Month: March 2016

Economics and Investing:

Food Stamp Beneficiaries Exceed 45M for 56 Straight Months – Sent in by B.B. o o o Hold off on buying forever stamps until after April 10th – The value will drop to $.47 Sent in by C. Maxwell (You might want to check his website out at www.foreverstampvalue.com/ .) o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: US News Senators Accuse State Department of Defying Congress with $500M UN Climate Payment (Fox News) Excerpt: “Lawyers cannot replace the constitutional requirement that only Congress can appropriate money….” Puerto Rico’s Game is Rigged (Washington Examiner) Excerpt: “But as happened 70 years ago, …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Chaffetz wants to take guns away from ‘Rambo’ BLM, Forest Service agents – Sent in by B.B. o o o Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Unflinching Faith in America – Submitted by T.A. o o o A remarkable, tasty, healthy treat when TSHTF – Well, perhaps not necessarily healthy but certainly tasty! Waffle Smores Are the Dessert, Breakfast, or Anytime Snack You’ve Been Waiting for – Sent in by A.L. o o o By way of Yer Ol’ Woodpile Report, comes a link to an excellent 19-minute TED Talk (video): Hubertus Knabe: The dark secrets of a surveillance state. JWR’s Comment: This …



Notes for Sunday – March 13, 2016

Today is the birthday of the astronomer Percival Lowell, born in 1855. His flawed “Canals of Mars” theories persisted from 1895 to 1909. o o o I just noticed that the new MagPul AK-47 PMAGs are on sale for $13.93 each at KeepShooting.com– one of our loyal advertisers. Stock up, before the pre-election rush on full capacity magazines! – JWR o o o Ready Made Resources has acquired a limited supply of PVS-14 3rd gen non gated night vision. They are all American made with American-made parts and are $800 less than the gated unit. o o o Today, we …


The Survival Battery- Part 3, by B.F.

Mid-Level Battery The mid-level battery I will recommend is as follows, with four each in most categories of guns for redundancy and so that they don’t have to be shared. Mid-Level Everyday Battery There are two choices here for a handgun– one semi auto and one revolver. Four Glock Gen four model 21 in 45acp. The 45acp may not be quite as powerful as a 44 magnum, but the 13+1 rounds it carries should compensate. If you don’t mind stocking a less popular more expensive caliber, then the Glock model 20 in 10mm gives you 15+1 rounds that have close …


Letter: William Tell

Dear Editor(s), I don’t mean to be subversive … but all this Finicum material makes me think of William Tell. William Tell, if I recall the story correctly, never set out to oppose authority so much as he set out to mind his own business and avoid tyranny. He was placed in a difficult situation by events that were outside of his control. But he rose to the occasion. The events described led to the Swiss confederacy, perhaps one of the earliest efforts at democracy in Europe and surely an influence upon intellectuals in the centuries after. My own reading …


Economics and Investing:

SILVER OUTBREAK: Investment Demand Will Totally Overwhelm The Market o o o North Milwaukee State Bank is closed, taken over by a North Carolina bank. – Sent in by G.G. o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: US News The Incredible Story of How Hackers Stole $100M from the New York Fed (Zero Hedge) Excerpt: “…everything from casinos, to money laundering and ultimately a scheme to steal $1 billion from the Bangladeshi central bank.” Warning: Commentary following the article may include bad language and/or inappropriate avatar images. $1B Plot to Rob Fed Accounts Leads to Manilla Casinos (Bloomberg) Excerpt: “…just …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Citizen journalists are about to take over newsrooms o o o Sent in by C.S. – An opisometer, and why you need one: Because over the hills and through the woods to Grandma’s house might not be your usual route, and you might need to know how far it is by the paths you need to take… Got maps? o o o SurvivalBlog P.S. sent this article on Fukushima profiled in the NY Times. Tidbits: 40+ years to clean it up 720 tons of water gets pumped through every day to avoid a meltdown 1,000 storage tanks already built, more …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: and the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the …


Notes for Saturday – March 12, 2016

Today is the birthday of science fiction author Harry Harrison, who is best known for his Deathworld trilogy. (He was born in 1920 and died in 2012.) On March 12, 1850 the first U.S. $20 gold piece was issued. The current bullion (melt) value of a $20 gold piece (not even considering any numismatic value) is about $1,185. Lesson learned: Trust gold, not paper. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 63 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $12,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Tactical Self-Contained 2-Series Solar Power Generator …


The Survival Battery- Part 2, by B.F.

On to the firearms batteries. I am a big fan of used guns. Most of the time, a used gun has not been shot much and you can pick it up for a significant savings over a new one. Right now is a great time to pick up trade-in police department handguns. Police trade-ins make an especially good deal for the person who is buying a gun to use rather than to show off. Even though the finish may be worn and the grips in need of replacement, they may only have been shot 100 rounds per year at annual …


Avalanche Lily’s Morning Dew: The Lesser of Two Evils

I have felt inspired to write to you of what is on my mind and heart. I’ve decided to publish “Avalanche Lily’s Morning Dew” as a column that will intermittently appear in SurvivalBlog whenever the inspiration strikes. It is my hope that my thoughts enlighten you and exhort you to draw closer to our Lord in these Last Days! I recently read an interesting essay by Rachael Dawson that was titled: Should You Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils? That piece articulates some of the same thoughts I’ve had during the past twelve years. I’ve often pondered whether I …


Letter: Long-Term Gas Storage

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Hi Hugh and Jim. I am trying to figure out what to do regarding safe long-term gas storage. There are some that recommend treating gasoline with Pri G and sticking it in a HDPE plastic drum filled to the top. Others suggest that if you treat the gas every year with Pri G it will last “forever”, even ethanol gas. There seem to be a few common sense caveats, like cooler is better, temperature swings are bad, and you need to keep the tank full, et cetera to give themselves an out. I find this hard to believe. I have …


Economics and Investing:

The Curious Case Of The 550 Million Missing Barrels Of Crude Oil o o o Commercial property bubble gets out of control: Commercial real estate is now up 102 percent from the lows reached in 2009. o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: US News Demand Agencies Go to the Chopping Block (Government Waste Fraud and Abuse) This is an excellent opinion piece written by columnist Cal Thomas. Excerpt: “We live in troubled times. The institutions we once trusted no longer seem reliable.” Feds Paid $709,000 to Academic Who Studies How Glaciers are Sexist (Daily Caller) “Merging feminist postcolonial science …


Odds ‘n Sods:

More reasons to get your kids out of publically-funded schools, even higher education schools: For the second time in 15 years – UC-Berkeley Law School Dean Takes Leave Of Absence After Being Sued For Sexual Harassment o o o Several readers sent in the links to this article: FBI Now Spying on HS Students, to ID and Weed-Out “Extremists & Anarchists” for Pre-Crimes o o o Despite the Democratic narrative over the Supreme Court vacancy, Republicans have no constitutional duty to vote on Supreme Court nominees – Sent in by P.M. o o o Police Confiscate Guns from Concealed Permit …