Anyone who hasn’t read George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-four” should do so or be prepared to live it.
S. Povey (@k9dancerPovey)
Tweeted on March 16, 2023
It appears most people have not read it and many of those who have consider it an instruction manual.
Prepare appropriately.
If it’s always been your dream to have the ability to live forever, you may be in luck as scientists believe we are just seven years away from achieving immortality.
Ellie Abraham
March 22, 2023
Humans predicted to achieve immortality within the next 8 years
Quoted in the article:
Kurzweil has also said he believes we will be able to “advance human life expectancy” by “more than a year every year and I think we can get there by the end of this decade”.
In an earlier book, IIRC, Kurzweil claimed we would reach this point by 2024. I hope the goalpost isn’t moved too much further. It is a very tough problem but there are some very promising results in rats and other lower life forms.
As uplifting as this is in a global sort of way, I always think of Eric when this comes up and I get a bit sad.
ATF has been known for its institutional abuse of power throughout history. Now, more than ever, the agency is being weaponized as a means to punish peaceable gun owners and drive small businesses out of the marketplace by inventing creative statutory interpretations surpassing the agency’s authority and scrutinizing federal firearms licensees every actions in a ‘gotcha’ manner.
With the directives from the Biden Administration a simple mistake such as transposing a digit or placing required information in the wrong field results in license revocation, rather than a warning, under the guise of a ‘willful violation’ of the Gun Control Act. This overbearing approach does nothing to support the government’s interest in compliance and destroys livelihoods over innocent mistakes.
Adam Kraut
SAF Executive Director
March 22, 2023
SAF SCHOLAR TO TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS THURSDAY ABOUT ATF ABUSES
A government regulatory agency for firearms is directly constitutionally prohibited. Alcohol and tobacco regulations is prohibited indirectly because there is no enumerated power which allow it. It will take a lot more litigation but that is a possible, and the correct, outcome of the Buren decision. With the current demonstrations of institutional abuse of power they should be moved to the top of the list of people who should be prosecuted.
If I had my way, ATF would be the name of a convenience store or a church.
It’s a completely crazy standard. They have turned the interpretation of the Second Amendment completely upside down.
Albert Alschuler
University of Chicago “legal scholar”
March 20, 2023
How The Courts Are Strangling Gun Reform
No. This dimwit has things “completely upside down”.The courts are implementing gun law reform. What part of “shall not be infringed” doesn’t he understand? Granted, he still thinks the 2nd Amendment protects the right of states to have a militia. But in the Heller decision all nine SCOTUS justices agreed (only five agreed with the entire decision) that it protects an individual right.
If he were an actual “legal scholar” he would have read and understood the Heller decision.
Ban all guns, if we have to go door to door and forcefully take away everyone’s firearms then we will.
Johnathan @theprism89
Tweeted on March 16, 2023
I would like to suggest he wear a head mounted GoPro when he “forcefully takes away everyone’s firearms”. Then we could enjoy some popcorn while watching the video. It would be a very small bowl of popcorn, but the video would be entertaining.
That’s a nice penis
Steve Worley @WorleyWay
Tweeted on December 18, 2022
[It’s not only another Markley’s Law Monday, it is another science denier!
This was in response to:
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— Bob Jones (@BobJones753) December 18, 2022
No matter how frequently they demonstrate Markley’s Law I still marvel at their ability to see an ordinary gun and think “penis”. Their brains really have some messed up wiring. I wonder if shock therapy or a lobotomy would help. Or was it something like that which caused the damage to begin with?–Joe]
Two groups of Air Force personnel that never have to buy their drinks in any Army club: A-10 pilots, and Spectre crews!
DogBytes (Im a 50-something Bart Simpson!) @MarkDL66
Tweeted on March 17, 2023
I have nothing to add.
What percentage of stories on politics or public figures is NOT misleading. I’ll give you the answer in the comments.
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Close to zero. We don’t have a press that does news, just narrative. Zero newspapers talked to me before canceling me. No curiosity about context. When you meet the subjects of stories they laugh about how wrong the news is. Almost every time.
Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays
Tweeted on March 4, 2023
I fully agree. I could tell you supporting stories for an hour. See also this category of blog posts.
This sentiment is not rare. See for example here:
According to Gallop, 38% of Americans have no trust at all in the mass media.
But that does not tell the entire story. It would not be much of stretch to say 100% of Americans has zero trust in the mass media. Those with some trust in the media are not Americans. They are useful idiots and/or communists.
Joe Biden is spending the country into oblivion. He is bailing out wealthy depositors at these banks. Under Biden, our once-private banking industry has essentially been nationalized, too. With each year this man remains in office, a little bit more of America you and I knew will be chipped away. Eventually, we will look much like the European Union: a boon for crony capitalists and a nightmare for innovators.
Brandon Weichert
March 15, 2023
Joe Biden Might Have Just Destroyed America’s Banks
We live in interesting times. Prepare appropriately.
Last year’s Supreme Court case that expanded Second Amendment rights has wreaked havoc on the nation’s gun control laws, witnesses told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
Michael Macagnone
March 15, 2023
Senate hears about legal fallout from Supreme Court gun decision
We have been telling them for decades those 10s of thousands of laws were unconstitutional. And they ignored and mocked us. They should not expect any sympathy from us as we will not give them any. The schadenfreude is sweet.
Just wait until we have machine gun sporting events in the high schools and the prosecutions start.
There are all sorts of different ways to fight for the Second Amendment. It’s not all butting heads with jerks and heated arguments on the internet. It’s not all donating money or calling politicians and telling them that if they vote for this latest nonsense, you’re going to make it your mission in life to kick them out of office. Though all that stuff helps, it’s the little things. It’s being that good example. That helping hand. It’s teaching and passing on knowledge.
The greatest warrior for the Second Amendment is the grandpa who takes the grandkids out and shows them how to knock cans off a fence with a pellet gun,
It’s the patient spouse who tries to gently persuade his or her significant other that Moms Demand Action is lying to them, and that allowing a gun in their home isn’t the end of the world.
It’s the manager who tells the HR department to shut up, and then tears down all those gun-free zone signs.
It’s you every time you take some new people to the range, show them how to use your guns safely, and then help them have fun.
Gun culture, this is on us. The future of our country depends on us holding the line.
But you’ve got this because you’re awesome. I’ve got faith in you.
Larry Correia
2023
In Defense of the Second Amendment page 189
This is a good book. It wasn’t quite what I expected. I expected a creative and humorous rant, based on clear and convincing evidence, of how stupid and evil the anti-gun people are. This was considerable muted on the humor and rant with moderate muting of the stupid and evil claims. This makes it a better handout to your grandmother and the gentle person next door as well as a work colleague.
That Bruen ruling is going to hurt us for decades to come. It’s going to be the excuse of every conservative Democrat who doesn’t want to pass common-sense gun laws.
Miranda Viscoli
Co-president of New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence
March 11, 2023
How This Supreme Court Ruling Is Already Affecting Gun Reform In A Blue State
Interesting title for the article. The Bruen decision is gun law reform.
Her pain is our gain. Of course, she could sell her tears for gun lube and have some gain of her own if she really wanted.
The incel vibes are strong with these screenshots.
Which makes sense because a “semiautomatic rifle” is a physical replacement for their limp, sad little “packages”.
MRDucks_CMEDBD_Wings? @MrDucks216
Tweeted on December 15, 2022
It’s not only another Markley’s Law Monday, it is another science denier!
Via In Chains @InChainsInJail who commented:
“Gun control” cultists have misogynistic dick jokes. We have Supreme Court rulings.
I would also like to point out that “gun control” cultists frequently, as in this case, believe they can read minds and/or know the character of people with little or no information about them. This is an indicator of a personality disorder.
Last month, at the City University of New York, I lectured about how evolutions in data-led policing strategies helped New York City reduce annual murder numbers from 2,245 in 1990 to just 292 in 2017 — and from 93 annual fatal police shootings in 1971 to just six a half-century later. At the same time, city jail and New York State prison populations have also seen their numbers more than halved.
The “war on data” made its biggest inroads during the administration of former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, who prioritized feelings and emotions over cold, hard facts during debates about his landmark prison reform initiatives.
My presentation was layered with both data and descriptions of the tensions inherent in researching neighborhood crime dynamics. Following my talk, I invited students to discuss these notable statistical shifts. What I heard from those bold enough to actually speak floored me: They told me it was racist to use data to discuss policing. All the more so, because I’m a white woman.
Hannah E. Meyers
March 11, 2023
Why NYC crime policy-makers are now ignoring data
Emphasis added.
We may be headed into a new Dark Age. Prepare appropriately.
Attackers will very likely use “The Hard Reset” as a guide to “sainthood” where white mass shooters become idolized and labeled as saints. The five criteria required to become a saint include being of white race, conducting a deliberate attack, having motive to kill those who “threaten the white race,” a “score” of killing at least one, and sharing the worldview of white supremacy. Attackers will likely try to meet all this criteria to become saints. Some radicalized individuals planning to attack will likely view the casualty criteria as competition, likely aiming to kill as many as possible, likely to garner influence in the white supremacist community and media attention. Far-right lone actors, influenced by neo-nazi groups and ideologies, will likely conduct attacks, likely aiming at causing chaos and mass casualties.
The Counterterrorism Group
July 7, 2022
FLASH ALERT: HIGH RISK OF VIOLENCE WITH THE PUBLICATION OF “THE HARD RESET: A TERRORGRAM PUBLICATION
I work on a threat intel team. I get it. Threat intelligence work and predictions are hard to get right. But man, for all the “HIGH likelihood”, “ALMOST CERTAINLY”, and, “HIGH PROBABILITY” rhetoric, these guys sure missed the mark. Their prediction was eight months ago for things to happen in the next week. Which didn’t happen.
It’s almost as if they have a confirmation bias problem.
Visa and Mastercard came to the correct conclusion. However, they shouldn’t just ‘pause’ their implementation of this plan—they should end it definitively.
Austin Knudsen
Montana Attorney General
March 9, 2023
Visa, Mastercard pause decision to track gun shop purchases
We are on a roll, but I hope you aren’t tired of winning yet because there is a LOT more to do.
This is a security system set up in such a way as not to inconvenience gun buyers and sellers. There is no other security system that I’m aware of that is set up in this way. Think of it: the TSA was set up to prevent another 9/11. But the nature of that job requires putting people at some inconvenience.
David Chipman
March 5, 2023
FBI gun seizure orders from people who fail background checks hit historic rates
How about we think of it this way, if someone is too dangerous to be allowed possession of a gun or to board a plane, why are they allowed to be unescorted while in public spaces?
Or another way, why hasn’t Chipman been prosecuted yet?
Fuck the 2A, we are not in favor of “guns for everyone”, we are in favor of arming those groups who stand most to gain from the end of capitalism, and disarming those who stand in our way
Minnesota SRA @SRA_Minnesota
The Minnesota chapter of the Socialist Rifle Association
Tweeted on February 22, 2023
Also from them:
For Minnesota SRA @SRA_Minnesota, I’ve known violence is inherent in your kind for a long time. But not everyone believed it. Thanks for the confirmation.
For everyone else, Prepare appropriately.
The same cultural rot that produced trigger warnings, produced the obsession with announcing (and insisting on) preferred pronouns.
It stems from wanting to change someone else’s mind about something without having to do the work associated with argumentation & persuasion.
Don Kilmer @donkilmer
Tweeted on March 4th, 2023
There is probably more effective than you realize.
If you can change someone’s behavior, even at the point of a gun, you have gone a great way toward changing their mind. Repetitive actions builds a habit. This is an actual change in the brain. The more frequently used neural pathways become more myelinated. This speeds up the speed of conduction. Those responses, even if coerced, then become the default action.The mind has, literally, been changed.
Most actions and things people say are not carefully thought out. Ask someone why they did or said something, and they will search for and give a reason, many times this is even if there was no such reason before you asked. When a person’s behavior, even through coercion, has changed they will find those “reasons”. It is very difficult to change such minds through logic and facts.
I’m sorry, but the technology to search for something as small as your dick has yet to be invented
Grandma Canada @Grandma_Canada
Tweeted on December 10, 2022
It’s not only another Markley’s Law Monday, it is another science denier!
They have childish insults. We advocate for human rights.
