From the Trenches World Report

Center for Immigration Studies – by Jessica Vaughan

Congressional inquiries prompted by ICE’s recent release of immigration detainees, many of whom have criminal convictions or charges, reveal that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has billions of dollars in unexpended revenues, including resources for detention space. This information calls into question the administration’s claims that the detainee releases were necessary for budgetary reasons and casts further doubt on their commitment to immigration enforcement and homeland security. Continue reading “DHS Left Billions from Its Budget on the Table While Releasing Detainees”

Gun Owners of America

Violation of state gun bans would make you a “Prohibited Person” all across the country

Do you like Cuomo’s semi-auto gun ban?  D.C.’s microstamping requirement?  Rahm Emaunuel’s licensure laws?

The Senate is about to vote to make all of these into federal crimes, turning gun-owning Americans into prohibited persons — meaning they would NOT be able to own a firearm anywhere in the country! Continue reading “S. 54 Would Effectively Ban Even More Guns than Feinstein’s Bill!”

RT News

A police officer in Texas has been terminated from the force after an investigation determined that he violated official policy when he rammed his car into a suspect’s vehicle, cornered him and then fired 41 shots, killing him.

Officer Patrick Tuter shot and killed Michael Vincent Allen on August 12, 2012, but he has only now been fired more than six months later. He has spent the last half year on administrative leave while the Garland Police Department conducted an investigation that has finally concluded this week. Continue reading “Texas Cop Fired after Shooting at Suspect 41 Times, Killing Him”

RT News

An Occupy Wall Street activist was acquitted of assaulting a police officer and other charges on Thursday after jurors were presented with video evidence that directly contradicted the NYPD’s story.

Michael Premo was found innocent of all charges this week in regards to a case that stems from a December 17, 2011 Occupy Wall Street demonstration in Lower Manhattan. For over a year, prosecutors working on behalf of the New York Police Department have insisted that Premo, a known artist and activist, tackled an NYPD officer during a protest and in doing so inflicted enough damage to break a bone. Continue reading “NYPD lied under oath to prosecute Occupy activist”

Natural Society – by Mike Barrett

While we may be under the impression that our democratic system of government is here to protect us, corporations—and the politicians getting paychecks from them—do a fair job of making that difficult. This manner of “legislative capture” is manifesting itself in a host of appalling ways far beyond those listed here. Here are 8 ways corporations are poisoning our food supply, humans, and mother earth. Continue reading “8 Ways Corporations are Poisoning Our Food, Water, the Earth”

Jon Rappoport

Perhaps you remember the ill-fated Just-Label-It campaign. A number of activist groups petitioned the FDA for a federal regulation that would make labeling GMO food mandatory.

The petition amassed over a million signatures. But the FDA decided only 394 of these were legitimate, because all the others were electronically submitted in one document. Continue reading “Monsanto and the FDA: 2 crimes families working a trillion-dollar hustle”

Miami Herald – by JONATHAN SIMMONS

A Broward sheriff’s substation in West Park was evacuated at 3 p.m. Friday after a woman walked in with a hand grenade.

She had found it in her house and brought it to the substation at 3201 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd. to get rid of it, said Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue spokesman Mike Jachles. Continue reading “Grenade empties Broward sheriff’s building”

Before It’s News – by Mort Amsel

1. NMSyria ‏@NMSyria

   Reports that the Iraqi army assisted Syrian army in regaining control over the crossing between Syria and Iraq from FSA control. Continue reading “Syria Civil War Goes Regional!, Iraq Attacks FSA Inside Syria, Help Assad Forces Retake Border Checkpoint”

WBFF Fox Baltimore

Children at Park Elementary School went home with a letter today explaining there was a disruption in school. Seven year old Josh Welch, and his father, say the disruption lead to a two day suspension for the second grader in Brooklyn Park.

Academics are hard for Josh, who suffers from ADHD, but he excels in art class. It is Josh’s own creativity that may have gotten him into trouble. Continue reading “7-Year-Old Suspended, Teacher says he shaped pastry into gun”

On Wednesday’s broadcast, Mark Koernke said to tell these folks to carry flags. Well, take a look at this photograph of Thursday’s Gun Rally in Albany. I do not think that they needed any reminder. There were plenty of Don’t Trend on Me Flags, US Flags and anti-commie or anti-fascist signs. Note the flag pole near center of photograph; the flags it flies are almost off camera. The holder wanted to make sure the buracRATS could see his flags. Continue reading “Albany NY Gun Rally 2-28-13”

Silver Doctors – by Bill  Holter

The GOP reportedly is considering “ceding” power to President Obama regarding the sequester.  The President will have until March 8 to come up with $85 billion in spending cuts and Congress can “veto” these by March 22 with a 2/3rds vote.

If this actually passes and Congress does this (presumably to embarrass the President by displaying “where” he cuts), the country will then pass into dictatorship.  The Constitution was written specifically to prevent this exact possibility! Continue reading “At the Brink of Dictatorship”

CNBC – by Stephanie Strom, New York Times

The United States Department of Agriculture is likely to approve a horse slaughtering plant in New Mexico in the next two months, which would allow equine meat suitable for human consumption to be produced in the United States for the first time since 2007.

The plant, in Roswell, N.M., is owned by Valley Meat Company, which sued the U.S.D.A. and its Food Safety and Inspection Service last fall over the lack of inspection services for horses going to slaughter. Horse meat cannot be processed for human consumption in the United States without inspection by the U.S.D.A., so horses destined for that purpose have been shipped to places like Mexico and Canada for slaughter. Continue reading “USDA May Approve Horse Slaughter Plant”

Huffington Post – by CHRISTINA HOAG

LOS ANGELES — Rose Gilbert wanted to be a schoolteacher since she was in the first grade and was inspired by the teacher who taught her to read and write.

Gilbert carried out that childhood dream with a rare commitment – she retired last week at the age of 94 after a 63-year teaching career in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Continue reading “Rose Gilbert, Los Angeles Teacher, Retires At 94”

Huffington Post – by MICHAEL GORMLEY

ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York court agreed Friday to review whether the state’s strict new gun controls were rushed into law in violation of the state constitution.

A state Supreme Court justice granted the request for a hearing by plaintiffs who claim the law violates the guarantees of free speech, property ownership and the right to petition the government guaranteed under the state and federal constitutions. Continue reading “New York Gun Law Passage To Be Reviewed For Speedy Approval By Court”