This article was originally published by Garrison Vance at Natural News. Introduction: Pipeline Damage Confirmed The Saudi energy ministry confirmed on Thursday that Iranian strikes on the kingdom’s East-West pipeline have reduced its export capacity by approximately 700,000 barrels per day (bpd). The ministry stated the attacks hit a pumping station on the vital pipeline, which serves as the main route for supplying global markets at this time. [1] This official statement marks the first acknowledgment from Riyadh that its energy infrastructure has sustained significant damage from Iranian attacks. The announcement was issued as the United States and Iran prepared for…
Author: Tommy Grant
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “Nature’s Horn of Plenty,” was originally published in the April 1974 issue of Outdoor Life. Most outdoorsmen don’t realize it, but when old Mother Nature tilts her horn of plenty the fruits, berries, and nuts that come rolling out can be made into some true gourmet delights. And the best feature is that these items can be harvested by just about anyone — without a fishing rod, a gun, or even a license. I harvest wild foods for two…
If you’ve been running the Primary Arms SLx 1x MicroPrism and wishing you could swap it onto your existing red dot mount without buying yet another adapter, good news: Primary Arms heard you. The Houston-based optics company just dropped the SLx 1x MicroPrismT — same prism, new footprint. Specifically, an H1/T1-compatible mounting footprint, which is about as close to a universal standard as the red dot world has. That means this thing drops right onto a massive selection of aftermarket mounts and risers you probably already own. No proprietary adapter. No extra spend. Just swap and go. Same Great Optic,…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday posted on social media that the United States military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz, and that all of Iran’s minelaying ships have been sunk.“We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, adding that “all 28” of Iran’s “mine dropper boats are also lying at the bottom of the sea.” Minutes before Trump’s post, reports started to emerge about the presence of U.S. Navy ships in the strait.An Axios journalist, citing an unnamed U.S. official, posted that “several” U.S. ships had…
When it comes to tornado safety, what you think you know can be just as dangerous as what you don’t. Over the years, a mix of folklore, outdated advice, and pure fiction has created a set of myths about tornadoes that stubbornly persist. Acting on these myths during a real emergency can waste precious seconds and put you and your family in greater danger. Your ability to protect your family depends on having a clear, fact-based plan—not fantasy. This article is here to cut through the noise and debunk the most common tornado myths. Understanding the truth empowers you to…
The Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon said on Friday they had signed an agreement allowing the government’s use of a high-energy laser counter-drone system along the southern U.S. border with Mexico.The agreement came after the FAA conducted testing in New Mexico on the laser system used by the Pentagon and Homeland Security Department and validated that proper safety controls are in place and do not pose undue risks to passenger aircraft.Two earlier incidents posed serious concerns.The U.S. military errantly shot down a government drone with the laser-based system on Feb. 25, leading the FAA to expand an area in which…
A major gun-rights organization is rallying its membership to urge President Donald Trump to replace recently fired U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi with someone with stronger convictions about protecting the Second Amendment. Gun Owners of America (GOA) recently said that gun owners across America are “breathing a sigh of relief” with Bondi’s departure. “Bondi came in with a weak 2A record and made things worse as attorney general,” GOA said in a national alert to members. “Under her watch, two Biden-era gun rules Trump promised to kill on day one are still on the books: the pistol brace ban and…
The U.S. Army launched a new data center earlier this month to support the flow of information from the military’s vast troves to commanders and soldiers on the battlefield.The Army Data Operations Center’s April 3 debut is part of an enormous push to further integrate data and machine learning into military operations, according to a Pentagon release. The armed forces have used data from military, intelligence and business sources for the past several years.Historically, that has been a somewhat cumbersome process, as different datasets are often separated from one another, necessitating different security clearances, or housed on different systems. The…
KYIV, Ukraine — On Tuesday, the president of the United States sent a message to the world. The man whose military is supposed to guarantee the survival of a 35-nation coalition in Ukraine posted on Truth Social that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his 8 p.m. deadline.He promised to bomb every bridge and power plant in the country. Not as a warning. As an ultimatum, with a countdown, posted for the world to read along with the 93 million people he profanely threatened to annihilate.The next day, civilians in…
Fought on the night of June 9-10, 1965, the Battle of Dong Xoai was, as was often the case in the Vietnam War, hard to pin down as to the winner. One thing is certain, however. It produced two Medals of Honor — and one had the unique distinction of being a Seabee.Marvin Glen Shields was born in Port Townsend, Washington, on Dec. 30, 1939. After high school his family moved in 1958 to Hyder, Alaska, where he worked in a gold mining project for the Mineral Basin Mining Company. On Jan. 8, 1962, he enlisted in the Navy, choosing…