Previously, I have shown how the US dollar banking system is in the midst of a bank run. We have entered the critical part of this bank run. The US dollar banking system has become too debased, and nations are running to an asset like gold as a reserve asset instead. It can be described as very similar to the events since Nixon ended the direct convertibility to gold in 1971. In the Gold/Monetary Base chart (below) you can see currently how a similar pattern has developed to the 1971 end of convertibility. The US central bank has no promise … The post Gold: The US Dollar Bank Run Is Speeding Up, by Hubert Moolman appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

On October 17, 1814:  The London Beer Flood: A burst vat at Meux & Company Brewery floods city streets with over 300,000 gallons of porter ale, killing eight, with a possible ninth death from alcohol poisoning — October 17, 1967: USAF test pilot William “Pete” Knight set a record, reaching an altitude of 102,100 feet (31.1 km) in the experimental X-15 spaceplane. — Today’s feature article is a guest post by A.C. of the Stakeholder Prepping Podcast. Since he is a SurvivalBlog advertiser, this article is not eligible for our writing contest. — We need entries for Round 121 of … The post Preparedness Notes for Friday — October 17, 2025 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

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In late August, Donna Washington picked a couple pawpaws from the half dozen trees growing in the orchard down the street from her home in north St. Louis, Missouri. The trees were planted half a decade ago, when Jubilee Community Church expanded a small garden in the adjacent 1.5 acre lot into an urban farm, complete with rows of vegetables, a border of native plants and an orchard. This was the first year the pawpaw trees produced, giving Washington her first chance to try the green-skinned, yellow-fleshed fruit native to North America. Washington, a regular volunteer at the garden, was hooked. The post Harvesting Hope: The Urban Farms Helping Save a City’s Aging Sewer System appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.

The U.S. military is airlifting hundreds of residents from Alaska after catastrophic flooding