Finland's President Warns Ukraine with a History Lesson.

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, more about the protracted war in Ukraine.

Finland’s President Warns Ukraine with a History Lesson

Reader Robert W. sent us this: Address by President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb at the Support Ukraine plenary session in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 24 February 2025.

Why No One Is Winning in Ukraine

From the globalist Foreign Affairs (published by the CFR) Why No One Is Winning in Ukraine.

Europe Must Fight Putin Without the U.S.

From the left-leaning Financial Post: Europe’s nightmare is here: They have to fight Putin without the U.S.. An excerpt:

“French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have all described this moment as a generational challenge for the continent. They’ll meet with Zelenskiy and other European leaders in London on Sunday to work out what their next move should be.

The European Union is aiming to follow up with an emergency package of €20 billion (US$21 billion) in military aid for Ukraine at an emergency summit in Brussels on Thursday. But that’s just a down payment on the hundreds of billions they will need to mobilize for defence in the coming months if they are to take over responsibility for their own security from the U.S. for the first time in 80 years.”

Some Concerning Modern Societal Trends

17 Modern-Day Societal Trends We’re All Experiencing That Are Actually Seriously Concerning.

Stryker Brigade Posted to Mexico Border

H.L. sent this: Pentagon orders up to 3,000 troops, Stryker combat vehicles to border. Here is a quote from the article:

“The Pentagon announced the deployment in a statement Saturday afternoon after the news was first reported by The Washington Post. Hegseth has ordered the deployment of the Stryker unit and a helicopter battalion to “reinforce and expand current border security operations to seal the border and protect the territorial integrity of the United States,” the statement said.

The troops will arrive in coming weeks, underscoring the Defense Department’s “unwavering dedication to working alongside the Department of Homeland Security to secure our southern border and maintain the sovereignty, territory integrity, and security of the United States under President Trump’s leadership,” the statement added.

About 2,400 soldiers will deploy with the Stryker brigade combat team and an additional 550 will go with the aviation unit, said another defense official, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. A handful of others will join them.”

Flock Threatens DEFLOCK ALPR Mapping Site with Lawsuit

Flock Threatens Open Source Developer Mapping Its Surveillance Cameras.

Review: BTech BF-F8HP Pro Ham Radio

The always entertaining Notarubicon: BTech BF-F8HP Pro Ham Radio Review – Upgraded Baofeng BF-F8HP Unlocked, GPS Enabled Ham Radio. JWR’s Comments: I was able to find these on eBay for just under $85 each. I recommend buying a few of them, before they are import-banned.

H5N1 Bird Flu Vaccine Planed for Cattle

USDA Approval Imminent for H5N1 Bird Flu Vaccine in Cattle. JWR’s Comment: This news is quite troubling. Will it proliferate spike proteins throughout our food chain?

The 2032 ‘City-Killer’ Asteroid Won’t Strike Earth

NPR: The odds of a ‘city-killer’ asteroid hitting Earth have fallen to zero.

Ghislane Maxwell’s Phone Book (Redacted)

A file was recently re-posted as: “Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Black Book (Redacted)”. JWR’s Comments: It doesn’t take much scrutiny to see that this scan is actually Ghislane Maxwell’s Phone Book. It does not line up well with the leaked court documents listing Epstein’s associates. Note that there are nine Maxwell family member phone numbers, but only one Epstein. That was “Ed Epstein” in NYC — and that might have been the late journalist Edward Jay Epstein , and he was no relation to Jeffrey Epstein. Also note the conspicuous absence of numbers for Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz (Epstein’s attorney), David Copperfield, Leonardo DiCaprio, Stephen Hawking, and many others who were named in the Epstein court documents. The Ghislane Phone List also doesn’t correspond well with “The Epstein Files, Phase1” binder. The plot thickens… Let’s see what is in the much larger Phase 2 Esptein Files — assuming those are actually released.