The use of a hunting firearm to defend a home has led to a 67-year-old French hunter having to answer before the courts. Éric Liberge, a resident of Saint-Georges-du-Rosay, in the Sarthe department, woke in the early hours of 30 August 2026 after hearing noises outside his home. There he discovered three hooded men causing damage to his property.
Cops in Oklahoma would buy this guy a beer, but France is too "civilized" to let you defend yourself. Read the whole thing.
Police are forced to hitchhike to a crime scene. This is unbelievable. Hey, it isn't like police are ever trying to get the scene of an emergency.
The TD [member of parliament] explained it is a regular occurrence that there is little left in the battery for day-to-day policing.
Daly said the garda was called to a serious incident in Clonbern when he had 22% charge left in the car.
“At 11% depletion of that charge, he decided to pull over because he would be stranded if he went on further. He hitched the last three miles to Clonbern to attend that scene.
This kind of gives new meaning to the statement, "When seconds count, police are only minutes away."
The statements by the politician are typical. "I agree with the stated goals, even though they are putting people in danger."
One size does not fit all. Politicians are neither engineers, nor experts in infrastructure. What makes sense in you comfortable, suburban, gated community doesn't make sense everywhere. Stop trying to make your will cover the entire world.
And what we see here is exactly what happens when you try and force electric vehicles on a country, and a landscape, and a geography that is completely unsuitable for it.
The Iowa Firearms Coalition and Second Amendment advocate Natalie Gibson have convinced the city of Ames, Iowa to scrap its policy banning lawful concealed carry on public transit, delivering a big win for gun owners looking to get rid of as many "gun-free zones" as possible.
Gibson, who's a student at Iowa State University, sued the city a couple of weeks ago over its carry ban on the CyRide bus system. As the Iowa Capital Dispatch reports, the Ames Transit Board unanimously approved a motion to replace the ban with language warning riders that carrying a firearm on the Iowa State University campus "could be" a violation of university policy and state law.
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The got into an argument at a gas station. It progressed to him forcing her down the road with a knife.
Several bystanders stepped forward to intervene, pleading with Schwartz to stop. One armed citizen drew a legally concealed handgun, attempting to hold Schwartz at bay until law enforcement arrived.
Instead of backing down, Schwartz forced the woman onto the pavement and pinned her down, brandishing the knife just inches from her head.
Concealed carry is not a magic wand to solve all problems, but at least people didn't ignore the situation.
Citrus County sheriff’s deputies arrived moments later to a volatile standoff. Standing over the woman, Schwartz refused multiple, shouted orders to drop the blade and let her go. Concluding the woman’s life was in immediate danger, four deputies opened fire, striking Schwartz multiple times.
I guess you could argue that regular cars rely on a chemical reaction as well, but it is fairly simple. The burning of fuel.
In contrast, the battery pack of an EV consists of hundreds, potentially thousands of individual lithium-ion cells, all connected together to provide enough energy quickly enough to power the electric traction motors. And as with any lithium ion battery, like the one in your phone or laptop, for example, there is a natural degradation which occurs during normal use.
The video is 11 minutes long.
The articles referenced in the video are:
The 10 fastest-depreciating cars 2026
The 10 slowest-depreciating cars in 2026
The articles are from The United Kingdom, so a couple of the brands are not familiar to American drives. DS Automobiles is a brand that is all about electric cars, and Vauxhall, which I have heard of but know nothing about. Some well known brands are included, as a Mercedes EV is on that list.
The slowest-depreciating cars are mostly sports cars, with the Mercedes G-Class, Mercedes V-Class, and the Rolls-Royce Cullinan thrown in for balance.
A musical interlude for Veterans Day is actually a tough selection. I have used everything along the lines of "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, et al over the years. But I found something new. Well, newer.
Several people have recommended 1917, and looking up what year it came out, I noticed that it had very favorable reviews. I may have to see about finding a copy. (My local library is good for that.)
All told, they've paid a lot for the train and they're told it'll be completed in 2040. Maybe. According to the Colorado Sun, the Regional Transportation District has collected $4 billion in taxpayer money over the last 21 years. The agency cites "ballooning costs" for the delay in construction.
Meanwhile, the Dems are in the position of a car-chasing dog that has unexpectedly caught several. Theirs is the more fractious party, and the details-and-consensus job is even more important.
When President Donald Trump promoted Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff, Democrats started fuming almost instantly. That reaction alone tells you it was a good move.
Prosecutors have declined to file homicide charges against a 20-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting a restaurant employee inside a downtown Cincinnati bar, saying surveillance video supports her claim that she acted in self-defense.
One charge that remains is she is less than 21 years old, and had a gun.
Prosecutors and the defense agreed in court that Minor acted in self-defense. [Cincinnati police Detective David] Gregory said Minor “was the victim of a pretty vicious assault,” and investigators said the employee who died was the aggressor. Defense attorney Clyde Bennett said Minor was attacked and shot to protect herself.
Click thru for more details, including the remaining charges.
I seem to remember a case about "under 21" and gun possession working its way through the courts, but I don't know how far along it is.
Self-defense is a human right, and it might even be your legal right in a blue city like Cincinnati.
Okay, so safety is important. But so is range. You bought a VW ID.4 (they need a better naming convention in Germany) expecting a range of 263 miles in the all wheel drive. Now that is decreased by 20% to keep the thing from catching fire. And then there is winter.
The 20% hit to the battery likely brings real-world range below 200 miles, and actual winter condition tests show that the ID.4 loses up 37% of its range in the cold—ouch.
They link to a winter weather study that talks about performance in 32 degrees Fahrenheit, or 0 degrees Celsius. But that is late fall in some parts of the country. What about in places like Chicago in early February where -20 degrees Fahrenheit or -30 degrees Celsius is not uncommon. At least it was not uncommon in the morning, when a lot of people are trying to drive to work. And while Chicago gets cold - I mention it because I used to live there - there are places in the US that get colder.
This isn't a fix, and they don't have a fix available. I haven't looked, but I imagine this means that the resale value of the ID.4 is even lower than it was.
These are cars, and the batteries, are a few years old. The recall impacts model years 2023 through 2026, for cars built in Chattanooga, and supplied by a particular battery pack. What happens when these cars are 15 or 20 years old?
And you know they don't want to just replace the battery packs, because those are a significant portion of the value of the car.
The high cost of health insurance has become a central issue for Democrats campaigning to seize control of Congress. It’s not a made-up issue: Average premiums have increased more than 40% in the last four years, and have more than doubled in the past decade.
How did healthcare costs get this high? Much of the blame rests with Obama’s signature achievement: Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act.
Tony Iommi was the guitarist for Black Sabbath. Lately he has struck out on his own, though he did partner with Ozzy for a few songs on Ozzy's last album.
This song is "Legacy" by Tony Iommi featuring Jorn Lande on vocals. It is off his new album, From the Dark, which was released 23 October 2026.
This incident happened in September, but only came to my attention thanks to USA Carry.
A homeowner who was trailed from Atlanta to his Buford apartment complex by four would-be robbers turned one of their own guns on them, killing one man and leaving a second unable to walk, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department.
They apparently followed him for a while as he was in Atlanta with friends, and then they followed him home. And I'm sure you will be shocked to learn that the kia had a license plate that should have been on a Ford F-150.
What happened next is why this case matters. The robbers came armed. The man they targeted did not stay a victim. [Corporal J.K.] Bell testified that the homeowner fought Wiley for the silver revolver Wiley was carrying, took it, and killed him with it. He then shot a second robber across the midsection.
Buford, Georgia, is about 30 miles northeast of Atlanta.
E’imod Sanchez Toboris Taylor, who was left paralyzed, and Brinson Bernard Crumbley are charged with felony murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies.
Under Georgia’s felony murder rule, both men are charged in Wiley’s death because he died during the armed robbery they are accused of committing, even though neither of them fired the shot that killed him.
The Progressive Left hates felony murder. According to them, you cannot be held accountable for the completely foreseeable consequences of your actions.
Self-defense is a human right. So should this be Bad Guys 1?
In Germany, a draft bill has been put on the table that will, if all 16 federal states pass it, require big tech platforms to manipulate the algorithms in such a way that at least 20% of algorithmic recommendations for content must come from media outlets approved by German authorities. The point, we are told, is "diversity" – because nothing quite screams "diversity" like state-approved media.
That quote is from Germany, but the link above is not only about Germany.
It is also not news that the BBC, in the words of The Telegraph, "has become a tool for promoting anti-Israel bias," and, "[i]ts flawed journalism is adding fuel to the fire of anti-Semitism that is glowing ever more dangerously."
These look to be a variation of the Professor Parabellum design. Or maybe Professor Parabellum was copying the MAC-11, or a precursor.
It looks like someone is starting up production of these again.
For the most part, any weekend mechanic with, perhaps, the addition of a drill press, can manufacture these. No 3D printer required. (Professor Parabellum predates 3D printers by a couple of decades.)
Miguel Gonzalez has a musical interlude every Sunday. I haven't noticed him missing a week, anyway. Sunday Repose
Click thru for "Calle Ocho" by Spyro Gyra from their 2003 album Original Cinema.
This is not a song I had heard previously. I knew of Spyro Gyra in the early years of the 1980s, but I sort of lost track of them. I will have to revist their work, because I really like this song.
I'm not sure what Spyro Gyra had in mind, but the Calle Ocho Music Festival (that is 8th street, if my memory hasn't abandoned me) held each year in Little Havana, a neighborhood in Miami.
Baltimore County Police said the men, all wearing masks and armed with a handgun, confronted the resident around 10:40 p.m. in the 10000 block of Greenside Drive.
The resident told officers the suspects threatened him, then he drew his own weapon and shot at them.
One was found dead near the scene. The other two went to local hospitals for treatment of injuries.
Cockeysville, Maryland, is about a 15 mile drive north of downtown Baltimore.
So how should one man defend himself from 3 attackers? These guys had one gun between them. What if they were using a knife or knives? Would their being armed with clubs make a difference?
Electric vehicles only make sense under very limited circumstances. One of those is that you have dedicated off-street parking, and can install a charger for your own use. In other words, you own your own home.
About a quarter of motorists don't have off-street parking, making it difficult to charge an EV at home.
In inner-city areas, the proportion is much higher.
At least in the area of Australia, that they are talking about, EVs are about 3 percent of the vehicles on the road.
Three percent.
So how much "dedicated" EV parking do you want to inflict on people?
A dedicated charger on Ocean St, North Bondi, has had 988 sessions over the past year.
A kilometre away, on Glenayr St, an undedicated charger of similar power has racked up 40 sessions. Another, on nearby Curlewis St, has had just four charging sessions in 12 months.
"A lot of the dedicated ones are getting between two and three sessions a day, and the undedicated ones are getting a session every two days," Mr Weinberg said.
Click thru for the details, if you want. I recommend the video, which hits the high points and covers a few other items as well.
A regular petrol pump will deliver 30 liters of fuel per minute. And each of those liters will store over 30 megajoules of energy. And if you do the maths, that is an energy transfer of over 17 megawatts.
The fastest EV charging stations anywhere on the planet are barely a tenth of that and require vastly expensive infrastructure and massive connections to the grid. Yet any simple fuel nozzle in the world beats it by a factor of 10.
Compared to a Tesla quote fast charger unquote, it beats it by nearly 50 times. Do you start to see how far behind EV charging really is?
