Dollar Store Nation: Largest percentage of Americans on food stamps while stock market disconnects from working class Americans. o o o This Is What a Currency Collapse Looks Like: Shopping Frenzy: “We Have A Lot Of Rubles Losing Value Every Second” o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Switzerland Introduces Negative Interest Rates to Weaken Franc Russians Flock to Stores to Pre-Empt Price Rises
An excellent video tribute to a sad story that happens too often: On the Hometown Battlefield… o o o Two NY Police Officers Ambushed – Both Killed from Behind Seated in Patrol Car – T.P. o o o Increasingly Armed Mexican Populace Preparing for a Revolution?. – G.P. o o o Why TV is EVIL – simulated reality and brainwashing by repetition. – A.D. o o o A recent disaster with a mole removal has made my son unwilling to repeat the incident. Needing to deal with a couple of problem moles, we embarked on a journey to find an …
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the …
I just heard that Jerry Pournelle suffered a minor stroke on Monday, December 16th. Please keep him in your prayers. – JWR o o o Safecastle has just announced their last sale of the year. This week Mountain House is on sale with discounts of 25-40%. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 56 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course (a $1,195 value), A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate …
There have been numerous discussions in the survivalist and SHTF communities about diabetes, and while Type 1 has been discussed at length, Type 2, which is much more prevalent and equally life-threatening, usually gets little more than a mention and possibly a conclusionary statement that it can be handled/managed with diet and exercise. But what exactly does that mean? There’s no discussion on what such a diet-based treatment would entail in a SHTF situation. It’s not a simple disease to handle. Type 2 diabetes, if untreated or improperly treated, can lead to loss of life and/or limb, just as in …
I’m curious as to if any other readers have had difficulty getting good information on hand pumps? I am not technical by any definition of the word, but here is my situation: I just purchased a homestead in the country with well water. The pump runs by electricity. I have spoken with several well drillers in the area, explaining that I want a hand pump for grid down. The stock answer is “get a generator”. I live in southeastern NC. I understand there can be problems with trying to connect a hand pump to an already existing electrically-powered well. I …
Northern Star Bank, Mankato, MN, Becomes 18th Bank Failure of 2014. – G.G. o o o Fewer US-Born Americans Have Jobs Now Than In 2007. – G.G. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: David Stockman: The Fracturing Energy Bubble Is the New Housing Crash There Is Hope In Understanding That A Great Economic Collapse Is Coming WH Hails Economic Gains But Poll Finds Few Concur
Snaring Varmints. – J.M. o o o Making 9 Million Jobless “Vanish”: How The Government Manipulates Unemployment Statistics. – P.M. o o o Muzzleloader Explodes Like Grenade, Takes Off Shooter’s Fingers . – RBS o o o Sixth Circuit: Mental Health Gun Ban Is Unconstitutional. – H.L. o o o SurvivalBlog reader P.M. sent in this link for old Singer sewing machine manuals. o o o SurvivalBlog reader M.D. requested prayer from our readers as they are dealing with spiritual warfare. Please keep them in mind in your intercessory prayer.
“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” Genesis 41:15-16 (KJV)
Book Bomb Day is December 30, 2014: Tools for Survival: What You Need to Survive When You’re on Your Own Now available for pre-ordering at Amazon.com, but I’d prefer that you wait for December 30th to order: Tools for Survival: What You Need to Survive When You’re on Your Own. This book is a guide to the selection, use, and care of tools. It will also be available as an e-book and audiobook. -JWR o o o December 19th is the birthday of physicist Albert A. Michelson (born 1852, died May 9, 1931), who was the first American to be …
Hugh, Just a few thoughts on the article about body armor. “The idea that you’re going to be wearing full-on body armor 24/7 during an SHTF situation is fantasy land.” That’s me, as accurately as I can remember, on a Facebook prepper group page. Yes, I’m one of those guys who doesn’t think body armor should be a high priority item. Certainly it shouldn’t be one before you have more basic preps squared away. Why is that? Well, having spent a decent portion of my life wearing the stuff, I know just how inconvenient it is. So, here are some …
U.S. Declares (Currency) War On Russia o o o Swiss Central Bank to Introduce Negative Interest Rates – G.G. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Price of Gold in Russian Rubles – Just thought I would share this chart… Notice how fast things happen when they really make a move. Wouldn’t suspect it to be any different. A Full-Blown Economic Crisis Has Erupted In Russia Minimum Wage, Maximum Unemployment – This is for South Africa, but the economic principle is universal.
The mass media was quick to report that the Islamic hostage-taker in Australia was a licensed gun owner. However, there was one small problem with that convenient narrative: It wasn’t true. (Thanks to Tam at the View From The Porch blog for the link.) o o o How to make a shoe : Headley, Jno. P. – P.M. o o o More shots fired at BPA transmission lines Note that this is WEST of The American Redoubt, on the west side of the Cascade mountain range. – P.S. o o o German researchers discover a flaw that could let anyone …
“Be happy – if you’re not even happy, what’s so good about surviving?” ? Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
December 18th is the birthday of Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788). He wrote more that 1,700 hymns. Today is also the birthday of Jørgen Haagen Schmith (born December 18, 1910, died October 15, 1944). He was better known under the codename Citron and was a famous Danish resistance fighter in occupied Denmark. His biographical sketch at Wikipedia describes his death, after he was tracked down by the Nazis: “German soldiers arrived at the house to arrest or kill Schmith. He fought for hours against an overwhelming force of enemy troops killing 11 and wounded scores of …