On November 30, 1016, King of Denmark Cnut the Great [Canute] claimed the English throne after the death of Edmund Ironside. — Satirical novelist Jonathan Swift was born on November 30th, 1667. — 1782 Britain signs agreement recognizing US independence. — Today’s feature piece is by SurvivalBlog Senior Editor James Wesley, Rawles (JWR). — We need entries for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $970,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest.  Round 122 begins soon, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word …

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JWR’s Introductory Note: This is an update to an article that I wrote for SurvivalBlog back in December, 2007. It is part of a series of SurvivalBlog 20th Anniversary update re-posts, in recognition of the fact that the majority of readers did not join us until recent years. — As of September, 2025, statistics released by the Federal government claim that the current inflation rate is 3.0 percent. That is utter hogwash. Their statistics cunningly omit “volatile” food and energy prices. It is apparent that something is seriously out of whack. Meanwhile, the buying power of the US Dollar has …

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The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Without Taxes, Who Would Build The Roads? Without Slaves, Who Would Pick The Cotton? Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.  

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“And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him. And a certain woman, which …

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban not only represents a friendly European voice to the objectives of the Trump administration, but also Orban is a close personal friend of President Trump both in and out of office. Trump and Orban have long held a very close relationship, including friendship with the family of First-Lady Melania Trump.  […]

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A Russian person could not visit New York, Chicago and Los Angeles and then say they visited The United States and have an understanding of Americans.  They might think they understand, but any American would giggle at the notion. Conversely, the same is true in Russia.  You cannot visit Moscow, St Petersburg and Kazan and […]

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No other world leader can do this. [Source] 12 Hours Later….. Macron, Merz, Starmer, Carney, Chairman Xi, President Putin, Chairman Kim, Mohammed bin Salman, the Ayatollah and yes, Bibi Netanyahu too, all of them… see this. That’s power folks. That’s power. There is only one. Incredible. Posted in Military, President Trump, Uncategorized, USA, Venezuela

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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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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) threatened to investigate and prosecute federal agents who enforce the United States' immigration laws in the state of Oregon.

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