I swear they know theres a camera there and are taking selfies…….
AoC opens her pie-hole.
AOC: I think young people overall feel a tremendous amount of betrayal about the world that we’ve been left with.
Oh, please. If she had any sense of historical perspective, she would know that the current generation has it better than any human since Lucy walked the Gret Rift Valley. AOC lives in the greatest county the world hs ever produced, during the easiest time that humanity has ever enjoyed.
This generation has it better than I did. I had it better than my Dad's generation and he had it better than my grandfathers generation. I don't now what AOC is whining about.
Luke C ( @BallisticAviation ) sits down with Jim from Extar Firearms (also of @jetskijim007 where he reviews jet skis) at GunCon 2026 to check out the EP9 MDB and EP45 MDB (Modern Delayed Blowback), the latest versions of Extar's budget-friendly large-format pistols. These guns have earned a reputation as some of the most affordable PDW options on the market, and now Jim walks Luke through the biggest change yet: a switch to roller-delayed blowback. The EP9 MDB comes in at 3.75 lbs and is chambered in 9x19, while the EP45 MDB weighs 4.35 lbs and runs .45 ACP. Both keep the Glock magazine compatibility, AR-style controls, M-LOK handguards, and threaded barrels that made the originals popular, all while staying true to Extar's direct-to-consumer pricing.
Join me and Dirty Dozen Expeditions for a week of diving in Truk Lagoon in December 2027: https://dirtydozenexpeditions.wetravel.com/trips/truk-lagoon-with-ian-mccollum-december-2027-dirty-dozen-expeditions-26862261#about-this-trip I am very excited to announce a trip to Truk Lagoon in December 2027 for a week
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Quote of the Day Evidence compiled by the Crime Prevention Research Center shows that the sources the media relied on undercounted the number of instances in which armed citizens have thwarted such attacks by an order of more than ten, saving untold numbers …
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Luke C (@BallisticAviation) catches up with Brett from Nightwood Guns at GunCon 2026 to talk through the special edition Bul Armory EDC Pro Compact, a collaboration between the two companies. Brett breaks down what went into the build and why this version stands apart from the standard EDC Pro Compact lineup, and the conversation gets a surprise boost when Ben Rendel, President of Bul Armory, stops by the booth to join in on the conversation.
In preparation for the Fourth of July weekend, we feature a delicious recipe from Peak to Plate for grilled mushroom swiss venison burgers.
After analysis, this is even more disturbing.
That seems to be a demonic hot dog.
Lodestar Technology and the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce will host an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, July 15th, at Lodestar’s Chattanooga headquarters at 481 W. 45th Street.
Bobbi is down at one end of the long, narrow
galley-style kitchen, putting groceries away.
Me: "While you're down there, can you pass me a Mountain Dew?"
RX: *reaches into refrigerator, grabs can, looks at it dubiously* "'
Dirty Mountain Dew'? Mountain Dew with cream soda? That's like the Navy's Army's Air Force."
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6/29/26 Tilting at Windmills discusses the current demands by Africa for slave reparations from Europe and America. The transatlantic slave trade is "the greatest crime against humanity" unlike the longer and larger transondian slave trade.
As most of you know, slaves were usually sold by Africans to Arabs and Europeans. This had severe bad effects on Africa. Largely agricultural societies were militarized to take prisoners of war for sale. Much of this wealth was spent on repeating the process and buying alcohol, tools, and cloth. At the end, African slave traders exported several generations of workers in prime working years and failed to sensibly invest the capital.
In England, some of the wealth from the slave trade was sensibly invested. Thomas Sowell says the role this had in capitalizing the Indistrial Revolution had been greatly exaggerated. Over the years, I have seen many docum5 about Georgian building by slave owners that absurd vanity project: capital wasted. It made England no better off.
In America, much of the wealth was sensibly invested. Lots of that invested capital was destroyed during the Civil War. Is that unfortunate? Yes but that wealth that Africa wants is just as gone as that which the slave traders wasted.
Stop whining and ask why a continent awash in natural resources remains poor today.
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On June 23, 2026, oral arguments were heard in the Tennessee Court of Appeals Western Section, before a three judge panel, on the Tennessee case of Stephen L. Hughes Et Al. v. Bill Lee Et Al. The case is a challenge to two parts of Tennessee statutes which infringe on rights protected by the Second Amendment. The first is the Tennessee Going Armed Statute, Tenn. Code Ann.§ 39�J7-l307(a),38. The statute makes it illegal for anyone, anywhere in the state to carry a firearm or club with the intent to go armed. The second is the Parks Statute, Tenn. Code Ann.§ 39-17-131 J(a), which prohibits carry in large areas of public land. The laws are leftovers from the Reconstruction era, when they were designed to keep freed slaves and other disfavored groups disarmed. Here is a link to a copy of the order of the three judge panel.
The case was filed as a civil lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the two statutes. The case was referred from the Chancery Court in Gibson County. Chancery Courts in Tennessee are equity courts. They do not hear criminal cases. The Gibson County Court referred the case to the Tennessee Supreme Court, which created a three judge panel Chancery Court, as required by Tennessee law, specifically to hear civil cases challenging the constitutionality of Tennessee statutes.
The Supreme Court created the three judge panel to hear the case in accordance with Rule 54, as meeting the requirements of a civil challenge that:
(1) challenges the constitutionality of a state statute, including a statute that apportions or redistricts state legislative or congressional districts; or an executive order; or an administrative rule or regulation; and
(2) includes a claim for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief;
The three judge Chancery Court, created by the Supreme Court, held for the plaintiffs the challenged statutes were facially invalid. They infringed on rights protected by the Second Amendment. From the last page of the opinion:
"For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED, and Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. As a result, the Going Armed Statute, Tenn. Code Ann.§ 39�J7-l307(a),38 and the Parks Statute, Tenn. Code Ann.§ 39-17-131 J(a), are hereby DECLARED unconstitutional, void, and of no effect.
The State of Tennessee appealed the decision. It is the oral arguments of the appeal which were heard on June 23, 2026. Judge Andy D. Bennet asked most of the questions.
Mr. Edwin A. Groves, Jr. submitted oral arguments for the state. The major argument appeared to be a claim the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction in the case. The claim was Chancery Courts cannot hear criminal cases. But, the case is a civil challenge to the validity of a criminal statute, no a criminal case. The Supreme Court appointed the panel. Judge Bennet appeared skeptical of the idea the Supreme Court would appoint a court without jurisdiction in the case.
Mr. Groves also claimed the Appelees could not win a facial challenge, because the laws could apply to "dangerous and unusual weapons" and/or that the intent to go armed could mean the same as going armed to the terror of the public.
Judge Bennet asked if the case is about the Second Amendment, because the Tennessee Constitution cannot have less protection than the Second Amendment. This clarified the merits of the case were about infringements on the Second Amendment.
John I. Harris, II. gave the oral arguments for the appellees. He first decreed this was a civil case, not a criminal case, and the three judge Chancery court had jurisdiction. Then he made clear the statutes in question infringed on Second Amendment rights. He cited law to the effect states may not use procedural mechanisms to defeat a right the federal courts would uphold.
Harris also stated the Supreme Court in Heller, Bruen, and Rahimi held the fringe issues of "Dangerous and unusual weapons" or "going armed to the terror" of the public did not invalidate the facial challenge, because they did not invalidate the challenge in the Supreme Court decisions Heller, Bruen, or Rahimi.
Analysis: It is difficult to understand why the State of Tennessee is challenging the three judge Chancery court on this issue. The Tennessee statutes clearly infringe on Second Amendment rights. The State is primarily arguing procedural issues. It is difficult to see how this benefits Governor Lee or the State of Tennessee.
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At around 5 a.m. on Sunday, Alaska State Troopers responded to Old
Steese Highway after receiving a report of a burglary with shots fired.
According
to investigators, two individuals were allegedly stealing copper, fuel,
and other items when the homeowner arrived on the scene.
Troopers say the suspects fired shots at the homeowner, who then returned fire.
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When officers arrived, they
found a man who had been shot by someone in a white sedan as he was
driving through the parking lot, Phoenix PD said.
Police said the victim was armed and returned gunfire, striking the suspect’s sedan. The suspect then fled the area.
First responders took the man to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.
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This relocation is just burning up all my time and energy. We have an offer on the house in Idaho. While not as much as we had originally hoped, it is sufficient to pay for the Tennessee house, the staircase rebuilds, adding a small staircase for the dogs from back porch to back yard, and a split A/C for the shop.
We drove up there last night about 11 PM to do s sky survey. Adding to the difficulty was a Full Moon and some high cirrys clouds. While not as dark as the house we had in Horseshoe Bend, it is better than what i have now. Beta and Gamma Lyrae, both magnitude 3 5 stars, were easy to see and Delta Lyrae, magnitude 4, was visible with averted vision. Polsris, magnitude 2, of course was plainly visible. I expect without the planet's most annoying nightlight I will see magnitude 4 and 5 stars easily.
There are streetlights in the area but they are at least 100 feet below us and hidden by our front forest. The biggest light pollution problem seems to be fireflies. This is somewhat magical to us, still.
The Supremes ruled on Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. yesterday. In a 6-3 ruling (I’ll let you figure out who came down on which side), “The court holds that schools can determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports teams based on biological sex.” The fact that this had to go to the […]
About two weeks ago I turned off the heat in my underground bunker in Idaho. I wanted to see what the baseline temperature would be. It varies by room. This is probably because of the computers I have in the …
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The reports I saw started coming in at about 9:00 AM PDT: FPC LEGAL ALERT: The Supreme Court has GRANTED our cert petition in our lawsuit challenging Cook County, IL’s “assault weapon” ban! https://supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/063026zor_3f14.pdf Firearms Policy Coalition @gunpolicyPosted on X …
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We have many lessons to remember and learn from those men sweltering in the nasty humidity and heat of Philidelpha 250 years ago. Including the fact that they were not always successful.
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I think we've all been there, or maybe the rest of you just have better taste than I do. Budget Optics. How cheap is too cheap? We've already taken a swing at MCG's $79 "not-EOTech" and their Dark Force night vision binos , and MCG was kind enough to keep the gravy train rolling by sending over their Kodiak Combat Scope , a red dot that's very obviously sketching off the silhouette of an Aimpoint PRO/CompM2, just without the Swedish optics heritage, the NSN, or, as far as I can tell, any "Made in" markings whatsoever. So let's open up this can of mystery meat and see what you get for just a hair under $80 or less.
Some rifle builds come together as a sum of parts. Others arrive as a statement. This one leans toward the latter. The foundation is a Tikka TAC A1 in 6.5 Creedmoor, a platform that has quietly earned a serious reputation among precision shooters who want chassis-rifle capability without the chassis-rifle price tag. It sits in a category where the round does a lot of the work, and 6.5 Creedmoor continues to prove itself the sensible choice for anyone shooting at distance who hasn't already committed to something more exotic. Everything else just works.
Welcome back to TFB’s Small Business Spotlight ! In this weekly column, we take a look at small firearm-related businesses. Today’s company is RX Arms, a manufacturer of tactical shotgun parts and accessories.
It’s well known that early American colonists drank a great deal of beer. In an era when much of the available drinking water — especially in cities — was unsafe, beer provided a safer alternative. One popular style was “small beer,” a low-alcohol brew typically ranging from 1 to 3 percent ABV.
While serving as a colonel in the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War, George Washington
wrote down his recipe for small beer:
“Take a large Sifter full of Bra Hops to your Taste -- Boil these 3 hours. Then strain out 30 Gall. into a Cooler put in 3 Gallons Molasses while the Beer is scalding hot or rather drain the molasses into the Cooler. Strain the Beer on it while boiling hot let this stand til it is little more than Blood warm. Then put in a quart of Yeast if the weather is very cold cover it over with a Blanket. Let it work in the Cooler 24 hours then put it into the Cask. leave the Bung open til it is almost done working -- Bottle it that day Week it was Brewed.”
The resulting beer would have been a dark, unfiltered ale. The generous amount of molasses likely imparted a noticeable sweetness, producing a flavor profile quite different from what most beer drinkers are accustomed to today.
As part of its America 250 celebration, the New York Public Library asked the New York-based Talea Beer Co. to brew a couple hundred bottles based on Washington’s original recipe for internal events. The brewery also used the recipe as inspiration for “Liberty Lager,” which is available at its taprooms in New York.
History often feels distant, preserved in books and museums. But occasionally it finds its way into our glass. George Washington’s small beer is more than a curiosity — it’s history you can taste, offering a small but tangible connection to the daily lives of those who helped shape America.
Image courtesy of the Mount Vernon website.
Cheers!
By Dave Workman The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two combined cases this fall which could become the gun rights battle of the decade, and finally determine whether modern semiautomatic rifles including the AR-15 and its clones are protected by the Second Amendment. Both cases were brought by the Second Amendment Foundation, which […]
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The intention behind the original Cutts Compensator was to reduce your gun’s muzzle climb as well as its recoil. The idea was that the ports cut into the compensator’s body would redirect gasses in such a way that your gun was more controllable, focusing on vertical muzzle movement during repeat firing.
Luke C (@BallisticAviation) is at GunCon 2026 with Jonathan from AR Takedown Tools, and this booth visit is centered on something genuinely new: an LSD Arms rifle built to ship from the factory with a forced reset trigger already installed. Jonathan walks through how AR Takedown Tools teamed up with The Triggered Company and LSD Arms to integrate the Disruptor FRT directly into the build, rather than treating it as an aftermarket drop-in.
I see that our gurl, Associate Justice Amy Comey Barrett, has sided with the liberals and Chief Justice (hack, spit) John Roberts on a case involving mail-in ballots. Amy hails from Louisiana so she should hae better sense.
Unfortunately, the court ruled 5-4 in favor of allowing Mississippi to count ballots received up to five days after Election Day. This is a disaster, obviously a huge opportunity for fraud, an encouragement not to count expeditiously, approval for ballots not mailed in time and possibly harvested, and also indirectly ensures other states like California will count until they get the results authorities want. It was a very disappointing decision from SCOTUS, especially given our supposed conservative majority.
I thought that she was a conservative. I guess not. We'll have to put her into the liberal wing of the Curt.
In other news, I was at my local hooch dealer today and saw that they have upped their Scotch whisky game. I found a bottle of Lagavulin and picked it up. Never tried it, but I've heard good thing. We will crack it the next time the Scotch drinkers assemble.
Backpack bolt rifle that packs up small and reaches out long! Half-Candian, Half-American, all badass.
In 1975 a guy named Richard Davis invited some friends – including some cops whose lives had been saved by Davis’ Second Chance brand body armor – to a pistol match at his place in Central Lake, Michigan. The targets were bowling pins. His concept caught on and, by golly, he had created a new […]
Historically, the firearms manufacturer Remington has been tied to the town of Ilion and the surrounding area since its founding by Eliphalet Remington and his family in 1816. At one point, the plant actually claimed it was the oldest factory in the U.S. that still made the products it was originally built to produce.
It’s gonna be an interesting week. First off, its Independence Day weekend. I know a lot of people just say ‘Fourth of July” but that makes as much sense as running around wishing people a “Merry December 25th”. Pedantic? Absolutely. …
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The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) concluded one of its most successful tournament seasons at the 2026 NASP® Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Colt Electro Optics LLC announced its first family of red dot optics on June 29, 2026, according to a press release. The Michigan-based company introduced three products: the MRS-1 pistol red dot, the CSQ-1 rifle red dot, and the C3X-1 3x magnifier. All three optics are designed, engineered, and assembled in Michigan.
Quote of the Day Progressive movements frequently reject liberal norms of debate and tolerance. Once politics is understood as an endless series of contradictions that must be resolved through struggle, the goal is no longer peaceful coexistence or mutual accommodation, …
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The Italians have had it with their third world imports acting third-worldy. On a beach in Genoa, one of these animals decided to pleasure himself manually in front of families and children. He got the snot kicked out of him by the locals. Which he should have. And as far as I can tell, the […]
When deputies arrived, they found 49-year-old Jeffrey Wade McTaggart dead in the backyard of the residence.
According to the sheriff's office, the person who admitted to firing the gun stayed at the scene and immediately called 911.
Investigators say that person told deputies an altercation had taken place and that the gun was fired in self-defense.
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34S - AGGRAVATED BATTERY BY SHOOTING
06-25-2026 12:23 PM (CDT)
3400 blk Franklin Av.
Victim Information: Known adult male, Known adult female
Suspect Information: Known adult male (apprehended)
Gist: Two known victims were outside alongside two additional individuals in front of the location when the suspect emerged and began shooting, hitting the victims. In response, the other two individuals returned fire, successfully striking the suspect. The victims were transported in a private vehicle, while the suspect was taken by NOEMS to a local hospital for treatment before being placed in custody.
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The heat wave is definitely here.
Just before sunrise this morning it was 77℉ and 90% humidity and I'm afraid that's as good as it's going to get today.
I'm gonna try and dip over to the outdoor range just after nine, as soon as morning rush hour's over, to get my shooting in before it gets too swamp-ass hot out there to bother.
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ATF's current Director does not believe Adamiak was treated fairly by Joe Biden’s ATF.
This Week in History: As we prepare for the semiquincentennial celebration of the Declaration of Independence, Americans reflect on the meaning of our liberty and independence. — Happy birthday to actor/director Mel Brooks, who turned 100, on Sunday! — In June, 1786, Bishop Alexander Macdonell and more than 500 other Roman Catholic highlanders left Scotland to settle in Glengarry County, Ontario. — June 30th is the anniversary of the tragic death of 19 hotshots in the Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013. — June 30, 1908: A giant fireball, most likely caused by the air burst of a large meteor, flattened …
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Full Disclosure: After a conversation I had with Gene Kelly of American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI), he offered me this course at no charge in exchange for an honest review in a written article for SurvivalBlog. There were no other strings attached, and I was not pressured in any way about the outcome of this review. He did not ask for a preview of the article, nor was he offered one before publication. This review is my own opinion of the course after having spent time taking it and passing the tests involved. My Background I have been interested in firearms …
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The following recipe for a Simple Apple & Cheese Salad is from SurvivalBlog reader D.G.. Ingredients 4 Apples (select crisp and firm ones) 1 teaspoon Juice of ½ lemon 4 oz Mozzarella cheese 1 tablespoon Spring onions, chopped Scallions, Green Onions, or Chives 1 tablespoon Olive Oil or Coconut Oil ⅛ teaspoon Salt (to taste) Directions Wash the apples, and cut them into slices vertically. Lay down each piece of apple and cut them into long rectangular sticks French Fries shapes. Add the chopped apple sticks to a bowl and toss them with lemon juice. Cut the block of cheese …
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Today’s graphic is a map that shows the most often misspelled word in each state. No offense, but I had to chuckle when I saw that “School” was the tough one, for Floridians. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) The thumbnail image 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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In Economics & Investing Media of the Week we feature photos, charts, graphs, maps, video links, and news items of interest to preppers. Economics & Investing Links of Interest Investor Who Scored 900% Win in 2008 Crisis Has New Big Short Bet. (Pictured above is Lee Robinson of Altana.) In The WSJ: California’s Billionaire Tax Kicks Off a Democratic Civil War. “Unlike Anything I’ve Seen In 40 Years”: Explosion In Data-Centers And Memory Costs Fueling Third Inflation Wave. EIA: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update. At the leftist Politico: Inflation hits 3-year high, pressuring Fed to raise rates as election nears. …
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SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, more about Wikipedia’s blatant bias. Wikipedia Bans One of Its Founders First up, there is this piece by Larry Sanger at The Free Press: I Co-Founded Wikipedia. Now …
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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. — Reader Mary L. sent this: Virginia ‘Assault Firearm’ Sponsors Say Governor Wants Amendments to New Law. JWR’s Comments: Governor Spanberger is a Big Government Democrat stalwart who is strongly anti-Second Amendment. This draconian law is scheduled to take effect on July 1st. I hope that Virginians have already heavily stocked up on …
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This weekly column features media from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. REDOUBT NEWS LINKS Another hydrothermal explosion has occurred at Yellowstone National Park. (Pictured above is Yellowstone’s Electric Peak, at sunset, in a NPS photo.) Migrant Lyft Driver Convicted of Raping Passenger in Idaho. From Cafés To Clinics, Wyoming’s Labor Crunch Is Holding The Economy Back Invasive mussel found near Prineville Reservoir is a first for any Oregon water body. Send Your Media Links Please send your links to …
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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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The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Our Thoughts and Prayers for the Health of Joy Reid… She Has Developed a Chronic Blabber Infection 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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“The Constitution … is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary which they may twist and shape into any form they please.” – Thomas Jefferson, letter to Judge Spencer Roane, September 6, 1819
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As we near the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Americans have mixed feelings! And opinions about today's situation, the future, and their homeland.
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The newest trend in handgun optics is enclosed emitters over the last several years. As the industry leans into incremental changes and improvements to make optics, handguns, and our shooting experience better, many optic manufacturers believe enclosed emitters are the way. Vortex Optics has announced a couple new enclosed emitters for 2026. One being the Defender-CCW Enclosed Solar Micro Red Dot , which we already reviewed on our sister-site of AllOutdoor.com . So, today we are going to take a look at its more affordable counterpart in the Venom Enclosed 6 MOA Micro Red Dot to see how it performs. Let’s dive in!
Henry's Lever Action Supreme Rifle was already a strong argument that the lever gun still has a place in modern shooting. This version, offered through CNC Firearms as a limited edition build, takes that argument a step further with an integrally suppressed 19-inch barrel that transforms the H23 into one of the quietest .300 Blackout platforms on the market.
There are media event trips, and then there are the kind of trips that remind you why you fell in love with this industry in the first place, and continue to sacrifice much to keep working in it. My recent visit to Lewiston, Idaho, to participate in CCI Ammunition's celebration of its 75th anniversary was very much the latter. I honestly can't remember a time when CCI wasn't part of my life as a shooter. CCI Standard Velocity, in particular, has been a constant presence for about as long as I can recall picking up a .22. The brick on the shelf, the box in the range bag, the stuff you grab without even thinking about it because you already know it's going to run. Most of you know that CCI Standard is a staple here on The Rimfire Report, and for almost 7 years now, CCI has been along with me for the ride as I dig myself deeper and deeper within the rabbit hole that is rimfire firearms and ammunition.
The main weather channel I watch is Ryan Hall, who I have come to trust among the weather-weenies. In addition to tornadoes and hurricanes, he talks about other topics and today he's talking about a broad weather pattern called a Super El Nino.
Click here and go listen. It's interesting stuff and may have implications through this winter. As always with weather, it's liable to change, but Ryan makes the argument that this weather pattern is interesting and may affect us all for several months.
This is my fourth visit to Tennessee. My first was a 1980 corporate trip to support introduction of the GenRad/Futuredata in-circuit emulator product. This was a product well ahead of its time. Some day, I will engage in archaeoengineering that will fill all your nerd requirements for the year by telling you about it. I barely remember thst trip except getting Salisbury Steak dinner on ceramic plates with metal utensils on an airliner. I was fortunately not in the smoking section. (At the dawn of time: the pilot wore a leopard-skin loincloth.
The word pilotess would have been incomprehensible and unneeded.)
My second trip was to speak at Lincoln Memorial University School of Law. I think it was in the 2000s. I no longer remember what my presentation was about. I met Dr. John Lott at this event.
My third trip was to look around last year in preparation for considering the move with our daughter.
This is my fourth trip and the first as summer hits. What a summer! The positives:
1. People are friendly and polite. Only a couple of drivers that make me say, "Go back to Los Angeles!"
2. Everything is so green here. Northern Idaho is like this, too. But the Boise area is completely brown right now except where irrigation has corrected the problem. That picture i took yesterday from what I hope will be my backyard really shows what the adjective verdant means.
4. Gasoline runs from $3.13 to $3.28 per gallon depending on location.
Downsides:
1. Hot and humid. Between May and September, I expect my daytime will either be indoors, in a car, or in my pool. Of course, right now in the Boise area, the situation is just about as bad. It is dryer but temperatures often exceed 100 degrees. Misery is similar.
2. Houses are different here. Most houses here have small windows. Even though electricity seems similar in price (loss of hydroelectric) they build as though every kilowatt is being rationed like your life depends on it. I think it is because they are generally poorer here.
3. Houses are often built with a colonial facade but interiors are quite similar. Lots of basements. Idaho has them also but not so abundantly. Partly this is using earth cooling. Partly this is hoping thr rare tornadoes will let you survive even without a purpose-built tornado shelter. The basement in the new house could be retrofitted into a combination fallout and tornado shelter will a lot of cinder blocks and some concrete. It has a toilet, sink, and shower. It could be turned into an expedient fallout shelter in a few hours, I think, but we are downwind of Oak Ridge National Laboratory so probably not very useful.
4. Those basements come with staircases that range from worrying to terrifying. They are narrow, steep, and in some cases there is nothing to prevrnt you from falling out on to the floor. Many of these would not be up to code if built today, but most building codes grandfather them in. If inspection report does not screech about these, we will spend the money to retrofit something safer.
5. The existing staircase has the correct run/rise ratio. Rebuild so the steps are less steep and end in a landing followed by a 180 degree turn and more steps to the bottom. Add studs from joists to floor on which sheet rock goes and another banister. It will be a little claustrophobic but less scary and safer, especially for the dogs.
Jarrod "Box" Grove from Caldwell Shooting joins Luke C. at GunCon 2026 to break down the full ClayCopter lineup, including the brand new Surface-to-Air launcher. ClayCopter targets are biodegradable, spinning prop-style discs that fly with a unique rotating flight pattern, nothing like a standard clay.
Luke C is at GunCon checking out one of the more talked-about booths on the floor this year: Biofire and their 9mm Smart Gun. This isn't your average striker-fired pistol. It's a biometric handgun, secured by both fingerprint and facial recognition, and the first product of its kind to actually reach market. While the smart gun has been tried before, the BioFire Smart Gun fires 9mm Luger through an electronic "Fire by Wire" trigger, with a fingerprint sensor in the grip and a 3D infrared facial recognition sensor at the rear of the slide. Whichever system verifies the user first unlocks the gun, and it locks itself the instant it leaves an unauthorized hand. It runs on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, has an integrated laser sight, and ships with 10 and 15-round magazines.
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FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE OF THIS LETTER. IN CASE YOU ARE ALIVE, PLEASE WE NEED CONFIRMATION! NOW TO START WITH, I'M MR. SCOTT BESSENT, THE NEWLY APPOINTED UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. SO, I AM DUE RESPECT AND HUMBLED TO WRITE YOU THIS VERY E-MAIL FOR WE TO KNOW THE FACT OF ALL THIS INFORMATION AS IT SOUND SO BITTER TO OUR EAR WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT THIS UGLY NEWS THAT YOU HAD A TERRIBLE DISEASE ACCIDENT CALLED (CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE) THAT LEAD YOU TO DEATH, THAT IS THE CAUSE YOU'RE SILENT SINCE. OF THE TREASURY
Is there any better sign of not mastering English?
America 250th Birthday is coming up in just a few days! We have some amazing American-made knives to talk about.
Luke C. speaks with Elliot from Chestnut Mountain Machine at GunCon 2026 to check out their growing line of apparel — and if the name sounds familiar, it's because these are the same group of veterans behind the newly imported OKP-7 optics covered earlier in this series. The lineup includes the Essential Button Down, a clean range-to-street option built for everyday carry, and the Campfire Hoodie, made from lightweight Peruvian cotton for warmth without overheating after a day on the range or working outside. Elliot walks through the design philosophy behind veteran-designed, dual-use apparel meant to hold up whether you're at the range, in the field, or just running errands.
Red Roof Inn Kingsport, Tennessee. When we arrived, rhe front desk was unmanned. Ten minutes later, the clerk arrived. He gave the same excuse for the empty pool that he gave my daughter two weeks before: "Severe weather." This might explain closing the pool but not the absence of water.
In the morning, my wife attempted shower. It would not start. While attempting to get it going, the faucet came out of the wall. She tried to clean up water on floor. It became obvious the floor had not been cleaned in sometime.
I went to front desk to check out and get a refund for subsequent days. My wife had checked us in so I had missed the warning signs that something was amiss.
One sign said rhat they would not rent to anyone who lived in a 60 mile radius. This suggests that drug dealers, prostitutes, and people whose money ran out before their month did were trying to live here. The other emphasized that you could not stay there on a promise to pay. When we arrived, I had heard a rather angry argument a few doors down.
While waiting for rhe desk clerk, the guy aheadv of me complained th as soon as it started raining, water came through the ceiling. The clerk gave me the phone number for Expedia to arrange a refund. We had made the reservations through Hotels.com. We had not prepaid. Expedia tried to talk sense into the clerk who could only say his manager would be in on Monday.
Fortunately we ended up in a lovely Hampton Inn the next night.
UPDATE: I called back to Red Leaking Roof this morning. Again, they refused to refund the unused nights. I called corporate. Still waiting for a response.
UPDATE 2: Never again with Red Roof or hotels.com.Red Roof corporate wanted proof that I stayed in another hotel. They also insisted that Expedia cancel the reservation first. Hotels.com needs an itinerary number to talk to a human. I do not have that in front of me.
UPDATE 4: Hotels.com canceled the reservation and the hotel from hell promised a refund for the unused nights. (The real test will be of refund comes through. Always use credit card for dealing with organizations of uncertain trustworthiness.)
Hotels.com made this harder than needed but did come through. Red Roof Inn, about whom I used to have a pretty high opinion, is now on my below Motel 6/random roach motel list.
UPDATE 6: Email from Red Roof Inn Kingsport promising refund soon.
Quote of the Day The Russian military’s “meat-grinder” tactics in Ukraine, where troops suffer ruinous losses for barely any gain, are creating a backlash. In fact, the average life expectancy of a new recruit is about 10 days to three weeks, and …
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America250, the national, nonpartisan organization charged by Congress with leading the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, today announced that “America’s Time Capsule” has been officially sealed and revealed the full collection of items that will be preserved inside the capsule for the next 250 years.
Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 193! We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like 5.11 Tactical, Primary Arms, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re looking for deals on new or used guns, ammo to add to your reserves, or specific accessories like flashlights, range bags, optics, bipods, and magazines, each week we’ll have new sets of deals that might fulfill one of those needs and save you a few dollars.
A 2019-2024 Bentley Continental GTC. This is the lesser model, with the 542 horsepower twin turbo 4.0L V-8 and not the 6.0L twin turbo W12, which puts out a whopping 650 ponies.
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The Sunday morning political talking head shows were abuzz with the latest rounds of high explosive tag in the Persian Gulf: Iran drones some ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the US retaliates by striking targeting radars and missile & drone storage facilities, then Iran launches missiles at US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, and we launch more airstrikes on Iran...
The vibe here is so obviously "Quick! Before the markets open!" because Wall Street traders have the object permanence of a toddler playing peek-a-boo. "Where'd mommy go? Oh no! Mommy's gone forever!", except in this case mommy is the Iranian ability to interdict traffic in the Strait.
We are entering a new phase of the war where fighting will primarily occur between Friday evening and Monday morning EDT.
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A South Carolina Home Owners Association has sent an email to residents declaring:
Firearms--whether openly carried or concealed--are not permitted in an Forest Pines Common area, including:
a. Pool and pool deck
b. Clubhouse and restrooms
c. Mail kiosk
d. Parking areas
e. Sidewalks, landscaped grounds, and all HOA-maintained outdoor spaces.
The email was shown on WMBT television. The email goes on to say residents may lawfully possess firearms inside their private residences, and may even transport firearms to and from their vehicles, as long as it is not "displayed, handled, or carried" through the common areas more than what is "reasonably necessary". A serious question arises about the HOA authority to do this and/or what is required by state law in order to do this.
HOAs can make rules for people who live in the property covered by the HOA. The HOA cannot impose criminal penalties. They may impose fines or sanctions such as limiting access to HOA facilities.
Private property owners can ban people who are not owners from bringing firearms onto the private property. South Carolina Code § 23-31-235 (2025) concerns signs which are required to be posted in order to prohibit the carrying of concealable weapons, whether openly or concealed. In order to be enforceable by law, the signs must meet particular criteria. For buildings, signs must be posted at all entrances. If there is a door, the signs need to be eight inches by twelve inches tall. The letters on the sign need to be in black one inch tall letters. The sign needs to include a seven inch diameter circle with the black silhouette of a handgun and a diagonal line which runs from the upper left to the lower right of the circle. When a door does not exist, the sign has to be 36 inches wide by 48 inches tall.
From news coverage of the condominiums in question, and from using Googlemaps, there do not appear to be any official firearms ban signs at Forest Pine Condominiums. A resident reported there were no such signs anywhere in the Forest Pine properties.
Forest Pines Condominiums appears to be a fairly new development. The condominiums were built
about three years ago. A Google maps satellite view does not show the buildings. Using Googlemaps street view, Forest Pines is easily seen to the left when taking McCormick Rd from State Rd 26-992. It appears to be a cluster of two-three story buildings with about three to six two-three story units per building. One unit was listed as slightly less than 1,900 square feet. The size of the units are within a few square feet of each other. Because of the lack of signs, it appears the sanctions of fines or limiting access to common areas for violation of the firearms policy could only be applied to members of the HOA.
A Florida HOA was recently warned by Florida Attorney General Uthmeier HOA policies banning firearms from common areas were a violation of Florida law. The Florida HOA announced the policy in May of 2026. Florida law is not the same as South Carolina law. The South Carolina AG does not appear to have issued a statement on the Horry County HOA firearms ban as of this writing.
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The incident happened before 1 p.m. when a male subject allegedly
battered his ex-girlfriend and was confronted by her brother, Miami
Gardens Police said.
During the altercation, a third man intervened, police said. The
subject then pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds at the other two
men.
The third man also fired his gun at the subject, striking him, police
said. The subject then fled the scene but was later located at the CVS
suffering from a gunshot wound.
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Went for my walk around the block this morning just minutes before local sunrise.
Air temperature was 74℉ and the dew point was also 74℉. In other words, the humidity was over 95%.
Rather sticky feeling.
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I am really surprised by this: Massachusetts may become first state to repeal marijuana legalization I am no fan of marijuana usage. I have never even tried a brownie. And I have known potheads without initiative who are content just …
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More and more Western nations (including American States) are cracking down on unpopular political (and other) language. A guest commentary points out that liberty is seldom suddenly and completely taken away, and that we fail to observe the signs of gradual decay at our risk.
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VIa H. I. McDunnough @gd_plaster:
I expect, now that we are again bombing Iran, the price of gas is going to get higher again, very soon.
I like President Trump, I admire he does more of what he says he is going to do, by far, than any other president in my lifetime. I appreciate he is the master of the deal. Now that Iran has recommenced attacks on our allies and has fired on two ships in the Straits of Hormuz, I hope the president will fully realize there is no making any deals with the unmitigated scum who govern Iran.
I an no war monger, I detest violence, but I know when it is necessary from a one on one self defense action and maybe know right up to a full fledged war to protect not only a country but also from psychotics much like new wave Hitlers or Stalins who want to rule the world and do not care how many they kill to achieve that goal. Thus, I think it long over due to for the U.S. to attack Iran, not only by air and sea but on land with a full fledged invasion.
Of course that is merely my opinion and we all have more opinions that we do have arses. Yet, I really see no way to ever make a deal with the fanatics who run Iran and to assure they do not acquire weapons of mass destruction. Let's face it, all they did in the time frame of the current negotiations was to falsely agree to a deal, apparently only to rebuild their offensive weapons capabilities and then to again attack our allies and shipping.
The only ways to deal with heinous tyrants like them has been proven again and again throughout history. Either you hope and wait for them to die but until then they keep killing innocent folks; or you annihilate them asap and end their reigns of terror much more quickly; thus saving a countless number of lives. Of course if the USA invades, many, too many, of our troops will be killed or terribly wounded. All I can say about that is I truly believe that if we don't put down the tyrants in Iran now, they will acquire nukes or other WMDs sooner or later and they will launch them, in the name of their version of god, on as much of the world as they can reach. I pray to the God of Christianity that I will not be around to see it and, that I am around to see their reign of terror obliterated. So, I hope President Trump terminates the problem now for once and forever.
All the best,
Glenn B
Sufficiently close to Kingsport to be on city water but in forested mountains. The driveway is steep enough that we will probably uaes ice tires in winter. It is about an acre with a 36' x 18' salt-water system pool. It has an 20' x 30' shop.with a garage door leading out to an adequately wide enough expanse of sky. Other parts of the property are forested. I may need to pour a level concrete driveway for the telescopes.
It is fully fenced for the dogs.
It is nominally 2671 sq. ft.; a little small. It has a substantial partially finished basement with a bathroom but no windows. While the staircase down to this part is scary enough that we will probably hire an engineer to design a less scary staircase (turn in half on way down losing a small amount of room), that can wait for old house to sell. The basement connects to the garage which has a less worrisome staircase. We will add banisters to the left side on both staircases also. It looks like a two car garage but one bay is so deep that two cars will fit head to tail. $489,000.
There are lots of houses for sale here. Many are impressively beautiful in a ostentatious way like my current house but too many staircases for us to enjoy.
Some are just weird. This house had the most impressive view:
Unfortunately, it was on a cliff. It was mildly scary looking down. The oartially finished basement had a 15' ceiling. It was bigger than some houses we have owned. There were doors leading to sections that were not even quite at the partially finished stage. $620,000 for a showpiece where our dogs would not have a yard.
