Report: Federal Agents Demand Customer Lists From Food Storage Facility

[Lumi]

Report: Federal Agents Demand Customer Lists From Food Storage Facility

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?Just because I?m paranoid doesn?t mean they?re not out to get me.?​

-Unknown​

You may recall that the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and local law enforcement have regularly issued bulletins regarding domestic terrorist related activities that include suspicious purchasing habits to look for <SUP>[1]</SUP> and how to recognize the 8 signs of terrorism <SUP>[2]</SUP>. Federal training programs held for police departments across the country detail specific habits and characteristics of potential domestic terrorists <SUP>[3]</SUP> including everything from homeschooling, leaning towards libertarian political philosophies, and holding strong religious views, to reading survivalist literature.

It?s no secret that the government has been attempting to keep tabs on Americans who are acting outside of the status quo, warning those in the mainstream that any deviation in ?normal? behavior should be construed as suspect and potentially dangerous ? even your best pal could be a terrorist <SUP>[4]</SUP> if he begins acting counter to his usual behavior.


The latest government effort to identify would-be terrorists and persons-of-interest comes to us from Tennessee, where federal agents have taken the need to acquire actionable intelligence to a whole new level. They are, by all accounts, no longer just sitting back and waiting for business owners like surplus store owners or the general public to provide them with suspicious activity reports, but rather, are taking matters into their own hands.

Oath Keepers has learned that federal agents recently visited a Later Day Saints (Mormon) Church food storage cannery in Tennessee, demanding customer lists, wanting to know the identity of Americans who are purchasing food storage from the Mormons.​

This incident was confirmed, in person, by Oath Keepers Tennessee Chapter President, Rand Cardwell. Here is Rand?s report:​

?A fellow veteran contacted me concerning a new and disturbing development. He had been utilizing a Mormon cannery near his home to purchase bulk food supplies.​

The man that manages the facility related to him that federal agents had visited the facility and demanded a list of individuals that had been purchasing bulk food. The manager informed the agents that the facility kept no such records and that all transactions were conducted on a cash-and-carry basis. The agents pressed for any record of personal checks, credit card transactions, etc., but the manager could provide no such record. The agents appeared to become very agitated and after several minutes of questioning finally left with no information. I contacted the manager and personally confirmed this information.?​

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?So on the one hand, government agencies both state and federal are urging you to be prepared and even checking up on you to see how prepared you are, and on the other hand, we now have federal agencies that are attempting to gather information on individuals that are following FEMA suggestions. What is the reasoning behind gathering this information? Are American citizens now being ?listed? by DHS if they are simply following FEMA guidance and purchasing bulk food and emergency supplies for their families? It appears as so.?​

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So why do federal agents want to know who is storing away long-term food storage? We suspect it is for the following reasons:

1. DHS/FEMA wants to know which Americans have food storage so the federal government can at some future point confiscate that food. Just as with lists of gun owners, compiling such lists is the first step toward future confiscation.​

2. DHS wants to identify those Americans who are ?switched on? and squared away enough to actually store food for coming hard times (such as during an economic collapse).​

That population of awake, aware, and prepared Americans poses a ?threat? to whatever DHS and its masters have in store for the American people, and as Joseph Stalin so ably demonstrated, one of the easiest ways to subjugate defiant people is to confiscate their food and starve them into submission.​

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Clearly, in light of the above, if you purchase food storage, along with any other preparedness items, you should be concerned about those purchases being tracked and your name winding up on some government list. But don?t let that stop you from storing food and other essential supplies, and don?t let this disturbing incident keep you from using your local Mormon cannery to do so. You need to get prepared. But do it while following the advice of James Wesley, Rawles over at www.survivalblog.com <SUP>[5]</SUP>, who repeatedly urges his readers to ?think OPSEC!? ? if at all possible, buy with cash and pick it up in person, just like the customers of this particular cannery did, which left the ?agitated? agents empty handed and frustrated.

Source: Oath Keepers <SUP>[6]</SUP> (via a report by Oathkeepers Founder Stewart Rhodes)

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If this report is accurate ? and we have no reason to believe it?s not ? then not only is government intrusion into the private and lawful activities of American citizens reaching unprecedented levels, but every individual who has ever taken the time to acquire bulk foods and supplies or even discuss preparedness related information on an internet message board is now a person-of-interest.

For many it may be impossible to ?get off the grid,? and with so many nodes in the modern day police state there is a paper or digital trail for almost everything. As recommended by Oathkeepers? Stewart Rhodes, while you may not be able to keep all of your personal activities private (highly ironic considering the principles on which this country was founded), you may be able to minimize your foot print:

• Assume everything you do is monitored and archived <SUP>[7]</SUP>. Everything. Which means, chances are, you?ve already left a Sasquatch footprint in a Fusion center <SUP>[8]</SUP> somewhere.
• Use cash whenever possible. This is not always feasible, but is good practice, especially when buying hundreds of pounds of food at one time. You can also try temporary credit cards (available at your local grocery store or gas station) but even these provide only a thin level of security.
• Don?t readily identify yourself as a preparedness minded individual
• Be aware that when you say or do something, someone else may see something and report it
• If you have like minded family and/or friends then make an effort to diversify your assets. Don?t keep all of your food and other supplies in any one location. Confiscation, as we saw in the aftermath of New Orleans, is the reality when martial law has been declared. If you are engaging in any of the ?suspicious? activities and behaviors highlighted in this article, then you should assume that you will be targeted by agents of whatever authority is charged with protecting residents in a disaster or emergency area.
• Consider preemptive contingency planning for the possibility of confiscation now. Obviously, someone is trying to get their hands on lists of names, and you must assume you?re on that list (regardless of how careful you think you?ve been). If they come, they will come at exactly the moment that you have nothing to spare. Designate one or two people to acquire goods, while others store those goods at your retreat or bug out locations. While not foolproof, this strategy may provide some level of protection.
• Always have backups for your backups. Get a shovel, dig a hole. Store at least 60 ? 90 days of emergency food and other supplies (you know which ones) in a location that is known only by you and your closest and must trusted family/friend(s). Also remember, as a prepper, you can never have enough holes dug (take that literally or figuratively)

You can call it paranoia. But it?s becoming increasingly clear that you?re justified in your thinking ? and you?re not alone.

In case you missed our post earlier this week highlighting recent comments by Congressman Rand Paul <SUP>[9]</SUP>, here it is again:

http://youtu.be/pK0pEFSX7Ns


Something is amiss. Rand Paul knows it. You know it. Take whatever steps you deem necessary to ensure you?re prepared.
References and hat tips: Charlie <SUP>[10]</SUP>, Oathkeepers <SUP>[6]</SUP>, Noisy Room <SUP>[11]</SUP>
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URL to article: http://www.shtfplan.com/emergency-p...ts-from-mormon-food-storage-facility_12092011

URLs in this post: [1] suspicious purchasing habits to look for: http://www.shtfplan.com/emergency-p...aredness-supplies-in-latest-bulletin_08112011
[2] how to recognize the 8 signs of terrorism: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/recognizing-the-8-signs-of-terrorism_112011
[3] habits and characteristics of potential domestic terrorists: http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/do-you-qualify-as-a-domestic-terrorist_04062011
[4] your best pal could be a terrorist: http://www.infowars.com/dhs-linked-group-trains-citizens-their-best-pal-could-be-a-terrorist/
[5] www.survivalblog.com: http://www.shtfplan.comwww.survivalblog.com
[6] Oath Keepers: http://oathkeepers.org/oath/2011/12...omer-lists-from-mormon-food-storage-facility/
[7] everything you do is monitored and archived: http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/americans-everything-you-do-is-monitored_05052011
[8] Fusion center: http://www.shtfplan.com/emergency-p...artial-law-conspiracy-fact-or-theory_12042010
[9] recent comments by Congressman Rand Paul: http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-ne...-be-considered-a-potential-terrorist_12052011
[10] Charlie: http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-ne...nd-ammo-manufacturers_12082011#comment-286652
[11] Noisy Room: http://noisyroom.net/blog/2011/12/08/feds-and-rumors-of-feds/

 

[Lumi]

12 Very Disturbing Examples Of Radical Social Engineering By The U.S. Government

12 Very Disturbing Examples Of Radical Social Engineering By The U.S. Government

12 Very Disturbing Examples Of Radical Social Engineering By The U.S. Government
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The control freaks that run the U.S. government are busy imposing their values on all the rest of us, and most Americans have absolutely no idea what is happening. The Obama administration and members of Congress are engaged in radical social engineering, and they are trying to reshape America so that it conforms to their own twisted vision of ?morality?.

Instead of focusing on fixing the economy and administering the government, these sick control freaks actually want to fundamentally alter what Americans believe to be right and wrong. There is no denying that the U.S. government has a ?morality agenda?, it is just not the kind of ?morality agenda? that we are all used to thinking of. Sadly, our leaders are spending huge amounts of money and going into lots more debt in an attempt to impose a certain code of morality on the American people and the rest of the world. At a time when this nation is drowning in debt, it seems quite foolish to be spending so much money on radical social engineering programs. But that is exactly what is happening.
But no matter how much money they spend, I am never going to be convinced that touching the private parts of women and children at U.S. airports is necessary for national security.
No matter how much money they spend, I am never going to be convinced that the indefinite detention of American citizens without a trial is necessary for national security.
No matter how much money they spend, I am never going to be convinced to accept their version of ?sexual morality?.
The U.S. government is never going to be able to change what is ?right? and what is ?wrong?, but they sure are giving it their best shot.
The following are 12 very disturbing examples of radical social engineering by the U.S. government?.
#1 The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships recently held a call during which religious leaders were encouraged to promote the flu vaccine during their worship services.
#2 The Obama administration has announced a plan to use U.S. foreign aid as a tool to promote gay rights in foreign nations.
#3 The U.S. Senate recently voted to legalize sodomy and bestiality for members of the U.S. military.
#4 The Obama administration is on the verge of allowing the ?morning after pill?to be sold on supermarket shelves right next to toilet paper and toothpaste.
#5 In some areas of the country, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been caught banning the words ?God? and ?Jesus? during funeral services for veterans.
#6 A tool developed by the CDC is being used to conduct ?door to door disaster preparedness assessments? in some areas of the United States. It is a complete mystery why authorities feel the need to conduct door to door inspections of how ?prepared? we all are. The following comes from a local news report in Tennessee?.

The Metro Public Health and the Tennessee Department of Health will be using a tool designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to go door to door and check to see how disaster ready you are.
The door to door assessment will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday. It will be in 30 neighborhoods in Davidson County that have been randomly selected to be the target of a door to door assessment.
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#7 The EPA has instituted a new effort to get more people to quit using traditional wood-burning stoves. The following comes from a recent Natural News report?.

But the EPA is now expressing concern about the 80 percent-or-so of wood stove users that still rely on non-EPA approved models. Most of the wood stoves manufactured before 1990 do not contain the EPA?s certification stamp of approval which, in the eyes of the agency, means they are an unnecessary contributor of excess environmental pollution.
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#8 The U.S. government appears to be trying to chill free speech all over the nation. For example, it was recently revealed that the FBI is actually paying a company to record as many Internet talk radio programs as possible. The following comes from a recent article by Mark Weaver of WMAL.com?.

If you call a radio talk show and get on the air, you might be recorded by the FBI.
The FBI has awarded a $524,927 contract to a Virginia company to record as much radio news and talk programming as it can find on the Internet.
The FBI says it is not playing big brother by policing the airwaves, but rather seeking access to what airs as potential evidence.
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#9 The U.S. government spends huge amounts of money studying sexual behavior in other nations. For example, the National Institutes of Health once spent$442,340 to study the behavior of male prostitutes in Vietnam.
#10 The U.S. government also once spent $2.6 million dollars to study the drinking habits of Chinese prostitutes and once spent $400,000 dollars to pay researchers to cruise bars in Buenos Aires, Argentina to find out why gay men engage in risky sexual behavior when drunk.
#11 The U.S. government is trying to convince all of us that it is ?normal? for TSA agents to strip-search and sexually molest elderly Americans at U.S. airports.
#12 The U.S. Senate recently passed a bill that would make our entire country part of the ?battleground? in the war on terror and that could end up stripping large numbers of Americans of their constitutional rights. The following comes from a recent article posted on Business Insider?.

By the end of next week, the US government very likely will have the power to lock up US citizens for life at Guantanamo Bay or other military prisons ? without charge and without trial.
This means that, in the near future, a controversial Twitter post, attending a peaceful protest, or publishing an anti-Congress critique or anti-TSA rant on Google+ could land you ?indefinite detention? for life, in the wording of the bill. No access to a lawyer, no access to trial.
Yes, you read that right. This would target American citizens, on American soil. Military personnel would be able to come into your house like something out of a Tom Clancy novel and chopper your innocent self down to Guantanamo Bay for life.
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Sadly, there are many more examples that could have been included in this article. The U.S. government is actively trying to change what we think, what we feel and what we believe in dozens of different ways.
I don?t want the federal government telling religious leaders to urge us to get vaccinated during their sermons, and I don?t want the federal government trying to censor the name of Jesus out of funeral prayers.
Recently I authored an article entitled ?30 Signs That The United States Of America Is Being Turned Into A Giant Prison? that has been shared on Facebook more than 10,000 times. That article struck a chord because it detailed how the U.S. government is rapidly turning our nation into a ?Big Brother? police state.
But the federal government is not only trying to control everything that we do. They are also trying to control everything that we think and everything that we believe.
From now on, we all need to pay careful attention to the ?moral values? of those that we vote for, because it has become crystal clear that they will almost certainly try to impose those ?moral values? on all the rest of us.
Personally, I am disgusted by the ?moral values? that the Obama administration and the U.S. Congress are trying to impose on all of us right now.
What do all of you think?

 

[Duff Miver]

#3 The U.S. Senate recently voted to legalize sodomy and bestiality for members of the U.S. military.

Does that mean the Marines will be requisitioning goats, or they more into sheep?

 

[Duff Miver]

The United States Of America Is Being Turned Into A Giant Prison?

c'mon, Lumi. Next you'll be joining the Birthers.

Maybe if you act quickly, you can make it to Canada or Mexico. ssd has already gone to Costa Rica.

 

[Lumi]

#3 The U.S. Senate recently voted to legalize sodomy and bestiality for members of the U.S. military.

Does that mean the Marines will be requisitioning goats, or they more into sheep?

Why do you think the Navy has Marines on board the ships?

Wicca is a recognized religion in the US Army.

Fort Hood was the first post to acknowledge this. It was kind of spooky for a group of 6 and 7 year girls scouts to wander into their place of worship on sunny day. My ex-wife was troop leader.