Charlie Kirk’s assassination is another confirmation of a dangerous new chapter. Here’s how to sharpen your awareness and alter your behavior to stay safe.
Jack- thanks for keeping us on our toes. Great practical advice. But I still think we need to model resistance behavior to encourage others not to be afraid. Stay law abiding and don’t bait those who you know don’t agree with you.
Thanks for the tutorial on survival Jack. We all need to be prepared. There are too many fires going...Venezuela, Russian drones over Poland, This assassination, ICE being allowed to racially profile...and a lot of other atrocities
We are always prey, so some of this is second nature now. The Gift Of Fear, worth rereading. Thank you, Jack, for getting my heart rate up and brain engaged. Second nature = complacent for me, good to wale the hell up to this new threat level..
First into the breach with actual, useful information instead of variations on everything else I am seeing. Strangely enough, I read this and noticed it mostly all was a checklist of which I already tick off every box, this is the way it’s been for me starting last year and accelerating apace with the deconstruction. Even a CHP cruiser loitering where there did not used to be one, and I usually have a lot of respect for those guys.
Maybe it’s a Jewish thing, maybe I studied the Holocaust too well, maybe both with some other ingredients thrown in. I’m pretty sure of virtually everyone I read and follow, no one else is providing anything even approaching useful. I have seen far too many comments along the lines of “good”. Made, I suspect, by those who might not have been paying attention to history.
I hope we all can and do stay connected as this plays out, it’s important to share what will follow, especially for those of us who have been paying close attention.
Jack . . . I wish with all my heart this wasn't the world we now live in. But it is, and I thank you for this clear reminder and instruction to all of us.
Thank you. You will never know the lives you have saved due to this article. I will take it very seriously. Caution 🚧, but not quitting is necessary at this time.
I was a teacher in Southern California for 36 years. From the school shooting in Kentucky where the fire alarm was pulled, my school district used some of your tactics to keep safe. We had constant protocols and ran drills. Especially after every school shooting. Way before schools did "Active Shooter Drills" I have applied those in my real life events. The 2022 Highland Park, Chicago shooting, a survivor said: always wear shoes ypu can run in. Thank you, Jack!
It is so easy to not listen to yourself. When you sense a problem DO something about it; but as girls/ women we have been trained to get "permission" or someone has to agree, have to convince another person before acting, moving.
Profiling is on the rise. For the first time in quite a while I was profiled over the weekend. As a white woman. Believe me, it’s deeply disturbing. But I recognized it for what it was and reacted accordingly. Yes, it makes me sad. But I’m not pretending it didn’t happen.
Condolences to the Kirk family--sudden tragic loss, it’s just awful, horrible to have to bear.
And, not to minimize this loss, but I can’t help thinking of the 11 Venezuelan boaters killed by trump the other day, the people being starved TO DEATH watching their children be starved TO DEATH in Palestine; god the Ukrainians we’ve all but abandoned to death by Russia, and the thousands and thousands of brown and dark skinned people being kidnapped and disappeared from our neighborhoods...destination unknown. All innocent (mostly, anyway).
There’s so much senseless unnecessary preventable death all around us. Is that the point, I wonder? Are we supposed to remember we are all expendable? At risk? So we’re living with some degree of trepidation, or choose willful ignorance to get through the days and nights..
I need to eat more protein and hydrate better..this is going to be a long haul, it feels like..
Thank you, Jack. I am turning my spidey senses to yellow + and will practice the skills. You are so right about the horror of this shooting. A whole family lost their person, right in front of them. I admit I get caught up in the “it’s too bad but he said…” but I am stepping back to see the human side of this tragedy. Important protests are coming up soon. I have to go - we are still fighting monsters.
Jack- thanks for keeping us on our toes. Great practical advice. But I still think we need to model resistance behavior to encourage others not to be afraid. Stay law abiding and don’t bait those who you know don’t agree with you.
Thanks for the tutorial on survival Jack. We all need to be prepared. There are too many fires going...Venezuela, Russian drones over Poland, This assassination, ICE being allowed to racially profile...and a lot of other atrocities
Thanks for the reminder Jack. I have to say though, as a woman, this is pretty much how I have lived my life since I was a teenager.
We are always prey, so some of this is second nature now. The Gift Of Fear, worth rereading. Thank you, Jack, for getting my heart rate up and brain engaged. Second nature = complacent for me, good to wale the hell up to this new threat level..
Ditto that Andrea!! Especially as a sexual assault survivor.
First into the breach with actual, useful information instead of variations on everything else I am seeing. Strangely enough, I read this and noticed it mostly all was a checklist of which I already tick off every box, this is the way it’s been for me starting last year and accelerating apace with the deconstruction. Even a CHP cruiser loitering where there did not used to be one, and I usually have a lot of respect for those guys.
Maybe it’s a Jewish thing, maybe I studied the Holocaust too well, maybe both with some other ingredients thrown in. I’m pretty sure of virtually everyone I read and follow, no one else is providing anything even approaching useful. I have seen far too many comments along the lines of “good”. Made, I suspect, by those who might not have been paying attention to history.
I hope we all can and do stay connected as this plays out, it’s important to share what will follow, especially for those of us who have been paying close attention.
Jack . . . I wish with all my heart this wasn't the world we now live in. But it is, and I thank you for this clear reminder and instruction to all of us.
Thank you. You will never know the lives you have saved due to this article. I will take it very seriously. Caution 🚧, but not quitting is necessary at this time.
Thank you for your Public Service Announcement this evening, Jack, we're in a world of trouble 🥹 and will reStack ASAP 🙏
I was a teacher in Southern California for 36 years. From the school shooting in Kentucky where the fire alarm was pulled, my school district used some of your tactics to keep safe. We had constant protocols and ran drills. Especially after every school shooting. Way before schools did "Active Shooter Drills" I have applied those in my real life events. The 2022 Highland Park, Chicago shooting, a survivor said: always wear shoes ypu can run in. Thank you, Jack!
Thank you! Jack.💕
It is so easy to not listen to yourself. When you sense a problem DO something about it; but as girls/ women we have been trained to get "permission" or someone has to agree, have to convince another person before acting, moving.
Still not acceptable to know our own minds.
Have to constsntly reprogram our minds.
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Thank you Jack. A message that most are resistant to hear, but necessary.
Thank you for this important information Jack. I have been in a few situations where my awareness of my surroundings saved me.
Me, too. Whew!
Profiling is on the rise. For the first time in quite a while I was profiled over the weekend. As a white woman. Believe me, it’s deeply disturbing. But I recognized it for what it was and reacted accordingly. Yes, it makes me sad. But I’m not pretending it didn’t happen.
Condolences to the Kirk family--sudden tragic loss, it’s just awful, horrible to have to bear.
And, not to minimize this loss, but I can’t help thinking of the 11 Venezuelan boaters killed by trump the other day, the people being starved TO DEATH watching their children be starved TO DEATH in Palestine; god the Ukrainians we’ve all but abandoned to death by Russia, and the thousands and thousands of brown and dark skinned people being kidnapped and disappeared from our neighborhoods...destination unknown. All innocent (mostly, anyway).
There’s so much senseless unnecessary preventable death all around us. Is that the point, I wonder? Are we supposed to remember we are all expendable? At risk? So we’re living with some degree of trepidation, or choose willful ignorance to get through the days and nights..
I need to eat more protein and hydrate better..this is going to be a long haul, it feels like..
Thank you, Jack. I am turning my spidey senses to yellow + and will practice the skills. You are so right about the horror of this shooting. A whole family lost their person, right in front of them. I admit I get caught up in the “it’s too bad but he said…” but I am stepping back to see the human side of this tragedy. Important protests are coming up soon. I have to go - we are still fighting monsters.
YES....We have to go. Regardless.
Good stuff. Reposting and sharing.
Thank you so much for these crucial guidelines to learn and practice, Jack! Going anywhere will never seem the same.