Year: 2016

News From The American Redoubt:

Act III – Finale – “a long train of abuses and usurpations…” – Link sent in by J.H. o o o Idaho, SWAT destroys home for hours, but it was empty except for a dog. – T.Z. o o o Family camping in Idaho saves girl from mountain lion o o o ShepherdFarmerGeek writes in: The independently-made movie “Amerigeddon” is coming to Spokane Valley, Thursday, September 15th. Here’s what the movie is about and the trailer. The way it works is they need to have more pre-showing ticket sales to guarantee a showing. It’s pretty clever. As of this writing …


Economics and Investing:

Wealth Tax Looms As Greeks Forced To Declare All ‘Assets’ To Tax Authority – H.L. o o o How Long Can Economic Reality Be Ignored? – S.B. o o o Lack of shipping demand sends big ships to scrap heap – P.S. o o o 5 Reasons Why Austrian Economics Is Better than the Mainstream o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Facing Down the Panopticon – A frank discussion on minimizing your exposure – P.S. o o o AG Lynch Announces Global Police Force Partnership With UN – B.B. o o o Burn Down White Suburbs, Sister of Man Killed by Milwaukee Police Urges Rioters – DSV o o o Orwellian California Bill: Reporters Can’t Post Undercover Videos – H.L. o o o Hackers can see everything you type on your smartphone – DSV



Notes for Monday – August 15, 2016

On August 15, 1961, two days after sealing off free passage between East and West Berlin with barbed wire, East German authorities began building a wall–the Berlin Wall–to permanently close off access to the West. For the next 28 years, the heavily fortified Berlin Wall stood as the most tangible symbol of the Cold War–a literal “iron curtain” dividing Europe. The wall has now been torn down for longer than it stood, but the scars in memory are still there.


Pat Cascio’s Product Review: S&W 9mm Shield Performance Center Model

Right off the bat, I’ll admit my bias against Smith & Wesson– the company, not the guns. I used to be a huge fan of their firearms for a lot of years, but their warranty service is lacking. It’s something to keep in mind when purchasing one of their firearms. However, S&W continues to produce some outstanding firearms these days. For several years, as a private investigator back in Chicago, IL, I packed a S&W Model 586 with a 4” Bbl on a daily basis. It was a comforting (not comfortable) handgun to carry all day long. When I was …


Recipe of the Week: Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground beef 1 large onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 2 (1lb) cans of tomatoes, cut up 1 (8oz) can tomato sauce 1 (12oz) can tomato paste 1 cup beef bouillon 2 tbs minced parsley 1 tbs brown sugar 1 tsp dried oregano leaves 1 tsp dired basil leaves 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper Directions: In a large skillet or slow-cooking pot with a browning unit, crumble the meat with onion and garlic. Break up pieces of meat with fork and cook until it loses its red color, then drain off excess fat. In a …


Letter Re: Taurus Judge

Pat, Hello. I just read your info about the problem with Taurus Model 85 and have a quick note about a Judge I bought from a nice dealer. I tried shooting it several times, and it worked well with no failures. I disassembled the firearm safely, then had it color-coated by a finisher. I did the disassembly and apparently lost a small spring, and when I reassembled it I didn’t find it. I then contacted Taurus and sent the firearm to them. I received a call from a service tech that the coating had to be removed, and they returned …


Economics and Investing:

‘Dead’ mall has hardly changed since the 1980s- another dead Mall o o o The Fallacy of the ‘Third Way’ o o o Japan’s economy is barely growing (Note: autostart video) o o o Why this U.S. market rally gives investors good reason to be cautious o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

(So-called) Justice Department Prevented FBI Probe Of Clinton Foundation; Reporters Slam State Department Stonewalling o o o After taking a break for a few weeks, Ryan, over at Total Survivalist, is back to making regular posts. Welcome back! o o o Above the law? What is Obama’s daughter smoking? Malia Obama snapped ‘smoking cannabis’ at music festival – KMC o o o ‘Black Lives Matter’ Rioters Target Whites For Beat Downs. “Video footage shows violent mobs of ‘Black Lives Matter’ rioters targeting white people for brutal beat downs during last night’s unrest in Milwaukee.” – J.C. (Warning: foul language) o …



Notes for Sunday – August 14, 2016

For those wondering what happened to the great Paratus Familia blog: They had a domain registration glitch last week. This prompted them to migrate to: http://www.paratusfamilia.com, where they are now back up and running. Be sure to bookmark that new URL. – JWR o o o Safecastle’s big Lindon Farms sale ends on August 16. There are great discounts in this sale like 53% off a bucket of freeze dried veggies. Check them out!


My Tomato Process- Part 1, by Sarah Latimer

It is that time of year when the garden is bursting with its bounty, and I am regularly giving thanks to our Creator for His provision and kindness in giving us a diverse and pleasurable taste and texture smorgasbord for our palates as well as the necessities of nature, mind, and body to work the land and see its fruit come forth. He created the very earth from which they came and provides the balance of nature– the appropriate amount of sun so that the plants don’t freeze or burn, have enough oxygen, and have water and nourishment from the …


Letter Re: So Tell Me Again…

HJL, The writer stated that he doesn’t typically blanch so that he doesn’t destroy the enzymes. However, acid in the stomach will do the same thing as blanching. So it really doesn’t matter whether he does or not, at least as far as “destroying” the enzymes. If he eats the food, the enzymes will naturally break down as the second step of digestion. An enzyme is simply a type of protein, a molecule that is too big for our bodies to absorb intact. (An very simplistic example: Insulin is an enzyme. If eaten, it will break down and not be …


Economics and Investing:

Manipulation: The Phony Job Recovery o o o BIS Intervenes In The Gold Market To Aid Battered Gold Shorts! o o o Wall St. banks ask Fed for five more years to comply with Volcker rule o o o JPMorgan to Liquidate Japan Fund After ‘Significant’ Redemptions o o o North American Life Insurers “Accidentally” Pile Up Massive Distressed Debt Holdings o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.