On February 11th, 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting bill. This was the origin of the word “Gerrymander”. — February 11, 2016: Confirmation of gravitational wave theory (through the observed collision of two black holes) announced by physicists from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course (a $1,095 value), American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) is …

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In late 1929, when the stock market crashed and the Great Depression began, the population of the United States was around 121.7 million people. All through the Great Depression, it was unheard of to leave roadkill on the side of the road left to rot. With high unemployment,  the hunting pressure was heavy. Small game, like rabbits and squirrels, nearly went extinct in large parts of the United States from being over-hunted, to feed desperate families. Today, in 2026, the estimated population of the US is 348.3 million. If animals were being hunted to near extinction when the population was …

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Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — Reader M.B. mentioned this Stars & Stripes article: Navy pilot who shot down four Soviet fighter jets during Korean War to receive Medal of Honor. Royce Williams will celebrate his 101st birthday on April 4th, 2026. Here is an excerpt: “On Nov. 18, 1952, Williams was piloting an F9F-5 Panther when he …

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“Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.”- Samuel Johnson

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Tuesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the Epstein files. Marlow said, “The big breaking news today is that Trump reportedly called the police on disgusting Epstein in 2006 and he decried Ghislaine Maxwell

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Tuesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) discussed shipbuilding. McCormick said, “What we did over the last 20 years, Republicans and Democrats, was disgraceful. We lost our shipbuilding capacity. We have less than 1% of global shipbuilding

The post Exclusive — Sen. McCormick: President Trump Renewing Shipbuilding in USA After Decades of ‘Disgrace’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Tuesday on MS NOW's "Deadline," Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) said that "the Trump administration is the most corrupt administration in U.S. history."

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Tuesday on MS NOW's "The Last Word," Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said the Department of Justice's seeking and failing to bring indictments against multiple Democratic lawmakers over a video on military orders was a milestone on the "road to dictatorship."

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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread. Posted in […]

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […]

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Another Day ... Another Meme.