B.B. sent: 1929 Analog Pierre M. spotted this: Coming Soon: The Coming Global Wealth Tax Axel Merk: Is the Fed increasingly monetizing government debt? (Thanks to G.G. for the link.) Items from The Economatrix: Strong US jobs report keeps markets in check Top 10 Percent of US Households Control Nearly 75 Percent of All Wealth – Average Americans Pretend to be Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaires by Going Further into Debt. Inflation Since 2000 is “Not Contained”
F.J. suggested: Foraging For Edible Weeds o o o A reminder that Ready Made Resources is running a pre-Christmas sale on Mountain House foods until the 13th of December with 25% to 42% off free shipping, and on request they are willing to mix and match varieties in six-can cases with the varieties that they have on hand. o o o Directive 21 (a long-time SurvivalBlog advertiser) has begun offering Survival Cave brand canned meats. (Chicken, turkey, pork, and ground beef.) If you use the discount code “survivalblog” at checkout, you will get a 5 percent discount. …
"The Government works for me. I do not answer to them. They answer to me." – Glenn Beck
Last day! Camping Survival’s Mountain House storage food sale ends today, December 8th, 2013. They are offering 25% off cases of #10 cans, 25% off cases of retort pouches and 15% off buckets. The sale is for full cases only. They are only selling stock on hand, but they bought a substantial quantity in advance. — Today we present another entry for Round 50 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $9,400+ 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.) B.) A …
Describing how teenagers can contribute to and have the right attitude for family prepping. (Written by a teenager for teenagers.) As a teenage prepper my top priority is making sure my family and I will survive a natural or man-made disaster, and prepping is how I do that. Prepping is a family affair around my house, each of us have our items or category (medical, food, garden, hunting, etc) that we are responsible for prepping and stocking up and we carry-out that responsibility to the fullest. If one of us doesn’t do our job, in an TEOTWAWKI situation, it …
My most important prep, While most people start by thanking Captain Rawles, and rightly so, I would like to thank Dan in Montana. I’d also like to start with a question. Has anything every just hit you and made you think, “that’s been it all the time?!” Well it just happened to me. I have been prepping for several years now and even farther back if I think about it. So it seems like an easy question, what is my most important prep. I have seen my focus change over the years. It has changed, as I have changed. Being …
Professor Laurence Kotlikoff: $200 Trillion in Long Term Obligations and Fed is Printing 29 Cents of Every Dollar G.G. flagged this bellwether event: Chinese Yuan Surpasses Euro, Becomes Second Most Used Currency In Trade Finance After the recent looting spree in Cordoba, Argentina: “Cleanup on Aisle Three.” [JWR’s Comments: People will come unglued and start looting when the police go out on strike, or otherwise don’t show up for work. Count on it. Oh, and by the way, store owners will have to Go Full Koreatown, and gun up, or lose everything.] Items from The Economatrix: Too Big To Fail …
S.M. suggested Fullbooks.com. It has thousands of pre-1923 (out-of-copyright) books in plain text. (These can be saved/downloaded as text files) o o o Also recommended by S.M.: Off-Grid.net’s Land Buddy site, where folks team up to purchase land, for relocation. (Note that all of the usual OPSEC and PERSEC warnings apply! See, for example, this word of warning.) o o o Pierre sent: Inside China: Nuclear submarines capable of widespread attack on U.S. – Washington Times o o o By way of the Radio Free Redoubt web site comes this link: Josie’s Message to Police. o …
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.” – Philippians 2:3 (KJV)
Today we of course remember Pearl Harbor Day. As preppers, it is a milestone in history and serves as a reminder to never be caught off guard. Semper Paratus! — Today we present another entry for Round 50 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $9,400+ 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.) B.) 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 …
“We” had been prepping since Y2K, reading, watching, canning, storing, organizing, teaching and moving to the North West Montana mountains. A Monday morning knock at the door three months ago changed everything. At the door was a court appointed clerk serving me divorce papers. The crash I felt was not the economy or a gale force wind blowing down my house. My entire world had just collapsed around me. For me the TEOTWAWKI just occurred. It took hours to orientate myself, stop my head from spinning, re-read the court papers and try to accept what had happened. My wife of …
Howdy Captain, Reading the other remarks about storing whiskey for barter made me chuckle, I’ve got a different take on this subject. We’re a dry household, always have been, just no need for that stuff. Life is pretty amazing when you’re sober, why miss a minute of it under the influence of anything. But, I’ve kept two bottles of Jack Daniels stored very prominently in our pantry for many years, and they’re located in a place that makes them impossible to overlook. We live in out in the sticks, and the idea is that if anyone breaks into the house …
Reader Bob C. notes “…an interesting divergence between risk money (hedge funds), smart money (institutions) and dumb money (retail investors)”: Institutions Have Been Dumping Billions Of Dollars Of Stocks All Year, But Now The Selling Is Really Accelerating. (At the same time that some middle class suckers are borrowing money to buy over-valued stocks, the smart money is heading for the hills!) It Will Implode: “We Will See The Demise of the Dollar” Items from The Economatrix: ‘Underground’ Economy Signals Soft Growth US Car Sales Jump In November Expect Devastating Global Economic Changes In 2014
“The Brit” sent the latest from Nanny State Britannia: Cycling Furiously: Concessions over civil liberties may be needed to create happy relations between cyclists, motorists and pedestrians. Here is a quote …”While I have always opposed mandatory cycle registration and licensing, I think the time is right to require a radio frequency ID chip to be fitted in all bikes used on on city streets so that Highway Code offenders could be identified automatically or by suitably equipped police officers. The scheme could be tied in with mandatory insurance and training. And, yes, an element of road taxation. In time, …
“Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.” – Psalm 32:7 (KJV)