With the war along the Western Front at a standstill in early 1915, allied leaders were looking for ways to break the stalemate. Many were worried that the deadlock might be permanent. Lord Kitchener, the British secretary of state for war, reluctantly conceded that operations needed to be established elsewhere. Breaking the Stalemate That “elsewhere,”…
Month: April 2016
The Surveillance State: Police are Creating Fake Social Media Accounts To Monitor You
Police Create Fake Profiles on Facebook and Attempt to Build Relationships Along With Monitor Your Friends and Events Kristan T. Harris | American Intelligence Report Police departments around the nation have taken predictive crime prevention to a new level by building fake user accounts, as well as posing as genuine people to gather information about local events, Tech.Mic reports….
Texas News: For The First Time Ever FEMA Trains Texas Police How To Deal With Riots, Conduct Mass Arrests
Last summer the state of Texas was ablaze over concerns surrounding the Jade Helm military drills held across the state prompted some to speculate that the Federal government was preparing for either a local insurrection, secession planning contencies for the Lone Star state or even a “Texas takeover.” Similar confusion returned earlier this week when…
Street Smarts: Top “10 Codes” Every CO Should Know
Stores, hospitals, entertainment venues, and other places where the public are together in large numbers, use secret codes to pass information between store employees. These are meant to be a secret as they don’t want to alarm the non-staff members or alert someone (like a thief) to the fact that they have been noticed. Many…
Military Weapons From the Past: The M3 “Grease Gun” v2.0
The Philippine Marines Teach a SMG that dates back to WW2 some New Tricks War Is Boring and Historical Firearms recently posted a story about the use of suppressed M3 “Grease Gun” from World War II onward to Vietnam. U.S. forces stopped issuing the guns to troops in 1992, but at least one unit in…
Gear Review: Kinetic Concealment Combo Kit Holster
In January I reviewed for you one of Kinetic Concealments Mini-Green Dot Laser Units. Well, this month Josh sent me one of their Outstanding Hybrid Neoprene Backed Leather/Kydex Holsters to review for you. Besides their excellent reputation for making quality kit, one of the main things that attracted me to KC was their straight forward mentality…
World War Two History: The Man Who Fell 22,000 Feet and Lived to Tell The Tale
Paratroopers make a big deal about jumping out of planes from 800 feet, but U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Alan Magee fell out of a plane at 22,000 feet without a parachute while the plane was on fire. And he lived. Magee was a ball turret gunner in a B-17 named “Snap! Crackle! Pop!”…
Dose of Truth: Lawsuits Against Gun Manufacturers
Sometimes a Picture goes much farther than a Paragraph in Justifying a Position Think About It!
Obscure Weapons: 1929 Simson Prototype 9mm
In the late 1920s, German Ordnance hinted at an interest in replacing the P.08 Luger pistols with a less expensive handgun design. This prompted a number of submissions from hopeful companies, including this design from the Simson company of Suhl. It is chambered for the 9×19 Parabellum cartridge (as requested by Ordnance) but is a…
Dose of Truth: I’m Just a Bill (Transgender School House Rock Parody)
For those of you who grew up watching “Schoolhouse Rock” TV Specials, you will find this Steven Crowder parody an extremely funny take on a very serious issue that this country is facing right now. Be Sure and “Like” Steven Crowder’s YouTube channel to show your support, this dude is FUNNY.