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This week’s political news was dominated by former Congressman Matt Gaetz withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general to replace the worst AG in US history, the…

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Immigration Minister Tony Burke says 90 percent of detainees are convicted criminals.The Albanese Labor government’s proposed migration amendments could lead to the deportation of up to 80,000 individuals…

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“The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.” – Stanley Kubrick 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, we look at declining natural gas prices. (See the Commodities section.) Precious Metals: Spot gold was at $2,684.50 USD per Troy ounce at mid-day on Thursday. JWR’s Comment: We might see $2,750 gold in the next few days if international tensions over the Ukraine escalation continue. o  o  o Banks Covered Gold & Silver Shorts … The post Economics & Investing For Preppers appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

Editor’s Introductory Note: This is part of a multi-part article series on retreats written by a Christian farmer who is praying and searching for a wife. Please prayerfully consider all of the topics that he discusses. — Economics of Land in the 21st Century Arable land is no longer free nor available at reduced cost. As you learned in Part 2, over a hundred million acres of land in our country were sold for some sweat, initiative, and a small filing fee during the main Homestead years from the 1860s to the 1930s. Even earlier, land was available for a … The post Thoughts on Retreats: History and Land – Part 4, by Single Farmer appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

On November 22, 1898, construction began on the Simplon tunnel through the Alps, linking Italy and Switzerland; it became the world’s longest railroad tunnel. Pictured above it the tunnel’s south entrance. — Today is the birthday of Adelbert Rinaldo Buffington, a well-known designer of military gun parts and accessories. — Today is remembered as the birthday of the late Eugene M. Stoner. (Born 1922, died April 24, 1997.) He was the designer of the AR-7, AR-10, AR-15, AR-180, the Stoner 63, and several other firearms. — Today we present a guest article, from a reader. It was not intended to … The post Preparedness Notes for Friday — November 22, 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.