Based, I'm talking about people like Graham Platner when I say "leftist". Edited my comment to say "many prominent" instead of "almost all" to make that more clear.

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

Ohhh, gotcha!

[–] ConcreteHalloween@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bit Idea: 30 year old guy who gets kicked out of PSL because they discover he did one tour with the Coast Guard when he was 18.

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

Goes on to get elected to office, the movie about him is called The Coastie.

[–] mickey@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I hadn't caught that you were former .mil, have you checked out the YT channel Autonomous Alternative? It's ran by a woman named Kylie, she's a trans indigenous woman who claims to have been in 82nd airborne. She doesn't do a lot of full length videos since 2020 or so - I assume because those take a fuckton of energy to make and she wasn't getting enough engagement to justify it, but she seems moderately active with shorts and posts. She has some good videos on kit... or I should say they seemed that way to my untrained eye, maybe you'd know better. And fun bonus, she has a 14 part series on building your own backyard aquaponics system lol.

Edit: And this is what she had to say about Platner

graham platner for maine senate is lying. hes known for years and years that he had a nazi totenkopf on his chest. he played it off like it was a quirky thing and other shitty people kept his secret for years.

dont trust anyone vying for power. dont trust any vet whos not crippled by shame and doesnt beat themselves into the dirt for others to make up for their fractured humanity. If hes still blatantly lying about it and claiming ignorance, then what else is a lie..

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'll have to look her up! I'm with her on the GP take, but being crippled with shame isn't exactly going to help build a better world. Sounds like she has some personal stuff to work on maybe.

[–] mickey@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That is a great point, yeah that kind of extreme negative self talk might be motivating for a second but that is unsustainable. I wasn't endorsing it just sharing her full post.

Edit: She has purged her channel a bit of videos she thought were low quality, and is looking healthy and engaging more with her channel now.

[–] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Teach me to shoot better

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Tips in no particular order:

Natural pause at the bottom of your exhale breath, squeeze the trigger then. Do dry fire, a lot. In the Marines we spend about a week of dry firing for several hours a day focusing on breath control, pausing to rest our muscles and not just strong arm it, all before we ever shoot live rounds. A mantis dry fire system is the bees tits for this. For handguns, get some snap caps and blind load your magazines or cylinders with a mix of live ammo and the snap caps - this will train out your flinch response to be after the gun has actually fired. Shoot with a friend who knows their stuff and can coach you. Spring for a pro coach once in a while if you can spare the money.

For slow fire, make yourself a shooting log book. When the gun fires, pick up a pen and mark in the book where on the target you were aiming the moment it went off, then mark where it actually hit. This can help you iron out the fundamentals, and if you know your weapon you can diagnose if something is wrong.

Get yourself the tried and true guns (ar-15 in 5.56 NATO and a striker fired 9mm from reputable brands - if you want specific recs, just ask) don't waste your time on chasing the latest bang wiz or coolest nostalgia trapt. And iron sights are good to train the fundamentals on, there's nothing wrong with them. I feel as though learning on iron sights can help you build awareness of your muscle control and fundamentals a lot easier.

[–] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

Also, get your eyesight checked and get glasses if you need them.

[–] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

Thanks. These bases are covered for me but appreciate the tips. Except the log book I don't want hw