Category: Odds ‘n Sods

For readers who’d like to get a glimpse of what the terrain, weather, and people are like in the Ilemi Triangle (the main locale of my latest novel, Land of Promise), I recommend a YouTube video narrated by a C-130 Hercules pilot who was based out of Lokichoggio, Kenya: A Postcard From Loki. – JWR o o o This video clip from Homeland pretty well sums up just how extremely devoted the jihadis are to setting up an Islamic Caliphate: Quinn from Homeland Understands the Problem – JWR o o o For those following the Infrared camoflauge technology, SurvivalBlog reader …

Elon Musk launches $1 Billion fund to save world from Artificial Intelligence o o o The water crisis worsens… California in Overdraft: Dry Wells and Sinking Ground as State Struggles with Ground Water Crisis. …and California is not alone. It’s happening in Kansas too. Pumped Beyond Limits, Many U.S. Aquifers in Decline. – Sent in by T.A. o o o Self Defense Prep interviewed JWR over his new book Land of Promise and has the link posted. Survival skills and the learning curve for those skills are also a topic of discussion. o o o D.S. sent in this link: …

Our SurvivalRealty spin-off site gets some very unusual retreat property listings, but this new one on Hawaii’s Big Island is incredible: Private Cave Bordering Forest Reserve in Tropical Paradise o o o SurvivalBlog reader R.H. wrote in response to Five Intelligence Essentials for Preparedness and Community Security, by Samuel Culper with a link to an article describing how to turn a computer and a TV tuning dongle into a police scanner capable of receiving trunked radio traffic. o o o J.N. writes in: “Gun haters point to recent mass shooting and froth at the mouth demanding new anti-gun legislation to …

Reader JBG sent in yet another reason to avoid Social Web Media. While you may not live in Thailand, the record still exists. Once it’s there it’s permanent. o o o Wound-Stopping Battlefield Sponge Gun Now OK For Civilians, Too – Sent in by T.P. o o o Pete in Switzerland suggested this great six-minute educational video: PSK – Personal Survival Kit – Maxpedition EDC Pocket Organizer o o o Does anyone else out there ever find it ironic that the majority of the population of what were the original 13 colonies are so quick to want to jettison the …

SurvivalBlog reader D.B sent in this link about New Legislation Would Force Twitter and Facebook to Report “Terrorist Activity”. So who decides what terrorist activity is? Just one more reason to avoid social web media o o o Krayton Kerns on Gun Control – Picasso’s Little Sister o o o No passports for US citizens who haven’t paid taxes or don’t have a Social Security number o o o I am incredibly unsettled by reports of large amounts of cell phone purchases and stolen LP tanks by Muslims. On one hand, the purchase of cell phones shouldn’t be a crime …

We knew this was coming. Now it’s here. In fact, it’s here, there, and may soon be everywhere… Scientists Have Found a New Strain of Bacteria Resistant to ALL Antibiotics – Submitted by T.A. o o o A disturbing trend carried to an extreme… Still in a Crib, Yet Being Given Antipsychotics – Sent in by D.S. o o o An excellent article on True Light Infantry (4gw) sent in by T.Z. Just because you don’t have artillery doesn’t mean you automatically lose the war. o o o This article is written from a pro-government-helps standpoint, but it underscores the …

The “Instant Background Check” managed to pass because it was illegal for the government to keep and maintain a database derived from these background checks. In a recent Washington Post article, the GAO announced that at least 2233 times, suspected terrorists attempted to buy firearms and succeeded in 2043 of those times. How would they know this if the data is not kept? Either the GAO is lying about the numbers or they are illegally keeping the data! My bet is on the illegal data retention. – Thanks to T.Z. for the link. o o o Point Deer, Make Horse …

Several readers sent this: video link to a Fox News story: Over 100 MILLION Guns Sold in US Since Obama Became President of United States JWR’s Comment: That is a stunning figure. I’d say that is roughly one firearm for every adult in the United States. Thanks Obama, you are the Gun Salesman of the Century! o o o “We Just Can’t Seem to Pinpoint the Problem”, says Obama so let’s bring in 180,000 more. Are we crazy? o o o This smart car seems to have tattled on its driver While it’s difficult to be upset with how the …

President BHO gave a speech on December 6th in which he, among other things, urged enactment of controls on civilian-owned battle rifles. He also mentioned expanding the National “No-Fly” List into a “No-Buy” list for firearms purchases. Since the DHS administrative secret persona non grata list has no proper remedy, redress, or recourse under law, and because it is chronically plagued by thousands of “wrongly matched” false positive names that have already cost tremendous undue suffering, this is an exceptionally bad idea. Thusfar, the expected torrent of new Executive Orders implementing BHO’s plans has not yet been unleashed. Perhaps this …

The long-awaited Ghost Gunner automated milling machine is now in large scale production. These compact machines provide a means of completing “non-gun” 80%-complete aluminum alloy AR-15 receiver blanks into finished receivers, even for people who are not mechanically adept. There are plans to soon provide software that will allow the machines to also finish AR-10 receivers. I have heard that folks who were on the waiting list from 2014 are now receiving shipments of their Ghost Gunners. This venture was launched by Cody Wilson of Defense Distributed– the designer of the much-publicized 3D-Printed AR-15 lower. The cost of a Ghost …

More pandering to Muslims: Loretta Lynch Vows to Prosecute Those Who Use ‘Anti-Muslim’ Speech That ‘Edges Toward Violence’ Never mind that Islam, a political system masquerading as a religion, is responsible for these attacks on the American populace. o o o To understand reactionary Islam’s current push to establish a new global Caliphate, you must understand the history of Islamist jihadist expansionism. This video is a great primer: Why We Are Afraid, A 1400 Year Secret, by Dr. Bill Warner o o o SurvivalBlog reader B.B. sent in this link to Frank and Fern’s blog: Good Advice from the Plant …

Video: Idaho modern oldtimer builds underground & solar $50 houses o o o A sobering taste of grid down – Link sent in by Avalanche Lily o o o Oh how I wish I had known this secret when I had small children – Life Hack: How to Calm a Crying Baby in Seconds. I can see some survival situations where quieting a crying baby might be urgent. – ShepherdFarmerGeek o o o Deputizing Doctors. Sent in by J.C. o o o This New York paperblames guns, Christians, and the NRA for the California shootings whilst simultaneously mocking prayer. Is …

JWR’s recent interview on the Oathkeepers podcast is now available at YouTube. The discussion of the Paris terror attacks and the release of the novel Land Of Promise begin at the 37:45 mark. o o o NSA Phone Surveillance (Kind of) Comes to an End. So you think it’s all good now? Maybe not: No, NSA Phone Spying Has Not Ended. Let’s see… the database still exists in the hands of the NSA; the “private” companies still keep the records with little to no oversight; tell me again how this is different and better? o o o As expected, the …

For the more technical among us, this is an interesting tale of how Tor got hacked and made onymous. – Send in by P.S. o o o Reader G.P. sent in this link to the Washington Free Beacon reporting ‘Unprecedented’ Support For Islamic State Within U.S.. It’s a scary situation when the world chooses to stick its collective head in the sand over the evils of Islam. A simple Google search provides an abundance of information and people apparently can’t be bothered to do that. o o o Another “Read my lips” situation: Obama Pledges Executive Action on Gun Control …

Slaves sold for $10: Yazidi Women Tell of Rape and Enslavement at Hands of ISIS o o o Reader D.S. sent in this article profiling the abusive nature of the nations healthcare when it comes to employees who don’t comply with mandatory flu shots which are highly controversial. o o o Along those same lines, here is an example where the government is now mandating vaccines containing mercury in children and exempting the producers and health workers from any and all consequences…All in the name of child safety. o o o In Sweden, 14,000 illegal immigrants disappear without trace. Meanwhile: …