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Black Markets and Local Supplies

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 [...]

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Lost Electrical Power for 9 Days. Good Practice.

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 [...]

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Judge Dismisses the Case Against Monsanto

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. [...]

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Map of the Nuclear Waste Highways

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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When You Hear the Word “Collapse,” Ignore It.

We hear the word “collapse” all the time. The word does not make sense in a free market economy. Collapses come all at once. Prices on a free market change, forcing people to adjust. We can get erosion. We can get recession. Short of a war scenario, such as biological pandemic, we cannot get a [...]

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James “Titanic” Cameron Heads for the Lifeboats

Canadian-born James Cameron, the director of Titanic and Avatar, has sold him home in Malibu and has applied to purchase a farm in New Zealand. Size: over four square miles. He says he likes the country because of its work ethic. Meanwhile, billionaire John Malone has invested in his own property in Canada, just across [...]

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The Caissons Go Rolling Along: Trains Loaded With Army Tanks

Here are some interesting videos. It makes me wonder what is going on. Where are these tanks going? Why? I realize that tanks must be shipped from place to place. But which places? Why? Then we read this (January 24). Joint military training exercises will be held evenings in downtown Los Angeles through Thursday, according [...]

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Governmernt Drones in America — The Spying Kind

The technology of war in the Middle East is being implemented here. The federal government is only in the testing phase. This technology is going to become widespread in a few years. “Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane!” It’s a drone. Read this.  That ought to ruin your day. Now [...]

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Most Americans Now Think Social Conflict Is Coming. Do You?

There are move have-nots than haves in every society. In the past, America has not had a lot of conflict between haves and have-nots. But more Americans than ever think this truce will not last much longer. The Pew Research Center reports on this change. The Occupy Wall Street movement no longer occupies Wall Street, [...]

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