Odds ‘n Sods:

Remember that illegal NSA spy program that Snowden blew the whistle on? Well, now the court says it’s legal for NSA to spy on you because Congress says it’s OK. Sent in by B.B.

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SurvivalBlog reader K.C. sent in a video link on how to make your own solar panels. Depending on the cells you can pick up, this may be the option you need to get off-grid.

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Bay County, Florida Sheriff Frank McKeithen is blasting a “secret ballot” vote on Florida open carry. Imagine that! Elected officials voting in secret so you don’t know how they represented you! Sent in by T.P.

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Forget X-rays, now you can see through walls using WI-FI: Device captures silhouettes and can even identify people when they’re stood behind concrete. Sent in by Watcher.

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Fall is in the air and the wood stoves are getting warmed up…or are they? In San Francisco, all stoves in new homes have been banned. Even those certified as low emission. The regulations actually kick in next fall for wood stoves, but fireplaces are already illegal.