Let’s put it this way: I raised the family prepping level yesterday. All cars need to have at least 80% full tank at all times, everybody needs to have a sufficient amount of cash (in local currency), supplies of food and hygienic products were refilled, and so on.

I see it like this: Ukraine is about to be overran by Russia; this series of air strikes basically serves the purpose of preparatory work for the imminent ground offensive. I expect that NATO suffered significant losses in the recent days, which was kept under wraps, and I expect the reason why the Russians avoided inflicting damage that would be truly irreparable is because they expect to be repairing it all in the following months. They basically gave the Ukrops something to do and let them know that war is not necessarily something that happens to other people.

This lesson is something I’m taking very seriously, because, in my opinion, the WW3 started when NATO rejected Russian “non-ultimatum”, and this is very obviously NATO vs. Russia, not Russia vs. Ukraine. This makes it very unlikely that NATO is going to just let Russia win. All the talk about nuclear war are basically preparing the public for it, because once America sees that all is lost, they are going to detonate something, blame the Russians, “retaliate”, and then all hell will break loose in one day.

Also, the Euro is about to collapse entirely, GBP might go the same way, all the biggest European banks are on their last legs, destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines sentenced Europe to energy starvation, and this is all mathematically certain, we’re just not seeing it yet. I almost forgot, the governments made all the groundworks for introducing totalitarian democratorships, both here in Europe and across the Atlantic, so protests will be drowned in blood.

One obviously asks “what to do”, and I would recommend keeping a low profile, stocking up on things that might be hard to get later, for instance anything that relies heavily on international trade – from shaving gear to computer and bicycle parts. If you need to fix something on your car, do it immediately. If you have a medical issue that needs to be taken care of, do it immediately. Have one month of supplies, so that you don’t have to go out during an imminent crisis. Some cash is essential, but anything bigger than what you need for one month’s expenses should be in gold and silver coins. I expect cash to be of the essence in the first phase, but then the entire fiat currency system will collapse and I would only rely on precious metals. If you are renting your home, you are vulnerable and potentially homeless when shit hits the fan. However, if you have only real estate and no gold, I would say you are even more vulnerable, because you can’t relocate and you can’t eat bricks.

How bad is it likely to get?

I think panic will be the worst part, when some event forces people to realize that this is real, it’s not going away by some state magic, and it’s not “over there”. When panic hits, you don’t want to be anywhere near the banks, ATM machines, gas stations, or shopping malls. You want to be at home, eating popcorn and waiting for this shitstorm to subside. So, stock up on popcorn and coconut oil. 🙂 The only way you can stay calm and unaffected in such a scenario is if you did all the preparations in advance; think people in Kiev on Sunday; instead of celebrating the Kerch bridge attack, they should have been finalizing their preparations for the Russian response.

It’s Sunday everywhere; don’t wait for Monday morning because your day might not start with coffee. I don’t know how soon it will strike, and I intend to be proactive, not reactive. If you’re reactive, you’re late. World war isn’t a thing of probability; we are almost a year in, it just didn’t hit you yet. Those things come very slowly in the beginning, and then all at once.

Also, everybody is already crazy because they understand what’s about to happen, somewhere on a subconscious level. Everybody is distracted, scatterbrained, and there are lots of aggressive people just asking for trouble. Keep a low profile. Remember God, don’t let the astral storm of godless savagery sweep you away. Also, the goal isn’t to survive. Nobody managed that since the dawn of time. The goal is to return to God, and not be spiritually corrupted or destroyed. He who dies a saint, wins.