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, another look at the government’s arbitrary mask laws.
DHS Conflated ‘Religious’ and ‘Veteran” With Domestic Terrorism
In The Federalist: Report: DHS Group Called Being ‘Religious’ An ‘Indicator’ Of Domestic Terrorism. (Thanks to D.S.V. for the link.)
Russia and North Korea Sign Mutual Defense Agreement
H.L. sent this from The New American: Russia and North Korea Sign Mutual Defense Agreement.
How to Avoid Being Hacked: Upping Your Password Game
Reader C.B. sent us this useful advice: How to avoid being hacked: Start by upping your password game—’12345′ doesn’t cut it.
NY Governor Wants to Re-Criminalize Mask-Wearing
NY governor’s subway mask ban proposal sparks debate over right to anonymous protest.
A reminder: I warned my readers about this governmental vacillation, early in the COVID pandemic.
The pendulum has apparently once again reversed. This news underscores the essentially arbitrary nature of nearly all governments.
Norway Stockpiling 30,000 Tons of Grain
Reader C.B. sent this news: Norway Government Begins Stockpiling 30,000 Ton Emergency Grain Reserve. A pericope:
“The deal to store 30,000 tons of grain was signed by agriculture and food minister Geir Pollestad and four private companies. The wheat, that will belong to the Norwegian government, will be stored by the companies in facilities across the country.
In a statement, Norway´s ministry for agriculture and food said “the building up of a contingency stock of food grains is about being prepared for the unthinkable.”
Norway will sign further stockpiling contracts in the coming years, with the goal of building up the reserve until 2029. The aim is to have some 82,500 tons of grain in store by the end of the decade “so that we then have enough grain for three months´ consumption by Norway´s population in a crisis situation that may arise,” Pollestad told Norwegian broadcaster NRK.”
Moving By Vehicle in High Threat Environments
M.D. suggested this, from Max Velocity Tactical: Moving By Vehicle in High Threat Environments.
The Near-Failure of Rapidan Dam in Southern Minnesota
Linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: Aerial images show raging water flowing around Rapidan Dam in southern Minnesota.
Jeremy Brown Still in Prison for Video of FBI Recruitment
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