Don’t even look at a computer without reading this!

by Guest Blogger — June 7, 2013 — 39 comments

This is a guest post by Anonymous and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. Introductory Lessons in Communication Security Everyone already understands that it is important to protect your identity online. Similar to operational security where practitioners are encouraged to conceal their actions; i.e. Don’t discuss your stockpile, number or types of weapons or ammunition, or your evacuation

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The federal government is watching everything that you do – every text, email, phone call, connections, video chats, Facebook posts, photos and probably every time that you defecate!

by M.D. Creekmore — June 7, 2013 — 76 comments
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Yes big brother is listening and recording everything you say, and again it’s being done behind the façade of fighting terrorism. How many rights have been trampled, stomped and discarded in the name of National Security and the “war on terror” and protecting our freedom? Protecting our freedom by making us less free… confounding to say the least. Makes me question who the real terrorists are…?

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How to put together a small first aid medical bag and kit

by Guest Blogger — June 5, 2013 — 76 comments

This is a guest post by Patsy S and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. I am pretty new to all of this. I do not plan on bugging  out if we don’t have to. We will try to hole up in our own place but  if we have to leave for a bit I want to be

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This list of fake “keywords” supposedly being monitored by Homeland Security has been floating around the web since 2012…

by M.D. Creekmore — June 5, 2013 — 63 comments

This list of fake “keywords” has been floating around the web since 2012… and was mentioned again today by JWR on SurvivalBlog.com in his Odds ‘n Sods.

With Headlines Like: “Dept. of Homeland Security “Forced” to Release List of Keywords Used to Monitor Social Networking Sites” who could resist looking…

Is it just me or does “the list” look too broad and vague to be real? To me this looks like a list that was put out as a cover-up for the real list… I mean come on, with “keywords” such as clouds, pork, sick, recovery, agriculture, recall, wave, El Paso, emergency, tornado storm, ice, help, snow, sleet, relief etc.

I find it strange that there is no mention of specific (and likely) targets, such as high-ranking officials, and structures or known names and specific locations of terrorist suspects or groups which would be on any real keyword watch-list.

Folks this is only a “front list” to cover up the existence and content of the real keyword watch list.

You may also note that there is no mention (that I saw) of preppers, prepping, survivalist, etc.

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Wednesday miscellany

by M.D. Creekmore — June 5, 2013 — 74 comments

1. 11-Yr-Old Suspended From School For Merely TALKING About Guns : “The father of a middle schooler in Calvert County, Md. says his 11-year-old son was suspended for 10 days for merely talking about guns on the bus ride home. The principal (Darrel Prioleau) told me that with what happened at Sandy Hook if you

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Shout out to our sponsors and advertisers

by M.D. Creekmore — June 4, 2013 — 5 comments

As you all know, I don’t usually post on Tuesday but today, I would like to take this time to send a shout out to our sponsors and advertisers.

They support this blog by helping to pay the bills around here, providing a service and making needed products available to all of us in the prepper community, and they deserve your support.

If you do business with any of our advertisers (you should) then please be sure to tell them that you found their site via TheSurvivalistBlo.net. Thank you.

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Reader Poll: Do you think that the U.S. Government should be allowed to use Drone Strikes to Kill U.S. Citizens?

by M.D. Creekmore — June 3, 2013 — 248 comments

Do you thing that the U.S. Government should be allowed to use Drone Strikes to Kill U.S. Citizens?

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Top ten posts over the past five months

by M.D. Creekmore — June 3, 2013 — 9 comments

These are the top ten posts from TheSurvivalistBlog.net – these posts have had the most page views during the past five months…

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Finding Like-Minded Survivalist / Prepper Friends

by M.D. Creekmore — June 3, 2013 — 64 comments

Many readers have asked “where or how do I find like-minded folks to form a survival group to help “man” our retreat?” Unfortunately, I’ve known of several survival groups that are no longer together. In most cases they dissolved due to a lack of funds, seriousness of members and infighting. It’s been my experience that

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Getting Set Up to Trap…

by Guest Blogger — June 3, 2013 — 22 comments

This is a guest post by JSW and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. As though I don’t have enough already, it’s raining cats and dogs. What a spring evolution! At least the garden got in just in time for the first watering (now if only God will weed it as well). But it’s a perfect day for

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How to put together your 72 hour survival kit in a few easy steps

by M.D. Creekmore — June 3, 2013 — 33 comments
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This short excerpt is from my book 31 Days to Survival. As with any “prepping shopping list” you’ll need to tailor the suggestions listed below to meet your specific needs, skills, location and circumstances – no such shopping list can cover the needs of everyone in every situation, everywhere. The items listed below make up what

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18 Signs That Massive Economic Problems Are Erupting All Over The Planet

by Guest Blogger — June 3, 2013 — 17 comments

This is no time to be complacent. Massive economic problems are erupting all over the globe, but most people seem to believe that everything is going to be just fine. In fact, a whole bunch of recent polls and surveys show that the American people are starting to feel much better about how the U.S. economy is performing. Unfortunately, the false prosperity that we are currently enjoying is not going to last much longer.

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Build Your Own Underground Root Cellar – Plans and Advice

by M.D. Creekmore — June 3, 2013 — 5 comments

How to Make a Fridge Root Cellar Building Barrel Root Cellars

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Monday miscellany

by M.D. Creekmore — June 3, 2013 — 46 comments

Iranian general warns of bio-warfare : “Viruses can be turned into easily concealed weapons with high epidemic powers that could contaminate food, water and animals, Iran has warned.” Leading neuroscientist: Religious fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’ that can be ‘cured’ : “A leading neurologist at the University of Oxford said this week that recent developments meant that

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What did you do to prep this week?

by M.D. Creekmore — June 1, 2013 — 461 comments

Before we start with this weeks segment I would like to thank Kelli M, Benda S, Patrick B, Janet W, Donna S, Willard N, Linda S, Josh B, Victoria S, Linda S and Nanci Q for their generous donations this week via our voluntary subscription service. I would also like to thank Ann M for her donation by snail mail. Thank

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Obama Administration Could Sign Arms Trade Treaty as Early as Monday

by M.D. Creekmore — June 1, 2013 — 37 comments

From my latest NRA Newsletter… As we recently reported, on April 2, the United Nations General Assembly voted 153-4 to pass the Arms Trade Treaty, with the United States voting in favor and several countries abstaining. The vote in the General Assembly pushed the treaty process forward after negotiations twice failed to deliver on the goal of developing

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Friday Poll: Do you believe the police will attempt to confiscate firearms if ordered to by Obama?

by M.D. Creekmore — May 31, 2013 — 250 comments

Related poll…

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How to Get your spouse On-Board for Your Preparedness Journey

by M.D. Creekmore — May 31, 2013 — 31 comments

This excerpt is from my book 31 Days to Survival. I think I’m lucky for the fact that I live by myself, with the girlfriend living in town. Marriage isn’t a bad thing; in fact marriage can be wonderful if you have a compatible partner. Unfortunately, for many, the spouse isn’t supportive – or even hostile

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And the winner in our recent leave a comment and win over $100 worth of books and DVD’s Is…

by M.D. Creekmore — May 31, 2013 — 13 comments

Kannin Winning comment below (randomly drawn) My biggest frustration is my wife. I love her to death… (I hope that statement doesn’t come back to bite me), and I can’t imagine spending eternity without her after the SHTF. But she gets in the way of my prepping. Don’t get me wrong… she is my biggest

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Friday miscellany

by M.D. Creekmore — May 31, 2013 — 30 comments

1. Asteroid fly-by on Friday sparks debate over readiness for ‘Armageddon’-style event : “The passage close to Earth of a mountain-sized asteroid expected Friday has reignited discussions among scientists about how to deal with the improbable — but definitely possible — circumstance of an asteroid predicted to hit the planet.” 2. Obama administration does not

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Post disaster sanitation. Here’s How.

by Guest Blogger — May 29, 2013 — 57 comments

I think sanitation may be the least sexy but most overlooked portion of being prepared. In a grid down scenario running water and therefore toilets may not work. As water begins to be rationed basic sanitation will start to suffer. Here are some ideas I have on the subject. I have geared this towards bugging.

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CDC Preparing for H7N9 Pandemic

by Guest Blogger — May 29, 2013 — 46 comments

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It was revealed late this week by researchers at the University of Hong Kong that the H7N9 bird flu virus which has infected 131 people (and killed 36) can be transmitted not only by close contact but by airborne exposure. Their study, published this week in the journal Science, indicates ferrets were passing the virus cage to cage. Additionally, inoculated ferrets were infected before the appearance of most clinical symptoms, demonstrating there may be more cases than have been detected or reported.

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Why The Next War With China Could Go Very Badly For The United States

by Guest Blogger — May 29, 2013 — 70 comments

Most Americans assume that the U.S. military is so vastly superior to everyone else that no other nation would ever dream of fighting a full-scale war against us. Unfortunately, that assumption is dead wrong.

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News From The Eastern Redoubt (the Cumberland Plateau of TN)

by M.D. Creekmore — May 29, 2013 — 3 comments

TN House passes ban on surveillance drones : “The House has passed a bill to ban most warrantless surveillance by unmanned drones in Tennessee.”

How many states, besides Oklahoma, ban Islamic law? : The Oklahoma legislature passed a bill Monday to prevent the use of religious or foreign law in state courts. Between 2010 and 2012, lawmakers in 32 states introduced similar bills, and six states – Oklahoma, Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, South Dakota and Tennessee – enacted such bills into law.

Oklahoma House Passes Bill to Ban UN Agenda 21 : But Tennessee adopted a resolution over a year ago blasting the dubious UN agenda as a radical “socialist” plot at odds with individual liberty, private-property rights, and the U.S. Constitution.

George Jones- Tennessee Whiskey

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Wednesday miscellany

by M.D. Creekmore — May 29, 2013 — 24 comments

BLM warning recreationalists of wildfire dangers : “As fire season approaches, the Bureau of Land Management in Idaho is once again asking the public for help in reducing human-caused fires this fire season.” ‘The enemy is everywhere’: The former head of MI5 Dame Stella Rimington has  called for British people to inform security services if they suspect their neighbors

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