Life After the Oil Crash

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Breaking News: August 13th-to-14th, 2009

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Editor's Note: Friday's Update, Animal Processing Class in Willitis

I'll be leaving tomorrow (Friday) for the Animal Processing class in willits put on by the Paleotechnic Society. I'll try to sneak in a quick update Sunday evening when I get back, otherwise the next update will be on Monday. During my absence, make sure to check the LATOC Forum for the latest news and discussion on all things doom and doom-prep related.

A reminder that there is a pretty substantial sale on emergency kits at LATOC Affiliate The Ready Store which ends on Monday August 17th:

40% Off Sale on Emergency Kits at LATOC Affiliate The Ready Store

Also, I've updated my list of favorite alternative health books and equipment. These are all books, tools, and equipment I reference or use myself on a regular (in some cases, daily) basis.

Note: whenever I bring up physical health I get emails asking me why I mention this stuff here on LATOC? Well if you can't figure out the connection between being physically mobile and resilient and dealing with what is happening in our world, there is really no reason for me to bother enlightening you as you're beyond hope. The rest of you, check out my list and if you've got books or tools you'd recommend, post your recommendations to the LATOC Forum.

On to the day's news:

Business Insider: Goldman Sachs Says Get Ready for Oil Back at $150

UK Independent: Wealthy Elite Snapping Up Resources and Farmland

Alternet: Citizens Taking Direct Action Against Big Banks, Wells Fargo

George Ure: Fed Basically Announced "The game is rigged, suckers"

Paul Farrell: "Brutal collateral damage will follow so called recovery"

Miami Herald: 47% Percent of South Florida Mortgages Under Water

Bloomberg: Options Traders Brace for Financial Crash in September

Bloomberg: U.S. House Price Declines Accelerate in Second Quarter

Bloomberg: Retail Sales Continue Plunge as Job Losses Continue Rise

Economist: Firms Unlikely to Start Hiring New Workers Anytime Soon

Wall Street Journal: Mass Layoffs Forcing Teachers from Classrooms

NY Times: Small Business Stimulus Loans Have Slowed to a Trickle

CNN Money: Banks Refusing to Issue Small Business Stimulus Loans

Lew Rockwell: Soaring Unemployment Shows No Sign of Improving

Most important articles from yesterday's update:

The Exiled: How I Found My Suburb's Hidden Identity (*A Must Read*)

George Ure for Urban Survival: "America's summer of hell building . . ."

Forbes: Fed Facing a "Zimbabwe Moment" as Presses Go to Overdrive

Best of the LATOC Archives:

UK Guardian: Corporations to Use Brain Scanning Tech on Customers

UK Independent: The Hidden (Cancer) Menace of the Mobile Phones

Idaho Observer: Cell Phone Towers as Bad as Nuclear Bombs on Poles

Preparation and Relocalization:

Washington Post: Apocalypse on the Way? I'm Going Local Right Now

John Rawles/SurvivalBlog: Advice on Construction Without Electricity

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