Another Failure of the Victim-Selection Process

WJAC Western Pennsylvania brings us the story. PSP: Intruder shot & killed by homeowner during alleged break-in at Somerset Twp. home

Police say the homeowner explained that he was awakened to the sound of banging on his kitchen window, where he reportedly discovered a male intruder trying to get into the home.

The would-be intruder was warned. He ignored the warning. The homeowner shot him in the head.

According to PSP, the homeowner was detained, however, a preliminary investigation appears to corroborate the resident's claims that he acted in self-defense.

Somerset County, Pennsylvania is about 45 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

Self-defense is a human right, and it appears to be a legal right in Pennsylvania.

Designer of the Urutau Arrested in Brazil

From Impro Guns: Ze Carioca, designer of the ‘Urutau’ arrested

Ze Carioca was the main designer of the Urutau, a bullpup 9mm version of the FGC-9 designed to be easily made anywhere in the world.

Click thru for the details, and photos of the Urutau.

The police described him as a "mastermind."

It is however more likely that he has been lumped in with other suspects and may have only been making dummy props or supplying incomplete or unregulated parts.

Because the powers that be hate the fact that they are losing the war to disarm the population.

Progressives Destroying State Economies

Let's start with California, because dunking on Newsome and company never gets old. Yamaha Leaving California for Greener Pastures in Georgia

Another major company is abandoning California and moving to a red state. Yamaha Motor Corp. has been in Cypress, California, for 50 years, but is now relocating to Kennesaw, Georgia.

Obviously that move, which impacts about 250 employees, won't happen overnight.

Yamaha plans to start the exit in late 2026, with the transition stretching into 2028.

Then there is Washington State. The Democrats in charge of that state decided that they needed to enact a state income tax, which they have never had. (Or not had for a long time, anyway.)

So Starbucks is leaving that state, as is the founder of that company.

DEVELOPING: Starbucks founder Howard Schultz announces that his family is leaving Seattle for Florida the same day Democrats passed an income tax on Washington state

Starbucks corporate is moving to Nashville

The wealth exodus is underway. Democrats have killed WA's economy pic.twitter.com/4O8Dk0tPaI

— Ari Hoffman (@thehoffather) March 11, 2026

Saturday Roundup of Link Roundups - 14 March

The Right Way is up first with Top of the News

Gunman Opens Fire on U.S. Consulate in Canada - Bongino Report
Harvey Weinstein: Prison Is 'Hell' - NewsMax

EBL - Cat in the Hat

12 March 1957 : Cat in the Hat
AoSHQ: Morning Report 03.12.26

Wombat-socho - In The Mailbox: 03.12.26

Don Surber: Ayatollah Press says Iran’s winning
Racket News: Jeffrey Sachs Is Trying to Fix The NYT Iran War Coverage One Email At A Time

Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 13 March 2026: Animeoia Edition

Reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was fucking stupid, says... Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. (Reuters)
Yeah, Ursula. / We know. / Everybody knows. / Everybody knew the entire time.

A View from the Beach - Flotsam and Jetsam - Iran Planning Drone Attack on California?

Althouse finds "President Trump told Axios in a brief phone interview Wednesday that the war with Iran will end 'soon' because there is 'practically nothing left to target.’”

Small Dead Animals - Wednesday On Turtle Island

Conman Carney’s Canada: Unmarked graves scam. Canada is not well. Liberal Party TV. Toronto Police.
The Democrat Party’s America: Victor Davis Hanson – War with Iran. A leftist moment.

Gates of Vienna - News Feed 3/12/2026

Inside $1B Silicon Valley Plot to Take on California Democrats
The California elite are reportedly setting up a nine-figure endowment fund to push back against the state’s political agenda, specifically the 5% wealth tax

Again from Wombat-socho - In The Mailbox: 03.13.26

Da Tech Guy: Five Iran War Thoughts Under the Fedora
Don Surber: Military is winning in Iran so media spins a lobster tale, also, How do I define victory?

Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog - LinkSwarm For March 13, 2026

Trump also said that we’ve eliminated all military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island.
“Israeli Drones Striking IRGC Goons in the Streets.”

Flopping Aces - The Week in Radical Leftism, 03/13/2026 – Back to The Nation!

Yep, the lesson learned is that the Democrats didn’t do enough to embrace the “Death to America!” crowd. Well, it did work in New York City, and a lot more subtly in Virginia…
Texas’s Senate Primary Has Already Made History—and It’s Not Over Yet

The Glibertarians - Thursday Morning Links

Federal appeals court hands Trump win, overrules judge who blocked deportations to third countries
FAIR: Illegal Migrant Population Almost 19 Million

Vlad Tepes - Communism and Islamic destruction of Western existence in Canada and the UK, another Synagogue attacked in Michigan: Links 1 for March 12, 2026

2. Sometime before the Communist revolution went into its most active phase in 2020, I think 2017 or so, a Danish film maker named Michael Hanson made a movie called, Killing Canada

Maggie's Farm - Wednesday morning links

Starbucks corporate is moving to Nashville
Yamaha Leaving California for Greener Pastures in Georgia
Climate Change -- Where The Experts Make Fools Of Themselves

J.J. Sefton at Ace of Spades HQ - The Morning Report — 3/11/26

Dem seat flips Republican.
Mohammed Loses Election for Dems in Blue Virginia

Doug Ross - Larwyn’s Linx: President Trump Notes Briefing on Iranian Sleeper Cells that Entered During Biden Open Border Era

• Trump DOJ Is Finally Taking On The Corrupt DC Bar Association - Ben Weingarten
• Denial of Executive Privilege is the Latest Karmic Episode for Democrats - Julie Kelly

Anonymous Conservative - News Briefs – 03/13/2026

Michigan synagogue hit by a mass shooter whose family was killed in an airstrike, and who was not allowed to attend the funerals,.

I leave you with MidWeek Memes from Grantie Grok, Wednesday Memes …. from MaddMedic, Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #3480 from 90 Miles from Tyranny, and Friday night's gifs from Wirecutter.

Domestic Violence and Self-Defense

Some people need to understand the phrase, "It's over." Man shot during domestic disturbance in south Tulsa - 102.3 KRMG

[The female homeowner] said [her] ex-boyfriend kicked in her front door and caused a disturbance inside the home. The woman had a male friend staying over for safety reason. As the ex-boyfriend went to attack the male, the friend fired one shot hitting the ex-boyfriend.

The ex-boyfriend is in a local hospital in critical condition. I doubt that this will teach him anything.

No mention of any charges against anyone.

Defense of self, and of others, is a human right, and it seems to be your legal right in Oklahoma.

New York Public Employees Want Better Pensions

In other words, they want the rest of New York to pay more taxes. From Meep at STUMP, we get the following. New York Pension Watch: Public Employee Unions Ask for Pension Sweeteners!

• New York State has somewhat managed its public pension situation, unlike states like Illinois and New Jersey, by greatly reducing its promises to new entrants

• Obviously, the (relatively) new entrants are not happy about having lower promises … and they think they may be able to get vulnerable politicians to agree to retroactively boost their benefits … because once boosted, they will not be able to be unboosted

• So they took a field trip to Albany last weekend to yell THAT’S NOT FAAAAAIR

Instead of being happy that New York State looks like they will actually be able to pay those pensions, the state employees want to sign up for the deal that Illinois, and Chicago have, where at least some of the pensions are going to be bankrupt soon.

Chicago seems to hoping that they can hold off long enough to get a bailout from a Democratic administration. (Hey, they got a bailout during COVID.)

None of this is really complicated, and none of it is high finance. It is simple math, and simple responsibility. You made promises to pay people in the future. You should be saving the money you need to fulfill those promises. New York has done that by limiting the future promises. The alternative is to default on everything.

Click thru for the details.

Happiness Is A Warm Gun

A YouTube channel that I listen to from time to time was covering The White Album recently, which got me to listen to the album, for the first time in decades. It really is (almost) the only Beatles album that I like. I like other songs from their other albums, and while I don't like every song, overall I like this album.

That said, I think you can start to hear the fracturing in this album. It is almost like two (maybe more) albums from different groups. Or two artists moving in different directions. Ringo Starr apparently quit the band for two weeks in August of 1968 during the recording.

Anyway, let's listen to a song.

This is "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" by The Beatles from their 1968 album The Beatles, which is commonly known as The White Album. It is their ninth album, and the only double album they produced. (This is the 2009 remastered version.)

The YT channel is run by Isaac Brown. He is a Gen Z musician/producer who has realized that he doesn't know much about music from the 1960s and 1970s.

Gen-Z Music Producer SHOCKED Listening to White Album | Every Beatles Album (Part 10)

Alright... let's listen to White Album (part 2) | Every Beatles Album (Part 11)

Michigan Terrorist

From The Other McCain we get the following: The Terrorist and the 12th District

Two decades ago, the phrase “Dearbornistan” became common among conservative bloggers during the Global War on Terror, because of the notorious cluster of Islamic radicals in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn.

As soon as I heard about Thursday’s attack on a synagogue in West Bloomfield — before anything had been reported about the suspect’s identity — I checked to see how far the synagogue was from Dearborn.

Click thru for some info on Dearborn, the 12th District, and politics.

Links for Friday the 13th

Bearing Arms starts us off with Getting Permitted Across the Country. Excessive Fees? Waits? Obstacles?

Since the 2022 landmark NYSRPA v. Bruen decision, every jurisdiction in the United States was forced to issue carry permits or licenses on a “shall-issue” basis. Essentially the Supreme Court said: “The peasants shall be allowed to have their pitchforks.” But what does it take to have your pitchfork in every state of the Union?

William Teach at Pirate's Cove - Appeals Court Says Federal Judge Sara’s Immigration Order Went Too Far

She thought she was a king and could order the Executive Department around, essentially creating rules and regulations. Appropriating the powers of the Legislative Branch to essentially pass law. To change existing federal laws. All to protect illegal aliens.

Guns & Gadgets 2nd Amendment News has a video on Major 2A Lawsuit: Do Gun Rights Stop at State Borders?

Right now in the state of Hawaii, if you are a law-abiding American from any of the other 49 states, someone who can legally carry where you live, well, the state says you can't carry there. Period. Not because you're prohibited, not because you failed training, not because of a background check, but simply because you are not a Hawaii resident.

MaddMedic - Shots Fired at US Consulate in Canada in ‘Unacceptable Act of Violence’

But, but…. They have gun control!!!

The Truth About Guns - Michigan Republicans Introduce Bill To Become 30th Constitutional Carry State

Michigan gun owners might be the latest to be able to enjoy constitutional carry—that is, if some Republican lawmakers get their way. A measure under consideration in the state House of Representative would make Michigan the 30^th state to have such a law on the books.

The Other McCain - When the Jokes Just Write Themselves

The work I’ve actually done this morning is fisking Anniki Sommerville’s absurd column about women “giving up on men,” and I don’t expect any particular reward for this work, but undertook the task because it seemed necessary. These feminist bitches ought to be grateful for my work, but they’re not, and that’s really the whole point, isn’t it?

Matt Margolis at PJ Media - The Obama Foundation Is Even More Corrupt Than You Thought

The scandal-plagued Obama Presidential Center in Chicago already stirred up plenty of controversy. Now the money trail surrounding it raises even more uncomfortable questions about how former President Barack Obama’s inner circle is cashing in while taxpayers get screwed over.

Again from William Teach - Bummer: News Coverage Of Climate Doom Falls For 4th Straight [Year]

Anyhow, the planet is overheating from a whopping 1.7F increase since 1850, which is less than during the previous Holocene warm periods.

Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 11 March 2026: Slop Is As Slop Does

Amazon has called an all-hands meeting of its engineering team to ask them to please stop destroying the company's site with AI slop. (Tom's Hardware)

The term "blast radius" is not one you want to hear being thrown about in reference to side-effects of code updates.

Again from The Other McCain - ‘Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness Against Thy Neighbour’ (Exodus 12:16)

Making false accusations is both a sin and a crime, and it can also be a tort — libel or slander — although as a society we have allowed this sin to go unpunished so often that some people think they can get away with it.

Your vocabulary word of the day: Friggatriskaidekaphobia is Fear of Friday the 13th. Frigga being the Norse goddess that Friday is named after. Sometimes she is Frigg. (Sun-day. Moon-day. Tyr's day. Odin's day, or Wōden's day. Thor's day. Frigga's day. Saturn got hooked into that for Saturday. The Norse used Washing day for the last day of the week.)

Self-Defense in South Carolina

USA Carry brings a story about a failure of the victim-selection process. Man Airlifted After Being Shot in Leg in South Carolina Shooting as Deputies Say Evidence Points to Self-Defense - USA Carry

Authorities said one man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. He was airlifted to a regional trauma center for treatment. Investigators are currently speaking with him as part of the ongoing investigation.

A second man who was at the scene and is believed to be the shooter was detained by deputies for questioning.

After the questioning, the shooter was released. Evidence pointed to self-defense.

Georgetown County, South Carolina is about 40 miles northeast of Charleston, and about 15 mile southwest of Myrtle Beach.

The sheriff is still investigating. After that investigation is complete the DA will actually make determinations about charges.

Self-defense is a human right, and it is usually recognized as a legal right in South Carolina.

Chicago Public Schools Can't Teach

Chicago Contrarian brings us a story of fail. Why Does This Failing Chicago Public School Remain Open?

[The Heritage Foundation's Corey A.] DeAngelis took to his X account to note that Douglass High School was built for 912 students but today has only 28 kids thanks to the number of people moving away each year from Brandon Johnson’s drowning Windy City.

Despite that the school is almost entirely empty and has only a fraction of the number of students it once had, it still doesn't have any kids who can read at grade level. Let that sink in. Not one of its 28 students are proficient at reading.

The staff to student ratio is 1:1 at that school. Now that will include all too many administrators - the bureaucracy is out of control - but the student to teach ratio is low.

So why is the school open? The unions. Why can't anyone read? Because public schools in large cities are not about teaching. They are all about politics and indoctrination.

The Bride! - "All the subtly of a sledgehammer"

The latest crime against cinema has been released. "You know what the world needs? A Woke look at The Bride of Frankenstein," said no one, ever. Well, except for Maggie Gyllenhaal.

The craziest thing about this whole thing, is that some studio agreed to invest between $80 million and $90 million in a Nepo Baby's fan fiction. That is before marketing. It made about $13 million in the first weekend globally. It will lose most of that money.

This is the Nerdrotic Daily video EVERYBODY HATES A TOURIST – The Bride’s Maggie Gyllenhaal Became a Filmmaker to Fight Sexism

Nerdrotic: "So it starts out with Mary Shelley speaking from the dead."

Mauler: "Already cuz I know about this. I was just like, 'So that's a no' from from like the idea like if this was pitched in some [ __ ] studio like, 'So Mary Shelly' no already no absolutely not."

As Mauler Az says in the video, this would be fine if it was an arthouse film, made for 10 or 20 million dollars. It isn't. The only explanation at this point is that Hollywood hates money.

It is a 10 minute excerpt from The Real B.B.C.

For other takes:

• Kylie Roseanne at Haunted Hippie - The Bride Offended Me...
• The Critical Drinker - The Bride! - It Sucks!
• Even Grace Randolph didn't like it - The Bride REVIEW - Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale 2026 (Though I have NOT watched all of this review, because I hate Grace Randolph's reviews.)

Avoid Road Rage

Road Rage is never worth the risk, as these 2 brothers found out. Sheriff identifies men in Harlingen road rage shooting

Sanchez told deputies he was driving westbound on FM 508 with his two children when he passed two vehicles, nearly causing one of them to run off the road.

"Nearly." So nothing actually happened, but the 2 brothers driving the 2 cars were apparently enraged.

Sanchez further stated to deputies that both brothers began assaulting him when he pulled over and exited his truck.

Sanchez then retrieved his firearm from the center console and fired it as both brothers continued to assault him, according to the sheriff’s office.

Both brothers were shot and treated at a local hospital.

Sanchez sustained extensive injuries, including to his eye socket, multiple bumps on his head, and small lacerations on his face, the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office said.

Harlingen is in extreme southern Texas. It is about a 135 mile drive south of Corpus Christi.

Self-defense is a human right, and though it will be a while before the investigation is complete, and the DA makes any determination about charges, this did happen in Texas.

Terror, Media Bias, and More

THE FIRST STREET JOURNAL asks a question about terrorists. Why are so many violent haters of Western civilization themselves children of wealth and privilege?

The Philadelphia Inquirer published photos of the homes of the two Bucks County, Pennsylvania, ‘men’ charged with throwing homemade bombs at a protest outside of Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence, in New York City.

One had an estimated value of $2,238,200. They other home had an estimated value of $668,000.

Now, unless you've been living under a rock, you probably saw how CNN treated the attempted bombing in New York.

The internet is forever pic.twitter.com/jWni68aymN

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) March 10, 2026

That isn't the end of it, of course.

The two were taking exception to a protest organized by (as The Philadelphia Inquirer called him) "far-right provocateur Jake Lang."

Did you catch that? The headline itself states that Messrs Balat and Kayumi were “inspired by ISIS,” but it is Jake long who is described as a “far-right provocateur.” Provocateur is defined as someone who provokes other people to take rash actions or break the law. Reporters Jesse Bunch, Ellie Rushing, and Maggie Prosser have, by the use of that description, placed blame on Jake Long for the crimes of the actual (alleged) criminals.

Click thru for the rest.

More Antisemitic Attacks in Canada

Canada is following in the steps of so many places. 2 GTA synagogues hit by gunfire overnight, police investigate | CBC News

Police in parts of the Greater Toronto Area will be increasing their presence after shots were fired at two synagogues in North York and Vaughan.

It comes just days after another North York synagogue, the Temple Emanu-El, was also shot at on Monday.

It is odd really. I thought Canada had all kinds of gun control. It doesn't seem to be working. (Hat tip to Jews Can Shoot)

Wednesday Link Roundup - 11 March

William Teach at Pirate's Cove starts things rolling with Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Don Surber has highlights of the week.
Doug Ross has Larwyn’s Linx. And more Larwyn’s Linx.

Wombat-socho - In The Mailbox: 03.09.26

Don Surber: Regime change matters
Elizabeth Nickson: Remigration NOW

EBL - Daylight Savings

Daylight Savings
Instapundit: Spring Forward

Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 8 March 2026: Space Shark Edition

The associated Hacker News thread notes that you can get even better performance [than using AWS] by the simple trick of running your own server.
And save a ton of money.

A View from the Beach - Flotsam and Jetsam - Iranian Leadership Hiding Under Hajibs, Trump Demands Unconditional Surrender

Ace, War Powers Act Vote to Limit Iran Action Fails, Meaning This Is Now a Congressionally Approved War. "Okay okay, that's kinda bullshit. But you will agree, this means that this is not a Congressionally disapproved war.

Small Dead Animals - Saturday On Turtle Island

The Democrat Party’s America: Douglas Murray – Keeping his promise. Iran’s last hope. Hating white men.
Conman Carney’s Canada: Alleged Graves. Stolen Land.

Don Surber - HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEWS

ITEM 6: Costa Rica’s president-elect Laura Fernández said, “Mexico is for me a reference of where we do not want to go.”
Even Mexicans don’t like Mexico anymore.

Again from Wombat-socho - In The Mailbox: 03.10.26

STUMP: New York Pension Watch – Public Employee Unions Ask for Sweeteners
The Political Hat: Leviathan’s Operating System

Political Hat - News of the Week (March 8th, 2026)

Rep. Dan Crenshaw loses to Republican primary challenger in Texas
NBC News projects state Rep. Steve Toth defeated Crenshaw, who was the only GOP House member running for re-election in Texas who didn’t have Trump’s endorsement.

Vlad Tepes - Iran, the conquest of the West by Islam, proof of Grok’s “baked in” agenda and more: Links 1 for March 9, 2026

3.Muslim terrorists threw a home made frag mentation bomb at an anti-Islamization rally in New York City yesterday. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of press on it. Right in front of the mayor Mamdani’s official residence

Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog - Iran Strikes: Day 10

Meanwhile, Iran is hitting only purely military targets. Ha, just kidding! They’re hitting desalinization plants, in Bahrain and UAE.
No sleep until Brooklyn regime change:

Gates of Vienna - News Feed 3/9/2026

German Industry Orders Plummet in January With Oil Prices Adding to Pain
Germany’s industrial sector has started weakly into the New Year.

The Glibertarians - Saturday evening Links

That’s just good product placement, right there.
How about you go fuck yourself, Ron?
Tulsi? Is that you?

Bacon Time!!!! - Sunday Linkange

Pirates Cove Climate Cult Has A Special Class For Special People
Freedom Is Just Another Word.. .Saturday Memes…

J.J. Sefton at Ace of Spades HQ - The Morning Report — 3/9/26

It has been nearly 50 years since I wrote about Iran with Nixon. Trump approaches Iran with the same clear-eyed realism.
Trump Learned Richard Nixon’s Lessons On Iran

Maggie's Farm - Saturday morning links

The obvious signs the Iran war is part of larger contest with Russia and China
The Fall of the NGO-Administrative Complex

Doug Ross - Larwyn’s Linx: Our Long Road to War With Iran

• It’s Not ‘ISIS’, It’s the ‘Allah Finger’ - Daniel Greenfield
• Before FBI subpoena, congressional observers flagged commingled ballots at Maricopa County center - JTN

Anonymous Conservative - News Briefs – 03/10/2025

Right-wing AfD makes historic gains in west German election.
Send everyone you know to AmericanStasi.com, because we need readers

I leave you with Sunday Funnies from Flopping Aces, Sunday Funnies For 03-08-26 from Stately McDaniel Manor, Sunday Memes …. from MaddMedic, and Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #3475 from 90 Miles from Tyranny.

If You Break Into Homes...

You will eventually find an armed homeowner. Suspected burglar was shot by Provo resident | KSL. Or in this case, the homeowner's son.

File this under, "Another failure of the victim-selection process."

Lance Andre Hunter, 41, broke into a home and started a confrontation with some people inside. Two women ran upstairs and locked themselves in a room. Hunter followed. The homeowner's son, who have been arguing with Hunter retrieved a gun.

After Hunter pushed past the son, he went upstairs and "was attempting to kick in the door to the room they [the two women] had locked themselves in." That's when the son reengaged Hunter, this time armed with a gun, according to the affidavit.

He was shot once.

Despite being shot once, police say Hunter stole a vehicle at the hangar that had the keys still inside and tried to leave the area, but was stopped by responding deputies.

Provo, Utah is about a 40 or 45 mile drive south of Salt Lake City.

This sounds a bit like a domestic incident, but police are looking to see if Hunter is connected to other burglaries in the area.

However that plays out, self-defense, and defense of others, is a human right. This didn't take place in Massachusetts. Good Guys 1, Bad Guys 0.

All This "Clean Energy" Is Causing Environmental Harm

From CFACT we get an article about the dirty truth of Wind Energy that the environmentalists somehow don't want to address. Waste from “clean energy” piles up across the U.S.

Disposal of wind turbine blades is an issue. An environmental issue.

Disposal of giant blades in landfills is often the only way to deal with equipment that is no longer serviceable. “Blades are frequently buried in fragments in several landfills throughout the Great Plains,” Cohen adds, “transforming sites in Wyoming, Iowa, and South Dakota into wind turbine graveyards. By 2050, the cumulative decommissioning material from wind turbines could reach 133 million tons. On average, 3,000 – 9,000 blades are being taken out of service per year in the United States, and that number is expected to increase to 10,000 – 20,000 blades per year by 2040.”

The blades for the giant turbines don't last as long as the environmentalists hoped they would. They can't be recycled. I wonder if the energy required to produce the blades, which are made out of fiberglass, epoxy resins, and carbon fiber, can ever be recouped by the turbine. That doesn't include the steel, the concrete, and the copper that goes into the entire thing.

Noche Acosador

I do love classical guitar, but I know next to nothing about this artist. The song comes by way of a playlist generated by the Tidal streaming service based on my listening habits.

This is "Noche Acosador" by John 5 from his 2012 album God Told Me To.