Are you looking for more information about The 30 Day Prepper Challenge? Well, you’ve come to the right place!

The 30 Day Prepper Challenge is a program developed, created, and built by Jack.

Ok, great, but who’s Jack?

The Man Behind The 30 Day Prepper Challenge – Jack

I’m Jack. The co-founder of SkilledSurvival.com & TheResilientLife.com. These are two large and popular websites in the survival and preparedness space.

And over the years, I’ve helped millions of people who have visited these sites.

I’ve been sharing my preparedness strategies, tips, tricks, gear reviews, etc., since 2013. And I’ve been preparing (and living what I call “A Resilient Life“) my entire life.

Farm-Raised

You see, I was raised on a small farm in rural Iowa. And farming in the ’80s and ’90s was miserable and challenging. Money was always tight; no guaranteed paycheck, no health insurance, no pension.

A poor crop year or loss of cattle meant no money.

Some years, we’d work as hard as we could to scratch out just enough to survive.

Every day, I’d rise early to take care of morning chores and often worked until sundown. Every family member was expected to pull their weight, starting at a very young age.

I was given responsibilities none of my “in-town” friends had. For example:

• I was driving a tractor at age 8 and I was feeding cattle by myself at age 10.
• I’d stay up late unloading wagon loads of corn into the corn crib until 1 in the morning, even on school nights.
• My Dad occasionally kept me out of school during planting season. Because it was essential to our survival to get the seed in the ground before the next rainstorm.

Struggling to make-ends-meet was a way of life for me growing up. And finding ways to DIY to save a buck was drilled into my soul.

These challenging years taught me how to live a resilient life. They taught me how to make ends meet with limited resources. They showed me how important stockpiles are because you never know what the future holds.

And with that background, I decided to create a product to help ANYONE live a more resilient life FAST.

That’s what The 30 Day Prepper Challenge is all about.

What’s In The 30 Day Prepper Challenge

Many folks what to know what’s in The 30 Day Prepper Challenge, and that’s a fair ask. So let’s go over what’s in The 30 Day Prepper Challenge.

I started building The 30 Day Prepper Challenge by looking at ALL the information on SkilledSurvival.com. But quickly realized the amount of info is OVERWHELMING! So, I started organizing and prioritizing and boiled the most critical prepping steps into 15 core tasks (or challenges).

Just 15 Steps ANYONE can accomplish in 30 days.

These 15 Challenges focus on the areas of preparedness that provide MAXIMUM impact.

That way, you’ll quickly move you away from what I call “The Fragile Masses”. And move towards a new way of living called “The Resilient Life.”

The 30 Day Prepper Challenge is rooted in core preparedness ideas. Ideas such as stockpiling essentials, for example:

• Food
• Water
• Medical Supplies
• Etc.

Several challenges also focus on acquiring essential tools and gear. The devices necessary to help overcome whatever the future holds, such as:

• Water filters
• Hand crank radios
• Emergency Blanets
• Rocket Stoves
• Etc.

And some Challenges focus on areas of self-improve and prepper knowledge, such as:

• Medical
• Self Defense
• Home Defense

The two main goals of The 30 Day Prepper Challenge are:

1. To give you a clear path towards increased resiliency
2. To keep you motivated along the way

Yes, it’s a kick in the butt for most folks, especially those under the spell of our modern, luxury-first world. But isn’t that the point of a good Challenge?

To wake you up from your slumber and take some meaningful action.

4 Best 30 Day Prepper Challenge Features

Now that you have a better sense of The 30 Day Prepper Challenge, let’s cover some key features.

1. All Challenges Are Delivered Directly To Your Email Inbox (NO passwords necessary!)

The 30 Day Prepper Challenge will come directly to your email inbox.

It’s important because, that way, you can avoid trying to remember ANOTHER password. I know I don’t need anymore, that’s for sure!

Six numbers, four letters, three symbols… Enough already!

2. Each Challenge Has Two Levels (Basic Or Advanced)

Within The 30 Day Prepper Challenge, there are two levels to pick from (Basic / Advanced). That way, you choose the one which is right for YOU.

So no matter where you’re at on YOUR journey, the Challenges are meaningful.

There is a Basic Challenge (for those new to prepping). And an Advanced Challenge (to push anyone ready for the next level).

3. Most Challenges Include A “Budget Friendly Suggestion”

I know times are tough. That’s why I’ve added a bonus section within each challenge. This section I call, “Budget Friendly Suggestions.”

Because I realize not everyone has lots of money to just buy all the supplies necessary. Sometimes, we must get creative and prepare with minimal financial resources.

If you’re in this camp, you’ll be pleasantly surprised how much you CAN do with very few dollars.

4. Rock-Solid, No-Questions-Asked 60 Day Money-Back-Guarantee

We back The 30 Day Prepper Challenge by a rock-solid, no-questions-asked 60 Day-Money-Back-Guarantee!

So you “could” go through the entire 30 Day Prepper Challenge, then wait 30 days, and if you don’t feel it was worth it, you get a full refund!

But The 30 Day Prepper Challenge is so good that’s yet to happen.

Now, if you ask for a refund, I may ask why (after I’ve submitted the refund).

And you won’t be obligated to answer, but I’m always trying to improve my products. So if you choose to respond, you’ll be helping me make The 30 Day Prepper Challenge even better in the future.

A Prepper’s Mindset – Comfort Vs. Challenge

I want to take a minute to discuss the stark contrast been a prepper’s mindset vs the fragile masses else’s mindset. You see, modern life is chock full of extreme luxuries. I’m talking about:

• Weekly massages
• Day spas
• 5-star restaurants
• Chauffeurs
• First-class travel
• Auto-pilot vehicles

Nowadays, extreme convenience and luxury seem to be modern society’s number 1 goal. Everything seems to be trending to a life of ease and comfort.

And while on the surface, these comforts seem “better” – few are asking, “Are we HAPPIER because of them”?

I admit I also enjoy a few modern luxuries and amenities. But I also try to keep them at a reasonable level. Because I think constant comfort is a poor choice to make your life’s mission.

Humans do not thrive if left in these “soft” conditions permanently.

Extreme comfort and luxury do not make us better humans. I’d argue, they tend to make us complete A-holes, entirely detached from reality.

Constant pampering creates obnoxious, ungrateful nobs who expect everything to be easy. They believe the world is here to cater to them.

This makes them very fragile mentally, emotionally, and often physically as well. Why? Because constant comfort allows our minds, bodies, and spirits to atrophy.

If you stop exercising your mind, body, and soul, will become weak.

We Need To Overcome Challenges To Be Happy

Instead, for humans to thrive, we need challenges. We need to push ourselves to keep our minds, bodies, and souls ready and sharp.

To be happy, we need some trials. Some strategic difficulties wake us up. Tasks inspire and drive us to achieve something bigger than ourselves.

And I believe The 30 Day Prepper Challenge is the perfect solution.

It’s a program that will kick-start your life. To get up off the couch and do something challenging AND meaningful.

Once you complete The 30 Day Prepper Challenge, you’ll be far more resilient to the future.

You see, I believe extreme complacency is a modern disease. People just don’t understand how fragile the world really is.

Sure, there are times of general calm and peace throughout the world. But those times are rare. If history teaches us anything, it’s that good times WILL end, and hard times are the rule.

And I’m talking about fragility on a worldwide scale (famines, droughts, floods, wars, riots, etc.)

But what about being fragile on an individual level?

What About Personal Tragedies?

What happens if you lose your job? Do you have some stockpiles and provisions to help see you through a personal tragedy?

What happens if you lose your home? Or someone in your family gets deathly ill? Do you have some resources and knowledge to weather these types of storms?

The 30 Day Prepper Challenge can help soften the blow of:

• Global tragedies
• Local emergencies
• AND personal hardships

That’s why I have difficulty understanding why anyone would choose to live a fragile life. To assume handouts will always be available. To assume subsidies are endless.

I feel FEAR and DISCOMFORT relying on the Government or kindness of strangers. To me, THAT’s what living a FRAGILE life is all about, and it’s like playing a dangerous game of musical chairs.

Sure, when times are good, and the music is playing, you can have your cake and eat it too. But as soon as the music stops, you’ll be left without a chair; scared, alone, naked, and begging for help.

What Would Our Ancestors Think?

I think our Great-Great-Great Grandparents would be confused and embarrassed by modern sensibilities. Why? Because they didn’t have modern-day grid systems to support them.

They understood the value of hard work and self-reliance. Heck, our ancestors didn’t know any different.

I can promise you most of them would never trust our modern-day grid systems like we do today.

• They wouldn’t assume the grocery stores would always be open and full of goods.
• They’d never assume electricity and heat would always be available.
• They wouldn’t assume water would always flow from their taps.

But they would see these modern “systems” as dangerous to our self-reliance. Why? Because year by year, little by little, these systems create complacency.

And complacency is a real threat for any society; be it a country, a county, a city, a town, or a family unit.

Complacency kills.

I genuinely wish EVERYONE around the world would embrace more discomfort and self-reliance. Because if the world did, there would be less panic, less fear, less anxiety.

And when tragedy strikes, folks would take comfort in their supplies and knowledge. They’d feel confident and ready to ride out most emergency events.

They’d know in their heart; they’ve done everything they could to protect themselves. They’d also be ready to bounce back fast from such tragedies.

We Are Terrible At Predictions, and That’s Why You Should Prepare

You can’t predict what the future holds.

We “think” we can, but our track record as a society is horrendous. Most worldwide tragedies were a complete surprise as they unfolded to most folks. Only after the event do we use hindsight bias to convince ourselves we “knew it was coming”

But it’s just foolishness.

No one can accurately predict the future. But we CAN safely assume the future will be full of surprises. Some good, many bad.

And when you assume the future holds emergencies and chaos, you’re more motivated to choose a life resilient to them.

Can’t Predict The Future But CAN Measure Your Resiliency!

Because, while you CAN’T predict the future, you CAN measure how fragile (or resilient) you are to it.

• You CAN measure right now, today, how much food, water, ammo, and medical supplies you have.
• Indeed, You SHOULD take stock of how much medicinal, self-defense, and DIY knowledge you have.
• Yes, You CAN measure which tools and gear you have at the ready, and which ones you still need.

And after you measure your resiliency, where do you land? How does that make you feel?

• Do you feel exposed and uncomfortable? Do you feel like a fraud?
• Or do you feel at peace? Do you feel confident? Do you feel relaxed and satisfied?

Because that’s the primary test.

By taking stock of your current resiliency, you’ll realize how exposed or ready you are. You’ll feel either anxiety or peace deep down in your soul.

And if you feel exposed, if you feel anxious about the future, well, that’s your soul telling you something.

You should listen.

It’s telling you, it’s beyond time to get your STUFF together and take some meaningful action today.

And the best way I know how to start the journey from “Fragile Masses” to “The Resilient Few” is with my 30 Day Prepper Challenge.

Click here now to sign up for The 30 Day Prepper Challenge.

Remember: Prepare, Adapt, and Overcome,

“Just In Case” Jack

P.s. 30 Day Prepper Challenge Sneak Peek

Still on the fence? Below you’ll find a link to get a FREE sneak peek of The 30 Day Prepper Challenge.

This sneak peek will give you 2 challenges to give you an idea of what The 30 Day Prepper Challenge is all about.

As A Way To Introduce You To SkilledSurvival, We’re Giving Away A Sneak Peek To Our 30 Day Prepper Challenge! CLICK HERE NOW To Get Your FREE Sneak Peek.

Note: once the sneak peek is over, you’ll need to sign up to get the rest of the Challenges.

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Americans have more money in their pockets than they ever have before.  That sounds like really great news, but it isn’t, because the cost of living is rising much faster than our incomes are.  In addition, much of the “new wealth” that has been created over the past couple of years has ended up in the hands of the very wealthy, and this has caused the gap between the rich and the poor to grow even wider.  As for the middle class, it is being systematically hollowed out by “Bidenflation”, and that process is only going to accelerate during the early stages of 2022.

Personally, I don’t like to use the term “Bidenflation” too much, because it is not entirely accurate.  Without a doubt, the Biden administration has taken actions over and over again that have made the inflation crisis even worse.  But it isn’t as if Joe Biden and his minions are the only ones responsible for this mess.

The creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913 started us down the road that we are on today.  Of course we could have exited this path at any time if U.S. voters had sent politicians to Washington that were committed to abolishing the Federal Reserve, but they didn’t do that.

In 1971, we reached “the beginning of the end” when President Nixon took the U.S. off the gold standard.  Today, the value of the U.S. dollar is only a very small fraction of what it was back then.

The U.S. national debt hit a trillion dollars in the early 1980s, and it will hit the 30 trillion dollar mark in 2022.  Our politicians have literally been committing national financial suicide, and both major parties are to blame.

In 2009, the Federal Reserve took the destruction of our currency to an entirely new level when they introduced “quantitative easing”.  It was supposed to just be a “temporary measure”, but of course the Fed just kept doing it.

Over the past couple of years the Federal Reserve has pumped more fresh money into our financial system than ever before, and this has greatly pleased investors.

But it is also turning our currency into a joke.

Earlier today, I read an email from a reader that was quite alarmed that many new car dealers are now charging $5,000 to $10,000 above the sticker price for many of their vehicles.

Of course the reason why they are able to get such prices is because we are now in a hyperinflationary environment.

Used vehicle prices have been rising very aggressively as well.  In fact, Jim Bianco says that they have been going up even faster than Bitcoin…

Used auto prices are rising faster than bitcoin and other assets, according to market researcher Jim Bianco.

“If you want to know what the best investment you probably had in 2021, it’s that car sitting in your driveway or in that garage,” the Bianco Research President told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Thursday. “It is appreciating faster than the stock market and lately faster than some cryptocurrencies.”

Isn’t that nuts?

Over the past four months alone, the price of used vehicles has increased more than 20 percent…

“In the last four months, they’ve gone up in price more than 20%. Not only is that more than the S&P, but over the last four months that’s more than bitcoin itself,” he said. “As of December 15, the latest set of data we’ve got, they’re just accelerating higher and higher right now. There’s no peak at least as of now.”

Home prices are going absolutely haywire as well.

In fact, CNN is reporting that at the end of the third quarter U.S. home prices were up almost 20 percent compared to the same time in 2020…

Homeowners saw average home prices skyrocket nearly 20% through the third quarter compared to a year ago, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. It was the largest annual home price increase in the history of the agency’s House Price Index. And, in some hot markets, the price increase was double that.

If your income hasn’t also gone up 20 percent over the past year, that means that you are falling behind.

Once upon a time, you could get a huge mansion for $500,000.

Today, half a million dollars will get you a 700 square foot shack.

And Zillow is projecting that home prices will soar even higher in 2022…

Over the next 12 months, Zillow foresees U.S. home prices rising 11% overall. While that would mark a slowdown from the 19.5% jump over the most recently measured 12-month window (between September 2020 and September 2021), the predicted price increase would still be a housing market that strongly favors sellers. For perspective, Fortune calculates the average rate of home price growth per year has been 4.6% since 1980.

The amount of money in our pockets is not what matters.

Just look at Venezuela.  Almost everyone in Venezuela is a “millionaire”, but almost everyone in the entire country is living in poverty because the money is virtually worthless.

And we are headed down the exact same path.

The standard of living for the vast majority of Americans is eroding a little bit more with each passing day, but for the moment those at the very top of the economic food chain are doing great.  In fact, they are buying more champagne than ever before…

Champagne sales are surging to record highs as 2021 comes to an end (back above what they were before the COVID pandemic hampered sales and kept people away from celebrations).

Sales in 2021 are expected to top 5.5 billion euros ($6.2 billion), above a previous peak of 5 billion euros two years agobefore the coronavirus pandemic, Jean-Marie Barillere, president of champagne industry group UMC, said.

I hope that they are enjoying these moments, because their laughter will turn to mourning soon enough.

For years and years, people like me have been warning what would happen if we kept systematically destroying our currency.

But our leaders in Washington just kept doing it anyway.

Now a time of reckoning is upon us, and it is going to be so incredibly painful.

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For this episode of Out Alive from Backpacker, they talk about a snowy second chance.

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A Snowy Second Chance

This show is all about near-death experiences, and the lessons we hope to learn from those who made it Out Alive. Each of the stories we tell is incredible in its own right, but now and again we hear a tale of someone who seemed to survive something approaching miraculous, and we can’t help but marvel at their luck in the direst of circumstances. And it seems like these are the experiences that are so transformative that you wonder if they were actually in the wrong place at the right time.While it’s not a universal phenomenon for all survivors by any stretch, there are those who come so close to death, that the experience acts like a level reset, a wake-up call.

It’s illogical, but also painfully relatable that for some of us, it’s only when we come face to face with dying that we remember what it’s really like to live.

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History has shown us that collectivism detests the individual. The man who can exist independent of the system, who thinks for himself, who is not easily swayed, and who has values rooted in absolute truth which he refuses to give up – this is the enemy of collectivism.

But if we take a closer look at one aspect of the individual – his ability to exist independent of the system – is it not clear this is an end goal of prepping?

Is that not what a prepper strives for – the ability to exist independent of the world around them so that disaster does not affect them in the way that it affects others?

It is, and this is why collectivism criminalizes preppers over and over again.

We’ve seen it before and we’re seeing it right now, most notably in Turkey.

Turkey is cooked, and we all know it.

For those who keep a fairly accurate pulse of world events, you know that the fiat currency of Turkey – the lira – is collapsing.

As of this year the lira has lost approximately 40% of its value, and from all appearances, it shows no signs of stopping its downward spiral anytime soon.

Inflation is rapidly leading to hyperinflation within Turkey and the Turkish citizens have recognized this. People began attempting to step away from the lira and delving into cryptocurrency in an attempt to protect themselves.

And then the Turkish government made crypto illegal as a form of payment on April 30, 2021. This was done to prevent “irreparable damage.” What’s ironic about this is that the Turks said this was because cryptocurrencies were “neither subject to any regulation and supervision mechanisms nor a central regulatory authority.” [source]

That’s a fun train of logic from the people that are in the process of destroying their own currency.

Crypto – long argued to be the libertarian response to centralized currency – is kind of scary to delve into if landing in a Turkish prison happens to those caught with it. And attempting to dump their personal lira savings into US dollars, euros, or any other fiat currency is practically impossible for Turks as well. Their hands are tied. What then is the natural response?

Your country is being rocked by hyperinflation. Your fiat money is worthless. Forex is regulated to the point of being impossible. Crypto is banned. The price of food has shot up 27.1%.

What do you do?

You don’t want to just watch your life savings be vaporized. You aren’t going to watch your family starve.

And so, you may think it’s a wise idea to put your money into something that will retain its value. This is the reason people invest in gold and silver after all, isn’t it? This is the reason James Wesley Rawles pushes guns, tools, and gear for investment, right?

And that’s exactly what people in Turkey started to do.

Then the criminalization of Turkish preppers began.

People there have started turning to tangibles. They saw what was coming – how things were taking a turn for the worse – and so they attempted to prepare for it.

Then, the ironically named Justice and Development Party (AKP) submitted a bill to the Turkish Parliament asking for fines of anywhere between what would be $7000 – $144,000 USD for those “hoarding….food and other goods”.

That was Step 1 in the criminalization of preppers.

Step 2 took place this past week as 51 various Turks were arrested by police for “panic hoarding” new cars. Turkish media widely reported people were investing in new vehicles as a means of inflation protection.

But this was deemed to be a threat.

These 51 individuals were accused of “lowering dealership inventories,” which allegedly led to higher prices. The AKP fiddling around with their centralized banking system most certainly couldn’t be the cause. It must be the citizens’ fault that inflation is rocking the country.

And so, anybody who attempts to protect themselves from totalitarians must be stopped.

The criminalization of preppers coincides with inflation and war.

Look at what we’ve witnessed in Venezuela – yet another collectivist society that has been rocked by hyperinflation. It was there, after communist policies caused a 20% shortage of basic goods, that Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz called for prosecutors to target those who were “hoarders” of staples of daily life.

In other words, if you had a supply of rice stowed away in your basement, you were no longer safe. Now, you were a target.

We’ve seen this vilification even within the United States.

Consider that it was in early 2020 that the mainstream media criticized those they deemed to be “hoarders” in unison. Have too many cans of soup in your cart? According to the media, you are now worthy of public shame.

It was during this same time that we saw a Brooklyn man have his home raided by agents who confiscated his supply of N95 masks for “hoarding” them. Keep in mind he had purchased all of these masks. They were not stolen. They were legally his possessions.

“Something needs to be done about those people!” is what the TV indoctrinated were being led to say, in the hopes that public support could be used to “justify” whatever policies were going to come down the road in the near future.

Despite public opinion, building up our personal stockpiles is exactly what we need to be doing. And now, before it’s too late. Check out this FREE quickstart guide to help you create your own food supply quickly and affordably.

What are we going to see next?

Is Turkey the canary in the coal mine? Is what is happening there – massive inflation bordering on hyperinflation (all caused by government policy), nobody producing anything, massive shortages of goods, and the criminalization of preppers to the point of outlawing any degree of independence from politicians whatsoever – simply the first case of this noxious policy?

Within the US we’re already seeing widespread shortages of goods. We’re already seeing massive inflation to the point that this is the highest level of it the US has ever seen.

Does the complete criminalization of preppers within America come next?

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In this article I am going to write about something that the vast majority of the U.S. population couldn’t care less about.  Sadly, most Americans simply do not care about Ukraine, Russia’s military preparations for war, or pretty much anything else that is happening on the other side of the globe.  But over in Russia, things are completely different.  There is constant talk about the potential for war with the west, and there is a lot of pessimism that it will be able to be avoided.

To the Russians, this really is the biggest crisis with the west since the Cuban missile crisis of the 1960s.  The Russians have repeatedly warned that western missiles must not be stationed in Ukraine, and they have repeatedly warned that Ukraine must not become a member of NATO.

They are using the same rationale that we used during the Cuban missile crisis.  We didn’t want the Russians to have missiles in Cuba that could potentially hit our major cities within just a matter of a few minutes, and likewise the Russians don’t want missiles in Ukraine that could potentially hit their major cities within just a matter of a few minutes.

The only way that Vladimir Putin will ever authorize an invasion of Ukraine is if one of his strategic “red lines” is crossed.

But instead of easing tensions and trying to talk things out, western leaders just keep provoking Russia.

If they keep on recklessly poking the bear, at some point a mistake will be made and we will have a war that nobody wants.  The following are 7 signs that war with Russia just got even closer…

#1 Despite the fact that Vladimir Putin has said that such a move would cross one of his “red lines”, Ukraine was just told that it will eventually be allowed to join NATO…

Facing a building threat from Russia, Ukraine’s president sought security guarantees from NATO’s chief in a meeting on Thursday and came away with a renewed commitment that his country could eventually join the military alliance despite stiff objections from its Russian neighbors.

#2 Ukraine has shocked the world by opening up the bomb shelters in Kiev…

Ukraine has opened bomb shelters in the capital of the nation as fears of a Russian invasion soar. On Wednesday a Ukrainian minister and former top spy warned the conflict could spread globally.

#3 ABC’s Martha Raddatz is reporting that after Joe Biden’s recent call with Vladimir Putin, the Russians moved an additional 10,000 troops to the border with Ukraine.

#4 The EU is warning of “massive costs for Russia” if there is any more “aggression” toward Ukraine…

“At this point in time, Russia is choosing an aggressive posture vis-à-vis its neighbors. And as the European Union and its G-7 partners have made very clear, further aggressive acts against Ukraine will have massive costs for Russia,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday.

#5 Banks in Belarus are preparing to switch to Russia’s version of SWIFT due to imminent sanctions by the west…

Belarusian banks are preparing for tougher Western sanctions by signing up to Russia’s alternative to the SWIFT, the international financial messaging network that underpins the global banking system, Russia’s Moskovsky Komsomolets tabloid has reported.

Russia’s System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS) has more than 400 domestic users — practically every licensed Russian lender — but is used by only 38 banks from nine other countries. Developed in 2014, SPFS is designed to keep banking transactions in the event of Western sanctions disconnecting Russia from SWIFT.

#6 It is being reported that Russia “has begun to move Tor short-range surface-to-air missile systems to the border area with Ukraine.”

#7 A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators wants to formally designate Russia as a “terrorist state”.  Needless to say, the Russians are not happy about this…

On top of that – as if all that were not incendiary enough – the US Senators want to designate Russia a “terrorist state” if its “forces further invade Ukraine”. Such a designation of a nuclear superpower is unprecedented. It is an insane move that would make diplomacy and negotiation all but impossible. It’s tantamount to declaring war.

We should want to try to find a way to have peace with Russia, but we just keep on moving closer to war.

And when war eventually comes, it may be global.

Most Americans don’t realize this, but Russia and China just announced a brand new “security alliance”…

On Wednesday it was announced that Russia and China had agreed to terms on a security alliance.

President Xi said regarding the deal: “At present, certain international forces under the guise of ‘democracy’ and ‘human rights’ are interfering in the internal affairs of China and Russia and brutally trampling on international law and recognised norms of international relations.”

So could the U.S. find itself fighting both Russia and China at the same time someday?

Yes, that is entirely possible.

Meanwhile, European powers are warning that talks to revive the Iranian nuclear deal “are rapidly reaching the end of the road”…

A joint statement from Britain, France and Germany issued on Tuesday said “we are rapidly reaching the end of the road” to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal after the Iranian side accused the West of stoking a “blame game” atmosphere.

“Iran’s continued nuclear escalation means that we are rapidly reaching the end of the road,” France’s ambassador to the United Nations, Nicolas de Riviere, announced. He added that Iran’s consistently blowing past development and uranium enrichment limits all while blaming the US for pulling out of the deal means “We are nearing the point where Iran’s escalation of its nuclear program will have completely hollowed out the JCPOA.”

The Israelis have already been practicing for an attack on Iran, and if peace talks collapse it will make a conflict between Israel and Iran inevitable.

Of course a new war in the Middle East would give the Biden administration a way to distract us from our growing internal troubles.  At this point, only 26 percent of Americans believe that the country is headed in the right direction…

A new Economist/YouGov Poll shows almost 75% of Americans are either unsure or believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. Only 26% think things are going well.

Worse, just 4% believe the economy is “excellent.”

Personally, I do not believe that we will see a major war erupt before the end of 2021.

But a new year is just weeks away, and I have such a bad feeling about 2022.

Over the past couple of years we have been hit with one thing after another, and “the perfect storm” that is now upon us threatens to go to an entirely new level next year.

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