August 26, 2011August 26, 2011 by Montie Roland

Cutting the New Montie Gear Conference Table with a Water Jet

Preparedness Notes for Friday — August 1, 2025 August 1, 2025
On August 1, 1781, the British army under General Cornwallis occupied Yorktown, Virginia. Cornwallis eventually surrendered at Yorktown (pictured), effectively ending the American War of Independence. — Today is the anniversary of the Warsaw general uprising against the German occupation, in 1944. Like the Warsaw Jewish Ghetto uprising in April of 1943, it was doomed […]
James Wesley Rawles
Memoirs of a Disaster Survivor – Part 1, by AppComms August 1, 2025
I am a prepper who has survived three natural disasters. That doesn’t mean I am special by any means. I feel my experience is nothing more than a testimony of God’s Amazing Grace. As a retired Pastor and soon-to-be retired employee of North Carolina’s Prison system, I write to you as a southern Appalachian hillbilly […]
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Economics & Investing For Preppers August 1, 2025
Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we look at modern-day alchemy. (See the Precious Metals section.) […]
James Wesley Rawles
The Editors’ Quote of the Day: August 1, 2025
“One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.” – James Russell Lowell The post The Editors’ Quote of the Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.
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Preparedness Notes for Thursday — July 31, 2025 July 31, 2025
July 31st, 1703: Novelist Daniel Defoe was placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet. But he was pelted with flowers, and cheered by his supporters. — On July 31, 1958, the Anti-Chinese uprising began in Tibet. — July 31st, 1921, was the birthday of Army Air […]
James Wesley Rawles