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, hopes of a proper interpretation of the Hughes Amendment.
Re-Opening the Federal Machinegun Registry?
Reader D.S.V. flagged this good news: States Working on Gamechanging Plans to Give Civilians Opportunity to Own Machine Guns, Others Could Follow.
An Iraq-Like Outcome in Iran?
As reported by the Leftist/Globalist Los Angeles Times: News Analysis: Toppling Iraq’s Hussein unleashed chaos. Why Iran war poses similar risks.
Iran’s New Supreme Leader
The Mirror reports: Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba named as new Supreme Leader. JWR’s Comments: I presume that his life expectancy can be measured in days, and possibly just hours. I can foresee that the next week or two will probably become a repeated game of Ayatollah Whackamollah.
U.S. Arming an Uprising Inside Iran
United States seeking an armed uprising inside Iran, with ground operation expected within days. JWR’s Comments: Arming insurgents was predictable. I suspect that until Shah-in-Exile Pahlavi takes power, the only U.S boots on the ground will be a few Special Forces trainers and a handful of forward air controller/laser target designator experts.
Could War In Iran Create Another Migrant Crisis?
Could War In Iran Spark A 2016-Style Migrant Crisis? Hungary’s PM Orbán Warns Of Worst-Case Scenario.
Liberals Push Legalizing Polyamory and Polygamy
The now vaguely leftist New York Times had this report on America’s moral decline, but they of course framed it as trendy and progressive: In the Northwest, Polyamory Finds Something New: Legal Protection. JWR’s Comments: This is a back door route to legalizing polygamy. Note how the advocates of this perversion tiptoe around any mention of the word marriage. But that clearly is their long-term goal: multiple marriage. I expect Colorado, Utah, and Northern Arizona to be next, in this “acceptance” trend. This divisive issue is just one more reason why the partition of Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon from their lunatic western halves is inevitable.
Warning on Colorado’s Low Snowpack
Experts issue warning as impending crisis threatens major US region: ‘This is not going to be good’.
China’s Next Five-Year Plan
The globalist CNN reports: China is about to show the world its plan to win the future. A pericope:
“Buoyed by recent successes – as China’s AI upstarts go toe-to-toe with American rivals, its EV champions dominate global sales and its humanoid robots dazzle the world – Beijing is set to use the blueprint to further spur innovation and use it to build China’s economic strength and international clout.
Its leaders are also well aware they are setting up the country’s next economic plan at a moment of acute risks and opportunities.”
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