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ISIS Radicalization and No-Go Areas

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Originally posted March 24, 2016. Ann Coulter writes about the multicultural disaster of London and Belgium and the naiveté of European leaders. Here in America, as Ann details, it is Donald Trump who appears to understand the horror of multiculturalism gone astray. And judging from the massive size of Trump rallies, Americans are looking for […]

Preventing the Next Natural Gas Outage

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I’ve been writing to you lately about the gas outage in Newport, Rhode Island that my family and 7,000 others suffered during the cold snap last week. Needless to say, losing heat and hot water in the winter is an uncomfortable experience at best. Thanks to the support of a solid network of friends and […]

Here’s Why You Definitely Need a Satellite Phone

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There’s never a bad time to reassess your preparedness for a disaster. Make your first step reading through this piece I posted on October 22, 2018. If you don’t have a satphone yet, getting one should be a priority.  Cellular technology undoubtedly proved its usefulness after 9/11 when many landlines simply didn’t work in the […]

Key to the Draw: Economy of Motion

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If you are one of the many Americans who will be heading to the range for some target shooting this weekend, it’s time for you to watch Adam Painchaud discuss economy of motion in this post I put up on August 19, 2016.  Sig Sauer Academy Director Adam Painchaud says the key to getting the […]

EMP Threat: Be Prepared

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Originally posted on January 3, 2009. While talk of Armageddon may bring to mind tinfoil hats and the funny public service announcements of 1960’s, an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack is a real threat. The U.S. government commissioned an exhaustive report on the subject. The scariest scenario is known as a Scud-in-a-Bucket. The scenario goes like […]

Your Survival Guy: Out of Gas in Newport

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You may have read that Newport, RI lost natural gas service Monday, impacting 7,000 customers and approximately 10,000 people. It’s reported that a single faulty valve froze at National Grid’s distribution center dozens of miles north in Weymouth, Massachusetts, causing the system’s pressure to drop significantly. Newport is located at the end of this gas […]

Drones: The New Terror Threat

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After fascinating the world with amazing photographic and logistical feats, the dangers of cheap and easy to use drones are being realized. Recently airports in London were brought to a standstill by unidentified drones flying in their airspace. Gatwick’s airport was shut for days by illegal drone activity, and Heathrow suffered as well. But a […]