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[MERIT] 01-22-2018 07:20 PM

ARTIST: Brother Ali
ALBUM: All The Beauty In This Whole Life [2017]
SONG: Own Light [What Hearts Are For]



[MERIT] 01-22-2018 10:35 PM


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[MERIT] 01-27-2018 01:44 AM

=<[ CONSPIRACY TIME ]>=

Did NASA ever get humans to the moon?

The video at the link below raises some questions :confused:
https://archive.org/details/VIDEO_20180127

[MERIT] 02-01-2018 09:58 PM

*** GUN PORN ***


The Calico M105 Semi-Automatic Rifle

Chambered in family friendly .22 LR, with a top-fed helical magazine that holds 100 rounds.

Seen here with a custom wood stock and upper. Eat your <3 out.

https://i.imgur.com/lAG0yYe.jpg

[MERIT] 02-02-2018 01:12 AM

*** GUN PORN ***


This little puppy is the Kel-Tec PMR 30.

Chambered in .22 WMR, it hold 30 rounds in its double stack magazine [plus 1 in the chamber].

Base model:

https://s14544.pcdn.co/wp-content/up...30_0202111.jpghttp://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/w...8297_2-tfb.jpg

Tricked out with a buttstock [which holds 3 additional 30-round magazines], flash reducer, red dot optic and laser sight, making a pretty slick modular weapon system.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/wp-...tm_tfb-tfb.jpg

OccultHawk 02-02-2018 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [MERIT] (Post 1922855)
*** GUN PORN ***


This little puppy is the Kel-Tec PMR 30.

Chambered in .22 WMR, it hold 30 rounds in its double stack magazine [+1 in the chamber].

Base model:

http://14544-presscdn-0-64.pagely.ne...ong0202111.jpg

Tricked out with a buttstock [which holds 3 additional 30-round magazines], flash reducer, red dot optic and laser sight, making a pretty slick modular weapon system.

https://i2.guns.ru/forums/icons/foru...25/3325953.jpg

You can keep 121 bullets in there with 31 ready to go without even changing the clip?

[MERIT] 02-02-2018 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1923013)
You can keep 121 bullets in there with 31 ready to go without even changing the clip?

[Read this in MacGruber's voice for maximum affect]


They are called MAGAZINES, not "CLIPS." There IS a difference.

Each MAGAZINE holds 30 rounds.

The gun can utilize 1 magazine at a time [i.e. 30 Rounds], plus 1 in the chamber.

The buttstock holds 3 additional magazines, to replace the ones that you fire, as needed.

So, 31-round maximum capacity at any given time.

And I know that you're trolling me, but I don't care. I like guns. Yee-haw.

OccultHawk 02-02-2018 01:27 PM

I’m not trolling. I haven’t been in a long time but going to a gun range is incredibly fun. The only type of gun I’m really comfortable with is a revolver. That’s all I’ve ever had, a 38 revolver. Holds five. The feeling of blasting off all five in like ten seconds or whatever is an incredible rush. It’s an amazing amount of energy being released. I can’t imagine how ****ing crazy it would be to shoot all 31 rounds in a quick procession. But for me, I like my revolver, I know exactly how it works. I like that I can see and understand the mechanism.

[MERIT] 02-02-2018 02:16 PM

Revolvers are definitely more reliable than semi-automatic pistols. Just have to match up the right ammo with the right gun and barrel length.

I wanna scoop up a .45 Colt / .410 bore wheel gun.

The Batlord 02-03-2018 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1923088)
I’m not trolling. I haven’t been in a long time but going to a gun range is incredibly fun. The only type of gun I’m really comfortable with is a revolver. That’s all I’ve ever had, a 38 revolver. Holds five. The feeling of blasting off all five in like ten seconds or whatever is an incredible rush. It’s an amazing amount of energy being released. I can’t imagine how ****ing crazy it would be to shoot all 31 rounds in a quick procession. But for me, I like my revolver, I know exactly how it works. I like that I can see and understand the mechanism.

I've been shooting once, but it was insanely fun. Fired a Glock that was mad fun, but firing my bud's AK-47 was the absolute ****. The weight was insane though, so that after a few minutes I was having trouble even holding the gun upright. And the recoil bruised my shoulder like I got punched by Mike Tyson. But I've fired an AK so I'm more gangsta than 99% of actual gangsters.

OccultHawk 02-04-2018 09:31 AM

What do you think of this guy’s story, Merit?

A Message from Brian Dunning

And when are you going to write that damn review on Freak Fighter?

[MERIT] 02-04-2018 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1923746)
What do you think of this guy’s story, Merit?

A Message from Brian Dunning

And when are you going to write that damn review on Freak Fighter?

I read through the link quickly. Seems plausible. Dude also seems like a bit of a bitch, and a whiner. Like those FB pages that send out posts, talking about their pages being censored. Bruh, EVERYONE is being censored. You're not special. No one forced him to plead guilty to any charges. If he is innocent, either stand your ground or STFU. His situation does seem pretty shitty though. I don't envy his position.

Also, you'll have to refresh my memory about the review. I've got a lot of irons in a lot of fires at the moment. Don't take it personal.

OccultHawk 02-04-2018 12:19 PM

DJ Shadow the mountain will fall

Yeah, he made a fortune selling spyware data to eBay and then when that brand of spyware started getting noticed eBay pounced that bitch. It’s a pretty interesting story imo

[MERIT] 02-05-2018 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1923799)
DJ Shadow the mountain will fall

Yeah, he made a fortune selling spyware data to eBay and then when that brand of spyware started getting noticed eBay pounced that bitch. It’s a pretty interesting story imo

He lives like a bitch, so he died like a bitch [figuratively speaking]. I'll have the review to you this week homie.

[MERIT] 02-05-2018 10:53 AM

Face2Face: Real-Time Face Capture & Re-Enactment Of RGB Videos
 
This might just be THE SCARIEST thing that you see all year.

This new technology allows for the creation of videos, making it look like any target actor is performing the actions of any source actor. That’s right folks, you can no longer believe what you see.

https://web.archive.org/web/20180205...da/face-2-face

Frownland 02-05-2018 11:23 AM

That's not the scariest thing that I've seen all year...I saw it last year. But ja, RIP video evidence.

The Batlord 02-05-2018 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1924133)
That's not the scariest thing that I've seen all year...I saw it last year. But ja, RIP video evidence.

How legit is this?

[MERIT] 02-05-2018 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1924133)
That's not the scariest thing that I've seen all year...I saw it last year. But ja, RIP video evidence.

True. It's not BREAKING NEWS, but I wanted to preserve it for perpetuity. Would do wonders for the porn industry though.

People would have to start patenting & trademarking their likeness.
Copyrights for human beings.
An infinite can of worms.

Imagine it being used for elections. Make your opponent say whatever you want.
How would they disprove it?

This tech should be guarded like a fucking nuke.

Frownland 02-05-2018 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1924134)
How legit is this?

Very legit, it's already being used for porn (always on the earlier adopter end of the tech curve). It'll only improve as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by [MERIT] (Post 1924137)
True. It's not BREAKING NEWS, but I wanted to preserve it for perpetuity. Would do wonders for the porn industry though.

People would have to start patenting & trademarking their likeness.
Copyrights for human beings.
An infinite can of worms.

Imagine it being used for elections. Make your opponent say whatever you want.
How would they disprove it?

This tech should be guarded like a fucking nuke

For the bolded, I think that it's going to go in the other direction: nothing is going to be believable.

[MERIT] 02-05-2018 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1924134)
How legit is this?

Stanford University legit

https://web.stanford.edu/~zollhoef/p...Face/paper.pdf

OccultHawk 02-05-2018 11:43 AM

On the upside you can claim shenanigans if you’re caught on film for reels

[MERIT] 02-05-2018 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1924140)
On the upside you can claim shenanigans if you’re caught on film for reels

https://i.imgur.com/PYjHq.jpg

But furrealz, this kind of technology scares the shit out of me, because I know that it will fall into the wrong hands and be used for evil.

The possibilities are really endless.

A false flag needs a patsy? BOOM! Create your own video evidence.

Want to incite war? BOOM! Create a video of your target threatening to nuke you.

This shit is scary folks, and it's the REAL DEAL.

Frownland 02-05-2018 12:25 PM

Consider me mongered.

The Batlord 02-05-2018 12:51 PM

Yeah, really ups the need to check sources and verify evidence, and considering humanity's immunity to that kind of **** it makes the human race look ripe for manipulation on a terrifying scale. Mongered as well.

[MERIT] 05-17-2018 07:58 PM

FULL SIZE REVOLVING SHOTGUNS


Six12: This company makes a 6-round bullpup revolving shotgun, chambered in 3" 12-gauge. They produce both standalone versions, and modular versions that fit the AR platform. They offer wood and composite furniture, multiple barrel lengths and even an integrated muzzle suppressor.

Integrated Suppressor:





Rossi Circuit Judge: This is a 5-round revolving shotgun, chambered in 3" .410 bore. It also accepts .45 LC.






Colt 1855: This a VERY rare gun. It is chambered in 3" 10-gauge and holds 5 rounds in the cylinder.


[MERIT] 05-17-2018 08:11 PM

FULL SIZE REVOLVING SHOTGUNS [CONTINUED]


MTs255: This Russian revolving shotgun is available 12, 20, 28 & 32 gauge, as well as .410 bore. It has a 3" chamber and offers multiple barrel lengths.






The Manville Gun: Chambered in 2.75" 12-gauge, this shotgun holds an astounding 24 shells.


[MERIT] 06-19-2018 06:46 PM

Confide Messenger
 
CONFIDE MESSENGER



This is the best instant messaging app out there. Do you value your privacy? If so, then this is the messenger for you! Why is that? Lemme tell yo ass:

► End-to-end encryption

► Automatically deletes messages after they've been read

► Disallows screenshots

► Messages are never stored on a server

You can send media files and do group chats as well. The app is FREE and is available for iOS, Android, Windows and Mac.

The Batlord 06-19-2018 07:44 PM

So do the five people who use this all know each other?

Key 06-19-2018 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1963752)
So do the five people who use this all know each other?

I assume they are confined to Confide.

[MERIT] 06-19-2018 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1963752)
So do the five people who use this all know each other?

You can invite your friends, just like with any other messenger app. This one is just the best, as far as privacy goes.

Facebook Messenger records everything that you type, even if you type it out and then delete it, they still record it. Then they store your shit in an NSA data bank in Utah.

Frownland 06-19-2018 08:07 PM

I have to use WeChat to talk to my Chinese correspondents. If you think Facebook is bad, you should check WeChat's crazy **** out.

OccultHawk 06-19-2018 08:15 PM

The Chinese government is giving everybody a social rating.

[MERIT] 06-19-2018 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1963769)
The Chinese government is giving everybody a social rating.

They are also reading their minds.

Forget The Facebook Leak: China Is Mining Data Directly From Workers’ Brains On An Industrial Scale

[MERIT] 06-21-2018 08:32 PM


[MERIT] 06-24-2018 01:45 AM


[MERIT] 07-18-2018 12:32 AM

My 10mm Auto Wish List
 
My 10mm Auto Wish List


The 10mm Auto round is WAY too often overlooked, and I blame Smith & Wesson and the FBI [United States Federal Bureau Of Investigation] for that. Introduced in 1983, the 10mm Auto round has more stopping power than the 9mm Luger [9 X 19mm Parabellum] and the .45 ACP [Automatic Colt Pistol], which were the most common semi-automatic pistol cartridges at the time. 10mm Auto was poised to be the big kid on the block, until a bunch of pussies over at the FBI decided that their dainty little faggot wrists couldn't take the recoil, so they commissioned their minions over at Smith & Wesson to pare it down to what we now call the .40 Smith & Wesson [10x22mm] in 1990.

So, history aside, here are my top firearm picks in the 10mm Auto caliber:

EAA [European American Armory] Witness

https://eaacorp.com/media/djcatalog2...anfoglio_f.jpg

Not technically a 1911, but it looks the part. This semi-automatic pistol houses a double-stack magazine with a 14+1 capacity. Seen here
with a steel frame, 4.5" barrel and black rubber furniture. It is also branded in Italy as the "Fratelli Tanfoglio S.N.C." Witness [or
Tangfolio Witness for short]. This gun is said to fit your hand like a glove, right out of the box. You can pick one up online for around
$516 USD.

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RIA [Rock Island Armory] 1911

https://armscor.com/images/products/...led_square.png
This semi-automatic pistol houses a double-stack magazine with a 16+1 capacity. It has a skeletonized trigger & hammer, a 5"
barrel and Parkerized finish. It features an ambidextrous safety and a fiber optic front sight. Most people think of a .45 ACP
when they think of a 1911, but stop being a pussy and get this one instead. You can buy one online for around $623 USD.

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Glock 20

https://indiearmscolo.com/wp-content...2/glock-20.jpg
http://www.dayattherange.com/wp-cont...en4Glock20.jpg
I'm not the biggest fan of Glocks, but they are reliable as all fuck and there are a ton of accessories available for them,
so it behooves me to include one on this list. With a double-stacked 15+1 capacity, this ugly fucker has a 4.6" barrel
and all of the polymer that you have come to love from a Glock. You can pick one up online for around $545 USD.

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Hi-Point 1095TS Carbine

https://images.kygunco.com/Products/128399.jpg

Hi-Point
s join Glocks in the "Ugly As All Fuck Club," but at least Hi-Points are cheap! Unfortunately, it comes with a
[less-than-stellar] 10+1 capacity. Why include it? Well, because you can't beat Hi-Point's price or their lifetime
replacement warranty! You can pick one up online for around $315 USD. Double [or triple] that, and you can mod the
fuck out of it and make it legit. High Tower Armory offers a bullpup conversion kit for around $250 USD, making it
look like this:

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...46562117_o.jpg

[MERIT] 08-01-2018 06:39 PM

Gonna start adding some of my original articles from my website to the journal.

[MERIT] 11-09-2018 09:28 PM

FBI Uses No-Fly List To Blackmail Muslims Into Becoming Informants
 
FBI Uses No-Fly List To Blackmail Muslims Into Becoming Informants


30
-year-old NAVEED SHINWARI hasn’t been allowed to see his wife in 26 months because he refused to become an informant for the FBI. In February of 2012, SHINWARI [who has lived in the U.S. since he was 14] flew to Afghanistan to get married. Before he could make it back home to Omaha, Nebraska, he was TWICE detained and questioned by FBI agents who wanted to know if he “knew anything about national security threats.” A THIRD FBI visit followed once he got home.


But the following month when SHINWARI purchased a plane ticket for a temporary job in Connecticut, he was REFUSED a boarding pass. Police told him that he had been placed on the U.S. Terrorist Screening Center’s NO-FLY LIST,” even though he had NO CRIMINAL RECORD and had NEVER even been ACCUSED of breaking any law. A FOURTH FBI visit soon followed, with agents questioning what he knew about the “local Omaha community” and if he knew “anyone who’s a threat.”


“I’m just very frustrated, [and I said] ‘what can I do to clear my name?’” said SHINWARI. “And that’s where it was mentioned to me: ‘you help us, we help you.’ We know you don’t have a job; we’ll give you money.”SHINWARI is one of four American Muslims in a new LAWSUIT, accusing the FBI of placing them on the no-fly list to either intimidate them into becoming informants, or to retaliate against them for declining to do so.


Recently filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the case accuses the former U.S. Attorney General [ERIC HOLDER], former FBI Director [JAMES COMEY], former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security [JEH JOHNSON] and two dozen FBI agents of creating an atmosphere in which Muslims who are not accused of ANY wrongdoing are FORBIDDEN from flying, as leverage to get them to snitch on their communities.

The lawsuit seeks not only the plaintiffs’ removal from the no-fly list, but also the establishment of a more robust legal mechanism that can be used to contest ones placement upon it.


“This policy and set of practices by the FBI is part of a much broader set of policies that reflect over-policing in Muslim-American communities,” said DIALA SHAMAS, a lawyer for the plaintiffs.


In recent years, Muslim community leaders in the U.S. have been targeted by law enforcement agencies, particularly thanks to mosque infiltrations and other over-zealous surveillance practices. Materials designed to demonize Muslims and Islam is present in FBI counter-terrorism training [EXAMPLES: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4]. The NYPD [New York City Police Department] recently shut down a unit that was tasked with spying on Muslim businesses, mosques and community centers in New York and New Jersey.


Fellow lawsuit claimant JAMEEL ALGIBHAH alleges that the FBI explicitly asked him to “infiltrate a Queens mosque and pose as an extremist in online forums.” An FBI agent told him: “We’re the ONLY ones who can take you off the list.”


This case follows at least one other, which alleges that the FBI attempted to leverage no-fly selectees into informants. That case also challenges as insufficient the process afforded to people seeking to remove themselves from the list.


SHINWARI, who now lives in Connecticut and works for a temp agency, has not attempted to return to Afghanistan to see his wife. While he was able to board a flight last month, he wonders if he received a reprieve from the no-fly list that the FBI offered to him in 2012 as enticement to act as an informant for them. REPEATED attempts to formally remove himself from the list have only resulted in vague and inconclusive notifications from the government.

The no-fly list is among the most opaque post-9/11 measures. It is maintained by the FBI and implemented at airports by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Most of those who have been placed on it are unaware [there is no formal notification process], and those who wish to get their name removed from the list face an overcomplicated redress process. The new lawsuit alleges that the opacity amounts and contributes to WATCH LIST ABUSE.


There are currently over 109,000 names on the U.S.’ no-fly list.


Several earlier lawsuits have attempted to get people off of the no-fly list. In February of 2014, RAHINAH IBRAHIM became the first person since 9/11 to win such a case, after demonstrating that the FBI had added her name to the list by mistake. She had been unable to fly since 2004.


The criteria for inclusion in the list are unclear. It was affirmed in March of 2011 that CHRISTOPHER PIEHOTA, then-current Director of the U.S. Terrorist Screening Center, had the power to nominate candidates to the list.


Inclusion on the broader Terrorist Screening Database depends upon “whether there is reasonable suspicion to believe that a person is a known or suspected terrorist,” said PIEHOTA. “Mere guesses or ‘hunches,’ or the reporting of suspicious activity alone is not enough to constitute a reasonable suspicion and are not sufficient bases to ‘watch-list’ an individual.” Audits and other quality control measures were periodic, said PIEHOTA.


A recent ACLU study challenged the criteria, saying: “It is not at all clear what separates a ‘reasonable-suspicion-based-on-a-reasonable-suspicion’ from a simple HUNCH.” It called inclusion on a government watch list a “potentially life-altering experience.” A redress system for thwarted travelers is operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and referred complaints to the FBI. A study by the U.S. Justice Department’s Inspector General said that it took the FBI a median of 78 days to remove people from the lists.


SHINWARI said that his placement on the no-fly list and his dealings with the FBI have had a chilling effect on him. “I don’t want to open up to people any more, or express myself politically or otherwise. It’s definitely had an effect on me participating in my local mosque,” he said. “I just want to see some changes to this process, and openness and transparency would be good. That’s what Obama originally ran for.”

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[ NOTE: Links updated as of December 29th, 2018 ]

[MERIT] 11-23-2018 10:03 PM

Donald Trump Predicted The 9/11 Attacks Back In 2000
 
DONALD TRUMP Predicted The 9/11 Attacks Back In 2000


https://i.postimg.cc/Dwb0VGQz/img.jpg

Recently-inaugurate U.S. President DONALD TRUMP showed astronomical levels of awareness and foresight when he predicted the 9/11 attacks over a year and a half BEFORE they happened.

In his 2000 book "The America We Deserve," TRUMP wrote:

I really am convinced we’re in danger of the sort of terrorist attacks that will make the [1993] bombing of the Trade Center look like kids playing with firecrackers. No sensible analyst rejects this possibility and plenty of them, like me, are not wondering IF, but WHEN, it will happen.

He even went so far as to name OSAMA BIN LADEN as the scapegoat for the attacks, adding:

One day we’re told that a shadowy figure with no fixed address named OSAMA BIN-LADEN is public enemy number one, and U.S. jet fighters lay waste to his camp in Afghanistan . . . He escapes back under some rock and, a few news cycles later, it’s on to a new enemy and new crisis.


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