Over at Guerillamerica: The American Redoubt: New Byzantium [1]
Some ominous news, from England: Tax hitmen to track your spending: Up to two million people are to have their credit files secretly checked under a crackdown on tax evasion to be unveiled by George Osborne to help raise another £10 billion [2]. (Thanks to Greg C. for the link.)
James K. sent this from McNewspaper: Invest in gold bullion or gold-mining companies? [3]
Yishai sent this news from the small island nation of Curacao: Police Baffled: $11.5M in Gold Bars Burgled in Bold Boat Heist [4]
Items from The Economatrix:
Even Without U.S. Cliff, World Economy Teeters [5]
Manufacturing Shrinks To Lowest Level Since July 2009 [6]