Shrink the State. End the Fed. Balance the budget. Make a profit. Leave an inheritance.
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The acronym I/R is military jargon for internment and relocation. The U.S. Army in 2010 produced a manual in I/R for the Military Police. It has been leaked. It is designed for control in Third World nations. If taken at face value, this means that the Army expects to have troops stationed permanently all over [...]
Continue reading →The worst-case scenatio used to be nuclear war. That involved the USA vs. the USSR. Today, the two worst-case scenarios in the modern world are these: (1) terrorist use of biological weapons in several cities at the same time; (2) a terrorist attack on the power grid. These are home-brew operations. The potential perpetrators cannot [...]
Continue reading →Now, here’s an item that preparationists have not spotted: your own armored car. This would have warmed the cockles of Bugsie Siegel’s heart. A bulletproof Kia. Just what the doctor ordered — if the doctor lives in Brazil. Sao Paulo does not live up to its namesake: St. Paul. It’s more like St. Valentine, as [...]
Continue reading →So, you dream of five acres and independence. Stop. You dream of living in a state with no income tax and no sales tax. You can do that. It’s New Hampshire, where it’s cold in winter. It’s really, truly cold. What you save in income taxes and sales taxes you will spend in fuel oil. [...]
Continue reading →Around the USA, thieves are stealing bottles of liquid Tide. I did a Google search for these three words: liquid Tide theft. I got a lot of hits. The thieves could steal anything. Why are they stealing Tide? Because Tide functions as a black market currency. To function as currency, a commodity needs the following: [...]
Continue reading →Drones keep getting cheaper. They keep getting more invasive. We read on the NPR site: But imagine thousands of drones flying over U.S. skies — something we may see in just a few years. In February, President Obama signed an aviation bill requiring the Federal Aviation Administration to make plans to integrate drones into American [...]
Continue reading →What is a black market. It is defined as a market for goods that have been placed under controls by the government. Central banks can create digital money. But we cannot eat digital money. Governments cannot create wealth. They can restrict its sale for political purposes. This leads to the creation of black markets. The [...]
Continue reading →Here is the story of a family that learned the basics of preparation. The power went down and stayed down. Without electrical power, our lifestyle changes fast. It gets bad, fast. Then it gets worse. Now, it was time to put my action plan to the test. I got out all my heavy duty 12 [...]
Continue reading →Say that you plant a crop. Say that Monsanto has sold your neighbor seed that is patented. Say that some of the pollination gets into your frop. Say that your crop is modified. There has been an invasion of your property by your neighbor. Tough luck for you. Monsanto can sue you for patent infringement. [...]
Continue reading →Across America’s highways drive the nuclear truckers. We don’t think about them, but they are out there. Now there is a map that shows where the routes are. Most Americans have never seen this map. “Is that it?” My wife leans forward in the passenger seat of our sensible hatchback and points ahead to an [...]
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