10 Skills Needed To Thrive In A Post-Collapse World

"Some experts see the perfect storm emerging for a dramatic collapse of Western civilization claiming we've reached environmental, economic, and geopolitical tipping points. Clearly, some skills will be far more valuable than others if this societal breakdown occurs. Sorry bankers, lawyers, and accountants, there won't be a need for you in a post-collapse world."

"Here are 10 invaluable skills that will likely help you sustain yourself in a hand-made local world. "

"I'm A Country Boy, I Just Want To Be Left Alone"

"A fiat-money inflation can be carried on only as long as the masses do not become aware of the fact that the government is committed to such a policy."
-- Ludwig von Mises
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"Thompson faces eviction from his 38 acres in Madison County. The county lawyer tells 24-Hour News 8 it's because Thompson is breaking too many rules, laws and ordinances; Thompson has no water, no sewer and no electricity in his recreational trailer that he calls home."

THE REAL PENTAGON POLL: 91% OF SERVICE MEMBERS REJECT HOMOSEXUAL LEADERS - 1 IN 4 WOULD QUIT

In other words, repealing Don't Ask will cost lives in battle.
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"85% OF COMBAT MARINES DISTRUST, 71% WON’T SHARE SHOWERS, 24% WON’T RE-ENLIST."

Via Cousin Joel

Lincoln Caplan, Intentional Idiot

"This is so obtuse as to be intentional idiocy, or outright lack of a quality education. Does the NYTimes just lift the rugs when they want some cockroach to write an Op-ed, or what?"

My TSA Encounter

"On November 21, 2010, I was allowed to enter the U.S. through an airport security checkpoint without being x-rayed or touched by a TSA officer. This post explains how."

Rep. Ted Poe: Illegals Are Breaking The Bank

"The Federation for American Immigration Reform has estimated that the total cost of education for illegals is $52 billion a year. The report says Texas is saddled with $16.4 billion of that amount........ the director of research for the Health and Human Services Commission, told the committee that healthcare to illegal immigrants last year cost the state of Texas nearly $100 million, with the bulk being emergency room care."

Mullen: Don't Like 'Don't Ask?' Don't Serve!

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Agree with us or get out! That was the stunning message from Adm. Mike Mullen at today's emotional Senate hearing over "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." In round one of a two-day discussion over the Pentagon's report, it was clear from the outset that the President's social agenda is more important to the military's political appointees than any concern for the well-being of our troops, their mission and our nation's security. If lifting the ban causes some people to "quit the service," Mullen said indifferently, "we'll deal with that." Soldiers who don't want to live, shower, and fight with homosexuals should look for a new job, he told senators. "Repeal of the law will not prove unacceptable risk... And families will not encourage their loved ones to leave the service in droves."

According to the Pentagon's own report, a whopping 12% of spouses would urge their husband or wife to do just that! But despite all the evidence to the contrary, Adm. Mullen insists that "War does not stifle change; it demands it. It does not make it harder; it facilitates it." Tell that to the 60% of Army and Marine fighters who are fiercely opposed to repeal. Their views, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) argued, "should not be considered lightly." As Gen. Carl Mundy, former Commandant of the Marine Corps, warned in a letter to the Senate just this week, "You... are moving [toward repeal] without any compelling reason to do so other than because of the demands by small, but highly vocal and financially influential special interest groups whose objectives go far beyond acceptance for military service." To hear more from General Mundy, click on the video below to watch FRC's special military webcast--which also featured Senate Armed Services Committee Member Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and other veterans with deep concerns about the Pentagon's survey, the direction of debate, and the serious consequences for our troops.

SCV CIC Michael Givens On Hardball/Newsweek/London Times

The Commander in Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Michael Givens, will appear on MSNBC’s “Hardball” with Chris Matthews Friday, December 3rd, airing at 5PM and 7PM. He will be discussing the upcoming Sesquicentennial and media-contrived “controversy.” CIC Givens is also writing a piece for Newsweek magazine and will be interviewed by the London Times.

Via Bernhard

Senior NC NCO Busted For Unauthorized Medals

Hinton said he's angry that Letuli appears to be retiring with full benefits, with only the loss of one stripe as punishment. "He needs to be court-martialed and thrown out," Hinton said. "How does an E-8 or E-9 get away with this, with only a slap on the wrist? I don't get it."

Top Ten Lies About Senate Bill 510

(NaturalNews) The Food Safety Modernization Act looks like it's headed to become law. It's being hailed as a "breakthrough" achievement in food safety, and it would hand vast new powers and funding to the FDA so that it can clean up the food supply and protect all Americans from food-borne pathogens.

There's just one problem with all this: It's all a big lie.

Via Tom