Odds ‘n Sods:

Federal budget explosion: $2.9 TRILLION! Gee, you don’t suppose that this will be inflationary or that it will force higher taxes…

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An interesting article ran in Disaster Recovery Journal‘s 20th Anniversary issue: No Rain, No Power. Written by Ugandans, it describes how the recent drought in Eastern Africa has created a systemic power crisis. Lack of hydroelectric power has forced the Ugandan power utility resort to lengthy “load shedding” power blackouts.

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The folks at Safecastle wrote to remind me that they now have a Safecastle Royal Buyers Club, with hundreds of high-quality preparedness products listed, and more going up every day. They offer free shipping on all items all the time. And members get at least 20% off the listed prices on everything in the store, even off special sale prices. Safecastle sells freeze dried food, water storage and purification products, optics, communications, and security products, NukAlerts, Paratrooper folding bikes, knives, emergency response kits, and much more. And of course, they’re well known for their prefabricated vaults/shelters/safe rooms.