Odds ‘n Sods:

Remember what I wrote about cross-border threats in my book Rawles on Retreats and Relocation”? Well here it is, even before TEOTWAWKI, folks: Mexico Drug War Spills into U.S. (A hat tip to B.B., for the link.)

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Phil K. sent this item: Power grid upgrades could pose security risks, experts says. And meanwhile, we read: Power grid hacking fear grows as industrial-targeted virus emerges. (Thanks to B.B. for the link.)

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National Guard troops to head to border states August 1st. (A hat tip to John B. for the link.)

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KAF sent this troubling article: Seven People Have Been Entrusted With The Keys To The Internet. Oh, and five of the seven people, from all over world need to gather in the U.S. to re-start the Internet, in the aftermath of the disaster. This sounds like something out of a Michael Crichton novel.