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Breonna Taylor not an innocent victim

 All along, the BLM crowd has been screaming that Breonna Taylor was an innocent person who was gunned down illegally by police during a no-knock raid on the wrong home. I believed them, and this was one of the few times that I saw eye to eye with them. 

Until this morning, when I ran across this story from Blue Lives Matter. 

I was facing a conundrum- I had two narratives from two different sources, both with reasons to spin the story. So I went to local news sources. Reading this, it appears like Breonna Taylor was involved heavily in the drug trade. 

In fact, the car that contained this murder victim was rented by Breonna Taylor. The victim had been shot to death before crashing into a telephone pole. 

The mayor of Louisville is angry that the documents were leaked, claiming that the police must have leaked them to sway public opinion and influence the investigation. So what? The mayor himself has attempted to sway the investigation and hurt the police. It’s about time that the cops get to tell their side of things. Note that the mayor doesn’t deny that the documents are truthful, he merely questions the timing of their release. 

The Louisville Urban League, who has been leading the protests proclaiming that Taylor was an innocent woman gunned down by police, had this to say: 

“What we want to say back is it doesn’t justify her death.”

The fact that they lied about her innocence tells me that there is more to this story. If you have the truth on your side, why lie?

Breonna Taylor was involved in the illegal distribution of drugs, and is involved in some way with at least one murder. Her ex-boyfriend was driving her car while buying and selling drugs. She was handling large amounts of drug money- at least $29,000 in cash. 

Did she deserve to die? No. 

Was she tied to the illegal narcotics trade? Yes.

Was she most likely a criminal? Yes.

Were the police to blame for her death? No. That distinction goes to Taylor and her criminal activities. 

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By Divemedic, ago

Russian interference, again?

 This morning I posted a story about how Democrats are laying the groundwork to overthrow President Trump, should he win in November. A big part of that is convincing the American people that the election results are illegitimate. Just today, I see that Biden’s running mate is laying even more groundwork for that to happen, using Russian interference, of all things. 

“I am clear that Russia interfered in the election of the president of the United States in 2016,” Harris said. “I serve on the Senate Intelligence Committee. We have published detailed reports about exactly what we believe happened. And I do believe that there will be foreign interference in the 2020 election and that Russia will be at the front of the line.”

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By Divemedic, ago

Facebook shutting down the right

 Patriot Prayer had its FB page shut down after one of its members was murdered in Portland, because FB claims that it is a “violent social militia.” However, Antifa Portland’s page continues on, despite the fact that one of its members admitted to being the person who committed the killing. 

I get that Facebook owns the website and can publish or block what it wishes. However, if Facebook does this, I don’t think that they should continue to enjoy immunity from lawsuits for libel by claiming that they are merely a platform and not a publisher.

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By Divemedic, ago

The coming Coup?

 A year ago, I would have called this article from Michael Anton alarmist. Now, I am not so sure. Is there anything this year that seems to be surprising?

Mr Anton makes the case that the Democrats have laid the groundwork for the overthrow of President Trump. His belief is that the Democrats are now virtually certain that Trump is going to win the election in November, so they are laying the groundwork to destroy the credibility of those results in the following way:

1 Trump wins the election on election day

2 In the days and weeks that follow, mail in ballots swing the election to Biden in swing states, and Democrat governors send Biden electors to the electoral college

3 Trump refuses to accept the overturned election

4 the military then ousts Trump and installs Biden into the Whitehouse. 

Read the whole thing.

I don’t know what is going to happen, and this certainly feels like paranoid rambling. However, the one thing that stands out to me is this:

No matter what the results of the election, things are going to get ugly. If Trump wins, count on the Democrats losing their collective minds. 

If Biden wins, the Socialists and Communists will still not be happy. Note that the Democrats who have been appeasing them have not been given any quarter.

The violence will continue. 

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By Divemedic, ago

Weapons cache found

 The Seattle parks department is in the process of cleaning up a park that was closed due to COVID concerns, but insurgents were using it as a base camp. Understandably, they wanted a police escort. This is what happened:

These cops have WAY more restraint than I do. It probably helps to remember that the people are deliberately trying to elicit a violent response, which is why they are filming in the first place. They are counting on the fact that the police won’t simply just fuck them up. Calling the cop a “coon” while claiming to be fighting racism and hate?

What makes this even more astounding is that the parks people spotted some weapons in one of the tents and notified the police, who obtained a warrant. This is what was in the tents:

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By Divemedic, ago

Washington State Danger Zone expands

 The conflict in Portland expanded to Washington state this weekend when an Antifa supporter deliberately ambushed and ran down a member of the Proud Boys in Vancouver, Washington after a memorial service for a Patriot Prayer member who was ambushed and killed in Portland. This targeted attack resulted in severe, life threatening injuries to the victim.

Since this incident was directly connected to the active combat that has been occurring in Portland for over 100 continuous days, the area that is considered to be involved in active combat will have to be expanded.

The entire Interstate 5 corridor from the Canadian border south to Eugene, Oregon can now be considered to be a battlefield.  Hostilities in these areas are ongoing and unpredictable. Serious injuries and deaths are being reported in this area nearly every day. This entire area is now a Zone 5.

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Further, anyone in an area that has been labeled as a Zone 3 or higher is advised to not make themselves a target for ambushes or targeted attacks. Please:

  • Remove all decals and markers from vehicles that will make you appear to be a target. This includes any pro-Trump, pro-police, or any other decals that identify you as being a Conservative, a Republican, or a gun owner.
  • Do not wear any clothing that would identify you as a member of any right oriented organization. 

Remember that areas that have already experienced violence are at an elevated risk of further, or even increasing levels of, violence. 

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By Divemedic, ago

Williston added to Zone 3.

 Williston? Where in the hell is Williston? It is a small town in the middle of nowhere, Florida. Population less than 3,000.

It all began in August, when a party in Williston, thrown by white people, ended with one juvenile shooting another. Once police investigated, they obtained an arrest warrant for the juvenile. When the arrest was finally made, the juvenile was found to be in possession of a stolen firearm. The adult who owned the house is also facing criminal charges. The juvenile in question:

Four days later, a black man decides to have a protest because he claims that the parties thrown by whites are treated differently than those thrown by blacks. To prove this, he intended the protest to become an all night party. Without getting into a fisking of the faulty logic employed here, the protest did indeed become a party. 

At 4:30 in the morning, the party included a shooting where six people were shot. 

Protests, violence, seven shot in less than 5 days. 

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By Divemedic, ago

Happy wife, happy- well, you get it

Every year in September, a lot of Orlando restaurants have a fundraiser called “Magical Dining Month.” This is where you can get a great, 3 course meal in a normally expensive restaurant for only $35. My wife loves it.

I order to make my wife happy, we go every year, spend Labor Day weekend in a hotel, and have some great food, drinks, and spend the weekend. The grandkids come to visit us in the hotel, and it is a great, relaxing weekend.

Usually.

In 2019, we were preempted by a hurricane. We went to the hotel, spent one night, and had to return.

2020 wasn’t any better. As soon as we were home from work, we grabbed a small bag with clothes and made the hour plus drive to Orlando for our six o’clock reservation.

We went to a place called Oceans Prime. We ordered and split an appetizer: Goat Cheese Ravioli:

There was salad, followed by the main course: Pepper crusted filet mignon, whipped potatoes, and green beans. The filet was incredibly tender, delicious, and perfectly cooked.

Dessert? I had the carrot cake.

We spent some time out in the entertainment district before heading to the hotel. We always stay at the same place, a four star hotel in the Orlando tourist district. This is a hotel that I have stayed in 3 to 4 times a year for the last decade. We usually get a suite. My wife had called earlier in the day to confirm that our suite was ready, and she was assured that it was. When we arrived at check in, we were told that there were no suites because the hotel was only operating with 3 of its 12 buildings, because COVID. My wife told the woman that we had called earlier in the day and been assured that all was ready. The woman got irate and told us that this was impossible because the hotel had laid off most of the staff, and she had been the only one there all day.

We then had to listen to a racist diatribe, where the woman (who was black) complained about “white people problems,” talked about privilege, and then told us that we were getting the only room they had available. When we entered the parking lot, there were only 4 cars there. All of the other times we have stayed there, the parking lot has been full.

We found our room, which was sealed with a sticker that said  “Sanitized for your safety.” The remote control had the same stickers. I took off my shoes, and felt dirt sticking to my feet. Looking at the floor, I saw balls of lint and hair on the floor. I figured that I would speak to the manager the next morning.

We went to bed. I woke the next morning and headed to the shower.

Entering the bathroom to wash up, the water smelled strongly of sulfur. The shower had pubic hair still in the drain.

That was the last straw. We packed up and checked out. I spoke with the manager before we headed home, and he refunded the entire stay. We also cancelled our reservations that we had for the end of the month. I will be finding a new hotel for all of our future Orlando stays.

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By Divemedic, ago

Logistics

Like most everyone else, I am having trouble finding ammo anywhere. Most of my normal online sources have dried up, and the ones that DO have ammo are selling at ridiculous prices. There may come a day when I regret not paying $1000 for a 500 round case of 5.56 green tip, but I am just not ready for that. 

Even my local shops are out. I normally get good prices at Rural King, but the only ammo they had plenty of is 12 gauge, and even then, it was all #7 shot or smaller. They did have a small supply of big bore rifle ammo, along with about 20 boxes of .308 with a 155 grain SXT bullet, but they wanted $40 for a 20 round box. That still wasn’t as bad as Shooters’ World, who normally has good prices on ammo. This is the store where I bought 9mm for $7.50 a box back in January. The promotional email I just got contained this:
Practice ammo is now 4 times as expensive as practice ammo was just 8 months ago. 
Still, if you think that is bad, the regular, look at the regular, non-member price for self defense ammo-  $100 a box:
and I haven’t even HEARD of that company before. A hundred bucks a box for ammo? You have to be kidding me. 
Still, I was lucky and smart enough to add to the ammo stockpile back in June. Those days are gone. So what can you do to prepare for the times to come?
There are still firearms on the shelf, but it is taking 5 hours for an “instant” background check to go through, because the stores are all so busy selling the few guns that are still in stock. 
Communications:
Armor:
I have some body armor that I keep in my classroom in case there is a school shooter. It was a good buy for its intended use, but with the plates to increase it from a level 3 to a level 4, it is too thick and heavy to be covert, and it doesn’t have storage to be of use in a large scale event when stealth is less important. 
I ran across a company that sells covert body armor. I like the looks of it. 
I know that level 2 is not the best, but is is covert enough that I might actually be able to wear it when I am out and not stand out like a sore thumb. A level 2 that I am wearing is better than a level 4 that is at home in the closet. At $350, it is doable. They even had a hoodie that was only $250. 
As far as an overt plate carrier, I just ordered an AR500 setup, but that order won’t be here for 8 weeks. 
There are other things: better night vision, a drone for recon capabilities, and more. Use your imagination. 
The time to equip and prepare for the bad times that are rapidly approaching is rapidly drawing to a close. 
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By Divemedic, ago

Recommendations

 With news that at least one member of Antifa in Portland killed a member of Patriot Prayer by stalking and then making a deliberate and considered ambush, along with a reader submitted report of a similar report from Baltimore, I am making recommendations and connecting them to my Danger Zone list. 

Recommendations:

Anyone who does not want to face the danger of an active, albeit low intensity, battlefield should avoid Zone 4 and Zone 5 areas no matter what, unless you want to be in this situation. 

Zone 3: Exercise extreme caution. Anyone in a Zone 3 area should be armed at all times. Keep your head on a swivel. Deadly levels of violence can occur at any time and be ready to respond. 

Zones 1&2: Exercise caution. Violence has already occurred in these zones, avoid them if possible. 

You can expect the level of violence to increase as the election approaches. If Trump wins, expect it to get worse. 

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By Divemedic, ago