Day: April 24, 2022

Preparedness Notes for Sunday — April 24, 2022

On this day in 1915, the Armenian Genocide began. Ottoman (Turk) Muslims eventually slaughtered 1.5 million of their Christian neighbors, intellectuals, and community leaders. Pictured are some of the 16 girls from the Turkish city of Malatya that were crucified alive with spikes through their feet and hands. The Ottoman government proceeded with multiple phases to round up men in mass executions and drive women and children into the desert on death marches. They also led the general Muslim citizens to participate in brutal periodic massacres within their communities signaled with the blow of a bugle. It is one of …


Update: In-Town Versus Isolated Retreats

This feature article is an update to a SurvivalBlog article that I wrote back in August of 2005: — There are two distinct modes of fixed location survival retreats: ”In Town” and “Isolated.” The former depends on some local infrastructure while the latter is designed to be almost entirely self-sufficient and self-contained. Isolated retreats are also often termed “remote” retreats. Not everyone is suited to tackling the tasks required for self-sufficiency at an isolated retreat. Advanced age — with the inevitable loss of muscle mass — physical handicaps, lack of trustworthy family or friends, or chronic health conditions could rule …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR:   To share this, you can find it here: https://www.kapwing.com/videos/6262b3b562bdff00a506463a Meme Text: Synaptically-Challenged Joe Biden Says… I’ll Shake Hands With My Loyal Supporters, Who… Who… Oddly Seem to Have Disappeared! Background: Terms to Avoid When Writing About Disability. “Demented, senile: Avoid describing someone as being demented or senile. Use people-first language when describing someone with dementia, such as “a person with dementia.”


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust. Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both …