It’s difficult to tell if the downward slide of the economy is picking up its pace, or if we’re still just seeing the red flags pop up. Either way, it’s clear that we need to be prepared for the eventual collapse of the economy, regardless of how bad or mild it might be. Be sure to check out part 1 of my article: Getting Ready for the Coming Wild Economic Ride, as well as listening to the accompanying podcast: Episode 184 – Getting Ready for the Coming Wild Economic Ride for a look into things you should be doing now to get ready for this pending collapse.

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

Resist the Tyranny

1. Mayors Against Illegal Guns Names Boston Bomber as Gun Violence ‘Victim’
2. America is a Constitutional Republic . . . NOT a Democracy

News

1. Letter to Senator McCain
2. Swiss Banks to Keep Swiss and Not U.S., Laws | Julian Phillips | FINANCIAL SENSE

Freedom Issues

1. Taxing the Second Amendment
2. ISRA: ALERT – Five towns with gun bans on agenda for Monday | GunsSaveLife.com

Economic

1. Paycheck to paycheck and food stamp to food stamp: Study finds 3 out of 4 Americans are one financial emergency away from being out on the street.
2. We’re Going into the Greatest Depression-Gerald Celente
3. Free Gold Will Trade At New Highs
4. The Trigger Has Been Pulled And The Slaughter Of The Bonds Has Begun
5. Mass Layoffs at a Top-Flight Law Firm – NYTimes.com
6. The Federal Reserve — A Study In Fraud | Monty Pelerin’s World
7. What Happened The Last 2 Times Mortgage Rates Spiked Like This?
8. Some hard numbers on the Western banking system
9. Death by Leverage – MarketShadows
10. Mortgage Applications Collapse To Lowest In 19 Months
11. The Single Largest Driver of the US Economy is About to Collapse
12. It’s Bizarro Headline “Explanation” Day
13. The Slow Burn
14. Why the Fed can’t possibly end QE and gold’s not dead
15. Going Dark! Economic Cycles Point Downward.
16. U.S. Banks Present Industry-Led Crisis Plan To Federal Reserve
17. US growth downgrade ignored as stocks march again
18. The 36% ‘mal-employment’ rate
19. Bernanke’s bond losses: $151 billion plus
20. Gold prices slide to 34-month low – Jun. 26, 2013
21. Sequester shmester? The worst is yet to come

Science, Nature and Tech

1. CDC – Blogs – Public Health Matters Blog – Do 1 Thing: Unique Family Needs
2. UPDATE: MERS Cases and Deaths
3. Submitted by Dave Y: Black Death Strikes New Mexico Dogs | News from the Field | OutsideOnline.com

Prepping and General Interest

1. Ammunition Caching: A 20 Year Real-World Experiment, by Cache and Carry
2. Split Loom Tubing
3. Humanure Handbook Sawdust Composting Toilet
4. Fishermen beware: ethanol fuel is deadly for outboard motors
5. PSA for flashlight enthusiasts: the lumens arms race is stupid
6. The Klymit Static V Sleeping Pad
7. BlackHawk’s STRIKE pack | All Outdoor
8. Hunting with the .44 magnum handgun
9. Why I own Gold – GoldSeek.com

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.