Day: June 29, 2023

Preparedness Notes for Thursday — June 29, 2023

During a performance of William Shakespeare‘s Henry VIII on this day in 1613, the Globe Theatre was destroyed within an hour after its thatch was accidentally set aflame by a cannon marking the king’s entrance onstage. Shown is a model of the theater and surrounding buildings, circa 1612. The original theater building is now thought to have been a 20-sided polygon. — Federal Premium (one of our affiliate advertisers), is beginning an Independence Day Sale, with some great discounts on their ammunition — rifle, pistol, and shotgun. Federal offers free shipping on orders over $149. They even have a custom …


Fitness and Preparedness – Part 2, by N.C.

(Continued from Part 1.) Goals and principles A real-world example: The Shaolin monks The origin story of the acrobatic kung fu the Shaolin monks practice is that it was developed for two reasons: Self-defense and general health. Meditation is a sedentary pursuit and the acrobatic kung fu allowed (and allows) them to pack in the flexibility, power, and cardiovascular training they needed to maintain health in a smaller frame of time. This is very much what we in the developed west face: a generally sedentary lifestyle that needs to be balanced with enough exercise to keep our general health up. …


The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is 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. In today’s column, we look at plans for a universal digital passport. The Everything Passport: DHS Outlines Digital ID Initiative A recent headline: DHS Outlines Digital ID Initiative For “Travel, Immigration …