Category: Odds ‘n Sods

Video: Manny Edwards fights off dark without a flashlight. – H.L. o o o Lead ammunition ban passed after feds withheld key data, hunters group says . – P.M. o o o Feds turn to antiquated law to open locked iPhones. – RBS o o o How to Pull an All-Nighter: Tips from the Special Forces. – G.P. o o o SurvivalBlog reader MTH suggested a 550 paracord alternative that I have been experimenting with myself. The Hennessy Hammock, which was recently purchased by my son, has a strand of Spectra cord that is 1/3 the diameter of 550 paracord, …

We’re adding a migrant city the size of Birmingham every 30 months reveals MP who co-chairs migration group . – J.C. o o o Directed Deep Impact: The Next Arms Race?. – G.P. o o o Magpul finalizes departure from Colorado in response to gun-control bills. – B.B. o o o School has hissy fit over Creation invitation. – H.L. o o o Bird flu outbreak in India caused by strain humans can contract: OIE. – K

Ferguson protester used (modified) police radios to interfere with cops, charges allege. – T.P. o o o The Anatomy of a Protected Battery Is my battery protected? – P.M. o o o Putin’s government now says Russians can now carry guns for ‘self-defense’. – RBS o o o How to remove a fish hook from a finger o o o Venezuela’s future? ‘Barbarity and people looting’ – H.L.

CNN is lying when they say Ferguson protests were ‘peaceful’. – T.P. o o o KnifeRights’ First Annual Ratings of Worst Anti-Knife Cities and Best States for Knife Owners. – G.G. o o o Christian beliefs put student in danger of expulsion. – D.S. o o o Vaccines Will be Made from Human Cancer Tumors. – RBS Even if you weren’t previously anti-vaccine, this should make you pause. Human tumor cells!?! Human embryo cells!?! Has the FDA lost its collective mind? o o o What a Single Nuclear Warhead Could Do. – T.P.

Do We Own Our Stuff, Or Does Our Stuff Own Us? o o o Courtesy of the “thoughtsfromfrankandfern” blog: Radio – Stay In Touch o o o After shooting a 12-year-old, cops waited 4 minutes to give him medical help. – D.S. o o o Police shut down mysterious ‘Oath Keepers’ guarding rooftops in downtown Ferguson. – T.P.

It’s not strictly survival related, but an inspiring story nonetheless: This tribute was almost lost to the ravages of time but even in its less than HD format it bears striking witness to what one man can do even when they are given less than a fair shot at life. – RBS o o o Homeless woman’s stun gun spurs 2nd Amendment case. – G.P. o o o Footage shows elderly man attacked with his own oxygen supply and carjacked by protesters in Ferguson as a third night of protests take place nationwide. – T.P. o o o From the …

Americans sorting themselves into politically similar counties. – A Redoubtable concept! – JWR o o o Gun Control Measures Hazardous for Citizens. Nazis disarmed the Social Democrats and other political opponents whom they deemed “enemies of the state.” The turn of the Jews came in 1938. – H.L. o o o #HappyTracksgiving: How your travels are tracked this holiday season. – P.M. o o o Cop Fires on Unarmed Man and His 6-Year-Old Daughter on Their Way to Get Asthma Medicine. – D.E. o o o Breastfed, Homebirthed Babies Taken Away From Parents For Not Using Hospital. – D.S. o …

JRH Enterprises is running a big Black Friday sale with all Mt. House on sale with shipping included as well as PVS14 Pinnacle Autogated Night vision devices, Thermal imaging scopes, and Perimeter alarms. o o o By way of The Daily Sheeple, comes a link to a quite useful handgun training video: The Venti 100. o o o In Ferguson, black residents stand guard at white-owned store . – T.R. o o o The Ferguson Fraud. – T.P. o o o Ceramic ball bearing Self Healing Armor! withstands repeated hits of .50 BMG. – D.C. o o o Google Gives …

Ferguson PD Tell Gun Stores and Pawn Shops to Remove Guns. – T.P. I would also like to point out that as far as I can ascertain, the Redoubt remains riot free. – HJL o o o With guns drawn, police stage surprise raid on school as part of psychological drill to ‘protect the children’. – D.S. o o o Forget your robot overlords: Watch out for Lethal Autonomous Systems that make mistakes. – T.P. o o o Video: How to hunt your own Thanksgiving dinner – Georgia Pellegrini – T.J. Also see her book: Modern Pioneering: More Than 150 …

Meet the coyote packs roaming downtown CHICAGO: Predators have adapted to city life so well more than 2,000 now call the Windy City home. – RBS o o o FAA drone rules would ban farm use and delivery services, report says . – RBS o o o The US Is Stockpiling Ebola Survivors’ Plasma to Treat Future Patients. – G.P. o o o Wolf travels hundreds of miles from the Northern Rockies to Arizona in the first sighting at the Grand Canyon since 1940 o o o CT Report Lays Groundwork for Nationwide Psychiatric Surveillance . – D.S.

Ready Made Resources has announced their new, offshoot company– Sunrise Holistic Solutions: An “All Natural Health & Wellness” website, operated by the owner’s wife, Roxanne Griswold, who is also a Naturopathic Doctor & Certified Natural Health Professional. One of the many benefits of buying from them is that you can actually talk to someone who understands nutrition and can help you achieve lasting health from the inside out. It is Roxanne’s desire to help equip people with the nutritional tools to stand “ready”, whatever the crisis. The website offers all-natural products, including nutritional supplements, skin & hair products, pure essential …

Sometimes the old way actually is the better way. Automation Makes Us Dumb – G.G. o o o Taurus Curve – A Contoured, Wearable Pistol o o o One Quarter of all Americans, aged 17-24 are too Obese to Enlist – T.P. If you are too obese to enlist, you are pretty close to being too obese to survive. Now would be the time to fix that, before the SHTF. o o o The parents refusing to vaccinate their children against polio – Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog Editor At Large. o o o One of the many reasons gun sales are …

The FBI Is Very Excited About This Machine That Can Scan Your DNA in 90 Minutes. – T.P. o o o This is how preppers are treated in Germany. This guy built his basement as a safe bunker for his family, including food, air and water filtration, and other stuff. Some neighbor told the police (OPSEC!) and destroyed everything, because he stocked up on ammo. That’s not allowed there. He had no license. The site is in German, but you can use Google Translate to read it. – CDV o o o New DHS immigration rules: Drunk drivers, sex abusers, …

County board arrested by citizens and sheriff– Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog Editor At Large o o o Understanding How Your Blood Reacts To Cold Is A Lifesaver. – H.L. o o o Mayor Slay: ‘Disruption’ Will be Allowed in St. Louis. – T.P. o o o NSA Director: China can damage US power grid. – B.S. o o o 21 Facts That Prove That Government Dependence Is Out Of Control In America. – P.S.

Swedish Paramedics Need Body Armor to Enter Violent Muslim Areas – RBS o o o Milford 5th-grader suspended for pointing imaginary gun. – T.P. o o o Gun sales in Ferguson spike a staggering 700% as residents wait to see if Officer Darren Wilson will be indicted for shooting dead unarmed teenager Michael Brown. – T.P. o o o Museum Will Remove World World II-Era Rifles Because Of New State Law. – D.S. o o o Video: Michigan Tax Assessor Attempts Interior Home Inspections. – B.B