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Jennifer Emick: Stalker – By Her Own Definition

Brooks Bayne — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:06:40 +0000

Earlier today, the “patriot hactivist” known as The Jester (@th3j35t3r) tweeted a series of lulz about the behavior of one Jennifer Emick (@asherahresearch). Hiding behind plants and recording someone’s movements isn’t weird at all. 1 of 3 – Two years ago @asherahresearch decided I was Tom Ryan, so she hid behind a plant & ‘secretly’ filmed him: youtube.com/watch?v=5R_KlJ… [...]

Contrasting Tweets of the Day – The Swede, Rand Paul, and Pablo Neruda the Communist Poet

Brooks Bayne — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:57:49 +0000

My good pal Tom (@FreedomJedi on Twitter) is on the ball today. How very anti-Lagom of him. Yes, he’s Swedish. Moments before Rand tweeted something along the lines of a used car salesman with regard to his position on illegal aliens, Tom pointed out a post by the daily caller’s Neil Munro that highlights Rand’s recent [...]

Homosexuality Isn’t Conservative

Brooks Bayne — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:22:24 +0000

Last week, Cliff Kincaid, Director of Journalism at Accuracy In Media (AIM), wrote a piece about the recent whinefest gripping pseudo-conservative circles regarding why GOProud, a rather boorish homosexual identity politics organization, wasn’t allowed to be a co-sponsor of CPAC 2013. His piece went largely unnoticed for several days until people started tweeting about it a day ago. In [...]

Filibusters and (f)ederalism

Bradley S. Rees — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:02:35 +0000

After finally getting a chance, over this past weekend, to listen to Senator Rand Paul’s entire epic 12+ hour filibuster, several things jumped out at me that haven’t been widely reported. So, I’d like to share my take with the readers of The Trenches and, hopefully, help to bring into focus the larger picture. As [...]

Trevino’s No Good, Very Bad Day

foolishreporter — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:47:48 +0000

The lulz are thick today, with the revelation that a true “son” of Texas, and one, as you can see above, who would “never forsake Texas or her cause”, was part of an elaborate messaging campaign on behalf of the oppressive Malaysian government. From the above linked article from Buzzfeed : A range of [...]

The Reflexive Twitching of the Epileptic Seizure Squad

Bradley S. Rees — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:45:56 +0000

(Author’s note: We here at The Trenches use the names of our authors, or at least distinct identifiers, rather than hide behind “Team” or “Staff” by-lines. Why? Because we’re prettier, and none of us have eating disorders. Maybe we should start – for the lulz.) The great social satirist, Ambrose Bierce, once defined a journalist [...]

In Which WaPo’s Greg Sargent Gets Pwned on 2nd Amendment/Constitution, Tucks Tail, Runs Away

Bradley S. Rees — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:38:12 +0000

Last Wednesday, I had an interesting and protracted “debate” on Twitter with Greg Sargent (one of many resident tyrants riding the Washington Post’s meager staff). The screencaps basically speak for themselves, but I’ll provide a bit of commentary at times, for the sake of context. It began when I questioned Greg’s assertion that large majorities [...]

Federalism: In Context, In Theory, and In Practice – Part 2

Bradley S. Rees — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:54:24 +0000

Part 2: In Theory In Part One of this series, I laid out the case that federalism has been widely misconstrued, mercilessly ridiculed, and meticulously bastardized throughout the 20th century. This has culminated, in the past two years, with Heather Gerken’s “progressive federalism” lunacy (which I exposed in gory detail in that piece). The fact [...]

Federalism: In Context, In Theory, and In Practice – Part 1

Bradley S. Rees — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:00:42 +0000

Ed. – Part 2 of this series is here. Part 3 of this series is here. Part 4 of this series is here. Part One: Context If you read The Trenches, follow any of our team on Twitter or Facebook, or speak to any of us in person, you’ve probably heard the term “federalism.” Further, if [...]

Meet The 3 Unionists Who Attacked Steven Crowder Et Al In Lansing

Brooks Bayne — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:28:39 +0000

We’re sure you’ve already heard of the attacks against Fox News contributor Steven Crowder. Sure, Steven made some rookie moves in a street fight scenario (don’t ever turn your back on people who’ve already attacked you), but he’s young and a good kid. I can say this because I’ve known Steven in real life for [...]

(Power) Binge And (Threat) Purge

Bradley S. Rees — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:31:09 +0000

For the last six months here at The Trenches (and for many years before that, elsewhere), I have been sounding the alarm about those in the ranks of the GOP whose main intent is to steer it away from its creed. Their reasons for doing so have been exposed and demonstrated numerous times, and I’ll [...]

Walker V. Kimberlin: Virginia Case… DISMISSED

Brooks Bayne — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:29:48 +0000

Read our other post wherein Walker’s federal suit against Kimberlin in Maryland was dismissed last week and more backstory about this black comedy was provided. The “former” leftist bloggers who call themselves “conservatives” got another beatdown today in their fraudulent ZOMG-Kimberlin-will-killz-us-ALL blogger donation scams when Judge Richard B. Potter dismissed the Virginia lawsuit of Aaron “Walkerwitz” [...]

Of Penumbras, Patriotism, and Paradigms – Part 4

Bradley S. Rees — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:55:21 +0000

In the previous three installments in this series, I pointed out the aggressive ways in which Progressivism has insinuated its destructive ends into our society. In Part 1, I wrote about its deleterious effects on our courts. In Part 2, I explored the curious reactions some had to those court decisions. And, in Part 3, [...]

Walker V. Kimberlin: Maryland Case… DISMISSED?!

Brooks Bayne — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:10:51 +0000

I’m contemplating a longer write-up later, but I wanted to get this out to all of you who have been suckered into financially / morally supporting the kooky fantasy world of the “former” leftist Breitbaren’ts (i.e. Aaron Walker, Ali Akbar, Patrick Frey, RS McCain, Lee Stranahan, Brandon Darby, etc) in their obsessive onslaught against someone [...]

If At First You Don’t… Secede?

Bradley S. Rees — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:52:22 +0000

In my original post-election article (WTF Happened Last Night?), I dealt mostly with the “conservative” echo-chamber’s gentrified punditry class and their misguided Chicken Little reactions to the election. And the subsequent “silver lining” argument from some of these gum-flappers has been just as hollow in the last ten days as it was after Chief Justice [...]

Wednesday Morning Quarterbacks

Bradley S. Rees — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:58:57 +0000

Let me start this off by letting you know that I’ve been a Philadelphia Eagles fan for as long as I could understand football. (Hey, you in the peanut gallery! Shut it. I’ve gotten plenty of that from the Cowboys fans at work this week.) This has led to a lot of disappointment over the [...]

A Financial Scam Emerges – Ego, Deceit and Lies, Oh My!

paullemmen — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:15:50 +0000

I have had to delay writing this article after several fits and starts due to my anger, rage and personal affront. I shall endeavor to be as calm and analytical as possible even as my gut clenches and roils in disgust, both at the players and at myself for being so incredulous as to be [...]

Whose Side Are They On?

Brooks Bayne — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:10:45 +0000

As most of you are aware, we launched The Trenches on May 1st, 2012. We chose that date as an obvious slap in the face to the socialists, Marxists, and other collectivists who support the leftist May Day celebration. Our christening post here that day was an indictment of the media and included a reward [...]

Occupy Los Angeles: To Hell With Solidarity, But Wait… Free Food Stamps!!!

Brooks Bayne — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:35:03 +0000

I spent a few hours with the “occupiers” in Los Angeles on the lawn of city hall while on a homeschooling civics field trip with my son at the height of Occupy L.A. Most of the occupiers were dirty, confused, and they spent a lot of time fighting with one another over the organization of [...]

On “Infighting”

Bradley S. Rees — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:28:32 +0000

I’ve heard certain people bemoaning “infighting” for a long time. Years, in fact. I opined on it, at length, back in 2010, and I’d urge everyone to take a look at that piece, which is still relevant in many ways, even today. Lately, I’ve seen this sentiment from a very small group on Twitter, claiming [...]