Category: Odds ‘n Sods

Turkey’s Exhausting Zigzagging between East and West o o o Imposing Liberty – Excerpt: “Charity is rightfully the Christian way and should remain there. It should be important to us as believers, it should be our driving force, but it should never be put in the hands of bureaucrats.” – B.B. o o o Improving Global Food Security with a Device That Sweats – G.G. o o o Australian man caught up in Italy earthquake describes lucky escape – A.S. o o o Proportional Response: Understanding Self-Defense Statutes. How many of our concealed-carry compatriots have force alternatives besides their sidearm? …

Chicago’s detective force dwindles as murder rate soars – S.L. o o o A $67,000 Home Robbery Exposes $500 Billion Problem in Argentina – G.S. o o o EpiPen price quintuples in US, but CEO pay goes up much more o o o Baltimore cops using private company’s aerial cameras to conduct secret surveillance – B.B. o o o How To Survive With Nothing But “Primitive Technology” – H.L.

Where are the BOB bags? Italy earthquake: 159 dead, many missing as magnitude-6.2 tremor wipes out towns – A.S. o o o Venezuela Will “Purge” All State Workers Who Sign Maduro Recall Petition – H.L. o o o Here’s a video that shows you just never know when TSHTF. Stop for gas, end up in the middle of a gunfight, and get wounded. It’s a crazy world already, and society hasn’t even “collapsed”! The terrifying moment a woman bystander is caught in the crossfire of terrifying machine gun shootout at Atlanta gas station – T.P. o o o The American …

The Pentagon Takes Aim at Bomb-Carrying Consumer Drones o o o ‘They’ll kill for it’: Ramen has become the black-market currency in American prisons. Alternative currencies are fascinating. Chocolate, cigarettes, silk stockings and now Ramen noodles. Who knows maybe some smart debt bound college student will find his niche on campus and pay off their student loans. – RBS o o o Something Has Gone Wrong – B.B. o o o Situational awareness is becoming more important, including some form of legal EDC. Knife attack in Virginia – P.S. o o o Bingo hall raid turns up ‘doomsdayish’ cache of …

Lets bring in more muslims, Boy, 8, dies in Swedish hand grenade blast. o o o Container Full Of Assault Rifles And Grenade Launchers Headed To USA, Seized In Spain – G.P. o o o From reader A.S. – This was posted some years ago (Australian, but easily adapted for anyone) timely to repost again, its in a PDF format. Very worthwhile to keep in the current circumstances around the world: The food Lifeboat o o o An example of when sheltering in place just isn’t a possibility: Mysterious gas leak forces 200 people to evacuate San Diego neighborhood. Is …

From the Dave Hodges podcast – The Common Sense Show: How to Live Off the Land When You’re On the Run- CSS Health Reporter, Katy Whelan – Sent in by H.L. o o o If Our Mayors Are THIS Corrupt, What Is The Rest Of The Population Like Behind Closed Doors? It isn’t just the politicians in Washington D.C. that are deeply corrupt. – G.B. o o o Video: Driving Through Detroit at Night. Detroit used to be one of the most prosperous cities in America. (Warning: This video contains very offensive material!) – B.B. o o o Thousands of …

US judge orders Clinton to answer queries o o o Is Civil Unrest Coming to Suburbia? Rest Assured, the Media Will Lie About It. Some very good advice. Remember what Willie Sutton, bank robber, said decades ago when asked why he robbed banks? “That is where the money is.” The burbs have food, money, et cetera. – H.L. o o o Louisiana Underwater: Life After Another Huge Flood o o o You use what you have, but this is definitely not recommended: Alaska Outfitter Defends Fishermen from Raging Grizzly with 9mm Pistol – B.P. o o o Pesticide-resistant whitefly could …

Comedian Steven Crowder Looks to Debunk ‘Common Sense’ Gun Control in Undercover Video – A humorous look at a serious subject. What is scary is that Crowder constantly reminds you that these are the people voting for the next president. – DSV o o o Which Items Will Disappear First During A Major National Emergency? “We can get some clues about which items will disappear first during a major national emergency by taking a look at where such a scenario is already playing out. One recent survey found that over 80 percent of all basic foodstuffs are currently unavailable in …

Free Private Cities: The Future Of Governance Is Private o o o MassPrivateI: Snapchat, Big Brother, credit card companies etc., are using facial recognition o o o Inmates made defective combat helmets for U.S. troops — and no one was prosecuted. You might want to check your helmet to see if it is from the affected lots. – V.H. o o o Venezuela crushes 2,000 guns in public, plans registry of bullets – DSV o o o Obama Mandates End of Single Sex Bathroom – W.C.

Claire Wolfe recommended this insightful essay by Vin Suprynowicz: ‘Tolerance’ sounds great. But is there no limit to what we can wisely ‘tolerate’? o o o Authorities believe frat boy found eating victim’s face may have been on “zombie” drug. Are you prepared for more of this as society crumbles around you? o o o SurvivalBlog Reader RBS wrote in about yesterday’s Top Note: I have heard it said that in the Klondike Rush an egg was worth its weight in gold. One can only imagine that transaction taking place. Here is an interesting side note to history that is …

Over a Thousand Motorists Stranded by the Flood: Are You Prepped for Something Like This? How long could you survive? – H.L. o o o Ron Paul: Election 2016 – Liberty Loses No Matter Who Wins o o o Brotherhood-linked leader tells Muslims to change Sioux Falls, convert non-Muslims (VIDEO) – B.B. o o o U.N. Peacekeepers, U.S. Embassy Stand Down As American Aid Workers Beaten, Raped In Sudan – C.L. o o o Clinton Wants Politicians to Fight American Gun Owners, aka the Gun Lobby “The only gun lobby is the millions of voluntary citizen members of the National …

Facing Down the Panopticon – A frank discussion on minimizing your exposure – P.S. o o o AG Lynch Announces Global Police Force Partnership With UN – B.B. o o o Burn Down White Suburbs, Sister of Man Killed by Milwaukee Police Urges Rioters – DSV o o o Orwellian California Bill: Reporters Can’t Post Undercover Videos – H.L. o o o Hackers can see everything you type on your smartphone – DSV

(So-called) Justice Department Prevented FBI Probe Of Clinton Foundation; Reporters Slam State Department Stonewalling o o o After taking a break for a few weeks, Ryan, over at Total Survivalist, is back to making regular posts. Welcome back! o o o Above the law? What is Obama’s daughter smoking? Malia Obama snapped ‘smoking cannabis’ at music festival – KMC o o o ‘Black Lives Matter’ Rioters Target Whites For Beat Downs. “Video footage shows violent mobs of ‘Black Lives Matter’ rioters targeting white people for brutal beat downs during last night’s unrest in Milwaukee.” – J.C. (Warning: foul language) o …

Some good predictions on coming crunch times: over at the great Of Two Minds Blog: Ultimate Long Game: Autarky and Resilience. A key quote: “Those with surplus food will be the ultimate arbiters of value.” o o o Bill Weld Just Compared AR-15s to “Weapons of Mass Destruction,” & Said Pistols Were Even Worse! JWRs Comment: And he is the Libertarian Party’s Vice Presidential pick? It looks like there are NO good choices for the upcoming election. – JWR o o o This is how the US military would put down an armed rebellion – J.C. o o o College …

Here we go again… Stockton, California Mayor Anthony Silva arrested for lewd conduct with minors. And, almost predictably, we learn that Silva is a member of former Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns (now part of the “Everytown For Gun Safety” group.) o o o How to Invest in Guns for Maximum Profit and Diversification: Podcast Interview with JWR o o o Meet Chuño, a space worthy food that the Incas made eight centuries ago – P.B. o o o DEA regularly mines Americans’ travel records to seize millions in cash – H.L. (Warning: Autoplay video on the page.) …