From the Bomb Shelter

NEWS! Social Security Showdown: Commerce secretary: No one but ‘fraudsters’ would complain about missed Social Security check What can people do to prepare; do you know anyone who depends on SS; plan on checking in with them, keep them company and bring food or sundries. Talk to your seniors - they are angry and worried sick. Katie: “Choices have consequences” is something Boomers love to say to M...

Special guest Jillian Ratliff is back to talk about fears of living in an emerging fascist state and what it takes to face that fear. We get into the spate of illegal kidnappings, detainment of individuals, fear of traveling in and out of America (me: vacation; Jillian: leaving the US) comparisons of America and Nazi Germany (there are many, unfortunately) and the importance of speaking out despit...

Katie and Keith welcome cybersecurity expert Jillian Ratliff on the show to discuss what might be going with Elon Musk's invasion of government computers, how it constitutes a coup of a different kind, and what you can do to safeguard your personal information, browsing online and secure messaging. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

Trump's Executive Order and Power Katie and Keith discussed the implications of one of Trump's executive orders, which they believe could potentially lead to the President seizing control of the entire Federal Government, including independent agencies like the Federal Election Commission. They noted that the order's vagueness could allow for the President to interpret and enforce laws as he sees...

This is a short 15 minute bonus episode on President's Day I record this podcast in a bomb shelter built into the house in 1956. It got me thinking what being in a bomb shelter represents. I also remembered "The Shelter" episode from The Twilight Zone that scared me so much as a kid. And then I realized that what our leaders, with assistance from 77 million of our fellow citizens were doing was ma...

Katie has the week off recovering from the flu. Let's all wish her the best. So I am doing this act alone today. After a brief roundup of the news, we'll talk about the many ways you're going to miss the Federal work force with a special emphasis on public health. A bit of discussion about the impending bird flu pandemic and shortages of food caused by the absence of migrant farm workers and USAID...

Tonight's Outrage of the Day with Keith We are on the brink as a nation and our ability to remain a constitutional republican democracy hangs in the balance. There are now loyalty oaths for FBI agents and the Vice President says the quiet part out loud - the President is not bound by the orders of Federal courts. Who is the rogue's gallery responsible for this? I give you 5 minutes of Keith (the o...

Topics discussed: Navigating Political Chaos and Media Overload Alondra, Katie, and Keith discussed the current political climate and the tactics being used by the Trump administration. They agreed that the administration's actions are part of a coup designed to destabilize the government and create chaos. They emphasized the importance of regulating one's own nervous system and limiting media con...

It's not you - the really DID say empathy was a sin! That "funny hand gesture" WAS a Nazi salute. We'll talk about the National Cathedral sermon that triggered Trump - the Elon "salute" in the context that they want you to think the problem is with YOUR perception. It's the concept of "hypernormalization" and we'll discuss that AND the concept of The Overton Window - how normalizing lunatic concep...

Hi gang - today we help you prepare yourself for the next four years. We take a full mind-body and soul preparation with real world examples and a number of tricks and tips to keep yourself and your family on an even keel. We talk about home prepping for any kind of emergency and also how to prep your mental health. We discuss apps and books you can learn coping mechanisms from. In the real world...

Keith and Katie kick off their new podcast with some background on themselves as a former journalist, a former teacher, & the interests that brought them together, then discuss the original nature of the term “apocalypse,” along with some examples of the one we’re currently facing: Mark Zuckerberg’s new Meta “free speech” policy 🙄, plus the recent news conference where Trump did his best impressi...