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Sitting on the tailgate of my truck, I fire up the new Optimus Gemini II dual-burner camp stove in order to make some coffee and oatmeal to start the day. With a scenic backdrop of snowcapped mountains piercing a pale blue sky, I twist the knobs on the slim silver stove to get the heat settings just right. Moments later, I’ve got oatmeal simmering in one pot while my coffee water boils in a mug next to it. The new Optimus stove, which fits perfectly into my truck-camping regimen, is considered compact. The stove has two burners, making it a…
Toronto sure looks like a rough place these days. Not even by Canadian standards, but ours. Even the U.S. Consulate isn’t safe, as we found out last month.Yeah, that gun control is going just swimmingly, isn’t it? However, I apparently need to give the Toronto cops their due. They made two arrests in the incident, which is good. It’s everything else they announced about the arrests that has me scratching my head.Toronto police announced the arrests Thursday of a 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy in the second shooting at the U.S. Consulate in five…
After a long day in the sun paddling the Missouri River, I hopped off the canoe, walked along the sandbar, and began to set up my tent. As I unfolded the poles, I began to hear the clinking and clanking of knives chopping vegetables and metal spoons hitting the side of a mixing bowl. Soon, the crackle and smoke of fire began to spread over the campsite, and I got my first inkling that something tasty for dinner was on the way. I walked over to the fire with my camp chair in hand, and took a seat to watch…
Violent crime is down across the country, and that’s a very good thing. Our homicide rate hitting record lows is something that we should all be celebrating, and we’re on pace to see it even lower this year. Again, a very good thing. However, the only acceptable number of homicides is zero, and that means there’s always work to be done. We need to be realistic, though, which is why gun control is still a non-starter.But maybe the answer is to not let dangerous people walk around on our city streets? I’m just putting that…
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point has dropped its fight against a court-imposed ban on its policy of limiting what professors can publicly say and write. Tim Bakken, the school’s longest-serving law professor, brought the original suit, claiming the academy’s policy violates his constitutional right to freedom of speech. He challenged West Point’s policy implemented in early 2025 that barred faculty members from publishing papers, speaking at conferences, or even appearing on a podcast without first seeking approval from higher-ups in their department. The faculty speech rule appeared to be in response to President Donald Trump issuing an executive…
I got my first Swiss Army knife at a flea market when I was about 11 years old. I have no clue which model it was, but it had the basic tools we typically see nestled between those familiar red handle scales, such as a knife blade, can opener, bottle opener, and corkscrew. I beat the hell out of that knife for a few years. It whittled hundreds of sticks into sharp points. I used it to open cans of Dinty Moore or Chef Boyardee I’d brought to the campfire. It trimmed rope we used in countless forts in the…
Iowa’s always been pretty decent when it comes to gun laws, but the state has made a couple of major improvements over the past few years. In 2021, the state’s permitless carry law kicked in, and the following year voters approved an amendment to the state constitution that declares firearm ownership a fundamental individual right and mandating that courts apply “strict scrutiny” to any future gun control legislation. Those advances could be in danger, though, unless Iowa gun owners turn out in force this November. While Democrat candidates like Christina Bohannan and Josh Turek don’t…
A veteran with mobility issues who served in Operation Desert Storm said he has lost more than $150,000 after a construction project went awry. Ed Smith, 73, of Kansas City, and his family claim they began building another home on their second lot last year. But the family alleged the contractors they hired to complete the project took the $157,000 and did not complete it after over a year. The money was reportedly was paid from Smith’s retirement funds. “In exchange for $157,000 of my dad’s complete retirement funds, we have a hole in our backyard in the wrong place,”…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Months after the killing of Iran’s supreme leader at the start of its war with the United States and Israel, mourners will hold a dayslong funeral and burial for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The mourning period will see Khamenei’s body carried through cities in both Iran and neighboring Iraq. Iran’s theocracy likely will encourage the public, government employees and paramilitary forces to fill the streets in his honor. Khamenei, who led Iran for nearly four decades, was killed on Feb. 28 when the U.S. and Israel jointly launched the war. The funeral was…
This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream under the title: Not Just A “Super El Niño”: A Record-Setting Worldwide Ocean Heat Wave Is Causing Insane Weather Chaos All Over The Globe The oceans on our planet have never been this hot, and this is causing explosive weather throughout the world. Record high temperatures are being set all over the northern hemisphere; we are witnessing absolutely crazy storms, and gigantic wildfires are erupting at a blistering pace. We have never experienced anything quite like this before, and it is going to be very…
Gun sales in Virginia were 241% higher in June than they were one year ago, and Rhode Island sales weren’t far behind, with a 201% increase compared to June, 2025. The National Shooting Sports Foundation reported the staggering figures on Thursday afternoon, with Managing Director of Public Affairs Mark Oliva declaring, “this is what freedom looks like.” Our right to keep and bear arms begins at the gun counter and states like Virginia and Rhode Island chose to throttle the Second Amendment rights of their citizens by ending the legal sale of the most-popular selling centerfire…
LONDON (AP) — Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain’s National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of future researchers. Then one day last May the retired insurance executive made a discovery of his own while sifting through the letters of an 18th-century Royal Navy captain. There, attached to a report on the capture of the American privateer Dalton on Christmas Eve 1776, was an enclosure identified only as “another paper.” Carefully unfolding the document, Scurr stopped when he saw the word “Declaration” printed across the top. “I thought, oh,…
For Andrew Song, joining the military was a byproduct of his upbringing plus a drawing of inspiration from a select group of individuals. Song, 26, a junior commissioned officer (O-2) in the U.S. Navy, spoke to Military.com while stationed at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor with USS Nevada (SSBN-733). He graduated from Yale University in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in global affairs, where he served as the battalion commander his senior year in charge of roughly 40 midshipmen. They were awarded the Department of Defense Partnership Excellence Award in 2022 under his leadership as the best ROTC unit in the nation.…
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As the country marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, Soldiers’ Angels is launching a campaign aimed at turning the milestone into support for service members, veterans and military families. The San Antonio, Texas-based nonprofit’s “250 Years of Service” campaign allows supporters who donate at least $25 to add a personalized star to an honor wall at Soldiers’ Angels headquarters. The wall is meant to recognize current and former service members, military families, loved ones who served, and others connected to the military community. Supporters can dedicate a star in their own name, in honor of a service member or…
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There’s an effort underway in Washington to strengthen military combat casualty care while bolstering national medical readiness. The House Appropriations Committee has taken the first major step toward these goals by including $20 million dollars in legislative funding as part of the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) draft making its way through Congress. “We are deeply grateful that the committee has prioritized this investment,” Jonathan Miller, president of RESPOND‑US, told Military.com. “Their leadership makes clear that Congress understands the stakes—that medical readiness is not a luxury, but a war-fighting requirement.” U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Civil…
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