First, remember that I am merely an “enlightened amateur” as far as anything survival goes. Please vet & check on your own. Consider these to be priming the pump for your own investigations.
Second, the hour is late and I fear bad times are imminent, but even a month of food, water, etc., puts you well ahead of most of the sheeple.
Third, two things will be critical for having the best chance of making it through:
- The proper mentality: first and foremost in survival is having a flexible mentality and cultivating the ability to adapt.
- Having a meatspace network of people that are likeminded: start cultivating your community ties and building alliances with neighbors (note: don’t babble about the Jab or globalists or depopulation, or start pointing political fingers when doing this)… and remember, the first rule of PREP CLUB is that there is no prep club.
Fourth, as you read here, note that I present an aggregation of articles that I think are interesting, but I do not have time to vet them. Caveat emptor.
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Understand that short of years of preparation and untold wealth, you cannot possibly be fully prepared for everything. But even some preparations, ideally at least 90 days of food, water / water purification, etc., puts you head and shoulders in front of the vast majority of the sheeple who will be in jaw-gaping astonishment when the SHTF. The only relevant questions are:
- When does it start?
- How bad will it get?
- How long will it last?
- What will the aftermath look like?
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Top of the fold:
We Have Eight Months | Dr Vernon Coleman
Includes a 38-odd minute video. I’m not so optimistic on the timeline. Related:
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Ukraine Updates: Officials Accuse Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Mariupol
The U.S. warned Ukraine of potential chemical assault, Blinken says | Just The News
And here we go. Assuming these aren’t just rumors but turn to “We MUST do something against Russia directly” calls… then I give it a month, two tops, before things go hot big-time. (Update: So far, this does not seem to have legs, at least in the main media. MHO, they’ll do a bigger false flag with – doubtless – multiple children shown as victims.)
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I both agree and disagree.
OOH, I do blog under a pen name, but that’s more for protection against amateurs who might want to dox me.
OTOH, I know full well that I’m certainly on some watch lists by now. And I have no doubt they know who I am IRL.
So unless you’ve lived aggressively and ruthlessly “grey” for well over a decade, indeed since before any Social Media became a thing, you’re not really going to “Grey Man” your way through this – at most you’ll just be further down the list. (And IMHO they’ve mined Letters to the Editor in papers – indeed, probably encompassing all submissions to Letters to the Editor as reported snitched by editorial staff – so that horse has already escaped too. Also, if you’re Red in a Blue/Purple state, any letter to any official may well also have been recorded against you. Ironic that what people say to do – petition for redress – may help push you closer to the front of the line!)
And on a funny note, I have to admit I wish I was this guy, social-media wise. Of course, then I wouldn’t be here for you to read, but it’s still a funny video (warning, a couple of off-color words):
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Presented, quick hit style, are some links. Print them out and start a binder – if the SHTF badly enough you won’t be able to retrieve these off the net or, possibly, even off your computer.
10 Things About Prepping I Wish I Knew 20 Years Ago (theorganicprepper.com)
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Make Your Own Baking Powder – Why and How (modernsurvivalblog.com)
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6 Backyard Plants You Can Turn Into Bread – Ask a Prepper
How to Make Acorn Flour – Ask a Prepper
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Rich In Iodine: 5 Foods That Help Manage Radiation Effects (askaprepper.com)
Radioactive iodine has a half-life of about eight days. Assuming it comes in one pulse, to get down to the 5%-or-so level, you need about 40 days of flooding your thyroid with non-radioactive iodine. To get to 1%-or-so you need about 56 days. And from the above article:
However, the most effective way to protect yourself against the effects of radiation in the long-run is to make sure you have high enough iodine levels built-up in your body over time.
This way, you can be ready way before fallout ever happens.
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Easy Preps to Put on a Keychain
I like the idea of a flashlight, and the bison medicine tube is IMHO a really good idea.
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Shortages (energy, food, etc.):
Democrats in DC and California Are Single-Handedly Making the Supply Chain Crisis Worse
The Supply Chain Crisis Will Worsen
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Biden touts ‘food security toolkit’ for global shortages sparked by Ukraine | Washington Examiner
Remember that President Potato has the power to authorize the seizure of any private food stocks. Some kind of a cache somewhere is recommended. Now, if you use a commercial storage space – proactively disguise things before you go in. Wrap in black plastic bags if in clear totes. Put in 5 gallon paint buckets. That sort of thing. You cannot risk having someone see you bringing in preps; they’ll turn you in when SHTF as, doubtless, there will be a massive reward for snitching on “hoarders”.
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Stores Begin Rationing Baby Formula Amid Nationwide Shortage
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Inflation (energy, food, etc.):
Food inflation and scarcity: another blogger weighs in
Inflation – same old, same old… and getting worse all the time
Why inflation will worsen | Washington Examiner
Image from the link just above:
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‘Consumers Lose’: Biden’s Ethanol Gambit Will Send Food Prices Soaring, Critics Say
This will hurt even more. Which is the point. Remember:
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The Grid:
U.S. Government Warns Of Cyber Attack (shtfplan.com)
The United States government is already blaming Russia for a future cyber-attack, warning that there could be a “cyber tool” created that allows hackers to gain “full system access” to multiple control systems, including the power grid.
Use your discernment, because this could be a false flag. The United States could very easily take down the grid and blame it all on Russia as an excuse to get more involved in the war. The government has effectively now “warned” so they can wash their hands of this once it is done. Hopefully, it’ll never happen, but if it does, apply critical thinking to everything.
Do not forget the “inevitable” cyber attack:
Is Klaus Schwab in Control of the American Power Grid? – (theorganicprepper.com)
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US Social Stability (broad catch-all):
How The War In Europe Will Affect The US Economy – Ask a Prepper
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World Stability (broad catch-all):
Brandon Smith sees what’s coming, and warns us
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One way or another they’re DETERMINED to wreck the economy.
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Gardening and small animals:
Start Your Own Seed Bank: How to Beat the Food Killers at Their Own Game (theorganicprepper.com)
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Here’s How To Butcher A Chicken In Your Backyard For Dinner
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Tech security:
Big Brother may be listening, even when you think you’ve blocked him
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I highly recommend The Shepherd Group for IT and other security. I have their software on both my computer and phone, and recently bought a pair of signal-blocking pouches for when I don’t want my phone tracked (apparently, even if OFF and with the battery removed, some phones have an RF chip that can be remotely pinged. If you contact them please tell them I – NITZAKHON – sent you as, in full disclosure, I get a commission.
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Self-defense:
Biden Claims 2nd Amendment “Didn’t Say You Can Own Any Gun You Want” – Summit News
History and grammar say otherwise:
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Massad Ayoob, founder of The Lethal Force Institute and now of the Massad Ayoob Group:
And a highly-recommended book The Law of Self Defense: Principles (at least, for people in the US).
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Does CA’s Latest Mass Murder Show Strict Gun Laws Aren’t Strict Enough?”
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Bill Aims to Set Record Straight on What “No Registration” Really Means (jpfo.org)
Actually, a very good question. Where I live it is Constitutional Carry; just south of me is Marxachusetts, where I rarely go. So I’m weighing not just the time-and-expense of getting a CCW license there, but also the registration risks. But then, without going into detail, the local constabulary has a list of what I have.
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Western Rifle Shooters Association: Vanderboegh: A Handgun Against An Army – Ten Years After
What handguns can do against an army. (Which, come to think of it, makes an excellent Thought Splinter when talking to an anti-gunner. I.e., So you say that against a modern army small arms are useless? Then why did the Allies air-drop them by the millions into Nazi-occupied Europe?)
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Wrap-up commentary if I am moved to do so:
My gut feeling is that the DS / Globalists are desperate. Their plan to Jab the entire world in a year or so has failed. The side effects are overwhelmingly numerous. People are awakening to the damage the Jabs do and I don’t see a significant flow the other way, e.g., “I used to think the Jab was dangerous but since it’s only 1200 or so side effects, meh, I’ll take it now”.
The Russia-Ukraine thing, while tragic and IMHO avoidable, has not totally distracted from the Jab. They need something more. Whether it will be another pandemic, or China v. Taiwan (and given the world being distracted I believe China would be a fool to not take advantage of that), who knows. A cyberattack or other take-down of the grid. Food shortages for real. Something will happen, and I believe SOON.
Hashem help us all. Tempus fugit.
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