It’s dawn at the apple orchard with birds chattering overhead. I’m waking up 6 feet off the ground with dewy grass below. It was one of the best nights of sleep I’ve ever had while camping. Listen, I’ve spent plenty of nights on the ground. From backpacking across Scotland to cowboy camping in Moab, I’ve learned to accept thin sleeping pads. Uneven campsites. And restless nights. That changed the first night I slept in the new iKamper Skycamp 4.0 Trio. iKamper recently upgraded its Skycamp series from its 3.0 line to the current 4.0. Updates include a taller headspace in…
Two new polls show Rep. Haley Stevens is struggling in her bid to become the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, including a survey by Emerson College showing her running 15 points behind Abdul El-Sayed. Even Stevens’ staunch support for gun control doesn’t seem to be endearing her to Michigan Democrats, despite a long track record of embracing some of the gun control lobby’s most extreme positions. In 2018, for instance, Stevens declared it was “time for assault rifles to go.” The assault rifles have had their day. That is what I’m hearing from people throughout…
In a boot camp that tests brains over brawn, military veterans seeking a college education convened at Caltech this summer to simulate the intensity of finals week among faculty, researchers and mentors, participating in a program that helps them assess whether they are ready to transition to academia. The Warrior-Scholar Project is a STEM intensive founded in 2012 at Yale and has served nearly 3,000 veterans, challenging them with up to 75 hours of academic work. The program has been offered at Caltech for seven years. Participants choose between three types of programming: STEM, business fundamentals and a humanities course.…
This article was originally published by Mark Thornton at The Mises Institute. I’m not predicting WWIII; I am certainly not calling for WWIII; I’m doing everything in my power to prevent WWIII and illuminate the causes, risks, and general results of future war. We are in a quasi-war with Russia, with Europe planning to fight. We are at war in the Middle East with no end in sight. We have stolen China’s oil source in Venezuela and threatened Denmark with our might. The last decade has seen the entire globe turn from firm allies and admirers of America to disgruntled…
I have no issue with the Secret Service guarding presidents, so long as they try something different and do a good job of it. I have no issue with them guarding the First Ladies, either. A man is vulnerable when something happens to his wife and family, so protecting them is good for national security. I get a smidge annoyed at a lifetime of taxpayer-funded security for the rest of their lives—the president and first lady, anyway—but I suppose I understand that, too.But former First Lady Michelle Obama is catching heat following a resurfaced clip…
As hundreds of military veterans campaign across countless U.S. states between now and November, new polling shows that Americans trust the candidates more than the military institution itself. A Gallup poll conducted in partnership with the cross-partisan veteran organization With Honor and released July 30 found that 77% of 1,001 adults across all 50 states trust people with military experience to perform well in office, with 70% having a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in military veterans in such roles. Just 18% responded that they have some confidence, and 10% reported very little confidence. The poll shows…
Veterans and active-duty service members trying to keep cool while driving in the California heat can find relief under the state’s expanded “Cool Air Rebate Salute” program. Those who couldn’t afford the repair bill to fix a broken air conditioning system in their car are applying to the program, and if eligible, are seeing 95% of the cost covered, up to $1,500. That’s up from 90% coverage available to all eligible Californians for the past two years. ‘Cool Air Rebate Salute’ program in California helps eligible veterans, active-duty and families of service members with 95% of the repair costs for…
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An honor more than two centuries later for the only known Indiana man who took part in the Boston Tea Party protest. William Tufts is buried at Bonneville Cemetery in Elkhart County, Ind. A graveside ceremony held on July 25, attended by state and local dignitaries, as well as representatives from the Daughters of the American Revolution, saw a commemorative marker placed at Tufts’ grave, courtesy of the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum. “William Tufts was a participant in the Boston Tea Party protest. He was an innkeeper’s apprentice at the time,” Evan O’Brien, creative manager of the Boston…
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Not on purpose, mind you. In fact, my guess is that Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes would dispute the headline of this post if it was brought to his attention. But the fact remains that in a recent press conference related to the mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival last weekend, Barnes put forth a statistic that demonstrates why the state’s numerous restrictions on lawful gun owners are a waste of time from a public safety standpoint. “The problem of gun violence is worsened by small groups,” Police Chief Shon Barnes said…
Every year, Apex Legends celebrates the anniversary of its shadow drop on February 4, 2019, and while it was rumored and leaked online ahead of time, there’s an argument to be made that it’s the most successful shadow-dropped game in history. And yet, even knowing that, saying Apex Legends is currently seven years old feels a bit like an understatement. The popular battle royale game from Respawn Entertainment has changed massively season after season, and to say it turns 30 with the launch of Season 30 on August 4 feels more accurate than saying it’s 7. A 7-year-old child will…
BEIRUT (AP) — Strikes launched by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia against Iran-allied fighters in Iraq have put Iraq’s government in a delicate position — and not for the first time. Since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, Iraq has walked a tightrope between Washington and Tehran, seeking to avoid becoming a battleground for rival powers. The balancing act has only grown more fraught since the U.S. and Israel went to war with Iran in February. Saudi Arabia had accused Iraqi armed groups of using drones to attack its oil facilities. The retaliatory strikes in Iraq hit bases of the Popular Mobilization…
When the Honda Prelude first arrived in 1978,Honda had been selling cars in the US for eight years, mostly in the form of the pioneering Civic. A new model was needed to introduce bold breakthroughs to the market in a range-topping halo model, adding technological DNA that would trickle down to Honda’s mass-market gene pool. The Prelude would be that model. How Honda Turned A Sports Coupe Into A Rolling Proving Ground For Mass-Market Tech Credit: Bring A Trailer The first-generation car ran from 1978 to 1982, marketed as a sports coupe for grown-ups. According to Honda, it was the first…
This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News. The War Is Over — and We Lost Today is a pivot point in the conflict. As of today, I believe the United States has decisively lost the war with Iran, and we are now in a fighting retreat. This is not speculation or defeatism but a sober assessment based on undeniable evidence. Colonel Douglas McGregor and other military experts have been warning for years that the U.S. military machine cannot win a sustained conflict against a determined, geographically gifted, and technologically capable adversary like Iran. Now their predictions…
When you’re out in the backcountry, just about any meal tastes gourmet, but Jetboil’s new stove system, the TrailCook, turns that perception into reality. The TrailCook stove system takes all of Jetboil’s tried-and-true features and elevates them. This stove system offers more control than ever in backcountry cooking, with its turn-and-click igniter and regulator, mirroring the functionality of a house gas stove. Its larger size provides greater stability, even in high-elevation winds, but it still breaks down to fit inside the pot. With the option to sauté and simmer, this stove system is for adventurers in larger groups who enjoy…
Veterans asking their Department of Veterans Affairs health care provider about GLP-1 medications frequently run into a wall of brand names that seem interchangeable but are not — at least not for coverage purposes. Ozempic and Wegovy contain identical active ingredients. So do Mounjaro and Zepbound. But the VA treats them as categorically different drugs, and which one you can access depends on what is in your medical record. Understanding the distinction is the single most important thing a veteran can do before walking into that appointment. The Two Drugs Behind Four Brand Names Semaglutide is the active ingredient in…
Touring the country is a magnificent and popular adventure. Using a camper trailer is an economical way of getting around for long and short journeys. It can be less expensive than hotels, requires less maintenance and upkeep than a motorhome, and the tow vehicle can be used for trail and around-the-city duties. Well-constructed trailers allow us to venture through and settle in closer to nature, away from everyday distractions. Setups with solar panels, battery power, water tanks, and propane help us go even further off-grid and stay untethered longer. After testing a wide variety of camper trailers, our team narrowed…
