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A hearing in which a judge will consider a full order of protection is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Monday in a St. Louis County courtroom. A ruling could also impact the Sheriff’s ability to carry a gun. Typically, subjects are required to surrender their firearms, but there is often an exemption for police officers, … Continue reading "We’re the Only Ones Four-Dimensional Enough"
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Leaders of the Catholic Church in Baja California have decided to join the fight against crime by turning their churches into collection points for guns and ammo. It’s part of a program called “Sí al desarme, sí a la paz,” which means yes to disarming, yes to peace. [More] “Grenades and explosives” too! And it’s … Continue reading "Buyback at St. Estupido’s"
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Saggio, of West Islip, and his mistress, 32-year-old Dana Ciardullo, of East Meadow, were busted in October alongside Islip gym teacher Steven Arey, 54, and veteran six-time Suffolk “Cop of the Month” George Trimigliozzi, 56, in a sweeping 58-count indictment accusing them of enterprise corruption and promoting prostitution, court records show. [More] And now he … Continue reading "We’re the Only Ones Award-Winning Enough"
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As the men walked past him, the witness said one of them tried to grab his firearm – a 9mm pistol that was in the witness’ pants pocket. [More] So he wasn’t just glad to see them…? What a clown show, all the way around. [Via Steve T]
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From Seattle to Africa, this is a story of one man's path to salvation. Remember Shri? Turns out he’s got incentive$. [Via WiscoDave]
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USF police say students found an empty 9mm cartridge in Parking Lot 9 on the main campus Tuesday… Tuesday’s discovery came just days after police said an empty gun case and empty ammunition magazines were found in the USF Fine Arts Building. [More] Whatever you do, don ‘t tell Ileana… [Via Edmund M]
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’24 NRA Annual Compliance Report To Members [More] Yeah, I’m a Life Member, too, and if they sent this out or otherwise publicized it, I missed it. Tangentially related, I haven’t had the time (or the inclination, to be honest) to find out anything about these guys. If you have knowledge, please educate the rest … Continue reading "They Say Confession is Good for the Soul"
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David Horowitz, Conservative Stalwart, Dead At 86 [More] He was pretty stalwart. [Via Michael G]
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20+ Pro-Gun Wins By Trump So Far [Watch] Yeah, about that… It looks like comment posters aren’t buying it. Careful, GOA. Credit where due is appropriate, but you don’t want to come across too strongly as cheerleading apologists. [Via Andy M]
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The Appellate Court for the 4th District in Illinois has ruled against the Second Amendment, deciding that Gun Owner FOID ID laws are constitutional. [Watch] I’d say something about this, but I don’t have a state-approved speech ID card. Besides, I thought permits were a “remedy.” [Via Jess]
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"China had initially imposed the tariff earlier this month as part of its retaliation against President Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariff campaign. China is responsible for purchasing roughly half of America's ethane exports each year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
"Chinese companies that rely on U.S. ethane include Satellite Chemical, SP Chemicals, Sinopec, Sanjiang Fine Chemical and Wanhua Chemical Group, while the key U.S. exporters are Enterprise Products Partners and Energy Transfer.
"Ethane joins a growing list of products that China has granted tariff exemptions for amid the ongoing trade war with Washington."
It appears that China is dangerously dependent on the U.S., not just us on them.
As PJMedia observed:
"China waived a 125% tariff on ethane imports from the U.S. on Tuesday, according to a report from Reuters.
China had initially imposed the tariff earlier this month as part of its retaliation against President Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariff campaign. China is responsible for purchasing roughly half of America's ethane exports each year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Chinese companies that rely on U.S. ethane include Satellite Chemical, SP Chemicals, Sinopec, Sanjiang Fine Chemical and Wanhua Chemical Group, while the key U.S. exporters are Enterprise Products Partners and Energy Transfer.
Ethane joins a growing list of products that China has granted tariff exemptions for amid the ongoing trade war with Washington."
California lawmakers in the Assembly Public Safety Committee are blocking a proposal that would make it a felony to purchase 16 and 17-year-old children for sex.
"Assemblyman Nick Shultz, the Democratic chairman of the committee, confirmed AB 379, a bill to crack down on the consumers of the child sex trafficking industry, will move forward on Tuesday, but without the proposed felony charge."
Last year, they made selling someone under 18 for sex a felony, but not buying someone for sex.
An off-duty female police officer was arrested Friday after allegedly breaking into a home and assaulting two people in the Garden State. [More] Huh. We were just talking about “Only Ones” without warrants. [Via Andy M]
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“This authority includes entering an Alien Enemy’s residence to make an AEA apprehension where circumstances render it impracticable to first obtain a signed Notice and Warrant of Apprehension and Removal,” the memo continues. [More] Here’s the memorandum. So, hyperbole that you’ll no doubt see aside, it’s not “any house.” But that aside, they don’t want … Continue reading "The Exception Conundrum"
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In 2007 we lost my Dad, and shortly thereafter, Momma bought a string trimmer. A battery operated string trimmer. She didn't know a lot about power tools, but she knew that Dad always bought Craftsman tools, so she bought a Craftsman. The kit came with a charger and two batteries, and she would move around the place, running that trimmer until the battery died, then she would take a break, change batteries, and get after it again until the second battery died. Then, se was done for the day.
Last year, I bought a string trimmer. A DeWalt. Like this one. I have DeWalt tools, and I couldn't see changing batteries, so I stayed with what I had. Nowadays I'm just about as old as Momma was back then, and suddenly her work protocol makes sense. I get done what I can do with two small batteries. The rest of it will wait till tomorrow, or the next day.
Getting old ain't for sissies.
According to Cleveland Police, about seven to eight people attacked the guard and he fired one shot, which prompted the group to flee.
Shortly afterwards, a 34-year-old woman arrived at MetroHealth Medical Center.
Police said the woman was not shot, but had been injured while trying to flee or seek cover.
I want you out there in the Second Amendment movement to hear what I’m saying, observe what the Trump administration is doing in terms of enforcing Title 9 against universities and governmental agencies that are thumbing their noses at civil rights, because we can derive lessons from what the Trump administration is doing, lessons from … Continue reading "R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Find Out What It Means to Me"
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This is a really interesting piece with a mostly unknown origin. It was manufactured in the UK (the barrel was deemed Enfield-made by former Royal Armouries curator Herb Woodend) and is chambered for the .58 [...]
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Lest you think all of America’s youth have been corrupted and vitiated by ultra-liberal BS, behold Lydia Gunter, age 17. Taught gun safety along with other important life values by wise parents and grandparents, you see her in this video shooting a slug-loaded 12 gauge semiautomatic shotgun for her first time. She weighs only a […]Apparently these fentanyl-laced pills were so potent that they caused anyone who ingested one to explode, killing the four people standing closest to them, I guess?
- Jim Grey put another roll through the Nikon 35Ti.
- It looks like UPS is set to lay off 20,000 workers and close 73 facilities.
- AI chatbots on Instagram will straight-up lie to you about being licensed therapists.
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On April 30, 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America at Federal Hall in New York City. On April 30, 1897, English physicist J.J. Thomson announced that he had discovered the electron, which helped revolutionize the knowledge of atomic structure; he was later awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. April 30, 1777 was the birthday of Carl Friedrich Gauss, who is widely considered the world’s greatest mathematician. Camerone Day is celebrated on April 30th every year — the Foreign Legion’s most important holiday. Today is the birthday of sci-fi novelist Larry Niven …
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The most significant Dow peaks in the last 100 years were in 1929, 1966, 1973, and 1999. The 1929 peak was a nominal major peak as well as a major peak as measured in terms of gold (Dow/Gold ratio peak). The 1966 and 1999 peaks were major Dow/Gold (D/G) peaks, whereas the 1973 peak was a major nominal peak. There has always been an interesting relationship between these peaks and silver rallies. After all of these peaks of the Dow there were significant silver rallies that followed. Below, is a long-term chart for sold and the Dow: I …
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Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — No more large power banks! Travelers Hit with New TSA Ban as Agency Forbids Common Item in Checked Luggage. JWR’s Comments and Clarifications: The writer neglected to mention some key details. According to the TSA website, In carry-on bags only: “Lithium metal (non-rechargeable) batteries are limited to 2 grams of lithium per …
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“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.” – Terry Pratchett
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It’s with an eye toward determining how these 10 choices were selected for DOJ’s initial offering that prompted this FOIA request. [More] Let’s see if the new, improved “Second Amendment Task Force” DOJ will be any better at responding to these things than it was under the Biden regime.
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California lawmakers to block effort to make it a felony to buy 16 and 17-year-olds for sex [More] Waddya know.., lawless Democrat lawmakers… They even shelter illegal alien pedophiles. No wonder they want parents’ guns. [Via Michael G]
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Cleveland Peacemakers lose $2M federal grant amid City’s push to treat gun violence as an health epidemic [More] Alternative headline: Feds decide not to waste any more tax money by funneling it to clueless, trough-feeding morons Somebody wanna tell the “authorized journalists” about indefinite articles…? [Via JG]
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What the Buffalo School System Is Doing Is Downright EVIL [More] Not just Buffalo. Just in case you were wondering why Elon needs to import workers… Everybody realizes public school systems are almost exclusively run and staffed by Democrats, right? [Via Michael G]
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The Kansas Supreme Court agreed Friday with a district court decision tossing a lawsuit filed by a former Emporia State University football player shot by a teammate who mistakenly believed that disassembling his newly purchased handgun required pulling the trigger. [More] What a moron. Jonathan Lowy. Figures. At what point are gunmakers going to file … Continue reading "Stupid SHOULD Hurt"
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Well that's your problem, right there:
Oracle engineers mistakenly triggered a five-day software outage at a number of Community Health Systems hospitals, causing the facilities to temporarily return to paper-based patient records.
CHS told CNBC that the outage involving Oracle Health, the company’s electronic health record (EHR) system, affected “several” hospitals, leading them to activate “downtime procedures.” Trade publication Becker’s Hospital Review reported that 45 hospitals were hit.
The outage began on April 23, after engineers conducting maintenance work mistakenly deleted critical storage connected to a key database, a CHS spokesperson said in a statement. The outage was resolved on Monday, and was not related to a cyberattack or other security incident.
Everything is "cloud" these days. Having worked in cloud for a decade, it's really really hard to get good reliability. The best vendors promise "Five Nines" reliability, i.e. uptime of 99.999%. The very best vendors have compensation clauses in their contracts and pay penalties to customers when they don't meet the uptime agreement.
Five Nines means that you will have no more than five minutes of downtime in a year. Like I said, this is really hard stuff.
Oracle Health had this customer down for five days. This translates to less than 99% uptime - probably 98.5%. Not a good look for a cloud provider.
Even worse, this isn't the first problem for Oracle Health. Oracle Health's Federal cloud went down for a day last month, taking 6 VA Hospitals and 26 clinics with them.
If you're in IT and looking at cloud services (and why wouldn't you?), pay special attention to the Service Level Agreements. SLAs with penalty clauses mean that the vendor is serious about reliability.
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a burglary that took place in the parking garage at the Police Headquarters. The theft occurred on Monday, April 21, during the night. The SLMPD reported the theft of various items, including one firearm. [More] In this case, they really were the “first responders.” [Via bondmen]
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SCOTUS’s Refusal To End Leftists’ Judicial Coup Is Damaging Its Credibility More Than The Media Ever Could [More] You gotta wonder who’s got what on whom… [Via bondmen]
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Female HS Student Is Physically Assaulted by a Male Classmate; School/District Punish Them Both [More] Hey, you’uns wanted equity… Besides, what’s a female? And what the hell are these beasts, and why would anyone stick their children in their enclosure ? [Via bondmen]
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Whistleblower says post office police are benched as mail theft surges [More] Now who’s going to arrest us if we break the rules? [Via bondmen]
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Florida Judge Who Oversees Substance Abuse Cases Arrested For DUI, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia… Cocaine Residue Found in Wallet [More] Initally a DeSantis appointee… We need to be espeially intolerant of ethical failures from “our side.” [Via bondmen]
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Hunting, self-defense, or just having the biggest bullet in the room. 10mm and .45 ACP are two of the most popular big boy rounds, but what is right for you?Fourth Time’s the Charm? Beto O’Rourke Hints at Another Run [More] Talk about a special Texas appeal… At least these idiots will vote for him. [Via Sweet Babboo]
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Canadian military issues ‘goose alert’- Soldiers and staff have been told what to do if they encounter the infamously aggressive birds, which have overrun the defense HQ in Ottawa [More] Fortunately, counseling is available. I’m reminded of one Christmas many years ago when we went to a friend’s place in Santa Barbara and I prepared … Continue reading "So Much for ‘The Devil’s Brigade’"
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NYSRPA Pres. Tom King Threatens David Dell’Aquila at NRA Annual Meetings [More] He writes King has not taken him up on his invitation to respond. Tangentially Related: How The Board Can Remove John Frazer as NRA Secretary [More] Good luck getting a better response than I got.
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Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to California ban on gun shows on public land [More] They put about as much effort into it as most gun owners. [Via Jess]
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Next thing to be banned… [Watch] And the next thing I know, she said “I do”… Anyway, have I got a new class of “prohibited persons” for them… [Via Len Savage]
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And even discussions about reopening the machine gun amnesty for old NFA firearms [More] Sorry, not sorry, but I find the entire presumption behind this revolting.
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If a tyrannical government enabled by a foolish electorate majority does repeal the Second Amendment it will not take away our right to keep and bear arms. Only we can give that up. [More] Otherwise, what good is it?
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Police say last Thursday, an Infiniti pulled into the South City apartment complex at Mississippi Boulevard and Lauderdale.
Surveillance video shows four suspects, all armed with guns, getting out and walking through the complex and shooting both victims multiple times, police said.
As they got back into the Infiniti, police say Patterson was shot by someone inside the apartment complex. He fell out of the car onto the ground.
I don't follow football. I just don't care, but sometimes I brush up against it. It's unavoidable in today's society. If pressed, I could probably name a few notable coaches from over the years. Tom Landry, Bear Bryant. And, I've heard the name Bill Belichick.
When I was in my mid-forties, I got divorced. Like millions of Americans. It's a sad tale, but a common one. Suddenly, you are thrust from married life to single life, and it's time to get out there and see how deep the dating pool is. Like many Americans, I spent some time in the dating pool. But,,I never got down in the kiddie section. I dated gals with life experience. I culled some, and some culled me and eventually I met Belle.
We turn now to Coach Belichick, who has the same story. He gave an interview recently, and some gal named Jordan was hanging close. Evidently, they are a thing. She's 24 and he isn't. My first thought was "go ahead, Coach." But then you watch Bill's eyes, and you can see that he isn't having much fun. The eyes tell the tale. I'm not saying that anything nefarious is going on, but if you google Stockholm Syndrome, some insight might come through.
The dating pool can be a scary place, and I suspect that many men learn that the hard way.
Sec. 4. Using National Security Assets for Law and Order. (a) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the heads of agencies as appropriate, shall increase the provision of excess military and national security assets in local jurisdictions to assist State and local law enforcement.If a Democratic president had issued this, people would be howling, and don't pretend otherwise.
(b) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Attorney General, shall determine how military and national security assets, training, non-lethal capabilities, and personnel can most effectively be utilized to prevent crime.
If companies treated other forms of advertising the way they do internet ads, Red Bull would drop their racing team if you didn’t visit their website when Verstappen drove past on every lap.
On April 29, 1769, Scottish engineer James Watt‘s patent for a steam engine with a separate condenser was enrolled. (Patent 913.) — April 29, 1852: The first edition of Peter Roget‘s Thesaurus was published in Great Britain. — On April 29, 1903, a limestone slide at Turtle Mountain dropped 30 million cubic metres (82 million tons) onto the town of Frank, Alberta, Canada, killing 70-90 residents. — And on April 29, 1905, two inches of rain fell in just 10 minutes in Taylor, Texas. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 118 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction …
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With the Real ID requirements finally going into effect as of May 7th, a US passport card is the best option for those interested in maintaining as much privacy as possible. A passport card offers more flexibility and maintains your privacy to a higher degree than a driver’s license. For those who consider their home address at the top of their privacy list, nothing beats a passport card. I’m no expert in this field but I’m basing this article on my own personal experiences and testimonies of friends. The reader is strongly advised to do their own research before applying …
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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 revised eruption risk assessment for the Yellowstone Caldera. (See the Wyoming section.) Idaho First glow-in-the-dark flower made commercially available to the public. o o o Lori Vallow Daybell reacts to guilty verdict in her first Arizona trial. (She received multiple life sentences, in July, …
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“To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.” – Henri Poincaré
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Stop by the War Eagles Museum in Santa Teresa, New Mexico! A vast collection of aircraft and military aviation history!
Monday is the start of another work week for most. I have been avoiding the news, hearing my team and I painted with the same brush as everyone who shares the same employer, labeled as overpaid, lazy people who spend their days surfing the internet for cat memes while doing "no work." In my experience, like any employer, there are slackers, and I have carried the load of more than one in my career. However, we are not all of the same cloth. I think of a day where I spent 14 hours straight in a HazMat suit in 100-degree weather, walking grids through a cornfield looking for the smoking gun amidst the body parts, not just one day but several, then went home to burn my clothes and quietly cry in the dark.
It was a valuable life lesson. Hard work, hard decisions, made on evenings like that one years later as I worked away at my home, listening to the sound echo in an empty house, learning about life and love with all the salt and truth one can expect from the swing of a hammer. It taught me more than how physics and your thumb meet; your thumb will lose. It taught me about budgets and planning, as well as the basics of working with wood, nails, and drywall. It taught me what I am capable of, and it taught me to dream the dreams of a child again.
As Partner in Grime and I worked to clear out some flowerbeds, finding bits of an ancient lattice, I had to stop and sort my words as memories came unbidden—color, movement, shape. The first was of my mom bending over the garden, helping my dad weed; a good woman over whom death had already cast its shadow as surely as the apple tree shading her that day. Our rescued wiener dog mix Pepper pranced around her in play, barking joyously. Standing there in that barren flower bed a lifetime later, I could still smell her perfume on the air; I could hear that bark, and the remembrance of the fluid movements of her hands in the soil was as tangible to me as a tide. Gentle, measured, certain.
I think back to the days on the farm, to another house, and I remember not the hard times but the good. I remember the last winter there, when I helped a neighbor pull a reluctant calf from his mother’s womb. If I close my eyes, I can relive that next moment in which I ceased to breathe myself as the calf did not. In that moment, all I could hear were the tiniest sounds, the fairy feet of barn mice, and the creak of a rafter. Then, in a rush of indignation, came the mighty and protesting bawl of that newly born bull calf, his cries from a birth-wet mouth awakening something in his weary mother, who lay so still there under the dark moon, both of us totally spent from the effort. I still can picture his trusting eyes fixed on her as she rose up to sniff and take him in with that remarkable snuffling devotion of a mother.
Today will be another long week. When I next return home after work, it will be dark. I will replenish supplies, taking out an empty dog food sack to the trash. The driveway will lie in a placid, warm slumber, silent under my feet. I’ll pull closed the back door, looking at land that holds neither corn nor cows, seeing the rise of another old house in the distance as I begin a clog-stomping run back onto the porch. The chill Spring air whistles through my shirt, tickling my skin, scorching my bare cheeks, and the back of my throat.
Inside the door, where the mailman pushed it through, lies a postcard from Partner in Grime's latest trip. The handwriting looks almost like him: slender, strong, and focused. I can practically smell the tonic water as I tear open the envelope and drink in the words. Those short words are water to me, the paper a quiet pool, myself merely one of those little water bugs that lie not quite on the surface nor beneath it—but in that quiet line of demarcation that is neither water nor air, earth nor heaven; exposing to the outside world only what is necessary to draw breath and hope.
Soon, in that house I never expected to be, it's time for bed. There on the nightstand is a dried maple leaf, a candle, and a couple of framed photos. I lie back across the edge of the bed, naming off each vertebra, looking upward as my body stretches downward, red hair trailing to the floor like a line of fire. I smile up at stars that glitter like mica through the window, at unheard poetry that hides on the dark side of the moon, at the sun that warms another pillow far away; thankful for the journey here, the labor, the defeats, and the small victories that came with it.
Our memories are not the house we live in. They are inside us, all those memories —the laughter and sharing of friends, all the fun and adventures that will follow us home. Home is the pillow on which you lay your dreams, brought out with just a word, a sure and steady, gentle touch.
Brigid
It looks like Fort Bliss, TX is going to be used to house migrant detainees.
Folks my age will remember that Fort Chafee, AR was used in the early 80s to house detainees that came over during the Mariel boatlift out of Cuba. In the late 80s, For Polk housed a couple of hundred detainees for a short time. When I got there in 1990, the MPs on post were still talking about it. It was part of the near-term organizational memory.
As I recall, the MPs at Polk considered the Cubans to be a huge pain in the ass. I'm betting that the soldiers at Bliss will consider the new detainees likewise.
When Germany occupied Belgium in the summer of 1940, the took over the FN factory complex and ordered production of the High Power pistol to continue. It was put into German service as the Pistole [...]
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The Trump tariffs are unlikely to have much effect on ammunition prices in the United States of America.
President Trump has entered office at full throttle. He has been enacting significant parts of his trade policies much faster than most previous presidents. One of his stated goals is stopping unfair trade practices against the United States. Part of that effort has been widespread use of tariffs to bring other countries to the bargaining table.
Ammunition supplies inside the United States have been fairly stable for many months. Prices have been steady or dropping. The shortages associated with the Obama years were not duplicated during the Biden years, although future importation permits for Russian ammunition were blocked by Biden executive orders. There was a failed attempt to prevent Lake City ammunition from being sold to the public. In spite of these efforts, most ammunition was generally available at prices somewhat lower than previous spikes.
Most of the ammunition consumed inside the United States is manufactured inside the United States. There are exceptions. During the .22 rimfire shortage, Aquila Ammunition quadrupled their production capacity in Mexico. About half of that capacity is exported to the United States. There are several other manufacturers who export .22 rimfire to the the United States, such as Armscorp from the Philippines, Ely from the UK, and Fiocci from Italy. Altogether, rimfire imports are estimated at about 10% of the consumption in the USA.
Imported centerfire cartridges and shotgun shells have found niches in the United States market. At present, many of the imports offer price advantages compared to American made products. Some European producers, such as Fiocci, Sellier & Bellot, Prvi Partizan and others offer cartridges which are not produced by American manufacturers, such as .30 Luger, 7x57 rimmed, and 9.3x72mm rounds. General tariffs on European manufactured goods could have an effect on those prices... someday.
Most countries in the world have signed up for trade talks with the United States. There is a current 90 day pause in implementing the Trump tariffs, with the major exception of China. There has been a ban on the importation of Chinese Ammunition since 1994. As AmmoLand contributor John Farnam noted, China exports a considerable amount of nitrocellulose. The United States has only two major manufacturers of Nitrocellulose this correspondent is aware of. This is a critical vulnerability. At present, the nitrocellulose made in the USA is just enough for our needs. At times, the supply of gun powder has not met demand. The production of primers is just starting to meed demand at present. Some prices for primers have been reduced.
Analysis:
If readers desire specialty ammunition, or have found a particular import to work especially well, this might be a good time to stock up. When inflation is taken into account, .22 rimfire ammunition is about as low as it has ever been. The American ammunition market is likely near saturation. There are always specials, sales, and discounted or discontinued product. The next two months, at least, promise to offer a continuation of the prices currently available on imported products.
The tariffs deals may not be the same everywhere. Mexico may get a different deal than the Philippines. Italy may obtain better terms than the Czech Republic. If you need specialty cartridges made overseas, this is probably a good time to buy.
This correspondent would love to see a nitrocellulose plant built in Montana to meet demand. Such plants are expensive and take time to construct. There are significant safety and environmental concerns. If one of the current nitrocellulose plants were shut down, there would be significant gunpowder shortages in the United States of America. Another nitro-cellulose plant in the United States seems a worth while endeavor to subsidize, as it aids in the defense of the United States.
Antimony is not as critical as the nitrocellulose plants. Only small amounts of anitimony are necessary for lead alloys used in bullets. Antimony is a small amount of the cost of ammunition, according to Dan Wolgin, CEO of Ammunition Depot. If the cost of antimony doubled (highly unlikely), it would barely be noticed.
This is a good time to purchase ammunition, especially .22 rimfire, in the United States of America. If you have not stocked up, consider doing so now.
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Gun Watch
Shreveport Police officials say a man in his 30s was shot multiple times. He was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Sometime after 5 p.m., KSLA was told he was alert and conscious.
Police also say the suspected shooter was detained for questioning.
Officials on scene say the ex-boyfriend showed up at the house, and got into an argument with the woman’s current boyfriend. SPD says both men exchanged gunfire, and the ex-boyfriend was struck.
Evidently, the Federal Reserve is building a new headquarters in Washington.. A place for them to gaze into crystal balls and manage the nation' money supply. Problem is, they have gotten a little carried away with their own comfort.
Federal Reserve blows $2.5B on ‘Palace of Versailles’ HQ despite mounting losses: ‘Congress must put its foot down’
Evidently, this place is sheer luxury. Rooftop gardens, water features, all manner of expensive bullshit. They do an important job, but if they want luxury, they can build it at home, at their own expense. Federal buildings should be simple structures, designed for economy and versatility. I'm thinking Steelcraft desks like the Army uses.
$2.5 billion may not seem like much to the Federal Reserve, but to the rest of us, that is a shit-ton of money. Our money.
On April 28, 1937, the first trans-Pacific flight by a commercial passenger airliner was completed when Pan American Airways’ Martin M-130, China Clipper, arrived at Hong Kong. The flight had departed San Francisco Bay, California, on the 21st of April with seven revenue passengers and then proceeded across the Pacific Ocean by way of Hawaii, Midway Island, Wake Island, Guam, Manila, Macau, and finally Hong Kong. — April 28, 1965: US Marines invaded the Dominican Republic. They stayed until October 1966. — Today’s feature is by SurvivalBlog staff writer Tom Christianson. — We need more entries for Round 118 of …
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A range hat is designed to allow over-the-head, earmuff-style hearing-protection to be worn comfortably over the hat. It accomplishes this by forgoing two features that are common to most baseball caps. Those features are a fabric-covered button (squatchee) on the crown of the hat and the hatmaker’s buckram reinforcement of the front two panels of the hat. Without the squatchee and the buckram, a ranger hat is better able to conform to the shape of the wearer’s head under the muffs. The American Hat Company version of the range hat is made of lightweight, ripstop cotton with a comfortable sweatband …
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The following recipe for a fairly healthy Super Easy Trail Mix is from SurvivalBlog reader T.W.. She recommends: “I suggest you buy most of the ingredients in bulk, to cut down on the cost of the mix.” Ingredients 1 c. of your preferred low-salt nut(s), mixed (I like almonds and pecans) 1 to 1-/12 c. of chocolate chips, M&Ms, or Reese’s Pieces candy (can be omitted if you are on a diet) 1 c. of Animal Crackers (or other small crackers) and/or small pretzels. (I like cheese-flavored ones) 1 c. of your preferred dry breakfast cereal or low-moisture granola/museli. 1 …
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Today’s graphic: Percentage Of Americans Who Always Lock Their Doors. (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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“I learned to look more upon the bright side of my condition, and less upon the dark side, and to consider what I enjoyed, rather than what I wanted : and this gave me sometimes such secret comforts, that I cannot express them ; and which I take notice of here, to put those discontented people in mind of it, who cannot enjoy comfortably what God has given them, because they see and covet something that he has not given them. All our discontents about what we want appeared to me to spring from the want of thankfulness for what …
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