This article was originally published by G. Calder at The Exposé. On Tuesday, February 10th, the European Parliament moved the digital euro one step closer to reality, backing amendments that support a push by the European Central Bank (ECB) for a central bank digital currency intended to work both online and offline. This does not mean the new currency is in place yet, but it’s another unmistakable signal that the project is gaining momentum after years of discussion. The digital euro remains framed by EU institutions as a strategic and sovereignty project, designed to reduce reliance on non-European payments infrastructure and to…

There are hundreds of rod companies for bass anglers to select from. Most are great, and it can be tough to stand out in the crowd. But let’s be real: a store-brand rod lacks the same sexiness you get from a boutique manufacturer. Yet time and time again, I find myself reaching for the Bass Pro Shops Johnny Morris Platinum Signature Rod on my boat deck. I picked this rod up a year ago and didn’t have high expectations. But I’ll be darned, after using it to chuck jigs and stick pigs, I can no longer ignore its impressive performance.…

More and more, large language model chatbots, commonly called AI, are becoming ways for people to look for information. They’re fallible, of course, but they’re also easier to interact with than a simple Google search. You can refine your searches and interact more like talking to a knowledgeable friend, though again, sometimes that friend is just making crap up or pulling from the worst sources possible. So it’s no surprise that a study has found that AI chatbots aren’t exactly pro-gun.Liberal bias against Second Amendment issues is spreading among artificial intelligence chatbots such as ChatGPT…

When it comes to any sport — and especially the Olympic Games — the gear used by elite athletes can be practical, personal, or even political. In the case of one Ukrainian skeleton racer, his helmet is all three. Vladyslav Heraskevych, 27, was officially banned from competing in the Winter Olympics this week because he refused to wear anything but a helmet with images of Ukrainian athletes killed by the Russian military. Although many Olympic athletes — including other skeleton racers — have been allowed to showcase political messaging at the Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided Thursday that Heraskevych’s helmet went…

It’s a little odd that while students in Georgia were demanding that state lawmakers pass a measure, ostensibly as a trial for a mass shooting is set to start, students three-quarters of the way across the country are doing something similar. This time, they’re in Colorado, and while Georgia students demanded something be made illegal that is already illegal, the Colorado bunch are demanding something even dumber.They want the state to restrict 3D-printed guns.Over 100 high school students rallied at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on Wednesday to urge lawmakers to pass a bill that…

Here’s the part nobody in the gun community should ignore: a father, drinking, handling a loaded Glock during an argument, points it at his 23-year-old daughter. And she ends up dead. And a Texas grand jury declined to indict. According to reporting from the New York Post and testimony from a UK coroner’s inquest, Kris Harrison shot and killed his daughter Lucy Harrison on January 10, 2025, at his home in Prosper, Texas. Lucy had been visiting from the UK and was preparing to fly home that day. The two had argued about guns and politics, reportedly including President Trump.…

Images by the author If you are like me, sometimes you don’t want to “strap up” by carrying an IWB or OWB holster for your primary carry gun. Sometimes, you want to carry something a bit smaller, maybe a .380 or even a .22… no judgement here! What’s the best way to do that? Stick it in your pocket. But… put it in a holster designed for that. I know I am “preaching to the choir” here… many of you pocket-carry, sometimes as your primary method of carry.  Falco Holsters is a company in Slovakia that I have dealt with…

Border czar Tom Homan has announced that President Donald Trump has agreed with his proposal to conclude a federal immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota. Homan’s announcement came less than three weeks after Trump deployed him to Minnesota to run immigration operations there. Homan said that a “small footprint” of personnel will stay in the area “for a period of time” to transition command back to a local field office, and to ensure “agitator activity” does not flare back up. Minnesota has been a hotbed of contention between ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and those who consider themselves “anti-ICE” protestors. Murders…

Redfield is a brand known for bargain optics and budget accessories. When I heard it was jumping into the shotgun game, I was wildly skeptical. Add in the idea of leaving the elk woods in September to go shoot doves in Texas with budget shotguns during the Academy Sports and Outdoors Full Blast Event, and I was honestly almost halfway to a face palm. It’s pretty hard to drag me away from my happy place. Once I got down there, though, and handled the Redfield Vector Semi Auto ($450) and the Drive Pump Action ($300), along with a heap of…

Gun control groups like Brady regularly proclaim that “police violence is gun violence”, even while exempting law enforcement from virtually every one of the anti-2A bills they support. You’d think that Brady and Giffords would be on board with the “Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act”, which aims to reduce the red tape and regulatory burdens around less-than-lethal products like stun guns by amending the Gun Control Act to exclude them from the definition of firearms.  Instead, the gun control outfits iare melting down over the bipartisan passage of HR 2189, claiming that “the gun…

We all have those one or two recipes from grandma that have been passed down for generations, and they bring back so many memories of family fun around the table. However, what about old-school recipes that have been forgotten?While the depression greatly affected how people fed their families, we can’t overlook the imagination and tenacity of past generations. Many of these recipes are easy on the budget, which makes them a great choice to add to modern tables, given the recent rise in inflation at the grocery store.These old-school recipes may sound odd, but they are quite delicious! Consider trying…

The Appalachee High School shooting involved an AR-15-type rifle. A jackwagon of a student got it from his jackwagon of a father, who’d been made aware of threats, yet still bought him an AR-15 and gave him easy access to it just the same. At no point was any kind of full-auto switch involved. This is important.Why?Because, in typical anti-gun fashion, gun control advocates in my home state of Georgia are trying to use the upcoming trial in that shooting to push for a full-auto switch ban.As jury selection got underway in the Apalachee High…