Given that we’re in what feels like “unprecedented times” (to borrow a way-too-overused phrase), we wanted to address it. What we are experiencing is, to be clear, a coup that is happening in plain site and being allowed to happen by some pretty cowardly people who do have the power to stop it (ahem, Congress).
While on the surface it might not feel like this coup is related to preparedness, it is. We break it down in this episode as to why this moment should compel us to prepare for disasters—both natural and manufactured (e.g., huge price increase on imported goods thanks to tariffs and a loss of USDA subsidies and grants for U.S.-based farmers who grow our food).
A note: we recorded this episode in early February, just over two weeks into this current shitshow of a White House Administration, so a lot has transpired since then. Most of it has gotten worse, frankly. There have been a few wins, there have been some packed town halls calling out their Congresspeople (and yes even in Republican districts), and there have been calls for economic boycotts (which could go farther). But also National Park Rangers and National Forest Service staff have been fired and there have been even more widespread firings across the entire government. So just wanted to place you in the moment we were in when we had this discussion. But don’t fear, it’s not all doom and gloom, we end on a high note which is necessary during any talk of the coup.
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Next week, we’ll get back to the basics of preparedness talking about water.
Happy prepping!
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