I’ve been trying to figure out what The Powers That Be (TPTB) are up to and how it’s going to affect me. I can only speak of my own strategy for the coming deep recession and/or depression. I can’t solve the big picture crisis. I can only attend to my own farm and family. My primary goals have been to grow food as if our lives depend upon it, and to get as far away as possible from any big city without being so remote I can’t get help. Additionally, since I rely on banking, a year or so ago I spread money out between a national bank, a regional bank, a local bank, and a local credit union. It’s a lot to keep up with, but if I ever need to get access to cash quickly, then I’ll have choices.
I also keep enough cash at home to cover simple needs and repairs, but I don’t hoard cash at home. I do not keep large bank balances because I spend the money on home and farm infrastructure, as well as self-sufficiency goals. In my mind, what good is money in the bank if I can’t access it? Everyone should have an emergency fund – but that could be cash, precious metals, skills, supplies, and the ability to barter.
If I had to close the gates, so to speak, could we hunker down and have what we needed, outside the banking and other systems, to survive for the long haul? Possibly, but not totally. After researching and listening to some contrarian voices, I’ve come to some conclusions, for myself. I thought I’d share in case it’s helpful to someone. Remember, I’m just a city girl turned farm girl and have no background in financial advice.
My hunch is that Janet Yellen, and her ilk, are intent upon crashing all regional banks, large credit unions, and small banks. The goal is to herd people into the large national/international banks who they’ve promised to backstop, implement a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and the globalist plan of managing and monitoring everything people do with their money. If we don’t comply, we will be cut off from our own money. Clear signs that we are in the End Times and the Mark of the Beast is nigh. The first thing everyone should do is get right with God. Now. He is the only one Who is going to save us.
In practical terms, the advice on SurvivalBlog has always been tangibles, tangibles, tangibles. To me, that means infrastructure, tools, the means to grow food, and protect your family. Not so simple, but the basics still apply: a relatively safe Location, access to Energy, access to Water, access to Food, and the ability to Protect the Retreat. I will share what I’m doing about the financial apocalypse that is in progress, and how that relates to the above. It may be terrible advice. I have no idea. Here goes…
Location
A few years ago, I took the idea of a safe retreat location to heart. My first attempt at it was a cabin in the central Idaho mountains. It was a several hour drive to any big city. I had to stock up during the summer months since I couldn’t navigate the roads during the winter. That location worked well in regards to personal security, but not well enough for growing food because the growing season was very short and I lived in a forest. My second attempt was to buy a small Farm in Tennessee. I live outside a small town, but a couple of hours drive from the big city, and a several hour drive from crime-ridden areas. The growing season is long and the climate is great for growing. Both states have strong 2nd Amendment protections. Not everything is perfect, but it’s good enough and safe enough.
I talked to a gal recently about location. Her fear was that she was “behind enemy lines”, as in located in a “blue state”. She has a wonderful location where she can grow food and does so. My personal opinion is that if you are far outside a large city and have the ability to grow food, that’s probably good enough. I have family that also are living “behind enemy lines”. I pray for them daily. But, I also know they are well armed, trained, and have the means to protect themselves should the cities overflow looking for food. They are prepared to flee should it be required.
I personally think that getting to a safe location, in spite of all the financial chaos going on, is an important goal. Better to “lose money” on a move than have the banks close, have no money, and be stuck – in my opinion. The trick to it, in my opinion, is to buy way under your means, all cash if possible, and focus on fixer uppers rather than the perfect home. If things improve, you can upgrade your circumstances. If not, you will be in a safe location. My two cents.
Access to Energy
The Powers That Be (TPTB) will turn off your electricity if you don’t measure up to their social goals via a “social credit score”. After they herd everyone into the big banks and implement a CBDC, they will then enforce ESG (Environmental, Social, corporate Governance). Basically, in layman’s terms: “If you ain’t woke enough, you don’t get stuff.” For example, you must buy into the climate change emergency. You must accept perversion under the banner of equality. Certain classes of people will get stuff under the banner of equity, but not you because you aren’t “diverse” enough to make the cut. See what I mean? It’s all about forcing the one world government on all peoples, and that government will assuredly not be a Christian, or kind, one. This goes way beyond “race” people. This is your right to worship as you see fit, keep and bear arms, speak freely, and manage your own affairs. Our very freedom is at stake.
If I had no electricity, it would be really tough to make things work but I can. I have an all electric house (no solar), but I have alternative methods of cooking: propane powered large boiler pot, charcoal or wood powered grill, firewood stored in the barns, a gas generator, etc. I have a large fireplace to keep the house warm when/if needed, extra blankets, jackets, hats, gloves, and socks. I have a way to wash clothes if I can’t run the washer and dryer, and laundry line that can quickly be strung up, and clothespins, along with a stash of bar soap. I purposefully don’t have carpet in the house, so I can use a broom and dustpan if I can’t run the vacuum. Just thinking about no electricity doesn’t have to be scary. Think in terms of alternatives.
Many of my ancestors were dirt poor and lived in the Appalachian regions. They immigrated from Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and England. They had no electricity, running water, or money. If they had not made it, with the little that they had, then I would not be here today. If they could do it, then I can do it. I am borrowing their strength.
What I did early on, was to pay attention to what I do throughout my day. I make coffee using an electric coffee pot. How will I boil water? I make breakfast using the electric stove. How will I cook eggs or bake bread? Those who have a wood-burning stove are ahead of the game at this point. I don’t have one in this house so I had to think of different methods. I have cast iron cookware that I can put directly over an open fire or on a grill if needed. A little camp stove that uses wood (small branches and wood chips) would be far more useful than one that relies on small propane bottles unless you have a stash of those. Eventually, you will run out of propane. A supply of wood is a critical prep, so I have wood stored in the barns.
I can keep warm during the winter, but our summers are very hot and humid. Summers here without electricity would be very difficult without air conditioning, and that’s where water comes into play. You can keep cool if you have enough water to do so.
Access to Water
If I had no water, I’d be hauling water in from a nearby local spring that is 5 minutes from the house by car. I’ve done that via 5-gallon buckets and it sucks – I have a 250-gallon water tank that can sit on the back of a pickup truck, along with hoses, that can be filled at the local Spring that runs out of the side of the mountain with a natural faucet. That water tank then empties, via hoses, into the 1000-gallon cistern that normally would be filled by the well (no electricity, no well water). I have a gas generator that can run the well pump if needed. But, gas only lasts so long if you can’t get more. I keep gas stored and keep a full tank in my vehicle. What happens when there is no more gas to be had or it’s rationed? Well, by necessity, I’m getting a new well drilled and it will have a solar-powered pump. Water is life. I hope the well and pump project can be completed soon. Very soon. You can’t store enough water for a long emergency. You need a water source. I have a rainwater catchment system planned for this year as well. Water, water, water!
Access to Food
I have a friend who works very hard all year at canning food and getting it on the shelf. I haven’t canned anything this past year due to all the other projects that needed to get done in short order. But, I did stock up on canning supplies. I have enough store-bought canned goods and dried goods to make feeding the family work using alternative cooking methods, for a time. Again, it won’t be pretty because everything is going to take 10x longer without electricity. You can’t even cook up freeze-dried meals if you don’t have water and a way to boil it. My hat is off to my good friend who is very prepared. Life is easier when all you have to do is warm up good food.
I have made large strides this past year or two in growing food, but there is much more work to do. I’ve purchased a lot of heirloom seeds so I don’t need to worry about seeds for planting the gardens, and in case there are garden failures, again. Gardening season has started here in the South. I will be gardening my little heart out. Last year I invested in ground covering, watering systems, trellises, etc. I’m all set to go and just waiting on the weather.
A friend recommended a book, that I purchased, on butchering animals. I bought it in case I can’t avail myself of butchering services. It has clear instructions and pictures. There may come a time when I do need to know how to butcher a cow or a pig myself. I’ve purchased the tools to butcher. My friend butchered a hog on their own property by themselves! How’s that for preparedness? I’m impressed. Chicken butchering is easy compared to large animals. Having printed resources will be important in the coming days. There won’t be the Internet if there is no electricity. Without electricity, all that freezer meat will have to be processed immediately into canning jars.
And there’s got to be a way to pressure can without electricity. I’ve seen it done using a propane grill. The trick is to keep the pressure up on the canners for the full 90 minutes it takes to safely can meats and many other foods. I may need to invest in a few more propane tanks – have you seen the prices on those lately? I’ve seen $60 a piece for full tanks. That price will go up. And I may need to get a larger propane-powered grill that can handle a pressure canner or two. I should have been canning all year.
Practical Steps vs. Fear
Every time I think through the “what ifs”, I find holes in my preps, and I work at filling them. For instance, I don’t stack silver, but I’m probably going to now even if prices are up (before they go through the roof). I cannot afford to stack gold. I’m growing enough food that I have something to barter with. As an example, there’s a young man who comes here and mucks out the barn in exchange for fresh milk, eggs, and sometimes butter when I have it. Another one worked here in exchange for some laying hens to start his own flock. That’s the kind of thing that went on during The Great Depression.
The very idea of a catastrophic banking collapse causes people to freeze in fear. Don’t let it. Make your lists, prioritize, attack them one at a time. Each time you accomplish something, celebrate, briefly, and keep going. Do you wonder why I sound overwhelmed and exhausted most of the time? It’s because I’m playing “beat the clock”. And I can tell you that I am stronger, healthier, and happier due to my efforts, and the grace of God.
Each day, I look at the List, adjust things, and keep moving. Now, is not the time to curl up in a ball or pretend everything is going to be alright. Remember, the basics of preparedness still apply, even in these times. Focus on those. The chips will fall where they may. Once you accept that, you don’t waste your precious energy by getting stressed out of your mind.
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Sometimes I think I want to be among the first to go…………….
My reward was never going to be here on Earth anyway.
Prepped and ready I think.
How much time until we can be proud to be Americans again?
I fear many, many years!
Do I want to be around for the zoo?
AND
Thank you for good advice……………………………
Hardly anyone can do this. I plan to bugout when it is clearly the right time. I assume I will die surrounded by hot brass.
Why? What is stopping them? I have done much similar.
To where? What is your “the time is right” trigger?
MONEY. How much is a farm? It’s not cheap. I’ve always wanted a farm but unless someone dies soon or I will the lottery it’s not going to happen.
Lots of people looking for team players these days. Not that suitable property can’t be found for cheap if one minds their expectations for a reasonable price, but it isn’t as easy as it once was.
its also a basic reality that twenty or thirty years ago a regular guy working a regular job living a sensible frugal life, was able to save up enough to buy a modest fixer-upper farm and fix it up.
These days it simply isn’t. now one’s best chances are to try too find some special arrangement, a farmer getting up in years with no children or heirs, maybe, and start working for him and maybe make some kind of work-to-buy deal, i imagine to even find such an arrangement one would already have to be well integrated into the community. i face a similar problem myself. i have a few acres, which is what i managed to buy, and a small (you could call it cozy to be nice) house which i did fix up pretty well so it wont need much maintenance for my lifetime or my kid’s probably, but it aint enough to live from (i have no source of water for example).. how will we fill in the gaps? around here there’s a lot of abandoned land.. buying it is out of the question as it’s either entangled in complicated inheritcances of people who dont even live around here anymore, or else is in a legal limbo where the government has or will sooner or later assert that they now own it (some psycho ‘re-register your property jumping through new procedural hoops by this date or we confiscate any property not thus registered, they just havent actually done the confiscations in this area yet) .. but then again the reality is that we’re out in the boonies and most of that land regardless of its fubared ownership, will remain abandoned. and so some kind of stealth gardening/foraging comes to mind. not much wildlife to eat here but plenty of essentially open range grazed sheep and goats (not strictly speaking legal but there’s no court to stop them from grazing anywhere they feel like, you fence your own fields as best you can and try to be vigilant) , but when things go a little more pear-shaped, you can bet that a lot ofpeople will be simply sneaking around the mountainsides helping themselves to a sheep or a goat here and there.
the herders certainly arent shy about rustling animals from each other or from any villagers who ‘dare’ to keep their own animals!
there’s a fair crop of acorns in the fall/winter and i started experimenting last year with boiling them and eating them. we need to get systematic and serious about getting that right this winter as i expect it will be a component of us making it through thee worst of the coming shit. it’s surprising how large a fraction of them are ruined by insects, probably 3/4 of them have the tiny hole that’s the telltale sign of some bug having gotten to it first. one needs to pay close attention when gathering them or else one hauls a whole bag of rubbish home and they end up going into the stove to burn.
it’s essentially illegal here to cut firewood except for pruning specific species of ‘cultivated’ fruit trees, as it is now we have enough trees such that we have enough wood but hauling it all back home is a chore and thats now when we can avail ourselves of a pickup truck.. probably were gonna have to get used to surreptitiously gathering deadfall closer to home.
the only good side of it is that this area will only get more remote and useless to the machine, the further things slide downhill. they might try to round people up and depopulate our region, but unless they nuke the place or something theyre not going to get anybody out of here who’s determined to stay. much more likley than going door to door, theyll just turn off the electricity or something and a lot of the weaker folks will pick up and head to ‘safety’ in their 15 minute prison camps somewhere else. without electricity were also back to hauling water from the village well (5 min walk) which is what anyone over the age of about 60 here remembers from before the place had running water.
you guys dont have any idea how good you have it in the states! in the EUSSR they have been much longer and harder at work tying peoples hands and legs to prevent them from making effective moves to survive.. yes, we will somehow survive, at a perhaps very primitive level, but we will.
Thank you for sharing this. We aren’t in most places as far along, but they are working on it and they do try to be a pain at times with what they have already. Wish you the best of luck.
thanks.. and indeed good luck to everyone trying to make it through the bottleneck. the machine it turns out, is taking the most absolutely psycho path to collapse , more psycho than i think most any of us could have ever imagined. i certainly expected a collapse but thought it’d be more straightforward – banks breaking, money useless, government broke, large outside power mechanisms progressively withdrawing back to their core centers of control before they fall apart, and us out in the middle of nowhere just progressively left to fend for ourselves. work hard, save up, get some land, make some improvements while shit is still functional, stock up on tools and supplies etc, and stay tight with friends and relatives around you… instead the overlords want to burn everything to ashes if they cant keep on controlling it all!
in any case i think much of the US will follow a path more like that, than like the ‘deliberately drive it into the ground as miserably as possible’ that we see in more globohomo controlled territory (which certainly also includes pretty much all of europe).
and in most of the US you have rainfall throughout the year!
i thought i was going to build storage tanks in all my little fields, to catch winter runoff (rain/snow here is only really between november and april and that’s iffy too, lowest annual rainfall i remember was less than ten inches (it was 23 cm) _for the whole year_!) and store it for summer use.. but of course, building such things involves such a mass of permits/etc that it’s effectively impossible, and merely building something without a ‘permit’ here is an _arrestable_ affair, the whole system is designed to simply prevent ordinary people from being able to build anything. result: no storage tanks. of course some rich bastard or some corporation can build anything it wants. in much of the rural US you dont even _have_ zoning or building permits!!!!
and in the US you are armed!! here all one has to defend his family are farm/gardening tools and sticks and stones! (and as long as the current regime stays in place, self defense is considered ‘illegal’ whereas most us states have full on castle doctrines written into state law!!!!)
and, of course, the only way anyone can save up enough money to do these things, is to leave the country for some years and go up to the richer parts of europe and work there, living frugally. did that for years, to be able to build/acquire whatever i did manage to do.
having returned back here, that option is gone. taking whatever work one finds here is just to keep paying the bills as long as that system keeps on demanding that you have money to spend in the money economy..
over and over you have somethign precious in the states, which is precisely why the overlords have such an obsession with destroying america. The ugliest part is that for decades they have used the force of america’s empire to actually enforce their own rule of the world, and theyve turned that force against america itself now.
the real battle for the freedom of civilization is happening right now in america itself.
You don’t need a ‘Farm’. You need some arable land with a decent growing season. There are Youtube videos of families growing enough food for their needs on less than 1 acre. Probably the extreme, and not what I do, but seemingly possible.
I saw society falling apart decades back and sold my ultra-urban place and bought acreage for half what I sold my house for. Ended up putting a big chunk in the bank too, which financed my road to self sufficiency.
If you have no money or equity, well, that sucks and you are not going to be buying anything.
Then look into WWOOF. https://wwoof.ca/en/
The farm down the road has several European WWOOF visitors working on the farm. It can open all sorts of opportunities. Two of the workers (early 20s) are now planning on becoming citizens and staying on the farm. There is talk of them buying a piece of land off the farmer, paying with labour.
Yeah, I’d love to have some folk here to help out and learn.
Don’t know where you are, but I just linked WWOOF Canada. There are worldwide chapters.
We have homeless people living on the street, tens of thousands on welfare. Yet my farm neighbour was having trouble finding farm workers (room, board and pay), so turned to WWOOF.
WWOOF is not intended to replace farm employees, but since she could not get employees, not really an issue.
feeding a family on less than an acre? try it first and then youll realize what a fantasy that is. Perhaps if you have another ten acres from which to keep supplying compost , etcetera, and it’s all in a good climate, with plenty of water… but thats not being honest with yourself if you dont figure the rest of the land into your calculations.
in the forested eastern half of the US i’d say ten acres minimum, and i’d really want 20 or more, with half of that for a woodlot.
here in a mediterranean climate, again, 10 acres minimum. we dont need as much wood for heat but we do need some (1 to 2 cords a year) and that comes from trimming olive trees mainly. water is the problem here so without that youre not growing much of anything other than tree crops or winter barley/wheat and thats iffy.
anyway. all the people who go on about less than an acre etc etc are either not counting the bulk calories they take in bought grains, and are only talking about fruits and vegetables (the bulk of money spent on food, but not the bulk of raw caloric fuel for your body) or else are really talking about a one acre parcel they load up with huge inputs of compost etcetea from elsewhere.. and always with abundant irrigation.
and that doesnt even begin to consider animals beyond a few chickens scratching around that one acre. sheep? goats? a cow?
pigs?
Water-get a simple pump! Meat dehydrates and lasts a long time. Canning is very time and energy consumptive. Know your neighbors and their skills and weaknesses. stock up on dried wheat berries and beans and rice-store it right. Get a grain mill. Learn to hunt-maybe animals too. Keep a low profile. Been there, done that.
I had to look that up. If I get to the point in the future that I have a space for some grains (already on the want list for feed), I know I can get a little grain mill now.
Do yourself a favor and get something decent like a Country Living Grain Mill. Yeah, they are a little pricey now, but you might find one for a good price on ebay (I found 3 that way, but it has been awhile).
The smaller ones work (I used one daily for a good while to make fresh bread), but if you are going to depend on a grinder for long term something more robust that can easily be adapted to power, will be worth it, and might even turn out to be a cash flow or just create goodwill.
https://pleasanthillgrain.com/country-living-grain-mill-wheat-grinder?_vsrefdom=gpnbr
I also have one of these which may not be as versatile (as far as power. though I have never looked into the possibility to adapt it to another power configuration, it is likely possible), or robust without having back up parts (like motors. I usually buy two or more for parts for back up concerns. as the saying goes, 1 is none and two is one. you really should at least have extra burrs for both, which is one place the cheaper hand crank ones fail, I don’t think you can buy or replace the burs) if you think you will have power or can gen power, you can buy 3 of these for the price of a new country living mill. It is almost worth buying at least one extra of these ones as cheap as they are for parts (and you may be able to find them cheaper, I just posted this one because it was the first one I seen that was competitively priced).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185874907402
The ability for cash flow or goodwill goes up quite a bit with it.
for storing grains and rice keeping any air/oxygen away is critical. Also making sure that there arent _already_ bugs or their eggs in the supply , because they might hatch or reproduce later on and you go back and find a container full of disgusting infested rice, a year or two later when you thought you had a container of food! (this then is food for the chickens, at least!).
many people go in for plastic buckets. i am not fond of these because they arent really air-tight, and also because rodents can chew right through them.
probably mylar bags with oxygen absorbers, stored inside steel barrels, would be a lot better. in a cellar or some place with a steady cool temperature year round and little variation (to eliminate condensation moisture).
i have some steel barrels, and a lot of glass containers in the 3-5 gallons range of capacity. theyre rodent proof for sure, though sealing the caps or plugs to them means that once you re-open them theyre not gonna seal up again readily. did not have oxygen absorbers in place and recently found several such containers full of rice from 3 years previous, had varying levels of very tiny bugs crawling around – inside ‘sealed’ containers – still living with the small amount of air inside the jar!
it was a very worrying wake-up to think that one might a few years down the road be depending on that for survival and then find it spoiled.
People give away filing cabinets all the time. I have several and use them for my preps. Strong enough to hold a ton of canned goods. Great for keeping critters out too. The drawer opening are big enough for tiny rodents, but I rodent poison at the bottom and have aluminum taped the seams. So far, no rodents.
Also, if you need to move your preps, you can with a good dolly or hand truck.
Be careful about storing canned goods on metal. I think I had a bunch of cans start leaking from doing so. My theory is from galvanic action. No problem with cans stored in a wood cabinet right next to the metal.
They are 12x can flats with cardboard bases. Cabinets drawers are painted inside so I doubt much can happen. Some of the tinned meat cans are sitting directly on drawer. I’ll take a look.
Good thing to watch for. Thanks.
I have been ‘prepping’ since before 2000. Have some various canned goods from around 2000 that got overlooked for years. I kept them as an experiment. Every year or two I open one of to check for spoilage. So far, all fine.
Only thing I have had a problem with was a small can of Jalapeño peppers. Noticed a bit of swelling but got distracted and forgot about it. It exploded. Big mess.
Freeze everything if you can before storing it. Kills lots of critters.
Once sealed, put you container in a deep freeze for a day. Then store.
ive never tried that yet, because of concern about condensation as it comes back up to temperature. any thoughts on how you handle that?
Charlie Munger says the banks are F’d. Not as bad as ’08, but bad.
You call yourself The Survival Blog? LOL.
You: I’ve been trying to figure out what The Powers That Be (TPTB) are up to and how it’s going to affect me.
Me: With all the alt-media informed blogs available on the interwebs how could you not have figured out what TPTB are up to?
You: but if I ever need to get access to cash quickly, then I’ll have choices.
Me: I have built a reserve of Federal Reserve Notes to be used if banks unexpectedly close. I have a reserve of silver rounds – weight ranging from 0.1 Troy oz to 1.0 Troy oz – in case I run out of FRN or in case nobody will accept FRN.
You: I cannot afford to stack gold.
Me: The idea that people will buy silver instead of gold because the price of gold is relatively too high is a fallacy. By that logic they will buy corn or cotton or 10 penny nails because those commodities are relatively cheaper than silver.
The coming bank holiday will be swift and as destructive as an F5 ripping through Oklahoma. Dollar bills will be worth far less than sheets of cheap toilet paper.
With the rate of inflation, nails, screws, bolts, ect. might be a good investment too.
I ran out of staples for my staple gun. Last box of 5000 had a ~$14 price on it, probably from 2012. Just ordered the same ones, $37.
Yeah, it’s crazy.
Clearly you have far too much money and time on your hands to think about all the things that “might” happen. I, on the other hand, have not enough money and few options. No washer, dryer, dishwasher, garbage disposal, got a 1930’s cast-iron bathroom, etc. AND, I sure as hell can’t afford to buy a place in Idaho, then change my mind and buy a place in Tennessee.
I think my best option is to sow fear and discord, open a prepper shop, and start selling overpriced stuff to ppl who need 6 different ways to cook food without a stove.
I sure as hell can’t afford to buy a place in Idaho, then change my mind and buy a place in Tennessee.
Exactly.
I also love the thought of living in the middle of nowhere. Only issue my wife and I have would be emergency medical care. While waiting for the shtf episode to commence, I don’t want to drive 2-3 hours to an ER if I accidentally break a bone or cut myself badly. Another point that wasn’t mentioned in this article is age. When you are younger you can live almost anywhere. For someone older, perhaps with medical issues, you may need to be within a reasonable distance to a hospital, not hours away.
for those of us who are middle-age , we know that by the time we’re old there wont be any ‘hospitals’ available to us anyway. even if there are any still operating they will be inside the enemy’s strongholds or prison camps , not a place you’d voluntarily go!
don’t think that it’s gonna be SHTF but with all modern amenities still magically available just off the edge of the shtf scenery. it’s going to be shtf scenery _everywhere_.
One can live in a rural area without being hours from medical care or even a hospital. Much of who lives in our very rural area in far Western NC are over 50. Probably over 50%. We all have made our choices, and foregoing easy convenience is the most demonstrative manifestation of our choice and commitment via-a-vis the greater society.
As long as fire isn’t raining down from the heavens I think I can survive long enough to outlast the weak and unprepared…I’ve spent a decade in prep and just hope I don’t go down in the first round. Decent article, but the author better have friends and neighbors…you can’t hide forever.
Survival blog had some great content pre fake pandemic with a comment section. Right before the fake pandemic hit they got rid of the comment section. Gee I wonder why? Fuck them. They knew people would immediately call out the fake pandemic.