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 [1]. 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, a warning on possible terrorist threats to Starlink. (Pictured above is a Starlink ground station in Ketchikan, Alaska. Photos courtesy of Reddit [2].)
Starlink’s Achilles Heel
In a recent video, an AmRRON operator in North Idaho warns: Starlink’s Achilles Heel [3]. JWR’s Comment: To elaborate on an analogy, if the Starlink ground stations are the system’s Achilles Heel, then the fiber optics cables are the system’s Achilles Tendon.
Ex-Google Insider Warns on Near-Term AI Advances
An insightful video interview of Tristan Harris: Ex-Google Insider Warns: “You Are Not Prepared For 2027” [4]. JWR’s Comment: I hope that after seeing this, SurvivalBlog readers will recognize why I am so passionate about keeping AI out of journal/newspaper/blog writing and book writing [5].
Norway Preparing for Property Requisitions in Wartime
Norway preparing for property requisitions in wartime [6].
Tucker Carlson Speaks Some Unspeakable Truths
A YouTube video clip of a conversation between Tucker Carlson and Shawn Ryan: Tucker Carlson: “We’re Going To Have a Revolution” [7]. One interesting exchange:
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