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 some escalation in the Ukraine war.
Further Ukraine War Escalation
The leftist/globalist CNN reports: From a call with Putin to an experimental strike, a dramatic week transforms the war in Ukraine. Here is a pericope:
“The past seven days have fundamentally changed Ukraine’s long conflict, and at a breakneck pace ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. The week marks a seismic escalation that nevertheless risks fading fast in the fatigue swamping the war, so it is worthy of a recap.
The White House publicly authorized Ukraine Sunday to fire missiles it supplied into Russia proper, which it swiftly did Monday. Moscow responded by using an experimental medium-range missile, with hypersonic speeds and a multiple warhead system usually reserved for nuclear payloads, to strike Dnipro Thursday. Putin claimed the “Oreshnik” could evade all Western air defense.”
NATO Troops to Ukraine?
Discussions on sending troops to Ukraine resume in Europe – Le Monde.
A British Journalist Goes Survivalist
Walt mentioned this article over at the UK Guardian, a female journalist goes survivalist: I’m finally into ‘prepping’ and ready for the apocalypse.
Global Diabetes Cases Are Climbing
H.L. sent us this from Zero Hedge: Global Diabetes Cases Are Climbing.
Local Car Repair Shops Turning Away Jobs
Reader C.B. sent us this: Local car repair shops turning away jobs over ‘financial restraints,’ costly tech for new vehicles — why taking your car to a dealership for a fix-up might be your only option soon.
Cars Owners Pushing Back Against The Subscription Model
Another from C.B.: Why Consumers Are Pushing Back Hard Against The Subscription Model. Here is a quote:
“The subscription model is a way of marketing car features to consumers that relies on a monthly or yearly payment rather than outright purchase. This can be related to hardware (such as activating a cars heated seats) or software (such as advanced infotainment features or navigation). The owner of the vehicle is typically able to activate preferred features through an online interface, which means having a connected car becomes a requirement. Features can be purchased directly through the car, usually via the infotainment screen, or through an app on a mobile device. Subscriptions can be canceled at any point, meaning the feature will be deactivated immediately.
Over-the-air updates are closely related to the subscription model. When an automaker wants to issue an update to a vehicle, they can now do so without the car having to see the inside of a garage, simply by sending the update out over the internet. Not all over-the-air updates are part of a subscription, however. Some are issued for free. If an infotainment system needs a bug fix or a security update, for example.”
Gun Ownership Soars Among Republican Women
Linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: Gun Ownership Soars Among Republican Women as Fewer Democrat Men Buy Firearms. An excerpt:
“According to the Gallup survey published Thursday, the percentage of Republican female gun owners has increased from 19% from 2007-2012 to 33% from 2019-2024.
Twenty-two percent of Republican women surveyed in 2013-2018 told Gallup they owned guns.
The new figures show that there has been a 50% increase in gun ownership among conservative women since 2018.
‘Meanwhile, the rate has fallen seven percentage points among Democratic men, to 29%, and is down five points among independent men, to 39%,’ Gallup added.”
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