No matter how bad things become, stock prices just keep going up and up and up.  In 2020, we experienced the worst public health crisis in 100 years, the U.S. economy was plunged into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s, Americans filed more than 70 million claims for unemployment benefits, and civil unrest raged in major cities all across the United States.  Meanwhile, we witnessed the greatest stock market rally in American history.  No matter what happened, nothing could seem to dampen the wild euphoria on Wall Street.

To start 2021, many believed that we had finally reached a point when bad news would finally start driving stock prices down.  Yesterday, I wrote about how some experts were warning that stock prices could fall substantially if Democrats gained control of the U.S. Senate after the runoff elections in Georgia.  Well, in the short-term those experts were proven wrong.  In fact, the Dow Jones Industrial Average actually rose 437 points on Wednesday.

Of course the bigger news on Wednesday was the utter chaos that we witnessed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.  Doors and windows were smashed, members of Congress had to be evacuated, and protesters freely roamed through the halls and offices.  You would think that something like that would definitely send stock prices plunging, but instead the Dow ended the day up 437 points.

Even though we have just come through the worst year in recent memory, and even though our system of government is in disarray, stock prices hit an all-time record high on Wednesday.

One explanation for this is that investors consider the chaos in Washington to just be “temporary”…

“Although the takeover of the Capitol is shocking, it’s widely perceived to be temporary and contained in scope, at least in the immediate term,” says Yung-Yu Ma, chief investment strategist and managing director at BMO Wealth Management.

“This is going to be dealt with pretty swiftly and won’t have lasting repercussions in terms of disruptions to the government,” Ma added. “It won’t change the trajectory of a Biden presidency in the coming weeks.”

We shall see what happens, but a lot of people out there are not so optimistic that the governmental shaking that we have been witnessing will pass so easily.

Moving forward, investors appear to be salivating at the prospect that a Biden administration will mean that more stimulus money is on the way…

“I think there’s an expectation … that there’s going to be a lot more spending,” Jason Trennert, chairman of Strategas, said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday. “If the Democrats were to pick up two seats, there’s no question in my mind that later this year there would be a sense that more spending is needed.”

Goldman Sachs expects another big stimulus package to the tune of $600 billion in the near term if Democrats prevail and take the Senate.

Why not make it $600 trillion?

Every dollar that we borrow and spend just makes our long-term problems even worse, and so why not get the process over with?

As I discussed the other day, the trillions of dollars that have already been pumped into our system over the past 12 months by the Federal Reserve and by our politicians in Washington have fundamentally changed the trajectory of our future.  The money supply is rising at an exponential rate, and we are now on a hyperinflationary path.

Sadly, under a Biden administration there will be no going back.  Instead, the accelerator will be pushed even further toward the floor.

But it isn’t just our financial system that is in grave danger.

Our system of government is also in grave danger as well.

Our culture is in grave danger too.

In fact, our entire society is in grave danger.

There is no future for our country if we stay on the path that we are currently on.  We are engaging in self-destructive behavior in thousands of different ways, and even though there have been endless warnings, we are so addicted to our self-destructive behavior that we just can’t help ourselves.

At this point, it is difficult to imagine how anyone can possibly be optimistic about the future of our nation.

But apparently stock market investors disagree, because they just keep pushing stock prices higher and higher.

It shall be very interesting to watch how high they can go before the system finally implodes.

***Michael’s new book entitled “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America” is now available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.***

About the Author: My name is Michael Snyder and my brand new book entitled “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America” is now available on Amazon.com.  In addition to my new book, I have written four others 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 the books you help to support the work that my wife and I are doing, and by giving it to others you help to multiply the impact that we are having on people all over the globe.  I have published thousands of articles on 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 always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but I also ask that they include this “About the Author” section with each article.  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.  I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook, Twitter and Parler, 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 as many people as we possibly can.

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As supporters of President Donald Trump arrive in Washington D.C. to protest the election results, some are already clashing with the police. This election chaos is far from over and it’s already starting ahead of today’s rally.

Crowds of protesters, some of them shouting “This is American Plaza” were filmed pushing and shoving police in BLM Plaza next to Lafayette Square. So far, no actual violence was committed, but the mayor has called in the national guard just in case, in a show of force.

Mayor of DC Requested National Guard Presence at Wednesday’s MAGA Rally

The stretch of 16th Street NW was renamed last year after a huge “Black Lives Matter” slogan was painted there amid the nationwide protests against racism and police brutality. The polarization and division in the United States have reached their breaking point.

Chaotic scene in BLM Plaza as police clash with Trump supporters trying to rush the line #DC #WashingtonDC #January6th pic.twitter.com/wjGsUSaCWH

— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) January 6, 2021

It is likely that this chaos will intensify. The confrontation comes ahead of a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, which is set to count electoral votes and seal the outcome of the November presidential election as Joe Biden’s victory, according to reports by RT.  President Trump claims that the election was rigged, and many of his supporters back this allegation.

“Fight for Trump!” chants as the group marches to BLM Plaza here in DC #DC #WashingtonDC #January6th pic.twitter.com/C1jsYTUFC3

— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) January 6, 2021

Trump supporters continue to descend on Washington D.C. for today’s massive “Save America March” in a last-ditch attempt to pressure lawmakers to overturn the election result. The president is expected to personally address the crowds in The Ellipse, south of the White House at 11 am local time. He has also warned the domestic “terrorist organization” Antifa to stay away.

Antifa is a Terrorist Organization, stay out of Washington. Law enforcement is watching you very closely! @DeptofDefense @TheJusticeDept @DHSgov @DHS_Wolf @SecBernhardt @SecretService @FBI

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2021

Please watch this situation closely. This could get volatile.  Stay as far away from this event as possible.  There is no telling which and how brutally any of the groups could clash. If left-leaning groups such as Antifa and Black Lives Matter show up, this could get ugly and quickly.

Stay alert and stay prepared.

 

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Have you noticed that quite a few prominent Republicans have been dropping dead lately?  At a time of the year when most people are at home celebrating the holidays with their families, Republican lawmakers have been dying one after another.  Of course important people die all the time, but to have this many Republican politicians die so closely to one another is definitely unusual.  I believe that 2021 is going to be a very strange year, and it has definitely gotten off to a very strange start.

As the days move forward, let’s watch and see if the pattern continues and more Republicans suddenly pass away.  For now, these are the deaths that we know about so far…

On January 1st, the death of Virginia State Senator Ben Chafin Jr. made headlines all over the country…

Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. has died after contracting Covid-19, according to a statement from his office. He was 60 years old.

“State Senator Augustus Benton (Ben) Chafin, Jr., a native son of Russell County located in Southwest Virginia, passed away on January 1, 2021 from Covid-19 complications,” the statement said.

On January 2nd, Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus chairman Mike Reese suddenly died from “an apparent brain aneurysm”…

A state lawmaker who was elected to serve as the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus chairman in the 2020-21 session has died, the House GOP leader said Saturday.

Rep. Mike Reese, R-Westmoreland/Somerset, “died peacefully with his family by his side Saturday afternoon at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg following an apparent brain aneurysm,” Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, the Majority Leader, said in a statement also posted on Reese’s official House website and his Facebook page.

Reese was only 42 years old, and he was one of the most important members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.  Needless to say, a lot of pressure was being put on him from both sides because of the hotly contested election results in his state.

Also on January 2nd, a former state representative in Connecticut suddenly passed away…

Dick Foley, a former state representative from Oxford who served as chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party and was an adviser to several governors and would-be governors, died Saturday at his home.

Although he had health problems at times through the years, Foley’s death at age 71 stunned his friends and colleagues in state politics.

That makes three deaths in just two days to start 2021.

Of course there were some very noteworthy deaths at the end of 2020 as well.

On December 29th, congressman-elect Luke Letlow of Louisiana died as a result of “complications” from COVID-19.  The following comes from NBC News…

A congressman-elect from Louisiana died Tuesday evening from complications of Covid-19 days before he was set to be sworn into office, his spokesman announced. He was 41.

Luke Letlow, a Republican, was elected to represent Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District in a runoff this month.

Letlow was a strong supporter of President Trump and even appeared with him in a campaign video.

On December 28th, a former state senator in Mississippi named Nolan Mettetal died “due to COVID-19”…

Nolan Mettetal, a longtime former state senator and representative and higher education leader at the Capitol, died Monday due to COVID-19. He was 75.

Mettetal, a Republican from Sardis, “provided leadership for over 2 decades not only on policy, but also on personal character/statesmanship,” Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said in a statement.

Is there a connection between any of these deaths?

I have no idea.

Some will say that these deaths are an indication that the pandemic is worsening, but not all of the deaths above were attributed to COVID-19.

Considering how tense the political environment in this country is right now, I think that it is worth watching to see if more prominent Republicans suddenly drop dead in the days to come.

On January 6th, vast crowds of protesters are expected in Washington D.C. as Congress gathers to count the electoral votes.  Numerous Republicans in the House and the Senate have already announced that they will be challenging those results in several of the most critical swing states.

In anticipation of the protests, stores in the heart of Washington are being boarded up and lots of signs have been posted warning protesters that firearms are prohibited.

Nobody is sure exactly how many protesters are going to show up, but at this point authorities in D.C. are bracing for one of the biggest protest days in the history of the city.

Needless to say, having so many Trump supporters in one area will be a magnet for all of the radical groups on the far left, and on The Most Important News I documented numerous violent attacks against Trump supporters during past protests.

And the day before the protests, voters in Georgia will go to the polls to determine which party ends up in control of the U.S. Senate.

Those results could heighten tensions even more, and the potential for lots of chaos is definitely there.

This is the most divided our nation has been in modern American history, and for a very long time I have been warning about the tremendous civil unrest that is now here.

The left does not want to “get along” with the right, and the right does not want to “get along” with the left.  Instead, both sides hate one another with a passion, and that is going to continue to be the case for the foreseeable future.

But as I have discussed previously, a house divided cannot stand, and America’s days are surely numbered.

When our nation was founded, a single set of values and principles united us.  Sadly, today we have completely abandoned those values and principles.

Now our nation is filled with tremendous hatred, and deeply hating one another is a recipe for national suicide.

***Michael’s new book entitled “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America” is now available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.***

About the Author: My name is Michael Snyder and my brand new book entitled “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America” is now available on Amazon.com.  In addition to my new book, I have written four others 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 the books you help to support the work that my wife and I are doing, and by giving it to others you help to multiply the impact that we are having on people all over the globe.  I have published thousands of articles on 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 always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but I also ask that they include this “About the Author” section with each article.  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.  I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook, Twitter and Parler, 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 as many people as we possibly can.

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Among other things, Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the United State’s head tyrants trying to usher in the New World Order, is “sure” that the COVID-19 vaccine no one wants will be mandatory for school or traveling. Institutions could “mandate” the vaccine for the government, so they literally won’t have to write it into policy.

Institutions like hospitals and possibly schools will mandate that a person receives a COVID-19 vaccination, Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted. “I would not be surprised, as we get into the full scope of [COVID-19] vaccination, that some companies, some hospitals, some organizations might require [COVID-19] vaccination,” he said in an interview with Newsweek.

There has already been quite a bit of talk on how to “punish” those who decide they don’t want this concoction swimming around in their veins.

Medical Journal: Get The COVID-19 Vaccine, Or Be Punished HARSHLY

“I’m not sure [the vaccine is] going to be mandatory from a central government standpoint, like federal government mandates,” he said. “But there are going to be individual institutions that I’m sure are going to mandate it.”

Fauci pointed to his own experience with the National Institutes of Health, which mandates all employees and contractors receive yearly influenza and Hepatitis B vaccines. “I have to get certified every year,” he told Newsweek. “If I didn’t, I couldn’t see patients. So in that regard, I would not be surprised, as we get into the full scope of [COVID-19] vaccination, that some companies, some hospitals, some organizations might require [COVID-19] vaccination.”

Fauci also said schools will be mandating to vaccine too and it is also “quite possible,” he said, that the vaccine will be required for travel to and from the United States. “Everything will be on the table for discussion” within the incoming Biden administration, he said. The Biden transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The decision to standardize the vaccine as a travel requirement is not one that Fauci can make, he said. But he thinks it would be a smart move, he told Newsweek.

“Yellow fever’s a good example. So we, in this country, don’t require [people] to get a yellow fever vaccine when you go [to] some place. It’s the place to which you are going that requires it,” he said. “I went to Liberia during the ebola outbreak. I had to get my yellow fever vaccine or they would not let me into Liberia.” –Yahoo News

U.S. Has Vaccinated 2.1 Million People So Far

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This pandemic just entered an alarming new phase.  The new mutant strain of the virus commonly known as “Super COVID” has been creating a tremendous amount of panic in the UK, and cases have also been confirmed in Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan, Singapore, India, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates.  But until Tuesday there were no known cases in the United States, and many were urging for travel restrictions to be instituted in order to keep it from gaining a foothold here.  Unfortunately, it appears that it is now too late for that, because a case of “Super COVID” has now been identified in Colorado…

Colorado has announced it has detected the first US case of the super-COVID strain that was first found in the UK.

Governor Jared Polis revealed the worrying news in a tweet, writing: ‘Today we discovered Colorado’s first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK. The health and safety of Coloradans is our top priority and we will monitor this case, as well as all COVID-19 indicators, very closely.’

If this individual had traveled out of the country recently, it would have been easy to assume that he caught it while abroad, but we are being told that he “has no travel history”…

The patient is a man in his 20s who is recovering in isolationin Elbert County, outside Denver. He has no travel history and no close contacts. Public health officials were conducting an investigation.

So that means that he caught “Super COVID” from someone else here in the United States.

And that means that we have probably already lost any chance of containing it.

But that doesn’t mean that we should be scared of this new mutant strain.

Scientists in the UK insist that this strain is “70 percent more infectious”, and that might explain why the case numbers in the UK are exploding right now.

However, on the CDC website we are being told that “there is no evidence that this variant causes more severe illness or increased risk of death”.

So that is good news.

Moving forward, health authorities will be watching carefully to see if “Super COVID” ends up becoming the dominant strain here in the United States.  Unfortunately, that appears to be precisely what is taking place in the UK…

It was first spotted in September in southeastern England. The new variant accounted for a quarter of cases in London by November. By the week of Dec. 9, it was responsible for 60% of cases in the city. London and large areas of southern England are under lockdown measures, and dozens of nations have banned travel from the U.K.

Many are concerned that the new vaccines may not work against this new mutant strain.

At this point, scientists continue to say that they “believe” that the vaccines will work against it, and tests are being conducted.

But so far there have been no big public announcements indicating that any of the tests have been successful.

You can take that any way that you want.  Perhaps more time is still needed, but even if preliminary results were promising I think that we would have heard something by now.

And if the existing vaccines do not work against “Super COVID”, that means that authorities will have to go all the way back to square one.

Of course there are a lot of questions about how effective these vaccines will actually be against the current dominant strain.  This week, we learned that a doctor in New York was diagnosed with COVID four days after being vaccinated…

A New York doctor was diagnosed with the coronavirus four days after he received the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, Ynet reported.

The case occurred at Montefiore Hospital in New York.

On the west coast, a nurse in San Diego was diagnosed with COVID eight days after getting a vaccine…

A San Diego, California ER nurse has tested positive for COVID-19, just eight days after receiving his first dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine.

After taking the vaccine on December 18th, nurse Matthew W. felt fine.

Six days later he came down with the chills, muscle aches and fatigue after working a shift in a COVID-19 unit.

Two days later and still under the weather, Matthew took a COVID-19 test that came back positive.

Needless to say, neither of them had gotten a second shot yet, and we are being told that a second shot is required in order to have “full protection”.

But most of the major side effects happened after the second shot during the trials.

So that is a huge concern.

And a lot of people are having major side effects after getting the first shot.  Here is just one example…

Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, of Boston Medical Center, received the vaccine on Thursday, and at first believed he was experiencing anxiety related to the shot, he told NBC 10 Boston. When his tongue started tingling and then turned numb, he realized his was dealing with a reaction.

“My blood pressure was really down, so this is the time that I knew that this was anaphylactic shock,” he told the news outlet. “My heart rate is up, I’m sweating so my blood pressure is really down. I’ve had this before so I had my EpiPen and I administered myself.”

There has been so many reports of adverse reactions in the news, and a video testimony from a nurse in Tennessee is spreading like wildfire on social media right now.

Ironically, these people may be going through all of this for nothing if “Super COVID” becomes the dominant strain and the new vaccines end up being totally ineffective against it.

As I have warned so many times, we have entered an era of global pestilences, and I believe that what we have experienced so far is just the beginning.

Yes, we should take “Super COVID” seriously, but don’t be afraid of it.

Even the World Health Organization is saying that this is “not necessarily the big one”.

There have been absolutely massive killer pandemics all throughout human history, and there will be more in our future.

So if COVID is throwing our society into a state of complete and utter chaos, what will things look like when a truly deadly pandemic finally arrives?

***Michael’s new book entitled “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America” is now available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.***

About the Author: My name is Michael Snyder and my brand new book entitled “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America” is now available on Amazon.com.  In addition to my new book, I have written four others 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 the books you help to support the work that my wife and I are doing, and by giving it to others you help to multiply the impact that we are having on people all over the globe.  I have published thousands of articles on 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 always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but I also ask that they include this “About the Author” section with each article.  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.  I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook, Twitter and Parler, 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 as many people as we possibly can.

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The endless chaos in our streets is directly related to how we have been raising our children for the past couple of decades.  Bad beliefs lead to bad actions, and we have been teaching our kids values that are fundamentally flawed.  In particular, our children are endlessly taught that life has no value in a multitude of ways.  They view thousands of murders on television and in the movies as they grow up, the news glorifies politicians that tell them that it is a good thing to slaughter the unborn, and western nations are increasingly embracing the idea that older people should be willing to ask for the “plug to be pulled” once their “usefulness” is over.  Throughout their lives, our kids are trained to believe that they evolved from animals and that there is nothingness after they die, and the logical conclusion of such a worldview is that the period of time between birth and death is rather meaningless.

If life has no value and our existence is essentially meaningless, you might as well do whatever you feel like doing because tomorrow is not guaranteed for any of us.

Sadly, millions upon millions of our young people have adopted such an outlook at this point, and so we shouldn’t be surprised that many of them are completely out of control.

Yesterday, I wrote about how murder rates are absolutely skyrocketing all over the nation.  You might think that this is a bad thing, but if life has no value, what is the big deal?

Today, many Americans were absolutely shocked when dozens of wild youths stopped a BMW on Fifth Avenue in New York City and began brutally attacking it…

Max Torgovnick, 36, was driving in the BMW with his mom when they encountered the large group of youngsters biking up Fifth Avenue near 21st Street.

The pair had just dropped off a holiday donation to a local charity when their vehicle was viciously set upon.

According to eyewitnesses, the teens began blocking traffic and started to attack the luxury car.

Shocking video shows several teens punching the BMW’s windows and stomping on its hood.

That account really doesn’t capture the true horror of the assault.

To really appreciate what happened, you really need to watch video footage of the incident.

NYC is magical this time of year. pic.twitter.com/vRchtTnmmj

— GrantB911 (@GrantB911) December 30, 2020

If those young people valued the lives of the two people inside that BMW, they would have not attacked them like that.

But they don’t, and the reason they don’t is because the system raised them to not have any respect for life.

This kind of thing doesn’t happen everywhere on the planet.

For example, in Belarus young people are dressing up in formal attire and are attending extremely elaborate balls instead of torching buildings and terrorizing their fellow citizens.

So who is more civilized, them or us?

After months of protests and a year of pandemic, Lukashenko held “a ball for the youth” last night in Minsk. Unreal. pic.twitter.com/iJUwV61Rom

— Scott Rose (@rprose) December 30, 2020

Of course we have been trying to undermine the government of Belarus for years, and our stated goal is to replace it with a form of government that is more similar to our own because we want them to be more like us.

But maybe our goal should be to become more like them.

And the chaos in our streets is only going to intensify as our economy continues to deteriorate.  According to one recent report, we just witnessed the largest one year increase in poverty in this country that has ever been recorded…

Due to the coronavirus pandemic’s decimation of the labor market and the months-long expiration of benefits from the government relief package keeping families afloat, the poverty rate in the United States surged from 9.3% in June to 11.7% in November, according to a report released Wednesday by analysts at the University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame, creating the biggest increase in a single year since the government began tracking poverty in 1960.

Sadly, as our system continues to melt down it is going to fuel even more civil unrest.  The more desperate people become, the worse the violence in the streets is going to get.

Honestly, I don’t want to be anywhere around the hordes of young people that have been rioting, looting and burning buildings almost all year long.

If our founders could see us today, they would wonder how things could have possibly gone so wrong.

Of course there are still people out there that have solid values and that are trying to do the right thing.  For instance, I was greatly encouraged when I came across a news story about a homeless man that ran into a burning animal shelter to save the cats and dogs that were trapped inside…

A homeless man is being hailed as a hero after he risked his life to rescue several dogs and cats from a fire at an animal shelter.

The man, Keith Walker, rushed inside the W-Underdogs shelter after a fire broke out Dec. 18, the facility said in a Facebook post.

“Tonight we thank our guardian angels. The homeless man that ran into our burning house and rescued our animals,” it said. “Our animals are safe and thanks to the incredible response from the community, everyone is settled and safe warm and secure.”

I wish that our society would produce more people like Keith Walker, but it doesn’t because the way that we raise kids these days is completely and totally messed up.

Instead, we are producing lots of self-centered idiots like this well-known divorce lawyer…

Cindy Liquori, 55, was dog-sitting at her mother’s home in Windsor Locks on Friday when her husband, 59-year-old John Liquori, gunned her down in her sleep, police sources told the Hartford Courant.

John Liquori then lay next to his wife and shot himself to death, according to the source.

John Liquori probably believed that suicide would be an easy way out because he was taught from a very young age to believe that there is nothing after death.

But instead, he quickly found out that he had a date with the big divorce court in the sky.

What we teach our kids when they are young really matters, because it will heavily influence the decisions that they make for the rest of their lives.

As a nation, we have been failing our children for a very long time, and now there is chaos in our streets as a result.

***Michael’s new book entitled “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America” is now available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.***

About the Author: My name is Michael Snyder and my brand new book entitled “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America” is now available on Amazon.com.  In addition to my new book, I have written four others 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 the books you help to support the work that my wife and I are doing, and by giving it to others you help to multiply the impact that we are having on people all over the globe.  I have published thousands of articles on 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 always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but I also ask that they include this “About the Author” section with each article.  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.  I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook, Twitter and Parler, 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 as many people as we possibly can.

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Surviving winter can be challenging, but with informed winter foraging tips, it’s possible to make it through the freezing weather in one peace.

Learn how and where to find stock and how to prepare in this ultimate winter foraging guide.

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13 Top Food Sources When Winter Foraging for Survival

Hunting

Hunting guarantees you a constant protein supply during winter, especially if you know the right places to go hunting. However, it is vital to have a suitable crossbow or rifle to take down a deer or an elk.

As far as trapping goes, raccoons, rabbits, and beavers are your best bet at landing a meal. Take advantage of their naturally sneaky and greedy behavior to lure them into traps and be keen to cook the meat all through to kill parasites and bacteria.

Tip: Never eat random dead animals that you come across.

Acorns, Horse Chestnuts, and Black Walnuts

You can readily find acorns on the ground, but you will need to lightly dig in the snow where you find their trees to reveal them. In some cases, the acorns may also be under dead grass or fallen leaves hence the need to search before giving up.

If you decide to forage these nuts, you can roast or boil them after the three-day soak, or you can dry and grind them into flour.

Tip: It is vital to soak acorns for three days, changing the water in between to remove tannins. In case of water shortage, skip these are they might not be worth the water wastage in the long run.

Berries

Berries have antioxidant properties and make excellent winter foods. Head into the forests in the middle of December and January, and you might be lucky to find the last berries on salal shrubs and black huckleberries. You will be amazed at how well the freezing weather preserves these.

Reminder: Don’t eat berries you haven’t had before as they could make you sick.

Pine Nuts

Pine nuts are readily available in most areas and are a great way to stay energized throughout winter. Your best chance at finding pine nuts is from the closed cones on the trees. Any that have fallen are likely to have already been scavenged by animals, but you could still get lucky.

Crabapples

Though not the tastiest fruit, crabapples are hardy in cold weather and pack a ton of nutrients. While you will mostly find them hanging in their trees, you can still eat any that you find fallen.

However, ensure you examine them for any signs of being eaten by vermin or decay – avoid eating crabapples with insects in general as it you risk infection.

Mushrooms

While mushrooms are some of the most common and nutritious things you will see around in winter, consuming the wrong kind can be fatal. So, unless you are sure about particular mushrooms, it is safe to skip them.

Though there is a wide range of mushrooms that do well in winter, the specific varieties will depend on where you are. To ensure you do not consume poisonous ones, familiarize yourself with the types of edible mushrooms that grow in the wild.

Tip: You can easily spot mushrooms on growing trees or rotting vegetation, especially logs.

Milkweed Seeds

The milkweed is the ultimate winter foraging plant. Besides being a great source of healthy seeds that you can comfortably eat raw, the fluff provides excellent insulation for shelters, clothing, and sleeping bags.

The fluff and dried milkweed pods also make the perfect tinder for when you want to start a fire.

Watercress

While the large and dense watercress clusters are more prevalent in spring, it grows all year-round, which increases your chances of success during your winter foraging. Moreover, you can eat it raw, which makes it a handy source of nutrients for winter survival when most heat sources are scarce.

Grubs

You will rarely find these above the ground in the cold weather, but you can pull yourself enough to keep your body nourished with some digging. Besides underground, you can also find them on heavy vegetation or trees and in rotting logs.

If you do not find grubs or bugs, you can try out crickets, ants, and termites as they are also readily available and safe for consumption. Even so, ensure you boil all insects to kill any parasites or bacteria.

Tips

• Steer clear of any brightly colored insects.
• Only eat bugs you can identify.

Cattail Roots

Cattails are like root tubers and should be prepared in the same way you would potatoes. Wash and peel them before thinly slicing them together with other vegetables and a protein to make yourself a hearty stew.

Alternatively, dry and grind them into flour if you’re not in immediate need of food and have a way of keeping them  dry during winter.

Fresh Water Mussels

You will mostly find these as you forage for cattail roots, and the chances are that where you find one, there’re others. Use a small rake to scrape them off the muddy beds, and be sure to wash and scrub them before boiling.

Boil them until the shells open, after which you should cook them a little longer.

Reminder: If you suspect that you got the mussels from a contaminated water source, do not consume them.

Rose Hips

Infuse your winter beverages with these vitamin C packed cherry-like parts of a rose flower or make jelly. Either way, you will benefit from the much-needed vitamin C to keep flu and colds at bay in the freezing weather while benefiting from other rose hips’ medicinal properties.

Tip: To get the most from rose hips, consume them when fresh as the levels of natural vitamin C significantly decline during drying and storage.

Wild Greens

These include chickweed, wild onions, wild garlic, and dandelion crowns and roots. The best part of foraging wild greens is that they can’t help but flaunt their lush green foliage under the snow or poke through vegetation, making it easier to find them.

Tip: Wash and boil them in salty water or cook as you would any other greens.

Things to Keep in Mind During Winter Foraging

Increase in Caloric Requirements

In average temperatures, our bodies burn a lot of calories to keep us warm. Therefore, you can expect that you will need to burn a lot more calories during winter than you would in average weather conditions. Keep this in mind when winter foraging, as you will likely need more food than you think you do to survive.

Shorter Winter Days

Since daylight hours drastically decrease during winter, lack of proper planning plan for your winter foraging can leave you wandering in the dark in unfamiliar territory and dangerously low temperatures.

Besides foraging on familiar grounds, be keen with your resources, and always plan to avoid been caught up in the cold with no food.

Winter Dampness

Winter is remarkably damp in most regions, which doesn’t make the storage of your winter survival stock easy. Therefore, besides gnawers like rodents, you will have to take measures to ensure you keep dampness to a minimum. This will prevent the growth of mold and mildew on your stored food.

Heat is an excellent way to deal with moisture.

Rodents Will Eat Your Stock

As their natural food supply dwindles, rodents can become a nuisance, especially during winter. They will invade your space to steal from your store. Besides stealing your much-needed food supply, rodents will also bring parasites and diseases harmful to humans.

It is paramount to, therefore, actively address their possibility and prepare accordingly.

Watch this video by UK Wildcrafts on my top 6 plants to forage in winter:

Winter foraging for survival is about creative thinking as it is about being practical. To increase your chances of success, take some time today to scout out the most viable spots within walking distance. This way, you will not be going out on a wild goose chase come frost.

Do you have other tips for winter foraging? Let us know in the comment section below!

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There is a reason why the idiomatic expression walking on thin ice means being in danger. To walk on ice is quite dangerous.  To prevent falling and slipping during the winter season, special attention is needed especially when walking on ice. Keep in mind these important measures for a safe winter walking and to help keep you on your feet.

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Lower Your Risk of Falling and Slipping When Walking on Ice | 9 Safety Tips for Winter Walking

1. Wear Appropriate Footwear

Your shoes can help reduce your risk of slipping and falling when walking on ice. For survivalists who love wearing high heels or shoes with slick leather, plastic, or smooth soles, this isn’t the perfect time to be wearing them.

When walking on ice, it’s recommended that you wear a pair of flat shoes or boots made of non-slip rubber, neoprene, or abrasive composite. They must fit well, and the soles must be grooved. Wearing these types of shoes can help your feet get the needed grip and keep you upright.

You might also want to consider wearing special footwear such as ice cleats or shoe grips for that extra support. However, don’t forget to remove these, while sitting down, when entering your home or building. These shoes can make you slip on smooth floorings like ceramic, stone, and tile.

2. Pay Attention to the Road

Look ahead and avoid reading, engaging in conversation, using your mobile phone, or listening to music while walking on ice. You need to stay alert and ensure that you can hear approaching traffic and other signals.

Walk consciously and decide your next step by checking icy surfaces and uneven areas. Additionally, look up every once in a while, and check for falling ice from buildings.

As you exit your vehicle, step outside before grabbing objects and retrieving your items. You might want to transfer to another parking spot if the pavement is coated with ice.

If you’re walking with your babies or small children in a stroller, they must be in front of you. Position them close to the curb as you walk.

3. Avoid Taking Shortcuts

As much as you like taking shortcuts especially if you’re in a rush, it may not be a good idea if there’s ice on the roadway. Use designated walkways or sidewalks instead.

Prepare by planning and looking for the safest route of your walk. A shortcut may not be safe because most likely, its road hasn’t been cleared yet of ice.

4. Look at Surfaces

Assume that all wet areas are icy and slippery. Water vapor or dew that froze on cold surfaces form a thin and almost invisible layer of ice that looks like a wet pavement. Walk deliberately, take small steps, and approach with extra caution.

Ice usually appears during the mornings so be more careful during this time of the day. Test if the area is slippery by slightly tapping your foot on the surface. You may also want to bring a small bag of sand or gravel, and spread it on icy surfaces for better traction.

When entering buildings, don’t forget to check the floor as it might be wet. Step first, and rub your shoes on rugs by the doorway.

5. Be Like a Penguin When Walking on Ice

Do the penguin walk by spreading and slightly pointing your feet out. Bend your torso forward to some extent, and slightly bend your knees. Walk as flat-footed as possible while curling your toes, and put the center of your gravity on your front leg.

Remove your hands from your pockets and extend your arms to your sides. Additionally, keep in mind to take slow steps when shifting your weight. These will help maintain your balance.

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6. Use Walking Sticks

A pair of ski poles or canes can help keep your balance when walking on ice, but ensure that the height is right for you. Check the end of the cane, and make sure that it’s at your wrist level when held upside down.

You can also attach a retractable ice pick onto its end for better grip. Just flip the cane back once you’re on hard surfaces since it tends to be slippery in this type of area. You can also use a walker for additional care.

7. Choose Proper Clothing and Accessories

When walking on ice, it’s important that you can see clearly, and you’re visible to others as well. Wear sunglasses so you can see better, but be sure that they don’t block your view. Additionally, they help prevent snow blindness.

If possible, avoid carrying heavy or large loads as they can lose your balance and block your vision. Use bright-colored clothes and reflective material such as a coat, scarf, or hat so other road users can easily notice you while walking.

8. Avoid Icy Stairs and Ramps

As much as possible, avoid walking on slopes since the combination of gravity and ice can make you slip or fall. However, if walking along icy stairs and inclines is unavoidable, keep in mind to climb and descend slowly. Take your time, hold on to handrails, and firmly plant your feet on each step for stability.

9. Always Be Prepared When Walking on Ice

Despite being careful, falls can still occur. If these happen, do not extend your arms. Try to fall by landing on your thighs first, followed by your hips and shoulders. Make sure not to let your head hit the ice.

Additionally, you can still lessen the risk of getting an injury due to falling. If you think you’re about to fall, try to roll backwards. Relax, and avoid falling forward.

Throw the objects you’re carrying, and prioritize yourself instead of your items. You can also wear a bulky coat to serve as your cushion and a hip protector in case you fall.

Aside from being careful when walking on ice, you also have to know what to do in case the ice cracks apart. Watch this video by Tech Insider to learn how to survive a fall through frozen ice:



Don’t be afraid to step outdoors. Appreciate the beauty of the winter season while walking on ice by following these tips for safe winter walking.

What other safety tips when walking on ice do you have in mind? Share them with us in the comments section below!

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