New Gun Policies Won’t Stop Mass Shootings, but People Can

Via: Uncle Bruce  •  News & Politics  •  375 Comments  •  8 years ago

It is the responsibility of a free people to be aware, to have courage, and to care for one another. By David French — February 15, 2018 The United States is facing a puzzling paradox. Even as gun crime has plunged precipitously from the terrible highs of the early 1990s, mass shootings have...

Jerry Nadler’s Leaked Rebuttal of the Nunes Memo Is Very Weak

Via: Uncle Bruce  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  8 years ago

By Andrew C. McCarthy — February 4, 2018 Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, has written a six-page response to the FISA-abuse memo published Friday by the committee’s Republican staffers under the direction of Chairman Devin...

Memo Reading for Nonpartisans

Via: Uncle Bruce  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  8 years ago

Ignore the spin. When the document goes public, here’s what to look for. By  Kimberley A. Strassel Feb. 1, 2018 7:11 p.m. ET The White House looks set to release the House Intelligence Committee memo on 2016 government surveillance abuses, which means the attacks on the document by...

The "Memo"

Via: Uncle Bruce  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  8 years ago

The House Intelligence Committee has released its controversial memo outlining alleged abuses of secret surveillance by the FBI and Justice Department in the Trump-Russia investigation. Here are some key points: * The Steele dossier formed an essential part of the initial and all three renewal...

An unbiased observation of NT Meta...

By: Uncle Bruce  •  Metafied  •  24 Comments  •  8 years ago

NT has never, ever, EVER run low on meta articles.  Whether they are about moderation, the quality of articles, Red/Green/Mauve Box Rules, or simply to complain because mommy didn't give someone enough titty when they were young, we will always have meta articles. Having been a member of NT...

RBR: WARNING! Adult Content. Twisted Christmas Songs. WARNING!

By: Uncle Bruce  •  The Lighter Side/ Humor  •  10 Comments  •  9 years ago

WARNING!  WARNING!  Some of these vids are of a very ADULT nature.  If you are easily offended by sexual humor, scroll on by.  WARNING! WARNING! We've had an article about our favorite Christmas tunes.  I was going to post some of these there, but felt these should be in their own article....

Remembering Her

By: Uncle Bruce  •  History  •  21 Comments  •  1 Like  •  6 years ago

Reposting by popular demand. Remembering Her   She was 24 years old when she died. In an age of technological advancements, she was getting old. But don't tell that to her crew. They will tell you she had a punch. She could throw a 14" 1,400 lbs armor piercing shell 34,000 yards at 2,700...

Of Trolls, and Boxes of Red...Another META from HELL

By: Uncle Bruce  •  Red Box Rules Protocol Discussions  •  0 Comments  •  9 years ago

Reposting this article which I wrote over 2 years ago, on Ning. Okay you bunch of Social Justice Keyboard Warriors.  It’s time for another Meta from Hell article.  And in this one, Uncle Bruce is gonna school you swinging dicks and sagging tits in the finer points of the CoC and Red Box Rules....

Sometimes...

By: Uncle Bruce  •   •  14 Comments  •  9 years ago

Sometimes, it gets to me.  Usually when I’m alone, walking around the pond on the ranch.  I reflect on what I’ve worked hard at building for us.  And I begin to realize that there may not be an us.  I made sure that she was taken care of if I passed on.  Plenty of insurance to pay off everything...

Fighting Breast Cancer: A Husband’s Perspective

By: Uncle Bruce  •   •  11 Comments  •  9 years ago

"I have cancer!" The words jolted me awake.  I tried to focus on my wife, standing over me in our bedroom. My blurry eyes I reminded me that I had taken my contacts out. I had seen her up and about when I got home from working the night shift.  She reminded me that she had a mammogram scheduled...