I love learning about new music. New-ish, anyway. This particular band came to my attention by way of social media. It isn't too bad if you can ignore the insanity. It can be hard to do, even if you try to stick to movies and music.
Lex Legion is a super group. It consists of vocalist Nils K. Rue, with Andy LaRocque and Pete Blakk playing guitar, bassist Hal Patino, and Mikkey Dee on drums. Mikkey Dee (born Micael Delaoglou) played for the English, Heavy Metal band Motörhead from 1992 until 2015, and then he moved to the German band Scorpions. LaRocque, Blakk, Patino, and Dee were all part of the late 1980s lineup for King Diamond. Rue is one of the founders of the Progressive Metal band Pagan's Mind, which he started in 2000.
This is "Dreams of Darkness" by Lex Legion from their self-titled, debut album, which was released on 12 June of this year.
A 77-year-old Baker County woman shot and killed a man who attacked her early Monday morning in the parking lot of Macclenny Veterinary Hospital, according to the Baker County Sheriff’s Office.
This took place at 4:30 a.m., so I assume that she worked at the veterinary hospital, though they say almost nothing about her because she was the victim of a crime.
Without the means to defend themselves, the old and the infirm would be at the mercy of the young and the violent, the small could be preyed on by the large, and anyone could be overwhelmed by a number of attackers. I would really like someone from the gun-hating part of the Left to explain to me, how the world would be better, if that 77-year-old woman was disarmed. I'm not expecting an explanation. Or if an explanation is offered, I don't expect it to make sense.
A 77-year-old woman should not have to depend on winning a physical fight to survive a violent encounter. Carrying a firearm gives someone who may be smaller, older, or less physically capable a means of resisting an attacker who would otherwise hold the advantage.
That is a central purpose of the right to keep and bear arms. Constitutional protection does not expire with age, and it does not belong exclusively to people strong enough to defend themselves with their hands.
If you ask them, the Democrats will tell you how much they love diversity. As long as you think and believe exactly the way they do. Otherwise you are evil.
And you don't even have to ask to hear how much Trump is going to destroy democracy. Or something. And then there is this.
Major banks closed accounts and refused credit to MAGA merchants, pro-life causes, religious groups, conservative organizations and sectors disfavored by the Biden administration, such as firearms, oil and gas, and private prisons, a bombshell report from the federal banking regulator has found.
The Debanking Review by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) investigated 100,000 complaints and scrutinized 50,000 internal bank records to reveal how customers were “debanked” based purely on their political, social, or religious beliefs.
The Southern Poverty Law Center was used to "justify" debanking organizations, because they weren't completely biased. Or were they?
The hat tip goes to EducatëdHillbilly™ on X.
The people screaming about fascism sure do a lot of it.
Meanwhile the password for the Danish national registry, holding the personal data of more people than actually live in Denmark, was reportedly 123456. (Tom's Hardware)
Oops.
That was reported by the hackers, after they had been in Denmark's system for 12 days.
I generally feel bad for the victims of hackers, but you can't protect people from their own stupidity.
Other instances of stupidity...
Indonesia realized that it had no backups when a ransomware attack in 2024 affected over 230 public agencies, while South Korea lost 858 terabytes of data after a catastrophic fire at a government data center last year. (reference)
How do you have no backups? How do you have no off-site backups?
Greta Gerwig is the director behind the recent Barbie movie, in case you forgot.
She has at least destroyed (is destroying?) the Netflix adaptation of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew. This is a prequel, that was written by C.S. Lewis, to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
There are apparently numerous problems with the movie, from the pace of storytelling, to the use of Classic Rock, like Led Zeppelin, in the soundtrack. This is probably the deal breaker for me:
Meanwhile, the casting of Meryl Streep as the voice of Aslan has generated criticism among fans who consider the character's masculine identity and Christian symbolism fundamental to Lewis's original conception.
I will never understand why a Hollywood studio would pay millions of dollars for an established IP, with an established fan base, and then change it in ways - not just adapt it for the screen, big or small - that disrespect the material to which you just purchased the rights, and in doing so alienate the people who made that IP valuable in the first place, the existing fan base.
If you want to do a fantasy with a gender-bent talking lion, make something new; don't piss all over something beloved for generations.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday it was investigating Pennsauken, New Jersey, for violating the Second Amendment rights of citizens.
This isn't for a CCW license. This is to purchase a firearm.
Applicants for a concealed carry permit in Pennsauken must provide four references, an address history for the last ten years and submit fingerprints, according to the city’s website.
The DOJ also sent a letter to Philadelphia, and acutally sued San Jose, California, over similar issues.
As Pat in the embedded video below mentions, parking new cars close together should not be a big deal; they are new cars. When a fire does break out (problems or arson) that fire can spread quickly, especially if an EV battery goes into thermal runaway.
A Saturday evening fire at a local dealership near North Elm Place and Highway 51 spread to 14 electric vehicles, according to the Broken Arrow Fire Department.
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, is a suburb of Tulsa, being about 10 or 15 miles southeast of downtown Tulsa.
Pat in the video takes the time to emphasize how toxic the smoke from an EV fire is. People have serious, permanent lung damage from breathing that smoke, and it can kill. Stay out of the smoke.
People don't realize how critical this really is. I did a story on the Sacramento firefighters who have permanent injuries because of being exposed to this smoke. It's a whitish gray vapor cloud. It contains fine metal particulate, aluminum, cobalt, manganese, copper. It's acidic, high levels of carbon monoxide. It's just a lot of stuff that you don't want to be breathing in.
The held him in Genesee County Jail, which is in Flint, Michigan, for three months on a Federal Hold. The only problem is that there was no such hold.
According to court documents, George E. Boyd was arrested on state charges in April 2022 and released on a $40,000 bond. But when a bail bondsman tried to post his bond on April 9, 2022, a jail deputy told the bondsman that Boyd had a federal hold and asked if he wanted to proceed, according to court documents. The bondsman retrieved the paperwork and Boyd remained in jail.
Documents add that there was no federal hold ever placed on Boyd. A U.S. Marshal Service representative later confirmed Boyd was not a federal prisoner and the agency had no hold on him.
Qualified Immunity is a legal construct invented by the courts that grants government officials immunity from prosecution or lawsuits for stuff they do on the job, unless the prosecutor or plaintiff shows that the official violated civil or constitutional rights, or went outside the bounds of their responsibilities. So when the SWAT team tears up your house looking for someone not there, you cannot sue.
So was this incompetence or malice? Could be both I guess. I honestly don't know, so I've labeled it as cops behaving both badly (malice) and stupidly (incompetence).
The jailers claimed Qualified Immunity. "You can't sue me; I was only doing my job." The court threw that out. So he can now sue them. Whether he wins is another question.
Hat tip to Steve Lehto. That is a 12 minute video, that I'm not sure I can recommend.
A Michigan man whose lawfully possessed pistol was seized by a sheriff's deputy because it didn't appear in a state database is now suing to get the gun back, arguing that his Fourth, Fourteenth, and Second Amendment rights were violated by the Livingston County Sheriff's Department.
The Democratic Party’s America: Victor Davis Hanson – What might have saved Gaza. The Democrats’ Red takeover. A Trojan horse.
Carnival Carney’s Canada: Woke comes to my doorstep. Carney’s strategic partner.
From Ace, UK Prime Cuck Andy Burnham: Iran's Terrorist Army the IRGC Was "Almost Certainly" Behind the Seven Shirtless Men Casing the Air Force Base. "Tell me something I didn't already know, Cuck."
AI labs’ hunger for data to train their models has created a market in workplace records, including Slack messages, emails, and documents, and the code that employees write, but those employees are rarely told, or paid.
Your tax dollars at work: “Louisiana Muslims Were on Medicaid While Sending Money to Terrorists.”
“New York Refused 16,070 ICE Detainers for Illegal Aliens Accused of Serious Crimes.
Remember when euthanasia was sold as being for the terminally ill who were suffering in pain? Apparently not being able to cook for your family is considered suffering worthy of death.
Victory Girls: Cancel the Sexual Revolution – Young Liberal Women Missed The Memo
Watts Up With That: West Virginia Is Suing Pennsylvania to Lower Electric Bills
2. The UK is at endgame.
3. People know about this I’m sure, and opinions about it are 100% predictable. Canadians and others with TDS will pretend that this was only done for political revenge
Here’s the good kind of fascism, I guess. This is in no way a surprise. And neither is the cheering it on from the left.
Sounds like a successful canary trap. Just need to wait and see who gets fired.
Police said the shooter was a woman who was detained on scene, however, she was later released following consultation with the Marion County Prosecutor's Office because the man allegedly hit her with a car before she shot him.
The guy who got shot was arrested and is charged with aggravated assault and domestic battery, though the DA may amend those charges later.
I'm shocked that there is a woman who didn't think she would be held accountable for her actions. Well, and crazy people are dangerous.
She hit her ex-boyfriend in the side of the head with her purse. While some purses are lethal weapons, this one didn't rise to that level. The nurses in a pediatrician's office called 911, because that is where the incident was witnessed.
As they note in the video, in a domestic violence case, most people assume the guy is the one doing the abusing. I'm not sure that it was ever only the men, but in 2026, it certainly is more evenly divided between the sexes.
Cops determined that based on witness testimony there was enough evidence to take her in and charge her. Cops don't determine if you're guilty or not; that is for the courts to decide. If she had gone like an intelligent, adult person, she might have spent a few nights in jail.
Instead she decided to throw a tantrum like a two-year-old, spoiled brat. (I leave it to you decide if she is actually a spoiled brat.) Details are in the video. The ex-boyfriend mentioned "psych meds," though I don't know of any official statement on that.
As a result of all of that, she was charged with 10 felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or obstructing a police officer, and 1 count of domestic violence.
90% of the charges resulted from her actions after the arrest.
She ended up taking a plea deal that ended with her spending 60 days in jail. The plea included 3 of the felony charges, and the domestic violence, so the consequences are long term.
Watch the part of the video where the cops have to restrain her, after multiple warnings, and ask yourself if she has ever been held accountable for any of her actions, or if she ever thought that she would be held accountable.
I haven't had enough Frank Zappa in my life, and I'm guessing you haven't either. So lets fix that.
This song is "Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake)" by Frank Zappa. A shorter version was originally on the 1974 album Apostrophe ('). Today's version is a different take from the 2016 compilation album The Crux of the Biscuit.
We look pretty sharp in these clothes (yes, we do)
Unless we get sprayed with a hose
It ain't bad in the day
If they squirt it your way
'Cept in the winter, when it's froze
An' it's hard if it hits
On yer nose
Yes, the lyrics are a bit odd. This is Frank Zappa, but this song is less odd than just about anything else on Apostrophe ('). This version of the song is 4 minutes.
Isn't this what the Left always says never happens?
A 16-year-old shot his way through locked doors to get into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher. He was then shot by a person at the scene who followed him inside, authorities said.
Although Miguel Gonzales doesn't mention this article, he gets the hat tip for his post School Shooting in Oregon.
What I did catch on the news channels was the attitude of the talking heads whenever they had to say “stopped by a community member” looked like they just swallowed a heaping spoonful of cod liver oil.
Because they don't want to admit that armed, law-abiding citizens make a positive difference in the world. They also don't want to admit that gun free zones do not work.
I get digital bylines all the freakin’ time. But holding a magazine with my name printed on the page hits different. Seeing it there in black-and-white Times New Roman feels more real. It might as well be my name in lights.
Ledger "hardware wallets" are basically physical versions of the common blockchain software wallets. The security is offered because the device can be locked in a vault. There's no password to be forgotten or stolen, so they're often used by larger investors.
So a reseller in Malaysia started embedding LTE chips - smartphone modems - inside them. (Tom's Hardware)
But, if we give the scientists a lot of money they can work to come up with studies to create working groups who work on plans to come up with committees to offer more money to scientists
The arguments for and against livestreaming this execution pull in so many different directions that it’s tempting to treat the question like a vector addition problem: identify the forces, calculate the resultant, and see where we end up.
Unfortunately, human beings are not vectors. But let’s try.
I am sure plenty of people keep watching “the sports”, but every weird play or fumble, you gotta be wondering: are they doing that because one of the players has a bit of action going on with the game?
As for the way the protester is being assaulted, they should be celebrated that she is being treated the same way any male would have been treated. And they followed the guidance of Antifa rules and shut her down because that is the way things are supposed to be done, right?
Our side is finally understanding that being polite is a losing proposition
I had thought that DoorDash would fire this guy, but their policy on being armed recognizes that it is a dangerous job.
A man shot three times outside a busy Washington Road shopping center Thursday is expected to face a charge once he is released from the hospital, while investigators say the DoorDash driver who shot him acted in self-defense.
Columbia County, Georgia, is in the area of Augusta. The county line is about 3 miles northwest of downtown Augusta.
[The guy who got shot] remains in the ICU after suffering three gunshot wounds – one to his left arm, one to his lower abdomen and another to his upper abdomen.
He is expected to survive to face charges, barring any complications like infections.
While DoorDash’s policy does not explicitly prohibit all drivers from carrying a firearm, it emphasizes responsible firearm handling and compliance with all applicable laws. DoorDash explicitly states that drivers must adhere to all federal, state, and local laws regarding firearm ownership, possession, and use.
Specifically, drivers are responsible for knowing and following all laws in the areas they are operating.
This policy is better than what Uber or Lyft requires.
Whatever DoorDash, Uber, or Lyft decide, self-defense is a human right. Good Guys 1, Bad Guys 0. (Hat tip to USA Carry)
Everytown for Gun Safety published recommendations for AI companies on September 28, 2026. The next day, OpenAI/ChatGPT changed its firearm policies and became much more anti-gun—the very next day.
It covers how this impacted one gun store, and more.
He was attacked, thrown to the ground, his prosthetic leg was detached, and he was being assaulted. So what should he do?
What he actually did was to draw his firearm.
The man fired four shots, three of which struck Spaulding in the chest and arm, resulting in his death at the scene.
Based on all of that, and witness testimony, the District Attorney has ruled that this is self-defense.
A man who was thrown to the ground and had his prosthetic leg detached during a fight outside a Gray smoke shop in August will not face charges for the four shots he fired, District Attorney General Steve Finney’s office announced Tuesday.
Gray, Tennessee, is about a 95 mile drive east-northeast of Knoxville.
Without the means to defend oneself, the old, the infirm, the disabled, and the small would all be at the mercy of the strong and the violent, From what I have seen, they don't have much mercy.
