(End of the American Dream)—Did you see that we just bombed the Houthis? Each new day in 2024 seems to bring some sort of a new escalation, and for now most Americans can ignore all of the fighting because it is all happening on the other side of the globe. But how are they going to feel when the U.S. is actively engaged in multiple wars simultaneously and those wars are directly affecting daily life inside the United States? The time to speak out against the foolish policies of our leaders is before the entire world is engulfed in flames. Once thousands of missiles start flying, it will be too late.
Most Americans don’t realize this, but this weekend Taiwan will hold an election which may determine whether the U.S. and China go to war.
In fact, China has literally framed this election as “a choice between war and peace”…
Across the Pacific, Taiwan will this weekend hold one of the most closely watched polls globally and its outcome could impact rocky U.S.-China ties and dictate geopolitical trends in 2024. China has called it a choice between war and peace.
On January 13, 19.54 million people—83 percent of Taiwan’s population—will be eligible to vote, including 1.03 million possible first-timers, according to the Central Election Commission in Taipei. At stake are the promise of myriad social reforms, the future of Taiwan’s economic and energy policies, and, as always, its relationship with neighboring China, balanced against its decades-long closeness with America.
We shall see what happens, but the candidate that has been leading in the polls is the candidate that China hates the most…
Taiwan presidential front-runner Lai Ching-te’s lead over his main opposition rival has narrowed significantly, setting the stage for a close race in the final weeks before the pivotal vote.
Lai’s ticket, representing the ruling party, leads with 37.3% of support followed by Hou Yu-ih’s of opposition Kuomintang (KMT) with 33.4%, according to a survey conducted between Dec. 19 and Dec. 21 by pollster My Formosa. Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People’s Party trails with 17.7%.
If Lai Ching-te wins, a Chinese invasion becomes very likely.
And the moment that China invades Taiwan, the U.S. and China will be at war.
Meanwhile, the war in the Middle East just got even more “interesting”. It is being reported that a “U.S.-led coalition” just struck more than a dozen targets in Yemen…
A U.S.-led coalition has attacked sites in Yemen associated with Iranian-backed Houthi rebels who have been firing dozens of drones and missiles into Red Sea shipping lanes.
The U.S. strikes, a significant escalation of the U.S. involvement in Middle East fighting amid Israel’s war in Gaza, followed the 27th Houthi attack since late November earlier Thursday. The attacks deepen U.S. involvement in the region. In recent weeks, the Pentagon has attacked Iranian-backed militants in Iraq and Syria who have targeted U.S. troops there with rocket attacks.
“Today, at my direction, U.S. military forces — together with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands — successfully conducted strikes against a number of targets in Yemen used by Houthi rebels to endanger freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most vital waterways,” President Joe Biden said late Thursday.
In addition to being at war with Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, now we are essentially at war with the Houthis.
We are being told that the targets included “radar systems, drone storage and launch sites, ballistic missile storage and launch sites, and cruise missile storage and launch sites”…
The strikes were from fighter jets and Tomahawk missiles. More than a dozen Houthi targets were fired upon by missiles fired from air, surface, and sub platforms and were chosen for their ability to degrade the Houthis’ continued attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, a US official told CNN.
They included radar systems, drone storage and launch sites, ballistic missile storage and launch sites, and cruise missile storage and launch sites.
The strikes are a sign of the growing international alarm over the threat to one of the world’s most critical waterways. For weeks, the US had sought to avoid direct strikes on Yemen because of the risk of escalation in a region already simmering with tension, but the ongoing Houthi attacks on international shipping compelled the coalition to act.
Needless to say, this war in the Middle East is still only in the very early stages.
It is going to get so much worse.
The war in Ukraine is going to get a lot worse too, and in recent weeks Russian forces have been steadily gaining ground.
I feel so bad for those that have been forcibly conscripted to fight on the front lines. The Russians are constantly pummeling the front lines with all sorts of weaponry, and that includes massive glide bombs that possess enormous destructive power…
Ukrainian Army frontline personnel speaking to the New York Times have widely reported devastating damage from a new wave of Russian air strikes using glide bombs. Personnel told the American paper that while long having suffered from near constant artillery attacks, since the spring they had endured “the additional devastating power” of these glide bombs. They stressed that these bombs were obliterating their underground bunkers and carried up to 500kg of explosives each. One serviceman compared the impact of Russian glide bomb strikes to “hell’s gates,” stressing that the Russian Air Force “would send them two by two by two, eight in an hour… It sounds like a jet coming down on you.” The Russian Defence Ministry has reported the integration of gliding and correction modules onto FAB-500 500kg bombs against Ukrainian positions, with these having a range of approximately 70km depending on the altitude from which they are released. Such guided bombs can lay down fire at a small fraction of the cost of cruise or ballistic missiles, but still cost significantly more than unguided bombs.
Can you imagine sitting in a muddy trench hour after hour as tremendous explosions go off all around you?
The next round probably won’t have your number on it, but it might. Hundreds of thousands have already died, and many of them never even receive a proper burial.
As the Ukrainians lose ground, they will become increasingly desperate.
Some Ukrainian leaders have suggested using U.S.-supplied weapons to strike missile launch sites inside Russia, and Dmitry Medvedev is warning that such a move could provoke a nuclear response…
A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that any Ukrainian attacks on missile launch sites inside Russia with arms supplied by the United States and its allies would risk a nuclear response from Moscow.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said that some Ukrainian military commanders were considering hitting missile launch sites inside Russia with Western-supplied long-range missiles.
This war should have been ended a long time ago.
At some point someone is going to push things too far, and then there will be no going back.
In my new book I have a chapter entitled “The 3 Wars Of The Apocalypse”, and two of them have already begun.
A lot of people out there still have faith that our leaders know exactly what they are doing and that they will be able to keep World War III from erupting.
Unfortunately, the truth is that World War III is already here, and soon global events will spiral completely out of control.
Michael’s new book entitled “Chaos” is now available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com, and you can check out his new Substack newsletter right here.
Five Things New “Preppers” Forget When Getting Ready for Bad Times Ahead
The preparedness community is growing faster than it has in decades. Even during peak times such as Y2K, the economic downturn of 2008, and Covid, the vast majority of Americans made sure they had plenty of toilet paper but didn’t really stockpile anything else.
Things have changed. There’s a growing anxiety in this presidential election year that has prompted more Americans to get prepared for crazy events in the future. Some of it is being driven by fearmongers, but there are valid concerns with the economy, food supply, pharmaceuticals, the energy grid, and mass rioting that have pushed average Americans into “prepper” mode.
There are degrees of preparedness. One does not have to be a full-blown “doomsday prepper” living off-grid in a secure Montana bunker in order to be ahead of the curve. In many ways, preparedness isn’t about being able to perfectly handle every conceivable situation. It’s about being less dependent on government for as long as possible. Those who have proper “preps” will not be waiting for FEMA to distribute emergency supplies to the desperate masses.
Below are five things people new to preparedness (and sometimes even those with experience) often forget as they get ready. All five are common sense notions that do not rely on doomsday in order to be useful. It may be nice to own a tank during the apocalypse but there’s not much you can do with it until things get really crazy. The recommendations below can have places in the lives of average Americans whether doomsday comes or not.
Note: The information provided by this publication or any related communications is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. We do not provide personalized investment, financial, or legal advice.
Secured Wealth
Whether in the bank or held in a retirement account, most Americans feel that their life’s savings is relatively secure. At least they did until the last couple of years when de-banking, geopolitical turmoil, and the threat of Central Bank Digital Currencies reared their ugly heads.
It behooves Americans to diversify their holdings. If there’s a triggering event or series of events that cripple the financial systems or devalue the U.S. Dollar, wealth can evaporate quickly. To hedge against potential turmoil, many Americans are looking in two directions: Crypto and physical precious metals.
There are huge advantages to cryptocurrencies, but there are also inherent risks because “virtual” money can become challenging to spend. Add in the push by central banks and governments to regulate or even replace cryptocurrencies with their own versions they control and the risks amplify. There’s nothing wrong with cryptocurrencies today but things can change rapidly.
As for physical precious metals, many Americans pay cash to keep plenty on hand in their safe. Rolling over or transferring retirement accounts into self-directed IRAs is also a popular option, but there are caveats. It can often take weeks or even months to get the gold and silver shipped if the owner chooses to close their account. This is why Genesis Gold Group stands out. Their relationship with the depositories allows for rapid closure and shipping, often in less than 10 days from the time the account holder makes their move. This can come in handy if things appear to be heading south.
Lots of Potable Water
One of the biggest shocks that hit new preppers is understanding how much potable water they need in order to survive. Experts claim one gallon of water per person per day is necessary. Even the most conservative estimates put it at over half-a-gallon. That means that for a family of four, they’ll need around 120 gallons of water to survive for a month if the taps turn off and the stores empty out.
Being near a fresh water source, whether it’s a river, lake, or well, is a best practice among experienced preppers. It’s necessary to have a water filter as well, even if the taps are still working. Many refuse to drink tap water even when there is no emergency. Berkey was our previous favorite but they’re under attack from regulators so the Alexapure systems are solid replacements.
For those in the city or away from fresh water sources, storage is the best option. This can be challenging because proper water storage containers take up a lot of room and are difficult to move if the need arises. For “bug in” situations, having a larger container that stores hundreds or even thousands of gallons is better than stacking 1-5 gallon containers. Unfortunately, they won’t be easily transportable and they can cost a lot to install.
Water is critical. If chaos erupts and water infrastructure is compromised, having a large backup supply can be lifesaving.
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies
There are multiple threats specific to the medical supply chain. With Chinese and Indian imports accounting for over 90% of pharmaceutical ingredients in the United States, deteriorating relations could make it impossible to get the medicines and antibiotics many of us need.
Stocking up many prescription medications can be hard. Doctors generally do not like to prescribe large batches of drugs even if they are shelf-stable for extended periods of time. It is a best practice to ask your doctor if they can prescribe a larger amount. Today, some are sympathetic to concerns about pharmacies running out or becoming inaccessible. Tell them your concerns. It’s worth a shot. The worst they can do is say no.
If your doctor is unwilling to help you stock up on medicines, then Jase Medical is a good alternative. Through telehealth, they can prescribe daily meds or antibiotics that are shipped to your door. As proponents of medical freedom, they empathize with those who want to have enough medical supplies on hand in case things go wrong.
Energy Sources
The vast majority of Americans are locked into the grid. This has proven to be a massive liability when the grid goes down. Unfortunately, there are no inexpensive remedies.
Those living off-grid had to either spend a lot of money or effort (or both) to get their alternative energy sources like solar set up. For those who do not want to go so far, it’s still a best practice to have backup power sources. Diesel generators and portable solar panels are the two most popular, and while they’re not inexpensive they are not out of reach of most Americans who are concerned about being without power for extended periods of time.
Natural gas is another necessity for many, but that’s far more challenging to replace. Having alternatives for heating and cooking that can be powered if gas and electric grids go down is important. Have a backup for items that require power such as manual can openers. If you’re stuck eating canned foods for a while and all you have is an electric opener, you’ll have problems.
Don’t Forget the Protein
When most think about “prepping,” they think about their food supply. More Americans are turning to gardening and homesteading as ways to produce their own food. Others are working with local farmers and ranchers to purchase directly from the sources. This is a good idea whether doomsday comes or not, but it’s particularly important if the food supply chain is broken.
Most grocery stores have about one to two weeks worth of food, as do most American households. Grocers rely heavily on truckers to receive their ongoing shipments. In a crisis, the current process can fail. It behooves Americans for multiple reasons to localize their food purchases as much as possible.
Long-term storage is another popular option. Canned foods, MREs, and freeze dried meals are selling out quickly even as prices rise. But one component that is conspicuously absent in shelf-stable food is high-quality protein. Most survival food companies offer low quality “protein buckets” or cans of meat, but they are often barely edible.
Prepper All-Naturals offers premium cuts of steak that have been cooked sous vide and freeze dried to give them a 25-year shelf life. They offer Ribeye, NY Strip, and Tenderloin among others.
Having buckets of beans and rice is a good start, but keeping a solid supply of high-quality protein isn’t just healthier. It can help a family maintain normalcy through crises.
Prepare Without Fear
With all the challenges we face as Americans today, it can be emotionally draining. Citizens are scared and there’s nothing irrational about their concerns. Being prepared and making lifestyle changes to secure necessities can go a long way toward overcoming the fears that plague us. We should hope and pray for the best but prepare for the worst. And if the worst does come, then knowing we did what we could to be ready for it will help us face those challenges with confidence.
I call it the predators smell weakness. Trouble is that makes it a war we will have to fight, and kick them hard enough to send them back under their rocks, Appeasement and other such cowards’ fantasies are going to do nothing but encourage them.
It’s called “going according to plan”……the globalist plan that is.
Time to KILL ALL DUMB OLD C_UNTS!!!!
I call it Joe Biden’s Weakness. He is a weak feckless leader and not up to the job. People are literally dying because loony leftists could not stand mean tweets.
…God Almighty decides what nations raise up and become powerful and what nations fall into the abyss of ‘one that was great until it went to dark places of moral, ethical with platitudes of atheistic practices’…America was once great and humble toward Biblical Principals…but now is just a shadow of its former self…why?, because of self-indulgence, sexual perversion, baby life destroyers, deceitful governmental leaders and dumb and numb zombie followers…we will reap what we sow…the Trojan horse is already in our nation with the southern border welcoming the enemy of Liberty and Peace with open arms…many believe it is now time to admit we have passed the point of return to salvage our nation…be ready for the fall…it won’t be very long now…not even Trump can fix this mess…
Don’t blame this on God. Do you understand the concept of free will, which is God’s greatest gift and with which he does not interfere? Man determines who rises and falls and their own fate and that of nations. God gave the guidelines to follow for success, but once free will was granted, it’s 100% up to us. Comments like this disturb me because they show a fundamental lack of understanding for the linchpins of Christian faith.
Todd hate to disagree with your miss-use of scripture…God Greatest ‘Gift’ was and always will be is His ONLY begotten Son…Jesus the Christ…as a sacrifice for sins…not Mohammed…not Joseph Smith…John Calvin…not me or you.
God ‘owns’ everything…it’s His…God is the Creator…even the Universe cannot contain God…and God WILL do whatever He wants to do…our puny orchestrated arrogant mantra of it’s ‘my right’ is so far out of line with God that it is laughably stupid…God ‘owns’ you and every one on this globe…and as far as ‘climate change’ yes, indeed there IS ‘Climate Change’…its called ‘Summer-Fall-Winter-Spring’…NO THE SKY ISN’T FALLING CHICKEN LITTLE…perverts, baby killers, haters of God will all be judged by the one and only true God….the time seems to be coming sooner than latter…there is a very special place in hell for those who ignore or defame God…and yes, it is your ‘right’ to act and be as you so desire…but as elections has ‘consequences’, so does going against Gods commandments and principals….we all need to think about our spiritual condition before its too late…and I chose Jesus the Christ….
I call it Briben’s War. Everything this senile old illegal POTUS does turns out to be harmful to America, world peace and economic security.
If you believe God installed Briben then I must say your God is out to lunch.
What about the American citizenry that let the old fool steal the election?
That is who I blame. Americans care more about their cushy life than defending their country.
Oh well, it won’t matter in a few years anyway because we will be a bad memory in the world’s mind.
This nation, given its current composition, will be destroyed. This land will be desolate and uninhabited save for the few citizens left that have yet to die.
100 years from now the USA will be a byword and a curse.
Let China have taiwan. Not only is it rightfully theirs in the first place, it isn’t our fight in the second place, and thirdly, a war with China would be devastating.
okay…to your thinking then the USA should surrender Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah and of course California to Mexico since was theirs first and we just trespassed on their land…hummmmmm
That’s a childish argument. The US has always recognized that Taiwan is part of China. It’s on the Department of State website. We have no treaties with Taiwan, just stated policies that directly conflict with agreements we have or had with China. Here in our domain, we didn’t trespass. We took the land. If they want it back, they can declare war and try to take it. Either way, what does that have to do with an internal dispute in a country on the other side of the world? Finally, a war with China would destroy America. We’d lose. They might win just by stopping all imports, divesting all US holdings, disabling all US Chinese made products and military equipment and letting America burn. We did this to ourselves. That’s all without looking at how we’ve let our government completely eviscerate the military and deplete our munitions and equipment in Ukraine and the Gaza strip, all while strengthening the countries they picked as our enemies (like Russia, who have never done anything against US interests except sell cheap energy to Europe).
Well said, two thumbs up!
Militarily, most of our electronics and chips are made in Taiwan. Do you think we are going to get anything from them if they are part of China–and we are FIGHTING China? Way past time to diversify our military parts and supplies supplier–too little, too late.
I call it a WHAT IN THE HELL DID YOU EXPECT WITH THE BRAIN DEAD BIDEN AS PRESIDENT WAR.
A Fuster Cluck!
Biden’s Legacy?
Democrats are traitors and are destroying America
What do you call it? THE END is what you call it. The world is sick or our shit and is ending it. I am curious, how it the US doing all these airstrikes with no carriers. Last I heard, the Ford is running away since Russia is moving in.
I call it the start of jacobs troubles
My Fellow Americans READ our American Mission Statement
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Today ONE PEOPLE in the land Of The FREE
Can SEE now CLEARLY
That BOTH POO-LITCAL BANDS
ARE HELL BENT ON WAR WITH THE IDEA
WAR FOR THE WANT TO SAVE THEMSELVES
These wars are nothing more then THE DESTRUCTION of THIER DEMOCRACY
OF MOB RULE
This is now proof positive WAR and it is FOR ENSLAVEMENT
OF ONE PEOPLE
This WAR Is well ARTICULATED in a Very GOOD BOOK
And it is going to be Fought
BUT GOD has BUILT in a RINGER
WE ARE ONE PEOPLE WHO ONLY FEAR GOD HERE IN
THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNITED STATES
We may have had to put up with their democracy since 1913
BUT GOD Calls THE SHOTS
And Wrote our
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
MY FELLOW AMERICANS
WE CONTROL OUR DESTINY
There is Proof that the FOOLS in both POO-litcal BANDS
Are NOT Able to Close their GRIP AROUND OUR NECKS
PSALM 91
MY FELLOW AMERICANS
Our FOUNDERS TRAMPLED THE LION
Read
PSALM 91
GODS PROMISE IS CLEAR
YOU CAN TRAMPLE THE DRAGON
Make No mistakes my FELLOW AMERICANS
Our ENEMY IS CHINA
THE DRAGON
ONE PEOPLE HOLD FAST
ONE PEOPLE Study
PSALM 91
WE ARE BUILT WITH THE
SPRIT OF 76
WE ARE ONE PEOPLE WHO ONLY FEAR GOD
UNFURL YOUR APPEAL TO HEAVE FLAG
If you don’t have ONE
Or do not know it’s HISTORY
Look it up
GEORGE Washington’s BATTLE FLAG
No better FRIEND than a AMERICAN
No Worse Enemy THAN
ONE PEOPLE who only FEAR GOD
The Bible predicted this; it’s called “Armageddon.” Our enemies are emboldened by our weak, demented ersatz president and will attack soon simply because they know we have no prepared response, nor the political will to defend ourselves.
“What Do You Call a War With China Plus a War With Russia Plus a Colossal War in the Middle East?”
I call it a ShitShow by the fascist democRAT Communist party and that narcissistic gaffing Moron, who is also a pedophile. democRATS are anti-America and un-American. They hate America. Being a democRAT is a crime against America.
Nothing would make Wall Street / NeoconDEMS happier than World War III.
Just the mere start of the war would make stocks double due to the massive 12 trillion spending bill that DC has already written and ready for the Pepsident Denturgrip’s signature.
Antsy Peelossly: lets pass the bill so then we can read it.
Wrong, Armageddon is the last war right before the beginning of the millennium. You really need to brush up on your eschatology. Koinonia House channel on YouTube as recently released a multi-part series on the book of revelation. I suggest you watch it.
I call it Briben’s War even though his is so brain dead and out to lunch he does not even know where his SecDef is not to mention the location of the Nuke codes.
World War 3. Trump 2024! America First! ULTRAMAGA! (If we survive.)
I call it a fvcking mess.