I’d argue that some of the biggest champions of those freedoms are pro-Second Amendment immigrants, including those who’ve fled more repressive regimes and have actively embraced their right to keep and bear arms. [More] And I’d argue that happy talk about two out of how many enables the “single issue” excuse to continue. I also … Continue reading "Exceptions to the Rule"

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Mexico is protecting the world from gun violence — starting with the US [More] Gee, I see the same lies that got Fast and Furious kicked off, from not differentiating between all “crime” guns and curated “traced” guns, to not looking at government sales and official corruption, to lying about PLCAA… I see Jonathan Lowy … Continue reading "Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends"

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It is our long held belief that Univision is, fundamentally, an immigration advocacy organization with broadcast licensing. A recent report from North Carolina extolling active obstruction of ICE operations proves this point. [More] Well, who’s running the FCC, and does heavy praise for him by Catholic academia indicate a conflict with MAGA goals? Univision and … Continue reading "Speaking of Serving the Public Interest…"

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And yes, of course Dan wants your guns: Stupid white women will be the death of us — if we allow it. [Via Michael G]

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Chicago Mayor: Incarcerating Violent Criminals Is ‘Racist, Immoral, and Unholy’- “We cannot incarcerate our way out of violence. … The addiction on jails and incarceration in this country, we have moved past that.” [More] And the people who vote for this vote to mandate our defenselessness. I’d say “Forget it Jake, it’s ChiTown,” but in … Continue reading "Tales of the Bizarro World"

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Judge Christine Schaller held that assault weapons are not commonly used in self-defense and are therefore not protected arms under the Washington State Constitution [More] If Democrat judicial apparatchiks shut down peaceable means of redress, what choices are gun owners left with? What’s the alternative to “Surrender or be destroyed”? [Via Jess]

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11/30/25 Daily Wire:

Democrat Delegate Stacey Plaskett, the Virgin Islands’ non-voting member of Congress, garnered headlines recently when it came to light that she took direction from sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing.

Her relationship with Epstein is especially notable because Plaskett herself had “private nude images” of her stolen by her own ex-staffers, who used them to attempt to sabotage her re-election campaign. The husband of one of the culprits was, like Epstein, later found dead.

It gets worse the deeper you read.

Democrat Leadership is Sinister, Not Misguided [More] Been saying that since Grover’s group was promoting “Not Evil Just Wrong.” [Via Geordan]

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At XCAL, “there’s no politics,” Brown insists. “It’s all about fun.” The concept certainly seems like it could appeal to MAHA types. But Brown wants to avoid seeming partisan. “As a person, I like it,” he says of MAHA culture. “As a business, we won’t touch anything that puts us on a side.” [More] There’s … Continue reading "The Neutral Zone"

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All firearms out in public should have visible trigger locks – That’s one way we must respond to evil’s easy access to guns. [More] The useful idiots’ll eat that up! [Via Jess]

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The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that 15 people in total suffered gunshot wounds and confirmed the victims who died were 8, 9, 14, and 21 years old. Detectives remained at the scene processing evidence with support from the California Department of Justice. [More] And: Multiple victims with gunshot wounds at Valley Fair … Continue reading "Making the Grade"

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Two comments I didn’t approve: You should take part in a contest for among the best blogs on the web. I will advocate this website! And: Your perspectives always spark curiosity and offer a unique take on timeless topics—it would be captivating to see you delve into how they intersect with modern shifts, like AI … Continue reading "Basking in the Adoration"

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2A White Rook ain’t afraid of no birds. [More]

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[Graphic: Joel of All Trades] The viscous cycle of thinking guns make you safe, when its the fact everyone has a gun that makes it unsafe. America is just behind the point of saving itself with mass civilian homicides now. [More] Spoken like a true anti-gun male, George! [Via WiscoDave]

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First, they canceled the Little Crappy Shops (LCS) program as not fit for purpose.  Now it's the Constellation class Frigate program that gets the axe:

By 2024, the first ship of the class was 36 months behind schedule, with the second already considered two years behind before its keel was even laid. The plan, as I mentioned before, was to retain roughly 85% of the FREMM frigate design to expedite production, but by that point, the Constellation design retained only about 15% of its parent design. This caused a cascade of other issues, like the need to write new code for a reported 95% of the ship’s control system software due to deviations from the FREMM design it came from, and the incorporation of new equipment and systems.

The Constellation-class frigate seemed to suffer from a classic case of scope-creep, a term used to describe a program that keeps seeing new requirements tacked onto it as it develops, resulting in cost overruns and delays. As one lawmaker put it, the Navy kept chasing a 100% solution to the point where they ended up with 0% of the ship being delivered.

There's more here from the Tech Press, so this is getting attention. 

As Yogi Berra once said, if you don't know where you're going you'll end up somewhere else.  SECNAV should see to it that the Program Management Office finds itself somewhere else - preferably not working for the Navy.  Pour encourager les autres ...

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A woman being questioned told officers the person who initiated the shooting from the sidewalk was her boyfriend, Keontay Miller. She told them that she and Miller had an argument, and Miller had slapped her. Others tried to get Miller to leave, and he threw one of them down a flight of stairs.

The woman told officers that Miller left, then came back yelling that he was going to shoot her. Another person present said Miller was standing on the southwest corner sidewalk when he pulled a gun and opened fire at the apartment's balcony, with no care for the adults or children that were inside.

The affidavit says another person told officers they fired shots back at Miller in self defense, and that Miller kept shooting as he made his way to the car he was seen leaving in. That person then told officers where they would find their gun in a backpack. Officers took the gun and the casings they found.

On December 1, 1925, the Peace Treaties of Locarno were signed between Germany, France, Belgium, Great Britain, and Italy. — On December 1, 1966, the Radio time signal WWV was moved from Greenbelt, Maryland to Boulder, Colorado. — Today’s feature article is by SurvivalBog staff member Tom Christianson. — We now need entries for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $978,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest.  Round 122 ends on January 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and …

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We’ve announced the winners of Round 121 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. Note to the top three prize winners: Please contact me and let me know your UPS and USPS address(es), for your prizes. Thanks. – JWR The top three prize winners will each receive some great prize packages. The winners for Round 120 are… First Prize Winner: First Prize goes to  The Chemical Engineer, for Loaves, Fishes, Tree Bark, Seeds, and Knowledge. See: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, and Part 8. It was posted October 20-27, 2025. He will …

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Chainsaws are wonderful tools for wood cutting. But chainsaws are not perfect. Chainsaws are heavy. Chainsaws are noisy. Chainsaws require supplies of fuel and bar oil. These limitations can be problematic during field use. The Silky KatanaBoy Professional 700 presents an outstanding manual alternative to chainsaws for cutting trees and branches up to 14 inches in diameter. The saw is light and compact, weighing just four pounds and folding to a length of 33 inches. It creates so little noise that hearing protection is not required. It requires no supplies except the muscles of its user. And it uses those …

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The following simple recipe for Onion Soup Gratinee is from The New Butterick Cook Book, copyright 1924, now in the public domain. That is just one of the dozens of bonus books included in the 2005-2025 20th Anniversary Edition of the waterproof SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick that will be available to order in January of 2026. Ingredients 3 Onlons 3 tablespoons butter or butter substitute 3 pints beef stock 3 tablespoons grated cheese Pepper and salt 1/8 clove garlic (if desired) 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 1/4 loaf of French bread Directions Slice onions and put them into a stew-pan with …

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Today’s graphic is a map showing World Soil Quality. (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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“What ‘multiculturalism’ boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture – and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture.” – Thomas Sowell

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'Earlier this year, Utah became the first state in the country to pass legislation allowing people to purchase and install small, portable solar panels that plug into a standard wall socket.

"When attached outside to the balcony or patio of a dwelling, such panels can provide enough power for residents to run free of charge, home appliances such as fridges, dishwashers, washing machines and wi-fi without spending money on electricity from the grid."

The output of the micro inverter is a 110VAC plug so the current goes into your existing wiring feeding anything plugged in to other outlets on that breaker.

Theoretically, anything that can feed power back into the grid needs an interrupter to protect electric utility workers in the event their side is down.  It appears these changes in state laws would allow PV systems producing low voltages to be hooked up to the house wiring.  This is attractive for its simplicity and relatively low cost.

Anyone have any knowledge to share?

IIn this case, 5mm D type shafts. 

5PCS Stainless Steel D-Shaft Compatible for Robotics/FRC/First/FLL/WRO/STEAM/VEX 3.9 x 0.2in

Even with a carbide endmill, cutting a flat on 5mm stainless steel is slow. 

 C Rations were an individual field ration used in the US military during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.  The Army was still using the when I went through basic in 1973. Simultaneously beloved and loathed by the troops, it was what you had to eat in the field. Twelve meals to a box, a mixed carton of joy and loathing.

The worst meal in most troops opinion was the Ham and Limas.  It came with a dessert of fruitcake. Both were inedible, but this guy liked it. Each C Ration came with an accessory pack that contained toilet paper, a heat tab, paper matches, cigarettes, and a toothpick.

My favorite C was Poork Patties in gravy. One day on a break I was hungry, so I took out the Pork Patty can, lit a heat tab and was merrily heating the tin when the Drill Sergeant wandered by.

Him: "Private, what are you eating?"

Me:  "Pork Patties in gravy."

Him:  "When was that packed?  Look on the bottom of the can."

I lifted the can to look at the bottom. "Drill Sergeant, this says 1948."

Him: "Damn, Private, that pig has been dead longer than you have been alive.  I'm going to watch you close te rest of the day."

The Army later came out with LRRP rations, which were totally inedible, then followed those with MRE rations, which are still used today.  If I had my choice, I'd pick C Rations every time.

Sunday music here is usually classical.  So why Greg Lake (from Emerson, Lake, and Palmer fame)?  Well, Lake sampled Sergei Prokofiev's famous sleigh ride from his Lieutenant Kijé suite.  You almost certainly know this music well enough to hum along (it starts about a minute into the video). 

There's quite a lot of classic rock that really should be labeled "Classical Rock" ... 

Officials say a man named Lorenz Miller forced his way inside one of the apartments by climbing onto a second floor balcony. Once inside the apartment, he was shot multiple times by another man who was inside the bedroom with the person who lived there.

 Miller was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries. Police say he survived, and has now been charged with unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling.

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On November 30, 1016, King of Denmark Cnut the Great [Canute] claimed the English throne after the death of Edmund Ironside. — Satirical novelist Jonathan Swift was born on November 30th, 1667. — 1782 Britain signs agreement recognizing US independence. — Today’s feature piece is by SurvivalBlog Senior Editor James Wesley, Rawles (JWR). — We need entries for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $970,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest.  Round 122 begins soon, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word …

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JWR’s Introductory Note: This is an update to an article that I wrote for SurvivalBlog back in December, 2007. It is part of a series of SurvivalBlog 20th Anniversary update re-posts, in recognition of the fact that the majority of readers did not join us until recent years. — As of September, 2025, statistics released by the Federal government claim that the current inflation rate is 3.0 percent. That is utter hogwash. Their statistics cunningly omit “volatile” food and energy prices. It is apparent that something is seriously out of whack. Meanwhile, the buying power of the US Dollar has …

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The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Without Taxes, Who Would Build The Roads? Without Slaves, Who Would Pick The Cotton? 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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“And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him. And a certain woman, which …

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Victim Information: Known adult male

Suspect Information: Unknown black male

Gist: Verbal altercation occurred between victim and suspect. Suspect procured firearm and pistol whipped victim. Gunfire was exchanged. Victim was struck and relocated to local hospital via private conveyance.

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Anne Murray was huge on country radio in the 1970s and 80s, but has sadly dropped off the airways since then.  Maybe it was because she was more "Old COuntry" than the new wave of the 90s and beyond.

That's a pitty, as she had a wonderful voice.  Somewhat reminiscent of Julie Andrews, at least in this Christmas classic. 

 Yesterday we focused on leftovers.  That big ham was sliced off the bone. The bone is in the freezer for a pot of beans later this year, the ham will go sandwiches or omelets, or any other recipe where applicable.

The turkey carcass was boiled for stock and the leftover meat will go into a gumbo tomorrow.

The other odd bits will either be eaten or discarded.  One of the grandkids brought a big pot of queso dip.  I'm going to re-heat it in another hour and eat it over fried potatoes.

The weather outside is miserable.  Cold, clammy, rainy, the kind of cold that seeps into your bones.  It is altogether a good day to build a fire.  Those cheese fries are going to taste good later on.  Belle is looking at the weather report, and saying that a venison chili is in our future for Monday.

I see that folks north of us across this great country are having a rather intense winter storm.  As a young man, I lived in the snowy North for three years and snow lost all of its appeal for me.  I'll deal with the oppressive heat of summer, but I don't care if I ever see snow again.

Right now, though, I need to figure out how to save all that cooking oil in the turkey fryer.  I have four gallons to deal with.

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According to investigators, the city’s gunshot-detection system recorded gunfire around 9:35 PM. Officers later learned the victim had been shot after an argument with another person. Less than an hour earlier, around 8:20 PM, an earlier shooting in East Oakland in the 2000 block of 27th Avenue left two men wounded, one of them critical, The Mercury News reported.

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Following several national debt defaults (in 1557, 1575, and 1596), on November 29, 1596, King Philip II of Spain ordered the devaluation of the country’s silver coinage.  This included the famed Spanish Ocho Reales de Plata (“Pieces of Eight”) silver coin. By the 1630s, most coin mintings had 20 to 30% less silver than previously required. This debasement, combined with their sovereign debt, eventually led to the decline of the Spanish empire. — On November 29, 1890, the first US Army – US Navy football game was played, at West Point. The score: Navy 24, Army 0. — Today is …

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JWR’s Introductory Note: This is an update to an article that I wrote for SurvivalBlog in December, 2005. It is part of a series of SurvivalBlog 20th Anniversary update re-posts, in recognition of the fact that the majority of readers did not join us until recent years. — Whilst pondering the various possibilities for the future, it is easy to get caught up in the minutiae of radio frequencies, milligram dosages, microns of filtration, calibers, and calories per ounce. (You’ll read plenty of those details in SurvivalBlog. But in doing so. we can easily lose sight of bigger, far more …

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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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“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.” – Psalm 100 (KJV) 

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Here's some Christmas music to make you tap your toes during Black Friday.