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Hi folks, welcome to the prepared homestead. This is Travis. Thank you all for stopping by to watch.
Well, we finally got some rain here. We haven't had a whole lot in quite a while, pretty much most of the summer and throughout the fall. We did have uh one day a few weeks ago that it it rained decent within that day, maybe an inch or so. But today, most of the surrounding areas got anywhere between 2 and 12 to 3 and 1/2 in. Uh did get some high winds and some thunder. They were they were saying we could get some hail and and tornadoes, and there were a few places that got some hail, but uh no tornadoes that that I am aware of anyways here in the Ozarks. But we did get some good rain, so not flooding, so that's good, too. Just a good heavy soaker all day long. So, um, nothing to complain about when that in that respect. I know some of you are going to say, "Hey, send some of that here because we need it. I I get it." Uh, and we've needed it desperately also. So, anyways, just thought I'd I'd share that with you.
Um, today was the big no kings protest day and they are saying now uh that it looks to be the largest nationwide protest ever in American history with somewhere in the neighborhood of at least 5 to 6 million people participating. Uh, plus it it happened in several other countries. Several other you know European countries I think Australia um several countries had protest also. Uh and and some of these were huge. if you saw any of the pictures or videos of them, uh I mean New York, Boston, Chicago, you know, all the all the big cities and then numerous small cities, lots of small cities uh had them. Even even a a couple cities here in the Ozarks had some no kings protests. Now, they they by and large they were not violent at all. Um there's a couple of reports of you know, MAGA counterprotesters kind of getting involved in their protest and you know, some pushing and shoving and maybe a couple of face punching and stuff like that but I've not seen any reports of any kind of significant uh violence of of any sort. Uh, and of course the the the the MAGA right is, you know, poking fun and criticizing certain things that it was kind of boring that it just, you know, it ended at a certain time and everyone went home and a lot of people looked old and white and all this kind of stuff. But, um, I think that I think it's more than than just ignoring. I mean, there it's showing that there are still millions of people that are willing to get out and and and protest what's going on. And I'm I'm not saying that I condone and support their agendas or anything. Although I did see in the pictures and videos I saw a lot of releasing the Epstein list um posters and and so in that respect I can agree with that. Um but I don't think it's something to just completely discount because um it shows that there is an increase uh of people that are you know speaking out of what's going on and and who knows who knows what's going to happen. It could all just be a a big scop, right? Cuz pretty much everything is.
I know I know a lot of people are saying, "Well, they you know, they were all paid." I don't believe that for a minute. What where is Was the organizers paid? Well, of course, that's typically true on both the left and the right. You know, the the January 6th uh stuff that was going on at the at the capital several years ago, there were certain organizers at the top level that got paid to be there. Um, but to say that all five, six million of them received a paycheck to show up is is absurd. I mean, you know, that's a billion or more dollars. Um, you know, depending on how much they would get paid um to to for people to show up and to protest all day. So, I I'm not I'm not buying that. But, um, it did happen. no violence that necessarily to speak of, but um it shows that our country is just becoming more and more divided.
Now, here I want to take a little quick spin on this. See what you think, cuz I got to thinking about this today. What if this was, you know, organized and paid for by rich billionaires like everyone is suspecting, but it wasn't from the left? Or if it was from the left, people like George Soros and stuff, they were doing it in cooperation with top tier people at the right. And here's why I'm saying this. So, the protest was no kings, right? And the implication is is that Donald Trump is acting as a king, right? Well, all day long, tons of the MAGA supporter people online, all the social media influencers, they're now posting and praising and saying that, yeah, they like Donald Trump as the king. They want him as the king. He is the king, showing pictures of him and AI videos of him with a crown and and a robe and royalty and all this kind of stuff. So, I know this is a crazy twist. I'm not saying this is necessarily true, but this is what's happening because the far left, this this is what's so crazy with this, you know, two party system that's all two wings of the same bird and two sides of the same coin. Oh, this side doesn't like this. Well, that means this side has to like it. Right. Right. This side's protesting against this. Then this side is ab absolutely has to be for it whether they're you know it's kind of like the Epstein thing the whole Epstein file released the file that used to be a conservative you know conservative libertarian MAGA thing well now it's a left thing because the MAGA people are like ah there's just Trump's not going to it's okay cuz Trump says it's fake and it's okay now now the left is all on it. Well, you know, now that the left is saying that Donald Trump is acting like a king and got get rid of him, now the the conservative right is saying, "Yeah, he is a king and we want him to be king and he's a great king and he should just keep on being king after his office, president's office, you know, term is done." So, it's it's absurd. I get it. But I I I I want to think that there may be something there where I could see the Donald Trump and his administration and his people saying, "hm, well, your people now support the idea of you being a king and a dictator, so let's just go with it." I don't know. I don't know. Just something to think about.
Um, something else is happening today that is is being overshadowed in the news by the New Kings protest. Um and that is what's going on in Venezuela. So um first thing uh the state department issued a no travel order and a and a evacuation order and all this for US citizens in Trinidad. Um now Trinidad is an island country uh just off the coast of Venezuela and like no one has heard about that. That's not been in the news. Nothing. So what why why that country? and it's it's really right off the coast of of Venezuela. So, that that was the first thing. Uh there was that last couple of days, a few days ago, there was reports of B-52s flying off the coast of Venezuela. And now, um, it's there's been some confirmation that not only did that did happen, but there's been flight plans and stuff seen and released that there's going to be more B-52s and other possible bombing uh planes that are will be flying in and around Venezuela. Um, and then the belief is is that it's it's not a bluff. It's the real thing. And then um, the common dant of the Marines today spoke and he was talking to the troops to the to the Marines and he said, you know, listing all these wars that they've been involved in and he says, "And there will be more wars." He says, "Trust me, there will be we will be at war again." You know, he was and it wasn't just a it didn't come across as just a casual, yeah, you know, and then the next war that the Marines are in. It was like in the next war and he's like, "And trust me, there there will be another one." um indicating that maybe he knows a little something that it's it's getting close. So it it appears as if that is happening that that is becoming much more real time.
Also at the same time, uh, Russia, Iran, and China sent a joint letter to the United Nations stating that Iran is no longer part of the nuclear, you know, um, anti-nuclear proliferation treaty or whatever, that they're that they're no longer bound by any of that and that they will now start producing whatever they want. um Israel and President Trump in the last few days has said that they have evidence that that Iran is in fact uh rebuilding rapidly its nuclear capabilities. So that also would indicate that we're and the and Israel is probably going to be attacking Iran soon. At least that's what it looks like. I mean, it it's following a similar pattern as before back in May or whenever when we attacked them, but um it looks as if that's going to happen. Now, Iran is definitely at least it appears that Iran is much more prepared this time than they were last time. So, we'll see how that happens.
You know, I said I I believe it was several days ago, week or so ago. And I'm not saying this is going to happen at all. I just I want you to think about it because whether you agree or disagree with us flying bombing missions in places like Iran and Venezuela, the United States has done that kind of stuff for years, for decades, for decades. That's one of the things that that uh that Putin and and Russia is complaining about is that the United States just goes around and they just bomb places, you know, and not even starting wars necessarily. Oh, this guy's doing something bad. we'll just go drop a few bombs on them and leave. I mean, we've done that in multiple countries for decades, right? And we've done that because, well, there's never really been a a country, at least the ones that we do this with, that have the military capabilities of of really knocking down one of our planes. You know, they're they're usually pretty safe. I understand that there's always some threat, but um not too many countries in the past have been able to knock down a B2 bomber, stealth bomber, right? Or even one of our newer, you know, the F-35 stealth fight fighter jets. But here's the thing, technology is changing rapidly and China's technology is changing rapidly and so is Russia's technology. You know, Ukraine is now saying that only about 6% of our Patriot missiles are even effective against Russia's newest missile systems that are able to avoid, you know, the missile in air is able to move and turn around and duck and all this kind of stuff almost like a fighter jet able to avoid getting struck. China claims that they have uh laser uh AI AI controlled laser systems that can take down a stealth fighter and a stealth bomber. I don't know that they've ever tested it, but they make the claim that they have that. And then of course Iran has some pretty decent tech. Uh especially when it comes to hypersonic missiles. And as as as top tier as we believe that something like the B2 bomber is, I it's 30 year old 30 plus year old technology. It really is. And it's based, its stealth capabilities are based on that old technology that's only using radio waves to detect a plane. Nowadays, it's different. They're using different technologies, especially with AI-driven technologies. So, there's this ever-increasing possibility that one of our big awesome beautiful planes could get shot down. And so, what's going to happen when that happens? Um, I don't know. I don't know the answer. I don't know the answer. But I think it would take a little bit of the wind out of America's sails by believing that we can just fly our B2s wherever they want to in the world because that's always been the belief that because we have this B2 bomber, no one else has anything like that. We can fly anywhere in the world and just bomb anyone, leave, and we and we're completely untouched, right? In that way, what happens when that's taken away? It it could affect a lot of things. It could affect our US dollar. For all of you that say that, well, the US dollar's value is in our military capabilities. Well, one of the the pinnacle things of our mil military capabilities is in fact the B2 stealth bomber that can fly anywhere in the world very quickly and bomb any site without being detected and get away and no one knows about it until everyone realizes that the blast has gone off. What if that changes? At some point it seems inevitable with the increasing technology that this old stealth technology is become it will become obsolete. I'm not saying that it is. I'm just saying that at some point it will become it's kind of like an aircraft carrier. Aircraft carriers are becoming obsolete when you're looking at all this new technology out there. In fact, fighter jets themselves will become obsolete. Tanks look at what look at their tanks. We we you know all these these amazing tanks these German and and and English and then our tanks over in um Ukraine being destroyed by you know drones that cost a few hundred or a few thousand dollars to build. Technology is changing. It's changing a lot of stuff and it could definitely change our place in the world when it comes to war. So among all these things, the possibility of war in Venezuela and another strikes uh in and starting a war up in in Iran, there's that to think about.
So anyways, I thought I would throw that stuff out at you. Also, just one last thing on it. Um, the United States is saying that they're seeing signs that, excuse me, that the peace deal may be falling apart there with with Hamas and and Israel, that Hamas is is violating and have plans to continue to violate the the peace deal further. So it it doesn't look like it's really staying uh and that and of course that's going to mean that the United States and Israel is going to have to start back up and re increase you know attacks. I mean will the United States be involved indirectly? We have been all along. Could we become involved directly? Possibly. So um because this was Trump's peace deal so he's going to take it more personal. So we'll see.
Anyways, um all of this is being said that we just need to keep getting ready, right? You know that. I shouldn't have to tell you at this point. Uh we just need to keep pushing and pushing and pushing ourselves. Uh and and as as the economy is getting worse and as the dollar is is losing value and all this kind of stuff, um it's it's nothing more than a sign to do it faster. You know, there was a a report came out in the last couple of days showing that the dollar is used more now in in the world than ever before. And so, a lot of people like, "Oh, see, the dollar isn't." It was a completely bogus lie. That data was based specifically on Swift transactions. I'm not going to go into all the details. If you don't know what Swift system is, then then forget about it. It's basically like a credit card processing system in a way except it's for currencies being processed between nation and nation and Swift is almost exclusively US dollar. It's it's controlled by the IMF and the US dollar. Okay. So yes, of course transactions are being used by the US, you know, US dollars being used. And the reason why maybe it's increasing is because guess what? We kicked Russia off. China's not using it in Iran's not a lot of countries now aren't using it. and and even India even India is not using a lot of countries aren't using it anymore because they're using crypto and they're using other currencies local regional currencies to do their transactions and buy oil. So it's like oh the dollar's used more and more. No, it's because everyone left Swift and so the only thing left is the US dollar. So if you just it's by basing on that it looks like the dollar is doing good but it's not when you base it on the entire all you know transactions cumulatively uh which I saw some numbers on that several weeks back uh it does show that in fact the dollar is is just it's in a continual downward uh trend when in relation to nations using it or not. So anyways, I thought that because I saw a lot of people talking about that and and the data is is it's not incorrect. It's just not the whole data.
So anyways, um but what I was getting at is that with all that being said, the stuff going on in the world, stuff going on here domestically and the economy, um now isn't just the best time to start getting ready and to continue stocking up. It may be the only time you can. A year from now, you know, a can of green beans that might cost you a buck and a half to $3 a can. Right now, it might be $10, $20 a can, and you can't stock up at that price. So, I highly suggest you really push yourself hard right now. I'm not telling you to go into debt. I don't want you mortgaging your home and putting stuff on credit cards or anything like that, but making it a higher priority and trimming the fat at other places in your life and in your home. And I know everyone's going to say, "Oh, I don't have anything left." Well, maybe you do. Maybe there's some online services or eating out or, you know, little extras that you do. But even if you stopped doing them for a month and you took that money and put it towards preps, would that change? How would it change? How would it affect everything? Um, I think all of us can do at least a little bit in that area because we we we must we must be increasing our our preps and increasing our training and our knowledge and our and our self-sufficient capabilities because the system is purposely purposefully being destroyed so it can be replaced by a new and even worse system. Okay, that that's just that's the whole everything all in one big nutshell. So get ready and get your houses in order and prepare yourselves mentally, physically, and spiritually. Thanks for watching. Catch you in the next one.