The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed and disciplined is therefore at all times important.”- Thomas Jefferson
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Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — September 16, 2025
On September 16, 1782, the Great Seal of the United States of America was used for the first time. — September 16, 1919, the U.S. Congress granted a national charter to the American Legion. — And on September 16, 1940, US President FDR signed the Selective Training & Service Act. This was the nation’s first peacetime draft. — Mark your calendar for February 16, 2026, to order your 20th Anniversary Edition of the waterproof SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick. The 2005-2025 edition will have at least 12 more bonus books. These will include the 4-volume Audel’s Carpenters and Builders Guide, as …
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SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt
This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, news about the Yellowstone effect. (See the Montana section.) Region-Wide Legal battle over salmon and steelhead on Columbia and Snake Rivers. o o o Some new businesses: Inland Northwest Business Watch. Idaho Chronic wasting disease threatens Idaho’s big game and hunting traditions. o o o …
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The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“It is me, recognizing the dire situation we have found ourselves in: The left wants you dead. Prepare and train like it. ‘We the People’ have had enough. I’m saying the word no. I’m challenging all of y’all today, to be an American.” – Johnny B.
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Preparedness Notes for Monday — September 15, 2025
On September 15, 1916: The first use of tanks in warfare. Britain’s Mark I “Little Willie” tanks were used at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, as part of the Battle of the Somme. — On September 15, 1950, United Nations troops landed at Inchon, South Korea, crippling a North Korean invasion during the Korean War. — The last day! The week-long sale on all of our Swedish Mauser rifles at Elk Creek Company ends tonight at midnight, Eastern Time. The prices of all of our 6.5 x55mm “Swedes” have been reduced by 10 to 25 percent. These are all pre-1899 (no …
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Recipe of the Week:
The following recipe for Roasted Summer Squash is from SurvivalBlog reader H.N., who says: “This is intended for yellow squash, but this recipe also works fairly well with zucchinis.” Ingredients 2 Squash (about 4 cups), cut into 1/2 inch-thick slices 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning 2 cloves garlic, chopped (or less, to taste.) 2-3 Tablespoons of olive oil 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (optional) Salt, to taste Pepper to taste Sprigs of Parsley (for garnishing) Directions Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F. Spread 1 Tablespoon of olive oil on a lipped cookie sheet pan. Wash and slice the squash. Toss the squash …
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SurvivalBlog Graphic of the Week
Today’s graphic: Cost-of-Living Adjusted Median Household Income by State, 2024. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) The thumbnail below is click-expandable. — Please send your graphics or graphics links to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted.
The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“Where you have the most armed citizens in America, you have the lowest violent crime rate. Where you have the worst gun control, you have the highest crime rate.” – Ted Nugent
Preparedness Notes for Sunday — September 14, 2025
On September 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the poem “Defence of Fort M’Henry,” later known as “The Star-Spangled Banner,” while witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry from a ship in Baltimore Harbor. — September 14, 1901: Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the youngest man to serve as President. — This is also the birthday of James Wilson, a lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1742 – 1798). — Just two days left! We are running a week-long sale on all of our Swedish Mauser rifles at Elk Creek Company. Just until Monday, September 15th, 2025, the prices …
JWR’s Meme Of The Week:
The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Doctors Have Discovered a Common Trait Among Mentally Disturbed Women: A Deviant-ated Septum Links: Reddit: I’ve never met a normal person with a septum piercing. Q4M: Any truth to the “Nose Ring Theory”? Is There a Correlation Between Nose Rings and Being Liberal? In a Swiss medical journal: Clinical and Psychological Aspects of Piercing: A Cross-Sectional Study with Special Attention to Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptoms, Appearance Anxiety, Body Image Perception and Self-Esteem. Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. …
The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all …
Preparedness Notes for Saturday — September 13, 2025
On September 13th, 122: construction began on Hadrian‘s Wall in Northern England. — September 13th, 1951 was the birthday of President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan. — We are running a week-long sale on all of our Swedish Mauser rifles at Elk Creek Company. Just until Monday, September 15th, 2025, the prices of all of our 6.5 x55mm “Swedes” have been reduced by 10 to 25 percent. These are all pre-1899 (no paperwork) rifles that can be mailed right to your door. They include original military configuration rifles and carbines, as well as a few sporters. Note that if …
The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in …
Preparedness Notes for Friday — September 12, 2025
On September 12, 1683, during the Austro-Ottoman War: The Battle of Vienna. Several European armies joined forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire. From the biased Wkipedia: “The Siege and Battle of Vienna took place at Kahlenberg Mountain near Vienna on 12 September 1683 after the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. The battle was fought by the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarchy) and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, both under the command of King John III Sobieski, against the Ottomans and their vassal and tributary states. The battle marked the first time the Commonwealth …
A Costly Freeze-Drying Prepper Mistake, by Mrs. T.
Doesn’t everyone want a freeze dryer? It feels like the ultimate answer to long-term food storage, your foods, your way, preserved “forever.” Perfect for a nuclear war, another COVID lockdown, or just peace of mind. My family has a lot of food allergies, making it difficult for long long-term food storage solutions. We have never been able to find freeze-dried foods that were a combination of what we eat, and not processed in facilities that process ingredients we’re allergic to. That’s why the freeze dryer seemed like the perfect solution. And honestly, it still is. But not before I learned …