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6. Human civilization is now a very high house of cards.

Tue Jun 2, 2020, 02:52 PM

Jun 2020

We narrowly missed a similar event in 2012.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_1859_geomagnetic_storm

Eventually one will hit and fry most electrical systems, including computers and networking devices.

It will set us back about 100 years.

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Do you think the looting and destruction in cities are the doings of Erik Prince? [View all] tenderfoot Jun 2020 OP

kick tenderfoot Jun 2020 #1

Proud Boys, blackwater ops, cops and black bloc. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 2020 #2

A lot of the action in LA happened in my neighborhood... tenderfoot Jun 2020 #3

I said no sarisataka Jun 2020 #4

Human civilization is now a very high house of cards. roamer65 Jun 2020 #6

Professionals in the present context Ghost Dog Jun 2020 #8

Always possible sarisataka Jun 2020 #9

I try to avoid customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #5

Prince has the experience, wherewithal, and willingness to do it. keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #7