Author: The Freeholder

A missile fired from a Navy ship struck an ailing U.S. spy satellite Wednesday night and probably succeeded in destroying a toxic fuel tank on…

(Via Timebomb 2000) In an environmental dispute seemingly scripted for eco-friendly California, a man asked prosecutors to file charges against his neighbors because their towering…

For those of you not familiar with it, The Shooting Wire is an excellent, three times weekly email service that will help keep you clued…

(Via the Drudge Report) After decades of effort, the Left may be on the verge of being hoist by its own petard: As Hillary Clinton…

(Via The Drudge Report) China is upset that we may shoot down one of our own satellites. Of course, they thought it was just Peking…

More AC-DC… In my younger days, I used to stay at the south end of Myrtle Beach just to watch these guys fly.

Mistress Tamara points us to the perfect reply for that question you get too many times on Valentine’s Day.

You know, it’s getting fairly rare that I meet a government expenditure that I approve of. But one of my spies pointed me to this…

(Via Timebomb) Pressured by a huge lobbying effort by Big Telecom and by fears of being painted as weak on terrorism, the Democratic-controlled Senate has…

As was noted in Animal Farm, some pigs are more equal than others. And to prove it, Josh Sugarman of Violence Policy Center infamy, has…

(Via Timebomb) Here’s a skill that could be useful soon–how to make organic cultured butter. Right now, the idea of buying the cream makes it…

(Via GuyK, who has far too much time on his hands. It must be a bear being retired, hey Guy?) Be sure to swallow that…

I haven’t been blogging on the WOT much lately. At least for now, we have things in hand, as much as this thing will ever…

(Via The Smallest Minority) The personal firearms collection of Bruce Stern, former NRA director who died last July, is going on the auction block. The…

You can’t go wrong with AC-DC and choppers:

So our betters in Washington have decided that it will benefit their reelection chances the economy if they give us back some of our money.…

Folks, the Anti-Freedom Brigade is at it again, and please note, they aren’t waiting for the Presidential election. From the NRA-ILA: This week, Senator Edward…

John McCain and Mike Huckabee are the two main Republicans left in the race for their party’s White House nomination. And either of them appears…

No, not *that* kind of medical preparation (Though it could be useful–and who would have thought they had a web site?) We’re talking about preparing…

As I was continuing my research on solar power, I ran into the BuildItSolar web site. Lots of nifty stuff, including a section that is…

It really chaps my rump the extent the anti-freedom forces go to in their attempts to take away our rights. Today’s liar is one Calvin…

One in four Britons don’t believe wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill existed, according to a recent survey. Churchill is compared to Florence Nightingale and Sir…

(Via Drudge) It would seem that if we elect Frau Clinton, you’re going to have health insurance whether you want it or not. DemocratHillary Rodham…

Three 13-year-old girls accused of throwing french fries during lunchtime at their school were cited for “hurling missiles,” an adult infraction covered by city ordinances.…

An 11-year-old boy from Britain, who was partially deaf for nearly 10 years, was suddenly cured when a thick piece of cotton popped out of…

Yeah, I was born and raised here, but the real reason I still live here is the people. People like Assistant Randolph County District Attorney…

(Via SurvivalBlog) It seems that a new group of people are becoming aware that our civilization could be failing before our eyes. In Middleville, MI,…

This is not the news you want to get from your spouse at the supper table: Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of…

(Via the Drudge Report) But coming along nicely, thanks all the same: A 75-year-old woman was arrested at a Clearwater McDonald’s drive-thru, because police say…

Part umpteen in our continuing series. On March 11, 2004 a series of Islamic terrorist bombings lead the voters of Spain to reject their sitting…