Black Helicopters in US Cities

on February 20, 2013 at 6:43 am
Posted In: Potential Threats

Black Helicopters in US Cities

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There has been an uptick in military maneuvers in large cities around America. The tin foil hat folks don’t need anymore ammo for their various theories. Until recently, they have only been theories because there hasn’t been significant evidence to prove them. There have been several main stream media accounts of black helicopters performing military training over major metropolitan cities all over the country in recent months. One of the most recent accounts was right here in South Florida. The video from my local news station below shows a training operation in Miami.

 Blackhawk helicopters over Miami 3 minutes

As the reporter stated, they were firing blanks. The reporter stated the military and local law enforcement were training together for overseas missions. Raise your hand if that makes sense to you. Why would local law enforcement be training for an overseas mission? Next is a fleet of Blackhawk helicopters flying over St Paul Minnesota. Maybe their local law enforcement are also going over seas.

 Fleet Over St Paul  1 Minute

Fortunately, we have The Posses Comitatus Act that prevents the Military from acting as law enforcement in American cities. Right? There have also been reports of similar exercises in Houston and Galveston Texas. These reports add fuel to the fire of speculators who wonder about huge ammunition purchases by Homeland Security. Fox News recently reported the agency is seeking to purchase another 1.6 billion rounds of ammo. That comes out to 5 rounds per US Citizen that the domestic enforcement agency would add to their stockpile. Remember, if you see something say something!

RT recently ran a segment that asked what the government could be preparing for. Are they preparing for Civil War or do they know something we don’t?

RT News Segment 6 minutes

Keep your eyes and ears open!

Happy Prepping!

 

 

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Lessons from the Doomsday Ship

on February 18, 2013 at 6:05 am
Posted In: Potential Threats, Prepping

Lessons from the Doomsday Ship

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The Carnival Triumph finally made it to land after being dead in the water for 5 long days. The 4,000 passengers that had hoped to leave their worries behind learned a new appreciation for their mundane lives at home. A fire on board the ship brought electrical capacities to a standstill. The lack of electricity in turn disabled the plumbing pumps. Passengers were left without any comforts. There was no air-conditioning, no cold storage for food, no means of cooking the food that was quickly spoiling without refrigeration and sewage pumps were completely out of service. Passengers were forced to relieve themselves in red  bio-hazard bags while feces and urine backed up and flooded the ship.

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Many of the passengers made a tent city on the deck of the ship out of bed sheets. This allowed them to be in the open air to escape the putrid smells of human waste. Carnival announced that the passengers would receive a full refund as well as $500 compensation and discounts on future trips. That comes out to $100 a day for living in a rancid floating toilet, wading through the human excrement of 4,000 people to get in a 3 hour line to get an onion sandwich. Or $4.16 an hour for a living nightmare where people were fighting over food. I suppose the passengers should be grateful, that is nearly 4 times what Carnival pays their Filipino and Indian workforce. According to Corpwatch, they earn approximately $1.20 per hour.

What lessons can we learn?

Besides the lesson that things can get really bad, really quick when you are among a large crowd, we learned how interconnected systems of support truly are. A ship is essentially a floating city. All cities require electricity to keep running. Once the electricity goes out, all the other systems begin to shut down. The ability to keep fresh foods from spoiling goes away. Water and sewage pumps have back up generators in most cities, but they can only function for a certain amount of time on back up before they too go down. Cruise ships have proven to be one of the worst place to be when things go wrong. The isolation and complete dependency on the ship leaves no chance for alternative methods of coping with situations when they arise. Besides being susceptible to fires and sinking, they are the perfect environment for air borne disease to spread through out the community on board.

There is a larger lesson here as well. Part of what makes a ship so dangerous is the total dependency on the ship. Likewise, our cities have grown closer and closer to total dependency on the electrical grid. Taking steps to reduce your dependency on the systems of support will greatly mitigate the effect of a catastrophe that eliminates or damages those systems. It is also a clarion call to resist the trend to depend on the government to provide our every need from the cradle to the grave. The more independent we are, the better we will fare if the USS Government ever sinks.

Happy Prepping!

 

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Economic Renaissance or SHTF?

on February 13, 2013 at 4:40 am
Posted In: Economy, Potential Threats

Economic Renaissance or SHTF?

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Ali Velshi of CNN’s “Your Money” has been speaking of an economic renaissance. He has sited that housing  seems to have bottomed and that the stock market is approaching an all time high. I am a little bit more skeptical than Ali. Last week we had two very bad economic indicators. The first was the jobs numbers for January. Unemployment ticked back towards 8%. The already sugar coated U3 number came in at 7.9%. This number, of course, doesn’t count people who have quit looking for work or are working part time because they cannot find full time employment. The number that includes those individuals is called U6 and is currently at 14.4%. As bad as that news is, the next is still worse. The fourth quarter GDP for 2012 was negative .1%. Even with the historically low interest rates, we had negative GDP. Even with the Federal reserve devaluing our currency at the rate of $85 billion per month or $1.02 trillion annually, we had negative GDP growth. What, pray tell, do you think GDP would have been without the intervening monetary stimulus? Simple math would suggest that if we subtract the $1.02 trillion of current stimulus from last year’s GDP of $15.8 trillion, we would have negative 7% GDP! But, even with all of the market intervention, we find ourselves one quarter of negative GDP from a new recession.

Credit Supernova

I wish I could say that summed up the bad news for the day. Bill Gross, Pimco’s CEO and the largest bond manger in the world, said in the  company website that we are facing a “Credit Supernova”. You don’t have to be an astrophysicist to know that equating an imploding star with the bond market is not a sign of confidence. In fact, Mr. gross said fractional reserve banking, which is the foundation of our current financial system, is at risk. he went on to say that we should position ourselves for slow growth, continued quantitative easing, zero percent interest rates and inevitable inflation. He recommended purchasing real assets. Bill Gross said ” buy something you can sink your teeth into – gold, other commodities, anything that can’t be reproduced as fast as credit.” This is the equivalent of the CEO of Coke telling people to drink Pepsi. In other words, he thinks it is about to hit the fan.

Speaking of something you can sink your teeth into, shelf stable food has turned out to be a great investment over the last year. By simply buying a little extra food on each trip to the grocery, you can hedge against a loss of availability due to unforeseen economic crisis,  weather or civil unrest. Additionally, inflation all but guarantees a gain on your investment of storable food.  I also like Bill Gross’ recommendation to purchase gold. I like silver as well because of the smaller denomination of wealth that it represents. I always use JM Bullion as they have the lowest price over spot for gold and silver.  If you haven’t implemented a plan to prepare yourself for the trouble on the horizon, the time is now. Check out our 7 Step Survival Plan to start building a foundation in readiness.

Happy Prepping!

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Rumors of War- Sunday Prepper Bible Study

on February 10, 2013 at 4:21 am
Posted In: Bible, Potential Threats

Rumors of War

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” You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.” Matthew 24:6-8

The headlines have been filled with wars and rumors of wars which were stated by Jesus to be a sign of the beginning of The End. This past week we saw headlines that told of another US Embassy attack; this time, in Turkey. We also saw a video produced by Kim Jong Un that depicted a nuclear missile launched by North Korea destroying American cities. The quality of the video was horrific and the music was a joke.Here is the video, I hope you laugh as hard as I did.

 Kim Jong Wac

The video features what sounds like an $89 synthesizer playing Michael Jackson’s “We are the World”. Almost any other Michael Jackson song would have been a better choice. I think I would have went with “Bad”. We had hoped that Kim Jong Un would have been a bit more sensible than his father, but it seems he has raised the lunacy factor by 10.

Iran is Already a Nuclear Power

Iranian President Ahmadinejad announced this week that Iran already has nuclear capabilities. He added that they would not use those capabilities against Israel. Being the trustworthy nut-job that he is, I am sure we can just take his word for it. In reality, you can flip a coin as to if either or both of those statements contain any truth at all.

America has a lot of enemies. No one knows for sure what their true capabilities are. They have found weaknesses in our walls in the past and they will most likely find them in the future. While Iran and North Korea boast about nuclear capabilities, American missile defenses systems are very advanced. Of course, a nuclear war head could bypass our defense systems and be detonated from space. This would issue a crippling blow to our country’s infrastructure as it would generate a devastating EMP. Depending on the size of the war head, it could fry all electronic circuits in the lower 48. The best we can do is pray and prepare.

If you are new to prepping or would like to learn more about how to prepare for tomorrow, please read our 7 Step Survival Plan. Come back every Sunday for a new Prepper Bible Study! The most important prep of all is knowing GOD. Jesus said “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.

Have a blessed week and happy prepping!

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Ununited States

on February 8, 2013 at 3:33 am
Posted In: Constitution

States Assert Constitutional Authority

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Not since 1861 has there been such a wide spread disagreement about the authority of the Federal Government among the states. In the past few months, states have been standing up to Washington. After all, doesn’t Washington serve at the pleasure of the inhabitants of those states? Doesn’t the constitution grant certain rights to the states?

Virginia Considers State Currency

Article 1, Section 10 of the US Constitution says: “No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts” Virginia is now considering a bill that would appropriate funds to study the possibility of  producing it’s own gold or precious metals backed currency. The move to return to a gold or bi-metal standard in the state is a proactive measure to prepare for a collapse of the US dollar. This is not Alex Jones talking about the collapse of the dollar, this is the Sate of Virginia. If they are taking precautionary measures, perhaps you should too. A practical way to prepare is to become your own central bank and keep a portion of your cash reserves in gold and silver. I use JM Bullion as they have the lowest price over spot of any online dealer.

Wyoming Stands Up for 2nd Amendment

Wyoming has initiated a bill that would make it illegal for any federal agent to enforce a federal firearms ban with in the states boarders. Any federal agent caught enforcing federal firearms bans in Wyoming would be subject to arrest and imprisonment if the bill becomes a law. Wyoming has decided to defend the second amendment at all costs. The Second Amendment reads: “A well regulated militia, being necessary tot the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Several county sheriffs from various states have also stood up to Washington and declared that they would not enforce such an infringement on the Second Amendment.

States Seek to Nullify NDAA 2012 Indefinite Detention

Texas, Michigan and Oklahoma are among the state that have proposed bills to nullify the provision of the 2012 NDAA that allows the government to indefinitely detain Americans. The provision allowing the indefinite detention of  US citizens directly opposes the 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th amendments.

States Pass Laws in Contrast to Federal Laws

While I am not a proponent of legalizing marijuana for recreational use, I do believe that it is a matter to be decided by the states and I do recognize the rights of  Colorado and Washington to make that choice for themselves. The 10th Amendment says: “Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled”

While freedom has suffered some dramatic blows over the past few years, there is still a love for her in the hearts of a few Americans. Since the birth of our country, the hour has not been so dire. Now is the time to stand up for what you believe. Write your Senators and Congressmen and get involved in state politics. Make sure that your voice is heard.  Freedom is slipping away, but all is not yet lost. Some great resources for maintaining freedom include Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty and The Constitution Party’s home page.

Leave us a comment and let us know what your state has done recently to stand up to the bullies in Washington.

Happy Prepping!

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Timing TEOTWAWKI-The Collapse of The Dollar

on February 4, 2013 at 3:49 am
Posted In: Economy, Potential Threats

Timing TEOTWAWKI- The Collapse of The Dollar

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A growing number of economist are willing to admit that the dollar is on life support and the life support is running on back up power. Among those is John Williams. He is the creator of Shadowstats.com. Shadowstats.com tracks economic data collected and reported by the US government, then corrects the manipulation and reports the numbers to more closely reflect reality. In this recent interview with Greg Hunter of  USAwatchdog.com, John Williams said the real  federal deficit for 2012 was closer to $6.9 trillion dollars as opposed to the $1.1 trillion that has been reported. Shadow Stats uses GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Guidelines) that would, by law, have to be used by any corporation in America to arrive at the $6.9 trillion number. This number includes unfunded Social Security and Medicare liabilities that were taken on in the past year with no means of paying those liabilities. His full Special Report on Hyperinflation 2012 is available to read on line. As Mr. Williams points out, the only way to pay for the continued deficit spending is by new money creation. As we continually add more money to the supply, it competes for the same amount of goods and services. This is inflation. John Williams expects this inflation to begin to show up as dramatic price increase within the next 4 months. He expects that we will see Hyper inflation by the beginning of 2014.

John Williams Interview on USAWatchdog.com

Germany Wants Gold Being Held by The Federal Reserve

Another sign of the demise of the dollar is the recent news that Germany is seeking to repatriate the German gold being held by America. The Germans are seeing the crack in the veneer of the reserve currency of the world. They have requested that more than 600 tons of gold be returned to Germany. The US response was that the gold would be returned by 2020. This has sparked speculation as to whether or not the gold is actually where it is supposed to be. The gold should be available to be returned with in months of a request rather than the 7 year time frame that was given. This has also been a cause for concern to other nations that keep gold on deposit in America. If it turns out that there has been misappropriation of the gold by America, the gold will have to be repurchased. This would drive up precious metals to new highs. If you have been putting off your purchase of precious metals, your time to get in at current levels may be running short. I purchase all of my precious metals through JM Bullion. They have  the lowest price over spot for both gold and silver.

Happy Prepping!

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Sunday Prepper Bible Study- Romans 12:1-2

on February 3, 2013 at 4:56 am
Posted In: Bible

Sunday Prepper Bible Study- Romans 12:1-2

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I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:1-2 NIV

The last post on PrepperRecon.com was about psychiatric drugs. About 49 million Americans or 15% of the total US population has been prescribed some type of psychiatric drug. The lions share of these prescriptions are for anxiety and depression. Despite being the wealthy country on earth, we are still the most medicated for depression and anxiety. I also mentioned in the last post that depression and anxiety are the opposite of joy and peace.  In Galatians 5:22 we are told that joy and peace are fruit of the spirit. If we don’t have the fruit of the spirit, the problem is that we are not sowing to the spirit. If you plant a banana tree in your back yard it would be silly to expect to pick apples from that tree.

That brings us to today Bible verse. How do we sow to the spirit so we can reap joy and peace? We have to be transformed by the renewing of our mind. That means focusing on the things of God. Personally,  I start everyday with prayer and a chapter or two from the Bible. Several days a week, I listen to a sermon from my favorite pastor, Chuck Smith on MP3. Some days, I  try to sneak in a little time to listen to worship music. I wish I would remember to play worship music more, because when I do, I feel so much more joy.  I also make a priority out of going to church on Sunday. Renewing your mind is going to be a little different for everyone. God made us all different, but it is going to take effort on your part to consciously direct your attention to the things of God.

The first part of verse 2 in today Bible passage is also very important. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world“. We have to be vigilant about what we let into our mind. If you wouldn’t watch that movie with Jesus, maybe you just shouldn’t watch it. I am always so sad to hear God’s name used as a curse word in movies. This leaves our family with very few choices as to what we can watch in the way of  Hollywood movies. It is also limiting what we can watch on regular TV more and more. The sacrifice is so well worth it to know that I have the peace and joy from sowing to the spirit. And in view of God’s mercy and his sacrifice for us, I think it is the very least I can do.

If you are new to prepping or would like to learn more about how to prepare for tomorrow, please read our 7 Step Survival Plan. Come back every Sunday for a new Prepper Bible Study! The most important prep of all is knowing GOD. Jesus said “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.

Have a blessed week and happy prepping!

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Personal Prepping- Psychiatric Drugs

on February 1, 2013 at 3:47 am
Posted In: Potential Threats, Prepping

Personal Prepping- Psychiatric Drugspsychiatric drugs

Psychiatric Drugs are used by approximately 49 million Americans. That is about 15% of the total population. Because of the wide use of psychiatric drugs, it is a very sensitive subject. Unfortunately, our society has become increasingly depressed and filled with anxiety. This is a direct effect of not maintaining a close relationship with our Creator. Those who have suffered from these emotional disorders look to medical science for relief. As evidenced by the number of Americans on psychiatric drugs,doctors are quick to write prescriptions that provide relief. The question we have to ask ourselves is at what cost.

Dr. Peter Breggin recently gave a psychiatrist’s explanation of the consequences of taking psychiatric drugs on the Lew Rockwell Show. The show title was Prozacked  Nation. Please listen to the show if you have time. It is also available for download.

Dr. Bregggin led the charge  against partial lobotomies in the late 60’s. He now refers to  psychiatric drugs as “chemical lobotomies”. Among the know side effects of psychiatric drugs are suicidal tendencies and a detachment from reality. Several perpetrators of violent gun crimes in recent years had been taking these types of drugs.

The leading medical commentator for CNN, Dr. Sanjay Gupta comments on the likelihood of psychiatric drugs being involved in the Sandy Hook shooting in the video below.

 Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN: approximately 1 minute

As Dr. Gupta explains, a particularly  critical time for patients taking these drugs is when they first start or when they are coming off the drug. If we were to experience a grid down level collapse in America where these types of drugs became hard to obtain or unavailable, the repercussions would be devastating. The effects would be terrible for those who were on the drugs as they would be facing withdraw. They would also be dealing with withdraw at an extremely stressful period of history. Many of them who have no family support systems to care for them emotionally would likely become violent and possibly homicidal/ suicidal as we have seen in recent attacks.

If you are on antidepressants or psychiatric drugs, think about talking to your doctor about slowly ending your dependancy. If you are not on antidepressants and thinking about it, please don’t start. Speaking as someone who has dealt with this issue personally, I can tell you there is no better cure to depression and anxiety than the Word of God.

“ But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” Galatians 5:22 Did you notice the fruit of the spirit is joy and peace? That is the opposite of depression and anxiety. Also it is “fruit” of the spirit. The only way you can reap corn is by sowing corn. You wouldn’t expect to pick oranges after planting an apple tree, so don’t expect to reap joy and peace after living a life that is totally against everything God stands for. The first step is to ask God for help. God is real and wants to help you. Next,  wash your mind with the Bible. I read it every morning and listen to Bible studies on my mp3 player several times a week. You also have to watch what you you are putting in your brain. Are you watching horror movies, then can’t figure out why you are afraid all of the time? The next step is to live according to the new information you are getting.  When we live the type of life God wants us to live, we will be blessed with peace and joy. My anxiety is completely gone and I no longer suffer from depression. It worked for me and it will work for you or anyone else.

Happy Prepping!

 

 

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