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When presented with evidence contrary to a previously held notion, a reasonable person accepts the facts as they are and moves on from there. One of the weakest excuses to avoid accepting these facts is "well, I'm just old school." Someone thusly claiming to be "old school" is essentially saying, "you're right, but I'm going to continue to be of the opinion that this isn't fact yet, despite this evidence." There was a spirited online debate about iron sights vs optics for fundamental marksmanship training.  Old School - The optimum scenario would be a 25 yard zero of the iron sights(AR) then sighting in your optics AFTER zero. Optics are a crutch. They run out of batteries and can be broken very easily. Proficiency with iron sights is the basis of BRM (Editor's note: BRM is Basic Rifle Marksmanship - from the US Army) The Rifleman - I'm torn. I've competed with irons at 600.  Held my own.  However, we also have the techno...

In response  to this , I was told this: This is what I find disturbing. You keep agitating for violence and war, but you are talking about our countrymen, our neighbors, our friends and our families, here. This is our home. No. Stop shitting where you eat. You don't get to wage war on American soil against American citizens. You don't get to say stupid shit like that with impunity. The ends does NOT justify the means- that makes you just as bad as the people you are condemning. Wake the fuck up and smell the koolaid you are drinking. I support and defend the constitution. Not some manifesto- you know who writes manifestos? Terrorists and whack-jobs. Get educated and get right with God, because what you're pushing here is not motherfucking cool. There are several good things to learn here. First and foremost - this is why women do not belong in charge of strategic operations or war. The complete inability to identify an enemy, and the complete lack of desire to combat the...

Some thoughts on the movie, Star Wars: The Last Jedi . There will be spoilers, so if you're a pussy about those, leave now.  And don't ever come back.  Spoiler free review, borrowed from  this review (yes, I know that review is of Rogue One, but it also suffices for Last Jedi ): The film grammar, the pacing, the tone are all straight out of Chinese film epics. It is a long damn movie, one with an oppressive sense of fate and tragedy through out.  You know these characters aren't getting out of this alive because you never see or hear of them in the first trilogy.  They start off as goners. The People of the Han eat that shit right up. First - it is important to understand why I see movies: to be entertained.  Typically, I want to see something that I just don't see every day.  Last Jedi certainly entertained.  Perhaps some of the fight scenes were rehashed. Perhaps the writing was horrendous. Perhaps it was geared toward a new segment...

Sometimes, when you are successful at something, it is because of hard work and dedication. Sometimes, you're "a natural." Many times "the natural" may not even fully understand why they are successful. Many times, "the natural" may not be the best instructor of a topic because they lack the awareness of what makes things work within their specialty.  Resiliency is something that I've been told I have by a great many people.  But ideally never understood why. I have a goal, I keep moving toward that goal, regardless of obstacles.  That's easy to say, but many people simply don't understand how I do that.  And really, I don't, either.  It's just a mindset.  I will myself to success. Recently, I was listening to a podcast  on YouTube by "RooshV." And he explained it in a section about being resilient and "anti-fragile." Roosh lists the steps: 1. Get attacked. 2. Survive the attack. 3. Measure how much you wer...

Merry Christmas. Now, get off your phone or computer and go spend quality time with your loved ones.

Posted by a total BETA via Bookface: I reached a new middle-aged milestone tonight. I didn't change out of my old man slippers to drive the car. I don't even care. Next it will pajama pants in public. Nope. What you did was reach a new milestone in BETA hood. A real man puts on clothes to go out. Or goes to the car completely naked.

On Tuesday, December 12, Democrat Doug Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore for the open Senate seat in Alabama.  Given that Trump won Alabama with 62% of the vote, this is considered a political upset.  Several facts to consider: The Left ramped up its entire nationwide political machine to get people out to vote.  It's likely that many ineligible votes were cast. Still, Jones did not receive as many votes as did Hillary only a year prior. Moore was hit with numerous baseless allegations. Instead of fighting back hard like Trump, he disappeared.  To be fair, he didn't resign like some #cuckservatives would have, but he threw in the towel - exactly like McCain and Romney did against Obama.  The Republican establishment sided with the Democrats and the #FakeNews media.  Hard. They basically sabotaged Moore's whole campaign.  This would not have been a problem had Moore fought back hard like Trump does.  What will be interesting are the races in...

This post  generated some lively debate in a prepper forum. At the heart of it, was the nature of patrolling itself. Naturally, there are many types of patrols. However, for small teams, is hard to imagine a frequent use for a patrol of a type other than what was listed. Some military veterans weighed in, extolling the virtues of each type of Patrol. This is to be expected, particularly if they performed those other types of Patrols. The problem is that small team tactics do not dictate every type of Patrol. For example, there are very few circumstances under which your typical Homeland Patriot and team will need to do a screening Patrol, or an economy of force Patrol. They simply don't have the numbers, equipment, or need to do these types of Patrols. The bigger picture here is this, military folks, just like anybody else, see things through their own lenses. An individual may or may not be able to determine which elements of training are more applicable to a specific group. Be...

A friend shares a story on how freedom is lost: You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come every day to eat the free corn. When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming. When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence. They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until you have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last side. The pigs, which are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to eat that free corn again. You then slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd. Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their ...

Y'all gotta  see this . "10 things every feminist should ask on a first date." Now, The Rifleman has been out of the dating scene for nearly a quarter-century, but in the interest of humor, let's see the Rifleman's responses. 1. Do you believe that black lives matter? Nope. Black people absolutely do not care about one another, that's why they kill each other so much. Unless and until they care about themselves, why should I care about them? 2. What are your thoughts on gender and sexual orientation? There are only two genders, and every Gay-BLT person I've ever met was that way because it got them attention. 3.  How do you work to dismantle sexism and misogyny in your life? You should rename this "dismantling sexism and misandry." And the answer is - I live a toxically masculine life everyday. 4. What are your thoughts on sex work? Bitches are hos. 5. Are you a supporter of the BDS movement? Business Development specialist? I fully ...

In Wilson County, TN (and several adjoining counties), there is a special election on December 19 for the State Senate seat that was vacated by Mae Beavers in her quest to become governor.  Early voting ended yesterday.  The candidates are Republican Mark Pody and Democrat Mary Alice Carfi. Pody is currently a member of the State House of Representatives. Carfi is an attorney.  Pody was one of the few with principles enough to vote against the Gas Tax increase.  The former Vice Chair of the Wilson County made this public statement about this election: Mark Pody is author of our own bathroom bill, and as you may know, North Carolinas economy has been crippled from its [passagrle]. Pody has voted against transit for middle TN, has voted AGAINST Equal Pay for Women, voted AGAINST a minimum wage (we currently don't have one), has supported efforts for voucher our education system and has taken a stand that Medicaid expansion isnt important. (280,000 working poor, inc...

Roy Moore's apparent loss in Alabama has me thinking.  Several things went wrong... and the two most notable things were: 1. Democrats, assisted by the GOPe, focused their efforts and those of the fake news into a single attack - possibly assisted by a multitude of fraudulent votes. 2. Roy Moore did not fight back like Trump would have.  Make no mistake, fellow Folks on the Right: Next election, every Republican and their brother will have a sexual assault claim laid against them. The Left has been in an all out war against Western Civilization for years.  Obama's victories were symptomatic. Of course, he greatly helped the cause of the Left. For years, the Right, fueled by #cuckservatives and #churchians has compromised and yielded when the accusations got nasty.  They kept "taking the high road" right into loss after loss.  The GOPe has helped - particularly with the compromising.  The Right tries to be nice when the Left gets nasty.  Enter...

Patrolling is defined as a military tactic. Small groups or individual units are deployed from a larger formation to achieve a specific objective and then return. In the military, there are many types of patrols. Each has its purpose and inherent value. For the Homeland Defender, not all of the different patrol types are necessary.  Working with the presumptions that the Minuteman will have a small group and no major ground or air combat vehicles, not all patrols will be necessary.  Also under consideration is that the Minuteman will have limited amounts of supplies and personnel. So what patrols should the Patriot train? Recon Patrol A patrol to gather information. Recon patrols tend to avoid contact (fighting), but not always.  Ambush Sometimes it is necessary to ambush an enemy patrol.  This might be a hasty ambush, or a planned and executed ambush.  Raid Whereas an ambush attacks an enemy patrol away from their domicile, a raid is an at...

The US House voted 364-58 against a procedural measure that would have led to impeachment articles against President Trump.  4 Democrats voted "present." They must fear for their political safety in upcoming elections. We've heard so much from the Left over the past year about impeaching Trump. Why, you ask? Because impeachment is how you remove a President.  Nevermind whether that President was duly elected. Nevermind whether that President actually violated the law. Nevermind whether that President actually violated his oath of office. #Libtards just want him out. The only legal way to do that right now is impeachment.  That's why they throw the term around so much.  #Libtards are in a haze of rage, and want Trump out, NOW !

The lawsuit between the estate of late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and Jesse “The Body” Ventura (real name James George Janos) has been settled . This blog has  articles about  this exact case   in the past . The amount of the settlement is being kept confidential. Also, per the article, " It was not disclosed whether the cash came from publisher Harper Collins or its insurance company ." Also important to know: " Settlement money that Mr. Ventura received did not come from widow Taya Kyle or the deceased veteran’s estate , Fox News reported Tuesday. " A quick recap: - Chris Kyle wrote a chapter about "punching out Scruff Face." - Later, Kyle suggested that "Scruff Face" was Ventura. Later still, Kyle outright stated it was Ventura. - Ventura sued Kyle. Kyle was unfortunately murdered in an unrelated event. The lawsuit shifted to Kyle's estate, by necessity of the American Legal System. - In the suit, it was determined that Ventura wasn...

Lefty  asks : Table salt is made up of sodium and chlorine. Yet we always refer to it as “sodium.” How come we never refer to salt content as “high chlorine” or “low chlorine?” Background: Sodium is an alkali metal . The alkali metals react with the nonmetals in Group VIIA (Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine, and Astatine) to form ionic compounds or salts. Side note - because they form salts with so many metals, the elements in Group VIIA are known as halogens . Example: Chlorine reacts with sodium metal to produce sodium chloride, table salt. So, back to the question at hand: Since there are many types of salts, we refer to sodium chloride salt as simply "sodium." This to differentiate from, say, Potassium chloride salt. Both sodium and potassium salts provide the human body with essential electrolytes.

Two instructors. One tries to make the students of the other doubt the instruction they've received.  He posts a passive-aggressive statement on Bookface, listing his numerous and well-earned credentials.  The other man posts in reply: I brag on my students, not my accomplishments.  I let them determine if they like the knowledge that was shared with them. The first deletes his post. 

A friend the other day said she knows what the "EBT" stands for in the food stamp cards: E veryone else B ought T his.

Gossips are some of the most disgusting creatures.  Gossip: "John Doe over there is a bad person." Other: "Oh? How so?" Gossip: "He has done bad things." Other: "What sort of things?" Gossip: "This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.  A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;  Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;  One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;  (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)  Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.  Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.  Likewise must the deacons be grave, not...

Yesterday, I attended an NFL football game in behalf of my employer.  I played host to several clients who had won tickets to the game between the Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans. So far, this NFL season, I've made it a point to avoid watching games , due to the "take a knee" "protests." At this game, I made it a point to make a few observations.  First, the stadium was roughly half full.  Perhaps a bit more, but certainly not 2/3 full. The second observation was that no player from either team took a knee during the National Anthem. The third observation was that the Titans are 8-4 at this point. Not a bad record. 

Quick hitters from social media: Modern day feminism is a disease. Not everyone accused of a sex offense is guilty. Not every accuser is telling the truth. People saying a child can choose their sex are trying to push society closer to saying a child can choose sex. Social Justice Warriors are not working class heroes. They are bourgeois arts graduates with no aptitude for science or business, who feel bitter at the large disparity between their high self-evaluation and their low prospects. Whites are done with ethnomasochism and our racial debasement. White Guilt is over and there is nothing anyone can do about it. #ItsOKtoBeWhite Fire Currie. "Polls" currently have Moore leading the Alabama Senate race by 5 - 7%. It's gonna be 58% - 35%. +/- 3% on either. Washington Post national security reporter admits evidence of Russian collusion "maybe doesn't exist at all," calls story a "f**king crap shoot. Everyone who has opposed Trump has gone down ...