The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

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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 the many current threat spirals.

FEMA’s Absurd New Nuclear Attack Advice

Reader C.H. forwarded this from FEMA’s “Ready.gov” web site. Here is a quotes from about a third of the way down the web page:

“Stay inside for 24 hours unless local authorities provide other instructions. Continue to practice social distancing by wearing a mask and by keeping a distance of at least six feet between yourself and people who not part of your household.”

C.H.’s Comments: “Because, you know, during a nuclear attack COVID exposure is the primary concern. I long for the days when adults were in charge of government.”

Microsoft’s Cyberwar in Ukraine

As the tanks rolled into Ukraine, so did Malware; Then Microsoft entered the war.

America’s Power Grid Is Increasingly Unreliable

In The Wall Street Journal: America’s Power Grid Is Increasingly Unreliable.

Solar Cycle Update: The Termination Event Has Arrived

Over at SpaceWether.com comes this update with some conjecture on the overlap o 11-year solar cycles: The Termination Event has Arrived.  (Thanks to Andre for the link.)

Widespread Drought, Expanding

Reader C.B. sent us this:  Most widespread drought in 9 years expected to expand.

A National Vaccine Pass Has Quietly Rolled Out

Blog reader J.W.T.  sent us this, from Forbes: A National Vaccine Pass Has Quietly Rolled Out – And Red States Are Getting On Board.  The article’s intro:

“Even as the omicron variant loosens its grip on the world, destinations continue to require travelers to show proof of vaccination. And, increasingly, a paper CDC vaccination card is not cutting it.

While the United States government has not issued a federal digital vaccine pass, a national standard has nevertheless emerged. To date, 21 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico offer accessibility to the SMART Health Card, a verifiable digital proof of vaccination developed through the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI), a global coalition of public and private stakeholders including Microsoft, Salesforce, Oracle, the Mayo Clinic and other health and tech heavyweights.

And very soon, at least four more states will be rolling out access to SMART Health Cards…”

Bari Weiss Censored: In Retrospect

This article was posted in July of 2020.  If anything, the censorship situation is now even worse: Why George Orwell’s Warning on ‘Self-Censorship’ Is More Relevant Than Ever.

Beekeepers Turn to Hive Anti-Theft Technology

Reader C.B. sent this: Beekeepers turn to anti-theft technology as hive thefts rise.

Rural Populations Decline in America for the First Time

Linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: Rural populations decline in America for the first time in recorded history.  Here is a quote:

‘For the first time in history, America’s rural population has declined.

A recently concluded study from the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy found that the population of rural America dropped by nearly 300,000 between 2010 and 2020. This marks a 0.06% population decline and the first decline in America’s rural population in recorded history.

The study’s head researcher and author, Kenneth Johnson, told The Hill that ‘actual size of the loss isn’t particularly a big deal” but “the fact that it actually happened, that rural America, as a whole lost population, reflects a significant change'”

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