Month: August 2016

Economics and Investing:

Texas State Gold Depository Another Step Closer To Reality. Excerpt: “The creation of a state gold depository in Texas represents a power shift away from the federal government to the state, and it provides a blueprint that could ultimately end the Fed.” – Submitted by H.L. o o o The Federal Reserve’s Cycle of Monetary Insanity (and Treason) Excerpt: “The Federal Reserve is a collection of malicious, serial liars, engaging in economic treason.” o o o Vancouver Housing Market Implodes: Average Home Price Plunges 20% In 1 Month – “The Market Is Devastated” – H.L. o o o One Simple …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Comedian Steven Crowder Looks to Debunk ‘Common Sense’ Gun Control in Undercover Video – A humorous look at a serious subject. What is scary is that Crowder constantly reminds you that these are the people voting for the next president. – DSV o o o Which Items Will Disappear First During A Major National Emergency? “We can get some clues about which items will disappear first during a major national emergency by taking a look at where such a scenario is already playing out. One recent survey found that over 80 percent of all basic foodstuffs are currently unavailable in …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.” Isaiah 40:9-10 (KJV)



The Development and Maintenance of the First Weapon- Part 2, by B.C.

Strength-Building Option 2: Alternative Training Your second option is much less expensive and is easier, but it’s less lucrative in its payoff. You’ll need three handled water containers (I would use the inexpensive pre-filled 2.5gal ones you can buy at the grocery store), a pair of grippy work gloves, and a large filled and twist tie sealed sandbag. You’ll leave them filled as is for now, but will eventually fill the containers with sand or dirt as you get stronger. Fill the sandbag to a weight that allows you to take it from the ground to your shoulder 5x with …


Letter Re: Dehydrating Food

Hugh, Thanks to the author for a very informative article on food dehydrating. Dehydrating frozen vegetables from the grocery store is a very easy way for the beginner to start; however, as these small particles of food shrink they will fall between the openings of the trays. Don’t use cheesecloth unless you want to spend an hour with tweezers picking them free. Try to find a fiber-free porous inert material and then let me know what that is. A pulverized mixture of various dried vegetables makes a great soup additive or a table seasoning. I’ve made dried soup mixes from …


Economics and Investing:

Maloney Calls It: Recession Here Now o o o Oil Prices Continue To Rise On Hollow Saudi Comments. Saudi rhetoric has been an integral part of the move in oil prices over the last days, but most of this has been panic buying with total disregard to fundamentals o o o World stock markets climb on labor data, oil gains o o o Inflation: It’s a Wealth Redistribution Scheme o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Free Private Cities: The Future Of Governance Is Private o o o MassPrivateI: Snapchat, Big Brother, credit card companies etc., are using facial recognition o o o Inmates made defective combat helmets for U.S. troops — and no one was prosecuted. You might want to check your helmet to see if it is from the affected lots. – V.H. o o o Venezuela crushes 2,000 guns in public, plans registry of bullets – DSV o o o Obama Mandates End of Single Sex Bathroom – W.C.



Notes for Thursday – August 18, 2016

The 18th of September is Chilean Independence Day. On this day, in 1810, Chile declared independence from Spain. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 66 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 system from Always Empowered. This compact starter power system is packaged in a wheeled O.D. green EMP-shielded Pelican hard case (a $1,700 value), A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate that is good for any one, two, or three day course (a $1,195 value), A course …


The Development and Maintenance of the First Weapon- Part 1, by B.C.

“You can’t make people smarter. You can expose them to information, but your responsibility stops there.” -Mark Rippetoe, Strength Coach and Texan Two-thirds, one-third, and one-tenth. Those are the stats on how many Americans are overweight, obese, and have diabetes, respectively. Let that sink in for a minute. One in ten Americans would be dead within weeks, should their insulin supply be cut short by any kind of major incident. (Insulin is only guaranteed to be good for 28 days.) There would be roughly 30 million bodies in the first two or three months. The remaining folks who are obese …


Two Letters Re: Urban Trash

Hugh, This article is a good start to a problem solving dilemma. It definitely requires a mindset change, but that’s achievable for everyone. The best book I ever read, back in the late 80s, on this subject is Re/Uses: 2133 Ways to Recycle and Reuse the Things You Ordinarily Throw Away by Carolyn Jabs, published in 1985. – T.S. o o o Hugh, When I have plenty of scraps, I do just as the author suggests (and as Julia Child had suggested in her book!) and make soup stock with them, canning them for later use. It makes for wonderful, …


Economics and Investing:

World seeing ‘greatest monetary policy experiment in history’. Excerpt: “The six months under review have seen central bankers continuing what is surely the greatest experiment in monetary policy in the history of the world. We are therefore in uncharted waters and it is impossible to predict the unintended consequences of very low interest rates, with some 30 percent of global government debt at negative yields, combined with quantitative easing on a massive scale,” – Link sent in by P.S. o o o Silver Takes A Dip On Hawkish Fed Meeting Minutes o o o Is The Oil Production Efficiency Boom …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Claire Wolfe recommended this insightful essay by Vin Suprynowicz: ‘Tolerance’ sounds great. But is there no limit to what we can wisely ‘tolerate’? o o o Authorities believe frat boy found eating victim’s face may have been on “zombie” drug. Are you prepared for more of this as society crumbles around you? o o o SurvivalBlog Reader RBS wrote in about yesterday’s Top Note: I have heard it said that in the Klondike Rush an egg was worth its weight in gold. One can only imagine that transaction taking place. Here is an interesting side note to history that is …