Category: Odds ‘n Sods

Mapping The Top States For Resettling Refugees In 2016 – K.T. o o o Involuntary tracking for citizens with disabilities – Bill Would Allow Government to Locate People With Tracking Devices – G.P. o o o Getting In Bed With The Government o o o Where did the billions of dollars in donations to Haiti go? The Shelters That Clinton Built – T.J. o o o Europe’s 2 Largest Land Armies Tiptoe to Edge of War – W.C.

Naked Capitalism Threatens Lawsuit Against Washington Post Over “Fake News” Story; Obama Starts Russia Witch Hunt o o o Betsy DeVos at Trump Michigan Rally: Time to ‘Finally Put an End to Federal Common Core’ – H.L. o o o Nationalism vs Globalism – B.B. o o o Orange Coast College Student Threatened With Expulsion After Recording Professor’s Anti-Trump Tirade – C.S. o o o Augmented reality app lets you scan people’s FACES and reveal everything about them

Reader J.R. reports that he tried to sign up with Simbi (mentioned yesterday) and was informed that a social media account was required as proof of identity (to avoid “fake” accounts). If you don’t have a social media presence, they require your full legal name, zip code or address, and a “selfie” of you holding a government issued ID. Given this level of privacy intrusion and the questionable value of the data for the stated reasons, SurvivalBlog cannot recommend Simbi to its readers. (See this legal brief filed with the Supreme Court of the United States in regards to the …

The folks at Cold Steel just mentioned that they now have less than 100 of the limited Edition Rawles XL Voyager knives left in stock. After those have sold, your only chance to get one will be from second-party vendors, or on the used market. The law of supply and demand is inescapable, so buy yours while they are still reasonably priced. – JWR o o o Authorities charge two teens in Gatlinburg wildfires – W.C. o o o Swedish developers have come up with a handy solution to those who wish to completely remove themselves from the web. – …

This property in Panama’s prepper expat country deserves special mention: Turn Key Prepper Paradise Ranch. (It is one of more than 250 listings over at SurvivalRealty.com.) o o o Keep Shooting has just received a shipment of authentic USGI TCOP Tents for $229.95. These tents are what replaced the old two-man shelter half and are really fantastic tents. o o o Concealed gun permits surge over 15 million, fight on for more – B.B. o o o Alexa, Cortana, Siri and Google Home Record What You Say.What Happens to Your Data? I pray we, as a humanity, will use these …

Lloyd’s of London warns of devastating $2.6 trillion solar storm – RBS o o o How To Grow A Lemon Tree From Seed No Matter Where You Live – DSV o o o My Unhappy Life as a Climate Heretic – P.M. (Note: May require an account/login to view) o o o Reader M.P. writes in: “Tom’s Hardware just published an article about an attempt by the Canadian government to impose the “Snooper Charter” style of government surveillance on Canadian ISPs, VPN service providers, etc. Time for Canadians to speak up and fight Bill C-51! We in the US need …

¡Viva La Revolución! Jeep Carrying Fidel Castro Ashes Breaks Down Mid-Funeral – W.C. o o o Forced Psychiatric Treatments Expanded under Fast Track Bill Before Senate – DSV o o o Muslims Rally in Jakarta, Demanding Christian Governor Be Punished for Blasphemy – D.S. o o o Mizzou Students Urged to Cancel Social Events as Mumps Spread – W.C. o o o Dakota Pipeline Opponents Speak with Forked Tongue – P.M.

From the desk of Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor at large: Antique cannon repurposed in Syria o o o Houston homeowner brutally beaten by fake UPS driver & 3 other youths with pistols – T.P. o o o Earthquakes sequence animation for the last 15 years – J.H. o o o Yes, this is a real police recruitment ad…At a minimum, it is inappropriate and in bad taste: Inside FWPD – T.P. (It’s on Facebook, but you do not need a facebook account to see it.) o o o This forgotten WWI antiseptic could be the key to fighting antibiotic resistance …

The Propaganda About Russian Propaganda o o o Video: Secret Compartment Furniture. Here is a link directly to their web site: SecretCompartmentFurniture.com o o o Fred on Everything: Gun Control: Hawglegs and Hawgwash – T.J. o o o Uber can now track passengers’ locations after they are dropped off – DSV o o o An earthquake worse than the ‘Big One’? Shattered New Zealand city shows danger of Seattle’s fault. Note that they’re still using shipping containers to prop things up. There are a series of pictures in the article. – P.S.

Obama Regime Stiff-Arms Lawmakers Questioning Secret Refugee Deal – D.S. o o o The Burning Platform: Time to Say Goodbye… – No, they are not closing their doors. – B.B. o o o Sweeping Legislative Attack On Gun Clubs, Ranges & Everyone Who Uses Them Threatens A Wide Swath – G.W. o o o Land of the Free, Home of the 33,000 Violent Street Gangs – B.B. o o o Liberal tells Megyn Kelly that the cop who shot the Ohio State attacker ‘rushed to judgment’ – This is what we are up against. – P.M.

Ohio State Official DEFENDS Terrorist… FB Post Will Make You Physically Ill – W.C. o o o Starting Today, Feds Can Hack Millions Of Devices With One Warrant – H.K. o o o An article found in Emergency Management magazine– a publication mainly for city/county/state/federal emergency managers: Prepper Movement, While Not Mainstream, no Longer Just for Doomsday Outliers – T.H. o o o Video: Springfield Armory M1A Socom 16 meets the X-Products 50 round .308 drum! – W.C. o o o Italy: The Next Stop on Populism’s Global March

Reader GJM wrote in about this video review of the Black Aces Firearm: “…this smaller-sized but strong and utilitarian little pup– small enough to be snuggled in one arm; big enough to growl convincingly…so joyously ready to go and so eager to protect and to please…” o o o Huge solar storm which could WIPE OUT modern technology expected by 2020 o o o I had an abortion at Planned Parenthood — and I’m not ashamed. This statement pretty much sums up the world view of the Progressive Left, “I didn’t have an abortion because I was raped, or because …

California the New Redoubt of Secessionism? o o o Dreams do come true… ENTIRE ROLL OF SILVER!!! | COIN ROLL HUNTING DREAM. (Skip forward to the 8-minute mark, if you don’t have time to watch the whole 18-minute video.) o o o WorldNetDaily reports: What do they know? Mega-rich preparing for disaster o o o How are teachers, school districts, and even the public at large supposed to deal with this? 85 languages spoken in Buffalo schools as ‘New Americans’ enter classrooms – Pat Cascio o o o Home invasion and lessons learned. Grab a cup of coffee and read …