by Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper:
Sometimes people think that a summer power outage is easier to deal with than a winter one. After all, in the summer, you don’t have to worry about freezing to death, which is a very real threat during a long-lasting winter outage.
However, a summer power outage carries its own set of problems. Foremost are heat-related illnesses and the higher potential of spoilage for your food. Even if you aren’t convinced that hardcore preparedness is for you, it would still be difficult to argue against the possibility of a disaster that takes out the power for a couple of weeks. Basic emergency preparedness is important for everyone, not just us “crazy preppers.”
There is a growing sense in Israel that Jerusalem is quickly running out of time to prevent Iran from becoming a regional nuclear power.
GOLD CLOSED UP $23.45 TO $1976.60//SILVER SURPASSES THE 25 DOLLAR LEVEL TO $25.05//PLATINUM CLOSES UP $7.25 TO $987.15 WHILE PALLADIUM HAD A SOLID DAY UP $33.95 TO $1319.00//IMPORTANT COMMENTARIES TODAY: MATHEW PIEPENBERG//CHINA THINKING TO END THE PETRODOLLAR SCHEME AS THEY MOVE TO PROTECT SAUDI ARABIA//EU TO ELIMINATE ENERGY SUBSIDIES//TURKEY’S AGREEMENT TO ALLOW SWEDEN INTO NATO IS NOT A DONE DEAL WITH MANY CONTENIOUS STILL ON THE TABLE: DOWN GOES THE LIRA//COVID UPDATES/DR PAUL ALEXANDER//SLAY NEWS/VACCINE IMPACT/NEWS ADDICTS//USA RETAIL SALES DISAPPOINTS//INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN THE USA LAGS//BIDEN TO PUMP ANOTHER $1.3 BILLION DOLLARS TO UKRAINE SO THAT MONEY CAN BE FUNNELED BACK TO DEMS.
A rotavirus vaccine used in India increases infants’ risk of intussusception, a serious bowel condition that if left untreated could cause death, according to a new peer-reviewed study by Dr. Jacob Puliyel and Children’s Health Defense’s Brian Hooker, Ph.D. U.S. rotavirus vaccines may pose similar risks.
Peter Arkell, chairman of the Global Mining Association of China who has been running a consulting business in the PRC for almost 20 years, said that Beijing’s restrictions on the export of rare earth metals were a predictable response to Washington’s trade war.
