Former president Donald Trump is being Arraigned around the time that this Video is being released OPEC plus Nations have shocked the west by Slashing production even further support For the war in Ukraine may be waning on Parts of Russia even while Ukraine is About to launch a massive Counter-offensive that's been in the Works for months China the US and the Philippines are digging in for a more Extensive conflict in the likelihood of A storm impacting your area is on the Rise plus we're going to take a long Look at the economy there's definitely Some challenges on the horizon all that And another great giveaway in this video On the news you need to know about to Inform your preps there's a lot to Unpack here so let's go ahead and jump In Trump arraignment I purposely avoid Politics on this channel because your Political beliefs should be different Than the action of prepping sometimes Politics can spill over into your life And necessitate your preparing for Possible civil unrest or maybe even a Revolution now regardless of how far we Might live Off the Grid or how removed From the political game we may live in Our lives major political events can Change your trajectory of Nations Impacting how we live our lives now I
Don't know if today's lead story will Ever rise to that level but it's worth Discussing by the time this video is Released now record these by the way on Monday afternoon then release them on Tuesday Morning the former president Donald Trump will appear in court to be Arraigned on charges and at the time of The recording this video we don't know What those charges are but we're about To find out now while Donald Trump is The first former U.S president to face Criminal charges Ulysses Grant was the first president to Be arrested Grant was arrested for Failing to slow down his horse-drawn Carriage on 13th and Elm Streets where Gentlemen were known to speed too fast a Preview pedestrian fatality had occurred And Grant had received three separate Prior citations and a warning from the Police officer the day before now these Are two different cases for sure and I Mentioned here to show we really don't Have much in the historical record to Determine what if any Fallout will occur In the moments of and the moments Following the arraignment like then our Nation is deeply divided in 1872 the World was recovering from the Civil War But was still very deeply divided to Date it seems that we're edging closer To Civil War and we become more divided By the day now this indictment will
Further divide and polarize our nation It will energize the former president Donald Trump's Ardent supporters and Base even as it pushes others to press The justice department and course to Pursue more of the numerous active and Pending cases that are currently facing The former president he faces many more Cases ahead covering a range of Accusations in this case serves as a Kind of litmus test for how far those Might proceed or even fade away now Regardless of your or my stance on that Whether you think this demonstrates a Weaponization of the justice system or a Necessary step there's no doubt that the Temperature is rising on both sides of That argument the general public today Sees almost everything through a lens of Partisanship from the price of gas to Failing to protect from cyber attacks of The war in Ukraine now former president Donald Trump already warned that there Could be violence if he were indicted Singles truth social platform two weeks Ago that if he was charged there could Be potential death and destruction ahead Of the indictment he also called for Protesters to quote take our nation back New York is bracing for civil unrest and The Secret Service toward the court Building where the arraignment would Occur and then promptly sealed it off to The public middle barricades have been
Placed around the building streets have Been closed off and traffic is being Rerouted law enforcement officials claim That they have not yet seen any Indications of potential disruptive Organized backlash but the NYPD sent a Stand by ready order to about 35 000 officers crowd control is one factor But possible lone wolves could also come Into play now there's a disturbing Pattern of violent actions that then Gets blamed on the opposing parties the True initiates of the action become Obfuscated in the media storm that Always follows and I don't know what the Outcome of Tuesday will be whether Former president Donald Trump will make A speech out to the arraignment or Whether a riot or civil disturbance will Occur in New York City I do know that I Will not be around personally any Federal Billings on Tuesday I know that In these divisive times where at least One poll indicated that 71 percent of The respondents felt the nation was Close to a civil war it's in my best Interest maybe yours to keep your cards Close to your vests as they say and it May be best to let this play out in the Courts and streets of New York and Safely observe the results quietly in Your own home there's no denying that The United States politics have moved Towards outright tribalism social media
24 our media pundits news Cycles have Really further whipped people into a Frenzy and fuel the Flames of division So what do you think will this result in A deepening divide with their nation has This changed the way your Vote or how You'll interact within your own Community is this Justice being rendered Or is it the weaponization of the Political system let us know your Thoughts in the comments section below Oil cuts on Sunday Saudi Arabia and Other OPEC plus oil producers including Russia announced further oil output cuts Of around 1.16 million barrels Daily Now Russia is the largest member of the OPEC Plus in terms of proven oil reserves and GDP size but bringing its oil to Market Has obviously been challenged as of late The results of this cut combined with Previous reductions in production will Likely shoot the price of a barrel of Oil up around another ten dollars Cumulatively Cuts have equal 3.66 Million barrels per day which is 3.7 Percent of global demand and that may Not seem like a huge percentage but These Cuts in the previous cuts come at A time when demand is high and Supply is Already being challenged Saudi Arabia One of the larger producers in OPEC Argues that the production cuts are Necessary for Price stability now the US Has argued that the world needs lower
Prices to support economic growth and Prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin From earning more Revenue to fund the Ukraine war U.S officials they can see That their alliance with OPEC members is Weakening and many OPEC nations are Diplomatically in opposition to the U.S Or only Loosely aligned with the United States policies and Endeavors now Needless to say the price of oil and gas Is not going to go down by any real Significant amount for the rest of this Year as we reported in an earlier video Last week the U.S has now replaced Russia as a leading supplier to Europe Providing 18 percent of all of Europe's Imports an economic and political Realignment is happening worldwide which Will be most apparent in the fossil fuel Industry and for the remainder of this Year especially if there is no Resolution to the war in Ukraine we can Expect to see spikes in fuel prices on An ever increasing trajectory this means Your home cooling and heating prices gas Prices for your vehicle and even added Transportation costs on the price of Anything and everything that you buy Would all continue to rise no amount of Drilling or refinement will really Significant going to alleviate that Issue you can expect that manufacturing Will slow as well you can expect the Economy to slow the automotive industry
Will sell fewer vehicles but the demand For electrical Vehicles will continue to Rise so too with the demand for solar And these high prices dramatically Impact consumers who already feel the Bite of inflation OPEC plus hopes to Achieve a 100 per barrel price while the Rest of the world feels much more Comfortable with a barrel of oil in the 60 to 70 dollar range what do you think The price should be what Solutions are You plugging into your daily routines to Save money as prices increase we're Technically leaving winter but you might Still want to review our video on nine Easy hacks to save energy this winter And stay warm many of the things that we Discussed in that video will also Insulate you during the heat of Summer Russia Today Finland will become a full member Of the NATO alliance it will be the 31st Member of the world's biggest military Lineman now Russia is not happy about That even though they somewhat Force Finland to seek NATO membership when They invaded Ukraine Russia warned that Any NATO deployment in the Nordic Nation Would result in the bolstering of their Defensive forces on their shared 830 Mile border finland's entry into NATO Presents many problems for moscow's First it gives NATO significant power And control over the Baltic Sea Waters
And airspace second it opens a new Possible front less than 100 miles from Russia City of St Petersburg St Petersburg is not entirely in lockstep With Moscow either for more than 200 Years St Petersburg was a capital of Russia it is Russia's second most Important economic scientific and Cultural center after Moscow now in the Early days of the Ukraine conflict there Was somewhat quiet in subdued protest in Saint Petersburg which were met with Heavy-handed policing just this weekend And another possible sign of cracks in The city support a pro-russian Pro-invasion journalist was killed in a Bomb explosion in a St Petersburg Cafe Where he was speaking and as of yet Unidentified woman presented the Well-known Russian military blogger with The figurine now believed to have been Laden with explosives the Blogger was Killed 25 people were injured and 19 of Those were hospitalized but so far Ukraine has not claimed responsibility For the attack and no evidence has Emerged to implicate either side it is Common for Russian journalists to Receive threats of a reprisal from Ukraine but this could just as easily Indicate an escalation of infighting Inside of Russia one Kiev official in The president's office stated this Spiders are eating each other in a jar
Question of when domestic terrorism Would become an instrument of internal Political fight was just a matter of Time and we may never know who is Actually responsible for the blast but It is not knowing that can give rise to And encourage more movements clandestine Operations across NATO newest border With Russia could create even further Cracks in Russia now Moscow is Undoubtedly aware of this you can expect That some significant counter Deployments to any NATO assets deployed In the area as we reported in another Video the four Nordic Nations have Agreed to operate their Air Forces as a Single unit so we can expect air Intercepts along the rugged border as of Today if Finland is ever directly Attacked this global war will explode Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty NATO's founding document says that any Attack on a NATO member in Europe or North America shall be considered an Attack against them all in other Russian News but on the Ukrainian front President zielinski warned Russian Occupiers that there was still time to Get out of Ukraine before Ukrainian Forces liberated the occupied areas now This is a usual rhetoric in this war but It could signal that Ukraine is closer To launching its large-scale Counter-offensive it has recently come
To light that Ukraine has a mass a yet To be deployed drone Army worth just Over 1 point seven million dollars this Army of drones some capable of carrying Explosives and others making Ukrainian Artillery units deadly accurate will be The tip of the spear in any counter Offensive so watch for any massive Deployment of these in the combat area And into Russian territory what do you Think how will finland's full membership In the NATO alliance alter geopolitics Will it Force Putin to back down or will It result in a show force that could Drag the entire world into a much more Deadly conflict on multiple fronts are We about to see the first ever drone-led Battle let me know your take on this in The comments section below China China's alleged weather balloon that Flew off course and crossed the United States in dramatic headline grabbing Fashion certainly didn't act like any Other weather balloon of the past According to some high-level U.S Officials the Chinese balloon made Multiple passes over some military Installations sometimes flying figure Eight formations while transmitting Information back to China in real time Now the official said the intelligence China collected was mostly from Electronic signals which can be picked
Up from weapon systems or include Communications from base Personnel Rather than images the Spy balloon would Have picked up much more critical Transmissions and information but still The department offense went on alert and Shut down broadcasting equipment moved Other equipment and sought to obscure The balloon's ability to pick up Electronic signals knowing it was going To enter U.S airspace we took action to Limit the ability of this balloon to Garner anything of additive or Especially useful content said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby Now China has said repeatedly that the Balloon was a civilian Airship that Accidentally straight off course and That the U.S overreacted by shooting it Down but that explanation does not Explain why the balloon was able to fly Figure eights over specific military Installations miles from Air Force Base Where some nuclear assets are housed U.S Officials have reported that the balloon Had a self-destruct mechanism that could Have been activated remotely by China But the official said it is unclear if It didn't happen because the mechanism Either malfunctioned or because China Decided not to trigger it it is also now Established that once a balloon's Presence was well known and publicized China increased its speed perhaps to get
It out of U.S airspace shooting it down Over water was said to be a safety Measure to avoid debris falling into the Ground but it may have been to render Any self-destruct mechanism inert in a Further potential escalation of the Conflict between China and the United States the Philippine government Approved an expansion of U.S military Presence on four Philippine military Bases including some directly across the Sea from Taiwan on a previous video on This channel we explained that the new Chinese base being built in Cambodia so This buildup for both sides of the Standoff continues the new Philippine Sites now accessible to the United States will only frustrate China One is A Philippine Navy base in Santa Ana and The other is an International Airport Lalo and Northern kagging in Province These would provide U.S forces with a Staging ground close to Southern China And Taiwan the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own now the other Two locations provide access and Surveillance on a trade route where Three trillion dollars worth of trade Passes annually in a meeting last month Between Chinese and Philippine officials China voiced its strong opposition to Any expanded U.S military presence in The area and Philippine officials claim That allowing access would only bolster
The security of the Philippines national Interests and allow an expanded ability To respond to natural disasters whatever Officials want to call it it is clearly Another heating up of a growing Potential conflict in the region U.S Economy the surprise oil production cuts That I covered earlier in this video Will only harm the US economy's recovery Efforts there's more bad news out there Right now though as of this weekend States can now start dropping people out Of the Medicaid system the health and Human services department estimates that As many as 15 million people stand to Lose Medicaid coverage coveted air Restrictions against dropping people From the vital program have now expired And the FED is also continuing its Program of quantitative tightening Terrain and inflation the recent bank Failures worldwide resulted in a slight Easing of the throttle on this but GT Policies are continuing there are no Indications that QT is tapering off and This means that mortgage rates and Lending is going to be more restrictive And the economy will continue to churn Slowly the FED is really trying to end The age of easy money which may or may Not be a good thing and I don't often Recommend other videos on this channel But there's a reason documentary on this That I'll put a link to in the comments
Section below if you want to understand This better here spoiler alert that Doesn't really look too Rosy for the US Economy in the coming years one Continued indicator of the economy's Continued decline is that jobless claims Increased higher than expected jobless Claims for the week ended March 25th Totaled 198 000 up 7 000 from the Previous period and a bit higher than 195 000 estimate continuing claims which Run a week behind edged up 4 000 to 1.689 million the final gross domestic Product numbers for the final quarter of 2022 only showed a 2.6 percent Annualized growth rate in the first Quarter of 2023 is showing early signs Of being more rapid than last year but I Think overall we're not out of the dark Woods yet Remember to prepare your Finances just as you do any other prep You might want to consider downloading Our free recession-proof guide so are Any of your preps helping you navigate This economic downturn how are they Helping definitely share your best tips With the community comments section Below giveaway for this week's giveaway We're going to be giving away survival Seeds to be eligible for a chance to win In this giveaway just simply post a Comment below and click the like button And next week I'll use a tool to draw a Winner from the comments on this video
Randomly for this last video's winner of The quick Cloud emergency gauze for your First aid kit the winner is a subscriber DJ hypotenuse I'll reach out to you Shortly to get that sent to you storms As we've won in previous videos the Storms are coming and you should prepare For this most pressing threat over less Tangible threats just this weekend Several states were ravaged by deadly Tornadoes and violent storms that killed 32 people there will be little time for Recovery as well as another lethal round Of extreme storms is forecasted at least 50 confirmed tornadoes touched down in Several states in the South and Midwest Sustained widespread and intense storms Are likely through much of the Midwest And a line from Northeast Texas to Michigan and ef-3 with winds topping 136 Miles per hour cleave the city of wine Arkansas virtually in half as it Traveled from west to east and the Tornado watch was also in effect for Alabama Georgia and the Florida Panhandle if you live in or near storm Zone where your area has in its Historical record and extreme weather Event of this nature in this historical Record you absolutely have to prepare Against us this severe weather will be The norm for the foreseeable future as We shift to the El Nino pattern Beginning this summer the cooler than
Average ocean temperatures marked La Nina overall specific temperatures have Risen steadily this decade in mid-march Climatologists noted that the global sea Surface temperature climbed to a new High which signals a potentially more Extreme transition between La Nina and El Nino patterns in layperson's terms That will mean big storms more Frequently around the world the weather Will be affected the Western U.S will Continue to get much more needed Precipitation even a South Africa India And Australia risk continued drought and Extreme heat let's remember the Devastating fires that ravaged the Australian Outback recently just a few Years ago which followed in recent Months by extensive flooding warmer Oceans also mean stronger Cyclones and Hurricanes it means undersea migratory Patterns of animals in Oceanic Ecosystems that can shift as we witness With a disappearance of billions of Crabs from Alaskan Waters excessive rain Or drought on land can dramatically Impact agricultural production resulting In the explosion of insect infestations Or massive crop die-offs blight and rust From high winds to rain drought or The Disappearance of traditional food Supplies I would encourage you to Prepare for a future where these extreme Weather shifts and sustained bad
Weathers will be more of the norm than The once in a lifetime events that they Once were deemed our infrastructure is Already shaky but it is not designed to Handle these extreme weather events what Do you think are your preps in order for More extreme sustained weather vents is Your food your energy and water storage Sufficient to get you through more Extended events or will you be one of The hordes scraping it out for Whatever's still available in the stores As I always say at the end of all these Videos there's a lot that's going on the Video that I referenced earlier Um it's I forget who it I think it was By Dateline but it goes through and Explains the end of this era of the easy Money that we've had and we've lived Through since 2008 when quantitative Easing was the norm and you know money Was pretty much given away to zero Percent interest rate to these Banks Alone out Um and the impact that that's going to Have it's interesting and again I don't Want to give away the whole video but at The end the spoiler alert and all that Is that with this QT the quantitative Tightening that we're now undergoing as Finances are going to get tighter it's Going to have an impact on all of us When will this all play out It depends on which Economist you listen
To as of late the ones that I've been Listening to kind of seem more and more In line the Q3 Q4 this year is going to Be a time when a lot of this starts Tightening up we're going to see uh some Financial hardships Are we living in a recession yeah I mean Clearly with inflation food prices gas Prices Energy prices I mean for all Intents and purposes we're living in a Time already where for many this is a Recession uh and it only seems that Based on what I'm studying and again I'll reference a video and I would Encourage you to watch it it's long but It's a good one uh it seems like things Are going to get Tighter and Tighter Over the next year year and a half and Who knows beyond that all that to say Take advantage of the time you have I Hate to always end these videos on such Dim and Gloom but there's a lot of Challenges out there and uh yeah prepare This is the time we have to take Advantage of it over the next several Months put whatever plans you need to Put in place I'm going to be ramping up Gardening here as uh we're heading into Spring so I'm always working on that Skill it's a skill that I still feel Like I've got such a ways to go but I'm Working on it again I'd love to have Your feedback your comments posted below And as always stay safe out there
