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Resilience USB

Your discreet toolkit for survival and resistance

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Autocracies are on the rise. Are you ready?

If your government decides to cut off your access to free information, it will happen suddenly—and you'll wish you were prepared.

So much of the information we count on to be always available to us is stored on servers that can be commandeered or shut down.

If the society you live in faces the peril of authoritarian control, you have an opportunity—now—to preserve information that you and those who follow you can use to build a new narrative—and eventually restore the democratic experiment to power.

I put together a USB drive packed with information designed to be used in a darker future I hope we never see—but that I want us to be ready for.

It's a library of resilience—a curated collection of essential resources on survival skills, self-reliance, and community-building. It holds history, strategies, and practical knowledge.

Learn to care for yourself and your family. Discover how to build systems of support with your neighbors. Find the blueprints for resisting control, and for planting the seeds of a thriving, self-sufficient community.

Grab a copy. Stash it somewhere safe. And if you ever need it, you can count on it to be there. Even if you can't count on the internet.

Democracy may give way to autocracy for a time, but the dream will never die—so long as there are those of us who preserve it, and with it, the dream of a more peaceful, fair, and enlightened future.

What's Inside

This USB drive contains a curated library of public domain resources for survival, community resilience, and nonviolent resistance. Also included are detailed summaries of relevant recent copyrighted works.

A handful of resources will be available only on the "Loaded" larger storage option.

Self-Booting Secure Operating System

This USB drive includes Tails, a self-booting secure operating system designed to protect your privacy and anonymity. If you can't trust your computer's operating system, Tails offers a safe environment for communication and data access.

Learn more about Tails at tails.net.

Self-Contained AI Chatbot

A self-contained, offline AI chatbot

  • No internet connection required
  • No technical knowledge required

Also included in the Loaded USB: Compilable source code for a more robust offline AI platform

Wikipedia Offline

Access the world's knowledge anytime, anywhere with a complete offline version of Wikipedia.

  • Millions of articles at your fingertips
  • No internet connection required
  • Searchable and easy to navigate

Also included in the Loaded USB: Images and media

Maps & Geography

Detailed maps for the USA and the world, covering topography, navigation, and geographic features. These maps can be accessed offline to support navigation and location awareness.

  • NaturalEarth Maps - Global maps with roads, buildings, and trails.
  • CIA Factbook - Information about the world's countries.

Core Survival, Self-Reliance, and Practical Knowledge

Essential resources for survival skills, gardening, and practical self-sufficiency.

  • FM 21-76: U.S. Army Survival Manual
  • Camping and Woodcraft by Horace Kephart
  • The Resilient Gardener by Carol Deppe (Detailed summary)
  • Manual of Gardening by L.H. Bailey
  • Household Cyclopedia of General Information
  • Scientific American Cyclopedia of Formulas by Albert Allis Hopkins

Community Building and Mutual Support

Resources on social cohesion, local resilience, and cooperative living.

  • Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
  • The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • The Art of Community by Charles Vogl (Detailed summary)
  • Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution by Peter Kropotkin
  • Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman
  • A Pattern Language by Chirstopher Alexander et al (Detailed summary)
  • Community: The structure of belonging by Peter Block (Detailed summary)

Psychological Resilience and Personal Growth

Works on building resilience, inner strength, and self-reliance.

  • Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
  • The Enchiridion by Epictetus
  • Walden by Henry David Thoreau
  • Self-Help; With Illustrations of Character and Conduct by Samuel Smiles

Resistance Tactics and Strategy

Strategic resources for resisting oppression and building democratic resilience.

  • Blueprint for Revolution by Srdja Popovic (Detailed Summary)
  • The Square and the Towerby Niall Ferguson (Detailed Summary)
  • Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future by Jason Stanley (Detailed Summary)
  • The Art of War by Sun Tzu
  • The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
  • Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
  • The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine
  • On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
  • The Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano

Cultural Development and Storytelling

Works on cultural expression, mythology, and storytelling as tools for resilience.

  • The Golden Bough by Sir James Frazer
  • The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell (Detailed summary)

US Constitution and Founding Documents

Carry the cornerstone of American democracy with you.

  • The United States Constitution
  • The Bill of Rights
  • Declaration of Independence
  • The Federalist Papers
  • Other key historical documents

Spiritual and Religious Texts

Explore foundational texts from a variety of spiritual traditions, offering wisdom, ethical guidance, and moral insights that have inspired communities and individuals for centuries.

  • The Bible (King James Version) - A central text in Christianity, containing teachings, parables, and moral guidance.
  • The Quran (Translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali) - A sacred text in Islam, presenting teachings on faith, morality, and social conduct.
  • The Bhagavad Gita - A revered Hindu text exploring duty, righteousness, and devotion, part of the Indian epic Mahabharata.
  • The Dhammapada - A collection of sayings attributed to the Buddha, central to Buddhist teachings on mindfulness and ethical living.
  • The Tao Te Ching by Laozi - A foundational Taoist text that provides insights on harmony, balance, and the nature of existence.
  • The Torah - The foundational text of Jewish teachings, law, and traditions, forming the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
  • The Analects by Confucius - A collection of Confucian teachings emphasizing morality, social responsibility, and personal conduct.

Plus many more literary works, historical documents, & educational resources

Special Preorder Offer

The first 50 to preorder can submit requests for resources to be considered for inclusion in the Resilience USB.

Get Your Resilience USB

Choose the package that best suits your needs:

Essentials USB

Essentials

All text-based information

Maps & visual resources

Bootable USB drive

Self-contained AI chatbot assistant

Loaded USB

Loaded

Full Wikipedia backup with images

More media files & maps

Bootable USB drive

Self-contained AI chatbot assistant + code for setting up a more robust LLM platform

Loaded + Mini Computer

Loaded + Mini Computer

Full toolkit with a powerful mini computer

Be ready in case safe hardware becomes hard to come by

Product photos are for illustrative purposes only.
The actual thing will look comparably cool, though.

Shipping begins December 9.