Hugh’s Quote of the Day:
“In a free society, crimes would be limited to aggression against persons and property, including fraud. So-called “victimless crime” laws are incompatible with liberty.” – Ron Paul
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Notes for Tuesday – January 10, 2017
January 10th, 1776 is the day that North Carolina Governor Josiah Martin issued a proclamation calling on the king’s loyal subjects to raise an armed force to combat the “rebels”. This ultimately led to Colonel Donald McLeod leading the men on an assault on the Patriots that ended with fifty of his men dead and 880 captured. The Patriots lost only two of their number. Also on this day in 1976 the song “Convoy” by C.W. McCall was the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 68 of the SurvivalBlog …
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News From The American Redoubt:
Western US sagebrush defense plan will endure, official says o o o Poisonous ornamental plant blamed for elk deaths near Boise o o o Western Wyoming pronghorn migration is late but successful o o o Montana: Republicans look to cut $120M in state agency spending o o o Herd of 41 elk die in Eastern Oregon after falling through ice
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Economics and Investing:
After some profit-taking after flirting with the $1,000 USD mark, the value of Bitcoins has dropped to around $894 USD. It’s not shabby, for those who invested in Bitcoins when 1BTC cost less than $20. o o o The U.S. Empire Would Have Collapsed Decades Ago If It Didn’t Abandon The Gold Standard o o o Here’s a unique sign of inflation o o o Gold And Silver Price Forecast: This Week’s Price Action Being Crucial To Trend o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
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Odds ‘n Sods:
Who’s attacking the Drudge Report? – DSV o o o Be careful about who you choose to repair your computer: The FBI Is Apparently Paying Geek Squad Members To Dig Around In Computers For Evidence Of Criminal Activity – C.F. o o o Reader H.L. sent the link for Comcast outage map which is pretty interesting. There are a number of services monitored if you navigate to the home page. o o o NM Hunting Guide, Client Wounded on Mexico border. – W.C. o o o Pat Cascio, SurvivalBlog’s Senior Product Review Editor, has informed us that Oregon’s Attorney General, …
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Hugh’s Quote of the Day:
“We cannot have a world where everyone is a victim. ‘I?m this way because my father made me this way. I?m this way because my husband made me this way.’ Yes, we are indeed formed by traumas that happen to us. But you must take charge, you must take over, you are responsible.” – Camille Paglia
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Notes for Monday – January 09, 2017
On this day in 1776, writer Thomas Paine published his pamphlet “Common Sense,” setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence. Although little used today, pamphlets were an important medium for the spread of ideas in the 16th through 19th centuries.
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Economics and Investing:
A major danger of paper money: Rupees cancelled – DSV o o o Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe Spends Nearly $6M On Vacation While Nation Starves. For more details about what is happening in Zimbabwe, read Cathy Buckle’s heartbreaking newsletters. o o o More Older Americans Taking Out Student Loans – G.G. o o o Prince Was Apparently Hoarding Gold Bars – G.G. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
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Notes for Sunday – January 08, 2017
On this day, in 1835, the U.S. National Debt reached zero for the first and only time. This is also the birthday of the late Algis Budrys (born 1931, died June 9, 2008). He was the Lithuanian-American science fiction author who wrote the classic survivalist novel Some Will Not Die.
Economics and Investing:
“Depressed” Millennials Are Convinced The Trump Economy Is Going To Implode – H.L. o o o Money-Supply Growth Accelerates in Late 2016 o o o Factory Orders Plunge 2.4% Taking Away Most of Last Month’s Rise o o o Jobs Report Jump Starts Dow and Dollar o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
Odds ‘n Sods:
Over at Zero Hedge: Americans Couldn’t Wait To Ditch These 10 States In 2016. (None, of course, were in The American Redoubt.) o o o My thanks to everyone who has made Ten Cent Challenge subscription donations for 2017. Please note that the PayPal address to use is: james@rawles.to o o o I noticed that the InfoGalactic free online encyclopedia has moved to a much faster server, making it much easier to use. – JWR o o o Eight vegetables you can buy once and then grow forever – G.P. o o o Staying Off Grid When “Nearly Everything Is …
Hugh’s Quote of the Day:
“Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other. And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.” – Luke 9:6-11 (KJV)
Notes for Saturday – January 07, 2017
This is the birthday of several notables: Senator Rand Paul (born 1963); Cresson Kearny (born 1914, died December 18, 2003); and Bent Faurschou-Hviid, known as The Flame (born 1921, died October 18, 1944). The Flame was a red-haired Danish resistance fighter in the Holger Danske Group during World War II. His exploits were dramatized in the movie Flame and Citron. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 68 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $15,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A $3000 gift certificate towards a Sol-Ark Solar Generator from Veteran …
Economics and Investing:
Record 95,102,000 Americans Not in Labor Force; Number Grew 18% Since Obama Took Office in 2009 – G.G. o o o The False Economic Recovery Narrative Will Die In 2017 – B.B. o o o Video: Gold “Gold is now in the advancing phase of a new intermediate cycle. Bearish sentiment at the recent bottom was among the most extreme readings we have seen in the past 40 years. This should be the fuel to drive a really big rally”. o o o Yuan Intervention Poised to Fail: All Not Well in Middle Kingdom o o o SurvivalBlog and its …
Odds ‘n Sods:
Please ask eBay to ban this seller of counterfeit knives. They have been selling fake Rawles XL Voyagers for weeks, under the Seller ID “lms536”. And also this seller: “hzfa0662”. Thanks! – JWR o o o I spotted this unusual new listing over at our SurvivalRealty spin-off site: Redoubt-Ready Complete Container Homes. – JWR o o o Hack Attack on Drudge Report a Sign of Chaos to Come o o o Police union: Baltimore at ‘tipping point’ because of too few cops on streets Dallas and other major cities are having the same issue. Additionally several states are experiencing major …