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Protecting Your Home During an Emergency

In this week’s Must-Read articles we cover… Busting 16 common food storage myths… Ways to help friends and family get prepared in a hurry… Affordable ways to protect your home during an emergency… How to prepare for bugging out with disabilities… And which solar powered radios to consider owning. Let’s dive in… 16 Food Storage …

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Coronavirus Scams

When it comes to healthcare or pandemics, senior citizens are often targeted by scammers looking to steal money from those who are vulnerable. Awhile back, two dozen people, including doctors and owners of medical equipment companies, were charged in a more than $1 billion healthcare scam. The theft ring specifically targeted elderly and disabled people …

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Ways Spies Communicate

Recently the Swiss government ordered an inquiry into a global encryption company following revelations it was owned and operated for decades by U.S. and German intelligence. Crypto AG, a company that specialized in secure communications was based in Switzerland, but was operated by the CIA, which allowed the U.S. to eavesdrop on adversaries and allies …

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How To Spot a Liar

In this week’s Must-Read articles we cover… Clever ways to tell if you are being lied to… How the Coronavirus is changing the pace of life in America… 5 easy steps to decontaminate yourself after being in public… Proven tips for a long-distance bug-out… And 5 great ways to help your immune system. Let’s dive …

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How Cyber Hackers Cover Their Tracks

With the 2020 Presidential election right around the corner, both sides of the aisle are keeping close eye to potential cyber attacks targeting their party. As you remember, in 2016, the Democratic National Committee was hacked and a collection of DNC emails were stolen by hackers operating under the pseudonym “Guccifer 2.0.” The stolen emails …

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Are You Ready for Martial Law?

In this week’s Must-Read articles we cover… How to prep when there is no supplies left to buy… 22 Useful skills to have or learn during quarantine… The best sources for long lasting protein during a crisis… How to prepare for martial law… And the best states to be to outlive an economic depression. Let’s …

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Pepper Spray Grenades

Levi Tilleman ran an unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic primary in the 2018 election in Colorado’s 6th congressional district. Levi doesn’t like guns and he made that a key part of his campaign. The candidate’s stance on guns included an “assault weapon” ban, a 10-day waiting period, a safe storage requirement, and a magazine ban. …

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Origins of Covid-19

In this week’s mailbag we cover… The origin and potential reason this virus was developed… The best long-range communication options… Why flip phones cannot be tracked… Risks associated with legally and illegally concealed carrying… My thoughts on SimpliSafe for home security… And how to get Google to blur your home on Google Maps. Let’s dive …

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How to Cope During Quarantine

Dear Black Bag Confidential Reader, In this week’s Must-Read articles we cover… Alternatives for toilet paper when you run out… Civil liberties at stake during the Coronavirus… Ways to cope with isolation, quarantines and power outages… How to create a last minute food stash… And ten skills to practice everyday to prepare for a crisis… Let’s dive …

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Why Russia is So Good at Intelligence

One of the largest and most complex intelligence operations in Soviet history occurred in the early 1980’s, when the Soviet KGB and Soviet military intelligence were entrusted with carrying out Operation Nuclear Missile Attack, also known as Operation RYAN. The purpose of Operation RYAN was to collect intelligence on potential contingency plans of the Reagan …

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Storing Water Long Term

In this week’s mailbag we cover… How to store large quantities of water long term… Ways to protect yourself if you have limited mobility… Whether or not to keep a round in the chamber… How much water to store per person per day… Using lasers on your EDC… And what to do with an unruly …

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The Truth About the Coronavirus

My expertise and experience provide me a perspective that may escape the observations of medical professionals, virologists, government administrators, basement-based self-proclaimed polymaths, and entertainers posing as journalists. This is what I see when I examine the CoVid-19 global infectious plague. I have come to know that coincidences are extremely rare.  And that when significant events …

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Disposing of Old Ammo

In this week’s mailbag we cover… Where to find quality night vision goggles… How to communicate long distance with no cell service… How to protect yourself when in a wheelchair… Reasons why revolvers aren’t as popular anymore… How to dispose of old ammunition… And things to consider when buying a ceramic knife. Let’s dive in… …

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The Heroic 10th Mountain Division

During World War II, the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division served in combat for four months, but it had one of the conflict’s highest casualty rates. The division started out as an experiment to train skiers to fight in the most difficult, mountainous terrains around the world. Some of the men who joined the division …

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Alone in the Wilderness

In this week’s Must-Read articles we cover… How to survive alone in the wilderness… Thinking beyond generators to small-scale solar… How to make your own hand sanitizer… What the older generation did that we should too… And how the coronavirus is impacting the economy and infections. Let’s dive in… Surviving Alone in the Wilderness Recently …

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How to give your hands strength

In this week’s mailbag we cover… Choosing which is safer, a credit union or a bank… Steps to take before trusting your money with a new CPA… Practicing drawing from your holster when the range won’t allow it… What you can do to build back strength in your hands… Where I buy the handguns I …