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Bayer Said to Explore Bid for $40 Billion Seed Company Monsanto – More in the ever-continuing centralization of ownership of our food production, processing, and marketing…. Danger ahead! – RBS o o o Massachusetts and the town of Longmeadow scored a huge victory for gun rights when three proposals to severely restrict the rights of lawful gun owners was (excuse the pun) “Shot down” check Masslive.com for Channel 22 News about the story. – Sent in by K. o o o Another Bundy standoff possible as groups call for US to seize livestock – B.B. o o o Feds open …




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Video: Nightmarish Dashcam Footage Shows Escape from Fort McMurray Fire – Sent in by RBS o o o The new EMP/Collapse/Martial Law movie AmeriGEDDON will be released on May 13th. Although the budget and production value look low, the theme will be of interest to most SurvivalBlog readers. o o o Ammon Bundy had intended refuge occupation to end up in civil court, lawyers say – Sent in by B.B. o o o An excellent review of “How London got its new Muslim mayor”: London’s new Muslim mayor confirms urban Britain’s cultural transformation. – M.B. o o o ‘We could …




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Flameout: Bill Whittle’s Afterburner Finale – Once you’ve watched that, please DO go and visit BillWhittle.com o o o Trump vs. Hillary: What Are My Options? – Excerpt: “…I commit that I will be on my knees in the early morning praying for our nation–regardless of the outcome. For unless we are His children these elections just turn into modern day “towers of Babel” thinking ourselves so wise that we can outdo God.” o o o Combat Knife Instructor Ralph Thorn shows how to “no spin” throw a knife (or just about any similar sized metal object ) in two …




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Rod Dreher’s latest piece is well worth reading: The Porcupine Option: What Christian conservatives can learn from the Free State Project. (Dreher is well known in conservative circles for his essays on what he calls the Benedict Option–intentional communities for Christians. His plan keys in nicely with The American Redoubt movement. o o o Take the Fifth — And Face Life Imprisonment Without a Trial – Submitted by T.Z. o o o One of SurvivalBlog’s advertisers was recently mentioned in an interesting article submitted by multiple readers: Prepping for Doomsday: Bunkers, Panic Rooms, and Going Off the Grid o o …




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Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News JWR’s Comment: Why am I not surprised? o o o From the desk of Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large: AAR of Chris McCandless; death, 20 years later Mike also sent this in: Potential new antidote for sarin nerve agent o o o Vice News Video: Inside The Alberta Wildfires o o o The San Andreas Fault Is On The Brink Of A Devastating Earthquake – Sent in by G.P. o o o West Point is investigating whether 16 female cadets broke military rules by taking this photo – Showing just how …




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Sent in by T.P. – US gun-loving mom agrees to give talks about gun safety – The value of this story isn’t in the story itself. Take a close look at the photograph of this Remington 1911 pistol in the article. It is not in (U.S. military / Jeff Cooper / NRA) approved conditions 1, 2, or 3. It is “firing line hot” with the hammer fully cocked and the thumb safety “OFF”. I can’t be sure, but the middle digit of the man’s first finger may be placing some pressure on the trigger, as well. Ooops. The only times …




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If You Use Tor Browser, The FBI Just Labeled You a Criminal – Submitted by RBS o o o The Electric Crisis in Europe – “Part of the global warming/climate change deals, many people do not realize that in Europe there will be no more gasoline and diesel cars on the streets come 2020.” If Europe is getting rid of all gas and diesel powered cars soon, are we next? Does anyone realize that this also gives the government the option of pulling the plug on you so that you can’t drive anywhere? (Of course you have to pay for …




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Reader R.M. sent in this video which shows the German people protesting their minister, who has been working to flood Germany with millions of Muslims and has shut down all social media comments critical of the invasion and has jailed people for hate speech who dared to speak out. The video description describes the situation very well and is important, as German people have been cowed by hate speech laws and the guilt of their past wars to not speak up against their dispossession by immigrants and those who want to punish the German people with endless third world immigration. …




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A beautiful prayer by film producer/author Alex Kendrick speaking at the 2015 National Day of Prayer in Washington D.C. o o o This link is to an article from Tech Insider on the ease with which a penetration team (white hat hackers) completely compromised a power utility within 24 hours. It is a good eye-opener to just how much at risk such things still remain, as well as a good lesson for those of us responsible for computer security generally. How easy is it to compromise a utility? – M.P. o o o Baltimore police warn motorists of armed carjackings …




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Sent in by Reader T.Z. – Apologies for the fbomb title, but I wanted to get the info out. Here in the Redoubt we often forget there are those north of the parallel. ‘It’s a F[*] Ghost Town’: Inside Canada’s Fort McMurray As It Burns. Please keep them in your prayers. o o o New addition on SurvivalRealty, Stunning Log Home Sits Quietly Off The Grid, located 49 miles into the Coeur d’Alene National Forest, near the backcountry Magee Airport. o o o Houston School Officials Call Police After Student Tries Buying Lunch With ( REAL) $2 Bill. “There are …




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Colorado Sends Non-Vaccinating Parents ILLEGAL Order to “Register Their Child With the State” – Sent in by DSV. o o o What do you do when you have barbarians and no gate? You build a wall… in Kenya – Kenya can build a wall and we can’t?? – Submitted by B.B. o o o Student Gunned Down During Robbery Near “Gun Free” Campus In NJ – Not just gun free campuses but gun free all of NJ! At least to protect oneself outside the home. ?- D.S. o o o Edward Snowden: Whistleblowing Is Not Just Leaking — It’s an …




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President Obama claims executive action on Gun Control within his authority. “The Social Security Administration will publish a proposed rule to help ensure that mental health records about people who are prohibited from buying a gun are reported to the background check system.” I thought this was a discussion, but now it is being implemented on a wide scale. – J.T. o o o A Woman Woke Up To An Unidentified Cop Creepily Sitting on Her 4-Year-Old’s Bed – While this incident occurred in Canada, alas it could also happen in America– “the land of the fleeced and the home …




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It’s coming everyone. Your Parental Rights Of Your Children Terminated by your State. The example in the article is of a mother transporting meth and she nearly lost custody of all her children, but the article is clear on the State “authority” determining “abuse” in parent’s conduct. That word abuse is a vague line to draw and could mean anything in the near future. How about your State “people” determining that homeschooling is abuse, teaching Christian principles is abuse, or owning guns is abuse, and the list goes on and on. So glad my family made the move to the …




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How Islam Erases Christianity from History o o o Super Survival Kit: 15 Lifesaving Essentials in One Tiny Box – Sent in by G.G. o o o Obama vows to ‘speed up’ efforts to admit Syrian refugees – The last push for absurdity is upon us. – B.B. o o o All Belgian residents issued with iodine tablets to protect against radiation – This is a preventative measure. The pills are actually being distributed to the local pharmacies with priority for distribution given to pregnant and nursing mothers in the event of a nuclear catastrophe or dirty bomb. – B.L. …




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A Photo Gallery of a Super Survival Kit: 18 Deer-Camp Essentials. I’m not sure a snore guard makes my list, but each to his own. – G.G. o o o RBS sent in the link to this article on Canada’s Proposed Gun Law. (No centerfire rifles allowed) o o o National sheriffs’ group, opposed to federal laws on guns and taxes, calls for defiance. Sent in by W.C. o o o From the Desk of Mike Williamson: The Fourth Amendment and the Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Even if this is outlawed, it’s easy enough to RFQ for publicly gathered …