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Excellent article and all this is probably preaching to the choir. I just hope readers take heed and do some kind of prepping task every day.

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Good analysis of the current crisis.

No scholar of English history, I knew that the royals assiduously avoided the name "John" but was unaware that "Charlie" was not that much better.

Speaking of portents, as a Christian, I hearken back to the fire that nearly destroyed Notre Dame Cathedral during Holy Week of 2019. A warning from Our Lady of what was to come, perhaps. It also allowed the bloody globalists to test-run their "build back better" slogan. In the end, this towering achievement of Western Civilization was not destroyed. We must remain hopeful. Suffering is in our future, but we will prevail.

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There was huge criticism of the Queen when she named her firstborn son Charles. But history now looks upon the reign of Charles II through rose-tinted glasses so I guess she thought it was okay.

Excellent point about Notre Dame. The signs are all about us.

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Without petrochemical fertilizers, I guess we will have to go organic, then. Silver lining.

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I only use composted pig manure but that's only sustainable for small operations. Plus the globalists want to get rid of livestock so that will be all gone too.

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I have read about humanure, though one must be quite selective about it, it is commonly used. Organic eaters only, of course.

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Well, when we can no longer flush the toilet humanure is going to be a real thing. I guess I need to educate myself on composting toilets asap.

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seems an ideal time to close circles in animal husbandry and other crops--but instead of that the Dutch government is hell-bent on the farmers getting rid of their livestock, so can't use those nutrients as an alternative. I say this as a person who eats very little meat, but rejects any labels. and not enough of us are talking about the massive fail in Sri Lanka. no way we can manage this transition this quickly without widespread hunger. definitely a goal worth pursuing, while weighing costs and benefits as always.

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Thanks Stephanie, I am keeping the Netherlands in my thoughts, all of Europe. My ancestry is Romanian and French Canadian, so I must. Being a farmer of any kind is such hard work, and the governments only seem to complicate and worsen everything. One practical outcome is that smaller animals, like chickens, ducks (my preferred) and goats/sheep, or even guinea pigs and rabbits for meat, are going to increase. (I will feed the bugs to the duck first, eh?) One friend who is from Vietnam said that rabbits are better then chickens because they make no noise and so can be raised in relative secret. Here's a toast to survival, of all of us, and actually thriving. Best from Oregon

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Well then you have that useful history from Eastern Europe as well as the current (eerily similar) war on farmers in Canada to consider! But I like the way you think--I have a girlfriend in Hawaii who already has her meat rabbits up and running. She is a survivor! So are we, but my hubby hasn't really swallowed this pill yet and I don't want him to think I'm a whacko, so I do food storage and gardening, but only up to a point. Fingers crossed we can manage despite a very late start. At least we have pigeons on the roof and some weapons as well. Wishing you the best, I think Oregon would be a great place to weather this storm.

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The war on farmers in the Netherlands is so bloody obvious and shows what they have planned for the farming industry across the world. The globalists want de-industrialization and famine. Leads to less people so it's a win.

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It's still a blessing in disguise because many sleepyheads are finally paying attention!

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"the fire occurred during the longest-running Parliament in English history, known as the Cavalier Parliament. It lasted from 1661 to 1679, accounting for 18 years of Charles II’s 25-year reign. That should raise a huge red fag, indicating that the bankers had several high-priority agendas that needed rubber-stamping during this time. Indeed, a quick read through its Wikipedia page shows the Cavalier Parliament’s 18 years were a time of pretty much constant crisis in England, followed by fascist legislation and sundry nefarious dealings. Remember, this was the very beginning of the Restoration period, immediately following Cromwell’s Commonwealth. Reading history backwards as we are now obliged to do, it’s clear the Commonwealth era was simply a setup for the Restoration, during which time some of the most fascist and pro-banking legislation got pushed through – all with the approval of Charles II and the Cavalier Parliament. This included the Corporation Act and Clarendon Code which gave massive power to the protestant (Komnene controlled) church; the Quaker Act which curbed religious freedom; the Licensing of the Press Act which gave government power to censor the press; laws promoting the English linen industry (who would want to do that? I’ll give you one guess…) and various mercantilist laws that gave special privileges to the EIC; the highly unpopular hearth tax, which required tax collectors to go inside people’s homes to count hearths; and the infamous Poor Laws which were laws against the poor, not for them. Speaking of which, it was under the Cavalier Parliament that England’s pauper population grew to unprecedented numbers, which just goes to show how unabashed these wig-headed aristocrats were about enriching themselves at the expense of everyone else. It was the most blatantly corrupt government Britain had ever had up to that point. " http://mileswmathis.com/1666.pdf

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That was a great read, thanks!

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Thanks for the great monday read! Disheartened to corroborate the "suck it up suckers" messaging coming from the WEF puppets as our Minister of Finance in the Netherlands said basically the same thing as Macron. I love how these people keep trying the same trick: virus? just push pause! energy crisis? just push pause! unhappy in the body you were born in? just push pause. WTF? Anyone with a brain should tell them to sit down already. Sadly, most citizens are still woefully clueless. One of our better politicians was interviewed last week and the bimbo asking the questions posed something about speeding up the energy transition with wind farms etc. The poor man visibly gathered his patience to explain to her that wind energy produces electricity, it is the gas that we are having problems with. How do people not know this stuff? We installed 40 solar panels, not in fear of an impending energy crisis, but to take advantage of the soon-to-be-conveniently-phased-out subsidies. We already explored how to transition our home (which is only 20 years old, compared to many buildings that are 10 or 20 times older) to electricity. Short answer is, it can't be done until battery storage is smaller and more affordable and not unimportantly, there are enough technicians available to carry out the work. There is NO WAY they are going to figure this out in a couple months let alone a couple years. The sooner we admit that, the sooner we can get on with life. I am all about taking care of the planet. Thankfully I have learned that the people who talk the loudest about that a) have no fucking clue what they are talking about and b) have no fucking empathy for the people who have to foot the bill, literally and figuratively. Democracy in the West appears to be dead, so as far as that goes, a new British monarch is perhaps the perfect bookend for our times. PS: I don't think Elizabeth II had any reasonable expectation of becoming Queen when she named her first child. But I did appreciate the historic reminders!

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We bought expensive solar panels in 2008. Until 2 years ago we could feed energy into the grid at extremely good rates that pretty much paid the exorbitant cost of the panels back then ($40k!). Then the government cut the rate by 90% leaving millions with huge solar panel loans that were now not subsidized. Luckily we only had a few months left on our loan. I then invested in a huge battery so we can draw on that during peak hours when the rate is high. Even that huge battery is not enough to power the whole house. But I'm glad we have it.

We have no gas mains here in Japan due to seismic activity. Many people have gas but in comes in huge bottles hooked up to a meter. You always see the gas bottle trucks running around replacing bottles. When we built our house 17 years ago we decided to go electricity only. Hopefully that will serve us well in the future.

Good point about the timing of Charles' birth. He was born 4 years before Elizabeth's coronation. However, During her grandfather's reign (George V), Elizabeth was third in the line of succession to the British throne. That's way too close to be naming a child Charles, hence the criticism at the time. Even though it wasn't expected she would become Queen.

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That makes sense about the succession. What a dream to build your own home--how concerned were you about collapse at the time?? It's been on my radar for quite some time, without the concrete warning signs we are seeing today. But my husband is not of that mindset at all. At least he is very independent and basically hates banks, insurance and government, so there's that. Lately he has been watching a prepper reality series so maybe he'll pick up some good ideas! Sometimes I feel quite defeatist though. Do I really want to live in the post-collapse world? Where even all our preparations might be for nothing if we we prepared for the wrong catastrophe? Still, I admire your perseverance and it sounds like you have made great decisions so far. I'm betting they will have to continue the subsidies in Europe now. We shall see.

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We built this house back in 2005. My new business had really taken off and I was rolling in cash. I was also blissfully unaware of how the world really works. Then came the big crash of 2008 which resulted in me getting a 70% pay cut. Then an audit from the tax authorities where they stole $40k right out of my bank account and wiped out my life savings and they told me I got off lightly. Even though I had filed my taxes exactly as they had told me to during multiple meetings in 2003. So yea, I'm cheering on the apocalypse and the collapse of this corrupt society which has us all on a hamster wheel we can't ever get off. Time to go back to subsistence living in small communities. Governments need to be scaled down by 95%, if not outright abolished. 95% of taxation needs to be abolished. We need certain things a central authority can provide. Everyone should pay 10% as a maximum and that's it. If the government can't function on that then tough shit. People don't realize that 70% of what they earn is paying for a tax somewhere down the line. It's theft and the system is broken beyond repair. Burn it all down and let's build something better.

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Wow! I like the way you think!! Funny thing is my husband pretty much sees things this way, and yet is not willing or not able to work on alternatives. He's still trying to beat the system. He's done fairly well despite everything. Who knows, maybe the energy crisis will be a real wake up call. That's what I tell myself to stay positive. Sorry to hear about the taxation theft. That sucks.

So I remember that as I was reading this piece and the comments I had a flashback to reading Laura Ingalls Wilder's "The Long Winter" with my girls during the depths of the third (segregated!!) covid winter. I drew a lot of spiritual sustenance from that and decided to share that we must not forget our spiritual preparations as we make physical ones. Good luck to us all and thank you for sharing your wisdom!

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I think this winter will be the wake up call that your husband and millions of others need. Rolling blackouts, bare shelves etc. The economic crash has a 50/50 chance of happening in 2023 and 100% chance within 18 months. I've been saying March 2023 as a real possibility but also could be anytime between then and March 2024. Once that happens it's time up when it comes to prepping. So I really hope you have a window of opportunity between your husband waking up and that eventuality. Things are happening so fast though, I wonder if I'm being too optimistic.

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Excellent article worthy of a translation into French.

Done!

http://skidmark.blog/2022/09/28/un-hiver-froid-et-sombre-sannonce-par-laurence-flynn/

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Wow, thank you!

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Can the king's consort become queen?

If so, Charles can expect some rat poison in his cornflakes.

On a more serious note, it appears that Europe will allow market forces to distribute its energy shortage. A more cautious approach would involve rationing.

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Negative on the consort becoming the monarch. That is governed by the Line Of Succession. So Charlie can eat his cornflakes with confidence. 😅

Those markets can distribute all the energy they like. There just won't be enough. Hence the Germans are chopping down their forests and Poles are queuing up for 4 days to fill their trunks with coal.

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Rationing distributes according to need, markets distribute according to wealth. To rely on markets is a sign that elites aren't concerned about the peasantry. They must believe they can crush all resistance.

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Pretty much sums it up!

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It's worse than this but if you live in Western Europe, the prosperity of the past, for those who had much of any of it, has gone - for most.

Dealt with in depth under The Decline of The West as This Century belongs to The Great Eurasian Union . . . https://les7eb.substack.com/

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