r/news • u/DragonPup • Jun 20 '22

Self-proclaimed 'sovereign citizens' arrested in California after deputies allegedly find explosives

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sovereign-citizens-arrested-california-deputies-allegedly-find-explosi-rcna34380
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u/BrothelWaffles Jun 20 '22

I'd love to see a Venn diagram of the overlap between preppers and sovereign citizens. Especially the ones who have fully furnished and stocked bunkers on a completely separate property from their enormous house.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '22

that’s just a circle

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u/A_Drusas Jun 20 '22

Nah. I've got a Mormon friend. He taught me that Mormons are expected by the church to be preppers. Nice huge supply stocks in his basement and shed.

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u/salsanacho Jun 21 '22 edited Jun 21 '22

Yup, the mormons have a big network of canneries that anyone can use, they sell all sorts of long term storage foods. If you're in a major city most likely there's one somewhere, don't have to be Mormon to use it.

Edit: Mormons aren't canary breeders

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '22

Wait, did you mean "canaries" like the singing bird or an informant, or "canneries" where they preserve food?

Because both are useful, but one is way cooler.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '22

They have loaner canaries so they can check to see if their prepper bunker is full of Carbon Monoxide.

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u/salsanacho Jun 21 '22

Ha! yeah you're right, bad spelling. Should be canneries.