The prepper development of Black Hills Ordnance Depot (BHOD)

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, some news on the prepper development of the former Black Hills Ordnance Depot (BHOD).

Bunker Residents Raise Financial, Safety Concerns

Over at the leftist Yahoo News: Trouble in ‘prepper’ paradise: Bunker residents raise financial, safety concerns.

For some further reading on both the facility’s history and the Vivos XPoint project, see this well-illustrated piece at Cold War Tourist from 2020: Black Hills Ordnance Depot – Igloo, SD.

A Vast, Growing Anomaly in Earth’s Magnetic Field

Reader C.B. sent us this: NASA Is Watching a Vast, Growing Anomaly in Earth’s Magnetic Field. An excerpt:

“NASA has been monitoring a strange anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field: a giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the skies above the planet, stretching out between South America and southwest Africa.

This vast, developing phenomenon, called the South Atlantic Anomaly, has intrigued and concerned scientists for years, and perhaps none more so than NASA researchers.

The space agency’s satellites and spacecraft are particularly vulnerable to the weakened magnetic field strength within the anomaly, and the resulting exposure to charged particles from the Sun.

The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) – likened by NASA to a ‘dent’ in Earth’s magnetic field, or a kind of ‘pothole in space’ – generally doesn’t affect life on Earth, but the same can’t be said for orbital spacecraft (including the International Space Station), which pass directly through the anomaly as they loop around the planet at low-Earth orbit altitudes.”

California Governor Proclaims a State of Emergency

Reader D.S.V. sent us this: Newsom Proclaims a State of Emergency for 34 Bird Flu Cases.

Biden Signs 50 Bills Into Law On Christmas Eve

At Zero Hedge: Biden Quietly Signs 50 Bills Into Law On Christmas Eve. The aricle begins:

“Without much fanfare, President Joe Biden signed 50 bills into law on his last Christmas Eve in the Oval Office – ranging from establishing the first federal anti-hazing college campus standard, to making the Bald Eagle the country’s first official bird, to preventing federal agencies from issuing “useless reports” (by who’s standard?).

The bills also named federal buildings and post offices, a law to hold youth treatment and care centers more accountable, and a law which precludes members of Congress from collecting pensions if convicted of crimes.”

Polar Vortex: Regions That Will Experience Power Blackouts

A video from David Dubyne of Adapt 2030: Regions That Will Experience Power Blackouts First (Dangerous Cold USA January 2025). JWR’s Comments: Take this warning seriously, folks. We have only about 10 days to prepare. Get ready!

The Untested mRNA Bird Flu Non-Vaccine

Several readers sent this news link: Here Comes the Untested mRNA Bird Flu Non-Vaccine Vaccine.

Mark Dice: It’s Come Down To This

A recent video by conservative pundit Mark Dice: It’s Come Down To This.

Zuckerberg’s Doomsday Bunker in Hawaii

Mark Zuckerberg Denies Hawaii ‘Doomsday Bunker’ Existence, Calls It A “Little Shelter”. Here is the a pericope:

“Bloomberg’s Emily Chang asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in an exclusive interview at their estate in Lake Tahoe about a 4,500-square-foot underground structure – considered by some as a ‘doomsday bunker‘ – at his 1,500-acre ranch in Kauai, Hawaii.

Chang asked: “You do have a bunker there; is there something you know that we don’t?”

Zuckerberg’s response was priceless because he denied it was a doomsday bunker, calling it a ‘little shelter … basement.’ “

The Future of USV Employment in Modern Warfare

Reader Tim J. suggested this half-hour video: Naval Experts Reveal the Future of USV Employment in Modern Warfare,

The Militarization of D.C.

Jerome mentioned an article at WND written by retired Air Force Major General Don Mcgregor: The National Guard and the NMilitarization of D.C.. Here is an excerpt:

“The latest Capitol Police request to extend Guard support was coordinated in two days and failed to give a convincing case for approval. Laying out its rationale, the Capitol Police referenced the Department of Homeland Security’s National Terrorism Advisory System, particularly the Jan. 27, 2021, threat bulletin, as the chief reason for the augmented security support.

The bulletin summary describes a “heightened threat environment” using words like “believes” or “suggests” that “ideologically-motivated violent extremists [domestic violent extremists] …could continue to mobilize to incite or commit violence” – a somewhat anemic threat assessment to justify the continued military presence in our Capitol.”