Thread by @FreedomFriesInc

The Ds aren't doing this to reduce the incitement of violence. That's just the cover story.

They're doing all this stuff to neutralize opposition. Experts on foreign revolutions; the faster they take over, the greater chance of success.

Act accordingly. Get offline, & prep.

Above photo: People trying to get into the US Embassy Saigon compound in 1975.

I was gonna spend today writing threads about how to prepare for what's ahead in the next few weeks. Then I saw the Ds' timeframe is more like days, hours even.

So that all went out the window.

I have no idea if I'll be able to tweet for long so please take nothing for granted from now on.

You and your family can get through this. Please don't give up hope. A couple of days ago I thought about folk at risk of suicide. Check on those around you. Ask how they are.

Trump himself might not be able to get messages out, so please open your mind to listening to others, too.

You are your own first responder in any emergency. I say that every hurricane season but it's true all the time.

There isn't enough equipment to bring you supplies.

The Ds have already usurped the lawful power they have. They have been planning this for years, probably decades.

Some of their ring leaders got pardons from 42 or 44. For crimes in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Ask Puerto Ricans & NYers.

Above all, remain as calm as you can. You are probably one of the more capable people in your immediate surroundings. Care for those who need your help.

If you pray, pray. If you're not a person of faith, remind yourself of your inner strength. It's there.

Radio.

Radio will be how we'll communicate when the SHTF enough. HAM radio folk are gold. Find out who in your neighborhood has a user code & a set. Some have big antennae at home. Sometimes concealed in a flagpole, lol.

Also, AM/FM radio will help...

It's possible to send an email using HAM radio, and to communicate across the world, too. Just keep that info in your pocket if needed.

AM/FM radio: Yes, those in power will try to keep patriots off the air. Get the gear you'll need for when Radio Free USA will start.

A battery operated radio, and batteries, are better than nothing. A wind-up radio is perfect. Even if only one guy in your street has one.

This is what they did in Europe during WWII. Planes would drop parachutes with radio sets. The enemy couldn't stop the broadcasts.

Reply to a question from a locked account about buying HAM radio gear:

IDK what gear HAM radio operators use. There is a training package required for a user license. Local clubs.

Find a local club online, write contact details on paper. Look for big aerials.

The kind of guys & gals who are into HAM radio often have a b/g in military or civilian industry/hobby use eg aircraft, boats, weather geeks.

I considered doing it myself last year. Licensing helps keep the airwaves functioning well. But IF necessary you can just get on air.

If you can obtain and store high value items like food, ammo, meds, first aid gear, tobacco, maybe weed (IDK), etc then you can barter. Your local HAM radio geek would appreciate supplies when you need his help.

This way of thinking, is what I'm trying to get across to you.

If you want to buy HAM radio gear and get on the air, you can. Without a license you'd need to learn the protocols.

I just think that in the time available I'd be tracking down that guy with the big aerial in his yard, lol. He's dreamed for years about this day.😉

I'll aim to continue thread tomorrow. Sat night here. At church we will pray for y'all.

There's so many things I want to talk about or ask about. In the next few hours churchgoers in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands will include the USA in their prayers. They might not know exactly what's happening there but they know y'all need prayer & support.

And as Jesus said "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Matt 18:20.

Faith in a higher power, or some other positive, helpful belief system will do a lot of good as we all go through this difficult time. But don't be pushy.

Being pushy about religion or other contentious issues won't help anyone. That's why I keep Matt 10:14 on my Twitter bio:

"If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet."

I say stay there, but zip it. LOL

I remember in the 80s that folk were visiting China and smuggling in Bibles for the "house churches" there. I thought if I was travelling there, no way would I do that, LOL. At that time you might disappear, never to be heard from again. And that situation has returned in China.

Yet somehow, folk would take Bibles into China & get home to talk about it at Sunday night church.

Years later, the folk in the Chinese churches became free enough to talk about it & express gratitude to the Americans, Kiwis, & all who brought them in at risk to themselves.

As I predicted, churches around New Zealand spontaneously prayed for the USA this Sunday morning. They prayed for peace and safety for all, (and most of them) without partisanship.

I am sure as Sunday morning moves around the time zones, millions of others will pray, too.

More tips:

Think pre-digital, OK?

Radio: AM, FM, and HAM radio

Fax machine: It worked for Poland in 1982

Analog landline phones.

Morse code. (It's not a silly idea)

TY to a reader:

"Bulletin boards on private servers aren't bad, either.

Amateur radio lets one use Morse code, AM, FM, or computer packets.

Software defined radio software turns your computer (with appropriate SDR dongle) into a multi-band communications receiver."

I'm still mulling over the fact that churches down here in NZ knew to pray for the US.

I'm in awe of the good side of human nature.

I once read somewhere that while the Holocaust showed us the human capacity for evil it ALSO showed the opposite, in those who saved others etc.

We don't need government to tell us what to do. Government couldn't organize a bun fight in a bakery.

Our innate human nature tells us when we need to help others in practical & other ways.

Our faith traditions are based on "what works" for this very "social animal."