by Survival Blog | Dec 31, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
Introductory Note: In a SurvivalBlog essay that I wrote back in January, 2019, I warned that there were signs that a Second Civil War might be brewing. I’d like to update and expand on that theme, in this essay. — The recent release of the first trailer for the...
by Survival Blog | Dec 31, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover gold’s performance and the factors that affected gold prices. What Did Gold Do in December? The big news for December was...
by Survival Blog | Dec 30, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
On December 30, 1905, former Governor Frank Steunenberg (pictured) was assassinated with a dynamite bomb near his home in Caldwell, Idaho. According to Infogalactic: “He was assassinated in 1905 by one-time union member Harry Orchard, who was also a paid informant...
by Survival Blog | Dec 30, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) Planting A good old-fashioned seed broadcaster maybe a good device to put back as well. The good news is they still manufacture these. I use mine in the mid-Spring to seed my hay field. I use a technique an old...
by Survival Blog | Dec 29, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
On December 29, 1845, Texas was admitted as the 28th state of the Union. — Today is the birthday of actor Jude Law (born 1972.) You may remember him from Enemy at The Gates and Sky Captain. — Natchez Shooters Supplies (one of our affiliate advertisers) is running a...
by Survival Blog | Dec 29, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
It does not take much imagination to realize that our society will come crashing down without the cheap, steady flow of electricity. The world’s electric grids are the lifeblood of our modern lifestyle. Many predictions believe that if the electrical grid was shut...
by Survival Blog | Dec 29, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
Editor’s Introductory Note: Today, in place of my usual Economics & Investing column, with permission I am reposting this article that was first published by the Birch Gold Group. Brandon Smith is the Editor of Alt-Market.us. He is an astute observer of the...
by Survival Blog | Dec 28, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
December 28, 1793 was the day that Thomas Paine was arrested in France for treason. The charges against him were never fully detailed, but he was tried in absentia on December 26 and convicted. Best known as the author of Common Sense, he moved to Paris to be part of...
by Survival Blog | Dec 28, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) PERSONAL EXPERIENCE with a Chimney Issue My husband and I also heat our remote, off-grid home with a woodstove. One cold February night we had to evacuate our cabin at 3 am because the chimney pipe had gotten so...
by Survival Blog | Dec 27, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
On December 27, 1943, the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst sank in the Barents Sea, under the guns and torpedoes of a British battle group led by the Duke Of York. — On December 27, 1571, German astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered three major laws of planetary...
