Odds ‘n Sods:

It was only a matter of time before this tool was used for the nefarious purpose of “casing”: Hillside residents report ‘Peeping Tom’ drone outside their windows – DSV o o o Publicly funded education is dead – The Re-Education Camps We Call Universities – B.B. o o o A governor who gets it: Maine Gov. Signs Bill Prohibiting Gun Bans in Public Housing – Sent in by H.L. o o o How to Build a Storm Shelter – If you are going to the trouble of building the shelter, it might not be a bad idea to add EMP …



Notes for Thursday – April 14, 2016

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 value), A course certificate from onPoint Tactical for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses, excluding those restricted for military or government teams. …


Economics and Investing:

US faces ‘disastrous’ $3.4tn pension funding hole o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: U.S. Runs $108 Billion Budget Deficit in March, Treasury Says Video: The April Emergency The Fed Doesn’t Want You To Know About – Mike Maloney – Interesting take.. Items from Professor Preponomics: US News Auditor: Government Will Owe More than Entire Economy Produces (Washington Free Beacon) Excerpt: “The audit also called into question the reliability of the government’s financial statements.” “Mr. Social Security” Indicted in $600 Million Disability Fraud Scheme (Washington Free Beacon) Excerpt: “The defendants are charged with designing an intricate scheme, using their expertise …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Just 8 Miles Outside Texas Border, This Islamic Camp Exists – Guess Who Aids Them – Sent in by B.B. o o o Two court rulings that send a disturbing message: Florida Court Gives Police Right To Detain Innocent Passengers – Sent in by RBS Court Rules Police Can Legally Make Up Lies to Pull People Over to Fish for Criminal Behavior – Sent in by Mr. Natural o o o Skynet, here we come: Russia Building Nuclear-Armed Drone Submarine – DMS o o o Surveillance cameras sold on Amazon infected with malware. It pays to know your sources. The …


Notes for Wednesday – April 13, 2016

April 13, 1743 is the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. (He died on July 4, 1826, just a few hours before the death of John Adams. How patriotic of both of them to pass away on the Fourth of July.) 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 …


Economics and Investing:

Why Obama is forgiving the student loans of nearly 400,000 people – G.G. o o o The education and employment myth: Almost two-thirds of people in the labor force do not have a college degree. o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: US News US Government Banking Program Facilitates Remittances to Mexico (Judicial Watch) Excerpt: “The program is called “Directo a Mexico” (Direct to Mexico) and the Federal Reserve, the government agency that serves as the nation’s central bank, launched it nearly a decade ago.” The Salary Needed to Buy a Home in 27 Different US Cities (Visual Capitalist) Excerpt: …


JWR’s Recommendations of the Week:

Reader S.T. writes in to recommend The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz (The Lyons Press; 1997). It’s about seven men who escaped a Russian labor camp after WWII and walked more than a thousand miles to freedom in British India, a journey on foot through some of the most inhospitable conditions on Earth. It was made into a movie a few years ago with the title something like “The Way Home”. I highly recommend the book over the movie. o o o Reader S.B. suggested Red Sky in Mourning: A True Story …


Odds ‘n Sods:

APPROPRIATE THIS! The Social Justice Warriors – the first warriors to faint at the sight of a penknife – have a new weapon to show off their unearned moral superiority: CULTURAL APPROPRIATION, where mainstream culture steals from minorities without being “authentic.” Surprisingly Bill Whittle agrees with this and has a list of grievances all his own. Link sent in by B.B. o o o Learning what not to do at a gun range by example – video: Don’t do this! o o o Can’t afford a Berkey? DIY Ceramic Water Filter Kits, Revisited – Sent in by DMS o o …



Notes for Tuesday – April 12, 2016

April 12th is the birthday of the late novelist Tom Clancy (born 1947, died October 1, 2013). It was Clancy who almost single-handedly created the modern techno-thriller genre. Coincidentally, Tom Clancy’s first literary agent was JWR’s agent, Robert Gottlieb. o o o A Reminder: Please remember to mention SurvivalBlog, whenever you shop with any of our advertisers or with any of the prize sponsors of the SurvivalBlog Nonfiction Writing Contest. Thanks! – JWR o o o Ready Made Resources is now carrying The Trekker™, a portable water purification system capable of producing 1 gallon per minute of safe drinking water …


News From The American Redoubt:

Former U.S. Navy carrier pilot and now Trike flyer “TTABS” has uploaded another one of his great flying videos. This one was recently shot over eastern Washington: The Intermission Time is Over! (As you can see, the region is starting to “green up”, with the spring weather.) o o o Finicum Shooting Investigators Release Bundy Cellphone Video – RBS o o o Wyoming: High-speed chase ends in arrest o o o Montana: Fire in northwestern Montana burns through wilderness area o o o Eastern Oregon: FBI Arrests Another Defendant in Oregon Standoff o o o Eastern Washington: Former Spokane Police …


Economics and Investing:

12 frugal lessons from the Great Depression o o o Goldman-Sachs fined $5 billion. But, since they took $10 billion in bailout money from tax payer dollars, they still profited $5 billion plus what they initially stole prior to the crash. – DMS o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: US News What Harry Potter Can Teach the Federal Reserve (Mises) Excerpt: “Given the monetary dark arts being practiced around the world, I would much prefer my money in the hands of a Gringotts goblin, than at the mercy of our Federal Reserve Chairman Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. “ US Readies Bank Rule …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Arrogance to the nth power: Obama Administration Doesn’t Care Anymore, Releases Fast And Furious Documents o o o Violence becoming the norm at Dearborn’s businesses – Sent in by B.B. o o o Shock: Man Who Called 911 To Report Walmart Threat To Be Charged After POLICE Shoot and Kill Suspect o o o How a Cashless Society Could Embolden Big Brother “But wherever information gathers and flows, two predators follow closely behind it: censorship and surveillance. The case of digital money is no exception. Where money becomes a series of signals, it can be censored; where money becomes information, …