The Manhattan quintet whose emergence in 2001 opened the floodgates for a whole new generation of guitar bands

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth just launched a full-scale crackdown on the federal government’s oldest DEI federal contracting program. The Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program is not well…

Ready, aim, SING! Clergy with nothing better to do recently gathered at a Minneapolis Target store. The leftist church leaders were crooning over ICE's presence in the retail giant's store and parking…

Democrat Ilhan Omar is consistent. Well, a consistent liar. On Friday, she once again claimed to have not seen or heard of ICE arresting any illegal aliens with criminal histories (beyond crossing the…

The lessons of history regarding the barbarous Iranian regime have been ignored for too long by the West. As was noted on the floor of the U.S. House by a representative long opposed to the reign of terror…

In what appears to be a rollback on free speech and citizen journalism, Britain is fast-tracking a law that will ban non-consensual intimate deepfake images. This is likely aimed at the social media site…

The Czech Republic is showing the rest of Europe how to prosper in an America First world. The new government is seizing opportunities created by President Trump’s assertive diplomacy. The latest example…

Editor’s Introductory Warning: The devices described in this article can cause great bodily injury. We live in a highly litigious society. Employing caltrops in any situation other than a “Without Rule of Law” societal collapse would invite a lawsuit that could potentially cost hundreds of thousands of dollars or perhaps even more than a million dollars in assessed damages, attorney fees, and court costs. There is also the potential for these to be stepped on inadvertently by family members, friends, pets, or livestock.  So, ONLY use them in absolute extremis, and only in a fenced-off area that will prevent the … The post Caltrops: Making Homemade Tire Spikes, by Joe. R. appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

January 17, 1746: In the Battle of Falkirk Muir, the Jacobites under Charles Stuart defeated Hanoverian forces. — And on January 17, 1950: The Great Brinks Robbery. 11 men robbed $1.2 Million in cash and $1.5 Million in securities from armored car company Brink’s offices in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1956, eight of the robbers were convicted and handed life sentences in prison. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any … The post Preparedness Notes for Saturday — January 17, 2026 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.