Former President Donald Trump crushed the record for the longest-ever nomination acceptance speech on Thursday night at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, speaking for 92 minutes…

(Natural News) If shutting down oil pipelines, banning fracking and punishing automobile manufacturers for their “carbon footprint” wasn’t enough, the left-wing climate change activists are now…

(Natural News) If shutting down oil pipelines, banning fracking and punishing automobile manufacturers for their “carbon footprint” wasn’t enough, the left-wing climate change activists are now…

J.D. Vance was the best person Donald Trump could pick to be his vice-presidential running mate. This is not because he served honorably in the military, attended Yale University, shows great intelligence,…

“Exercise Is King. Nutrition Is Queen. Put Them Together And You’ve Got A Kingdom.” – Jack LaLanne The post The Editors’ Quote of the Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, more coverage of the bullish prices for precious metals. Precious Metals: Gold Soars To Record High As Stocks Do Something Not Seen Since Oct 1987. o  o  o The wild ride in precious metals prices continued this past week. Gold touched $2,488.10 on Wednesday morning. (July 17, 2024.) Prices were then slammed back down by … The post Economics & Investing For Preppers appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

Introductory Note: I’d be remiss if I failed to mention that I have a considerable bias on this topic.  I own and operate Elk Creek Company — a side business selling pre-1899 guns and percussion black powder replicas. I’ve been dabbling in antique guns for more than 35 years. (Back in the 1990s, I operated Clearwater Trading Company, from my home near Orofino, Idaho.)  Despite my bias, I believe that what I’m recommending in this essay represents some ground truth. – JWR — Mark Twain was famous for once writing: “Buy land. Because they aren’t making it any more of … The post A Pre-1899 Gun Investing Rationale appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

On July 19, 1843, the steamship SS Great Britain was launched, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It was the first ocean-going craft to feature an iron hull and a screw propeller. At the time, it was the largest vessel afloat in the world. — July 19th is coincidentally the birthday of handgun designers Samuel Colt (born 1814) and Gaston Glock. (Glock was born in 1929 and passed away in December, 2023.) — I just got some sad news: Lou Dobbs has passed away. My condolences to his family. — We are in need of entries to round out Round 113 … The post Preparedness Notes for Friday — July 19, 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

Political violence against the right is raging, but the left appears to tacitly — and sometimes openly — endorse it