This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, news about over-reliance on GPS vehicle navigation. (See the Central & Eastern Oregon section.)
Idaho
From the left-leaning Idaho Statesman: It’s a dire time’: Bernie Sanders, AOC draw 12,000-plus to Idaho rally.
JWR’s Comments: From their fawning description, you would think that Idaho has a huge number of socialists. But in fact, in a state that is 45.2% registered Republicans, Democrats make up just 12.2% of the electorate. And of those, only a fraction are hard-left Bernie/AOC-style socialists. Most Idaho Democrats are gun owners, and many are pro-life. Donald Trump took 66.9% of the Idaho vote in the November, 2024 election. Oh, and I must mention that it has been well documented by analyzing cellular phone data that a huge throng of Bernie’s rally attendees are paid placeholders who are bussed in from out-of-state. The Dems are quite obviously and expensively gaming this elaborate multi-state grandstanding charade. And, as any experienced gamer should know: Pay no attention to non-player characters (NPCs).
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Linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: Idaho Governor Signs Bill for Ivermectin to Be Sold Over the Counter.
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Protest in Boise for Idaho teen with autism, shot by Pocatello Police.
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Protesters in Boise demand police deescalation training.
Montana
Missoula forager joins international study on wild foods.
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Border Patrol in Montana called them gang members. A judge dismissed their cases.
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Photos: Mexican man convicted of trafficking drugs across Washington, Montana reservations.
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13 Bozeman Police officers caught playing ‘crime bingo’ while on duty.
Central & Eastern Oregon
Drivers urged to be careful and use ‘common sense’ when following GPS detour routes. Here is an excerpt:
“Search and rescue crews are reminding drivers to not fully rely on GPS navigation systems, particularly when seeking detours around traffic jams on main routes. This comes after more than a dozen people got stuck in snow on a remote road in Union County last week — but the problem has popped up in plenty of other places too.
According to Union County Sheriff’s Office officials, 911 dispatchers got an SOS report from a stuck driver’s cell phone from Ruckle Road Thursday evening. It turned out a total of 13 vehicles had gotten stuck in the snow after they followed directions suggested to them by their GPS navigation systems.”
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Bend driver plows through Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office gate; arrested for DUII
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D.A. releases details on Sheriff van der Kamp’s placement on Brady List.
Central & Eastern Washington
WSU police arrest two suspects after anti-Charlie Kirk vandalism.
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Police officer injured in crash near Othello.
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Reckless minibike driving in Finley results in arrest.
Wyoming
As mountain lions start to be more active, learn how to keep them from coming to your house.
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Annual grizzly bear captures to begin in northwest Wyoming.
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