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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
The Editors’ Quote Of The Day:
“Taxing is much like plucking a goose. It is the art of getting the greatest number of feathers with the least amount of hissing.” – Republican Presidential candidate Robert Dole, as quoted by The Wall Street Journal, 16 December, 1983.
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Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — May 6, 2026
On May 6, 1837, US blacksmith John Deere made the first steel plough, in Grand Detour, Illinois. — May 6, 1851: Linus Yale Jr. patented the Yale cylinder lock. — You may already own a SIEGE Stove or a SIEGE Belt from SIEGE Survival. (One of our loyal advertisers.) I just heard that they’ve added the excellent American-made Fire-Fast firestarters to their product line. (At the SIEGE website, click on “Ferro Rod Fire Steels”.) You can see one of these being tested after four days of submersion, in a YouTube video. Tom Christianson will soon be reviewing one of the jumbo-size …
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Get Out: Escaping The Blue Hives – Part 2, by Single Farmer
(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) For now, the best thing to do for many is to “Get Out” escaping blue hives and get on productive land. I have been advocating that people move to lightly populated food producing rural areas in conservative states. I live in one and I am trying to increase the number of freedom loving people over here. There is safety in numbers. I realize how difficult it is to accomplish all of this. Whenever I talk with people who would like to live on a farm, the number one reason I hear is …
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SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets
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. This week: Some good news and bad news, on gun legislation. — Some great news: House Appropriations 2027 Funding Bill Ends Suppressor, Short Barrel Rifle Registration. JWR’s Comment: Be sure to contact both your U.S. congressman and your state’s two U.S. Senators, to insist on their support for this important legislation! Please phone …
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The Editors’ Quote Of The Day: >
“Governments do not know what they cannot do until after they cease to be governments. Each government carries the seeds of its own destruction.” – Frank Herbert
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Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — May 5, 2026
On May 5,1865, the first US train robbery occured at North Bend, Ohio. — May 5, 1893: The Panic of 1893 caused a large crash on the New York Stock Exchange. — This is also the birthday of Pat Frank (1908-1964). This was the pen name of newspaper journalist Harry Hart Frank. His 1959 novel Alas, Babylon is a survivalist classic. His personal life was marred by alcoholism, but his writing is admired and still surprisingly popular. (Alas, Babylon is still in print, after 67 years!) As an homage to Pat Frank, one of the settings in my novel Expatriates …
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Get Out: Escaping The Blue Hives – Part 1, by Single Farmer
Author’s Introductory Note: Please help to spread this message by e-mailing links to this article including to people who are not regular SurvivalBlog readers. With more migration of conservatives to red states, you could help to turn the tide and restore our country to its greatness. Some article titles tell you immediately what you need to know and this is one of them. Even if you now live in the safest, most conservative area there are lessons contained within this article because you are very connected to every rotting liberal area in the country. You may think to yourself: “I …
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SurvivalBlog’s American Redoubt Media of the Week
This weekly column features media from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. American Redoubt Links Idaho is facing a lawsuit regarding new bathroom law, HB 752. Summer wildfire outlook indicates high risk across Northwest. Over at Expedition Rove vlog, a brief recap of their progress at their North Idaho home: Why Did He Leave Everything Behind? 1980s House Transformation Full Walkaround (Ep. 23). It is grand to see how well they’ve taken on their challenges, what great friends that have made, …
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The Editors’ Quote Of The Day:
“Requirements for an ID are not voter suppression – they are just commonsense steps to ensure people don’t vote if they are ineligible, don’t vote using false identities and don’t vote more than once.” – The Late Charlie Kirk
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