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A warning has been issued throughout the state of Florida over scammers targeting veterans, active-duty military members, and their families. The Florida Department of Elder Affairs, through its Operation Senior Shield initiative, has issued a scam alert to tell citizens to verify before they donate to any charity claiming to be raising money for military causes. “Floridians are incredibly generous, especially when it comes to supporting our veterans, active-duty military members, and their families,” the DOEA said in a statement to Military.com. “Unfortunately, scammers understand that generosity and often exploit it by creating fake charities and emotional fundraising appeals that…
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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…
Just hours after a 14-year-old boy shot and killed his grandparents before attacking teachers and classmates at his high school, Thailand’s prime minister is vowing to crack down on legal gun owners by prohibiting their ability to lawfully carry a firearm for self-defense. Politicians the world over often rush to “do something” in the wake of a tragedy, and Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is no different. Three years ago Anutin, who was then the country’s Interior Minister, cracked down on legal gun owners by imposing a freeze on new licenses and prohibiting individuals younger than…
Enlisted Air Force ranks are categorized into three levels: airmen (pay grades E-1 through E-4), noncommissioned officers (E-5 and E-6), and senior noncommissioned officers (E-7 through E-9). Some personnel can enlist at an advanced rank if they have college credits or have participated in Junior ROTC. The highest advanced rank one can enlist with under these programs is airman first class (E-3). The Air Force offers accelerated promotion for service members who agree to enlist for six years. Under this program, enlistees who enter service as an airman basic (E-1) are promoted to airman (E-2) after basic training is finished,…
Within the Air Force, officer ranks follow a clear-cut structure, divided into three categories: company grade, field grade, and general officers. Company grade officers range from O-1 to O-3. Climbing the ranks, next are field grade officers, in the O-4 to O-6 range, taking the helm of mid-level command. Finally, at the top of the hierarchy are general officers, O-7 and above, who oversee strategy. Air Force Company Grade Officer Ranks Second Lieutenant (O-1) The rank of second lieutenant is shown through a single gold bar. Proper forms of address include “second lieutenant” or “lieutenant.” Commissioned airmen sometimes may skip…
As a snowboarder who likes riding aggressively, I’ve been dreaming of an ultimate snowboard boot that blends comfort and performance. Since my first time using a BOA-dial boot, I knew a double BOA would be better. Once double BOA dials became the industry norm, it was only a matter of time before the next benchmark: A triple BOA snowboard boot. Finally, Burton released the Highshot X Pro for its Step On snowboard binding line, bringing with it the mythical high-performance third BOA dial. Yes, these boots only work with Burton’s Step On binding system. But, these boots bring next-level responsiveness,…
One good thing about the Wolford decision is that it’s giving us plenty to write about. Hemani gave us a bit, too, but since most of the media is pro-marijuana, it wasn’t quite as much as we might have liked. Wolford, though, has gotten all the anti-gunners wound up. When they get wound up, they start talking stupid, such as pretending that the vampire rule wasn’t a radical departure from the status quo. While a few states have similar laws, Hawaii’s was the one that ended up before the Supreme Court. Unsurprisingly, it was struck…
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling on Monday to uphold a grace period for mail-in election ballots has drawn strong rebukes from conservatives, while military organizations and other groups praised the ideologically lopsided judicial body for preserving voting options—notably for displaced active-duty military personnel. The Court’s decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee will preserve mail ballot grace periods across Washington D.C. and the following 14 states: Alaska, California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. It’s a major blow to the Trump administration and its supporters, who have called for voter…
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) season often brings its share of anxiety as military families try to navigate a long to-do list before making the big move. Hidden “junk” fees for travel expenses shouldn’t be one of them, but the reality is most families are unaware of them and don’t realize the federal government sometimes doesn’t offer reimbursements to cover them. But Lt. Col. (Ret.) Durward Johnson believes there are ways to work around those fees. Johnson, a former judge advocate general, has served as an attorney for more than 20 years. He recently launched BreckenWander, an online travel booking…
The Supreme Court granted, vacated, and remanded multiple cases back to the lower courts in Monday morning’s orders list, but the five cases dealing with bans on guns and magazines weren’t among them. Neither were the five cases challenging age-based prohibitions on sales and carrying, even though the Court had kept those cases in limbo for several months before listing them for last week’s conference. Even more perplexing is the fact that the Court did take action on several cases that the justices have been hanging on to that address gun bans for “unlawful” users of…
Call of Duty may be planning even more ports of older games in the near future, potentially bringing a pair of classic games to PS4 and PS5. Credit: Image via Infinity Ward Originally published by Game Rant New leaks are hinting at another pair of classic Call of Duty games receiving ports to modern consoles. The leak follows confirmation that Activision is releasing ports of two other Call of Duty games in Black Ops and Black Ops 2. Activision shocked fans when it officially confirmed the heavily rumored ports of the first two Call of Duty: Black Ops games. The gaming…
This article was originally published by Morgan S. Verity at Natural News. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on Thursday, June 25, that federal pesticide law bars state failure-to-warn claims against Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller – a decision expected to throw out thousands of lawsuits alleging the product causes cancer. In the majority opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempts state law claims because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the product’s label without a cancer warning, according to the ruling. [1] [2] The case centered on Missouri resident John Durnell, who developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using…
Virginia gun shops have been absolutely swamped ahead of Wednesday, when the state’s “assault firearm” and “large capacity” magazine ban is scheduled to take effect. A preliminary injunction blocking the state police from enforcing the law is currently in place, and plaintiffs in another lawsuit are hoping a judge in Washington County will grant an injunction against enforcement by any law enforcement agency, but I think it’s fair to say that even with one injunction in place many Virginians aren’t confident they’ll still be able to purchase a 20-round magazine or an AR-15 later this week. …
Memorials across the country often find special ways to honor fallen veterans. The Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Frankfort makes sure veterans are honored every day. Since Veterans Day 1988, a sundial has highlighted each veteran listed at the memorial. On the anniversary of each veteran’s death, the tip of its shadow touches the engraved name of every veteran etched onto a large blue-gray granite plaza. The sundial was designed by the late Helm Roberts, who won a design contest hosted by the Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the late 1980s. Roberts, a veteran, received the 2003 Sawyer Dialing Prize…
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This article was originally published by Amirhossein Eshtiaghi at The Mises Institute. Bernie Sanders is a socialist populist. His unfamiliarity with the fundamentals of economics explains why he considers Denmark to be socialist. A former Danish Prime Minister once implicitly addressed such claims, noting that Denmark’s economy is not socialist, but rather a market economy. But the truth does not matter to American leftists. He has now made headlines again with a bill that would expand state participation in the AI sector—a plan that, contrary to the claims of his supporters, could have disastrous consequences. In the following, these consequences are briefly examined.…
