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 the reported spread of an Avian Influenza strain detected in cow milk.
WHO Demonizes America’s Cattle Herds for ‘Bird Flu’
By way of the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site, there is this, over at SLAY: WHO Demonizes America’s Cattle Herds, Claims ‘Bird Flu’ Could Spread to Cows Outside U.S.
The Rise of the “Lifestyle Prepper”
Over at The Gateway Pundit: The Rise of the “Lifestyle Prepper”. The article begins:
“They’ve been called “casual survivalists” and “prepper-lite.” Now, a phrase has started popping up around the preparedness industry highlighting the rise of the “Lifestyle Prepper,” particularly in American cities. Unlike “Doomsday Preppers,” those who can be classified as lifestyle preppers aren’t building bunkers or living off-grid. They don’t can their leftovers for long-term storage and they probably don’t own a freeze dryer. But they’re concerned about potential future emergency scenarios and they do not trust government agencies to do more than give them beans and rice during sustained supply chain disruptions.”
Flamethrower-Equipped Robot Dog
Reader C.H. sent us this: Watch: Fire-breathing robot dog that can torch anything in its path.
California Lawmakers Rein in Bill to Limit Car Speeds
Reader C.B. sent us this news item: California lawmakers rein in bill to limit car speeds.
25 Ways the US is Being Destroyed
Several readers suggested this succinct video post on X/Twitter by “Western Lensman”: A Warning to America: 25 Ways the US is Being Destroyed. I have repeated the text of the video here:
ONE: Open borders and illegal immigration.
TWO: Rampant crime and unsafe cities.
THREE: Mass addiction and fentanyl.
FOUR: Election insecurity and interference.
FIVE: The educational indoctrination of children.
SIX: The asymmetrical weaponization of justice.
SEVEN: The destruction of private property rights.
EIGHT: Inflation and debt.
NINE: The global depopulation agenda.
TEN: Record-low fertility and plummeting birth rates.
ELEVEN: Unaccountable federal bureaucracies.
TWELVE: The toxic food supply.
THIRTEEN: Vaccine and pandemic disinformation.
FOURTEEN: The trans contagion and sterilization of children.
FIFTEEN: The over-prescription of pharmaceuticals.
SIXTEEN: The destruction of the nuclear family and parental rights.
SEVENTEEN: DEI and the new racism.
EIGHTEEN: Moral and societal decay.
NINETEEN: The financing of endless foreign wars.
TWENTY: The sprawling surveillance state.
TWENTY-ONE: The centralization and consolidation of government power.
TWENTY-TWO: The destruction of trust in institutions.
TWENTY-THREE: The Censorship Industrial Complex.
TWENTY-FOUR: State-media propaganda.
TWENTY-FIVE: The smearing of those who challenge it.
Facial Recognition Technology Can Predict Political Orientation
SurvivalBlog staffer Tom Christianson discovered this paper in a professional journal: Facial Recognition Technology and Human Raters Can Predict Political Orientation From Images of Expressionless Faces Even When Controlling for Demographics and Self-Presentation.
A Burgeoning Keyboard Logging App Security Flaw
Over a billion users could be at risk from keyboard logging app security flaw.
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