the measles outbreak spreading primarily among unvaccinated children in West Texas and it's getting worse the Trump Administration says it plans to roll out a new strategy against the bird flu US president Donald Trump has intensified his attacks on Ukraine's wartime president he's accused vomir zalinsky of being a dictator and a terrible leader who better move fast or he won't have much of a country left in this video we're going to examine a few significant topics that are making headlines this week a measles outbreak in How concerned should you be in Avan flu policy shift related
to our food supply and the ongoing and dramatically changed conflict between Russia Ukraine and the United States even as I filmed this video it appears that President Trump has given Europe and Ukraine a deadline of March 13th to sign off on a peace deal we're going to review all this information to stay informed and prepared without the hype I'm also going to let you know how you can enroll in this week's giveaway and you're not going to want to miss out on that one all right let's go ahead and jump in [Music] if you're new
to this channel my name is Chris and on this channel we discuss emergency preparedness AKA prepping now these new Centric videos they're here to help you understand the potential upcoming changes in our world so you can prepare accordingly some of these threats they're immediate and some they'll never come to fruition but it's vital to assess them from a neutral standpoint to determine what if any impact they may have on your future stability and security also stick around to the end I'm going to share some updates of what we've been doing here behind the scenes we're
actually right now raising some chickens and we're going to be doing some videos on those also did some minor grading on our property yesterday to get it ready to set up our garden beds and we spent today and we'll be doing tomorrow irrigation lines in preparation for building the offit setup that we're documenting here on the Channel all right let's go ahead and jump into it measles outbreak first of all there's no need to panic about the recent measles outbreak but it does warrant attention especially in specific regions it's crucial to analyze a data of
objectively separating it from sensationalism and preconceived notions currently Texas reports 58 confirmed cases a rise of 10 since last week and New Mexico has eight now 13 individuals have required hospitalization highlighting the diseases severity only four infected individuals were vaccinated with most being unvaccinated or having an unknown vaccination status suggesting a lack of immunization in one affected School District 48% of kindergarteners had requested vaccine exemptions while legally permissible this does raise concerns about Community susceptability the broader debate surrounding vaccinations could impact her overall vulnerability to preventable diseases and while alarming this outbreak is somewhat contained
from going endemic because of the number of United States people that are vaccinated now I aim to present you with the numbers and alert you if there's a cause for concern from a prepping standpoint I would look to determine the vaccination exemption rate in your local school district if your numbers are anywhere near the 48% that Texas school district has I would expect that you potentially could see an outbreak in your community at some point in the near future you should also find a public health site that you trust and monitor Nationwide outbreaks also do
your own research and use the facts and numbers to assess your own exposure and risk then plan and prep accordingly you also have to keep this in perspective we're experiencing a spike right now which is why I'm alerting you to this but with around 71 cases or so this year we're currently on track for about 58 cases that's significant but not significant enough to cause anyone to panic even in the Years where reported cases are still zero misil is it's still out there and that's not going to change whether we have her immunity no immunity
or just individual immunity so what do you think are these misil outbreaks causing you any significant concerns let us know your take in the comments below thanks to sherf shark for sponsoring this limited ad video as you browse the internet each day you unknowingly leave a digital footprint that can be tracked hackers governments and corporations they can collect your IP address location and even search history to profit from your data that's why use surf shart VPN every time I go online while researching topics checking Financial accounts or streaming content I want my connection to be
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leap from swine to humans and became the ancestor of many flu viruses that we see today now while humans have developed some immunity to Common flu strains over time new variants that our immune systems aren't prepared for can still emerge potentially causing severe outbreaks now the primary concern is a disruption to the food supply Aven flu has led to the coing of millions of birds driving up prices and affecting Industries relying on them such as bakeries food manufacturers and restaurants now poultry shortages also increase meat prices farmers face significant losses in Rising biocurity costs with
ripple effects throughout the supply chain impacting feed suppliers transportation and Retail now the consequences extend beyond just the egg industry in your morning breakfast choices the Trump Administration is reportedly considering a change in approach in managing H5 in1 outbreaks potentially moving away from mass coing of infected ptry however this shift could leave millions of infected birds in circulation increasing exposure risk for Farm Workers and complicating food supply safety now traditionally the usda's animal and plant health inspection service has overseen coing operations that contain outbreaks often using foam to suffocate entire flocks and while a drastic
measure this method helps limit the virus's spread allowing Birds to die naturally could result in Mass die offs and increase the risk of broader transmission a contributing factor to this policy shift may be the recent downsizing of the USDA Workforce with thousands of employees turn ated in a broader Federal reduction effort and some of those fired were involved in Aven flu response and the USDA has tried to reverse certain dismissals now it's unclear whether the administration shifts in policy is a deliberate change or strategy or Consequences of fewer Personnel available to oversee coing operations but
the critical question is whether the move away from coaling is proactive or a reaction to Staffing shortages either way infected birds will be cold or die at a near total mortality rate rate of 90 to 100% within 48 Hours the main difference lies in how quickly and widely the virus spreads without control contaminant there's only M concern about the spread to humans but the main concerns are the lasting impact on the food supply and agricultural sector Poulter farms in a highly corporatized farming structure have considerable risk with few assurances entire operations can be wiped out
generationally owned hatcheries they can be decimated by this in mere hours the United States has conditionally approved a vaccine to protect poultry from avien flu but we're still a long way from that being implemented or even tested on any large scale so we're also far from understanding the efficacy rate of such a strategy so do you have a backyard flock what are your observations what precautions are you taking would you vaccinate your birds if it was offered let us know your thoughts in the comments below I'd like to hear your opinions on this Ukraine is
Russia's war on Ukraine nearing its in or is this a new unpredictable chapter unfolding president Donald Trump has allegedly given European leaders a 3-week deadline to agree to terms to Ukraine surrender to Russia threatening to withraw US troops from Europe if they don't comply is it accurate that we might really pull troops out of Europe we don't know as some us officials deny it but we also know that everything is on the table according to the United States Secretary of Defense now this ultimatum as claimed by Finnish MEP M alol comes admid concerns that Trump
might negotiate a settlement with Russian President Vladimir Putin that could force Ukraine to abandon its NATO aspirations and Seed its occupied territories now the Trump administration's first month has already signaled a significant departure from Biden's foreign policy and even the policies of the last near Century Trump has blamed Ukrainian president zalinski for starting the war and Secretary of State Rubio met with the Russian officials in Jordan without inviting Ukraine or any European allies Secretary of Defense Pete hex initially aligned his Ukraine policy with President Trump's desire for a swift end to the conflict ruling out
NATO membership for Ukraine and declaring pre-2014 borders unrealistic however the next day he changes his position by stating that everything is on the table and deferring to president Trump's Authority causing confusion and raising concern among our allies president Trump proposed a deal for us ownership of 50% of Ukraine's raree minerals in exchange for continued Military Support which zalinski rejected Trump then escalated his criticism calling zalinsky a dictator with elections and accusing him of misusing us funds now he further blames zalinsky for The Invasion contradicting the widely accepted view that Russia initiated the conflict now these
shifting positions they have raised concerns about the future of us Ukrainian relations and ongoing peace negotiations clearly the United States is reducing its role in the conflict and Europe and Ukraine are preparing to proceed independently and if America relinquishes its negotiating stream Europe might authorize Ukraine to use long-range weapons potentially escalating the war Beyond Ukrainian borders European leaders are alarmed by President Trump's recent statements blaming Ukraine for the war his administrative shifts in policy towards Russia French president Emmanuel macron has convened emergency meetings and eu's Chief Diplomat Kaji kalis has labeled recent us moves as
appeasement condemning Europe's exclusion from negotiations with Russia the shock in Brussels is palpable with Timothy ash from chadum house noting that Europeans are realizing the US is an unre reliable partner European sentiment perceives that the Trump Administration intends to circumvent them and exert pressure on Ukraine to forge a deal with Russia to conclude the war part of the new administration's intention is to have Europe pay for its own defenses and to withdraw from the world stage however the strategy it could backfire emboldening Putin president Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the international criminal
court and its officials which targeting us and Israeli actions also somewhat invalidates the faes against Putin now Additionally the justice department has disbanded task force klepto capture which was established to enforce sanctions against Russian oligarchs now taken together there's significant celebration in Moscow apprehension in Kiev and Grave doubt and distrust of the US European partnership moving forward as a conflict's Dynamics shift Partnerships with Europe could dissolve Europe may increase its support for Ukraine viewing it as a buffer against further Russian aggression the implication for article of the NATO Charter which ensures Collective defense are significant
president Trump has repeatedly questioned the US commitment to Article 5 suggesting that support would depend on allies meaning defense spinning targets now his statement at a South Carolina rally where he claimed he would encourage Russia to attack NATO allies who were deliquent in payments intensified concerns when you look at the big picture here it's very probable that the United States will lose its seat and negotiating power at the table could we also find the country on the side of Russia in this conflict we'll have to see but with any significant policy shift especially International geopolitical
shifts the potential for supply chain disruptions are exponentially increased and that can impact both exports of Europe and imports from these countries the big picture indicates that America is entering a willful period of isolationism and withdrawing from the world stage as I struggle to make sense of it I'm constantly drawn back to the work of Ray doio in his book principles for dealing with the changing World Order if you haven't read that you may want to add it to your winner ring list at the very least I'll link to a video that provides an overview
in the comments and description section below he identifies a big cycle governing the rise and fall of Empires which includes economic social and political factors according to Doo the United States is currently in stage five of decline characterized by increasing wealth inequality political polarization the potential loss of its reserved currency status and this aligns with historical patterns of Empire Decline and suggest that significant changes in the global order they may be imminent if that's even partially what's happening here that should be all the reason you need to redouble your prepping efforts or start preparing today
so what do you think do you see golden years ahead for the United States a period of isolationism or stronger America on the world stage leave a comment below giveaway this week's winner will receive a car emergency kit all you have to do to participate in a giveaway is just simply comment on this video give it a thumbs up and complete the giveaway form Linked In the description section below now you have to complete the form to be eligible as that's how we randomly pick a winner and contact you this information is only accessible to
our team and what we'll do is we'll use a random selection tool we'll choose a winner from the entrance and reach out to you via email that you provide on the submitted form so congrats to our last giveaway winner for the readywise 72-hour food supply Donald Hall we're going to get that sent right away to you now given these converging crisis from public health threats and food supply vulnerability to geopolitical instability and the potential decline of American influence a proactive approach to preparedness is increasingly vital and when you zoom out on these indicators they show
an out of focus period of significant Global change and uncertainty underscoring the importance of individual resilience in navigating an increasingly unpredictable future to phrase that in its simplest terms you need to prepare because a nation or state is not likely to swoop in and save you if any of these things go sideways your prepping is your best defense against an uncertain future with that in mind I have been proactively working here at the property more in Earnest over the last several weeks um a few weeks ago we started to cut ground setting up the irrigation
lines and I ended up getting sidetracked part of the way through that project and what I had to do is finally offload a lot of responsibilities of someone we just brought on the team and yesterday I was finally able to get back to the property what I'll be doing is focusing on that over the next few months building that out setting up irrigation garden beds we'll set up chicken coup rain harvesting solar composting we'll be going the whole nine yards and what we're going to be doing is developing an off- grid setup in 3,000 square
ft which is actually smaller than the average size American backyard uh yesterday I did some light grading I picked up a tractor several months ago and I just did some kind of light grading to get things started today I started building out the irrigation lines I did trenching I brought someone to help me set up the irrigation lines while I trenched and what we're going to be doing is hopefully getting that wrapped up tomorrow we're setting up all the lines with te's that stick up out of the ground so we have a little Stu so
we know what to tie into in the future when we set up the garden beds we're also going to be setting up fruit trees here in about a week or two so we've set lines up with that and we're just building out the infrastructure for that at this point today is a 20th in8 days uh next Friday we'll be getting the fence set up around that Garden area and then once that's done we'll be able to start bringing in dirt and chickens and everything else I have a dog on the property so if we set
that up now and we don't fit it in she'll destroy it all uh that's the joys of having an 80 lb um Great Pyrenees great dogs but they're they get into everything and what I'm going to be doing is I'll document the whole process over the next several months here on the channel and show you what we're doing to proactively get ready one of the things that as a prepper we build our initial Foundation we get serious about hey how do I prepare for 3 days then we get serious about 3 weeks then we understand
how to go to three months that's always the cycle I try to take people through a progressive timeline that enables you to become prepared once you hit that three-month period you're really prepared to just well really you have to scale up food and water at that point to be able to get ready for a year but as as I prepared over the years my goal has always been to go from just being a prepper having food and I am stored to developing a self-sufficient set up where I can produce my own food my you know
harvest my own water and actually learn skills and I've had a lot of start and stops over the years but that's again why I bought this property to be able to do whatever I want here and again to document the process um I got chickens I can't recall if I mentioned this on the channel or not but about two and a half weeks ago actually it' be three weeks this Saturday and what we did is we got six of them and if you ever raised chickens before they are one of the easiest things pretty much
just getting food and water checking them on a daily basis and they're pretty much good to go and uh what we'll be doing is once we have the fence set up here on the property we'll set up a coupe and then we'll bring in the chickens and again we'll be documenting that whole process and I'll do a video here shortly about raising chicks and that whole process because with Aven flu and the price of eggs I know a lot of people are probably going to be interested especially if they continue coing these chickens because if
they continue on this it'll be 6 months before it you know once they finally get under control that they can even begin to bring on new chickens or rather it takes six months from chick you know from a chick to usually a full grown maturity where they can begin to produce eggs so I can't imagine the price of eggs getting cheaper anytime soon the quicker that people can develop and learn this skill with raising chickens uh it might become more of a uh you know just a practical thing to have as already so all that
to say I always always like to try to wrap up things and try to give a word of encouragement on these types of videos and what I look you know when we're looking at what's playing out these These Times of uncertainty um I mean look it's natural to feel uneasy about the world around us so many of my family members that I talk to they're very uncomfortable with just all the rapid change and again if you haven't watched the video uh a changing world order I recommend people watch that all the time and it's very
fascinating to watch where we are as a country now I went to the book uh rather the audio book and to see the progress of every Empire what they go through is not too dissimilar from where we are now and I always try to remember the most powerful thing I can do in the face of uncertainty is to take action and that's why I am so proactively getting started moving on this property I've had a lot of St and stops I've been so tied up in administrative work building the team and we've had a lot
of Maintenance that way to do on this property that's just seems like it's always non-stop but we finally get everything squared away and now I'm in the phase where I'm going Full Steam on let's develop let's build this and I'm learning as I go and my encouragement to you is this each step that you take to prepare whether it's stocking up on Essentials whether you're learning a new skill or you're just strengthening your plans I find that I find that in these moments when I take these proactive steps it always brings me closer to a
place of confidence and security especially when I go from the unknown and I'm learning and I'm doing it just I get a sense of confidence that okay things are going to be okay and it's not about predicting any scenario but it's about empowering ourselves to facing unknown with calm and control and as as I always say here on the channel no one's a victim you're not a victim A lot's happening around the world and that's why we try so hard here on this channel to give you practical information to help you prepare every week I've
been doing uh three we've done three videos this month on practical tips to get you started on food storage next week we're going to do a video on a room that we have set up here at the house on the property where we converted into a pantry I had a uh a mini what is it a mini split heat pump system installed where we can keep it cool very efficiently and I'll be documenting that process as we set up a Pantry in there and we're going to be building kind of a deep long-term food storage
set up in there so again my encouragement is take comfort in knowing that every small action it makes a difference the effort that you put into day it really helps create a sense of Peace even amidst all this chaos that's happening around us and my encouragement to you is to stay focused stay grounded and know that by taking control of what you can and that's the that's really the critical phrase there take control of what you can you're already ahead of the game and look we're going to get through this together I'm here for you
I I've never felt in all the nine and some odd years uh nine and about not quite half a year but give or take nine and a half years being on here on YouTube I've never felt such a strong sense of urgency to like I have here even recently it just keeps ramping up with everything playing out in the world and I'm not going anywhere I feel like this is just the beginning we built a community online I'll continue to invest in that to try to help train prepare people and the key is we're going
to make it through this together and I would suggest no matter where you are in your preparedness Journey go ahead and check out these two videos here on the side of the screen the first is how to stockpile food on a budget and the second is how to survive the first 90 days after SA HTF I'm also going to link to those below these two videos are going to give you a strong understanding and foundation on how you can turn your anxiety into action and secure a more stable future for yourself through preparedness as always
stay safe out there
