SHTF indications & warnings. Civil unrest

Yep, some of the mines up in northern WA are already switching to solar systems, with the diesel set-up as back-up.
If you've got the abundant sunshine, may as well put it to work for you!

The protests in the US seem to be in Democrat held states with over the top draconian restrictions brought in. This could be the trigger point that we have been seeing coming for the Boogaloo to kick off. All it would take is for some (prob paid) antagonist from the far left to take a few pot shots at the marches and all hell with break loose.

Update:

Turns out our port passed the 1 million ton loading mark for the season.  Shipping looks normal again with carriers anchored off-shore waiting to load.

Can't say I blame them.

I've been hearing of reports of contractors being given jobs protecting truckies going through areas that are under siege. I don't know how true it is, but it sounds like cops either can't or won't help them (if I were a cop, I wouldn't be showing up for work right now either!) so my guess is that's where it'll head to if all these gov policing agencies are heading. Para-military, followed by actual military after the security contractors start getting trigger happy because dangerous urban environments are their jam.

How long until the infamous Blackwater Iraqi intersection massacre happens in a US city?

Yeah that NFAC militia and their grand master bozo are a real threat ... primarily to themselves. I don't think it was the guy with the jammed .22 that was responsible for the UD noting that the UD resulted in two hospitalisations. Hence it was some other undisciplined idiot. However I did note from some footage that they formed a defensive ring after the UD and were getting ready to return fire. So yeah its only a matter of time before those loons get spooked .. quite possibly by another own goal and things go pearshaped.

Military term "Unauthorised Discharge". Or "Whoops, the gun went off when it shouldn't have." Usually caused by idiots mucking around with guns and never a good idea. Can be very fatal!

We lost one digger in Timor from an UD, and possibly one in Iraq.

I'd suspect, most of the 'normal population' are less likely to (hopefully) be wandering around with a round locked in unless they're already career crooks. The good 'ol boys are mostly in it for the pissing competition and penis-measuring that goes with being a gun owner over there rather than a person with a potentially deadly tool that's used for valid purpose. Spray-and-pray yippy trips don't count as valid IMO. They're the types that want to be seen as dangerous but when push comes to shove they're either not loaded at all or "can't find the safety" when something actually kicks off.
I think it's more likely that you'd see the "YOU CAN'T TAKE MY GUNS!" drongos standing at their front door waving their weapons, but the second an actual threat popped up they'd stop dead in their tracks and be a nice stationary target.

Nah, it'd be the contractors that are used to rolling at high ready that'd have my hackles up. Those guys seem to forget their weapons even come with a safety, and have a cute habit of shouting 'pew pew!' as they drop rounds into anything that twitches. Ok, they aren't that bad but I'd trust 'em not to shoot me if a hiccuped about as far as I trust my dog not to eat unattended pizza.