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The Bulletin: March 27-April 2, 2025
The Bulletin: March 27-April 2, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… Swedish shoppers boycott supermarkets over ‘runaway’ food prices | Sweden | The Guardian The future of wetlands: Predicting ecological shifts in the Middle Yangtze River Basin Agriculture in the Crosshairs: Breadbasket Collapse at 2°C and 3°C US Government is a Big Money Laundering […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVI–Finite Energy, Overconsumption, and Magical Thinking Through Denial
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XVI May 24, 2021 Knossos, Greece (1993) Photo by author Finite Energy, Overconsumption, and Magical Thinking Through Denial Another quick thought on our impending energy cliff situation and comment on an article suggesting overconsumption is our greatest threat and that we can be happy without it. This is an excellent article. The threats […]
10 Ways to use comfrey, a powerful healing herb
10 Ways to use comfrey, a powerful healing herb (Natural News) Comfrey, or gum plant, is a medicinal herb that can be used as an astringent, anti-inflammatory or anti-rheumatic agent. It can also be used to treat wounds, bites, stings, rashes and other conditions. Not only does it speed up recovery on the surface level, but it also […]
Prepper medicine: How to use sage, a versatile healing herb
Prepper medicine: How to use sage, a versatile healing herb (Natural News) Sage is a flavorful herb that’s often used during Thanksgiving to season turkey and homemade stuffing. The herb may be popular as a culinary seasoning for holiday recipes, but you also need to learn the medicinal uses of sage before SHTF. (h/t to TheSurvivalMom.com) Sage: […]
“Not Going To Happen To Me Again” – Prepping Goes Mainstream In Post-COVID Era
“Not Going To Happen To Me Again” – Prepping Goes Mainstream In Post-COVID Era Consumer psychology radically changed during the early days of the virus pandemic as shortages at supermarkets emerged. Bulk-buying habits were never a thing with the modern consumer in a pre-COVID world, but now ‘prepping’ has gone mainstream two years since the beginning of the […]
The case for contingency planning
The case for contingency planning LONG-ODDS BET OR A PORTFOLIO OF SCENARIOS? An intelligent investor – as distinct from a gambler – doesn’t put all his or her money on a single counter. He doesn’t stake everything on a single stock, a single sector, a single asset class, a single country or a single currency. […]
Community-County Collaboration for Neighborhood Preparedness
Community-County Collaboration for Neighborhood Preparedness Port Townsend’s unique county-community neighborhood preparedness project, NPREP, grew from a big-hearted sister-city project that took volunteers from a coastal town in Washington State to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi (pop 9,260). That isolated community had been hard hit by Hurricane Katrina. Federal aid dollars poured into nearby New Orleans, while […]
Urban Survival vs. Rural Survival: A WARNING from Selco About Your Plans
Urban Survival vs. Rural Survival: A WARNING from Selco About Your Plans Urban survival vs. rural survival is a near-constant debate in preparedness circles. Those who live on acreage sometimes scoff at those who live in cities for reasons of business, education, or families. Those who live in the cities feel obligated to defend their […]
The Preparedness Community’s Dangerous Failure of Imagination
The Preparedness Community’s Dangerous Failure of Imagination In Northern regions of an unstable country, a battle broke out yesterday in the streets of a small city. Meanwhile, in the Southeastern corridor, protesters continue to clash over control of a monument, and in the North West, rebels have been battling local authorities for control of the […]
Tips on building pocket survival kits
Tips on building pocket survival kits (Natural News) A bug-out bag (BOB) lets you carry all the items you’ll need to survive for 72 hours after SHTF. But if you’re looking for something lighter or if you need a backup plan, try making pocket survival kits (PSKs) to cover basic needs like self-defense, first-aid and […]
What I Learned During the COVID Crisis
What I Learned During the COVID Crisis The COVID-19 crisis has affected just about every family in the United States in some way or another. All of our situations are unique and everyone I’ve spoken to has learned some lessons about their levels of preparedness. Some of those lessons are unconventional but valuable nonetheless. There […]
4 Things I Learned by NOT Going to the Grocery Store for a Month
4 Things I Learned by NOT Going to the Grocery Store for a Month I just walked into my grocery store for the first time in a month, and it was surreal. First, because I was there without my two kids (ages 5 and 7), so I kept feeling like I was forgetting the most […]
And just like that; everyone stopped laughing at preppers
And just like that; everyone stopped laughing at preppers A criticism of the failure by some people to prepare while mocking preppers…. kinds like the children’s story of the Three Little Pigs…. and the Big Bad Wolf is Covid-19… A wise man believes; Be optimistic, but also be prepared for all possibilities… And as we see, some […]
Panic? You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet…
Panic? You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet… One rule every preparedness expert should go by is to always be concerned when establishment authorities, the media and “shoe shine boys” start volunteering their “expert” opinions on why you should not be concerned about a particular danger. The establishment most likely has an agenda to keep you passive, […]
Which SHTF situation is most likely to actually happen?
Which SHTF situation is most likely to actually happen? (Natural News) The prepping lifestyle can be overwhelming for most people but at its core, preppers prioritize readiness in all aspects of their lives. But amid all the talk about prepping skills, survival gear, and food supplies, how do you know which disaster event has the highest […]
