This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream under the title: As Another Major Terror Alert Is Issued, We Should Be Asking If America Is Ready For A Bioterrorism Crisis That Could Potentially Kill Millions The terrorists who shoot people and blow things up aren’t the real threat. We can handle the small-scale stuff. What we should really be concerned about are the terrorists who are thinking much bigger. If terrorists cook up a highly contagious disease in a lab and release it in multiple U.S. cities, it would instantly paralyze our society,…

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe past five years have been a wake-up call. And things don’t appear to be settling down anytime soon. From disrupted supply chains during COVID and civil unrest to assassinations, ongoing economic instability, and global tensions verging on World War III, we’ve all had a front-row seat to just how fragile our world and the systems we rely on really are. That illusion of stability? Currently, it feels thinner than it has at any point in my life. What happens if things grind to a halt—not just for a few hours or days, but…

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More than a dozen service members have been suspended or relieved of duties for social media activity related to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death.Earlier this month, after Kirk was shot and killed during a Sept. 10 event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that any social media post celebrating or mocking the assassination of Kirk was “completely unacceptable” and would be addressed “immediately.”Some social media accounts appearing to belong to service members have been identified online by other accounts for comments, including “racists should get shot” and reposts saying, “MAKE NAZIS DEAD AGAIN,” according…

Two separate court battles—one in Louisiana and one in Illinois—paint a curious picture of a seemingly divided Trump Administration Department of Justice (DOJ) when it comes to the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. As we’ve reported, the DOJ filed a brief and is actually set to testify before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that it believes Illinois ban on so-called “assault weapons” is unconstitutional and should be overturned. The brief even states: “Illinois violated the Supreme Court’s clear directive that States cannot prohibit arms that are ‘in common use’ by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes.” Unfortunately,…

After serving with the Marine Corps in Iraq, Julio Torres has the American flag and Marine insignia tattooed on his arms to show his pride in serving a country he calls home.After post-traumatic stress syndrome, drug addiction and a criminal charge following his deployment, the 44-year-old has found new purpose as a pastor preaching a message of freedom to those facing similar issues.But these days, his community in East Texas feels more like jail than the land of the free.Torres, who was born in Mexico and migrated legally to the United States at age 5, is afraid to venture far…

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. Picking a great bear gun isn’t a complicated task, but it’s easy to become paralyzed with indecision if you’re seeking advice on the subject. There is plenty of information, much of which focuses on bore diameter and muzzle energy, but most pontificators miss out on what’s really important when it comes to bear guns.  The truth is that there are lots of great bear guns…

The Goldman Sachs basket of European defense firms (GSSBDEFE) jumped nearly 3% on Wednesday after President Trump posted a surprising comment on Truth Social, saying Ukraine is now positioned to fully reclaim its original territory from Russia in a 3.5-year war. Trump then called Russia a “paper tiger”… Here’s a snippet from Trump’s Truth Social post that sparked upside in the GS EU Defense basket that consists of European names with exposure to defense spending: “After getting to know and fully understand the Ukraine/Russia Military and Economic situation and, after seeing the Economic trouble it is causing Russia, I think Ukraine, with the support of…

A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that some of New York’s restrictive gun law that designates certain areas as “sensitive locations” can be allowed to stand. A lower court in the case Frey v. New York,  U.S. District Judge Nelson Stephen Roman plaintiffs’ request for an injunction in 2023. On September 19, a three-judge panel of the New York City-based 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s decision denying gun owners a preliminary injunction against parts of the state’s so-called “Concealed Carry Improvement Act” (CCIA), which was passed as a kneejerk reaction shortly after the Bruen ruling…

The long-planned divestment of Maryland’s A-10C Thunderbolt II warplanes this week left the state’s Air National Guard as the only one in the U.S. without a flying mission.While the state’s Army National Guard still retains Chinook, Lakota and Black Hawk helicopters for air missions, its Air National Guard no longer has aircraft, a representative of the Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office confirmed to Military Times. The removal of the last two A-10s, known as “Warthogs,” from the Maryland Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Squadron took place Tuesday at Martin State Airport. “Today, we honor over a century of airmen…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Cellular trail camera technology keeps getting better each year, and cameras continue to offer more features and more competitive prices. We’ve been testing cell cams for several seasons and collectively we’ve been able to field test every major make and model. Here’ You’ll find our five favorite cameras and detailed breakdowns on how each performed. Jump to Cellular Trail Camera Plans Compared How We Test Cellular Trail Cameras Each cellular trail camera was set to its fastest shooting mode and highest…

The family of one of the 67 people killed when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., sued Wednesday the government and the airlines involved, accusing them of failing to recognize the warning signs after more than 30 documented near misses in the area.Other families are expected to join this first lawsuit that seeks to hold the Federal Aviation Administration, the Army, American Airlines and its regional partner, PSA Airlines, accountable for the deadliest U.S. plane crash since 2001. PSA Airlines operated Flight 5342 that crashed Jan. 29.The lawsuit says the airlines and government agencies “utterly failed…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Black-legged ticks are the primary spreaders of Lyme disease in humans. But in Michigan and other U.S. states, it’s whitetail deer — and not people — that serve as the ticks’ primary hosts. Which is why some researchers combatting Lyme disease in the Wolverine State are now feeding deer treats to suburban whitetails.  Under a new pilot project led by Michigan State University, researchers are experimenting with new ways to give anti-tick medication to whitetails. The underlying goal with the project…

Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, has reportedly urged staff to focus on the future, warning artificial intelligence could undo Microsoft’s dominance as layoffs continue.  AI is slated to make some of Microsoft’s biggest businesses obsolete. Microsoft has been among the most aggressive United States tech companies in adopting AI. The company has been investing billions in infrastructure and deepening its partnership with OpenAI. The company is embedding generative tools into Windows, Office, and Azure while cutting thousands of jobs as part of a restructuring process, as AI takes over the jobs of human beings. “Some of the biggest businesses we’ve built…

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Anduril is weeks away from flying its proposed U.S. Air Force collaborative combat aircraft for the first time, and the company said it is working to ensure its drone wingman will be semiautonomous from takeoff.Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday that Anduril’s collaborative combat aircraft, or CCA, will take its first flight in mid-October. Meink made his comments in a roundtable with reporters at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air Space Cyber conference in National Harbor, Maryland.Anduril’s drone, designated the YFQ-44A, is one of two that the Air Force is considering for its first…

The new assessment will see all airmen evaluated in four categories, which will include cardio respiratory fitness, waist-to-height ratios, muscle strength and muscle core endurance. It also introduces a two-mile run.The PFA will be mandatory every six months. The transition period to the new assessment will start Jan. 1, 2026, with official scored testing set to begin in September 2026. The interim period will give airmen time to adjust to the new standards.The new measures will also allow installation commanders to conduct mass PFA testing twice a year. The service has also released a guide called “The Warfighter’s Fitness Playbook,”…