This weekly column is a collection of short snippets: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. We may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters.
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I read a piece that mentioned the 1973 movie Soylent Green was set in the year 2022 [1]. So, perhaps it is time to re-watch that film. I remember that seeing the bicycle-powered generator for the apartment occupied by Detective Frank Thorn (played by Charlton Heston) and that impressed me, as a budding survivalist. It makes me feel really old to realize that this movie — which was released when I was 13 years old — envisioned the world five decades in the future. And here we are, in 2022. So… what will America be like in another five decades?
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A recent video essay from Matt Christiansen: ‘Shock Poll’: A Third of Americans Say Violence Against Gov Can Be Justified | Declaration Revisited [2].
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Peter wrote us this bit of wisdom on the current supply chain issues:
“I was speaking with my daughter yesterday. She is younger, wanted management experience, and so is running all aspects of an auto-glass business.
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I found this linked at the conservative Whatfinger [3] news aggregation site: Why Gun Sales Boomed in 2021 (And Will Keep Booming) [4]
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Also by way of Whatfinger [3]was this troubling news: Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Includes Mandatory Kill Switch For All Vehicles [5]. My friend Commander Zero had some commentary on this news [6].
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Bob recommended this powerful presentation: Alex Newman: Get Your Kids Out of Government Schools [7].
Reader H.L. sent this:
“I thought you would be interested in this story I found on MSN: California Democrats propose tax hikes on businesses and the wealthy to pay for statewide universal healthcare [8].”
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Video: Fantastic Hidden Rooms And Ingenious Secret Furniture [9].
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Bob S. wrote:
“I recommend these two sites:
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UFOs, the Channel Islands and the Navy’s ‘drone swarm’ mystery [14].
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Tunnel Rabbit suggested this instructional video from S2 Underground: Secure Radio Communications [15]. JWR’s Comment: Always remember that any time you have a radio that broadcasts — regardless of its mode or encryption — that it can be intercepted, and in most circumstances, it can be DFed. And, given enough computer processing power and time, it can be decrypted. Therefore, operate at the lowest power possible to be heard by the intended receiver, preferably use directional antennas, and use high-level encryption (where legal). If you want real COMSEC, then use buried field telephone wire or couriers!
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Robert B. forwarded this link: Watch: McDonald’s Kiosk Denies Man Service Over Vaccine Status [16].
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Video: Porch Pirate Messes with the Wrong Man’s Package (Caught on Ring Doorbell.) [17] That perpetrator probably chose a new line of work.
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Cryptocurrency Investors Try to Turn Private Islands Into Blockchain Utopias [18].
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A television news report from the City of Brotherly Love: Lyft driver shoots two suspects attempting to carjack vehicle in Philadelphia, police say [19].
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And lastly, reader David K. sent this useful info: 10 Edible Plants That Grow in the Shade [20].
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