Year: 2016

Notes for Wednesday – June 22, 2016

During World War II, the U.S. 10th Army overcame the last major pockets of Japanese resistance on Okinawa Island on June 22nd, 1945, ending one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. The same day, Japanese Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushijima, the commander of Okinawa’s defense, committed suicide with a number of Japanese officers and troops rather than surrender. o o o Don’t forget that from June 25th and 26th (beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday) is Ham radio FIELD DAY. Most clubs will be setting up in a local park to operate in field …


Tracking Dogs- Part 2, by D.D.

Cross a River I specifically brought this one up. They laughed at this as a common misconception. They will have maps, and if they think you ran in the direction of a river, there is probably someone working their way up already without a dog. They will just run a dog up and down both sides of the river until they regain the trail. If they are close on your trail, they will send runners up and down both sides to see where you exited by finding the water trail and will actually gain time on you. Moving through water …


Letter Re: What We are Up Against

Greetings: You may be aware of my concerns over the potential for local infiltration of Islamists and what will no doubt ensure thereafter. As bad as some criminals are, most don’t gun-down 100 young adults in a club! And shockingly, far too many Americans fail to understand that horrific tragedy was considered desirable and “compassionate” by an Imam preaching in the local Orlando Mosque… Here is the video from their local TV station: Look at the battle that Mayor Van Dyne in Irving Texas has been fighting… and how she was ambushed by her own city council members when it …


Economics and Investing:

A Palace For Fannie (Mae) – Why The Imperial City Must Be Sacked o o o Chart of the Day – $GOLD vs. Brexit – “I see traders everywhere worrying about how the Brexit vote will effect gold. Folks, forget about the Brexit. By this time next week the Brexit will already be fading into memory and the market will go back to doing what it was doing before the vote”. o o o Anxiety Builds As Money Managers Near Record Long Gold Position o o o What to Watch for in Janet Yellen’s Congressional Testimony o o o SurvivalBlog …



Odds ‘n Sods:

Our friend, Commander Zero, just posted this tip: Military phone wire on sale o o o Florida couple forced to destroy organic front-yard veggie garden, sues city over constitutional rights violation – DSV o o o Six Diseases Return To US as Migration Advocates Celebrate ‘World Refugee Day’ – Sent in by B.B. o o o Orlando Discussion: Why the Church is Conspicuously Absent o o o Fcc To Investigate Raised Rf Noise Floor



Notes for Tuesday – June 21, 2016

June 21st is the birthday of Rex Applegate (June 21, 1914 – July 14, 1998), author of Kill or Be Killed. He was the friend and mentor of SurvivalBlog’s Senior Field Gear Editor, Pat Cascio. o o o The recent frantic increase in gun sales in the United States is well justified. People are understandably concerned that their window of opportunity to buy battle rifles and magazines for their families may be closing–especially if Hitlery Clinton is elected. I’m presently in the process of consolidating my own collection to create better standardization. As part of that, I decided to auction …


Tracking Dogs- Part 1, by D.D.

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I had read an article some time ago about tracking dogs, and I didn’t get to respond to it then. However, here is my experience. It’s not the dog you are trying to beat; it is the handler. I have a lot of experience with tracking dogs. I used to guard the copper pipeline in Indonesia. The copper mine (also containing some gold) was on top of a mountain. Once the material was taken from the ground, it was mixed into a slurry and pumped miles through the jungle to the port. This pipeline was under constant attack. People would …


Letter Re: Sanitation Issues

Dear Hugh Some years ago I severely injured my back and could not access the bathroom, which was on another floor. I took one of those lightweight home hospital potties, put a plastic bag into the bucket part, and put a bag of loose pine sawdust kitty litter next to it. You use the bucket, sprinkle a cup of loose pine litter over it, no smell, no problem. And I do mean no smell. I had to sit right next to it for weeks. Do not use standard clay kitty litter, which is made of bentonite clay. Yes, it will …


News From The American Redoubt:

‘Deeply troubling’ Senators say mineral withdrawal would protect local economy – RBS o o o Eastern Washington: State reports a new wolf pack, located near Sherman Pass o o o Actor Shia LaBeouf hitchhikes through Wyoming and Montana o o o Video: At a conference in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in 2015, Pastor Chuck Baldwin describes the significance of The American Redoubt. (Scroll forward to the 12-minute mark for his comments about the folly of modern American corporate churches, and to the 43-minute mark for his comments on the American Redoubt and God’s sovereign will. The Q&A portion–mainly on the Second …


Economics and Investing:

Silver Price Forecast: The Alignment Of The Dow, Interest Rates, Debt and Silver Cycles Will Deliver A Fatal Blow o o o Americans Are Now The Top Silver Investors In The World o o o What Brexit Could Mean For Your Money And Your Business o o o Video: Beyond the Turmoil, Central Bankers Dread Brexit’s Shadow o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Court lets stand law banning some semi-automatic assault weapons. This is not good news folks. This is what we can expect when they pass a national “assault weapons” ban, and hi-cap mag ban; the Supreme Court will let it stand if challenged! – Pat Cascio o o o Because “You never know.” US Army Technical Manual 31-210 Improvised Munitions Handbook – dated 1969. There are lots of “Poor Man’s James Bond” and “Anarchist’s Cookbook” type reads around. But this one differs significantly in that the US Army evaluated and tested the items in this manual and considered them feasible, effective, …



Notes for Monday – June 20, 2016

June 20th is the birthday of Audie L. Murphy, born in 1925. (He died in a plane crash on May 28, 1971.) This is also the anniversary of the death of novelist Vince Flynn (born April 6, 1966, died June 19, 2013). His death at age 47 was a loss to the literary world. o o o Reader D.S.V. sent this: Gun Shop Sells 30,000 AR-15s in Week Following Orlando Attack. And, BTW, SurvivalBlog advertiser GunMagWarehouse.com (a much smaller company) tells us that they shipped about the same number of magazines in the same week. Be sure to stock up …