Oath Keepers

Oath Keepers has received very credible information from an active duty source within the special operations community that at least one SOD-X (Reserve/National Guard Special Operations Detachment, see this, this, and this) unit under the command of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) has been tasked for this standoff at the Malheur Wildlife Reserve and moved to the area.   That source contacted one of our long-time members who is a retired Special Forces 1st Sgt (who has known the source for over twenty years).   Continue reading “URGENT Warning on OR Standoff: Military Special OP Assets Have Been Assigned for Standoff. Keep Women and Children Out of There”

Breitbart – by John Hayward

There would seem to be something ideologically incongruous about honoring the godfather of Chinese communism with a giant golden statue, but the story of the Mao colossus of Zhushigang gets worse with each new detail. The imposing 120-foot statue, made from steel and concrete covered in gold paint, towers over the surrounding trees.

The region where Maozilla sits is currently impoverished, one of the poorest areas in China… making the expense of 3 million yuan (a little under half a million U.S. dollars) on a creepy monument a slap in the face to struggling residents. Some of them reportedly donated to the construction project, which makes the whole affair even more horrifying.   Continue reading “Chinese Region Starved by Mao Honors Him with Giant Golden Statue”

Western Rifle Shooters

As of last night there is still open access to the refuge. There is a lot of press that hang out there during the day. During the press conference yesterday the militia let everyone stroll around the grounds unattended.

There were only about a dozen militia visible. We know that there are some staying in town as well. There appears to be other people coming into to town on the side of the militia.   Continue reading “Malheur: A Reader Sends”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Earlier this month, we profiled yet another casualty of slumping trade, falling commodity prices, and mediocre, double-adjusted economic “growth”: trucking.

More specifically, we highlighted the dramatic November decline in Class 5-8 orders. The numbers for Class 8 – those trucks with a gross weight over 33K pounds and which, you’re reminded, make up the backbone of U.S. trade infrastructure and logistics – were a veritable disaster.    Continue reading “The Wheels Just Fell Off: US Trucking Has Not Been This Bad Since The Financial Crisis”

NBC News

The massive robotic mule developed by Alphabet-owned Boston Dynamics won’t see combat with U.S. Marines.

LS3 (Legged Squad Support Systems) was meant to carry cargo for weary soldiers in the field. Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, the robot was capable of walking with 400 pounds of equipment on its back.   Continue reading “Robot Mule Put Out to Pasture by Marine Corps”

Mashable – by Alex Q. Arbuckle

Sometime around noon on Sept. 16, 1920, someone parked a horse-drawn wagon in front of 23 Wall Street, the headquarters of J.P. Morgan, steps from the New York Stock Exchange.

The wagon’s cargo: 100 pounds of dynamite laden with 500 pounds of cast-iron sash window weights.   Continue reading “Sept. 16, 1920 The bombing of Wall Street”

The Daily Sheeple – by Joshua Krause

The Baltic Dry Index has long been one of the strongest indicators for global economic growth. It’s a reliable measure of the world’s supply and demand for raw materials, such as concrete, steel, coal, and food. Where this index stands not only gives you a glimpse into how healthy the global economy is, it also tells you how strong economic growth will be in the future. Unfortunately, it’s looking worse than ever before.   Continue reading “The Baltic Dry Index Has Just Tumbled To A Record Low”

The Firearm Blog

Its incredible to see the differences between the construction of the AR-15 and the AK-47. The AR relies on extensive use of forgings, extrusions, and machining (like those seen in 2A’s video). On the other hand, the AK uses as little of that as possible, using stamping wherever possible.

The same can be said for modern magazines. Injection-molded high-fiber polymers rule the day versus the AK which continues to sport stamped magazines (yes, there are injection-molded polymer magazines, but they come at higher cost and typically at the cost of some durability/reliability.   Continue reading “Making AK-47 Magazines – Matra in Bosnia”

LA Times – by Christi Parsons

White House officials are seeking a way to use executive authority to close the so-called gun show loophole that allows thousands of people to buy guns each year without a background check, but complicated legal issues have slowed the process.

Almost three years ago, President Obama asked Congress to change the law to require background checks for weapons sold at gun shows, but a bill to do so died in the Senate – dashing administration hopes for legislative action to address the loophole.   Continue reading “White House plans executive action to expand background checks for gun sales”

Gun Watch – by Dean Weingarten

On Wednesday, 25 November, 2015, President Barack Hussein Obama signed the National Defense Authorization act.  He had vetoed the first version of the bill to reach his desk on 22 October, 2015, about a month ago.  In the latest version, S. 1356, there is a section, 1087, which re-authorizes the Civilian Marksmanship Program to sell surplus 1911 and 1911A1 pistols and their parts and accessories to the public.  The sales are limited to 10,000 per year.  There are about 100,000 of these pistols available that are surplus, so they should be available for several years.   Continue reading “Obama Signs NDAA; DCM to Sell Surplus .45s”

The Baltimore Sun – by Erin Cox

Millions of dollars later, Maryland has officially decided that its 15-year effort to store and catalog the “fingerprints” of thousands of handguns was a failure.

Since 2000, the state required that gun manufacturers fire every handgun to be sold here and send the spent bullet casing to authorities. The idea was to build a database of “ballistic fingerprints” to help solve future crimes.   Continue reading “Maryland scraps gun “fingerprint” database after 15 failed years”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

“This market is looking like a disaster and the rates are a reflection of that,” warns one of the world’s largest shipbrokers, but while The Baltic Dry Freight Index gets all the headlines – having collapsed to all-time record lows this week – it is the spefics below that headline that are truly terrifying. At a time of typical seasonal strength for freight and thus global trade around the world, Reuters reports that spot rates for transporting containers from Asia to Northern Europe have crashed a stunning 70% in the last 3 weeks alone. This almost unprecedented divergence from seasonality has only occurred at this scale once before… 2008! “It is looking scary for the market and it doesn’t look like there is going to be any life in the market in the near term.”   Continue reading “Global Trade Just Snapped: Container Freight Rates Plummet 70% In 3 Weeks”

The Telegraph – by Robert Tait

America’s fierce debate over gun control usually takes place against the backdrop of the second amendment of the US constitution – seen as enshrining the rights of all citizens to bear arms.

Now a different precedent is being cited by advocates of tougher restrictions – a 700-year-old English law dating back to before guns had even been seen in Britain.

Continue reading “Ancient English legal precedents at heart of US gun control tussle”

NWCN News

COUNCIL, Idaho — Idaho State Police are investigating after a Council rancher was shot and killed Sunday by deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident began when a Subaru station wagon crashed into a bull on US 95 north of Council at about 6:45 p.m. Emergency responders and Adams County deputies responded and were working to extricate the two people inside the car. Adams County Sheriff Ryan Zollman said the bull, which was injured in the collision, started charging at emergency responders and other vehicles.   Continue reading “Adams County rancher shot and killed by deputies”