Hahaha we do this as well. We barter for moonshine though we don’t drink.

Us as well. My wife and I started by eliminating as many bills as we could and now we are pretty self sufficient. We would miss things but we would be ok.

The volume of municipalities using google services alone, losing that would be devastating.

When the creditor calls tell them Canada doesn’t live here anymore and hang up like your room mate used to do for you in college.

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Ah yes. I forgot this. I have done it so long ago. Thank you. I will add it.

Someone has been posting in this relentlessly here in Lemmy and with good reason. A very good idea as well. The control over us by foreign entities is immense and not just focused from the US.

I am not very knowledgeable in this area. I grew up as an early user of the internet. I can build a computer but networking and even open source is foreign to me as of yet. I’ve tried in the past and I am again now but somehow it always eludes me. I’m hoping to find someone local to me to trade skills. I’m old. I don’t keep up well anymore but my kids are too young yet. I have just started them on the road to leaving American culture behind and they’re all for it…most of the time.

Also hello neighbor. It’s also important for us to remember that you are not all fucked in the head like your governing fuckwits and make friendships across the border. We must help protect our American friends who are caught in a terrible situation as well.

Same. I basically just detailed my life in a list. I did leave out how to make hockey ice but maybe that should be included as well. Seems strange to be old and realize you can do so many things. Also mostly due to unchecked ADHD and PTSD in my circumstance.

Good one. Will do.

Yea I know it’s a sketch situation there. The entire military is. Until there are other training options available I guess that’s what we have.

First aid.

Drone operation or building

PAL for firearms.

Cooking classes.

How to grow, forage, harvest foods.

Food storage. Canning, dehydrating, fermenting, curing, root cellars, refrigeration.

Train on HAM Radio and find trusted independent alternate media sources and follow CBC and open source social media for news and organizing.

Fitness of all kinds including self defense.

Survival or wilderness experience.

Learn to drive a standard transmission or a large truck or operate a piece of heavy equipment or large farm equipment.

Small engine repair or basic construction skills.

Those with medical training update your trauma training.

Consider joining the reserves.

Learn how to operate a chainsaw.

Rescue training.

High angle and confined space training.

Swimming lessons, diving lessons, boating course.

Computer programming, design and 3D printing.

Classes on the manipulation tactics of social media.

Create permanent personal media backups of important information including Wikipedia, entertainment, and Foss based software that can operate free of internet connections or obscure your location and personal information to the best of your ability.

Volunteer at a local mutual aid org (food banks, search and rescue, volunteer fire or ambulance, community gardens, drop in centers, youth training programs, libraries, municipal rec departments etc.)

Contact your MLA, MP, Mayor and Council about starting a civil defense League and leaving social media sites from American oligarchs.

And most of all organize. Talk to your neighbors and friends about what they are doing to prepare. Help one another. There are so many things we can do to educate ourselves and find like minded community members to start organizing. The organizing and meeting people is what makes us stronger. The rest is just a bonus.

God damn right we will. Stock up now folks. There are loads of things you can have on hand to be ready and simple training you can get in a weekend or two to assist.

Sorry I’m not much of a “rules” person. I didn’t read.

Rewatching game of thrones. That asshole Joffrey just kicked it.

Colter Wall…plain to see plainsman

Not when the state is controlled by corporations and oligarchs that own all the media.

You mean the media you’ve seen every day your entire life? The news agencies that are owned by Americans perhaps? The social media platforms that millions of Canadians use every day? The American big box stores where you buy your kids clothes and dog food? The multitude of advertisements for American goods on your Canadian tv and radio stations maybe? No American influence here at all.

Welcome to the future where three letter agencies are replaced by two and four letter ones and American influence and exceptionalism has been fed to you so long it’s normal for you.

See you in Cape Breton. If you need anything drop a message and we will see if we can help out.

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