Preparedness Notes for Sunday — April 19, 2020

April 19th is the original Patriot Day which marks the multiple anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, known as “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World”. This first battle, leading to our nation’s independence, was the then-dictator’s (United Kingdom King George III’s) failed attempt at “gun control”– an act being carried out in too many parts of our USA right now. This first gun control of the colonies was a failure, because of the will and determination of a small part of the population (about 3% actually fought for our independence actively, with many others supporting) to stand up …




Avoiding Prepping Tunnel Vision – Part 2, by T.Z.

(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) One of these consequences was the earthquake igniting several fires all throughout the city. These fires destroyed over 500 blocks; firefighters and first responders struggled to deal with the hundreds of emergencies placed before them. Extinguishing the fires took three days, and it destroyed the faith the people had in the emergency services. The fires destroyed homes and belongings, including important documents. As emergency services moved in, it was difficult – sometimes nearly impossible – for people to prove who they were. They were unable to prove that property, businesses, and capital …




The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from “JWR”. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. Today, we look at travel controls to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. Mutation Could Make COVID-19 Vaccine Search Futile Reader C.B. sent this from Fox News: ‘Significant’ coronavirus mutation discovered, could make vaccine …




The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

 “And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace …