The biggest gold heist of all time o o o Amazon introduces next major job killer to face Americans – DSV (I’m not sure this is a “job killer” any more than ATMs were, but it will interesting to see how this plays out.) o o o Time Magazine Promotes Illegal Nonsense: Don’t Pay Taxes (If You Didn’t Vote for Trump) o o o A Dire Warning From An Insider o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
Lloyd’s of London warns of devastating $2.6 trillion solar storm – RBS o o o How To Grow A Lemon Tree From Seed No Matter Where You Live – DSV o o o My Unhappy Life as a Climate Heretic – P.M. (Note: May require an account/login to view) o o o Reader M.P. writes in: “Tom’s Hardware just published an article about an attempt by the Canadian government to impose the “Snooper Charter” style of government surveillance on Canadian ISPs, VPN service providers, etc. Time for Canadians to speak up and fight Bill C-51! We in the US need …
“Now those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right to enforce their own version of heaven on earth, and let me remind you they are the very ones who always create the most hellish tyranny.” – Barry Goldwater
On December 6th, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, ending the institution of slavery. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” With these words, the single greatest change wrought by the Civil War was officially noted in the Constitution. o o o Don’t forget, Ready Made Resources has a very limited supply of Knight Vision AN/PVS-30 Night Vision Weapon available. These have seen action in the Gulf but are “like new” …
The Warren Buffett War on US Pipelines – P.M. o o o The Problem Is A Single Central Bank…Not A Single Currency o o o Dakota Pipeline Project Halted as Obama Administration Denies Permit for Last Leg o o o Don’t Hold Your Breath on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
¡Viva La Revolución! Jeep Carrying Fidel Castro Ashes Breaks Down Mid-Funeral – W.C. o o o Forced Psychiatric Treatments Expanded under Fast Track Bill Before Senate – DSV o o o Muslims Rally in Jakarta, Demanding Christian Governor Be Punished for Blasphemy – D.S. o o o Mizzou Students Urged to Cancel Social Events as Mumps Spread – W.C. o o o Dakota Pipeline Opponents Speak with Forked Tongue – P.M.
“The threat to globalization is not the wasted American dollars but Washington’s readiness to mix US commercial interests with its self-appointed role as global protector.” – William Greider
On December 5th, 1964, the first Medal of Honor awarded to a serviceman for action in Vietnam was presented to Capt. Roger Donlon of Saugerties, New York. Captain Donlon and his Special Forces team were manning Camp Nam Dong, a mountain outpost near the borders of Laos and North Vietnam. Just before two o’clock in the morning on July 6, 1964, hordes of Viet Cong attacked the camp. He was shot in the stomach, but Donlon stuffed a handkerchief into the wound, cinched up his belt, and kept fighting. He was wounded three more times, but he continued fighting–manning a …
Hugh, Regarding L.O.’s letter and “don’t act suspicious and you won’t be suspected”, SARs and CTRs are required by federal law. CTRs for any cash transaction for $10,000 or more are required. This is also true of a cash transaction at a jeweler, car dealer, et cetera. Also, in high crime areas (drug areas), the bank may be required to report any cash transaction over any amount set by a federal agency. For a time, in Eastern KY, all transactions over $3000 required a CTR. These are done without the customer’s knowledge or permission, usually after the transaction is completed, …
The Wider Ramifications Of The OPEC Deal – The OPEC deal has had an immediate impact on markets, sending oil prices soaring, but the long-term ramifications of the deal are less clear. o o o This has an all-too-familiar ring: Venezuela to issue larger bill as currency continues to melt o o o Great Timing Award: Wolfgang Schäuble Says “Greece Must Reform or Leave Eurozone” o o o Swiss Economy Unexpectedly Stalls on Weak Domestic Demand o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
From the desk of Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor at large: Antique cannon repurposed in Syria o o o Houston homeowner brutally beaten by fake UPS driver & 3 other youths with pistols – T.P. o o o Earthquakes sequence animation for the last 15 years – J.H. o o o Yes, this is a real police recruitment ad…At a minimum, it is inappropriate and in bad taste: Inside FWPD – T.P. (It’s on Facebook, but you do not need a facebook account to see it.) o o o This forgotten WWI antiseptic could be the key to fighting antibiotic resistance …
“A society that puts equality … ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom.” – Milton Friedman
It is the birthday of Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, (born 1912) an AVG “Flying Tiger” volunteer pilot for the Chinese Nationalist government, WWII Marine Corps aviator, and Medal of Honor recipient. (He died January 11, 1988.) A proto-Redoubter, Pappy Boyington was born in Couer d’Alene, Idaho and was raised in Spokane, Washington. o o o Safecastle’s Thanksgiving Sale is ending Sunday night, Dec. 4. Take advantage of discounts of up to 34% on Future Essentials storage foods and Yoders canned meats and bacon!
Investors Push Gold Eagle Sales To Record High & Commentary On Precious Metals Sentiment o o o Deutsche Bank Pays $60 Million To Settle Gold-Manipulation Lawsuit o o o 125 Housing Metro Areas Compared: How Much Does California Skew National Averages? o o o Fed Should Lead Global Rate Rise, Former BOC Governor Says o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
The Propaganda About Russian Propaganda o o o Video: Secret Compartment Furniture. Here is a link directly to their web site: SecretCompartmentFurniture.com o o o Fred on Everything: Gun Control: Hawglegs and Hawgwash – T.J. o o o Uber can now track passengers’ locations after they are dropped off – DSV o o o An earthquake worse than the ‘Big One’? Shattered New Zealand city shows danger of Seattle’s fault. Note that they’re still using shipping containers to prop things up. There are a series of pictures in the article. – P.S.