Day: November 4, 2019

Preparedness Notes for Monday — November 4, 2019

November 4th is the birthday of Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone. He was born in 1916 in Buffalo, New York. — On this day in 1979, student followers of the Ayatollah Khomeini sent shock waves across America when they stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. The radical Islamic fundamentalists took 90 hostages. The students were enraged that the deposed Shah had been allowed to enter the U.S. to seek medical attention. Just a few days later, the provincial leader of Iran resigned and the Ayatollah Khomeini took full control of the country. Two weeks later, all non-U.S personnel as …


LA Police Gear: LNT Pack and Core Boots, by Pat Cascio

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Introductory Disclaimer: Los Angeles Police Gear (LAPG), is a fairly new advertiser to SurvivalBlog.com – however, I am an independent contractor, I do not work for ether LAPG or SurvivalBlog.com – I have no vested interest in either of these companies. LAPG contacted me and asked if they could send me some samples of their products to test. What you will read are my independent findings, and mine alone. — Unknown to LAPG is the fact that I have been a customer of theirs for many years. This dates from when I did police work, and had my own private …


Recipe of the Week: Jim’s Asian Broccoli Beef

Jim X. kindly sent us his Asian Broccoli Beef recipe. Ingredients 1 pound of trimmed beef steak, sliced very thin across the grain.  (Note: Nearly any beef cut will do–even inexpensive flank steak, as long as it is thinly-sliced.) 1 pound of raw broccoli crowns 1/2 cup of soy sauce 1/4 cup of cornstarch 1 to 2 cloves of minced garlic (to suit your taste) 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger 2 to 3 tablespoons of cooking sherry (depending on taste) 2 to tablespoons light brown sugar (depending on taste) 3 tablespoons of peanut oil or olive oil 1/4 cup of …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

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Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. Most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at the export side of the Swiss watch market. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: Mike Gleason: Fed’s Own Forecasts Again Dead Wrong as QE4 Accelerates o  o  o Why are Gold and Bonds rising together? Economy & Finance: The Hill reports: US debt surpasses $23 trillion for first …