Preparedness Notes for Sunday — February 2, 2025

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed on February 2, 1848. It ended the Mexican–American War. Mexico lost 55 percent of its territory to the US, including California, Nevada, and Utah in exchange for $15 million. — February 2nd is the birthday of Ayn Rand (born Alisa Zinov’yevna Rosenbaum, in 1905).  She died on March 6, 1982. She is of course remembered for her novel Atlas Shrugged, which is considered a Libertarian classic. While I sharply disagree with her views on religion (since she was an atheist), I admire both her skill as a writer and her ability to articulate …




Join Or Die: What Can You Contribute?, by Michael X.

Okay, it’s here: The Stuff has Hit The Fan (SHTF). You are either ready or you are not. Time is limited. Even if you are the most ready of anyone, you probably still can’t do it all, in isolation from others. In getting to where we are at this moment, many of us think we have done a very good, even great, job of prepping. Prepared people read and watch the news critically, identify what they think the most likely problem is that will occur, and prepare for it (plus many related issues). They use information sources like SurvivalBlog to …




JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: We’ve Just Learned That The Only Truly Unforgivable Sin Is Leaving The Democrat Party News Links: Tulsi Gabbard grilled on Snowden, Assad and Putin in tense Senate hearing. Elizabeth Warren claims ‘most’ of Senate sees Tulsi Gabbard as a security threat. Tulsi Gabbard’s Fiery Response On Democrats Accusing Her Of Being ‘Trump’s And Modi’s Puppet’. Gabbard was hoping for the Pete Hegseth hearing treatment. She didn’t get it. Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is …




The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, …