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"Here’s my first thought is I’m not going nowhere to fight none of these wars for these politicians. I’m staying at home and when the war comes to Arkansas, I will dig my boots in the ground and I will die for everything I love and I will not retreat."

A progressive, mustachioed Bernie Sanders supporter has shot to fame after announcing a challenge to Republican house speaker Paul Ryan. Democrat Randy Bryce, who goes by @IronStache on Twitter, is an ironworker, union organiser and veteran who launched his bid for Wisconsin’s first congressional district on Monday. Since then, his evocative campaign advert, which shows a denim- and boot-clad Bryce discussing healthcare with his mother and engaging in various forms of metalwork, has been watched more than 330,000 times, and the 52-year-old has attracted a level of internet acclaim rarely seen among political candidates. “I knew that we would have...

According to a Dec. 4 report from Cage Potato, Bellator ring girl Jade Bryce sees a bright future for women's MMA. Bryce, a blonde bombshell who has appeared in FIGHT magazine and Playboy, thinks women's MMA is just a couple years away from surpassing the men's game in popularity. "I think we have so much amazing talent out there, but we just need more of it to be able to have tournaments," Bryce said. Bellator typically has at least one women's feature fight on each card. However, the talent pool in some female MMA divisions is perhaps too thin to...

Winter in Zion National Parklink Winters in Zion National Park are mild, allowing hikers to experience many of Zion's trails in the winter. Some of the paths that get little sun might be icy, so check with the Zion Canyon Visitor Center before heading out. Use common sense and turn back if trail conditions are unsafe. Crampons are used by many who like to hike in the winter. Winter Photography - Swirls of rock meander with pockets of brilliant white along Zion's main highway, the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway (SR-9). Swelling storms fill blue skies with puffs of gray clouds, providing...

JULIA Gillard has arrived in Canberra and will meet Governor-General Quentin Bryce at 10.30am to set a date for a federal election. The PM's office has confirmed that the Prime Minister will hold a press conference at noon. August 21 or 28 are the anticipated dates for the election. Ms Gillard is then expected to travel to Brisbane, where Labor has to make up ground following the dumping of Kevin Rudd. Ms Gillard smiled, but said nothing to reporters outside her western Melbourne home, as she was driven away just after 7am (AEST). The media is already camped outside Government...

Thor's Hammer, Bryce Canyon, Utah.

JELLY BRYCE THE FBI'S LEGENDARY SHARPSHOOTER by K. B. Chaffin On November 12, 1945, Life Magazine ran an unusual story. It was a photographic study of an FBI agent named Jelly Bryce drawing and firing his .357 Magnum in two-fifths of a second, faster than the human eye can follow. In the pictures Bryce dropped a silver dollar from shoulder height with his right hand then drew with the same hand and shot the coin before it reached his waist. What the article did not say was that Bryce could not only draw fast in front of a camera, but...

Read this article in todays Stars and Stripes and wanted to share it with FR. This little boys dying wish was to be in the Army and out rank his brother who is a Pvt. in the 10th Mountain. SGT Justin Bryce earned his wings on Christmas day.