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Sunday, June 30, 2019
Friday, June 28, 2019
Nothing Like Those Trustworthy Middle Eastern "Allies" Of Ours....
This is what we get when we sell arms to our "Friends".
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/american-missiles-found-in-libyan-rebel-compound/ar-AADAofz
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/american-missiles-found-in-libyan-rebel-compound/ar-AADAofz
Thursday, June 27, 2019
More On Kidnapping Methodolgy in Mexico
The link below will take you to post at Eds Manifesto Instagram page. It's a shocking look into the techniques used to control kidnap victims. If you haven't read much of Ed Calderon's writing on the extents of criminal abductions in Mexico, you should really look into it. Criminal activity in Mexico aside even from illegal border crossings, has already created some spillover into the U.S. and is most likely to increase in the coming years. As with anything else, it pays to be informed.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxzxvpMlPOi/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxzxvpMlPOi/
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
And South Of The Border Down in Old Mexico
Crime continues apace.
It's been a while since I did a Blog Post about conditions down in Mexico, and the article that I'm linking to below that I just read motivated me to have at it once again. The primary topic is kidnapping down in Mexico and how the targets, and financial motivations behind it are not what you would think.
I was surprised at the factors that have caused a major rise in abductions since 2005. Considering that we (the USA) share a 2,200 mile long common border with Mexico and are currently dealing with immigrants entering the country illegally, drug smuggling, Cartel violence, as well as legal trade issues, I think discussing what's driving these problems is a good fit for the Blog.
In any event, read the article, it's pretty interesting.
https://www.vox.com/2018/5/11/17276638/mexico-kidnappings-crime-cartels-drug-trade
It's been a while since I did a Blog Post about conditions down in Mexico, and the article that I'm linking to below that I just read motivated me to have at it once again. The primary topic is kidnapping down in Mexico and how the targets, and financial motivations behind it are not what you would think.
I was surprised at the factors that have caused a major rise in abductions since 2005. Considering that we (the USA) share a 2,200 mile long common border with Mexico and are currently dealing with immigrants entering the country illegally, drug smuggling, Cartel violence, as well as legal trade issues, I think discussing what's driving these problems is a good fit for the Blog.
In any event, read the article, it's pretty interesting.
https://www.vox.com/2018/5/11/17276638/mexico-kidnappings-crime-cartels-drug-trade
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
How Well Do "Keyless" Car Ignitions Deter Car Thieves?
Not Very well at all.
The following article shows the wonder of modern day digital tech and it's applications for Grand Theft Auto.
As with the new "Smart Home" concept of "Smart Door Locks" "Smart A/C and Heating", "Smart Alarms", etc. modern technology, in the end, is not all it's cracked up to be.
https://www.offgridweb.com/transportation/keyless-car-theft-how-tech-savvy-criminals-steal-cars/
The following article shows the wonder of modern day digital tech and it's applications for Grand Theft Auto.
As with the new "Smart Home" concept of "Smart Door Locks" "Smart A/C and Heating", "Smart Alarms", etc. modern technology, in the end, is not all it's cracked up to be.
https://www.offgridweb.com/transportation/keyless-car-theft-how-tech-savvy-criminals-steal-cars/
Friday, June 21, 2019
Final Decision Pertaining to Gravity Knives in NYS & NYC
After NYS repealed the "Gravity Knife" Ban, the city was forced to abide by that decision, but they (the City) stated that they intended to maintain enforcement against Gravity Knives on MTA property. ie: Subway stations, trains and buses. Knife Rights.org wanted to continue the case to also have that regulation discontinued, but NYC filed a motion to have the case NOT heard by SCOTUS since the MTA regulation was not part of the original case. They (The City) also stated that the "wrist-flick" test that was previously being used by the NYPD was no longer to be used. What the new criteria would be appears to be that actual "gravity knives" such the old German Paratrooper knife and modern clones are the targets.
Since the "wrist-flick" test was at the core of the 'Gravity Knife" law, SCOTUS agreed with NYC, it declared the issue Moot, and will not hear the case.
For more clarification of the issue, go to this link;
https://kniferights.org/legislative-update/knife-rights-denied-cert-by-scotus-nevertheless-huge-win-for-knife-rights/
Essentially, keep your one hand opening knife concealed, keep the blade under 4", and especially don't expose it on any MTA property and no arrest will take place.
The article link above gives more information and some more specific advice. I would have loved to see a SCOTUS decision, but I've been carrying my Spyderco again for the first time in years for the last 3 weeks, and I'm not complaining.
Since the "wrist-flick" test was at the core of the 'Gravity Knife" law, SCOTUS agreed with NYC, it declared the issue Moot, and will not hear the case.
For more clarification of the issue, go to this link;
https://kniferights.org/legislative-update/knife-rights-denied-cert-by-scotus-nevertheless-huge-win-for-knife-rights/
Essentially, keep your one hand opening knife concealed, keep the blade under 4", and especially don't expose it on any MTA property and no arrest will take place.
The article link above gives more information and some more specific advice. I would have loved to see a SCOTUS decision, but I've been carrying my Spyderco again for the first time in years for the last 3 weeks, and I'm not complaining.
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Hell, Even Piers Morgan Thinks Trump Is Going To Win
And he can't stand Trump.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7163567/PIERS-MORGAN-Trumps-going-win-easily-2020-unless-Democrat-ostriches-drag-heads-sand.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7163567/PIERS-MORGAN-Trumps-going-win-easily-2020-unless-Democrat-ostriches-drag-heads-sand.html
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Combatives And The Use Of Foul Tactics -Part 2 -Fish Hooking
Back in November of 2018 I started writing a series of Blog Posts on the subject of "Foul Tactics". However life got in the way and I was badly sidetracked. However assorted issues have now been resolved and it's time to get back to what I started. As the title of this Blog Post says, today I'll cover the subject of 'Fish Hooking'.
To begin with, for a brief description and applications I will takes some short quotes from the book 'Karate's Grappling Methods' by Iain Abernethy;
https://www.amazon.com/Karates-Grappling-Methods-Iain-Abernethy-ebook/dp/B00A79UCSY/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=katare%27s+grappling+methods&qid=1560799216&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmr0
'Fish-Hooking'
“By placing a hooked finger inside your opponent's mouth and pulling, it
is possible to cause great pain and to control the opponent's head. The danger of
using the fish-hook is that it can leave the finger very vulnerable to being bitten.
One way to avoid this is to place the tip of your finger at the corner of the
opponent's mouth (Your left-hand to the left-hand side of their face such that you
are reaching behind their head). You should then pull backwards and slightly out
to produce a gap between the teeth and the cheek. Once the hooked finger is inside
the mouth, keep pulling to ensure sufficient tension in the cheek....”
“The fish-hook can be effective when properly applied but should only be used as
a last resort due to the high cost of failure.”
This is your most recognized use for Fish-hooking, going into the cheek of your attackers mouth. You can also use it by jamming one or two your fingers into the nostrils of your attacker. Again, this description is from Iain Abernethy.
The nose is a sensory organ and as such it is loaded with nerves.
Manipulating the nose can be very effective. The nose can be attacked in a
number of different ways...........The fingers can be inserted into the nostrils
and then hooked, pulled or pushed (depending on the opponent's position in
relation to yourself) to cause pain and to position the opponent's head for a
follow up Technique.
Now a lot of people who follow an MMA/BJJ based program of self defense will blow off this dirty fighting tactic as no more than an unproven gimmick. On the other hand there are people who follow a Combatives or a 'Reality Based Self Defense' (RBSD for short) program who will say that when caught in a bad situation will "just poke him in the eye" or "bite a chunk out of him" or "fish-hook him" in the belief that it will just end the fight right there.
And as usual, the truth lies somewhere in-between.
Finding videos of fights involving fish-hooking on Youtube is not easy. Biting, eye attacks, etc., are pretty numerous. Fortunately I was able to find several examples to present for this Blog Post.
This first video shows two teenagers going at it. Not a criminal assault but not exactly fooling around or some non-compliant stage theatrics either. You can hear people in the background at what I can only assume was supposed to be a friendly party being shocked by the one guy fish-hooking the other. In fact the guy doing it was being called out for it.
Now in this case we have an example of the fish-hook technique being unsuccessful. The guy who used it pretty much got his ass handed to him when, after finding himself pinned by his opponent, he attempted the technique. Initially he appeared to be getting somewhere but his opponent was either resistant to the pain (possibly drunk or maybe just a high threshold of pain tolerance) or else the the other teenager had never actually used the technique before or maybe wasn't committed enough to make it work. This goes to the argument from the skeptics of the technique that if you can't train it on a resisting opponent in class, you'll never be able to make it work when it counts.
The next video again shows a fight between a couple of teenagers who seem to be more serious about whatever it was that triggered the altercation.
Now in this case the technique was initiated by the teenager who already had the dominant position. Also, instead of the classic fish-hooking of the cheek, we have an example of inserting the fingers in the nostrils. in this particular case the success of the technique was pretty definitive and also looked extremely painful if the look on the losers face was any indication.
The second video also brings up an issue that was presented by Tony Cecchine on one of his Catch Wrestling videos. He emphasized that while using fish-hooking, as well as other dirty fighting techniques, to escape from a bad situation, it was always going to be harder than using them if you were already in the dominant position.
In this final video, which lasts all of 7 seconds, we have a clip two professional MMA fighters in a match where the one fighter fish-hooks the other in order to gain the advantage and get himself into a better position to defeat his opponent. In this case we have a classic case of fish-hooking where the cheek is caught and yanked to the side in order to rotate the head of the unfortunate fighter.
This video brings up the issue of MMA/BJJ proponents and the question that is always asked about their method of training. Simply put, if these techniques won't ever work, why are they banned from professional MMA events?
So now we come to the end of this Blog Post and, as with my previous Post on Biting we are left with a split decision on this technique as well. We have seen the technique use both successfully and unsuccessfully. It's validity as a Self Defense technique is not assured just because you use it, but neither is it negated. If you're going to use fish-hooking in a serious fight with a criminal predator, you had better try to be in a superior, or at least an equal, position with your attacker. You must use be quick and use surprise and violent intent, especially if your life is on the line.
To begin with, for a brief description and applications I will takes some short quotes from the book 'Karate's Grappling Methods' by Iain Abernethy;
https://www.amazon.com/Karates-Grappling-Methods-Iain-Abernethy-ebook/dp/B00A79UCSY/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=katare%27s+grappling+methods&qid=1560799216&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmr0
'Fish-Hooking'
“By placing a hooked finger inside your opponent's mouth and pulling, it
is possible to cause great pain and to control the opponent's head. The danger of
using the fish-hook is that it can leave the finger very vulnerable to being bitten.
One way to avoid this is to place the tip of your finger at the corner of the
opponent's mouth (Your left-hand to the left-hand side of their face such that you
are reaching behind their head). You should then pull backwards and slightly out
to produce a gap between the teeth and the cheek. Once the hooked finger is inside
the mouth, keep pulling to ensure sufficient tension in the cheek....”
“The fish-hook can be effective when properly applied but should only be used as
a last resort due to the high cost of failure.”
This is your most recognized use for Fish-hooking, going into the cheek of your attackers mouth. You can also use it by jamming one or two your fingers into the nostrils of your attacker. Again, this description is from Iain Abernethy.
The nose is a sensory organ and as such it is loaded with nerves.
Manipulating the nose can be very effective. The nose can be attacked in a
number of different ways...........The fingers can be inserted into the nostrils
and then hooked, pulled or pushed (depending on the opponent's position in
relation to yourself) to cause pain and to position the opponent's head for a
follow up Technique.
Now a lot of people who follow an MMA/BJJ based program of self defense will blow off this dirty fighting tactic as no more than an unproven gimmick. On the other hand there are people who follow a Combatives or a 'Reality Based Self Defense' (RBSD for short) program who will say that when caught in a bad situation will "just poke him in the eye" or "bite a chunk out of him" or "fish-hook him" in the belief that it will just end the fight right there.
And as usual, the truth lies somewhere in-between.
Finding videos of fights involving fish-hooking on Youtube is not easy. Biting, eye attacks, etc., are pretty numerous. Fortunately I was able to find several examples to present for this Blog Post.
This first video shows two teenagers going at it. Not a criminal assault but not exactly fooling around or some non-compliant stage theatrics either. You can hear people in the background at what I can only assume was supposed to be a friendly party being shocked by the one guy fish-hooking the other. In fact the guy doing it was being called out for it.
Now in this case we have an example of the fish-hook technique being unsuccessful. The guy who used it pretty much got his ass handed to him when, after finding himself pinned by his opponent, he attempted the technique. Initially he appeared to be getting somewhere but his opponent was either resistant to the pain (possibly drunk or maybe just a high threshold of pain tolerance) or else the the other teenager had never actually used the technique before or maybe wasn't committed enough to make it work. This goes to the argument from the skeptics of the technique that if you can't train it on a resisting opponent in class, you'll never be able to make it work when it counts.
The next video again shows a fight between a couple of teenagers who seem to be more serious about whatever it was that triggered the altercation.
Now in this case the technique was initiated by the teenager who already had the dominant position. Also, instead of the classic fish-hooking of the cheek, we have an example of inserting the fingers in the nostrils. in this particular case the success of the technique was pretty definitive and also looked extremely painful if the look on the losers face was any indication.
The second video also brings up an issue that was presented by Tony Cecchine on one of his Catch Wrestling videos. He emphasized that while using fish-hooking, as well as other dirty fighting techniques, to escape from a bad situation, it was always going to be harder than using them if you were already in the dominant position.
In this final video, which lasts all of 7 seconds, we have a clip two professional MMA fighters in a match where the one fighter fish-hooks the other in order to gain the advantage and get himself into a better position to defeat his opponent. In this case we have a classic case of fish-hooking where the cheek is caught and yanked to the side in order to rotate the head of the unfortunate fighter.
This video brings up the issue of MMA/BJJ proponents and the question that is always asked about their method of training. Simply put, if these techniques won't ever work, why are they banned from professional MMA events?
So now we come to the end of this Blog Post and, as with my previous Post on Biting we are left with a split decision on this technique as well. We have seen the technique use both successfully and unsuccessfully. It's validity as a Self Defense technique is not assured just because you use it, but neither is it negated. If you're going to use fish-hooking in a serious fight with a criminal predator, you had better try to be in a superior, or at least an equal, position with your attacker. You must use be quick and use surprise and violent intent, especially if your life is on the line.
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Friday, June 14, 2019
Oh Yeah, The Future Is Going To Be Just Fucking Wonderful....
Nothing like High Tech Bullshit to make our lives a fucking nightmare.
Welcome to the world of Deepfake Software.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-13/watch-scientists-create-deepfake-software-allowing-anyone-edit-anything-anyone-says
Welcome to the world of Deepfake Software.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-13/watch-scientists-create-deepfake-software-allowing-anyone-edit-anything-anyone-says
Monday, June 10, 2019
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Bill DeBlasio And The NYPD Still Don't Get The Hint About The Gravity Knife Law Repeal
Despite even Andrew "The Governator" Cuomo finally getting the hint and repealing the 60 year old "Gravity Knife Ban" on May 31 st, Bill DeBlasio has instructed the NYPD to continue enforcing it for people caught with pocket knives on the Subways and buses. They intend to use an obscure MTA regulation that has the same unconstitutional Gravity Knife regulation that was just repealed.
The fact that the case was headed to SCOTUS has not deterred DeBlasio and yhe Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr. from trying to lock up people (primarli minorities I might add) for carrying common folding knives.
I can't wait for this loser BeBlasio to finish up his second term as Mayor and then disappear into the political obscurity that he so richly deserves. His pathetic run at the Democratic Nomination for the U.S. Presidency in 2020 is his last gasp at political relevance.
Even Democrats will heave a sigh of relief when this self-absorbed, narcissistic idiot is gone.
https://kniferights.org/legislative-update/nyc-mayor-de-blasios-nypd-promises-continued-gravity-knife-enforcement-on-subways/
The fact that the case was headed to SCOTUS has not deterred DeBlasio and yhe Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr. from trying to lock up people (primarli minorities I might add) for carrying common folding knives.
I can't wait for this loser BeBlasio to finish up his second term as Mayor and then disappear into the political obscurity that he so richly deserves. His pathetic run at the Democratic Nomination for the U.S. Presidency in 2020 is his last gasp at political relevance.
Even Democrats will heave a sigh of relief when this self-absorbed, narcissistic idiot is gone.
https://kniferights.org/legislative-update/nyc-mayor-de-blasios-nypd-promises-continued-gravity-knife-enforcement-on-subways/
Sunday, June 2, 2019
And Just To Add Insuilt To Injury, The NSA Is Victim Blaming For Their Mistake
So now it's Baltimore's fault for having their computer systems hacked and and paying to escape from a Ransomeware program that was enabled by the NSA's security lapse.
https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2019/05/nsa-deflects-blame-baltimore-ransomware-attack/157376/
https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2019/05/nsa-deflects-blame-baltimore-ransomware-attack/157376/
Saturday, June 1, 2019
I Wonder Why This NSA Debacle Never Made It Into The Mainstream News IN 2017?
I guess it's because all those professional Intelligence Bosses know what's best for the rest of us common Citizens......
Bunch of self-serving incompetents.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/25/us/nsa-hacking-tool-baltimore.html
Bunch of self-serving incompetents.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/25/us/nsa-hacking-tool-baltimore.html
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