By all accounts, Betty Reid Soskin lived quite the life. She was a Civil Rights activist, songwriter, and record shop owner. In her 80s, she became a National Park Service (NPS) interpreter in California and served for 16 years, becoming the oldest park ranger in the country. And on Sunday, Dec. 21, Soskin passed away peacefully at the age of 104 while surrounded by her family at their home in Richmond, Calif. When she became a ranger in 2004, Soskin brought her lived experiences as a Black woman to her work at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National…
If there’s one thing the United States is good at, according to the mainstream media, it’s exporting problems. That’s especially true when it comes to firearms. No matter where a gun turns up, if it can be linked to the United States in any way, it will be, and it will be chalked up to too few gun control laws here. It’s just the natural order of things, it seems.And, once again, the New York Times has a whole story about the issue of American guns fueling crime in another country. This time, it’s Canada.Guns…
Last week brought headline-grabbing news that had a lot of people celebrating. And a lot of gun owners scratching their heads. President Donald Trump signed an executive order reclassifying cannabis from a Schedule I controlled substance to Schedule III, a move that opens the door to expanded medical research and signals a shift in federal drug policy. But if you’re a gun owner, or hoping to become one, William Kirk, president of Washington Gun Law, says the short answer is simple: This changes nothing for firearms possession. In a recent breakdown, Kirk explains that while cannabis has been reclassified, it…
Federal law enforcement officials said they now have “more tools” to pursue drug traffickers after President Donald Trump last week labeled fentanyl a “weapon of mass destruction,” triggering a broader federal crackdown of the dangerous substance.The designation came through an executive order signed Dec. 16 that classifies illicit fentanyl and related compounds as “weapons of mass destruction,” directing federal agencies nationwide to treat the synthetic opioid as a national security threat under counter WMD frameworks typically reserved for chemical weapons.The White House said the move reflects fentanyl’s extreme lethality, its role in tens of thousands of overdose deaths each year,…
The United States ruling class is not giving up and intends to steal more oil from Venezuela. The US Coast Guard is in “active pursuit” of an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela as tensions in the region continue to escalate and could ignite a war with the South American nation. US authorities have already seized two oil tankers this month – one of them on Saturday, accoridng to a report by The BBC. Beijing Condemns Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy After China-Bound Tanker Seizure Sunday’s pursuit of the vessel is related to a “sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of…
The Toyota GR Corolla is about to get the competition pedigree to match its looks. The hot hatch already looks ready to be a rally car, but it hasn’t been rallying before. Toyota is changing that by bringing the car to the American Rally Association championship for 2026, with a car called the GR Corolla RC2. Toyota Gazoo Is Serious About Racing (Photo/Toyota) Toyota Gazoo Racing’s GR Corolla Rally RC2 is based on a car the company showed at the Tokyo Auto Salon earlier this year. The car will use a 1.6L turbo-four just like the road car, but it’s…
Australia is once again turning to gun confiscation by another name. Following the deadly antisemitic terrorist attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans for a national gun buyback scheme. The largest since the sweeping confiscation effort launched after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. According to ABC News Australia, the federal government plans to spend roughly $1 billion to purchase “surplus, newly banned, and illegal firearms,” with costs split evenly between the Commonwealth and Australia’s states and territories. Gun owners will be required to surrender affected firearms in exchange for compensation, while the Australian Federal Police will…
Residents and community leaders in South Boston are shaking their heads, perplexed by acts of vandalism to three veterans’ memorials that occurred earlier this week. Vandals StrikeOutrage has grown since the incidents were discovered on Wednesday morning, reported Boston.com. Vandals targeted the community’s Medal of Honor Park, Korean War Memorial, and the Admiral Farragut Statue, knocking over and crumpling up American flags, removing them, and tossing them across a nearby road. The incident is being investigated by local and state authorities, and they believe the vandalism happened between 6 p.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday. Not much else is known about…
By Dave Emary Some time ago, I came into possession of a Model 1884 Trapdoor Springfield, made in 1889, that appears to be unissued. Produced by Springfield Armory, the Model 1884 was a refined replacement for the Model 1873, also seen on these pages. The bluing is starting to fade just slightly, but there’s still blue. The stock has a crisp cartouche and hardly a mark on it. The bore looks virtually new. In 2024, I took it out and shot it. What a blast! There are a few things to get acquainted with on the Trapdoor Springfield,…
The extra $250 a month never covered much. Not the higher utility bills when one parent was home alone managing everything. Not the emergency child care when deployment orders came through. Not the gas money for those late-night drives to care for a sick child when your spouse is 7,000 miles away.The monthly payment, called Family Separation Allowance, hasn’t changed since 2002. Twenty-three years of inflation later, military families are about to receive their first raise. Advocates say it’s long overdue, but it’s smaller than Congress authorized.The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, signed Oct. 18 by President Donald Trump, bumps the…
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHere comes Thanksgiving travel preparedness time. Thanksgiving is two days away, and you know what that means—awesome Thanksgiving leftovers, and the busiest travel day of the year is tomorrow, the day before Thanksgiving. 82 million people will be hitting the roads and skies this weekend, leading to packed airports, traffic jams, and inevitable delays. It’s a recipe for stress and frustration. As a preparedness-minded person, you already know the basics of travel safety. You’ve packed your bags, checked your routes and times, and added a few prepping extras—just in case. But holiday travel throws…
My grandmother once told me that she wished my grades had been a bit better because she secretly wanted me to go to Brown University. That was never in the cards–my grades would have had to be a whole lot better–but she admitted that it was because some ancestor of ours was a president of Brown and that I could go for free or something. I don’t know if that’s true, but in hindsight and based on the shooting there, I’m really glad my grades were merely acceptable. The whole security fiasco there makes it…
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadImagine you’re relaxing at home when the sounds outside shift—from the quiet hum of your street to chaos. Tires screeching. People yelling. Cars are driving into yards and doing donuts on front lawns. Within minutes, the quiet safety of your neighborhood vanishes. In its place, a dangerous, violent mob, with total disregard for you and your family, has invaded and overrun your neighborhood like a horde of Mongol raiders. Although it should be, this isn’t the start of a Jason Statham action movie. It’s a reality that happened this past weekend in Queens, New…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge. Beijing has condemned the U.S. interception of sanctioned crude tankers off the Venezuelan coast after a China-bound oil tanker was seized on Saturday. Beijing said Venezuela has the right to conduct trade with other countries. Reuters cited China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian at a regular press briefing, who said the US seizure of another country’s tanker was a serious violation of international law. Jian added that China opposes all “unilateral and illegal” sanctions. On Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard seized the Centuries, which was loaded with 1.8 million barrels of sanctioned…
If you live in a small space, storing preparedness essentials can be tough. One of the biggest challenges is storing water, which is also one of the most important items you need on hand. You need to have extra water for everyone in the family in case of power outages, boil water notices, broken water mains, hurricanes, or winter storms that freeze the pipes. The good news is, you can store a good amount of water in a condo with a bit of creativity. I’ve lived in various small spaces over the years and have been able to store water…
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Of all the major disasters that could happen in the near future, a pandemic is one of the most likely. It’s a simple historical fact that pandemics happen on a regular basis, and scientists believe they are going to become more common in the 21st century.Why? Partly because we live in an urbanized world where someone with a contagious disease can hop on a plane and spread it to another country immediately. Not to mention all the gain-of-function research being done in labs around the world. What if a dangerous virus leaks out of the lab?Many experts believe that’s what…
With President Trump signing an executive order aimed at rescheduling marijuana’s classification as a Schedule I drug to Schedule III, medical marijuana will likely soon be legal at the federal level as well as the 40 states that already allow it. So what will that to to Section 922(g)(3) and its prohibition on gun possession by “unlawful” users of drugs? In the case of Ali Danial Hemani, whose case will be taken up by the Supreme Court next year, not much. Hemani is accused of possessing guns as a recreational user of marijuana, and the…
The actor says the eight-hour prosthetics process sparked panic attacks and nearly ended the movie before a weekend “endurance” crash course.Jim Carrey has played a lot of larger-than-life weirdos, but in a recent look back at the live-action Dr. Seuss adaptation How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), he admitted the biggest villain on that set wasn’t Whoville. It was the makeup chair.In a Vulture oral history published Dec. 12, 2025, Carrey says the early prosthetics process was so punishing that he spiraled into panic attacks and told the filmmakers he was ready to walk, even if it meant returning his reported $20 million…
