From the Trenches World Report

Bloomberg – by Simon Johnson

Financial reform is stuck. There was sensible intent in the Dodd-Frank legislation of 2010, but the pressure from global megabanks has overwhelmed regulators.

The only way to remake the system is through renewed and focused impetus from Congress. Today may have marked that moment: Four senators — Republican John McCain, Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Maria Cantwell, and Independent Angus King — have unveiled their “21st century Glass-Steagall Act,” which has potential to protect us from the worst problems in the banking industry while making it a better engine of prosperity.   Continue reading “Five Facts About the New Glass-Steagall”

The Star -by Rick Westhead

As Canada’s military continues its five-year investigation into charges that its officers told subordinates in Afghanistan to ignore cases of child abuse, Afghanistan’s former ambassador to Canada says both countries are guilty of ignoring the scandal.

The Gazette

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Families of the 26 children and educators killed in the Connecticut school shooting last year would receive $281,000 each under preliminary recommendations made by advisers to a committee tasked with dividing up $7.7 million in donations.

The families of 12 surviving children who witnessed the Dec. 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School would each get $20,000; two teachers who were injured would get $150,000 between them.   Continue reading “Panel suggests $7.7M breakdown of Newtown payments”

I haven’t seen it myself, of course, but I’ve been hearing reports stating that the Zionist media has been serving up a steady diet of Martin & Zimmerman stew, complete with all the race baiting the Zionist media is famous for, so I thought I’d share my opinions on the matter because there seems to be a shortage of sanity and sense surrounding the issue, and apparently people are still dumb enough to fall for the same tricks year after year, and generation after generation.

The first aspect of this nonsense that needs to be addressed is its relevance, or lack of such, because when this is put into proper perspective, what we’re talking about is one shooting out of thousands that take place across a huge nation. Is there some reason this particular shooting was chosen to be so “important” that there’s some need for it to endlessly broadcast to three hundred million people?   Continue reading “We’re all black to them”

90 Miles From Tyranny

1. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
2. Deja Moo: The feeling that you’ve heard this bull before.
3. The 2 most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
4. Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.
5. If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.   Continue reading “22 Aphorisms”

Max Velocity Tactical

This post is going to be deliberately simplistic and lacking in ballistic charts. The purpose is just to advocate to you the benefits, in my opinion, of the 100 meter (or yard if you insist, as it does not make a world of difference in practical terms) zero for a 5.56 AR style platform.

I am a great fan of the 100 meter zero. My reasons, in simple terms, are this:   Continue reading “The 100 meter zero”

Wall Street Journal – by PETER NICHOLAS

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, one of the president’s original cabinet appointees, announced her resignation Friday morning, having been nominated to serve as president of the University of California system.

Ms. Napolitano plans to leave her position in early September, an Obama administration official said.   Continue reading “Napolitano to Step Down as Homeland Security Chief”

The Tenth Amendment Center – by Tim Donnelly

The following was written by California State Assemblymember Tim Donnelly, sponsor of Assembly Bill 351, legislation that addresses the “indefinite detention” powers of the 2012 NDAA and other federal “laws.” 

I find it absolutely amazing how far our country has digressed politically since its founding in 1787. Take, for example, the latest Obama Administration scandals: Soylndra, Benghazi, Fast & Furious, the IRS profiling various Conservative political organizations, domestic wiretapping probes on AP journalists, and the PRISM program run by the NSA.   Continue reading “California “Nullify NDAA” Bill Keeps Moving Forward”

AmmoLand – by AWR Hawkins

Washington DC  -(Ammoland.com)- A report issued by the Family Research Council (FRC) and distributed on Capitol Hill on July 9 2013 claims Christians face growing hostility toward their faith within the American military.

In the report, titled “A Clear and Present Danger: The Threat To Religious Liberty In The Military,” FRC lists incidents from the past few years that show the military’s increasing intolerance of all things Christian.   Continue reading “Hostility Toward Christianity Grows in the Military”

Bluegrass Pundit

There is alot to be said for don’t ask, don’t tell in diplomatic circles…

Via The Cable at FP:

Opposition to President Obama’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic reached a fever pitch this week as religious organizers stage a “Lunes Negro” or Black Monday protest against James “Wally” Brewster.   Continue reading “Dominicans Pretty Unhappy Over Obama’s Gay Ambassador Pick”

WEAU.com

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to rule in the case of a man convicted of shooting and injuring two Milwaukee police officers in 2009.

Julius Burton was sentenced to 80 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to the shooting of the officers. Burton wanted to withdraw his pleas, arguing that his former attorney and the lower court didn’t properly advise him, but a state appeals court denied his request.   Continue reading “Wis. Supreme Court to rule in police shooting”

Now we know why Microsoft has those monster updates at least once a month; the updates are to the spyware installed on the Microsoft operating systems.

RT News

Microsoft worked hand-in-hand with the United States government in order to allow federal investigators to bypass encryption mechanisms meant to protect the privacy of millions of users, Edward Snowden told The Guardian.   Continue reading “Microsoft helped the NSA bypass encryption, new Snowden leak reveals”

Washington Times – by Ralph Z. Hallow

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday that he will visit Israel in October, a move that signals to the political world that he is seriously considering making another presidential run in 2016.

“We will be going to Israel to bring together Arabs, Christian and Jews in an educational forum,” Mr. Perry told The Washington Times in an interview just three days after he announced he would not seek an unprecedented fourth term as Texas governor.   Continue reading “Rick Perry’s October trip to Israel sign of another White House bid”

CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More than a dozen convicted killers are released from prison on a technicality, and dozens more could follow.

Monique Griego explains the Court of Appeals ruling at the center of this controversy.

All of these men were convicted before 1980. And since then, the court has changed the way juries are allowed to decide cases.   Continue reading “Over A Dozen Convicted Murderers Released From Prison On Technicality”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: This is an attempt to desensitize our children so they will be more accepting of intrusion into their lives. This is another reason to take your children out of public schools and home school or private school them. This is yet another reason, “California’s Transgender Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk Allowing Boys to Shower with Girls in Public Schools.”

Like something straight out of Gattaca, scientists have developed iris-scanning technology to be deployed at schools, airports and banks, CNN.com reports.   Continue reading “Eyeball-Scanning Is Now a Reality, Coming to a Middle School Near You”

USA Today – by Gary Straus

Gas prices are heading up again.

Rising crude oil prices and a fall in U.S. supplies are driving wholesale gas prices up sharply. That has yet to be fully reflected at the retail level.

Prices at the pump — up 4 cents the past week to a national average of $3.52 a gallon — could climb another 15 cents or higher over the next two weeks. A year ago, the national average was $3.38.   Continue reading “Gas prices expected to surge again soon”