Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters.
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New Federal Plan Aims to Replace Synthetic Fabrics With American Cotton [1]. (A hat tip to D.S.V. for the link.) The article begins:
“The United States Department of Agriculture has launched the Great American Cotton Plan to support cotton farmers and protect Americans from “forever chemicals” in our daily lives.
Over the past decade, America has moved to almost all synthetic fibers, often for clothing and linens made of plastics such as polyester, nylon, polypropylene, and polyethylene. While America has been propping up the Chinese plastic textile industry, American consumers have been wearing poisonous clothing, not supporting farmers, and shipping a majority of cotton exports to Brazil.”
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Fake CAPTCHA scam can hack your computer [2].
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Trump tells CNBC: ‘I don’t care’ if Iran negotiations are over [3].
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Freddie mentioned this at Wired: AI Is Taking Over the Most Cursed Job in the World [4].
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Costco Shares Are Falling. It’s Playing the Long Game [5].
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Tim J. suggested this video: How to Crimp Large Cable Lugs For Offgrid Solar or Marine Electrical [6].
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