Market Leninism...

"Market Leninism".  I suspect we will here much more of this in the coming days.

When Enemies of Liberty burn out a label for their evil, they simply re-package it under a new title and claim it is different from last weeks dish.  But it is the same.  What is fascinating is how many people accept the new labels.  Communists were once Communists until McCarthy.  Then they became Democrats.  Then Liberals.  Then Progressives.  Today you and I call them all Communists, again - and they are trying to re-brand as "Market Leninists".

Don't fall for the hype.

Stitches aren't enough.  Ditches are the prescription.

Here's the link.

Kerodin
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Grid Down Comms: Delivered

My copy of Grid Down Communications arrived this morning!

Have you ordered yours yet?

Here's the link.  Buy extras to share with your Tribe or to simply have as back-ups.

Kerodin
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China slams Crimea Comparison - then sends 3 more ships into Senkaku...

China has been sending ships into the Senkaku area with more frequency.  Just hours after Japan's Prime Minister compared China's actions as similar to Crimea, the Chinese poo-poo'd the comparison - then sent in three more ships.

Tick-tock.

Here's China's Woe is Me response.

Here's the blurb about ships entering the Senkaku zone again.

Kerodin
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NC PatCon: Georgia Force on Force

If you are attending Brock's NC PatCon in early May, the guys from Georgia Force on Force will be hosting a primer on Friday afternoon showcasing AirSoft as a training tool.

If you plan to attend, I recommend signing up for this class.  If you weren't planning to attend, here is another damned good reason you should reconsider.

Here's the Georgia Force on Force blog.

Here's the class description at Brock's place.

See you there!

Kerodin
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Foreign troops will come to play in the North American Liberty Games...

Concern is rising in the US and Japan that China will make a hard play for the Senkaku Islands.  As we cautioned long ago on this blog, if China does nut-up and move on these bits of rock poking out of the sea, we can all conclude that World War III has begun.

Prime Minister Abe of Japan finally seems to be catching up to the geo-political realities facing his nation.  Yesterday he publicly called attention to the similarities between Crimea and the Senkaku.  What many people fail to realize is that under the current US-Japan Defense Agreement, if China does move against the Senkaku (which are uninhabited), the US is obligated to enter the hot ruckus and defend Japan.  The absolute folly of such an agreement can barely be expressed. 

And worse, retired US Marine General Wallace Gregson, who served as Assistant SecDef for Asian and Pacific affairs, is advocating that the US take a strong public position re-affirming our commitment to defend uninhabited islands for Japan with American lives and treasure.

I have become convinced that the imminent Liberty Games will not run the course without Russia and/or China attempting to put boots on CONUS soil.

Have you prepped for that contingency?

Here is the Abe piece.

Here is the post explaining US and Japanese concerns.

Keep a sharp eye on Asia as Russia dominates the world's headlines.

Kerodin
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The Liberty Gene

You and I have the ability to directly impact the future of Man.

Will we succeed, or will we become nothing more than a forgotten mutation that could not survive the evolutionary process?

Here's the column.

Kerodin
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Prepping: Consumables

 

Many of you are much better preppers than am I.  That said, I have seen a few comments across a few blogs that lead me to this topic: Consumables.

Concerned American used a phrase that earned a genuine laugh from me when he labeled the coming North American Liberty Games as a "Candid Exchange of Views".  Yeah, that's pretty much an instant classic.  You'll see it used here again.  ;)

In our coming Candid Exchange of Views, you already anticipate burning through ammo, eating food, drinking water, and even needing meds.  You've probably set back extra glasses and/or contacts, water, food, band-aids, et cetera.

Some of you have even set back extra rifles, ammo and fighting gear for family and/or neighbors who wake up suddenly and come to your place with a new affinity for the concepts of family and tribe.

When you kit-up in your top tier gear and enter the fray, you know you may lose gear.  You may not be able to retain every mag.  You might break the blade on your knife.  You may even be forced out of an area under fire, having to leave your ruck.  Hopefully you have extras...right?  More than you think you will ever need...right?

Not only do magazines get left on the field at times, and blades break, and rucks get left behind, and magazines wear out.  Web gear may not be up to the challenge of continued hard use for years.  Zippers wear out and buttons get lost.

That barrel on your AR will wear out after X rounds.  Your pants will be torn and ripped.  Wear them long enough and they get thread-bare, then the crotch or knees open.  Boots wear out, especially if you are running them hard in mud, muck, pavement and such.  NV Goggles do have an end-life and will eventually need a replacement intensifier.  Items such as NV gear often need special batteries, and even batteries have a shelf life.

Put your junk on your bunk and think hard about every single piece of gear upon which your life, and your quality of life, will depend.  Figure out how many layers of back-up you consider a minimum.  Lay-in those extras.

If you have taken the time to perfect your load-out, searched for just the right tactical vest and pack for your gear - and you lose it on Day One or Year Three - you can't depend on a mail order re-supply and you can't depend on finding a replacement in the field.

Consumables.  Get more while you are able.

Kerodin
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Power 101

A new classified intelligence assessment concludes it is more likely than previously thought that Russian forces will enter eastern Ukraine, CNN has learned.

Here is the bottom line on Ukraine and Vlad: If he chooses to take Ukraine, he will succeed, because there is not a single capable power on Earth willing to stop him.  And the few who are willing, can't.

That is your lesson on Power for today.  Real Power does not ask permission, nor does it apologize.  You may not like it.  But only a fool fails to respect it.

David has more on this story, here.

Kerodin
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Serious III Patriots: Grid-Down Communications, Volume 1

Comms may prove to be the skillset that determines the difference between victory and defeat for Patriots.

Sparks has put together a book on the topic.  I'm ordering my copy.

When a Patriot takes the time and effort to share his knowledge with us, it is a gift.

Get your copy, here.

Kerodin
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Dots - Connected...

You know what I’ve noticed over the last few decades? I noticed that most of the terrorists have unfettered access to Russian AK-47 rifles. I noticed that Saddam Hussein’s armies had Soviet tanks and personnel carriers. We uncovered mountains of Soviet NBC equipment in Iraq. I remember that the Euro-terrorist groups in Europe and Japan had Soviet support, with weapons and explosives. I remember that the old Soviet Union funded the terrorist training camps in Libya and Palestine. All of that with the goal of destabilizing the West, courtesy of the KGB (Putin’s former employer).

Get it?

Here's the link.

Kerodin
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Heh...

 

Has anyone seen a corpse lying around?  Dapper fellow, big mustache, probably wearing a uniform, and probably has an extra hole or three in it.

Franz!?  FRANZ!?

I suspect our Franz is already dead...

WiscoDave dropped this cheery piece of news in my mailbox: At least one Ukrainian politician thinks the way to resolve their "Russian Problem" is genocide - by nuclear weapons, if necessary.

I personally don't give a whit if Ukrainians and Russians slaughter each other to extinction.  The value of this story is to remind every Patriot that there are people out there who will adopt those same tactics to win against you and your ideals.  You are nothing to them except an inedible meat sack standing in their way.

Count on it.

Here's the link.  Thanks, Dave.

Kerodin
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**Update**  A friend of David's (who reads Russian) advised that the actual tone of the exchange was less acidic than portrayed in the English translation.

Tactical Practical: Firearms Inter-operability

Many of you anticipate a long coming ordeal with disrupted supply lines.  To that end many of you have prudently stockpiled ammo and firearms and spare parts.  I know a few of you have taken my advice and decided to outfit your family with the same firearms.  If your wife is most comfortable with a 9mm and can't proficiently get to the .45 ACP, then everyone in the house is assigned the same model 9mm as primary sidearm so you can exchange mags and ammo and even parts.

I have seen several comments across various blogs in which the commenter declares something like: "I have my AR and Glock and plenty of ammo - I'm all set..."

But, are you really "all set", even if you have several thousand rounds for that Glock and AR?  What if you run out of ammo?  What if you have a horrific Zoomie-esque river boating accident and lose your supply?  If the country gets to that ugly place where ordering a box of ammo becomes impossible (again), what happens if you only find .38 special rounds while you are out scrounging?  Or .410 shells?

Consider building your firearms collection to include at least one firearm in each of the most common US calibers.  You do not need to buy a safe queen in every caliber.  If you do not own a 12 gauge and funds are tight, hunt the used market and find an H&R single shot.  If your collection is primarily .45 and 9mm centric, find a used .357 that will allow you to use any .357 and .38 caliber ammo you may find.  .410/.45 Colt.  .44 Mag/.44 Special. 

Think about it.

Kerodin
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III CQB: New Video

New video uploaded at III CQB. 

Members - Thank you!  We have had thousands of plays in fewer than 3 months.  Keep training!

If you haven't signed up yet, there is a PayPal link on the sidebar at the CQB site.

Train hard, folks.  There will be a test on this material, and I will not be the one grading the finals...

Here's the link.

Kerodin
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Comms for the III Patriot: Connecticut Class

Comms course in Connecticut - today is the last day for registration.

Get some, folks.  Here's the link to Sparks.

Kerodin
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The only Voter ID you ever need...

Found this over at David's place, here.

Kerodin
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Idaho Governor tells FedGov "No more 2A infringments" - kinda/sorta...

The language could be much tighter, as it leaves considerable latitude for Idaho .gov to cooperate when they wish.  Of course, I am not fond of any position that leaves any 2A infringements on the table - but don't refuse the low-hanging fruit when you are starving to death.

Here's the piece from 10th Amendment Center.

Kerodin
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Bolt skills...

**NOTE**  I published this piece 14 months ago, during the hysteria following Sandy Hook.  Interesting how the predictions turned out, eh?  Anyway, I'm dusting it off because American Mercenary just published a piece on the bolt action, complete with a few videos showing various techniques.

I wonder how many people who read this last year actually have taken the time to turn their bolt skills into combat-ready bolt skills...

Here's the Am Merc piece.

~~

There are six gun control stories currently running on the front page of Politico.  Stories focus on everyone from Gabby Giffords to Bloomberg to Stanley McChrystal.  I hope you can see the between-the-lines coordination of this push across MSM.   CNN has 4 stories (I stopped counting).  MSNBC has 6+ (I stopped counting there, too.) 

Buchanan warns of Revolution.

I'm reading a lot of not one more inch rhetoric across many blogs again, with the typical rahrahrah rabblerabblerabble hell yeah!  I'm with you! in the Comments sections.  OK.  Sure.  I'll believe it when I see it.  What I have seen (So have you), time and again, is that such chest-thumping episodes fold every single time.  This time is different?  We'll see. 

Here's what I recommend: Work on your bolt action skill set.  I know most of you just rolled your eyes, made a face, maybe even chuckled.  Bolt action?!  I don't need no stinkin' bolt skills, I got a Slicked & Tricked (TM) AR/AK, baby!  Cold dead hands!  Wolverines!!!

Humor me.

If you do happen to find yourself in a combat situation with nothing but a bolt gun, you can put enough well-aimed rounds on target to make the guys with semi-autos take notice, if you build your skills.  You can work that bolt during recoil and by the time your front sight (or reticle) comes back on-target, you can be ready to pull the trigger again.  I'd rather put 10-15 aimed, skilled rounds down field than dump a 30 round mag in spray & pray.  To paraphrase Colonel Cooper: May all of your enemies have full auto.

The first rifle I was taught to shoot, many moons ago, was a bolt action.

In combat one cycles the bolt with little more than wrist and fingers, with the bolt handle (smooth and round, please - leave the fancy shapes for the hunting trip or the safe queens) sliding in your palm.  Your elbows barely move.  Here's how you do it if you are a righty: Put a round down range.  As your rifle flows through recoil, use your left hand to rotate the rifle toward the right a few inches, pushing the bolt handle into your right palm.  Work the bolt with a smooth motion, allowing the bolt handle to slide in your palm - you do not grasp and hold the bolt handle.  If you do not roll your rifle offline a bit, you will open the bolt into your nose.  Not fun.  As your rifle comes out of recoil, you'll be closing the bolt and rotating with your left hand back into position.

The stock never leaves your shoulder.  Your eyes never leave the target, except for whatever flinch and blink you go through.  As your right hand rolls the bolt handle back into place and then slips back to the trigger, you are searching down range for the next target, or putting another round into the target you just engaged, if he happens to be tough, or your marksmanship could use a bit of work.  ;)

End of lesson.  (Lefties - read everything I just wrote in the mirror  ;)

I will not bother outlining all the possible ways you might lose that Slicked & Tricked (TM) semi. 

Have a back-up skill set.  If it has been many moons since you last worked a bolt action, or if you've only ever worked a bolt action against a Bambi that will not shoot back - work on it.

Kerodin
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A Max Velocity Course Review...

A review.

Heed it.  Get some.

Here.

Kerodin
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Rhetorical, not for discussion...

If you have studied with Max, J.C., DTG, Mosby - how many times since your class have you gone into the field with your own team and worked on those skills?

If you have taken a TCCC course, how much have you cross-trained other members of your Tribe, and how much practical have you applied since your course ended?  How much follow-on training have you taken?

If you took my CQB course, how many times since the class ended have you worked with your spouse or team?  How many times have you practiced getting your hands free from bigger/stronger/faster/younger guys since you did it in my class?  How many times have you even watched the videos?  How many of you found a Krav or other studio to build those skills?

A few months ago we went hard and advocated Comms skills - how much have you done to make that happen?

I'm not going to bust anyone's balls... 

...because I'm not the guy that will be grading your final exam on the study material from any of those courses...

Think about it.

Kerodin
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For anyone who may not understand the Human animal...

"We are not going to be getting into a military excursion in Ukraine. What we are going to do is mobilize all of our diplomatic resources to make sure that we’ve got a strong international correlation that sends a clear message,” President Obama said.

I am going to offer this as plainly as I am able:  The moment you take violence off the table, you have surrendered to every single man and woman on the planet who remains willing to do violence.

That is a declarative.  There are no qualifiers.

If you are not willing to do violence, and if your enemy concludes you are not willing to do violence, you will lose any material thing he decides to take from you - until you change your mind.

And I will offer you this insight: Those who have more than a passing familiarity with violence often evolve their sixth sense and will know intuitively when facing an adversary who will not fight.

Ghandi may be the goal, but as a species, we simply are not there yet.

Use this as you will.

Kerodin
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