Day: June 9, 2015

Notes for Tuesday – June 09, 2015

On June 9, 1954, Army counsel Joseph N. Welch confronted Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate-Army Hearings over McCarthy’s attack on a member of Welch’s law firm, Frederick G. Fisher. Welch said, “Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?” o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 59 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 …


Conditions for Combining Survival Groups Under Extraordinary Circumstances – Part 2, by G.R.

How much of the land floods? i.e. During past tropical storms, how much of the land was under water? Again, this is ***(a southern state)***. Yes, the land gets wet when heavy rains come. All campsites and camper parking areas must be able to be elevated by the owners. The harder the rains, the worse the situation would be. In fact, a very good chore would be scouting and foraging for lumber and then constructing suitable platforms for tents. There is nothing different here than at any scouting campground or other public campsite. The land is protected by a wide …


Letter: Food Shortage

Dear HL and Readers of SurvivalBlog, We all know that in a TEOTWAWKI situation, people will panic. After what I saw this week, I believe it will happen sooner and to a worse degree than I previously thought. I live outside a small town in the Midwest. We have one mom-and-pop grocery store, a “milk store”, two convenience stores, Walmart, and Kroger as our choices for local grocery shopping. I noticed the shelves at Kroger were somewhat bare the last two times I shopped. I was wondering why this was the case but just thought the employees were not doing …


News From The American Redoubt:

News Video: Flash Floods Devastate Lusk, Wyoming o o o Feds release final plan for recovering Snake River sockeye o o o Over at Radio Free Redoubt, host John Jacob Schmidt recently posted links to a two-part podcast that related to the need for underground churches in the United States, in the near future: The Coming Underground Part 1. The Coming Underground Part 2. o o o In The East Oregonian: One man tasked with keeping small town of Ione operating o o o Magic Valley Legislators Respond to Refugee Center Concerns – RBS


Economics and Investing:

Gold At $64,000 – Bloomberg’s ‘China Gold Price’. – B.B. o o o 103 Years Later, Wall Street Turned Out Just As One Man Predicted. – H.L. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: U.S. Authorities Say “Uncomfortable” with Strong Currency; Dollar Drops Experts Worry that ‘Phony Numbers’ Are Misleading Investors – This is far from the only smoke and mirrors in the room… Stay Out Of Harm’s Way—-The Casino Is Fixing To Blow


Odds ‘n Sods:

The Maine and Texas governors are poised to sign open carry bills. The Maine law will be Vermont-style Constitutional Carry (unrestrictive–with no permit whatsoever), while the Texas law will require training and a permit. Despite a couple of recent setbacks in Montana and West Virginia (where their Democrat Party governors both recently vetoed Constitutional Carry laws) freedom is on the march, folks! o o o Michigan: ‘Urban’ military training exercise damages downtown building. – JBG o o o SWAT team destroys man’s home to capture shoplifter. – M.R. o o o $30 Geiger Counter for Android/IPhone – Works! (on Android) …