NYPD Grand Central Machete Shooting: Why Deadly Force Was Justified

The NYPD body-camera footage from the Grand Central machete attack raises a blunt question: when an armed suspect has already slashed multiple people and still refuses to drop the weapon, how long should police be expected to wait before using deadly force? In this case,...

Virginia’s AR Ban Is a War on the Second Amendment

Virginia has now crossed a line that every defender of constitutional liberty should recognize. Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation...

The End Of Colbert’s Late Show, And Why Everyone Is Talking About It

Tonight, Stephen Colbert’s run on The Late Show comes to an end, and that is why “Colbert” and “The Late Show” are trending across X in the U.S. For a lot of...

iRacing Review: One Year, 339 Starts, and Why It’s Still the Best Racing Sim in 2026

Nine years into iRacing, I have 339 starts in Sports Car alone, 3,200 laps turned, 93 of them led, 5 wins, and 9 pole positions to my name. My iRating has climbed, collapsed, and climbed again — bottoming out near 840 before grinding back to an all-time high of 1,560.

Title IX, Reimagined (By Activists)

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On January 7, 2026, an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations agent fatally shot 37-year-old...

Denying China and Russia Oil Is National Security, Not Controversy

Trump’s decision to take Maduro was the right call, and most of the outrage...

Three Hours in Venezuela

It seems the world is finally waking up to the reality that a few...

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Was Frank Sloup Fired?

A few months back I posted Friday’s With ‘Fired’ Frank after a number of my former colleague at Scottsdale and a couple of guys I knew at the Maricopa County’s Sheriff’s Office forwarded me the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office...

Fridays With “Fired” Frank

Someone will occasionally tell me something that is so ridiculous that it cannot possibly be true.  That's what happened this past weekend when a former coworker informed me that a police officer we used to work with at Scottsdale...

A Home for Wayward Cops

Two of my posts have garnered a lot of attention.  Between Friday’s With “Fired” Frank and Was Frank Sloup Fired?, they have had approximately 70k views.  One of the big, and valid, critiques of both was my conjecture.  This...

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Law Enforcement

SPD Raised Pay, Kinda | Servitude Update

The Scottsdale Police Department has announced a pay increase for their officers, but how will it really work?

Commitments, Reimbursements and Servitude

To stop the exodus of police officers from Scottsdale to other agencies, they are now fining those officers up to $4,685 for violating their "commitment" to the Chief.

No Badge For You, Traitor!

I've been accused more than once of being an "apologist" for law enforcement, for...

Rick Bucher, Rural/Metro Firefighter on Cleared Hot

Rick Bucher was raised in Scottsdale, AZ, a Rural/Metro firefighter and elite cyclist who...

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Steve Gesell is Running for Office

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NYPD Grand Central Machete Shooting: Why Deadly Force Was Justified

The NYPD body-camera footage from the Grand Central machete attack raises a blunt question:...

Virginia’s AR Ban Is a War on the Second Amendment

Virginia has now crossed a line that every defender of constitutional liberty should recognize....

The Minnesota Anomaly: Why the Data Proves ICE Isn’t the Sole Cause of Unrest

If the presence of federal immigration enforcement were the primary driver of civil unrest,...

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Was Frank Sloup Fired?

A few months back I posted Friday’s With ‘Fired’ Frank after a number of...

Fridays With “Fired” Frank

Someone will occasionally tell me something that is so ridiculous that it cannot possibly...

A Home for Wayward Cops

Two of my posts have garnered a lot of attention.  Between Friday’s With “Fired”...

False Promises: The Possible Grift of a LE Non-Profit?

Grifted; grifts (transitive verb): to obtain (money or property) illicitly (as in a confidence...

Steve Gesell – Fired!

Cottonwood Police Chief Gesell fired after investigation The number of former Scottsdale command staff that...

Lack of Ethics on Display, Again – Carrie Candler

I'm hearing lots of stories and rumors coming out of Gilbert PD in regards...

Fitness

Pedaling Backwards: Why Are Fewer Athletes Taking on Triathlons?

My friend, who works as the event coordinator for Life Time Fitness, told me this week that their business had recently sold the rights to the Chicago Triathlon.  It was their final triathlon competition, ending Lifetime's involvement in the discipline.  I was shocked to...

Exposing the Red Flags: China’s Swimmers and the Doping Debate

The Olympics and the doping allegations surrounding Chinese swimmers have sparked much debate. Yet,...
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Epic or Fraud

The smashing of the Men's 100m Freestyle World Record by Pan Zhanle of almost...

What Researchers Found After Studying 10 Million Marathon Finishers

Source: What Researchers Found After Studying 10 Million Marathon Finishers Really interesting article about the...

The Two Best Ways to Build Endurance as Fast as Possible

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ARC Raiders: Proof That “Working at Launch” Was Always an Option

ARC Raiders is what happens when a studio decides to make a game that actually works. That may sound like a low bar, but...

iRacing Review: One Year, 339 Starts, and Why It’s Still the Best Racing Sim in 2026

Nine years into iRacing, I have 339 starts in Sports Car alone, 3,200 laps turned, 93 of them led, 5 wins, and 9 pole positions to my name. My iRating has climbed, collapsed, and climbed again — bottoming out near 840 before grinding back to an all-time high of 1,560.
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Elden Ring: Hard, Rewarding, Great

Here's a video of me staring off in Elden Ring, which is a super hard, very rewarding and overall great game in a time...

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