I cast my vote over a week ago by mail. Almost everyone I know has voted, even those who don't normally vote. But we're waiting for results coming in starting tomorrow to know-- Will we continue as the imperfect democratic republic that we are? Or will we succumb to lies and hate and become a fascist autocracy or even an oligarchy run by ( Read more... )

For most of the last month and more, I had been feeling very fearful of the future and losing hope that the worst will NOT happen. Biden's senility becoming readily, embarrassingly, and shockingly obvious at that first debate with Trump was a real hope killer. The Dems' bullshit machine went into full swing, but it didn't work and was never going ( Read more... )

As I'm writing this, there are hearings being held in the house (for the first time since 2001! -- wow, has it been that long?) with whistleblower testimony regarding secret programs about UFOs (which they renamed UAPs because UFOs is a "dirty" word now... as if re-labeling will get rid of the reputation? Why does our society keep doing that ( Read more... )

So much for this weekend as far as my sister going home is concerned ( Read more... )

Everyone's 401K is down by at least 20%-- if you're typical, that is. NASDAQ, where all the tech stocks hang out, is down by 28%. (I'm guessing the chip shortage is hammering them!) Crypto currency is collapsing outright... There are signs all over the place I can think of just off the top of my head. I no longer have any skin in this game-- only ( Read more... )

I've been watching this societal drama play out with some real interest ( Read more... )

I remember famine being a thing in Africa in the '80s. It was a thing in North Korea in the '90s. But it's been a while since we've seen super-skinny children and very sad mothers across the news ( Read more... )

Covid was bad enough, now it appears there's a low-level emergency of a Smallpox disease usually only found in Africa, Monkeypox, that is on the move. It's 12 cases in 10 countries outside Africa, and it appears to be spreading among gay men. They don't know where it's coming from exactly, as they can't find any links to travel to Africa, so it's ( Read more... )

I don't want to make commenting on the news something I do too often. But some things bear mentioning, especially when you know it will impact everyone.

This week, Antarctica hit a massive record, during their autumn when things are supposed to be cooling down. Instead, our South Pole was over 70 degrees F higher than normal ( Read more... )

I've been prepping and advising others to prep actively since 2007 when I realized an economic downturn was coming many years ago. I'm even more grateful for my knowledge and practice as it allowed my own household to breeze through a 2-year pandemic with high levels of comfort ( Read more... )