Day: November 12, 2021

Preparedness Notes for Friday — November 12, 2021

November 12th, 1950 was the birthday of Corporal John Alan Coey (died 19 July 1975). He was the first American volunteer killed in Rhodesia. — Today is the birthday of USMC Sergeant Major Daniel Joseph “Dan” Daly (born 1873, died April 27, 1937). He was one of only nineteen men (including seven Marines) to twice receive the Medal of Honor. — I just noticed that we’ve reached the 35,000 posts threshold, on SurvivalBlog. I recommend that any recently-arrived readers take the time to dig through the blog archives, that date all the way back to 2005. SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today …


Nobody Wants To Be That Guy, by The Lone Canadian

I listen to the news daily, and I know that to a great extent they are lying to us. I listen to the politicians give their little speeches and their sound bites, and I know they are lying. I watched President Trump walk quietly away from the big chair even though we continue to see proof, to this day, that there was widespread election fraud. First, the Federal Reserve told us there would be no inflation, and then when they could no longer hide the facts, they told us that it will be transitory. The government tells us that a …


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 the recently-passed $1.2 Trillion infrastructure spending bill. (See the Economy & Finance section.) Precious Metals: Metals prices set for ‘historically above-average prices through to 2025’ – S&P Global Market Intelligence. o  o  o Growing solar power sector to drive silver demand for the next decade – Heraeus. Economy & …