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This Week in History: On July 28, 1851, the first-ever photograph of a total solar eclipse was captured on a daguerreotype by Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski at the Royal Observatory in Königsberg, Prussia. — On or about July 28, 1586, English astronomer and mathematician Thomas Harriot introduced potatoes to England on his return from Roanoke Island, in modern-day North Ca...

Author’s Introductory Note: Please remember all of my writings are a Gedankenexperiment, not a form of advice, but an extended thought experiment. I can safely conclude that the Republic has likely fallen just before its 250th Birthday. My ancestors were founders of the original Republic and I am one of the small percentage of Heritage Americans left with 97.5 percent of peop...

The following recipe for Maggie’s Buttery Rice is from SurvivalBlog reader S.D.. Ingredients 1/8 to 1/3 cup chopped onion (depending on your taste) 3 tbsp (1/2 of a stick) butter 1 c rice 14.5 oz chicken broth Directions Saute onion in butter until clear. Add dry rice and saute for about a minute. Add chicken broth and bring pan to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes or until rice ...

Today’s graphic (courtesy of Reddit) is a road map of Canada, posted by “Rosemarry_40”. Note the vast wilderness areas that are entirely roadless. Also note that the only sizable road grid with right-angle junctions can be seen in the agricultural region of Alberta. By the way, I found the comments to the original Reddit post quite informative. – JWR (Graphic courtesy of Redd...

In Economics & Investing Media of the Week we feature photos, charts, graphs, maps, video links, and news items of interest to preppers. Economics & Investing Links of Interest The resumption of hostilities with Iran boosted crude oil prices to above $100 per barrel and triggered a rebound in precious metals prices last week. Take note that the silver-to-gold price ra...