Fierce Firearms has released the Wingman SBR, a short-barreled precision rifle chambered in 22, 25, and 6.5 Creedmoor, built on the company's CT Mini Rogue platform and priced at $2,995 MSRP. The rifle ships with a titanium action, 12.5-inch carbon-fiber barrel, and a base weight of 5.3 pounds without an optic, mount, or accessories. Let’s take a closer look!
I confess that because this was a Christmas gift from a progressive relative, I had some misgivings. It does seem to take a traditional view of what happened: too many people who could not afford to buy stocks using margin accounts, which when prices fell caused widespread margin calls, which caused immediate selling pressure, which caused a feedback loop of margin calls and more panic selling. While catastrophic for ordinary people in over their heads (like Winston Churchill) and some speculators who lost millions more than they had, what really sank the economy was the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
Where the book is weak is money supply discussion. The Austrian school argument about N.Y. Fed Chair Strong inflating the money supply 1920-28 to bail out the Bank of England is not examined although he acknowledges that inflation in the 1920s played a part in creating the bubble.
Where it is strong is describing the people involved in the disaster: their quirks, their weaknesses, their greed and sometimes their well-intentioned efforts to prevent the disaster and then to alleviate it. That many of the speculators and political figures who created the Federal Reserve System were Democrats who tried to blame Hoover as a distraction from their roles in this is not subtly mentioned. Hoover comes across as a well-meaning person who got stuck with a mess properly blamed on Coolidge, Harding, and a lot of greedy, shortsighted speculators.
I am about halfway through.
SOG Knives is marking its 40th anniversary with a limited-edition release of the Fat Guard Bowie, restricted to 500 individually serialized knives numbered one through 500. The knife arrives at $399.95 MSRP and is available now through SOGKnives.com .
So, went up to the Beta Site after work to check out the new cargo container. They did a good job and even levelled it as best they could. However, I still need to jack it up and get some …
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Admiral Collingwood was Nelson's second in command at Trafalgar, and led the second division of ships of the line on HMS Royal Sovereign. Because this was the Age of Sail and because the wind was so light, HMS Sovereign was under fire for an hour as it approached the French/Spanish battle line. But the day ended as Collingwood had predicted to his officers earlier. Now, gentlemen, let us do something today which the world may talk of hereafter.
As we are today.
The news is that the Union Jack flag flown from the Royal Sovereign was purchased at auction last year by a foreign buyer and was set to leave the country. As one of only three surviving flags from the battle, historic preservation laws were invoked by the UK Ministry of Culture and the export was suspended to allow local UK organizations to match the purchase price.
Well, that has been done, and the flag will be displayed at the Discovery Museum at Newcastle-on-Tyne, Collingwood's home town*.
Bravo Zulu to the donors for preserving part of Britain's Royal Navy heritage.
* And not just Collingwood - many of Royal Sovereign's crew came from Newcastle as well.
O’Connor granted Defense Distributed and SAF summary judgment on their Second and Fifth Amendment claims while siding with the government on three Administrative Procedure Act claims.
Quote of the Day Purchasing a firearm should be exactly the same as purchasing a set of kitchen cutlery. You should be able to order a full auto Ma Deuce through Amazon and have it same day shipped to your …
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Barbara Baird and Jackie Richardson impressed their families with recipes from the newly released cookbook, “Eat Wild: Cooking at Home with the Seafood of Alaska.” Find out more about this book, presented by Wild Alaskan Company.
During this election cycle we have become aware of candidates who purport to be Democratic Socialists.
Go to their website, or even listen to them and they will tell you what they want. Abolish the Senate, change the President into a Prime Minister, expand or abolish the Supreme Court. That is Article I, II, and III.
Yet, they are seeking election to the US House, which requires an
Oath of Office.
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”
A Democratic Socialist cannot take that oath without a purpose of evasion. They cannot bear true faith and allegiance.
I'm just saying.
Above you will see a U.S. Navy International Harvester tractor, while below is a sporty-looking red Porsche.
Police said officers detained the shooter, whom they identified as a uniformed security guard contracted by QuikTrip.
Investigators say the man who was shot pulled a gun during a confrontation, and the guard fired in response.
The guard was later released, and the man who died has not been identified as the investigation continues.
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Lodestar Technology today announced the appointment of USA Carry to its Independent Advisory Board, with founder and publisher Luke McCoy serving as the organization's Field-Testing Advisor.
EPD says both victims stated they did not know who had shot them, or
why. Officers say the victim who had been shot in the chest did admit to
shooting back as they were being shot at. Both victims’ injuries are
listed as non-life threatening.
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Today, August 21, is the Feast Day of Pope Saint Pius X.
Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto on June 2, 1835, in Riese, Venetia, then part of the Austrian Empire (now in Italy), he served as pope from 1903 until his death in 1914. Pius X is remembered for his pastoral care, firm leadership, and unwavering defense of Catholic doctrine.
As pope, he enacted reforms that left a lasting mark on the Church. He promoted the use of Gregorian chant in worship and became known as the “Pope of the Eucharist” for his fervent encouragement of frequent Communion, which he described as “the shortest and safest way to get to heaven.” Notably, he lowered the age for reception of Holy Communion from twelve to seven, a decision still in place today.
Pius also took a firm stand against theological Modernism, which he considered “the synthesis of all heresies.” He resisted the movement of Christian Democracy when it veered into overt political activism, seeking instead to keep Catholic social work grounded in religious rather than partisan aims.
While the Church venerates him for his sanctity and his spiritual reforms, I like to think of Pope Saint Pius X as something else as well — the unofficial Patron Saint of Cigar Smokers.
Several years ago, I wondered whether any saint officially served as the patron of cigar smokers. My search uncovered a handful of saints with connections to tobacco. For example,
Saint Titus Brandsma is recognized as the patron saint of tobacconists. Yet there appears to be no widely recognized patron devoted specifically to cigar smokers.
Then I came across a humorous anecdote attributed to Pope Saint Pius X, preserved in a reader’s letter
published by Cigar Aficionado. Whether historically accurate or not, it perfectly captures the pope’s reputed attitude toward cigars.
Reading of his [Pius X] defense of cigars as not being a vice, I was reminded of a story that a cigar smoking priest of the Diocese of Tulsa, who is now in training for the Vatican diplomatic corps, told me. When he was a seminarian in Rome, he learned that Pius X, who was the pope from 1903 to 1914, called a bishop onto the carpet to reprimand him for his scandalous misbehavior with wine, women and song, and to correct his wrongs patiently.
The pope offered the errant bishop a cigar from the papal humidor on his desk. The bishop declined the offer with the protestation, “I do not have that vice, Your Holiness,” to which His Holiness replied, “If cigars were a vice, I would not offer you one, for you have quite enough vices already.”
There’s no way to know if the exchange truly happened or if it’s simply an ecclesiastical folklore. Still, we do know that Pius X kept a humidor in his papal office. It is also said that he broke with the long-standing tradition of popes dining alone by inviting friends to join him at table. It’s easy to imagine that more than one of those dinners concluded with the pleasant aroma of cigar smoke lingering in the Vatican rooms.
I’ve long believed that a fine cigar, enjoyed thoughtfully and in moderation, is less about indulgence than about creating a space for conversation, gratitude, and quiet reflection. Whether shared among friends or savored alone after a busy day, a cigar invites us to slow down for an hour and appreciate the blessings we’ve been given. That seems entirely compatible with a life of faith.
His enjoyment of cigars certainly didn’t prevent his canonization in 1954 — perhaps a gentle reminder that the Church has never regarded the moderate enjoyment of life’s good gifts as incompatible with holiness. I’d like to think those quiet moments with a cigar occasionally offered Pope Saint Pius X a chance to gather his thoughts before returning to the immense responsibilities of the papacy. For that reason, at least in my own book, he remains the unofficial Patron Saint of Cigar Smokers.
Regina Cigars produces a
cigar honoring Saint Pius X, and I have several waiting in my humidor. This evening seems like an appropriate occasion to light one, perhaps accompanied by a glass of Italian wine, while offering a prayer of thanks for the witness of this remarkable saint.
I started the Weekend Knowledge Dump series in March of 2012. This is installment number 750. That’s right. Seven hundred fifty straight weeks without missing a single installment in more than 14 years. I’ve published this Knowledge Dump every week from the United States as well as from more than 40 other countries. I haven’t […]
Someone took out a Flock camera in Lumpkin County Georgia. Not crying about it. But the Sheriff, in a screed on Facebook said the following: Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said the license plate reader was being used as a public safety tool, including to help alert authorities when registered sex offenders entered the park. … Jarrard […]
Still weeks from the end of August, most American schoolchildren are now again confined to these government-run, tax-funded institutions for another school year. This graphic was and is intended for christians, but it is just as true for lovers of …
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Rhonda saw a buck in velvet as she descended the driveway and Lillie is definitely more wolfette than Canis familiaris.
We currently live in a renaissance period for optics and especially red dots. Everywhere you turn, someone is making a decent red dot for recreational shooting or duty work. Expensive, quality red dots are easy to come by (you expend a lot of money on a product, it better be good quality). The more intriguing end of the product spectrum is the affordable or cheap end. How affordably-priced can something be while still being incredibly reliable and worth purchasing? We might have found that threshold in the new Vortex Optics Crossfire II Solar 2 MOA Red Dot . So, today we are going to review this lil’ guy to see how it performs and just how good it is. Let’s dive in!
Photo Of The Day: The Heckler & Koch G95 A1 has become the backbone of the Bundeswehr's small arms arsenal, and the rifle's procurement narrative took another significant turn very recently. Germany's federal procurement authority, the BAAINBw, has now fully executed the framework contract for 250,000 G95A1/KA1 rifles, representing a complete call-off of the agreement between the Defense Ministry and H&K. There are rumors that they want 250,000 more.
Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week we took a look at how less truly can be more and how keeping it simple can sometimes have more benefits than installing a ton of accessories on your handgun. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here to check it out. This week, I wanted to take a look at some of the keys that allow you to be successful when it comes to carrying a concealed handgun.
Apparently, some of Clancy's defenders are relying on this. What is it?
Forensic astrology is a specialized branch of astrology that applies astrological techniques to investigate past events, solve crimes, locate missing persons, and profile suspects. It utilizes event charts, horary charts, and natal charts to analyze planetary alignments and zodiacal degrees for clues, rather than predicting the future.
Key aspects of this practice include:
Chart Analysis: Practitioners examine specific houses, such as the 7th house for perpetrators or the 8th house for death and transformation, to determine motives and outcomes.
Techniques: Methods include analyzing angular planets, mutual receptions, and fixed stars like those in the Via Combusta zone to identify danger or violence.
Applications: It is used to map disappearance points, trace timelines for missing persons, and interpret crime scene data, often appearing in crime fiction and true-crime analysis.
Resources: Notable texts include Forensic Astrology for Everyone by Caroline J. Luley and Exploring Forensic Astrology by B.D. Salerno, which detail methods for amateur and professional astrologers.
Things are moving along….
Waffen Tactical has some new scope mount options for the 1903 Springfield and M1 Garand rifles. These mounts require no drilling or alteration to these historical firearms. Keep reading for all the details.
8/20/26 CNN:
FBI raids former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s home, seizes devices in probe tied to sexual assault claims
The clarification in the article got us out of naughty land:
Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell at the San Francisco airport on Saturday and then raided his home in Washington, DC, the next day as part of an ongoing probe connected to sexual assault allegations, sources familiar with the investigation told CNN.[emphasis added]
As temps continue to drop across the US and more hunting seasons loom on the horizon, Fiocchi America has announced a new 12 Gauge dove hunting load in Golden Dove Duplex . By strategically mixing two different shot sizes - #6 and #8 - you will hopefully be able to bag more birds this fall.
Earlier this year, I blogged about Lindsay Clancy's suit against her doctors for failure to properly treat her for postpartum depression. So far, my mass murder research has found 112 mass murders that were clearly postpartum depression and 261 that were likely caused by postpartum depression. This is just stupid. She is not a victim. She is not disputing that she killed her children. There is nothing inappropriate about trying her. She has a very strong case for not guilty by reason of insanity.
We can grieve for the father and the deranged mother. But wearing pink, a politically charged color?
At our Caldwell house, we had purchased a home warranty plan from American Home Shield. We were not impressed. When the dishwasher failed, it was not a crisis so several days for them to get a technician out was okay. The replacement went okay.
The second incident disappointed us muchly. The well pump failed and we could not seem to impress upon the Third World support team that this was a serious matter. For all we knew, they may have assumed we could just go to the village well. (Okay, I am being sarcastic; more likely, what they pay third parties to take a look left them with few vendors.)
After several days of flushing toilets with irrigation canal water and using bottled water for drinking, cooking and washing dishes, they agreed to let us hire our own well company. We had already made the appointment. Then we discovered that well pumps were limited to $1500. That will get you a very dedicated illegal with a long straw.
It was only $5000 to replace the well pump. The technician from Burgess Pump & Well (who I can highly recommend), explained that it was too small a pump for the motor, which they ran at too high a voltage to overcome this. While it let them come in below responsible well drillers, it meant less than three years of life. American Home Shield sent us a $1400 check ($1500-deductible).
For this house we picked the well-rated First American Home Warranty. The HVAC technician found frost at the compressor, which usually indicates a Freon leak in the system. As this unfreezes, the system starts working again. This explains why it started working again many hours later.
She also explained the repair process. First American has them check for a Freon leak. If that solves it, great. Only afterwards will they look at replacing the compressor. She indicated previous owners may have suffered this same problem and an HVAC tech told them the compressor needed replacing. They would, of course, have not spent that much money.
Cougars (catamount, panthers, whatever) are in lots of places where the Wildlife Weenies don't seem to want to admit that they have cougars. Like in Michigan for example. Good for Michigan for admitting what landowners and hunters have known for years.
When I lived in Natchitoches Parish in the early 80s, I had panthers on my property. i would hear then occasionally and saw them twice. Ours were dark brown, almost chocolate and would appear black in certain light conditions. The neighbors would talk about sightings, but the wildlife weenies would not admit that we had then in the area. okay, fine. In 2002 I wrote about it on Castbullet.
If you want to stir up some crap around a campfire, tell then that there is no such thing as a black panther. In certain low-light conditions a brown panther will look black. That is what people see and that is what they report. If you go back to the little video linked above, one of the photos looks black.
I'm just glad that they are out there.
Primary Arms continues to expand its array of high-end rifle scopes. The latest models are higher-magnification models that still maintain the smaller footprints of the Compact PLXc family. These premium scopes promise a lot of capability in a small package.
A preliminary investigation indicated that four unidentified men
robbed the victim's cousin of a Rolex watch reportedly valued at
$25,000, police said.
An additional suspect approached the 25-year-old man on a bicycle and pointed a handgun at him, according to investigators.
Police said the man, who is licensed to carry a gun, drew his weapon
to defend himself and his cousin. His firearm malfunctioned, however,
and he was shot.
The suspects fled eastbound on Juniata Street. Police recovered the victim's gun at the scene.
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The Hows and Whys (and Fixing) of the Israeli Carry Way A magazine filled with defensive ammunition, but none in the pipe. The chamber sitting empty before the action. This is empty-chamber carry, and it’s been subject to great debate in the American gunosphere. So, let’s discuss its history, the motivations behind the empty chamber, how to solve those problems,...
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The Dyrt, the app for finding the best campsites, built by the largest RVing and camping community in the U.S., has announced the 2026 Best Places to Camp Near Water.
Quote of the Day Their uninterrupted, continual, and severe, abject failures absolutely must be a cloak of greatest weight from which they, and their fellow travelers, cannot escape the burden thereof; mere “casting out” from successful society must never be …
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I met our guest today, Derrick Ratliff, at this year's Leupold Relentless Rifleman , the NRL Hunter match I wrote about here ; he was working the same brutal high-desert terrain I was, and it turns out talking to the guy who made the rifle you’re competing with is some of the best pre-match conversation you'll have. Derrick founded Horizon Firearms, the Texas shop behind the .22 Creedmoor and a reputation for custom long-range rifles built to be handed down rather than traded in. Horizon is only one piece of what he runs, though. Derrick is also the brains behind Iota Outdoors, which builds precision rifle stocks and accessories, and serves as VP of Kaspar Outdoors, the holding company tying those brands together with names like Circle Y Saddles.
New Percheron at the Indiana State Fair Pioneer Village this year.
You can click to embiggenate to their full 16MP glory.
His father and his attorney hope things will soon change.
By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project There was initially a lot of talk about releasing Patrick “Tate” Adamiak from federal custody after President Donald Trump won his second term. One senior government official actually said Adamiak would be “home by Christmas” of last year, which thrilled Adamiak’s family. After all, to this day they […]
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You guys are gonna love this……. Ya ready? Yea? You sure, now? Ok…behold: Lions, no tigers, and bears..oh my! I appear to have bought a zoo.
An unknown person posted this recently online. We think that the point is obvious. (We have not been able to separately verify that these quotes are accurate, but they fit both the men and the times.) What happened? Why, since …
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Every AK owner who has tried to run a suppressor has bumped into the same three problems: the barrel lacks a shoulder for a conventional mounting index, the gas system produces back pressure that increases cyclic rate and parts wear, effectively decreasing longevity, and that same back pressure drives toxic gas straight into the shooter's eyes and lungs. These are the realities of the Kalashnikov design, and the suppressor industry has largely answered them with AR-centric solutions dressed up in AK-compatible threads. JMAC Customs ' Combloc Division and Richmond Tactical have taken a different approach, engineering the Banka suppressor for the AK from the outset.
Photo Of The Day and we take a look at the Colt MK47 40mm Advanced Grenade Launcher. At 39.6 pounds, the weapon operates as either a standard automatic grenade launcher or with programmable airburst capability, accommodating both in-bore and radio frequency programming for precision ordnance delivery.
You’ve almost certainly seen an ARWEN in a movie (more on that later), but chances are you didn’t know what it was, or its Cold War backstory.
The petition presents two questions. The first comes from a strange venue fight. Defense Distributed sued in Texas, and the case was transferred to New Jersey. The Fifth Circuit later held that the transfer was improper and directed the Texas court to request the case back. The New Jersey court declined, and the Third Circuit allowed the case to remain there. Defense Distributed argues that the result leaves two federal appellate courts at odds over the same action.
AMERIGLO has expanded its night sight offerings to include new configurations for the Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 pistol. The new lineup comprises three sight platform options: Trooper night sight sets, Protector night sight sets, and stand-alone tritium front sight configurations.
We got a great deal on 1GB Internet and mobile service from Spectrum. We called to switch from T-Mobile. They tried to talk us out of it with a lower rate for six months, gave us a transfer PIN, charged us for not completely paid off phone and told us the phones were unlocked. Spectrum could not transfer over our numbers because the phones were still locked. After two trips to T-Mobile retail store, multiple useless calls to T-Mobile support, and two trips to Spectrum store, all was resolved. William at Spectrum store and after some initial resistance, Heather at T-Mobile store fixed it, but what a long involved process.
Yes. My 1GB Internet is actually delivering 920Mbps. Really huge images such as from newspapers.com and Chronicling America just flash up.
Paratus is approaching, guys! In fact, at this point it is less than a month away.This year Paratus falls on September 18, 2026. You can read all about Paratus, the holiday by and for survivalists, here at the Paratus FAQ. …
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The Temperance .22 is a 4-inch titanium suppressor weighing 3 ounces. It uses 1/2x28 direct threads and is rated for .22 LR, .22 Magnum, 5.7x28mm, and .223 Remington from a bolt-action rifle. MSRP is $250.
The next stage of drone defense is here, but it might not be what you expected. Spotter Global and 9 Mothers has the key.
The
AJ Fernandez Blue Cheese is a cigar I’ve been wanting to try for some time, and finally picked one up last week during a visit to
Slow Burn Cigar Co. Instead of the resting period I typically give new acquisitions, I smoked this one just a few days after bringing it home.
The cigar is the result of a collaboration between Privada Cigar Club and AJ Fernandez Cigars. Despite the name, the cigar is not infused with blue cheese. The moniker is a reference to the blue security ribbon on modern U.S. $100 bills, a theme repeated in the cigar’s band. The 6 x 52 Toro uses Nicaraguan Habano for the wrapper and binder. The filler leaves are also Nicaraguan, primarily from Estelí and Jalapa.
I opted to make this a culinary-based pairing and selected Maker’s Mark Private Select “Hint O’Chocolate II” to accompany the smoke.
The Hint O’Chocolate II is a Virginia ABC selection from 2022. The Private Select is part of the Maker’s Wood Finishing Series and was selected by, or for, Virginia ABC. It is bottled at a hearty 107.9 proof. Fruit and oak notes start the sipping experience. Notes of sweet cream and milk chocolate arrive in the finish. The mild chocolate note is brief, dispersing shortly after each sip.
The Blue Cheese smoke begins with soft chocolate, espresso, and some roasted almond. After a few puffs on the cigar, I began sipping the Hint O’Chocolate. The caramel and vanilla from the Maker’s Mark complemented the cigar’s creamy character. The bourbon’s mild chocolate was a subtle reinforcement of the same notes in the cigar.
The flavor profile remains much as it began until about the midpoint of the smoke. This is when the cigar shifts to a more earthy and dry wood profile.
I’ve seen some reviewers describe the cigar’s earthy, savory character as a tangy “blue cheese funk.” Perhaps that’s the power of suggestion, but cigar tasting notes are based more on impressions and thoughts they invoke than on actual flavor matches. My impression was less specific. Toward the end of the smoke, the earthiness remained, though now it was spiced with some black pepper. The sweeter chocolate notes from the bourbon provided contrast and remained in the lead.
I enjoyed the pairing of the Maker’s Mark Private Select “Hint O’Chocolate II” with the AJ Fernandez Blue Cheese. The flavor notes started out balanced, with some striking similarities. As the Blue Cheese developed more pepper, earth, and that elusive savory/tangy character, the chocolate-and-oak character of the Private Select became increasingly dominant.
Cheers!
Dataless:
You should backup your data. You should have multiple backups of your data. You should have multiple rotating or rolling backups of your data. You should have multiple rotating or rolling backups of your data saved to different types of backup media. Ideally, you should have multiple rolling or rotating backups of your data saved to different types of backup media including off-site backups.
Evidently, a PBS station didn’t follow any of these rules. Instead they handed their data to a third-party, said “Here, we’ll pay you to store it for us,” and now they’re screwed because the company went defunct.
Le sigh. Lawrence brings the hammer down on their IT organization:
Nor can this PBS station plead poverty: “2022 their gross income was [about] $13.5 million expenses 12.8 million. Their net was 3/4 of a million. So the net that is what they got to keep after paying all the employee salaries, after paying the directors 700,000 bucks.” Yeah, they could afford a local backup solution.
And quite frankly, so can you. ASM826 and I wrote at length about this a decade ago.
On this 19th day of August we are officially in the dog days of summer. The local weather weenies tell us that our afternoon temps will flirt with triple digits, if not surpass it. As we approach the typical peak of the hurricane season, the tropics are unusually quiet. Thus far we have had only three named storms, and I had to verify that It is quiet.
The national weather weenies tell us that fall teps are just around the corner. That is well and good for the rest of you, but I am aware that I live in Deep South Louisiana and. We are two months away from taking out the flannel shirts.
This is the first day in a while that Belle and I have nothing scheduled. No appointments, no obligations. the only problem with doing nothing is that you are never sure when you have finished. As such, I pulled some fish from the freezer, and it is thawing in the sink. I'll make a run up to the Dollar Store in a bit to pick up some french fries.
When Switzerland decided to adopt a modern universal machine gun toe replace both the MG11 Maxim and the LMG25, both SIG and Waffenfabrik Bern used the German MG42 as a starting point. W+F Bern was
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Quote of the Day A federal court in Texas has ruled that the Biden-era Frame and Receiver Rule is unconstitutional for two separate reasons: it violates the Second Amendment, and it is too vague to satisfy the Fifth Amendment’s due …
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TALO Distributors and TriStar Arms have unveiled the Trinity II TALO Gold, an over/under shotgun positioned as a limited-edition offering with enhanced cosmetics and a sub-$1,000 price point. The new model ships in both 12 and 20 gauge with 28-inch barrels and is currently in stock at TALO-member distributors.
Add to your rotation this featured recipe from Wild Game Cuisine for Pecan and Thyme Crusted Salmon ... your body and tastebuds will thank you!
If ever there were a pistol with my name all over it, it'd be the Langdon Tactical Beretta 80X Cheetah. It's got a sweet DA/SA trigger, that cool bronze-colored coating on the frame, and it holds 12+1 of .32ACP, my favorite little semiauto chambering.
You can even get holsters from PHLster, a
Skeleton like the one in the photo or a fully set-up
Enigma Express.
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The first finally had an answer, 50 years later.
Boone, N.C. (1972)
02/05/1972: The mother called a relative to report three
intruders in her home. When police arrived, mother, father, and son had been
strangled with nylon cord “while their heads were held under water in the
bathtub.” The sheriff told a reporter that “the identities of the three
suspects were known.” Fifty years later, police identified four men (three
already dead, the fourth already serving life for other offenses), members of the
“Dixie Mafia,” who were hired to do this. The son of the surviving murderer
told police of his father’s confession. They did not identify who hired them.
Category: family non-resident
Suicide: no
Cause: other
Weapon: strangle, drown[1]
[1] "Triple
Murders Jars 'Quiet Neighborhood'," Castle, Penn.] New Castle News, Feb.
05, 1972, 2; Jerry Lankford, "50-Year Durham Family Murder Mystery Solved,"
Wilkes Record, Feb, 8, 2022.
The other one seems to have no final resolution. It smells of Mafia, though.
Portage, Ind. (1972)
02/07/1972: Three partners in a correspondence school, named
Biederman, Tobias, and Foley, took out $40,000 life insurance policies payable
to the school. They then all disappeared. A prospective buyer of an abandoned
motel found Biederman and Tobias shot to death outside. Police found Foley shot
to death in Biederman’s car in Gary. “Authorities said the murders looked like
the work of professionals.”
Category: public
Suicide: no
Cause: unknown
Weapon: firearm[1]
HCSO Sgt. Sofia
Silva told ABC13 that around 2:30 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a
shooting call. She said a man called 911 and told them a man was trying
to break into his girlfriend's apartment.
The woman was not home at the time, but the caller was inside, according to law enforcement.
HCSO said while on the phone with 911, gunshots could be heard.
When
deputies arrived, they said they found a man dead inside. The caller
told deputies where he was inside the unit, according to HCSO.
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What we know:
The shooting happened at 3:30 p.m. on Misty Glenn Court, located near Interstate 30 and East Loop 820.
According
to Fort Worth police, a resident returned home to find an intruder
inside the house. A physical fight broke out between the two men, and
both drew firearms and shot at each other. Both men were struck during
the gunfire.
The intruder died at the scene. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office has identified him as 29-year-old Darius Levy.
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You may have heard about the power outages in Northwest Indiana. A week later, some areas still do not have power. Part of this is due to the linesman and workers having to duck and cover due to being shot at in Gary. Authorities didn’t immediately share information on where the gunshots were fired. In […]
From the point of view of a lover of liberty, the entire idea of military chaplaincy has many rather strange facets. Here at TPOL, we tend to think a lot of Bob Heinlein’s idea of chaplaincy as a voluntary extra …
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Yogi showed up 90 minutes after I was standing in that same spot. My two greatest threats up there are humans and griz, in that order. Black bears bears of color aren’t exactly harmless but I put the risk of …
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KelTec refined the original P50 platform with the KP50, pairing 50-round standard capacity in a compact 5.7x28mm pistol configuration with a modernized bottom-drop magazine system that replaces the predecessor's top-hinged reload. The engineered advantage lies in the optional Jungle Clip configuration. Pair two 50-round magazines back-to-back, deplete the first, flip the assembly 180 degrees, and reinsert for 100 total rounds.
They keep saying this every year, and I keep saying what I say every year. First, what they say:
July was “a wild weather month,” setting a record as the warmest month ever for the contiguous United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday.
Temperatures last month averaged 76.9 degrees Fahrenheit as above-average warmth blanketed the U.S., and several locations in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Montana saw all-time high temperature records since NOAA started keeping track in 1895.
Last month was 0.1 to 0.2 degrees warmer than July 1936 and July 2012, according to the agency. July also broke the record for the average low temperature, at 64.2 degrees, surpassing July 2022 by 0.7 degrees.
Notice how slippery this report is: several locations in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Montana saw all-time high temperature records. So what about the State high temperature records for those locations? And this is where I say what I've been saying for like a decade or more:
You want to see a real heat wave? Look at July 1936. Eleven States set high temperature records that stand to this day.
That Wikipedia page is a little shifty on this, trying to hide the
decline in record temperatures. You'll see an asterisk next to South
Dakota, which the Wiki page says means Also on earlier date or dates in that state. So what was that earlier date for South Dakota? July 1936.
Oh, and three more States set high temperature records the next month,
August 1936. That makes 14 out of the 50 States suffered record high
temperatures in the summer of 1936. That's almost 30% of the States.
Everyone is shifty on climate data. So what gives? It's the old expression from Statistics: if you torture the data enough, it will confess to anything. Here's how they torture the data:The
reported warming trend appears to be driven mainly by rising nighttime
low temperatures. Because climate “averages” combine daytime highs and
nighttime lows, warmer nights can make the overall average look higher
even when daytime high temperatures do not show the same increase.
...
NOAA
adjusts older weather-station records to account for non-climate
changes, such as stations moving, equipment changing, or observers
recording temperatures at different times of day. Its Pairwise
Homogenization Algorithm (PHA) compares a station with nearby stations
to identify and correct apparent breaks in the record.
Remember, they adjust the measured ("raw") temperatures, but they don't adjust the record temperatures (because that would be way too shifty). So (as I've been posting for years), how much of the 20th Century's warming is from adjustments? It's 80%:
An interesting question is how much of the 20th Century's warming came from adjustments, rather than from raw data? A picture is worth a thousand words:
What
you're looking at is the annual adjustment made to the raw temperature,
for each year in the 20th Century. You'll notice that almost no
adjustments are made to years up to 1960, and then a very interesting
shape appears in the graph.
A hockey Stick.
And what Science®-denying Tea-Bagging place did I get that? From the
Fed.Gov's weathermen, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA).
So the data are fiddled to the point that over 80% of the reported
warming cannot be found in the data as recorded. Its in the adjustments
to the data after the fact.
And so we're left with three observations:
- The reported data are fiddled and are untrustworthy.
- The record data are not fiddled and are trustworthy.
- It's summer. It's hot, hot, hot ...
Hey, Bustah!
Let me start this off by saying this: While I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican, and am registered as an independent, I hold no grudges against President Trump. In fact, I voted for him all three times. I support most of what he has done. That support only changed from me virtually supporting everything he's done (or at least not criticizing it or finding fault with it), to it now being that I have seen a big mistake that I think he has been making. I think that he is handling the situation in Iran rather poorly and is also making a mistake in how he portrays how the war is going.
Let me start on what I think is a big mistake in his portrayal of the events and the ongoing situation in our war with Iran. For months now, the president has been saying things like: The Iranian navy has been wiped out completely. Yet, time and time again, we are told how the Iranians have laid mines in the Strait of Hormuz and have go fast boats that could attack our naval fleet. So,tell us - which is it - is their navy completely wiped out or not. It most certainly seems that it has not been wiped out because we keep hearing president Trump tell us over and over again of new confrontations with Iranian naval forces, be it big ships or small boats, they evidently still have naval capabilities.
Then we have been told time and time again that we have total air control. This again, to say it mildly, seems to be an untruth. If we had total air control there would be no missiles or drones being sent through the air, toward U.S. military bases that are located within the borders of our allies in the Middle East and there would be no ships being destroyed or damaged, in the Strait of Hormuz and elsewhere, by airborne Iranian weaponry.
We have also been told by President Trump, time and time again, that we have an abundance of ordinance and that we have not depleted them by any significant amount. Those particular things being missiles or bombs. Yet, there have been reports from other sources saying just the opposite. Add to that the fact that we keep stopping the bombardment of military targets in Iran, only to start up again after a while; that giving the possible appearance as if we are trying to conserve ordinance to some extent. I am not saying we have used to many, more likely I think we have not used enough; but what I think voters in the U.S. may see it as is what I just mentioned above and thus maybe they will come to the conclusion that President Trump has lowered out ability to defend our nation by over using our ordinance o Iran or to the opposite conclusion that he has not used enough. y
Either of those conclusions about have used too much or too little ordinance will have folks on both sides of that issue finding fault with him and thus could negatively have poor effect for republicans in November. Folks are also going to find fault with President Trump escalating the war with Iran in the first place and note I said escalating the war because even though not to the current extent, we have been at war with Iran since November 4, 1979 when Iran committed an act of war against the USA. Of course, there are those among us, myself included, who think it was about time for us to attack Iran and to destroy their ability to create or otherwise obtain nuclear weapons. All the dealing inn the world does not seem like it will help in that regard, as evidenced by previous failed attempts; yet, President Trump keeps trying to make a deal with them. That does not sit well with those of us who think military force is probably the only thing that will end Iran's tyrannical government's plans to obtain nukes and then to use them as they have promised again and again. Now besides being a question of whether or not President trump was right to attack Iran militarily or if it would have been better for him just to try to make a deal with them, that dilemma also speaks to our usage or ordinance or maybe I should say to our stop and go use of our ordinance. Does he keep trying to make a deal with Iran (even though they have broken every other deal ever made, by the U.S., with them since 1979) instead of constantly bombing or otherwise attacking them because our stock of ordinance is low? It certainly seems like a possibility and that will be enough to also sway voters away from Republicans.
I could go one with other examples from the iran war but if you have been following it at all you know what I am talking about. It all has me wondering if that is helping or hurting chances for Republicans gaining seats in November, while I hope not, I think quite possibly it is hurting their chances.
All the best,
Glenn B
