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🚨 THE U.S. ARMY JUST TURNED RIFLES INTO DRONE KILLERS 🚨
The battlefield has changed — and so has the ammo.
In Nov 2025, the U.S. Army tested a new 5.56×45 mm anti-drone round that lets ordinary infantry rifles shoot down FPV drones with no weapon mods.
Just swap the magazine.
🧠 HOW IT WORKS
This isn’t a normal bullet.
• Destabilizes after leaving the barrel
• Breaks into multiple projectiles
• Creates a pellet-cloud kill zone
📏 DESTRUCTION ZONE
• 25–35 m: 30–40 cm spread
• 40–50 m: 60–80 cm spread
You don’t need pinpoint accuracy on a 15 cm drone anymore.
⚔️ WHY IT MATTERS
• Works in standard AR-15 / M4 / SIG MCX rifles
• Faster + more controllable than shotguns
• Cheaper than lasers, EW, or missiles
• Effective against 100 mph FPV drones
• Up to 90% hit rate in tests
Two variants:
• “L” – longer range (5 projectiles)
• “K” – close range (8 projectiles)
🧨 A mag dump creates a literal wall of lead.
🌍 BIG PICTURE
This builds on lessons from Ukraine, where custom anti-drone rounds entered production after drones rewrote modern warfare.
The U.S. response?
Layered defense:
• Infantry ammo
• Vehicle systems (JLTV M-LIDS)
• Microwaves (Leonidas)
• AI sights (SMASH 3000)
🔥 BOTTOM LINE
Drones changed war.
Now ammo is changing back.
The future of air defense may fit in a rifle magazine.
📌 Sources: Militarnyi • Army Recognition • Interesting Engineering
Why is it that certain cultures automatically resort to loudness, threats, and violence whenever their uncivilized behaviors are called out or they’re told “no”?
Hey Texas, I'm old enough to remember when James Talarico lost supporters after saying he signed up to run against, IN HIS WORDS, "A mediocre black man" in the 2026 democrat primary.
Remember that when you cast your vote.
Also, Republicans who stay home help get people like Talarico elected.
John Wesley (Wes) Hardin was the most notorious k!ller and quick-draw gvnman of the Texas frontier. He was born on May 26, 1853, in Bonham, Texas to James and Elizabeth Hardin. His father was a Methodist preacher, circuit writer, school teacher, and lawyer.
Hardin k!lled at least 21 men in gvn duels and ambushes in the period 1868–77. He had 30 notches on his gvn. He said he k!lled 41 men in all, that number sounding accurate as the Texas Rangers said he k!lled 40 men on their wanted poster. Hardin claimed he even sh0t a man for snoring in the hotel room next to his.
Hardin was an unusual type of k!ller, a handsome man with a gentleman manner who considered himself a pillar of society. He always maintained that he never k!lled anyone who did not need k!lling and that he always sh0t to save his own life.
In 1868 at the age of 15, he k!lled his first man. From then on he led a life of gvnslinging, dueling, gambling, and drinking.
Hardin at age 19 married his childhood sweetheart Jane Bowen, age 16 in 1873. They had a son and two daughters.
In May 1874 he started two herds of cattle up the trail while visiting the Comanche. He k!lled Charles Webb, Deputy Sheriff of Brown County. He moved his family to Florida to avoid arrest but he was relentlessly pursued and captured by Texas Rangers in 1877.
He was sentenced to 25 years at hard labor in the state prison at Huntsville for the mvrder of Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb.
During his prison term he tried to escape, read theological books, was superintendent of the prison Sunday school, and studied law.
He was pardoned on March 16, 1894, and admitted to the bar. He attempted to retire to a peaceful life in Gonzales, Texas with his three children. His wife d!ed while he was in prison. However, that didn’t last long.
He met flirty 15 year old Callie Lewis at a Christmas party in 1895 when he was 42 and married her but after their honeymoon in Mexico, they split up.
In 1895 in El Paso he served as the defense attorney in a mvrder trial and established a law practice. He became lovers with the wife of one of his clients, Martin Mroz, a cattle thief who had fled to Mexico. When Mroz found out about the affair, he crossed the border and confronted Hardin. Mroz was k!lled by a number of law officials. Hardin was rumored to have hired the officers to ass@ssinate Mroz. Then he began a life of thievery in El Paso.
It all ended on August 19, 1895. Hardin was standing at the bar of the Acme Saloon and was sh0t in the back of the head by John Selman, Sr., an El Paso policeman and thief. The rumor was Hardin didn’t pay him for the murder of Deputy Webb. Selman was acquitted.
A U.S. SPY PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER CUBA. KENNEDY DID NOT ORDER AN IMMEDIATE STRIKE.
October 27: 12 turning points. 8 myths examined. From the first NYC subway to Saturn I and Twitter's takeover.
Which story surprised you most?
#OnThisDay #History #MythVsFact
Be the Candle or the Mirror
Always on My Mind took it.
41/100. Second place is On the Road again 33/100 !
My favorite rendition of the winner is Chris Stapleton’s live one.👇
If this doesn’t give you chills and you don’t feel the soul in it… might wanna check your pulse and make sure you’re still alive and have a heart. 😂
Pure magic. 💙🔥🎶
Which Morticia gets your vote? 🖤
Four Morticias, each with her own kind of spooky charm. But there’s always one who comes to mind first when you hear her name.
Who’s your favorite?
Our public schools have failed our children. While our taxes have increased, the woke mind virus has shifted from learning the basics;
reading, writing and arithmetic- to furries and flags.
Get involved in your local PTA and school board system! Do it for the children!
Do it for the future of our country.
It's Tuesday, October 27, 2026, & we're above ground to see it.
Let the coffee pour dark & heavy, let the armor stay strapped tight, & let every distraction fall away.
Stand firm, stand tall, keep your head high, shoulders back, & keep your eyes on Him while we run this day down.
Let's pray on it.
Father God,
Thank You for the grace You've shown by blessing us with this new & clean day.
Lately, my mind has been stretched a million different ways, & my heart is heavy, but I try to focus on You, Lord.
I know You've got a plan, & that You always work it out for the best, but I'm struggling, Father.
If there's a lesson in these, help me understand.
Lord, I'm giving it all to You.
All my burdens & battles are in Your hands.
I surrender it all, both the good & the bad, & lay them at Your feet.
I acknowledge that You are the path through those narrow gates.
You are my savior from sin.
Lord, I just need relief, & I'm praying for it right now.
I hold no ill will towards any of them.
The gossipers, backbiters, false witnesses who enjoy causing more stress & pain...
I have no plan of lashing out or a vendetta to carry out.
You said vengeance is Yours, & I leave it all for You to handle.
Lord, I just need peace...
Peace in my heart & peace of mind.
I don't need earthly riches, only relief.
Forgive my sins, debts, & trespasses, Lord Jesus.
Remove that devil as I rebuke his wicked ways daily, in Jesus name.
Protect me from evil AND temptation, Father God.
I know demons are crafty & work in many ways that aren't obvious until it seems to be too late, so I pray You forgive me when I fall for those tricks & react to the emotional temptation of lashing out.
Father, I am far from perfect & I'll never measure up to most, but You know my heart.
When people cross my path with malice, I want to rage, but I am trying - so hard - to change this.
Father, give me the eyes to recognize the real from the faux.
Lord, if I slip, if I stumble, if I drop the ball...
Forgive me, help me up, set me back on the path You meant for me.
Align today's journey with Your holy will.
Lord, light the way & keep me grounded in faith.
Quiet the noise in my head, & give me peace & joy that could only come from a close & personal relationship with You.
If there is anyone I can be a blessing to, show me who & how.
Lord, I need You more than ever right now.
Be with me, Lord Jesus.
You are my comforting peace.
I am Your son searching for answers.
In the name of Almighty Jesus,
I pray,
Amen & Amen.
Walk in peace.
Didn’t know I needed this today, but here we are.
I really hope this is true! They were going to put him in jail like they did his father. That’s what Communists Dictators do! It’s such a shame they stole the election! Brazil would have been freed and great again! God Bless Flavio Bolsonaro!
Peach: “I don’t fit in the carrier.”
Dax: “You are currently folded into a box the size of a toaster.”
Biscuit: “I think we should respect her medical opinion.”
And that is how Peach officially canceled her own vet appointment.
Good morning ☀️
Some mornings just bloom on their own. 🌸
He saw a running semi and thought he had found the perfect getaway.
The truck driver quietly made sure it became the worst one.
Police in Mount Vernon, Illinois were called to a gas station after reports of a man moving through the parking lot trying vehicle doors.
When an officer approached the 46-year-old man, police say he refused commands, struggled with the officer and ran across the icy lot.
One vehicle was locked.
Then he spotted something much bigger:
An unlocked semi-truck sitting there running.
He climbed into the cab and went for the driver's seat.
That should have been his escape.
Except the actual driver knew exactly what to do.
The trucker disconnected the trailer's air lines, setting the trailer brakes and making sure that rig was not going anywhere.
No dramatic chase.
No heroic speech.
Just a truck driver who apparently looked at the situation and decided:
Not my semi.
Officers reached the cab, removed the man from the driver’s seat and took him into custody after he continued resisting on the pavement.
Investigators also said the man had attempted to take another occupied vehicle before officers arrived.
The strangest part?
His own vehicle had reportedly broken down nearby.
He was arrested and charged with attempted vehicular hijacking, two counts of attempted vehicle theft, two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer, and criminal damage to property.
He went looking for a getaway vehicle.
He chose one driven by a man who knew exactly how to make 80,000 pounds say no.
Madness is just another state of mind.
The Justice Department Will be Sending Election Monitors to Pennsylvania, Including to Philadelphia and Lehigh County
In a letter sent to Pennsylvania's Secretary of State, James T. Catania from the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ, stated that election monitors will be present at polling places on Nov. 3, and that the monitoring will be "done in the same way as it was done in the past."
Election monitors:
✔️Dress in business casual clothing and do not wear pins or other identification markers that they are with the DOJ
✔️They do inform the poll manager of their presence.
✔️Do not interfere with the polling activities. If they do see an election issue, they contact the designee for the jurisdiction about the issue.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, election monitors can:
✔️Keep a list of voters
✔️Inspect a numbered voter list or voter checklist while no voters are present and in the presence of a poll worker.
✔️They can also "make good faith challenges to an elector’s identity or continued residence in the election district, which must be lodged directly with the judge of elections.
📝 “Other parties monitoring elections in addition to the Department of Justice, other non-government organizations, including the Democratic and Republican National Comittee, plan to send election monitors to polling places across the country on Election Day”.
#Midterms2026
Your car depends on a few key fluids to stay healthy. A quick check can help you catch problems before they turn into expensive repairs.
Here are 4 things to check:
• Engine oil: Check the level and look for unusual changes.
• Coolant: Check the level only when the engine is completely cool.
• Brake fluid: Make sure it’s within the recommended range.
• Windshield washer fluid: Keep it topped up for clear visibility.
Low fluid levels can lead to serious problems, from engine overheating to reduced braking performance.
Be honest, when was the last time you checked your car’s fluids?
Some people see a tiny car.
I see transportation, nostalgia and absolutely zero reason to act my age.
Those are INSANE numbers for a Governor candidate. Vote for Dave Lombardo! This Aaron Ford guy would be DEVASTATING for Nevada! He hates the 2nd Amendment. Look who is funding him!
Detroit police moved in on two men they thought were suspects.
Then came the plot twist:
The “suspects” were Detroit police too.
In November 2017, officers from Detroit’s 11th Precinct encountered two men during an operation and believed they were involved in street-level illegal activity.
They quickly detained them.
Only then did everyone realize the two men were undercover officers from the 12th Precinct…working a completely separate operation in the same neighborhood.
Apparently, neither side knew the other was there.
You would think that would have ended the confusion.
It did not.
Officers from both precincts later came face-to-face at the nearby property, tempers flared, and the disagreement turned into a physical scuffle between fellow officers.
Two officers were left with minor bumps, and several personnel changes followed while the department investigated what went wrong.
Detroit Police Chief James Craig blamed a major communication breakdown and called the situation one of the most embarrassing moments he had seen during his career.
Imagine going undercover…
only to get mistaken for a suspect by another undercover operation.
And somehow that still wasn’t the wildest part of the day.
If you’re ok with the problems the left has done in the past and promised to do in the future then go sit out because republicans don’t deserve our vote. But…We The People don’t deserve what the left does to us and the country-choose wisely with what to decide to do..
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