http://www.shtfplan.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:25:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This article has been generously contributed by Neithercorp Press for your reading pleasure. By Giordano Bruno Neithercorp Press - 03/10/2010 Herbert West: Re-Animator Winter is slowly melting away here in the U.S., and Spring will soon be upon us.  Wall Street is currently flush with delight at the year long run of the ... http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/economy-kept-on-life-support-while-global-governance-is-organized_03122010 The following essay has been contributed by Steve Richards for your reading pleasure. The article “Confronting Kleptocracy–Identifying The Looter Mentality” by Rawles was very interesting as have been the posts which followed. Please let me chime in my two cents for what it’s worth (which is about 2 cents worth).  :-) First, ... http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/survival-of-the-fittest_03112010 Contributed by alanisimus. Jerry Day has some interesting insights and questions about the upcoming census. Just exactly what information can the government request of us besides how many individuals reside in the dwelling being polled? Do we need to be concerned? What are your rights? Review the youtube video for yourself... ... http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/the-census-and-the-constitution_03102010 In yet another example of government overstepping its bounds, the Obama administration is preparing to ban fishing in coastal areas around the country, as well as the Great Lakes and other inland water resources: This announcement comes at the time when the situation supposedly still is "fluid" and the Interagency Ocean ... http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/food-security-threat-goverment-set-to-ban-public-fishing-individual-food-production_03102010 Gerald Celente joins Alex Jones on March 5, 2010 for his regular monthly updates on coming trends. Among other things, Mr. Celente spoke to Alex about his recent experience in Chile and the neo-survivalism trend he predicted would grow in 2010: We had to use a lot of defensive measures to stay ... http://www.shtfplan.com/emergency-preparedness/gerald-celente-if-the-worst-happens-and-youre-not-prepared-guess-what-youre-dead_03102010 We are commodities - livestock - living within a variety of different systems of management (capitalism, socialism, communism, fascism, etc.). Under our current managers, we could be considered free range serfs, meaning that we are given the illusion of freedom as we roam free throughout our farm, but in the end ... http://www.shtfplan.com/commodities/an-introduction-to-free-range-serfdom_03092010 This article is written by James Wesley Rawles and was originally published at Survival Blog. A recent opinion column The New York Times was titled: The Moral Ambiguity of Looting. Ambiguity? There is nothing ambiguous about it. Let's have the moral courage to be forthright and uncompromising on ... http://www.shtfplan.com/emergency-preparedness/confronting-kleptocracy-identifying-the-looter-mentality_03092010 Several recent news stories bring into question our so-called justice system. Last week Robert Ferguson of California was sentenced to 8 years in prison for  steeling cheese: A California man has been sentenced to up to eight years in prison for stealing a $3.99 bag of shredded cheese in a case critics ... http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/justice-in-america-8-years-for-stealing-cheese-35-years-for-marijuana-possession_03092010 We often discuss gold as a long-term wealth preservation tool and prepping investment. For those who find gold to be a little bit out of their price range, substitute silver for gold in this article, as the machinations behind the scenes are fairly similar. We have, on occasion, suggested owning stocks ... http://www.shtfplan.com/precious-metals/buy-physical-gold-the-rest-is-just-paper_03092010 Elizabeth Warren, Chair of the Congressional Oversight panel over TARP, says that we have a serious problem with commercial real estate and it's going to affect a significant number of banks. I am afraid. I'm afraid because of what I see in the real economy. I'm afraid because I don't see ... http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/chair-of-tarp-oversight-i-am-afraid_03082010