SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is 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. In today’s column, we look at Gen Z’s apparent willingness to be surveilled.
Why Gen Z is Learning to Love Big Brother?
Reader H.L. mentioned this, published by The New York Post: Why Gen Z is learning to love Big Brother.
“A Cato Institute survey finds 29% of Americans aged 18 to 29 respond affirmatively when asked, ‘Would you favor or oppose the government installing surveillance cameras in every household to reduce domestic violence, abuse, and other illegal activity?'”
New Chicago Walgreens Has Most Items Locked Up
Walgreens Opens New Anti-Theft Store with Most Items Held Behind Protective Cases and Kiosks.
What Happens When the Competent Opt Out?
Charles Hugh Smith: What Happens When the Competent Opt Out?
Is Milk Best for Rehydration?
Reader Dave C. sent us this: Water Actually Isn’t The Best Beverage For Hydration.
Tucker Carlson’s First Episode of Tucker On Twitter
Released June 6th: The First Episode of Tucker On Twitter. That episode already had 24 million views, when I watched it on the evening of June 6th. SECOND UPDATE: By Saturday (June 10th), that episode had 112.8 million views. That is about half of America’s adult population.
Ireland May Slaughter 200,000 Cows for Climate Change
Reader Tim J. sent this link: Ireland considering the slaughter of 200,000 cows to combat climate change. A pericope:
“According to the Irish Times, the plan by the Irish government would require 65,000 cows to be culled each year for three years, reducing the Irish national dairy herd by about 10%. This plan is the top option being considered by the country’s Department of Agriculture in order to reduce emissions from farming by a quarter by the year 2030.
The country has around 2.5 million dairy and beef cows according to the Irish June Livestock Survey. Beef and dairy account for about two thirds of Ireland’s agricultural output with 90% of its produce being exported.
A spokesperson for the Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine said that the plan is merely a “part of the deliberative process” and that the country has not yet decided on a final policy.”
A Way to Unmask Anonymous Browser Users
Over at Wired: A New Attack Can Unmask Anonymous Users on Any Major Browser. “Researchers have found a way to use the web’s basic functions to identify who visits a site—without the user detecting the hack”
SPLC Adds Parental Rights Groups to ‘Hate Map’
Linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: Southern Poverty Law Center Adds Parental Rights Groups to ‘Hate Map’.
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