Mass unemployment. Loss of income. Shortages. Heavy dependence on assistance. And the biggest strain on the system we can imagine. Are you ready to cope?

It is the hacked message that happened hours before that makes this tragic event truly creepy.

Only weeks ago, the German government recommended that citizens prepare for a survival emergency. Was an impending economic collapse the reason why?

There must be a reason why the ultra rich are getting so prepared.

The world is turning towards insanity, and the corporate media is content to just keep on whistling, and framing the issues as if everything is just fine.

What will people do? They will do without; they will wait in lines; they will stay home from school and work. An already bad economy is getting worse.

If you still had any doubts as to why the 2nd Amendment must be protected, then take a look at what happened during the already insane riots in Charlotte.

“It seems like rioting is almost expected now when there is a cop shooting. A cop shooting, period. Don’t care about the details.”

Various states in the Southeast, including Alabama, Tennessee, & Georgia declared states of emergency ahead of what could be substantial gas shortages.

Have something to trade if you find yourself in a barter-friendly world, and get prepared to thrive under survival-only conditions.

Never forget that “radicalism” is an arbitrary designation, and the label can be applied to just about anyone for any reason.

Corporations are obsessed with finding ways to eliminate expensive American workers by sending jobs overseas or by replacing them with technology altogether.

The no growth economy is dooming entire generations. “We’re not in a stable equilibrium,” Greenspan warned. “Politically, I haven’t a clue how this comes out.”

In terms of the political impact of monetary policy, the Fed doesn’t want to take a chance on unleashing a downturn that could boost Trump gain the presidency.

A false alarm issued by incompetents manning a FEMA alert system nearly panicked millions of people into evacuating a long, thin, isolated and congested island.

The closer the system comes to unraveling altogether, gold and silver remain attractive as a means of holding onto money with ready, liquid exchange value.

Sometimes, we can get a hint of things that are to come by watching what the government is doing to prepare.

It is the attempt for electoral accountability turned around on us all… an open invitation to steal it for you-know-who.

“Financial services firms have put together a strategy in place that takes into account the worst-case scenario that could happen by the end of this year.”

What if you no longer had access to food, water or power? Is your family prepared to deal with a prolonged emergency?

Any time you discharge your firearm, even to defend your life or someone else’s, you have to be able to defend your action legally.

Be warned, things get darker from here.

In some cases, the arrival of an economic collapse is so gradual that most people living in it aren’t even aware of it at first.

Every day, something worrying occurs on the international stage. Worrying developments that threaten stability across the globe.

What is coming will be the final crash. This is about the end of the need for human labor. All the king’s economists can do nothing to stop what is coming.

A 6.2 earthquake has destroyed the lives of many people in small towns in central Italy, while it shook the capital in Rome.

Whether by choice or desperation, you may someday need to live off of nothing else than the surrounding environment and your survival skills (or lack thereof).

Germany’s federal government is encouraging the population to stockpile food and water – a practice not encouraged in Europe since the Cold War.

“We are going to bring disarmament and peace,” says former Venezuelan anti-drug tsar who has been probed for drug smuggling. What could possibly go wrong?

If Obamacare falls apart, that event could be used as an excuse to roll out a fully socialized healthcare system.

All we have to worry about is our own local organization, our own moral compass, our own survival and removing the top globalists from the picture.

Things are already unstable. What is going to happen when we have a real crisis on our hands?

“A lot of it is a result of zero interest rates. It’s just what I said. You have zero interest and a lot of buybacks. Money is not going into capital.”

We are in a trap in which collapse seems the only way out; hundreds of trillions in derivatives would blow up, the stock market would collapse

These drills appear to be very serious training for the mobilization of a major force that intends to bring vast numbers and superior equipment under cover.

If you were stranded in your car, would you have to wait for supplies to be dropped?

For the determined, there are ways to hold the flood waters back.

There are now sophisticated ways of orchestrating many events that have been heretofore left to nature’s design, but which have now become the playthings of empires.

The same government that has mismanaged and extorted billions from these enterprises for almost a decade should not be the one we turn to for help.

In any other circumstance, such a journey just to stock the food pantry would be unthinkable. But for many, it has now become necessary.

If Obama truly believes all of the things he said about Donald Trump, does he also believe that he has a responsibility to keep Trump from taking office?

The Zika scare has now unleashed a dangerous campaign to spray a neurotoxic chemical over the city of Miami and surrounding areas.

Why is there so much corruption in Flint? If this corruption isn’t dealt with, it will continue down the path to third world ruin.

With each passing week, the situation in Venezuela keeps on getting worse.

If this guy ends up underground during the inevitable collapse of society, he’ll not only be better prepared, but will have more fun than anyone still alive.

Germany is preparing to use their internal army, as well as increased police forces, in the event of a large scale terror attack.

In truth, it is the elites that promote savagery as the core of globalism, though it is to be sure a highly sterilized and scientific form of savagery.

The most popular game in the world has people blindly following their screens, and authorities are having to issue them ridiculously common sense warnings.

The future of warfare is viral. The U.S. military is now creating its own custom viruses it hopes can neutralize a deadly virus during an outbreak.

We were warned that this might be a “summer of chaos”, and so far that has definitely been the case.

Only with practice do we gain the competency to handle ourselves in nature, against the odds and without the support of modern society.

Based off the rhetoric of retired Admiral Blair and his counterparts in China, things are becoming very tense between the two superpowers.

For preppers, it could prove to be the perfect solution for your survival and off-grid needs. Just plan, download and build.

Damaging or disabling any three individual power substations “could result in widespread instability” and extended blackouts across major regions.

Those that wanted to get prepared have already gotten prepared by now, and those that did not want to get prepared are not likely to do so any time soon.

Did Citi abscond with a substantial portion of the country’s gold reserves, and if so, which other banks have comparable “swap” arranagements with the insolvent nation?

It could easily become every prepper’s worst nightmare – an event big enough to test the shaky resolve of the entire population as they face being cut off from food, water and electricity.

As I have warned before, “a spirit of violence and civil unrest is rising in America.”

The harsh truth is that a nation full of people who have already turned to looting, rioting and black market trade will do whatever it takes to survive.

The questions of our time have become – who owns you? Your data? Even your DNA?