Day: June 30, 2025

Preparedness Notes for Monday — June 30, 2025

An Important Note: Please repeatedly contact your state’s two U.S. Senators by phone and e-mail and demand that they overrule the unelected Senate Parliamentarian’s recent bogus ruling that the Hearing Protection Act and the SHORT Act did not qualify as “tax measures” under the Byrd Rule. Clearly, the National Firearms Act of 1934 IS INDEED part of the Federal tax code, and any modification to NFA-’34 is indeed “tax-related.”  Tell your Senators:  Vote NO on the entire bill, unless the Hearing Protection Act and the SHORT Act are fully restored! If they can overrule the Senate Parliamentarian on Senator Dan …


DIY Wood-Lined-Steel-Drum Corn Storage, by Thomas Christianson

“Some deer came to the squirrel feeder today,” Kari announced at supper one evening. Kari and I both love deer. Kari loves deer because she thinks that they are pretty. I love deer because I think that they are tasty. As a result, our priorities don’t always coincide. But we do both agree that we like having deer around on the property. It isn’t that I have ever actually shot deer on our property. I just want them nearby in case I get hungry. The squirrel feeder had not always been a squirrel feeder. It was originally a platform that …


Recipe of the Week:

The following recipe for Traci’s Marinara Sauce is from SurvivalBlog reader Callie B. Ingredients 2 large cans whole tomatoes, chopped (Or fresh tomatoes of equivalent volume, plus a bit of water) 1/4 c. tomato paste 1/2 c. olive oil 1 Tbsp. minced onion 1 or 2 Tbsp. fresh basil, thinly sliced Garlic, to taste 2 tsp. minced parsley 1/2 tsp. crushed dried oregano Directions Place all of the ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring the pan to a boil. Reduce heat, and cover with a lid. Simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce is reduced and thickened to a …


SurvivalBlog Graphic of the Week

Today’s graphic:  The number of propane fueling stations, by State. (U.S. Dept. of Energy Map. See the original site, for specific locations, or use the Alternative Fueling Station Locator.) “Thousands of fueling stations across the country provide propane, also known as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).” The thumbnail below is click-expandable.       — Please send your graphics or graphics links to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted.


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations,—entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns, and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies; the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigour, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad; . . . . freedom of religion; freedom of the press; freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries …