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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPrepared people don’t just notice more—they take faster, more effective action. That’s the edge. That’s why situational awareness and understanding how to maximize its effectiveness are vital to improving your resilience. One way to maximize your situational awareness is by understanding how to minimize the effects of your seven mental traps that interfere with how you see, interpret, and respond to the world as it develops around you. This article teaches you how to recognize the mental hurdles that get in the way—and how to reduce their impact so you can think clearly and…

This article was originally published by Connor O’Keeffe at The Mises Institute.  Last Sunday, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice announced that they had concluded that Jeffrey Epstein did not have a list of clients and that the convicted sex offender and formerly well-connected financier really did die by suicide. To back that up, the DOJ released video footage from the area outside Epstein’s prison cell that they claimed was raw—although the clip’s metadata indicated it was exported from video editing software—and declared the entire case closed. Of course, the existence of a single client list or the specific manner of Epstein’s death have always…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Codie Carlson had just gotten off work from his airport job south of Detroit, Michigan. It was about midnight, and he decided to walk along nearby Plum Creek to bowfish. “My girlfriend Shelby Philipski wanted me to go so I could do something fun after work,” Carlson tells Outdoor Life. “I was walking along the creek, and I saw a tail wave out of the water. I have a flashlight on my bow, and saw its mouth and whiskers, so I knew it was a catfish.”…

Senate lawmakers finalized plans Wednesday for a new home loan safety net program designed to prevent veterans from facing foreclosure, replacing a similar but controversial effort canceled by Veterans Affairs officials earlier this year. The bill, known as the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, had previously passed the House and now awaits President Donald Trump’s signature to become law. It would create a partial claim program for veterans who have fallen behind on housing payments, allowing them to defer a portion of what they owe on their mortgages. In a statement, the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Every year seems to bring new disasters to different regions of the United States. Hurricanes in the Southwest. Ice storms in Texas. Floods in the Northeast. Wildfires in Hawaii. Whereas once people might have packed a go bag for a single scenario, now they need more flexible kits so that they can be ready to go at any time of day, any time of year.  Where I live, in the PNW, the need to be ready for just about any weather…

A former U.S. Marine Corps reservist has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with an attack at a Texas immigration detention center in which a police officer was shot in the neck, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.Benjamin Hanil Song, 32, is the latest person charged in the Fourth of July assault in which attackers dressed in black military-style clothing opened fire outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, southwest of Dallas, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas.Song, from Dallas, was arrested after a weeklong search and has been charged with three counts…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Idaho officials were proud to announce a new state-record lake trout Monday. The 42-inch lunker was caught by Aaron Goettsche, a fisherman and rod maker from Utah, and a lot of their excitement stems from the lake where the fish was caught. Officials are saying Goettsche’s fat, trophy-sized laker is a sign of a fishery reborn. “Payette Lake is back — and better than ever,” Idaho Fish and Game officials said in a press release announcing the record. Goettsche, who lives in Stansbury Park, caught and…

United States ruler, Donald Trump, is claiming that he’s “neutral” on Ukraine, after issuing an ultimatum tied to sanctions and tariffs to Russia, and agreeing to continue arms shipments to Ukraine. The bold-faced lies are becoming too obvious to ignore. On Monday, just two days ago, Trump said he was “very, very unhappy” with Russia, and warned of “severe” secondary tariffs of up to 100% if no progress is made in diplomacy with regard to the war, within 50 days. He fully placed the blame on Moscow, expecting them to bow to his whim at the ultimatum. He also announced upcoming deliveries of…

In a seeming bid to counter increasingly aggressive Chinese activities in the South China Sea, the U.S. plans to finance and construct a fast boat facility on the western coast of Palawan in the Philippines. The facility will be built to launch at least five fast boats, which will be constructed by U.S.-based company ReconCraft. The manufacturer specializes in producing vessels used by law enforcement and the military for rapid interdiction. According to documents, the vessels will include both “assault boats” and rigid-hulled inflatable boats, USNI News has reported. The facility, which will also include on-site storage and conference rooms,…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. I’ve hunted elk on public ground across the West for 25 years. I’ve made incredible memories, learned a lot, and punched more tags than I deserve. But I’ve also seen a lot change over that quarter century.  You’ve probably watched celebrity elk gurus who hunt private elk nirvana and show 300-plus-inch bulls screaming their guts out while charging into elk calls. Those hunters hold out for magnum-sized bulls that hang out in open meadows with snow-capped peaks in the background. This…

China has clapped back at the United States after its ridiculous announcement that sanctions and tariffs of up to 500% would be levied against Russia if it didn’t stop the war with Ukraine in 50 days. Beijing says that the proposed tariffs are actually “illegal.” The U.S. is also taking another economic war to the next level by even threatening to enact such egregious tariffs on another country. China added that the illegal unilateral sanctions” will actually undermine efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict. Unfortunately, it is not at all difficult to see where this is going. Issuing this kind…

For decades, proponents of psychedelic drugs have come to Washington with a provocative message: Illegal, mind-altering substances like LSD and ecstasy should be approved for Americans grappling with depression, trauma and other hard-to-treat conditions.A presidential administration finally seems to agree.“This line of therapeutics has tremendous advantage if given in a clinical setting and we are working very hard to make sure that happens within 12 months,” Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently told members of Congress.His suggested timeline for green-lighting psychedelic therapy surprised even the most bullish supporters of the drugs. And it comes as psychedelics are making inroads…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. When the Department of Governmental Efficiency terminated funding for the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation last month, the news came as a surprise to RBFF. The non-profit, which used excise fishing tax dollars to promote fishing through campaigns like Take Me Fishing until this year, had passed all its mandatory audits with good marks and previously received positive feedback from, well, most everyone. So why, then, was the fishing industry dismayed at the news even as online commenters — many of…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “Her Grace,” appeared in the June 1981 issue of Outdoor Life. The new dog, a little white setter, had made the strike and she was rock solid. Ten cents would have got you a $10 bet she was locked up on a quail. If there was any doubt in your mind, she had a big pointer we call Flirt immo­bile about 20 feet back of her signifying abso­lute confidence in her diagnosis. Perhaps 30 feet to her right and…

For the second day, Israel has conducted strikes on a Syrian city, vowing to protect the Druze minority. The Druze minority is an ethnoreligious group with origins tracing back to a 10th-century offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam.  Israel Threatens New Syrian Regime Forces With Fire The upsurge in violence underlines the challenges facing interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has struggled to assert control over the area near the Israeli border since toppling Bashar al-Assad in December. According to a report by Reuters, Israel, which has struck Syria several times in the name of protecting the Druze, carried out its…

Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division are swapping out cannon artillery for rockets as the division continues to transform its capabilities to meet new challenges.Maj. Gen. Marcus Evans, 25th ID commander, told reports in a call Tuesday that fielding had begun and would take place over the next six weeks. Soldiers will receive 16 High Mobility Rocket Artillery Systems, replacing much of the division’s cannon artillery.But not all the cannons will go away. They’ve consolidated cannon artillery into a single battalion of two batteries of 105mm and one battery of 155mm artillery, officials said.Cannon crew members will train and transition…

This article was originally published by G. Calder at The Exposé. A recording has surfaced in which Donald Trump says he threatened Russia and China with military action. The audio, which apparently captures Trump telling donors that he warned major world leaders of consequences they would face if crossing geopolitical lines, is now circulating worldwide. Amidst speculation about its authenticity, it’s impossible to ignore the public and diplomatic ramifications of such a recording. Is it just another excerpt of Trump’s usual bravado – or the brewing of further global conflict? What Trump Said Published by CNN and cited in an…

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