Odds ‘n Sods:

By way of The Energy Bulletin, here’s an interesting article from Australia: Head for the hills – the new survivalists

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I heard that JRH Enterprises (one of our most loyal advertisers) is is having a “Black Friday” (Day After Thanksgiving) sale on many preparedness items including night vision gear, gas masks, medical kits, tactical gear, and more. In true “Black Friday” fashion, these specials are available only on Friday, November the 24th.

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Israel is reportedly developing a “bionic hornet” micro drone.

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Commenting on the recent thread about barter items, frequent blog content contributor SF in Hawaii noted: “I recall a story about a 1/3rd of a roll of toilet paper trading for dinner at a restaurant in the Balkans [shortly] after the [Second World] War.”