Notes for Thursday – April 28, 2016

April 28th is the birthday of Aimo Johannes Lahti (born in 1896). This clever Finn designed (or co-designed) an amazing array of weapons, including the L-35 Lahti pistol, Suomi M-31 SMG, the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 LMG, the famous Lahti L-39 20mm anti-tank rifle, and even the 20 ItK 40 (a 20 mm dual anti-aircraft cannon). o o o JRH Enterprises is having a sale on their NightFighter2 combo package, which includes a High Performance model 3rd Gen Pinnacle Autogated PVS14 new with 10 Year warranty, a DBAL-I2 Infrared laser, an ACH helmet and NV mount, Light Interference filter and Infrared beacon. …




The Disgruntled Man Epidemic and More Destructive Effects of Feminism, by J

“We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.”1 (C.S. Lewis) Postmodernism willingly allowed for and encouraged the feminist hate we witness spewed nearly everywhere today. There is no censuring the hate, only censuring of objective truth. There is no censuring immorality, only the censuring of natural law. Building on the topic of my previous submissions (Seven Survival Tips for the Modern Feminist and Seven Survival Tips For the Modern Feminist- Take II), I would like …




Letter: IR Floodlights

HJL, I recently had my vehicle broken into in the wee hours of the morning. While we had video surveillance running and though it did indeed capture the image of the perp, I was entirely unsatisfied with it. The camera has built-in IR illumination, but it is only good for about 20 feet. The driveway camera is almost 100 feet from where the break-in occurred and the only reason it got a clear picture is because the dome light in the vehicle turned on illuminating the thief. The camera was unable to see his approach. A quick search of Amazon …




Economics and Investing:

The Real Reason To Invest In Silver… It’s The Fundamentals o o o Video: The Shocking Rail Data That Screams Recession Is HERE – Sent in by P.M.e o o o Fed Statement Could Offer Clues Toward June Rate Decision (Note: You’ll need to sign in or subscribe to read this one.) o o o Yellen Scope for Summer Rate Hike Widens as ECB Signals Hold – Excerpt: “Investors see zero probability the Federal Open Market Committee will hike at its April 26-27 meeting and only about 20 percent chance of a move at its gathering in June, eight days …




Odds ‘n Sods:

From the desk of Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large: Despite what you’ve heard about the fearsome IS fighters in sweeping victories, this video footage obtained by VICE News shows that they are often in disarray. o o o Cartels Help Terrorists in Mexico Get to U.S. to Explore Targets; ISIS Militant Shaykh Mahmood Omar Khabir Among Them – Sent in by B.B. o o o Fridges go off as Venezuela power-rationing hits – It was only a matter of time before this started. Are your preps ready for that here? Can you do without your fridge (or freezer)? – …