From the Trenches World Report

Running ‘Cause I Can’t Fly – by Andy Borowitz

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “The spending cuts mandated by the sequester may hamper the United States’s ability to invade countries for absolutely no reason, a Pentagon spokesman warned today.The Pentagon made this gloomy assessment amid widespread fears that the nation’s ability to wage totally optional wars based on bogus pretexts may be in peril. Continue reading “Satire: “Pentagon: Cuts Could Hamper Ability To Invade Countries For No Reason””

SOTT – by Dianne Russell, MoveOn

Congress is about to impose furloughs amounting to a 20% across-the-board pay cut for 800,000 federal employees, more than 44 percent of whom are veterans.

And yet, where is the same 20% cut for Congress and the president? Are they not federal employees? Aren’t these the people who keep telling us that everyone must share the burden?  Continue reading “Great idea! Pay cuts for Congress”

Before It’s News – by Mort Amsel

The Queen is in hospital “as a precaution” where she is being assessed for symptoms of gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace says.

A palace spokesperson said the 86-year-old monarch had been taken to King Edward VII Hospital in London.

All official engagements for this week, including the Queen’s trip to Rome, will be either cancelled or postponed. Continue reading “Queen Elizabeth ll Hospitalized”

Continue reading “NY Gun Owners Getting Letters Saying Where They Live To Be Public Information Under New Gun Control Law”

Pravda – by Inna Novikova

“Tactical nuclear weapons that are constantly threatening the United States must become the factor that will deter large-scale aggression. Holding it at gunpoint – this is the deterrent,” General Colonel in reserve, MGIMO Professor, Leonid Ivashov, said in an interview with Pravda.Ru editor-in-chief Inna Novikova.

“Mr. Ivashov, your forecasts of what is going on with Russia’s defensive ability, and generally your views of Russia’s current position in the world are very pessimistic and critical. You said that Russia has lost all allies during the recent years. Who we our allies, except for our army and navy?”  Continue reading “Russia must always keep America at gunpoint”

Huffington Post – by VERENA DOBNIK

NEW YORK — Just across the East River from midtown Manhattan’s shimmering skyscrapers sits one of the nation’s most polluted neighborhoods, fouled by generations of industrial waste, overflow from the city’s sewage system and an underground oil leak bigger than the Exxon Valdez spill. Continue reading “Newtown Creek In NYC, One Of Most Polluted Areas In US, Awaiting Cleanup”

Nesara

GOOD TO KNOW!

When I had my gangrene gallbladder taken out and spent 10 days in the hospital for what should have been an overnight stay the insurance company kicked me out. I had home nurse visits for two weeks and was asked if I had guns in the house. I respond that if I did I would not tell them. So the below has some merit. Continue reading “Do you have a gun in the house?”

The Prepared Ninja

I recently made the post, ‘Will You Fight?’ that was written by Dean Garrison about the attempt to outlaw firearms in America and whether we have a responsibility to fight if the government comes to take our guns away. The website D.C. Clothesline has Mr. Garrison’s follow up response to his original writing. It is posted below. As he states, please spread the message and let our fellow Patriots know that they are not alone! Continue reading “Will You Fight? (Follow Up)”

Fox News

CAIRO –  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Obama administration is rewarding the Egyptian government with financial aid because of Cairo’s promises of economic and political reforms.

Kerry says the U.S. is providing $190 million immediately as part of a larger pledge of $450 million over time. Continue reading “Kerry says US releasing millions in aid to Egypt”

The Nation – by Greg Kaufmann

An excellent new report from Republican Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama proves that we spend $68,000 on every poor household in the United States every year, thereby raising the typical poor household’s standard of living above that of the typical middle-income household.

That’s right, I said “excellent” and “proves.” Why? Well, just take a look at this analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)—an economic think tank that a bunch of muckety-mucks in Washington, DC, think is so “renowned” at knowing numbers. Continue reading “This Week in Poverty: Gangnam-Style Counting With Senator Jeff Sessions”

CNN – by John Zarrella and Holly Yan

Seffner, Florida (CNN) — Unable to rescue a man devoured by a giant sinkhole, workers will start demolishing his Florida home Sunday — three days after the ground under his bedroom opened up and swallowed him whole.

Authorities made the heartbreaking decision to stop the search for Jeff Bush after the odds of survival became abundantly clear. Continue reading “Home of Florida man devoured by sinkhole to be demolished”

Washington’s Blog

Painless and Easy Ways to Cut $83 Billion

Eric Zuesse notes that this year’s subsidy to Wall Street – $83 billion –  exactly equals the amount of the this year’s sequester cuts.

Spiegel reports that ending the failed “war on drugs” would pay for the sequester cuts by itself: Continue reading “Stopping the Failed War on Drugs Would More than Pay for the Sequester Cuts”