Reader Note: This will be my last planned ShopTalk Sunday, as more content will be shifting over to the Peoplenomics.com side of the house. Next month, one regular UrbanSurvival publishing day will disappear into the fog of history. Over time, more of my serious work will migrate to the Peoplenomics side…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  Brent crude surged 27% over two weeks to settle at $96.78 a barrel on Friday, briefly breaching $100 this past week as traders priced in a higher war-risk premium into energy markets amid simultaneous chokepoint threats to the Strait of Hormuz…

The Brief: A national coalition of gun rights organizations has filed a federal amicus brief challenging Maryland’s refusal to recognize out-of-state concealed carry permits. The legal challenge argues that current state policies create unconstitutional barriers for nonresidents and impose significant administrative burdens on law-abiding citizens traveling across state lines. The…

After being mailed from Denver on July 7, then traveling the midsection of America while trying to find Palestine, Texas, Elaine’s eBay purchase—and our patience while trying to reel in an old but working IBM Selectric II—came to an end overnight.eBay—to their credit—came through with a refund of just over…