Bruce’s Poor Man Survival Bulletin
A Digest of Urban Survival Resources
For Independent Minded People!
ISSN 2161-5543
In This Issue:
1.
21
things to look for at a garage sale
2.
Local Emergency Response Plans for Individuals
3.
You have a choice with energy deregulation
4.
TSA’s cancerous operation
5.
The Patriot Act was only a prelude to…
"The difference between death and taxes is death
doesn't get worse every time Congress meets." --American humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935)
Spam History-We love Spam!
Spam is made by the Hormel Foods Corporation. The company was founded
by George A. Hormel in the late 1890s in Austin, Minn. By the Great Depression,
George's son Jay was heavily involved in the company. Hormel did a successful
fresh-meat business, but all fresh meats basically looked similar, which made
it difficult for Hormel to make its products stand out. The fresh-meat industry
was also bound by seasonal changes in the meat supply. To solve these problems,
Jay Hormel put his energies into developing canned meats.
World War II saw the largest use of Spam, since fresh meat was
difficult to get to the soldiers on the front, guamanians started eating Spam
for breakfast, lunch and supper. Some soldiers referred to
Spam as 'ham that didn't pass its physical' and 'meatloaf without basic
training.
Also, Spam was one of the few meat products excluded from the British food rationing that began in World War II (and continued for a number of years after the war), and the British grew heartily tired of it. The Monty Python comedy troupe used this as the context for their Spam sketch, in which the menu at a greasy spoon cafe consists entirely of dishes containing one or more portions of spam.
So much of the product was donated to France during WWII, it’s one of the few American foods they actually love.
Canned Spam is a great survival food, ask any Boy Scout and now that
it’s offered in a turkey, it offers a healthier version.
Learn more about the history, varieties and
recipes for Spam at their official site…
Every April, the state of
HI has an annual festival devoted to Spam.
Monty Python
Spam Spoof – the best!
Faster
relief for mosquito bites…wash immediately with soapy water and then ice it for
10 minutes every few hours. Scratching
it only worsens it so apply an OTC lotion containing zinc oxide.
PM’s
Compendium of Useful Resources
Sterling silver flatware — Even if you can only afford to buy a spoon
or a fork at a time, sterling silver is known to have antimicrobial properties.
Some people believe that simply using silver flatware as everyday eating...learn more and download the PDF.
Local Emergency Response Plan for the Individual, From
AbsoluteRights.com
Communities with a local
emergency response plan stand a good chance of sustaining a lengthy disaster recovery period,
said a recent AbsoluteRights.com article. Unfortunately, the same mentality
doesn’t stretch to enough individual families. The article said that leaves a
large majority of people completely unprepared for disasters.
The article said that “40 Days and 40 Nights” gives a developmental
education in acquiring situational awareness. The training program helps people
focus on the elements of a disaster that they can control, and forget about the
ones they can’t.
“40 Days and 40 Nights” is a survival
guide that shows the path towards emergency preparedness. The
members-exclusive website connected to the course contains every informative
resource in one online place. Members can access the program from any computer.
Get their free
Bill of Wrongs report here:
The Electric Choice, a Website Designed to Inform the
Public of Energy Deregulation, will Officially Launch on Monday, June 18, 2012
An information website on Energy Deregulation will be launching on Monday, June 18, 2012, at www.TheElectricChoice.com.
An information website on Energy Deregulation will be launching on Monday, June 18, 2012, at www.TheElectricChoice.com.
Before hiring a pro for a home improvement
project, see what it would take by visiting the
DIYNetwork.com/home-improvement/index.html, BobVilla.com or DIYorNot.com
The Nanny State Updates…
Cancerous Security Measure?
The TSA wants to assure us that the new X-ray body scanners they are
installing in select airports are perfectly safe and necessary. You might feel
differently after you read this article produced by PBS NewsHour and
ProPublica:
Recycle old BBQ
grills by turning it into a planter. The
wheels make it easier to move!
The Parting Thought – Citizens ‘just another brick in
the wall’
It has become obvious that the Patriot Act, which many in the public
rolled over for (under some protest), was a mere warm up to policies like the
following:
FISA: An overarching
domestic surveillance bill which joins the cooperative efforts of corporations
and government agencies.
The
John Warner National Defense Authorization Act: A Bush
supported action which allows the president to unilaterally declare a
"public or national emergency" for any reason he wishes without
congressional consent and institute martial law policies aimed at suppression
of the populace (the president is requires by the act to "inform"
congress of his intentions after 14 days, but does not give congress the power
of oversight). Also solidifies the erasure of Posse Comitatus.
Presidential
Directive 51: Signed in private by George W. Bush. Allocates further power to the
president to declare a national emergency for any reason he sees fit and to
institute Continuity of Government Policies (martial law, among other things).
This directive was only partially released to the public, but the entire
document remains classified, even to members of Congress!
National
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA 2012): Incorporates policies outlined in John
McCain and Joseph Lieberman's thoroughly rejected "Enemy Beligerents Act". Allows the president along with the
Department of Homeland Security to label anyone, even an American citizen, and
"enemy combatant" under the laws of war. This opens the door to the
complete dismantling of Habeas Corpus, giving military authorities the ability
to arrest U.S. citizens without warrant, without due process, without trial by
civilian jury, to be held indefinitely.
Assassination
Programs: Obama has not only claimed the right to assassinate American citizens,
he has executed such orders. This policy works as an extension of the NDAA,
meaning, anyone can be labeled an enemy combatant without trial, and, that
person can be detained, or killed, as such. These actions have been opposed by
civil liberties unions and politicians alike, but because they have so far only
been used against U.S. citizens working with "Al Qaeda", the general
public remains on the fence or oblivious to the dangerous precedent. The
Constitution specifically outlines what is to be done with Americans who aid
the enemy in times of war in the Treason Clause. The Treason Clause allows NO
assassination or detainment without trial. In fact, it REQUIRES a trial by jury
along with two witnesses testifying to the overt criminal act. The Treason
Clause has been ignored by the Obama Administration thus far.
National
Defense Resources Preparedness Executive Order: Obama recently
signed this executive order which allows the president and the DHS to
commandeer or confiscate public and private resources (any resources) in the
name of national security, and, even allows for what essentially amounts to
forced labor of U.S. citizens in the name of the "national good". An
almost exact replication of the powers claimed by Lenin and the Bolsheviks that
triggered
the Tambov uprising.
Internment
And Resettlement Operations: A secret Department of Defense document
recently leaked to the public outlines extensive planning on the part of the
government to use DHS and FEMA to "relocate" U.S. citizens and
detainees to internment camps for processing. Triggers for such a policy could
include natural disasters, man-made disasters, and terrorist attacks, among
many others. The document specifically requires "special exceptions"
to Posse Comitatus, allowing for military operation of the camps in question.
Legally, every avenue is being explored, but with little progress. The
recent block on the NDAA by 4th District Court Judge Katherine Forrest was a
moment of hope amongst anti-NDAA proponents, but the end result was obvious to
some of us in the Liberty Movement who know the history of legal action against
such legislation. The Obama
Administration has stated that her ruling is basically of no consequence to
them, and that they will continue to implement the NDAA as they see fit.
Apparently, the Judicial Branch now only has a say in matters of
government when it agrees with the position of the president or DHS. This shows
conclusively that the government intends to ignore court based decisions that
are contrary to desired policy, and that while the legal fight should be
pursued, we should not expect much in the results department.
“Until the next revolution”, the Poor Man
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1 comment:
Spam-who would have known? Good stuff (the blog too)
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