Odds ‘n Sods:

Reader Adam B. mentioned that the dramatic difference in population density between the eastern and western United States is apparent in this new NASA satellite photo montage. The American Redoubt is largely a dark patch in this photo, which is a good thing. On a similar note, reader Will G. mentioned this zoomable map: NightlightMap.com.

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Ken B. suggested this article: Thinking about backyard poultry?

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Reader G.K.C. set a link to a video clip of Senator Durbin (Democrat of Illinois and Senate Majority Whip) recorded last summer wherein he confuses the Right to Keep and Bear Arms with the right to hunt. JWR’s Comment: This requires some clarification. The Second Amendment is about protecting your right to go deer hunting the same way that the First Amendment is about protecting your right to publish poetry.

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M.O.B. sent: Apple Maps Fail Almost Deadly for Several in Australia

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Words from the wise, in a recent Charles Carroll Society podcast: How I Found my Redoubt Land. Never buy land sight unseen! (And BTW, Palouse is pronounced: “Puhl-loose.”)