This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies of interest to preppers and survivalists that are located in the American Redoubt region. Today, a follow-up on a mountain lion attack in eastern Washington.
Region-Wide
The Great Scenic Loop Of Idaho And Montana. This video illustrates just how lightly-populated most of Idaho and Montana still are!
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AmRRON Amateur Radio Network is Streaming Live on Sunday Nights on the Internet.
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Atmospheric river soaking Pacific Northwest could bring wettest June on record.
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Yellowstone floods wipe out roads, bridges, strand visitors.
Idaho
A mainstream media report, that shows typical bias: Deep-Red Idaho Sees Growing Clash Between GOP and Far Right.
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Idaho police arrest dozens on suspicion of conspiracy to riot at gay pride event. JWR’s Comments: Long-time SurvivalBlog readers know that I’ve always rejected racism. And I have warned my readers before about this “Patriot Front” group. When I first heard about it, it struck me as some sort of fabricated LARPing ploy. It appeared to have been created by either gaming programmers or a Madison Avenue public relations firm. More or less a “Rent-A-Mob” that was intended to be used as an excuse for government reaction, and/or as justification for leftist angst. This has all the marks of a synthetic Bogeyman in a Box. (Or in this case, in a Box Truck.) The Patriot Front is not a grassroots movement. It is Astroturf: Something fake that seems bought and paid for — most likely as Controlled Opposition. I suggest that this cardboard cutout group should be re-named The Hegelian Dialectic Front. Once Again: Steer clear of it!
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Neo-Nazis, White Lives Matter, Patriot Front, Satanists, Antifa & Drag Queens Turn Coeur d’Alene into Anti-Christian Freakshow. JWR’s Comment: The arrival of these out-of-state agitators did not break the resolve of the many local Christians, who stood united.
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Is “The Road from Hell” as Bad as They Say?? (SUV Camping/Vanlife Adventures).
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Idaho bats positive for fungus causing ‘white-nose syndrome’ for first time.
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American Falls man tased after armed standoff.
Montana
The race is considered too close to call, but Ryan Zinke appears to have won the GOP primary for Montana’s brand-new 1st Congressional District — in the more heavily-populated western part of the state. The re-assigned 2nd District now consists of the staunchly conservative and lightly-populated central and eastern parts of the state. Matt Rosendale won the 2nd District Republican primary vote handily, with 75.7% of the vote. Because of the way that the district lines were drawn, it appears that the 2nd District will vote solidly Republican. But the new 1st District, which includes the more liberal college towns of Missoula and Bozeman may be a toss-up, in many elections. – JWR
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‘Yellowstone’ boom pits lifetime Montana residents against wealthy newcomers
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Visiting the oldest Chinese restaurant in America.
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Questions outweigh closure for family of Rebekah Barsotti.
Central & Eastern Oregon
A 29-year-old gamer aims to shake up John Day as city manager.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Area’s cultural roots shine in Global Village fest in Ontario.
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Spokane: SPD seizes over $100k in stolen property, breaks up theft ring.
Central & Eastern Washington
Just a coincidence, surely, nothing to see here: The March For Our Lives anti-Second Amendment protest was scheduled to meet at 12 Noon on Saturday (June 11, 2022) at Spokane’s Riverfront Park clock tower. This was the very same gathering place and time that was scheduled for the 30th Spokane [Assorted Perversions] Pride march and celebration. Yep, the same time and place. How convenient. Buy how confusing for a Spokane liberal… What event to attend? What to wear? What sign to carry? Perhaps a “Ban the AR-15” sign with a rainbow background.
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Cougar that attacked young girl tests negative for rabies.
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Murder case on hold for accused Richland Fred Meyer gunman.
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Tri-Cities union trades agree to work on Horse Heaven wind farm project.
Wyoming
To file under “Perps From Outside The Redoubt”: Mills Police Arrest ‘Armed and Dangerous’ Fugitive in Natrona County.
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Liz Cheney’s ‘uphill’ path to re-election runs through Trump.
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Johnson County War: The Push To Fill All Elected Seats With “Patriot” Conservatives. Here is a quote:
“DeMatteis said the group’s mission is not unique to Johnson County and instead reflects a statewide effort he sees on every level to expose those GOP members who are deemed not to be adhering to Republican Party principles.
‘A lot of Wyomingites are voting conservative thanks to (U.S. Rep.) Liz Cheney showing that a lot of these elected politicians are not real conservative,’ he said.”
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Yellowstone Celebrates 150 Years.
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