Odds ‘n Sods:

Oregon was just a sample: The War on Western Working People – Thomas Jefferson changed John Locke’s phrasing when he wrote the Declaration of Independence from “property” to “pursuit of happiness”. Although the reasoning behind this change is well argued, one of the prime reasons was that “private property” was easy to come by in the new world. Now we find that, yet again, that very concept is endangered. – RBS

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SurvivalBlog reader H.L. sent in this article by Mac Slavo; useful information for all of us: Using This Phone Passcode Strategy Will Take The FBI 127 Years To Crack Your Encrypted Data

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D.S. sent in this article detailing how the IRS is your worst enemy in more ways than one: IRS Fails To Follow Basic Web Security Procedures, Increases Risk Of Taxpayer Identity Theft

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Reader MVR sent in this link: Arizona Passes Bill to Stop Federal Gun Restrictions Excerpt: “What this bill does is gives the state of Arizona a protection from Federal infringement of its citizens’ Constitutional right to bear arms. This places all law enforcement in the state in a stable position to refuse, legally, to take part in breaking the Constitution.”

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Showing the increasing dissatisfaction of being tied to a sinking ship: Britain’s EU referendum to be held on June 23 (Warning: autostarting video)