On May 3, 1810, English poet Lord Byron swam across the dangerous Hellespont Strait in Turkey. (The modern day Dardanelles.) — May 3,1952:  The first airplane landed on the ice pack at the geographic North Pole. — And on May 3, 1999: A category F5 tornado hit parts of Oklahoma City and caused the record wind speed of about 301 mph (484 km/h). 45 people were killed, and 665 injured.  This was the highest tornado wind speed ever recorded. — Today’s feature article is a timely re-post from the SurvivalBlog archives.

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Editor’s Introductory Note: The recent spike in fuel prices prompted me to re-post this practical 2010 article from the SurvivalBlog archives. – JWR Although I live in a rural setting, my current employment depends on being able to reliably commute about 45 minutes each way to the state capital. Watching the shutdown and gradual restoration of the Colonial pipeline serving the southeast US in teh aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was a sobering experience. Fuel prices spiked to record levels and many stations were not able to re-supply for weeks because of the lack of sufficient movement in the pipeline. It …

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The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Do You Remember The USPS Ad Promising: “Two Days, Two Pounds, $2.90”? Well, Now It Can Be: “Four Days, Two Pounds, $39.25.” Links: Priority Mail consistently takes 4 days to deliver. USPS Rate Chart Link. Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.

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“And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: …

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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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Neera Tanden, a former aide for former President Joe Biden, pointed out that people should question whether the Biden administration's DOJ "stopping" the merger between JetBlue Airlines and Spirit Airlines was "the right call," as Spirit Airlines ceased all operations.

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Actress Jane Fonda denounced the FCC reviewing ABC's broadcasting license after late-night host Jimmy Kimmel joked about Trump's death. 

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President Trump paused for a brief press gaggle with the assembled pool of reporters.  President Trump noted he had just received a proposal from Iran but had not yet had time to read it. At the end of the remarks President Trump was questioned about pulling troops out of Germany and he replied, “we are […]

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President Donald Trump confirmed that he would look at a recent peace proposal from Iran, adding that Iran had told him "about the concept of the deal."

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With negotiations with Iran in tatters, talk of a return to fighting is emerging. The catalyst for the latest burst of bravado from Iran was Friday’s rejection of Iran’s latest […]

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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is a car guy, but he rules out ever getting an electric vehicle. Seinfeld scoffed at electric vehicles in an interview with Air Mail. “I’m not interested […]

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President Donald Trump said there “could be” a future where American energy companies are operating inside of Iran in response to a question from Breitbart News on Saturday.

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