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Be Prepared
Simple,
timeless advice from the Boy Scouts but apparently ignored by most Americans as
demonstrated by the recent shutdown where many were apparently broke after
missing a single paycheck and as one newscast showed…a woman was “forced” to
survive on cans of Spaghettios.
A
pretty dismal state of affairs if you ask me…perhaps I should launch a new show
on the History Channel: Household Hacks-Surviving Tough Times*.
As
I write this, President Trump just announced the reopening of the government on
a temporary basis so employees could get their checks.
Pelosi and Schumer were able to smirk before
the cameras.
Democrats
played the shutdown for all they could-Tim Kane literally danced a jig on the
House floor, laughing about this opportunity.
There is little doubt in my mind they will further exploit this during
the 2020 election downplaying their disregard for border security or any
remorse for those families whose members have been murdered or raped by
illegals.
If
one of the radical socialist-Democrats gets elected on some of the platforms I
have written about before [Medicare for all, complete debt forgiveness for all
students, guaranteed income, etc.] it will wreak havoc on the stock
market/investors and exacerbate our national debt beyond belief and raise taxes
into the stratosphere.
According to Gallup, 51% of 18-29 year olds view socialism
favorably.
Harris got her start in
1994 by having an
affair with slimy Willie Brown, who was serving as the
California Assembly Speaker and then became the mayor of San Fransico. Brown
was 60 years old and Harris was 29 when their affair began. Harris was so
brazen that she came out publicly as his date at his 60th birthday party,
despite his wife of 36 years being in attendance.
Kamala Harris’ path to power is
strewn with illicit affairs and fraudulent elections, and in desperation,
she paid Maxine Waters’ daughter Karen $63,000 dollars to appear on mailers
with Auntie Maxine. Washington
Free Beacon reports, “The payments were made from
Harris’s campaign committee and transferred to Waters’s campaign committee
through a lucrative ‘slate mailer’ operation run by Waters’s daughter, a
program that has proved profitable for both her daughter and the campaign.”
The Challenge we face is the loss of our purchasing – about
50% since 1999 and the Democrats will capitalize on that to fuel their attacks
on Trump despite his improvement in wages and jobs…they will overlook how lousy
the economy did under their very own Obama.
As I always tell our readers, if it’s on sale [like soap for example]
stock up on it. Invest in silver, guns,
ammo, land and goods that you can use for barter. If someone like Harris is elected, it could
easily play havoc with the stock market so I caution folks to invest in the
hard goods I just mentioned.
Many people are expecting some degree of approaching collapse
-- be it economic, environmental and/or societal -- thinking that they’ll
recognize the danger signs in time.
For both the elite and the majority, their entire world
view and their personal sense
of self depends on things not crumbling all around them, so they remain
willfully blind to any evidence to the contrary.
Many are reducing
risk while it is cheap and easy to do is just a total no
brainer right?
There are so many ugly threats that we can’t control. Such as, have you noticed lately the rising level of social madness that is welling up out there in the country?
But like me and a growing number
of situationally aware Americans, you’ve probably sensed it for some time
now... the urgent need to take measured precautions
against mounting dangers that continue to unfold in these extraordinary times.
Significant
numbers of our readers already have taken wise steps in their lives to position
themselves resiliently. I spoke to
several of you over the weekend…everyone expressed an increased awareness that
something isn’t right and that their mistrust in the Left has
increased.
But
most of the majority won't get started until it’s entirely too late to make any
difference at all.
Real
collapse happens slowly, and often without any sort of acknowledgement by the
so-called political and economic elites until its abrupt terminal end. Any recovery
built on a foundation of cheap credit will not only end, but end badly.
The
degree of rot within the Soviet Union went undetected until its final
implosion, catching pretty much everyone in the West (as well as in the former
USSR!) by surprise.
Yellow
Vest protests taking place across Europe because it's representative of a
populist ire festering around the globe. Decades of financialization and
globalization have created a parasitic elite class that is bleeding the working
classes dry. As I am predicting for elections here, Democrats will capitalize
on this domestically.
France
is emerging as ground zero for a rebellion against those elites. And the
Establishment Empire is doing all it can to suppress the movement before it catches
fire in other countries, as it is already threatening to elsewhere in Europe.
How soon until we see folks don their own yellow vest in the US, UK, Canada and
Australia?
Being Prepared Includes Bug-Out
Scenarios
·
First, get on the path to getting smart, prudent
“insurance” on the cheap – against the growing possibility of being forced away from
your home unexpectedly – in the event of social emergency, martial law or
medical quarantine. Or any type of evacuation order or speedy departure or city
wide lockdown. Or for being stranded in your car in any remote area that is not
near your home or bug-out location. Such
as quick evacuation or otherwise being forced to function away from your home
unexpectedly or on short notice. A real possibility you should have a minimal
“PLAN B” for. Everything you need to live – all critical items – waiting for
you in your car. Literally.
·
Second, you’ll know how to never, never put yourself
at risk of getting marooned in traffic. You’ll give yourself a real chance of
being able to “get out of Dodge” ahead of any type of shelter-in-place police
order or emergency public health quarantine or any disaster. Being able to move
out on five minutes’ notice could spell the difference between safely getting
to your secure bug-out location or finding yourself under law enforcement
lockdown, or worse, in a FEMA refugee camp for “unescorted civilians.”
Third, you will feel great about
significantly improving your family’s security without going overboard, getting
ripped off or being seen as “over the top.” You can make preparations without
spending a bundle, changing your life, or buying some platinum-plated emergency
shelter. Sensible precautions are all you need, and you will have
the satisfaction of implementing them without feeling foolish or used or
exploited as we’ve covered so often in this blog.
Make use of the resources below-most are free &
be sure to read each issue as we always include useful & reliable freebies
you can tap.
Freedom. Self-Reliance. Action.
Major disasters have a way of bringing out the worst in
people, turning once safe locations into very dangerous places. Combine this
will all of the non-human related risks that certain areas pose in a
post-disaster scenario and you certainly have plenty of reason to be careful
about where go.
If and when a major disaster strikes, there are a number of
places that you’ll to stay far away from in order to ensure your safety. As you
plan your bug out route and survival plan, try to keep a good distance from any
of these seven places.
1. Hospitals - Every hospital in the area is going to be
overrun after a large disaster, meaning that your chances of receiving care
when you visit one are minimal at best. Even if there is a small chance that
you’ll be able to get medical attention, it’s probably best to avoid going to
the hospital (depending on the severity of your injury, of course)...
News Clips
One well-known independent economist thinks it will happen even
sooner—he’s looking for a global recession to start in 2019. A. Gary Shilling,
president of his eponymous consulting firm, made two of the best contrarian
calls of recent decades: he saw the mega-bull market in bonds at its very
outset in 1981, and in the years before the 2008 financial crisis and Great
Recession, warned repeatedly that the housing bubble would turn into a bust and
would take the whole economy down with it.
"You are not going to be able to pay that off in a timely
fashion," she added, resulting in higher interest payments and damaging
your credit score in the long run.
Still, most Americans continue to take on ever-increasing amounts
of debt. According to data from the Federal Reserve, the U.S. surpassed $1
trillion in credit card debt — the highest level since the Great Recession.
For firearm owners in particular, the growth in this
“prison-industrial complex” is troubling because felons are forbidden from
owning firearms and ammunition under the 1968 Gun Control Act. As the number of
laws has grown and the cultural shift for police has gone from a focus on
keeping the peace to enforcing the law, more and more Americans are being
stripped of their 2nd Amendment rights (not to mention other civil rights like
voting – as of 2017, 6.1 million Americans cannot vote because of their
criminal records). All told, eight percent of all Americans cannot own firearms
because of a felony conviction.
Stocks and Precious Metals Charts - Who Could See It Coming? -
Dead Reckoning the Minsky Moment (thc0655)
"The period of financial distress is a gradual decline after
the peak of a speculative bubble that precedes the final and massive panic and
crash, driven by the insiders having exited but the sucker outsiders hanging on
hoping for a revival, but finally giving up in the final collapse."
There are many people today in the liberty movement that
understand this dynamic, but even in alternative economic circles there are
some that do not understand the full picture when it comes to central banks and
fiat mechanisms. There is a false notion that paper currencies are the life
blood of the establishment and that they will seek to protect these currencies
at all costs. This might have been true 20 years ago or more, but it is not
true today. Things change.
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Additional FREE Resources
Every day, people clean out their garages or attics and give
away things they don't want, completely unaware that many of the items they
donate are valuable to preppers.
These items end up in secondhand stores and can often be
purchased for a fraction of what they would cost new. You just have to be
patient and search. Here you'll find a list of items you should look for,
especially if you're a prepper on a budget.
1. Boots - These are expensive brand new, but you can often
find them for under 10 bucks a pair in thrift stores. They don't have to be
pretty, but you do want them to be water tight. Inspect the boots and look for
tears in the sole. You can always buy shoelaces and waterproof spray. Having
several pairs of boots stashed away ensures you'll always have a dry pair to
put on...
More
resources of interest…
Living Frugally In Suburbia
You live differently than your neighbors.
You live differently than your neighbors.
14
Frugal Food-Rescuing Tips from Grandma
These depression-era frugal tips still work today!
These depression-era frugal tips still work today!
8 Simple Ways to Put More Money in Your Pocket
Have more money without working harder!
Have more money without working harder!
Knowing
When and How to Stockpile Groceries
Stocking up could save your grocery budget!
Stocking up could save your grocery budget!
Develop a Well-Rounded Prepper
Library
When the topic of a prepping library comes up,
what do most people talk about? Chances are the U.S. Air
Force survival manual, SAS survival manual, Army Field Manual 21-76, or something from Ragnor Benson.
When people
get into prepping they typically start with stockpiling, then may gravitate
towards self-sufficiency. For example, someone may start off with stockpiling
canned goods, then move towards mylar bags and
freeze dried foods, then finally arrive at prepsteading, farming, and
gardening.
Most people who live in the suburbs can have a small garden, maybe
some laying hens, and fruit trees. This allows just about anyone to grow some
of their own food.
As preppers progress from stockpiling to prepsteading, shouldn’t
their library also progress?
Chances are a lot of preppers do not have a single book on
gardening, homesteading, canning and preserving food… etc. Even less will have
books on literature, science, and math.
If we are prepping for a complete collapse of society, shouldn’t
we also stockpile books for future generations? If something were to happen
today – plague, nuclear war.. etc – what types of books would the reader have
on hand to teach their children, or grandchildren?
What good does it do to survive the next plague, nuclear war… if
future generations do not have access to resources? This means real books
made from paper and not electronic books for e-readers.
Why real books?
·
A real book can be dropped, and dropped several times without
damage.
·
Real books do not require electricity.
You’ve got 2 hours until disaster strikes. Are you
prepared?
If you’ve watched any apocalyptic movie ever, you’re familiar
with the grocery store scene.
You know which one I’m talking about. Anxious dad rushes isle by isle gathering
water and canned food for his family while everyone around him gradually turns
from innocent customer to aggressive looter.
At my little farmstead, we have used tarps in
gardening, to cover wood, as a shade area for our chickens, and to protect our
outdoor equipment. Tarps are very useful and when you invest in the higher
quality types, they last! Read more and make sure you you add these to your
preparedness supplies!
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3 comments:
Learn everything you can, take advantage of the many resources posted here-that's what I tell all my friends. Timeless advice for which you can't go wrong. You hit the nail on the head about Harris too. Her followers drooled over every word. She might prove to be the female Clinton, bamboozling stupid voters with her forked tongue!
As always you offer up a veritable banquet of useful goodies anyone can and should make use of to be a better 'scout' in life!
Incredible-a big wow!
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