A great new Kickstarter project has just been launched that appeals to preppers. The EMP Shield project is building real EMP Faraday cages and needs help getting funded. With the importance of shielding your electronics from the destructive power of EMP, this is a product that preppers needs. Check out the link below to get to the Kickstarter page and learn more about it.

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1. EMP SHIELD – CAN YOUR ELECTRONICS TAKE A HIT? by Mike & Robyn Ellan — Kickstarter

News

1. Middle East Inching Towards War: Syria – Russian Missiles, Senator John McCain Met with Syrian Rebels & More | Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog
2. 25 Signs That Military Veterans Are Being Treated Like Absolute Trash Under The Obama Administration

Freedom Issues

1. Maine Lawmakers Reject Gun Show Background Checks Bill

Economic

1. Unexpected: Consumer Spending Falls in April
2. Consumers pull back on spending on weak income – May. 31, 2013
3. In The News Today :: Jim Sinclair’s Mineset
4. Why Is The Smart Money Suddenly Getting Out Of Stocks And Real Estate?
5. Nations Want Bank Info on Nationals Anywhere in the World. What For? | Julian Phillips | FINANCIAL SENSE
6. Tapering Our Way to Reflation | Ryan Puplava CMT | FINANCIAL SENSE
7. Death of the Dollar | Zero Hedge
8. 4 ‘Incendiary’ Charts For Trouble In Socialist Paradise | Zero Hedge
9. David Stockman: “The Error Of Central Banking Has Become Universal” | Zero Hedge
10. Consumers Most Confident Since 2007, Celebrate By Biggest Spending Drop In One Year | Zero Hedge
11. Things That Make You Go Hhmm… Like Our Current Bizarro World | Zero Hedge

Science, Nature and Tech

1. Big Asteroid Flyby – NASA Science
2. Approaching Asteroid Has Its Own Moon – NASA Science
3. Cool Tools – Stealth Tablet Case
4. A storm with two names: Will Pacific Barbara morph into Atlantic Andrea?
5. Next Shoe To Drop: Shoddy Solar Panels From China | Zero Hedge
6. US Cyber Chief: Military Is Unprepared For Hacking | Zero Hedge

Prepping and General Interest

1. Feds-kept-secret-radiological-contamination-in-park
2. Fail: Boberg XR9-S Pocket Pistol
3. GUN WATCH: AZ:Yuma Ammo Shortage Easing?

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.