Author: Bud Thomas

Joe Biden’s campaign is dropping another multi-million dollar ad campaign this month and building out its infrastructure in battleground states in hopes of taking advantage of a period of the campaign with Donald Trump largely stuck off the trail. The president’s team announced on Wednesday that it would be making an additional $14 million in ad spending for May. It will also be hiring more staff — bringing its total to 500 — and open its 200th office by the end of the month. The steady drumbeat of campaign activity will continue as well. Biden heads to Wisconsin this week,…

Congressional Republicans are applying pressure to both National Public Broadcasting (NPR) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) amid NPR’s bias scandal. A series of letters to both entities have been sent from both House and Senate Republicans, requesting action to ensure NPR’s integrity and address the allegations of ideological bias made by senior editor Uri Berliner, who has since left the organization. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce requested NPR CEO Katherine Maher to appear Wednesday for an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the allegations. “The Committee has concerns about the direction in which NPR may be headed under past…

The Colt Competition Series 1911 laid on the “safe table” at the gun club, prior to that Steel Challenge match. Shooting The Colt Competition Series 1911 (continued from Part 1) The Ammo Issue I’ve tried several kinds of ammunition through this Colt, including factory-loaded 230-grain Fiocchi and PMC Bronze. All in-spec ammunition has worked fine, and like any 1911, the magazines used are a big factor. I like to use my old Wilson Combat 47D 8-rounders that I rebuilt with Tripp Spring Kits. I lost one round but gained dependable reliability. For matches, I’ve been using Wilson Combat 8-round ETMs…

The Biden administration has paused shipments of two types of precision bombs to Israel in response to U.S. opposition to Israeli forces’ operation in Rafah, according to a U.S. official.One shipment of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs the administration says might be used in Rafah has been placed on hold.”The U.S. position has been that Israel should not launch a major ground operation in Rafah, where more than a million people are sheltering with nowhere else to go,” the U.S. official said in a statement to Fox News Digital.”We have been engaging in a dialogue with Israel in…

In the spirit of continuing that humbling experience, a friend of mine privately called out my lackadaisical handling of my pistol. I went back and realized that I made this mistake on more than one occasion, so I felt compelled to correct this and show what “right” looks like. Darryl Bolke likes to say that he can tell everything he needs to know about someone by how they administratively handle their firearms. Well I failed this test on several occasions. I also got several questions on how exactly I have this pocket holster set up, and wanted to give y’all…

A former U.S. Army soldier was convicted by a federal jury in Pensacola, Florida, on Monday in the decades-old killing of a pregnant soldier overseas.Shannon Wilkerson, 43, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the beating and strangling death of 19-year-old Pfc. Amanda Gonzales, the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday.The crime took place in her barracks room at Fliegerhorst Kaserne – a former Army base in Hanau, Germany – in November 2001.Her body was found on Nov. 5 after she didn’t show up to her job as a cook in the Headquarters Supply Company of the 127th Aviation Support…

Legislation to expand Florida’s “Safe Haven” policy is now awaiting Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature after passing through the state legislature.The existing “Safe Haven” law made it legal to surrender unwanted infants, as long as they are given up unharmed to certain drop-off locations, including hospitals and fire stations.The expanded bill would give women 30 days to drop off the newborn, up from the current seven-day time limit. The bill would also authorize 911 dispatchers to arrange an infant drop-off location in instances where the child’s parents do not have transportation available to reach an agency’s drop-off location.DEAD BABY DISCOVERED…

HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? It Takes Glock Mags or the Price Tag Makes Me Sad? Welcome everyone to the 236th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet deal or only have Fudd appeal?  Each week the TFB staff weighs in with their thoughts, but readers get the final say in the poll at the bottom of each article. In our…

Yesterday, Politico ran a piece mourning the death of swagger in journalism. The writer Jack Shafer laments that “wounded and limping, doubting its own future, American journalism seems to be losing a quality that carried it through a century and a half of trials: its swagger.” Hmm, “wounded and limping.” Sounds like they’re describing one of Kristi Noem’s dogs.It doesn’t end yet!But Earth to legacy media: You can stop crying now. It’s over, and you lost bigly. You’re less trusted than week-old tuna salad. Shafer’s point is that journalism has become too timid, but his real purpose seems to be…

Posted 2 hours ago in MIL/LE, Photo Of The Day, Training with No CommentsTags: Best Warrior Competition, Hawaii (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Foster) Welcome to another Photo Of The Day! I predict this will be one of the top images in 2024. Note the blast from the barrel, which may be a little difficult to see if you’re using a mobile phone to view this. Have you ever tried this in fresh snow or in sand and dust? Wear eye protection if you do, is my advice. You can thank me later. U.S. Army…