Reader B.B. spotted this: Rich Russians Buy Bunkers on Apocalypse Angst. JWR Adds: Regardless of what country you are in, be wary of fast-talking salesmen that want to sell you floor space in any shelter that doesn’t yet exist. Just as with precious metals, I recommend that your investment be something tangible. FWIW, back when I was in the software industry, we used to call planned products or planned features “vaporware”, because many of them were never anything more than Marketing Department hype. (There was no code for this software yet written.)
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Mr. K. wrote to note: “I found a video that displays the perfect example on why it is important to donate anonymously through a third party: Tony Feeds the Locals. A generous offer by the No Reservations crew turned ugly, quickly.”
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J. McC. mentioned Kitat Konenut: Organizing for community defense, at the grass roots, with a common faith. Does this sound a bit like the American Redoubt? (One difference is that I don’t advocate having any centralized leadership. I’m merely encouraging individual families to relocate, attend good churches, coalesce, and take a stand.)
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More about the Owyhee Tragedy: It Was Death by GPS!
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Japan to Cover Damaged Nuclear Reactors with Giant Tents. (A nice gesture that will reduce the spread of particulates, but hardly a permanent solution.)