Notes for Sunday – June 19, 2016

June 19, 1834 was the birthday of Charles Haddon (C.H.) Spurgeon, who died 31 January 1892. He was a British Particular Baptist preacher. o o o Don’t forget that Safecastle is still running their “Storage Now or Forage Later” sale. All Mountain House freeze-dried foods–in #10 cans and mylar pouches–are on sale at discounts of up to 46% off. They are also discounting fresh (May 2016) military surplus pasteurized whole eggs. o o o Oregon, Washington, and Idaho Patriots, First, Happy Father’s Day (if you’re a father). And even if you’re not, don’t forget to call yours. If you’re still …


Economics and Investing:

A Crisis Worse than ISIS? Bail-Ins Begin – B.B. o o o The Nikola One Will Totally Revolutionize The U.S. Transportation Industry… Or Will It? o o o 30 Blocks Of Dog Sh** & Sugar Taxes o o o The Federal Reserve has brought back “taxation without representation” o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Uncle Sam admits monitoring you for these 377 words:. Excerpt: “Facebook, a.k.a. the US government’s domestic intelligence center, is the primary target for this monitoring… though it’s become clear so many times before that various departments, including the NSA and FBI, are monitoring online activity ranging from search terms to emails.” – You will not believe some of the words that get the Feds to key in on you! o o o “Curiouser and Curiouser”: Orlando Killer’s Father Held Meetings At The White House o o o Store Owner: Undercover CBS Purchase of AR-15 Broke Federal Law – Excerpt: “The …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come. Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them; them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.” Acts 21:22-24 (KJV)


Notes for Saturday – June 18, 2016

June 18th is the birthday of Pastor Douglas Wilson. Born in 1953, he is the pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho and a prodigious author on Reformed theology. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 65 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 …


Economics and Investing:

Too **** broke to afford a house: Americans are largely missing out on home equity gains and there is little they can do about it. “The bailouts have helped boost the bottom line of those that setup the crisis in the first place. And here we go again: they would rather Americans be in debt with auto, student, and credit card debt instead of building up some equity in housing. This is the direct result of the Fed’s low rate policy. Who are they looking out for?” o o o Confused about how the Brexit vote stacks up? The Absurdly …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Why Not Admit the Obvious: The President Won’t Blame Them because He Agrees with Them – Submitted by H.L. o o o Is YOUR picture in the FBI’s facial recognition database? – DSV o o o House rejects effort to ban illegal immigrants from military service JWR’s Comment: The foreign language skills that they mention doubtless include Arabic, Dari, and Pashto. The Barbarians are now inside the gates, folks! o o o The recent terrorist attack in Orlando have prompted some in the LGBTT2QQAAIIPDPPANGN community to arm themselves. If they are citizens, then it is their Constitutional right. Hey, “Love …



Notes for Friday – June 17, 2016

June 17th is the birthday of musician Red Foley (born, 1910, died September 19, 1968). His patriotic song Smoke on the Water topped the music charts for 13 weeks in late 1944 and early 1945, and charted for 24 weeks. This song, which describes the doom of tyrants, would be considered quite politically incorrect these days. June 17th is also the birthday of novelist John Ross, who was born in 1957. o o o Camping Survival is having an awesome sale on “fish meds” right now. Up to 36% off of all antibiotics. o o o Today, we present another …


Letter Re: Dealing with Troubled Teens

Hugh, Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood. – Psalm 144:5-8 Taking in troubled teens, in the best of times, is a full-blown battle. In times of unrest, it seems like the equivalent of taking prisoners, and you need a prison. How important it is …


Economics and Investing:

Foreign selling of U.S. Treasuries in April was most since 1978: data o o o The Ongoing Intellectual Love Affair With The Myth Of The Downtrodden Worker o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Scared investors flee to cash at highest levels since 2001 15 Facts About The Imploding U.S. Economy That The Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want You To See o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Officials: Orlando Terrorist Used Sig Sauer MCX Rifle, Not an AR-15. (But the lefties will surely keep on hatin’ on the AR-15 family of rifles. Not that they understand the difference between a gas tube impingement design and a gas piston. And they hate rifles with wooden stock furniture nearly as much as they do those with black plastic furniture. But of course these are the same folks who still don’t seem to understand the distinction between semi-auto and selective fire rifles. Just sayin’… – JWR) o o o NH House Becomes First In US To Pass Bill To Inform …


Notes for Thursday – June 16, 2016

Don’t forget that we are still running the SurvivalBlog Writing Contest. If you have an article you would like to submit to the contest, finish it up and email it to SurvivalBlog. If you haven’t read the list of prizes that are going to the top winners, you should take the time to read them below. Remember, if you have won the contest before and it has been longer than a year, you can enter and be eligible again. Past winners of the Honorable Mention prizes can enter the contest any time. o o o Today, we present another entry …


Economics and Investing:

SurvivalBlog reader A.S. sent in these two links profiling dead malls across America. Wow, what an economic recovery the Feds have wrought! Completely Surreal Photos Of America’s Abandoned Malls The death of the American mall o o o Glitters, but Not Gold: Fake Gold and Silver Coins ‘Flooding’ Market – DSV o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Video: Peter Schiff – It’s Gonna Be Awful! Venezuelans Barter Diapers for Food on Smartphones o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Murphy’s Law: What You Ignore Will Kill You – Sent in by S.G. o o o Terror watch list takes center stage among gun-control proposals JWR’s Comment: As I’ve noted before in SurvivalBlog, the Terror Watch List and the No Fly List are both horribly flawed, with tens of thousands of false positives! Contact your congresscritters and tell them NO WAY and to not weasel into some sort of compromise with the liberal Democrats! o o o BREAKING. FBI Director Jamey Comey “Confused” About Motives Of Orlando Shooter (VIDEO) – B.B. o o o Orlando victims died because they were …