Because prepping is a broad-spectrum discipline, we need to monitor a wide variety of subjects. Below is a collection of articles and information that you may find useful. Okay, okay… not every article below is a must read for preppers; some are just for fun or interesting! If you have find a news story or prepping-related article, send it in.

News

1. Cypriophobia
2. Five Lessons From The Cyprus Crisis – Forbes
3. What A “Black Swan” Looks Like in Real Media Time | Zero Hedge
4. Merkel “Very Happy”, Russian PM Furious: “The Stealing Of What Has Already Been Stolen Continues” | Zero Hedge
5. Cyprus strikes last-minute EU bailout deal | World news | The Guardian
6. 60 Completely Outrageous Ways The U.S. Government Is Wasting Money
7. Why Cyprus Matters (And The ECB Knows It) | Zero Hedge
8. Local Police Face Ammunition Shortages
9. Bank Of Cyprus Bomb Explosion Reported In Limassol
10. If Cyprus Really Wants To Be The Next Iceland… | Zero Hedge

Freedom Issues

1. NRA-ILA | Obama urges vote on semi-auto ban
2. NRA-ILA | Gun sellers burdened enough
3. NRA-ILA | NRA leader Wayne LaPierre says Bloomberg seeks to ‘buy America’ with gun ads
4. Serbu Firearms Tells NYPD To Pound Sand
5. What’s All This Talk About the Gov’t Snooping on Emails for Cybersecurity? Does It Affect Me?

Economic

1. Cyprus and Money | Douglas Noland | FINANCIAL SENSE
2. The Housing Bubble Is Back – Forbes
3. Think Tank: Cyprus ‘Saved’; But At What Cost? | Zero Hedge
4. Next Up For Cyprus: Depression | Zero Hedge
5. Sinclair – Cyprus, Gold, Russia & A New Monetary System « Jim Sinclair’s Mineset
6. Words Of Warning: Get Your Money Out Of European Banks
7. Financial Strategist: “They Don’t Realize That They’re In a Bubble Yet… Until It Pops”
8. A view from the Trenches » Blog Archive » Why Cyprus 2013 is worse than the KreditAnstalt (1931) and Argentina 2001 crises
9. Could Cyprus bank runs happen here?
10. “A Brief History Of Money In Cyprus” As Gasoline “Runs” Are About To Be Unleashed | Zero Hedge
11. Taxpayer Money Finances IRS ‘Star Trek’ Parody

Science, Nature and Tech

1. Virus vial missing from Galveston lab : Homeland Security News
2. Heart repair breakthroughs replace surgeon’s knife – Yahoo! News
3. Slumbering Sun Should Wake Up This Year – Yahoo! News

Prepping and General Interest

1. FARMWARS-SAFE-SEED-COMPANY-LIST-Ap0820121.pdf
2. Apocalypse-ready: Are the families stocking up for the end of civilisation crackpots or simply canny survivors? | Mail Online
3. The Importance of Owning Your Own Bullion | Zero Hedge
4. Time To Plan For The Worst Rather Than Hope For The Best
5. Cash is king as Cyprus crisis bites
6. A Healthy Garden With Half the Work
7. How to Make Compost Tea—and Why You Need It
8. Eat What You Sow: How to Start a Vegetable Garden
9. Best New Guns, Glass, and Ammo

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.