This is going to be a mistrial
What we are seeing is political polarization tearing the nation apart.
Self Defense
Force on Force
There are people who keep claiming that lethal force shouldn’t be used on someone who is unarmed, or only armed with a knife, as if you can only use the exact same weapons as your attacker. The people commenting on the case in New York of the fat murdering cow who killed one, injured another, then shrugged off several Taser hits and charged the cops with her knives is a great example.
Anyone who says anything like this has never done a force on force class. I suggest you try this:
- Arm yourself with a paintball, airsoft, or BB gun.
- Give your training partner a Sharpie. For safety, they should be wearing safety glasses.
- Have them begin 5 feet away from you, then charge you with that sharpie.
- The simulation ends under one of two conditions: you shoot the person twice in the chest or the person marks you once in the head, neck, chest, or the insides of your bicep or thighs.
Why is it so lopsided? Because that’s how self defense works.
Now repeat the test at 10 feet, then 15, then 20. I am betting you will end the day covered in sharpie marks, any one of which could have been fatal if delivered by a knife instead of a marker. As a person armed in a self defense situation, are you willing to roll those dice? With that in mind, how close will you let a person with murderous intent and armed with an edged weapon get before you shoot them?
Anti American left
It Continues
Read this article about a Charlie Kirk sign being vandalized in Loganville, Ga. back in September of 2025. In case you are wondering, SYBAU means “Shut Your Bitch Ass Up.” Now watch the following two videos.
If you look in the comments to the video, some are claiming vandalism is free speech. So if I begin holding down leftists and tattooing swastikas on their foreheads, would THAT be free speech as well? No? What’s the difference? Would it be OK if instead of your forehead, I simply painted it on your house or keyed it into your car? Why?
It doesn’t matter, because they caught the fat ugly Antifa bitch.
Here is a video of the arrest:
Unsurprisingly, she looks like a frumpy 2. They all look similar. I tried to find the outcome or status of the case, but perhaps her charges were dropped, because no case was found under her name in the Walton county court records system.
The Collapse
Mercy is for the Weak
If you think it’s out of bounds to step on her glasses, wait until you see what happens in a Civil War. Remember when they were talking about putting us in camps?
I have no empathy for the people who locked J6 protesters in cages for months, who have shot those on the right, and who initiate violence. There are no rules in a real war, and that is what they are asking for.
Communism
Government Stupidity
First, a word from our elected Representatives:
Let’s say she is successful at capping student loan interest at 2%. You are a lender, and you have funds to invest. You are looking for a low risk vehicle to place those funds in.
- You can invest it by lending it to a student and get 2% per year, but won’t ever be repaid your principal.
- You can buy a 12 month T-bill at 4.15%. Wash, rinse repeat
- Or a 10 year treasury note at 4.75%
The only lender who can offer 2% student loans is the Federal government, but only by subsidizing them using money they are in turn borrowing at double the rate they are lending it out at. It currently borrows at roughly 4%–5% for comparable maturities, then bears servicing costs, delinquency, default, forgiveness, and interest-rate risk. Charging borrowers 2% therefore transfers part of the loan’s economic cost to taxpayers.
Department of Education lending costs $3.3 billion each year using Federal Government accounting practices, and $15.0 billion under fair-value accounting, which incorporates market risk more fully and is the systems businesses use.
Our elected politicians have become idiots who get elected solely by promising people free shit. Noone thinks about how it will be paid for.
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How the Navy Works
If you have spent any time on the Internet, you’ve heard about the E4 mafia. Let me explain to you how that works. I already explained how laundry on a ship works. It was laundry day, and as the assistant workcenter supervisor, EM3 Divemedic was in charge of the night shift of the Flight Deck Power shop. He was sleeping during the day, and when he went to get up to get the evening meal to start his shift, laundry had not returned.
The reason, according to the coop cleaners, was the laundry had lost the electrical division’s laundry. All 300 pounds of it. There were now over 100 electricians whose uniforms were missing. Not wanting to put a dirty uniform back on, our hero called the ship’s laundry to ask where the clothes were. Some smartass junior enlisted said there was nothing he could do, the laundry was just missing.
So in his skivvies, this hero of the E division walked forward three spaces and pushed “off” on every ventilation fan that served the ship’s laundry space, then called the Chief Electric Watch (the CEW is the electrician on watch that controlled all electrical power on the ship that was not located inside of the nuclear power plant. The CEW is an E4-E6, but in this case was another E4 whose laundry was also missing.) and told him he would personally handle any trouble calls from the laundry for the next hour. Then he waits.
It took about 5 minutes for the laundry to call the CEW to complain. The CEW forwarded the call to the E division berthing, where EM3 Divemedic was waiting. The conversation was something like:
Laundry: “Our ventilation is broken, and it’s over 110 degrees in here. The laundry equipment is served by steam, and it’s pretty hot.”
EM3: “Man that sure does suck. As soon as I can get dressed, I will be there to fix it. I just don’t have a clean uniform, so it might take awhile.”
Laundry: “Turn those fans back on, or I am calling our Chief Petty Officer”
EM3: “Sorry. Wish I could help. Nothing I can do.”
The next ring of the phone was the E division CPO wanting to know why I was fucking with laundry’s ventilation. I explained to him that I wasn’t doing anything. I would troubleshoot the issue as soon as I got dressed. Maybe there was a ground or the controller was faulty. The chief replied: “Why are you working on this? This isn’t the flight deck and ventilation isn’t your shop’s job.” I replied something about the health and care for our shipmates was all of our concern.
While this conversation was going on, out laundry mysteriously appeared. All 300 pounds of it. I got dressed and turned the fans back on. Our laundry never got lost again, and everyone lived happily (or not) ever after.
Thanks to the E4 mafia. This story isn’t even the worst example of the Engineering department going to war with another department that I have.
Police State
Test
Anyone who bleats about law and order when someone destroys a Flock camera would have turned in colonists for dumping tea in the harbor
and they will turn you in if your guns are illegal.
pussies.
Guns
Favorites.
Great suggestion from Mark Gowen for a future post.
Best EDC gun?
That’s a tough one. Not because I don’t have a favorite, but because what’s the best EDC gun for one person is not the best for another. Even the best carry gun for one day isn’t necessarily the best for another day. My go to line is the M&P line, sometimes a 10mm, sometimes a Shield Plus, and other times I just drop a J frame revolver in my front pocket.
Best (non AR) rifle for fun/sport/defense?
Favorite gun, for no practical reason?
I grouped these two together because my first love continues to be my favorite to this day. I’ve owned this gun since I was 8 years old, and it’s never failed me. A Winchester Model 250. It’s a lever action. It will shoot .22 Short, .22 Long, or .22 Long Rifle interchangeably, and has an under the barrel tubular magazine that holds 21 Shorts, 17 Longs, or 15 Long Rifles. It’s as much fun to play with as a box full of puppies.
Guns
Awards
In keeping with our discussion of 1911s and third generation smiths, here are my nominees for the handgun awards:
Prettiest Gun
The prettiest handgun I have ever owned is a Taurus PT945. This isn’t the actual one. I sold it 20 years ago. I just like the combo of wood, stainless gun, and brass colored accents. This could easily be a BBQ gun.
Best recoil
The handgun that had the best recoil was a Sig Sauer P229 in black stainless .357Sig. That thing recoiled straight back with no real muzzle flip. It won me a few IDPA trophies, back when I was shooting them in matches in the early aughts. The lack of flip allowed for very fast follow-on shots.
Most Recoil
Using full power Buffalo Bore ammo, my M&P10’s recoil is what I describe as ‘snappy’ and is the most recoil I’ve felt from a handgun. Hey, I haven’t shot a 500S&W yet, so there may be more to this…
Worst Trigger
Hands down, the worst trigger I ever had on a handgun was a Taurus Millennium. It felt like you were using your finger to drag a metal plate across a gravel parking lot.
Best Trigger
This is where 1911s shine. My Kimber Ultra TLE II is by far the best trigger I have ever felt on a handgun.
Does anyone else have ideas for handgun awards?
I’ve owned and carried dozens of different handguns in every defense caliber since I first began CCW in 1989. So let’s hear some ideas, because you all know I will be happy to give you my opinions…
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Voice from the Past
SayUncle actually posted today, but it was only to tell us how long his blog has been there. Sadly, that is all he has time for where blogging is concerned. I still miss his blog. I hope he is doing well.
In March of 2020, his wife of 18 years went into cardiac arrest and he ordered her life support disconnected after her doctor informed him that her brain was no longer functioning and there was no chance of recovery. I understand his pain, we had to do the same for my father.
The following March, his house burned to the ground.
A tough year, for sure. I hope nothing but the best for him.