Notes for Wednesday – November 30, 2016

Please pray for the families in Gatlinburg and the other areas in the path of the current wildfires. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 67 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $12,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Tactical Self-Contained 2-Series Solar Power Generator system from Always Empowered. This compact starter power system is packaged in a wheeled O.D. green EMP-shielded Pelican hard case (a $1,700 value), A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate that is good for any one, two, or three day course (a $1,195 value), A course …


Economics and Investing:

Greece Is Not India? Hellenic Banks Plan “Tax On Cash Withdrawals” To Combat Black Economy – DSV o o o Peak Silver & Continued Supply Deficits Warn Of Future Higher Prices o o o Venezuela Braces for Runaway Inflation As Merchants Weigh “Mountains of Cash” Instead Of Counting It – G.P. o o o Why It’s Important to Define Money Correctly o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

California the New Redoubt of Secessionism? o o o Dreams do come true… ENTIRE ROLL OF SILVER!!! | COIN ROLL HUNTING DREAM. (Skip forward to the 8-minute mark, if you don’t have time to watch the whole 18-minute video.) o o o WorldNetDaily reports: What do they know? Mega-rich preparing for disaster o o o How are teachers, school districts, and even the public at large supposed to deal with this? 85 languages spoken in Buffalo schools as ‘New Americans’ enter classrooms – Pat Cascio o o o Home invasion and lessons learned. Grab a cup of coffee and read …



Notes for Tuesday – November 29, 2016

Today is the birthday of Clive Staples (“C.S.”) Lewis, who was born in 1898 and died 22 November 1963. o o o The recent news about the death of former dictator Fidel Castro came as no surprise, since he had been in failing health for several years and his public appearances had become few and far between. Whenever I hear of the death of a totalitarian dictator, it always seems more fitting when they die at the hands of those that they’ve oppressed—as did Benito Mussolini, Nicolae Ceau?escu, and Muammar Gaddafi. Rightfully, brutal dictators should never die peacefully of geriatric …


News From The American Redoubt:

American Redoubt: Preparing for a societal storm (news television segment) One of the businesses mentioned in that news segment is Redoubt Surplus and Tactical, in Dalton Gardens, Idaho. o o o Here is another news segment, with the same theme: Preparing for the end of times in the Northwest—American Redoubt movement inspiring survivalists to buy property in remote areas. o o o And here is a follow-up interview with a back-to-the-land couple: New age homesteaders find freedom off the grid. Here is their web site: ThePreparedHomestead.org. (It includes a blog.)


Economics and Investing:

Who’s behind the war on cash? – DSV o o o November FOMC Minutes And Gold Price o o o Suckered Again: How Likely Is A OPEC Production Cut? The upcoming OPEC oil production meeting is once again moving markets, but investors would do well to remember the cartel’s history. o o o Wells Fargo Hit With Class Action Over Target-Date Funds o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Activists Excited About Future of Silencer Legislation – DSV o o o Truth is Stranger Than Fiction When It Comes to Pornography and Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs – D.L. o o o Pemmican – The Healthy Power Bar. o o o Dems REAL Strategy In Recounts: Undermine Donald Trump o o o Was The Ohio State Attack Terrorism? Suspect Was Abdul Artan




Economics and Investing:

Venezuela’s currency is so devalued it no longer fits in ordinary wallets – G.G. o o o China’s Central Bank Gives Warning as Yuan Continues to Fall – G.P. o o o What Happened When I Tried to Take $1500 Cash Out of Bank of America-Bank Holiday is Near o o o 60% Of New Yorkers Are One Paycheck Away From Homelessness o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

30 Blocks of “Black” Friday o o o Washington Post Names Drudge, Zero Hedge, & Ron Paul As Anti-Clinton “Sophisticated Russian Propaganda Tools” – DSV o o o Homebrewed .50 Cal Rifle Captured From ISIS in Iraq – T.P. o o o Fidel Castro and the American Empire o o o Confessions of a Progressive Gun Nut – W.C.




Economics and Investing:

No Credit History? No Problem. Lenders Are Looking at Your Phone Data – G.G. o o o Good Thing Dems Renamed Food Stamps To Snap: Otherwise We’d Have Confused It for a Massive Giveaway of Soda and Energy Drinks – A.R. o o o China’s Plan For A World Of Skyrocketing Commodity Prices And $20,000 Gold o o o Japan Is Aggressively Buying Up Oil And Gas Around The World o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.