From the Trenches World Report

Reuters – by Barbara Liston and Irene Klotz

A Florida police officer fired over his use of shooting targets with an image resembling slain teenager Trayvon Martin is defending himself on YouTube, saying the target was intended as a “no shoot” training aid for an instructional session.

Former Port Canaveral police officer Ron King said in a video on YouTube this weekend that the targets, which appear to depict Martin the night he was killed, were meant to prevent such tragedies in the future.   Continue reading “Florida police officer fired over targets with likeness to Trayvon Martin”

The Captain’s Journal – by Herschel Smith

I asked my former Marine son Daniel if the Marine Corps taught him to shoot uphill.  He has in fact shot at ranges with elevations before, but mostly there was little formal instruction, even for designated marksmen like he was (other than things like Kentucky Windage type adjustments).  I suppose that Scout Snipers go through some sort of training on shooting up or down elevations, but most Marines do not.  I have also talked with our reader Jean (who commanded troops in N2K), and there was no particular training for Soldiers to teach them how to target Taliban up a hill.   Continue reading “Shooting Uphill”

Infowars – by Donna Anderson

President Barack Obama claims his proposed 94-cent-a-pack cigarette tax will significantly reduce consumption, just like it did when he passed his 62-cent-a-pack tax in 2009. But that “significant reduction” is all smoke and mirrors, being used to distract you from the real reasons for this new tax increase: It gives Congress approximately $78 billion worth of breathing room in their budget and further enslaves middle- and low-income Americans who are already suffering under the weight of the new higher payroll taxes.   Continue reading “Obama Blowing Smoke Up Our Butts With Proposed New Cigarette Tax”

Examiner – by David Codrea

The head of a national gun rights group is supporting the Manchin-Toomey background check bill, an email sent today to a group of Second Amendment activists, scholars and journalists revealed. Alan Gottlieb, Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and Founder of the Second Amendment Foundation also staked an authorship claim in the email, which he confirmed to Gun Rights Examiner is a for-the-record statement that can be shared and published.   Continue reading “Gun group ‘had hand in writing’ Manchin-Toomey background check amendment”

Jan Rappoport

This isn’t a leak. It isn’t a timid flow. It’s a flood.

I’m talking about about the criticism of Monsanto’s so-called science of genetically-engineered food.

For the past 20 years, independent researchers have been attacking Monsanto science in various ways, and finally the NY Times has joined the crowd.   Continue reading “Even the NY Times is now rejecting Monsanto GMO science”

The Common Sense Show – by Dave Hodges

Where is PETA? Where is the Sierra Club? Where is the EPA? There is a new endangered species on the planet and heads of state, like President Obama, are joining in the persecution of this group.

The most persecuted species on the planet are Christians. Obama is the lion-master and the FEMA camps are the future cages of Christians.   Continue reading “Obama Puts Christians in the Crosshairs”

Pat Dollard

Excerpted from WHEC: There are growing concerns from some parents with children in elementary and middle school. They’re asking has the state gone too far when it comes to standardized testing.

Next week, students in third to eighth grade will have to take the statewide exam called Common Core Tests. It’s designed to get students ready for college or a career after high school.   Continue reading “‘Do Not Pick Up the Pencil’: New York Parents Coach Kids To Refuse Common Core Indoctrination Test”

Pat Dollard

Excerpted from The Los Angeles Times: One of the senators behind the compromise proposal to expand background checks on gun purchases will mount a Senate floor sales pitch Monday, part of a lobbying effort to ensure passage for the key piece of a larger guns bill when it comes to a vote this week.

When the Senate convenes Monday afternoon, Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W. Va.) plans to take to the floor to go through his proposal piece-by-piece to dispel what he considers misrepresentations from critics of tighter gun laws. He’ll then challenge colleagues who have any questions to come to join him in the chamber for an open debate, and stay there for as long as it takes to satisfy concerns.   Continue reading “Manchin To Launch Senate Floor Sales Pitch For Second Amendment Infringement Bill”

Before It’s News – by Live Free or Die

According to this breaking story out of Connecticut, the newly passed Connecticut gun law will soon be struck down due to a ‘technicality’ that occurred due to the rush too pass this bill. According to attorney Peter Sachs, the governor of Connecticut just signed “a blank piece of paper.”

A Branford attorney has uncovered a legal and legislative technicality that he says has rendered the state’s new gun law null and void. In an exclusive interview set to air Sunday on “Face the State with Dennis House” on WFSB-TV, Peter Sachs says state lawmakers made a key mistake in their rush to get a bill passed, that he claims will leave them no legal choice but to begin the whole process over again.   Continue reading “Lawyer: New Connecticut Gun Law Not Legal”

The Economic Collapse – by Michael

Did you know that the greatest period of economic growth in American history was during a time when there was absolutely no federal income tax?  Between the end of the Civil War and 1913, there was an explosion of economic activity in the United States unlike anything ever seen before or since.

Unfortunately, a federal income tax was instituted in 1913, and this year it turned 100 years old.  But there was no fanfare, was there?  There was no celebration because the federal income tax is universally hated.  Sadly, most Americans just assume that there is no other option to an income tax.  Most Americans just assume that it has always been with us and that it will always be with us.    Continue reading “100 Years Old And Still Killing Us: America Was Much Better Off Before The Income Tax”

Examiner – by David Codrea

“Let freedom roar on the track,” Oath Keepers proclaims in a new effort designed to spread public awareness of the group and its mission in a big way. “Help us put an Oath Keepers car on the NASCAR track, driven by Jeffrey Earnhardt!”   Continue reading “Oath Keepers off to races as NASCAR examines sponsorships”

Darcs Falcon

Walking up to a department store’s fabric counter, the pretty girl said, “I would like to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?” “Only one kiss per yard,” replied the male clerk with a smirk. “That’s fine,” said the girl. “I’ll take ten yards.” With expectation and anticipation written all over his face, the clerk quickly measured out the cloth, wrapped it up, then teasingly held it out. Continue reading “One Kiss Per Yard”

The People’s Cube – Nomenklatura-climber

Dear Comrades,

Young Socialists across the USSA are noticing that the Department of Education and Indoctrination’s new Communist International Core State Standards Initiative, known as ‘Comintern Core’ or ‘ComIn Core,’ is being implemented across all administrative districts.

As students gather for mandatory education programs, they are learning not only about reading and writing, but also about the value of community and the necessity of Socialism for the survival of mankind.    Continue reading “ComIn Core Being Implemented in All USSA Schools”

New York Post – by KATE BRIQUELET

The 9/11 Memorial foundation, funded to the tune of $830 million, has begun nickel-and-diming visitors for ticket reservations.

Even though the nonprofit has long vowed admission to the sacred site would be free, it is now demanding $2 per ticket for all advance reservations made online or by phone.   Continue reading “9/11 Memorial goes back on its word, charges reservation fee; victims’ families furious”

Huffington Post – by Tom Hays

NEW YORK — Sometimes the bait is a small amount of cash in a stray wallet. Or a credit card. Even a pack of cigarettes can do the trick.

Police in New York City leave the items unattended – on subway platforms, on park benches, in cars – and wait to see if someone grabs them.   Continue reading “NYPD ‘Lucky Bag’ Tactic, Use To Fight Theft, Comes Under Criticism”

Continue reading “COMSEC”

Yahoo News – by Barbara Liston | Reuters

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – South Florida is fighting a growing infestation of one of the world’s most destructive invasive species: the giant African land snail, which can grow as big as a rat and gnaw through stucco and plaster.

More than 1,000 of the mollusks are being caught each week in Miami-Dade and 117,000 in total since the first snail was spotted by a homeowner in September 2011, said Denise Feiber, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Continue reading “Florida battles slimy invasion by giant snails”