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Collapsniks and Survivalists

The Economic Collapse

Government Crackdowns In China And India Threaten To Absolutely Crush The Cryptocurrency Bubble
1 hour ago
The Doomsday Moose

4 Systems Every Homesteader Needs to Succeed Off-Grid
9 hours ago
SHTF Plan

WARNING: 5G Tech In WiFi Street Lamps Causing Insomnia, Nosebleeds, & Stillbirths
10 hours ago
Know Prepare Survive

9 of the Best Self Defense Weapons (That Are Legal!)
13 hours ago
The Modern Survivalist »

Relationship between Economic Crisis and Crime
14 hours ago
Survival Life

How To Make A DIY Flamethrower
15 hours ago
Notes From The Bunker

Article – 40% of Americans can’t cover a $400 emergency expense
15 hours ago
Modern Survival Blog

“OPSEC” (Operational Security or Operations Security)
18 hours ago
Bison Prepper

guest article post 2 of 2 today
18 hours ago
Outdoor Life

How to Make Ballistic Gel
18 hours ago
Loki's Revenge

Anomalous Synergies
20 hours ago
The Prepper Journal

Things Every Heart Patient Should Consider Before Going on a Trip
22 hours ago
SurvivalBlog.com

Preparedness Notes for Wednesday – May 23, 2018
1 day ago
Survivopedia

Is America Facing A Parenting Crisis?
1 day ago
Ask a Prepper

How To Build A Solar Dehydrator
2 days ago
Guide Outdoors

Watch and Laugh as this Bobcat Attacks a Turkey Decoy [VIDEO]
2 days ago
RESOURCE CRISIS

New Data Reveal the Hidden Mechanisms of the Collapse of the Roman Empire
2 days ago
James H. Kunstler

You Think It’s All About Guns?
2 days ago
Bio Prepper

17 Lost Skills Worth Rediscovering
2 days ago
Urban Survival Site

Surviving a Massive Power Outage in the City
2 days ago
Prep-Blog.com

My Thoughts on Preventing School Shootings
3 days ago
The Survival Mom

7 Skin Cancer Prevention Tips for Children
3 days ago
Economic Undertow

Marx to Debtonomics
4 days ago
Our Finite World

How the Economy Works as It Reaches Energy Limits — An Introduction for Actuaries and Others
1 week ago
Survival Frog Blog

EMP Protection: How To Survive An EMP Attack
1 week ago
Bison Prepper Bonus Material

free today
4 weeks ago
TheSurvivalistBlog.net

Free Ten Day Prepper Course
1 month ago
Collapse of Industrial Civilization

Evolutionary Dead-Ends
2 months ago
Graywolf Survival

Why and how to wargame your emergency/disaster plans
8 months ago
SurvivalBlog.com

Notes for Monday – October 03, 2016
1 year ago

Useful Websites

After The Deadline
Aldi's
Butler Eagle Classified Ads
Club Orlov
Google Calendar
H&R Block Small Business
ImgFlip Meme Maker
Internet Anagram Server
KUSC
Strong Towns
TextBroker
The Book Of Life
ToodleDo
Weather Underground
Wind Globe
Yahoo! Mail

Podcasts and Videos

The Survival Podcast

Episode-2224- Nick Jamell on The Conversation of our Generation
Doom and Bloom (TM)

Re-Thinking School Safety
The Permaculture Podcast

1814 – Reducing our Footprint: Eliminating Single-Use Plastic with Paul Hellier
The Radical Personal Finance Podcast

548 – Christian Economics: An Interview with Dr. Gary North
Chicken Whisperer

How to Wash/Bathe a Chicken
Living the Good Life Naturally

Honoring Women Giveaway
Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton

podcast 396 – Jumpstarting Community
Harvest Eating Podcast

389-Making Sauerkraut At Home
Peak Moment Television

The Resilient Gardener — Surviving and Thriving (335)
Grateful Dread Public Radio

Hello world!
Self-Sufficient Homestead - Surviving Civilization on the Homestead

SSHomestead-01 Log Cabin

Rewilders and Bushcrafters

Primitive Technology

Blower and Charcoal
5 days ago
Voice In The Wilderness

Zorthians: Memories of Altadena's eclectic couple
2 weeks ago
Peter Michael Bauer

The Good Life Revival Interview
1 month ago
Dirttime

On Life, Death, and Respect
2 months ago
Wood Trekker

Wood Trekker Update
1 year ago
Wilderness Innovation

Five Questions About Our Survival Blanket Answered
1 year ago

Favorite Forums

AGelbert's Renewable Revolution Forum
Doomstead Diner Forum
Golden Oxen's First Amendment Forum
Green Wizards Forum
Paracord Forum
Permies.com Forum
SUN 4 Living Forum
Square Foot Gardening Forum
The Commons Free Speech Area
The Survivalist Blog

Blog Crypt

Aquaponics at RatherYes.com
Bacon and Eggs
Cheap-Ass-Living
Decline of the Empire
Gardening Along The Creek...
James M. Dakin
Living Prepared
New Growth Homestead
Of The Hands
Peak Oil Debunked
Small Batch Garden
TEOTWAWKI Blog
The Deliberate Agrarian
The Flying Tortoise
The Gardener of Eden
The Leibowitz Society
The Oil Drum
The Prepper Pages
Thermal Cooking
Thoughts from Frank and Fern
Toby Hemenway
Upland
Veggiegobbler

Fellow Upslopers

PRACTICAL PARSIMONY

Tuesday, Wednesday, My Waist - Tuesday was lunch day at the first church I ever went to for lunch. We had chicken fingers, broccoli slaw, green beans and potatoes, unsweetened tea, and c...
7 hours ago
Living on a Dime

BEST Homemade Potato Salad Recipe EVER! - This is simply The Best Homemade Potato Salad Recipe EVER!! I have people begging for this! Great for picnics, potlucks and family get togethers! The pos...
10 hours ago
MorningChores

How to Can Carrots to Stay Fresh and Nutritious in 5 Simple Steps - We all need more carrots in our lives. Did you know that? They are really great for helping to protect and improve your eyesight because they provide us w...
10 hours ago
Mom's Scribbles

Middle of the Night Thoughts - It has been very quiet here lately. The weather still hasn't decided if it wants to be spring or summer. One day the temps are in the 90's, the next, dro...
10 hours ago
Financial Velociraptor

Bro, do you even lift? - A new weekly (Wednesday) series from Lizard King. music selection: “These Eyes” — The Guess Who waistline: 41 inches I am starting the Strong Lifts 5×5 pr...
12 hours ago
Paracord Projects, Art and Tutorials

Amazing Patterns to Make Paracord Knife Handles - [image: Amazing Patterns to Make Paracord Knife Handles] submitted by /u/therandomvibez [link] [comments]
14 hours ago
Root Simple

118 Eric of Garden Fork on Old Houses, Queen Bees and Ramps - On this week’s episode of the podcast Eric Rochow of Garden Fork returns to talk about the struggle of owning an old house, raising queen bees and the over...
14 hours ago
Shareable.com

Blockchain as a force for good: How this technology could transform the sharing economy - *Blockchain has become one of those buzzwords that commands attention and carries a powerful social glow, yet in the likes of similar buzzwords that hav...
15 hours ago
Organic Authority

Sophie Uliano’s ‘Gorgeous for Good’ Weekend Wellness Retreat is Coming in June - Looking to learn how to balance your hormones or transition to a plant-based diet from one of the best wellness experts in the industry? Then you’ll wa...
15 hours ago
Epic Gardening

Heated Bird Bath: Give Wildlife Access To Water All Winter Long - The post Heated Bird Bath: Give Wildlife Access To Water All Winter Long is by Lorin Nielsen and appeared first on Epic Gardening, the best urban gardeni...
15 hours ago
Rural Revolution

Q&A: Laundry, eggs, meals - Here are a few recent questions posed by readers: *“Can you tell us a little bit more about your system for hanging clothes, please? I can’t really tell ho...
17 hours ago
one hundred dollars a month

Gardening in New England – Cleaning Up the Potting Shed, Pulling Up Holly, and Mystery Plants of the Week - The weather has been downright tropical around here lately in New England, and working in the garden has been an absolute joy this past week. Yesterday I...
18 hours ago
A Moveable Garden

Wednesday Vignette: Curing Myself - I will walk by myself and cure myself in the sunshine and the wind. — Charles Reznikoff, from “Autobiography: New York” * Wednesday Vignette is brought to ...
20 hours ago
M.D. Creekmore

Alternative Energy Sources For The Homestead Part Three – Water Power - Off-grid living will give you a life of security and freedom that few experience today. You will be living a sustainable life; a life where you are produci...
20 hours ago
Ready Nutrition

How to Set Up an “Underground” Print Station - Although we live in an age of information technology, what happens if that technology should suddenly disappear? Jeremiah Johnson is the Nom de plume of a...
22 hours ago
Miss Mustard Seed

“better to create crap than to not create at all” - For a long time, I’ve had a hang-up with sketchbooks, notebooks & journals. Don’t misunderstand me. I love them. I walk through the notebook/journal se...
1 day ago
--- Living Prepared ---

SPAM Slicer Fail - I purchased and tested this SPAM Slicer a few weeks ago, everything worked fine and the overall quality appeared very good. So I posted it for those who ...
1 day ago
coldantlerfarm

We Made It - It's some time around this exhaling part of wet spring that I nearly forget how to light the wood stove and shovel snow. The manic seasons of upstate New ...
1 day ago
Sunnybrook Farm

May 22 18 - A pole bean is cracking the mud and getting ready to pull free and start the climb. I need to start cutting some poles. Okra has come up and put out those ...
1 day ago
Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage

Chores and Chiggers: A Dancing Rabbit Update - Hot darn y’all. It’s me, Ben. I am not an astronomer, nor an astrologer, but I do in fact live in the dirt, like 80 percent of the world does, and I do dec...
1 day ago
The Wealthy Earth

Two Star lettuce - I like to call it All Star lettuce because that’s how it performs. It’s easy to grow and tastes great. I buy it here. Its easy to grow, sweet tasting, and ...
1 day ago
Tiny House Blog

How Often Should I Clean That? - A beautiful house can be ruined if it is not cleaned regularly. Untidiness means the beauty gets hidden behind unnecessary clutter and dirt but it isn’t ea...
1 day ago
the irresistible fleet of bicycles

a guide to sharing farm equipment - Faith Gilbert has just released her Guide to Sharing Farm Equipment, a 42-page guidebook intended for farmers, service providers, cooperators, and organi...
2 days ago
The Deliberate Agrarian 2.0

Snap-Back Farm Hats From The 70s And 80s Are Worth Big Money! - (click the picture to see a larger view) The screen shot above shows a common John Deere hat from the 1980s that recently sold on Ebay for a whopping $880....
3 days ago
Fernglade farm: A permaculture and organic small holding farm

Hillbilly Heights - A local farmer once jokingly remarked that the editor and I lived up in 'Hillbilly Heights'. He meant the remark in a good natured and amusing way, but I t...
3 days ago
Gully Grove

Off, with a bang! - The May, birthday parties for our children, have come and gone. But not without their respective dramas. David had his car damaged, while parking at Grand ...
3 days ago
A Home Grown Journal

Good Gardening Progress and More Computer Trouble - *How's that title for covering the good, the bad, and the ugly?* *Ah yes, more computer problems. This time I'm unable to send out any e-mails. Computer ...
4 days ago
The Homestead Survival

4 Homemade Essential Oils Extraction Methods - 4 Homemade Essential Oil Extraction Methods This article “4 Homemade Essential Oils Extraction Methods” was designed to educate the reader about how to m...
4 days ago
Rain's Garden

First Walk of Spring!! - Yesterday Alex and I took our first walk together on the mountain, it was such a nice day! Not surprisingly though, there was still snow in the woods al...
5 days ago
Tenth Acre Farm

These Wild Herbs Will Make You Want to Grow Your Own Pharmacy - Wild herbs have many uses including adding medicinal value, fertilizing soil, and attracting beneficial insects. Here are some important wild herbs and w...
6 days ago
Eat The Weeds and other things, too

Big Caltrop: Famine Food, Free Hormones - If you’re an adult with aging eyesight Kallstroemia maxima when first spied can look like purslane. A closer examination shows it is not. But they do bea...
6 days ago
LOW-TECH MAGAZINE

Ditch the Batteries: Off-Grid Compressed Air Energy Storage - Going off-grid? Think twice before you invest in a battery system. Compressed air energy storage is the sustainable and resilient alternative to batteries,...
1 week ago
PASA Events

CRAFT: Changing Agricultural Practices, Changing Agricultural Policy -
1 week ago
The Essential Herbal Blog

Readers' Favorite Backyard Remedies - *List Article**Prior to each issue of The Essential Herbal, we used to pose a question to The Essential Herbal Yahoo List (when it was a lot more active th...
1 week ago
Milkwood - Courses + Skills for Real Life

All About Feijoas: growing, harvesting + recipes - Hooray, it’s feijoa season! Perfumed green fruits like no other, and the final harvest of our autumn. Here’s a few tips for growing, harvesting and eati...
2 weeks ago
Wilderness Dweller

Instant Spring! - We’ve had a heatwave. Suddenly the temperature got as high as 22C, and it was HOT. Moreover, it has stayed that way. And it often doesn’t freeze at nig...
2 weeks ago
Plain and Joyful Living

Wouldn't Change Anything - So as I have written here before, we struggle financially sometimes because we don't know how much or when our next order will happen. We have faith th...
2 weeks ago
Ecological Gardening

A View from the Air: Carbon Sequestration, Midwestern Farms and Biodiversity - Credit: The Prairie Research Institute One afternoon in early March I flew from Boston to Chicago, returning home from an Ecological Landscape Alliance con...
3 weeks ago
Around The Cabin

Exercise - Now, I’m going to say the word exercise, and don’t run away! I know, I know, you’re going to say you get enough exercise every day with your job. I mean,...
4 weeks ago
Open Source Ecology

Celebrating a Decade of the Global Village Construction Set in 2018 - In 2008, we introduced the concept of the Global Village Construction Set for the very first time – in a public lecture – at the University of Missouri, Co...
4 weeks ago
Deep Green Permaculture

Book Review – How to Start a Worm Bin: Your Guide to Getting Started with Worm Composting by Henry Owen - How To Start A Worm Bin (You can click the image or link above to view product details or purchase this book from Amazon and support Deep Green Permacultur...
4 weeks ago
Oklahoma Transient

Chores/Projects List, Thank You, Knives, Garden, & Good Bye RAT - I'm sure every one of you has a to-do list of chores/projects for this spring; our list is considered a continuous, ongoing, working list. A couple of we...
4 weeks ago
Temperate Climate Permaculture

More Results of Rotational Grazing at the Bauernhof - We have been managing our pastures with rotational grazing for the last few years. I was out moving our ram lambs this morning and took a few photos that I...
1 month ago
Krazo Acres

Dem Bones - We butchered one of our Boer goats last month…..or was it the month before? “BBQ” the wether was past prime butchering time (i.e. we should have last fal...
1 month ago
Moneyless World - Free World - Priceless World

The Physics and Spirituality of Gift Economy - *Finally, here it is: the updated video of the presentation I gave last year, plus the edited transcript of it! I'm excited about it. Frankly, I passion...
2 months ago
Epiphany Now

Diesel Powerd Murikan Roadkill - I took this picture with my iphone at a truck stop in Utah It's 2 in the morning and a shape appears on the northern Indiana road in front of me. At ...
2 months ago
Tramp's Camp

Mt. Hood - Weather Transition - Strong winds blowing a cap of snow over the top of Mt. Hood.
2 months ago
Farm Hack Blog

Gathering for Open Ag Technology! - Hello Farm Hack community! You are invited to apply for GOAT: Gathering for Open Agricultural Technology hosted at the Omega Institute in New York state ...
2 months ago
*Framboise Manor*

Welcome March 1, 2018 - we know that we have 30 more days of potential storms, lots of snow, power outages, etc., but when march 1 looks like this, we are more than pleased! that...
2 months ago
Upland

So Long Upland! I've Gone Back To The Deliberate Agrarian - Dateline: 26 February 2018 I invite you to check out my new blog, The Deliberate Agrarian 2.0
2 months ago
500 Dollar Tomato

Time Flies - A few weeks ago I got the bright idea to start a Facebook Group for Family pictures. Sort of a Ancestry.com for my Mom, siblings and their extended familie...
3 months ago
Cairncrest Farm

The Blue Heron - Trying to explain some aspect of the farm that I am directly influencing is relatively straightforward. But one of my favorite parts of living here, a part...
4 months ago
Of Brambles and Bears....

A summary of the past year...... - Tis alright this will not be a long post via anyone's stretch of the imagination. 2017 has had more low points than highs for myself.... Low points......
4 months ago
Arthur Haines Blog

Why You Should Consume Seafood ... Despite the Warnings - Many people have read the dire warnings about the health consequences of consuming fish and shellfish. These admonishments usually center on mercury conta...
4 months ago
Planning And Foresight

Merry Christmas 2017 - From our family to yours, we wish you a Merry Christmas. We have been on the final run to finish out the year, and look forward to seeing what the new year...
4 months ago
Living Echo

Our Big News: We Bought a Farm! - It’s been months in the making, but Ian and I finally found a new way to be different than most millennials and bought our first house. Except it’s not j...
7 months ago
Small Holding

Sunday Reading - An Act of War in Charlottsville? - I had a couple of other topics to choose from originally for today's post. My progress on the east pasture fence or a quick look at just how close to next ...
9 months ago
The Self-Sufficient Blog

4 Reasons Why We Eat the Animals We Love - Sorry PETA, eating the "right" meat is best for people, the animals and the environment. Of all the decisions we contemplated when we began farming a deca...
10 months ago
Frippery Farm

Weeding - You might notice I am changing my blog a bit. I'll be weeding out some old posts, changing the format and layout some. Just a general weeding and freshening ...
11 months ago
Casaubon's Book

Foster Care, Immigration and Where We are Headed - Four years ago we were foster parents to two wonderful children whose family was broken up by deportation. The parents had overstayed their visas (ie, they...
1 year ago
Agriphemera

Three Vintage Hogs! - Photo from "Connecticut and the Hog." Click the picture for a larger view. If you like pigs, you're going to love this collection of three rare, vintage, ...
1 year ago
Maple Seeds of Maine

Knitting and Reading -
1 year ago
Polyface Hen House

Kick the Supermarket Habit! 10 Tips for Identifying Nutritious, Life-Giving Foods - Tip #10 – Ignore the food pyramid… and the “My Plate” Let’s take a look at the role of the USDA in this mess we’re in. Why does it continue to recommend D...
1 year ago
Simple Everyday Living

Canning Salmon, Smoked Salmon, and Tuna - I have been canning salmon for many years. Canning salmon is a great way to free up freezer space. Just be sure to thaw your salmon before canning. Canned ...
1 year ago
treeseeddreaming

Defcon 3 - Crazy enough, in the midst of our scandalous Presidential election, we have managed to get up to Defcon 3 in a battle of wills with Russia. Our Defcon (de...
1 year ago
EducationalGardens

How to Keep Your Garden Safe from Wildlife - They’re so cute! William Moss, Master Gardener with the National Gardening Association, knows that everyone likes wildlife. The sight of a pair of deer pau...
1 year ago
FoodProduction101

How to Start and Maintain a Worm Compost Bin - I've been planning to start a worm compost bin for the past seven years, but it was always one of those things that gets stuck on the to-do-list. With my c...
1 year ago
MrBrownThumb

How to Pickle Green Tomatoes - Do you love tomatoes and just can't imagine letting any go to waste? If you have had a productive year growing tomatoes the end of the season can feel a li...
1 year ago
The Thrifty Garden/Home

Purposely Going .... - ... 'Old School' .... (Made in the U.S.A.) Sick and tired of crummy crackly VoIP phone service with wireless handset, we've gotten our land line back and op...
1 year ago
Tales From Fox Wood

Forest Gardening and the Five F's - Learning all about forest gardening with Martin Crawford In the last post I mentioned that I had been busy putting up a lot of wire mesh fencing to keep ra...
1 year ago
Becca's Mini-Homestead

Time Management - I totally stink when it comes to time management. I either overload myself so much I can’t keep up (and I’m not that great at asking for help) or I leave...
1 year ago
Highly Uncivilized

The Object of our Faith, Love, and Hope - Section One Faith, Love, and Hope 1 Thess. 1:3 (KJV) Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord ...
1 year ago
Ornamentals News

Bold and Beautiful Zinnias for Container Gardening! - While zinnias are considered a home garden staple, they're often overlooked for patio container gardening. A number of the more dwarf zinnia varieties len...
2 years ago
Living a Simple Life

She loses it. - Still at it in our natural home. In this video we are finishing the reclaimed brick floor, go to an italian party and freak out over rope. So we’ve been B...
2 years ago
Restful Trails Food Forest Garden

Ramp is done - well the ramp itself is done and painted, but now needs some second coat areas and touch up paint, as well as a few missed spots that don't really show up...
2 years ago
Prepared Housewives

Pressure Canner + Water Bath Canner + Self Reliant School = AWESOME GIVEAWAY!!! - I love free stuff, and even more than that, I love when it’s good stuff! If you care about preserving your food, or living a more self reliant lifestyle,...
3 years ago
Adventures in Urban Sustainability

Mushroom and apple foraging adventures in the Southern Highlands - What fun we had on our first mushroom foraging adventure this weekend, thanks to some mushrooming enthusiast friends of ours. Venturing into Belanglo Sta...
3 years ago
The Path to Frugality

Life Re-Invented - I turned 56 years old on March 8th. For the past 6 months I have been working on looking at what I want to do beyond homemaking with my life. I am determ...
3 years ago
Small virtues

Here I am - Goodness, I've been procrastinating. I often do that when I'm uncertain of myself or what direction I'm pursuing. Not long after I started this blog, I sta...
3 years ago
eighth acre farm

trees-- growing to the sky - daughter. and plums. I was working in the backyard last week with Hunter, a fellow blogger- whose blog has also gone partially dormant. We were making ci...
3 years ago
UrbanFoodWarrior

Want to Help Pollinators? Go to Seed! - Last night I taught a seed saving class at a community garden. It's a funny thing, because I always talk about how you have to let multiple plants go to se...
3 years ago
Paracord Forum

The Easiest Paracord Bracelet You Will Ever Make! - Making items out of paracord is enjoyable and relaxing. It is nice to be able to kick back with a hank of cord and see what you can create. The sky is th...
4 years ago

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Food For Thought

Open Culture

Short Fascinating Film Shows How Japanese Soy Sauce Has Been Made for the Past 750 years - A few years back, we visited Hōshi, a hotel located in Komatsu, Japan, which holds the distinction of being the 2nd oldest hotel in the world, and "the o...
16 minutes ago
CleanTechnica

Electric Cars Don’t Solve Many Of Our Transportation Problems - After years of being derided as a joke by car manufacturers and the public, interest in electric vehicles has increased sharply, especially as governments ...
1 hour ago
Amazon.com: Best Selling Nonfiction Kindle

#5: The Easy Heart Healthy Cookbook for Slow Cookers: 130 Prep-and-Go Low-Sodium Recipes - [image: The Easy Heart Healthy Cookbook for Slow Cookers] The Easy Heart Healthy Cookbook for Slow Cookers: 130 Prep-and-Go Low-Sodium Recipes Nicole R. Mo...
2 hours ago
Permaliv

Hagebyen - byen i hagen - Helen & Hard kan ha gode fellesskapsløsninger, men de er hardcore modernister, og hva de bygger er derfor ubeboelig for de som ikke deler elitenes smaksnor...
2 hours ago
Digital Trends

This camera melted during a rocket launch, but it’s not what it seems - NASA photographer Bill Ingalls set up a bunch of cameras on Tuesday to capture images of SpaceX's latest rocket launch. The cameras closest to the rocket...
2 hours ago
Sixbears in the Woods

Lake sailing - If you are going to live on a lake, you'd better play in the water from time to time. Otherwise, you are paying a lot of tax money for nothing. My inten...
4 hours ago
Inhabitat

Chinas first Slow Food Village will promote local foods and traditions - Rural-urban migration in China is at an all-time high, with experts estimating an influx of 243 million migrants to Chinese cities by 2025. In a bid to com...
8 hours ago
TreeHugger

Giraffes? Horses? Squirrels? 20 animals you didn't know are going extinct - From crayfish to parakeets, these species are at risk of disappearing from the planet.
9 hours ago
Mother Nature Network

Giant predatory worms have invaded France - People in France have been reporting the bright, hungry and huge worms since 1999.
11 hours ago
The Daily Sheeple

The Federal Government Will Spend $685 Billion Subsidizing Health Care in 2018 - Over the next ten years, the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion is set to cost the federal government an additional $842 billion in addition to what ...
11 hours ago
The Market Ticker

The Market Ticker - Blackbodies Are Cool! - *Email kairia.rocks@gmail.com now to hang this original piece on your wall!*
15 hours ago
Granola Shotgun

Shaper - A friend does woodworking in his garage as both a hobby and a pragmatic response to a century old house that needs endless repairs. His workshop is itself ...
15 hours ago
Ecosophia

The Choice of a Canon - Last week’s post on the spooky dimensions of reading—the one-on-one encounter, in the silent places of the mind, with another person’s thinking—sparked a...
16 hours ago
Laird's Commentary on Community and Consensus

Ramping Up in Duluth - Last weekend Susan and I got an invitation to visit Bob and Lois, retired UMD professionals who live along the North Shore, overlooking Lake Superior. At a...
17 hours ago
PopularResistance.Org

Sarbanand: A “Dirty Dozen” Corporation Contesting Being Fined In District Court For Working A Farmworker To Death In Whatcom County - On Wednesday May 23rd at 9:00am Sarbanand Farms is scheduled to appear in the Whatcom County District Court to appeal a fine that was imposed on them by th...
17 hours ago
Jon Rappoport's Blog

Breakthrough in explosive lawsuit against Monsanto - Breakthrough in explosive lawsuit against Monsanto by Jon Rappoport May 23, 2018 A San Francisco lawsuit against Monsanto and its weedkiller, Roundup, is m...
19 hours ago
oftwominds-Charles Hugh Smith

The Next Recession Will Be Devastatingly Non-Linear - *The acceleration of non-linear consequences will surprise the brainwashed, loving-their-servitude mainstream media.* *Linear correlations are intuitive:* i...
1 day ago
99% Invisible

Curb Cuts [EPISODE] - If you live in an American city and you don’t personally use a wheelchair, it’s easy to overlook the small ramp at most intersections, between the sidewa...
1 day ago
Speaking Truth to Power

Medusa’s Curse: The Necessity of Art In The Climate Struggle, By Kathleen Dean Moore - What is this reflective shield that can show us the danger without turning us to stone? What can open our hearts, without breaking them? What can replace p...
1 day ago
Lowering the Bar

Thirty-Year-Old Man Evicted From Parents’ Home - Several written eviction notices from the parents had no effect. Related Stories - Powerball Problems
1 day ago
The Foggy Shore

Bee Prep - I lever the cement block into place with a thunk. It sits securely in the grass, and I stand on top of it for good measure. Beehives can reach upwards of 2...
1 day ago
Donal Fagan

The Roseanne Reboot - The legendary TV comedy Roseanne debuted in 1988. I hadn’t much use for the vulgar Married With Children, and thought this might be the same sort of show. ...
2 days ago
The Spiral Staircase

The Frailty of Reason, pt. 2 - Continuing from part 1, which is altogether too much screed and frustration with Sam Harris, I now point to several analyses that support my contentions. F...
2 days ago
un-Denial

By Jean-Marc Jancovici: Can we save energy, jobs and growth at the same time? - Thanks to Mike Stasse for finding this excellent presentation by Jean-Marc Jancovici on the relationship between energy, employment, and income. I am not y...
3 days ago
Peter Turchin

History Is a Quantitative Science II - While I am certainly very grateful to the team of authors of Lead pollution recorded in Greenland ice indicates European emissions tracked plagues, wars,...
3 days ago
The Great Change

The Russians Aren't Coming - *"What exactly is our strategy for the Malthusian predicament?"* In his autobiography, Hollywood director, Norman Jewison describes meeting John Wayne a...
3 days ago
Mythcreants

Why “Historical Accuracy” Isn’t a Reason to Exclude Diversity - Whenever an argument starts about some big-name show lacking diversity or having too much bigotry, you can be sure to hear the refrain that it’s all in ser...
5 days ago
NO TECH MAGAZINE

How to Dredge Out the Netherlands without Fossil Fuels - The dredging industry has been the backbone of the Dutch economy for centuries. If canals, harbours and rivers weren’t dredged out for a few years, the who...
1 week ago
The Long Now Blog

The Role of Art in Addressing Climate Change: An interview with José Luis de Vicente - “Sounds super depressing,” she texted. “That’s why I haven’t gone. Sort of went full ostrich.” That was my friend’s response when I asked her if she had at...
1 week ago
Tiny Yellow Teardrop

Grand Canyon and Desert Southwest Teardrop Trip - A few weeks ago we were finally able to shake the snow off the Sunflower and head into the Southwest for some desert camping, whitewater rafting, and a stu...
1 week ago
how to save the world

How Would We Behave Without ‘Selves’? - image: from Martijn Meijerink on skitterphoto.com, cc0 A growing number of researchers and theorists studying human nature, and the nature of the universe,...
1 week ago
WAKING SCIENCE

Four Reasons to Buy a Trash Compactor for Your Home - The typical way for most households to handle trash is to collect waste in trash bags and to haul those bags outside for scheduled curbside pickup. Between...
3 weeks ago
Peak Energy

Wildlife Photographer of the Year, 2017 - I'm not a huge fan of the Maritime Museum as a venue for this exhibition, but I still make my annual pilgrimage to it. Some interesting images still make i...
3 weeks ago
Into the Ruins

The Problem With “Collapse” - In the Winter 2018 issue of Into the Ruins, I wrote “The Problem With ‘Collapse’,” my Editor’s Introduction, which spoke to some of the common tropes of de...
4 weeks ago
Richard Heinberg

Museletter 311: The End of Growth, Seven Years Later - MuseLetter #311 / April 2017 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 125 KB) The End of Growth, Seven Years Later I wrote The End o...
4 weeks ago
Question Everything

- I just received a call from an associate who lives in Washington DC. He informed me that at noon today, President Trump will resign. The word is that the s...
1 month ago
Liberation Ecology

April 20th @ Haverford College. Beyond the Grassroots: Participatory Ecology and Political Praxis - Very excited about this event next month. Please join us! Free, no registration required. Details below. Participatory ecology as movement. Grassroots move...
1 month ago
HRBlock Talk

IRS tax reform updates under the TCJA: Here’s what to expect - Editor’s Note: We’ll see new forms, updated forms, and some new processes as tax reform changes are implemented by the IRS. The IRS is working on impleme...
2 months ago
Leaving Babylon

Too many people too much! - Something’s on my mind and I just can’t shake it, I need some time and I want some space, gotta get away from the human race… — Grandmaster Flash: New York...
2 months ago
22 Billion Energy Slaves

Fragility: a Reminder - Greetings readers. You might be wondering why I’ve gone a little quiet here. Do not fear - apart from a few disruptions to my everyday normality, everyt...
2 months ago
Karl North Eco-Intelligence

Mass deception and the quest for a more sustainable agriculture - Most of our society has fallen victim to a spectacularly successful, century-long effort of mass deception. The idea that organically certified farming is ...
3 months ago
Do the Math

Eclipsed, Lately - In the event that anyone still checks this site for new posts (not sure whether to be proud or concerned), here’s an update. But mostly it’s a pointer to s...
8 months ago
THE SEA GYPSY PHILOSOPHER

S G P - FOURTH ANNIVERSARY - Today is the fourth anniversary of my little blog. It has been a delight sharing my unusual perspective on the world with you, and I greatly appreciate y...
11 months ago
Star Of Ishtar

Duality - Happy New Moon in Gemini everyone! Today is a very auspicious time to set clear intent that you speak from highest wisdom – now & always. Gemini moon asks ...
11 months ago
More Crows than Eagles

Extra Extra - Democratic Party Commits Suicide “Our platform of secret trade deals, poor-shaming, and not being Donald Trump is better than whatever it was you people ca...
1 year ago
Permaculture Plus Houskeeping

Table of Contents - Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something. Please check out o...
1 year ago
Off the Grid in Minneapolis

On Healing the Earth and People - As an American citizen, I find that neither the Democratic or Republican parties say much of anything that resonates with me. Most of what they talk abo...
1 year ago
Jake's Health Solutions

Creative High School Students Invent Better Light Therapy Device for SAD Sufferers - A team of high school students has invented a new light therapy device that may provide relief for the millions of people who suffer from a seasonal form o...
1 year ago
SurvivalChemistry4Preppers.org

Easy Survival Medicine HAM Radio DIY Build - Emergency communications have always been integral to medicine and survival. In this video post we’ll be showing you a quick and easy Survival Medicine H...
1 year ago
Ecoshock Show Notes

Dark Climate - Now and Coming - Seas rising much faster, super storms in the coming decades, doubling and re-doubling of polar ice melt - new Hansen paper. We talk with co-author Isabella...
2 years ago
reflexiones finales

Maybe we will get our ice age afterall! - As some of the climate change skeptics (correctly) point out, it wasn't all that long ago that the big concern was that we would flip back over into an ice...
2 years ago
The Long Ascent

Why I Use Toilet Paper - On the surface, the answer is trite and obvious, and this may seem like a strange topic, especially for a blog concerned with the "big picture". The timin...
5 years ago
Piper Michael

The Unified Field of God - Grand Unified Field Theory that reincludes the Ancients knowledge and reintegrates the Force of God back into the equations of mass/energy.
6 years ago
Futurism

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Shopify Blog

The Ultimate DIY Guide to Beautiful Product Photography - [image: DIY product photography] The perceived value of your products and the trustworthiness of your brand is often judged based on the quality of your ...
17 hours ago
Harvest Right

Tips to Make Your Backpack Lighter - The easiest way to absolutely hate a hiking trip is by having a heavy backpack. Lots of factors go into determining what a pack should weigh, but there are...
1 day ago
Holistic Management International

U.S. Sustainable Beef Framework Built on Grazing Planning - On May 3, 2018, the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) opened a 60-day public comment period on the group’s Sustainability Framework. The USRSB...
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Sun Oven® | The Original Solar Oven & Solar Cooker

Recovering Your Garden and Landscapes After a Flood - If your property is flooded, rescuing and recovering your home and personal belongings will be first on your mind, but sooner or later, you will need to fa...
5 weeks ago
LPC Survival

Build Confident Kids - As parents, we are the ones our kids turn to most for everything, including their sense of confidence. Check out these ways you can build confidence earl...
5 weeks ago
Pur360 Blog

An Important Reminder to Employers: Happy Employees = Happy Customers - [image: An Important Reminder to Employers_ Happy Employees = Happy Customers] Technology has promoted a wave of much needed customer service positions, ...
1 month ago
Will Falk

“Creating a Life-Centered Resistance Movement” Radio Interview for KPFA, Berkeley - Jeffry Fawcett interviewed my good friend Max Wilbert and me about creating a life-centered resistance movement by any means necessary on Jeffry’s show You...
2 months ago
Avian Aqua Miser

Getting your chickens to lay more eggs during winter - [image: Annoyed chicken] If it’s winter in your part of the world, I’m sure that you’ve noticed that you’re not getting as many yummy eggs from your flock ...
4 months ago
ALL Power Labs

Carbon Management Through Green Waste Management - Partners Wanted For Waste To Energy Project Trials You likely already know that APL’s technology provides significant value in the areas of waste manage...
1 year ago
Catvocate Blog - The NoBowl Feeding System™

The NoBowl Feeding System™ has launched in the UK! - We know the United Kingdom is a nation of cat lovers, and we're very proud to introduce The NoBowl Feeding System™ to our friends across the pond – just in...
1 year ago
Pinetree Garden Seeds

The Novice Gardener: Fighting weeds, drought, and plain forgetfulness – Pinetree Garden Seeds - At this point, most gardeners have reached a sort of holding pattern. Seeds have been direct seeded into their ground space or containers, and seedlings ha...
1 year ago
Harris Seeds

Row Covers and Garden Tunnels for Plant Protection - Extend your gardening season and protect your plants from frost, wind and insect damage! Guest Author: Mark Greene Floating Row Covers protect plants ag...
2 years ago
Bountiful Gardens

60/30/10 Garden Bed Design - If you don’t have very much space or resources to grow a vegetable garden, you can still learn our method on as little as 100 square feet – you can then sc...
2 years ago
Urban Forage Winery & Cider House

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