Odds ‘n Sods:

Second Amendment Crushes Gun Control Candidates in Midterm Elections – JBG o o o While most races involving the 2nd Amendment went the way they should have, SurvivalBlog reader D.S. informs us that some went further afield: Billionaire gun grabbers get their way. It may be time for that split in some states. JWR’s Comment: I have no doubt that this referendum banning private party sales of guns did not get a majority of votes in lightly-populated eastern Washington. This is just one more reason for Washington to be partititioned at the summit of the Cascades. The western and eastern …



Notes for Wednesday – November 05, 2014

Today, we present another entry for Round 55 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 will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, DRD Tactical is providing a 5.56 NATO QD Billet upper with a hammer forged, chromlined barrel and a hardcase to go with your …


Letter: Coinstar

HJL, I had a bunch of change in the console of my car, a lot actually. I was thinking about using Coinstar to count it and give me cash, but I didn’t want to pay the fee. So, I went to their website. The option to get cash back is still there (they take 10.9%), but now they also offer an electronic-gift certificate from various vendors with no fee to such places as Amazon.com, Lowes, iTunes, and more. So at lunch I put all the change into a small box, found a Coinstar machine at a QFC, carefully went through …


Economics and Investing:

The government is already in a soft default and is addicted to low interest rates: Government expenses at $3.87 trillion while receipts enter at $3.29 trillion. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Charting Banzainomics: What The BOJ’s Shocking Announcement Really Means GOP Senate Takeover Would Put Fed Under Microscope U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in September; Exports At Five-Month Low Petrodollars Leave World Markets for First Time in 18 Years


JWR’s Recommendations of the Week:

Books Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, Drying, Cold Storage, and Lactic Fermentation Small-Scale Pig Raising by Dirk van Loon Fiction The Rackham Files by Dean Ing (includes the text of “Pulling Through” a modern nuke scenario + a mini nuke survival manual) Movies Lawrence of Arabia Saving Private Ryan


Odds ‘n Sods:

An example of government control by criminalizing the common: New York City Pays $7,500 To Falsely Arrested Knife Owner. – G.P. o o o Video – Black Dart is the United States’ Answer to Drones: War Games o o o Interesting view of the “Mad Max” war in Syria: The Dreaded GoPro Tanks. – G.S. o o o Frank Serpico speaks out on the out-of-control police state. – G.L. o o o Swedish Police Release Extensive Report Detailing Control Of 55 ‘No-Go Zones’ By Muslim Criminal Gangs. – P.M.



Notes for Tuesday – November 04, 2014

Today is election day in the United States. Please get out and vote your conscience, regardless of the weather. November 4th is the birthday of Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone. He was born in 1916, in Buffalo, New York. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 55 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 will be for the prize winner’s …


Letter Re: Hugh’s Quote of the Day

Hugh,First, I believe the statement is false. Conservatives have been in the forefront of the efforts to stop ObamaCare, gun control, confiscatory taxes, Common Core, federal government growth, et cetera. Conservatives have been the leaders in the efforts to promote home schooling, protect the right to work, and organize Tea Party events. On what planet do these efforts to protect liberty by conservatives constitute allowing the “government to do anything it wants, even if its conduct is violent.”? Second, I believe most of SurvivalBlog.com readers are conservatives, not libertarian-anarchists like Hornberger. Don’t believe me? Just start running articles as to …


News From The American Redoubt:

Idaho coroner qualifications are downright basic – RBS o o o Pastor Chuck Baldwin recently gave a sermon at Liberty Fellowship in Kalispell, Montana that was fascinating, titled: “An High Priest For Ever After The Order Of Melchisedec.” It is an exposition of both Hebrews 7 and Genesis 14. o o o Yellowstone park considers bumping up bandwidth. – D.S. o o o Idaho Voter Information, over at Radio Free Redoubt



Odds ‘n Sods:

Over at The Daily Sheeple: When the SHTF, These Cheap Items Will be Worth Their Weight in Gold. – H.L. o o o ?FBI director wants access to encrypted Apple, Google user data, demands law ‘fix’. – RBS o o o Some interesting advice and discussion for those under the Virginia Circuit Court: Reboot Your iPhone Before Being Detained by Police to Disable Touch ID – RLH o o o Water is always of concern when making alternative plans: These Maps of California’s Water Shortage Are Terrifying. – T.P. o o o Refusing to Vote for ‘the Lesser of Two …