Friday Links - 27 October

Battleswarm Blog starts us off with Russia: “We Are Withdrawing From The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.” U.S.: “OK.” BOOM! And yes, it is late, but important.

Some under-reported news from last week: Russia withdrew from the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), and literally hours later the U.S. conducted a nuclear test.

Impro Guns - Rebel Manufactured Pistols (Myanmar). (Click thru for the photos.)

Semi-automatic pistols with cast aluminum frames made in small workshops by PDF (People’s Defence Forces) Armourers.

The Other McCain - Detroit Police Say Anti-Semitism Not Motive in Synagogue Leader’s Murder

C’mon, man — It’s the east side of Detroit.

Again from Impro Guns - Welder’s Nightmare (Minas Gerais, Brazil). (Again, click thru for a photo.)

Both the recoil spring and the barrel look quite unhappy on this example.

Recoil has the following article - Classic Carry: Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless

U.S. sales reps took one look at it and were like, “Dude, that pistol is hawt-looking,” or whatever the 1902 version of that phrase was.

Again from The Other McCain - ‘The Powers That Be’: Mike Johnson Elected 56th Speaker of the House

Ending three weeks of leaderless chaos — Matt Gaetz owes the nation an apology — and repeated failure, the Republican caucus finally united behind a little-known member whose name wasn’t even mentioned previously.

Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 26 October 2023: First Rule Of Rules Edition

In which academics reap what they have sown. (The Verge)

The story tries to pin the blame on conservatives, even though nobody in the story is to the right of Mao. A typical AWFL college student goes off the deep end and files Title IX complaints - and this is her mistake - against every lecturer she ever had contact with.

The Other McCain again - Biggest Story of the Week: DOJ Subpoenaed Senate GOP Staff Phones

If you know anything at all about Capitol Hill, you know that Chuck Grassley’s staffer are the best investigators of governmental waste, fraud and abuse. Every year there are dozens of big stories that never would have come to light if not for the tireless work of Grassley’s staff. For many years, the ace in Grassley’s office was Jason Foster, who has recently left the Hill to launch his own non-profit organization, Empower Oversight, to continue that kind of investigation independently. The latest news should shock the conscience of the country

Libs of TikTok - Chaya Raichik receives Resilience Award from IWF

Libs of TikTok founder Chaya Raichik was invited to attend the Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) Awards Gala to be honored as the recipient of the distinguished Resilience Award.