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NEW from Springfield Armory is the compact-sized version of the Echelon! Full ambi, 15+ rounds, but does it measure up? We find out.Islamist terror incidents targeting U.S. rose sharply in 2024, ADL finds [More] But…but…but greatest threat… OK, who’s not doing their part…?
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A staffer for a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives was arrested at the Capitol on Monday when a regular security check turned up ammunition in his bag, the Capitol Police said in a statement. The police identified the staffer as Michael Hopkins, who works for Representative Joe Morelle… [More] Do as we … Continue reading "Laws for Thee…"
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Shouldn’t Trump Voters Be Viewed as Traitors? The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether voters should be held accountable for their chosen candidate’s behavior. [More] Kwame Anthony Appiah of The Newsraper of Record evidently wants Republicans tried and either imprisoned or executed as the tribunals see fit. If we’re talking accountability, Bill Clinton’s Rules of Engagement … Continue reading "Sowing the Wind"
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Overview of the Ohio case on illegal aliens and firearm possession… What I am suggesting is that we need to be philosophically consistent on these things. [Watch] Absolutely. All people have rights endowed by their Creator that they should be free to exercise. That’s not the issue. They don’t have a right to be where … Continue reading "By All Means, Be Consistent"
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Eric Holder appears out of the woodwork to justify Hunter Biden pardon, argues ATF Form 4473 is irrelevant [More] And if we can’t believe Eric Holder, who can we believe? [Via Keith B]
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Convicted felon admits to defrauding investors, obtaining guns illegally [More] So, not all that different in principle from what The Big Guy pardoned Hunter for…? [Via bondmen]
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“Seventy percent of the illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country… [More] Been there, done that… It looks like a one-on-one on the threat of tariffs has her toning down the rhetoric and ready to play ball — or else. [Via bondmen]
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Do We Still Have to Pretend the 2020 Election Was ‘Free and Fair’? [More] I don’t think he’s asking me… [Via bondmen]
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In the cold light of hindsight, a new Trump administration will ensure that the narrative of J6 is rewritten to reflect the truth of that tragic day instead of the lies spun by Democratic Speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi’s J6 committee. [More] Prediction: Michael Byrd will supercede George Floyd as the race hustlers’ poster boy. [Via bondmen]
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Termite asks in comments:
Don't pardons generally come AFTER a conviction? Hunter has been convicted of anything, just charged/indicted.
Yes, generally. When I was a Parole Officer I would occasionally do a clemency investigation for the Pardon Board. These offenders were serving time, or had completed their sentence and were looking for some time of legal relief.
However, there is precedent for summarily pardoning an offender. Those of us old enough to have been at Woodstock recall when Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon following Nixon's resignation. No charges, no conviction, no sentence. Just a "Get Out Of Jail" card. It happens.
I was excited this morning to hear that Biden is headed to Angola. Then I remembered that there are two Angolas. One, a country in Africa. The other, the main prison for the Louisiana prison system.
I was last at Angola during the late '80s for training. At the time, the horse guards on the farm were still using Winchester lever guns in the fields. Back in those days, if you wanted to rank the worst prisons in the US, among the top ten would be Angola in Louisiana, Parchmanin Mississippi, and The Walls in Texas.
NEW from XTECH Tactical comes a whole lineup of Glock pattern magazines! G19, G17, G26, and more.In the series of profane videos posted to Facebook, the suspect claimed that Trump kidnapped and sex-trafficked his kids, though it’s unclear whether Tamayo-Torres has children, according to the outlet. “[Y]ou’re gonna die,” he allegedly said in a video posted Thursday, referring to Trump. “[Y]our son’s gonna die. Your whole family is going to die … Continue reading "Up to Standards"
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No, the naked inflatable Santa in the tub is just WRONG. Blitzen is probably thinking of tweeting #Me Too as we speak.
Sorry, Sunny, you drive us nuts with just one puppy-size rawhide treat, but you'll get some nice homemade peanut butter biscuits under the tree.
Then there are the usual traditions - Santa at the PUB? I don't drink, but this place has the best beer-battered fish and chips in the county, and it's within walking distance of the Range, so..
But still. Santa at the PUB?
It just shouted out, "Fire code violation," and we left before ordering our lunch and walked back home.
Chicken Salad with Smoked Bacon and Dates
- 1 cup chicken (cooked *cooled and diced)
- 4 large packaged dates finely chopped (found in the raisin section of the store)
- six - seven pieces of smoked bacon cooked and roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cups pecans
- a pinch of Chinese Five Spice Powder (a mix of China cassia cinnamon, star anise, anise seed, ginger, and cloves).
Donald Trump has asked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead what is basically an audit of the entire US Federal Government. There is much consternation about this in the expected circles - no doubt due in part of the proclivity of Musk and Ramaswamy to stir the pot and troll their opponents.
I mean, the Department of Government Efficiency? D.O.G.E.? Srlsy?
I wrote this a long time ago, and updated it 6 years ago for the age of Donald Trump. I think that it's even more important today, with D.O.G.E. explicitly intended to address the issues I called out.
Why Donald Trump will transform America
Something unprecedented happened during the eighteenth century, something that is a sharp dividing line between the modern world and what came before. The Industrial Revolution transformed first Britain, then Europe and the United States, and then the world.
It started with cloth making, where initially water power drove a set of rapidly evolving machine types that made cloth literally thousands of times easier to make. Prices plummeted, and consumption rose by a factor of 12 between 1770 and 1800. People's lives began to change, as now underwear was affordable to more than just the wealthy.
Then came steam and iron. James Watt invented the first really successful steam engine, but it was only unleashed when Henry Cort approached him with a "grand secret". Up until then, Iron was frightfully expensive, because manufacturing basically had to heat the molten ore until the slag floated off. Cort had figured out how to use Watt's engines to drive huge hammers to beat the slag out of the metal. He could make fifteen tons of wrought iron in twelve hours. Iron production soared by a factor of 150 between 1740 and 1852. The price of iron plummeted, to the point where it entirely changed architecture.
Something was in the air - creativity had been unleashed, and continued in the nineteenth century, infecting industry after industry: Bessemer and Steel, Tennant and industrial chemicals (chemicals manufactured in ton weights, like chlorine bleach), railroads, electricity, internal combustion, aviation, the communications revolution of telegraphy-radio-television-Internet.
What was striking about this was that each industry would exhibit precisely the same growth characteristics. The "S" curve described a slowish initial takeoff, an exponentially rising growth period, and then a slow tailing off. All of these industries followed it in turn: cotton, iron, steel, railroads. What was key to the miracle that occurred between 1720 and 1990 was that as one reached the top of the curve and began to falter, a new industry emerged to drive things forward. Income per capita went from around $450 in what would become the United States (in 1700) to $18,300 in 1989.
We are told that the people are ignorant, and aren't smart enough to know what they're talking about. We're told this by an Educated Class with complex computer models of the financial system. We're asked, what do the hoi poloi know of the grand sweep of the world economic system?
I think that the feeling of dread is well justified, by a good view of the forest rather than the trees. And after all, the financial models didn't predict the 2008 collapse or the stagnation that followed, so a little more humility might be called for. But in general, the critique is correct - people don't know what's causing this, just that they're unhappy. They see a change, which makes them unhappy. They don't know the cause.
Immodestly, I would like to say that I think that I do. It's related to the size of government, but the usual arguments over which side of the Laffer Curve we're on, or what the optimal rate of marginal taxes are pretty much beside the point. Something is slowing the system down, and it's not the 35% that the Fed.Gov takes off the top (OK, a little, but that's a second order effect).
Let's think about fast and slow. The Empire State Building was built in a little over 15 months. The World Trade Center (Tower 1) took 52 months, and that was in 1970. Most recently, One World Trade Center took 7 years to complete. We're slowing down; we're not as good at what we used to do.
The reason for this is regulation (and its bastard child, litigation). That's the problem. We have buildings full of people that make us stop what we're doing, fill out forms in triplicate, and then wait months or years before we are allowed to pick up where we stopped. Think for a minute what this does. It pushes some of the middle of the S-Curve into the flat part, reducing the overall value of the industry, as resources get sidelined instead of being engaged in production. More damagingly, it pushes the next S-Curve to the right, increasing the time that it takes to bring a new industry online. Most damagingly of all, it possibly completely eliminates some S-Curves from appearing at all, because the risk is too high to attract investors.
It's not the tax rate, it's the regulation rate that's making the economy run down. Sarbanes-Oxley, passed in great haste after Enron's collapse, has all but destroyed the high tech IPO market. Think of that as S-Curves that never came into existence. The Silicon Graybeard posted about this 7 years ago:
Although the legislators and regulators never consider this, every regulation consumes some amount of time and money to comply with. The new Finance Reform bill has been estimated to required the development of 250-300 new regulations. Every regulation slows down, hinders and costs every honest business real money. Despite the widespread talk of corrupt CEOs and general lack of corporate ethics, I've been working in the manufacturing industry since the mid 1970s, and every company has had an active, if not aggressive, ethics compliance program with requirements for training and seminars every year. There are exceptions but most companies do their best to be honest and law-abiding. Government seems to think it's mere coincidence that countries with lower tax rates and lower regulation attract business, and they demonize companies for moving to countries where the environment is better.As SiGraybeard points out, Big Business excels at managing the top end of the S-Curve, and they have big offices capable of dealing with the paperwork. Big Business doesn't mind regulation - in fact, if you believe (as I do) that Regulatory Capture is the equilibrium state of any government agency, Big Business uses regulation to hobble small but dangerous competitors. They get the Fed.Gov to do their dirty work, while they extract maximum value from the end phase of their old products. We pay for that in higher prices and lack of better alternatives.
Scale this up to cover the entire economy, as the government has tripled in the post war period, and it becomes obvious why we can't build skyscrapers any more. They don't seem to have trouble with this in Dubai - it's us that keeps us from doing it.
Regulation stifles innovation - quick, name the last revolutionary program that came out of the Department of Education. That effectively transfers wealth from future generations (our children and grandchildren, who will have lower standards of living). The recipients of that transfer are government employees - those folks that read and file your application (in triplicate) and the Big Business that captures the regulatory agency.
We have made so many layers of cruft - allowed so many barnacles to grow on the bottom of the ship - that we're noticeably slowing down. People feel it. People are nervous, because they think it's going to get worse. And while the recent Congresses and the Obama Administration poured gasoline on that flame with Health Care "Reform" (written by Big Pharma, the Insurance Companies, and the AMA), I'd like to point out that the Republicans ran Congress and the White House when Sarbanes-Oxley passed.
One way to look at things is that it's been a good long 300 year run. Too bad it's over, nothing lasts forever. Get used to stasis, with fewer and smaller S-Curves, and get used to declining living standards as Big Business and a bloated government take ever more from National Income, immizerating the masses.
A different way to look at things is government regulation didn't give people affordable underwear, or bleach to keep them clean. Get out of our way, and we'll do it again. The tax rates are annoying, but the buildings full of fussy balls-and-chains telling us that we'll hear back from them in 3 to 6 months are infuriating.
UPDATE 2 January 2018 22:17: Even the New York Times recognizes this in an (inadvertently) hilarious story. It would take a heart of stone not to laugh at their attempts to spin soaring business confidence due to reduced regulation under Trump. Almost every person quoted is a former Democratic administration aparachick, and there are precisely no quotes from business leaders who think that reduced regulation helps business expansion, hiring, and wage increases. And there's this, of course:
There is little historical evidence tying regulation levels to growth. Regulatory proponents say, in fact, that those rules can have positive economic effects in the long run, saving companies from violations that could cost them both financially and reputationally. Cost-benefit analyses generally do not look just at the impact of a regulation on a particular business’s bottom line in the coming months, but at the broader impact on consumers, the environment, public health and other factors that can show up over years or decades.Oooooooh kaaaaaaay. [rolls eyes]
A Georgia cop who once won “Deputy of the Year” was arrested and charged with DUI last week after he tried to drunkenly direct traffic outside of an elementary school — despite there being no cars in the area, according to police officials. [More] While presumably armed. So, I take it the badge exempted him … Continue reading "We’re the Only Ones Road Hogging Enough"
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The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery endorses the use of firearm suppressors as an effective method of reducing the risk of hearing loss, especially when used in conjunction with conventional hearing protective measure. [More] Finally– a qualified diagnosis. Funny… all the other side has in terms of “experts” are prohibitonist apparatchiks with unqualified … Continue reading "In Their Lane"
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A family jewelry business that lost $42,000 when police in Indianapolis simply took it and kept it is getting it back. [More] Remember when cops and robbers had definite sides? [Via Michael G]
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In the aftermath of Sunday’s announcement by President Joe Biden that he has pardoned his convicted felon son of gun and tax law violations, a political earthquake has rocked the country and opened the floodgates for criticisms of the elitist double standard. Public reaction has been overwhelmingly negative, and The Hill, among other media heavyweights, […]
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Dubbed “Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act,” the broadly supported bill would ensure federal protection for journalists. It would prevent authorities from abusing subpoena powers and protect reporters from being forced to reveal their sources. [More] I know what it’s like to live with that fear hanging over my head, so I guess my … Continue reading "The Authorized Journalist Protection Act"
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A line from The Dirty Dozen comes to mind… [Via Jess] Related UPDATE THIS Is Gonna Be FUN! Andrew McCabe RUSHING to CNN to Cry About Kash Patel Nomination Says SO Much [More] It’s dawned on him that lamb’s blood won’t work for everyone. [Via Michael G]
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“Mr. Labarge’s terror campaign sent ripples of fear throughout the journalism community and violated the bedrock principles enshrined in the Bill of Rights. Our office remains steadfast in our commitment to safeguarding the rights of journalists to report without fear of retribution and to put behind bars those who try to silence the media through … Continue reading "Think of It as Plague Insurance"
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Where they were taking us through their plans, and it was – basically just full government – full government control – like this sort of thing, there will be a small number of large companies that will be completely regulated and controlled by the government, they told us. [More] You know, fascism. The real kind, not … Continue reading "And They Shall Be Like Gods?"
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NDIS participants and sex workers feel ‘betrayed’ by sexual services funding ban now being in effect [More] Sorry. My post title just kind of wrote itself. Y’know, if you have a right to sex, that implies someone can be compelled to give it to you. I’m just envisioning some kind of Christian baker analogy where … Continue reading "Do You Come from a Land Down Under?"
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It’s not a procedure you’d expect a 28-year-old to be planning. But for Lydia Echols from Texas, having her fallopian tubes removed is the price she’s willing to pay to ensure her reproductive rights. [More] So, Newsweek managed to find a handful of democracy-hating Democrat drama queens choosing to permanently remove their choices… no, don’t … Continue reading "That’ll Show Us!"
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The Rock says ‘freedom is our greatest privilege’ while visiting troops in Hawaii… Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson” is the people’s champion for a number of reasons… [More] A fake “action hero” tells the real deals he doesn’t understand what rights are. I wonder if he told them he also wants to impose Biden/Harris disarmament edicts on … Continue reading "The People’s Privileged Champion"
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WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, a reversal after pledging to stay out of legal proceedings against the younger Biden who pleaded guilty to tax violations and was convicted on firearms-related charges."Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department's decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted," the president said in a statement. [emphasis added]
Yes, because unfairly and selectively never happens at DOJ. If Hunter had been black, he would have been prosecuted for a false statement on a 4473.
Somthing is missing from both Joe Biden’s and the White House’s X accounts. But what…? Everybody is going to be commenting on this. I plan on doing something about it no one else is doing. Stay tuned. Related UPDATE Stephen Stamboulieh shares his thoughts:
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The German Wehrmacht was always hungry for more rifles during World War Two, and adopted substitute designs made in friendly (or subservient) countries when possible. Almost all of these were minor variations on the Mauser [...]
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It seems that our lamest-of-duck president has pardoned his wayward son, Hunter. This comes as no real surprise. Joe is never running for anything, ever again. His political capital is shot, He is a pitiful husk of a man with no future. What does he have to lose?
Joe's entire political career was smoke and mirrors, the perfect machine politician, and lying to the public was his stock in trade. He's lied to us about everything. What does he have to lose? The big story is that this is a story at all.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two robbers ended up in the hospital after being shot by the person they were trying to rob, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD).
Memphis Police responded to calls of shots fired just after 6:15 a.m. Friday at the Classic Inn on American Way. Officers arrived to find a man and woman with gunshot wounds near the motel entrance.
I had forgotten about this, but it was the captain of Colorado State who is accused of conspiring with the dude on San Jose State's volleyball team to try to get one of the SJSU team members injured during the course of a match in retaliation for that woman joining the lawsuit against the NCAA regarding men in women's sports.
It seems that Colorado State's team is worse in another way as well. Several players took a knee during the National Anthem. The university claims they are 'critical thinkers'.
The only reason that San Jose State made it to the semi-finals was because of the forfeits from the teams not wanting to play cheaters or risk injury playing a dude.
Karma's a bitch.
Click Here to Enter RECOIL 14 Days of Christmas 2024 – Day 1 Anechoic SuppressorOn December 2, 1805, Napoleon defeated the Russians and Austrians at Austerlitz. The painting is a romanticized rendition by French artist François Gérard, circa 1810. — December 2, 1927: The first Model A Ford sold, for $385. In paper currency, that would be the equivalent of $6,984.52 in inflated 2024 U.S. Dollars. But in terms of U.S. gold coins that were still circulating in 1927? $385 divided by $20.67 per ounce = 18.63 ounces of gold. The 2024 value of gold of $2,640 x 18.63 = $49,183.20. — Our Big Sale Ends at Midnight! We’ve been running a Black Friday …
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Sometimes small things can have a big impact. A little salt and pepper can really enhance the flavor of a boiled egg. The tiny cruise control can make driving a large vehicle much more pleasant. And a relatively tiny rudder can guide the mightiest ship across the trackless deep. The Sagan Life AquaBrick Spigot is a small object that greatly enhances the ease of use of the Sagan Life AquaBrick Water Storage Container. Without the spigot, it can be somewhat awkward to pour water from the AquaBrick into a smaller container like a water bottle. With the spigot, the task …
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The following recipe for Leftover Turkey Casserole is from SurvivalBlog reader Angie T.. She says: “This mostly uses Thanksgiving dinner leftovers, but I always keep Mozzarella cheese on hand.” Ingredients Turkey Mashed potatoes Turkey gravy Stuffing Cooked Rice Carrots Peas Green beans Cranberry sauce (Whole berry or jellied type) Mozzarella Cheese (can substitute cheddar) Garlic powder (if desired) Salt and Pepper, to taste Directions Just layer the available ingredients together as a casserole. Make some stuffing the top layer, so that it gets slightly crispy. Bake it briefly, at 300 F — just a bit more then re-heating. — Do …
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Today’s graphic: A map showing the largest Christian group in every U.S. state. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) The thumbnail below is click-expandable. — Please send your graphic ideas 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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“There is no provision by a bill of rights to guard against the dangerous encroachments of power in too many instances to be named: but I cannot pass over in silence the insecurity in which we are left with regard to warrants unsupported by evidence — the daring experiment of granting writs of assistance in a former arbitrary administration is not yet forgotten in the Massachusetts; nor can we be so ungrateful to the memory of the patriots who counteracted their operation, as so soon after their manly exertions to save us from such a detestable instrument of arbitrary power, …
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This is the oldest Christmas Carol that we know of.
Except there was this little problem: not only was Ambrose not a priest, he wasn't even baptized as a Christian. The crowd wasn't about to let minor issues like that stand between them and their new bishop. So Governor Aurelius Ambrosius became Bishop Ambrose.
He was a force to be reckoned with, even excommunicating Emperor Theodosius the Great (I think that this was the first time this had ever happened).
He also composed the first Christmas Carol, Veni Redemptor Genitum (Come, Redeemer of the Nations). It is still performed today, 1650 years later.
Latin:
Veni, redemptor gentium;
ostende partum Virginis;
miretur omne saeculum:
talis decet partus Deum.
English translation:
Come, Redeemer of the nations;
show forth the Virgin birth;
let every age marvel:
such a birth befits God.
Now the Christmas season is upon us. It seemed right to start our annual christmas music posts with the very first Christmas carol.
* The others are St. Jerome, St. Augustine, and St. Gregory the Great. It was sort of a Murderer's Row lineup of the early Church batting order.
Me five minutes later slowly creeping up on a squirrel with the camera in front of my face:
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A 38-year-old woman who was shot Wednesday afternoon in New Haven has been charged with violating a protective order.
The woman was shot in the stomach at about 2:30 p.m. on Plymouth Street following an argument that escalated into a fight, according to police. The other person involved in the fight, who has only been described as a male, has not been charged.
Police have not yet publicly identified the woman, but said she has been charged with other crimes, as well. They have not elaborated on what those charges are.
According to Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub, the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shots-fired call at a home on County Road 109 in Cheyenne County at 10:06 a.m. Emergency communications advised authorities a father had been shot by his son during an incident. A third individual, the mother, was present at the time of the shooting and attempted to administer CPR to the victim before emergency responders arrived.
Emergency medical personnel worked on the victim for approximately 50 minutes but were unable to revive him.
Schaub says no individuals involved in the incident are currently in custody. Preliminary investigation findings suggest the shooting was conducted in self-defense.
Today we are taking a look at three different pieces of kit developed to carry Degtyarev DP pan magazines. These mags are really inconveniently shaped, and traditional magazine pouches just don’t work for them. Instead, [...]
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December 1, 1903: Release of “The Great Train Robbery” the first Western film, starring Justus D. Barnes and G. M. Anderson. December 1, 1966: The radio time signal WWV was moved from Greenbelt, Maryland to Boulder, Colorado. — Today is also the birthday of gun designer Charles Cashman Kelsey, Jr. of DEVEL fame. He was born December 1,1935. He was murdered in Texas under mysterious circumstances in April, 2003. — This is also the birthday of novelist Rex Stout (1886–1975). Rex Stout was the brother of Ruth Stout, the gardener who wrote about no till, year-round mulching, organic gardening …
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We’ve completed the judging for Round 115 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The judging for this round was very difficult since there were five very informative Hurricane Helene after-action reports and several excellent technical articles. First Prize goes to Soyez Ferme, for Hurricane Milton After Action Review. See: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. It was posted on October 23-24-25, 2024. His prizes will include: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, this could be worth more than $2000. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course …
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If anyone has funds to spare, I want to remind SurvivalBlog readers that the communities in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee are still suffering the devastation from Hurricane Helene. Since our government failed these people, We The People have responded en masse to take care of them. There are people still living in tents as the snow starts to fall. Many many people have donated trailers, Buddy heaters, blankets, clothing, and food to help keep these families intact. You may ask why those people are still living in those devastated areas. Many have no other place, or the funds, …
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Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover gold’s performance and silver’s performance and examine the factors that affected the metal prices. WHAT DID GOLD AND SILVER DO IN NOVEMBER? The inevitable finally happened: gold and silver had a down month. Both metals traded slightly lower on November 1st, with silver dipping to $32.40 per troy ounce and gold holding above $2,730/oz. The following week began with modest gains until the wheels fell off on Wednesday, Nov. 6th: gold lost 3% to fall …
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The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: An Important Safety Tip: You Gents Aren’t Camouflaged Unless Your Gear is Camouflaged A Useful Link: SurvivalBlog’s Editor-at-Large Mke Williamson suggested this post on X: Puzzle Piece Camouflage. Mike says: “Should be even better since there are multiple random layers of interference.” 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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“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: In the …
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In 2014 I put up a Martin house that my dad had on his place. After he died in 2007, and Mom was making some changes on the family property, she asked me if I wanted Dad's Martin house. I did. It had stood beside the trailer for a decade of longer and the trailer was leaving the property, so the Martin house needed a new home.
Last year, the Martin house fell after a storm, and the impact shook everything loose in the house. My elder son and I performed an autopsy and decided that we could rehab it. The internals were made out of the same material that yard signs are made of, and I had some yard signs left over from my political campaign. So, we used those.
Juvat asks if I could post my leftover turkey gumbo recipe. Easy-peasy.
My basic gumbo recipe is here. We make a few small changes for the turkey variety. Take that leftover turkey carcass and break it apart, putting it into a stockpot. Cover with water and boil it for an hour or so, making stock. Set it aside to cool, then pick the meat from the bones. Discard the bones, but keep the stock and meat.
Make your gumbo as usual, substituting the turkey instead of chicken.
I boiled our turkey carcass yesterday and today I'm making a gumbo that we'll eat tomorrow.
Belle was watching the weather yesterday and concluded that we were going to have our first frost, so we moved her potted plants indoors. After three days of prepping, cooking, partying, and cleaning, I didn't want to spend much time cooking today, so I dredged my memory banks and came up with a recipe I haven't cooked in over 20 years. White Bean Soup.
Cops know one of the most dangerous calls is “a domestic,” that is, a domestic dispute. It can be just as dangerous for friends and relatives who, with the best of all possible intentions, attempt to helpfully intervene. I made that point in this article. Oh, and the lead photo here. It illustrates that, as […]The full version with hand loading information (not permitted on YouTube) is available here: https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/black-powder-ep-5-app Black powder military rifles of the 1860s-1880s are a really enjoyable group of guns. A lot of them are relatively [...]
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NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - A woman was taken to the hospital following a shooting in Newberry County on Monday.
The Newberry Police Department (NPD) said officers and the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting call in the 1200 block of Wilson Road at approximately 1:41 p.m.
According to Chief Kevin Goodman, a man shot into a car when he saw a woman with another male.
When he ran, police said the man in the car shot back at the shooter as the suspect was driving away.
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On November 30, 1902, Harvey “Kid Curry” Logan, the second-in-command of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch gang was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labor. — November 30, 1924: The first photo facsimile is transmitted across the Atlantic by radio. (London to New York City.) — Satirical novelist Jonathan Swift was born on November 30th, 1667. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 115 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the …
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Growing up, I attributed my father’s penchant for hoarding to having had a Depression-era childhood. We were comfortably middle-class in the 1960s—a three-bedroom, one-bathroom ranch house, a Ford in the driveway, and never hungry—but I heard stories of my parents’ lives in the 1920s and 1930s, especially on Thanksgivings, when my uncles drank too much and reminisced about the old days with my father. My mother still made her own clothes if she didn’t can fruits and vegetables as her mother had, and my father threw nothing out: his old Army camouflage duds, every used nut and bolt, and the …
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To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make both long-term and short-term plans. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities and planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, ranch improvements, bug-out bag fine-tuning, and food storage. This is something akin to our Retreat Owner Profiles, but written incrementally and in detail, throughout the year. We always welcome you to share your own successes and wisdom in your e-mailed letters. We post many of those — or excerpts thereof — in the Odds …
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“Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the …
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