Author: Bud Thomas

A lot of people like to start their day with a tall glass of cold milk, and some Michigan drivers will soon be able to start their cars with one. In a roundabout way.The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) is collaborating with Canada’s Dairy Distillery to build a factory that turns byproducts from milk production into ethanol, which will be blended with gasoline for use in automobiles.Dairy Distillery currently runs a facility in Almonte, Canada, that already uses the process to make a vodka it calls Vodkow.MMPA CEO Joe Diglio told Fox News Digital that when milk is separated into…

COVID was your wake-up call, and you’ve come to understand the importance of being well-prepared for disaster.  Disaster can strike anytime…are you prepared? Unfortunately, you’re broke! If you’re already struggling to make ends meet as it is, how on earth can you be expected to prepare your family for a disaster? How do you prep on a shoestring budget?  Allison gets it. If this is where you find yourself, then read as we run you through the necessities you need and also how to keep things budget-friendly. It’s not as difficult as you might initially think… Table of ContentsLoading… What…

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO — Authorities are actively pursuing a murder suspect believed to be armed and posing a threat to the public. Law enforcement agents are on a quest to locate Julius Falero, aged 20, who stands accused of fatally shooting his former girlfriend on Sunday morning. The incident occurred in a residential area in North Valley, proximate to the junction of 4th and San Clemente Avenue NW. According to the police, they were alerted to the situation around 7:30 a.m., due to reports of Falero allegedly detaining his ex-girlfriend without her consent. Upon reaching the premises, responding officers report…

In Chicago, local political leaders have tried to rebrand gang violence as gun violence. In reality, guns don’t shoot up Windy City neighborhoods, but gang bangers certainly do. And here we are, almost five months after Governor Pritzker signed a gun and magazine ban, and gang members fearlessly unload on their rivals, killing one and wounding at least three others. To add insult in injury, one of the 16-year-olds who were targeted by this attack raised a pistol and fired shots at police officers who were responding to the full-auto volley of gunfire. He was the only arrest CPD made…

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Moscow has successfully repelled a large-scale offensive by Ukraine. Kyiv’s troops have unsuccessfully attempted to break through the front line in Donbas as the war rages on. According to the ministry, as reported by RT, the assault began on Sunday morning. “The enemy’s goal was to breach our defenses in what they assumed was the most vulnerable section of the frontline,” it said in a statement. “The enemy has failed to reach its goals and was unsuccessful,” the ministry added. Russian defense officials said that Ukraine had deployed the 23rd and the 31st mechanized brigades…

FIRST ON FOX – More than two dozen Republican lawmakers have weighed in urging the Supreme Court to take up an immigrant-visa case in its next term that would have implications for reining in executive branch overreach. The case involves a group of tech workers challenging the existence of a student visa work program created by a federal rule from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that circumvents congressional oversight – which is required to invent such programs.The Optional Practical Training (OPT) program has become the largest single guest worker program in the country, and was created entirely via regulation. OPT allows…

Posted 36 mins ago in Daily News, News, Optics, Product Announcement by Daniel Y with No CommentsTags: binoculars, HD, hunting, optics, Triumph, Vortex, Vortex Optics Vortex Optics has added a new member to their family of binoculars. The new Triumph HD 10×42 is an HD model at an affordable price point. Let’s take a closer look at the specifications and features. Vortex @ TFB: Vortex already makes several lines of binoculars. The new Triumph HD will sit below the Crossfire HD in terms of price. The specifications of the Triumph HD, Crossfire HD, and Diamondback HD 10×42 options are all…

By Sam Weitzner The Hellcat is widely regarded as an excellent choice for concealed carry and personal protection. Its combination of small, concealable size and increased capacity over similarly sized guns made it a very popular choice among shooters when it came to market. The author examines the new threaded barrel for the Springfield Armory Hellcat and demonstrates how to install the system in your pistol. With the growing number of people buying defensive firearms over the last few years, there has been a matching growth in the number of gun owners heading to the range to shoot recreationally. Frequent range…

A banned breed of dog reportedly mauled a grandmother to death while she was sunbathing in the United Kingdom.The woman, in her 70s, was killed as her daughter, 49-year-old Anita Singh, attempted to fight off the dog as it attacked her mother in Warwickshire, England, according to the Sun.The incident prompted seven police vehicles, three ambulances, an air ambulance and a dog van, which swarmed the residence following the canine attack, according to a neighbor.Both the daughter and her husband, 52-year-old Jas Singh, were reportedly arrested on suspicion of harboring a banned dog breed following the attack. Both have been…

Every class (of any size) seems to have at least one person who brings up chamber-empty carry. Recently, a good friend showed me his stainless-steel Kimber — thrust casually in the waistband and carried chamber empty. A marine veteran and a man who is definitely the ‘real thing’ as far as real world experience goes carries his Glock in a proper holster — chamber empty. I simply feel that anyone who doesn’t trust a fully loaded, properly carried, semi-automatic pistol, should carry a revolver! But, there are those I respect who carry chamber empty. Likewise, I respect my students enough…