The boom in sales of large western ranches. Canadian ‘super pigs’.

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 the boom in sales of large western ranches.

Western Ranch Sales Boom

Over at UK’s Daily Mail: Billionaire cowboys: Western ranch sales are booming as wealthy Americans carve up swathes of prairie for hunting, fishing and skiing – including Yellowstone creator who bought 267,000-acre estate featured in hit show for $350 million.

SCOTUS Taking Up Gun Rights Case

Over at The Western Journal: SCOTUS Taking Up Pivotal Gun Rights Case. Here is an excerpt:

“The appeals court ruling came after “the Supreme Court issued a decision last June establishing a new test to decide whether gun control laws are constitutional, one focused on history,” according to the Times.

The case of the United States v. Rahimi “would give the court a chance to explore the scope of its new test, which requires the government to identify historical analogues to justify laws limiting Second Amendment rights.”

Now, nearly a year after the Supreme Court announced the new approach in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the justices will hear the Biden administration’s appeal.”

US Passport Application Delays Increase

The wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans.

Canadian ‘Super Pigs’ Poised to Wreak Environmental Havoc

As reported by The New York Post: Canadian ‘super pigs’ poised to wreak environmental havoc, spread disease in US: expert. A quote:

“These pigs are easily the worst invasive large mammal on the planet,” said Dr. Ryan Brook, an assistant professor in the department of animal and poultry science at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada.

These “super pigs” are actually a cross between a European wild boar and a domestic pig, Brook said.

The pigs “cause crop damage, destroy natural environments, get into cities, destroy water quality and can spread disease to humans, livestock, pets, and native wildlife,” he also noted.

The pigs are coming into the U.S. from Canada as their numbers swell there, causing populations to migrate south. Left unchecked, these “super pigs” could negatively impact just about everyone, Brook emphasized.”

The Biden-Harris Regime’s “Plans” to Block Out the Sun

Reader D.S.V.. sent us this piece written by J.D. Rucker: The Truth About the Biden-Harris Regime’s “Plans” to Block Out the Sun. JWR’s Comments: This scheme displays monumental arrogance and stupidity. I don’t think that it will play well to audiences in Alaska or Colorado’s high-elevation cities.

Sunspot Cycle is Looking Unusually Strong

By way of NOAA’s Space Weather website, comes this chart: Solar Cycle Progression.

More Fires in French Cities

Linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: France burns for a fifth night: Special forces deployed as rioters rampage through Paris and Marseille, torching cars hours after hundreds of family and friends attended funeral of boy, 17, ‘executed’ by police.

Google to Remove News Links in Canada

As reported by The Epoch Times: Google to Remove News Links in Canada Over Bill C-18.

Biden’s War on Gun Stores

GunsInTheNews.com: Inside the War on Gun Stores. Here is a pericope:

“Brian Brinkley is a good example of what can happen when Biden’s zero-tolerance policy pushes ATF agents into revoking the licenses of small retailers. Brinkley, owner of SCB Guns and Ammo in Thomasville, N.C., recently had his license revoked over an infraction that he firmly believes would have previously been handled by an agent simply suggesting how to fix the situation and warning him to not make the same error again.”