Reader M.E.W. suggested this essay by Dean Kalahar: America Has Sown the Seeds Of Its Own Demise
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How nice of them to wait until after the election to mention this: After Obama win, U.S. backs new U.N. arms treaty talks
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More legal trouble for Sheila Dixon, one of Mikey Bloomberg’s cabal of gun-grabbing, graft-greedy mayors: Former mayor charged with probation violation. (Thanks to G.G. for the link.) She called the charges “a setback”. (Coming up $15,000 short may nullify her sweetheart deal with the court, which had allowed her to keep her $83,000 per year lifetime mayoral pension, despite her conviction for embezzlement.) And in related news, after some damning testimony former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s trial on a 38-charge felony indictment has been delayed. Oh, and speaking of our least favorite mayor: Mayor Bloomberg’s Food Police Outlaw Food Donations To City Homeless Shelters.
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Donald Alley: The preparedness success triad: Tangibles, training, and mindset
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C.D.V. mentioned this: Stealth Amateur Radio