THE FALLING EROI: Say Goodbye To Military Secret Weapon Boondoggles o o o $30,000 Was Just Stolen From You – B.B. o o o America’s ‘quiet catastrophe’: Millions of idle men – B.B. o o o The Resurrection Of Putin: What It Means For The Oil Markets o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
Reader W.A. suggested this web site for those learning to forage: How to learn edible wild plants. o o o Russia Warns US Any Strikes On Syrian Army Would Lead To War: “Our S-300, S-400 Defenses Are Up And Running” – B.B. o o o After the Republic – B.B. o o o General Milley On Our Enemies With Emphasis On Russia – G.L. o o o Not exactly critical survival skills, but cool nonetheless: How to Start a Fire With a Pencil and Jumper Cables – G.G.
“Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it” – John Adams
October 6 is the birthday of Thor Heyerdahl. (Born 1914, died April 18, 2002.) Although his east-to-west theory of Pacific Ocean transmigration was later disproved by genetics studies, his many adventures were still remarkable. Today is also the birthday of science fiction author David Brin. (Born, 1950.) He wrote The Postman, which was very loosely the foundation of a movie by Kevin Costner. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 66 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 …
A Notable Hidden Force – Will Lehr Interviews Jim Willie o o o U.S. has lost 5 million manufacturing jobs since 2000 – B.B. o o o What goes up must come down! Global debt ‘at record high’: IMF – A.S. o o o MasterCard rolls out Identity Check Mobile biometric payments – B.B. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
CIA Can Anticipate Social Unrest ‘Three To Five Days’ Out In Some Cases – N.S. o o o Texas May Become a Testing Ground for Defending the Grid From EMPs – G.G. o o o EU orders British press to not tell people when terrorist was a Muslim – P.S. o o o California Passes Bill Giving Muslims Special Protections (aka Sharia Law) – B.B. o o o From PragerU: Are the police Racist?
“Government is a disease masquerading as its own cure.” – Robert LeFevre
October 5, 1703 is the birthday of Jonathan Edwards. He died March 22, 1758 and was a prolific Calvinist theological writer. Many of his writings were later collected in the multi-volume book The Rational Biblical Theology of Jonathan Edwards, edited by John Gerstner.
WARNING: The Coming Collapse Of U.S Net Worth Will Wipe Out Millions Of Americans – o o o From: Wells Fargo, Re: Closing The Accounts We Secretly Opened For You – DSV o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Backlash to World Economic Order Clouds Outlook at IMF Talks – Here is Globalism on the defensive. The world’s economy has been destroyed by globalist policies and now they want to blame the impending recession/depression on others who are rejecting globalism. Video Interview : Is Canada’s Economy on the Verge of a Financial Crisis? – This is a very good interview …
Interesting Coincidence – U.S. Internet Disruption Maps During WikiLeaks Presser. – C.S. o o o Video: Trey Gowdy Took Only Three Minutes To Silence The Media – B.B. o o o On The Precipice Of World War III: Russia Prepares For War On Multiple Fronts – B.B. o o o In the news, I notice that Russians are participating in large nuclear preparedness drills. While it seems based on Russian sources (and all that implies, based on Sun Tzu), I would certainly say that a pre-emptive strike is in their arsenal of options and should be considered when evaluating our …
“Cowardice asks the question, “Is it safe?” Expediency asks the question, “Is it politic?” Vanity asks the question, “Is it popular?” But, conscience asks the question, “Is it right?” And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one that it is right.” – Martin Luther King
October 4, 1923 is the birthday of the late Charlton Heston, who was born John Charles Carter. He died April 5, 2008. He is often remembered for movies like Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments, Soylent Green, The Planet of the Apes, and the survivalist classic The Omega Man. o o o SurvivalBlog would like to welcome Max Velocity Tactical as a new sponsor in our writing contest. They will be donating a gift certificate good for any two or three day class of training. Stop by their website today and see what they offer. We are also welcoming back SafeCastle …
Montana man survives two attacks by bear o o o FBI mum on case of Montana woman found dead in car trunk o o o Sandpoint’s solar roadways goes public Friday o o o Idaho farmers concerned about clout of ‘Great State of Ada’ – RBS o o o Boise students trade dodge ball for camping in P.E. class – B.F.
Gold Price Reversal o o o Winners Of The Oil Bust: How Much Oil Did China Store? New satellite images suggest that China might be able to store much more crude oil than previously thought o o o Three reasons why the banking system is rigged against you – DSV o o o Deutsche Bank Received a U.S. Bailout Twice as Big as Lehman Brothers – P.M. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
Today NOAA Adds Solar Storms to the Weather Forecast – G.G. o o o Several readers sent this link in: Gun-Show Customers’ License Plates Come Under Scrutiny. Well worth reading, though you may have to sign in to get it. You can get a summary of the article at Bearing Arms. o o o Gun sales hit 17th straight monthly record, up 27 percent – G.G. o o o ‘We run the streets’: Video shows angry mob attacking CHP patrol car with officer still inside – W.C. o o o A bit of humor for your Tuesday morning – Music …
