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“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
- Luke 2:14
DUKE: Democrat Dummymander
DeSantis Fires Back at Hakeem Jeffries Over Florida Redistricting Threats
American Crime Blotter: 4/23/26
Morning Greatness: Navy Secretary John Phelan Leaving ‘Immediately,’ Pentagon Says
Preparedness Notes for Thursday — April 23, 2026
On April 23, 1014, the army of King Brian Boru of Ireland defeated Viking forces at the Battle of Clontarf, freeing Ireland from Viking control. (The imaginative painting above was rendered by Hugh Frazer, 1826.) — And on this day in 1940, a dance hall fire killed 198 people in Natchez, Mississippi. — Today’s feature article is by SurvivalBlog staff writer Tom Christianson. — We are seeking entries for Round 124 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $984,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 124 ends on May 31st, so get …
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Savage Model 220A in 20 Gauge, by Thomas Christianson
My maternal grandfather owned two shotguns. One was a rusty old 12 gauge with a cracked buttstock and a broken butt plate. The other was a nice little Savage Model 220A in 20 gauge. When I was in my teens, I said to Grandpa, “I would like to try to repair that 12 gauge for you. If you like the work, you can give me the 20 gauge in payment.” That was a foolish offer on my part. Why would Grandpa want to give up a dandy 20 gauge just to get a battered old 12 gauge repaired. But for …
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The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods
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, new advances in UGVs. US Army’s Unmanned Hunter Wolf UGV in Field Tests Over at Modernity: US Army Trials Unmanned Hunter Wolf Robot With Gun, Radar In Combat …
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The Editors’ Quote Of The Day:
“As to the history of the revolution, my ideas may be peculiar perhaps singular. What do we mean by the revolution? The war? That was no part of the revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen years, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington.” – John Adams, from a letter to Thomas Jefferson, August 24th, 1815
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