{"id":332855,"date":"2026-11-08T07:55:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T07:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=332855"},"modified":"2026-11-08T08:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T08:21:14","slug":"something-big-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=332855","title":{"rendered":"Something BIG Is Coming\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Steve Watson \u2013 modernity.news Nov 7, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>The British state is openly preparing the public for multi-day blackouts while lining up the BBC to broadcast pre-scripted government messages once the lights, water, and internet fail.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A so called \u201cBlack Sky\u201d contingency now sits on the books: roughly 100 BBC staff would man a hardened radio studio stocked with its own fuel, food, and water for at least three days, pumping out official instructions over FM if the grid collapses.<\/p>\n<p>This arrives weeks after the government launched an official \u201cBe Ready\u201d campaign ordering every household to stockpile three days of bottled water (three litres per person per day for drinking alone), non-perishable food, cash, a torch, and a wind-up or battery FM radio.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What happens if the internet goes down? BlackSky &#8211; the UK&#8217;s emergency backup plans https:\/\/t.co\/FE5XUUsCbT<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCNews\/status\/2119006546747130224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the public that unexpected events \u201cseem to becoming more common\u201d and that people should keep \u201cthose supplies in the house to get you through those moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has gone further, stating that \u201cwe do live in a more dangerous and turbulent world\u201d and warning that adversaries could be ready to attack by 2030, giving Britain \u201ca little over 1,000 days to complete our mission: to be ready with our allies to fight and win.\u201d<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\uf1ec\uf1e7 Britain is preparing for a potential nationwide blackout that could leave millions without electricity, running water, mobile networks or access to basic services for 72 HOURS. Known as a &#8220;Black Sky&#8221; event, such a crisis could result from extreme weather, a major cyberattack or sabotage targeting the national electricity grid. The preparations follow the massive April 2025 blackout across Spain and Portugal, alongside growing concerns about Russian cyberattacks and sabotage against European infrastructure. Prime Minister Andy Burnham recently urged British households to keep emergency supplies, including THREE DAYS&#8217; WORTH of food, water and basic necessities, as part of the government&#8217;s new &#8220;Be Ready&#8221; campaign. Meanwhile, around 100 BBC staff are reportedly designated to operate an emergency radio service, equipped with independent communications and enough supplies to function for at least three days. The government is also investing \u00a370 MILLION in high-altitude aircraft designed to restore emergency mobile and internet connectivity. Authorities insist there is no specific threat to Britain&#8217;s electricity grid, which has never experienced a complete nationwide outage in its 75-year history. But with tensions between Russia and NATO continuing to raise fears of attacks on critical infrastructure, Britain is preparing for the possibility that a future confrontation could leave the country without power for days. Source: BBC, Sky News \/ Writer: Mhedi<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/2119084962083475603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s own reporting on the Black Sky plan confirms the studio would operate on secure, non-internet communications and broadcast \u201cpre-arranged government messaging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those scripts already exist online and cover basics such as how much people should drink each day and how to dispose of toilet waste without flushing.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\uf6a8 NEW: The Government&#8217;s &#8220;Black Sky&#8221; contingency plans for a national water or power blackout &#8211; Around 100 BBC staff would be deployed to run an emergency RM radio studio stocked with enough food, water and fuel to keep it running for 3 days &#8211; The BBC would broadcast pre-written Government scripts through the studio, including how to ration water, what to do if toilets stop working and which food to eat first (see scripts below) &#8211; Radio masts would switch to diesel generators to keep broadcasts going for up to 72 hours without electricity &#8211; BBC teams would use satellite phones to stay in contact, with agreed meeting points and backup arrangements if those phones stop working &#8211; They would also report from emergency centres across the UK using satellite-equipped BBC vehicles to help keep information flowing to the public &#8211; Emergency services would have alternative ways to communicate if mobile phone networks stopped working &#8211; The Government is putting \u00a370m towards aircraft that could restore mobile phone and internet coverage across the UK for over a week<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PolitlcsUK\/status\/2119109412593758437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Transmission towers isolated from the internet hold diesel tanks of between 5,000 and 40,000 litres to keep generators running for three days.<\/p>\n<p>One BBC insider noted that planners originally looked at five to seven days of capacity before the National Energy System Operator indicated power might return in two to three days.<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet Office officials insist \u201cthere has never been a complete outage in the grid\u2019s 75-year history,\u201d yet the machinery for a nationwide communications fallback is being detailed in public.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Harris, chair of the National Preparedness Commission, has spelled out the cascading failures: a power cut is \u201clikely to stop the water supply because unless you happen to be located neatly downstream of a reservoir, that requires electricity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sewage systems, he added, can solidify without flowing water, causing blockages and backups. These are the practical consequences the government now wants households to absorb themselves rather than rely on rapid state restoration.<\/p>\n<p>The timing tracks with earlier signals. In July the government announced mass stockpile guidance and the largest home-defence wargames in decades (Operation Albiston Shadow in 2027), while updating the old War Book for the first time in years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9egETrE8HC\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/07\/16\/what-is-this-really-about-uk-government-announces-mass-stockpile-order-wargames\/\">What Is This REALLY About? UK Government Announces Mass STOCKPILE Order, WARGAMES<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cWhat Is This REALLY About? UK Government Announces Mass STOCKPILE Order, WARGAMES\u201d \u2014 modernity\" src=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/07\/16\/what-is-this-really-about-uk-government-announces-mass-stockpile-order-wargames\/embed\/#?secret=3HBdIZnT25#?secret=9egETrE8HC\" data-secret=\"9egETrE8HC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"e1E6mQBPEa\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/09\/18\/theyre-telling-us-a-major-war-is-coming\/\">They\u2019re Telling Us A Major WAR Is Coming\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cThey\u2019re Telling Us A Major WAR Is Coming\u2026\u201d \u2014 modernity\" src=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/09\/18\/theyre-telling-us-a-major-war-is-coming\/embed\/#?secret=WtilQx9cqI#?secret=e1E6mQBPEa\" data-secret=\"e1E6mQBPEa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Army chief General Sir Roly Walker has already told troops that the public will be asked to make sacrifices and that political leaders will soon discuss the risks of war with citizens.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Uf04ssSd2Q\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/10\/17\/army-chief-warns-britons-must-make-sacrifices-for-war\/\">Army Chief Warns Britons Must Make SACRIFICES For COMING WAR<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cArmy Chief Warns Britons Must Make SACRIFICES For COMING WAR\u201d \u2014 modernity\" src=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/10\/17\/army-chief-warns-britons-must-make-sacrifices-for-war\/embed\/#?secret=PgWuYWOJ8g#?secret=Uf04ssSd2Q\" data-secret=\"Uf04ssSd2Q\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The pattern is consistent: condition the population for disruption, then keep the official narrative channel open when normal media infrastructure fails.<\/p>\n<p>Spain and Portugal\u2019s April 2025 blackout supplies a recent European reference point. Millions lost power for days, traffic lights failed, trains stopped, and mobile networks collapsed across both countries and into southern France. Authorities did not rule out a cyberattack.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dYnyAtTJcb\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2025\/04\/28\/massive-blackout-cripples-spain-and-portugal-possible-cyberattack-not-ruled-out\/\">Massive Blackout Cripples Spain And Portugal, Possible Cyberattack Not Ruled Out<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cMassive Blackout Cripples Spain And Portugal, Possible Cyberattack Not Ruled Out\u201d \u2014 modernity\" src=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2025\/04\/28\/massive-blackout-cripples-spain-and-portugal-possible-cyberattack-not-ruled-out\/embed\/#?secret=UO8bYk8nPu#?secret=dYnyAtTJcb\" data-secret=\"dYnyAtTJcb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That event is now cited in UK discussions of grid vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, climate-driven blackout proposals continue to surface in left-governed cities. In New York, a Manhattan assemblywoman advanced legislation for mandatory nightly blackouts from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. under a \u201cDark Skies Protection Act,\u201d framed around energy conservation, bird migration, and reduced light pollution.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Mw6ESV9NNE\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/03\/28\/this-is-what-you-get-when-commies-are-running-nyc\/\">This Is What You Get When Commies Are Running NYC\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cThis Is What You Get When Commies Are Running NYC\u2026\u201d \u2014 modernity\" src=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/03\/28\/this-is-what-you-get-when-commies-are-running-nyc\/embed\/#?secret=1fp4Jn1MO8#?secret=Mw6ESV9NNE\" data-secret=\"Mw6ESV9NNE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Critics noted the security implications in a high-crime environment and the WEF-adjacent logic of rationing energy while basic order frays.<\/p>\n<p>The preferred messenger for any Black Sky emergency is the same State funded organisation the government has already sought to amplify on social media platforms. Officials have pushed plans to force YouTube and other giants to boost BBC content in feeds and recommendations, ostensibly to combat \u201cdisinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bqXxK4wSkq\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/07\/05\/uk-governments-shocking-bid-to-rig-youtube-algorithm-to-force-feed-bbc-propaganda\/\">UK Government&#8217;s SHOCKING Bid to RIG YouTube Algorithm To Force-Feed BBC Propaganda<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cUK Government\u2019s SHOCKING Bid to RIG YouTube Algorithm To Force-Feed BBC Propaganda\u201d \u2014 modernity\" src=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/07\/05\/uk-governments-shocking-bid-to-rig-youtube-algorithm-to-force-feed-bbc-propaganda\/embed\/#?secret=7PhC07gdXp#?secret=bqXxK4wSkq\" data-secret=\"bqXxK4wSkq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Parallel proposals would compel platforms to prioritise state-backed output.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rdTHvsjXVp\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/06\/21\/uk-government-plans-to-force-social-media-giants-to-boost-bbc-content-to-fight-disinformation\/\">UK Government Plans To Force Social Media Giants To Boost BBC Content To \u2018Fight Disinformation\u2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cUK Government Plans To Force Social Media Giants To Boost BBC Content To \u2018Fight Disinformation\u2019\u201d \u2014 modernity\" src=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/06\/21\/uk-government-plans-to-force-social-media-giants-to-boost-bbc-content-to-fight-disinformation\/embed\/#?secret=Q0vluMA41P#?secret=rdTHvsjXVp\" data-secret=\"rdTHvsjXVp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The BBC has been extensively documented pushing regime narratives including extreme open-borders material to schoolchildren via Bitesize resources used by 1.7 million pupils weekly: games that scored points for open borders and amnesty while docking points for deportation or training locals first, alongside Net Zero advocacy. Sections were pulled after exposure, but the institutional tilt is documented.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"to0D8X2Ujb\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/10\/25\/bbc-caught-pushing-extreme-open-borders-propaganda-to-kids\/\">BBC Caught Pushing EXTREME Open Borders Propaganda To Kids<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cBBC Caught Pushing EXTREME Open Borders Propaganda To Kids\u201d \u2014 modernity\" src=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/10\/25\/bbc-caught-pushing-extreme-open-borders-propaganda-to-kids\/embed\/#?secret=xV1TPoczkd#?secret=to0D8X2Ujb\" data-secret=\"to0D8X2Ujb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When the internet and mobile networks fail, the fallback is an FM radio studio staffed by the same broadcaster that has treated mass migration, Net Zero, and institutional loyalty as settled consensus.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-written government scripts would reach the public through that channel alone. Households are being told to prepare for 72 hours of disruption while the state ensures its preferred voice remains on air.<\/p>\n<p>The gap between \u201calert not alarmed\u201d messaging and the concrete hardware, stockpile orders, wargames, and war-readiness timelines is now narrow. People will draw their own conclusions about what the preparations are actually for.<\/p>\n<p><em>Your support is crucial in helping us defeat mass censorship. Please consider donating via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pauljosephwatson.locals.com\/support\">Locals<\/a>\u00a0or check out our unique\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/shop\">merch<\/a>. Follow us on X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/modernitynews\">@ModernityNews<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2026\/11\/07\/something-big-is-coming\/\">Source\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Emergency\u2019 propaganda is ready to roll out. Coming after repeated warnings that households have three days of essentials supplies on hand, this suggests that some sort of genuine disruption is anticipated &#8230; or planned<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39262,"featured_media":332857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-332855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature-posts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=332855"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":332859,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332855\/revisions\/332859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/332857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=332855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=332855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=332855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}