It dawned on me that today is the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack.

This was the day that really kicked American into being a global superpower.

It’s weird to think that was almost a century ago.

God rest the souls of all who died on that day, and God bless America.

Just days after receiving a $750 million cash infusion, a tech startup that Forbes branded in October as a “unicorn,” valued at $7 billion, laid off hundreds of employees in a manner that some online deemed “brutal.”

Better.com, a digital mortgage lender with offices in Oakland, laid off 900 employees weeks before Christmas on a mass Zoom call. Only those being laid off were invited. It is a stark tidal shift for the company, which announced it was going public earlier this year.

Better.com has mass layoffs on Zoom before holidays (sfgate.com)

I know you are supposed to rip the band aid off quick, but damn!

Zorg industries would be proud of this guy.

Climate protesters begin blocking intersections in Washington DC to block rush hour traffic. Here is the beginning of the demonstration at 7:10 am.#shutdowndc #ClimateCrisis pic.twitter.com/9JHUItiVCJ

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 7, 2021

Poor things must be melting in the heat.

The folks at Bravobelt were kind enough and suicidal enough to send me a sample of their product for review and I thank them for the opportunity

First right out of the bat, you will notice it is what we old folks call a belly band holster. I know, stop pinching your noses in disgust ya bunch of prissies and read my review before heaving at the idea.

If you have carried for any length of time, you know by now that is no universal solution to carry a sidearm, only solutions for certain moments, locations and timeframes. And the Bravobelt is not the magic bullet (pun intended) for carrying but fits a niche or at least a niche I have. Now, the following explanations and descriptions are based in my physical limitations, idiosyncrasies and personal preferences. Your millage may vary, but I hope it helps.

I have a bad back. Most of the times, a simply overtight cheap belt will make me go into fits of pain after a couple of hours of usage. I will confess I had low expectation for Bravobelt and figured after 10 minutes, I would have to rip it off and toss it back in the box it came. I initially wore it without any gun or accessory, and it actually felt comfortable. Compared to similar products, it is thicker and possibly wider which helps with the compression distribution. The funny thing with this initial usage was I was fixing things around the house, and I ended up using it as a light tools’ belt carrying screwdrivers, pliers and the sort. Maybe this is something Bravobelt should look into developing?

Before I forget: I can’t stand most anything that is not cotton or very soft fabrics against my skin for long periods of time. It simply drives me nuts, in good part is because I am hirsute all over. The Bravobelt was also impossible for me to wear in contact with the skin for more than 10-15 minutes but wearing it a top of a t-shirt was no problem at all. That obviously meant a cover garment was needed in order to carry concealed. Again, no issue for me there.

Next step was carrying a gun. Bad news? If you are planning on carrying a micro pistol, you can forget about it, the elastic holster just swallows it and is a pain in the ass to retrieve. My Remington RM380 pretty much disappeared and had to be fished out which is a safety risk. More on safety a bit down the page.

How about full-size guns? The next one was my FN FP9 and it fit nicely and the strap secured it without issues. I did the IDPA upside-down shake down test and the gun remained in place. Now allow me to address a security issue: This is not a normal holster which means the holstering of a gun presents a rather nasty problem: You will need two hands and no matter how you slice it; you will sweep several parts of your anatomy with a loaded gun if you try to holster a gun while wearing the Bravobelt. The solution is simple yet annoying but safe: Holster the gun while NOT wearing the Bravobelt and then put whole thing on.  We simply do not risk safety for the sake of being lazy.

Bravobelt comes with a “magazine pouch” mounted in a hook-an-loop patch to be placed where you find it most convenient for your particular manual of arms. I would love to have two, but I don’t see in their website that you can order the belt with 2 or more or that spares are available for buying.

And being a wide belt wrapped around your body, you can move it to wear the gun in the position you want. From any of the clock locations to an Appendix area, Crossdraw and if you are dumb enough, small of the back.

I found out that my most comfortable set up is the one in the photo above: Kahr CW9, spare mag, card folder for IDs and some cash, Swiss Army knife and keys including (not visible) the truck’s FOB. That was worn above a t-shirt and covered with a hoodie before I went out to the world.

With the exception of certain duties that required me dressing a certain business-like way, I used this set up for a week in and outside of the house wearing sweatpants, t shirts and a hoodie. From shopping at the big orange hardware store to the supermarket and even 3 days’ worth of gym, this specific combination of clothing and gear worked very nicely. Will I wear this as regular carry combo? No, I still like a regular holster with a good belt in regular pants as standard platform, but Bravobelt does have its very useful applications, especially if it means carrying at home and having to suddenly go to the nearest store for milk and bread while dressed as a Russian mobster or just a potato couch.  It is definitely superior than pocket carry and by far.

PS: allow me to insist once again in the off-body holstering of the weapon with Bravobelt.

This is scary:

https://twitter.com/KyleHooten2/status/1467951160585826318

The home invaders filmed the video.  They knew what they were doing.

There is some information on the motivation for the attack.

Unconfirmed reports circulated on social media suggest that the young woman who was the target of this invasion and attack earned the ire of the mob by accusing a man who is friends with the mob of sexually assaulting her. It appears that the woman who was attacked leveled this accusation on TikTok, where both her and the man she named have a notable presence in the Minneapolis area.

Oh good, we now have Somali social media stars in Minneapolis acting like Somali war lords sending violent mobs after their enemies to maintain their honor.

Great job everyone who allowed this to happen!

This is the new normal in America.

Mass looting, mass home invasion, it seems like there is a good chance that if you encounter bad people doing bad things it is just as likely to be a group of two or three as it is a group of twenty or thirty.

Be prepared.

https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1467955413366702080

These policies never had anything to do with saving people from a virus.

The have everything to do with separating society into those who are compliant with tyranny and those who are not.

Those who are not with be dealt with as such.

https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1467981470765490178

Does he teach exclusively gay kids?

What about the kids who don’t want to learn in an explicitly queer space by a 6 foot, 6 inch queer with a giant pride flag on the wall?

What does he teach and how is that influenced by his explicitly queer space?

Sure, his students know he’s queer but did they learn absolutely anything else?

Any and all identity politics brought into the classroom should be a fireable offense.

Especially grooming.