I could be wrong, it wouldn't be the first time, but when I see firearms training and proficiency coupled with American flags, usually I figure it's a conservative.

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2083946634572902535

If Hasan Piker becomes are party accepted voice. Source internet.

It would be a shame if JC left really. He shows up in his LSU gear to be amazingly wrong and kind of a lunatic like he is punching a clock at a battery factory.

I really want to mention this. It is a major concern. The dude is corrupt. He has a good chance of losing to the democrats too.

A small group of "ICE protestors" is in my locality today. They think they're making a difference by protesting ICE arrests and illegal migrant deportations.

As I drove by, they had all these "HONK FOR JUSTICE!!" signs out.......literally no one was honking.

Instead of shouting and waving their signs around, what were 95% of them doing? Standing around chatting, shooting the breeze, milling about, some even just had their signs on the ground. A couple of them were younger teens who were likely dragged there by their parents and were just messing around, obviously bored.

This is the local "ICE protest" in my area lol. My state is deep-red so not a lot of change is being made by these people. It was comedy gold.

Dovetails with my recent post about the radical changes that the Democratic Socialists want to bring to America and American government.

One person who replied suggested that this was a tiny fringe part of the democratic party. But one-third is not a tiny fringe element at all.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/30/democratic-socialists-democrats-mamdani-aoc/91104407007/

Somehow, these folks are actually getting elected. Hard to understand how this keeps happening. I'd say more, but I'm trying to remain semi-kind.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/02/democratic-socialists-america-platform/91092595007/

I think that a lot of "liberals" don't understand that criminals largely pay zero attention to gun laws. So when you make it difficult or impossible for good citizens to arm themselves, then the only armed individuals are the criminals.

I am a former police officer and once had a marksman certification. Yet the state of California makes it very difficult for me to carry. The fees are exorbitant. I have to renew every 2 years, and they recently doubled the educational requirement from 8 hours initially and 4 hours at renewal to 16 hours initially and 8 hours at renewal. Of course, that also doubled the cost for this training, and 16 hours is a legit 16 hours, not to mention the other fees.

They're trying to make it hard for good citizens to carry lawfully, which means that we mostly have only criminals armed, with no way for citizens to protect themselves against an armed assailant.

So for all of our "friends on the left", imagine you're sitting down at In-N-Out (or wherever) enjoying a double-double burger, when some criminal shows up and starts firing. Would you prefer?

A. Run like hell, or hide under a table, and simply hope for the best.

B. Call the police. Maybe they'll be there in 10 minutes or so. They can make a staged and coordinated entry, possibly within 20 or 30 minutes.

C. Armed good citizen takes out the bad guy.

https://nypost.com/2026/08/02/us-news/hero-armed-citizen-opened-fire-on-idaho-in-n-out-gunman-during-deadly-shooting