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About gerold

I have a bit of financial experience having invested in stocks in the 1960s & 70s, commodities in the 80s & commercial real estate in the 90s (I sold in 2005.) I'm back in stocks. I am appalled at our rapidly deteriorating global condition so I've written articles for family, friends & colleagues since 2007; warning them and doing my best to explain what's happening, what we can expect in the future and what you can do to prepare and mitigate the worst of the economic, social, political and nuclear fallout. As a public service in 2010 I decided to create a blog accessible to a larger number of people because I believe that knowledge not shared is wasted.

Self-Hating Whites

Reading time: 1,343 words, 3 pages, 3 to 5 minutes. I don’t often do ‘guest posts’ on my blog, but Paul Craig Robert’s essay is one of those exceptions. Posted on February 20, 2019/Guest Post by Paul Craig Robertshttps://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2019/02/18/self-hating-whites-2/ White … Continue reading

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Selco’s SHTF Survival Lessons – Part 5 – ‘S’ to ‘W’

Reading time: 6,815 words, 16 pages, 16 to 27 minutes. If you haven’t read the first two introductory pages in Part 1, I recommend you do so. Among the things I wrote was that Selco is the most credible source … Continue reading

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Selco’s SHTF Survival Lessons – Part 4 – ‘M’ to ‘R’

Reading time: 4,903 words, 11 pages, 11 to 19 minutes. If you haven’t read the first two introductory pages in Part 1, I recommend you do so. Among the things I wrote was that Selco is the most credible source … Continue reading

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Medical Malpractice Caused Most of the 1918 Spanish Flu Deaths

Reading Time: 2,260 words, 6 pages, 5 to 9 minutes We may be overdue for any number of disasters, but another Spanish Flu pandemic is NOT one of them. That’s the good news. The bad news is that medical malpractice … Continue reading

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Selco’s SHTF Survival Lessons – Part 3 – ‘G’ to ‘L’

Reading time: 4,280 words, 10 pages, 10 to 17 minutes. If you haven’t read the first two introductory pages in Part 1, I recommend you do so. Among the things I wrote was that Selco is the most credible source … Continue reading

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Selco’s SHTF Survival Lessons – Part 2 – ‘C’ to ‘F’

Reading time: 4,990 words, 11 pages, 12 to 19 minutes. If you haven’t read the first two introductory pages in Part 1, I recommend you do so. Among the things I wrote was that Selco is the most credible source … Continue reading

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Selco’s SHTF Survival Lessons – Part 1 – ‘A’ to ‘B’

Reading time: 4,810 words, 10 pages, 11 to 18 minutes. Selco Begovic is the most credible source for prepping and survival advice that I have ever read. He survived the Balkan war of the 90s and one year in a … Continue reading

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The “Mom & Pop Shop” Myth

Reading time: 1,650 words, 4 pages, 4 to 7 minutes. There’s been so much U.S. political theatre lately (Stormy Daniels, Kavanaugh confirmation, Mid-term elections, etc.) that I thought it time for some diversion and bust a bit of bunk. I … Continue reading

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SNOPES BS

Reading time: 120 words, 1 page, 1 minute. Do you still trust SNOPES? I posted this attached photo to Facebook. SNOPES labeles it “Mixed” (both true & false) or in this case “Miscaptioned” insofar it wasn’t during Hurricane Florence but … Continue reading

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It’s Duct Tape Season

Reading time: 1 page, 150 words, 1 minute. Whether you’re a handyman (handy-person?) a survivalist or a prepper, the end of August is duct tape buying season if you live in an area with freezing winter temperatures. Duct tape deteriorates … Continue reading

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