Day: December 23, 2016


A Legal Review Of Secession 150 Years Later- Part 1, by TEH

Introduction The Civil War (or The War of Northern Aggression, depending on your personal view) ended in 1865. However, the legality of secession by the Southern States simply will not die 150 years after Texas formally seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America. As late as May, 2011, secession by part of the State of Arizona from the rest of the State is being proposed. Secession is often bandied about by politicians on both sides of the spectrum, but do any of its proponents really understand what secession, from a legal standpoint, is and isn’t? This …


Letter Re: Drones and Airspace

Hugh, I believe that the article posted on December 22 may present inaccurate guidance to the readers of SurvivalBlog. In June, 2016 the FAA announced the forthcoming release of Part 107 of their regulations. The likely final regulations are here. The regulations detail the Operating Rules for drone pilots, including things such as See-And-Avoid and Visibility Requirements, Containment and Loss of Positive Control, Careless and Reckless Operation, and more. For drone pilots, note that the Section on Careless and Reckless Operation is a FAA “catch all” that will be used to legally go after drone pilots who operate in an …


Economics and Investing:

While on the subject of UBI, Reader T.Z sent in the link to Stefan Molyneux’s rant on Universal Basic Income. It’s worth the 18 minutes required to watch it. o o o FORENSIC EVIDENCE: Why Silver Price Manipulation Will End o o o Oil Traders See Market Balance By Mid-2017. The current narrowing of the contango from mid-2017 on is an indication that oil traders believe that the market could come into balance by the middle of the year. o o o Personal Income Flat, Consumer Spending Weak, Real Disposable Income Down o o o With Gold Plunging For 7 …


Odds ‘n Sods:

How to Make AMAZING Bullet Resistant Armor for $30. As always, be careful. Use at your own risk. – G.P. o o o CANBERRA ‘CAR BOMB’ Canberra terror fears as van packed with gas bottles ploughs into Australian Christian lobby office and explodes o o o Albuquerque Police Department to start manufacturing crack cocaine so they can arrest the people they sell it to. If police arrest users so that they can get them to rat out pushers, dealers, and manufacturers, does this mean that they will cut deals with the users to arrest themselves? – DSV o o o …