The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“I will keep the ground that God has given me and perhaps in his grace, he will ignite me again. But ignite me or not, in his grace, in his power, I will hold the ground. ” – John Knox
Year: 2020
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Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — April 7, 2020
April 7th is the birthday of Colonel Bob Denard (born 1929, died October 13, 2007). He had an amazing life as a mercenary, including four attempted coups in the Comoros.
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Pandemic Policies are Destroying the Economy and our Liberty
I am deeply troubled by the cascade of events that we have seen in these United States since February of 2020. The rapid spread of the Wuhan coronavirus has caused politicians to veer off into panic mode policies. They’re acting like a herd of anxious Soccer Moms at Costco. They see the threat, and they instantly decide: “I’ve got to do something!” But instead of just holding a credit card to buying toilet paper rolls, they can write extra-constitutional policies “for the public good.” The end results are absurdities like having police breaking up funeral services or arresting lone surfers. …
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SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt
This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies of interest to preppers and survivalists that are located in the American Redoubt region. Today, we focus on the variety of reactions to the coronavirus pandemic in the American Redoubt, most notably that of Idaho Representative Heather Scott (pictured.) Idaho Bonner County: Sheriff opposes stay-at-home order o o o North Idaho Legislator Urges Constituents To ‘Push Back’ Against Governor’s Stay-Home …
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The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“The only acceptable response to the threat of lethal violence is immediate and savage counterattack. If you resist, you just may get killed. If you don’t resist you almost certainly will get killed. It is a tough choice, but there is only one right answer.” – Col. Jeff Cooper
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Preparedness Notes for Monday — April 6, 2020
This is the birthday of famous American newsreel and radio journalist/narrator Lowell Thomas. — JWR Observes: SurvivalBlog readers were wearing masks out in public, for weeks before it was cool. — Do you want to really get away from it all? Then check out this new listing at my #1 Son’s SurvivalRealkty.com: Cabin on 100 acres in Chile. — Today, we present another product review from the indefatigable Pat Cascio.
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Work Sharp Sharpeners, by Pat Cascio
Two questions, that I receive all the time from readers are: 1.) What is your favorite gun? And, 2.) How do I re-sharpen my knife back to factory sharpness? Of course, the first question is impossible to answer, because there is no single gun that can take care of all my needs. The second question is a bit hard to answer, as well. You have to remember that there are folks in the knife factories who spend their entire day sharpening knives, on a power belt machine, and they sharpen hundreds of knives each day, they have a special talent …
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Recipe of the Week: Claire’s Four Cheese Spaghetti Bake
Reader Claire kindly sent us her Four Cheese Spaghetti Bake recipe. She says that her family often requests it. I suppose this qualifies as a “comfort food”, for hunkering down in the pandemic. Ingredients 1-1/2 pounds of cooked spaghetti 1/2 pound Fontina cheese, coarsely shredded (2 cups) 1/2 pound Gruyère Cheese, coarsely shredded (2 cups) 1/4 pound Gorgonzola dolce cheese, crumbled (1 cup) 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese, coarsely shredded (2 cups) Ground pepper, to taste Salt, to taste Directions Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter a 13″-by-9″-inch baking dish. Cook the spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water …
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Economics & Investing For Preppers
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 both the supply and demand sides of the silver market. (See the Precious Metals section.) Precious Metals: The demand side for physical silver is off the charts. But meanwhile, the supply side of the silver market equation is downright grim. Consider these factors and some recent news: In the …
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The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“Freedom is not a luxury that we can indulge in when at last we have security and prosperity and enlightenment; it is, rather, antecedent to all of these, for without it we can have neither security nor prosperity nor enlightenment. ” – Henry Steele Commager
Preparedness Notes for Sunday — April 5, 2020
On this day in 1614, Pocahontas married John Rolfe which ensured peace between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan Indians for several years. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 88 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A gift certificate from Quantum Harvest LLC (up to a $2,200 value) good for 12% off the purchase of any of their sun-tracking models, and 10% off the purchase price of any of their other models. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any one, two, or three …
Alaska, Coronavirus, and the True Church – Part 2, by J.P.
(Continued from Part 1. This installment concludes the article.) First – Narrow our Focus First, we must narrow our focus to what we are actually capable of doing, while distancing ourselves from all those entities over which we have no power or authority. Lamenting the direction of the United Nations, FEMA, or even the cumbersome nature of the U.S. Government will only consume our energy and cloud our focus. It’s a tough call, but at this point in the game I believe it’s time to release our friends, family, and even churches that just don’t get it. This could be …
The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods
SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from “JWR”. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. Today, we look at record gun sales. March, 2020: A New Record for U.S. Gun Sales! Despite the fact that many state and local governments were sporadically closing down gun stores, and despite the …
The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before …
Preparedness Notes for Saturday — April 4, 2020
On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot to death in Memphis, Tennessee. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 88 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A gift certificate from Quantum Harvest LLC (up to a $2,200 value) good for 12% off the purchase of any of their sun-tracking models, and 10% off the purchase price of any of their other models. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any one, two, or three day course (a $1,095 …