Category: Odds ‘n Sods

Sociologists Warn of ‘Christianophobia’ Among Progressive Activists. – B.B. o o o You would really have to want to work at this office: Office puts chips under staff’s skin. – D.S. o o o New Bill Would Let Cops Enter Your Home without a Warrant and Kill Your Dog. – H.L. Hugh adds: While unlikely to pass, the bill is a strong indicator of the relationship between the average members of the populace and the law enforcement world. o o o For those who like foraging or are learning about it, Kristina Seleshanko’s book The Ultimate Dandelion Cookbook is available …

From the weekly posting of the Conservative Cow Doctor: The Progressive Trinity. – Avalanche Lily o o o Adachi blasts deputy public defender’s arrest; police say arrest was lawful. – S.G. o o o Suspected Ebola patient admitted to California hospital. – P.S. o o o Drowning: A Deceptively Quiet Event. – D.C. o o o From Granny Miller: Survivalist, Prepper, or Housewife? . – J.C.

From Wranglerstar: More Power Puller + A Homestead Helper o o o A reminder to watch your security with the electronic gadgets we all have. – D.S. o o o I have always been intrigued by the survival uses of small airplanes, but this one really gets the imagination going: Short landing! – W.G. o o o If you like your raisins, you can keep your raisins. A story of a lunatic government going on a crime spree. – RBS o o o Seattle government now going through citizens’ trash for public shaming, revenue. – J.C.

Have a look at “Tactical Walls” – Very impressive gun hidden storage systems – video – 2 mins. – T.P. o o o An excellent example of charity – before TSHTF: Save a life or sneer at an idiot – your choice o o o 1 in 3 on Disability Have Mental Disorder; 42.9% in D.C.. That makes sense, seeing as how between the Congress and the Executive Branch mental illness runs rampant! – P.M. HJL adds: While that number is disturbing, don’t forget that the standard manual for defining mental disorders has been expanded so significantly that pretty much …

American Radio History (Including ‘Technical & Engineering’ magazines/books). – A.D. o o o Mark Dice is revealing the utter stupidity of regular Americans again: Americans Want Obama To Repeal The Bill Of Rights: “Let’s Do It, Let’s Get Behind It”. – F.B. o o o U.S. Spies on Millions of Cars. – G.P. o o o Video (43 Seconds): Binary Firing System – Franklin Armory o o o Where food crises and global conflict could collide . – RBS

Bill Whittle recently posted a video with some cogent analysis of American gun ownership rates versus murder rates. o o o Video: Nanny State Billboards…Cuz the Government Is Your Mommy! – H.L. o o o In a sad testament in how the government has a keen ability to make anything worse, Blacklisted News has posted that 400 TSA agents have been arrested for theft of passenger items while not one terrorist has been caught.. – H.L. o o o SurvivalBlog reader C.M. sent in these two articles detailing the relationship between Google and the NSA. It’s fairly detailed and seems …

Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlogs Editor At Large (and a prolific novelist) sent in this link to The Full Collection: Rare Historical Metalsmithing Books o o o Still think that Israel is the aggressor? Europe owes a debt of gratitude to Israel’s willingness to act. What happened on the Syrian Golan? o o o Video: The History of Pirate Shortwave Broadcasting. – T.P. o o o The West Summarized In One Sentence. – B.B. o o o The Shadow of Crisis Engulfs the United States. – B.B.

From SurvivalBlog reader B.B. comes this video – Lars Andersen: a new level of archery . I have long sat on the border of whether archery was a path i wanted to go down for SHTF. High power bows and the need for feeding them aluminum shafts have always kept me in check. However, this video has changed my perception completely. This is now a skill I highly desire. o o o Background checks: inside the mind of Alan Gottlieb – RBS o o o The Worst News Story of 2015. – J.L. o o o The ultimate nanny phone: …

“If You Question Authority, You Are Mentally Ill”, Report Finds – J HJL adds: The issue is even deeper than this article states. The DSM used to be about bonafide mental disorders/diseases. Now it is a manual to describe any deviant behavior (intentional or unintentional) for coding purposes within ObamaCare. The result is that many things that are simply personal preferences or intentional behavior are now classed as mental disorders. Anyone can access tax dollars through these faulty medical diagnoses, and worse, anyone can be found mentally defective should TPTB need such a diagnoses. o o o Beartooth Transforms Smartphone …

Krayton Kerns, DVM Stuck in the Past. – Avalanche Lily o o o When “moderates” appear inevitably destined for the ranks of ISIS, and with U.S. weapons falling into Al Qaeda’s hands along with entire brigade-sized defections taking place, what the world would least expect is for the U.S. to prepare another brigade-sized army to arm, fund, train, and turn loose inside of Syria. But that is precisely what the U.S. is planning to do. 3,000 “Moderate Rebels” Defect to ISIS – US Preparing 5,000 More. – H.L. o o o A Gunfight in Kansas. – T.P. o o o …

Skynet soldiers cut the cord. – G.P. o o o French Police: Gun Control Isn’t Working for Us. – JBG o o o Remember Facta? Now Meet the IRS Database to Manage Everyone’s Bank Accounts – H.L. The ramifications of this became felt almost immediately, as foreign banks began closing customer accounts and halting any future programs that allowed Americans to transact, invest, or deposit money offshore. o o o Machete-Wielding Attacker Breaks Through Neighbor’s Door. – T.J. Warning: language and violence. o o o The irony of this one is just too good to pass up: Cop suffers minor …

UPS Driver Arrested In Theft Of Gold, Silver Bars – G.G. Now I’m wondering just how much those non-descript plain boxes give away in OPSEC. Every other box that comes via UPS usually has some logo or other branding on it. o o o DEA secretly tracked Americans’ calls for over a decade, document reveals. – G.G. o o o The Digital Arms Race: NSA Preps America for Future Battle. – H.L. o o o 4th Amendment, R.I.P.. – T.P. o o o Ferguson Protestors Travel to Palestinian Territories. – G.P.

Which apps protect against Verizon and Turn’s invasive user tracking?. – RBS o o o Agency will confiscate infant if entire family doesn’t get flu shots. – H.L. o o o Trillions Laundered Thru CitiBank For Saudi Arabia?. – K.W. o o o What to do if you are shot. – T.P. o o o Majority of U.S. public school students are in poverty. – B.B.

For those who miss the Great Revivals of the past, R.G. sent in the link to a powerful message on YouTube. It is well worth the six minutes of your time required to listen to it. It is a huge regret of mine that my children have not experienced the spiritual revival of a church in their lifetime. o o o Civil forteifure seizures to be halted without proving a crime has occurred. – RBS Of course this is Eric Holder we are talking about here. Did anyone else have that instinctive urge to reach around and feel for the …

I noticed that former Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s anti-gun pressure group Mayors Against Illegal Guns has been re-branded with the oh-so Kumbaya name “Everytown for Gun Safety”. Perhaps it was the fact that his Mayors Cabal has lost 15% of it membership in the past year. Or maybe it is the fact that an embarrassing number of the member mayors have been indicted or sent off for long stretches in prison. – JWR o o o Fearful of pro-gun activists, Texas state Reps. to install security “Panic Buttons”. – T.P. o o o Parents Investigated For Neglect For Letting Kids Walk …