Busy at the WH HR Office

You talk about overtime, there’s so much shuffling going on in Washington it’s like Musical Chairs has gone mainstream. For one, Chuck Hagel is headed for the SecDef job. The nomination of Hagel may be tougher than the John Kerry nomination, although here lately, we’re hearing the Swift Boat noises starting up again. But Kerry is getting support from key republicorps, so slam dunk deal there. Then there’s John Brennan who’s to be the next CIA Director. And this morning SecState Clinton is back on the job. No Benghazi hearings to attend? Why, ain’t that a coincidence. But seriously – here’s a dandy question about the WH HR operation: You know how in small companies, the feds insist on proof of citizenship, …

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Outrage: Bank Of America Freezes Funds of Licensed Online Gun Dealer: “We Believe You Should Not Be Selling Guns On The Internet”

Legal gun ownership in America is under attack on all sides. From pending bans that would restrict the sale, transfer and possession of certain weapons, to outright calls for repeal of the Second Amendment, we are entering an unprecedented era in American history. So much so, that not only is the government now coming after your right to bear arms, but private sector businesses are following suit. One of the country’s largest financial institutions, the ironically named Bank of America, has now taken it upon themselves to decide what is or is not a lawful business practice. The following alert was posted on the Facebook page of licensed firearms…

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Notes from JWR:

I just noticed that we are rapidly approaching the threshold of 50 million unique visits to SurvivalBlog. There are also now about 2,650 other sites linking to SurvivalBlog. (These are called "Inbound" links.) And our overall rank is around #5,200 in the U.S. (out of the 20 million+ web sites), which is by far the highest of any preparedness blog. Thanks for spreading the word, folks! — This is the birthday of Bent Faurschou-Hviid (born 1921, died October 18, 1944.) "The Flame" was a red-haired Danish resistance fighter in the Holger Danske Group during World War II. His exploits were dramatized in the movie Flame and Citron. — Do you have a favorite attributed quote that would be of interest to SurvivalBlog readers? If so, please send it…

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Bomb Shelters Then and Now

On October 6, 1961, President John F. Kennedy encouraged all Americans to prepare for nuclear war with the Soviet Union by building bomb shelters. He said, “A fallout shelter for everybody as rapidly as possible.” In the …

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