You can never perfectly prepare for a tornado outbreak. Even those who live in areas coined “Tornado Alley” prepare as well as they can and then, when an outbreak happens, they pray that they and their families are one of ...
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Bitcoins, Beer and the Student Loan Disaster
A large percentage of the $1.48 trillion student loan debt accumulated by Americans was never spent on tuition at all. Instead, much of that money went towards everything from beer, Bitcoin, spring break shenanigans and exotic reptiles. More than one ...
Read More »The 12 Foods The Government Wants You To Stockpile (But Is It Enough?)
It’s hard to quantify, but the modern prepping movement has at least, in part, been caused by the government. I am not referencing fear in the government doing something stupid that would force us into survival mode (although that is ...
Read More »23 Items (Besides Food & Water) FEMA Says You Should Stockpile
Editor’s note: This is the second story in a two-part series about what the federal government says should be stockpiled. Read part 1 here. Perhaps surprisingly, the federal government has been part of what has driven the prepping movement. ...
Read More »The U.S. Government’s Secret Plans To Survive A Nuclear War (While The Rest Of Us Die)
WASHINGTON — America’s leaders have made elaborate preparations to survive a nuclear war while everyone else apparently dies. The plans go back decades and only cover top government officials, according to a new book. “In the early 1950s, the government ...
Read More »That Time The U.S. Gov’t Rationed Food – And Threatened Jail For Those Who Didn’t
If you were asked to picture people lined up at a grocery store with ration books in their hands, you would probably imagine people in war-torn Europe. However, during World War II, government-issued ration books were a very real part ...
Read More »U.S. Government Finally Admits It’s Not ‘Equal Partners’ With Parents
Following an outcry from parents and families, two federal agencies have backed off a policy that would have said the government is “equal partners” with moms and dads. As reported by the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), the initial ...
Read More »Bet You Didn’t Know: Independence Day
July 4th, 2016 Video courtesy of History Channel Some fun facts about Independence Day! Did you know them all already, or did you learn something new? Learn More About The Amazing Pocket Power X And Get One For Yourself! ...
Read More »Water And Electricity ‘Could Be Off For Weeks,’ New Disaster Report Admits
Governments, business, residents and communities in southern California are largely unprepared for a major earthquake that can occur any day, according to the authors of a major study on disaster risk prepared by the University of Southern California (USC) that ...
Read More »That Time The U.S. Government Told Every American To Stockpile – And No One Thought It Was Crazy
If you have seen photos of recently discovered backyard fallout shelters, you would agree that they look like fascinating time capsules from early 1960s America. We see packaged foods — such as breakfast cereals and crackers with labels that indicate ...
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