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Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Are You Training for the Wrong Threat? Understanding Primal Aggression vs. Cognitive Aggression – Calibre Press Not every attacker is agitated and screaming. Here’s how to identify attackers displaying “instrumental aggression.” Read Part Two […]
Image of American black bear by Dean Weingarten, American brown/grizzly bear by Troy Nemitz; Image of Asian Black Bear from wikimedia license 4.0; Wikimedia Ussuri Brown bear 2008 CC 2.0
The highest number of fatal bear attacks recorded in Japan had been six in fiscal 2023. With several months to go in fiscal 2025, 13 people have been killed in Japan by bears this year. The largest number of people attacked, injured and recorded was 213 in 2023. So far in fiscal 2025, the number is 230. Japan uses the fiscal year from April 1 to March 31 for most of its administrative accounting. Bears in Japan usually start hibernating in December, but attacks are possible in any month.
Japan has used the fiscal year accounting method to record bear attacks since 2006. The japan times suggests relatively low numbers before 2023 may be an anomaly of recent history. Previously, no central records were kept. It is possible there were more bear attacks before modern record keeping.
The most famous Japanese bear attack has been the Sankebetsu bear event in 1915. A large brown bear started killing humans in a village on December 9. The bear killed six people in two days, mostly children. The bear may have been ineffectively wounded at least twice. After the bear had killed two people, 50 soldiers were sent to the village to protect it. They were armed with WWI rifles, probably Type 30 Arisakas. The cartridge was the 6.5x50mm, a full power military cartridge. The rifles had 31 inch barrels, which made them long for close quarters work. The cartridge is slightly less powerful than the 6.5x55 Swede. It fires a 139 grain bullet at 2500 fps. The 6.5x55 fires a 140 grain bullet at 2650 fps. The soldiers failed in protecting the villages. Four more children were killed when the bear invaded the house the soldiers had been protecting. Two hunters eventually tracked down and killed the large bear. It weighed 749 lbs.
Until 1990, bears in Japan were considered pests. From powderlife.com:
Until 1990, Hokkaido had a policy of allowing hunters to exterminate brown bears but this was abolished due to conservation concerns.
Since that time, researchers at Hokkaido University and other institutions have confirmed a rapid increase in the brown bear population, something anecdotally understood by many farmers and residents of Hokkaido’s rural and suburban areas.
Hokkaido's brown bears are a subspecies of the world wide brown bear, ursus arctos, the same species as the American grizzly and Kodiak bears. In the rest of Japan there are rapidly growing populations of the Asiatic black bear, a more aggressive relative of the American black bear. Hunting of both bears was increasingly restricted since 1990.
The restrictions and extreme firearms regulations in Japan, along with a shrinking population, have resulted in the number of licensed bear hunters dropping from 517,800 in 1975 to 218,500 in 2020. In 1975, 98% of the licenses were to shoot bears. In 2020, only 42% or 91,770 were licensed to shoot bears, with 58% only allowed to trap bears.
To illustrate the problems a bear hunter faces in Japan, two bear hunters were asked to eliminate a brown bear in the village of Sunagawa. The hunters were reluctant to shoot the young bear, but the police and village officials were insistent. One of the hunters shot and killed the bear. The bullet penetrated the bear, hit a hidden rock, ricocheted, and struck the other hunter's rifle. The ricochet became known to the authorities months later. In response, the authorities canceled the first hunter's permit to own firearms. The Hunter association responded by refusing any further requests to aid municipalities in the shooting of bears.
Bear hunters in Japan are limited to 50 cartridges a year total, for all purposes.
In response to the extreme protections given to bears in Japan, the population of brown bears on Hokkaido more than doubled. The population of black bears in the rest of Japan quadrupled. The Japanese government has responded to the increasing numbers of bear attacks by authorizing the killing of more bears. Over 9,000 bears were culled in 2023, over 5,000 in 2024, and over 6,000 by the end of September in 2025. About 5% of the bears taken are killed by private hunters. The total bear population in Japan is estimated at 54,000 Asiatic black bears south of the island of Hokkaido and 12,000 brown bears in Hokkaido.
Japan has highly restricted the ownership of firearms for hundreds of years. It has one of the lowest rates of firearms ownership per person, about .003 firearms per person. The United States has about 1.5 firearms owned per person. There are many other variables, but the United States has fewer people killed by bears than Japan.
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Gun Watch
A woman told investigators her ex-boyfriend, Webb, came to her home and confronted her and her new boyfriend, according to court documents.
Webb allegedly grabbed her by the hair and forced her into his vehicle before returning to her home to confront her boyfriend.
The boyfriend grabbed a gun and shot Webb in the chest and leg. He accidentally shot his girlfriend in the leg, according to court records.
While the boyfriend was calling police Webb reportedly shot the boyfriend in the arm.
According to a Monday update, the investigation revealed an argument escalated into a shooting when the offenders began firing at a vehicle occupied by the intended victim and others.
Police say one person inside the vehicle was armed and returned fire in self-defense, but did not strike the offenders.
As the Violent Crimes Unit and patrol division continued their investigation, the investigation developed information identifying a vehicle of interest.
According to Capt. Ben Miller of the Lincoln Fire Department, Washington
and a 34-year-old male family member had a series of altercations that
ultimately led to Washington being shot. The 34-year-old called the
Lincoln Police Department, and when officers arrived, Washington was
given CPR and transported to a local hospital. "Based on evidence
recovered at the scene and witness statements, investigators are working
to determine if the 34-year-old Lincoln man also in the apartment was
acting in self-defense. He has cooperated with law enforcement at the
scene and during follow-up interviews," police said.
On December 12, 1897, Belo Horizonte, the first planned city of Brazil, was founded. — December 12, 2019: The British General Election was won by Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party in a landslide win with 80-seat majority. Scottish National Party also wins 48 of 59 seats in Scotland. — Today’s feature is a guest post from long-time SurvivalBlog contributor Hub Moolman. — We need more entries for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $978,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 122 ends on January 31st, so get busy writing and …
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Editor’s Introductory Note: Today’s short feature post is from our friend Hub Moolman, in South Africa. Hub’s analysis includes two very useful charts. While I don’t rely on technical analysis, I do find that it often provides useful confirmation for the study of market fundamentals. For the big market traders, the current silver market seems to be transitioning from the “disbelief” stage to the “mania” stage. It is always difficult to time a market top, and missing a top can be perilous. I did quite well in calling the silver market bottom, on February 8, 2001 in a Usenet post …
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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. H.L. suggested a graphic derived from data from the IMF World Economic Outlook produced by Visual Capitalist that depicts aggregate world debt, by country, in 2025. The darker the color, the higher the percentage of a nation’s GDP. We are not far behind Japan! There are several sovereign debt defaults ahead. Japan will probably just be the first of many. – JWR The thumbnail below is click-expandable. (The graphic by Dorothy Neufeld is …
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“The first rule of a happy life is low expectations. If you have unrealistic expectations, you’re going to be miserable your whole life. You want to have reasonable expectations and take life’s results, good and bad, as they happen with a certain amount of stoicism.” – The Late Berkshire Hathaway Fund Manager Charlie Munger
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Surfing the Net, I came across this poor woman counting her blessings. She doesn't have earthquakes, hurricanes or alligators, but damn, she has snow. Both Belle and I lived up north during our younger years. She in Missouri, me i Kentucky. As far as we're concerned, that is the Frozen North. If I ever hit the Powerball and am burdened with uncountable cash reserves, I might build a small house in Missouri near an airstrip, but I will charter a flight out before the winter starts and return to the mud in Louisiana.
My Dad kept bees, so we stole honey from the hives. I have probably slipped in more honey than many of you have eaten in the past ten years. Honey never goes bad if it is properly stored. It may crystallize, but can be recovered by simply putting the jar of honey into a warm water bath.
This guy found some old honey and was surprised that it is still good. I can tell by looking at it that it was winter honey. Winter honey is much darker than spring or summer honey. Honey does not normally take a flavor from the flowers used to produce it but we learned that honey made from tallow blooms is almost as clear as spring water. Dad once put some hives in a field of jalapeno peppers. The farmer asked Dad to bring the hives out to help pollinate the pepper plants. We got about six gallons of honey from that crop and the honey was very clear and had a really surprising "kick" from the peppers. No heat, just a little bite on the back of your tongue that made the honey really special.
“I’m going to be honest,” state Rep. Sarah Stalker said during a meeting of the Kentucky General Assembly’s Interim Joint Committee on Education Tuesday. “I don’t feel good about being White every day, for a lot of reasons.” [More] You didn’t think it’s just guns these people are against…? And they’re the ones who enable … Continue reading "Speaking of Creepy Stalkers…"
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RECOIL 14 Days of Christmas 2025 – Day 11 Trijicon CLICK HERE TO ENTERA friend and I were recently discussing home defense and carry guns. We live in an urban/suburban environment. Wild animals aren't really a concern but two-legged cockroaches are. Primary concerns for carry guns are concealability and reliability. Another consideration is that we're both in our late 50s with hand issues.
Both of us used to favor semi autos for concealed carry. He changed over to a Kimber K6S .357 snub, mostly due to problems with grasping the slide on an auto.
In the past I've pocket carried guns like a Ruger LCP .380, a Ruger LCP II Lite Rack .22 LR, and a Keltec P32 in .32 ACP. The problems I've encounterd have been in the case of the LCP .380 is that recoil is extremely unpleasant, while the P32 has had some reliability problems and seems picky with regards to which ammo it functions with. Likewise, the LCP II is very ammo sensitive.
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| Ruger LCP II Lite Rack .22LR |
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| Keltec P32 .32ACP, with regular and extended mags. |
So, earlier this year I changed over first to a S&W Model 632 Airweight and now a S&W 432UC, both in .32 H&R Magnum for pocket carry.
The 632 was retired because it was a gift from my late father, and it's one of only 1471 made in the 1990s. The 432 is new production and has better sights.
The .32 Magnum in a J-Frame is a good choice for concealed carry in my opinion. J-Frames, especially the Centennial-style with an enclosed hammer, is snag-free and can be fired from within a pocket without jamming. In my experience they've been more reliable than subcompact semiauto pistols. The .32s give you 6 shots vs. 5 shots in a .38, .357, or 9mm J-Frame.
The ammo I carry is .32 H&R Magnum 100 grain wadcutter from High Desert Cartridge Company. I've run this over my Garmin chronograph from the 432UC, where it ran a bit over 800 FPS. Per Steve at HDCC it will meet the FBI's minimum penetration requirements in ballistic gel. In effect, this gives me a 5/16" hole punch that will reach an assailant's vitals. Compared with 85 grain JHPs in the same gun it's easier to control.
I should note that my 432UC was not perfect out of the box, however. It has a flaw in the finish which really shouldn't have left the factory but considering it's a carry piece I'm willing to overlook that. Also, the factory grips didn't suit my hand at all so I went on eBay and found a set of the old Uncle Mike's Boot Grips that I like. Finally, the trigger was very heavy, so I got a reduced power rebound slide spring from Wolff. This brought the trigger pull down to an acceptable weight without compromising trigger return, or ignition as a lighter hammer spring might.
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| S&W 432UC .32 H&R Magnum |
I use a Simply Rugged Pocket Protector holster and carry a reload in a Quickstrip.
This is comfortable to pocket carry all day.
Revolver Guy has an unflattering review of a 432UC Ti up. Something he noted is that it's fitted with a short, "California" firing pin to improve its drop safety. It turns out this hurts ignition reliability. I already had on hand an Apex "extended" firing pin, which is actually the same length as the original J-Frame firing pins, so I installed it. I've not had any failures to ignite.
Note, a Colt D-Frame like the Detective Special will get you a 6th shot but be slightly larger, and unless you install a hammer shroud isn't as snag free. It's still nicely pocketable.
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The panel affirmed Daniel Matthew Kittson’s conviction for possessing or transferring a machinegun in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o). [More] The Reload explains the case. I’m liking this VanDyke guy more and more. [Via Jess]
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There was one other thing we were going to discuss yesterday and ran out of time.
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By now, we should all know that the fee for the Tax Stamp required for suppressor ownership is going away, but the process and stamp remain. In preparation for the enactment of the $0 Tax Stamp on Jan. 1, the ATF has announced they will stop processing eForm submissions through the eForms portal at midnight, … Continue reading "eInfringements Delayed"
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Over the past week I've made the effort to revive my IT and cybersecurity focused Substack, Information Technology with Dave.
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Thanks.
Somali Minnesota college student Hasan Mohamed posted a profanity-filled rant against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents that included threats to “pop’ agents the next time they show up in his Owatonna neighborhood. [More] Hey, I thought if you wanted to fight the government you needed F-15s and nukes… This is what Democrats are … Continue reading "An Owatonna Man"
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Rep Massie Introduces Bill For US To Dump ‘Cold War Relic’ NATO [More] Forget guns— would you send a son to defend a British home? Not interested in seeing any more Americans die for the others, either… [Via bondmen]
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FBI Arrests Alleged MS-13 Assassin, ‘Kill Squad’ Leader In Nebraska: Patel [More] What, no Democrat protests? [Via bondmen]
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“Democrats Know Their Constituents Can’t Read Charts. That’s Why…” [More] Yes, communists rely on useful idiots. This is SOP from the playbook. And look at the narrative they’re all parroting. [Via bondmen]
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Not the most popular CCW on the market, and for good reason, we take a look at this almost-forgotten .380 ACP.The court noted that Peterson failed to demonstrate that the NFA’s requirements imposed an unconstitutional burden on him. [More] Y’ever get the feeling that now they’re just f_ing with us? Mr. Wolf has a caution (NSFW) for everyone celebrating how much Pam and Harmeet love us.
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Alert: California Parts Ban AB1263 Is WORSE Than You Think [Watch] I doubt that. And why isn’t anyone talking workaround? [Via Jess]
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A former Metropolitan Police officer was accused of being involved in a London paedophile ring while serving with the force, but the case was “brushed under the carpet” and “covered up”, an LBC investigation has discovered. [More] Hey, they had important work punishing hateful social media posters to attend to… [Via Michael G]
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Democrats end 30-year losing streak in Miami as Trump-backed candidate falls short – Higgins rides affordability push to Miami mayor’s office, backed by national Democratic machine [More] See, thing is, Higgins wore citizen disarmament on her sleeve, but looking for Gonzalez to fire up the gun vote was an exercise in generalities, saying he was … Continue reading "Meanwhile, Over in the ‘Gunshine State’…"
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Exactly. But that doesn’t stop them from lying about what their intentions are.
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President warns state Sen Rodric Bray risks losing two potential GOP House seats by blocking congressional map [More] You’d think someone who brags about an A+ NRA rating wouldn’t have voted against a “constitutional carry” bill. Then again, why would an unachievable database of prohibited persons poison pill have been inserted, if not to kill … Continue reading "Elephants Don’t Bray. Jackasses Do."
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If I haven’t posted this here before, I think it might be worth thirteen minutes of your time to watch this:
The National Instant background Check System numbers decreased significantly for November of 2025 compared to November of 2024. An increase in firearm sales is normal for November. It happened in 2025, but firearm sales are 7% lower than those in November of 2024. About 1.41 million firearm sales occurred in November of 2025, as estimated by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. 1.51 million firearms were estimated to be sold in November last year. The number of background checks for November was much lower than expected, about 2.09 million. It is the lowest number of background checks in November since 2014, more than a decade ago. From NSSF:
The November 2025 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,408,230 is a decrease of 7.0 percent compared to the November 2024 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,514,773. For comparison, the unadjusted November 2025 FBI NICS figure of 2,005,667 reflects a 20.1 percent decrease from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 2,509,368 in November 2024.
The estimate of firearms sales is following a similar pattern to what happened in President Trump's first term. Firearm sales were higher in the presidential election year. They dropped as President Trump's policies started to produce greater domestic and international stability. The same effect seems to be happening in his second term.
The more stable the world becomes, the lower the demand for firearms in the United States. The more stable the USA becomes domestically, the lower the demand for firearms. Hunting seasons are common in November. Firearm sales increased as expected. December usually has higher sales than November, but not always. November NICS checks were higher than in December in the presidential election year of 2008, when Barack Obama was elected. If President Trump and the Republican Congress are successful in bringing about peace and prosperity, expect firearm sales to continue to decline.
A potential upside is the continuing political and judicial battle to remove silencers, short barreled rifles (SBR), short barreled shotguns (SBS), and any other weapons (AOW) from the confining and dubious restrictions of the National Firearms Act (NFA). The tax on these items has been reduced from $200 for silencers, SBR, and SBS to zero. The tax has been reduced for AOW from $5 to zero. The intrusive regulatory requirements for applications, pictures, and fingerprints remain, at least for now. Those requirements are being challenged in the courts. At this time, the Republicans do not have the 60 votes in the Senate to overcome a filibuster.
The popularity of silencers has skyrocketed. The easier silencers/suppressors become to legally obtain, the higher the demand for firearms which can effectively use silencers. If silencers become as legally simple to obtain as rifles and shotguns, expect a considerable bump in sales of both silencers and firearms which can easily use them. The number of rifles and pistols which have threaded barrels is already on the rise.
The easier short barreled rifles and shotguns become to legally obtain, the higher demand for short barreled firearms with shoulder stocks. If SBR are taken from the NFA, expect higher sales. Expect higher sales of pistols which can accept a shoulder stock. If SBS are taken from the NFA, expect pistols dedicated to firing shot rounds. Bullpup shotguns such as the Keltec KS7 and others, and short barreled firearms which shoot shotgun shells, but do not have a shoulder stock, such as the Mossberg Shockwave are already meeting some of the demand in this area.
The reduction of the NFA tax to zero for the above items goes into effect on January 1, 2025.
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Gun Watch
Officers were dispatched around 11 a.m. Dec. 7 to the 2000 block of West 24th Avenue after a report of a male who had been shot. When officers arrived, a resident told them she saw an unknown man inside her vehicle through her home security camera. She said that when she went outside to confront him, she found her .380-caliber pistol missing from the driver’s side door.
The resident told police she demanded the return of her gun. During the confrontation, two shots were fired, striking the man in the left side of his neck and shoulder. Police said the man fell into a nearby ditch and admitted to breaking into the vehicle and stealing the firearm before running eastbound.
Investigators believe Tisdale walked into the store and fired multiple rounds at the victim, hitting him several times. The victim did return fire, but did not hit Tisdale.
Kingstree Police said they identified and located the second person, with help from the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office.
Tisdale surrendered at the Kingstree Police Department and was taken to the Williamsburg County detention center.
12/5/25-Aggravated Assault: 25 Peyton Pl SW.
Preliminary Information: On 12/5/25 around 2:58am, officers responded to a person shot at the location of 25 Peyton Pl SW. Upon arrival, officers located a male with a gunshot wound. Grady EMS arrived on scene and transported the male to the hospital in critical condition. Officers made contact with a male who remained on scene.
The male on scene appeared to be a resident at the location. He stated to officers his home was previously broken into. The male was briefly detained, and two handguns were recovered from his person. Preliminary investigation indicates a possible break-in; a crowbar was located and recovered outside the front door where the male was found shot. This investigation remains active and ongoing at this time.
By Dave Workman One of the nation’s leading grassroots gun rights organizations is suggesting that the Justice Department’s newly launched “Second Amendment Section” in the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division should focus immediate attention on states which have adopted “permit-to-purchase” requirements for gun buyers. By no coincidence, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and […]
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On December 11, 1282 Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, the last native and independent Prince of Wales, was killed at the Battle of Orewin Bridge at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales by forces of Edward I of England. Llywelyn reigned from 1259 and is known as Llywelyn the Last. — December 11,1602: A surprise attack by forces of the Duke of Savoy and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain was repelled by push of pike and gunfire from the citizens of Geneva, Switzerland. It has been commemorated since as the Fête de l’Escalade. — And on December 11, 1946, Hank Williams …
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(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) Some Additional Notes Here are some additional notes on the circuit design and practical use of the Franzi one-tube radio kit: First, it’s noticeable that this is a hybrid radio. It uses a 6J1 valve (tube), equivalent to the EF95 (also known as 6AK5), as a regenerative detector, followed by a transistor (T2) acting as a preamplifier, and then a power amplifier (the well-known LM386) to provide enough audio power to the speaker, It doesn’t include a headphone output, which is a downside, however a simple modification and a high impedance earphone …
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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, some news on the threat of cosmic ray disruption of digital microcircuits. A Cosmic Ray Hit May Have Disrupted A320 Flight Controls Struck by a cosmic ray: Galactic …
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“The consequences of inflation are malinvestment, waste, a wanton redistribution of wealth and income, the growth of speculation and gambling, immorality and corruption, disillusionment, social resentment, discontent, upheaval and riots, bankruptcy, increased government controls, and eventual collapse.” – Henry Hazlitt
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I happened on this collection of estate inventories at the Colonial Williamsburg website. Searching for gun produced 354 matches. Gathering up all that data and summarizing it might be interesting.
This whole Somali welfare scandal in Minnesota has me intrigued and amused. It seems that the Somalis looted the welfare system while the elected officials looked on with disinterest.
Ilhan Omar thinks it is racist to point out that the vast majority of those involved are Somali immigrants. Whatshisname Walz seems to think that he is blameless in this whole thing. He's pathetic, he really is, both as a governor and as a man. The guy is a caricature of himself.
We really need to re-do the immigration system. I would like to propose a few rules.
1. Have a working knowledge of the English language when you cross the border. Don't learn it here. Learn it at home before you come.
2. No government benefits or government employment for ten years. None, not rent assistance, ot food stamps, not a cell phone. Either make it on your own or starve.
I think those two would be a good place to start.
RECOIL 14 Days of Christmas 2025 – Day 10 Zero Tolerance CLICK HERE TO ENTERElon Musk Says Charlie Kirk’s Murder Means He Can’t Risk Going Out in General Public [More] He’s right, of course. I just wish he’d put a little more thought into the concerns of those of us who can’t lock down behind security teams. [Via Michael G]
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A national faculty coalition is pushing to grant non-citizens First Amendment protections, demanding that the Trump administration be permanently barred from revoking visas over pro-Palestinian activism or support for terrorist groups. [More] Pol Pot’s never around when you really need him. [Via Michael G]
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A Muslim Algerian migrant woman who worked as a nanny for a Jewish family in Paris is now on trial after trying to poison the family and spewing antisemitic hatred. [More] What kind of madmen put up with servants who don’t know their place? [Via Michael G]
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You coming, Seth? [Via bondmen]
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NJ Governor Murphy Using Last Months In Office To Free 31 Convicted Killers…And Promises Even More [More] And more… [Via bondmen]
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Love this version.
After 17 inches of snow, the rain began last night. The backyard is now a slushy mess, which Sunny loves. But drying her off with a beach towel requires 4 hands, so I got a "Chicken Stick" out ahead of time (her "let Mom write"
She gently takes the treat in her mouth, then spots the Chicken Stick as she enters the kitchen.
She SPEWS out the hard treat in a 60-degree arc towards my kneecaps at 1200 meters per second like a Canine Claymore.
Sunny then stares at the chicken stick til I hand it over.
Then it's time for a zoomie in the living room before passing out to snore on the couch.
I don't think I'm going to get any writing done today.
Cranberry Spritz
- 1.5 oz. Gin
- 1 oz. Cranberry Juice
- 0.5 oz. Simple Syrup
- 0.5 oz. Lemon Juice
- Prosecco
- Rosemary sprig, whole cranberries for garnish
Combine the gin, cranberry juice, and lemon juice in a glass over ice. Top with Prosecco and garnish with a rosemary sprig and a couple whole cranberries.
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Map of Italy in the Public Domain
A homeowner in the Italian province of Rovigo used a firearm to defend himself from armed intruders in 2025. The precise date has not been published. The Italian Prime Minister, Georgia Meloni defended the reform of Italian defense law, which has protected the homeowner from having his name made public. The law protected the homeowner from an intense investigation as someone suspected of using lethal force in an illegitimate manner.
During the Fascist regime of Mussolini, the Italian laws about self defense were made very restrictive. Controls on the ownership of firearms were tightened. Italy reformed its law on self defense in 2019.
The recent case involves a 68-year-old man who has not be identified. The crime occurred in Rovigo. An unidentified, masked, armed, home invader threatened the homeowner, and he responded with gunfire. At least two other suspects were involved. The homeowner appears to have wounded one of the suspects before they fled. Italian Prime Minister Meloni defended the homeowner's right to self defense in his home. From unionesarda.it:
"Defense is always legitimate." This is how Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni commented on the case of a property owner in Rovigo who injured a burglar during an attempted robbery at his home and is not being investigated under the new self-defense rules.
The Mobile Squad is investigating the case: the incident occurred in a house in Grignano. Two or three bandits were involved, one of whom was wounded by a gunshot fired by the homeowner. The shooter, a 68-year-old, is reportedly not under investigation under the new self-defense law.
One of the first cases under the reformed law was that of Fredy Pacini, a 61-year-old shop owner who defended himself against multiple intruders. Pacini was investigated and named in public. Charges against him were eventually dismissed. The reformed law is popular in Italy.
The province of Rovigo is in north east Italy on the coast, including the delta of the river Po. The town of Rovigo is the capital of the province, with a population of 55 thousand. Grignano is a frazioni, sort of a suburb of Rovigo. The prosecutor in the case identified several particulars which qualified the homeowner as protected under the reformed law. From wantedinrome.com:
"The victim fired, aiming at non-vital areas, with a properly registered weapon, to defend himself from a man wearing a balaclava who was inside his home in the dark and who was attempting to attack him with a screwdriver despite the alarm having been triggered and despite the victim having already loudly warned that he was armed and had also asked those inside his home to leave", Fasolato stated.
The reformed law is very restrictive by the standards in most states in the United States of America. In the United States, every shot is considered the use of lethal force, and "shooting to wound" is not a legal doctrine. Italy does not have a version of the Second Amendment. They are recovering after 90 years of laws put in place during the Mussolini regime. It has been a major change in the law to enshrine the right to defense of self in the home into black letter law. From Europeanconservative.com:
Deputy PM Matteo Salvini credited League-backed reforms for protecting “law-abiding citizens.”
Protection of law abiding citizens who reasonably act in defense of self and others has been a major part of restoring rights protected by the Second Amendment in the United States.
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YOUNGSTOWN — David J. Christian was arraigned on a charge of felony domestic violence in a Friday night altercation on Orrin Avenue on the East Side in which he was captured on video telling a woman to shoot him as he was trying to break down her door and charging at her.
Officers were called to the home for a domestic that escalated into a shooting. When they arrived, Christian, 47, who had blood on his sweatshirt and face, walked up to officers in front of the house and said, “I have been shot.”
The man was taken to a police cruiser to await ambulance personnel. He was later taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and then taken to the Mahoning County jail.
On December 10, 1690, Massachusetts Bay became the first American colonial government to issue paper money — the Massachusetts Codfish Notes. They were engraved and printed by Paul Revere. Shown above is a Codfish 8-Pence Note. — December 10, 1520: Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he recant or face excommunication. — And on December 10, 1906, US President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First …
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Introductory Disclaimer: I have not been paid for writing this article, and I own the radio being reviewed. Scenario: The world has gone mad, it is now TEOTWAWKI and it’s just not a pretty picture folks. And if that wasn’t bad enough, what with the power grid being down, looters and such, and some bozo declaring martial law effectively shutting down all radio, internet, and anything capable of receiving any information except what “THEY” want you to hear … hard to imagine? If you can find a holocaust survivor, or anyone who lived during WWII ask them if that sounds …
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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. — Reader Richard T. recommended this article about a millionaire survivalist: Trailblazer: Vernon Pick’s Apocalypse Now. For some context, Richard also sent these two links: Vernon Pick mansion on Google Maps. Vernon Pick mansion visit on YouTube. The comments to the video from people who knew Pick are very informative. o o o …
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“The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court is subversive of the function of judicial review; and it is not the less so because the Court promises to allow it only when the Constitution is moved to the left.” – Robert Bork
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By Dave Workman Fox News is reporting that Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, is promising “a lot more action” by the DOJ to protect Second Amendment rights. In a message posted on ‘X,’ Dhillon writes, “The right of law-abiding American citizens to keep, bear, & use commonly […]
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We went to my friends memorial service today. He was cremated, as is fashionable these days, and I'm not sure what the final arrangements will be for his urn, but we went to the memorial service.
He led a full life, mainly making his living as a helicopter mechanic and much of it overseas. In his younger years he worked in Egypt, Chile, Peru, Brazil and did one tour with the Chilean government in Antarctica.
One of his more memorable photos comes from Antarctica where penguins were a contestant companion.
Yep, that's my buddy, peeing on a penguin. Not many men can claim to have done that.
He was an avid water skier, having skied both the Amazon and the Strait of Magellan.
While working in the oil field in the Gulf, he started making tools for his own tool box. This parlayed into a company, Helicopter Work Aids which makes tools for the aviation industry. His sons have ben running it for a couple of years and are taking it to whole new levels.
We're going to miss him.
PSA's new Guardsman-15! Some nice upgrades over the Freedom line of PSA AR-15s that delivers a lot of value.
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A New York federal judge on Tuesday ordered the unsealing of grand jury materials and other documents related to the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite convicted in 2021 of procuring underage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein.
Judge Paul Engelmayer's order came at the request of the Department of Justice, which cited the Epstein Files Transparency Act that Congress passed last month.
So what will Democrats claim now? Trump's DOJ asked for their release and here they are. This 12/8/25 Bloomberg News article is paywalled but the headline shows that the PreCrime Investigation Division now has a PreNews Reporting Division: "As Epstein Files Deadline Nears, Here's What Might Emerge."
Four Afghan men who dress up as the Peaky Blinders have been arrested by the Taliban for violating “Islamic values”.
The group, all in their early 20s, who are known online as the “Jebrael Shelbys” after the Shelby family in the BBC crime show, were arrested in the Herat province in western Afghanistan.
The men parade around their township of Jebrael imitating the characters from the show, which is set in interwar Birmingham.
I guess dressing up as people who beead others with a knife for believing wrong would have been okay.
Can children and teenagers be forced off social media en masse? Australia is about to find out.
More than 1 million social media accounts held by users under 16 are set to be deactivated in Australia on Wednesday in a divisive world-first ban that has inflamed a culture war and is being closely watched in the United States and elsewhere.
Social media companies will have to take “reasonable steps” to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing accounts are deactivated or removed.
Australian officials say the landmark ban, which lawmakers swiftly approved late last year, is meant to protect children from addictive social media platforms that experts say can be disastrous for their mental health.
“With one law, we can protect Generation Alpha from being sucked into purgatory by predatory algorithms described by the man who created the feature as ‘behavioral cocaine,’” Communications Minister Anika Wells told the National Press Club in Canberra last week.
While many parents and even their children have welcomed the ban, others say it will hinder young people’s ability to express themselves and connect with others, as well as access online support that is crucial for those from marginalized groups or living in isolated parts of rural Australia. Two 15-year-olds have brought a legal challenge against it to the nation’s highest court.
Supporters say the rest of the world will soon follow the example set by the Australian ban, which faced fierce resistance from social media companies.
They can express themaselves the way several thousand generations of young people have done: face to face with friends; through art, music, repairing stuff and playing (remember what that is). Or like my friends and me, learning to program computers* and doig dangerous projects involving low grade explosives and hydrogen balloons. None of us lost fingers.
*Building web pages with SquareSpace or editing silly cat videos does far less intellectual development than learning how to write interrupt service routines.
Japan has protested after Chinese fighter jets locked radars on Japanese aircraft as tensions between the two nations worsened.
Locking radar onto an aircraft is considered a threat because it can signal a potential attack. Japan said there were two such incidents Saturday off its southern Okinawa islands.
Japan said it scrambled fighter jets in response to the Chinese J-15 fighter jets, while Beijing accused Tokyo of "harassing" its forces during a training exercise. No injuries or damage were reported.
Diplomatic ties between Japan and China have spiralled since last month, after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested that Tokyo could take military action if Beijing attacked Taiwan.
Beijing views self-governed Taiwan as part of its territory and has not ruled out the use of force to "reunite" with it.
Both sides have since engaged in increasingly hostile rhetoric towards each other, with the widening rift affecting daily life for citizens in both countries.
I keep hoping Xi thinks before acting stupid. The U.S. and its allies Singapore, Phillipines, Australia, and Vietnam could interdict Chinese exports and perhaps more critically oil imports through the Straits of Malacca and South China Sea. Invasion of Taiwan would ratchet up existing G7 anger at Chinese trade policy to a level from which China might not recover for years. I also think Chinese military might may turn out to be at Russian levels of corruption and incompetence. The energy Xi has put into prosecuting military corruption at the general officer level hints that this problem may be present at lower ranks as well. If you know (or suspect) your superiors are dirty, why not get a piece of the pie for yourself?
*This is a guest post from my friend Steve Moses. Steve is one of the nation’s leading authorities on church security. In this piece, he shares some tips about training church security teams. I think you will enjoy it. Steve’s contact information follows the article. -Greg One can only imagine the nightmare of […]This is big news. Gartner Group is the largest IT trend analysis firm, used by essentially all large corporations. They just recommended blocking the installation and use of AI browsers:
Agentic browsers are too risky for most organizations to use, according to analyst firm Gartner.
The firm offered that advice last week in a new advisory titled “Cybersecurity Must Block AI Browsers for Now,” in which research VP Dennis Xu, senior director analyst Evgeny Mirolyubov, and VP analyst John Watts observe “Default AI browser settings prioritize user experience over security.”
I've posted about the risks of AI browsers. Gartner's recommendations track mine:
Gartner’s fears about the agentic capabilities of AI browser relate to their susceptibility to “indirect prompt-injection-induced rogue agent actions, inaccurate reasoning-driven erroneous agent actions, and further loss and abuse of credentials if the AI browser is deceived into autonomously navigating to a phishing website.”
The authors also suggest that employees “might be tempted to use AI browsers and automate certain tasks that are mandatory, repetitive, and less interesting” and imagine some instructing an AI browser to complete their mandatory cybersecurity training sessions. [Highlighting mine - Borepatch]
The highlighted bit is a very clever way to get attention from IT departments. Not only will it irritate the IT Security team but it will focus the Risk Management team on potential loss of SOC2 compliance. This is a very Gartner way of getting eyeballs from the CISO and CIO. Like I said, clever.
And yeah, I agree 100% with Gartner on this.
- A handy guide for spotting AI slop animal videos on social media...and why they're bad.
- "Why Does Generation Z Have Such A Fascination With Retro Tech?" Probably because physically owning something you paid for must hit like a drug if you're under thirty.
- America's political polarization has become the developing world's side hustle.
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