A man holds a lit cigarette while smoking in San Francisco, on Dec. 2, 2020. The Canadian Press/AP-Jeff ChiuRetailers in New South Wales now face fines of up to $44,000 for selling tobacco or vaping products…

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan reacts during the budget lock up in Melbourne, Australia, on May 20, 2025. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty ImagesVictoria’s push to legislate the right to work from home has been…

Historians traditionally blame the failure of the League of Nations—the post-World War I, Versailles-era dream of President Woodrow Wilson—on many things. Its membership was small (58 nations). The…

I serve as a Member of the European Parliament, and for many years, I have advocated for the automotive industry. I have spent years fighting misguided climate and automotive policies that cripple our…

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By Gloria Ogbonna During a wide-ranging interview with PBS NewsHour on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) strongly rejected claims that Democrats bear responsibility for a potential…

By Gloria Ogbonna Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday brushed aside criticism of President Donald Trump’s recent memes targeting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), suggesting that the lighthearted…

“No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause.” – Theodore Roosevelt The post The Editors’ Quote of the Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

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: Some more threats in cyberspace. (Pictured is a data center in Prineville, Oregon.) UK to Require Digital ID for All Adults Over at the UK Metro: Every adult … The post The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

I think this is an important topic, and I’ve been struggling with it.  Who is my friend and who is my enemy, and why is it important to designate people as such?  Should I?  On the face of it, it’s about my safety and that of my family.  If I can identify friend or foe, I can more easily identify threats and make plans to mitigate them.  Maybe not easily, but at least I would know at some level what I’m dealing with.  I realize that my experiences are far different than those living in the suburbs or in a … The post Neighbors, Friends and Enemies, by SaraSue appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.