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PERSONAL: Amateur Radio, EmComm, AuxComm, Frequency Coordination, Situational Awareness, Weather, Retired (Sort of)

[bryan @hoffgroup]

So true. Most disasters are local and can be "escaped" by just relocating. However, documents are tough to recover or replicate after.
We hear about the extreme & unusual and focus on them when planning.
Focus on what's most likely to happen instead.

[Sarah Adams @sarahadams]

The Most Important Emergency Kit Isn't in Your Closet

Every year, people spend hundreds of dollars on generators, emergency food, flashlights, and survival gear. But when communities are forced to evacuate, one of the biggest problems isn't food or water.

It's paperwork.

Insurance information.
Birth certificates.
Passports.
Medical records.
Contact lists.
Property documents.
Prescription information.
Pet records.

Having gone through a fire in my own home, one key lesson stands out: document everything. Take photos and videos of your valuables before you ever need them. If you're filing an insurance claim after a disaster, that documentation can make a tremendous difference.

Now, ask yourself a simple question:

If your home became inaccessible for the next 30 days due to a fire, could you prove who you are, access your finances, secure a temporary rental, and file an insurance claim?

One simple thing I do is keep scanned copies of my important documents on an old iPad that stays in my go bag with my emergency cash. It's not fancy. It's not expensive. But if I have to leave in a hurry, I know I still have access to the information I need.

Most preparedness isn't about having the perfect gear.
It's about having simple systems that work when life gets chaotic.

Most people spend years building a life and never spend 30 minutes organizing the documents needed to stay resilient during a crisis.

Preparedness is not about surviving the disaster.

It's about recovering from it.

[bryan @hoffgroup]

Very true. Still working on this one 👍

[Dan Martell @danmartell]

The culture of your company is not your values on the wall.

It's the behaviour when you're not in the room.

[bryan @hoffgroup]

Future pursuit news coverage in CA Who signs the ticket to acknowledge receipt? Challenge the citation in court? Many interesting questions with this one :)

[R A W S A L E R T S @rawsalerts]

🚨#BREAKING: California law enforcement are now authorized to ticket driverless vehicles for traffic violations.

[bryan @hoffgroup]

If the someone doesn’t have your cell phone number, you’ll know something like this is fake. I restrict who I give my number to. Same for email address. USPS only!

[Warren Co Sheriff @WCSO_Ohio]

Trending Text Scam

If you receive a text message advising you owe fines for Tolls, a Parking Violation, or Speeding……..

IT IS A SCAM….

Do Not Scan the QR code

Be Aware and Don’t Become a Victim of the Fraudulent Scams.

[bryan @hoffgroup]

@The_JBS @ThreatJournal “He who gives up freedom for security, no longer has freedom”

[Andrew Leyden @PenguinSix]

Contractors are racing to finish repaving the 17th Street entrance to the White House and Blair House, where King Charles will be staying this week. The King is scheduled to to arrive in a few hours.

[bryan @hoffgroup]

@Defcon_Level Thanks for the correction 😀

[bryan @hoffgroup]

@Defcon_Level Is this a mistake or are things escalating?

[bryan @hoffgroup]

What’s nuts is they were dumb enough to publish this as fact It’s not very difficult to learn about the process The US nuke response has been known for years Just read Annie’s book!

[Annie Jacobsen @AnnieJacobsen]

This is wrong in every way. The president doesn't "access" the nuclear codes, he has them on his person, at all times, on a small card nicknamed "the biscuit."

No single person can get in the way of that. No one. The chairman doesn't "stop" POTUS from doing anything. He would likely not even be in the same room. In a crisis scenario where nuclear weapons were being considered, the CJCS would almost certainly be on comms, from inside the National Military Command Center beneath the Pentagon.

[bryan @hoffgroup]

https://t.co/418YGHMlBS

@Lowes @HomeDepot One of you should sponsor this young woman who is singlehandedly turning an old abandoned county store into her home.

[bryan @hoffgroup]

@FoxNews @NewsNation @NewsNationTV @FoxBusiness
Please Read...

[Goldie Ghamari | گلسا قمری 🇮🇷 @gghamari]

Yesterday, @YouTube @TeamYouTube falsely accused me of violating their firearms policy by accusing me of "holding, handling or transporting a firearm" during my daily Iran Revolution Livestream.

When I appealed it, my appeal was REJECTED within 4 minutes and I am now BLOCKED from livestreaming about the Iranian Revolution.

Meanwhile, Youtube is platforming terrorist Mullahs who post videos fantasizing about taking female American Soldiers as concubines and slaves.

Why is YOUTUBE silencing my voice during the most critical moments of the Iranian Revolution?

Why is YOUTUBE taking the side of Islamic Regime Terrorists?

@nealmohan @reneritchie I want answers.

[bryan @hoffgroup]

@TeamYouTube Please restore her account!

[Goldie Ghamari | گلسا قمری 🇮🇷 @gghamari]

🚨Hey @TeamYouTube my livestream was just taken down and now my livestreaming is DISABLED because I shared this video which is publicly available on Youtube and isn't copyrighted.

I appealed the decision but it was immediately rejected. WHAT'S GOING ON?
https://t.co/bXdDZHUKuf

[Morad Vaisi @RezaVaisi]

آتش‌بس۱- آمریکا دو هفته فرصت پیدا کرد برای کنترل بازار نفت و گاز و برخورد از موضع بالاتر و بهتر با ج.ا ۲- جمهوری‌اسلامی کارت ایجاد بحران در بازار نفت و گاز را از دست داد.۳- تهدید ترامپ به نابودی نیروگاه‌ها و پل‌ها، تهدید آمریکا و اسرائیل را به سطح تهدید علیه بقای ج.ا تبدیل کرد و نظام را مجبور به عقب‌نشینی کرد.۴- این عقب‌نشینی مثل عقب‌نشینی بعد از شکست‌های آخر جنگ با عراق است که نظام مجبور به پذیرش قطعنامه ۵۹۸ شد که سقوط نکند.۵- عقب‌نشینی در اثر فشار، شبیه پذیرش برجام در سال ۱۳۹۴ در اثر ترس از فروپاشی اقتصادی آن دوره است.۶- ترامپ قصد دارد چهار شرط اصلی را در هر توافقی بگنجاند که باز هم به معنای تسلیم کردن ج.ا است. چهار شرط عبارتند از توقف غنی‌سازی، توقف برنامه موشکی بالستیک، قطع حمایت از نیابتی ها و تحویل دادن اورانیوم غنی شده.۷- ج.ا این شروط را بپذیرد تسلیم شدن است نپذیرد احتمال شروع دوباره جنگ بسیار است.۸-جمهوری اسلامی، خامنه‌ای و شمار بسیار زیادی از فرماندهان و مقاماتش را از دست داده و این ساختار حکومتی در سطح عالی را شکننده کرده است در حالی که ج.ا نتوانسته هیچیک از فرماندهان و مقامات آمریکا و اسرائیل را بکشد.۹- فرمانده نیروی دریایی سپاه کشته شد و خود نیرو بشدت آسیب دیده و بزودی قابل بازسازی نیست.۱۰- نیروی هوایی ج.ا تقریبا نابود شده و بسیاری از پایگاه‌ها و هواپیماها منهدم شده‌اند.۱۱- پدافند کشور تقریبا منهدم شده و ناکارآمد است. ۱۲- آسمان کشور هنوز در اختیار آمریکا و اسرائیل است.۱۳- عمده صنایع پتروشیمی به عنوان منبع درآمد ارزی منهدم شده.۱۴- بسیاری از صنایع نظامی در سراسر کشور منهدم شده‌اند۰ ۱۵- بسیاری از مقرها و پایگاه های بسیج منهدم شده.۱۶- مراکز فرماندهی نیروی انتظامی در استانها و بسیاری از کلانتری‌ها منهدم شده‌اند. ۱۷-وزیر اطلاعات و بسیاری از مدیران اصلی این وزارتخانه کشته شده‌اند. ۱۸- رئیس سازمان اطلاعات سپاه کشته شده. ۱۹- رئیس و معاون اطلاعات فراجا کشته شدند. درمجموع شکست بزرگ اطلاعاتی است. ۲۰- رئیس و معاون بسیج کشته شدند.۲۱- رئیس ستاد کل نیروهای مسلح کشته شده.۲۲- شمخانی دبیر شورای دفاع کشته شده. شورا در اداره جنگ ناموفق بود.۲۳- فرمانده کل سپاه کشته شد.۲۴- دو رئیس سازمان سپند مسوول ساخت سلاح هسته‌ای برای نظام کشته شدند.۲۵-وزیر دفاع کشته شد.۲۶- کشورهای عضو شورای همکاری خلیج فارس به جمع دشمنان جمهوری‌اسلامی اضافه شدند.۲۷- راه دور زدن تحریم‌ها از دوبی بسته شد ۲۸- دوستی با قطر از بین رفت و تبدیل به دشمنی شد.۲۹- اقتصاد کشور با موجی از مطالبات انباشته دوران جنگ و خرابی‌های جنگ روبرو است که در دوره جنگ معوق شده بودند و الان به دولت هجوم می‌آورند. ۳۰- مردم ایران به عنوان مهمترین قدرت مخالف ج.ا همچنان خواهان سرنگونی نظام هستند و بعد از کشتار دی ماه دریایی از خون، تنفر و خشم بین مردم و نظام جدایی انداخته ۳۱- آتش‌بس هنوز به معنای پایان جنگ نیست. ۳۲- ج.ا به دلیل رها کردن مردم و غیرنظامیان در جنگ از نگاه مردم بی اعتبارتر شد.۳۳- ج.ا چون فقط تا اينجا سقوط نکرده به این‌ها می‌گوید پیروزی.۳۴- سیاست بالا و پایین بسیار دارد صبر باید کرد.

[bryan @hoffgroup]

I thought Iran had no internet connection. Interesting how posts like these get out

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Video footage from this morning’s rescue operation for the downed crewmember of an American F-15E Strike Eagle in Iran, appears to show a CASA C-295W Special Operation Aircraft with the U.S. Air Force’s 427th Special Operations Squadron, based out of Pope Army Airfield (Fort Bragg) in North Carolina, flying extremely low over mountainous terrain in Southern Iran.

[bryan @hoffgroup]

A good move for retired folks and others who are drawing from their investments. $680M better spent by the citizens of OH instead of by the State of OH. I have a feeling it will never become law, however.

[Enquirer @Enquirer]

An Ohio Republican lawmaker wants to eliminate taxes on capital gains − a change that could cost the state up to $680 million a year. https://t.co/xRyFUkPzcv

[bryan @hoffgroup]

Seems like ATC traffic monitoring AFTER the mission was completed. Unless there is more to what is being disclosed, this is nothing new. Any HF radio can monitor ATC traffic.

[China pulse 🇨🇳 @Eng_china5]

JUST IN: Goodbye to American air superiority.

Chinese defense company Jingan Technology announced that its system intercepted radio signals emitted by a US Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber over Iran.

We know that the bomber's most important feature is its stealth capability. Nevertheless, Jingan's system successfully captured radio signals emitted by the aircraft as it returned from a mission in Iran, operating under the call signs Petro 41 to Petro 44 during the initial phase of the operation.

The system relies on artificial intelligence to analyze activity patterns. The company stated that it not only detected the signals but also managed to infer early indicators of conflict before it erupted by reconstructing the sequence of signals and movements of the US military. It described what it detected as the largest US military buildup in the Middle East in two decades.

This marks the end of the era of American air superiority. All US aircraft are now exposed to the eyes of Chinese artificial intelligence.

[Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness -OCSWA @OHWxAwareness]

Ohio's Statewide Tornado Drill is next Wednesday, March 18 at 9:50a.m. Ohioans are encouraged to use this as an opportunity to practice their safe sheltering plans. Find more information on safe sheltering at https://t.co/rciri24PAk #SevereWeatherAwareness

[Hamilton County EMA @HCEMA]

Join us on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. for a free Weather Spotter Training at The Grove at Springfield Township! Scan the QR code to register, or visit https://t.co/39vc988nPJ.

[Ohio Emergency Management Agency @Ohio_EMA]

Ohio's Statewide Tornado Drill is next Wednesday, March 18 at 9:50a.m. Ohioans are encouraged to use this as an opportunity to practice their safe sheltering plans. Find more information on safe sheltering at https://t.co/qzOSsMgaUj #SevereWeatherAwareness