Friday, March 30, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Constitutional Crisis to Be Instigated by White House Over Supreme Court Striking Down Obamacare?!
I just happened to catch the tailend of an expert-panel discussion on Megyn Kelly's March 28 show on Fox News at around 2:30 eastern time. The panelists were discussing the pending Supreme Court decision on the legality of various or all Obamacare provisions.
The discussion ended with one of the panelists adding that the White House today is actively setting up their strategy at this very moment to attack the Supreme Court as partisan and as an invalid authority to judge this matter! I did not catch the man's name who was saying this and will look for video of that segment to appear on the Fox News site. But whoever he was, he reiterated forcefully that if the Supreme Court strikes down Obamacare, he "guarantees" that that will be the White House's studied reaction ... that the President--a so-called bonafide Constitutional law expert--is better suited to decide such matters--and that the legally constituted Supreme Court of the United States is a partisan and invalid authority.
I say ... what?? If this is indeed what is about to happen--and the White House is actually about to try to castrate the Supreme Court over what they will try to characterize as right-wing, partisan politics, then I would have to suggest we are at the end game.
Just thought I'd better offer this as a timely heads-up. All we can do is watch what happens now and be ready to do whatever is necessary in your AO.
Stay safe.
April 3 Update: Obama Attacks SCOTUS; Judge Napolitano Slams Obama's Dangerous Challenge to Supreme Court's Validity
April 4 Update: White House/Justice Department must answer today to Federal appeals court whether they believe judges have the right to overturn federal laws
The discussion ended with one of the panelists adding that the White House today is actively setting up their strategy at this very moment to attack the Supreme Court as partisan and as an invalid authority to judge this matter! I did not catch the man's name who was saying this and will look for video of that segment to appear on the Fox News site. But whoever he was, he reiterated forcefully that if the Supreme Court strikes down Obamacare, he "guarantees" that that will be the White House's studied reaction ... that the President--a so-called bonafide Constitutional law expert--is better suited to decide such matters--and that the legally constituted Supreme Court of the United States is a partisan and invalid authority.
I say ... what?? If this is indeed what is about to happen--and the White House is actually about to try to castrate the Supreme Court over what they will try to characterize as right-wing, partisan politics, then I would have to suggest we are at the end game.
Just thought I'd better offer this as a timely heads-up. All we can do is watch what happens now and be ready to do whatever is necessary in your AO.
Stay safe.
April 3 Update: Obama Attacks SCOTUS; Judge Napolitano Slams Obama's Dangerous Challenge to Supreme Court's Validity
April 4 Update: White House/Justice Department must answer today to Federal appeals court whether they believe judges have the right to overturn federal laws
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Safecastle Flash Sale & Prepper Prize Drawings
I'm feeling a little wicked today so decided to try something here we haven't done
before ... a Flash Sale (applicable to U.S. customers).
The
following coupon code gets you 5%-off list pricing in everything in "Our Newest"
category, in addition to your normal discounted pricing if you are a
club member:
New5
And of course, everything also ships free to the US mainland.
Check our latest product additions at
Safecastle and use the coupon code above BEFORE midnight eastern time, Saturday,
March 24. Some cool and useful stuff, for sure!
Prize
Drawings!
Two
prize drawing opportunities for you:
1.
From the customers who use the coupon code above before it expires, we will
award a set of three new books we found stashed in our
warehouse--some classic titles about shelters, and the the Cold War survival
culture, including the title pictured here that is out of print and
is quite valuable on the market in the new condition this book is
in.
2. On April 1, we will draw from our Facebook "Likes" one winner for their choice of a Mountain House can case. IF we reach 1500 likes by that date, we will also draw five more names to each be awarded a Mountain House Best Seller Kit! Just Like us on Facebook and you will be entered for this drawing and all subsequent drawing we run in the future.
Finally ... remember--we now match any MH dealers' official sale-period discounts while adding our incomparable club member rewards for your Mountain House can purchases! Just let us know where you see a sale in progress and ask for our coupon code to get your matching discount/best deal!!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
"US intel: water a cause for war in coming decades"
Looks like I scooped CNBC and their intell sources by almost a week on this story. But I will happily take this confirmation. Note however, that I am not folding "climate change" into my call as they are ...
Excerpt:
Excerpt:
An assessment reflecting the joint
judgment of federal intelligence agencies says the risk of water issues causing
wars in the next 10 years is minimal even as they create tensions within and
between states and threaten to disrupt national and global food markets. But
beyond 2022, it says the use of water as a weapon of war or a tool of terrorism
will become more likely, particularly in South Asia, the Middle East and North
Africa.
The report is based on a
classified National Intelligence Estimate on water security, which was requested
by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and completed last fall.
Read CNBC's tale here.
.Saturday, March 17, 2012
Water Scarcity will Kill Millions and Result in Wars & Mass Migrations within 15-20 Years
It's an obvious but understated issue of the times ... many populated regions of the world are on the verge of running out of water.
If you think the worst-case scenarios for future international entanglements will hinge on economics, oil, or ethnic differences, think again. All of those things are surely emotionally charged and critical, dynamic issues that do stir up strife. But in the end, they are all negotiable.
However, extreme water crises are without realistic solutions when they reach the point of no return. Without water, people die. Within a few days.
There are geographies where water remains clean and plentiful ... where people can eat and drink and take it for granted. While in neighboring regions, cultures, economies, and nation states are painfully withering away. Peak water is near-term life or death.
In the next 10 years, there are going to be major populations at severe existential risk. Quite simply, they will need to migrate in large numbers to areas where water and food supplies are available and at least theoretically sustainable. But the big question--will those mega-migrations strain available resources and put those areas at risk?
Clearly this issue is in the fast lane toward geopolitical catastrophe. How long, if at all, will borders remain open to welcome those migrations?
This is soon to become a top-line global issue--haves and have-nots in one the most far-reaching, basic "us or them" confrontaions the world has ever seen. You may be in an area where water is not in short supply, but do not think for a moment that this issue will not reach out and change your life.
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If you think the worst-case scenarios for future international entanglements will hinge on economics, oil, or ethnic differences, think again. All of those things are surely emotionally charged and critical, dynamic issues that do stir up strife. But in the end, they are all negotiable.However, extreme water crises are without realistic solutions when they reach the point of no return. Without water, people die. Within a few days.
There are geographies where water remains clean and plentiful ... where people can eat and drink and take it for granted. While in neighboring regions, cultures, economies, and nation states are painfully withering away. Peak water is near-term life or death.
In the next 10 years, there are going to be major populations at severe existential risk. Quite simply, they will need to migrate in large numbers to areas where water and food supplies are available and at least theoretically sustainable. But the big question--will those mega-migrations strain available resources and put those areas at risk?
Clearly this issue is in the fast lane toward geopolitical catastrophe. How long, if at all, will borders remain open to welcome those migrations?
This is soon to become a top-line global issue--haves and have-nots in one the most far-reaching, basic "us or them" confrontaions the world has ever seen. You may be in an area where water is not in short supply, but do not think for a moment that this issue will not reach out and change your life.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Invitation to Appear on Doomsday Preppers
I was just invited to appear on the next season of NatGeo's "Doomsday Preppers." I respectfully declined.
In a nutshell, we don't promote or prepare for Doomsday. Safecastle is about helping folks be ready for life's setbacks in general--storm damage, job loss, earthquake recovery, power failures ... these are the most common situations where people who are prepared can stay ahead of the curve and recover more quickly after the fact.
"Doomsday" scenarios are worst-case scenarios that are obviously entertaining for the masses, and perhaps on some level motivating for folks looking to put traction into their own readiness activities. I personally acknowledge worst-case possibilities (Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, and last year's Japanese quake and Fukushima nuclear disaster are a few recent examples of the dangers that exist even in a modern world), but I try not to affiliate our company with scare-mongering. It's sometimes a fine line where we have to talk about preparedness without going overboard. We look to appeal to serious, normal consumers.
That said ... I will pass along the contact info where you can can get in touch with the Casting folks at NatGeo for this next season. They are actively looking for people who are seriously into preparedness. My hope is that some normal, mentally stable individuals with an abundance of common sense and good camera-presence will be found for the next season.
"Doomsday" scenarios are worst-case scenarios that are obviously entertaining for the masses, and perhaps on some level motivating for folks looking to put traction into their own readiness activities. I personally acknowledge worst-case possibilities (Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, and last year's Japanese quake and Fukushima nuclear disaster are a few recent examples of the dangers that exist even in a modern world), but I try not to affiliate our company with scare-mongering. It's sometimes a fine line where we have to talk about preparedness without going overboard. We look to appeal to serious, normal consumers.
That said ... I will pass along the contact info where you can can get in touch with the Casting folks at NatGeo for this next season. They are actively looking for people who are seriously into preparedness. My hope is that some normal, mentally stable individuals with an abundance of common sense and good camera-presence will be found for the next season.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The Giant, Underestimated Earthquake Threat to North America
The Giant, Underestimated Earthquake Threat to North America
(Excerpt:) The enormous fault off
the coast of the Pacific Northwest has been silent for three centuries. But after years of detective work, geologists have
discovered that it can
unleash mayhem on
an epic scale.
Exactly the same is true of the Cascadia subduction zone—an almost identical geologic threat off the west coast of North America. When it was first discovered, many scientists thought Cascadia’s fault was incapable of generating giant earthquakes. Now they know they were wrong. They just hadn’t looked far enough into the past.
The Cascadia subduction zone is a crack in the Earth’s crust, roughly 60 miles offshore and running 800 miles from northern Vancouver Island to Northern California.
http://discovermagazine.com/2012/extreme-earth/01-big-one-earthquake-could-devastate-pacific-northwest/article_view?b_start:int=1&-C=
(Excerpt:) The enormous fault off
the coast of the Pacific Northwest has been silent for three centuries. But after years of detective work, geologists have
discovered that it can
unleash mayhem on
an epic scale.Exactly the same is true of the Cascadia subduction zone—an almost identical geologic threat off the west coast of North America. When it was first discovered, many scientists thought Cascadia’s fault was incapable of generating giant earthquakes. Now they know they were wrong. They just hadn’t looked far enough into the past.
The Cascadia subduction zone is a crack in the Earth’s crust, roughly 60 miles offshore and running 800 miles from northern Vancouver Island to Northern California.
http://discovermagazine.com/2012/extreme-earth/01-big-one-earthquake-could-devastate-pacific-northwest/article_view?b_start:int=1&-C=
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Check-out All the Cool New Survival Products at Safecastle
With all the recent sales activity in our storage food lines, we have failed to update you on our latest product additions at Safecastle. Some are really pretty cool. Check them out ... remember, all are discounted for buyers club members and ship free to the US mainland.
I'll directly link just a few of these that are less than $50 for members:
Paracord Bracelet
Commando Hand Saw
Dental Medic
Lockout Slim Jim Tool
Paracord Belt
QuikClot Trauma Pak
Stove in a Can
SOL Escape Bivvy
Bear Grylls Parang
Browse the entire "Newest" and "On Sale" categories.
And remember--we now match any MH dealers' official sale-period discounts while adding our incomparable club member rewards for Mountain House can purchases! Just let us know where you see a sale in progress and ask for our coupon code to get your matching discount/best deal!!
Friday, March 09, 2012
FBI Director: I Have to Check to See if Obama Has the Right to Assassinate Americans on US Soil
Things are spinning out of control, folks. First I see this (referring to the titled piece above): http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2012-10-09/fbi-director-i-have-check-see-if-obama-has-right-assassinate-americans-us-soi
Then I top that off with a nauseating helping of ABC News gibberish (a frightening hit piece on anyone who looks to "obscure laws," the Constitution, or the Bible as justification for fighting big government--not with guns, but with protests or other non-violent means): http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-22186928/secret-militias-on-the-rise-in-u-s-28556524.html
Now tell me everything's going to be just fine.
Then I top that off with a nauseating helping of ABC News gibberish (a frightening hit piece on anyone who looks to "obscure laws," the Constitution, or the Bible as justification for fighting big government--not with guns, but with protests or other non-violent means): http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-22186928/secret-militias-on-the-rise-in-u-s-28556524.html
Now tell me everything's going to be just fine.
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Sunday, March 04, 2012
The Warrior Song
Blessings and thanks to all our nation's warriors ... from a proud veteran, father of a veteran, and son of one as well.
Saturday, March 03, 2012
Like Us & Have a Shot at Some Free Mountain House Food to be Awarded April 1
If You Like Us Already on Facebook, You're In
Finally, this is the last few days for the sale on those excellent Lindon Farms buckets that are normally bargain priced at Safecastle to begin with. Not sure if we're going to be able to run a sale like this again, as we've taken some sniper-fire from the manufacturer who is hearing it from other dealers. We're not cheating, but I guess we've read our dealer agreements a bit differently than what they are intended to mean.
This is just the beginning. We have big plans for more deals, giveaways and other shenanigans in the near future. First up--April 1 we're drawing names for some free Mountain House food. One lucky "liker" from our Facebook page will get their choice of a full six-can case of one variety of Mountain House cans--30 year shelf life (value up to $400). To be entered in the random drawing, all you have to do is Like us: https://www.facebook.com/Safecastle?ref=tn_tnmn
Further--if we get to 1500 likes by April 1, we will additionally draw five more names from our Facebook fans, each for a Mountain House Best Seller kit. So be sure to share the link to our page with your friends to help us pump up that number.
Speaking of Mountain House food--just a reminder that we match any MH dealer's sales price. That means, you get the sale price (remember, we are only allowed three two-week sales a year so when we can match others' sale prices, you're in like Flynn!), free shipping, AND our very exceptional Royalty Member Rewards for your qualifying purchase!!
Finally, this is the last few days for the sale on those excellent Lindon Farms buckets that are normally bargain priced at Safecastle to begin with. Not sure if we're going to be able to run a sale like this again, as we've taken some sniper-fire from the manufacturer who is hearing it from other dealers. We're not cheating, but I guess we've read our dealer agreements a bit differently than what they are intended to mean.
So don't miss this chance ... thru March 7 only, we are offering a coupon code you can use to knock an ADDITIONAL 15% off your member or non-member price!!
Log-in to our store, add your selected Lindon Farms™ food package to your cart, enter this coupon code to the coupon field:
LF15
Thursday, March 01, 2012
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