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Preparedness Notes for Saturday — May 10, 2025 May 10, 2025
On May 10, 1765, per the British Longitude Act, clockmaker John Harrison was awarded £10,000 for the invention of a practical naval longitude clock. Latitude calculations had been made for hundreds of years with sextants, but the Longitude Problem was finally solved only by Harrison’s invention of a precision clock that could keep accurate time […]
James Wesley Rawles
The Trump Administration’s Biggest Wins And Biggest Fails So Far, by Brandon Smith May 10, 2025
Back in 2016 I predicted a resounding win for Donald Trump in his election campaign against Hillary Clinton despite a chorus of voices telling me I was crazy. The argument from skeptics was that the establishment would never allow Trump into office. My position on the event was relatively straightforward – The conservative populist movement […]
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Editors’ Prepping Progress May 10, 2025
To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make both long-term and short-term plans. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities and planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, ranch improvements, bug-out bag fine-tuning, and food storage. This […]
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The Editors’ Quote of the Day: May 10, 2025
“Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet? For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: […]
James Wesley Rawles
Preparedness Notes for Friday — May 9, 2025 May 9, 2025
On May 9, 1904, the steam locomotive City of Truro (pictured) became the first steam engine to exceed 100 mph. From the InfoGalactic Wiki: “…a British 4-4-0 steam locomotive built in 1903 for the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Swindon Works to a design by George Jackson Churchward. City of Truro was timed at 8.8 […]
James Wesley Rawles