A post had been removed from the Oath Keepers’ Facebook page because of a “community standards” violation. And what was the offense against “community standards”? A poster that makes a true (and importantly, demonstrable) statement about the nexus between citizen disarmament and genocide...[More]Snitch-driven Facebook censors nexus between citizen disarmament and genocide. By closing off social media to such gun rights advocacy, mass audiences and readerships are limited to what establishment media wants them to know and think.
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Facebook Censorship Closes Off Information Ignored By Gatekeeper Media
You Know, He IS Funny
There's nothing quite like a Muslim immigrant comedian expecting to be taken seriously about his demands to disarm Americans. [More]
Disabled But Not Defenseless
[A] firearm designed to accommodate the needs of the elderly and/or the disabled has been long overdue. [More]Shooting Illustrated profiles the Palm Pistol.
Arm the Teachers
Training costs money. Plenty are bearing the burden, including the teachers and the volunteers. It's not enough to cover demand, which ought to be viewed as a good thing. Help is requested. Your help. [More]
A Plethora of Ironies
Illegal immigrant accused of wanting to kill Trump [More]Hell plenty want to. This one was just dumb enough to make himself impossible to ignore.
Where to begin? Illegally in the country? From Piers Morgan Paradise? Trying to grab an "Only One's" gun?
I think I'll just stick with "an Opposite Day 'progressive.'"
We're the Only Ones Exchanging Enough
Two high-ranking New York Police Department officers were arrested Monday on charges accusing them of taking $100,000 worth of free flights, prostitutes, expensive meals and other bribes in exchange for providing a "private police force" for local businessmen. [More]Oh, gee, and you could also pay to get your gun license "expedited."
Every so often, the pros of bringing back public hangings seem to outweigh the cons.
[Via William T]
Teachable Moments
Queensland kindergarten gives toy gun licences to kids [More]I suppose it beats the alternative, but it still feels more like indoctrination.
[Via Florida Guy]
'Gun Enthusiasts'
The cracked windshield and connection to a heroin user suggests a more appropriate characterization would be "low-hanging fruit," but that doesn't have the media demonization appeal. [More]
[Via Florida Guy]
[Via Florida Guy]
Savage Sues ATF
They've been deliberately indifferent to his FOIA request for documents related to their dealings with NFATCA. [More]
By Imperial Decree
White House: Obama ‘Profoundly Frustrated’ — Ready For More Executive Action On Gun Control [More]Told ya.
And not just for "terror watchlists," but for "assault weapons."
Why do you think they let all those Mexicans get killed?
Who all thinks the Republicans have the guts to impeach the subversive son of a bitch?
[Via Keith B]
One Thing in Common
[S]ometimes I think the two sides have more in common than they realize. [More]I guess, if you consider what we both want is control. The thing is, we want to control ourselves. They want to control us.
There can be no bargains on that, no compromises.
When it comes to who has authority to surrender your rights, there can only be one.
[Via Geordan]
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Chris Arnold, Intrepid NPR 'Reporter'
There was Shannon folding towels, when suddenly divine inspiration struck! Soon, she was wandering the land convincing fishwives to leave their nets and follow her on her holy crusade, with only Bloomberg's caterers to feed the multitudes. [More]
OK, we get it, Chris, you don't want people to realize the MILMs are more Astroturf than grassroots. That still doesn't explain why Bloomberg had to keep his bus tour stops secret, and why gun owners getting last-minute notifications still ended up outnumbering his useful idiots.
What did we just say about "pravda"?
UPDATE: WarOnGuns Correspondent Michael G notes some mythbusters.
OK, we get it, Chris, you don't want people to realize the MILMs are more Astroturf than grassroots. That still doesn't explain why Bloomberg had to keep his bus tour stops secret, and why gun owners getting last-minute notifications still ended up outnumbering his useful idiots.
What did we just say about "pravda"?
UPDATE: WarOnGuns Correspondent Michael G notes some mythbusters.
It Depends on What the Meaning of the Word 'Truth' Is
I came across this relatively unknown Heinlein nonfiction piece by chance. It's an excellent read, and an excellent insight into our own "free press" and its co-dependent relationship with the power elites. [More]
I bring it up because I see our major networks, authorized by the FCC to broadcast over public airways under the assumption that this serves the public good, have colluded to black out revelations about Hillary as recounted by an insider who knew her for years.
It's fair to wonder if the "indispensable" services political royalty gets from media cheerleaders offer a near-impenetrable shield against anti-trust restrictions "progressives" place on other corporate endeavors when it serves their purposes.
I'm working on an Oath Keepers piece I plan to post today about how independent efforts to bypass sanctioned gatekeepers with information they suppress are being further stymied by elite interests. They want what we know limited to the pravda, the whole pravda, and nothing but the pravda.