SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— 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. Today, we look at wars and rumors of wars.
Would America Survive a Second Civil War?
Some serious food for thought and grounds for further research: Would America survive a civil war? Here is an excerpt:
“But 2021 is a different world to 2015. Talk of insurrection, secession, civil conflict and civil war is no longer the chatter of the gullible and the mentally ill. It’s entering the fringes of polite society. Some support this ‘national divorce’; others are opposed to it. Others claim they would actually prefer to declare war on their recalcitrant countrymen rather than let them go their own way unmolested.
None of this morbid interest in civil conflict is irrational, given the times. The year 2021 has thus far been a spectacular year for signs of political decline: the US has now seen all the notable “horsemen of the apocalypse” that historically herald strife and revolution appear, one after another. Political division among its elites, increasing loss of legitimacy in the eyes of the population, military defeat abroad, and a new and very ominous crisis in the real economy, with no end date in sight.
Any one of these crises would be bad enough on their own; taken together, they represent a truly serious threat to the stability of the current order.”
China Threatens Taipei’s Pro-Independence ‘Diehards’
China threatens to punish Taipei’s pro-independence ‘diehards’.
Baltics Warn of Military Escalation at Belarus Border
Kenny sent this: Baltic states warn of possible military escalation at Belarus border.
Russia May Be ‘Attempting to Rehash’ 2014 Invasion of Ukraine
Blinken says US is concerned Russia may be ‘attempting to rehash’ 2014 invasion of Ukraine. Here’s a quote:
“US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States is “concerned by reports of unusual Russian military activity” and the possibility that Russia may be “attempting to rehash” its 2014 invasion of Ukraine.
Ford invents Ultra-Fast Electric Car Charging Cable
Reader C.B. sent us this: Ford invents cable that can charge electric cars in about 5 minutes.
More About QRP Transmitters and Transceivers
These two instructional videos were suggested by reader Tim J.:
Radio Prepper: The QRP-Labs QDX Digital Transceiver Kit, Part 1
“This video covers the build of this awesome little four-band 5W digital transceiver designed by Hans Summers”.
In the first eight minutes covers the design.
The QRP-Labs QDX Digital Transceiver Kit, Part 2. This portion includes troubleshooting.
“QDX is out of stock. We will endeavour to source more ICs but do not have an estimated availability date, due to the global semiconductor crisis, sourcing ICs is very difficult right now. Please follow the QRP Labs discussion group on groups.io for updates.”
Tim’s Comment: “Interesting design concept, and low cost. But unless you are really good at building kits, probably low reliability.
Costco Finds 5 Card Skimmers at Chicago Warehouses
Another item from reader C.B.: Costco finds 5 card skimmers at four Chicago-area warehouses.
Five Great Survival Blogs for When SHTF
At the risk of sounding self-promotional, the author of this piece sent me this link: Five Great Survival Blogs for when SHTF.
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