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Isolationism and the Strategic Dilemma
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US Seizes An Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship
The United States has seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship. Iran has already condemned the theft as “armed maritime piracy,” and sent a warning of retaliation.
The Shooter’s Manifesto: Christian Nationalism Still On The Rise?
There was definitely a Christian Nationalist angle being played out with regard to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter’s manifesto. United States ruler, and Christian Nationalist, Donald Trump described the suspect as a “sick man” who “hated Christians,” while dismissing the accusations, in an interview with CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’.
A Blood Moon Rises As “Wars And Rumors Of Wars” Intensify
Remember these days, because these are the days when global leaders could have reversed course before it was too late. 2025 has certainly been a year of war, and it appears that things are poised to go to an entirely new level in the months ahead. If we do not choose to step back from the brink, eventually we will be pushed over the edge. Sadly, we just continue to see escalation after escalation as we tumble toward the unthinkable.
US Seizes An Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship
The United States has seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship. Iran has already condemned the theft as “armed maritime piracy,” and sent a warning of retaliation.
The Shooter’s Manifesto: Christian Nationalism Still On The Rise?
There was definitely a Christian Nationalist angle being played out with regard to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter’s manifesto. United States ruler, and Christian Nationalist, Donald Trump described the suspect as a “sick man” who “hated Christians,” while dismissing the accusations, in an interview with CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’.
“Courtesy” Military Patrols Deployed on Georgia Streets
According to the report, the soldiers will not be acting in a ‘policing’ capacity, in that their job duties will not include detainment, arrest, or seizure, thus the actions taken by the Mayor and the military may circumvent the Posse Comitatus Act.
This is What Happens When We Play Election Cycle American Idol
When we continue to play this election cycle American Idol in the United States of America, this is what we end up with, with someone that, really, is not in tune with the American people.
Staggering Security Holes In Power, Water, and Oil Grid Infrastructure; 40% of Utility Companies Expect to Be Attacked in the Next 12 Months
What this shows is that advanced computer scripts and malware target not just personal computers, but highly advanced, purportedly secure critical systems. Those who would attack the nation’s infrastructure could bring these systems down for not just 24 hours using traditional denial-of-service attacks, but potentially weeks and months by executing programs that directly attack the grid’s hardware.
Tens of Thousands To Exhaust Emergency Unemployment Benefits in Coming Months
Economic recovery? Only if you’re smoking those green shoots with Ben Bernanke, Tim Geithner and President Obama.
A Guide to Looting When the SHTF (And Your Counter-Strategies)
We will undoubtedly get flack for publishing this “guide,” so to clear things up, we are posting this not so much as an instructional manual for how to loot, but to reiterate the point that there are those, and they are plentiful, who are fully prepared to take what they need at the expense of others.
Government Orders Expedited Printing of 350,000 Detainee Handbooks
The US Government Printing Office – Chicago Procurement has posted a contract open for bidding for some 350,000 copies of the National Detainee Handbook.
The Breakdown Draws Near
The threats facing life as we know it in the United States are plentiful, and Chris points out, that in the end, the status of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency will come into question. Among other things, if China’s real estate market collapses, or Europe’s debt crisis expands to Spain and Italy, or Japan has to sell their treasury holdings to pay for reconstruction, Martenson asks “Who will buy our bonds?” and fund our never-ending appetite for debt? You can probably guess the answer, as well as the end result.
Obama: Truth, Transparency, and Promises Be Damned
What he said and what he promised are a far cry from what he’s actually done.
Precious Metals Storage Scam: ‘Sorry, Delivery Is Not Possible’
Bill Cramer of St. Louis purchased 5000 ounces of silver back in 2003 for a spot price of $4.94 and stored it with an east coast broker. When he was discussing his holdings with his coin dealer, the dealer dared him to try and take delivery of the metal.
Pick a Problem: “We Are One Shock Away From a Full-blown Crisis”
If we’re only one shock away from a full blown crisis, then we can’t help but suggest that we can expect complete economic pandemonium very soon. The underlying problems, which the government and financial elites have tried to cover up from some time, will come to a head – in fact, they are coming to a head right before our eyes in real-time.
University of Texas Takes Physical Delivery of $1 BILLION In Gold
For now, if you’re a gold buyer, you’re still a little wacky, but certainly not a tin foil quack like you were back in 2008 or before.
Today in History: 3000 Die Amid Great San Francisco Earthquake
At 5:13 a.m. on April 18, 1906, an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing hundreds of people as it topples numerous buildings. The quake was caused by a slip of the San Andreas Fault over a segment about 275 miles long, and shock waves could be felt from southern Oregon down to Los Angeles.
Reality Now: Massive Price Increases at LDS Food Distribution Centers in Last Ninety Days
A recent email from a regular reader of SHTFplan outlines that it’s not just large corporate grocery chains that are raising prices, but not-for-profit organizations. Provident Living, a huge food storage and dry goods distribution organization for the Latter Day Saints has alerted their members that prices are up from between 11% to 49% on basic food staples.
Collapse Countdown Clock: “We Have Until July” *Video*
The much touted economic recovery is a mirage. It is only a matter of time before we hit the next breaking point. And, according to Michael Ruppert, we may be looking at no later than July for the fireworks to start going off.
Swallowed by the Tsunami: Horrifying New Footage
The fate of some of those in the footage is unknown as the water rises so quickly that they simply disappear in the swell carrying cars and buildings.
Post-Earthquake Liquification; Ground and Streets Swaying
Is the soil underneath parts of Japan giving way, or is this a normal occurrence following a massive earthquake like the one that hit Japan?
“End Of The World” Inflation: Prices of Cosco Freeze Dried Up 47% In Six Months
As demand for commodities continues to rise due to an ever expanding global population, price inflation climbs because of monetary easing, and systemic meltdown fears among the populace become more broadly accepted, more individuals everyday are turning to preparedness investments that include food, gold, guns, and medical supplies.
US Nuclear Emergency Response Plan: “Get On The Phone Really Quickly and Figure it Out”
We shudder to think what would happen if a major city, region or the entire country were faced with a far-from-equilibrium emergency, be it nuclear or a Rumsfeldian ‘unknown unknown.’
Security Incident on Camp Pendleton: Two Iranians, One Afghani Arrested
Nothing suspicious here other than the fact that these men are from Iran and Afghanistan, they may have made threatening comments before entering the military base, they were asked to stop and continued on in what was dubbed a “pursuit,” and that one of the men returned and was supposedly lost a second time when he was again caught trying to enter the base.
Liar on the Left, Liar on the Right
The only thing historic about this latest budget battle is the historic amount of turd that was dumped onto the American people by politicians on the left, the right, those purported to be part of the original Tea Party movement, and the mainstream media.
