The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

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, some more technological advances with negative consequences. An AI Camera Put Another Wrong Man in Jail Over at The Liberty Daily: How a Bad AI Camera Hit Put …


SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets

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. — In anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson recommended this insightful essay at Holly’s Substack: To Boss Ourselves. Here is a brief excerpt: “I was raised in a culture, if not a family, that taught me my dignity came from somewhere higher than any …


SurvivalBlog’s American Redoubt Media of the Week

This weekly column features media 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. The photo above is courtesy of the U.S. National Park Service. Redoubt News Links Going-to-the-Sun Road expected to fully open on Monday for the 2026 season. Video: Political refugees explain why they fled Washington state for Idaho. Buzz kill: Bee truck overturns, resulting in a honey-covered Highway 191, near Big Sky. Quite impressive, for a small-town airshow: Moses Lake airshow 2026 highlights. Federal judge blocks Idaho’s ‘transgender bathroom law’ …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: The U.S. Treasury Secretary Has Devised a New Tax That Will Balance The Federal Budget A Tax Of Five Cents On Each Personal Pronoun In Every Contemporary Christian Praise Chorus. Note From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.



Preparedness Notes: June 16, 2026

This Week in History: On June 16, 1779 US General Anthony Wayne (pictured) captured Stony Point, New York, inflicting heavy losses on the British. — June, 1462: Vlad III the Impaler (the inspiration for “Dracula”) attempted to assassinate Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in a night attack at Târgoviște. But the failure of that attack forced him to retreat from Wallachia. — And in 1873: US President Ulysses Grant declared a portion of Wallowa Valley, Oregon are a reservation for the Nez Perce Native American tribe. But the order was rescinded two years later and the tribe was forcibly re-located to …


Saving Western Civilization, by Single Farmer

Editor’s Introductory Note: This young man is prayerfully seeking a wife. He is offering an after-marriage gift of up to $50,000 to whoever introduces him to his bride with $18,000 after their marriage and another $16,000 to the individual who provided the introduction after the first two births of healthy children born to him and his wife, for a total potential gift of $50,000. For further details, see his article posted on July 13th, 2025: My Quest for a Wife: I’m Willing to Move, and in his May 6, 2026 article on rural migration starting at the bold section on …


Recipe of the Week:

The following recipe for Mock Soylent Green Hardtack Crackers is from SurvivalBlog reader L.E., who notes: “You can also experiment with making Soylent Yellow and substitute orange juice for the beer, and use yellow split pea powder and yellow lentil powder, and substitute mushroom powder for the seaweed, and sugar and cinnamon/nutmeg for the spices.” Ingredients 1 cup cornmeal 1/2 cup green lentil powder 1/4 cup split pea powder 1/4 cup powdered seaweed 1/2 cup beer (adjust for consistency) 1 tablespoon onion powder and/or garlic powder Soy sauce, to taste (about 1 teaspoon) Directions Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large …


SurvivalBlog Graphic of the Week

Today’s graphic is a map showing the United States divided by watersheds, as proposed by explorer, cartographer, and USGS Director John Wesley Powell. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit and the Sonoran Institute.) The thumbnail image below is click-expandable. — Please send your graphic ideas to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted.


Economics & Investing Media of the Week

In Economics & Investing Media of the Week we feature photos, charts, graphs, maps, video links, and news items of interest to preppers. Economics & Investing Links of Interest Reader H.L. sent this: Crisis Comes Closer: Social Security’s Projected Insolvency Moved A Year Earlier. Washington State’s Pension Raid. 20 Antique Woodworking Tools That Are Worth Big Bucks. 65,000 Small German Retail Stores Have Disappeared As Economic Downturn Hits Europe’s ‘Powerhouse’. Hiker stumbles on 6th century gold sword scabbard under fallen tree. Economics & Investing Media Tips: Please send your economics and investing links to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via …


The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

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, Tulsi Gabbarrd’s big biolabs data declassification announcement. ‘Never Before Seen’ Intelligence on Biolabs is Released Via Forbes: Tulsi Gabbard Announces Release Of ‘Never Before Seen’ Intelligence On Biolabs. …


SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets

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. — Some great news: ATF’s “Engaged in Business Rule” – struck down! o  o  o To file under Threat Spirals: Ukraine’s New Missile Flies 1,900 Miles With a One-Ton Warhead. One Russian Factory Has Now Felt It Twice.  JWR’s Comment:  I’m confident that most SurvivalBlog readers recognize the missile design’s distinctive profile. o  …


SurvivalBlog’s American Redoubt Media of the Week

This weekly column features media 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. Redoubt News Links Baseball-sized hail batters eastern Montana, damaging farms and ranches. Independent Cascadia? Greater Idaho? Disunited States Look Toward Divorce. Wyoming’s data-center boom meets the ‘man camp’ backlash. Trail Camera Footage From Idaho’s Backcountry — 2026 Week 22. One Original Building Left in Lonetree, Wyoming. Les Schwab cutting 70 jobs at Bend headquarters. Honduran man pleads guilty to illegal reentry in Montana. Car found in Walla Walla …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR, based on an old pun: Meme Text: We Call It An Elevator, But The Brits Call It A Lift I Suppose We Were Just Raised Differently Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.


The Editors’ Quote Of The Week: 

“Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I through …