Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has filed a formal, official request for Germany to begin talks with the Polish state over reparations, The claim is based on Nazi German’s invasion and destruction of the Polish state in 1939. It also signals a significant crack in NATO and the EU.
Recent surveys have shown that World Leaders have come to view Xi’s China as an untrustworthy partner seeking ill gain even in defiance of other states’ laws. From China Digital Times on the results of the survey, “around half or more in every country but Tunisia said China’s power and influence posed either a major or minor threat.”
The sense that China’s power and influence on the world stage is growing is both widespread and long-held. As of this year, a median of 66% across 19 countries say that China’s influence in the world has recently been getting stronger, including seven-in-ten or more in Australia, Italy, Israel, Greece and the Netherlands. Few – a median of 12% – say China’s influence has gotten weaker. In…
Despite the title, this article is not about politics, per se. Nor is it any kind of product endorsement. This is an advisory, drawn on current events. As well, these are strictly my own opinions, based on my own training and experience, and are not necessarily the position of FreedomistMIA.
I have frequently stated that fifteen or twenty years ago, I would never have imagined that this aspect of CBRN(Chemical/Biological/Radiological/Nuclear) would be what I would find myself advising people about. The first three, certainly: chemical spills happen all the time, as do pandemics (COVID is only the latest, and the one that hit me, personally), and as someone who both watched the real Chernobyl on the news when it happened, and received briefings on it later, accidents at nuclear power plants and storage areas are nothing to sneeze at.
But full-scale nuclear war, between Russia and the United States? In the early 21st Century? I’d have told you that Hollywood was no longer accepting derivative scripts like that.
Now, however, that very term is being tossed around blithely by many “leaders” in the world, and very seriously by one in particular. This has generated the usual, shockingly uninformed response from the shrill and the trolls, to scare people for the “lulz.”
So — I am going to talk to you about nuclear war, in order to inform you, rather than scare you.
The picture below is a “before and after” image of the city of Nagasaki, Japan, following it’s destruction by an atomic bomb on August 9, 1945. This was the “other” atomic bomb that week. I have been to the memorial site in Hiroshima (familial connection…on the Japanese side); should you, the Reader, ever get to Japan, you need to put it on your must-see list.
Just try to avoid going in the first week of August.
Nagasaki, Japan, before and after the atomic bombing of August 9, 1945.
This is the image most people have about nuclear war. That it is mostly wrong, is not something the wider news media is going to waste time talking to you about. The general consensus about nuclear war, as presented in such movies as The Day After, On The Beach, and Threads and reinforced by scientists of a certain political persuasion, is that after the bombs drop, those who live through that, will soon join the rest.
The reality is going to be closer to a downmarket, Road Warrior rip-off. No zombies; sorry.
While the notion of being turned into a shadow on a street by a nuclear blast is very real, the simple truth is that you have to be almost directly underneath the blast. For most Americans, that is simply not going to happen. To find out why, take a stroll through the Nuke Map website, and find the closest major city to you. This is one of the most educational sites of its kind on the internet, and a great companion to Alternate Wars’ World War 3 section.
Most people who live near a major urban area don’t actually live “in” said city, but in the surrounding suburbs. For example, I tell people that I live in “Dallas, Texas” – the reality is that I live well outside the city, itself; in fact, I don’t even live in the same county. That is a conscious choice on my part, because – in my heart of hearts – I never trusted the political leadership of the USA to not do something monumentally stupid, so I try to live outside target zones.
Nuclear weapons are expensive and complicated, so anyone deciding to fire one at an enemy long ago realized that they needed to think very carefully about targeting. Targeting enemy commands and military facilities are almost always not the first option, because – under the doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) – it was assumed that as soon as you launched your missiles, the other side would launch theirs. As a result, there was no point in targeting empty air bases and missile silo’s. Likewise, targeting command elements (i.e., the President, et al) was not a good idea, because if you succeeded, there was no one left to negotiate with. So, the target planners settled on “economic and communications nodes.”
In short – cities.
If you look at a map of almost any major city, there are almost always a confluence of major highways in or near the city centers, conveniently close to major office towers housing the headquarters of companies that control “war production industries“…meaning, essentially anything that can be useful in warfare…which is virtually everything.
But, what if you don’t live in one of these “target-rich environments“? If you live “out in the ‘burbs,” like me, at most, you will get a certain amount of damage to your home (unless you are staring directly at the blast when it goes off; that will make your life…problematic). If you live in an actual rural area, you might not notice that a nuclear event has happened, until your local emergency services suddenly turn out in force.
For those thinking that the recent “advisory” posters and videos from various governments around the country, warning you to head indoors and wait for instructions in the event of a nuclear attack, means that the government will actually tell you how they are going to save you in the aftermath…they won’t. Those poster’s job is to keep you off the roads, to lessen traffic jams caused by fleeing people.
In short, the government wants you done. Well done, that is.
So…The foregoing naturally begs the question: If you’re outside a target area, a nuclear exchange does happen, and you’re alive afterwards — what do you do?
First, you need to plan ahead. If you think that I mean that you should become a “prepper” – you would be correct. But – should you stay in place, or go somewhere else? You know your area and your neighbors better than I do. If you live in an apartment complex, I strongly recommend that you have a plan to go somewhere else.
I am in a position where I have options in several directions. Again, I did this deliberately. That said, if you think that you are in a good position to stay where you are, that’s what you need to do. Hitting the road after a nuclear attack is, obviously, a pretty dangerous undertaking, no matter how well-prepared you think you are.
In addition to the requisite stocks of food – which is cheap to start, if you start now, by simply buying a few extra cans of beans and vegetables, and bags of beans and rice with every grocery run – you need to think seriously about water. Getting a couple of 55-ish gallon drums, along with several hand-pumped water purifiers for hiking, is a good step.
Next, I have to insert a disclaimer: the following is NOT medical advice. Do NOT “experiment” with the following. Short of a nuclear attack, do NOT take these products without consulting your doctor. Neither myself, nor FreedomistMIA are responsible if you violate this warning.
You have been warned.
The only specifically anti-radiation drug available to the general public in a pre-attack environment is Potassium Iodide. This is used as a protective for the thyroid glads from certain forms of radiation. The link above is to the Mayo Clinic’s advisory page on the drug – read that THOROUGHLY before taking. Potassium Iodide can be bought either as a product called “IOSAT“, which is sold in packets of fourteen 130mg pills. These are perfectly fine to use, but I do not recommend them, because in my opinion they are too expensive, and not as useful as the alternative. The better option are sold as tablets, by the bottle, usually coming as c.140 tablets of 130mg each (the standard dosage for an adult) to each bottle. The reason for this is simple: the IOSAT box is only good for protection after a single detonation — what do you do on Day 12, post-Attack, when their is another explosion? It’s a distinct possibility. Buy the bottle.
As well – calcium supplements. These are the only reasonable measure to counter the effects of Strontium-90 exposure. While there is no cure for Strontium exposure, calcium supplements can help you maintain bone health, since Strontium competes with calcium in the body. Again, talk to your doctor.
Last – multivitamins. Should an attack happen, your stress levels and changes in diet will throw your body out of whack for some time, until you can settle into a new normal. Multivitamins can help regulate the nutrients your body needs in the short term. Again, talk to your doctor.
Next, you need to consider, right now, what your gardening potential is. Start looking up your gardening zone, to see what kinds of food crops you can put in. As well, learn sprouting, because it really will keep you alive. Likewise, check out THIS video, as well.
That last thing we’ll talk about here, is personal defense and protection.
While I am fairly certain that many of those reading this article probably possess firearms of some sort, you need to think carefully about how to organize you personal and family protection strategies. Even if you live in a hyper gun-controlled state, you still have viable firearms options, such as pump shotguns, lever- and bolt-action rifles, and revolvers. Don’t do anything to run afoul of your local governments, but arm yourself, if you haven’t already.
Lastly, don’t neglect first aid. There are several products readily available, at very low cost that will significantly increase your chances of survival. Your options in this regard are vastly better than what was available 20-odd years ago. Also, there are plenty of training videos out there, on YouTube; “Dr. Bones & Nurse Amy” is one of the best.
Finally — I am not writing this to scare you. Even though I do not know you, I want you to live, should a nuclear attack happen…because the chances are very good that you willsurvive the attack, itself, and likely in relatively good physical condition. I find the idea of a person who survives a nearby nuclear explosion dying because they were not prepared beforehand, out of depression and ennui induced by sources that they should be able to trust, to be offensive in the extreme. You don’t have to know every single thing that I know, but what you need to know is that, if the worst comes, you and your family can survive, if you just exert the effort now.
I hope this helps. Good luck, check your six and keep your powder dry.
Despite exit polls to the contrary, it appears the far-left Marxist, Lula, has not secured an outright win against incumbent Bolsanaro in Brazil’s national election. Lula secured 48 percent of the vote, which means he must face off against Bolsanaro again at the end of this month, October 30th.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutterres warned the world we’re all going to die unless we create a one-world-united-nations to deal with “inequalities” and “climate change.” The one-world advocate said, “The international community is not ready or willing to tackle the big dramatic challenges of our age. These crises threaten the very future of humanity and the fate of our planet. Our world is in peril — and paralyzed. Let’s work as one, as a coalition of the world, as united nations.”
As global leaders descend on New York City for the annual U.N. General Assembly, the body’s Secretary-General António Guterres issued a dire warning in an opening speech on Tuesday: “Our world is in big trouble.”
“Divides are growing deeper. Inequalities are growing wider,” he said. “And challenges are spreading farther.”
The annual gathering of high-level diplomats in the General Assembly is the first to happen in a fully in-person format since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s the first to take place since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — an international conflict that has drawn deep divides between the organization’s most powerful members, sparking calls for the U.N. to be reformed and prompting questions about whether it can still serve its stated purpose “to maintain international peace and security.”
18-year-old Cayler Ellingson was murdered by Biden acolyte Shannon Brandt. The 41-Year-Old Democrat ran over the young man with his car after he learned the teen supported Trump. ALLEGEDLY inspired by Biden’s MAGA HATE speech, the ALLEGED psychopath ALLEGEDLY executed Biden’s “justice” himself. He is free on bail after admitting to murder.
Shannon Brandt, 41, mowed down 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson early Sunday morning over what he later claimed was a “political argument” over whether “the teen was part of a Republican extremist group.” That language strongly resembles the description used by Biden just a few weeks ago to describe Trump and “MAGA Republicans” as being “a threat to the very soul of this country.” In that speech, Biden claimed it was Republicans who had “blind loyalty to a single leader and a willingness to engage in political violence”
Ellingson was reportedly participating in a street dance before the incident occurred. According to court documents obtained by Valley News Live, Ellingson called his mom shortly before the crash to ask if she…
Brandt called 911 around 2:30 a.m. Sunday and told the 911 dispatcher that he just hit Ellingson, claiming the teen was part of a Republican extremist group and was calling people to come get Brandt after a political argument. In the aftermath of the killing, Brandt asked for nobail, saying he has family and a job in town and is not a flight risk.
In McHenry, North Dakota, a 41-year-old man allegedly ran down an 18-year-old teenager over a political dispute, killing him. He was reportedly drunk at the time of the attack. To make things more …
ManKills‘MAGA Extremist’ Teen. A man admits to intentionally killing an 18-year-old with his SUV following a political argument, as he claimed the teen was a “MAGA Republican extremist.”.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol said that at about 2:55 a.m. Sunday, Brandt killed 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson in an alley in what was described by authorities as a hit-and-run incident in Brandt …
Forty-one-year-old Shannon Brandt said he was afraid 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson was “part of a Republican extremist group and that he was afraid they were ‘coming to get him.'”. So he allegedly killed Ellingson with his car. After visiting the scene where the incident happened, deputies went to Brandt’s house in Glenfield, ND, which …
The US 7th Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, warned US leadership China can soon surround and blockade the island of Taiwan. “They have a very large navy, and if they want to bully and put ships around Taiwan, they very much can do that,” he said.
China now boasts a large navy with enough surface warships to blockade rival Taiwan, according to the commander of the U.S. Navy’s frontline fleet.
“They have a very large navy, and if they want to bully and put ships around Taiwan, they very much can do that,” Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
The internet exploded with rumors Chairman Xi was under arrest after he had been absent from the public since mid-September. Meanwhile the 20th CPC National Congress elected its members, all solidly Xi people. On September 26, 2022, Xi made a public appearance in Beijing.
BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) — A total of 2,296 delegates were elected to attend the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), according to an official statement released Sunday.
Chinese President XiJinping visited an exhibition in Beijing on Tuesday, according to state television, in his first public appearance since returning to China from an official trip to Central Asia in mid-September.
Purges of senior officials and unfounded rumours of military coups in Beijing have fed into feverish speculation ahead of a key meeting of China’s ruling party next month, when President XiJinping is expected to be granted an unprecedented third term.
Unsubstantiated claims spread on social media that the Chinese president is under house arrest, although the reports have been dismissed as “wild rumors.”
A report in Big Think claims to have created something from nothing. But when you scratch below the surface, that nothing might be a something after all. Researchers claim to have created particle-antiparticle pairs from nothing at all. That nothing, though, is a quantuum vacuum which is, in fact, not nothing.
The Russian Parliament appears poised to pass legislation written by the Putin regime that would immediately make it a 10-year prison offense to voluntarily surrender in Ukraine. The legislation is also introducing what are being called “concepts” such as mobilization, martial law, and wartime into law.
A bus that was headed to a Covid quarantine center in China crashed, killing 27 people who had been coerced into quarantine by Chairman Xi. The incident has gone viral even on the Chinese net, adding to the already volatile situation around Xi’s extremist Zero-Covid policies.
The Chinese have sent fishing armadas to South America allegedly ransacking the waters in unbridled, unchecked fishing. A news report by Interservice claims 631 Chinese fishing ships have been spotted in Peruvian and Ecuadorian waters. Most troubling, the Chinese appear to be broad-fishing the unique ecosystem of the Galapagos Islands.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have been engaged in border disputes for centuries. Both nation-states sit in the Russian orbit, with both being former members of the Soviet Union. With Russia becoming bogged down in Ukraine, it appears the two former vassal states are ready to fight amongst themselves for border that advantage their people. Last week, armed conflict began once again between the two nations when Azerbaijan shelled villages in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, villages belong to Armenia.
The much-disputed border between Kyrgystan-Tajikstan is heating up again after conflicts erupted this past week. So far, the death toll has passed 100 officially, but the exact number of dead are unknown. Both sides claim the other side started using drones, artillery, small arms fire to molest settlements.
The Missouri Independent wants you to believe that ESG is just a moneymaking way for investment firms to measure investment success for the millions of investors these few giant firms represent. In an article about the GOP rightly removing state pension funds from ESG-perpetuating investment firms, the Independent dropped this unqualified statement:
A bus that was headed to a Covid quarantine center in China crashed, killing 27 people who had been coerced into quarantine by Chairman Xi. The incident has gone viral even on the Chinese net, adding to the already volatile situation around Xi’s extremist Zero-Covid policies.
The tensions in China are becoming more and more apparent as the Chinese people, who have endured lockdown after lockdown, missing funeral after funeral. seem to be near having enough with the whole government. The policy seems mostly to have served two purposes, to keep Xi’s Covid record “clean” leading up to the 20th People’s Congress where he hopes to secure his third term, and to eliminate dissenters, from top to bottom, using Covid as the pretext for the action.
A nighttime bus crash that killed 27 people in southwest China this week has set off a storm of anger online over the harshness of the country’s strict Covid-19 policies.
The initial police report did not say who the passengers were and where they were going, but it later emerged they were headed to a quarantine location outside their city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province.
The bus with 47 people on board crashed about 2:40 a.m. Sunday. City officials announced many hours later that the passengers were under “medical observation,” confirming reports they were being taken to quarantine.
Following public anger, Guiyang fired three officials in charge of Yunyan district, where the residents had been picked up, the provincial government said Monday. Guiyang’s deputy mayor apologized at a news conference, bowing and observing a moment of silence.
Online, many wondered at the logic behind transporting people outside of Guiyang, accusing the government of moving them…
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