Exploring practical methods for preparing for the end times, including analysis of end time scripture and prophecy, current events, prepping and self-defense.
Some recent information/recommendations as to boots and socks, shirts and underwear, issues with belts and a suggested alternative belt, and backpacks. Then the video moves onto advice or techniques for actual movement/rucking, and training. This is aimed at those getting ready for a selection course, but the author notes that a lot of the equipment is starting to come from the ultralight hunting gear companies.
This is a British WWII training film that is on the use of fire for a squad or platoon. Although it does tend to focus on using the Bren Gun (the unit's automatic rifle) it covers topics of use to infantry style combat generally such as shooting from cover, dead zones and how to overcome them by shooting from a height, the beaten zone from firing and how it changes due to the terrain, and the basics of fire and maneuver. It also discusses using fire to signal, to determine the location of the enemy, and suppressing an enemy attempting to move under concealment of smoke. And the important issue of initiative of fire and how to gain (or regain) initiative.
This is a video from the Gospel Lessons YouTube channel, which I've linked to before because of his studies on end-time prophecy. But this one represents a new theory to figure out the sequence of the signs of times based on what the host calls "God's Chiasmus"--his hypothesis that the signs of the end times reflect key events in the Old Testament in a chiasmus type structure.
The host speaks slowly, so I would recommend speeding this up to 1.25x playback in your YouTube settings.
Yes, I know that this guy is a modern day Brown Shirt who probably dreams of sending conservative Christians to gulags or concentration camps. But there are a couple reasons to watch this video: (i) to get an idea of how the OPFOR is thinking; and (ii) he has some ideas worth considering on weapons and kit to carry that lie between standard everyday concealed carry and a full combat/security load out. And it is not just a single jump, but various increments about what to carry. I would probably make some different choices--e.g., I wouldn't trust a tricked out P365 in a PDW chassis--but at least watch and think about what you agree with or what you would do differently.
As a side note, take a close look at the rifle he has for the full combat load. It makes use of the KE Arms KP-15, a monolithic polymer receiver, that was part of the "what would Stoner do" rifle that Karl Kasarda ("In Range") and Ian McCollum ("Forgotten Weapons") worked on. Kasarda runs tactical training classes for Leftists.
Tucker Carlson has learned that the CIA has been spying on him in order to make a criminal referral to the Justice Department. Is this an indication that Tucker has too much influence to not be under government and/or Israeli control?
The Cappy Army YouTube channel has a good video (below) providing background on Kharg Island and why it is key to Iran's oil industry and, therefore, Iranian government finances. Essentially, though, Iran does not have deep water harbors needed for handling the large oil tankers. But Kharg Island has deep water around it that make it ideal for loading large oil tankers, and it is close to some large oil fields. So it has become the most significant hub for exporting oil--some 90% of Iran's oil exports pass through Kharg Island.
My guess is that this is preparatory to sending in Marines to take the island. Cappy thinks that Delta Force will be used and discusses how they could use helicopters to land units there. That is a possibility, but Navy Seals could also be delivered to the proximity of the island by submarine. In any event, though, their purpose would not be to take the island, but remove impediments to a Marine landing or bringing in other troops. This would match with reports that 2,500 Marines and a landing ship have been deployed to the area from the Pacific. However, reports indicate that the ship is still a week out from arriving in the region.
The advantage to seizing the island would be to avoid an oil shock that would result from the facilities being destroyed, but remove the island for Iranian control. Of course, Israel might see things differently--they would probably like to cripple Iran's oil industry to keep the nation from rebuilding its military capabilities and would not care if it caused an oil shock to the rest of the world.
Polymyalgia rheumatica primarily affects adults over age 50 and can leave patients with crippling shoulder, neck, and hip pain, profound morning stiffness, fatigue, and elevated inflammatory markers. Many patients require long-term corticosteroid therapy to control symptoms.
In a new paper published in the journal Nature Communications, a team of scientists from King’s College London and Trinity College Dublin describe a new kind of aluminum called “cyclotrialumane,” which features a three-aluminum-atom compound arranged in a trimeric (a.k.a. triangular) structure. With its strong reactivity and ability to hold up when dissolved in different solutions, this new aluminum could be a cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternative to typical catalysts, which usually hail from the platinum group metals (PGMs, a special subset of transition metals) of the periodic table.
Some longer and more involved reading for weekend:
Up first, as is generally the case, is Greg Ellifritz's Weekend Knowledge Dump. Lots of good stuff, but here are some articles/topics that in particular caught my attention:
"30 Facts About Childhood Today that Will Terrify You." A brief overview of troubling statistics and trends among our children, most of which derive from too little outdoor activity and too much screen time.
"TERMINATING TERRORISTS | The Head-Shot Triad." Where you need to shoot to immediately shut down a bad guy.
"Controlling Your Fear." Tips on inoculating yourself to the fear that you will have in a violent confrontation.
"How to Survive a Mass Shooting While Unarmed."
"Tourniquets Can’t Fix Everything. Why You MUST Learn Wound Packing."
"Small Unit Tactics for Patrol." This is written for police officers, but discusses some military tactics that are adaptable to use by police. I think this has relevance to preppers in that it teaches different types of movement under fire or in areas of potential ambush.
"F&S Classics: The Wire"--Field & Stream. A big-game hunter and guide try and track down a Cape Buffalo that had been caught in a poacher's snare and somehow amputated its leg. A good reminder why Cape Buffalo are considered one of the most dangerous game animals in Africa.
"Academia is Women’s Work"--Postcards from Barsoom. Discussing the reason (a reason) men are abandoning academic work:
Men are constantly on the lookout for arenas in which they can prove their worth, and thereby attract a mate or, more accurately, as many mates as possible. Across the myriad competitive arenas that men have invented, there is one common element shared by all of them, which both men and women are exquisitely sensitive to:
An arena cannot be dominated by women.
The reason for this is obvious. The purpose of the arena, from the male point of view, is to demonstrate his worth relative to other men. To enter an arena filled with women is to engage in a lose/lose proposition: if one does poorly, one has been beaten (up) by girls; if one does well, one has beaten (up) girls. Neither outcome is going to impress the girls. Or, for that matter, the guys.
For this reason, men who enter a social environment in which women predominate will tend to make a hasty exit. There is nothing for them there.
"The Deep Rabbit Hole of Israel Spying on America"--Aletho
News. This 2015 article is not particularly long, but it has a fair
number of links to other sources including a lengthy Newsweek
article. It is not just spying on the U.S. that is discussed, but also
the disproportionate amount of foreign aid that has gone to Israel, and
the suspicion that Israel stole 100 kg. of weapons grade uranium to jump
start their nuclear weapons program. Unmentioned is their extensive
industrial espionage. And, obviously coming after 9/11, there is no
discussion of the extensive Israeli intelligence ring that was
discovered in the aftermath which abruptly pulled up stakes and fled the
U.S. after the attack. (See my 2023 post, "Dancin' In The Streets: The 5 Israelis Arrested Following 9/11").
Whether or not there was any connection between the Israeli agents and
the events of 9/11, one still has to wonder why so many Mossad agents
(some 60 were arrested or detained in the aftermath of 9/11) were
operating in the U.S.
