Monthly Archives: March 2013

Cyprus banks reopen – but stock exchange will remain closed

Posted on March 28, 2013 by DRenegade

Cyprus’s banks reopened their doors on Thursday, to limited queues, amid strict controls to stop people withdrawing all their savings and triggering a catastrophic bank run. The Cyprus stock exchange, however, said it would remain closed for the day, less … Continue reading →

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Group food fairness in a WROL situation

Posted on March 27, 2013 by DRenegade

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J5Si22Ebxo From YouTube: How does your group know if they store enough and how to feed everyone in a WROL crisis.

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Marc Faber: “I Am Sure Governments Will One Day Take Away 20-30% Of My Wealth”

Posted on March 27, 2013 by DRenegade

Marc Faber confirms: “Until now, the bailouts in Europe and the U.S. were at the expense of the taxpayer. And from now onwards, in my view, the bailouts will also be at the expense of the asset holders, the well-to-do … Continue reading →

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Stockton, CA Bankruptcy

Posted on March 27, 2013 by LT

(Reuters) – The U.S. judge in the trial over Stockton, California’s eligibility for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection from its creditors said on Wednesday that the “logical” day for disclosing his ruling would be next Monday. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein … Continue reading →

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The Veil Slips Again

Posted on March 27, 2013 by LT

Today the ECB, through Her Dijsselbloem, indicate its intent to encumber Cypriot oil and gas reserves to pay back the “bailout” money Cyprus has had forced down its throat.  Essentially, the collapsing of Cypriot banks was used by the ECB … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis chooses guest room over luxurious papal apartments

Posted on March 27, 2013 by DRenegade

Pope Francis continues to follow the example of his chosen namesake, declining the imperial trappings of the papacy in favor of a simpler lifestyle. Source

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A New Way to Measure Unemployment

Posted on March 27, 2013 by DRenegade

I want to propose a new unemployment figure: U8. The government has six different unemployment figures (U1 through U6). I propose adding U8, which is the U6 plus the number of people on disability. The current U6 figure is  14.9% … Continue reading →

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Market Update – The Damage So Far

Posted on March 27, 2013 by DRenegade

It seems the realization that i) Cyprus mattered, ii) If Europe slumps then US will be infected (no matter how clean the asset-gatherers believe the shirt to be) is impacting markets globally once again. A slew of horrible data overnight … Continue reading →

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Amazon.com Has Stopped Selling Matt Bracken’s “The Reconquista”

Posted on March 27, 2013 by DRenegade

Item Under Review While this item is available from other marketplace sellers on this page, it is not currently offered by Amazon.com because customers have told us there may be something wrong with our inventory of the item, the way … Continue reading →

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Farm Census – More Intrusion

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Roth Harbard

The USDA “Census of Agriculture” is a government-run farm surveillance program designed to register and inventory detailed private data on farm assets, operations and personnel. A census form is mailed to each farmer in the United States, accompanied by threats … Continue reading →

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Central banks souring on the dollar

Posted on March 27, 2013 by DRenegade

The World Gold Council had some words of advice for central banks around the world: It may be time to diversify away from the U.S. dollar. While the dollar remains the world’s main reserve currency, the WGC said in a … Continue reading →

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Two light weight stoves for your bug out bag

Posted on March 27, 2013 by DRenegade

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-8Pky3RFuQ#t=1s From YouTube: http://www.tatogear.com/shop/ First stove was the Titanium Element Wood Stove and the other was the AB-13 Alcohol Wick Stove, He also carries some other alcohol style stoves.

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T.L. Davis: Iraq War Vet Arrested By Manipulative Liar

Posted on March 27, 2013 by DRenegade

The government is apparently pushing hard on those closest to our hearts to see what we are made of. If we will abandon those servicemen, how will we ever stand up for each other? They want to test the most popular cases. … Continue reading →

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More Hypocrisy from the Department of Injustice

Posted on March 26, 2013 by DRenegade

h/t John P  

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Gun store owner cancels Mark Kelly’s AR-15 purchase

Posted on March 26, 2013 by DRenegade

An Arizona gun store owner says he will not sell Mark Kelly the AR-15 rifle that the vocal advocate for tighter gun control bought earlier this month. The manager of the Tucson, Ariz., store where Kelly, husband of former U.S. … Continue reading →

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