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SkyNet Is Just A Matter Of Time – Be ready

JR March 10, 2025 1 Comment
🚨 Are We Creating Our Own Apocalypse? 🚨 The rapid advancement of AI is pushing us into uncharted territory. With AI being integrated into military systems, law enforcement, and …
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Preparedness

Food Prices Are Rising, Supply Chains Suffer

JR March 9, 2025 3 Comments
Food Prices Are Rising, Supply Chains Suffer – Growing As Much Of Our Own As I Can! Walmart has blueberry plants for just $6.88 right now! 🍇🌱 If you’ve …
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Trump, Vance, and Zelensky Battle in White House Over Ceasefire and Aid

JR March 3, 2025 4 Comments
No doubt you’ve heard and likely seen footage of the infamous White House incident between President Trump, VP Vance, and President Zelinkly. In the video below I offer my …
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From the Desk of John Rourke – March 3rd, 2025

JR March 2, 2025 6 Comments
Folks – I’ve been away for a couple weeks. Maine Prepper Girl and I traveled to South Carolina and Georgia to visit family and friends. It was great, however, …
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Essential Prep: Stocking Up on Butane Lighters for Emergencies 🔥

JR February 18, 2025 4 Comments
Fire starting and survival go hand-in-hand like peanut butter and jelly. I’m not much of a bushcraft person so more modern, simple fire-starting methods have been the mainstay of …
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Prioriizing Short Range Communications – CB/HAM/GMRS

JR February 13, 2025 4 Comments
In this video, we’ll explore the differences between short-range and long-range communications! Short-range communication is like talking to a friend face-to-face or using walkie-talkies, where you can easily connect …
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Life Philosophy

Just Keep Moving Forward & Random Good Deal Preps

JR February 10, 2025 1 Comment
Recently made this video while doing a little organizing in the survival shed. We all experience struggles and setbacks in life. How we handle them often will dictate – …
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Random Thoughts

Freedom – A Matter of Perspective?

JR February 8, 2025 9 Comments
It’s hard not to turn on the TV and not see or hear some politician or media pundit talk about “freedom.” Statements are made that we need to “keep” …
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Using a Freezer for Emergency Food Storage -The Time To Get Ready Is Now

JR February 5, 2025 14 Comments
Far too many people who want to get prepared believe that it is all about bugout bags, MREs, and freeze-dried food. No – foods put back in freezers can …
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Recommended Book – Black Autumn

JR January 29, 2025 5 Comments
Just finished Black Autumn, and I can’t stop thinking about it. The story pulls you right into a post-apocalyptic world where everything’s falling apart, and a small group of …
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Site Updates

JR January 27, 2025 2 Comments
Just want to make everyone aware I’ll be moving a few things around and updating a variety of links, graphics, etc. No need to be concerned if something suddenly …
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So many experts are 100% correct. Are we too critical?

JR January 26, 2025 12 Comments
Something I’ve noticed for some time is there are so many “experts” on the Internet. Many of these experts have absolutely different opinions on something yet both stage with …
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“Stargate” – Massive New Government A.I. Initiative Echoes Cyberdyne Systems

JR January 21, 2025 2 Comments
I just watched a Trump press conference where he met with three of the top technology powerhouses in the world. The announcement was that an agreement to develop something …
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Current Events

Happy Inauguration Day!!

JR January 20, 2025 1 Comment
Happy Inauguration Day everyone! Let’s hope for the best….. Rourke
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Situation: Grid Down – Would 90% Of The Population Really Perish?

JR January 20, 2025 9 Comments
If the power grid went down, the government estimated that 90% of the population would die within a year. How did they figure that out? It was actually pretty …
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Simple Cornbread Recipe

JR January 11, 2025 2 Comments
Here’s a simple recipe for cornbread that you can easily make with shelf-stable ingredients!   Cornbread Recipe   Ingredients: – 1 cup cornmeal – 1 cup all-purpose flour – …
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What awaits us in 2025?

JR January 8, 2025 5 Comments
If you have not heard of Sarah Adams or the information she has provided on the Shawn Ryan show and elsewhere….watch the show below: Terrorism and sleeper cells After …
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A Walk In The Woods in Maine……

JR January 7, 2025 1 Comment
Thought I’d share a few pictures from a recent jaunt out towards the back of the property. We put on the snowshoes for this trek. It’s fun looking at …
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REMINDER: New Product Added and Rising Shipping Costs

JR January 6, 2025 No Comments
Reminder – I’ll be updating product pricing in about a week. The US Postal Service has announced yet another rate increase, which will affect shipping costs across the board. …
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The Sheepdog Concept

JR January 5, 2025 No Comments
I published this post on the Sheepdog Concept way back in 2016. Here it is once again. Man, time flies. So much has changed, but, what hasn’t changed is …
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Sam Shoemate – Cybertruck Bomber Matt Livelsberger’s Email Reveals NEW Evidence

JR January 3, 2025 1 Comment
With the terrorist attack in New Orleans and the Tesla Cybertruck explosion in front of a Trump hotel in Nevada – these times continue to just get crazier. The …
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Random Thoughts

New Product Added and Rising Shipping Costs

JR January 2, 2025 No Comments
The US Postal Service has announced yet another rate increase, which will affect shipping costs across the board. While we’ve held prices in the 1776 Store and absorbed rising …
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Current Events

Terrorism in the United States

JR January 2, 2025 2 Comments
In light of the tragic and horrific terrorist attacks in New Orleans and Nevada, I’m going to address these events and provide thoughts into how you can stay prepared …
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Life Philosophy

Happy New Year: 2025 Goals and Projects

JR December 31, 2024 No Comments
As we wave goodbye to 2024 and enter 2025, we’re filled with excitement and determination for the year ahead. This new year looks to be one of the busiest …
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Random Thoughts

Video Footage From Security Camera’s – Turkeys!!

JR December 29, 2024 2 Comments
We have a lot of wildlife on the property which we love(for the most part). We’ve seen deer, raccoons, skunk, squirrels, turtles, and even a beaver nearby. There are …
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Random Thoughts

A Quick Health Update

JR December 27, 2024 18 Comments
Hello all. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I’ll cut to the chase and am pleased to report I received word that my CT scan was good. There was …
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Current Events

Merry Christmas

JR December 25, 2024 9 Comments
Hope everyone has a safe and very Merry Christmas…. Rourke & Maine Prepper Girl
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From the Desk of John Rourke….UFO’s, 2025, Homesteading, Health…….1776PatriotUSA.com

JR December 22, 2024 2 Comments
Good morning all!! Thoughts I’d throw out an update or two along with some thoughts on a few topics. HEALTH: I still haven’t received the results from my CT …
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Life Philosophy

We’ve Been Lied To All Along……

JR December 21, 2024 3 Comments
Many of us have to come to the realization that much of what we have known to believe as factual and widely accepted truth is actually BS. Certainly, some …
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Random Thoughts

From the Desk of John Rourke – December 19th, 2024

JR December 18, 2024 5 Comments
As I typed the title of this post and entered, “December 19th, 2024” I suddenly realized we are only 6 days away from Christmas. Holy cow time flies!!! ◊ …
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