Notes for Tuesday – December 01, 2015

Book Release Day! – Land of Promise I’m pleased to announce that my latest novel, Land of Promise, is now available for ordering, both as a Kindle e-book and as a trade paperback. (An audio book and a Nook book will follow, in a few months.) This is the first novel in a planned six-book series that I’ve dubbed the Counter-Caliphate Chronicles. The first book is set 30 years in the future, after the advent of an Islamic Caliphate that controls most of the world’s land mass, 60% of the world’s population, and nearly all of the planet’s oil and …




Attaining Food in Urban Locations (From Land and Sea)- Part 1, by Cracker Makk

If it has hair, feathers, or scales, it is edible. In the desperate times that lay ahead, people are going to have to make a choice. They’ll either become self-sufficient and revert back to the practices of our ancestors (the hunter/gatherers) or stand there with their hand out and wait for something that isn’t coming. You need to learn how to keep your body nourished and feed the ones you love. The truth is there are food sources everywhere around us that are easily obtainable with a little patience and technical know-how. However, many people in this country have become …







News From The American Redoubt:

Feds extend comment period on plan to close areas to mining. – Sent in by RBS o o o You will struggle reading this poorly written article, but it contains important information about Montana Ranchers acting as frontline guards, watching the Canadian border for illegal crossings. o o o Car insurance study settles it: Montana has worst drivers And this article from 2001 provides some background: Montana: No Speed Limit Safety Paradox o o o Spokane: Some continue to feel affects of windstorm damage o o o Idaho: Ex-elk ranch employee charged with stealing elk semen o o o 1st …




Economics and Investing:

IMF to make Chinese yuan reserve currency in historic move – Sent in by G.G. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: China’s Yuan Approved by IMF for Special Basket Currencies– My question is, say the Yuan makes up 10% of the SDR, where does that 10% come from? The U.S. Dollar or who? How does that effect that currency(s) that is reduced? Hyperinflation Watch: Kazakhstan Unveils New 20,000 Tenge Banknote Items from Professor Preponomics: Negative Interest Rates in Switzerland Have Economists Proposing Scary Scenarios: Should Cash Be Abolished? (Business Insider) Trouble is Brewing in the Paper Markets for Gold …




Odds ‘n Sods:

Slaves sold for $10: Yazidi Women Tell of Rape and Enslavement at Hands of ISIS o o o Reader D.S. sent in this article profiling the abusive nature of the nations healthcare when it comes to employees who don’t comply with mandatory flu shots which are highly controversial. o o o Along those same lines, here is an example where the government is now mandating vaccines containing mercury in children and exempting the producers and health workers from any and all consequences…All in the name of child safety. o o o In Sweden, 14,000 illegal immigrants disappear without trace. Meanwhile: …




Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“Your personal philosophy is more important for you than mine! You are the master of your own life and if you don’t agree with my views, great, define, understand and implement your own. The biggest thing you can do is understand that you are in control of your life and that what you do matters. Those two factors have the greatest impact on individual survival across every demographic you can imagine.” – Jack Spirko of Survival Podcast