15 large investment banks = nearly 90% of “notional amounts of all open derivative contracts”, trading assets of the ten largest banks summing up to > £5 trillion o o o Government Farming Subsidies Are A Pile Of Poo. – K. o o o The next bailout will be with student loans: White House takes first steps in allowing a bankruptcy option for student debt. $1.2 trillion in student debt outstanding. o o o The Real Problem Behind Low Oil Prices
Americans exposed to Ebola return from Africa for monitoring. – P.M. o o o Sanford airport police hold gun rather than arrest armed passenger stopped by TSA. – T.P. o o o Man gives change to homeless person, is handcuffed and held by police for an hour. – H.L. o o o Survivalblog reader M.B. suggested this article. It’s an older article, but well worth the read as it is still pertinent today: When The Music Stops – How America’s Cities May Explode In Violence o o o Police use stop and search powers on 300 toddlers . – J.C.
“Escape was not our goal since it was so unrealistic. What we wanted was to survive, to live long enough to tell the world what had happened in Buchenwald.” ? Jack Werber, Saving Children: Diary Of A Buchenwald Survivor And Rescuer
Today, we present another entry for Round 57 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 choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, DRD Tactical is providing a 5.56 NATO QD Billet upper with a hammer forged, chromlined barrel and a hard case to go with …
I. The World of Knives On the top of all new “prepper” lists is a good survival knife. The knife is a low-tech, multipurpose tool that has served humankind since before the dawn of civilization. To these early men, the side of a chipped flint could butcher an animal carcass for food and clothing. To the modern man, however, there is a dizzying array of choices when it comes to knife selection. This article documents my ongoing journey of knife selection, with my own frugal, low budget perspective. Now, when talking “low budget”, I do not mean cheap. When I …
HJL, I thought this was a great article with many fine ideas. I have a couple of comments to add to the theme. As someone who has to often work hundreds of miles from my home for extended periods of time, I am always thinking of how I would return home if the balloon goes up. I addition to the idea of bringing cash, I like to take a little silver coin. I have also been known to frequent pawn shops in my new area and pick up silver, since lately it is at bargain prices. One thing I do …
Guess What Happened The Last Two Times The S&P 500 Was Up More Than 200% In Six Years? o o o Recent actions by the world’s central banks, at a glance. – G.P. o o o Surprise! U.S. economic data has been the world’s most disappointing o o o ExxonMobil CEO Wrong About “Resilience” Of Tight Oil Production
Meet the 19th Century American Who Warned About Big Government, Religious Liberty Assaults. – P.M. o o o Hertz installs in-car video cameras to spy on its rental customers. – T.P. o o o Obama Administration considers independent journalists to be ‘enemies of the state,’ warn reporters. – RBS o o o Putin vs. the preppies and the Ph.D.s: Outsiders, not insiders, change the world. – T.J. o o o Canadian Town Bans Spitting, Swearing And Gathering In Groups Of Three Or More. – H.L.
“Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.” John 6:27 (KJV)
Ready Made Resources is offering 12 Panasonic Eneloop batteries and a solar battery charger (a $59 value) with the purchase of their ITT upgraded PVS-14 Gen 3+ Autogated. Remember, a night vision without batteries is like a rifle without bullets, and one of the many uses of night vision is the ability to bug home or bug out at night when most people will not be able to do so. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 57 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite …
Weapons/Defense Now for the most contentious issue– guns. Let me preface this by saying that everyone has their pet favorite, and to them that is the only gun that will ever work and it will do everything. Being chased by a grizzly bear, someone will tell you how you can totally take that bear out with your 10/22. Want to go dove hunting? Somebody will tell you how you really need a Barrett .50 cal. to take those tough little suckers down. The reality is that the only gun you will ever need is the one in your hand when …
HJL, I enjoyed the article by D.K. Vet on the topic of getting home while traveling away from home. I often travel for work as well, and I plan for getting home in much the same way as the author. One specific issue that has always concerned me, and I hoped would have been addressed by the author, is the challenge of getting back into one’s hotel room to access my “get home bag” in the event that a power outage happens to occur while I’m out of my room. As most of your readers likely know, nearly all modern …
U.S. exports at risk as bird flu hits heart of poultry country. – P.M. o o o In the decades leading up to World War I, despite some barely-sane leaders running barely-functional institutions, inflation was never an issue. Money saved was wealth preserved, and global capital flowed freely. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: The Debt Ceiling Debate Returns and So Does the Trillion Dollar Coin Patience with Greece Running Low after Tough Week Rig Count Drops For 14th Week In A Row, Fastest Rate In 29 Years Dead-Cat-Bounce Dies (Again) – Stocks Plunge As EURUSD Breaks Below Crucial …
Bill restricting rights of citizens to videotape the police introduced in Texas House. – T.P. This is dangerous legislation, and it must be stopped. The importance of the right of American citizens to record video of our public servants carrying out their duty is explained at our spin-off web site, CFAPA.org, where we also offer press credentials to any literate adult citizen, free of charge. – JWR o o o Christian Life Church in Columbia, SC is having a one day Preparedness Conference on April 18, 2015. Please see website for details: www.leapcon.net. – M.H. o o o SurvivalBlog reader …
“Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle” – Exodus 40:34-35 (KJV)