Yesterday’s Weekend Wire has a list of events that are coming up over the next month. Go do something, improve your kit, interact in real life. That’s what I’ve been doing which is why you haven’t seen much of me online. Dug out a radio I picked up a few years ago out West, fired it up, and decided I’m gonna do an ammo can build out of it. You won’t see that info here, but instead on my ham radio blog. Those of you who know me IRL can, if you already don’t know it, google me for my ham call which is what my radio blog is under. Or you can email me, and I’ll give you the URL.
My OSINT feed this morning brought up this story. I talked about this before, but some people have not quite gotten the memo yet. Cyber-Tek Issue #31 shows you how to collect video evidence for what potentially could be the next Nuremberg Trial without getting thrown to the ground and cuffed by agents of the state enforcing immigration law in the manner which their boss prefers. https://gum.new/gum/cmlegwey0000q04kz71b72z8o in case you missed it previously. It’s only Two Bucks, and it could keep you from getting arrested or shot as a result of your evidence collection activities.
My evening band scans of 530 kHz to 1700 kHz. continue to net some interesting and occasionally cool programming. Daytime reception range of up to 90 miles is possible, with nighttime ranges reaching 300+ miles. If you build up a crystal radio you won’t need batteries either.
If you live near the border you’ll be able to hear stations in adjoining Canada or Mexico. Up in the Northeast CKLW 800 KHz. and CFZM 740 KHz. are among the easiest stations to receive at night. Other good possibilities can be found on this site. Those of you on the Southern border would do well to learn Spanish. In New England you’ll catch some of the more local AM BCB flavor across the border if you knew some French. Desafortunadamente para mí, mi fluidez en español ha disminuido en los años transcurridos desde que lo estudié en la escuela secundaria. Probablemente debería tomar una clase y refrescar mis conocimientos, ya que necesito un idioma extranjero para obtener mi título universitario. Or in other words, mi español no es muy chinga bueno. Mon français est encore pire. Les Québécois vont exprès me parler en anglais pour ne pas m’entendre massacrer leur langue.
Election Day will be coming sooner than you think, although most of the real work was done in the Primaries. I’ve said it years ago, and still stand by it. You get the government you deserve, and after seeing the results of our recent Primary I have to yet point out again two surveys that will only mean something to those of you with a clue:
I’m a fan of removing incumbents on general principle since they usually become more incompetent the longer they’ve been in office. If I really had my way I’d do public office by lottery for a period of one year. Our elected officials have proven time and time again that you don’t need to be a genius or have a particular form of education to be in office, so really Joe and Jane Average are just as qualified for the job as Senator Shithead. In fact, Joe and Jane are probably more qualified because they have to work for a living in the real world, pay bills on a budget, take care of kids, and all that stuff.
I’m not going to tell you who to vote for. I am going to tell you that unless you are in a swing state the election will go the same way it usually goes: red or blue, and that overall your vote isn’t going to do much to change it. Here is what I’m going to tell you: Go visit https://www.congress.gov/. There you will find everything your Federal legislators have done, what they said, what bills they introduced and sponsored, and most importanthow they voted. The next part is easy. The legislators’ actions will either align with what you believe, or not, and you can vote accordingly with full knowledge of what your employee has done. You don’t need Fox News or the Huffington Post to tell you how to vote. You just need https://www.congress.gov/.
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