mike Riggs

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) introduced the Patriot Act in October of 2001. Today, he sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder saying that initial reports about the National Security Administration’s request for Verizon phone records are “disturbing,” and “not consistent with the requirements of the Patriot Act.”

Take a minute to let that sink in.   Continue reading “Patriot Act Author Jim Sensenbrenner “Disturbed” by NSA’s Collection of Verizon Phone Records”

The Passionate Attachment – by Maidhc Ó Cathail

In an attempt to dispel embarrassing reports that Senator John McCain’s “surprise” trip to Syria featured a meeting with kidnappers — including Mohammad Nour of the Northern Storm rebel group — behind the 2012 abduction of 11 Lebanese religious pilgrims, The Daily Beast’s Josh Rogin cited Mouaz Moustafa, the executive director of a little-known organization called The Syrian Emergency Task Force: Continue reading “Did An Israel Lobby Front Group Organize McCain’s Trip To Syria?”

Guns Save Lives

Well this is certainly an interesting case. Apparently Florida Governor Rick Scott has named a new interim sheriff for Liberty County, FL after the current sheriff was arrested for releasing a man who was arrested for carrying a concealed handgun without a license.

The following press release was put out by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on June 4,   Continue reading “Florida Governor Has Sheriff Arrested, Removed From Office for Allowing Concealed Carry”

Enter Unit 8200: Israel arms for cyberwar

In March 2010 the head of Israel’s Military Intelligence, Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, disclosed that the Jewish state had become a world leader in cyberwarfare.

The Jerusalem Post said May 5 that Unit 8200 was suspected of developing the Stuxnet worm.

One guess where these Talmudic Terrorists got their equipment from for setting up Unit 8200?   Continue reading “Israel’s Unit 8200…Spying on You?”

Yahoo News

HONG KONG (AFP) – A 66-year-old who lived his whole life as a man was given a surprising diagnosis after visiting the doctor in Hong Kong with a swollen abdomen — he was a woman.

Doctors realised the patient was female after they found the swelling came from a large cyst on an ovary, the Hong Kong Medical Journal reported.   Continue reading “Hong Kong man finds he is a woman after doctor visit”

Business Insider – by Michael Kelly

Two companies that bugged the U.S. telecommunications network for the National Security Agency (NSA) have extensive links to Israel’s intelligence service, James Bamford of Wired reports.

NSA’s chief General Keith Alexander was called before Congress last week to testify about the $2 billion Utah spy center the NSA is currently building, and he said that the NSA does not have the ability to spy on the confidential personal communications of Americans.   Continue reading “Two Secretive Israeli Companies Reportedly Bugged The US Telecommunications Grid For The NSA”

RT News

A review of classified US intelligence records has revealed that the CIA could not confirm the identity of about a quarter of the people killed by drone strikes in Pakistan during a period spanning from 2010 to 2011.

According to a purportedly exclusive report by NBC News that mirrors findings of an April analysis by McClatchy, between September 3, 2010 and October 30, 2011 the agency’s drone program over Pakistan routinely designated those killed as “other militants,” a label used when the CIA could not determine affiliation, if any.    Continue reading “Classified documents reveal CIA drone strikes often killed unknown people”