The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

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 scramble in Germany to revitalize their moribund nuclear fallout shelter program.

Germany’s Fallout Shelters

J.S. sent this, from Euro News: Germany plans to turn buildings into bomb shelters.

And in related news, there is this, courtesy of reader R.T.: ‘Bunker Plan’: Germany to Rediscover How Many Bomb Shelters it Still Has in Case War Comes.

Inside a Secret Government Prepping Warehouse

Another from H.L., over at Lew Rockwell’s site: Inside a Secret Government Warehouse Prepping for Societal Collapse.

FEMA Rep Brags About Their Pitiful Response to Helene

SurvivalBlog’s Editor-At-Large Mike Williamson sent this from X/Twitter about FEMA’s pitiful emergency housing response:  “A FEMA rep did an interview to ‘address misinformation.’ In that news piece, they say there will be 65 new mobile/emergency homes that will be ready to be delivered in 2025. Yes – 2025. Yes – 65. She then goes on to smugly say: ‘We have some experience doing this. I bet your neighbor doesn’t have that experience.’ It’s just mysterious why Americans dislike FEMA a little more every day. What could it be? ”

The Advent of High-Mobility Military Robots

Avalanche Lilly spotted this video: Extreme Off-Road — DEEPRobotics Lynx All-Terrian RobotJWR’s Comments: To me, this triggers the same visceral — or should I say hind-brain — reaction as seeing that famous “Metalhead” episode of Black Mirror, or the recently-released Morena Baccarin sci-fi movie, Elevation.

Greenland Surface Temperatures Fall for 20 Years

Reader H.L. sent us this: Greenland Surface Temperatures Fall for 20 Years in Fresh Blow to Climate Alarm Narrative.

Supreme Court 8-1 Order on “Assault Weapon” Case

Linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: Supreme Court 8-1 Order Shatters Immediate “Assault Weapon” Case Hopes! State Seeks Delay! (Video).

“Corrupt To The Core”: The Hunter Biden Pardon

Several readers mentioned this: “Corrupt To The Core”: Dems In Disarray Over Hunter Pardon As ‘Rule Of Law’ Narrative Implodes.

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