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, we focus on the Yellowstone Geothermal Hot Spot. (See the Region-Wide section.)
Region-Wide
“Geological hazards” lurking below Yellowstone National Park, data show. (Thanks to reader C.B. for the link.) Here is a quote:
“Advanced geological surface mapping — a process that charts topography in a region and can help scientists gauge the risks of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or landslides potentially happening there — recently gave geologists and earth scientists the clearest view to date of the bare ground in Paradise Valley and along a corridor near the northern entrance to Yellowstone. Paradise Valley surrounds a stretch of the Yellowstone River in southwestern Montana, just north of the national park.
The ground surface in that region is normally obscured by vegetation that covers the land, making some important characteristics of the land difficult to see and to study. But, using lidar technology, scientists have been able to gather a wealth of data suggesting the terrain in that region is wrought with remnants of major past earthquakes to an extent not known before.”
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Reader Tom N. mentioned a German documentary film with a slanted description of The American Redoubt: Idaho, USA: The new Wild West — DW Documentary. JWR’s Comments: They started out by mischaracterizing the internal migration as exclusively “white Christians”. But in fact, we welcome Christians and Jews of all races. Predictably, the filmmakers zeroed in on finding the most extreme individuals that could be mustered. It is often those who are at the extremes that are the most agreeable to doing interviews. For the record: I don’t have any friends who are 66-year-old bikers with 23-year-old “girlfriends.”
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A Bannon’s War Room interview on Rumble: Rosendale: Establishment Republicans Still Don’t Understand Our Debt Crisis, Blocking Spending Costs. JWR’s Comment: If you scroll forward to the 5-minute mark, you’ll hear the American Redoubt movement get a little credit.
Idaho
Just a man and his dog: We go hunting for Chukars in western Idaho.
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My #1 Son, who runs SurvivalRealty.com sent me a link to some official statistics that confirm what we already knew, anecdotally: A solid majority of Idaho newcomers are Republicans. In fact, they are significantly more conservative than the existing Idaho electorate. Oh, and in aggregate voter registration numbers, Republicans now outnumber Democrats in Idaho by more than 3-to-1. It is also noteworthy that in General elections, Libertarian Party and Constitution Party members tend to vote Republican.
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Lori Vallow Daybell extradited to Arizona, booked into jail.
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Montana
Potential cases of mystery dog illness reported in Montana.
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This property at SurvivalRealty.com caught my eye: Off Grid, 20 Acres, 2 Homes, Year Around Access, Western Montana.
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Urban campers in Bozeman adapting—and moving—as city ordinance goes into effect.
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FWP investigating after an elk was poached in Musselshell County.
Central & Eastern Oregon
City of Bend launches app for you to report potholes, graffiti and more.
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$250 million federal investment to improve Warm Springs energy grid.
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Central & Eastern Washington
In The Tri-City Herald: Biden admin’s draft plan called the ‘greatest single threat’ yet to Snake River dams.
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Spokane police respond to 85 crashes in 9 hours on Friday.
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Widespread Rain Coming: Prepare for Heavy Showers and Rising Rivers in Mountain Areas.
Wyoming
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Linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: Charges Dismissed Against Wyoming Ranchers For Bleaching Penises Onto Cows.
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Wyoming politicians react to Black Butte Coal Company layoffs.
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