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New research by the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law found that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has collected the DNA of more than 3.3 million people, with the program’s “primary purpose” not revolving around immigration enforcement but to “build a national DNA database for solving…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPrepping channels are full of gear lists. But what happens when you sort through all of them and see what comes up again and again? You get a short list of items that nearly every experienced prepper recommends. That’s what this countdown is about.…

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Thomas O’Neil grew up in the Delaware Valley of New Jersey, where organized crime was simply part of the landscape. Legitimate businesses and labor unions often sat close to the Philadelphia underworld. His father’s industrial roofing company operated in that world. O’Neil himself never became a criminal. He played college…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFree speech has always come with a price. Unfortunately, now that price has started looking a lot more like a body count. It started off in the 1990s as political correctness. Then, during the COVID years, it evolved into cancel culture, marked by lost…

Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao has appointed M. Barry Tanner as the permanent chief information officer (CIO) for the service. In the role announced Aug. 18, Tanner will advise Cao and oversee the Navy’s $12 billion information technology portfolio and implement the department’s Information Superiority Vision 2.0 and…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadGroup membership during collapse. It sounds simple until it isn’t. Someone knocks. They need help. You know them—or maybe you don’t. But they’re standing at your front door. They’re tired, scared, hungry, maybe sick. And they need help. You have stew cooking. Their kids…

Veterans can use their GI Bill benefits to pay for nationally approved tests, such as: SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) LSAT (Law School Admission Test) GRE (Graduate Record Exam) GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) AP (Advanced Placement Exam) CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) ACT (American College Testing Program) DAT (Dental Admissions Test)…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPreparedness isn’t about throwing a bunch of gear into one bag and hoping it works. And it’s not about having a bunch of bags and not knowing which to use. It’s about building systems—layered, intentional, and based on how people actually move through the…

If you have Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders in hand and are thinking about renting out your home, the one thing that may catch you off guard is that your homeowners policy won’t cover you as a landlord. That is why you need landlord insurance, or a dwelling policy…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPrepping doesn’t have to mean you have to be Tactical Timmy in green cargo pants, a grey Santa beard, and an open-carry Glock on your hip. You don’t have to look or act like a stereotype to be ready. In fact, in today’s world…

Here are the answers to some of the most common questions about the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Post-9/11 GI Bill. 1. When Did the Post-9/11 GI Bill Take Effect, and How Do I Apply? The Post-9/11 GI Bill took effect Aug. 1, 2009. You can apply online using the VA.GOV…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPeople often look at preparedness through a basic lens of supplies, checklists, and storage rooms. And, yes, it feels great as our mountain if prepping supplies grows—I love it. That mindset covers the basics. It’s the logical starting point and does a lot of…

The federal government offers several student financial aid programs. These programs offer low-interest loans and grants for school. Unlike the Department of Veterans Affairs’ GI Bill benefits, these programs are paid by the Department of Education. Federal Student Aid is designed to assist students in meeting the cost of tuition,…

Even if you think felons should lose their gun rights when they commit a crime, it shouldn’t be a stretch to believe that there should be a process for them to get their rights back. In theory, there has been for decades. The anti-gun Left just kept it defunded…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadLet’s be blunt—your mind is under attack. Not just by algorithms or platforms, but with encouragement from state actors, media networks, and other interests with something to gain by using us. Code. Curated chaos. The attention economy and psyop campaigns thrive on outrage, fear,…

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The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides education benefits for those who have served on active duty or in the Selected Reserve for 90 or more days after Sept. 10, 2001. The payment rate depends on how much active-duty time or federal service a member has. What It Pays The Post-9/11 GI…

An ATF rule imposed by the Biden administration that broadened the agency’s definition of a “frame” or “receiver” to include partially manufactured firearm frames and receivers has been ruled invalid by a federal judge in Texas.  The rule, which took effect in 2022, was aimed…

Let me tell you something about bug out bags: No one gets it exactly right the first time. If you think you can assemble a bug out bag once and then forget about it forever, you are gravely mistaken. There are bound to be a few items missing. Your needs…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadDisaster strikes. The grid goes dark. Infrastructure stops. Your kid goes from eating waffles on the couch to hauling buckets of water up the stairs. Your spouse is trying to cook dinner on a camp stove while rationing batteries. And you’re looking around, trying…

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