Why I Left Amazon — And How You Can Help Starve The Beast

and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Chas James Wesley, Rawles c/o P.O. Box 303 Moyie Springs, Idaho 83845 Cash is king… Animal House Proton mail is great; been using it for quite a while. Just got Proton VPN so can’t report on it yet. I’ve pretty much gotten completely off google on all platforms but, the problem with trying to dump google is it is embedded on all android phones. Redbull Good move Jim. Now the rest of us need to follow your example. The Lone Canadian Unfortunately, I’m in the same boat. PayPal is vehemently anti-gun. In Canada, a few years ago, many people used PayPal at the gun shows for convenient transactions. When PayPal found that it was used at a gun show, they seized the accounts, and the money in them, claiming that the vendors had “violated” their rules. For many small vendors…




Editors’ Prepping Progress

…$20 each, last year paid $60. Seen a few people wearing masks. We will see in a few weeks as Covid rates will go up. Nebraska has still been a free state during all of this. Telesilla of Argos Interesting re: Paypal, and we have used Paypal for other purposes, but not to purchase any seeds, and not associated with Amazon. I can say this with absolute certainty because our Paypal account has a very specific application and use for us. Seymour Liberty asks a great follow up question about whether or not contact information is being sold to someone connected to China? Another possibility for sure, although the address at which we received the seeds — in our case — is not tied to the address used for our Paypal account. We don’t know how they got our address, although we are curious. No question about that! RKRGRL68 asked…




Phase Three of the Internet Censorship War

…protestors and “student activists” All in all, these tactics will make life a living hell for their political opponents. And Phase Four? And what if the Democrats eventually gain control of the White House and both the U.S. House and Senate? At that point we may witness Phase Four, or Scorched Earth Censorship. Thankfully, we are not there, yet. But I can foresee that this could include: Planting fake evidence of crimes on cell phones and computers Arson or other physical attacks on servers or studio buildings. Summary seizure of smartphones and their contents, without a court order Murders made to look like natural causes (the Andrew Breibart treatment) Murders made to look like street crimes (the Seth Rich treatment) Murders made to look like suicides (the Vince Foster treatment) Murders made to look like traffic accidents (the Oswaldo Payá treatment) False flag mass shootings, terrorism, or other attacks Rendition…




The Long Good-bye, by Captnswife

…Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), the White House drive toward universal biometric identification for every person using the World Wide Web. I was literally sick when I realized the “trusted identities” were not the government departments, public institutions, or big box retailers responsible for managing our records. No, the trusted identities are us… but only after we are “authenticated”. If you haven’t heard of NSTIC (nastique!), you are not alone. Most Americans have no idea there is a public-private partnership between government and technology companies whose mission it is to propel us into a brave new world of human-machine integration in every aspect of our lives. The plan, which is well underway and well-funded with our tax dollars, will require you to prove you are you before you can go online. This authentication is to be carried out by a third-party and can only be achieved after you submit a…




Economics & Investing For Preppers

…its worth, I expect the current Weak Dollar trend to continue for the rest of Trump’s stay in the White House. Just be advised that PayPal will charge you a small cambio fee each time that you switch currencies. So don’t do this sort of trade casually with the funds that you will regularly need as operating capital. Ditto for buying Swiss Francs through any other method. One cambio bite of 1 to 2% is bad enough, but multiple bites are very painful. Commodities: World Bank Pink Sheet: February in Commodities retrospective     Economy & Finance: John Cassidy, writing in The New Yorker: Will Trump Really Start a Broad Trade War? o o o Here is a different view: Trump’s Tariff Can’t Start A Trade War Because It Started Years Ago o o o All signs point to more Fed rate hikes in 2018 Tangibles Investing: The elevated prices…