Another one of these articles where I really don’t want to write it, I don’t want to spend the time on it, and I don’t want to get worked up over it…coz I will, inevitably, get worked up and wish I hadn’t written it. But, I am a glutton for punishment.

There is a singular point to this article, and it will come at the end under the “Summary” section. And this will not be a regular SitRep of mine; no multi-hour read, no long sections of details underlying my points, no boring list of facts and evidence (okay, maybe just a little). Mostly just condemnation, disdain, and warning…and a bit of pleading.

The start of this article was back in January, not when I started writing it, but, when I was asked the first time this year, “Will we crash in 2026?”

A little more motivation to write this SitRep came a few days ago I heard about Trump talking about himself being the “GOAT”.

But yesterday, Friday, was the definitive point in time that I knew this SitRep had to happen. When I was in town on Tuesday (picking up another load of pine needles for the orchard) I thought about filling up the truck’s gas tank…but gas was up from $3.09 to $3.29. So, I decided to hold off. Yesterday (picking up another load of pine needles) I had to fill up…at $3.65 per gallon. Yea, gas up more than 18% in just 4 days…that is called “hyper-inflation”. Yeah, spending $6.50 more on a tank of gas. Thank you Donnie and your Iranian War !!

So folks, here it is…

Economy –

As the facts, numbers, stats show (for the last 12 – 15 months)…the economy is doing horribly. This is especially true if you compare the economy’s actual performance vs Trump’s expectations that he himself set. Actual inflation numbers are not much better now than when Trump took office. But, “affordability” is worse when you pay the bill at the grocery store. Just try buying hamburger.

Corporate bankruptcies, store/restaurant closings, firings, and layoffs are running at a record pace in 2026. Personal bankruptcies and foreclosures are near record levels of the Great Recession.

Employment –

Employment is a wreck. Just last month it was expected that the economy would add 60,000 jobs, we lost over 90,000 jobs…a 150,000 swing to the worse. However, January employment numbers were amazing! Problem, BLS numbers for January appear to be hugely skewed and in the coming months will be revised downward significantly. And remember, the 2025 job numbers were off by 1million…to the negative.

Unemployment –

First time unemployment claims are running high, over 200k initial weekly claims. But the real tell is continuing unemployment claims…high, running above average and above expectations. And finding a job is not easier now than a year ago. And actually, unemployment is worse now than 15 months ago. Yup, unemployment is worse the first year of Trump than the last year of Biden. Yup, Trump has seen unemployment worsening since taking office!

Consumer Confidence –

So let’s just check-in with consumers…Consumer Confidence Index just prior to the 2024 Presidential election in October 2024 was 108, as of February 2026 it is now 91. Yeah, down noticeably under Trump.

And a little side note…using credit cards and short-term loans account for a major portion of consumer spending…and that is a very bad thing.

Stock Market –

A notable exception to the terrible economy is the stock market…up 10% since November 2024 when Trump was elected. But, that is up 10% over a 16 month period. The previous 16 month period, under Biden, the market was up over 30%. So even the markets are performing poorly under Trump when looked at in realistic and relative terms…especially compared to Biden.

A good bellwether indicator for the stock market “outlook” is the VIX index measuring expected volatility. The lower the number the more confidence traders have in the stock market performance with low volatility. When Trump was elected it was right at “12”, it is now at “30”…150% swing under Trump. Meaning…a very, very poor outlook on stock market volatility under Trump.

Cryptocurrency –

Using Bitcoin as an example…since Trump was elected Bitcoin is down 6%. And for comparison…since the Trump family cryptocurrency (World Liberty Financial) was started (Sept 2024) it is down 40% (as of Dec 2025). However, Trump family has made at least a billion dollars off of their family’s cryptocurrency so far. Humm…

DOD vs DOW –

I think we can pretty clearly see now why the Department of Defense was renamed the Department of War. Actually, if we go back to the Constitution…there is neither. The Department of Defense was created in 1947. The name change to the Department of War came in November 2025…about 6 weeks before we bombed, invaded, and over-threw the sovereign government of Venezuela. Interesting timing.

And remember it was Trump who called himself the “Peace President” and labeled himself the “anti-war” President. And didn’t he say, “No new wars!” But…Department of War. Hummm……

Oh wait…it was Trump that threatened to take Greenland by force (i.e. war) if needed. Greenland…a peaceful country that is an ally.

So after our bombing and invasion of Venezuela we go to war with Iran…which has now spread to at least 12 countries in total. The war has quickly spread from the US and Israel attacking Iran to a regional war that now has global impact.

So why do you think the current administration, Trump, has gone against everything the Founding Fathers voiced concerns over? The Founders didn’t want us involved in foreign wars or entangling alliances. The Constitution doesn’t even give the President the power to conduct war like he is in Iran…or Venezuela for that matter. But here we are.

The War with Iran –

Let’s clear this up right off the bat…Iran is not and never has been a direct threat to the shores of the US. But we are now spending billions and billions of dollars to fight a war…some say only for Israel. A war that has killed or injured thousands of civilians in Iran, including over 100 dead school children. There are an unknown number of additional deaths in other countries as a result of this war started by the US and Israel.

Back to the money…billions of dollars that we don’t have added to the 2026 federal government budget deficit. Since we don’t have the money, we borrow it and it is added to the national debt that we can never pay off. To what end?

Here is the most damning aspect…our own military personnel deaths. So far at least 6 dead US personnel and an untold number injured. For what???? Needless deaths…absolutely no justifiable reason whatsoever!!

Mid-Term Elections –

At this point, unless something drastic happens, the Republicans are going to be slaughtered at the ballot box come the mid-term elections. And I hope they are!!! I am praying that Republicans lose at least the House of Representatives…hopefully the Senate too. Why? If the Repubs lose one or both houses…then the current administration and this insanity will grind to a halt. Don’t misunderstand me…I think the Democrat Party is pure scum and horrible for the country…except for the grid-lock they would be bring to our current situation. And for the record…the Republican Party is little better than the Democrat Party…very little.

Summary –

The United States is a confused, chaotic, and turbulent mess…a complete mess…borderline wreck…and getting worse by the day. You have to see it!!! US citizens do…

• • • Trump’s approval rating is down by over 20% since January 2025 alone.
    • 60% disapproved of Trump’s Venezuela mess.
    • At this point barely half of the country approve of his war in Iran.
    • Half of the country “strongly disapprove” of Trump’s job performance…double his strongly approve number.
    • Trump’s approval rating on his handling of the economy is in the toilet.

But by God we are going war! Bomb the hell out of em! Overthrow their governments! Kill their civilians, destroy their homes! Bomb ‘em some more! Let’s kill and destroy!!      U…S…A……U…S…A!!!

Sounds like “America First” to me!

But, you have to be the judge for yourself. Trump has a base of radical support that will not give ground on reality…they just won’t. They are so heavily invested in his personality and rhetoric that they just can’t see what is happening. And what is happening to this country is catastrophic and despicable.

Gotta ask…WOAT or GOAT ?

So where do we end up?

Some say all the war and violence is just to draw attention away from the Epstein Scandal. Maybe, but I am not in that camp. But a person is right to wonder why the Trump Administration won’t pursue and prosecute known criminal activity and criminals clearly identified in the Epstein Files…especially the files that the DOJ has kept, and is keeping, hidden.

But here is what I am thinking. Back in January the question was brought to me if I thought 2026 was the year it all collapsed. Back then I gave it a 30% chance that the US, at least the economy, would collapse in 2026. As of this morning, I upped that as high as a 60% chance if the war with Iran drags on or spreads even more.

I am also hearing rumblings that Trump starting the war with Iran is the start of World War 3. Ah, no. However, 14 months ago I said we were already in the beginning stages of WW3. The War with Iran is actually just the largest military battle…so far. The Trump Tariffs is part of that war, an economic battle if you will. The Venezuela bombing and invasion was another battle in WW3. The threat against Greenland was a battle in WW3. And, lest we forget, the name change from Department of Defense to Department of War was a harbinger of glaring note. You have to remember this…wars are now asymmetrical…not the standard of all bombs and bullets.

The truly sad part…the chaos is going to get worse…mostly due to ego, dementia, and a God Complex that is difficult to understand. How bad will it get? I really don’t know. But, as I said, I am giving it a 60% chance that the US collapses in 2026…at least the economy. But, if we collapse…so does the world. And we can be assured of WW3 escalating at that point.

Can this be turned around? Only with direct divine intervention.

Why did I write this SitRep?

There will be some folks who dismiss all of this as purely anti-Trump BS, or TDS, or whatever else they have to use to justify their own radical pro-Trump beliefs and their worship of him.

I know there will be some folks who challenge this article appearing on an “emergency preparedness” website. Think about it…Situational Awareness. But, more than anything…I want to share my opinion on all of this to encourage you to do everything possible to prepare yourself and your family for what might be coming our way.

Most of all…I want to encourage you to pray for divine intervention to stop a deeper descent into the chaotic hell that we are in. Pray that we can turn our hearts to mercy, love, brotherly kindness, respect, and above all…charity. As we witness what is happening around us and as we face decisions in our own lives ask this…What would Jesus do?

Or, maybe a better option to ask…What would Jesus have us do?

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I had been preparing a post on the updated state of the economy, especially post-SOTU last Tuesday. I got side-tracked with tasks around the glamstead and postponed the article. And then the war started with Iran on Saturday. I postponed again waiting to see how the markets and economy projections would play out after Monday. Why Monday? I figured there would be “panic” at the start of the week and then level off after folks composed themselves. So here is the updated article. However, I will write it as if the war hadn’t started…then add a small section at the end for the war effects.

Let’s hear from some experts and major players in the game…

February 24^th – JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Monday, “…the financial world looks a lot like the heyday in the years ahead of the global financial crisis [2007 – 2009].” He went on to say, “Take a deep breath and watch out.”

February 24^th – Moody’s Analytics economist, Mark Zandi, says that “the market is disconnected from the US economy.” He goes on to say, “Falling asset prices threaten an already vulnerable economy,” and “thinks that a major sell-off could be coming that would impact the broader economy.”

He explains, “Real GDP is the strongest indicator, and it is growing just over 2%, below the economy’s potential, estimated to be near 2.5%,” he said, “Employment has flat-lined, and unemployment continues to creep higher. Inflation, as measured by the Fed’s preferred consumer expenditure deflator, remains stubbornly and uncomfortably high at 3%.”

He says, “The stock market is wavering this year as investors fret over everything from tariffs to AI,” but Mark Zandi, goes on to say, “thinks things could soon get a lot worse.”

February 22^th – Citrini Research published the “Doomsday Report” outlined a terrifyingly plausible scenario of imminent, global financial chaos brought about by artificial intelligence. Citrini outlined a harrowingly reasonable chain of routine market fluctuations that would culminate in chaos as agentic AI consumed and confounded the global economy.

They went on to explain, “A scenario that began with unprecedented white-collar layoffs quickly devolved into mortgage meltdowns as capital continued to concentrate in the tech and AI sectors.”

The scary part, “The system wasn’t designed for a crisis like this…This is a credible, ongoing concerns about AI’s potential to unleash global economic unrest.”

February 26^th – Block, Inc. said Thursday it’s laying off more than 4,000 employees, or about half of its head count. Jack Dorsey, Block’s co-founder and CEO, wrote in a letter to shareholders. “We’re reducing Block by nearly half.” He explained, “the job cuts would enable it to move faster with smaller, highly talented teams using AI to automate more work.”

Block’s CFO said, “We are choosing to shift how we operate at a time when our business is accelerating and we see an opportunity to move faster with smaller, highly talented teams using AI to automate more work.”

Who is Block, Inc.? Block, Inc. -formerly Square, Inc.- is an American technology company and a financial services provider for consumers and merchants. It was Founded in 2009 by Jack Dorsey, it is the U.S. market leader in point-of-sale systems. Block serves nearly 60 million users and more than 4 million sellers, processing about $300 billion in payments annually.

February 27^th – TheStreet published the following…”new government data revealed that producers are facing higher price tags. The Producer Price Index (PPI), which tracks what businesses pay one another for goods and services, climbed 0.5% last month. This was a notable increase from the 0.4% seen in December. While the annual inflation rate slowed slightly to 2.9% from 3%, it still landed well above the 2.6% that economists had predicted.”

They went on, “When the volatile categories of food and energy are removed, the ‘core’ PPI—which provides a clearer look at long-term inflation trends—showed an even sharper rise. This underlying measure jumped 0.8% in January, compared to 0.6% in December. This pushed the annual core rate to 3.6%, marking the highest level seen in 10 months.” The stock markets lost almost 1% that day.

February 27^th – Recent poll shows:

• 53 percent of adults say they have just enough money to maintain their standard of living but spending on going out to dinner, vacations and new cars is unaffordable.
• 74 percent say a new car is not affordable.
• less that 30% say they are “getting ahead”
• 3 in 4 renters say they would like to be homeowners, 65 percent say they won’t be able to buy a home in the foreseeable future. That’s true even for 57 percent of renters who earn more than $100,000 a year

February 26^th – Dario Amodei, the chief executive officer of Anthropic, warned that artificial intelligence (AI) power and wealth are concentrating rapidly among a small group of companies, raising concerns about economic and political influence, and has done so almost overnight.

He also warned that AI advancement resembles an approaching “tsunami,” arguing that many people underestimate its impact. Amodei has previously published an essay cautioning that unchecked growth could generate “personal fortunes well into the trillions” and outsized political leverage.

[This came out the day before Anthropic refused to allow the US federal government, specifically the Pentagon, to use its AI program for “autonomous weapons or mass domestic surveillance of Americans.” This was Anthropic’s attempt to protect Americans from the extreme dangers of AI. The next day Trump ordered all Federal agencies to cease using Anthropic AI. Anthropic simply wanted to prevent further implementation by the US federal government of a combination of “1984” and “Terminator”. So why would the federal government object to that?]

Last but not Least…the US War with Iran –

Estimates of the US-Iranian War will negatively impact the US economy are now more than $200billion and rising each day.

The actual military cost to taxpayers is somewhere north of $2billion per day for total costs to destroy Iran. F-35 fighters are a real deal at $42,000 per hour, $60,000 – $175,000 per hour for a B-1 bomber, and only $1,400,000 – $16,000,000 per missile depending on the version. The real deal are air craft carries…$7,000,000 for the ship and crew. The entire air craft carrier strike group (carrier and supporting ships) runs about $13,000,000 per day. But the cost-savings was getting all this ships, planes, and people over there and on-station…that was a measly $200million per day.

So what do you think…about $10billion so far, including the build-up…maybe closer to $30billion for only 4 days of our war against Iran? Gee, what a great way to spend taxpayer money! Or, just borrow it and add those 10’s of billions to the national debt…no one notice…or care.

But no big deal…the war is a bargain for US taxpaying citizens…oil is only up 22% since last week ($64-$78). But gasoline at the pump only jumped 20cents per gallon, and expected to go up another 30cents within the week. Yeah, closing off 20% of the world’s oil supply will just be a minor irritation for you, yeah? But not to worry, since the war started there was only a single night where the price of gasoline jumped 11cents per gallon…surely that won’t repeat…and it’s nothing but a minor inconvenience to you, yes?

And why did we go to war with Iran again…Trump initially stated their growing nuclear capability was the problem, then it changed to regime change. Ironically and understandably, Senator Ted Cruz said yesterday there was no indication Iran was anywhere close to getting nuclear weapons.” And didn’t we just bomb the hell out of Iran last year to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability? No biggie, it will only be a multi-multi-hundreds of BILLIONS of dollar hit to the US economy. A small price to pay for killing over a thousand Iranian civilians so far, including 170 people at an elementary school in Minab, Iran. And really no worry…only about 100 of them were young children…and fortunately it was a girl’s school and all the dead children were girls. That is nothing compared to the US economy hit…right? Yes? Ever think WWJD?

Summary –

‘Black Swan’ author had some interesting things to say about the threat of AI and the fast growing number of corporate bankruptcies in the US. But, I’ve said enough already. And don’t worry that the markets are only down 1.5% – 2.5% today. And I am sure that oil up more than 6% today, and natural gas up 5% today is no harbinger of things to come. Everything is fine…move along.

There is nothing you can do to stop or even influence the madness in the world today in Washington DC…nothing. The US voted for this (sort of) and we got it. The next time your voice will count is in November for the mid-term elections.

MAKE YOU VOICE HEARD THEN!!!

In the mean time I would think you should look at ways to prepare for some kind of market…economic…employment…banking issue. Just saying…

No Panic
No Fear – if ye are prepared ye shall not fear.

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Oh boy…so much to write about…most of which you already know and have seen on the news. But there is at least 10 times that much below the surface…and almost all of it ain’t good. If you want to skip the fluff, you can go right to the “summary” if you wish.

I will try to give you enough details to back-up what I am saying but not so much material to bore you to pieces.

Topis to cover in this SitRep:

• Trump & Musk Plan Working
• Economy
• Europe
• Crime & Violence
• Illegal Alien Gangs & Push Back
• Politics

Trump & Musk Plan Working –

Yes, the Trump/Musk is working. The obvious is shrinking the government, and it is working; working for how long might be a good question to ask. They have the Dems’ organization working against them, they have the federal employee unions working against them. They have most judges working against them, including the SCOTUS for the most part. They have the federal bureaucracy working against them. They have many Repubs working against them. And they have internal Administration members working against them…as in Cabinet level officers. And they have the FBI, CIA, NSA, and most of the Pentagon and military-industrial complex working against them.

I could be wrong, wholly or partially, about the military-industrial complex. Since Trump and Vance are both very pro-big military guys, the military-industrial complex may be with them. Especially when they are talking HUGE spending programs like the “Golden Dome”.

How long Trump, Musk, & Vance can battle all of those opponents and still score enough “wins” is up for debate. The forces arrayed against them are greater than the mortal forces with them.

And yes, stating the obvious, they have most of the world leaders and the world’s elite working against them as well.

Economy –

The economy is in horrible shape…a leftover from the Biden/Harris regime. And yes, it was absolutely intentional that those two traitors, along with their conspirators, left it that way.

Trump is NOT making the economy any better. Inflation is up considerably. Of course, inflation right now is not Trump’s fault but he isn’t bringing it down immediately as he promised. But it was a hollow and unrealistic promise to begin with…and he knew that when he made that promise.

Look, the S&P is down 6% since Trump was sworn in…and that ain’t good. Oil futures are down 13%…and that might sound good. However, the price of gasoline at the pump is basically unchanged. Those two price indices combined paint a bad picture. We are paying the same price at the pump but speculators are expecting the demand of oil to be much lower in the very near future. What does that tell you? To me it whispers…economic downturn. I hope and pray my opinion is wrong.

Then there are the tariffs…I think there should be reciprocal tariffs; that is only fair. But there will be economic pain as the country gets use to it. The question is how long the pain will last and how painful it will be. It is nobody’s guess, anybody’s guess, at this point. And the economy will suffer till we adjust.

Unemployment was up 11% in 2024 over 2023. That is significant. The January 2025 unemployment rate is now up as well. Granted Trump is not at fault for either number. But what it does show is this…the economy is hurting big time. And if Trump/Musk government employee firings and layoffs continue unabated…unemployment will get bloody and the corresponding economic numbers will suffer as well.

The economy is all but a wreck. The question is how big of a wreck will it get.

Europe –

Europe, more specifically the European Union is a mess…and getting worse. Not only do they have a war in their midst, Islamic terrorism is rising. And they are really starting to feel the pressures of their illegal and legal immigration policies/problems. And it will get far, far worse in the months and years ahead.

Germany in particular is living on unstable ground. The rise of nationalism and ultra-nationalism is gaining strength. Many sectors of traditional German society are finally rejecting the radical left and protesting the massive immigration problems. Along with a sharp rise in terror attacks by immigrants, it is combining to make an explosive situation just begging for a nationalist strongman to come along. And that didn’t work out well for them the last time…or for the world.

Crime & Violence –

Crime and violence in the US is spiraling out of control…and the vast majority of that increase is coming from the illegal alien invasion. You can say/think what you want…or the radical left and media can say what they want…but the facts and evidence clearly show that the rapid increase in violence and crime in the US is coming from illegal immigrants.

The real problem looming on the horizon is this…the radical law & order freaks. The “snap back” or “pendulum swing” of increased law & order could easily be even worse than the increase in crime and violence. Why? It’s called authoritarianism…this is just what the elites want and have been planning for. Why else do you think they allowed the invasion?

Illegal Alien Gangs & Push Back –

At some point we will see a significant upswing in violence from the criminal gangs in the US…almost exclusively the illegal alien gangs. They will push back like they do in their own/previous countries. Gangs such as MS13, Tren de Aragua, Surenos, Paisas, and 18th Street will lash out at some point fairly soon. They won’t tolerate the unopposed ICE raids. Why? Those raids affect their power and ability to make money.

Along with that…we can’t ignore the retribution that is occurring, and will increase, from the drug cartels. Their enforcers/gangs are organized, well-armed, and ruthless. As ICE and the DEA crackdown on them…you can count on an increase in retaliation.

Politics –

Politics is a HUGE mess right now. You might think Trump has won the day and rules Washington. Ah, no.

The political scene is a mess, a big bloody brawling mess. You have the standard Dems vs Repubs. But you also have Dems vs Dems, Repubs vs Repubs, establishment vs outsiders, and a whole host of folks and groups fighting each other. Kinda like brother vs brother. And it will get worse…much, much worse in the days ahead.

The normal political apple cart has been tipped over, then flipped, then upended, then rolled over…and is in the process of being crushed. Trump is behind much, maybe most, of it but no doubt he is in the middle of it. What appears is happening is only the tip of the iceberg. And in defense of Trump…I honestly think he is doing what he feels is right, I do. But there is a much, much larger game being played…and he is playing into their hands. The hands of the true power players.

And if you think ALL of this is a good thing…well, no offense intended…you are out of your freaking mind!!

The chaos and instability is creating power vacuums which are screaming to be filled with someone…anyone. And trust me…there are folks standing by to fill those power vacuums that are your worst dreams come true.

Summary –

This country is a complete mess right now, chaos rules. The economy is on the brink of collapse, politics is nothing but a mess, the in-fighting is in the red zone…and the rest of the world is being destabilized by all of it.

Are there good things happening? Yup, of course there are. But, all of it combined is creating nothing more than a huge, HUGE, mega chaotic and unstable mess. And when countries get in a mess like this, where chaos reigns and so many power vacuums exist, it rarely turns out well.

Now, more than ever, is the time to keep your eyes open and your ears to the ground. There is so much happening behind the scenes and in dark smoke filled rooms. And I am telling you…none of it is for the good.

If you think Trump has this all under control and that he is running it all his way and he is designing the future…you are wrong, dead wrong. Trump is only a player, a single player, in the game that is taking place right now. The real power players are in the shadows pulling the strings.

I am telling you under no uncertain terms…prepare yourself and your family.

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The shit is really starting to hit the fan! I hate to tell you…it is now getting real, very real. And it won’t go well.

Here is the problem…violence from illegal aliens is out of control and getting worse. But that has been going on for awhile; not to trivialize it, but it is the truth. The Trump appointee confirmation hearings are ugly at the very best, and it shows who is who…and that is exposing some very dark sides of our politicians. But what is the worse part of all of this is what is happening in the newest coup against Trump that started last year.

Let me touch on the illegal alien violence problem first. And the easiest way to do that is with hard facts. I took just parts of two days and boiled it down to just a small fraction of what is happening…and using it as examples:

January 31 –

• Woman randomly stabbed by an illegal alien while walking down Los Angeles street in the middle of the day.
• A 32-year-old man, under the influence, who was previously deported, did not have a valid driver’s license, did not try to slow down at a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle resulting in the death of a 30-year-old US citizen. He was driving a company vehicle and the company knew he was in the US illegally but still employed him.

February 1 –

• A Boca Raton couple ambushed in driveway by 3 men, all illegal aliens, $250,000 of jewelry and cash taken at gun point. The trio had spotted them as a local casino earlier in the evening and followed them home to ambush them.
• In Chicago, over the course of half an hour, two men brutally attacked a man, robbed him and left him tied up in his basement, where he remained until his sister found him dead. The killers were identified as Morales-21 and Ubilla-Delgado-29, both illegals. Delgado was wearing a DHS GPS monitoring device on his ankle at the time of the brutal murder. Morales was previously arrested Jan 12^th (less than 3 weeks earlier) and accused of attempted sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl. However, he was only charged with simple assault and released. Yeah, and not turned over to ICE.

Hearing that Trump is arresting as many as 1500 people per day and deporting them by the plane load makes my heart sing! Now, if we could just get it up to 15,000 or more per day. That would start making a dent in the horrific illegal alien problem in the US.

Now, on to the Trump and the coup against him…

The confirmation battles could be seen as part of the coup but I am not willing to go that far…yet. What I am speaking of is far, far worse. Remember the last coup against President Trump? It was led by the FBI with support from the DOJ and CIA. Technically, the FBI’s operation against Trump started during the campaign in 2016 when the FBI embedded spies in Trump’s campaign staff. It turned into an official “coup” after Trump took office as President of the United States in 2017. Whistleblowers and official documents, along with Congressional hearings, have confirmed that.

Before more info on the FBI, let’s not forget that after Trump was elected last year, the Pentagon held secret meetings on how to thwart changes they expected to come from Trump. That was the first exposed aspect of the current coup that was forming. Okay, moving on…

Congressional hearings over the last 4 years have exposed widespread corruption that has existed at the FBI for a long time now. Christopher Wray, previous FBI Director, repeatedly lied under oath at Congressional hearings…a now proven fact. As expected, he resigned the day before Trump was sworn in…hoping to avoid prosecution and prison time?

During Patel’s conformation hearing Sen. Josh Hawley showed the documents proving that the FBI targeted parents at school board meetings who objected to the “woke” crap at their children’s schools, the FBI was referring to them as potential domestic terrorists. Along with that it was proven that the FBI targeted elderly senior citizens for their pro-life views and sending heavily armed FBI SWAT teams to violently arrest them.

And most disturbing…Hawley also showed the actual FBI memo that targeted churches for the FBI to embed spies into congregations and acquire confidential informants from clergy of their church members who held pro-life views. All three of these issues were vehemently denied by Wray and DOJ AG Garland…under oath in hearings. Ironically, Garland also resigned just prior to Trump being sworn in. Odd?

So why are these issues important? Because the FBI is once again heading the coup against a sitting US President. How do we know this?

Let me touch on one more issue…Jan6th. Multiple whistleblowers have revealed that the FBI was not only operating out of policy, but illegally, in regards to operations against anyone present at the Capitol on January 6^th regardless of their involvement…or lack thereof…including the FBI’s investigatory process post-event. And once again, when asked during Congressional oversight hearings, if the FBI had assets (agents and informers) present in the crowd, Wray and Garland either denied it or wouldn’t answer. Well, it turns out that once again…the FBI was covering up their crap.

Now…to the heart of the matter…after taking office President Trump finds out about some of the worst offenders in the FBI involvement with the Jan6th dark operations…and fires those FBI personnel. Seems fair enough…the right thing to do by the person with the power to do so.

Well, that move brought to light the real issue…a senior FBI leader openly admitted that they were “battling” Trump. Why? Well, Trump fired dirty agents and leaders in the FBI, and the Trump Administration also wanted names of all the FBI personnel involved in the Jan6th investigations, prosecutions, and persecutions. Why? Obviously to investigate any potential instances of FBI wrongdoing that was brought to light by whistleblowers. Natural thing to do…seek justice under the law. Makes perfect sense…why not ensure integrity in the FBI.

But not everyone sees it that way…as in the wrongdoers themselves don’t see it that way. The FBI doesn’t want their dirty, filthy, and potentially illegal activities brought to light. And even worse…the FBI doesn’t want any FBI personnel held accountable for their actions. Typical of the FBI since its inception.

Here we go to the evidence…On February 2^nd an FBI email was leaked that exposed the FBI’s role in the current coup against President Trump. The assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York field office, told staff in an email that they’re in the midst of a “battle” against the Trump and his administration. His exact words…“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle.”

So there you have it…A former military officer, now a senior official in the FBI claiming they are battling President Trump and the White House. And there are still people that wonder why the FBI is viewed in the darkest and vilest of terms. Maybe they earned it? But please don’t overlook the FBI’s official’s tie to him being a former military officer…that is an important link. Remember the earlier mention of the Pentagon meetings by the military to oppose Trump? Odd?

President Trump has his hands full…not only fighting tooth and nail against the Democrat Party, but he has to fight America’s secret police agencies and the military as well. Pray for President Trump…there are dark and evil forces arraying against him.

Does it get worse? Of course!

Congressional rep Maxine Waters has called for people to “fight in the streets” and to become “confrontational” against President Trump. And the leader of the Dems in the House, Hakeem Jeffries, encouraged Democrats to fight the president in the streets.

Gee, didn’t the left try to assassinate Trump TWICE last year????

At some point do you see this all coming to a boiling point?

Think about it…the economy was already doing terrible under Biden…worst in decades, a lot of decades, and inflation was killing the middle class. Now we are looking at trade wars which will potentially bring some additional short term pain. A clear warning sign was Warren Buffet, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, was selling large chunks of Berkshire’s stock portfolio throughout 2024 moving into cash. That is only done when economic trouble is on the horizon. Coincidental?

I applaud President Trump’s efforts to drain the swamp, reform Washington, shrink the federal government, get rid of worthless federal employees, etc. And most of all…stem the invasion of illegals and send them packing. But do you really think the forces opposing him will simply allow him to do as he pleases? Do you think they might be planning a major move against him…maybe more than one? Let’s face it…1/2 of Congress is calling for confrontation, if not fighting, in the streets against our President…and the FBI says they are in a battle against Trump. What does that tell you?

For me and my house:

1. Pray for peace, civility, and strength of character and morality.
2. Be peaceable, and understand our God-given rights and how to exercise them.
3. Prepare ourselves mentally, spiritually, and physically for what is to come.
4. Serve others.
5. Stay focused on what is important, ignore the static and noise.

Consider what might be coming and how it would affect yourself and your family. Then ponder and pray about what you can do.

Related Articles –

• SitRep – 1/6/2025
• Just a quickie this morning (secret DoD meetings against Trump)…
• Christopher Wray…Prison or Gallows?
• Kash Patel, FBI Director, Spygate, Coup Against Trump…
• Predicting The ‘Economic End Of The World’ Over The National Debt Have Been Consistently Wrong
• Military’s Disdain for the Constitution…(this is serious)
• Asymmetrical Politics, Noise, Static, & Trump

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I guess I should start off by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. But…I am just not feeling it. I am going to try one of the short version SitReps and include a short personal message towards the end. And then at the very end I am going to tell you about a series of articles “What Can I do?” that I’ve been working on. It’s a 7-part series that I started about 3 weeks ago and I think it is really good. Then again…I am the one that wrote them so naturally I would think they are good 😉

Why have I not been writing more? Well, that will be covered in the “personal note” towards the end.

Topics to be covered:

• Economy
• Terrorism
• DeepState Coup
• State of the World
• AI
• Personal Note

Economy –

Corporate bankruptcies were up 33 – 40% in 2024 (% depends on the data source), bankruptcies set records during multiple months, highest number of bankruptcies since the Great Recession. Primary reasons according to the reports…1) high inflation and 2) interest rates. Notable bankruptcies; Big Lots, Bowflex, Joann Fabrics, Party City, Popeyes, Red Lobster, Spirit Airlines, TGI Fridays, True Value Hardware, & Tupperware. China and Russia suffering same issues.

Actually both China and Russia are in even worse economic shape than the US. Many international economic experts are saying China’s economy is actually in the process of collapsing due to their real-estate issues. Then again…I’ve been telling you about China’s economic problems for almost 3 years, so you shouldn’t be surprised.

Why is the economic situation in the USA, Russia, and China important? Major nations usually solve economic problems the same way…especially the USA…war. And we know for a fact that the US government (i.e. military-industrial complex) loves war…just look at our record.

Christmas season spending…ah, yeah. You heard all those reports of increase of spending this year over last Christmas? Well, let’s look at through the lens of reality. First off…the increase was an anemic 3%.  Factoring in inflation and the larger amount of returns (100’s of billions of dollars)…well, it was an actual net decrease in Christmas spending. And then there is the fact that the majority of the money spent wasn’t money at all…it was plastic. Yup, credit card debt/spending went through the roof.

75% of Christmas shoppers put their purchases on their credit cards. To make matters worse…1/3 of 2023 Christmas shoppers have still not paid off last years’ purchases. Now, take the total spent this year, then subtract all the returns, then the interest that will be paid for the credit card purchases…crap, the economy is in horrible shape and people are racking up debt that can never be repaid. So ask yourself this…What is the natural outcome to this situation?

Think through the whole economic situation very carefully.

Terrorism –

We started out 2025 with two instances of terrorism…Las Vegas and New Orleans. DHS released a report that states that terrorism threat in 2025 will be “high”. The primary threat will come from Islam, cartels & gangs, radical left-wing groups, and to a much lesser degree fringe right-wing individuals. However, some terrorist actions will be masked. China and Islam have infiltrated thousands of military age men into the US; expect these individuals to perform acts of terror that may not be initially recognized as legitimate terror activities…call some of those acts ‘soft’ terror.

Remember that China hacked a long list of telecommunications companies last year as well as the United States Department of the Treasury. Acts such as these could be classified as ‘soft’ acts of terrorism or conversely “acts of war”. 2025 will see a substantial increase in this activity.

Along with the obvious individual casualties of terrorism is the cost associated trying to prevent terrorism. While no exact figures are known, estimates place the costs at about $50billion – $75billion per year in preventative measures. And those figures don’t include losses of time and productivity.

DeepState Coup –

Many good folks are celebrating the election of Trump as President, and they are expecting a massive turnaround in the country. I too am glad Trump was elected…a miracle in itself. As for the turnaround…don’t hold your breath. Granted Trump won…but do you think the Democrats simply will roll over and give Trump everything he asks for? Do you think the radical leftists will take a nap for the next four years?

The DeepState will not take his win laying down and rolling over. Many government agencies have already held strategy meetings on how they will undermine Trump’s agenda. That is the case even for the Department of Defense…and especially at the DOJ and FBI.

After Trump’s first election the DeepState actually began coup operations against Trump led by the FBI, DOJ, and even the CIA. What do you think they are doing for his second term? Worship at Trump’s feet and lick his boots?

The DeepState is planning, has been planning, on how they intend to thwart Trump’s agenda…or stop Trump himself. Think about this…the second terror attack in the US for 2025 was a suicide bomber in Las Vegas outside of a Trump-named building in a Tesla truck. Do you think there is any coincidence considering Trump choosing Elon Musk (Tesla head) to work at dismantling government agencies? Yeah, reports from the FBI already stated there is no connection…yeah, uh huh.

Is there a connection between the two terror attacks? Yup, both ex-military. Interesting, eh?

The DeepState is actively planning and working towards its goals…and that ain’t good for Trump or the US citizenry…and especially not good for the Constitution…or what’s left of it.

State of the World –

As we start 2025 you have to look back at the state of the world as we ended 2024. China is actively threatening Taiwan, South Korea government is in a shambles, Africa is a disaster, there are problems in Romania, France, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen; and Canada is a mess with a radical leftist as its leader and in complete political turmoil. And you gotta love Mexico…run by cartels.

Then you have the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. In Gaza alone it is estimated that the number of deaths is approaching 50,000…with no functioning hospitals left. The following graphic gives you an idea…

AI (Artificial Intelligence) –

This is a weird category to be sure; I am including DeepFake in this category as well. I’ve written about AI and DeepFake over the last several years…but it now hit a new level of concern.

We saw some use of DeepFake usage during the 2024 campaign, but not nearly as much as I expected. AI on the other hand was used extensively, mostly potential voter analysis and media targeting. Be aware that as the DeepState ramps up its anti-Trump coup we may see more of DeepFake. As for AI…the growth of AI capability is exponential…every month. According to some industry experts it is on the verge of being uncontrollable. AI can already out think and out perform humans in almost every category…especially in the medical and research fields. Think about that one for a minute.

As for DeepFake (which uses AI technology)…it is about to cross a crisis threshold in a major category. First off let me share that last month I watched a video where two current media stars were in a bar with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.; both of whom have been dead for 3+ decades. The video was dated late last year and showed all to be interacting with each other in real-time. Yup, all 4 were AI generated and interacting as if they were alive at the same time in the same place. If you concentrated and knew what to look for you could pick up some very subtle clues that it was AI generated DeepFake…but man it sure looked real. And it was entertaining…that is the concerning part…appealing in content.

Several years ago something was brought to me attention of grave concern. Parents I knew told me of a situation with a child of theirs. I was asked if there was anything they could do to stop the problem and have the photos removed from the Internet. That is not my area of expertise and I referred them elsewhere. However, it did get me thinking…and worrying. I began a very unscientific investigation/process/experiment that has lasted off and on since then. What I found is really disturbing.

Over the course of 3 or 4 years there has been a notable change occurring in pictures of people, including children appearing on the Internet. A significant growing percentage of these pictures found through major search engines with ‘safesearch on’ are now AI generated. Originally, 3 – 4 years ago, it was pretty easy to spot the AI pictures. However, the last 4 – 6 months the AI generated pictures are becoming almost indistinguishable from ‘live’ or ‘real’ pictures of real people. Several pictures have taken me 30 minutes or so to finally label them AI.

Here is the problem…AI programs are scanning millions of pictures per week of real people whose pictures appear all over the Internet…especially social media sites. They are using these images to ‘train’ their AI software in producing AI images of ‘fake’ people. But it gets worse…as an off-shoot of this process software is now available to take the image of a person from a picture on a social media website and create an AI generated picture of that person…in any setting they want. And some of those settings are potentially graphic in nature.

Here is my warning…I know many people/families love to post pictures of their family, including their children. And, teenagers and young adults post their lives on the web to stay in touch with friends. The dark side of this is two-fold; 1) those pictures are being used to train AI for DeepFake, 2) pictures of anyone on the web, including children, can be used to generate the kind of material that would be wholly inappropriate, and in some cases illegal. I would strongly suggest that you not post pictures of your children on any social media or other similar website…and consider taking existing pictures down.

Personal Note –

The Friday before Christmas we hosted a party at the glamstead. We had a full house, lots of great food, and some wonderful friends with us. We even had a few new community folks show up and join in the festivities. However, someone brought an uninvited guest. By Saturday afternoon I was in bed with some kind of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It beat me up fairly badly for a couple of days. On Sunday afternoon, my wife went down with it really hard. I was functional enough, more so than my wife, to take care of her all of Christmas week. Ten days into it we felt notably better but a cough hung on until day 16 for both of us. We are now in the third week and still suffering from an occasional dry coughing spasm.

Why am I sharing? To explain one reason I haven’t posted anything in the last 3 weeks…mostly. I have also been working on a series of articles…the topic…”What Can I do?” That is without a doubt the most asked question I get. It started out as an easy read single article. It is now a 7-part encyclopedia. But I will tell you this…it touches on a wide range of answers. The articles also provide an extensive list of resources and provides additional resource material as well. I will start posting the series on Tuesday. My intent is to post an article of the series each day…provided that something urgent doesn’t come up.

Also, I am following my own advice. Over the last month I have been hardening the glamstead. I have installed a new steel combo-lock door to the utility room (infrastructure), installed motion detection lights, driveway alarms, and a new heavy duty driveway approach and gate. I would suggest to everyone consider how you might ‘harden’ your home to make it more safe and secure.

Summary –

Folks 2025 has started out looking really bad. Honestly…I think it will only get worse generally speaking. Not only have we seen two terror attacks so far in 2025…but think about this…in November Tennessee state law enforcement officials held a press conference wherein they announced that the Venezuelan gang called Tren de Aragua (TdA) is now operating openly and freely in every major city in Tennessee. Why hold a press conference? Only one reason…they weren’t getting the attention of, or the necessary help from, the Governor of Tennessee. In the press conference they stated that they didn’t have the resources or manpower to stop TdA. And Tennessee is not alone. TdA is national threat.

The Biden economy is bad…really, really bad. And actions taken by the Biden Administration since the election were designed to intentionally further degrade the US economy. Why? To lay the ‘crash’ blame game at Trump’s feet.

The world is literally on fire right now. And the two main culprits at this point are Israel (war in the Middle East) and the United States (Ukraine/Russia war). We have never been closer to a nuclear war than right now. We are flirting with WWIII so closely that you can hear the guns being loaded and the missiles fueled.

You folks are amazing and truly wonderful people. I see you have your head screwed on right and understand the situation in the world today. I am so very grateful for each of you who come here…and everything you do for your families and communities.

It has never been more important, more urgent, more critical than now to prepare….please do so.

Pray, Plan, Prepare, Practice and be Peaceful.

P.S. Yeah, sorry…not such a short form SitRep after all.

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I would normally post an article like this Monday – Thursday to ensure it would more likely to be read. But this is an important one and I don’t want it delayed.

I sometimes get questions regarding my claims, opinions, information, etc. One such question was about ‘violent America’. Was I correct? Another was about illegal immigration being so bad for America.

Those were nice ways of saying can I prove I wasn’t lying in what I said. So here is some hard, reliable, and verifiable info.

Violent America –

As an example…In a report from the Major Cities Chiefs Association updated yesterday it delivered several conclusions of the 3 largest cities in Arizona; Phoenix (population 1.7million), Tuscon (population 550,000), and Mesa (population 510,000). They compared the crime rates for all of 2023 to crime rates for only the first 9 months of 2024. Their findings were this:

1. Robberies up 10% over the first 9 months of 2024 vs all of 2023.
2. Homicides, rapes, and aggravated assaults roughly the same for the first 9 months of 2024 vs all of 2023.

This means we are looking at substantial increases in crime in 2024. It appears that robberies will be up about 35% year-over-year. And unfortunately, it appears that violent crimes (homicides, rapes, and aggravated assaults) will be up approximately 25% year-over-year.

Where is the terrible increase in violent crime coming from?

Illegal Immigration –

America has gotten increasingly more violent in direct correlation to the illegal alien invasion. Especially so during the last 3-3/4 years…this is the time-frame when the invasion was intentional by Biden and facilitated by Border Patrol and ICE…and their parent DHS.

Also, on 11/20 a map was released of the states where Tren de Aragua (TdA) was operating openly and at will. A total of 19 states have reported/confirmed TdA is operating in their state. What about the other 31 states? It is unknown officially if TdA is operating in those states or not…the states didn’t bother to respond/report. Total US TdA gang membership numbers are unknown and no reliable estimates are available. Some estimates are 2,000 – 50,000…but the data is questionable. What I find interesting…DHS has released that there are 600 known TdA members that DHS allowed into the country and who are now being sought by DHS for criminal activity…violent criminal activity. So why did DHS let the TdA gang members into the US in the first place?

Here’s the map of TdA operations…

In May of 2024 a map was released showing the presence of Mexican cartel operations. While exact the exact number of cartel members in the US are unknown, estimates (as of Dec 2023) range from 50,000 to 170,000 divided among the six major cartels. The map below shows all states where Mexican cartels operate…

Not to be outdone…MS-13 gang members are estimated at about 100,000 members operating in the US. Here is a map showing the states where MS-13 openly operates…

Just for a moment let me present this from official government records…Hispanics are, “persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.”

What does Tren de Aragua, all of the Mexican cartels, and MS-13 have in common you might ask? You guessed it…they are all Hispanic gangs. And our southern border is the primary crossing point for Hispanics.

And don’t even call me racist for saying that!!! Hispanic is not a “race”.

Would you ever stop to ask yourself…Why would Biden, DHS, Border Patrol, and ICE facilitate the millions and millions and millions of illegal immigrants crossing our southern border? Have you ever asked yourself that question? Did the answer scare you?

Does Biden and his cronies/lackeys actually facilitate those illegal alien crossing by criminals? Ah, Yes!

Proof Positive – As if there isn’t enough proof already…The Biden administration is now loosening some key immigration restrictions ahead of President-elect Trump’s second term, opening the door for tens of thousands more illegal immigrants to enter the country per month.

The Biden Department of Homeland Security, at the direction of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, is launching an ICE Portal app in December that will allow migrants to skip their in-person check-ins at an ICE office and instead check in with immigration officials via an app on a phone or computer. The app reportedly has severe glitches and does not track a migrant’s location if he or she is using an Android phone or laptop. Further, the app does not check migrants for past arrests or outstanding warrants and allows them to opt out of electronic tracking.

This is absolute proof positive that President Biden, the White House, DHS, and ICE are intentionally aiding and abetting illegal border crossings. And since we know huge numbers (hundreds of thousands) are known to be members of gangs mentioned above…are they aiding and abetting those gangs and gang members to commit horrific criminal acts against American citizens, especially children.

The legal term aiding and abetting refers to a person’s action to help, support, or approve of someone else’s illegal act. Aiding and abetting is a crime in itself, held against those who would somehow assist a criminal – short of physically contributing to the illegal act.

The Constitution defines treason as “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.”

So if Biden and his administration, DHS and Alejandro Mayorkas, ICE, and Border Patrol are knowingly helping and assisting illegals, who are known to be members of these gangs, enter the US (and disappear with no trace) then commit horrendous crimes against American citizens…are they all guilty of treason?

Before you answer that…refer back to the definition of treason…then know that…aid and comfort may consist of substantial assistance or the mere attempt to provide some support.

Now…what say you? I know what I think…it is pretty damn clear!

Summary –

When looking at the current situation logically, with common sense and intelligence, it is clear what condition the US is in…and why. The numbers and related facts speak for themselves. Referring to the definition of ‘treason’ makes it very clear who is to blame. Knowing what gangs are the most dangerous and who their members are is easy to see. Knowing where those gangs originated from is clear as a bell.

Here is the way I see it:

1. DHS, ICE, and Border Patrol are complete and total failures by any definition. They, by their own actions, are actually facilitating the invasion of criminal illegal aliens.
2. We could drastically slow down the illegal border crossings but the military would have to do it with a wall and a no-man-zone. I don’t see any realistic way to stop illegal border crossings entirely…even if the military is in charge of it.
3. Law enforcement at all levels are complete and total failures preventing the growth of Hispanic gangs and their associated violence in the US. The crime statistics prove that as a fact.
4. We have become overrun by horrifically violent monster Hispanic gangs and demonic gang members. There is no way to deport them. The only solution would be an all-out vicious war against them that would almost certainly include highly-armed US civilian militias. There would be thousands, if not tens of thousands, of deaths as a result…many would be US citizens/civilians.

I really don’t see #2 happening, but it is possible. On the other hand, #4 will never happen. The FBI & ATF would shut down any militia trying to protect US citizens and/or any militia/group who would attempt to battle Hispanic gangs.

So bottom line…violence in America is bad, getting worse, and will get even worse beyond comprehension. And law enforcement will not be able to stop it, or even slow it down…they have already proven that. Some federal law enforcement agencies have already shown to be facilitating the gangs’ US growth. And then there is the whole CIA thing that is also facilitating gang and cartel activity worldwide. That’s a story for another day.

So what can you do?

Here are some thoughts to bounce around:

• Know your red lines and what you will do if they are crossed.
• Be ready, willing, and able to protect yourself, your family, and your community from violence…no matter the cost.
• Question if federal law enforcement is, or is not, your friend. Think of when was the last time any federal law enforcement agency or officer protected you, your family, or your community from vicious gang activity.
• Be vigilant and maintain a high sense of Situational Awareness as needed.
• Consider moving to a safe(r) area of the country.
• Pray…pray a lot!

We, as a country, are in dire straights. Violence is growing exponentially. Thousands of criminal illegal aliens are crossing the border every day. Our federal government is intentionally facilitating that invasion. Ask yourself this…What law enforcement agency is truly helping to remove the threat from these well-organized and well-armed and openly active gangs? Any? When was the last time you heard of a sizable MS-13 gang raid, a TdA gang raid, or a Mexican cartel raid…and members being shot or deported?

If you are not prepared to take care of your family and community who will?

There is an increasingly popular saying…

It comes from Nathaniel Branden…

“No one is coming to save you; no one is coming to make life right for you; no one is coming to solve your problems. If you don’t do something, nothing is going to get better. The dream of a rescuer who will deliver us may offer a kind of comfort, but it leaves us passive and powerless. We may feel if only I suffer long enough, if only I yearn desperately enough, somehow a miracle will happen, but this is the kind of self-deception one pays for with one’s life as it drains away into the abyss of unredeemable possibilities and irretrievable days, months, decades.”

Folks…I am telling you straight up…you gotta get ready, you must get prepared. Failure to do so will be failure for your family and your community. Is failure acceptable to you?

The #1 weapon for you to use…prayer. Pray for what you know to be true. Pray for what you need to do. Pray for peace and righteousness to prevail. Pray for guidance from God. Pray to be on the right side…God’s side. Pray for His blessings. Pray. Please pray!

Articles in Same Series –

• SitRep – 11/21/2024

Related Articles –

• SitRep – 11/21/2024
• Undocumented Immigrants are Good People!
• Situational Awareness
• SitRep – 10/3/2024 (real one)
• SitRep – 8/14/2024
• Can the US be saved…Why not?
• Biden’s DHS “Parole program” and the “Tren de Aragua”
• Illegal Chinese Military Age Males in the USA

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Almost a month ago I put up a survey of what folks would like to see on the website. By a fairly large margin it was “SitRep” at #1. But as at least a couple of folks have said…they like the shorter SitRep version. I will try my best.

Covered in today’s SitRep…

• Tren de Aragua Gang
• FEMA & Hurricane Money
• Illegal Immigrants…NOT Good People
• Huge Voting/Voter Problems
• Election Status & Prognosis

Tren de Aragua Gang –

US government and the vicious, blood-thirsty Tren de Aragua gang working together? Kevin Grigsby, the head of refugee operations at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, told officials in an internal email that members of Tren de Aragua had been approved for automatic refugee status by the Biden Administration.

Granted, once that little fact came to light the automatic approval was discontinued. Odd, the program to allow some of the most vicious and violent people in the entire world into the US was stopped only after someone discovered what Biden was doing and made it public. Hummm?

Note: There is substantial information out there that Tren de Aragua and MS-13 have formed an alliance. If that is true…most local US law enforcement agencies will not be able to deal with the problem.

FEMA & Hurricane Money –

First off, FEMA is only initially giving out a maximum of $750 to the hurricane victims. And folks on the ground are saying many times it is much, much less…around $300. And not all folks are eligible for any of that money at all…for some unknown and unstated reasons.

And for the record…in early October DHS Chief Alejandro Mayorkas publicly stated the FEMA was running out of money for hurricane victims. Yeah, that was more than a week before Milton hit the southeast US. So those are his words directly! Here is a direct quote from that moron, “We are expecting another hurricane hitting. We do not have the funds.” Good enough for you yet?

Now let’s address that the government isn’t cheating US citizens out of hurricane aid…even though they are giving billions and billions to foreign citizens. In early October the United States announced that it would be providing $157 million in humanitarian aid to address the “crisis in Lebanon” and those who have been affected by it. But yet, FEMA says they are out of money. But yet, the government says they are cheating US citizen victims of hurricanes. How is that possible?

There is a saying, “figures don’t lie, but liars figure.” The US federal government doesn’t look at it budget in its entirety. The US Department of State is providing the $157million to citizens of Lebanon and others in the region. And the US Department of Defense is giving billions and billions and billions of aid to Ukraine and Israel for their wars.

Now, according to the federal government, FEMA is not cheating US citizens out of aid as their lives are destroyed by hurricanes. What? Yup, true. The government sees it as completely separate and different pots of money. So helping citizens in the middle-east or giving billions to foreign armies for their wars has nothing to do with not providing enough aid to US citizens whose homes are gone due to hurricane. And if FEMA funds run out…oh well…too bad, so sad…US citizens go without…while Ukrainian government employees are paid and money goes into their retirement fund from US dollars.

Bottom line…listen to the hurricane victims themselves, listen not just to the government hand-picked victims, listen to all of them! Or, maybe people can just keep on drinking the government Kool-Aid.

Illegal Immigrants…NOT Good People –

This info first appear as a stand-alone post, but got very little attention, probably due to its title “Undocumented Immigrants are Good People!” So I figured I would include the info in this SitRep to make sure it wasn’t overlooked.

In response to my article “SitRep – 10/3/2024 (real one)” I received another tidbit of wisdom…

• • Why are you saying that ordinary people from other countries wanting a better life in the US are so bad?

Not all are…just most…and WAY too many. Remember this first…ALL of those folks I am referring to are criminals. Yes, ALL illegal immigrants are criminals. Why? They entered the US illegally. Duh, meaning they broke our laws and thus are criminals…and should be treated as such.

Next, are you aware of the report by the House Judiciary Committee regarding the number of “special interest aliens”? That report came from a congressional staff briefing by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials. It stated that over 1.7M migrants could pose national security risk and possibly have a nexus to terrorism arrived in US during just the Biden administration alone!

Then there are nearly 300,000 Venezuelans, many of them gang members, encountered at the border this fiscal year so far. And then there is the more than 73,000 Chinese nationals…mostly military age single males.

But also let’s consider this…in my 10/3/24 SitRep I quoted an ICE report stating there were over 13,000 convicted murderers in the US that are illegal immigrants that Biden and company have allowed to enter and roam free inside the US. Well, I used the ICE report figures…but they are not accurate.

In early October, after I wrote my SitRep, a report was published stating that the total number of illegal immigrant non-citizens in the U.S. who have murder convictions is likely “tens of thousands” more than the 13,400 listed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Why? Because ICE didn’t use the criminal records of illegal immigrants from their native countries in the data. So how’s that for a whammy to the gut!!

Tens and tens of thousands of illegal immigrants roaming free inside the US…who are stone cold killers!!

Huge Voting/Voter/Election Problems –

So here are the problems so far that we know of…

• • • Alabama – Secretary of State found thousands of illegal aliens registered to vote.
    • Arizona – Ballot boxes are being burned and an unknown numbers of ballots destroyed.
    • Colorado – Stolen ballots have been filled out and turned in fraudulently.
    • Georgia – Secretary of State has found illegal aliens registered to vote.
    • Oregon – Ballot boxes were set of fire and hundreds, if not thousands, of ballots were destroyed.
    • Pennsylvania – Problems with provisional and mail-in ballots, allowing some PA voters to vote twice. And PA investigating thousands of fraudulent voter registrations.
    • Puerto Rico – Voting machine ballot counts are lower than hand-counted ballots raising questions about the accuracy of machine counted ballots. Note: Why the hell is Puerto Rico even part of the US election process!
    • Texas – There have been nearly 1,000 reports of voting problems since early voting started in the state.
    • Virginia – Federal government forces Virginia to allow thousands of illegal aliens the right to vote.
    • Washington – Eastern WA ballots never made it to voters. And yes, voters in eastern WA is by far “conservative”. Also, more than 1% of all Washington ballots are rejected.
    • United States Postal Service – State and local officials from all 50 states have informed the US Postmaster General that there are widespread problems with the post office and mail-in ballots that could compromise the 2024 election.
    • Nationwide – A letter was sent by nearly two dozen computer scientists and election security experts expressing real concerns about the integrity and accuracy of computer software used to count ballots. Oddly, there is no government official or outside verification that the software used to count ballots is secure or even accurate.

That is 9 states having problems with voting, ballot counting, and illegal voters. Then add on top of that 2 problems that affect voting nationwide, USPS and voting software. So do you honestly think this is a free and fair election? Oh, let us not forget all the election interference by the FBI, Internet social media companies, various state prosecuting attorney’s (all liberals) and especially the Department of Justice.

The list of problems is huge and growing worse every election to the point where there is simply no integrity in the election process. Yeah, then there is the election outcome…meaning, who will actually end up in the White House.

You know, it wouldn’t be hard to fix the voting problems in the US:

1. 1. • To register to vote you must show proof of US citizenship and eligibility.
      • Voting takes place in-person on 1 day and 1 day only.
      • To vote you must show a valid ID that has a photograph.
      • Only hard-copy ballots are used and they are hand-counted; results are turned in by midnight of election day. All ballots are securely stored for a period of 8 years.
      • Absentee ballots are only for US service members that are outside the US on election day, or are unable to vote on that specific date.

But not worry…the voter/voting problems will never be fixed…no one has the morals, courage, power, or desire to do so.

Election Status & Prognosis –

If there was a free and fair (honest & legal) election today I believe that Trump would win by as much as 55/45. But maybe more realistically 52/48. Do I think Trump will win after November 5^th election day? No idea at this point…I hope so. But that is not the question to ask. Who will be sworn in as President in January is the real question. And that is totally up in the air and has little to do with who wins the election next month.

Whoever is sworn in…the country is in the crapper. Plain and simple…neither side will accept the results and both sides will cause huge problems if their candidate is not sworn in. And the ‘problems’ could get very ugly and potentially very violent. And that my friend is what to prepare for.

Yeah, not so much concern about who will be causing the ‘problem’ as much as the government’s reaction to those problems. That is what to watch most carefully and closely…because therein lies the much bigger potential problem.

This is an authoritarian’s dream scenario come true.

Summary –

Obviously we know that the 2024 Presidential election is not even close to being “free & fair”…not even in the same universe. It was tainted from the very beginning by the US government in collusion with most Internet social media companies, search engines, along with mainstream media and cable news. Now we know for a fact there are huge problems with who is voting and how voting is taking place. Yeah, that is my way of saying the election is a complete fraud…anything but “free & fair”.

If you are expecting an election, or any elected candidate, to fix the US…well, let’s just say I think you are mistaken. The opportunity to fix it via the ballot box and good candidates is long gone. Now we have to focus on what we can do…and there is plenty. However, that list of ‘fixes’ will be different for each person and each family. But the fixes will center around each family…their morals, their principles, and their leadership.

But there is one thing that we ALL can do…VOTE !

Granted, your vote might not make a difference. Hell, it may not even be counted…or counted correctly. But that doesn’t matter. What does matter is you do your part…voting is YOUR responsibility.

And sorry…I am not sure that this SitRep was that much shorter than previous ones.

Pray, Plan, Prepare, Practice and be Peaceable

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Well, that was an eye opener! The results of the survey on Wednesday was a shocker to me. Tied for first place popularity was my ‘SitRep’ articles. I honestly didn’t think they were that popular any more…but I was mistaken. So I got on it last night and got some research done, some revived, and got this on the site for you.

As you well know, I believe we live in a fallen world, and especially a very fallen USA. The single biggest reason for that fall…the US federal government. No longer do we have a Constitutional Republic as our Founding Fathers set-up with our Constitution 237 years ago…we now have a democracy operating under an authoritarian government. And you know what a democracy is…

Here are some very significant issues/factors that I think are impacting our country today:

• Jan 6^th Report
• Extreme Violence – Illegal Immigrants
• Fraudulent 2024 Presidential Election
• Dock Strike

Jan 6^th Report –

Congressional testimony confirmed what I’ve been saying all along…the FBI was involved in the Jan6th Capital…invasion, takeover, riot, insurrection, event…whatever you want to call it. And here is the devious and demonic aspect of this…the Inspector General (IG) investigating the DOJ and FBI involvement in the event violated the law and refused to release all information to the IG when questioned by the IG. Yup, you might ask if the DOJ & FBI were blameless regarding Jan6th, then why would they refuse to be completely candid with the IG?

The answer is obvious and has been since the beginning and confirmed multiple times since then…FBI personnel and assets, at the direction of the DOJ, led the Jan6th event. The IG, Michael Horowitz, confirmed there were large numbers of FBI personnel at the event and who also entered the Capital.

Oddly, prior to the event, the U.S. Attorney General authorized undercover federal agents to break the law while performing their duties as undercover agents. Huh…interesting.

But is gets even more bizarre and far worse! The IG doing the investigation and producing the report on the DOJ & FBI involvement and leadership of the Jan6th event is under the leadership of, and answers, to the Attorney General of the US…who is also the head of the DOJ. And yup, the FBI is led by the same Attorney General. Wow, if I ever get suspected for a crime I will tell the law enforcement officers that I will do the investigation on myself. That should work out fine.

Oh, but it gets worse! The DOJ is now reviewing the IG’s report and has it held up in its bureaucracy…meaning DOJ lawyers are scrubbing it for any incriminating evidence against the DOJ and FBI. Congressmen see it as such a danger they have written a letter to U.S. Attorney General Garland cautioning him regarding his direct interference in the report.

The same U.S. Attorney General Garland…the authoritarian dweeb that refuses to answer questions from Congress, who has actually lied to Congress under oath, refuses Congressional oversight, and led the DOJ in their part of the coup against Trump.

Oh, but it gets worse! The IG report will magically not be released until after the November Presidential election. Odd…don’t you think?

Oh, wait, isn’t this the same DOJ and FBI that said the Hunter Biden laptop wasn’t real and only a conspiracy…until after the 2020 Presidential election when they admitted they had it?

Oh, wait, isn’t this the same DOJ and FBI that said the anti-Trump “Steele Dossier” showed close ties between Trump and Russia…until after the 2016 Presidential election when they admitted they had it was a fraud/fake?

Oh, wait, isn’t this the same FBI that embedded actual spies in the 2016 Trump campaign staff?

Oh, wait, isn’t this the same FBI that coordinated with, and in some cases intimidated cooperation from, media sources against Trump in the 2020 Presidential Election?

Oh, wait, isn’t this the same DOJ & FBI that led the actual coup against Trump after he was elected?

Oh, wait, isn’t this the same DOJ that after the Supreme Court ruled earlier this year presidents have immunity for official acts in office is now directly violating that SCOTUS ruling and pushing for additional charges against Trump for Jan6th?

Does it seem to you too, or is it just me, that it looks as if that the FBI and DOJ are still conducting a war against Trump and conducting 2024 election interference just as they did in for the presidential elections of 2016 and 2020?

Let’s review the Constitution for just a minute; 1) the FBI is not authorized in the US Constitution, 2) the DOJ is not authorized in the US Constitution. I wonder why the Founding Fathers didn’t authorize either of those entities in the US Constitution when they established the United States as a Constitutional Republic?

Extreme Violence – Illegal Immigrants

So ICE releases a report showing just how devastatingly dangerous, murderous, vicious, and terrible illegal immigration is…and the White House dismisses it as non-important. Yeah, go figure.

Oh, wait, ICE is part of the border protection cabal in the US government that has totally failed to do its job…either by incompetence or intentionally. Oh, wait, the same border protection cabal that has been led by Kamala Harris for the last 3-1/2 years.

So here are the stats from ICE, illegal immigrants:

• Over 13,000 convicted murderers
• Over 62,000 convicted of violent assaults
• Over 56,000 convicted of drug charges (trafficking, etc.)
• Over 14,000 convicted of burglary
• Over 2,521 convicted of kidnapping
• Over 15,800 convicted of sexual assault

Oh but it gets worse, additionally:

• Over 1,800 have pending homicide charges
• Nearly 43,000 have pending violent assault charges
• Nearly 3,300 have pending burglary charges
• 4,250 have pending sexual assault charges

So let’s review…

• Nearly 15,000 American have been murdered by illegal immigrants
• 105,000 Americans have been violently assaulted by illegal immigrants
• More than 17,000 have suffered burglaries at the hands of by illegal immigrants
• 20,000 violent rapes and sexual assault victims at the hands of illegal immigrants

Oh but is worse…based on valid studies done on crime reporting, we know that:

• Only about 40% of all violent crimes are reported to police.
• Only about 32% of all property crimes are reported to police.
• Only about 80% of all reported crimes are forwarded to a centralized collection and reporting entity.

So the real numbers would look like this:

• 47,000 American citizens have been murdered by illegal immigrants
• 328,000 American citizens have been violently assaulted by illegal immigrants
• 66,000 American citizens have suffered burglaries at the hands of by illegal immigrants
• 63,000 American citizens have raped and sexually assaulted by illegal immigrants

And don’t forget the more than 300,000 illegal immigrant children who are “unaccounted for” by the US government and presumed to being used as slave labor and in the sex trade. Children!!!!

So I wonder why the US federal government, through DHS/CBP/ICE agencies, have been assisting this massive invasion of horrific criminals and terrorists into the USA over the last 35 years through illegal immigration?

I guess I would look at a couple of things:

• Cheap labor for US companies
• Enlarging the Democrat voting block
• Watering down the American culture and destabilizing the US (yup, globalist agenda)

And I wonder why that would be?

Fraudulent 2024 Presidential Election –

So we know that the FBI and DOJ have been interfering with Presidential elections against Trump from 2016 through our current presidential election. We also know that various states, all run by rabid leftists, have also interfered with the 2024 presidential election through various lawsuits and charges. And we know that the US federal government has worked with, or forced Internet companies to work, them in censoring information regarding Trump.

So add this into the mix…despite the Supreme Court’s ruling over the summer that granted presidents broad immunity for official acts, DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith released a 165 page report outlining alleged evidence supporting at least 11 alleged charges against Trump dating back to 2020. Huuuuummmmm…….

So this is alleged evidence supporting alleged charges that might be brought against Trump. But they are not actual charges supported by actual evidence that will come forward in an actual court case before the election. Huuuuummmmm…….

Gee, I wonder why the radical leftists (the US Department of Justice) released this “report” at this particular time? You know…a month before the election. Yeah, just thinking out loud.

The radical leftist extremist authoritarians just won’t give up…or even begin to follow the law. Did I happen to mention before…show me in the Constitution where the Department of Justice is authorized?

Speaking of election fraud and criminals…Eric Eggers and Peter Schweizer did a little discussion on something called “smurfing”. Accountability Institute (GAI) is doing an investigation on this smurfing. “Smurfing” is actually quite dangerous. It relates to taking large donations and breaking them into a series of smaller donations to mask that they are large donations in order to get around federal and state campaign finance law limits. They are up to over 50 instances of smurfing by the Democrats currently. The largest was after Harris was anointed by Biden to be the Dem presidential nominee. ActBlue, the Democratic fundraising platform hauled in millions of dollars in donations for Vice President Harris’ presidential campaign and its affiliated entities…all the large donations were smurfed.

Gee, so you have actual verifiable evidence of campaign fraud and election interference by the Dems and not a peep out of the FEC or DOJ. Geeeeeee……..

Yup…we live in a Banana Republic headed straight to hell as an authoritarian’s paradise.

Dock Strike –

Here is a potential Black Swan event…big time. Bottom line: 1) the shipping companies that use the docks are almost all foreign owned and make huge profits, 2) the dock workers average about $160,000 per year right now, they want an almost 80% pay raise over the next 7 years plus better health benefits.

So let me get this straight:

• Currently the average dock worker make 2-1/2 times more than the average working American.
• Over the last 10 years the average salary increase for the average American non-dock worker has been 3 – 5% per year.
• Taking the highest average for the average American wage increase…that means in 7 years (2031) the average dock worker will then make 4 times more than the average American non-dock worker.

Tell me again how that makes any sense.

Oh, and why is the radical leftist dock worker union boss spewing Marxist rhetoric about how much the shipping companies make or what their profits are? Do the unionized dock workers take any business risk whatsoever compared to the shipping companies? And, how much capital have the unionized dock workers invested in ships, containers, building, and other infrastructure?

Oh, and who will pay the $330,000+ average dock worker salary in 2031…and all those years in between? Yeah, you guessed it…NOT the shipping company…you and I…the American consumer will be forced to pay those HUGE salaries of union workers as the shipping companies pass on that expense.

Question just occurred to me…So Joe the Perv Biden stops the rail strike in its tracks (no pun intended) but has already stated he will not stop the dock workers strike…I wonder why that is?

Now the potential of the strike…if it goes on past a week you will start to see its effects in a notable way. If it goes on a month it will be serious. If it goes on 6 weeks or more it could be devastating. If it goes on two months it could conceivably crash the economy…a Black Swan event.

If you need to round out your preps…DO IT SOON!!

FWIW…the strike has already turned violent with striking dock workers attacking other port employees. But no surprise there…listen to the Unions President talk…he sounds like a hardcore thug.

Summary –

Get off your a$$ as get your preps done, keep your eyes wide open, don’t trust anything the federal government says or does, get your powder ready and keep it dry, and pray…and be peaceful.

Well, be peaceful, that doesn’t mean be a victim or not defend yourself as your God-given right allows you to.

But pray most of all.

Plan, prepare, practice, pray, peace!

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I want to make this SitRep short, sweet, to the point…and very accurate.

I delved into incredible detail doing my research for this SitRep and I feel I have nailed every single category perfectly.

You may not agree with me on all of opinions and conclusions but that is okay…it is a free country and you are entitled to your opinion…regardless of how wrong you might be.

Have a nice day and enjoy a great read…

Free and Fair Presidential Election in 2024 –

Economy –

Inflation –

Wars & Warmongers –

Illegal Immigration/Invasion and their Violence –

US Government & Congress –

Crime and Violence in the US –

Summary #1 –

Summary #2 –

There is one exception to the “we’re screwed”…God. God is in control and He has this handled. No matter how dark it is right now, no matter how much it appears that evil will win…God has this handled.

As Christians we know that God wins in the end. This is a time on earth when evil does reign, Satan has bought up armies and navies and is waging war where innocents suffer every single day…and he laughs. Satan owns politics and politicians, Satan owns the military-industrial complex, Satan owns the US government…Satan owns the media.

But…here is what I see…God is winning quietly and in huge numbers. The difference is Satan appears to be winning in large numbers, in grandiose ways, public wins, media wins. But they are all shallow and short lived wins.

God is winning in hearts, hearts of individuals, quietly, in whispers…quietly in people’s lives. And those wins are the ones that count, those are the ones that will last, those are the wins that make the real difference.

Folks…my brothers and sisters…take heart, smile, be grateful, be thankful…be thankful for a God…our Heavenly Father…who knows us, who loves us and works for our salvation…our exultation. Do not be depressed or disillusioned…God wins in the end. Hang in there, be on the right side at the final buzzer.

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