Exploring practical methods for preparing for the end times, including analysis of end time scripture and prophecy, current events, prepping and self-defense.
I just got back from San Mateo County, California, where I was training some law enforcement, and one of the sergeants pulled me aside and pointed out a guy walking onto the range. He said, "Watch this, he's just going to mag dump." Sure enough, the guy ran three mags straight through the gun, back to back to back. The sergeant's question was fair: what training value is that guy actually getting?
That's the conversation that led to the following video. If you've got 45 rounds on your belt and you're rotating ammo from duty to training, or you've got 100 rounds and a range day ahead of you, you might as well get something out of it. So I wanted to put together a session of 100 round pistol drills and show what you can actually accomplish with a restricted round count if you train with intent instead of just mag dumping.
The video is embedded in the article, but I've also embedded and linked to it before. The article is the transcript of the video, so it allows you to better review some of the points raised in the video. But here is the gist:
We ended up at 107 rounds across the whole session. Trigger control at speed, 50/50s and doubles, graduation drill at 7, progressive return at 25, two static and two moving in four directions, a movement drill with hit factor scoring, and the DOPE drill to close it out.
These 100 round pistol drills deliver more training value than most cops know what to do with, more than most civilians know where to start, and more than the military is doing on any given range day. It doesn't cost a lot of time or money. If you're willing to be honest about what you're seeing and feeling behind the gun, and do something about it, 100 rounds goes a long way.
From Breitbart: "Connecticut Democrat: Ban Guns That Can Be Converted ‘Into Semi or Fully Automated Weapons’." The article notes that "Connecticut state Rep. Bob Godfrey (D) spoke in favor of banning firearms that are 'too easily converted into semi or even fully automated weapons.'" You might think the law was to protect us from rogue AIs and their terminator drones and robots, but you would be wrong. It was just another ignorant politician demonstrating that he knows nothing about what he intends to ban.
Godfrey was defending the convertible pistol ban, aka, the Glock ban, which the Connecticut House passed on Wednesday.
CT Mirror reported that the ban “passed by a vote of 86-64, with all the House Republicans and 15 Democrats voting in opposition.”
The Mirror noted that Godfrey defended the bill as it moved through the House. He admitted that Connecticut citizens have a right to own firearms for self-defense but hedged that admission by saying the state’s legislature has the ability to define which firearms constitute “defensive weapons.”
I'm not saying that Kimmel was involved in planning or carrying out the assassination attempt--although I think the possibility should be investigated--but he clearly hoped that someone would do something. In essence, he sent out a request to all the Democrat wind-up toys.
Meanwhile, although the would-be assassin penned a manifesto (or diatribe, if you prefer) on why he hates Trump that echoes mainstream Democrat talking points, prominent Democrats--including Barack Obama--claim we don't know the motive for the attack. Other Democrats are incensed that people have noticed that the gunman was a Democrat. But as Stephen Green writes:
Dems, you have a problem.
"The same week the New York Times published a cozy interview justifying the murder of people whose politics you don’t like, the same week we learned that the Unite the Right Charlottesville rally was funded by the Left-wing Southern Poverty Law Center, President Trump survived his third assassination attempt," Batya Ungar-Sargon wrote on Sunday.
"A recent YouGov poll says it all: 25% of very liberal Americans consider political violence justified—compared to 3% of very conservative Americans. Another 17% of liberal Americans say it’s justified, compared to just 6% of conservatives."
The left has worked hard at normalizing political violence — and Allen's murderous intent is the left's new mainstream.
But even while people are talking about Cole Tomas Allen becoming ‘radicalized’, there’s no evidence that he was ideologically radicalized. And it’s important for us to understand this.
Unlike Thomas Crooks, the Butler assassin, Allen wasn’t quoting Mao about power coming from the barrel of a gun. Unlike Austin Tucker Martin, who was shot and killed while breaking into Mar-a-Lago while armed with a shotgun back in March (notably there are so many attempts to kill Trump that they quickly vanish from the media coverage) he didn’t go down a social media conspiracy rabbit hole (Martin was obsessed with conspiracies tying Trump to Epstein.)
Allen and Routh’s views were generally those of mainstream liberal Democrats. They were no more extreme than your average MSNBC viewer. Probably even a smidgen more moderate.
And they were probably no more radical than the average committed Democrat.
The only difference between the two assassins and the rest of their political movement was that they didn’t just buy t-shirts calling for Trump’s murder (Amazon has a Google search result ‘Trump Dead Shirt’ to cash in on this trend) or put up ‘Is He Dead Yet’ signs on their lawns or confine themselves to fulminating on social media… they did something about it.
That doesn’t make them more radical than the average Democrat. Just more serious.
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This is not some grassroots phenomenon but the messaging from the top down of the party and its media apparatus. That’s why Allen’s views are entirely reflective of their rhetoric. He wasn’t a Marxist, a Communist or a Socialist… his views were those of the mainstream of his party. (The amount of distance between the Democrats and the Marxists of course is rapidly shrinking.)
But Allen didn’t try to kill Trump and members of his administration officials in the name of socialized medicine, a command economy, the working class or any affirmative leftist cause.
He did it because he had been brainwashed into believing he was stopping Hitler 2.0.
... A recent study of justifiable homicides by the FBI shows that nationwide, law-abiding armed citizens have been killing more violent criminals than the nation’s law enforcement community.
Why? Because the citizen is right there when the deadly attack on him or her takes place, and the waiting time for lawful armed response is essentially zero. Remember, homicide is justifiable only in situations of immediate, otherwise unavoidable danger of death or grave bodily harm…meaning that every dead criminal is potentially one or more innocent lives saved.
He also links to the study.
"CMP Begins Selling Reclaimed 1903A3 Springfield Rifles"--The Firearm Blog. Due to the shortage of remaining serviceable rifles, the CMP has turned to using receivers from guns rendered unfirable (such as for drill rifles) and restored them to shooting condition.
The CMP has done extensive testing to make sure the reclaimed actions are safe to use in these guns. Those original actions are mated to new production barrels and stocks to create shootable rifles once again. These 1903A3 Springfield rifles retail for $1050, plus $35 for shipping and handling. Purchasers cannot pick the manufacturer; these are strictly sent out “luck of the draw.”
"Lake City Strike Enters Week Three—Here’s What It Means"--The Truth About Guns. Although the plant is primarily tasked to produce small arms ammunition for the military, Olin Winchester which has the contract to run the plant, is permitted to sell any excess production to the public. Thus, it is "the source of an estimated 30% of the .223/5.56 sold on the American civilian market". Consequently, we should expect 5.56 ammo to both go up in price and become more scarce.
The course was a two-day introduction to practical shooting (IPSC basic course, which is mandatory in some countries), designed specifically for beginners. It covered the full spectrum of fundamental skills: basic accuracy drills, static reloads, emergency reloads, strong-hand-only shooting, weak-hand-only shooting, and shooting on the move. Exactly the kind of curriculum that puts a pistol through its paces in ways a static bench test never can.
Normally, such a course requires about 400-600 rounds to complete, depending on the maturity of the individual(s). Of the 1,200 rounds fired with this pistol, 900 were fired indoors using GECO's Lead Round Nose Copper-Plated 9mm Luger, 8.0g / 124gr.
The remaining 300 rounds or so were Hornady Critical Defense FTX 115gr, which we saved for a dedicated accuracy and V0 chronograph session at 25 meters. More on those results in a separate article, but the short version: accuracy was excellent and there were zero malfunctions with the Hornady ammunition.
"Review: Assembling an AR-15 Lower Receiver"--American Rifleman. Building a lower receiver for an AR-15 to be chambered in .338 ARC for controlling feral hogs, the author looks at some parts to ensure superior accuracy over the stock mil-spec AR but still be handy in the field. The main parts he discusses are (i) an Aero Precision M4E1 lower receiver, (ii) a Magpul MOE+ grip and DT-PR adjustable stock, (iii) a CMMG lower parts kit but replacing the trigger group with a Wilson Combat TR-TTU Tactical Trigger Unit. The author closes:
Are these parts the best/most expensive/recommended by the guy you know at the range who’s always weighing in? Maybe. Maybe not. I’ve tested them in previous builds and have found them all to perform exactly as advertised/just how I like it, so that’s what I use. That’s not saying that less-expensive options should automatically be discarded; with the exception of the trigger, which is still far from the most expensive one out there, most of the parts chosen for this are decidedly middle-of-the-road but fully functional.
"A vz. 61 Skorpion For Less: The Titus Arms TA61"--American Rifleman. The reason it is less (about $600 or so) is because the company uses an "in-house 3D-printed, carbon-fiber fill nylon lower" which costs less and, as a byproduct, also makes the pistol lighter. However, you can't just use any .32 ACP ammo in this, but need something a bit hotter to ensure reliable function: 7.65 mm Browning (European specification) loads using a 73-grain full-metal jacket bullets velocities of 984 to 1043 fps. "The two loads in this class that the company recommends are available from Fiocchi USA and Sellier & Bellot (S&B). Geco Ammunition also offers a suitable load."
"Before The Webley"--Guns Magazine. A history of revolver and ammunition developments that led to the development of the Webley revolver.
Some more history: "Fudd Friday: The Highs And Lows Of The Winchester Model 1200"--The Firearm Blog. The Winchester Model 12 was revered as a shotgun because of its hand fitting and high quality. But it was also expensive. The Model 1200 was intended to be less expensive to compete with the Remington 870.
"Reloading 6mm ARC for Varmints"--Guns & Ammo. The author is using Hornady 75 GR. V-MAX bullets and, interestingly to me, using 31.5 grains of Hornady LeverEvolution powder.
The .22 LR version of the Colt King Cobra came out in 2022. This is their one and only rimfire model, but they do offer it in five different barrel lengths. This one is the 3-inch model because, as we’ve already established in our last video, 3-inch revolvers are objectively the best. But if you’re one of the poor unenlightened souls who objected to that comment, you can also have it with a 2-inch, 4.25-inch, 6-inch, or even 8-inch barrel. That’s more barrel length options than any other .22 revolver on the market.
This is a King Cobra which means it’s built on the beefier magnum version of the Cobra frame. And the “Target” designation means it has an adjustable rear sight and a fiber optic front sight. They’ve also given the .22 model the vent rib cutouts on the barrel, which you do not see on the .357 version. With that and the full underlug, it kind of looks like a junior Python.
He thought it had the best trigger of any .22 revolver on the market and the accuracy was very good--at 25 yards his 5-shot groups averaged between 1.1 and 1.5 inches depending on the ammo used.
"Ruger Super Wrangler Optics Mount By Skinner Sights"--Guns Magazine. It is a Picatinny mount that requires the removal of the front and rear sights, so it stretches from the back of the handgun up to the front of the barrel, so plenty of room for handgun scope.
"DIY Long Term Targets"--GAT Daily. An article on using stable mats to make your own "forever targets".
Placement determines how naturally and quickly you can access your magazines under stress. For right-handed shooters, your primary magazine pouch should be positioned on the support side furthest to your left, so your support hand can reach it without interfering with your firing grip or rifle position. From there, additional magazines are arranged sequentially toward the centerline. Number your magazines left to right, with Magazine 1 being your first reload source on the support side.
If you are running both a plate carrier and a battle belt, exhaust your battle belt magazines first before transitioning to the plate carrier. This keeps your heavier, body-mounted load intact longer and reduces fatigue from upper-body weight early in an engagement. On the plate carrier itself, the sequencing reverses: from a battle-belt start, it works inward from the furthest point on the support side, toward the centerline.
Consistent positioning also means your hands instinctively find the right pouch, even in low light or under cognitive load. A setup you can navigate without looking is one you can rely on in the field. If you are still dialing in your carrier fit before configuring pouches, start with our guide on how to wear a plate carrier. Correct plate height and cummerbund tension are the baseline; everything else is built around. According to U.S. Army doctrine on individual equipment, tactical performance under stress is directly tied to how well trained and predictable a soldier’s equipment layout is.
For my Idaho readers: "New law limits technology when it comes to hunting big game animals in Idaho"--KIVI News 6. Per the article, from August 30 to December 31 of each year, those hunting birds and big game (other than wolves and mountain lions) will be prohibited from using thermal imaging, night vision, drones, or transmitting trail cameras. However, there is, as always, a de facto exemption for farmers and ranchers as the law doesn't apply to monitoring livestock or private property. Per the article, the law also "eliminated the ban on using technology for retrieving game and monitoring traps".
"Five Common Mistakes People Make When Checking for Ticks"--Life Hacker. Tips on spotting and getting rid of ticks that you might pick up in the field or even in a park or your backyard. Probably the best advice is to simply take a shower within a short time of getting home--it allows you to more easily spot the ticks and may even wash off ones you miss.
The decisions you make, on a day to day basis, have survival implications. Perhaps you’ve opted for an under-the-sink water filter, instead of a filtered pitcher. That’s great for now, but if you have to bug out, you won’t be taking your installed water filter with you. If you stay in your home, but city water no longer flows, the installed water filter will be of no value to you. That’s not to say you shouldn’t install a water filter, but if you have to choose between the two, a filtered pitcher is a better choice from a survival standpoint.
Super glue is one of the greatest inventions. It will bond almost anything. Army Medics and Navy Corpsman were the first to ever use it in the field, during the Vietnam War. They glued more patients back together than they sewed. Placing a standard interrupted suture for every stitch you make two new wounds – two new avenues of infection. Super glues eliminated that route of infection.
You can use super glue when you have a cut. Deep or shallow, it doesn’t matter – you need to protect it from infection. Sealing the wound is your best bet. Why should you worry about a tiny cut? In the SHTF world, more people will die of infection than major trauma. Why? Because no matter how much people like me preach about diet and washing hands, its human nature to find 5000 more important things to do when you’re trying to survive.
The author goes on to provide directions (including photos) and recommendations as to what glue to use and which to avoid.
As you undoubtedly already know, yesterday evening, a gunman tried to rush by security and burst into the Washington Hilton ballroom where the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) was being held. This is the first WHCD which President Trump attended as President. The gunman opened fire, striking a Secret Service agent, but reports indicate that the agent was uninjured because of his Kevlar vest.
Records also showed that he had donated to the Kamala Harris campaign in 2020. The photographs show that he is a POC. Per the Post's article, "[h]e was part of a group called 'The Wide Awakes' and is believed to have attended a 'No Kings' protest in California, where he attended college and worked as a teacher." Presumably "The Wide Awakes" is in reference to this group which uses the Illuminati eye symbol. (The historic "Wide Awakes" group were young militant Republicans opposed to slavery).
Per the DC Police, Allen was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives as he ran into that checkpoint. According to a manifesto Allen sent to family members just minutes before his attack, his attention was to kill "Administration officials (not including [FBI Director Kash] Patel): they are targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest" and would go through whomever he needed to get to his targets (he believed anyone attending the dinner was complicit), yet also states that he selected buckshot rounds instead of slugs in order to minimize casualties due to over penetration from the slugs. He apparently was triggered by Trumps opposition to illegal immigration and drug cartels.
[Note: if you prefer a video to my lengthy written review, I've included a couple videos below that also review or discuss the game].
When I bought it, the box set of the game came with three rule books: (i) "Basic Rules" covering character creation, combat and damage, time and movement, barriers, acid and fire, etc.; (ii) "Survivors of the Aftermath" covering character skills, firearms, explosives, gear and equipment, vehicles, bartering, and survival; and (iii) "The World of the Aftermath" which covers ideas for an Aftermath! campaign including different types of disasters, creating ruined cities and living communities, searching and foraging, hazards of the environment, animals, technology, tactical battles and large scale conflict, and, in a nod to common books and movies about a post-apocalypse world, limited rules on mutations. In addition to the rule books, the game came with a fold out quick reference/game master screen with commonly used tables, a character sheet on card stock suitable for copying, a very short introductory adventure titled "Survive!" and a small cardstock sheet with printed squares of people, tables, and so on, to use used as markers on a board or battle mat.
The game was authored in the 1980's, and reflects the fears of nuclear
war from that time. Although the game contains rules and ideas for
alternative settings and disasters, it was written with the
assumption of a large scale nuclear war destroying world civilization
sometime in the 1990's, and the story for the players (the
"campaign") beginning approximately 20 years later: enough time for larger settlements and communities to have sprung up, but short enough that the war would still be fresh in people's memories and, more importantly for purposes of the game, there would be plenty of opportunities to scavenge equipment and materials from the ruins. Nevertheless, the rules also provided ideas for what they termed the "200 years after" campaign where the destruction from the war was much greater and it has started to shift from history to legend. Alternatively, it would be easy to change the game setting to something immediately following an apocalyptic event--or even starting slightly before an apocalypse such as in the novel Lucifer's Hammer.
All role-playing games are a "model" of the real world to a greater or lessor extent. What set Aftermath! apart
from other role-playing games was its attempt to be as realistic
and accurate as possible within the confines of a role-playing game. In that regard, it attempts to accurately model the accuracy and lethality of
firearms, the impact of disease and starvation, character development,
and even the technology. On the latter point, there are certain
concessions in order to make the game more interesting. First, because
the "apocalypse" was to take place a decade or more in the future from
the time the game was made, the authors made certain assumptions or
predictions as to what technology would be like, including a few that
they freely admit were to make the game more dramatic: they postulated
advances in robotics and computers that, for the most part, still lie in
the realm of science fiction; they postulated the development of
preservation techniques that would allow food and equipment to be
still salvageable 20 years later; they include some miracle medicines; and they postulated dramatic increases
in the availability and use of solar power to, in effect, make
electricity "salvageable".
For those interested in "space opera" or
"fantasy" elements, they provided pointers for disasters that might encompass those elements--an alien invasion, high tech elements, or a disaster caused by magic and fantasy monsters returning--and they
try to include rules to cover some of the popular post-apocalypse books and movies extant at the time. Moreover, there are rules for mutations, and science fiction devices like laser weapons, science fiction type armor, and robots, if you want a more futuristic setting.
There are also rules on diseases and poisons (addressing even
different vectors for diseases), the strength of barriers (even
recognizing the difference between cover and concealment), extremely
detailed rules on firearms (including step-by-step on how to load a
black powder muzzle loading arm), explosives and fragmentation, vehicles
and accidents, food and water, and electricity and technology. (While I
haven't read it, there apparently was a supplement to update the
technology which was published in 2008).
Just a couple examples on some of the details that were put into the
game. In a section on animals, it includes a list of the "usefulness of
animals" including a percentage of mass that is edible (e.g., 75% for a
cockroach versus 33% for a human), the number of "man-days" of rations,
and chance of contamination. I don't know how accurate the table is, but
it shows that the authors put a lot of effort and thought into the
details. It also has details on the effect of nuclear weapons (including
health effects from certain levels of radiation exposure--200 REM, 500
REM, 750 REM, and 1000 REM) and chemical weapons. It has rules on hunting, gathering,
bartering, and foraging and scavenging.
Of course, some of the details could be dangerous to someone relying on
them. For instance, the rules notes the following about ammonium nitrate
explosives:
The fertlizer is sold in 25 kg sacks, which should be soaked in kerosene (kerosene is not the correct material)
and allowed to dry. Use of a fulminating primer (see below) will set it
off. Extreme heat will cause it to ignite and burn, but not
explosively. It is otherwise completely stable.
A simple chemical treatment with a substance so common we are not really
sure we should mention it will turn any ammoniated nitrate fertilizer
into a very efficient explosive.
(Emphasis in original). A couple obvious problems, one not dangerous, but the other definitely so.
First, the authors do not mention that the fertilizer prills are larger
and have thicker coatings which make it better for fertilizer but less
effective for explosives. (Thus the reason why the British in Northern
Ireland used the sound of coffee grinders to track down explosives
labs). Of course, they can't be blamed for holding this detail back
since the game was marketed to kids and we obviously don't want kids
trying to mix up a recipe like this.
The second major problem is actually more dangerous--stating that
kerosene won't work--because it can. The
Atlas book on Explosives and Rock Blasting states:
In the early 1950s, it was discovered that No. 2 diesel fuel oil, when
mixed with prills at the level of 5.5 - 6.0% by weight, produced a
practical and inexpensive blasting agent. This optimum ratio provides
the best explosive performance and fewest postblast toxic fumes. (It is
important to stress that only No. 2 fuel oil should be used. No. 1 fuel oil, kerosene, and gasoline must not be used.
These fuels will not improve performance. However, these fuels will
increase the hazard of vapor explosion because of their volatility and
low flash point. The use of crude or crankcase oil is also unacceptable
These, too, may contain volatile impurities and may also include gritty
particles that could increase sensitivity.)
(Emphasis in original). Why should this matter? Well, as noted, the game was marketed to teens, and I'm sure that there is some teen, somewhere, that may give it a go notwithstanding the instructions that kerosene is the wrong ingredient, and actually wind up with something more likely to spontaneously detonate than if they had used the right ingredients.
The first page of the two page flow chart on the combat rules.
The downside to all of the
detail and attempt to be realistic is that the rules are complicated. For instance, the combat rules are so complicated that the authors included a two-page flowchart to help the game master and players. Frankly, this game really needs to have some aspects set into a
spreadsheet or computer program. But as I was putting this review together, I discovered that some of this has been done for those interested. The publisher, FGU, offers a computerized character generator for $19.95; and this website appears to offer some automated tools as well.
There were also various adventures and settings written for the game. For instance, the two I purchased (the covers shown above) are set in Australia. The first is an adventure where the characters were volunteers for a cryogenic sleep experiment that wake up 20 years after a world war and an invasion of Australia. There are a lot of science fiction elements to this adventure, including armed robots.
The second book is a campaign setting rather than a particular adventure, detailing the Sydney, Australia, area with an explanation of different parts of the city and environs as well as fictional settlements and factions that have sprung up among the survivors. And for those who are fans of the move, Omega Man, the supplement includes the "vampires" from that movie.
There were other adventures and settings created, including one setting of the Chicago area.
The downside of this game is that it is often too complicated and, therefore, too slow. We often abandoned much of the combat rules. The authors of the game did so as well: they subsequently came out with a couple of games using the same basic system, but with simplified rules (Bushido an adventure game set in medieval Japan and Daredevilswhich was a 1930s pulp adventure game with an Indiana Jones vibe). But if you wanted something that could potentially model a post-apocalypse world, this would be one of the best for that purpose. Frankly, though, if I were to try and use this game again, I would use this rule set mostly as a reference and use a somewhat simpler character and combat rules like those from Merc, which I reviewed last week.
Here are a couple of video reviews of the game as well.
You have undoubtedly already heard of this incident: "Innocent Louisiana schoolgirl, 17, shot dead during mall trip with friends after getting caught in crossfire when argument between two groups erupted in shooting." Let me be more precise: A white teenage girl, Martha Odom, was enjoying a coming of age American tradition--senior skip day--with friends at Baton Rouge's Mall of Louisiana when she had the misfortune to get between two groups of black thugs who started shooting at each other. Of course, being POS gang bangers, they didn't have the decency to actually hit or kill each other, but took out the white girl. According to the article, "[t]wo of her classmates were also hit and are recovering, while another victim, Donnie Guillory, remains in critical condition." Guillory is also white.
One of the killers, Markel Lee, has already been apprehended. He's 17 years old and apparently already had a long history of violent crime. And before anyone starts thinking that more gun control would have stopped him, it was already illegal for him to possess and carry a handgun.
Police are still looking for other suspects, releasing a photo of a person of interest who is yet another black thug in a blue hoodie.
Arthur Sido has some more thoughts about this incident in his piece: "Human Life Has No Meaning To Subhumans." I have to agree with his conclusion: "Let’s be clear. Martha Odom is dead for one reason and one reason only. Collectively and without the consent of the governed, the ruling class in America has decided to ignore and in fact encourage this sort of wanton violence that comes almost exclusively from the black community." And let me add that the Left has given a name to that reason: decolonization.
This video is for using a modern quick-adjust sling with an AR or other modern sporting rifle. It covers sling setup (i.e., where to attach the sling), ready positions, carry positions, sling positions (i.e., for carrying the rifle leaving your hands free and testing it with a plate carrier), and sling supported shooting.
Watch it straight through and then practice.
The host doesn't go over selecting a sling or recommend any particular sling in this video because he has another video that covers that topic.
Q: What did communists use for light before candles?
A: Electricity.
Based on what Survival Lilly is saying in the video, below, it sounds as though Germany might be entering the candle-phase of its experiment in socialism.
Ironically enough, the cause is indirectly referenced in the video where Lilly compares the very low average kw/hour price of electricity in China versus the very high price in Germany. This is because China doesn't give a rat's fart about reducing greenhouse gas emissions: it has large coal deposits and it makes full use of them to produce electricity. Germany also has significant coal deposits, but its leaders would rather feel good about themselves for "saving the planet" than for their citizens to enjoy electricity and a functioning economy.
This isn't all. Lilly first notes the surprising number of oil tankers, pipelines, refineries, etc., that have been attacked, sabotaged, or suffered catastrophic accidents. It seems to her to be more in line with hostile action than coincidence.
And because Europe is dependent on foreign fuel, it is now facing a serious energy crises. Not just electricity costs, but also fuel shortages for cars and aircraft. There is a concerted effort to get people to drive less ranging from encouraging people to work from home to subsidies for public transport. Amsterdam is now forbidding the advertising of meat or flights. Britain wants to impose a ban on tobacco. All this on top of some of the highest tax rates in the world and increased crime. And, from what she is saying, the European countries are planning on cranking the tyranny up to 11--probably to better control a population unhappy with a declining standard of living.
