The following article has been generously contributed for your reading pleasure by Tess Pennington of Ready Nutrition. After joining the Dallas chapter of the American Red Cross in 1999 she worked as an  Armed Forces Emergency Services Center  specialist and is well versed in emergency and disaster management response. You can follow her regular updates [...]

It seems the only time the US government does its due diligence with respect to security is when they are dealing with the citizenry. In yet another gaping security hole within the overall national security infrastructure,

It seems the only time the US government does its due diligence with respect to security is when they are dealing with the citizenry. In yet another gaping security hole within the overall national security infrastructure,

“We wanted to know how much money we owe our retirees, and how much of that money we don’t have.”-Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas (June 22, 2011) We know the Federal and State governments areArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/ZNqCHIGck0E/the-coming-destruction-of-u-s-pensions_06292011

Security around national water reservoirs may not be as safe as we thought: In a time where people talk all the time about droughts, 21 year old Josh Seater has cost the city of Portland OregonArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/amKNJZTSH4Q/our-city-water-supplies-arent-as-secure-as-you-think_06282011

Bazillionaire financier George Soros, in a recent panel discussion in Europe, suggests we’re in serious trouble: Let’s face it: we are on the verge of an economic collapse which starts, let’s say, in GreeceArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/JmUnXezu8Cs/there-is-no-plan-b_06272011

On June 27, an asteroid dubbed 2011MD will make a pass 7,500 miles above the earth’s surface. Asteroid fly-by’s are really no big deal, as they tend to happen quite regularly. What is troubling about thisArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/NvrKVZOToH4/nasa-totally-misses-near-earth-object-fly-by_06272011

Normally, when the New York Times speaks, the rest of mainstream media listens – often running headlines for days and weeks at a time with off-shoots of important stories. One story that didn’t seem to matterArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/5hmexVBH0UU/nyt-article-on-disappointing-economy-disappears-from-mainstream-view_06272011

Do these law enforcement officers realize their role in the death of America? From The Fight Back Organization: Yesterday, Jim Epstein of Reason TV and I were arrested at a public meeting of the D.C.Article source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/hoTSZ2RbOVw/agents-of-tyranny-arrest-reporters-at-public-meeting_06242011

We’ve received numerous user comments and emails concerning the new Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations that are scheduled to take effect on July 15, 2011. Several investment and brokerage firms have alerted theirArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/ImHmc5dcwqs/new-cftc-gold-regulations-will-not-affect-retail-physical-bullion_06232011

After Ben “I Really Don’t Have a Clue on the Economy” Bernanke’s press conference yesterday, we opined that we should prepare for stock market and commodity market declines. The reasoning was that Mr. Bernanke’s only explanation for why the economic recovery has slowed was rising food and energy prices, and Japan’s supply disruptions. In order [...]

The masters of the economic universe met today with Chairman Bernanke of the Federal Reserve following up with his now regularly scheduled press conference. Bernanke admitted that things aren’t as rosy as the Fed et. al. had predicted, but that things would get better: As indicated in today’s policy statement, the economic recovery appears to [...]

A bubble is what happens when individuals who would generally shy away from an asset or investment become so crazed by it, that they throw all rational and logical thought aside in the hopes of attaining possession of said asset at nearly any price, no matter how over inflated its value has become. In almost [...]

We’ve spent many hours travelling through airports the world over and have often noticed, especially on those early morning flights, individuals who choose to wear their pajama pants on the flights. Let’s face it, flying isn’t exactly the most comfortable experience one can engage in. Usually, and this is stereotypical of us, those pajama pants [...]

For many years U.S. Intelligence agencies believed that North Korea’s nuclear weapons program was a failure due to the low explosive yield of their tests. According to EMPact America’s President and former CIA nuclear weapons analyst Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, this is not the case: North Korea’s last round of tests, conducted in May 2009, [...]

The following article has been contributed by Reginald Kaigler, an outspoken Libertarian who has been warning about the dangers of our current economic, fiscal, and monetary policies for several years. You can watch Reginald’s regular video updates at the DEMCAD Youtube channel, or visit his web site for news, commentary and preparedness tips. SHTFplan Editor’s [...]

In an effort to keep our readers informed of global goings on, we couldn’t ignore the latest report from our friends at The Intel Hub who have a large network of contributors aroundArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/907gFRkQKWk/faa-issues-36-no-fly-zones-in-13-days_06202011

Texas’ most embarrassing Congressional representative and member of the House Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), says that we need to be looking broadly at the threat faced by our nation, namely analyzing how Christian militantsArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/hgvsV1vr9aw/congresswoman-we-need-analysis-of-how-christian-militants-or-others-might-bring-down-the-country_06192011

Tom Ball of New Hampshire set himself on fire in front of a Cheshire County family courthouse on Wednesday. The story has received very little attention from the mainstream media, likely because Ball provided the reasonsArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/U5YL2m3yizw/man-self-immolates-in-protest-of-courts-federal-government-and-the-death-of-the-rule-of-law_06182011

While some preparedness minded individuals have created their own personal hideouts, bug out locations and homes away from major cities, many are stuck between a rock and a hard place. One of the challenges with moving the entire family out of a city and into a rural setting is maintaining an income. Most of the [...]

Precious metals professional, economic analyst, and commentator Jim Sinclair of Jim Sinclair’s Mineset warns that middle class and even upper class Americans who haven’t realized what’s going on and have failed to protect themselves from the coming calamity are destined to serfdom: “The problem is so serious, the problem is so present time, the problem [...]

May 1, 2011: Good monring, 1. Today was the Nationwide strike. Most riots occurred in Athens, where the fascist governement threw its trained dogs of war against the citizens.    One person was beaten up by some police officer, and now is being treated in the hospital. Condition critical and his potential is zero.     [...]