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How to protect your night vision while bugging out
One evening, two Utah men tried to hike Kings Peak. The men camped one night at Dollar Lake and planned to summit Kings Peak the next night. Along the way to the peak, the men became too tired to continue. So, they opted to take a shortcut down the mountain. On the way down, one …
The CIA’s office party acid trips
In 1953, scientists from the CIA gathered at a cabin in Maryland for a conference. On the second day of the conference, the men enjoyed a bottle of Cointreau liquor. But it wasn’t just liquor in the bottle… Sidney Gottlieb, a CIA program director, had spiked it with LSD. You see, Sidney was the head …
Danger Ahead: biggest e-commerce scams to watch for
When the pandemic started, people turned to online shopping. Internet traffic increased by 60% and the amount of money spent online increased by 50%. With the increase in online shopping, the amount of money lost to e-commerce fraud will surpass $200 billion this year. One of the most common forms of e-commerce fraud is carried …
Hydra
Soon after the invasion of Ukraine, nations around the world sanctioned Russia. For its part, Germany went after the dark web commonly used by Russians. German federal police shut down the Hydra market. This is a dark web that trafficked illegal narcotics and laundered money for criminals all over the world. Police seized server infrastructure …
How inflation affects preppers and what to do about it
In the 1980s, Brazil’s inflation was out of control. At one point, inflation hit 80% per month. This meant that stores often had to change their prices daily. At that rate, if butter was $1 one day, it would be up to $2 a month later. If the inflation kept going, a year later the …
FBI warns: U.S. agriculture targeted for attack
Nothing is off-limits when it comes to cyberattacks – even cream cheese. Last year, a cyberattack targeted one of the largest cheese manufacturers in the U.S. This contributed to a cream cheese shortage felt all over the country. The target of the cyberattack was Wisconsin-based Schreiber foods. Schreiber is one of the country’s largest marketers …
How to quickly fix common AR-15 failures
One evening, a group of friends was sitting on a porch playing cards in Florida. One of the men, Donteau S. was continually losing money in the game. He was upset and left to get more money. But when Donteau returned he had a gun. He pulled back the slide on the gun and fired …
Hackers use fake police requests to steal your data
According to the FTC, consumers reported losing more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021. This is an increase of more than 70% over the previous year. Lately, cybercriminals have been using phony law enforcement documents to steal information. The way it works is the criminals will send phony data requests to a company. The …
Sneak attack: Russian spies on our border
Russia’s spies are good at what they do. They use the cover of embassies and consulates to carry out their spying operations. They also recruit Russian immigrants, create fake companies, and convince foreigners to spy for them. Hector F. is a prominent Mexican scientist. In 2020, he was arrested at Miami International Airport while trying …
Avoid these historically dangerous guns at all costs
In 1855, Samuel Colt introduced a new line of firearms known as the Sidehammer series. The long guns included rifles, muskets, and shotguns. The significant thing about the series of guns was they had a solid frame design. The solid frame allowed the barrel to screw directly into it. By 1857, production of Colt long-guns …
“The agency’s” nuclear-powered flood creation weapon
The Alaknanda River is located in northern India, and in 2021, the river was part of a massive flood that killed several people in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The sudden flooding destroyed bridges, homes, and two hydroelectric power plants. Early reports suggested that the flooding was caused by a glacial collapse or avalanche in …
How to survive a “screw driver” assassination
Over the past three decades, bulletproof vests have saved the lives of more than 3,000 police officers in the U.S. One officer that was saved by his ballistic vest was Dustin D. One day he responded to a domestic violence call in La Crosse, Wisconsin. When Dustin asked the suspects to come out of the …
When and why to choose a thigh holster
Chicago police responded to shots fired in the lobby of Mercy Hospital on Chicago’s south side. Upon arrival, officers encountered a gunman and exchanged fire. One officer was shot and killed in the line of duty. Two hospital workers, a doctor, and a pharmacy resident were also shot and killed. A second police officer was …
The “frozen beer” survival diet
Cliff B. lives in Alaska. He travels about 40 miles each day to the city of Nome for work. Most people who live in Alaska are prepared for harsh winter weather, but Cliff wasn’t as prepared as he would have liked. While driving one day outside Nome, Cliff’s pickup truck veered off the road and …
How to snipe with your “finger-gun”
Wyatt Earp said, “Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. In a gunfight, you need to take your time in a hurry.” When it comes to self-defense the more accurate shooter is often the one who lives. In combat, a precision shooter such as a sniper can change the outcome on the battlefield. During the …
SOG’s secret “ammo sabotage” in Vietnam
In 1967 the U.S. was embroiled in the Vietnam War. The U.S. Studies and Operations Group (SOG) was tasked with some of the most daring operations during the war. During Vietnam, SOG provided ammo to communist supply depots throughout Southeast Asia. But it wasn’t any standard ammo… Rather, the U.S. supplied thousands of sabotaged rifle, …
Gas theft is skyrocketing, here’s how to protect yourself
Gas stations across the country have been the victim of gas thieves. Back in the day, you could pump gas without prepayment, but those days are long gone. Yet, even with required prepayment, criminals are still coming up with ways to steal gasoline. Recently in Texas, thieves came up with a new way to steal …
Best Barrel Length For a Revolver?
The saying goes, “God made man, Samuel Colt made them equal.” In 1847 Samuel Colt accepted an order for 1,000 revolvers from Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers. But the lawman had specific requirements for the revolver. He wanted an improved version of the revolver that Colt had patented in 1836. The revolver needed …
3 Ways to protect your eyes from a laser attack
Throughout the years, the CIA has developed some pretty interesting spy tools, but one of the most fascinating was the CIA’s dragonfly. It was a bug-sized spy that was an incredible technical achievement in the 1970s. Back then, listening devices were a newer espionage tool. But the CIA designed a small insect-looking device that contained …
The CIA’s secret Miami airline
Southern Air Transport was an airline based in Miami, Florida from 1947 to 1998. But it wasn’t an ordinary airline… It was a front company for the CIA. At one point, the airline was the largest business owned by the CIA, with assets of more than $50 million and over 8,000 employees worldwide. The CIA …
3 Dangerous results of biometric data tracking
Oleg Smolenkov is a former employee of Russia’s Foreign Policy Directorate. He worked in the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. until 2008. Then he worked on the staff of President Putin. In 2017, Oleg and his family went on vacation to Tivat, a resort in Montenegro that’s a favorite destination for Russians. But Oleg and …
3 Lightweight and compact signal flares for your kit
Three mariners from the Micronesian island of Pulap were traveling on a small boat that ran out of fuel and drifted off course near the islands of Micronesia. When the three men were reported missing, the American military dispatched aircraft from Guam to search. Australian authorities also assisted in the search. One of the U.S. …
Here’s what to do if you’re being blackmailed
Sukarno was a revolutionary who became the first President of Indonesia. He served from 1945 to 1967. The country regarded him as a national hero because he proved his love for his country… But he was also known to love women. And this love of women gained interest among intelligence agencies from around the world. …
80-year-old shoots armed robber with revolver
Tom D. is in his 80’s. He’s a farmer in rural Ohio, but he owns rental property in Cleveland that he regularly visits. One evening, Tom was fixing up the rental home to list it for sale, and fell asleep on the couch. He heard a person trying to break in and saw a beam …