Leavitt brushes off Lutnick–Epstein heat with list of administration wins media ignored before ending briefing
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick amid questions about his connections to Jeffrey Epstein during a briefing Tuesday.
Source: Leavitt brushes off Lutnick–Epstein heat with list of administration wins media ignored before ending briefing (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/leavitt-brushes-off-lutnick-epstein-heat-list-admin-wins-media-ignored-before-ending-briefing)
The motherfucker and his wife and kids had a meal on the island while boating by, after saying he cut off contact with Epstein much earlier.
Leavitt and Bondi are dumb skank puppets for not being transparent on this bipartisan issue, and trying to avoid and deflect any legitimate questions (even those made by grandstanding fuckwit losers like Nadler and co).
I'm fucking out.
The US is cooked.
Quote from: Frood on February 12, 2026, 05:06:10 PMThe motherfucker and his wife and kids had a meal on the island while boating by, after saying he cut off contact with Epstein much earlier.
Leavitt and Bondi are dumb skank puppets for not being transparent on this bipartisan issue, and trying to avoid and deflect any legitimate questions (even those made by grandstanding fuckwit losers like Nadler and co).
I'm fucking out.
The US is cooked.
I think thats a bit over dramatic. We've got 3 million+ more documents than we got under biden. I do agree that Bondi needs to go tho. She doesnt handle pressure well and makes an ass out of herself.
On a side note, the fukin dems are hysterical that Trumpco released the files they demanded he release! :crampe:
Trumpco needs to do better for sure.
Leavitt is the fukin BOMB! Never been a better person in her job, EVER! She's correct to point out the fukin media too!
Quote from: Lokmar on February 12, 2026, 06:04:22 PMI think thats a bit over dramatic. We've got 3 million+ more documents than we got under biden. I do agree that Bondi needs to go tho. She doesnt handle pressure well and makes an ass out of herself.
On a side note, the fukin dems are hysterical that Trumpco released the files they demanded he release! :crampe:
Trumpco needs to do better for sure.
Leavitt is the fukin BOMB! Never been a better person in her job, EVER! She's correct to point out the fukin media too!
Kayleigh McEnany was much better but I don't much respect her for joining Fox News....
Quote from: Frood on February 12, 2026, 06:12:07 PMKayleigh McEnany was much better but I don't much respect her for joining Fox News....
She was great for sure and easily 2nd best IMO but I dont think she was as sharp as the current one.
Personal preference.
Quote from: Lokmar on February 12, 2026, 06:15:17 PMShe was great for sure and easily 2nd best IMO but I dont think she was as sharp as the current one.
Personal preference.
At least we agree that Pam Bondi is a braindead diversity hire zombie...
Quote from: Frood on February 12, 2026, 06:44:18 PMAt least we agree that Pam Bondi is a braindead diversity hire zombie...
Bondi does do Cunt well. I wouldn't want her mad at me.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on February 12, 2026, 08:35:24 PMBondi does do Cunt well. I wouldn't want her mad at me.
You'd probably have to get a restraining order after the cops took her away....
Quote from: Frood on February 12, 2026, 09:12:32 PMYou'd probably have to get a restraining order after the cops took her away....
She was pretty hot when she was younger by the pics I've seen. She probably fucks like a feral cat.
Bondi is like the bucktoothed druggie that called the cops on her live in hubby/abuser after a row.... and then when the cops show up she attacks the cops and says "he dinna do nuthin!!!"
Quote from: Reggie Essent on February 12, 2026, 09:17:25 PMShe was pretty hot when she was younger by the pics I've seen. She probably fucks like a feral cat.
She's definitely got the IQ of one.
Quote from: Frood on February 12, 2026, 09:20:21 PMShe's definitely got the IQ of one.
She doesn't hide her spite well, that's for sure.
This whole thing is a total shit show
I'm over it.
When the files are not released quick enough they cry that something is being hidden
when they expedite the release they cry about names not being redacted
I can't even imagine how long it would take to properly dissect 3 million artifacts and determine what is and is not redaction worthy
the victims are just going to have to suck it up and cope. Your name is out there. It is what it is... and if that's just not good enough shut the whole fucking thing down and lets move on cause to be honest, I'd much rather see my DOJ working on attainable goals rather than embarking on fairy tale witch hunts that are going to end up going nowhere.
You think someone like Jay-Z is going to jail for any significant amount of time? Oprah? Naomi Campbell? Do we even have extradition treaties with the places these people are running off to?
P-diddy was the black Epstein and what did he get? 4 years in some holiday resort with a fence around it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsa28bZX-PU
I'm sooooooo fucking sick of hearing people who don't give a fuck about underage girls being used by the world's elites.
Charge some people. Charge somebody, anybody. Or shut the fuck up about the whole fucking thing.
I've heard a few decent comments on the fact that they redacted co-conspirators almost entirely but leaked victims so as to force lawsuits, and thereby postponing or obfuscating anything else hurting the Democrats or Repubkicans...
It's plausible...
Quote from: Frood on February 12, 2026, 10:58:39 PMI've heard a few decent comments on the fact that they redacted co-conspirators almost entirely but leaked victims so as to force lawsuits, and thereby postponing or obfuscating anything else hurting the Democrats or Repubkicans...
It's plausible...
Nothing will happen to anyone implicated in the Epstein Files, and once Trump leaves office we will never hear about it again.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on February 12, 2026, 11:11:25 PMNothing will happen to anyone implicated in the Epstein Files, and once Trump leaves office we will never hear about it again.
You may be right...
Quote from: Shen Li on February 12, 2026, 10:23:58 PMI'm sooooooo fucking sick of hearing people who don't give a fuck about underage girls being used by the world's elites.
Charge some people. Charge somebody, anybody. Or shut the fuck up about the whole fucking thing.
Exactly. Knowing full well the Cartel operate a multi country sex trafficing operation and one of the EASIEST ways imaginable for a poor young girl to go missing without a trace is on one of those long treks through the dessert led by these animals
so until these fucking assholes can get behind shutting down the breeding ground for this shit they can damn well miss me with their faux concern for """victims""" -- they don't give the first fuck about victims
Quote from: Reggie Essent on February 12, 2026, 11:11:25 PMNothing will happen to anyone implicated in the Epstein Files, and once Trump leaves office we will never hear about it again.
exactly.
This is why I want the DOJ to focus their attention on matters that matter.
Release the files. No names redacted and fuck anyone who doesn't like it. including the victims
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 12, 2026, 11:20:41 PMexactly.
This is why I want the DOJ to focus their attention on matters that matter.
Release the files. No names redacted and fuck anyone who doesn't like it. including the victims
I agree. The "victims" have already testified. Their testimony is already a part of the public record. I don't see why anything at all needs to be redacted in the first place.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on February 13, 2026, 01:24:04 AMI agree. The "victims" have already testified. Their testimony is already a part of the public record. I don't see why anything at all needs to be redacted in the first place.
Would they keep some names redacted if they've been building a case against anyone named?
I know im so disgusted with people these days that im stay off socail media. Seeing this get used as politcal smear ammo makes me physically fucking sick.
Quote from: Dove on February 13, 2026, 01:52:44 AMWould they keep some names redacted if they've been building a case against anyone named?
I know im so disgusted with people these days that im stay off socail media. Seeing this get used as politcal smear ammo makes me physically fucking sick.
Democrats have proven they are completely bottomless
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 12, 2026, 11:19:22 PMExactly. Knowing full well the Cartel operate a multi country sex trafficing operation and one of the EASIEST ways imaginable for a poor young girl to go missing without a trace is on one of those long treks through the dessert led by these animals
so until these fucking assholes can get behind shutting down the breeding ground for this shit they can damn well miss me with their faux concern for """victims""" -- they don't give the first fuck about victims
They dont care. All they care about is making Trump the main and only villain
Now they are all calling people "pedo protectors" for not just agreeing Trump is guilty.
They literally do not care about anyone else named.
Quote from: Dove on February 13, 2026, 01:55:35 AMThey dont care. All they care about is making Trump the main and only villain
Now they are all calling people "pedo protectors" for not just agreeing Trump is guilty.
They literally do not care about anyone else named.
The one guy in the file that evidence has shown tried to help convict Epstein and he's the one they pin the accusations on
these people are lower than cockroaches
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 13, 2026, 01:55:25 AMDemocrats have proven they are completely bottomless
I know. Im just thinking of possible reasons why some names would be redacted beyond protecting them.
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 13, 2026, 01:57:20 AMThe one guy in the file that evidence has shown tried to help convict Epstein and he's the one they pin the accusations on
these people are lower than cockroaches
Yep. I've seen some of these people go into full on conspiracy mode explaining how Trump is still guilty even though he tipped off law enforcement
Its so fucking sick and sad, because they really do NOT care, and this is the world we live in.
Its just ammo for them. They hate us THAT much.
I hate them more.
By the way... thought you should know that I attended a government risk management seminar today and there is plenty of concern of a serious grid down event coming in 2026
Like... they are really sounding the alarm.
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 13, 2026, 02:00:03 AMBy the way... thought you should know that I attended a government risk management seminar today and there is plenty of concern of a serious grid down event coming in 2026
Like... they are really sounding the alarm.
For the whole country? Do we know whenish?
Quote from: Dove on February 13, 2026, 02:04:56 AMFor the whole country? Do we know whenish?
Whole country ... closer to election time seemed to be the consensus among the speakers
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 13, 2026, 02:06:36 AMWhole country ... closer to election time seemed to be the consensus among the speakers
Fucking why? Like is it planned or what?
Quote from: Dove on February 13, 2026, 02:07:52 AMFucking why? Like is it planned or what?
A variety of factors
cyber security attacks - weather patterns and over use on an aging grid due to A.I processing needs and electric cars
they focused on preparedness mostly. they were recommending prepping for weeks instead of days -- that's a real development.
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 13, 2026, 02:11:16 AMA variety of factors
cyber security attacks - weather patterns and over use on an aging grid due to A.I processing needs and electric cars
they focused on preparedness mostly. they were recommending prepping for weeks instead of days -- that's a real development.
So is that our power or just the internet?
Quote from: Dove on February 13, 2026, 02:12:27 AMSo is that our power or just the internet?
Both.
AI processing power is intense... GPUs are running heavy and straining available power to the max
the grid can't keep up and it's only a matter of time before something blows
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 13, 2026, 02:14:26 AMBoth.
AI processing power is intense... GPUs are running heavy and straining available power to the max
the grid can't keep up and it's only a matter of time before something blows
Good to know, thank you. Thankfully we are prepared for things like this.
Around election huh? The timing :facepalm:
Quote from: Dove on February 13, 2026, 02:20:14 AMGood to know, thank you. Thankfully we are prepared for things like this.
Around election huh? The timing :facepalm:
Yeah... they also mentioned "insider threat"
which essentially means they are getting intelligence that our own citizens might be planning attacks on our grid ..
our own citizens as in employees of the power companies
imagine that
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 13, 2026, 02:22:25 AMYeah... they also mentioned "insider threat"
which essentially means they are getting intelligence that our own citizens might be planning attacks on our grid ..
our own citizens as in employees of the power companies
imagine that
Fucking hell....of course
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 12, 2026, 11:19:22 PMExactly. Knowing full well the Cartel operate a multi country sex trafficing operation and one of the EASIEST ways imaginable for a poor young girl to go missing without a trace is on one of those long treks through the dessert led by these animals
so until these fucking assholes can get behind shutting down the breeding ground for this shit they can damn well miss me with their faux concern for """victims""" -- they don't give the first fuck about victims
BULLSEYE!!
Quote from: Reggie Essent on February 12, 2026, 11:11:25 PMNothing will happen to anyone implicated in the Epstein Files, and once Trump leaves office we will never hear about it again.
There is no doubt about that.
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 13, 2026, 02:00:03 AMBy the way... thought you should know that I attended a government risk management seminar today and there is plenty of concern of a serious grid down event coming in 2026
Like... they are really sounding the alarm.
Did you see the Essential Service email/letter handed out to USPS personnel around January 6th?
Something is on the drawing board...
Quote from: Frood on February 14, 2026, 07:11:44 PMDid you see the Essential Service email/letter handed out to USPS personnel around January 6th?
Something is on the drawing board...
No. I aint even heard about it.
Quote from: Herman on February 14, 2026, 07:21:53 PMNo. I aint even heard about it.
(https://i.postimg.cc/TwfR4tmW/USPS-Essential-Services-Letter.jpg)
Quote from: Frood on February 14, 2026, 07:11:44 PMDid you see the Essential Service email/letter handed out to USPS personnel around January 6th?
Something is on the drawing board...
I didn't but something is definitely up with all the chatter I am getting from various sources
Plus, this is a very critical election year for the scum on the left so you know they will stop at nothing to get what they are after
How many cloud services disruptions have we had in the last 365 days? Across all the major providers?
something is 100% coming.
I've stepped up my prep game for real
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 14, 2026, 08:40:34 PMI didn't but something is definitely up with all the chatter I am getting from various sources
Plus, this is a very critical election year for the scum on the left so you know they will stop at nothing to get what they are after
The UFO talk is ramping up and so are disclosures/sightings. Two and a bit or so weeks ago I witnessed 3 myself in the night sky in the course of an hour. They initially presented as solo stationary stars each time. But I felt a strange compulsion to focus on them for no apparent reason known to me. When I did, they began moving fast and erratically then disappeared. I checked my stargazing apps and flightradar apps, and there was nothing on it for them.
I'm talking about things stopping and starting in the sky, changing trajectories and moving in an orbit that I've never seen Starlink or any other satellite do/use. No sound either.
They could be drones... but I doubt it.
They might be ours though. The funny thing is that they didn't move around until I felt the desire to focus on them. I got a feeling that the things knew they were being watched... that it was an interaction for them as well as me.
Obama the other day stated aliens are real on a podcast.
Lots of higher profile people have been doing similarly of late,
I reckon they're going to pull the Disclosure rabbit out of the hat this year or very soon after in order to distract from other human debacles.... and like covid, most of it will be lies.
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 14, 2026, 08:54:01 PMHow many cloud services disruptions have we had in the last 365 days? Across all the major providers?
something is 100% coming.
I've stepped up my prep game for real
I hope your prep game is diversified... I don't have much faith in the survival of consumer rated electronics even if moderately shielded. I think the first thing those in power will do (whomever is actually in power) will be to fry anything with a circuit and make EVERYONE dependent on their good will for water, food, medicine, transportation.... while letting us off each other.
Quote from: Frood on February 15, 2026, 05:27:19 PMI hope your prep game is diversified... I don't have much faith in the survival of consumer rated electronics even if moderately shielded. I think the first thing those in power will do (whomever is actually in power) will be to fry anything with a circuit and make EVERYONE dependent on their good will for water, food, medicine, transportation.... while letting us off each other.
I have multi level preps
for example --
For power I built an entire shed to house a 10K solar inverter with 4 280ah lithium ion batteries connected right into my main panel via interlock switch. 10 500 watt solar panels mounted in the yard feed my inverter on sunny days. On cloudy days or rainy season I have feeding inverter a 13000 watt generator which takes both propane and Gasoline. I keep a minimum of 250 lbs of propane and 100 gallons of treated gas stored at any given time.
I keep hundreds batteries around ranging from aaa to 9 volt and a few dozen rechargeable ones of the same sizes. I've got hundreds of fire starters ranging from cotton swabs dipped in a mixture of beeswax and kersone with matches dipped in turpentine. Hundreds of lighters, gallons of lighter fluid and thousands of matches. ANd if I have to go old school I got that too. I even can break out the magnifying glass and use the sun if I'm really out of options.
at least 20 pounds worth of candles and hundreds of solar lights. I know about 5 different ways to start a fire, I can build a rocket stove out of cinder blocks and have hundreds of trees that I can chop down for fire wood via hand tools I have on hand if shit really goes south. I even make my own sterno.
That's not counting the 20 or so small propane cans for food cooking on portable rocket stoves. My barbecue grills with at least 50lbs of charcoal on hand at any given time
That's just part of my fuel, fire and energy assembly
I haven't even touched on how I purify my own water via the lake adjacent to my property or the 18,000 gallons of water I have sitting in my pool.
Yeah, I'm crazy... I know :crampe:
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 15, 2026, 06:11:52 PMI have multi level preps
for example --
For power I built an entire shed to house a 10K solar inverter with 4 280ah lithium ion batteries connected right into my main panel via interlock switch. 10 500 watt solar panels mounted in the yard feed my inverter on sunny days. On cloudy days or rainy season I have feeding inverter a 13000 watt generator which takes both propane and Gasoline. I keep a minimum of 250 lbs of propane and 100 gallons of treated gas stored at any given time.
I keep hundreds batteries around ranging from aaa to 9 volt and a few dozen rechargeable ones of the same sizes. I've got hundreds of fire starters ranging from cotton swabs dipped in a mixture of beeswax and kersone with matches dipped in turpentine. Hundreds of lighters, gallons of lighter fluid and thousands of matches. ANd if I have to go old school I got that too. I even can break out the magnifying glass and use the sun if I'm really out of options.
at least 20 pounds worth of candles and hundreds of solar lights. I know about 5 different ways to start a fire, I can build a rocket stove out of cinder blocks and have hundreds of trees that I can chop down for fire wood via hand tools I have on hand if shit really goes south. I even make my own sterno.
That's not counting the 20 or so small propane cans for food cooking on portable rocket stoves. My barbecue grills with at least 50lbs of charcoal on hand at any given time
That's just part of my fuel, fire and energy assembly
I haven't even touched on how I purify my own water via the lake adjacent to my property or the 18,000 gallons of water I have sitting in my pool.
Yeah, I'm crazy... I know :crampe:
Now imagine anything electrical you have is now fried.
Good set up, mind you... but you've got no comms..and the largest spends you undertook are inoperable.
What would you do differently if you had the chance?
Quote from: Frood on February 15, 2026, 06:36:22 PMNow imagine anything electrical you have is now fried.
Good set up, mind you... but you've got no comms..and the largest spends you undertook are inoperable.
What would you do differently if you had the chance?
I have comms just didn't list it all out
what I would do differently would be to put in a farady barrier right before I put on the water proof tarp and aluminum siding
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 15, 2026, 06:41:24 PMI have comms just didn't list it all out
what I would do differently would be to put in a farady barrier right before I put on the water proof tarp and aluminum siding
Faraday sheaths or perforated sheets need to be relatively seamless... electrics manufacturing corporations use perforated sheets or cages that you can see through, because it's cheaper. The same as the door to your microwave oven. It's safe unless you stand there every time waiting for your food or popcorn to heat up. To have a bona-fide shed that keeps it all out would cost millions, unless you did it yourself, and were meticulous/anal retentive.
I don't mean to lecture here to you even while I find myself still doing so...but, a metal shed is a good start... though compartmentalize what you want to possibly work even if the leaky shed model fails. Triple shield in multiple redundant locations your core materials... ie... circuitry, stored solar panels, batteries, flashlights, radios, generators and generator parts, computers, cell phones, USB drives, cables, wires, radios, cb's, ham radio's, and replacement parts for anything like water filtration.... even extension cables and monitors/keyboards/mouses.
And look into into EMP guardian devices for your home/vehicles. They're relatively cheap and absorb mild to medium level bursts without frying connected tech.
https://www.empshield.com/vehicle-protection/
/\ Check out the Preppers!
I have ammunition and MREs and a spring on my property.
I should be fine.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on February 15, 2026, 09:38:39 PM/\ Check out the Preppers!
I have ammunition and MREs and a spring on my property.
I should be fine.
Oh yeah, they hardcore, I thought I did good, but they put me to shame lol. I always knew Frood, Biggie, and Lokmar are pretty prepared.
Im mostly good. Creek on the property and filtration. Since my surgery, I've already gone through 6 weeks of food supplies, still could live for another 2 months with what I got lol. I can hunt, but the main thing I keep forgetting to get is SEEDS!!!!
Quote from: Blazor on February 15, 2026, 09:45:30 PMOh yeah, they hardcore, I thought I did good, but they put me to shame lol. I always knew Frood, Biggie, and Lokmar are pretty prepared.
Im mostly good. Creek on the property and filtration. Since my surgery, I've already gone through 6 weeks of food supplies, still could live for another 2 months with what I got lol. I can hunt, but the main thing I keep forgetting to get is SEEDS!!!!
I even stock spare parts, tires, oil, oil filters and transmission fluid for my cars and spare parts for my well and sump pumps. Got three bicycles ....
I even stock old school DVD players and hundreds of DVDs.. playing cards, board games.. etc
down to the spices bro... the shit no one thinks about about until they are making bland rice and beans every day and wish they were dead instead
I built my own rain water catchment system using a quick swap out on my existing gutters that will fill a 55 gallon drum
terracotta pots, gravel, sand and activated charcoal for water purification. 1000s of water purification tabs. About 25 pounds of pool shock because it is powdered chlorine that lasts for decades to clean the water. Clear jugs (x 10) for rain water to collect UV rays
I have backups to the backups
at 300 ft garden hose with a special filtration fitting I built that I put in the lake once shit hits the fan. Connected to a car battery with a DC pump that has it's own dedicated solar panel / inverter - painted black to absorb sunlight and is purposely coiled about 100 of the feet.
hot water for bathing with no electricity anyone?
And the list goes on and on. Food ammo (lots of ammo) guns.. swords... all kinds of shit.
I'm even considering making some body armor.
You read about people "bugging out" during a shit hit the fan situation.
I'm bugging in... and my house is a well stocked fortress. If after 2 years shit is still toast then I'm fucked... but at that point shit aint never coming back and do I want to be around anyway?
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 15, 2026, 10:16:41 PMI built my own rain water catchment system using a quick swap out on my existing gutters that will fill a 55 gallon drum
terracotta pots, gravel, sand and activated charcoal for water purification. 1000s of water purification tabs. About 25 pounds of pool shock because it is powdered chlorine that lasts for decades to clean the water. Clear jugs (x 10) for rain water to collect UV rays
I have backups to the backups
at 300 ft garden hose with a special filtration fitting I built that I put in the lake once shit hits the fan. Connected to a car battery with a DC pump that has it's own dedicated solar panel / inverter - painted black to absorb sunlight and is purposely coiled about 100 of the feet.
hot water for bathing with no electricity anyone?
And the list goes on and on. Food ammo (lots of ammo) guns.. swords... all kinds of shit.
I'm even considering making some body armor.
You read about people "bugging out" during a shit hit the fan situation.
I'm bugging in... and my house is a well stocked fortress. If after 2 years shit is still toast then I'm fucked... but at that point shit aint never coming back and do I want to be around anyway?
:thumbup2: Dude! Now that's taking hoping for the best and planning for the worst to a whole new level.
I've always kept a stock of water, ammo and emergency MREs in my basement since I moved up on this hill almost 30 years ago, and I keep my pantry well stocked with non-perishables for the Zombie Apocalypse. The spring down by the pond is just a bonus, and just the squirrels in my trees would feed me for weeks, not to mention the Canadian Geese and ducks that frequent my pond.
Like I said, I should be OK.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on February 15, 2026, 11:00:50 PM:thumbup2: Dude! Now that's taking hoping for the best and planning for the worst to a whole new level.
I've always kept a stock of water, ammo and emergency MREs in my basement since I moved up on this hill almost 30 years ago, and I keep my pantry well stocked with non-perishables for the Zombie Apocalypse. The spring down by the pond is just a bonus, and just the squirrels in my trees would feed me for weeks, not to mention the Canadian Geese and ducks that frequent my pond.
Like I said, I should be OK.
Yeah... I ain't fucking around. For me it started with hurricane prepping as here in Florida we get lots of those
but being on the front lines of the cyber security world and seeing what's going on -- stuff I can disclose publicly and stuff I can't - I'm convinced something very bad is close at hand
One thing I can say is that during this latest government sponsored seminar the major concerns centered around full grid down for a longer timeframe than usual. Much longer.. as in weeks, possibly months. And of course, with major power outages come supply chain catastrophes which could last several months longer.
Forget about just in time supply chain
and the main drivers causing the concern were three factors
Insider threat - They are VERY worried that key areas of our infrastructure have been infiltrated by people who have hostile intent to the US and are specifically targeting the grid and/or our delicate supply chain
Overuse of an aging grid - AI and Electric vehicles -- major strain on the grid. All those recent cloud outages you were told were related to DNS? Bullshit. DNS is nothing more than a human friendly name to ip address mapping system. DNS re-propagates in 30 seconds or less if you know what the fuck you are doing and have your TTLs setup correctly. There is NO UNIVERSE where DNS could have caused such massive outages worldwide across ALL THREE Major cloud providers.
Dns was the cover story. The real problem was the massive over consumption of electricity used to power all those GPUs -- get a nice hot day this summer and I'm pretty sure we'll have another set of rolling and sustained outages
And last but not least =
A cyber attack - Now anyone who is anyone in this field knows that critical infrastructure is supposed to be air gaped for this very reason. But we all know what happened to Iran's air gaped nuclear program don't we? Couple this with the insider threat and you have a serious problem on your hands.
oh, and did I neglect to mention that some of the biggest supply chain logistics companies are having a sudden and intensified interest in Disaster Scenario planning, table top exercise and penetration tests? I got 2 new engagements just this past month.
wonder why.
My lady used to think I was going nuts until I showed her the data. Now SHE's out there with the mylar bags and oxygen absorbers too :crampe:
I ain't eating no fucking squirrel by the way
fuck that
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 15, 2026, 11:24:09 PMI ain't eating no fucking squirrel by the way
fuck that
You don't know what you're missing. Squirrel is quite tasty. Especially fat ones like the ones in my yard that have been feasting on walnuts for years.
And they're easy to cook too. You just skin and gut them, drive a stick through its ass and out the gullet (assuming you've decapitated it while skinning it) and roast it over a nice and cheery hardwood fire. You'll know when it's done because your mouth will start watering from the smell. A pinch of salt and you're good to go.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on February 16, 2026, 12:25:55 AMYou don't know what you're missing.
And I don't want to know either
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 15, 2026, 10:07:29 PMI even stock spare parts, tires, oil, oil filters and transmission fluid for my cars and spare parts for my well and sump pumps. Got three bicycles ....
I even stock old school DVD players and hundreds of DVDs.. playing cards, board games.. etc
down to the spices bro... the shit no one thinks about about until they are making bland rice and beans every day and wish they were dead instead
Same on Auto stuff, Im usually ready to tackle something when it springs up. My fuel pump went out last week, all I needed was the pump, and I could've fixed it myself normally, but this ACL surgery got me super limited lol.
I been wanting a bike, I've thought about one of them ones that fold up that you can toss in a trunk or something. My friend and bro got one that has electric, to help uphill. My bike was one of my favorite things as a kid, felt so free.
I think I got around 600 or more DVDs lol. I been ordering a lot lately cause of my surgery, might be 700 now lol. Im usually ordering older stuff, and stuff that no one remembers lol. I love DVDs because I OWN it, they cant tell me I cant watch it, they cant censor bits out, no libtard loaded commercials, no layered subliminal messaging aside from whatever subliminal was on the original film.
THEY also usually reveal certain truths in films, its a part of their code. So a lot of times Im decoding when Im watching certain flicks lol.
I got non-electric entertainment too lol, stuff I can throw in a pack as well (cards, harmonica, paperback). I've got a military survival guide to throw in, but its all stuff I mostly knew anyway.
Bland rice and beans hahaha. I ALWAYS got plenty of spices. Gonna be Cajun'in' it up! lol
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 15, 2026, 10:16:41 PMI built my own rain water catchment system using a quick swap out on my existing gutters that will fill a 55 gallon drum
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You read about people "bugging out" during a shit hit the fan situation.
I'm bugging in... and my house is a well stocked fortress. If after 2 years shit is still toast then I'm fucked... but at that point shit aint never coming back and do I want to be around anyway?
My Great Grandad had a water system like that. He wouldn't let us use normal pipe water to simply wash our hands, we would use the jugs of rain water.
I use to overthink about bugging out. Lots of locations to bug off to and such. But then other factors came to me, like limits on how much you could bug out with, and possibly carry. It becomes a reduced survival chance, depending. Then, years ago, I had overheard a militia group talking, and they seemed like the "not good" kind. Talking about how they would lock down this one main roadway, and raid the folks coming through. So in an ideal bugout, if forced to, Im sticking to the woods and mountains. Other than that, Im holding up here.
Quote from: Reggie Essent on February 16, 2026, 12:25:55 AMYou don't know what you're missing. Squirrel is quite tasty. Especially fat ones like the ones in my yard that have been feasting on walnuts for years.
And they're easy to cook too. You just skin and gut them, drive a stick through its ass and out the gullet (assuming you've decapitated it while skinning it) and roast it over a nice and cheery hardwood fire. You'll know when it's done because your mouth will start watering from the smell. A pinch of salt and you're good to go.
I've always wanted to try squirrel. My uncle use to have a freezer full. My first time of trying it, I've always wanted to do it like that... over a fire with a stick up its ass lol.
Quote from: Blazor on February 16, 2026, 11:25:27 AMMy Great Grandad had a water system like that. He wouldn't let us use normal pipe water to simply wash our hands, we would use the jugs of rain water.
I use to overthink about bugging out. Lots of locations to bug off to and such. But then other factors came to me, like limits on how much you could bug out with, and possibly carry. It becomes a reduced survival chance, depending. Then, years ago, I had overheard a militia group talking, and they seemed like the "not good" kind. Talking about how they would lock down this one main roadway, and raid the folks coming through. So in an ideal bugout, if forced to, Im sticking to the woods and mountains. Other than that, Im holding up here.
I never understood the majority of the prepper communities' "bug out" philosophy. In a densely populated city where you are not allowed to own weapons and resources are controlled by the democrat scum yeah, makes sense to get the fuck on outta there as fast as you can
but you have to be an idiot to be living in one of those places to begin with.
Myself on the other hand, i'm about 50 miles north of a densely populated city. I'm situated on nearly 2 cares of property adjacent to a large pond that has lots of fish and is itself an excellent source of water if you know how to purify. I'm at the end of a back road which is pretty easy to defend, I have another 18,000 gallon water source sitting a few feet from my living room which I can tap in a pinch, hundreds of trees on unowned land and the ability to chop them down without power tools, hundreds of pounds of food sealed in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers, vacuum sealed meats and I can grow vegetables if I really need to. all kinds of preps and power backups etc etc. So why would I "bug out" and leave all of that behind just to go wandering around hoping to find supplies?
I'm reliant mostly on solar with a 10 kw system and a carefully planned power consumption model. I have lots of supplies and the means to get more. I have every propane refill station within 10 miles written down in a logbook with directions on how to get there with no GPS. I know where every water refill station is within 10 miles too. I have 3 bicycles to get around short distances if gasoline is short and I'm buying an electric powered golf cart in a few weeks for leisure (but will be a supply hauler if gasoline is exhausted).
I Have 7 bedrooms and 7 window AC units that are sill in boxes due to their lower power consumption. I'll need all that since I have 5 kids total plus their partners. A total of 15 rifles (if you add up all the weapons my kids own) including AR-15s, 10mm carbines, a 308 and a few shotguns... and at least 25 handguns of varying calibers
When shit hits the fan someone comes around my house looking for trouble they're going to find it as every person in the house will be armed with at least one rifle and one handgun.
If all of that is not good enough then I'll just accept my fate and it's off to the next life for me because if I ain't safe and surviving here I ain't safe and surviving nowhere.
Quote from: Blazor on February 16, 2026, 11:12:29 AMSame on Auto stuff, Im usually ready to tackle something when it springs up. My fuel pump went out last week, all I needed was the pump, and I could've fixed it myself normally, but this ACL surgery got me super limited lol.
I been wanting a bike, I've thought about one of them ones that fold up that you can toss in a trunk or something. My friend and bro got one that has electric, to help uphill. My bike was one of my favorite things as a kid, felt so free.
I think I got around 600 or more DVDs lol. I been ordering a lot lately cause of my surgery, might be 700 now lol. Im usually ordering older stuff, and stuff that no one remembers lol. I love DVDs because I OWN it, they cant tell me I cant watch it, they cant censor bits out, no libtard loaded commercials, no layered subliminal messaging aside from whatever subliminal was on the original film.
THEY also usually reveal certain truths in films, its a part of their code. So a lot of times Im decoding when Im watching certain flicks lol.
I got non-electric entertainment too lol, stuff I can throw in a pack as well (cards, harmonica, paperback). I've got a military survival guide to throw in, but its all stuff I mostly knew anyway.
Bland rice and beans hahaha. I ALWAYS got plenty of spices. Gonna be Cajun'in' it up! lol
I've been downloading mp4's to rugged 512 gb usb flash drives. Files range in size between 300 mb to 4 gb... most are around 1 to 2 gb's. Older stuff doesn't improve in quality with a bigger file size anyway. My 12v/220v projector won't play exFAT files so I am limited to 4 gb unless I jackass in a Think Stick to the HDMI port which requires a mains adaptor.
I do need to back up each USB drive though.
All packs into the projector bag and
Runs off any battery. Less cluttered...
Incidentally, seeds are perhaps the most valued thing I keep. Untreated, non GMO, and a wide array of things you often eat and not often. I try to replace my stock once every 12-24 months and give away the old ones to gardener mates. Get them from a gay couple who have a seed farm a few hours north. They always throw in complimentary packs of unknown herbs and Asian vegetable type things in the order.
Quote from: Frood on February 18, 2026, 03:18:39 AMI've been downloading mp4's to rugged 512 gb usb flash drives. Files range in size between 300 mb to 4 gb... most are around 1 to 2 gb's. Older stuff doesn't improve in quality with a bigger file size anyway. My 12v/220v projector won't play exFAT files so I am limited to 4 gb unless I jackassass in a Think Stick to the HDMI port which requires a mains adaptor.
I do need to back up each USB drive though.
All packs into the projector bag and
Runs off any battery. Less cluttered...
That's pretty cool dude! I never thought to save movies for aftermath, but now that you mention it, they DO have mini portable projectors these days.
Quote from: Frood on February 18, 2026, 03:46:55 AMIncidentally, seeds are perhaps the most valued thing I keep. Untreated, non GMO, and a wide array of things you often eat and not often. I try to replace my stock once every 12-24 months and give away the old ones to gardener mates. Get them from a gay couple who have a seed farm a few hours north. They always throw in complimentary packs of unknown herbs and Asian vegetable type things in the order.
I think one of the reasons I keep forgetting is because Im more like Merry and Pippin instead of Samwise lol. That and knowing that way too many seeds out there are GMO tainted.
TikTok is blowing up with folks ready to "slay the vampires" lol.