God's hand was clearly on the 2016 election, but it didn't mean what we thought it meant. I think God needed to show us, prove to us first-hand, that the strongest leader alive is not enough to save this nation. Nobody is coming to save you. No cavalry, no white horse, no hero. The only people who are going to save our nation is we, the people. I understand you feel helpless, but you are not. You're an American, helpless is the LAST thing you are.

Here are some things you can do RIGHT NOW that will better equip you for tomorrow:

• Exercise. Improving, even just a little bit, will better equip you for what's to come
• Reduce debt. Half the debt = twice the options. No debt + savings = endless possibility. Give yourself as many options as possible. You no longer have the luxury to waste money.
• Ween dependencies. Caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, over-eating, etc... It doesn't help with debt. Day 2 into martial law/reeducation camp isn't the time to learn how bad detoxing can get... Why take risks/squander resources to satisfy a vice when you are better off without it.
• Forget the gear and train your brain. They can take your gear, but they can't take your skills. Dependency on gear creates a false sense of security and it's making you broke. They aren't going to patiently wait at your doorstep while you go put on your gear. Learn to stop a bleed. Learn HAM radio. Learn Jiu Jitsu. Learn to garden (it's harder than you think). Learn Spanish. Practice what you already know and take it to the next level.
• Talk to your kids. Learn how. You have a lot of competition in a short attention span TikToc world. Figure out how to show them the left's hypocrisy in a patient, calm way. Even if it feels like they are lost, don't give up on your kids. Show them what the Left's policies did to Venezuela. Watch Hunger Games with them and show them how CRT is like the Districts. Someday the left will turn on them and your words will guide them back to the path.
• Have a plan. Respond, don't react. What's your plan for when your company hosts a struggle session? What's the plan when your neighbors knock on your door demanding that you take down your flag? What's the plan when your church isn't allowed to meet anymore? Or when the police show up at your door demanding that you relinquish your 2A rights. Blaze of glory isn't a plan, it's an overreaction.
• Stop putting energy into bugging out and figure out how to bug-in. Hiding in the woods = leaving the mess for someone else to clean up. Unless you are Amish and own a farm, you are going to run out of some critical supply sooner than you think. There won't be anything for you to come back to. You will be a burden on anyone whose doorstep you show up at. Ideally, you are the guy who is prepared to help those who show up at your doorstep.
• Buy American. If you can't, then avoid buying Chinese. Not everything, just some things. Then more things.
• Start the process of weening yourself from companies that hate you. Pick one product from one company and find a suitable alternative. Then pick another.
• Start taking privacy seriously. Today's satisfying Facebook post is tomorrow's evidence against you in court for some made-up "hate crime". In England, people go to jail for "being mean" on the internet. Learn how to make your use of the internet more private. Find a secure alternative for one app/online service, then do another. Everything helps.
• Proactively find a defense attorney. When they come knocking, you can't lawyer-up if you don't have a lawyer. "Talk to my attorney" is bluffing and they'll know it.
• Put down the blackpills and find your joy. Yes, yes it's bad. Now that you know the weather forecast, what are you going to do about it?

TLDR: Don't be a liability, be an asset. If you can't be an asset, at least be less of a liability. America needs YOU to be the best, smartest, most prepared you that you can be. The past 4 years of "tick tock" wasn't their time running out, it was YOURS. It's past time to get to work. This is a tiny list in an ocean of possibilities. If you have any other achievable, constructive ideas, please post them below.