Lots of news over the weekend. The H7N9 version of bird flu has the potential for becoming a global pandemic. We’re being told that ‘all’s fine, nothing to see here’ while they’re scrambling to stamp down the spread of it. Another case of watch what they do and not what they say. More articles about how it’s only a matter of time before the economy goes belly up. And, of course, they’re still trying to figure out how to take away more of our freedom, as well as our guns.

If you have find a news story or prepping-related article, send it in.

News

1. Ammo Manufacturers Producing ’24 Hours a Day’ to Match Demand
2. 30,000 Greek Households Lose Electricity Each Month | Zero Hedge
3. Kyle Bass: “Japanese Retirees Will Lose Up To Half Of Their Life Savings” | Zero Hedge
4. US delays missile test to avoid exacerbating North Korea tensions
5. New Radioactive Leak Found At Fukushima Plant
6. NKorea Said to Have Moved Missile With ‘Considerable Range’ to East Coast
7. Shanghai Shuts Poultry Markets As H7N9 Flu Deaths Increase To Six
8. Two new bird flu cases in China amid poultry crackdown – Yahoo! News
9. EU: Nuclear talks with Iran have failed – Yahoo! News

Freedom Issues

1. Gun Week: Senate Mobilizes to Deal with Gun Control
2. ATF Seeks ‘Massive’ Database of Personal Info: ‘Assets, Relatives, Associates and More’ | CNS News
3. MSNBC: Your Kids Don’t Belong to You | A Lightning War for Liberty
4. IRS High-Tech Tools Track Your Digital Footprints – Yahoo! Finance
5. California lawmaker introduces unprecedented personal data disclosure bill
6. Here’s How Connecticut’s Tough Gun Control Bill Compares to New Laws in New York and Colorado: Ammo, Assault Weapons Ban and Background Checks
7. Will a New Colorado Law Give Local Police Powers to the Secret Service in That State?
8. Gun Shop That Sold Firearm to Newtown Shooter’s Mom Has Gun License Revoked — Feds Don’t Say Why
9. Oregon Next State to Take Up Gun Control — Here’s What’s Being Considered

Economic

1. Doctors driven to bankruptcy
2. Economy Will Implode-Jim Willie | Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog
3. More Than 101 Million Working Age Americans Do Not Have A Job
4. When adult kids move back home – Retirement: Gordon Powers – Money – MSN CA
5. The Numbers Are Quite Profound: Debt, Devaluation, Diversification and Gold
6. The Secret FDIC Proposal That Puts Your Savings At Risk | Zero Hedge
7. As Confidence In Dollar Wanes, Over A Dozen States Push For Gold As Legal Tender | Zero Hedge
8. the-country-is-over
9. Sinclair – Stunning Shift In US Government & Fed Gold Policy :: Jim Sinclair’s Mineset
10. You Must Act Now :: Jim Sinclair’s Mineset
11. Bail-In Definition from Financial Times Lexicon
12. Initial Jobless Claims Rise For Third Straight Week
13. What Should I Do If My Employer Just Stops Paying Me?
14. More US Workers Laid Off as Jobless Claims Jump

Science, Nature and Tech

1. Shodan: The scariest search engine on the Internet
2. New Radioactive Leak Found At Fukushima After Rat Causes Second Cooling System Failure | Zero Hedge
3. Don’t panic over new bird flu outbreak, CDC cautions
4. 5 Facts You Need to Know About the Latest Bird Flu Outbreak
5. The New Bird Flu: How Dangerous Is Avian Flu H7N9?
6. Is This a Pandemic Being Born?
7. Video: Largemouth Bass Tries to Eat Same Sized Fish
8. Could NKorea hit its neighbors with nukes? – Yahoo! News

Prepping and General Interest

1. 25 Must Have Survival Foods: Put Them In Your Pantry Now
2. Reflector ovens: Old lessons for the new age
3. Apparently, Some People Can’t Be Bothered With Food : NPR
4. How to Buy, Store, and Cook Dandelion Greens, In Season in April: BA Daily: Bon Appétit
5. How to Make a Sandwich Out of Whatever’s in Your Fridge: BA Daily: Bon Appétit
6. How The World Will End, According To 1939
7. How to create near-infinite clones of your favorite tomato (or any) plant
8. How to Care for Your Car’s Differential
9. How to ID Those Animal Tracks in Your Yard
10. 5 Cooking Mistakes We All Make, and How to Fix Them
11. Evernew Water Carry Bags | Brian’s Backpacking Blog
12. Hanging A Bear Bag—The PCT Method
13. Battle of the Bars! « Hike It. Like It.
14. Suluk46 Titanium Trowel
15. Revisited – A Lightweight First Aid Kit for Backpacking « Hike It. Like It.
16. 34th Edition of Blue Book of Gun Values: No Prices Listed for New AR Models
17. How Many Guns Make an Arsenal, and Other Questions for our Time
18. First Look: ‘Remington Camp Cooking’ Cookbook
19. Surviving New York City the Bear Grylls Way
20. March Madness: .30-06 Wins the Long-Range Deer Cartridge Championship
21. Q&A: Dave Petzal Answers Your Questions About Guns, Shooting, Hunting, and Life

None of the above should be considered an endorsement or an attempt to push any particular agenda by the Preparedness Podcast. They’re simply presented here as an informative source.