Day: November 4, 2014

Notes for Tuesday – November 04, 2014

Today is election day in the United States. Please get out and vote your conscience, regardless of the weather. November 4th is the birthday of Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone. He was born in 1916, in Buffalo, New York. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 55 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course (a $1,195 value), A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s …


How to Make a Rope Out of Plastic Bags, by Zac T.

Here’s a little about me. I am a graduate student striving towards my Master’s in Public Health, which means I spend most of my time studying infectious diseases, what food people need during emergencies, and how to fight bioterrorism. When I am not pondering these problems, I enjoy backpacking, lifting weights, and growing bell peppers. You wander from aisle to aisle, flashlight in hand, down what used to be your local tool supply store. When the first case showed up over the mountain about three months ago, most of the stores in town were looted pretty heavily. This place is …


Letter Re: Hugh’s Quote of the Day

Hugh,First, I believe the statement is false. Conservatives have been in the forefront of the efforts to stop ObamaCare, gun control, confiscatory taxes, Common Core, federal government growth, et cetera. Conservatives have been the leaders in the efforts to promote home schooling, protect the right to work, and organize Tea Party events. On what planet do these efforts to protect liberty by conservatives constitute allowing the “government to do anything it wants, even if its conduct is violent.”? Second, I believe most of SurvivalBlog.com readers are conservatives, not libertarian-anarchists like Hornberger. Don’t believe me? Just start running articles as to …


News From The American Redoubt:

Idaho coroner qualifications are downright basic – RBS o o o Pastor Chuck Baldwin recently gave a sermon at Liberty Fellowship in Kalispell, Montana that was fascinating, titled: “An High Priest For Ever After The Order Of Melchisedec.” It is an exposition of both Hebrews 7 and Genesis 14. o o o Yellowstone park considers bumping up bandwidth. – D.S. o o o Idaho Voter Information, over at Radio Free Redoubt



Odds ‘n Sods:

Over at The Daily Sheeple: When the SHTF, These Cheap Items Will be Worth Their Weight in Gold. – H.L. o o o ?FBI director wants access to encrypted Apple, Google user data, demands law ‘fix’. – RBS o o o Some interesting advice and discussion for those under the Virginia Circuit Court: Reboot Your iPhone Before Being Detained by Police to Disable Touch ID – RLH o o o Water is always of concern when making alternative plans: These Maps of California’s Water Shortage Are Terrifying. – T.P. o o o Refusing to Vote for ‘the Lesser of Two …