The FDA’s 75-year plan to release Pfizer vaccine data just got wrecked by a Texas court. A FOIA request from the Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT) was recently made. And…

Recognizing a hero when he sees one, Rep. Eli Crane wants Marine vet Daniel Penny awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Penny  faces a criminally negligent homicide charge after Neely died, after…

Not quite three years ago, I co-authored a widely distributed op-ed with the incomparable Andy Puzder (whom President-elect Trump absolutely should have renominated for Secretary of Labor, although that’s…

The abridged version of a famous Machiavelli quote, “Nothing is more difficult or dangerous than to attempt to change the order of things,” is in full view as we watch the process of confirming President…

Throughout Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration and our NATO allies have offered numerous rationales for the initial and subsequent tranches of billions of dollars in military and…

“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” – Joshua 1:9 (KJV) The post The Editors’ Quote of the Day:  appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make both long-term and short-term plans. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities and planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, ranch improvements, bug-out bag fine-tuning, and food storage. This is something akin to our Retreat Owner Profiles, but written incrementally and in detail, throughout the year.  We always welcome you to share your own successes and wisdom in your e-mailed letters. We post many of those — or excerpts thereof — in the Odds … The post Editors’ Prepping Progress appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

The title of this article might sound like the marquee sign for a magic act.  But this piece is more like a segment of Ian McCollum’s Forgotten Weapons video series. In the late 1860s, the Swiss inventor and gunmaker Johann-Friedrich Vetterli designed a bolt-action repeating rifle (“Repetiergewehr“) that was a true innovation. With its very large magazine capacity, I consider the Vetterli an 1870s Sturmgewehr predecessor. Far Ahead Of its Time The Vetterli rifle saw Swiss army service from 1869 to 1889. The Vetterli rifle combined the American Winchester Model 1866’s tubular magazine and cartridge lifter with a turning bolt … The post The Amazing Vetterli appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

On December 7, 1909, inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite. This sparked the birth of the plastics industry.  By the 1930s, the majority of tabletop radios had Bakelite cabinets. — On this day in 43 B.C., Roman orator and politician Marcus Tullius Cicero was assassinated in Formiae by soldiers under the command of Mark Antony. — December 7, 1703: The Great Storm of 1703 hit Southern England – thousands were killed, Royal Navy losses included 13 ships and around 1,500 seamen. — On a Sunday morning in 1941, America was caught sleeping. Then there was that September … The post Preparedness Notes for Saturday — December 7, 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

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