This weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: 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. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters.
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Several readers mentioned this Washington Post piece: Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power.
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Reader B.G. sent the link to this fascinating article: Killer Instinct: How One Man Taught U.S. Rangers to Fight Dirty in WWII.
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Reader D.S.V. mentioned this at Outside: How to Work Off-Grid Anywhere.
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A video from attorney William Kirk: How Constitutional Carry Has About Run Its Course.
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And some more good news from Kirk: South Carolina Passes Constitutional Carry (Sort of….) The bill’s text can be found here. JWR’s Comment: Now it is time for North Carolina to pass something similar!
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Feds Used ‘Secret Portal’ To Tell Financial Institutions To Flag Customers’ Purchases Involving ‘MAGA,’ ‘Trump’. Here is a brief excerpt:
“Through a web portal run after Jan. 6 by the Domestic Security Alliance Council (DSAC), a public-private partnership headed by the DHS and FBI, federal law enforcement shared materials offering guidance on identifying “extremists” with over 650 member companies, the report details.
One such intelligence product, titled “Domestic Violent Extremists Likely Emboldened in Aftermath of Capitol Breach,” put financial institutions on alert about Americans who “expressed opposition to firearm regulations, open borders, COVID-19 lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and the ‘deep state.'”
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Signs of the times: Ogden grain elevator coming down as economy morphs, farmland gives way to homes.
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Wisdom from John Lovell: Building A Self-Sufficient Life with @WarriorPoetSociety.
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SaraSue sent this snippet:
“This week has been about taking care of animals and cleaning the farmhouse up from the last family visit and preparing for the next group of family to visit. It rained a lot and anyone who has worked on a farm knows that means a couple of things: mud and muck, but good pastures come Spring. The grass is growing like crazy and everything is greening up. I love to see it. My garden preparation was zilch this past week due to the constant rain.
I brought another beautiful dairy cow into the mix. All my cows are A2/A2 and Jersey, Guernsey, or Jersey/Guernsey crosses. The milk is over-the-top sweet and creamy. There are two ways in Tennessee to sell your excess dairy milk. One way is to label it “pet milk – not for human consumption” and the other way is to create a “herd share agreement”. There is no government intervention, no dairy licensing requirements, but one is required to make either way clear to people who want some milk. The A2/A2 milk is very much in demand here. Many families who have milk intolerance or with sickly children seek out that milk. I drink it for my health, and my grandchildren thrive on it. Now that all the pigs are either gone, or in the freezer, I have my energy back, and my appetite, since I’m not working quite as hard as I was. As I have previously said, I’ve settled on cows and chickens as my primary farm animals, other than the barn cats, and the guard dogs.
I have been tracking the legal woes of the Amish man, Amos Miller. His organic farm was raided by the USDA again! In the hearing, the government did not present any evidence that any of the food he grows or raises has made anyone sick. There have been zero complaints from his customers who dearly value his products. Even the lab tests of his products did not show anything of concern. Why the government has it out for this man is beyond me, but there’s a pattern. You can do a little research and discover what people have been targeted by the USDA. Anyone who wishes to be independent, self-sufficient, grow their own food, speaks their mind, rejects the globalist mindset, and doesn’t appreciate government interference is a target of our government. It is an easy conclusion to say that our government is fascist, and dangerous. There is a lot of work here in my state to ensure that people have the right to grow their own food. There is an effort underway to add that to the state’s Constitution.”
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Measles cases continue to appear across US; Map shows 16 states with infections reported.
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Reader and consulting client “B.” wrote:
“Hi James – thought I would share this with you, if it would be helpful. My e-bike can go up to 100 miles on a charge. It is $1,599 and folds to fit in my SUV where I’m keeping it on standby [for “get home” use]. The bike brand is Mihogo.”
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A television news segment: Colorado man paid $1.5 million after being tased by Las Animas County deputies.
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Reader J.R.G. sent this comment in response to a recent pistol review by Tom Christainson:
“Hope everything with you and your family are going well. I just wanted to comment that the appearance and function of that Taurus TH9 sure does remind me of the CZ-75 pistol, only with some exterior components not available back then. Not a bad model to work with at all.”
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SurvivalBlog readers in the southeast should take note: A Vital Food Source After a Catastrophe – Overlooked Plant Could Help Reduce Food Insecurity. (Our thanks to reader A.D. for the link.)
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Tractorguy sent this comment:
“I really enjoyed H.F.K.’s thoroughly informative series about wine making. I make wine as well. My rule-of-thumb recipe is similar to his, but mine is based on fours — four lbs. of fruit, four lbs. of sugar, four quarts of water, and one package of wine yeast. I leave my fruit pulp in the fermentation jug for a week, stirring twice daily, then take the pulp out with a slotted spoon and transfer the rest of the mixture to a clear carboy where I can watch the bubbling up through the wine as it ferments. I leave it in there till it stops fermenting (2-3 months), then siphon of the finished wine and allow it to settle again. A note about proofing the yeast — yeast needs to be activated by being dissolved in liquid that is around 100-105 degrees F., which is difficult to do without proofing it if you have not heated the rest of your mixture to that temp before adding the yeast.
Another note is growing grapes for your wine, if you are going to use grapes. One of my favorite authors, the late Roger Welsch, told in one of his books about having a suburban home that was insufferably hot due to the sun beating down on the West wall of the house where there was no shade. His solution was to grow grape vines up the West wall of the house, which then provided shade and grapes in the summer, and then in the winter when he wanted the heat from the sun, the vines were bare and the sun shone through. I have done this on our house as well. On the driveway side where there is nothing but concrete, I planted grape vines in the window wells, which worked perfectly. The main trunks of my grape vines are now around two inches in diameter, after ten years of growth.”
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At The Federalist: The Supreme Court Is The Last Functioning Institution In America. (A hat tip to D.S.V. for the link.)
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West Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Legalize Retail Raw Milk Sales.
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Czech Parliament Passes New Gun Control Expanding Doctor Access to Gun Owner Databases.
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Reader C.B. sent this: Atlas of internet surveillance maps ownership of network infrastructures worldwide.
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And lastly… Has Buster Keaton been resurrected? Dashcam Video: Icy road causes a chaotic scene.
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