Category: Odds ‘n Sods

The mass media was quick to report that the Islamic hostage-taker in Australia was a licensed gun owner. However, there was one small problem with that convenient narrative: It wasn’t true. (Thanks to Tam at the View From The Porch blog for the link.) o o o How to make a shoe : Headley, Jno. P. – P.M. o o o More shots fired at BPA transmission lines Note that this is WEST of The American Redoubt, on the west side of the Cascade mountain range. – P.S. o o o German researchers discover a flaw that could let anyone …

Footwear of the Middle Ages. – P.M. o o o An interesting talk on the search for a “Survival home”: The perfect post-apocalyptic bolt-hole?. – A.C. o o o Rule of law?? Courts rule Philadelphia man must pay $280,000 that he does not owe. – D.S. o o o We Stand! 1500+ Armed Patriots Nullify i594 Gun Restrictions.. – D.S. o o o Following up on Monday’s video regarding an MRAP to manage “constitutionalists”: Knezovich facing protest over MRAP flap. – B.B.

Make Your Own Shoot-and-See Targets. Why spend a lot on things you’re just going to perforate? – J.C. o o o Podcast: Congress Just “Legalized” Warrantless Spying Against U.S. Citizens o o o 9-year-old suspended for spent shell casing gets support from gun rights group. – B.B. o o o From Rural Revolution: Cash vs. cashless o o o From the NY Times: The Assault Weapon Myth. – M.B.

James Madison: How to stop the federal government. – D.S. o o o Prof: ‘Elf on the Shelf’ conditions kids to accept surveillance state. – D.S. o o o Spain Pushes Gag Law, Could Become A Nightmare Police State Very Soon. – CDV o o o Seems their people have not forgotten…the famous “NUTS” response in WW2. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde return to duty following Queen Fabiola’s funeral. – RBS

Thug run “fake roadblock” documented by NJ driver’s dashcam. – T.P. o o o Teachers Are Being Mandated To Get the Flu Vaccine or Wear a Mask and Gloves. – D.S. o o o “Knockout Game” Player Shot By Concealed Carry Permittee . – RBS o o o From the Department of Fiscal over-reach: Despite promises, Social Security still trying to collect old debts from kin. – B.B. o o o Cop admits on camera MRAP is for “Constitutionalists”. – T.P.

From the desk of Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor At Large: Widener’s is out of Mosins, but has M48 Yugos for $199. My Mosin Nagants arrived well packed, arsenal refurb new, with bayonets and accessories. An excellent quality deal. o o o SLC man gets stolen shotgun back 37 years after it was taken. – T.P. o o o Where is the mainstream media on this one?Christian Man Asks Thirteen Gay Bakeries To Bake Him Pro-Traditional Marriage Cake, And Is Denied Service By All Of Them. – RBS o o o For everyone who thinks that small towns will escape trouble …

GOP rep attempted late bid to kill spy bill – CDV o o o From the “You-just-can’t-make-this-stuff-up” department: FDIC insurance will soon cover swaps and derivatives. – CDV o o o DHS: 100 Million Americans Could Lose Power in Major Sun Storm. – P.M. o o o The Game Is Rigged: Why Americans Keep Losing To The Police State. – B.B. o o o So, you think you’re a real man? Video: Flintknapper and primitive skills educator, Mike Cook of www.artofishi.com creates and shaves with obsidian blades.. – K.T.

Gruber: Killing ‘Marginal’ Babies ‘Saved the Government over $14 Billion’. – H.L. o o o Big Banks Conspire with Gov’t to Confiscate Accounts o o o Obama administration claims a right to hide evidence before Supreme Court. – B.B. o o o 9 Ways to Boost Your Immune System and Avoid Being a Victim of the Flu Season . – D.S. o o o Courtesy of The Daily Sheeple: If you are like me, and you worry about the life span of your water filters in a collapse situation, and how you’ll keep purifying drinking water after your supply of …

FBI Plans to Have 52 Million Photos in its NGI Face Recognition Database by Next Year. – RBS o o o Why flu shots are the greatest medical fraud in history. – D.S. o o o Al Qaeda Terrorist Wanted by FBI Crossed Back and Forth Into U.S. From Mexico. – P.M. o o o With future uncertain, Colorado shields its water. – D.S. o o o The Treasury Department is Seeking Survival Kits for Bank Employees and Thousands of Cellphone Users Received a Government “Emergency Alert”. – B.B.

JWR was recently interviewed by Rick Austin of the Secrets of a Survival podcast. o o o NJ gun owners dodge new ‘smart gun’ regs. – D.S. o o o Government In Action: Guns Being Seized By Police From People On Secret List. – T.F. o o o Another reason to make sure you have your press credentials in order: Illinois General Assembly revives recording ban. – T.P. o o o Krayton Kerns, DVM: Mind Neutrality

The dark secrets of a surveillance state – RBS o o o “Careening Toward A New & Different Kind Of Civil War” – B.B. o o o Russia To Conduct Observation Flight Over US. – M.B. o o o Beloit Police Ask Residents To Volunteer To Have Their Homes Searched For Guns. – T.P. o o o Continuing the open source discussion: Linux Mint 17.1 review—less change is good change. – P.S.

Daisy Luther of The Organic Prepper has released a 242-page book called “The Organic Canner”. o o o From the Wranlerstar video blog: No More Broken Axe handles along with part 2. o o o From SurvivalBlog reader T.G.: This is a link to a well done video providing an update on Ebola and, more particularly, the misinformation and obfuscation being promulgated by the CDC, et al. I found it interesting that the video cited many of the same sources I cited in my previous writings on the subject. Some of you on this distribution were so kind as to …

Austin Police Chief: ‘Spy on your neighbors, if they have guns turn them in’. – D.S. o o o 19 Signs That You Live In A Country That Has Gone Completely Insane. – H.L. o o o Police Video: Judge obviously fails sobriety test – (The court still drops her DUI charges.) o o o UK ‘Drifting Towards Police State’, Free Speech in Peril Says Top Cop. – G.P. o o o San Francisco passes retail worker ‘bill of rights’ . – RBS

Use Enough Club: Golfer Killed by 12 foot ( 3.9m) Crocodile in South Africa Park. – T.P. o o o Ukraine Goes Full Orwell, Unleashes “Ministry Of Truth”. – H.L. o o o Birds to be trained to bring down drones?. – G.P. o o o Americans Bought More Guns Than Flat Screen TV’s On Black Friday. – B.B. o o o How police stripped ‘patriots’ of their guns and threatened them with arrest as they guarded businesses in Ferguson – but let rioters set fire to building after building. – T.P.

Alarm bells toll for human civilization as world’s 12th largest mega-city to run out of water in just 60 days. – H.L. o o o Arnie is Back o o o Courtesy of Sipsey Street Irregulars: “Military-style AR-15 rifles: ‘The market is saturated’” That’s got to be rated pretty high on the all-time “epic fail” list of collectivism.. – RBS o o o The Complete Guide To Knife Blades . – J.S. o o o Very Cool: New Interactive Map Shows Lack Of Popularity In Gun Control. – G.W. As usual, the Redoubt comes off looking good!