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Asking for a friend

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by philip964 » Mon May 17, 2021 4:16 pm

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Is Plastic Surgery covered by Medicade? How about an initial consultation?

I promise my next question will be about guns I don't own.

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My friend says the people coming in are not elderly.

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Tue May 18, 2021 6:34 pm
Have a good week!

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by cmgee67 » Mon May 17, 2021 7:49 am

Just wanted to drop in and spread a little kindness on a Monday. I hope you have a great week wherever you are. Remember that even the sparrows are...

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Mon May 17, 2021 7:49 am
Iran’s proxy in Syria missile attacks near Israel nuke facility

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by philip964 » Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:22 pm

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Iran needs to be careful.

I’ll be curious which side the American government will support.

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Just as well we have strong leadership in the WH these days... *cough

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Sun May 16, 2021 7:26 pm
Warning: National terrorism alert issued

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by philip964 » Fri May 14, 2021 9:23 pm

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No group mentioned. No target mentioned. Vague reasons mentioned.

Easing of Covid restrictions mentioned a potential cause, as terrorists always...

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With the revelations about Fauci, they have had to change the recommendations and ease the restrictions on masks, etc. That will remove the element...

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Sat May 15, 2021 6:51 am
George W. Bush

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by philip964 » Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:13 pm

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Unflattering blog by Don Surber on George W. Bush.

To this day I’m not sure how I feel about the legacy of George W. Bush. He gave a really good...

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is an eye opening look at the reality behind the facade.

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Fri May 14, 2021 2:35 pm
NBC won't air next year's Golden Globes

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by Soccerdad1995 » Mon May 10, 2021 3:57 pm

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Apparently the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is too white. They also took gifts from some of the nominees.

That means a couple dozen people...

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In the words of Tom Selleck in Monty Walsh You cain't know how little I care!

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Wed May 12, 2021 10:38 am
Jeopardy contestant has been fired

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by philip964 » Mon May 03, 2021 1:33 pm

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It was reported on the radio, but I cannot find written confirmation, the three time Jeopardy winner who flashed three fingers when he was introduced...

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(Audio recording plays) Uh...500 million Americans are...uh...like my friend Slinky Sam used to say in the '50s that...uh...well...you know the...

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Tue May 11, 2021 2:26 pm
Gun Control Gates is having cascading issues

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by Paladin » Mon May 10, 2021 9:20 am

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Mon May 10, 2021 7:38 pm
TX: No place but Plano

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by philip964 » Sat May 08, 2021 10:55 pm
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BLM blocks traffic with apparently police protection.

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For the record, I'm no fan of LaRosiliere politically. He is term limited and his replacement is being sworn in today.
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Mon May 10, 2021 2:37 pm
TX: all our wind turbines are obsolete

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by philip964 » Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:48 pm
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Say the English.

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nope no cruise ships. It was a large US navy WARSHIP ..long cruise is navy slang for deployment to the far reaches of the world that the leaders feel...
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Thu May 06, 2021 9:52 pm
Icom LMR - MDC 1200 programming help?

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by johncanfield » Sun May 02, 2021 1:52 pm

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This is a bit of an odd post but I'm hoping there is someone here that has experience programming Icom analog LMR radios (public safety & commercial...

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The actual ID has to be entered as a hexadecimal 'number', the 5020 series only has 5 alias entries available which I didn't realize. To step up to a...

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Thu May 06, 2021 7:54 am
power recovery costs from snowmeggdon

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by powerboatr » Tue May 04, 2021 9:26 pm

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got an email form power company..WHOLLY cow our coop got screwed, i suspect many more will get it to
looks like a dollar per KWH will be added to our...

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I heard that there were several bad incidents at Austin chip fabs from the power loss. Fires, etc. most fabs arnt back to production yet.

Some...

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Wed May 05, 2021 11:13 pm
Saturday Night Live discriminates against African American host

Last post by Rafe « Wed May 05, 2021 11:05 am
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by philip964 » Fri Apr 30, 2021 5:16 pm
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A safe space has been created for cast members who don’t want to work with the upcoming African American host.

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:clapping:

Elon, if you're reading this... Do it!

(I mean, not buy NBC. Well, if you want it. I wouldn't. But don't rehearse that in the...
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Wed May 05, 2021 11:05 am
How the Populist Right Can Win the New Class War

Last post by Paladin « Tue May 04, 2021 8:00 am
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by Paladin » Mon May 03, 2021 8:10 am

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There is a lot of good discussion of current political trends here. It's not too much to say that our rights, including our 2A rights hang in the...

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Some ideas from a different author:

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Tue May 04, 2021 8:00 am
It's not just ammo prices anymore: Warren Buffett "We're Seeing Substantial Inflation"

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by Paladin » Mon May 03, 2021 9:05 am

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Mon May 03, 2021 12:30 pm
Mask between bites of food-it’s a real thing

Last post by 03Lightningrocks « Fri Apr 30, 2021 1:49 pm
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by philip964 » Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:39 pm

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Kicked off a Southwest flight.

CA Governor say put on mask between bites.

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A few months back I watched two old ladies at a Mexican food restaurant doing exactly this. Pull down mask, take a bite. Pull up mask, chew. Repeat...

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Fri Apr 30, 2021 1:49 pm
Distressed about lack of Constitutional Carry Support (Long)

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by EP45 » Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:47 pm
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I am a bit disturbed at the individuals who are against are Constitutional Rights, especially since many of these right precede the creation of the...

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Let's see:
1. The right to keep and bear arms shall be dependent upon One's training.
2. The right to keep and bears arms shall not be infringed....
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Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:33 pm
USA: Two tier system of Justice

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by philip964 » Wed Apr 28, 2021 3:54 pm

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Is it only me, or does it seem that the United States has a two tier justice system? One justice system for liberals, socialists and the protected...

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:iagree: They made a big splash about sex trafficking charges against a sitting U.S. Senator - and then never filed charges. Carlson has too big of a...

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Thu Apr 29, 2021 7:04 am
TX: Carroll ISD

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by philip964 » Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:34 pm

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Not often a Texas school district makes national news.

Located near Dallas.

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Indeed.

Some kids recorded themselves singing the actual words to an actual song played on the radio (which included the n-word) and the leftist...

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Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:29 am
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to be Picked to Head ICE

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by Rafe » Tue Apr 27, 2021 3:01 pm

I'm neutral on the appointment...I guess. Gonzalez has been at least a less-obvious political animal than Acevedo--but clearly he is still a...

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Tue Apr 27, 2021 3:01 pm
Farewell

Last post by cirus « Tue Apr 27, 2021 12:01 pm
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by parabelum » Thu Apr 22, 2021 10:21 pm
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After 6 years being a member here, I’ve had enough of censorship. Last straw was when my post was deemed as profane because I called that leftist...

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After my response on this post he emailed me and we chatted a little. He's done.
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Tue Apr 27, 2021 12:01 pm
John Kerry

Last post by RoyGBiv « Tue Apr 27, 2021 11:09 am
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by philip964 » Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:40 pm

John Kerry denies allegations he divulged Israel’s covert operations

Hhmmm.

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Tue Apr 27, 2021 11:09 am
Police stop girl in OHIO from killing. BLM off and running!

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by 03Lightningrocks » Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:41 am
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And here we go again! Maybe the cop should have just filmed the girl stabbing the other girl with his body cam. I am amazed at the stupid people...

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The article contains a link (this is the tweet that references it: ) to a short Tik-Tok video made by an officer calling James to see how to handle a...
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Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:50 pm
Foundry

Last post by wheelgun1958 « Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:15 pm
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by crazy2medic » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:28 pm

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The previous owners of my property left a Burn Pile it has alot of aluminum cans, I was thinking of maybe melting them down and pouring them into...

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My favorites are the ones pouring molten aluminum on fireant mounds.

:thewave

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Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:15 pm
2020 Census - Texas Gains Two Congress Seats

Last post by AF-Odin « Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:28 pm
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by Rafe » Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:41 pm

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States gaining seats: Texas, Colorado, Montana, Florida, North Carolina and Oregon. States losing seats: California, New York, Ohio, Illinois,...

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Now for the redistricting fight in a special session of the legislature. Luckily we have majority in House and Senate at the State level. Regardless...

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Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:28 pm
The Reddit short squeeze

Last post by MaduroBU « Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:37 pm
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by philip964 » Tue Feb 02, 2021 4:40 pm

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All the Reddit stocks were lower today. In case you haven't been following it, Gamestop went from $2.50 a share to $450 as share in about 3 months....

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Sadly, that's exactly what all of the COVID relief bills have done.

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Last post by MaduroBU
Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:37 pm
Back When Sports Figures Loved America

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by anygunanywhere » Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:42 am

Rick Monday, former Marine on April 25, 1976.

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Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:42 am
No place but Japan

Last post by Ruark « Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:55 pm
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by philip964 » Sat Apr 24, 2021 1:51 pm

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Man arrested for dating 35 women at the same time.

Apparently illegal in Japan.

Did it to receive birthday gifts. Each woman had a different date...

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He should be in Guiness's Book of World Records. I wonder why it's illegal to have that many girlfriends. How many is legal? 20? 18? 13? 5? I wonder...

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Last post by Ruark
Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:55 pm
This is what passes as a Republican in Kalifornia?

Last post by philip964 « Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:45 am
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by BigGuy » Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:13 pm

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Caitlyn Jenner running for Governor

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:iagree:

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Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:45 am
Happy San Jacinto Day!

Last post by oljames3 « Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:44 am
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by puma guy » Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:49 pm

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Like most at the Alamo and many at San Jacinto I am not a native Texan, but I'm so glad I got here.

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:txflag:

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Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:44 am
USS IOWA VS Japan's Yamato battleship

Last post by wil « Thu Apr 22, 2021 11:44 am
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by puma guy » Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:10 pm

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Found this while surfing the net. Thought it was interesting. BTW What is MOA extrapolated to 25,0000 yards or how about 36,0000 yards on a 200 X 200...

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those boats didn't make that fight owing to fire control, moreso they used their speed advantage to run underneath the main guns on the battleships...

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Last post by wil
Thu Apr 22, 2021 11:44 am
No place but Nebraska

Last post by ELB « Wed Apr 21, 2021 12:15 pm
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by philip964 » Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:17 am

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22 year old Marine stationed in Hawaii on leave in Nebraska was stopped from entering an Air Force base with one of everything Nancy Pelosi has...

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Good for Dad!

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Wed Apr 21, 2021 12:15 pm
SCOTUS: Dems introduce bill to add 4 new Justices

Last post by philip964 « Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:00 pm
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by philip964 » Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:31 pm
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From 9 to 13.

7 to 6 liberals vs conservative justices.

I guess the ending the filibuster comes first. The ram it through with a slim majority.

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SCOTUS decided that they wouldn’t hear a lower court agreeing that a lifetime permanent ban on gun ownership was reasonable punishment for copying a...
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Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:00 pm
Lawsuit seeks 1st amendment training for Virginia Tech coach

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by philip964 » Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:48 pm

Female soccer player was forced off team for failing to kneel during national anthem.

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Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:48 pm
Lone Star Law

Last post by puma guy « Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:35 pm
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by LDB415 » Sat Apr 17, 2021 4:58 pm
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We recently discovered this program on the APL channel. It is interesting, showing various things the game wardens do to protect the natural...

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I've been watching the show from the beginning and enjoy it most of the time. But, I saw one episode that had me fuming. A warden stopped a guy in an...
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Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:35 pm
LTC Instructors standing with Bloomberg

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by jmorris » Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:08 pm

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Opposing permitless carry.

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On a local FB page post about Constitutional Carry a woman posted that she was opposed because the bill would damage local small businesses like her...

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Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:15 am
The complete unabridged boycott list for Conservatives

Last post by jmra « Sun Apr 18, 2021 9:12 am
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by philip964 » Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:53 pm

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It is just about every company you have ever heard of.

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:iagree:

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Sun Apr 18, 2021 9:12 am
Bobcat attack

Last post by 2farnorth « Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:20 am
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by rtschl » Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:34 pm

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Saw this making the rounds on social media. WOW. Good job by the husband to grab the bobcat that is attacking his wife. NotTheBee has still frame...

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Concerned that the stupid kid was trying to chase the thing after he was told to get away!

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Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:20 am
Oh good night nurse! San Antonio shooting!

Last post by RoyGBiv « Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:02 pm
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by 03Lightningrocks » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:40 pm

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Officer involved shooting in San Antonio. Multiple victims. Just flashed up on the news. No details yet.

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Reminder to practice 1 handed shooting.

Sounds like a great job by the officer to stay in the fight and win.

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Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:02 pm
The other side, just so you know.

Last post by The Annoyed Man « Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:57 pm
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by philip964 » Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:15 am

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“The hypocrisy of the United States.

There isn’t a day, or month that goes by when the world doesn’t hear about another example of racist police...

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Link?

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Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:57 pm
News from Yemen

Last post by MaduroBU « Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:26 pm
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by philip964 » Thu Apr 15, 2021 12:21 pm

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Pretty model kidnapped off a photo shoot for not wearing a hijab.

And there is a humanitarian crisis there due to the conflict between Saudi backed...

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The rebels aren't the good guys ; they're extremists who have attracted the ire of the Saudis by failing to temper their extremism with greed. The...

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Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:26 pm
New postings 06/07 signs

Last post by ScottDLS « Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:00 pm
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by jmorris » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:27 pm
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Are other areas getting bombarded like San Antonio? This month so far I've gotten 36 notifications from Texas3006 of new 06 and/or 07 signs. That's...

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It’s not any firearm, it’s handguns or location restricted knives. You can legally carry a rifle or shotgun into a 51% location, although if you...
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Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:00 pm
TX: Truck seized at border over 5 forgotten bullets

Last post by TomV « Wed Apr 14, 2021 1:22 pm
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by philip964 » Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:25 pm

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Pick up truck seized by US Border control in 2015, he took some pictures and would not unlock his phone. So they searched his truck and found 5...

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If very recent precedent is followed, Roberts would be the most interested in hearing the case. The other 8, maybe not so much because the truck has...

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Wed Apr 14, 2021 1:22 pm
New Maryland Police "Reform"

Last post by srothstein « Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:19 am
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by chasfm11 » Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:09 am

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This one looks like a hot topic on today's news

I have some personal ties to MD. I had part of the State in my territory when I worked out of...

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I am not sure, but I do know that a part of it is the common belief (supported by some police videos) that you do not need to pull over immediately...

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Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:19 am
Buds Guns

Last post by gtolbert09 « Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:22 pm
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by Take Down Sicko » Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:51 pm

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I choked on my coffee when i saw the price for a 50 round box of CCI 9mm range ammo.40 dollars! Am surprised to even find some available. That new S...

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I’ve been getting ammo at GrabaGun when they send out emails showing they have it.

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Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:22 pm
Buying silver

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by AndyC » Wed Nov 12, 2014 3:00 pm
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I'm sure there are a number of folks who know their stuff when it comes to investing in metals, etc - but I'm not one of them.

With that said, I...

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Royal Gold and Silver Exchange in Dallas.
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Last post by flowrie
Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:57 am
Suzanne passed away

Last post by Rex B « Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:40 am
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by AndyC1911 » Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:51 pm
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My ex-wife, Suzanne, passed away from leukemia while on vacation in Maui last week.

Although divorced 6 years ago (a long while after she...

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Andy, very sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing the story.
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Last post by Rex B
Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:40 am
No place but Maryland

Last post by philip964 « Fri Apr 09, 2021 10:19 pm

by philip964 » Fri Apr 09, 2021 10:19 pm

Pentagon police officer arrested on murder charges after off-duty fatal shooting of two men breaking into cars on his way to work.

It says the...

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Last post by philip964
Fri Apr 09, 2021 10:19 pm
US House of Representatives

Last post by ELB « Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:35 am
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by philip964 » Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:14 am

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Dem house member has died from Cancer at 84 yo.

From Florida. Sounds like Trump needs to move.

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This would be great fun, but I I doubt Trump lives in the right district to run for that seat, and even if he officially moved there now he wouldn’t...

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Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:35 am
The door to our mental jail cell is unlocked. All we have to do is walk out the door.

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by Paladin » Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:08 am

Classic article!

Bottom Line up Front:

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Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:08 am

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