Odds ‘n Sods:

Rourke sent us this: An Asteroid Near Miss

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OSOM recommended this review of Joseph Tainter’s book The Collapse of Complex Societies. This squares nicely with my views on the complexity and fragility of our modern, highly technological society with long and vulnerable chains of supply.

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Cheryl sent us this: Food for Guns in Dallas [JWR notes: Perhaps it would be better titled: “Trading Pottage for a Texas Birthright”]

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Cheryl also flagged this: Nationwide Ammo Shortage Hits US