The election is over. The shock has passed, and believe me I was going through it. The legitimacy of the election will not be questioned, because the guy who won has his puppet strings running through the entire federal government. All we can do now is wait, and hope that the people who voted him in will learn that they have not elected a president, that they have elected a king.

In the meantime, we have roughly two months until Trump mounts the throne, where he will have immunity, and, thanks to him puppeting all 3 chambers, ultimate power. We don't know what the future holds, but we know that, right now at least, our rights are protected under Biden. Or at least, they probably are. He's not that strong of a defense. Regardless, if I had three things to say to every American who sees my page, it's these: Buy a gun, buy books, and solidify your money. Four things; build your community.

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." These are not just words on parchment, these words guarantee the right of the people to have guns, and to organize militias. The question of gun control, whether you're for or against it, is out the window. The people threatening our rights are volatile, they are prejudiced, and most importantly, they are armed. Even if they're a minority, we've seen it in the past with Al-Qaeda, the KKK, and even individuals like Cesar Sayoc, that it does not take a majority to rain terror on the people. Therefore, it is all of our duties, now more than ever, to step up and defend ourselves. They cannot prey on the weak if there are no weak. Buy a gun, buy ammo, and so you don't end up inadvertently breaking the law, put the time and money in to apply for wear and carry.

Linked in this sentence that you're reading right now is the playbook for Project 2025. The first sentence of chapter 11 on page 319 says that the US Department of Education should be ultimately eliminated. I don't need to explain the ramifications of this, but I will anyway for those in the back. This will lead to mass defunding of all public schools, where we send our children to learn the facts of life and their role in the world, which has been previously paid for by our taxes. Just as it is your duty to protect yourself, it is now your duty to protect your children by educating them about the threats the face in the world and what they can do. Hence, I say to buy books. Whether or not you are a parent, buy books. Books on history, books on math, books on literacy, science, cooking, repair guides, gun safety, civics, whatever you can afford. If you aren't a parent and have time in your day, and aren't a pedophile or something, offer to teach your neighbor's children, this is the only way we can secure the future of our people.

That leads into my next point, galvanize with your community. Get to know your neighbors, make friends, make allies. My first two points will make no difference if we all do not act as a community. This is critical to personal survival and the passing on of knowledge. Humans are social creatures, the reason we are where we are today, societally, technologically, etc. is because we stuck together. Like the Black Panthers and the Seminole people, our cohesiveness is our true strength, and enough people can survive even the toughest of conditions.

Lastly, solidify your assets. This may seem like a tangent, but trust me it connects back. Last Christmas, me and my family watched Meet Me in St. Louis. It's a movie about a family getting ready to leave their home town to move somewhere where the dad was promised a pay raise. But the plot isn't important, what's important is the realization I made. Looking at the house, I saw paintings, I saw a piano, I saw fancy furniture, I saw the house itself and its condition, and I realized: all of that stuff is where their money is. Their house was their savings account. Now I'm not saying buy art and a piano and fancy furniture. If anything, be ready to sell it if you have it. Learn to repair and maintain it, and learn to create it. The value of the United States dollar is about to plummet, that is one thing I am confident of, and we must be ready to roll with that. Everybody, take up a craft. Me, my craft is mechanical repair, and minor carpentry from time to time. Offer your services to your community as well.

We must be ready for whatever comes next. They may try to kill us, they may try to tear down our future, they are already threatening to tear apart our families, but they cannot do so if we stand together. What's the phrase? United we stand, divided we fall. Do not fall, do not surrender to them, do not go gentle into that good night. This nation was founded on the people's rights, our freedom, and we shall not roll over and accept the new status quo of restriction and oppression. Protect your rights, protect your people, protect your future. Know that if you don't act, your enemy will act for you. "If not us, then who?" is a quote that comes to mind, spoken by a character in a game, but a powerful string of words nonetheless, one that I live by.

It is also important to note that, with our nation fraught with instability, we are going to be receiving propaganda attacks from all around. Trump, Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, they are all ready to confuse the people, bribe the leaders, all-in-all further weaken us. To that end, I say do not accept defeat. What we have to fight for goes above money and politics. We have our lives, we have our future, and we have our freedom to fight for. Never forget that, and never allow yourself to be fooled into thinking that we are not worth defending to our last breath.