I just heard that JRH Enterprises (one of our first and most loyal advertisers) has a very limited supply of new, genuine AN/PVS-14 night vision monoculars with Gen III tubes (complete with ITT factory data sheets) on sale for $2,995.
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Heather H. found this article from El Paso, Texas: Mexico collapse unlikely: Experts say government stable despite mounting border violence. The journalist/pianists in El Paso are obviously standing on the soft pedal!
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I hope that folks took my advice and stocked up on full capacity magazines. It is amazing watching the prices escalate, much as I predicted. DPMS 19 round AR-10 magazines were $26 just before the election, $40 the week after the election, $65 two weeks ago, and $90 today.
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More Gloom und Doom news and commentary, courtesy of Cheryl: Senate GOP Blocks Extra $25 Billion in Stimulus Bill — Central Bank Tested as Rouble Hits Floor — Beijing Rocked by 26 Million Lost Jobs — Hitachi Set for Biggest Japanese Firm Loss — California Crisis Deepens; Other States to Follow? — California Pension Funds Close to Bankruptcy — Bailed-Out BofA Drops $10 Million on Superbowl — Macy’s Cuts 7,000 Jobs, Slashes Dividends — Workers Scramble for Safer Jobs as Layoffs Rise — Consumer Spending and Incomes Fall, Savings Rise — Treasury Needs to Borrow $493 Billion this Quarter — The Lag Between Cause and Effect