The Gunner proved to be a versatile leather motorcycle jacket that’s suitable for most weather conditions. Also seen here are Highway 21 Blockhouse jeans and Journeyman boots. (Photo by James Martinec) Engineering a motorcycle jacket seems easy‚ but it gets complicated to strike the optimal balance of protection‚ versatility‚ and style. It’s almost impossible to beat the abrasion resistance and visual appeal of a leather motorcycle jacket‚ although it’s often compromised by unsuitability for hot or wet weather. The Gunner is Highway 21’s top-line jacket and is designed to eliminate the compromises inherent in leather apparel. It’s built from sturdy leather but is endowed with a 12-point ventilation system to keep you cool and a removable Hydraguard liner to keep you warm and dry.  Naturally‚ the Gunner is available in black (seen above)‚ but I opted for the Vintage Gunmetal version that isn’t so typical. It’s constructed of 1.0-1.1mm cowhide and features removable CE Level 1 armor for shoulders and elbows‚ with the latter reinforced by leather patches. A foam back pad is included and can be upgraded to CE levels of protection by swapping in optional Fly Racing Barricade armor. The Gunner’s styling is a cross between cafe-racer panache and a biker aesthetic. It has a low-cut band collar topping a two-way YKK main zipper with a handy leather zip pull. Four snaps on each side help adjust for a non-baggy fit‚ augmented by a pair of accordion stretch panels at the waist. Shoulder gussets provide arms additional freedom of movement‚ and reflective piping across the shoulder-blade area aids nightime conspicuity.  Inclement weather is countered by the removable liner‚ which is quilted on the inner side and backed by a Hydraguard layer claimed to be windproof and waterproof but also breathable.  Hot temperatures are moderated by a healthy array of zippered venting‚ including intake vents on the chest and biceps‚ as well as massive armpit vents that stretch from the upper waist area all the way along the arms to the elbows. Zippered exhaust vents stretch 10 inches down the sides to encourage pass-through airflow. Additionally‚ it features two-way cuff zippers to reveal forearm vents. With all the vents open‚ the Gunner flows much more air than typical leather jackets. (Photo by James Martinec) The Gunner is blessed with pockets for almost everything. The exterior has zippered hand-warmer pockets‚ and the chest zippers for ventilation double as another pair of stash zones. Internal storage is provided by deep “Napoleon” pockets on each side of the main zipper‚ and an interior device pocket doubles as a concealed-carry receptacle.  Miles on the road with the Gunner were almost completely satisfying. Cold temps were abated by closing up the vents and zipping in the liner‚ although the low collar required wearing a neck gaiter to keep that area protected. The jacket kept me dry in a mild rain‚ but I haven’t yet tested it in a downpour.  Overall‚ the Gunner offers appealing versatility and cool style for a modest price. If I had a complaint‚ it’s that the material doesn’t have the suppleness of “top-grain” leather found in some pricier jackets. Its MSRP starts at $399.95 for sizes S-2XL and goes up to $439.95 for sizes 3XL and 4XL. See all of Rider‘s apparel reviews here. Shop for Highway 21 Gunner jacket The post Highway 21 Gunner Leather Motorcycle Jacket | Gear Review appeared first on Rider Magazine.

This is a truly sickening story… Reader discretion advised beyond this point. In a chilling incident‚ Jonathan Martinez-Garcia‚ a 17-year-old student‚ brutally attacked his teacher at Eldorado High School in Las Vegas in April 2022. The attack was caught on surveillance video‚ which showed Martinez-Garcia ambushing the teacher‚ identified only as Sade‚ in a classroom. Martinez-Garcia had initially approached Sade to discuss his grades but then proceeded to strangle her from behind with a cord‚ beat her‚ and even attempted to slash her wrists. He dragged her unconscious body into different parts of the classroom‚ threatening to burn her alive and asking if she couldn’t die already. The attack left Sade with severe physical and psychological injuries‚ including chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder. She no longer sings‚ drives‚ or even leaves her home due to the trauma. Absolutely gut-wrenching. This video breaks it all down….watch here: The NY Post reports that while Sade was giving her horrifying testimony in Court‚ Martinez-Garcia “smirked”: During his June 2023 sentencing‚ the severity of his despicable acts was revealed after his teacher gave a harrowing statement while Martinez Garcia was seen smirking during the hearing. Nearly an hour and a half later‚ Martinez-Garcia is seen leaving the classroom with his head down after attacking his teacher. Nearly an hour and a half later‚ Martinez Garcia is seen leaving the classroom with his head down after attacking his teacher. “Since it happened‚ there hasn’t been a single night I haven’t dreamt of the attack‚” Sade shared. “I would wake up in a new spot and position each time knowing that he’d just drag my limp‚ and near lifeless body to a different part of the classroom to do whatever he so chose to do with my body‚ as I lay unconscious.” “He’d beat my body so badly that I could no longer fight‚” she said. Sade told police that she came to and asked why he was attacking her‚ with his chilling response that he “didn’t like teachers‚” so he was “getting revenge.” The severity of Martinez Garcia despicable acts was revealed by Sade in a harrowing statement during the teen’s sentencing. The severity of Martinez Garcia’s despicable acts was revealed by Sade in a harrowing statement during the teen’s sentencing. The teen then choked her unconscious‚ and when she awoke‚ her pants and underwear had been pulled down while he was pouring liquid over her. Investigators revealed that Sade said he was going to “set something on fire” before toppling a heavy bookshelf over her and sitting down on top of it while he tried slashing her wrists. “I was being crushed to near death‚” she explained. “Sade remembers him saying‚ ‘Why won’t you just die?’” Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney William Rowles shared with the court during sentencing. Garcia previously pleaded guilty to attempted murder‚ battery with use of a deadly weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm‚ and attempted sexual assault. The teen claimed he “blacked out” during the attack but later told police he raped his teacher and remembered trying to strangle her. “I regret what I’ve done‚” Martinez Garcia told the court in June. “I also regret the things I should have done‚ but didn’t do.” Jonathan Martinez-Garcia was sentenced to 40 years for the violent assault. Though he apologized‚ his attorney argued an asthma drug he was taking called Singulair‚ also known as Montelukast‚ caused severe mood swings and delusions and is the focus of a number of lawsuits over severe mental health problems users have experienced. “He had no history of anything but being a perfect‚ loving kid‚” his attorney‚ public defender Tyler Gaston‚ argued to the court.

Mike Pompeo was on with Maria Bartiromo and was asked if he’d be interested in serving in President Trump’s next Cabinet. Very interesting question! I love how the question almost takes for granted that President Trump is coming back. It also takes for granted that President Trump would even consider asking him. Here was his answer: “If I’m asked to serve and I think I can make a difference‚ I’ve always said yes.” Mike Pompeo was asked by Maria Bartiromo this morning if he plans to be in Trump’s next cabinet: “If I’m asked to serve and I think I can make a difference‚ I’ve always said yes.” Reminds of his famous statement that there will be a smooth transition to a 2nd Trump admin pic.twitter.com/3pkZ3Ph7eW — DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) December 11‚ 2023 Curious to know what you think….. Do you trust “Kansas”? Is it possible to be “Ex-CIA”? RELATED: Mike Pompeo: “Why it’s important to continue our support for Ukraine” Mike Pompeo has come out again with strong support in supplying Ukraine in its war against Russia. It’s more confirmation that Mike Pompeo is nothing more than a RINO and a NeoCon Warmonger. I liked Fat Pompeo better. This skinny version sucks. More from Fox News on the story: As House GOP opposition to the latest proposed supplemental support for Ukraine shows‚ Republican support for aid to Ukraine as it fights naked Russian aggression on its territory continues to weaken. This is a dangerous trend – and some Republicans don’t appreciate the strategic and political risks they are taking. Diminishing Republican support for Ukraine is rooted in skepticism of President Biden’s leadership on this matter. Such skepticism is warranted. In the year that transpired between Biden’s inauguration and Putin’s invasion‚ this administration appeased Russia on energy policy‚ arms control policy‚ and on Ukraine. Its withdrawal from Afghanistan telegraphed profound weakness and unseriousness. The president even suggested he could tolerate a “minor incursion” by Russia in Ukraine. A major invasion is what he in effect greenlit. As it began‚ the same intelligence agencies that failed to predict the speed of the Taliban victory in Afghanistan confidently asserted that Putin would take Kyiv in a matter of days‚ and so this administration withdrew our diplomats and prepared to accept another defeat. As it became obvious the Ukrainians would fight‚ the administration grudgingly came around to providing them with support. Unnecessary debates – most recently regarding ATACMS missiles – over whether providing this or that kind of weapon would further provoke the Russians have weakened the impact of assistance at each stage. The result in Ukraine has been stalemate. Why Republicans would survey this record and attack President Biden for being too strong is mysterious to us. I wonder how much Mike Pompeo is making off the war in Ukraine? There is no rational way to justify our continued support for this war. It won’t end‚ and Zelensky wouldn’t want it to either. He wants it to continue so he can continue milking the U.S. for its foreign aid. “Republicans should support the continued provision of aid now so that our party might avoid political irrelevance—and so that our country might avoid tragedy.”https://t.co/BXCCvhJhzU — Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) September 21‚ 2023 BREAKING: Mike Pompeo is calling for more aid to be sent to Ukraine Do you support this?? pic.twitter.com/bJZ00cLRXN — Mary Frost (@Mary_frostt) September 21‚ 2023 Written by Pompeo who is probably making millions on Ukraine Russia war – of course he thinks it is important for US to support. https://t.co/NJsUAkAOTC — Fed Up (@DublinMimi) September 21‚ 2023 USA Today covers more on foreign aid support to Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday made his second visit to Capitol Hill in another pitch to U.S. lawmakers to continue supporting his embattled nation’s war effort against Russia’s invasion. But on the surface‚ his appearance looks to have done little to change the hearts and minds of lawmakers skeptical of providing additional assistance to Ukraine. Zelenskyy’s stop in Washington‚ which included a bipartisan meeting with a group of House lawmakers and an all-senators meeting‚ noticeably lacked the fanfare he saw when he addressed a joint meeting of Congress last December. President Joe Biden in August requested lawmakers to approve another $24 billion in additional aid related to Ukraine. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy‚ R-Calif.‚ who has expressed reluctance to include Ukraine aid in a spending package to fund the government‚ declined to commit to putting Biden’s ask on the House floor on Thursday. This war in Ukraine will not end anytime soon. We will continue to send hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars to support a country the majority of Americans couldn’t point to on a map. While Americans continue to struggle through a recession‚ all of our government aid goes towards Ukraine and a new Climate Corp.

So Elon Musk‚ Alex Jones‚ Laura Loomer and Vivek Ramiswamy walk into a bar…. Sounds like the setup for a good joke! Except it wasn’t a joke‚ it was real life‚ and instead of walking into a bar they all jumped on a Twitter Spaces together. And it nearly broke the Internet! Over 10 million people have watched so far (and counting). Of course this all centers around Elon Musk lifting the ban on Alex Jones after previously saying he would never reinstate him. It’s been absolutely fascinating to watch and it was an incredible chat by all. It was civil‚ it was interesting‚ and a lot of good ideas were exchanged. Imagine that! Even Vivek taking a whiz live on the air couldn’t derail it: Vivek Goes Full “Frank Drebin” In Hilarious Hot-Mic Clip! But one of the most fascinating moments to me was Elon asking Alex about Sandy Hook. We all know that's a sensitive spot for Elon and we all know Alex has taken a lot of heat over that. So to listen to an actual discussion around the topic was fantastic to hear. Take a look: Elon Musk asks Alex Jones About Sandy Hookhttps://t.co/zte5Nb7BZL pic.twitter.com/LcWjxk2GCE — UltraMJTruth (@MJTruthUltra) December 10‚ 2023 Elon Musk asks Alex Jones About Sandy Hookhttps://t.co/zte5Nb7BZL pic.twitter.com/LcWjxk2GCE — UltraMJTruth (@MJTruthUltra) December 10‚ 2023 And if you want to hear the entire recording‚ I've got you covered! Watch/listen here: Elon Musk‚ Alex Jones‚ Andrew Tate‚ and Vivek Ramaswamy are on the same Twitter Spaces right now. The internet is gonna break lol https://t.co/6eDDeQZRhj — Kevin Svenson (@KevinSvenson_) December 10‚ 2023

The next public health crisis is always right around the corner. The Center for Disease Control has issued an alert for a deadly new strain of monkeypox. They are calling this sub-strain Clade I‚ and they say it kills 1 in 10 people. The deadly strain has become prevalent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo‚ having been reported in 22 of 26 provinces. Clade I has not been reported in the United States as of yet. According to the CDC‚ the virus has become very adaptive to human-to-human transmission. They issued the alert on Thursday. Deadly monkeypox strain kills an alarming 1 in 10 people‚ CDC warns https://t.co/uOxFkxLAoO pic.twitter.com/6AtxWeH6wR — New York Post (@nypost) December 8‚ 2023 Here are the details from the New York Post: A deadly‚ fast-spreading strain of the monkeypox virus has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on high alert. The variant of the virus‚ which causes the severe disease known as mpox‚ kills up to 10% of the people who are infected‚ according to the World Health Organization. “The virus variant is known to be more virulent. If it adapts better to human-to-human transmission‚ that presents a risk‚” Rosamund Lewis of the WHO’s mpox surveillance team told Reuters. CDC HAN Health Advisory alerts clinicians and health departments about occurrence‚ geographic spread‚ and sexually associated human-to-human transmission of Clade I Monkeypox virus (MPXV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Read full alert: https://t.co/HdltGmgbEA pic.twitter.com/1BcT7RVcBg — CDC (@CDCgov) December 7‚ 2023 Deadly monkeypox strain kills an alarming 1 in 10 people‚ CDC warns — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) December 8‚ 2023 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert on Thursday to inform clinicians and health departments nationwide about the emergence and spread of a deadly subtype of the monkeypox virus‚ known as Clade I‚ predominantly in the Democratic Rep… pic.twitter.com/hQswMgopBQ — The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) December 9‚ 2023 The Gateway Pundit has more on the origins of the current outbreak: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert on Thursday to inform clinicians and health departments nationwide about the emergence and spread of a deadly subtype of the monkeypox virus‚ known as Clade I‚ predominantly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This health advisory‚ part of the CDC’s Health Alert Network (HAN)‚ underscores the necessity for heightened vigilance‚ particularly among travelers returning from the DRC. Clade I‚ distinguished as a distinct genetic grouping of the monkeypox virus‚ has not been reported in the United States to date‚ according to the health alert. There is currently an outbreak of deadly monkeypox in 22 out of 26 provinces‚ including urban areas in Congo. CDC issues health alert to US doctors over subtype of monkeypox spreading in Congo that kills one in TEN and is more infectious Alert warned clinicians to test patients traveling from the Congo for the virus https://t.co/36cEG5QxIc — SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) (@COVID19_disease) December 8‚ 2023 Monkeypox Outbreak: CDC Warns of Spreading Virus#today #usa #shares #health #healthcarelegislation #wellness pic.twitter.com/OTmeeSEAkz — USNewsper Health (@UsnewsperHealth) December 8‚ 2023 ‘Virus season is here!’ CDC sounds the alarm about new‚ deadly monkeypox strain https://t.co/XXicPXBRmd via @BIZPACReview — Norman Firebaugh (@FirebaughNorman) December 10‚ 2023 CDC Health Advisory: Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus with Geographic Spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo pic.twitter.com/f9fjhT5D34 — Dr. Syra Madad (@syramadad) December 8‚ 2023