Monthly Archives: October 2014

Disaster Teams Were Notified Months Ago They Would Be Activated in October

A public tweet from a large government supplier of emergency response products specializing in “high risk events” says that Disaster Assistance Response Teams were told to prepare to be activated in the month of October. The shocking revelation, made on the Goldenstate Fire/EMS Twitter page, suggests that not only did someone know that the Ebola virus would be reaching America, but that they knew exactly when it would happen.

“What we are now hearing is just the tip of the iceburg as we enter October,” noted the company’s Twitter spokesperson. “Ebola virus will cripple EMS and hospitals.”

When Future Money Trends, a follower of the page, asked what they meant by this statement, Goldenstate Fire/EMS responded with a shocking revelation.

“DART teams were notified months ago they would be activated in October. Timing seems weird. Source: current DART member.”

Twitter exchange:

What we are now hearing is just the tip of the iceburg as we enter October. #Ebola virus will cripple EMS and hospitals. The wait is over!

— GoldenStateFIRE/EMS (@GoldenStateEMS) September 30, 2014

@FutureMoneyTren DART teams were notified months ago they would be activated in October. Timing seems weird. Source: current DART member.

— GoldenStateFIRE/EMS (@GoldenStateEMS) September 30, 2014

Be prepared to self quarantine yourselves if you experience flu like symptoms. Do not venture out as EMS & hospitals will be overwhelmed.

— GoldenStateFIRE/EMS (@GoldenStateEMS) September 30, 2014

There is speculation that this #DallasEbola case is not Ebola. DART teams were told months ago they would be activated in October.

— GoldenStateFIRE/EMS (@GoldenStateEMS) September 30, 2014

The full twitter exchange is available here and a screenshot has been archived.

With the Ebola virus now having been confirmed on U.S. soil, speculation as to how it got here and how many others may have contracted it is mounting. The traditional thinking here is that the virus made its way to the United States simply by one infected individual coming into contact with another, and so on. But, a growing chorus of contrarian researchers suggests another possibility – the Ebola virus may have been weaponized by a government or rogue terror cell and it has been deployed as a bio weapon.

This may sound outlandish, but in August SHTFplan.com posted a video of a State Department official’s remarks to reporters about developments in Africa. In her statement she specifically referred to the growing crisis as an “Ebola attack,” suggesting that not only has the virus been weaponized, but that the U.S. government knew it was not a naturally occurring event.

Though such weaponization is difficult to achieve according to Dr. Joe Alton, it remains a distinct possibility.

As noted by Kurt Nimmo, who cites a 2013 Global Policy Journal report, if someone had the resources to make it happen, they probably could:

Although weaponization of Ebola is complex and unlikely, experts in the field say transmission of the virus by air has occurred between animals. They believe “with advancing knowledge about how to manipulate viruses, the traits that make these [hemorrhagic fever virus agents] difficult to weaponize might be a diminishing barrier.”

Additionally, a “reverse genetics system provides a way to produce highly virulent mutated viruses for the purpose of biological warfare or biological terrorism,” scientists believe, according to Teckman’s research. (Infowars)

Dave Hodges of The Common Sense Show notes that the U.S. Army is intimately involved in Ebola research, adding further fuel to speculation that it has been used to develop new bio weapon systems:

The fact that the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) is involved suggests that either the Ebola virus, or the vaccine, or both, have been weaponized.

Weaponization aside, there is a third possibility and that is the virus did spread through the natural contagion effect, but that its entry into the United States is being facilitated by lax border policies and almost non-existent airport screening procedures, something that has Immigration and Customs officials terrified.

Over the last several years the U.S. government has been actively preparing for a widespread crisis scenario. Whether that crisis is Ebola or something else remains to be seen. But, what we do know is that they have stocked up not only armaments and ammunition, but tens of thousands of Hazmat suits, body bags and what are believed to be millions of disposable FEMA coffins.

Moreover, the President updated several Executive Orders over the last several years authorizing, among other things, forced quarantines and round-ups in the event of a pandemic emergency and the appropriation of private resources like food, water and human labor.

That a major government supplier of emergency equipment has come out in the open to claim that their sources had foreknowledge of an emergency Disaster Response mobilization to occur in the United States in October of this year is an astonishing development considering what has transpired in the last 72 hours.

 

 

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The Truth About Expiration Dates

From our friend Doctor Bones at  Doom and Bloom.net

 

Hey Preppers,

As a physician,I get a lot of questions about expiration dates on medications, and whether medications should be thrown out once they hit that date.  In the preparedness community, most of us accumulate medicines for use in an uncertain future.  Part of that uncertainty is not knowing when or if our society will finally enter a full-blown collapse.  Even government agencies wonder if all the medical supplies they’ve stockpiled will still be effective years after expiration. So, let’s discuss what an expiration date really means.

Expiration dates have been mandated for medications since 1979. The expiration date is the last date that the pharmaceutical company will guarantee that the drug is at 100% full potency.  Except in very rare cases, there is no evidence that suggests that there is anything harmful about that medication if used after that date.  In other words, they don’t magically become poisonous or cause you to grow a third eye in the middle of your forehead.  Now that you know that, the question is whether the drug loses its beneficial effects and how fast it does so.

FEMA and the Department of Defense are government agencies that stockpile huge stores of medications for use in the event of a major emergency, such as a natural disaster or national emergency.  FEMA has seen massive stores of medication expire, and so a study was commissioned to find out how effective these expired medications still were.  This study is known as the Shelf Life Extension Program (SLEP).  This program has evaluated at least 100 medications that were expired for at least 2 to 10 years at the time they were evaluated.  This includes many commonly used antibiotics and other medications that could mean the difference between life and death in a collapse situation.

After extensive study, the vast majority of these medications were found to be completely effective for their intended use, including some that were 10 years beyond their expiration date.  In the most recent swine flu epidemic a couple of years back, the SLEP granted an official use authorization for a popular anti-viral drug, Tamiflu, that extend its use to 5 full years after its expiration date.  The other medicines, however, have not had official use authorizations announced, even though this information would be useful to millions of people.  I first wrote about this in my article on survivalblog (7/28/10) called “A Doctor’s Thoughts on Antibiotics, Expiration Dates and TEOTWAWKI“.  Since that time, I have found that I can no longer access the results of the study, as it now takes special access to get to the information in it.  My guess is the pharmaceutical industry might have had a hand in this; they prefer that people throw away their medications the day after the expiration date, so they can buy “”fresh” merchandise.  Despite this, you can obtain a back copy of The Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol. 95, No. 7, July 2006, where you will find a summary of the SLEP data.

Medical Preparedness: Keep Your Capsules and Tablets

Therefore, I put forth to you this recommendation:  Do not throw away medications that are in pill or capsule form after their expiration dates if you are stockpiling for a collapse.  Liquid medications are different, such as insulin or liquid pediatric antibiotics; their formulation causes them to degrade too quickly.  A sign of this is a change in the color of the liquid, among other things.  Try not to accumulate drugs in liquid form unless there is no other choice. On the other hand, tablets or capsules will be effective when we no longer have the ability to mass-produce these medicines, even if they lose some potency over time.

I’m aware that this is against the conventional medical wisdom, but we may find ourselves in a situation one day where something is better than nothing. Also, research natural remedies that may have antibacterial action, such as garlic and honey.  Remember that drugs will retain their effectiveness best if stored in a cool, dry, dark location. Planning ahead, we all must consider all alternatives in the effort to stay healthy in hard times.  Don’t ignore any option that can help you achieve that goal.

 

 

Also check out:

New Evidence on Expiration Dates for Drugs

Survival Antibiotics

SURVIVAL ANTIBIOTICS-2

So, You Bought Fish Antibiotics. Now What?

Making Penicillin at Home

Natural Antibiotics

Honey and Ginger Beat Antibiotics in Inhibiting Superbugs

MUST HAVE ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGALS, AND ANTIVIRALS

The Four Prescription Drugs You Must Have in a Crisis… And How to Get Them

Antibiotic Overuse – YouTube Video by Dr. Bones

 

 

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Via: thesurvivalistblog

CDC confirms Ebloa in U.S.

Well, this is not good:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Tuesday that a patient being treated at a Dallas hospital has tested positive for Ebola, the first case diagnosed in the United States.

Guy gets infected in Liberia, flies over to visit family, then starts getting sick here in the U.S.

CDC team is enroute, people who were exposed to the patient while sick are in quarantine.

Now, before we all batten down the hatches and crack open the cases of MREs, the CDC is saying those on the flight over or who were exposed to the patient prior to him showing symptoms are not at risk. According to CDC Director Tom Frieden via Fox News:

“It’s only someone who’s sick with Ebola who can spread the disease,” said Frieden. “Once those contacts are all identified, they’re all monitored for 21 days after exposure to see if they develop a fever.”

Frieden added that while it is possible that someone who had contact with the patient could develop Ebola in the coming weeks, he has no doubt the infection will be contained. At this point, he said, there is zero risk of transmission to anyone on the flight with the patient because he was not showing any symptoms at the time of travel.

Still, having the Atlantic Ocean as a barrier was much more comforting than some reassurances from the CDC. The CDC is always reassuring the general population in pretty much every zombie movie, ever, and we all know how well that turns out…

Just another example o’ current events to motivate you to get to work!

 

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Via: teotwawki-blog