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A collection of recipes to make the wartime rations go further. The date of this publication is unknown, but it appears to be from WW-II. Download a copy from the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/selfhelpwartimecookingsuggestionswithcorrection/mode/2up

The first case of monkeypox has been reported in Kitsap County. Health officials are working to notify anyone who might have had close contact with the case. See our bulletin for details: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAKITSAP/bulletins/3255b1f " The first case of monkeypox in Kitsap is cause for awareness but not alarm ," Kitsap Public Health District Health Officer Dr. Gib Morrow said. "We are asking residents to be aware of how monkeypox spreads and contact a healthcare provider if they experience symptoms." More than 100 cases of monkeypox have been identified in Washington since May, with the majority of cases reported in King County. Learn more at https://doh.wa.gov/public-health-healthcare-providers/notifiable-conditions/rare-disease-public-health-significance/monkeypox    

All training programs designed to protect individuals from becoming victims of terrorism recommend that people be alert to surveillance. This is excellent advice, but, unfortunately, in most instances it is insufficient, because people have had no training in detecting surveillance, and terrorist organizations are often relatively sophisticated in their surveillance methods. Detecting surveillance conducted by trained experts is not as easy as most Hollywood films would lead us to believe. Fortunately, however, the type of surveillance conducted by terrorist organizations is not normally as elaborate as that done by intelligence organizations nor does it involve as many people or as much equipment. Nevertheless, for people to have a reasonable chance at detecting most forms of surveillance they would have to be somewhat familiar with the techniques used. The book Surveillance: Techniques & Countermeasures is an excellent reference for learning about physical surveillance and metho...

There is a very clear difference between prepping and hoarding. Prepping occurs BEFORE a disaster when people buy items in order to have them available for individual / family use should a disaster occur at some future time. Prepping actually takes some of the pressure off of the supply chain after a disaster as those who have stockpiled items before the disaster are not competing with others in the community to find limited essential items in the aftermath of the disaster.    Hoarding occurs AFTER a disaster (or after a warning of an imminent disaster) when people rush to the stores and buy large quantities of essential items. An individual may buy all of some item that a merchant has in stock, leaving nothing available for others in the community who also need that item. In some cases, hoarding is done with the intent of re-selling these items at a price much higher than their initial cost or value.    

  The Fireless Cook Book : A Manual of the Construction and use of Appliances for Cooking by Retained Heat, with 250 recipes   by Mitchell, Margaret Johnes, b. 1869 https://archive.org/details/firelesscookbook00mitcrich Published in 1913 - The aim of this book is to present in a convenient form such directions for making and using fireless cookers and similar insulating boxes, that those who are not experienced, even in the ordinary methods of cookery, may be able to follow them easily and with success. The fact that their management has been so little understood has been the cause of failures among the adventurous women who, attracted by their novelty, have tried to experiment with them and have come to the mistaken conclusion that they are not practical, have limited scope, and are altogether a good deal of a disappointment. Such women have made the statement that they are not adapted to cooking starchy foods; that they will not do for most vegetables; that raised breads and...

The S2 Underground has a YouTube video (50 min) that teaches how to use one-time pad encryption. Tradecraft: One-Time Pads (S2 Underground) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzwpmbIWUNc The Complete Guide to Secure Communications with the One-Time Pad Cipher - by: Dirk Rijmenants   https://ciphermachinesandcryptology.com/papers/one_time_pad.pdf is an excellent guide to understanding and using one-time pad encryption.   When used properly, one-time pad encryption is mathematically unbreakable. But, the one-time pad also has some disadvantages that can result in it being a poor choice for communication. The above video and guide book will help with understanding the one-time pad system and in deciding when and if you should use it to secure your own communications.    

  The DOD and other U.S. Government and defense industry personnel are required to complete security awareness courses as a condition of some types of employment, or as part of annual security training. Many of these courses, including additional optional training, are available on-line for the general public, as well. These courses can help you build a strong security awareness foundation - based on government security protocols (you can complete the same security awareness training provided to our military troops and government civilian employees). DoD Cybersecurity Training Cyber Awareness Challenge 2022 (Length: 1 Hour) https://public.cyber.mil/training/cyber-awareness-challenge/ Phishing and Social Engineering: Virtual Communication Awareness Training (Length: 1 Hour) https://public.cyber.mil/training/phishing-awareness/ Social Networking and Your Online Identity (15 minutes) https://public.cyber.mil/training/social-networking/ TEEX Cybersecurity Courses https://teex.org/prog...

In our post yesterday (19 July 2022), we mentioned on-line language training from the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC). As we explored the DLIFLC web-site we found that there are even more e-learning resources https://www.dliflc.edu/elearning/ available, which we want to share with you today.    Yesterday's post: Learn Foreign Languages - DLIFLC and FSI https://cascadiasurvivalist.blogspot.com/2022/07/learn-foreign-languages-dliflc-and-fsi.html    

  The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center offers access to free, on-line language training. While the training is intended to support U.S. military personnel, the courses are also available to the public. Headstart2 is a self-study introduction to your target foreign language. The course consists of two units containing ten modules each. Unit One (Sound and Script) teaches the basics of the target language in twenty interactive tasks. Unit Two (Military) consists of a total of fifty mission-specific tasks. These tasks are designed according to military training format and include scenarios covering public safety, medical situations, basic command, cordon and search, and even gathering intelligence. Headstart2 also features over 100 PDFs with writing drills that provide the user with the opportunity to practice writing the target script. Other features include animated capstone military scenarios, culture notes, grammar notes, a writing tool, a sound recorder, a glo...

In 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act. The act made 988 the new, nationwide, easy-to-remember 3-digit dialing, texting, and chat number for anyone experiencing a suicidal or mental health-related crisis. Beginning on July 16, 2022, you can call, text, or chat 988 to be connected to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL). It will be confidential, free, and available 24/7/365. Services will be available in Spanish, along with interpretation services in over 250 languages. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, and TTY users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255. You can dial 988 if you are having:     Thoughts of suicide.     Mental health crises.     Substance use crises.     Any other kind of emotional distress. You can also dial 988 if you are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support. 988 will not replace an...

Do you have a plan to communicate, to share information, and receive uncensored news if the government shuts down your access to the Internet and cellular networks? Internet shutdowns are designed to block people from sharing information and communicating (and also push people into less secure forms of communication such as mobile phone and SMS, which are easier for authorities to intercept and monitor). There are not always good workarounds during complete shutdowns. During the strictest periods of the shutdown people resorted to using handwritten notes and couriers to get messages to their loved ones. We don’t have sure-fire ways to circumvent all blockages, but through conversations with activists and peers, we have learned some methods and approaches for offline sharing and communication that may work for you, depending on the circumstances. Note that some of these options require internet to initially set up (e.g. to download apps, etc). Some options... File Sharing and Communicat...

 

National Geographic looks into what would happen if a cyber attack were to cripple America's electronic infrastructure. Find out just how well the nation would hold up without lights and refrigeration, among other modern conveniences. A cyber-attack takes down the grid and leaves millions of ordinary people without electricity. Follow the first-hand stories of five different groups stranded in the darkness as their desperate scenarios unfold. What happens when the lights go out? How long would it take for civilization to crumble?  This movie is fiction, but nevertheless an informative look into what might happen if the power grid was to fail. Watch American Blackout for free on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/402305322

On July 11, 2022, New York City Emergency Management published a Nuclear Preparedness Public Service Announcement. The PSA can be viewed on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-5d7V4Sbqk  In the event of a nuclear incident, the PSA advises the following actions: Get inside: Move indoors and away from any windows. Stay inside: Close all doors and window, and move into the basement if you have one. Stay tuned and stay put: Follow media for latest details and watch for officials alerts when its safe to go outside. "If you were outside after the blast, get clean immediately. Remove and bag all outer clothing, to keep radioactive dust or ash away from your body."  

The idea for this book originated with the British television reality series "Hunted" that began airing on Channel 4 (a British free-to-air public service television network) in September 2015. The series features contestants who are instructed to go on the run for a period of 25 to 28 days in Great Britain, while avoiding a team of Hunters composed of former and serving police officers, intelligence personnel, and on-the-ground pursuit teams (equipped with dogs and drones). If you had to go on the run, could you evade the powers of the state, could you escape from the police and intelligence services? What tactics and techniques would give you the best chance of escape? Could you hide from a process server or the repo man? Could you evade a nationwide manhunt? Could you evade a corrupt police officer or rouge government agency that was misusing confidential databases to stalk you?   If you had to go on the run (in the real world), what would you do? This book attempts to ans...

A simulation released by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) shows the impact of a 7.5-magnitude earthquake on the Seattle Fault. “Tsunami waves could be as high as 42 feet at the Seattle Great Wheel and will reach inland as far as Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park,” Washington State DNR said in a tweet Thursday. The study was prepared by geologists within the Washington Geological Survey division of DNR, according to a news release. ( https://www.dnr.wa.gov/news/new-study-details-impacts-tsunami-fault-running-through-seattle ) Scientists found that if a magnitude 7.5 earthquake were to occur on the Seattle Fault, tsunami waves over 40 feet tall could reach the Seattle area in fewer than 3 minutes. “Tsunami inundation and strong currents may continue for more than 3 hours from the start of the earthquake,” according to the news release. The study shows shoreline flooding and changes to shorelines would occur throughout the Seattle area following such a powerful earth...

A free 246 page guide of tips, tricks, information, resources, and weird stuff for survivalists. Download a PDF copy: https://bit.ly/3IjWGdJ  

 The Digital Exhaust Opt Out Guide was created to mitigate risk for Law Enforcement employees’ and their families as it pertains to protecting their personal information, which is vulnerable to exploitation. This risk includes potential for threat actors to identify, target, and track anyone affiliated with Law Enforcement via use of open source, Internet-based services offering searches of data aggregated about the American public. To mitigate this risk, this Guide was created as an aid for the Law Enforcement community in highlighting and presenting recommendations to reduce these vulnerabilities. You can download a copy of the guide here: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7048846-Digital-Exhaust-Opt-Out-Guide-for-LE-Partners.html Michael Bazzell, a former government agent turned security consultant, has a data-removal guide available on his IntelTechniques web-site: https://inteltechniques.com/workbook.html   The IntelTechniqies guide can help you remove your person...

We previously mentioned the book: Security Culture: A Guide to Staying Safe for Survivalists, Preppers, and Patriots by: Winston Smith    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3GGLQ4W Smith's book pointed out that "The Department of Justice guide Investigating Terrorism and Criminal Extremism – Terms and Concepts lists “survivalists” alongside organizations like Al-Qaeda. Jemaah Islamiya, and the Aryan Brotherhood, warning that: The survivalist movement fears a coming collapse of civilization, generally as the result of nuclear war, and tries to prepare themselves to survive it. Survivalists typically stockpile food, water, and weapons, especially the latter, and instruct themselves on topics ranging from first aid to childbirth to edible plants." and that "government anti-terrorism officers are asking the public to report “questionable postings on Twitter or Facebook” to them. What you say on-line may get you listed in some government database as a domestic terrorist or home...

  Happy 4th of July - Independence Day - to all of our family, friends, and followers in the United States. The Cascadia Survivalist https://cascadiasurvivalist.blogspot.com/

  * This is a re-print of a 1961 Department of Defense Family Shelter Series pamphlet. GENERAL INFORMATION This shelter is designed to provide low-cost protection from the effects of radioactive fallout. Its principal advantages are ready availability of low-cost materials, ease and speed of construction, protection from fallout radiation, and limited blast resistance. TECHNICAL SUMMARY Space and Occupancy .- The shelter in this design has 32 square feet of area and 128 cubic feet of space and will house three persons. See"NOTE" after the "Construction Sequence" for description of a size to house more persons. Availability and Cost of Materials .- Most of the materials needed to build this shelter are obtainable at lumberyards. The nationwide average for cost of materials is about $75 per shelter [in 1961 dollars], not including ventilation equipment. Fallout Protection Factor. -A protection factor of about 500 is obtained if the earth cover is 2 feet deep, and a 2-...