EP074 GunBlog VarietyCast

• Blue Collar Prepping - Bartering

• Foreign Policy for Grownups - Cologne attacks and what’s going on in Europe

• Tech Tips with The Barron - Ads, Popups, and Malware

• This Week in Anti-Gun Nuttery - Obama’s CNN Town Hall on Guns: Part 1: The lies

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Blue Collar Prepping - Bartering

• German hyperinflation - http://www.usagold.com/germannightmare.html
• Zimbabwean hyperinflation - http://beforeitsnews.com/self-sufficiency/2015/07/what-happens-when-money-becomes-worthless-2491802.html
• Trading: General Principles and Practices - http://bluecollarprepping.blogspot.com/2015/09/trading-general-principles-and-practices.html

Felons Behaving Badly

• Man in custody after standoff with police in Mint Hill - http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/crime/2016/01/02/man-in-custody-after-standoff-with-police-in-mint-hill/78200022/
• Suspect - http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=0585880&searchLastName=Wold&searchFirstName=Edward&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&listpage=1

Foreign Policy for Grownups - Cologne attacks and what’s going on in Europe

• Cologne attacks: 'The Muslim faith is irrelevant to these drunken men' - http://www.dw.com/en/cologne-attacks-the-muslim-faith-is-irrelevant-to-these-drunken-men/a-18974781
• Turkey blames IS for Istanbul attack - http://www.wsj.com/articles/istanbuls-sultanahmet-square-rocked-by-blast-1452589837
• Cologne attacks: Germany to make foreign deportations easier - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35291377
• Cologne attacks: Support for refugees in Germany falling amid far-right protests and vigilante attacks - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/cologne-attacks-support-for-refugees-in-germany-plummeting-amid-far-right-protests-and-vigilante-a6808616.html
• Cologne attacks: NYE crime cases top 500 - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35277249
• Cologne sex attacks: Mob attacks group of migrants in 'manhunt' for suspects - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12092354/Cologne-sex-attacks-New-Years-Eve-cases-rise-to-more-than-500.html
• The Remarkable Story Behind the 9-Year Old Syrian Refugee Attending the State of the Union - http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/remarkable-story-year-syrian-refugee-attending-state-union/story?id=36246207
• Obama designates $70 million for refugees - http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/14/politics/obama-70-million-refugees-designated/

Plug of the Week

• UTG Covert Homeland Security Gun Case (34”) - http://amzn.to/1JQ9JD9

Fun With Headlines

• More gun stores doing background checks for online sales - http://www.wsmv.com/story/30979552/more-gun-stores-doing-background-checks-for-online-sales

Tech Tips with The Barron - Ads, Popups, and Malware

Forbes Site, After Begging You Turn Off Adblocker, Serves Up A Steaming Pile Of Malware ‘Ads’ : https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160111/05574633295/forbes-site-after-begging-you-turn-off-adblocker-serves-up-steaming-pile-malware-ads.shtml

Hacked Ad Seen on MySpace Served Spyware to a Million: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/07/myspace_ad_served_adware_to_mo.html

The J Block

• The problem with defensive shooting is that it’s dominated by enthusiasts. That’s not necessarily good for you. - http://www.grantcunningham.com/2016/01/the-problem-with-defensive-shooting-is-that-its-sold-by-enthusiasts-thats-not-necessarily-good-for-you

This Week in Anti-Gun Nuttery - Obama’s CNN Town Hall on Guns: Part 1: The lies

• President Barack Obama Town Hall Barack Obama Guns In America: https://youtu.be/d9XOzpy9lLo
• Illinois ATF Trace Data: https://www.atf.gov/file/2796/download

Stuff that grinds my gears

• Sean - Mapping the Sale of Firearms vs. Frappuccinos - http://www.citylab.com/crime/2016/01/map-gun-dealers-starbucks/423801/
• Adam - The Dallas interstate system is completely insanehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Five_Interchange
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Five_Interchange#/media/File:High_Five.jpg