It is heartbreaking to watch the violence that is taking place on the streets of Minneapolis.  I have quite a few relatives that live in the Twin Cities area, and I have been there many times.  In the old days it always felt so peaceful, but not anymore.  The tragic death of George Floyd has unleashed a massive wave of anger, and the riots have made headlines all over the globe.  Originally, many had anticipated that Thursday night would not be as violent as Wednesday night was, but that was not a safe assumption to make.  Around 10 o’clock, protesters stormed into the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct building and set it on fire…

Minneapolis is in the midst of a third night of unrest in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, with protesters taking over the police department’s 3rd Precinct building late Thursday night.

The break-in happened at about 10 p.m., with helicopter footage showing a large fire burning near the main entrance.

Police released a statement, saying in part, “in the interest of the safety of our personnel, the Minneapolis Police Department evacuated the 3rd Precinct of its staff. Protesters forcibly entered the building and have ignited several fires.”

As the building burned, fireworks were being shot into the sky in celebration.

Of course the violence that we witnessed the previous evening was quite alarming as well.  By the end of the night, rioters had torched and looted a number of prominent retail stores…

Shocking images Thursday morning showed the widespread destruction left overnight after stores including Wendy’s, Target, Walmart and Autozone were looted and some even set on fire.

Mayor Frey pleaded for calm ahead of more expected protests this evening telling residents ‘we cannot let tragedy beget more tragedy.’

Videos also showed what was reported to be an apartment building entirely engulfed by flames as rioters stood and watched and the fire department was nowhere to be seen.

I don’t think that any of us will ever forget watching a Target store being looted, and at this point Target has decided to close all of their locations in the entire state “until further notice”.

Overall, more than 50 buildings were burned down on Wednesday night, and one protester boldly declared that “the whole city can burn down”…

“The whole city can burn down. They should all be out here protesting, not just people who care about black lives. Everybody. Burn it down. Make them pay. Maybe then they’ll understand,” one protester, Elicia S.—she declined to give her full last name—told The Daily Beast late Wednesday.

“I read somewhere that you’re never gonna care until it hits your front door. We are here now, knocking in the front door,” demonstrator Becky Mathews added.

Sadly, it isn’t just the rioters that are out of control.

When George Floyd was arrested, it wasn’t for committing a violent crime.  He was accused of “allegedly trying to pay at a local deli with a counterfeit $20 bill”, and surveillance video from the scene does not support police claims that he resisted arrest.

Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for eight entire minutes, and video of the moment when Floyd finally lost consciousness is absolutely horrifying.

Of course this is far from an isolated incident.  According to the Los Angeles Times, approximately one out of every 1000 African-American males will die at the hands of our police…

About 1 in 1,000 black men and boys in America can expect to die at the hands of police, according to a new analysis of deaths involving law enforcement officers. That makes them 2.5 times more likely than white men and boys to die during an encounter with cops.

Look, I have friends that are current or former police officers, and I am so thankful for the good men and women that work so hard to protect all of us day in and day out.

But the truth is that there are a lot of really bad apples out there, and troubling incidents are happening with increasing frequency all over the nation.

For example, a young mother named Sara Walton Brady was recently arrested by the police in Idaho for simply taking her children to play in the park.  The following comes directly from a message that she sent to me, and she said that I could share it with all of you…

On April 21, 2020 I saw a video on Facebook by other moms about a playdate at Kleiner Park scheduled for the afternoon. That video showed people at the park and the tape ripped down from the play structures. I decided to go with my two middle children and showed up about an hour late.

I was only there 5-10 minutes when three officers from the Meridian Police Department arrived; one Sgt. And two officers. The Sgt., who I now know is Sgt. Fiscus, came marching onto the playground ordering all of the children and moms off of the bark and playground area while brusquely explaining that the city of Meridian the parks and they were closed by the order of the governor and the mayor.

This obviously upset several of the moms there, including myself. I attempted to ask questions to the Sgt. About what authority he had to remove people from the park. During this attempted dialogue he continued to tell people that the playground area was closed and people needed to leave. However, he continually directed people to a concentrated area on the grass, which would have been a violation of the Idaho governor’s order of being closer than 6 feet. None of this made sense to me as I saw multiple other people recreating in the park – walking, fishing, and even people playing a game of basketball. It also didn’t make sense to me why we could be closer together on the grass and it was okay to violate that portion of this new found rule, but not on the park where the kids and the adults were much more spread out.

As I continued to ask these questions the situation became more heated and eventually the officer told me I had five seconds to leave the bark or he was going to arrest me. The officer then proceeded to count down to me, as I often do to my children when they are not listening. I told him “Fine! Arrest me for being in a park! Do it!” While turning around to his threat.

I was placed inside the back of a very hot patrol car and left there for several minutes at which time I was eventually booked into jail for a misdemeanor trespassing charge. I was also accused of tearing the tape down on the playground that was had been placed there previously. I did not tear down any tape as it was down when I arrived. I was told that children had ripped it down.

Multiple other people were on the bark while I was arrested yet no one else was charged with trespassing, cited, or arrested. I was also told that after I was transported to the jail that several people went back onto the bark (after tearing more tape down) and began playing on the playground and bark as the police watched. None of this was addressed by the police.

My case has now been conflicted to the State of Idaho. This is very concerning to me that they have not dismissed the case and they have unlimited resources to make an example of me. It’s also concerning to me that while people are losing their jobs and businesses’ that the State would use hard earned taxpayer money to waste on a mom who was at a park with her kids and try to make an example of me.

Please help me raise funds for legal fees to fight the State of Idaho. I am told that it could cost anywhere from $30,000-$50,000. You can go to supportsarabrady.com.

Sincerely,
Sara Walton Brady

I was friends with Sara Walton Brady long before this incident occurred, and I can tell you that she is a rock solid citizen.

In fact, Idaho would not be in the giant mess that it is today if a lot more patriots like her lived in the state.

Unfortunately, the truth is that the whole country is a giant mess, and what we have witnessed so far is just the beginning.

Our entire society is on the brink of a complete and utter meltdown, and I expect that the upcoming election will bring tensions that have been simmering all over the nation to a boiling point.

There is a reason why so many people are looking to move out of our major cities right now.  America is literally in the process of coming apart at the seams, and there will be a lot more rioting, looting and civil unrest in the days ahead.

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I have been very fortunate in my short life to be able to some things not everyone gets the opportunity to do. I have studied engineering, geology, and medicine. I earned my pilot’s license. I spent four of the best years of my life on a fire department. I worked as a personal trainer, framer, lifeguard, and at a shooting range. That said, hands down one of the most rewarding and influential things I have done was become an Advanced EMT.

by J. Bridger, contributing writer

Being an EMT taught me to deal with pressure, make difficult decisions, and showed me a side of humanity most people don’t get to see. It was humbling. It was hard. And it was worth it.

If you have the prepper mindset, I will offer to you that medical knowledge is one of the most important skills you can have. In my opinion, it’s not something you can really learn on your own. You need expert guidance and practice.

• Can you differentiate between a panic attack and a heart attack?
• Can you stop an arterial bleed?
• Can you recognize a diabetic emergency, a stroke, or know when to begin CPR?
• If a young child is wheezing, would you administer Narcan, Albuterol, or Epinephrine?
• Would that epi be 1:1000 or 1:10,000? What dose? What route?
• Do you know the side effects and contraindications for that?

If you were an EMT you could say yes to all these things.

For the prepper bookshelf:
Tactical Combat Casualty Care and Wound Treatment

If you are considering an EMT course, I urge you to do it. I am going to tell you about my experience in class, certifying, and what the work life is like. If you are on the fence, hopefully this will give you the information you need to make a more informed decision.

What an EMT is and What an EMT is Not

An EMT is not a paramedic. An EMT is not a coroner, nurse, doctor, or advanced practice provider.

An EMT, or Emergency Medical Technician, is an individual that is trained and certified to provide emergency medical care. The care they provide is lifesaving, but usually not definitive. What I mean by that is they are not going to diagnose your asthma and form a stepwise treatment plan for you. Their job is to treat life threats and get you to a higher echelon of care.

Depending on what state you live in, there are usually four types of emergency medical providers. Despite being a medical occupation, EMS (Emergency Medical Services) got its start under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the 1960s. This is good and bad, as is everything when the government is involved. You will see what I mean.

EMR – Emergency Medical Responder

This may still be called “First Responder” in some areas, but it has recently changed. That was a poorly chosen name in the first place, as a first responder in my book could be the ambulance staff, cops, fire fighters, or bystanders. This level of training is below that of an EMT but is an attractive option for many reasons.

Cost of certification, length of program, and number of CE hours required to keep the certification are the lowest of the emergency medical techs. If you are seeking to supplement your skills as a LEO, volunteer firefighter, or for whatever reason, this certification deserves consideration. You will learn about common medical emergencies and how to assess and treat a patient.

EMT – Emergency Medical Technician

Formerly known as EMT-B or EMT-Basic in some areas. EMT is generally the entry level certification required to work on a fire department or on an ambulance. If you wish to be an AEMT or paramedic, you must start here. You cannot skip straight to a higher certification level (however, you may skip EMR). AEMT and Paramedic programs will certify you as an EMT initially. Program length will vary but is usually about a semester.

AEMT – Advanced EMT (EMT-I, EMT-D, or EMT-99)

This is an interesting level, as it gives you IV and IO skills that you didn’t have as an EMT. This allows you to give way more medications like lidocaine, epinephrine, morphine, fentanyl, normal saline, and more. It allows you to provide care at the Advanced Life Support level. This helps bring a higher level of care to areas where paramedics may be harder to come by (like rural areas). This is a great way to gain extra skills, training, and pay without committing to a two-year Paramedic program. Program length will vary but is usually another semester after you’ve obtained your EMT certification.

Paramedics – Mobile Intensive Care Technician or EMT-P

This is the highest level of certification, and their scope is impressive. IVs, drugs, advanced cardiac care, and some really bad ass skills are all performed by paramedics. Critical Care Paramedic and Flight Paramedic are additional certifications you can obtain. This is usually a two-year program but can be found as an accelerated 12-week program, or even two weeks (generally only for advanced practice providers, RNs, or physicians looking to obtain extra certification, see Creighton University).

What can I do as an EMT?

What is in an EMT’s scope? This will differ by state and local protocols. Maybe an EMT here can give this drug or do this skill, but in a different county, state, or hospital/ambulance service, they can’t. Confounding, I know. Don’t worry about it. It’s the name of the game. EMTs are trained to handle all kinds of things: taking vitals, obtaining histories, lifting and moving patients, securing the airway, physical exam, pharmacology, birth, bleeding, trauma, anaphylaxis, drug overdose, cardiac arrest, heart attacks, respiratory distress, stroke, heat and cold injuries, behavioral emergencies, fractures, head and spine injuries, and pediatrics just to name a few. It’s a blast, let me tell you.

If you decide to become an EMT you will learn CPR, administer drugs within your scope according to your protocols (for example albuterol, oxygen, Narcan, activated charcoal, aspirin, nitroglycerin, oral glucose, and epi pens) and hand patients off to doctors and nurses. What are things you will not do?

Generally, EMTs do not start IVs, IOs, intubate, or manually defibrillate patients in cardiac arrest. You will use OPAs, NPAs, and supraglottic airways like king tubes or combitubes. If you work a cardiac arrest, you will use the monitor in AED mode instead of identifying and shocking the rhythm manually. You will not declare people dead, and you will not give pain meds like morphine and fentanyl. I have heard of states where EMTs start IVs and intubate, but I’m not sure if that’s legit or gossip. This is just from my experience.

What’s the cost to become an EMT?

If this is something you are looking into, I bet cost is on your mind. There is a lot of variation between programs. The best thing you can do is search out the information on your local college’s website. My EMT program was less than $3,000 in 2015. My AEMT program was less than that and was at a different school.

A paramedic program, usually part of an associate degree program, may cost you $10,000 or more. Don’t fret, because it is generally part of a degree program (eligible for student loans). Because I was not degree seeking, my EMT and AEMT classes were not eligible for loans. However, the fire department picked up the cost for me to certify. If being a firefighter is your end goal, you may be able to get a similar deal.

What is the EMT class schedule and time commitment?

You will hear me say this a lot, and that’s because its true: your mileage may vary. My EMT class was Monday and Wednesday nights from 6pm to 10pm, and this went from January to July. Some nights we got out early. Some nights we didn’t.

My advanced EMT class was Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6pm to 10pm, but this was only for a semester (16 weeks). There are hybrid programs that allow you to do the classroom work online but require you to physically attend to learn the skills. I have no experience with these.

I can’t tell you what paramedic school is like, but if it’s an associate’s program, there may be classes like anatomy, physiology, math, and English along with your medical classes. In my experience, EMT classes are offered with the assumption the student is working full time, so finding evening classes shouldn’t be an issue.

What are EMT classes like?

Class was pretty cool. We had to buy EMS boots, pants, and a student polo. We wore these to every class. You should buy the textbook. Its big, but it’s got a TON of great information in there. It is something like 40 chapters. The first few are pretty boring. Medicolegal and ethical issues, documentation, communication, lifting and moving patients, you get the idea. Remember when I said the government had its hand in the start of EMS? Now you see what I mean.

Never fear! If it was easy everyone would do it. Your persistence will be rewarded with knowledge in respiratory and cardiovascular emergencies, environmental emergencies, poisonings, shock, trauma, bleeding, securing the airway, and more. Don’t let it overwhelm you. Going from zero to hero may be challenging, but it is worth it.

We generally covered one chapter each class and had a quiz on it at the start of the hour. It was their way of making people read. (Jokes on them, I found all of it on Quizlet). We had an exam over 5 or 6 chapters at a time, and a final exam at the end. We had to pass the final exam to pass the class and be eligible to certify.

In addition to classroom work, we also worked on skills, which I will outline for you here. As an EMT, there are 10 skills you must be able to perform (EMRs have less, AEMTs and medics have more). Those are:

• Patient Assessment/Management – Trauma
• Patient Assessment/Management – Medical
• BVM Ventilation of an Apneic Adult Patient
• Oxygen Administration by Non-rebreather Mask
• Spinal Immobilization (Seated and Supine Patient)
• Bleeding Control and Shock Management
• Cardiac Arrest Management/AED
• Joint Immobilization
• Long Bone Immobilization

Don’t let this stress you out. I promise, if you’re reading this, dumber people than you have passed these skills! The skill sheets are on the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) website, and you can download or print them at nremt.org. Just google it, and it will pop up. Your program WILL go over these skills with you, critique you, drill them into your head, and make sure you are good to go when it’s time to certify. If they don’t, find another program.

Lastly, there is “clinical” or ride along time. It is generally not much. For my EMT class, we needed 12 hours in the ER, and 36 on the ambulance, which equated to four 12-hour shifts. They set these up for us, and all we had to do was sacrifice two weekends to bust them out. It’s okay to be nervous, but don’t let it get to you. If you are polite and genuinely want to learn, chances are you will be well received by the crew you are working with. You may see ZERO patients in 12 hours on the ambulance, or you may run your ass off.

One of my twelve-hour shifts, we had no calls and I studied all day. Another student saw a cardiac arrest, necrotizing fasciitis in the perianal area, and an MCI (mass casualty incident) involving a horse and buggy. All in one day! Sadly, that student quit despite the fact that it was an honest to God anomaly. This is your chance to learn and see some cool stuff without any responsibility. If you’re lucky, they’ll even feed you.

What is EMT certification like?

Certification is a colossal pain in the ass, no two ways about it. You will need to do three things to certify:

1. Pass an EMT course (Including CPR certification),
2. Pass a written cognitive (knowledge) exam (this is done on the computer), and
3. Pass a skills or “psychomotor” examination.

Let me say this now, because I hear it all the time:

• NO, because you were a medic in the military, they will not let you skip the EMT class.
• NO, just because you are a CNA, LPN, RN, or whatever, they will not let you skip the EMT class.
• NO, just because you “studied 2 years of premed” they will not let you skip the EMT class.

It doesn’t matter if you are an ER physician: You must have successfully passed a state approved EMT course within the last two years. If you’re looking for shortcuts, EMS is not for you.

Now, the written test. The written test is adaptive. That means if you get a question correct, the next one is harder. If you get it wrong, the next one is easier. Once you get past a certain level of difficulty, or whenever it determines you’re a dumbass, it shuts off. No warning.

My exam was about 75 questions. Someone else’s may be 100. It just depends. This must be taken at a certified testing center, like a college or library. I think mine cost something like $75. My best advice for this is to take it immediately. Don’t wait. If you wait, you will lose information. Review the chapter summaries and questions in the book. Take it as soon as possible.

For the prepper bookshelf:
Department of the Army’s First Aid Manual TC 4.02-1

Once you have passed, your result is valid for one year. You should know you passed in a couple days. I remember seeing my results online somewhere. Once you have done that, all you must do is pass the skills examination. This will cost you $80 just to apply, and the exam site will charge you another fee. I think mine was $125. It sucks, but it takes a lot of people to put these exams on, and a lot of them volunteer their time.

My best advice is to study your ass off, and don’t freak out. The examiners see tons of kids come through. Most of them are awkward, suck at the skills, or are way too nervous. Just like in shooting – practice, practice, practice. They will be able to tell immediately if you know what you’re doing. Just memorize the check sheets and do your thing. No big deal.

Being calm will help you think. You will know the same day if you have passed the skills or not. If you fail a section, you may be able to retest the same day. I know these skills seem like a pain in the ass, but they will give you something to fall back on when the shit hits the fan and everyone is looking at you, expecting you to know what to do. Trust me, I’ve been there.

Now that you’ve crushed the course, written exam, and skills exam, you just wait for your shiny card, patch, and certificate to come from the NREMT. Now, you get to deal with an entire other huge pain in the ass: recertification.

What about EMT recertification?

Initially, you are required to certify with the NREMT. Why? Probably money. After that, you only need to recertify every two years with your state. They let you do this a few different ways. You can take the written and skills exams again, or complete continuing education credits in specific areas. You will need 40 hours in cardiovascular, medical, trauma, airway, and operations. You can get the CE’s by sitting in on an EMT course, going to conferences, taking refresher courses, or through your workplace. You will log these hours on their website. It’s kind of a pain but being a hero ain’t easy.  

What is working as an EMT like?

Now that you have your EMT cert, the real education begins. I thought I was ready to kick ass when I was a new EMT, and I learned very quickly I was in over my head. Luckily, I worked with some very patient folks that took me under their wings. They let me struggle just enough and taught me a lot. You can work for an ambulance service, an interfacility transfer service, or a fire department. A lot of casinos hire EMTs as security. You could seek out a search and rescue team (usually volunteer). The more patient time you get, the better. Otherwise, your skills deteriorate.

Working as a full time EMT has its ups and downs. The first day, they told me 1 in 26 calls was a true emergency. I called BS, but they were absolutely right. In EMT class, they teach you everyone is dying. In real life, we ran 911 calls for spider bites, week old injuries, toe aches, an eyelash in the eye (I am NOT kidding), psych issues, and lots and lots and lots of lift assists. That’s okay.

If every call was a legit trauma or medical emergency, it would get old, fast. The pay is generally not great, and I met lots of EMTs with second jobs. You can pick up extra shifts and make decent money if you want to. The work is stressful, and erratic. You may run 10 calls a day, or zero. You may sleep all night through a 24-hour shift, or you may run all night. You may not get to eat. You may start to shower or put some chow in the oven and get a 911 call. You just never know.

A lot of people let their health go. It’s easy to do. Don’t be that person. Stay healthy. Exercise and eat well. Sleep when you can. Your heart and your back will thank you when you’re old.

Should preppers become EMTs?

The average career in EMS is only about 5 years long. In my opinion it’s because of pay and working conditions. For this reason, I advise you to start with the end in mind.

Do you want to be a firefighter? Do you want to be more prepared? Do you want to be a paramedic? Are you doing this to climb the ladder at your local volunteer fire department or SAR team? Is this for personal growth, or are you using this as a stepping stone for a professional school?

No matter your reasoning, the experience and education you gain will be priceless. If you have experience or responses – sound off in the comments section.

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All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic

When swearing the oath of office, public servants follow the same oath that our military and law enforcement personnel do, namely to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

So when state officials threaten to pass laws repugnant to our Second Amendment guarantees, they don’t like it when other, more local officials tell the state they won’t enforce those unconstitutional laws.

Given the recent surge in local governments adopting Second Amendment Sanctuary resolutions, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring was asked to issue a formal legal opinion. 

Unsurprisingly, he said local governments have no right or legal authority to refuse to enforce gun control or confiscation legislation.

But declaring a city or county a Sanctuary City/County and refusing to assist federal law enforcement from enforcing US immigration laws is OK. 

In reply, Gun Owners of America and the Virginia Citizens Defense League issued a joint response to AG Herring’s opinion. It’s 26 pages long, but well worth the read to get a good grounding as to why AG Herring’s opinion is both wrong and hypocritical.

Stand strong, Virginia!

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What we have been witnessing on the streets of Minneapolis is just the beginning.  Our nation is so deeply divided, and a large portion of the population is losing faith in the basic institutions that govern our society.  Personally, I don’t know how anyone can watch the video of what happened to George Floyd without having an emotional reaction.  Police brutality has been a massive problem in the United States for many years, and it has gotten to the point where most of the country no longer has faith in the police.  Of course the rioters are not helping their cause by burning down the communities that they are supposedly defending.  And after causing so much chaos on Wednesday night, protesters were back in the streets of Minneapolis on Thursday…

Protests and, in some cases, violence, continued Thursday in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody after a white officer pinned him to the ground under his knee.

Hundreds of protesters flooded Minneapolis streets Thursday evening for a march through downtown. Traffic was halted as a crowd of people stretched for up to four blocks. Protesters shouted “I can’t breathe” and “no justice, no peace; prosecute the police” as volunteer marshals in highlighter-colored vests directed traffic.

Sadly, this is just a small preview of what is coming to major cities all over America.

If you think that these riots about police brutality are intense, just wait until the economic riots start.

We are moving into a time when millions upon millions of Americans will become increasingly desperate as we plunge even deeper into a new economic depression.  On Thursday, we learned that another 2.1 million Americans filed initial claims for unemployment benefits last week…

First-time claims for unemployment benefits totaled 2.1 million last week, the lowest total since the coronavirus crisis began though indicative that a historically high number of Americans remain separated from their jobs.

Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 2.05 million. The total represented a decrease of 323,000 from the previous week’s upwardly revised 2.438 million.

This was the 10th week in a row when the number of new claims for unemployment benefits has been above 2 million.

As I keep reminding my readers, prior to this year the highest that number had ever been for a single week was 695,000 in 1982.

So even after so many catastrophic weeks in a row, we are still at a level that is approximately three times higher than that old record.

Overall, 40.8 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits over the past 10 weeks.  That is the greatest spike in unemployment in all of U.S. history by a very wide margin, and it means that more than one-fourth of all the jobs in the United States have already been wiped out.

But for now, the impact of those job losses has been cushioned by the extremely generous $600 a week unemployment bonuses that the federal government has been handing out, but those benefits are set to expire at the end of July…

Right now, many are able to take advantage of an additional $600 a week in unemployment benefits provided by the federal government on top of each state’s standard jobless benefit. But that benefit is set to expire at the end of July if Congress does not pass another stimulus bill to extend benefits.

If those benefits are not extended we will see a massive national temper tantrum, and right now President Trump and Republican leaders in the Senate do not plan to extend them.

We shall see what happens, but we may soon have tens of millions of very angry unemployed Americans that are unable to pay their bills anymore.

And with each passing day, more bad economic news just keeps rolling in.  We just learned that orders for durable goods were down 19.4 percent on a year over year basis last month, and we also just learned that pending home sales were down 34.6 percent in April compared to the same month a year ago.

As I discussed yesterday, we are watching a full-blown economic collapse begin to unfold, and the fact that many U.S. states are starting to “reopen for business” is not going to stop the momentum that has now been created.

During the first few weeks of the pandemic, there was just a trickle of major bankruptcies, but now that trickle has become a flood…

In the first few weeks of the pandemic, it was just a trickle: companies like Alaskan airline Ravn Air pushed into bankruptcy as travel came to a halt and markets collapsed. But the financial distress wrought by the shutdowns only deepened, producing what is now a wave of insolvencies washing through America’s corporations.

In May alone, some 27 companies reporting at least $50 million in liabilities sought court protection from creditors — the highest number since the Great Recession. They range from well-known U.S. mainstays such as J.C. Penney Co. and J. Crew Group Inc. to air carriers Latam Airlines Group SA and Avianca Holdings, their business decimated as travelers stayed put.

And we are watching store closings occur at a rate that we have never seen before in our entire history.

At this point, Coresight Research is projecting that about 25,000 stores will permanently close by the end of this calendar year…

Coresight Research, which tracks retail openings and closings, has upped its projected store closures for 2020 from 8,000 at the beginning of the year to 15,000 at the beginning of March to about 25,000 now.

“That’s unlike anything the industry has ever seen,” Coresight CEO and founder Deborah Weinswig said. “It’s the speed with which it’s all happening which has been a little surprising.”

So much anger was building up all over America during the “good years”, and now this new economic depression is going to make things much, much worse.

When there are no jobs available and people can’t even provide the basics for their families, we are going to see frustration on a scale that is unlike anything we have ever witnessed before.

So please take careful note of what is happening in the streets of Minneapolis right now, because that is what the future is going to look like in all of our major cities.

About the Author: I am a voice crying out for change in a society that generally seems content to stay asleep. My name is Michael Snyder and I am the publisher of The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe. I have written four books that are available on Amazon.com including The Beginning Of The End, Get Prepared Now, and Living A Life That Really Matters. (#CommissionsEarned) By purchasing those books you help to support my work. I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but due to government regulations I need those that republish my articles to include this “About the Author” section with each article. In order to comply with those government regulations, I need to tell you that the controversial opinions in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the websites where my work is republished. The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial or health decisions. Those responding to this article by making comments are solely responsible for their viewpoints, and those viewpoints do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of Michael Snyder or the operators of the websites where my work is republished. I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook and Twitter, and any way that you can share these articles with others is a great help.  During these very challenging times, people will need hope more than ever before, and it is our goal to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with all many people as we possibly can.

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If you’re looking for helpful advice on finding the best tactical belt (and how to set it up) – you’re in the right place.

Today, I’m going to share everything I know about tactical belts. And, as you’ll soon find out, it’s not as straightforward as it seems.

Because not all tactical belts are created equal.

Sure, many are fantastic and worth your hard-earned dollars.

But some are complete rubbish you’ll want to avoid at all costs.

But I’m going to help you navigate through the confusion to find a tactical belt that’s right for YOU.

Here’s a preview of the tactical belt topics I’ll be covering today:

• What Is A Tactical Belt And Why Do You Need One?
• Different Types Of Tactical Belts
• Key Features To Look For In A Quality Tactical Belt
• 10 Best Tactical Belts On The Market Today
• Best Tactical Belt Setups

**Note: If you just want our top recommendations, feel free to SKIP AHEAD HERE.

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WHAT IS A TACTICAL BELT AND WHY DO YOU NEED ONE?

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Before you invest in a tactical belt, it’s wise to truly understand what a tactical belt is – and is NOT.

It’s NOT a simple strip of leather or nylon worn “just” to keep your pants up. No, that’s a nearly useless belt we all take for granted.

Useless? Not entirely, but there’s so much more a belt should do beyond just keeping pants around your waist.

For example, what if you’re required to carry heavy tactical gear for your job? Or what if you haul around critical items daily, and they must be instantly accessible AND secure.

This is when it’s time to upgrade and invest in a tactical belt!

At first glance, a tactical belt is very similar in form and function to a standard utility belt.

Both tactical and utility belts keep your pants up AND can carry some extra gear.

In fact, it’s quite easy to confuse the two styles. That’s why it’s important to check a belt’s specifications and materials.

Most utility belts only include a single-layered webbing. Typically woven from either cotton or nylon. They also tend to have a simple buckle design. And hence, they carry far less weight than a legitimate tactical belt.

A tactical belt has a much more robust build from the start. Why? Because it must provide as much durability and support as possible.

It’s must be up able to carry several pieces of vital tactical gear such as:

• A sidearm
• Ammo
• Survival multitool
• Other misc EDC items

All without drooping or curling.

It must be tough enough to stand up to that load day after day on patrol.

But the load-carrying capacity means NOTHING if it’s not comfortable.

And not just comfortable when walking about…It must also be comfortable while chasing down a suspect, or crawling to cover in a prone position.

Some tactical belts go even further by providing specific attachment points or pouches. For example, some are MOLLE compatibility while others provide dedicated holster attachments.

Some belts even feature integrated D-rings for carabiner attachment points. This turns the belt into an improvised rappelling harness for technical rope access!

The bottom line is a tactical belt is are an excellent upgrade to something you wear daily anyway.

AND it’s a good investment even if you don’t carry heavy gear on your belt every day.

Why? Because as a prepared citizen, a tactical belt is an integral part of your EDC kit.

It allows you to easily take critical survival gear with you every day.

This provides you an exceptional tactical advantage. You gain the ability to spring into immediate action if things take a turn for the worse.

This kind of preparation is one of my favorite ways to prepare myself for any situation.

Carrying a high-quality gear around daily without anyone noticing.

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF TACTICAL BELTS

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There’s a wide range of tactical belt styles available. Each one has it’s own design focus on a particular set of needs.

So deciding which belt is right for you can be a bit overwhelming at first. That’s why it’s best to focus on the most likely situations you may find yourself in and plan accordingly.

Gun Belts

One of the most common types of tactical belts is the modern gun belt. Soldiers and law enforcement wear this type of tactical belt.

These are a far cry from the oiled leather belts of Hollywood Westerns. But they serve the same purpose – to safely and comfortably carry a holstered sidearm.

Different holster designs will determine where and how to attach to the belt itself. And supporting a sidearm calls for a wide belt with a stiffer, thicker profile.

It also must resist curling under the weight of the holstered weapon. They succeed by adding several layers of thick internal stiffeners to the webbing.

These stiffeners are essential to help a tactical belt hold its shape under years of daily use. But it may not always be the most comfortable.

Nonetheless, if keeping your sidearm in place is a priority, a tactical gun belt will be your best choice.

Duty Belts

Like gun belts, duty belts can carry a ton of stuff.

Law enforcement officers must carry extra equipment on their belts.

Typical items they carry are a gun and extra ammo, keys, handcuffs, flashlights, and a baton.

This belt setup calls for a broad, thick, stiff construction that’s a part of a typical gun belt. But a duty belt doesn’t usually only feature attachment points at holster locations.

Instead, duty belts can carry equipment at nearly any point along the length of the belt! Increasing its ability to carry more and unique tactical items.

Instructor & Rigger Belts

If you find that carrying a gun isn’t your primary concern, instructors or riggers belt might work best for you

These are durable nylon webbing belts built with a heavy-duty buckle.

And these can support far more than the weight of a single person.
Or they can serve as a lightweight and improvised rappelling harness.

Instructors belts are primarily for non-load bearing uses in high-angle (climbing) training situations. These provide support and balance while training others.

And rigger belts feature a dedicated D-ring attachment for carabiners and rappelling devices.

Note: NEVER try to make an instructor’s belt do what a riggers belt can. It’s not safe.

Battle Belts

Battle belts are a combination of a duty belt and a tactical gear carrying system. They include more support, padding, and attachment points.

They commonly tie into suspenders or a plate carrier vest. This setup provides even more load carrying capacity and keeps the weight off your hips.

Many examples come without a duty belt. This setup allows you to choose your favorite type of belt and tactical belt buckle.

They’re a great option if you’d like to extend the amount of gear or the length of time you can comfortably carry it.

The only downside to this setup is it’s NOT inconspicuous! So be ready for questioning glances if you wear a battle belt out in public.

Web Belts

Web belts are often considered an inexpensive tactical belt option.

They tend to be more comfortable but they have the least carrying capacity of any tactical belt type.

However, they’re VERY suitable for concealed carry situations. Why? Because they draw the least attention due to their casual styling.

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KEY FEATURES TO LOOK FOR IN A QUALITY TACTICAL BELT

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With so many tactical belts on the market, finding the right one can be overwhelming.

But choosing the right belt is governed by some of the same factors as any other piece of tactical gear.

Equipment/Use

Tactical belts are, first and foremost, meant to carry gear. So it’s important to plan ahead of time what you’ll be attaching to it.

Then buy a tactical belt that fits the use and the specific equipment necessary to get the job done.

Material Type

The selection of material is one of the most critical choices.

You need a belt with the right type of material that’s suitable for the tasks at hand.

Most tactical belts incorporate either leather or nylon webbing.

Leather is more stylish and can be paired with dress uniforms and other more formal attire. But it’s often stiffer and requires more care and maintenance.

Nylon and synthetic webbing can withstand heavy use (and abuse) and are more flexible. But it definitely “looks” more tactical, which isn’t always the best for keeping a low profile.

Comfort

Along with the material choice, comfort is the next primary concern with a tactical belt.

Remember, you’ll be carrying heavy tactical or military equipment for hours. So any discomfort will be magnified and leave you counting the minutes until you can take it off.

This distraction can take your eyes off the task at hand, never a good idea!

Belt Width & Thickness

The width and thickness of a tactical belt go a long way to determining its effectiveness.

A thin belt may not stand up to the weight of a heavy load. Plus, it will eventually begin to curl and sag. But one that’s too thick will limit the connection options for holsters and gear.

A wide belt may make it harder to get the belt through the loops of your pants! But a belt that’s too narrow can dig into your hips and cause discomfort.

Finding the right balance in thickness will help with comfort, capacity, and durability.

Price

Of course, price plays a role in any gear selection.

Luckily, even high-quality tactical belts are not a massive investment.

But as usual, expect to pay more for leather belts due to the material cost.

Nylon, on the other hand, can be relatively inexpensive.

Many of the most popular models are under $50. It’s hard to beat that for a piece of clothing that holds up your lifesaving tactical gear.

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10 BEST TACTICAL BELTS ON THE MARKET TODAY

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After much research, here are some of the best tactical belts found on the market today!

1 – 5.11 Men’s Tactical 1.75″ TDU Belt

5.11 is one of the biggest names in tactical gear, and their equipment has a loyal following.

The TDU tactical belt is an excellent example of a simple tactical belt that checks all the boxes.

It’s low profile and comfortable. Plus, it has a heavy-duty non-metallic buckle that won’t slow you down during air travel.

It also features very modern styling. Making this belt a perfect choice for everyday wear, both on the range and in the office.

PROS

• Low profile design
• Non-metallic buckle
• Inexpensive
• Lightweight

CONS

• Can roll or curl under heavy loads
• Sizes run small, by as much as two sizes

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2 – Blackhawk CQB/Riggers Belt

Blackhawk is another well respected tactical gear brand. And there CQB Riggers Tactical Belt is a heavy-duty piece of equipment.

As a riggers belt, it’s both lightweight and straightforward. And it includes an integrated belay or rappelling loop (neatly stowed with a velcro tab). And let’s not forget the high-quality military-grade buckles.

The nylon webbing is rated to 7000lbs!

Despite this incredible rating, it breaks in over time and becomes very comfortable.

The large tactical belt buckle and military styling make it stand out in a casual setting. So it’s not the most discreet tactical belt option.

PROS

• Very durable
• Incredible tensile strength
• Breaks in comfortably

CONS

• Styling is rough

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3 – Fairwin Military Style Tactical Belt

Here’s one of the few tactical belts to feature military quick release buckle fittings. The Fairwin Military Style Tactical Belt is easy to pop on and off, yet it’s incredibly secure.

These are similar buckles that military medevac choppers use to secure injured subjects.

It makes an exceptional gun belt or duty belt for medium loads. But you may want a stiffer material if you have a truly large handgun in a side holster.

Also, it’s not the easiest to use with concealed carry holsters, but it’s not impossible.

One last note, the buckle is large, making it a challenge to get through the belt loops of casual wear pants.

PROS

• Affordable
• Durable military design
• Lifetime warranty and customer support

CONS

• Military styling stands out in casual settings
• The large buckle makes it challenging to get through small belt loops

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4 – Condor Tactical Belt

The Condor Tactical Belt is a highly reviewed tactical belt at an affordable price.

It features a comfortable, wide profile and a quick-release buckle. This specialty buckle allows you to get it on and off fast.

However, it’s more of a duty belt – so it won’t fit through the belt loops of most pants.

Finally, it includes two horizontal carry magazine pouches and keeper tabs.

PROS

• Quick-release tactical belt buckle
• Comfortable
• Integrated magazine pouches

CONS

• Overly aggressive military styling
• Will not fit through belt loops

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5 – Relentless Tactical Ultimate Concealed Carry CCW Gun Belt

If you prefer the look of a leather belt, the Ultimate CCW Gun Belt from Relentless Tactical is a great choice.

It’s not much different in appearance from a regular leather belt, so it fits well in everyday settings.

But it’s highly rated for both open and concealed carry. This makes it a very valuable addition to anyone’s gear setup.

Due to the internal stiffeners and high-quality leather, it doesn’t stretch much. This lack of stretch can feel a little stiff and uncomfortable until you get used to it.

PROS

• Looks great
• Well suited for CC
• Very durable, high-quality leather

CONS

• Does not stretch or break-in

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6 – 5.11 Tactical Alta Belt

Another solid belt from 5.11, the Alta is one of the better-looking riggers belts on the market.

The webbing is wide (as are most riggers belts). But this belt still fits within the belt loops of most tactical pants and jeans.

Though it’s likely too large for typical office wear.

PROS

• Good styling
• V-ring for carabiner attachment in rappelling
• Military-grade hardware and webbing

CONS

• Sizes run small

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7 – Wolf Tactical Heavy Duty EDC Belt

The Wolf Tactical Heavy Duty EDC Belt is a simple, minimalist belt. But this streamlined belt is still a durable build.

The Cobra buckle is fast and secure. But yet easy to operate and functions even if mud or snow gets into the mechanism.

Like most similar belts, the buckle won’t fit through most belt loops. But you can easily remove the tactical belt buckle and re-attach once it’s through the loops.

However, this process adds some time, but it’s not too bad once you have it re-attached.

PROS

• Super clean look
• Fast release tactical belt buckle
• Wide, double-layer nylon supports heavy loads

CONS

• Buckle too large for belt loops

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8 – Condor Gen II Battle Belt

The Gen II battle belt from Condor is perfect if you want to keep all your gear rigged up but don’t plan to carry it every day.

It’s built for extremely heavy loads and adds plenty of padding and support to keep you comfortable all day.

Two rows of webbing loops and 4 D-rings offer lots of attachment points.

It’s also compatible with a drop leg holster. However, you must add your own duty or rigger belt to keep it up. But that also allows you to choose the best one for your situation.

I like the combination of a minimalist riggers belt with the Gen II. This combo provides both strength/rope access AND load-carrying capabilities.

PROS

• Heavy-duty construction
• Lots of load handling options
• Extra padding contoured for mobility

CONS

• Belt not included, so there are additional costs

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9 – Elite Survival Systems ELSCRB-B-SM Cobra Rigger’s Belt

The Elite Survival Cobra Riggers belt is another minimalist design. But with the added benefit of a genuine Cobra fast-release tactical belt buckle.

Other companies have tried to imitate this belt, but the original is the best, with a load rating of 4000lbs!

The buckle features an integrated D-ring for rigging. This feature makes for a more streamlined design than other options.

PROS

• Genuine Cobra Tactical Belt buckle
• High strength D-ring for rigging
• Comfortable, with an internal stiffener to prevent twisting or binding

CONS

• Another buckle too big for pant loops

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10 – 5.11 Kella Women’s Tactical Belt

Most belts are unisex in their design. But 5.11 has a line of women’s tactical gear, including the Kella tactical belt designed for women’s sizes.

It features all the same technical touches as the 5.11 TDU men’s belt. This includes the high-strength webbing, a non-metallic buckle, and heavy-duty construction.

However, the smaller width may cause it to dig in a bit under the most massive loads. But it holds up fine under normal conditions.

PROS

• Heavy-duty construction
• Non-metallic buckle
• Comfortable
• Inexpensive

CONS

• Polyester-cotton blend webbing can absorb water
• Narrower profile

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BEST TACTICAL BELT SETUPS

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I’ll be honest, a good tactical belt setup video is worth a thousand words.

So instead of trying to describe all the different setups and the pros/cons of each, I’m going to share a few videos that cover this topic well:

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FINAL WRAP UP

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A tactical belt is an essential piece of survival gear. I believe you should own one regardless of whether you wear it daily or not.

Why? Because it gives you the option to wear one and gear up in certain high-risk situations – such as during a bug out.

And you may want to own more than one. Different styles lend themselves to a wide range of scenarios. So you may feel like you want to pick up a couple of models to suit your needs.

When it comes time to keep up more than just your pants, you’ll be glad you have a tactical belt!

Jason K.

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Even though most U.S. states have begun the process of “reopening” their economies, the unprecedented tsunami of job losses that we have been experiencing just continues to roll on.  On Thursday, we learned that another 2.4 million Americans filed initial claims for unemployment benefits during the previous week, and that brings the grand total for this pandemic to a whopping 38.6 million.  To get an idea of just how badly this swamps what we witnessed during the last recession, take a look at this chart.  This is the biggest spike in unemployment in all of U.S. history by a very wide margin, and analysts are expecting another huge number once again next week.

After my father got out of the U.S. Navy, he worked as a math teacher for many years, and throughout my life I have always had a deep appreciation for numbers.

And in this case, the numbers are telling us that we are facing something truly horrific.

During the month of February, the number of Americans that were currently employed peaked at 152,463,000.

If you take the 38.6 million workers that have filed for unemployment benefits during this crisis and divide it by 152,463,000, you will find that it gives you a figure of more than 25 percent.

In other words, more than one out of every four jobs in the United States is already gone, and more job losses will be coming week after week.

And of course not everyone that loses a job actually files a claim for unemployment benefits.  So the true percentage of Americans that have lost a job would be even higher.

It had been hoped that the unemployment numbers would begin to normalize once states began “reopening” their economies, but so far that is not really materializing.

For example, Georgia was one of the first states to begin lifting restrictions, but that state also “now leads the country in terms of the proportion of its workforce applying for unemployment assistance”…

Georgia’s early move to start easing stay-at-home restrictions nearly a month ago has done little to stem the state’s flood of unemployment claims — illustrating how hard it is to bring jobs back while consumers are still afraid to go outside.

Weekly applications for jobless benefits have remained so elevated that Georgia now leads the country in terms of the proportion of its workforce applying for unemployment assistance. A staggering 40.3 percent of the state’s workers — two out of every five — has filed for unemployment insurance payments since the coronavirus pandemic led to widespread shutdowns in mid-March, a POLITICO review of Labor Department data shows.

Our politicians really didn’t understand what they were doing when they started locking down state after state.  Coming into 2020, the U.S. economy was in an extremely fragile state and was already moving rapidly toward recession territory, and now fear of COVID-19 has burst all of our economic bubbles.

The U.S. economy is now in a death spiral, and a survey that was just conducted by the Census Bureau came up with some numbers that are simply eye-popping…

Nearly half of Americans say that either their incomes have declined or they live with another adult who has lost pay through a job loss or reduced hours, the Census Bureau said in survey data released Wednesday.

More than one-fifth of Americans said they had little or no confidence in their ability to pay the next month´s rent or mortgage on time, the survey found.

Already, we are beginning to see mortgage delinquencies rise to very alarming levels.

In fact, in April we witnessed the largest single month jump that has ever been recorded…

Mortgage delinquencies surged by 1.6 million in April, the largest single-month jump in history, according to a report from Black Knight, a mortgage technology and data provider. The data includes both homeowners past due on mortgage payments who aren’t in forbearance, along with those in forbearance plans and who didn’t make a mortgage payment in April.

At 6.45%, the national delinquency rate nearly doubled from 3.06% in March, the largest single-month increase recorded, and nearly three times the prior record for a single month during the height of the financial crisis in late 2008, Black Knight said.

Sadly, the truth is that this is only going to get worse.

The “enhanced unemployment benefits” that Congress recently passed have been helping many unemployed Americans to pay their mortgages, but now it appears that President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell do not intend to extend those benefits past the July deadline.  They are concerned that those benefits have been so generous that they have been discouraging many Americans from going back to work, and they are quite right about that.

Unfortunately, it isn’t just homeowners that have been missing payments.

At this point, the entire commercial real estate industry is on the precipice of a meltdown as rent payments and mortgage payments are being “skipped” all over the nation on a widespread basis.  On Thursday, we learned that even the owners of The Mall of America have been skipping their mortgage payments…

The biggest shopping center in the country, The Mall of America, has missed two months of payments on its $1.4 billion mortgage, a sign of just how much retail real estate owners are reeling during the coronavirus pandemic.

The mall, operated by private developers Triple Five Group, skipped mortgage payments in April and May, according to Trepp, a New York-based research firm that tracks the commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS, market.

Unless Congress steps in and showers the entire commercial real estate industry with giant mountains of cash, I don’t see how an unprecedented meltdown can be averted.

It is going to be horrifying to watch, and it is going to absolutely dwarf anything that we witnessed in 2008.

Of course similar things can be said about the economy as a whole.  At this point, Bank of America is projecting that U.S. GDP will fall 40 percent on an annualized basis during the second quarter of this year…

Now that banks have had a chance to evaluate the collapse in the economy in the post-covid world, a new round of GDP forecast revisions is coming, and it’s a doozy, with Bank of America spearheading the latest effort by slashing its Q2 GDP forecast from -30% to -40%.

Not without a trace of irony, BofA’s chief economist Michelle Meyer writes that “words cannot describe” the loss in economic output, which is “unlike anything we have seen in modern history.”

When Bank of America starts sounding like The Economic Collapse Blog, that is a clear sign that things are really starting to fall apart in a major way.

Now that restrictions are being lifted all over the nation, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is starting to rise again, and fear of this virus is going to paralyze economic activity for the foreseeable future.

And what most Americans still don’t understand is that what we have experienced so far is just the beginning…

About the Author: I am a voice crying out for change in a society that generally seems content to stay asleep. My name is Michael Snyder and I am the publisher of The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe. I have written four books that are available on Amazon.com including The Beginning Of The End, Get Prepared Now, and Living A Life That Really Matters. (#CommissionsEarned) By purchasing those books you help to support my work. I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but due to government regulations I need those that republish my articles to include this “About the Author” section with each article. In order to comply with those government regulations, I need to tell you that the controversial opinions in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the websites where my work is republished. The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial or health decisions. Those responding to this article by making comments are solely responsible for their viewpoints, and those viewpoints do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of Michael Snyder or the operators of the websites where my work is republished. I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook and Twitter, and any way that you can share these articles with others is a great help.  During these very challenging times, people will need hope more than ever before, and it is our goal to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with all many people as we possibly can.

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You cannot trust the mainstream media, but this isn’t news.  Every day, regular people are using their own cameras and cell phones to document the lies we are being told about COVID-19 designed to manufacture your consent to enslavement. Here are just a few of the lies that have been uncovered.

Jeff Berwick of the Dollar Vigilant YouTube channel questioned the authenticity of a Sky News report claiming the crematoriums in Mexico City “never stop burning.”  Berwick took his camera around to the few open crematoriums and discover that was not just a lie, it was a completely fabricated hoax designed to make the scamdemic appear far more severe than it ever will be.

Additionally, 600 doctors have written a letter to President Donald Trump stating that he’s been given bad advice, and the lockdowns are going to kill many other people in numbers that will far surpass those of this coronavirus.



After David Icke was banned from YouTube for speaking out against the tyranny and power grabs of the elitists and politicians using the scamdemic as an excuse, he did a long interview with London Real on the “Freedom Platform” designed to never be censored.

Big Tech Ramps Up Censorship: The People FIGHT BACK

As those in power continue to lie and attempt to keep us in a constant state of fear, people all over the planet are waking up to what’s actually going on.  This has never been about health.  It’s been a gigantic propagated lie from the beginning and designed that way.



As more and more regular people come out showing proof that the mainstream media is only doling out fear at the commands of the government, more and more people will begin to realize that this is an ongoing attempt to enslave the mind of the public, so a few can rule the many.

The Science of Fear: How The Elitists Use it to Control Us & How to Break Free

Tyrants throughout history have used the same tactics to manufacture consent from the public for their enslavement to the ruling class elitists. This time, it’s not working though. All over the planet, humans are realizing that they don’t have to ruled and enslaved “for their own good.”  All over the planet, humans are figuring out that it’s wrong to have some people control everyone else. It will reach a tipping point, and the elitists pull out all the stops, people are still pushing back.

After Brainwashing People For Decades, MSM and Governments Are Losing Control of People

It’s only a matter of time before people realize a life lived in fear is a waste. It’s only a matter of time before people realize that going to another country and killing for tyrants in suits on command so those tyrants can be wealthy is morally reprehensible. It’s only a matter of time before people realize who politicians, the mainstream media, and the elitists who pull the strings are.  It’s only a matter of time before people realize that they were born free, and no one else has the right to steal the fruits of their labor (even if it’s called “taxation”) and no one else has the right to rule and enslave them (even if it’s called “government”).

“The most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

 

 

This article was originally published by Brandon Smith at Alt-Market. 

Last week the Federal Reserve released a report predicting that the next print on GDP numbers will likely show a loss 34.9% in the second quarter. This is the biggest GDP plunge since the Great Depression; even the crash of 2008 doesn’t compare.

And when we take into account the fact that the Fed artificially boosts GDP calculations by adding in many non-productive government programs, we have to ask, what are the REAL losses above and beyond what the Fed admits to?

With the supply chain in disarray, many companies (like Apple) are trying to shift their manufacturing base to dodge the pandemic. Of course, none of them want to bring factories back to the US; there’s simply no incentive to do so. And, the small business sector has been crushed by the shutdowns, with the vast majority of those seeking bailout loans still waiting for aid and over 20.5 million employees laid off in April alone.

Needless to say, the economy has been severely affected. The problem is that many people are being led to believe that this event has been triggered by the virus outbreak alone. This is a lie. As I noted back in February in my article ‘Global Centralization Is The Cause Of The Crisis – Not The Cure’, the collapse of the Everything Bubble was well underway long before the pandemic. The crash was started by the Federal Reserve hiking rates into economic weakness at the end of 2018, puncturing the bubble and setting the liquidity crisis in motion.

The pandemic is just the icing on the cake of a collapse that was going to happen anyway. It is also a convenient scapegoat, because now the banking elites are going to escape all the blame for the crash and the public is going to hyperfocus on the coronavirus as the culprit.

As I also warned would happen over the past few months, the Chinese government has been caught in numerous lies surrounding their response to the outbreak, including hiding the true numbers of dead and infected and suppressing information to the rest of the world on the danger of human-to-human transmission. The problem that the public is still not being told about, however, is that the Chinese did not act alone, they had help.

It takes two sides to do the pandemic tango – If air travel had been cut off from China immediately upon the confirmation of the virus spread until the danger could be assessed, the outbreak may have never carried beyond China’s borders. Yet this did not happen. Air travel remained open for weeks from China after the outbreak confirmation. Then, when the virus hit Italy hard, air travel continued from Europe to the US unabated. It was almost as if the establishment WANTED the virus to spread quickly…

I remember some of the idiotic sentiments being passed around in web forums back in January and February. Some people argued that the virus “only infects Asians”. Some people said sarcastically “Oh no, whatever will we do without our new i-Phones…!”. And, yet others, including the Trump Administration, argued that the US economy would escape any real harm.

Well, we are a few months into the outbreak and now the US has the largest number of infections in the world. US deaths are already almost triple that of the CDC’s yearly reported 30,000 deaths for the flu. The virus is no Black Plague, but it’s not something to be shrugged off either. If this virus behaves anything like the pandemics of the past, expect it to linger for a couple of years, not just a few months.  The lockdowns actually guarantee that this situation will drag on for quite some time.

Apple i-Phone sales have crashed 77% in April, right along with almost every other sector of the economy. Clearly, the Trump Administration and Larry Kudlow were either lying to us in February, or they had no idea what they were talking about.

Despite the current reopening hype, the situation is only going to get worse from here on out. Certainly in terms of the economy, but also in terms of the outbreak. The globalists have openly discussed their plans for this pandemic, including a minimum 18 month period of lockdowns and “reopenings”. The public seems to be oblivious to the fact that the plan is for a “1 month open, 2 months closed” cycle going into next year. That’s right, the lockdowns will return.

Certain globalists have slithered out of the swamp to the forefront of media attention recently, and it is interesting to see how transparent the narrative has become. As I have predicted time and time again, during the collapse the very people that helped create the crisis are now suddenly being put on a pedestal by the media as our saviors and some are being presented as “rebels” on the side of conservatives. Here are just a few global elites that have been specifically prominent during this disaster.

Bill Gates

Wow, I’m getting incredibly sick of seeing Bill Gates presented in the media lately as some kind of virology guru. Why should we take the advice of a computer programmer on issues of biology and sociopolitical response? Why should we take the advice of an open globalist with an admitted agenda of population control?

Bill Gates is notorious for letting his agendas slip in public forums such as his Ted Talks. In 2010 Gates called for carbon emissions to be reduced to zero (an impossibility without complete de-industrialization and the economic murder of billions of people). In the same talk, he hinted that methods to reduce the population could include “new vaccines and reproductive health services…” He did not elaborate at the time, except to claim that vaccines would lead to “social changes” that would reduce population.  Aren’t vaccines supposed to extend people’s lives, thus increasing the population?

We do know that Bill Gates has funded numerous experimental vaccine trials through the World Health Organization, including Polio vaccination programs. It was these same programs that led to viral outbreaks of polio in various countries and hundreds of paralyzed children. In fact, the vaccines caused more cases of polio than the wild-type virus. This if VERIFIED FACT, admitted by the WHO, though numerous leftist media sources have tried to deny it.

At most, the WHO and Gates can claim that the infections were “accidental”. But if this is the case, it would still suggest that vaccines developed by Gates Foundation programs and the WHO should not be trusted. Given Gates’ obsession with depopulation, I think it safer to not allow him to inject viruses (living or dead) into people.

The Gates Foundation was also central in Event 201, a pandemic exercise which “simulated” a coronavirus outbreak and the government and UN response. This exercise took place only a couple of months before the real thing happened. What an incredible coincidence. It is also an incredible coincidence that almost every solution presented in the simulation is now being implemented or suggested around the world during the real pandemic, including the use of tracking apps and immunity passports that violate every level of personal freedom we know.

Gates is not a hero, far from it. In fact, Gates and his ideology benefit greatly from the pandemic.

Mohamed El-Erian

A dedicated globalist, El-Erian has been everywhere in the economic media lately. As I examined in my Globalist Disinformation Spotlight article, El-Erian is an active promoter of a global currency under the control of the IMF through its Special Drawing Rights basket. He also argued last year that economic swings were “out of the control of central banks” and that they should not be blamed for any financial disruptions. At the same time, El-Erian claimed that the US economy was “strong” and that there was no chance of a recession in 2020.

El-Erian was consistently wrong about almost everything last year, but this year, suddenly, he has been the go-to guy for the economic media. Mohamed has shifted gears entirely in 2020, flip-flopping on his outlook and presenting, finally, a realistic analysis of the situation.  He is now being presented as the wise man on the mountain warning us of impending disaster.

This is a classic case of the globalist “savior” narrative in play. They lie about the danger of collapse right up until the collapse becomes obvious to the public, and then they suddenly start warning of the collapse when it is too late for the public to do anything about it. That is to say, they keep the public unprepared and complacent for as long as possible, then act like they predicted the whole mess at the last minute.

Elon Musk

The great fake liberty billionaire.  A long time globalist, Musk seems like an enigma, but he is really rather simple. As a classic narcissist, Musk switches his persona to ride what he sees as the waves of public sentiment. He wants to be all things to all people and has bought into his own hype. A couple of years ago Musk was a globalist gatekeeper, a top guest of the Global Government Summit, a proponent of universal basic income, and argued in favor of transhumanism.

Musk’s companies are lavished with praise in the media despite their minimal global market share.  Being one of the only carmakers in the US does mean Tesla is one of the “biggest” in the US, I suppose (but how often do you actually see a Tesla on the road outside of California?).  The problem is Musk survives predominantly by siphoning up billions in government funding and taxpayer dollars. Without such funding, Musk would have been out of business a long time ago.  This fact runs contrary to Musk’s new persona as a kind of libertarian, small government businessman.

Also keep in mind that Musk’s business model relies on global warming propaganda flowing out of the same elitist circles he enjoys when he’s not “speaking out” about government tyranny.  If carbon controls are not enforced by governments (and if gas prices stay low), Musk’s high-priced electric cars have no market.

While Musk’s companies live primarily on government welfare, the guy acts like he’s some kind of savant, and he has a lot of people fooled on this account on both sides of the political spectrum. It is truly astounding.  If he is a “genius” at anything, it is that he is an effective con man.

For now, Musk is attempting to hook into the alternative media and the rise of the liberty movement with his anti-lockdown tweets and sudden opposition to globalism. Has Musk been “red-pilled”?  I suspect he will flip-flop again in due course. If Musk wants to cut off all ties to his many friends in the globalist community then perhaps he has turned a new leaf, but I seriously doubt it.

Dr. Anthony Fauci

One of the people that helped create the coronavirus outbreak is the leading Trump Administration talking head on the coronavirus response. An avid defender of the WHO and, along with Trump, a defender of China’s rigged data back in January, Fauci is the guy who, in 2015, greenlit the millions of dollars in funding on coronavirus research at the Level 4 lab in Wuhan, China.  This is the same lab that is now under investigation for releasing the virus on the world, and Fauci’s funding went directly into research on coronavirus transmission from bats to other mammals.

All I have to ask is, why has this man been at the forefront of the pandemic response for the US? Now in self-isolation for possible infection, perhaps Fauci will fade into the background as he is further exposed as a participant in the creation of this pandemic.

Greta Thunberg

Thunberg is not so much a global elite as she is a useful idiot.  A puppet of her activist parents, Thunburg only parrots the same global warming arguments that have already been debunked year after year, yet she continues to be elevated in the mainstream media as a spokes girl for environmentalism.  Why?  Because the “children are our future”, and leftists love the idea of brainwashed kid activists.  If Thunburg is any indication of the next generation, the future is bleak.

While there is still zero concrete evidence that human carbon emissions lead directly to changes in the Earth’s climate, it is true that the climate does “change” over time.  Of course, shifts in activity on the gigantic nuclear fusion reactor in space known as THE SUN are probably more responsible for temperature changes on the Earth than the tiny 0.04% of carbon in the Earth’s atmosphere.  Don’t tell the political left this, though, or you might be labeled a “climate denier”…

Thunberg and other climate activists have suddenly been pushed to the forefront recently to comment on the pandemic situation.  This might seem rather bizarre, but it makes sense when you realize how the pandemic is being exploited by the globalists to achieve certain goals.  Every agenda of the globalists from carbon emissions reductions to the suppression of industrial manufacturing to the destruction of large scale farming and even to the reduction of meat in people’s diets is being accomplished right now by the coronavirus and the government shutdowns.  Where climate activists failed, the virus is making headway.

Beyond that, climate activists are now arguing that the restrictions put in place because of the pandemic should be KEPT IN PLACE because of global warming.  You see how that works?  One has nothing to do with the other, but the technocrats will force the public to see them as related if they can.  Just “listen to the scientists”, people!  Listen and obey the high priests of the technotronic era.  Stop demanding evidence, you aren’t “smart enough” to understand it anyway.  Only UN-funded labs have the power to decipher the magical math behind global warming studies.

The pandemic will open the door to many lies and the flood of disinformation the alternative media has been working so hard to counter is going to explode beyond anything we’ve seen in the past.  The elites are at a crossroads.  They have to turn the public towards supporting collectivism and tyranny now, or they may find themselves facing the business end of a large number of torches and pitchforks.  At bottom, these elites should be in prison, not on TV dictating to the people about how they should behave and what freedoms they should give up during the crisis.

 

Isn’t it odd that Walmart stores all over the nation have remained open throughout this crisis but we are being told that it is “too risky” to hold a church service in many states?  During this crisis it has often been said that “my rights do not end where your fears begin”, but right now we are witnessing a stunning erosion of our First Amendment rights.  Churches remain closed in many states, and some churches in states that have “reopened” are now being forced to close down again.  For example, a Baptist church in Georgia has announced that they will not be holding any in-person worship services “for the foreseeable future”…

A representative for the Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle in Ringgold, Ga., told The Christian Post in a statement on Monday that church decided earlier this month to no longer offer “in-person worship services for the foreseeable future” after confirming some of its families were “dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 virus.”

When that church started holding services again recently, extremely strict social distancing guidelines were put into place…

“Seating was marked to only permit sitting within the six-foot guidelines, all doors were open to allow access without the touching of doors, and attendees were asked to enter in a social distancing manner and were dismissed in a formal manner as well to ensure that the social distancing measures were adhered by all,” the church told the outlet.

But even with all of those restrictions, COVID-19 started spreading in the church.

And so now that church has closed up shop indefinitely.

In Houston, another church that recently reopened has now been forced to close again…

Days after the move by the church in Georgia, ABC News reported that Houston-based Holy Ghost Parish also did the same after it was discovered multiple members of the organization had contracted the novel coronavirus and one leader had died.

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston said the church, which had also reportedly begun hosting mass at the start of May as some coronavirus restrictions on certain businesses in Texas had begun to ease, decided to re-close last week after the death of Father Donnell Kirchner, 79.

Sadly, we will probably see a lot more stories like this in the weeks and months to come.

But no matter what we do, we aren’t going to be able to prevent people from catching the virus.  In order to do that, we would literally have to shut down everything for a very long time, and that is simply not going to happen.

Whether the current “shelter-in-place” restrictions remain in place or not, and whether we are holding church services or not, the truth is that this virus is going to continue to spread.

And it will keep spreading until the vast majority of the U.S. population has been exposed to the virus and herd immunity has been achieved.

So shutting down all of our churches is not going to solve anything, but the mainstream media keeps pumping out horror stories about how Christian gatherings are helping to spread COVID-19.  For example, the following comes from CNN…

A person who later learned they were positive for Covid-19 attended a California religious service on Mother’s Day, exposing 180 other people to the novel coronavirus, according to local health officials.

The individual got a positive diagnosis for Covid-19 the day after the service and is now in isolation at home, Butte County Public Health said in a statement Friday.

And here is a story from NBC News about a church in Arkansas…

Two people infected with COVID-19 spread the virus to more than 30 people during church gatherings in Arkansas in early March, before the first case was ever diagnosed in that state, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Tuesday.

The cases illustrate how rapidly the virus can spread to others involved in faith-based organizations, and may have implications for places of worship as churches nationwide figure out how to reopen safely.

But why don’t we ever see any stories about how our major retail stores have become hotbeds for spreading the virus?

Without a doubt, it would be much easier to catch COVID-19 in a large retail store than it would be in a church.  Thousands upon thousands of people are constantly streaming through our big stores, and many of them have got to be absolutely teeming with the virus.

It just greatly disturbs me to see such a double standard going on.

If it is safe enough for people to go to Costco, then it is safe enough for them to go to church.

And the truth is that a lot of our churches are going to end up collapsing if they are not permitted to reopen soon.  According to the Washington Post, approximately one-third of all U.S. churches “have no savings”…

The novel coronavirus is pressing painfully on the soft underbelly of U.S. houses of worship: their finances. About a third of all congregations have no savings, according to the 2018-2019 National Congregations Study. Just 20 percent streamed their services and 48 percent were able to accept donations electronically, the study found, making it more challenging to serve the faithful and gather their donations during the virus shutdown.

Already, some churches have been forced to lay off staff and radically cut expenses.

If they are not allowed to resume normal activity for the foreseeable future, many of them will not end up surviving at all.

Even before this pandemic, it was estimated that somewhere between 6,000 and 10,000 churches were dying each year in the United States.

Needless to say, the number for this year will be off the charts.

Of course some churches will insist on waiting to reopen until the threat of COVID-19 has completely passed, but that might be a really, really long time.

In fact, a draft Pentagon memo that was just made public is warning that this virus will remain a threat until “at least the summer of 2021”…

The Defense Department should prepare to operate in a “globally-persistent” novel coronavirus (COVID-19) environment without an effective vaccine until “at least the summer of 2021,” according to a draft Pentagon memo obtained by Task & Purpose.

“We have a long path ahead, with the real possibility of a resurgence of COVID-19,” reads the memo, authored for Secretary of Defense Mark Esper but not yet bearing his signature.

There are very, very few churches in America that could afford to be shut down for that long.

And what most people don’t realize is that COVID-19 is not the worst thing we are going to face.  Much larger challenges are on the horizon, and they will shake our society to the core.

At a time like this, people need hope, and that is why it is so important for our churches to be up and running.

Unfortunately, many of them now have a closed sign, and that is likely to remain the case for the foreseeable future.

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Editor’s note: This is the fourth of five installments in a series of articles by guest author Kyt Lyn Walken on tracking and its applicability to prepping. — Wild Bill

As I have previously written, the fundamentals of the Art of Tracking are firmly based in the use of all five senses and developed in three main stages: observation, examination, and correct interpretation of a specific trackline.

Easy to say, but quite challenging to put in action, especially if you find yourself training on the toughest surfaces you can imagine!

Tools of the trade

Before going into the differences between the various types of soil and environment, let me point out some of the most common “tools of the trade” for a Tracker:

• a measuring device, 
• a hand torch (flashlight for us Americans), 
• note paper along with pen, pencil and rubber (eraser)
• tweezers, which are useful to remove any debris on tracks, such as fallen leaves, pine needles, discharged materials which can partially or entirely hide tracks 
• casting materials such as plaster cast or Shake n’ Cast

These items easily obtained and relatively affordable, but will be extremely useful for helping you succeed at tracking.

As most manuals on tracking will tell you, a good hand torch works better than head lamps since it’s easier to adjust the light toward the trackline. A light that is too much high in relation to the tracks you are following doesn’t provide you the additional luminosity you need not only during darkness, but also in the shade or during a poorly-lit day.

So doing some “dirt time on ground”, looking for tracks and following them, is as possible at night as it is during daylight! Be just aware of the fact that, during the night, noises seem to be four times louder than during the day. That’s when squirrels can sound as large as Sasquatch!

I recommend a hand torch of not less of 1500 Lumens, which will give you more than enough light to see at distance and fully light the track your following or examining. Torches which offer the possibility to switch colors (green/red/blue/white) can help you to better see the inner details of a pattern and detect erosion, wear pattern, and so on), by chosing the color that best fits the characteristics of a specific terrain. 

Terrain Challenges

Fernando Moreira, in his book “Visual Mantracking for Law Enforcement and Search and Rescue” (2016), writes that red light works best on sandy soil. In the same manner, which you may already be aware of, blue light can determine blood stains, while my experience shows green aids you in observing tracks on dry leaves bed, especially in case of poor light.

So now that you have seen how tracking at night is possible, what about tracking on hard surfaces like craggy slopes, former dry glaciers or even in an urban environment?

Let’s consider a hike in the beautiful area of Dolomiti, part of the Italian Alps. The area is really breathtaking, but being a Tracker there can be extremely challenging. In order to understand how it is possible to follow tracks in this specific context, let’s think about the movement of our feet on rocks.

When we step, the ball of our foot strikes first, then we roll forward and ultimately stand on the toe. Our shoes, as well as animals’ hoofs or paws, hit the ground causing a relocation of the rocks and pebbles. In this way, we can notice the bare ground no longer covered by the stones. To the expert eye, any alteration of the natural state would be immediately noticeable.

But what about urban environments, where hard surfaces prevail? We can observe sign there, too, but it’s a very difference challenge.

As asphalt and concrete are the major and most common elements on streets and main roads, we must be able to locate the ideal spots where we can easily detect tracks. Do you remember “Track Traps” from the earlier “Understanding the Fundamentals” article? Well, they also exist in big cities and metropolitan areas.

Construction sites (which often contain sand), public gardens, playgrounds, private gardens, flowerbeds: all are valuable Track Traps. Even on hard surfaces, the transfer of any element like water, mud, feces and so on represents a fitting track trap.

What about indoor environments? Many crimes have been successfully solved by the forensics through the application of Tracking, which is considered a corner stone in any phase of data collection and examination.

The case surrounding OJ Simpson, for example, showed how the collection of evidence related to footprints found at the crime scene (specifically, blood stained prints on hard surface) led to the proper interpretation not only of the whole trackline, but also to the reconstruction of the entire sequence events. (William J. Bodziak, former FBI Agent, in his manual “Forensic Footwear Evidence: Detection, Recovery and Examination“, 1990).

In the next article we will learn more about how to move while tracking and how to minimize our disturbances on the terrain.

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Kyt Lyn Walken is the official European representative and instructor for Hull’s Tracking School (Virginia, USA), and is a certified Conservation Ranger for C.R.O.W. (Conservation Rangers Operations Worldwide). She has been an outdoors and tracking enthisast since childhood. Kyt lives and works in Europe, and can be contacted at www.man-tracking.com

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