Category: Odds ‘n Sods

The Number-One Mind-Control Program At US Colleges – H.L. (Editor’s Note: I’m not sure I trust the site or the author, but the information is interesting and deserves more investigation. It certainly falls in line with what we know about those who commit gun violence. However, correlation does not necessarily equate to causation.) o o o Ol’ Remus (in his oft-quoted Yer Ol’ Woodpile Report blog) has published a detailed analysis of the orchestrated riots at UC Berkeley that stopped Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking. Whether you love him, hate him, or just tolerate him, the man still has the right …

Loretta Lynch’s Final Order Allows The NSA To Give Spying Data To Other Federal Agencies – D.S. o o o How To Make Gunpowder The Old Fashioned Way – DSV o o o IG Probe finds BLM Guilty of Misconduct, Bundy Ranch Lawyers Ready to Pounce o o o SurvivalBlog reader T.Z sent in this link to a comprehensive list of the Great Books online. o o o An interesting video link of clandestine radio ops. – M.H.

Anyone with an interest in night vision gear or intrusion detection systems should check out this amazing surplus company in southern California: Murphy’s Surplus. o o o Treacherous rioting? Prosecute the Rioters – H.L. o o o Stupid Light: Why lighter is not always right or better – G.P. o o o Solar Power – is it for you? The state of residential solar power – P.S. o o o Over at our SurvivalRealty.com spin-off site, there is a fascinating new listing on Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island that features an off-grid cabin near Naukati Bay for access by boat …

Apocalypse island: Tech billionaires are building boltholes in New Zealand because they now fear social collapse or nuclear war. So what do they know that we don’t? o o o UN Lesson Plans Teach Kids to Get Civilians to “Turn in Guns” – H.L. o o o Protests Against Trump and Visa Policy Turning Violent – D.B. o o o Good to know: U.N. Official Admits Global Warming Agenda Is Really About Destroying Capitalism – D.S. o o o Congress scraps Obama rules on coal mining, guns – DSV

Use a wireless mouse? This $15 hack could compromise your laptop. JWR’s Comment: It is high time to revert to hard-wired mice. o o o For those who have been waiting, MagPul has now produced AICS-compatible LONG ACTION magazines for .270, .30-06, .25-06, and similar cartridges. This sure beats paying $90+ each for original AICS-made magazines. o o o From Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large: Some interesting European surplus kit at good prices, with cheap shipping to the U.S. Note that some of their “joke” products are presented with blunt language. o o o Growing fresh-produce shortage in Britain …

What good people will do in a bad economy: Harare residents find ingenious new ways to survive – A.P. o o o Arrests Made Over DC Surveillance Cameras Being Hacked Prior to Trump Inauguration – D.S. o o o NRA Wins Victory as Congress Reverses Obama’s Social Security Gun Grab – DSV o o o Attorney In IRS Office Of Professional Responsibility (Columbia J.D., NYU Tax LL.M., Georgetown Adjunct Tax Prof) Busted For Dealing Crystal Meth – C.P. o o o Donald Trump Threatens to Cancel Berkeley Federal Funds After Riots Shut Down Milo Event – D.B.

The Chinese counterfeiters are back to their old tricks, producing shoddy fake Cold Steel knives, including some Rawles XL Voyagers. They are definitely fakes, since Cold Steel only made Rawles XL Voyagers with ONE blade style and ONE blade color! Please take a minute to go to the lower right corner of the eBay page and click on “Report Item”, and ask that this seller be banned. Thanks! – JWR o o o A new Tennessee listing at our SurvivalRealty spin-off is captivating, since it is the lowest-priced property that I can recall that includes on-site caves: Secluded Wilder Mountain …

BSA…Living up to only the first two letters. Goodbye, Boy Scouts of America. You spineless cowards. – D.S. Article Excerpt: “So, if I haven’t been clear, here’s how this works: You give the leftist bullies every last thing they want, and in return you get nothing. Whatever you already had, you lose. Those who supported you while you were being attacked, no longer support you. The people who hated you still hate you and the people who loved you now resent you for betraying them. You are now officially in a lose/lose/lose/lose-unto-infinity scenario…But hey, at least the media will write …

Articles on hackers: Hackers Hold Entire Hotel for Ransom, Trap Guests in Rooms (Editor’s note: The part of trapping guests in their room may not be true.) Computer outage grounds Delta flights in U.S. – C.L. o o o 20 Plants And Herbs Which You Can Grow From Cuttings – DSV o o o Fake news on this recent Executive Order? “But, wait a sec. I read the order and Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen are not mentioned in it.” – P.S. o o o Emboldened by Trump, some police unions seek to overhaul Obama’s reforms. Federal monitors …

Snow damage to Idaho-Oregon onion industry nears $100 million. A lot of people have no idea of the ripple effect of this disaster. Migrant workers will have to move on to find work, and the schools will lose a lot of students, which means cuts in teachers,. This will affect every business in town. The local Walmart closed several weeks ago, because their roof was collapsing from the snow. Many people are out of work. – Pat Cascio o o o Jaw Dropping – Mexican Official Threatens to Unleash Cartels, Flood U.S. With Drugs and Narcotics – B.B. o o …

Trump argument bolstered: Clinton could have received 800,000 votes from noncitizens – P.M. o o o President Trump Readies Pen to Reverse Anti-gun Executive Orders – RBS o o o Facial Recognition at 1000 faces per sec – K.S. o o o Prosecutors In Nevada Beg Trial Judge To Protect The BLM From Scrutiny During Bundy Trial – B.B. o o o What to make of Trump’s Inauguration. Lauren Southern and Faith Goldy of TheRebel.media look back at their trip to Washington, DC to report on Donald Trump’s inauguration. – T.J.

I spotted this over at the ZeroGov Forums: Passphrases That You Can Memorize – But That Even The NSA Can’t Guess – JWR o o o Jeremiah Johnson: This is How You Can Dodge Facial Recognition Software o o o Brody File Exclusive: President Trump Says Persecuted Christians Will Be Given Priority As Refugees o o o Well, as a Limited Edition, it was inevitable that the Rawles XL Voyager knives would sell out. Now they have. If you want one, jump on it before the price on the secondary market escalates. You can still find them for under $75 …

Driver who shot Arizona State Trooper was a former Mexican Federal Cop & Illegal Alien – T.P. o o o Snopes Defends Planned Parenthood; We Rate Them [Snopes] ‘Mostly False’ – P.M. o o o Are they crazy!?! Democrats introduce bill to take nuclear football out of Trump’s hands. Picture this: Nukes are launched against the U.S. or about to be launched and the Dems want to debate if Trump should be allowed to use the nuke football and strike at them? Are they absolutely crazy? They have to hold a debate on if they should even take a restroom …

The recent controversy over so-called Sanctuary Cities for illegal immigrants brought up this map. Note that there is only one small city in the entire American Redoubt on the map. o o o What else you expect from the self proclaimed “nasty” women: Disgrace! Look What These ‘women’ Left Behind – D.S. o o o Be aware; you never know: Woman nearly carjacked after stopping for dummy in road. P.S. o o o We just discovered a company in Ohio that cans their own meat on their own farm, farm raised without antibiotics and no hormones added. Home Grown Beef …

4 Forgotten Meat-Preservation Methods Of The 1800s – J.C. o o o Rep. Steve King Files Federal Pro-Life Heartbeat Bill: ‘If a Heartbeat Is Detected, the Baby Is Protected’ – D.B. o o o Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich. JWR’s Comment: The photo caption reads: “An armed guard stands at the entrance of the Survival Condo Project…” But it should read: “A Photoshopped mock guard stands at the entrance of the Survival Condo Project…” Take a moment to notice that his shadow doesn’t match the photo. Is this fake news, or was that a faked publicity photo provided by the …