Bryan Malinowski's widow is suing the ATF. There are a lot of issues with what happened that day, including ATF agents NOT following government policy on dynamic-entry search warrants. And then there is the question of why was it a dynamic entry in the first place. Did they simply want to play dress-up in their tactical gear? Was it murder? Well that is how it seems to me.
This is a longer video than I usually feature, but the paperwork for the lawsuit is over 200 pages, so there is a lot of detail. Find 15 minutes, and weep for the loss of our freedoms that the ATF has been pushing.
This government has not been by the people, for the people, in a very long time.
That isn't really news, but at least the Police Chief and the Chief of Detectives are starting to say the quiet part out loud. The sanctuary laws in NY and NYC are contributing to the increase in crime.
There is too much that's good to pull a single quote. The video is less than 16 minutes. Find some time, and weep for the future of this country, because it isn't only in NYC where the rule of law has been destroyed by the Left.
“Two men were going door-to-door ... attempting to sell solar panel packages for their company. When they arrived at (the suspect’s home) and knocked on the door, they were greeted by a woman who was upset that they were there and told them to leave,” the sheriff’s office said.
“As they began to leave the property, they suddenly heard multiple gunshots and turned to see a man ... pointing a gun in their direction. Williams then fired several more times toward them.”
Port Charlotte, Florida is about a 30 mile drive north of Fort Myers, or roughly a 100 mile drive south of Tampa.
The solar panel salesmen were unharmed. The homeowner was arrested and charged with with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Slim sees his face on a moonlit wave
He grabs a shovel and digs his own grave (Florida man)
Lee hates plate glass, he drives right through it
Said Alice's caterpillar made him do it (Florida man)
Fortnite is available on iOS again after a federal judge ordered the Apple executives involved in denying it to appear personally in court. (9to5Mac)
I have little interest in Fortnite or in iOS, but this is satisfying.
In other foreign policy news, from the Center Square, Ukraine crisis will end in 'negotiated settlement,' says Rubio: 'There is no military solution' "Rubio's frank assessment of the conflict comes less than a day after President Donald Trump tried to push forward with a ceasefire
When is an executive law enforcement agency not an executive law enforcement agency? I guess whenever a judge decides they simply want to ignore the concept of separation of powers.
Victory Girls: Salon And Incurable Trump Derangement Syndrome
Watts Up With That: EXCLUSIVE: Almost All ‘Extreme’ Temperature Highs in UK Now Being Recorded at Junk Sites with Massive Possible Errors
Columbia Anti-Israel Group Praises D.C. Shooter’s Actions
An anti-Israel activist group linked to the library takeover at Columbia University put out a statement Friday praising alleged Capital Jewish Museum shooter Elias Rodriguez
The Supreme Court rules that, no, you can’t overthrow democracy just because someone disagrees with the radical transexual agenda: “Supreme Court Orders Maine House to Restore Vote of Lawmaker Censured over Post Criticizing Trans Athlete.”
1. This is a good article on the conviction of Tamara Lich and Chris barber after a 13 month ‘Mischief’ trial. Worth the read.
Does the right to peacefully protest and freedom of speech still exist in Canada?
Woke America: It’s gay sex season. Living in California. Trump must convert to Islam? Neil Young is upset again.
Lord Carney’s Canada: Blackie will receive two pensions
The Lid: U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Trump on Firing Federal Employees in Independent Agencies
Legal Insurrection: Gene-Editing Breakthrough Saves an Infant with a Rare Disease
Why New Zealanders are emigrating in record numbers
Oh I don’t know, maybe it’s the lasting effects of fleeing the government that was the model for Fauci Flu tyranny?
Democracy cannot function without informed citizens. And citizens cannot be informed when they are being systematically lied to.
Unmasking the Real Threat to America's Democracy
It should read, "15-year-old criminal shot attempting to break into an occupied home," which should qualify as felony stupidity, but sadly does not.
As for the misleading headline, it couldn't be that Professional Journalists hate guns and gun owners, could it? Could they be letting their personal bias impact the way the report a news story? Professional Journalists would never do that, would they? </sarcasm>
Deputies said the homeowner told them that he shot at the people who were trying to break into his home. According to the sheriff's office, a 15-year-old girl from Jackson was shot and is in the hospital; she is expected to survive.
She wasn't alone.
The sheriff's office said three people are believed to be involved in the alleged breaking and entering. They have been found, detained, and interviewed.
No one was arrested, which makes me believe that all were juveniles.
Summit Township, in Jackson County, Michigan, is about an 85 mile drive west of Detroit, in the central part of the state.
So what were you doing at the age of 15? I'm guessing felony breaking and entering wasn't on the menu.
The DA will determine if anyone is charged with anything. As for the homeowner, self-defense is a human-right, and mostly your legal right in Michigan.
It is almost like Marvel doesn't know how to make a movie anymore. You write a script. You read the script. You decide if it's good based on the script. And THEN you make the movie. This whole "Let's start making the movie before we know what the story is" just doesn't work.
And it isn't getting better. Fantastic Four: First Steps seems to be the worst example, of a collection of bad examples.
According to a post on X by user Will-Iam Smith, audiences didn’t respond well to the film’s ending during early test screenings. The post reads:
“Hearing the test screenings didn’t go over well because audiences didn’t vibe with the ending, so now they’re reshooting some scenes. I’m still hopeful it’ll be good, but it’s a little worrying — Marvel really needs this one to be a home run. #FantasticFour”
Which was brushed off as rumor, but That Park Place has confirmed that they are, or were, reshooting the ending.
Pedro Pascal stood in front of the international press at Cannes, dropped an F-bomb on political opponents in the United States, promoted a film that vilifies conservatives, and walked away with applause and headlines. Meanwhile, Gina Carano — who said far less, without profanity or attacks — remains blacklisted from Hollywood, forced to take her fight to court.
He basically told everyone who he doesn't agree with to F- Off. Not in so many words, but the meaning is clear.
I would like to say that Pedro Pascal being an idiot destroyed any desire I had to see this movie, but most of that desire was killed when they announced he would play Reed Richards, and then they said that the movie would address gender politics, and to do that they gender-swapped the Silver Surfer. I will see this movie when the DVD comes to my library, and I can watch it for free. Maybe.
Gunship is a British synthwave band. Synthwave is an outgrowth of French House Music. It is described as sounding like the soundtracks to Sci-Fi movies. House Music in general is an outgrowth of the music found in the clubs from Chicago, Detroit, New York, etc. and probably some places like West Berlin, from the 80s and 90s, and earlier.
This song is "Moster In Paradise" by Gunship from their 2023 album Unicorn. It features help from Milkie Way, Tim Cappello, Dave Lombardo, and Tyler Bates
There is an official video. Find it at this link. It comes with a warning about flashing lights causing discomfort or seizures. I find it more than a little distracting, bordering on painful.
Listening to someone recently, may be Joe Rogan, saying that in five years we won't be able to tell the difference between reality and AI generated media. He's probably correct.
I recently saw a very powerful documentary called “Follow The Silenced”, it’s a in depth look at some of the vax injured by the covid experimental DNA altering injection that everyone from Rachel Madcow, Tony (Lock him up) Fauxci and Joe Biden assured everyone was “safe and effective”.
Despite its impracticality and expense, the left loves to romanticize train travel. I think much of it is because left-wing media types all live in the Acela corridor, where passenger rail infrastructure is plentiful. They don’t consider everyone else in “flyover states,” where travel by air or car makes more sense.
There’s another reason why the left fetishizes rail. Europe has embraced it hook, line, and sinker, and leftists are obsessed with the U.S. becoming more like Europe.
A Santa Rosa County man was bitten by a bear while trying to protect his dog from the wild animal early in the morning on May 15.
After the attack, the bear left the property. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will place a trap, and if caught the bear will be killed. Relocation is not an option for bears that have become a safety risk.
The attack was the second in Florida in the last two weeks. Florida authorities found Robert Markel and his dog deceased on May 5 following a bear attack on Markel's property near Jerome, a small unincorporated community 30 miles east of Naples, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Gulf Breeze, Florida is about 3 miles across Pensacola Bay from Pensacola. It isn't on the barrier islands, it is still part of the mainland, just on a narrow strip of land, which you can reach by way of the US 98 bridge, also known as the Pensacola Bay Bridge, across the bay.
That was the first fatal bear attack in Florida's history.
When someone tells you that no one needs a weapon, ask what this man should have done? Or do they want everyone to end up dead?
Math is hard, especially when the numbers don't tell the story that you want them to tell.
There is a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth on the part of the gun control group, Everytown. If you are interested, click thru. As far as I'm concerned, it's the same old song and dance.
While [Everytown for Gun Safety president Nick] Suplina credits the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and unnamed "improvements to state laws", he ignores the additional states that have adopted permitless carry over the past few years and seen their crime rates decline dramatically. In Alabama, for instance, homicides in Birmingham have dropped by 42% this year, despite Mayor Randall Woodfin's claim that the state's permitless carry law led to an historic increase in murders in 2024.
That is one city.
Louisiana also adopted permitless carry in 2024, and homicides in New Orleans have dropped 21% compared to the same time period in 2024. Other cities in permitless carry states that have seen double-digit decreases in their homicide rates include St. Louis (down 43.9%), Dallas (down 34%), Louisville (down 33%), Phoenix (down 33%), and Memphis (down 12.5%). According to the anti-gunners, these cities should be in the midst of skyrocketing murder rates, but we're seeing the opposite instead.
There are also a few words on the pro-2A stance of the current Trump administration. Click thru.
The situation is so bad, that in a recent livestream promoting the product in question, Marathon, they showed no footage of the game.
Marathon developer Bungie has been accused of, and has now admitted to, stealing artwork used in the current build of Marathon from an artist who first published the work in 2017.
That artist is ANTIREAL, who posted several comparisons of her work and existing Bungie Marathon assets which go far beyond “inspiration” and often are direct 1:1 lifts of images, words, symbols and even ANTIREAL’s own personal logo.
This was what was identified, and not by Bungie. Bungie eventually admitted to the theft, blamed it on an ex-employee, though several members of the art department apparently do follow @4nt1r34l on either X or Instagram.
There is no disputing the asset rips. They are 1:1 in many, many cases that are clear to see. The result of that, if Bungie will simply cut the artist a check and credit them, is unclear. It is possible that legal action could be pursued here but the artist did not seem to think they had the resources to mount the campaign. That could change, given the attention that this story has now gotten.
If you click the link at the top, the first image, of many, shows an image copied directly from Antireal's catalog into the game, with only the color grading being changed. Fewer changes were made in other places.
So if this was done so blatantly, did Bungie steal anything else from anyone else? A review is underway.
I believe it is too early to start naming and blaming specific individuals within Bungie, but the studio will need to do an intense investigation into this and come out with a lengthy explanation in addition to the terms they’ve come to with the artist, publicly. And they may promise this will not happen in the future but it has now happened four times in the past four years, the others with Destiny fan art that was lifted in some capacity for the game or in merchandise. That was third party contractors, however, and this is Bungie in-house. Or former in-house. Or whatever you want to believe.
So if something that should never happen, happened four times in four years, that means you have no procedures in place to prevent it, and you are not training your employees in the fine details of copyright. That would seem to be another problem.
This isn't the only example of the games industry stealing stuff. There were at least a couple of examples of similar insanity in Assassin's Creed: Shadows from Ubisoft, though only one example of plagiarism that I can recall. Aside from lifting a banner from a historical-reenactment society, Chinese architecture was included in a game based in Japan, and then there was the one-legged Torii gate fiasco.
It's almost like the large corporations think they will never get caught.
Chaos has engulfed Bungie after an artist, ANTIREAL, came forward to accuse Bungie of ripping off her 2017 work as its upcoming extraction shooter Marathon was starting to take shape as early as 2018. Bungie admitted to the plagiarism, supposedly the work of one ex-artist, and promised to make things right, but the story gained traction among gaming outlets and reaction streamers alike, and it’s poisoned the previous positive conversation about the aesthetic of the game.
But all of this is happening after another not-great time period for Marathon in the last few weeks, starting with the gameplay reveal and then its Closed Alpha, both of which received mostly mixed-to-negative feedback. A livestream on Friday addressed both the art plagiarism and Alpha feedback in what ended up being the most uncomfortable on-camera offerings I’ve ever seen from the studio.
Marathon was supposed to be released in a few months time, but that is questionable. Even if they come to some agreement with Antireal, they clearly need to review all of the art to see if anything else has been stolen.
The results of the alpha test may be a bigger hurdle.
Preliminary investigations found that Parker may have been attempting to break into the home. Once he entered, at least one person inside the home allegedly shot him with a “legally owned firearm,” the release said.
Or how would you respond to someone breaking into your home at 5 a.m.?
Lorain, Ohio is on Lake Erie, about a 30 mile drive west of Cleveland.
There are few details beyond that being released, because the investigation is just getting underway.
Self-defense is a human right, and Ohio has fairly decent laws defending that, at least when you are in your own home.
There’s no rule book for carjackers. But, if there were, “Don’t crash into a squad car occupied by an anti-carjacking task force” would undoubtedly be an essential chapter.
Perhaps Marshun Fort and Kayne Hunt can start scratching out a draft of that chapter while they await trial on carjacking and robbery charges in the Cook County Jail.
The amazing thing, aside from the sheer stupidity on display, is that they judge ordered these 2 detained pending trial.
The "End of 10" website is a cooperative effort to let people know that they have other options besides buying a new computer.
The campaign is a noble attempt to raise public awareness. It carries a simple, clear message in large, friendly letters: when Windows 10 reaches the end of its life in five months' time, you don't need to buy a new computer.
The article recommends a couple of options for a system that looks like Windows. I personally like Linux Mint, mostly because it is easy to install.
What do people use their computers for? Web browsing. Google Chrome, the slightly less-Google Chromium, Brave, Firefox, and more are all on Linux. Email. Thunderbird email client is the same as on Windows, if you don't care for the web interfaces provided.
For Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, etc. I have been using LibreOffice for a very long time. It is 99.3% like Office, but it doesn't come with a yearly fee. Or any of Microsoft's AI "upgrades."
One of the most interesting parts of the site is the list of places where visitors can find Linux support. There are over 70 around the world, but with a noticeable concentration so far in Germany. (Our favorite is the splendidly named Serious Cybernetics in Australia, and for clarity, nowhere near Sirius.)
Click thru if you're a bit miffed at Microsoft for this insanity.
Facebook is arguing in court that the FTC has no case that Facebook has become terrible because Facebook was always terrible. (Ars Technica)
They might have a point there.
ITEM 12: Zero Hedge reported, “Moody's Downgrades USA Credit Rating From Aaa.”
Sure, this will force higher interest rates on the national debt, but we’ll just borrow more money to cover that. Right?
Nick Arama at RedState watches Scott Jennings, Bill Maher Light It Up on Trump's Powerful Speech, Transformative Change He's Bringing, Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "President Trump has flipped "war and peace" to "peace and war
Father of Palm Springs Explosion Suspect Details Son’s Childhood
The father of Guy Edward Bartkus, the suspect in the Palm Springs in vitro fertilization facility explosion, says that he was “shocked” when a relative reached out and said his son ...
Don Surber: It’s not Trump they fear – it’s you
Gates Of Vienna: The Dawn of a New Day in Telephony, Honor Killings: Party Like It’s 1099, and Martel And Macron
The Lies in New York’s Assisted Suicide Bill
New York is close to passing a bill to legalize assisted suicide. Having passed the assembly, it is currently being considered in the senate.
Woke America: Will RFK jr win his battle? Trump posts wild clip. A New Jersey imam. Sharia Philly.
Lord Carney’s Canada: Will parliament recognize Palestinian Nakba Day?
REVIEW: ‘The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don't Need Racial Preferences to Succeed’ by Jason L. Riley
Assessing the Wreckage of Affirmative Action
Report: DNC on Brink of ‘Chaos’ over Potential Ouster of Vice Chair David Hogg.
South Carolina Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Law Banning Abortion at Point When Heartbeat Can Be Detected.
18-year-old Tra'sean White was shot on May 12th. He did not survive his wounds. Deonte Calen Trevon Lancit, also 18, was arrested a day later and charged with armed robbery.
An investigation revealed that Lancit and White had been in the area attempting to rob someone. During the robbery, the intended target shot and killed White, Gebhardt told The Post and Courier.
You would think that by this time, the fact that legal concealed carry is a thing would be telling the would-be, bad guys that perhaps armed robbery isn't a good idea. If you thought that, you would be wrong.
Hanahan, South Carolina is about 10 miles north of Charleston.
The cops treated this incident like self-defense, and the DA agreed.
Authorities presented evidence to prosecutors at the Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office who determined the shooting was an act of self-defense.
I'm a bit surprised that I haven't featured this song before. It is one of Coltrane's most popular, or at least most recognizable songs. It was probably his signature song, being included in most concerts.
The song was originally written in 1959 by Rodgers and Hammerstein for the Broadway musical The Sound of Music, and of course it was also in the 1965 movie.
It is longer than the songs I usually feature, at almost 14 minutes, so grab a beverage of your choice. At this hour, that would be coffee for me.
In 1960, when this was recorded, the band consisted of the following musicians, though Coltrane played different saxophones on different songs:
This is "My Favorite Things" by John Coltrane. This was the title song to his 1961 album, but today we have the song by way of the 1995 collection Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings. It was remastered in the early 2000s, but I don't believe that is this version.
Like so many musicians, John Coltrane died too young. He died of liver cancer at the age of 40 on July 17, 1967 on Long Island. In fact, all of the quartet is gone.
Years ago we would joke that Rahm was desperately trying to obtain a Super Villain Weather Control Machine since weather was the only thing guaranteed to result in “crime is down”. Apparently Brandon found it in the basement of City Hall and spun up a dust storm (didn’t work) followed by a cold front (worked!).
Family members told me that the dust storm was strange. Not something I ever remember experiencing in Illinois.
The final tally was 2 killed, with another 22 shot and wounded. That is actually pretty peaceful by Chicago standards for this time of the year.
So is the decrease a win, or the fact that it is a "decrease" make it a travesty?
Click thru for the details, and links to a couple of stories, one from the River North entertainment district, where a lot of clubs, bars, and restaurants were, back in the day. Not sure I would be frequenting that area today, even if I was back in my 20s.
The expression "to 86 someone" is a well-known reference to killing them; and President Trump is the 47th President of the United States. The message was instantly understandable to anyone who knows modern slang and "street talk". For Mr. Comey to deny that he was aware of that hidden message is so ridiculous as to defy belief.
The recently released Hur tapes have ripped away the final veneer of normalcy surrounding the Biden presidency. In these painful recordings, we hear a man clearly struggling with basic cognitive functions—unable to recall the year his beloved son Beau died and appearing disoriented during questioning about classified documents.
As mystified as I was that few people seemed aware of looming doom, I became equally mystified at the collective refusal to weigh the costs and benefits of pandemic policy, or to consider the trade-offs of such actions in the short or long-term. I was a bleeding heart artist, but I was thinking like an economist. What would be the social, emotional, and psychological costs of induced hysteria and prolonged isolation?
What’s going on here? What we are witnessing is, I would argue, a consequence of the secularization of culture. The self-described advocates of Science and Reason have succeeded so well in their war against God that many young people now see no meaning or purpose to life. Without any sense of moral law — and no sense of duty or obligation toward the divine author of the law — some turn to hedonism, while others embrace a Nietzschean nihilism.
In 2021, the ATF branded Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs) as illegal machine guns, targeting DeMonaco with aggressive tactics. He was forcibly removed from a car at gunpoint, his property seized, and his life upended, as detailed in firsthand accounts. This wasn’t regulation—it was persecution, designed to intimidate a law-abiding citizen for challenging the ATF’s overreach.
Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt.
Miguel Gonzalez has some photos of what NYPD and the denizens of NYC consider a "cache" of ammo. NYPD, always good for a laugh.
In the meantime in Free America, prepping for some fun shooting and testing next weekend. Just a few rounds, nothing to go crazy about unless you live in NYC or similar.
The Marxist, anti-white mayor of Chicago may now face federal prosecution for his stunning comments about his vile, racist hiring policy.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Mayor Brandon Johnson boasted that he only hires black people because they are the “most generous people on the planet.”
