Nationalist Pundit

Happy Thanksgiving!  That time of the year again for families to get together.  But, rather than watch another dismal Lions football game, try the History Channel.  Wednesday night marks the beginning of the Forged In Fire Bladesgiving marathon for 2019.  At 9pm Eastern, we even get a brand new episode, where two families are pitted against each other.  Both families will field two bladesmiths, whom may wind up competing against themselves in the final phase.  Meanwhile, from 7pm Eastern Wednesday through all-day and night Thursday, the History Channel will air "Forged In Fire" for our viewing pleasure.  In between segments, we will get a fair amount of Tom-foolery as the show's judges butcher turkeys, pumpkins and other delights with knives, swords and axes.  The action may take you to the 'edge' of your seat!

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by Andrew Zarowny, 10/29/2018

The end of Rick Grimes is upon us. The lead character of AMC TV′s hit series, ″The Walking Dead″, played by actor Andrew Lincoln, appears to be quite the pickle. A horse threw him, an he landed on a hunk of rebarb, piercing his gut. Meanwhile, not 1 but 2 herds of ′Walkers′ zombies are headed towards him. Spoilers for next week′s episode look like some sort of dream scene as Rick is probably bleeding out, or being eaten alive. The show′s writers and special effects crew are pulling out all of the stops to make the death of Rick Grimes memorable.

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The Season 8 mid-season finale of ″The Walking Dead″ was quite a shocker. As promised, the AMC series ended the year with a very emotional episode. While the war between Rick and his allies against Negan and The Saviors turns for the worse, we learn an even sadder plot twist. Carl Grimes, Rick′s son, had been bitten by a walker. Worse yet, it was on the right side of Carl′s abdomen. No amputation will help the teenage hero. He is doomed to die!

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One ′summer-filler′ TV series I have been watching is ″Salvation″ on CBS. The plot is about how a group of government officials and a tech billionaire respond to the threat of a large asteroid headed for Earth. I bring this up for several reasons. First, there is an actual, 3-mile-wide asteroid which will pass Earth by some 4.4 million miles today. A ′close shave′ in astronomical terms. Secondly, this week′s episode featured actress Tovah Fledshuh portraying the President of the United States. She resembles Hillary Clinton and suffers from a head or mental illness. In fact, the POTUS character dies after passing out right in the middle of an address to the nation.

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Last night was the Season 1 finale of the El Rey Network TV series, ″Man At Arms: Art Of War″. Episode 8 was entitled, ″Weapons of the Rising Sun″, or, better yet, ″Weapons of the Samurai″. Danny Trejo and his team were joined by film producer and El Rey founder, Robert Rodriguez, and his son, Rebel. Rebel has been inspired by action movies like ″Kill Bill″, which his father was involved in, to take up the art of bladesmithing. Needless to say, the first of the two weapons to be built and tested is the famous sword of the Samurai, the Katana. However, while the Katana may rule in action movies and TV series, the second weapon, the Yari spear, was the real killer on the battlefields of the Samurai.

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Sunday night, July 16, all eyes will be on HBO for the Season 7 premiere of ″Game Of Thrones″. Forget about everything else! Trump, Russia, etc. Even if you are not one of the 7 Million or so regular viewers of the hit, epic television series, it will be discussed at great length Monday morning across the realm. The series has become a significant part of our popular culture. Unlike some other series which have been around for several years, ″Game Of Thrones″ has become even more popular with bigger audiences and ratings. So what is all the ′hub-bub′ about? Let us review a quick primer to bring you non-fans up to speed.

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Last night on the El Rey Network, Danny Trejo hosted a new episode of ″Man At Arms: Art Of War″. This week′s edition was entitled, ″New World Warriors″. Yes, time to look at how the Aztec Indians fought. There was actually a news item about a discovery made at an Aztec site. Archeologists found a pile of some 650 human skulls, believed to be those of women and children. Similar piles have been found in the past, usually considered to be those of males. So, it would seem that the Aztecs were a tad more brutal and bloodthirsty than previously thought. Trejo and his team of craftsmen will undertake the construction and testing of two Aztec weapons, the atlatl and the macuahuitl.

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If you are going through ″Forged In Fire″ withdrawal as I am, last night we had some relief on the El Rey Network. Another new episode of ″Man At Arms: Art Of War″ aired, hosted by Danny Trejo. This week his team of blacksmiths, artisans and martial arts experts looked at African war blades. Two in particular, the Za, also known by many other names, including the Hunga Munga, and the curved sword, the Shotel. ″Forged In Fire″ fans will recall these two weapons. The Za is a multi-bladed throwing weapon, also used by executioners. The Shotel is a rather nice sword, especially designed for attacking enemies equipped with a wide shield.

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