Day: November 9, 2025

Preparedness Notes for Sunday — November 9, 2025

November 9, 1330: The Battle of Posada. Wallachian voievode Basarab I defeated the Hungarian army (led by Charles I of Hungary) in an ambush. The 1855 imagining of the Battle of Posada above was by József Molnár. It is titled Dezső sacrifices himself protecting Charles Robert. — After several weeks of civil unrest, the East German government announced on November 9, 1989 that all GDR citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin. Crowds of East Germans crossed and climbed onto the Wall, joined by West Germans from the other side in a celebratory atmosphere. — Today is the anniversary of …


Update: On Spring Water, Well Water, and Water Treatment Basics

This article is an update and expansion to a brief but important piece that I wrote for SurvivalBlog back in 2007. –  JWR Plentiful fresh drinking water for drinking, cooking, washing, and gardening is the most critical resource for all societies. The vast majority of the residents of First World countries are dependent on grid power to supply their water. When the grid goes down for more than a few days, water towers will soon be drained and huge numbers of people will be forced to draw water from open sources. Thankfully, there are streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds in …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Zohran “The Commie” Mamdani Has Just Been Named Florida Real Estate Salesman Of The Year News Links: More New Yorkers? More redistricting? Election results to ripple through Florida. A news report from 2023: The ‘Great Sort’ draws transplants pushing Florida to the right, experts say. Fortune: Escape from New York: Impending election of a democratic socialist mayor has the wealthy fleeing to the suburbs. Will Staten Island finally secede if NYC elects Mamdani? Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give …