May 3rd is the birthday of Pastor Chuck Baldwin (born 1952). He has done yeoman service in promoting the American Redoubt movement.
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Experiencing Anaphylaxis, by Breathing Better Now
This year, I dealt with anaphylaxis and it really clarified some issues with our prepping. Though I have been a prepper most of my life, I didn’t realize that was what I was until eight years ago. Most of the prepping that I did was food storage. I did it for stewardship not prepping for the apocalypse. I would buy supplies in large quantities when they were at “rock bottom”, once-a-year sale prices. Each time an item we used would be on sale, I would buy as many as I could afford and use before the expiration date. My wakeup call was the 2008 presidential election. I still remember sitting in disbelief at the outturn of the vote. Confused, concerned, and motivated, I did not see much hope for the future of my country or my children. After a few weeks of shock, I decided to take action.
A local group
I started researching all things prepping. I convinced my husband that we should attend a local group’s weekly meetings. He went along because he loves me and my quirky ways. Each week they had a different speaker. Most of them were very good resources. We not only attended the meetings but became so involved that when one of the people we met had a prepper expo, we volunteered to help because we wanted it to be a success.
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Economics & Investing
Here are the latest items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks to watch, investing opportunities, hedges, and the precious metals markets, all from the quirky “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR:
Stocks:
Should we embrace the froth or dump the currently over-bought American stocks? Prudence dictates the latter. Therefore hedge into tangibles like silver, folks.
Commodities Economics:
Because of higher crude prices and the first approved shipments to Asia, the Bakken shale oil producing region as well as the adjoining oil fields in Alberta seem to be bouncing back from their recent slump. (That slump can be directly traced to a secret agreement between the Obama Administration and the Saudi monarchy. Hence there was a glut in oil production and consequently a collapse in global crude oil prices.)
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JWR’s Recommendations of the Week:
Books:
Movies:
Silenced (2016) A great documentary on censorship, produced my Mike Cernovich.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension
(Both of these movies are also available through Amazon Prime)
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Hugh’s Quote of the Day:
“Man is free at the instant he wants to be.” – Voltaire
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Notes for Tuesday – May 02, 2017
On May 2, 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.
Also, today is Iyar 5th (May 2nd in 2017), The Independence day of Israel.
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April in Precious Metals by Steven Cochran of Gainesville Coins
Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review. Each month we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. We cover the price action of gold and examine the “what” and “why” behind those numbers.
What Did Gold Do in April?
Gold prices started April steady, after gaining 8.1% in the first three months of this year. This changed on the 4th, when gold rallied after North Korea launched a missile into the Sea of Japan. President Trump ordered a cruise missile strike boosing Gold. The Syrian airfield is thought to have been the staging point for a poison gas attack on civilians. The resulting safe haven demand saw gold gain $30 an ounce in three days. Gold made runs closing above $1,290 multiple times. However, it was unable to sustain more than momentary breaks above this important level. Even so, spot gold stayed above $1,280 an ounce until the French Presidential elections on the 23rd. The centrist candidate won the first round. That began a slide in gold prices to end near where it started the month.
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Letter Re: Karatbars
Hugh, I love your site and read it almost daily. I was wondering if you know anything about Karatbars? One of my coworker’s pastor is promoting them. The ones he has shown me look like gold leaf on a business type card. Is this worth looking at, in your opinion? It’s European Euros currency exchange from what I see. Thanks for your time and input.
HJL’s Comment
Karatbars is nothing more than a multi-level marketing scheme. As I write this, you can purchase 1 troy ounce of gold from APMEX for $1294.49. Karatbars is selling 1 troy ounce of gold for $2090 if you buy in bulk (100gm for $6270) or $2262 if bought by the 1gm bar. You can get better pricing by buying into the multi-level marketing, but they are still way over-priced. In addition, their product is an “unknown”, as there currently isn’t any convenient way to verify authenticity if TEOTWAWKI happens. I would stick with standard products in standard denominations. If gold is too pricey, look to silver in the smaller denominations. I wouldn’t touch Karatbars with a “10-foot pole”.
For information on trading in precious metals, you might consider this article on SurvivalBlog: Trading in Precious Metals, by Kestrel
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News From The American Redoubt:
Here is the latest news from the American Redoubt region:
With wolves back under Wyoming control, hunting to resume
JWR’s Comment: A popular bumper sticker in Wyoming declares: “Wolves: Smoke a Pack a Day”
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Economics and Investing:
U.S. Shale Rebound Hobbled By Higher Drilling Costs. While the U.S. oil majors are seeing earnings improve in the first quarter of 2017, breakeven prices are on the rise and could limit profitability of E&P’s
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What The Gold Futures Curve Could Be Telling Us
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Build Your Own Home DIY Without a Bank Loan: “Avoid Regulation, Crime and Floods”
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Gold Manipulation And $1.2 Quadrillion In Derivatives
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SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
Odds ‘n Sods:
Good-bye to cabin life: U.S. government tells owners in U.P. to leave – S.R.
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Gun Control Fail: Baltimore Mayor Asks FBI to Stem Rising Murder Rate – H.L.
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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.
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Spokane’s own End Times prepper turns inventions into profit – Level 3A bullet resistant clothing. – H.L.
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Trump Leaves Open Possibility of Military Action Against North Korea
Hugh’s Quote of the Day:
“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” – Gideon J. Tucker
Notes for Monday – May 01, 2017
May 1st is the birthday of the late Joel Rosenberg, a Canadian-born novelist and gun rights advocate (born 1954, died June 2, 2011). He is not to be confused with Joel C. Rosenberg (born 1967), who is another great novelist and the author of The Last Jihad series.
S&W SD9 VE, by Pat Cascio
Truth be told, I’ve never been rich. All of my life, I’ve been forced to scrimp and save every penny I could get my hands on. My extra I could come up with from time to time wasn’t put in the bank. Instead, it went to raising a family as best I could. My kids didn’t lack for the necessities in life. That’s for sure.
My interest in firearms started when I was 15 years old. I still have a great interest in firearms. Needless to say, I can’t buy, or hardly ever buy, guns out of my own pocket. Instead, I’m quite adept at working trades. Everyone who reads my articles probably believes I have hundreds of firearms in my “collection”. Well, I don’t! Many of the guns I test and write about are on loan from gun makers. They either get returned or, if I can’t afford to purchase them, I allow the local gun shop to purchase them at a reduced price from the gun maker. Still, I’m one who used to always want the newest and coolest guns seen on the cover of gun magazines each month. A guy can dream, right?
Recipe of the Week: Italian Stuffed Peppers, by JFG
Hey HJL! I’m a huge fan of SurvivalBlog.com. Thanks to you and JWR for all you do. Here is a recipe I like to make when camping. I use a Dutch oven on the fire, but you can easily make this at home in the kitchen. The beauty of this “oldie, but goodie” is that you can substitute any meat/protein you have on hand as well as add any canned veggies to the mix to make it go farther. This is the recipe I prefer.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. to 1 lb. dehydrated ground beef (reconstituted), fresh ground beef, or ground venison
- 4 large bell peppers, any color
- 1 cup rice, cooked
- 1 14 oz. can tomato sauce
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 large sweet, yellow, or Vidalia onion, diced
- 1 cup shredded cheese of your choice
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp ground or fresh black pepper
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp. Savory herb, dried or fresh (optional)
- 1 tsp. Marjoram herb, dried or fresh (optional)
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