Yellowstone’s Biscuit Basin has been closed since a hydrothermal explosion damaged the boardwalk near Black Diamond Pool in July 2024. Less than 2 years later, the same basin is changing again. At 5:09 a.m. MDT on June 13, monitoring equipment near Black Diamond Pool recorded unusual seismic energy and low-frequency acoustic signals. A research camera showed a dark steam plume rising from an area north of the pool, where geologists found newly opened vents, cracked ground, and near-boiling water moving through the basin. The event was a hydrothermal explosion, which occurs when hot water beneath the surface flashes to steam…
Victor Davis Hanson is, without a doubt, one of the bigger names in conservative commentary. He’s been doing it for a long time and, as both an academic and a commentator, he is able to bring something to the table that many of us simply can’t. Because he’s on the right, it’s easy to simply assume that he supports gun rights. In this case, you’d be correct, though that’s not the given that many assume.Still, like many people, Hanson valued gun rights as more of an abstract for some time before something made it personal.Victor…
Every year on the 4th of July, Americans celebrate Independence Day, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, and the founding of the United States as a free and independent nation. For many Americans, the holiday is marked by fireworks, parades, backyard barbecues and patriotic displays. But the origins of Independence Day trace back to a pivotal moment in American history, when the 13 colonies formally broke from British rule and began establishing a new nation. Related: The History of the Fourth of July What Happened on July 4, 1776? By the summer of 1776,…
North Carolina wildlife officials are weighing a rule change that would restrict firearm hunting and deer hunting with dogs on a small section of public game land near Falls Lake. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission scheduled a virtual public hearing on June 23 regarding a petition to amend the rules for the Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land. The affected area covers about 230 acres south of Purnell Road, north of Bent Road, and east of New Light Creek. Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land spans roughly 37,500 acres across Durham, Granville, and Wake counties. The proposed restriction would apply to…
By the standards of Mojang’s quarterly cadence, Minecraft’s second game drop of 2026, Chaos Cubed, is one of the more substantive updates in recent memory. Its headline feature, the Sulfur Cube, is a new mob that can absorb nearly any block and transform its properties accordingly, but beyond that, it’s remarkable how much Chaos Cubed actually includes. The latest game drop touches every facet of Minecraft, from a new Sulfur Caves biome with ecosystem mechanics like geysers and noxious gas pools, to an experimental Vulkan renderer overhaul, and a beta for social features, including a new friends list. To unpack…
France has just confirmed its first Ebola case. The patient is a doctor who had returned from a mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). The health ministry said the patient has a “very low” viral load and that contacts are “currently being identified”. The organization “confirms today the identification of a first positive case of Ebola virus disease on national territory”, said a statement. This is the first time Ebola has ever been detected in France, and the case is the first of the deadly hemorrhagic fever to be identified outside the African continent during the current…
If you’ve ever hiked up Angel’s Landing — arguably the most iconic trail in Zion National Park — then you know how dangerous it can be. In fact, falling is by far the leading cause of death in America’s second-most-popular national park. That’s what happened to Bernadette Vander Meer in August 2006. She fell to her death from the hiking trail “under suspicious circumstances,” according to local authorities. But after 20 years, no arrest was ever made in connection with her death — until now. On Monday, police arrested David Vander Meer, Bernadette’s husband, on charges of murder and insurance…
Many gun rights supporters believe that gun owners tend to become gun voters, at least to some degree. That’s not universal, of course, because Kamala Harris has a handgun and she was all about banning them for everyone else, but we tend to think people like her are the exception, rather than the rule. However, the results of a survey from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Gun Violence Solutions suggest otherwise. In fact, according to this survey, some of the gun control lobby’s biggest asks for state and federal lawmakers…
CHAMPVA and Tricare are both federal government health care programs tied to military service. They are run by different federal agencies, cover different groups of people and operate on different cost structures. Confusing them is easy. Losing health care coverage because of that confusion is a real and preventable problem that affects veteran families every year. The single most important thing to understand before anything else: If you are eligible for Tricare, you are not eligible for CHAMPVA, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. They do not stack. If your circumstances change and you…
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The gun-rights group Gun Owners of America (GOA) is blowing the whistle on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division for revealing sensitive tax and firearm information of a GOA member. According to an April 17 news release, GOA is asking the DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General to investigate what it calls a “a series of alarming breaches in which the government intentionally filed, on a public court docket, the sensitive tax returns of a GOA member, along with details of this person’s private firearm collection.” According to GOA,…
The truth of the matter is that so-called “ghost guns” exist in part because there is a point where something that isn’t a gun becomes a gun. Selling something that’s almost a gun, but not quite, isn’t exactly new. I first bought an AK receiver kit more than 20 years ago, along with a parts kit that would let me put together my very own AK. I loved that gun.Anyway, the whole “ghost gun” thing, at least when it comes to going after dealers, is premised on someone doing something wrong simply because they took…
I’m always on the lookout for coverage of defensive gun uses by local media outlets, so when I ran across a story from KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas headlined “Austin woman chases intruder out of home during ‘terrifying’ invasion,” I was definitely intrigued. The story itself is less about that encounter, though, than the less-than-satisfying response the victim of the home invasion received when she called 911 to report an intruder. It was last fall when Shayla Worley woke up and realized a stranger was in her home. KXAN doesn’t even really describe what Worley did, other than…
This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News. Israel’s UN ambassador publicly accused France, China, and Pakistan of making secret payments to Iran for safe passage through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. The accusations stem from reports that commercial vessels from these nations transited the strait despite Iran’s broader shipping restrictions. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical global chokepoint, handling approximately 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas. Iran has selectively allowed passage for some nations’ ships while maintaining a blockade against others, deepening geopolitical fractures. The confrontation at the UN highlights the escalating…
A while back I wrote a post about cooking without power which was really just a list of ways to heat up food–dutch oven, fireplace, grill, etc. But what if your food needs more than just heating? What if the power is out and you want to use the blender, the mixer, the toaster, the waffle maker, the coffee pot, or one of the many other kitchen appliances we tend to take for granted? Fortunately, there are many non-electric alternatives. I suggest you start replacing your kitchen appliances with non-power versions and learn to use them. This way, if the…
A short road trip from Old San Juan and the Metro Area drops you into Puerto Rico’s vibrant northern coast, where rugged limestone cliffs blanketed in lush green vegetation form a distinctive karst playground.Here, adventurers can chase waterfalls, scale rock faces, duck into caves, and surf powerful Atlantic breaks before winding down with island flavors and a well-earned rest. Let’s explore how you can “live Boricua” in the colorful northern region of Puerto Rico. Manatí’s aquamarine water and impressive rock formations are awe-inspiring. Manatí There’s so much more to do in Puerto Rico than bathe on the beach all day.…
It’s easy to look at the gun control laws passed in another state and think, “Well, at least it doesn’t impact me.” I vehemently oppose what’s happened in California over the years, just as I vehemently oppose what’s happened in Virginia in 2026, but since it doesn’t affect me here in Georgia, it’s easy to let it go when the dust settles. The problems really get started when those terrible ideas don’t stay put, but are instead pushed onto the rest of the nation.In other words, remember reading about all of those new Virginia gun…
Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More “How long have you had this sleeping bag?” My wife’s query was innocent enough. But I should have seen where it was going. “Oh man, more than 20 years!” I beamed. I’d bought the Marmot Pinnacle back when I worked at Midwest Mountaineering in the mid-’90s. It was one of my first real gear purchases, scrounged together by scrimping, saving, and eating ramen noodles during college. It turned out to be a spectacular investment. I’d spent hundreds of nights in that bag. I was…
