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Preparedness Notes for Thursday — October 9, 2025 October 9, 2025
On October 9th, 869: Charles the Bald (a.k.a. Charles II of West Francia) was crowned king of Lotharingen. — October 9, 1000: Leif Ericson discovers “Vinland” (possibly at what was later named L’Anse aux Meadows, Canada) reputedly becoming the first European to reach North America. — And on October 9, 1999, the last flight was […]
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The Three Stages of TEOTWAWKI – Part 3, by St. Funogas October 9, 2025
(Continued from Part 2. This concludes the article.) STAGE 2: SURVIVAL MODE The survival phase is the intermediate period between the very short-term emergency phase and the time when things finally settle down to the New Normal phase. Once everyone is finally gathered together at the homestead, defenses set up, the freezer contents are canned, […]
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The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods October 9, 2025
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 […]
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The Editors’ Quote of the Day: October 9, 2025
“Citizens were truly free when they could engage ‘what is just and good without fear.’ Liberty was therefore a positive act of will. Liberty was not an ‘enemy of all authority’ but ‘a civil and moral’ quality that made it possible for individuals, singly or in groups, to realize their potential. Tocqueville, who believed in […]
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Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — October 8, 2025 October 8, 2025
October 8, 1480: Great Stand on the Ugra River: A standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and Ivan III, Grand Prince of all Rus (pictured), ended with a Tatar-Mongol retreat, leading to the disintegration of the Horde. Ivan III, a.k.a. Ivan The Great, sometimes referred to as the “gatherer […]
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