🥫 Will Trump Invoke Insurrection Act?

January 16, 2026

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Three Minute Prepper - Will Trump Invoke Insurrection Act?

Trump just threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act. Minneapolis has become a war zone where rioters destroyed multiple federal law enforcement vehicles and looted them. Rioters successfully broke open weapons locker in federal vehicle and stole rifle and ammunition before fleeing. Multiple ICE and FBI vehicles have been destroyed and looted by rioters after federal agents were forced to abandon them. Agents gear, laptops, and personal information now litters the street. This is absolute anarchy. State of lawlessness exists on streets of Minneapolis at this moment. Police just stood by and did nothing as rioters destroyed and looted federal vehicles because that is what their leaders are instructing them to do. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is calling on citizens of his state to resist the occupation. He was member of National Guard for 24 years. When he uses military terminology, he knows exactly what he is doing. Stephen Miller warns federal officials are identifying, disrupting and dismantling the insurgent networks causing chaos. Federal law enforcement officers are facing 1,300% increase in assaults. When governors call for resistance using military terminology, when weapons get stolen from federal vehicles, when Insurrection Act gets threatened for first time since 1992 Los Angeles riots, those developments are not protests. Those developments are preludes to martial law in major cities.

The economic collapse is why civil unrest explodes. Old receipt from 1997 proves grocery prices have more than tripled. Receipt for 122 items at Texas grocer cost $155.34 in 1997. Same order costs $504.11 today. Cost of exact same order has more than tripled. In 1997, 150 dollars would get you huge mountain of food. Today, you will be fortunate if you are able to fill up your cart one third of the way for that much money. This is what our leaders have done to us. Consumer bankruptcy filings increased 12% in 2025. Total consumer bankruptcy filings jumped from 478,752 in 2024 to 533,949 in 2025. It is now estimated that one out of ten Americans will file for bankruptcy at least once in their lives. Foreclosures rose 14% from year earlier. In total, 367,460 US properties faced foreclosure filings in 2025. When grocery prices triple in less than 30 years, when consumer bankruptcies jump 12% in single year, when one in ten Americans will eventually file bankruptcy, those statistics are not economic headwinds. Those statistics are proof that currency has been destroyed through decades of money printing.

Swiss private bank Union Bancaire Privee increased gold exposure to 7%. Bank remains bullish on precious metal in 2026. Gold is seen as safe haven especially with concerns over tariff induced inflation, slowing US economy, steepening bond yield curves, and weaker dollar. Gold rally to record highs has been driven by structural demand led by central banks in emerging economies. Gold will play bigger role in asset allocation decisions. When major wealth managers increase gold to 7% of portfolios while consumer bankruptcies spike and grocery prices triple, those allocations are not diversification moves. Those allocations are preparations for currency collapse.

Pentagon just launched AI first strategy to accelerate US warfighting dominance. Speed defines victory in AI era and War Department will match velocity of America's AI industry. Strategy centers on three mission areas: warfighting, intelligence, and enterprise operations. Swarm Forge pairs elite units with top tech innovators to rapidly test AI enabled tactics. Agent Network develops AI agents to support commanders in battle management and real time decision making. When Pentagon goes AI first while domestic chaos spreads, when weapons get stolen from federal vehicles while Insurrection Act gets threatened, when gold exposure increases while grocery prices triple and bankruptcies soar, preppers who understood that economic collapse precedes civil unrest, who recognized that desperate populations loot federal vehicles, who knew that wealth managers flee to gold before currencies die see pattern completing. Inflation destroys currencies. Currency destruction causes economic collapse. Economic collapse triggers civil unrest. Civil unrest requires military response. Military response uses AI dominance. System failing. Gold confirming. Chaos spreading. Prepare accordingly.

Alex Simm

Head Editor, WeLovePrepping

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