Day: August 4, 2024

Preparedness Notes for Sunday — August 4, 2024

On August 4, 1821, the first edition of the American magazine “The Saturday Evening Post” was published. — August 4, 1914: The United States declared neutrality on the outbreak of WWI. — On August 4, 1961, Spokane, Washington reached an August record high of 108°F. — Today’s feature article is a guest piece that was too short to qualify for the judging in the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. We are now seeking entries for Round 114 of the contest. More than $900,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, …


Top Priorities for Surviving the Coming Civil War, by Tunnel Rabbit

Introductory Note:  This brief article is a response to The Patriot Nurse’s latest video: How To Prepare For Civil War which was recently linked in SurvivalBlog Water Secure your fresh water source now. It is the most important thing you can do after getting right with God. If you only have access to a deep well, get a solar-powered water pump from such a place as Backwoods Solar or install an inexpensive Shurflo model number 9325 yourself. The Dankoff Slow Pump is ideal for surface water sources and can be set up to be portable. All of these water pumps …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: A Silver-Haired Turk at the 2024 Olympics I’m Detecting That Trained Assassin Vibe… News Links: WATCH: Turkey’s sharpshooter wins silver without high-tech aids. Turkish sharpshooter Yusuf Dikec takes the internet BY STORM at the Paris Olympics — NBC Sports Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.  


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know …