More Americans preparing for doomsday – the difference between ‘new’ type of preppers and the advanced movement, is literally the difference between life and death

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December 14, 2023

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Apparently both the left and the right are preparing for “doomsday,” whether that is societal collapse,civil war, and EMP,Armageddon, or just any event that would require self-reliance rather than dependence on government entities.

(Article by Susan Duclos republished from AllNewsPipeline.com)

The difference between those that have been known as “preppers” for years, and those that started recently, as well as ‘liberal’ preppers and more libertarian-type preppers, is nothing less than the difference between life and death.

For example:Those that have been part of the prepping movement for years, likely have enough stores to last them a year or a few years, while the “newer” members of the movement suggest 90 days, enough to lastuntil the government shows up to save them.

The more experienced in the movement understand that the government may never come to help, as most will be cowering in their underground bunkers, known as DUMBS (Deep Underground Military Bases), created for the federal government leaders, and military leaders and the families of both, especially if the catastrophe is civil war or societal collapse.

Interestingly it is the younger generations that are now discovering the “prepper” movement, and much of their reasoning surrounds the2024 presidential election.

Doomsday prepping is seeping into the mainstream as Americans of all ages and political persuasions are becoming increasingly worried ahead of the 2024 presidential election about the prospect of a civil war.

The reasons for prepping seem to be difference as well, with the left scared of a Trump second term, thinking he will “declare himself dictator of the United States and people on the left are going to end up as targets in some sort of authoritarian system,” which is ironic on a number of levels.

The Biden regime targeting conservatives as potential domestic terrorists, while using lawfare to attack Trump, the person leading in all the polls to become the Republican nominee for president.

See the two links below:

Exclusive: Donald Trump Followers Targeted by FBI as 2024 Election Nears

The Democrats Are Using Lawfare Against Trump Because They Can’t Beat Him Fairly

As for the right, according to quotescited by USA Today, “On the right, it’s general malaise and a fear of society unraveling. They point to these smash-and-grab robberies, riots and protests.”

Now between the two, we have the fears of Trump becoming a dictator, yet those same fears were expressed in 2025 and 2016, pushed hard by the media, and it never came to pass.

The violent protests, smash and grab robberies and multiple events of civil unrest, the George Floyd protests and the Pro-Hamas demonstrations, just two examples, of society unraveling, so it seems on that front at least, conservatives have the right of it.

There are other differences between the younger liberal, new preppers, and the older more advanced libertarian/conservative preppers, as well, and that is their ultimate purpose for preparing for “doomsday.”

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH…….

There are other differences besides the 90 day versus years worth of prepping that have life or death ramifications. Such as the reason one preps, not about what type of disaster their are preparing for, but ratherwhythey are prepping at all.

In the USA Today article they cite a woman that runs a YouTube channel, where she offers advice on prepping, yet her mindset is not that of a true prepper, but more like a community organizer.

“If you can be prepared, you won’t be a drain on the resources needed to help the people who didnt prepare,said Wagoner, who has a 90-day supply of food set aside for her six-person family. Wagoner, who works for a nonprofit, runs a YouTube channel where she offers prepping advice to young people, urban residents and people who have small homes.

First and foremost, she only has 90 days worth of food for her family, so she obviously still thinks that prepping is something one does to hold themselves over until some government agency comes to help.

Advanced preppers understand that whether it is a civil war, societal collapse, EMP, etc… Government help may take longer than 90 days, and in fact depending on the severity of the event,it may never come at all.

The part I highlighted in bold is another clear indication that while Wagoner considers herself a prepper, she hasn’t a clue to why the movement began in the first place. She assumes there will be resources for those that didn’t prepare, but according to the data only 29% of overall Americans spend money on prepping.

Some 39% of Millennials and 40% of Gen Z had spent money on the practice in the past 12 months, compared to29% of the overall US adult population, the analytic spending website said.

This means approximately 71% of Americans are not prepared for any catastrophic event and since it is doubtful there will be any resources for those people.

This brings me to another quote from Wagoner:

“In the face of an apocalypse, I want to come out and calmly help people, she said. I want to be able to create a society that instead of wanting to shoot every stranger, understands our interdependence and creates a better society.

First thing, how is she going to help those unprepared in an “apocalypse” when she only has 90 days of food for herself and her family? Guaranteed she will be one of the first people to have a gun stuck in her face while her food is stolen.

Part of prepping is being preparedto protect your stored goods, with lethal force if need be.

Society building comes after survival, not while trying to survive the initial phase of a disaster. Wanting to help family and friends is one thing, but just wanting to come out, during an “apocalypse,” which is the term she used, and “calmly help people” is a person who has romanticized what prepping is and is “teaching” others on her YouTube channel to do the same..

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Buddhist monk sex scandal grips Thailand as woman arrested

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Buddhist monk sex scandal grips Thailand as woman arrested

A sex scandal has rocked Thailand’s Buddhist clergy after a woman allegedly enticed a string of monks into having sex with her and then blackmailed them.

At least nine abbots and senior monks have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood, the Royal Thai Police Central Investigation Bureau said.

Wilawan Emsawat, in her mid-30s, is accused of enticing senior monks into having sex with her and then pressuring them into making large payments to cover it up.

Thai monks are largely members of the Theravada sect, which requires them to be celibate and refrain from even touching a woman.

Several monks transferred large amounts of money after Wilawan initiated romantic relationships with them, police said -her bank accounts received around 385 million baht (£8.8m) in the past three years, with most of that spent on gambling websites.

Wilawan was arrested at her home in Nonthaburi province, north of the capital Bangkok, on charges including extortion, money laundering and receiving stolen goods.

Thai media reported a search of her mobile phones revealed tens of thousands of photos and videos, as well as numerous chat logs indicating intimacy with several monks, many of which could be used for blackmail.

An investigation was launched last month after an abbot of a famous temple in Bangkok abruptly left the monkhood.

He had allegedly been blackmailed by Wilawan over their romantic relationship, investigators found.

She told the monk she was pregnant and asked him to pay her 7.2 million baht (£165,000), Jaroonkiat Pankaew, a Central Investigation Bureau deputy commissioner, said at a news conference in Bangkok on Tuesday.

Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai ordered authorities to review and consider tightening existing laws related to monks and temples, especially the transparency of temple finances, to restore faith in Buddhism, government spokesperson Jirayu Houngsub said on Tuesday.

The Central Investigation Bureau has set up a Facebook page for people to report monks who misbehave, Mr Jaroonkiat said.

“We will investigate monks across the country,” he said. “I believe that the ripple effects of this investigation will lead to a lot of changes.”

Technology

Crypto accumulator DeFi Development to expand globally by franchising its Solana treasury model

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July 17, 2025

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Crypto accumulator DeFi Development to expand globally by franchising its Solana treasury model

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DeFi Development, a company vying to be the MicroStrategy of Solana, is expanding internationally through a franchise model.

The company plans to partner with others looking to operate their own Solana treasuries with DeFi’s support. In return, DeFi Development will retain an equity stake in each regional vehicle. The initiative will be branded DFDV Treasury Accelerator.

“Most crypto treasury vehicles today are following the MicroStrategy model. What excites us about DFDV is that they’re not just copying the playbook. They’re evolving it,” said Cosmo Jiang, general partner at investor Pantera Capital. “By combining validator infrastructure, capital markets innovation, and now international expansion via a global franchising model, DFDV is building something structurally different and ahead of the curve.”

Pantera was also an anchor investor in Bitmine Immersion Technologies, an ether treasury firm backed by Peter Thiel and chaired by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee. Kraken, Arrington, RK Capital and Borderless Capital may also support the franchise initiative through a potential investment and treasury and fundraising guidance, as well as infrastructure – which could include validator and custody solutions.

The move comes amid an explosion in companies pursuing crypto treasury strategies or merging with public entities to be able to emulate MicroStrategy’s success investing in bitcoin. In addition to Bitmine, the publicly listed betting platform SharpLink Gaming in May initiated an ether treasury strategy and appointed Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin as chairman of its board. Bit Digital recently exited bitcoin mining to focus on its ETH treasury and staking plans.

Solana is a five-year-old public blockchain platform that promises to provide fast transaction speeds as well as low fees for developers and users. Solana’s value is up 7% over the past year, with a nearly 10% gain within the past month, according to Coin Metrics.

In addition to accumulating Solana tokens, the company will acquire validators (the computers that help run the Solana network by verifying transactions) that can be used to “stake” the tokens. Through staking, users earn rewards for locking up SOL tokens on the network.

DeFi Development this week introduced its first SOL per share guidance, saying it plans to reach 1 SOL per share by 2028. With 857,749 SOL held currently and 18.8 million shares outstanding, its SOL per share stands at 0.0457, it said.

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They’re real, and they’re spectacular: Ford launches Bronco EV and EREV

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They're real, and they're spectacular: Ford launches Bronco EV and EREV

The Bronco Is Now Available as an EV and a Plug-In Hybrid

Last night, Ford released a pair of electrified Ford Bronco models – a pure battery-electric version packing a massive 105.4 kWh battery pack and an EREV version with its own whopping 43.7 kWh battery and 800 miles of combined range. That’s the good news.

The bad news? You’ll probably never see either them.

Ford Authority reports that these Bronco New Energy models (“new energy” is name often given to electrified vehicles in China) will be produced in China by Jiangling Ford exclusively for the Chinese market. But, while the New Energy versions may look like their ICE-powered cousins, that’s where the similarities seem to end.

It’s its own thing

Bronco New Energy is smaller, narrower; via MIIT, Ford.

Developed specifically for the Chinese-market and apparently designed for more on-road driving, the Bronco New Energy is visually similar to “our” Bronco Sport, but reportedly much, much larger. “At roughly 198 inches long,” reports The Drive, “this Bronco is about nine inches longer than a gas four-door and has more than two feet on a Sport. It also carves a wider footprint than all Stateside models except the widened Wildtrak, and weighs around 5,800 pounds.”

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The EREV version of the Bronco New Energy reportedly weighs in a bit under that, at “just” 5,500 lbs.

Powering the big battery-electric Ford Bronco features a pair of electric drive motors, a 130 kW (~175 hp) unit up front and a 202 kW (~270 hp) unit at the rear for AWD performance. They’re powered by a 105.4 kWh LFP “blade” battery from BYD’s FinDreams subsidiary, which also provides similar batteries to Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai.

That battery/motor configuration is reportedly efficient enough to give Ford Bronco EV buyers up to 650 km of driving range, or just over 400 miles on the Chinese WLTP cycle.

The EREV version makes do with “just” 43.7 kWh of battery – but that’s an EV battery all on its own in some markets, and with more than 200 km of electric-only range (over 130 miles), the 1.5L turbocharged ICE genset probably won’t get much use. That said, once it does kick on the combined gas-electric hybrid system will reportedly travel more than 1,220 km (~750 miles) before it needing to get topped off.

Those specs come from Chinese auto industry analyst Tycho de Feijter, and I’ve included his original tweet about the reveal, below.

Ford Bronco goes EV and EREV in China – with lidar – MIIT July

The Ford Bronco is made in China by Jiangling (JMC) -Ford. Until now, it was an ICE-only car. But no more.

Soon, Ford will add two new versions to the Bronco line-up: an EV and an EREV.

The EV gets an AWD power… pic.twitter.com/CssOE3hMVd

— Tycho de Feijter (@TychodeFeijter) July 16, 2025

The photos, from the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) also hints at a new ADAS cluster above the windscreen that seems to incorporate LiDAR and sensors at the front fenders. There’s no word on whether this is the rumored “Level 3” autonomous tech stack Ford has been teasing since last June, but a high-profile launch like the company’s first-ever electric Bronco in a critical market like China makes a ton of sense to me.

The Ford Bronco New Energy EV and EREV models are expected to launch in China later this year. Pricing and options have yet to be announced.

Electrek’s Take

New Energy Bronco options; by Ford, via FordAuthority.

An all-electric or even EREV Ford Bronco like this one – a bit more mainstream and less off-road focused than the 60s-inspired we have now – would do great numbers in the US as a rival to the Kia EV9, Rivian R1S, or six-passenger Model Y (I know the X is a better comparison, but no one’s buying those). Under the current Trump Administration and franchise dealer body, though, an EREV might receive a warmer welcome. But while Ford has said that it plans to offer extended-range EVs in the US under a variety of nameplates, those are at least two years away.

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