The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.” – John Piper
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Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — April 17, 2024
On April 17, 1970, the Apollo 13 command module—carrying James A. Lovell, Jr., Fred W. Haise, Jr., and John L. Swigert, Jr.—entered Earth‘s atmosphere and splashed down, ending one of the most tense chapters in space history; four days earlier an oxygen tank had exploded, threatening the lives of the three astronauts. — On April 17, 1961, about 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in a failed attempt to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro. Due to the Cuba/Soviet intelligence network as well as loose talk by members of the brigade, which was …
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Reviving The Moribund 10th Amendment
One of the greatest strengths of our system of government is our Bill of Rights. The first 10 Amendments limit the power of the government. Though it is not perfect, this system has kept government in check, in several key spheres. The 10th Amendment is succinct, yet powerful. It reads: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Sadly, the 10th Amendment has been degraded in the past 50 years by power-hungry statists. The American people are now over-taxed and …
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SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets
This weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — U.S. Navy Mocked for Photo of Commander With Rifle Scope Mounted Backwards. JWR’s Comments: Perhaps the Navy should stick to their time-proven M14 deck rifles with iron sights. Thankfully, our potential opponents have much bigger guns and missiles to worry about, and the Navy handles those with deadly competency. o o o …
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The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.” – Patrick Henry
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Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — April 16, 2024
April 16, 1746: Battle of Culloden, the last battle on British soil: Royalist troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeat the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stuart. The Jacobite Rising — which began a year before — was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart. April 16th is the birthday of two notable novelists– the late J. Neil Schulman (pictured) and Samuel Youd. Agorist-Libertarian activist J. Neil Schulman (born April 16, 1953, died 2019) was best known as author of the novel Alongside Night. The late Samuel Youd (born …
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Upcoming ATF Rule Will Ban Most Private Gun Sales
The ATF’s new re-definition of “Engaged in the Business” of selling firearms is expected to go into effect on or about May 15th. The ATF’s Final Rulemaking was announced on April 8, 2024. Ignoring the weight of public comment, and ignoring logic, this new set of rules (see text at the ATF website) could make advertising and selling just one gun at a profit without a FFL a felony criminal offense. Even worse, it shifts the burden of proof from the government to individuals. In effect, you will be assumed to be guilty unless you can prove that you made …
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SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt
This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies of interest to preppers and survivalists that are located in the American Redoubt region. Today, an examination of the much-publicized “Idaho ISIS” case. (See the Idaho section.) Idaho FBI arrests Idaho 18-year-old for ‘violent plot’ to attack churches on behalf of ISIS, Justice Department says. (A hat tip to reader C.B. for the link.) Charging documents are here. This article …
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The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“We like market research because it provides certainty – a score, a prediction; if someone asks us why we made the decision we did, we can point to a number. But the truth is that for the most important decisions, there can be no certainty.” – Malcolm Gladwell
Preparedness Notes for Monday — April 15, 2024
On April 15, 1989, a small group of students initiated a pro-democracy protest on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The death of reformer Hu Yaobang triggered the demonstrations, which grew in size and were brutally dispersed in the Tiananmen Square Massacre on June 4. April 15th is traditionally Tax Day, but I prefer to remember it as Roy Clark‘s birthday. He was born April 15, 1933. April 15th, 1912, is the anniversary of the sinking of the “unsinkable” Titanic. 1,517 people lost their lives on the maiden voyage. As research into the incident has progressed over the last 100 years, it …
Recipe of the Week: Poverty Soup
The following simple recipe for “Poverty Soup” — a hamburger-vegetable soup is from SurvivalBlog reader F.C.. It serves four adults. To save money, home-grown tomatoes and vegetables can be used instead, if you are a veggie gardener. Ingredients 1 to 1-1/2 lbs of ground beef (or venison, or ground turkey) 1 can (10 oz) diced tomatoes and green chilies (or Rotel) 16 oz. package of frozen mixed vegetables 6-8 potatoes, peeled and diced to spoon size 1 small onion diced, or equivalent in dehydrated onion flakes. 6 beef bouillon cubes 8 cups water Salt, to taste Pepper to taste Directions …
SurvivalBlog Graphic of the Week
Today’s graphic is a map that shows States with the Highest and Lowest Per Capita State Income Taxes. Note that this map uses data from 2015. Taxes have increased substantially since then, but the relative differences between the states are still about the same. (Graphic courtesy of Maptitude / Caliper.com.) The thumbnail image below is click-expandable, for detailed viewing. — Please send your graphic ideas to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted.
The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.” – Milton Friedman
Preparedness Notes for Sunday — April 14, 2024
On April 14, 1902, James Cash Penney opened his first store, The Golden Rule Store, in Kemmerer, Wyoming. His enterprise eventually grew into a large chain of J.C. Penney stores. — On this day in 1865, just after the effective end of the American Civil War, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending a production at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., and died the next morning. — On April 14, 1828 Noah Webster published An American Dictionary of the English Language; based on the principle that word usage should evolve from the spoken language, the …
JWR’s Meme Of The Week:
The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: The Clowns in D.C. Claim That The Federal Budget is “Sustainable” With One Trillion Dollars in New Debt Added Every 100 Days. And $870 Billion Just in Interest Payments in 2024 News Links: The U.S. national debt is rising by $1 trillion about every 100 days. Interest Costs on The National Debt. For comparison, the planned combined U.S. Military budget for 2024 is $842 billion — which is less than the national debt interest payments that will be made in 2024. — Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just …