You might think your tap water is safe just because it looks clean. But these days, “clean” doesn’t really mean safe. With aging infrastructure, chemical pollution, and little accountability, America’s water systems are quietly falling apart. You never know what might be flowing through your pipes. It could be fluoride, but also lead, chlorine, radioactive residue, and other dangerous stuff. That’s why folks who like to be prepared don’t take any chances. They don’t trust just-in-time delivery… and that includes the water coming into their homes. Water Is Life – Why Purity Matters Your body runs on water, as about…
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As the U.S. Army attempts one of the biggest reorganizations in recent decades, it will have to do it within the confines of a minimal budget increase in fiscal 2026 amid unrelenting inflation and as demands for the force grow at home and abroad.The Army is requesting $192 billion for its fiscal 2026 base budget and is also banking on an additional $5.4 billion in funding included in a separate $113 billion party-line spending bill now under debate in Congress, according to a service-issued budget overview document released Thursday.Factoring both the base request and the one-time bill, the Army is…
If you’re into bushcraft, survival, or primitive fire-marking, you’ve probably heard of char cloth. If not, you should know it’s one of the best materials for catching a spark and starting a fire. It’s made by heating cotton in a low-oxygen environment until it carbonizes. The result is a blackened fabric that easily catches fire.You can buy it online, but it’s actually very easy to make. All you need is a small tin and some cotton. In this video, Current1776 demonstrates step by step how to make char cloth. You can watch the full video below, but I typed up…
While they don’t get much attention these days, there are a few different .32-caliber cartridges out there that remain far from useless.A hundred years before anyone thought about a .32 H&R Magnum, Winchester introduced the .32-20 WCF cartridge for their Model 73 lever-action rifle. The year was 1882, the same year Robert Ford shot Jesse James. The .32-20 soon became very popular in a variety of revolvers, especially Colt’s Peacemaker. Elmer Keith even developed an early relationship with the .32-20, shooting cottontails with his granddad and later carrying a 7½ inch Colt in .32-20 while working with a survey crew.Other…
This article was originally published by Cassie B. at Natural News. Iran’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, banning inspections until security guarantees are provided. Lawmakers accused the IAEA of failing to condemn recent Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The bill mandates halting voluntary IAEA cooperation and signals plans to accelerate Iran’s nuclear program. The move follows a fragile ceasefire after a 12-day conflict, with Iran claiming the IAEA is biased and complicit in attacks. Suspending IAEA access risks global uncertainty over Iran’s nuclear progress and could trigger further military escalation. Iran’s parliament has…
The U.S. Navy put forward a budget request of $292.2 billion, some of which it intends to use to increase its fleet of warships and modernize century-old shipyards.As proposed, the fiscal 2026 defense budget would require two congressional bills to be passed — a base budget and an upcoming reconciliation bill. The Navy is seeking $248.9 billion in the base budget and $43.3 billion in reconciliation funds, according to budget materials released Thursday.In total, the Pentagon is requesting $848.3 billion for fiscal 2026, a cut to core military spending when accounting for inflation.The requirement of two separate bills is a…
Ruger has just released two new versions of the LCP MAX that feature a manual safety.A lot of people only feel comfortable carrying a loaded handgun if it has a manual safety. For those individuals, the Ruger LCP MAX is now an option as the company has just released two new models that feature a manual safety.Model 13749 features a manual thumb safety on its left side, and model 13754 features the same, as well as a magazine disconnect safety and a loaded chamber indicator on top. Whichever version you choose to go with, both are only available with a…
The Evoke is a new entry-level rifle from Christensen Arms, and it’s loaded with the features many modern hunters want.I hit the range to test out the entry-level yet feature-heavy Christensen Arms Evoke Hunter.In 1979, I purchased my first centerfire rifle. (My dad actually bought the rifle because I was not old enough, but I paid for it with money I earned from a paper route.) It was a brand-new Remington Model 700 ADL, and it cost $223. Based on inflation, today that rifle would cost about $981. That rifle shot well but it was plain-Jane with a walnut stock…
The Pentagon is requesting $848.3 billion for its fiscal year 2026 budget, a cut to core military spending when accounting for inflation. But while releasing many of the military’s detailed budget materials Thursday, senior military and defense officials argued that their request should factor in a separate party-line spending bill now under debate in Congress. This one-time bill includes $113 billion in mandatory military spending and would bring the Pentagon’s total to $961 billion — close to the trillion-dollar defense budget President Donald Trump has pledged.Such supplemental defense bills are normally not counted toward the Pentagon’s base budget, the same…
With reports of wars, attacks, and rhetoric surrounding military conflicts, the bird flu has not been on the front pages of the news lately. Could the bird flu threat and fear-mongering be diminishing? People definitely seem more concerned about the problems with a potential ignition of World War 3 right now, and some of the media have admitted that safety precautions are falling to the wayside. Dairy cattle no longer need to be tested for bird flu in order to be entered into county fairs in Iowa. At the same time, other media outlets are trying to keep bird flu…