Discard your vanities, right now...

For any thinking Soul the mere headline about Cyprus should be sufficient for you to focus on the realities of the Human animal - food, water, shelter, defense of your Tribe.  If you are worried about Little Janie's dance recital next weekend, you are in trouble.

With the press of a few buttons "wealth" can be moved from your account, into someone else's account.

And how you eat tomorrow is your problem.

Do you understand?

The Bad People in the world just showed you, all Optics unfiltered, what they plan to do, in part, when they move against you.  Step One: Take your money.

Don't like it?  Fuck you.  They don't even need to come and take it from your wallet or under your bed anymore.  Think you are safe because you put stacks of American Greenbacks in your safe?  Sure, they'll hold a bit of value, for a little while.  But then they'll simply be made obsolete by a new currency, that you won't have.  Gold and Silver will help, but they will not solve your problems.  The Government will merely outlaw Gold and Silver and the moment you try to barter with it for an egg, the pettiness of the Human Ego (one of the Have-Nots in the crowd) will rat you out like Donald Sutherland at the end of Body Snatchers.

I have said this for years, and I do not change my position today: Lead is the new Gold.

The clock is ticking.

Can you hear it?

How long before the neighbors on either side of your home get hungry if the banks and EBT cards went dark tomorrow morning? 

How long can you fend them off with your current preps?

Folks, whether you hear the clock or not, it is ticking.  D-Day will begin in your neighborhood just like every other morning.

It will not end well.

Kerodin
III

Oh, did I mention...

...Mother Fuck You!?

You know who you are. 

Go Miller.

Sorry to disappoint my enemies, but this group of Patriots gets work done.  We do not stand around, wringing our hands, waiting for the enemy to move.

We change the paradigm.

We get inside their OODA Loop and fuck it up.

And "We" represent thousands of Patriots.

You mean to have a war?

Come get some.

The snow is melting across the country, and soon our parcel in Idaho will be ready for our first improvements.

Kerodin
III

Help needed from one of you who does Silver/Gold

When I buy gold or silver I buy and hold.

But that story coming out of Europe should be a cautionary tale for everyone.

For those of you who don't buy and hold, what is the best method you've found for converting your gold or silver to FRNs when you need to pay for something (assuming your creditor won't accept Silver/gold)  How do you get around the several percentage points of loss endured from the broker who takes a cut every time, whether you are buying into metal or selling out?

Thanks.

If I knew a way to do this I'd let you folks pay for everything at IIIGear via metal, if we can find a way to limit the losses during conversions.

Here's the story.

Take it seriously folks - one day in the near future you'll swipe that card and all of your digital "money" will simply be gone...

Kerodin
III

DNS resolved in time to give all our "fans" something special...

...fuck you.

Go Miller.

Kerodin
III

A lull

I must admit there is an upside to having Kerodin.com down for a few days.

Though I know I have hundreds of emails each day stacking up waiting to dump in my lap when DNS gets their act together.  For the moment, I get to put my mind purely on the Citadel and what the next 45 days will bring.

Stay safe, folks.

K

A curious observation...

GunBot.net has plenty of access to .40 ammo.

Check it here.

Kerodin
III

A thought on War

Most wars are started and continued by two types of men:

...those who have everything to lose...

...and those who have nothing left to lose.

Kerodin
III

Kerodin Email Heads-up

The renewal date snuck up on me.  It's been handled, but the DNS and mail delivery may take up to 24 hours to get back to normal.

If you need me in a hurry: III@IIIPercent.com

K

Drone Countermeasures

There are those of you out there who know what Drones can see.

So, without giving away State Secrets and ending up in Leavenworth, share with your fellow Patriots what he can do to make a Safe Room where the prying eyes of a Drone Operator can't get eyes-on.

Here's just a "for instance" rhetorical scenario.

A guy you know may or may not be building a castle-looking house out of concrete and rebar in the near future up in some mountains - and that house will probably have a 24/7 Drone assignment.

Does lead lining defeat some of the electronics suite?  How thick?  Does 1/4" steel help?  Does going underground help, and how much soil is needed to defeat the signal?  I'm pretty certain these things have laser-audio - how to defeat?  Double-paned glass?  Is there a reflective surface at Home Depot that will scatter the laser?

How do we blind these things.

We have Patriots in this community right now who have answers, and your allies need those answers.

Rhetorical, of course.

I am a law-abiding Citizen, no matter what Zoomie says.  ;)

Kerodin
III

Blades - Get wet

**BUMP**  Good comment section, worthy of a bump to the top. - K

I have always been most comfortable up close and personal when in CQB.  If I don't get wet with blood, there is too much distance between me and my enemy. Too much room for error.  (Note: It isn't always his blood alone...)

It has been this way since my uncle first began my training as a teenager, and it evolved to many of the finest dojos and finest Warriors across America.  This applies to blades, pistols, SMGs, and empty hands.  I am most comfortable when I am close.  Rifle range contact never gets my blood pumping.

Above you see the current iteration of the GI Tanto from Cold Steel.  It is a simple, strong, razor sharp tanto blade with several cutting edges.  I have them spread all over my home, and can put my hands on one in moments, no matter where I may be.  At that point I become a handful.  It'll drive through 1" treated board with no worries, it'll slash to any bone in the human body with the flip of a wrist, and with just a bit of knife skills, through any bone you've got except your skull frontal plate and femur.  But make no mistake, it'll penetrate 6" into your forehead with little real effort.

The best thing about these blades is that they are relatively inexpensive.

Blades are silent.  I can move quietly around my home to engage targets without identifying my position with muzzle blast.  And to be very honest, as humbly as possible, I can take the handgun from most men who let me within 15 feet anyway.  30 feet if I have a katana.  But that is another story.

Do not place too much emphasis on your firearms, Patriots. Be versatile.  Have options.

IIIGear has a selection of Cold Steel and KA-BAR at IIIGear.com that you should consider.  I would bet my life, and have bet my life, on every Cold Steel I have ever put in my hands.  You can too.  I just had to raise the prices of the Cold Steel at IIIGear.  As soon as I am done here, I'm raising the prices of the KA-BARs, too.

I've also switched my folder selections - I always carried (2) 3" Voyagers until recently.  Now I carry a 3" Voyager for routine pocket knife chores, such as opening boxes.  I now carry the black Recon for serious work - that blade never touches anything but human flesh.

The 7 1/2 inch San Mai Tanto is the ultimate combat blade, but that's another discussion.  The O Katana is essential, but again, another discussion.

Get what you need now. 

IIIGear.com

Kerodin
III

Just throw the f'n cock-punch!

Are you ready to be the meanest son-of-a-bitch in the valley?  In the firefight?  In the melee?

You do not have to succeed at being the baddest - but you must try.

Or you will lose.

And make no mistake - even the baddest guy loses much of the time.

The time is coming.

Kerodin
III

Obama and Biden abroad at the same time?

Interesting...

Here's the piece.

Kerodin
III

State of the III

IIIGear: Stuff has shipped, is shipping and will ship.  The speed of the USPS seems to be different at different pipelines.  Give it time, it'll be there.

Nine months ago, or close to it, none of us had any idea about the Citadel.

Then we started chatting about it on the blog, and it caught many of you from the blindside - pleasantly.

Nine months.

III Arms: I am not as qualified as you may think to speak on behalf of III Arms.  When we all decided to start this project as a cornerstone for the Citadel, we agreed that I'd find the right person to run III Arms.  I lived up to my promise, and Jim Miller is that guy.  Even if I were able to run III Arms, Jim would be a better fit.  You'll just have to believe me.  He's got a sweet, sweet CNC being delivered to his shop and should be turning lowers and other parts in short order.

We've solutioned our barrel issue with the help of a few great Patriots.

We've rec'd a commitment from one of our Founders and an absolutely superb Patriot who intends to move this summer and begin the process to acquire his 06FFL to build ammunition that will carry the III Brand.  Yeah, I know - good luck getting components.  Look around you and what is happening just on this post - we get the job done, and we'll do the same thing with Ammo.

III Citadel: We acquired this property and scooted out of the AO with the first real snowstorm of the season on our heels, in October.  In short order that snow will melt and we will begin getting the site developed for Miller.  Well.  Power.  Building.  And much, much more. 

We have several III Patriots in this community who are intent on settling on parcels near Miller, and this is a good thing.  If you are considering a move to Idaho this year and buying a mountaintop parcel near ours, let me know sometime over the next few months, and I'll hook you up with the seller - she is an absolutely magnificent person.

We've been pretty silent on the Citadel because there are BIG possibilities in the works that may accelerate both III Arms and the Citadel - but to say more at this point would be imprudent.  Please simply continue to trust that we will do what is best for the Citadel.  It may be this opportunity, and it may not.  Our Steering Committee is up to (I think) 8 people, each of whom is an outstanding Patriot who brings professional skills and common sense to the table.

The plan at this moment is to have Miller get his shop up, running and cutting lowers, uppers, 1911 frames, and when he has the extra capacity he'll be making small pieces like triggers, hammers, grip safeties, et cetera. 

H and I will have boots on the ground in Benewah, regardless of what happens.  We will oversee site development and look the residents in the eye so they know the lies they have read in the paper are exactly that - lies and hyperbole used by media to sell ad units.  Just remember, H and I have a publishing house as well, and it may well have to become the newspaper of record for Benewah.  ;)

On our parcel it will be required, as soon as the ground permits, to do some more clearing and pad development, road development, and similar responsibilities.  We intend to have good electrical service, but most heating in those parts is done by wood, so if you are one of those people who think you have little to contribute, yet want to be in the Citadel, let us know - we'll need someone who splits and stack wood for people.

We are looking to fill up to 2 dozen households this summer, and our goal is to scout properties and begin the arduous work of clearing permits.  Women and families with kids, consider it.  If you home school that is ideal.  If you are in a position to pay a small rent/lease while launching your dream business, consider it.

If you want real Liberty, if you have what it takes to get off the couch and do something this summer along the lines of Citadel, send me a note.

Nine months.

We have birthed a Movement.  We are building on both projects in weeks.

This is serious business.  If you are a III Pioneer to Idaho: Stand and be counted!

We'll roll out more details as appropriate.

Kerodin
III

IIIGear

Condor arrived today, so a few orders that had been waiting for fleeces will ship ASAP.

A big shipment went out yesterday, more tomorrow.

My thanks to those who have given me the heads up when stuff arrives.  We've shipped from locations as varied as Tulsa to McLean Virginia in recent weeks, with everything from UPS Ground to USPS, Priority, First Class and Standard.  So delivery times are unpredictable, and they only give me tracking information with a few of those options.

But, so far, everything seems to be arriving just fine, if a bit delayed.

K

What did you do today?

You see what is happening in the world around you.  I'm not talking about the sheep who move through each day knowing that today will be filled with grass to eat, tonight will be safe to sleep because the shepherd will be on watch, and tomorrow there will be more fresh, green grass to eat.  I'm talking about the people who have the power to, collectively, start wars.  You see what they are doing.  History tells us what they are doing.  They are not even trying to hide what they are doing.

So the question is: What are you doing differently given what you see?

If you have your own DefCon system, or your own Doomsday clock, have you changed the settings? 

If you plan to bug out in an emergency, is everyone at home ready to go in minutes when you call?

Are you, personally, a person who thinks you may be on "The First List" of rabble-rousers who will be targeted by Bad People - and if so, have you changed your routine, or taken any steps that make you more prepared?

Colonel Cooper had his color system.  Have you moved to Orange or are you hanging in Yellow?

When a rattlesnake feels threatened, it coils and rattles, and bares fangs.

When my Akita decides it is time to step up, his ears go back, his front end lowers, back end coils to burst muscles in any direction, and if he's silent, he intends to attack.  If he's still grumbling, you have a second or two to defuse the tension.

But given what you are watching every single day from men who mean to be Masters, by men who have the means to order war, have you moved your hand closer to the butt of that old Colt as they did in the Westerns?  Does your Go Bag that stays with you have anything more lethal in it these days to ensure you get home, regardless of the odds, the shut downs, the barriers put in place by LEO?  Are you ready to go Hot on any day, at any hour?

In the 3 years or so since I published my first book and have written online, I have never seen our world closer to Implosion.  And I don't see it as a meandering course with off-ramps, where peril may be avoided at the last moment.  We are on a rail, that leads straight to the scene of the crash.

Men who mean to be Masters are making their moves, right now.

Watch that Dow.  That is one of many indicators.  It is a bubble right now.  And there is no part of the global economic system that can absorb the effects of that bubble bursting.  The last bubble was bankster-created, and it was nations that assumed the debt and slowed the crash.  Today, there is nothing in the system capable of acting as an airbag.  When that bubble blows (They'll call it a "correction" in the early days when the world still has that facade of normalcy in place) it'll be full Implosion as the result.

The only goods that will make it to shelves after that 'correction' will be whatever is in the pipeline.

Are you still getting up every day, going to work, coming home, changing nothing, knowing what you know?

Kerodin
III

President Obama Brilliance

I know many of you don't want to hear it, and will probably try to find a way to dispute the premise.

So be it.  The truth is the truth, and it is what it is.

Someone in the White House had an "Ah-HA!" moment regarding Gun Control and when they realized they wouldn't get a FedGov ban through Congress, and an Executive end-run would provoke a war, someone, and I am betting the President, said: "Call our states and get them to crush 2A.  It'll take them years to work it out in the courts, by which time we will have our own SCOTUS (as if that still matters), and attrition will have eroded a third of the population of the country regarding 2A."

Tell me that isn't exactly what is happening in Blue states.

Tell me it isn't working.  Not one single revolt in California, New York, Maryland, Illinois or other Blue state where they came down hardcore.

How long before confiscations begin in those states?

California already has a task force doing it - though they claim it is only for criminals and others who have been placed on "Prohibited Persons" lists.

Now think ObamaCare.  A "Prohibited Person" will soon become anyone who has ever taken a Happy Pill, been busted with pot, et cetera, and per Doctor's orders is no longer responsible enough for 2A.  Then, it'll be the Lanza excuse: "You have a Prohibited Person in the home, all 2A suspended."

Say what you will.  Them's the facts.

And it worked.

When FedGov places an order for 1.4 or 1.6 billion .223, well...

Kerodin
III

Never, ever, quit...

We rec'd notice today that the Judge (Federal) in our case against ServiceMagic was dismissed for an inadequate complaint: "...failure to properly state a claim..."

What does that mean?

That means we tighten up the complaint and file again, and then we start all over again.

But we do not quit.

We do not tap out.

This isn't the venue for arguing our case.  The gist of it is that we owned XYZPDQ.com and we used it for business.  Our customers knew who we were, where we were, and how to reach us through XYZPDQ.com.  We had established "secondary meaning" in our "service mark", which makes it off-limits for others to infringe.

Then the Bad People bought XYZ-PDQ.com.  They added a hyphen and our business was badly affected as a result.  They did this across 9 different domains.  Nine.

Now, that's just not right, is it?  Nope, we don't think so, either. 

Now, fighting in Federal Court isn't as easy as throwing an elbow at a nose - but the premise is the same.  We have to do certain things at certain times, in a certain manner in order to ever get to the place where we get to tell our story to a jury.  The judge today said we have to start the process over.

So, we will do just that.  We have the rest of our lives to spend on this issue.  We have the long game.

What is the bigger message, and how does it tie into this blog?

Never, ever, quit.

You quit, you die.

You may die anyway, but do not die as a quitter.

Kerodin
III

.40 Answer #1

Remember my post below - why .40s?

The opening paragraph about the California Team tasked with door-to-door confiscations carry Glock .40s.

Wearing bulletproof vests and carrying 40-caliber Glock pistols, nine California Justice Department agents assembled outside a ranch-style house in a suburb east of Los Angeles. They were looking for a gun owner who’d recently spent two days in a mental hospital.

And why were these guns being confiscated?  Why was this entire household being stripped of 2A?

Because one member spent 2 days in a Mental House.

How long before your kid with ADD is sufficient reason to strip your home of 2A?

Oh, that'll never happen...

You are living in a moment of History that will be in the books for many, many generations to come.

How will the story end?

Beats me - you are helping to write it...

Here's the piece.

Kerodin
III

.40 Caliber Purchase by .Gov

These are .40 S&W rounds.

You and I know what they do and what they are designed to do.

You and I also know that .Gov ordered 1.4 or 1.6 Billion rounds.

We can all speculate why.

The .40 is a modest defensive round.  If you carry the .40 unwad your panties - I know it will kill and like everything from the .22LR to the .50 AE, shot placement is more important than caliber.  You are not getting hydrostatic shock value at pistol caliber numbers.

So, why the .40?  Why did .Gov buy .40s?  .mil doesn't use them, so far as I know.  They may have a few special applications, but for the most part our .mil uses 9mm, 5.56 NATO, 7.62 and .50 in small arms.

As of this moment, there have been no abnormal purchases of 5.56 NATO.

This is a DHS move.  Domestic.

If DHS planned to defend CONUS against a foreign invader, they'd be buying real weapons of war theaters.

Who in .Gov does use the .40?  LEO.  LEO departments across the land use .40 heavily, in service pistols and in SMGs - both are CQB weapons and the .40 is a round used in CQB situations.  These are not weapons for a war theatre, these are weapons for LEO Stacks and "Law Enforcement."

So, does DHS plan to cache all of this .40 for future use against citizens?  That's one possible answer, and I know many of you subscribe to that theory.

Is there something about the .40 that makes it a good candidate to buy if your goal is backdoor gun control?  .40 is NOT the number one defensive round in Civilian America.  It certainly isn't top 3, maybe top 5.  So, again, buying all the .40 doesn't stop Citizens who load .45 or 9mm or .357 or other loads - or does it?

What about the components it takes to make the .40?  By ordering about 1.5 billion rounds, has DHS starved the market for a popular powder or primers?  Does the order tie up manufacturers so they can't make other calibers? 

When I think it all through - and you folks know I am not a conspiracy guy - I must conclude it looks like someone plans to load out a large army with .40 caliber ammo.  Important questions: Has there been a quiet increase in .40 caliber weapons purchases across LEO, hidden among general Department orders rather than conspicuously in a single DHS purchase?

I believe Occam's Razor applies here, folks.

It is exactly what it appears to be: Elements of .Gov (not .mil) intend considerable action against Citizens.

If we conclude the premise upon which this column has been posited, we must conclude, and prepare, for LEO to begin moving against Citizens.

A rhetorical question: What do you intend to do about it?

We've got this...

Most readers - because I have told you so many times - and every one of you who have met me would agree that I do not fall into that category of men who inspire fear and trepidation based on my physical size and imposing demeanor.  I am shorter than most men, I am lighter than most men, and I have a reflexive smile.  All of these are reasons why I was very successful as an LP in those times of my life when I made a living from my CQB skills. 

When you see a Principal (the guy the Team is protecting) he is often flanked by very imposing men in dark suits, dark shades, and chests that remind one of an old-growth forest.  What you don't see are the LPs (Low Profiles) who are in the crowd looking for mischief.  We go unnoticed.  We don't raise the innate defenses of Fighting Men in normal circumstances. 

We can get close, where we can go to work.

Being under-estimated is a part of life.  Some people learn to use it to advantage.  Anything can be accomplished if you look for the work-around, if you have the guts to step where others may fear to tread, if you are willing to take that risk others may not.

At the moment several members in the Citadel Project are working hard on a work-around.  Our Plan A is already underway - Miller's CNC is en-route to his shop and we are just a few weeks from breaking ground in Idaho.  But then an opportunity presented that we have an obligation to explore - a way to get the Citadel built faster and even better than our own plan and pace would allow.  So we are doing that right now.  And I am proud to announce that whether we stick with our Plan A, we accept this new opportunity, or not, we'll have our work-around fleshed-out in a few days.

No matter what course we take, it will be done in steps.  One foot after the other.  Our first step is to get Miller in a position that he is delivering product and has a Team of craftsmen at his back.  Our second step is to make tangible, real-world advances on the beachhead.  No matter what happens, no matter which fork in the road we take, we will accomplish both goals in the coming weeks.

Period.

We will be a town of Riflemen who respect the Founding Ideals of this great republic, from Day One.

Every single man and woman in our presence will live by the voluntary Patriot Agreement on our website.

Liberty will not die.  Not on our watch.

Win-Win is a fundamental tenet of successful business.  We - the people who want the Citadel to be realized - are at the precipice of a serious Win-Win.  And not only that, the project may be documented by the best such professionals in the world for posterity.

This will not sound humble, but I mean no hubris: Those on the Steering Committee and most of the people involved in the Citadel Project "sense" a greater purpose in our efforts.  Getting this Citadel built is bigger than all of us.  Each and every one of us has buried our Ego and we are working for that next Generation of Americans who will live either under Liberty, or Tyranny.

Make no mistake, I feel the eyes and judgment of John Parker on the back of my neck.

I feel the eyes and judgment of my uncle on the back of my neck.

I refuse to let Liberty die so long as I draw breath.

And I know I am not alone.

To each and every single one of you who has supported this effort either financially, or morally, or by telling a friend, or by writing about it on your blog, or in any other way, you have my eternal thanks.

We have a job to get done.

We've got this.

Kerodin
III