Want to explore more than 2,000 varieties of barbed wire in the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum? Or get an in-depth look inside the Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartment at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington? Then check out this year’s Blue Star Museums program with free opportunities for military families around the country. About 2,000 museums are offering free admission to currently serving military personnel and up to five family members now through Sept. 1, Labor Day. Participating museums, large and small, can be found in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. They include…
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Speaking at an international legal forum in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president who currently serves as the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, admitted that Moscow doesn’t like the current political regime in Kiev “at all.” Medvedev said that the ruling authorities in Kiev have one last opportunity to preserve some statehood after the Ukraine conflict inevitably resolves, urging Kiev to engage in peace talks based on the reality of the situation on the ground. He suggested that Ukraine’s leaders have “one last chance to preserve, under certain conditions, after the end of military actions,…
This story, “Grizzly in No Man’s Land,” appeared in the February 1979 issue of Outdoor Life. For a moment the grizzly wore an expression of almost pure contentment, sitting there in front of the tent eating that granola bar. Moments later, when it was all over, I was left scared to the soles of my boots and almost incoherent. But in those 30 or so seconds that constitute an eternity in such situations, I learned the true meaning of the wilderness…. I had seen bear tracks all summer. Kayaking the Teslin River in central Yukon Territory, then on down the…
Typically, there haven’t been enough sales or compelling deals to put together a Memorial Day sale roundup for survival gear and prepping supplies. Times change, though, and now we have a whole slew of deals to explore that’ll help kickstart your summer preparedness projects.Memorial Day is on May 26th this year, but sales have already started and a few run through the end of the week. Like most roundups, we’ll keep updating as sales come and go throughout the period, so check back periodically to catch new deals.Contents (Jump to a Section)Memorial Day PrefaceI don’t have an issue with the commercialization…
This article was originally published by Wanjiru Njoya at The Mises Institute. To Marxists, everything is inherent and inevitable. Human beings are inherently constrained to act as they do by their prevailing material conditions, leading inevitably to class conflicts. They view human beings as captive to the ideology of their class. Karl Marx argued that, owing to inherent class conflict, individuals cannot view problems objectively—or even individually or idiosyncratically—because each individual is necessarily compelled to view the world through the lens of his class. Matters being thus inherent and inevitable, the edicts and pronouncements of Marxism are inescapable and incontrovertible.…
Radiation exposure is one of those threats we all hope never becomes reality. But as any prepper knows, hoping isn’t a plan. Nuclear accidents, reactor meltdowns, or even dirty bombs. These aren’t scenes from a movie. They’re possibilities. And if you’re anywhere near a nuclear plant or military target, your window to act will be narrow when disaster strikes. One of the simplest and most effective first steps you can take to shield your body from harmful radiation is stocking up on iodine pills. How Iodine Reduces Radiation Poisoning When a nuclear event occurs, radioactive iodine-131 is often released into…
House Democrats plan to introduce legislation rolling back Defense Department efforts to force transgender troops out of the ranks, a move that could force a public vote by Republican lawmakers on the issue in coming weeks.The legislation — sponsored by House Armed Services Committee ranking member Adam Smith, D-Wash., and backed by several other prominent panel Democrats — would bar the defense secretary from separating any member of the armed forces “on the basis of gender identity, including a diagnosis or potential diagnosis of gender dysphoria.”It would also prohibit the Defense Department from denying “medically necessary health care coverage” to…
Want to buy an AK? I brought in a few of the best AK rifles chambered for 7.62×39 and ran them through their paces to help you make your choice.AKs are probably more popular in the U.S. now than they’ve ever been. Surprising, since the cost of the rifles and their ammunition is also at their zenith. Once viewed as the poor man’s alternative to the AR-15, that is no longer the case. Today, you can get an AR for $400, and the cheapest .223 Remington ammo is less expensive than the cheapest 7.62×39.No, the AK is no longer the…
U.S.-sanctioned terrorist organizations appear to be enjoying the perks of paid, premium accounts and verified blue check marks on the social media platform X, a potential violation of U.S. sanctions, according to a report published Thursday.The social media giant has accepted payments from individuals who appear to be affiliated with Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the Hamas militant group, among others, for paid accounts in a move strictly prohibited by the U.S. government, said the Tech Transparency Project, a research organization that seeks to hold big tech companies accountable.“The findings add to questions, first raised by [Tech Transparency Project] in February…
Making a Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 secure enough to serve as a presidential aircraft will require “significant modifications,” Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers Tuesday.Meink said in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that the Air Force is now looking at what it will take to adapt the 747 aircraft, which the Qatar royal family is offering to the Trump administration, into an Air Force One presidential plane.Meink also pledged to Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., not to allow security standards for the plane to slip, and to warn President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if the service is…