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On December 30, 1861, Associated Banks in New York City — innovators in credit clearing circles (pictured above) — halted gold payments to government and investors, to disrupt Abraham Lincoln‘s US bank reform program. — December 30, 1865 was the birthday of Rudyard Kipling. — Today’s feature article is a product review, written by Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson. — We need more entries for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $978,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 122 ends on January 31st, 2026, so get busy writing and…
Armed Citizen® Today An early morning carjacking attempt on Chicago’s South Side ended poorly for the alleged thieves, as they were caught in the act by the armed and licensed vehicle owner. On Monday, December 8, around 3:30 a.m., the 58-year-old owner of the vehicle heard his car alarm going off and stepped outside to investigate the noise. There, he saw the driver’s side window of his white Honda Accord shattered, and two males were inside the vehicle. One of the males displayed a firearm, prompting the vehicle owner, who possessed an Illinois concealed carry license, to open fire. His…
For the 24th year, NRA Media is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 NRA Golden Bullseye Awards. While there have been changes to a reorganized NRA Media this year, including a name change from NRA Publications, the Golden Bullseyes continue as they have for nearly a quarter century. Golden Bullseye Awards are given not only for new, innovative products offered by the firearm, ammunition, and optics industries, but also for four awards recognizing individual contributions to freedom and the shooting sports. “I’ve been with NRA since the beginning of these awards, and the Golden Bullseye Awards have become a coveted symbol…
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00:00:10 Speaker 1: From Meat Eaters World News Headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is Cow’s Week in Review with Ryan cow Calahan. Here’s cal Well. Last week news broke of a consequence of a skunk run in a lot worse than getting covered in foul spray. In December of twenty twenty four, in Idaho, man was found dead in his home of a presumed heart attack. Because the man was an organ donor, his heart and lungs went to a surgery training program, his corneas went three recipients, and his kidney was transplanted into an adult male patient from Michigan.…
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Spot silver jumped 10.35% to $79.59 per troy ounce in just one day, on Friday, December 26, 2025. On that day, there were new all-time highs set for silver, platinum, and gold. Spot silver has gained a phenomenal 166% in value in 2025. And now, amazingly, a $1,000 face value bag of pre-1965 non-numismatic “junk” 90% U.S. silver coins now sells for $56,840. Though prices vary, that effectively means that the melt value of one U.S. pre-1965 silver dime (10-cent piece) is now $5.68. And today? In Monday morning trading in China, (that was early Sunday evening, in the United…
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I have some great news: The new batch of 32-gigabyte waterproof SurvivalBlog archive USB sticks is now available for pre-ordering. To order, see the 2005-2025 SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick ordering pages: Many folks have asked about what is included in the new 20th Anniversary 2005-2025 SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick. There certainly is a lot! Of course, these sticks will have everything that has ever been posted in SurvivalBlog, dating back to its launch in August, 2005, and up to December 31, 2025. In my humble opinion, the feature articles, product reviews, columns, and quotations just by themselves are worth the…
