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Aqua Dam holds back floodwater in Texas
Wow! Watch this video. He turned his home into an island with plastic tubes full of water. It cost $8,300 …
I’m From Louisiana. Here’s the Flooding Story the Media Should Cover.
As a south Louisiana native who lived through Hurricane Katrina, I have every right to be aggravated with the national …
How to Talk About Gun Rights With Gun Control Advocates
Guns are a tricky topic. Very rarely do you find voters ambivalent about gun violence, gun safety, etc. Someone is …
Love Liberty? Curious about the State of the Nation? Cato just wrecked your plans for the day
The Cato Institute is a libertarian-leaning think tank that has just performed a Herculean public service by putting together this …
Make a Monkey Fist – useful as a keychain – or weapon!
Easy to make with a Monkey Jig, some cord and a marlin spike. Not only is it a really attractive …
Is it really easier to get a “Gun Than a Book”?
President Barack Obama said it is easier in some neighborhoods to get a gun than a book. Is that true? …
Cupping – It worked for Phelps, would it work for you?
In cupping , through either heat or suction, the skin is gently drawn upwards by creating a vacuum in a …
Wild foods: Use every part of cattails this summer
By Wendy Petty Cattails have been described as the grocery store of the wild because every part of the plant …
University Professors Sue Over Concealed Guns Allowed in Classrooms
A police officer stands in front of the University of Texas tower, from which a sniper 50 years ago launched …
A Cartoon that Tells You Everything You Need to Know about International Bureaucracies
by Dan Mitchell. Okay, I’ll admit the title of this post is an exaggeration. There are lots of things you should …
Gun smart lock prevents unauthorized use. Could you use it?
This smart phone connected weapon safety mechanism claims it’s releasable in two seconds. It looks complicated to me and I’m not …
Starfish Prime, EMPs, NEMPs and HEMPs explained
An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also sometimes called a transient electromagnetic disturbance, is a short burst of electromagnetic energy. Such a pulse’s origination may be a …
How not to be socially awkward around LGBTTQQFAGPBDSM friends. A guide to gender pronouns
Never say, I’m not looking out for you, my dear Squirrel readers. Today, I bring you the latest in social etiquette so …
Syncing Up Drug Refills: A Way To Get Patients To Take Their Medicine?
You have your red pill and your green pill. There’s the one you take at breakfast, the one you take …
Brain-eating amoeba is back
Remember this story from last year? How to stop brain-eating amoeba from killing you? Well, it’s back. An 11-year-old South Carolina …
Prerequisite to Loving Your Neighbor
Over the years, I’ve been fascinated by the lack of self-respect I have observed in so many people with whom …
Which rice is best?
We all know that polished white rice has been largely stripped of its nutrients, which is why many of us …
Zombie bacteria outbreak from animal that’s been dead for decades
An anthrax outbreak has overtaken the remote Yamalo-Nenets district of western Siberia killing 1,500 reindeer in a week and forcing the hospitalization …
How not to die of carbon monoxide poisoning
We all think we understand CO poisoning, yet every year thousands of people die from it. Remember, it’s about more …
How to pick a knife
Knives are one of mankind’s oldest tools and one of the most versatile. In this article, David Wooley shows how …
The “starter” and how to make your own sourdough bread
There’s been a big lockdown craze of creating our own sourdough starters for baking bread. If you’re not familiar with …
How to win a fist fight & get in shape first
This is an awesome article on The Journal of Joe the Peacock. It gives you some great information about getting …
Kick-the-Can ice cream. Best. Game. Ever.
Ice cream is one of the essentials of summer, so here are three different methods to make your own. Homemade …
Knife Rights: The Unseen Side of the Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms
While congressional Democrats and Republicans go head-to-head over gun control, proponents of a smaller, often overlooked facet of the Second …
CIA’s OPSEC Guidelines For Pokémon Go
US Government operational security guidance for intelligence officers and friends playing Pokémon GO UNCLASSIFIED pic.twitter.com/yAASF3XR46 — Thomas Rid (@RidT) July …
Crazy rules “Down Under” – Can you match them?
One ‘Fine’ Day is video #1 of the ‘Lifestyle Regulation Madness’ series from our Australian social commentator, Topher Field. …