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    Bunker Bust

    Here’s some more of my fascinating spam – another squint at the underbelly of the American nightmare:

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • October 25, 2017
    • Guns, Militarism, Silliness, War is a Racket

    White Privilege?

    I’ve described a bunch of situations as “white privilege” when I see cops talking politely to threatening-looking white people who have guns. For sure, white privilege is part of it, but I think there’s something more basic going on, as well.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • June 20, 2017
    • Burn it to the ground, Guns, Militarism, Nationalism is Bullshit, Totalitarianism

    They Really Did Say That

    The story is that Louis XIV had 16-lb’er cannon cast with the words “Ultima Ratio Regum” in the decoration.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • March 9, 2017
    • Guns

    The Hardcore of Yore: Lyudmila Pavlichenko

    She was the first Soviet citizen to be welcomed to the White House. There are pictures of her, smiling with Eleanor Roosevelt, in her Red Army dress uniform; the uniform is simple, not a beribboned affair, but one of the medals on her left chest is the plain star of the Hero Of The Soviet Union.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • March 5, 2017
    • Guns, Militarism, Propaganda, War is a Racket

    Making a Soap Mold – 2

    Lovely lemon balm and lemongrass-scented: 9mm soapgun:

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • September 15, 2016
    • Art, Guns

    Trump On Clinton As A Shooter

    In a rally address that veered off frequently from prepared remarks, Donald Trump suggested Friday that if Hillary Clinton were to shoot somebody “right smack in the middle of the heart,” the former secretary of state would not face charges.

    [Read more…]

    • Marcus Ranum
    • September 10, 2016
    • Click Bait, Guns, Politics, Silliness, Totalitarianism, Trolls and Trolling

    Oh, Texas

    Whenever I encounter someone saying that Texas should secede, I counter that the US should give Texas back to Mexico.

    [Read more…]

    • Marcus Ranum
    • August 25, 2016
    • Guns, Militarism, Politics, Totalitarianism, Trolls and Trolling

    “Ask The Strategic Genius” – 3

    This episode of “Ask the Strategic Genius” is about logistics and the 2nd Amendment: two things you typically will not find connected in public discourse. Time to cure that!

    “Amateurs talk about tactics, professionals study logistics” – Napoleon Bonaparte*

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • August 11, 2016
    • Click Bait, Guns, Militarism, Philosophy, Politics, Propaganda, Totalitarianism, War is a Racket

    I See What You Did There!!

    A recent Reuters article:

    (Reuters) – A new law went into effect in Texas on Monday that allows certain students to bring guns into classrooms, with supporters saying it could prevent mass shootings and critics saying the measure will endanger safety on campuses.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • August 1, 2016
    • Click Bait, Guns

    Meanwhile, At The Protest

    Another protest took place, fortunately it ended peacefully. In fact, cops with riot gear didn’t even show up, in spite of some of the protestors being dressed in paramilitary gear associated with anti-government militia.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • July 10, 2016
    • Click Bait, Guns
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