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Preparedness Notes for Saturday — May 2, 2026
On May 2, 1918, General Motors acquired the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware. This synergy helped propel GMC to be a serious rival to Ford. — May 2nd, 1803: The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France at a cost of four cents per acre for 828,000 square miles (2,144,520 square km), which soon proved to be a tremendous bargain. — Today’s feature article is a repost from the 2018 archives of SurvivalBlog. — We need more entries for Round 124 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $984,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started …
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Living With WVO, by P.G.
Editor’s Introductory Note: The recent spike in fuel prices prompted me to re-post this very practical 2018 article from the SurvivalBlog archives. – JWR It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. Needing fuel for their war machine lead Germany to invent and perfect the diesel engine. It was designed to run efficiently on vegetable oil, and they do to this day. Circumstances forced me to make a move from my East Texas home to the deep Southwest. It was a slow, long process of gradually moving my stuff and my wife to a new homestead. I …
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Editors’ Prepping Progress >
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 …
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The Editors’ Quote Of The Day:
“Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. The vile person shall be no more called liberal, …
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The Golden State Has Fallen: Welcome to the Islamic Republic of California
Don’t Fall for Astroturfed Left-Wing Populism
The 2026 Midterm Vigil (No. 1): Words vs. Deeds
COVID Cover-Up: Hiding Star Researcher Ralph Baric’s Ties to Global Pandemic
May 2nd – 2026 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day 468
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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Saturday May 2nd – Open Thread
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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Trump Targets Merz in Geopolitical Maneuver
Keep in mind the background issue of Germany supplying Ukraine with weapons and material to keep fighting Russia, while the Merz administration triggers policy to force increased German military troop levels. Facing crushingly high increases in energy costs, last Monday in Marsberg, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized the U.S. approach to Iran, saying Washington was […]
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Kash Patel Reveals 4 Noncitizens Charged with Illegally Voting in Elections
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced that four noncitizens have been charged with illegally voting in the 2020, 2022, and 2024 general presidential elections, and with making false statements when applying to become U.S. citizens.
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Artemis II Astronauts to Newsmax: Mission Reshapes Humanity View Today
Georgia and South Carolina Will Not Postpone Primary Election to Review Redistricting Following Supreme Court Ruling
It has been said by many the reason the leftist on the Supreme Court delayed their minority dissent was in order to stall the high court ruling that would have given states an opportunity to redistrict prior to the 2026 primary voting. There is no data that disputes this assertion. Today Tennessee Governor Bill Lee […]
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