Video shows latest Los Angeles street takeover as mob wreaks havoc, vandalizes occupied city bus [More] Look at the mob particpant demographics in the video. This is no longer the melting pot American culture being pig-headedly referenced as a legitimate rebuttal by those who insist later generations will come to embrace 2A — as if … Continue reading "Culture Clash"
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Understand that when Codrea writes “heavily redacted,” what that means is that there’s absolutely nothing of use here. They sent pages of almost nothing but black bars. [More] Good write-up! I typically like Tom Knighton’s stuff. But why do you think the site added an “Editor’s Note” at the end? I’m glad to see Bearing … Continue reading "Report on Total Blackout"
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Samuel Q. Nevarez, 42, was arrested for taking his girlfriend’s service weapon and firing it off the back deck of his house… Nevarez was dating the Cole County Sheriff Deputy that the service weapon was issued to, according to court documents. [More] What, she doesn’t have a name? [Via Steve T]
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Hasan Piker’s Endorsement Is All the Proof Georgia Needs to Dump Jon Ossoff [More] All the commie domestic enemies endorse him: [Via Michael G]
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New York has agreed to drop a requirement that applicants for concealed carry gun permits list their former and current social media accounts so officials can confirm their “character.” [More] For now. Let communist Democrats keep gaining power there, and “gun permits” and “social media” won’t even be permitted memories, let alone issues for proletariat … Continue reading "A Temporary Reprieve"
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Heeter v. James Challenges New York Body Armor Ban Under the Second Amendment [More] Good. They made sure to include historical examples that did the exact opposite of what New York Democrats are imposing. What’s that tell you about these regressive tyrants when their prohibitions are more oppressive than those of medieval monarchies?
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He rushed back to get his cell phone and was using his Glock’s flashlight to try to find it in the trunk of the SUV. When he tried to holster his gun, he shot himself — yes, right in the butt cheek. [More] When I wondered how this could have happened, I wasn’t expecting a … Continue reading "We’re the Only Ones Lighting Up Enough"
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Republicans Would Rather Cede Power To Democrats Than Their Own Voters [More] Anybody here not realize Thune is a weasel in a long line of weasels…? [Via Michael G]
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Across California, new legislation and shifting policies are raising serious questions about how churches can protect their congregations—often without clear guidance for pastors and church leaders. [More] It looks like these folks aim to fix that. If your pastor is too deluded, gutless, and/or corrupted to tell you the truth, you’re in the wrong church: … Continue reading "Ye Shall Know Them By Their Fruits"
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Justice Dept. suit challenging D.C.’s AR-15 ban alarms ex-DOJ attorneys [More] And the charge is being led by the daughter of Indian immigrants, Vanita Gupta! Ranjit…? Kostas? Hannah? Care to comment? [Via Andy M]
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I’m not the only one concerned with gun groups suicidally ignoring/ disparaging the greatest threat: The Single Issue Focus Of The Gun Rights Lobby: Both Their Greatest Strength And A Fatal Flaw There’s a special truth in here that can’t be emphasized enough, especially with the critics who say “Wait a generation and they’ll be … Continue reading "Blast from the Past"
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The neighbors have been cutting grass since February, but I have wisely abstained until this morning. The crop of thistles in the front ditch convinced me that today was the say to crank up the zero-turn. A winters worth of leaves has been mulched. The thistles have been chastised.
So begins the mowing season that will last until October. I need to do a little weed-whacking and spray some herbicide, but I am pacing myself. There is also a burn pile that needs attention, but it is too dry to burn.
[More] And guess what they’ll come after once they get that. Dare I raise a point without incurring establishment “gunfluencer” disapproval? [Via WiscoDave]
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Actress and singer Selena Gomez continues to be outspoken about mental health following her diagnosis with bipolar disorder. [More] Selena’s a big proponent of Marx for Our Lives. Here she is demonstrating some of that “commie$ens$e gun $afety”: With beta male Ethan Hawke, naturally. What is it with bat$#!+ crazy anti-gun Hollywood women? Oh, and … Continue reading "Still Loca After All These Years"
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I just sent an email to a gun owner who approached me about his getting raided by ATF and who is looking for a 2A attorney. I put him in touch with the best one I know and sent him the following unsolicited “legal advice”: Here’s a bit of legal advice, with the understanding that … Continue reading "And Now for Some Totally Unqualified Legal Advice"
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Earlier in the evening of March 27, Andrew Tubbs got into a fight with his father, whom he lived with. While leaving their home, Andrew reportedly took a kitchen knife with him.
Andrew's father then contacted his grandson and Andrew’s son, 21-year-old Kaiden Tubbs.
When Kaiden arrived at the home, a fight ensued between him and his father, Andrew. During the fight, Andrew reportedly produced a knife. In response, Kaiden drew his legally-owned firearm and fired it, striking Andrew.
On the scene, the victim told officers that he was walking out of the Burlington Coat Factory when a group of people approached him. As the incident escalated, the group began assaulting him.
During the assault, the victim pulled out a gun, and a struggle ensued.
The gun discharged, and one of the suspects was struck in the wrist,
detailed police.
On March 31, 1917, the Danish West Indies were officially ceded to the US for $25 million and renamed the Virgin Islands. Pictured is St. Thomas Island. — March 31 is the birthday of the late economist Dr. Walter E. Williams, PhD., who was born in 1936. He passed away in 2020. His book American Contempt for Liberty is highly recommended. — Today we present an article that was too short to qualify as an entry for the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $981,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 123 ends …
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I have always been interested monitoring ships and air traffic around the world, especially since 9/11. On that day I was fishing for salmon out of the middle of Lake Michigan, a very clear day and I noticed every jet in the sky was turning into a different direction heading somewhere else. Turning on the Marine radio and started to hear the chatter of what was going on around the country, I finished my sandwich and headed the boat for the harbor. Since then I have learned of several websites that show real-time movement of ships and airplane around the …
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This weekly column features media 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. The high-resolution thumbnail below is click-expandable. Redoubt News Links: From the hard-left-biased PBS: A Rural Montana Town is Eyed for a 5,000-acre Data Center Campus. Thousands of Californians move to Idaho every year. Who are they? Historic Antlers Ranch In Meeteetse Sells After 131 Years With Same Family. Send Your Media Links Please send your links to media from the American Redoubt region to JWR. Any photos that are …
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“I can’t imagine a man really enjoying a book and only reading it once.” – C.S Lewis
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I am pleased that TSA employees are again getting paid but it appears that a lot of them did the right thing and kept showing up for work anyway. My wife, daughter and her family flew Boise to Los Angeles and back again this last week. At Boise, quick movement through TSA Precheck. Two minutes at LAX.
A potentially deadly disease known as "the white plague" has been rising in the U.S. since the pandemic, health officials have warned.
Tuberculosis (TB) gets its nickname from the pale appearance of those affected with the disease in 18th- and 19th-century Europe, according to historical medical literature.
After a dip in 2020 with the onset of COVID – likely due to underdiagnosis and reduced screenings, according to health experts – cases of TB have increased every year since.
Of course the doctors interviewed emphasize COVID-19 screwed up everything (because we panicked over a disease that was really only a serious risk to a small part of the population who needed extraordinary protection). They do finally acknowledge the elephant in the room:
Another factor is a return to international travel and increased migration from countries where TB is more prevalent, according to Vivekanandan.
Gee, do you think admitting millions of people from the Third World without even a pretense of medical screening might increase exposure to a population that has not been immunized could be dangerous. Not as dangerous as losing control of Congress!
By Dave Workman The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the ban on firearms in federal facilities operated by the National Park Service. SAF is joined by the Firearms Policy Coalition and a private citizen, Gary Zimmerman, who resides in Fort Worth, Texas. They are represented by attorneys Brent Cooper at Cooper […]
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Communists, Democrats use #NoKings rally to call for May Day strike: ‘Shut it down’ [More] Easy to do when you don’t have a job… This is what every useful idiot, particularly the well-heeled, no-fool-like-an-old-fool contingent from Hudson Antifa (aka, the ones with reserved surprise lime pit spaces), are enabling. Along with MoveOn, the DSM, and … Continue reading "Can We All Get Along?"
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Democrat Abdul El-Sayed refused to address death of Iranian general: ‘A lot of people in Dearborn who are sad today’ [More] I rest my case.
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‘I felt a gun in my ribs’: Milwaukee Lyft driver carjacked by passengers [More] But…but…but RULES… Having had to work my share of low-end jobs in my life when things took a downturn, I confess to a special hatred for parasites who vicitmize working people trying to make ends meet, and a special contempt for … Continue reading "Lyft Off"
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I don't remember what she said, only the tear on her cheek as she was not ready to take that step out.
She was 10 years younger than I am now.
I still think of her, of my Stepmom, of my brother and stepbrother and my Dad, gone now. I think of them as I walk near the railroad tracks by our home. I walk early in the day or just at dusk on days Partner is on the road. The traffic is quieter and you can still hear the earth breathe if you listen carefully, as if it just came out from under the ether and it's not yet aware it's awake, or what that awakening will bring. I see small insects on small pools of water that formed from the last storm, not in the air, and not underwater, simply skimming the surface caught between those two points, fixed in time.
This day? This day is a gift. Even in all of the times in the air in which I came close to ending my day in something that would not buff out, I never had the sense of mortality that I carry now, that I may carry now for the rest of my days. I think of the little plaque my Dad had on the wall of his home as things were taken down for the sale "This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." I used to read that with all the imperial dismissal of youth and think "that's all good Dad but what about next week or next year?"
Sunny D. Lab is home, at her rambuctious age, I leave walking her up to a young lady from our village who takes her out between playtime romps with "mom" in the back yard. But I remember walking the much more docile Lorelei, who used to join me. When we first adopted her I felt like we had the only agoraphobic dog on the planet. She was terrified of leaving the property, even on a leash. She'd lived six years in a small pen in a building with a single light bulb for light, having litter after litter of purebred puppies. When she could no longer bear puppies, she was not retired to a warm, loving home, but surrendered to a shelter, a small blessing considering other alternatives that such dogs face.
Twelve years ago I wrote the Book of Barkley, having learned much of life through the eyes of a dog (though I still shake my head at the negative book review because "it wasn't about a talking dog!"). I'm still learning. I've learned to be strong, not as men are strong because they have neither doubt nor hope, but because I have both. Doubt enough to know how precious is each breath, and hope that keeps me headed towards the light.
I was released from the hospital 67 years ago, born not yet to remember what life would bestow. This time, I came home from the hospital born to remember what my life has been before and what a gift each adition day is. Our own bodies are unfaithful to themselves, the earth, and the heavens sometimes it seems, obvious to our desires. Too many of us lately have left us and too many are fighting to stay. Too many people have gone from this world seemingly forgotten. Except for those who still believe the promise, confess the faith, and remember all that is worth remembering.
This is the day. . .
Ammunition Prices Are Rising Again: The April 2026 Hikes Explained – Federal, CCI, Remington, Speer, Blazer, Fiocchi, and More Are All Going Up on April 1 [More] So… the Trump administration’s State Department can’t reverse the Biden administration State Department’s ban on Russian ammunition and firearms? [Via bondmen]
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A Kid Just 3D-Printed A $97 MANPAD Rocket Launcher… The Army currently pays $400,000 per unit. [More] You can’t stop the signal. [Via bondmen]
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Trump Expected to Endorse Ken Paxton in Texas Senate Runoff Against RINO John Cornyn [More] I figured that’s what the 99.3% desperation ploy was all about. Just understand his has everything to do with poltical calculation. And this egg hasn’t hatched yet. [Via bondmen]
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Budget-friendly inertia shotgun built for the masses! Full review of the Redfield Vector from the fields of Texas to the desert of ArizonaThe post TRW Low Maintenance Rifle: America’s Roller Locked Flechette Rifle first appeared on Forgotten Weapons.
We rolled in from central Texas yesterday before dark. It was a great match. Your humble scribe had a great Saturday. After 8 rounds, I had only one loss. Then, the combined challenges of age, stamina, arena dust and heat took its toll. I didn't finish in the money, but it was close and I have no one to blame but myself. I'm still coughing central Texas arena dust out of my sinuses.
Leaving the arena on Saturday, Belle and I were dog-tired. She noticed a Burger King near the arena and suggested that we swing through Burker King, pick up some sandwiches and go to the room. Great Idea. Five o'clock in a Saturday, and there was no one in the parking lot. I thought that was odd, but went to the drive-through and noticed that the menu board was dark. Then I saw it and laughed.
The darkened menu board had a bullet hole in it. Another dissatisfied customer had registered a complaint. I thought that was funny as hell. We drove out of the parking lot and went down to Dairy Queen for our sandwiches.
We're home and safe. It is time to unpack the van and get ready f our next adventure. Three weeks from now, it is Georgia.
Sorry, it's not for sale. I found a .50 caliber can full of Romanian 1983 production 7.62x25 Ball in my crawlspace where I stash ammo. Apparently I bought this shortly after I got the Polish Tokarev and forgot about it.
According to investigators, the owner was on his way to work when he received a notification on his phone that the building's metal gate was open.
HPD said the suspects did make it inside the building, but it is unclear if they were successful in taking anything. The business was said to be either electric or HVAC-related.
The owner said he arrived and saw the two suspects inside, who then approached him, before shots were fired, HPD said.
Police said the suspects were taken to the hospital, but their condition is not known.
On March 30, 240 BC, Halley’s Comet made its first recorded perihelion passage. (Photo courtesy of NASA, from the 1987 comet passage, photographed from Easter Island.) — March 30, 1856: The Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, France, and the Kingdom of Sardinia signed the Treaty of Paris. This ended the Crimean War. — Today’s feature article is by our Field Gear Editor, Tom Christianson.
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Ballistol is a gun cleaning oil. If my sources are correct, it is composed of white mineral oil, potassium oleate, ammonium oleate, benzyl alcohol, amyl alcohol, isobytyl alcohol, benzyl acetate, and anethole. One key characteristic of Ballistol is that it emulsifies with water. This makes it an excellent cleaner for firearms that use black powder or corrosive primers. The best solvent for black powder and the salts left by corrosive primers is hot (almost boiling) water. Ballistol works well in conjunction with that hot water. Ballistol is also non-toxic, and can also be used on wood and leather as well …
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The following recipe for Granny’s Spring Greens Salad is from SurvivalBlog reader Granny M.. Ingredients 8 to 10 cups (around about 1 pound) of mixed greens (mixture of any available lettuces, sprouts, watercress, mesclun, mache, baby arugula, dandelion greens, and/or pea shoots) 2 tablespoons finely chopped chives Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste) 2 to 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 lemon, juiced Directions Wash and blot dry your greens with a clean dish towel, and place them in a large bowl. Add the chopped chives. Season with salt and pepper to suit your taste. Drizzle over …
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Today’s graphic: A map showing the United States and Canada, with comparable latitude locales in Europe overlaid. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) The thumbnail below is click-expandable. — Please send your graphics or graphics links to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted.
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“Between income taxes and employment taxes, capital gains taxes, estate taxes, corporate taxes, property taxes, Social Security taxes, we’re being taxed to death.” – The Late Chuck Norris
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LEGOLAND, CA — Representatives from LEGO gathered at Legoland in San Diego to unveil a new series of building sets called ‘California Home' that requires kids to fill out building permits and wait two years before starting construction.
Yesterday I got together with a friend to do some shooting on his property. One of the guns I brought was one I haven't shot in years, a Polish-made Tokarev TTC chambered for 7.62x25.
Something I never cared for on the Tokarev pistols was the grip angle. With stock grips it feels like you're holing a carpenter's square. However, you can remedy this with grips that provide a bump at the heel. Years ago I installed a set of Marschal grips which wrap around the back of the frame providing such a bump. The grips are made in Hungary.
We only put about 50 rounds through the gun. It was some old Yugoslavian military surplus ball made by Prvi Partizan. 7.62x25 ball is generally an 85 grain FMJ bullet pushed to about 1400 FPS at the muzzle. This will vary depending on barrel length and the particular lot of ammo. The small diameter high velocity bullet is known for its great penetration and flat trajectory.
I highly recommend treating any surplus 7.62x25 ammo as having corrosive primers, and cleaning accordingly. Thus, before I packed it up for the day I ran a few patches with Hoppe's No.9 through the bore to remove most of the residue and saturate anything left with oil, to prevent any corrosion until I cleaned it today.
Prvi Partizan currently sells 7.62 Tok ammo loaded with an 85 grain JHP. If this expands and holds together it would work well for defense. Alternatively, you can handload the cartridge with Hornady XTP bullets.
The 7.62 Tok round has some bark and flash when fired from a pistol but recoil is not bad at all in the TTC, which weighs around 30 - 31 oz.
Tokarev pistols will also safely chamber and fire 7.63x25 Mauser ammo, as made for the C-96 Broomhandle. I only have a couple hundred rounds of 7.62 Tokarev left but I do have probably close to 1,000 rounds of 7.63 Mauser for future range trips.
As originally built the Tokarev's only safety was the half cock notch on the hammer. To meet import point requirements under the Gun Control Act of 1968, importers have added manual safeties. On my gun it's the lever behind the trigger. To engage the safety raise it, to disengage it push it down.
If the gun is placed on half cock the trigger and slide are locked in place. The only way to work the slide at that point is to first fully cock the gun.
The trigger pull on my pistol is probably around 6 to 8 lbs. but pretty crisp. I prefer it to the spongy triggers on most modern, striker-fired semiautos.
My Tokarev came with two 8-round mags, a cleaning rod, and a leather belt holster. Like many old European military holsters, it's pretty much a gun case you can wear on your belt.
Out of curiosity, I stuck the Tok in this commercial US M-3 Tanker holster and found it to fit well.
The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, the only nuclear powered carrier outside the U.S. Navy, is en route to the Mid-East as part of the French response to recent events in the region. As it is sailing into harm's way, security would understandably be high. The exact location of the ship would be classified.
Strava is a fitness app athletes use to record their activities running or cycling. It's very popular and can be used to allow athletes on training equipment paired with the app to compete with one another or share their individual results with friends or interested fans. Results can be published in near realtime.
The French officer that was getting in a 7 kilometer run on the deck of the ship is was a Strava user. The GPS coordinates of his run pinpointed the location of the flagship in real time. The location was confirmed with publicly available satellite photos.
A French armed forces spokesman said the reported incident did "not comply with the current instructions" and appropriate measures would be taken.
Holy Week calls for the Big Guns of classical music. Hector Berlioz was one of these, and his Messe Solennelle is one of the great works of religious music. Astonishingly, Berlioz was only twenty years old when he wrote this, and then destroyed the music for Messe Solennelle (except for the Resurrexit portion).
A copy of the entire work was discovered in 1991.
“We understand that there was a domestic issue for some time with the couple, and it’s a really sad situation. Thank God she didn’t get more than she did,” Guidroz said. “She did get some bruises and a broken nose, but other than that she’s okay.”
Deputies said the vehicle pursuit led to a home on Janet Road, where the suspect opened fire on a homeowner and his son as they stood in the yard. The homeowner returned fire in self-defense, striking the suspect in the groin as he attempted to enter the house.
“The suspect goes to the door and tries to gain entry, and that’s when the homeowner opens fire,” Guidroz said. “He shoots him in the groin, and the suspect makes it back to his truck, where he pointed the gun at his head and shot himself.”
On March 29, 845, a 5,000-strong army of Danish Vikings invaded Frankish lands and only retreated after besieging Paris and securing a ransom from the Frankish King Charles the Bald. This was part of a series of devastating raids begun by the Vikings that began in the 790s. The Vikings were led by a man named “Reginherus” or Ragnar, sometimes linked to the legendary saga figure Ragnar Lodbrok. The Vikings easily overcame defences set in place by Charlemagne and are known to have attacked the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés just outside the city. The Vikings returned home with a ransom of …
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JWR’s Introductory Note: This is an update to a reply to a letter that I posted in SurvivalBlog back in February 2007. Given the recent spike in gasoline and diesel prices, I thought it would be apropos to re-post it. — Every well-equipped retreat should have at least one “field expedient” 12 VDC fuel transfer pump. These pump rigs are popular with dirt bike, ATV, and snowmobile enthusiasts. They are very simple to construct. Here are the materials that you will need: 1 – An automobile or truck electric fuel pump. (The least expensive pumps come from automobile wrecking yards.) …
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The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Re-Watching Die Hard Last Night Reminded Me of What Life Was Like in California, in 1988: Bruce Willis Had Some Hair, Gas Was Affordable, and Two Political Parties Were Vying to Control the Capitol — Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.
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“These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his …
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I mentioned that my wife put the kibosh on carbon fiber composite machining. The dust gets everywhere and it is not the healthiest stuff to have blowing around, even if you are wearing a respirator. Before I put these pieces on eBay, I though I would all of you a chance to buy these pieces. You will be amazed at its lightness, stiffness, and tensile strength. I do not really have a price for any of these. If you can pay me for postage, that would be fine. These are all Dragonplate Economy Plate CFC:
Random scrap, mostly 1/2" and 1/4" thick. I have no idea for what these little scraps might be used, but they are amazingly stiff and strong.
An abortion doula provides physical and emotional support to a patient during their abortion process. It's an added level of care outside of the actual medical care where providers are attuning to whatever the patients' needs are, to make them as comfortable as possible during the process. That can look like making sure they're warm enough or making sure that they have food or drinks or just whatever is going to make them feel supported. The doula can step in and advocate for the patient and offer the patient options. This also looks like some level of physical support with breathing exercises or visualization exercises to help take the patient's mind off any pain or discomfort that they may be experiencing because, sadly, with any medical procedure, there can be some level of discomfort. The abortion doula is there to really walk them through that.