Monthly Archives: July 2018

Free Homesteading, Cooking, Prepper, Survival eBooks & PDF’s for 07-31-18

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Free Homesteading, Cooking, Prepper, Survival eBooks & PDF’s for 07-30-18

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WEEKLY THREAT ROUNDUP 7-29-18

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Two Killed, 13 Wounded in Toronto Mass Shooting Islamic State Claims Responsibility

 

July 28, 2018

 

   

Between July 22-25, the following related Flash SMS messages
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7/22 – 8 shot in Toronto’s Riverdale neighborhood on Danforth Av in Greektown. Victims are spread across many blocks. AlertsUSA monitoring

7/23 – Total of 2 dead, 13 injured in Toronto Greektown mass shooting. Police spokesman says too early to declare incident act of terrorism. Add’l alerts as warranted.

7/25 – Overnight: Islamic State’s A’maq news agency issues formal claim of resp for 7/22 mass shooting in Toronto, calls shooter ‘soldier of the Islamic State.

What You Need To Know

On Sunday, AlertsUSA subscribers were informed of reports of 8 people shot in the popular Greektown area of Toronto, Ontario. In this incident, a lone gunman walked along the busy Danforth Avenue randomly shooting pedestrians as well as firing into three different restaurants. Once police arrived on the scene, gunfire was exchanged with the suspect after which he fled and was found a short distance away, dead. from a self inflicted gunshot. A short time later, bomb techs detonated a suspicious package in the vicinity.

In total, two individuals were killed by the shooter, as well as another 13 people wounded.

The suspect has been identified as 29-year-old Faisal Hussain (image above), a first generation Canadian of Pakistani descent.

On Wednesday, the Islamic State’s Amaq news agency issued a formal claim of responsibility for the Toronto shooting, calling the gunman a ‘soldier of the Islamic State and that the attack was carried out in response to the call for followers to target citizens of coalition nations. As is becoming an all too familiar follow up to these incidents, a statement released by the gunman’s family expressed condolences for those killed and injured in the attack and that the gunman was said to be psychotic and depressed.

Readers are reminded that just two weeks ago, Toronto police were out in force in the downtown area following the receipt of threat intelligence pointing to a possible vehicle ramming attack. Additionally, back in April, Toronto was also the scene of a vehicle-ramming attack which killed 10 and injured 16.

AlertsUSA continues to monitor the domestic and international threat environment and will immediately notify service subscribers, via SMS messages, of new alerts, warnings and advisories or any developments which signal a change the overall threat picture for American citizens as events warrant.

 


 

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7/22 – President Trump sternly warns Iranian President Rouhani that cont threats against the US will result in severe consequences. See email for full statement.

 

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Bomb Detonated Outside US Embassy In Beijing, China

July 28, 2018

On July 26, the following related Flash SMS messages
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7/26 – AlertsUSA monitoring response to explosion near US Embassy Beijing, China. More information to come.

7/26 – Initial reports indicate explosion at US Embassy Beijing result of man attempting to throw bomb into the compound, w/ device detonating early.

7/26 – US Embassy Beijing urges American citizens to avoid diplomatic (Chaoyang) district. Caution and vigilance urged.

7/26 – Beijing police confirm bomb detonated outside US Embassy in “isolated security incident.” Perp said to be 26YO male from Inner Mongolia. AlertsUSA monitoring.

What You Need To Know

On Thursday, AlertsUSA subscribers were notified of reports of an explosion outside of the US Embassy in Beijing, China. In this incident, a man detonated a bomb at the south-east corner of the embassy compound, a heavily fortified structure in the north-east Chaoyang District of the Chinese capital. According to the embassy’s regional security officer, other than the bomber, no other people were injured, and there was no damage to embassy property.

Chinese police have identified the suspect only by his surname, Jiang, and said he was from Tongliao, a city in China’s Inner Mongolia region. No motive was provided for the attack.

Postings on social media showed pictures of smoke rising from the area where Chinese nationals line up outside the compound for visa appointments. However, due to China’s tight control over both traditional and social media, further open-source details about the blast remain unconfirmed. Many images and video clips of the scene were swiftly removed by Chinese sensors, as well as social media discussions about the incident.

AlertsUSA is working with contacts at the embassy to acquire additional details.

 


 

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Commentary / Analysis / Research

 

July 28, 2018

 

2018 Foreign Economic Espionage in Cyberspace

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) has released its 2018 Foreign Economic Espionage in Cyberspace report, which highlights current threats and future trends in foreign intelligence efforts to steal U.S. intellectual property, trade secrets, and proprietary information via cyberspace. The report underscores the strategic threat of cyber economic espionage, noting that next generation technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and the Internet-of-Things offer great opportunities, but also introduce new vulnerabilities to U.S. networks for which the cybersecurity community largely remains unprepared. Read More Here

The Use of Social Media by United States Extremists

This report looks at the role emerging communication technologies, such as social media platforms play in the radicalization and mobilization process of United States extremists. The researchers used newly collected social media activity data from 479 extremists who radicalized between 2005 and 2016 to analyze trends in the radicalization. Factors taken into account included frequency of social media usage, types of social media use by ideology and group, and the purpose of social media use. Read More Here

What Does ISIS Post on YouTube?

Google’s dominant online video-streaming platform, YouTube, is a social media giant that is a user-friendly and accessible site for most Americans. Unfortunately, all of these qualities also make YouTube a popular platform for extremist groups such as the Islamic State to post propaganda content. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) took a deep dive into this topic where researchers used two computer programs, a web crawler and eGLYPH, to conduct a limited search for 229 previously identified ISIS terror-related videos. This study, which lasted from 3/8/2018 to 7/8/2018, returned a wealth of knowledge related to ISIS’ use of video propaganda content. Read More Here

Migrants See Child Brides ‘As Their Sons’ Tickets To Europe’

Here’s another entry in the chronicle of Western difficulties assimilating Third World immigrants: Swedish authorities report growing problems with migrants sending young daughters to marry older men abroad, both as a strategy to avoid assimilation and to gain European citizenship. While underage marriage is essentially banned in Sweden, the country recognizes underage marriages conducted abroad. Read More Here

 

 


 

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World News Roundup

 

July 28, 2018

 

Other Developments We Are Following

 

AMERICAS

FBI Director: China ‘The Broadest, Most Significant’ Threat To The U.S.
FBI director says Russian influence efforts are ‘very active’
Mattis: Open to Talks With Russians; No Policy Changes From Helsinki
Expect More Instability, Corruption, And Crime From Mexico’s AMLO
US, Canada Studying Options to Replace Arctic Early Warning Radars
Is George Soros Fueling Race Riots in DC Ahead of Midterms?
Pentagon Creates ‘Do Not Buy’ List of Russian, Chinese Software
Canadian Backlash Towards Prime Minister Trudeau’s Immigration Policy?
Congress Halts F-35 Turkey Transfers, Punts On Space Force
DoD, Industry Sparring Over New Cyber Rules, Ellen Lord Says
U.S. intel: Chinese theft continues in cyberspace as new threats emerge
CVN-81, The 4th Ford Class Supercarrier, Is Slated To Cost $15B
Mattis’s New Unpredictable Strike Group Deployment Strategy Has Begun
Venezuelan inflation predicted to hit 1 million percent this year
Nicaragua in ‘undeclared state of siege’ as hooded gunmen rule the streets

EUROPE

Putin ready to invite Trump to Russia
It’s delusional to think Britain should be a global military power
Bosnia’s Security Minister Wants Army at Border to Curb Entry of Migrants
Spanish mayor warns his town is the new migrant crisis epicentre
New ocean opening up around the North Pole is sparking a global scramble
British Home Office suspends transfer of two citizens with suspected ties to ISIS
Greece wildfires: dozens dead as blazes sweep across popular tourist areas
EU And U.S. Pledge To Boost Natural Gas Trade
Will Trump’s tariffs push the EU and China closer together?
Middle class cocaine use fueling gang violence, London Mayor warns
MPs: Lives of UK & EU citizens at risk without post-Brexit security deal

MIDDLE EAST / Africa

Iran’s Rouhani warns Trump about ‘mother of all wars’
Iranian SOF leader warns Trump that war ‘will destroy everything you own’
Russian Military Needed in Syria Long Term, Assad Says
Israel shoots down Syrian jet; Syrian forces reach Golan
Iran’s Rohani Says No Need To Respond To ‘Empty Threats’ From U.S.
More turmoil in Iraq as deadly protests ravage oil-rich south
When the Kurdish Peshmerga Fights Like an Army, It Loses
More of Africa Finds Itself in China’s Debt
Nigeria farmer-herder conflict now deadlier than Boko Haram
Guess who’s still a factor in Zimbabwe’s election? Mugabe.

ASIA

Why North Korea is in no hurry to do what the US wants
Flooding from Laos hydroelectric dam leaves hundreds missing
What Do China’s Military Hawks Think of Trump?
Remains of U.S. War Dead in North Korea Start Journey Home After 65 Years
Hun Sen: The ex-Khmer Rouge soldier keeping his grip on Cambodia
China Building Supercarrier That Could Rival The US’ Nimitz-Class Carriers
China Is Losing the Trade War With Trump
China says 4 American airlines missed Taiwan map naming deadline
U.S. opens way for India to escape sanctions over Russia arms imports
China May Soon Have a New Weapon to Kill Navy Submarines
How China Got Its Hands On Its First Aircraft Carrier


 

 

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Since 2015, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has used the National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin to highlight the continuing terror threat to the U.S. Homeland.

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A Lesson In Registering Guns – South Africa

The landslide of gun control starts with registering your guns.

Gun control zealots seem to have a difficult time understanding why gun owners oppose registering guns. Besides the issue of registering people who exercise their rights, there is the example of South Africa.

First came a law that said all gun owners must register their firearms.

 

Second, the law said firearms must be re-registered.

Third, the firearm must be re-registered 90 days before the registry expires.

Fourth, any firearm that is not registered must be handed in for disposal.

Move the goal post enough and eventually people will slip through. In the case of South Africa, 300,000 people have been ordered to turn in their guns.

South Africa Calls for 300,000 Gun Owners to Turn Over Their Weapons.

The Constitutional Court of South Africa recently ruled that 300,000 gun owners must turn in their firearms.

This judgement came in response to the North Gauteng High Court’s ruling in 2017 which said Section 24 and Section 28 of the Firearm’s Control Act were unconstitutional.

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Now that the High Court’s initial ruling has been overturned, gun owners who failed to renew their firearms licenses must hand in their firearms to the nearest police station, where authorities will then proceed to destroy them.

Opposing Gun Registration

First comes a simple law that says all gun owners must register their firearms.  Then comes the fees, and the licensing, and the complicated paperwork.  Eventually, the “simple law” morphs into something so complicated the people enforcing the laws are not even sure of what they are supposed to do.

Take California, for example.  When Gun owners had to register their firearms for the bullet button law, the website kept crashing.  There are stories of people spending hours upon hours attempting to register their firearms.

All it takes is that first law to force people to register their firearms, and things spiral downhill from there.

How long until California, New York, Washington D.C…. pass a law like what is happening in South Africa?  Now that the gun owners of California have registered their guns, the government will know whose door to knock on first.

 

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Free Homesteading, Cooking, Prepper, Survival eBooks & PDF’s for 07-27-18

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Free Homesteading, cooking, Survival, , and Prepping Kindle ebooks and PDF’s? Yes FREE Kindle ebooks and PDF’s!! Every now and then Amazon runs special offers on some of their Kindle ebooks and PDF’s, making them free for a limited time (usually just 24 hours).

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Free Homesteading, Cooking, Prepper, Survival eBooks & PDF’s for 07-26-18

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Free Homesteading, cooking, Survival, , and Prepping Kindle ebooks and PDF’s? Yes FREE Kindle ebooks and PDF’s!! Every now and then Amazon runs special offers on some of their Kindle ebooks and PDF’s, making them free for a limited time (usually just 24 hours).

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Free Homesteading, Cooking, Prepper, Survival eBooks & PDF’s for 07-25-18

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Free Homesteading, Cooking, Prepper, Survival eBooks & PDF’s for 07-23-18

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WEEKLY THREAT ROUNDUP 7-22-18

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State Dept. Issues New Travel Advisory for Mexico “Violent Crime is Widespread”

 

July 21, 2018

 

On July 17, the following related Flash SMS message was sent to AlertsUSA subscriber mobile devices:

 

7/17 – US Dept of State issues updated travel advisory for Mexico. “Violent crime, such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery, is widespread.” See email.

What You Need To Know

On Tuesday, AlertsUSA subscribers were informed of the State Department’s release of a new travel advisory for Mexico warning that “violent crime, such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery, is widespread.” According to the the advisory, the U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in many areas of Mexico as U.S. government employees are prohibited from travel to these areas.

Additionally, U.S. government employees are prohibited from intercity travel after dark in many areas of Mexico. U.S. government employees are also not permitted to drive from the US-Mexico border to or from the interior parts of Mexico with the exception of daytime travel on Highway 15 between Nogales and Hermosillo.

AlertsUSA cautions readers that if you, a family member, or colleague are planning a trip to Mexico, regardless of the destination or duration of travel, it is extremely important that you;

1.) Read the State Department’s country information page.

2.) Read this most recent Mexico Travel Advisory.

3.) Follow the State Department’s recommendations, including:

Do not travel to:

10 Smart Ways to Prep Without Spending Money

Are you convinced that you can’t prep unless you have a whole lot of money to spend? That couldn’t be further from the truth. There are all sorts of ways you can become better prepared without spending a dime. The thing to remember is that there is a lot more to prepping than just feverishly filling mylar bags with food or stacking ammo to the ceiling. You need to think outside of the consumer mindset.

Here are ten ideas to get your wheels turning.

#1) Fill containers with water

If you haven’t taken out the recycling yet this week, don’t!  You can use those empty two-liter soda pop bottles and gallon water bottles to stock up on a drinking water supply. Count on a gallon a day per human and pet. (Two 2-liter bottles are approximately a gallon).

But don’t stop there. If you have other containers that shouldn’t be used for drinking water, you can fill them with water for other uses, like sanitation, flushing the toilet, and keeping clean.

Add to your supply each week, and soon you’ll have a month supply, quietly sitting there in your basement. Here’s an infographic to get you started on safely storing water. If you want to be more serious about your water supply, here is a book about it that you can get on Amazon.

#2) Do a drill

The absolute best way to know what you need during an emergency is to simulate a crisis.  Get your family on board and spend a weekend without power and running water. Keep a list going for the entire weekend so that you can note what needs arose. (Leave the breakers on for the refrigerator and freezer – you don’t want to potentially have your food spoil.)

Can you make coffee and food? Can you keep warm in the winter and cool in the summer? Can you keep the kids entertained without the internet or phone service?

#3) Learn what edibles are wild in your area

Go to the library and grab a book on foraging. Then begin to explore your local area to find out what food grows wild there, formerly unbeknownst to you. Go on a nature walk and come home with goodies!

The fun doesn’t stop with just bringing the food home. Next, research how to best prepare the wild edibles you’ve acquired. You may find this at the library or you may be able to search for recipes online.  Be sure to jot down in a notebook what you found and how you prepared it.

#4) Put together important information

Organize your essential papers and documents into a folder so that you can grab it quickly if you ever have to bug out. Include things like medical records, veterinary records, deeds, mortgage papers, insurance policies, social security numbers, and identification.

Don’t stop at just putting it in a folder. You should also scan these documents and save them in the cloud. Here is a preparedness based article on the topic and another article on whether or not this is a safe action.

#5) Prep for an evacuation

Now you need to pack a bug-out bag. If budget is a concern, use bags you already have along with supplies that you already have. The important thing is to have this stuff organized and be ready to go at a moment’s notice. Have a list of last minute items so that you know what you need. It’s better to think this through when you’re calm, not when the clock is ticking towards disaster.

You’ll want things like personal documents, extra medication, comfort items for children, and survival supplies that could get you through 3 days away from home.  To take a look at the ultimate prepper’s bug out bag, look at this one from Graywolf Survival. Don’t forget sentimental items. They are truly the only things that could never be replaced.

Figure out where you’ll go. Is there a friend or family member in another area who would welcome you? Is there a pet-friendly hotel (if you have pets?) Where is the usual shelter in your area during natural disasters? Knowing all this ahead of time and mapping routes will help you to evacuate faster.

#6) Bookmark some websites

The internet is a wonderful place, and best of all, this knowledge can be found for FREE! The more you know about crisis situations, the more ready you will be to face them. Some sites are friendlier to beginners than others, so if you stumble upon a forum where people seem less than enthusiastic about helping people who are just starting out, don’t let it get you down. Move on and find a site that makes you feel comfortable. Following are some of my favorites, and the link will take you to a good starting point on these sites. In no particular order:

 

 

7) Learn a skill

A huge part of prepping is your skills. In a big enough disaster or one that lasts much longer than expected, there’s every possibility your supplies will be destroyed or run out. Knowing what to do then is vital to your survival.

Your public library and the internet are great resources. I learned to run a homestead with videos from YouTube. Seriously, there’s nothing you can’t learn to do if you have access to these things.

So think about a skill you’d like to acquire that doesn’t require expensive equipment. I already mentioned foraging but there are loads of other things to learn. A few suggestions:

  • sewing by hand
  • mending things
  • repairing things that are broken
  • building a shelter using found items
  • cooking over a campfire
  • grow food from scraps
  • trapping with a snare
  • cooking from scratch
  • research first aid and basic medical information
  • learn to upcycle the things you’d generally throw away into something useful
  • take free classes

You get the idea. Anything that is an old-fashioned skill would come in handy during a survival situation.

#8) Map out your local area

It’s a good idea to locate important resources in your area well before you need them. Here are a few reasons why:

  • You may plan to travel or may unexpectedly be required to travel to another location during a disaster, which may require you to use alternate routes. You can use maps to determine these routes for yourself rather than just following the crowd
  • You may want to determine the location of dangerous weather (tornados, hurricanes, winter storms, etc,) in relation to where you are
  • Determine the location of resources that you might want to travel to and alternate routes to get there (Part 4 will provide more information on this topic)
  • Determine locations and direction of travel of mobs, crowds, or potential enemy forces that you might hear about on the radio or TV
  • Locate military intelligence type information about potential or actual threats to your location that you might discover talking to fellow travelers (source)

There are many free maps available for download. You can find a list here.

 

Also check out:

Six maps you need for an urban evacuation

Maps for Hazardous Areas in the United States- Past, Present, AND Future

 

#9) Meet like-minded people

Now, when I say you should meet like-minded people, I’m not necessarily talking about preppers. There’s a broad array of folks that could be the makings of a fantastic survival community.

  • Get to know folks in your area who garden.
  • Meet your local farmers.
  • Make friends at the shooting range.
  • Members of local homesteading groups are already independent thinkers
  • Community watch members on social media
  • Attend free county extension office classes on canning, gardening, and food preservation

As I’ve written before, you are shortchanging yourself if you think only preppers will be likeminded. Here’s an article on finding a community.

 

Also check out:

How To Plan Your Survival Group

How To Form A Survival Group

Types of People you need for a Survival Group

Is a Preparedness Group for me

 

#10) Get fit.

One thing preppers often overlook is the importance of their physical abilities. Even if you are disabled, there are things you can do to improve your fitness and stamina.

Search for exercises online that you can do whatever shape you are in or limitations you have. And, if you DO have disabilities, you need to figure out smart ways to work around your limitations. (Find more info for disabled preppers or those with a chronic illness here.)

The easiest way to start your journey to fitness is by lacing up your most comfortable and supportive shoes and going for a walk. You can begin to challenge yourself to lift and carry heavier things. You can stretch using an online yoga video. The big goal is to just get started. And, if you are carrying around too much weight, you may want to work on losing a few pounds to make things easier on your joints during a crisis situation. (If you are really serious about getting fit, here’s a great book on the topic, written just for preppers.)

Don’t let your budget get you down.

Of course, we’d all love to be able to grab a 5 year supply of freeze-dried foods, load up on guns and ammo, and move to our fully-stocked bug-out retreats in our Hummers, but for most folks, that isn’t at all feasible. What IS feasible is focusing on the things we CAN do. (If you have a little bit of money to spend, check out this article on $1 preps.)

The most important ways to prep are to keep learning, keep organizing, and be alert. If you do those three things, even without spending a lot of money on supplies, you’ll be far, far ahead of the unprepared masses.

 

 

Start now to make sure you are staying prepared.

 

 

via: theorganicprepper