Over the weekend former president, Donald Trump, was shot at a rally in Butler, PA. A rally attendee died trying to protect his family from bullets flying. The Secret Service failed in a shocking way to protect a former US president and all the security efforts failed to keep rally attendees safe.
Conspiracy theories on the left and right immediately took on a life of their own, but I think this City Prepping video hones in on the more important issue, beyond the politics – we came close to an event that could have triggered major civil unrest. We all need to make sure our homes are stocked with an adequate emergency food and water supply. Situations can change in an instant, as we saw over the weekend. Now would be a good time to calmly talk to family and loved ones about this important topic.
A week ago on X, I shared City Prepping’s three week emergency food supply guide:
There’s no need to panic or go into debt on a massive shopping spree, just start seriously assessing how much food, water and basic supplies you have on hand, in case there is some sort of serious disruption in this chaotic time we’re living in. Leading up to this election in November isn’t only about domestic chaos. America’s adversaries would find a time of heightened American divides as a vulnerability to exploit. How many times do officials have to warn you about increasing attempted attacks on our most critical infrastructure, particularly our power grid, before you think you should prepare, as best you can? I sincerely urge you to start working to beef up your emergency food and water supply.
Many people do not pay attention to the news at all, while many others pay too much attention to every detail of the news and spend way too much online scrolling and clicking. getting immersed in all the political drama. I’m trying to take some breaks from online political drama. It’s important to keep in mind we’re always being manipulated by social media algorithms to keep funneling info to us that keeps us viewing and participating in this drama. I’m trying to devote more time to my own home and personal preparedness.
We can’t change anything that’s happening in the news, but we do have the power to make sure our families can carry on basic functioning, no matter what crisis befalls us.
Here are two book recommendations, one non-fiction, the other fiction to get you thinking about the seriousness of an extended power outage or grid down situation. This isn’t a situation like the power’s out for several hours or a few days and then everything gets back to normal. I didn’t understand that until I read these two books. First, Ted Koppel, a fixture on TX news for decades, wrote Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath in 2015. This book opened my eyes to how devastating this situation would be. The second book is a 2009 fictional novel, One Second After, by William R. Forstchen.
Being prepared for emergencies used to be part of our American mainstream culture, not treated as something weirdos and apocalyptic wackos engaged in. It’s time to bring emergency preparedness into the mainstream again, where it’s considered a prudent and practical part of our lives.
Note: 7/17/2024 – 4:45 pm – I just came across this video and think this is very timely information:
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