By Blessing Nweke President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he has selected Herschel Walker, the former NFL star and 2022 Georgia Senate candidate, as his pick for U.S. ambassador to the…

As Pete Hegseth’s nomination for Secretary of Defense moves forward, the matter of “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) doctrines and practices in America’s military is a hot-button issue…

When Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists attacked Israel through air, land, and sea, killing more than 1,200 people on October 7, 2023, it was the largest murder of Jews since the Holocaust. There…

The broad definition of the word algorithm is “a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end.” This term is a perfect metaphor for the process unfolding around the world…

By Blessing Nweke Congressional leaders unveiled the text of a short-term funding bill on Tuesday evening, aiming to keep the federal government operational until March 14, just days before a critical…

“Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” – C.S. Lewis The post The Editors’ Quote of the Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

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. — Jordan Peterson Flees “Totalitarian Hellhole” Canada For U.S. Due To Censorship, Taxes. The  article begins: “There were a number of celebrities claiming they’d move to Canada if President Trump was re-elected, but now there’s one Canadian who’s doing the opposite. World famous psychologist Jordan Peterson has said Canada is turning into a “totalitarian … The post SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets << Wed. Dec. 18 -- NI  >> appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

Fulfilling my annual duty… SurvivalBlog, a private information service, is obliged to post some disclaimers and provisos, annually. These notices are current as of December 17, 2024 and remain in force unless later specifically revoked or modified by the Editor. Advertising and Reviews Per FTC File No. P034520: SurvivalBlog accepts cash-paid advertising. We also have affiliate advertising  relationships. To the best of my knowledge, as of the date of this posting, none of our advertisers that sell the products mentioned in this blog have solicited SurvivalBlog or our staff to write any reviews or endorsements, nor have they provided me … The post SurvivalBlog’s Annual Disclaimers, Provisos, and Public Notices appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

(Continued from Part 1.) Pressure Limits, PSI, CIP, and CUP How many PSI are in a CUP? And to continue the absurdity, how many CIP’s of PSI are in a CUP? Could we be more baffled and confused? Yes! And this is all the comedic relief we can expect. To include CIP into our calculus is unnecessary, yet it is mentioned only to note that it is a competing metric used in European manuals and can be a source of additional confusion. Some of the false assumptions about the pressure limits of the Swedish Mauser may lie in the inaccurate … The post Reloading for the 1891 Argentine Mauser – Part 2, by Tunnel Rabbit appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

On December 18, 216 BC, in the Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia. Hannibal’s Carthaginian army defeated Roman forces on Roman soil. — December 18, 1777: The first national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating British General Burgoyne’s surrender. — December 18th is the birthday of Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788). He wrote more than 1,700 hymns. — Today is also the birthday of Jørgen Haagen Schmith (born December 18, 1910, died October 15, 1944). He was better known under the codename “Citron” and was a famous Danish resistance fighter in occupied Denmark. His biographical sketch at Wikipedia … The post Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — December 18, 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.