Subprime defaults put the FHA in the poorhouse [1]. Look for further growth in the Mother of All Bailouts (MOAB).
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Risk of Nuclear Attack on U.S. Rises [2]
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Mike in Illinois suggested these two articles from New Scientist: Why the demise of civilisation may be inevitable [3] and Will a pandemic bring down civilisation? [4]
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The WRSA has a Basic Rifle Marksmanship Course scheduled for April 26-27 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho [5]. OBTW, the WRSA is kindly donating paid admissions to any WRSA shooting event for just the first two people that respond and pledge to become SurvivalBlog 10 Cent Challenge [6] subscribers, or that pledge to renew their existing subscription for another year. These “SurvivalBlog scholarships” are valued at $150 each, or it can be used to drop the price of a group admission per the WRSA’s “25% off your total, buddy system” pricing. Example: 1 SurvivalBlog scholarship + $75 more gets two people admitted, or 1 SurvivalBlog scholarship + $187.50 gets three admitted. E-mail the WRSA [7] for details.