From the Trenches World Report

RT

The US Postal Service has seen record losses as traditional mail is replaced by electronic means. Without enough money to pay for years of employee benefits, the agency is calling for legislation to enable them to raise their prices.

On Thursday, the USPS reported losses of $2.1 billion in the third fiscal quarter of 2017, compared to a $1.6 billion loss in the same quarter last year.

Over the past 10 years, the USPS has incurred a net loss of $63.3 billion and they project future losses without legislative and regulatory changes.  Continue reading “US Postal Service Calls for Price Increases Amid Record Losses”

Zero Hedge – by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com

As the empire deliquesces into a fetid slurry of economic failure, we stand ankle deep in the rising swamp waters witnessing the futile battle of the giants, Walmart and Amazon.

Neil Howe, co-author of The Fourth Turning, wrote this week that “[t]he Amazon-Walmart rivalry will determine the future of retail.” Well, it seems that way, perhaps, and I understand why a lot of people would imagine it, but I would draw some different conclusions. What we’re seeing is more like the battle between Godzilla and King Kong, two freaks of nature produced by a toxic culture, fixing to finish each other off.   Continue reading ““A Great Deal Of American Suburbia Will Have To Be Abandoned””

Natural News – by Mike Adams

A new FDA-approved Hepatitis B vaccine has been found to increase the risk of heart attacks by 700%, yet Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter ban any talk of vaccine dangers. There is a complete blackout of medical and scientific facts if they show vaccines to be anything less than magical, risk-less, medical utopian gifts to humanity.

This new analysis comes from Dr. Jack Wolfson, a well-informed cardiologist practicing in Arizona who dares to speak out on the truth about vaccine risks. Here’s his report:   Continue reading “New FDA-approved Hepatitis B vaccine found to increase heart attack risk by 700%”

Haaretz

Israel, the United States and Russia held a series of secret meetings early last month in Amman and in a European capital regarding the cease-fire in southern Syria. The parties focused in part on the establishment of “safe zones” on the Syrian-Israeli and Syrian-Jordanian borders, according to Israeli officials and Western diplomats.

At these meetings, which were held a few days before Russia and the United States announced the cease-fire agreement, Israel presented numerous objections to the deal, saying the two powers were not paying enough attention to the importance of removing Iranian forces from Syria.   Continue reading “Israel Held Secret Talks With Russia, U.S. Over Cease-fire in Southern Syria”

The Jerusalem Post

While most of the focus in the ongoing war of words between the Trump administration and North Korea is on whether it will lead to war between the US and Pyongyang, how might it impact Israel? Might it bring nuclear conflict or war closer to Israel’s borders?

First, it is important to understand what is unique about the current competition between Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong- Un over who can sound more bellicose.

Since the US dropped nuclear bombs on Japan in 1945, eight of the ”nuclear weapons club’s” nine countries have been extremely restrained when talking about nuclear weapons use.   Continue reading “Will Israel Feel the Heat of Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ North Korea Rhetoric?”

Jerusalem Post

The refugee crisis has splashed across headlines in recent weeks as European governments scramble to deal with thousands of people arriving on their borders. A dialogue has also been triggered in the global Jewish community about what it can do to help, particularly in light of its own history as refugees seeking asylum from anti-Semitism. The Jerusalem Post reached out to Jewish aid organizations around the world to find out what role they are playing to help refugees from Syria and the region.   Continue reading “The Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Jewish Sense of Responsibility”

ABC News

A hospital in Exeter, New Hampshire, was partially evacuated Friday following detection of an unknown odor and complaints of nausea, according to ABC affiliate WMUR in Manchester.

A hospital spokesperson told WMUR that an unknown odor was detected at Exeter Hospital around 11:15 a.m. ET, with staff and patients complaining of nausea and dizziness. Fire crews were dispatched to the hospital, and both the emergency room and operating room areas were evacuated and closed.   Continue reading “New Hampshire hospital evacuates emergency and operating rooms due to mysterious odor”

USA Today

The parent company of Applebee’s and IHOP plans to close up to 160 restaurants, vastly boosting the number of eateries from the two comfort-food chains that it plans to shutter.

Some 105 to 135 Applebee’s restaurants will close, up from the 40 to 60 that parent DineEquity said would close in the first quarter. Also on the chopping block are an estimated 20 to 25 IHOP sites, up from about 18.

At the same time, the two chains now will open 125 restaurants globally between them in new locations, DineEquity said.   Continue reading “As many as 160 Applebee’s and IHOP locations to close”

AZ Central – by Robert Anglen

A Las Vegas courtroom erupted in drama Thursday when a federal judge ordered a defendant in the Bundy Ranch standoff trial to get off the stand, struck his testimony, dismissed jurors and abruptly left the bench.

Jurors looked stunned as Eric Parker returned to the defense table with his head hung and then buried his face in his hands, according to lawyers in the case.

“He put his head down on the counsel table and appeared to be crying,” defense lawyer Shawn Perez said. “My observation of the jury was they were looking at everybody in the courtroom and going, ‘What just happened?’ ”   Continue reading “Drama erupts at Bundy retrial as judge scolds defendant, orders him off stand”

Fox 10 News

PHOENIX (KSAZ) – As the threat of nuclear warfare with North Korea grows, some are already asking questions on where to stay, should war break out.

On Thursday, FOX 10 Phoenix got a rare look at a fallout shelter, located at the Papago Military Reservation. The shelter was originally built in 1956, in case of a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union. It has since been converted to offices for the Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management.   Continue reading “Government office space in Phoenix could be used as shelter during nuclear war, should it happen”

Fox 10 News

PHOENIX – Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms is wrapping up a big investigation near 64th Avenue and Van Buren after several search warrants were executed with assistance from local law enforcement.

Thomas Mangan of the ATF stated the case involves alleged violations of narcotics and firearms laws.  Continue reading “Law enforcement agencies raid homes in Phoenix area”

Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

A federal prosecutor’s body was discovered on a Hollywood, Florida beach on May 24.

He was shot in the head.

Beranton J. Whisenant, Jr.’s body was found in May by a random individual. The police were investigating at the time to determine if Whisenant’s death was a “homicide, suicide, or something else.”   Continue reading “OFFICIALS: Federal Prosecutor Investigating Visa Fraud in Wasserman Schultz’s District Shot Himself in Head – But NO GUN Was Found”