News From The American Redoubt:

For newcomers to SurvivalBlog, here is my primer on the geography and philosophy of The American Redoubt

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Combine demolition derby renews BSU-UI rivalry

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Wyoming rig count down three: The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. remained unchanged this week at 1,864. And in related news: Red states equal green jobs.

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Notice a great big hole in this map of school districts where teachers have been caught cheating on standardized tests? Yes, it is the American Redoubt. Well, to my chagrin there is one small blemish on the map in Boise, Idaho, but that is the “Corrupt Big City”, by Redoubt standards. (At last count, Boise had 205,671 residents–Idaho’s largest city.)

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Senator calls killing of Wash. wolf pack ‘serious failure’