Odds ‘n Sods:

A beautiful prayer by film producer/author Alex Kendrick speaking at the 2015 National Day of Prayer in Washington D.C. o o o This link is to an article from Tech Insider on the ease with which a penetration team (white hat hackers) completely compromised a power utility within 24 hours. It is a good eye-opener to just how much at risk such things still remain, as well as a good lesson for those of us responsible for computer security generally. How easy is it to compromise a utility? – M.P. o o o Baltimore police warn motorists of armed carjackings …


Economics and Investing:

Every Time This Has Happened, A Recession Followed o o o New banking normal where lending $2 increases GDP by $1: US bank credit up 44 percent since 2008 while GDP up 21 percent. o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: US News Inflation as a Policy (Mises) Excerpt: “…the more evident the evil consequences of inflation became, the more rabid became the demands for still more inflation to cure them.” Investors Look for Signs of Future Fed Action (Financial Times) Excerpt: “You don’t get the sense going into this [meeting] that there is a solid consensus,” Ms Swonk said. …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“Liberals believe government should take people’s earnings to give to poor people. Conservatives disagree. They think government should confiscate people’s earnings and give them to farmers and insolvent banks. The compelling issue to both conservatives and liberals is not whether it is legitimate for government to confiscate one’s property to give to another, the debate is over the disposition of the pillage.” – Walter E. Williams.


Notes for Thursday – May 05, 2016

May 5th is the birthday of Pat Frank (1908-1964). This was the pen name of newspaper journalist Harry Hart Frank. His novel Alas, Babylon is a survivalist classic. His personal life was marred by alcoholism, but his writing is admired and still surprisingly popular, today. (Alas, Babylon is still in print, after more than 50 years!) As an homage to Pat Frank, one of the settings in JWR’s novel Expatriates is Mt. Dora, Florida, which was fictionalized by Pat Frank as Fort Repose in Alas, Babylon. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 64 of the SurvivalBlog …


Economics and Investing:

It’s High Time To Worry About The U.S. Economy o o o China’s banking regulator moves to contain off-balance sheet risk. Excerpt: “Authorities are tightening scrutiny of the lenders as the growing use of complex financial structures has raised concerns that bad lending and credit risks can be concealed.” o o o ECB blames you for negative interest rates o o o Banks Quickly Abolishing Your Ability to Use & Store Cash – Sent in by DSV o o o Social Security: Why Congress is messing with your benefits – Many are being forced to take their benefits sooner and …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Sent in by Reader T.Z. – Apologies for the fbomb title, but I wanted to get the info out. Here in the Redoubt we often forget there are those north of the parallel. ‘It’s a F[*] Ghost Town’: Inside Canada’s Fort McMurray As It Burns. Please keep them in your prayers. o o o New addition on SurvivalRealty, Stunning Log Home Sits Quietly Off The Grid, located 49 miles into the Coeur d’Alene National Forest, near the backcountry Magee Airport. o o o Houston School Officials Call Police After Student Tries Buying Lunch With ( REAL) $2 Bill. “There are …



Notes for Wednesday – May 04, 2016

On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others. Also on this day in 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat signed an accord on Palestinian autonomy that granted self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho, creating what the world believed would be peace at last in the Middle East. Of course, the Palestinians then, as now, threw away the peace agreement and resumed hostilities towards Israel. o o o Don’t you wish there was a solar system that was EMP, lightning, …


Economics and Investing:

Video: Gold COT’s and Sentiment Levels – “Traders you don’t have to chase, you will get a better opportunity. Traders already long should trail a stop. Old Turkey’s just ignore the market for the next 4-5 years” o o o Puerto Rico Default Bruises Dollar, Boosts Gold o o o In 6 Months Since Budget Deal: Debt Up More Than $1 Trillion – Submitted by B.B. o o o Silver & Gold Rally Led By China As They Take Over Pricing o o o Another Sign That Wall Street Doesn’t Believe The Rally o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Colorado Sends Non-Vaccinating Parents ILLEGAL Order to “Register Their Child With the State” – Sent in by DSV. o o o What do you do when you have barbarians and no gate? You build a wall… in Kenya – Kenya can build a wall and we can’t?? – Submitted by B.B. o o o Student Gunned Down During Robbery Near “Gun Free” Campus In NJ – Not just gun free campuses but gun free all of NJ! At least to protect oneself outside the home. ?- D.S. o o o Edward Snowden: Whistleblowing Is Not Just Leaking — It’s an …



Notes for Tuesday – May 03, 2016

May 3, 1952 is the birthday of Pastor Chuck Baldwin. He has done yeoman service in promoting the American Redoubt movement. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 64 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 …



Economics and Investing:

GNC planning to sell off more than 1,000 stores – Sent in by RBS. o o o Ron Paul Asks “What Did Fed Chairman Yellen Tell Obama?” – Of course there is no official documentation or minutes of the meeting. – M.B. o o o Lets Stop Pretending Nuclear Power Is Commercially Viable o o o Workers unearth large trove of Roman coins at Spanish park – The timeline is during the fall of the Roman Empire. The Seville Archaeological Museum said the construction workers came across 19 amphoras containing thousands of bronze and silver-coated coins dating from the end …


Odds ‘n Sods:

President Obama claims executive action on Gun Control within his authority. “The Social Security Administration will publish a proposed rule to help ensure that mental health records about people who are prohibited from buying a gun are reported to the background check system.” I thought this was a discussion, but now it is being implemented on a wide scale. – J.T. o o o A Woman Woke Up To An Unidentified Cop Creepily Sitting on Her 4-Year-Old’s Bed – While this incident occurred in Canada, alas it could also happen in America– “the land of the fleeced and the home …