[GOPJ]

The Border Patrol released more illegal aliens onto the streets of an already-overwhelmed San Diego, California on Friday, at the same time that a “welcome center” for immigrants was forced to shut down because it ran out of funding, due to the surge.

The open border thing's insane... and needs to be continually outed.

...shortwave allows news sources like the BBC to reach into the US with news you might not otherwise have. When I was a kid, centuries ago, I had a portable AM/FM radio and phonograph with short wave and remembering tuning in to listen to these shortwave stations. Don’t be information / intelligence starved in an emergency...

Any recommendations of an AM FM SW radio that actually picks up SW stations? Or what to google to fine one? Never found one that works - or is that an antenna problem?

[jjotto]

There are still shortwave listening clubs, some overlapping with ham radio hobbyists.

It is possible to live in an area where shortwave is mostly blocked by some constant interference.

Plenty of shortwave radio options at all price ranges.

https://www.amateur-radio-wiki.net/best-shortwave-radio/

[Godzilla]

The Tecsum line is highly recommended from the preparedness community in general. My Tecsum also has a SSB capability - which means I can listen to Ham operators talking to each other since they normally operate in SSB mode. Mine came with an external antenna to supplement their standard collapsible one for better reception.