Below you will find a collection of stories and news articles that may be of particular interest to the prepper. Some, are just interesting.

News

1. Marine Rips 50 Cent for Wearing Dress Blues
2. The 147 Companies That Control Everything

Freedom Issues

1. Indiana Legislator Pushes Bill to Allow Concealed Carry on Campuses
2. More States Tell Federal Gov: Don’t Touch Our Guns
3. The Drone Threat
4. College Students Seek Right to Concealed Carry on Campus
5. Push to keep feds out of state gun markets gains momentum | Fox News
6. Colorado Democrat: Women can’t be trusted with a gun on college campuses » The Right Scoop -
7. Colorado legislator: You don’t need guns to defend yourselves, just wait for the gunman to reload » The Right Scoop -
8. Crime soared with Massachusetts gun law
9. Obama’s real gun control aim

Economic

1. Abolish The Income Tax: You Won’t Believe Who Is Getting Away With Paying Zero Taxes While The Middle Class Gets Hammered
2. Gas prices spike nearly 14% so far this year
3. Sterling At Risk Of “Large-Scale Devaluation” As Currency Wars Intensify | www.goldcore.com
4. Lumber Prices near the Top of their Historical Range | EconMatters
5. South Korea Starts Currency War Rumblings; Has Japan In Its Sights
6. Trends Research Institute Subscriber Area
7. The Weak Dollar Is Getting Caught In a Currency War Pincer
8. G20 Vows To Avoid ‘Currency War’, Defers On Debt Reduction

Science, Nature and Tech

1. Adobe to Patch Zero Day PDF Security Threat this Week
2. Our Ancestors Had Much Better Teeth
3. Artificial sweeteners tied to obesity, Type 2 diabetes – Health – CBC News
4. Cool Stuff Found: Comet, Asteroid, Meteor Infographic
5. Fun Game: Create Your Own Custom Meteorite Impact
6. Chinese Army linked to hacks of U.S. companies, agencies
7. How to Protect Your Photos on Facebook’s Graph Search
8. Can an intense workout help you live longer?
9. Why 2013 is the Year of the Diesel
10. The Constant Gardener: Robots raise your plants

Prepping and General Interest

1. ReadyFuel Overview
2. InstaFire Overview
3. Fuel Disks Overview
4. Sun Oven Overview
5. How to Cook with Hot Rocks, Stones, and Meteorites: BA Daily
6. Make Your Own DIY Solar Charger
7. The Five Kitchen Skills That Will Make Your Life Easier

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.

Last updated by Rob Hanus at February 19, 2013.