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Here’s a preview for the last Rambo movie – Rambo: Last Blood. Wasn’t the movie I had hoped for, but, worth watching. There was another script idea for the last Rambo. I’ll see if I can find it. Kinda crazy but sounded really exciting.

An Early Rambo 5 Script Had Sylvester Stallone Fighting A Monster Back in 2009, just one year after Rambo’s release, Sylvester Stallone was already working on a fifth movie called Rambo V: The Savage Hunt, where John Rambo, a new companion named Beau Brady, and a team of soldiers faced a genetically engineered being designed to be a perfect killing machine in the Arctic circle (via Ain’t It Cool News). Logically, the only person who can stop the bioengineered abomination would be a similarly unstoppable force, John Rambo himself. With a monster villain and a more claustrophobic setting, Rambo V: The Savage Hunt would have leaned more into the slasher genre than the previous movies’ action extravaganza. Rambo V: The Savage Hunt would have been a modified adaptation of James Byron Huggins’ 1999 novel Hunter, which had the exact same premise, but was led by an expert tracker called Nathaniel Hunter and his wolf Ghost. The project progressed in the development stage with a script, an official title, and Sylvester Stallone attached, but it soon got scrapped in favor of an earlier concept, which dropped Rambo V: The Savage Hunt’s sci-fi inspirations and laid the foundations for the kidnapping storyline that would become Rambo: Last Blood. While Last Blood was certainly more in keeping with the wider Rambo franchise, the sci-fi spin remains a tantalizing missed opportunity.

I think this would have been better than what was actually made.

Who knows?

Rourke

Bridges serve as critical infrastructure for transportation and supply chains, making them strategic targets for terrorists or guerrilla groups aiming to disrupt societal functions.

By attacking bridges, these groups can effectively sever vital routes, obstructing the movement of goods and personnel. The destruction or incapacitation of a bridge can lead to significant delays in logistics, affecting everything from emergency services to everyday commerce. Moreover, controlling access points, such as bridges, allows these groups to exert influence over local populations, creating a sense of fear and instability. This tactic not only showcases their capability to inflict damage but also serves as a psychological weapon, undermining public confidence in the government’s ability to maintain order and security.

Rourke – “Something to remember.”

We recently lost power for well over 24 hours. In fact, as I type this the power is still out. No biggie. Cooking chicken and veggies on the grill. Genny running the freezer and fridge as well as a few other things. Starlink still providing internet so I’ll know if zombies 🧟‍♂️ start roaming the streets.

The cause was a large windstorm blowing through. Thousands in the region lost power and with so many linemen helping with the hurricanes that caused so much destruction down South, repairs here in Maine are going slow.

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Esbit stove. Simple and effective. 👍

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Came across this great deal on ammo cans at Tractor Supply. The construction looked excellent with great welds and a good seal. I’ve seen some in various stores that were horribly made.

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https://www.starlink.com/residential?referral=RC-928519-32536-20

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Blogging has certainly changed. Several years ago during the Sandy Hook event, I had over 4,000 visitors daily. Now? I have around 150. While I’ll admit I’m not posting at the same consistency as I did back then I will say we are at a critical time in our lives that preparation should be pivotal. Basically, we here at 1776 should be having several thousand visitors daily – reading, discussing, and planning together.

What has changed? Big business came into preparedness several years ago and has taken over with flashy websites and paid advertising that prioritizes search engines to send people to those paying the most money.

I have no paid advertising.

On top of that email providers(such as Microsoft and Google) will take emails on new posts to subscribers and put them in a “sales” or ” promotions” section rather than priority viewing. This basically makes it difficult for people to see the content that I create – even if the person who visits here wants to see it.

To summarize, the deck is stacked against small publishers like me who refuse to pay search engines and marketing companies.

The solution? 

I don’t know. I’m really impressed with Telegram and the functionality it offers. If you have any suggestions feel free to comment and offer it. I have a few things in the works.

My goal all along has been to reach as many like-minded folks as possible. That’s still my goal and in these trying times it’s even more important.

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I find myself really watching each penny I spend. With the economic hardships we are facing and what I believe is coming every penny of spending power is important. Whether it’s bags of ice or bags of rice I’ll shop around for the best deal possible. Deals such as Amazon Prime events I’ll watch for best prices and I’m finding Facebook Marketplace a great place to find bargains.

I’ve had goals to complete by the end of this year and it’s looking pretty good. Will be reevaluating goals soon and will set new ones to target next summer.

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Take care all –

Rourke

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Here are a few memes for your entertainment.

Have a great week everyone!

So many are struggling to make their dollars stretch as far as possible. The graphic below has several ideas to be frugal and reduce spending in these tough economic times.

Have ideas of your own? Please share in the comment section.

Never again use margarine. I stopped about two years ago in an effort to try to eat more naturally with fewer processed foods. It’s not butter, nor actual food. 🌱

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Back-up and redundant methods for heat are important here in Maine. Temps drop down well below zero frequently in Winter and I’m often thinking about, “What if?” For the main living area, we have a wood stove and a large propane heater. If I want to work out in the garage I’ve had a kerosene heater for that as well as some smaller propane heaters. To add to the overall heating system picked up another kerosene heater for $25. Came with 3 gallons of fuel as well. Good deal!

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Time for an oil change.

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The 1st amendment was set up to allow speech and expression that people might hate. The way the left has expressed “dissatisfaction” with certain speech and spoke of legal options against those that promote what they don’t like is scary.

One quick example of the attack on free speech – Elon Musk was a hero of the left when he was just someone pushing electric cars. He buys Twitter and talks of free speech for all – and he has been relentlessly attacked. Old Lefty Robert Reich has called for his arrest and imprisonment.

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When many of us mention election interference some may think of totes of votes being pulled out at 1:00am to feed the machines. Yes….that may be part of it. An organized direct pursuit to influence an election and drive votes in one direction via manipulation of ANYTHING is election interference.

It goes beyond simply convincing citizens to vote one way or another. It’s corruption and manipulation at its core.

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Some preps don’t require a ton of money or research. A couple of extra manual can openers are critical if the food storage program contains a lot of canned food(mine does).  I have a good amount of P38 and P51 can openers as well. Think about if you put together a box of a few cans of food for a neighbor and they don’t have a manual can opener. Good to have extras.

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I’m not watching the debate tonight. My temper and anxiety won’t allow it. At another time I’ll get updates and maybe I’ll watch it when I feel ready. I know what’s going to happen. I’d rather go out in the chilly Maine night and work on food storage and other preps that I can control. I’ll do me and you do you.

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Take care all –

Rourke

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There are many communication tools that preparedness-minded folks can get together and share their thoughts. One giant issue is the continuous censorship that occurs on most social media platforms and other communication tools. This website itself continues to get flagged for “security” issues, yet, I’ve installed the correct tools at a cost.

I’ll be posting more about it shortly, but, Telegram is becoming extremely popular as a means for folks to get together and communicate. Telegram is safe and secure – and the group I created has finally started to grow. It truly is a unique and great way to communicate.

If you are interested in joining the group send me an email at: 1776PatriotUSA [at] gmail.com

Telegram may be removed from Apple devices automatically if it is removed from the App Store as part of court rulings. This can be prevented in your smartphone settings.

Share with others!

Happy Labor Day all! Hope you are off from work and enjoying the day.

Spending this afternoon with Maine Prepper Girl(Kass) over at her sister’s for a cookout.

As usual, several projects have not been completed as I had planned. Will attend to those.

Will plan and get ready for the week. Heading back to work tomorrow AM.

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Old fashion canning guide. Would be very good to print out for future reference. I don’t place any faith in guidelines established by the government. 📑

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Yes – this is actually happening in Scottland. We will see similar actions increase in America. This isn’t about flock safety of stopping people from getting sick. It’s about the government getting more control.

Period.

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We are rapidly approaching $36 trillion in National Debt. Insanity and unsustainable.

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Made another mini-wood holder for the Solo Stove and firepit. Cooler weather is coming and sitting outside by a fire is one of our favorite things to do.

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Hope everyone has a great week. We continue to head very quickly towards an uncertain future that seems to be lining up to be extremely challenging. Keep preparing folks.

Rourke

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Hello everyone. Hope everyone is having a great end of August. Here in Maine, the weather is beginning to cool – especially at night. We are dropping into the 50s while the daytime temps are reaching the mid-70s.

Kass and I have been working a ton outside on the property getting ready for Winter as well as the zombie apocalypse(only half-kidding).

I’ll post some pictures soon with more of our efforts.

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This meme provides and excellent example of inflation.

I remember when $20 was a lot of money and would buy a lot. Today? Not so much.

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Yeah – I used have a motorcycle years ago. The photo above shows the exact model I had. This is an 82′ Honda Sabre V45 750. Great bike.

Now? I’d love to have a bike but in the risk versus reward spectrum I find myself on the lower risk end. I figured I’ll enjoy plenty of risk once the zombies start roaming the streets.

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I have not been doing much shooting over the past few months. Although we live in the woods of Maine I am conscious of neighbors hearing us shooting a lot. I did get out of one of our latest acquisitions in the Bear Creek Arsenal BC-15. I was sighting it in and firing a few rounds. I got it on paper and moved on to the next task on my list.

I need to get back to the Bear Creek and do some more shooting.

The photo above is one of my trips to my brother’s place in Georgia a few years ago. Good times!

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I’ve said very little about the troubles in the Middle East. Here’s what I’ll say: I just want people to stop killing each other.

The complexities of the situation goes beyond that which I have the time to research all aspects to come to a definitive conclusion.

I just want people to stop killing each other.

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I’ve put out two game cameras over the past few weeks and have two more. I stabbed two used models off eBay for about $25 each.

$25 is a bargain. Add an SD card and some batteries and good to go. I am putting them out around the property to cover as much area as possible and see where creatures are moving.

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Have a great weekend everyone!

Rourke