SurvivalBrain Blog

Expert insights on emergency preparedness, offline AI, and digital independence

Why Your Mylar Bag Food Storage Is Failing: The Mistakes Ruining Your Emergency Food Supply
How-To November 22, 2025

Why Your Mylar Bag Food Storage Is Failing: The Mistakes Ruining Your Emergency Food Supply

This critical analysis exposes the common mistakes that render mylar bag food storage useless when you need it most—wrong oxygen absorber sizes that don't remove enough oxygen, improper sealing that...

Read More →
Turn Wood Into Gasoline: How Wood Gasifiers Generate Power When Fuel Runs Out
Uncategorized November 22, 2025

Turn Wood Into Gasoline: How Wood Gasifiers Generate Power When Fuel Runs Out

This advanced technical guide explains how wood gasification technology converts wood into combustible gas that can run generators and vehicles, providing power when conventional fuel becomes...

Read More →
Tracking Your Travel and Predicting Your Next Move: The AI Surveillance Tech Police Departments Are Installing in Your Neighborhood
Uncategorized November 21, 2025

Tracking Your Travel and Predicting Your Next Move: The AI Surveillance Tech Police Departments Are Installing in Your Neighborhood

This article forensically dissects Flock Safety's newly granted patent US11,416,545 B1, revealing how their license plate reader (LPR) network doesn't just track where vehicles have been—it uses AI...

Read More →
ProtonMail Isn't the Only One Lying: How "Encrypted" Email Providers Can Still Read Your Messages
Uncategorized November 20, 2025

ProtonMail Isn't the Only One Lying: How "Encrypted" Email Providers Can Still Read Your Messages

This technical investigation explains why most "encrypted email" services can still access your messages despite their marketing claims. We'll break down the difference between transport encryption...

Read More →
23andMe Just Leaked Your Genetic Data to Hackers: What Happens When Your DNA Is Stolen
Uncategorized November 18, 2025

23andMe Just Leaked Your Genetic Data to Hackers: What Happens When Your DNA Is Stolen

This breaking investigation covers the massive 23andMe data breach that exposed millions of genetic profiles, exploring what hackers can do with your DNA data that you can't undo—sell it to...

Read More →
The Protein Sources Nobody Talks About: 9 Unconventional Foods That Store Forever and Could Save Your Life
Survival November 15, 2025

The Protein Sources Nobody Talks About: 9 Unconventional Foods That Store Forever and Could Save Your Life

This article breaks the prepper food storage echo chamber by revealing protein sources beyond the standard "rice and beans" advice that dominates survival blogs. We'll cover unconventional but...

Read More →
Every Prescription You've Ever Filled Is in a Federal Database Police Access Without Warrants: The Pharmacy Surveillance State
Exposé November 15, 2025

Every Prescription You've Ever Filled Is in a Federal Database Police Access Without Warrants: The Pharmacy Surveillance State

This investigation exposes the interstate Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) database that tracks every controlled substance prescription across all 50 states, who has access to this data...

Read More →
The 100 Books That Could Save Your Life: Building A Hardcopy Survival Library Before Knowledge Disappears
Survival November 15, 2025

The 100 Books That Could Save Your Life: Building A Hardcopy Survival Library Before Knowledge Disappears

This carefully curated guide presents the essential hardcopy book collection for maintaining critical knowledge through grid-down scenarios or information control. We'll organize recommendations by...

Read More →
Your Old Phone Is A Privacy Time Bomb: What Cops And Hackers Can Recover From "Deleted" Data
Technology November 15, 2025

Your Old Phone Is A Privacy Time Bomb: What Cops And Hackers Can Recover From "Deleted" Data

This crucial guide teaches readers that factory resets don't actually delete smartphone data and provides proper device sanitization procedures. We'll explain forensic data recovery techniques that...

Read More →
Ring Doorbells and Citizen App Are Building AI Surveillance Networks In Your Neighborhood
Investigation November 15, 2025

Ring Doorbells and Citizen App Are Building AI Surveillance Networks In Your Neighborhood

This deep dive exposes how Amazon Ring and the Citizen app are creating interconnected surveillance networks that law enforcement accesses without warrants. We'll reveal internal documents showing...

Read More →
Your Phone Has a Government Kill Switch: What Preppers Need to Know Before the Next "Emergency"
Exposé November 14, 2025

Your Phone Has a Government Kill Switch: What Preppers Need to Know Before the Next "Emergency"

This article reveals the little-known but fully legal mechanisms that allow governments to remotely disable smartphones, restrict communications, and control information flow during declared...

Read More →
The Private Companies Tracking Every Car In America: Your Vehicle's Location Is Being Sold For Profit
Exposé November 14, 2025

The Private Companies Tracking Every Car In America: Your Vehicle's Location Is Being Sold For Profit

This investigation reveals the massive private license plate reader networks operated by companies like Vigilant Solutions and Flock Safety that track hundreds of millions of vehicles daily. We'll...

Read More →
Why Your Backup Generator Will Get You Robbed: The Sound That Advertises You Have Power, Food, and Supplies
Survival November 15, 2025

Why Your Backup Generator Will Get You Robbed: The Sound That Advertises You Have Power, Food, and Supplies

This article addresses a critical but overlooked security risk: during extended power outages, running a loud generator announces to everyone within earshot that you have fuel, supplies, and...

Read More →
Venmo PayPal Transaction Surveillance Investigation
Exposé November 14, 2025

Venmo PayPal Transaction Surveillance Investigation

This investigation connects the dots between popular payment apps and the massive data broker ecosystem profiting from every transaction you make. Through FOIA requests, privacy policy analysis,...

Read More →
DIY Rainwater Harvesting Systems
How-To November 14, 2025

DIY Rainwater Harvesting Systems

This comprehensive guide teaches readers to build a professional-grade rainwater harvesting system using readily available materials from hardware stores. We'll provide complete materials lists...

Read More →
Electromagnetic Pulse Protection
How-To November 14, 2025

Electromagnetic Pulse Protection

This scientifically rigorous guide teaches readers to protect essential electronics from electromagnetic pulse threats, whether from solar events, nuclear EMP, or infrastructure attacks. We'll...

Read More →
Cryptocurrency Privacy Comparison
Technology November 14, 2025

Cryptocurrency Privacy Comparison

This hard-hitting analysis destroys the myth that cryptocurrency offers financial privacy. We'll explain how Bitcoin's transparent blockchain enables comprehensive surveillance—every transaction is...

Read More →
Modern Vehicle Cellular Modem Surveillance
Exposé November 14, 2025

Modern Vehicle Cellular Modem Surveillance

This comprehensive guide exposes the mandatory cellular modems embedded in all modern vehicles that maintain constant communication with manufacturers, reporting real-time location, driving...

Read More →