Day: July 31, 2025

Preparedness Notes for Thursday — July 31, 2025

July 31st, 1703: Novelist Daniel Defoe was placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet. But he was pelted with flowers, and cheered by his supporters. — On July 31, 1958, the Anti-Chinese uprising began in Tibet. — July 31st, 1921, was the birthday of Army Air Corps veteran David Thatcher, one of the Doolittle Raiders. — And today is also the birthday of free market economist Milton Friedman (born 1912, died November 16, 2006.) — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 119 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing …


Avoiding Mass Vehicular Homicide, by R.D.J.

“…The act of intentionally or unintentionally causing multiple deaths through the use of a vehicle. This can occur in various ways, including deliberate attacks, reckless driving, or accidents caused by negligence or impaired driving…” In this article we are not talking about accidental vehicular casualties, and Lord knows there are far too many of them in everyday life. No, we are talking about the deaths and injuries that result from someone deliberately driving a vehicle, statistically usually a car but occasionally a much more deadly and difficult-to-stop truck, into pedestrians either on either side of the street or occasionally in …


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 Smart Meter surveillance. When Smart Meters Turn Into Spy Tools SurvivalBlog reader D.S.V. set us this: When Smart Meters Turn Into Spy Tools. Here is …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“[T]he drive of the Rockefellers and their allies is to create a one-world government, combining super-capitalism and Communism under the same tent, all under their control … Do I mean conspiracy? Yes, I do. I am convinced there is such a plot, international in scope, generations old in planning, and incredibly evil in intent. ” – Congressman Lawrence P. McDonald