Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Global food production rests on soil and rain. Robots don’t change that. Of all the modern-day miracles, the least appreciated is the incredible abundance of low cost food in the U.S. and other developed countries. The era of cheap food is ending, for a variety of mutually reinforcingContinue reading “The End Of Cheap Food”
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ATF/FBI Were Surprised By The FOOM!
Oh boy, it doesn’t get much better than this. The Top. Men. done blowed themselves up. Multiple people have been reported injured after an explosion occurred during a bomb squad training exercise in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, on Thursday. The explosion occurred during training exercises with ATF and FBI agents, according to local media. Members ofContinue reading “ATF/FBI Were Surprised By The FOOM!”
The Bounty 1984
Man, who else is tired of endless Hollywood remakes of older properties? I know I am. They can’t do anything original anymore. It’s really getting old real fast for everyone. So I thought today we could just talk about another 1980s classic instead. The Bounty from 1984. The story is framed in flashbacks told fromContinue reading “The Bounty 1984”
Friday Fun
Kentucky Squirrel Season 9-15-2022
This season has not been the banner year that last year was. By this time last year I’d killed close to 50 or maybe over that. This year not so much. Over the last two days I managed to shoot 3. Two Hickory trees are seeing a lot of action this week. I have seenContinue reading “Kentucky Squirrel Season 9-15-2022”
Half Of Americans Think US Will No Longer Be A Global Superpower Within Ten Years; New Poll Finds
Authored by Chris Menahan via InformationLiberation.com, A new YouGov/Economist poll asking Americans about the likelihood of various “dire political scenarios” found that half the country think that within ten years the US will no longer be a global superpower and there will be a “total economic collapse.” From YouGov: Judging by the actions of the BidenContinue reading “Half Of Americans Think US Will No Longer Be A Global Superpower Within Ten Years; New Poll Finds”
Ken Bird’s 1979 Pistol & Rifle Match
Our friend, Ken Bird shares with us this story of an Army pistol match. Used The 1911A1 I represented 7th Special Forces Group in the Southern Command Pistol and Rifle match 1979. I placed 2nd in the Combat Pistol match. 16 teams were on the competition from South American countries. Reason I did not winContinue reading “Ken Bird’s 1979 Pistol & Rifle Match”
SOG During Operation Dewey Canyon
Ken Bird gives his first-hand account of a SOG operation
My First Bomb Damage Assessment Mission
On June 28, 1968, B-56 Project SIGMA’s Recon Company moved forward to our new launch site in the 1st Infantry Division (1st ID) base camp at Quan Loi. We set up operations on the airfield, and we lived in a large hay and rice storage barn at the end of the airfield, when we wereContinue reading “My First Bomb Damage Assessment Mission”
Interview with Jim Bolen Green Beret, SOG 1-0 and Rhodesian War Vet
Statement by LTC Lindsey when taking command of CCS. 1. Would you mind giving a quick introduction to what you did In Vietnam And Rhodesia for our readers not familiar? In Viet Nam I was in the 5th Special forces and attached to the SOG project. I was team leader of recon team “Auger” atContinue reading “Interview with Jim Bolen Green Beret, SOG 1-0 and Rhodesian War Vet”
Scattered Shots 