Notes for Thursday – June 23, 2016

On July 23, 1942, the Nazis continued their reprehensible and criminal behavior by making the first selections for the gas chamber at Auschwitz on a train of Jews from Paris. o o o Our writing contest now has over $12,000 in prizes. Today, the featured Writing Contest prize is the Three Day Course Certificate from Gunsite Academy. Gunsite was founded in 1976 by Lt. Jeff Cooper and covers 4.5 square miles with modern facilities, large classrooms and a fully stocked Pro Shop with a full-service gunsmith operation. They currently offer more than 45 different classes in Pistol, Rifle and Shotgun …


Economics and Investing:

These Conditions Ensure That Gold Stocks Will Continue To Rise Over The Coming Years o o o 7 Stupid Things Bankers Say About Bitcoin o o o More Kids Now Living At Home Since The Great Depression o o o Watch How Hyperinflation Bloats Venezuela By 2020 o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

So much for the “Gray Man” approach to blending in! Tam over at the View From The Porch blog reports on an OTT vehicle OPSEC issue, in transiting New Jersey: You’re Not Helping, Part MCXII… o o o OPSEC impaired gun owner leaves several high end guns on SUV seats in plain view. – Sent in by T.P. o o o Bill Whittle’s Firewall: Guns, Islam and Orlando – B.B. o o o Air Force Veteran Assaulted for Speaking About God – T.Z. o o o The Supreme Court Just Created a Full-Blown Police State – The End of the …


Notes for Wednesday – June 22, 2016

During World War II, the U.S. 10th Army overcame the last major pockets of Japanese resistance on Okinawa Island on June 22nd, 1945, ending one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. The same day, Japanese Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushijima, the commander of Okinawa’s defense, committed suicide with a number of Japanese officers and troops rather than surrender. o o o Don’t forget that from June 25th and 26th (beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday) is Ham radio FIELD DAY. Most clubs will be setting up in a local park to operate in field …


Economics and Investing:

A Palace For Fannie (Mae) – Why The Imperial City Must Be Sacked o o o Chart of the Day – $GOLD vs. Brexit – “I see traders everywhere worrying about how the Brexit vote will effect gold. Folks, forget about the Brexit. By this time next week the Brexit will already be fading into memory and the market will go back to doing what it was doing before the vote”. o o o Anxiety Builds As Money Managers Near Record Long Gold Position o o o What to Watch for in Janet Yellen’s Congressional Testimony o o o SurvivalBlog …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Our friend, Commander Zero, just posted this tip: Military phone wire on sale o o o Florida couple forced to destroy organic front-yard veggie garden, sues city over constitutional rights violation – DSV o o o Six Diseases Return To US as Migration Advocates Celebrate ‘World Refugee Day’ – Sent in by B.B. o o o Orlando Discussion: Why the Church is Conspicuously Absent o o o Fcc To Investigate Raised Rf Noise Floor


Notes for Tuesday – June 21, 2016

June 21st is the birthday of Rex Applegate (June 21, 1914 – July 14, 1998), author of Kill or Be Killed. He was the friend and mentor of SurvivalBlog’s Senior Field Gear Editor, Pat Cascio. o o o The recent frantic increase in gun sales in the United States is well justified. People are understandably concerned that their window of opportunity to buy battle rifles and magazines for their families may be closing–especially if Hitlery Clinton is elected. I’m presently in the process of consolidating my own collection to create better standardization. As part of that, I decided to auction …


News From The American Redoubt:

‘Deeply troubling’ Senators say mineral withdrawal would protect local economy – RBS o o o Eastern Washington: State reports a new wolf pack, located near Sherman Pass o o o Actor Shia LaBeouf hitchhikes through Wyoming and Montana o o o Video: At a conference in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in 2015, Pastor Chuck Baldwin describes the significance of The American Redoubt. (Scroll forward to the 12-minute mark for his comments about the folly of modern American corporate churches, and to the 43-minute mark for his comments on the American Redoubt and God’s sovereign will. The Q&A portion–mainly on the Second …


Economics and Investing:

Silver Price Forecast: The Alignment Of The Dow, Interest Rates, Debt and Silver Cycles Will Deliver A Fatal Blow o o o Americans Are Now The Top Silver Investors In The World o o o What Brexit Could Mean For Your Money And Your Business o o o Video: Beyond the Turmoil, Central Bankers Dread Brexit’s Shadow o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Court lets stand law banning some semi-automatic assault weapons. This is not good news folks. This is what we can expect when they pass a national “assault weapons” ban, and hi-cap mag ban; the Supreme Court will let it stand if challenged! – Pat Cascio o o o Because “You never know.” US Army Technical Manual 31-210 Improvised Munitions Handbook – dated 1969. There are lots of “Poor Man’s James Bond” and “Anarchist’s Cookbook” type reads around. But this one differs significantly in that the US Army evaluated and tested the items in this manual and considered them feasible, effective, …



Notes for Monday – June 20, 2016

June 20th is the birthday of Audie L. Murphy, born in 1925. (He died in a plane crash on May 28, 1971.) This is also the anniversary of the death of novelist Vince Flynn (born April 6, 1966, died June 19, 2013). His death at age 47 was a loss to the literary world. o o o Reader D.S.V. sent this: Gun Shop Sells 30,000 AR-15s in Week Following Orlando Attack. And, BTW, SurvivalBlog advertiser GunMagWarehouse.com (a much smaller company) tells us that they shipped about the same number of magazines in the same week. Be sure to stock up …


Economics and Investing:

The EU Empire is going to fail. – A.D. o o o You Are Living Through The Dumbest Monetary Experimental Endgame In History… – B.B o o o Too Big? Brazil and Olympics on a Failing Path o o o Foreign selling of U.S. Treasuries in April was most since 1978 -data o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Oh, the irony! Ex-Calif. State Sen. Leland Yee, gun control champion, heading to prison for weapons trafficking o o o The NRA’s answer to the White House and Hitlery: The AR-15: Americans’ Best Defense Against Terror and Crime – MtH o o o Daniel Defense Cuts Ties with Academy Sports For Pulling AR-15 from Shelves o o o Obama Increases Importation of Syrian Refugees After Orlando Terror Attack – B.B. o o o When everything else fails, amateur radio will still be there—and thriving – P.S.