Day: December 7, 2020

Preparedness Notes for Monday — December 7, 2020

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Some sad news: I just heard of the death of economist Dr. Walter E. Williams. He was always my favorite fill-in radio host when Rush Limbaugh was traveling. The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) has posted 30 of his best quotes on Liberty, Rights, Property, and Coercions. Rest in Peace, Walter Williams. Our condolences to his family. — On December 7, 1941, America was caught sleeping. Then there was that September morning, in 2001. Please pray that nothing like those days ever happens again. – JWR — Today we are presenting another product review by our Field Gear Editor, Pat …


Taurus G3 Versus G3C, by Pat Cascio

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I recently covered the Taurus G2C in a product review article, and it was an outstanding little gun. Unfortunately, Taurus didn’t manufacture a G2 full-sized version. This has been corrected with the all-new Taurus G3 full-sized pistol, and their new G3C. While these two guns appear to be identical to the G2 with a quick glance at the guns side-by-side. But in fact they are really two different models. They just appear to be similar. Let’s start way back when – when I was the Investigations Manager for a big private detective agency, back in Chicago, Illinois – I was …


Recipe of the Week: Hillbilly Collard Greens, by Animal House

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The following recipe for Hillbilly Collard Greens was kindly submitted by SurvivalBlog reader Animal House. Ingredients 2 qts of beef broth 1 clove of garlic diced 1 medium onion diced salt and pepper to taste 1 or 2 cans of diced tomatoes and green chilies 5 to 6 pounds of fresh collard greens, stemmed and cut into bite size pieces 1 TBS brown sugar (optional, for children) 1 pound of sliced polish sausage Directions The following are directions for cooking this for a dinner, as well as those for pressure canning With either, use a large dutch oven (or slow …


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 predictions for crude oil prices. (See the Commodities section.) Precious Metals: Platinum Begins A New Rally – Gold And Silver Will Follow o  o  o CME Lowers Silver Margins $1000, Shorts Covering? o  o  o JP Morgan Is “Dominating” Gold And Silver Prices Economy & Finance: There’s a New …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“Mankind soon learn to make interested uses of every right and power which they possess, or may assume. The public money and public liberty, intended to have been deposited with three branches of magistracy, but found inadvertently to be in the hands of one only, will soon be discovered to be sources of wealth and dominion to those who hold them… They [the assembly] should look forward to a time, and that not a distant one, when a corruption in this, as in the country from which we derive our origin, will have seized the heads of government, and be …