A direct look at cartel infiltration of the legalized marijuana market in the US: from recruitment and funding to product movement and communications.
Border Report: Buying the Dispensaries — They Own Them
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Punk Drummer “Gives a Kit” — Donates PPE Kits to Local First Responders
Punk band drummer Branden Steineckert and the Give Kits Foundation partnered up to get PPE kits out to people on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle.
Legends of the Old Corps: Gustav Hasford and the “Snuffies”
The Short Timers, a novel by Gustav Hasford, was the foundation for Stanley Kubrick’s war film “Full Metal Jacket”, but it was a close-knit group of Marines called “The Snuffies” that inspired all the characters.
What is Wrong With Law Enforcement Training?
Instructor Daniel Bales has noticed has some ideas about how to resolve some of the frustrating issues in law enforcement training.
46 Things (and Counting) a Young Man Should Know
Daniel Shaw (Gunfighter Cast, Shaw Strategies) has compiled a list of mentor quotes for youngsters to know – young men and young women alike, honestly.
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Warfighters getting long in the tooth? Support them especially!
If you find yourself with a few hours to spare on any given day, head down to your local nursing home and ask to visit with some of the veterans in their care. I guarantee you will make their day, and honestly, you’ll end up making your own.
About that NRA Lobby you hate…
Total lobbying expenditures in 2018 by the NRA were just over 5 million dollars. Total lobbying expenditures in 2018 by the NSSF were just under 4 million dollars. Neither of these figures even breaks the top 50 in a list of biggest lobbying spenders in Congress.
Comms for Miles Lagoze & Combat Obscura: you don’t speak for me
This is a man-to-man, Marine-to-Marine, message from an Afghan-American Marine to Miles Lagoze of the movie Combat Obscura.
Jussie Smollett and all who believed him – thank you!
It sounds counter-intuitive, we know, but Jussie Smollet actually did us a solid with his recent, bogus claims of a horrific racial attack. Here’s how.
Priorities: Good tools or a willingness to show up and fight?
There’s no question good equipment directly affects a fighting man’s lethality, but what about competence, preparation, and mindset?
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