Tonight at midnight the trooping fairies will move the Seelie and Unseelie Courts to their winter demesne. This also means that tonight is the last night that The Fool is abroad on the wild hunt until next Spring. * So perhaps a little Halloween music is in order. Fairport Convention’s version of Burn’s Lay of …
Preparation is the Key to Success: Halloween Edition
Just in case something goes really, really wrong between now and tomorrow night, I thought it was prudent to direct everyone to Field Manual (FM) 999-3: Counter Zombie Operations at the Fireteam Level*. Stay alert! Stay alive! And if necessary: Strike Hard! FM 999-3 Counter-Zombie Operations at the Fireteam Level * I actually used this in …
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Netanyahu’s Historical Revisionism: There is More Here than Meets the Eye
Earlier this week Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu delivered a speech at the 37th World Zionist Congress. His remarks, which included a discussion of contested religious sites such as the Harem al Sharif/Temple Mount in Jerusalem, as well as settlements also included some very interesting content about the Holocaust. Specifically PM Netanyahu alleged/asserted that the …
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Investigative Report on the Attacks on US Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11, 2012
In advance of Secretary Clinton’s appearance tomorrow before the House of Representative’s Select Committee on Benghazi I thought it might make a bit of sense to post the actual, definitive, and germane report on the events at Benghazi. This was produced by the US House of Representative’s Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. It is attached …
Please Allow Me to Introduce the Congressman who Represents Valley Forge
TPM posted the MSNBC video of Arizona Congressman Trent Franks telling a reporter that what we need is a Valley Forge American to step up and become Speaker of the House. Fortunately for Congressman Franks, Valley Forge is mostly in the 7th Congressional District of PA so he doesn’t have to look hard for the …
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Bad Historical Analogy Theater: Jewish Armed Resistance Against the NAZIs
Anne Laurie brought our attention to Dr. Carson’s recent comments regarding Jewish Armed resistance, or the lack thereof, against the NAZIs during World War II. Earlier today, between a conference call and doing some other work related stuff I came across Steve M’s much fuller treatment on the topic. Steve traces the history of the …
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Michigan’s Self Defense Law: Section 780.972 and 780.591
Since John posted about the Home Depot Defender earlier, I figured I’d go ahead and check and see what, exactly, the Michigan legislature has to say about all this. Michigan’s self defense laws, passed in 2006, were modeled on Florida’s from 2005. They are primarily codified in Section 780.972 of the Michigan state code: SELF-DEFENSE …
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