Economics and Investing:

Brits Are Hoarding Cash Post-Brexit At Fastest Rate Since 2009 – DSV o o o No One Told Brazil Markets That Rio Olympics Would Be a Disaster o o o Here Is The Craziest Thing One Market Veteran Has Ever Seen In His Lifetime Excerpt: “You are guaranteed to lose money but you are buying the asset because you think in the interim, between when you bought it and you get your guaranteed loss, you’re going to make some money by selling the asset to another fool.” o o o Latest Jobs Data: The Worst Expansion in 30 Years Continues …


Odds ‘n Sods:

I found this over at Volokh: Wearing ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ insignia could be punishable racial harassment This is monumental historical ignorance! The Gadsen had NOTHING to do with our nation’s history of slavery. The flag was meant as a warning to the King of England and his Redcoat bully boys! – JRH o o o Libertarian icon Claire Wolfe has moved her blog to a new web page. Be sure to bookmark it. o o o This Company Has Built a Profile on Every American Adult. “Every move you make. Every click you take. Every game you play. Every …



Notes for Friday – August 05, 2016

August 5th is the sad anniversary of the Mann Gulch Fire in Montana that took the lives of 13 firefighters (including 12 smokejumpers and one former smokejumper), in 1949. The intense, fast-moving forest fire took place in what later became the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness. The events of that fire were chronicled in the book Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean and immortalized in the haunting lyrics of the ballad Cold Missouri Waters by James Keelaghan. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 66 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $12,000 worth of …


Economics and Investing:

No cash allowed: Stores refusing to accept money – K.B. o o o Death of ‘financial whiz’ on Queensland beach exposes suspected $100 million Ponzi scheme – A.S. o o o Bank of England wields stimulus ‘sledgehammer’ to beat Brexit blues. The Bank of England has cut rates for the first time since 2009 along with restarting bond purchases. o o o Chicago Seeks Tax Hike to Avert Insolvency for Pension Fund o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

How To Navigate Using the Sun and Stars – DSV o o o A rather long video (2½ hours), but if you’ve got the time, it’s well worth the watch: The Truth About The Fall of Rome: Modern Parallels with Stefan Molyneux – T.Z. o o o Princeton Study Exposes New Ways Sites Are Spying on You – G.G. o o o DHS To Run Elections, Wants Voting Classified As “Critical Infrastructure” DHS has turned America into a Police State and now they want to take control of our elections! According to a NY Times article, the Obama administration wants …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“Conservatives and liberals are kindred spirits as far as government spending is concerned. First, let’s make sure we understand what government spending is. Since government has no resources of its own, and since there’s no Tooth Fairy handing Congress the funds for the programs it enacts, we are forced to recognize that government spending is no less than the confiscation of one person’s property to give it to another to whom it does not belong – in effect, legalized theft.” – Walter E. Williams


Notes for Thursday – August 04, 2016

On August 4th, 1944, 15 year old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family were captured by the Nazi Gestapo. The Franks had taken shelter is a small space in a sealed off area of an Amsterdam warehouse along with another Jewish family and a single Jewish man. They were aided by Christian friends who brought them food and supplies. Her diary survived the war, overlooked by the Gestapo, but Anne and nearly all of the others perished in the Nazi death camps.


Economics and Investing:

Man The Lifeboats : US Economy Sinking – Mike Maloney o o o SRSrocco Precious Metals Webinar: Big Events Coming & 1 Oz Silver Buys 6 Months Of Food In Venezuela o o o Rush to withdraw savings as threat of negative rate looms – DSV o o o Why The Bear Market Could Be Over In A Flash o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Robb Moffett, from Rob’s Homemade Life posted a new video that shows a DIY body camera from an eyeglass pouch and an old Kodak Playsport video camera. Remember, everyone is a reporter now. o o o Starving Venezuelans Break Into Zoo to Butcher Animal. This is what Communism does to a country! The zoo has lost 50 animals so far – starved to death. Being food secure in one’s home is critical! Governments can and do turn on its citizens – H.L. o o o Obama Shortens Sentences For 56 With Gun Convictions – B.S. o o o Germany sees …



Notes for Wednesday – August 03, 2016

August 3rd, 1846 is the day that the Donner party found a note warning the emigrants that their expected route through the mountains ahead was nearly impassable. Hastings, an unscrupulous trail guide, had created his own “short cut” route and wasn’t even at the meeting place at Fort Bridger but had left word for the party to continue on. Hastings had claimed easy passage through the rugged Wasatch Mountains but had left a note attached to a forked stick for the party explaining that the route was more difficult than he thought. Eventually reduced to cannibalism, only 45 of the …


Economics and Investing:

You Can’t Eat Gold. “The point is that simple statements such as “You can’t eat gold” are a useless DISTRACTION.” o o o End of Driving Season Could Send Oil Back to February Lows. Oil prices are about to face even more downside as the end of a somewhat disappointing driving season is nearing. o o o We May Not See A Total Meltdown Of Global Currencies But This Will Definitely Collapse o o o Admitting a Weak Economy, the Fed Keeps Rates Low o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Tim Kaine’s stance on firearms has shifted along with events. This article in the leftist Washington Post seems to praise him for lying to his constituents about his intention to disarm them. So this is Hitlery’s running mate? All that I see is typical political opportunism, statism, and prevarication. I hope that the American electorate sees through the shrewd lies of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Timothy Michael Kaine. – JWR o o o I was sent this video for Armageddon Gear (Made in America) by reader G.S. This has to be one of the most inspiring videos I’ve seen in …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

Maxim LIX (59): “There are five things the soldier should never be without–his musket, his ammunition, his knapsack, his provisions (for at least four days), and his entrenching tool. The knapsack may be reduced to the smallest size possible, if it be thought proper, but the soldier should always have it with him.” – Napoleon Bonaparte