From the Trenches World Report

Texas Tribune

Commercial traffic at a key South Texas border crossing has stopped after Mexican truckers on Monday blocked north- and southbound lanes on the Mexico side of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in protest of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to have state troopers inspect northbound commercial vehicles — historically a job done by the federal government. Continue reading “International trade halted at Texas border crossings as truckers protest Greg Abbott’s new inspections”

Yahoo News

The first commercial case of bird flu in Kansas has been confirmed at a turkey farm in McPherson County.

Kansas Department of Agriculture officials say the turkey farm was placed under quarantine after workers noticed signs of bird flu, or avian influenza, among their flock. The birds will be “humanely … disposed of” to prevent the spread of the disease, the release said. Continue reading “First commercial case of bird flu in Kansas detected at McPherson County turkey farm”

Reuters

BOSTON, April 12 (Reuters) – Major U.S. gun manufacturers on Tuesday are slated to urge a federal judge in Boston to dismiss a lawsuit by the Mexican government accusing them of facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels, leading to thousands of deaths in Mexico.

Lawyers for gun makers including Smith & Wesson (SWBI.O) and Sturm, Ruger & Co (RGR.N) are expected during a virtual hearing to ask U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor to toss a novel lawsuit Mexico filed in August seeking $10 billion from them. Continue reading “U.S. gunmakers to ask judge to toss Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit”

Fox News

China-based entities, including the Chinese government, secured $120 million in contracts with American colleges in 2021, federal data reveals.

The Chinese institutions entered into agreements ranging from $105,000 to $31 million with more than two dozen universities, a search of the College Foreign Gift and Contract Report database shows. Continue reading “China secured $120 million in contracts with US universities in 2021, records show”

Yahoo News

NEW YORK (AP) — Five people were shot Tuesday morning at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, law enforcement sources said.

Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station in the Sunset Park neighborhood found multiple people shot and undetonated devices, a New York City Fire Department spokesperson said. The fire department said 13 people were injured, but there were no details on what those injuries entailed. Continue reading “5 shot, unexploded devices found at NYC train station”

Gateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila

Philadelphia announced it is reinstating its indoor mask mandate beginning April 18.

Students will be required to wear masks in schools when they return from spring break.  Continue reading “Here We Go: Philly Reimposes Indoor Mask Mandate”

Town Hall – by Spencer Brown

A bill working its way through the California State Senate looks to allow non-U.S. citizens — potentially including illegal immigrants — to become law enforcement officers in the state. The law appears to be just the latest attempt by California Democrats to not only remove penalties for those who break the law by illegally entering the United States, but open up opportunities for those who may not have legal status in the United States.  Continue reading “California Looks to Let Illegals Become Police Officers”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

On Monday, the White House announced a new crack down on American’s Second Amendment rights — entirely bypassing Congress — and ruling by executive decree instead. The new rule attacks individuals who build their own firearms at home.

In response to Biden’s new dictate, Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky lambasted the president’s decision to bypass Congress and attack one of the key components of the Second Amendment. Continue reading “Biden Bypasses Congress, Issues New Gun Control Dictate With Complete Disregard for 2nd Amendment”

Anti-War – by Kyle Anzalone

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is in the middle of a “fundamental transformation” and planning a massive military buildup along Russian borders.

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO will undergo a major “reset” and plans to put enough troops in states that border Russia to repel an invasion. The alliance currently has 40,000 troops in eastern member states. Continue reading “NATO Planning Massive Military Buildup Along Russia’s Border”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

The White House released a fact sheet early Monday indicating that President Joe Biden intends to announce that his Department of Justice (DOJ) is prepared to label gun parts kits as “firearms” in an effort to ban so-called “ghost guns.”

Democrats use the phrase “ghost guns” to describe firearms that Americans can build themselves. The firearms are often built from an 80 percent receiver in the case of a rifle, or 80 percent frame, in the case of a pistol. Building such guns has long been an American hobby. The new rules from Biden’s DOJ refer to the 80 percent parts kits as “buy, build, shoot” kits and label the kits themselves as firearms. Continue reading “DOJ Classifying Gun Parts as ‘Firearms’ in Effort to Ban ‘Ghost Guns’”

MSN

In the mosquito breeding rooms of British biotech company Oxitec, scientists line up fresh eggs, each the size of a grain of salt. Using microscopic needles, the white-coated researchers inject each egg with a dab of a proprietary synthetic DNA.

For four days, Oxitec technicians care for the eggs, watching for those that hatch into wriggling brown larvae. Those “injection survivors,” as the company calls them, face a battery of tests to ensure theirgenetic modification is successful. Continue reading “The plan to release genetically engineered mosquitoes in California”