“Contrary to popular opinion, the Constitution was not – and is not – a grant of rights to the citizenry. Instead, the Constitution is a “barbed-wire entanglement” designed to interfere with, restrict, and impede government officials in the exercise of political power.” – Jacob Hornberger
February 23rd is the birthday of Captain Isaac Davis (February 23, 1745 – April 19, 1775), a militia officer and gunsmith who commanded a Minute Company in Acton, Massachusetts during the Battle of Concord. Today is also the anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836). o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 69 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $15,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A $3000 gift certificate towards a Sol-Ark Solar Generator from Veteran owned Portable Solar LLC. The only …
I’ve been a SurvivalBlog reader for years and grew up prepping. My parents were preppers in the 90’s, so I’ve been through the full spectrum. I love the articles and especially all the news to be found on SurvivalBlog. I appreciate the hard work all the authors have put into their articles over the years and recognize that most individual skills and ideas have been put to ink. I’m going to attempt the 10,000-aerial view in this approach to city survival. My military background taught me to do a risk assessment for everything, and I practice this today. The million-dollar …
HJL, Depending on the police to find your stolen vehicle is fine, but I would rather have the ability to speed up the process myself by having a GPS tracker in my vehicle. I’ve been watching the kickstarters and fundraising campaigns of several bluetooth and GPS trackers. It seems like there is finally one that works the way I want it to. I intend to use this for my kids, vehicle, RV, and outbuildings at my BOL. I hate the idea of being helpless to recover my property or find my child if the worst happens and they are kidnapped. …
If Gold’s A “Barbarous Relic,” Why Do Governments Want It So Much? o o o Gold, Liberty, and the War on Cash – Jeff Nielson – DSV o o o Feds Paid $1 Billion in Social Security Benefits to Individuals Without a SSN – B.B. o o o Hard Times: Sweden Complains It Collects Too Much Tax – P.S. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
Are you stuck working in NYC and think you need a better evacuation strategy in a disaster? You might want to check these guys out: Planbmarine o o o Author of Book on Islamic Terror: ‘UCLA Banned My Book From Free Speech Event’. “Administrators at UCLA’s law school allowed student protestors to block an invited author from selling his book about Islamic terrorism at a university seminar about free speech, according to the author.” – T.P. o o o Google is Quietly Recording Everything You Say – K.T. o o o Appeals Court Rules Against Second Amendment and Semiautomatic Rifles …
“Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.” – Eric Hoffer
On this day in 1732, George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the second son from the second marriage of a colonial plantation owner. An initially loyal British subject, Washington eventually led the Continental Army in the American Revolution and became known as the father of the United States. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 69 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $15,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A $3000 gift certificate towards a Sol-Ark Solar Generator from Veteran owned Portable Solar LLC. The only EMP Hardened Solar Generator …
We are fortunate to have a mother donkey and two of her offspring from subsequent years who are both females (jennys). We have had the younger ones since they were foals and have hiked with them and their mother since they were four or five months old. The mother was always on a lead, but the younger one were both on lead and off lead. By doing this we trained the younger ones to keep up with us off lead when we are in wide open spaces. As a result of this, we can hike in the state forests on …
HJL, There are lots of comments on defeating plate readers. Before anyone gets too cranked up about defeating them, they should consider that plate readers may be what helps the cops recover their vehicle when it’s stolen. They are a powerful tool and like any other information collection system, I suppose the information can be misused, but I’m not clear exactly how that would happen. Our local police department had a residential burglary with a witness providing a partial plate. Cops ran the partial for similiars and got a picture of the whole plate and the driver and recovered all …
Natural Gas Bulls Crushed As Prices Tank. Natural gas prices have plunged to their lowest level since November due to mild weather and the threat of increasing supply. o o o Silver Bullion – The Buying Opportunity of the Decade – DSV o o o CONTINENTAL RESOURCES: Example Of What Is Horribly Wrong With The U.S. Shale Oil Industry o o o Global Trade Disaster Nearly Certain o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
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France slaughtering all ducks in key region due to bird flu – B.B. o o o Supremes to Decide if Foreigners Have Constitutional Rights – DSV o o o ‘Progressives’ Fantasizing about Civil War like Children Playing with Fire – S.L. o o o Runner’s foot impaled by nail purposely placed on trail, 40 total found in park – G.P. o o o Connecticut governor proposes massive fee hike on gun owners – P.R.
“Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a misdemeanor.” – Robert Heinlein
February 21st is the birthday of Zimbabwe’s President For Life, Comrade Robert Mugabe (born 1924). Despite the 2011 revelations of the apparent murder of at least 640 political opponents, Mugabe was elected again in 2013 to a five year term in office. Mugabe and his ZANU-PF henchmen must be driven out office and sent to prison, where they belong! February 21st is also the birthday of Group Captain Douglas Bader (born 1910, died 5 September 1982). He was a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter ace during the Second World War. He lost his legs in a pre-war flying accident, but …