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I've posted this each President's Day for quite some time but have found no reason to adjust the rankings.
It's not a real President's birthday (Lincoln's was the 12th, Washington's is the 22nd), but everyone wants a day off, so sorry Abe and George, but we're taking it today. But in the spirit intended for the holiday, let me offer up Borepatch's bestest and worstest lists for Presidents.Top Five:
#5: Calvin Coolidge
Nothing To Report is a fine epitaph for a President, in this day of unbridled expansion of Leviathan.
#4. Thomas Jefferson.
Jefferson is perhaps the last (and first) President who exercised extra-Constitutional power in a manner that was unambiguously beneficial for the Republic (the Louisiana Purchase). He repealed Adam's noxious Alien and Sedition Acts and pardoned those convicted under them.
#3. Grover Cleveland.
He didn't like the pomp and circumstance of the office, and he hated the payoffs so common then and now. He was so famously incorruptable that he continually vetoed pork spending (including for veterans of the War Between the States), so much so that he was defeated for re-election, but unusually won a second term later. This quote is priceless (would that Latter Day Presidents rise so high), on vetoing a farm relief bill: "Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the Government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character." I highly recommend his biography Man Of Iron.
#2. Ronald Reagan
He at least tried to slow down the growth of Leviathan, the first President to do so in over half a century (see entry #5, above). He would have reduced it further, except that his opposition to the Soviet fascist state and determination to end it cost boatloads of cash. It also caused outrage among the home grown fascists in the Media and Universities, but was wildly popular among the general population which was (and hopefully still remains) sane.
#1. George Washington
Could have been King. Wasn't. Q.E.D.
Bottom Five:
#5. John Adams.
There's no way to read the Alien and Sedition Acts as anything other than a blatant violation of the First Amendment. It's a sad statement that the first violation of a Presidential Oath of Office was with President #2.
#4. Woodrow Wilson.
Not only did he revive the spirit of Adams' Sedition Acts, he caused a Presidential opponent to be imprisoned under the terms of his grotesque Sedition Act of 1918. He was Progressivism incarnate: he lied us into war, he jailed the anti-war opposition, he instituted a draft, re-instituted segregation in the Civil Service, and he was entirely soft-headed when it came to foreign policy. The fact that Progressives love him (and hate George W. Bush) says all you need to know about them.
#3 Lyndon Johnson.
An able legislator who was able to get bills passed without having any real idea what they would do once enacted, he is responsible for more Americans living in poverty and despair than any occupant of the White House, and that says a lot.
#2. Franklin Roosevelt.
America's Mussolini - ruling extra-Constitutionally fixing wages and prices, packing the Supreme Court, and transforming the country into a bunch of takers who would sell their votes for a trifle. He also rounded up a bunch of Americans and sent them to Concentration Camps. But they were nice Concentration Camps - well, we're told that by his admirers. At least Mussolini met an honorable end.
#1. Abraham Lincoln.
There's no doubt that the Constitution never would have been ratified if the States hadn't thought they could leave if they needed to. Lincoln saw to it that 5% of the military-age male population was killed or wounded preventing that in an extra-Constitutional debacle unequaled in the Republic's history. Along the way, he suspended Habeas Corpus, instituted the first ever draft on these shores, and jailed political opponents as he saw fit. Needless to say, Progressives adore him.
So happy President's Day. Thankfully, the recent occupants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue haven't gotten this bad. Yet.
Maryland Woman Tells School Board She Called Child Protective Services Over TPUSA Meeting – “Excluding parents and guardians from a student-focused event creates a lack of transparency and undermines established best practices for youth safety” [More] You don’t say. Anybody else feel a visceral repulsion toward that sanctimonious c__? I was gonna say “communist.” What … Continue reading "Evil Woman"
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Jada shared a selfie that shows her wearing a Harris/AOC 2028 t-shirt while pointing to a red ball cap she wore with white lettering that reads: “Is He Dead Yet?” It isn’t clear who she’s referring to. [More] Of course it is, you lying celebrity suck-up propagandist. The rope-selling capitalist profiteers admit as much: This … Continue reading "Dunce Cap"
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‘GOP’ House candidate admits she’s actually a progressive in viral video: ‘Telling people the truth’ [More] Tricking low-information voters to vote for her– How is this not election interference, especially if the criteria used to convict is the charge that “One of the foundational rights we hold as Americans, a right that many fought so … Continue reading "Kate Barr the Door"
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The unidentified man, who is a French national born in 1978, allegedly tried to attack an officer guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and was shot by another officer. [More] Why is he unidentified, and why is it also important to point out he’s a “French national” without telling us his origins and what … Continue reading "Nous sommes les Seuls à être Suffisamment Armés"
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Now, as a result of the FPC lawsuit and the plaintiffs’ settlement with the State of New York, the State now expressly holds the position that in-state residency or employment is not required for licensure… [More] I get incrementalism, but isn’t “a great development… liberating gun owners and restoring freedom” laying it on a bit … Continue reading "Free at Last?"
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Investigators were likely seeking to bring facial recognition analysis to bear on the video to produce a composite image of a suspect that they can run against a national database that includes all U.S. drivers with RealID licenses, according to a former FBI agent. [More] Assuming you want to fly anywhere or need to access … Continue reading "Burying the Lede"
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Keith Brown, 58, has been charged with first-degree murder, four counts of armed criminal action, three counts of first-degree robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon. [More] 58. At what point is the productive sector no longer required to feed the unsalvageable? Right, it’s the guns.
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Socialist calls for it to be illegal for businesses to leave New York City [More] Escape from New York was a movie. If you try, men with guns will stop you. Hey, your freedom of association ends where our claims on you begin. Make sense now? (I’d have linked to that but X appears to … Continue reading "You Can Check Out Any Time You Like, But You Can Never Leave"
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This level of 30-Years-War savagery may be coming back to Europe. If you think Protestants vs Catholics got pretty nasty and ugly in the early 1600s, wait until you see millions of Mohammedans fully mobilized in all-out jihad. Just replace the horses and muskets in the film with motorbikes, truck-mounted heavy machine guns and AK-47s. … Continue reading "The Last Valley"
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HB 4145, the Democrat’s latest attack on gun rights, is scheduled for a “work session” on Monday. Feb. 16th at 3pm. Rumors that the bill is dead are… premature. [More] The monster will just keep coming back. * And yeah, I know it’s a misquote.
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"Under a mutual defence pact with Russia, in 2024 North Korea sent about 14,000 soldiers to fight alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, where more than 6,000 of them were killed, according to South Korean, Ukrainian and western sources.""Mutual defense pact" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that paragraph, since as I recollect it, Putin's trying to defend his fist from an unprovoked attack by Ukraine's face.
BREAKING NEWS! DOJ FILES AWFUL NFA BRIEF FULL OF FLAWS [More] I’m not buying the qualified “criticism” that gives excuses to the attorneys and to DOJ for “miscommunication.” Coming up with a unified position on 2A ain’t rocket surgery, and if they don’t have they brainpower to do it, that makes deliberately excluding subject matter … Continue reading "DOJ Airs Soiled Briefs"
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Many people were not just surprised but quite shocked and alarmed to learn that what they thought was merely their own personal security system now has the ability to link with countless other Ring cameras to form a neighborhood-wide (or city-wide, or state-wide) surveillance dragnet. [More] One Ring to bring them all and in the … Continue reading "One Ring to Rule Them All, One Ring to Find Them"
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Image from Mark Roberts, Texada Island, posted on Facebook May 25, 2025
During 2025, a saga unfolded where a dangerous, food habituated grizzly bear swam across three miles of salt water to Texada Island in British Columbia, Canada. The bear had been tagged in the left ear. It was a young boar about four years old which had been relocated twice because of conflicts with humans. The bear kept coming back. Just before the swim, the bear had been breaking into fishing boats and had stalked two teenagers on the beach. They had to take to the water to avoid the bear on May 22, 2025. COS is the acronym for the Conservation Officers Service in British Columbia. From sportfishing.com:
The COS cited additional encounters in May, including on May 22 in Powell River.
“The bear displayed aggressive behaviour by stalking two residents while walking on a trail,” stated COS.
Fortunately, the residents were able to escape, but it wasn’t easy.
“The people escaped by entering and remaining in the water for half an hour while the bear remained on shore circling back and forth. The grizzly bear tore up one of their jackets on shore before leaving,” COS said.
Another recent incident occurred on May 27 on Texada Island.
According to COS, “the grizzly bear stalked a resident walking home with her horse and dog for half a kilometer.”
On Texada Island, residents appeared to be united in opposition to a grizzly bear invasion of their Island. Opinions were divided about how to remove the bear. Some residents thought the bear should be killed. Others thought the bear should be trapped and relocated. The COS was not willing to apply either option. They would not issue a kill order for the bear, but stated it was too habituated to relocate, as it already came back to areas of dense human population after two relocation attempts. A resident of Texada posted this message to the facebook Texada message board:
I am the person who was charged by the grizzly bear while walking with my horse and dog on May 28. Without a doubt, the most frightening experience of my life. I am still recovering from that experience.I have read the posts regarding the bear for the past month. I agree that things need to change. I don’t think Texada is a good place for a grizzly bear. What is the answer to this problem? I don’t know.
Mark Robert, who first discovered and took video of the grizzly on Texada, said this about Texada Island:
Biggest predator is a raccoon. Everyone has free roaming chickens and goats and sheep, no one is really prepared for a large predator.
Local bear supporters found a tribe which was willing to have the bear transported to a remote salmon stream, where there was plenty of food and few humans. After refusals by the COS, followed by tribal negotiations, the COS agreed to allow the relocation by private parties. The bear enthusiasts were able to raise the twenty to thirty thousand dollars required for the relocation. A few days before the relocation trapping efforts were to start, the grizzly was shot and killed.
Investigation eventually determined two Island residents were involved. They were each fined $3,000 for failure to report the killing of a grizzly bear. They were not charged with illegal killing of the bear. It may be the killing was justified as self defense. The details of the shooting and killing have not been made public. From facebook:
Texada Island residents Kody Bevan and Seneca Antony pleaded guilty and were sentenced in Powell River provincial court today for failing to promptly report the wounding or killing of a grizzly bear, a violation under section 75(2) of the Wildlife Act (WLA).
In July 2025, the BC Conservation Officer Service initiated an investigation into the killing of a tagged grizzly bear after receiving a report it had been shot and possibly wounded in the Van Anda area. The BCCOS conducted a thorough investigation into these allegations, which resulted in these charges being laid.
Bevan and Antony each received a $3,000 fine, with $2,000 from each fine directed to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation.
Analysis: It seems unlikely those raising money to relocate the grizzly will use some of the funds to pay the fines for Kody and Seneca. The bear was habituated and dangerous. The bad habits are not erased by relocation. The COS should have euthanized the bear before it swam to Texada Island. Grizzly bears are not endangered in British Columbia. Their populations are increasing, which is why more bears are entering populated areas, becoming habituated to humans and becoming dangerous. Relocating habituated bears moves the problem from one place to another. The dangerous bear becomes like a landmine in the forest. Maybe no one will trigger it until it becomes inert. The potential is there for years in the future. British Columbia has banned most hunting of grizzly bears, thus eliminating one of the most effective ways of removing aggressive, dangerous bears from the bear population. As noted by Stephan Herrero, bears which are not afraid of humans tend to be killed, either during aggressive behavior or when hunted. This tendency is accelerated when humans commonly carry effective weapons.
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Police believe Jordan tried to get into the victim’s apartment by saying he was a police officer, trying to kick the door in several times. The victim shot at him through the door, hitting him, according to officers.
Jordan faces charges of impersonating a police officer, loitering and prowling and criminal trespass with damage to property.
On February 16, 1960, the newly-commissioned 447-foot US nuclear submarine USS Triton (SSRN/SSN-586) set off on a 60-day underwater round-world trip — the first submarine to do so. The sub’s skipper, Captain Edward L. “Ned” Beach Jr., was also famous as the author of Run Silent, Run Deep. — February 16,1968: The first US 911 phone system went into service in Haleyville, Alabama. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate. This can be used for …
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Most SurvivalBlog readers are familiar with Ready Made Resources – a reputable survival and self-reliance company serving the prepper community since 1996. They have been a SurvivalBlog advertiser for more than 20 years. With the recent cancer death of company Founder & CEO, Robert E. “Bob” Griswold, the company had lost its driving force. His widow is now looking for a buyer who can carry on the mission and the longstanding name of Ready Made Resources. Ready Made Resources has an amazing deep inventory, a large mailing list, and drop-shipment agreements that are still active with dozens of suppliers / …
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(Continued from Part 5. This concludes the article.) The .223 Remington I love the .223 Remington (.223 Rem). The rounds are relatively inexpensive and can be found anywhere. There is a plethora of bullet grain weights, designs and bullet tips. There is also an unlimited amount of firearm platforms to find that best fits you and your needs. I use a bolt action Ruger American Ranch rifle. Ruger makes an excellent, inexpensive and durable rifle chambered in 5.56 NATO. It has a detachable magazine and the comes in a 1:8 twist. My rifle has consistently and accurately shot a variety …
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The following recipe for Spring Greens Enchiladas is from SurvivalBlog reader Kurt W. Ingredients 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 2-3 garlic cloves, chopped 4-6 cups of chopped greens, any variety (spinach, chard, mustard greens, turnip greens, etc.) 1 Tablespoon butter 1 Tablespoon flour 1/2 cup milk 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese (cheddar, pepperjack, or Monterey jack.) 6 flour tortillas 15 oz jar (or about 2 cups) of salsa Directions Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a casserole dish and set it aside. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onion with a …
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Today’s graphic: The United States of WalMart. In this map, each polygon contains exactly one Walmart store and represents the area closer to that store than any other. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) JWR’s Comments: My family lives in the American Redoubt, where the population density is quite low, and the WalMart density is correspondingly low. Hence, the large polygons seen in the Intermountain West. It is a two-hour drive to the nearest WalMart from the Rawles Ranch. The thumbnail below is click-expandable. — Please send your graphics or graphics links to JWR. (Either via e-mail or …
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“An orchard can grow pastured poultry underneath. A beef cattle or sheep farm can run pastured poultry behind the herbivores, like the egret on the rhino’s nose.” – Joel Salatin
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That suspect has been identified as Marquanvius Jones, 30-years-old. He’s facing charges for second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. His mugshot has not been released at this time. He too was shot and injured.
Three bystanders were also struck in the shooting: A 25-year-old man, who remains in serious condition; a 22-year-old woman and 4-year-old boy were treated and released, per TPSO.
TPSO says their investigation so far reveals Jones allegedly fired into the crowd and Myers fired back. Officials say the argument started over a request for a ride.
Police determined that the 33-year-old forced his way into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and assaulted her new boyfriend, the armed 27-year-old. He then shot the ex-boyfriend, in “self-defense,” according to GVRU.
Once detectives completed their interview, they released the shooter from police custody.
90 years ago, today: The coldest day in North Dakota history. Minus 60 degrees on the Fahrenheit scale was recorded on February 15th, 1936, by a coal miner and volunteer National Weather Service weather observer in Parshall, North Dakota. This remains the lowest temperature ever recorded in the state. Pictured is the Broste Museum in Parshall, North Dakota. February 15th 1809: Birthday of Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor of a mechanical reaper. Gun developer Richard “Dick” Casull was born on February 15, 1931. Casull passed away on May 6, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Dick Casull is most famous …
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(Continued from Part 4.) Practical Hunting Gear The basic gear I carry, regardless of season, is listed below. Clothing that fits and is proper for the environment you’re in. This includes a hat. Always have a change of socks. Firearm and spare ammunition. Every single rifle and shotgun I own has an elastic buttstock ammo carrier as well as a sling with ammunition loops sewn in. (Butler Creek makes a great sling with ammo loops.) I like these because accessing spare rounds is more convenient and it doesn’t require me to carry so much ammo in my pack. Knife. I …
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The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: I’m Curious… In The Latest Epstein Documents Release Why are There Hundreds of References to Pizza, Beef Jerky, and Grape Soda? News Links: Hundreds of Bizarre References to ‘Pizza’ in New Epstein Documents Raise Eyebrows. Beef jerky is mentioned 383 times in the files. The New Epstein Files Are Reopening the Pizzagate Box. Tucker Carlson: Pizzagate Fully Explained in 12 Minutes. 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! …
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“Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast …
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Beignets (ben-yay) are a New Orleans pastry, popularized by the Cafe DuMonde in New Orleans.. Normally eaten at breakfast with a cup of hot coffee, If you can't make it to the Big Easy, you can buy the mix on store shelves or from Amazon.
Or, you can make beignets yourself with what you have in the fridge.
Get a can of whop biscuits. You know, the kind in the cardboard roll. The kind you whop on the counter to open. Yeah those. Cut then into quarters, then drop them in hit oil until they are golden brown. Drain on a rack or a paper towel lined tray and sprinkle confectioners' sugar across them.
Serve warm. You are welcome.
A 1971 Ford F-250 Custom Styleside in Grabber Blue with aftermarket decals and partly blacked-out grille. Photographed using a Nikon 1 V3 and 1 Nikkor 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 VR zoom lens.
In a Thursday afternoon update, Sunrise police told CBS News Miami that the shooting stemmed from an argument between two men, during which one of them shot the other.
They are not releasing the name of either the shooter or the man who died.
Police said the shooting is being investigated as an act of self-defense and appears to be an isolated incident.
According to investigators, Pointer entered the store wearing a ski mask and pointed a gun at a customer, who ran toward the door. Pointer then fired, striking Greer and his girlfriend.
Surveillance video showed Greer fall to the ground, draw a gun, and fire. Pointer fled the scene, discarding a pistol reported stolen, and left in a Toyota sedan.
Pointer was arrested Tuesday evening in Bellevue, while Greer is being treated for gunshot wounds to his knee and hand.
Greer’s 31-year-old girlfriend was also hospitalized with a gunshot wound to her buttocks.
On February 14, 1803, writing the majority opinion text of the landmark Marbury v. Madison case, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall declared that any act of U.S. Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is null and void. — February 14, 1804: Karadjordje led the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. — And February 14, 1942 was the birthday of the late Prepper/Economist Dr. Gary North. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate. This …
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(Continued from Part 3.) Pros and Cons of Raising Animals for Food As with anything in life, there are pros and cons. Below, I have compiled a list of my personal pros and cons when it comes to raising animals for food. Pros You can control what variety/species of animals you want to raise to give you the most amount of meat. You can choose the type of meat you want to have in your household. If you like peacock meat, you can raise it. If you like ostrich eggs, you can raise it. With chickens, you can control 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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“Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east: And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. And the glory of …
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Today I put together an accessory kit to help keep the Stevens 325-B .30-30 running in the field.
- Two spare 3-round magazines
- East German surplus RG-57 AKM cleaning kit
- East German surplus grenade pouch
Alphabet has lined up banks to sell a rare 100-year bond, stepping up a borrowing spree by Big Tech companies racing to fund their vast investments in AI this year.
As others have observed, few companies from 1926 have survived 100 years without completely evaporating (e.g., Texaco) or defaulting on their bonds (GM). How many tech companies of 2000 are anything like their former importance? A few. Many others are either gone or of such limited importance as to be unrealistic payers of bond interest.
I’m still trying to figure out what’s constitutional about any of what they do. [Via WiscoDave]
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