SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, we look at our northern border.
Illegal Border Crossings at Northern Border Breaking Records
At The Center Square: Illegal border crossings at northern border continue to break records. The article’s opening lines:
“Illegal border crossings at the northern border continue to break records, according to the latest data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
A record-breaking 18,644, were apprehended illegally entering the U.S. at the northern border in May, the highest total for the month of May in recorded history.
The northern border has seen the highest number of illegal entries in U.S. history under the Biden administration, The Center Square has reported.
In the first eight months of fiscal 2024, more than 99,000 were apprehended after illegally entering through the northern border, according to CBP data. If the current trajectory continues, the numbers are on track to surpass fiscal 2023 apprehensions of 147,666.
Those numbers are up from 92,737 apprehensions in fiscal 2022 and 24,895 in fiscal 2021.”
AI is Exhausting the Power Grid
Our own Tom Christianson suggested this article: AI is exhausting the power grid. Tech firms are seeking a miracle solution.
Steve Bannon Interviewed by NBC
An NBC interview at full length, shortly before his Contempt of Congress prison sentence: Steve Bannon says ‘Donald Trump is a moderate in the MAGA movement’: Full interview.