A sad loss

George Jones, my favorite YouTube gun guy, just passed away after a year-long battle with blood cancer. I stumbled across his channel four or five years ago, and his down-home wit and wisdom made me an instant fan. One thing I liked about him was that he didn't just feature trendy new guns and well-known classics - although he did those, too - but also offbeat firearms, forgotten gems, and some items which he wasn't altogether sure wouldn't blow up in his hands. And it didn't hurt that he was a steadfast Trump supporter.

Go with God, George, and may He bless your soul and comfort your family.

Here's a video George did a couple of years ago which quickly turns into a burst of hilarity.

Ok, you know you're thinking it

Did the extraterrestrials abduct him? "Retired Air Force General Who Commanded UFO-Linked Base Vanishes Without a Trace".

Seriously, though, I pray that this man be found alive and unharmed soon. There is a reference in the linked post that suggests a potential medical condition. 

Political sepsis

"Never Forget How Quickly Everything Can Go 'Full Spanberger'".

My question is, did a large number of voters really cast their ballots for Spanführer because they thought she was a moderate, or did most of them know full well that she was a radical leftist and vote for her with a nod and a wink? If the former, that datum would tend to reinforce my theory that it is sheer stupid gullibility that ultimately will sink this country.

I dunno, I was already thinking it was pretty corrupt

"The Obama Foundation Is Even More Corrupt Than You Thought".

New federal tax filings reveal the staggering salaries flowing through the Obama Foundation as construction of the $850 million Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park nears completion. The foundation will operate the massive 19.3-acre campus, which sits on publicly owned Chicago parkland. The project includes a museum, an athletic center, and a public library branch. It will not operate as a traditional presidential library overseen by the National Archives.

The land it sits on is a big part of the scheme. The Obama Foundation secured a 99-year agreement with the city, under which the foundation pays just $10 per year to use the plot. That deal alone costs Chicago tens of millions of dollars in potential value while handing over prime public property to a private nonprofit run by a former president.

With such a sweet deal in place, the foundation has been able to pay its officers inflated salaries, the most eye‑popping of which is paid to Valerie Jarrett, one of Obama’s closest political confidantes. Jarrett “earned” $740,000 in 2024 as CEO of the Obama Foundation. That salary easily outpaces the compensation paid to leaders at several other presidential foundations.

An artist's rendition of the typical Obama Foundation executive:

I'm pretty sure I'd get totally lost in Utah

Strange signage.

Working-with-your-hands Wednesday

 

Gun fight

Looks like Beretta may be attempting a hostile takeover of Ruger: "Ruger Sets the Record Straight on Competitor Beretta's Attempt to Seize Control of Ruger".