Category: Odds ‘n Sods

E-Bracelets for Pilgrims: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia o o o Google Patents Creepy New Toys That Spy on Your Kids, Control Smart Devices in Your Home Also, the SMART TV’s and certain NEW computers have spying capability, hence we will keep our eight year old TV and OLD computer. Children are better off with old fashioned or SCIENTIFIC toys in any event! Give them cardboard boxes and crayons and let them create! I had a grand time with the cardboard Quaker Oats box, cut in half like a cradle, lining it with cloth, covering the outside with old wallpaper and …

Podcast: Sustainable Farming 2.0. – A.T. o o o U.S. military and civilians are increasingly divided. – G.P. o o o Bomb-proof WALLPAPER could save lives with Kevlar fibres that stops debris. – JBG o o o “You Woke up Stupid This Morning?” Armed Man Stops Would-Be Carjacker. – H.L. o o o While perusing one of my favorite video bloggers, I noticed that he posted a slow motion video of Bees in flight. Every once in a while, in our busy prepping lives, it’s good to stop and take notice of the beauty of God’s creation around us. I …

Let’s Not Forget What Memorial Day Weekend is Really All About – The High Cost of Freedom. – D.H. o o o video: .45 ACP Lethal… A Long Ways!. – P.S. o o o Ferguson Protestors Protesting Again; They Want Their Checks! o o o Capitol Police to Get Potty Training After Leaving Loaded Guns in Bathrooms. – H.L. o o o Leaked Report Profiles Military, Police Members of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. – C.T.

FBI admits Patriot Act snooping powers didn’t crack any major terrorism cases. – JBG o o o DNA spray security system makes U.S. debut in Knoxville. – B.B. o o o Find out what Facebook knows about you. – D.S. o o o As more information emerges about the Waco shootout, even more questions are raised about law enforcement’s actions. – T.P. o o o Subway installs new DNA security system

From the desk of Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor At Large: You too can have a degree in Twitter. And the department head is currently on vacation with the “Fashion marketing” students in Europe. They will grow no food, build no structures, improve no productivity, but they will expect to be taken seriously when civilization collapses. o o o California Mandate Gives Parental Control to the State and Big Pharma. – William Lehr o o o Dad-of-two gunned down with sawn-off shotgun by vandals cheats death when pellets hit his iPhone. – JBG o o o University approves ‘history’ class that …

Common Core Lesson Plan Pushes Pro-Palestinian Agenda. – H.L. o o o This is what is wrong with the typical American Church, The Apostles would be appalled. – R.G. o o o More “children’s picture books” better utilized on the floor of your hen-house.. – T.P. o o o “If Not Us, Then Who?” In Ukraine, Volunteers Collect Soldiers’ Bodies. – T.P. o o o Ben Carson and Mike Huckabee agree that EMP is a threat to America. – G.P.

The Time is Now. – Avalanche Lily o o o Over at Wranglerstar’s excellent blog site, there is a new video posted on rebuilding hydraulic ram pumps. – JWR o o o SurvivalBlog reader G.P. sent in this link to an article from the NRA on Keeping Your Perspective. While targeted at the use of deadly force, it’s excellent advice for the times we live in. I have seen many preppers become frantic of late, ignoring everything but their preps. Keep your perspective. What are you prepping for? (And I’m not talking about which “End-of-world” scenario.) If you are prepping …

Fighting Entropy – The survival of civilization. – S.G. o o o Video: Five ways to hide something in plain sight o o o SurvivalBlog reader T.S. notes that anti-virus firm AVG has recently acquired Privax, the parent company of HideMyAss. The following is from an AVG license agreement, according to Wikipedia: “The AVG license agreement includes a clause (Section 9) authorizing AVG to collect, from your computer, any Non-Personally Identifiable Information they desire and to share it with their business partners anywhere in the world. It also authorizes AVG to track your computer usage.” AVG is also controversial in …

Something is rotten in Albany… o o o I just ran across this interesting post at my old friend Commander Zero’s blog: See the red button? Push the red button. – JWR o o o Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor At Large pointed out a review of the Ruger SR1911. o o o Looks like things just took a turn for the worse in Mexico: The Rising. – M.S. o o o Education Secretary Sets The Stage For ‘Public Boarding Schools’. As scary as the thought of this is, you will find parents in favor of it. Hey, it’s free babysitting. …

The recent train wrecks, including the Amtrak derailment, has brought rail safety to the attention of many preppers. Are your preps sufficient to cover the dangers of rail near your location? Do you even know what those dangers are? 10 things railroads won’t tell you o o o To Smell the Putrid Smell of a City on Fire o o o 8th Grader Arrested, Threatened with Beatings and Held for 6 Days in Jail – For Throwing Skittles. – H.L. HJL adds: This is beyond absurd. At what point will we see the police officers voice Bill Whittle’s words: “No, …

I spent a few hours today watching some reruns of “Doomsday Preppers” on Netflix and was struck by a common thread I saw. Granted, television’s job is to garner ratings and this show seems to do that by ridiculing preppers, but the point is valid nonetheless. Physical fitness seems to be a sadly overlooked prep. How Does 1960s High School PE Compare to Today? It Doesn’t. – HJL o o o Sadly, it is true that history often echos itself: The Vatican Against the Jews o o o A good grounding article for your communication preps. – RBS o o …

DHS caught busing in illegal Somalis from Mexican border. – P.M. o o o California senators approve ban on grand jury investigations into police deaths. – H.L. o o o University Launches Insult-Reporting System That Records Offenders’ Social Security Numbers. – B.B. o o o Eeben Barlow Speaks Out: Tactics Used to Destroy Boko Haram. – J.M.

Great news for those traveling to Ohio! Ohio now recognizes all other state CCW licenses. – Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog Editor At Large. o o o Also from Mike Williamson (actually his attorney): “According to the BATFE NFA guy at the NRA annual meeting (I’d like to buy a Z, Pat), a ridiculous number of NFA trusts, presumably built on a sample once shared on Arfcom, all have the same beneficiary. That dude is going to inherit a ridiculous amount of cash and NFA stuff one of these days (the BATFE believes the number is in the thousands for the guns …

IRS-Affiliated Site For Charities Hit By Data Breach. – PLC o o o St. Lawrence County woman tased at border patrol checkpoint. – P.M. o o o America is a food stamp nation. – B.B. o o o American Exceptionalism . – B.B. o o o I just noticed that we are approaching 75 million unique visits to SurvivalBlog. In August, we will celebrate our 10th Anniversary. Thanks for making SurvivalBlog such a great success. You can help spread the word about SurvivalBlog by putting a link to SurvivalBlog in your e-mail footer or by placing a SurvivalBlog banner or …

Two concealed handgun permit holders, both volunteer firemen, stop mass public shooting. – G.G. o o o Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor At Large, sent in this link about dealing with police who tell you to stop filming them. o o o 1.6 Million Immigrants from Predominantly Muslim Countries Since 9/11. – G.P. o o o Experts urge cautious use of wireless devices as health effects reassessed. – D.S. o o o IRS Continues SWAT Raids for Evasion While Hundreds of Agents Avoid Paying Any Taxes at All. – H.L.