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From the party that wants our guns: No. Your move. [Via WiscoDave]
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Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan to shoot up the world’s busiest airport on a social media livestream… [More] So, not only a lunatic, a none-too-bright lunatic… Who saw the threats and didn’t say anything? [Via Jess]
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Well, they're sure acting like stalkers:
You might recall that in late 2024, Earth gained a temporary mini-moon, an asteroid that partially orbited our planet for about two months. Now astronomers have discovered another temporary companion to Earth, but this time it’s a quasi-moon. The Pan-STARRS observatory on Haleakala in Hawaii first spotted the quasi-moon, named 2025 PN7, on August 29, 2025. Older data revealed that 2025 PN7 has been in this particular orbit for about 60 years and will stay in this orbit for about another 60 years before the tug of the sun once again releases it from its quasi-moon status.
Huh.
“I love SpaceX; it’s an amazing company. The problem is, they’re behind. They’ve pushed their timelines out, and we’re in a race against China,” Duffy said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Monday morning. [More] If the goal is hurrying to beat someone else for bragging rights, with all the innumerable complexities and unforeseen potentials for … Continue reading "Death Race 2027"
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Howard University professor calls on White political allies to emulate vigilante mass murderer – Journalism professor Stacey Patton points to militant John Brown in recent blog post about allyship [More] A “journalism professor” — turning out tomorrow’s commie stooges today! Now there’s someone who couldn’t pass STEM courses, but at least she has a good … Continue reading "It’s Academic"
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As reported in Florida Today.com, the Brevard County commissioners have amended their employee policy to include the potential for county employees to openly carry firearms while at work. The change is consistent with the appeals court ruling the Florida ban on open carry is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. On October 16, 2025, From floridatoday.com :
The next time you see a county employee, they could very well have a pistol on their hip.
And they would not be violating any county policy.
Brevard County commissioners this week amended their employee policy around firearms to reflect an appeals court ruling in McDaniels vs. State of Florida allowing open carry in Florida starting in September.
The Brevard County commissioners had a meeting on October 14, 2025. It is likely the change in employee conditions was made at that meeting.
Brevard County has a population of over six hundred thousand. It is a long, thin county along the east coast of Florida, and contains the famous NASA space launch facility. It is informally known as the space coast. Brevard County commissioners have been supportive of restoring the rights protected by the Second Amendment for years. Five years ago, on August 6, 2020, Brevard County Commissioners passed a resolution supporting open carry in Florida. From mynews13.com:
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Gun laws are once again a topic ahead of the elections, with Brevard County approving a resolution in hopes to change concealed weapons laws.
The resolution aims to support the expansion of “lawful statewide open carry of firearms.” As District 2 Commissioner Bryan Lober explained, the outline of a gun is enough to alarm someone, so he wants guns out in the open.
On April 24, 2018, it was reported in floridatoday.com the Brevard County commissioners had unanimously changed County policy to allow County employees who have a Florida concealed carry permit, to carry at work. From floridatoday.com:
VIERA, Fla. – Brevard County employees with a concealed carry permit will be allowed to bring their guns to work, under a policy change unanimously approved this afternoon by county commissioners, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.
"This is a fundamental right," said County Commissioner John Tobia, who proposed the change in the county's "Zero Tolerance of Workplace Violence" policy.
Previously, the policy banned county employees who are not in law enforcement or security from bringing their guns to work.
On May 22, 2018, the County commissioners updated the rules to allow "off the body" carry. From floridatoday.com:
Brevard County commissioners have approved updated rules for county staff to carry weapons at work.
Under the measure, workers with a concealed-carry permit will have more flexible rules for packing while at work.
The change was approved 3-0, with Commissioners Jim Barfield and Curt Smith absent when the vote was taken.
Under the new policy, county employees are allowed to have a gun in a purse, briefcase or backpack, as long as the gun is in their "control at all times." They also can have the gun in a locked desk or filing cabinet drawer under their control.
Brevard County employs over 2,200 employees. The changes in County policy restore some of the rights protected by the Second Amendment to local government employees. Lake County in Florida restored some of the rights protected by the Second Amendment to County employees in February of 2018. Several other Counties around the United States have taken similar actions to restore rights to their employees. South Dakota recently passed a state statute to prevent local governments from infringing on some rights protected by the Second Amendment. The South Dakota bill was signed into law on March 31, 2025.
Some polities in Florida have been hostile to open carry, even if done legally. From Ammoland, July, 2018:
The Miami Beach park ranger, the Miami Beach Police Department officers and the police chief, may be personally liable for violating Florida preemption law in this case. The law has a provision for willful and knowing violation of citizens rights in this area. The decision by the park ranger and the police officers to ignore the law, when presented with it by Michael Taylor, and the written notice given to the police three weeks prior to the event and hours before the event on May 24th, could easily rise to the level of knowing and willful violation of the law
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Gun Watch
According to deputies, the shooter and a witness said the man kicked in the door of their apartment, forcing his way inside.
The shooter then took a gun and shot the man, investigators said. Both the shooter and the witness stayed and spoke with investigators.
On October 22, 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first elected President of the Republic of Texas. — On October 22, 1934, infamous criminal Charles (“Pretty Boy”) Floyd was fatally shot in a field near East Liverpool, Ohio, by FBI agents. — On October 22, 1797, André-Jacques Garnerin, an inspector in the French army who encouraged the use of balloons for military purposes, made a balloon ascent in order to give his first exhibition of parachuting, when he jumped from a height of about 3,200 feet (1,000 meters). — And today is the birthday of painter and book illustrator …
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(Continued from Part 2.) 2.3 – Finding Edible Cambium Locally And Harvesting It If we live in an area with a sufficient number of trees, the next step would be to find out which ones have edible cambium. To accomplish this I recommend two sources. First, you would need to buy the National Audubon Society’s book titled Trees of North America or something equivalent. Here are two free sources that just have tree maps: Tree Map Link 1 and Tree Map Link 2. I am referring to the 2021 edition of Trees of North America in my following statements. This …
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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. — Europe, Ukraine prepare 12-point proposal to end Russia’s war. o o o Taliban and Pakistan agree to ceasefire after days of deadly clashes. o o o Where Does the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Stand? Amid Accusations of Violations, Here’s What to Know. o o o “AppComms” — one of our recent writing contest prize …
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“If we allow responsible management of our forests and end the nonsense litigation from radical environmental groups, we can get our timber mills up and running, reduce the risk of wildfires, and ensure healthier forests and cleaner air.” – Matt Rosendale
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It's late in the season, but it looks like Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean.
The spaghetti map is all over the place, but I'm sure it will firm up in the near future. Still, it looks like some of the islands in the Caribbean are about to take a hit.
I'm not worried about it coming here. We're having regular cool fronts roll through and that should provide enough steer in currents to keep her away from us.
Author Christopher Buckley is gratifyingly irreverent and managed to predict the future through fictional channels similar to the style of long running television series The Simpsons and their writers’ uncanny ability to accurately facilitate soothsaying on a level of Nostradamus. Buckley painted the picture and the essence of the early generation of “woke” or […]
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Defiant Curtis Sliwa refuses to drop out of NYC mayoral race: ‘Under no circumstances’ [More] Good. The useless Vichycons have been urging him to drop out because he might be a “spoiler” to prevent Cuomo from beating Mamdani. That goes for you, too, Eric. So what if he does? Question: If terrorists attack NYC again, … Continue reading "Stay the Course!"
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In response to a question of whether the people decide subjectively what they deem appropriate for self-defense, New Jersey argued that “the people” through their representatives decide what is unusually dangerous based on their perception of “objective characteristics.” As one judge suggested, since all firearms are dangerous under the alleged dangerous-or-unusual test, no limit would … Continue reading "The Servants Have Spoken"
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Today, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation and the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) secured a permanent injunction against the State of Virginia’s universal background check law (Virginia Code Section 18.2-308.2:5) in the case of Wilson v. Hanley. [More] Yeah… except: I mean, yeah, take the win. But I think we have different definitions … Continue reading "Major Victory!"
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OFFICER 1: You’re doing the UD-10 for (unintelligible) accident?OFFICER 2: Yes, sir.OFFICER 1: Alright, when you enter her driver’s license number in, just accidentally change one digit.OFFICER 2: Okay. [More] Seems to me the public deserves to know more than just “Officer 1 and 2″… [Via Michael G]
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Man found guilty in Kansas City stabbing ordered to ‘120 Day Program’ [More] We ought to do a pool on the next date Leon’s name shows up again in crime reports. [Via Steve T]
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Castle Point man charged for stealing gun from suicide victim in north St. Louis [More] Quick: Find out where the gun was originally sold and blame “bad apple dealers“! [Via bondmen]
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Jeffries stands by Democrat at the center of violent text scandal in Virginia [More] Of course he does. He knows if Spanberger wants her agenda rammed through, she needs a complicit AG. Plus he’s a communist who wants you dead. [Via bondmen]
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We got there around 1025 to check it out; it was slated to commence at 1000. Mind you I did not say, I was planning to participate in the protest, we were there just to attend and watch the goings on from a safe distance. As usual, when I go almost anywhere where it is legal, I was armed for self-defense. I figured to get some photos of grungy anarchists being arrested and such but if someone was to attack me, I wanted to be ready to keep myself from being harmed. Anyway, I would probably have been far enough away not to attract any psycho protestors, and there certainly seem to have been many of them (leftists) running rampant and attacking people for no legitimate reason as of late. Of course, it is always best to back-off from any violent confrontation if you can do so. Avoidance is key to not getting hurt but if you cannot back off then I think fighting back as opposed to hoping for your attacker to suddenly become merciful is the thing to do. Your opinion on that may differ but it is definitely my opinion that people who attack you are usually not looking to dispense mercy but rather are seeking to harm you. I have digressed, so back to the protest.
‘He thinks he’s elected king’ – Missouri AG blasts jailed sheriff [More] Ironic, considering he’s a Democrat and they’re the ones giving the Marxists furious useful idiot foot soldiers for the No Kings rallies. [Via bondmen]
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By Dave Workman A report in Catholic Review says Catholic parents in the Minneapolis, Minn., area are pushing for additional gun restrictions in the wake of the Aug. 27 shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church and School, and deep in the article is the acknowledgment that the Second Amendment is a “sticking point.” The report […]
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That’s who these people remind me of… We’re not the same and no, we can’t all get along. [Via JG] Related UPDATE Wisconsin Democrats Under Fire After Giving Young Child Bracelet Calling for President Trump’s Death [More] You needed more proof they’re @$$holes? [Via bondmen]
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Ex-director of nuclear programs at Oak Ridge National Lab arrested on child sex charges [More] Huh. I didn’t see any mention about the possibility of being blackmailed by hostile foreign powers… [Via Michael G]
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In my analysis, guns resist simple categorization as either universally good or bad, dangerous or protective, fun or frightening. Instead, they are best under-stood through a “kaleidoscopic view,”considering the issue from multiple angles. To be sure, this requires maintaining a clear-eyed understanding of the lethal capabilities of firearms. [More] Some of us have a clear-eyed … Continue reading "Stay Focused"
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in support of a proposed rights restoration rule. [More] They raise a good point: However, there are some aspects of the Proposed Rule which do not go far enough. As courts have confirmed, the main requirement for disarming … Continue reading "A Forward Progression"
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I’ll be joining Bill Frady at 1:00pm Eastern. [Listen]
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Justices agree to review federal law banning drug users from possessing guns [More] I see the Trump/Bondi DOJ is selectively defending infringements again. Could there be a less sympathetic defendant than “a dual citizen of the United States and Pakistan, who was indicted in 2023 on a single count of violating the guns-and-drugs law after … Continue reading "Sounds Like a Predetermined Outcome to Me"
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Accountant arrested after ‘opening fire on MAGA supporter’ in dispute over Trump sign [More] With all the not-so-subtle height digs, I’d say it sounds like his temper isn’t the only thing that’s short, but I’ve known men of similar stature I’ve striven to be worthy of knowing, and some who could kick my @$$. Still, … Continue reading "Mental Midget"
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Springfield Armory announces four more Springfield Echelon pistol models are now avaible in California! Woman shoots, kills man threatening violence inside Los Angeles store [More] Hope for her sake she’s got a carry permit, although odds are she doesn’t. If I were on a Compton jury I’d vote to nullify– assuming I made it through the gauntlet from the parking lot to the metal detector. [Via Sweet Babboo]
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Last month I taught a MAG-40 class in the San Diego area with one of my 9mm Glock 26 subcompact pistols. This month Governor Newsom signed into law a bill banning the sale of any new Glock pistols since they can be converted to fully automatic fire with the infamous Glock Switch. It’s a new […]
On October 9th, 2025, Reddit management/owners decided to ban all user to user sales and/or trades of firearms parts or accessories. The sale or trade of firearms was already banned on Reddit. This rule goes into effect on October 9th, 2025. The announcement also bans the subreddit r/RetroARMarket completely.
No one on Reddit will be allowed to facilitate user to user transactions involving firearms parts and enhancements. Even specific instructions, such as 3D printing files to make such items are banned. The notification of the bans can be read at this link.
According to wikipedia, Reddit was the seventh most visited website on the planet as of February, 2025. Over 50% of the traffic comes from the United States, about 7 percent each from the UK and Canada, then about 4% from Australia and Germany at 3%. The rest is split among numerous other countries. It appears service is worldwide except for China and Indonesia. People who have DNS service in Indonesia are said to be able to access the site.
In the notification of the change in rules, no reason is given for the change. From the notification:
"This means that on and after this date, communities will not be permitted to allow user to user transactions involving any firearm parts or enhancements. Discussions, reviews , links to external licensed vendors, and user to user transactions involving items such as holsters, safes, or other non-enhancing items are still allowed."
People who are in the affected subreddits are not happy with the rule change.
Analysis: There is a clear pattern from those who want a disarmed population. This group includes most governments on the planet. They realize to keep the population disarmed, they must prevent the people from having access to information about how to make firearms and ammunition. Australia bans the possession of computer files used to print firearms parts - even toy fireams - on 3D printers. New York State has attempted to do the same. These attempts in the United States are being challenged as not allowed under the First Amendment, which protects free speech and the freedom to publish.
By making it more difficult for enthusiasts to trade or purchase legal items on line, Reddit is following the footsteps of other services such as Ebay, Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. The Internet is a big place. As the Gun Control Act of 1968 caused enormous numbers of retail outlets to stop selling firearms, it also caused hundreds of thousands of dedicated firearms stores to spring up. These stores served as gathering places for Second Amendment enthusiasts.
Similarly, we may see Internet spaces which are freindly to fireams enthusiasts grow because they have an advantage over those which ban user to user sale and trade in the larger spaces.
Where firearms are highly regulated, there persists active firearms communities. As rights protected by the Second Amendment are restored in the United States, firearm friendly Internet communities are likely to thrive inside the United States.
It is very difficult to stop the flow of information over the Internet. As much as Europe tried to maintain a monopoly on the manufacture of modern firearms, it was impossible to stop the spread of such a powerful technology. Stopping the spread of how to make firearms and ammunition is a much more difficult task.
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Gun Watch
Upon arrival, officers located two individuals, one who had been “pistol whipped” and the other who had been shot around 7 a.m. on the 1000 block of Langley Avenue, according to Pensacola Police.
Both were transported to a hospital for treatment, but the individual who was shot, Jamir Jackson, was pronounced deceased at a local hospital.
The preliminary investigation indicates the incident may constitute a Stand Your Ground case, according to the release.
On October 21, 1520, Explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet reached Cape Virgenes after transiting the Strait of Magellan between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, thus becoming the first Europeans to sail into the Pacific. — October 21, 1803: English scientist John Dalton read his paper “On the Absorption of Gases by Water and Other Liquids” to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. This was the first outline of his landmark atomic theory. — And on October 21, 1915: The first transatlantic radiotelephone message was transmitted from Arlington, Virginia, to Paris. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry …
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(Continued from Part 1,) Fifth, I believe that people are the most valuable creation on the planet for religious and practical reasons. The more people we have, the more knowledge they generate and can apply. I believe the growth of knowledge, personal freedom, and rule of law are the significant causes of mankind rising out of historical poverty. Great books like The Ultimate Resource 2, by Julian Simon, and Superabundance, by Gale Pooley and Marian L. Tupy, hammer home the fact that increased populations have increased prosperity. This is very counter to conventional wisdom because Malthusian thinking has warped much …
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This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, discussion of possible Northern Lights viewing and descriptions of some designated Dark Sky Reserves. Idaho These Are the Most Overlooked Places in the U.S. to See the Northern Lights, According to a New Analysis. Not surprisingly, North Idaho tops the list. o o o Central …
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“Man’s constitution is so peculiar that his health is purely a negative matter. No sooner is the rage of hunger appeased than it becomes difficult to comprehend the meaning of starvation. It is only when you suffer that you really understand.” – Jules Verne
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By Dave Workman The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday announced it has granted review of a case challenging whether habitual users of illegal drugs can be legally barred from possessing firearms under the constitution. The case is known as United States v. Hemani, and one prominent Second Amendment attorney declared in his podcast Monday that […]
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I'm seeing on Fox News that some asshole who was involved in the October 7th attack in Israel has been apprehended in Lafayette, LA. It seems that he lied on his visa application.
It seems that he was in Gaza on the morning of the attack, got together with some other radical assholes and went into Israel to participate. His cell phone records show that he as in one area that was particularly hard hit.
He's in the lockup in St. Martin parish. His visa problems are the least of his worries. If he gets turned over to Mossad, things may start to get really grim.
I wonder why he picked Lafayette to settle down?
Australia may have a lot of rare earths and other critical minerals.
But like the US, it is dependent on China when it comes to processing the materials into something companies can use.
Both the US and Australia are interested in expanding processing capacity outside of China, but doing so is expected to require significant investment, including on the part of government.
The US has been investing money in firms such as rare earths miner MP Materials and Canada’s Trilogy Metals and Lithium Americas, which have projects in the US, to expand the US-based supply chain.
This is good.
I was was eventually able to install version 2.7.14. I think the ISO was not written correctly first time. Upgrading to latest version seems too hard. 2.7.14 is ancient history but it works.
I had saved my .emacs, .ddd, and .bashrc files along with all my programs and then restored them. But lots of things stopped working. The lisp commands in my .emacs file are not running. make no longer works.
gcc - -g -o mkcircle mkcircle.c -lm
gcc: error: -E or -x required when input is from standard input
make: *** [mkcircle] Error 1
Since when did gcc require these flags?
UPDATE: the compile problem was that I accidentally changed CFLAGS=-g to CFLAGS= -g. That space confused accidentally pretty badly.
My emacs lisp commands are still confused. The binding to compile command is not using directory from which emacs started. I am getting close.
And linuxCNC has some setting for maximum Z wrong.
I choose many things by the scent of them. Scent is the key part of taste. People that lose their sense of smell often lose their enjoyment of food. Smell is transport or torment, as simple as hunger, as complex as love. Scent is memory, simply the whiff of something takes us back. The smell of the original Revlon Charlie perfume, worn the six months I spent in London on an assignment years ago where I bought some in an apothecary, the fresh clean air smell of raw corn silk, brushing my nose as I waited in an Indiana blind. Rosemary baking on bread and the floral steam scent that was my Mom hand ironing everything in our house, including the sheets, while I played with my little Tonka trucks underfoot. Waking up now, the faint scent of shampoo, sandalwood and vanilla on my pillow.
The smells of childhood are all their own, be it your own childhood or that of your children. Clean milky skin, the scent of fresh grass, bicycle oil and band-aids, the bite of apple in a school lunchbox, soap bubbles, and Hershey's chocolate. The teen years are simply a smell of angst, gangly legs and sweat, locker rooms, Right Guard deodorant, burnt rubber, that lay as real today as that of a dead red rose that lay in a drawer, the scent of which, to this day, rends your heart like a veil.
Then the smell of a hospital, a smell I hate to this day, watching someone become more and more body and less and less self, until the self was so wrapped up in pain all that was left was the body, wasting away, releasing its scent to the room. Yet I could still hug them and could still smell, if only in my mind, the warmth of cookies, the smell of Wind Song perfume, and baby shampoo. Not for me, an end like that, lay me out where I smell only fresh rain or motor oil, release me to the wild, to become part of it, then never look back.Scents are like colors, bringing back memories some would wish swept away. Crayons, Flesh and Indian Red, color not politically incorrect, and soon bleached to remove the possible offense. Just as some mask the breathy clean musk of natural beauty with too much powder and perfume, covering up that which is innately desirable. But scent, like colorful crayons, remains vivid in memory, drawing horizons on pieces of paper that went back home to that kitchen that smelled of perfume and cinnamon. I can still remember that last walk through my childhood home as I took in those scents; of yeast and meat, spice and coffee, tracing them with my noise through alleyways of retrospection, cataloging them with the smells of other things, marionberry pie, fresh bread, fresh cotton, and the exhaust of a muscle car.
There are scents that in just one moment, take us back to a place, a single, distinct point of time.
The stale air in a bedroom, the smell of sleep laying deep in your throat as your brain refuses to rest. You watch someone sleeping, looking at that exposed place on their neck where the sheet and their hair almost meet, the skin laying pale in the moonlight. Flesh, bridging a contrast between soft silky hair that smells faintly of sandalwood and the sheets pure smell of crisp softness. You place your lips on that space of skin, inhaling softly and deep, breathing in the balm for future tears.
The oily jet smell of a turbine engine blowing up and out from the hot eternal darkness of an engine, the odor rising like a flame and blowing cleanly back, across the tarmac. You never forget that odor, the vivid, dead perfume that is a dinosaur cooked on a kerosene stove, coating everything it touches
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That coppery smell of blood for me, is not just a smell of maturation, it's a visceral journey to those places I've stood, the blaze of remaining fire swimming in my eyes like two tiny torches, daring me to tear up. I don't, I can't. Not here, not now. The tears will travel back, harsh, sparse swift drops, brought back with the scent of soundless explosions and cold fire, to be gathered up into a sealed red container, where they remain as I drive home.
At that moment, in the rich, trembling roar of its power, the trepidation fell behind and I knew that this would be a responsibility that would stay with me always. In that instant, the sounds and smell of every old hunting rifle I had ever been entrusted with under the watchful guidance of my parents, came in that single converging brace of gunpowder smell and noise that was that moment, spoiling me for anything else.
So many smells, so many memories. Food and wine; wind and steel, all intertwined, the power and the need of it all. I wonder what scents tomorrow will bring to store up for later? The rain has passed, deep cleansing rain that's washed from the sky all burden and need. I open the window just an inch, curtains inhaling in and out with the scent of fresh air that is as new as the day waiting to be breathed in deep. - Brigid
Compact PCC with a little extra under the hood and a novel design that demands a closer look!Rain on Saturday night and this morning cool temps. When I awoke this morning, the temps were in the high 40s and it was cool on the back patio. It's cool enough that I am going to make a stew for lunch.
Sunday is our day for family and friends. We cook "big" on Sunday and feed anyone who drops in. Yesterday, grandson Lucas was here with his parents. They had to leave early so that Lucas could attend a shooting practice with his 4-H shooting team. He shoots rimfire position and silhouette. His dad wanted to weigh his rifle so we took out the scale.
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Jaimie Dimon is the Chairman and CEO of America's largest bank, JP Morgan Chase. In an exclusive interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Dimon said he believed the United States should invest in more military hardware. From bbc.com :
Global security has been a recent focus for the JP Morgan boss, with his letter to shareholders earlier this year warning the US would run out of missiles in seven days of a South China Sea war.
Reflecting on how the world could combat risk factors, he pointed to greater military investment.
"People talk about stockpiling things like crypto, I always say we should be stockpiling bullets, guns and bombs.
"The world's a much more dangerous place, and I'd rather have safety than not."
Dimon did not denigrate President Donald Trump. Dimon was not complimentary of President Donald Trump. Dimon believed the U.S. Federal Reserve was doing a good job. In the past, Dimon has skirted questions about JP Morgan Chase Bank's stance on gun control. It appears he has tried to avoid the issue while pleasing and provoking both Second Amendment supporters and those who want a disarmed population.
In his letter to Shareholders in the annual report of 2024, many of the policies supported by Dimon will sound familiar as policies supported by President Trump. Dimon makes the case the USA must be militarily strong in order to survive and prosper. The Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans do not present the barriers to the use of military force which existed even 60 years ago. Long range bombers, intercontinental missiles, hypersonic missiles, cyber warfare and the more common use of orbital space has made our ocean barriers far less effective. Peace depends on a strong military. This is the common observation made through thousands of years of history. From the letter:
As President Ronald Reagan once wisely said, “The only way to stay safe is peace through strength.” Having the best military is expensive, but it is not nearly as expensive as dealing with what would happen without it. We must maintain the world’s strongest military, without question.
This correspondent does not think Jaimie Dimon was talking about the approximately 530+ million firearms in private hands in the USA. Dimon does not mention them directly. Those arms significantly strengthen the United States Military. They make taking control of a hostile population more expensive and difficult, complicating actions by potential occupying forces. They aid in keeping a tradition of defense of country popular. They aid military recruitment. They assure the people of the United States the US government is more trustworthy than most other governments, as the ultimate authority of arms exists in the people themselves.
Chairman and CEO Dimon does not touch on the use of local and state militias to aid in domestic security. As seen in the Ukriane/Russia war, drone warfare can be an important part of homeland defense. This correspondent would like to see a national policy to integrate citizen drone operators into a system of state and local militias, which could make a militia system a more effective part of national defense. Citizen operators of complex computer systems are already a major part of our defense of cyberspace. Alternate communications systems, such as an alternate Internet backbone operating from orbit, (Starlink) could make the United States communications system more robust.
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Gun Watch
It happened on East 29th Street and Airline Drive at about 1 a.m. Saturday.
Police said the robbery victim opened fire.
The suspected robber was shot and died at the scene.
On October 20, 1600, the Battle of Sekigahara established the Tokugawa clan as Japan’s rulers (Shoguns.) — October 20, 1634: King of England Charles I levied the “Ship Money” tax on all English and Welsh counties. — October 20, 1906: Dr Lee DeForest demonstrated his electrical vacuum tube. (Soon commonly called a radio tube.) — Today is the birthday of the late Tom Petty. (Born October 20, 1950, died October 2, 2017). He was a great singer-songwriter and a passable actor. — Today is also the birthday of shootist Ed McGivern (born 1874, died December 12, 1957.) He was born …
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JWR’s Introductory Note: At just over 20,000 words, this is perhaps the longest single-topic contributed article ever serialized in SurvivalBlog. I consider it an important piece to ponder. Please read all eight parts before sending your comments. I will post most of them in the Snippets column on October 29th. — I want to start with a brief but sincere thank you to all the article writers I have learned from here at SurvivalBlog.com. Your efforts have made a difference for me and many others. I hope my contribution can have a similar benefit to others. Thank you. Let me …
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The following simple recipe for Chicken and Egg Sandwiches is from The New Butterick Cook Book, copyright 1924, now in the public domain. That is one of the many bonus books included in the 2005-2025 20th Anniversary edition of the waterproof SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick that will be available in February of 2026. Ingredients 1 cup cold cooked chicken Yolks of two hard-cooked eggs 1 teaspoon rich stock 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon melted butter or butter substitute Salt Pepper Bread slices Directions Pound the chicken to a paste. Add the mashed yolks of hard-cooked eggs, the stock, Iemon …
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Today’s graphic: Map of Tree Canopy Cover in the United States. (Graphic courtesy of the USDA.) For the full dataset with useful variant raster maps, see: https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/treemap/index.php The thumbnail below is click-expandable. — Please send your graphics or graphics links to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted.
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“Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of people who do not themselves exercise these rights.” – Thomas Sowell
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An investigation by CBS News Chicago uncovered several times where police stopped Black gun owners for minor traffic violations and then charged them with felonies -- even though they had legal firearm licenses.
I shot the Boulder Valley woods walk course today with my .54 caplock and I'm really glad I did. I opened a new batch of CCI #11s and half of them were really snug on the nipple. About half my shots required multiple strikes to set off the cap. I even tried changing the nipple (I keep a spare in the cap box) but it was about as bad.
On the last target I hit the cap 4 times and it didn't go off. I replaced it and that one went off.
The rifle is a Cabela's (Investarm) Hawken that was originally a .50. I took a huge doe with it three years ago but even though the shot was good and did a massive amount of damage to both lungs, there was no exit wound and the blood trail was poor. So, last year I bought a replacement barrel in .54 in the hopes that the heavier ball will be more likely to completely pass through the deer and give a better blood trail if it runs.
After I got home I chucked both nipples in my drill and filed them down to accept RWS No.1075+ caps. I want to make sure I'm using known-good caps when I go hunting later this week. It's Pennsylvania's early muzzleloader, antlerless-only season.
My loads today were a .530 home cast ball in a pillow ticking patch lubed with Mr. Flintlock, over 70 grains of 2Fg Goex black powder. My hunting load for the rifle is 80 grains of powder but I wanted to save the steel targets a little wear and tear.
Anyway, even with the cap frustrations I shot an 18/20, one better than the match last weekend in which I took first place. (I shot my Slotter rifle replica in the match, as usual.)
the caller said he shot a male in the leg for refusing to leave his property, the caller is in custody.
Police say the 19-year-old victim pistol-whipped a 21-year-old man because he was angry over a loud argument near his apartment.
A third person involved in the original dispute, a 36-year-old man, then grabbed his own gun and shot the 19-year-old.
He was rushed to Temple Hospital and placed in police custody.