Someone from Senegal shot up a bar in Austin last night 2/28/26. He was wearing an Iranian Flag and a "Property of Allah" TShirt. The FBI is investigating it as a terror attack.
I anticipate this will be one of more to follow in the US and possibly US allied nations where Iran has backed attacks previously. This could be anywhere in Europe, Canada or Australia for sure.
https://apnews.com/article/austin-texas-bar-shooting-7690f931ba00f950c1828cef25399bb6
With Combat operations underway for the foreseeable future in Iran I think it is wise that we pay extra attention to our surroundings and be prepared to do whatever is necessary to defend ourselves and loved ones.
Quote from: Uomo Senza Nome on March 01, 2026, 02:32:35 PMSomeone from Senegal shot up a bar in Austin last night 2/28/26. He was wearing an Iranian Flag and a "Property of Allah" TShirt. The FBI is investigating it as a terror attack.
I anticipate this will be one of more to follow in the US and possibly US allied nations where Iran has backed attacks previously. This could be anywhere in Europe, Canada or Australia for sure.
https://apnews.com/article/austin-texas-bar-shooting-7690f931ba00f950c1828cef25399bb6
With Combat operations underway for the foreseeable future in Iran I think it is wise that we pay extra attention to our surroundings and be prepared to do whatever is necessary to defend ourselves and loved ones.
Yeah, I've switched out my normal 13+1 .380 ACP CCW for my SHTF 18+1 9mm CCW.
And PMAG D-60 mags are a PITA to load. Just saying. Not that my AR has one, or a few.
I am going to see how long I can maintain condition Orange outside the home. I haven't done that much since my second retirement. It's not an enjoyable state to be constantly searching for threats and evaluating everyone in your area close enough to be a threat.
Did anyone notice something odd about the news accounts of the attack?
From the accounts I saw, the shooter turned on his flashers ("emergency lights") before rolling down his window and opening up with a pistol. Then he drove down the street to park before returning with a rifle.
Was he worried about getting a parking ticket?
Quote from: Uomo Senza Nome on March 01, 2026, 05:57:20 PMI am going to see how long I can maintain condition Orange outside the home. I haven't done that much since my second retirement. It's not an enjoyable state to be constantly searching for threats and evaluating everyone in your area close enough to be a threat.
Being born and raised in NYC, mostly in the slums of the Upper West Side and the rougher parts of Brooklyn, I think I was born into condition yellow and grew up in condition orange. I can't think of any time in my life that I wasn't at least at condition yellow.
Quote from: Habu on March 01, 2026, 06:12:19 PMDid anyone notice something odd about the news accounts of the attack?
From the accounts I saw, the shooter turned on his flashers ("emergency lights") before rolling down his window and opening up with a pistol. Then he drove down the street to park before returning with a rifle.
Was he worried about getting a parking ticket?
Rational thought is generally not a strong skill for those who respond to their big feelings with violence against innocent people.
Several informal reports in podcasts, from various members of the intelligence community. Have stated that many Islamic military aged men (there descriptions may have been more detailed than that but I don't recall the exact wording. So I'm not going to guess.) came across the border while it was open. Which is the basis for their concern about domestic events.
The Chinese did the same. There is a large documented movement of military aged Chinese men that cam across the border. And have been setting up weed grows in different states. Maine has been specifically targeted. A journalist did a large in-depth report into their activities. They've gone so far as to involve local government with large payoffs. It involved many other illegal activities as well. But the specifics escape me at the moment.
It's not far fetched, with as loose as our birders were, that domestic incidents could take place. I mean at least the one in Texas has already happened. But evidence ita linked to the border issues. Not that that's what's important.
I was actually on my way to the range when my buddy texted me asking if I heard about Bahrain (was there in 2022). Wild to see somewhere I lived, worked and played for a year getting hammered.
Either way, as fate would have it I was heading to get good data for my PDWs (11.5" AR & G48). Once I got back home it was cleaning and going through the checklists I setup on ReadyPlan (again, something I had just spent a whole weekend on sorting out).
Work is about to get super busy but the home plan for a CONUS event is pre-checked and ready to go.
Quote from: Skidjit on March 02, 2026, 03:25:25 PMI was actually on my way to the range when my buddy texted me asking if I heard about Bahrain (was there in 2022). Wild to see somewhere I lived, worked and played for a year getting hammered.
Either way, as fate would have it I was heading to get good data for my PDWs (11.5" AR & G48). Once I got back home it was cleaning and going through the checklists I setup on ReadyPlan (again, something I had just spent a whole weekend on sorting out).
Work is about to get super busy but the home plan for a CONUS event is pre-checked and ready to go.
😁 I was wondering where you were going with all of this till the end. It immediately put a big smile on my face.
Good on you. 😁
I was thinking US domestic, but some Iraqi "refugees" attempted to blow up the US Embassy in Oslo. Sadly more to follow I am sure. Good news was no one injured and the bombers were captured.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/3-brothers-iraqi-descent-arrested-oslo-terror-bombing-us-embassy
Read that the FBI released a memo about possible Iranian drone attacks on California. There's disagreement about the scale of the threat, but the point has been raised and should be addressed if in the area. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-drone-attacks-california-memo-threat/
Quote from: DarkAxel on March 11, 2026, 10:06:32 PMRead that the FBI released a memo about possible Iranian drone attacks on California. There's disagreement about the scale of the threat, but the point has been raised and should be addressed if in the area. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-drone-attacks-california-memo-threat/
Are those drones even ON the California Approved Drone Roster? :icon_crazy:
Quote from: DarkAxel on March 11, 2026, 10:06:32 PMRead that the FBI released a memo about possible Iranian drone attacks on California. There's disagreement about the scale of the threat, but the point has been raised and should be addressed if in the area. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-drone-attacks-california-memo-threat/
Get your long barrel birder shotguns ready. I was just swinging around to post that.
Probably going to want BB or #1 Bird Shot (.16-18" diameter/ 6.25 grains). #4 Buck (.24" diameter/ 20.5 grains) might be a little too much cowbell and carry dangers landing indiscriminately.
In the past I've used #2 Bird shot for HD purposes and it is impressive at ranges under 15 meters.
Unclear "yet" if it is related but vehicle driven into Synagogue followed by mass shooting in Michigan. Event is ongoing, building is aflame:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-news/car-crashes-into-michigan-synagogue-followed-by-shots-fired-huge-police-response/
Building houses a preschool, the playground which appears to be a police focus.
I counted at least 40 police cars plus fire and EMS vehicles.
QuoteActive shooter reported at Temple Israel synagogue and preschool in Michigan after car smashes into building
It wasn't immediately clear if the driver or cops fired the apparent shots, and there were conflicting reports about the suspect being dead.
An update sent to parents of children at the preschool said all students and staff were safe following the incident.
This sounds like good news though.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-news/car-crashes-into-michigan-synagogue-followed-by-shots-fired-huge-police-response/
I am guessing this is unrelated? But two Army ROTC cadets were wounded at ODU, during a shooting there today.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/gunman-who-injured-2-people-at-old-dominion-university-in-virginia-is-dead-college-says
The school isn't saying much about the incident.
A lot more is known about the Michigan attack. Apparently it was a VBIED that failed to detonate. The driver was armed with a rifle but was put down by school security before he was able to kill anyone. One guard was wounded in the attack but is expected to recover.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-news/car-crashes-into-michigan-synagogue-followed-by-shots-fired-huge-police-response/
Ok, as it turns out the shooting at ODU was instead ISIS inspired terrorism. The shooter targeted an ROTC classroom and killed the instructor. Two students who stopped him were also wounded.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-news/hero-rotc-cadet-fatally-stabbed-crazed-old-dominion-gunman-to-prevent-more-carnage/
Hang on tight, we are just getting started.
This all reminds me of the ZS member ODA. He had numbers after the ODA. But he was former Green Beret maybe? I miss that guy. He was on the far spectrum of weapon loadout. He carried like a short barreled AR with a drum and hundreds of rounds of ammo. His bug out location wasn't a far trek in. I wonder where he is now?
Not related sorry. Just thought of him.
White House mouth piece says that the drone story was without foundation and based upon an unverified tip that local CA LE leaked to the news. This is why the FBI is so skittish about information sharing. Some local police have no idea about how OPSEC works and information vetting works and have an inability to keep their mouths shut when not stuffing pie into it. It's always the dimmest bulb on the tree that makes the whole Christmas Tree look bad.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/karoline-leavitt-demands-retraction-abc-news-story-claiming-fbi-warned-iran-could-attack-california
Quote from: Uomo Senza Nome on March 12, 2026, 05:13:56 PMOk, as it turns out the shooting at ODU was instead ISIS inspired terrorism. The shooter targeted an ROTC classroom and killed the instructor. Two students who stopped him were also wounded.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-news/hero-rotc-cadet-fatally-stabbed-crazed-old-dominion-gunman-to-prevent-more-carnage/
Hang on tight, we are just getting started.
Anyone else find it weird hearing the FBI say that students "rendered the attacker no longer alive?"
C'mon lady. I know this is YouTube, but do you really think you're going to get censored?
At that point, LE was probably still figuring out who all the parties were and what happened, conducting interviews, and looking for possible accomplices. "Rendered the attacker no longer alive" is about as neutral a way possible of saying the attacker was deceased and no longer a threat. Releasing details could unknowingly trigger further violence or could come back to haunt them, either in court (if anyone is charged) or in the media/public opinion if someone is not charged. Given the apparent circumstances, there may also have been concerns about the safety of the party/parties who "rendered the attacker no longer alive".
Years ago there was an incident at a local school: someone claiming to be a parent arrived at the school to pick up some kids. . . except most parents don't take a bayonet to pick up their kids at school. Per the first press release the suspect was "unconscious at the scene" when police arrived. Other than that, and that there was no further threat, details weren't released for a while. The name of the person who stopped the suspect was never officially released and no charges were pressed against him.
Quote from: echo83 on March 13, 2026, 08:52:37 PMQuote from: Uomo Senza Nome on March 12, 2026, 05:13:56 PMOk, as it turns out the shooting at ODU was instead ISIS inspired terrorism. The shooter targeted an ROTC classroom and killed the instructor. Two students who stopped him were also wounded.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-news/hero-rotc-cadet-fatally-stabbed-crazed-old-dominion-gunman-to-prevent-more-carnage/
Hang on tight, we are just getting started.
Anyone else find it weird hearing the FBI say that students "rendered the attacker no longer alive?"
C'mon lady. I know this is YouTube, but do you really think you're going to get censored?
YouTube has gotten really bad with the censorship. They are delisting, demonitizing, and shadow-banning videos and comments that don't self-censor. That's how we got terms like "unalived' and "graped". What makes it worse is that the rules aren't applied fairly or consistently, and it's not like they are transparent with how they enforce those rules. Some creators can get away with anything while others get channel strikes for minor things.
Quote from: DarkAxel on March 15, 2026, 12:21:33 PMQuote from: echo83 on March 13, 2026, 08:52:37 PMQuote from: Uomo Senza Nome on March 12, 2026, 05:13:56 PMOk, as it turns out the shooting at ODU was instead ISIS inspired terrorism. The shooter targeted an ROTC classroom and killed the instructor. Two students who stopped him were also wounded.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-news/hero-rotc-cadet-fatally-stabbed-crazed-old-dominion-gunman-to-prevent-more-carnage/
Hang on tight, we are just getting started.
Anyone else find it weird hearing the FBI say that students "rendered the attacker no longer alive?"
C'mon lady. I know this is YouTube, but do you really think you're going to get censored?
YouTube has gotten really bad with the censorship. They are delisting, demonitizing, and shadow-banning videos and comments that don't self-censor. That's how we got terms like "unalived' and "graped". What makes it worse is that the rules aren't applied fairly or consistently, and it's not like they are transparent with how they enforce those rules. Some creators can get away with anything while others get channel strikes for minor things.
You're absolutely right; I've seen countless firearms videos with "YouTube compliant" magazines, references to "sewer slide" if someone kills themselves, and people typing their comments backwards so that the comments aren't deleted. Even if you like, subscribe, and request notifications from a content creator, YouTube will happily suppress notifications.
I just think it's wild when a Federal official has to tailor speech in anticipation of that speech being censored.
@Habu raised a valid point about protecting the people who defended themselves, too. Although I think any LEO should be sending those people a fruit basket at Christmas.
I'm a recovering English major, folks. I think the purpose of language is to clearly and concisely facilitate communication, so needless euphemisms and self censorship drives me crazy.
Many thanks to the students who defended themselves and removed another awful human being from the equation.
Quote from: echo83 on March 15, 2026, 02:34:12 PMQuote from: DarkAxel on March 15, 2026, 12:21:33 PMQuote from: echo83 on March 13, 2026, 08:52:37 PMQuote from: Uomo Senza Nome on March 12, 2026, 05:13:56 PMOk, as it turns out the shooting at ODU was instead ISIS inspired terrorism. The shooter targeted an ROTC classroom and killed the instructor. Two students who stopped him were also wounded.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/us-news/hero-rotc-cadet-fatally-stabbed-crazed-old-dominion-gunman-to-prevent-more-carnage/
Hang on tight, we are just getting started.
Anyone else find it weird hearing the FBI say that students "rendered the attacker no longer alive?"
C'mon lady. I know this is YouTube, but do you really think you're going to get censored?
YouTube has gotten really bad with the censorship. They are delisting, demonitizing, and shadow-banning videos and comments that don't self-censor. That's how we got terms like "unalived' and "graped". What makes it worse is that the rules aren't applied fairly or consistently, and it's not like they are transparent with how they enforce those rules. Some creators can get away with anything while others get channel strikes for minor things.
You're absolutely right; I've seen countless firearms videos with "YouTube compliant" magazines, references to "sewer slide" if someone kills themselves, and people typing their comments backwards so that the comments aren't deleted. Even if you like, subscribe, and request notifications from a content creator, YouTube will happily suppress notifications.
I just think it's wild when a Federal official has to tailor speech in anticipation of that speech being censored.
@Habu raised a valid point about protecting the people who defended themselves, too. Although I think any LEO should be sending those people a fruit basket at Christmas.
I'm a recovering English major, folks. I think the purpose of language is to clearly and concisely facilitate communication, so needless euphemisms and self censorship drives me crazy.
Many thanks to the students who defended themselves and removed another awful human being from the equation.
What was the saying inscribed in the Google lobby for years? "Do no harm.". Or some such BS? Lol. They've long since removed that basic tenant of what they set out to be.
I can't think of his name off the top of my head. But a very prolific firearm YouTuber just posted a video showing that something like 70% of his videos were about to be taken down. And we're talking videos that have been up for years. I believe hundreds of videos iirc. He's a very non political type too. Firearm reviews only. Never gets controversial. Really intelligent down to earth guy.
Ever since they waived the monopoly rule for tech companies they've gotten away with everything. This is precisely why we had monopoly rules to begin with. What competing service are you going to turn to? This is like cable companies all over again. They got away with saying they weren't a monopoly because there was more than one cable company. But your home could only buy from one company. So same thing. That's how we needed up with the draconian customer service of Comcast. Remember those warm folks?
I can't help thinking that if another administration had negotiated that huge windfall to tech companies. We would have at least insured freedom of speech. Or at least the ability to just discuss anything that is legal to own.
It's like AI. Chatgpt (which I use a lot) has a built in bias against 2a as well. It absolutely won't research firearms. Not even legal ones. Grok will. It will even find you the best deals. Chatgpt and other AI like Googles Gemini also has left leaning bias built in. I forget the topics but I have run up against refusals to research completely legal topics on both.
The sad reality is we can bring up topics like this again and again. The sell off of "public" utilities to private corporations. That have resulted in our power grid being entirely controlled by the corporate elite. Forcing us into unaffordable prices and shouldering the burden of private industries AI infrastructure in new power centers. They refuse to respect our rights in the research you can and can't do with their products. But expect us to pay for them.
At what point does this change? At what point do the American people say enough is enough? And how do we say that in an effective way? By voting? That gets us nowhere. Corp elite just switch sides each election cycle. And finance the careers of career politicians. And what independent candidate would choose to ruin his or her life and run? Even if they could win against the billions in financing from the Corp elite?
I remember when McCain was one of the loan voices against campaign finance reform decades ago. That led to this. Agree or disagree with his politics or who he was. I never felt strongly either way. But at least someone spoke the truth. And he's been proven to be right.
Sorry. I'm getting into politics.
Sad days indeed.
So the latest is that Trump has threatened to attack power plants in Iran if the Straights of Hormuz are not reopened within (now) 36 hours.
Iran has responded with various responses of offering to let vessels through at $2,000,000 each, threats to attack the US directly, threats to attack water, energy and power infrastructure in the region.
Iran has some missiles capable of reaching Europe among other nations. The Qaem 100 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qaem_100) was released last year and provides a range of 4000Km or about 2500 miles. It is a multi stage space launch vehicle that has been adapted for military use.
We may be seeing the opening moves of WW III in real time.
Unknown if this is related at all yet, but given threats made by Iran on US energy targets it is at least coincidental.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/texas-oil-refinery-explosion-sends-smoke-air-residents-advised-shelter-place
Quote from: Uomo Senza Nome on March 24, 2026, 09:38:17 AMUnknown if this is related at all yet, but given threats made by Iran on US energy targets it is at least coincidental.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/texas-oil-refinery-explosion-sends-smoke-air-residents-advised-shelter-place
From what I understand, the explosion was caused by an industrial heater and not anything terror related.
I actually grew up in Port Arthur back in the 90s, so it's interesting to hear it being in the news again.
And depending on which Valero plant it was, there's a good chance my old neighborhood is within a few blocks of it.
I remember there being at least three of them within a short range of it and my dad and two of my brothers working at one of them.
QuoteFrom what I understand, the explosion was caused by an industrial heater and not anything terror related.
I hope so. Maybe the two countries will chill a bit. Iran was quick to threaten the US homeland if the lights went out. Now that they IRGC has dropped the pretense of civilian democratic power and is firmly in the driver's seat they will also have to take some responsibility for whatever happens.
Luckily this attack was intercepted.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/brother-sister-indicted-alleged-ied-plot-florida-base-tied-iran-war-one-suspect-in-china
It appears a bomb was planted on McDill AFB and was reported to security who responded correctly. One of the bombers, who is a Chinese National, fled to China.
Side note: Russia appears to be hacking hard into Signal chat. I don't use chats for so many reasons but if you do, be aware.
"FBI Director Kash Patel warned the campaign is targeting individuals of "high intelligence value," including U.S. officials, military personnel and journalists, and has already resulted in widespread account compromises."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-warns-russian-hackers-targeting-americans-signal-thousands-accounts-compromised
It would be nice if the US could get out of this morass of quick sand.