United States President Donald Trump has denied being friends with Jeffrey Epstein, saying that, unlike the “crooked democrats,” he never went to the late financier’s island. Trump has also accused the late convicted sex offender of plotting against him. Last week, the US Department of Justice released the final batch of over 3 million pages, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, legislation signed by Trump in November. The law has compelled the agency to publish data tied to federal criminal investigations into Epstein’s dealings. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Monday that “not only…
Climbing shoes are notoriously uncomfortable. The tight fit and aggressive shape help performance, but after a few hours of sport climbing in Illinois, my feet, toes, and heels are usually barking. Between climbs, when I was up to belay, I put on Teva’s ReEmber Camp Slipper. The wide toe box let my feet relax, and the plush cushion added support. It also performed when it counted. The tread helped me stay steady as I belayed my partner on uneven, rocky terrain. Later, when I got back to camp, I put on some thick wool socks and slipped into the Tevas.…
The phrase “politics makes strange bedfellows” is old. As in it was coined by William Shakespeare in The Tempest, from 1611. Like a lot of what The Bard wrote, it was insightful, simply because it’s true, even if no one put it in quite those words before. But it’s true, and we’ve all seen examples over the years where two people who normally wouldn’t stand together suddenly do so because of a common cause. A prime example was Rep. Ron Paul and Sen. Bernie Sanders–the libertarian and the socialist–joining forces to try to audit the…
I bought the Fox Defend ADV Boots ahead of a 12-day ADV trip through Nepal, hoping they’d be the elusive goldilocks solution for traveling. Protective enough for off-road riding, comfortable enough to hike around villages, compact enough to travel with, and easy to get on and off. On paper, the Defend checks all the right boxes: GORE-TEX waterproofing, D30 impact protection, CE Level 2 certification, and a BOA closure instead of laces. After roughly 1,200 miles of off-road riding, including monsoon-soaked river crossings, axle-deep mud, and 104-degree F heat, were they the right boots for the job? (Photo/Switchback Nepal) In short:…
One of the most annoying things about identify politics is that it often puts up artificial barriers to what can be common ground. In this case, I’m talking about a story from the Florida Jewish Journal headlined “After Alex Pretti killing in Minneapolis, Jewish gun owners confront Second Amendment tensions.” In actuality, what the paper’s reporting describes is simply a microcosm of the debate and discussion among gun owners in general in the wake of Alex Pretti’s death at the hands of Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. Roberta Tarnove, a 65-year-old Jewish gun owners who decided…
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) has made moves to establish a war bank, as tensions with Russia rise. The Bank of Defense, Security, and Sustainability (DSRB) would allow NATO members to pool funds. In doing so, NATO would be circumventing domestic fiscal constraints and voter opposition by classifying contributions as mandatory defense spending. It aims to enforce NATO’s new 5% GDP military spending target by 2035, overriding national budget debates. Accoridng to a report by Natural News, this new idea is backed by JPMorgan Chase, ING, and Goldman Sachs. The new bank plans to issue bonds by late 2026. Private…
As I was taking off my snowboard boots after a quick morning uphill, a certain smell wafted up toward my face. Even in the fresh air, I could tell my boots were hot and a bit rank. Thankfully, I had been testing the Hedgehog GO boot dryer, which is small, powerful, and, curiously, also doubles as a regular hair dryer. The Hedgehog GO has two attachments that are easy to interchange on the base: a motor and a fan. One attachment has two flexible and extendable hoses for drying boots, gloves, and other wet gear. The other attachment is smaller…
According to Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, anyone who regularly uses marijuana should be prohibited from exercising their Second Amendment rights; a bold statement in a state where gun ownership is common and marijuana is available for both medical and recreational use. Weiser was one of 20 attorneys general (all of them Democrats except for Ohio AG Dave Yost) to side with the Trump administration in U.S. v. Hemani, filing an amicus brief that argues “legislatures may, consistent with the Second Amendment, protect the public by imposing restrictions on firearm possession and carriage by habitual…
A few months back, I had the privilege of having Bo from S5 Tactical on my podcast to talk about his, at the time, new company producing U.S.-made G36 and UMP-style rifles and pistols. Coming away from that conversation, I knew I needed to learn more. Bo was gracious enough to grant my cohost Kevin and I a tour of the S5 Tactical/ Pacific Plastic Technologies (PPT) facility. a line of the injection molding machines used at PPT/S5 What’s in a Name? Bo watching his son Mike assemble a SG36 rifle S5 Tactical is first and foremost a family company.…
This article was originally published by John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead at The Rutherford Institute. “How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn’t see?”—Bob Dylan, “Blowin’ in the Wind” What does it say about a political movement that demands absolute reverence for life in the womb yet shrugs when the government kills, cages, or brutalizes the living? What does it say about a government—and a political movement—that claims to value the unborn, but once you are born, that concern evaporates? When life upon birth becomes expendable, subject to force, punishment, neglect, and…
I’m getting more than a little sick of seeing the various pieces claiming that the shooting of Alex Pretti is somehow evidence that the Second Amendment isn’t for everyone. Pretti was unimpeded until he laid a hand on a federal agent, and it’s unlikely that he would have run into any issues with his Second Amendment rights otherwise. I’m not saying he deserved what happened because of that, or the fact that he wasn’t exactly cooperating with the agents trying to arrest him, but I am saying that there’s more to the incident than the…
In the world of aftermarket firearms parts, there are, in my mind, generally two categories. Parts that add to what your gun can do, or parts that change how you do it. There’s been a steady stream of improvements and alternatives to the standard AR-15 charging handle design, and today’s featured product aims to reshape how the handle operates entirely. Enter the Devil Dog Concepts Hard Charger, a left-handed charging handle conversion that relocates the essential interface between operator and machine. Let’s check the tech specs, then get into installation and use. Tech Specs: Mil-Spec Anodized 7075 Aluminum and Stainless…
Birds were chirping, crocuses were peeping, and the sun bathed the valley in radiant rays. But winter still had a tight grip up high in the Rhône Alps. I stepped out of the helicopter and into the “safe zone” on a remote Italian mountain top. And just as fast as I arrived, the helicopter lifted its tail and pivoted back down to collect the rest of the team. Exhaling back into silence in a near-drunken alpine stupor, I looked out over the Alps, reflecting on just how I got here. Helicopter paparazzi in Italy; (photo/©Yann Allègre, Eleven) I was invited…
Following the Bondi Beach massacre, Australia did what anti-gunners always do. They look at how to restrict guns even farther than they’ve already been restricted. Australia was touted for having one of the most effective gun control schemes, yet it didn’t stop Bondi Beach from happening, so clearly, the answer is to be even more restrictive, right?One of the restrictions in place, among many, is a limit on how many guns a person can own.New laws will be introduced by the ACT government this week restricting the number of guns licence holders can own and…
United States ruler Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security not to help Democrat-run cities during anti-ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) riots. Trump has said that agents of the state will only protect federal property. This is just more evidence that the ruling class is not there to help anyone but themselves. We are running out of time. The “National Shutdown” was called on Friday and aimed at pressuring the government to end immigration raids. Organizers are urging Americans to abstain from work, school, and shopping in a mass strike against the ruling class for its authoritarian grip. In…
Henri Rivers has been skiing since he was 1 year old, but he never expected to become an Olympic ski racer by age 18. Soon, though, he’ll be headed to Milano-Cortina to compete against the best skiers in the sport on a world stage — for Jamaica. Born in Brooklyn and raised by two ski-instructor parents, Rivers and his twin sisters have been involved in skiing their entire lives. The Rivers’ father (Henri Sr.) is a lifelong skier, himself, and the president of the National Brotherhood of Snowsports (NBS). He introduced their mother to the sport after she immigrated from…
The Hawaii Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs will meet this afternoon, and its agenda includes a trio of eye-popping gun control bills designed to curtail the right to keep and bear arms. SB 2720 doesn’t have one of those cutesy titles like “Keep Hawaii Safe From Scary Black Rifles” (at least as of yet), but it should be called the Gun Maker Extortion Act. The bill would require any firearms company that wants to sell its products in the state to pay into something called the “Firearm Injury Restitution Fund” and possess…
As I sat on a glassing knob in Wyoming overlooking a deep canyon, the wind kicked up, and I started shivering. It had been a slower day of hunting, and we were hunkering in for the last stand of the day. It was time to bundle up and settle in. I pulled the Kifaru Pointe Synthetic Puffy jacket from my day pack and threw it on. Within minutes, the shivering stopped. The sun dipped below the horizon, dropping temperatures further, but the jacket kept me nice and toasty as I watched a few mule deer on a distant hillside. We…
