Odds ‘n Sods:

I deliberately held off on mentioning anything about the “FBI pressures the LDS cannery for lists of customers” brouhaha that was created by Alex Jones, even though I had more than 150 e-mails from readers in the past four days urging me to cover the story. Something about the incident just sounded fishy to me. So now the truth comes out, in SouthernBellePrepper’s video blog: Answers on Mormon cannery controversy. (Credit to M.D.C. for the link.)

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Life imitates art: Police to test laser that ‘blinds rioters’. (Thanks to Morris for the link.)

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I read that Pantry Paratus is currently running special for free shipping on any order over $100.

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Alaska Governor Sean Parnell Proposes $4.9 Million For Emergency Food Caches. (A hat tip to Jason W. for the link.)

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Speaking of Alaska, several readers sent this: Frozen beer helped man trapped in snow drift survive. (Driving anywhere outside of city limits in Alaska without carrying a sleeping bag and other key survival gear is foolhardy! Ditto for the Lower 48, in winter driving conditions.)