Letter Re: Pantry Building Basics

HJL, This was an excellent article to which I would add home freeze drying (fd). Canning fresh foods is a lot of work, but you know what went into those canning jars. Freeze drying at home is almost no work and is fun, in addition to you having the knowledge of what went into those jars. A home freeze dryer costs less than $3,000; that’s less than a one year’s supply of commercial fd food for one person. You can fd almost any food at home. Imagine ice cream sandwiches after the SHTF! Those cans of commercial foods that are …


Economics and Investing:

U.S. Silver Imports Surge To New Monthly Record o o o A Critical and Ignored 2008 Email by Ben Bernanke on the Lehman Collapse o o o Kiwi Steals the Show o o o Record Shattering 94.7 Million Americans Not in the Labor Force. Up by 664,000 in One Month o o o Picture Of Decline – B.B. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Petraeus, McChrystal Join Dozens of Former Military Leaders to Create New Gun Control Group – It’s disturbing to see prior military come out against the Second Amendment like this. – DSV o o o DEA Wants Inside Your Medical Records to Fight the War on Drugs o o o Man who built gun drone, flamethrower drone, argues FAA can’t regulate him – T.P. o o o This Is How You Disarm America (But Only the Law-Abiding Part) o o o Propaganda Bill In Congress Could Give America Its Very Own Ministry Of “Truth”



Notes for Saturday – June 11, 2016

On June 11th, 1776, the Continental Congress selected Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, and Robert R. Livingston of New York to draft a “Declaration of Independence”. Knowing Jefferson’s prowess with a pen, Adams urged him to author the first draft of the document, which was then carefully revised by Adams and Franklin before being given to Congress for review on June 28. 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: …


Economics and Investing:

Should IL lose access to debt markets? – P.S. o o o How “Fair” Trade Stigmatizes Free Trade and Fails o o o Record Shattering 94.7 Million Americans Not in the Labor Force. Up by 664,000 in One Month. – B.B. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Why Big Investors Think it’s Time to Hoard Gold – Pay attention to these guys; they are the movers. Video: Will gold break back above $1,300? – Don’t pay attention to this guys; they are the financial shills, who are either painfully naive or incredibly slimy. o o o SurvivalBlog and its …


Odds ‘n Sods:

From Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large: I, and several other authors, have stories in this anthology, surrounding the rise of medically feasible “zombies” from a neurological disease vector. o o o Facial Recognition Software: Technology to Make Big Brother Drool – Excerpt: “With simple snap of a photo from a police officer using an iPhone app can search through driver’s license to identify you.” Sent in by B.B. o o o Reagan’s “A Time For Choosing” – History Is Repeating Itself – Excerpt: “We no longer are seeing two separate distinct parties. We see Progressives on both sides working …



Notes for Friday – June 10, 2016

On June 10, 1967, the Six-Day War ended as Israel and Syria agreed to observe a United Nations-mediated cease-fire. 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 one, two, or three day course (a $1,195 value), A …


Economics and Investing:

Video: The Dollar is at an Important Crossroads – Excerpt: “Its next move will have significant implications for the future price direction of the precious metals markets.” o o o Ron Paul: The Case for Gold Is Stronger Than Ever o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: A Bearish George Soros Is Trading Again – Notice the last time he was actively trading was 2007, making bets against the coming housing collapse. BT Card Outage? 8 Days Into June And Many Americans Are Still Waiting For Food Stamp Money o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment …


Odds ‘n Sods:

WHITE FOLKS NOT WANTED: Mayor’s office racially profiles at Chicago gun buyback – “Were they ejected because they were white? Or were they ejected because they were selling old broken-down guns to fund buying new ones for an NRA kids camp. We’ll never know. – T.P. o o o Oklahoma highway patrol conducting civil asset forfeiture from bank accounts – I used to feel safe about this by not carrying large amounts of cash. Now, a patrolman having a bad day can drain my bank account. They admit themselves that you’re guilty unless you can prove otherwise: “If you can …


Notes for Thursday – June 09, 2016

On June 9, 1954, Army counsel Joseph N. Welch confronted Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate-Army Hearings over McCarthy’s accusations on a member of Welch’s law firm, Frederick G. Fisher. Welch famously said: ”Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?” But it was later proven that McCarthy was correct in his assertions, as documented in the book The Venona Secrets. 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: …


Economics and Investing:

“The Whole Shebang Is Broke” – The Only Thing That’s Growing Is Debt o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Video: Alan Greenspan: Entitlements are Crowding Out Savings – Had been seeing headlines where folks claiming Greenspan was claiming “Venezuelan martial law” was coming to the US, so I had to find the source of this claim. Here is the interview but he does NOT claim martial law at all but there is some interesting things. For the record, I agree with points but many points he makes I do not. To many to cover. For the Venezuelan part is …


Odds ‘n Sods:

For those not inclined to build their own root cellar: Groundfridge – Mr. Natural o o o State Department Basically Claims Hillary’s Emails Will Never Be Released – B.B. o o o File Under “Grid Vulnerability”: Monkey knocks out Kenya’s entire power grid after ‘falling onto transformer at electricity plant’ o o o SurvivalBlog reader P.S. sent in the YouTube video on a 3D printed sundial. I missed the word “digital” the first time I read the title and didn’t think to much of it. Now I want one. 3D-printed digital sundial o o o PROSECUTE, NOT PERSECUTE: NSSF seeks …


Notes for Wednesday – June 08, 2016

On June 8th, 1776, Canadian Governor Sir Guy Carleton defeated American Patriot forces under John Sullivan. After taking heavy losses and the loss of General Richard Montgomery at Quebec, the Patriots were pursued by Governor Carleton. Halfway between Quebec and Montreal, at the Trois-Rivieres, the Patriots turned to fight. The Redcoats and German mercenaries killed 25, wounded 140, and captured 236, but Carleton allowed the rest of the 2,500-man force to complete their retreat. This battle changed the priorities of the Patriots, and Colonel Benedict Arnold wrote, “Let us quit and secure our own country before it is too late.” …