August 22nd, 1992 was the second day of the Incident at Ruby Ridge. FBI sharpshooter Lon Horiuchi wounded Randy Weaver, wounded Kevin Harris, and murdered Weaver’s wife, Vicki. It should be noted that in 1994, after being acquitted by a federal court, Weaver filed a federal civil rights case against the FBI and U.S. Marshals stemming from the siege. In 1995 the government settled Weaver’s case for $3.1 million. It is commonly thought that had the Weaver family stayed with the trial, the award would have been the full $200 million. In true FBI style, Lon Horiuchi was not prosecuted by the Federal government. When Idaho brought manslaughter charges against him, the trial was moved to federal court and dismissed. Horiuchi has also been accused of firing unauthorized shots at the Waco siege.
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Guest Post: Why Gold Should Be Accumulated At These Levels
Here are a few reasons why gold should be accumulated at these levels:
1. Rising Interest Rates
Although gold rose significantly from 2001 to 2011, it was not really the ideal conditions. There were many reasons for conditions not being ideal, such as: rising stock markets and major commodities like oil (more markets rising means more competition for investment).
However, now I would like to focus on only interest rates. The direction of interest rates is normally indicative of a type of economic condition that exist. During the period from 2001 to 2011 interest rates were falling, and this was indicative of economic conditions that are less than ideal for gold prices.
In fact, these falling interest rates were in some way facilitating significant rises in the stock market and oil for example, which are investment classes competing with gold.
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Economics & Investing For Preppers
Here are the latest items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of JWR. (SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor.) Today’s focus is on Rare Coins. (See the Tangibles Investing section.)
Forex and Precious Metals:
Robert Shapiro: Dollar/Yuan And US Treasuries/Gold
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“Tyler Durden” at Zero Hedge: Russia Buys Over 800,000 Ounces Of Gold In July After Dumping US Treasuries
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Turkey lira crisis to trigger RECESSION: Germany may PROP UP Erdogan amid Europe concerns
Stocks:
Tesla gets hit again — shares fall 2% in volatile trading to below $300. JWR’s Comments: Investing should always be done dispassionately. Never buy stock in a company that has never turned a profit and that has poor prospects of ever being profitable! (Tesla isn’t turning a profit even with government subsidies, paid for by taxpayers!) Tesla shares are about as detached from reality as you will ever find in American investing history.
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Next, at Zero Hedge: The Market’s Record Bull Run In Five Charts. JWR’s Comment: It is a amazing what artificially low interest rates can accomplish. And seeing what happens when interest rates inevitably rise will come as a shock, to many.
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BofA’s “Emerging Market Crisis” Indicator Was Just Triggered
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JWR’s Recommendations of the Week
Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on a gun vault that can be disassembled, when you move. (See the Gear section.)
Books:
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How to Win Friends & Influence People. This perennial bestseller written by Dale Carnegie still resonates in truth after nine decades. (It was first published in 1936.) Anyone who works in sales or marketing should definitely read this book.
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This is a key reference for both barter-oriented preppers and for tangibles investors: 2019 Official Red Book of United States Coins. It is updated annually. If your copy is more than three years out of date, then you are behind the power curve.
Movies & Television:
To Hell and Back. This is Audie Murphy’s autobiographical film about his experiences in World War II.
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The Prisoner. This British television show, was released in 1968 and starred Patrick McGoohan. It was the first television show intended to be a miniseries. (Although it was later expanded to include a few filler episodes, at the insistence of the production company.) This imaginative show with a libertarian bent was way ahead of its time! It is now available on DVD, or for free streaming on Amazon Prime.
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The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life by its precepts.” – John Jay
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Preparedness Notes for Tuesday – August 21, 2018
In 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon erupted with an estimated billion cubic yards of carbon dioxide gas. The gas had apparently been accumulating in the crater lake, held down by the weight of the water. When it finally erupted, the gas cloud smothered and killed every living animal, including insects, in its path until it dissipated. Outsiders learned of the disaster when they approached the villages and found animal and human bodies on the ground. The best estimate is that 1,700 people and thousands of cattle died.
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The Family Stockpiles: Everything in Its Place and a Place for Everything
I’ve been a prepper now for more than 40 years. The good news is that there hasn’t been a major nationwide crisis, and that means that I’ve only had to break out my gear for localized/minor emergencies and family crises. And the food that we’ve gardened and bought in bulk has meant that we’ve enjoyed substantially lower food costs. (Not to mention less processed food additives.) But the bad news is that I own a home that is now almost too well stocked.
First, some background on our situation: The Rawles Ranch is comfortably remote. It is nearly a 20 mile drive to the nearest business of any sort, more than an hour’s drive to any marginal shopping. It is nearly a three hour drive to shopping with any large selection of choices. We have well-established gardens and a fairly mature fruit and nut orchard. Our berry vines are mature and producing heavily. All of the infrastructure is in place for livestock watering, garden watering, and domestic water–both grid up and grid down. We have enough firewood cut and stacked to last us for at least four winters. We also have heaped stockpiles of extra road maintenance gravel, sand, and clay for various projects. (Five cubic yards of each.) Those piles are tucked in at the edge of the woods, mostly out of sight but readily available. Mind you, I’m not recounting the foregoing to brag–just to let you know how we stand, and why we face some storage space challenges that come with prepping for decades.
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SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt
Here is SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt. This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. We also mention companies of interest to preppers that are located in the region. The emphasis this week is on Eastern Oregon Tactical in Hermiston, Oregon. (See the Eastern Oregon section.)
Idaho
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Indian Creek Design, in Nampa, Idaho make a detachable “blast forwarder” called a BFD that works with most standard muzzle brakes and flash hiders for ARs. Here is a video review.
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Legendary actress Maureen O’Hara’s personal items for sale in Boise
Montana
Video: Father and Son Race for Their Lives in Wildfire in Glacier National Park
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G.P. and H.L both mentioned this troubling news, over at Bearing Arms: Montana Governor Comes Out In Support Of Assault Weapon Ban. This is the same Democrat who twice vetoed Vermont style (permitless) concealed carry laws fro Montana. It sounds the folks in Montana need to find themselves a new Governor.
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The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods:
SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from “HJL”.
Ghost Gunner
Defense Distributed won a settlement from the US Department of State to publish their gun blueprints online in July. This was a landmark victory for both the First and the Second Amendments. Now 21 states have file suit against them through four venues. After fighting the State Department for five years, their legal funds need help. Cody Wilson is asking for support to help manage all of these new lawsuits attacking your right to know. If you can, please donate to help (Note: They also take Bitcoin).
Who Needs Democracy
Who needs Democracy when you have data? China is one of the world leaders in collecting data on their own citizens. With this data in-hand, Xi’s regime manages to stop most dissidents from reaching government centers by blocking them from purchasing tickets on public transportation. Bloggers, activists and lawyers are routinely targeted by police and silenced or imprisoned. If you think America is living in Orwell’s 1984, wait till you read this article.
The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“How to start on my adventure—how to become a forester—was not so simple. There were no schools of Forestry in America. … Whoever turned his mind toward Forestry in those days thought little about the forest itself and more about its influences, and about its influence on rainfall first of all. So I took a course in meteorology, which has to do with weather and climate. and another in botany, which has to do with the vegetable kingdom—trees are unquestionably vegetable. And another in geology, for forests grow out of the earth. Also I took a course in astronomy, for it is the sun which makes trees grow. All of which is as it should be, because science underlies the forester’s knowledge of the woods. So far I was headed right. But as for Forestry itself, there wasn’t even a suspicion of it at Yale. The time for teaching Forestry as a profession was years away. ” – Gifford Pinchot
Preparedness Notes for Monday – August 20, 2018
20 August 1935 The birthday of former Congressman Ron Paul. He recently retired from congress. Dr. Paul is to be commended for fighting the good fight for many years.
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Redoubt Surplus & Tactical in Dalton Gardens, Idaho has announced a big inventory consolidation sale with deep price reductions. This will include all of their electronics including a tube testers, two oscilloscopes, and a variety of military radios. They are selling these for just pennies on the Dollar. Stop by their store and check it out! Some items are also available via mail order.
Cold Steel SR1 Folding Tanto, by Pat Cascio
20 August 1935 The birthday of former Congressman Ron Paul. He recently retired from congress. Dr. Paul is to be commended for fighting the good fight for many years.
Cold Steel SR1 Folding Tanto, by Pat Cascio
Under review in this article is one of the most awesome folding knives I’ve ever tested. It isn’t one of those dealer display knives that are huge but worthless. Nope. It is the Cold Steel SR1 Folding Tanto.
Many of our readers have requested that we test some more expensive knives. We are happy to do so, when they become available for testing.
Friendship Set Aside When Test Products
More than one reader has “accused” me of having a bias, when it comes to some products, because I know the people who run these companies. It’s difficult to not become friends with all these great folks. However, those who have known me for a lot of years know that our friendship is set aside when I test their products.
I’ve Ruffled Some Feathers With My Reviews
On more than one occasion, I’ve managed to ruffle some feathers with my reviews. They have to keep in mind that I’m testing just one sample, and I have a certain criteria I use in my testing. In the end, the final results are just my opinion, though it’s an educated opinion and one I’ve earned over the years as a writer with more than 26 years under my belt.
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Recipe of the Week: Peach Chutney, by Y.G.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups diced peaches (two 29 oz cans)
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 1 tbs of mustard seed
- 1 tsp of chopped dried red chilies
- 1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup vinegar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
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Economics & Investing For Preppers
Here are the latest items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of JWR. (SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor.) Today’s focus is on “Voting with Your Feet” relocation to escape high taxes. (See the Economy and Finance section section.)
Precious Metals:
Today we’ll start with a link to this commentary by veteran metals analyst Cliff Droke: The Silver Lining To Gold’s Storm Cloud
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Gold Is Playing The Long Game Here – Analysts
Cryptos:
Ripple Endorses ‘Preferred’ Crypto Exchanges for XRP Payments
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Forget Bitcoin ETF, an ETN Already Allows US Investors to Invest in BTC
The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“Master those books you have. Read them thoroughly. Bathe in them until they saturate you. Read and reread them…digest them. Let them go into your very self. Peruse a good book several times and make notes and analyses of it. A student will find that his mental constitution is more affected by one book thoroughly mastered than by twenty books he has merely skimmed. Little learning and much pride comes from hasty reading. Some men are disabled from thinking by their putting meditation away for the sake of much reading. In reading let your motto be ‘much not many.’” – Rev. Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students