This sums up my political views quite well, and the views of most Libertarians and freedom-loving Americans who remember the "We the people" part of our founding...

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Three arrests last night, not even halfway into my shift, bad stomach flu, and general crankiness made for a blarghy night. This morning, I woke up feeling like I had been hit by a truck and very dizzy, so no workies for me tonight.

Well, after reading the real news (as opposed to the fluff pieces most networks are carrying), following intelligence reports out of North Korea, Iran, Russia, and Pakistan, and the daily reports I get from STRATFOR and NE Intelligence Network, I have to say this little video sums up my feelings about our near future-
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Here's to those with the balls to hit the beaches, the brains to duck behind the tank traps, the luck to not be in the front of the landing craft, and the integrity to push through in spite of the hammering they took. And brolly to the lads and lasses that made it happen for them.

Posted this on the Sinnsreachd Preparedness E-List, but figured it is handy for others outside of our faith as well.

This is for those who are in the bowling alley that is the Gulf Coast and
southern half of the East Coast. For those who don't have anything prepared yet,
or who want to establish a separate supply stockpile to avoid tapping into their
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Well, working a security detail this weekend wasn't the brightest idea I have ever had. Even with braces on both legs under my 5.11s all weekend, I still wound up aggravating my knees to the point of winding up back on crutches. Tis Tuesday, and I am now off the crutches, but still need bracing and a cane to get around (and I need not tell you how ( Read more... )

From this site

Priceless :-)


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Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, the same Dept. of Homeland Security that thinks the 9/11 hijackers came through Canada seems to think that we, military veterans, are now suspicious persons who should be watched because we are potential terrorists.

Think I'm making this shit up? Here's the text copied directly from the dept. of Homeland Stupidity ( Read more... )

Don't have long to type this, but I'll put the bullet points up.

1) Do not ever mention the Army or my involvement with it again, I ask everyone here out of courtesy and decency. They have taken too much from me. I will be able to walk again in a few months after physical therapy and surgery, but their misconduct- namely marching my wife in ( Read more... )

At drill this weekend we got the everloving batcrap smoked1 out of us- twice- prior to our APFT2, which is against regulations and caused a lot of people to have crappy results at best, go down with muscle failure more common (one girl even went down with a torn ligament as a result)... no, the people in charge who smoked us were NOT supposed to do ( Read more... )