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    2nd Amendment thread

    Good News .. 9-0 A Huge Win Before the Supreme Court Today Washington Gun Law Jun 18, 2026 BREAKING NEWS: The United States Supreme Court has issued its ruling in United States v. Hemani and it has gone better than anyone expected. Washington Gun Law President, William Kirk, discusses the...
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    The official "WTF" thread

    California to Certify Gay-Owned Businesses for State Contracts, Require Proof | MC Live Clips This video segment (0:00 - 7:06) features Matt Christiansen discussing a recent scoop reported by Christopher Rufo regarding a new program in California that certifies gay-owned businesses for state...
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    AI Good and Bad

    Just wait until everyone gets hooked on AI to be able to write / read and think
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    The part that really stinks is that there's a high chance the grifter Gavin Newsom will become the next US President .. On Polymarket, the implied probability for the Democratic Party to win the 2028 US Presidential Election is 59%, while the Republican Party stands at 41%. This market...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    100% I see the buck stopped on Pete on this war ..
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    Agree to all those points .. still Iran showed it holds the cards and the USA was unable or unwilling to open the straight we'll see, I feel this really isn't over ..
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    Speco cameras

    Speco prior to the pandemic sold Dahua OEM kits Their options iirc were limited in terms of models
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    what !?!?!? >We are going to run out of oil in 4 weeks who is we here ? 4 weeks .. iirc there will be trouble before the oil in the middle east make it to the consuming nations, gonna see pain if that is right "4 weeks" 10 to 14 days is the typical transit time for oil tankers traveling...
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    AI Good and Bad

    Judge Throws All 4 Attorneys Off Case for Misusing AI Steve Lehto This happened in Mississippi where two attorneys on each side of the case were removed by the court for AI misuse.
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    Funny / Satire

    The US government has ordered Anthropic to suspend all access to its AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for any foreign national, effectively disabling them globally for all users. This unprecedented export control directive, issued by the Commerce Department on June 12, 2026, cites
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    and .. MIDTERMs Trump has to spin this as a win for midterms Democrats have to spin this as a big L for Trump sort of sucks for the USA that the 2 sides can not fully work together for the best interest of the USA ( recall Joe Biden played this game in Vietnam, when the democrats pulled the...
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    Money & Economics

    This was a good video .. recommended
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    Funny / Satire

    AI prepper ..
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    Nick Freitas does a good solid review of the situation Is the War in Iran REALLY Over? Nick Freitas It now appears that the war in Iran is officially coming to a close...so here is the question? Who is happy, who is mad, what are the actual terms of peace and is America better off for the...
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    idk .. this conflict goes back to Mohammad ..
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    Israelis are screwed if Iran walks away with a win on this one .. they know it's just a matter of time before Hamas, Hezbollah, and others climb over the fortress walls and smoke them all.
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    perhaps they should stock the pool with bass and catfish ..
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    Money & Economics

    Trump's $80 Oil Plan Kills the Drilling He's Promising — Here's Why Eckard Enterprises | Oil & Gas Investing Jun 16, 2026 Oil price forecast: why Drill, Baby, Drill fails at $80 crude. Troy Eckard exposes the Trump energy policy trap that threatens U.S. oil and gas investing for the next...
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    The decay of Western Civilization and threats to it, internal and other

    Nick Freitas said this about Socialism. Real Politics Network In this video, Nick Freitas provides a critique of socialism and its implementation in political systems. He argues that while many people define socialism through aspirational goals—such as universal healthcare, housing, or...
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    from what I can tell : Oil ... FOFO game, looks like a big L for the USA vs Iran match .. guess this is what happens when you think the Middle East matters less than you imagine. also shows you that getting rid of US Generals who disagree with you does not result in a win. really stinks for...
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    Preston Stewart's take on this .. US-Iran Deal Leaked (And It's Bad) Preston Stewart Jun 16, 2026 Based on this, we were in a better position before the war A new leak purports to show the text of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding and it's not great. From this document, which US...
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    Funny / Satire

    Democrats Demand Reparations From African American https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-demand-reparations-from-african-american
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    Funny / Satire

    Perhaps they do not want to offend the Muslims ?
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    A Deal Doesn’t End This War | Robert Pape on Iran In this episode of The Escalation Trap, Professor Robert Pape discusses the implications of a reported U.S.-Iran agreement. He argues that a signed deal does not necessarily signify the end of the war, and he provides a framework for frontline...
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    AI Good and Bad

    This is insane when you think of it .. The Trump admin basically forced anthropic to sideline the top AI talent from working on USA AI ... something stinks here Guessing this could be part of the department of defense getting pissed off at Anthropic .. Several key Anthropic personnel and...
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    Annke FCD800 POE Dual Lens 180 degree 8MP $129 - Thoughts

    Do look at the DORI calculation in the cliff notes, Set your expectations appropriately, as often those new to security cameras believe the "enhance enhance enhance" myth sold to us ( heck, before I did the math I also thought they'd do a better job capturing a clear image further away than...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Heard the next event will be lined up soon ..
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    Arjun, where are ya?

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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    After Action Report stated goals .. The Iran War Was a Warning to China, Russia, and America Ryan McBeth What did America learn from the war with Iran? In this After Action Review, we break down what went right, what went wrong, and what the United States needs to fix before the next...