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, some updates on the nuclear war threat.
Rule of Law Clinic Reports: Maintaining Continuity of Government
Over at the Fordham Law School website: Rule of Law Clinic Reports Focus on Maintaining Continuity of Presidency and Congress. The piece begins:
“Two new reports released by Fordham Law School’s Rule of Law Clinic conclude that the federal government is not adequately prepared to continue functioning in a crisis. One of the reports recommends reforms to the presidential line of succession, while the other considers how Congress can continue working in the aftermath of a catastrophe.”
Pentagon May Now Use Of Nukes Against Non-Nuclear Threats
US Boots Are On The Ground In Ukraine
Over at Zero Hedge: Pentagon Confirms US Boots Are On The Ground In Ukraine. The article includes this:
“This week Finland has been among the first European countries to document the spread of West-supplied weaponry outside of Ukraine’s borders and into the hands of criminal elements, as we detailed previously. “Weapons shipped [by various countries] to Ukraine have also been found in Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands,” Finland’s federal National Bureau of Investigation chief Christer Ahlgren was quoted by national broadcaster Yle as saying.”
Global Events Map Updated
This events map, curated in Hungary, may prove to be useful, if it properly maintained.
U.S. Hastens Upgraded Nukes for Europe
Reader K.S. sent us this from left-of-center Politico: U.S. speeds up plans to store upgraded nukes in Europe. A pericope:
“The United States has accelerated the fielding of a more accurate version of its mainstay nuclear bomb to NATO bases in Europe, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable and two people familiar with the issue.
The arrival of the upgraded B61-12 air-dropped gravity bomb, originally slated for next spring, is now planned for this December, U.S. officials told NATO allies during a closed-door meeting in Brussels this month, the cable reveals.”
The Mass Media Admits Major Errors
Saudi Arabia, US On High Alert for Iranian Attack
Saudi Arabia, US On High Alert After Warning Of Imminent Iranian Attack; US Prepared To Respond. The article begins:
“With oil prices set to soar after the midterms as the SPR drain ends and markets no longer have desperate democrats to help fulfill their immediate energy needs, moments ago the WSJ unveiled another potential oil price powder keg, so to speak, when it reported that according to Saudi and U.S. officials, Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the U.S. warning of an imminent attack from Iran on targets in the kingdom, putting the American military and others in the Middle East on an elevated alert level.
The report goes on to note that Iran is poised to carry out attacks on both the kingdom and Erbil, Iraq, in an effort to distract attention from domestic protests that have roiled the country since September.”
No COVID Amnesty
SurvivalBlog reader Tim J. suggested this, over at the Western Rifle Shooters Association (WRSA) site: No Amnesty.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Buyout: The Changes
Reader Linda J. sent this: Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover: The changes so far, what he plans to do and will you have to pay for it?”
WSJ Poll: Doom for Democrats in Midterms
Linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: Key Data From New WSJ Poll Spells Doom for Democrats Down the Homestretch. Here is a quote:
“For starters, President Joe Biden’s approval numbers came crashing down to earth. Independent voters reasserted themselves as well, with Biden hitting new lows among that key voting bloc, with independents also expressing disapproval with his emphasis on abortion over kitchen table issues like inflation and the economy, both of which have consistently been shown to be the biggest priorities for most voters, especially the closer we get to Election Day.
There has also been the continuing Hispanic exodus from the Democratic party, with growing numbers disapproving of the “woke” direction the party has taken in recent years. Neither looks to be changing anytime soon.
But in a new development sure to send Democrat strategists into a full-blown political panic with just one week to go before voters head to the polls, fresh polling from the Wall Street Journal shows a massive swing among suburban white women from Democrats to Republicans in a roughly two-month time frame…”
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