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This article is an update and expansion to a brief but important piece that I wrote for SurvivalBlog back in 2007. – JWR Plentiful fresh drinking water for drinking, cooking, washing, and gardening is the most critical resource for all societies. The vast majority of the residents of First World countries are dependent on grid power to supply their water. When the grid goes down for more than a few days, water towers will soon be drained and huge numbers of people will be forced to draw water from open sources. Thankfully, there are streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds in…
November 9, 1330: The Battle of Posada. Wallachian voievode Basarab I defeated the Hungarian army (led by Charles I of Hungary) in an ambush. The 1855 imagining of the Battle of Posada above was by József Molnár. It is titled Dezső sacrifices himself protecting Charles Robert. — After several weeks of civil unrest, the East German government announced on November 9, 1989 that all GDR citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin. Crowds of East Germans crossed and climbed onto the Wall, joined by West Germans from the other side in a celebratory atmosphere. — Today is the anniversary of…
In an effort to support Turning Point USA following the murder of the group’s founder, Charlie Kirk, in September 2025, SIG Sauer partnered with online firearm retailer GrabAGun to support the organization with several special-edition SIG Sauer handguns, each with a custom finish that pays homage to Charlie’s championing of conservative causes. For every limited-edition Freedom Series pistol sold, SIG Sauer has promised a $50 donation to Turning Point USA, and GrabAGun will match that donation, for a total of $100 going to support Turning Point USA’s mission. Three different handguns are offered in the SIG Sauer Freedom Series, two…
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In July 2025, Kentucky Sustainable Living held their annual Homesteading & Preparedness Festival. (If you happen to live in the area, I highly recommend attending!) On the first day, while wandering “vendor row”, the wife and I met and spoke with Scott Willey of Paladin Tower Tactics. Among the stuff on his table, the flyer for his Church Security 1 class really caught my eye. It is an eight-hour long class that is intended to prepare the student “for the Gunfight, the Legal Fight, and the Spiritual Fight.” Prior to this, I had never had any professional firearms training other…
