Preparedness Notes for Friday — October 15, 2021

On October 15, 1529, Ottoman armies under Suleiman ended their siege of Vienna and turned back to Belgrade. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 97 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC  are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, this could be worth more than $2000. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course (a $1,095 value), A course certificate from onPoint Tactical …




The Lord Will Judge America – Part 2, by The Watchman

(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) Who will be Judged, and What will that Judgment Look Like? I imagine that you may have been aware that America has turned away from God before reading this message. No one can mistake the fact that our country is less Christian every day. And if you have read your Bible at all, you know that this turning away evokes judgment. But now let us ask two follow-up questions: on who will this calamity fall, and what will that judgment look like? The answer to the first question is all Americans. America …




Economics & Investing For Preppers

Since I’m traveling today en route to a memorial service and have scant time for column writing, with permission, I’m posting a guest article by Arkadiusz Sieroń that was originally posted by Sunshine Profits: Will the Surge in Spending on Goods Include Gold?, by Arkadiusz Sieroń Consumers’ expenses on goods soared amid the pandemic crisis. Will gold benefit from this spending spree? “We need lower [consumer demand] growth to give the supply chain time to catch up, or differently spread out growth”, said Morten Engelstoft, chief executive of Maersk-owned APM Terminals, in September. Even though I’m fully aware of the …