Another Martial Arts legend gone.
R.I.P. Gene LeBell
Oh yeah, and here's a link to a story about Gene LeBell and Steven Seagal that's always worth reading about.
https://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/gene-lebell-talks-steven-seagal-s-ing-himself
Friday, August 12, 2022
'Judo' Gene LeBell Dies At 89
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Criminals Using Very Improvised Weapons In NYC - And A news Story About the FBI That Doesn't Appear To Have Gotten Any Coverage On Broadcast or Cable News`
Seriously, Frying Pans?? 🤯
www.fox5ny.com/news/nypd-hunting-for-5-suspects-in-bizarre-manhattan-frying-pan-attack
An FBI Whistleblower leaked these to Project Veritas. Aside from some online pieces, no major TV coverage.
And a few days later, Senator Ted Cruz actually questions FBI Director Christopher Wray about the document.
And here's a transcript of a portion of the interaction;
TED CRUZ, U.S. SENATOR (R-TX): Director Wray, I am deeply concerned that the FBI and the Department of Justice have become thoroughly politicized. I think this is a problem that began during the Obama administration. I think it metastasized with career officials during the Trump administration, and I think it continues and is even worse today under the Biden administration. I don’t believe you personally reflect that politicization, but I think you have been unwilling to root it out and unwilling to hold people accountable for the politicization. I hear regularly from FBI agents and from professionals at the Department of Justice who are dismayed that our law enforcement has been weaponized and politicized, rather than remaining apolitical, as it has been for the history of our country. Yesterday, it was reported that Project Veritas had obtained a copy of an FBI training material, which listed various symbols and themes, which in the FBI’s estimation, were indicative of, quote, ‘Militia Violent Extremism.’ Now, these symbols weren’t things like the Ku Klux Klan or the Nazi Party, which naturally would be symbols of that, but instead they include rather astonishingly, patriotic symbols of our nation and our history. Included on this list is the Betsy Ross flag. Now, that is fairly remarkable that the Betsy Ross flag, in the FBI’s indication, is indicative of Militia Violent Extremism because, among other people who have been publicly alongside the Betsy Ross flag, we have President Barack Obama, who was sworn in directly underneath the Betsy Ross flags. But, it’s not just President Obama, we also have President Biden, who was sworn-in under Betsy Ross flags. It’s not just the Betsy Ross flag. Also on this list is the Gadsden flag as a symbol of violent extremism. Now, the State of Virginia has a license plate for the Gadsden flag, as do many other states. I think people would be astonished to find that having that license plate, the FBI indicates that you’re a violent extremist. Also included on this is a text that I was particularly struck, is the Gonzales Battle flag, “Come and Take It,” as indicative of being a violent extremist militia. Well, I will self-report right now, that every day in the Senate I wear my boots that have the Gonzales Battle flag on the back of them. Director Wray, what are y’all doing? This makes no sense. Do you agree with this FBI guidance that the Betsy Ross flag, and the Gadsden flag, and the Gonzales Battle flag are signs of Militia Violent Extremism?
CHRISTOPHER WRAY, FBI DIRECTOR: Well Senator, I’m not familiar with the particular document that you have behind you and I’m not in the practice of trying to comment on documents I haven’t recognized, but I will tell you that when we put out intelligence products, including ones that reference symbols, which we do across a wide variety of contexts, we usually make great pains- take great pains to put caveats and warnings in the document that make clear that a symbol alone is not considered evidence of violent extremism and-
TED CRUZ, U.S. SENATOR (R-TX): Well,
Director Wray, you don’t include things like Antifa. You don’t include
things like Black Lives Matter. Instead, you identify patriotic
Americans as suspect, and I would note there’s a pattern of this.
Monday, August 8, 2022
Sunday, August 7, 2022
Sunday With Blackthorn - Today We Discuss How China Uses The Mexican Cartels
China has been using the Mexican Cartels for the last few years now to facilitate the smuggling of Fentanyl into the U.S. There have been articles and reports from several news sources about the subject, but they have been overshadowed in terms of coverage by the ongoing Illegal Immigration issue.
The article linked below is from 2020, whereas the Youtube video is from last month. It's only recently that the Fentanyl smuggling has made any sort of substantial inroads with the larger media outlets.
Welcome to the 21st Century....
https://www.foxnews.com/world/chinese-cartels-mexico-us-drug-crisis
Sunday, July 31, 2022
Sunday With Blackthorn - Today We Let Paul Harrell Discuss The Mass Shooting At The Greenwood Park Mall
In the July 18th Blog Post I talked about the Mass Shooting at The Greenwood Park Mall In Indiana and how it was cut short by a bystander who was carrying a legally possessed concealed handgun.
https://wwwblackthorn.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-mass-shooting-that-nobody-in.html
In the video below Paul Harrell gives a breakdown, not of the actual incident in a blow by blow manner, but rather in a generalized description of what people who are legally armed might find themselves actually dealing with should they find themselves in such a position when they are out and about conducting their daily lives while carrying concealed.
The issues he gets into are, sadly, not always covered by a lot of today's Tacticool (there's that word again) instructors. In his usual deadpan, no bullshit, dry manner he talks about the things you really need to think about, as I said above, in that sort of horrific situation.
So let's get to it.
Saturday, July 30, 2022
So How Is Russia Financially Weathering Western Economic & Trade Sanctions Due To Their Invasion Of The Ukraine?
Somehow I'm not surprised.....
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/africa/sudan-russia-gold-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html
Note:
Since the Daily Situation report from the Forward Observer Site is no longer up for Free, I have to start combing the internet the hard way again. Oh well!
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Sunday With Blackthorn - Today Blackthorn Presents John McSweeney's Armed Self Defense Video
The late John McSweeney (1928 to 2002) was a pioneer in Combatives before it was being called Combatives. His main art was Kenpo Karate but he concentrated on foundational strikes, added a large dose of aggression, and in the 1990's he put out 2 videos. One on Unarmed Self Defense, and the other on Armed Self Defense. The two videos were later combined into one and titled 'Total Self Defense".
It went from VHS to DVD but is somewhat difficult to find, except for renting it at Amazon. In any event, I was able to locate the Armed Self Defense video while doing some random web-surfing. It cover Handguns, specifically Point Shooting , Knife, and the use of the Palm Stick (Yawara/kubotan, whatever you want to call it.)
The 1990's style production values are what they are, but once you get past that, you will see simple, straightforward techniques that were designed for regular people in the real world, and not for armchair commandos, mall ninjas, and other wannabe "tacticool" operators.
For more on John McSweeney;
http://www.kungfu.org/messagegm28.shtml
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Friday, July 22, 2022
GOP Candidate For Governor Lee Zeldin Attacked On Stage At Campaign Rally
The attacker stepped up on stage and started saying "You're done, you're done" while holding one of those two finger rigid plastic, tow finger knuckle tools with spike designed to look like cat ears that are usually marketed to women. Zeldin grabbed the guys arm to control the weapon for several moments until several rally supporters jumped on stage and tackled the guy
Video
Story from The NY Post
https://nypost.com/2022/07/21/lee-zeldin-attacked-during-campaign-stop-near-rochester-report/
Weapon used
When interviewed after the incident, Zeldin stated that the attacker would probably be released within hours without bail due to New York's current bail laws.
Several hours later.............
https://nypost.com/2022/07/22/lee-zeldins-alleged-attacker-quickly-released-from-jail/
Gov . Katherine Hochul made the usual "Violence like this has no place in New York" comment.
I'm just wondering if the guy would have been released without bail if she had been the intended target.
Oh well, just another day in The Peoples Not So Demokratik Republik Of New Yorkistan
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