On June 12, 1987, during a visit to the divided German city of Berlin, President Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.”
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SurvivalBlog Writing Contest
Today we present another entry for Round 89 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include:
First Prize:
- A gift certificate from Quantum Harvest LLC (up to a $2,200 value) good for 12% off the purchase of any of their sun-tracking models, and 10% off the purchase price of any of their other models.
- A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any one, two, or three day course (a $1,095 value),
- A course certificate from onPoint Tactical for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses, excluding those restricted for military or government teams. Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795,
- DRD Tactical is providing a 5.56 NATO QD Billet upper. These have hammer forged, chrome-lined barrels and a hard case, to go with your own AR lower. It will allow any standard AR-type rifle to have a quick change barrel. This can be assembled in less than one minute without the use of any tools. It also provides a compact carry capability in a hard case or in 3-day pack (an $1,100 value),
- Two cases of Mountain House freeze-dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value),
- A $250 gift certificate good for any product from Sunflower Ammo,
- American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) is providing a $300 certificate good towards any of their DVD training courses.
Second Prize:
- A Front Sight Lifetime Diamond Membership, providing lifetime free training at any Front Sight Nevada course, with no limit on repeating classes. This prize is courtesy of a SurvivalBlog reader who prefers to be anonymous.
- A Glock form factor SIRT laser training pistol and a SIRT AR-15/M4 Laser Training Bolt, courtesy of Next Level Training, which have a combined retail value of $589,
- A Three-Day Deluxe Emergency Kit from Emergency Essentials (a $190 value),
- Two 1,000-foot spools of full mil-spec U.S.-made 750 paracord (in-stock colors only) from www.TOUGHGRID.com (a $240 value).
- An assortment of products along with a one hour consultation on health and wellness from Pruitt’s Tree Resin (a $265 value).
Third Prize:
- Three sets each of made-in-USA regular and wide-mouth reusable canning lids. (This is a total of 300 lids and 600 gaskets.) This prize is courtesy of Harvest Guard (a $270 value)
- A Royal Berkey water filter, courtesy of Directive 21 (a $275 value),
- Naturally Cozy is donating a “Prepper Pack” Menstrual Kit. This kit contains 18 pads and it comes vacuum sealed for long term storage or slips easily into a bugout bag. The value of this kit is $220.
- Two Super Survival Pack seed collections, a $150 value, courtesy of Seed for Security, LLC,
- A transferable $150 purchase credit from Elk Creek Company, toward the purchase of any pre-1899 antique gun. There is no paperwork required for delivery of pre-1899 guns into most states, making them the last bastion of firearms purchasing privacy!
Round 89 ends on July 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.
A comment made, that needs permission of SurvivalBlog, as it’s slightly political.
The Fall of Communism in the USSR (Russia) was a Blessing for America. … Ronald Reagan recognized the crumbling foundation of Communism in the USSR (Russia), before many other people; including the Fake News of his time period.
In the 1950s, many towns installed ‘Warning Sirens for a Nuclear Attack’ is on the way; the ‘missiles will land in 15 minutes.’ … The sirens are used now as general civil defense/warning sirens, and are still loud enough to wake the dead.
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The powers of the US President has developed and increased over the years. The Founding Fathers wanted a decentralized Government with limited powers for the President of America.
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Joe Biden ~ Wikipedia
‘Brain Surgeries’
“In 1988, Biden suffered two brain aneurysms, one on the right side and one on the left. Each required surgery with high risk of long-term impact on brain functionality. In February 1988, after suffering from several episodes of increasingly severe neck pain, Biden was taken by long-distance ambulance to Walter Reed Army Medical Center and given lifesaving surgery to correct an intracranial berry aneurysm that had begun leaking. While recuperating, he suffered a pulmonary embolism, a major complication.
Another operation to repair a second aneurysm, which had caused no symptoms but was at risk of bursting, was performed in May 1988. The hospitalization and recovery kept Biden from his duties in the Senate for seven months.
In retrospect, Biden’s family came to believe the early end to his presidential campaign had been a blessing in disguise, for had he still been campaigning in 1988, he might well not have stopped to seek medical attention and the condition might have become unsurvivable. In 2013, Biden said, “they take a saw and they cut your head off” and “they literally had to take the top of my head off.” He also said he was told he would have less than a 50% chance of full recovery.”
If you need a few laughs here are a few Reagan quotes from:
https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/ronald-reagan-quotes
They have quotes of other presidents also.
How do you tell a communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin.
Some people wonder all their lives if they’ve made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem.
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.
No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it’s in the middle of a Cabinet meeting.
The taxpayer – that’s someone who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service examination.
Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15
Thomas Jefferson once said, ‘We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.’ And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.
thanks for the humor much appreciated at this time!
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“State Dept’s fired IG caught sending work emails to personal address, fueling leak concerns ”
“New federal charges mean the lawyers who torched that NYPD van could face life imprisonment”
“Seattle police plan to retake CHAZ precinct held hostage”
“NY Times: Black supporters are abandoning Mayor de Blasio”
“Richmond police detain multiple people with semi-automatic firearms at Robert E. Lee Monument”
“Chinese military officer arrested after trying to leave US”
‘The Dukes of Hazzard’ May Soon Be Removed by Amazon for Featuring the Confederate Flag
“There Are Now Baptisms Taking Place on Corner Where George Floyd Was Killed”