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The Eyes of the Ranger Are Upon You (Songwriter: Tirk Wilder)
In the Eyes of a Ranger, the unsuspecting Stranger,
had better know the truth of wrong from night
Cause the rule of law and order starts at the Texas border,
with the lone Star of the Ranger shining bright.For the Eyes of a Ranger are upon you;
Any wrong you do, he's gonna see.
When you're in Texas look behind you;
for that's where the Ranger's gonna be.In the Heart of a Ranger he'll never know the danger;
from desperate men with nothing left to lose,
the Ranger keeps on coming; so there ain't no sense in running,
cause he's bound and sure to make you pay your dues.
For the Eyes of a Ranger are upon you;
Any wrong you do, he's gonna see.
When you're in Texas look behind you;
for that's where the Ranger's gonna be.
When a Ranger's on your Trail, he won't know how to fail,
and you can't buy him off at any price;
so if you decide to ramble, and with your life you'd gamble,
know where you are before you roll the dice.For the Eyes of a Ranger are upon you;
Any wrong you do, he's gonna see.
When you're in Texas look behind you; for
that's where the Ranger's gonna be.
If you see him coming' round the outskirts of town,
never take that Ranger for a ride.
For the Eyes of a Ranger are upon you;
Any wrong you do, he's gonna see.
When you're in Texas look behind you; for
that's where the Ranger's gonna be.
Yes, that's sung by Chuck himself.
But this is the song that I associate the most with him. R.I.P.
On March 12, 2026, a Lebanese born, naturalized citizen, 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali performed a combined vehicle, rifle and explosive/incendiary attack on Temple Israel. The Temple has a large congregation. It is located at 5725 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, about 25 miles northwest of Detroit. The 100,000 square foot facility is described by members as making up 1% of Reform Jews in America. The temple serves over 3,000 families.
Because of increasing attacks on Jews in the United States, Temple security had been beefed up. A former police officer and long time firearms instructor had been hired to be head of security. The security team had been trained in January in active shooter prevention and preparedness. From AP, via Washingtontimes.com:
And in January, Temple Israel’s staff and clergy participated in an active shooter prevention and preparedness training led by an FBI official, according to the synagogue’s social media accounts.
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said on Thursday that he had contacted the head of security for the temple just two days before the attack. He credited the thorough preparation ahead of the attack as the reason that there weren’t casualties.
AP reports there were 140 pre-school students inside the facililty at the time of the attack. The FBI has released a timeline of the attack at a press conference. From the press conference on wilx.com:
9:58 a.m. Ghazali drove a gray Ford F-150 into the Temple Israel parking lot
10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Ghazali remains parked and Ghaxali was not seen interacting with people or other vehicles.
12:15 p.m. Ghazali started driving through the parking lot.
12:19 p.m. Ghazali drives the truck into the door 5 in the southeast corner of the building, hitting a security guard on the way in.
12:19 p.m. 911 call received by police.
12:20 p.m. The vehicle became jammed between hallway walls; Ghazali fires a gun through the windshield.
Shortly after 12:20 A security officer engaged Ghazali in a gunfight through the rear window of the vehicle. Ghazali could not extract himself because the truck was jammed in the hallway.
12:22 p.m. A second security officer engages Ghazali in a gunfight from the front of the vehicle. Soon after, the vehicle engine compartment catches on fire. At sometime during the gunfight, Ghazali shoots himself in the head.
12:24 p.m. Police responders arrive on the scene.
In the bed of the truck, they found quantities of commercial grade fireworks. Several Jugs of flammable liquid they believe to be gasoline were also in the bed of the truck. Some of them were consumed in the fire.
Security at Temple Israel had been increased in the last few years. A Google map image from 2018 shows there were no anti-vehicle bollards installed at the door 5 entrance in 2018.
Images from the Fox 2 Detroit helicopter video show two anti-vehicle bollards installed in the cement walkway the day of the attack. There is another barrier at the west corner of the cement walk way, and a tree about 15 feet from that barrier. There is enough space on either side of the tree for a vehicle to avoid the barriers and hit the doorway. This appears to be the route the attacker chose.
The other entrances to the building appear to have been better protected.
Analysis: The security team did their job. The attack was over two minutes before the police could arrive at the scene. In active shooter or terrorist incidents, response times in seconds save lives. The Temple Israel attack and response show how important it is to have defenders on the scene rather than having police waiting to respond. Many lives have been saved by an aggressive, violent response to an attack. Many lives have been lost to delay on the part of responders. Training and mindset are extremely important.
Attackers will look for weak points and exploit them. In this case, entrance 5 appears to have been a weak point. An extra two or three anti-vehicle bollards would have made a vehicle attack much more difficult. Vehicle attacks are becoming more common. Many are effective. Church security teams should re-examine their vehicle protection to see if there are weak points.
This attack was almost certainly a part of the worldwide Jihad by Islamic believers. From headlineusa.com:
Ghazali also had brothers in the Iran backed paramilitary group, Hezbollah, according to the Post. Those brothers, Kassim and Ibrahim Ghazali, were killed—along with his niece and nephew—by an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on March 5, just after sunset as they were having their fast-breaking meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Ibrahim Ghazali’s wife was also seriously wounded and remains in the hospital.
Hezbollah is a proxy for Iran and has been attacking Israel for decades. The Iranian Theocracy sees Israel as the "little Satan" and the United States as the "great Satan". Many adherents to this theology have been allowed into the United States. A significant case can be made that Islam is not compatible with the United States Constitution.
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As the investigation progressed, detectives say they learned that the two knew each other and had a history of prior verbal arguments, which this time, escalated into a physical confrontation.
Jones would be pronounced dead at 8:11 p.m.
According to police, the deceased reportedly threatened the shooter with a firearm, shooting multiple rounds.
The shooter then allegedly retrieved a firearm from his vehicle and returned fire, striking Jones several times, resulting in his death.
I learned yesterday of the passing of Chuck Norris. He was certainly an icon. A proud US veteran, a movie and TV star, He played larger-than-life roles He supported the troops, traveling to unnamed battlefields to entertain them. He did it all with self-deprecating good humor. He celebrated the absolutely absurd memes that followed him, understanding that the fans needed to laugh.
He counted to infinity, twice.
He was in all the Star Wars movies. He was The Force.
Chuck didn't die. The Earth just moved into a lower plane of existence.
Rest in Peace, Chuck.
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March 21, 717: The Battle of Vincy. This was a pivotal engagement in the Frankish civil wars of 715–718. The battle was fought near Cambrai (modern Les Rues-des-Vignes) between Austrasian forces led by Charles Martel, mayor of the palace, and the Neustrian army under King Chilperic II and Mayor Ragenfrid. Martel’s forces routed the Neustrians, pursuing the defeated king and his ally to Paris, which crippled Neustrian opposition and enabled Austrasia to reassert dominance over the divided Frankish realms. This victory underscored the declining authority of Merovingian kings amid rising mayoral power, paving the way for Martel’s consolidation of northern Francia …
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(Continued from Part 2.) The microbes in the soil are master mineral miners using various acids, such as carbonic acid, to break down minerals into soluble forms that are bioavailable to the plants. The plants in turn exude sugars to feed and power the microbes during the mining operation. If you live east of the Mississippi or in commercial agricultural areas where we’ve been unsustainably exploiting the soil nutrients for decades or even centuries, there is a pretty good chance your soil is deficient in micronutrients, especially anion molecules like boron, sulfur, and molybdenum that tend to leach from 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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“Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings. And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord God, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord. Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord God called to …
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So, Chuck Norris is gone from this earth, hopefully to wind up in a much beter place. I admit, I was never a huge fan of his but I did enjoy his Walker Texas Ranger show and some of his movies. What I liked best about him was his love for our country and the fact he supported our great nation respectfully.
I hope he will rest in eternal peace and that his family will take solace in how much folks admired him.
I just read an article,
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/chuck-norris-death-inspires-tributes-sylvester-stallone-jean-claude-van-damme-lead-hollywood-reactions, on Fox News about tributes from other celebrities and politicians. In that article, there wasvat least one photo of him and Bruce Lee. I was quite surprised to see its printed caption: "Bruce Lee remembered Chuck Norris after his passing on Friday." Even when the media outlet is Fox News, it seems the so called journaliats who write the pieces, cannot havecenpugh respect to getvsomething like that correct. They truly are, in my opinion, disrespectful, moronic, mindless twits when it comes to reporting facts. If you are unfamiliar with who was Ruce Lee, he was a marshal arts expert and a friendly contemporary rival of Chuck Norris. The kkey word in that last sentence is the word "was", that because Bruce Lee passed away at the age of 32 in 1973. Yet someone decided to write this caption: "Bruce Lee remembered Chuck Norris after his passing on Friday." The truth is Bruce Lee did not remember anything after Mr. Norris passed away on Friday. Maybe his soul remembered but as I see it, it most certainly qas nt Bruce Lee remembering any thing! A little respect from journalists would certainly be nice instead of rediculous balderdash.
RIP to them both.
All the best,
Glenn B
By Dave Workman The State of California has agreed to pay more than $1.3 million to the plaintiffs in a First Amendment lawsuit which challenged the state’s Marketing Firearms to Minors statute, a 2022 law which essentially prevented firearms manufacturers from advertising in Junior Shooters, published by Junior Sports Magazines. The settlement document may be […]
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You’ve heard me yell before about people who abuse their guns – slamming slides closed on empty chambers or worse, on hand-chambered rounds, or whipping cylinders in and out of revolvers. Here’s another useful bit of advice on this topic from a respected gun expert.
Long range shooting, uncommon calibers, and fancy rifles. Built for the 2026 PRS season, a 6mm ARC gamer rifle with a Zeiss S3 scope and MDT chassis.It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning. While we would like to keep the circumstances private, please know that he was surrounded by his family and was at peace. [More] Everything I’ve heard about him says he was a good man who was … Continue reading "RIP"
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He answered the Ohio Gun Owners survey: A colleague noted whose they did not: OGO removed the comment. I did try to give Putsch the benefit of the doubt: Unfortunately, he didn’t answer any of our questions. Realizing that political campaigns can be all consuming, Firearms News will issue an update if he does. That … Continue reading "Casey at the Bat"
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Illegal immigrants from Africa, India and China are voting in US elections — here’s how they’re doing it [More] As much as proving this is widespread would bolster the arguments I make, I’m still waiting for that Kraken to show up. That it hasn’t doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Infer what you like about the … Continue reading "Adventures in Baselessness"
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Canadians need permission to bring pepper spray to a gunfight [More] Of course they do. [Via bondmen]
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Yeah, I know, it's not till tomorrow, historically. But, according to Google, the vernal equinox is today. Regardless, here in sub-tropical Louisiana, it's been spring for a week or so. The oaks are budding, along with the pecan trees. It's spring.
I took the time this morning to put a couple of screws in an outdoor gate. That should last another 20 years, barring hurricanes. I also changed the pool pump over from winter to summer mode. Cleaned filters, gave everything a good backwash.
Last night, Belle without prompting, flipped the hall thermostat from heat to cool. We're in that time of year where the heat may be on in the morning, but the AC is on at night. I have noticed that the neighbors are starting to mow grass, but they are fanatics. They hail from suburbia, where a manicured lawn is a source of pride. I'm still a country boy, where grass is something that the cattle eat.
I know that my friends up North are still in the grip of winter, but down here, summer is just around the corner. We down here still have a pre-Easter cool snap to get through, but after that, summer will come on with a vengeance.
This is not surprising, but it is pretty interesting, especially the guy in Dubai where Google Maps puts him in the middle of the straight. The discussion about why the Iranians probably have not mined the straight is also pretty interesting.
Greenwald: 9/11-Like Mass Casualty Attacks Could Trigger Permanent Emergency Measures [More] What’s the worst that could happen? [Via bondmen]
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19 Million Americans Have Seriously Thought About Shooting Someone, National Survey Suggests [More] Outside of playing cowboy as a child, I don’t recall even fantasizing, let alone seriously considering. Even during my DGU, I hoped things would go no further. So, what are we talking here about with homicides, like two-tenths of one percent of … Continue reading "Survey SAYS…"
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March For Our Lives Backs Federal Gun Ban for Marijuana Users [More] That’s just what they’ll admit to for now. Don’t doubt they’re also for gun bans for alcohol drinkers. And for gun owners. They’re not the young, hip kids their professional PR flacks paint them out to be– they’re humorless, blue-nosed prohibitionists, biddies, and … Continue reading "Pick Your Poison"
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simple words marked a plaintive plea
The text incised on darkened wood
with trembling hand as best I could
But in so writing tears would fall
for the bark's surface was far too small
Still my hand etched away in vain
with faith that it would be seen again
hope that these small woundings of a stem
might speak to someone who passed by them
I hope they see past the mark or stain
to small etched cuts of the heart that remains
Brigid
Short words are easy. It's the long strings of words that can break us, or make us. In the middle of a presentation today I had a blank moment and what came to me was "I lost my train of thought".
Where did that expression come from? Though we use it for everything from absentmindedness to excusing our disjointed ramblings by its loss, it was elaborated four hundred years ago by Thomas Hobbes in a somewhat different meaning:
By Consequence, or train of thoughts,
When a man thinketh on anything whatsoever,
My personal lumbering boxcars of thought, speeding on through this railway station we call the Internet, is fueled by very early mornings, and a couple of cups of coffee, needed to get me moving as my days often start well before sun has risen.
Train of thought. The term just doesn't seem to fit our new age, when abundant discourse is sent forth in the click of a mouse, words and and ideas flirting between computer terminals in nanoseconds, with voluminous paragraphs abbreviated to simple text messages. In an age where entire freight cars of words are reduced to tiny particles of matter, the term "train of thought" seems to be a disappearing trail of smoke in our vocabulary. Sonnets and poetry reduced to . ;-) and "luv ya" in our rush to our next appointment. People spend hours each day texting and twittering without as much as a spoken word to someone they care about. If Hobbes were given a blackberry instead of a quill, would he have written Leviathan?
Log trains passed behind my house when I was a child. Passed down through the forested hills where we romped, grew up, fell in love and carved our names on trees. As they traveled down those hills towards the timber mills at night, their path would cut shadows across our neighborhood. I remember as a small child how the sound would intensify as my Dad would read to me at bedtime, as shadows would slide over the wall above my bed, over the model boats and planes and trains my brother and I played with. And with the shadow came one of the first sounds of my memory, the mournful wail of a train, competing with my Dad for sound, so he would speak louder and more clearly, forcefully driving each word outward, the phrases connected and intact and uninterrupted and in that moment I discovered my love for words. And for trains.
In daytime we'd ride our bikes along the tracks, looking for diesel smoke in cold air, throbbing engines, hoping for a quick glimpse. The yard at the timber mill had more than one track running into it, and as two trains would arrive, you'd hold your breath in fear of a collision, only to have one veer off and stop, while a long line of cars safely passed. I think of the missing man formation, in which a squadron of fighter planes performs a low pass, one separating and flying off to the heavens. A ballet of mighty machinery.
I'd memorize the names on the cars going by, forming the words in my mouth while smelling the fresh smell of wood going into the paper mill. So many cars, so many words. Each leaving a memory, branding my thoughts with its impression, burning into my head with the sunlight streaming through the slats. Carrying it's load of mighty trees fallen to make paper for which the words will one day affix themselves. Paper clean and bare with promise.Behind my house, a new train, miles of unexplored tracks to walk, tracks crossing across the landscape of this new life, when viewed from the air, almost forming letters, writing of new adventures. A poem composed of ancient ties and abandoned depots, a sad lament to the forgotten forms of old trains, to lost thoughts and the art of speaking in deep clear sentences, now reduced to emoticons and abbreviated texts. How do you reduce your feelings to 3 or four letters, and quick clips of syllables that mean so little? Words sent through space, silently with no weight.
My Dad hasn't read to me at night in decades but until his death at 101, he regularly sent me letters, real letters, though his household had email and a cell phone. The letters were written in clear, flowing script that belied his years and in which he talked with steady and unflinching repose, of watching all his friends pass on, of navigating life in a body that aged long before his mind. He wriote of the family and of his days of laughter and prayer, words of humor, of inspiration, of compelling faith. Sheets of paper that for years have charted a course for me through adulthood. Sheets that lie carefully tended, fragrant and dry in a drawer, where I will treasure them now that he's gone, abiding strength still radiating from his descriptions of love and loss, the papers having a weight to them of his life. A weight that will keep me anchored.
How do you do that with a text message, how do you convey such feelings of family in a smiley? How do you explain what it feels to live, to breathe, to love, to fly, in a twitter message? For those thoughts make up boxcar after boxcar of the steady motion of thought, sturdy boxes of space and time, their spaces containing the heavy load of lust and longing, pride, fear and desire. A train barrelling forward in steady progressions as moving clouds fly overhead and shafts of sunlight peer through sliding cars, into their depth. As others transmit through satellites and space, I watch the landscape from the viewpoint of the train. Structures of iron lace, the suddenness of buildings, clouds of morning mist all crossing my line of sight, my muscles straining with the curves through corn shrouded fields, moving with the train, thundering through empty fields of past loss into meadows washed with light. I rush into the rain as the cars gain speed, waters cleansing the windows on which I look out on life. I hurl words into the darkness of an upcoming tunnel and wait for their echo back.
Train of thought rushing on. Life viewed as a passing landscape in which I live in the midst yet best write about it only as it has passed my window, a memory behind me trailing in the smoke of the engine. I don't have a Smart Phone. I wouldn't have the faintest idea how to do a "Tik Tok" video. Only on rare occassion do I text. I journal and I blog. I blog for me, to release words that need to come out at the end of the day. The stories may be too long to catch the interest of the masses looking for quick, short entertainment, of which there is plenty among the white noise of the Internet. My communications outside of here as well are lengthy strings of words, heartfelt messages splayed out on paper, their sincerity driving their movement, under my pen, the words stringing out behind me. Sometimes I hit send, somethings they just stay, hesitant to go beyond the confines of my longing.
But the words will always will be my own, the track they follow a mystery until that next bend is rounded. Words composed of past journeys on ancient rails, washed clean by wind and rain, and tempered by time. A story written to the mournful sound of a train whistle echoing through abandoned dreams and ancient memories, waiting for the echo of my words.
How the Trace found these three, no one knows! [More] Through the law offices of Dewey, Cheatham and Howe…?
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A cashless society means fully digital. Cash won’t exist. Banks will have full control of every single dollar in your accounts. Every transaction will be recorded. You will control nothing. [More] We ain’t seen nothin’ yet. So, anyway, should I get this mark on the head or the hand…?
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Nearly half of households headed by immigrants, those legally and illegally living in the United States, are on one or more forms of welfare, a Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) analysis of Census Bureau data reveals. [More] There I go being a loser bigot again. Then we get into the whole taxation without representation/representation without … Continue reading "Yearning to Breathe Free Stuff"
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The gun used in the terror attack on Old Dominion University was an untraceable Glock 44, a .22 caliber handgun which uses 10 round magazines. The Glock 44 was untraceable for two common reasons. First, the gun was stolen. This breaks any chain of custody. A trace only goes to the first retail purchaser. When a gun is stolen, there is no link from the legal purchaser to the thief. From apnews.com:
The man charged Friday, Kenya Chapman, told federal agents in an interview that he stole the gun from a car in Newport News, Virginia, about a year before the shooting and recently sold it to Jalloh, according to an affidavit filed in court. Chapman said he met Jalloh at work and that Jalloh told him he needed the gun for protection as a delivery driver, the affidavit says.
The second reason the Glock 44 was untraceable was the serial number was partly obliterated. From unionbulletin.com:
Jalloh was still on supervised release from a 2017 prison sentence — and barred from carrying firearms — when he barged into an Army ROTC classroom at Old Dominion University on Thursday morning.
He was carrying a loaded Glock 44 .22-caliber pistol with a partially obliterated serial number, according to the newly filed court documents in U.S. District Court in Norfolk.
When the serial number of a firearm is obliterated or altered, it becomes difficult if not impossible to trace. There are other common reasons why the firearms tracing system is almost never used to solve crimes of violence. The most common reason gun traces are not useful for solving violent crimes is they are seldom found at the scene of the crime. When guns are found at the scene of a violent crime, they are often found with the person who used them, as happened in this case. When the person who used the firearm is already known, a trace does nothing to solve the crime.
Another common reason firearms become untraceable is the age of the firearm. Once a firearm is more than ten years old tracing becomes difficult. Guns are sold, change hands through estates, are given, traded, and stolen, as was the case with the Glock 44 in this case. There are hundreds of millions of firearms in the United States which are more than 10 years old. There are hundreds of millions of firearms in the United States which are untraceable. In 1987, almost thirty years ago, there were 198 million private firearms in the United States.
The investigators in the Old Dominion Islamic terrorist attack did not find the person who sold the Glock 44 to the terrorist through the tracing system. They found him through analysis of the terrorist's telephone records. It has become harder and harder to do anything without leaving an electronic trail which can be unwound. The entire firearms tracing system is obsolete and cost ineffective.
Analysis: Even systems which require complete registration for the legal ownership of firearms are seldom helpful in solving violent crimes. Canada has required all handguns to be registered since 1934. In 1995, Canadian officials could not identify a single instance where handgun registration helped to solve a crime. Registration systems are even more expensive and intrusive than the failed gun "tracing" system in the United States.
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Update, Victim Nicholas Cruz, father of two, whose wife is pregnant, has died.
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After the shooting inside the clinic, the GBI said Michels exited the building while armed with a handgun.
Outside,
he encountered responding police officers and an armed civilian. An
exchange of gunfire followed between Michels, officers, and the
civilian.
Michels was hit during that exchange and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Principles of Personal Defense You all know how much I like free books. The Jeff Cooper foundation recently made this excellent work from the Colonel a free download on their site (near the bottom […]
On March 20, 1800, Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta reported his invention of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London. — March 20th is also the birthday of Mel Tappan. (Born 1933, died 1980.) His perennially popular survivalist books Survival Guns and Tappan on Survival have a well-deserved following. I designated March 20th National Survivalism Day, in his honor. It is also apropos that National Survivalism Day falls in March–one of the months that both Northern Europeans and Native Americans refer to as The Starving Season–when stored food runs low, …
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(Continued from Part 1.) Principle #1: You Are a Microbe Farmer Do you want to sustainably grow healthy, nutritious, produce? Congratulations . You are now a microbe farmer! The first principle of biodynamic gardening is you are no longer growing plants, you are raising trillions upon trillions of microbes. If you can create an environment that supports a healthy soil ecosystem full of bacteria, fungi, and other soil organisms then ANY plants adapted to that environment will thrive. The Bionutrient Food Association (BFA) spent 3 years surveying nutrient quality across 21 crops. They compared the soil samples with the crops …
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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. Today, a map of global oil chokepoints. The thumbnail below is click-expandable. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) Economics & Investing Links of Interest How (And When) Gold Could Reach $10,000. Financial Tsunami Coming Because of Programmable Money – Catherine Austin Fitts Video: Billionaires Want Us Homeless. I received an e-mail on Wednesday from a reader who was befuddled by the bifurcation of precious metals and oil prices. He asked why silver and gold dropped …
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“I think God has blessed this country with enormous natural resources, and we should pursue all of the above. We should be developing oil, and gas, and coal, and nuclear, and wind, and solar, and ethanol, and biofuels. But, I don’t believe that Washington should be picking winners and losers.” – Ted Cruz
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This, from my buddy Termite, who is in the oil industry and (unless I am mistaken) is currently riding an oil rig somewhere in the Gulf.
WTI crude is $95, Louisiana light crude is $98. Western Canadian is $89. Mexican Basket is $92. Meanwhile, Brent is $108, Dubai is $135, DME Oman is $153. https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2034035587464761706/photo/1 This article is very interesting. https://gcaptain.com/the-hormuz-hypothesis-what-if-the-u-s-navy-isnt-in-a-hurry-to-reopen-the-strait/
Yeah, if you follow the links, you will learn that the Strait of Hormuz is a vital lifeline in the global oil market. When you have a rogue, terroristic regime causing havoc with global shipping, it makes sense that prices are going to fluctuate wildly.
Many of you don't remember the oil crunch of the late 1970s. We here in the US had high prices, rationing, gas lines, and severe shortages. That was Iran, too. At that time the United States was not energy independent. We actually relied on Mid East oil for our daily driving.
It could be a whole lot worse, but if we get the Iran problam solved, it could get a lot better.
How Will the Results of the Governor’s Race Affect Gun Owners? [More] Or should gun owners push for Putsch?
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Presuming your senator isn’t a complete waste of time…. I got this link from an email so I don’t know if it will work for anyone else. I couldn’t find a generic page at GOA’s website. If you have a better one, post it in a comment.
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Patel: Make it Easier to Denaturalize Those Who Want to Harm America [More] What a racist, right? [Via Michael G]
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Armor-Piercing Ammo Metal Up 557% As China Chokes Supply, War Demand Surges [More] Hey, decisions have consequences: The United States finds itself in a precarious position regarding tungsten supply, having ceased all domestic mine production since 2015 when the last operating facility shuttered its operations. A question in Latin comes to mind. [Via bondmen]
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Voter ID Has Massive Public Support: Why Is Congress Standing In The Way? [More] Perhaps Prof. Quigley can shed some light. [Via bondmen]
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A State Department employee went on a terrifying stabbing spree during a road rage incident, leaving one woman dead, three seriously injured, and killing his own dog before being fatally shot by a responding trooper. [More] They’re awful quiet on why he was a ticking time bomb ready to go off. Forgive me if that … Continue reading "A Diplomatic Solution"
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John Cornyn compared January 6 to 9/11, and called attendees “white supremacists, domestic terrorists, insurrectionists, rioters, seditionists, anarchists.” [More] Hey, John, there’s still time to do a 180 to fawn and curry favor with Trump to whore for his endorsement like you did on your filibuster reversal. A question comes to mind. [Via bondmen]
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Outing a psychiatry professor as anti-gun [More] So the gunquacks are promulgating a hoplophobe’s delusional political rantings as settled science? And “trusted” professional journals are basically propaganda rags? This is my shocked face.
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- Some people have more of a right to privacy than others.
- Firefly animated series in development.
- Is Rationalism a religion?
U.S. Military Unveils “Drone Killer” Rifle Cartridges[More] Let me guess: Standing army only, and the militia of the whole people need not apply…? You’d think a “single issue” Second Amendment organization would have something to say about that. Related UPDATE For some reason the link I embedded now says page can’t be found, but I … Continue reading "You Can Look But Don’t Touch"
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Florida Sheriffs Call for ‘Path to Citizenship’ for Illegal Migrants with Jobs [More] So Grady Judd agrees with Hillary? Maybe he’ll take my challenge… We could always ask… [Via Andy M]
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A must-see watch with a great story behind it! Take a look at the Praesidus Pacific Campaign Commemorative!On Tuesday, California agreed to a settlement with the Second Amendment Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, and other plaintiffs, and will pay over $1.3 million to cover the plaintiffs’ attorney fees.
The settlement arose from a lawsuit that was filed against California’s Marketing Firearms to Minors Law, which crossed into First Amendment territory by banning firearm advertisements.
Breitbart News quoted Ninth Circuit Judge Kenneth Lee’s September 2023 majority opinion against the law, where he wrote “…that [the Marketing Firearms to Minors Law] does not directly and materially advance California’s substantial interests in reducing gun violence and the unlawful use of firearms by minors. There was no evidence in the record that a minor in California has ever unlawfully bought a gun, let alone because of an ad.”
I am pretty sure Judge Lee meant ever unlawfully bought a gun throuigh licensed dealers. I have no doubt that many have done so from other gang members. This is a big win for my friend Don Kilmer who pursued this absurd case for a number of years.
In a larger sense than just guns: the idea that advertising sells people stuff they do not already want is absurd. If advertising can create demand, explain the failures of the 1950s Edsel, the IBM PCJr,, and New Coke. At most advertising influences choice: do you want our over-sugared breakfast cereal?
I am sorry for California taxpayers, but there are consequences to electing idiots.
In Georgia, Senate Bill 651 has passed the Senate 30 to 23 on March 6, 2026 and has been sent to the House. The bill amends the current statutes about the justification of the use of force and immunity from civil liabililty: From legiscan.com, Here is the summary:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to justification and excuse in defenses to criminal prosecutions, so as to provide for an additional justification for use of force in defense of self or others; to amend Code Section 51-11-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to no duty to retreat and immunity in certain instances of threat or use of force, so as to extend immunity from civil liability in justified use of force cases to legal representatives and heirs of the person against whom force was used; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
The changes happen mostly in Section 2 of the 16-3-24.2, which relates to immunity from prosecution and exceptions. Section 2 of Code Section :
"16-3-24.2.
(a) A person who uses threats or force in accordance with Code Section 16-3-20, 16-3-21,76, 16-3-23, 16-3-23.1, 16-3-24, or 17-4-20 shall be immune from criminal prosecution therefor unless in the use of deadly force, such person utilizes a weapon the carrying or possession of which is unlawful by such person under Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of this title.
Unlawful weapons are defined in the law and include sawed off shotguns and rifles and National Firearms Act weapons, including silencers if they are not legally possessed under federal law. Georgia is a Constitutional Carry state, but there are people who are not allowed to carry certain weapons. They include children and felons. The changes are in paragraphs (b) and (c):
(b) A law enforcement agency may use standard procedures to investigate the use of threats or force in instances set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section; provided, however, that such agency shall not arrest a person for using or threatening to use force unless a probable cause determination has been made that such force used or threatened was unlawful.
(c) A claim of immunity pursuant to this Code section may be made during arraignment or as a pretrial motion. When a prima-facie claim of immunity has been raised, such claim shall only be overcome by clear and convincing evidence."
The claim of immunity is a bit like Florida law. If self defense is claimed, charges may only be brought if there is probably cause to believe the use of force was unlawful. A claim of self defense can only be overcome by "clear and convincing evidence".
If a person is justified in threatening or using force or deadly force under Georgia law, they have no duty to retreat and they shall not be held liable in civil actions. The bill adds this immunity to legal representatives and heirs of such persons:
"has no duty to retreat from the use of such force and shall not be held liable to the person against whom the use of force was justified, to any legal representative or heir of such person, or to any person acting as an accomplice or assistant to such person in any civil action brought as a result of the threat or use of such force."
This correspondent is not a lawyer. The explanation of the bill and the law above comes from a plain reading of the bill and the law. It is not legal advice, and should not be relied on as legal advice.
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UPDATE, 3/16/26, 4 p.m.: Following the investigation and multiple witnesses interviews the New Iberia shooting that occurred earlier today, police said the individual was shot in self-defense.
All parties involved have been identified but no names have been released. The investigation is ongoing.
By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Special to Liberty Park Press OPINION: No one who truly values their Second Amendment rights should be worried that University of Michigan psychiatry professor Brian M. Hicks, PhD, is gaining fame and making money by passing off anti-gun propaganda as legitimate research, right? After all, it’s a free […]
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On March 19, 1882, the first stone was laid for the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Antoni Gaudí. A 55-foot cap piece cross was finally set in place on February, 20, 2026. The light through the cathedral’s stained glass windows can be dramatic on sunny afternoons. — And on March 19, 1918, the US adopted the Standard Time Act of 1918, also known as the Calder Act, a federal law that implemented standard time (and daylight saving time). It defined five time zones for the United States. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for …
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Many articles in SurvivalBlog discuss reaching the point of a new normal after TEOTWAWKI when society starts to rebuild and little communities pull together. However, the majority of articles focus on getting through the event itself and not how you are going to live beyond the event. To be successful in the post-TEOTWAWKI economy you will need to have the means to produce. Without petroleum-powered combines, chemical fertilizers, centralized distribution systems, and confined animal feeding operations the food system will fall apart. It’s all powered by (relatively) cheap fuel and transport. Your food sources will be mostly reduced to whatever …
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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, venomous Blue Dragon Sea Slugs. Do Not Touch: Blue Dragon Sea Slugs Venomous ‘blue dragons’ washing up on South Texas beaches during spring break. Granny Jailed for 6 …
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“It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.” – Thomas Jefferson
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"The space agency said the meteor was first detected at 8:57 a.m. off Lake Erie near Lorain. It traveled more than 34 miles through the atmosphere before breaking up, with some fragments falling to the ground."
Admittedly, 7 tons is pretty small but because KE=1/2mv**2 and anything hitting our atmosphere is moving at 25,000 mph, the energy is truly frighteningly stupendous.
On the plus side, look for burned rocks in your back yard. If they are magnetic, even better. These are valuable if authenticated. If you think you hit pay rock, call your nearest university geology department. They want to check it for residual radiation and they can tell you if you got lucky.
Talking with a lady at the grocers this weekend, she mentioned that she had hummingbirds on her feeders. I came home and hanged a feeder. on Saturday.
This morning I saw the first one, a little green buzzer taking advantage of the free sugar water. Winter might not yet be over, but the first hummingbird has arrived on my acre and I'm glad to see it.
By Dave Workman A federal district court judge in Texas has ruled that an injunction issued last fall against enforcement of a ban on firearms carry on post office property applies to all current and future members of the Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition. The September ruling by U.S. District Judge Reed […]
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The 10/22 is one of the greatest firearms ever made, period. Making it better is a hard job, but with some outside-the-box thinking, the 11/22 is here!