Dr. Chris Ellis

Christian | Family Man | PhD, Cornell University | Author of Resilient Citizens | Localism | Homesteading | Army (views my own not DoD)

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

Feeling anxious, stressed, or out of control? It doesn't have to be that way.

Resilience is a mindset. Learn how others have seized their agency and how you can not just live - but thrive.

My new book is now available Resilient Citizens: The People, Perils, and Politics of Modern Preparedness.

Find out more at https://t.co/3M2PBoQa8U

From war zones to wildfires, pandemics to power outages, the threats we face today seem bigger, scarier, and more unrelenting than ever before. Why, then, does society take a critical view of those who prepare for the worst while hoping for the best? Why do so many people write them off as crazy, conspiracy-minded “doomsday preppers”?

In Resilient Citizens, Army officer and disaster expert Dr. Chris Ellis challenges the myths, dismisses the fearmongering, and takes a much-needed, long-overdue scholarly look not just at prepper culture in America, but our overall social, physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual health. This isn’t another doomsday prepper guide or government-endorsed emergency brochure. It’s a deep dive into the people, perils, and politics of preparedness—from ranchers in the Rockies to policymakers globally—and a call to action for those who refuse to outsource their safety to luck or bureaucracy.

Unpacking thousands of hours of research, Dr. Ellis will help you—
§ Learn the traits and strategies of those best equipped to survive and thrive amid disaster.
§ Understand the psychological roadblocks that keep people stuck in denial or helplessness.
§ Discover how different belief systems, subcultures, and nations approach long-term resilience.
§ Debunk popular myths about “preppers” and discover the truth behind America’s growing culture of preparedness.
§ Examine the historical and political roots of America’s preparedness paradox.
§ Reveal the number one resilience item every household must own.

Whether you’re a concerned parent, a curious skeptic, or a seasoned survivalist, Resilient Citizens will challenge your assumptions and inspire you to think bigger, prepare smarter, and ensure your own survival in a chaotic world and uncertain future.

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

@GGunthorp I have pointed this out. Bases need food production and several other resources, but not all have the climate, soil, water supply, etc.

Everything will be situational and geographically dependent.

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

@Cernovich Potentially, but it’s election season madness right now.

Noise to signal ratio is high.

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@caroljsroth We are a society that runs on electricity. Military bases are no exception. Most bases get nearly al of their power from the neighboring civilian infrastructure.

Pair this information with Project Janus and other initiatives and you’ll see it all ties to greater resilience.

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

If the military is doing this, what is your plan?

How are you organizing, how are you preparing yourself, your family, and your community?

There are multiple pathways, a psychology to understand, and a long history.

I explain them in my pinned tweet.

[Bull Theory @BullTheoryio]

BREAKING: The U.S. is preparing all major US military base to survive at least 90 days completely cut off from outside power, fuel, water and supplies, per Fox News.

The plan, called FORTRESS, is built for a major war that could cripple power grids and break supply chains on American soil.

Bases would run on portable nuclear reactors, large scale batteries and microgrids that can unplug from the civilian grid entirely.

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

You can prepare your family and your neighborhood for shocks like these.

https://t.co/5EUOxez8Q5

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This was a nice (but intense) chat. A bit more global and macro in its scope than I usually focus on, so a good mental stretch session.

Of note, I appeared strictly in my private capacity.

[Wall Street Bullion @WallStBullion]

Diesel prices are skyrocketing and a massive energy crisis is coming whether we like it or not. The Iran war is about to spiral out of control. I sit down with Active Duty U.S. Officer to break it all down

https://t.co/SfcrokSUrR

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

Many moons ago, in the age of dragons, people would have to physically show up to a bank teller to withdraw money.

Crazy I know.

Yes, you could still commit fraud, but you had to put in some real leg work and not dial it in. On the plus side, you got your 10,000 steps a day.

[matt.smith @mattpheus]

Digital ID is going global. Bots are the new excuse.

US banks say they can't tell you from an AI agent inside your account.

Meanwhile, Sam Altman's World is selling banks an iris scan as "Proof of Human."

Same guy who sells the bots. https://t.co/hmzdvXm2LW

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

@mattpheus This is the plot of the Tom Cruise Mission Impossible 2 movie.

First, create the "cure" (Bellerophon), then sell the disease (Chimera).

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@MichaelGrahamSC @longstoryfarms I’m down for this.

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

@longstoryfarms This is spot on. Gucci gear is cool and all, but solid, organized relationships will enhance your life disaster or peacetime.

My latest cool kids purchase was rye and clover for my chicken run.

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@RizomaSchool If?

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I’m sitting at a Naval clinic right now. All of the team leads gathered to start the week with the Sailor’s Creed.

WAGMI.

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

This is a positive disaster trend.
- You participate in a group (social cohesion).
- You put your body in a demanding situation (physical exposure).
- You're learning (intellectual stimulus).
- You're in a safe environment that still stimulates a fear response (emotional regulation learning).

All in all, you hit 4/5 domains of a human.

https://t.co/EoMYvvIDP8

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@longstoryfarms RIP.

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

@TuckerMax Exactly. It's crazy how much activation energy is required for agency, but the payoff is massive.

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

Several reasons, but let me give you three big ones involving human psychology.

1) Social cues. The majority of humans are herd creatures. Others are not taking up arms and chimping, so why should I? Only high agency (usually high-T men) people are capable of overcoming this social barrier.

2) It is still felt like there are escape options. Maybe this will blow over? Maybe the government will handle this, maybe I can move to location X, etc, etc?

3) There is no ORGANIZED and trained resistance with deeply held beliefs in the virtue of the cause of order and/or national pride and/or religious fervor. Not the police, not the mayors, not the national government, not the military, not the citizens. Divided you fall.

With the above either in isolation or combination, the risk/reward calculus is skewed heavily towards flight or freeze, not fight.

I'd love to discuss this live with you in the future.

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

Like I was saying:

https://t.co/Fip0aKTeU1

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: The head of the army says the UK's political leaders are about to start a "frank conversation" with the public about the need to prepare for war, per Sky News.

General Sir Roly Walker said every citizen will be asked to make sacrifices and to play their part in the defence of the nation.

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

Prediction:

You are going to hear senior politicians in various countries speak more about national resilience in the future.

A lot more.

[Al Carns @AlistairCarns]

The government is right to be thinking seriously about resilience and growth, because the pressures now building are significant.

We should not underestimate what is happening across the world right now.

There is a convergence of issues that will have global ramifications for some time to come.

• Strait of Hormuz challenged = trade reduced to a trickle
• Red Sea threat increasing = trade severely impacted
• Pipelines disrupted = alternative routes limited
• Conflict affecting the Black Sea = major grain corridor severely impacted

Together, these routes carry a significant proportion of the world’s oil, gas, fertiliser and grain.

The significance is not simply that each is under pressure. It is that these pressures compound one another.

Why does that matter?

Tighter oil and gas supplies mean higher energy costs. But the impact does not stop at the pump or the household energy bill. Energy feeds into transport, freight, manufacturing and the cost of producing almost everything else.

Fertiliser is part of the same chain. Ammonia is a critical input in nitrogen fertiliser. When its movement is disrupted, supply tightens and costs rise. If that pressure persists into planting seasons, farmers face higher input costs and greater pressure on future yields.

At the same time, continued disruption in the Black Sea constrains one of the world’s most important grain-export corridors. Russia and Ukraine together account for around a third of global wheat trade. Less reliable supply means greater pressure on global food prices.

These are not separate shocks. Energy affects fertiliser. Fertiliser affects food production. Energy and conflict affect shipping and freight. All of them ultimately feed through into the cost of the goods, food and energy people rely on every day.

That is why the cost-of-living implications matter — but there is a wider lesson too.

We cannot think about foreign policy, national security, energy security, food security and domestic economic policy as separate silos. They are interconnected parts of the same system.

That system is national resilience: our ability to absorb shocks abroad without allowing them to become crises at home.

It is going to be a tricky 12 months.

That’s why I’m confident our Labour Government will continue to do what it takes to make our country more resilient, protect working families across the UK and face these challenges together.

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

Reversion to the mean will not be pretty.

[Inevitable West @Inevitablewest]

🚨BREAKING: The historic Limoges town hall has just completely collapsed after far-left rioters set it on fire

It was built in 1876. It survived World Wars. It did not survive modern France.

[Dr. Chris Ellis @Prep4Disasters]

@NatlParkService This is the best account on Twitter and it’s not even close.

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Six Flags stock is down 30% this month.