From the Trenches World Report

Sovereign Man – by Simon Black

Anytime a free market guy rails against central planning and socialism, there is always someone who stands up and says “what about Sweden?”

Ah, Sweden… a socialist’s paradise… a place where taxes are among the highest in the world, few people are wealthy, and the government is involved in people’s lives from cradle to grave.   Continue reading “Trouble in socialist paradise”

Washington’s Blog

Government Hypocrisy Is the Core Problem

Congress has exempted itself from the prohibition against trading on inside information … the law that got Martha Stewart and many other people thrown in jail.

There are many other ways in which the hypocrisy of the politicians in D.C. is hurting our country.   Continue reading “The Stunning Hypocrisy of the U.S. Government”

Leap 20-20

Activist Post – by Susan Boskey

This July 4th Americans celebrate their 237th Independence Day. The Declaration of Independence, signed during the midst of the American Revolution in 1776, was not just a statement of grievances against the British monarchy but also a declaration of freedom from it, citing unalienable rights of self-governance. I said un-alienable, not in-alienable rights. Most believe there is no real difference between the two words. But not so fast. When unalienable was replaced with inalienable it diminished the original intention of personal rights; among which are “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”   Continue reading “How the Declaration of Independence got Hijacked”

Straight Forward in a Crooked World – by Matthew

There may come a point when you learn that no one is coming to help. Not from out of or in town. No local security spooks or your mother. Sometimes its because there is no money. It can be as simple as that, sadly enough. Other times (think Katrina) due to weather, communications can break down or can be completely absent.

And there you are.   Continue reading “Dark Arts for Good Guys: When No One is Coming”

AOL – by Susanna Kim, ABC News

After raising money from Internet donors, a 92-year-old man’s attempts to buy back from his daughter the house that he built have been rejected as he awaits his eviction hearing next week. John Potter of Zaleski, Ohio, received an eviction notice from his daughter, Janice Cotrill, and son-in-law earlier this year, saying that they had terminated his “existing lease.” Potter and his granddaughter, Jaclyn Fraley, raised $139,603 on the website GoFundMe.com in the hope of making an offer on the home that Potter had built about 56 years ago.   Continue reading “92-Year-Old’s Offer to Buy Back Home Denied, Eviction Looms”

Captain Berz

The executive order is one of the most misunderstood government actions. When most people see an executive order has been passed, they tend to look and listen. They do not see it for what it should be used for and read it for what it cannot be used for. Executive orders are created by the President of the United States of America to “order” actions. Continue reading “Executive Order Disease”

Huffington Post – by Tracy Simmons

SPOKANE, Wash. (RNS) Still angry about the idea of an Islamic cultural center opening near Ground Zero, a group of Idaho gun enthusiasts decided to fight back with a new line of pork-laced bullets.

South Fork Industries, based in Dalton Gardens, Idaho, claims its ammunition, called Jihawg Ammo, is a “defensive deterrent to those who violently act in the name of Islam.”   Continue reading “Jihawg Ammo: Pork-laced Bullets Designed To Send Muslims Straight ‘To Hell’”

The Hoss USMC

People always ask me how I paint my firearms, and what paint do I use. Personally I have only used Krylon brand Camo line paints. These paints are relatively cheap, provide a thin protective layer, and the camo pattern can be changed for very little cost. Painting My Buddies Firearm Video   Continue reading “Painting Your Firearms”

Register in the Rockies

From a reader; flyer here – please spread the news far and wide:

Folks:

We are having a huge 2nd Amendment/Support Our Sheriff’s March at the July 4th Parade in Westcliffe, Colorado.   Continue reading “Colorado Open-Carry Rally, 4 July 2013, 0930 MDT, Westcliffe, CO”

Salon – by DANIEL KRIEGER

The only public shooting range in Manhattan is tucked away in the basement of a commercial building at 20 West 20th Street. After passing through the lobby and descending a winding staircase, I came to a long corridor whose green walls are adorned with framed newspaper clippings, photos and painted-on golden bullets pointing the way. The muffled blasts of gunfire grew louder as I got closer.   Continue reading “Home on the range — in New York City”

Common Dreams

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has cheered NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and admonished the rise of the surveillance state.

Speaking with CNN‘s Piers Morgan on Thursday, Wozniak expressed support for the whistleblower and said, “I felt about Edward Snowden the same way I felt about Daniel Ellsberg, who changed my life, who taught me a lot with a book he wrote…” He continued:   Continue reading “Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Slams Surveillance State, Hails NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden”

TPM Livewire – by Perry Stein

Words got heated on Meet The Press Sunday when host David Gregory asked Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald — one of the reporters to whom Edward Snowden leaked classified NSA documents — if he should be charged with a crime for “aiding and abetting” Snowden.

Greenwald strongly responded that it was “pretty extraordinary that anybody who would call themselves a journalist would publicly muse” about that, adding that he was acting as an investigative journalist and there was no evidence he aided Snowden.   Continue reading “David Gregory To Greenwald: Should You Be Charged For ‘Aiding’ Snowden?”

Secrets of the Fed – by Mikael Thalen

Once again, Sacramento proves that to go really over-the-top, you’ve got to go to Democrat California:

The California Senate this week approved a collection of bills, including one (SB 53) that would require background checks, permits, and fees for the purchase of ammunition.   Continue reading “GUN CONTROL: California Senate Passes Bill Requiring Permit to Buy Ammo”

Strat Risks – Saudi Gazette

RUSSIA, the world’s largest crude producer, is shying away from Europe – as far as crude supplies are concerned – ramping up instead supplies to China. And as the process gains pace, new alliances are springing up on the global energy chessboard while the old ones are being discarded. The small, yet, strategic shift in target markets is providing Moscow not only with an opportunity to end its reliance on weak, saturated and somewhat fragmented European markets, but is also a major source of instant, handy cash at a time of great need. And the swap ensures Beijing long-term supply security.
A win-win situation on more than one count!   Continue reading “Russia-China oil deals may change global energy run”

Atlanta Journal Constitution – by Wayne Washington

Atlanta police still had not released the name Sunday of an armed citizen who shot a would-be robber in Little Five Points on Saturday morning.

The dead man, who also has not been identified, was killed after allegedly trying to rob a group of people waiting in line to buy the new, $180 LeBron James sneakers.   Continue reading “Cops: Robber fatally shot in Little Five Points”

Press TV

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says enemies seek to dominate the entire Middle East region, stressing that the Syrian issue is part of a bigger scheme.

“All [nations] must be vigilant and not be fooled by the … enemy,” Ahmadinejad said in a meeting with the visiting Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour in Tehran on Sunday.  Continue reading “Enemy seeks Middle East domination: Ahmadinejad”