Odds ‘n Sods:

Subprime defaults put the FHA in the poorhouse. Look for further growth in the Mother of All Bailouts (MOAB).

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Risk of Nuclear Attack on U.S. Rises

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Mike in Illinois suggested these two articles from New Scientist: Why the demise of civilisation may be inevitable and Will a pandemic bring down civilisation?

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The WRSA has a Basic Rifle Marksmanship Course scheduled for April 26-27 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. OBTW, the WRSA is kindly donating paid admissions to any WRSA shooting event for just the first two people that respond and pledge to become SurvivalBlog 10 Cent Challenge subscribers, or that pledge to renew their existing subscription for another year. These “SurvivalBlog scholarships” are valued at $150 each, or it can be used to drop the price of a group admission per the WRSA’s “25% off your total, buddy system” pricing. Example: 1 SurvivalBlog scholarship + $75 more gets two people admitted, or 1 SurvivalBlog scholarship + $187.50 gets three admitted. E-mail the WRSA for details.