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As a self-defense instructor, I teach civilians and law enforcement about situational awareness, use-of-force levels, hands-on tactics, and how to use both lethal and less-lethal tools. If you are in the industry that I am, or simply watch the news, you know the name George Zimmerman.A man by the name of Trayvon Martin lost his life that cold Sunday night on the 26th of February 2012. The news spread across the nation like a wildfire in California. The news reported that a young black boy was murdered by a “white man”. As the dust settled, that turned out NOT...

If you have spent literally any time arguing against western imperialism in any public forum, you have had the experience of being accused of “supporting” one of said imperialism’s targets. If you argue against regime change interventionism in Syria, you’ll get accused of being an “Assadist” or “Assad apologist”. If you argue against regime change interventionism in Iran, you’ll you’ll get people saying that you “support the Mullahs”. Enter into any debate of sufficient liveliness and it’s only a matter of minutes before it happens. There was a meme going around at the height of the most recent failed coup...

It should not surprise anyone that Rep. Rashida Tlaib would trivialize the Holocaust. Tlaib is a product of the Palestinian education system, despite being raised in Michigan. Holocaust denial (here, here, here) is rampant in Palestinian schools. In fact, the Palestinian Authority leader, Mahmoud Abbas, has written and spoken extensively about the subject. In 2018, Abbas stated that the “Holocaust were related to the “social function” of Jews in banking” and in his 1982 doctoral thesis he minimized the extent of the Jewish genocide at the hands of the Nazis. This is the kind of grotesque anti-Semitism that Tlaib was...

A dear friend’s son is in the hospital with symptoms that present as meningitis, but no viral or bacterial pathogens have been detected even after a bunch of blood work. Prognosis is indeterminate (doctor speak for bad). His name is Michael R. (Sorry, cannot give full name for various reasons, but sure God will know who he is.) Please pray for him.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) warned that “the US is headed toward becoming a fascist country. On the one hand, we see continued attempts to prevent foreigners from entering the United States just because it is illegal. Then when the Border Patrol fails to prevent entry they’re holding these people in concentration camps. In what way is this significantly different from what Hitler did?” “Then, just this past week we saw antifascists forced to go out into the streets of Portland and beat up enemies of progressive policies,” the Congresswoman said. “Even though they had the backing of Portland Mayor Ted...

It has been quite a week for the Democrat Party. Actually, it has been quite a decade. It began when, just seven years after Islamic extremists executed the worst attack on U.S. soil killing almost 3,000 Americans, destroying the World Trade Center, and bringing America briefly to its knees, the country elected Barack Hussein Obama as President.

Any knowledgeable FReepers about Wisconsin engine(s)? I have a 4 cylinder old engine that I need to sell or send to scrap. Runs but probably needs rebuilding. I think it is a model 4G4D. Don't want to scrap it if it is a useful thing to someone. Pour some gas into it and it runs - amazing since it hasn't been started in 10 years.

Elder Patriot’s Opinion| After a decade-long battle against the IRS and other federal agencies, True the Vote has won a major decision in federal court and shall be awarded maximum attorney fees. True the Vote is an initiative developed by citizens for citizens to inspire and equip citizen activists for involvement at every stage of America’s electoral process in order to guarantee free and fair elections for all Americans. On May 30th U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton issued a stunning rebuke of the IRS while ruling for True the Vote. Judge Walton awarded True the Vote the maximum attorney’s...

The word that describes what our founders rejected is feudalism. Today it's called socialism Progressives, under the guise of Social Democrats and, now, the mainstream Democrat Party, have fully embraced the concept of depopulation, but they’re no longer targeting people of color, certain ethnicities or sexual orientation. The bull’s eye is boldly painted on the back (because cowards won’t face their adversary) of anyone who still believes in God, family and country. Citing every eccentric theory that pits Man against nature, pious social justice armies have turned against themselves in their zeal to rid the nation and the planet of...

Michelle Obama’s July 4th weekend message that the night before Trump’s inauguration in January 2017 was was ‘very emotional’ is self-centred Michelle Obama all the way. Michelle Obama’s July 4th weekend message to Americans: The night before Trump’s inauguration in January 2017 was was ‘very emotional’. Say what? A similar message was easily recognizable on President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day when both Barack and Michelle Obama looked noticeably out of sorts and ill at ease.

The Campaign Update Week in Review (Because The Campaign Never Ends) [Editor’s Note: The Campaign Update will be silent from July 11 through July 23 because Dave needs some down time.] It’s hard to imagine how the week just past could have gone any worse for America’s Democrat Party, i.e., the Party of Antifa, the Party of AOC, the Party of Socialism, the Party of open borders, the Party of Creepy Uncle Joe and The Commie and Fauxcahontas and rioting and flag-burning and lying fake news media and protesting celebrations of America’s Independence Day. Seriously, when the three most lasting...

I am certainly not surprised that Antifa issued guidelines to the media for their (always) violent “demonstration” in D.C. yesterday.Nor am I surprised to learn that the group has “media liaisons” – what grass roots group doesn’t? Likewise, not surprised that they so glibly expect the media to follow their “guidelines,” they’ve been playing for the same team since Antifa’s inception. And I do love the “media who refuse to comply…will be removed” flourish. By whose authority? I won’t ask how, we’ve seen that part.Andy Ngo after being “removed” from Portland Antifa “permitted protest area”Still, expecting journalists to “ensure that...

Rifles and flag used in the Picnic Train Attack by Muslims in Broken Hill Australia, 1 January, 1915 One of the lesser known, but informative actions of the First World War, was an attack, by Muslims, on a picnic train of unarmed civilians in Australia. The attack killed four civilians. A quick response by police, soldiers and civilians killed the two attackers after they took up a defensive position on a nearby hill top at Broken Hill, in New South Wales. At the start of the First World War, the Ottoman Empire had not chosen sides. Blunders by the...

Hillary Clinton is speaking out against President Donald Trump’s flashy display of military might for the Fourth of July, adding her voice to widespread criticisms of the event. “We need a strong national defense, but a president shouldn’t need it next to him in a parade to show his patriotism,” she wrote Thursday in a tweet.

The skies grew dark Saturday afternoon as tornado alerts buzzed cell phones across the city. Which might have explained the initial lackluster turnout for an Independence Mall protest against President Donald Trump — the third in Philadelphia in a week. But eventually, as a steady rain began to fall, three dozen protesters were listening as organizers with Refuse Fascism Philly played an audio recording published by ProPublica in 2018 of immigrant children separated from their families at the Mexican border. Chanting, “Close the camps! Trump, Pence must go!” protesters then marched with police escorts to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

he Democrats’ working families, small business growth and national security plan is as follows: raise our taxes, abolish private-pay health insurance, take our guns, regulate our industries out of existence, take what’s left of our salaries to pay for slavery reparations and abortions for men, exploit our youth into Vladimir Lenin idol-worshipers, and open our borders indefinitely, suborning illegal aliens to break laws without consequences. Oh, and don’t forget the “free” healthcare for illegal aliens! There are “Truman Show” narratives, and then there is reality. What was heard on the stages of the first two Democratic Party presidential primary “debates”...

A Tempe, Arizona Starbucks is in the news for asking a group of five Police Officers on the 4th of July to “move out of the sight of a customer” or “leave” because – it made that customer feel unsafe to see them. No, really – this happened. Starbucks Corporate Office is “still gathering information” on the incident. Well, Starbucks needs to apologize to these Officers and make amends for what happened. Maybe they need to close their stores for an afternoon and train all employees how to respect Police Officers! Yes, that’s what they need to do. . ....

Kassandra saw the news on social media. Her immediate reaction was to call her father. "I told him to be careful out there," she said. They were talking about what has been called the "family op," according to The Washington Post: an Immigration and Customs Enforcement plan to conduct a mass roundup of migrant families that have received deportation orders. Federal agents originally planned to target at least 10 cities, including Houston, where Kassandra lives.

With protests moving into summer, summer in France of course is a time for vacations and disruption of normal routines. As we look into the numbers coming in from the protests Saturday July 6th we may have to take that into consideration. Meanwhile, there's an investigation by the inspector general of France's National Police into the death of an elderly man in his 80's, Zineb Redouane, near the scene of a Yellow Vests protest last December. There's already visual evidence of CRS riot police firing tear gas at the building in which he lived and of Redouane shuttering his window...

“Excuses, Excuses, Excuses!” (Luke 14:15-24; Isaiah 66:10-14) Recently I read this quote from an observer of the American church scene: “15 years ago, 40% of church members attended four times a month. In 2018, only 10% attended four times a month, a 37% drop in worship attendance. So you could have the exact same membership church, and on Sunday mornings it looks like you’ve lost over a third of your members.” Now a certain amount of this can be attributed to aging. There are people still on membership rosters, but now they are homebound and no longer able to make...