# Blackout Ready: Telegram captions (v2, urgent cut)

Short captions to post with each video. The longer ad text for each video is in ad-texts.md and ad-texts/*.txt.
Link: https://blackoutreadyplan.myclickfunnels.com/telegram-direct?utm_content={video_id}
Every number below is in sources.md. Dramatized scenes in the videos are marked "Illustration" on screen.

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**01_fortress_preparing**
⚠️ Fox News: the Pentagon is preparing its bases to run at least 90 days without outside power, water, fuel or comms. "Power is combat now."
The military won't bet on the grid. Why are you?
👉 Get your plan on the fridge tonight: https://blackoutreadyplan.myclickfunnels.com/telegram-direct?utm_content=01_fortress_preparing

**02_five_countries**
🚨 5 countries. 6 warnings. 19 days. UK, Germany, USA, Norway, Japan: all telling people to get ready.
They're preparing. Is your house?
👉 https://blackoutreadyplan.myclickfunnels.com/telegram-direct?utm_content=02_five_countries

**03_eas_test_nov17**
📢 Nov 17, 2:20 PM ET: nationwide alert TEST on TV and radio. No action required. (The viral "EBS activated" clip is old and fake.)
But if it were real, would your family know the first step?
👉 https://blackoutreadyplan.myclickfunnels.com/telegram-direct?utm_content=03_eas_test_nov17

**04_indiana_14_days**
⚡ One derecho. Over 374,500 outages. Residents reported 10 to 14 days without power.
It took one afternoon of wind.
👉 https://blackoutreadyplan.myclickfunnels.com/telegram-direct?utm_content=04_indiana_14_days

**05_winter_grid_risk**
🥶 Hundreds of thousands in the dark. At least 39 dead. And the grid watchdog warns extreme cold could cause supply shortfalls.
When the heat goes out, every hour gets colder.
👉 https://blackoutreadyplan.myclickfunnels.com/telegram-direct?utm_content=05_winter_grid_risk

**06_cyber_grid**
💻 U.S. agencies: Iran-linked hackers got into industrial controls, including energy. The Defense Secretary: "our bases stay lit."
What about your house?
👉 https://blackoutreadyplan.myclickfunnels.com/telegram-direct?utm_content=06_cyber_grid

**07_katrina_no_phones**
🌀 Katrina: 2.5 million customers without power. Almost 3 million phone lines down. 1,477 cell towers out.
If your plan lives on your phone, you don't have a plan.
👉 https://blackoutreadyplan.myclickfunnels.com/telegram-direct?utm_content=07_katrina_no_phones

**08_maria_328_days**
🌀 328 days. 1.5 million customers. The largest blackout in U.S. history, after Hurricane Maria.
Help can take a long time to arrive. The first 72 hours are yours.
👉 https://blackoutreadyplan.myclickfunnels.com/telegram-direct?utm_content=08_maria_328_days

**09_ian_after_the_storm**
🌀 Ian: 2.78 million Florida customers dark at once. At least 156 U.S. deaths, including falls during outages and carbon monoxide.
The storm passes. The danger doesn't.
👉 https://blackoutreadyplan.myclickfunnels.com/telegram-direct?utm_content=09_ian_after_the_storm

**10_helene_cut_off**
⛰️ Helene: 630,000 western NC accounts dark. 360 substations out. Some areas couldn't even be reached.
When help can't get to you, the first 72 hours are on you.
👉 https://blackoutreadyplan.myclickfunnels.com/telegram-direct?utm_content=10_helene_cut_off

**11_texas_4min37**
⏱️ ERCOT: Texas was 4 minutes and 37 seconds from a blackout that could have lasted months. 4.5 million lost power anyway. 246 died.
It wasn't a war. It was a week of cold.
👉 https://blackoutreadyplan.myclickfunnels.com/telegram-direct?utm_content=11_texas_4min37