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"The British carmaker on Tuesday debuted a new advert featuring several models with asymmetrical haircuts and brightly coloured, haute couture clothing walking around a Mars-like landscape bathed in bright pink.
"Messages such as “create exuberant”, “live vivid”, “delete ordinary”, “break moulds” and “copy nothing” flash on the sccreen but no actual cars or references to Jaguar as a carmaker are featured."
Tragically, Jaguar seems to have abandoned what they are good at: sports sedans. This is why I have given up on replacing my 2014 XF with anything Jaguar. Jaguar even managed to fix the longstanding problem of unreliability. This and the 2005 X-type have been the two most trouble-free cars that I have ever owned.
They are not complete idiots. The Middle Eastern version lacks the trans guy. Who exactly are they trying to sell cars to?
One user simply wrote, “Alec Baldwin’s zipper was down on SNL. What a loser.” [More] Hey, he’s an actor. Costume prep is up to the wardrobe department. No? I suppose we just ought to be grateful he didn’t have a negligent discharge.
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Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin is urging Democrats to change their messaging to say that “Republicans want to kill your kids.” [More] It’s just SOP for her. I love that she’s attacking Morning Joe and WaPo in what appears to be a monomaniacal quest to make herself even more irrelevant and hated by everybody. Then again, it … Continue reading "A ‘Former Conservative’"
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The new CCW revolver from Taurus, the 650 featuring a shoulded hammer! Chambered in .357 Mag, this is a budget option for revolver carry.Michigan Senate Democrats are trying to ban making a ‘false statement or misrepresentation’ about elections. [More] They hate the First Amendment as much as they do the Second, with every one of the sponsors also signing on to this. Who are the idiot “third way” Republicans acting like what’s needed here is clarification instead of … Continue reading "What You Need to Be is Controlled"
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MAGA world outraged after now-deleted tweet reveals Mitch McConnell’s secret plot to derail Trump’s agenda in the Senate [More] Ask yourself what about his past actions and collusion would make him side with the freaked out DOJ… [Via bondmen]
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The Obamas Get Their Comeuppance [More] I wouldn’t count him out as future kingmaker yet, because his gut was right on Kamala’s electability. Has anyone ever asked for Mik… uh… Michelle’s birth certificate? [Via bondmen]
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FBI, DOJ Officials Freaking Out Over Announcement of Gaetz As AG Pick, Start Lawyering Up [More] Which explains the desperate resurrection of dismissed allegations. They’re afraid. I’d say “Good,” but that makes them even more dangerous. [Via bondmen]
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This is the same smug @$$hole who deleted his X account after he called Trump a devil following the assassination attempt. [Via cydl]
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This makes 8 pancakes double if it cooking for a larger group.
Mix in large bowl:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornmeal
1 Tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Mix in another bowl
1 egg whisked (I used an extra large one, if using smaller one you might want to add another Tablespoons milk).
3/4 cup milk to which you've added 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 Tablespoons melted butter.
Mix wet and dry ingredients
Cook on an oiled griddle.
Next up is a recipe for some homemade corn tortillas for carne asada tacos for lunch. (Yes, I don't like raw tomatoes, hence my tacos are a bit "nekked" with just lettuce and a little Mexican cheese and some Scoville Brothers hot sauce from Northern Indiana)
Note: making these from just stone ground cornmeal is not going to work, you need the traditional Mexican masa harina flour to which you add just a bit of cornmeal for a slightly crunchier texture. Masa harina is made by drying field corn (maize) and then treating it in a solution of lime and water. I This loosens the hulls from the kernels and softens the corn. In addition, the lime reacts with the corn so that the nutrient niacin can be assimilated by the digestive track.
Corn Tortillas
1 and 1/4 cups plus 2 Tablespoons masa harina (I buy Bob's Red Mill Brand, in health food sections at the store and at Amazon at a good price).
2 Tablespoons stone ground cornmeal
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lard (or veggie equivalent)
About 1 cup hot water, or more as needed
Flour for kneading
Combine the masa, cornmeal, and salt in a bowl; stir in the oil. Slowly stream in the water while mixing with your hand or a wooden spoon until the dough comes together into a ball.
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until it is smooth and elastic — just a minute or two. Wrap in plastic, and let it rest at room temperature for at least 30 minutes or up to a few hours.
Break off pieces of the dough (you’re shooting for 12 to 16 tortillas total), and lightly flour them. Put them between 2 sheets of plastic wrap, and press them in a tortilla press, or use a rolling pin, or roll them out or press them with your hands to a diameter of 4 to 6 inches. Begin to cook the tortillas as you finish pressing or rolling them.
Put a large skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes. Cook the tortillas, 1 or 2 at a time, until brown spots appear on the bottom, about a minute. Flip, and do the same on the other side. Wrap the cooked tortillas in a towel to keep them warm; serve immediately, or cool and store tightly wrapped in the fridge for a few days.
Lastly, for dinner. Pork chops dredged in egg and milk and coated with crushed cornflakes to which some lemon pepper was added, baked at 350 F. for 50 minutes (these were thick cut) served with veggies, garlic mashed potatoes and topped with lemon slices.
Metric ingredients provided for our Canadian readership.
Note: the conversion came from "the Metric Kitchen" so if a chicken explodes I won't be held responsible. :-)
1 cup yellow cornmeal Plus 2 Tablespoons (175 grams)
1 cup all-purpose flour Plus 2 Tablespoons (140 grams) Gluten free flour works, just add 1/2 teaspoon Xanath Gum
1 tablespoon baking powder (15 mL)
1/3 cup granulated sugar (65 grams)
1 teaspoon salt (7 grams)
1 cup milk plus 2 Tablespoons (270 mL)
2 large eggs (make sure you use ones from Metric chickens)
1/2 stick butter, melted (60 grams)
3 Tablespoons honey (65 mL)
1/4 teaspoon Mexican vanilla
Heat oven to 400 degrees (about 200 C). Into a large bowl, mix the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together the whole milk and eggs. In a small glass bowl in the microwave, melt butter and then add the honey to that. Add the wet to the dry ingredients and stir until mixed.
Bake in a greased 12 muffin tin, or use the little paper muffin liners. Bake for 14-15 minutes, just until golden.
SPLC Targets the Real-News Partner of The Babylon Bee [More] Of course outing people is low. What else would we expect from demonstrable subversive scum? Besides, they need to do what they can to sabotage The Onion’s competition. [Via Michael G]
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DeSantis Lashes Out at No-Show Republican Senators After Far-Left Judge Confirmation – Rubio and Vance were two of the five absent senators. You’re not in the Trump administration yet. Get to the chamber and do your job. [More] Call it what is is: dereliction of duty. What’s worse is they know what the plan is, … Continue reading "Inexcusable"
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I went to the grocers this morning to pick up some stuff for Thanksgiving. Like q turkey and a ham, and some other stuff that Belle thinks we need. One of the things on her list was a spiral cut ham. I didn't get the most expensive ham in the cooler, but there were none there that we could consider a bargain. A roughly nine-pound ham cost a smidgen over $40.00. The turkey was no screaming deal either. When the butcher starts the conversation by apologizing, you know his heart is in the right place.
I had a buddy, now departed, who would wait till after the holidays and buy a bunch pf hams after the season. He'd cut them, slice them, and freeze them for use year around. I recall deer camp breakfast would be ham and eggs. Not a bad way to start the day.
Oh, I'm frying the turkey this year. I know what I'm doing and won't burn the place down. Regular old store-brand vegetable oil was $10.00 a gallon. That price-gouge hurt more than the price of that ham.
I don't know what the new administration can do about food prices, but Bidenomics is killing us.
This is why it’s fruitless to “debate” with with obnoxious, self-entitled fanatics who are too stupid to realize how wrong they are, and who presume to teach but don’t even belong in the class without passing the prerequisites. Has the loudmouthed clownette “proudly” ID’d herself on social media yet? [Via Jess]
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There are only two things that are certain in Oregon in 2025. Taxes and Republican surrender. [More] Most would be like that everywhere if that’s what it took. Don’t look for things to change in the Beaver State as long as the RNC and national “conservative” groups and PACs view principled primary challengers to be … Continue reading "Out with the Old/In with…the Old"
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Kissinger’s final warning: Prepare now for ‘superhuman’ people to control Earth… the authors said they do not believe good and evil are self-evident concepts. [More] So… resistance is futile and the authors are psychopaths…?
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Randal emails to point out that he's started a Substack. It's pretty interesting. Here's an example about trade unions:
For the longest time much of the media has fed us the idea that “union = overpaid/lazy/bad”. Now we should all have the following ingrained in our skulls by now, “the media lies”.
Proceeding from that “law” (it really should be a scientific law at this point) we can deduce that the media is lying about unions. The real question to ask ourselves is, “why?”
Like I said, pretty interesting.
President Trump is making his picks, and it seems that he picked Linda McMahon for Education secretary. Trump is not a big fan of the department (neither am I), and it seems he wants to give Education back to the states.
That is a screen from Fox this morning. Evidently, McMahon has been tapped to reduce the scope and size of the department. Hopefully, she can reduce it to zero.
For a couple decades after World War Two, Walther survived on legacy designs – the PP/PPK and P38 (eventually made with an aluminum frame as the P4) primarily. In the 1970s they developed the P5 [...]
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Deputies said the suspect, Cameron Wahpekeche, ran away. He was found four hours later when family members of the victim spotted him holding their stolen duffle bag.
The affidavit said they confronted the suspect and told him to get on the ground.
“He, in fact, had a gun and gun fire ensued. The suspect was shot. They actually at one point were wrestling with the suspect on the ground and more gun shots were fired by the suspect,” said Lt. Hawkins.
Shortly after, deputies and the victim got to the scene.
The affidavit explains that once deputies got there, the suspect ran about 200 yards and then fell into thick brush.
Deputies tackled him and told him to put his hands behind his back, but wouldn’t cooperate. The affidavit also says Wahpekeche tried to bite a deputy’s hand.
In the end, deputies said the victim helped handcuff Wahpekeche and they were able to take him to the hospital before booking him into jail.
Occupants of a dark-colored Dodge Charger, driving north on MLK, shot at Martus Meeks and Enry Meadows, both 18, at a residence on the street’s 1500 block, across from the Columbus Housing Authority. Meeks and Meadows returned fire, hitting the right front tire of a Columbus Municipal School District bus dropping off children nearby.
Meadows was hit in the exchange and was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle for non-life-threatening injuries, Daughtry said.
The school bus was carrying 10 elementary school students and the driver, none of whom were injured, Daughtry said.
Witness statements and video surveillance footage indicated the woman was at her home when the man entered the property unlawfully. During this, a family member of the woman arrived at the home and encountered the man. He attempted to continue into the residence, when the family member shot at him with a handgun multiple times, striking him.
Further investigation revealed the man was on Mandatory Supervised Release through the Illinois Department of Corrections. He had no known association with the residence, Decatur Police added.
The family member, identified as a 48-year-old male, has a valid FOID card and active Concealed Carry License.
This is a guest post from Dr. John Giduck. John is a well known author and trainer who specializes in writing about international symphonic mass terrorist attacks. John originally prepared this article for a lecture on international travel safety. I thought it was so good, I asked him to allow me to […]A Chinese company that makes solar panels has sold its Texas factory. Win!
Per the article they were supposed to get $2 billion in US taxpayer money, but now it looks like they won't. Win!
We'll add a bonus--it looks like Trump is already making progress on dismantling Biden era 'green energy' initiatives (which we all know aren't green at all).
It's funny how the left touts things like this as job creators for American workers. When the net cost, including taxpayer money and the import of materials into the US is actually a loss.
Plus, do we really need the Chinese sweatshop model pushed on our citizens??
On November 20, 1953, Scott Crossfield, piloting the Douglas Skyrocket, was the first man to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH). — In 284, Roman general Diocletian was proclaimed Emperor by the armies of the east and west after the death of Carinus at the Battle of the Margus. — On November 20, 1914, the US State Department began requiring photographs for passports. — November 20, 1942: The 2,451 kilometer-long Alaska Highway (“AlCan”) from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, first opened to military traffic. — We are pleased to welcome our newest advertiser, Angel Studios. They produce faith-based movies …
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Editor’s Introductory Note: This is part of a multi-part article series on retreats written by a Christian farmer who is praying and searching for a wife. Please prayerfully consider all of the topics that he discusses. — The Land: Your Base of Operations Our farm can support the core food needs of hundreds of people. Farm productivity has been increasing much faster than the population. Over the space of two centuries, the number of people who are living on farms has decreased from almost universal to around two percent. Since the number of people who now live on farms is …
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This 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. — Democrat Senator Mazie Hirono Claims SCOTUS Created Ability to Own Guns in 2008. o o o Reader G.C. in Southern California wrote: “I really like reading your quotes of the day. But one thing bugs me. I’ve seen you quote hymns but I’ve never seen you quote a modern praise chorus. Why …
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“Switzerland is a small, steep country, much more up and down than sideways, and is all stuck over with large brown hotels built on the cuckoo clock style of architecture.” – Ernest Hemingway, Toronto Star Weekly, March 4, 1922
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“Until America, door to door, takes every handgun, this is what you’re gonna have,” Stallone declared… [More] What kind of phony stays out of the fight and then shows up to share in the glory of the win?
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Over 800 IRS employees owe millions in back taxes after audits pushed by Ernst [More] The saying “Cops get the best dope” comes to mind. [Via Michael G]
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DOJ Apparatchiks Told to Lawyer Up and Flee the Country. Why? [More] Like I said, dangeous times… [Via Michael G]
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As you work a scenario, the opponents whose near-perfect reflection you engage are actually in a room next to yours, using equally live firearms on your reflection… [More] It’s almost like when you’re done you’d be tempted to say “Computer, end program.”
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The FBI says it stopped a possible terrorist attack in Houston [More] In other words, a moron “allegedly created pro-ISIS propaganda” and his own promiscuous social media bloviating is what got him on the radar of feds who egged him on because they desperately need some headline media distractions from their own corruption and election … Continue reading "Today’s Low-Hanging Fruit Report"
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FBI Official Who Oversaw J6 Pipe Bomb Probe Lied About Receiving ‘Corrupted’ Evidence [More] So is it out of line to suspect that D’Antuono knows damn well who’s on that video and revealing it would reveal deeper involvement going up the chain? Why does it feel appropriate to caution not to put him in Epstein’s … Continue reading "We’re the Only Ones Corrupted Enough"
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And if an AR-15 gets stolen, the owner could use the “Find My” app to pinpoint the location of the rifle and share it with police, so the rifle could possibly be recovered. [More] Somewhere, there’s a Democrat thinking of ways to make that mandatory. [Via bondmen]
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Las Vegas police shoot, kill man who called 911 during home invasion [More] You gotta figure with a 50/50 chance they’ll probably get the next one right. [Via bondmen]
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Migrant Who Had AR-15 During Alleged Assault on Officers Is Back on the Street [More] And does “of unknown legal status” mean they know but aren’t saying? What would be their motivation? [Via bondmen]
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Bullet Strikes “Near Cockpit” Of Taxiing Southwest Boeing 737 At Dallas Airport [More] A random moron or a test…? What caliber? [Via bondmen]
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What would happen if the AR and AK had a baby? Faxon Firearms has an idea and it's pretty awesome.Firearm Suppressor Demand Explodes At Historic Rate [More] If they’re such a “significant danger,” where’s the proof? Oh, there isn’t any to justify bans? And does “silencer-related crimes” mean they were used or just present? [Via bondmen]
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The Voice” winner Jason “Sundance” Head is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the stomach on Friday, the singer’s wife Misty announced on social media. [More] Sounds more like “negligently” to me… [Via bondmen]
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Gun enthusiast David Codrea did not get what he asked for, and though backed by many Republicans, the average gun owner is thankful he did not. [More] I just became aware of this post from two years ago, and have to ask what is it I asked for and where did I ask for it? … Continue reading "What I Asked For?"
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A new Gallup survey confirms what the firearms community essentially already knew: public support for banning handguns is near the all-time low, and Democrats support stricter gun control more than any other group. According to Gallup, “89% of Democrats supporting stricter gun laws compared with 56% of independents and 25% of Republicans.” There may be […]
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I don’t know how I missed this a year-and-a-half ago: He’s not just the Dotard-in-Chief, he’s the angry Dotard-in-Chief. What an ugly man. That those around him knew — and still know — he was and is unfit just confirms he’s nothing but a stage prop, and that we have and are being ruled by … Continue reading "Grumpy Old Man"
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The FBI’s Biden-Era Murder Estimates Are Far Below the Number of Homicides Recorded on Death Certificates [More] I see government is applying the same meticulous standards it has to keeping track of illegal alien kids, and all those firearms and devices on the NFRTR… [Via Michael G]
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Knife-wielding maniac goes on ‘unprovoked’ NYC stabbing spree, leaving 2 men dead and one woman critical [More] Where does he think he is? China…? I wonder what a jury drawn from a pool of morons who vote for this crap is going to do to Daniel Penny… [Via Jess]
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Bill Maher tries to explain to baffled William Shatner why Harris lost election [More] The bewildered confusion suggests he’s approaching the final frontier. Sad. I’ve enjoyed a lot of his work, and hats off for going into space at his age. But that he’s always been a lefty suprises who…?
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What are the limits of self-defense, and when is the use of force considered unjustified under the law? [Watch] In a dynamic situation you’re not going to have a lot of time to decide. Do what you can to give yourself choices instead of no choice. [Via Jess]
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39-year-old Zackery Mixon of Steens died at the scene.
Mixon, who was living in a camper on the property, got into an argument with his girlfriend and then allegedly forced his way into her home.
A family member then shot him.
The fatal shooting is now being investigated as a “Stand Your Ground” case which refers to a self-defense situation.
Witnesses say the family member who was in fear for his life, shot the other man once in the arm, called 911, and began rendering aid.
Police said they were made aware the shooting stemmed from a road rage incident that happened near Five Points and continued through Busey Avenue and Park St. A female driver and a male passenger engaged in a verbal fight with another man driving by himself. The female driver followed the car into Carle Hospital's emergency department parking lot, then pulled onto Park St. to create space between himself and the other vehicle.
The female driver and the male passenger exited their vehicle near Park St. The woman allegedly was armed with a baseball bat. The man walked toward the other male driver with his hand under his shirt. The solo driver believed he was armed with a gun. The driver, a concealed carry permit holder, then drew out their legally concealed gun and fired several shots, hitting the male passenger. The driver called 911.
Two undersea fibre-optic communications cables in the Baltic Sea, including one linking Finland and Germany, have been severed, raising suspicions of sabotage by bad actors.
The episode on Monday recalled other incidents in the same waterway that authorities have probed as potentially malicious, including damage to a gas pipeline and undersea cables last year and the 2022 explosions of the Nord Sea gas pipelines.
The 1,200km (745-mile) cable connecting Helsinki to the German port of Rostock stopped working at about 0200 GMT on Monday, Finnish state-controlled cybersecurity and telecoms company Cinia said.
A 218km (135-mile) internet link between Lithuania and Sweden’s Gotland island went out of service at about 0800 GMT on Sunday, according to Lithuania’s Telia Lietuva, part of Sweden’s Telia Company group.
Finland and Germany said in a joint statement that they were “deeply concerned about the severed undersea cable” and were investigating “an incident (that) immediately raises suspicions of intentional damage”.
UPDATE: Danish Navy seizes Chinese ship captained by a Russian for this.
Sweden and Finland have updated guidance to their citizens on how to survive war, as NATO allies bolster defense measures against the backdrop of the Ukraine conflict.
Both nations joined the transatlantic alliance in the past two years, after Russia invaded its neighbor. Many European countries have since ramped up military spending to bolster long-term security in the region.
Booklets distributed to millions of households in the Nordic nations include instructions on how to prepare for the effects of military conflicts, communications outages and power cuts, as well as extreme weather events.
From stockpiling bottled water and sanitary products, to growing edible foodstuffs at home, government authorities offered tips on how residents could sustain themselves in the event of war. The brochures also include advice for parents and caregivers, instructing people to preserve diapers, medication and baby food.
The Swedish government will distribute “Om krisen eller kriget kommer (If crisis or war comes),” to all five million households over a two-week period from November 18, according to the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), a governmental agency that compiled the pamphlet.
The fifth version of the Swedish brochure, which was first published in World War II, will place “greater emphasis on preparing for war,” a statement from the MSB said on Monday. The digital version of brochure, released in October, has been downloaded about 55,000 times, the agency added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for his country's use of nuclear weapons Tuesday, days after the United States allowed Ukraine to strike inside Russia using American missiles.
The Kremlin announced that Putin had approved an updated nuclear doctrine — a document that governs how Russia uses its nuclear arsenal — including the declaration that Moscow could unleash a nuclear strike if subject to an attack by a nonnuclear country that has the support of a nuclear state.
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed later Tuesday that Ukraine had carried out its first strike on Russian territory using U.S.-supplied long-range weapons, hitting a military facility in the Bryansk region with an ATACMS missile.
I suspect Russian ICBMs and SLBMs may well turn out to be in the functional state as their conventuional forces turned out to be. Viktor Beleno's MiG Pilot recounts how ground crews used the MiG-25's ethanol coolant for drinking. I doubt any part ofb an ICBM is drinkable or smokable (yes, I am imagining an ICBM transformed into a really, reaaly big blunt) but still....
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On my lovely bride The Evil Princess’s side of our blended family is our youngest great-grand-daughter Paisley, who is already well on her way as a professional model. She just enjoyed her second birthday. Recently talking with her proud grandfather Erik, we learned that when he was playing with her he said aloud, “Paisley, I […]
“The C.I.A. and the F.B.I. are trembling,” Komsomolskaya Pravda, a Russian newspaper, wrote on Friday in a glowing profile of Ms. Gabbard, noting, positively, that Ukrainians consider her “an agent of the Russian state.” Rossiya-1, a state television channel, called her a Russian “comrade” in Mr. Trump’s emerging cabinet.Jesus wept.
A kid who was almost 11 years old walked a mile (gasp) into town by himself. There was wailing, gnashing of teeth, and the mother was arrested. Yep, it was a female sheriff who decided to arrest the mother at dinnertime.
DCFS also got involved. They created a 'safety plan'. As part of that, they wanted her to download an app to monitor her son's location. I don't think she quite told them to pound sand, but she did not comply.
I was working in cornfields at age 11. And while I didn't walk to the nearest small town (less than 500 people, if that), I rode my bike.
This was pre-cell phone and pre-urban legend paranoia.
I am hoping that the sheriff will lose her job at the next election cycle.
At least the kid didn't get the Peanut treatment...
Designer: “What are your company’s core virtues and strengths?”
Jaguar: “Tradition. Luxury. Excellence. High performance…”
Designer: “Cool. Here’s a logo fit for a Spice Girls cover band.”
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On November 19, 1274, the Mongol army landed at Hakata Bay in Japan during their first invasion attempt. They were defeated. Famously, a typhoon (“Kamikaze“) destroyed most of their fleet as they withdrew. — Today is the anniversary of the Kyle Rittenhouse “Not Guilty” verdicts, in 2021. — On this day in 1863, U.S. President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, at the dedication service for the National Cemetery in Pennsylvania. — Brownell’s (one of our affiliate advertisers) is running an Early Black Friday Sale. This sale will run until November 24th, 2024. Take a look at their great discount pricing! …
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Editor’s Introductory Note: This is part one of a multi-part article series on retreats written by a Christian farmer who is praying and searching for a wife. Please prayerfully consider all of the topics that he will discuss. — Preparedness Terminology History My family preparedness history goes back generations. Before the term “prepper” was used, people who were into preparedness were known as “survivalists” and even before then people were known as “retreaters.” Our survival library is very extensive covering preparedness-related subjects including original civil defense publications from the 1950s until today. I have spent many hours reading the articles …
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This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, a look at ghost towns in the American Redoubt. Pictured above is Silver City, Idaho. Region-Wide 7 Ghost Towns on the Way to Yellowstone. o o o Video: Ghost Towns of Idaho and Montana #1. Idaho A Road Trip Through Idaho Ghost Towns. o o …
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“There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.” – James Russell Lowell
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Vancouver, Washington firearms retailer Dan Mitchell is happy that the State Patrol’s background check system, which had been down 17 days until it was restored Sunday afternoon, but he is also demanding answers, and assurances it will not happen again. As earlier reported, the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) system was taken […]
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ABC News is reporting that gun control lobbying groups “are bracing for (Donald Trump) to keep his campaign promise to sign a nationwide ‘concealed carry reciprocity’ law.” This was one of Trump’s early campaign promises, made in 2023, and as the president-elect assembles his cabinet and administration officials, it appears clear the “gun vote” helped […]
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On May 3, 2024, a U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier shot and killed a Chechen national. The incident occurred at the Soldier's rural home, about 15 miles from Fort Brag (Liberty), North Carolina, after sunset. Sunset on May 3, 2024 occurred at 8:03 p.m. The initial 911 call to police was placed at 8:12 p.m. The shooting occurred shortly after 8:25 p.m.
The soldier's wife was outside their residence with their children when she noticed a man dressed in a burgundy t-shirt, black shorts, and flipflops who appeared to be taking pictures of her house, children and herself. She informed her husband who approached the individual to speak with them. There was a language barrier. The soldier asked the individual to leave. The individual became aggressive and refused to leave. The soldier retrieved a handgun from his home and returned to ensure his family's safety. Another, more urgent call was made to 911 at 8:25 p.m. From the sheriff's report, released on August 12, 2024:
The confrontation escalated when Daraev reportedly became agitated and lunged at the homeowner after repeatedly refusing to leave the property. The homeowner reported firing several shots in response to Daraev’s advance. Under the North Carolina Castle Doctrine, the homeowner's actions are protected, providing legal justification for using defensive force.Investigators uncovered that the only identification associated with Daraev was an International Driver's License found in his Chevrolet Spark, which was parked along Dowd Road and registered to him out of Chicago, Illinois. No items identifying him as a utility worker were found on his person or in his vehicle.
The person shot was identified as Ramzan Daraev, a Chechnya national who had crossed the Southern border on December 16, 2022. Daraev was employed by a subcontractor of Utilities One, named Cable Warriors. Utilities One is based out of New Jersey, and is run by CEO Serghei Busmachiu. Serghei Busmachiu is an immigrant from Moldova. Investigation by the Moore County Sheriff's office indicate other members of the subcontractor routinely took pictures and did surveys of utility lines in the area after dark, without any identifying uniforms or clothing and without notifying homeowners of the nature of their work. The work was explained as a legitimate survey prior to possible installation of fiber optic services.
The only item in Daraev's possession was the cell phone he was taking pictures with. The sheriff's office had not been able to unlock the cell phone at the time the report was written, but had made the phone and other evidence available to the FBI and the Army Criminal Investigative Division. Some images from Daraev's phone were able to be retrieved from a Russian cloud server.
The Sheriff's office concluded the shooting was justified under North Carolina castle doctrine law:
After a thorough review of the case by the Moore County Sheriff’s Office and Moore County District Attorney, including evidence collected at the scene, digital evidence, witness statements, and the pattern of gunshot wounds and shell casings, it was determined that no charges will be filed against the homeowner involved in the incident. The determination of justification is based on the reasonable belief of the homeowner, considering the totality of the facts known to the homeowner at the time of the shooting, and the North Carolina Castle Doctrine. The homeowner’s actions were deemed justifiable under the North Carolina Castle Doctrine, which allows for the use of defensive force in situations where there is a perceived imminent threat to personal and family safety within one's home or property.
Analysis:
A special forces soldier shooting a Chechnya national within forty yards of his rural home, 15 miles from Fort Brag, North Carolina is an unusual circumstance. It is tragic for the family and friends of Ramzan Daraev. It is the sort of peculiar circumstance expected to happen when the borders were opened wide by a corrupt Biden administration. The Biden administration appears to have placed foreign interests ahead of American interests in numerous circumstances. The Biden administration quashed a grant to Elon Musk's Starlink to provide rural broadband service. Perhaps a Trump administration will consider the case more closely.
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According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, the dispute between the brothers occurred outside their mother's home.
The sheriff's office said one of the brothers retrieved a gun from his car and entered the home when a third man, who also lived at the residence, got involved and got into a shootout with the armed brother, who died as a result of the shooting.
We have this freezer in the garage, a stand-up freezer that I haven't opened in six months. THis morning I opened it, to take stock, and found some deer meat in there from last year, which is okay. And some stuff from several years ago that isn't okay.. Freezer burned, it's time to go away, so I moved the deer meat to another freezer and bagged up the discards for the garbage dumpster.
There is a huge layer of frost over the main cooling coils, and even though the freezer was billed as frost-free, every five years or so, it's a good idea to unplug it and let everything come to room temperature. That is the plan for today, which doesn't require much effort at this point.
I'll be prepping for Thanksgiving later this week and with Christmas just over the horizon, freezer space may be at a premium. So, it's time to get the freezer cleaned out.
Wow:
Four members of the now-defunct REvil ransomware operation have been sentenced to several years in prison in Russia, marking one of the rare instances where cybercriminals from the country have been convicted of hacking and money laundering charges.They aren't just going to prison, they're going to a Russian prison. More of this, please.
Russian news publication Kommersant reported that a court in St. Petersburg found Artem Zaets, Alexei Malozemov, Daniil Puzyrevsky, and Ruslan Khansvyarov guilty of illegal circulation of means of payment. Puzyrevsky and Khansvyarov have also been found guilty of using and distributing malware.
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REvil, which was once one of the most prolific ransomware groups, was dismantled after Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced arrests against several members in an unprecedented takedown.
In 1942, the SS devised a plan to rent out concentration camp labor to companies in the German armaments industry. Several different rifle production lines were set up to make use of this source of [...]
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I've mentioned this before--the problem of Third World diseases coming into our country.
In Georgia, around 200 faculty, staff, and students at a high school had to be tested for TB. The disease vector was 'an illegal Chinese student' (please explain to me how someone walked from frickin' China). Apparently it's a pretty rare strain too.
They keep trying to say that TB is treatable, and some forms are. But there's also some forms that are not--they are so antibiotic resistant that there's nothing we've got that will kill that bug.
According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 9,615 tuberculosis (TB) cases were reported in the United States in 2023. This represents a significant increase from previous years:
It’s a 16% increase from the 8,320 cases reported in 2022.
It’s the highest number of TB cases reported since 2013.
The TB incidence rate increased to 2.9 cases per 100,000 persons in 2023, up from 2.5 per 100,000 in 2022.
Finally, 76% of cases occurred in non-US-born residents.
There's no health screenings of illegals. They're just allowed to stroll in, get their EBT cards, and get on a plane to become some small municipality's problem.
On November 18, 1883, US and Canadian railroads set and synchronized four standard time zones – Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific, replacing more than 100 previous time zones. — On this day in 1978, Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones led hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-suicide at their agricultural commune in a remote part of the South American nation of Guyana. This incredibly tragic occurrence introduced the term “…drink the Kool-Aid” into our parlance, since poison-laced punch was the vehicle behind most of the deaths. — A new listing over at SurvivalRealty: Beautiful Underground Berm Home in the …
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With one of the most comfortably-shaped ergonomic stocks I have ever used, an excellent trigger, and a 22 inch free floating threaded bull barrel, it is not surprising that the Mossberg Patriot LR Tactical in 6.5 Creemoor offers excellent accuracy. Weighing in at 8.8 pounds not counting optics or ammo, the rifle is no featherweight. That makes it your friend while absorbing recoil, but less so if you need to haul it under your own power into the boonies. With a manufacturer suggested retail price of $1,085 at www.mossberg.com at the time of this writing, it represents a excellent value …
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The following recipe for Fried Tuna Burgers is from SurvivalBlog reader E.J.. She says: “Do you have cases of tuna that are near their expiration date? These tuna burger patties are a quick and easy alternative to fish sticks. These can be served as patties, between hamburger buns, or between slices of toasted bread.” Ingredients 2 cans of light tuna, drained 1 cup crushed dried bread crumbs ¼ cup dehydrated onion flakes 3 eggs, or rehydrated equivalent of powdered eggs ½ tsp. lemon pepper (or less, to suit your taste) Flour (to coat patties) Your preferred frying oil — I …
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“If you thought Kamala Harris was a sure win in 2024, then you haven’t been paying attention to the epic shift in the cultural zeitgeist over the past few years. The thing that bothers me most about political and social analysis is dealing with people who foolishly assume nothing ever changes. Things change all the time. People can and do learn from the past. Nothing is hopeless, and nihilists are lazy and incompetent. For example, since 2020 within liberty movement circles there has been a contingent of naysayers claiming that red states were being subversively “turned blue” by leftists relocating …
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