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Gavin Newsom ripped for telling black mayor ‘I’m like you’ before quoting his low SAT score: ‘Liberal racism on display’ [More] How stupid do you need to be to vote for a party that tells the world it expects the worst from you?
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Initial investigations reveal that before the shooting, multiple people were gathered inside a Kansas City home when a fight broke out between unknown individuals. The fight led to several shots being fired and two adult women, two teen boys and two teen girls being struck by gunfire. [More] They got some crazy little women there, … Continue reading "I’m Goin’ to Kansas City, Kansas City Here I Come"
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There are thousands of cartel operatives in the United States. DHS is the department tasked with finding, arresting and removing them. Democrats have defunded DHS. [NSFW] Good thing this has nothing to do with that “single issue.” And I have that on good authority. [Via WiscoDave]
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Central Florida man wrongly arrested after Orlando police used facial recognition [More] It’s not just that the tech provided a fails positive– the humans running it provided false testimony. [Via Michael G]
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Thief who swiped Oakland mayor’s $75K car was ‘squatting’ in City Hall for days [More] Told ya it was an inside job… A source told the Post the thief had been living inside the complex since Friday and managed to stay undetected despite the highly paid ABC Security Services being on site. “A trusted name,” … Continue reading "Easy as ABC"
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We awake this morning to find that Mexican officials undertook an operation that killed a high-ranking cartel leader. Violence erupted.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. CNN reports that the Mexican government had assistance from the US, but no details on the type of assistance.
Compare the treatment of Bono to his Brit pop star contemporary Morrissey, whose upcoming album “Make-up Is A Lie” took years for any record label to release, even with extremely high demand, because it confronts Islamic terrorism and defends Western values. [More] Yeah, what a pal: Morrissey: I would kill Trump ‘for the safety of … Continue reading "There’s No Comparison"
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Months before Jesse Van Rootselaar became the suspect in the mass shooting that devastated a rural town in British Columbia, Canada, OpenAI considered alerting law enforcement about her interactions with its ChatGPT chatbot, the company said.
While using ChatGPT last June, Van Rootselaar described scenarios involving gun violence over the course of several days, according to people familiar with the matter.
Her posts, flagged by an automated review system, alarmed employees at OpenAI. Internally, about a dozen staffers debated whether to take action on Van Rootselaar’s posts. Some employees interpreted Van Rootselaar’s writings as an indication of potential real-world violence, and urged leaders to alert Canadian law enforcement about her behavior, the people familiar with the matter said.
OpenAI leaders ultimately decided not to contact authorities.
A spokeswoman for OpenAI said the company banned Van Rootselaar’s account but determined that her activity didn’t meet the criteria for reporting to law enforcement, which would have required that it constituted a credible and imminent risk of serious physical harm to others.
I would not want the Department of Pre-Crime making decisions about gun rights, but certainly a mental evaluation could be justified.
Researchers analyzed health data on 460,000 teenagers in the Kaiser Permanente Health System in Northern California. The teens were followed until they were 25 years old. The data included annual screenings for substance use and any mental health diagnoses from the health records. Researchers excluded the adolescents who had symptoms of mental illnesses before using cannabis.
"We looked at kids using cannabis before they had any evidence of these psychiatric conditions and then followed them to understand if they were more likely or less likely to develop them," says Dr. Lynn Silver, a pediatrician and researcher at the Public Health Institute, and an author of the new study.
They found that the teens who reported using cannabis in the past year were at a higher risk of being diagnosed with several mental health conditions a few years later, compared to teens who didn't use cannabis.
Teens who reported using cannabis had twice the risk of developing two serious mental illnesses: bipolar, which manifests as alternating episodes of depression and mania, and psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia which involve a break with reality.
Now, only a small fraction — nearly 4,000 — of all teens in the study were diagnosed with each of these two disorders. Both bipolar and psychotic disorders are among the most serious and disabling of mental illnesses....
Silver points out these illnesses are expensive to treat and come at a high cost to society. The U.S. cannabis market is an industry with a value in the tens-of-billions — but the societal cost of schizophrenia has been calculated to be $350 billion a year.
The Christchurch study also controlled for prodomal symptoms of mental illness (was this person showing signs that this was there first?) as well. While only "a small fraction" became mentally ill, these illnesses, especially schizophrenia, are terribly destructive to a society, along with the afflicted individuals. Hence, George Soros' funding of legalizing marijuana.
3 Attempts In 2 Years: How Mar-a-Lago Shooting Incident Raises Fears Over Trump’s Security After Charlie Kirk’s Assassination [More] So, this latest attempt makes it a spate. I just don’t get what could possibly influence weak-minded, narcissist losers to try such an outrageous thing… although Democrats are quick to insist where the fault lies. And … Continue reading "And the Hits Just Keep on Coming!"
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An 18-year-old man spent 20 hours in jail this week after his attorney says New Roads police wrongfully arrested him on felony charges for allegedly possessing a stolen gun that was not stolen. [More] But…but…but serial numbers… It sounds like they’ve got bigger problems than incompetence. Fashion sense, for one… [Via Jess]
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Woke up to over 40 emails from WordFence with the same brute force attack alert: A user with IP address 85.203.23.21 has been locked out from signing in or using the password recovery form for the following reason: Exceeded the maximum number of login failures which is: 20. The last username they tried to sign … Continue reading "It Ain’t Easy Being Green"
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In 2024, according to the CRPC research, transgender individuals were 12 times as likely to commit an active shooting attack compared to the population as a whole. [More] Pumping “Now Hulk MAD!” levels of ‘roid rage-inducing testosterone into female bodies that aren’t evolved for it can’t help. But hey, if they just took everyone’s guns … Continue reading "A Shapeshifter Proclivity?"
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‘It’s hidden’: Female genital mutilation and the secret shame of Minnesota’s Somalis [More] How dare racist white Christian nationalist want to expel them from its stolen land! Besides, one person’s genital mutilation is a Democrat’s exemplar of diversity.
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This is what Democrats protesting deportations of unvetted criminal aliens, and demanding the government disarm you, want to reduce this country to. Every protester and politician impeding ICE is a traitor. Let the RICO prosecutions of those funding it begin. [Via Jess]
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My sabbatical is over, and my first court case as an expert witness for 2026 came to verdict in the middle of the second week of February. The charge was Deliberate Homicide, the term for First Degree Murder in Montana. The case was very ably defended by Dean Koffler and Claire Lettow of the Public […]Where is that plan of action that was due 30 days after the President’s Executive Order, Protecting Second Amendment Rights, dated February 7, 2025? Where is the DOJ on these grave violations of Americans’ gun rights? Why is the subversion of our Constitution so commonplace that lawmakers feel free to adopt infringements from countries that … Continue reading "Trump DOJ Stands Idly by as States Destroy the Second Amendment"
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- A peace officer talks accountability: Acting like the good guys should...
- Recovering undersea fiber optic cable for recycling is a fascinating process.
- A fascinating blog post on the evolution of the English language: How far back in time can you understand English?
On February 23, 1903, the United States and Cuba signed an agreement by which Cuba released Guantanamo and Bahia Hondo to the US for naval stations. Pictured is a US Coast Guard patrol boat, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 2003. — February 23,1958: San Francisco’s last municipal arc light at the corner of Mission and 25th Street was removed. It had been installed in 1913. — Today’s feature article is by SurvivalBlog staffer Tom Christianson. — We need more entries for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $981,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we …
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The Bottom Line, Up Front The Woodhaven Fire Starters provide excellent material for igniting a useful blaze. Each disk is four inches in diameter, one inch thick, and weighs 4.2 ounces. They are composed of cedar sawdust bonded together with refined paraffin. One full disk burns for 20 to 30 minutes. It can also be broken into smaller pieces to start multiple fires. The fire starters are safe to use in fireplaces, firepits, wood stoves, and similar applications. The disks come in packages of 12, 50, or 100. At the time of this writing, those packages cost respectively $19.99, $65.00, …
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The following recipe for Pre-Spring Brussels Sprouts is from SurvivalBlog reader C.A.H.. Ingredients Brussels Sprouts – About 2 lbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 3 tbsp Fish Sauce – 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar – 1 tbsp Black Pepper – to taste Thyme – 2 sprigs Honey – 1 tbsp Directions Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Wash the Brussels Sprouts, and cut them in half. Toss them with olive oil, fish sauce, and vinegar. Season with black pepper. Arrange on a baking sheet so that the cut sides are facing down. Roast for 20 minutes and then check that …
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Today’s graphic: Firewood Supply Versus Demand. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit. Map by Casey Peterson, based on 2021 PRISM OSU climate data.) The thumbnail below is click-expandable. — From the Reddit site: Heating demand is approximated using a Heating Degree Day proxy derived from PRISM 30-year mean annual temperature. The formula max(0, (18.3 - Tmean) * 365) estimates how much heating a location needs annually – 18.3°C (65°F) is the standard base temperature below which buildings require heating. Higher values mean colder climates with greater heating needs. This is a simplified annual approximation; true HDD uses daily …
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“Too many people think that economics is this subject that should wait until the university level. But it can’t wait that long.” – The late Robert Duvall
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Ever since we built the shop, we've heated it with propane. For several years w4 used those little round heaters that sit atop the propane bottle, and they did okay, but had some flaws.
So I'm not starting that "no bacon" thing any time soon. Especially when our forecast of temps in the 60's gave way to snow, 20's, and 40 mph winds. Biscuits and Gravy just seemed the thing to do (recipe is for 3-4 folks, adjust as necessary).
- roughly 1/4 pound bacon
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/3 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon maple sugar
- 2 and 1/2 cups milk plus 1/2 cup half and half (both at room temperature)
First, cut the bacon into thirds. Put it into a large skillet and fry it over medium heat until cooked but not too brown. Remove the bacon and keep it warm. Stir the flour into the bacon grease (you want no more than 1/4 cup of fat, if you have really fatty bacon or make extra pieces, remove any excess fat beyond 1/4 cup and save for your green beans).
Whisk over low to medium heat until the flour absorbs the fat and is just turning golden brown. Add the salt, maple sugar, and black pepper. Stir the milk a third at a time, whisking after each addition, allowing it to warm before adding additional milk. Stir it in slowly, using the whisk to keep it from getting lumpy. Simmer (not a full rolling boil, please!) for 3-5 minutes, until thickened, increasing heat as needed but NO more than medium. Serve over fresh Southern Biscuits (no cans!) sprinkled with the crumbled bacon pieces and a pinch or two of Sweet or Smoked Paprika.
If I have been unresponsive to an email, this is why.
Officers found a 16-year-old male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police said officers provided immediate lifesaving measures, but the teen was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators were later notified that an 18-year-old male had been dropped off at Resolute Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. Police said he was transferred to University Hospital in San Antonio and remains in critical condition.
After what police described as an extensive investigation that included interviews, video review, and evidence collection, investigators identified two primary suspects.
Police said Jayce Cooper, 18, was identified as the shooter of the deceased victim. Police also said Cooper is the person who was dropped off at Resolute Hospital and that he was shot by the victim during the altercation.
What we know:
Fort Worth police said they got a call around 11 p.m. on Wednesday about a man with a gunshot wound in the 6000 block of White Dove Drive.
After he was taken to the hospital, police determined that he was actually the suspect in a prior attempted robbery.
The victim told police a man approached him and attempted to rob him, so he pulled out a firearm and shot the would-be robber.
On February 22, 1889 US President Grover Cleveland (pictured) signed the bill to admit Dakotas, Montana, and Washington as states of the union. — February 22, 1857 was the birthday of Heinrich Hertz, a German physicist who was the first to broadcast and receive radio waves and helped to invent radar technology. He died in 1894. — On this day in 1943, Sophie Scholl was executed by beheading for organizing the White Rose group–a student resistance to the Hitler regime. She had been convicted of high treason, after having been found distributing anti-war leaflets at the University of Munich (LMU) …
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(continued from Part 3. This concludes the article.) Battery Safety If you’ve ever watched the news you’ve probably heard stories about exploding Lithium batteries in cell phones, electronic cigarettes, USB battery packs, etc. They’re all true – lithium is an extremely hazardous chemical; it’s poisonous, it’s unstable, it burns extremely fast and hot (>3500F) and it produces hazardous gas when it burns. So why is it used in all of the most common forms of battery electrolytes? Because it has the best cost/size to energy density ratio currently available and manufacturers decided it’s worth the risks, and consumers agree with …
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The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: AOC Arrived So Proudly But She Left in Shame When She Brought Her Prized Collection of Bugs To The Etymology Conference Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.
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“And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said …
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We are fresh off of President's Day, and this is one of the few country songs that name-checks a President.
2/20/26 Crime Prevention Research Center:
A widely cited February 2024 report by Politifact claimed: “No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or ‘trans terrorism.” A follow report by them in September 2025 that examined both the FBI’s definition of active shooting attacks and the notion of mass shootings concluded: “Are trans people ‘statistically’ more prone to commit gun violence? Data shows a different picture.” It looked at the period from 2018 to 2024 that we examine here.
Unfortunately, these and similar claims make a basic error: they look only at the share of attacks committed by transgender individuals and fail to adjust for transgender individuals’ share of the population. That is an obvious statistical mistake. If a group makes up just 1 percent of the population but commits 10 percent of the attacks, no one would dismiss that disparity simply because the group accounts for “only” 10 percent of active shooting attacks.
The New Mexico legislature is considering a combination gun ban and hyper-regulatory bill, SB17. It is covered at Ammoland in a previous article. The bill bans the future sale of most semi-automatic firearms and detachable magazines which hold more than ten rounds of ammunition. Those parts of the bill are almost certainly unconstitutional.
The bill also imposes costly regulatory measures likely to drive many small dealers out of business. SB17 has passed the senate 21 to 17, with two senators not voting and two more senators absent. The bill is sponsored by six women Democratic party Senators and Senator Peter Wirth, the Senate Majority Floor leader.
The bill passed the New Mexico House Commerce & Economic Development Commitee. It is being heard, as of February 17, 2026, in the House Judiciary Committee. Firearms are popular in New Mexico. Second Amendment supporters are mounting a campaign to melt the phone lines to members of the Judiciary Committee and House members in general. On X, The National Association for Gun Rights, NAGR, is reporting the bill is stalled in the House Judiciary committe. From X:
@gunrights
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Feb 17
We are receiving several reports from both people here and our members through the call center that angry staffers are slamming phones, yelling at callers, attempting and failing to shut down their lines, and generally losing their minds.
Keep. Up. The. Heat!
The Santa Fe New Mexican published an article saying SB17 was "all but dead":
After being riddled with a slew of proposed amendments in a late-night committee hearing, the most contentious gun control bill of New Mexico’s 30-day session is all but dead.
One of the lead sponsors of Senate Bill 17, Sen. Debbie O’Malley, D-Albuquerque, said Tuesday the measure is unlikely to get another hearing after the House Judiciary Committee delayed a vote early Tuesday morning.
“There’s not enough time to hear it again,” she said.
The sportsmensalliance.org continues to call for opposition to SB17:
Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee heard SB 17, the Governor’s tyrannical “Stop Illegal Gun Trade Act,” a measure that serves not as a safety tool but as a calculated strike against the rights of every law-abiding firearm owner in the state. It did not receive a vote, but with the 2026 legislation session expected to end on the 19th, the committee could take a vote at any time.
Immediate Action Required
It is imperative that you use the Take Action button to send an immediate message to the committee to vote “NO” on SB 17. SB 17 isn’t about safety, it’s a calculated burden on law-abiding citizens that leaves actual criminals untouched.
As noted in the Los Alamos Daily Post, the executive director of New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence warned SB17 was vulnerable to court challenge, and might lead to undesired consequences. From the LADP:
“By passing a ban this broad, we are handing the U.S. Supreme Court a perfect opportunity to deliver a definitive, nationwide ruling against state-level firearm restrictions,” Viscoli told The New Mexican last week.
“Beyond the legal risk,” she added, “the bill’s immediate effect will likely be a surge in panic buying of the exact weapons this bill is trying to limit.”
There end date for the New Mexico legislative session is February 19, 2026. SB17 has an uphill climb to be passed before the end of the session. It could happen.
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Gun Watch
NEW CASTLE, Pa. —
An alleged burglar has been taken to a hospital after being shot by a homeowner Monday morning in New Castle.
Authorities were called to the home in the 1600 block of South Jefferson Street around 6:08 a.m. after someone reported a person had been shot after breaking into a home.
On February 21, 1568, the treacherous Treaty of Adrianople: Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II (pictured) and Ottoman Sultan Selim II signed a peace agreement between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire; the Ottomans received cash and the territories of Transylvania, Moldavia, and Wallachia. — And on February 21, 1808, Russia invaded Finland (then part of the Swedish Kingdom), with 24,000 troops. — 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 any …
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(Continued from Part 2.) Battery Drain While I briefly mentioned battery drain earlier it’s worth going into a bit more detail. Drain rate describes how fast a device uses power when a device is in operation. Examples of high-drain devices include things like digital cameras, GPS devices, portable gaming consoles, high-lumen LED flashlights, radios (when transmitting) and motorized devices like power tools. Some low-drain devices include television remote controls, wall clocks, smoke detectors, and red dot sights. Rapidly draining a battery’s charge can significantly shorten its life, so choosing the right type of battery for each type of device is …
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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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“Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. …
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This created a dilemma for Hawaii’s gun owners, the post explained, because it “left residents seeking lawful training with no independent way to confirm who was approved.” [More] Catch-22…
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It's officially crawfish season in Louisiana. Today, I went to the local boiler and got five pounds with potatoes and corn. Belle and I feasted on that for lunch.
It's also competition season in the CFDA. In March, we get started in earnest, and that means loading ammo. One of the rules of CFDA is that the host club furnishes the ammunition for sanctioned matches. This ensures that every competitor is shooting the same ammo.
I'm taking 10K rounds of loaded ammo to Texas State in late March. They will use my brass, reload it, and bring it to Louisiana State in late May. Loading CFDA ammo is completely different from standard ammo. Technically, the only tool you need for CFDA ammo is a thumb. I can load, comfortably, about 500 per day. I loaded 650 today before my thumb got sore and I decided to call it off. I have about another 4K to load. It'll get done.