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Random Shots for Thursday, 26 January 2023

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

  1. Posted to Twitter

    The only reason wokies seem to oppose Hitler’s racism and anti-Semitism is that it wasn’t their version.

  2. Posted to Facebook

    Mosesmania runnin’ wild!

  3. Posted to Facebook

    One of my cousins is a Publix store manager in the Tampa area of Florida.

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. Guns & Gadgets by Jared Yanis — ANOTHER Major Flaw In ATF’s Pistol Brace Final Rule! ! Live In These States . . . Pay Attention! [YouTube]
  2. Armed Scholar by Anthony Miranda — Supreme Court 6-3 Decision Forces Immediate Review of Concealed Carry Laws! ! ! [YouTube]
  3. Binkov’s BattlegroundsWhat do French AMX-10RC mean for Ukraine? [YouTube]
  4. KRQE NewsNuisance neighbor wreaking havoc on Albuquerque block [YouTube]
  5. Colion NoirGavin Newsom Thinks Gun Owners With More Than 10 Rounds in A “Clip” Are “Perpetuating Lunacy” [YouTube]
  6. Project VeritasPfizer Exposed For Exploring “Mutating” COVID-19 Virus For New Vaccines Via ‘Directed Evolution’ [YouTube]
  7. Heroes & Icons (H&I)Star Trek: Enterprise
  8. KOAT NewsThe argument for and against New Mexico Senate Bill 123 [YouTube]
  9. Active Self Protection [ASP]Armed Robber Gets Dropped | Active Self Protection [YouTube]
  10. THE MERKINSK.W.A – “KILLAS WITH ATTITUDES Feat. Aaron Fraser-Nash as PENNYWISE” (STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON PARODY) [YouTube]
  11. 2nd Amendment WholesaleNEW Style of RIFLE Unlike Anything Seen Before From Wraithworks | SHOT SHOW 2023 [YouTube]

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. I walked 30,444 steps today.

Random Shots for Wednesday, 25 January 2023

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

  1. Posted to Twitter

    I voted for a Democrat for the first and last time in 1990.

    I don’t care how bad the Republican is, I will NOT be voting for any Democrats in the forseeable future.

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. The New YorkerAfter Bolsonaro, Can Lula Remake Brazil? by Jon Lee Anderson
  2. Heroes & Icons (H&I)
    1. Star Trek: The Original Series
    2. Star Trek: The Next Generation
    3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    4. Star Trek: Voyager
    5. Star Trek: Enterprise
  3. Adult Swim [as]Love Your Feller Man | Squidbillies | Adult Swim [YouTube]
  4. Rob ZombieROB ZOMBIE – Shake Your Ass – Smoke Your Grass (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) [YouTube]

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. I walked 31,174 steps today.

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Random Shots for Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Today in history

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. Science ChannelThe more a black hole eats – the more it shines. [Facebook]
  2. Heroes & Icons (H&I)
    1. Star Trek: The Original Series
    2. Star Trek: The Next Generation
    3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    4. Star Trek: Voyager
    5. Star Trek: Enterprise
  3. Brennan Center for JusticeHow the NRA Rewrote the Second Amendment by Michael Waldman
  4. Guns & Gadgets by Jared Yanis — SCOTUS Smackdown! ! 2nd Circuit Expedites 5 Gun Control Challenges To Hearings On The Same Day! [YouTube]

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. I walked 598 steps today.

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Random Shots for Monday, 23 January 2023

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

  1. Posted to Twitter

    What’s the point of having a “debt limit” or “debt ceiling” if you’re just going to raise it every time the debt gets to it?

  2. Posted to Twitter

    Payment will be in the form of . . . ?

  3. Posted to Twitter

    I just asked her, “Payment will be in the form of . . . ?”

    Until s/he says otherwise, I shall assume payment will in the form of Skittles farted out by a non-binary, triple-winged octopus that says it’s a unicorn.

  4. Sent via text message —

    I can’t think this up. We’re gonna have to get there at about 8:45 AM and short-circuit this nonsense.

  5. Sent via text message —

    Let’s keep this between you, Elisheva and I, so Frank can’t go on a tear denying it and deleting anything about it.

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. Armed Scholar by Anthony Miranda — Supreme Court 6-3 Decision Denied Immediate Emergency Reapplication! ! ! [YouTube]
  2. KRQE NewsMan dropped off at ABQ hospital dies, police investigating as homicide [YouTube]
  3. The Daily Resister by Matthew Wilbanks — Criminal Trespass (Zachary Lucas Fisher) at 137 Hall Ave. – Coos Bay, OR – 1/22/2023 [YouTube]
  4. Guns & Gadgets by Jared Yanis — IT’S A TRAP! 2nd Fatal Flaw In ATF’s Pistol Brace Rule! ! [YouTube]
  5. KOAT NewsPossible changes to future political campaigns amid Solomon Peña case [YouTube]
  6. Project VeritasPresident of Connecticut Educator’s Assoc. WARNS Educators to “Keep Meetings Closed” in Leaked Email [YouTube]
  7. The Critical Drinker by Will JordanM3GAN – Fun And Freaky Horror Satire [YouTube]
  8. What Da Math by Anton Petrov — Green Comet Returns After 50,000 Years, But Why Is It Green? (C/2022 E3 Features Explained) [YouTube]
  9. The Gun Collective [TGC]BOMBSHELL HIDDEN IN PISTOL BRACE RULE! [YouTube]
  10. Heroes & Icons (H&I)
    1. Star Trek: Voyager
    2. Star Trek: Enterprise
  11. Clownfish TVVox Media is Going BROKE. [YouTube]

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. I walked 29,712 steps today.

Random Shots for Sunday, 22 January 2023

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

  1. Posted to Facebook here and here

    Issue 1,191 (1 22, 2023) of L. Neil Smith’s THE LIBERTARIAN ENTERPRISE is now up

    L. Neil Smith’s THE LIBERTARIAN ENTERPRISE

    — An International Journal of Opinion —

    Issue 1,191, January 22, 2023

    https://ncc-1776.org/

    THIS ISSUE’S MOTTO: A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. — Tyrion Lannister

    THE WEEKLY CARTOON: US government to taxpayers: We need a tow

    ARTICLES

    0. The Editor’s Notes, by Charles Curley

    1. Letters to the Editor, from Albert Perez; Bryan Potratz

    2. Twenty-Three Skiddoo! by L. Neil Smith

    3. Insulin is Gender, Gender is Insulin, by Fran Van Cleave

    4. Why the Greatest Refutation of the 1619 Project May Come from a French Liberal, by Kyle Reynolds

  2. Posted to Facebook

    Put ATF on the chopping block first. Raffle off who gets to drop the ax as a fundraiser.

  3. Posted to Twitter

    Whatever. Don’t tax me to do it.

  4. Posted to Twitter

    Lex Luthor had the right idea in the 1978 Superman movie.

  5. Posted to Twitter

    Meathead is always good for a laugh.

  6. Posted to Facebook

    Let’s face it — New Mexico is a failed state.

    It’s time to rip New Mexico in half, then give the west half to Arizona and the east half to Texas.

    https://facebook.com/Split.the.State.NM/

    https://spreely.com/page/splitthestatenm

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. Microsoft Network [MSN]LGBTQ people, allies dodge $1,500 fines in North Dakota by Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press / Report for America
  2. Heroes & Icons (H&I)
    1. Star Trek: Voyager
    2. Star Trek: Enterprise
  3. ZubyZuby – Anarchy (feat. An0maly) [Lyric Video] [YouTube]
  4. The Angry Astronaut by Jordan Wright — Antimatter Drive Closer Than You Might Think! ! [YouTube]
  5. KRQE Newssheriff gets into fight with his own deputies [YouTube]

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. I walked 22,352 steps today.

Random Shots for Saturday, 21 January 2023

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

  1. Posted to Twitter

    Doesn’t the NM State Constitution have an anti-donation clause?

    Oh, that’s right — these are the same people who regularly blow off Article II, Section 6 of that same Constitution because they don’t like that part.

  2. Posted to Twitter

    Both Democrats and Republicans have been raiding the “Social Security” “trust fund” for decades.

  3. Posted to Twitter

    Who was the fucktard that put Nirvana, Pearl Jam, R.E.M. or U2 on this list, but no Overkill, no W.A.S.P., no Motley Crue, or no Helloween?

    Seriously.

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. Dark DocumentariesSniper Bullet that Can Hit Any Spot Exactly (From 10-miles Away) [Facebook]
  2. Armed Scholar by Anthony Miranda — Game Changing Decision Puts ATF’s SBR & Pistol Brace Rule In Big Trouble! ! ! [YouTube]
  3. KRQE NewsAlbuquerque police: Man arrested for having ghost gun, drugs [YouTube]
  4. Project VeritasChris Gagsdale Cobb County Superintendent Gives Update Regarding District’s Own Review of #ScamLab [YouTube]
  5. Binkov’s Battlegrounds
    1. Fighter jet with holes in its wings [Facebook]
    2. What will end the war in Ukraine? [YouTube]
  6. Active Self Protection [ASP]Guard Beats Bank Robber to the Shot | Active Self Protection [YouTube]
  7. Dark FootageThe JB-1 Flying Bat Bomb [YouTube]
  8. Memorable Entertainment Television (MeTV)Star Trek
  9. Guns & Gadgets by Jared Yanis — Gun-Grabbers Now Targeting Popular Firearms . . . Because of Criminals [YouTube]
  10. KOAT NewsNew Mexico legislature to debate prescribed burns [YouTube]

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. I walked 28,609 steps today.

Random Shots for Friday, 20 January 2023

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

  1. Posted to Facebook

    In the name of integrity, Raul Torrez needs to resign from the Office of the Attorney General and actually get hired by Bloomberg or Soros.

  2. Posted to Twitter

    The Congress has been raiding the “trust fund” for decades, from “both sides of the aisle.” What changed recently?

  3. Posted to Twitter

    If Greta is really that concerned about CO2 emissions, plenty of European grocery stores have plastic bags available for her to lead by example and stop exhaling the stuff.

  4. Posted to Twitter

    Biden and his ilk have been persecuting gun owners and trying to criminalize civilian firearms ownership for decades at this point.

  5. Posted to Facebook

    I just skimmed the feed a minute ago, and only found the one post mentioning Simon Cowell (blocked and reported that one). Everything else was related to Trek. Maybe I missed it all?

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. Genghis Con FilmsMarcos Maidana Teaches Adrien Broner A Lesson About Respect! [YouTube]
  2. Popular Science [PS]Technology: Bell wants to soup up tilt-rotor aircraft by adding jet engines by Rob Verger
  3. Dilbert by Scott AdamsFriday, 20 January 2023 – “Humans Are Meat”
  4. 2A Cops – Cops Supporting Gun RightsATF Brace Rule Is a Trap [YouTube]
  5. Colion NoirAlec Baldwin Charged With 2 Counts Of Involuntary Manslaughter, Facing Up To 18 Months In Prison [YouTube]
  6. Project Veritas#ScamLab PART 3: James O’Keefe sits down with Dr. Quintin Bostic [YouTube]
  7. Guns & Gadgets by Jared Yanis — BREAKING ATF NEWS! Gun Owners of America Uncovers Fatal Flaw In Pistol Brace Rule . . . IT’S A TRAP! ! ! [YouTube]
  8. Frog TimeIt’s snack time! [YouTube]
  9. KRQE News‘Frustration level is high’: Albuquerque business fed up with trespassers [YouTube]
  10. The Daily Resister by Matthew Wilbanks — Psycho Chick on Christmas Eve – Coos Bay, OR – 12/24/2022 [YouTube]
  11. KOAT NewsA breakdown of Alec Baldwin’s public comments on ‘Rust’ [YouTube]
  12. Heroes & Icons (H&I)
    1. Star Trek: Voyager
    2. Star Trek: Enterprise
  13. Rhyme CombinatorBitcoin Rap Battle Debate: Hamilton vs. Satoshi (BITCOIN GIVEAWAY) [feat. EpicLloyd, TimDeLaGhetto] [YouTube]

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. I walked 28,801 steps today.

Random Shots for Thursday, 19 January 2023

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

  1. Posted to Twitter

    “AR” originally stood for “ArmaLite Rifle” (Armalite was the original producer of the AR-10 and AR-15), but now that there’s around 25 million AR-15-type rifles in U.S. civilian hands, it should stand for “America’s Rifle.”

    And Geraldo really should stick to Al Capone’s vault.

  2. Posted to Twitter

    Waiting for the court system to throw your “bump stock” ban in the trash where it belongs.

    Suck it up and love it, because you know you want to.

  3. Posted to Facebook

    I’ve been impressed lately by the Thomas Court, particularly with NYSR&PA v. Bruen.

    Roberts rendered himself irrelevant when he wrote in the NFIB v. Sebelius (sp?) decision “Obamacare is Constitutional because it’s a tax” after Obama burned up the airwaves a good bit saying Obamacare was NOT a tax.

  4. Posted to Twitter

    Better late than never I guess.

  5. Posted to Twitter

    Then fold all of federal law enforcement into the US Marshals, make the FBI the Marshals’ *investigative* arm, and pink-slip the people who don’t go along.

  6. Posted to Facebook

    “AR” originally stood for “Armalite Rifle,” as Armalite was the original manufacturer producing the AR-10 and the AR-15.

    Fast-forward about sixty years, there are about 25 million AR-15 and AR-10 type rifles in private hands in the United States.

    Thus, “AR” should now stand for “America’s Rifle.”

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. Armed Scholar by Anthony Miranda — Ground Breaking Decision Changes Second Amendment Landscape! ! ! [YouTube]
  2. Guns & Gadgets by Jared Yanis — BINGO! Bill Submitted To Stop ATF Pistol Brace Rule In It’s Tracks! [YouTube]
  3. Project VeritasDr. Quintin Bostic Says Non-Profit The Teaching Lab is a “Scam Lab” [YouTube]
  4. Active Self Protection [ASP]LAPD Has Custody Triathlon With Incredulous Prohibited Possessor [YouTube]
  5. 2A Cops – Cops Supporting Gun RightsStupid Things Gun Grabbers Say: 2A Cops – Cops Supporting Gun Rights [YouTube]
  6. Heroes & Icons (H&I)Star Trek: Enterprise

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. I walked 25,043 steps today.

Random Shots for Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

  1. Posted to Facebook

    Gun control is stance, grip, breathing, sight picture and alignment, trigger operation, knowing when to shoot, being aware of your target and what’s around and beyond the target — the four safety rules.

    Statutes and regulations that violate the individual, civil, natural, human right to own and carry weapons are more properly labeled “victim disarmament,” as that’s who will most likely be disarmed by such statutes and regulations.

  2. Posted to Facebook

    Raul Torrez has been on the Bloomberg / Soros payroll the whole time he was Bernalillo County District Attorney, and has continued that version of graft and pay-to-play to the Office of the Attorney General.

  3. Posted to Facebook

    How many non-Democrats are willing to cut them slack for whatever reasons?

  4. Posted to Facebook

    That’s a Carl Gustav-type 84mm recoilless rifle, not an M72-series 66mm LAW.

    Unregistered ownership of either the M72 or the Carl Gustav is the birthright of every human being, as part of being a sapient being.

  5. Posted to Facebook here and here —

    [FLPNM] Call to 2023 Convention

    The annual convention of the Free Libertarian Party of New Mexico (FLPNM) will convene on Saturday, March 4th, 2023 at 10:00am at:

    Cabela’s
    Community Room
    5151 Lang NE
    Albuquerque NM 87109

    The venue will open at 9:00am, with registration of delegates beginning at 9:20. The Convention will convene promptly at 10:00, so you should plan to be there no later than 9:30am to register.

    The convention is free to the public, but voting at the convention is limited to members in good standing of the FLPNM. Per our Bylaws, the requirements for membership in the FLPNM are:

    Payment of $25 annual dues.
    Your signature on our Non-initiation of Force statement.
    Your contact information and agreement to allow us to contact you about Party business.
    You must certify that you are a legal resident of New Mexico.

    In order to vote at the convention, the deadline to fulfill these requirements is February 2nd, 2023. You can complete all of these at our website:

    https://flpnm.org/sign-up/

    Members meeting the requirements above are requested to attend the convention and vote. The business to be considered is:

    Election of the State Central Committee, including all directors, Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer
    Election of the Judicial Committee (5 positions)
    Amendments to the Bylaws
    Non-partisan Race Opportunities
    Fundraising
    The delegates in Convention may conduct other such business as is proper under the FLPNM Bylaws by amending the Convention agenda.

    We plan to have morning coffee and pizza for lunch at no charge for members.

    Additional events, which may require a ticket purchase, are being planned.

    For inquiries regarding delegate credentials, email tosecretary@flpnm.org. For other questions, please contact us at secretary@flpnm.org or membership.director@flpnm.org.

    We look forward to seeing you!

    Sincerely, Rudolph Kohn, Secretary, Free Libertarian Party of New Mexico

  6. Posted to Twitter

    Send him back to Al Capone’s vault.

  7. Posted to Twitter

    Tell us something we don’t already know, Joy.

  8. Posted to Twitter

    Meathead’s alter ego seems to be the gift that just keeps on giving where quoting tweets is concerned.

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. KOAT NewsNew Mexico legislators speak out after arrest of Solomon Pena [YouTube]
  2. Active Self Protection [ASP]Brave Troopers Survive on Route 33 | Active Self Protection [YouTube]
  3. Thomas Sowell NotesPoliticians Know Nothing About Capitalism #138 Basic Economics – Thomas Sowell #sowell [YouTube]
  4. Project VeritasTeaching Lab’s Dr. Quintin Bostic Admits Violating State Law to Sell CRT Curriculums to Schools [YouTube]
  5. Colion NoirShe Wants A Shotgun For Home Defense, But Does She Really? [YouTube]
  6. KRQE NewsABQ couple calling on city after multiple vehicles crash into backyard wall [YouTube]
  7. GateWorldWhat Came AFTER Stargate Atlantis’ Final Season? (Dial the Gate) [YouTube]
  8. Heroes & Icons (H&I)Star Trek: Enterprise

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. I walked 31,174 steps today.

Random Shots for Tuesday, 17 January 2023

Today in history

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. Colion NoirNew Mexico House Bill 50 Limits Magazines To 9 Rounds, Here’s How This Leads To Banning All Guns [YouTube]
  2. Heroes & Icons (H&I)
    1. Star Trek: Voyager
    2. Star Trek: Enterprise
  3. 2A Cops – Cops Supporting Gun RightsNavigating ATF Arm Brace Paperwork: The Risks Of Registering Your Firearm [YouTube]

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. FLPNM meet-and-greet at the Frontier Restaurant [2400 Central SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico]
  2. I walked 2,054 steps today.