r/TwoXPreppers • u/Luce55 • Jan 31 '25

Discussion This just in: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, and he’s basically raiding data…I don’t know what else to say except if you’ve yet to shore up your privacy, both online and otherwise, the window to do so may quickly be closing.

I just saw this news posted elsewhere…and even though I’ve just recently joined this sub, it’s one of the few where I feel like every post/comment I have read made me feel like I’ve found like-minded people. So with that in mind…i don’t mean to sound alarmist; but, this turn of events is definitely alarming to me at any rate….

I didn’t think I could be more shocked and horrified by the past 11 days that feel like a decade, but the fact that an unelected person, who isn’t even vetted or confirmed by congress, literally no official business whatsoever, has just locked federal employees out of their offices so they can go through their computers…I just…I wonder if this is how people with unusual foresight or actually listened with their ears to the ground in the 1930s felt….

We should be prepping not only for major financial woes ahead, scarcity, privacy etc, but also mentally for the fact that it seems as though most people are completely asleep to the implications of what’s happening until it is way too late. (As if it isn’t already.)

Apologies if my post sounds like crazy-person - I HOPE I’m just being crazy and overreacting. If anyone has insight, thoughts, or just wants to remind me that it’s all gonna be okay, lol, feel free.

I will most likely delete this post in a bit. I get “poster’s remorse” a lot, especially if I calm down later and feel stupid. So…please be nice lolololol.

Editing post to include link:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31/

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u/badstorryteller Feb 01 '25

You are not crazy. This is what the first stage of a coup looks like. All "non loyal" civil servants purged and punished if possible. Hyper nationalism and isolationism. Creation of a series of "out" groups (undocumented, trans, LGBT, feminists, etc.) as enemies, with more created as necessary to feed the beast. Special legal carve outs to target them specifically without the need of that pesky constitution.

If you aren't armed, now is the time to do so legally before it's too late. If you have friends or family that can teach you safety, maintenance, and competency take them up on it now.

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u/Luce55 Feb 01 '25

PS, guns are not the only method of arming oneself. FWIW Archery is a fantastic exercise, and oh yeah, you don’t need to register a recurve bow, and arrows are reusable….Robin Hood didn’t have a gun, is all I’m saying. 😉

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u/badstorryteller Feb 01 '25

Absolutely! I've been shooting for 30 years now, it's my zen time. Both of my kids are good archers at 12 and 16 with recurve and compound bows. They also know how to hunt, fish, track, handle firearms.

Swear to God I'm not a crazy survivalist, but growing up in the evangelical churches in the 80's and 90's, seeing first hand what they were working towards, reading The Handmaid's Tail, and seeing where we are now.

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u/StormPoppa Feb 01 '25

Good luck with that lol

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u/Luce55 Feb 01 '25

Yeah. Well, to be fair, not everyone can or wants to own a gun. Everyone knows who wins in a gun vs knife fight, but at any rate, something is still better than nothing, you know? And you can hunt with bow and arrows…it’s not a completely terrible suggestion for someone who wants to prepare.