Survivalist News

Ruby’s Big Adventure: 2 Fronts
I have been on this computer all day! I find myself fighting on 2 fronts. The state of Washington wants the land we live on. You may have already known that. Now, I’m trying to figure out what to do about the property owners association for our Texas property.

Total Survivalist Libertarian Rantfest: Costco Trip
I know that the economics of a Costco membership can be debated. It takes a good amount of buying the right stuff to make that 50 dollars a year cost effective. However since we got one for free and it is about the same distance from home as the Walmart that whole thing is canceled out. On the plus side we got at least a few days worth of food for two people, probably closer to a somewhat repetitive week.

Code Name Insight: Physical Preparedness 101
At the most basic level of preparedness is your body. How is your hearing? Have you had it tested lately? Do you need hearing aids? Being able to hear well is one of the most basic warning systems the human body has. How is your eyesight? Have you had it tested lately? Do you need glasses? The ability to see what is happening around you is another first line of defense. Smell, taste, and touch are our other senses that warn us about dangers in our immediate area. Keeping your senses as sharp as possible is one of the most basic ways to up your preparedness abilities.

Government May Have Massive Surveillance Program for Use in “National Emergency” « Ignorance Is Futile!
According to a senior government official…”There exists a database of Americans, who, often for the slightest and most trivial reason, are considered unfriendly, and who, in a time of panic, might be incarcerated. The database can identify and locate perceived ‘enemies of the state’ almost instantaneously.” … One knowledgeable source claims that 8 million Americans are now listed in Main Core as potentially suspect. In the event of a national emergency, these people could be subject to everything from heightened surveillance and tracking to direct questioning and possibly even detention.

Cities Gone Wireless: Safety Or Surveillance? « Ignorance Is Futile!
Oklahoma City completed its 555-square-mile municipal Wi-Fi network in June. The $5 million system, which the city paid for with sales taxes and improvement funds, created a network of hundreds of cameras that enable police officers and firefighters to view real-time images of locations throughout the city, even if they are far from those locations.

“What differentiates this is you have over 300 cameras in one central system that’s available to anyone, anywhere that’s authorized,” says Mark Meier, the director of information technology for Oklahoma City.

The system also extends the virtual reach of Oklahoma City’s police department, with cameras on high-risk facilities and highly trafficked parts of the community, including arenas, streets and dense gathering spots for social services, Meier says.

“It’s being used to try to provide additional security proactively,” he explains. “Conceptually, it is part of the evidentiary process that would allow us to establish what crime occurred, who did it and what action is appropriate.”