Author: JR

  Fantastic weather this past weekend. Cool mornings and mid to low 80’s during the day. Saturday took a trip down the river in our kayaks with some friends. Great trip. Went to a new restaurant that opened up in the river district. Sunday the wife and I went to a local historic landmark also… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 31st, 2017

  John McCain has proven once again he has gone to the dark side with his vote against repealing ObamaCare. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ REMINDER: You can join The Patriot Brigade completely FREE and receive a free pdf copy of my book A Survival Story. Periodically you will also receive email updates on the… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 28th, 2017

  There is an effort underway for California to secede from the Union. The movement is in its infancy. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Here is an interesting and informative video regarding the North Korean efforts in developing their nuclear arsenal. It is a bit aged as they now have a nuclear ICBM based on very… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 27th, 2017

  This heat has really kicked into high gear. Newer cucumber plants are taking it while squash is begging for mercy. Wifey is tired of all the tomato’s and given up on picking them. Given an SHTF this would not be so as watering would be performed much more frequently and tomato’s attended to with no… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 25th, 2017

  This will be a short one as Internet access is sketchy. Severe storms have rolled through the area causing power outages throughout the area. One positive is the temperature dropped from a high of 95 degrees to 75 degrees. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ It is insane that so many in the Black community… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 24th, 2017

Here is a place to share things you’ve been thinking about lately. What kind of things? Recent accomplishments in preparedness. Projects being worked on. Thoughts on world events. Recent purchases & recommendations Current events related to politics, terrorism, crime – whatever. Go on an adventure or have fun? Share it! Whatever is on your mind….… Continue reading Saturday’s – “What’s on your mind?”

  Thoughts on Emergency Funds: In modern society today there is a large percentile of the population that live paycheck to paycheck. I’ve been there and to put it simply it sucks. It doesn’t take an EMP or economic collapse to have a personal SHTF. Job loss, health issues, and legal troubles can result in… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 20th, 2017

  One of my favorite movies of all time – Red Dawn. I’m talking the original one. What simple times we had back in the early 80’s. Wanted to know who the enemy was? The Soviet Union. It was simple. Now? Enemies are everywhere. Must have watched Red Dawn at least 100 times. http://amzn.to/2tSqrib ◊… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 19th, 2017

  There are few certainties in life and even fewer in predicting the intricacies of conditions post-SHTF. I often see people flat out state that when the SHTF “gold and silver will be worthless”. History suggests something quite different. Through many societal, economic, and governmental collapses, gold and silver has been used in a variety… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 18th, 2017

While these memes and videos are pretty funny it is a serious concern when the media is so slanted to one side that they not only drive public opinion away from the truth but also provide free reign for the government to distance itself from the Constitution with no accountability. While Donald Trump Jr. can… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 17th, 2017

  I’ve been approached by vendors wanting me to push their products. Sure. I don’t have a problem with that IF their products are any good AND they send me their products to test. Sound fair? I think so. They want to get YOU to buy their products and they want ME to help with that… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 14th, 2017

  It’s been a little while since I have promoted Emergency Essentials. The reason is simple – they haven’t had great sales. For the month of July, things look much better. Here are a few examples: Instant Non-Fat Dry Milk, Large Can – Reg. $21.06 / SALE: $13.99 Freeze Dried White Chicken, Cooked & Seasoned… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 13th, 2017

  Was considering changing the name of my take on coming events from the American Reformation to a more recognizable term like – “Second Civil War”. The reasoning behind this is purely recognition. People read “CW2” and they know exactly what I am referring to. “American Reformation” – not so much. We’ll see. ◊ ◊… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 12th, 2017

  Gov. Chris Christie has received tremendous criticism over his sitting on a beach outside his house and how he has responded to the situation. While he may not have made the best decision the MSM exaggerated what took place. I kinda like how he just speaks his mind and tells it like it is. Here’s a… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 11th, 2017

Mentioned the other day about an AR pistol build I am working on. I ended up ordered the Sig SBX brace although I very much like the Shockwave Blade. Why the Sig? Because. Yeah – that’s it. Just wanted to try something different. Worse case if I hate it I’ll sell it and get the… Continue reading From the Desk of John Rourke – July 10th, 2017