On August 23, 1305, Scottish patriot William Wallace was executed for high treason by Edward I of England at Smithfield, London. His sentence was particularly barbaric: “That you be drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution where you shall be hanged by the neck and being alive cut down, your privy members shall be cut off and your bowels taken out and burned before you, your head severed from your body and your body divided into four quarters to be disposed of at the King’s pleasure.” — August 23rd is the anniversary of the declaration of the independent … The post Preparedness Notes for Friday — August 23, 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Lynn continues to talk to Inmn about everything that's been going on in Ukraine for the last couple years with the invasion and different ways that preparedness manifests during a military occupation or invasion. For the second half of the conversation they focus on preparedness for blackouts and how it's always a great time to get into TTRPGs. Guest Info You can support Ukrainian leftists doing rad things at: Renegade Relief Runners https://renegaderelief.org/ Solidarity Collectives https://www.solidaritycollectives.org/ Lynn also recommends you check out the podcast "Ukraine without Hype" for a weekly Ukrainian news round-up with leftist analysis from journalists in Kyiv, and interviews with some of the people she mentioned in our discussion, such as Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, the American transwoman who became the Ukrainian Territorial Defense spokesperson, and Vladyslav Starodubtsev a writer who talks about the Ukrainian labor struggle." You can also support Lynn's partner, who is fundraising for equipment for his brigade, the 100th Separate Mechanized Brigade. They are defending towns on the Avdiivka Axis, one of the toughest directions at the moment. You can follow him on the platform formerly known as Twitter @SillyNami and if you would like to support them directly, you can send donations to his paypal account: wildflock100@proton.me Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. Find out more at https://live-like-the-world-is-dying.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

by Jack Montgomery, The National Pulse: Fifty military veteran lawmakers have signed an open letter to Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’s running mate, for building his career on a “foundation” of lies about his military service. Walz has falsely claimed he is a retired command sergeant major, and falsely claimed he carried weapons “in war” during an anti-gun rights speech, despite never deploying […]