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Just don’t say we did not warn you. 31 more days to … who knows what?

I was curious to read Time magazine issues from the World War II years, but all I found was Life magazine (for those of you ancient enough to remember it). The 1942 issues are a real hoot to read. The srticle about the Jeep is quite entertaining.

10/5/24 WSB:

Just got off the phone a Pastor in the midst of the flooding in TN/NC. He is in one of the most devastated locations. He verified a few things about the situation:
– Almost all help is being done by private citizens, mainly churches.
– Private helicopters are flying in the vast… pic.twitter.com/jCAfZT4Klx

— Spencer Smith (@BroSpencer) October 4, 2024

 Apparently google didn't like something that had over 300 views before they removed it.  Not sure why but I have requested a review.

It’s a delusional bush.

With very few virtues as firewood, except that it lives for centuries by dying in sections, so that it isn’t necessary to cut and stack green wood for seasoning, and it’s free. But getting relatively straight and girthy wood is a matter of hunting for it and slashing away a lot of twigs and wood too twisted to split. Kindling is easy; firewood is hard....

JD Vance’s acceptance of prohibitionist terms, his failure to correct egregious errors and outright lies, and his avoidance of elaborating to voters on why the right to keep and bear arms is the keystone of freedom, show that when it comes to effective advocacy, Republican politicians all too often come up short. [More] There were … Continue reading "VP Debate: Vance Let Moderators and Walz Mislead Voters on Gun Rights"

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My wife gets freaked out by the chop saw.  I confess that if I can cut material in a less dangerous way, all the better.

I need to cut a 30 degree angle on some .99" aluminum square material.  An alternative strate4gy is put the material in a mill vise on the rotating table and run a carbide end mill through the material after turning the rotary table to 30 degrees.

I am working up to this because I am still easily fatigued.

Part of the set-up is getting the workpiece exactly at a right angle to the mill table.  Here is the workpiece in the mill vise on the rotary table.

 I ned to buy pants with a smaller waist.  Probably a smaller belt as well.

Link to Youtube video of guilty verdict against Houston ex-Police Officer Gerald Goines

On Wednesday, 25 September, 2024, Houston ex-police officer Gerald Goines was found guilty of two counts of felony murder. Reporters in the courtroom, when the verdict of guilty against former officer Goines was read, said they were shocked he was convicted. Goines has been unconfined for nearly five years after he retired in March of 2019.

The sentencing phase of the current trial will start on September 26, 2024. From click2houston.com:

 Today is the opening day for squirrel season in north-central Louisiana.  It's almost a holiday and everyone who wants to tramp through the woods are chasing those bushy-tailed tree rats.  Grandson Lucas went out today and got his first squirrel.  This a momentous occasion.

To make the day even cooler, he used a shotgun that has been in the family a long, long, time.  

Libertarianism is a poison that’s crept into our society on the backs of rightwing billionaires like the late Libertarian David Koch, who ran for Vice President in 1980 on a platform of shutting down every government agency except the military, courts, and police.

Thom Hartmann
September 29, 2024
The ideology that made Mark Zuckerberg rich is now his politics — and it’s terrifying | Opinion (msn.com)

I find it interesting he does not suggest a system he believes to be better. Or in the famous works of Thomas Sowell:

• Compared to what?
• At what cost?
• What hard evidence do you have?

Communism and socialism are well known crimes against humanit...

CAMDENTON, Mo. — The Camden County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is investigating a burglary that ended in a shooting that has left one dead.

According to a press release for CCSO, deputies were called to a Camdenton residence on North Highway 7 at around 3 a.m. on Oct. 2 for a burglary in progress.

The 911 caller told dispatchers that they had shot one of the burglars, while another drove off in an unknown make and model, dark-colored vehicle, according to the release. First responders provided medical care to the suspect, who died at the scene.

More Here

ELGIN, S.C. (WOLO)– Elgin Police responded to a shooting that left one person injured on Tuesday, Oct .1.

Officers say they responded to the shooting around 2 a.m. at a Circle K.

According to officers, a store clerk shot an individual during an active assault.

Elgin Police Department officers say the individual sustained a minor injury.

After investigating, the incident was determined to be self defense.

More Here

I was recently asked about when and how to introduce kids to shooting, and with limited experience of my own, here goes. If they aren’t interested in shooting, then don’t push it. If they are interested, are they mature enough to follow directions and safety protocols? If not, then I set a rifle up in […]

After producing the Ero, a nearly exact copy of the Israeli Uzi, the Croatia firm Arma started making some design changes. With the Mini-Ero, they picked a size in between that of the Mini-Uzi and Micro-Uzi, and also used a stock taken from the vz.61 Skorpion (Model 84 in Croatian service).

A big thanks to the Croatian Police Museum (Muzej Policije) in Zagreb for giving me access to film this rare piece for you! Check them out at: https://muzej-policije.gov.hr

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Via email from a friend and reader who shall remain nameless:

I’ve volunteered to be a poll worker out here in Georgia. I did the primaries, and just finished training for the general election coming up.

For the Primaries, it was all about how to follow the process, how the machines worked and how to troubleshoot them, and what the laws were around voting and how my county interpreted those laws.

This year, the training included visits from two law enforcement agencies with training on active shooter response and other unpleasantness. There is more discussion this year about mob violence (which includes mass ‘victim’ protests), and even the occasional entitled soccer mom ‘Karen’, who thinks election laws can be broken for her convenience and will scream “Disenfranchisement!” if we don’t break the law for her.  We’re not allowed to be armed, but my county will station an under-cover officer who is armed at each poling place.

Even money has Stacy Abrams creating a scene in which her supporters create a huge disturbance at a polling location in order to get ...

From the notes to the video:

Took home the Single Stack National Champion title at the 2024 USPSA Handgun Nationals.

Less than 2% separating Dave Sevigny and myself for the title in the end. Was one hell of a race the whole weekend.

Pistol used was a Rafferty custom guns single stack 1911 in 40 Smith & Wesson.

John is my son-in-law. Daughter Xenia told me about it two and a half weeks ago. But I just now got around to looking for the video.

Congratulations John! That is awesome!

The rain on ...

On October 5, 1877 Chief Joseph and his people surrendered to the US Army, ending the Nez Perce War in the Western United States. — On October 5, 1892, the Dalton Gang was finished in a shoot-out with the residents of Coffeyville, Kansas following a bank holdup. Four members of the gang were killed, and a fifth member was captured. — October 5, 1703 was the birthday of Jonathan Edwards. He was a prolific Calvinist theological writer. Many of his writings were later collected in the multi-volume book The Rational Biblical Theology of Jonathan Edwards, edited by John Gerstner. Edwards …

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“Be assured, if you walk with Him and look to Him, and expect help from Him, He will never fail you.” – George Mueller I am grateful for SurvivalBlog and this community. There is a great wealth of knowledge and inspiration that comes from this project. In the last ten years I have experienced and pursued the development of a survival-focused lifestyle. I do not “do it right.” I have weakness at many points and I do not live in an ideal situation. Regardless I take active steps to improve my survival ability and to improve the resilience of my …

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To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make both long-term and short-term plans. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities and planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, ranch improvements, bug-out bag fine-tuning, and food storage. This is something akin to our Retreat Owner Profiles, but written incrementally and in detail, throughout the year.  We always welcome you to share your own successes and wisdom in your e-mailed letters. We post many of those — or excerpts thereof — in the Odds …

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“Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it. And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely. O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. Therefore I …

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 I've spent some time this evening watching citizen journalists reporting out of the disaster area that is western North Carolina, and my heart moans for those people.  My memory floods back to the twin disasters of Katrina and Rita that hit Louisiana like a 1-2 punch in 2005.

Eastern Louisiana reeled from Katrina, and two weeks later, Rita slammed into western Louisiana.  New Orleans was virtually destroyed and many small communities across the coast were lost in Rita.  Just when everything seemed out of control, the government sent in Lieutenant General Russel Honore and told him to fix the disfunction and bring relief to those hut the most.

Honore took charge.  His command style was results oriented.  He had no time for bureaucrats or delay.  Results were all that mattered.  He'd tell people things like "Don't get stuck on stupid." or "You're looking at a calendar.  I'm looking at my wristwatch."  LTG Honore got things done.

North Carolina needs someone like Russ Honore. Someone with mission orders to take charge, tighten up the bureaucrats and get relief flowing.  I note that North Carolina is home to s...

The replica sheath that I ordered from eBay seller "banddinsidethegoldmine" arrived today. It's a pretty close replica of the original sheaths. Here's a pic with the knife in the replica sheath next to the original that it came with. After I took the pic I applied some neatsfoot oil, which darkened it a bit, as expected.

The seller also has right handed sheaths, but since I'm left handed I stuck with the historically correct lefty sheath.

For the last several decades, a lot of legislation in DC and the State capitols has included a “sunset clause,” also called a sunset rule or a sunset provision. The sunset clause is a measure within a statute, regulation or other law that provides for the law to cease to be effective after a specified date, unless further legislative action is taken to extend it.

A sunset clause is kinda like an expiration date on a product – except (supposedly) binding. We have two general types of expiration dates on food and drugs: “sell by” dates and “use by” dates. To put it another way, the manufacturer or distributor strongly urges the retailer and the buyer (consumer) to pay attention. (As does the government which often mandates that.)

Of course, there is a difference in sunset clauses. For one thing, Congress, legislatures, and the White House don’t want “consumers” (citizens and residents) to pay attention. They want the adulation of the voters and public, not the close attention. They do not want their laws, the imperial decrees we give the euphemistic name “execu...

 Being a country boy, I've owned chainsaws my entire adult life and I truly hate the damned things.  Noisy, oily, and dangerous,  I have never been comfortable running a chainsaw.  My latest chainsaw was one I bought at the local power equipment store, and it's a good one.  Echo brand. I've had it for 10-ish years and it still starts on the second pull.

For that, I give credit to my Dad, who said that there are several things that we must do for our small engines so that they run consistently.  1) Good, fresh fuel.  These days I run True Fuel in the chainsaw.  40:1, although the book calls for 50:1  That little bit of extra oil doesn't hurt a thing, and might actually help.  Then, when you're done, drain the fuel from the tank, and start the engine, letting it idle until if runs dry.  There may be a little fuel left in the lines, but not enough to gum things up.  And 3), give it a little cleaning before you put it away.

The chainsaw has been around for 10-ish years, gets run maybe twice a year, and still starts on the second pull. I changed the spark plug and filters maybe two years ago.

When this one ...

Blackface photo shakes up toss-up House district in NY – Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y. is facing controversy over a 2006 Halloween costume in which he dressed in blackface [More] So we could get a racist gun-grabbing Democrat instead of a racist gun-grabbing Republican?

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Social Media Censorship Is Bringing Print Back – Firearms News’ Facebook Page Getting Deleted Is Part of the Reason Why. [More] “Community standatrds,” you know…

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Supreme Court Will Hear Gun Industry Challenge to Mexico’s Lawsuit – “Simply put, Mexico’s suit threatens to undermine American sovereignty and constitutional liberty, and it has no business in this country’s courts.” [More] I expect our side to win. What I’m most curious of is what the Democrat judges will do, and how they will … Continue reading "Mexican Standoff"

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If our government has one job it’s to provide for the security and well-being of the American people. Instead, they siphon our taxes and they funnel to anyone and everyone but us. [Watch] I’m wondering how much of the failure is deliberate provocation.

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NYT: Could Donald Trump Really Use the DOJ to Jail His Rivals? [More] Like the Democrats have been trying to do to him? One can only hope. [Via Michael G]

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CAIR Calls Liz Cheney an Unrepentant ‘Torture Advocate, Anti-Muslim Bigot and Warmonger’ [More] So, what does that make Kamala?

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Gun Control Buddies — Tim Walz: ‘David Hogg Is a Good Friend of Mine’ [More] Maybe they can get together with some school shooters over beers. [Via bondmen]

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Cartel Gunmen on Jet Skis Kill Victim In Luxurious Cancun Beach Hotel [More] Damn American personal watercraft stores… [Via bondmen]

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Biden-Harris DHS Ignores Risks of Allowing Released Migrants to Board Airline Flights Without ID [More] Meanwhile, citizens who pay money and submit to biometrics and enhanced background checks to go through CLEAR, TSA Precheck, and GlobalEntry still get their privates groped. We wouldn’t even have those if not for foreign national hijackers. Absolute Bizarro World… … Continue reading "Will That Be Stabbing or Non-Stabbing Section?"

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Maryland Police TAXPAYERS To Fork Over More Than $2 Million Back Pay To Female, Black Applicants Who Couldn’t Pass Tests [More] I had to fix that headline. It makers fair the question how long a swelf-destructivel species that prioritizes advancement of the least fit over survival of the fittest can avoid extinction. Any questions on … Continue reading "We’re the Only Ones Unfit Enough"

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I’m a big fan of John C. Wright’s work, and he is releasing a new novel, the basic premise of which was- “imagine if the latest Star Wars movies hadn’t been written by idiots.”

Space Pirate of Andromeda

Full disclosure, I’ve not read this yet, but John is a crazy talented writer, so I’m looking forward to it!

‘Republicans for Allred’ Coalition Stacked With Former GOP Losers [More] They’re all Reds… Leave it to Opposite Day “progressives” to call liabilities assets. Everybody remember this…? [Via Sweet Babboo]

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He was just being neighborly. Speaking of Tim… [Via Jess]

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Comer Issues Subpoenas to Biden-Harris Administration for Possible Collusion with Anti-Second Amendment Groups on Litigation Against Firearm Manufacturer [More] I still haven’t heard back from him on my own adventure in collusion and stonewalling. [Via Jess]

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Canada Banned Certain Guns, Can’t Figure Out How To Collect Them [More] Or as Doug McKenzie noted… [Via Dan Gifford]

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I can’t post this online because it’s not quite public yet, but government officials had a town meeting with all of the residents of chimney rock and basically told them the town was being bulldozed, bodies and all and the land was being seized by the federal government… [More] Vs. NO GOVERNMENT SEIZURE OF CHIMNEY … Continue reading "Point/Counterpoint"

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Jury acquits former Kenai gun shop owner on federal firearms charge [More] What I want to know is who the snitches who contacted ATF were. Right-wingers, if you can believe The Atlantic. [Via Jess]

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Don’t look for the administration to do anything against it. [Via Wynn A]

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The dislike of and anguish over social media is just growing and growing. It is part of our problem, particularly in democracies, in terms of building consensus around any issue.

It’s really hard to govern today. The referees we used to have to determine what is a fact and what isn’t a fact have kind of been eviscerated, to a certain degree. And people go and self-select where they go for their news, for their information. And then you get into a vicious cycle.

So it’s really, really, hard, much harder to build consensus today than any time in the 45, 50 years I’ve been involved in this. You know there’s a lot of discussion now about how you curb those entities in order to guarantee that you’re going to have some accountability on facts, etc.

But look, if people only go to one source, and the source they go to is sick, and, you know, has an agenda, and they’re putting out disinformation, our First Amendment stands as a major block to be able to just, you know, hammer it out of existence.

So what...

 Link to Youtube video interview.

On the evening of September 6, 2024, Owen Beierman, 12, and his father, Ryan, 43, were hunting bears near Siren, Wisconsin. Siren is about 50 miles north and 50 miles east of Minneapolis, in northwest Wisconsin. Owen fired a shot at a 200 lb black bear with his .350 Legend rifle. The bear ran off, leaving a strong blood trail. Even mortally wounded bears often run for some distance. The Beiermans borrowed a Labrador retriever from their neighbors and started tracking the bear, about 20 minutes after it was shot. It was already getting dark. Game is often shot just after sunrise or shortly before sunset.  The Beiermans could not know if they would find a dead bear or a wounded bear. They were in thick brush when the first indicator happened. The dog came running past them in full retreat. They managed to take a f...

( CYFD is Children Youth and Families Department)

A few minutes after 7:45 PM, on Tuesday, October 1, shots were fired near 4501 Indian School Rd NE, which is east of Washington Street. The shooting happened outside of the CYFD building. The caller told 911 that someone allegedly shot his friend and fled on foot. Reportedly, five shots were fired.

New Mexico State Police were the first to arrive on the scene, finding a person who had been shot. The Albuquerque Police Department arrived shortly after. Based on preliminary information, it is believed that a person was trespassing on CYFD property, the trespasser supposedly pepper-sprayed the security guard, and the guard then fired their gun at the trespasser.

Albuquerque Fire Rescue is purportedly transporting the person shot to a local hospital. Rescue 13 is doing the transport. The individual is believed to have sustained 4-5 gunshot wounds. The person’s condition is presently not known.

More Here

I spoke directly with Mayor Dowling Watford and Police Chief Donald Hagan. Both profusely apologized and explained that at no point was it their intention to strip the residents and business owners of their Second Amendment rights. [More] I’d prefer officials do things my way because they share my convictions, but if they just do … Continue reading "Sorry or Sorry, Not Sorry?"

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The Rise of the Right-Wing Tattletale [More] Jackson Reffitt could not be reached for comment. Neither could Al Sharpton, Facebook gun snitches, Trump Voterlist.org, Amalgamated Bank, anyone from ATF, LA Crimestoppers, Kate Brown, NYPD… y’know, I could do this all day. And then some. And now we’re the ones spreading misinformation. So says Nature… Do … Continue reading "I Know You Are But What Am I?"

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As David Codrea noted in AmmoLand News, the bump stock case—and by extension, the FRT battle—has become a symbolic fight. “The Cargill ruling… saved the day. Kudos to those tyranny challengers—we all owe them.” [More] I don’t know what surprises me more: seeing people quote me or seeing those who do not use it to … Continue reading "Consider the Source"

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Justices to hear challenge to regulation of unserialized ‘ghost guns’ [More] The Founders couldn’t have imagined unserialized guns, right…?

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Look, the guy may be great on guns, but it shouldn’t be this hard finding out. [More] If you’re not prepared to champion and defend RKBA, anytime, anywhere, and if you think it’s something you need to keep a low profile on to avoid political embarrasment, you’re not doing it right and you’re not prepared … Continue reading "Republican Challenger Underplaying Guns in Crucial Ohio Race"

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When you’re outdoors in the coming cold weather, you have the choice of gloves or cold, numb hands, neither of which is a great combination with firearms. Here, with John Farnam’s permission, I share a discussion string that John began recently. Pay parti...

Romania had more than a million rifles in its inventory after World War One, but they were mused between Mannlicher 88/90, Mannlicher 95, Mosin Nagant, and Berthier patterns – and they were almost all rifles and not carbines. In order to make practical use of all these arms, it was decided to allocate them geographically rather than try to standardize on one single type. The region of Moldavia got the guns in 7.62x54R, including Mosin Nagants. This consisted mostly of M91 rifles, and very few M1907 carbines – but carbines were needed in fairly significant numbers to arm specialist troops (artillerymen, machine gunners, etc).

In the mid to late 1930s, about 10,000 carbine conversions were ordered, and these were about 2/3 completed by 1938 (the one date where we have an archival accounting of the project status). Pres...

Better check and see if Costco will let you return those three cases of toilet paper you bought on speculation, hoping to sell it to your less-foresighted neighbors in a couple weeks, because the longshoremen's strike is off (at least for the next several months.)

Holy cow, I've been in this industry for decades and can't remember a time when everyone knew that you encrypted the damn passwords*:

Officials in Ireland have fined Meta $101 million for storing hundreds of millions of user passwords in plaintext and making them broadly available to company employees.

Meta disclosed the lapse in early 2019. The company said that apps for connecting to various Meta-owned social networks had logged user passwords in plaintext and stored them in a database that had been searched by roughly 2,000 company engineers, who collectively queried the stash more than 9 million times.

This is such a rookie mistake that it makes you wonder what those 9 million queries were looking for.  Meta has such a horrible reputation for abusing its users privacy that the suspicion is that this was just one more wring on that rag.  That's only a suspicion, but Meta has certainly earned that suspicion over the years.

* Yeah, yeah I know - one-way hash.  I...

I have generally had good experiences working with journalists interested in guns in America. Certainly most work within the dominant narrative of gun-pathology, but I usually feel I have added nuance or broader understanding to their work.

A recent very bad experience with a media outlet has changed my approach to dealing with journalists. I realize how many ideas I’ve produced over the years that have simply gone to waste. So from now on, whenever possible, I will two-way record any interviews I give and post transcripts or, if I give written responses, post those responses.

Below is the written response I provided to a French journalist reporting on swing states in the U.S. presidential election. She had a number of questions about gun culture and gun laws in Arizona, which I deferred to a colleague at Arizona State University, but also asked a more general question about guns in this year’s election. Her question and my brief response follow.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A robbery attempt in South Nashville sent two people to the hospital Tuesday night, Metro Nashville police said.

Officers were called to Charles E. Davis Boulevard and Green Street around 7:45 p.m. after shots were fired.

Officials said a male suspect approached another man and pulled out a gun, requesting the victim remove his clothes, to which he complied. When the suspect became distracted, the victim reportedly pulled a gun out of his pants and shot the suspect twice.

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FORT WORTH – Bounty hunters shot a man they were pursuing Monday after he attempted to charge them with his vehicle, according to Fort Worth police.

Police responded to reports of a shooting just after 6 p.m. at 3019 Ave N.

The two bounty hunters fired when the man turned his vehicle on them, police said.

"They fired on the vehicle in an attempt to stop the car, and one bullet hit the victim in his thigh," Fort Worth police said in a news release.

The man, who is currently in surgery, is expected to survive, according to police.

More Here

 Four colleges have forfeited against San Jose State's volleyball team rather than put their women in danger by playing against a man.

The University of Wyoming, Boise State, Southern Utah, and Utah State have all taken a pass.

San Jose State is naturally blaming those hicks from keeping their team from playing.  Bet if they punted the dude off the team, they'd have plenty of games.  Right now they are 'undefeated' with an 8-0 record (almost half are forfeits).

Idaho's governor had Boise States' back by signing an executive order forbidding women's teams from playing against teams with men on them.

JDhillon has been tracking this (his last youtube was when three teams had bowed out).  He's a smart man and I check out his videos daily.

Important Solar Flare Alert: A CME Double Whammy: An X7 on Wednesday and now a X9.1. Keep your electronics Faraday-protected for at least a few more days. And watch for auroras on Friday night and Saturday night. SpaceWeather.com posted this on Thursday: THE STRONGEST FLARE YET: Sunspot AR3842 exploded again today, producing the strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 25 so far. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the X9.1-category blast: Radiation from the flare ionized the top of Earth’s atmosphere and caused a deep shortwave blackout over Africa and the South Atlantic. Ham radio operators in the area may have …

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In this article, I’d like to emphasize the importance of tools that will be needed by our descendants. To begin, I’d like to stress the importance of buying quality tools. Don’t buy junk tools from Mainland China, often sold at places like Wal-Mart and Harbor Freight. I prefer tools made by companies like Snap-On, MAC, Matco, Irwin, Stahlwille (of Germany), Proto (called Plomb in the company’s early days), SK, Klein, Husky (pre-Taiwan), Cornwell, Kobalt (pre-China), Facom (of France), Worx, Fiskars (of Finland), Knipex, Ridgid, and Craftsman (pre-China). Sadly, many tool companies like Craftsman, Husky, Kobalt, and Stanley have moved part …

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Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, a report on possible lower crude oil prices. (See the Commodities section.) Precious Metals: Silver and gold prices have continued to be quite strong. When I checked on Thursday evening (Friday morning in Asia), Spot Gold was at $2,677.70 per Troy ounce, and Spot Silver was at $32.43. Wow!  The COMEX short sellers must be …

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“Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.” – Albert Einstein

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Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.

It’s going to be an exciting fall for Larysa Switlyk! Larysa will be appearing in three different outdoor television shows on two different networks! 

Larysa says, “I am blessed for all these opportunities, but they don’t come without a lot of hard work and dedication and my never quit attitude. I love being able to share my passion for the outdoors and pass along the message of wildlife conservation to as many people as possible and having the chance to do it on different platforms is a real treat.” 

Remember to set your reminders to watch these following shows Larysa will be appearing on! 

Rob Morse, writing from (and about) the Helene-hit hinderland of the Old South:

Why are people in North Carolina suffering after the latest storm? The answers are both obvious and unusual. We are responding to both acts of nature and acts of human nature. Both are predictable. Getting re-elected was more important than helping US citizens in need.

Hurricanes happen. While the rains may not have been extraordinary where you live, rivers concentrate rainfall into narrow basins or floodplains. That means the wall of water arrives at your doorstep even if the rains were miles or hundreds of miles away. We’ve seen that before, so why were people hit so hard this time?

Civilians are usually the first responders. We help our neighbors grab their things and go. Lots of us did that, but there were some people left behind. Your neighbor with a truck has a hard time helping you if the road is washed out and impassible.

I’ve seen individuals with private helicopters save lives. Usually, state officials are eager to clear up the bureaucratic problems so that rescue flights can take place. It certainly looks bad when vic...

I could not find this on the official FAA NOTAM board but this copy clearly prohibits private relief activities near some North Carolina airports.  Almost like our government wants these red counties to die before the election. 

More than 400,000 Haitians have entered the U.S. in the past two years [More] That may explain the uptick in “forever homes“… [Via Wynn A]

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In an email addressed to “The Phantom Lake Elementary Community” Monday, the principal described a swastika as a symbol of hate and as a symbol of peace. She apologized for not acknowledging sooner that a swastika in some cultures is a symbol of “peace and prosperity,” including she said in ‘Buddhism and Hinduism.’ Several parents … Continue reading "A Symbolic Gesture"

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Vivian and Gabriel's modest home in Billings, Montana 

A notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has been filed in the Gun Free School Zone case in Billings Montana.  The notice was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Billings Division. It was filed on August 6, 2024. The case was settled with a plea agreement on August 2, 2024. No fine or prison time was imposed by Judge Susan P. Waters, but Gabriel was sentenced to three years probation. The probation includes paying $75 per month for the costs of administering the probation.

During the court hearings, Gabriel Metcalf preserved the right to appeal through his federal attorney, Russel Hart. From the Notice of Appeal:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Def...

Fort Worth, Texas - A man was shot by a homeowner early Monday morning after allegedly throwing a rock at the homeowner, Fort Worth police said.

 The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. on Museum Way in the West 7th area, where the man was reportedly attempting to trespass on the homeowner’s property. After the man allegedly threw a rock, the homeowner shot him in the leg, police said.

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A teenage robber reportedly armed with a fake gun was shot by his would-be victim Sunday night in Kensington, police said.

Officers responded at around 11 p.m. to the 2300 block of N. Front Street, where they found a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his leg, authorities said. He was transported to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children with nonlife-threatening injuries, according to the PPD.

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JONESBORO, Ark. — A suspected aggravated residential burglary was stopped early Saturday in Jonesboro after the suspect was shot.

Between 5:15 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. on Sept. 28 at the 1100 block of Walker PL, police responded after a report said a suspect attempted to climb into a victim’s window and was shot by another male, the police report said. The report alleged the suspect was the ex-boyfriend of the victim and tried to break into her apartment.

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Several years ago Big Brother gave me a gift of an electric chainsaw…

…and at first I responded with distain, because such a weak little thing couldn’t possibly be of any use. I was, as is my custom, completely wrong: I have gotten a lot of use out of it. It’s the bee’s knees for brush cutting, but it definitely isn’t up to real wood cutting. I think it has a thermal sensor that dr...

 In this, the first week of October, with nearly 60 days left in the hurricane season, we turn to the National Hurricane Center for their 7-day outlook.

Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband assaulted his ex-girlfriend, three friends have told Dailymail.com. The Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, 59, allegedly struck the woman in the face so hard she spun around, while waiting in a valet line late at night after a May 2012 Cannes Film Festival event in France. One of her friends told … Continue reading "The Second Not So Gentleman?"

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Federal, state officials indict 68 members of Southern California neo-Nazi group [More] I wonder how many were embedded assets? Let the conflation begin!

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Man in Cañon City area claims self-defense after killing a mountain lion [More] It was a mountain lion. All he had was a shovel. Why would he need to “claim” anything, especially since he had the tool that would have enabled him to shut up? [Via Michael G]

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Regime Media OMIT FEMA Running Out of Hurricane Relief Funds While Spending $1B To House Illegal Aliens [More] Why would Democrats give away the extortion card and the source of future votes? [Via Michael G] Related UPDATE If true, and if there’s no good reason, this is a test: The conspiracy theorist in me says the … Continue reading "A Matter of Priorities"

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I completely disagree with the premise of the question.

The question that you’re are asking; it is also incredibly dangerous in the way that you are asking it, because American people are watching.

Karine Jean-Pierre
White House Press Secretary
September 18, 2024
Jean-Pierre scorched for ‘utterly heinous response’ defending Biden-Harris rhetoric calling Trump a ‘threat’ | Fox News

The question, you ask?

It’s been, only two days since someone, allegedly, tried to kill Donald Trump again. And you are here at the podium in the White House Briefing Room, calling him a threat. How many more assignation attempts on Donald Trump until the president, and the vice president, and you pick a different word,...

I hope you don't drive a KIA.  This is actually a failure of post manufacturing security processes, not that it makes things any better:

Sam Curry, who previously demonstrated remote takeover vulnerabilities in a range of brands – from Toyota to Rolls Royce – found this vulnerability in vehicles as old as model year 2014. The mess means the cars can be geolocated, turned on or off, locked or unlocked, have their horns honked and lights activated, and even have their cameras accessed – all remotely.

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The issue originated in one of the Kia web portals used by dealerships. Long story short and a hefty bit of API abuse later, Curry and his band of far-more-capable Kia Boyz managed to register a fake dealer account to get a valid access token, which they were then able to use to call any backend dealer API command they wanted.

"From the victim's side, there was no notification that their vehicle had been accessed nor thei...

 Following the utter destruction that hurricane Helene left across the south, we're hearing moans about climate change.  Maybe the climate is changing, but if so, it's doing it awfully slowly.  History tells us of a similar flood near Asheville, NC in 1916.

It’s hard to believe the great Flood of 1916 that ravaged Western North Carolina took place over 100 years ago. The Flood still lives on in the hearts and minds of Asheville area citizens, and it is still known as ‘the flood to end all floods’. The Asheville Citizen, using a borrowed gasoline engine to run its presses, described the devastation caused by The Flood in its July 17, 1916, edition:“Exacting an unknown toll of death, with a property loss exceeding three million dollars, Asheville today is absolutely isolated from the outside world, is a city of darkness void of ordinary transportation facilities, and finds herself helpless in the grasp of the most terrible flood conditions ever known here.”

I say this not to minimize the human suffering in this present calamity, but to remind us t...

Kamala Harris to Campaign with Liz Cheney in Birthplace of GOP [More] I may start calling them URH: Unpopular Republicans for Harris And naturally, the execrable Michael Steele is part of this cabal of Vichycon clowns who crammed so many RINOs into the Big Tent there was no room left for elephants. If they prevail, … Continue reading "Keep Digging Deeper"

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The Illinois Attorney General’s office has apologized to a federal judge demanding answers after implying his ruling against the state’s mass transit concealed carry ban has “safety implications.” [More] And that is the difference between a Trump-appointed judge and what Kamala will put on the bench. True, his won’t all be perfectly consistent. But you … Continue reading "Better Safe Than Sorry"

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IG: DHS Doesn’t ‘Fully Access Risks’ When Releasing Illegal Aliens Without IDs Into U.S. “If CBP and ICE continue to allow noncitizens — whose identities immigration officers cannot confirm — to enter the country, they may inadvertently increase national security risks.” [More] [Via Michael G]

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We talked about Malwarebytes warning readers away from WND. Same thing with Daily Caller, Lucianne.com, and CCRKBA. What did Mr. Goldfinger say? Related UPDATE Add Fox Business to the list.

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“As of today, there has been no response from you or your Department regarding the inquiry on July 12, 2024, seeking information on efforts undertaken by your Department to enforce laws prohibiting non-citizen voting. Given that the 2024 Presidential Election is in less than 34 days, your Department’s inaction and refusal to provide any information … Continue reading "Adventures in Baselessness"

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Throughout the document, Smith argues that the actions Trump took to overturn the election were in his private capacity – as a candidate – rather than in his official capacity, as a president. [More] Speaking of acting in a private capacity, how is that not what election interference apparatchik Smith is doing, and why can’t … Continue reading "Private Parts"

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Harold Daggett — the union boss who has vowed to “cripple” the US economy if ports don’t ban automation and raise dockworkers’ wages sharply — had a Bentley convertible parked outside his sprawling mansion in New Jersey this week, exclusive photos obtained by The Post reveal. [More] Think of it as his “fair share.”

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Shoemaker submitted his original response to the complaint on Sept. 18, including a defense reading: “There was and will be no Constitutional violation in enforcing the statute because the phrase ‘bear arms’ is a 1791-era idiom referring to military or militia service. Plaintiffs have failed to plead their involvement in a militia.” [More] He “loves … Continue reading "The Monroe (County) Doctrine"

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Meta Accused of Suppressing Voter Guide Information on Facebook [More] “Community standards,” you know… And Zuck thinks a bunker will save him… [Via Sweet Babboo] Related UPDATE Bill Gates’ Microsoft says “Hold our beer.” [Via Michael G]

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Our annual celebration of "all beers Oktoberfest" continued with beer, a cigar, and a fire. Despite a late afternoon temperature of 80°, it wasn't raining for a change, so we decided to get in the first fire of the season. Center of the Universe Oktoberfest Märzen and a AVO Syncro Nicaragua Fogata made for a wonderful pairing.

We have enjoyed the Center of the Universe Oktoberfest Märzen on a ...

I just linked to a piece about Diego Garcia the other day, and now comes the news that the United Kingdom has agreed to hand the Chagos Islands (of which the Diego Garcia atoll is a part) over to Mauritius.

• The only skyscraper designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is up for sale. Opening bid is only six hundred grand! It has a really baller penthouse apartment with built-in furnishings designed by Wright, too. I dunno what the nightlife is like in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, but I bet you can see clear to the horizon.


• How do you say "Join the army or go to jail" in Russian?


• Try something new. You might have a good time!

I love my Pentax KS-1 but it is a bit bulky for the March vacation in Europe.  I have a Canon 12MP point-and-shoot but its zoom range is limited and it has such limited aperture that I suspect the inside cathedral shots are not going to dshoots.  This is my big problem with phone csmeras.

On October 3, 1712, the Duke of Montrose issued a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor. — Today is the 31st anniversary of the Mogadishu, Somalia raid. 18 Americans were killed. The Somalis killed were unnamed and un-numbered, but estimates range from 315 to 2,000 KIAs. The events of October 3, 1993 were memorialized in the movie Black Hawk Down. — We are running a 3-week-long sale at Elk Creek Company.  Until October 11th, 2024, all of our blackpowder revolvers, all of our M1891 Argentine Mauser rifles, and all of our sporter rifles are deeply discounted.  Take a …

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I really did not give a lot of thought ahead of time about the approaching storm. I spent time at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo in Cuba growing up and I have lived through several hurricanes in the Southeast. I won’t make that mistake again. I now see how we can get way too comfortable with the daily situation live in and not see the forest for the trees. My work location is several hours from my home which is in the mountains of Western North Carolina. I work from home about half the time and was in the mountains when …

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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, we look at the current dock workers strike. East and Gulf Coast Ports Strike, Stranding Billions in Trade Over at left-leaning CNBC: East and Gulf coast ports strike, …

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“Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

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Fall mornings in the woods have a magic of their own – cool air, golden leaves and the promise of adventure. I, for one, enjoy fall turkey hunting. While it’s different from a more adrenaline-packed hunt with gobbling Toms, it’s a time to unplug, connect with family and spend some time outdoors doing what I love. This year, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to bring my eight-year-old nephew, Grady, on the hunt. I also brought my JP Enterprises JP-15, loaded with Fiocchi 69g Sierra Match King Hollow Points, ready to harvest a pre-Thanksgiving bird and enjoy all that the wild has to offer.