Texas Clinics Turning Away Unvaccinated Children. – H.L. o o o The Supreme Court and Judicial Review. – B.B. o o o Ohio: Governor signs budget bill – media access loophole is closed Good news for Ohio Concealed Handgun License Holders. – R.H. o o o ISIS Publishes Map of July 4th FBI Command Centers. – B.B. o o o 7 Survival Skills You Can Barter With. – D.S.
“The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.” – James Madison
July 1st, 1863 is the anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg.
In the late 1980s, it was determined by a relatively small group of financially- and politically-biased scientists and their lobbyists that the population of mountain lions (aka: cougar, puma) in California was dangerously low. So, they launched a massive media campaign to convince Californians that there was a genuine problem, giving rise to the 1990 California State legislation that provided a “protected” status for mountain lions. However, there was no overwhelming body of scientific evidence supporting such a claim. If there had been such credible evidence supported by a collective of unbiased and objective wildlife biologists, forming a majority opinion, …
Greetings from sunny Florida. I had a good laugh reading the article regarding Jacksonville’s proposed city ordinance requiring vehicles to park front end in so that the rear end and vehicle tag is visible from the street. Yes, Florida only requires a tag on the rear end of the vehicle. There is no front end tag requirement, although you see lots of vanity tags on the front end. Go Gators! I digress. Jacksonville’s argument is that this ordinance is required to allow vehicle code enforcement to do their job and properly identify a vehicle without trespassing on private property. It …
U.S. debt headed toward Greek levels. – G.P. o o o Greece Collapse: The real situation in the streets of Athens – Note the comment about vendors not taking credit cards or debit cards, just cash. If you haven’t already done so, ensure you have some cash in case of an earthquake or other. – P.S. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: David Stockman- Good On You, Alexis Tsipras (Part 1) Greek Crisis: ‘We Rely on Imports. Soon Even the Most Basic Goods Won’t Be Available’– Don’t imagine Amid Puerto Rico Debt Woes, Reality Hits San Juan Streets Greece …
Books The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century by James H. Kunstler Last of the Mountain Men by Harold Peterson Enemies Foreign and Domestic by Matthew Bracken Movies Jeremiah Johnson Empire of the Sun
From Radio Free Redoubt: The Coming Persecution… What’s a patriot to do? (Ten Steps) o o o Nearly one in three Americans owns a gun – ASB HJL Adds: I read this article three times, and I’m still not exactly sure what it is I read. It’s almost like I was reading Michelle Obama’s thesis, but I think it was about more gun control. o o o FBI investigating 11 attacks on San Francisco-area Internet lines. – G.P. o o o TSA Official Tweets Photo of Passenger’s Luggage Contents. – G.P. o o o The Emergence Of Orwellian Newspeak And …
“The excessive use of force creates legitimacy problems, and force without legitimacy leads to defiance, not submission.” – Malcolm Gladwell
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Navy SEAL Team veteran William Rapier will be the instructor for a SRC Rural Property Defensive Tactics Course, September 4th-6th, 2015, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. o o o Mayor of Boise to pull down Mississippi state flag – T.H. o o o Washington: Hundreds of homes evacuated in central Washington fire’s path o o o Wyoming: Cheyenne sees boom in rabbit population o o o Montana: Texas Family of 10 Rescued in West Pioneers
Puerto Rico’s Governor Says Island’s Debts Are ‘Not Payable’ – JBG o o o When you have to trot out analysts to characterize something as a “calculated retreat” and “not a panic”, it’s a pretty good guess that the panic is on… Greek Debt Crisis – J.H. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Greece Will Default To IMF Tomorrow, Government Official Says – There is still decisions to be played out here but if there is a “default” (extremely likely) and a no vote on Sunday, how this plays out could very well be very ugly… Greece Closing Banks …
Federal Judge Orders Brady Center to Pay Ammo Dealer’s Legal Fees After Dismissing Lawsuit – D.S. o o o New Jacksonville, FL Bill would make it Illegal to Back into Your Own Driveway – T.P. HJL adds: The author of this bill is obviously not a fireman and has never spent time around a firehouse. For those who don’t know, pulling in front-wise to parking spots and then having to back out in a hurry or in an emergency is a sure-fire way of getting people hurt or killed. Emergency personnel know to take the extra time and back into …
“The end of the law is, not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom.” – John Locke
June 29th, 1868 is the birthday of astronomer Dr. George E. Hale. Dr. Hale was credited with founding the Yerkes Observatory in Chicago and the Mount Wilson and Palomar Mountain Observatories in Southern California. He also invented the spectroheliograph and first learned that the sun’s outer shell is made of gas. He photographed colossal hurricanes of incandescent vapor and discovered that the flaming whirlpools of hydrogen leaped 300,000 miles from the surface of the sun and were large enough to engulf the earth like a cinder in a furnace.