veteranstoday--2020-07-14--July 13, One Day Before Bastille Day and the shit piles up

VT believes in QaNon .
We believe that , for over 50 years , Trump has hung out with pedophiles , fucked kids himself , cheated everyone he did business with , evaded the draft by having dad buy him a ‘ heel spur ’ fake doctors note and just pretended to be a total moron .
Soon he will come out and arrest every criminal he knows including those he has aided like Flynn , Stone , Manafort and our own list : VT : When Trump began to be assailed for his horrific treason against America , some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we know were offered very large sums to back Trump , in some cases over a million dollars .
This is not conjecture .
We told them to take the cash…but the cash never came , another Trump con .
It never will .
Coked up and stoked up : Still , we have so many internet people , not real humans , who are comfortable with brutal police , with dead Palestinian children , with cheap politics killing hundreds of thousands of Americans in a pandemic .
Catch the whole performance : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shocking when you see why the police brutalized the individual they are trying to murder .
This is someone who was very ill , walked up to a hospital trying to get into the emergency room and was refused treatment , not by hospital personnel but by police that camp out in front of many urban hospitals .
The crime here ?
An unarmed sick person sought treatment and was clearly sassing back at police who weren ’ t wearing body cams so we can ’ t hear what they said and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have normal security camera ’ s either .
Yet we got this : One of the saddest things about working at VT is how many assume that we are like the others , peddling limp dick remedies to losers while obeying “ Stink Tank ” masters who send us daily “ talking points ” like every other alternative media group gets .
Even the FBI figured we were militia-supremacists working for the mob just like everyone else .
InfoWars and Fox have always been what they are , no secrets there , childish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then Russia Today and Sputnik News began bashing Fauci and Biden and , predictably , taking Israel ’ s side against Syria while Russian military were dying in Syria fighting Israeli backed terrorists .
Something very wrong here , two formerly great news organizations now gone .
Others , like Rense , were always at risk .
Jeff is the brightest guy out there but , not so long ago , when his network became overrun with FBI informant types , and then an attempt was made on Jeff ’ s life… Then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ childish right wing extremism .
That was unexpected , the milquetoast fake left has always had its sad little voices for the semi-informed dilettantes .
Long ago , VT picked up who Global Research , same type of folks to run CounterPunch and any other limited hangout fake anti-Zionist fronts .
There is something so very wrong with America , everyone knows it but those who talk about this most are those who are the worst of the worst of the swamp itself .
Perhaps it has always been so .
Weakness of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lack of personal courage , lack of honor , never has it stood out like today .
Also , not since American heroes stopped the war in Vietnam , have so many Americans stood against wrong .
Long ago , VT began investigating the alternative media , aided by attorney and author Jeff Gates , someone who taught us how the tendrils of the criminal lobby reaches everywhere in America and controls so many .
As rule of America by Kosher Nostra is threatened by Biden-Fauci and an awakened America , never has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so clear .
Every day we see the Trump animals .
the ugliest beings on earth , prancing their venom and ignorance on YouTube and Twitter .
The US is now at its most serious juncture ever .
We would have been better off if the British had won the Revolutionary War or we were now living under Hitler or the Kaiser .
What if the Spanish won the Spanish American War ?
What happened was worse , Reagan opened the door by bringing the Kosher Nostra into power during Iran Contra .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cocaine cash , when the Savings and Loans were looted , when American manufacturing disappeared and when 3 million families began living in their cars .
He murdered the middle class , killed off skilled labor , destroyed the unions and Reagan , a former communist , knew quite well that the unions were all that protected America from organized crime .
That ’ s why Hollywood ’ s version of unions always has them run by the mob , same as the smears they do on the Kennedy ’ s and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stood against the mob as well .
The GOP has been the mob since Dewey beat Truman .

VT believes in QaNon. We believe that, for over 50 years, Trump has hung out with pedophiles, fucked kids himself, cheated everyone he did business with, evaded the draft by having dad buy him a ‘heel spur’ fake doctors note and just pretended to be a total moron.
Soon he will come out and arrest every criminal he knows including those he has aided like Flynn, Stone, Manafort and our own list:
VT: When Trump began to be assailed for his horrific treason against America, some rushed to his side. Some that we know were offered very large sums to back Trump, in some cases over a million dollars.
Seeing Trump partying with Epstein at mar a lago and grabbing all the women (just before the alleged rape of a 13 yo) makes me realize that Trump is a pedophile and that his Trump Models biz may have been providing the underage girls for Epstein's sex trafficking. pic.twitter.com/bxYIKlZ6Ed — Ben 💙🌊 I *HATE* Trump!! 🆘 (@soccerben) July 17, 2019
WTF?
This is not conjecture. We told them to take the cash…but the cash never came, another Trump con. It never will. Coked up and stoked up:
So I guess we should of been looking at Mar A Lago instead of some pizza joint in Washington for a child sex trafficking ring. #TrumpBodyCount pic.twitter.com/zfpVV328L8 — Brett (@BrettResists) August 10, 2019
Still, we have so many internet people, not real humans, who are comfortable with brutal police, with dead Palestinian children, with cheap politics killing hundreds of thousands of Americans in a pandemic. Catch the whole performance:
Sex trafficking pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and trump looking pretty damn friendly at Mar-a-Lago in the 90s.pic.twitter.com/Nve4vm5I9l — Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) July 17, 2019
The shocking video below becomes even more shocking when you see why the police brutalized the individual they are trying to murder.
This is someone who was very ill, walked up to a hospital trying to get into the emergency room and was refused treatment, not by hospital personnel but by police that camp out in front of many urban hospitals.
The crime here? An unarmed sick person sought treatment and was clearly sassing back at police who weren’t wearing body cams so we can’t hear what they said and the hospital mysteriously doesn’t seem to have normal security camera’s either. Yet we got this:
The police are still doing this. This was St. Luke’s hospital, Allentown Campus in Allentown, PA yesterday. pic.twitter.com/8oXumBoikE — Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) July 12, 2020
Allentown, PA. Sickening. A man went to the hospital throwing up seeking help. #DefundThePolice pic.twitter.com/Sy8Prd1c2o — IJT (@IsaacTorres_4) July 14, 2020
One of the saddest things about working at VT is how many assume that we are like the others, peddling limp dick remedies to losers while obeying “Stink Tank” masters who send us daily “talking points” like every other alternative media group gets.
Another angle of 7⃣5⃣7⃣ in Portland OR [@destrozaICE]
pic.twitter.com/EWBQFJCqHw — T. Greg Doucette (@greg_doucette) July 12, 2020
Even the FBI figured we were militia-supremacists working for the mob just like everyone else.
InfoWars and Fox have always been what they are, no secrets there, childish, biased, hoax ridden. But then Russia Today and Sputnik News began bashing Fauci and Biden and, predictably, taking Israel’s side against Syria while Russian military were dying in Syria fighting Israeli backed terrorists. Something very wrong here, two formerly great news organizations now gone.
Maga, noun. A half-assed KAKISTOCRACY, filled with pedophiles racist and American Terrorists.
Also, Trump's American Fascism. https://t.co/DDYzg8g9Cn — Asa Coe (@asa_coe) July 12, 2020
Others, like Rense, were always at risk. Jeff is the brightest guy out there but, not so long ago, when his network became overrun with FBI informant types, and then an attempt was made on Jeff’s life…
Then CLG news went from sad left to childish right wing extremism. That was unexpected, the milquetoast fake left has always had its sad little voices for the semi-informed dilettantes.
Newly-unsealed court docs detail how alleged Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking victim says she was recruited….at Mar-a-Lago https://t.co/VnN7tiKvHb — Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) August 10, 2019
Long ago, VT picked up who Global Research, same type of folks to run CounterPunch and any other limited hangout fake anti-Zionist fronts.
There is something so very wrong with America, everyone knows it but those who talk about this most are those who are the worst of the worst of the swamp itself. Perhaps it has always been so.
Weakness of character, soulless lack of intellect, lack of personal courage, lack of honor, never has it stood out like today. Also, not since American heroes stopped the war in Vietnam, have so many Americans stood against wrong.
Long ago, VT began investigating the alternative media, aided by attorney and author Jeff Gates, someone who taught us how the tendrils of the criminal lobby reaches everywhere in America and controls so many.
As rule of America by Kosher Nostra is threatened by Biden-Fauci and an awakened America, never has the gulf between decency and obscenity been so clear. Every day we see the Trump animals. the ugliest beings on earth, prancing their venom and ignorance on YouTube and Twitter.
The US is now at its most serious juncture ever. We would have been better off if the British had won the Revolutionary War or we were now living under Hitler or the Kaiser.
What if the Spanish won the Spanish American War?
What happened was worse, Reagan opened the door by bringing the Kosher Nostra into power during Iran Contra. When the Pentagon and CIA became addicted to cocaine cash, when the Savings and Loans were looted, when American manufacturing disappeared and when 3 million families began living in their cars.
This was Reagan.
He murdered the middle class, killed off skilled labor, destroyed the unions and Reagan, a former communist, knew quite well that the unions were all that protected America from organized crime. That’s why Hollywood’s version of unions always has them run by the mob, same as the smears they do on the Kennedy’s and FDR or Truman, the presidents who stood against the mob as well.
The GOP has been the mob since Dewey beat Truman.


veteranstoday--2020-07-14--Custom Weapons (New offerings 7-13-2020)

from Gordon Duff and Mike Chester , we present ; The VT Custom Firearms Shop is open for business and is ready to take your orders .
We took a short break to give Mike a rest but he is back building custom firearms which we are proud to offer .
New variation of our exclusive “ Can-Within-a-Can ” This is a new variation of our famous “ can-within-a-can design .
The outer front grip is grooved rather than the textured design of our original design .
We hope to be able to also offer our original version again soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand for firearms and many dealers are experiencing shortages .
We have plenty of in-stock complete rifles and pistols as well as parts for custom builds .
There are many weapons in inventory that are not listed including a good supply of curio and relic military weapons .
We have a somewhat limited supply of optics and magazines so , for now , they are not available for sale except with a rifle or pistol purchase .
Since many people are now experiencing financial limits due to not being able to work we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lower price point but with all of the quality , you have come to expect from us .
We still have our regular models available for the same price that they were before the current situation .
Many sellers are trying to take advantage of the current shortage by raising their prices but we don ’ t believe in price gouging .
Of course , our suppliers have raised their prices and when our inventory needs to be replaced we will have to raise our prices to compensate .
But for now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We don ’ t encourage panic buying but are here to serve your needs .
For further information or to purchase any of these guns , please contact Mike Chester at Chet ’ s Firearms of Howell , Michigan .
[ email protected ] or phone 517-548-9558 .
Ask for Mike .
Prices do not include shipping to your local FFL .
All prices are plus reasonable shipping , all sales require normal license procedures and are limited by law in your area , please check .
Dealer is Chet Firearms of Howell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for immediate shipment and a few more , like a truckload .
You want it , we will build it for you , any caliber or may well have it for immediate shipment .
DISCLOSURE : Chet ’ s Firearms is a private company .
VT promotes Chet ’ s Firearms and Adamas personnel design weapons offered by Chet ’ s , a federally licensed dealer and manufacturer .
VT has NO financial interest in Chet ’ s Firearms and is NOT an owner , partner , or affiliate with Chet ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sales is that of Chet ’ s Firearms and NOT VT or Veterans Today Network We are proud to offer our 4 newest designs .
The .350 Legend is a brand new round that was first introduced in 2019 .
It was designed primarily for deer hunting but is also a very fine anti-personnel round .
It is a smooth sided round similar to the idea of the .450 Bushmaster but is a much more controllable round to shoot with much less recoil .
Like the .450 Bushmaster , it was designed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that limit deer hunting to the use of shotguns and non-tapered pistol rounds .
They started with a basic .223 round and did not taper it down to the .223 bullet .
This makes the projectile a .357 bullet .
It is Quite effective .
• 5 round hunting magazine ( most states limit capacity for hunting to 5 rounds .
Larger magazine will probably be available in the future ) • Optics are available but not included in price .
The .458 SOCCOM was designed by the military to be a handheld @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coast Guard to shoot holes in pirate ships and drug runner ’ s boats .
It fires a large heavy bullet at high velocity .
A typical example is a 350-grain bullet going 1800+ feet per second .
This could take down an elephant , though that would be wrong .
This is a new version of our .458 SOCCOM featuring a side charging system rather than the usual rear charging handle .
This is usually an extra cost option but we are offering it for the same price as our previously offered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ differences , the side charging system does not get in the way of the rear of a scope .
• Shockwave Blade arm brace mounted on KAK custom buffer tube with detents for proper position setting of brace • 30 round or 10 round magazine ( depends on your local law ) New variation of our exclusive “ Can-Within-a-Can ” This is a new variation of our famous “ can-within-a-can design .
The outer front grip is grooved rather than the textured design of our original design .
We hope to be able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon .
This is our new model “ basic ” rifle .
The functional parts are the same high quality that we use on our premium rifles .
The differences are that it has a basic Mil-spec adjustable stock and pistol grip .
No optic is included at this price .
Our basic model is a step above most basic rifles in that we include a 10 inch slimline keymod front rail instead of the plastic handguard most offer .
• 16-inch Phosphate coated or parkerized barrel compatible with .223 and 5.56 ammo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ depends on your local laws ) • Optic not included in base price ( add a 3-9X40 Barksa scope for $ 60 or fold-able open sights for $ 35 ) • This rifle is also available in other calibers at a slight premium .
Call Mike for details .
California and New York have enacted cosmetic laws that ban so-called “ assault rifles.
” Any rifle with any appearance item from a list of “ features ” makes it illegal to purchase .
We designed and built a “ featureless ” rifle that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Functionally it is identical to our regular AR rifles , it just looks different .
At first glance , it looks a bit odd but it is actually very pleasant to shoot .
We only have one in stock and these special stocks are now in short supply so we don ’ t know when we will be able to build another one .
• 16-inch phosphate coated barrel , target crowned without threads ( one of the banned features ) • Special “ featureless ” stock with a curved hand grip instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banned item ) The rifle shown has been sold , but we have new “ featureless stocks ” on order and hope to have this available again soon .
Call Mike for the details .
The 6.5 Grendel is the round that the military should be using as it has much more power and accuracy at distance .
The bullet is still traveling at supersonic speeds at 1000 yards .
This rifle features a high-end ELD Defense match grade target barrel .
It maintains accuracy at well past 1000 yards .
ELD is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the UK competition rifle team for many years .
They have recently entered the US market and offered manufacturers reasonable prices to get us to try their products .
We have found their quality to be excellent .
Now that we are using them the introductory prices have ended .
This is the last barrel we bought at the lower price so in the future this rifle will cost more .
The photo shows the rifle equipped with a Zeiss scope which is currently out of stock so we are offering it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is a quality “ piece of glass.
” You also have the option for an additional $ 25 of upgrading to the Hi-Lux Leatherwood scope in 6-24X44 .
Our line of custom .308s are still awaiting approval and so we can not offer them for sale at this time .
We do , however , have one that was built by Palmetto State Armory that we can sell .
We took their rifle and replaced the stock with a MOE and added a custom pistol grip .
We put on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sights that co-witness with the front sight post .
We added a removable rail with a 3-9X40 Barksa scope on top of the handle .
This can be easily removed or replaced using the single thumbscrew that locks it in place .
The .450 Bushmaster round was developed specifically as a deer hunting round though it can also be a quite effective anti-personnel round .
Several states , including Michigan , have different zones during deer hunting season .
Those nearer to cities only allow the use of shotguns or rifles using non-tapered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ round was to use a pistol cartridge in a rifle for a limited range and power .
Rounds such as the .357 magnum , .44 magnum or the .45 Long Colt are used .
Any rifle that uses a cartridge has a larger compartment for powder and is necked down to propel a smaller caliber bullet at high velocity is not allowed .
Bushmaster designed a round to get around this limitation and called it the .450 Bushmaster .
You can think of it as basically a .45 very long Colt .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal to use in these restricted areas but has power similar to the high powered hunting rifles .
• 8 round magazine specifically designed for the .450 ( a standard .223 magazine can be used in single stack configuration but is much more prone to jam . )
• Optic not included in price but we have a few available .
We have one Chinese made SKS rifle ( It appears to be a Norinco , but it does not have brand markings ) It has not been touched and is still coated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used and has some trench art on the stock .
It is chambered in 7.62X39 ( same as the AK-47 ) We gave it a cursory examination and it appears to be in relatively good condition but it has been used in battle so it has some scars .
The cosmolene prevents a closer inspection and I didn ’ t take any photos .
We are therefore offering it in as-in condition .
• We also have a new modern custom foldable stock that accepts removable magazines and one magazine .
These are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of $ 100 .
Contact Mike for the details .
This is a very rare collectible rifle in “ hand select ” condition .
The Finns copied the Russian Mosin Nagant but shortened the barrel slightly and installed a much-improved trigger system .
They made only a tiny fraction of the number made by the Russians and few were imported to the US .
It is still in cosmolene and is in above average condition .
It appears to have been used very little or not at all .
It is chambered in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
These are quite rare and this may be your only chance to get one .
These are just a few of our available offerings .
We have many assembled rifles in stock for immediate shipping as well as parts to custom build on to your specifications .
Call Mike at 517-548-9558 to ask any questions or to place an order .
Ask for Mike We accept cashier ’ s checks , Money orders , Visa , MasterCard , and Discover .
There is a 3 % surcharge for credit card use as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we just pass it along .
The following photos are of some of our previous builds .
Some of these are not currently available .

from Gordon Duff and Mike Chester, we present;
In the last few months, demand for our offerings has increased dramatically and we have completely sold out of our “basic” special model. There is a severe shortage on the availability of parts which resulted in the price we pay for parts to sharply increase. Parts for the “Basic” if they were even available, would now cost more than we were selling the complete rifles for. No matter how many times I do the calculations, I still don’t think I can make up the deficit in volume.
All of the other firearms shown are still available at the prices shown but we are down to only one of each for most of them and replacing them will cost more.
We are doing our best to keep our custom products available at reasonable prices, but in the foreseeable future we see shortages and higher prices.
Right now, these seen below are the only complete rifles and pistols available, but we are working to replenish our parts supply when they become available.
We still have the necessary components to build complete lower receivers so if you already have an upper, know another place to buy one or have built your own we can still supply the necessary lowers. Prices start at $325 for complete lowers (this price is for a standard mil-spec adjustable stock and pistol grip) and can go up somewhat depending on options chosen. Call Mike at 517-548-9558 to ask any questions or to place an order…
Mike
Chet’s Firearms
The VT Custom Firearms Shop is open for business and is ready to take your orders. We took a short break to give Mike a rest but he is back building custom firearms which we are proud to offer.
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Recent events have seriously increased the demand for firearms and many dealers are experiencing shortages. We have a very limited supply of in-stock complete rifles and pistols as well as parts for custom builds.
Gordon Duff with one of the VT Firearms ready to go
There are many weapons in inventory that are not listed including a good supply of curio and relic military weapons. We have a somewhat limited supply of optics and magazines so, for now, they are not available for sale except with a rifle or pistol purchase.
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Many sellers are trying to take advantage of the current shortage by raising their prices but we don’t believe in price gouging. Of course, our suppliers have raised their prices and since our inventory needs to be replaced we will have to raise our prices to compensate. Many parts have more than doubled in price and many are not available at any price. We are doing our best to keep our prices as low as possible. We don’t encourage panic buying but are here to serve your needs.
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For further information or to purchase any of these guns, please contact Mike Chester at Chet’s Firearms of Howell, Michigan. chetarms@charter.net or phone 517-548-9558. Ask for Mike. Prices do not include shipping to your local FFL.
All prices are plus reasonable shipping, all sales require normal license procedures and are limited by law in your area, please check.
Dealer is Chet’s Firearms of Howell, Michigan. We have these weapons for immediate shipment and a few more, like a truckload. You want it, we will build it for you, any caliber or may well have it for immediate shipment.
Call Mike at 517 548 9558
DISCLOSURE: Chet’s Firearms is a private company. VT promotes Chet’s Firearms and Adama’s personnel design weapons offered by Chet’s, a federally licensed dealer and manufacturer. VT has NO financial interest in Chet’s Firearms and is NOT an owner, partner, or affiliate with Chet’s Firearms. All legal responsibilities for gun sales is that of Chet’s Firearms and NOT VT or VT Network
High End Custom .223/5.56 — Sold
This is a special one of a kind rifle that I originally built for myself. I am not currently able to go to the range so I am offering it for sale. It is brand new and is equipped with several custom features. It is equipped with a 3.0 lb. pull match grade custom trigger group. It has a short take-up, a crisp break and a short reset. The rifle is also equipped with a Luth-AR custom adjustable stock, a stainless steel match barrel with a stainless steel custom muzzle brake, a side charging upper, a 13.5 inch ultra slimline keymod rail, and a custom comfortable soft pistol grip. It also includes a 4X32 AIM scope with a red/green illuminated cross hair reticle and a fiber optic open sight on top.
Loadout:
16 inch match stainless steel barrel with stainless custom muzzle brake
Side charging upper receiver
13.5 inch ultra slimline keymod rail
3.0 lb. pull match grade trigger group with a short take-up, crisp break, and a short reset with anti-walk pins. – $200.00+ value
Luth-AR custom adjustable stock – $100.00 value
Soft custom pistol grip – $40.00 value
13.5 inch ultra-slimline keymod rail
AIM 4X32 scope with red/green illuminated crosshair reticle and fiber optic open sight on top. – $150.00 value
30 or 10 round magazine – depending on your local laws
Special Price of $999
Premium – Economy .223/5.56 Rifle
This rifle is a high-quality economically priced rifle. It has a 16 inch chrome-moly barrel with a “birdcage” muzzle brake, a Mil-spec adjustable stock and pistol grip, and a 12 inch slimline rail.
The functional components are our same high quality parts that we use for our more expensive rifles, but with lower-priced “furniture.”
Loadout:
16 inch chrome moly barrel with “birdcage” muzzle brake
12-inch slimline rail
Mil-spec adjustable stock and pistol grip
30 or 10 round magazine
$619.00
Our original exclusive “Can-Within-a-Can”
This is the original version of our famous “can-within-a-can design.
This was originally designed for UK forces as a replacement for the HK MP 5. Their version is 40 round clips, .300AAC/Blackout with threaded recess barrel (on the VT version as well) to take a silencer. If in Blackout, subsonic ammo is available.
When tested against a 9mm MP 5 which costs 4 times as much, this weapon makes the MP 5 look like a child’s toy. The world of fake weapons gurus had no idea we could get 8 times the range and 5 times the hitting power out of a lighter weapon with larger capacity that you can also beat someone to death with, thus the ‘can within a can’ design. This is the preferred ‘real life’ combat shooter at below 400 meters where 99.9 percent of real combat happens.
Loadout:
8.5-inch chrome-moly steel barrel
10 inch round front outer “can”
flash can
Custom pistol grip
Shockwave Blade arm brace
30 round magazine
Shown with optional red dot sight – +$50
Note – cat not included
$749
7.5 Inch .223 Pistol
Loadout:
7.5-inch chrome-moly barrel
7-inch slimline keymod rail
Shockwave Blade arm brace – newest style, easily adjustable length
Custom pistol grip
Birdcage muzzle brake
30 round magazine
$729
16 Inch .223/5.56 Rifle with “Breaching” Muzzle Brake
Loadout
16 Inch chrome-moly barrel in .223/5.56
12-inch slimline keymod rail
Breaching muzzle brake – This can be replaced with a “Birdcage Muzzle Brake at no charge
MOE stock
custom pistol grip
30 or 10 round magazine – depending on your local laws
$779
20 Inch .223/5.56 Rifle
Loadout
20-inch chrome-moly barrel in .223/5.56
15-inch slimline keymod rail
MOE stock
Custom pistol grip
Stainless trigger group
Sound forwarding muzzle device – This does not reduce the total sound but is supposed to direct more of it forward away from the shooter.
30 or 10 round magazine
$809 $799
450 Bushmaster Rifle
The .450 Bushmaster round was developed specifically as a deer hunting round though it can also be a quite effective anti-personnel round.
Several states, including Michigan, have different zones during deer hunting season. Those nearer to cities only allow the use of shotguns or rifles using non-tapered rounds. The intent of the non-tapered round was to use a pistol cartridge in a rifle for a limited range and power. Rounds such as the .357 magnum, .44 magnum or the .45 Long Colt are used.
Any rifle that uses a cartridge that has a larger compartment for powder and is necked down to propel a smaller caliber bullet at high velocity is not allowed. Bushmaster designed a round to get around this limitation and called it the .450 Bushmaster. You can think of it as basically a .45 very long Colt. It is a non-tapered cartridge so it is legal to use in these restricted areas but has power similar to the high-powered hunting rifles.
Loadout:
16 Inch Phosphate coated barrel
12 inch slimline keymod rail
Custom “tanker” style muzzle brake
Omega Tactical custom adjustable stock with thick butt pad
Custom pistol grip
8 round magazine specifically designed for the .450 (a standard .223 magazine can be used in single stack configuration but is much more prone to jam.)
Optic not included in price but we have a few available.
$779
.350 Legend — This one is sold, but I have another .350 barrel and can build another
The .350 Legend is a brand new round that was first introduced in 2019. It was designed primarily for deer hunting but is also a very fine anti-personnel round.
It is a smooth-sided round similar to the idea of the .450 Bushmaster but is a much more controllable round to shoot with much less recoil. Like the .450 Bushmaster, it was designed to allow hunters to use it in areas that limit deer hunting to the use of shotguns and non-tapered pistol rounds. They started with a basic .223 round and did not taper it down to the .223 bullet. This makes the projectile a .357 bullet. It is quite effective.
Loadout:
18 Inch Phosphate coated chrome-moly barrel
15 inch slimline MLOK rail
custom muzzle brake
custom grip
Rogers Superstock – adjustable with anti-rattle latch
5 round hunting magazine (most states limit capacity for hunting to 5 rounds. Larger magazine will probably be available in the future)
Optics are available but not included in price.
$769
The AK cats
California / New York Compatible Rifle
California and New York have enacted cosmetic laws that ban so-called “assault rifles.”
Any rifle with any appearance item from a list of “features” makes it illegal to purchase. We designed and built a “featureless” rifle that has none of the evil parts. Functionally it is identical to our regular AR rifles, it just looks different.
At first glance, it looks a bit odd but it is actually very pleasant to shoot.
We are now selling this rifle with the much nicer generation 3 stock.
This rifle now comes with the generation 3 stock shown in the first 3 photos. This stock not only looks better but it gets around the non-adjustable restriction by including a series of spacers that can be put in or taken out to adjust the length of the stock. This is legal.
It will come with an upper like the one shown on the older model pictured above. The 3-9X40 Barksa scope is not included but is available for an additional $60
Loadout:
16-inch phosphate coated barrel, target crowned without threads (one of the banned features)
New Generation 3 “featureless” stock with a curved hand grip instead of a pistol grip. (another banned item)
10 round magazine (CA and NY limit)
12-inch slimline keymod rail
$779
6.5 Grendel Precision 20 inch Target Rifle
The 6.5 Grendel is the round that the military should be used as it has much more power and accuracy at distance. The bullet is still traveling at supersonic speeds at 1000 yards.
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SKS Rifle
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veteranstoday--2020-07-15--Mary Trump’s Message for Donald: ‘Resign’

Daily Beast : Mary Trump , whose book about her uncle the president went on sale Tuesday , is giving her first public interviews—telling ABC News that she thinks he should step down .
In a sit-down with George Stephanopoulos , Mary recalls meeting with her uncle in the White House four months into his term and telling him not to let his critics get him down .
“ He already seemed very strained by the pressures , ” she said .
“ I didn ’ t mean I want you to keep doing what you ’ re doing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinking he seems tired—this is not what he signed up for.
” Stephanopoulos asked what she would say if she was face-to-face with President Trump now , and she replied : “ Resign.
” The Daily Beast was the first to report that Mary Trump was publishing a tell-all about the president .
His brother has been trying to stop publication of the book , arguing that a non-disclosure agreement that was part of an estate dispute stops her from telling her story , but a judge freed her from the gag order @ @ @

#MaryTrump has written a riveting insider account of how the odious current inhabitant of the WH got so twisted.. Just the scene where young Freddy, her father, dumps a bowl of mashed potatoes on young Don's head because he is being so obnoxious, is worth the price of the book.
Daily Beast: Mary Trump, whose book about her uncle the president went on sale Tuesday, is giving her first public interviews—telling ABC News that she thinks he should step down.
In a sit-down with George Stephanopoulos, Mary recalls meeting with her uncle in the White House four months into his term and telling him not to let his critics get him down.
Mary Trump says Trump is "a petty, pathetic, little man." She says he is "ignorant" and "incapable" and "lost in his own delusional spin." She says he "knows he has never been loved." She says his reelection "would be the end of American democracy." https://t.co/3gfQ7RYnSH — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 14, 2020
“He already seemed very strained by the pressures,” she said.
“I didn’t mean I want you to keep doing what you’re doing and get away with it… I just remember thinking he seems tired—this is not what he signed up for.” Stephanopoulos asked what she would say if she was face-to-face with President Trump now, and she replied: “Resign.”
I find this passage in Mary Trump’s book telling: When family finds out that Donald has tried to get his demented father to sign a codicil to his will which would have put him entirely in charge of his father’s estate, his sister, Maryanne says, “We would have been penniless.” 1/ — Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) July 14, 2020
The Daily Beast was the first to report that Mary Trump was publishing a tell-all about the president. His brother has been trying to stop publication of the book, arguing that a non-disclosure agreement that was part of an estate dispute stops her from telling her story, but a judge freed her from the gag order on Monday.
Speaking about her influential uncle for the first time since the publication of her explosive new book, Mary Trump tells me in an exclusive interview her message for the president: “Resign.” https://t.co/Gs8ZtOT1LT — GeorgeStephanopoulos (@GStephanopoulos) July 14, 2020
https://twitter.com/ChazBono/status/1283147071994753024?s=20


veteranstoday--2020-07-14--Ebola Spreading in Western Congo

Ebola Spreading in Western Congo

Ebola spreading in western Congo with nearly 50 confirmed cases : WHO Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay , Editing by Hereward Holland and Andrew Cawthorne/Reuters GENEVA ( Reuters ) – Ebola is spreading in western Democratic Republic of Congo , with nearly 50 known cases across a large region bordering the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said on Monday .
Since authorities announced the outbreak on June 1 , 48 cases have been confirmed in Congo ’ s Equateur province , with a further three probable cases and a total of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergencies expert Mike Ryan said .
“ This is still a very active outbreak , and I would say it is still a great concern , ” Ryan told a news briefing .
The province includes part of the River Congo , he said , adding that it was a large geographical area where communities were linked and people traveled long distances .
“ I would caution everyone that while the numbers in this event are low , again in the era of COVID it is very important that we do not take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we saw in North Kivu and other previous outbreaks of Ebola that these can get out of control very easily , ” he said .
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Ebola spreading in western Congo with nearly 50 confirmed cases: WHO
Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay, Editing by Hereward Holland and Andrew Cawthorne/Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) – Ebola is spreading in western Democratic Republic of Congo, with nearly 50 known cases across a large region bordering the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Since authorities announced the outbreak on June 1, 48 cases have been confirmed in Congo’s Equateur province, with a further three probable cases and a total of 20 deaths, WHO’s top emergencies expert Mike Ryan said.
“This is still a very active outbreak, and I would say it is still a great concern,” Ryan told a news briefing.
The province includes part of the River Congo, he said, adding that it was a large geographical area where communities were linked and people traveled long distances.
“I would caution everyone that while the numbers in this event are low, again in the era of COVID it is very important that we do not take our eyes off these other emerging diseases and we saw in North Kivu and other previous outbreaks of Ebola that these can get out of control very easily,” he said.
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veteranstoday--2020-07-14--NEO – Israeli pandemic surge puts political squeeze on Bibi

by Jim W. Dean , VT Editor , …with New Eastern Outlook , Moscow , …and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences , a research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa .
“ With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half , and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
” – Otto von Bismark , German Chancellor , 1871 -1890 [ Editor ’ s Note : The doo doo has hit the fan for Bibi in the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ younger people were doing what their compatriots were doing , not following social distancing .
And the infections going up is just part of the problem .
The bigger one is that Israel does not have the trained staff to take care of a surge , and what they have now is talk about a strike to get Bibi ’ s attention , but which begs the question , what the hell can he do ?
There already have been doctor suicides , and the nurses are exhausted with what they have on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orthodox are resisting all the government precaution efforts , fighting with police in the streets .
“ We won ’ t give up , this is a war for our home and we won ’ t allow discrimination in the Jewish state , ” a protester told ultra-Orthodox news site Kikar Hashabbat .
“ We will take every measure until the lockdown is lifted and police start treating us like human beings.
” Covid is spiking inside the military , too , depleting units as members are quarantined .
They shot up in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12,130 .
“ The nurses are collapsing , ” National Association of Nurses chairwoman Ilana Cohen wrote in a letter to Finance Minister Israel Katz , in which she demanded a meeting so that the two could work to head off an escalation of the current labor dispute .
If Bibi has to go full lockdown for Covid , that will just put more economic pressure on his delicate partnership with Benny Gantz .
And while this is all going on , crazy Bibi has been threatening his opposition with new elections if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dean ] Jim 's Editor ’ s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal Jim 's work includes research , field trips , Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more .
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Click to donate > > July 10th found 10,000 protesters in Rabin Square angry over the delays in their promised coronavirus relief funding .
Israel ’ s self-employed and small business owners seem to have found themselves at the end of the COVID-19 relief line and wanted to send Bibi a public message .
Police had to break up the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police .
But that just poured the angry crowd out of the square where they began blocking streets .
That is when the arrests began , with 19 going to jail for the evening and facing fines and court appearances to add to their financial troubles .
Unemployment is running at 21 % , much more than in the US , with 850,000 Israelis out of work .
Tel Aviv resident Ruti Arenfeld reported , “ I ’ m here to call on the government to do what it has promised , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers and small businesses , …you told them to close and they did that .
Now it ’ s your turn to help them before it ’ s too late.
” While salaried workers were on semi-vacation and receiving unemployment , many others were left to spend down their savings and run up their charge cards .
With the threat of looming new lockdowns , those who have yet to receive government assistance fear they will be ignored again , hence they have hit the streets .
“ There is a very grave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government , ” Shai Berman , one of the protest organizers , told Kan public radio earlier Saturday… “ We are part of a large group of people which is feeling growing distress and wants to demonstrate , and simply does not believe the [ government ’ s ] promises.
” But the big rally of tightly packed demonstrators , while shouting and chanting all evening were raining COVID-19 droplets down from those infected all over the crowd for the whole event , making the Health Ministry rightly unhappy .
Deputy minister Yoav @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terror attack.
” That comment was followed by Health Minister Yuli Edleston ’ s filing a complaint against a doctor at Soroka hospital in Beersheba , Prof. Ruthy Shaco-Levy , head of the Israeli Pathologists Association .
He had published on Facebook before the rally , “ Whoever comes tonight to the protest and doesn ’ t want to enter a 14-day quarantine tomorrow , do yourself a favor and leave your phone at home.
” The race is on to control new outbreak Like in the US , independent Israelis with lots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ onto the streets , cafes , bars and the beach , with many ignoring social distancing , inside and out .
A similar situation developed in the US from in South Carolina , Florida and Texas , where young people on their extended summer break wanted to have their fun , thinking that COVID-19 was not really a threat to them .
But the new surge in the US has many hospitals claiming most of the sick are under 40 now .
The same seems to be happening in Israel , where independent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the young well to do want to enjoy life after being cooped up under lockdown .
The Israeli Health ministry is showing its flexibility to make changes in its contact tracing procedures , which earned Israel the reputation of having done well during the first round using the Shin Bet cell phone tracking system not only to track people down , but to be able to monitor their compliance .
Where it had been going back looking for contacts 14 days on confirmed cases , that will be reduced to 10 days now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be required to quarantine for 14 days .
Friday evening the Ministry had reported over 1500 cases , sending Israel into round two of its coronavirus journey .
Saturday followed with 1,148 , and Sunday with 749 to total 18,940 infections in a country the size of a medium US state .
President Netanyahu is certainly no stranger to Israeli political turmoil and could be one of the best public anger lion tamers in Israeli history , at least on the front end of making promises .
He blamed the delays on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ check in people ’ s back accounts by next Wednesday .
If there is anything that Bibi is good at , it ’ s making promises .
His poll numbers are showing widespread disappointment with this handling of COVID-19 and the economic situation .
On Friday he met with representatives of the angry groups for a three hour vetting , which was described as “ positive ” or “ charged ” , depending on which side you were on .
Bibi promised small businesses 6000 shekels every two months , and larger businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ receive a vague “ safety net ” and expanded unemployment benefits , which is something the US must also address this month when the current enhanced benefits expire .
The partnership Prime Ministership has been a roller coaster battle for Benny Gantz , who is in the political caboose on the Netanyahu train .
Both are going head to head in a budget dispute , where Bibi wants a one year budget and Gantz wants a two year budget so that ministries , including his Defense ministry , can plan better plan further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tough guy , has threatened to call for new elections if Gantz does not submit , with the unsaid caveat that if Bibi won , he could bail out of the joint PM arrangement with Gantz , revealing that Gantz should have negotiated that possibility better in his power sharing deal with Bibi the Fox .
To Bibi ’ s credit , his office released a statement over what was , in hindsight , opening up too soon , “ I take responsibility for this step , and I take responsibility for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case , that might be easier said than done .
Bibi puts his new elections gun on the table Blue and White released a statement , “ Netanyahu is pushing with all of his might toward elections , throwing money on citizens in order to break up the government from March , ” the official was quoted by Channel 12 as saying , adding that “ even the Haredim [ Netanyahu ’ s ultra-Orthodox political allies ] know Netanyahu ’ s pushing for elections.
” But Blue and White is not alone in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year budget approach .
The Shas party leader Aryeh Deri had an unpleasant phone call with Netanyahu , which ended with his slamming the phone down over his threat to call for new elections , which nobody wants to go through during a pandemic , economic stress and uncertainly .
Effectively , Netanyahu is threatening the whole country and could be taking himself out onto a political minefield , much different than the kind Bibi is used to dealing with .
COVID-19 could be the end of Trump As it stands now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Trump , whose 67 percent negative poll ratings on his handling of COVID-19 are at an all time low .
Huge numbers of Americans view his actions as childish and even a threat to the country .
With a growing number of states reporting record new infections , and their governors beginning new commercial restrictions , more hospitals are reporting edging near capacity for treating COVID-19 cases , like Arizona , and others are must win states for Trump in the November election .
Even the Republican convention in Tallahassee might need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city officials rule it is too irresponsible to jam all those people into a coliseum to rain COVID-19 down on each other , and then fly home to spread it around a little more .
It is going to be a long and politically hot summer , both for Bibi and Donald , and all the rest of us .
Jim W. Dean , managing editor for Veterans Today , producer/host of Heritage TV Atlanta , specially for the online magazine “ New Eastern Outlook ” .

by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor, …with New Eastern Outlook, Moscow, …and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa.
“With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.” – Otto von Bismark, German Chancellor, 1871 -1890
[ Editor’s Note: The doo doo has hit the fan for Bibi in the coronavirus. The out of work, bored younger people were doing what their compatriots were doing, not following social distancing. And the infections going up is just part of the problem.
The bigger one is that Israel does not have the trained staff to take care of a surge, and what they have now is talk about a strike to get Bibi’s attention, but which begs the question, what the hell can he do?
There already have been doctor suicides, and the nurses are exhausted with what they have on their hands now. Meanwhile the ultra orthodox are resisting all the government precaution efforts, fighting with police in the streets.
“We won’t give up, this is a war for our home and we won’t allow discrimination in the Jewish state,” a protester told ultra-Orthodox news site Kikar Hashabbat. “We will take every measure until the lockdown is lifted and police start treating us like human beings.”
Covid is spiking inside the military, too, depleting units as members are quarantined. They shot up in the last ten days from 5039 to 12,130.
A medical worker test Ultra orthodox Jewish men and children
“The nurses are collapsing,” National Association of Nurses chairwoman Ilana Cohen wrote in a letter to Finance Minister Israel Katz, in which she demanded a meeting so that the two could work to head off an escalation of the current labor dispute.
If Bibi has to go full lockdown for Covid, that will just put more economic pressure on his delicate partnership with Benny Gantz. And while this is all going on, crazy Bibi has been threatening his opposition with new elections if they squeeze him too hard… Jim W. Dean ]
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Israel: COVID-19 Surge Puts Political Squeeze on Bibi
– First published July 13, 2020 –
July 10th found 10,000 protesters in Rabin Square angry over the delays in their promised coronavirus relief funding. Israel’s self-employed and small business owners seem to have found themselves at the end of the COVID-19 relief line and wanted to send Bibi a public message. Police had to break up the rally using pepper spray and even mounted police.
But that just poured the angry crowd out of the square where they began blocking streets. That is when the arrests began, with 19 going to jail for the evening and facing fines and court appearances to add to their financial troubles.
Unemployment is running at 21%, much more than in the US, with 850,000 Israelis out of work. Tel Aviv resident Ruti Arenfeld reported,
“I’m here to call on the government to do what it has promised, to transfer the money to the private wage workers and small businesses,…you told them to close and they did that. Now it’s your turn to help them before it’s too late.”
While salaried workers were on semi-vacation and receiving unemployment, many others were left to spend down their savings and run up their charge cards. With the threat of looming new lockdowns, those who have yet to receive government assistance fear they will be ignored again, hence they have hit the streets.
“There is a very grave crisis of confidence between us and the government,” Shai Berman, one of the protest organizers, told Kan public radio earlier Saturday… “We are part of a large group of people which is feeling growing distress and wants to demonstrate, and simply does not believe the [government’s] promises.”
Rally turns into a big COVID-19 party
But the big rally of tightly packed demonstrators, while shouting and chanting all evening were raining COVID-19 droplets down from those infected all over the crowd for the whole event, making the Health Ministry rightly unhappy. Deputy minister Yoav Kisch called the protest a “health terror attack.”
That comment was followed by Health Minister Yuli Edleston’s filing a complaint against a doctor at Soroka hospital in Beersheba, Prof. Ruthy Shaco-Levy, head of the Israeli Pathologists Association.
He had published on Facebook before the rally, “Whoever comes tonight to the protest and doesn’t want to enter a 14-day quarantine tomorrow, do yourself a favor and leave your phone at home.”
The race is on to control new outbreak
Like in the US, independent Israelis with lots of time on their hands were crowding onto the streets, cafes, bars and the beach, with many ignoring social distancing, inside and out. A similar situation developed in the US from in South Carolina, Florida and Texas, where young people on their extended summer break wanted to have their fun, thinking that COVID-19 was not really a threat to them.
But the new surge in the US has many hospitals claiming most of the sick are under 40 now. The same seems to be happening in Israel, where independent minded Israelis, from the ultra-orthodox to the young well to do want to enjoy life after being cooped up under lockdown.
The Israeli Health ministry is showing its flexibility to make changes in its contact tracing procedures, which earned Israel the reputation of having done well during the first round using the Shin Bet cell phone tracking system not only to track people down, but to be able to monitor their compliance.
Where it had been going back looking for contacts 14 days on confirmed cases, that will be reduced to 10 days now. But those contacts would be still be required to quarantine for 14 days.
Friday evening the Ministry had reported over 1500 cases, sending Israel into round two of its coronavirus journey. Saturday followed with 1,148, and Sunday with 749 to total 18,940 infections in a country the size of a medium US state.
Bibi reacts to new Covid, economic protests
President Netanyahu is certainly no stranger to Israeli political turmoil and could be one of the best public anger lion tamers in Israeli history, at least on the front end of making promises. He blamed the delays on the bureaucratic problems but was promising a relief check in people’s back accounts by next Wednesday. If there is anything that Bibi is good at, it’s making promises.
His poll numbers are showing widespread disappointment with this handling of COVID-19 and the economic situation. On Friday he met with representatives of the angry groups for a three hour vetting, which was described as “positive” or “charged”, depending on which side you were on.
Bibi promised small businesses 6000 shekels every two months, and larger businesses up to 500,000. Salaried people would receive a vague “safety net” and expanded unemployment benefits, which is something the US must also address this month when the current enhanced benefits expire.
Blue and White battle with Bibi
The partnership Prime Ministership has been a roller coaster battle for Benny Gantz, who is in the political caboose on the Netanyahu train. Both are going head to head in a budget dispute, where Bibi wants a one year budget and Gantz wants a two year budget so that ministries, including his Defense ministry, can plan better plan further out.
Bibi, who loves playing the tough guy, has threatened to call for new elections if Gantz does not submit, with the unsaid caveat that if Bibi won, he could bail out of the joint PM arrangement with Gantz, revealing that Gantz should have negotiated that possibility better in his power sharing deal with Bibi the Fox.
To Bibi’s credit, his office released a statement over what was, in hindsight, opening up too soon, “I take responsibility for this step, and I take responsibility for fixing it.” As is often the case, that might be easier said than done.
Bibi puts his new elections gun on the table
Blue and White released a statement, “Netanyahu is pushing with all of his might toward elections, throwing money on citizens in order to break up the government from March,” the official was quoted by Channel 12 as saying, adding that “even the Haredim [Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox political allies] know Netanyahu’s pushing for elections.”
But Blue and White is not alone in being unhappy with Bibi’s one year budget approach. The Shas party leader Aryeh Deri had an unpleasant phone call with Netanyahu, which ended with his slamming the phone down over his threat to call for new elections, which nobody wants to go through during a pandemic, economic stress and uncertainly.
Effectively, Netanyahu is threatening the whole country and could be taking himself out onto a political minefield, much different than the kind Bibi is used to dealing with.
COVID-19 could be the end of Trump
As it stands now, Bibi is not in as bad shape as Trump, whose 67 percent negative poll ratings on his handling of COVID-19 are at an all time low. Huge numbers of Americans view his actions as childish and even a threat to the country.
With a growing number of states reporting record new infections, and their governors beginning new commercial restrictions, more hospitals are reporting edging near capacity for treating COVID-19 cases, like Arizona, and others are must win states for Trump in the November election.
Even the Republican convention in Tallahassee might need to be held outside if state and city officials rule it is too irresponsible to jam all those people into a coliseum to rain COVID-19 down on each other, and then fly home to spread it around a little more.
It is going to be a long and politically hot summer, both for Bibi and Donald, and all the rest of us.
Jim W. Dean, managing editor for VT, producer/host of Heritage TV Atlanta, specially for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook”.