This article was originally published by Patrick Lewis at Natural News. Due to strict filing deadlines, taxpayers who overpaid but failed to submit returns lose their right to reclaim funds, which are then locked in the IRS’s “excess collections” file. Critics argue the agency does little to warn taxpayers of looming refund deadlines, leaving many unaware they forfeit their money. Despite Supreme Court rulings against Trump-era tariffs, refunds may take up to 45 days to process due to technical delays in CBP’s new claims portal. Agencies like the IRS and CBP hold onto billions owed to citizens and businesses while…
Author: Tommy Grant
The early hours of a real collapse can feel normal. The power is out, phones aren’t connecting, and the usual rhythm of traffic has gone quiet, while most of your neighbors are still standing on their porches, chatting across fences, half-convinced this will be sorted out by evening. Someone mentions the grocery store closed early. Another neighbor says the gas station couldn’t process cards. The general mood is slightly inconvenient, at least for now. But you already feel the weight of it, don’t you? You’ve spent years understanding how thin the margin really is between a functioning society and one…
Brandon Herrera, the GOP’s official candidate for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, has built one of the most recognizable names in the online firearms community. Known as The AK Guy, Herrera is a firearms manufacturer, FFL holder, and social media fixture with millions of followers on X, YouTube, and Instagram. Now he’s taking his Second Amendment advocacy to Washington.President Trump recently issued his endorsement: “Brandon will fight hard to Grow the Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations…and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment. Brandon Herrera has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Representative from Texas’ 23rd Congressional District…
France is seeking to quadruple its stockpile of kamikaze drones and drastically expand missile arsenals by the end of the decade, Politico reported on Friday. A draft military planning law said that the preparations were being done to get ready for a “war economy.” A 64-page-long document set to be presented by the government next week stated that French rulers intend to focus on expanding their munitions arsenals rather than the armed forces themselves. The ruling class has been learning, taking its lessons from those of the Ukraine and Middle East conflicts, which have been depleting Western arms stocks at…
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, ‘Cougar Nightmare,” first appeared in the July 1963 issue of Outdoor Life. While it is a classic example of a predator hunt in the 1920s and 30s, it also shows how predator management and hunting ethics have changed over the decades. I don’t know how many times the cougar squalled before I finally woke up, but my awakening was certainly hastened by the realization that the cat was practically in bed with me. I sat up and stared vainly into…
The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant cert in George Peterson v. United States, a case squarely targeting the National Firearms Act’s registration and special taxation requirements for suppressors. SAF is joined by the NRA, the American Suppressor Association, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center, Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. SAF’s Director of Legal Research and Education, Kostas Moros, didn’t mince words: “Suppressors are clearly ‘arms’ protected by the plain text of the Second Amendment, and there is…
U.S. special forces rescued a downed airman in Iran in a complex operation that averted a potential crisis for President Donald Trump, as the war entered its sixth week with little sign of progress in diplomatic efforts for a resolution.Trump announced the rescue in the early hours of Sunday in a social media post that described the operation, in a mountainous area of Iran, as “one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History.”The airman, the weapons officer of an F-15 jet shot down on Friday, was wounded but “will be just fine,” Trump said in a…
Steiner just dropped a shrunken version of its MPS pistol optic aimed squarely at compact and subcompact carry guns. The MPS-C rides the RMSc footprint — the same cut found on the Shield RMSc, Holosun EPS Carry, and other small-frame optics — making it a direct play for Shields, Hellcats, P365s, and similar platforms. The headline feature is the enclosed emitter design. Unlike the exposed-emitter dots that dominate the budget end of the market, the MPS-C’s LED sits protected behind a fully sealed housing with a recessed, shrouded window. That matters on a carry gun that lives in a holster,…
More than one hundred United States-based international law experts have warned that American strikes on Iran may amount to war crimes. These violations come only a few months after the U.S. committed obvious war crimes when it bombed civilian boats in the Caribbean, accusing them of “narco terrorism.” Experts were citing violations of the United Nations Charter, attacks on civilian infrastructure, and alarming rhetoric from senior officials as evidence of the U.S.’s war crimes. War Crimes Stacking Up: Three More Killed In US Attack On A Venezuelan Boat In an open letter published on Thursday by the Just Security policy…
A Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden’s protective detail shot himself in the butt at Philadelphia International Airport last Friday morning, and the story behind the how is almost too embarrassing to type. According to RealClearPolitics reporter Susan Crabtree, the agent left his phone behind in an SUV while escorting Biden into the airport. He rushed back to retrieve it and, apparently lacking a flashlight, drew his Glock and used the weapon-mounted light to search for the phone. When he hastily re-holstered, he sent a 9mm round into his own backside. UPDATE: Additional new details about the junior @SecretService…