Preparing for Power-Grid Challenges In The Summer of 2025 Bracing for Blackouts As the summer of 2025 approaches, the stability of the U.S. power grid remains a pressing concern. With extreme weather forecasts, an aging infrastructure, increased cyberattack threats, and politically motivated sabotage, the risk of blackouts and brownouts is at an all-time high….
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The Prescience of George Orwell — ‘1984’ is Here
The Prescience of George Orwell — ‘1984’ is Here If you read George Orwell’s fictional novel “1984” when you were young, now is an opportune time for a second look. It’s the language of “1984” that’s of particular use. The book is perhaps most applicable for its exploration of the relationship between nuanced language…
Bullets Follow Walls – Explained
I remember when I started MOUT training, I heard the phrase “bullets follow walls, so stay away from walls.” I heard it and did it, but I had to eventually ask what it meant. Why do bullets follow walls? At 18, I had no idea what bullets did. I was told to shut up…
History of the MACV/SOG Knife
Conrad “Ben” Baker was a problem solver. When special operations troops during the Vietnam War needed a “non-attributable,” or sterile, knife for cross-border reconnaissance and irregular warfare, Baker was uniquely positioned to design and procure their plausibly deniable piece of kit. From this request were born the rare and legendary MACV-SOG knives. Background In…
Drone Warfare in CW2
Drone Warfare in CW2 Some of the most successful (and profitable) YouTube channels are devoted to what some may refer to as gun porn. So much so that this sub-genre is referred to as GunTube. Garand Thumb and Brandon Herrera are two of the wildly popular channels that I subscribe to. Between…
Tactical Saturday: The Shooting People in the Face Drill, Revisited*
While training the other day I put in my customary 20 rounds on the tried and true Mozambique or “Failure to Stop” Drill. After I ran through the drill I realized something: I had been training myself to PAUSE between the transition from the two shots to Center of Mass to the shot to…
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Priorities of Purchase; Progressively Building a Rifleman’s Kit on a Budget 2024 Edition
Priorities of Purchase; Progressively Building a Rifleman’s Kit on a Budget 2024 Edition If you probably already have at least a basic understanding of what gear you do and don’t need, I am not writing this article for you. I am writing it so you can show it to your friends who are just breaking…
Seven Pillars of Small War Power
H/T WRSA Seven Pillars of Small War Wisdom Read this and then Save it to your Flash Drive. You may See This Material Again in the near future. Stay Armed, Train Frequently and Prepare Accordingly. Additional Reading: The Savage Wars of Peace: Small War and the Rise of American Power…