With the recent spike in spot silver, I’ve had a number of readers contact me about making trades. For any of my current Elk Creek Company inventory, I’m willing to accept in trade: Generic commercial bullion 1-ounce rounds right at the spot price of silver. ($66.24, as I’m writing this on Tuesday evening.) U.S. Mint American Eagle 1-ounce rounds at $1.50 over spot. And, since U.S. Silver dollars contain .7734 oz. of silver, I’m willing to accept: Non-professionally graded AU or Better $1 Morgan or Peace Dollars at $49.50 each PCGS or NGC graded (“slabbed”) AU 50 to MS60 (non-1921, …

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Editor’s Note:   This article was originally published by Birch Gold Group.  It is re-posted with permission. In a system dominated by Keynesian economics the word “deflation” is considered taboo; like saying Donald Trump’s name out loud in a crowded Seattle yoga studio. The screeching reaction you will get is rarely worth the effort of arguing the point. Every element of modern financial policy is designed to prevent a deflationary event. Every central bank policy is designed to artificially drag the economy out of deflation using whatever fiat stimulus is necessary. Of course, deflation is not always a bad thing. It’s …

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Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — Several readers have written to mention the new Pluribus post-apocalyptic sci-fi television series. It is an odd and somewhat creepy show that depicts a “soft” alien Hive Mind takeover of the world, via a Happiness Virus. In Episode 1, we see that 99.999% of the population has their consciousness subsumed into the …

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“You can only fight the way you practice.” – Miyamoto Musashi

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COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho — During the second day of trial in the case charging Lear Asset Management CEO Paul Trouette with eight misdemeanors, the woman who was physically removed from the Republican town hall yearly this year gave sworn testimony.

Teresa Borrenpohl takes the oath before testifying on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Photo credit: Pool media from The Bushnell Report.

On the stand, Teresa Borrenpohl admitted to intentionally disrupting the event. When asked by Coeur d’Alene City Prosecutor Ryan Hunter what she hoped to accomplish with her comments at the town hall, Borrenpohl testified she did it to counter the “positive comments” being made so the legislators could “leave the town hall knowing the temperature of the community”.

Borrenpohl testified that she understood the jurisdiction during the event to be the Coeur d’Alene Police Department, not Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris. She based her understanding of law enforcement jurisdiction on what occurs at polling locations at public schools in the City of Coeur d’Alene on election days.

Borrenpohl described the incident from the town hall as “embarrassing” and “dehumanizing”. A video depicting how private security personnel were directed by Sheriff Norris to forcibly remove Borrenpohl was shown to the jury. A similar video can be viewed here.

Daniel Haley testifies on December 16, 2025. Photo credit: Pool media from The Bushnell Report.

Later on, during the cross-examination of Chief Daniel Haley, defense counsel Josh Hanners attempted to enter his first exhibit, a document written by the Idaho Attorney General’s Office.

“This document lays out very particularly the legal basis and justification for all of Sheriff Norris’ actions,” Hanners told the court. “Much of the state’s evidence, it rebuts.”

Hunter vehemently objected to the admission of the AG’s letter. Hunter claimed the AG’s interpretation of the law regarding Sheriff Norris’ authority and conduct at the town hall was “not relevant” to the case against Trouette and that allowing the jury to know the AG’s assessment of the matter would “confuse” them.

Judge Mayli Walsh admonished both parties to come back to court prepared with additional arguments before she rules on the admission of the defendant’s exhibit. Walsh appeared annoyed that the document had not been made known to her before trial began.

The trial resumes Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom 17.

Newly declassified FBI emails show that officials expressed concern about a lack of probable cause for the 2022 search of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread. Posted in […]

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […]

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President Trump held a celebration of the Jewish faith at the White House during the 2025 Hanukkah celebration. The president was joined by a host of well-known Jewish voices who are supporting President Trump. WATCH: . Posted in Big Government, Christian Values, Donald Trump, Israel, media bias, President Trump, Press Secretary - Trump, Uncategorized

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