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Current times the ranch to the N has been doing better management and runs their pen traps three times a year. Larger hogs get removed and sold to the packing plant. What is left is the little footballs that quickly grow to 75-150 lbs.

Switched over to the Ruger Ranch in 223. Quality commercial loads are 3200 fps and SP’s expend their energy quickly. Currently purchased a case of 1K V-Max, a good neck shot shocks the spinal cord and they go down. With multiple pigs in the kill zone @140 yards, shots are planned with largest first and have about 1 second to hit 1-2 others before they realize they are in danger.

If the larger hogs somehow recovers from the shock, multiple follows up can be placed to keep it down.

This “National Security Journal” which I have seen posted here more often recently, seems to be stalking horse for interests that wish even more money to be spend on our military. Those interests may be varied, and their motivations are unknown.

I have heard it said that China sees money spent on armaments as wasted money, when they can achieve their goals without those gigantic defense expenditures via subterfuge, espionage, theft of intellectual property, predatory business practices, and propaganda. They spend enough on the military to encourage us to make even larger expenditures on our military that we have to increase our debt to do.

That is just a theory, that I have heard some respected people venture, based on the fact that the CCP has been dedicated to engaging in asymmetrical warfare on all non-kinetic fronts (Economic, Military, Societal) against the United States for decades, and our leadership seems not to notice. They saw what took place in the Gulf War, and concentrated efforts in other places, but need to string us along in military expenditures to bankrupt us in the same way we bankrupted the Soviet Union. At least, that is how the theory goes.

It is my opinion that we should indeed spend money on our military, but we need an overhaul on how that is done, especially in the acquisition process. If we need to spend money we don’t have, we better figure out how to do it more intelligently and efficiently.

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Need to avoid Marxist terminology and concepts. The middle class is not a class in the Marxist sense of the word.

“the only thing wrong with this supposed plan is that the rich vacinate their kids too.”
And are maybe in fact more likely to do so.”

Yeah, I wondered about that too. The premise fell apart there.

Novorossiysk Oil Teminal (Shekaris) offline. It shipped 25% of Russia’s seaborne crude.

There were multiple mushroom clouds during the recent drone swarm. Looks like weapons with larger payloads are being used.

Marine Link (15 Nov):

“Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk temporarily suspended oil exports, equivalent to 2.2 million barrels per day, or 2% of global supply, on Friday, according to industry sources, after what local authorities said was a Ukrainian drone attack.

The attack, one of the biggest on Russian oil-exporting infrastructure in recent months…

…Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Kyiv had also fired long-range “Long Neptune” cruise missiles at targets in Russia overnight, adding that such strikes were getting more successful all the time. He mentioned no targets.

Russian pipeline oil monopoly Transneft has also been forced to suspend supplies to the port of Novorossiysk…

…Russian officials said Friday’s attack had also damaged a docked ship, apartment buildings and an oil depot in Novorossiysk, injuring three of the vessel’s crew members...

…Russian crude oil shipments via Novorossiysk’s Sheskharis terminal totalled 3.22 million tonnes, or 761,000 barrels a day, in October, according to industry sources. For the first 10 months of the year, the figure was 24.716 million tonnes.

The sources told Reuters that a total of 1.794 million tonnes of oil products had been exported through Novorossiysk in October and oil product exports for January-October totalled 16.783 million tonnes.

According to three industry sources, the Ukrainian attack hit two oil berths at Sheskharis. The damage was inflicted to berth 1 and berth 1A, which handle 40,000-deadweight-ton and 140,000-deadweight-ton tankers respectively.

Two of the sources said the Sierra Leone-flagged Arlan oil tanker was also hit during the attack.

“Novorossiysk suffered the most,” Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of the Krasnodar region, where Novorossiysk is located…

…Three injured crew members of the damaged boat were being treated in hospital, Kondratyev said.

Local officials later said that a fire at an oil depot at the Sheskharis terminal, which handles crude oil and oil product exports, had been extinguished.

Coastal structures had also been damaged, they said, without providing details.”

Yeah! Just because the Israelis are the most prolific assassins in the world for the last 8 decades and benefitted from it and then immediately denied it is no reason to look towards them!

Very Cool! Thanks for that.

If Japanese Americans had this list along with hundreds of organizations lobbying for their interests Fuentes would be saying the same thing about them:

https://forbes.co.il/e/rankings/2025-jewish-billionaires/

But where was Elvis?🤔

Here is the latest from Fuentes—this is the way many young conservatives see the world:

https://rumble.com/v71oek8-ben-shapiro-hates-you-and-your-country.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp_v

Interesting. America does have a problem, namely we are losing our identity and cultural heritage due to one factor or another. Democrats and the whole liberal mind virus being one of them, mass illegal immigration another, and also the divide between rich and poor. You can say that without being a socialist. But just because Israel doesn’t have as many of those problems doesn’t mean that is something wrong in itself. You could say the same thing about Japan. Should we drop all support for that ally too? But this guy is known for being, shall we say, critical of Israel. I don’t see Zionism as being some evil plot, and I don’t see anyone not critical of them as being slaves to their Jewish masters. Just saying it doesn’t make it true.

Tell me how to fix a clogged drain again.

Jamie Raskini - dirty hands...

Globalism / Great Reset –

All continues not to be well at the COP 30 -

A top United Nations official reportedly directed Brazilian authorities to immediately address concerns like leaky light fixtures, unbearable heat, and inadequate security personnel at the COP30 climate conference in Belém, according to Bloomberg News.

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell reportedly wrote to Brazilian officials on Wednesday, demanding that the state manage security lapses like unsecured doors and insufficient security staffing, according to Bloomberg News. Stiell reportedly noted in the letter that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s office asked state police not to disperse the activists that stormed COP30 on Tuesday, according to the publication.

“The security forces and command structure required to execute the security plan were all present on the ground during the incident but failed to act,” Stiell wrote, according to Bloomberg News. “This represents a serious breach of the established security framework.”

COP30 attendees are being asked not to flush toilet paper at the venue or elsewhere around Belém, but to dispose of it in trash cans instead, according to an email from the COP30 operations team reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

“The UN can’t even figure out how to allow toilet paper in toilets at their own summit, but they want to tell the world how to manage and plan their energy economies for the year 2100!” Marc Morano, author and publisher of ClimateDepot.com, who is in Brazil covering the conference, told the DCNF.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/11/14/un-official-orders-brazil-to-get-it-together-over-absolute-climate-fest-dumpster-fire/

CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

Portland OR - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
Los Angeles CA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.

DATES TO NOTE -
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22 November rally in Washington, D.C by “Removal Coalition”

MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott.

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Weekend forecast - Things pretty much unchanged from last weekend. Scattered protests - mostly signs and shouting - across the country. There is currently no major leftist unifying event for them to rally to. That said, localized incidences of violence may spring up, like last weekends Antifa assault on at TPUSA rally on the Berkeley campus. Be attentive to your local news.

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Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025
Downgraded due to declining global threats and middle east war

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Seven more members of a North Texas Antifa cell allegedly involved in a terrorist ambush shooting on an ICE facility have been federally indicted on charges that include providing material support for terrorism, using an explosive, rioting and multiple counts of attempted murder. This follows the first two in the cell who were indicted last month in the historic case. This case is the first time in U.S. history that Antifa members have been federally indicted on terrorism charges.

The DOJ in the Northern District of Texas explicitly calls them members of a “North Texas Antifa Cell,” breaking with the DOJ tradition of avoiding naming Antifa.

https://x.com/mrandyngo/status/1989576013932605666?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

OBSERVATION - Remember, this is from an ambush of law enforcement agents last summer.

POLITICAL FRONT –

The Trump administration will require millions of food aid recipients to recertify their information to receive benefits, part of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the program, she told Newsmax on Thursday.

On “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Rollins said she plans to “have everyone reapply for their benefits, make sure that everyone that’s taking a taxpayer-funded benefit through ... food stamps, that they literally are vulnerable and they can’t survive without it.”

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/snap-benefits-donald-trump/2025/11/14/id/1234653/

OBSERVATION - USDA identified hundreds of thousands of cases fraud from red states that provided their data on program recipients. It is believed that the amount of fraud will skyrocket once blue state eventually give up their data. The left will scream to high heaven over the requirement to recertify and it will likely face legal challenges from cherry picked democrat activist judges.

TRUMP Watch –

Anyone who thought the BBC’s apology to Donald Trump was going to stop his threat of a lawsuit was, quite frankly, deluded.

The president, based on his GB News interview, is clearly hurt by what he sees as an “egregious” edit, and he has now apparently upped the amount he says he will sue the corporation for.

While on board Air Force One on Friday, Trump told reporters the figure would be “anywhere between $1bn [£759m] and $5bn”.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0yz5r8lypo

OBSERVATION - The width of the Atlantic Ocean is not enough to protect the BBC from this egregious edit job. Even the recent resignations of key persons won’t stop it.

China -

The United States agreed a $330 million deal for the sale of fighter jets and other aircraft parts to Taiwan on Nov. 13 in the first such deal since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, prompting anger from China.

The Pentagon said in a statement that the proposed sale will improve Taiwan’s “capability to meet current and future threats by maintaining the operational readiness of the recipient’s fleet of F-16, C-130,” and other aircraft.

https://thelibertydaily.com/u-s-agrees-330-million-sale-fighter-jets/

OBSERVATION - Needless to say, China is foaming at the mouth over this.

Russia -

Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

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Russia claims to be ready to negotiate in Hungary, but maintains that Ukraine must completely capitulate before any ceasefire can take place.

Ukraine –
Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

WEATHER FORECAST – Temps in the 30-50 degree range, with increasing showers/rain towards the end of the forecast period.

24 HOUR ROUND UP –

Ukraine’s air defense intercepted 93 targets overnight. Russia launched 3 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles and 135 attack drones, mostly Shaheds, from multiple directions. Two Kinzhals and 91 drones were shot down. Some hits and debris were recorded at 17 locations.

Russian losses per 15/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

+1000 men
+6 tanks
+19 ACVs
+20 artillery
+1 MLRS
+2 AD systems

Ryazan’s oil refinery was hit again overnight. Locals heard over ten explosions and a large fire broke out near the site. This refinery is one of Russia’s top five and a key fuel supplier for several regions. It’s been targeted at least five times now.

Using heavy fog as cover, Russian forces set up a pontoon crossing between Yalta and Dachne, moving around 10 vehicles across. Although detected late, Ukraine’s 42nd Mech Brigade quickly struck back with drones, taking out 2 tanks, 5 armored vehicles, and personnel.

Pokrovsk axis (Formerly Ocheretyne) -

The following is part of an ISW assessment of current battles in eastern Ukraine - one of several I’ve posted recently as they contain the best OSINT analysis I’ve seen.

ISW assessments- Russian advances in and around Pokrovsk over the last several days suggest that Russian forces in Pokrovsk are prioritizing the seizure of the settlement itself. They do not appear to be focused on supporting efforts by the 51st Combined Arms Army (CAA, formerly the 1st Donetsk People’s Republic Army Corps [DNR AC], Southern Military District [SMD]) to close the pocket from the north and northeast with a complementary attack from the south at this time. (My observation - reported fighting on the northern flank of the Pokrovsk pocket shows a decrease in reported Russian attacks over the past few days.)

Russian forces may be prioritizing the seizure of Pokrovsk for a number of reasons. Russian leadership may seek to exploit the informational effects that the town’s seizure will likely generate, or may hope that the seizure of Pokrovsk will facilitate a subsequent effort to close the pocket.

Ukrainian counterattacks on the northern shoulder of the pocket and a continued Ukrainian presence within Pokrovsk are complicating Russian advances and Russia’s ability to close the pocket, but that fact should not be enough in itself to cause the Russian command to be distracted from the effort from the south.

The 51st CAA has also been struggling to advance from the northeast, moving more slowly than the 2nd CAA (Central Military District [CMD]) is moving within Pokrovsk and on the western flank of the pocket. The 51st CAA’s slower tempo could also be contributing to Russia’s apparent and possibly temporary prioritization of the seizure of Pokrovsk.

The Russian military command is notably not pursuing the standard measures one would expect in such a battlefield configuration, namely focusing forces and means on completing the encirclement, which would normally be the fastest and least costly way to seize the entire area. The Russian military command can change its focus at any time, however.

Russian forces continue to advance within the pocket in the Pokrovsk direction while Ukrainian forces continue efforts to prevent Russian advances on the northern shoulder of the pocket.

https://x.com/thestudyofwar/status/1989536336261316926?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

Analysis and Future Operations —

The fight for Pokrovsk continues to be fierce. ISW analysis suggests that something else may be causing some diversion of focus on sealing the deal there- that being shifting of resources to other areas where the Russia army is trying to take advantage of fog to negate much of Ukraine’s FPV dominance. FYI the fog is similar to the Tule fog in Kalifornia, occurs in between storm systems and can be thicker than pea soup.

ISRAEL –
Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

Key overnight developments -

- Ongoing operations in Gaza

——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

Reported airstrikes in the Gaza City area.

——— JUDEA AND SAMARIA——————————-

Israeli forces carried out raids and arrests during an incursion into the town of Beit Rima, north of Ramallah, and several other areas in the West Bank.

——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

What appears to be relative calm obscures a lot of activity in the back ground. Israel continues to methodically reduce Hamas presence in the Yellow Zone. Right now, because of the separation, Israel cannot direct evacuation of civilians away from Hamas controlled areas, making it difficult for Israel to work and minimize civilian casualties at the same time.

Still watching the pressure needle continue to rise as it is growing more apparent the Israel and Hezbollah will be getting back into a more serious scrum here within the month. No Israeli homeland warnings or evacuations for the north, one of the key indicators of impending operations in Lebanon.

Similar pressure cooker rise with Iran, though likely on a longer term- year basis. See more under Iran below

Iran –
Threat Level - ADVISORY July 17, 2025

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the IRGC navy seized the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Talara after an Iranian court issued a seizure order. Tehran claims the vessel, carrying 30,000 tons of petrochemicals, was transporting “illegal cargo” in violation of Iranian regulations, and that the operation was conducted to “protect national interests.”

OBSERVATION - The Marshall Islands are a protectorate of the US and IMHO the reason the tanker was targeted. This seizure may signal a new round of aggressive IRGC piracy, particularly due to the drawdown of US Naval assets in the region.

Any increase in piracy could accelerate the movement of the USS Washington movement to CENTCOM still currently scheduled for early 2026.

Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

Lebanon’s central bank announced Friday a series of new restrictions on money changers and transfer companies, in a move widely seen as a response to mounting US pressure to dismantle Hezbollah’s financial lifelines, AFP reported.

The decision comes days after a visiting American official declared Washington’s intent to sever Tehran’s funding to Hezbollah. According to the US Treasury, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have funneled over $1 billion to the terror group this year, primarily through Lebanese money exchange firms.

https://harbingersdaily.com/israel-at-war-week-105/

OBSERVATION - You can bet corruption will allow these exchanges to continue but under a different ‘name’.
Lebanon is running out of time to deal with Hezbollah before Israel does the job.

Syria -

Tensions are still elevated following recent skirmishes between Druze and Syrian security forces in S Syria.

Misc of Note –

Freepers in Kalifornia, and especially in S Kalifornia better be alert to flooding and a major storm system it taking aim. Make sure you have your bug out bags ready, important documents ready and escape routes identified and monitored. Also make sure friends/family you may be staying with are alerted too. Get out early and avoid the rush.

BTW - don’t leave pets behind.

... for the last 500 years, if you were a nation that wanted to get rich, the way you did it was you built a bunch of ships, you loaded them full of soldiers and guns and horses, and you sailed from Europe, to the New World, and you took their stuff. You took their gold, you enslaved their people, you forced people to work in the gold mines and that sort of thing. That’s how Europe got rich. That’s how the UK got rich. And so that’s the historical pattern for 500 years. 500 years of colonialism.

All those places have many more people living in them today, at higher standards of living than they did 500 years ago, because Europeans (and then Americans) advanced technology, medicine, engineering and science so much that everybody got much richer than they had been.

The idea the West stole its way to being rich is a fabrication.

With the 215 Grain hard cast KEAD pills, I got complete penitration of hogs with a large hole. Some went down, some ran off through the brush like a dozer running a quarter mile track. Did not care if the ones that ran were not found right then…they were dead from the big wound channel in both sides of them.

It’s a preview

Shawn’s episodes have boatloads of followup

The episode I’m watching right now, matt bissonnette seal team 6, is 4 hours 5 minutes full of follow up

I expect 254 will be at least an hour full of follow ups on the preview comments.

It’s not posted yet, it will be his next podcast posted.

And each used the Indians in America as “ allies’ to fight for which European power would control the resources and establish trade monopoly between the New World and Europe…the 10 yr French and Indian war preceded the American Revolution by over a decade….created alliances between the natives and the Europeans which got the natives exactly what, over the long term?