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Friday the 13th Warning – This is no Movie

Hamas has called for a "global Day of Jihad" on Friday the 13th. Make sure you are prepared and won't be victimized.
The sun

When it Comes to Solar Activity, the Carrington Event was Small

Interesting articles on Miyake Events, which make the Carrington Event look small. Fossilized tree rings show that coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, can be...
Vladimir Putin meets Russian defense officials in 2022. Photo from www.kremlin.ru.

Russia Steps Up Nuclear Game with New Drill

Russia kicks off a country-wide drill in which first responders and the populace prepare for nuclear war and its aftermath.
10 Spam Recipes for Preppers

Price of Spam Could Increase as Hormel Workers Strike

Workers at the largest Hormel plant are set to strike if the company doesn't cut them in on some of the profits the company made in the past 12 months
Stimulus will put money in our pockets.

Can the U.S. Economy Withstand Four Concurrent Shocks?

Economists expect the fourth quarter to be a bumpy one because of these four shocks to the system.
gas pump

Inflation Pops Upward, Driven by Gasoline

the August CPI jumped 0.6 percent, the highest since June 2022.
Hurricane Idalia's projected path as of 7 a/,/ 8/28/23.

Hurricane Idalia Heads to Florida

Hurricane season is definitely picking as Hurricane Idalia heads to the West Coast of Florida, looking to come ashore Wednesday with winds as high as 115 mph.
The eye of Hurricane Hillary.

Hillary to Smack California

Forecasts call for Hurricane Hillary to come aground in the Baja peninsula and continue North through San Diego, bringing flash flooding with it.
A row of shotguns in a store

Media Portrays Gun Ownership as Dangerous

Owning lots of guns doesn’t make you more likely to kill any more than owning multiple cars makes you more likely to speed.
money getting vacuumed up

Inflation Costs You $8,500 More

Inflation is costing the typical family $709 more per month than they spent two years ago. That's $8,500 per month.