Nice. Was it all that expensive?
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Not so bad. About $50. That explains the plastic base.
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I received a few months of Norton 360 as a freebie after buying a new tablet. I’m thinking, considering things, I might want to keep access to a VPN for a time.
Any recommendations for one HQed outside the US?
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From what I could find, Proton is currently the least-evil VPN provider. But that is subject to change.
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I’ll second the recommendation of Proton (Swiss).
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Apart from their MAGA chud CEO of course.
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I’ve been considering getting one of these for the cottage, as an alternative to a propane camp stove, even the regular price is pretty reasonable.
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This is a pdf of a pamphlet from the gov’t. of Sweden for dealing with various crises; supplies to have on hand, and useful skills like cpr. I’ve downloaded a copy.
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It wants me to name my blog?
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Well shoot; I copied the text from another blog platform I was posting it on, and apparently it links to the blog, instead of the pdf link. Gimme a minute, and I’ll see if I can get it to just link to the pdf
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Try it now.
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The new link works for me! 
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Yep, it works now. Thanks.
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I’m hearing lately about people (like a Social Security recipient) having money in their accounts clawed back by the DOGE Boys. Maybe a thing we should with our accounts is ask the bank or credit union to set our accounts so that nothing can be withdrawn without our approval.
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Maybe have it deposited to an account and automatically transferred to another account?
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Maybe, I’ll have to ask my bank about that. At any rate, yes, find some way to keep very little in accounts that you’ve given info about to federal agencies.
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It’s news to me; if true.
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Interesting; the canada.ca server is down. That is the Canadian gov’t website in the image.
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Back up, and I can’t find anything about US refugees.
Found this though:
https://amnesty.ca/human-rights-news/canada-must-withdraw-from-safe-third-country-agreement/
Canada must withdraw from Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States
And this:
Safe Third Country Agreement remains in effect
The STCA and the Additional Protocol continue to be in effect. People entering Canada from the US along the land border
- are still not eligible to make a refugee claim
- will be returned to the US unless they meet 1 of the relevant exemptions or exceptions under the STCA
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