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Any potential acquisition by Italian Beretta would place a major US defense and firearms manufacturer with operations in three key battleground states — under foreign ownership. [More] So the concern is for the standing army, not the militia of the whole people? Why does Ruger’s main concern not being the Second Amendment not surprise me? … Continue reading "No Dog in This Fight"

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“It’s the same Constitution.” [More] I wish that f_r’d remember that. [Via Henry Bowman]

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One. Only One. [Watch] [Via WiscoDave]

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In 2023, 320,000 children were born to unauthorized or temporary immigrant mothers inside the US, granting them automatic Citizenship — This Accounted for 9% of ALL AMERICAN BIRTHS that year [More] Give ’em a generation or three, right, guys?

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According to the report, Hudson informed officers that he was carrying a firearm and voluntarily handed over a 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun. [More] Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Just what Minnesota needs to take the focus off Democrats. “Poor choices were made” …? These guys never stop being politicians, do they? Charge Engen with falsification/obstruction, or … Continue reading "The First Rule of Fight Club"

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• International Space Station: 4
• Crew Dragon Docked at ISS: 1
• Soyuz Docked at ISS: 1
• Tiangong Space Station: 2
• Shenzhou Docked at TSS: 1
• Artemis II on way around Moon: 1

From Saving Grace - A Story of Adoption by LB Johnson

Still—all good memories. Memories of childhood are so different for many people. I am lucky that mine were good. Laughter and exploration wrapped in a warm blanket of sight and sound and tastes that are still on my tongue. Memories of the past are like that; often having an impossible quality of perfection we frequently give to material things, a favorite book, a favorite tool or firearm; sometimes to a whole relationship we can never get back to.

We’ve all talked about it, some small trivial thing from the past that appears to contain the sublime, and there’s no explaining it to anyone, try though you might. Still, in your mind’s eye it’s there and always will be as clear and as sure as if it were yesterday. For me one such memory is opening up the lunch box as a kid and finding my Hostess treat next to my peanut butter and honey sandwich, apple, and carrot sticks.

The doctor’s treatment did not cure her, but it gave her quite a few more Christmas mornings, including the one where my brother and I pooled our allowances and bought her a nightgown we picked out all by ourselves. It was red, see-through, and very short, trimmed with fake fur that was shedding like a polecat with mange even as we wrapped the gift ourselves. I’m not sure what discount place on Main Street we got it from, but young as we were we thought it was quite spiffy, and oh, won’t our quiet, cookie-baking mom love this! I still remember the fits of laughter she tried to suppress when she opened the package and held up the nightgown. (Dad seemed to like it, though.)

I remember her making our school lunches with homemade cookies if she was up to it, and our Hostess treats when she wasn’t. It was Ding Dongs for my brother, Sno Balls for me. I’d eat one at lunch and take the remaining one to the playground after school, eating it perched on top of the biggest, tallest pieces of playground equipment I could find; defying gravity, feet dangling in the air, Mom watching carefully from a distance. Then we’d go home to start supper, eager to tell both Dad and Mom about our day, and we’d listen to her laugh—that sound, the stored honey of her spirit, carried on wings whose load was heavy, delivered to us, her children, to make us whole.

Before cancer, our list of should-dos was really quite long. And like other families that cope with disappointment or disease we quit using the work “should” quite so much. The house may have been be a bit messier; but given the choice of cleaning or building a snowman with her kids, doing that ironing now or joining us in a snowball fight, her choice went toward those small joys.

Still, Mom maintained her discipline as a mother; and for every sweet snack we got there were still those family dinners where you had better eat your vegetables. She and I had a doctrine of mutually assured destruction involving acorn squash. She refused to not make it, and I refused to eat it—sitting at the table long after everyone else was excused, the squash growing as chilly as that Veggie Cold War; until finally she gave up and sent me to my room without dessert, something that was not easy on either of us.

I was too young to appreciate the depth of what she did for us, instilling in us love for each other and appreciation for the blessings of our table. But I was old enough to see that courage is simply the power to see past misfortune or expectation, to hold on to the things that affirm inwardly that life with all its trials is still good. Be it a warm hug or sweet treats handed to us with a smile and a touch on our head, a benediction of love that could only come from the wellspring of faith that stayed within her.

I cannot, no matter how hard I try, remember her voice; but if I close my eyes I can remember that touch. It was not a touch as heavy and uncaring as a slap, but one that simply said: I love you, but you must have courage and craft your life for yourself, just let me share it as long as I can.

Watching us spread our wings, knowing she would likely be gone before we were grown with families of our own, had to have been so hard. Like any mother she was concerned with our safety, but never to the point where we were wrapped in bubble wrap, spoiled, and coddled, or given everything we wanted without effort. We worked hard for our allowance, doing chores; but when the chores were done, we were encouraged to go explore the world around us.

Myself, I’d get on my bike and go ride the dusty gash of a roadway near the railroad tracks, where I could see and hear the trains go by—the engine passing in hissing thunder, sparks flying up like fireflies let loose from the rails, dust coiling behind it like a tornado in trail. Such began my adventures, my love of motion and machinery.

Limbo

The ancient greyness shifted suddenly and thinned like mist upon the moors before a wind.

An old, old prophet lifted a shining face and said:

“He will be coming soon. The Son of God is dead; He died this afternoon.”

A murmurous excitement stirred all souls. They wondered if they dreamed

save one old man who seemed not even to have heard.

And Moses, standing, hushed them all to ask if any had a welcome song prepared.

If not, would David take the task?

And if they cared could not the three young children sing the Benedicite,

the canticle of praise they made when God kept them from perishing in the fiery blaze?

A breath of spring surprised them, stilling Moses’ words.

No one could speak, remembering the first fresh flowers, the little singing birds.

Still others thought of fields new ploughed or apple trees all blossom-boughed.

Or some, the way a dried bed fills with water laughing down green hills.

The fisherfolk dreamed of the foam on bright blue seas.

The one old man who had not stirred remembered home.

And there He was, splendid as the morning sun and fair as only God is fair.

And they, confused with joy, knelt to adore

Seeing that He wore five crimson stars He never had before.

No canticle at all was sung. None toned a psalm, or raised a greeting song,

A silent man alone of all that throng found tongue — not any other.

Close to His heart when the embrace was done, old Joseph said,

“How is Your Mother, How is Your Mother, Son?”

-- Sister Mary Ada, OSJ

Michelangelo's Pieta, via Wikimedia Commons

Ohio Statehouse 

Ohio Senate Bill 392 was introduced into the Ohio legislature on March 23, 2026. It is a long bill of 182 pages which reforms and rationalizes much of the Ohio code involving the possession and carry of weapons. Here is the summary as listed in legiscan. Summary:

 To amend sections 9.68, 109.69, 109.731, 311.41, 311.42, 311.43, 1547.69, 2921.13, 2923.11, 2923.111, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.124, 2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.127, 2923.128, 2923.129, 2923.1210, 2923.1211, 2923.1212, 2923.1213, 2923.16, 2923.17, 2953.35, 4511.19, and 4749.10 and to repeal section 1533.04 of the Revised Code to enact the Freedom to Carry Act to rename a concealed handgun license a concealed weapons license, to allow a concealed weapons licensee to carry a concealed deadly weapon other than an exclusive deadly weapon,
and to allow the possession or transportation of a loaded firearm while in a motor vehicle or vessel.

There are many parts to SB 392. Much of the bill consists of changing the word "handgun" to deadly weapon. This appears to be because Ohio law, at current, only allows the carry of handguns under a concealed carry permit, and does not allow, or is unclear about other deadly weapons. It makes no sense to be able to carry a handgun, but not a knife, a fist re-enforcer, or nun-chucks.

The bill continues to prohibit some weapons which may fall under the category of "dangerous and unusual" as used in Second Amendment jurisprudence following the Heller, MacDonald, Caetano, and Bruen decisions. For example, it appears destructive devices are still banned from carry if they are not owned in accordance with National Firearms Act provisions. Short barreled rifles, short barreled shotguns and silencers appear to be removed from the list of prohibited weapons in this bill. Here is the definition of "exclusive deadly weapon" in the bill. Underlined words are new words. Strike thru words are words to be removed. The weapons meeting the definition are a very short list:

(2) "Exclusive deadly weapon" means a deadly weapon that is an exclusive firearm or that is a deadly weapon that any law of this state or the United States prohibits the subject person from acquiring, possessing, having, or carrying.

(3) "Exclusive firearm" means a firearm that is dangerous ordnance or that is a firearm that any law of this state or the United States prohibits the subject person from acquiring, possessing, having, or carrying.

The number of weapons which fall under the above definitions has been considerably reduced.

In addition, SB392 changes the age requirement for obtaining a concealed carry permit from Twenty-one to Eighteen. From SB392:

(2) "Qualifying adult" means a person who is all of the following:
(a) Twenty-one Eighteen years of age or older;

The bill changes the definition of prohibited weapons from a very specific reference to the National Firearms Act (NFA) provisions to a general provision. This is likely put in place so that if the courts strike down the parts of the NFA, the Ohio legislature will not be required to revise Ohio laws again. From the bill:

(b) Not legally prohibited from acquiring, possessing, or receiving a firearm deadly weapon under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) to (9) or under section 2923.13 of the Revised Code or any other Revised Code provision the law of this state or the United States;

There are changes which remove some of the restrictions on the carry of weapons in vehicles and vessels.

SB392 is one of the longest state bills this reporter has encountered in decades. It has a significant chance of being amended if it is passed. The provisions appear to be clear rationalizations and  clarifications in light of Supreme Court decisions involving the Second Amendment.

The Ohio Legislature has a super majority of Republicans in the Senate, 24 of 33. The Ohio House of Representatives has a super majority of Republicans in the House, 65 of 99. The Ohio Governor is Mike DeWine, a Republican.

Analysis: SB392 has a good chance of passage. Its provisions are reasonable and likely to resonate with conservatives in Ohio. This could boost electoral prospects for Republicans in Ohio in the 2026 elections. This correspondent is not a lawyer. This article is not legal advise.

 ©2026 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.

Gun Watch

Two men had reportedly gotten into a car accident at the intersection, after which an argument started. The two men then shot each other.

Also Monday night, police responded to another double shooting in southwest Atlanta. That shooting happened near 3540 North Camp Creek Pkwy. SW, the address for The Preserve at Camp Creek apartments, located just outside the perimeter.

There, they found two people with gunshot wounds. One was pronounced dead on the scene. The other was alert, conscious and breathing and was taken to a hospital.

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By Dave Workman The number of active concealed pistol licenses in Washington state has taken a sharp turn downward over the past four months, according to data provided to TGM by the state Department of Licensing, and part of the reason may be gun owners are fleeing the state due to increasingly restrictive gun laws. […]

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On April 3, 1910, the highest mountain in North America, Alaska’s Mount McKinley (aka Denali) was claimed to have been first climbed by four local men.  They climbed McKinley’s North Peak, not knowing that the South Peak is actually 850 feet higher. — This is the birthday of Washington Irving, an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for short stories like Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, but he also wrote several biographies and served as the US Ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. — A …

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My Prepping Journey began in 1967 when I moved to San Francisco. Spots on the radio urged us to prepare for an earthquake, The Big One. So one day while I was grocery shopping, I threw a flashlight in my cart and then put it in my trunk. On another trip I threw a cardboard box into my trunk. In the ensuing months, I added some bottles of water, a knife, some Power Bars, and cans of soup. I later learned that the heat of the trunk would destroy the soup, so I replaced it with beef jerky and peanuts. …

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In Economics & Investing Media of the Week we feature photos, charts, graphs, maps, video links, and news items of interest to preppers.  Today, a map showing where ancient Roman coins have been found. JWR’s Comments: I must mention that the price of most ancient Greek and Roman coins collapsed in the late 1980s and early 1990s, as large hoards were dug up in Eastern Europe and in the former Soviet Union. The demise of the Soviet Bloc opened up western markets. This was coupled with faltering economies that were transitioning to free market capitalism. The result was that a …

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“In the coming era of manned space exploration by the private sector, market forces will spur development and yield new, low-cost space technologies. If the history of private aviation is any guide, private development efforts will be safer, too.” – Burt Rutan

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Hegseth announces military can apply to carry guns on post [Watch] Past time. Now do military cemeteries. Let’s ask him.

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 Obviously, I'm a couple of days late. 

Sure, NASA spends taxpayer money like a drunken sailor.  Sure, Congress is using this program to throw taxpayer money at favored corporations.

But today, no other country can do what we are doing, just like what Old America did half a century ago.  And no other country has a SpaceX waiting in the wings to drop mission cost by a factor of 40. 

Considering the epic amount of fraud from California's (and other states) Medicare programs (not to mention Learing Centers), all I can say is that this is waste I can get behind.

I spoke with him in detail a few days back and submitted the results of our talk to Firearms News. My editor tells me it will be online either today or tomorrow and has gotten in under the wire to make the print version, going to press Monday and should in subscriber mailboxes/on news stands … Continue reading "Plain Talk, Long Overdue"

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Pam Bondi already fired as attorney general, Cabinet official teed up as replacement: sources [More] He’s NRA A- rated and endorsed… Not that that’s always a good indicator… UPDATE Looks like it’s Todd Blanche. He says the right words about 2A. He could have picked a better example. I’m wondering if there’s another reason…

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The Dumbest Self-Defense Advice On The Internet [More] Careful you don’t limit options there. Ain’t that right, Rex? [Via Tacticool Memes]

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Muslim woman complains that there are too many Finnish people in Finland. [More] I’d say something, but you all know how important prominent gunfluencer approval has always been to me. [Via Michael G]

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‘No Kings’? No, a King is exactly what they want [More] Hawaii commies even changed theirs to “No Dictators.”

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ActBlue May Have Misled Congress on Vetting Foreign Donations, Its Lawyers Warned [More] Sorry, it’s paywalled and when I try to access it through Internet Archive, I get this: If I were, why would they talk to me like I’m a person? Now we see what the GOP is made of. [Via Michael G]

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Democrat-led states threaten to sue Trump over voter database executive order [More] If I were a Democrat and I knew that voter fraud claims are truly baseless, I’d want to let him walk into this self-made trap. What did Napoleon supposedly say…? [Via Michael G]

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‘Virginia Dad’ Who Allegedly Killed Three-Year-Old Daughter is an Illegal Alien [More] So her birthright to life didn’t matter… Like I say, we don’t hate “Authorized Journalists” enough. [Via Michael G]

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People Aren’t Complying With Canada’s Gun Grab. Could It Get Ugly? [More] One can always hope. I wonder how much Heritage Canadaian blood will be enough for Gary… [Via Michael G]

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 We have this huge pin oak tree in the front yard.  Some call it a white oak, others call it a water oak, but around here, it's a pin oak.  It's a beautiful tree, but it drops acorns.

When Belle and I moved into the house, we wanted a crepe myrtle in the front yard, so I planted one.  Crepe myrtles are odd, decorative, flowering trees.  When they are young, or when they are stressed, they are spindly.  Some old-time growers would weave the spindly trunks together.  Others would choose the strongest trunk and cull the others.  It's a choice.

Back to my plight.  The pin oak was close enough to the crepe myrtle that acorns would fall amongst the spindly trunks of the crepe myrtle.  Some took root and over the past several years, the oak saplings grew into the crepe myrtle, choking it out.  It looked like hell, and I needed to get a handle on it.  But, I have elevated procrastination to an art form.

Yesterday I hooked the utility trailer to the lawn mower and got out that little chainsaw that I bought in February. Went out in the yard and started doing surgery on those oak saplings. The utility tailer is a 4X10 and over the next hour or so, I loaded it with oak saplings.  I dragged it over to the burn pile.  I was amazed at how muck oak I had cut our of that crepe myrtle.  The trailer was stacked five feet high.

I was also amazed at how capable that little 6" chainsaw proved to be. That little saw had plenty of power and I could wield it like a scalpel. No complaints whatsoever.  The crepe myrtle is unharmed, and the pin oak is feeling decidedly unwelcome.

If you are looking for a little battery chainsaw, click on the link above. This link will take you to the Amazon page.  If your preference is for another type of battery, they have them for Milwaukee, or others.  just use the appropriate search terms.

Governor’s adviser: 3 out of 4 days see New Mexico youth arrested with a firearm – The governor’s office and prosecutors told lawmakers that ‘repeat offenders’ are responsible for an outsized amount of violent crimes [More] That’s why they’re working so hard to disarm YOU… [Via bondmen]

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Grand jury declines charges against London, KY police officers who killed man while serving search warrant at wrong house [More] So they CAN’T really indict a ham sandwich… [Via bondmen]

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Chancellor Merz Admits A “Considerable Proportion” Of Violence In Germany Comes “From Immigrant Groups” [More] What kind of bigoted real loser $#!+ Unite the Right crap is that? Just give’em a generation or three… [Via bondmen]

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Bombshell Defense Filing: ATF Cannot “Identify” Bullet in Charlie Kirk Assassination With Accused’s Rifle [More] Is it really such a big revelation, admitting that rounds that fragment don’t lend themselves to forensic ballistics tests? [Via bondmen]

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Rogue ATF Defies Federal Courts, Continues To Target Law-Abiding Gun Owners Over ‘Illegal’ Pistol Brace Rule [More] But…but…but Cekada: “NSSF-Supported ATF Director Nominee Cekada Questioned at Senate Hearing, Vows ‘Not to Burden Law-Abiding Gun Owners’” the National Shooting Sports Foundation effused… the American Suppressor Association weighed in. “If confirmed, he would be the first ever … Continue reading "So Much for Assurances"

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On April 2, 1792 The Coinage Act passed, establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 Half-Eagle, $2.50 Quarter-Eagle gold coins, as well as the silver dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime, and half-dime. Although gold was removed from circulation by President Franklin Roosevelt, our silver coinage remained undebased until 1964. — April 2, 1968, Stanley Kubrick‘s 2001: A Space Odyssey had its world premiere in Washington, D.C.; it became a classic, setting the benchmark for modern sci-fi films. The film also gave one of the first cinematic warnings about artificial intelligence. — The staff of SurvivalBlog wish …

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Editor’s Introductory Note:  This article was posted in SurvivalBlog in September, 2007. Given the recent spike in fuel prices, I thought that it would be apropos to re-post it. – JWR — When Rudolph Diesel invented his internal combustion engine, he used refined peanut oil as fuel. The reasoning behind it was that farmers could essentially grow their own fuel for their tractors. Diesel cars have been widely manufactured and used all over Europe, but never really caught on in the United States. Diesel pickup trucks and Big Rigs are common in the US, and are renowned for their torque …

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SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, Oracle’s big layoff. — Oracle Has Fired 30,000 Employees Oracle fired up to 30,000 people with a 6 a.m. email signed “Oracle Leadership”. JWR’s Comments: I was an …

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“Quite often, I’ll be sent a script for a movie. And I find that I like it, so I say I’ll do it. But then they rewrite it for me. They make it quirky. Odd. I find that rather annoying. I call it Walkenising.” – Christopher Walken

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 3/2/26 Cornell Chronicle:

Employees who are impressed by vague corporate-speak like “synergistic leadership,” or “growth-hacking paradigms” may struggle with practical decision-making, a new Cornell study reveals.

Published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, research by cognitive psychologist Shane Littrell introduces the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale (CBSR), a tool designed to measure susceptibility to impressive-but-empty organizational rhetoric.

“Corporate bullshit is a specific style of communication that uses confusing, abstract buzzwords in a functionally misleading way,” said Littrell, a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences. “Unlike technical jargon, which can sometimes make office communication a little easier, corporate bullshit confuses rather than clarifies. It may sound impressive, but it is semantically empty.”

Although people anywhere can BS each other – that is, share dubious information that’s misleadingly impressive or engaging – the workplace not only rewards but structurally protects it, Littrell said. In a work setting where corporate jargon is already the norm, it’s easy for ambitious employees to use corporate BS to appear more competent or accomplished, accelerating their climb up the corporate ladder of workplace influence.

Corporate BS seems to be ubiquitous – but Littrell wondered if it is actually harmful. To test this, he created a “corporate bullshit generator” that churns out meaningless but impressive-sounding sentences like, "We will actualize a renewed level of cradle-to-grave credentialing” and “By getting our friends in the tent with our best practices, we will pressure-test a renewed level of adaptive coherence.”

He then asked more than 1,000 office workers to rate the “business savvy” of these computer-generated BS statements alongside real quotes from Fortune 500 leaders. Divided into four distinct studies, the research verified the scale as a statistically reliable measure of individual differences in receptivity to corporate bullshit, then, through use of established cognitive tests, made connections between receptivity to BS and analytic thinking skills known to be essential to workplace performance. 

 3/30/26 Union-Bulletin:

LOS ANGELES — The case of a lifetime started with a putrid smell and a green garden hose sticking out of the side of a supposedly vacant warehouse in California farm country.

Inside the sprawling building on I Street in Reedley, code enforcement officer Jesalyn Harper found vials filled with liquid — some marked in English or Mandarin, others with just a code — that bore frightening labels such as “Malaria,” “COVID-19” and “HIV.” Refrigerators, lined up in columns along a wall, had labels that read “blood” and “Ebola.”

As she walked deeper into the warehouse, passing lab workers filling pregnancy test kits, she located the source of the smell that had brought her there — droppings from 1,000 lab-tested mice, she told The Times during a recent interview. The workers were nice enough, she said, but when she started asking questions she could feel the mood change.

“I realized I’m in trouble, and I need to get out of this building without tipping them off that I’m scared,” Harper said.

Her discovery blew open an elaborate criminal case with ties to California, Las Vegas and China. The investigation in Reedley found that the lab was part of an elaborate scheme to import COVID tests from China and pass them off as American made.

But there are some who fear the operation was much more complex than that. A congressional committee uncovered payments topping $1 million made to the operator of the Reedley business from banks in the People’s Republic of China.

 Kickstarter is trying to drum up funding for "The first garment that tracks your sleep."

My BiPAP does that already, thank you very much.

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Special to Liberty Park Press Brandon Herrera, the GOP’s official candidate for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, may know more about guns and gun rights than any member of Congress. Herrera, who’s known as “The AK Guy,” has millions of followers on X, YouTube, and Instagram, who tune him […]

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The manhunt continued, the perimeter was secured, and checkpoints were set up throughout the area.

Multiple drones were deployed, along with an MHP helicopter.

A search warrant was executed on Hughes’ home; however, the home was found to be empty.

Shortly after, gunshots were heard, and units went toward them to find that Hughes had attempted to break into a homeowner’s back door.

The homeowner fired a weapon, striking Hughes.

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On April 1, 1515, the Portuguese fleet under Afonso de Albuquerque recaptured the Persian fortress of Hormuz and renamed it the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception. — April 1, 1863: US Congress passed the first wartime conscription law, calling for the registration of all 20 to 45-year-old males. — And on April 1, 1873, the British White Star steamship SS Atlantic sank off Nova Scotia, Canada, killing at least 535 people.  The same shipping company later owned the ill-fated RMS Titanic and RMS Britannic. — Today’s feature article is by SurvivalBlog Editor “Avalanche Lily”, the wife of JWR. …

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We’ve announced the winners of Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest, which ended yesterday. Note to the top three prize winners: Please contact me and let me know your UPS and USPS address(es), for your prizes. Thanks. – JWR The top three prize winners will each receive some great prize packages. The winners for Round 123 are… First Prize Winner: First Prize goes to Lodge Pole, for Raising, Hunting, and Harvesting Animals. It was posted Feburary 11-16, 2026. See: (See: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6.)  He will receive as prizes: A …

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Today is Passover (“Pasach”). So this is an appropriate day to discuss The Appointed Times. The Bible teaches that God has specific Appointed Times (מועדים — transliterated Moedim), which are to be kept in perpetuity (“throughout your generations“), by His People.  Failure to observe the Appointed Times offends God. Gen 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַיּוֹם וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה וְהָיוּ לְאֹתֹת וּלְמוֹעֲדִים וּלְיָמִים …

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Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — It is time to contact your U.S. House and Senate members again, to encourage them to get both the Hearing Protection Act (HPA — de-regulating suppressors) and the SHORT Act (de-regulating SBRs and SBSes) into the pending budget reconciliation bill, and pass them! Please phone their offices several times. o  o  o …

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“When a man says he is building a house for himself and his posterity, he does not mean to be understood as saying that he has any thought of binding them, nor is it to be inferred that he is so foolish as to imagine that he has any right or power to bind them, to live in it.” – Lysander Spooner

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By Dave Workman The Washington Times is reporting on Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon’s efforts to root out unconstitutional gun control laws, which is likely to make her unpopular with the gun prohibition lobby and their allies on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures. The Times quotes Dhillon explaining, “I’m hiring up and staffing up […]

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By Dave Workman Two ranking congressional Democrats are asking for information regarding firearms exports, claiming in a news release that “U.S. firearm exports are responsible for over 37 percent of crime gun traces globally outside of North America.” In a letter to Jeffrey Kessler, undersecretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Department of Commerce, U.S. […]

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