Monthly Archives: July 2023

Turkey Flips, Boosts NATO Membership For Sweden…And Ukraine

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Remember how Turkey was blocking Sweden’s membership in NATO? Well, they’ve now flipped to backing Sweden’s membership. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to support Sweden’s bid to join Nato, the military alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg says. He said … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Ballistics + Slow Mo Guys + Big Guns = Cool Footage

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Lawrence Person

In a follow-up to both Saturday’s 4 Bore rifle video and high-speed footage of gun destruction, both Kentucky Ballistics and The Slow-Mo Guys are back with another video, this time shooting really big guns. How big? Up to a .577 … Continue reading →

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Netherlands: Let The Power Fall

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Lawrence Person

The Europhilic, farmer-oppressing, climate cult-believing government of The Netherlands has fallen over immigration policies. The Dutch government collapsed on Friday after failing to reach a deal on restricting immigration, which will trigger new elections in the fall. The crisis was … Continue reading →

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4 Bore Rifle vs. Body Armor

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Lawrence Person

4 Bore is an obsolete black-powder rifle with a (roughly) 1 inch barrel used for hunting big game in Africa. Scott at Kentucky Ballistics got a modern version of that and decided to test it against body armor. Consider this … Continue reading →

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Low-Calorie LinkSwarm Substitute

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Lawrence Person

This week’s been a bear… …and I’ve just run out of time to do a decent LinkSwarm. Instead, in honor of police finding Hunter Biden’s cocaine unexplained cocaine of unknown origin at the White House, here’s a video of Norm … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Juba: When China Got Its Ass Kicked

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Peacekeeping missions in Africa have a way of humbling proud nations, like America in Mogadishu or Ireland in Jadotville. But while American and irish troops actually acquitted themselves well in their respective engagements, the same can’t be said for Chinese … Continue reading →

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Bodycam Footage of Cop Taking Down Active Shooter

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Lawrence Person

I may be late to this party, since the story broke several days ago, but I think this video is worth covering to highlight all the things the Allen PD officer (whose name, as far as I can tell, hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day!

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Don’t think anyone is in the mood for any intellectual heavy lifting today, so here’s a fireworks livestream: Don’t ask me how they’re doing live nighttime fireworks during the middle of the day. This is a more eclectic livestream, with … Continue reading →

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Why Does Will Hurd Think He’s Running For President?

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Lawrence Person

In one of those periodic, inexplicable outbreaks of a U.S. Representative deciding that he needs to run for President, former Texas Congressman Will Hurd has announced he’s running for President. Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd announced Thursday that he’s throwing … Continue reading →

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Ukrainian Soldiers Love Bradleys

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Although a lot of attention has been lavished on Ukrainian Forces getting Leopard 2, Challenger 2 and Abrams main battle tanks, we’ve also sent them 109 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. Many of those have been involved in the Zaporizhzhia counter-offensive, and … Continue reading →

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