News:

1. Scorched Earth: Photos of California’s North Fire
2. Why Israel Is Going To Bomb Iran
3. I-10 closed in middle of California desert
4. Florida Alert! Governor Rick Scott Takes Action to Expedite CW Licenses for Military
5. AR: Governor authorizes National Guard to “arm full-time military personnel”
6. National Guard Takes Up Arms in 6 US States Following Attack

Prepping and General Interest:

1. There’s A Preservative That Can Give You An Awful, Itchy Rash — And It’s Probably In Your Bathroom
2. Massad Ayoob’s 10 Commandments Of Concealed Carry | The Daily Caller
3. DNews: Does Water Ever Expire? : Discovery News
4. How Heat Kills
5. Basic Emergency Surgery When There’s No Doctor
6. Survival Skills: Build a Fire in Humid Weather
7. 5 All-Natural Mosquito Repellents You Can Easily Make At Home
8. Grow Bags Can be a Useful Tool for Hidden Gardens
9. Knife Drop: Blacked Out Fixed Blade Knives
10. How To Keep Predators Away From Your Crop
11. Water Bath Canning Versus Pressure Canning: There is a Deadly Difference
12. Landlines: The ‘Dinosaur Phone Technology’ That Could Save You In A Crisis
13. 5 Battle-Tested Handguns That Have Proven Their Worth In Close Combat
14. Rifles for Home Defense
15. 3 Things You MUST Know – Prepper Medicine
16. Navigation Tips: 4 Ways Hunters Should be Using a GPS
17. Severe Thunderstorm Stories, And Why You Need A Weather Alert Radio
18. Jade Helm 15—What if Martial Law Was a Reality?

Freedom Issues:

1. New Obama Initiative To Ban Guns For Some Social Security Recipients, Veterans, And Disabled
2. Chattanooga Attack Shows Tennessee Needs more Armed Defenders
3. John Lott Interview: The Rise of Concealed Carry
4. Concealed-carry handgun permits soar as murder rate drops, study claims
5. NRA-ILA | Obama’s Social Security Administration to Strip Millions of Americans of their Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Economic:

1. The Longest-Term Car Owners Are Also The Least Brand-Loyal Buyers – Forbes
2. The Bankruptcy Of The Planet Accelerates – 24 Nations Are Currently Facing A Debt Crisis
3. Millennials that are thriving in this economy are those with links to rich parents: The vast majority of other Millennials are mired in debt and unable to purchase homes.

Science, Nature and Tech:

1. Weak Solar Activity Puzzles Scientists

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