Year: 2015

Economics and Investing:

Philip Haslam: When Money Destroys NationsUnderstanding how currencies collapse. – G.G. o o o Michelle Obama travel expense update: Your tax dollars at work by Andrew Malcolm. – B.B. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: The Middle Class is Getting Smaller Price of Ground Beef Hits Record in February- Second straight record month Peter Schiff: Give’em the Old Razzle Dazzle How Cold Was It This Winter? So Cold That New Home Sales Hit A 7 Year Record! – This is an interesting break into the housing numbers.


Odds ‘n Sods:

The Importance of Extra Ammo? o o o Ford’s new car will force you to obey the speed limit. – G.G. o o o Police Officer Charged With Homicide for Shooting Unarmed Man. – H.L. o o o Germanwings Pilot Was Locked Out of Cockpit Before Crash in France. – T.P. o o o Border Security Contractor: Administration Is Deceiving Public on Somali Illegals Apprehended at Border. – B.B.



Notes for Wednesday – March 25, 2015

March 25th National Medal of Honor day is officially observed on March 25th of each year. 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 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 …


Choices, Choices, Choices – Part 2, by K.C.

Rifles Continuing with my previous article, I started to think about rifles. There are so many choices out there, and each has their fanboys who clutter the Internet daily with their endless debates—none of which gets anyone anywhere. As I said in the other article, I dabbled a bit in 3-gun. I’m also former military, with combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. I’m also a gun enthusiast, so I’ve owned or played with a wide variety of guns. I’m also a husband and a father, so I needed to consider what the wife and kids, along with the other people …


Letter: Spokane Training Company

Hugh, Recently our preparedness group near Spokane hired Owen Burt, with Stone Shepherd Shooting, for a two-hour defensive tactics fundamentals class. Every person’s comments afterwards were extremely positive, and Owen sent everyone home with information they could put into practice immediately and a lot of new ideas to consider and implement. He is a recent Army Ranger, Green Beret, and military contractor with years of experience in the Middle East. I have seen both of his DD 214s. Best of all, he’s a committed Christian who speaks “prepper” and fully understands the potential for crisis ahead. He gave our group …


Economics and Investing:

Looking for a job near home? Good luck, it’s getting harder. – G.P. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Video: David Stockman “Sooner Or Later We’ve Got To Get Off The Monetary Heroin C’mon Angela, Let Them Greexit Video: Peter Schiff won’t back down – ‘The dollar is going to crash, buy Gold’ Video: Fed Fisher Say’s Market is “hyper overpriced,”see’s a Major Correction – This is an interesting interview with Fmr Dallas Fed President.



Odds ‘n Sods:

Ohio Farm Bureau presidents concerned over EPA water rule. – K.W. o o o Russia’s return to Nicaragua worrying many in Central America. – T.P. o o o I would hate to see how many bullets they would discharge if it was on “purpose”! Man Awarded $5.5 Million After Cops ‘Accidentally’ Shot Him 16 Times. – H.L. o o o Privacy invasion? Police department license plate scans released to public. – D.S. o o o Ohio Now Recognizes Valid Permits From All States. – D.S.



Notes for Tuesday – March 24, 2015

March 24th is the birthday of Dr. Art Robinson, who was born in 1942. 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 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 …


Choices, Choices, Choices – Part 1, by K.C.

It’s almost holy writ that preppers, looking at guns for defense, should buy a 12 gauge shotgun (preferably a pump), a .308 battle rifle of some sort (M1A and HK seem to be the most popular), and a 1911 in .45 caliber (debate on this rages). For a while, I had all of these, along with some others. Then, I got married; then, I had kids. I did not grow up around guns, really. My father had little to no interest in hunting, and I think we shot the guns we had maybe a dozen times while I was growing …


Letter Re: Shielded Ethernet Connectors

HJL, I’ve found that EZ jacks and an EZ crimper for RJ45 will let you visually confirm that you’ve put the right wires in the right place before crimping your connector end on; you can’t see them too well in regular RJ45 ends. The crimp tool is like $50, and I’ve found that you waste less connectors due to how much better they work. Doing it the old way, you’d make a good connector and accidentally cut it too short, or you’d have the wires twist and then have a pair of wires that won’t work, causing you to cut …


News From The American Redoubt:

American Tactical Shooting Instruction is having an American Tactical Carbine Course on August 8-9, 2015. The owner is a retired SEAL (20 years) with over 10 combat deployments since 9/11. Find out more at http://amtacshooting.com o o o FedGov Moves To Seize Water Rights From 100,000 Montanans: “All Surface Water And Wells”. – B.B. o o o The American Redoubt states take three of the top seven spots in this Bankrate list that, “ranks all 50 states according to their cost of living, crime rate (violent and property crimes), health care quality, state and local tax burden, personal well-being for …


Economics and Investing:

In Italy, They’re Now Taxing Shadows. – A.D. o o o IMPORTANT GOLD CHART: Every Investor In The West Needs To See o o o The Grim Future of the American Worker. – D.S. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Five Things to Watch on the Economic Calendar Greece Faces Decisive Week as Tsipras Is Set to Meet Merkel Fighting The “War on Terror” By Banning Cash – This is stretching my editorial bounds, but it is related to the economy and so I couldn’t pass this nonsense up. Video: Fox Business Interview: Washington Is Kicking-The-Can While Wearing A …