Day: January 25, 2026

Preparedness Notes for Sunday — January 25, 2026

On January 25, 1840 an American naval expedition under Charles Wilkes was the first to identify Antarctica as a new continent. — January 25, 1915:  Transcontinental telephone service officially inaugurated when Alexander Graham Bell in New York City called thomas Watson in San Francisco, California during the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: 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 Peak …


Why Silver Continues To Be A Must-Buy, by Hubert Moolman

Editor’s Introductory Note: This analysis was published by our friend Hub Moolman on January 20th, 2026.  There is a wide range of opinion amongst precious metals market analysts on where the top might be for silver, in the current cycle. I personally expect to see a top somewhere between $125 and $195 per ounce. The bull market will probably be stopped by the combined force of legislation, executive orders, central bank intervention, and radically increased margin requirements by the metals exchanges. Presently, Asian silver buyers are unperturbed by the recent COMEX and LBMA trading rules changes. But when it comes, …


JWR’s Meme Of The Week:

The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: On January 1st, 2026, American shooters added a new category of “ARMS” to their collections: Abundantly Repurposed Mag-Lite Suppressors News Link: New Year Buying Surge Shows 2026 Could Be The Year Of Suppressors. 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 posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.  


The Editors’ Quote Of The Day:

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any …