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Month: April 2008

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Getting the joke

Even in Moscow on the Catawba (otherwise known as Charlotte, NC), We the People are finally beginning to understand that the responsibility for their personal…

April 28, 2008February 15, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

Actually , this Sunday it’s “Videos”, since I skipped last Sunday. First, we have the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) paying Iraq a visit in full…

April 27, 2008February 13, 2021
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How can I create a fraction in Word that isn’t in any of the fonts I have?

This is too cool not to share. Mrs. Freeholder is working on an advanced degree, and needed to type fractions in the traditional format–numerator, horizontal…

April 24, 2008February 15, 2021
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Hey Mayor Daley, what’s up with this?

(Via the Drudge Report) Three men and two women were fatally shot Wednesday afternoon inside a home in the Chatham neighborhood, police said. Shot, as…

April 24, 2008February 15, 2021
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Not to cause a panic or anything…

(Via Timebomb 2000) But when a Wall Street Journal columnist starts warning people to stock up on food, you have to wonder if the end…

April 23, 2008February 13, 2021
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Isn’t this one of the signs of the Apocalypse?

You know, even in the South I don’t expect the media to be a friend of gun owners. But when it happens, I am happily…

April 21, 2008February 15, 2021
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It. Gets. Worse.

OK, I’m stupid–I just had to see what else was on Youtube. The Leningrad Cowboys do ZZ Top… Led Zeppelin… Metallica… and much, much more.…

April 20, 2008February 15, 2021
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This. Is. So. Wrong.

(Via Timebomb 2000 and To The Point News) On. So. Many. Levels. A Finnish band with the Red Army Choir and they’re doing “Sweet Home…

April 20, 2008February 13, 2021
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Happy Patriots’ Day

Today is Patriots’ Day, in which we celebrate the Battle of Lexington and Concord–“The Shot Heard Round the World”. Or at least, we should be.…

April 19, 2008February 15, 2021
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Here’s a man with a wicked sense of humor

You must go read about Major Chuck’s day at the range. Cover your keyboard first.

April 18, 2008February 15, 2021
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A journal of courage

(Via Wired) If we could all face our end with this much grace….

April 17, 2008February 15, 2021
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Self defense with a gun works again

Here’s something we rarely see from the media–a positive story about someone successfully defending themselves with a *gasp* gun! I will note that, while it’s…

April 17, 2008February 13, 2021
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The most successful business can make stupid decisions

And yesterday’s move by Wal-Mart to sign onto His Idioticness Michael Bloomberg’s “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” anti-gun agenda is one of those decisions. Wal-mart has…

April 17, 2008February 13, 2021
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You of course realize what today is?

Yes, it’s April 15–they day that all wage earners in the United States should realize that we live with a gun held to our head.…

April 15, 2008February 13, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

This week, we have a suggestion from the Mountain Man. Unfortunately, you can’t embed this one, since military.com doesn’t support that. So click to see…

April 14, 2008February 13, 2021
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Lord, do I have to launch another recurring post?

If I do, I guess I’ll call it the “Conspiracy Theory Flake of the {whatever period} Award”. Today’s nominee? is Alicia Keys, who has moronically…

April 13, 2008February 15, 2021
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Snark blogging

Have you ever had a day where the headlines are just rubbing you wrong? Well, I am. Here are a few of today’s headlines from…

April 10, 2008February 13, 2021
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Making a vacuum tube

(Via Timebomb 2000) Here’s a 17 minute video of a guy making his own triodes. I suppose this might be a useful skill at some…

April 10, 2008February 15, 2021
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Isn’t this called “entrapment”?

Jed at FreedomSight has the latest on the Cavalry Arms raid. Fair warning, you may want to remove all breakable object from areas near you–say,…

April 7, 2008February 15, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

Drop the bombshell:

April 7, 2008February 13, 2021
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A moment of serendipity

Life is truly mysterious. I was looking for a photo of of Charlton Heston to use in this farewell post, and I found it on…

April 6, 2008February 15, 2021
Another giant departs
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Another giant departs

(Via the Drudge Report) Actor and former NRA President Charlton Heston died late last night at 84 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He had…

April 6, 2008February 15, 2021
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Falklands War, v2?

(Via the Drudge Report) The last time an Argentine leader had big problems at home, they invaded the Falkland Islands and got their butts handed…

April 3, 2008February 15, 2021
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Sometimes, mistakes have to hurt

A lot has been said about the state of the economy lately. I’m not an economist, so I’ve stayed fairly quiet on the subject. But…

April 2, 2008February 13, 2021

Blogroll

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Prepping

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Economics

  • Armstrong Economics
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Guns

  • AIM Surplus
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  • Of Arms and the Law
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Training

  • Active Response Training
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Ham Radio

  • Alinco
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  • Kenwood
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  • Yaesu

The Law

  • Likelihood of Confusion
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Other Important Sites

  • AgWeb
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  • GlobalSecurity.org
  • Marine Traffic
  • Michael Yon
  • poweroutage.us
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YouTube Channels

  • blancolirio
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  • Essential Craftsman
  • Forgotten Weapons
  • jehugarcia
  • John Daniel
  • Kyle Noseworthy
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  • Triggered!

Other Viewpoints

  • 99% Invisible
  • The Automatic Earth
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  • James Howard Kunstler

Absent Friends

  • Bad Eagle (Link to Wayback Machine)
  • Chaos Manor (Dr. Jerry Pournelle) (RIP)
  • Freedomsight (On hiatus)
  • Our Rhodesian Heritage (Status Unknown)
  • Says Uncle (On hiatus)
  • SHOOTIN’ THE BREEZE and other things (RIP)
  • Sipsey Street Irregulars (Off The Air)
  • Standing Outside Looking In (Status Unknown)
  • Thunder Tales (RIP)
  • Weaponsman (RIP)
  • The Whited Sepulchre (RIP)
  • The Woodpile Report (RIP)

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