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I’m making a big shift on here.
After focusing on politics over the last few years, I’ve realized how toxic the political discourse in America has become. As a long-term homesteader, engineer and veteran, I’m pivoting my focus to building the new homestead and developing resilient systems so I’m starting what I’m calling the Keystone Resilience Project. I’ll be building a YouTube channel as well over the next few weeks.
It’s a simple plan: build a more resilient life right where you stand through homesteading, preparedness, and honest self-reliance. Not waiting for someone else to fix it. Not chasing some perfect off-grid fantasy. Just practical steps that make your ground, your family, and your community stronger.
When you take control of your food, your skills, and your security, you don’t just survive, you thrive.
I’ll still discuss politics when they apply to real life, but instead of shouting in the wind, we’ll focus on real solutions.
If you’re tired of depending on broken systems and ready to build something that lasts, welcome to the project.
Let’s build resilient where you stand.
#KeystoneResilienceProject #Homesteading #FarmLife #Preparedness
Since the DoD is discussing every major base being able to isolate and operate for 90 days on its own, have you thought about what that looks like for a normal household?
Bases get priority resources, power systems, fuel, and logistics by design. In a real disruption, the average civilian sits much lower on the list. Stores empty, deliveries slow, and help does not arrive on a fixed schedule. Ninety days for a base does not equal ninety days of easy living for the rest of us.
Most households are not prepared for even a fraction of that.
Here’s a practical breakdown of the main gaps and simple ways to close them, a 🧵
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Safety & light
Darkness changes how people move and make decisions. Basic lighting and simple safety measures matter more than advanced gear.
Practical focus:
• Flashlights, headlamps, and spare batteries (or rechargeable options with a way to charge them). Lanterns for general room light.
• If using alternative heat or cooking (propane, wood, candles), mind carbon monoxide and fire risk. Keep detectors working and have a clear plan.
• Basic awareness when systems are down: know your neighbors, secure what matters, and avoid unnecessary risks.
• A small first-aid kit and any regular medications covered for at least two weeks.
• Medical training from a reputable company like @refugemedical will help you deal with potential issues.
Light and basic safety reduce accidents and stress when everything else is disrupted.
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Entertainment & morale
Boredom and darkness hit harder than most people expect, especially with kids. After a few days without power or screens, morale drops and small problems feel bigger.
Low-effort options that help:
• Books, playing cards, board games, or simple crafts.
• Offline activities: storytelling, outdoor time if safe, basic projects.
• A few battery or hand-crank options for music or light.
• Keep some familiar comforts (favorite snacks, a couple of “normal” routines).
Ninety days is a long stretch. Two solid weeks of food, water, sanitation basics, light, and something to do is a realistic starting point most households can reach. Build from there in the direction that fits your life.
#KeystoneResilienceProject
Jon🇺🇸🌲 retweeted
AMERICAN WORKERS NOW GET THE SMALLEST SHARE OF WHAT THEY PRODUCE ON RECORD
The BLS labor share index hit 93.4 in Q2 2026.
It started at 116.0 in 1947. Now, the lowest ever.
It has fallen five quarters in a row.
Output keeps climbing. The workers' slice keeps shrinking.
Jon🇺🇸🌲 retweeted
"So your parents lived through a world war and brought about the greatest economic boom in the nation's history?"
"Yes, Dave."
"Then you grew up in the best economic and cultural conditions imaginable, with a thriving middle class, a strong manufacturing base, and relatively low cost of living?"
"That's right, Dave."
"So when you grew up and became established your first instinct was to offshore American manufacturing, switch all the pension plans for 401Ks, import tons of immigrants to supplement the low-skill labor market and undercutting American wages, lower interest rates which drives up asset prices, and reduce immigration enforcement so the team of 30-something year old Mexicans can keep mowing your lawn for the same price as the teenager you used to pay to do it?"
"You betcha, Dave."
"Now you're going back and forth from your condo in Florida to your house in Madison, while your grandkids struggle to afford groceries in their one bedroom apartment?"
"That's accurate, Dave."
"And you want them to pay more in taxes so you can keep receiving social security, which is only one of four retirement benefits you currently live off, half of them being taxpayer funded?"
"Yeppers!"
"And you think this is justified even though your generation was the first to not have enough kids to fund your social security benefits, and you told your kids and grandkids not to start families till after they were established in their careers, so they had even fewer kids to fund your retirement?"
"Sounds right, Dave."
"And you encouraged all your kids and grandkids to go to college because you knew the labor market was being manipulated with immigration and offshoring, because you're the one who manipulated it, and that resulted in a college degree bubble where a lot of in-demand degrees ended up not paying well-enough to repay the student loans?"
"Yeah, Dave."
"So you voted for the candidate that promised to make student loans federally guaranteed, which only made the college more expensive, and even more difficult to repay?"
"I guess so, Dave."
"And when you die, your family won't even inherit your house and condo because they reverse mortgaged them both to buy a top of the line fishing boat and a truck to haul it from Wisconsin to Florida and back?"
"Well... They'll inherit the boat and truck!"
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Impossible standards being a password that is not the number 4.
Now people should celebrate. An Indian company exits SSL/TLS business. Your witch-hunt and demand for impossible standards has worked.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Generating private keys with more than 3 digits for a world-trusted root certificate authority are not impossible standards. Badly generated keys may endanger - and have - the whole internet by breaking the most important encryption protocol.
theregister.com/security/2026/…
cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/w…
Jon🇺🇸🌲 retweeted
I will say what no other politician will say: young men, I will be your champion.
Whether you are a coder, a roughneck, a banker, or a trucker, if you are a young man, I want you to have a fulfilling career that not only provides the necessities, but empowers you to prosper.
JD seems to be intentionally missing the point.
Vance: The media and the Democrats in the state of Ohio are obsessed because Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial which calls it out like it is and calls Amy Acton a liar.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The ad features Amy Acton's estranged mother disputing Acton's account of childhood homelessness, rape and abuse. Both 1978 Mahoning County court records and Acton's brother, Phillip Stearns, corroborate her account of living in a tent and abuse.
wyso.org/2026-10-20/amy…
This is not a good response… yikes.
Vivek Ramaswamy just told reporters, "It is an ad from our campaign, and the thing that I want to say is that I would love for this race and this election to be about the substantive issues that impact Ohioans, and unfortunately, Amy Acton has been hiding from those issues. She won't debate me."
He later said Acton's mother was not compensated.
(h/t WSYX ABC 6 on the ground)
All I’ve been seeing is complaints that property taxes are too expensive so seniors need discounts.
As a percentage of income property taxes have stayed relatively stable since 1994. While taxes have risen overall, so has income on average.
And yes sometimes taxes can be hard on seniors… but at this time 47 of 50 states have senior specific property tax reductions, credits or rebates of various types.
If your property tax has risen too much, downsizing is always a possibility as well.
So the “seniors shouldn’t pay property tax” movement is disingenuous and quite frankly bullshit.
Now if we want to get rid of property taxes for everyone, that’s a great discussion that we should certainly should be having.
Jon🇺🇸🌲 retweeted
When I first met @ChrisKuper he asked me why I chose to get involved in the civilian gun world and 2A advocacy.
My answer was it is because I believe “we” are going to be shooting at eachother before this is all over and the more civilians that are armed before that starts…the better.
With rhetoric like this being said out loud and proudly on the regular it just confirmation that I’m right.
The hour draws closer brother.
Every traitor needs to die.
Former US Army Sergeant Joseph Schmidt pleaded guilty in June 2025 to charges of sharing classified information with the Chinese government.
Schmidt served in the Army as a human intelligence collector from 2015 until January 2020, including with the 109th Military Intelligence Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He was trained in Mandarin at the Defense Language Institute and had a deep interest in Chinese culture.
Six days after leaving active duty, Schmidt took a four-day trip to China, and then traveled to Turkey the following month, where he emailed the Chinese consulate offering them classified information before returning home again. In March 2020 he flew to Hong Kong and remained in China until October 2023.
According to the FBI affidavit, Schmidt visited the headquarters of the Ministry of State Security in Beijing, offering them classified information along with his Army ID card and a PKI token which allowed access to the Army’s Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRnet).
Schmidt left behind a wealth of digital evidence of his actions, including a Google search history for terms such as “can you be extradited for treason”, “soldier defect”, and “chinese.consulate number doesn’t go through”. The FBI’s affidavit includes screenshots of his Google Maps application which were recovered from his iCloud account and showed a driving route from Beijing International Airport to MSS headquarters.
Another Google Maps screenshot showed his phone in close proximity to MSS headquarters on March 10th, 2020. He also saved a 23-page document to his iCloud account titled “High Level Secrets” and a four-page document titled “Important Information to Share with Chinese Government.”
Investigators from the FBI and Army quickly built a case against him but had no opportunity to arrest him so long as he remained in China. FBI agents arrested Schmidt when he landed at San Francisco International Airport in October 2023. He initially pleaded not guilty but later changed his plea.
In October 2025 he was sentenced to four years in prison.
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