Day: January 17, 2017

Notes for Tuesday – January 17, 2017

In his farewell address to the nation on January 17th, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the American people to keep a careful eye on what he called the “military-industrial complex” that had developed in the post-World War II years. We didn’t do a very good job of listening to his warnings. o o o With the Presidential Inauguration just a few days away, we are running a guest article by Samuel Culper from Forward Observer. With the planned protests and the potential for civil unrest, they will be running an Intel Exercise beginning January 19th, 2017 where you can …


Guest Article: A Primer on Tactical Intelligence Collection, by Samuel Culper

Tornadoes, flooding, and wildfires are just three examples of localized and very personal emergency events that we saw last year, and they illustrate the devastation by an event for which there is immediate early warning. We can be alerted to a tornado warning and seek cover. We can vacate our homes in case of flooding or an approaching wildfire. As we deal in the likelihood of SHTF scenarios, the likelihood of natural crisis events is 100%. However, on a regional or national scale, we’re looking at more unpredictable events for which there is little to no early warning: an electromagnetic …


Letter Re: Canning Jar Questions

Good evening, Hugh, Your wife has posted a couple of articles indicating your family uses an industrial vacuum pump for vacuum sealing canning jars; do you have any recommendations on vacuum pumps for this task? How many inches of mercury do you regularly pull on canning jars? I’ve seen a couple of videos on Food Savers indicating they pull about 18 inches, but I suspect 20-21 inches should be more than adequate. She also mentioned you made wood crates for storing and transporting canning jars. I’m getting ready to start making some; any suggestions? What dimensions do you use for …


News From The American Redoubt:

Gary Hunt’s Outpost of Freedom site has been served a “Cease and Desist” letter and the government has filed an affidavit and request for a court order to shut down his blog. Read this site while you can, before the American Stasi ignores the First Amendment in an effort to hide its illegal moves. – D.S. o o o ‘Go get the gun’ stops would-be thief in his tracks o o o Record snowfall in Boise keeps Treasure Valley schools closed, side roads daunting o o o The American Redoubt movement simply echoes what people have been asking for, for …


Economics and Investing:

The Precious Metals Advantage: Are Silver and Gold a Good Investment? o o o 47% of Jobs Will Disappear in the Next 25 Years, Says Oxford University – G.P. o o o Physical Gold Will ‘Trump’ Paper Gold o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: What ‘border adjusted’ tax means — and why it could be coming to America Peak Prosperity- Mad as Hell o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

KFC’s New Facial Recognition Software Is Troubling For A Few Reasons – W.C. o o o That’S Strange: Weapons Caches Found Stashed In Dc Days Before Inauguration – DSV o o o From The Burning Platform: Common Sense – 2017 o o o If you cut your own firewood, this will interest you. You will need a tractor with PTO. Use at your own risk (or your arms). – K.T. o o o Here is the legislation that Pat Cascio warned us about a couple of days ago: Washington State Democrats Seek Bans on Semiautomatic Rifles, Pistols