investmentwatchblog--2020-12-19--30,000 Quakes In 4 Months! If Antarctic Ice Shelves Start Melting Rapidly, It Will Create A Planetar

30,000 Quakes In 4 Months! If Antarctic Ice Shelves Start Melting Rapidly, It Will Create A Planetary Disaster Of Epic Proportions

Under the continent of Antarctica , there is a “ mantle plume producing almost as much heat as Yellowstone supervolcano ” , and this has been melting ice plates from underneath at a staggering pace .
If that superheated rock were to move even closer to the surface , that would potentially greatly accelerate the melting of Antarctic ice , and the consequences for the entire planet would be quite dramatic .
As you will see below , if all Antarctic ice were to melt , the entire eastern seaboard of the United States would vanish .
In other words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York , no more Washington D.C. and no more state of Florida .
That is why what is happening in Antarctica right now is deeply alarming many experts .
According to the University of Chile , there have been over 30,000 earthquakes in Antarctica since the end of the month of August , and this is extremely unusual .
Of course the quakes are not scattered evenly throughout the continent .
In fact , the vast majority of them have been happening at a location where “ several tectonic plates and microplates meet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place , and we do know that the rate at which the Shetland Islands have been separating from the Antarctic peninsula has been accelerating… The reason why what is happening in Antarctica is so important to the rest of us is because of the possibility that Antarctic ice could start melting at a much more rapid pace .
The massive ice shelves which cover the continent have been melting from underneath for quite a while , and NASA says that a “ mantle plume producing almost as much heat as Yellowstone supervolcano ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost as much heat as Yellowstone supervolcano appears to be melting part of West Antarctica from beneath .
Researchers at NASA have discovered a huge upwelling of hot rock under Marie Byrd Land , which lies between the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea , is creating vast lakes and rivers under the ice sheet .
The presence of a huge mantle plume could explain why the region is so unstable today , and why it collapsed so quickly at the end of the last Ice Age , 11,000 years ago .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been occurring in recent months be a sign that conditions under the continent are starting to become a lot more unstable ?
If so , we could potentially be facing a scenario that most of us never dreamed was possible .
According to one recent study , an acceleration of the melting process could actually destroy giant ice shelves “ in minutes or hours ” … As meltwater rushes through the cracks in the Antarctic ice shelves , it can destroy the ice shelves in minutes or hours .
This is amplified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the warming continues , this phenomenon may happen more often than not .
A study published back in August showed that at least half of the ice shelves are at risk of having this happening .
The study suggested that around 50 % to 70 % of the ice shelves holding Antarctic glaciers in place could become weak and even collapse with surges of meltwater .
Ching-Yao Lai , a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Marine Geology & Geophysics at Columbia University ’ s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in New York and lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What we find is that the amount of melting is important , but where the melting happens is also important.
” So what would happen if all of the ice in Antarctica suddenly melted ?
Well , according to Geologist Ed Mathez of the American Museum of Natural History , oceans would rise approximately 70 meters all over the globe… Thank you for your question .
The simple answer is no .
The whole world will never be underwater .
But our coastlines would be very different .
If all the ice covering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ glaciers around the world were to melt , sea level would rise about 70 meters ( 230 feet ) .
The ocean would cover all the coastal cities .
And land area would shrink significantly .
But many cities , such as Denver , would survive .
And according to National Geographic , every U.S. city that sits along the east coast of the United States “ would vanish , along with Florida and the Gulf Coast ” … Needless to say , we have a great interest in making sure that all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unfortunately , today Antarctica is one of the fastest warming places on Earth due to all of the heat that is being generated from below .
We live at a time when earthquakes are happening in diverse places and unusual seismic activity is occurring all over the planet on a regular basis .
Most of us assume that these seismic events are nothing to be concerned about and that life will continue as it normally does for the foreseeable future .
But what if it doesn ’ t ?
Many believe that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changes will dramatically affect the entire planet , and without a doubt we are already seeing very unusual things happen all over the globe .
It is definitely not normal for there to be 30,000 earthquakes in Antarctica in a four month period , and we will continue to watch the continent very closely as we head into 2021 .
Because if the ice in Antarctica starts to melt much more quickly , none of our lives will ever be the same again .

by Michael Snyder
Under the continent of Antarctica, there is a “mantle plume producing almost as much heat as Yellowstone supervolcano”, and this has been melting ice plates from underneath at a staggering pace. If that superheated rock were to move even closer to the surface, that would potentially greatly accelerate the melting of Antarctic ice, and the consequences for the entire planet would be quite dramatic. As you will see below, if all Antarctic ice were to melt, the entire eastern seaboard of the United States would vanish. In other words, there would be no more New York, no more Washington D.C. and no more state of Florida.
That is why what is happening in Antarctica right now is deeply alarming many experts. According to the University of Chile, there have been over 30,000 earthquakes in Antarctica since the end of the month of August, and this is extremely unusual.
Of course the quakes are not scattered evenly throughout the continent. In fact, the vast majority of them have been happening at a location where “several tectonic plates and microplates meet”…
Scientists with the university’s National Seismological Center said the small quakes – including one stronger shake of magnitude 6 – were detected in the Bransfield Strait, a 60-mile wide (96-km) ocean channel between the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. Several tectonic plates and microplates meet near the strait, leading to frequent rumbling, but the past three months have been unusual, according to the center.
Obviously something big is taking place, and we do know that the rate at which the Shetland Islands have been separating from the Antarctic peninsula has been accelerating…
The shakes have become so frequent that the strait itself, once increasing in width at a rate of about 7 or 8 mm (0.30 inch) a year is now expanding 15 cm (6 inches) a year, the center said. “It’s a 20-fold increase … which suggests that right this minute … the Shetland Islands are separating more quickly from the Antarctic peninsula,” said Sergio Barrientos, the center’s director.
The reason why what is happening in Antarctica is so important to the rest of us is because of the possibility that Antarctic ice could start melting at a much more rapid pace.
The massive ice shelves which cover the continent have been melting from underneath for quite a while, and NASA says that a “mantle plume producing almost as much heat as Yellowstone supervolcano” is largely responsible…
A mantle plume producing almost as much heat as Yellowstone supervolcano appears to be melting part of West Antarctica from beneath. Researchers at NASA have discovered a huge upwelling of hot rock under Marie Byrd Land, which lies between the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea, is creating vast lakes and rivers under the ice sheet. The presence of a huge mantle plume could explain why the region is so unstable today, and why it collapsed so quickly at the end of the last Ice Age, 11,000 years ago.
Could all of the seismic activity that has been occurring in recent months be a sign that conditions under the continent are starting to become a lot more unstable?
If so, we could potentially be facing a scenario that most of us never dreamed was possible. According to one recent study, an acceleration of the melting process could actually destroy giant ice shelves “in minutes or hours”…
As meltwater rushes through the cracks in the Antarctic ice shelves, it can destroy the ice shelves in minutes or hours. This is amplified by the warming atmosphere, and as the warming continues, this phenomenon may happen more often than not. A study published back in August showed that at least half of the ice shelves are at risk of having this happening. The study suggested that around 50% to 70% of the ice shelves holding Antarctic glaciers in place could become weak and even collapse with surges of meltwater. Ching-Yao Lai, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Marine Geology & Geophysics at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in New York and lead author of the study said, “What we find is that the amount of melting is important, but where the melting happens is also important.”
So what would happen if all of the ice in Antarctica suddenly melted?
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Well, according to Geologist Ed Mathez of the American Museum of Natural History, oceans would rise approximately 70 meters all over the globe…
Thank you for your question. The simple answer is no. The whole world will never be underwater. But our coastlines would be very different. If all the ice covering Antarctica , Greenland, and in mountain glaciers around the world were to melt, sea level would rise about 70 meters (230 feet). The ocean would cover all the coastal cities. And land area would shrink significantly. But many cities, such as Denver, would survive.
And according to National Geographic, every U.S. city that sits along the east coast of the United States “would vanish, along with Florida and the Gulf Coast”…
The entire Atlantic seaboard would vanish, along with Florida and the Gulf Coast. In California, San Francisco’s hills would become a cluster of islands and the Central Valley a giant bay. The Gulf of California would stretch north past the latitude of San Diego—not that there’d be a San Diego.
Needless to say, we have a great interest in making sure that all of that ice does not melt.
Unfortunately, today Antarctica is one of the fastest warming places on Earth due to all of the heat that is being generated from below.
We live at a time when earthquakes are happening in diverse places and unusual seismic activity is occurring all over the planet on a regular basis.
Most of us assume that these seismic events are nothing to be concerned about and that life will continue as it normally does for the foreseeable future.
But what if it doesn’t?
Many believe that we are entering a time when major Earth changes will dramatically affect the entire planet, and without a doubt we are already seeing very unusual things happen all over the globe.
It is definitely not normal for there to be 30,000 earthquakes in Antarctica in a four month period, and we will continue to watch the continent very closely as we head into 2021.
Because if the ice in Antarctica starts to melt much more quickly, none of our lives will ever be the same again.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-19--Even Its Employees Think Social Security Is in Trouble

We ’ ve known that Social Security has been on the verge of a substantial change ( at minimum ) for quite some time .
You can see how disturbing things could turn out by looking at the bar graph below from Peter G. Peterson Foundation .
It reveals a cumulative cash deficit of $ 2.9 trillion from now to 2035 , after which , the trust fund ( Social Security ’ s bank account ) will be empty : If that weren ’ t disturbing enough , now employees that work at the Social Security Administration are sounding the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Federal Times : Don ’ t like charts ?
In summary , Social Security is running a major cash deficit that will eat up all available cash by 2035 .
At the same time , we have employees calling into question the leadership ability at the SSA .
The pandemic complicated matters even further when SSA leaders canceled a work-from-home policy .
According to the same Federal Times piece : So it appears the Social Security Administration had something that worked reasonably well , and then ditched it .
At the same time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taxes and relying on profit to keep the doors open , have announced long-term or even permanent telework programs .
Seems like SSA employees are right to feel worried .
And they aren ’ t the only ones… Many Americans Are Concerned Social Security Could Disappear Up until now , the U.S. government has reliably paid benefits to Social Security recipients since 1935 , and Medicare benefits since 1965 .
According to a recent study of more than 1,000 people of various age groups : “ 70 % believe their Social Security benefits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time they retire.
” That doesn ’ t seem very encouraging at all .
A year and a half ago , we reported that Social Security was already moving behind the 8-ball if no constructive solution was offered .
Nothing has been done , so the outlook today is more dire than it was then , which could help explain why 7 out of 10 future recipients are so pessimistic about future benefits .
Another interesting finding in the study showed more than half of the participants would opt-out of Social Security altogether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on fears of paying in and getting no benefits if the program were to disappear .
No rational person wants to pay for a stranger ’ s golden years at the expense of their own retirement .
Joe Biden has promised some tax changes of his own that would apply to Social Security .
We will have to wait and see if those changes get the results necessary to keep the program afloat .
One thing is certain , however .
Time is running out for lawmakers to come up with a solution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearing retirement age , whether or not they work for the SSA .
On the other hand , we should remember director James Cameron ’ s words : “ Hope is not a strategy.
” Don ’ t Hesitate to Secure Your Retirement Now Whether Social Security benefit cuts or other consequences take place before 2035 remains to be seen .
But it ’ s best to prepare for the worst , and hope for the best .
Examine your retirement savings and make adjustments that don ’ t solely rely on Social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sounds more reasonable : blind faith in a federal bureaucracy with track record of incompetence and mismanagement ?
Or diversifying your savings by spreading your nest egg across several different baskets ?
Those adjustments could also include holding physical assets like gold or silver .
They have been shown to protect the value of your savings while also providing an inflation-resistant store of value used worldwide for thousands of years .

by birchgold
We’ve known that Social Security has been on the verge of a substantial change (at minimum) for quite some time.
You can see how disturbing things could turn out by looking at the bar graph below from Peter G. Peterson Foundation. It reveals a cumulative cash deficit of $2.9 trillion from now to 2035, after which, the trust fund (Social Security’s bank account) will be empty:
If that weren’t disturbing enough, now employees that work at the Social Security Administration are sounding the alarm, too. According to the Federal Times:
Employees at the Social Security Administration overwhelmingly do not have confidence in their leadership’s ability to successfully direct the agency, according to surveys released by two employee associations Dec. 9.
Don’t like charts? In summary, Social Security is running a major cash deficit that will eat up all available cash by 2035. At the same time, we have employees calling into question the leadership ability at the SSA.
Social Security Bureaucracy’s Questionable Decisions
The pandemic complicated matters even further when SSA leaders canceled a work-from-home policy. According to the same Federal Times piece:
Prior to the pandemic, SSA came under scrutiny for rolling back a years-long telework program due to oversight and case backlog concerns. Watchdog reports, however, found that the agency had been able to respond to calls more efficiently under the telework program.
So it appears the Social Security Administration had something that worked reasonably well, and then ditched it. At the same time, many organizations not supported by your taxes and relying on profit to keep the doors open, have announced long-term or even permanent telework programs.
Seems like SSA employees are right to feel worried. And they aren’t the only ones…
Many Americans Are Concerned Social Security Could Disappear
Up until now, the U.S. government has reliably paid benefits to Social Security recipients since 1935, and Medicare benefits since 1965.
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According to a recent study of more than 1,000 people of various age groups: “70% believe their Social Security benefits will be cut or eliminated by the time they retire.”
That doesn’t seem very encouraging at all.
A year and a half ago, we reported that Social Security was already moving behind the 8-ball if no constructive solution was offered. Nothing has been done, so the outlook today is more dire than it was then, which could help explain why 7 out of 10 future recipients are so pessimistic about future benefits.
Another interesting finding in the study showed more than half of the participants would opt-out of Social Security altogether if they could. This was based on fears of paying in and getting no benefits if the program were to disappear. No rational person wants to pay for a stranger’s golden years at the expense of their own retirement.
Joe Biden has promised some tax changes of his own that would apply to Social Security. We will have to wait and see if those changes get the results necessary to keep the program afloat.
One thing is certain, however. Time is running out for lawmakers to come up with a solution effective enough to inspire confidence in Americans nearing retirement age, whether or not they work for the SSA.
On the other hand, we should remember director James Cameron’s words: “Hope is not a strategy.”
Don’t Hesitate to Secure Your Retirement Now
Whether Social Security benefit cuts or other consequences take place before 2035 remains to be seen. But it’s best to prepare for the worst, and hope for the best.
Examine your retirement savings and make adjustments that don’t solely rely on Social Security, just in case. Which sounds more reasonable: blind faith in a federal bureaucracy with track record of incompetence and mismanagement? Or diversifying your savings by spreading your nest egg across several different baskets?
Those adjustments could also include holding physical assets like gold or silver. They have been shown to protect the value of your savings while also providing an inflation-resistant store of value used worldwide for thousands of years.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-19--Bond Bubbles, Bitcoin And Golden Solutions

In this latest ( 12 minute ) MAM-Chat , Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg follow the trail from debt disasters and corporate bond bubbles to Bitcoin speculation vs. physical gold as the only true instrument of wealth preservation .
Egon opens with the omni-important and omni present topic of global debt risk .
Such evolving risk , in fact , is what prompted Egon to form Matterhorn Asset Management .
Matt addresses the particulars of corporate debt , rising risk metrics and “ zombie corporations ” surviving exclusively on credit yet achieving no earnings .
In short : corporate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wave of loan defaults and business foreclosures foreseen by credit experts suggests a shock to the securities market as inevitable rather than plausible .
Tanking markets , economies and enterprises , of course , means further ( and desperate ) money creation and hence mathematically assured inflation , currency debasement , rising market anxiety and a search for real money alternatives to increasingly distrusted fiat currencies .
Toward this end , Egon distinguishes physical gold from crypto currencies like Bitcoin as the obvious instrument ( and choice ) for genuine wealth preservation .

In this latest (12 minute) MAM-Chat, Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg follow the trail from debt disasters and corporate bond bubbles to Bitcoin speculation vs. physical gold as the only true instrument of wealth preservation.
Egon opens with the omni-important and omni present topic of global debt risk. Such evolving risk, in fact, is what prompted Egon to form Matterhorn Asset Management.
Matt addresses the particulars of corporate debt, rising risk metrics and “zombie corporations” surviving exclusively on credit yet achieving no earnings. In short: corporate bonds are dangerously fragile. The ultimate wave of loan defaults and business foreclosures foreseen by credit experts suggests a shock to the securities market as inevitable rather than plausible.
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Tanking markets, economies and enterprises, of course, means further (and desperate) money creation and hence mathematically assured inflation, currency debasement, rising market anxiety and a search for real money alternatives to increasingly distrusted fiat currencies.
Toward this end, Egon distinguishes physical gold from crypto currencies like Bitcoin as the obvious instrument (and choice) for genuine wealth preservation.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-19--America is only one step away from socialist tyranny: Speech is censored. Media is propaganda. Schoo

America is only one step away from socialist tyranny: Speech is censored. Media is propaganda. Schools are only indoctrination. Governments become dictators. Courts are corrupt. Law enforcement protects criminals.

DEFUND HIGHER EDUCATION : How the ‘ Defund Police ’ movement started on college campuses .
Pretty sure that most of the bad ideas , and very few of the good ones , in our society come from college campuses .
KRUISER ’ S MORNING BRIEF : If Lockdowns Work Why Is California a Global COVID-19 Hotspot ?
“ How in the hell is California a COVID nightmare when the state has been one of the most draconian with lockdowns and mask rules ?
I mean , haven ’ t they been doing all of the things that are supposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ?
” YES : “ The great thing about the ‘ Dr .
Jill Biden ’ issue is that it means the Bidens and the media will double down on this pathetic pretension and remind a large swath of the population the condescending elitism at the heart of liberalism today.
” THEY ’ LL TURN US ALL INTO BEGGARS ‘ CAUSE THEY ’ RE EASIER TO PLEASE : Coronavirus Lockdowns Throw Additional 8 Million Americans Into Poverty .
FBI SPIED ON FOX NEWS , RECORDED PHONE CALL BETWEEN FOX EXEC AND GEORGE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Although members of the corporate media repeatedly claimed that Trump ’ s criticism of journalists on Twitter constituted a violent attack on the First Amendment and the free press , no corporate media outlets have criticized the Obama administration for secretly recording phone calls with a cable news network executive without even bothering to seek a warrant.
” MAD AS HELL : Americans Are in Full Revolt Against Pandemic Lockdowns .
Across the country , restaurants and other businesses are defying lockdown orders , as J.D .
Tucille reports .
But politicians aren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ newfound powers easily , as James Bovard points out in his essay , “ Covid and The Rise of Cage Keeper Democracy.
” Cuomo makes it illegal for restaurants to allow use of indoor bathrooms .
Disclaimer : This is a guest post and it doesn ’ t necessarily represent the views of IWB .

by BigGuyAndSmallGuy
speech censored… check
Media propagandized crap… check
Schools… check
Government… Check
Courts… check
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DEFUND HIGHER EDUCATION: How the ‘Defund Police’ movement started on college campuses. Pretty sure that most of the bad ideas, and very few of the good ones, in our society come from college campuses.
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: If Lockdowns Work Why Is California a Global COVID-19 Hotspot? “How in the hell is California a COVID nightmare when the state has been one of the most draconian with lockdowns and mask rules? I mean, haven’t they been doing all of the things that are supposed to keep the virus at bay over there?”
YES: “The great thing about the ‘Dr. Jill Biden’ issue is that it means the Bidens and the media will double down on this pathetic pretension and remind a large swath of the population the condescending elitism at the heart of liberalism today.”
THEY’LL TURN US ALL INTO BEGGARS ‘CAUSE THEY’RE EASIER TO PLEASE: Coronavirus Lockdowns Throw Additional 8 Million Americans Into Poverty.
FBI SPIED ON FOX NEWS, RECORDED PHONE CALL BETWEEN FOX EXEC AND GEORGE PAPADOPOULOS, NEW TEXTS SHOW: “Although members of the corporate media repeatedly claimed that Trump’s criticism of journalists on Twitter constituted a violent attack on the First Amendment and the free press, no corporate media outlets have criticized the Obama administration for secretly recording phone calls with a cable news network executive without even bothering to seek a warrant.”
MAD AS HELL: Americans Are in Full Revolt Against Pandemic Lockdowns. Across the country, restaurants and other businesses are defying lockdown orders, as J.D. Tucille reports. But politicians aren’t about to give up their newfound powers easily, as James Bovard points out in his essay, “Covid and The Rise of Cage Keeper Democracy.”
Cuomo makes it illegal for restaurants to allow use of indoor bathrooms.
Disclaimer: This is a guest post and it doesn’t necessarily represent the views of IWB.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-21--This second economic lockdown will definitely send us into the second greatest depression since 1929

This second economic lockdown will definitely send us into the second greatest depression since 1929 .
Wow .
Just went @ @ @ @ @ get some eggs .
The store has been instructed to implement restrictions in place now @ @ @ @ @ 6 eggs for each shopper .

This second economic lockdown will definitely send us into the second greatest depression since 1929.
Wow. Just went to the local grocery to get some eggs. The store has been instructed to implement restrictions in place now. Only 2 carts or 6 eggs for each shopper.
What a shit show.#UK2020
— Sven Henrich (@NorthmanTrader) December 20, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-21--A Lot of City Folks Who Just Moved to the Country Are in for a Rude Awakening

Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdowns , a lot of folks have decided that city life is no longer for them .
There ’ s been a whole new demand for rural homes as people discover it ’ s not so fun to live in a tiny apartment with no yard , 3 children , and two parents all working from and learning from home .
However , an essay on Medium pointed out that a lot of these former urbanites may not have thought things through .
Courtney Maum wrote of a scenario that many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boonies can clearly imagine : The piece continues with several other examples of people who moved to the country to discover they were completely unprepared .
I remember when I moved straight from the big city to a cabin in the Algonquin Forest .
Eight years ago , I took a leap of faith ( or ignorance , depending on who you ask ) and relocated myself , my youngest daughter , two cats , and two dogs from a cute little house in the greater Toronto area to dirt cheap cabin in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a spectacularly beautiful lake .
( My eldest was in school in another city but visited often . )
To clarify the situation we were , in based on some of the comments that seem to be making this a story about men being irrelevant , my children ’ s father had recently died quite suddenly and shockingly .
We had to make a dramatic change , both financially and so that everything around us was not a painful memory .
The cabin was heated only by wood , it had decent internet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – oh – the electricity ?
It went out a lot , and along with it , so did the running water .
But I was fueled by dreams of resilience , prepper nirvana , and actually being able to afford my rent while starting a business as a freelance writer as we slung everything we owned into a 24-foot U-haul , something I ’ d never driven before .
I ’ d also never towed anything in my entire life , but I hooked up a trailer to the back of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Durango on it , and away we went , heading toward what was sure to be an epic adventure in an idyllic location .
I had absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into .
This probably isn ’ t what you want to read from the person you take prepping advice from but it ’ s probably something a lot of people should read before making a giant leap into the unknown .
By the time we arrived , seven hours later , my neck was pinging in agony from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gripping the steering wheel so hard .
I nearly took out a gas pump with my truck when I filled up .
I couldn ’ t figure out how to move the van without hitting said pump and I ugly cried right there at the gas station staring at it until a kindly trucker took over , got into the moving van , maneuvered it for me , and pointed it back toward the road .
I was so grateful I hugged him .
I may or may not have gotten a little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hard I was sobbing .
Anyway , I got ahold of myself , vowed to pay whatever exorbitant fee Uhaul wanted to charge me to NOT have to refuel before returning the van and trailer , and made it the rest of the way to our new forest home with no more unfortunate incidents .
We were delighted to see deer frolicking and a mama and baby bear as we got closer to our destination and declared these to be signs that boded well for our future .
Little did I know how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I moved there , we had the prepping mindset , but we were city girls .
Our wilderness experiences were based on day hikes and Youtube videos .
We ’ d made the occasional backyard bonfire with wood purchased at a local grocery store and one of those fancy fire-starting logs .
We dealt with a power outage due to bad weather perhaps once a year .
We lived in a place where anything we might need was within walking distance and where you could stretch a skipping rope in the distance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s house .
We arrived in the summer , and life in the boondocks is always easier in a temperate climate .
We located all sorts of wild fruit in the 23 acres of forest behind the cabin and put up jars of it for the winter ahead .
We hiked , explored , and set out in a canoe on pretty much a daily basis .
I sat there on my deck every morning , overlooking the lake and working on the laptop .
Life had become a coffee commercial .
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time in the lake than on dry land .
Nothing did I know about country living , 5-foot snowfalls , and heating with wood .
I didn ’ t know diddly about living with bears as neighbors .
Nobody warned me about the absolutely gigantic spiders that live in your woodpile .
We were not warmly welcomed by most of the locals .
We were seen as outsiders the entire year we were there , aside from a handful of kind-hearted neighbors who realized we really intended to last through the winter .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I realized that I was in so far over my head I couldn ’ t see the daylight .
Yes , I had wood .
Yes , I was a prepper so we had lots of food and gear and filters and stuff .
But I had no experience at all .
I learned very quickly that prepping and rural living are not at all the same things , although the same skills and personal qualities cross over .
I am not writing this to discourage you from taking leaps – this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for me and it changed my life forever .
I owe a lot to the year I spent living in that little cabin .
I learned that I am stubborn enough to grit my teeth and keep trying to do the same thing for hours even when I ’ m failing .
I learned that I can adapt to difficult situations .
I learned real skills in that little cabin .
And that ’ s how I started this website – writing about our experiences there .
Some of you guys have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free WordPress blog and you know I did not wake up like this , to cop a term from Covergirl .
It has been a long road to resilience .
As fall approached , we ordered a load of wood , and that ’ s when the real work began .
As a newbie , I got the load already split , and it ’ s a good thing , because there ’ s no way I would have gotten enough wood for the winter ready otherwise .
Six loads of wood the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in my driveway .
This , of course , had to be stacked immediately and covered with a tarp to keep it dry .
A city-style gym workout does not compare to stacking six cords of wood .
Also they dumped it behind my truck for added motivation .
My body was aching but it was pretty satisfying to see all that neatly stacked wood against the house .
By October , the spectacular surroundings became even more breathtaking .
Everywhere you looked was ablaze with color .
Almost overnight , it went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , chillier days .
I finally got all the wood stacked , and got some brought inside .
I had the wood stove chimney cleaned and did lots of canning .
There was a small , expensive grocery store there in town , 20 minutes away .
To go to the larger grocery stores or department stores , the drive was an hour and a half to the nearest town of about 10,000 people .
Obviously , that wasn ’ t a trip to be undertaken frequently when the weather is bad , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way of life for everyone around there .
Starting a fire is easy .
Keeping it going is harder .
It finally got cold enough that a fire was needed to take the chill off in the evening .
I had made some backyard fires for roasting marshmallows , but building a fire in the woodstove that lasted was a whole different story .
That ’ s when I began to realize how green I really was .
The first major lesson I learned was that starting a fire is easy – keeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emailed back and forth with friends who had more experience than I , and began to really get worried .
It took me a solid month before I was able to consistently build a blazing fire and keep it going .
There were more tears and snot bubbles as I thought about how I had made the biggest mistake of my life while trying to keep that stupid fire going .
A few readers scoffed at my ineptitude , but I don ’ t want to be misleading and make people think that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Perhaps it does for some people , but for me , it took making a lot of mistakes to learn to do things properly .
Luckily I had a couple of months before actual deadly freezing weather arrived during which I could master this skill – but if your plan is to bug out and heat with wood or live in a house that is heated by wood , my suggestion is to practice now , as often as possible , because it isn ’ t as easy as throwing a match on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wasn ’ t for a kindly neighbor who patiently came down every other day to make sure I was able to get my fire lit , my stubborn nature , and well honestly – the fact that I was too broke to go back to the city with my tail between my legs , we would have either left or died .
That may sound like an exaggeration but when you are reliant on wood heat in a place that gets down to -50 degrees , death is indeed a very possible outcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day for an entire winter offers the benefit of ingraining this skill .
I haven ’ t lived in a place reliant only on wood heat since , and always fear I may have lost my touch when called upon to build a fire .
But I guess it ’ s like riding a bicycle because 8 years later I can still get a good fire going lickety-split .
Our next challenge was dealing with a low well .
A dry summer had caused the water table to be extremely low , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ draw from our well for household usage .
This also meant that the water coming from the taps was dirty and silty .
This was definitely a culture shock for a couple of city girls .
Living without clean running water was not something we ’ d even considered when we moved to a house with a well .
Wasn ’ t that every prepper ’ s dream set-up ?
The thing about living with these situations that initially seemed like catastrophes on a regular basis is that you learn to manage them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go into no-running-water mode .
We bought big jugs of spring water for cooking and drinking .
I rigged up a little filter to put under the tap in the kitchen in order to wash dishes and clean , with a coffee filter and a mesh colander .
Because of the high water usage of a washing machine , we had to do our laundry by hand for a couple of months – also a tremendous amount of work .
My best advice for off-grid laundry is to invest in an industrial style @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will save you lots of effort and help your clothes to dry much faster then just wringing the clothing out by hand .
If you have a place to attach it , this metal wringer is very sturdy and effective .
As it turned out , this was also practice for the fact that any time the power went out , so too did the running water because our well pump was electric .
We set up systems with basins for dishwashing , got a pretty pitcher and bowl for bathroom hand washing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flushing the toilet .
Here are some of my tips for cleaning without running water .
Then there was the shaky grasp on electricity .
Throughout our time here we had no less than one power outage per month , and sometimes more .
After the first couple of outages , we learned some ways to streamline our power-outage process .
• At the first sign of high winds , we immediately filled the bathtub to provide us with water for flushing .
• We organized a box of power outage entertainment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ puzzle books , and craft supplies .
• We located candles decoratively around the house , and kept matches near them .
• We kept a “ display ” of solar lights in a decorative planter on the deck .
When the power went out , we could just go grab the fully charged lights and place them in vases for extra lighting .
• We got a cast-iron Dutch oven for cooking on top of the woodstove .
• I canned more “ meals ” so that the only requirement was heating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woodstove • I got a lockable storage bench for the deck to use as a back-up fridge/freezer depending on the outdoor temperature .
Pretty soon , power outages were no big deal at all .
The longest one was three days .
We were cozy , entertained , and well-fed .
The biggest inconvenience for me was being unable to work or communicate since my internet was dependent on electricity and we had no phone service of any kind at the cabin .
Winter in the boondocks is different from snow in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exciting .
Of course , living in Canada , we ’ d had snow before , the magical glorious snow coating the forest and the lakeshore made it seem like we were living in a Christmas card .
When you live in the country , the snow plows don ’ t promptly arrive at 3 am so the roads will be clear for your morning commute .
You might wait three or four days for your road to be plowed or salted if it is cleared for you at all .
Plan to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week with the supplies you ’ ll need to stay fed , hydrated , warm , and healthy .
Our winter hobby was learning to identify tracks in the snow .
It was interesting that during our walks through the woods we rarely saw any animals aside from chipmunks and birds .
However , a fresh snowfall made for plenty of evidence that the forest was well-populated with many unseen neighbors .
The cabin was not well insulated , we discovered .
We had to take numerous measures to stay warm when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like -50 .
Let ’ s talk about weather that is -50 .
I walked for a few miles in the woods just aboutevery day while we were in the -30s .
When it hit the -40s , I said , “ nope ” and stayed inside by the fire .
The snot inside your nose freezes when it ’ s this cold .
If you go out to grab some wood with your hair wet , it will freeze to your head in minutes .
It ’ s so cold that any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learned then the valuable lesson of storing a snow shovel inside .
I had thought putting it outside right beside the door so I could shovel my way out to the truck was a grand idea until we had a snowfall of over five feet .
The howling wind blew so much snow against our door that we had to climb out the bedroom window and dig our way back into the house .
We had to dig our way to the snow shovel using various improvised household substitutes like cooking pots .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ all this snow come from ?
” my daughter was having a great time clambering through the snow that was as deep as she was tall to get implements that might be more suitable for snow removal .
It took 4 hours to get to the snow shovel .
The snow lasted from November until April .
By January the lake was frozen over solidly and we could walk the entire length of it .
Bringing in wood during the winter is not the most fun activity in the world .
Your boots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and you WILL fall on your rear with an armload of wood at least once .
The loads seem a lot heavier when you have to trudge through the snow to carry them in .
We had the whitest Christmas we ’ ve ever had , and actually ended up snowed in for 4 days around the holiday .
Luckily my older daughter arrived before the snowstorm did , so we had a lovely holiday together , cozily ensconced in our lakeside cabin .
A friend pointed out to me that it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ins-and-outs of keeping the fire going .
Initially , I was worried that she ’ d get burned and I wouldn ’ t let her add wood to the stove , much less light the fire .
But he made the excellent point that if something happened to me , with our isolation , her life could depend on her ability to make a fire and keep it going .
By the end of winter , my little 12-year-old girl could build a blazing fire and cook a meal on top of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most adults jealous .
From this , I learned that despite some risk , it ’ s also important to let your kids make mistakes – and possibly even get hurt – so that they can learn self-sufficiency too – you can ’ t protect them from life .
Winters like that seem so incredibly long .
When things begin to thaw , life is all about freedom .
Oh , and mud .
There is mud everywhere as the snow melts .
After mud season comes bug season .
Where we lived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alive if you stand still when you are outdoors .
Natural solutions like lavender oil or Avon ’ s Skin So Soft work well to defend you against mosquitoes but nothing seems to work against the blackflies .
There was a two-week period where these horrifying tiny little bugs would swarm you when you were walking outdoors , meeting their death as you inhaled them or swallowed them to open your mouth to say “ What the heck are these little bugs…*gulp* ” Disgusting , but true .
Bears don ’ t like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than we like them .
We kept sets of “ bear bells ” by the door , which were simply clearance-sale large jingle bells strong on some cord and attached to a carabiner you could clip onto your belt loop .
The dogs also wore bells .
Bears , if they hear you coming , will generally go the other way as long as you don ’ t live in a place where some idiot thinks it ’ s “ cute ” to feed them .
Then , they lose their fear of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encounters .
I also got lost in the woods that spring when out on a walk with my dog .
I went off the trail to check something out and got turned around .
I wandered for four hours , getting increasingly panicked when I found a logging road .
There were only two directions and I knew I ’ d either end up deeper in the woods or at the main road .
Luckily , I chose correctly and got home minutes before my daughter was due to step off the school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her coming home to find me missing .
I met some older Polish ladies who didn ’ t speak a word of English when they parked on my road one day armed with baskets and bonnets .
Through gestures , sign language , and a couple of words in common , I learned they were there to forage for mushrooms in the forest .
They were delighted that I was interested and took me out with them several times .
I ’ m not confident enough to identify a wide variety of mushrooms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home were absolutely delicious , even to my mushroom-hating kid .
This was when I learned how much value there is in the experiences of those who have always lived this way .
So would I advise city dwellers to move to the country ?
This short article turned into a rambling mini-novel as I thought about all the things I learned during my year of living in the Algonquin Forest .
There is nothing that is so great a learning experience as living the lifestyle .
No amount of books , websites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can prepare you like actually getting out there and immersing yourself in a self-sufficient or survival lifestyle .
If you ’ re anything like me , you ’ ll make newbie mistakes , and that ’ s okay .
Most of us have not lived a life that prepares us for survival and the only way to get prepared is to actually perform these tasks .
I know that my experiences were mirrored by Joanna , as she wrote when talking about starting her homestead .
Grow your food , chop your wood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But don ’ t expect that moving to the boondocks will be just like city living surrounded by trees instead of other houses .
You will find yourself tested to the breaking point if you go in completely unprepared like I did .
The rewards of making radical changes can be amazing but they can also be risky .
You need to know if you have the right temperament to stick with it when you ’ ve been trying fruitlessly for hours to light a fire that will freaking stay lit dang it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ daughter is sitting on the couch in a parka .
Right now , you have back-ups as close as the switch of your thermostat or the nearest grocery store .
Make your mistakes now , while these things aren ’ t a matter of life and death .
Not only will the practicing of these skills make you adept at them , but the accomplishments will give you the confidence required to overcome fear and thrive during challenging times .
I mopped up a lot of tears , sweat , and blood , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forest .
I lived through some terrifying situations by luck alone .
But I learned so much .
I changed so much , and no poverty , lockdowns , or pandemics can ever take that away .
Never think that I ’ m fearless – I scare the daylights out of myself all the time .
But I ’ m willing to experience fear and that is the reason that I have become so much more resilient than that woman crying while hugging an uncomfortable truck driver in a gas station .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you should make a radical change .
I ’ m not the one to whom you should say , “ Do you think I should I just do it ?
” For me , the answer is always going to be yes .
But don ’ t expect it to be easy and know that everyone who does this will not succeed .
Only you can decide if you are the resilient type .
And yes , I do mean decide .
I chose every single day of the year I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenges .
Sometimes it was deliberate , and sometimes it was because I was out of options , but I didn ’ t stop learning and we didn ’ t get eaten by bears or freeze to death , as some of our less optimistic friends and family members originally feared .
Your mileage may vary .
Have you ever made a dramatic lifestyle change ?
Have you ever just up and changed everything about the way you were living ?
Did you run into challenges that made you question your wisdom and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the comments .

by Daisy Luther
Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, a lot of folks have decided that city life is no longer for them. There’s been a whole new demand for rural homes as people discover it’s not so fun to live in a tiny apartment with no yard, 3 children, and two parents all working from and learning from home.
However, an essay on Medium pointed out that a lot of these former urbanites may not have thought things through. Courtney Maum wrote of a scenario that many of us who have lived in the boonies can clearly imagine:
The other night, I left my house to find our cat before the coyotes did and found my brand new neighbor standing in our driveway, instead. Without any preamble, she gestured to the three cords of wood we had meticulously split, seasoned, and stacked throughout the summer. Could she have some wood? I blinked dumbly at my neighbor, waiting for thepunchline. It is an unspoken pact in these here hills: eggs, milk, and sugar’s for the taking, but you don’t touch someone’s wood. The kind of firewood you order in the country, when you order it, how you stack it, how you keep it dry, it’s a form of parenting; it is holy ground. (source)
The piece continues with several other examples of people who moved to the country to discover they were completely unprepared.
Boy, that brought back some memories.
I remember when I moved straight from the big city to a cabin in the Algonquin Forest.
Eight years ago, I took a leap of faith (or ignorance, depending on who you ask) and relocated myself, my youngest daughter, two cats, and two dogs from a cute little house in the greater Toronto area to dirt cheap cabin in the Algonquin Forest on the shores of a spectacularly beautiful lake. (My eldest was in school in another city but visited often.)
To clarify the situation we were, in based on some of the comments that seem to be making this a story about men being irrelevant, my children’s father had recently died quite suddenly and shockingly. We had to make a dramatic change, both financially and so that everything around us was not a painful memory.
The cabin was heated only by wood, it had decent internet when the electricity was working, and – oh – the electricity? It went out a lot, and along with it, so did the running water.
But I was fueled by dreams of resilience, prepper nirvana, and actually being able to afford my rent while starting a business as a freelance writer as we slung everything we owned into a 24-foot U-haul, something I’d never driven before. I’d also never towed anything in my entire life, but I hooked up a trailer to the back of the Uhaul with my cash-purchased, rusty Dodge Durango on it, and away we went, heading toward what was sure to be an epic adventure in an idyllic location.
Bless my heart.
I had absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into.
Zip.
Zilch.
Nada.
This probably isn’t what you want to read from the person you take prepping advice from but it’s probably something a lot of people should read before making a giant leap into the unknown.
By the time we arrived, seven hours later, my neck was pinging in agony from the tension and my hands were cramping from gripping the steering wheel so hard. I nearly took out a gas pump with my truck when I filled up. I couldn’t figure out how to move the van without hitting said pump and I ugly cried right there at the gas station staring at it until a kindly trucker took over, got into the moving van, maneuvered it for me, and pointed it back toward the road. I was so grateful I hugged him. I may or may not have gotten a little snot on his shirt because of how hard I was sobbing.
Anyway, I got ahold of myself, vowed to pay whatever exorbitant fee Uhaul wanted to charge me to NOT have to refuel before returning the van and trailer, and made it the rest of the way to our new forest home with no more unfortunate incidents. We were delighted to see deer frolicking and a mama and baby bear as we got closer to our destination and declared these to be signs that boded well for our future.
Little did I know how little I knew.
When my daughter and I moved there, we had the prepping mindset, but we were city girls. Our wilderness experiences were based on day hikes and Youtube videos. We’d made the occasional backyard bonfire with wood purchased at a local grocery store and one of those fancy fire-starting logs. We dealt with a power outage due to bad weather perhaps once a year. We lived in a place where anything we might need was within walking distance and where you could stretch a skipping rope in the distance from our house to the neighbor’s house.
We arrived in the summer, and life in the boondocks is always easier in a temperate climate. We located all sorts of wild fruit in the 23 acres of forest behind the cabin and put up jars of it for the winter ahead. We hiked, explored, and set out in a canoe on pretty much a daily basis. I sat there on my deck every morning, overlooking the lake and working on the laptop. Life had become a coffee commercial. My daughter and our younger dog spent more time in the lake than on dry land.
Nothing did I know about country living, 5-foot snowfalls, and heating with wood. I didn’t know diddly about living with bears as neighbors. Nobody warned me about the absolutely gigantic spiders that live in your woodpile. We were not warmly welcomed by most of the locals. We were seen as outsiders the entire year we were there, aside from a handful of kind-hearted neighbors who realized we really intended to last through the winter.
As the weather began to cool off, I realized that I was in so far over my head I couldn’t see the daylight. Yes, I had wood. Yes, I was a prepper so we had lots of food and gear and filters and stuff. But I had no experience at all.
I learned very quickly that prepping and rural living are not at all the same things, although the same skills and personal qualities cross over.
I am not writing this to discourage you from taking leaps – this was the first of many giant leaps for me and it changed my life forever.
I owe a lot to the year I spent living in that little cabin. I learned that I am stubborn enough to grit my teeth and keep trying to do the same thing for hours even when I’m failing. I learned that I can adapt to difficult situations. I learned real skills in that little cabin. And that’s how I started this website – writing about our experiences there. Some of you guys have been with me since this was a little free WordPress blog and you know I did not wake up like this, to cop a term from Covergirl. It has been a long road to resilience.
Rural living is a lot of physical work.
As fall approached, we ordered a load of wood, and that’s when the real work began. As a newbie, I got the load already split, and it’s a good thing, because there’s no way I would have gotten enough wood for the winter ready otherwise. Six loads of wood the size of the picture were unceremoniously dumped in my driveway. This, of course, had to be stacked immediately and covered with a tarp to keep it dry. A city-style gym workout does not compare to stacking six cords of wood. Also they dumped it behind my truck for added motivation.
My body was aching but it was pretty satisfying to see all that neatly stacked wood against the house.
By October, the spectacular surroundings became even more breathtaking. Everywhere you looked was ablaze with color. Almost overnight, it went from summer to autumn, with shorter, chillier days. I finally got all the wood stacked, and got some brought inside. I had the wood stove chimney cleaned and did lots of canning. There was a small, expensive grocery store there in town, 20 minutes away. To go to the larger grocery stores or department stores, the drive was an hour and a half to the nearest town of about 10,000 people. Obviously, that wasn’t a trip to be undertaken frequently when the weather is bad, so a bit of stockpiling was a way of life for everyone around there.
Starting a fire is easy. Keeping it going is harder.
It finally got cold enough that a fire was needed to take the chill off in the evening. I had made some backyard fires for roasting marshmallows, but building a fire in the woodstove that lasted was a whole different story. That’s when I began to realize how green I really was. The first major lesson I learned was that starting a fire is easy – keeping it going is another matter. I emailed back and forth with friends who had more experience than I, and began to really get worried.
It took me a solid month before I was able to consistently build a blazing fire and keep it going. There were more tears and snot bubbles as I thought about how I had made the biggest mistake of my life while trying to keep that stupid fire going. A few readers scoffed at my ineptitude, but I don’t want to be misleading and make people think that all this homesteading-in-the-wilderness stuff comes easily. Perhaps it does for some people, but for me, it took making a lot of mistakes to learn to do things properly. Luckily I had a couple of months before actual deadly freezing weather arrived during which I could master this skill – but if your plan is to bug out and heat with wood or live in a house that is heated by wood, my suggestion is to practice now, as often as possible, because it isn’t as easy as throwing a match on a pile of logs.
If it wasn’t for a kindly neighbor who patiently came down every other day to make sure I was able to get my fire lit, my stubborn nature, and well honestly – the fact that I was too broke to go back to the city with my tail between my legs, we would have either left or died. That may sound like an exaggeration but when you are reliant on wood heat in a place that gets down to -50 degrees, death is indeed a very possible outcome.
Building and maintaining a fire every day for an entire winter offers the benefit of ingraining this skill. I haven’t lived in a place reliant only on wood heat since, and always fear I may have lost my touch when called upon to build a fire. But I guess it’s like riding a bicycle because 8 years later I can still get a good fire going lickety-split.
The well ran dry.
Our next challenge was dealing with a low well. A dry summer had caused the water table to be extremely low, and thus we had very little water to draw from our well for household usage. This also meant that the water coming from the taps was dirty and silty.
This was definitely a culture shock for a couple of city girls. Living without clean running water was not something we’d even considered when we moved to a house with a well. Wasn’t that every prepper’s dream set-up?
The thing about living with these situations that initially seemed like catastrophes on a regular basis is that you learn to manage them easily. It becomes second nature to go into no-running-water mode.
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We bought big jugs of spring water for cooking and drinking. I rigged up a little filter to put under the tap in the kitchen in order to wash dishes and clean, with a coffee filter and a mesh colander. Because of the high water usage of a washing machine, we had to do our laundry by hand for a couple of months – also a tremendous amount of work.
My best advice for off-grid laundry is to invest in an industrial style mop bucket with a wringer – it will save you lots of effort and help your clothes to dry much faster then just wringing the clothing out by hand. If you have a place to attach it, this metal wringer is very sturdy and effective.
As it turned out, this was also practice for the fact that any time the power went out, so too did the running water because our well pump was electric. We set up systems with basins for dishwashing, got a pretty pitcher and bowl for bathroom hand washing, and used our dirty dishwater for flushing the toilet. Here are some of my tips for cleaning without running water.
There were power outages – oh-so-many power outages.
Then there was the shaky grasp on electricity.
Throughout our time here we had no less than one power outage per month, and sometimes more. After the first couple of outages, we learned some ways to streamline our power-outage process.
At the first sign of high winds, we immediately filled the bathtub to provide us with water for flushing.
We organized a box of power outage entertainment, complete with card games, dominoes, puzzle books, and craft supplies.
We located candles decoratively around the house, and kept matches near them.
We kept a “display” of solar lights in a decorative planter on the deck. When the power went out, we could just go grab the fully charged lights and place them in vases for extra lighting.
We got a cast-iron Dutch oven for cooking on top of the woodstove.
I canned more “meals” so that the only requirement was heating up the food on top of the woodstove
I got a lockable storage bench for the deck to use as a back-up fridge/freezer depending on the outdoor temperature.
Pretty soon, power outages were no big deal at all. The longest one was three days. We were cozy, entertained, and well-fed. The biggest inconvenience for me was being unable to work or communicate since my internet was dependent on electricity and we had no phone service of any kind at the cabin.
Winter in the boondocks is different from snow in the city.
Our first snow was really exciting. Of course, living in Canada, we’d had snow before, the magical glorious snow coating the forest and the lakeshore made it seem like we were living in a Christmas card. When you live in the country, the snow plows don’t promptly arrive at 3 am so the roads will be clear for your morning commute. You might wait three or four days for your road to be plowed or salted if it is cleared for you at all. Plan to be snowed in for at least a week with the supplies you’ll need to stay fed, hydrated, warm, and healthy.
Our winter hobby was learning to identify tracks in the snow. It was interesting that during our walks through the woods we rarely saw any animals aside from chipmunks and birds. However, a fresh snowfall made for plenty of evidence that the forest was well-populated with many unseen neighbors.
The cabin was not well insulated, we discovered. We had to take numerous measures to stay warm when the temperature dipped down to seriously frigid temperatures like -50.
Let’s talk about weather that is -50. I walked for a few miles in the woods just aboutevery day while we were in the -30s. When it hit the -40s, I said, “nope” and stayed inside by the fire. The snot inside your nose freezes when it’s this cold. If you go out to grab some wood with your hair wet, it will freeze to your head in minutes. It’s so cold that any of your exposed skin hurts.
We learned then the valuable lesson of storing a snow shovel inside. I had thought putting it outside right beside the door so I could shovel my way out to the truck was a grand idea until we had a snowfall of over five feet. The howling wind blew so much snow against our door that we had to climb out the bedroom window and dig our way back into the house. We had to dig our way to the snow shovel using various improvised household substitutes like cooking pots. While I was mouthing “WhereTF did all this snow come from?” my daughter was having a great time clambering through the snow that was as deep as she was tall to get implements that might be more suitable for snow removal. It took 4 hours to get to the snow shovel.
The snow lasted from November until April. By January the lake was frozen over solidly and we could walk the entire length of it. Bringing in wood during the winter is not the most fun activity in the world. Your boots make the floor wet and slippery, and you WILL fall on your rear with an armload of wood at least once. The loads seem a lot heavier when you have to trudge through the snow to carry them in.
We had the whitest Christmas we’ve ever had, and actually ended up snowed in for 4 days around the holiday. Luckily my older daughter arrived before the snowstorm did, so we had a lovely holiday together, cozily ensconced in our lakeside cabin.
A friend pointed out to me that it was important that I teach my daughter the ins-and-outs of keeping the fire going. Initially, I was worried that she’d get burned and I wouldn’t let her add wood to the stove, much less light the fire. But he made the excellent point that if something happened to me, with our isolation, her life could depend on her ability to make a fire and keep it going. By the end of winter, my little 12-year-old girl could build a blazing fire and cook a meal on top of the woodstove with an ease that would make most adults jealous.
From this, I learned that despite some risk, it’s also important to let your kids make mistakes – and possibly even get hurt – so that they can learn self-sufficiency too – you can’t protect them from life.
Eventually, spring will arrive.
Winters like that seem so incredibly long. When things begin to thaw, life is all about freedom. Oh, and mud. There is mud everywhere as the snow melts.
After mud season comes bug season. Where we lived, mosquitoes and blackflies will eat you alive if you stand still when you are outdoors. Natural solutions like lavender oil or Avon’s Skin So Soft work well to defend you against mosquitoes but nothing seems to work against the blackflies.
There was a two-week period where these horrifying tiny little bugs would swarm you when you were walking outdoors, meeting their death as you inhaled them or swallowed them to open your mouth to say “What the heck are these little bugs…*gulp*” Disgusting, but true.
Bears don’t like us up close and personal any more than we like them. We kept sets of “bear bells” by the door, which were simply clearance-sale large jingle bells strong on some cord and attached to a carabiner you could clip onto your belt loop. The dogs also wore bells. Bears, if they hear you coming, will generally go the other way as long as you don’t live in a place where some idiot thinks it’s “cute” to feed them. Then, they lose their fear of humans and it can lead to deadly encounters.
I also got lost in the woods that spring when out on a walk with my dog. I went off the trail to check something out and got turned around. I wandered for four hours, getting increasingly panicked when I found a logging road. There were only two directions and I knew I’d either end up deeper in the woods or at the main road. Luckily, I chose correctly and got home minutes before my daughter was due to step off the school bus. I was so worried about her coming home to find me missing.
I met some older Polish ladies who didn’t speak a word of English when they parked on my road one day armed with baskets and bonnets. Through gestures, sign language, and a couple of words in common, I learned they were there to forage for mushrooms in the forest. They were delighted that I was interested and took me out with them several times. I’m not confident enough to identify a wide variety of mushrooms by myself but the ones we brought home were absolutely delicious, even to my mushroom-hating kid. This was when I learned how much value there is in the experiences of those who have always lived this way.
So would I advise city dwellers to move to the country?
This short article turned into a rambling mini-novel as I thought about all the things I learned during my year of living in the Algonquin Forest.
There is nothing that is so great a learning experience as living the lifestyle. No amount of books, websites, Youtube videos, or classroom-imparted information can prepare you like actually getting out there and immersing yourself in a self-sufficient or survival lifestyle. If you’re anything like me, you’ll make newbie mistakes, and that’s okay. Most of us have not lived a life that prepares us for survival and the only way to get prepared is to actually perform these tasks. I know that my experiences were mirrored by Joanna, as she wrote when talking about starting her homestead.
Grow your food, chop your wood, and practice your off-grid skills.
But don’t expect that moving to the boondocks will be just like city living surrounded by trees instead of other houses.
You will find yourself tested to the breaking point if you go in completely unprepared like I did. The rewards of making radical changes can be amazing but they can also be risky. You need to know if you have the right temperament to stick with it when you’ve been trying fruitlessly for hours to light a fire that will freaking stay lit dang it as the weather gets colder and your daughter is sitting on the couch in a parka.
Right now, you have back-ups as close as the switch of your thermostat or the nearest grocery store. Make your mistakes now, while these things aren’t a matter of life and death. Not only will the practicing of these skills make you adept at them, but the accomplishments will give you the confidence required to overcome fear and thrive during challenging times.
I mopped up a lot of tears, sweat, and blood, literally, over my year in the forest. I lived through some terrifying situations by luck alone.
But I learned so much. I changed so much, and no poverty, lockdowns, or pandemics can ever take that away. Never think that I’m fearless – I scare the daylights out of myself all the time. But I’m willing to experience fear and that is the reason that I have become so much more resilient than that woman crying while hugging an uncomfortable truck driver in a gas station.
I am probably the wrong person to ask if you should make a radical change. I’m not the one to whom you should say, “Do you think I should I just do it?”
For me, the answer is always going to be yes.
But don’t expect it to be easy and know that everyone who does this will not succeed. Only you can decide if you are the resilient type. And yes, I do mean decide. I chose every single day of the year I was there to keep plugging away at the challenges.
Sometimes it was deliberate, and sometimes it was because I was out of options, but I didn’t stop learning and we didn’t get eaten by bears or freeze to death, as some of our less optimistic friends and family members originally feared. Your mileage may vary.
Have you ever made a dramatic lifestyle change?
Have you ever just up and changed everything about the way you were living? Did you run into challenges that made you question your wisdom and possibly your sanity? Share your stories in the comments.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-21--Why Is Increasing The US Home Ownership Rate So Difficult? (Are You Ready?)

My friend and author of Real Estate Decoded John Wake asked me why increasing the US homeownership rate in the US is so difficult .
And why Joe Biden ’ s plan for homeownership is bad news .
First , the US Homeownership Rate fell from 2005 to 2016 before starting to rise again .
It looks like the homeownership accelerator effect from The Fed ’ s monetary easing started to kick in 2016 ( also , the housing vacancies from the housing market crash have finally pretty much cleared the market ) .
Since Q1 2012 , US home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a small exception .
It is difficult to increase homeownership when home prices are growing over twice as fast as average hourly earnings .
Two things that can be done to improved homeownership rates : 1 ) The Federal Reserve can takes it massive foot off the monetary accelerator which it leading to home price growth that is faster than wage growth and 2 ) increase wage growth .
Both of these possibilities are unlikely under Biden .
First , Powell is unlikely to slow the monetary sugar pump .
Second , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minimum wage hike , not on raising wage growth for the population as a whole .
Without wage growth , but with rising home prices , Biden will have to seek inferior , second-best solutions like … a $ 15,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit .
With the historic low in existing home sale inventory despite massive Federal Reserve monetary easing , it is hard to believe that Biden ’ s proposal will do anything but drive home prices into the stratosphere , making housing even MORE unaffordable .
How about taking away the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the interest deduction and depreciation deductions ?
Unfortunately , these tax advantages to rental property owners have been a tool of Federal housing policy for decades and unlikely to be changed .
HUD and the GSEs are fans of renting .
But the tax breaks for multifamily property owners could be reduced by extending the depreciable life to , say , 50 years .
Are you ready … for an increasing the homeownership rate under Biden ’ s plans ?
Don ’ t count on it !

by confoundedinterest17
My friend and author of Real Estate Decoded John Wake asked me why increasing the US homeownership rate in the US is so difficult. And why Joe Biden’s plan for homeownership is bad news.
First, the US Homeownership Rate fell from 2005 to 2016 before starting to rise again. It looks like the homeownership accelerator effect from The Fed’s monetary easing started to kick in 2016 (also, the housing vacancies from the housing market crash have finally pretty much cleared the market).
Since Q1 2012, US home price growth has exceeded average hourly earnings with a small exception. It is difficult to increase homeownership when home prices are growing over twice as fast as average hourly earnings.
Two things that can be done to improved homeownership rates: 1) The Federal Reserve can takes it massive foot off the monetary accelerator which it leading to home price growth that is faster than wage growth and 2) increase wage growth.
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Both of these possibilities are unlikely under Biden. First, Powell is unlikely to slow the monetary sugar pump. Second, Democrats are overly focused on a national minimum wage hike, not on raising wage growth for the population as a whole. Without wage growth, but with rising home prices, Biden will have to seek inferior, second-best solutions like … a $15,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit.
With the historic low in existing home sale inventory despite massive Federal Reserve monetary easing, it is hard to believe that Biden’s proposal will do anything but drive home prices into the stratosphere, making housing even MORE unaffordable.
How about taking away the tax advantages to rental property? Like the interest deduction and depreciation deductions? Unfortunately, these tax advantages to rental property owners have been a tool of Federal housing policy for decades and unlikely to be changed. HUD and the GSEs are fans of renting. But the tax breaks for multifamily property owners could be reduced by extending the depreciable life to, say, 50 years.
Are you ready … for an increasing the homeownership rate under Biden’s plans? Don’t count on it!


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-21--This New Idea from “The Squad” PROVES Our Country will be Lost if Radical Leftists Rule Government

This Friday ( December 18th ) Will Be One Of The Most Important Days Of This Country 's History ...

Rusty Weiss from The Political Insider reports The ‘Squad’s’ newest member Cori Bush is demanding President-elect Joe Biden move to grant clemency to everybody currently sitting on death row.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-21--Everyone’s Closing Their Borders

Everyone’s Closing Their Borders

FRANCE BLOCKS LORRY MOVEMENT FROM UK – UK GOVERNMENT IN SHAMBLES , WORRIES ABOUT SUPERMARKET SUPPLY CHAINS Boris Johnson to @ @ @ @ @ border closure halts Dover ferry traffic and rail services Belgium , Italy , Germany , @ @ @ @ @ from UK .
France May Close The Chunnel .
Saudi Arabia Closes all Borders for @ @ @ @ @ Italy , Belgium have now also banned flights from the UK , France is in @ @ @ @ @ to do about flights and the Tunnel .
Italy tested all inbound UK passengers and @ @ @ @ @ to/from the UK suspended until January 6th .

FRANCE BLOCKS LORRY MOVEMENT FROM UK – UK GOVERNMENT IN SHAMBLES, WORRIES ABOUT SUPERMARKET SUPPLY CHAINS
Freight crisis. France blocks lorry movements from UK for 48 hrs due to new COVID strain alarm. Government caught off guard by this. Ministers and officials just beginning to assess the situation. DFT in charge tonight but will be a Cabinet Office convened meeting tomorrow am..1/ — Simon Jack (@BBCSimonJack) December 20, 2020
Although freight coming from France is allowed through, haulage chief says “many will be reluctant to make the crossing to UK if they can’t get back given there is already congestion" End — Simon Jack (@BBCSimonJack) December 20, 2020
Eurotunnel closed. Continent cut off. t.co/8QuyH6T1A8 — David Kurten (@davidkurten) December 20, 2020
Boris Johnson to chair Cobra meeting after France-UK border closure halts Dover ferry traffic and rail services
www.standard.co.uk/news/world/eurotunnel-close-folkestone-france-uk-covid-mutant-strain-b410570.html
Belgium, Italy, Germany , Ireland Stop Flights And Travellers from UK. France May Close The Chunnel. Saudi Arabia Closes all Borders for a Week.
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Germany, Italy, Belgium have now also banned flights from the UK, France is in a meeting to decide what to do about flights and the Tunnel.
Italy tested all inbound UK passengers and requires quarantine, all flights to/from the UK suspended until January 6th.
www.smh.com.au/world/europe/belgium-netherlands-austria-halt-flights-from-uk-fearing-coronavirus-variant-20201221-p56p4u.html
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia closes all of its borders due to coronavirus mutation found in several countries — BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) December 20, 2020
CANADA HALTS ALL FLIGHTS FROM THE U.K STARTING MONDAY – CBC — FXHedge (@Fxhedgers) December 21, 2020
h/t Spanish_guy


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-21--2 weeks to flatten the curve… 9 Months later… British PM tells UK Citizens they are to have only 1 d

2 weeks to flatten the curve… 9 Months later… British PM tells UK Citizens they are to have only 1 day to spend with family from outside their household on Christmas. Also, YOU MUST NOT GATHER ON NEW YEARS

If it isn ’ t clear as day , the goal posts will continue to be moved ad infinitum until @ @ @ @ @ proper sustained resistance .
They are in it for the long haul and that means @ @ @ @ @ goal of implementing the Great Reset has been realized .

If it isn’t clear as day, the goal posts will continue to be moved ad infinitum until these psychopaths are met with proper sustained resistance. They are in it for the long haul and that means not letting up until their goal of implementing the Great Reset has been realized.
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h/t yougotpwndbia


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-21--The U.K. woke up in the last 24 hours.

The U.K. woke up in the last 24 hours.

For those who don ’ t know , a third of England has been placed under a new “ Tier 4 ” , which is simply the March lockdown rebranded .
The areas affected are London and the South East , because there is a “ new strain ” there that they can not prove exists .
Originally , free movement was to be allowed for five days around Christmas , but this has been forbidden in Tier 4 areas and reduced to one day in the rest of the country .
This is the final straw for most people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last nine months waiting patiently for a vaccine they now know will come are disobeying .
The affected area experienced a mass exodus last night , with huge traffic jams and train stations crammed full of people .
Default U.K. subs , usually willing to kiss the lockdown boot , are full of vitriol towards Johnson .
Users are widely claiming that they will break the rules and they don ’ t believe the government .
A song called “ Boris Johnson is a Fucking Cunt ” is currently at Number 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s not to mention the mainstream media ’ s reaction .
Johnson and Hancock are widely being portrayed as Grinches with the words “ Christmas cancelled ” on the front of every newspaper , even those that would normally support the Conservatives , lockdowns or both .
The new strain is either being downplayed as “ not as deadly ” and “ still compatible with the vaccine ” or being outright denied .
The top story on BBC News right now is an interview with a terminally ill woman who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she passes away , a perspective that has been widely ignored throughout the year .
We ’ re finally unplugging from the Matrix en masse here .
Shit ’ s going to get real .

by BeanziesBack
For those who don’t know, a third of England has been placed under a new “Tier 4”, which is simply the March lockdown rebranded. The areas affected are London and the South East, because there is a “new strain” there that they cannot prove exists. Originally, free movement was to be allowed for five days around Christmas, but this has been forbidden in Tier 4 areas and reduced to one day in the rest of the country.
This is the final straw for most people. Those who have stayed inside for the last nine months waiting patiently for a vaccine they now know will come are disobeying. The affected area experienced a mass exodus last night, with huge traffic jams and train stations crammed full of people. Default U.K. subs, usually willing to kiss the lockdown boot, are full of vitriol towards Johnson. Users are widely claiming that they will break the rules and they don’t believe the government. A song called “Boris Johnson is a Fucking Cunt” is currently at Number 2 in the U.K. singles chart.
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And that’s not to mention the mainstream media’s reaction. Johnson and Hancock are widely being portrayed as Grinches with the words “Christmas cancelled” on the front of every newspaper, even those that would normally support the Conservatives, lockdowns or both. The new strain is either being downplayed as “not as deadly” and “still compatible with the vaccine” or being outright denied. The top story on BBC News right now is an interview with a terminally ill woman who is now forbidden from seeing her sister before she passes away, a perspective that has been widely ignored throughout the year.
We’re finally unplugging from the Matrix en masse here. Shit’s going to get real.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-21--Microsoft discovers SECOND hacking team dubbed “Supernova” installed backdoor in SolarWinds software

Microsoft discovers SECOND hacking team dubbed “Supernova” installed backdoor in SolarWinds software in March – as Feds say first Russian “act of war” cyber attack struck at least 200 firms and US federal agencies now

• Security researchers have identified nearly 200 victims of SUNBURST attack • Malware was downloaded by 18,000 groups but only activated on a handful • So far most victims are government agencies , tech companies and contractors • Now second backdoor has been discovered in compromised SolarWinds code • Microsoft researchers dub it SUPERNOVA and say it it likely from a second team • Mike Pompeo attributed the more damaging SUNBURST attack to Russia • Trump broke his silence to contradict Pompeo and insists China may be to blame • The attack has been described as the cyber equivalent of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the information stolen may never be known Microsoft researchers say a second unidentified hacking team installed a backdoor in the same SolarWinds network software that facilitated a massive cyber espionage campaign , as the number of victims in the attack rose to 200 .
The second backdoor , dubbed SUPERNOVA by security experts , appears distinct from the SUNBURST attack that has been attributed to Russia , raising the possibility that multiple adversaries were attempting parallel attacks , perhaps unbeknownst to each other .
It comes after President Donald Trump contradicted members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China may be behind the sprawling attack , which compromised key federal agencies .
‘ The investigation of the whole SolarWinds compromise led to the discovery of an additional malware that also affects the SolarWinds Orion product but has been determined to be likely unrelated to this compromise and used by a different threat actor , ’ Microsoft said in a security blog on Friday .
The second backdoor is a piece of malware that imitates SolarWinds ’ Orion product but it is not ‘ digitally signed ’ like the other attack , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not share the same access to the network management company ’ s internal systems .

Security researchers have identified nearly 200 victims of SUNBURST attack
Malware was downloaded by 18,000 groups but only activated on a handful
So far most victims are government agencies, tech companies and contractors
Nine-month espionage campaign gave hackers untold access to secrets
Now second backdoor has been discovered in compromised SolarWinds code
Microsoft researchers dub it SUPERNOVA and say it it likely from a second team
Mike Pompeo attributed the more damaging SUNBURST attack to Russia
Trump broke his silence to contradict Pompeo and insists China may be to blame
Expert tells DailyMail.com: ‘Cyber attribution is exceptionally complex’
The attack has been described as the cyber equivalent of Pearl Harbor
Experts say the extent of the information stolen may never be known
Microsoft researchers say a second unidentified hacking team installed a backdoor in the same SolarWinds network software that facilitated a massive cyber espionage campaign, as the number of victims in the attack rose to 200.
The second backdoor, dubbed SUPERNOVA by security experts, appears distinct from the SUNBURST attack that has been attributed to Russia, raising the possibility that multiple adversaries were attempting parallel attacks, perhaps unbeknownst to each other.
It comes after President Donald Trump contradicted members of his own administration to suggest that China may be behind the sprawling attack, which compromised key federal agencies.
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‘The investigation of the whole SolarWinds compromise led to the discovery of an additional malware that also affects the SolarWinds Orion product but has been determined to be likely unrelated to this compromise and used by a different threat actor,’ Microsoft said in a security blog on Friday.
The second backdoor is a piece of malware that imitates SolarWinds’ Orion product but it is not ‘digitally signed’ like the other attack, suggesting this second group of hackers did not share the same access to the network management company’s internal systems.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9071645/Microsoft-discovers-SECOND-hacking-team-installed-backdoor-SolarWinds-software-March.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-21--The Army Is Now Meeting Us To Fill Out Forms When We Land In NYC

For those asking , I ’ ve been traveling a lot and have ONLY been asked to sign these forms @ @ @ @ @ all that includes JFK and LGA .
So if you want to avoid it.. fly @ @ @ @ @ your info and “ check up ” on you after a week or so regarding @

For those asking, I’ve been traveling a lot and have ONLY been asked to sign these forms when flying into NYC, all that includes JFK and LGA. So if you want to avoid it.. fly in NJ. They collect your info and “check up” on you after a week or so regarding quarantining..
— Anna Kraken (@Annakhait) December 20, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-21--Patrick Byrne was in the 4 hr meeting with Trump – There are traitors in the Oval Office!

Meadows and Cippollone telling Trump to concede .
They nix every option .
Read all of Byrne ’ s replies @ @ @ @ @ .
Very telling .
Former CEO of Overstock .
Highly involved in stopping the coup @ @ @ @

Meadows and Cippollone telling Trump to concede. They nix every option.
Read all of Byrne’s replies to everyone’s tweets. Very telling.
I was there for the full 4.5 hour meeting. Claims military coup/martial law were discussed is 100% fabrication. Trump is lied to by his own advisers, who tell staff “get the president to concede“ while they stall Trump. Meadows + Lawyers Eric, Derek, GC Pat Cippollone (leaker). t.co/7nrUqpsxEa — Patrick Byrne (@PatrickByrne) December 20, 2020
Former CEO of Overstock. Highly involved in stopping the coup against the President.
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www.deepcapture.com/2020/11/election-2020-was-rigged-the-evidence/
It is 100% winnable. No martial law required. Sydney and Flynn presented a course that I estimate has 50% – 75% chance of victory. His staff just try to convince him to do nothing but accept it. As a CEO, my heart broke to see what he is going through. He is betrayed from within. — Patrick Byrne (@PatrickByrne) December 20, 2020
h/t Ferris Fueller


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-21--Gov. Cuomo Demands Immediate Covid Relief From Trump

New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo demanded President Donald Trump act in support of a COVID-19 relief bill “ in @ @ @ @ @ in a letter addressed to the commander-in-chief Saturday .
Cuomo is asking Trump to force @ @ @ @ @ a bill but include “ real financial relief ” for families , as well as @ @ @ @ @ Cuomo also said that Trump and Trump alone was responsible for his party ’ s @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 relief .

Dec 19, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo demanded President Donald Trump act in support of a COVID-19 relief bill “in the next 48 hours” in a letter addressed to the commander-in-chief Saturday.
Cuomo is asking Trump to force Congress to not only pass a bill but include “real financial relief” for families, as well as state and local governments.
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www.pix11.com/news/local-news/this-is-your-last-act-cuomo-writes-trump-in-letter-demanding-he-sign-covid-relief
Cuomo also said that Trump and Trump alone was responsible for his party’s side of the negotiations on COVID-19 relief.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-21--1864-Lincoln ordered members of the Press be arrested for treason

🔥1864-Lincoln ordered members of the Press be arrested for treason '' …commanded forthwith to arrest and imprison in any fort @ @ @ @ @ command the editors , proprietors , and publishers of the aforesaid newspapers… '' t.co/3NxUtLSvCA

🔥1864-Lincoln ordered members of the Press be arrested for treason
"…commanded forthwith to arrest and imprison in any fort or military prison in your command the editors, proprietors, and publishers of the aforesaid newspapers…"t.co/3NxUtLSvCA
ht @totaltsumani pic.twitter.com/avF1rW0C5Q
— Joe Dan Gorman – Intellectual Froglegs (@JoeDanMedia) December 19, 2020