Authored by Russ Jones via The Epoch Times,
Viral social media posts and text messages urging Americans to stockpile 90 days of food and supplies are gaining traction. One text message, reviewed by The Epoch Times, spread as these warnings usually do: from one friend to the next.
It described a cyber specialist who came home from a conference shaken enough to warn people close to him to keep 90 days of provisions for every member of their household.
According to the message, the concern was Iran, its cyber capabilities, and what might follow the Nov. 3 midterm elections. It named no verifiable sources.
"I'm not trying to incite panic, nor create a run on toilet paper," the message read. "I'm not a 'sky is falling' person, but I'll be ready."
For Americans who have spent years quietly filling pantries, warnings like that are nothing new. However, they say this latest alarm seemed to echo something the federal government actually said.
"Now it's normalized because the government said something," Joe Farmer told The Epoch Times. Farmer is a Colorado homesteader who has lived off the grid for five years and sells supplies, including military-style ready-to-eat meals, to the preparedness community.
A closer look at the Pentagon plan, and at warnings from other countries, shows a more measured picture than the one racing across social media.
But are most Americans ready, and could they last
