Fortitude Ranch Survival Community Threat Update and Newsletter: September 2023

Another major warning of bioengineered pandemics

For decades biologists and Dept of Defense Think Tanks have warned that bioengineered viruses and pandemics are “inevitable,” but still warnings are coming out—and being ignored by Government. 

Artificial Intelligence and super computers make it easier for a nation state, terrorist group, or even one dedicated individual to bioengineer a new virus that could wipe out most of mankind. The capability to do bioengineering has been around for over a decade, and it keeps getting easier for bad people to alter natural viruses to make them more transmissible and lethal.

Fortitude Ranch CEO Dr/Col Drew Miller, a former DoD Think Tank analyst and AF intelligence officer, published an article on the bioengineered pandemic threat in leading public policy journal almost a decade ago:

What has Congress or the Dept of Homeland Security done to prepare Americans to survive a real pandemic (H5N1 for example is 60% lethal, not far less than 1% like Covid 19)? Answer: nothing. Other than expansion and improvements at Mount Weather, Site R and the many other survival facilities for elected and top government officials, nothing has been or is being done to help Americans survive a really bad pandemic and collapse.

Could “Directed Energy Weapons” cause Fires?

There have been reports that Directed Energy Weapons (basically lasers) have been used to start fires, including the recent Maui fire. News sources say these reports are nonsense. We have seen no evidence to suggest that Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) were used to start fires in Hawaii or elsewhere.  The Government Accountability Office (a federal agency) has studied DEWs, and reports that they could start a fire:

“If a greater amount of force is required, DEWs can also damage or destroy enemy assets. To do this, a high energy laser can emit electromagnetic energy with a wavelength the target material absorbs most effectively, melting the material. The laser could focus on a sensor and damage a drone, or focus on a fuel tank or battery and destroy it.” – GAO report, Science & Tech Spotlight: Directed Energy Weapons, GAO-23-106717, May 25, 2023

A dedicated terrorist group could indeed start fires not just in forests, but in cities, to try and trigger widespread destruction and possibly a collapse, with many easier, better means to start them than DEWs.

If you are concerned that collapse threats are exaggerated, then read New York University Professor Dr. Noriel Roubini’s book on MegaThreats

Dr. Roubini predicted the 2008 housing crisis and Great Recession and his research since then has led to this book and warning that we are leaving a “period of relative stability to an era of severe instability, conflict, and chaos.” Dr. Roubini predicts an economic collapse far worse than those we have experienced in the past driven by our out of control debt and a host of bad trends, including a declining workforce, stagflation, and unaffordable entitlement and government socialist programs.  Ageing populations, unaffordable social and pension programs, and huge government employee public pension debt present colossal unfunded liabilities. Roubini says these economic problems are “unsolvable.”   Add to this mix our divided, increasingly violent population, and there should be no surprise that an economic collapse could lead to massive violence and loss of law and order. China is going to either invade Taiwan, or force their surrender after the U.S. backs down from defending Taiwan (unfortunately probably after China has launched small scale nuclear strikes that hopefully just force the President to back down without taking our grid down and killing most of us).   

Of course, most people will ignore these “megathreats” and the reality of our far more dangerous condition. There is no way to stop the economic damage and debt caused by our out of control government, erase the new technologies that enable a small nation state or terrorist group to develop and release a new deadly virus or leverage AI or nanotechnology or new methods to develop nuclear weapons.  We must adapt to this new era by adding a far more robust civil defense program than we started to build in the Cold War (and never did have well built—before it was dismantled). 

Those who want to prepare can do so easily—Fortitude Ranch was designed to be an affordable survival option for the middle class and folks who are not top government officials protected at Mount Weather and Raven Rock.

For a virtual tour of Fortitude Ranch and overview of our key operating principles, watch this video:

Fortitude Ranch New York is opening!

Fortitude Ranch New York, in the beautiful Catskill Mountains, is now open for membership. This 68 acre, forested property has spring fed water, farm animals, fruit and nut trees, fields, and everything needed for a great vacation or a safe place to ride out a collapse. FR NY is a Franchise operation, operated by on site owners, and a full part of the Fortitude Ranch system. If you join FR NY as your “home fort” with your room and supplies stored there, you can also vacation for free at any FR location—and ride out a collapse at any location if you can’t get back to your FR NY home fort.

FR NY also offers RV memberships, RV storage, and “Fortitude Village”—you can lease land to build your own house (or park RV/Tiny Home) for a vacation or full time residence, with the protection of the surrounding Fortitude Ranch New York facility.

For information on joining FR NY, contact Abbey at [email protected]

We have been building, now have most types of member rooms available—contact sales associate for your location

Big Expansion at FR NV—memberships available


Luxury rooms in log buildings, with windows
Economy rooms
A third solar system has been added
Guard tower, member room and elevated/shaded shooting platform added to firing range
FR Nevada had a great fruit crop from our orchard this year

Save your Friends 10% and Get a Credit on your Quartelry Dues by recommending Fortitude Ranch Membership

Our members are the best ambassadors for Fortitude Ranch, and we greatly appreciate your help in recruiting good people to join Fortitude Ranch.  If you have friends, family, associates of good character that you’d like to survive a collapse, email them and copy [email protected].  Let them know they can get 10% off their membership initial payment by letting the sales associate know they were referred by you (sales associate will need your name to confirm).  If they join, we will award you a 10% credit (10% of their membership initial payment) as a credit towards your quarterly dues payments.

DIY Prepping is wise, and may suffice for minor disasters.  But if law and order is lost in your area, Fortitude Ranch may be the only way you can survive.

People often want to join FR, but decide they will wait until they see more risk of a collapse to join.  Millions of people have visited our website, heard of us in the news, and googling we are easy to find.  If you want until a pending disaster to try and join, it will be too late—all available rooms will be gone.  If there is time for us to quickly build and add member rooms and stockpile food we will—but at that point we will only be offering membership to our “Fortitude token” cryptocurrency token holders.  If you are determined to wait and not join now, you should consider purchasing our utility tokens that can be used to purchase membership in FR; more information here.

Survival Training at FR TX October 14, FR WI on Oct 28 and 29

FR TX survival training is Saturday, October 14, 8AM start.  AM is classroom survival training (geared towards FR members), afternoon is shooting and “tactical maneuver” and litter (stretcher, wounded transport) exercises outside. Might reverse this if still hot days then.

The cost is $25 per Fortitude Ranch member and $500 per person for non-members. Non members to decide to join FR can apply their training fee towards membership payment. If interested in attending contact Dustin at [email protected]

Wisconsin

Fortitude Ranch Wisconsin is member training only, $25/person, offered on October 28 and 29. For more information contact Eric at [email protected].

Please feel free to forward this newsletter to your friends and associates who are not yet preparing

Investor opportunities at Fortitude Ranch Tennessee and New York 

FR TN and NY are Franchise operations, still raising funds for building and expansion. If you are interested in investing in either location (with discounted membership prices for investors) contact:

FR TN: [email protected] 

FR NY:  [email protected]

Fortitude Ranch the ideal hedge investment

When a really bad pandemic occurs, our electric grid goes down, or we get into a nuclear war, the stock market will plummet and many businesses will never recover.  Fortitude Ranch is an “anti-fragile” business—we thrive when disasters strike, making us an ideal hedge investment.  We are now doing a Third Round capital raise to continue expanding and improving Fortitude Ranch and to lend money to help new Franchise locations get operational.  Due to Securities Exchange Commission regulations we are limited to “accredited investors” a dishonest government term for rich people, those with at least a million dollars in net worth.  If you qualify and would like to invest, contact [email protected]