Odds ‘n Sods:

Pantry Paratus ^[1] is offering a free Sport Berkey ^[2] filtering water bottle with any purchase $150 or more.  This offer is only valid through June 30th.  
 

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Maine has become the first state in the nation to pass legislation ordering its grid to be hardened against an electromagnetic pulse ^[3]. (Thanks to H.L. for the link.)

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Over at Ryan and Ryan’s excellent blog: Birdshot For Self Defense? ^[4]

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My old friend Terry sent: Russia Nearing Final Stages For New Assault Rifle In Legendary Kalashnikov Series ^[5]

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What to do with a leftover #10 can (Part 1) ^[6]

Tamara of the excellent View From The Porch ^[7] blog ^[7] recommended this piece by Borepatch: Hiding your data transmissions from the NSA. ^[8] (OBTW, the “hidden in plain sight” Lego USB drive suggestion reminded me of the tradecraft that I described in my second novel, “Survivors” ^[9]. A tiny USB memory stick stub ^[10] can be hidden in many commonplace objects, and the even thinner micro SD memory cards ^[11] can be mailed covertly. (Just tape them inside a folded 4″x6″ piece of cardboard and pop them in an envelope.) The requisite card readers ^[12] have become ubiquitous. It is noteworthy that the MicroSD card has a plethora of potential hiding places ^[13] that are very difficult to detect.)