First, I am merely an “enlightened amateur”. Please vet & check on your own. Caveat emptor. Consider these to be priming the pump for your own investigations.
Second, I fear spicy time is very close, but even a month of food, water, etc., puts you well ahead of most of the sheeple. IMHO, set your minimum sights on a three-month period.
Third, two things will be critical for having the best chance of making it through:
- Mentality: first and foremost in survival is having a flexible mentality and cultivating the ability to adapt. Vanity has no place in survival.
- Develop a meatspace network of people that are likeminded: cultivate your community ties and build 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.
And please follow both me, Nitzakhon, on Gab… as well as my blog host Granite Grok and also on Telegram Tommy Robinson Official plus his Urban Scoop site. And don’t forget posts sometimes get cloned on American Reveille as well.
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Top of the fold:
Hillary Claims “Right Wing Extremists” Plan to “Steal” 2024 Election (thefederalistpapers.org)
Prepping the shock troops for the fight. If they win (by stealing it) they’ll crow that this is a repudiation of the GOP and the “MAGA Republicans”. If they lose (because it’s so overwhelmingly a Red Wave) they’ve got their messaging out that they KNEW it would be stolen.
And then spicy time starts. Either way IMHO. They’ll either figure it’s time to act if they *cough* win, or as revenge for the Right’s *cough* theft. Heads they go violent, tails they go violent. This, of course, assumes that “something” doesn’t happen to *cough temporarily cough* push back the midterms until the crisis is over:
How are they going to do it? I don’t know . . . but I’m pretty sure it’ll involve some sudden crisis that can be used as an excuse to delay, or postpone, or even cancel the elections. The explosion of a nuclear weapon in or near Russia or Ukraine? Some other military provocation, such as a Chinese assault on Taiwan? Another major terrorist attack inside the USA? An economic catastrophe of some sort? It’s anybody’s guess, but I’m sure something is planned.
And from the same link (link in the original):
Sundance notes that in 2018 and 2020, precisely 15 days before each election, the FBI produced evidence of some or other plot to disrupt the elections. Today, precisely 15 days before this year’s election, they’re doing the same thing, alleging “multiple threats to the nation’s election security infrastructure ahead of the midterms”. Same old, same old . . . from a visibly and demonstrably corrupt security agency. I’m far from convinced.
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The Systemic Multigenerational Genocide of Humanity | Gates of Vienna
Systemic attack.
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Europe Dies with BASF — and BASF-Ludwigshafen… – Michael Yon
Economic lynchpin.
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Prepper Site URLS:
Most have daily articles; revisit daily. Please recommend others in the comments.
Ask a Prepper, how to prepare, survive and thrive, latest news
The Organic Prepper Home – The Organic Prepper
SurvivalBlog.com – The Daily Web Log for Prepared Individuals Living in Uncertain Times.
Survival World – Everything You Need To Know to Survive
Homestead Survival Site – How to Live Off The Grid in Comfort and Style
Urban Survival Site | How to Survive a Disaster in the City
Mind4Survival – Survival and Preparedness
Sustainable Living (sustainablelivingideas.com)
And three aggregate sites listing their top favorite sites & links too:
TOP 50 SURVIVAL & PREPPER BLOGS
Prepper Website – Preparedness • Survival • Alternative News
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Specific, one-up articles:
How to Make Soap at Home – 5 Ingredient DIY Bar Soap Recipe (food52.com)
Common Plants You Can Use For Wound Healing – Ask a Prepper
And if you’re buying lots of one item, spread it out over different stores too.
Related to Spicy Time:
“The Flight 93 Election” revisited
Yes, this essay is as pertinent now as then. Add in vote fraud off the scale…
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Caption:
“We are partisans who fired at German troops.” Soviet underground fighters before execution. In the center – 16-year-old Maria Bruskina, on the left – Kirill Trus, on the right – Volodya Shcherbatsevich. Minsk. USSR. 26 October 1941
What you will risk if you fight. But you guarantee enslavement – not just for yourself but your posterity – if you will not fight.
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Here’s Why You Should Get Your Ham Radio License. (theorganicprepper.com)
Need to look into this. Then again, if SHTF, what’s the point of a license?
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Short of years and untold wealth, you cannot possibly be fully prepared for everything (I have to keep reminding myself of that). 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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I just started a FORAGING group on Gab. No luck in trying to let people join – not been a high priority but I’ll get on it this week.
Foraging: One-up articles
Nothing found this week.
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Foraging: Permanent sites:
Foraging (practicalselfreliance.com)
Wild Harvests (arcadianabe.blogspot.com)
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Books (permanent feature):
Feasting Free on Wild Edibles (old but good)
The Lost Ways (much more than just foraging)
The Forager’s Guide to Wild Foods
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO EDIBLE WILD PLANTS FOR BEGINNERS
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Deep State / Coming Tyranny / WEF / Globalists (broad):
Germany Could Witness A Cash Renaissance As Its Economy Continues To Deteriorate
And thus the war on cash will accelerate; TPTB cannot afford to have a renaissance of people using cash. And related:
Australian Bank Begins Linking Customer Transactions to Carbon Footprint – Summit News
Schools Making Kids Eat Bugs, Banning Meat – Summit News
Another German school has banned meat entirely.
What strikes me is the sheer, relentless advance of this. It’s inexorable, it feels unstoppable. And people truly still believe we’re going to protest and vote our way out of this??? Our enemies are MISSIONARIES and Globalism – under their rule – is their RELIGION. The sooner you grasp that this is not merely a political ideology, but a religion wherein they see themselves as the anointed high priests, the better.
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“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are”
All good advice. Some easier than other things. But you can’t do NOTHING.
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1.5 Million Saudis Forcibly Displaced To Make Way For Extravagant Project
I remember seeing the video for this project. I thought “Nobody’s this insane”. Looks like I was wrong. And in general, get used to less meat:
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Traditional Japanese dining experience inspires micro-apartment design (newatlas.com)
I’ve seen lots and lots of articles over the last several years trying to get people interested in the idea of micro-houses and micro-apartments. Perfect timing for:
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National Security (specifically):
“Don’t Trust Experts, Experts Say” – Daniel Greenfield / Sultan Knish articles
Experts require authority. The more experts we generate, the more the master class grows. And it’s a master class of idiots who are very sensitive about it and obsessed with suppressing dissent. During COVID, we discovered the proliferation of Masters of Public Health, bureaucrats knew nothing about science, understood even less and claimed total authority anyway.
What did I say about the rise of – and trust in – experts?
The Danger of Knowledge – Granite Grok
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Biden Is Destroying Our Strategic Petroleum Reserve – American Thinker
This cannot NOT be deliberate weakening of America.
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Aid and comfort. But that’s all of a pattern:
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America’s Woke Military Has Never Been This Weak | Frontpage Mag
If I WANTED to emasculate our military what would I do differently?
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Shortages (broadly):
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Nationwide Amoxicillin shortage expected to hit local pharmacies (msn.com)
This is double-plus ungood.
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Inflation:
Bidenflation: Cost of Thanksgiving Turkey Up 73 Percent From Last Year
The cost of the average Thanksgiving meal has risen by 12 percent since last holiday season, including the price of turkeys, which have shot up by an astonishing 73 percent.
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Americans’ Savings Rate Plunges Near Record Lows as Inflation Overwhelms Income Growth
I’m sure this is not just America…
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Biden Suggests People Struggling to Afford Groceries Can Buy Generic-Brand Food to Save Money
“Let them eat off-brand goods…”
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Channeling Lenin, I see.
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Enemedia:
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Looks like this didn’t go the way they expected. BWAAA HA HA HA HA HA HA! More:
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Know your enemy:
Now two years later we know that Scott Adams was correct.
Republicans, some who attended the Jan 6 protests, and others like Steve Bannon or Roger Stone who didn’t attend the protests, are being hunted down by their government.
Related, at least to me:
Democrats: The Only Way To Save Democracy Is One-Party Rule (thefederalist.com)
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Vile. Related:
“The Real Story Behind Drag Queen Story Hour”
When you click through to the embedded / source article (links in the original):
As the movement behind drag shows for children has gained notoriety and expanded its reach, some drag performers have let the mask slip: in Minneapolis, a drag queen in heels and a pink miniskirt spread his legs open in front of children; in Portland, a large male transvestite allowed toddlers to climb on top of him, grab at his fake breasts, and press themselves against his body; and in England, a drag queen taught a group of preschoolers how to perform a sexually suggestive dance.
Scenes from drag events hosted across the United States in bars, clubs, and outdoor festivals have been even more shocking and disturbing: in Miami, a man with enormous fake breasts and dollar bills stuffed into his G-string grabs the hand of a preschool-aged girl and struts her in front of the crowd; in Washington, D.C., a drag queen wearing leather and chains teaches a young child how to dance for cash tips; in Dallas, hulking male figures with makeup smeared across their faces strip down to undergarments, simulate a female orgasm, and perform lap dances on members of a roaring audience of adults and children. Newspaper headlines have also announced abuses: “Tucson High School Counselor Behind Teen Drag Show Arrested for Relationship with Minor”; “Houston Public Library Admits Registered Child Sex Offender Read to Kids in Drag Queen Storytime”; “Drag Queen Charged with 25 Counts of Felony Child Sexual Abuse Material Possession”; “Second ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ Reader in Houston Exposed as Convicted Child Sex Offender”; “Drag Queen Story Hour Activist Arrested for Child Porn, Still Living with His Adopted Kids.”
Absolute degeneracy, and so often met with Meh! by the school boards, and even worse by parents who think this is a good idea. More:
They don’t reproduce. They recruit.
Every House Democrat just voted against parental rights legislation – TheBlaze
House Democrats on Thursday unanimously voted to block legislation that would have required informed parental consent before a school provides mental health services related to sexual orientation or gender identity to students.
Voted unanimously. Related:
German Government’s ‘Rainbow Portal’ Advises Children to Take Puberty Blockers, Change Genders
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Fetterman Starts Debate: “Hi. Good Night Everybody.”
Sh*t show of a candidate. Nevertheless:
Fetterman raises $1M+ in hours after debate | NC Renegades
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MSNBC Host Claims Minority Republican Candidates Are Not “Voices Of Color”…
They’re only “approved minorities” if they vote D.
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Economy at large:
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Federal deficit topped $1.4 trillion in fiscal year 2022, nearly 50% above pre-COVID level
The Biden administration Friday released its budgetary data for the last month of fiscal year 2022 which showed the U.S. government ran up a roughly $1.4 trillion deficit.
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The house next door just went on the market. Under contract… finally. Nice house, thought it’d have moved faster.
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My accountant is a good man, but he’s insanely naïve.
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I now go to local farm places as often as I can. More expensive, actually, but it keeps the money local.
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6 Warning Signs Before An Economic Collapse That Most People Miss (askaprepper.com)
Recessions don’t necessarily follow a pattern. However, some indicators can predict a recession.
Knowing these indications can even help you understand how to prepare for a downturn so you aren’t stuck fighting to make ends meet when the economy drops.
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US Stability (broad catch-all):
Kamala Falsely Claims Her Own Support of Bailing Out Violent Criminals is ‘Misinformation’
When “leaders” say things with a straight face that outright contradict actual history… you know your nation is doomed and, certainly, those leaders cannot be trusted.
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Invasion. Nothing less. And here… sleep tight:
Report: 98 People On Terror Watchlist Attempted To Cross The Border This Fiscal Year…
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Read that again. Sheriff’s Deputies assigned to prevent people from observing or recording fraud. Related – and file under “Don’t get cocky”:
Here Comes the Democrat Rout | Frontpage Mag
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And it’s not JUST being stripped of your creds and ability to work:
Why Doctors Are Lying to You (theepochtimes.com) (bolding added):
According to Marik, some of his colleagues who have gone against the narrative have even been physically threatened, and had the lives of their families threatened unless they stop talking. “So, this is serious,” Marik says. The fact of the matter is that doctors who argue against the Big Pharma narrative are a threat to trillion-dollar revenues. Compared to such sums, the value of a doctor’s life is nil.
The more I look the more I see the entirety of medicine as completely owned by pharma.
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When you fear being shot as you step out the door…
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World Stability (broad catch-all):
China Can Sneak-Attack Taiwan :: Gatestone Institute
The naivete that we’ll see it coming is massive. More:
And here – China’s economic feet of clay provide another incentive for them to act sooner rather than later:
China May Never Become a Superpower – 19FortyFive
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Russia Warns Of ‘Dirty Bomb’ False Flag Plot In Flurry Of Rare Calls To Western Leaders
Back in college we played a board game called Scruples; one of the things was that we would have a question to ask another player, and we had to predict what they’d say (YES, NO, or DEPENDS). We’d reverse psychology the answer, and then flip that, in a mental side-game we called N-think. This feels like that. Who is telling the truth, and who is gaming trying to position themselves – well, besides everyone trying to position themselves.
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U.S. Military “Fully Prepared” to Cross Into Ukraine at a Moment’s Notice – Truth Press
Why does this scene from the movie Lord of the Rings come to mind, when Gandalf says “It’s the deep breath before the plunge”?
https://youtu.be/NJODpzIjUE4
Related:
RUMINT Or Reality: US Ballistic Subs And Very Short Attack Warning Times
Looking at that map, my in-laws are a possible fallout pattern.
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The only resource environmentalists think is unlimited is other people’s money
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Specific to energy:
And:
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This Was Supposed To Be A Day Off… – Liberty’s Torch (libertystorch.info) (bolding added):
If we can’t eject these bastards electorally, there will be mass death. If we refuse to fight, thousands of Americans will freeze to death or die of diseases exacerbated by the cold. If we rise up, thousands will die in combat: Usurpers, their hangers-on, and patriots who’ve put their lives on the line because they’ve had enough. There’ll be mass death one way or another. All that will remain to us is to choose who will die and by what method.
The avalanche has started. Alas. Also:
Nolte: Heating Oil Already Being Rationed in Joe Biden’s America (breitbart.com)
Energy Rationing Arrives in America – The Burning Platform
I’ve talked with people about this… and many are utterly clueless about the dire situation in diesel oil supplies.
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LNG Bottlenecks Are Emerging In Crisis-Stricken Europe | ZeroHedge
Look for energy facility “accidents” to start happening, to be explained away by demand straining them.
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EU To Raise Climate Target In 2023, Putting Their Citizens Into More Energy Poverty
I remember reading how Stalin and Hitler hated negative news, and thus the staffers avoided grim-reality reports. I have that feeling now.
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Price of Birch Firewood Doubles in Finland Amin Energy Crunch
I’m sure it’s not just Finland.
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A personal note: I just got an oil delivery; pushing $6 a gallon.
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Gardening, animals, food preservation, overall health, etc.:
Can Your Lawn Cut Back on Chicken Upkeep Costs? – The Frugalite
What Are the 10 Easiest Medicinal Plants to Grow? (mind4survival.com)
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Links on old-time food storage (permanent feature):
Thanks to the Canning and Preserving group on Gab, I now have these links:
Preserving foods by drying | How to dry foods safely (uada.edu)
USDA-Complete-Guide-to-Home-Canning-2015-revision.pdf (healthycanning.com)
Canning | SDSU Extension (sdstate.edu)
Food Preservation– Canning | Consumer Food Safety | Washington State University (wsu.edu)
Canning Timer & Checklist App | OSU Extension Catalog | Oregon State University
National Center for Home Food Preservation (uga.edu)
Canning Recipes | Ball® Mason Jars (ballmasonjars.com)
If you see others, tell me in the comments.
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Topical Books (also permanent):
Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking & Curing
Salumi: The Craft of Italian Dry Curing
A Guide to Canning, Freezing, Curing & Smoking Meat, Fish & Game
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Big Tech in general:
Activists Say Instagram Blocking Content on Iran Protests
At this point I think it’s safe to say that ALL Big Tech is on the side of the tyrants.
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If You Liked Big Brother, Meet Google’s Big MUM – Daniel Greenfield / Sultan Knish articles
Conservatives are one of the cultural barriers because their existence is a marked reminder that Big Tech does not control everything. While its executives and employees are socially insulated wokes operating in major urban centers, they manage systems that extend around the country and the world. When they encounter different points of view, they seek to wipe them out.
MUM is yet another tool for enforcing a totalitarian conformity on the diversity of the internet.
Google doesn’t want you to think differently or to think for yourself. What it wants users to do is to shut up and listen to Big MUM.
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Self-defense (broad) & Hunting:
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Black shooter, nothing to see here, move along, move along…
I can almost see the editors of all the MSM stations and papers cussing and throwing fits, “Damnit, why couldn’t he have been a White Conservative???”
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Security Mistakes You’re Probably Making On Your Property – Ask a Prepper
All good stuff.
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Catch-all miscellaneous:
Screaming that they’re not really serious. It’s all about the illegals coming in.
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Concluding thoughts if I’m moved to comment:
As a part of video browsing I rewatched this scene.
There is a moment after Aragorn is coronated, before he turns to face the crowd, when it’s clear the weight of his new role hits him. He takes a brief moment, sighs, and turns to the new life into which he is stepping. I can only wonder what prayer or thoughts he has, but I must imagine it is one where he implores upward to be worthy.
In a similar scene, a completely different movie, where Prince Caspian speaks of not being ready to be a King of Naria:
Humility. Understanding of the enormous responsibility of being a ruler.
And a personal experience. This is the first ultrasound picture of my first child.
I am not a “weepy” guy; pretty stoic mostly. I wept openly seeing that image and hearing the heartbeat. And what was my prayer? For a healthy child. More importantly, to be worth of this great responsibility that He was laying upon me. Because I understood that my life was not mine any more… but until I send her, and then her younger baby bother brother, into the world as adults, mine is the role of provider, protector, and teacher. A 24/7 responsibility.
A pity more politicians and so-called leaders don’t think of themselves as being given an enormous responsibility instead of what they mostly see: an opportunity for personal enrichment and ego-stroking.
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