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 the best states to live in, for raising a family.
Conservative States Dominate List of Best Places for Families
Reader D.S.V. suggested this WND article: Study: Conservative states dominate list of best places for families. Here is a quote:
“It is the 2025 Family Structure Index that ranks all 50 states based on three variables: “the percentage of married adults between the ages of 25 to 54, the average number of lifetime births per woman, and the percentage of children aged 15 to 17 who are living with their married parents,” the report explained.
Brad Wilcox, professor of sociology at the University of Virginia and a fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, said the results follow closely conservative political beliefs.
The top 10 states are: Utah, Idaho, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Kansas, North Dakota, Iowa, Texas, and Minnesota.”
Aggression and Hallucinations Linked to Early Smartphone Use
Reader D.S.V. sent us this: Rising aggression and hallucinations in teenagers is linked to early smartphone use, a new study finds.
Multi-County Secession From Illinois Proposed
Peter sent us this from the Wall Street Journal: Secession From Illinois Is in the Air.
A.I. + Politics = Chaos
SurvivalBlog staffer Tom Christianson suggested this article about A.I. and politics: “The Future Is Going to Be Unbelievably Chaotic”.
Study: COVID Jab Can Cause a Depleted Immune System
Over at X/Twitter: Yale researchers have found that some COVID jab recipients show signs of a depleted immune system and continue producing spike proteins years after the shot.
Study: Vaccinated Children Have 170% Higher Risk of Autism
‘Jaw-dropping’ Study Finds Vaccinated Children Have 170% Higher Risk of Autism.
Powering Up a 35-Year-Old Fallout Shelter
We’ll close out today’s column with a link to an interesting video: Powering Up a 35-Year-Old Fallout Shelter. JWR’s Comments: Quite spacious! The fact that the entire shelter complex is still dry and tight is a testament to some quite sound engineeering. This was apparently one of the Church Universal and Triumphant (CUT) shelters. So… Sound engineering, but not sound doctrine.
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