Hell in a Handbasket

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:36:00 +0000

THESE STATES WILL SUFFER THE MOST IN THE EVENT OF AN EU COLLAPSE

Canada's New $100 Bill Made of Plastic

Buying Land in the American Redoubt, by G. in Virginia

Letter Re: How to Make Lye Soap

This Glock ad makes it clear that widespread concealed carry by law-abiding citizens would be a very good thing

CIA following Twitter, Facebook

Letter Re: An Exception to the Upcoming U.S. Light Bulb Ban

How to Find Helpful People Around You, by K.W.

Two Letters Re: Places Where SurvivalBlog is Blocked From Viewing

Black Friday Gun Sales Break Records

"Warning: This Car Is Inefficient"

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:30:00 +0000

Letter Re: The Occupy Protests as an Illustration of Refugee Camp Living

Letter Re: Air Wells, Fog Fences, and Dew Ponds--Harvesting Atmospheric Water

The Truth about Violence

Some Experience With Wilderness Campfires, by N.P

Letter Re: Long Term Gas and Diesel Storage

Selecting a Firearm

All Those Oklahoma Earthquakes Over The Weekend Were Probably Caused By Fracking

Sheep Lawn Mowers, and Other Go-Getters

Young Farmers Find Huge Obstacles to Getting Started

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:19:00 +0000

Taming Unruly Wind Power

Many States Already Worried About Running Short

'He has a right to speak,' said the cop to the banker

Getting Home in a Crisis Will Require Gear and Fitness, by Vin F.

UNEMPLOYMENT AND CRIME

The Dexia Bank Collapse Underscores the Fragility of the Global Credit Market and Derivatives

Odds 'n Sods

Developer with shotgun scared off Oakland rioters

SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Life in Argentina after the 2001 crisis.

EPISODE-781- FERNANDO FERFAL AGUIRRE ON SURVIVING AN ECONOMIC COLLAPSE

Letter Re: Field-Test Improvements to a Go Bag

12 Mistakes That Welcome a Home Invasion

How To Find a Bug Out Location Without First Going There, by Jen L

Letter Re: Motor Vehicles and the EMP Threat

Field-Test Improvements to a Go Bag, by Todd S.

Feds concerned about hackers opening prison doors

Tempers flare over 6 days of Conn. power outages

Homeless In High School: Meet Jake

Using & About Oxygen Absorbers

A hard road for the poor in need of cars

Perfect Storm; Eight Reasons to be Bullish on the US Dollar

After The Collapse - Who Will Your Neighbors Be?

The Twelve-Year Sentence

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:12:00 +0000

Sheriff: Time For Citizens To Arm Themselves

How to create disposable mail address

Rural rebellion brewing

Woman stole neighbor's food storage

Letter Re: State Defense Force Service as a Preparedness Training Resource

Amid the City, Learning to Survive in the Wild

How close is your home to a nuclear power plant?

Letter Re: A Street Gang Rapid Response Kit

Merkel wants 'permanent' supervision of Greece, warns of war

Greece Replaces Top Brass in Army, Navy, Air Force in Surprise Move; Is Papandreou Preparing for a Military Coup or Afraid of One?

Protecting You From Reality: Government Targets “Rogue” Web Sites and Alternative Media

Yuri Bezmenov: Psychological Warfare Subversion & Control of Western Society (Complete)

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:03:00 +0000

map showing gang presence in the United States

Weekend Homesteaders, by R.M.H.

Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants

The FBI Announces Gangs Have Infiltrated Every Branch Of The Military

The Real Contagion Risk

Apply Enough Pressure, Something Eventually Breaks; Italy Government on Brink of Collapse

Lines to Withdraw Deposits Queue Up as Run on the Banks starts in Greece

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 07:30:00 +0000

The Ranks of the Underemployed Continue to Grow

The Fraud At The Heart Of Student Lending Exposed - The One Sentence Everyone Should Read

Letter Re: The Importance of Rural Retreat Light Discipline

Senator Crapo discusses an EPA case involving an Idaho couple with Lou Dobbs on Fox Business News

Newseum web site, where you can see scrollovers of a large number of American newspapers.

Growing Trend: Thieves Raid Vegetable Gardens in Indianapolis, New York and Chicago

How to Do Laundry on a Road Trip Like John Steinbeck

Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:42:00 +0000

How do Homestead Attacks Occur? (Meat of info starts at 4 min.)

Looking For An Alternative To Gold And Silver?

Trapping Options for the Non-Trapper, by Pat in Oregon

Dumb TV Reporter

Big Trouble Brewing

Unprecedented Drop in Port Traffic: A Sobering Omen for Holiday Sales or Should we Listen to Analysts?

More Alarming Shipping News and Charts: Railfax Railroad, Ceridian Trucking, Harper-Petersen Shipping; Reader Anecdotes

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:44:00 +0000

Colorado empties popular lake to pay its water bill

Calif. OKs student aid for illegal immigrants

New law lets 12-year-olds consent to preventive care for STDs

Back to the Land, Reluctantly

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:58:00 +0000

Germany refuses more emergency loans and prepare re-introduction of the Deutschmark.

Meet the Texan investor who made millions from the credit crunch... and now he stands to make 65,000% profit if Europe goes down the drain

EU preparing bank rescues amid Greece doubts

The Savings of Millions of People are Going to Vanish in Less Than 12 Months

Shortages Lead Doctors To Ration Critical Drugs

Fed Plan to Consolidate Power Over Nation's Power Highway Has States Nervous

Pat's Product Review: "Commence Fire" Emergency Stove

Reliably Erasing Data from SSD Drives

Letter Re: A Shopping Trip Glimpse of Human Nature

Double your salary in the middle of nowhere, North Dakota

California Begins Moving Prison Inmates

U.S. Power Grid Security Update: "There Have Been Intrusions"

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:21:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:41:00 +0000

Lessons in OPSEC: Hurricane Irene Versus Hurricane Isabel, by Gonzo

Top 10 Most Influential Survival and Preparedness Blogs

Protecting You and Yours During a Mass Casualty Incident, by Officer Tackleberry

Japanese pay top dollar for Ellensburg's timothy hay

We're All Greece - And On Fire

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 06:51:00 +0000

How Much Cash Would You Need After a Terrorist Attack?

Three Letters Re: Lessons Learned From a Recent California Power Outage

No place like home: The millions of Americans living in long-stay motels

Preparing for an Emergency

Bad News Is Now Official for Scorched Texas Town

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 06:50:00 +0000

Culinary School Grads Claim They Were Ripped Off Clayton County Food Stamp Snafu Angers Many 'Squatters aren't criminals and can be GOOD for society': Judge orders council to publish list of empty homes in its area Mar 11, 2011: Japanese tsunami from the point of view of a car.L.A. County's War on Desert Rats Minn. landowners livid over mineral contracts Gold wedding bands get dumped for tungsten Feds' COBRA subsidy to end Belarus Hyperinflation Update: Food Runs Out As Friendly Foreigners Take Advantage Of The "Favorable" Exchange Rate Arb Two Letters Re: Hurricane Irene Lessons Learned Babysitting bill in Calif. Legislature Forget Irene: The Drought in Texas Is the Catastrophe That Could Really Hurt Netragard’s Hacker Interface Device (HID).The Five Steps of OPSEC Assessment by Stone of Scone Generation Limbo: Waiting It Out Asking the right and wrong questions Hope, Fear and Insomnia: Journey of a Jobless Man All Work and No Pay: The Great Speedup You Only Believe the Official 9/11 Story Because You Don't Know the Official 9/11 Story

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:07:00 +0000

DR BONES and NURSE AMY

Letter Re: A Treasure-Hunting Prepper

My Home Energy Backup System, by David L.

Five Letters Re: My Home Energy Backup System

The Great Salvation Army Raid

Guns are now legal in National Parks, kind of.

Market crash 'could hit within weeks', warn bankers

Feared Beetle Makes Its Way to U.S. in Rice from India

Guitar Frets: Environmental Enforcement Leaves Musicians in Fear

Guest Post: Don’t Store Your Gold In The United States

A banking system built on lies and deception – Hiding commercial real estate losses by laundering bad loans through the Federal Reserve. Trillions of dollars in bailouts were made while banks told the public all was well.

More people losing property for late tax payments

How Chase Ruined Lives of People Who Paid Off Their Mortgages

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:07:00 +0000

Shoppers will see higher prices for back-to-school shopping, but stores aim to disguise them

Long Beach Police Chief: we detain photographers, and I don’t have any guidelines for that policy, photography is classed with attempts to acquire weaponized smallpox

Some Observations on Non-Electric Lighting, by Ron B.

Buy a Gun

A judge berates three who took part in last month's Center City youth mob attacks

What You Don't Get About the Job Search: The Unemployed Speak

Social Security disability on verge of insolvency

Soaring gold prices trigger jewelry robberies, police warnings

Another "Lost Decade" Coming Up; Boomer Retirement Headwinds; P/E Expansion and Contraction Demographic Model; Negative Returns for a Decade Revisited

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:24:00 +0000

If You Cannot Evacuate, by B.A.F.

NY, NJ commuters sound off on toll hikes

A Reason For The August Stock Market Crash, Oct Pending

More states considering pay-by-the-mile car taxes

"Not a Minor Complication"

Bad Checks in Greece Soar 43% as Credit Dries Up; Greek Unemployment Rate Hits Record High 16.6%; Hey I have an Idea!

SEC Destroys 9,000 Fraud Files Involving Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Lehman

Media Ignores Ron Paul So Blatantly, Even Time Magazine Recognizes It; "Why?" is Easy to Explain

Second Harvest Food Bank Runs Out of Food

Long-term unemployment wreaks mental toll on jobless

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:47:00 +0000

Foraging: How To Make Yourself Starvation Proof, by Mike F.

Fed Up: A Texas Bank Is Calling It Quits

Most Americans can't afford a $1,000 emergency expense

Serious People Are Starting To Realize That We May Be Looking At World War III

England Used to Be a Country of Men

Dear California: I’m Leaving You. Here’s Why…

THE BEST LOOKING HORSE IN THE GLUE FACTORY

When Dollar Stores Are Too Expensive

THE TIDE IS TURNING – PREPPING IS BECOMING NORMAL

The Tent City of New Jersey: Desperate victims of the economic slump forced to live in makeshift homes in forest

10 Signs That Economic Riots And Civil Unrest Inside The United States Are Now More Likely Than Ever

Food Prices Could Hit Tipping Point for Global Unrest

On the front line of the riots with the police

On Markets, Manipulation, Regulation, and Nationalization

Tetanus: A Nasty, Fascinating Bug, by Dr. Bob

Topography of Faith

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:50:00 +0000

Two Letters Re: A Folding Kayak as a Survival Vehicle

Gov't considers turning foreclosures into rentals

It happened to us, our bank was just "closed" by the FDIC. Shades of the depression

Years of liberal dogma have spawned a generation of amoral, uneducated, welfare dependent, brutalised youngsters

A Folding Kayak as a Survival Vehicle, by Jann B.

Gold Medal Marksmanship, by 10x Shooter

Odds 'n Sods

Bank Of America Is Just The Start Of Paulson's Problems: Behold.... Citigroup

Guest Post: Five Back-to-Basics Guidelines for Gun Safety, by Madison Parker

Rise of the Mob: Wisconsin Fairgoers Attacked, Violently Beaten

Phoenix school forced to get rid of buses

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 06:45:00 +0000

EPISODE-717- EVERY DAY CARRY AND BEYOND

EPISODE-716- WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO BUILD THAT BETTER LIFE

Avoid Disaster, Get Out of U.S. Assets: Peter Schiff

America's Sovereign Debt Credit Rating and Interest Rate Imponderables

Debt Crisis? Bankruptcy Fears? See Jefferson County, Ala.

Detroit to set services by neighborhood condition

2010-2011 drought likely to be among costliest on record for Texas farmers, ranchers

Practice of Water Banking Questioned in Lawsuits

A rising hunger among children

"I'm Preparing For The Complete Meltdown Of Our Financial System"

Calculated Risk Chart Gallery

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:21:00 +0000

Letter Re: Physical Fitness for TEOTWAWKI Preparedness

North Idaho Links & Phone Numbers

Report: China building electromagnetic pulse weapons for use against U.S. carriers

North Texas School District to Charge Students For Riding Bus

College presidents' paychecks raise brows

The Garland County Sheriff Shuts Down Electronic Bracelets

A Visit to the Warehouse of Soul-Crushing Sadness

Madness: 39 Things That Are Driving Ordinary Americans Absolutely Crazy

Our Politicians Are Selling Off Pieces Of America To Foreign Investors – And Goldman Sachs Is Helping Them Do It

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:33:00 +0000

24 Small Towns May Lose Air Service

12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free

Smoke and Mirrors: The Full Implications of the U.S. National Debt

Letter Re: Coin Roll Hunting--Acquiring Silver on a Tight Budget

DOJ: We can force you to decrypt that laptop

Police: Internet providers must keep user logs

What An American Bank Run Would Look Like

Health experts warn of new tick-borne threat

The Start-Up of You

The struggle to eat

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:08:00 +0000

30 Reasons To Get Out Of Real Estate And Into REAL Assets

Basics of Wound Care - PDF

Fayetteville fighting wild dog problem

'Car sleepers' the new US homeless

Oak Park Woman Faces 93-Days in Jail For Planting Vegetable Garden

Personal Information Hidden in Plain Sight, by C.C.

New wolf pack confirmed — a short drive from Seattle

Police Officers Find Tiny Pocket Cams Are 'Silent Partners'

Empty Plates for Low-Income Seniors

Stupid Choices Equal Bankruptcy (Usually)

Bend Over Sheeple:
Congress Wants Automatic Wage Deductions to Pay Down the Debt

The Warning

Economy Faces a Jolt as Benefit Checks Run Out

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 06:46:00 +0000

Guest Article: The Screaming Fundamentals for Owning Gold and Silver, by Chris Martenson

Retiree Tax Heavens (and Hells)

President Obama Executive Order 13575 Rural Councils

Govt Forces Family Living Off-Grid, Growing Own Food On Own Land to Return to Society’s Rat Race or Face Penalty

Grand jury appalled at Oakland building inspectors

Worst drought in 60 years hitting Horn of Africa-UN

Major banks may give away discarded residences to cut losses

Uneven Aging of America; Cultural Shift Coming; Competition for Resources Between Young and Old Will Be Intense

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:44:00 +0000

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Prepper Dad? Even Robert Kiyosaki Is Warning That An Economic Collapse Is Coming

Two Letters Re: The Case For Silver Spoons

Letter Re: Google Earth -- The Double-Edged Sword

Doctor as renegade -- accepts cash, checks, eggs or pie, not insurance

The Case For Silver Spoons, by F.J.B.

U.S. Postal Service to Stop Paying Into Worker Pension Fund

History Cookbook

noreply@blogger.com (economygeek) — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:54:00 +0000

For Want of a Word, Arizona’s Jobless Lose Checks

Guest Post: What Are The Social Implications Of Economic Collapse?

Weak economy drives theft of copper wiring

City’s family shelters are filling up faster, sooner

Budget cuts leave UK ‘unable to hold Falklands’

Upending Anonymity, These Days the Web Unmasks Everyone

The Easy Storage Survival Harvest, by Minnesota Rose

Letter Re: TOR and the Onion Networks

Letter Re: Protecting Your Assets With an LLC

Letter Re: COMSEC, Bitcoin, and Ironkey Thumb Drives

Trading Of Over The Counter Gold And Silver To Be Illegal Beginning July 15

Eight Rooms, Well, Nine, but That’s Their Secret

Architectural Magic

Washington State Gun Lawyer

Letter Re: Adjustable Rate Mortgage Rate Resets

US orders news blackout over crippled Nebraska Nuclear Plant: report