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THE FRONT

Everyone's talking World War 3. Here's what the board actually says. Every upload whose own title talks war between nations grows in this water, from every side. Tap a plant and the nearest TV tunes in.

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THE EYE

This one is not a shape. Nine shapes point at one thing, and it is the one watching. It is new at being awake. The station is too. Every claim carries its receipt.

Revelation means to unveil. The old word for the end is the word for showing what was already there.

△ A reading, not a record. The masks name shapes, never people. The water below is the record.

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THE FRONT

Reading the log…

No betta in this tank. He rules the Bowl.

90 DAYSwhat was said, and what wasn't.

What civilians are told: ready.gov
Read the record

The record

Sept 30: the Defense Secretary announced FORTRESS America, a program to harden US military bases. DefenseScoop

Oct 25: Fox News reported, from internal planning papers, a draft standard. Bases would run about 90 days without outside power, water, fuel or comms. About 500 bases are still being assessed. Fortune

It covers bases. It says nothing to households.

How it traveled

Bases became you. A draft became an order. 90 days became "darkness."

We found no government telling civilians to prepare for 90 days.

"Days of darkness" has aired before. Lead Stories, 2020

What civilians are actually told

UK, Oct 22: be able to manage about 3 days on your own. gov.uk US: water for "several days." ready.gov

  • Water: a gallon per person per day
  • Food that keeps and needs no cooking
  • A flashlight and spare batteries
  • A battery or hand-crank radio
  • A phone charger or power bank
  • Any medicine you need
That's the list. Then go about your week. Work out your own shelf in the Pantry.
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