The End of Days Link Round Up

…Then mankind would have become as the Great Old Ones; free and wild and beyond good and evil, with laws and morals thrown aside and all men shouting and killing and revelling in joy. Then the liberated Old Ones would teach them new ways to shout and kill and revel and enjoy themselves, and all the earth would flame with a holocaust of ecstasy and freedom.

- H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu

Geo-political tensions caused by a belligerent North Korea and Wikileaks so far successful attempts to cripple the United States forign policy are the big stories these days but hidden behind these major events is the slow break down of society, finally succumbing to the rot within, and mankinds decent into a new Dark Ages. No objective observer of the news could draw any other conclusion except that we have reached the apex of our decadence and sunk into the frail and bloodless degeneracy that foretell the doom of all empires:

The Aryan Brotherhood prison gang has been proven to be allied with the Mexican drug cartels, an alliance probably formed by their connection to the Mexican Mafia prison gang. The AB maintain some level of control over almost all White gangs including (what’s left of) the Peckerwoods, the Nazi Low Riders, Public Enemy #1 and the majority of the 1%er motorcycle gangs. They have apparently also been found working with Asian gangs in the drug trade.

The  Worker’s World Party convention in NYC featured a many calls to violence against America, including this “poem” song by Castroite plant Mike Martinez which promises a future where he and his allies will put “bosses” up against a wall for mass executions:

The Worker’s World Party controls the anti-war movement as well as several other “progressive” movements through their front groups including A.N.S.W.E.R. and through those front groups they can mobilize thousands of terrorists.

Islamists and Communists rioted in Newark NJ at an anti-violence rally. There are reports that one rioter claimed that a war was coming to every city. The New Black Panthers were the main culprits, and it is clear that they have a strong presence in the area.

Police in Vacaville, California arrested an 18-year-old who had assaulted a police station. He smashed his way through the windows of the station to get at cops and was subdued when he lost his weapon. He had earlier murdered to men and seriously wounded a woman in what police say was a random attack.

Consanguineous marriages (marriages to blood relatives) are so common in Islamic countries and have been practiced for so long that Arab and other Muslim immigrants to Western countries are draining the medical systems due to their abnormally high rates of mental and physical disabilities. What’s more there is evidence that inbreeding in countries like Pakistan, Turkey and Iraq have resulted in widespread mental illness:

In Pakistan, 70 percent of all marriages are between first cousins (so-called “consanguinity”) and in Turkey the amount is between 25-30 percent (Jyllands-Posten, 27/2 2009 More stillbirths among immigrants

Statistical research on Arabic countries shows that up to 34 percent of all marriages in Algiers are consanguine (blood related), 46 percent in Bahrain, 33 percent in Egypt, 80 percent in Nubia (southern area in Egypt), 60 percent in Iraq, 64 percent in Jordan, 64 percent in Kuwait, 42 percent in Lebanon, 48 percent in Libya, 47 percent in Mauritania, 54 percent in Qatar, 67 percent in Saudi Arabia, 63 percent in Sudan, 40 percent in Syria, 39 percent in Tunisia, 54 percent in the United Arabic Emirates and 45 percent in Yemen (Reproductive Health Journal, 2009 Consanguinity and reproductive health among Arabs.).

A large part of inbred Muslims are born from parents who are themselves inbred – which increase the risks of negative mental and physical consequenses greatly.

A priest who was being accused of sexual abuse tried to hire a hit man to kill his accuser.

Arkansas employed a man in their foster care system that had been accused of rape multiple times … and never fired him until now.

In Argentina a cattle rustler has been accused of beating and raping his daughter over the last 30 years, resulting in 10 children. It is the third case of brutal incest coming out of Argentina in the last couple of years.

A must read: Another Step Closer to Mad Max?

I have little hope for the future.

The Recession is Supposedly Over Link Round Up

I know, I know, I should be celebrating the fact that the recession ended … a year ago. But I’m not feeling the green shoots so I’m still hedging my bets and preparing for the worst.

Gardening to Survive has a post on cold weather vegetables.

Via Global Guerrillas some of you survivalists with iPhones and a need for an interactive surveillance system may want to take a look at this review of the Parrot AR Drone. They are fragile but easily repaired, but second generation designs will probably be better.

Rawles from Survivalblog has a list of  recommended tangibles people should stockpile in case of financial collapse. I would add seed packets, toilet paper and bottles of water to his list.

Viking Preparedness has a great break down of how burglary teams operate and how you can protect your home.

U.S. Government hiding the real debt numbers. One estimate: $200 Trillion.

My buddy PJ Deneen attended a NRA Women on Target Shooting Clinic and has a write up of it here.

Survival Resource Link Dump

I’ve been taking time off for a few days as I do every 9/11. Here’s a bunch of links that I think are useful but never got around to writing full posts about:

I have always maintained that the collapse of America will look more like Argentina than Patriots. After a news report about the plague of strong arm robberies on ATM users Ferfal at Surviving in Argentina posted his 12 tips to safely using ATMs. My wife and I used some of these precautions in NYC.

Gabe Suarez writes about the utility of pistol caliber carbines as opposed to rifles and pistol which is well worth a read if you are thinking of a gun purchase.

Viking Preparedness has an article called Hunker Down which supports my view that bugging in is the only way to really survive an emergency. I don’t agree with his pessimism, but I do take issue with the optimism of the people who think they will pack a bag, run off somewhere and survive in a alien environment.

Rasch Outdoor Chronicles has a two part post on hog hunting guns. With the explosion of feral hogs in this country the ability to put down one of these creatures should factor into your gun and ammunition purchases. This feral hog drift map shows where they are concentrated, but you’ll notice that hogs have been spotted in NJ and New Hampshire and many sightings in Michigan. Part I. Part II.

Cat Ellis has a podcast up on how to make the materials necessary to make candles, including information on processing beeswax and making wicks from wild cotton.

Outdoor Life has a online piece called The Predator Boom which gives you information on which predator populations have grown to sizes big enough to begin to threaten wild game populations, and you.

Via Modern Stronghold there’s a article in the Marine Corps University Journal on Feral Cities (starts on pg 50) that talks about how cities go feral. New Orleans after Katrina is included in the list of feral cities. Well worth a read to see what planners expect from our large cities in the event of a collapse and to give you an idea of how to prepare for living near one. Frankly Chicago is quickly becoming a feral city.

Here’s a video I found on what a raccoon snare should look like. Raccoons are a pest that you’ll need to deal with, can be eaten (but are disgusting) but more importantly the skin can be sold or traded. The prices on the fur market are pretty depressed and I believe will remain so for some time but you can still get $5-25 dollars per skin depending on quality. Get a book or DVD on fur handling and a good skinning knife. If society devolves as some suspect furs will be a valuable commodity and raccoons will be a dangerous nuisance that gardeners, pet and livestock owners and people with children cannot afford to keep around.:

Useful Tips Link Round-Up

Here’s a bunch of links with some useful tips in them you’ll find useful, but don’t really need extra commentary:

Lehman’s Country Life has a post up about keeping cool without electricity

Woodsrunner Dairy has some old time woods lore advice.

First Ways has a post showing three wild summer edibles for urban foragers.

Survival Blog has a post on low cost preparedness.

The Urban Survivalist has an interesting post on his wallet survival kit. It’s a good read along wit TEOTWAWKI Blog’s piece on Every Day Carry items.

Pagans Against Child Abuse has a post up on how predators target single mothers. For women with kids networking online it’s worth a read.

Better Living Daily has a post on the uses for Linden for those of you lucky enough to live near a Linden tree.

P.J. Deneen has a article on direct sales for those of you looking to make some part time money.

The TEOTWAWKI is Coming Down the Pike Link Round-Up

Poor employment numbers are dominating the headlines but there are plenty of other things to worry about that will bring a change to the way you live your life in the near future.

46 States are now facing “Greek style Deficits” In the next couple of years you will see massive cuts to the services they provide, and that will cause civil unrest to varying degrees.

Ben Bernake is panicking as the “recovery” he expected is running out of steam. He will likely start printing more money, so hyper-inflation is back on the table.

City Journal has a must read article on the Municipal Bond Bubble.

Shenandoah sees the beginning of a second credit crisis.

France and China set to get hit hard on CDS market.

2010 earthquakes are occurring 133% more frequently than average.

The Arizona Militia (who went to the border to interdict cartels) is asking for assistance after being fired on. We now have two non-state actors fighting in the deserts of Arizona.

Hezbollah is converting Mexicans who are crossing the border to radical Islam.

Feel like we’re out of the woods?