Whilst the Didact has been posting more epic Manowar [http://didactsreach.blogspot.com/2017/08/if-youre-not-into-metal.html] (seriously, my cousin was listening to it back in the 80’s or 90’s but somehow I completely missed it even as I got into Yngwie, Maiden, etc. and ended up listening to lots of Dragonforce alongside my Sabaton and Nightwish habits…) I was on the road for the weekend. Good and bad stuff, but on the way back the rental had XM, and I had it tuned to the 90’s channel. OK. The…
You know the drill… [](https://thelastredoubt.com/content/images/2017/08/Screenshot2Bfrom2B2017-08-182B19-07-25.png) [](https://thelastredoubt.com/content/images/2017/08/tumblr_nxtktkUjur1ryxzr3o1_500-2.png) [](https://the…
First, courtesy of Peter Grant [https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2017/08/pick-your-enemies-carefully.html] , I concur. Couldn’t have have happened to a nicer bunch of guys [http://theredelephants.com/doxxed-list-every-single-antifa-member-released-8chan/] : > Looks that way. From the organizers of BAMN to the organizers of Refuse Fascism, to just your typical Antifa member has allegedly been doxxed. 8chan has released the first and last names of all of them and promises to be releasing…
One of the greatest weaknesses I’ve found in free speech, as much as I stand by it, is that fact that it is absolutely a double-edged sword, picked up by our enemies to be used against us. It’s not a perfect solution, but I think I have at least a partial one, and it is rooted, like some of my other recent thinking, in the golden rule: Treat others as you would be treated. Taken to a deeper context, do not allow others to abuse you or you state, through your actions, that such abuse is allowabl…
Saw the eclipse. It was a unique experience, but I’m not the one who brought a nice camera, or a telephoto lens for their iPhone. A friend did. It was dicey, with clouds in every direction, and the sun not always visible through the cloud layer, but a hole opened up about 15 minutes before totality, and it all looked good through and beyond. [](https://thelastredoubt.com/content/images/2017/08/DSC_0717-7.jpg) [![](https://th…