Idaho company faces $15K in OSHA fines after employee killed by bear – RBS o o o Garden Valley Idaho School Dist. buys rifles, will warn visitors building is ‘armed’ – RBS o o o Washington fast food workers fired for trading burgers for weed o o o 73-year-old BASE jumper dies after setting parachute on fire
GERMAN GOLD BUYING: A Chart You Have To See o o o Margin Debt Breaks Out: Hits New Record 50% Higher Than Last Bubble Peak o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Peter Schiff- The Fed Considers a More Seasoned Approach – While Peter and others may not view the Fed in an insidious or conspiratorial way, I consider that to be a bit wishfully naïve. As I have heard JWR say in an interview, if you look at legislation it always seems to favor the bankers. Consumer Comfort in U.S. Slumps on Views of Buying Climate Financial Insanity Grips …
The Simple Off-Grid Guide To Making Paper. – D.S. o o o I wonder how long before this shows up in North America or Europe? China unveils world’s first facial recognition ATM. – B.B. o o o Is it time for civil disobedience of kludgeocratic bureaucracy?. – JBG o o o Global Warming Agenda driven “study” attempts to paint Christians as anti-science fools: New study reaffirms the link between conservative religious faith and climate change doubt. – T.P. o o o House Democrat Backed By Insurance Companies Pushes Mandatory Gun Insurance
“We’d stared into the face of Death, and Death blinked first. You’d think that would make us feel brave and invincible. It didn’t.” ? Rick Yancey, The 5th Wave
Ready Made Resources is still having their sale on Mountain House Products. There are some good deals to be had here, so if you need to restock, now is the time.
I recently reviewed the $549 Russian-made Armasight Spark Core night vision device and promised to do an update on some of the accessories that can be used with it. If you recall, I liked the monocular unit (which was $90 less when I bought it) and felt it offered a lot of bang for the buck, enough so that I purchased it on my own and then reviewed it. I still like it, but I am very concerned about not being able to get a response from Armasight on several questions. I contacted them both as a purchaser looking for …
I still remember the very first Ruger Mini-14 I owned. It was in .223– the only caliber available at that time. It was 1983, and I really didn’t get a chance to shoot the little Mini-14 until a vacation from Chicago back to Oregon to my brother-in-law’s ranch a few months later. Some unforeseen circumstances found my wife and I stuck in the Chicago, IL area from 1982-1984. My stepfather and mother made the trip with us to Oregon, and my stepfather brought along his Universal M-1 Carbine. We had a lot of fun shooting, but my stepfather was blown …
My uncle likes his little luxuries, even when we’re eating LTS food. Here’s one of his favorites. Ingredients: 1 14-oz can salmon 1 can condensed mushroom soup 1/2 cup powdered cheese 6 Tbsp powdered eggs 1 cup water 1/4 tsp pepper (optional) 1/2 tsp onion powder (optional) Directions: Drain and flake salmon in casserole dish. Add mushroom soup; mix with spoon. Alternate powdered cheese along with half the water while mixing. Alternate powdered eggs, along with the rest of the water while mixing. Add spices, mix. Cover and bake at 350F until firm, approx 30-40 minutes. Makes about four servings. …
HJL, Report from Maryland: I went to the bank today to make a deposit (two medical insurance reimbursement checks). I was informed that I had to show my drivers license or passport to make a deposit. (Up until now ID had to be provided only for withdrawals.) Then, the teller told me I needed to provide personal information: name of employer, annual salary, citizenship of another country or dual citizenship, foreign bank account holdings, and because it is a joint account, I was told to provide the same for my spouse. I’ll let you and others imagine my response. I …
How Long Can OPEC Maintain Its Current Strategy? o o o Here’s a sad statistic from a Georgia think tank—Georgia Public Policy foundation: Cost of government: Federal regulation and intervention cost American consumers and businesses an estimated $1.88 trillion in 2014 in lost economic productivity and higher prices, according to “Ten Thousand Commandments,” by the Competitive Enterprise Institute. If U.S. federal regulation was a country, it would be the world’s 10th largest economy, ranking behind Russia and ahead of India. Given that our total national economy is somewhere in the $18 trillion range (GDP was listed as $16.7 trillion in …
The fine folks at the Paratus Familia blog have posted a very useful piece about U.S. military surplus GP Medium tents. o o o Administration preps new gun regulations. – G.G. o o o The working class Hunger Games – Reality TV show now pits working class against working class family for the chance to earn $101,000 for a mostly affluent audience. o o o Lest you think the Fox Network isn’t part of the problem: Lucifer Makes Prime Time – M.R. o o o And even more about the moral decline of of our society – When The “Sharing” …
“Willpower survives.” ? Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut
May 31st, 1895 was the birthday of George R. Stewart. Prior to his death on August 22, 1980, he was a novelist, university professor, and toponymist. In the preparedness community, he is best remembered as the author of the classic post-pandemic novel Earth Abides. o o o Our friends Frank and Fern have just celebrated the second anniversary of their blog. It is packed with a lot of great information and some sage homesteading advice. If you have not yet visited, then be sure to check it out! – JWR
Chapter Six Carjacking Carjacking has become such a serious and violent crime that I decided to include an entire chapter on this all-important topic. In the past if someone wanted to steal your car for a joy ride or to use it in the commission of a crime, they did so at night while you slept. Or for that matter, they would steal your unattended car from a mall parking lot, while you shopped inside. Things have changed! People are now being seriously injured and sometimes killed by carjackers. In the blink of an eye, it could happen in your …
Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover the price action of gold and examine the “what” and “why” behind those numbers. May was a dance between gold and the greenback, as the two fell back into a negative correlation. Gold traded in a tight range between $1185 and $1195 for the first part of the month, before a weakening dollar helped both gold and silver rally to a three-month high. The dollar hit a four-month low on May 15, then rallied into …