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Why Most People Die in the First 72 Hours of a Crisis: Don’t Be One of Them
Go to any preparedness source (such as The Red Cross), and you’ll be told you need 3 days’ (or 72 hours) worth of supplies following a crisis. Have you ever wondered why you always hear 72 hours? The short answer is the first 72 hours following a crisis are the...
What the Failed Black Sea Deal Means for Global Food Security
My parents once extended our traditional meal blessing to one that attempted to bless everyone who took part in getting the food to our table. Instead of “Bless this food we eat and those who made it,” my parents went on to specifically bless the farmers, the people working the...
Is Rice Next on the Climate Naughty List?
We’ve been raising warnings about the war on farmers and farmland for a while now. It’s happening, and it is alarming. But it is going further than many people even realize. In addition to regulating the crap out of the dairy and meat farm industry, now rice farmers are under...
5 Things to Do Immediately after SHTF
The first few minutes and hours after a disaster are critical. What you do or don’t do immediately after will significantly affect your chances of survival. SHTF encompasses all sorts of scenarios – ranging from the power grid going down to an EMP and major earthquakes to a bombing. It’s...
7 Years until the Great Reset of 2030
A few days after Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in 2016, the World Economic Forum posted a blog to their social media pages titled “Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better.” The blog written by Ida Auken of...
20+ Major Power Failures in 2022 & 2023
Power outages are on the rise, and 2022 has not been an exception. While the official numbers have yet to be reported, we know that in 2021 there were 350 million people worldwide affected by power outages. More recent years are topping 1 billion annually. Power outages in 2022 and...
My Patriot Supply Recovery Efforts & $1,000,000 Cash Donation
On September 28, 2023, Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm with 150-mph winds on Cayo Costa, Florida. After devastating Florida, Hurricane Ian moved on and made landfall again in Georgetown, South Carolina. Now, more than 10 days after Hurricane Ian hit, Americans are still picking up the...
Examining Mao’s Man-Made Famine That Killed Millions
Have you ever spoken to someone who thinks they know more about your job or industry than you do when they aren’t even in it? It’s annoying—especially if they know absolutely nothing about that industry. It happens all the time. And, unfortunately, it happens on a much larger scale, too....
10 Real Emergencies You Must Prepare For
The older I get, the more I believe the saying, “Expect the unexpected.” The last few years have shocked Americans time and time again. Many of us have experienced things we could never have imagined, such as forced virtual schooling across the country. But it’s taught us that emergency preparedness...
Control the Food. Control the People.
Henry Kissinger famously said, “Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.” History shows us this is true – especially when it comes to controlling food. Many people would like to believe that famines are...
How to Prepare for More Supply Chain Disruptions
I went to an office supply store today to purchase an ink cartridge for my at-home printer. As I was searching the aisle, a sales associate approached me and told me that they are having trouble keeping the dual ink cartridge sets in stock because HP is still experiencing supply...
What Happens in the Days after a Disaster?
We tend to focus on the disaster itself, but the actual disaster is not what we really should be worried about. It is the days following a disaster that will test us. Not only do we have to survive the hurricane, fire, or flood, but we must also survive the...
