News:

1. Winter Weather, Flooding, Hammers US, At Least 14 Dead
2. Why The Obamacare Exchanges Are Failing
3. ‘Nightmare’ Scenario Looms Over Syria
4. Fears of ‘Nightmare’ Scenario in Syria Follow Downing of Russian Jet
5. US Mandates Military Dogs Be Retired in US
6. A Second Night of Chicago Protests Over Police Shooting
7. President signs pro-asteroid mining bill into law

Prepping and General Interest:

1. FBI Drops EOTech, Switches To Aimpoint
2. High Tech Prepping: How To Get Free Topographic Maps Using Your Computer
3. The 8 Fundamentals To Digging A Root Cellar
4. How To Mount A Firearm Scope, The Right Way
5. Stockpiling 101: Which Foods REALLY Have The Longest Shelf Life?
6. How To Turn Your Backyard Chickens Into Homestead Money-Makers
7. Managing Your Budget During Preparation
8. Preparing Kids for Hard Times
9. The “Sharpie Trick,” and a Guide to Sharpening Knives with a Water Stone
10. Sighted in WalMart: 4.5 Cents per Round .22 Ammunition
11. Fourth Turning – Politicians Driving The World Towards War
12. 33 Items An EMP or CME Will Not Affect
13. Survival Medicine Hour: Nosebleeds, Flu Vaccines, Natural Diabetes Remedies, More
14. FEMA not the Holy Grail of Aid as Some Flood Victims Believed?
15. How To Store Baking Essentials For Longer Shelf Life
16. Body Armor Test – Part 1
17. Raising Chickens in Winter
18. Stay Busy this Winter with a Container Garden
19. Lightning Gear Review: RamRodz Shotgun and Barrel Cleaners
20. What To Do During a Terrorist Attack?
21. 8 Overlooked Survival Skills That Kept The Native Americans Alive
22. Use A Fire Blanket To Put Out A Grease Fire
23. How to Make Spice from Corncob Ashes, Buffalo Bird Woman Style
24. All About Water Purification: A Tutorial
25. Abandoned Cars: Survival Salvage Ideas – The Prepper Journal
26. How to Use Your Car for Cooking Off-grid
27. Types And Effects of Nuclear Weapons, The Basics
28. 7 Secrets for Burning Sticks in the Rain
29. FLUAD, The Next Generation Vaccine?
30. Here is an Excellent Graphic on Pickling
31. What’s a Dime Worth? Bartering with Junk Silver, by H. North
32. What Would You Do If the Unthinkable Happened In Your City?
33. Weather Causes 90 Percent of Global Disasters: UN : Discovery News
34. Beware this fake health story
35. In Wake of Paris, How Prepared Are U.S. States, Cities?

Freedom Issues:

1. Lott: America could use more concealed carry gun permit holders
2. Detroit cop unions challenge NFL handgun ban
3. In wake of Colorado shooting, Obama calls for more gun controls
4. The NSA’s mass US phone surveillance ends tonight
5. Self-Defenseless | Human Events
6. NRA-ILA | President Obama Signs NRA-Backed Measures into Law
7. Do Not Panic America – Elite FBI Teams Are Tracking At least 48 “High Risk” ISIS Suspects In The US
8. What’s the Evidence Mass Surveillance Works? Not Much

Economic:

1. Here’s how to trigger a bank run
2. Michigan: Concealed pistol licensing boards end
3. Will Next Week Be The Start Of The Crash Of The US Dollar?
4. Collapse in Credit Coming-Chris Martenson
5. U.S Drillers’ Operating Losses Could Surge In 2016
6. Puerto Rico Debt Bomb About To Explode: “Social Unrest May Be Unavoidable”

Science, Nature and Tech:

1. European HIV Infections Hit Record High, CDC Blames “Migrants And Refugees”
2. Another Quiet Hurricane Season Comes to an End
3. 90,000 Lumen Flashlight Is Illuminating, Impractical and Blindingly Good | Hackaday
4. Let It Snow – California Drought Recovery Remains “Extremely Unlikely”

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This is a curated list of news stories and articles having interested to the preparedness community. 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, many included are provided as ‘food for thought’ material.