Day: May 27, 2014

Notes for Tuesday – May 27, 2014:

After faithfully serving SurvivalBlog for almost seven years, Cheryl N. (aka The Economatrix) will be capping her editorial pen, so that she can concentrate on writing her doctoral thesis. We thank her for volunteer service to the blog. She has undoubtedly helped wake up many thousands of people to the economic realities (and perils) of the present day. For that, we cannot thank her enough! With Cheryl’s upcoming departure, we are now actively seeking a replacement. This is a volunteer position. You would only be in it for the glory–plus a few free books and a nice birthday present each …


A Simpleton’s Guide To Preps: The Best And The Overrated, by B.H.

The Best: Become a faithful, obedient Christian. Why? Because we’re thinking long-term. Prepping doesn’t exempt death; it just postpones it (maybe). If you believe in prepping for the few decades you have on this earth, doesn’t it make sense to prep for the eternity that follows? Develop a long-term attitude in all your preparations. Why? At various gun-shows and events I attend, I occasionally see a small patch for sale that reads, “Embrace the Suck.” How true this could be. Simply giving-up during bad times will most likely kill more folks than anything, including smoking unfiltered cigarettes or running with …


Letter Re: Generators And Their Proper Implementation During TEOTWAWKI/Disasters

HJL, I’ve passed this along many times to JWR when the subject of generators and transfer switches come up. It is a more versatile solution than a transfer switch. It is a product named Generlink. It installs at your pole and allows you to choose which circuits to power via your breaker box, instead of having to wire specific circuits with a transfer switch and is a less expensive solution than a transfer switch. Generlink has been approved by my electric co-op and many others. Check it out at generlink.com, I have no financial interest in it. Regards, Keith o …


News From The American Redoubt:

WWII-era plane crash site rediscovered at INL. – RBS Interesting to note that JWR’s new book, also named Liberators is being released on October 15th. This book’s title is a shared homage, in honor of: The veterans of the U.S. Army 14th Armored Division  (“The Liberators”) Those who designed and built the Consolidated B-24 and PB4Y-1 “Liberator” heavy bombers, The aircrewmen who flew B-24 Liberator bombers in WWII. George Hyde, the German-born designer of the American FP-45 Liberator pistol made during WWII, And Cody Wilson, the inventor of the 21st Century  “Liberator” 3D-printed pistol. Amazon is already taking pre-orders for …


Economics and Investing:

“It’s total moral surrender”: Matt Taibbi unloads on Wall Street, inequality and our broken justice system – RBS o o o Items from The Economatrix: Catastrophic Outcomes May Come Faster Than Expected – James Rickards The Size Of The Derivatives Bubble Hanging Over The Global Economy Hits A Record High A Global Crisis Of Young Adult Unemployment: 12 Countries In Europe Have An Unemployment Rate Of 20 Percent Or Higher For Adults Ages 25 And Younger. As Goes Walmart, So Goes America: “Major Holes Are Starting to Form In Its Business”


Odds ‘n Sods:

Six Ways to Separate Lies From Statistics – JBG o o o Justice to count feds’ guns. It will be interesting to compare the resulting numbers with those of 10 years ago. I suspect we are in for an eye-opener. o o o Government Agency Scraps Employee Ratings To Avoid ‘Discrimination’. Because your rating system just can’t be accurate if it rates minorities below the average. Some ideas are just worthy of a face-palm. – Mike Williamson, Survivalblog Editor At Large. o o o Why War Is Inevitable — Paul Craig Roberts. – B.B. o o o And here another …