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This post is a timeline of possible events in a future Trump presidency. It's a pretty pessimistic view, starting with what actually leads to his election. I've tried to inject a tiny bit of humor in it, but you'll need to be pretty observant to detect it. It's extremely unlikely that things could fall apart this quickly but I find it frustrating that so many Americans are unaware of the many ways things can get bad. The world, as all Daily Kos readers are aware, is a very complex place. Let’s take a look at just how easy it might be for things to go awry.
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-— A Timeline of Events ----
October 25, 2016 - 72 dead after Chechen national attacks Wrigleyville bar following World Series game, proclaiming loyalty to ISIS while maintaining a live Facebook feed during the massacre.
October 28, 2018 - WikiLeaks releases alleged emails from former Secretary of State Clinton's presidential campaign quoting Clinton as disparaging fellow presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' Jewish faith and calling working class Americans "idiots".
November 8, 2016 - Donald J Trump elected president of the United States in a sweeping victory that leads to continued Republican control of Congress.
November 9, 2016 - Dow Jones Average drops 827 points, Nasdaq drops 420 points in post-election sell off.
November 9, 2016 - Massive but mostly peaceful anti-Trump demonstrations take place in 16 American cities, apparently instigated as part of a flash mob movement via the Internet.
November 12, 2016 - Wikileaks Clinton emails are proven to have been a fabrication created by Russian hackers.
November - December, 2016 - Demonstrations continue, as a new nationwide militia group called the “Liberty Alliance” quickly forms and begins to patrol the streets in several U.S. cities. President Obama calls for calm.
November 10, 2016 - President Obama announces that Senator Ben Sasse (R-Neb) will head the White House transition team for Obama. Trump denounces the move and says “We will transition on January 20 without anybody’s help. Especially from that silly little man.”
November 30, 2016 - Clashes between Liberty Alliance militia members and protesters leave 37 dead in Dallas, Texas.
December 14-30, 2016 - Clashes in Houston, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, and San Antonio between protesters and Liberty Alliance militia members leave 247 dead, 789 injured.
December 16 - Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) calls for a special session of Congress to outlaw the Liberty Alliance. “The only difference between them and the German brownshirts from Nazi Germany is the color of their shirts,” he declares, referring to the organization’s red shirts.
December 20 - In a special session of Congress, the bill to declare the Liberty Alliance illegal is soundly defeated. Democrats join with Republicans to defeat the measure, citing freedom of speech and due process concerns.
December 25 - Liberty Alliance militia groups patrol shopping districts nationwide without major incident. President-elect Trump hails the organization, saying, “This is how we take America back. This is how we make our nation great again.”
January 1, 2017 - New Year's celebrations turn deadly in several U.S. cities as revelers clash with Liberty Alliance militia members. Final toll leaves 29 dead, 329 wounded, and millions of dollars in property damage in Boston, Washington D.C., San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
January 13, 2017 - Liberty Alliance militia member shoots and kills African American baptist minister during protest in Washington D.C.
January 20, 2017 - Donald J. Trump is inaugurated U.S. President in a private ceremony in the Rose Garden. The White House is in lockdown as the U.S. Army sets up a perimeter around the building’s grounds amid massive riots in Washington D.C.
January 20, 2017 - Speaker of the House Paul Ryan resigns, and is replaced by Louie Gohmert (R-Texas).
January 21, 2017 - Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) introduces Bill of Impeachment, outlining a series of alleged “crimes and misdemeanors” he says he has been compiling against Trump for several months.
January 21, 2017 - Trump nominates Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio as Attorney General, demands that the Senate convene an emergency Senate session for confirmation hearings in light of rioting and “the next attack, which I’m certain will happen any day.”
January 22, 2017 - Arpaio is confirmed in a hastily called partisan vote.
January 23, 2017 - Trump announces nominations for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Secretary, and Secretary of State, again calling for an emergency session of the Senate for confirmation.
January 27, 2017 - Little known one star General Sterling Rush confirmed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, John Bolton confirmed as Secretary of State, and Allen West named Secretary of Defense.
January 29, 2017 - Amid continued rioting that has left 1257 dead in 15 cities, President Trump declares a state of emergency, and proposes a formal U.S. Security Militia called the Liberty Alliance to be created based on the loosely formed militia of the same name that is “currently protecting our streets”. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell denounces rioters as "enemies of democracy."
January 30, 2017 - Congress formally grants a group of far-reaching Executive Powers to President Trump amid continued rioting.
January 30, 2017 - Attorney General Arpaio announces a series of “expedited indictments of key saboteurs of the U.S. government”, including Rep. Carlos Curbelo, Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska, and a number of other mostly Republican current and former office holders.
January 30, 2017 - The Juárez Cartel begins raids from Ciudad Juarez into El Paso, TX, successfully taking several municipal buildings. Secretary of State John Bolton calls it an act of aggression by Mexico against the United States.
February 1, 2017 - Coordinated terrorist attacks in the Italian cities of Milan, Rome, and Naples leave hundreds dead. ISIS claims responsibility.
February 3, 2017 - Warren Buffett announces dissolution of Berkshire Hathaway in light of Sasse indictment, redirects his personal funds to the “The Sasse Defense Fund and Restoration America”, two new non-profits.
February 4, 2017 - Dow Jones average falls below 14000.
February 6, 2017 - President Trump announces agreement with Kaspersky Labs to provide a comprehensive security framework to “prevent terrorist activity on the Internet.”
February 8, 2017 - Amid continued rioting, Attorney General Arpaio announces a series of security initiatives, including far-reaching phone and internet surveillance, and calls for the formation of a special “Freedom Tribunal” as part of the powers granted under the Executive Powers granted by Congress.
February 14, 2017 - Armed incursions by the Gulf Cartel from Matamoros, Mexico into Brownsville Texas results in 37 dead, 128 wounded, in a dramatic raid on police facilities.
February 15, 2017 - Utah votes to secede from the Union, citing “An unholy and evil despotic regime forming in Washington D.C.”
February 16, 2017 - An angry President Trump announces that all interstates and federal highways leading into Utah will be blocked at the borders, and no U.S. flights will be allowed in or out of the state.
February 17, 2017 - Attorney General Arpaio announces that Ben Sasse has escaped custody, arrests family, calling them “enemies of freedom” and accusing them of harboring a fugitive.
February 18-22, 2017 - Russia launches a quick and successful blitzkrieg against Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, under the banner of the Caspian Alliance. President Putin declares it an effort to “stabilize the Caspian.” Thousands are killed in airstrikes in Baku, Tbilisi, and Yerevan during the early phases of the attack.
February 23, 2017 - In a phone call to President Putin broadcast over the Internet, President Trump lauds Russian efforts to defeat “Islamic Jihad at its roots.”
February 24, 2017 - Warren Buffett arrested in Omaha, Nebraska, accused by Attorney General Arpaio of building a domestic terrorist organization and helping Sasse escape.
February 24, 2017 - U.S. 4th Marine Division deployed to Brownsville, Texas. After deployments from Fort Bliss of the U.S. Army’s 4th Brigade and 1st Armored Division in El Paso, El Paso is declared “contained and secure” by Joint Chiefs of Staff Rush.
February 24, 2017 - Islamic State gains in Iraq leave most of northern Iraq in ISIS control.
February 24, 2017 - New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez calls in National Guard after numerous gun battles between police and drug gangs over a period of several weeks leave 128 dead across a wide swath of the state.
February 24, 2017 - Turkey masses troops on Armenia and Georgia borders, announces no-fly zone over Syria.
February 25, 2017 - Aerial battles between Russian and Turkish fighters over Syria leave 2 Russian and 1 Turkish pilot dead. Russia moves 5 armored divisions to the Armenia and Georgia borders with Turkey.
February 26, 2017 - The heads from several decapitated bodies of are found on city hall steps in several southern Arizona cities, said to belong to wealthy Arizona ranchers.
February 27, 2017 - Iran invades Basra, Iraq, and takes it with few casualties amid celebrations in the streets among the mostly Shiite population.
March 1, 2017 - Large bomb of unknown origin flattens city block in heart of London’s financial district. ISIS claims responsibility.
March 2, 2017 - Suicide bombers and armed terrorists kill hundreds at nightclub in Starco Center and 3 other nightclubs in Beirut, Lebanon.
March 5, 2017 - Citing “Islamic Jihadist aggression”, President Trump launches air strikes on Tehran, Iran, demanding a “full and complete withdrawal” from Basra and blaming Iran for recent attacks in Beirut and London.
March 6, 2017 - Islamic State posts video thanking Trump for attacking “the infidels in Tehran,” and claims responsibility for the Beirut attacks.
March 6, 2017 - Hezbollah forces loyal to Iran attack northern Israel with artillery, leaving 23 dead.
March 7, 2017 - President Trump calls off airstrikes on Tehran, saying, “I think they’ve learned their lesson.” Iran claims thousands of civilian deaths, moderate reformer Rouhani is ousted as President.
March 7, 2017 - Illinois National Guard deployed to quell major rioting on Chicago’s west side.
March 8, 2017 - Naval battles in Persian Gulf between Iran Revolutionary Guard forces and the U.S. Navy sink 2 U.S frigates, hundreds of small Iranian gunships. U.S. Navy personnel describe to Stars and Stripes newspaper, “hundreds and hundreds of small, fast Iranian vessels swarming” overwhelmed U.S. forces before they can be successfully turned back.
March 10, 2017 - Dow Jones average falls below 12000. Ameritrade, other financial firms file for bankruptcy.
March 11, 2017 - National Guard troops deployed on Chicago’s west side turn against each other along racial lines in a bloody skirmish leaving 37 dead, 158 wounded.
March 12, 2017 - Use of Darknet grows as multiple sites on conventional Internet are not accessible.
March 13, 2017 - Iran formally cancels nuclear agreement with P5+1 world powers.
March 15, 2017 - Announcing a “Week of Healing and Security”, President Trump announces a mass pardon of “mostly drug dealers” from Federal prisons, contingent on their joining the Liberty Alliance militia as “trained Peace Officers”. The move affects 300,000 prisoners.
March 16, 2017 - Attorney General Arpaio announces the “Hi Tech Security Infrastructure Initiative”. The plan creates a private military surveillance network featuring smart armbands that hook into a secure cloud to instantly retrieve info on every citizen of the U.S. for “rapid response against the bad guys”. Arpaio announces that the armbands will be worn initially only by members of the newly formed Liberty Alliance as a “test pilot program”.
March 17, 2017 - Gallup poll shows Trump with 51% approval rating.
March 18, 2017 - FBI storms Chicago Tribune offices and arrests 5 members of the editorial staff. Attorney General Arpaio announces “Truth in Media” initiative, says Tribune provoked Chicago riots and that all 5 would be tried under new Freedom Tribunal enacted as part of the Executive Powers granted by Congress to the Trump administration.
March 18, 2017 - Reports and pictures of starvation in Salt Lake City and other parts of Utah go viral, creating hash tag #feedthemormons
March 19, 2017 - MSNBC goes offline without explanation.
March 19, 2017 - Homeland Security announces contracts with Austin Industries and Halliburton to build wall along Mexican border. Austin Industries to provide construction services, Halliburton to provide security.
March 19, 2017 - President Trump declares he will formally ask Congress for formal secession articles for Utah, saying, “I have great friends in Utah, and I acted too fast. They want to go their own way. I understand that." Calls it the "Free State of Utah.”
March 20, 2017 - A small boom in U.S. flag manufacturing begins.
March 20, 2017 - MSNBC comes back online, with unknown news anchors. Hashtag #wheresrachel goes viral.
March 20, 2017 - Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon dares Attorney General Arpaio to arrest him during his opening monologue.
March 20, 2017 - After a series of clashes with U.S. troops along the Rio Grande border, President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico severs diplomatic relations with the United States.
March 21, 2017 - Hashtag #wheresjimmy goes viral after NBC fails to air regular broadcast of The Tonight Show.
March 21, 2017 - President Trump announces his support of Puerto Rico as a U.S. state. Flag manufacturing ebbs.
March 21, 2017 - Major intermittent Internet disruptions affect Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Amazon Web Services.
March 22, 2017 - Arizona governor Doug Ducey declares Martial Law in Arizona and announces “Mexican Freedom Zones” throughout the state, a complicated plan to use eminent domain to purchase properties owned by individuals with more than 50% Mexican heritage in areas with less than a 50% Mexican demographic and resettle the owners in areas with high Mexican populations.
March 22, U.S. 4th Marine Division deployed along Mexican border
March 22 - Food riots in Salt Lake City as Republican governor Gary Herbert calls for a reconsideration of secession.
March 22, 2017 - Another small boom in U.S. flag manufacturing begins.
March 23, 2017 - 3 African Americans charged with treason for instigating March 11 National Guard incident in Chicago. President Trump immediately grants pardons to all three conditioned on successful “re-initiation” into Liberty Alliance.
March 24, 2017 - Citing refusal of Mexico to accept undocumented Mexicans, President Trump announces El Campamento de la Liberación near Brownsville, Texas, for processing and detaining Mexican nationals. Camp security to be maintained by new Liberty Alliance recruits as part of federal prison work release program, under the command of Renee Baker, former warden of Nevada’s notorious Ely State Prison.
March 24, 2017 - Chicago police open fire on peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Chicago, killing three and wounding 14 after a Liberty Alliance member gets into altercation with BLM supporters.
March 26, 2017 -. Assassination attempt on Mayor Rahm Emanuel as death toll from rioting in Chicago’s west side reaches past 4,000 and property damage from fires estimated in the billions. Assassination is foiled by African American Liberty Alliance member who had previously been in prison, resulting in nationwide praise.
March 27, 2017 - Continued disruptions in Internet services as Attorney General Arpaio announces that a former Googler will join the “Hi Tech Security Infrastructure Initiative” and expedite a plan to address the disruptions. Accuses Silicon Valley of sabotage.
March 27, 2017 - NBC announces firing of Jimmy Fallon from The Tonight Show. Fallon appears with Dwayne Johnson in video denouncing Trump.
March 27, 2017 - Border clashes between Russia and Turkey on Armenian-Turkish border alarm world. Trump declares he will not honor Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, declaring that the treaty “was written before Muslims took over Turkey.”
March 27, 2017 - German Chancellor Jens Spahn declares “unremitting support for Turkey” under terms of the NATO alliance as Russia moves more troops into Armenia and Georgia.
March 28, 2017 - Clashes between India and Pakistan forces in Kashmir kill an estimated 150.
March 29, 2017 - Tech stocks collapse as Internet services suffer almost daily interruption and eBay files for bankruptcy.
March 30, 2017 - China launches the Central African Prosperity Initiative, an African free market including Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Kenya, the Central African Republic, Congo, Uganda, and other regional nations, promising a green energy grid and “cooperative resource development”.
March 30, 2017 - China initiates emergency session of the UN Security Council, urging restraint in Kashmir, Turkish-Russian conflicts.
March 31, 2017 - President Trump nominates Newt Gingrich to replace Mike Pence as Vice President.
April 1, 2017 - President Trump travels to Dubai to inspect damage done by rioting workers, rejecting calls to place Trump company assets in a trust but apologizing for “some abuses”.
April 2, 2017 - President Trump orders USS Zumwalt into Persian Gulf to “contain the Iranian threat”
April 2, 2017 - Israel invades Lebanon after repeated Hezbollah rocket and artillery strikes, using air power, armor and infantry to quickly capture all the territory south of the Beirut-Damascus International Highway.
April 3, 2017 - Water supply in Ames, Iowa poisoned by unknown arsonists, 2,149 die before corrective measures can be taken.
April 3, 2017 - Islamic State announces it has renamed itself the Islamic State Caliphate in its new capital in Benghazi, Libya.
April 4, 2017 - Secessionists in California announce they have enough petition signatories to call for a secession vote. California Governor Jerry Brown calls for an “immediate referendum to secede from the Trumped States of America.”
April 4, 2017 - Bahrain declares state of emergency to quell Shiite unrest.
April 4, 2017 - Riots in Phoenix leave hundreds dead.
April 4, 2017 - Border raids from Mexican drug gangs intensify, resulting in violence in El Paso, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, San Ysidro, Calfiornia, and Sierra Vista, Arizona.
April 5, 2017 - ISIS claims responsibility for Ames water disaster, FBI insists there is no evidence leading to possible perpetrators.
April 6-30, 2017 - Avian flu virus in China and Southeast Asia erupts, killing hundreds.
April 7, 2017 - Google shares double in value after California secession vote, but still at historical lows. Other tech stocks gain.
April 8, 2017 - Arizona governor Doug Ducey denounces “Mexican Flash Mob” that converges on the University of Arizona in Tempe Arizona and assaults white students at Spring concert event.
April 9, 2017 - Pilsen neighborhood in Chicago erupts in riots, causing millions of dollars in damage and resulting in the death of 7, hundreds injured.
April 10, 2017 - Armed ranchers organize militia group in Del Rio, Texas, to fight eminent domain claims for Mexican border wall.
April 10, 2017 - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio praises the people of New York for “remaining calm during the traumatic events facing our country.” Promises to maintain the integrity of “our diverse culture.”
April 11, 2017 - Rioters in Chicago rampage through Chicago’s exclusive Michigan Avenue shopping district, burning dozens of buildings and setting cars on fire.
April 12, 2017 - Saudi Arabia invades Yemen to “fully contain the Houthi threat.”
April 13, 2017 - American journalists appear at London conference on international journalism hosted by TED talks founder Richard Saul Wurman to present a list of American journalists who have “disappeared”.
April-June, 2017 - Domestic unrest grips many American cities, with continued rioting in major urban centers such as Detroit, Chicago, L.A., and others.
April 13, 2017 - Moody’s Credit Ratings lowers U.S. credit rating to B1.
April 14, 2017 - President Trump signs bill reinstating draft, calls for swift buildup of forces in national television address, urges Americans to volunteer to “face the many enemies who are trying to destroy your way of life.”
April 16, 2017 - President Trump announces withdrawal of U.S. forces in South Korea and the closing of Philippines military bases.
April 16, 2107 - Foodborne norovirus spreads to 7 cities across Texas, killing 28.
April 18, 2017 - Iran extends area of Iraq occupation to an area including Najaf, Kut, and Nasiriyah with little resistance as Baghdad-based Shi’ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr declares solidarity with Tehran.
April 24, 2017 - Iranian armored divisions close in on Baghdad as Muqtada al-Sadr announces the al-Sadr Caliphate, to encompass the southern half of Iraq, including Baghdad and Basra.
April 26, 2017 - Norovirus outbreak in Texas spreads to several other states, killing hundreds. CDC appeals for emergency funds but is rebuffed, with President Trump citing “other national emergencies”.
April 29, 2017, United Kurd rebel forces announce The Republic of Kurdistan covering territory in Iraq, Turkey and Syria.
May 1, 2017 - India declares war on Pakistan after terrorist incidents in Delhi and Bangalore leave hundreds dead.
May 2, 2017 - Islamic State announces it has acquired a nuclear weapon from undisclosed operatives in Russia, posts redacted schematics on the Internet and says it will use the weapon “against infidels very soon.”
May 3, 2017 - Russia carpet bombs Raqqa, the former capital of Islamic State and its military hub in the Middle East.
May 3, 2017 - U.S. tomahawk missiles strike Benghazi.
May 4, 2017 - Russia and U.S. Presidential summit in Kiev, Ukraine between Presidents Putin and Trump results in “Mutual Understanding on spheres of influence.”
May 5, 2017 - Avian flu virus reaches epidemic proportions on U.S. West Coast
May 6, 2017 - "Dirty" nuclear device detonated in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, killing an estimated 30,000. ISIS claims credit.
May 7, 2017 - U.S. and Russia launch coordinated massive air strikes involving American B-1 and B-52 bombers, American and Russian cruise missiles, and Russian Blackjack bombers on Syrian and Iraqi cities thought to be ISIS strongholds, drawing worldwide condemnation.
May 8, 2017 - Black Friday - Dow Jones and NASDAQ historic falls climax in catastrophic system failure during massive sell off as Bank of America announces bankruptcy petition, and Goldman Sachs CEO arrested for wire fraud. Several major financial services firms on brink of collapse.
May 9, 2017 - Minnesota Senator Al Franken arrested on floor of Senate by Capitol Police after using speech to call President Trump a dictator that is “destroying the country faster than Google can carry out a search for despot.”
May 9, 2017 - Treasury Secretary Carl Icahn announces closing of stock markets for rest of business week.
May 10, 2017 - EU announces imposition of strict tariffs on all goods from the United States.
May 11, 2017 - Texas Governor Greg Abbott appeals for federal assistance in containing Mexican drug gangs, which appear to control most of El Paso and Brownsville, Texas.
May 12, 2017 - Riots in Dubai among Filipino, Pakistani, and Indian workers at construction sites leave dozens dead.
May 13, 2017 - Several U.S. military recruiting stations firebombed in 12 U.S. cities, killing dozens.
May 14, 2017 - Treasury Secretary Carl Icahn announces nationalization of Bank of America and take over of additional banks “in the national interest”.
May 15, 2017 - CDC announces that foodborne norovirus that has killed 328 people in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Mississippi is “biohack”
May 16, 2017 - President Trump shuts down CDC, accusing it of fear mongering.
May 17, 2017 - California National Guard establishes blockades on Interstates and Highways leading into the state, citing concern over norovirus outbreak.
May 18, 2017 - Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner declares martial law, requests federal assistance, amid continued urban violence.
May 23, 2017 - California secession vote succeeds 73% to 26%. President Trump orders military in California bases on high alert and scrambles jets from Edwards Air Force Base.
May 24, 2017 - Electronics gear failures at China Lake Naval Weapons Center in California’s Mojave Desert prompt fears of an EMP attack. Internet services in California spotty.
May 25, 2017 - President Trump orders Federal Aviation officials to shut down air traffic control facilities in California.
May 26, 2017 - Flights continue unimpeded in and out of California in apparent defiance of President Trump’s ban. Trump threatens to impose a “no fly zone” for passenger aircraft over California.
June 1, 2017 - China, Japan, and South Korea declare diplomatic recognition of California Republic. China dispatches aircraft carrier group to San Diego.
June 2, 2017 - China forces shutdown of all American manufacturing facilities in China, excludes California-based companies from ban.
June 3, 2017 - Amazon announces it can no longer deliver goods to the continental United States.
June 4, 2017 - The State of Oregon votes to secede from the United States and announces solidarity with The California Republic.
June 5, 2017 - In an angry address to the nation, President Trump threatens to "nuke the entire West Coast."
June 7, 2017 - Washington state votes to secede from the United States. Amazon releases statement that it will "attempt to deliver goods to West Coast Free States."
June 8, 2017 - Norovirus declared contained in California, but spreads throughout Southern states - death toll at nearly 25,000 as Southern states' resources are stretched beyond limits.
June 9, 2017 - U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry approves United States Flag redesign - red and white stripes remain, state stars replaced by clenched fist on blue background holding lightning bolt.
June 10, 2017 - Attorney General Arpaio and Joint Chiefs of Staff Rush declare in joint news conference that a military coup against President Trump was unsuccessful. Trump calls for his supporters to take to the streets.
June 11, 2017 - Reports in hundreds of cities of general mayhem lasting through the night and the next several days as pro-Trump supporters and Liberty Alliance members clash with protesters.
June 12, 2017 - President Trump declares Martial Law. Thousands arrested as National Guard troops mobilize in 30 cities across the northern states.
June 13, 2017 - President Trump and Governor Jerry Brown meet in Washington D.C. to discuss the California Secession crisis.
June 14, 2017 - President Trump and California Governor Jerry Brown announce an agreement to delay formal secession until “the world settles down a little bit”, in the President’s words.
June 15, 2017 - Governor Jerry Brown returns home to riots in several cities. Protesters demand secession. In Oakland, protesters occupy city hall and announce they refuse to leave until California secedes.
June 16, 2017 - The Sūpā Jaiantsu, a new space vehicle from SpaceX, launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
June 16, 2017 - Greece announces withdrawal from European Union and NATO “without further consultations or consideration”.
June 17, 2017 - Moody’s Credit Ratings lowers U.S. credit rating to Baa2. Standard and Poor’s and Fitch soon follow with similar ratings drops.
June 18, 2017 - Reports of widespread hunger in Southern U.S. states of Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana as norovirus continues to rampage. Death toll at 40,000.
June 18, 2017 - African American activist Elijah Sampson announces the “Free State of Austin” on Chicago’s West Side. Heavily armed “militia” members wearing Austin Free State armbands raid white neighborhoods in Cicero and Oak Park, looting and setting homes on fire.
June 19, 2017 - Free State of Austin leader Sampson announces “Austin Free Army” led by units defecting from National Guard has been in “operation on the west side for some time now” as street battles between Guard units and the AFA militia leave 289 dead.
June 21, 2017 - Citing “overwhelming security concerns”, Major League baseball announces the suspension of the rest of the season.
June 23, 2017 - Greece and Russia announce the formation of the Baltic Alliance, joining Montenegro, Albania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Moldova.
June 24, 2017 - Mass troop movements, apparently from a variety of countries from the Baltic Alliance, gather near the Turkish/Greek border.
June 25, 2017 - Governor Jerry Brown announces that all U.S. military forces in California have “officially and successfully” converted to the California Republic. U.S. flags are removed and replaced by the California Republic flag. An undisclosed number of U.S. military officers are taken into custody.
June 26, 2017 - U.S. Navy Third Fleet deploys several warships along California coast from Point Loma in San Diego. Trump cites successful deployment as proof that U.S. is still in control of military forces in California.
June 28, 2017 - Naval skirmish between Chinese and American vessels outside San Diego sinks one Chinese frigate, one American destroyer.
June 29, 2017 - United States and China declare a naval cease fire in an attempt to reduce hostilities.
July 1, 2017 - Former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton presides over United Business Leadership Conference in New York City, drawing 3500 business leaders from across the United States.
July 3, 2107 - United Business Leadership Guild announced in New York City. Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing agree to cease all business activities in the United States.
July 4, 2017 - Coordinated attacks in several tourist towns along the East Coast leave hundreds dead.
July 5, 2017 - All U.S. flights into and out of the continental United States are cancelled "until further notice" by the FAA.
July 6, 2017 - Hundreds of office workers at Boeing Headquarters in Chicago detained as company attempts to direct resources to Seattle facilities.
July 7, 2017 - Attorney General Arpaio and Treasury Secretary Icahn announce nationalization of Lockheed Martin as U.S. troops converge on company headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland.
July 10, 2017 - Raytheon is nationalized by U.S. Government, as headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts occupied by U.S. military police.
July 11, 2017 - Attempts by U.S. troops to take over building occupied by executives from United Business Leadership Guild in New York City are thwarted by New York National Guardsmen.
July 11, 2017 - North Korea invades South Korea, launching a strategic nuclear strike consisting of small megaton weapons aimed at infrastructure and defense installations, and quickly advancing to the outskirts of Seoul.
July 11, 2017 - Unified Bakken Militia Group announced in Dickinson, North Dakota, aimed at building a “perimeter of protection around our natural resources”, according to the group’s leader.
July 11, 2017 - Wells Fargo announces formal withdrawal from FDIC. California Banking Insurance Cooperative (CBIC) is created.
July 12, 2017 - Russian troops invade Turkey.
July 13, 2017 - Hillary Clinton named President of United Business Leadership Guild, which announces charter to "Establish Order to the United States and declare a complete halt to business in the United States until further notice, excepting essential services related to infrastructure and food distribution."
July 13, 2017 - Series of runaway fuel trains cause massive explosions in Capreol, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau declares the incident acts of sabotage.
July 13, 2017 - High altitude nuclear EMP blast detected over Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey as Baltic Alliance and Russian troops pour into Turkey from Bulgaria and Greece. The blasts disable electronic equipment in a 60 mile area surrounding Istanbul and 40 mile zone around Ankara. No deaths are reported.
July 14, 2017 - Forces from south of Seoul, including Suwon, overwhelm North Korean forces in pincer movement around Seoul in tanks and other armored units marked with Samsung and Lockheed Martin logos following large EMP bursts over the region.
July 14, 2017 - Germany, France,and Britain sever diplomatic relations with Russia as some NATO units begin to move towards Belarus/Polish border.
July 15, 2017 - President Trump declares a unilateral withdrawal from NATO, declaring it is time to “bring the troops home and away from this European fight.” He praises Putin for “handling the Islamic threat in Turkey in a humanitarian manner.”
July 15, 2017 - President Trump appears on national television networks to announce that "Job number one for all Americans is to find, capture, and arrest Hillary Clinton for high treason."
July 16, 2017 - The California Republic and Mexico announce free trade and military alliance.
July 16, 2017 - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell affirms NATO withdrawal, says he will not ask the Senate to intervene in President Trump’s NATO withdrawal plans.
July 17, 2017 - Great Britain demands the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Great Britain, stating that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Status of Forces Agreement of 1951 is “obviously no longer in effect.”
July 18, 2017 - British forces ground U.S. F-15 Fighter wing at RAF Lakenheath.
July 19, 2017 - U.S. air forces grounded by NATO forces in Alconbury, Menwith Hill, Mildenhall, in Great Britain, and Rammstein Air Base in Germany.
July 20, 2017 - U.S. forces placed into detention centers at NATO air base in Geilenkirchen. Forces surrender peacefully.
July 21, 2017 - China announces that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been deposed, announces solidarity with “the all the people of Korea.”
July 22, 2017 - Google shares fall to $5 as one financial analyst declares they are “penny stocks in a crippled economy.”
July 23, 2017 - Series of brownouts and blackouts emasculate the U.S. electrical grid.
July 23, 2017 - Indian forces overwhelm Pakistani positions in Kashmir.
July 24, 2017 - Gavin Newsom elected President of the California Republic in a snap election.
July 24, 2017 - North Korean troops in South Korea dissolve into the countryside and cities amid major electrical outages.
July 25, 2017 - Tens of thousands of deaths reported in the U.S. South as the norovirus remains uncontained and the region is gripped in a blistering heat wave. Interstates clogged with automobiles attempting to escape the heat in the midst of a continuing electrical grid failure are plagued by armed bandits and rogue criminal gangs.
July 26, 2017 - Retreating Pakistani general unleashes several tactical nuclear devices on advancing Indian armies in Kashmir. Unknown casualties.
July 27, 2017- India launches nuclear strike on Pakistan, destroying the cities of Islamabad, Gujranwala, Lahore, and Rawalpindi and disabling Pakistan’s retaliatory capabilities with successful high altitude EMP strikes across Pakistan.
July 28, 2017 - United Nations Security Council session erupts in chaos as China announces that the organization no longer serves its purpose as “a peacemaker”, and announces its formal withdrawal from the U.N.
July 29, 2017 - China and Japan announce the formation of the Antinuclear League of Nations.
July 29, 2017 - Radioactive pyrocumulonimbus cloud forms over large portion of Pakistan and Northern India, threatening Southeast Asia. Monsoons contribute to bizarre weather patterns and extreme electrical storms that strike large areas of Indian subcontinent and Tibetan plateau.
July 30, 2017 - South Korea and China announce reunification of Korea. New country immediately joins the Antinuclear League of Nations.
July 30, 2017 - Chinese special forces capture “secret” nuclear arms cache in Kazakhstan. China accuses Russia of hiding the weapons.
July 30, 2017 - Japanese Diet votes to demand removal of U.S. base in Okinawa.
August 1, 2017 - Turkish-Russian war continues, leaving thousands dead. Russian troops advance to the outskirts of Ankara.
August 2, 2017 - Istanbul experiences complete electrical blackout as Baltic Alliance and Turkish troops engage in heavy urban fighting.
August 3, 2017 - California Republic joins the Antinuclear League of Nations.
August 4, 2017 - Elon Musk named defense secretary of California Republic, announces a “shield” that will protect the state from airborne strikes from hundreds of tiny satellites deployed by Space X’s Sūpā Jaiantsu.
August 5, 2017 - Nuclear fallout levels across Asia at “critical levels” according to the U.N. Americans urged to devise shelter plans.
August 6, 2017 - Google goes dark.