This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. [1] (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies of interest to preppers and survivalists that are located in the American Redoubt region. Today, we focus on Idaho’s new Sanctuary State law. (See the Idaho section.)
Region-Wide
To start today’s column, this is mostly for the artsy crowd: Matthew Barney: Redoubt; Igshaan Adams: Kicking Dust – review [2]
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Best Survival Real Estate Agencies [3].
Idaho
Idaho Governor Signs Sanctuary State Law [4]. A quote:
“Sanctuary states are wonderful things. Basically, a state says they won’t enforce federal law, which they can get away with. It doesn’t mean the laws don’t exist, it only means that everyone in the state is going to ignore them and pretend they don’t exist. Kind of the same thing, really, but one can likely pass a legal challenge and another can’t.
The problem is that there just aren’t enough of those around. We need 50 sanctuary states and we’re never going to get that many.
However, we do have one more now [5].”
JWR’s Comment: It is good to see the rapid growth in the roster of sanctuary counties and states [6], evidenced by this map [7].
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Idaho further opens, going to Stage 4 to allow gatherings of any size [8].
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Idaho governor signs bill to ban critical race theory from being taught in schools [9].
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Suspect in custody after Idaho middle school shooting that injured three [10]
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Full Ironman is returning to Coeur d’Alene and volunteers are needed [11]
Montana
Montana Ag Network: Why Wheat Markets Are At 10-Year Highs [12]. (Thanks to Ben, for the link.)
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A new Montana listing at SurvivalRealty.com: Big Belt Retreat Hideout [13].
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Biden Administration to Kill Montana Mining Industry to ‘Save’ Non-Rare Bird [14]
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U.S. small towns take on energy-guzzling bitcoin miners [15]
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Montana: Senator Tester Refuses to Commit to Protecting Your Gun Rights [16]
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Montana Ranch Used in Film ‘A River Runs Through It’ Under Contract for $136M [17]
Central & Eastern Oregon
Second Amendment sanctuaries facing first court test in Oregon [18].
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Large sinkhole emerges in main Arnold Irrigation District canal, prompts water shutoff [19]
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Happy update: Dog swept away days ago in Smith Rock canal turns up safe in Terrebonne [20]
Central & Eastern Washington
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Where you can see nearly 200 goats helping to reduce wildfire risk at Spokane parks [22]
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Reusable bags being sold and used in grocery stores again [23]
Wyoming
Suspect found sleeping in private home, held at gunpoint until police arrive [24]
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Taylor Barnette shares his great-grandmother’s 106-year-old diary on Tiktok [25]
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Inmate escapes from women’s prison in Billings, Montana [26].
Send Your News Tips
Please send your American Redoubt region news tips, event announcements, and American Redoubt-based companies worthy of a mention to JWR [27]. You can do so either via e-mail or via our Contact [28] form.