Odds ‘n Sods:

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Good-bye to cabin life: U.S. government tells owners in U.P. to leave – S.R. o o o Gun Control Fail: Baltimore Mayor Asks FBI to Stem Rising Murder Rate – H.L. o o o The Pentagon may send up to 5,000 more troops to Afghanistan “The Pentagon is considering sending between 3,000 to 5,000 additional troops to Afghanistan to advise Afghan military and police units fighting the Taliban, as well as an unspecified number of special operations forces to fight ISIS and al-Qaida militants along the Pakistani border.” – T.P. o o o Spokane’s own End Times prepper turns inventions …




Letter Re: Suidlanders, by ShepherdFarmerGeek

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Suidlanders

Conservative Christian white citizens of South Africa believe that anarchy and a racial civil war are soon coming there. So, they have created a national emergency response plan consistent with the Geneva Convention as a Civil Defense organization. They have limited this organization’s activities in order to be internationally recognized and legally protected

  • Warnings
  • Evacuations
  • Management of temporary shelters
  • Management of collapsing infrastructure (life saving)
  • Medical services, including first aid
  • Firefighting identifying and marking dangerous areas
  • Disinfecting and similar safety measures
  • Supplying emergency accommodation and supplies
  • Emergency management and restoring order to crisis stricken areas
  • Assisting in the maintenance of infrastructure essential to survival
  • Handling the dead
  • Assisting in the maintenance of important resources
  • Additional activities required to do any of the above mentioned tasks, including but not limited to planning and organizing.

Economics and Investing:

New Jersey Town Takes On Wells Fargo Bank: ‘They Stole Our Wealth’ – DSV o o o Economic Reality: Bottom 50% of Americans No Longer Matter. “The unfortunate truth of the matter is a record Half of American Families Live Paycheck to Paycheck.” o o o Central Banks’ Obsession with Price Stability Leads to Economic Instability o o o Analytical Charts – Jim Wyckoff Gold Scores a Solid 1st Quarter Performance o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

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The Horror! The Horror!. The third president in a row reneges on his promises to get America out of the nation building business. o o o The Terrible Damage Created by the Left’s War on Women. Excerpt: “Now, even worse is the Liberals’ War on Women. No fault divorce and women’s rights plus Democrat financial policies in government have forced wives and mothers into the marketplace and their children into daycare warrens. The government is being made the parent. Is that sick or what? Women now epitomize just what our culture does not need, namely binary entities that won’t nurture, …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

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“When people can vote on issues involving the transfer of wealth to themselves from others, the ballot box becomes a weapon with which the majority plunders the minority. That is the point of no return, the point where the doomsday mechanism begins to accelerate until the system self-destructs. The plundered grow weary of carrying the load and eventually join the plunderers. The productive base of the economy diminishes further until only the state remains.” – G. Edward Griffin



Economics and Investing:

Economic News for Preppers 10 Retirement Stats That Will Blow You Away. Think you’re ready to retire? These statistics might change your mind. – H.L. o o oE NY Times (‘Laughable Stunt By Plutocrats To Enrich Themselves’), WSJ (‘Ambitious Course Correction To Restore Broad-Based Prosperity’) Debate Trump’s Tax Plan o o o Wonder Woman was on to something “Counterfeiting money like that [Printing as much as they want] on a large scale like that would be a very potent economic weapon!” – DMC o o o Ford’s Profit Falls 35% on Recall Costs, Weaker U.S. Sales o o o SurvivalBlog …


Odds ‘n Sods:

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All Eyes on N. Korea “Major Major Conflict Possible” – D.B. o o o How very sad: President of Austria: ‘The day will come that we must ask all women to wear a headscarf’ – Turning the concept of “assimilation” on its head – H.L. o o o Violence mars Brazil’s anti-austerity general strike Brazil protesters, police clash in first general strike in decades Are we looking at our future, as we keep spending and increasing government and personal debt? – H.L. o o o 2% Of Counties Have More Than 1/2 Nation’s Homicides “The report released this week said …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 23 and besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. 24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.” Mark 5:22-24 (KJV)


Notes for Saturday – April 29, 2017

This is the birthday of actor Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957), often remembered for his starring roles in Last of the Mohicians and in Lincoln. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 70 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $15,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A $3000 gift certificate towards a Sol-Ark Solar Generator from Veteran owned Portable Solar LLC. The only EMP Hardened Solar Generator System available to the public. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate that is good for any one, two, or three day course (a $1,195 value), …


Economics and Investing:

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Podcast: Despite the new ‘plan’, this is -still- a no-brainer tax strategy “The reason I’m skeptical, though, is that each and every line item in the tax code has a certain group of beneficiaries that’s willing to fight tooth and nail to keep it.” o o o A roundup of articles on the Trump Tax Policyfrom the TaxProf Blog o o o Gold Hostage To Stocks o o o The Healing Power of Gold and Silver – H.L. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

A fool and his money are soon parted [or Lord of the Flies Redoux]: ‘Rich kids of Instagram meets Hunger Games’: Guests at luxury Fyre Festival where tickets cost $12,000 ‘mugged, stranded and hungry’ – C.S. o o o Brushbeater has posted a PDF of Fiedler’s NVIS Handbook. “An absolute must-have for your tech collection, this Handbook is generally regarded as one of the best of its kind.” o o o In an ominous move South Africa Cancels 2,100 Amateur Radio Licenses – T.P. o o o Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales tackles news with WikiTribune – Excerpt: “Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales …