J.D.D. sent this inaccurately titled article: U.S. Army Unveils ‘Revolutionary’ XM25 Rifle in Afghanistan. It is actually a 25mm grenade launcher, not a rifle. This seems to be sort of Niblick: The Next Generation.
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The odious S. 510 food bill looks like it may come up for a vote in the full Senate. Please contact your Senator and insist that this piece of bad legislation be stopped.
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Our friend Patrice over at the Rural Revolution blog suggested this article about EMP: Report warns Obama about ‘new’ Dark Ages. “Airplanes would fall from sky, cars would stop, networks fail.” (OBTW, SurvivalBlog readers may find Patrice’s posts on preparedness of interest.)
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Shop like a Man, Man! Driving own Armored Carrier to Mall. This appears to be a surplus BRDM (Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina). Thanks to Jason M. for the link.
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Our friend Tam posted this link: Hollywood publicist’s killer used hollow-point bullet, report says. What hoplo-ignorance! Do they think that’s a big news flash? Well, at least the investigators can rule out time travelers from the 1940s, or earlier, as suspects. For Tam’s comments, see her post over at View From The Porch.