The Pickled Prepper
The White House

Trump Seizes Momentum as he Spins up New Administration

Trump acts quickly to make key appointments and seize the initiative. He's getting work done while the Dems whine and point fingers.
Even without final vote counts from Arizona and Nevada, Trump has more than enough votes to be declared the next president.

Trump Wins, Most Preppers Celebrate

A Trump victory is worth celebrating, but don't let your guard down. Much remains to be done to protect our liberty and freedoms.
A gavel

When Layers Lie on the Stand for All to See

I thought you have to be smart to get through law school, but some of the lawyer's we've seen on the stand this past week make me question that assumption.
Vivek Ramaswamy drew a lot of fire at the Republican debate.

My View on the Republican Debate Results

This week's Republican debate has little to do with prepping, but it's a nice change from talking about war, famine, pestilence and collapse.
Former President Donald Trump moments after he was shot in an attempted assassination.

Fallout from the Trump Assassination Attempt

Much has already been said about the attempted assassination of President Trump. Pete reacts to some of the commentary.
bad news

The R-word is Beginning to Look Inescapable

We won’t know if the fourth quarter is officially a recession until months afterwards, but we’ll feel in our wallets, on the jobs front, and in housing prices.
President Trump

Election Prediction: The Downhill Slide will Continue

Even if Trump wins in a landslide, he may be able to slow the country's decline, but he won't be able to reverse it.
When I was a kid, I thought my future would involve space trave; and any aliens we dealt with would be from other star systems, not South and Central American

The Future that Withered on the Vine

When I was a boy, the future looked bright. Now that I am living in that future, it's pretty disappointing. I blame the politicians.
You can see how this inside-the-waistband holster and gun could be easily concealed by draping the shirt over it..

New Mexico Governor Bans Guns in Albuquerque

We must act to stop the use of so-called "public heath emergencies" to ban guns in New Mexico or it will be happening in your state.